Disclaimer for the whole story: I don't own The Covenant. I only own Victoria, her mom, and Carly.
A Better Time Chapter 1: A Fresh Start December 10It was a Friday when I moved from New York City to a small town in Massachusetts called Ipswich. I sat behind the wheel of my car driving while my mom was in the moving van with my stuff. I couldn't believe that things could change so quickly in matter of minutes. I was doing so well, coping with the loss of my dad, but my mom couldn't take it anymore. Ever since he was murdered two months ago I have been having nightmares and my mother has noticed that I haven't been myself lately.
She decided it would be best if I moved to Ipswich and start fresh. I'm sure she thought it was for my own good but I personally didn't think it would help. I decided to be a good daughter and do my mom a favor. She also thought it would be good if I went to my cousin's school, which just happens to be the only school they have there in Ipswich; it was a private school called Spencer Academy. I had just seen the Welcome to Ipswich sign when my phone rang, and as usual it's my mom.
"Hey hun, we are almost there. Do you remember what I told you before we left?" She asked me.
"Yes mom, I remember. And I promise you that these people won't help me; no one can or will. I'm just hoping I can get it through by myself." I said.
"No, you can't just do that. You skipped the last two months; if you keep this up you might end up dead. And I am NOT losing my daughter because of it." She protested through the receiver.
"Mom, I read dad's journals and the only thing that will happen to me is that I'll lose my powers. There is nothing to worry about now." I said calmly and hung up before my mom had a chance to say anything else on the matter.
There it was; the dorms of Spencer Academy. I would stay there for the remainder of the school year. Occasionally, my mom would visit me but until I graduate it would be my new home. It was so miserable looking and I just wanted to get in the car and drive far away. Someone calling my name interrupted my thoughts; I turned around and saw my cousin Kira Snider.
"Hey Tori, how are you?" Kira said while giving me a hug.
"Hey, I'm ok I guess. What's up with you?" I greeted, hugging her back. I pretended to be nice to her because she always made fun of and ditched me when we were kids. I think she's changed; last time I saw her I was fifteen and now I was almost eighteen.
"Nothing, just chilling and I can't wait to go to college." She smiled. I could tell by the effort she put into it that it was fake. She turned and started talking to my mom.
I ignored their conversation and looked around. I spotted a couple walking up the step to the dorms. The girl was pretty with long blonde hair and the guy was handsome with black hair. He must have felt me staring because he turned around. His eyes went wide as if he knew me and was shocked that I was there. The girl followed his gaze and he whispered something into her ear; they started walking up to me. Before I could go to the van to get my stuff Kira came up and started talking to him.
"Hey Caleb, how are you?" Kira said, ignoring the blonde completely.
"I'm good Kira, who's your friend?" Caleb asked while looking at me.
"Oh no, she isn't my friend she is my cousin. She just moved in couple of minutes ago. And she'll be going to Spencer until graduation" Kira said.
I glared at Kira. How dare she randomly give information about me to strangers? I quickly put an almost genuine smile on and turned to the couple. "Hey, I'm Victoria Blake and I'm new here. And Kira is, of course, my cousin." I said as I shook both of their hands.
"Welcome, I'm Caleb Danvers and this is my girlfriend Sarah Wenham." Caleb said while shaking my hand. When I touched his hands I felt it and there I knew he might be the person that could help me. I quickly let go and went to the van to help my mom. Kira came and helped us out.
We took as much as we could and went inside. I went ahead and found my room. I put the key in the lock and turned it, it clicked and I opened the door. The room looked normal there was a bed, a desk with a chair, and two doors. I assumed one was a closet and the other a bathroom.
I put the bags that I was carrying on the floor and went to one of the doors. It was the bathroom but before I could close it I saw my reflection in the mirror. The girl that was staring back wasn't a pretty happy girl that I used to be. No, this girl had a pale face with dark bags under her eyes. Her eyes didn't show any happiness but instead were filled with emptiness and sadness. I stared and I realized how I looked exactly like my dad. He had dark brown hair that was curly with green eyes, red full lips and high cheekbones. He truly was handsome and I used to be too but I haven't been taking care of myself as well as I should and my eyes were gray due to my powers. I also realized there was no shower in the bathroom; an unfortunate draw back of dorm style living I suppose. I left the bathroom and I saw my mom and my cousin coming in through the door.
"A little help here?" My mom asked. I quickly walked over and took the boxes from her arms.
"Well, what do you think?" My mom asked.
"I like it so far. I'm so glad I don't have to share it with anyone else. But I don't like the fact that I have to shower in a public bathroom." I said.
"Tori don't worry about it. You'll get use to it as soon as you move in." Kira said.
"Sure…" was my response. I can't believe she just said that. What does that mean anyways?
After thirty minutes we were done bringing in the boxes. After that my cousin left saying something about meeting up with her boyfriend. My mom and I started unpacking. While she did so she started telling me about the school and everything else I needed to know. I found out I had the hardest classes in the world. I argued and finally my mom said to talk to one of the counselors later. My mom suddenly stopped and said to sit down. I was getting nervous because I knew what she was going to say and it worried me because I had to promise something.
"Tori, I know this past couple of months was cruel but I want you to at least try and make a fresh start here. Try to move on and please don't punish yourself for it. I know you skipped your monthly rituals but by doing that you hurt yourself, and me and it will not bring your father back. If he were still here he would be really mad at you for skipping it. You may not realize now but later you will." She said. I just sat there and just listened. I knew she was right but I just could not bring myself to do it by myself. When I said nothing she just continued.
"You're my daughter, my only child. I can't afford to lose you like I lost your father. Just please try to do it this month." She said while she looked at me for an answer.
"Okay mom I'll try to do it this month. Just as soon as I think I can. I still need to find those Covenant Boys. In dad's journal he mentioned them being here and they could help me." I said honestly. My mom smiled and hugged me tightly.
"Thank you so much Tori. By the way if anything unusual happens you have to promise me you call me as soon as possible. This means, school, your powers, rituals, nightmares, and anything else. I have to know about them and don't worry if it's late or early or if I'm at work. Okay?" Mom said.
"Okay, I will but you have to promise me you will call me too." I said.
"I will. Well, I got to go now if I want to make it back to New York by night fall." Mom said.
"Okay, drive safe and I love you." I said while I hugged her.
"I love you too. I'll call you when I get there." Mom said and she left.
It suddenly became very quite. I turned to my clock and it read 4:20. I decided to go take a shower. When I finished I went back to my room and saw a girl come out of hers.
"Hey, I'm Carly Myers, you're next door neighbor. I'm so glad you moved in because it was getting pretty boring. Now I get someone to hang out with." She said this all in one breathe. I stared at her for a second and extend my hand to shake hers when she slammed her hands to mine.
I smile and said "I'm Victoria Blake and I'm new. I'm not being rude nor anything but how are you bored. Don't you have any other friends?" I asked trying to sound curious, not rude.
"Oh, I used to have some. But beginning of this year they all abandoned me. You see something happened this summer and they hold it against me." Carly said while looking the other way. I frowned at this, wondering why anyone would do this. Th girl seemed nice. She was pretty with black hair with red highlights, brown eyes and looked half-Asian.
"Are you Asian?" I asked without thinking. I frowned and was about to apologize when smiled and said, "I'm half."
Kira cut her off. I turned around and saw Kira with a guy with brown curly hair. He was smirking and I glared at him. "Yes she is and I personally don't think you should hang out with her. You see Myers' has the habit of stealing everyone's boyfriends," said Kira while smirking. I turned my face and I saw Carly looking sad and shocked. She mumbled something about doing homework and she went back to her room and shut the door.
"HOW COULD YOU DO THIS??? SHE WAS BEING NICE AND YOU WENT AND RUINED IT!!!" I yelled at my cousin.
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AN: Ok, well I'm going to stop here. I hope you liked it so far. Please review if you want me to continue.
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