\u201cOkay,\u201d Isaac let out a slight chuckle. \u201cWant me to put your breakfast on your nightstand?\u201d He wasn\u2019t sure why it took her so long to reply, maybe she was sick, but they never got sick. Did something go wrong with her acceptance of him? Had he been wrong for pushing this? To have reasoned her into this? Something she initially didn\u2019t want, at all?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo,\u201d her voice came back muffled. \u201cI\u2019ll get something later.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOkay,\u201d he said quietly as he walked back to the kitchen, grabbed a couple of sandwiches and his coffee before going downstairs. For a good ten minutes, he anxiously tried to analyze the situation, resulting in him getting anxious and destroying the empty mug he was holding for holding it too tightly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What if he had broken her? What if, instead of having saved her, he had now broken her? It didn\u2019t make him any better than her ex-boyfriend. He was pacing in his kitchen, tugging on his hair with one hand while fumbling his phone with the other. It had been a while since he had been this anxious. This afraid. He couldn\u2019t call Peter, because Peter would kill him for ruining her. He couldn\u2019t call Argent, because Isaac was supposed to be doing good things, and this wasn\u2019t a good thing. But he had to call someone<\/em>. Without even thinking about it, he found himself dialing Derek\u2019s number from memory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWho\u2019s this?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Isaac blinked for a moment and then realized that he had never given his phone number to any of the Beacon Hills people after having changed it numerous times. Because he wanted to avoid Beacon Hills so badly. When Isaac wanted to speak, he could only squeak before composing himself enough. \u201cIt\u2019s Isaac,\u201d he said, letting out a deep breath. And another breath. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSomething wrong with Bella?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes, of course, he\u2019d think that. Because Isaac wasn\u2019t capable of saving<\/em> or making sure someone was safe<\/em>. Oh, why did he call Derek? \u201cForget it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, I\u2019m not going to forget it, you\u2019re calling me for a reason. Calm down.\u201d<\/em> Derek spoke calmly and Isaac could hear him shuffle a little, no doubt he had woken him up. It was freaking early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSorry to have woken you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIsaac. Don\u2019t worry about waking me up if something is wrong with my sister.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think\u2026 I think I may have broken her. I didn\u2019t mean to! I mean\u2026 all I asked was for her to be my Alpha and\u2026 now she\u2019s not coming out of her bed, she\u2019s sick, she says and I broke her! What if I pushed her too much? What if she really wasn\u2019t ready for this? What can I do to fix this? I\u2019m supposed to keep her safe, not break her!\u201d Isaac rambled as he still paced through his kitchen. \u201cYou can come and kick my ass. I ruined your sister.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRelax, calm down,\u201d <\/em>there was a hint of humor in Derek\u2019s voice. \u201cYou didn\u2019t break her or ruin her. Are you listening?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOkay, first of all, this conversation will stay between us. You and me. No one else will ever learn from this conversation, not even Argent.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOkay. Good. Yeah\u2026 that\u2019s good,\u201d Isaac let out a sigh of relief as he finally stopped pacing and leaned against a countertop instead. \u201cYou\u2019re not mad at me then?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI told you, you didn\u2019t break her. How can I be mad at you for not breaking her? No, things have worked a little bit differently, but that doesn\u2019t mean that it\u2019s a bad thing. I bit you, I turned you and I trained you. I was your Alpha from the get-go until I let you go and pushed you towards Scott, and he accepted you easily, without you asking or him asking, didn\u2019t he? Because he was grateful for you joining his pack, to make him stronger and fight grandpa Argent, the Kanima, and Void-Stiles.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOkay?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNow you\u2019re in a state of peace. You and your new Alpha. Forget that she\u2019s my sister for a moment, she\u2019s the person you\u2019ve decided to fully trust and that likely hasn\u2019t been easy for you. There\u2019s no doubt in my mind that Scott and I ruined your ability to trust so easily, and I am sorry for having played a part in that. But for you to trust her with your whole being, that is something major. For both of you. You don\u2019t have any pressing matters and she hasn\u2019t been looking for a pack, because you\u2019re both safe. Despite you going about and end up in traps meant for Scott.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t get it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShe has some adjusting issues, that\u2019s all. She\u2019ll be fine. I promise you that. Right now she\u2019s likely overwhelmed by your new bond. You\u2019re used to having a bond with an Alpha, but she\u2019s never had that experience, remember? She found out she was a werewolf and an Alpha literally on the same day. She\u2019s never been in a pack before.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Isaac was quiet as he tried to process everything that Derek had said. \u201cI don\u2019t think she wants you and Peter to join her pack, Derek.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd we don\u2019t want to, our life is here. It\u2019s also safer for Bella not to have us in her pack. Not only because of the hunters, but you know how Peter is. He claims to be reformed and not after power anymore, but I don\u2019t trust him around Bella. We\u2019re fine being omega\u2019s.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Isaac blinked, knowing it made a lot of sense what Derek had just said. A big brother looking out for his baby sister. <\/em>Isaac never knew that Derek could have so much\u2026 heart. Maybe it was true what Argent had said about him, that he had changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut right now, Bella\u2019s suffering from information overload, Isaac. Likely just like you at the moment, because of what I\u2019m telling you, but she\u2019s adjusting. Had the situation been different, like the both of you being in danger or continuous danger, it would have likely been easier on her, as it would have been for survival.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt still is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI suspect you\u2019ve found a bunch of people who make things easier on the both of you,\u201d <\/em>Derek was smiling again, Isaac could tell. \u201cAnd I also suspect it wasn\u2019t easy for the both of you to let new people in. But you two don\u2019t feel threatened, so that\u2019s why this situation is unique to the both of you. You\u2019re happy in life. So don\u2019t worry, alright? She\u2019ll be alright. As will you. But you getting anxious doesn\u2019t help her right now.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI haven\u2019t been this anxious for a very long time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe other reason why it may be difficult for her right now is because one or both of you have feelings for each other. Unresolved feelings, deep feelings. You know, the relationship kind of feelings.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Isaac started to laugh, shaking his head as he tried to dismiss the notion. \u201cOne of the friends we made here actually tried setting us up on a blind date of sorts with one another and she freaked out. I doubt she would have any feelings for me and I never thought of her like that\u2026\u201d he said, even though he knew as he said it, the words felt empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLiar,\u201d Derek laughed. \u201cI saw you here, you had fallen for her on your trip from Forks to Beacon Hills. Admit it. You were just too scared and untrusting to act upon it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah, whatever,\u201d he replied. \u201cThanks, Derek.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo problem. You can always call me, you know that, right? I\u2019ll never tell a soul, I promise.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah, okay. Sure. See ya,\u201d he said as he disconnected the call. He didn\u2019t even have time to process the phone call he had just had as his phone started ringing again. \u201cPeter, good morning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAh, I timed it right then. I need you to grab Jeremy, and maybe Alaric, and take your van to South Carolina. Bring supplies. Food, clothes, shit like that. One of our safehouses got burned to the ground and they moved to a new house, but they need supplies. You\u2019ll be going in a heavily hunter infested area, it\u2019s worse than that trip you did with Bella. You need to help this family of wolves because they\u2019re protecting something very rare, an<\/em> Ikiry\u014d.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat the fuck is an Iky-whatsy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAn Ikiry\u014d is a creature from Japanese folklore; it\u2019s a spirit that can leave a living human\u2019s body to go and haunt their enemies or people or even places. Very powerful. This one isn\u2019t quite potent, but important nonetheless. Imagine the hunters getting their hands on her.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s really gotta mess with Lydia if it ever got around her,\u201d he snorted. \u201cCan we send it to Scott?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, they\u2019re staying in South Carolina, Isaac. You\u2019re going over to help and get rid of some of those hunters. No more no killing. That\u2019s what Scott does. No killing, but this has to end. They\u2019re getting out of control. This time, you can fight back. So take Jeremy and Alaric with you. Be a good soldier.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes sir,\u201d Isaac nodded. \u201cSend me the address, and I\u2019ll have us going in an hour or so after stocking up.\u201d He disconnected the phone, cleaned up the mess of the mug and went upstairs to get some clothes while he shot off a few messages to Jeremy and Alaric. Seeing that breakfast was still untouched, he knocked on Bella\u2019s door again. \u201cBella?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m heading out with Jeremy and Ric for a couple of days. Want me to call Myriam back or will you be fine on your own?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCaroline,\u201d she muttered, not in the mood for Myriam. It was likely that she was still licking or sucking Klaus\u2019 lollipop. \u201cBe safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAlways! I\u2019ll text you tonight, okay? I\u2019ll leave the doors locked so don\u2019t worry about the B&B.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Isaac scribbled down Derek\u2019s number on a piece of paper and placed it near the sandwiches with a note saying \u2018if you need help, call him\u2019 before he left the apartment and headed to his van to go and pick up Jeremy and Alaric. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHey, loverboy!\u201d Jeremy greeted him as he climbed into the van. \u201cCaroline couldn\u2019t stop talking about your date! She said you two looked content after you talked things through!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat?\u201d Isaac blinked at him. \u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jeremy began to look uncomfortable for his eager happiness for his friend. \u201cUh, so, the date night she and Myriam set up for you two didn\u2019t go so well? I\u2019ll tell you this, those two were working hard the past week to put something together they both agreed on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDate, as in relationship?\u201d Isaac shook his head laughing. \u201cCute!\u201d Jesus fuck, did the whole world wanted them to be together?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah, dude. Um\u2026\u201d Jeremy suddenly felt like he wanted to be anywhere else but there after what he\u2019d overheard Caroline and Myriam discussing that Bella admitted her feelings for Isaac. \u201cYou know what, just forget it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe did discuss something else, though, something important, so I guess it wasn\u2019t all a failure,\u201d he shrugged as he looked at Alaric who was bringing his own arsenal of guns. \u201cYou know, I have plenty in this van.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ric sighed, glancing over his supply. \u201cYeah, but in my experience, you can\u2019t trust your own or other\u2019s stuff. And you never know what the other side may be using to push their agenda. I\u2019ve seen some utilize allies that you wouldn\u2019t think they\u2019d get along with until they had no more use for them so I\u2019m going in expecting some supernatural in their ranks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGreat! Let\u2019s go to Richmond to get supplies and then make our way down to South Carolina,\u201d Isaac suggested before starting the car and putting his phone on the carkit to call Caroline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYay! You\u2019re officially off the market now!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI wasn\u2019t aware I was on any market,\u201d Isaac replied. \u201cIn any case, we\u2019re still happily single and I would appreciate it if everyone would stop with pushing us into things we\u2019re not ready for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWait, I\u2019m confused because obviously there must be a miscommunication somewhere because I know that —-\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCaroline. Enough,\u201d Jeremy interrupted. \u201cLet it go and talk to Bella about it later.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah, uh, could you go to Bella later to make sure she\u2019s alright? She wasn\u2019t feeling too well this morning,\u201d Isaac asked Caroline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Now the vampire was certainly thoroughly confused. \u201cWhat? I thought your kind doesn\u2019t get sick. Hell, the wolves like Klaus kind that I knew rarely did, but did.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShe\u2019s not sick, she\u2019s not feeling well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat did you do?\u201d Alaric asked curiously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s between me and Bella, I just need Caroline to go over and make sure she\u2019s alright later on,\u201d Isaac replied as he tightly gripped the wheel. Fucking Peter sending him off like that. Now. Creating a distance between him and Bella. Whereas he believed he should be home to take care of her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah, alright, but I swear, if you\u2019ve broken my friend, I will kill you, Isaac.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI was assured that I didn\u2019t,\u201d he muttered. \u201cThanks,\u201d he said as he disconnected the call and continued to drive towards Richmond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n By the time Bella finally managed to drag herself out of bed it was well past noon, and the coffee on the table cold, the sandwiches stale. Grumpily she slammed the coffee machine into making another cup for her and sat down on one of the chairs to drink it once it was done. Her head still felt so heavy, but the feeling had lessened somewhat after Isaac had left. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It still felt like the hangover from hell. She had seen Isaac\u2019s note with a phone number scribbled on it, and she just knew it was Derek. Maybe it wasn\u2019t such a bad idea to call her brother. Maybe he knew what was going on. Did Isaac even know?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWho\u2019s this?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMe,\u201d Bella grunted as she took another sip of her coffee. \u201cYour stupid sister.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t think you\u2019re stupid,\u201d<\/em> Derek laughed. \u201cBut please enlighten me, why are you stupid?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCut the crap, Derek, there\u2019s no doubt Isaac called you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSorry, but you know as well as I do that Isaac still doesn\u2019t like me. Is something wrong?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d she sighed. \u201cSure feels like it. It\u2019s like I have the hangover of the century and it\u2019s not going away. Or slowly. I mean, I can form somewhat coherent words now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bella smiled then as she recalled Isaac\u2019s bravery. \u201cOh, he was so adorable when we were talking about this, so brave, so\u2026 trusting. So\u2026 different. I mean, I\u2019ve been trying to get him to open up more, coax him out a little, but this? This is a whole new level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou had sex? Bella, that\u2019s no reason to call me! That\u2019s gross!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFuck you,\u201d she countered. \u201cNo, he asked if he could be my beta.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWow.\u201d<\/em> Derek sounded impressed. \u201cThat\u2019s\u2026 huge. For him, and you! I take it that you accepted him?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah\u2026 but I think something went wrong. I feel like shit. Isaac made it sound it was easy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s never easy, no matter what situation you gain a beta for your pack. It might have a bigger impact on you because you\u2019ve never lived in a pack before. You don\u2019t know what it\u2019s like and yeah, that\u2019s not your fault.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMaybe I shouldn\u2019t have done it,\u201d she muttered. \u201cWhat if I fuck him up? What if I turn out to be like you or Scott? I can\u2019t see him get hurt, but he assured me that I wouldn\u2019t, but how could he know?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Derek sighed over the line. \u201cI doubt you could ever make the same mistakes that I did, or come close to Scott\u2019s idiocy. That\u2019s because you\u2019re asking these questions now, to me, prove you don\u2019t have it you to hurt him the way we did.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe was so anxious this morning, it hurt. Like\u2026 physically.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah, that will take time to get used to and learn to tune emotions out. It was probably a lot of him sensing you being off as well so it had it going around in circles. Either way, I\u2019d say if there is anything you two need to get off your chest, do it soon or you will likely go crazy before you can get a handle on your new abilities.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bella opened her mouth to say something but instead took another sip of her coffee to swallow her words. Eventually, she found a more diplomatic way of saying it. \u201cI doubt he\u2019s ready for that. It took him so long to open up and let me in. And now this, I mean, that was like\u2026 so special for him to—\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBella, I may not know you as well as I\u2019d like to get to, but I do think I know Isaac pretty well. He does hide his emotions very well and he had to learn that early on from his own father, but he\u2019s head over heels for you. But you can find that out for yourself without saying a word when you get close to him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHypothetically speaking, does it really make it such a difference if we sort this out?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019re an Alpha. You\u2019re not supposed to feel those kinds of emotions for your beta unless you\u2019re together. It\u2019ll mess you up if you don\u2019t act on them, and this is not to push you right into his arms, especially if you don\u2019t feel the same way, but it sounds to me that you are pretty crazy for him, too.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou reckon he\u2019s ready for that talk?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cReady or not, this is something you need to discuss. Like now.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bella bit her lips as she toyed with her coffee mug. \u201cI kinda can\u2019t. He\u2019s out on a job that he said will probably take a couple days.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOf course he is,\u201d <\/em>Derek sighed. \u201cAs soon as he gets home, you sit him down, you hear me? I don\u2019t want you to go insane. Until then, you can enjoy your extra strength and stamina and get used to your intensified emotions, get a grip on them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019re <\/em>giving me<\/em> advice on being an Alpha? Really? I\u2019m still working on wrapping my head around this whole phone call actually happening.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Derek laughed then. \u201cI know that I haven\u2019t been a good Alpha, but I have been one. I can tell you what\u2019s best to do and what you totally shouldn\u2019t. But you and I both know that you won\u2019t ever make the same mistakes with Isaac like I have. He was just a tool for me, a kid who was in a crappy situation and who I could make my beta to do my doings. He\u2019s not that to you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, he\u2019s not a chew toy,\u201d she said angrily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019re going to be alright, Bella, just believe in yourself, your capabilities and your feelings. But do sit him down to have \u2018the talk\u2019 when he gets home.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah, thanks,\u201d she said as she disconnected the call and poured herself another coffee. This were going to be a long few days with Isaac gone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The entire trip to South Carolina had been spent in uncomfortable silence, apart from the occasional conversation between Alaric and Jeremy and the stops along the road to take a piss or fill up on gas. Isaac just wanted to get the job done and head back home. For some reason, this felt like a trip anyone else could have made and Peter was simply trolling him or something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They had supplied the safe house and made sure they were secure and armed before they started to clean up the town. Isaac wanted to kill at least five of those hunters. Alaric was still a bit on the fence about really killing another human being, but what if they\u2019d come for his girls? He\u2019d likely kill them anyway then. But still, it wasn\u2019t right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Isaac tore right into the first hunter they encountered by accident, clawing the guy\u2019s neck and slicing the carotid artery in one easy swipe before he unhooked his gun and headed straight into the group of hunters. They were all decked out in Kevlar vests, army boots, guns, the works, and this had all the signs for this to get out of hand, fast. \u201cIsaac, fall back!\u201d Alaric commanded in a soft voice, but loud enough for Isaac to hear it, but the werewolf ignored him and kept walking in, seemingly undetected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJacques, long time no see,\u201d Isaac said to a younger hunter. \u201cWhy are you always making the wrong decisions, huh?\u201d He slapped him on the back, laughing, before pulling him out of the group of hunters, more to the side. Friendly. But he wasn\u2019t. He slammed him against a wall, causing Jacques to cry out in pain and alerting the rest of the group that something was going on. Grinning, Isaac started to punch his former friend to a pulp before releasing him once he was unconscious. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When he turned around, he saw red dots all over his torso and shrugged before pulling a grenade out of his pocket, pulled out the pin and threw it into the group before running off, laughing. Alaric and Jeremy quickly hid behind a dumpster while Alaric shot Jeremy a look. \u201cDon\u2019t look at me, man, sometimes he\u2019s enjoying himself a little bit too much!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n The explosion of the grenade sent various hunters flying, body parts flying through the air and landing on top of roofs, even biological matter was flung against the walls. The remaining hunters who weren\u2019t injured or dead then ran after Isaac. Jeremy got to his feet and disturbed the dumpster they were hiding behind, which collided with the emergency stairs above them and a head fell right on top of Jeremy\u2019s head. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cClassy,\u201d Ric commented as he kicked the head away from Jeremy. \u201cYou okay there?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh yeah!\u201d Jeremy grinned as he ran after the group of hunters that were now chasing Isaac. \u201cKeep up, old man!\u201d They often used this tactic with less harmful weapons, such as a flashbang grenade and then cornering everyone and tying them up, but this was fun. Fun<\/em>, and Isaac was mental. Bella was going to kill the both of them for getting into trouble. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He wasn\u2019t as fast as Isaac, and he found him being pounded on with fists and bats, but Isaac fought back and he was fighting dirty. \u201cHey man, leave some for me!\u201d Jeremy called out as he ducked when someone took a swing at him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n By the time they had knocked everyone unconscious with several broken limbs, both Jeremy and Isaac were black and blue from their work out. Sore, too, but also ecstatic. During the drive out of town, the adrenaline started to wear off and Isaac lost control over the truck when he felt a sharp pain from multiple places over his body. Because of the reaction, he jerked on the wheel and steered the truck right off one of the mountain sides and the world fizzled out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, Jeremy, there must be another incision somewhere,\u201d Alaric said as he held the feverish werewolf down. It had been an easier job with him knocked unconscious, but now that they were burning off the wolfsbane and mistletoe, he started to come back to his senses, but still yelling in pain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The truck was a total loss, everything was spread everywhere, including the weapons and some of the food they had brought with them. It was a miracle that all three of them survived. If it hadn\u2019t been for Jeremy wearing the Gilbert Ring, he would have died the moment he had been impaled by a pane of glass. Thankfully, Jeremy had found his way back quite quickly while Alaric dealt with the unconscious werewolf after removing the glass out of Jeremy\u2019s body. Alaric shouldn\u2019t have survived the crash either, but he believed that his girls snuck a sneaky protection spell on him on his way out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Isaac was nearly undressed now as they were looking for more cuts that were purple and black. The wolf was sweating and incoherent. He screamed and then whimpered before screaming again. Once they were both satisfied they had found every incision, the wolf passed out again and Jeremy and Alaric could take a breather. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah, so there\u2019s no way we can get out of here,\u201d Jeremy said as he looked around. \u201cWe kinda need Isaac to take us up, and he\u2019s not doing well. He\u2019ll take at least two days to fully heal with those broken bones of his.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alaric sighed and shook his head. \u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s gonna be happening. See if you can find one of our phones around. Call the school. If you find his first, call Bella.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh, she\u2019s going to kill us,\u201d Jeremy said as he moved and went to look for their phones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAt least we\u2019re still alive for her to get her hands on us. But I think she\u2019ll be more interested in Isaac and I know crap about their type of wolf. She\u2019s gotta know something or someone we can call to find out how to help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He nodded before finding Isaac\u2019s phone. \u201cWell, here goes nothing\u2026\u201d he said with a wince as he sat back down again and unlocked the phone before finding Bella\u2019s number. He put it on speaker phone so he wouldn\u2019t be the only one to suffer her wrath. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHey, when are you coming back?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUh, Bella, it\u2019s Jeremy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was quiet for a moment and Jeremy could hear a breath getting sucked in. \u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, first off, everyone\u2019s alive and mostly in one piece\u2026\u201d He tried to ignore the snarling on the other end of the phone. \u201cLook, it was a routine job. We just didn\u2019t figure they\u2019d lace their weapons with mistletoe and wolfsbane. Isaac was driving and ah\u2026 sent us off the road. There is no way that we can get back up there without Isaac\u2019s help and he\u2019s gonna need a few days to recover\u2026 he\u2019s pretty banged up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI don\u2019t know a damned thing about mistletoe and only the basics about wolfsbane!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, that\u2019s okay, we burned it out of his system, but the crash broke a bone\u2026 or twenty\u2026 or something\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bella groaned before speaking. \u201cThere\u2019s no way any of us here will get to you in time. Let me try calling someone who should be at a base we have set up. I\u2019ll have to call my brother to see if he will tell me anything that might help him because I\u2019m in over my head here. I just took him on as a beta two nights ago so I have no clue what to do.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh, that explains your relationship status,\u201d Jeremy muttered as he scratched his head. \u201cAnd what you talked about on date night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah, whatever Jeremy. Let me make some calls and go collect the guns and shit, don\u2019t want those things laying around for when the cops show up eventually!\u201d<\/em> Bella then disconnected the call. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMotherfucker!\u201d Bella exclaimed as she was sitting opposite of Myriam and Caroline. Both girls were keeping her company today and they were just drinking coffee before they\u2019d go to the movies, but that had to be put on hold now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Both Myriam and Caroline had heard the conversation, of course, with their vampire hearing. \u201cI think the burning of the wolfsbane and mistletoe out of Isaac\u2019s system would suffice, so don\u2019t worry about that,\u201d Myriam assured her. \u201cWant me to get Klaus and find us a car to start making our way down there?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bella blinked when her phone beeped with a message from Peter. We\u2019re on our way, arranging a car from the safe house. I\u2019ll have them back to you by tomorrow.<\/em> \u201cWell, apparently that\u2019s not needed,\u201d she said as she threw her phone on the table, before grabbing the phone again and dialing Peter\u2019s number. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBella, I\u2019m running to get your people out of a nasty situation, Jasper is with me, what\u2019s up?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou fucker! This was supposed to be a routine <\/em>mission!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI didn\u2019t know this would happen. I don\u2019t always get all the information like that. Shit gets fucked up sometimes and if I had known, I would have planned for contingencies. Believe me, I\u2019m no more happy than you are because I might actually care for the dog. Just don\u2019t tell him I said that. I\u2019ll take it to my grave.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow badly is he hurt?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDon\u2019t know until I get there, but I\u2019d recommend calling your brother, asking him about broken bones and confirm the burning of mistletoe and wolfsbane with him. Now, can I continue running towards your beau?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThank you,\u201d she said softly as she disconnected the call and dialed Derek\u2019s number instead, she felt a panic rise in her chest as the phone rang. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHey, Bella! What\u2019s up?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat do you do when you get stabbed by mistletoe and wolfsbane?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Derek was quiet on the other end for a moment as he could hear the panic in her voice. \u201cYou take a lighter and burn it out of every entry point in the body, why?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow does a wolf heal from broken bones? Like – a lot of them. The kind when you drive a truck off a cliff kind of broken bones?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHe did what!\u201d<\/em> Derek exclaimed loudly, shocked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShhh! You\u2019re not around those morons and the other blood relative, are you? They all don\u2019t need to know! And yes\u2026 I need help\u2026I have someone going to get him but I don\u2019t know what to do and the others aren\u2019t that familiar with us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, I\u2019m home alone,\u201d <\/em>he replied quickly. \u201cWe usually heal on our own, depending on the severity, it could take a couple of days and it\u2019ll be quite painful. Maybe his bones need to be set, that will require some strength and some guts. I don\u2019t think you should do that, so I hope you have strong people around you. He will need his rest, though. Want me to come over?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bella glanced over at her friends and hesitated. \u201cNo. While we are getting along okay and I\u2019m okay with these calls right now, I can\u2019t risk this base and Peter to find me. Maybe we can do something somewhere in the future, I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Myriam smirked. \u201cYou could always come visit New Orleans. Nik would love to see you! It\u2019d be a real blast!\u201d she giggled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAre you kidding me? Klaus will eat him alive!\u201d Bella shot at her friend. \u201cNo!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIs your brother hot?\u201d Myriam asked in turn. \u201cThen we can set him up with this wolf bitch that keeps trying to move in on Klaus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMyriam, stop it,\u201d Bella glared at her. \u201cYeah, uh, let\u2019s hope that Isaac will heal fine\u2026 he should be healing faster now that he\u2019s a beta, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt all depends on his injuries and if his wolfsbane poisoning has been accurately treated.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Caroline nodded. \u201cI have every confidence that Alaric did what was supposed to after learning about that. It wasn\u2019t that far of a stretch from the wolves we typically work with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut Bella? I\u2019m glad you\u2019ve surrounded yourself with people who know their things. Let me know how he gets on, okay? I can\u2019t do much from here other than being here for you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n She couldn\u2019t help but to smile. \u201cThanks, Derek. It does mean a lot. I\u2019ll get back to you when I know more about how he\u2019s doing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n ~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n Isaac let out another groan as he was propped up against the truck. \u201cYou need to move me,\u201d he said softly as he kept his eyes closed, wincing as he tried to move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAh, we\u2019re not moving you anywhere, buddy. You have a lot of broken bones,\u201d Jeremy said as he took a bite off the apple he had found. They had rounded up all the guns and weapons Isaac had in his truck, which were a lot, as well as Alaric\u2019s were in another bag for easy pickup. \u201cAnd we\u2019re waiting for the cavalry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGotta move,\u201d he replied as another shock ran through his body. He let out a cry of pain when he decided to flop to his side and wanted to roll away but passed out again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFucker,\u201d Jeremy muttered as he pulled Isaac back up. \u201cWhat part of don\u2019t move is hard to understand? What if his back\u2019s broken?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alaric stared at him, considering how adamant Isaac was in the short time he was conscious. \u201cMaybe he was able to sense something we can\u2019t?\u201d he suggested, looking around for some unseen threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jeremy sighed as he put his hand against the truck to push himself up and winced when a shock came from the truck. \u201cThe truck is static,\u201d he muttered as he went looking for the source, but the truck was kitted out with a lot of electric stuff. The hunter made his way over and reached out, pulling his hand back quickly. \u201cYeah, let\u2019s move him over by the tree. That ain\u2019t right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSorry, Isaac,\u201d Alaric muttered as he, too, got to his feet and pulled on the young man\u2019s legs to make sure Jeremy could pick up the top half of his body. He heard some bones crack again. \u201cYeah\u2026 this is not good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHi!\u201d a strange voice sounded from next to them all of a sudden. When Alaric looked up, he looked at the sparkling form of a Cold One. \u201cThe name\u2019s Peter, I\u2019m his boss,\u201d he said as he pointed at Isaac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou\u2019re a Cold One.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYep,\u201d he said as he hoisted Isaac over his shoulder. \u201cAnd I know the sun\u2019s out, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another one appeared shortly after and went over to the truck to assess the damage. \u201cBells is gonna have his hide for this one. I\u2019m glad that I don\u2019t have to see her for a while yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think Isaac will have a harder time coming to terms with the destruction of his truck than she will,\u201d Peter said as he grabbed a bag filled with weapons. \u201cBut she might not let him outside and play for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The blond Cold One smirked. \u201cPerhaps, but she\u2019s living with the pup now and you said she\u2019s Alpha? Knowing the girl, she rides her emotions pretty hard so she\u2019s back and forth from an anxiety attack until you get him back to her. Phone call to brother or not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah. You\u2019re gonna wait here for the car so they can get back?\u201d Peter nodded as he put the bag down on the ground. \u201cTorch the truck?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah, we\u2019ll clean up,\u201d Jasper agreed and watched as his brother take the unconscious werewolf away from the place. \u201cRight then, the name\u2019s Jasper and I\u2019m going to bring you up that mountain one by one,\u201d he said with a nod. \u201cAnd then we wait for the car. Oh, don\u2019t be so confused and worried, your boy\u2019s gonna be fine in Peter\u2019s care,\u201d he said dismissively before first bringing the bags up and returning to grab one of the men. \u201cWho\u2019s up first for a piggyback ride?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour kind is gifted?\u201d Alaric said surprised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd you win the washing machine!\u201d Jasper cheered. \u201cWell, some of us are gifted. Peter knows things, I can sense and manipulate emotions\u2026 I know a mindreader, a seer\u2026 Not the greatest decision I ever made in my life there.\u201d He shrugged before bringing Jeremy up first and getting a grenade out of one of the bags before handing it to Jeremy. \u201cThrow this down when I get your friend, okay?\u201d He grabbed another grenade and headed back downstairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jasper looked at the truck for a moment and moved it a little bit so that the gasoline that was leaking was more visible. \u201cYou\u2019re lucky this thing didn\u2019t explode with the short-circuiting going on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYeah, Isaac wanted us to move him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh, but that\u2019s because his kind can\u2019t heal when they\u2019re being electrocuted,\u201d Jasper said simply as Alaric hopped on his back. He pulled the pin out of the grenade and threw it inside the truck before running up the hill where Jeremy threw his grenade down as well. The two grenades, with the gasoline, made a huge bang and a beautiful big bonfire. \u201cSo…anyone got any marshmallows?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Isaac was always awake and up first, and today was no exception. He made them coffee and some sandwiches before going back into his room to take a shower and get dressed in his work outfit. Bella was usually up by then, but when he returned to the kitchen, she…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/meekobuggy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/next6.jpg?resize=250%2C167&ssl=1\")
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