A/N: I don't own The Covenant in any way shape or form, which makes me very sad. I do, however, own Kathryn, Killian, some of the family history, and other various things.

The characters of Kathryn and Killian are inspired by two of my all time favorite characters: Kathryn of Cruel Intentions and Faith of Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel the Series. Magical references belong to Aaron Spelling's Charmed. I own none of those either. Also, for images of the characters, check my profile for the link to my Photobucket.

Chapter 2: The Second Beginning

"How's the party," Reid asked, repeating the same words he had said last year.

"Don't know, just got here," Tyler replied. "We've been watching them. It looks fine to me."

"I say we leave," Caleb stated, looking over at Reid carefully. "We don't need the kind of attention we had last time."

"Oh, please," Reid scoffed. "When are you ever going to learn to relax, Caleb? Let's go have some fun," he added before his eyes ignited, blackened and he jumped off the cliff, laughing the whole way down.

"When am I ever going to learn," Caleb muttered to himself incredulously, watching as Tyler followed after Reid, falling backwards off the cliff. "You'd think the brief return of Putnam's bloodline would change him, but he hasn't changed a damn bit."

"I know, man, but what can you do," Pogue asked, patting a firm hand on his friend's shoulder.

"He ascends this month, Pogue. On Halloween," he reminded him warily. "I'm worried about him. You'd think he'd tone down his using, but he hasn't."

"Sure he has, Caleb," he replied reasonably. "He's learning, man. He doesn't want to end up like Chase or your father. You know that, I know that, all of us know that, but you pressuring him to be a good boy isn't going to help him."

"You think I'm too hard on him?"

"I think you need to act your age, and get over Sarah," he said honestly, cringing inside as Caleb looked away at the mention of her name. "There are tons of girls at this party tonight, Caleb. Go find someone, even if it's for a minute, and fill up that glass of yours that's half full."

"You're saying I need to get filled," he questioned ironically with a quirk eyebrow.

"In more ways than one, my friend," he replied with an amused smirk. "In more ways than one."

With that, Pogue turned and jumped off the cliff and into the misty darkness. Caleb sighed, and ran a hand through his hair. Maybe Pogue was right. Maybe it was time he moved on. After all, Sarah wasn't the only girl in the world. …Right? Sighing heavily, he shook his head and walked straight off the edge of the cliff. When he landed silently, he was pleased to see his three surrogate brothers waiting for him. He tried to smile at them, but his heart simply wasn't in it. He just nodded to them and led them up and over the foggy hill, straight into the hard-core noise and gyrating bodies of the bonfire beach party.

This night was turning to be very similar to a night he'd much rather forget.

"Hey," Kate shouted with a wide smile, rushing over to them. She wrapped her arms around Pogue's neck and kissed him soundly. Anyone could see the smile on Pogue's face as he wrapped his arms around his girlfriend's waist. "Glad to see you could make it," she remarked. "You're late, again."

"So we're a little late, what else is new," Reid replied with a shrug.

"Correction, smart ass, you're thirty minutes late. There is a difference," she snapped smartly, and Reid rolled his eyes.

"So, who's here," he asked her, looking around the party, "the usual?"

"Yeah, pretty much. Aaron was stewing over in the corner until Kira pulled him away," she told them, turning to find the boy's enemy in the crowd. "There he is! Over there," she said, pointing into the crowd.

The boys followed her finger around the mass of bodies and found Aaron right away. He was, indeed, dancing with Kira, but there was someone else who wanted to get in on the fun. "Someone" was a tall, pale skinned brunette with smoky makeup and full blood red lips. She was running her fingers through her hair, up and down her body as she shook her hips and danced her way in between Aaron and Kira. Aaron didn't seem to mind too much, especially when the new girl danced with her back against his chest, her butt rubbing against his crotch, and moving one hand around his neck while she moved one of his hands to wrap around her bare stomach. No, Aaron didn't mind at all, but Kira certainly did.

"Excuse me," Kira said with an annoyed tone to the girl, crossing her arms. She wasn't listening though, her eyes were closed, and she and Aaron were having a good time. "Ex-CUSE me!"

"Okay," the girl began, opening her eyes, "you're excused," she told Kira dismissively, and smirked at her and she turned around in Aaron's arms, dancing even closer to him.

"Listen, bitch, that's MY boyfriend," she shouted bitingly, crossing her arms.

"Really, 'cause I don't see your name on him," she replied, pulling on Aaron's collar and looking down the inside of his shirt. Smirking, she looked back at Kira. "Anywhere," she added mockingly, and looked back at Aaron.

"Aaron! Do something!"

"Yeah, Aaron, do something," she mocked with a sickening high pitched tone. "Like this," she said, and quickly jammed her elbow back into Kira's face.

"Oh, damn," Reid laughed jovially with Tyler, a hand over his mouth. "I like this girl already," he said as they watched Kira fall to the dirty ground.

"HEY," Aaron shouted, his fun over as he stopped dancing and moved to hit the girl.

"Party's over," Caleb said before he and the boys moved through the crowd to get to Aaron and the girl.

Before they could even get there, the girl ducked under Aaron's arm and pushed him away from her. This maneuver sent Aaron crashing into another couple, who immediately stopped groping one another long enough for the boyfriend to punch Aaron. The Sons of Ipswich stopped in their tracks and watched again as the girl continued to dance through the crowds, casually punching and kicking people as she went. She never stopped, and she didn't even care that her actions caused a major fight to break out with everyone around her. Pretty soon, everyone in that area was out for blood and anyone that went near the girl got hurt in some way.

She didn't even care that she started the whole thing! She just went on dancing.

The boys didn't bother to break up any fights, they just backed away and looked around. Pogue was protecting Kate while Reid was still laughing with Tyler, and Caleb was searching the crowd for the girl. He found her eventually, standing atop a hill, watching everything with a smile on her face. She was pretty, he'd give her that, but he just didn't understand why she started the fight anyway. It was almost as if she planned it or something. And then there was the nagging feeling that he knew her even though she didn't look familiar. Her eyes met his across the sea of fistfights and screaming girls, and she smirked, throwing a little wave at him.

"HEY, HEY, HEY, break it up, y'all," the DJ shouted over his microphone, and a few people stopped fighting. "Just heard on the scanner; cops headed this way! SCATTER!"

As soon as he said those words, everyone stopped fighting, grab their date, and high tailed it out of there. Caleb watched the girl even longer, until she winked at him before turning and running in the opposite direction.

"Hey, Caleb," Pogue shouted, grabbing the elder by his arm. "Come on, man! Snap out of it! We got to go! Cops, remember!"

"Yeah, yeah, I remember," he replied quietly, staring at the spot where the girl had been. "Let's go," he ordered, snapping out of his trance and leading the boy's back towards the car.

"You need a ride, babe," Pogue asked Kate, and she nodded quickly.

"Yeah, mine ditched me as soon as you guys showed up. She's a little afraid of you, I think. Some friend, huh," she replied, hopping into the back seat to sit between her boyfriend and Caleb with Reid drove.

"Damn, no fun tonight," Tyler muttered, and Reid agreed with a nod and eye roll before they drove off and out of sight.

Luckily enough, the cops didn't find them that time. The drive to Caleb's house was quiet and awkward. With Kate and Pogue making out beside Caleb, it was even worse. He just stared out the window and into the dead of night. He was soon dropped, which he was thankful for, and the others told him to take it easy. He just nodded and walked into his house to find his mother passed out in front of the fire, ashtray full and an unfinished scotch on the table. Sighing, he quietly cleaned her mess and carried her off to bed.

Since his father had willed his Power into him, which had been explained to him after the school formal when he got home later that night, his mother was even worse. Yes, she did the right thing, she saved Caleb's life. But she had been the one to ask his father to do what he did, and she felt immeasurably guilty about it. Kissing her forehead as he covered her up, he walked out of her room and quietly shut the door. He understood why she was still the way she was, a chain smoking lush, but he hated that there was nothing he could do to help her. Evelyn Danvers simply refused to admit she had a problem and get help.

Lying down in bed, Caleb saw that it was two in the morning. With a deep sigh, he sank into his bed and closed his eyes, hoping for a peaceful sleep where Sarah and Chase didn't invade his dreams and turn them into nightmares.

P.S.: Four pages total.