InFAMOUS Second Son - Your Snowflake

Chapter 52

By the time Delsin separated our lips from the breathless kiss, all traces of jealously or anger had completely vanished from the male. This time, when he glanced up at his older brother, it was with a look mirth and anticipation. Carefully wrapping his arms around my middle, Delsin spun my smaller form around before resting his chin atop my head; making it so that the two of us could face the officer without having to break the warm embrace.

"So, Reg. You ready to get this party started or what, man?" Delsin questioned with a mischievous glint in his eyes.

"Depends. Did you happen to see anything on your way over here?"

"Other than you getting all "cute and cuddly" with Bella? Yeah, I saw somethin'."

"Delsin...." The officer growled out, the reaction drawing out a low chuckle from the other.

"Relax, Reg. Besides, she's way out of your league anyways." Delsin teased his brother casually, though his tightening hold on me spoke otherwise. Replacing his smirk with a more sober expression, Delsin continued speaking in a more serious tone. "The truck's on their way. We've got five, maybe ten minutes until they get here."

The officer merely nodded his head in response before pulling out his cell phone and tapping away at the screen. I, on the other hand, did not react to the news in such a calm manner. Rather, I did what any rational person would do when faced with such a situation....

I freaked the fuck out.

"What?!" I cried out as I began to squirm about vigorously in Delsin's hold, attempting to fee myself but to no avail. "What truck? THE truck?! The truck that I've spent hours waiting for while you two were off doing god-knows-what?! The truck transporting Augustine's subjects? THAT TRUCK?!"

"Jesus, woman. Calm the fuck down!" Delsin growled, his hold on me became increasingly difficult to maintain.

"DELSIN BITCH-ASS ROWE! YOU LET ME GO THIS SECOND, OR I'LL-EEEP!" My threat quickly converted into a surprised squeak as the man swung my body up and over his shoulder. Looking over his shoulder to observe my flustered form, Delsin flashed a victorious smirk at me.

"Who's the bitch-ass now, Bella?"

"HOW THE FUCK DO YOU KEEP DOING THAT?!"

A smug look crossed his features as the male shot me a smirk before responding with, "'Cause, babe. I'm Delsin KICK-ASS Rowe!", to which I rolled my eyes and scoffed at.

"Yeah? Well, pretty soon you're gonna be Delsi KISS-A-"

"GUYS!" Reggie's frustrated voice pierced the air, his volume so loud that I wouldn't be surprised if the nearby D.U.P.s heard it. "Now's definitely not the time for your creepy-ass foreplay, so just shut the hell up and focus!"

Abiding by his brother's commands, Delsin silently placed my blushing form back on my feet where I remained frozen in place.

"Thank you." The officer huffed out in annoyance. "Now listen. I just called Fetch and we have five minutes until things start to heat up on this side of town. And Delsin, so help me god, if you make a single smartass pun about what I just said, I will personally have Isabella throw your ass off the roof."

Delsin, who not seconds before opened his mouth to speak, reluctantly closed it after hearing his brother's warning; the severity of the situation forcing him into being uncharacteristically obedient as his brother continued speaking.

Giving Delsin a quick nod of approval, Reggie then directed his attention towards me. "Isabella, while Delsin and I were doing 'god-knows-what', as you so elegantly put it, the two of us managed to put together a plan because, let's face it. There's no way in hell I was about to let you and my baby brother run off to shoot blindly at a bunch of armed D.U.P.s."

"....point taken...."

"So, I took the liberty of calling in a few favors. It'll only buy us a few minutes, but I think with the right timing, we might just pull this off."

"And by we, you mean us conduits." Delsin corrected his brother, unable to put off his smartass comments any longer.

The officer merely glared at him, as if that single look could telepathically convey the middle finger towards the other. "Delsin, for the last time. Shut up and stop being such a dick."

"Love you too, big brother."

"Ugh...."

"Um, guys. We're kinda on a time limit right now, so can we please?" I made a slight rolling gesture with my hands, hoping that somehow the action would convince the two to hurry up with the explanation. For once, my actions rang clear as Reggie cleared his throat apologetically before continuing.

"Erm....anyways, the truck will be approaching the testing center any minute now and when it does, Fetch will go ahead and create an explosion nearby for the D.U.P.s to go after. It's pretty much the same trick that we used when you and Delsin went after that core relay, only this time Eugene will be there to help her hold them off a littler longer. When that happens, I want you and Delsin to get to the truck, take out the driver and any surrounding D.U.P.s, and get whoever these "subjects" are out there and into the nearest alleyway. Eugene's angels should take care of it from there and all you'll have to do then is get yourselves out of there and back to either Eugene's hideout or your apartment. Whichever has the least amount of D.U.P.s lining the streets."

"And what about the machines?" My question hardly fazed Reggie's strong demeanor, a hint of the exceedingly rare smirk from earlier tugging at his lips being the only change in his expression.

"Leave that to me. I may not be a conduit, but I sure as hell can cause some damage to a few metal boxes." Before any of us had a chance to respond, the familiar sound of Fetch's neon explosion went off in the distance. Only this time, and audible war cry could be heard coming from HE WHO DWELLS as he signaled for his angel army to attack. Turning back around to face us, Reggie placed a reassuring hand on his brother's shoulder. "You ready, Delsin?"

"Pfft. Aren't I always ready?"

"I'd rather not answer that...."

A slight chuckle and a reassuring nod was exchanged between the two brothers before they parted in different directions; Delsin grabbing my hand and pulling me towards the building's edge, while Reggie made his way over to the building's fire exit before disappearing from sight.

"Care to do the honors, Snowflake?" Delsin asked with a sweeping gesture towards the open air, acting as if he were holding open some invisible door for me to walk through. "Or would you rather I do it for you?"

Maintaining the hold on one another's hands, I took an upwards step onto the buildings edge, making it so that the two of us were at an equal height as I tugged the male to stand directly behind me. Carefully turning around as to not fall, I gazed deeply into Delsin's dark, brown orbs before leaning forward until our noses were only mere centimeters apart.

"Just try to keep up with me, Bannerman~" The words left my lips in a seductive purr as I brought both hands up and rested my index fingers against the male's well-toned chest. Then, by applying a slight amount of pressure, I gently pushed myself backwards and off of the rooftop without another word.