Author's Note: So I had some inspiration for a Covenant fan fiction. I hope you enjoy this introduction. The plotline isn't set in stone yet, so feel free to contribute some ideas if you want to :)
"Hot girl at the bar." Reid Garwin said, leaning on his cue stick. He was the definition of casual beauty with his messy blonde hair and blue eyes.
Tyler Simms, otherwise known as Baby Boy because he was the youngest of the group and had boyish looks and Pogue Parry, the rugged motorcycle rider, looked over to the bar to see a girl leaning against the counter. She had on a jean skirt that showed off her nice, tan, toned legs which stretched on forever. She had a nice butt and a small waist that was emphasized by her mid-riff showing shirt. She had long, blonde hair that traveled down to the middle of her back.
"Black lace." Reid said, slapping a five dollar bill down on the pool table.
"No way." Tyler said, placing his own money on top of Reid's, "Definitely green thong."
"You're both wrong." Pogue said, putting some money on the pile, "Pink cotton boy shorts."
"You boys obviously know nothing." Another voice, higher pitched, came from behind Pogue, "Cheetah print g-string."
The girl squeezed her way in between Pogue and Tyler and slammed a twenty on the pool table. She was a beautiful girl that had nice tan skin, long dark brown hair that had lighter brown natural highlights. The ends of her hair were a soft golden brown, probably from the summer sun, and she had pretty amber eyes tinged with green. She was of average height, probably around five' six and had soft curves and a decent chest area. She was dressed in a pair of dark skinny jeans, black, glossy high-heels, and an off-the-shoulder grey crop top that showed off a bit of her flat stomach.
Reid looked around to make sure no one was looking before intently staring at the girl, he's eyes turning black. A gust of wind picked up her skirt and Reid cussed. Cheetah print g-string.
The girl laughed and grabbed the money from the table. Her nails were perfectly painted a nice nude color, and a smile grazed her perfectly glossed pink lips.
"Thanks for the money boys." She said, flipping some of her hair over her shoulder.
Tyler groaned, "Why do you always win?"
"I'm a girl, Baby Boy." She smiled, "I know what girls think when they put on their underwear. Contrary to popular belief, girls match their underwear with their outfit. Her top is light green. Therefore, all her dark clothes must be in the laundry, which means her black lace underwear. It's hard to find underwear the matches your shirts perfectly, which means a green thong is out of the question. Pink and light green is way out of fashion, so there goes that answer. She's showing off quite a lot of skin, therefore she most want to look sexy. She obviously has a fake tan because her ankles are the darkest part on her body. And you can tell she bleached her hair because her dark roots are growing in-and not in the fashionable sort of way. A cheetah print g-string is obviously the number one choice because nothing says 'I'm an easy slut' more that that."
"Well, well, well." Reid snorted, "Baby Danvers knows her stuff."
She rolled her eyes, "My name is Raquel, Garwin."
"Whatever you say, Baby girl."
"Where's Caleb at anyways?" She asked. Pogue pointed to the table where her brother was sitting with Kate and some blonde girl.
"Who's the girl?"
"If you were at the party at the Dells last night, you would've known." Reid said, leaning down to the pool table and setting up his cue stick.
Tyler answered it, "That's Sarah. She transferred here from Boston Public. She's Kate's new roommate."
"Boston Public?" She asked, "Huh."
"Caleb's got a thing for her." Pogue said coolly.
"Does he now?" Raquel said, "Guess its time to introduce myself."
Reid laughed as Raquel made her way over to the table, "You've unleashed the beast, Parry."
"Come on, boys." Pogue said, "We've gotta see if Sarah passes Raquel's test."
"Hey Kate." Raquel said as she walked up to the table.
"Caleb." She greeted and gave her brother a small kiss on the cheek.
Kate smiled at her and Sarah watched the girl with cautious eyes.
"You must be Sarah." Raquel said, sitting down next to Caleb. She then noticed a boy sitting next to Kate.
"Though, I don't know who you are." She said.
Raquel casually placed a hand on Caleb's shoulder. Reid, Tyler, and Pogue chuckled silently as they sat down at the table with their friends. Sure the gesture was innocent, but to Sarah, who had a small crush on Caleb, it seemed as though Raquel was claiming her property.
"I'm Raquel." She said, holding out a hand to the petite girl and then to the boy.
"Nice to meet you." Sarah said, already comparing herself to the girl. Now, Sarah knew she was a pretty girl, more decent than average looking but this girl was a goddess. If this was Caleb's girlfriend, or even her competition, there was no way she would win.
"Chase." The boy said, looking at the girl, then at Caleb.
"So, what school did you transfer in from?" Raquel asked, addressing Sarah. She cocked her head to the side slightly. Caleb rolled his eyes and Sarah's cheeks turned a slight pink.
"Boston Public." She answered, "I'm here on scholarship."
"Impressive." Raquel said, "Any siblings?"
"No, I'm an only child." Sarah said.
"What's your view on the 19th Amendment?" Raquel asked. This question was the most lethal in her test-mostly because most of the girls who tried to get with her brother were idiots and didn't even anything about America's (and women's) history. They either didn't know what it was, or made up some fake answer, usually saying no. Raquel instantly disapproved of them.
"I support it 110 perfect."
"So then, you're all for gender equality?"
"Of course."
Raquel smiled.
"What college are you looking to get into?"
"Harvard." She said, "It's always been my dream."
"Quite the dream." Raquel said.
"I know I'm capable of getting accepted." Sarah said.
"Confident, I like it." Raquel smiled at her and dropped her hand from Caleb's shoulder. She leaned over to her brother and whispered in his ear, "I approve."
Caleb's cheeks turned a light red.
"Did I mention that Caleb's my brother?" Raquel asked. The three boys let out a loud laugh.
Caleb rolled his eyes, "Sarah, this is my little sister Raquel, who really needs to mind her own business."
Raquel just smirked at him before standing up.
"Dance with me, Baby Boy." She said, grabbing his arm. With his small smile still in place, he followed her out to the dance floor.
"Congratulations, Sarah." Reid said, "You've past Raquel's girlfriend merit test."
"Her what?" Sarah asked.
"She does this to all Caleb's potential romantic interests." Kate said, "She questions them and then determines whether they are good enough to date Caleb."
Caleb let out an annoyed sigh, "Don't mind her, Sarah. She just likes to rub her nose in my business."
"That's cute." Sarah laughed, looking at the younger girl who was dancing with Tyler.
"Sure it is." Caleb groaned, "Hey Chase, up for a game?" He gestured to the foosball table.
"Sure." The boy said, and he, Caleb and Pogue went off the table.
"Well, I see Aaron." Reid said, standing up, "Time to go kick his ass."
Reid went over and grabbed Tyler from Raquel who gave a short protest before going back to the table. She sat back down and smiled at Sarah.
"Sorry about earlier." She smiled, "Just had to make sure you weren't some bimbo."
Sarah laughed, "I understand."
"In fact, I think you're too good from my brother." Raquel laughed.
Sarah looked over at Caleb and was instantly charmed by the small, boyish smile on his face, "I don't think so. But anyways, what happened? I mean, we were all having fun and now we're sitting here and they're having fun."
"You know." Kate said, rolling her eyes, "Boys and their toys."
"Give me a quarter." Sarah said, holding out her hand, "I'm going to sure you what girls do."
Kate gave her a questioning look but placed a quarter in her hand. A few moments later, Sarah had Caleb dancing with her on the dance floor. Raquel smiled at Kate, who looked a bit disappointed that Pogue hadn't ask her to dance and grabbed her arm.
"Let's dance, together." Raquel said, "Make Pogue see what he's missing out on."
Kate laughed and followed the younger girl out to the dance floor.
Kate was a beautiful girl, with a body girls would kill for. She had mocha colored skin, which matched beautifully with her chocolate eyes and dark hair. She was a tall girl, with killer curves, and a white, pearly smile. The pair instantly caught the attention of the males in the room. Luckily for Raquel, Caleb was too occupied with Sarah to notice and send her home.
"Well, would you look at that?" Aaron said, nudging his friend in the ribs and pointed to the dance floor. Tyler and Reid followed their gaze and saw Kate and Raquel dancing together.
"Raquel Danvers is too hot for her own good." Aaron smirked, knowing it would piss the two other boys off, "Too bad her brother is such a cockblocker."
Reid and Tyler both stiffened and glared at Aaron. Raquel was a beautiful girl who gets the attention of a lot of guys. However, she was labeled untouchable because of Caleb who was not afraid to get physical with any guy who said something about his younger sister.
"As if she would even glance your way, Abbott." Reid snarled.
Aaron glanced at his friends with a smirk, "I sense some bitter feelings, Garwin. Is Danvers not even letting his friends fuck his sister?"
"Shut up, Abbott." Tyler snapped, "Or we'll tell Caleb about the shit you're saying."
"Such a threat." Aaron laughed.
"You won't be laughing when he's pounding your face in." Reid smirked.
"Whatever, Garwin." Aaron said, then slammed a wad of bills on the table and set up a bet with the blonde boy.
Caleb, who was dancing with Sarah, froze when he heard a loud crash. The people, who were also dancing, stopped and looked towards the pool table. Reid pushed Aaron, whose face was red with anger. He shoved Reid back and one of the bartenders yelled at them to take it outside.
Reid and Tyler went to the alleyway behind the bar, with Aaron and his gang following behind him. Caleb grabbed Pogue and followed the boys outside. Raquel left Kate with an apology and followed them outside as well, ready to calm a fight. Some words were exchanged but Nicky came out and scared Aaron and the boys away.
As they walked back into the bar, Aaron gave Raquel a once over and a small wink. She glared at him, and Caleb sent him a warning glare which instantly made him advert his gaze and wonder back inside.
"What the hell, Reid?" Caleb asked, his voice covered with anger.
"We were just playing." Reid said, walking towards Caleb. As he was passing him he snarled in his face, "Maybe you should stop being a pussy."
Angry, Caleb grabbed his shoulder. Reid grabbed Caleb's wrist, his eyes flashing black. Caleb let out a tiny noise of pain as Reid cut off the circulation to his hand.
In a fit on anger, he used against Reid and sent him flying into a wall. Raquel let out a tiny squeak of horror and tried to run to stop the fight but Tyler held her back-not wanting her to get hurt.
"When will you get it!" Caleb yelled at him, "It's addictive, you moron."
Reid glared at the boy and used his powers to lift of barrel.
"My power is greater than yours." Caleb said.
"Not until you ascend!" Reid yelled.
"Alright, go ahead, big guy." Caleb said, holding out his arms.
Raquel yelled at them to stop and broke free out of Tyler's hold and ran in between them. But it was too late; Reid had already sent the barrel at Caleb. Because her actions were so sudden, neither of the boys could stop the barrel from hitting her. She crumpled to the floor as the barrel hit her just below her chest. Caleb, instantly furious, sent an energy ball at Reid which knocked him into the pile of glass beer containers behind him.
Pogue ran to hold Caleb back; he was making his way towards Reid.
"Caleb! Caleb, stop!" Pogue said, struggling to hold him back. Tyler ran to Reid to help him out of the glass.
"This is crazy!" Pogue said. Tyler ran to Raquel once Reid managed to stand up on his own. He helped the girl off the floor. She groaned and grabbed her ribs. She had a bit of blood on her forehead from where her head hit the ground. Reid ignored Caleb, who was yelling at him and grabbed Raquel's arm. She shook him off, angry at all four boys.
"Raquel." Reid said, "I'm so sorry, baby girl."
She just shook her head at him and turned away, not wanting him to see her tears. She wasn't crying because her head and ribs hurt, but because for the first time in her life, she was scared of the four boys and their powers.
"Don't touch her." Caleb said anger in his voice.
"If you keep on using, you'll be good as dead when you ascend." Caleb said.
"So I used to fix her car. Big deal."
"I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about later and you know it."
"The hell I do." Reid said and then stomped back inside the bar.
"Raquel." Caleb said, walking to her. He grabbed her by the shoulders and turned her around. He winced at the blood on her face and the tears in her eyes.
"I'll kill him." He snarled.
"This isn't Reid's fault, Caleb!" She screamed, "And you know that. It's both of your faults-it's all of your faults. You're not suppose to use against each other, Caleb. This isn't like you. Reid gets angry; you of all people know that. But this is just-this is just too much. You both took it too far."
She sighed as tears came pouring down her face and bitterly wiped them away. She shrugged his hands off and turned to Pogue.
"Can you take me home?" She asked, not looking at her brother.
Caleb instantly felt like he had been punched in the stomach.
"Sure, Baby girl."
He put his arm around her shoulder and walked her inside. They passed Sarah, who stood at the doorway. Her eyes widened in surprise as she saw the girl's tears and the cut on her forehead.
"Are you guys okay?" She asked Caleb and Tyler who stood outside. Tyler sighed and went back inside. "Let's get out of here."
Caleb nodded and followed her back through the bar.
A/N: So there you have it! Sorry if Raquel seems like a Mary-Sue in this chapter but I assure you, she's not-well, I'm trying to make her more complex but I've always expected Caleb's sister to be one of those girls who just seem perfect. Of course she's going to have problems-I mean her dad is dying and her mom is an alcoholic-but to everyone else she seems perfect. The story will get more original soon. Sorry, I just wanted the first chapter to introduce the story and the setting.
There are no set pairings yet because the plotline isn't set in stone-so feel free to tell me who you think should end up with who!
Don't forget to review! Thanks!