"Relax for a second..." Kevin ran over to the other side of the bed, gently cupping Danny's face. "Hey Little Brother, open your eyes for me... C'mon, Danny" he feels for a pulse and feels a strong beat. "He's not dead... He has a heartbeat. Why isn't he waking up?" he levels a glare at Eddward.
Eddward shakes his head and runs his hands through his hair unable to think straight "I do not know, oh god, I don't know… Everything went fine…" he says forcing himself to go over the surgery.
"Well clearly not!" Kevin snapped, emotions on full blast and not thinking clearly.
Eddward stands, silently nodding, as he cuts their bond. "If you really have so little faith in me perhaps I do not belong here" he says walking out of the room.
"That's right, go ahead and walk away when people need you the most! Glad to know that I have to deal with everything myself!" Kevin yelled over his shoulder before turning back to Daniel, trying to wake him up. The yelling woke up Nazz and Marie. "What's going on?" Nazz asked.
"I don't know, doll, but if they are fucking this early and woke us up because of it, I'm strangling them both with the chain between these cuffs" Marie growls.
Eddward stops at the door frame and places one of his hands on it not turning around as he hangs his head "Kevin, be honest with yourself, mon amour. No one needs a fuck up like me around… And your Mother was right about me. All the cruel things everyone has ever said about me are true. Your brother will not wake up and it is undoubtedly my fault. No one else had their hands in him. He was fine right before I put him into a deep sleep… When your mother and father arrive tonight, have her see what she can do" he says softly. Eddward quickly walked out of the house, completely numb and emotionless, because if he let himself feel he would slip and their bond would connect and he would not put Kevin through that... Not when his real family needed him so badly.
Nazz and Marie passed Eddward in the hall but he didn't say anything to either of them. They reach Danny's room and knock. "Kevin?" Nazz asked.
"What?" he snapped.
"What's going on? Where did Eddward go?" the blonde asked, noting his tone but choosing to ignore it.
Like a light switch, the dam broke and everything came down at once. Staying by his brother's bedside, he cried for the first time since he had to bury his pack. "I don't know what to do... I'm lost and I don't know how to deal with it. My mate is angry with me because he thinks I blame him and I don't. I'm just emotional and worked up but he takes everything and runs with it. My mother and father are going to be real assholes when they find that I can't wake Danny up!"
Marie shifts uncomfortably "Listen Red, it ain't my place but maybe ya should have said that to him. Ya know how he can be, probably better than I do and ya know he is probably blaming himself so harshly for this… Probably more than the rest of us could even dream of blaming him."
"I know! I fucked up! That's all I seem to do is fuck up!" Kevin wrung his hands through his hair. "I don't know what to do... I'm so lost..."
"Red, hurry up go find him before your parents get here" Marie says gently.
"Yea Kev, you know it's gonna be a quick minute your Mom has always had problems getting your Dad to wake up" Nazz adds.
Kevin collected himself before making his way out of the room. Once in the hallway, he reeled back and punched the wall, leaving a dent in the plaster. He swiftly took his wolf form and shot out of the house, tracking and trying to reach out to Eddward before things got way more fucked than they already were.
Eddward was in a tree, staring up at the moon, wondering what to do with his life when he feels the wolf push at their bond. He sighs and ignores it.
Now Kevin was pissed. He hated it when Eddward would intentionally block their bond without telling him why but he especially hated it when he wouldn't reach back. And Eddward knew that... A growl and a curse resulted in Kevin tracking Eddward down the hard way. He was gonna bite him in the ass when he found him.
Eddward stiffens as he hears the wolf below him. He is able to smell his familiar scent and he stays perfectly still in the shadows of the tree, hoping that he isn't spotted.
"Ya know, even when you block me, I can still pick you scent up the easiest. I can still find you and I always will."
Eddward sighs turns away "Why are you here?"
"Why do you think?" Kevin moved to sit right below him. "Use that big, beautiful brain... Or I'll knock you out of the tree with mud balls and rock... Your choice."
"Kevin, do you know why I left?" he asks emotionlessly.
"I can only guess since you didn't stay and talk to me. I don't blame you... If I did, I would have said it along with worse shit. Things happen... Alistar is a sick fuck. Maybe the tracker needs to stay in... I dunno" Kevin sighs. "But I need you to stay by me. I'm sorry I let my emotions get the better of me and I snapped. Why don't you come down here and we can talk like normal people do?"
"Because Kevin… I am afraid" Eddward says quietly.
"Of?" Kevin lies down, ears high to catch Eddward's soft voice.
"In that single moment, you wanted to kill me, to rip my throat out… I could feel the overwhelming hatred coming off of you. It might have been subconscious I do not know but I felt it. I saw an image of you sinking your teeth into my neck..." Eddward says as a tear springs to his eye.
"I don't remember thinking about killing you but my emotions were running so high then... they still are... But I don't want to kill you, I didn't ever want to kill you. You are the best thing to ever happen to me, so why would I want to lose that? Not to mention, I would die too. Whatever happened to Danny, I'm sure it wasn't your fault because I know how much you care about him. And Marie would probably get to you before I could if you DID do anything intentionally to him" Kevin lightly laughed. "Come on, Eddward. Come down here, please? I'm not made for climbing."
Eddward stiffens "I-I don't know..."
"There sure is a lot of mud down here..."
"You wouldn't."
"Try me!"
Eddward sighs in defeat and drops down a good few feet away from the wolf and the second Eddward's feet touched the ground, Kevin had him wrapped in his arms and was kissing the life out of him. Breaking the kiss, he panted "I love you, nothing will ever change that. I'm not going to kill you or hurt you because you mean too much to me."
Eddward is panting as well and his bond opens like a flood gate letting relief wash over him "I love you too Kevin. I was scared because I know... I know if you ever laid hands on me, I would take it. I wouldn't protest" he says clutching the ginger's shirt.
"The only time I would ever do anything remotely like that is in the bedroom" Kevin grinned. "In all seriousness, I really need you by my side right now. I don't know what to do and I am trying to hold myself together. I need you to come back with me and help me figure out what to do about Daniel."
Eddward nods "Of course I'm sorry" he says pulling back from the wolf and taking his hand in his own. "I am not sure there is much I can do, though, and you realize I am going to be baring the full blame for this, correct?" he asks as they begin to walk back.
"I told you that I would protect you from all her hateful comments and I will. I'll shut her down and kick her out if I have to. You are my mate, you love Daniel and wouldn't hurt him on purpose and she has to respect that. End of story" Kevin huffed. "I'm not going to let her disrespect you... Even if she is my mother"
"Kevin, I have caused problems in families before and have no wish to do it again" Eddward says in a warning tone.
"One time and you think it's a pattern... Just relax. You are my family, too."
Eddward sighs and nods "Of course, darling. You already know all I have is you, Daniel, and Marie."
"And we're not gonna let anyone hurt you. So stop being dramatic and let me handle my parents. Simple as that. You also have Nazz on your side too. She can help me with them."
"Since when is the blonde on my side?" Eddward asks skeptically.
"Since her and Marie are an item now, I guess. She's at least on my side..."
Eddward smiles "I love you, Kevin. I apologize."
"I love you too, remember that, ok?" The house came into view and Kevin had this sinking feeling that his parents were there. He expected his mother to be against Eddward but his father could go either way. Grabbing Eddward's hand in a tight squeeze, he asked "Ready?"
Eddward nods and squeezes the ginger's hand "Yes, darling."
Kevin walked into the house and was met with the loud crying of his Mother. He hadn't heard that cry since his Father died. His Father appeared in the hallway and looked at his son and Eddward with sadness but no anger. Eddward stays silent but moves to go check on Daniel.
Victoria was sitting at her youngest bedside, holding his small hand, tears running down her cheeks. Nazz was in the corner on the room, sitting in a chair, trying to keep the Mother Barr cool and calm. "Did you want to try to scan him again?"
"I already did it once... What good will it do now?" Victoria snaps. Eddward walks in tentatively and makes to check the ginger. Victoria looks up as the door opens to see the vampire and her oldest son enter the room. "You have some nerve showing you're face here!" she hissed to Eddward. Eddward quirks a brow and ignores her as he goes to the other side of the bed and reaches for the small wolf to check his vital signs.
Victoria slaps his hand away with a growl. "Get away fro-" a large red wolf cuts her off pushing her into the opposite corner of the room with a bang. "Don't even!" Kevin growled at his mother. Nazz was up and ready to step in where she needed. She gently touched Kevin's back. "I'll get her out of here, okay?" she offered.
"No, she has every right to be here" Eddward says firmly as he checks Daniel's vitals.
"Not if she's going to be like that... We all care about Danny, ok? You can either work with us or not." Kevin levels a glare at his mother.
"Victoria, I've told you time and time again. Your misplaced anger is going to end you and it's starting to. You're going to end up losing everyone you care about if you don't straighten up and act right. We didn't raise our sons to hate for no reason, don't set a bad example for Danny when he wakes up. Work with Eddward to help bring our boy back, or you can leave. Make your choice" Lucas came into the room and cornered his wife, speaking lowly to her.
"I don't see why I should have to! He is the reason our baby won't wake up!" she growls.
"You don't know that. Maybe it was your healing. If you hadn't been so irritating and concentrated fully on the task at hand, maybe Danny would be awake right now?" Lucas snips. This takes both Eddward and Victoria by surprise. Eddward because he has been thinking this and was just about to say it and Vitoria because she can't believe her ears.
"Wh-what?!" she stutters.
"I think you need some time to think about your priorities. Go and I don't want you back until you start behaving like the woman I mated with" he growled, pointing at the door. "We have another healer here anyway..."
Victoria growls and shoves past everyone "Fine!" she says. She gave Eddward a dirty look before exiting the house slamming the door, shaking damn near the whole house "Who is this healer?" Eddward asks/
Lucas smiled before leveling a glance at Nazz, laughing lightly.
"What?! Me?!"
"Yes, child, you."
"B-but I'm not a healer! I'm a warrior, I've been trained as a warrior from birth!"
"Half correct, you are both. Did you not think it odd that we would choose another warrior for Kevin to mate with? With a union such as yours and his, one is a warrior and one is a healer. No exceptions... It ensures the future of the pack. You are able to do both, very well I assume. Unfortunately, your parents wanted you to train to be a warrior first but then never got around to training you to heal" Lucas explained.
Eddward begins laughing so hard he fell off the bed. Kevin, having taken his human form, sits at the bottom of Danny's bed on the floor. "I quit... I officially have no fucking idea what is going on anymore!" Lucas laughed, taking a shocked Nazz by her arm and leads her over to Danny's bedside. Just like she did with Daniel, Lucas taught her how to heal and what to feel and look for. After many scans, she concluded "There is nothing wrong. Eddward removed everything perfectly and Victoria healed everything perfectly. He's just sleeping." Eddward, having regained his sanity, sighs in relief.
"Eddward, do you still have the tracker?" Lucas inquired.
"Yes, I did not think it smart to smash it until I checked the rest of us or in case he had an exploding one implanted" Eddward says holding it up.
"Very smart, I like you even more now. We may have to put it back in..."
"I am sorry what now?" Eddward asks with a quirked brow.
"It wouldn't surprise me if Daniel needs it to survive."
Eddward growls "Unfortunately, it wouldn't surprise me either."
Lucas walks over to Daniel's bedside, running his hand through some of his arrant bangs. "Do you think you could reattach it? I may be able to reprogram so it doesn't send back any signal about his location."
Eddward signs "I do not know..." he says miserably.
"Either way we're screwed..." Kevin sighs. Marie slinks in, standing in the corner. Heart breaking from listening and watching, feeling helpless. All throughout the room, the feelings were the same.
Back at the compound "Darling, please drink. If you will not let me take the knife out at least let me do this for you, please?" Edd says desperately to his lover who is still bound onto the table helpless
"No, you need to get out of here. He can't catch you in here..." Kev pleads.
"Hush now and drink, don't you worry about me. You are getting severely dehydrated. Please?"
"If he finds you here, he'll punish you severely since you're helping me" Kev drank down the water, knowing that if he just did it, Edd would get out and he would be safe.
"Well, well, well, isn't this a pretty picture?" Alistar's sinister voice drifts from the door way, making Edd freeze. "Please sir, it isn't what it looks like..." he says feebly.
"Father, please... He was just checking to make sure I was still alive. That's all" Kevin weakly muttered.
"Quiet you! Caleb told me everything. Your disgusting little tryst! You've been helping him when he is being punished! Absolutely grotesque is what it is! I thought you learned your lesson the first time, but no, you continue to be an imbecile!" Alistar growls before flashing forward and grabbing Edd by the throat. He begins dragging the small doctor to a different table as he struggles helplessly.
"Please, sir, no!" he begs over and over.
"No! Leave him alone! Give me his punishment!" Kev struggled valiantly against his restraints, but to no avail.
Alistar straps him down and leaves for a moment only to return a few seconds later with a syringe of the healing solution. "Oh god, oh please! I'll behave!" Edd sobs as he tries to get out.
"Father, no! It's my fault! He did it for me! Punish me!" Kev tried to gain Alistar's attention on him by nothing was working. He couldn't get him away...