I've read about a hundred 'Covenant' stories, but this is my first attempt at anything supernatural(other than mutants).

Flames are accepted, but not encouraged.

P.S. This takes place during and after the movie, maybe a few days prior.

Chapter 1

Six Years Ago

You want to know something worse than letting a boy drag you into the woods? Getting lost.

"Tyler! Ty where are you?" she cried desperately. "Come on Ty, this isn't funny anymore. Tyler come back."

It may have taken a few minutes but the girl finally broke down into tears. If someone were to walk by at that moment they would see a frightened eleven-year-old, huddled on the ground with sobs racking her body. They would then see a dark haired eleven-year-old boy come up to her.

"Lara? Why are you crying? I found the way out, we're not lost anymore." He gently touched her shoulder. She took this opportunity to lunge at him, and tackle him to the ground.

"You jerk! Why did you leave me alone?!" she yelled hitting him anywhere she could reach, to punctuate each word.

"Lara, get off!" He shoved her none to gently onto the ground. "I told you I was going to find a way out."

"No you didn't"

"Yes I did."

"Did not!"

"Did too!"

"Did not!"

"Did too!"

"Did not!"

"Did too! over by that tree."

"That's not fair I was looking at a beetle."

"Why?" he asked

"'Cause it was chasing an ant. And the ant was really fast. I wanted to see if the beetle could catch it." the little girl replied.

"Did it?"

"Nah, the ant went into an anthill. The beetle couldn't get in."

A few moments of reflecting silence, for the beetle and the ant.

"Sorry for leaving you." The boy mumbled looking at the ground.

"Sorry for hitting you, and yelling." She picked herself up off the ground and walked over to him. "But if you ever leave me alone in the woods again Tyler Simms, so help me god I'll beat you with a tree branch. When I find you."

"Fair enough." He grimaced.

"But seriously you're supposed to be my boyfriend. Boyfreinds don't leave their girlfriends alone in the woods." she said matter-of-factly.

"I get it. I'll never leave you in the woods again."

"Good. Now how do we get back home? I'm gonna be late for my dance lesson."

"Is that all you think about Dilara?"

"Most of the time."

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Five Years Ago

"That's the last box, tell them to close the truck." Mr. Aydin told the mover.

"Hi Mr. Aydin. Is Dilara home?" Tyler Simms asked.

"Yes. She's in her room, refusing to leave. Maybe you can get her to come out son. Give it a try." He patted his shoulder and walked out the front door.

"I can try." he sighed. "But I won't try hard."

He took the stairs two at a time and came to her room, the very first in the long hall, with the words 'Touched by an Angel' on the door in sky blue.

He knocked lightly on the door twice.

"Go away. I'm not coming out."

"Lara it's me."

"Ty?" she asked

"Yeah." the door was immediately thrown open, and she threw herself into his arms.

They stayed like this, hugging in the doorway, for a good five minutes. She pulled away and closed the door behind him, and retreated to her bed once more.

"I don't want to go to Turkey." she mumbled.

"But it's your home." he replied.

"No it's not. I was born there, but I've lived here almost my whole life."

"Not your whole life Lara."

"I met you when we were four, that's long enough for me. And now I have to leave because some lady died."

"Your Grandmother." He laid back on the bed next to her.

"I've never met her, or talked to her. Why do I have to go around the world for someone I don't even know?"she whined

"Something about your dad taking over the family business." He put an arm around her. She was deliberately looking away from him. "Dilara, you have to go. Staying locked in your room isn't going to stop anyone from coming in here to drag you on that plane kicking and screaming. It's time to start acting like an adult do what you're supposed to do."

"But I'm not an adult. I'm not even a teenager! It's just not fair. Things are finally going good. I was at the top of my dance class, and had camp and eighth grade to look forward to."

"You can do all that stuff in Turkey."

"I'm going to miss your birthday." She said softly. "I got you something really good."

"You can mail it to me." he replied just as softly.

"I'm going to miss our anniversary. There won't even be one to celebrate anymore."

"Yes there will. Even though you're moving, you're still my girlfriend. There's e-mail and IM. And you can visit. Or I can visit you. That is, if mom and dad let me go to Turkey alone."

"It's okay if we have to break up Tyler. I understand." She said sounding clos to tears.

"No it's not okay." He sat up and looked down at her. "We'e not breaking up." he picked up her left hand. "You see this? What is it?"

"You said it was a promise ring." she answered.

He shook his head. "It's a claddagh ring. My mom gave it to me. And I gave it to you. It's for friendship, love and loyalty." He looked at the ring and turned it so that the heart faced inward. "Wear it like this, because we are still together. And when you come back, months or years from now, I'll still be here."

The first genuine smile he'd seen on her in weeks was her response.

"Those are awfully strong words for a twelve year old." she said

"Well, I'll be thirteen in a few weeks." He smiled back. "You leave in four hours."

"That long? It seems like ten minutes from now." She sighed the smile disappearing.

"Hey, let's take a walk to the woods, before you leave."

"To the beetle tree?" she grinned

"Yeah, the beetle tree." She gave a peck on the lips and went down the hall to tell her parents. "Why did that woman have to die?" he asked no one as he walked out of th room to spend one last afternoon with his girlfriend.

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How's that for an opening chapter. I never do that good usually. Awfully commited for kids aren't they?