Chapter 8
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A/N-Thank you for your feedback. It was very helpful. I'll continue to ask for your help in the future. I really do want to know what you think. Even if it's more fluffy things between Isaac and Paige or more interactions with other characters. Just throw ideas at me and I'll try my best to include them.
The night after the library incident, they met Scott at the Animal Clinic. "What's he doing here?" Scott asked looking at Isaac.
"I need him", Derek said as they entered the clinic.
"I don't trust him", Scott said.
"Yeah, well, he doesn't trust you either", Isaac snapped.
"You know what? And Derek really doesn't care", Derek snapped at the two betas, "Now where's the vet? Is he gonna help us or not?"
"That depends", Deaton said appearing in the doorway, "Your friend, Jackson. Are we planning to kill him or save him?"
"Kill him", Derek said at the same time Scott said, "Save him".
Scott looked at Derek and said, "Save him". He looked back at Deaton and said, "Save him".
Deaton led them into the examination room.
The four werewolves stood on one side of the table.
Deaton set a set of vials on the table.
Isaac reached forward, but Derek grabbed his wrist.
"Watch what you touch", Derek scolded.
Deaton picked up one of the vials.
Isaac leaned forward on his elbows and said, "So, what are you? Some kind of witch?"
"No, I'm a veterinarian", Deaton said, silencing Isaac's further questions, "Unfortunately, I don't see anything here that's going to be an effective defense against a paralytic toxin".
"We're open to suggestions", Derek told him.
"What about an effective offense?" Isaac asked.
Paige smiled at her lacrosse playing mate. She briefly wondered if he would teach their son how to play lacrosse when he got older. She knew she was going to have to talk to Isaac soon.
Before the full moon.
"We already tried. I nearly took its head off. And Argent emptied an entire clip into it. The thing just gets back up", Derek explained.
"Has it shown any weaknesses?" Deaton asked.
"Well, one - it can't swim", Derek said.
"Does that go for Jackson as well?" Deaton asked.
"No. He's the captain of the swim team", Scott said.
"Essentially, you're trying to catch two people", Deaton said. He produced a pendant. "A puppet - and a puppeteer", he said. He placed the pendant on the table. "One killed the husband, but the other had to take care of the wife. Do we know why?" he asked.
"I don't think Jackson could do it. His mother died pregnant too, and she was maybe murdered. I think he couldn't let the same thing happen to someone else", Scott said.
"How do you know it's not part of the rules? The Kanima kills murderers. If Jackson kills the wife, then the baby dies too", Isaac said.
Paige's hand grabbed onto Isaac's and squeezed, her hand coming to rest on her stomach.
Isaac looked down at his mate, wondering what was wrong with her.
"Does that mean your father was a murderer?" Scott asked Isaac.
"Wouldn't surprise me if he was", Isaac said with a far off look.
"Hold on. The book says they're bonded, right? What if the fear of water isn't coming from Jackson, but from the person controlling him?" Deaton asked. He opened one of the vials and poured mountain ash around the pendant. "What if something that affects the Kanima also affects its master?" Deaton suggested.
"Meaning what?" Isaac asked.
"Meaning we can catch them. Both of them", Scott said.
Isaac walked up to Paige in the hall and wrapped his arms around her from behind. "I got you something", he said kissing her temple.
"Oh really?" she asked coyly as Isaac kissed the spot behind her ear.
He took two tickets out of his pocket and handed them to her.
She smiled and turned around in his arms. "You are the most amazing boyfriend ever", she said leaning up and kissing him, "Wait…you didn't beat someone up for these did you?"
"No, I bought them", he said.
"When?" she asked.
"I'm not lying Paige", he snapped.
"I'm sorry", she said, "The full moon's got me on edge. Speaking of which, I need to tell you something very important later".
"Why not tell me now?" he asked.
"Because I just can't", she told him.
"Oh c'mon Paige!" Isaac yelled.
"Don't yell at me Isaac!" she yelled back.
Everyone in the hallway was staring at them.
Isaac growled and stormed away from her.
Paige set her forehead on her cold locker.
How do you tell your mate/boyfriend that if you mate, he'll be a father at 16?
That night, while Paige and Erica were getting ready for the rave, Isaac walked into the train car.
Paige saw him the mirror. She looked down.
"Erica, can you give us a minute?" Isaac asked.
Erica set down her makeup and left.
Isaac walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. "I'm sorry", he said, lightly kissing her neck, "I'll wait as long as you want me too".
Her eyes filled with tears.
"Don't cry", he told her, "Please don't cry".
"I wish I could tell you now, but I don't want to ruin tonight", she told him.
"C'mon! If we don't leave now, we'll be late!" Erica yelled.
"I'll tell you tonight, after the rave. I promise", she said. She leaned up and kissed him.
When they arrived at the warehouse, Paige turned to Derek and Boyd and said, "Be careful". She hugged her brother.
"Don't worry. Everything will be fine", he told her.
She wanted to tell Derek everything, like she used to, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. She let go and went inside with Erica and Isaac.
They took one look at the crowd and smiled.
Paige grabbed Isaac's hand and dragged him into the crowd. She pulled Isaac to her, her eyes turning golden yellow.
Isaac's inner wolf took over and turned her around.
Her backside ground into his front, causing Isaac to growl.
Paige's hand came up to grip the back of Isaac's neck, her claws digging into his skin.
Isaac moved his head to her neck, his own claws digging into the skin of her hips.
Both of them wanted to mate right there on the dance-floor.
A voice yelling their names snapped them out of their haze.
"I need to borrow Isaac for a moment", Scott said.
Paige's wolf took over and she growled at Scott.
"She comes too", Isaac said.
Scott sighed and said, "Fine". He dragged them both over a less crowded section and said, "I need you to inject Jackson with this".
"Why me?" Isaac asked.
"Because I got to make sure that Argent doesn't completely ruin the plan. Okay, look, you better do it intravenously which means in the vein. When you find him, you pull back on this plunger right here. In the neck probably is going to be the easiest. So you find a vein, you jam it in there, and pull back on the trigger. Be careful", Scott explained.
"Oh, I doubt it'll even slightly hurt him", Isaac said cockily.
"No, I mean you. I don't want you to get hurt", Scott said.
Isaac looked at Scott as he walked away. "We have to find Erica", Isaac said.
"Why?" Paige asked.
"Because she's going to help me", Isaac said, "She's going to lure him into dancing with us".
"Stick us in the middle", she told him.
"What?" Isaac asked her.
"Stick us in the middle. Erica's not dancing with you like that, pack-mate or not. Who knows? Maybe Jackson will find it hot?" Paige said.
"I find it hot", Isaac said. "Well lucky you then", Paige said smirking.
They found Erica and followed Jackson's scent in the crowd.
Erica put her hand on his shoulder and pulled him to her.
Paige came up behind Erica and Isaac was behind Paige.
Erica teased Jackson with kisses on his neck and face and Isaac did the same to Paige.
Paige turned her head and captured Isaac's lips in a kiss.
Isaac pulled out the syringe moved closer to Jackson.
Jackson suddenly dug his fingernails into Erica and Isaac's sides.
They gasped and hit the ground, Isaac dropping the syringe.
"He belongs to me", Jackson said.
The syringe was kicked away by someone dancing.
Paige helped Isaac up and grabbed the syringe.
Isaac came up behind Jackson and jammed it into his neck.
Erica and Paige helped him get Jackson to an empty room.
The three werewolves sat there and waited.
The door suddenly opened and the three jumped.
"Uh, no, no, no! Just me, it's just me. Don't freak. He okay?" Stiles asked.
"Well - let's find out", Isaac said. He extended his claws and got ready to slash Jackson's chest.
Jackson grabbed Isaac's wrist and twisted it.
"God!" Isaac gasped.
Jackson let go.
Isaac rushed over to the others cradling his wrist.
"Okay, no one does anything like that again, okay?" Stiles said.
"Uh, I thought the Ketamine was supposed to put him out", Isaac said breathing through the pain.
"Yeah, well, apparently this is all we're going to get. So let's just hope that whoever's controlling him just decided to show up tonight", Stiles said.
Jackson's eyes opened and he said, "I'm here. I'm right here with you".
Stiles walked up to Jackson and said, "Jackson, is that you?"
"Us. We're all here", Jackson said.
"Are you the one killing people?" Stiles asked.
"We are the ones killing murderers", Jackson said.
"So all the people you've killed so far…" Stiles said.
"Deserved it", Jackson said, cutting him off.
"See, we got a little rule book that says you only go after murderers", Stiles said.
"Anything can break if enough pressure's applied", Jackson said.
"All right, so the people you're killing are all murderers then?" Stiles asked.
"All. Each. Every. One", Jackson said.
"Well, who did they murder?" Stiles asked.
"Me", Jackson said.
"That's not possible. We're not dealing with a dead person are we?" Paige asked.
"What do you mean?" Stiles asked him.
"They murdered me. They murdered me", Jackson said as he started to shift into the Kanima.
"Okay, all right. More Ketamine. The man needs Ketamine. Come on", Stiles said.
"We don't have any more", Isaac said holding up the empty bottle.
"You used the whole bottle?" Stiles asked.
"Scott loaded it, not us", Paige snapped.
Erica and Paige watched as Jackson stood up, half transformed.
He hissed at them.
"Um - okay, out, everybody out", Stiles said.
They all rushed out of the room.
"Okay, find something to move in front of the door", Stiles said.
They all watched in horror as Jackson broke through the metal room. They all made their way out of the warehouse.
Erica, Isaac, and Paige all found they were trapped by the mountain ash.
"Oh, my God. It's working. Oh, this is - I did something", Stiles said.
They suddenly heard a growl.
"Scott?" Paige breathed.
"What?" Stiles asked.
"Break it", Derek told him.
"What? No way", Stiles said.
"Scott's dying!" Derek yelled.
"Okay, what? How do you know that?" Stiles asked.
"Oh, my God, Stiles, I just know! Break it!" Derek yelled.
"Fine!" Stiles yelled and broke the line.
Derek ran up to Paige and said, "Get the others home. Check on Boyd". He shoved a handful of wolfsbane bullets into her hand. "I'll get Scott", he told her and ran inside.
Later that night, Isaac turned to Paige.
They were lying in bed together.
Paige had taken care of Boyd and made sure Erica was okay.
"What did you want to tell me?" he asked her.
"Do you want children?" she asked him.
"Of course I do. I always promised myself that I would be a wonderful father", he said.
She smiled and kissed him. She decided against telling him.
He wanted children and so did she.
If it happened, it happened.
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