Disclaimer: Don't own The Covenant (I really wish I could legally get my hands on those hotties.. but you know... not happenin...)
Author's Note: K, so I had to try my hand at a Covenant fan fic 'cause I couldn't help but obsess (so many hot guys to choose from!!!!... had to go for the bad boy of course)... this is the start of it... there's lots planned, so if you like the beginning, stick around!
It was a game they'd played on and off since they were 15. Pick out a girl and see who had her attention at the end of the night. It really depended on the girl. The easier ones went for Reid 'cause, well, 'cause he was easy too. But the harder to figure out ones generally sided with Tyler, the quieter and more mysterious one.
But now they were in college, and since nothing exciting had happened their first semester they decided to mix things up a bit. The perfect opportunity revealed itself on the way to what was supposed to be a kick ass party. It was like an epiphany, making Reid stop short and pull his friend back. Pointing down the road he said "There, you see them?"
"What, the hot girl and her friend."
"Yeah. What do you say we make it a competition for the hot one tonight?"
Tyler raised his eyebrows and thought for a moment. "Are we really that desperate?"
"No! Well, I'm not..." the blonde boy poked fun at his friend.
"Alright, we'll give it a try," came the sigh finally. "But don't cry if I beat you alright, you're already embarrassing enough to be around."
The punched each other playfully a few times before Reid suddenly bolted in the direction of the girls. Rolling his eyes, the other boy started jogging along. They boxed the girls in and walked along with them a few paces before speaking up.
"Looks like you ladies could use some escorts."
The less attractive girl glared over at Reid and quickly shot down his attempt. "We're quite alright by ourselves, thanks."
But the boys were undeterred. "You think that, but the minute you let your guard down some guys will come around and try to take advantage of you."
"Psh," the same girl spoke up, "They might go after her, but I'm pretty sure I'm safe. And I've been defending my friend here since we were kids."
"Actually the predators are more likely to go after the bigger girls who tend to have less self esteem." Reid's plan was to make the attractive girl feel better and get rid of the bodyguard... it didn't work.
"I'm sure we'll see you around boys." And the one hurried the other down the street.
Stopping once more, Tyler looked over at his buddy. "We still trying?"
"Hell yes," Reid huffed. He'd recovered from worse burns to win the night, he wasn't about to give up that easily.
"You know who those two are, right?" The skinny blonde shook her head no which earned her an eye-roll from her overprotective best friend. "They're two of those friggen "Sons of Ipswitch." That's a Simms, and the other jackass is a Garwin." Much to the speaker's dismay, her friend looked more intrigued than ever.
"Oh come on," the blonde finally spoke up. "You can't tell me you don't think either one of them is hot!"
"Looks aren't everything... you're proving that right now you mindless tramp! Do you not remember what your parents told you when they found out how close we were going to be to them?"
"I don't care..."
"I believe their exact words were 'and don't go near those boys, you remember what those families did to your cousin ...'"
"Oh come on Sky... what's a little harmless flirting?"
"From what I hear, they have no trouble finding girls. I doubt either of them would miss you if you didn't go over." For a moment the second girl pouted and watched the boys from afar. Then she grew a smile that was all too familiar to Sky. "Whatever you're thinking, the answer is still no!"
"I bet you could kick their asses at a game of pool."
"And I suppose you're going to try to join my team?"
"Well yeah, duh!"
"Heh, no..."
"Please?"
"No"
"Their rich boys, I bet they'll bet big to match their egos."
Cursing her own lack of will-power the more obedient girl finally sighed. "Shelby Ann Clary if you so much as wink at one of them I will beat your ass all the way back to the dorm!"
She received a big hug and a wimpy attempt at a beforehand apology (because there was no way in hell she wasn't going to flirt with at least one of the boys). "I lovers you Skylar Alexus Exie!"
"That's great, now get off me so I can go show these losers a thing or two about my game..."
Tyler and Reid had not yet finished congratulating themselves on another victory when a vaguely familiar voice addressed them from the other side of the table.
"So," It shouted over the noise, "rumor has it you two are pretty good at this game."
The boys both smirked. "Is that what they say?"
"Indeed. However, I am willing to bet a considerable amount of money that we can defeat you." She hung her arm over her attractive friend's shoulder and smiled cockily.
Despite himself, Reid was rather intrigued. "Exactly how much money were you thinking?" He leaned forward on the table and she mirrored his move.
"How much are you willing to put down?"
He reached into his pocket and counted out some cash. "I've got 40 on me."
The cocky girl looked over to Tyler. "How 'bout you, you in?"
Never one to be left behind Tyler pulled out his remaining 15 dollars.
"55 huh... Waddaya think Shel, can we match em?"
With a flirty grin Shelby pulled a fifty out of her bra and glance down at her shorter friend. "You got a five?"
Reaching into the pocket by her knee Sky flipped through her wallet and pulled out 5 one dollar bills. "Well whaddaya know..." she handed them over, "I guess it's a good thing I got paid yesterday."
Reid grinned. "You won't be thinking that in a few minutes."
She smirked and met his eyes, proving she was just as cocky as he was. "We'll see..."
Shelby had pulled a couple of cues off the wall and handed one over to her teammate as the boys racked up the ball. But as they finished that Tyler walked over to the female side of table and held out his hand to each of the girls. "I'm Tyler," he mentioned. "And I know he won't bother to introduce himself so, that's Reid."
"Yeah, we know who you are. There's plenty of fun rumors about you two circulating around."
The quieter girl rolled her eyes at her friend's rudeness but smiled up at Tyler. "I'm Shelby, this is Sky."
"So who breaks?" Sky demanded quickly.
Reid surprised her with his clichéd reply. "Ladies first." He motioned them toward the end of the table with a smile slightly more forced than his previous one.
"Gee, and I thought your friend was the only one with manners..." she joked and let Shelby around her to take the first shot. She knew the girl was a horrible player and letting her take the first shot let the boys get even cockier. She couldn't wait to see them lose their money.
Second Author's Note: I know, this is a horrible place to leave off, but it'll be worth it in the end I think... This was where the good writing for the night ceased, you'll appreciate the other stuff later if there's no crappy interference...
So anyway, I appreciate reviews.. and I'm supposed to say "go read Skydancinghobbit 's work," ... 'cause she's my buddy and she's doing the same thing or me ;)