Fosters: Blackhawk (35 page)

"I told you I have seen groupings of three or
four telepath's within those groups I only saw one child that was
autistic like but I did not write much about them.  I have
nothing in my notes about any other groupings that display the
traits of your children."  Fuck, I was hoping for more.

"I want to give you the notes I have on your
group.  I don't want it to get to the wrong people." She says
as she's walking toward her car.  Pres looks at Steve. 
He nods.  I watch Jeremy and Jacob.  They look
fine.  Janelle comes back with her familiar looking notebooks.
 "I don't transpose these so this is the only copy I have, the
files for the kids and Tess are under the books.  I hope
you'll call me again if you have a need.  I'll do my best to
block you from my thoughts."

"Daddy."  Jeremy says.  I go to him.
 He stands and pulls me down.  "Sit, block."  I sit
and picture a shield over our heads.  I connect to Steve and
Jacob.  Jeremy walks to Janell, he jumps on the table making
her mouth fall open.  Putting his hand on her face he smiles
so big, she smiles back.  Christian moves to her back and
touches her head.  Christian takes Jeremy from the table and
walks him to me.  I lift him and put his head on my
shoulder.  Janelle walks to her car and leaves.  

"What did he do Christian?"  Danny
asks.

"He took her notes."  He says smiling.
 "He never did it before but he did it and it worked. 
She didn't have them anymore."  

Little Ben laughs, "He's always surprising me
with his ability.  I shouldn't be surprised though." Everyone
laughs but CJ; she comes to us and puts her hand on Jeremy's back.
 

"Jacob come help get Jeremy away.  He's
having trouble."  He's exhausted.  Jacob and Jessie come
to him.  Brenna runs over singing 'me'.  They put hands
on him and within minutes I feel he's off.  I nod to them, CJ
thanks them.  Jacob stays.  "Is he ok Jacob?"  

"He is but I don't want him to be alone. 
He saved us again, I have his back, I'll stay with him." He says so
grown up coming from his little boy mouth.  

CJ hugs him.  "You are a very special
brother.  Thank you."  He smiles like he just got a gift.
 

"I love you Jacob.  Thank you for keeping
watch."  I smile at him.  Fuck if he doesn't throw chin.
Danny laughs; I look up to see he's watching.  He throws chin
to Jacob.  Little Ben, Pres, Darren and Steve are going
through Janelle's books.  

Danny has the file and brings it over to me.
 "Look at this Brother."  I look at what he's pointing
to.  An Indian that was a SEAL.  "Do you know him?"
 

"No but I've heard of him.  Jamie and Kevin
would know him.  He was in between me and Steve."
 Another fuckin connection.  "Is that the guarded group?"
 He nods sitting at the bench closest to me reading through
the file. 

"They're in Rhode Island; do you have
connections to that tribe?"  He asks.

"Only through council.  Pow wows and
competitions but I'm not familiar with their elders, I do email
correspondence for local.  Not much help for you.  Jamie
and Kevin can get us in; they keep up with all the members of the
team."  

He looks at me then calls Ben over.  "This
is too much of a coincidence, three Indians three states if we map
it we'd be a triangle.  There's safety in numbers.  Are
Jamie and Kevin Indian?"  

"They're parents are from Australia.  Mitch
may be.  She was foster, she has the look."  They look at
me.  "I'm not at their compound anymore, there isn't a
third."

Danny nods.  "It's still too much of a
coincidence, SEAL Indians as satellites.  Three in a
row.  Then we have three satellites here.  The other
thing is the foster.  Mitch, Jess, Kate, me, CJ, the kids, you
and Steve don't have parents to claim you, Clouds parents were
gone.  Pretty much the whole fuckin Brotherhood doesn't have
parents.  We got kids with these abilities before they hit
care, Jessie, then the kids from care.  Baxter's have Lori
from care."

"I wasn't a satellite; I was a pilot, gunner."
 I tell him.

Steve calls over, "You trained for satellite,
did satellite duties while bein a pilot.  Only
you
think you weren't satellite."  They look at me, I shrug.

Pres looks around, "Little Ben, we have
something here."  Him and Darren come over, Christian and
Jessie follow. 

Danny looks at him, "What?  I'll use every
tool I have to keep them safe."  He says and Danny
smiles.  I wonder if they had a conversation about this.

He hands the file to Little Ben and walks away
pulling his phone.  CJ squeezes my hand.  When I look at
her she's wiping Jeremy's hair from his eyes.  

"They'll need help."  Christian says.
 We all look at him.  Hawk is on his feet.  "We can
do it." Danny moves him to the bench, Hawk follows.  

Danny: "What can we do Christian?"  

Christian: "We can help them.  We have to."
 

Danny: "What are you seeing Christian?"

Christian: "Fighting, guns, men, the kids are in
the hole.  They need help."  

Danny: "Can you get to a room that has
information, a calendar, computer, someone's phone, iPod,
anything?"  

Christian: "The house, come on, come on, two oh
seven, June fourteenth.   They're coming for the kids. 
They can't find them.  NO!  They're burning it.  The
kids are in the hole!  Stop them!" He's crying and
shaking.  I have to hold CJ against me; she wants to go to
him.  Danny's trying to get him back.  He screams as if
he’s being beaten, there’s pain in his scream.

Danny: "Christian I need you to come back, you
got us what we need, we can help them.  Come back so we can
plan it out."  

Tess comes running over, Max follows.  She
puts her hands on him, "It didn't happen yet Christian.  It
hasn't happened."  She's crying, moving her hands on him
trying to soothe the hurt out of him.  Jessie holds his
shoulder.  He opens his eyes and jumps on Tess crying. 
Danny holds her up then sits her on the bench.  She keeps
saying it didn't happen yet.  CJ's crying, Jessie's
crying.  Holy fuck I hope he didn't see the kids burn. 
Tess looks at me and nods.  Fuck! 

"We have two days, we can stop this."  I
look at Pres.  "We have to do this."  He nods.  I
notice the phone in his hand; it's pointed at Tess and
Christian.  He puts it back to his ear and walks away.
 

Jeremy climbs on CJ.  Jessie looks at me,
"Christian needs you, he needs to go away."  I kiss Jeremy and
thank him.  He has tears in his eyes my littlest ninja saw
what Christian saw.  

Taking Christian from Tess she sobs.  Rich
lifts her up and walks the other way.  I take Christian under
a tree and sit.  Jessie sits beside me.  Chase and Aleena
sit.  I close my eyes and breathe I feel Aleena's hand on
Christian's arm.  I find my guide and we’re over the
reservation.  We follow the wild horse, Aleena came with me.
 She's guiding me to the lake.  I feel the wind caressing
us, soothing, this is softer than usual.  Aleena is wrapping
us in her wind too; Nunánuk greets us at the lake.  'My
warrior and princess', I hear her.  Guide me grandmother, heal
what he's seen, it hasn't become, show me the way to help him.
 'The water heals; show him the spirits of long ago'.  We
circle the lake, I dip in and ask for guidance from those long gone
from our earth.  Aleena splashes the water over me as I lift
us up.  She's laughing.  I smile, and circle again;
Aleena splashes us every time we draw near.  'It is done my
warrior; let him rest with the spirits wrapping him in peace. 
Draw what is needed but keep the spirits on him; it is healing that
they give.'  Yes Nunánuk my wise shaman.  I lift us high
watching the sky, feeling the wind and the push from our spirits,
thanking them I bring us home.  When I open my eyes Aleena is
crying.  Chase holds her; Jessie is leaning on me with
Hawk.  Christian sleeps.

"Grandmother said let the spirits wrap him in
their healing."  Aleena nods.  More tears fall. "Why are
you crying?"

She holds her hand to her mouth then takes a
breath.  "You are very powerful; you have the respect of the
elders and spirits.  They guide you with love and
reverence.  My brother the warrior."

I don't understand, "They guide you too Aleena
they are not MY spirits they are OUR spirits.  My sister the
princess."

"I have not called on them since I left home."
 She says looking down.

I'm shocked.  "Why would you leave all
that 
is
 behind?  They are here to help, guide
and heal when we need them.  When I picked you up from the
shelter I called on them to guide and heal you.  I had to
leave but I knew you were wrapped in their love."  

She sobs Chase lifts her to his lap, "I didn't
know.  I was ashamed."  Fuck.

I look at Chase.  "Aleena your heritage is
written, you can go back whenever you want, whenever you
need.  You helped me today; those same spirits wait for the
chance to connect with you.  Use them; take their guidance,
healing and love.  Repair your connection to who we are."

"I will Cloud.  I need to call Nunánuk."
 

"I am ok, Christian will be fine, go call, let
her heal you Aleena."  I nod to Chase.  He lifts her and
walks toward his house.  Fuckin Hell!

"That was interesting."  Jessie says. 
I laugh, fuckin kids.  He smiles at me.  

"You are a fine boy Jessie.  Soaking wet
but a fine boy."  

He laughs, "Do I have to stay wrapped in the
spirits too?"  

I hold my laugh in, "Couldn't hurt."  He
nods and goes for ice cream with the other kids.  

I kiss my boy's head saying the old tribal call
for healing.  Cal brings a towel to me, I shake my head
no.  Standing I take him to the tent and sit on a chair
someone brought out.  CJ comes to us and kisses his head.
 "I would change him but grandmother said to keep him wrapped
in the healing water of the spirits."  She nods.  She
never questions my beliefs.  I kiss her head as she kisses
Christians.

Jacob comes to me with a cone.  "My
favorite."  I tell him.  He smiles and holds it to my
mouth. "No buddy, you eat your ice cream."  So fuckin cute.
 

"I did, this is yours.  I can hold it while
you hold Christian."  He puts it back to my mouth.  I
smile and lick the ice cream.  When he's done feeding me I
thank him.  He kisses my cheek and runs.

CJ laughs.  "You let him feed you that
whole ice cream.  That was nice."

"He needed to, who the fuck am I to tell him no.
 He needed to do something and he did."  I tell her
smiling because I got ice cream out of it.

"You're a special man Cloud Blackhawk."
 She kisses me again.  I got that too.  I’ll take
ice cream whenever the fuck he wants to feed me.

Jeremy laughs.  I look at him and
wink.  He looks tired but runs away laughing.  Fuckin
kids always running somewhere.  I smile, at least he's running
and smiling.  My kids are going to give me gray hair if this
keeps up.  I kiss Christian's head thinking it's not a bad
trade off if they turn out like I think they will.  

Cloud

I ride to Security and park at the end of the
row of bikes.  Baxter's and Beau are here.  Jake pulls on
the side of me.  I'm surprised to see him; Baxter's Security
is not usually involved in MC business.  He notices my new cut
and hugs me slapping my back.  "Fuckin Officer.  Nice
Brother."  

"Thanks Jake, I was fuckin surprised."
 

He shakes his head smiling.  "What's your
job?"  

"Kids."  I say with a smile of my own.
 

He's surprised.  "Well I guess you got
enough of them."  I laugh pushing the doors open.  The
hall is full of Brothers and Security.  

"What's going on?"  I ask Tiny. 

"Got a text for Officers to meet here and walked
into this.  I got no fuckin clue."  He says trying to
move guys to get to the meeting room.  I follow him in. 
Danny, Doc, Bob and Rob are here.  

Digs and Allan come in laughing.  "What's
with the Brothers and Security out there?"  I ask them.
 

"Pres had me send a text for help on an Ops
mission.  They just showed up, they were supposed to call
Keith if they could help."  He laughs.  

"Fuckin Brothers can't follow directions how the
fuck they gonna follow a plan."  Steve says coming in and
sitting down hard.  "Took me fuckin four minutes to make it
ten fuckin steps."  

Digs laughs.  "Keith's phone line is busy;
I heard some of them say they couldn't get through."  

Steve nods and relaxes.  "Get some
Prospects to take names and numbers so we can decide how many we
need."  Digs runs out the door and into the chaos.  

"Rob, the house on the side of the group home
has some kids that look unsupervised for long periods.  It's
enough that the house parent is concerned but not wanting to call
DSS.  She feeds the kids when they need it.  Mom works at
a strip joint in New Bedford.  Is there anything we can do to
help her or the kids? Without calling in the authorities?"  He
seems surprised.  

"I can go by there and talk to her, maybe Kate
can help her through one of her programs.  I'll talk to her
and see what she needs.  If she doesn't want to change
anything you may need to make the call.  The kids’ welfare
comes first."  

I nod.  "Let me know what happens when you
talk to her.  I'll make the call if it needs to be made. 
Rachel watches out for them now, I'm not real worried about them
eating and having supervision.  She's good at her job."
 

"She is Brother.  Sally can't say enough
about her."  Doc says.

"She should know she’s always there but I think
that’s because she wants Ricky.  She loves the boy to death.
 He's a good kid."  I tell him.

He looks shocked.  "Ricky?  She talks
about him and the house but I didn't know she wants him." Oh
fuck.  I look at Jake mostly because he's on the other side of
me.  "She wants him like to foster?"  Fuck.