Chapter 7: The Last Stand Of A Hero
A week later and Sam and his family were joining the Hummel-Hudson house hold for dinner, Finn was moving back into his parents house and Sam and a few of their pack mates were helping Finn move everything back into the house. Sam had shown up in his favourite car rather than his practical car, which Finn took full advantage of for the short drive to the house. Carole was currently cooking a large dinner for them all. She had been surprised by how much stuff Finn had collected while he had been at the Evans house. How much more stuff he had gained, she knew that the Evans would of course take care of her boy. She did however feel a little sorry for Kurt who Burt had been very strict on what Sam could spend on his boyfriend, while Finn got a small fortune spent on him.
"So okay everything is in here, now we just need to get a car sorted out for him." James said to Sam who nodded his head.
"Yeah he can't drive around in that rust bucket of his when the rest of the pack drives round in what we do." Oliver said as he entered the bedroom. "Kind of pokey but smells like home." Oliver said Sam and James laughed. "How is it that Kurt got the bigger room?" Oliver asked.
"Its his house." Finn said to them. "And I don't need a car." Finn added.
"No he does not need a car." Carole said as she came into the room glaring at the three blonds in the room. Sam snickered as he left the room raising his hands in surrender. James and Oliver looked like deer's caught in the headlights. They could hear his laughter as he headed down the stairs and towards the rest of the family. Kurt met him at the bottom of the stairs.
"What is the laughing about?" Kurt asked.
"Carole said no to a new car." Sam said to him. "Not that I am at all surprised by this, James and Oliver are most likely get a mouthful from Carole about it." Sam informed him Kurt laughed. "I had nothing to do with airing that suggestion but if Finn gets a car for Christmas from one of the pack members I wouldn't be at all surprised." Sam said to him Kurt laughed.
"And what about me?" Kurt asked.
"Oh you get driven around like a princess by me." Sam said to him Kurt smiled at him.
"Sam you didn't tell me you were such a cute baby." Kurt said to him as they entered the kitchen. "You were all pudgey." Kurt said to him.
"I thought I burned those." Sam said to his mother.
"I had copies." His mother said to him which caused him to groan. "You won't be able to destroy them all." His mother added as Burt walked over to him. His hand shot out to touch the boys ear tips and Sam had to resist the urge to slap the man's hand away. Way to be intrusive and rude he thought to himself but he wasn't all that shocked.
"You can actually feel the scars." Burt said as Sam swatted his hand away from his ear. "Sorry Sam." Burt said with a blush.
"Next time just ask." Sam said with a shake of his head. "That was rude." He muttered as he sat down at the kitchen table. His mother and father caught sight of the slight blush on Sam's face not to mention the readjustment of his jeans to become comfortable once more. His mother giggled like some of his race his ears were very sensitive and seemed to be hooked up to his groin.
James Oliver and Finn entered the kitchen just then to save Sam further embarrassment, though Kurt seemed to take not of what was hot wired to what on Sam's body for later use.
"So these are the other teens in the pack?" Burt asked Sam.
"No they are two of five of us now." Sam said to him. "There are some younger than us, and the rest are of course are older than us." Sam said to him.
"And they are to you?" Carole asked.
"James is my Uncle Harrison's youngest son, Oliver is my Aunt Mary's eldest son." Sam said to her.
"And you are your fathers eldest child." Burt said to him Sam gave him a nod.
"Pretty much, I actually have an uncle who is younger than me by some way." Sam said to him.
"Our uncle Joey." Oliver said to her. "Just don't let him know we call him that, he doesn't like being called anything other than Joe or Joseph." Oliver told them. "When you guys come to our BBQ next weekend your meet him." Oliver said to them.
"We hadn't actually asked that of them yet." His mother said to her nephew.
"We would like for you to come to the family BBQ next weekend, now that you are part of the family. I think its time that you meet every one." His father said to Carole and Burt. "It will be a large get together with the ruling pack and our father pack if you like, so you can expect to meet a lot of our family and by extension Finn's new family." His father said to them.
"Sounds good to me, when are you planning on this happening?" Burt asked.
"Saturday, Finn will be able to stay beyond that as it falls on the same day as our usual pack meeting." His mother informed them. "The two packs get together every three or so months for one big pack meet which is usually started off by a BBQ at one of the houses." She told them.
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"So when will Kurt become one of you?" Burt asked Sam later that night. The two of them were out on the porch while the rest of their families were in the house.
"When he asks me to join our pack." Sam said to him. "It will be his choice to join us, not mine." Sam said to him. "This isn't about being forced into something that he didn't want to do Burt, he'll join only when he decides he is ready." Sam said to the man who nodded his agreement. "I hope it will be soon, not being able to hear his thoughts and know what he is thinking on instinct is disconcerting." Sam said to him.
"Not as annoying as Finns though?" Burt asked.
"Finn isn't as stupid as he seems to let people think he is." Sam said to him. "Dopey and a dufus definitely." Sam added the man laughed.
"Finn really doesn't need a car, it would raise suspicions." Burt said to him.
"Yes which is why he won't be getting one until we are ready to leave town after graduation." Sam said to him.
"Will we see any of you again after that?" Burt asked Sam snorted his amusement clear.
"Do you really think I could get Kurt never to come back here?" Sam asked the man. "We'll be back for visits plenty enough, after all our kids are going to need their other grandparents you know." Sam said to him the man did smile at this. "You should know that I love Kurt and while I can't promise that harm won't come to him, I can promise that I will step in between him and danger when ever and where ever I can." Sam said to him.
"That kind of devotion scares me at your age." Burt said to him.
"I can't help it, when I saw him for the first time, it was like the axis of the earth shifted for me at that moment. No other guy or girl could turn my head, when he smiles he makes my world quake and when I kiss him its like well its earth shattering." Sam said to him with a smile. "Your son is going to live a happy and very long life Burt, he will have all that he wants and so much more. He won't have a normal life, I can't give him that. Not when we do what we do, but when I retire as alpha of that pack long after you and your wife are gone from this world, he will be able to live any and all dreams he wants." Sam said to him Burt smiled brightly at him.
"That's all a man can ask for his son." Burt said to him.
"That's what my dad says." Sam said to him. "Of course Stacey is his princess." Sam said to him. "Girls are a world apart from boys when it comes to their fathers eyes." Sam told him the man laughed.
"You are probably right." Burt said to him.
"Never wanted any children after Kurt?" Sam asked him.
"We did, it wasn't for lack of trying." Burt said to him Sam nodded. "After Kurt it was like we were cursed." Burt said to him. "Elizabeth had two miscarriages before the third child finally killed her, she was almost full term when she started bleeding internally. Kurt found her on the floor of the house we lived in at the time. By the time the medics got to her she had been dead for four or so hours." Burt told him Sam shook his head. "Even if they had got to her in time, it would have been to late to save the baby, a little boy we named him Jacob." Burt said.
"I'm sorry. It doesn't matter how many times I've dealt with death in my life and its far more times than I like to think about it never gets easier." Sam said to him with a shake of his head. "I can't protect Kurt from that side of our lifestyle, I want to you know." Sam said to him.
"I know, you just take care of my boy and you don't have sex with him until he tells you he is ready." Burt said to him. "I can't stop him from being happy and being happy is being with you in his case. So no objections, though you will abide by our rules in this house and you will abide by your parents rules in their house. And under no circumstances are you to get my son pregnant before you graduate." Burt said to him Sam laughed.
"I don't really want children until after college, so I will do my best to keep that deal with you." Sam said to him Burt nodded.
"Thank you Sam." Burt said to him. "What are your plans after high school?" Burt asked him.
"Besides keeping up with the family business?" Sam asked him Burt scowled. "I kind of want to be a doctor or a lawyer." Sam said to him. "It will be a lot harder for all of us since we move around a lot." Sam said to him.
"What happens to the houses you live in after you leave?" Burt asked.
"We sell them of as soon as we can in some cases we keep the rest. If we ever have to come back here its always helpful to have a house or two. Plus if we ever need a safe house for one of the pack while there is heat on them from the police we send them to the house or we use the Fae realm." Sam said to him with a grin on his face.
"So you get heat from the police?" Burt asked.
"Not recently but we have had in the past." Sam said to him. "It dies down after a while or we stage an apparent death of the pack member and then create a new identity for them so they can continue their work." Sam admitted.
"So you guys are basically the worst serial killers in the history of the United States of America." Burt said to him.
"I guess you could say that yes, but when you consider the good that we do it equals itself out. I won't lose sleep over the people I have killed Burt, all of them have deserved to die for the crimes that they have committed. Since we can shift at will and we don't need a full moon to change, no police officer could catch a killer who is a werewolf and no prison could hold them." Sam said to him. "Not in this realm anyway." Sam said to him. "So someone has to protect people like you from people like us who would kill you without a second thought." Sam said to him.
"How many people have you killed Sam?" Burt asked.
"People none, wolves sixteen. I don't kill in Human form I wait until they are werewolves." Sam said to him.
"And you have never killed a child?" Burt asked Sam shook his head resisting the urge to bite the mans head off.
"Orphaned wolves from the age of 1 or younger to 12 or thirteen we find homes for with other packs sometimes even older than that. Usually speaking though teens past thirteen have already learned their parents traits, so we send them to the Fae realm for mental reconditioning. Its not a pleasant procedure but if they are to far gone we have no choice unless we wish to kill them which is not an option unless they are Ted Bundy." Sam said to him.
"Someone like that was a wolf?" Burt asked.
"No just a plain old serial killer." Sam said to him Burt laughed at this.
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The next day the Hummels and Hudsons were coming over for dinner and Sam had also invited Blaine to dinner after talking to his mom. He knew his mother was keen on sharing some of their heritage with Blaine, his parents had declined the invitation as they had had to work today but said that Blaine should go. Sam welcome Blaine at the door and hugged the boy, "Hey welcome to the Evans hell hole." Sam said to him Blaine laughed at this.
"Sam be nice to the guest." His father said to him.
"Blaine this is my dad Kyle Evans, my mom is floating about here somewhere. Kurt and Finn are also here with there parents, did you bring a pair of shorts?" Sam asked him Blaine nodded. "Excellent, then we can all use the pool and hot tub." Sam said to him Blaine smiled at this.
"Mom, Blaine is here." Sam called into the house a blond woman appeared at the far end of the entrance hall.
"Hello Blaine, I am Sarah, Sam's mom. Sam has told me about your situation, I was able to do some research if you would like to know about your birth parents." His mother said to him. "I was cooking some cookies in the kitchen if you would like to join me or maybe after dinner if you would like to stay at the house." Sarah said to him.
"I'd like that but I think I'll hang out with the guys until dinner." Blaine said to her.
"Of course, Sam why don't you take Blaine to a room where he can change. I believe that your cousins, Finn Burt and Kurt are already in the pool." Sarah said to them. "In Burt's case I think his just dipping his feet in it, Carole and I are in the kitchen taking care of the food your father is out dealing with pack business." Sarah said to him.
"Thanks mom." Sam said to her.
"Your mom is pretty cool." Blaine said to him.
"She has her moments." Sam said to him as he lead the way upstairs. "You can change in my room it's a little further away but there is a second stair case at the back of the house which is closer to my bedroom anyway." Sam said to him.
"Cousins?" Blaine asked.
"Oliver and James are my age, Jackson is five years older than us." Sam said to him. "They are my uncles and aunts children." Sam said to him. "All wolves so if we get into rough housing you and Kurt get the hell out of the way and you stay out of the way." Sam said to him Blaine nodded his head in understanding. "I don't want your getting hurt on my conscience." Sam said to him Blaine nodded. "With five wolves and two norms you'd get mullered in our idea of rough housing." Sam said to him.
"That bad huh?" Blaine asked Sam nodded as they entered his bedroom. "Jesus this is huge, I thought my house was big and my room was big but this is a whole different level Sam." Blaine said to him Sam laughed.
"If your in my family you get used to it." Sam said to him. "I'm going to get changed in my wardrobe, you can get changed in here." Sam explained to him.
"Your wardrobe is that big?" Blaine asked.
"Yeah it used to be another bedroom to the house until it was converted for my use." Sam said to him Blaine's eyes bugged. "There is nothing about this house which is normal Blaine its something that I am afraid you will just have to get used to." Sam said to him. "After tonight I think you might come back here regularly." Sam informed him.
"Probably." Blaine said to him as Sam entered his wardrobe. "Sam how did you know what I was?" Blaine asked. "Really." He added.
"Well your ears gave it away, but I can also see aura's I have been able to since I was very young." Sam said to him with a grin on his face. "Its not a power from my heritage, its just the way things are. Your aura has this golden tinge to it, its kind of beautiful but a Human doesn't get that kind of tinge unless they are Albus Dumbledore or mother Teressa." Sam said to him Blaine giggled. "I could see your ears, and I could see your aura I worked out the rest for myself." Sam said to him.
"Your mom do you think she can tell me a lot about my family?" Kurt asked.
"She wouldn't have said anything if she wasn't able to dig up what happened to your parents at least. She doesn't like to give false hope to people, so if she said she has some stuff to tell you then she has." Sam said to him. "But you should know that your parents being part of the royal guard, that would have been a huge deal Blaine it would have been a huge honour for them. If your parents died in battle during the troll wars, they would have been among the honoured dead. Your being sent to live with Humans wouldn't have been a punishment, the likely hood is that your family was all dead and so the best place for you were with people who knew about our world." Sam said to him.
"So they might be good people." Blaine said to him.
"Almost certainly." Sam said to him as he came out of his wardrobe dressed in a pair of black shorts with SE in gold letters on the bottom of the right leg.
"You have your name stitched into a pair of shorts really." Blaine said with a shake of his head.
"Yeah sorry about that, I think its just a vanity thing." Sam said to him Blaine laughed. "Okay the pool is heated you so you don't need to worry about your junk shrivelling up and dying or your nipples being as hard as bullets." Sam said to him Blaine was laughing out right now as they headed down the stairs bare footed.
They reached the pool a couple of minutes later, the guys were having a game of water polo with his brother and sister playing as well. Kurt looked up as they approached and smiled at them, Sam dove into the deep end with a large splash which doused Oliver in water.
"Hey you great lout." Oliver growled as Sam's head broke the surface next to Kurt Blaine dropped into the water. "Was that really necessary?" Oliver asked.
"Maybe not but you were wet anyway." Sam said to him.
"So hey Blaine you know the dweebs already, Stevie and Stacey. These are my cousins Oliver." Sam said pointing them out. "That is James and the broody one is Jackson." Sam said to Blaine. "Don't mind him his like this all the time." Sam added at the scowl on Jackson's face.
"Sam shut up and play." Jackson said tossing the ball at Sam's head who didn't have time to get out of the way of it so it hit him on the nose.
"Ow damn it." Sam growled at the man. "Do that again Jackson and your be laid up for a month." Sam said to him as he threw the ball back hard at Jackson. "Remember we have a couple of regular people in this game asshole." Sam added when Jackson caught the ball. "And a couple of small children." Sam added.
"Point taken, damn your throwing arm as improved." Jackson said to him. "So what's the story with the hobbit?" Jackson asked Blaine growled. "Feisty I like him." Jackson said. "I bet you're a real screamer between the sheets." Jackson said as James slapped him about the head.
"Thanks James." Sam said to his cousin.
"I'm Fae or half Fae." Blaine said to him.
"Oh you're the kid that aunt Sarah was talking about." Jackson said to him. "Nice to meet you Blaine." Jackson said with a big smile on his face.
"So why the big family get together?" Blaine asked.
"Jackson's parents had to go out of town for a few days so did Oliver's and James's family. It was to do with family business so they are all staying here until their parents get back. Though Jackson is part of the pack and old enough not to be in high school. He like us are not allowed on the hunt unless the whole pack is involved. Until we are twenty five and basically fully grown, we aren't allowed to hunt in smaller groups its to dangerous." Sam said to Blaine.
"That sucks for you." Blaine said to Jackson who grinned.
"You have no idea, two more years and I will join them properly." Jackson said to Blaine.
"Can we change the subject from death please." Burt snapped at them.
"Sorry Burt old habits die hard right Sam." Jackson said Sam smiled and nodded.
"Sorry Burt." Sam said to him.
"There are two small children in this pool and what your discussing is not appropriate around them." Burt said to them.
"When they are wolves they hear everything Burt." Sam said to him.
"That doesn't mean they should hear it when they are Human Sam." Burt said to him with a glare.
"You know I think he could give your dad a run for his money." Oliver said to him. "Or my mom for that matter." Oliver pointed out.
"Stevie, Stacey the cookie dough bowl is ready for you." His mother called to her youngest children who were suddenly in a rush to get out of the pool. "You boys dinner will be ready in an hour, try not to wear Blaine out and play at normal speeds would you." She said to them. "Blaine I have spoken to your mother, she is fine with you staying over tonight. Your be staying in the room opposite Sam's." She said to Blaine who nodded.
"Do you have any idea what she meant by Fae delicacies?" Burt asked.
"I do, are you sure you want to know?" Sam asked him.
"I am going to eat it." Burt said to him.
"My favourite dish from back home is dragon steaks I believe tonight's are Greystone Blues." Sam said to him. "Completely edible by humans, they look like normal beef steaks, think of the best steak you have ever had and times it by ten." Sam said to him.
"We couldn't just have steak from a cow?" Burt asked.
"Its fine Burt, we brought sirloin for you and Carole and Finn just in case you didn't want to try this." His father said to Burt.
"No way I want to try dragon." Finn said to him.
"And I am willing to try it once." Kurt said to him as Sam swam over to Kurt and wrapped his arms around the petit boy.
"You will love it, have I ever lead you astray with my food choices?" Sam asked him Kurt shook his head. "Its gorgeous served rare it is melt in your mouth good, served well done its still as good as any sirloin you have ever had." Sam said to him with a smile on his face.
"I suppose I can try this." Burt said. "Though I will have mine well done." He added.
"Carole has said like wise. Desserts are like wise amazing when Sarah makes them. Blaine you are in for one hell of a treat." His father said to Burt and Blaine. "My wife is an amazing cook and has banned any one else in this house from cooking in her kitchen." His father said to him with a grin on his face.
"That and you gave us food poisoning when you last tried to cook." Sam said to his dad his dad was laughing his ass off at this point. "Burt why don't you join me for a drink in my study, I am sure you still have a lot of questions you would like answered about my family and what Kurt will be joining." His father said to him.
"Sure we can leave the kids to their game." Burt said getting to his feet.
Sam watched the men leave before spinning Kurt round, "Now I can have my wicked way with you right here." Sam said to him with a grin Kurt pushed him away. "I was so planning on having my wicked way with you. The boys won't mind well maybe Blaine would but the rest not so much." Sam said to Kurt while the others snickered.
"Get your head out of the gutter Evans." Kurt growled.
"But it likes to be there." Sam said to him smiling at Kurt.
"Can we play again or are we watching a mating ritual?" Blaine asked causing both boys in question to blush.
"Sure thing, you need to get your ass kicked by me." Sam said to him playfully.
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Sarah found Blaine in the gym room with the guys after Burt and Carole had left for the night leaving their boys at the Evans house. "Blaine do you want to come with me." Sarah said to him Sam looked up at Blaine and gave him a grin.
"Mom doesn't bite." Sam said to him. "Not unless she is asked to nicely." Sam added.
"Sure, can Sam and Kurt join us?" Blaine asked.
"Sure if that's what you want." His mom said to Blaine.
Once they were sat in the library on the second floor which Sam often referred to the serious library this was where the powerful and dangerous books were kept. This was where they came when they wanted to find something to kill someone with if they didn't want to get close enough for hand to hand combat with said someone. It had never happened while Sam had been an active part of the pack, but he knew it had been used in the past.
"I have been in contact with the royal court, looking for your record. There are very few children from that war that went to the normal world. You were among four, once I was able to find out whether your parents had always been in this area of the world it left just one possibility." His mother told Blaine. "Would you like to know your birth name?" She asked him.
"Yes please." Blaine asked.
"You were born Skylar Emmett Egden." She said to him. "Your mother was Human like you were told but your father was a full blooded Fae." She said to him. "Your father was head of the Kings personal guard during the troll wars." She said to him.
"How did they die?" Blaine asked.
"Your mother was in a part of the palace that was hit by mortar volleys. As your fathers wife she was able to live with him in the palace. You were a year old on the day of the attack, a maid who had seen your mother die retrieved you from their rooms and took you to the fall out shelter beneath the palace where the non combatants would be safe." Sarah explained to Blaine. "Your father was with the king when the attack reached the throne room six hours later, the fight was going badly so your father ordered the kings retreat. Him and a colonel of his stayed back to buy the king time to get out and allow the second wave of defence to get into position. Your father is the reason why the king is still alive today, he died so that you and every body else in the palace could live." Sarah explained Sam smiled Blaine looked lost.
"Your dad died a hero Blaine, he died doing a job he loved and he died so you could live." Sam said to him Blaine nodded numbly.
"Your father was given the highest honour that a member of the guard can be given for his sacrifice." His mother told Blaine. "He is buried in among the honoured dead at the central graveyard in the capital city. You have permission to visit it any time you want, I have the fall accounting here for you to read at your own leisure Blaine." His mother said to him.
"Thank you." Blaine said to her.
"You are most welcome." His mother said to him. "You should know that you were not exiled Blaine this was in no way a punishment for you or your parents. After the war we had so many dead, that very few people had the ability to take in an orphan. When you return home if you decide to return home you will be welcomed with open arms." She told him.
"Do I have family there?" Blaine asked.
"No you are the last of your family." She said to him.
"And I am gay so…" Blaine started Sam laughed.
"Blaine you will be able to have as many children as you like, you can get pregnant." Sam said to him. "When you want them children will be a viability for you." He told his friend.
"They won't be ashamed of me then?" He asked.
"No Blaine, gay relationships aren't frowned upon or seen as wrong in our realm." Sam said to him. "Who is going to hurt you anyway you are adorable." Sam added with a grin.
Authors Note:
So hey guys chapter 7 is here. I hope you like it, this chapters title wasn't readily apparent at the start of it. So by the end of it when I had written all that I wanted to, it was obvious that I only had one choice in titles. I am very happy with this chapter, it took me a while to formulate a plan for it and this one is shorter than the last two. Sorry about that, if you thought that they would get longer, then you were clearly mistaken.
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