Woo, I'm back with chapter 2! So, I didn't think this story was going to do too well but I'm ecstatic that people read and added this story to their alerts or favorites. Now, I haven't gotten to the actual movie part just yet. I want to develop Sophie's relationships with the boys before the start of the movie events. But it should be either the next chapter or the chapter after that when it starts looking familiar.

Now onto the story!


"What about that time you tricked Reid into that date with that one girl who was obsessed with him," Tyler remembered as he leaned forward in his seat, pointing at his best friend who was glaring murderously at him.

Sophie had her hands covering her face as she remembered that night. She and the boys had been going down memory lane for the past hour and her sides were hurting from laughing so much, "Melanie Scopes! I remember her! Oh, that look Reid gave me when he realized we were going on a double-date!"

Pogue laughed good-heartedly while Caleb tried his best to fight the grin off his face. It wasn't working too well when he, too, started laughing at the thought of a 14-year old blonde, pouting.

"You asked me to go out that night. I thought it'd be with you," Reid defended. He sunk back in his seat as Sophie pushed herself out of the armchair she'd been occupying and dropped herself onto his lap.

"Aw, Reid, I didn't think you liked me back then," she said while pinching his cheek. She giggled as he failed to bat her hands away. She kissed him on the cheek before slipping down into the seat next to him on the couch, her head resting on his shoulder.

"Keep trying to flatter yourself, Fee," he said, sliding an arm around her waist and poking her in the side. Sophie squealed and jumped away from him, moving back to her former seat, sticking her tongue out at him as she went.

Over the years they had had a little romance between them. The crush that Sophia had developed on the meeting in the woods came back a few more times over the years. It was a joke between her and the Sons that she and Reid never did have a thing for each other at the same time. And, of course, Reid being Reid usually just flirted with Sophie for the hell of it. Not that she minded; she was a bit of a natural flirt herself.

The laughter died down and there was a comfortable silence in the group. They were in the Simms' den with Reid, now, sprawled out on the couch, while Tyler and Pogue leaned their backs against it. Caleb was seated in the other armchair, across the room from Sophie.

She'd arrived late in the afternoon and the boys, along with their families, had a long dinner before the teens separated themselves to spend some time together to catch up. It was decided that the boys would spend the night and their parents had already left the Estate at least an hour before.

Sophie thought back to last summer and remembered a certain girl that one of the Sons had had a huge crush on, "So, Pogue... What ever happened with Ms. Tunney?"

Pogue turned his face to hide his tremendous grin, while the others shook their heads before Tyler said, "He finally asked her out."

"Aw, Pogue, I'm so proud of you," Sophie cooed.

"Not until you hear how they finally got together," supplied Caleb.

Quirking an eyebrow at them, Sophie caught on that there was somethin she was missing and looked from boy to boy, "What did he do?"

"Well you know how she had a boyfriend? Well, she caught him cheating on her, Pogue overheard, threw some punches, and just as her then ex-boyfriend hit the floor, he asked her to be his girl," Reid said as Pogue gave Sophie what he hoped was an 'I'm-just-a-boy-I-don't-know-any-better' look.

The green-eyed girl continued looking at the long-haired boy, shocked, with her mouth hanging open. It was a bit mind-boggling that things could happen like that and it wasn't exactly the ideal way a boy should go about confessing his feelings, but she had to hand it to Pogue, it was definitely a story worth telling.

"So," she drew out, "does that mean she's still in the picture?"

Pogue only nodded, but from where he was sitting Tyler could see a light blush, but chose against commenting. He knew the torture it could be and wouldn't wish that pain on anyone else, at least not in that moment anyway.

"Well then, I'm very happy for you Pogue," she smiled at him and she meant it. Pogue was a really sweet guy, but nobody would really see that from his biker appearance. "Nobody else has a girlfriend, right?"

They all shook their heads, not looking at her, afraid what she could be thinking. Sophie laughed, "Well now that I'm at Spenser with you guys I'm gonna have to fix that!"

Reid, Caleb, and Tyler all groaned while Pogue snickered at them, which earned him two slaps on the back of the head. This made her giggle even more, "Oh, it won't be that bad!"

"After hearing that story about you tricking Reid into that date," Caleb said, his eyebrows rose at her. "I think we all have something to fear right now."

She pouted while the others laughed, "Ruin my fun."

The blonde lifted his head to look at her, "Besides, who said we needed your help?"

This immediately set off everyone else in the room, besides Reid, who scowled before lifting his middle finger up at all of them. This made everyone laugh more.

"You're gonna need my help if you're still using that grandmother line on people," Sophie said, a little smirk of her own on her face. "Your grandmother's name is Sarah and you've yet to meet one, shockingly. So don't even bother trying to get out of this."

She then rounded on her cousin. Her sweet, sweet cousin who was always a little too shy for his own good. It shocked her sometimes that she could be so bold with guys while he was so quiet around girls. Sophie looked him right in the eye and said, "Tyler, I'm begging you to please tell me you've kissed a girl."

When he didn't answer her she looked to his face and saw he was fighting a grin. She jumped up and threw her hands up, "My cousin isn't gay after-all!"

The boys all burst out laughing while Tyler tried kicking at Sophie from his spot on the floor but failed. They all quieted down, a few chuckles coming back every so often.

"It's so good to be home with you guys," she said softly, but ever boy heard her. After all these years they knew how Sophie worked; she was sad but she wasn't going to let it get to her. And they all knew not to push her; if she wanted to talk about it all she would come to them.

The clock chimed twelve. Sophia was the first to get up, stretching, "I think I'm gonna turn in for the night. I've spent all day in a car and then dinner with your parents. That sure does wear a girl out. What are the plans for tomorrow?"

"We're going to set you up in your dorm room," Caleb said.

She nodded while yawning and waved to the boys before leaving the room. She trudged up the steps to her room, which she'd only been in for a few minutes to change out of her travel sweats and into 'appropriate' dinner attire, as Meredith Garwin called it.

Opening the door she looked around the room that had been hers at the Simms Estate since she was ten. It was decorated with rich cherry woods and fabrics different shades of green. This always brought Sophia a small bit of comfort, reminding herself of her once-perfect family before everything happened.

She fell against the made king-sized bed and heaved a great sigh as she fought the memories. She might not have been close with her dad, but that didn't mean she didn't miss him. She knew he loved her. And he knew she loved him. But the way they acted it seemed as if it was a great family secret that they truly cared for each other.

She saw him briefly on holidays before he would shut himself away in his study, which had been converted into a bit of a bedroom for him, as well. The bedroom that he'd shared with her mom held too many memories of her for him to bear.

A tear leaked out of her eye as she thought of the sadness she saw in her father's eyes. Her mother had been his light, his love and when she died that disappeared. Sophie of course was a carbon copy of her mother, and was deemed too hard to look at. For the first three years he couldn't even look at her, which then drove him to the drinking. After that he'd be able to look at her, but with hollowed, blank eyes. She knew that deep down he loved her and that was enough for her.

She pushed herself off her bed, grabbed some clothes out of her suitcase and went to the adjoining bathroom to get ready for bed. The entire time she thought of the past, but she refused to let herself cry. She was a Daniels and she was going to put on a brave face and conquer the world. Just as her mother told her to before going off to surgery.

Coming back into her room she was shocked to find a blonde in her bed. He didn't even look up as she came in and just continued to lie there with his hands behind his head.

"Reid," she said. "What are you doing in here? Trying to give me a heart attack?"

"Just thought you might want the company," he muttered, finally looking at her with the blue eyes she'd always be fond of.

She took a moment to think about it and sighed, "At least take off your shoes while you're on my bed."

He groaned before sitting up to take off his shoes, jacket, and jeans while she climbed in on the other side. They settled themselves in the bed, lying side by side, staring up at the glow-in-the-dark stars Sophie had made the boys help her put up there when she was twelve.

"Are you okay?"

She bit her lip at the question. Of course Reid would be the only Son to actually ask her straight out like that. The rest were just too polite to do something like that. Yet, she was the closest to Reid. She seriously doubted that they'd ever end up together – she heard the tales of him chasing anything with a skirt and knew of the game he had with Pogue and Tyler. But they had an understanding between them that neither was sure how it started.

"I will be."

He turned to look at her and blue met green. She turned back over after a moment and dug her head into her pillow, "I just wish he hadn't gone like that. You know the last time I saw him was at Christmas? I was supposed to see him last week for my birthday vacation. He never made it."

Sophie blinked away the tears, but it was no use. She was now crying and she hated how it had to be in front of Reid, but knew she'd rather him than any of the other Sons, except maybe her cousin.

Arms circled her waist and she turned in his arms to bury her head in his chest. He soothed her with his words as she cried and they stayed that way until they were both fast asleep.


Light streamed through the open curtains and onto the sole occupant of the bed. Sophie blinked and stretched while rubbing at her eyes, taking a moment to figure out that she was alone. She frowned slightly until she saw that it was already eleven and that there was a note on her bedside table from Reid saying he left around ten to go home and change and that he'd meet up with her and the boys at Spenser around one.

She sat up and reached for her cell phone and saw she had a couple of text messages from her friends in Boston. She smiled at the dramatic messages of wanting her to come back to the city and made a mental note to give them all calls as soon as she was done setting up her dorm.

Sophie finally got out of bed and got ready for the day, feeling much better after she had a quick shower. It was eleven thirty before she finally made it downstairs where she saw her cousin cooking up a late breakfast.

"Morning, Tyler," she said as she poured herself a cup of coffee. She quickly mixed in the right amounts of sugar and milk with a little caramel. Sophie savored the warmth; Massachusetts was just a little chilly even in the summertime.

Just as she sat on a stool a plate with eggs, sausage, and a biscuit appeared before her. She grinned up to her cousin before digging in.

"All the boys went home, they'll meet us at Spenser," Tyler said as he sat down next to Sophie with his own plate of food. They chewed in silence as they both looked out the window that overlooked the grounds.

It was a nice summer day, not a cloud in the sky and this made Sophie's day just that much brighter considering how rate this kind of day was for Ipswich.

"I saw Reid leave your room this morning."

She just nodded and looked at him wondering if there was more for him to say. He looked back at her before pulling her into a tight hug. Sophie was taken aback for a moment before hugging back just as fiercely. Tyler was such a sweetheart and she was so glad to have him for a cousin and friend. They mostly joked around with each other having a sibling-like relationship, but when she needed it he was there to listen and she would be there for him.

"I'm okay. I just need to think of positive thoughts and I'll be just fine," she whispered before letting go, though she still held onto his hand.

"I'm here when you need to talk, remember that."

"I always do."

They shared a smile before getting back to their breakfast. Sophie was finishing up her coffee when Tyler asked, "So, are you and Reid finally together?"

She choked, almost spitting out the drink and once recovered she said, "What makes you think that?"

He shrugged, "I mean he left your room. I just thought that…"

Sophie groaned and let her head hit the counter, 'I knew I shouldn't have told him that. Now it's biting me in the ass.'

Of the Sons, Tyler was the only one to really know about Reid and Sophie's past. They had been each other's first everything, though they kept it really quiet. They were each other's first kiss at eleven, first boyfriend or girlfriend at thirteen, and two summers ago they lost their virginity to one another. The romance never lasted long and, thankfully, there was no awkwardness between them.

"You know we haven't done anything like that in like two years, Ty."

"Well, I can't help that I want you two together. You're good for him. He's such a reckless bastard all the time. But when you're around he calms down, and so does his use."

Of course Sophie knew about the powers. Tyler also had a summer birthday and when she came around that summer she got to see him receive it. Not the best thing to see happen to your cousin. And then running to her new boyfriend only to find out he went through the same thing just threw her for a loop. At first she didn't believe it, but when Caleb and Pogue sat her down re-telling the history she started believing.

"You're ascensions… they're going to start soon, aren't they?" Sophie bit her lip thinking about this, forgetting all about the previous conversation. She'd heard about the seduction and addiction that came with a Son ascending and gaining their full powers. She'd heard about Caleb's father and she didn't want anything like that happen to her boys.

Tyler nodded, his eyes still on the window, and said, "I still have until next June, but Caleb's is in a week."

She blinked for a moment before the date finally sunk in, "Oh crap. I forgot that Cale's birthday is next week. I need to get him a present!"

He laughed at her and slung an arm around her shoulders, "You can go shopping with me and Reid. We need help, too."

"And I like that you think I'm gonna help you with this," Sophie said over her shoulder as she left the room. "Come on, we need to stop in town for bedding and other stuff before heading to Spenser and you're driving."

Tyler just shook his head before calling out, "I can't wait for your car to get here!"

He started clearing the dishes when he heard, "Until then, I'm calling you Jeeves!"


"Come along, Jeeves," Sophie called to her cousin as she entered her dorm room. She wasn't shocked to see the sons sitting on the bed that would eventually be covered in the sheets and comforter she just bought.

"Jeeves," Caleb asked with one eyebrow raised.

Just as she was about to answer, Tyler came in and replied for her, "Don't ask."

Sophie just giggled at his glare and started looking around the bags of stuff for a certain picture frame. She had decided on the ride over that it would be the first thing she'd put down in the dorm to really make the room hers.

The boys heard a soft "Aha!" and watched as Sophie place a black picture frame on her bedside table.

The picture had been taken last summer at Nicky's on her birthday. She was sitting on a pool table with a crown and hot pink boa while Reid had an arm wrapped around her. Tyler was on her other side, his arm around her shoulders. Caleb was on Tyler's other side with Pogue beside Reid. They were all smiling, even Reid's infamous smirk was missing. It was Sophie's favorite picture of the group.

"Perfect," she said. "Now, boys, go follow Jeeves to the car and get my other things. Please and thank you!"

She grinned at each of them as they passed her on the way out of the door. She looked around the dorm room wondering where to start. It was smaller than a regular room that was typically shared by two students, but her Aunt Allyson had paid the school extra to get her one of the single rooms. These were very hard to come by because most parents didn't feel like dishing out the extra money on top of the already hefty tuition.

She started on the bed by pulling out the sheets and set about fixing them on the bed. The entire time Sophie was doing this, her thoughts flew back to her earlier conversation with Tyler, 'Me good for Reid? I guess I wouldn't be able to compare how he is around me versus when I'm gone, but could he really have real feelings for me? I know we've had our little flings in the past, but they never lasted…'

A short knock on her door made her shove her thoughts to the back of her mind. She assumed it was the boys so she didn't even look to see who it was when she opened the door, "Just put the box with books on the desk and…"

"I'm sorry; I was just here to introduce myself," a voice that did not belong to the boys said. "I heard there was a new girl and thought I'd get acquainted."

Sophie turned around to find a boy who was around Tyler and Pogue's height with medium brown hair with dark brown eyes. He was half in the doorway looking around the bare room.

"A single room, huh? I have one, too; room 311. Chase Collins," he said, stepping towards her holding his hand out. There was a smile on his face that Sophie couldn't help by mentally squeal at.

She smiled taking it, "Sophie Daniels; 242. It's nice to meet you, Chase. Are you new here, too?"

"Yeah, I just transferred in from Hastings. Do you need any help?"

'Cute and polite,' Sophie thought before answering, "No, it's okay. I have some friends helping me. But thanks for offering."

He nodded, "Well, I'll head back to my room. I'll see you around, Sophie."

"Bye," she called out to him. As she set out all the pillows her thoughts were not on the blonde but on the new brunette, 'Tyler's wrong. Reid and I don't fit like that, we're better off just as friends. But maybe I'll give Chase a chance.'

She thought more on the new guy until the boys came back with all the boxes and then all the serious unpacking began. She didn't mention meeting the new boy, and decided to keep him a secret for a little while longer.


Another one bites the dust, haha. So, go check out my profile for a picture of Sophie if you haven't already seen it. I would love some input, but I'm not gonna hound you about it. And I will see you all at the next chapter!