Disclaimer: I don't own anything associated with The Covenant, except the DVD and Soundtrack. I would however love to own the guys, Steven Strait, Taylor Kitsch, Toby Hemingway, Chace Crawford and Sebastian Stan, so if anyone knows where I can purchase them I would be forever grateful.
"Kathy I really need help with Caleb."
"You already are sponsoring Hales, how am I going to send another to you?"
"Send your eldest; she's the same age as Caleb right"
"Yes but she is kind of a free spirit, she never really believed in her destiny"
"Well that's fine, she'll definitely help Caleb, 'cause he's too hung up on destiny."
"I'll talk to her, but I can't promise anything"
"Thank you, tell her to hurry"
"Bye Evelyn"
"Bye Kath"
Evelyn put down the phone and wondered whether she was really doing the right thing. She poured herself another drink.
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Caleb walked down the stairs and pressed the button on the answer machine.
"Hey Evie it's me she's coming" the message ended.
Caleb walked into the kitchen where he found his mother dropping Alka-Seltzer into a glass of water.
"Mum there was a message on the answer machine"
"Yeah and… "His mother replied groggily.
"Some woman, who called you Evie, said 'she's coming'.
His mother turned to stare at him "Are you sure?"
"Mum what's going on?"
"My friend Kathy is sending her daughter to stay with us"
"Is that a good idea?"
"You and your friends will need to be more careful. She's going to be helping me." His mother snapped.
"Mother…" Caleb started.
"I don't care, she's staying and that's final"
"Whatever I'm going to meet the guys" He began walking off
"She's going to be here by tonight" Evelyn called to him.
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After walking around town all day Caleb walked into Nicky's. He quickly thought about how much he missed this place when he was away at Harvard. He saw his friends at the usual table and walked over.
"Hey guys what's going on?"
"Nothing much just trying to get Tyler here to get his balls, and take them out of the chokehold he's had them in since I don't know, forever." Reid answered.
Pogue just chuckled at Caleb's expression.
"Guys leave me alone." Tyler tried.
"Just once try to get a girl to go home with you."
"Guys leave him alone…" Caleb was cut off when Tyler announced that he'll do it.
"Ty you don't have to, don't listen to Reid" Pogue tried.
"No it's fine, choose someone." He asked Reid.
Reid began looking around; he looked at a girl who had just walked in wearing a pair of fitted jeans and a black leather jacket. As she approached the bar she took off her jacket to reveal a white racer back tank top. Her black hair came down past her shoulders.
Reid pointed her out to Tyler. The youngest of the group quickly took her in and got up.
"Baby boy's dead."
Why do you do that to him?" Caleb asked seriously.
"Caleb chill just watch the show" Pogue said turning Caleb's shoulders so that he could watch Tyler 'strike out'.
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Tyler walked over to the girl in question and sat next to her at the bar.
"Hey"
"Hey" she replied in an English accent.
"I'm Tyler" He held out his hand.
She shook his hand.
"Are you new in town?" he asked
"That easy to figure me out" She replied she leaned in to whisper in his ear. "It's not me you should be talking to"
Tyler pulled away and looked at her curiously.
She pointed to a blonde by the pool table who was staring openly at him.
"So if I go talk to her…" Tyler began
"You will get laid…tonight" She answered
"Thanks" Tyler walked off to pursue his mystery girl.
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Meanwhile…
"Pay up man. I told you he'd strike out, she's too out of his league." Reid shouted at Pogue.
"Wait a minute is he leaving?" Caleb asked
"Probably running from the shame." Reid answered while counting his money.
"With the blonde, that you struck out with" Pogue added while holding his hand out for his money.
"Go Tyler Go Tyler Go Go Go Tyler" Caleb began chanting.
"Whatever man" Reid stated as he placed the bills in Pogue's hand. "It's too bad though leather chicks hot"
Caleb rolled his eyes as Pogue chuckled.
The girl turned and stared at the three guys at the table. All of them avoided her look; she simply shrugged and continued looking around the crowded bar.
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After a few more drinks Reid decided to try and talk to 'leather chick'.
"Hey I'm Reid" he slurred
"Maybe you should sit down" the girl offered her seat to him. Reid shifted his weight about to refuse her seat but he didn't get the chance. He shifted his weight too far to the left and tipped over. The girl turned back around after getting her jacket off the chair to find Reid on the floor, passed out.
"Okay" she stated
"Smooth" Pogue stated as he picked Reid up off the floor.
The girl looked curiously at both of the guys picking their friend up off the floor.
"Don't worry we're his friends" Caleb told her as Pogue began making his way toward the door with an unconscious Reid flung over his shoulder.
"I know …" Caleb looked at her in shock "You were sitting with him earlier."
"Oh" Caleb made his way to the door without even saying bye to the girl. He walked outside into the night and made his way over to Reid's car. Pogue was placing him in the passenger seat and had decided to take him home alone. Caleb was shutting the door when he felt someone touch his shoulder.
"Hey, your boy forgot this inside." It was the girl from inside.
She handed him a jacket and walked away.
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She drove through some gates and pulls up in front of a large house. A woman rushes out to greet her; she gets out of her car and walks over to embrace the woman. She walks back to her car and pulls a large duffel bag out of the trunk.
"You are so lucky I just got back… I didn't even need to pack again"
"We needed you so desperately."
"I don't think I'll be able to do this but if you think I can, I'll definitely try"
They walked inside and began talking.
"How was college" the woman began
"It was good"
"You went to Yale didn't you?"
"Yep"
"My son went to Harvard"
"Like you husband?"
"Kia…" She warned
"Aunt Evie" Kia mimicked
They both began laughing.
"Your mother used to do that" Evelyn states
"She still does"
"That's good to know. So she's never changed."
"Nope, she's pretty much still a party animal."
Evelyn chuckled as she stood to pour herself a drink; she sat back down with a whisky in her hand.
"Did you want one?" she asked Kia
Kia stared at the drink and shook her head.
"No I'm fine… I don't drink"
"Really, even with …"
"I just take an aspirin."
"Oh…well then. We'd better get you to your room"
Kia tore her eyes away from Evelyn's glass "Sure I'll follow you."
Evelyn led Kia up the stairs and down a hall to a cosy room. She left Kia to settle in and walked back downstairs. She walked across the room she and Kia were in earlier and walked over get her glass.
Caleb walked in through the front door.
"You're rather early" he heard his mother.
He walked into the main room where his mother usually sat when she was drunk and saw that his mother wasn't drunk in fact she was walking into the kitchen and pouring her glass of whiskey in the sink and putting the glass down.
"Mum are you feeling okay?"
"I'm fine…I'm going to go to bed" she walked past her son then walked back to give him a kiss on the temple. She then headed upstairs and went to bed.
"What the hell?" Caleb said to the empty kitchen.
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Caleb woke up the next morning and left his room pulling a t shirt over his head. He bumped into a person as he wiped his eyes.
"Sorry mum"
"Don't worry bout it…" replied an English accent "but I'm not your mum"
"No your not…" Caleb looked the girl up and down and saw that she was wearing a pair of shorts and a tank top. "You're definitely not my mum"
"Okay… perve" She began walking away from him "I hope your friend was okay after last night..." She turned around "Reid was it" She walked away and down the stairs.
Caleb ran back into his room and picked up his cell phone. He began dialling and waiting for someone to pick up.
"Hello" answered a sleepy voice.
"Pogue she's here"
"What are you talking about Caleb?"
"The girl, the leather chick from the bar… she's here"
"Seriously" Pogue perked up
"Yeah and Reid was right … she's definitely hot"
"Did you just say Reid was right? Cause if you did I'm definitely dreaming and none of this is actually happening, so I'll go back to bed" Pogue mumbled.
"Pogue wake up and come round here…now"
"Fine" Pogue said before hanging up.
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Caleb walked downstairs and saw Kia in the kitchen drinking a glass of orange juice. He stared at her wondering what the hell she was doing in his house.
"Oh good to see you two have met" Evelyn Danvers walked in and poured herself a glass of orange juice with a smile.
"Of course we have Aunt Evie"
"Yeah we met at Nicky's last night"
"Really?"
"Yeah I went there before I came here… I something was pulling me toward it, probably the music" she shrugged.
The doorbell rang and Caleb sprung up.
"Who…?"
"It's Pogue" Caleb called over his shoulder as he ran from the room
"Oh okay"
Pogue walked into the kitchen ahead of Caleb and stopped when he saw Kia. She was on her toes reaching into a cupboard. He stared as she poured herself a bowl of cereal and began eating.
"Hey" Kia said between bites
"Hey" Caleb and Pogue answered together.
Evelyn left the room and Kia leaned over the table to watch her go.
"Okay I think I should tell you who I am considering I'm gonna be staying here for a while." Kia put her bowl in the sink and turned to face them leaning back on the sink "My name's Kia, my mum went to school with your parents Caleb… yours too Pogue." She added
"What school?"
"Nice test…Harvard University" she answered "Now if you're through with the test, I'm gonna go get a shower."
Kia left the room and walked up the stairs, she was pulled into a room by Evelyn.
"What do you think?"
"They're okay… Pogue doesn't even need my help, nor does Reid or Tyler"
Evelyn looked at Kia expectantly.
"What about Caleb?"
"He doesn't need me, he needs time"
"Kia it's been almost three years and she was lovely, I even liked her but when she left it broke him and now when he finds something and he fixates his entire life on it… only one person can help him and that's you"
Kia stood to leave the room.
"Please Kia…I beg of you don't ignore your gifts, they're extraordinary, magical and not"
Kia looked at the older women and smiled. "I'll try" she whispered as she opened the door. She walked out of the room and down the hall into her own room.
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Kia came downstairs after having a shower and found four guys in the kitchen she recognized all of them, Caleb and Pogue from this morning, Reid and Tyler form the bar last night. She groaned as she walked in knowing that they were watching everything she did. She wore a pair of fitted jeans and a black tank top. She had her black hair was tied back and she had a tattoo on the back of her neck. She had another on her wrist. The boys perked up as they saw her enter the room. She smiled at Tyler and he smiled back.
"So how was your night last night…Tyler?"
He smiled as she poured a coffee before jumping up to sit on the counter.
"Well… erm… I err"
"You got laid" She helped "So don't you have to thank me now"
"Yeah… erm, thank you"
"Your welcome" she replied sweetly.
She looked at Reid and bit her bottom lip.
"How's your head?" she asked
"Pounding" he answered as the others laughed.
She went into one of the cupboards and pulled out some aspirin. She put it in front of him and then went to fill a glass.
"How do you know where everything is?" Caleb asked her curiously.
"I came to stay here when I was 13." She answered
"Really, was I here?"
"No I don't remember you."
She held her head for a moment and gasped in pain. She took the aspirin from Reid and took some without water. She then left the room.
"What was that?" Pogue asked
"I have no idea" Caleb answered.
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Kia went into her room and grabbed her jacket and bag, she went back downstairs.
"Kia, where you going?"
"Grandma gave me some money I'm gonna go shopping." Kia answered with a smile.
"Okay take the car."
"Oh thanks"
Kia grabbed some keys and left the house.
"No honey, thank you"
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Kia left the house through the gated entrance and drove. She continued driving until she reached a bridge; she got out and looked over the edge. She suddenly fell back and screamed in pain.
(Flashback)
Caleb and Sarah stand on the bridge, Caleb leaning on his car and Sarah sitting on the bridge wall.
"Every generation, the bloodlines produce only one: the eldest male." Caleb informs the blonde girl in front of him.
"And you've always had this power?" She asked curiously.
"At 13, you get a taste of it. It's a test, in a way. At 18, we ascend, and our powers fully mature…and it's seductive." Long pause "And some can handle it, and others, like my father, couldn't." Caleb finishes explaining. He looked at Sarah for any kind of reaction, good or bad, he didn't care he just wanted her to know, she deserved to know.
(End of Flashback)
Kia leaned her head back against the wheel of her car. She sighed.
"He told her… no wonder he's so torn up. She loved him no matter what… this is gonna be harder than I thought." She said to herself.
Suddenly a phone began to ring and she searched through her pockets to find her mobile. She finally found it and pulled it out. She answered it to a frantic Evelyn.
"Hey Evelyn" she breathed.
"Where are you? I'm really getting worried. Please tell me that you aren't running away because I really need your help"
"I know that's why I'm staying. I got detoured. I'm going shopping now. Do you need anything?"
"No I'm fine and thank you"
"Your welcome" Kia smiled.
Kia got into the car and drove away. She turned on the radio and began humming.
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Caleb walked back into the kitchen fully clothed and looked at his best friend.
"You don't think that she's like you know?" Pogue asked.
"Nah I mean I believe Chase is out there as much as any of you but if she is him, he had his chance last night twice… to kill me I mean."
"I know but he was patient last time."
Pogue looked at his best friend who was remembering his first love, and that man who tried to kill her and him. He decided to change the subject.
"Kate's coming home today, she rang me to meet her at Nicky's tonight…" he looked at Caleb for any sign "Maybe we should take Kia too."
"That's a great idea." Caleb's mother said as she walked through the doorway "She's shopping now I can tell her to buy herself some more clothes just in case."
"That's a great idea Mrs Danvers" Pogue stated with a smile.
"I'll ring her now." She left the room.
"Is that cool?" Pogue asked his friend who simply nodded airily in reply.
Pogue watched his friend enter the catatonic state he went into on a regular basis.
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Caleb and Pogue walked into Nicky's and saw Tyler, Reid and Kate sat a one of the tables. They were laughing and smiling. Caleb followed Pogue to the table and sat down next to Tyler, Reid was telling Kate about his and Tyler's antics back at Duke as Pogue kissed her cheek.
"We had to get the hell outta that place but there was one problem, the police were outside. And if we were picked up you could make sure that our home room would kill us."
"So what did you do?" she prompted.
"We climbed outta the girl's bathroom" Tyler answered with a dead like voice.
"Yeah and idiot here…" slaps Tyler upside his head "rips his jeans on the broken window, so he's walking down the street with his trousers hanging off of him, showing the world everything."
Tyler smiled embarrassed as Reid and Kate laughed their heads off. Pogue looked around the bar and saw something that definitely caught his attention. He motioned to Caleb and Reid, they all looked toward the pool tables and saw Aaron handing some money over to someone, without putting up a fight, the boys looked in amazement as did Kate when she realized at what they were all staring. She continued looking as she saw a mysterious girl walk around the table and begin to rack up the balls. She stood up as Caleb and the others did, she pushed Reid and Caleb's shoulders down.
"Let me talk to her first, don't want you scaring her away now do we?" She said before she walked off in the direction of the pool tables.
"She was talking about you!" Pogue said looking directly at Reid.
"Nah man she was talking about Caleb and his confession problem" Reid said pointing at Caleb who was drinking his drink staring in the direction of the pool tables.
When everyone saw that Caleb wasn't about to respond to Reid and his comment, Tyler piped up.
"Actually I think she was responding to you and your gravity problem."
"Ha ha" Reid replied as everyone on the table began laughing including Caleb.
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Kate walked up to the mystery girl who was beating everyone who came her way.
"Hey I'm Kate"
"Kia" Kate took in Kia and saw that she was wearing a dark blue halter neck top with a pair of loose fitting jeans. Her black hair tied back into a high ponytail.
"So you're beating everyone in this place tonight."
"Yeah just lucky I guess, new town table probably thinks I'm a beginner or something"
"So do you know the guys?"
"Kinda"
"Explain 'kinda'" Kate looked expectantly
"We met here last night where I got Tyler hooked up with some random girl and Reid passed out in front of me." Kate stared at Kia in awe "Oh and I'm also staying at Caleb's for the time being"
"So let me get this straight you got Tyler…"
"Laid! Does everyone in this town have a problem with saying that word?"
"Nope, it's just hard to associate Tyler with that word"
Kia began laughing as did Kate. The girls walked up to the bar and ordered some drinks.