Everybody Loves Danny

By Almost Heaven

Chapter five – I will fight for you

Rating K+ for mention of blood, a dead body, minor violence

Disclaimer: Don't own anything here. Just borrowing for a wee bit. Volunteers happily accepted though. Takers? (chirp chirp) Such is my life.

"Drive faster."Aiden said, his hand still pressed to his chest as Ethan's pain tore at him.

Lydia stepped harder on the gas, glancing at her boyfriend in concern. He was pale and seemed overwhelmed by what he was feeling.

"Aiden?" she said as he put his head back and closed his eyes.

"Our bond has always been strong but never like this. Ethan is usually far more sensitive to it than I am. I feel so much… loss, despair. It's like when we lost our parents. Oh god, it feels like I lost you." he exclaimed as he sat up straight and put his hand on Lydia's shoulder, obviously needing the contact. "He's beyond reason for me to feel it this strongly this far away. I'm going to lose him!"

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Scott yanked off his helmet and put it on one of the handlebars. He could see Derek and Cora standing outside the entrance of the apartment building, talking. From the back of the bike, Isaac said," Are you sure about this?" as he got off the motorcycle.

"Yes! Until Aiden gets here, I'm the only alpha between Ethan and Deucalion. I need you to help Allison and Mr. Argent get Deucalion to safety." Scott put his hand on Isaac's shoulder. "I trust you." Isaac nodded.

Scott jogged up to join the Hales and Isaac ran past them to the elevator inside.

"Any sign of either of them?" Scott asked as he turned to face the street. It was past three o'clock in the morning so the streets were deserted. The storm was gone and replaced by freakishly still air. So no one was surprised by the sound of a car coming toward them.

Lydia's car rounded the corner and pulled up behind Scott's motorcycle with a screech. For a moment the two occupants argued but then the doors opened and they got out. Lydia rushed over to the other side to support Aiden as he clung to the door. He put his arm around her shoulder as the other three arrived beside the car. He looked up at them with bright red eyes, his skin nearly white.

"Aiden?" said Scott as he narrowed his eyes at the other alpha. Aiden didn't look right at all.

"He's close. Oh god, he's.." he doubled over, his hand that was still on the car door popping claws. He straightened up with a howl, pushing Lydia towards Derek. Scott and Cora quickly moved between them, as Aiden seemed to be about to attack. Scott grabbed Aiden's wrists and shoved him against the car.

"Aiden! Stay with us! Where is Ethan?" he snarled, his wolf showing as well.

Aiden shook himself and focused on Scott, his chest heaving as tears coursed down his cheeks.

"I'm sorry. It's just so strong. He's not far. He's not himself, please help me!" he cried.

Scott let go of his wrists but stayed between him and Lydia. Derek kept an arm around the girl as he scanned around them, looking for the enraged alpha but it was Lydia who cried out and pointed toward Ethan. Pointed way up high to the top of the neighboring building as they could all see Ethan jump from one rooftop to another. He was on top of the apartment building. Only the flimsy door on the roof between him and a short flight of stairs to Deucalion.

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Isaac arrived at the door to the alpha packs apartment to find it open and shouting going on inside. With a snarl he stormed in to find Allison and Chris Argent leveling weapons at Deucalion who was roaring at them to leave him alone. An open bottle of brandy and a broken glass explained why the other werewolf was swaying slightly as he berated them for trespassing in his home.

Isaac didn't waste time. He strode up to the older wolf and grabbed him by his shirt.

"A very pissed off alpha werewolf is on his way here to kill you. I don't really care if you die but Ethan has proven he can change. Prove that to us right now, or so help me I will hold you down as he tears you limb from limb!" he growled, shifting to wolf.

The Argents, both startled by his abrupt entrance, lowered their weapons and waited for Deucalion's reply. No one was prepared for Ethan to come charging in and slam into the Deucalion. Isaac was knocked back into the wall as Ethan and Deucalion hit the floor.

"Isaac!" screamed Allison as she tried to go to him, her father grabbing her arm to stop her.

Ethan sprang to his feet, claws and teeth bared. He looked wild, feral. Deucalion climbed to his feet, using the couch to brace himself as he took in the sight before him. Shifting into his own more bestial wolf form, he stepped clear of the furniture and away from the even more fragile humans. Ethan roared at him as he moved forward. Deucalion and Ethan danced around the room, claws swiping and teeth snapping at each other.

Allison pulled free of her father and ran to Isaac's side as he groggily shook his head on the ground. As the two alphas fought, Isaac pushed himself to his feet with Allison's help. Chris Argent pulled an all to familiar rod out of his pocket and tried to get close to the melee. He managed to tag Ethan with it only to have two things happen he did not expect. First Ethan did not fall convulsing with electricity to the ground and he grabbed the device and crushed it. Chris fell back, holding his hand, shocked. Isaac took the opportunity this presented and tackled Ethan's legs. Ethan roared his fury at this interruption as they both rolled to their feet. Now Isaac was between Deucalion and Ethan. As Ethan moved in, Isaac swallowed hard. Maybe not the best plan now that he thought about it.

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"Stiles, this is not a discussion." Sheriff Stilinski said as he stood in the doorway of the examination room. His son sat on the bed in the room, holding a piece of gauze to the bloody wound on the side of his forehead. His shirt was off and his body bruised from bouncing around in his jeep when he crashed. X-rays had already been taken, nothing was broken. Stiles would never admit it but he hurt like hell.

A nurse told him he could put his hand down as she cleaned the blood away to reveal a small gash at his hairline. He flinched slightly but kept glaring at his father.

"They need me." He muttered as the nurse started applying butterfly strips, as he didn't need stitches.

"I need you healthy." His father said. "You have a concussion, mild yes, but a concussion. You are not going anywhere."

"I'm fine!" Stiles pushed himself off the bed and nearly fell to the floor. The nurse steadied him as his father rushed to his side. They helped the boy back onto the bed.

"Yup. Just peachy." he said, putting a hand on his son's shoulder to keep him still. Stiles stopped arguing. The room spun around him and he covered his eyes with one hand.

"You win." the boy said as he lay, pale and hurting on the hospital bed. He really wanted to go help Scott and the others but seeing double and dodging a raging werewolf, not mixy thingies. Picking up his phone from under his hip, Stiles hit his speed dial for Scott's mother.

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Aiden, Scott, Derek, and Cora poured into the apartment just in time to see Ethan grab Isaac by the shirt and hurl him through the living room wall into the kitchen. Lydia followed behind more slowly and quietly. Aiden leapt forward and grabbed his brother from behind, pinning his arms to his sides.

"Ethan, stop! Please! You can't do this!" he yelled as they struggled.

Scott and Derek moved around the twins to Deucalion. The alpha pack leader was watching the two brothers closely. Cora and Allison ran to help Isaac who was not moving in the rubble of the wall.

"He killed Danny!" Ethan cried, his voice hoarse, barely more than a snarl. Breaking free of his brother's grasp he turned to face him. "He started all of this! His arrogance and his greed for power are all that matter to him. He doesn't care about anyone but himself! He ruins everything he touches! How can you defend him after what he has done!"

"I'm not defending him! I'm trying to save you, to save us!" Aiden reached out and put his hands on either side of his brother's face. "Ethan, you can't kill him! If you do, you'll become him. I'll lose you! " Aiden then pulled his brother into his arms.

Ethan went quiet at his brother's words and embraced him back. Then he threw his head back and howled. The sound was heartbreaking. Ethan howled his grief and every werewolf in the room could feel it down to their very bones. This was not the howl of a wolf looking for his pack but the howl of a wolf that had lost its mate.

Aiden held on as his brother's knees buckled and they ended up on the floor. Holding his brother close to him he looked around the room. Deucalion was standing near the window, no longer shifted, he looked stunned by what had just happened. Derek was standing nearby, his head down as his own memories of loss flooded his mind. Allison was sitting on the floor, Isaac's head in her lap, holding his hand as he regained consciousness. Lydia was near the twins, hands over her mouth, tears streaming down her cheeks. Cora was next to Chris Argent, unable to look at the distraught pair. No one knew what to say now that the immediate crisis was over. Grief hung in the room like a thick fog.

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Danny Mãhealani scrubbed a hand across his face as his father pulled the car into their driveway. Oddly, Ethan's bike was parked off to one side, the helmet sitting on the seat.

Áukai Mãhealani, Danny's father, looked over at his son. "Is this your friend's motorcycle, Keiki?" he asked as he got out of the car. Danny smiled and said," Or its Aiden's but I doubt it."

The two men walked up onto the porch but saw no sign of anyone else. As his father unlocked and opened the door, Danny pulled his phone out of a plastic bag in his hand that also held his clothes from the night before. It was completely dead.

"Hey, dad. Can I use your phone?" he asked, glancing back at the bike.

Seeing his son's obvious concern, the weary father handed his phone to the young man and walked inside. Standing on the porch in front of the open door, Danny dialed Ethan's number. He did not expect to hear the ring tone he knew Ethan used coming from the dirt road in front of the house. Jogging out to the sound, he found the phone at the edge of where the road met their yard. He picked it up and found the screen was broken. Now he was really concerned. He decided to call Aiden but before he could finish dialing the number, his father's phone rang. The number belonged to Stiles.

"Stiles, why are you calling my father?" he said.

There was a lengthy pause.

"Danny? Oh god." choked the voice of Stiles on the other end.

Danny was surprised as it sounded like Stiles was crying. Oh no, unless…

"Has something happened? Stiles what is going on?" he nearly shouted, a dozen horrible scenarios going through his head.

"What? Oh, sorry. Didn't expect you to answer seeing how I had heard you were dead! Don't have time to explain! You need to call Lydia right now! Ethan is doing something really stupid cause he thinks your dead!" Stiles just about screamed into the phone.

Danny didn't think twice. He hung up on Stiles and dialed Lydia's number.

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Almost everyone had moved downstairs to the Argent's apartment except Deucalion. Scott gave him a stern look and they all left. The room was in a shambles but Deuc ignored it and went back to drinking. Downstairs, Ethan was not saying anything. He just sat in the chair his brother put him in and stared at his hands in his lap. He looked like death warmed over. Isaac was sitting on the couch nearby, pale but healing. His arm was broken after going through the wall but Scott had set it with Derek's help so it would heal properly. Not a fun experience for anyone involved. Allison held his other hand and sat beside him. Aiden slowly walked over and crouched down in front of Isaac, looking him in the eye.

"I'm sorry you got hurt, Isaac. If you hadn't done what you did, this would have ended badly. Thank you." and then he reached out and put his hand on Isaac's arm. The wounded boy felt the warmth of the healing touch flow and his pain was gone. Aiden nodded to him as he stood up and walked over to where Lydia and Scott were quietly talking with the Hales and Mr. Argent.

"Thank you." he said simply, looking each person in the eye. He stopped with Lydia. She slowly walked up to him and touched his face. He closed his eyes and embraced her, his cheek against hers. The others moved away to give them a moment.

"I'm sorry about before. I thought I was going to lose control. I didn't want you to get hurt." he breathed, emotion making his voice hoarse.

"I know." She pulled back slightly and started to say something when her phone rang, making her jump. Looking at her phone, she saw a number she did not recognize. She almost hit the ignore button but changed her mind. Something told her this was not a wrong number.

"Hello?" she asked.

"Lydia, this is Danny. Are you with Ethan? Stiles told me he thinks I'm…" was all she heard as she gasped and dropped the phone.

Everyone looked over to see what was the matter as Aiden picked up the phone. The wolves in the room could hear the voice on the other end quite clearly however.

"Hello? Lydia?" Aiden could hear Danny say as he slowly put the phone to his ear.

"Danny… Danny, we thought you were dead.. Ethan thought you were dead." he said.

"I don't know how that happened. Where is Ethan? Stiles said he was going to do something… Oh god… Am I too late?" Aiden could hear Danny's heart rate go up.

"No! No. He's here with me."Aiden said as he dropped down next to the chair Ethan was in and held the phone to his ear.

"Ethan, its Danny. I don't know what you heard but I'm fine. I'm home." Danny paused, swallowing hard." Baby, talk to me."

Ethan sat there not seeming to hear or even see anything going on around him. Then he slowly reached up and took the phone from his brother. He closed his eyes as he heard something he thought he never would again. A heartbeat that he would know anywhere was on the other side. He covered his mouth with his hand for moment. Eyes closed, he listened. Danny was alive.

"Danny." he breathed.

"Yeah, I'm here." Danny said." Are you okay?"

Ethan laughed. Aiden smiled in relief at the sound. Everyone in the room could feel a weight being lifted. Danny was alive.

"I'll be okay when I see you. Can I come over, I know its late…"He didn't get to finish what he was saying.

"Yes! Yes, please! I want to see you too." was the enthusiastic reply.

"I'll be there as soon as I can." Ethan said and then hung up.

Ethan slowly stood up, a little unsteady on his feet but his brother pulled him close and thumped his back anyway. Keeping one arm around his twin's shoulders, Ethan held Lydia's phone out to her with smile. She took it back and returned the smile.

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Lydia barely stopped before Ethan was out the door and running up the sidewalk. She and Aiden stayed in the car as he rushed on the porch and knocked on the door. When it opened and Danny stood in doorway, Ethan kind of froze. He closed his eyes and opened them again to be sure it wasn't a trick. Danny was still standing there, confusion and concern playing across his face. Then Ethan was holding him, so tight he gasped. Ethan immediately let go, aghast that he thought he had hurt him. But then Danny embraced him, whispering reassurances that everything was all right.

"I thought I lost you." Ethan muttered before he kissed Danny soundly. They didn't stop until oxygen became an issue. Inside the foyer, Danny's father looked on, a smile on his face. He'd wanted to meet his son's new boyfriend. He could wait a little longer.

THE END