Ree stared at the man that had pulled him through the window, away from Desmond. He knew he was slightly in shock; unable to believe that the man he trusted would just shove him onto someone else. It didn't make any sense. Desmond had proven himself, this new person had not.
"Ree? That is your name correct?" The man didn't wait for a reply before he was off, speaking almost too fast for Ree to follow. "Desmond would not have called me here if he thought he could deal with this without hurting you, so you'll just have to trust his judgment on this and let me get you out of here."
Ree stared at the man for a few more seconds before bringing his left hand in front of his chest and bending down his ring finger, like he'd read about in his father's journals. The man gasped; obviously Desmond had not told the man anything.
That fact made Ree feel slightly better. Desmond had kept him a secret, to protect him supposedly. That he could trust his caretaker with his secrets made Ree relax. Desmond would not push off onto another without good reason. Templars were a good reason.
"Where are you taking me?" Ree asked quietly. Shaun looked down at him and his lips twisted up slightly.
"So the boy does speak. Well then, come on. Time to go." Shaun pulled him up the fire escape to the roof and then around the building to the other side. He needed to get Ree to street level and to the van he had a few streets over. If he could get out of the city, he could get Ree to Rebecca and then he could plan how to get Desmond back to his kid.
"Come on then Ree, time to get you to the other Assassins."
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Shaun sighed as he watched the omega in the rearview mirror. He was oddly quiet for a child. He didn't move or whine, like most kids would. He didn't ask annoying questions or make any annoying sounds at all.
Two thoughts went through Shaun's head at this interesting reaction from Ree. Either Desmond wasn't treating the child right, which was unlikely, as Shaun himself had seen clingy behavior that Ree had exhibited when he had to leave the small apartment. The other and more likely reason for the behavior was previous guardian had not treated him right.
Shaun sighed again. Many Assassins that joined later in life had decided to join up because they had been abused and wished to save others from the same fate. If that was why Ree had joined Desmond was unknown, and at this rate Shaun wouldn't know until they got Desmond out. Ree was apparently not a child to share with those he did not trust and at the moment he did not trust Shaun.
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Desmond woke a while later to memories that were not his own. Voices screeched above him and went on about something rejecting him. He started to panic, where was Ree? The little boy was his to protect and he couldn't wake up. Where was he? What was going on?
With a huge indrawn breath, Desmond jerked up in the machine. His omega senses were screaming at him.
"You Bastards!" He screeched, voice rough and throat aching. The man walking around him merely chuckled.
"Now now Mr. Miles, that isn't very nice," the man chuckled at him, causing Desmond's scowl to deepen. The man was obviously an alpha and was trying to make Desmond obey him.
"Who are you people that you can go around kidnapping people?" He demanded, losing some of the anger that he thought was only for Ree's Uncle and Aunt. His tongue apparently had decided to use the pent up aggravation on this detestable man.
"You know who we are, Mr. Miles, or else that little boy living with you would still have been there when we picked you up." Desmond tried not to react when the 'alpha' mentioned Ree. It was hard; he'd tried to protect the boy and apparently had failed miserably.
"Oh, you thought we didn't know about him? Well, you thought wrong. In fact, one of our agents is picking him up as we speak. Be good or you'll never see the boy again." Desmond glared at the man and felt his lips draw back. A vicious growl crawled up his throat and Desmond took distinct pleasure in the few steps the doctor backed up. Never mess with an omega's cubs; you won't like what you end up as.
"You lay one hand on that boy and you will find out just how fierce I can be." The man kept his distance.
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A week had passed when a car drove into the warehouse Shaun had taken Ree. A few days had passed since Lucy had been in contact explaining that she had Desmond and they would be out of Abstergo by then end of a week. She'd also requested back up. That request had ended badly as the team had been whipped out. Shaun had sworn up a storm before Rebecca had thrown a shoe at him for scaring Ree and for swearing in front of a child.
Ree didn't like to admit that he had giggled when the shoe made contact and Shaun had whimpered like a small puppy. That had earned him Shaun's ire and the boy made extra sure to stay out of the other Brits way after that. For a beta, Shaun did a bad job of making sure that Ree was taken care of.
He'd grown quieter with each passing day away from Desmond and now, as a car drove into the hide out, he couldn't bring himself to care who it was.
The blond who got out of the driver's seat was unfamiliar and had Ree on alert from his position in the rafters. He quite liked to hide up there when he felt extra lonely; the added height brought him comfort.
He watched the lady carefully, not sure what she was doing when she walked around the car to pull the trunk open. When a familiar, but skinnier, form climbed out of the trunk, Ree squealed.
The two heads below him whipped up, searching for him. Ree let out another sound when Desmond's eyes found him. Desmond smiled when he saw who it was and held out his arms.
Ree was down the scaffolding in two seconds flat. He threw himself into Desmond's arms almost faster than Lucy could make out.
"Desmond, Desmond, Desmond, Desmond, Desmond, Desmond." The boy whispered almost too fast for the man to catch. He did catch what the boy whispered next. "I missed you, Desmond."
Desmond smiled. He tightened his arms around the boy and then picked him up. The boy cuddled into him and wrapped his arms around his neck.
"Ree," the man sighed in relief, "I'm so glad you're ok."
Lucy cleared her throat. Desmond and Ree looked over at her.
"Who's your friend, Desmond?" She asked, distracting both from their reunion.
"Lucy, this is Ree, the child Vidic was threatening me with. Ree, this is Lucy Stillman. She was helping me when I was with the Templars."
Ree's eyes widened.
"Really?" He whimpered. Desmond nodded, eyebrows drawing together.
"Yeah," Desmond turned to Lucy, "who was here looking after Ree? I'm assuming Shaun Hastings, but whom else?"
Lucy looked at him surprised. She hadn't realized that Desmond was that aware of his Assassin side.
"Rebecca Crane. Come on, I'll introduce you." Lucy looked down at Ree. "You'll have to get down. I don't want to watch Desmond drop you."
Ree ignored her and clung tighter to the man as he began walking beside her.
"He doesn't have to get down, Lucy. I can hold him." Desmond looked at her in confusion. He shook his head. He'd figure out why she was acting strangely later. Right now he wanted to know who made Ree so shy.
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