Danny wakes close to sunset because he feels something tug at his hand, he looks down and sees Kevin moving.
"Danny... You up?" Kevin whispered weakly.
"Yeah... Are you okay now?"
"I'm better, but hungry. You got food?"
"Yeah!" The smaller redhead gets up and moves to get some of the food from the kitchen and gives it to Kevin.
Kevin sits up and grabs some of the food "Thanks, Little Brother."
"You're welcome. Are you okay now? What about Eddward?" Kevin reached out with their bond and felt Eddward reach back, he was okay just tired.
"He's okay… Just really tired…"
Danny nods and Nazz wakes up "Hey there, how ya feeling?" she says groggily.
"Stiff, tired, drained... Feel like I was used as a chew toy. Guess I kind of was..."
Nazz nods "On the bright side, you guys are alive!"
"Thank God..." Kevin sighs as he roughs up Daniel's sleep tousled hair.
"Stop..." He whined with a laugh "It's already messed up!"
"Exactly!" Kevin chides fondly. Eddward groans and shifts a bit.
Nazz looks over curiously "I think he just moved…"
"Yeah, he's waking up" he says, laying back down slowly but closer to Eddward.
Eddward groans again and his eyes open slowly "…blood…" he gasps weakly.
Nazz grabs the last blood pack, rips it open and hands it to Danny to give to Eddward. "He may need help still... Go slow." Danny knelt down by his head and slowly introduced the blood to the vampire's lips.
Eddward sucks it down in a matter of seconds then collapses again "Mon Amour..."
Kevin gently grabs his hand "Right here.."
"How are you feeling?"
"Alright considering everything... What about you?"
"As long as you and Daniel are fine, it doesn't matter" Eddward says dismissively.
"Yes, it does. It's echoing back to me. Stop lying and let Danny heal you more." Daniel smiled "I've rested and I'm full so I can heal a lot now!"
Eddward sighs and nods "Yes, alright. If that is what you want."
Kevin's head whips around to glance at Eddward. "What's the issue?"
"I do not want Daniel to waste his energy in case we get attacked" Eddward says quietly.
"What if we get attacked and you aren't at maximum? I can protect Danny a lot easier that I can try to make up for you being down. Stop being a brat..."
"I am not being a brat, if he needs to run then he needs to be at full energy. Besides I can stand and fight as is."
"Okay, but if you can't fight because you have a bullet hole in you and someone gets hurt or stolen, imma kill you"
Eddward groans and rolls his eyes before he attempts sitting up. Kevin beckoned Danny over for some more healing, which was happily given. "Thanks Danny."
"You're welcome, Brother. You sure you're okay, Eddward?"
At this point, Eddward has managed to sit up "Alright... If you wish to heal me, I would not be opposed" he says quietly. Danny hopped over and sat next to Eddward, healing him and restoring his energy. Eddward sighs and pets the small boy "Thank you, little one" he says fondly.
"Are you two okay now?" Daniel asks, fresh tears forming in his eyes.
Eddward checks himself over then the ginger "Yes, I believe we are fine now, little one, thank you."
Expecting something like this, Kevin gathered the little redhead in his arms while he whined and quietly cried. He was still scared and terrified about leaving the house but as long as he had his pack and they were together, everything would be okay. Eddward scoots closer to the pair and wraps them both in his arms.
Nazz smiled at the three before settling back on the couch and glancing out the window. She gets a peek at two figures in the dark, covered with cloaks.
There is a knock on the door and Eddward stiffens "Get Daniel near an exit, now!" he hisses, handing him to Nazz.
Nazz lifts Danny and hobbles to the back door to wait. As quickly as he could considering his injuries, Kevin transformed and waited. A low growl escaped from his throat as another knock sounded, softer this time.
Eddward looks at his mate as he grabs a silver knife from under the couch and hides it behind his back as he limps over to the door. "State your business here" he growls standing at the ready next to the door.
"We are here for our sons, Kevin and Daniel. We mean you or them no harm" Kevin hackles raise up and he growls louder, no one was laying a hand on Daniel again, he knew that much for sure.
"Leave or die, your choice" Eddward growls, feeling his mate's anger and protectiveness feed into his own.
The voice changed to that of a female, softer and more pleading "Please... I just want to see my sons... My babies..." Kevin's growl stopped and he got a scared, hopeful, yet disbelieving look on his face. "No... It can't be..." he backed up few steps.
Eddward quirks a brow "It is your call, my love" he says softly.
"I... I-I don't know what to do... It sounds like her though. She's dead, I saw her die. I buried her and my father myself. How are they here?!" Kevin was starting to panic. Nothing was making sense and he was desperate for some clarity.
"Marie was dead, too, so was Pumpkin" Eddward reminds him softly.
Kevin whined. He desperately wanted Eddward to deal with this, he was so much better with people than himself by far, but he knew it was wrong to shove this onto his mate. A nervous sigh later, he padded to the door as Eddward opened it for him to go out first. He stood before the two figures, waiting for something to happen. His tension was tight like a coil and any second it would snap. "Show me your faces" Kevin commanded. The hoods slipped away and a vibrant redhead and a dark brunette was staring back at him. The woman, not able to contain herself, let loose a small choked sob and reached out towards Kevin hesitantly "Kevin..." Kevin's ears and his tail were tucked down and he was sniveling slightly until he got a good look at her face. The soft features and the voice that lulled him and his brothers to sleep for so many years, he knew them all too well. "...Mother?"
Eddward steps up to Kevin and places a reassuring hand on the ginger's back. "Mon Amour... Can we trust them?" Eddward asks gently.
The woman knelt down and gently brought her small hands up to hold Kevin's face, caressing his like only she could. Memories flooded Kevin's mind, and in turn Eddward's. Her touch was the same, her voice was the same, her face was the same... She was the same. He had his Mother back! Elated, he sat in front of her and nuzzles into her smaller body. He then looked at the male over her shoulder... Heavy boot falls approached and soon a hand came down to gently rest on Kevin's head, rubbing slightly. "There's my boy..." he muttered happily but Kevin's demeanor changed. He turned sad and upset. He was sure this man was his father but the past hasn't changed. He still led their whole family, their pack, to their deaths.
Eddward backed off but sent a message to the wolf "Betrayed, not your fault" he thinks at the wolf sternly.
Kevin stood up and turned around, nodding "It's them, I'd know their touch anywhere..."
"Will Mon Petit be alright around them?" Eddward asks gently eyeing then suspiciously.
"Yes, I'm sure" Kevin relaxes a bit but still keeps himself between them and his mate.
Eddward nods "I will go fetch him for you if you wish."
"I'm sure he would love it. Would you grab him?" Eddward nods and walks away silently.
Kevin watches him leave before turning back around and taking his human form. "Stay here and wait for Eddward to get back with Danny" he tells his mother as she agrees. Looking towards his father, he extends the metaphoric olive branch. "We need to talk" he says plainly, trying not to show any emotion.
"Of course, lead the way" knowing that Eddward would have a kitten if he left out of sight, Kevin just moved out of earshot and after 11 years, father and son had the talk that the son didn't know he needed.
Eddward comes back with Daniel and sets him down "It is alright, Little One. Your brother has checked them over" he says gently.
Daniel looks at the woman's face before recognition registers on his face. "Momma!" he cries and leaps into her arms, wrapping his small arms around her neck and nuzzling into her. "I missed you!"
"I missed you too, baby. Both you and your brother" she cooed softly before glancing at Eddward. "I suppose you are the one to thank for keeping my boys alive and well taken care of?"
Eddward blushes slightly and shrugs "I cannot take full credit, Madam" he says politely.
"Did you not nurse Kevin back to health after he was attacked by my first born? You helped nurse Daniel back to health and healed his leg, correct?"
Eddward's blush deepens "Yes I did… But how did you know that?" he asks suspiciously.
"I delivered the medicine that helped cure Kevin's injuries. I gathered the files from the forest and put them in the charred remains of the burnt house since I had a feeling Kevin would want to go back" she quips.
"Momma! Kevin and Eddward have trained me! I can hunt now!"
"You can?! Go show me how good you are at tracking!" she happily suggested, watching as Daniel transformed and leaped into the bushes. "I assure you, we mean you no harm. We both come in peace. We just want our sons."
"I understand, Madam. Taking them both far away from here would be a good idea" Eddward says quietly so Kevin and Daniel can't hear him. "It would be wise to leave this continent all together and start anew with them elsewhere" he states, blocking his bond so Kevin can't feel what he is thinking. If he can convince this woman to take her sons far from here, he could train and get stronger then after he kills Alitar and his lackeys, he could go find them.
"Does Kevin have any ties or connections to people here?" Victoria asks tersely.
Eddward feels his heart break a little as he keeps his bond closed. "Only myself. Marie and Nazz are in there, as well, healing" he says.
"Good job, Danny!" she called out encouragingly "Nazz is here too? Wonderful! Seems you have saved us the trouble of finding her, too! We can take all three of them off your hands and they can continue where they left off!" she mutters, thinking to herself.
Eddward swallows and nods, remaining silent for a moment as his heart continues to fracture "If you'll excuse me, I've been recently injured and I need to feed on fresh blood" he says quietly before walking off into the woods, petting Daniel on the way to the tree line.
Daniel watched Eddward leave, a dead rabbit in his mouth, before trotting over to his mother. Kevin and his father embraced before walking over to see Daniel. Kevin picks up smaller red head up, handing him to their father "You remember him?"
"Well now, I would be surprised if he did" Lucas Barr smiled at Daniel, who nuzzled into him.
"Honey, why don't we take this reunion inside the house? I want to see Nazz" Victoria asks.
"Nazz, eh? It'll be good to see her after this long time" Lucas laughs.
"Yeah! I helped heal Nazz!" Daniel cheered.
Kevin looked around confused since he didn't see Eddward nor did he feel him through their bond. "Mother, did you happen to know where Eddward went?"
"Hmmm? Oh yes he said he needed fresh blood" Victoria says absentmindedly "Can we go inside, Dear?" she asks, moving towards the door.
"Yeah..." Kevin had a bad feeling... He wished that Eddward hadn't gone out alone, considering what just happened but what's done is done. He sighed and moved inside the house. His parents dotting over Nazz and his mother ended up healing her. She walked around the home, back and forth. "Thank you, Victoria!"
Victoria smiles pleasantly "Of course, it was no trouble!" she says.
"Feeling better?" Kevin asking, almost amused. "God yes! You have no idea how useless I felt! I still have to thank Eddward again when he gets back" Nazz added.
"We need to be heading out soon though. We need to get you out of here and fast so start packing, mon chers" Victoria says clapping her hands and scooting Daniel along.
"What? Where are we going?" Kevin asked, starting to panic.
"Your father and I are taking you three far away from here and that lunatic, Alistar" Victoria states simply.