Nazz wakes up around noon. She notices Marie, holding a sleeping Danny in her arms, standing at the front window with a glazed expression on her face.
"Marie? What are you doing with Danny? Its day time, we should be resting..."
"I must take him to Alistar… The Wolf and the Raven must die..." She mumbles opening the window and sliding out of it.
"What?! No, Marie! Wait!" Nazz tried to get up but only get a few steps before falling. "Fuck... Kevin! Eddward!"
Eddward jerks awake "Something is amiss..." he says getting out of bed and getting dressed.
"What was your first clue? Why is she screaming for us?" Kevin grabbed his sweats and ran out to see Nazz pulling herself up the window from the floor.
"Nazz! What the hell are you doing?"
"It's Marie! She's taking Danny to Alistair! He's after you two! She went out the window!"
Eddward looks shocked for a moment but then grabs her picking her up and setting her down on the couch. "Thank you" he says before flitting out the window after them.
Kevin leaps out the window and is in his wolf form as he hits the ground. Tracking and scanning the through the trees, he sees Marie's back and a tuff of red hair over a shoulder. A loud growl ripped through Kevin's throat as he finally catches up to them.
Eddward pushes past the wolf and his fellow vampire, stopping in front of her, signaling the ginger to bite her leg.
The large red wolf leaped forward, grabbed Marie's leg with his strong jaws and put the brakes on, yanking her back. This causes her to lose her grip on the sleeping pup and he flies forward, only for Eddward to catch him gently. He stirs and Eddward puts him into a deep sleep before he can question anything.
As Marie falls to the ground, Kevin releases her leg in favor of her neck, tightening slowly.
"Stop Kevin please don't kill her" Eddward begs stepping forward.
Kevin looks at him incredulously, begging Eddward to give him a reason not to kill her. 'Give me one good reason!' Kevin yells through their bond, not certain if the vampire could hear him or not.
"Look at her eyes Kevin" he says pointing to her face. Her eyes were so dilated that you couldn't even see her sapphire irises "Alistar has a hold on her somehow. I just know it and you know she would never intentionally put Daniel in danger. She would die for him and you know it. as well as I."
Kevin frowns but drops her, ungracefully, to the ground and taking his human form again. "I don't give a shit. How can I trust her around Danny anymore?"
"Right now we can't... But it isn't her fault and you know it" Eddward says gently to the ginger.
"What are we gonna do? I wanna get Danny home and we both need sleep" Kevin started pacing annoyingly.
Eddward sighs "Take the Little One back to the safe house. I will find a cave for her" he says. "Tomorrow we'll move Nazz and Danny to a new safe house. For now, take Daniel back and bring me those cuffs please. If you follow my link, you'll be able to find the cave."
Kevin picks up Daniel, holding him close. "It'll take me a little bit to get back. I'm not as fast in my human form. I'll be back as soon as I can" and he took off.
Eddward sighs and grabs Marie throws her over his shoulder and flits off, trying to find a cave to hunker down in.
Kevin finally makes it home, cuddling Danny close. As soon as he closed the door, Nazz woke up and her eyes made it to Danny. "Oh thank god you found him!"
"Please take care of him until we get back. We're moving to a new safe house once nightfall hits. He'll sleep until moon rise. We'll be back soon."
"You got it" Kevin deposited Danny into Nazz's arms, grabbed the cuffs from their bedroom, and made it back out into the woods. Reaching out with his side of the bond, he felt Eddward reaching back and directing him. He found the cave easily, just took him awhile.
Eddward sighs and takes the cuffs, putting them on Marie who is knocked out in the corner. "Thank you" Eddward says quietly.
"We just gonna leave her here?"
"No, I will stay with her. She is my friend; therefore my responsibility. Go home and get some rest" Eddward says kissing the ginger.
"You need rest too, Eddward."
"And so I will: here. Where I will be able to keep watch on her" Eddward says gently.
Kevin gets a blank look and walks away with a curt "K."
Eddward look after him and sighs before saying "I love you!" and sitting down.
Eddward sighs and look over at Marie, wishing he was with his mate. He opens his bond fully in hopes it would comfort him but it just makes him miss the ginger wolf more and he knows he won't be getting any sleep today.
Kevin got home to Nazz and Danny asleep. He closed the door and the blonde stirred. "Hey Kev, where's your mate and Marie?"
"Eddward took them to a cave and is holding Marie there. You should try to get some more rest before nightfall, we are going to be moving to another home by then." Kevin moved to grab Daniel from Nazz.
"Yeah, you told me. Go to sleep, Kevin. Everything will be alright" she tried to comfort.
"I hope so..." Kevin made his way through the house and laid him and Daniel down in bed. Covering them both up, he felt Eddward reaching out to him and he reached back, only to try to fall into a light sleep. The sooner the night get here, the better.
Finally, night came and Marie stirred "What were you thinking?" Eddward asks, hearing her wake up.
"Wha...?" she tried to sit up but her hands were linked together. "What's going on?"
"You tried to kidnap Daniel last night" he hisses.
"I did what?!" Marie cried out "Where was I taking him? Is he hurt?"
"He was sleeping. He is fine and likely doesn't remember a thing. You were taking him to Alistar" Eddward growls.
"Alistar... Why does that sound familiar?"
"Pumpkin's father."
"Oh my god... What the hell is wrong with me?! Eddward, I swear I wouldn't do that! I love Danny!" Marie pleads.
"I realize but Alistar has some hold on you. I do not know how and I can't trust you right now. It pains me but I have to keep you shackled and away from Daniel and Kevin" he says quietly. "I stopped my mate from killing you once. Do not betray me and make me regret my actions."
"Must be why my leg and neck are stiff... I'm so sorry, Eddward. I don't want to hurt anyone but what am I to do?! I have never betrayed you, Eddward! I don't even remember this happening! I don't want to be here alone! Lock me in the basement or something, but please don't leave me alone!" she pleaded desperately.
"I won't leave you alone but I can't take you to the new safe house. Once we move the others to the new safe house, I'll take you back to the old safe house but I can't have you giving away their location. I am sorry but as I said I cannot trust you right now, not when Alistar had some type of hold on you" he says, his heart breaking a little because she is the only true friend he has left besides his mate.
Marie sighs sadly. She knows that she is lucky she is even alive. If she was anyone else, she wouldn't be. She, herself, would kill anyone who did what she did. At least she wouldn't be alone all the time but she couldn't expect Eddward to be with her all the time. She had gotten used to seeing him and Daniel and even Kevin all the time. It's only temporary... At least she hoped. "Alright, Eddward. I got ya..."
Eddward nods and sits there in silence waiting for his mate.
Kevin woke up with Daniel curled up to him instead of Eddward and he sighed sadly. Things were so fucked right now... Daniel's green eyes slowly blink open "Good Evening, Little Red."
"Good evening... Why am I in your bed? Where's Eddward?"
"He'll be back soon. We are moving to a different house. I need you to get your stuff packed up, ok? We'll go hunting as soon as Eddward and I get back."
"Okay!" Daniel gets up and goes into the living room, Kevin following.
"Hey Danny."
"Hello Nazz! Where's Marie?" Nazz freezes and Kevin scowls slightly before softening his features for Daniel's sake.
"She had some things to take care of but she'll be back in a few days, k? I'll be back with Eddward. Danny, get your stuff together" Kevin left the house, making his way to the cave.
Eddward leans back against the wall of the cave. Sensing his mate draw near, he stands up. The large red wolf appeared at the opening of the cave and walked in, staring at the two occupants.
Eddward smiles and walks towards him "Mon Amour..." he says, clearly exhausted.
Kevin transforms and takes Eddward in his arms "You were supposed to sleep..."
"Sadly I could not..." Eddward says tiredly.
"Come on then, let's get you to a bed. Danny was asking about you"
Eddward sighs "Let us move you first then I can move her to the old safe house and sleep."
"I can take her back there, you need sleep."
Eddward sighs and looks between the two "Are you positive?
"Yes, I'm positive"
Eddward nods "I am sorry, Marie. Kevin will come back to get you and I will be at the safe house when you get back."
Kevin looked confused for a second before covering it up and moving outside to wait and pace.
Eddward walks out "Are you ready, my love?" he asks.
"Yup" Kevin snipped as he walks forward into the forest.
"What is wrong?" Eddward says walking after him.
"Nothing, I'm just hungry"
"That is not all that is wrong, I am not stupid. You closed the bond" Eddward growls.
"I don't know what you're talking about" Kevin sasses.
"You are consciously blocking our bond but you do not know what I am speaking about?" Eddward growls.
"Where are you sleeping tonight, Eddward?" Kevin growls back.
Eddward sighs suddenly knowing where this is going "She is completely defenseless, Kevin..." he says quietly.
"So you're gonna stay with her the whole time?"
"No... Kevin, I do not know what you wish for me to do" Eddward says tiredly.
"You do whatever you feel like you have to do. Clearly, I have no idea or input."
"I am asking you what to do right now. Explain to me how I do not value your opinion" Eddward says running his hand through his hair.
"If you truly did then we wouldn't be having this discussion. Look, can we just not fight right now? I only get you for the next hour, I would rather not spend it fighting."
"No, I wish to have this discussion now Kevin. I do not want to fight but it irritates me greatly when you say I do not value your opinion when I have specifically asked you what I should do" Eddward growls.
"You already have a plan in place! What more do you need from me?!
"Your advice, Mon Amour. What do you think we should do?"
"I thought the plan was for you and her to be in the safe house we're leaving...?"
"That is what I had planned but if you do not like that plan then please tell me and together we can think up a new one."
"No, I don't like that plan at all. I think we need to stick together. More people to watch her but if you think that this is best then fine."
"I do not want to chance moving her to the new safe house and compromising our position. Who knows if Alistar has a tracking device on her or something? She doesn't remember anything from yesterday… she busted into tears when I told her what happened."
"So you think taking Alistar on by yourself is a great idea?"
Eddward sighs "Well, no, of course not... I just do not want a repeat of the explosion..."
"You ever think that maybe he put a tracker in Danny or Nazz?"
"No, it had not" Eddward admits.
"I think the best thing for us is to stick together. I don't like it, don't mistake that. I don't want her near Danny, but I also don't want her near you. What if she knocks you out and takes you to Alistar? Or kills you?! We are better protection for everyone, including ourselves, when we work as a team. Remember, if one dies, so does the other. You can't be putting yourself at risk. Nazz can't do much to help right now and Danny is too young and we're already down Marie. One of us dies and it's game over, I'm not ready to die yet. I just got a reason to live" Kevin grinned and grabbed Eddward's hand, continuing to walk to the house.
Eddward smiles and stops pulling the ginger in for a kiss "I love you" he says nuzzling against his cheek.
"I love you too, but I am hungry" Kevin laughs.
"Let us go find food." Eddward says pulling back and smiling at the ginger.