Chapter 2

Disclaimer: Sorry I didn't put this in the first chapter, so here you go. I do not own anyone from the Covenant, except Kegan, Chase the new guy, and Michelle, and anyone else that I decide to put in here.

Author: Thanks to those who reviewed my first chapter, I know it was short, but I made this one long for you. I actually liked this chapter, its giving you sort of something that is about to happen with everyone in Ipswich. Hope you guys enjoy this chapter and I ll get the next one up in a few days!!

"Can you believe this?" Reid asked his best friend the next morning. "Does he actually think that he is going to be apart of this team. We have been a team for four years and then out of nowhere this chump comes along and thinks that everyone is going to be ok with it?"

"Reid, Caleb's right. We are a team and no one is going to mess with that. Let's just get through the day without fighting anyone and get to practice so we can talk to coach." Reid eyed Tyler when he said the part about fighting. No one going to let it go about the fight with Aaron.

"You know I don't understand why you guys keep bringing up that fight with Aaron yesterday."

Tyler laughed "Because it's not like you to lash out on him like that. Usually you guys have a couple of words and maybe a push or shove, but I never thought you would just jump the guy without him knowing it. Also you 'using' in public. What the hell got into you?"

"I don't know, something inside of me just snapped. I don't think I knew what I was doing until I saw Kegan's eyes. She looked so scared."

"She was."

"I know that." Reid spat. "I saw it in her eyes. She had a nightmare about Aaron attacking her and I just thought about it and just freaked out. I wasn't thinking."

"She had a nightmare about him?"

"Yeah, we were at Nicky's and he was drunk. She went to the bathroom and he was waiting for her when she came out. He took out back and there was Chase. She won't give it up about Chase. It's like she obsessed with him. I don't know what is going on with her anymore. First she starts getting addicted to pills, then she finds out she can disappear. Then she finds out her dad is dead and that just makes things so much worse. She doesn't trust us, I know she doesn't. I mean hell I can't blame her, but still. I just don't understand what is going through her mind anymore. I wish I had the ability to read minds like Caleb does, so I can just get into her mind just once and figure out what is going on."

Tyler just stared out at his friend. "Wow." Was all he could say. Reid looked up at Tyler remembering he was in the room.

"Sorry…"

"Don't worry about it. I know how you feel you sometimes. You just got to let things out."

Reid laughed. "Yeah well…that's been held in for quite sometime now."

"So what do you think about her being able to disappear?"

Reid laughed. "Let's just say she needs to learn to control it."

"What do you mean?" Tyler sat down on his bed.

"You got to swear you won't tell anyone. I mean no one. Caleb cannot find out about this or he will kill us both."

Tyler nodded his head. "What is it?"

"Well, that night that we got Kegan back, I stayed with her. Let's just say that things got pretty heated up." Reid couldn't help but smile as he remembered that night. "Well things got a little too hot for her I guess and she disappeared." Tyler laughed.

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah, well it gets better." Reid sat down. "We fell asleep, but I guess she woke up in the middle of the night. I woke up to her staring out the window. She told me she couldn't sleep, so I suggested that we finish where we left off. We were playing around, and evidently she got hungry, because yet again we were getting busy and she disappears. The first time, she appeared in front of the bed, but this time she was in the kitchen."

Tyler laughed again.

"She disappears to places she aims for. I think she was just nervous the first time and disappeared by accident, but the second time I don't think was an accident."

"Man if Caleb finds out…"

"Caleb isn't going to find out. I left way early that morning before anyone was even up. I would like to keep this between me and you, because Kegan would kill me if she knew I told you this."

"You can trust me man, I won't tell a soul. I don't think I want to. It's too embarrassing to have your girl disappear on you twice while trying to have sex." Tyler moved off the bed as he saw a pillow flying at his face. He laughed moving to his closet. "Come on, we need to get ready."

"You better watch yourself in the pool today, you might just forget to breathe." Reid threatened him. He heard Tyler laugh as he opened to the bathroom. "Asshole." Reid replied shaking his head as he grabbed his uniform.

Later that day Kegan found her way to the lunch room. She looked around when she spotted Pogue and Caleb sitting on the stage. They waved for her to come over. She was walking towards them when Chase stepped in front of her. "Hey there." He replied with a smile on his face.

"Hi." She smiled, but continued to walk. He followed her.

"So, I get to go up against your brother and friends today in the pool. Any pointers?"

"Swim fast." Kegan told him.

He laughed. "Thanks I'll keep that in mind."

"What type of swimmer are you?"

"I do the butterfly."

"Hmm….Pogue does that. He's actually pretty good at it too."

"Yeah, well I'll make a bet with you. If I beat him today, which I will, then you go out on a date with me."

Kegan laughed. "Yeah, I have a boyfriend."

"Really? Who's the lucky guy?"

"Reid."

"Really?"

"What?"

"Don't really see you with him."

Kegan laughed. "Really? And who do you see me with?"

"Pogue."

"Are you serious? He is like my brother."

"I don't know, just thought you guys would go more together."

"Right." Kegan began walking again. "Good luck today, my bet is that you aren't going to be welcomed in a nice way."

"Is that a warning?" he asked after her. She turned around and shrugged her shoulders. She turned around laughing as she made her way to Pogue and her brother.

"What are you laughing at?" Caleb asked eying her.

"Chase, he cracks me up." Kegan replied lifting herself onto the stage.

"What did he say?"

"Well he asked me if he should know anything about swim practice today and I told him to swim fast." The boys laughed. "Then he went beyond that and asked me out after he made a bet that he was going to beat you today Pogue in swim practice. I told him I had a boyfriend. He asked who and I told him Reid, then he laughed and saw he thought me and Pogue were dating." Pogue began laughing again.

"He asked you out already?" Caleb asked.

"He actually thought we were dating?" Pogue asked still laughing.

"Already what's that suppose to mean?" Kegan focused on Caleb's question first.

"Nothing bad. I'm just saying, it's become a trend. The new guys always seem to ask you out the first couple of days that they get here."

"Hey I can't help that."

"Yeah she can't help she is hot. It's a curse we all have." Pogue stated. Kegan couldn't help but laugh at his comment. "But anyways, he thought we were dating?"

"Yeah, he said that me and Reid didn't look good together."

"Hmm." Caleb replied.

"Shut up Caleb." Kegan responding knowing exactly what Caleb was thinking without reading his mind.

"Wait." Pogue yelled. "Does he actually think that he is going to beat me today at practice?"

Kegan laughed. "A little late there babe."

"Shut up, did he really say that?"

"Yeah."

"That little thing hasn't even been here a week and he already thinks he rules the school."

"He's kind of weird." Caleb stated.

"You think?" Pogue asked sarcastically.

"Where is Tyler and Reid anyway?"

"I don't know." Pogue was still focusing on what Kegan had told him.

"Pogue, its ok. You can stop thinking about it now. He isn't going to beat you." Kegan told him putting her hand on his shoulder.

Kegan decided she would go watch everyone in swim practice today to see how Chase handled things. She put her bag down on the bleachers before waving at Reid who smiled at her. Gosh he looked good in those speedos. She shook her head and looked over at Pogue. He was getting ready, stretching. He was up first. She looked beside him and saw Chase waving at her. She smiled and waved back before taking in a deep breath and letting it out. They got on the boards until they heard a gunshot. They jumped in the water, Pogue was doing awesome. They had two laps to do back and forth through the pool. On the second lap, Pogue began to slow down. Kegan stood up and looked over. She had a look of fear on her face as she looked down at Caleb. They were all screaming for Pogue. Caleb looked up at her. "Come on Pogue! You got this!" she yelled turning back to Pogue in the water. Chase had swam past him already and was going through the last turn. Pogue looked like he was getting tired by the minute. Every time he would move his arms and he slowed down even more. He finally got through the turn, but it was too late. Chase was going to win. Kegan grabbed her things and moved down to the pool. Pogue was coming towards the wall as Chase touched it. He came up with a smile on his face. Finally Pogue reached the wall and came up gasping for air.

"Pogue!" Kegan yelled running over to him. "Are you alright?"

"I cant breathe." He replied climbing out.

"Lay down and catch your breath." Caleb told him. Pogue did as he was told and just laid down on the concrete trying to get air back into his lungs.

"What the hell was that man?" Reid asked.

"Not now!" Caleb told him.

"I lost didn't I?" Pogue asked a little while after he calmed down a little. Caleb nodded his head.

"Yeah man you did, but its ok. Coach isn't going to do anything. It was just practice." Caleb reassured him. Caleb put out his hand and helped Pogue to his feet. He looked over and saw Chase on his way over.

"Hey man, that was a good race. Sorry I beat you man. Maybe next time." Chase told him.

"Yeah." Pogue replied walking past him.

"Too bad we didn't make that bet." Chase replied turning to Kegan. She gave him a little smile.

"Yeah, like I said. Have a boyfriend."

"Yeah I remember."

"Well good job today." Kegan told him. " I am going to go check on Pogue, something wasn't right with him." She turned her back and began walking towards Pogue.

"What happened?" Caleb asked.

"I just couldn't breathe. Every time I moved my arms I got tired. I don't know what happened." Pogue told him still trying to breathe.

"Perry, I need to talk to you for a minute." Coach Rogers replied walking up.

"Yeah coach." Pogue responded sitting up.

"Look I don't know what happened to you out there today, but next meet I want you sit out. Let Chase here, take your place. He has been recruited from a school out in California. I've been told he is one of the best and today he showed it."

"Do what?" Caleb asked.

"Coach, I was just having an off day." Pogue stated.

"I know that son, but we need to give everyone a chance." The coach replied.

"Are you serious?" Reid replied softly.

"Coach, we are a team. You cant just split us up." Caleb told him.

"You are still a team, Pogue just wont be in the next meet. Now I am done talking about this. Caleb you're up next. I suggest you stretch." The coach walked away, leaving the boys speechless.

"You have got to be kidding me." Reid replied turning around to the wall and hitting it with his fist.

"Calm down Reid. Its just one meet." Pogue told him trying to tell his own self that.

"Yeah, I'm sure it is." Reid replied sarcastically.

"Something isn't right." Tyler told them.

"You guys everything is going to be ok." Kegan reassured them.

"How do you know?" Pogue asked her.

"I don't know. Pogue you just had an off day. Maybe next time if you show him that you are better then he will let you go to the next meet."

"Caleb, you better stretch." Pogue got up and walked to the locker room.

"You think he's ok?" Kegan asked.

"Well you know he doesn't like that he cant swim next week. This just isn't right for coach to do that to him. Pogue has been giving his best and one off day and he gets kicked in the ass from the new guy." Tyler responded.

"Something is very odd about this situation." Caleb replied.

"You got that right and he is standing right over there." Reid pointed to Chase.

"You think Chase had something to do with this?" Kegan asked.

"Yeah. The last time that something happened in the pool, Collins made Caleb hit his head on the edge of the pool. Now Pogue getting kicked out of his spot on the team. Something is going on," Reid told her.

"Do you see what you have caused?" Caleb replied turning his focus to Kegan. "You have him believing that Chase is still alive too. Chase is dead. You two need to figure that out." Caleb walked past them to go stretch.

"I don't think it was Chase." Reid turned to Kegan.

"Yeah I don't either." She told him.

"Just something about that boy over there rubs me the wrong way. I don't like him."

"Reid, you don't like anyone." Kegan laughed.

"I'm being serious and I am going to find out what it is." Reid walked past them.

"What do you think?" Kegan asked not looking at Tyler.

"I think something is up. I don't know what, but its just weird that coach kicked Pogue like that with just once practice. Maybe it could be that new guy, but I know this. He cant be part of the covenant, because Chase was the one who was the fifth. There is only five, so I don't know."

"Tyler, watch out for Reid ok. Something is up with him and I don't like it at all."

"What do you mean?"

"He's changing."

"He's ascending soon, maybe he's just nervous."

"I don't know. I just know that him beating the hell out of Aaron yesterday wasn't him. Something took a hold on him and he just freaked out. Something very strange is going on right now and I don't like it one bit."

Tyler nodded his head. "Yeah, I'll watch out for him for you."

"Thanks." She smiled at him.

Author: Ok, so this is a little longer than the first chapter, I just wanted to write a short one to see where I wanted to go with things. Hope you guys are enjoying this. Let me know what you think! REVIEW!