Can You Teach Me?

Part 134

Part 134 - Wednesday Dec. 4th

Victor's POV

Uncle and Luke came back out to us in the waiting room looking meloncholy. Doc led Princess back through the ICU doors. My heart was walking away to go see my brother.

"Owen". Uncle spoke up, "I want to know what was on that note!"

"The letter wasn't about North." Mr. B said offhandedly.

"If it wasn't to do with North, who was it to do with?"

"The note had to do with Miss Sorenson."

"The guy that broke into my house was after Little Bird? What did he want? What if North hadn't stopped the guy?"

"Yes, he was after Miss Sorenson. Luke, how exactly did it happen?"

Luke looked nervous to start talking. And it just dawned on me...North was in the house, not in his trailer. "North started fighting the guy and yelled for me to red line. Then Uncle was downstairs and shot his gun. That was when Sang and I came into the living room and saw North was injured."

"Mr. Morgan, do we have any video feeds from the Taylor residence?"

"I'm on it." I got up to go to Doc's office to get a laptop computer. When I came back Silas and Nathan were visiting North and Sang and Doc are back.

"It still doesn't add up!" Uncle was agitated. He paced the floor in small lines. "The team had to use a key to get in the house. North couldn't have come through the door. And how would he have heard someone in the house if he were outside in his trailer?" He keeps stroking his beard as he thinks.

"Uncle, can we just focus on North's healing now? And finding Volto?" Luke pleaded.

"And you Luke!" Uncle pointed at Luke with anger rising in his voice, "You came from the hallway leading to Sang's room. Not from upstairs with me." Then he stopped, as still as a statue, and started putting two and two together. Quietly he concluded, "North was already in the house wasn't he? You were both downstairs in Little Bird's room?"

Luke looked at Mr. B for assistance. That was when Silas and Nathan returned. I looked to Kota. With my eyes I asked, 'do we stay or go?' Kota motioned for us to go see North.

"We will be back. Silas, Nathan, please join Luke and Sang. Uncle is a bit upset right now." Kota instructed.

Both of them had fierce looks on their faces as they placed themselves in a protective position around Luke and Sang. They know it is Uncle but right now everyone's nerves are frayed with what happened to North.

When we entered the ICU, North looked like he had gone 10 rounds and lost. My heart sunk. What if North hadn't been in the house? What if Volto had hurt Princess? Was he trying to hurt Princess or take her again? Why did he have a knife? They said he got in the passenger seat of his waiting car and it drove off. Who was driving? I thought he worked alone? There are so many questions in my mind and no answers.

"Hey North." Kota spoke up. North grunted in response.

"I'm glad you were there to protect Princess against Volto." I had to let him know what I was thinking.

"How do you know he was coming for Princess and not for one of us? No wonder Baby looked so scared when she was in here with Doc." North mused. His eyes huge, his heart rate rising on the monitors.

"North calm down. Deep breaths." Kota instructed. "We don't know much yet. And Ten is safe with the rest of us."

"I just worry about Princess and I'm glad you were there, North. I didn't mean to get you riled up." I calmly stated.

"I hit him hard in his left femur with the baseball bat. I would be surprised, with the sound upon impact, if I didn't at least fracture his femur." North looked pleased, a slight smile rising at the corners of his lips.

"Uncle said he shot him in that leg too. That might be something to work off of. Victor? I need you and Doc to do a search for anyone with a left leg injury at any of the area hospitals. It might not be reported as a break or gun shot wound." Kota commanded.

"If he has shady underground ties, he might get treated without a hospital." North countered.

"We will check all the channels we can. Also, I think we need to pay attention to anyone who misses school tomorrow or is limping or has a cast. We will have to have Mr. B get a list of all absences, just in case this Volto guy goes to school with us." Kota contemplated.

"I'm going to go insane in here. Text me with anything.....please." North begged.

We both touched one of his shoulders. "No one will get close to Princess. And because you and Uncle got a piece of him, I think we might just figure this out." I assured North.

"Get some rest. I'll keep you informed." Kota said as we left the ICU.

We joined the rest of the team in the waiting room. Uncle wasn't there anymore, Princess was crying and everyone looked distraught. What happened now?

"Gentlemen, Miss Sorenson, Mr. Coleman and I will be right back. No one leaves until we return."

"What's happening?" Kota asked.

"Uncle figured out that both North and I were sleeping with Sang last night. He yelled and called her some mean names. He is angry with North for trying to move in on my girlfriend." Luke informed me. I groaned, this is turning out to be a disaster.

"Do you need to stay somewhere else for a few days Luke?" Kota asked him.

"Probably. I think Uncle just needs time to process what I told him, that we were just sleeping next to her and nothing was going on. With North getting hurt he was already agitated. I think I can smooth things out before North gets out of here." Luke reasoned.

"Ok, when Mr. B and Gabe come back, we will need to go home and get dressed. I already have an assignment for Victor and Doc to search for someone that has gone into a hospital with a left leg injury." Kota began. Gabe and Mr. B were back quickly. Kota turned to them and continued, "Mr. B, I need you to get a list of absences for today at school. Silas, Nathan, Gabe and I will check each of them out after school ends. If any of them have a left leg injury, a cast or limp, they are a possible suspect. Also, anyone else at school that might be sporting a new injury but present. Keep your eyes open."

"Sounds like we have a plan gentlemen. Now, as much fun as it is to stand around in our pajamas and underwear, I'm sure we all need to go put clothes on for the school day." Mr. B said an Sang started giggling.

We all looked at her, with the first feeling of relief, at the sound of her laugh. "I'm sorry. But I just had an image of all of us showing up at Ashley Waters like this." She motioned around the room at all of us in varying states of undress. "I would have to use my new found ninja skills, Nathan and Kota taught me, to beat the girls off of you guys." She broke into hysterical laughter.