A new foresight - loveactuallyy
Disclaimer: I own nothing from The Covenant. All I own is my own characters who you'll be meeting soon.
It is written on a crumpled yellowed piece of paper, laying between two thick pages of The book of Damnation. The handwritten wording is royal gold ink, letters leaning and joined perfectly in pure historical beauty. It's a small paragraph, surrounded by small drawings of roses and gold swirling patterns, all joined up with sketchy thin lines.
Caleb Danvers squinted as he read from the page he had never seen before, or simply hadn't taken notice of. It wasn't long before the eldest member of the Covenant was to ascend and he wanted to go through the heavy book which had been passed down through the generations, just to make sure he hadn't missed anything- but it'd appear he had. A single sheet of paper had managed to hide itself within the pages of the book, and Caleb was confused as to how he hadn't noticed it before. He thought he'd practically read the book word for word, yet a single page had been discovered within a simple flick through to remind himself just how much pain he would be going through within the upcoming months.
He picked the crisp paper up from where it had fell out onto his lap and slowly began to read the gold wording.
The first son falls for the stubborn kind, but he knows that she is the one if patience is continued. Pope, however, is a greedy kind, and tends to forget that love is the strongest feelings man can feel. But when that one is found, love is powerful than greed can ever be.
The second will be a lady from far away, coming and fitting into his life perfectly. There will be no unwillingness when these two meet, though her beauty may catch other eyes, and for that rifts may be caused, for this is the alluring lady fit for a Danvers.
The third is a young girl near to home, never far away. She's understanding and attentive, her mind large yet her heart larger. Strong witted and bold, she fits fully with her one true love, none other than the powerful Parry.
For a Garwin, his soul mate lies within the enemy, where war and passion combines into one, creating the force of love. These two share the roughest of stories, yet some of the smoothest memories, though love is sometimes better left a secret.
And for the youngest son, a match of opposition is given. A Simms must travel outside of his comfort area to truly understand the meaning of love, and when he discovers it, he will understand the true meaning of 'opposite's attract'.
"'Opposite's attract'? What?" Caleb murmured in confusion, reading the passage once again, the confusion simply burying deeper into his mind whilst several questions concocted around slowly. How was he able to go through this book for years without realising this hidden page? What exactly do these sentences mean?
Pulling out his shiny state-of-the-art mobile, he simply pressed two buttons before placing the phone to his ear and waiting with urgency for a response. It only took three rings.
"Hey bro, where you-"
"Pogue, phone Tyler and meet me at Reid's house, I'll be there in twenty minutes." The elder boy stated, cutting over his best friends deep voice.
"What? Why-"
"I don't have time to explain, just meet me there okay?" With one last press of a button, Caleb inserted his phone into his jeans pocket and stood from the cold black seat he was sat upon and carefully folded the ratty paper twice and slid it into his back pocket. With swift movements, he made his way out of the basement of the Colony house and with a swipe of his hand, the flames disappeared from atop the candles, making the room a complete pitch black.
Sunday's are always the laziest day of the week, whether in the Summer holiday or not, Reid Garwin would find waking up before 12pm on a Sunday mind boggling. After a week of using up so much energy, it should be logical that Sunday is the day to relax and to put it simply- stay in bed all day.
But unfortunately for Reid, his lazy Sunday was ruined by someone roughly slapping his head, making his blonde mop fall into his face, a stinging sensation throbbing from his left cheek. Eyes wide open, he bolted up from his side sleeping position, alert with blurry vision. His dark black sheet fell from upon his body at his sudden movement, his hair falling in front of his eyes. Blinking a couple of times, he looked up to find a large body standing above him, making him double-take.
"What the fuck, Pogue! How'd you even get in here?" He spat, hitting the boy in question in the stomach from where he sat in his large bed.
Pogue grinned through the slight pain he felt after Reid's blow. "Well you wouldn't answer the door so I used to get in, what're you still doing in bed anyway, it's one in the afternoon!"
Reid glanced at the digital clock at his bedside, reading 01:06 in glowing green letters. Shaking his head, he turned to back to Pogue, "What really matter is why the fuck you're in my house and why you're even here!" The blonde pushed the older boy out the way as he stood up, searching his dark carpet for the cleanest shirt he could find. He picked up a plain black polo, sniffing it, before putting it on.
Pogue scowled. "That's disgusting." Reid merely shrugged. "And I don't know why I'm here, Caleb phoned me asking me to get Tyler and meet him here. Must have known you'd still be asleep, what'd you get up to last night anyway... or should I say 'who'?"
Reid smirked, his eyes still looking tired. "That's for me to know, my friend, and you to never find out." He turned out of the room, dressed in only the shirt and a pair of black boxers, brushing his hair with his hands as he did so. Pogue followed behind, shaking his head as he did so.
"So, where's Tyler then?" Reid asked he made his way into the enormous kitchen of the Garwin manor. The walls were a dark beige with white stone surfacing. Everything was bright and clean, the antithesis to Reid's jet and rugged bedroom.
"'Spose he's on his way, he said he'd get here for ten minutes, and that was fifteen minutes ago." Pogue answered, taking a seat on the brown leather stools. Reid grabbed a box of Frosties from one of the many cupboards before joining Pogue around the island.
"Unusual for Baby Boy to be late..." Reid commented before digging his hand into the box of cereals, bringing back a handful and trying to fit as many as he could into his mouth, many falling down onto the counter top in front of him. Pogue snickered, at both Reid's comment and his antics.
"I really don't understand why girls like you so much." He muttered, raising an eyebrow as the blonde picked up the small flakes from the counter and tried to throw them into his mouth.
Reid snorted, "Don't tell me that when you're not around Kate, you don't slob out. I know you Parry, you're just as bad as me when no ones looking, I just don't care whose watching." He went back to digging his hand into the box, pulling out more cereal.
"Yeah, yeah, what-"
"Hello? Reid?" A yell came from somewhere deeper inside the house, most likely the large hallway.
"In the kitchen, Baby Boy!" A few seconds later, the youngest member of the Covenant came through the large doorway into the kitchen, hair tidy and eyes glistening.
"Hey guys, what's going on?" The dark haired boy placed himself upon a stool next to Reid, snatching a handful of the cereal, to which Reid slapped his hand away. Glaring, Tyler carried on, "What's with the meeting?" He directed his question more to Pogue, guessing Reid wouldn't know as he looked to have just rolled out of bed.
"Don't know." Pogue answered. "Caleb asked me to get everyone here, and that's what I've done."
Reid laughed to himself. "If Golden Boy asked you to jump off a cliff, would you?" He teased, smirking at his own joke. Pogue, on the other hand, didn't find it nearly as humorous and swung out his leg, kicking Reid hard in the shin with his bike boots. The blonde hissed and gritted his teeth, Pogue simply smirked in return.
"Guys?" The low and rushed voice of Caleb echoed through the house.
"In here!" Pogue shouted back, realising Reid would be unable to answer due to the food stuffed into his mouth.
It was merely seconds after that Caleb bounded into the kitchen, roughly pulling out a stall from under the island and sitting on it. He unfolded a piece of warn-out paper and slapped it onto the counter, the three younger boys jumping back in surprise of the harsh banging. "I was looking through the Book of Damnation and I found this. I don't understand it but it seems important and I just don't understand how we wouldn't have found it before!" He puffed out, quite obviously out of breath.
Pogue was the first to act, picking up the page and reading it word for word, eyebrows creasing as he did so. "...Well, to me, it sounds like it's talking about... girls?"
Reid's ears pricked. "Girls?" He lent over and snatched the paper away, turning it to read it himself. "What does it mean by 'within the enemy'? Mine sounds like total bollocks."
Pogue squinted in confusion. "What do you mean, yours?" Caleb was the one to answer him, whilst Tyler took the passage to read.
"No, that makes sense. Think about it; it talks about each son and their 'soul mate'. It's obviously telling us what she'll be like, where to find her, something that's going to happen-"
"So, you're saying that it's telling us the future?" Tyler asked, placing the crumpled sheet back into the middle so each son could read it.
Caleb shrugged. "I suppose that's exactly what I'm saying."
Pogue took that paper back and read over his small paragraph. "Mine says near to home, so maybe that means Kate?" Pogue wondered out loud, looking at his brothers for their thoughts. Caleb and Tyler shrugged whilst the blonde simply rolled his eyes.
"It's probably all a bunch of bullshit. I'm not being funny, but 'secret' and 'within the enemy?' It makes no sense." Reid carried on eating his cereal, as if there was no care in the world.
Tyler shook his head at his closest brother. "Yeah? I think it means more than that. And let's be honest, if it is true, it doesn't state when this person is going to come, and therefore we don't know if she's in our lives yet."
Reid snorted and shook his head. "Seriously Baby boy, listen to yourself. You turning into the next Romeo or something? Seriously, it's stupid, an ancestor probably wrote it and put it in there to prank us or something."
"Yeah, well if it was going to be any of our ancestors, it would be yours." Pogue pointed out accusingly. "As much as I think it is really weird, I do think it means something."
Caleb sighed. "It doesn't make sense still, even if we have just worked out what it's about. We've been through that book numerous times, how come we hadn't seen it until now?"
"Maybe it wasn't important until now?" Tyler suggested.
With an exaggerated moan, Reid stood from the stool and walked back over to the cupboard to put back his box of cereal. "Look, if we can't figure it out, there's no point even worrying about it. You've just gone and got your panties in a twist, haven't you Caleb?" He sat back upon his stool, leaning upon his elbows, facing the other three boys.
Pogue sighed. "As much as I hate to agree with Blondie, I'm going to. There's really no point in worrying about it." Standing up also, he pushed a hand through his hair and readjusted his jacket. "Now, I'm going back to where I came from, I'll see you guys later."
It wasn't long after that Caleb followed his steps, telling the two youngest Covenant members he was going to do some 'research'. The two left sat in silence for a moment, and Tyler was sure that if he didn't speak soon, Reid would most likely fall back to sleep. "I think it means something."
Reid, confused at the sudden statement, turned to Tyler with a bewildered look on his face. "What?"
"I said, I think it means something." He repeated.
Reid rolled his eyes, "Seriously Baby boy, back up. It's probably a bunch of bull." He repeated his words from earlier.
Tyler shook his head. "No, I really think it does, it makes so much sense." Tyler paused. "And I know you think the same."
"What?" Reid's response was so confused and sharp, Tyler raised his eyebrows.
"Oh come on, Reid. Yours talks about keeping a secret, and I know you've been hiding something from us all... or someone."
Reid's expression was in utter obscurity. "I have no idea what you're talking about Tyler, but you really shouldn't be throwing accusations around like that." His voice remained calm, and his expression now relaxed.
"Yeah, whatever. I'm going to head off too, man. I'll see you later or something." Tyler stood, and Reid followed him to the door where they exchanged their goodbyes and fist banged.
Closing the door behind Tyler, Reid stood and shook his head. It didn't take him long to decide what to do next and began to make his way back up the grande stair case with the full intentions of going back to bed.
Author's not: Hey guys, I hope you enjoyed chapter one! Please send in feedback so I know what you think! - loveactuallyy