Chapter 360: 2-2

Granted it was easier to speak to Gabriel about these things now, there was always that part of me that knew he wouldn’t fully understand. Just as I wouldn’t understand completely how his father treated him; but that didn’t take away from wanting to hear him out. Listening when he wanted that because I knew that sometimes it wasn’t even about trying to explain it right, it was about having someone to listen. It didn’t escape my attention that my little brother and sister all had mates that seem to have gotten the worse end of treatment on the heinous, vicious horrors, but pushing that aside I reached out to Kieran’s mind, just as we were approaching the back entrance. Nothing. Oakley? I tried her instead, when I couldn’t reach him, Gabriel and I going to Kieran’s room together, Gabe, don’t be all alpha male on him, I warned as he strolled behind me. Not getting a reply when I knock on his door, or hearing a heartbeat I try him again over the link. Kieran? Again, nothing. Yeah? Oakley replied instantly. You’re home with Grant and Julia? Yeah… they came in maybe five minutes or so ago, why what’s wrong? Nothing, just checking, did Kieran and you eat? I say going down to the stairs, maybe he was in the kitchen, granted No, we didn’t, but he walked me home, her reply was given with utter shyness. That was very thoughtful of him, I replied knowing she was unsure of herself after him saying he didn’t want to be her friend; do you have any pain meds Chelsea? I stilled in the kitchen, not finding Kieran, Gabriel started checking thoughts of his family, thinking maybe he went to see them, or he was wandering around after walking Oakley home. Why Oakley, are you hurt? I asked then. No, I just have a headache, but it’s worse, it’s a throbbing and my ear feels like I’m underwater, there’s a ringing too. The slight smile on my face dropped, when did you start feeling like that? Did Kieran… did he hit you by accident? No! She replied adamantly, it started maybe five minutes after Kieran walked me home; my neck went stiff too, so do you have pain medication? She came back to her main point and Gabriel shook his head, I can’t place him anywhere, he thought worriedly. Can you take headache pain medication over to Oakley’s house? I asked Gabriel, just as Nonno was coming down the stairs with Nona. I don’t think she has an actual headache though, I think some thing is wrong with Kieran and she’s feeling it slightly since they haven’t marked one another. Gabriel nodded and he was gone. Some thing is wrong with Kieran, I can’t find him, I informed them worriedly as we left the house from the front and taking the path Kieran would have taken with Oakley when he walked her home. It wasn’t a paved way, like most other roads here, this one was hidden and unless they were coming to my house, they wouldn’t be on it. Slightly hidden with trees and fallen trunks, yet, those things wouldn’t slow down Kieran. At the half way mark, I raced up and saw Kieran, on the ground, blood pooled around him and his arm twisted at an impossible angle behind his back. Sniffing I wasn’t able to scent anyone, that wasn’t Gabriel, Lux, Marlon, Leland, or the Lawsons. Gabriel get Jack and Chris now! I wasn’t sure what to do, the head wound was way out of what I knew how to heal. Was it even safe to touch him? Would I injury him more, “Who would do this?” Nona growled already having grown a soft spot for Kieran. She fret around him, not touching him at all, and within a few seconds Jack was with Chris, “What happened?” Jack asked both he and Chris sank to their knees on opposite sides, I just shrugged, “I can’t find anyone that’s thinking about it,” Gabriel muttered. “I’m not sure if I can touch him, or where to…” his breathing was delayed, but other than that I didn’t know what to do, “he’ll freak out when he wakes up and my hands are on him,” I added Jack nodding and well Chris I’m sure he understood my words. “Intubate and sedate him, then Chelsea you’re going to have to heal him, his brain…” Jack said, while Chris nodded, “someone was trying to kill him?” Nona whispered in shock. I stood back as Gabriel and Jack teleported in return, dropping supplies on the ground, my blood, the equipment needed for anesthesia, as well as intubation. Working together quickly, Jack and Chris had him set up immediately and brought him back to our house. Instead of what I was used to just placing my hand somewhere, Jack and Chris took him to the machine room. “What are you doing?” I asked confused trying not to be in the way. Just as Violet came down, Lukas following. “Getting an image of his brain,” Chris said his eyes focused on a screen. When a final image came up, Chris finally spoke, not that I understood his words. “There are two brain bleeds, there’s already swelling,” I nodded washing my hands as Jack and Chris brought out a drill, I blanched. “Oh god,” I groaned, swallowing, “what are you doing?” I noted Jack quickly shaving parts of Kieran’s hair off.  Violet at his side helping in the process. “We are removing a piece of his skull, right now the bleeding is between his brain and the membrane that covers it, and you’re going to stop that…” “You said he has two,” I tried concentrating, never having been in this position, Chelsea something’s wrong, the medicine isn’t working, it’s getting worse, Oakley whined in my head, her thoughts betraying her actual pain that was nearing pure agony. How is she feeling this? They aren’t mated completely or at all really.