Covenant of Liars
by tenshinrtaiga
Disclaimer: I don't own the Covenant or Pretty Little Liars
Primary Characters: Alison DiLaurentis, Spencer Hastings, Aria Montgomery, Emily Fields, Hanna Marin, Chase Collins, Caleb Danvers, Pogue Parry, Reid Garwin, Tyler Simms.
Secondary Characters: Ezra Fitz, Wren Kingston, Samara Cook, Sarah Wenham, Kate Tunney, Caleb Rivers and more.
Pairings: canon pairings plus some Caleb D./Spencer, Aria/Reid, Alison/Chase

Summary: No one really knows how the Power came to be. Not even the Book of Damnation recorded its beginning. But those who mastered it have always been hunted. In the middle of the 17th Century, many escaped the brutal Witch-hunting in England and France by coming to America. As the brutal persecution of those with the Power spread throughout Massachusetts, the ten families of Ipswich (Danvers, Hastings, DiLaurentis, Putnam, Parry, Fields, Montgomery, Garwin, Simms and Marin) formed a Covenant of silence. And for 300 years it has kept them safe. Until now.

Alison, Caleb, Spencer, Pogue, Reid, Aria, Emily, Hanna and Tyler have to deal not only with their own high school drama, but the strange supernatural ones that keep popping up. And it doesn't help that the Covenant of silence is splitting at the seams as Spencer deals with her family, Caleb finds himself in love with someone else and Aria falls for her new teacher. And of course, further splitting the group, there's Alison and the girls as they try and secretly deal with That Jenna Thing.

Sarah cautiously crept down the dark hallways of the dormitory, still feeling like there were eyes boring into her back. She turned to take another look behind her as she turned the corner. Seeing nothing, she faced back around but gave a small, startled gasp.

Hearing the sound, Reid and Aria pulled away from each other as they dazedly turned to see who had interrupted their steadily progressing make-out session. "Oh, Sarah," Aria said with a smile.

"Hi," the blonde returned weakly. "Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt."

"It's okay." Aria untangled herself from Reid. "Are you alright? You look kinda freaked."

"I just came back from the showers," the blonde stated obviously seeing as how she was wearing nothing but a towel. "It felt like someone was watching me."

Reid moved forward from where he had been leaning against the wall and began to move toward Sarah, Aria not far behind him. "Let's take a look, shall we?" he spoke as he passed the blonde by. Sarah had little choice but to follow. Coming into the still warm room, Reid and Aria both took a good look around and other than a broken light bulb, saw nothing. "Don't see anyone," Reid muttered, tapping his chin. The three moved back into the hallway.

"Sorry I'm being crazy," Sarah laughed, though it sounded a little forced.

Aria shrugged easily. "It's cool. Better safe than sorry. Especially in a dorm where both Aaron and Noel live."

"You guys don't really get along with them, huh?" Sarah asked in curiosity, remembering the fight from earlier.

"That's putting it mildly," Reid sneered as they came to an intersection.

Sarah automatically turned right before realizing she was the only one. "Oh, Aria? Where are your rooms?" she asked. She had thought that all the girls were roomed in the right wing and all of the boys in the left.

Reid gave a smirk but Aria gave her an indulgent smile. "I don't live in the dorms," Aria replied.

The blonde looked at her in confusion for a moment. "Then why are you- Oh. Right, sorry." Sarah blushed lightly. "Okay, I guess I'll see you guys later?"

"Sure," Aria smiled. "Maybe tomorrow? I heard Kate's dragging Hanna shopping and Hanna will probably ask me to tag along."

Sarah smiled. "Yeah, me too. I'll see you then." She turned and gave both of them a wave in goodbye as she headed back to her dorm room.

She quietly slipped into her room, relieved when Kate was still awake. "Hey," she greeted, mostly to let the other girl know she was back. "I have a question," Sarah spoke in a muffled voice as she began putting on her pajamas. "What's up with Reid and Aria? I mean, they're together, right? But he was hitting on me and right in front of her too, but she didn't seem to mind."

Kate let out a laugh as she snuggled into her bed. "That's a good question. One the entire school would like an answer to. No one really knows for sure, but as far as anyone can tell, they're casual. He's slept with other girls and she's slept with other guys."

"But they hang on to each other like they're a couple," Sarah said in confusion, quickly running a brush through her hair.

Kate shrugged. "Yeah, and sometimes they even get jealous and overprotective. Like I said, no one really gets it. Except the other Children of Ipswich, obviously. Those guys tell each other everything. Well, except for Ali."

"Who's Ali?" Sarah asked in confusion, not recalling that name in the introductions from earlier.

"Alison DiLaurentis. She's a Daughter of Ipswich. I only know this because I'm with Pogue." Kate leaned forward, speaking in a gossiping tone, "But she sort of thinks she's better than everyone else. The other Children of Ipswich are cool. They don't throw around their money or reputation – anymore than the rest of us do, anyway – but Ali is a whole other level. Even with her friends, she always has to be separate. Always has to be Queen Bitch."

"That's harsh," Sarah said as she snuggled into her own bed.

"Mhmm," Kate replied sleepily. "You know, Reid wasn't the only one checking you out tonight." Seeing that she had Sarah's full attention, Kate smirked. "I'm pretty sure Caleb was too."

Sarah immediately shook her head. "He has a girlfriend. A very beautiful girlfriend."

Kate let out a scoff. "Spencer Hastings is more than just a pretty face. She and Caleb are tied for number one in our class and also for richest in this town. She's Student Body President and on the debate team, the chess team and the literary club. She's also captain of the field hockey team and has brought this school to Nationals three years in a row."

"Wow," Sarah said, more than a little surprised and impressed. "You know a lot about her."

"It's hard not to at this school," Kate admitted easily. "She and Caleb run everything. They're like the Power Couple of Spencer. Of Ipswich. Of Massachusetts."

"And you think Caleb was hitting on me?" Sarah laughed.

Kate paused in thought for a minute. "Yeah, you're probably right. No offense or anything. I was probably just reading too much into Caleb being friendly." The two girls smiled at each other in good night and simultaneously reached out to turn off the lamps.

In the dark, Sarah's mind conjured up that creepy feeling of being watched again. She let out a shaky breath before closing her eyes and making herself go to sleep.

Caleb jerked awake as he felt a strong tug of magic. He lay in bed gasping for a minute before turning around and lightly waking Spencer up. "Spence," he whispered, tugging on her shoulder lightly.

"Cay?" she asked blearily. "What is it?"

"Did you feel that?" he asked.

Spencer turned around to face him, "Feel what?"

Caleb hesitated for a minute before relaxing. "Never mind. It was nothing," he smiled. "Sorry for waking you. Go back to sleep." Spencer gave him an odd look but closed her eyes none-the-less.

The next morning, Spencer slipped on a pair of sweatpants and tied her hair up into a high ponytail. She hooked her iPod nano onto the shoulder of her tank top before reaching over and waking her boyfriend.

Spencer gave Caleb a swift kiss on the mouth once he woke before leaving for her run, fully trusting him in her apartment alone. After a quick shower, Caleb pulled on an extra set of clothes he kept at Spencer's before leaving, locking the door behind him. He was about to get into his car when the headlines of the local paper caught his attention. He dropped a few quarters in to retrieve the paper and quickly scanned the article after he hopped into the Mustang. With a frown, he reluctantly put the paper down and began to head into town to get started on his errands. He was barely a block away when he pulled out his phone to call Pogue. "Hey," he greeted. "Did you feel anything last night?"

"What?" Pogue asked in confusion, turning away from where he had been carefully watching the mechanic work on his motorcycle. "Like what?"

"I felt someone Using last night. Pretty hardcore too," Caleb admitted. "It must have been Reid."

"What makes you think it was Reid?" Pogue asked in confusion, though the answer was obvious.

Caleb barely kept from rolling his eyes. "It's always him, but I've never felt it when one of us has Used the Power before, have you?"

"No," Pogue admitted, moving away from the loud machinery. "I dunno. Maybe it's because you're so close to Ascending."

Caleb internally winced at yet another reminder of his eighteenth birthday; the birthday that would change his life. He would be getting his full powers and with them, an increasing addiction that could one day lead to his death. "I dunno. Maybe. I'm telling you, it was strong enough to wake me out of a dead sleep."

Pogue looked around suspiciously before lowering his voice. "You know he's only using his Powers to piss you off 'cause he's jealous you're Ascending first."

"I'm telling you- Jesus!" Caleb swore as he looked to his right to find a Darkling in his passenger's seat. His arm jerked and he swerved into the oncoming lane. The loud honking of a horn was the only warning he got as he quickly Used. The car crashed into the large sixteen wheeler and exploded in a shower of car parts before quickly reforming. Caleb stepped on the brakes the minute he had finished Using his Powers to save his life.

"What's going on? Caleb! Pick up the phone, man!" Pogue shouted in worry.

Caleb reached down to grab his phone from where it fell to the floor. "I just saw a Darkling. It was in the form of that dead kid they found at the Dells," he whispered hoarsely, body coated in sweat and still high from adrenaline.

Pogue paused in shock. "Yeah, I saw his picture this morning in the newspaper. But who would send you a Darkling?"

"I have no idea. Something's wrong, I can feel it," Caleb replied.

The long haired boy began to worry. Caleb had good instincts about this kind of thing. "Look, we gotta talk to Reid tonight. He'll probably be at Nicky's so we'll see him then."

"Definitely," Caleb agreed before hanging up and, more cautiously this time, heading into the center of town. He had just picked up his father's prescription medicine when he heard a familiar voice calling his name. He turned and quickly spotted the speaker. "Oh, hey, Kate. What are you up to?"

"Oh, I'm just stocking up our room," she explained nonchalantly before leaning in more seriously. "Did you hear about the dead kid?" she whispered.

Caleb paused awkwardly as he thought about the darkling he had just seen. "Yeah. Yeah, I did."

"Did you know him?" Kate asked. Caleb was the most popular guy at school; he tended to know everybody.

"No. No he, uh, just transferred in," Caleb explained, wanting to end the conversation as soon as possible.

Kate nodded seriously. "Yeah, I heard he lived on Reid and Tyler's floor."

Caleb felt a presence come up behind him and turned around. He blinked in surprise at Sarah, but he suppose he shouldn't have. Sarah was Kate's roommate. If Kate was stocking up on supplies then so was Sarah. He nodded his head and greeted the blonde girl back before turning back to the discussion.

"I still can't believe your mom would do that," Aria spoke as she munched on a twizzler.

Emily looked at her friend like she was crazy. True to form, Emily asked, "Are you crazy? That's exactly something my mom would do." She shook her head in anger, tension simmering under her skin.

"Maybe your mom is just looking out for you," Hanna offered as she crunched on her own chosen snack of carrots as the three girls walked down Main St.

Emily turned to face the blonde. "Or maybe my mom can't handle the fact that I'm gay and is trying to ruin my relationship with Maya."

Aria hesitantly broke in. "Well, Maya's going away to that camp so are you two still…" she asked hesitantly.

Emily reached out for one of Hanna's carrots and angrily chomped. "I don't know," she finally admitted. "She left so suddenly, we didn't even get a chance to say goodbye."

Aria and Hanna simultaneously wrapped an arm around their friend. "It'll be okay, Em," Aria comforted. "You'll figure things out. And if you and Maya can't be together then you'll find someone else. Someone better."

"Someone not a drug addict," Hanna helpfully put in causing the other two to let out small laughs as they walked into the drug store.

"Caleb!" Aria smiled brightly as she saw him standing with Kate, Sarah and Chase. The group gave a round of greetings as they all congregated in the middle of the shop.

Hanna looked around in search of something. "Where's Spence?" she finally asked.

"Lunch with the family," Caleb explained. "She's meeting the fiancé."

"Oooh," all the girls minus Sarah said simultaneously.

Sarah looked on confused, her expression mirrored on Chase. "Wait, what?" she asked.

"Melissa," Hanna explained with emphasis before remembering that she was talking to new students. "Melissa is Spencer's crazy older sister. She's a perfectionist to the extreme. In the eyes of the Hastings family, she can do no wrong. Which is crazy because she's a complete bitch and yet somehow she always makes Spencer look like the bad guy."

"Her fiancé is probably just as crazy," Kate realized, "if he's managed to capture Melissa's attention." The entire group shuddered at the thought of two Melissas. That was clearly the stuff of nightmares.

"You're not there?" Aria asked Caleb in curiosity. "You're practically part of the family." She smiled in amusement.

Caleb shook his head. "No, I had errands to run for my mother." He shook his pharmacy bag. "Thank God," he muttered lowly. Even Caleb disliked Melissa and he could put up with most anybody.

A low ring grabbed their attention as they noticed a male figure leave the pharmacy. None of them had realized there had been someone else in the store with them. "Who was that?" Sarah asked in curiosity, realizing that everyone was staring at the figure.

"I don't know. Another new guy?" Emily offered.

"Hot new guy," Hanna smirked as she eyed the figure up and down. "Who is he talking to?" she wondered. Suddenly, the boy they were all staring at shifted, allowing them to see the girl he had stopped to chat with.

"Oh my god!" Emily, Hanna and Aria muttered all together.

Caleb raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Hey, isn't that Jenna Marshall? I didn't know she was back."

The three witches exchanged terrified looks. It had been two years and they still had never spoken of The Jenna Thing. Ali had said that she'd taken care of it, but here Jenna was, back in town. Alison was going to be pissed.