Chapter 18
Delsin's P.O.V.
A million thoughts raced through my mind as I rushed towards Isabella's falling figure. My brain was shouting pleas for her to be okay while my body was using every last bit of my powers to reach her in time. Finally, just as she was seconds away from death, I used my smoke powers to launch myself in the air and catch her limp form.
Holding Isabella bridal style, I kneeled down on the ground, not giving a damn whether or not more D.U.P.'s were on their way. Looking down at her unconscious form, I began to panic, something that I rarely did.
"Isabella? Come on Bella! Wake up!" I gently began to shake her body, hoping that the sudden action would help bring her back. Her light skin was slowly draining in color and I could feel her body growing cold at an alarming rate. "Shit! Bella! Come on! Wake up! Bella! Bella! For fuck's sake! WAKE UP!" By now I was definitely freaking out. Isabella showed no signs of waking up anytime soon, despite my now frantic shaking.
"Delsin?"
Hearing my name being called behind me activated some protective instinct within me. Before the voice could say anything else, I swung my arm in their direction, a trail of ash and smoke following behind.
"Whoa, Delsin! Relax man, it's only me!"
Looking up I saw Reggie a few feet away, his hands raised up in a defensive position. Fetch was a bit further away, examining the frozen walls that Isabella had created, as she slowly walked towards us.
"Damn, dude." Fetch said under her breath. "Shit just got real for those D.U.P. dicks."
Ignoring her comment, I turned my attention back towards the unconscious figure in front of me. I heard the shuffling of footsteps before Reggie's figure came into view. Kneeling down on one knee, his eye's roamed over Bella before gazing directly at me.
"Delsin, what happened?" He asked firmly.
My response came out shaky and unsure. "I-I don't know man. One minute she's kicking D.U.P. ass, and the next she's fallin' off of a building. Reggie, she won't wake up man! She won't wake up!" I could feel my shoulders shaking as my level of panic began to rise.
Suddenly, two hands were placed on each of my shoulders, steadying my shaky form.
"Delsin, listen to me." The seriousness in his voiced forced me to look up at my big brother. His gaze never left mine as he continued to speak. "Delsin, it's going to be okay-"
"What the fuck about this situation is okay?!"
"No, Delsin! Just shut up and listen to me!" His grip slightly tightened at hearing my interruption. "It's going to be okay. Isabella probably just passed out from exhaustion. Think about it, man. She went from having only a few powers to being able to cause all of this....stuff. Her body probably just shut down from the sudden change of energy. She's going to be okay brother, she just needs to rest. But we've got to get going before more D.U.P.'s get here."
Slowly, I began to calm down after hearing Reggie's words. "....Yeah. Okay, man. Let's....let's just get her out of here to somewhere safe." Still holding Bella's fragile form, I stood up carefully as Reg released his hold on me.
He gave me an approving nod. "Alright, good. We need to get her to the apartment without being noticed. Do you think you can do that?" I simply nodded my head in response, pulling Isabella closer to my chest in a protective manner. By the look on his face, Reggie definitely saw this but chose to ignore it.
"Okay then. While you're doing that, I'll call Eugene. Maybe he'll be able to tell us more about what's going on."
"I'll go with ya, D." I had almost forgotten about Fetch's presence, her voice startling me slightly. Reggie grunted a bit but before he could protest any further, Fetch continued. "Dude's gonna need someone to cover his ass if we don't want two damsels in distress on our hands. Ain't that right, D?"
"She's got a point Reg."
Another grunt came from Reggie. Obviously, he hated being forced to agree with Fetch and in any other circumstance, I would have teased him to no end about it. But now's definitely not the time to annoy my brother.
"Fine." Reg finally mumbled out. "But just don't draw any attention to yourselves. And for the love of god, don't do anything stupid!"
"We won't'!" Fetch and I said simultaneously before turning around to leave.
"Yeah," Reggie said to himself. "Of course you won't."
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