About That #9
Tristan slammed his hands on the table shouting, “DAMN IT! That’s not what this is about!” Melanie questioned, “How is that not what it’s about?” I sighed because I knew what this was. It was about Jason getting hurt and how Tristan saw Jason bruised and bleeding and needing to be healed.
I even got to this conclusion without Phil or Gage telling me. Tristan replied, “Because you’re right, ok? Sending Jase in with Hunters was stupid. I was a part of that decision and our brother almost died because I was an idiot.”
“All I knew then was that someone who didn’t like us, who turned out to be you, kept Jase alive so Alexander and Haley could heal him. I saw his chest struggling to move and the blood all over him. I can’t see you like that too. I just can’t.”
Melanie sighed then got up and went to hug Tristan who choked out a sob and held onto her tightly. My mate said, “I’ve been doing this for years…. and…. to be honest… I’m good at it.” Tristan stepped back and wiped his tears.
Tristan acknowledged, “So I’ve seen. I don’t like it. You may not think they are taking advantage of you, but they are. You’re so smart and they are using you. I don’t like them, and I WILL find them then they will pay for what they’ve done.”
Melanie felt confused, hurt and something I couldn’t quite decipher. My wife argued, “T, no one is taking advantage of me. The Resistance is good… which seems obvious. We’ve helped you guys a lot, and we fight bad people” Tristan snorted, “They could’ve joined with us.”
Melanie frowned saying, “Not really.” Tristan shot back, “They could now.” Melanie said, “Again, not really.” Tristan snorted, “I can put on a mask just like you can. So can anyone else here.” Melanie huffed, “Yes, but can you expect any of the partial Fairies to not use their powers in a fight? That would give it away.”
Tristan nearly screamed, “I’m not a partial Fairy.
” Melanie agreed, “No… but you are a father.” Tristan was startled.
Drake asked, “The Resistance doesn’t recruit fathers?
” Melanie said, “Parents. Obviously, as sources of information…parents don’t go out on missions.
It’s single people… or mated people with no pups. ”
Jason said, “Ok, so they do some things right. They are still using you. They used your grief about us, which was a lie.” Melanie scoffed, “Again, just no. That’s not at all what happened.” I noticed none of her friends disagreed with her, which was odd.
Drake rubbed his face asking, “Can you just not jump from the hood of cars, fall into them through the sunroof, and getting shot?” Melanie shot back, “Do you think that was…. intentional? I don’t like getting shot in the vest.” Now, I rubbed my face.
Gage linked, “You’re doing amazingly well at not breaking all the glass around with your roars.” Oden linked, “Brutus and I are having a SCATHING conversation.” That didn’t shock me. I shot my Gamma a look and in response he winked.
Melanie continued, “Jumping on cars does hurt… it’s not like it’s fun. I’d have avoided it if possible. The car I was driving needed to explode though to get the rest of them off our trail.” EJ linked me, “She made the car explode?” I replied, “That’s what I heard her say.”
I heard someone crunching on popcorn. I sighed saying without looking, “Dylan.” I knew it was him because it was always him. Dylan cooed, “Yes sir, MMSGAP? How may I be of service?” He saluted to me.
Tristan asked my mate, “You made the car explode?” Melanie nodded. Jason asked, “How?” Melanie held up her watch. Dylan squealed, “Does MMSGAP have explosives on his person too?” Melanie said, “He doesn’t have armed explosives… no.”
Phil linked, “Evasions. I see them but normal people would let that go.” I knew that because I did that a lot. Dylan clapped, “But he has them?” Melanie nodded, “Everyone with a watch does.” Dylan smiled happily asking, “And where is mine?”
Melanie answered, “In the lab building here… I have them in duffle bags.” Dylan threw his popcorn, “SHUT THE FRONT DOOR! I ACTUALLY GET ONE? I don’t have to donate blood or anything? You just have one for me?” Melanie nodded and I felt her confusion.
Dylan warned, “Ignore the alarm LSGAP for the break in at the lab. It’s me!
I’m only retrieving something that’s mine.
You all heard MelAshley say there’s a watch for little old me and none of you will break in to get it.
So, it’s me. LSGAP, MMSGAP, my Special Fun Sized Fairy Ninja Goddess, and the new cast members with them! Suck it suckers!” He ran off.
I linked the Warriors, “Someone let Dylan Frost into the lab before he breaks a window.” Several people snickered but they agreed. EJ linked, “Good call. Dylan is apparently lamenting how everyone is now fun by not letting him break in.” Yeah, I knew he would do so even knowing he didn’t have to.
Jason sighed, “At least tell us who taught you how to drive like that.” Melanie asked, “What is the obsession with who taught me how to drive? Why does that matter?” A growl was building in my chest because now I knew it was a guy. A Supernatural guy. I could feel it.
Oden was growling in my head too. Gage and Phil groaned. Tristan asked, “Why won’t you just tell us?” Melanie frowned, “He’s a private person and…” I snarled. Melanie whirled around feeling shocked. My mate asked, “Why are you angry? Gosh, you’re like really angry… why?”
Sam gently said, “Ladybug.” I growled cutting off whatever else followed that, “WHO IS HE?” Melanie frowned, “I mean he’s….” Micah cleared his throat and Melanie stopped talking. I closed my eyes and counted to ten.
I opened them and said, “Yes, Micah.” My brother in law replied cautiously, “Not to interrupt what promises to be a fun conversation that Dylan Frost would be oh so upset he missed, but I found someone you asked me to.” I growled, “Yuri.”
Melanie’s anger and self-loathing mingled within me. I linked her, “Your anger is fine, but you have nothing to feel self-loathing over. Only Yuri does. You did nothing wrong, and he’s about to pay.” I looked at Micah asking, “Where the hell is he?”
Micah answered, “A contact of Uncle Logan’s is holding him for us.
It seems that Yuri ran all the way to the Demon realm hoping he’d be forgotten about.
” Uncle Logan scoffed, “As if our reach doesn’t go there.
Bjourn is friends with Iblis and I’m their contact.
My oldest is half Demon. That’s insanely dumb. ”
Melanie scoffed, “Yuri’s not really smart…
. in any way, shape or form. He’d have done better to hide in this realm with an alias…
just go to like a bigger city… people go to small cities…
but that’s a mistake because close knit towns obviously spot an outsider…
so fast.” Oden purred, “Mate is a genius.” I knew that.
I said to Micah, “Good. That means we can go get him.” I told Melanie, “We will discuss your driving lessons later.” Melanie frowned, “I really don't see why it matters who taught me how to drive and hack.” I growled “It’s the same person?”
Melanie answered, “Yes… he’s… well he doesn’t really like a lot of people and…” Everly laughed. Addison ordered, “Mel, stop talking.” Gage pleaded, “Seriously, please stop talking.” Melanie frowned, “But...” I growled, “But he likes you.”
Melanie tilted her head, “I mean… he finds me interesting. I don’t know if that’s the same really.
I don’t think it is… and…” I snarled, “It is.” Melanie disagreed, “Not exactly but…” Elise jumped in, “Ladybug, just stop digging the hole. Put the shovel down and step away.” Melanie frowned and clearly was going to argue.
I couldn’t take it, so I slammed my lips onto my mate’s mouth. I pulled back and sent my love and how possessive I was in the bond to her. I turned and looked at my brothers declaring, “Let’s go Warlock hunting.” EJ smirked and everyone nodded.
Micah opened a portal, and I went through it. Yuri was going to take quite the beating for my foul mood today. Then I’d find out who spent copious amounts of time with my mate teaching her to drive like a street racer and hack really well.
I knew that took time. Hell, it took a lot of damn time. I was going to get that unnamed fucker at some point. Right now, I was going to get Yuri and pay Trevor another visit. He was past due for my fists of fury, and I was in a damn mood.
About That
Melanie was worried Xander would feel her pain. Because I knew I definitely felt the aches in my body from the crash. Freya snorted, “Mate does in fact feel our pain.” I winced replying, “Tell Oden he can’t pop to us right now.”
Freya assured me, “He already knows that.” I asked, “How upset are Xander and Oden? They are both mad… aren’t they?” Freya snorted, “You know the answer to that already. You’re a genius and we have a bond. Mate does not like our pain.”
Ok, so I was hoping he was only mildly annoyed. I rolled down the window and fired my gun. I was aiming for the drivers and the tires. Hendrick was not happy about my plan. Well, it worked. Why did everyone always doubt my plans?
Freya said, “I don’t think they are. I think it’s about the plan itself.
” I reasoned, “I never say the plans are brilliant… or anything. This was a plan made in the field on the fly… plus… it’s always an option I do this…
in my personal plans. I didn’t have time to carefully plot everything out.
Everyone knows that.” Paige sent me a text that distracted me from the conversation.
Paige: I put a holoport on a building that Val shimmered me to that was based on the possible locations the computer gave me from your last mission projection here. It’s on top of the budling, but since you’re with K that shouldn’t be a problem.
It wouldn’t be, even if I wasn’t with Kingsley. Thank god Val shimmered Paige closer to where Kingsley and I were heading. Mason and Hendrick protested my order to leave, but they left. I was going to have to get inside Kingsley’s car.