The engine of the bright yellow Camaro roars to life with a push of the button. Kyle shifts in to reverse then jerks slightly as he sees Peter illuminated by the reverse lights on the back up camera. "Damn it." He whispers to himself rolling the window down when Peter walks to the side of the car. "Kyle. Please tell me you are going to get milk, or something sweet for your mate and not racing off to track down Mr. Verner." "Get in we'll both go after him." Kyle says gesturing to the other seat. "Please put it in park. I'd hate to be accidentally ran over." Peter says walking around behind the car and slipping into the passenger seat. "So. Where are we headed." He asks. "The airport." Kyle says shifting again to reverse and backing out of the garage. "OK great. Where are we flying to?" Peter asks casually as Kyle drives quickly down the gravel driveway. "We'll start at the facility in North Dakota." Kyle says pausing to look for traffic before pulling on to the road. Peter reaches over and presses the button shutting the car off.
"Kyle..." Peter says tiredly. "I'm no use to him here I might as well start tracking down the people who hurt him." Kyle says angrily. "What if his memory comes back tomorrow?" Peter asks. Kyle says nothing staring out the windshield gripping the steering wheel tightly. "What if something happens to you. We didn't just kick a hornets nest we blew it up. That town is crawling with hunters. As an added bonus hunters have heavily infiltrated local law enforcement and the local political scene. If you are caught you will disappear." "I can't be here and not be with him." Kyle snaps. "Well we can't both be gone." Peter says. I'm here for one week at Derek's request to help Paul settle back in. After that you can be sure I will be out doing what I do best. Do you know what you do best?" Peter asks pausing until Kyle sighs and looks at him. "Loving your mate is what you do best." Peter finally says. "You are not to be taken lightly. You are a force to be reckoned with for sure. Your greatest gift though, is the love you have for your mate and your boyfriend." Kyle exhales some of the rigidity going out of his posture. "Lets focus on our talents. Let me deal with the hunters while you look after, love and protect your mate and boyfriend. Isaac is too weak to be of much use at the moment. It will take him sometime before he can realistically protect Paul. He'd die trying though." Peter lets the last words trail off leaving unsaid the notion that Kyle would be destroyed if something were to happen to Paul and Isaac while he was not there to protect them.
"Fine." Kyle says shifting the car to park then hitting the start button to bring the car back to life. Moments later they are pulling back in the garage. "When are you going after them?" Kyle asks as they get out of the car. "I promised Derek I'd remain here one week. I've already purchased my ticket and have a colleague on the ground gathering information." "Will you keep me in the loop?" Kyle asks pulling back in the garage and shutting the engine off. "Do you really have to ask?" Peter asks exiting the car and walking inside.
Isaac comes rushing out. "Where did you go?" Kyle shakes his head. "Nowhere. I'm staying here." Isaac exhales and smiles.
"I'll be back in a minute you going to be OK?" Scott asks slipping out of the bed. "Yeah I'm fine." Paul says sliding his hand down Scott's arm as he moves away. Scott stops and looks back at Paul a concerned expression on his face. "I'll wait for Isaac to come back." "No I'm fine go ahead." Paul says with a grin getting out of bed himself. Scott nods and grins leaving the room. Paul looks after him a moment a warm look on his face before stepping in to the restroom. Emerging a few minutes later Paul looks over at the bed and frowns slightly when he sees Isaac is still gone. With a shrug he leaves the room and heads downstairs. Hearing talking Paul walks towards the door to the garage that is partially open.
Isaac embraces Kyle and says. "I miss being with you at night. This is such a shitty situation." "It's not your fault we'll figure something out. I love you." "I love you too." Isaac says smiling softly. Kyle reaches up and captures Isaac's mouth. They kiss deeply, long dormant feelings of love and passion boiling to the surface. So focused are they on each other neither wolf hears the nearly inaudible gasp. Paul's mouth drops open as he silently moves back from the doorway. His mind racing he closes his eyes. Settle down and think. Scent. They will know I was here. Why would he…. They would all know. They would all have to know. Why would they lie. Was gone a long time he's moved on. Lied to protect me. Deep breaths get calm and focus before one of them….. Paul's eyebrows go up as he hits upon an idea to explain his elevated heart rate and scent. "Isaac?" He calls out loudly approaching the door again and taking a deep breath before opening it. Isaac is standing right on the other side an alarmed look on his face. "Paul whats wrong?"
Paul makes a show of sighing in relief looking down. Don't lie "I just got upset." Paul grins sheepishly. "You going someplace?" "No." Isaac says slipping his arm around Paul's shoulders and walking with him towards the kitchen. "I'm all yours. Hungry?" "I could eat." Paul says trying to keep his emotions stable.
"You OK?" Scott asks as he Isaac and Paul eat. "Yeah." Paul says. "Considering…" He says gesturing with his hand in the air. Kyle pauses outside the door to the kitchen and listens for a moment before sneaking up the stairs. Paul notices when Scott's head turns towards the door and watches as his eyes move up but says nothing. "Want something else?" Isaac asks rubbing his hand on the back of Paul's neck. "No. Just not very hungry." Paul says with a frown looking at his mostly untouched food. Just then the doorbell rings. "Oh that should be my mom." Scott says jumping up. At Paul's blank look Isaac fills in. "She said she was going to come back and check on you in a few days. Isaac and Paul stand up and start to follow Scott to greet the nurse.
Paul pauses. "I'm going to…..." He says pointing towards the restroom. "OK." Isaac says with a grin. He leans down and kisses Paul on the forehead and then walks to the front of the house. Paul bypasses the restroom and slips out the door in to the garage. Just before leaving the hallway he grabs the oversized wooden key that the pack hangs their car keys on. Lifting it off the wall he sneaks out to the garage He stops dead in his tracks when he sees the bright yellow Bumblebee Camaro. Looking at the key rack he sees two fobs for Chevrolets. He presses the unlock button on one of them and the lights flash and door unlocks on a black Camaro further away. Pressing the unlock button on the other remote flashes the lights on the yellow car. Paul sets the key rack on the passenger seat and then looks out at Melissa's car. Grabbing a pair of wire cutters off the workbench he moves quickly out to the car crouched low. Quick as he can he snips the valve stems of two tires and then races back to the garage. He slings himself into Bumblebee and starts the engine. Instantly he slams the car into reverse and backs out of the garage with a squeal of tires. Moments later he is rocketing down the driveway. Looking in the rear view mirror he catches a glimpse of the pack running out on the porch.