A/N: New story. Okay, so I should be working on new chapters for my other stories, but I got this idea in my head, and I knew I had to write this story. My fingers were pretty much itching to write this, so I gave into temptation. Ha, so anyways, hope you like this beginning. Read&Review!!
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Disclaimer: I don't own anything from the Covenant.
Reid Garwin sat in History, bored to death. The teacher was going on about the Bill of Rights, as he doodled on his page. Must History always be so boring? He crumpled up the paper he was drawing on, and threw it at Tyler's head. Tyler barely grunted before going back to taking notes.
Reid rolled his eyes, and looked around the classroom. Caleb and Sarah were sitting together, both dull fully taking notes. Occasionally she would look up and give him a soft smile. Caleb would return the gesture, and Reid would look away in disgust. Caleb Danvers's was whipped.
He averted his eyes around the room, looking at the familiar faces. Kira and Aaron were passing notes, Pogue was sleeping, and Kate was filing her nails. He continued to look around, and notice a blonde staring at him. He smirked, flirtatiously. She smiled back, playfully.
He moved on, knowing full well by the end of the week he will have screwed that girl already, and came across an unfamiliar face. He stared at the person. Where had she come from? There hadn't been any new transfers after Chase and Sarah.
He took in her appearance. She was small, and pale. Really pale. She had short place hair, the front part touching her shoulders, and the back getting shorter and shorter. She had bangs the fell down, grazing her top eyelashes. Her lips were perfectly shaped, her nose a bit too big for her small face, and her eyes were almond shaped.
She was petite and small, lacking a chest area. She sat straight up, and her eyes were resting on the paper below her. She looked like she was drawing. Reid continued to watch her. She wasn't his type of pretty, blonde hair, tall, big breast, but too say she was ugly would be a lie.
She must of felt someone watching and looked up. Her gaze landed directly on Reid, her grey eyes seemed to stare into his soul. It was too intense for him, and he looked down, his cheeks tinting red. Why had she affected him so much? He didn't have time to speculate on that thought because the bell rang.
Reid looked back towards where the girl was sitting, but she was gone. He shook his head and stood next to Tyler, leaving the room. That was weird. He considered asking Kate about her. Kate, after all, was the gossip queen in his little ring of friends.
He decided to ask later, and shoved the girl out of his mind. He didn't understand why he was so keen on finding out who she was anyways. He walked with to math with Tyler, and noticed the blonde that was flirting with him in History. He smiled and moved towards her, the black-haired girl now clear from his thoughts.
Reid slammed the tray down on the table, earning himself five pairs of eyes resting on him. He rolled his own, and sat down next to Pogue. He was bitter and grumpy after having to sit through English, and just wanted to relax before his next class and swimming practice.
"Hey man." Tyler said from where he was sitting next to Kate. Reid just nodded his head, and took a big bite out of his turkey sandwich. He could sense Tyler's questioning stare, wondering what was keeping Reid quiet, and looked around the room.
His eyes went to the far corner where he saw that girl from first period and some boy. She was talking with him, and writing something at the same time. Reid decided he would ask Kate who they were. He had never seen them in his life.
"Hey Kate, who are they?" Reid said, pointing to their table. Kate followed his hand, and then looked back at him with a questioning stare, much like everyone else was doing.
"That's Lithia Ripper and Alex Black, the freaks." Kate said. The freaks?
"The freaks?" Reid said, voicing his thoughts.
"Yes, the freaks. That's what people call them, so unoriginal, but fitting." Kate said, looking towards Reid, "Why are you so interested?"
Reid blushed a light pink, "I'm not. Just wondering why you call them freaks."
"Dude, your blushing." Pogue snorted. Reid glared at him.
"No, I'm not!" He snarled. Pogue raised his hands in defense.
"Okay Reid, what ever you say." He chuckled.
"Reid, he's right man, you are blushing." Tyler said, laughing with the rest of them. Reid glared and looked back at Kate.
"Why are the called freaks?" He asked, flipping off the others.
"Well apparently Alex's family are all mental, including him, and Lithia supposedly killed her sister over anger and jealousy." Kate said, rolling her eyes, "Stupid rumors."
"Killed her sister?" Caleb asked, confused. Kate scoffed.
"You guys are so slow on drama. Do you remember Rayne Black, you know, blonde hair, blue eyes, perfect?" Kate asked. They all looked at her in shock, except Sarah who was confused.
"That can't be her sister. They're like, polar opposites." Reid said. Rayne was a senior last year, and was prom queen. She had long, blonde hair, and crystal blue eyes. She had tanned skinned, and was beautiful.
"It's true. Anyways, she died last year at their house. Only her and Lithia where home. They found her stabbed to death in the kitchen, and found Lithia in her closet hiding in a corner, shaking in fear." Kate said, no one interrupted her and she continued.
"Well, the parents came home and were furious. Rayne was their perfect daughter, and Lithia was a mistake. They immediately blamed her, but the police found no evidence against her." She said, "They let her out, and Lithia had to go to therapy for months. Now she's forced to live her, her parents don't want her and only pay for her schooling so they don't look bad within the community."
"Oh my God, are you serious?! That poor girl." Sarah said, shocked. Everyone else was just as shocked.
"Yeah, and news leaked out so you can kind of figure out why no one talks to her except Alex." Kate said. Reid was shocked, he could even think straight. These people at school actually believed Lithia was a murderer.
"Well, if she didn't do it, then who did?" Caleb asked.
"That's the thing, no one knows." Kate said.
He looked back towards the corner table to see her laughing at something Alex said. She looked like an innocent, broken doll. Nothing like a murderer. He was intrigued by her. He wanted to talk to her and find out what really happened.
(Okay I couldn't resist. Lithia's last name, Ripper, means someone who murders people with knives. Ahahaha. Sorry 'bout that, please continue with the story.)
Lithia's P.O.V
"Hey, Lithia, Reid is staring at you." Alex said, pushing me on the shoulder. I snorted, and looked up at Alex.
"Riigghht." I said, making the word sound longer then it actually was.
"I'm talking the truth here, Reaper." He said, using his nickname for me. How he got that, I have no idea. He said it had to do with me looking like death. That hit a sensitive spot for me, and was sort of insulting.
I just nodded a sarcastic 'sure' and went back to drawing Alex in my sketch book. Alex rolled his eyes, and grabbed my chin, forcing me to look towards the "popular" crew. My grey eyes met light blue ones, looking at me curiously. When he noticed me looking he looked away quickly.
"Told yah." Alex said. I grunted.
"Maybe he's wondering why I killed my sister like everyone else." I said, bitterly. Alex just threw his arm around my shoulder.
"Or maybe, he's interested in you." He said, raising an eyebrow suggestively. I scoffed and pushed him away.
"Yeah right. Reid Garwin, Spencer's playboy, interested in me, Spencer's freak?" I snorted, "What are you on, Alex?"
He chuckled and hit my shoulder.
"The same thing you are, Reaper." I rolled my eyes at the name.
"Whatever Alex. Can we leave?" I asked, feeling uncomfortable when Reid went back to staring. Alex laughed and nodded as we both stood. He held out his arm to me, and I lopped mine around it.
"Where to, my lady?" He asked, in a poor British accent.
I laughed, "Hmm…how about the quad?" No one hardly goes there. They're usually at the café next to the school, or in the school halls.
"Off to the quad, then." He responded, pulling me out of the cafeteria. I laughed at his antics, as people moved out of the way. No one wanted to be near us, but I was okay with that. I had Alex as a friend, and that's all I needed.
We got to the quad, and I wrapped my jacket around my tighter. It was winter after all and the fountain was covered in frost. It was actually a pretty sight. The fountain was frozen, and they benches and floor were covered in snow.
Alex dusted a bench off, and we sat down. I curled my legs under me, and faced him. He sat normally, and tilted his head towards me.
"It's Friday." I said.
"Movie night?" He asked, but knew the answer already. On Friday's we always have a night where he comes to my dorm and we sit around eating and watching movies. It's kind of like a celebration for making it through the week.
Alex Black was my best friend. After the incident at my home, he was there for me, as I was for him. I needed him, he was my drug. If he wasn't here, I would have probably put a loaded gun against my head, and done away with myself.
He saved me, like I saved him.
"My parents want you over Saturday for dinner." Alex said. I smiled brightly. I loved his parents, they treated me like actual family. His mom had taken a fast liking towards me, happy I didn't judge them like the rest of this stupid community.
I hated this place and I wasn't the only one. Alex couldn't stand it either. Everyone here was snobby, rich, boring people. I knew as soon I turned eighteen I was going to move. Perhaps England, or maybe Italy.
"Oh course. I would never pass up the opportunity to see Julie and Sam." I said, mentioning his two younger siblings. They were two of them were only six, and fraternal twins. Sam was like a miniature version of Alex. Both males had brown hair, and deep blue eyes.
Julie was the oddball in her family. I guess that's what made the six year-old and me get along so well. Unlike the rest of her family that consist of dark haired heads, and blue eyes, she had bright red, almost orange hair, and grey eyes. She was adorable.
Like me, we got our grandmother's genes. My mother and father, if I should even call them that, both have blonde hair, and blue eyes. My sister too. I was stuck with black hair, and grey eyes, like my father's grandmother, who already has passed on. So Julie and me are alike in a way, except her family loves her, and encourages her to embrace her individuality.
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I loved the two kids though. They were always so full of energy, and had a perfect life. I wish my childhood was spent like that, instead of hiding in the closet when I heard my father walking up those stairs ready to take his anger out on me. Life was cruel.
"Good, my mom keeps asking if I've asked you yet." Alex said with a light laugh, then his eyes grew wide, "Garwin's walking this way."
I turned around the see the blonde playboy heading our way. I turned back around to Alex with wide eyes.
"What do you think he wants?" I asked, no one ever dared to talk to us. We were the freaks, the mentally psycho ones. Alex had no time to answer because Reid stopped right in front of me.
"Hey, Lithia, right?" He asked, I nodded waiting for the jokes to start. I looked behind him to see his group pointing towards us, whispering with each other.
"Yeah." I said slowly, and suspiciously. I glanced over at Alex quickly; he was glaring at Reid.
"Well, uhm, I just wanted to know if you wanted to come to Nicky's tonight with some of my friends." He said, nervously, rubbing the back of his neck, "Err Alex can come too."
"Your joking right?" I asked in disbelief. I mean, hello, this is Reid Garwin, one of the Son's of Ipswich talking to me, actually inviting the freaks to spend a night with him at Nicky's with his other popular friends.
"No, why would I do that?" He asked, confused. I rolled my eyes.
"It wouldn't be the first time." I muttered under my breath. I looked up to see Alex's response, but he was staring at Reid with, jealousy? Oookaaay.
"So what do you say?" He asked, looking a bit uncomfortable. I opened my mouth to say no thanks, but Alex's voice caught me off.
"We'll be there." He said, quickly. I looked at him opened mouth. Who said I would go? Hell, I didn't want to go. I glared at him, but Reid looked relieved, and kind of happy? Weird. I was so preparing myself for Aston Kutcher to come out screaming 'punked!'.
"Okay, well, meet us there at five tonight." I opened my mouth to say I was busy, but Alex placed a hand over it.
"Sure." He replied. Reid nodded and left. I licked Alex's hand and he pulled away in disgust.
"What'd you do that for?" He said, wiping his hand off on his blazers.
"Why did you tell him we would go?!" I snarled at him. I felt the need to smack him over the head, but kept my hand down.
"I'm curious as to know why they're inviting us." He said with a shrug.
"So you decide to go?! Alex, this could be a prank! Why the hell would he want us there?!" I exclaimed, throwing my hands up in the air.
"Awe, come on, Reaper." He said, pouting, "Maybe they just want to talk to us."
I snorted, "Yeah right, Alex. You know that's bullshit."
"Please?" He begged. I shook my head, and crossed my thin arms.
"No, I'm not going." I said, glaring.
"Reaper." He begged, looking up at me. His eyes were wide, and he was biting his lower lip. I couldn't handle that stare. I closed my eyes and looked the other way.
"No!" I yelled in frustration.
He grabbed my shoulder's and made me look at him. He gave me the same expression as earlier.
"Please, Lithia." He begged. I really didn't understand why he wanted to go so bad.
"But tonight's our movie night." I whined like the child I am.
"I'll make it up. We can go to the movies tomorrow night." He said. I grunted and glared.
"No!" I said. I didn't feel like getting made fun of tonight, I really didn't.
"Please, I'll even buy you a big popcorn and your favorite sour skittles." He said, grinning.
"You'll get sour skittles?" I asked, my glare softening.
"Yes, the biggest bag." He said, smiling. I let a smile overcome my face.
"And pay for tickets?"
"And pay for tickets."
I sat in silence, contemplated. I sighed, giving in.
"Fine, but I get to pick the movie." I said. He smiled, relieved.
"Yes! I have a good feeling about this." He said. I sat back, unsure. I hope I wouldn't regret this.
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