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Everyone in the room was currently pouring ice into the metal tub as Deaton finished reassuring Isaac of what was going to happen once he went under. Blair was holding tightly onto Isaac's shoulder as he leaned onto the side of the tub.
"How slow does his heart rate need to be?" Scott asked as Isaac trained his eyes onto the ice cubes that sat on top of the ice bath, touching one of the ice cubs before yanking his hand away at the coldness.
"Very slow," Deaton answered, causing Blair to tap the side of her leg out of nerves.
"Okay, well, how slow is very slow?" Derek asked for the group as he himself began to lean down across from Isaac.
"Nearly dead," Deaton answers nonchalantly as if it was no big deal. However, it was a very big deal to Blair as she didn't want Isaac to go into this knowing there was a slight chance he might not come out alive.
"He's going to be safe though, right?" Blair asked Deaton, her entire voice was chipped with worry and it was obvious to everyone in the room that she was rattled with nerves over her best friend.
"Do you want me to answer honestly?" Deaton asked as Blair shook her head, her lips forming a tight line in disapproval of this plan as the group heard a rubber glove snap from the corner of the room, only to see Stiles playing in the corner with a pair of glove's.
"What?" Stiles asked as everyone stared at him with the latex glove on, Stiles clearly not understanding it was not the place or time to be playing with medical equipment.
"Buzzcut, take the damm glove off." Blair sighed out in disappointment - only Stiles would pull off his antics in the middle of a tense situation and further Blair's nerves as well.
"Wait. Blair's anchor will that help him when he goes under?" Derek asked as the group turned to both Isaac and Blair, who both looked awkward that Derek had revealed the fact that Blair had become Isaac's anchor.
"Maybe," Deaton answered, not too sure if having Isaac's anchor would help but it wouldn't harm anyone if Blair was beside Isaac to calm him down incase he tried to escape the ice bath.
"Wait, Blair's your anchor?" Stiles asked as he stared in disbelief between Isaac and Blair as the rest of the group chose to ignore his question. The truth was that the only reason Blair was Isaac Lahey's anchor was because she reminded him so much of what his family life used to be like before his brother died. His best friend's behavior felt like home anytime she would tease him or even volunteer to take another round of training so he could catch a break, Blair reminded him so much of his older brother that he began to view Blair herself as the older sister he never had. Without even realizing it, Blair had become to Isaac what Derek had become to her growing up. A person who would always be family, no matter the lack of DNA connecting them. Blair and Isaac were family, whether anyone else saw it or not.
"Look, if it feels too risky, you don't have to do this." Isaac turned to both Scott and Derek who nodded their heads in reassurance before turning to Blair who gave him a weak smile. Isaac took off his shirt and threw it on the table behind him before climbing into the ice bath. Scott and Derek both got ready to push down Isaac as Blair sat down on the ground next to the tub as she gripped tightly onto Isaac's hand.
