AN: In this chapter, Michael and David touch down in Canada, and they are ready to help their friend with his problem. Things seem to be on the up and up. That changes towards the end of the chapter.
Chapter Three: Reunited
As with their last trip out to the Great White North, Michael and David managed to get to Alexander's home town by using a portkey that David acquired from his friend, William. They used this for the obvious reasons. One reason was that with this mode of transportation, why waste money on a plane ticket. Second, and most importantly of them all, they kind of knew that this was not going to be a friendly visit. Whatever they were going to do, or whatever Alexander needed help with, was not going to be on the legal side, so no paper trail.
Anyway, after they touched down, and acquired a vehicle, David needed to be filled in on what was going on.
"Okay, so what exactly are we doing out here?" David asked Michael as they drove.
"From what I can guess, we are going to be helping Alexander find out who shot Casey." Michael said.
"His sister is a cop. Can't she do that?" David said.
"Yeah, but to be honest, there would be no real point in waiting on the cops to solve this." Michael said. "Smart money would be on the club finding out who did this, and Alexander would be getting this knowledge before the cops would."
"So we are here to help Alexander find out who shot his girlfriend. That is what you told me earlier. But what I am still confused on is what exactly we are going to be doing. You told me that we might not even have to hide our powers." David said.
"I have a feeling this is going to get really frantic." Michael said. "I was not wrong the last time we are out here."
"Where are we even going right now?" David asked him.
"The hospital." Michael said. "Casey is out of surgery, and Alexander wants us to go out there to meet him."
"Good that she is out of surgery. I guess we have to make it quick, because with her being out of surgery, Melissa is going to be talking to her." David said. Then he had a thought about something. "Shit, is her old man going to be out there?"
"Yeah, why?" Michael answered.
"We might have to make ourselves scarce, won't we?" David inquired.
"Probably." Michael answered. "I think that enough time passed from the last time we were out here, but it wouldn't hurt playing it safe."
"No." David said. "The beef between Dennis and Alexander is going to hit the high point now, though."
Michael agreed. He knew that Dennis arrived because Alexander sent Michael a text before they got their car telling the two just that little fact. Anyone that knew anyone in this little saga knew this was going to cause all types of friction between those two, and Michael or David was not going to be able to stop it...
Alexander got some good news. Casey was awake, and she was asking to see him. Alexander was not able to sleep ever since this happened, and he was racked with worry about her. Within 20 minutes, he rushed home, showered, and changed his clothes. He was back at the hospital inside 20 minutes. He knew that he probably broke some speed limits, but after what happened, he really did not care.
So, there he stood at her hospital room door, and after he worked up the nerve he needed to do this, he knocked.
Ronnie, her doctor, and Jack's sister, snapped her head back to the door and saw him standing there.
"Hey, Alexander. Here she is." Ronnie said. Ronnie moved back so he could see her. Alexander approached her bed, and Casey gave him a smile. Ronnie decided to give them some time alone, and she left the two alone.
"Hey there, handsome." Casey said weakly. "You look like you need some cheering up."
"That's what I am here for." Alexander said. "How have you been feeling?"
"Weak, still in a little bit of pain." Casey said. "How have you been holding up?"
"I have had better days." Alexander said. Alexander looked briefly over his shoulder, and sat down at her side.
"Casey, do you know who did this to you?" Alexander whispered at her.
"No." Casey answered. Alexander figured that she would not answer. "But I saw his face, briefly."
"Well, that's a start." Alexander sighed.
"Alexander, what are you going to do to him when you find him?" Casey asked him.
"I have been thinking about that for a few days, and I can honestly say I have no idea." Alexander answered. He really didn't know what he was going to do. He had an idea, but the second that he saw Casey, that answer in his mind went blank.
As the two sat there, in peaceful silence, Ronnie again appeared at the hospital door.
"Casey, your dad is here." Ronnie answered.
"George?" Casey asked.
"No, Dennis." Ronnie answered her.
"Send him in." Casey said.
Shit. Alexander said mentally. Dennis walked into the room, right pass Alexander and gave Casey a hug. Alexander took this as a sign to make himself scarce. He did not go far, though, he was just outside the room.
"Honey, thank god that you are alright." Dennis said. "What happened?"
"I was walking to my car, and someone came up from behind me, and shot me." Casey said.
"So, was it someone relating to, you know, him?" Dennis asked, nodding his head towards the direction that Alexander was probably.
"Dad, this has nothing to do with him." Casey said.
"Yeah, right." Dennis said, not believing her. "I suppose you think Derek and Alexander getting shot at a year earlier had nothing to do with him either?"
"Dad, please don't do this." Casey pleaded with him.
"If you don't leave him, something worse might happen to you, or your sister or mother." Dennis said.
"Whatever dad." Casey snapped.
Alexander heard enough, and was storming out of the hospital at this point.
David and Michael arrived at the hospital just in time to see Alexander walking outside. Michael put the car in park, and the friend stepped out of their vehicle to greet their friend.
"Well, it looks as though you have seen better days." Michael said, giving Alexander a friendly hug.
"I have. Damn good to see you guys again." Alexander said, smiling a little.
"How is Casey doing?" David asked him.
"She's awake, and she should be out of the hospital in a little while." Alexander answered.
"Really? How do you know that?" Michael inquired.
"I was shot a few times, and I was in the hospital for a long time. Casey was shot twice, so I guessed." Alexander asked.
"What do you know?" David asked, changing the subject.
"She was walking to her car, and someone shot her." Alexander said. "She saw who it was, so if we get a picture of this guy, we should find out something soon enough."
"I take it by the look on your face, her father is in there with her." Michael said.
"Yeah. Let's get out of here. I need something to take my mind off of things." Alexander said.
David, Alexander, and Michael soon found themselves in the clubhouse meeting room. Alexander wanted somewhere for them to speak in private so that they would not be disturbed. David and Michael could see the angst and anger in Alexander's eyes. It was something that they were all too familiar with. Both of them knew that was a feeling that was not going away anytime in the near future.
"Alright, so now that you had a chance to calm down a little bit, what should our next move be?" David asked out loud.
"We have to find the son of a bitch that did this, and put him in the ground." Alexander said coldly.
"Before that can happen, we need to find out who that person is. If that is at all possible." Michael said.
"Don't worry, that is going to happen." Alexander said. "The way things are, the club can find things out in ways that the police will never think about doing."
"So you are going to find out anything before the cops. That's what you are saying, right?" David said.
"Exactly." Alexander replied.
"Who would want to shoot Casey?" Michael asked them.
"Honestly, it might just be a ploy to get to me." Alexander replied. "It's no secret that Casey and I are an item, so that is a wide range of suspects right there."
"I hate to say it, but it looks as though our best move here is to sit and wait for something to fall into our laps. It sucks, but that is what looks like what has to happen." David said.
"I hate it too, but it seems that is our best move." Alexander said, sighing irritably.
Ronnie knew what she did had long reaching consequences. Because what Casey was hiding from Alexander was really going to be the match that lights the fuse, so to speak. It was late in the afternoon, and everyone was gone for a little while to decompress. That gave Ronnie and Casey a moment to themselves.
Ronnie entered the hospital room, and took a brief look around to make sure that there was no one else with her here. She saw that the area was clear, and slowly approached Casey's bed.
"Hey, you are going to be out of here in a few days, by the look of things." Ronnie told her.
"Thanks." Casey told her. Casey looked a little distant, and Ronnie knew exactly why that was.
"Listen, you should be out of here in a few days or so, so you have that to look forward to." Ronnie said, and Casey gave her a smile, albeit a weak one.
Ronnie looked to the door, and moved close to it to make sure that they were alone. When she knew that they were clear, she returned to Casey's side, and kept her voice low when she began to speak once more.
"Listen, I know that you know what is going on, and you know what I am about to ask you, so I won't spare you with a long and pointless Q & A, so I am going to ask what I am going to ask you." Ronnie said.
Casey braced herself for the worse.
"Why did you not tell Alexander that you were pregnant?"
AN: Shocker. This is sort of a remake of my earlier story, Right Here In My Arms, with a familiar twist like that here. Stay tuned for more!