Kevin made his way to the shore and their clothes. He dressed and transformed, waiting for Edd to get ready to leave. He wanted to go to see where Nat's body was supposed to be.
Eddward crawled out of the water with a groan "You are definitely feeling better" he chuckles with a smile.
"Sorry, did I hurt you too much?" Kevin smile apologetically.
"Not at all, Mon Cher" Eddward chuckles, standing up stretching. He grabs his clothing and begins dressing himself "You must be starving, do you wish to go hunting?"
Kevin walks a bit farther from Edd and shakes roughly then returns his Edd's side. "Hell yeah! And I wanted to return to where Nat's body should have been... Maybe there is a clue or something there..."
Eddward furrows his brow but nods "Yes, very well… but I don't want you pushing not yourself."
"I won't, I just wanna see if I can find anything." Kevin waited until Edd fell beside him and they walked together.
Eddward stays silent the entire trek there. He didn't like this the poison or whatever it was too familiar but he couldn't quite place it.
Kevin kept sneaking side glances at Eddward. He knew something was troubling him but he was more concerned with the fact that his older brother was seemingly back from the grave. Was it just him? Did the others rise too? Kevin had to figure out what was going on. He had more to look out for than just his own hide now.
Eddward freezes for a second catching a whiff of the familiar bitterness but it disappears as fast as it appeared so he thought perhaps it was just his imagination. Soon enough they arrive at the clearing that Nat and Kevin had their altercation
Kevin wrinkles his nose at the stale smell on old blood. It had a horrible taste... He hated the taste and smell of werewolf blood. It was too thick... Sniffing around and stretching his senses fully
Eddward wrinkles his nose as he watches the wolf the entire clearing smelled of old bitter wet dog
Kevin caught a scent that was very weird. Manufactured for sure and it left a pungent tang in his throat. He sniffed around some more and uncovered a small syringe. He sneezed before beckoning Edd over. "Check this out."
Eddward steps forward and picks up the syringe the ginger was pointing at he raises his brow and sniffs it and freezes memories of where he smelled this scent before come flooding back to him "Kevin this..."
Kevin cocks a brow, waiting for Edd to continue. When he doesn't, Kevin gently pushes him. "It's what, Edd?"
"It's exactly what he smelled like as he laid in my arms dying..." Eddward blankly still in shock
"So the same thing that makes Vampires go into a rage being werewolves back to life? I swear Nat was dead this last time. I nearly ripped his whole neck out!"
"Come on" Eddward says standing swiftly dropping the syringe as he begins walking away swiftly.
"Edd? Edd! Wait up!" Kevin race to catch up. "What's wrong with you?"
"I have to get you to a different safe house. I'll go back and gather your things and burn it down then come back to you" Eddward says still walking swiftly, looking around paranoid now.
"What am I gonna do? Stay there?! What's going on?!"
"You're going to stay at the safe house" Eddward says firmly.
"Why won't you tell me what's going on?" Kevin argued. He could protect himself, too. He has done well so far and in 8 years been fine.
"I can't do this again..." Eddward says in a panic "I won't do this again" he mutters almost to himself. He barely notices Kevin asking him questions.
Kevin walks closer to Edd and sits in front of him with a sigh. "Fine, let's go to the safe house." he growls through a pout.
Eddward stops walking and stares at Kevin "Thank you. Let's go."
Kevin sighed and follows behind Edd. He was irritated that Edd thought he couldn't protect himself but he vaguely understood it. He was comparing him to 'Pumpkin'... He was no weak human! He could defend himself! Maybe if he just let him work it out of his system everything would go back to normal.
Eddward is so panicked that he doesn't even notice that Kevin is in a foul mood. As he heads towards the safe house, his senses on high alert because of how paranoid he is about losing the red headed wolf.
Kevin lagged behind but still following... He was pissed and a little hurt. He cared about Edd, probably more than he should right now, but this was crazy. He is not going to just sit in the house and wait by the door for 'Master' to come home.
Eddward reaches the safe house and ushers Kevin in. "Ok, you stay here, I'll be back" he says before walking back out into the snow.
Kevin glares at the door and turns around to lie down in front of the large window, looking out to the forest and the Moon, wishing he was running outside with Edd.
After returning to the house and grabbing a few essentials and Kevin's pack, Eddward sets the house on fire watching it burn for a moment before going to hunt. Capturing another doe, he drains it and drags it back for Kevin. He enters the house "There is a doe outside for you and I brought your pack."
"Thanks" Kevin sulks outside and starts eating. Trying to pretend it was still alive to give him some sort of entertainment. He ate most of it before he gave up and went back inside to sulk in peace.
Eddward is pacing back and forth running his hands through his hair in frustration when Kevin comes in. He looks up noticing the look on the ginger's face "what's wrong?" he asks, stopping in his tracks.
"Nothing" Kevin transformed and grabbed his bag. "Where's the shower?"
"Down then hall" Eddward says gesturing towards a door.
"Thanks" Kevin moved down the hall and closed the bathroom door, leaning against it and sliding down to the floor. "What is going on with you, Edd? Why can't you just tell me?" Kevin sighed before getting up and starting the shower.
Eddward sighs and rubs his face "Fuck!" he groans. A tear slipping down his cheek when all he can think about is losing the wolf.
Getting out of the shower, Kevin examines himself and checking all his wounds that he could. All of them were closed and only the bigger ones left scars. That concoction really did the trick! Mood improved, he exited the bathroom in search of Edd.
Eddward found his way into the bedroom and was currently pretending to be asleep. He didn't want to face the wolf and show weakness.
"Edd?" Kevin entered the bedroom. Some of the anger returned but he cared about the vampire and he wanted to be close to him. He wanted to help him, comfort him, and help him trust. He crawled into bed and curled up to Edd's back, kissing the back of his neck.
Eddward relaxes slightly at the wolf's touch "Yes, Mon Cher? Did you need something?"
"I need you to roll over... Come here..." Kevin opened his arms for his to roll over into.
Eddward hesitates but eventually rolls over into the wolf's strong arms, burying his face in the ginger's chest.
"What's wrong, Edd? I'm trying to be here for you but I can't be if you keep me at arm's length and won't tell me anything" Kevin ran his hands down his back and sides.
"I can't, Kevin. I can't lose someone else I care about" Eddward says, quietly choking back tears.
"In the life we live, shit happens. I'm not gonna promise that I won't die or that I won't get hurt. But I will promise that as long as we stick together and are honest with one another, you'll never be alone. I can't change the past, but I can help form the future." Kevin cupped Edd's face and brought him in for a kiss "You gotta open up again, otherwise we are gonna just fail and be alone again."
Eddward listens to Kevin's words a few tears slipping down his face. When he is brought in for a kiss, he places his hands on the ginger's chest. Feeling his heart beat brought him as much comfort as the ginger's words did.
"You are right. I apologize, I just got so blinded by my need to protect you that I again forgot that you do not need me to take care of you. I apologize, Mon Cher."
"It's okay, I like it when you fuss over me a little bit. Make me feel that you care. Just let me return the favor and tell me important information. I just wanna help you, Edd." Kevin kisses him again and rested their foreheads together.
"The last time someone cared for me, they died in my arms. I do not want the same thing to happen to you" Eddward says sadly.
"I already care for you, Edd. I can't promise I'm not gonna die or anything but I can promise that I will try my hardest to be here for you." Kevin smiled, looking into Edd's light blue eyes.
Eddward feels a sense of calm wash over him as he stares into the ginger's eyes. "For the first time in a long time, I feel as though everything is going to be ok and I really want to believe your words."
"Everything will work out as they need to. That much I can promise." Kevin kisses him "Now let's get some rest."
Eddward nods and smiles softly, snuggling into the red head further slowly letting the soothing rhythm of the red head's heart lull him to sleep.
Kevin woke the next evening and slid out of the vampire's embrace. He decided to let Edd sleep since he didn't seem to get a good sleep before. Kevin smiled and kissed his temple. Transforming and leaving the home for food, he quickly finds a deer, kills and eats it before returning to the home.
As soon as the wolf left, it was like a switch flipped in the vampires brain and he begins tossing and turning. Soon after the nightmares took hold, he was back at the village standing in the middle of town watching it burn and before him is not the slender red head he turned but a giant auburn werewolf.
"No…" Eddward whispers to himself as he starts to back away but the wolf advances.
"Did you really think you could keep me safe? You couldn't even keep your pathetic Pumpkin safe!" he says with a dark chuckle before lunging at Eddward. Before he knows it, his hand is buried in the ginger's rib cage, his inhumanly sharp nails piercing his heart. He is able to feel the wolf transform back into its human state and Eddward embraces him as he falls to the ground. With blood pouring out of the gaping hole in his chest and mouth, the burly ginger looks at him with the same look in his eyes as Pumpkin before the light in his eyes drain and he lies motionless
"Kevin?..." Eddward whispers, shaking the red head "KEVIN?!" he screams in panic. Shaking the wolf violently as if that would bring him back and the shock of it wakes him up screaming "NOOOOOOO!" and crying hysterically.
Kevin was just returning from hunting when he heard Edd cry out from the bedroom. He ran inside, scared and worried that something back was happening to him. He crashed open the bedroom door, fangs bared, claws extended, and a deep growl in his throat. Glancing around the room, it was just Edd, who had a terrifying expression on his face. Kevin quickly transformed back and slowly approached the bed. "Hey, Edd... You ok? Gave me a big scare there..."
"Kevin..." Eddward says shaking from his sobs.
Kevin went over to the bed and collected the hysterical vampire into his arms, curling around him protectively. He realized it must have been a nightmare about his 'Pumpkin' and his heart ached for Edd in sympathy and broke a little bit from jealousy. Kevin knew it was irrational anyway, doesn't mean he can't sulk about it in private. "It's okay... You're okay... Just breathe... Deep breaths..." he tried to calm him.
Once Eddward is in the ginger's arms and realizes he is safe, he is able to calm down rather quickly. "It was only a dream" he whispers to himself in the wolf's strong embrace.
Kevin tightened his grip on the vampire and nuzzled his hair, breathing in his clean, fresh scent that he has always attributed to the vampire. "He wouldn't want you to keep torturing yourself like this, Edd."
Eddward sighs "I know you are right."
"Come on, let's go hunting. There's a group of hunters about a mile north of here." Kevin grinned happily.
Eddward sighs "I do need to feed..." he says not wanting to let go of the wolf.
Kevin lightly slaps Edd's ass. "Let's go, Grumpy! I love watching you hunt, makes me hot"
Eddward chuckles and smirks "Oh does it?" he asks standing up.
Kevin was standing at the door waiting and smiling "Hell yeah! Your eyes go all red with the blood lust... It just does things to me." Kevin shivers and leaves the room to wait in the front of the house, transformed again.
Eddward chuckles and gets ready and darts out of the house. A smile on his face but still feeling rather disturbed by his dream of the wolf.
Kevin follows with a smile and a laugh. It's good to see him smile again and having fun. He sees the hunters come into view and slows. He watches Edd get into position and his eyes go red before attacking. Kevin lies down and watches.
Eddward makes note of the three hunters and their positions before darting out and taking out the weakest one. Silently tackling him into the bushes and slitting his throat, efficiently ending his life. It's a few more feet before the other two notice "Hey Bobby, have you seen Mike?" one of them asks the other.
"Naw, wut tha hell yew talkin' 'bout John?" The other asks annoyed as they both begin to look around.
"I mean he was here a second ago" John replies
"Mike! This ain't funny yew son of a bitch" Bobby hollers, causing Eddward to cackle silently. He shoots out and knocks the gun out of Bobby's hand while simultaneously snapping his neck and as he goes to turn around, he hears a gun go off and feels a bullet enter through is back and out of his chest, luckily missing all the vital organs. He whips around to see the hunter staring at him in shock. Eddward looks at the blood flowing out of his chest then back at the hunter before he angrily steps forward, knocks his gun out of his hand, grabbed his collar, and pulled him in. He bites him savagely, draining him before dropping him. Eddward takes a few steps forward seemingly ok before his adrenaline gives out, causing him to collapse on the ground a few feet away.
Kevin heard the shot go off but thought it missed Edd since he didn't seem to slow him down or anything. The second Edd started to stumble and fall, Kevin was already up and running for him but Edd hit the ground too fast. He quickly transforms and rolls Edd on his back, cupping his face and patting it lightly. "Edd... Can you hear me?"
"Yes... I'll be fine it was a thorough and missed all my vital organs but I need you to stop the bleeding" Eddward says through gritted teeth.
Kevin placed his hands on the bullet wound and applied pressure. The pouring blood slowed and leaked through his fingers.
Eddward grit his teeth through the pain and dug his fingers into the dirt and snow.
Kevin gave Edd an apologetic look and winced "How long does it take for you to heal? I'm getting kind of nervous out here and the Sun is gonna dawn soon."
"Don't worry about that help me up..." Eddward hisses in pain. Kevin grabbed Edd's hands and slowly pulled him up leaning against Kevin.
"Let's go." He says through clenched teeth as he tries to walk forward.
"Whoa... Let me give you a lift back. We'll get there faster." the redhead offered.
"No." Eddward says stubbornly clutching his chest as he tries to walk forward again
"Ohh okay. You can take care of me but I can't take care of you... Come on, Edd. Lemme help you!"
"No, I am fine. I can do it by myself" he says taking a few more steps forward.
"You'll never make it back before sunrise. Let me help you." Kevin transformed back onto his wolf form. He was tall enough compared to Eddward, all he would have to do was slide onto his back. He wouldn't even get hurt.
"You'll never make it back before sunrise. Let me help you." Kevin transformed back onto his wolf form. "Don't be a dick about this, Edd. You're being insufferably stubborn."
Eddward growls "No, I said I was fine" he hisses slumping against a tree trunk to support himself.
"Right, because you can't depend on anyone else, right? Edd, I'm right here, willing to help you. You. Need. Help. You don't even have to ask!" Kevin stood in front of Edd blocking Edd's way.
Eddward groans "Kevin, I said I was fucking fine!" he growls lashing out at the werewolf.
Kevin takes the hit with little discomfort "No you're not, ya asshole. You're going to hurt yourself more! Get on and I'll get you back."
"You're not going to drop this, are you?" Eddward says sighing in defeat.
"Nope!" Kevin smirked.
Eddward sighs and lays on the wolf back gently "Fine" he grumbles.
"Hang on, don't want you falling off!" with that Kevin took off. Dodging between trees and leaping over fallen logs. Eddward grits his teeth but hangs on groaning in pain.
Kevin wanted to take a short cut through a large open field. Sticking to the tree line, he got about half way when a shot rang out and ricocheted off a tree by Kevin's head. Kevin dips into the woods and continues to move quietly through the forest. Across the field, he saw another group of hunters but these had hoods up and had weird looking guns. Kevin felt his blood run cold... They had to get out of there.
"Kevin... What's going on?!" Eddward groans trying to stay on.
"Relax... Some hunters blocked our way but we're going around them and getting you home." Kevin slowly maneuvered his way through the woods. Looking at the hunters with a calculating eye, he knew that he couldn't do anything with the vampire on his back but he wasn't letting Edd off. That just wasn't an option. He had to get them home.
"Kevin... Hunters are shooting at us and you are telling me not to panic..." Eddward lifts up his head and looks around. "You can't get out of here with me on your back, Mon Cher" he says matter of factly.
"Just shut up for a second" Kevin growled as he twitches his ears to try to hear where they all where. They were moving away from them, that much is true. "Just stay right where you are..." Kevin moved around again making sure to come up behind the hunters. They didn't seem to see them...
"Kevin... Get out of here, they will leave come day break. I'll hide until then..." Eddward hisses.
"Ya know the next time I get hurt, I'm gonna be super insufferable." Kevin growled before dropping down by a small thicket. He hated that Edd was right. It pissed him off that he couldn't get back to the house. "For the record, I hate this idea!"
"Dually noted" Eddward says, rolling off the wolf with a grunt "And also for the record, you are already super insufferable when injured" he says crawling into some bushes. "Now go, I'll be fine just come back for me tonight" he says waving the wolf off.
Kevin stepped closer and pressed his face to the side of Edd's briefly before backing up and taking off into the brush.
Eddward sighs and listens for a moment but hearing gun shots in the direction the wolf was running, he panics. Before he knows what he is doing, he crawled out of the bushes and knocks one of the hunters that was shooting at Kevin down and snaps his neck before taking his gun. He aims it at the other hunters, killing 2 of them, before he ran out of ammo and they converge on him. One of them introducing him to the butt of his rifle and then everything turns black.
Kevin hears the shots but he tells himself that Edd is safe and he knows what to do. He gets home before sun rise and walks inside. He felt bad, he shouldn't have left him... Yet he did. What was he thinking?! He showered off and got into bed, the whole time thinking 'I left him to die, I abandoned him!'