Thicker Than Blood

Old Frienemies

(Todd)

 Yawning I blinked and tossed my bag full of clothes in the back of the truck, David and Benson stood next to me and waited for Nick and Danial to come out of the house. Nyx and the other lizards scrambled into the bed of the truck while we waited.

 We didn't have to wait long before the two men were there with us, I walked around the truck and hopped into the driver's seat. Turning the truck on as everyone got in, I pulled my phone out of my back pocket and turned on the GPS grabbing the paper with the address on it.

 I eyed my phone and read the route to take, the address was nearly in the next state over what the hell does Jesse think is out there that could help us?

 Sighing and shaking my head I drop the phone in a cup holder and start driving, once on the freeway I felt a hand grab my thigh and tensed up. I glanced at David sitting right next to me, then in the mirror at Nick and Danial in the back seats. The front seated three people, matching the back, so both the brothers were in the front with me and neither of the wolves in the back could see what went on below my shoulders.

 I cleared my throat and swatted David's hand away when he started to move up my leg, I glanced at him again and saw him smirk.

 Benson looked at me smiling a little before looking out his window, I pinned my eyes to the road and pressed my lips together when David's hand grabbed my thigh again. I pinched him making him yelp and the two in the back jump a little.

 "Seriously? You cannot be horny again this soon, it hasn't even been a full 24 hours since we last did it." David growled softly at me, Benson chuckled and the hand was once again on my leg.

 I shook his hand off my leg, quickly putting the cruise control on so the truck didn't slow down. I jumped when his hand returned and gripped my thigh tighter, I hissed at him "I'm driving, you can wait."

 He whined at me and he was suddenly nuzzling my neck, I leaned away from him and pushed him back. Extending my wing between us, "Benson control your brother while I'm driving." I heard another chuckle and David was pulled away from me. I settled back in my seat comfortably and focused on driving. I vaguely listened to Nick and Danial playing 'I Spy' in the back seat for nearly 2 hours before the radio was turned on making me jump.

 The sudden loud music pouring from the speakers made my wings puff up, it got turned down quickly and I heard everyone laughing. I could feel my heart hammering in my chest though, I was nervous and scared. What if Jesse was wrong? Who did she think could help us? What will happen when we get there?

 Benson and David argued over what to listen to as I followed the GPS route, it took a while to realize the city was gone and I was driving into heavy forested areas that I didn't know. I slowed down and eyed the trees around us as they passed by. My nerves eating at me under my skin, my eyes flicked to the mirror and I caught sight of their deep yellow color. Blinking and shaking my head I glanced at the GPS.

 Pulling onto the driveway I was told to take and followed it for nearly an entire mile before a house came into view.

 It was small, like a cottage. Only big enough to fit one person comfortably, the plants that grew around the house I recognized. All of them were used in potions and to make spells stronger, many of the plants were rare, hard to grow, hard to find, and hard to deal with. I stared at the place in front of us, leaning on the wheel and resting my chin on my arms.

 What kind of person can grow such a complex net work of some of the rarest plants known to the world, and make it look like a simple garden? Benson sniffed the air and shook his head, I looked at him as his eyes dilated and his body slumped back.