THE COVENANT

CHAPTER 1: My Goddam Name

********** English Class on a Thursday **********

"Yo Sid!" I heard Reid call to me as he got to his seat beside me, "Don't call me Sid makes me sound like a boy."

"How bout Nee?" He pulled his chair out and I winced at the screeching noise it made against the floor.

"No! Then I sound like a body part," goddammit Reid, it's Sidney. Not Sid. Not Nee. Sidney. Sidney Danvers.

Reid took his seat before he continued on with his argument, "One of the most helpful body parts actually."

"Shuttup, class is starting."

He sighed and looked out the window with a bored stare. I turned to him, unable to stop myself from continuing, "Anyways," he looked back at me with that grin on his face, "I kinda figured the most helpful would be like... your heart... or brain or lungs as opposed to your knees."

We were whispering as quiet as possible but I'm sure Ms. Stainer heard us anyways.

"Ya but without your knees how can you get on the floor and suck my-"

"Mr Garwin are you done talking yet or shall the class wait for you, hmm?" She had her hands on her hips and was giving Reid a good stare-down.

He sighed looking annoyed that he had been interrupted and adjusted himself in his seat to face her while still fiddling with his pencil, "Ya actually I'm in the middle of something, I'll just be a sec," he turned back to me with an even wider grin, knowing he was pressing Stainer's buttons. "Anyways as I was saying about sucking my-"

"GARWIN!"

His head slowly swiveled back to look at her with that sly, I don't care, grin on his face.

"You're staying after class. No buts."

He didn't look at me but I know his muttering was directed at me, "Butts are good body parts too, nice n' round."

I waited a moment or two until she stopped looking at us before I leaned over to him and whispered, "See this is why you were held back in English. Don't make me have to, too. Now shuttup!"

As I straightened up she looked back at us again, her eyes narrowing as they flicked back and forth between the two of us before she continued, "As I was saying..." a relieved sigh escaped my lips as Stainers' attention flipped back to her book.

I couldn't help it my attention was lost.

"Actually, Little Danvers," he leaned towards me again, "I was held back because I never wrote essays and I slept through the final exam."

I looked at him incredulously, "Ya, 'cause that's way better."

He winked at me before he stretched back in his chair, legs stretched out under the desk, hands crossed behind his head, and fell asleep.

I decided class was too boring for me today so I figured I'd have a lil' fun with the sleeping Reid.

He was leaned back in his chair balanced on the back two legs; I shoved an eraser under only one of the back legs, then I took my pen and stuck it halfway into the front of his pants so it was sticking up onto his stretched out stomach... and then it was time for the wake-up; all I had to do was thwack the back of his head lightly and he woke up, and as he jolted forward the eraser under the leg of his chair threw him off balance making his body lurch forward even further which made the pen in his pants jab into his stomach and because of gravity he smacked his forehead on the table as his chair and the rest of him tipped to the side and landed with a crash on the ground.

"Mr. Garwin! Are you alright?!" Wow, Ms. Stainer... cared?

It took all my strength not to bust a gut at the look on his face; so confused, bewildered, and surprised.

"Uh, ya I'm alive," Reid clambered up looking around between the chair on the floor and the hysterical look on my face.

"Ya dude, you ok?" I squeezed out between a stifled laugh.

"Ya," he glared at me, "I'm alright thanks for caring so much."

"Oh anytime," I flashed him a big grin as he sat back down. Ms. Stainer went back to her lesson and we sat silent for a few moments; me still trying to swallow my laughter; eventually he leaned towards me with a bright grin, "Nice one." I smiled and continued to take notes.

"So what're you doin' tonight Child."

I had gathered up all my books into my book-bag, "I dunno, you?"

He walked so close to me that I could feel the heat of his body against mine, "Not a clue, probably Nicky's with the boys."

He followed me empty handed through the halls, "Where are your books?"

"Didn't bring any," he shrugged and looked ahead down the hall.

"You could at least pretend to look like you're paying attention."

"Eh, why bother... I brought a pencil today."

"Progress," is all I could respond with.

"Whatever, books are just extra weight to carry after a good nap and that is not stress-relieving," I lifted an eyebrow at him to silently say you're ridiculous, "and y'know, after a good fall it kinda sucks too." He grinned and winked at me as he branched off down another hallway, "Later 'Lil D."

"See ya," I gave him a slight nod before looking away and shaking my head.

********** Later On In My Dorm**********

I don't have many girlfriends, for some reason I get along better with guys; I mostly just hang out with my brother and his gang.

I don't know what it is about girls here but most of them I just don't like and they just don't like me. My brothers' girlfriend, Sarah and Pogue's girlfriend, Kate are cool though; Sarah more-so, Kate pisses me off a bit. I don't think she really appreciates Pogue and the way he loves her. I don't think she deserves him, but whatever, not my place to say anything and maybe I just don't know the whole story.

Anyways, long story short is girls don't like me... I think it's just because of my relationship with all the guys. Hating the girl hanging out with a group of guys every other girl finds hot. Classic. Females are a strange and jealous breed.

I jumped a bit when my phone buzzed in my pocket, it was Reid,

"Yo, Nicky's. Get a move on D."

My jaw dropped a bit, "Did you guys leave without me again?!"

"Nah Doll, we're outside. Hurry up!"

"Augh alright, a little warning next time hmm?"

I ripped a brush through my hair, it was a dark chestnut brown that went just below my shoulder blades; normally I just left it with its natural wavy curls but this morning I straightened it just for fun; I must admit it's easier to deal with this way. My bangs swooped across my forehead as I threw them around trying to fix my makeup; mostly just fixing the black eyeliner around my big brown eyes and touching up my mascara.

My phone buzzed again, "D!"

"Ya shuttup I'm coming!"

God that kid drives me nuts sometimes.

I continued to gripe about Reid in my head as I pulled on a pair of black leggings and some knee high grey socks. I scrunched the socks down a bit so they didn't show up too far over my black boots; the boots came up to about just over mid-calf, just plain flat black boots, really casual, I love them they go with everything. I already had on a light grey-almost white, slightly baggy t-shirt, just long enough to cover my bum and a dark grey looped scarf.

My phone buzzed again, "I'll call you Sid all night if you don't speed your shit up!"

I didn't even bother to answer as I threw on my black jacket and ran out the door.