certificate right now by even trying to face Todd and Kyle alone. Will was in that jeep and I was his only chance to be rescued. I crept up the embankment as quietly as I could. I crouched down behind the guardrail and scanned the bridge.
To my surprise, I could sense Todd and Kyle before even seeing them. They stood at the front t of the old black jeep. They had the hood up, and white smoke was billowing out of the engine. I decided to wait and see what was going on before I even tried to approach them.
“This piece of crap is never going to start!” I heard Todd yell as he kicked the front tire.
“It will, it’s only stalled out from driving through all that water back there.” Kyle argued as he looked over the engine.
“Why are all the Dark coven’s vehicles crap? The Followers have frigging tricked out hummers and Mercedes. We have to drive twelve year old broken down jeeps.” Todd gripped as he leaned up against the jeep.
“They have Doc… that’s why.”
“What’s that got to do with anything?” Todd snapped.
“Don’t you know, that’s half the reason Leo hates Doc so much, it’s because he was always more successful than Leo and he is stinking rich. Doc invented some medical devices, and vaccines to save humans and that made Leo even more pissed off, since he hates humans.”
“He did all that stuff?”
“Yep, he’s been doing it for centuries or longer I guess.” Kyle slammed the jeeps hood down and took a deep breath. “I can’t believe he even let you live when Shane and Casey found you that night in the woods.” Kyle muttered.
“That’s easy. I promised him I could help him get William back with the Dark coven. If I succeed, he will accept me fully into the coven as one of the honorary elders.”
“Good luck with that one. Vincent was Leo’s pet, and that’s why he wants William back. That guy is his only blood link to Vincent, that’s why he wants him so bad.”
“Well, I m good enough to take Vincent and Williams place. I will show Leo that, by getting pretty boy hand delivered to him here shortly.” Todd said arrogantly.
“Ok whatever you say Todd. I will let you in on a secret though. Leo changes his mind a lot and he could care less about you. It doesn’t even matter if you do get William hand delivered, he might decide to kill you anyway.” I could see Todd was a bit nervous now after Kyle’s little talk.
“You didn’t rough him up to much back there did you?” Kyle asked, his voice shaking.
“No not much man. I just tossed him into the jeep. We are old enemies after all. I can’t help but smack him around a little you know.”
“Uh… yeah I get that, but Leo told us he was recovering still, from Vincent’s attack, and that we shouldn’t rough him up. Did you forget that already? Leo wanted him alive and not half dead.”
“Why in the hell does it matter?” Todd grumbled.
“He wants him to become an elder in the Dark coven. I heard he thinks William will begin to act just like Vincent if he is with the DC long enough or something.”
“Oh” was the only thing Todd said.” I slowly put my hands on the ground so I wouldn’t fall over.”
“I don’t like how you said that. What did you do to him?” Kyle took off for the back door of the jeep.
I ducked down as Todd walked right by me as he followed Kyle. I covered my moth as Kyle pulled William out of the back of the jeep. It looked like he was completely out, or had been knocked out cold. Kyle laid him next to the jeep.
To my surprise, he grabbed a blanket from the jeep and covered him. I could see he had blood on his cheek and near his mouth. I hoped he wasn’t hurt too badly. I knew he was in the recovery stage, but getting the crap beat out of him at this point, couldn’t be good. Seeing this only fueled my intense hatred for Todd Downs. I seethed as I watched Todd walk around William, like a hunter examining his kill.
“You idiot, you beat him up! I told you not to get to rough with him. Leo’s going to kill us both if he dies.” Kyle said as he shook Will trying to wake him up. “He couldn’t even fight