Kevin tried to keep his emotions to himself but Eddward made it hard with his echoing depression. Neither one of them got a good night sleep. Kevin opened his eyes to see a tail and a limping gait walk around the bed as he heard sniffing and a sneeze. Sitting up slightly and propping his head in his hand, he watched with an amused expression, some of the sadness lifting.
Daniel props his head on the side of the bed "What ya doin', Brother?"
"Well, I was sleeping. Something woke me up, I wonder what that was..." Laughing, he got up "Let's go. Be quiet" he gently reminds the small red head and they walked into the kitchen. "You hungry?"
Daniel nods his head vigorously "Yes!"
They quickly got ready for the hunt and left, Eddward was finally sleeping peacefully and he wanted that to continue for a bit longer. Get Daniel tired out, do what they had to do, move on with life.
Eddward woke up in a panicked cold sweat reaching out for his lover only to panic further when he discovers that the red head is missing. He runs out into the living room looking for Daniel now having a full blown panic attack.
Halfway through their hunt, Kevin felt the panic attack hit his mate and his stomach dropped. He grabbed Daniel by the scuff of the neck and took off in a dead run. Trying to send comforting feelings towards Eddward, it didn't seem to be doing much good. 'I'm coming babe' He ran into the house, slamming the door open and dropping Daniel, his ears up and alert. "Eddward!"
Eddward comes scrambling out of the bedroom half-dressed, he was about to go look for the two wolves. "Kevin... Daniel..." he whispers trying to calm down.
"What's going on?" Daniel asks scared.
Kevin transformed back and stood in front of Eddward, just a pair jeans. "We went hunting, you were sleeping. I didn't mean to worry you. We're okay..." looking to Daniel, Kevin orders "Stay there, Danny"
Daniel nods and sits by the door just before Eddward falls to his knees in relief as he tries to calm down his breathing and heart rate.
Kevin kneels as he touches Edd's face, shoulders, and back, apologizing over and over again. He felt horrible... Why didn't he use his head?! He knew Eddward was not in a good place. He should have woken him up regardless. "I'm so sorry"
"If the child were not right there and I didn't need him to trust me I would kill you, pup." Eddward growls lowly so the little wolf could not hear as he leans into the wolf's touches.
"You can take it out on me later" Kevin smiles and cups Eddward's cheeks, touching their lips together in another apology.
"I plan to do just that" Eddward growls, still keeping his voice down for Daniel's sake. After a few minutes, his heart rate was under control and so was his breathing.
"Are you better?" Kevin asked, feeling his mate return to normal and his breathing steady.
Eddward nods "yes I am fine, Mon Cher, but if you ever do that to me again I am going to have a nice wolf skin rug" he hisses.
"Love when you talk dirty to me" Kevin smirks. "Are you hungry? You might wanna go feed..."
"No, I am not. Go hunt. I have to get a few things ready for tonight" Eddward explains standing up.
"Alright, we'll be back soon. Come on, Danny!" and the two wolves are off into the woods.
Eddward goes into town to gather the supplies he needs from a local hospitals also grabbing some blood packs. When he gets back, he notices the wolves made it back before him.
Daniel was crawling over his brother, biting and growling at his face and ears, little jaws snapping loudly. Eddward chuckles "What are you doing, Mon Petit?"
"Killing Kevin" Daniel grabbed Kevin's ear and shook it. Kevin brought his paw up and down on Daniel's back, effectively trapping him.
"Well, that is no good. If he dies, I die" Eddward chuckles setting the medical supplies down.
"He keeps messing with me, Eddward!" Daniel struggles to get away.
"What?! Now you're getting in trouble with him? Again?!" Kevin rolled to lie on the smaller wolf.
"Mon Cher, please get off your brother. I need to speak with him" he says pointedly.
Kevin's attitude changed dramatically but he tried to not let it show to Daniel. "Go on, I'll kick your ass when you get back." Daniel laughs and run over to Eddward "Can't get me when I'm safe on Eddward, hah!"
"Mon Petit Loup..." Eddward say picking him up "How would you like to regain function of your leg?" he asks cautiously.
"Yes, please!" Daniel nods vigorously.
"Very well then Daniel... I need to ask you a few questions first is that all right?" Eddward asks gently.
"Kay..."
"Did Nat break your leg during that last beating?" Eddward asks soothingly.
"No... That happened a long time ago"
"And you have been limping since? Did anyone look at you?"
"Mom tried to get someone to look at it when it happened but then she disappeared. Then Nat disappeared and came back mean." Kevin stiffened and growled lowly before laying his head back down.
Eddward nods "Since it was broken and never treated, it has set wrong and in order to fix it I have to break it and set it correctly. Do you understand?" he asks.
"It's gonna hurt again, isn't it?"
"I am going to put you in a trance so you should not feel the initial pain or when I bring the bones back together correctly but I cannot promise you won't feel a little after I bring you out of the trance" Eddward says gently and sadly. He did not want to do this to the poor wolf pup but it had to be done.
"Will I be able to run like you and brother? And be able to hunt too?"
"After it heals yes you should be able to"
"You and brother train me again?"
"Well of course, Mon Petit" Eddward nods hugging him close.
Daniel nuzzles in, big grin on his face and his tail wagging quickly. "Okay. When can we fix my leg? I wanna fight Big Brother and win!" Kevin chuckles
"Even with all four working paws, it will take some time to defeat me, Little Red."
"We can fix it right now if you wish" Eddward says gently. Daniel was a bit apprehensive but agreed quickly transforming back to his human form.
Eddward nods and puts him into a trance lying him down "Mon Cher, if you do not want to be here for this I understand but if you are going to leave, I suggest it is now"
"No, I can handle it" Kevin transforms to his human form and knelt next to Daniels head, stroking his hair.
Eddward nods before gripping the little wolf's leg on either side of the break and swiftly brings his knee down on it breaking it then sets it and puts a fiberglass cast on it "It will be a while before he can transform again but this should keep it where it needs to be."
Kevin winced then the break sounded but kept his composure. "Thanks, Eddward. You've saved him from a lot of shit."
"Mon Cher, you two are the only thing I have in this life. I would do anything for you" Eddward says finishing up the cast and bringing the young wolf out of his trance.
Kevin was prepared for the back lash "How long before he comes out?"
"He should sleep through the day and awake sometime tonight" Eddward replies thoughtfully.
"Sorry, buddy. This is for your own good." Kevin kisses the side of Daniels head and looked to Eddward. "I feel horrible."
"You feel horrible?!" Eddward sighs miserably.
"I know... I'm sorry. You're a lot stronger than me... Danny would have walked around with a limp forever if it was me. He would never be fixed and I would forever be taking care of him. You gave him a chance at a real full life, Edd."
Eddward sighs "Yes, I know it was necessary but I still feel awful about it." he says sadly petting the young wolf's hair
"We gotta snap out of this morose funk"
"What do you suggest?" Eddward asks still petting the young wolf's hair.
"We need some bonding time. I need some one on one time with my mate" Kevin sighed.
Eddward quirks an eyebrow "What did you have in mind, Darling? The sun is already up."
"Sleep for now. I'm exhausted! I'm just saying we need some time to ourselves soon. I'm starting to miss you."
"And I you, darling. Come, it has been a long night and I was almost caught… let's sleep" Eddward says brushing the little wolf's hair back one last time before walking to the bedroom.
"Almost caught?! Explain that" Kevin worries.
"I broke into a hospital, darling. How do you think I got the medical supplies?"
"I've stopped questioning you and your ways" Kevin laughs, closing the bedroom door. Coming up behind the vampire, he wraps his arms around a lithe waist and nuzzles into his neck. "You're the best thing to happen to me and Daniel."
"I do not see how since we have been together we've been attacked, I've been kidnapped, people are tracking us, one of my safe houses blew up, and a dear friend is dead" Eddward points out sadly.
"Thank you, Mr. Optimistic. Try it this way... I've gotten stronger than before, I have my little brother back, you have fixed Daniel's leg so he will be able to walk and run normally, and you have given me a love that defies all logic and sense but if I didn't have that in my life I would be lost. You've given me a place to call 'home' and it doesn't matter if it's a building or a hole in the ground."
Eddward smiles softly and turns in the wolf's arms to cup his face with one of his hands. "You have a point, Mon Cher" he says softly before giving him a gentle kiss.
Kevin returned the kiss eagerly and tightened his arms. Breaking their lips apart, he gazed into light blue eyes and uttered an 'I love you' "Let's go to bed. Danny is gonna be in some pain when he wakes up."
Eddward nods and lays down with the wolf "I love you too, Mon Cher" he says petting the red head's hair.
Laying down to sleep, he pulled the warm vampire close and snuggled him into his chest. What he told Eddward tonight was the truth. He had found a home with him and Kevin was not about to lose another home to his foolishness.