Disclaimer: Uh... nope, fairly sure I do not in fact own anything about this movie save this love overdue apology

A long overdue apology... was I the only one that noticed that Caleb accused a friend, or at least someone he counted in his circle of friends, of being a murderer? I mean, seriously... surely Pogues inital reaction to him accusing one of their friends should have been "You think Reid did WHAT? Why the fuck would you think that?" so anyway, it was a long time in coming... I just watched the film two days ago, and again last night, so I'm really late to this parrty train. Please excuse the spelling errors

"You need to apologise." was Pogues opening line.

Caleb looked at him with a frown. "That was Ambiguous." He said. "What am I supposed to apologise for, and to who?"

Pogue levelled him with a look at made him feel distinctly uncomfortable, like he was missing something important. "Reid's been acting weird." he said

Caleb blinked at the 180 in the coversation, but he sighed in exasperation. "What's he done now?" he asked.

"That's the problem" Pogue said.

Caleb waited for him to elaborate on that someone final sounding statement, but when he didn't he asked. "What's the problem?"

Pogue sighed. "That's what you need to apologise for." he said.

Caleb gave his friend a look of pure confusion. "What are you talking about?"

Pogue rolled his eyes, and took the seat at the desk in the room and looked at his friend meaningdully. "I didn't really believe Reid when he said it... You have't apologised for accusing him yet have you?"

"Wha- of course I..." Caleb was forced to trail off as he realised, under the heavy weight of Pogues knowing stare, that he had not, in fact, apologised.

"You accused him of killing someone." Pogue said quietly. "I hadn't even realised until he mentioned it. When you said he'd used, I didn't make the connection that you meant he'd used to kill somebody." Pogue shook his head. "Fuck man. You called him a murderer!"

Caleb flinched when he realised that it had indeed been what he had done. He'd been so convinced of it.

"No wonder he was pissed at you." Pogue sighed."You need to apologise." he said, standig. "But more than that, you need to really think about how you see Reid; because... fuck man, he's a brat, but he'd never use his power to hurt somebody on purpose." he shook his head and made for the door, but he paused and glanced back. "And for the record Caleb, when I said "Reid's been acting weird." the appropriate resonse is usually. "Is he ok?" or "did something happen?" or "weird how?" not "What did he do this time?"... You really need get your head out of your ass."

"Weird how?" was all Caleb was able to ask before Pogue left completely.

Pogue didn't even turn round. "He was crying, Caleb."

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Caleb did think long and hard. Back over years of interactions with Reid, and he was dismayed to find that sometime after they had turned thirteen, or rather, after Reid had turned thirteen, he had stopped looking out for him the same way.

Reid had always been trouble, right from the day they had first met, and Caleb had taken to looking out for him. Everyone always said he had a hero complex; that he always had to look after everyone; which was true he supposed. But Reid had been more of a target for bullying than Tyler ever had been when they were younger, and it had always been Caleb who had stood up for him. But all that had changed when Reid suddenly had Power, and could look after himself. Suddenly he didn't need Caleb to be his protector anymore, and Caleb could only watch as Reid used and used, and fell deeper towards a fullblown addiction over the interveneing years.

He had accussed Reid of Murder... The same Reid who skipped science because they would have to kill and dissect a frog, the same Reid who only ever picked fights with people who were stronger than him, and would usually end up knocking him out before he did too much damage.

Fuck he was an idiot.

He needed to talk to Reid.

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"You know, just 'cause your ascended doesn't mean I can't sense you." Reid said scathingly, looking down from his perch on the slanted porch roof of the old Garwin manor, built 314 years ago, and slowly returning to it's former glory under Reid's careful hand.

Caleb offered a small smile, but it fell away almost immeadiately. "Reid, man, can you come down for a second."

Reid gave him a long look, but obediantly set his hammer down and jumped from the roof, landing with a dull thud on the ground. Caleb was startled to realise that Reid had been doing that a lot in the past few weeks, and without all the snarking he had come to expect.

Reid looked wary, and Caleb knew it wasn't just today he had seen it... everyday he saw that look; like Reid was waiting to be accused of something.

"I'm here about... What happened before... with Chase."
"I don't know how he got her!" Reid burst out, taking Caleb aback with it's force. "I didn't even sense him!"

Caleb blinked, before he squeesed his eyes shut. "You been waiting long to say that?" he asked mildly.

He could hear Reid clearing his throat. "Your not here about that?"

Caleb shook his head and opened his eyes and really looked at Reid, and realised he had a lot of things to apologise for. "I'm sorry."

Reid blinked then, his face contorting in confusion. "For... you're sorry?"

Caleb nodded. "For accusing you of using when you weren't."

"What time?" Reid shot back, face morphing into his easy, smirking smile, the one that frayed on Calebs nerves.

"The time the kid was murdered." he said.

Reid laughed suddenly, but Caleb was paying more attention than he had been previously, and he saw the hurt flash through his expression, and the resignation. "Shit man! I was just blowing off steam to Pogue... fuck, it's not like I care what you think."

"Reid." Caleb said, as calmly as he could to prevent himself grabbing the blond and giving him a good hard shake.

Reids laughter trailed off, and he looked a little unsure. "Seriously man, don't worry so much. You don't owe me an apology."

Caleb ran a hand through his hair and sighed. "Yeah I do Reid. I accussed you of killing someone; that's not something you just brush off. Fuck, my first reaction when I connected the dots, should have been; 'if he did do it, what happened?' but it wasn't, I just figured you'd used, killed the kid and refused to admit it..." he shut his eyes tight for a moment. "How the fuck did we end up like this?" he asked.

Reid looked away, uncomfortable and shrugged. "You sort of stopped caring... about me at least... unless I used."

"What the Fuck?" Caleb said, taking a step forward.

"Well you did." Reid accused. "I didn't use for the whole first three months before I realised you were treating me differently. I figured it was because I wasn't using... and then when I started all you ever did was tell me off for it!"

Caleb thought back, searching for that memory; but all he could see was Reid rebelling against his suggestions, using his magic constantly, and not behaving like... Dammit. "You attention seeking moron." he said.

"Thanks!" Reid snapped, clearly hurt.

"No, not in... Shit you make things so damned complicated sometimes Reid." Caleb said, holding up a hand to forstall any arguements. "Why didn't you just talk to me? Or talk to Pogue and get him to talk to me..."

Reid flushed angrilly. "Since when did you ever listen to me Caleb? By the time I realised I was being petty you aready hated me... What was the point?"

"I don't hate you!" Caleb said in some surprise, how had Reid gotten that idea?

"Yeah you do. The only time you ever spend time with me is if we're with the others, and even then we hardly talk."

"We're talking now; and we're alone." Caleb said, trying to lighten the mood just a touch.

"No, we're doing this because you have some sort of guilt thing going on because Pogue told you something that was supposed to be between me and him." Reid told him.

Which was partially true, and Caleb sighed. "Is there any way I can fix this?" he asked; because he couldn't leave it like this, not when he realised how bad it was.

Reid shrugged. "You could try not blaming me for every little thing that happens." he said.

Which was only fair, in retrospect Caleb thought. He nodded. "Ok. What else."

Reid eyed him, and Caleb expected a torrent of demand's, but that was the Reid he had come to expect; not the Reid he had been friends with before and wanted to reconnect with. "Nothing else."

Caleb nodded, and then stood unsure of what to do seemed to be just as unsure, and after a moment of indecision came the awkward. "I'd better be getting back to..." with a vaugue gesture towards the house from Reid; and "I'll leave you to your..." with a vague gesture to the portch from Caleb, and they parted ways.

Caleb left, hoping he would be able to keep up his end of the argreement. Reid watched him leave and wondered how long it would be before Caleb forget himself and the next accusation was hurled his way.

Anyone willing to team up to make a mini, episodic, series with me... because this film is totally a lead in to a tv series, and there is just so much potential Caleb/Reid brotherly friendship moments... because seriously, Reid was an absolute sweetheart at the end of the film, and even Caleb was being all big brother cutness as well.