Title: One Step Closer
Summary: When Lena Shaw, the new girl becomes friends with the Sons, trouble follows; "So you're telling us, that trouble defines your life? And you thought Ipswich would be a change in luck, even though you know the stories... Why?" "You know...Two negatives make a positive." "Well I'll be damned." "You kind of already are..."
Genre: Supernatural, Romance, Humor, Friendship, Drama, etc.
I know this is probably out done, but I wanted to give my shot at a Covenant fanfic,, and I'm broadening my writing horizons. I do hope you enjoy it!
Disclaimer: I wish I owned these boys, but sadly I do not.
Lena Shaw sighed as she stared up at Spenser Academy, her new home for the next seven months until she would be graduating and going on into the real world. The majority of her stuff had arrived a week before she did, and all she had with her was a suitcase and her messenger bag. And with her luck, she arrived in the middle of the day on a Friday and people watched her whispering things about her. "Five minutes and they're already talking about me. Wonderful."
She sighed one more time before pulling her bag up higher onto her shoulder and entering the building and away from prying eyes.
Lena opened the door to her room, relieved to know that she didn't have a roommate. Not that she would have mind, it's just easier to room by yourself. She looked around at the few boxes of clothes and things, wondering where she should begin, despite just arriving. She decided to get done with the larger boxes, then the smaller two.
"Why did I do this the hard way? I could have been done an hour ago." She mumbled to herself when she got to the third box. It was then that there was a knock on her door, she jumped not expecting someone to be knocking at her door so soon. Lena stood up and opened the door. Before her stood two girls, both of them smiling at her. "Um, Hi?" She said unsure.
"Hi, welcome to Spenser!" The blond one said still smiling. She stuck out her hand. "I'm Sarah." Lena shook her hand.
"Lena Shaw." She replied.
"And I'm Kate. We stay down the hall." She said as she shook Lena's hand.
"Nice to meet you...I don't mean to sound rude, but is there something you needed?" Lena asked. Kate and Sarah laughed.
"We were just wondering if you wanted to hang with us to night. You know meet some people?" Kate said. Lena sucked in some air and looked back the room then at them. It was really tempting to go out, but she vowed to stay out of trouble while in Ipswich.
"I'm not sure if I should. I mean it's my first night here and all--"
"That's an even better reason for you to come with us." Sarah said cutting her off. "Come on it'll be fun, I promise." Lena smiled for the first time since arriving and nodded her head. Who was she kidding, there was no way she was going to stay out of trouble, it was who she was; trouble and chaos as her mother and father called her. Even if the reason she was there to begin with was to get out of trouble and stay out of it.
"Okay, okay I'll come."
"Great! We'll come get you at eight." Kate said beginning to walk away with Sarah.
"Where are we going?" Lena asked.
"Nicky's! It's a bar someways down the road." Kate answered before entering her room with Sarah. She remembered passing the bar on her way to the school. Lena closed her door and glanced at her clock.
"Man this sucks. It's only two...I have so much time left. Might as well finish unpacking, then I'll change."
When eight came around, as promised Sarah and Kate were at her door. Lena smiled when seeing them. Lena had changed into a pair of black jeans and a pink tank top with a black sweater over it. As for her shoes she wore her black converse like always. She liked to be comfortable no matter what.
"You ready?" The both asked at the same time. Lena nodded stepping out of her room.
Before long the three girls were entering Nicky's laughing about something or another.
"Oh look there they are." Sarah said nodding toward a table of four boys. Lena looked at them.
"Who are they exactly?" Lena asked.
"They're known as the Sons of Ipswich. Their families are the oldest families in town. Some say they have these powers..." Sarah bumped Kate in the arm. Kate smiled after saying ow. "But you know, that stuff is all superstition." Lena smiled slightly.
"Yeah...Superstition." She said softly as she followed them to the table.
"Hey you guys." Kate said as she reached the table. She leaned down and quickly pecked the boy in the leather jacket on the lips as Sarah did the same to the boy with the short black hair. "You guys this is Lena Shaw. She just transferred in today. Lena, this is Pogue Parry."
"Nice to meet you." Pogue said shaking her hand. Lena smiled at him.
"Ditto."
"This is Caleb Danvers." Sarah said. Caleb shook her hand an welcomed her to Ipswich with a warm smile.
"That's Tyler Simms." Kate said pointing to the boy at the end of the table. Tyler smiled shyly at her and shook her hand. She sent him a warm smile of her own before turning her attention the last for the 'sons'. "And that is--"
"Reid Garwin, pleasures all mine." Reid said standing and sticking out his hand to her. Lena raised an eyebrow grabbing his hand. Immediately after doing so, they both let go jumping back. "What the hell was that?" Reid asked shaking his hand out. Lena did the same before stopping and looking at the looks the others were giving them.
"Just a little static electricity, hun." She said smiling. "Don't be a such a baby." She added. The others laughed as Reid glared at them as he sat back down. Static electricity his ass. He's wearing gloves, even if they are fingerless. It still felt like something burned the hell out of his hand.
"You can sit." Caleb said as he watched Lena watch the people around them. She stuck her hands into the pockets of her sweater before looking at the six people.
"People are talking about me." She said dully sitting in the chair as though she was extremely tired.
"How would you know that?" Sarah asked her. Lena shrugged.
"I'm new here, I'm their new little gossip toy." The others laughed at her indifference.
"So where are you from?" Tyler asked.
"Hartford, Connecticut." She answered.
"And what made you come to a place like Ipswich?" Pogue asked. Lena leaned back in her chair.
"Family reasons."
"Get kicked out or something?" Reid asked, his hand still hurting a little.
"Reid!" Kate said hitting the boy. Lena laughed.
"Or something." She said with a small laugh. Everyone went on to talking with one another.
Reid watched her as she scanned the crowd around them, every once in awhile she would answer questions the others would ask her, like if she had a boyfriend back home. Reid took note she didn't. Occasionally she would ask her own, like how long couples had been together, or how long they've been friends. Pogue and Kate had left the table to go do whatever they wanted to do.
"I'm bored, Baby Boy let's go play a game of pool." Reid said standing after some more time went by.
"Baby Boy?" Lena questioned looking over at Reid and Tyler. Tyler stood up and glared at Reid.
"He's the youngest." Reid answered a smirk on his face.
"I told you to stop calling me that." He said through gritted teeth.
"Not gonna happen." Reid said heading toward the pool table where another guy stood. Lena heard Caleb sigh so she looked at him.
"Those two are..."
"Trouble." Caleb said rubbing the bridge of his nose. "More so Reid than Tyler. I better keep an eye on them." Sarah rolled her eyes. Lena smiled standing, seemed like the people she wanted to be around.
"You two go have fun, I'll watch them." She said.
"Are you sure? They can get out of hand some times." Caleb said.
"Really. I can handle it. Besides...I like to watch a good game of pool. Don't worry so much, it isn't good for you, especially at such a young age." She said heading to the pool table. She liked Caleb, she thought he was really nice, but she felt like he didn't trust her and in all honesty she didn't blame him.
Lena leaned against the beam as she watched on. She learned that the other guy's name was Aaron and that his little toy's name was Kira. She watched as Reid and Aaron made a fifty dollar bet that the winner got to keep.
After some time Tyler came and leaned against the beam with her as they both watched the game.
"He's pretty good." Lena said to Tyler. Tyler smiled as he watched his friend knock another ball in. He knew the secret to why he was so good, and he couldn't tell her, even if she begged or if she cared for that matter.
"He never loses." Tyler said. Lena doubted that but continued to watch to see if it was true, she watched as Aaron got more pissed off by the minute just when he missed a ball. He cursed and watched Reid step up. This was the last ball, and Lena knew there was no way Reid was going to sink this one in, but he looked confident.
"There's no way he can make that in from that angle." Lena said to Tyler. Tyler shook his head the smile never leaving his face. Lena raised an eyebrow as Reid hit the ball and sure enough it went in. Lena blinked...Was there something she missed?
"Told you he never loses." Tyler said. Lena was about to retort when an argument started.
"Come on man, pay up. I won so just hand it over." Reid said.
"Like hell. You cheated and I know you did." Aaron yelled back.
"Just because your sorry ass lost doesn't mean I cheated." Reid stepped closer to Aaron as Aaron closed the gap between them. Two hand came in between them and pushed them apart gently.
"Let's not get into a fight over money..." Aaron looked down at Lena, she was a little less than a foot shorted than both of them. Tyler looked at the girl as if she was crazy. When did she move from his side?
"Who the hell are you?" Aaron asked glaring at her. Lena ignored his question.
"Just give Reid the money. He won. Get over it." She said. Reid looked at her, he hadn't realized she was still pushing him back until then, so he eased up some.
"Who the fuck do you think you are? Telling me what to do?" Lena was losing patients with this guy, she closed her eyes and took in a deep breath. She opened them and looked at Aaron directly in the eyes.
"I'll ask again politely, can you please calm down, give him the money. And we're gone, okay?" Reid felt something but he ignored it, and passed it off as adrenaline fading. Aaron blinked a few times before swiping her hand away.
"Whatever, take it Garwin." He said taking out the money and shoving it toward Reid. He then walked away shaking his head. Lena watched a few moments before turning back around and looking at Reid and Tyler.
"I can't believe that worked." She chuckled slightly.
"I could have handled that." Reid told her. Lena smiled and nodded.
"Everything alright over here?" The three of them looked to see Caleb and Sarah standing there.
"Just fine." Tyler answered.
"What's up with Aaron he seems more dazed and confused than usual." Caleb said. The three of them shrugged.
"I don't know him." Lena said.
"He's an ass." Reid mumbled.
"I didn't notice." Tyler said scratching his head. Lena smiled, he reminded her of child. Sarah and Caleb looked at them something definitely happened there.
"Well, Kate and Pogue left in Kate's car so I'm leaving with Caleb. Do you want to catch a ride back to the dorms with us, Lena?" Sarah asked. Lena who had put her hands back in her pockets looked at the two boys on either side of her. She liked these boys and she figured she's get to know them better.
"Actually I was wondering if I could catch a ride back with these two."
"Fine with me." Tyler said. "As long as you don't want to drive." Lena raised an eyebrow.
"No...I just want a ride back..."
"Oh okay then. I guess we'll see you tomorrow then?" Sarah asked smiling.
"Yeah, sure." Lena said smiling back. "Bye Sarah. Bye Caleb."
The three stood there quietly after they bid farewell to Caleb and Sarah.
"So what's the real reason you wanted to ride back with us?" Reid asked. Lena looked up at him before looking away a smile on her lips.
"You guys like trouble, right..." She said pulling her hood up and heading toward the door.
"No, no, actually I don't." Tyler said following after her. Reid smirked and followed both of them. This girl was different no doubt about it, and that excited him, he was tired of no one encouraging his...creative side is what he liked to call it.
"Yo, Baby Boy. I'm driving. I know a great party across town." Tyler glared at him. It was his car! Reid drove it more than he did. Lena watched the silent argument, amused. Both boys looked at her. Reid smirked and he snatched the keys from Tyler and hopped in the car. Tyler cursed and got in on the passenger side. Lena could only smile as she climbed in the back.
She knew she should have stayed in the dorm, but this was who she was, and she couldn't hide from that. She needed a party, she needed to let loose. Coming to Ipswich wouldn't be so bad, at least the trouble back home didn't follow. Here she was just the new girl who enjoyed trouble. If trouble never rested...Why should she?
So this is my first Covenant story, and I hope you like what I've written so far. Please review. Reviews equal happy writer which equals more updates with equals happy readers. So in the end, we all win! ^^ Thanks for reading this by the way! Means a lot. Well what are you waiting for press that review button!
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