Eddward flits through the trees angrily muttering to himself about stress and irritation.
Kevin debated with himself about going after Eddward but he concluded it would be for the best if he left him alone for right now. He could finally feel Eddward again so he knew that he was alright, just blowing off some steam and hunting, he would come home better. The redhead joined Daniel and Kev outside, helping Danny train and work his new harness and knives and their father joining soon after.
Eddward comes back just as a knife headed for his lover's shoulder blade. He is quick to knock it off course and stare at the youngest of their group. "Daniel," he snaps sharply "You need to pay attention to where you are throwing them. What did I tell you about precision when it comes to knifes?" the vampire scolds the small wolf.
"Precision is everything?"
"That is correct. You almost injured your brother, what do you have to say for yourself?" Eddward says hands on hips.
"He should have dodged?"
"How can he dodge something he didn't know was coming?" Eddward asks irritated. "That's it, get the rocks, we are doing your agility exercises."
"But Eddward-" Daniel pouts as he follows with his head hanging. Kevin and Lucas look at each other before standing at their full height and attacked each other.
Over the next few weeks, they trained and fought off smaller attacks as the days passed. Everyone was getting used to their new weapons and getting ready for the first part of their plan to take Alistar down for good. There was a pensive tension in the air that everyone tried to ignore. They decided to break into small two-man groups so they can hit all the main labs at the same time. Kev and Danny would hit the North lab, Nazz and Marie would hit the East, Lucas and Victoria would hit the South, and Eddward and Kevin would hit the West. The plan was simple: Get in, raid the labs supplies, set the bombs, get out. Easy, at least Kevin hoped so.
Eddward sighs as he straps the TNT to his chest. "Perhaps Kevin should carry the TNT, Eddward?" Victoria suggests looking rather pale.
"Why?" Eddward asks confused.
"Yeah, why? He can get into the lab easier than I can since he is thinner than me" Kevin asked.
"It's just... I don't think it is a good idea..."
"It really is not a good idea, Kevin. You shouldn't carry it either..." Lucas stated simply.
"Oh but we can strap bombs to Danny and Mom's chest and that's okay?" Kevin retorted.
Lucas and Victoria look at each other. "That's different, Kevin..." Victoria says carefully and just as Eddward is about to snap at her, Kev comes in to gather everyone together to leave.
"We'll discuss this more in depth later" he scolds his parents and follows his mate out.
They go over the plan then take off splitting up. 'What in the hell was that about?' Eddward sends through their bond.
'I have no idea... let's just get this done and then we can worry about that later.' Kevin tones out. They get a safe distance from the lab and go over the plan again. "Maybe I should set up the bombs..." he starts, feeling exceedingly protective over Eddward.
Eddward furrows his brow. "Oh, not you too!" he snaps. "Absolutely not, I'm doing it!"
"You would have a better chance at knowing what we need from the lab than I would, Eddward!"
"The plan was you grab shit, I set up bombs" Eddward growls.
"Why are you being difficult recently? Christ, fine! Have it your way, ya baby" Kevin pouts and sets off to find the air vent that he could use to gain access. After he made it in, he waited until the patrol passed and went through another corridor before moving. His ear twitches with the small communications device that connected him to Edd, then he could set the bombs off when he got the all clear from Kevin. Kevin finally found the lab and started stuffing his pack with vials.
Eddward slips around the building to begin planting the bombs and setting the detonator. Everything goes smoothly until he slips out of the crawl space and comes face to face with Alistar. The Raven freezes and grabs two of his longer knives.
"Well, well what do we have here?" Alistar chuckled as he stared at him.
Keeping his cool, Eddward stares coldly at him "You know I'm going to kill you, correct?"
"You're more than welcome to try. I'm surprised that your mate allowed you to undertake this job, considering your condition..."
"Nice try, I'm not falling for whatever mind game you are trying to play with me" Eddward says before lashing out without warning.
Alistar dodges and moves away quickly. "No mind games here, Little Vampire. For a being as old as you are, you have no knowledge of the old magic" Alistar moves with lightning speed and jabs Eddward in the gut, causing him to double over.
Kevin was cinching his pack shut when pain blossomed in his stomach. His blood ran cold and his heart stopped as he frantically tried to reach out to his mate. 'Eddward?!'
Eddward jumps back clutching his stomach and hissing angrily. He throws one of his smaller knifes and it sticks deeply into Alistar's shoulder. The vampire lunges at the mad doctor slashing wildly 'Busy, hurry up and get out of there.'
Kevin, never one to do as he is told, raced out of the lab and quickly honed onto the fighting vampires. The only thing that was running through his mind was 'Get to Eddward, have to protect him, have to get him out...' over and over, like a mantra. Baring his fangs, he lunged at Alistar's legs, causing him to fall to the ground. 'Get out of here now!'
"Let's go! He is injured he won't be able to keep up with us with a bite like that." Eddward says stabbing a knife into Alistar's shoulder and burying it into the ground.
Alistar laid there and laughed loudly, his booming voice following the pair all the way outside, where they met up again. Kevin gave Edd the all clear and they watched as the lab exploded and burned to the ground. Workers scattered and prisoners ran for their lives, while Kevin and Eddward tried to watch to see if Alistar would emerge.
"I didn't see him... he's not dead, is he?" Kevin sighed.
"No, I fear it won't be that easy. I need to feed, I'll meet you back at the house" Eddward says in a dark mood as he clutches his stomach he makes his way to find something to eat.
Kevin watched his mate flit off. His ears twitch as he makes his way home, not understanding why he was so protective of Eddward. He always was a little bit, he was his mate, but this was more. He disregarded it as stress and a general need to protect someone you love as he got home. He was the last one to arrive and Daniel was retelling the story about how he and Kev shocked Caleb unconscious. "It was so cool! I can knock someone out with- Hi Big Brother!" he cried happily.
"Hey Little Brother" Kevin nuzzled him fondly, careful not to touch any of the sensors.
"Where is Eddward?" Danny asks a little worried.
"He's fine, he just went to find something to eat. He'll be back soon" Kevin said reassuringly. "Anyone else get injured?"
"Injured? Who got injured?" Victoria asks rather worriedly.
"Eddward... He took a gut shot but nothing he can't handle" Kevin said confidently.
Lucas stiffens and Victoria visibly pales "What?" she asks before wheeling around to her husband. "You said they would be fine!"
"...Eddward's not gonna be fine...?" Daniel asked worriedly.
"It was Alistar wasn't it? I can't see anyone else getting that close" Marie growls out as she turns on Kev. "We should have never let you into our group! You've been nothing but trouble...!" she cries out as Nazz tries to calm her down while Edd pushes and volatile Kev back.
"Mother! Father! What the hell is going on?!" Kevin commanded over the commotion.
Victoria and Lucas exchange a look and he nudges her "Well you see, Kevin…" she begins before Eddward shows up livid "WHAT IN THE FUCK ARE YOU ARGUING ABOUT?!" He roars causing everyone to fall silent and stare at him in shock.
"Eddward!" Daniel was the first to break the silence, running up to him and jumping in his arms, trembling. "I'm so glad you're okay!"
"I'm trying to figure out why my parents think that you are some kind of glass statue" Kevin stated.
"Yes, Daniel I am fine. We will discuss this momentarily..." Eddward says warily letting the grasp he had on his stress and irritation slip and flow over to the ginger. "Marie! Leave the fledgling alone! It is not his fault his father is a monster" he says having heard a little of their argument. "And you, Anderson, better remember who it is beside myself that is teaching you how to be a proper vampire. Bitch or not, you owe her, now break it off you two" he growls.
Marie slowly back down, crossing her arms and turning away from Eddward with a huff as Kev wraps his arms around Edd and breathed in his scent, calming him. Daniel twitched his ears against the side of Eddward's neck and his tail curled as much as it could around his arm as he sniffed and leaned into his chest.
"Now then, I am going to take this harness off and put Daniel to bed. You should all be ashamed of yourselves, acting like children and scaring him after a successful mission. No one was injured but for a few bumps and bruises and we have the means to cure Victoria and Marie" he says before petting the small ginger as he brushes by everyone and putting Daniel to bed.
As soon as Eddward and Daniel were out of earshot and in his room, Kevin again turned to his parents. "You were saying...?"
"Well perhaps its best if we waited to talk to you and Eddward" his mother says hesitantly looking at her husband.
Kevin sighs exasperatedly and waited for Eddward to come back. Soon he heard a quiet "Good night, Eddward" and his mate's deep voice returning the gesture before he reappeared in the hostile living room. "Alright, Eddward is here. Now tell me!" Kevin commanded.
Victoria looks around "It would be best done away from every one" she says getting increasingly nervous. Kevin sighs and heads to their room, since it's the farthest away. Shutting the door after his parents, he walks over to stand next to Eddward. "Alright, now can you tell us?!"
Eddward crosses his arms and leans against the wall next to Kevin and glares at Victoria. He did not like things being hidden from him, especially when they are about himself.
"Oh, I don't quite know how to tell them…" she says shakily to her husband.
"Neither of us know how or why it's happened but it has... Victoria is sure of it" Lucas started. "Y-yes, it has! And we are so happy for you two and we hope both will receive this news well..." she stops and takes a deep breath. "Eddward is with child... children actually. I believe it's twins! Congratulations!"
"Now I do need to check you, Eddward. That blow to your stomach could be an issue..."
Eddward stares at her blankly "I'm sorry what?" he asks as everything goes numb.
Victoria walks over to him and holds her hands out, emanating a white light from them. "You're pregnant with twins... please don't pass out on me right now..." Kevin stands silent and shell shocked "What is she talking about?!" Kevin turned to Eddward with eyes that pleaded with him to explain this. He was praying that it wasn't some sick joke. Eddward goes to answer but all the accumulated stress and now this overwhelmed him as he stares blankly at his lover before collapsing.
Kevin grabs him before he can hit the floor and lifts him into his arms before putting him in bed. "Mom, what? Are you serious?!"
"Yes, Kevin, I am very serious. He needs to take things easy and reduce his stress level greatly" she chided and she moved her hands over Eddward's abdomen. Lifting his shirt, she saw his abs where no longer as defined and he was starting to pooch out a bit. "See? His body is changing. He's going to start growing exponentially since it's twins."
Lucas looks over his wife's shoulder worriedly "Will he be alright Tori?"
"Yes, even though he has a bruise, they were literally unharmed. Just a little jostled. They're fine" she reaches over to brush Kevin's bangs back. "It's okay. I know this is a lot of information to process. You gave up having kids when you got with Eddward and now everything is coming together again for you" she smiled.
Kevin gently put a hand on his mate's stomach "What if he doesn't want them?" he looks up at her solemnly.
"What do you mean if he doesn't want them?! Of course he will." Victoria says knowingly before standing up. "Your father and I will be going so you two can talk this out a bit after he wakes up, won't be too long" she says shooing a protesting Lucas out of the room.
Kevin's sighed as he sat on the bed, in favor of kneeling on the floor. "What are we going to do?" he spoke to an unconscious Eddward.
Eddward comes to early the next evening, feeling well rested and a bit better. He sits up with a groan, his mid-drift stiff from his injury yesterday.
"Take it easy, Eddward..." Kevin tones out.
"What?" Eddward asks in confusion and denial.
"Just relax... you remember last night?"
"Yes, I remember we had a successful mission and then I went and feed. When I came back, you idiots were arguing about something but the rest is rather hazy though..."
"I was not doing anything, thanks."
"Whatever, I'm going out to hunt."
"Eddward! We really should talk about this... you don't remember anything after all of us arguing? You don't remember my mother's important news?"
"News? What news?" Eddward asks in confusion having subconsciously blocked the shocking news.
"That... uhm... You're, uh..." Kevin was a bundle of emotions.
Eddward feels nervousness and fear but over all of them over whelming joy causing him to soften up a bit. "Kevin... mon amour, what is it?"
"We're gonna be parents. You're..." Kevin gestured uncertainly to Eddward's abdomen.
Eddward stiffens "I am what, Kevin?"
"You're pregnant... With twins..."
Eddward looks the ginger in the eyes before giving a little smile. "So help me Kevin if you are joking..."
"Why would I joke about this?! Lift your shirt and see for yourself" Kevin gives a small grin
Eddward lifts his shirt and gasps. "Kevin... you're... we're going to be fathers!" he says excitedly as his eyes the small pooch.
Kevin relaxes completely and kneels in front of Eddward, gently started kissing and nuzzling the small bulge. "I'm surprised we didn't notice this before. On top of how much you've been eating... I'm glad you're taking it so well."
Eddward smiles and runs his and through his lover's hair. "Well of course, it was the one thing I thought I could never give you."
"You know this changes things..."
Eddward freezes "What does it change Kevin?"
"I can't have you going off into battle... what if you got hit again?"
"Kevin, I am a warrior. You cannot tell me not to train and not fight" Eddward says trying to keep his calm.
"As your fellow warrior, I would never try to do that to you. As your mate, I have to protect you. You've already got hit once, Eddward, and we got lucky. We might not get so lucky next time!" Kevin stands, ready to face his surly mate.
"So I won't get hit again" Eddward says calmly.
"Did you mean to get hit this time?! You don't know when you're going to get hit Eddward! Sometimes it just happens! What's going to happen if you get hit again and we lose one or both of them?"
Eddward's face contorts with sorrow just at the mention of it and his hand goes to his abdomen.
"You've come back from battles pretty beat up just like I have. But there is a big difference now... now, I'm not saying you have to stay inside and you can never go out but there are somethings that can be changed so you have less of a chance to get hurt." Kevin wrapped his arms around Eddward's waist "Let me protect you."
Eddward sighs softly and looks up at Kevin. "Only during battle, I still wish to maintain some semblance of freedom."
"You'll always have freedom. I'm just trying to keep our kids alive. We should tell everyone else, right?"
Eddward thinks for a moment "I do not know, perhaps we should..." the vampire stops in mid-sentence. "Oh god…" he whispers in horror.
"What?!"
"Alistar knew."
"What? How did he know?!"
"I don't know but he was spouting something about how he was surprised you let me out in my condition."
"How the hell did he find out?"
"I don't know! He was saying something about the 'old magic'."
"Let's just put that on the back burner for now... ain't no point worrying about it right this second. Let's just move on and tell everyone our good news" Kevin got happy again and pulled Eddward gently down the hall.
Eddward follows him hesitantly "Kevin are you sure?"
"Yes, if I know my mother she is dying to tell everyone about her going to be a grandma and I'm going to take immense pleasure in calling her that too" Kevin smirked.
Eddward relaxes and smiles "Alright, if you believe this to be the best course of action."
Victoria looks up when she hears people approaching her from behind. Looking back, a smile breaks across her face as her son and his mate. She quietly asked Eddward if he is okay or if he has any pain.
"No, I am perfectly fine" he assures her gently as he grips the ginger's hand.
"What's going on?" Marie asks.
"We have some good news" Kevin beamed.
"What could be better news than we got all that stuff and blew the lab up?" Marie asks.
"We are adding two people to our pack" Kevin retorted, looking down as Daniel hugged his waist. "Who are they? Will they play with me?" Daniel asked excitedly.
Eddward smirks and shares a look with Kevin. "Yes, I suspect they will" he chuckles.
"Alright why are you two being cryptic?" Nazz asks.
"Because I don't really know how to say this..." Kevin rubbed the back of his neck and sighed. "Eddward and I are going to be parents" he said quickly.
"What are talking about?" Marie asks skeptically.
"In an unexpected turn of events, Eddward is carrying our twins" Kevin said plainly.
Marie begins cackling "The high and mighty Eddward is pregnant!"
"And he's still be better looking than you" Kevin snapped.
Eddward squeezes his hand. "Kevin, calm yourself" he says gently. Kevin relaxed but not before leveling a glare at Marie and growling.
"Yes Marie I am pregnant." Eddward confirms for her.
"Whoa wait, for real?!" she asks not having taken it seriously at first but watch Eddward nod and touch his belly.
"Whoa..." Nazz gasped in awe and giddiness as she helped Victoria dot over Eddward. Edd grinned widely "This is exciting! Congratulations!"
"I am going to hunt" he claims quietly, trying not to get irritated at all the doting.
"Eddward..." Victoria called out to get his attention. Bringing him down to her level, she gets serious. "Nazz needs to know to tend to you if I am... unavailable. So I need to show her things. Later on, yes?"
Eddward nods. "Yes, very well" he agrees before kissing his mate and flitting off.