Thanks for the reviews(: Here's chapter 3!
Oh, and even though I'm pretty cool, sadly I don't own the Mortal Instruments or Young Justice.
But I do own this pretty awesome balloon.
The whole Young Justice stood gaping at the two Shadowhunters for minute. They exchanged awkward glances as the silence stretched out. It was clear the Young Leaguers were quite confused, they didn't seem to know what to say, so Paige decided to pipe up again.
"Did…Did any of you guys get hit by the…Demon?" She asked, moving to lock eyes with each of them.
Miss Martian stepped forward, "Yes, Kid Flash did…Is that bad?" She asked, concern written on her face.
Paige felt her pulse quicken and her face pale, "Yes," she started, her thoughts flying as she tried to think up a plan, glancing at her brother for help, "they're very poisonous."
"You're probably going to have to come with us, your mundie medicine won't do anything." Logan stated with an amused expression.
"What are you doing?" Paige hissed at him, pulling him back from the group, "do you think this is funny? Logan we can't let them know, we've been…It's against the rules." She said, stumbling over her words, unable to articulate all the confusion and annoyance that was racing through her mind at the moment.
Logan shrugged, brushing off her arm, "We have no choice Paige, relax." He stepped back in front of the young heroes.
Paige bit her lip, annoyed by his mild reactions to everything that was going on. They were Shadowhunters, they couldn't expose themselves to…To these people. What would they do? They didn't understand what Shadowhunters were, everything felt like it was falling apart, this wasn't supposed to happen.
Kid Flash fell over, his face beaded with cold sweat, he leaned against Artemis who was barely keeping him up. We're the only ones who can help him…We have to.
Forgetting the strong repercussions she would receive from her mother and the clave, she sucked in a long breath and stepped forward, "We can help him, just….Just come with us."
Superboy narrowed his eyes, crossing his arms and giving the two Shadowhunters an icy stare, "How do we know we can trust you?"
Logan rolled his eyes, "You're just going to have trust us, or he'll die." He said, nodding in KF's direction.
Aqualad whispered something to Robin who nodded, "He has a point, Kid doesn't look too good. We'll just have to trust them."
"Alright then, we'll show you our place." Said Logan with a small smile.
The trip had been mostly quiet, Kid Flash's condition continued to get worse as they all rode together in the Bio ship. There was nothing any of them could do though until they reached the institute. Paige kept to the back of the ship, looking down at her hands quietly as her older brother discussed something with Aqualad. She wondered if he was telling him what they were, giving away the Shadowhunters secrecy without a second thought. This wasn't what her brother was like, Idris had changed him, it worried Paige. She hoped he knew what he was doing, because she really didn't.
Robin continued to glance back at her over his shoulder with a confused expression, as if he recognized her from somewhere. Paige didn't know where he could of seen her before though, she'd never met the boy wonder before in her life. It was strange, but she tried to ignore it and focus on what was going on at the moment.
When they finally arrived at the institute, it was empty, neither her father of mother where home. This was strange, since usually at least one person was there to watch over the place. There must've been something important going on that they needed to attend. This was somewhat helpful for what was going on though.
"What is this place?" Robin asked, climbing up the stairs while supporting Kid Flash as he staggered up.
How could Paige explain something? It would be lost on them, the whole explanation; they didn't know what she was, not yet anyways. "It's our home."
"None of you guys are vampires, right?" Logan asked, opening the door in front of them.
The young justice looked a bit astonished, "Vampire?" Artemis repeated.
"Eh, never mind." Logan led the team inside, helping Robing support Kid Flash up the stairs into a spare room, the rest of the group followed meekly, looking around and taking in the scene.
Worry was clear on all of the teams faces, Artemis looked especially upset, "You can help him, right?" Miss Martian asked, turning to Paige with wide eyes.
"Of course." Paige nodded, waiting for her brother to return from downstairs with the medicine. They were crowded into the small room; Artemis was by the bed, pushing Kid's hair out of his face.
"Didn't know you cared this much, Babe." He said, flashing a weak smile as the archer recoiled and stepped back with a stony expression.
"Here's the antidote to the demon's poison, he'll live, but he's going to have to rest for a bit." Logan entered the room, handing a vile to the young speedster. He sat up, downing the fluid in one gulp before falling back into the bed and closing his eyes.
"I'm beat." He murmured.
"We'll leave him to rest; I think all of us need to talk." Aqualad said, looking around the room and exchanging a nod with Logan. They walked out and Logan led them into the library down the corridor.
"So, what are you?" Artemis blurted, Miss Martian nudged her with a Sshhh.
Paige turned to Logan, waiting for him to take charge, but he wasn't there. He'd ducked out.
That bitch.
As calmly as possible, Paige racked her mind, thinking what the most sensible thing to do in this situation was. She had no choice, they were at the point of no return, she had to tell them.
She inhaled sharply, clasping her hands together she looked at Robin, he seemed the least intimidating at the moment. "Well, we're, I'm a Shadowhunter. And I, uh, hunt demons."
Robin chuckled, "You're kidding right?"
What? Paige glared at them; they all had a look of disbelief. Did they really not believe her, have any of them looked in a mirror? "Says the boy in tights, you saw that thing earlier. It was a Scorpios demon. You know what demons are right? They're from different dimensions, they travel here to earth, and Shadowhunters protect the earth from them."
"So it's just you and that guy? Against all of these creatures coming to earth?" Artemis asked, her arms were crossed, she looked skeptical.
"No…There are many Shadowhunters. Across the world, across the street, they're everywhere, even here in Gotham. There's an institute established in every large city, like New York, London, Los Angeles…" Paige looked out the window, running her hands over her gear unsure how to elaborate, "We've been here for hundreds of years, protecting the earth in secret."
"I think the League would know about you, about the demons if you've been here for so long." Robin stated, raising an eyebrow.
"Well guess what? They don't." Paige snapped, feeling annoyance swell up within her, they didn't believe her? They didn't believe her? One of them was green! "I swear to the Angel…" She muttered, rubbing her temples.
Robin looked down at his beeping phone, "Red Tornado wants us back for a status report."
Paige snapped her attention back to the Young Justice, "Wait- You can't tell them, about us…About the Shadowhunters."
Robin furrowed his eyebrows, "but we have to." He said, turning away and leading the team out.
"No," Paige grabbed his wrist, her eyes wide as saucers, "Please, don't…"
Robin stopped, pausing to look at her. The room was so silent you could have heard a pin drop, "Fine…" He looked away, "I'll try my best to keep it from the league, but I can't make any guarantees. "
Paige let out a heavy breath, dropping his and stepping back, "Thank you." She said sincerely, looking at all of them.
"Is Kid well enough to leave?" Miss Martian asked, hovering by the door.
"Good as new, babe" Kid Flash grinned, stepping into the room, "what'd I miss?"
Paige cracked a small smile and showed the team out, everything felt so strange…Almost alien, for a lack of a better word. She couldn't believe she had done what had just been done, that she'd told them about Shadowhunters, that she'd met the Young Justice in the first place. For some reason, she felt like this wasn't going to be the last time she had an encounter with them either.
Standing by the door she watched them board the Bio ship, "Remember, don't tell anyone." She called out. Robin nodded waving back.
Logan emerged from a room in the foyer and stood next to Paige, resting a hand on her shoulder, "We don't tell the Clave or mom what we did, understood?"
Paige sighed, closing her eyes, this had been a long day. "Understood." She repeated.
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(Extra scene…I almost didn't put in:P)
Second day of school. Paige was anything but excited.
After yesterday's events, she felt thoroughly worn out. She hardly had enough energy to pull herself out of bed in the morning, much less trudge to school. She dragged herself into the courtyard of Gotham Academy, tugging at her uniform with a slight look of disgust; she still hadn't grown to like them yet.
Once she set foot into the school she saw a familiar face dart towards her, "Good morning Paige, I accidentally took your textbooks yesterday." Dick said, handing her the books.
"Oh, I didn't even notice," She mumbled, genuinely surprised, "thanks."
"It's no problem, really." He assured her, "So, how was your first day here? Did you like it?" He asked, they began to wander the halls, Dick seemed to be an expert at navigating through crowds, Paige wasn't too bad at it either. She was good on her feet, from years of training, dodging through crowds was no trouble at all.
Paige watched Dick, something about the way he moved, his figure, his hair, it seemed like she'd seen it before. She shook off the feeling and caught up next to him.
"Yeah, it's really…Nice here," she said, looking for the right word to describe the school. They passed a trophy case and she noticed his picture in the center, "Is that you?"
"Oh that? Yeah." Dick shrugged it off modestly, continuing to walk, "I'm at the top of my class, it's no big deal, I mean it kinda is but…Yeah."
Paige smiled, was she…Giggling? She was; what had gotten into her? Smooth, "Impressive," She commented with a smirk. The bell rung, echoing through the hall as dress shoes shuffled to get to their classes.
"I guess I'll see you later then?" Dick asked, raising his eyebrow.
"Yeah," Paige waved before turning away and hurrying to her first class.
Thanks for reading! I'm off of school, so I'll probably update tomorrow!:D
SPOILER! Clary will probably make an appearance next chapter! Will she be accompanied with a friend too?;) Who knows!