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Nothing in this World
Chapter 01: Gunpowder and Lead
"Stop! You're hurting him!" A woman screamed from somewhere inside her house as Deputy Taylor Hewitt and her younger brother Mason walked past.
"Mase, go straight home," Taylor said urging the teenager to go without her. Mason looked at her an then up at the house where the yelling was coming from.
"Tay...that's Corey's place," Mason said quietly as he recognise it from a picture the teen had shown him
"Mase, go home. Text your friend and tell him to meet me at the old oak tree on the corner," Taylor told him, Mason shook his head but she just glared at him.
"I'm staying," Mason put his foot down causing his sister to sigh and pull him towards the oak tree.
'Core...come to the old oak tree. Mase xx' Mason hit send on the text and both he and Taylor waited. After a second they heard screaming and Mason saw the phone flying out the window.
"Call the sheriff?" Mason suggested, he didn't know what else to do. He was a teenager, and she was on off-duty officer.
"Mase, relax. Stay here, I'll call Parrish," Taylor said, pulling out her phone and calling Deputy Jordan Parrish. "Hey Parrish, it's Hewitt we have situation in Perkins Street,"
'Woah, slow down Hewitt. What sort of situation?' Jordan questioned, looking around the Sheriff's station. He'd been there for less than a year, Taylor for three.
"Assault against a minor. Mase and I were walking home," Taylor answered, she knew that she shouldn't be the one making the call but the sheriff's station but she didn't think the neighbours would do anything about it from what Mason had said. "Before you say anything, I know,"
'Wasn't going to say anything. What's the address?' Jordan questioned, pen in hand as leaned over the desk. 'And Hewitt, stay where you are,'
Taylor gave Jordan the address, and stood waiting with Mason. Mason stood nervously next to her before she made him sit under the oak tree while they waited for Jordan's cruiser to turn up. Mason hated waiting, all he could hear was screaming and crying from inside the house. Taylor sat on the ground beside him and pulled him into her arms hugging him tightly.
"The sheriff had me swing by your parents place to get your badge and gun," Jordan said pulling up in front of where Mason and Taylor were sitting. "Didn't have the heart to tell him we moved in together," Jordan held out the badge and gun to Taylor who clipped the badge onto her pants and holstered her gun.
"Thanks Jordan, it's the grey brick house...home of the Bryant's," Taylor said before turning to Mason and glaring at him. "Mase, stay here. I know you want to help but you need to stay put," Taylor reiterated, Mason nodded meekly he wasn't one to argue with her when she was on duty.
Jordan parked the car, and got out before the two of them headed across the road to the yelling and thumping of things. Taylor let Jordan do the talking, Mr Bryant was less than co-operative, while the bruising and blood on Corey said otherwise; Mrs Bryant had little to no bruising or marks anywhere. Jordan arrested Mr Bryant, while Taylor calmed Corey down as Mrs Bryant didn't seem to do anything. Taylor and Jordan exchanged a look before Jordan walked Mr Bryant to the waiting cruiser.
"Corey, I'm going to get Mase to drive you to the hospital," Taylor spoke quietly as they walked from the house; Mason had moved from the old oak tree to the neighbours front garden out of sight of the cruiser.
"He'll just get out...Mom'll see to that..." Corey almost mumbled as they walked straight past the cruiser and over to Mason.
"Oh sweetheart, we'll do what we can. I promise," Taylor said before telling Mason to take Corey to the hospital. "Mase, take my car and take Corey to the hospital,"
"What? Where are you going?" Mason questioned, looking between Taylor and Corey as Corey broke down in tears.
"To the station with Jordan, and then I'll meet you at the hospital to take Corey's statement," Taylor replied, motioning for the two of them to get a move on as she pulled her car keys from her pocket and put them into Mason's hands. "I trust you kiddo, now get a move on,"
"But..." Mason started to say before he realised that Taylor was walking back to the car. "Come on, before I get in trouble from her,"
Taylor walked back over to Jordan who was leaning against the cruiser door while Mr Bryant was yelling obscenities at him. Jordan glanced up at the door to where Mrs Bryant was standing watching them. Taylor followed his gaze and gave a little shrug before she spoke.
"I'll fill you in later, promise," Taylor offered, before they both noticed that Mrs Bryant had disappeared into the house before reappearing with what looked like a shot gun. Jordan instinctively stepped in front of Taylor knowing that he could potentially be revealing the supernatural world to her. "What are you doing?" Taylor hissed in his ear before adding. "I know,"
"How long?" Jordan questioned not taking his eye off of Mrs Bryant as she aimed the shot gun directly at the two of them and pulled the trigger and Jordan felt the brunt of the shot in his chest.
"It's Beacon Hills," Taylor muttered, grabbing Jordan's radio as they both crashed into the side of the cruiser. Taylor made the call for an officer down and prayed that Mason and Corey didn't hear the sound. "Jordan, stay with me, yeah?"
As much as Jordan wanted to stay awake the pain from being shot by a shot gun even for a supernatural creature that didn't quite now what it was, was too much. He'd almost passed out when he felt Taylor's hand slapping his face before he felt the pressure of her stemming the blood flow. Taylor looked up and saw that as predicted Mason and Corey had turned around and stopped only to be glared at by Taylor to keep going.
"Should we really leave them?" Corey muttered as Mason helped him along the street after the two of them reluctantly left.
"No...but yes...I don't know..." Mason answered truthfully, his arm holding Corey up as they walked slowly. "How are you doing?"
"Pain...what made you stop at the house?" Corey asked, almost forcing Mason to stop so they could lean against a tree to regain his breath.
"Wasn't me...Tay...the officer in her," Mason answered as the two of them heard sirens heading down the street towards them. "Come on, lets go,"
Mason and Corey continued the five minute walk to the Hewitt's before Mason helped Corey into his sisters car. As Mason closed the passenger door and turned around Scott and Liam were right behind him. Neither of them were quite sure how or even why they where there. Scott looked at Mason and then at the car as he got a whiff of something that he couldn't quite put his finger on.
"What happened?" Scott questioned, arms folded as he looked between Mason and Corey.
"Nothing...I have to get him to the hospital...talk to my sister," Mason blurted out, Liam raised his eyebrow and looked at Scott both of them heard Mason's heartbeat hitch as he lied to them.
"I'll join you," Liam muttered, before climbing in the back seat and not taking no for an answer as Scott nodded.
"We heard a gun shot, I was going to investigate," Scott said watching as the expression on Mason's face faltered before the younger teen moved again. "Was it your sister?" Mason shook his head. "Parrish?" Mason nodded before Scott took off in the direction that he and Corey had come from.
Due to Corey's being a chimera his healing was much slower than what Scott's was, so by the time they'd gotten to the hospital he'd barely healed. Melissa was waiting for them at the hospital, Sheriff Stilinski's orders. Taylor headed to the hospital with Jordan while both Mr and Mrs Bryant were taken into custody by Sheriff Noah Stilinski and Deputy Haigh.
An hour later and Corey was being discharged into Taylor's care which no one could understand how a 24 year old had managed it, but she had and according to Noah it wasn't the first time either. When Scott had gotten to the now official crime scene he'd smelled something that he couldn't quite put his finger on, it was the same smell he'd gotten a whiff of at the Hewitt's. He'd ended up running to the hospital wanting to know what the smell was that he couldn't get out of his mind as he knew it wasn't Jordan.
"Hey Corey, Sheriff Stilinski's going to take your statement," Taylor said sitting beside him as Mason raised his eyebrow at her before he was dragged away by Liam. "You're going to stay with Jordan and I,"
"What are you?" Scott questioned, suddenly he was standing in front of Taylor and Corey, looking directly at Taylor as he spoke.
"Not here," Taylor said, she couldn't be swayed to tell him even if he was a true-alpha. "Meet us at 44 Bridges Street,"
"That's..." Scott started to say causing Taylor to just laugh as she looked up and saw Jordan being wheeled out of surgery and into a private room.
"Yes, it's where Parrish just moved in. I own it," Taylor said as Scott looked to where she was looking and saw his mother stick her head out of the room and motioned for them to go in. "Corey, stay with Mason and Liam, and don't go anywhere,"
Liam looked up when he heard his name mentioned and earned a nod from Scott meaning that they had to do what Taylor had said. Taylor and Scott stood up and walked into the room that Jordan was in with his mother who quickly closed the door. Taylor looked at Jordan's near sleeping form and the gauze that covered the upper part of his chest. Taylor looked at Melissa and then at Scott and smiled at them before gently putting one hand on top of the gauze. After a couple of seconds Scott noticed that the Taylor had her other hand or well finger in a glass of water.
"What are you doing?" Scott raised his eyebrow as Taylor looked at him before deciding to speak.
"You asked what I was...Elemental nymph, it's only passed to the women and Mason doesn't know," Taylor answered quietly, it was almost as if she hadn't said anything at all. Scott nodded, however his mother raised her eyebrow. "I'll explain more tonight," Taylor said as she pulled her hand slowly away from Jordan and then her finger from the glass.
"Fine, who do you want?" Scott questioned as his mother checked to see what Taylor had done to Jordan as Noah walked in.
"Whoever," Taylor shrugged, before turning her attention to Noah and speaking again. "You took Corey's statement? And now you want mine over the shooting,"
"If you don't mind Hewitt," Noah said as he held his pen and pad before looking at the McCall's who took it as their cue to leave. "You called in the Bryant's and then got shot at by them,"
"That's correct. I can give you a statement regarding both," Taylor paused taking a breath before she continued. "Regarding the initial call. Mason and I were walking home, took a different street than normal. Heard a woman's voice yell 'Stop you're hurting him!' and then more screaming and shouting and things being thrown," Taylor said watching as Noah wrote everything down before she started to speak again. "I told Mason to text Corey to come outside and go home, Mason didn't and things got worse so I called Parrish,"
"What happened after that?" Noah persisted, even though he knew that Jordan and Taylor were two of his best deputies.
"Parrish arrived, handed me my gun and badge and we proceeded with caution to the house. We identified ourselves, Parrish arrested Mr Bryant for assault against a minor. Mrs Bryant had little to no markings on her," Taylor paused taking a deep breath before she continued to speak again. "We took Mr Bryant to the car, two minutes later and Mrs Bryant comes out with what looked to be a shot-gun. She aimed said gun at us, Parrish stepped in front of me and that lead us here,"
"I'll get Parrish's statement in the morning," Noah said reading over the statement that she'd given him. "Deputy Clark'll have yours ready to sign tomorrow. Stay with Parrish,"
"Uh Sheriff, I've got Mason and Corey staying with me tonight," Taylor said, glancing to Jordan who was starting to stir before she took up the seat beside him. "I'll stay till he's awake and then I'm taking them home,"
"Right, I'll send Deputy Haigh to watch him," Noah said, Taylor raised her eyebrow she knew about what Haigh had tried to do to him. "I know, Melissa will be here,"
After Noah left, he sent Mason and Corey in, Scott took Liam home while Mason and Corey sat in one of the other chairs in Jordan's room together. Taylor looked at Mason and smiled at him, before her eyes landed on Corey who looked a little worse for wear. Mason smiled at Taylor before he wrapped his arm protectively around Corey. Corey winced slightly, which Mason didn't pick up on but Taylor did.
"Taylor...what..." Jordan mumbled, looking at her before he reached for her hand.
"What am I still doing here? You're my partner idiot," Taylor let out a laugh, Jordan rolled his eyes they were partners in more ways than one and just hadn't said it out loud. Mason looked up when Taylor laughed and looked between the two of them things finally clicking.
"Wait...you're the mystery...seriously Tay?" Mason questioned, watching as Jordan squeezed Taylor's hand tightly. "You and Parrish, that's why he?"
"You really are slow on the uptake sometimes kiddo," Taylor shook her head, they'd kept it from Noah for over six months until he'd worked it out yet continued to put them together. "Told the Sheriff I'd stay till you woke up, now I'm gonna get this pair home," Taylor said before standing up and kissing the side of Jordan's head. "Get some rest, we have shit to talk about when you get home,"
"I'll be fine Tay. Go home, come get me in the morning," Jordan told her, though he hadn't let go of her hand only gripped it slightly tighter.
"The morning really?" Mason raised his eyebrow, Jordan hadn't realised that Mason and Corey were in the room or what Taylor knew.
"Mase, I know about the supernatural I'm not stupid," Taylor smiled at Mason and then looked at Jordan as he released her hand. "I'll be back in the morning,"