This is my first FanFic – I don't own the characters belonging to the movie The Covenant, but I do own, Vivian Salter, Vincent Salter, Dominic Colson, and Grayson Howard as well as their parents.

Chapter 1 – Making Decisions

Many families thought coming to the New World was the answer; a place where they could be free from the hypocrisies of the world around them. A place to live and practice their life without having to hide and fear exposure of the secret that was passed from father to son. My family, the Pope's, were one of those families who settled in what is now Ipswich, MA. In the new world, my family was able to live for many years with many of our kind. In 1695, the 5 families of Danvers, Parry, Garwin, Simms, and Pope formed the Covenant of Silence after other Covenants in nearby Salem, Salem Village, and Charlestown were destroyed. Our family sought to preserve our way of life. For several generations, our 5 families lived as friends, allies, and confidants. Somewhere along the way my family, the Pope's, started lusting for more and was banished. Our bloodline was lost to the other members of the Covenant. What they didn't realize was that my many greats grandmother was with child. This was no regular pregnancy. She was pregnant with twins; one boy and one girl. This happened to offset the balance of nature to try and unite the broken Covenant. As soon as the children were born, they were separated. Both were placed with other families for their protection.

For my again, many great grandmothers, she was placed with the Covenant of Andover, MA. It was a smaller Covenant of 3 families, Salter, Howard, and Colson. My line was different, and so our Covenant moved away to Portsmouth, RI to make sure we weren't discovered. The Sons of Portsmouth as they are now called have protected my line throughout the centuries. As many of the other Covenants, the magic passed from father to son, but for my line it passed from mother to daughter. Instead of branching off on our own, my line always adopted the name of Salter; children raised together like siblings but always taught our history. The Sons of Portsmouth and other Covenant Sons always thought they were so much cooler because they could pretty much do whatever they wanted. For my line, we could control the elements (earth, wind, fire, water), and once we ascended we had some powers, but nowhere close to what the Sons could do. I guess it was some residual power left over from my Pope lineage. Like the Sons, I gain the gift at 13 and at 18 ascended like the others. Only the iris of eyes turned according to the element I was using; brown for earth, white for air, red for fire and blue for water. Only after ascension would they turn black when I could use magic. The Covenant had their own Book of Damnation to record their family history, but my book was called the Book of Life. So it was recorded at 2:14 am on April 29, 1996 that I, Vivian Elise Salter, was born.

I was a gymnast; a damn good one at that. I was 5'4 and in shape. My hair was jet black, but at least I wasn't pasty white, and naturally my eyes where hazel. I thought I looked pretty average. My "brother" Vincent and the other Sons, Dominic Colson and Grayson Howard, were basketball players and according to all of the girls, the hottest guys in school. Vincent and I looked a lot alike, but he was way taller at 6'2. Dominic was 6'0, had green eyes and light brown hair while Grayson stood at 6'1, piercing blue eyes, and dirty blonde hair. We all went to Portsmouth Abbey. Portsmouth was known for their basketball program, not gymnastics. Vincent and I were able to pull the twin card since we looked alike and he was born a day before me. After our last meet of the year, a recruiter came up to my mom and dad, Caroline and Matthew, and offered me a scholarship to go Spencer Academy in Ipswich, MA. That's where the argument started!

"Absolutely not!" cried Vincent. "Mom! Dad! You have to realize how dangerous that would be! What if they discovered who she was? What would they do? The Covenant laws are bound! They could see her as a threat and have to right to kill her without any repercussions! Laws or no laws! If anything happens to her I will hunt down the Sons of Ipswich myself!"

It touched me deeply to know Vince cared so much about me. The entire covenant was in our house. My real mother gave her powers back to nature after she ascended and left once I was given to the Salter's.

Dominic turned to his parents and said, "As the elders, you have to agree with what Vince just said! He wouldn't be the only one to go to battle with the Sons of Ipswich if anything happened to Viv!"

"I agree with Vince and Dom", said Grayson. "Mom, you know Dad would agree with us if he could". Grayson's dad, Scott, like so many others, had given into the temptation of using too much.

Mrs. Howard looked into her son's eyes. While there hadn't been anything romantic between myself and the other Sons of Portsmouth, she knew they all protected me. Mrs. Howard looked at both the Colson's and the Salter's and said, "You remember that the reason for the female line was to help balance the power in the Covenant belonging to the Sons of Ipswich. Maybe now is the time for unity. This invitation is no mere coincidence. The Powers must be bringing everyone together for a reason. Grayson, Dominic, and Vincent, Vivian has been silent this entire time. Have you stopped to ask her how she feels?"

Way to put me on the spot, I thought to myself. I had thought about the unity that Mrs. Howard had mentioned, but I was scared. I would be leaving everything behind that I had ever known to literately walk into the lion's den. This Covenant, the Sons of Portsmouth; they were my family. Would the Sons of Ipswich feel my presence? Would they attack me? Whenever I needed guidance from Mother Earth I made sure all the elements where around me so I closed my eyes and took a deep breath in. The answer wasn't clear just like nature was never predictable, but my heart felt at peace. I looked at my brothers and answered. "Thank you for your concern. While I've always know how much you guys have looked over me like I couldn't tie my shoe without you around" I joked "I've never known how much you loved me for me and not because your Covenant was chosen to protect my family. I want to go to Ipswich. I think now is the time for unity." I paused, opened my eyes, and looked into each of their faces. I knew they could see the determination in my eyes and they knew nothing they said would change my mind. I smiled at them once more, "Plus I'm not as obvious as you bozos when I use! And I'm less than 2 hours away. If, and that's a big IF, I need you guys, your just a phone call away." I looked at my parents, "Mom, Dad, if I feel uncomfortable at all I promise I will call and I will come home. Please let me go!"

My parents looked to Mr. and Mrs. David and Lillian Colson as well as Mrs. Elizabeth Howard. It was my dad Matthew that looked me in my eyes before he spoke. I knew whatever he said would be the final decision. I don't know what he saw, but he inhaled deeply and said "Vivian, do you understand what you are asking?"

I looked him squarely in the eyes and with all the conviction I could muster replied "YES!"

He looked at Vincent, Dominic, and Grayson and said "Vivian has made her choice and I support her. You must as well. This Covenant will always be a part of her, but if she can finally united the Sons of Ipswich's Covenant, then she must."

As I ran over to hug my mom and dad, Vincent stormed out of the room. I went to chase after him, but Dominic and Grayson grabbed my shoulders to stop me. Grayson whispered in my ear, "Viv, this isn't easy for any of us to accept, especially Vince. Give him some space and let him come to you."

Dominic looked back at our parents and said "We're going to Lawton Farm. Tell Vince to meet us there."