WARNING: Contains slash (same sex pairing), scenes with adult content, non-con (sexual harassment), darkness. This is none of the light-hearted fics I usually write. It's really dark. It hurts. No AU.
Disclaimer: I don't own The Covenant or its characters. No copyright infringement is intended.
I got up very early the next morning, trying to avoid Reid as much as possible. I knew that he was drunk the night before and had mistaken me for that girl. Nevertheless, I had an uncomfortable, nauseating feeling in my stomach, which also may have been due to too little sleep that night. Avoiding your roommate isn't the easiest task to fulfill. Yet, thanks to Reid's habit to sleep in, I managed to avoid him until the third period, history, where we sat together. It was one of the most boring classes and Reid usually fell asleep in it, mostly just to annoy Mr. Clark. Yet, that day he really needed to sleep. We didn't talk much in that class, as he was asleep most of the time or Mr. Clark called my name, making me read out a text or answer his questions. Mr. Clark held a grudge against me, I was sure. Yet, I was even surer that this was actually aimed at Reid. Unfortunately for Mr. Clark, Reid would never grant him the satisfaction of giving any wrong answers. That was perhaps why he had started on picking on me instead.
At lunch we sat together at a table with Caleb, Sarah, Pogue, Kate, and Chase. And though Reid knew that Sarah and Caleb were kind of dating, he tried to flirt with her just to annoy Caleb. Yet, it was all rather playful, Sarah laughed a lot, which made Caleb smile. He looked happy then. Chase seemed quite desperate to join in the conversation. He got much attention from Kate which obviously aggravated Pogue in such a way that he suddenly got up without having finished his lunch, mumbling that he had to do something. In the middle of all that chatter, Reid suddenly tossed an apple at me, which I caught rather clumsily.
"Here, your vitamins. You still gotta grow."
He smiled at me and our eyes met for a brief second before he turned his attention to Sarah again.
I looked at the piece of fruit in my hands. I took a bite. The sweet but sour taste made my mouth water.
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The other day Reid was late for the history class. Mr. Clark only cast a reproachful look in his direction when Reid sneaked past him, not without interrupting Mr. Clark's monologue by giving a sarcastic comment on the teacher's lesson. The class, always on Reid's side, laughed.
Reid climbed up the stairs to our row. His seat was next to mine so I had to get up to let him pass.
He passed me, his face towards mine, looking down at me, while I pressed my back against the backrest. Nevertheless there didn't seem to be enough room left for him to move past unhindered as his body was pressed to mine, so close to mine. And his hand rested on my hips as he pushed his body past and still rested there for a second when he was already at his seat.
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That night I had the strangest dream, a nightmare, yet even while having it, I knew that it wasn't just a dream.
The pale face of a boy appeared in front of me. It wasn't actually a face but a grey and distorted mask. The mouth opened like in a silent scream of pain, yet it couldn't open, as its lips seemed to have been sealed together literally. Blank eyes stared at me in agony and terror. He seemed to writhe in pain.
A whisper woke me with a start.
My eyes opened abruptly and I realized that I was lying in my bed in the dorm room. The lights were on.
A darkling. I had read about them in The Book. My heart was pounding quickly. I had to gasp for air. My whole body was covered in sweat. The only thing I perceived for a moment was my own heart beating in agitation.
Then I perceived a familiar voice, calling my name. I didn't move though.
"Tyler!" He yelled this time and something hit my head.
I turned slowly, my pajamas and the sheets clinging uncomfortably to my sweaty body.
"Tyler," he said again, his blue eyes gazing at me.
I wasn't ready to speak aloud yet, so I only gave him a questioning look.
He smiled.
"Oh, I just wanted to see your pretty face while I jack off."
I froze. From the movements under his blanket I could see that he was in earnest. I was paralyzed. Even my gasping for air had stopped.
He licked his lips and started moaning.
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A/N OMG...
That was a short chapter, but it had to stop here.
Thank you so much to all who read this and the last chapter. Special thanks to my reviewers: dan (I hope, it's different in a good way), monchy08 (I guess, Tyler is even more confused now), blazingfire03 (yes, poor Tyler), cajun-beauty (here's the next chapter) and Taylor5795 (Yes, Tyler got hurt. And it's gonna hurt even more).