Chapter 5 - Trauma Clean-Up
'Sam something's wrong.' Jared whimpered.
'You can feel it too Jared?' Paul questioned.
'What's going on you two?' Sam grounded out. As the pack came to a stop.
Paul whimpered. 'Something's wrong with Nyla. She was scared, then in pain and now suddenly I can't feel anything from her. Even when she was in California I still felt her. Me not feeling anything now is not normal.'
Leah and Embry came jogging over to the pack. 'The scent just friggen disappeared.' Leah snarled out.
'It was there one minute and gone the next.' Embry growled.
Sam looked at the ground and then back to his pack. 'This is not a coincidence let's get back to the house I haven't been able to contact Seth; it's almost as if he phased out, which he wouldn't do if we aren't there. Leah you and Embry see if you can't find your brother. If he's phased and not speaking, then something is wrong.'
The whole pack turned and headed back to Sam and Emily's Jared and Paul leading the way, neither could shake the feeling something was really wrong. Both were running as if they were on a mission that was depending on the life of their loved one. Leah and Embry broke off to start looking for Seth.
Blood red eyes peered through the trees. "How many did you get too?"
"Only two...The wolves started to approach the house fast, it would have only been a matter of time before they caught us or found their filthy mutt friend hurt."
"Hmmm, maybe we'll have to go back another night and get a couple more. Not tonight of course, they won't leave them alone again for a while. They are much too smart to leave them alone twice in one night. Let's get out of here before the scent blocker lifts. We are -after all- on their territory."
Leah whimpered with worry as she and Embry started searching the surrounding trees around the house for Seth; but he was nowhere to be found. 'Where could he be Embry? I don't smell his scent or hear him or anything.'
Embry nuzzled Leah. 'We'll find him Leah. We won't stop looking until we do. I promise.'
The further out they went, they thought they heard something. They came to a small clearing in the woods about two miles from the house. and noticed there was a huge redwood tree that was practically ripped from the earth and tipped over on its side and on top of it a huge boulder. Leah walked over and suddenly caught a whiff of something in the mud below the tree and boulder. 'Oh my God Embry, Seth is under there. I can smell him, we have to get him out.'
Embry walked up and put his two front paws on the boulder and pushed as hard as he could, it started to roll as he bounced his front feet a little on it and it finally rolled off the enormous tree and hit the earth with a resounded thud and sank into the earth a good six inches or more from the sheer weight of it alone.
Leah began digging her paws into the mud, Seth was completely buried alive and by the time she and Embry dug the hole around his body and pulled him out he was still breathing.
Embry wriggled Seth onto his back, so his head was resting on his shoulder, and started slowly carrying him the mile and a half back to Sam and Emily's house. Normally Seth's pride wouldn't let anyone carry him, but pride doesn't have a louder voice than a torso full of pain. He could feel Leah trying to clean the mud from him as she trotted beside Embry.
'Leah I'm ok.' Seth grunted trying not to move let alone breathe since the pain was unbearable.
'No you're not...You're hurt badly. I don't even want to think about what might have happened had we not found you in time.' Leah whimpered out as she continued to lick the mud that was matted into his sandy colored fur. 'You might be my little brother and have always been a pain in my ass but you're my best friend and I don't know what I'd do without you in my life. I can't imagine Samara being able to live without you either.'
Seth kept quiet until they got back to Sam and Emily's.
Paul and Jared skidded to a stop before the tree line ended as they phased back and tugged on their shorts and ran from the tree line to the house. Sam, Collin, Calvin, Jake and Quil all following suit.
"The door is open…Where the hell is Brady and Seth?" Sam growled out.
"Brady went to follow Shannon, Christina and LeAnn home from work, like he does every night that have to work together." Collin answered gruffly.
Paul jumped up on the porch as he made his way into the house and his heart nearly fell out of his chest when he saw Nyla laying on the ground. Rushing to her side as he knelt down next to her and gently touched her. She whimpered and Paul exhaled slowly thanking the Quileute God's above she was alive enough to make a noise. He slowly and carefully rolled Nyla over onto her back. He growled instantly seeing the finger bruises already forming around her throat.
"KIM!" Jared exclaimed as he knelt down on the floor and grabbed her in a gentle manner and carefully lifted her limp body into his arms and cringed when she yelped out in pain. He could suddenly see her shoulder was dislocated, but he could also see the finger print bruises around her throat.
Sam walked through the front door, as soon as he saw the mess Nyla and Kim were both left in his eyes traveled towards the ceiling of the home. "Emily and Milo." He mumbled as he ran as fast as he could up stairs only to catch his breath and feel relief wash over him as he saw Emily, Alexia, Claire and Milo huddled in a corner all together.
Claire took Milo from Emily as she broke away and ran to Sam. "Oh My God Sam!"
"Are you okay Em?" Sam easily wrapping her in his arms as he placed hard kisses all over her face and then making sure to visually check her out, thanking whoever was out there for watching over her, their unborn child and their son. He felt her nod silently against his chest.
"ALEXIA!" Jake's voice boomed through the house.
Claire helped Alexia up as she waddled to the doorway. "In here Jake."
Jake nearly ran over his pregnant wife as he pulled her into his arms. "Please tell me you're ok."
Alexia smiled softy. "I'm fine Jake. I promise; I'm ok."
Jake kissed her lips a couple of times before he rubbed her protruding belly and kissed it softly through the cotton shirt she was wearing.
Sam took Milo from Claire's arms as she ran downstairs and into Quil's waiting arms. Sam held Milo close to his chest as he followed Emily downstairs as well, Emily gasped as she saw Jared and Paul with their arms full of both Nyla and Kim.
All eyes were on the front door as Embry and Leah helped Seth walk into the house, he was covered in head to toe mud but they could see his ribcage was smashed in and the bruises were blood red and could easily be seen through the mud.
Sam looked over at Collin, "Call Carlisle, tell him we need him here immediately." Collin nodded as he and Christina walked out onto the porch and called Dr. Cullen.
Paul took Nyla up to the first spare room and Jared got Kim to the second spare room.
Paul crouched down next to Nyla as he touched her throat slightly. The purple bruises were darkening. He could feel a light hum just under his skin; he was getting upset and pissed off very fast. The stench of Vampire was all over his imprint. The smell was burning his nose and the more he smelled it the more he wanted to phase. He could never do that at least not while sitting this close to Nyla.
An hour later, Dr. Cullen had re-located Kim's shoulder and elbow and casted her left hand from fingers, wrist to elbow; also wrapped Nyla's ribcage from her waist to the bottom of her breasts. He'd given both girls ample amounts of pain reliever and advised they may sleep for the next 24 to 48 hours.
Carlisle had Edward and Emmett help Seth into a warm tub of water; it helped clean him off so Carlisle could thoroughly examine Seth and figure out the best treatment course. His first actions was to set up an IV drip to put him into a medically induced coma. He would heal faster if he didn't move a muscle.
Carlisle had to rig a pulley system in wish he inserted sterilized hooks through the skin of his ribcage on both the left and right side and pull the ribs back to the chest wall or any of his broken ribs could puncture the lungs and he'd suffocate on his own blood. Once the ribs healed he could take the pulley hooks out and then the holes from the hooks would heal. He figured it would take seven to ten days tops.
Of course Leah never left his side and Embry refused to leave Leah's side.
Just as all the wolves refused to leave their imprints, they all needed a couple of days to get through the trauma. And Sam had no problems giving them the much deserved time off.