Rowan’s half

Rowan felt numb. He … he wasnt sure what even really happened. It all happened too quickly. One moment they were walking down the shopping district , talking about what gifts to add to rowan’s wedding registry and the next Jynx was…

He looked numbly at his best friend, hands shaking and moving towards her without a true thought in his head.

She was bleeding. Bad. Blood made him queasy but he had to try to save her. Sure the magic skipped him in the family line back in the human world but he could try. He would try anything to save Jynx. She meant the world to the brunet. She was like Willow in many ways. And Willow being his twin meant that Jynx was like a sibling to him.A borderline twin to him with how easily she read him behind his mask.

He pressed against the wound and felt tears welling up in his eyes and he turned to Rose, the succubus who was telepathically linked to Lucifer by means he wasnt even aware of.

“Are they on their way?” he asked, voice breaking heavily as he tried to force any magic he could into his friend.

“OY OY WHATS GOING ON? Lucifer better have a good reason for sending us here” A familiar voice rang out from behind the crowd that was forming around them. The crowd parted ways to reveal people Rowan wished he knew better in this circumstance.

Mammon, Beelzebub and Satan walked through the crowd, and froze seeing the battered body ofJynx laying on the ground. Rowan was still trying to summon any type of magic he could to save her. Everything was blurry. Was it because he was crying? He couldn't tell anymore. He was so worried about Jynx.

Satan placed a hand on Rowan’s shoulder as Mammon ran up to Jynx, holding onto her tight. “Barb… He… He needs to come. He can fix this.” Rowan’s voice breaking again. He was trying so hard to keep it together for everyone’s sake. They didn’t need a distressed human Prince on their hands on top of what happened here.

Rose placed a hand on Rowan’s back. “Rowan, you’re hurt…” She muttered softly and Rowan shook his head.

“No.. I’m not..”

Rose and Satan exchanged a look that Rowan didnt understand. He was fine. He just tried to protect jynx but was too late. Too late with protecting her. Too late with getting magic to save her.

He pulled at his hair, trying to control his breathing- which just turned into his hyperventilating.

He wanted his fiance here. Volo would know what to do. Barbs would know what to do. HELL LUCIFER WOULD TOO.But none of them were here and Mammon was trying his best to keep Jynx awake.

“H-hey Jynx r-r-r-remember when we had that huge party for being here a year? That was fun right?” Rowan stammered though his tears . He was trying his best to keep it together. He needed to. He was a good prince who didn’t wear his emotions on his sleeve except for annoyance.

This wasnt fair. If anything he should have been attacked. He was the human who was marrying the prince of the devildom afterall. Arranged yes but the love was fully there. It made no sense why this demon beast attacked JYNX over him. Jynx never did anything wrong. She was amazing and sometimes flawed, but still a perfect best friend for him. SHe couldn’t leave him.

She couldn’t leave him.

She couldn’t leave him

She -

He heard swift steps coming up and saw his friend and future butler quickly come onto the scene and scoop up Jynx.

HE has to fix this. He had to know that this could have happened. There was no way he didn’t not with his magic.

Rowan trembled and gasped for air , over and over. Volo would fix this. Barbs had to have seen this coming. Barbs knew.

He was angry. But a rational part of his brain that was still left told him to wait for his fiance to come before punching the time controlling demon butler he called a friend.

He managed to barely compose himself as Lucifer and Diavolo walked into the scene. Rowan grabbed for his lover’s hands the moment he could to try to stabilize himself. He felt light headed and sick to his stomach. What could they do? What could any of them do? She was dying and there wasn't much they could do.

But seeing the butler. Barbatos…. He was so always composed. Never frazzled, never scared. Seeing him shaking and sobbing over Jynx's body and the words he spoke weren't just how he felt.

Rowan knew that Mammon and himself felt the same way. They didn't want to picture a world without the red head.

He leaned into Satan slightly as Diavolo walked towards his friends. Satan grabbed Rowan to steady him. He must have looked like shit if Satan was acting protective. Satan leaned down to Rowan's ear.

"I think he's turning her into one of us. He must be." Rowna blinked. Jynx wouldn't mind being a demon he thought but in these circumstances??? And knowing she loses all memory… she wouldn't even know who he was. And he hurt with that idea.

It seemed mammon did too when she finally woke up and turned into her demon form for the first time.

Her horns. They scared him. It reminded him of the demon that just attacked them. How …. Why… what in the world was happening.

His head spun as Diavolo made his way back to him.

He could hear Willow too in head. "Rowan please be okay. I tried everything I can to help from here."

What did she mean by that? He felt sicker by the moment as the brothers carried the sleeping jynx away.

He stumbled forward to have a strong word with the butler he called his best friend, but his legs wouldn't move. He was trembling. He started forward but fell forward instead of walking.

Satan lunged forward for the human male at the same time as his fiance.

The both of them caught him before he hit the cobblestone when they realized that Rowan was definitely more hurt then he let on. Something wasn't right.

Diavolo could tell Rowan was trying his best to keep composed, to not show pain or anger more then he had too. Seeing his fiance cry in general was rare,as Rowan bottled up his emotions until it got too much.

But Rowan's face was scrunched up in pain for some reason, despite not being all too terribly injured.

"Volo… everything hurts." He sobbed clinging to the demon prince.

A pale looking Solomon and Simeon rushed up. "We heard what happened." Simeon panted , looking over at Rowan and doubled checking the human Prince for injuries. He had always favored the brunet man over the other humans in the devildom.

Solomon nodded."I also feel a large spike in magic from Rowan actually. I thought he's magicless." Solomon asked , trying to avoid looking at the blood spattered ground next to them all.

Diavolo gave them a confused look as Rowan clung now to Simeon and cried. He didn't even notice the spike until the white haired sorcerer mentioned it but Rowan had tremendous power radiating off him. Was it a result of the attack? What was going on with his human. His Fiance. His lover. Why didn't he notice the pain Rowan was going through. To suddenly get that much power in a body not trained for it… He closed his eyes and placed a hand on Rowan's shoulder.

"Ro. Do you want to go home?"

He nodded numbly still letting the tears roll found his face as he desperately clung to the angel.

"Simeon… I hate to ask you but can you take Rowan back to the human world. They might have answers we don't."

Rowan broke. Diavolo was getting rid of him. That thought rang in his head over and over. He wasn't strong enough to protect jynx. Or to protect himself. No wonder the demon prince was sending him away. Never mind the pain his body was in, bones feeling like they were getting crushed by the moment, but the pain he was now feeling in his chest… was unbearable.

He lost his best friend. And now the love of his life. He clung to Simeon more as the sorcerer next to them put the human to sleep. With Rowan asleep , and temporarily out of pain, the angel and the white haired human walked off with him in their arms.

Satan frowned.

"I think this isn't a smart move, but it's up to you Your highness." Satan commented with a short tone. It was clear he didn't want to lose Rowan. Satan had many friends but Rowan never treated him like a demon. Rowan never really treated any of them lesser or more than human. He judged on character and not on what species they were.

"I don't want to do this. But if he's in pain here I can't bare the thought of him hurting more while being with me."

"No. That's not it. Rowan just has negative think traps. He sprials badly when he thinks he's not good enough. I've had to walk him out of several within the last year. Same with Simeon. He doesn't like telling you because he has to be strong for you." Satan crossed his arms.

Diavolo frowned. Did he really not see past the mask of Rowan. The one he thought he saw so well past… it meant he had different masks. And he refused to open himself up fully, when the demon prince had for the most done the exact thing Rowan was hiding. Diavolo cried with Rowan,he shared things with Rowan he never dreamed of sharing with others.

And his fiance never shared the same respect for him that he had for Rowan?

Diavolo was crushed internally. He knew he had to get back to castle with baratos though before the butler did something regrettably.

"Barbatos, let's go back to castle I have something I need to share with you."