The Covenant 2- Chapter 1
The sun was rising on another day at Spenser. Caleb woke up on the floor of Pogue's room. He remembered the strange circumstances that had led him to stay in his friend's dorm and not go home.
"What a wild night." He thought, wiping the sleep from his eyes and gazing lazily over at his snoring friend on the bed. He propped himself up on one elbow and made a reach for his phone, which lay scattered on the floor a few feet from where he was lying. The screen read: 1 missed call; 1 new message
Caleb clicked the "listen now" button and pressed the small device to his ear. His mother's voice issued from the speaker.
"Caleb, make sure that you come home by 1. Summer is coming home today and there is no doubt that she will want to see you and the boys. Don't be late." Caleb's eyes widened in blind shock. His little sister was coming home from Gratin's Boarding school today? He leapt up; the blankets that had been placed over him cascaded to the floor. He strode over to the bed in little less than two paces and violently shook his sleeping friend, who woke with a start.
"Mmmm, what?" yawed Pogue as he realized that it was only Caleb.
"Summer is coming home today. Get up you lazy ass!" cried Caleb.
"Summer your sister Summer?" Pogue asked, now slightly more awake.
"As apposed to…?" said Caleb, making it obvious that he was being sarcastic. Pogue grinned and threw the sheets that were over him aside.
"Alright man, Summer's comin' home!" he exclaimed. He rearranged the quilts on his bed and ran for the shower. Caleb fixed his hair, which was a little askew, and picked up his phone once more. He dialed Reid and Tyler's dorm number and waited for a response. Reid's hand tiredly slammed down on the speaker button (which was to be expected seeing as he was the drunkest one out of the lot of them).
"Oh, what do you want?" he groaned.
"Sorry to interrupt your hangover but I thought you may like to know that Summer's coming home today and that you and Tyler need to be buffed, shined and at my house by 1 so get your drunken butts out of bed!" Caleb shouted down the phone. Reid groaned in apparent agreement and hung up. Next he called Kate and Sarah. Kate had already known Summer before she had left but Caleb didn't think he had even mentioned Summer to Sarah.
"Mini-Danvers?" Kate gasped down the phone, "See you at 1 dude!"
As Caleb banged on the door of the bathroom and tried to reason his Pogue out of it, Sarah asked Kate about Summer.
"How is it possible that I didn't even know that Caleb had a sister?" she moaned as she pulled a new shirt over her newly washed body. Kate, who was slightly relieved at her friends new found hygiene, answered.
"After what happened to Caleb's dad her mom sent her to an art Boarding school. I know it sounds bad but it's almost like everyone forgot about her. You'll love her, Sarah she's so nice and, what's great about Summer is that she can be one of the guys or one of the girls."
"Sounds great." Admitted Sarah.
1 came before anyone had a chance to think about it. A crowd had gathered in the living room of the Danvers' house. Kate, Pogue and Sarah were on one couch. Caleb stood by the arm of the couch. Reid and Tyler were leaning up against the wall and Reid's parents Kirsten and Sandy were sitting on the other couch with Caleb's mom. All were waiting in anticipation of the famed Summer's arrival. The silence was getting a little bit awkward, even more so when Mrs. Danvers broke it.
"I-I'm sure she's just late she'll be here soon."
A few seconds of silence passed and then there was a knock at the door. Excited grins spread across the room like wild fire. Caleb went to answer the door and returned with someone else. The first few moments in Summer's presence were spent staring at her in shock. Before them stood not the little 14 year old girl who had left them, but a hot 17 year old woman who looked back at the stunned crowd.
"Erm, hi." She muttered and at her voice, the entire mood shifted. Summer was now showered with 'Hello's' and other various greetings.
"My baby." Whispered Mrs. Danvers as she held onto Summer.
"Hi mom." She replied.
"Summer, how have you been, loca!" cried Caleb as he spun his sister around, this was accompanied by Summer squeal of happiness.
"Hey Tyler." She said reaching for him. She clasped him for a good few seconds; he still gaped in shock of Summer's new appearance.
"Reid." Summer continued. She wrapped Reid in her embrace and Reid, who normally kept his cool, trembled in seeing the hot new Summer.
As she made her way around the room, Summer seemed almost oblivious to the new light in which her audience was seeing her. Once she had got through everyone she knew, she looked at Sarah, expecting a proper introduction.
"Summer this is my girlfriend Sarah, Sarah this is Summer my baby sister." Caleb said, answering Summer's unasked question.
"Hi." Summer and Sarah greeted each other with hugs.
"Sister yes but baby I think not." Said Summer in response to Caleb's quote.
"Ha-ha yeah." Giggled Reid awkwardly as he, Tyler and Pogue conversed around Caleb.
"Do you need help unpacking, baby?" asked Mrs. Danvers.
"Its ok, Mrs. D, we got her." Said Kate as Sarah and Summer nodded.
"Have fun." Mumbled Mrs. Danvers as she watched Kate and Sarah disappear with her daughter. She followed soon after with Kirsten and Sandy to the kitchen, leaving the four boys alone in the living room. Reid still stared at the spot where Summer had been standing and Tyler noticed.
"Uh oh." He remarked.
"What?" said Reid, clearly annoyed.
"You like Summer." Tyler laughed and Pogue and Caleb joined the chorus.
"I do not." Clarified Reid, although even he knew he was lying.
"You can like her if you want, Reid. She probably wouldn't go for you anyway." Laughed Caleb.
"Wha-?" Reid started but he knew that Caleb was right. At least he wasn't going for him with his powers.