Stop the Noise (Sequel to Control is Everything

Summary: Will things change once Leigh enters into a relationship? What about her new found bond with Caleb? And what do her parents have to say about her new 'situation'? Just when you think everything has gone back to normal… Leigh/Reid, Caleb/Sarah, Pogue/Kate, Tyler/?, OMC/? Pogue/Leigh/Caleb friendship.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything except for the plot and for my original character Leigh. I want to give a big huge thank you to Jazmin2224 for helping me out.

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Previously:

Leigh is introduced to the cast of the Covenant. She used to date Pogue, but after a little while, let him go and pursue Kate, her roommate, because she would be a better fit for him. She is very obsessed with having most of the control in the bedroom. Aaron is pretty much her friend with benefits. Tried to hook up with Reid but that didn't work because he didn't like her control issues. Leigh had a little fling with Chase when he came to town, but afterwards she found out that he mind-warped her into loosing all inhibitions. She wanted revenge.

Some really random things started to happen to her whenever she was around Caleb. One day in the library with Caleb, she had a vision of what Chase had done to her. Went with Caleb to find out more about Chase, and found out that he was a Son, as well. Caleb took her to the Sons of Ipswich basement. She had a little 'episode' there when she Saw Pogue get into his accident, and that Chase was the reason why.

Heard a 'Freaky Voice' talking to her when she was waiting for Sarah to finish getting ready for the dance. Listened to the voice and instead of going with the others, she stayed behind and followed Caleb. Witnessed the battle between Caleb and Chase, and at the same exact time as when Mr. Danvers willed Caleb his powers, she said a spell that she Saw in The Book of Damnation. She stayed at the Danvers' to fully recover. At the end, Reid and Leigh put aside their differences and decided to go with the flow.

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Things have been really hectic around Ipswich these last couple of days. I spent almost about a week at the Danvers' Mansion. Evelyn really is a nice woman; she just needs to lay off of the alcohol. Their house has been like a second home to me. Literally. My parents are off to God knows where, and they never even came home to see if their ailing daughter would survive. But what can you do? Anyway, I just returned to Spensers yesterday, and I am not looking forward to classes. Thankfully Tyler and Reid got most of my assignments, not like I did all of them, so that way I wasn't too far behind. Sigh. Reid. What to say about Reid? Well, we can say that he is by far one of the best kissers in the world, and that's pretty much where all of my knowledge ends. We haven't gone farther than that, and right now, it feels like we will never get farther than that. I mean, he's acting like a freaking virgin around me. A girl can take so much of handholding before she wants to get to the actual main event. And every time I try and talk to him, he evades the questions and leaves the room saying he has to help Caleb. Fuck that. Caleb can help himself. I don't know what to do about that boy. Oh well. It's not like we're in a relationship.

xoxo

Leigh

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I placed my journal on the nightstand next to my bed, and jump up to get dressed. They're having another bon fire tonight at the Dell's and I am so excited to go. I mean, I'm energized, no Freaky Voice shouting at me, no hazy fog about to make me pass out, and definitely no sore muscles. This is a perfect night to go out. I stripped off my shorts and ratty old t-shirt, and went to look at what I could wear that night. It wasn't supposed to rain, but it is getting chilly out.

I was about to put on the jeans and dress shirt, I had picked out, when the door opens. Without flinching, or covering myself up, I glanced to see who was at the door, and to my surprise it was Aaron, with a huge smile.

"Oh my God!" I flung myself at him. Hugging him hard, I asked, "How have you been? I haven't seen you in forever!" Aaron will always be close to my heart. He was the first person to understand my flaws, and didn't expect much in return. He's also a really great lover.

He was about to answer, when we heard a loud cough in the hallway. I looked up and froze. This does not look good. There was Reid stiffly standing there with his arms crossed in front of his body, just glaring at the two of us. I looked down at Aaron and I, and saw that he had wrapped his hands firmly around my body, and oh yeah, I was half naked. "Reid." was all that I could muster up. It looked so bad, I know that, but it really was innocent.

Staring me down, he just shook his head and walked down the hallway. When I went to go follow him, I heard him shout out to some random skank, "Hey, Melissa, you wanna go to the Dell's tonight?" And ushered her into her room. Are you serious?

I just stood there. Are you freaking serious? Aaron was just standing in my doorway awkwardly, but I didn't say anything to him. I mean, what kind of person just walks away without an explanation? A freaking stupid person! That's who. Well, if that's how he's going to treat me, then fuck him. I huffed once, but turned around and pushed into my room. I jerked on the pants that were on my bed, and slipped on this really sexy shirt. Tonight is for me.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Aaron hop from once foot to the other. Looking up, I noticed that he was still staring at me. Pursing my lips, I asked, "Do you wanna go to the Dell's with me tonight?" I took the jerk of head to mean yes. Good. At least Aaron wants to be with me. Fuck Reid.

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Fuck Reid, indeed. That little asshole has danced with about every slutty girl in Spensers and probably even some Publics too. Oh. My. God. I just said Publics. I'm turning into Kira. Shoot me now. Rolling my eyes, I turn to my 'date' and see him making out with some random chick. What. The. Fuck. Has the world officially gone insane? Because if one more bad… My thoughts were interrupted by the slow internal pulsing going on in my stomach. It used to do that all the time after the whole situation with Chase, but when I went back to my dorm room, I thought it had stopped. I swiveled my head around, and the first person I saw was Caleb. A huge smile formed on my face.

I think that whatever happened at the Putnam Barn really brought the two of us closer. Every time he was in the room, I could feel it. It's really hard to explain. I can feel his presence, and how his mood is, and sometimes it's like I can even feel his soul. Like somehow after that whole spell thing, we were connected. It's pretty weird. I mean every time he was within 200 yards of me, I would pulsate, kind of like radar.

As he made his way closer to me, I saw that Sarah, Pogue, and Kate were behind them. Aww, did they go on a double date. How sweet. When I said just that, they all chuckled, but Kate gave me a soft punch on the shoulder.

"So how's the party? Anything interesting happen?" Sarah asked. She was really coming out of her little shell, and for that I am grateful. We need another girl to keep the boys in check.

I just shook my head saying, "Well, if you count Aaron making out with a complete stranger right next to me, and Reid humping every girl here except for me, interesting. Well, then, yeah. It has been interesting. Just fine and dandy..." I trailed off. No. Way. Blinking a couple of times just to make sure, I focused back on the couple in the middle of the dancing teenagers. Yup, they are doing exactly what I think they're doing. Breathing deeply, I turn to Caleb and flatly say, "Could you please tell that 'brother' of yours, that I would really appreciate it if he wouldn't talk to me again. Okay, thanks."

With that I entered the moshing kids to find the perfect person to revenge fuck. Glancing back once more, I saw that I wasn't hallucinating. Reid was shoving his fucking tongue down some girl's throat while she proceeded to jerk him off inside his pants for everyone to see. Disgusting pig.

I trampled through the students, and my gaze sets upon one of the most gorgeous men alive. He was leaning against one of the kegs, with his legs stretched out in front of him. I guess he sensed someone watching him, because he looked up and his eyes locked on to mine. Seeing his smirk, I just whispered, "Perfect.", and continued on my way to meet him. When I reached him, I tried to introduce myself. "Hey, I'm…"

"Leigh, right?" He interrupted. Seeing my confusion, he leaned forward and whispered in my ear, "Find the truth." The green fog came back, but this time I didn't feel like I was going to faint. With my eyes locked onto the stranger's, my thoughts went back to the time when I was in the Danvers' living room before the dance. Find the truth. The Freaky Voice guy! When my eyes widened, he silently chuckled. "It's nice to finally meet you. I'm Brendan, your Observer." Observer? What in the hell does that mean? "It means Ms. Roberts that you have a lot of work to do, and I'm here to help you move along quickly." Work to do…. Wait. Did he just read my mind? "It's what I do, among other things. You'll find this all out later. But I'm pretty sure that you came over here to ask me to dance and to make the boy jealous, am I right?"

Without letting me voice my opinion out loud, he grasped onto my hand and pulled me into the crowd. "Just relax, we're going to play this game, and when we're done, we can go and talk about your new situation." His hand released mine, and grabbed my hip, pulling me towards him. His head leaned down, and his lips tickled my ear. "Just pretend I'm like any other guy, well, except for that blonde one, because it seems like you want to decapitate him. Annnd… by the glare being sent my way, I can see that he would love to do the same to me." I was about to turn my head when Brendan's other hand came up to cup my cheek. "Just pretend like we having a moment or something."

He moved his head and placed us nose to nose. He really was beautiful, almost too beautiful. His eyes were like cracked emeralds, and he had light brown curls that danced along our foreheads. He leaned closer and I thought for a moment that he was going to kiss me. He stopped right before, and nuzzled my nose. I guess I must have looked confused because he started to chuckle. "Don't worry, if you were my type, I'd be all over you."

I got kind of testy after he said that. I mean I could have handled it if I knew that I was truly wanted by someone else, but with both of my guys leaving me out to dry and with this complete stranger saying that I wasn't his type, it left me feeling incredibly insecure. Without warning my eyes started to tear up and my lip puckered a bit. Oh my God. I can't cry. I will not give Reid the satisfaction of seeing me emotional. I started to back away so that I could go and find a ride home, when Brendan put both of his hands on my hips and held me still.

"Don't be upset. It's not that I don't find you hot, because you are by the way, it's just…" his eyes widened, as if they were trying to tell me something. I heard a soft puff of annoyance before he started to stare harder. I was totally confused, that is before I felt a little tickle in the corner of my brain. I heard whispering but it was too faint, but then I finally heard what he was trying to say. I sighed in relief. I didn't completely disgust him! Yay! I guess he saw my relieved expression but then he said, "So now you understand? This is definitely an 'it's not you, it's me' situation."

I smiled softly. "Hey, it's not your fault you're gay. Now, can we please get out of here, before I embarrass myself in front of everyone?" I pleaded.

He gave a chuckle, before directing me to what I guess was his car. It was one of those classic cars, or something. I hopped in, and was about to buckle my seat belt when I looked out into the crowd and saw Reid staring at me. I paused at his expression. It seemed like he was pissed off that I was getting into the car with some guy. Hah! Fucking hypocrite! At least I don't have an orgy in the middle of the dance floor. I simply averted my gaze and buckled up. Turning to Brendan, I asked if he was ready to go. He gave me a sympathetic smile, and started the car.

I have more important things to think about besides Reid. Like who Brendan really was, what an Observer was, and what the hell is going on with my body.

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A.N.: THEY'RE BACK!! So don't worry, Brendan is definitely no threat to Reid (bc he's gay) and hopefully not a threat to the Sons (Leigh included). Yes, I will explain more about the whole Leigh/Caleb connection, and no they won't turn into anything more. Maybe. LOL. I don't know yet. I only have an outline for the next couple of chapters… but that might change… as usual. The other Sons will be included… I just haven't worked them in yet. Thanks so much for reading!!!