Eddward wakes up with a groan even though he is a vampire he feels like he been beaten battered and hung out to dry. His hips hurt, among other lower extremities, and he felt famished. So he detangles himself from his mate and tries to stand, collapsing as one of his legs gave out on him. He looks down and notices claw marks; apparently last night in the throes of passion, the ginger grabbed at him a bit too hard that that you would hear Eddward complaining... Oh no, he was doing anything but complain as he lies on the floor gathering strength for his next attempt at walking.
Kevin stirs when he hears a thud. Opening his eyes, he looks around before looking down onto Eddward's side of the bed. "You ok?" he asked, reaching down and brushing some of his bangs out of his face gently.
Eddward chuckles "Yes, I am fine. You dug your claws into my leg deeper than you thought, I suspect" he says pointing to his leg. Kevin glanced down then back to his eyes "I'm sorry, you just felt so damn good!"
Eddward's smile widens "You do not hear me complaining nor will you" he says, grinning salaciously.
"I guess... I still don't wanna hurt you" Kevin stood up and helped Eddward stand "And we probably should put some pants on."
Eddward nods and stretches out, leaning heavily on the ginger. When he is able to walk over to the duffle bags to get dressed taking his time knowing full well that he was being watched.
Kevin watched his mate as he dressed. He wanted to make sure he didn't fall again but the temptation of all the creamy skin that was literally begging to be touched was almost too much. He threw on some sweats and waited for Eddward to finish dressing.
Eddward snickers as he slides a shirt on "There, satisfied?"
"I prefer you to be naked but I'm not too sure the other three would appreciate that as much as I do and besides..." Kevin pulls Edd close to him by the waist "Tu es à moi... Je ne partage pas mes choses."
"Oh darling, I do enjoy when your primal instincts kick in and you get possessive" he snickers into the wolf's neck gliding his teeth along his neck.
"Don't start something you don't wanna finish, sir" Kevin smirked and pulled away with a slap on Eddward's ass. He walked out and saw Daniel running at him. He jumped into the air and was caught by Kevin, who noticed he was trembling. "What's up, Danny?"
"Marie is scaring me!"
Eddward is right behind the ginger "What do you mean, Little One?"
"She's staring out the window, muttering things I can't understand... She keeps saying Nat and Caleb's name. She said you both were gonna die!" he finishes as he bursts into tears.
Eddward and Kevin exchange looks and the Raven nods in silent understanding that he needed to go assess the situation so he brushes past the ginger. Kevin watched Eddward go with a pissed expression. He trusted Marie with Daniel and she scared him to death. Daniel was shaking so bad. He backed up and walked back to the bedroom, closing the door, trying to calm him down and talking to him.
Eddward approaches the bluenette "Marie?" he asks cautiously.
Marie slowly turns her head and for a brief moment her eyes were solid black but with a blink they were back to their normal blue.
"Oh, hey Edd! Sup?" she says brightly.
"Are you feeling well?" Eddward asks cautiously Marie looks at him confused.
"Yea I'm fine why?"
He sighs "You scared the Little One, mumbling about things from what he tells us."
Marie shrugs "I dunno what he was talking about. I've just been sitting here thinking about going hunting."
Eddward nods "Yes, very well. Be off with you then" he says turning to walk off.
"Hey, can Danny come with me?" she asks standing up.
"I-I do not know. You should ask Kevin, if that is what you wish to do" he says warily. He turns to leave as Marie passes him.
"Hey Big Red!" she calls.
Kevin hears Marie call for him and feel Daniel shutter underneath the cover fort that he made and made a whimper. "Relax, I got you... I'm not gonna let anything bad happen to you" Kevin soothes before getting up and answering the door with a curt "What?"
In the living room, Nazz called out "E-Eddward...?"
Eddward looks over at the wounded blonde "Yes? What is it are you in pain?" he asks coming over and beginning to checking the bandages.
"Hey, can I take Danny hunting?" Marie asks pleasantly.
Kevin returned her look with a confused expression "I don't think that's a good idea, Marie... You scared him really bad."
"Oh c'mon… Hey Danny, buddy, I'm sorry! Can I take you hunting to make up for it?" she asks gently.
"Like I said, Marie... Not a good idea. He is petrified of you, you said that Eddward and I were gonna die! What the hell is wrong with you?"
"I don't remember saying that I must have been having a nightmare and started talking in my sleep" she says thoughtfully.
Daniel slowly crawled out and hopped down from the bed. Walking over to glare at Marie from behind Kevin's leg, ears down and tail tucked between his legs.
"Hey, Baby Boy, I'm sorry I was having a bad dream and scared you" she says bending down.
Kevin looked to Daniel "I'll leave it up to you, Danny. You don't have to if you don't want to."
Daniel leveled another glare at Marie "Promise?"
"Yea buddy I'm ok now!" she says smiling brightly.
"Good! Cuz no one can beat my brother!" Daniel smiles and moves in front of Marie so she can pick him up. Kevin levels a glare at her that speaks of death and pain if she scares or hurts Daniel again. He goes off to find Eddward and check on Nazz.
Marie smiles "Ok Danny let's go!"
As Marie left with Daniel, Eddward was checking some of the injuries on Nazz's neck made by Kevin. Said red head was leaning against the doorway, smirking, still proud of the job he did on her.
"Well aren't you proud of yourself?" Eddward chuckles not having to look back.
"Yes, I am. Thank you very much but for the record, Nazz, I'm sorry but I have to protect what's mine."
Nazz nodded as much as she could with Eddward holding her neck weirdly. "I understand. I apologize."
Eddward chuckles "Am I just a sex toy to be owned by you?" he teases the ginger.
Kevin smiles and sits in the chair next to the couch "For the most part" he replies with a laugh.
"Oh isn't that just the sweetest... The way you whisper sweet nothings in my ear just makes me weak at the knees" Eddward says sarcastically moving on to a different set of bandages.
"It did last night..." Kevin smirks and Nazz groans lightly but it turns into a pained gasp as Eddward got rough with one of her injuries.
"Oh my apologies, did that hurt?" Eddward asks half serious half sarcastic
"Alright Eddward... Stop it. You've staked your claim. Is she healing okay?"
"I am being as gentle as I can be, for one thing, and for another it was a serious question. To answer yours, yes it is slow going but she is healing fine."
"How long until she can hunt on her own again?"
"I'd say about a week, if that." Eddward says thoughtfully.
Nazz sighs but stays quiet. She didn't want to over stay her welcome nor piss off these two Alphas any more than she already had. She liked Marie well enough and she really cared about Danny. It felt good to be a part of a pack again... Even if it's just temporarily.
Eddward looks back a the ginger "She needs to feed" he says pointedly.
"I guess that's on me?"
"I am already healing her, I will not be her personal maid. I do that enough for you. Speaking of which…" Eddward gets up and begins cleaning the house.
"You enjoy cleaning! But fine... I need to eat food anyway. I'll be back later" he follows Eddward and kissed him before tossing a wave at Nazz and leaving. Nazz, letting her curiosity and irritability get the best of her "He's a real good partner, isn't he?"
"Yes, he is." Eddward says curtly as he continues to clean.
"Does your Counsel actually support your mating? I know our Elders won't..."
Eddward begins chuckling loudly. "My but you are a naive little girl, aren't you?" he cackles.
"What do you mean?"
"Do you know who I am?"
"No... I mean, besides the obvious...?"
"I go by many names but I suppose the most recent one will do. I am Eddward Rockwell or perhaps you might know me better as the 'Rogue Shade'."
"R-rouge Shade? Kevin is basically royalty and he's mated with the biggest wanted figure in the country?!" Nazz shrieked.
Eddward chuckles "Indeed... And just think he knew that before mating with me" he says with a wicked gleam in his eyes.
"When the Elders get wind of your Union, they will not be happy. It could cause some issues..."
"They are not above killing him to make sure you are dead and this Union never gets out in the public. Just know that... I'm trying to help."
"Your Elders and mine can kiss my pale ass, child. I am older and more experienced than most of them, as it is" Eddward snickers. "I am two hundred and eighty six years old, you do not live as long as I have without learning a few tricks and making enemies. None of them know what I am capable of and the ones that do, most can no longer fight. Even the ones that can are hesitant to come to the same continent as me. They would not be foolish enough to lay a hand on Kevin, Daniel, or Marie for that matter. I am not a fool so you can quit talking to me as though I am one, little girl."
"I'm honestly trying to give you a heads up. Why can't you just accept my apology and attempt at a peace offering? I know we all think we are invincible until we are beaten and I am trying to prevent that for Kevin and Danny's sake. For once, I am trying to look out for someone other than myself but don't worry. As soon as I can walk, I'll leave you and your pack alone for good" Nazz snaps.
"Your attempt at an apology is you trying to get me to turn my back on Kevin and leave him?" Eddward asks walking forward and crouching down so they are face to face. He grabs her chin roughly and pulls her forward so they are inches apart. "Listen you naive little tart, I am ready to die and fight for my love and so is Kevin. Don't you think I've tried leaving?" he growls. "Of course I have, you wretched cow! It would just cause him misery until he found me again and when he did it would not be pleasant for either of us. So right now, at this moment, I need to be strong for my mate and the little one. I don't need what you call 'apologies', especially if you don't mean them and they are as full of shit as you are. You have one thing correct... As soon as you healed, you are either out of here or I will bleed you dry, slowly and painfully, until you breath your last shuttering breath. Only then I will leave your body for the woodland creatures and maggots to feast on, am I abundantly clear?" he asks bruising her chin from how hard he is gripping her.
Nazz pulls her chin out of his grasp and pushes his hand away "Get away from me... You can either accept it or not. It doesn't matter to me. I was hopeful that we would move past our first introduction to each other. I apologized and I meant it, it's you who looks like an idiot for still holding a grudge..." Nazz was cut off but the door flying open and a muddy wolf pup came running in with Marie tailing behind him.
"Danny! You're gonna get in trouble if you get mud anywhere!" Marie tries to warn him.
"But I wanna see...NAZZ!" Daniel called out before carefully jumping up on her and laying down, very careful to not bother her injuries.
"It is hard to let go of something when one keeps bringing it up is it not?" Eddward asks cryptically before turning to the pup. "Bathe yourself please, Daniel" Eddward asks politely before returning to his work.
"But I wanna stay with Nazz" Daniel whines.
"It's okay, Danny. I'll still be here when you get done" Nazz offered. "Go bathe, you mud ball!" she laughed. Eddward watches him go and smiles after him.
"Fun little side note... Danny didn't know what a skunk was. Now he does. Almost sprayed him in the mouth" Marie reported.
Eddward freezes "Were you not watching him?" he asks surprised.
"I was ya asshole, but he's still a pup and very curious-" Marie was cut off by Nazz's boisterous laughter. "I'm sorry, Marie. I'm not laughing at you. I remember from Kevin's mother a story that when he was about Danny's age he got sprayed in the mouth by a skunk. That's hilarious!"
Eddward shakes his head and moves to the kitchen away from the obnoxious blonde and bluenette. "So… Makin any head way with him?" Marie asks.