Isabella 'rose' early in the morning, standing in front of the window with crossed arms. Her scowl glaring at the glass. She did not like it here and she was beginning to question what Peter had in mind of being here at all. But he has never led her astray. All she felt like down was putting him in a straight jacket. She sighed and zipped out the bedroom, shutting the door. Then ran down the stairs and out the front door where the rest of the family was relaxing. They greeted with hugs and a kiss on the cheek from Jasper. Pulling away, she tied her hair in a high ponytail and started stretching.
"Anyone else check out the basement or what was heard from it?" She asked softly.
"I've felt what was down there," Jasper spoke softly, running his hands through his hair. "Is this what we here for Captain?" He asked looking at Peter. Peter sighed and looked up at the sky.
"Major, those people do not deserve what's happening to them. Most are just teenagers who did drugs, had sex, and did things that would make their parents cry. They don't deserve to go like this."
"No," Isaella said darkly. "They don't. They're just children who need a good spanking. But this...this is beyond what they deserve. So if we saving them and bringing them back home with us, so help me god Peter, you better tell me right now so we can leave early and take care of them." She stared at him with her eyebrows raised and one hand on her hip.
"There's 7 of them and 3 are about to be killed tonight, Lil Bit. Either we can take em' now and have one of the teleporters come here and bring them to the hospital back in Forks or we can wait till later and keep the Hewitt's detained while we sneak em' out the same way. Either way, they can be delivered safely."
"I don't really care if they're watching," Maria spoke up, braiding more of Kat's hair after she finished with Charlotte. "Let's get the little ones and leave already. For humans, they rub me the wrong way. And I'm a retired Warlord for crying out loud." She grumbled on, before complaining more in Spanish.
Isabella listened to the movements inside the house upstairs in the bedroom. "Let's wait a little until they're totally relaxed. If they are skittish about us leaving as they were last night, we might have more problems."
Jamie stood by his mother as Envy sat by her feet, listening to the rapid footsteps, the panicked shouts, angry tired shouts, opening and shutting of doors. The family of vampires watched as the bulky, huge man from last night that was wearing the bloody apron run out the front door wielding a chainsaw, grunting and panting in anger before stopping short at seeing he family blink at him silently.
The men got up from their spots and pushed the girls behind them, creating a shield. Isabella grabbed Envy's arm and tugged him towards her and Jasper.
"What are ya' doing freak!? Go find our dinner and bring them back!" Hoyt yelled from behind the man before looking straight at them. Peter told them to put on scared, wary faces to act the part. Isabella and Envy stiffened at the word freak.
Luda Mae pulled the boys back inside, spotting Isabella's glare soon after. She realized she still hasn't apologized to the woman and her family was going to drive them away with that attitude. They needed to be on their good sides to get them to stay.
"Now now, everyone calm down. Tommy, you're scaring the guest, put that thing away. And Hoyt, mind your manners," She hissed. She pushed the boys inside . Isabella picked up Jamie and Jasper had Kat. Slowly, they all walked into the house. Envy looked aggressive more than afraid. His mind settling on the word that he's heard one two many times. 'Freak, freak, freak.' Jasper stared back at Envy with worried eyes. His emotions were flying all over. Isabella turned and looked at Envy, her face twisting to a frown and she reached out, taking his hand in hers. He didn't respond. But his head moved upwards, piercing Hoyt with an icy glare. She felt a sense of parental pride. For a long time, her son has been victim of verbal, mental, and physical torture. Now he looked to be fighting back. Her frown turned to an evil smirk as mirth bubbled in her eyes. Yes, she will get the Envy from the past before his pain ever came and she'd be glad to see others rue the day they messed with her baby.
They sat down on the couches while Luda Mae ran to the kitchen, muttering about breakfast. Envy had his bangs covering his eyes as he sat down by his mother's legs. His once fragile mind mending together piece by piece. He wasn't aware that Peter, Jasper and his mother was watching him closely. His thoughts and memeories flickering in front of his eyes. His brothers and sisters. Lust, Greed, Wrath, Sloth, Pride, Gluttony...all dead. But as he thought about it, he always knew his mother lied to him. He knew Father was dead since his current mother came to rescue him. His eyes remembered the way she broke through his prison, her body covered completely with blood, holding the head of his Father with one hand and his body with the other. She tossed him in flames and she suddenly had his mother by her throat in a vice grip, fangs gleaming. He was staring with awe as she pulled Dante apart piece by piece, spilling more blood on her. When she was done, she turned to him. Her bloody embrace, the way she carried him as she ran with him countries over. Never once breaking stride. Her grip keeping him grounded. He marveled at her grace. She'd taking care of him since. She was in every way, what a mother was suppose to be. He once asked him if his brothers and sisters were there but she said she had not seen them at all and Peter hasn't gotten any read on whether they were actually dead or alive. That had given him hope. The whole time he trained with them, he worked on his magic. He was not living up to his given name because for 5 years he has what he wanted. But his new goal was to see to see if his siblings were dead. His mind was still skeptical but he couldn't shake the feeling that it wasn't true.
They all sat silently around the table. Jasper looked at his mate's son in worry. He hadn't touched one piece of food of his plate. He pushed the eggs around once in a while. His hair covering his eyes still and he slouched. Bells ringing broke the silence and he watched as his mate stood up and briskly walk to her bag, taking out her cellphone. He looked back and rolled his eyes when the humans all leaned in and watched her rapt attention.
"Isabella Whitlock speaking..." He turned his attention back to Envy who was now blankly staring at the wall ahead. Peter suddenly stiffened and snapped his head to Isabella, causing everyone who wasn't watching her do the same. "WHAT?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN JASON WENT BESERK!" She shouted in worry. "Are you sure?! But, I haven't sensed anything" She rubbed her chest. "I want one of the guards to go watch him and report back. I did not send my sons to have something like this happen and whoever is responsible will have to deal with me." A short pause. "Check on Michael for me as well...Yes...Of Course...Bye." Isabella dropped the phone back to her bag and groaned in misery.
Isabella searched for her connections and pulled at them sharply, making sure that her boys were anchored to her completely. Rubbing her face tiredly, she pinched the bridge of her nose and willed the possible headache away. If she could've adopted them, this would have not been happening at all. But she could not.
Turning to her family, she stared at no one with her pitch black eyes. "We have to go home, I need to check on my sons. I need to see them.
Maria stood up and cracked her neck. " I suppose it's best we go now. I'd like to also check on my nephews if it's not too much trouble."
"You lot are not going anywhere!" Hoyt shouted bring out a shotgun. Peter held Charlotte and Kat to him. Maria took Jamie in her hold. Envy did not move from his seat. Jasper was by his mate and they all stared at the humans with glares. Once he saw they weren't cowering, he pointed his gun at Envy who still had his blank stare across the wall. Isabella wanted to lunge forward but Jasper shook his head and nodded back to Envy. Envy moved his stare to Hoyt. Thomas suddenly booked it to the basement. Once the door opened, the vampires were blasted with death, decay, blood, salt, and other scents. Luda Mae and Monty backed up. A reeving chainsaw sounded again. "I'll shoot ya boy! And you'll become my dinner."
Envy stared at the human with blank eyes, before a gleam flashed and he stood up slowly. An evil smirk growing. He stood to the same height of the human and he leaned in closer to put his chest against the nozzle of the gun, his smirk growing wider when Hoyt thumped the gun tighter against him. The chainsaw came closer. Envy grabbed the shotgun and leaned in closer. "Do it then, shoot me." He mocked him, his eyes dilating and narrowing. "Unless you're scared." He snickered when the mans face turned red with anger. They had to restrain themselves from lunging at Hoyt. Jasper suddenly stuck his hand out and took hold of the chainsaw that came down towards them. Thomas had the look of surprise when it didn't cut through his hand but crumble into pieces and slowly dumped to the ground. A shot rang out and Envy propelled backwards, his feet holding him as his upper body was flung back. A shout of victory that was soon made into gasp of surprise when Envy righted himself with his trademark grin. A crazed look entered his eyes as he licked his own blood off his cheek. "What? Surprised?" He giggled. The wound pushed the bullet out and closed. "Now where were we?" He took a couple steps forward. And in a flash, his hand was seen coming out of Hoyt's back. A beating heart in his grasp. He grinned widely and leaned closer to the dying man. Screams and shouts of horror vibrated in the house.
"You're just like that little freak downstairs." Hoyt rasped lightly before falling forward. Envy paused, eyes widening. He pulled his hand out sharply, dropping the heart on the floor, spraying blood in the area around him. Isabella stepped forward, motioning Maria forward. Charlotte pulled Jamie from Maria and stepped back into her mates arms. "Time to check on the children, sweets." She purred. Stepping around Thomas and the women, they ventured into the basement. Jasper grabbed hold of a growling Thomas, who tried to go after them. Pulling him back, his black eyes pierced Thomas's baby blues, the venom long disintegrated the contacts.
"Go near my mate at all and I'll end you." He hissed. He forcefully sat the large brute down. "Now sit here like a damn good boy and you better hope the women are merciful of you for taking all those lives like you have." He nodded towards Envy. "Go after your mother. You'd might want to go downstairs too." Envy didn't need to be told twice. Jasper turned his stare to the other two humans that are no we huddled around the dead body. "Don't even think of escaping either. I'll scent you out and kill you on the spot."
Isabella looked around the basement with indifference. Maria was fascinated on all the tools down here. She went to touch them but her sister slapped her hand, giving her a reprimanding look. "But-"
"No touching until we find those children." Isabella scolded. She couldn't scent the air because with as much blood and such were down here, the children's scents would be hidden. Looking around she spotted a body on the table and three on hooks. There was three missing. "Maria, get those children down from those hooks, gently. I got this one and will look for the missing three." She walked forward and looked over the male strapped to the table. He wasn't harmed much and had bruises on his wrists. She gently tapped his cheek. "Hey, now's not the time to be asleep hun, wake up." She kept tapping his cheek until his eyes finally opened. She shushed him when he panicked and softly rubbed his head. "Don't worry, me and my family are going to get you out of here. This family will never hurt you or the others again." She rubbed his cheek when he shuddered out a sob of relief.
*T-thank you," He rasped out, tears falling from his light brown eyes. "Thank you so much." She smiled gently, using her nails to cut him free. She slowly brought his body upwards and let him lean on her. He shivered at her cold temperature. Taking out her phone she speed dialed Mike.
"Come where I am right now and bring some warm blankets. We're getting the children out of here. Make sure the hospital wing is ready for seven people. Some would need medical attention as well. Bring the other porters with you." She hung up and Mike was in front of her with a blanket. She picked up the boy in her hold, much to his surprise and put him in Mike's arms, wrapping him in the blanket. She spotted the others by Maria with blankets as well. She spoke out making sure the boy was properly covered. "Be gentle with them. I will be there soon. The other three are still missing." She waved at them before they disappeared with a blink. They continued their searched when Envy joined them. They came to a freezer and snapped the lock, opening it up.
She wanted to snarl at seeing the freezing children huddling each other. But one was by himself. His hair was spiked out like Envy's. "Envy?" She called out, keeping her eyes on the boy. Envy ran towards his mother, peering into the freezer. His breath stopped as her stared at his long lost brother. He had icicles around his body but he looked to be peacefully sleeping.
"Wrath," He choked out. Slowly, very very slowly, he reached in and pulled the little boy out of freezer while Isabella let him to his reunion with his sibling. She consoled the boy and girl before wrapping the bankers around them. What they weren't expecting was Wrath to open his eyes and scream, trying to claw his way out of Envy's arms. Isabella shooed the others away quickly, not wanting the humans to be more startled than before.
"WRATH! Calm down! It's me, Envy!" Envy shouted, turning the boy to face him. Wrath stopped struggling and looked wide eyed at Envy. He looked over his brother's healthy lookin face and broke down, his feline eyes growing big with tears. Envy pulled him closer and let him cry it out. "I finally found you" He whispered. Isabella smiled and laid her arm on Envy's, who let out a smile back.
"He needs to be checked out, hun." She took the blanket from the porter and held it out. She shook her head when he went to protest. "You can go along with him, baby. I know you wouldn't want him to be alone." She looked down curiously at Wrath who was staring at her silently. She peered back up and gave Envy a kiss on the cheek. "I will come as soon as I can." She stepped back and waved as they disappeared. She looked to where Maria was and blinked. Maria was looking through the tools with a basket on her arm. Feeling eyes on her, Maria turned to gaze at her sister's amused eyes.
"What?" She asked. "Don't judge me."
Isabella laughed and shook her head, flying up and out of the basement. She stopped in front of the door and nodded her head at her family. "The children are safe now and Maria is tool shopping." She turned her head to look at the remaining humans and sneered. "Don't think I am through with the rest of you. I will be interrogating you three and you better not lie because death would not come easy for you. " She turned her heel and walked to gather their things. "We are going home now.