Enchantments ch 23
Tyler was in a good mood until he got to Nicky's. The girls were in full panic; they couldn't find Xandria anywhere. After a through search of the bar they all decided to head out to look for her. Tyler kept trying the cell phone he had gotten her. To his frustration it kept switching to voice mail. Tyler screamed in frustration and threw his phone at the floorboards. It shattered in a million pieces and he wanted to scream. He was so worried he wanted to hurl. Reid put his phone back together, by using. And set it on the seat next to him "Maybe I should drive," said Reid. Tyler glanced down at the speedometer he was doing 105 in a 55 zone. He slowed down and cursed. "Easy man we'll find her" said Reid.
Baby boy was tense and obviously scared. Plus he was driving like a crack head. "All right that does it pull over" said Reid. When Tyler changed lanes without looking and almost sideswiped a semi. Tyler reluctantly agreed and pulled over. Last thing he wanted was to end up in the hospital.
They searched all over town. Even the cliff area she had found Reid in. they all made the rounds several times before Caleb told them to go to the manor house. They got out of the cars and headed for the house. They had dropped off Sarah, Kate and Bunny at the dorms. So they could allegedly wait for Xandria to come back.
Caleb wasted no time pulling out the book. "We need to be looking for her," said Tyler. "We are, our way" said Caleb. He had found what he was looking for. "Ok people we need all of us on this one, focus on her" said Caleb "see where she is in your minds," said Caleb. Their eyes glowed for a second then went black. For a few seconds nothing happened. Then the air shimmered in front of them. Glowing around the book for a second before taking shape. Tyler's eyes went back to their normal color. Then so did the others' eyes.
The image stayed above the book shimmering in the air. It was a tree lined clearing with a small waterfall next to it. Tyler recognized it immediately and ran for the stairs the second he saw Xandria. "Ah shit" said Caleb. The others took off after Tyler. Reid barely got in the car before Tyler was already pulling away. Caleb and Pogue followed behind him. Tyler drove like a crazy man. Reid was clinging to the sissy handle above the door.
Tyler abruptly turned off the road and kicked in the four-wheel drive without slowing down. Caleb followed a little slower not wanting to bottom out his mustang in a dirt ditch. Pogue flew over the ground the smaller motorcycle giving him an advantage when it came to avoiding potholes.
Tyler came to an abrupt halt and Pogue had to slam on his brakes to avoid hitting the back of his hummer. Caleb parked right behind Pogue's motorcycle. Tyler was already out of the vehicle and running down the small trail. Reid, Pogue and Caleb were running behind him just to catch up with him. Tyler was leaping over bushes at a dead run.
He was winded when he reached the clearing. He had run all the way there. The others crashed through the bushes behind him. They were swearing when they entered the clearing.
Tyler was staring open mouthed at the sight before him. He had never seen anything more horrifying in his life. He was already climbing over the rocks towards her when they crashed through the bushes behind him. "Holy shit!" said Reid and followed Tyler. The others did the same.
She had her head down to far gone to the pain to notice she was no longer alone. She hadn't passed out until Hanadrin had broken her first wing with that horrible hammer. She had screamed several times though. So many times that she could no longer talk. Tears poured down her face mingling with her blood and her hair. She would have welcomed death at this point but only pain greeted her.
She thought she was hearing things when she first heard his voice. So she didn't even lift her head until he touched her.
"Xandria" Tyler whispered. His hand reaching for her limp body. She looked dead and for one horrible moment he almost hoped she was. Just cause he didn't want her to be in so much pain. She moved when he touched her and moaned."Oh my god" he whispered. She looked up at him through blood stained hair. Her eyes held so much pain that he wanted to hurl.
Blood was running down her wings from where they had obviously been broken. They had been nailed to the tree and broken so bad he could see bone. "She's still alive get wire cutters!" said Tyler his voice betraying his panic. "Don't move baby were going to cut you down" said Tyler. She whimpered and cried in response.
She passed out when Pogue used his power to pull the pins holding her wings to the tree. They worked furiously to get her down. When the last of the razor wire was removed they lowered her to the ground and surveyed the damage.
"We need to get her to a hospital" said Pogue. "And tell them what?" said Tyler "yeah and how would you explain the wings" said Caleb. "So what do we do?" asked Tyler. "We get her out of here, whoever did this could come back" said Caleb "let him, I'll kill him" said Tyler. They looked at him in shock for a second then they lost the shock. They couldn't really blame him. Right now they were all feeling a bit murderous.
Pogue gently wrapped her in Caleb's trench coat and lifted her up. She whimpered and cried out. He held her as gently as he could and carried her back to Tyler's hummer. Reid found a blanket in the back and wrapped her in it. He sat in the back and held the girl on the seat. Not wanting to risk further injury by putting a seat belt around her.
Tyler drove more slowly, trying not to jar her at all. Caleb and Pogue were in the lead now and they were heading for Caleb's house. They couldn't take her to a hospital because of what she was and they also didn't want to explain how she got that way either.
Caleb punched in the gate code and the gate opened; he drove in followed by Pogue and Tyler. Reid used to push in the close code because he didn't want to move her to reach the box.
They climbed out of their vehicles and helped Pogue and Reid carry her in the blanket like some weird stretcher. Caleb got the door and ushered them inside. His mom saw the boys carrying the blanket and told them to put her in the first guest room at the top of the stairs. They carried her up stairs and laid her on the bed. Tyler sat gingerly on its edge and brushed the wet hair from her eyes. She whimpered at his touch so he stopped. His eyes betraying his pain and worry.
"Xandria your safe now its ok" he whispered. The boys were all exhausted and stretching out around the room. Caleb called Sarah and the girls to tell them they had found her. He left out the damage report. He told her he would be staying there tonight and so would the guys. Sarah knew something was wrong but didn't press about it.
When Caleb hung up, he jumped when he heard his mothers voice in the doorway. "You need to clean her injuries, I'll run a bath," she said softly. Caleb got up from the chair he had appropriated and followed his mom down the hallway.
Tyler heard the water in the bathroom start running and assumed it was the tub. Caleb was talking to his mother, though softly they heard. "What is she?" said his mom. Caleb hesitated then replied "she's' a fairy" said Caleb. "I see," said his mom. "Get several towels and you can use the old sheets in the first cupboard for bandages, I suggest you use a little of that power of yours to heal what you can" said his mom. "Thanks mom" said Caleb. His mother shrugged. "Good night son" said his mom. She headed down the hall and went to bed.
Caleb was grateful she cared enough to come out of her depression enough to help him with Xandria. He went back to the room. "We need to clean those wounds," said Caleb. He was reluctant to move her again. He knew she was in a lot of pain she had to be. They got together and as a group tried to use the blanket as a stretcher again. Unfortunately the blanket wasn't that strong so they ended up floating her down the hall and into the bathroom. Lowering her slowly into he warm water.
She almost screamed when her legs were laid into the tub. "Hold her up a minute" said Caleb and he gingerly touched her legs. "Shit there broken" he said after a few seconds 'how are we going to get her in the tub with two broken legs?" said Reid. "We're going to have to reset them. "Reid Tyler can you sound proof the room, she'll probably scream and I don't want anyone calling the cops," said Caleb. Reid and Tyler agreed and put up a magical barrier to keep the sound in the room.
Then while Reid and Tyler held her down physically as well as magically. Pogue and Caleb reset her legs. She screamed once and passed out. After they set the bones the boys worked together to heal the bones. Mercifully she was still passed out when they reset her wings. They healed those the same way.
Then took a break as exhaustion set in. Then they carefully carried her into the bathroom. Fortunately Caleb's house had the kind of bathroom you could fit a conference table in if you wanted. The boys were gathered around the tub holding her and gently cleaning the numerous cuts from the razor wire. She whimpered and opened her eyes.
"Tyler?" she whispered. Her voice was so sore it came out a croak. "Its ok your safe now, we're here" he said. He gently wiped the blood off her forehead with the washcloth he was holding. The boys had all stopped cleaning her. They were unsure how she would react to them touching her in this state. "Where am I?" she asked. "Safe" said Caleb