As much as it breaks my heart I do not own the characters of Almighty Johnsons or Being Human, as much as I would like to!
Axl hurried down the stairs, Ty's keys jangling as he went. Mike had told him to get the van as close to the front door as possible so they could get Anders straight in without delay as he was concerned about people walking past and spotting him, and trying to explain why a lion was coming out of a flat was going to be difficult. He ran to the van and drove it over, thankful for the large gap right in front of the apartment and left the van running so they could drive off as soon as Anders was inside. He opened the side door, sat down and sent a text to Mike giving him the go ahead. Now all he had to do was keep an eye out for anyone out and about and wait for his family to join him.
Mike opened his phone when it buzzed. "It's Axl; he said the vans in place so we're good to go."
He looked at Ty, Olaf and Mitchell and groaned. All three of them were trying to get Anders to move away from the ranch slider, only he was having none of it and wouldn't budge, grumbling all the while in his throat because he now couldn't get through the glass barrier to his spot outside.
Ty groaned, he had given a particularly violent shove and all he had accomplished was having Anders bare his teeth momentarily. "God I knew he was stubborn but this is ridiculous!"
"Olaf, Ty, why don't you two go and check the coast is clear? Maybe he'll respond better if it's just me." Mitchell suggested. They needed to get Anders somewhere bigger and soon as he just couldn't shake the feeling he'd gotten of being watched when he was on the balcony, yet he hadn't spotted anyone from where he was.
Ty looked at Mitchell unsure, he wasn't very confident that Mitchell would be able to control Anders on his own, but figured it'd be worth a shot. Both Gods moved to the front door, Olaf standing just outside and Ty moving towards the stairwell, thankfully they only needed to get down the one flight of stairs before they reached the van.
Once the two had stepped outside Mitchell grabbed the large head and pulled it round to face him. Anders snarled at him, his hackles rising and his teeth on display. He was blown away with how fierce, powerful and gorgeous Anders looked right then, but he knew that it was also a challenge, and it was a challenge he was willing to meet. He grabbed onto one of Anders canines and lowered his head so they were only inches apart. His eyes snapped to black as he bared his fangs and he let out a growl more terrifying than the lions.
Anders backed up instantly, his tail between his legs and lowering himself to the ground letting out a pitiful whine. Mitchell advanced on him; his eyes still black and snapping his teeth together a couple of times for good measure. When he was right in front of Anders the cat rolled onto his side, showing him complete submission as the lion now knew he was no longer the top of the food chain.
Mitchell crouched in front of Anders and gripped his jaw, not hard enough to hurt but firm enough to show who was in control. Anders tongue darted out and licked at his hand, another whine slipping through his teeth. He waited a moment longer before stroking the muzzle, allowing his eyes to switch back to their warm chocolate colour.
"Good boy." Mitchell murmured as he gave Anders a scratch behind the ears, earning a purr. He stood up and grabbed a fistful of fur at the back of Anders neck giving it a gentle tug.
"Up" he said, and to his utter relief Anders stood on the first go. He hadn't been sure as to whether challenging Anders would work or not, but it had done the trick, and hopefully it would last. He looked up at Mike, who looked shocked at what had just happened. "What? You alright?" he asked with feigned innocence, knowing exactly what the problem was.
Mike stood by the counter, mouth agape and eyes wide. The shock that Mitchell had actually managed to get Anders to obey him was tiny in comparison to the fear he felt at the monster on display in front of him. It was even more terrifying to know that his little brother was dating this monster, so he decided silently to himself then and there that the moment Anders was back to normal, he was going to get Axl to ban Anders from seeing Mitchell again, it was the only way to keep him safe and alive.
Mike gave Mitchell a false smile. "Yeah everything's fine, I was just surprised that he responded to just you after three of you tried and failed to get him to do anything a minute ago."
Mitchell smirked. "As a male lion it would be in his nature to view himself as the alpha and challenge those he saw as a threat. I answered and won his challenge, showing him that I'm the stronger of us so hopefully this means he'll behave. Don't forget it's still Anders and he's still in there, he's just responding to his instincts."
Mike nodded; his false smile still upon his lips. Did Mitchell threaten Anders normally? Most likely, he thought, so he'd have to talk to Axl as soon as the pair were out of ear shot. "It makes sense I guess, now we really need to leave, the longer we're here the lower the chance of sneaking him out."
Mitchell nodded, something about Mike was off and he didn't like it. He was going to have to keep a closer eye on Anders, make sure the lion was in his sight at all times. If Anders didn't trust his brothers then he certainly wasn't going to either.
He looked down and realised Anders had been sitting on top of his feet, purring happily whilst nosing at his stomach occasionally. With a pleased grin he grabbed part of his mane and tugged gently in the direction of the door. Anders stood, freeing Mitchell's feet allowing him to stand slightly in front of him so he could guide him to the van. When they got to the door Mike slipped past them to help check no one would spot them, making Anders growl at his closeness and Mitchell to snigger silently at Anders reaction.
Mike peered around the hallway before closing his eyes and focusing. The scents of the neighbours helped him pin point where they were in their homes, none were getting ready to leave their homes for the time being, but that could quickly change. Giving Olaf a thumbs' up he headed towards Ty.
Olaf looked at Mitchell who was restraining Anders around the corner. "Mike said we're good." He whispered loudly. Mitchell nodded and secured his hold in Anders mane, using the fur to guide the lion out of the apartment. He tugged him towards the stairwell but Anders let out a soft whine and tried to back up, not liking the look of the glass area. "Hold up" Mitchell said quickly, dropping into a crouch in front of Anders and making them face each other.
"It's ok Anders, you're alright." he cooed soothingly as he scratched him behind the ears. He stood and turned his back to the stairwell, then without letting go of Anders fur he started walking backwards, pulling the cat along with him. Having Mitchell in front of Anders seemed to do the trick as he followed willingly to the stairs, and hurried forwards when he saw Ty, purring and head butting his stomach.
Ty chuckled in surprise "hey bro; missed me huh?" he said as he scratched Anders cheek causing the cat to lean into the feeling looking for more.
"What's the hold up?! Mitchell if you can't control him I'm taking over!" Mike hissed up the stairs.
Mitchell glared in Mike's direction, wondering how upset the others would be if he punched him.
"Ignore him." Ty warned, "He's not the most patient of people in the world."
"And probably jealous that Anders is doing what you say and not him." Olaf added bringing up the rear.
"Move it!"
Mitchell rolled his eyes and Ty and Olaf sighed, and together the three of them got Anders down to the entrance door, Mitchell thanking his lucky stars that the surrounding neighbours viewed security cameras as an unnecessary hassle. Once they got to the bottom of the stairs Olaf hurried forwards to hold the door open as Mike went and watched one end of the street, Axl copying him for the other side. Ty ran and jumped into the drivers' seat, Olaf waving Mitchell over once Mike and Axl both gave him the thumbs up to proceed.
"Alright Anders lets go." Mitchell said, tugging on Anders mane in encouragement. He ran through the entrance, the soft thudding of Anders paws on the concrete telling him he was close behind. When he reached the van he leapt inside, throwing himself sideways out of Anders way. It was a good thing he did too, as Anders sprung towards the van from the building entrance, clattering noisily into the van and bumping into the opposite side. Olaf jumped in straight behind his grandson, slamming the door shut to stop him escaping and Mike and Axl jumped into the front next to Ty who pulled the van out and headed for Mike's bar, all the vans occupants relaxing once they started moving.
Mitchell and Olaf got themselves comfortable on seats in the back, and to their amusement Anders decided to join them. However he quickly discovered he couldn't fit comfortably on the seat next to the two humans so he did the next best thing, he flopped heavily onto their laps, rubbing his head contently into Mitchell's stomach.
Mitchell and Olaf had both let out a huff of surprise when Anders dropped most of his body weight on top of them. "Wow" Olaf huffed as he struggled to remove his right hand that was now pinned underneath Anders body without success "he's heavier than he looks."
"He's not that bad." Mitchell said casually as he stroked Anders face, the lion purring happily in return.
"Yeah well you've only got his head on you." Olaf huffed back, rolling his eyes when he saw the shit-eating grin on the vampires face.
The drive to Mike's was short and uneventful to everyone's relief, Mitchell still couldn't shake the feeling that someone had been watching them and he was anxious to solve this new problem, because the longer Anders stayed this way, the more likely they were to get found out.
Ty loudly sighed in relief as he pulled up to the back door to the pub. Mike jumped out and opened the back doors as wide as they'd go before opening the pub door.
"You can back it up Ty." Mike said walking up to the driver's window. With Mikes help Ty got the van as close to the door as he could before putting the brakes on. Mitchell and Olaf had to shove Anders a few times as he'd dozed off on their laps.
"Come on you lump." Mitchell said, shaking his lions' shoulder. With a low growl Anders opened his eyes and rolled off to look at Mitchell expectantly.
"Sheesh he's like a sauna!" Olaf grumbled as he dried his sweaty palms. Mitchell grinned as he moved to the back of the van, tangling his fingers in Anders fur on his way past and tugging the cat after him. Anders leapt down and followed Mitchell into the dark bar, whilst Ty started up the van once Olaf was out and parked it round the front.
"Dawn just text and said she's on her way over but wants to know if we need anything else." Ty announced as he strolled into the bar blinking as the lights flickered on. Anders was currently pacing around the bar sniffing at everything he passed, Mitchell had found a seat at one of the booths where, unbeknownst to Ty he could see everyone without anything blocking his view, Axl was seated at the bar, a beer already in his hand and watching Anders with interest, Olaf was behind the bar rooting through the alcohol supplies and Mike was coming down the stairs with a laptop in one hand and his cell in the other, he glanced at Anders before taking a seat, occasionally checking on him as he finished his text making sure his brother hadn't damaged anything and powered up his laptop.
Ty watched in fascination as Anders completed a lap before padding over towards the bathrooms. When he found he couldn't get through the door he let out a whine, looking at Mitchell then back to the door. Mitchell arched an eyebrow at Ty who happened to be opposite him before shrugging and moving to let Anders through the toilet door, following him inside.
"Ok," Mike said as both vampire and cat left the room "I've text the Goddesses and told them they need to get here ASAP. I haven't told them why, only that it was urgent."
"Well in that case I'll get Dawn to stop by mine and pick Ingrid up." Ty said, already pulling his phone out.
"What should we do in the meantime?" Axl asked, "We can't really keep him here now can we? We have no idea how long this will last and as you said this will get too claustrophobic for him."
"Well I was thinking about that on the way over. There are a couple of hunting areas around, the closest one is in Waikato, about a three and a half hour drive from here. I'm thinking we take him there, go on a camping trip of sorts whilst we figure it out. It should be closed at the moment so hopefully we'll be alone."
"You know grandpa when you're not stoned your actually pretty smart." Mike said as he opened his web browser.
"Thank you, all great ideas are born from somebody you know." Olaf responded cheerfully making Mike roll his eyes.
Ty and Axl laughed, and their laughter was soon joined by Mitchell's who followed Anders out of the bathroom. "What's so funny?" Ty asked, watching his friend and feral brother curiously.
"Well if we the leave toilet door open slightly, enough for Anders to get in and out of then Mike won't really need to worry about any mess. Turns out other people using the head made Anders go all territorial in there, he's got pretty good aim too." Mitchell snickered at the expressions on the Johnsons faces. "What are you lot surprised about? The fact that he relieved himself in a decent place or the fact that you forgot this was just another basic requirement, one that he resolved for you by himself?"
"Both?" Axl asked embarrassed.
Mitchell shook his head. It was typical of Mike and Axl, he knew, they always underestimated and abused Anders when he was human so why not when he was an animal too? "What were you all talking about?" he asked instead, knowing that now was not the time to voice these thoughts, but he certainly would be doing it once Anders was back to normal.
"We were discussing what to do about Anders," Ty said, ignoring the annoyed look that Mike shot him.
"What do you mean 'what you're going to do?'" Mitchell asked immediately, his eyes narrowing as he placed a protective hand on Anders back.
"He can't stay here Mitchell, it will be too unnatural for him and keeping a lion in the middle of the city is too risky, especially if he tries to make another break for it. We're thinking about going camping at a hunting reserve, they're closed this time of the year so there won't be anyone else around and he can hunt for food himself. Mike's called in the Goddesses so with their help we can hopefully figure out what caused this and how to reverse it faster."
Mitchell nodded, the logic was sound but he wasn't comfortable with having so many people know about Anders, in his eyes more people meant more danger for his lover, and he knew that if any of them put Anders in danger or tried to take him from him then he wouldn't hesitate to protect what was his.
Ty seemed to sense Mitchell's train of thought. "We want to help him Mitch, really. I know you don't trust Mike or Axl, but trust me ok? We'll fix this." he added softly.
The vampire nodded and ran a hand through Anders mane, wanting physical reassurance but for what he wasn't sure. Anders moved forwards a few paces before flopping down in the middle of the room. He rolled onto his back and was lying so his head was closest to Mitchell, tilting his head back so he was looking at Mitchell upside down and reached a paw out, batting at nothing and letting out a whine.
"Belly rub?" Olaf asked with a grin as Mitchell made his way to the prone lion. He looked at Ty and Olaf before crouching down and scratching Anders stomach. Anders let out a loud purr before wrapping his paw around Mitchell and pulling him to his chest, causing the vampire to let out a surprised yelp as he landed on top of Anders. He struggled to get up but found himself pinned, Anders purring contently before he started licking Mitchell's face.
"Ah! Ow Anders ow ew stop it!" Mitchell groaned trying to push Anders mouth to the side, trying to stop the sandpaperish tongue from tearing his face. Anders seemed to have decided to change tactic as he latched onto Mitchell's arm, tugging the vampire further up his body before dropping his arm and rolling, throwing Mitchell to the ground and following the now sprawled out vampire to head butt his face, purring all the while before flopping on top of him, looking unbelievably smug. Mitchell could only stare at his lion in shock, before a wicked grin split his face when he latched on to what Anders wanted.
"You want to fight you monster? Well lets fight!" he twisted and squirmed, trying dislodge his boyfriend before huffing and using his supernatural strength to buck Anders up long enough to roll out from underneath him. Anders quickly got to his feet, sensing the change flicking his tail playfully. Mitchell pounced on him and grabbed him in a loose headlock, which he tried to shake off, unsuccessfully, so he did the next best thing, he dropped and rolled to the side breaking the hold and ran to the other end of the bar, Mitchell letting out a shout of indignation before chasing after him.
The Johnson clan watched the game of cat and mouse (or vampire in this case) with amusement, Mike wincing when Anders leapt onto a table and off the other side, wood splinters flying off from the gouges left by his claws. Mitchell hid behind a booth and Anders turning around when he noticed he wasn't being followed. He crept back the way he came, flanks rippling as he moved silently across the bar. Axl had pulled his phone out at the start of the game and now had it trained on his older brother with baited breath. Anders stopped not too far from the booth Mitchell was hiding behind, his tail twitching as he picked up on the vampires scent. He turned to the right and crept silently up onto the seat, moving onto the top of the booth and looking down at Mitchell who was waiting for him to appear at the side.
Mitchell froze when he saw the grins aimed at him and smelt his lions scent closer than it should've been. Mitchell looked up and grinned. "You cheeky shit!" he yelped before Anders jumped down onto him.
Just then the door to the bar swung open and Dawn, Ingrid, Michele and Stacey all walked in, Dawn and Ingrid laden with plastic bags. Ty moved towards Anders and Mitchell who were still hidden behind the booth.
"Dawn and the Goddesses are here," Ty whispered "keep him quiet until we tell you to bring him out."
Mitchell nodded as he wrapped his arms around the cats' neck and held his face close to his chest. To his relief it seemed that Anders knew the atmosphere had changed again and was now content to sit quietly with his head in Mitchell's lap purring softly. Ty looked fondly at the two before leaning against the booth casually, blocking any possible view of his brother. Mike and Olaf relieved the two women of their bags and unpacked them on the bar.
"Wow Dawn there's heaps of meat here!" Olaf said impressed as he piled up the meat parcels.
"Yeah well the butcher gave me a good deal for it all, also asked about a potential contract with us so I came away with more than what I thought I would."
"For fucks sakes can we cut the crap?!" Michele butted in with a glare. "Might I remind you Mike that I should be at work right now, I can stay for about 20 minutes before I have to get back. You said there was an urgent matter and if it's about the price of meat then I'm outta here."
"Sorry Michele." Mike said giving her a kiss on the cheek. "Ok the reason I called you here is something has happened to Anders..."
"Did the little prick get himself shot did he?" Michele asked hopefully.
A growl reverberated around the bar making the Goddesses look around confused, whilst Ty glared at Michele. Said Goddess suddenly paled when a lion stalked out from behind one of the booths, low to the ground with his hackles raised and his teeth bared.
"What the hell is a lion doing here Mike?!" Michele hissed at her boyfriend, terrified as the cat stalked towards her.
"I'd watch what you say about my boyfriend you bitch!" Mitchell hissed as he followed Anders, glaring daggers at the Goddess and ignoring everyone else in the room.
"Anders," Ty called warningly. "Mitchell! Stop him would you?" he asked urgently when Anders didn't even twitch when Ty called his name, so focused he was on his prey.
Mike stepped in front of Michele with wide eyes, knowing the shield he was offering was of no use, especially as Anders hadn't shown any love towards him since the change.
Mitchell continued glaring at Michele as he strode forwards and grabbed Anders mane tugging him backwards.
"It's ok babe, just ignore her." Mitchell said soothingly as he pulled Anders further away, the others visibly relaxing now that there wouldn't be a confrontation. When Mitchell was happy with the distance he sat down and pulled Anders to him so that the cat ended up lying partially in his lap, allowing him to nuzzle into Anders neck and keep him restrained.
Mike cleared his throat. "So yeah, this is the problem and it's a problem we don't know how to fix. We kinda figured it was a lesson-needs-learning thing, but who the lesson is for we have no idea, and as you can see keeping him around like this is too difficult, he's already tried to make a break for it."
"Oh Anders," Dawn said shaking her head "what do we do?" she asked as she started unwrapping some of the meat and putting it onto a platter she'd grabbed from Ty's.
"Well we found a hunting reserve that's closed right now and not too far from here that we're going to take him to, means he's not cooped up or in danger of getting found out. Then we'll figure out where to go from there, we'll probably camp there for a while." Olaf answered as they all watched Dawn walk over to Anders and place the platter of meat near him. Anders, who had been purring happily in Mitchell's lap lifted his head and sniffed at the air, his nose guiding him to the platter nearby. He rolled off Mitchell and padded over, sniffing at the meat before letting out a soft chuff at Dawn before digging in.
"Oh dear. This is bad, this is very bad!" Ingrid mused worriedly.
Mitchell's attention snapped to the oracle. "Who're you exactly?"
"I'm Ingrid, and the Goddess Snotra. I'm an oracle, like Olaf."
"And more reliable," Ty murmured off-handedly.
"You wound me Tyrone." Olaf said looking slightly offended.
"Oh ok I know who you are, Ty said you're living with him at the moment." Mitchell replied with a smile. He knew out of all the Goddesses Ingrid was Ty's favourite, and she was also the most compassionate. So if she was saying that something about this was bad he knew he should listen. "Why is this bad Ingrid?" he asked kindly, praying it was in fact the opposite.
"Did Olaf tell you about the last time this happened?"
"The guy who turned into a raven and died at sea?"
"Yes him. You know why he died right?"
Mike raised a brow at her. "Olaf just said he changed back over the sea."
Ingrid sighed and shook her head. "Well from what we understand from the knowledge that has been passed down to us is that the smaller the animal, the quicker they lose themselves to the creature they are. It was believed that if the lesson wasn't learnt in a certain amount of time they'd become lost forever. Now the boy who'd changed, Máni the God of the Moon, he ended up a raven for several weeks, when it should have only lasted about three days. Of course when his siblings figured out what the lesson was he was no longer who he once was, however he somehow he managed to fight back and change into himself. There was an Ullr in their family who had been tracking him, he sensed him change back a thousand feet above the ocean, and well, we all know there was no way he would have survived that."
Mitchell shook his head. He didn't care about the rest of the story; however there was one part that stuck with him. "You said that those who change have a time frame. If raven-boy had three days, how long will Anders have?"
Ingrid looked at Olaf who was looking considerably paler than before, and remembering more of the story as Ingrid told it. "If we're lucky…" She said slowly, her brow creased slightly as she tried to work out their time frame, "we'll have at least a week. However it was rumoured that the more we indulge their wild nature, the quicker they disappear."
Absolute silence met this final revelation.
"So," Mitchell swallowed "if we don't solve this in the next week, I could lose him? And if we take him somewhere where he can roam around and be free, we're cutting into his time?"
"I'm afraid so. Unfortunately we don't have much of a choice where Anders is concerned; he didn't change into a creature that would be inconspicuous if seen outside. Olaf is right; the hunting reserve is the safest option for him."
Mitchell, Dawn and the Johnsons watched Anders in horror as he looked up at them, licking his lips before he let out a huge yawn and wandered over to Dawn, sitting next to her and putting his head under her hand so she could give him a scratch.
"I can't lose him." Mitchell whispered, feeling as though he had been stabbed.
"We won't Mitch, I promise. We'll figure it out." Ty said, placing a firm hand on his friends shoulder.
"Alright, we're taking him to the forest, pack your bags boys and make sure you pack enough for a week." Mike said.
"I'll go to the supermarket and buy you food. I'd come with you if I thought I'd make a difference, but Anders had five meetings with clients set up and I can't abandon them, we're still a business after all." Dawn said as she pulled out her phone to start making a list.
Ty kissed her on the cheek. "You're amazing Dawn, if you put it on the company card we'll all transfer our money over later."
"What time are we leaving?" Mitchell asked as he went and pulled Anders to him so Dawn could leave.
"Us, not you. You're not welcome Mitchell." Mike said looking at his phone.
Mitchell laughed, before stopping and glaring at Mike when he the God just looked at him. "Excuse me?"
"You heard me. You're not welcome to join us."
Everyone had frozen, and no one made a sound as they looked between the God and the vampire.
"Mike..." Ty said warningly. He wanted to strangle Mike, why did his brother have to be so stupid? Could he not see this ending in violence if he didn't back down?
"No Ty, we don't know anything about this guy, other than he's a monster and probably violent towards our brother. I will not have him come with us, and as soon as this is over I will be making damn sure he doesn't go near Anders again."
"Oh God..." Ty and Dawn moaned quietly, knowing that whatever happened now was not going to end well.
Mitchell's eyes snapped to black and his fangs extended, a loud growl ripping from his throat. "How dare you," he hissed "how dare you accuse me of hurting him! I love Anders and he loves me! I've never raised a hand to hurt him which is more than can be said for you, or have you somehow forgotten all the times you've used him as a punching bag?" He wrapped a protective arm around Anders who was at his side growling loudly, glaring at Mike with pure hate on his handsome face.
"I'm only going to say this once. Don't you DARE come near Anders again, ever, unless I give you direct permission. As of this moment, in fact as of last night, you lost the right to claim him as your brother. The only Johnson's allowed near him are Ty and Olaf."
"What about me?" Axl asked angrily, he was really beginning to dislike this Mitchell character, after all who did he think he was, banning Mike from coming near his own brother?
"Same applies to you as your dear Mikkal, little God." Mitchell sneered "you've never cared about Anders, so why would you start now? Now I'm going to go back to the apartment and pack what I need, as well as something for Anders when he turns back. If I come back and find anyone but Dawn, Ty or Olaf has so much as even looked at him, then I'll show you exactly what a vampire can do. And just so you know the ONLY reason I haven't torn you in half is no matter how much you lot have hurt him, he'd never forgive me for killing you no matter how tempting it is."
Mitchell grabbed onto Anders fur and tugged him over to a table where he nudged him to jump onto it. Anders circled on it to get comfortable before flopping down, resting his head on his paws to watch the others.
Dawn swallowed, trying to calm her racing heart from the fear Mitchell had instilled in her. He was one of her closest friends, and she'd known almost right from the start what he was, but this was the first time he'd changed in front of her where he wasn;t just showing what he was, and she couldn't deny she was for the moment slightly scared of him.
"I think I'll just stay here," Ty said wrapping an arm around Dawns waist. "Can you pack my stuff for me love?"
"Sure, I'll go do that before the shopping. I'll see you soon." She replied shakily, kissing his cheek before hurrying out the door.
"Right, I suggest we meet back here say, in an hour? We need to get out of here soon if we want to be there before lunch." Olaf said as he rubbed his hands together.
"Whose car should we take?" Ty asked, "Because whose ever it is should probably pick everyone else up."
"Well we're going to need a 4 wheel drive as they're the only ones big enough and only Mike and Anders own a 4x4." Olaf said as he grabbed his keys from the counter.
"We'll take ours," Mitchell said, "Mike's doesn't have a boot and can't fit everyone. I'll pick you and Axl up before we come here and get Anders, Ty and Mike last. Pack as little as possible, I've got to get the tent, packs and sleeping bags in, plus Anders will take up some room."
"I've got a trailer out back we can take, that'll make it easier for us." Mike offered, not wanting to anger the vampire any further. Besides he knew Anders would take up most of the room in the boot and he knew that packing for a week with food included would make for a lot of bulky bags.
"Alright then we'll use that. Mitch, you take my van back to yours and we'll see you, Olaf and Axl here in an hour, Michele, Ingrid and Stacey, we don't need your help right now but keep your eyes and ears open for anything suspicious that could be related to this ok?" Ty said taking charge as he sat down next to Anders.
"Alright" Mitchell said "see you then."