Fandom Forbidden and Scarred Love { The Last of Us 1x1 with icedthemoon }

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Kaiden Lachlan and Alexander Brennan (along with the Smith Clan)
WLF Member, Young Seraphite Warrior | 23, 16 | Current location ;; Washington

Kai sighed as he listened to Theo. Crazy was one word for it. Irritating and annoying and driving him mad worked too. He should not have a scar in his thoughts or dreams. “Okay. So let’s forget that happened and enjoy some of these beans I found. Uh. I don’t exactly have spoons with me though. So I’m not sure how we could share them.” Kai admitted as he swung his pack off his back and set it in his lap. He pulled out the can and then searched in his bag for anything that would work. Nothing.

Josh rolled his eyes as he looked at Soren. He thanked Hayden for his food before he heard Soren’s question. His eyes flicked to Hayden and saw the narrowed eyes. Jacob shook his head after he too thanked Hayden. “We’ve been in our room all day but no, we didn’t see him on the way here.” Jacob said, turning and looking around. “I’m sure he’s fine.” Josh said, trying to keep things calm still. But even he could feel panic in his bones. He was worried for their boy too.

Alex shook his head as he sighed. “No we probably would not be good to them dead. Let’s see if we can find a good room for the night.” Alex agreed, turning back towards the door. He had so many questions but wasn’t sure if the answers were ones he wanted to hear. He’d already experienced so many rules broken and he was going to be thinking of today all night long as it was. He didn’t want more in his head. Alex headed down the stairs to the top floor door and opened it, looking around. “Clear.” He said as he walked inside the hall and waited for Ezekiel.​

 

[icedthemoon]

Ezekiel Finch and Theophilus Sharpe (and also the Smith Clan)
Seraphite Warrior, WLF Member | 26, 22 | Current location ;; Washington

Yeah, the sharing of food was not something Theo planned for with this outing. “Um. Hmm.” He sat up and pulled his pack off. He did not so much have anything either. “How about you eat the beans and I eat the snacks? We had a nice breakfast. I can handle a night without a full dinner too. No sweat.” He shrugged. It really wasn’t that bad. He was hungry. Not too hungry though.

Sure he’s fine. Sure. Kai was probably fine. Kai was fine. Kai was definitely fine. He was always fine. Late. Late was fine. Not that late. Maybe they got back in and were taking a nap or cleaning up or got into one of their discussions that stole away their ability to tell time. Kaiden was a big boy. He could handle himself and make his own decisions. The fact that he wasn’t here yet was fine. Hayden was fine. So fine that he wasn’t eating his meal, because he was too busy searching the cafeteria every minute or so. Soren, on the other hand, was not worried yet. He was young once too, and he was late to meals all the time. He was a full grown adult and had been a long time and didn’t show up for livestock duty today because he got distracted by his amazing husband. Who was he to judge? “Josh, how was duty today? Did I miss anything exciting?” Distracting them would make the time go by faster for when Kai did show up.

Ezekiel appreciated Alex’s willingness to move along with each situation without issue. He did not stress. He did not complain. He was exactly the kind of person gay Ezekiel would want beside him, especially when his own mind was so utterly distracted. He followed the younger one back down the stairs and into the hall. He moved past him and started checking rooms down the side of the building. “In here,” he said as he gestured into a decently sized room. It was one of those rooms with the various types of seating. He was not sure what they were used for in the old world, but they always had them scattered in business buildings. He pointed to a couch. “You can rest on that. I will take one of the chairs.” He moved into the room, closing the door behind him and shoving some of the furniture in front of it. He stood in the center and held his breath as he attempted to reconcile with himself about the day’s events.
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Kaiden Lachlan and Alexander Brennan (along with the Smith Clan)
WLF Member, Young Seraphite Warrior | 23, 16 | Current location ;; Washington

Kaiden looked at Theo with an unsure look as he heard that. "Are you sure?" He asked, concern in his voice. Sure they had a good breakfast but still, snacks for dinner? He wasn't so sure that was a good idea. "You can have the beans instead if you'd like." Kai told him, he was hungry but he would be okay.

Josh could see Hayden worrying, he could tell in the fact that he wasn't eating his food. Josh placed a hand on Hayden's shoulder and gently squeezed. "He's fine. Just late." Josh said softly before his attention was drawn to Soren's question. "Oh. It was good. We had a new calf born this morning, and then we harvested a section of the corn." Josh said, glancing at Hayden again before focusing on Soren. Jacob's eyes widened at the news. "No way. Jessabelle finally gave birth?!" He said. Jacob loved the new babies that would be born every so often.

Alex followed Ezekiel towards the room he chose and stepped into it. He walked over to the couch and looked at it, sitting down on it. His eyes went to his leader standing in the center of the room. He was concerned for him, and confused with the day. But he didn't have anything he could say. So Alex laid down on the couch, it was uncomfortable, but it worked. "Uh. Good night." Alex said softly.​

 

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Ezekiel Finch and Theophilus Sharpe (and also the Smith Clan)
Seraphite Warrior, WLF Member | 26, 22 | Current location ;; Washington

Theo shook his head. “Nah, it’s cool dude. You’re the one who got into a fight with a crazy scar. I am pretty sure I’ve got some granola bars in here.” He sifted through until he pulled out his hand dandy protein bar. “Look at that! Practically dinner.” He opened up the wrapped and took a bite. “I for sure won’t starve or anything as long as we can find our way back tomorrow.”

Hayden did not care about Jessabelle and her newborn calf. In fact he had all but stopped listening to them as he checked every time anyone entered from any direction. Soren, reached over, picked up Hayden’s utensil, put food on it, and put the utensil in Hayden’s hand. He continued the conversation like nothing happened. “Well that is exciting. What are we calling the little one?” He looked at Jacob. “Why don’t we go see after dinner?”

Ezekiel walked to the window and stared out it for a long moment before he realized that Alex had said words. He didn’t know how long ago. “Um. Yes. Good night.” He stared out again, seeing mostly visions of the various interactions with Kaiden. Him on the floor with Ezekiel’s bow pointed at him. Working together to defeat the demons. Seeing him again today. Arguing in the street. It was all he could think about. Every word he said haunted him like ghosts. Made him question everything.
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Kaiden Lachlan and Alexander Brennan (along with the Smith Clan)
WLF Member, Young Seraphite Warrior | 23, 16 | Current location ;; Washington

Kai let out a sigh as he nodded. "Okay, as long as your fine." He said as he opened the can of beans. He looked at Theo with his protein bar and nodded as he took a big bite of the beans. "I feel like if we get remotely close to a patrol route, we'll be found. My dad is a little.. overprotective. And I'm sure there will be several patrols out looking for us because we didn't show up tonight." Kai added as he took another bite. "You remember the first time I was five minutes late to patrol? I thought I was in trouble with all the men looking for me."

Josh sighed as he watched Soren put some food on Hayden's utensil and give back to him. He knew how overprotective of their son Hayden could get and likely his husband would not eat much if anything tonight. He looked over at Soren with a grateful smile before he chuckled. "Houston is what they've decided. It was a bull calf so he'll be around for a while." Josh added as Jacob looked at Soren. "Really?" He asked, the excitement sparking in his brown eyes.

Alex heard the good night and watched his leader for a few moments before he turned around and faced the back of the couch. His eyes closed as he fell asleep. Thoughts of wolves, of seeing his leader arguing with one floated in his mind as he slept.​

 

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Ezekiel Finch and Theophilus Sharpe (and also the Smith Clan)
Seraphite Warrior, WLF Member | 26, 22 | Current location ;; Washington

Another bite of the bar and Theo nodded. “Oh man, yeah I totally remember, because several people went after me like I was holding you hostage. I had to be like ‘whoa I am not his keeper.’” He laughed and finished the bar. “Maybe we sleep tonight and then go back the way we came tomorrow? That should hopefully get us close to where we were. If the infected have moved of course.” He frowned. “They haven’t then… I don’t know what we’ll do. We’ll get there when we get there.”

Hayden held the utensil but that was it. He couldn’t pay attention to the words they were saying, so how was he supposed to pay attention to his food? Soren, noticing this, took the utensil and decided that it meant second portions for himself. No food waste here. “Houston’s a good name. So after dinner, we go meet Houston. Hayden, sit back down.” It wasn’t that Hayden was standing now, but he wasn’t exactly sitting either. “Jacob, sweetest jewel of the entire world, it’s shocking we never had kids with how excited you get about newborn animals.”

Ezekiel stared out the window at the darkening sky. He watched as trickles of demons slowly made their way through the once upon a time streets. He imagined Kaiden and Theo walking through those streets. Lost. For a moment, he wished that he had not gone to the left. He wished that he insisted on sticking together. They were better as four. Then he remembered how much worse they were together. How much worse it was being with a wolf. And he thought that the elders were right. Wolves were selfish animals that took what they wanted without a care in the world of anything but their pack. And he thought that maybe, just maybe, Kaiden was right. The Seraphites killed without question too.
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Kaiden Lachlan and Alexander Brennan (along with the Smith Clan)
WLF Member, Young Seraphite Warrior | 23, 16 | Current location ;; Washington

Kai finished his beans as he listened to Theo. “I remember you telling me that too. And I also remember I got so embarrassed and mad at Dad. It was so embarrassing to be escorted to patrol by three armed groups.” Kaiden said with a rough sigh. He hadn’t said a word to Hayden for a few days after that. But he also wasn’t late either. Kai set the empty can on the nightstand and yawned. “That sounds like a good idea.” Kai said as he put his pack on the floor and laid down on the bed. He looked at Theo and sighed heavily as he looked up at the ceiling, thinking about the scars or more precisely Ezekiel and wondered if they were okay. Even though he shouldn’t care.

Josh finished his meal and looked at Hayden, seeing Soren finishing his husband’s food. He heard Soren tell him to sit back down and Josh sighed. “Hayden.. relax. He’s fine.” Josh said, pressing the side of his body against him. Jacob shrugged as he looked at Soren. “Well. We can’t have any of our own and there isn’t a big adoption agency around the stadium. So it’s kind of hard to have kids dear.” Jacob commented. “And with our schedule? We wouldn’t have time for one anyway.” He added as he finished his own meal. He was getting a little worried himself not seeing Kai back yet.​

 

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Ezekiel Finch and Theophilus Sharpe (and also the Smith Clan)
Seraphite Warrior, WLF Member | 26, 22 | Current location ;; Washington

Theo sat there for a moment looking over at his friend and frowned. This had not gone at all like they expected. “This is going to be okay. We got this! We’re awesome.” Then he too laid down on his back to stare at the ceiling for a while. He rolled to the side and closed his eyes hoping that he could sleep. He was so keyed up though that it took a while until finally he slept.

Soren laughed. “All of these points are valid, but if they can do it so can w-“ “He’s not okay.” Hayden was standing up now as Soren was finishing the second portion. Second. As in it had been twice as long as it should have been for a normal portion. As in Kai was no longer just late. “Something is wrong.” He hefted himself out of the bench style seat and started moving. He would not sit still when something was wrong with their son. Soren put the utensil down and raised both hands. “Hey, what if he’s okay but just late. It hasn’t been that-“ “He. Is not. Okay.” Did Hayden often over react? Oh yes. This could have been one of those times. But what if it wasn’t?
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Kaiden Lachlan and Alexander Brennan (along with the Smith Clan)
WLF Member, Young Seraphite Warrior | 23, 16 | Current location ;; Washington

Kai nodded with a small hum of agreement to Theo’s words. His body, not having had enough sleep last night, pushed him into sleep. Kai fell asleep thinking of scars and wolves.

Josh looked at Hayden, saw him stand hi as he heard Soren talking. He stood up too and followed his husband. “Hayden. Baby. Come on, he’s a strong young man, he’s fine. Can we please just relax for a moment?” Josh asked as he kept pace with him. Jacob watched the two and looked at Soren. “Another reason I don’t want kids. I see what they went through and still are going through with Kai.” Jacob added as he sighed, not sure how he could help his family. What could they do? Is there anything that they could even do?​

 

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Ezekiel Finch and Theophilus Sharpe (and also the Smith Clan)
Seraphite Warrior, WLF Member | 26, 22 | Current location ;; Washington

“Don’t tell me to relax, Josh.” Hayden’s words were firm and harsh. He was not in the mood for sitting and waiting. He knew this would happen. He knew it. Letting him go out without more people with him was a terrible mistake. Yes, he was an adult, and he was extremely capable. Yes, Hayden knew that. He also knew that Kai just yesterday found himself in a remarkable amount of trouble. “I will not relax until our son is home and safe.” With his determination, Hayden moved with considerable speed. Because he worked on it so much, he had incredible mobility on days when he hadn’t pushed himself. He hadn’t today but he was about to. He was heading straight for the exit. He would see if they came back in.
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Kaiden Lachlan and Alexander Brennan (along with the Smith Clan)
WLF Member, Young Seraphite Warrior | 23, 16 | Current location ;; Washington

Josh still had not learned when he needed to keep his mouth shut. He winced a little at the firm and harsh words from Hayden as he walked beside him. “Okay. Let’s go check the logs then.” He said, admitting that he wasn’t going to change Hayden’s mind. Joshua moved with ease and kept pace with his husband. When they got to the exit, Josh checked the logs on people coming back in and going out. Kaiden and Theo’s names were on the outgoing sheet with the destination of the Serevena, and their names were not on the list of soldiers coming back in. Oh boy. That’s not good. Josh glanced at Hayden, not entirely sure how this news will be taken.​

 

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Ezekiel Finch and Theophilus Sharpe (and also the Smith Clan)
Seraphite Warrior, WLF Member | 26, 22 | Current location ;; Washington

No. No no no this wasn’t happening. This was a bad dream. It was one of those bad dreams that bled into the daytime when Hayden was too tired to know the difference. This was like how it was at the beginning of the outbreak before he got all of his fears under control. He promised that this would not happen. He promised Kai that he would always keep him safe. He promised Emily that everything would turn out okay. He promised himself that he would not lose someone else. Not after everyone they lost. Not after what he almost lost. He slammed a fist down on the counter and looked at the man behind it. “Who was here when they signed out?” The man looked at the log for the time and then tried to remember. “Uh, I think Rodney?” “Get me Rodney.” “But sir, he-“ “Get. Me. Rodney.” The man nodded and disappeared. Hayden stood there, shaking. He wanted to go out there. He didn’t care that it was dark and dangerous. He didn’t care if it was or was not against any regulations. He wanted to find their son. But he couldn’t. Not with this cane. Not with this eye. He groaned, tapped the cane on the floor several times, slammed it several more, and then it dropped away from his hands to the floor where it clattered. He raised a hand to his face like that cane on the ground made him realize how dire this situation really was. And it did. He was so limited. He was incapable. He hated it.
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Kaiden Lachlan and Alexander Brennan (along with the Smith Clan)
WLF Member, Young Seraphite Warrior | 23, 16 | Current location ;; Washington

Josh sighed as he saw his reaction. Yeah, that was about what he thought he’d get. He jumped a little from the fist slammed onto the counter. He had to admit that the confidence Hayden had now was a good thing, but sometimes it unnerved him. He heard his demand to see Rodney and bit his lip, hearing the cane tap the floor several times, slam into the floor several times more before it clattered to the ground. Josh watched him raise a hand to his face after the cane fell. He wrapped his arms around his husband. “I’ll grab Soren and we’ll get our patrol group and go look okay?” Josh asked, kissing his husbands cheek gently. “I’ll bring our son home.”​

 

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Ezekiel Finch and Theophilus Sharpe (and also the Smith Clan)
Seraphite Warrior, WLF Member | 26, 22 | Current location ;; Washington

Hayden gasped as Josh’s arms encircled him. He hated how much he was useless in this. He hated that he couldn’t do anything but stand there and hope that someone else could do something. He pulled away from Josh so that he could really look at him. He wasn’t sure if he was angry or worried or everything in between. His hands, still shaking, clutched at Josh’s chest. “Joshua, you go out there and you bring our baby home. Even if he’s-“ his voice cut away as he pushed himself away from the comfort of his husband. His fingers balled together as he limply beat on Josh’s chest. “You bring him home.” Then he just as weakly pushed him away. There was no time to stand there and be sad. He whipped around, came forgotten and unwanted. He walked swiftly to the first person that he saw. “Go get anyone who isn’t actively doing something. I don’t care what you have to tell them. I need people. Now.” And that person was gone to do as he was told, because people listened when Hayden gave orders.
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Kaiden Lachlan and Alexander Brennan (along with the Smith Clan)
WLF Member, Young Seraphite Warrior | 23, 16 | Current location ;; Washington

Josh heard the gasp when he’d wrapped Hayden in his arms. He felt his husband pull way, his shaking hands clutching at his chest. “I’ll bring him home. Alive.” Josh told him, as he felt the fingers beat on his chest. Josh quickly kissed his forehead before he backed up. Josh moved quickly to the cafeteria and over to where Soren and Jacob were. “Soren. I hate to pull you away but we’re taking the patrol out. Kai and Theo never came back.” Josh said, seeing another of their patrol and he flagged him down. “Kai’s missing, I’m getting the patrol together to search. Get the rest of the group together for me.” Josh said as the man nodded and turned away to get their group together.​

 

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Ezekiel Finch and Theophilus Sharpe (and also the Smith Clan)
Seraphite Warrior, WLF Member | 26, 22 | Current location ;; Washington

Soren groaned not because he was annoyed that they were interrupted but because he was afraid of this. He cursed under his breath and nodded. “Come on, kid. Where did you go?” He kissed Jacob goodbye as he disappeared to the armory to prepare for leaving. There were several other people, some of their patrol and some from others. “Are you here for the rescue mission?” They all nodded. One of them added, “Hayden’s on a rampage. Some of us are a little afraid what would happen if we didn’t go with you.” Another amended, “And some of us also want to help find them. They are great men. This world needs more of those.” As Soren waited for Josh and the rest of the patrol, more came. They were a large group. He did not, however, see Hayden, so wherever he was rampaging was not here. The last one of them saw was interrogating Rodney.
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Kaiden Lachlan and Alexander Brennan (along with the Smith Clan)
WLF Member, Young Seraphite Warrior | 23, 16 | Current location ;; Washington

Josh sighed, hearing Soren’s groan. Jacob smiled at the kiss but sighed softly. “Good luck baby.” He said as he stood up from the table. Jacob knew Hayden was going to be on a rampage. When it came to Kai, it was not surprising. Jacob asked a few men before he was pointed to where they’d seen him last. Josh looked at the men gathered and once everyone was ready, he got his own weapons and ammo. “So the last we knew of their location was around the Serevena. I want us to split up in groups and search everywhere from the bank, the houses out there, the hotel itself and any other possible patrol route around there.” Josh instructed, turning and leading them to the trucks. “We’re taking two trucks and the rest will walk. We need the vehicle if we have to get them back here quick.”​

 

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Ezekiel Finch and Theophilus Sharpe (and also the Smith Clan)
Seraphite Warrior, WLF Member | 26, 22 | Current location ;; Washington

Hayden was doing his finest natural disaster impression when Jacob found him. He was trying to scrounge up medical professionals to go with the patrols that were leaving, and though he did manage to get one to go, the rest were less than enthused about the idea of possibly dying out there. They did not have the experience necessary for a mission like this. Hayden was furious. If only he could go. He would right now. He wished that he had figured out a way to create something that would allow him to move better. That was not his expertise, and he had yet to get anyone else who could do that for him. So instead, he was fuming in the way that might lead to his hyperventilation. One of the staff moved to Jacob and whispered, “he’s starting the mania spiral. He’s already shown signs of his hallucinations. We can’t get close enough to talk him down.”

Once they were geared up and ready, Soren and the crew moved out. “I’m in a truck. I’m older than the majority of you, and you can fight my husband the nurse if you don’t let me ride in it.” No one wanted to argue that either. “Josh, are you with me or are we splitting to lead teams? It’s up to you.”
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Kaiden Lachlan and Alexander Brennan (along with the Smith Clan)
WLF Member, Young Seraphite Warrior | 23, 16 | Current location ;; Washington

Jacob saw Hayden, saw him fuming. He heard the staff and sighed. “Thank you. Just get everyone to the medical tents and get ready for anything. I’ll handle him.” Jacob told them, before he stepped out towards Hayden. “Hey. Hayden.. buddy. Look at me.” Jacob said, reaching a hand out to put on Hayden’s shoulder. “Come on bud. Soren and Josh are out there, it’ll be okay.”

Josh snorted a laugh at Soren’s words before he shook his head and sighed. “I’ll lead one set headed towards dad’s house. You can lead another. It would be better to split up. We make the Serevena our home base there. Check in every few hours.” Josh ordered though he did get into the truck. “We’ll split into groups once we get to the hotel.”​

 

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Ezekiel Finch and Theophilus Sharpe (and also the Smith Clan)
Seraphite Warrior, WLF Member | 26, 22 | Current location ;; Washington

Twenty two years ago, the world broke Hayden. For twenty two years, he and everyone close to him worked to put him back together. And they did. They patched him up, sewed pieces back on, and he was almost whole. Almost. There were still cracks where something darker seeped through and down his skin. Cracks like the ones in the eye that no longer worked. Sometimes, even now after more than a decade, it was almost like that eye could see the last thing it saw before he lost its function. They put him back together, and yet, the demons still liked to pull him apart again. Demons that wore his neighbor’s faces. That wielded a bat. Now as he tore through rooms, he was only partially seeing them. He was not entirely present in that moment, because he was also some place else. Some time else. He jumped, breathing hard and fast as the touch brought him back to this reality. The one where everyone he loved was alive and safe. Everyone left. Except, no. This was the reality where Kai was missing. His baby boy all grown up and gone. In front of him, Jacob stood there like the grounding pillar he had always been. He threw his arms around him and tried his hardest not to cry. “Promise me. Promise me he’ll be okay. They’ll be okay.”

Soren agreed with that decision. “Got it.” He hopped into one of the trucks, scooting one of the others out of the driver’s spot so that he could have it. “Everybody hop in. Step to it. Trucks are moving when I’m done with this count down. You’re running otherwise. Ten. Nine.” He winked at Josh as he continued. As soon as he was done, he yelled out, “Let’s move!” And they were off to the Serevena.
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Kaiden Lachlan and Alexander Brennan (along with the Smith Clan)
WLF Member, Young Seraphite Warrior | 23, 16 | Current location ;; Washington

Jacob had been beside Hayden for twenty-two years. Through the battles and the war, through heartbreak and anger. He patched him up, helped with everything that his brother needed. When Hayden threw his arms around him, Jacob held him close like always. “I promise you that he’ll be okay. They’ll all be okay.” Jacob whispered, squeezing Hayden close.

Josh looked over at Soren and chuckled. He saw others slip into the trucks until they were all full and off they went. “We’ll find him. We have to. Right?” Josh asked Soren as they took off to the Serevena. Worry like lead settling in his stomach.​

 

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Ezekiel Finch and Theophilus Sharpe (and also the Smith Clan)
Seraphite Warrior, WLF Member | 26, 22 | Current location ;; Washington

They had to be okay. Josh and Soren were going to find Kaiden, and it was going to be okay. It had to be. There was no other choice. He held onto Jacob until he couldn’t stand there anymore. He had to do something. He just didn’t know what he needed to do. He pulled away and started walking. He didn’t even know where he was going. “I’m going to check the logs again. I want any reports. Any notes from anyone else. I want to know if any of the other patrols saw something today.”

“‘Course we’ll find him,” Soren yelled out from the truck as they were slowly moving through the gates. “We have the best team in the whole world.” Once out of the gates, the trucks and ground patrols made their way to the Serevena. It was properly nighttime dark now. Everyone was equipped with flashlights, they could keep the trucks running for additional light. Soren’s thought was they would would check around the Serevena first and then when they split, they would have a smaller team in the truck and the bigger team on the ground actually searching through things. That would be Soren. He had the truck for now, but there was no way that he would be able to stay in it like yesterday. That only worked, because Kai hadn’t been gone long.
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Kaiden Lachlan and Alexander Brennan (along with the Smith Clan)
WLF Member, Young Seraphite Warrior | 23, 16 | Current location ;; Washington

Jacob held onto Hayden until he pulled away. He moved with him, making sure to stay as close as he could. Jacob knew better than to leave his brother alone, especially right now. “Okay. Let’s talk to the guard who was manning the troops coming back in. If anything happened, he’d know I’m sure.” Jacob said as he kept pace with Hayden.

“Right. Of course.” Josh agreed as he looked out into the darkness. As they drew closer to the Serevena, he knew that when they did find Kai, he was going to be grounded from patrols for as long as they saw fit. Actions have consequences after all. As they pulled up, Josh looked at Soren before he got out. He pulled a group of six and headed to the front of the hotel, near the gate. “Check everything out front, every possible corner!” Josh ordered as he began to search with them. Turning over anything he could think of that a person could hide in.​

 

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Ezekiel Finch and Theophilus Sharpe (and also the Smith Clan)
Seraphite Warrior, WLF Member | 26, 22 | Current location ;; Washington

Hayden was thankful for Jacob as he had been for the last twenty years. Sometimes he felt like Jacob was the one who kept him together. He loved Josh so, so much, but Josh had a duty to uphold. So did Jacob, but it was here with Hayden. On darker, harder days, Hayden could be with Jacob even while he was working. Thankfully, the darkest and hardest of days were back in their FEDRA era. It had been a long time since he was that bad again. He led himself and Jacob to the front gate and started questioning that poor guard. He was not the one who had been there throughout the day, which meant they were going to have to find him. There was nothing of note since this shift started.

“We’re going to find him,” Soren assured Josh as they move to the hotel. Soren grabbed as many people as were left. “We’re heading inside while they check the grounds. We will take the lower floors including the bigger areas downstairs. Josh! You check the higher floors when you’re done out here!” He pushed his people inside and began the search. “I want everything checked. I don’t care if it’s just a corner with nothing in it, you check it anyway. Anything you find even remotely out of the ordinary or could possibly be suspicious, you let us know. There are no bad reports. I will take any and all information.” So they moved, and they searched. Soren did not leave room for worry or grief.
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Kaiden Lachlan and Alexander Brennan (along with the Smith Clan)
WLF Member, Young Seraphite Warrior | 23, 16 | Current location ;; Washington

Jacob moved with Hayden, and listened as he questioned the guard. Nothing of note was learned and Jacob spun around. “Let’s go find the one during the middle of the day. That was when the actual patrol around the Serevena was supposed to come back. Who was on that shift?” Jacob asked the guard. “Adrian.” He replied and Jacob nodded. “Let’s go find Adrian.”

Josh simply nodded, it was all he could do. “Got it!” Josh called back to Soren as he searched the entirety of the hotel grounds. He moved near the gate that blocked off the old suburbs. Footprints but they vanished. Nothing of worth. He turned away, and led his group inside and up the stairs. “Check each room, under beds, in closets anywhere!” Josh ordered as he searched himself. Worry continued to gnaw at him as he moved and kept finding nothing. He was going to have some words with Kai when he found him for causing all this worry and nighttime searching.​