He was always there

Chapter one: Aiden.

"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: If there is any reaction, both are transformed."-Carl Jung

"Aiden…Help me..Please" Jodie Holmes whispered into the darkness, holding the shot wound on her side. Life seemed to be drifting away from her, she knew it and so did her companion Aiden. But wait, I bet you're wondering "what happened?" Let us start from the very, very beginning.

-4 years prior-

The fragile Jodie Holmes laid in her "normal" teenage room all alone, well not really alone I suppose. You see, there was always someone there beside her, he never left. Watching her grow up, guiding her, protecting her, even loving her more than anyone could even imagine. This entity's name was Aiden. Or at least that's what she called "him" but he wasn't a ghost or an imaginary friend, I guess you could say he was her second soul, bounded to her and she loved him dearly.

The teenage girl closed her eyes, only for them to be shot open and disturbed by her lamp falling off of her bedside table. "Aiden quit it." 'Sorry Jodes, I just wanted your attention…' the entity whispered in her ear, not wanting to disturb her even more. "Please, not now okay? I need to rest." Jodie whispered back softly so that the caretakers who watched over her couldn't hear her. Suddenly, she felt a warm sensation on her head and her covers became cloaked around her, as if Aiden was saying 'goodnight'. 'Be safe in your dream Jodes, I'll watch you like normal.' Aiden whispered in her ear as the light in her bedroom became dimmer and dimmer.

Jodie and Aiden resided in a high security lab, she was sent there when she was just a kid maybe around 7 or 8 years old, her parents feared that with Aiden around that she may be a threat to herself and everyone else around her, so they sent her there and never came back. Doctor Natan Dawkins and his assistant Cole watched over her. They were a family in a way, and they all loved each other.

Jodie and Aiden were always together, ever since Jodie was born. He would kill whomever, smash whatever and protect her from everything that came to harm her. Why? Because Jodie was the most important person to him, she was his princess and he was deeply in love with her, and it was the kind of love you only saw once in a life time, a love that took true, life time devotion, she was perfect. He knew that he could never tell her, it would never work, after all he wasn't tangible, he couldn't hold her, and he couldn't kiss her. "Well, what if we could see him?" The sound of Nathan's voice triggered Aiden's interest and he went to go investigate. "Jodie was put through so much; maybe it'll be less of a stress on her." Cole explained, knocking on her door. 'Psst Jodie! Wake up!' the entity pestered on. "Dammit Aiden! Let me sleep!" Jodie screamed. "Jodie? Honey can we talk please?" Nathan called before opening the door. "Why bother asking when you're gonna come in anyway?" Jodie rolled her eyes. "Good point..."

Cole chuckled at the two "Well, princess, we gotta talk about Aiden." Cole cooed, patting Jodie on the back. "We think that we found a way to bring Aiden to the human world." Nathan smiled. Jodie looked at them both, puzzled, was this really a good idea? "You mean ripping him from the infraworld? The dead should stay dead Nathan...However, Aiden seems excited to do it." Jodie sighed, looking up at the smiling Aiden, positioned next to her. 'Can you really blame me? I could protect you, see you, talk to you, maybe even hug you..' he spoke in her head "But.." 'I want this Jodie.' Aiden argued back. Jodie sighed, massaging her temples, this much excitement was giving her a headache"Fine! Against my better judgment, we'll do it."

Nathan and Cole smiled "We'll begin in the morning, seems you two have somethings to work out." Cole spoke before stepping out, grabbing Nathan with him.

-End chapter-