--The first chapter of my first story. I don't own the Covenant duh, I suppose I own Tameryn and other characters to come in later chapters if this one gets a good response. R & R or R & F... Any response is welcome. Thanks in advance. OH! And I don't approve of underage drinking. So don't do it kids. lol. --

Kady

Chapter 1: And so it begins...

The music was blaring. The house was packed with kids from Spenser and some local public schools. It was the first party of the summer. The party host? None other than Reid Garwin.

Tameryn drove up the road to the Garwin mansion in her black with hot pink racing stripes 1965 Ford Mustang with a 351 Cleveland engine, dual flow master 40 series mufflers. It was a mob scene. Cars, motorcycles, even soccer mom minivans were all over the place.

"I know he said there was going to be some people over, but this is insane." She said out loud as she shook her head and smirked. She parked and made the trek up to the mansion. "Bad idea to wear flip flops Tameryn. Very bad idea."

It had been 3 years since she had seen the infamous sons of Ipswich. They weren't so infamous back then. Just a bunch of punk 15 year olds that were inseparable. She use to be apart of that infamous group. She was the tomboy because she was the only girl and could kick each and every one of their butts at anything they could think up. It was like for years. She always butted heads with Caleb, but she only did it because she knew it'd piss him off. Reid and Tyler were always her partners in crime. If one of the three did something, the other two weren't far behind. She trusted Tyler with her deepest secrets, as did he trust her with his. She could always count on Reid to raise some hell if anyone messed with her and she couldn't exact her own revenge. Then there was Pogue. Pogue was the one that always picked on her. When they were in elementary school, Pogue had put a lizard down her shirt. As revenge, Tameryn talked Reid into stealing Pogue's sandwich and put worms on it. Pogue was also the first guy's hand she held, the first guy she had kissed. All of that changed the day her parents took her out of Spenser Academy due to them wanting to move out west and the fact that Tameryn had gotten herself kicked out of the Academy due to her nonchalant attitude and lack of motivation to keep her grades up, even though she was academic probation.

She finally made her way to the door unscathed by the other party goers. People were passed out in the front yard. Some were dancing around to a beat that didn't match the beat of the music that was playing. She opened the door and was hit in the face with the sounds, sights and smells of a party done right in Ipswich. People drinking, smoking, dancing, talking, and luckily NOT fighting. This was not only the first party of the summer; it was also the Sons' graduation party.

She was standing in the large foyer looking around for familiar faces when a very familiar one ran right smack into her. She was ready to tell the guy off when she realized it was Reid.

"Hey! You made it!" Reid practically yelled in her face as he draped his arm on her shoulder. "Hello to you too Blondilocks." She replied as she put her hand on his chest to steady him. "I didn't think you were gonna come. It's been a while, eh?" He asked in a drunken haze, "Yeah..." She was cut off by Reid walking off to greet a group scantily clad bottle blondes. She shook her head and smiled, "Some things never change."

Tameryn headed to the not so loud, not so crowded kitchen of the Garwin mansion. The kitchen had a relaxing touch to it for her. Cool dark granite counter tops, the cherry oak colored cabinets to the cool colored tiles on the floor. That's when she saw him. He didn't notice her at first. He turned around to inspect who had just entered the kitchen. He found himself looking at a 5'6", petite, yet athletic brunette wearing short white shorts and a teal tunic shirt and white flip flops. She turned her attention to him. Her blue-green eyes met his hazel ones. He walked over the refrigerator and grabbed himself a beer. She just kept looking at him in his dark blue jeans, white t-shirt that showed off his well defined arms, and his favorite pair of biker boots.

"Tameryn?" He asked as he cocked his to the side a little bit. She just blinked at him. He waved his hand in front of her face, "You alright?" She regained her composure and said with a small smile, "Yeah, I'm fine."

"What are you doing here?" She glanced at him and rolled her eyes a little bit, "Nice to see you too Pogue." She went over to the refrigerator and grabbed two bottles of Smirnoff Ice and headed back out into the sea of people. He followed.

She made her way outside, weaving and dodging all the other partying teenagers. She even managed not to fall or get pushed into the pool. She was going to the place she use to always go when she needed to be alone, the garden. Once she made it, she grabbed her keys out of her back pocket and unhooked them from her belt loop. She took her bottle opener and popped one of the bottles open and took a swig. Before she knew it both bottles were gone.

'I'm gonna need something stronger than that.' She thought, yet she didn't move from the small stone bench she was sitting on. She sat and thought about nothing in particular until she heard someone's feet in the grass. She looked up to see who it was. The first real smile of the night graced her face.

"TYLER!!" She exclaimed, practically attacking the youngest son. He couldn't help but laugh his deep laugh and hold her tight. "It seems like it's been forever since I've seen you." He said as he hugged her again. "I know. Some best friend I turned out to be." She glanced at him. "How did you know I was here? I know we've been out of touch the past couple of months." They sat down on the bench. He looked at her with a grin, "Reid has a big mouth." Laughter erupted from his left side. Tameryn just looked at him. "I've missed a lot, haven't I?" He wrapped his arm around her, "Nothing that you can't be filled in on." She quirked an eyebrow and poked him in the side, "How'd you find me?" With his head cocked, he laughed full heartedly. "Come on Tameryn. Reid told me you were here. This is the only place I thought you'd be." She smiled, "I couldn't possibly enjoy partying with all these lovely people, could I?" It was his turn to smile. "Not without beating the shit out of some drunk girl, no." They both laughed. The night was starting to look up.