Ok. As promised I'm posting the new chapter now, Thank you for your reviews so far, they really surprised me considering I as expecting a minimum of 3-4 days for the required 5 reviews to be written, however give I've had a busy week I wasn't able to post this chapter as soon as I hoped for, I apologize . Emma and Nala (such a cute Classic disney name :) ) thank you for your reviews as well. Damon Salvatore is awesome you asked some really good questions, and I will write down eventually the answers to them. Britney thank you for your questions as well. As for your review Authorabc123... Believe me if I could make have things my way season 4 would be ending with a PLL Haleb wedding. To prettylittleliars39464 thank you for your review as well. Ok I've been off the topic that you were all interested for too long as such let's get down the road with the story. And there's also some other news regarding the fiction. I will drop the rule about the 5 reviews per chapter starting with this one. None of you deserve to be put through this. Currently I'm writing chapter 4 of the fiction and I'm also re-writing the first chapters. My Wonderful beta pinpointed out some things to me as such I'll adjust thigs and I hope you guys like the result.
As Caleb watched the young woman asleep on his couch, he slowly went to clean up the two coffee cups both him and Allison had been using. He then prepared some sandwiches for her and put them above her bag with a note to just take them with her in the morning. Despite the whole mess he felt a little sorry for her. Caleb admitted to himself that the girl asleep on his couch had probably been to hell and back in the past two years that she had been missing. Things couldn't have been easy for her, always being on the run fearing for her life.
As he went to his bathroom and changed into a pair of sweat pants and a t-shirt Caleb wondered whether Allison would still be there in the morning, and more importantly whether he should keep her visit a secret from Hanna and the rest of the girls... If only temporarily. Judging by the fact that he already kept too many things away from Hanna he decided against it. As he closed his eyes he decided he would wait until morning before dealing with everything going around him ... Allison, Miranda, the pact, the Original Caleb and so..As soon as he put his head on the pillow Caleb fell asleep unaware that both Miranda and the other Caleb had entered the room and were now watching the scene in front of them with astonishment.
Caleb woke up the following day early morning only to find Allison sitting at his table, making coffee. As he groggily took in the scenery around him Caleb rose from his bed and slowly nodded towards her. It was a private joke between him and Hanna that he was as grumpy as a teddy bear in the morning. As he made his way inside his bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth he slowly felt himself re becoming a human being.
-"Thank you for letting me spend the night here, and for making me those sandwiches. I know I should probably get going, because me being here it's putting us both at risk however I think that we both could finish then conversation we started last night before I leave."
-"Yeah, about that. Why me? Why come and ask me for help? You could've gone and talk to Hanna while she was here yesterday. Or you could've asked Mrs. Grundwald to help you. So why come to me?"
Allison sighed and simply shrugged her shoulders. She slowly went to pick a file from her bag.
-"Quite honestly I did this because it felt like my best choice. Ever since the girls have found out about me being alive they have gotten really close at nearly finding me. I came here to you because honestly? You're Hanna's ex/current boyfriend. And I had no freaking connection to you, plus you don't live in Rosewood anymore which puts you pretty much very down on A's potentials victims lists. Because quite honestly who in their right minds would search for me here? I know I'm a selfish bitch but when you spend years on the run, fearing for your life constantly watching over your shoulder... Survival sometimes requires going to extreme measures. And from what I know about you, you know what it feels like."
It was a weird silence the one following the knowledge that out of all the people that were a part of her friends life Allison would end up having a connection such as this with Caleb. She slowly gave him the file she held in her hand.
-"When I first learned the truth about the Pact I also discovered that it's effects take place only within the town's old residential area. The one where people lived a hundred years ago. All the accidents happened in this area. All the teens died in that area. And there's also one more thing. Miranda Collins' body was never recovered from the boating accident. Her family burred an empty coffin. That's why her mother thought it was possible for her and the other Caleb to come back and stop this curse. The whole true love thing... "
-"But I'm not him. So let me get this straight... If I leave Ravenswood Hanna won't get into danger? She will remain safe?"
-"I don't know that for sure because face it Hanna never looks for trouble. Trouble just finds her. And that goes for the other girls as well. Now do you mind if I try to get some sleep again? I'm sure there are people in this town more able to talk to you than me." Allison slowly wrapped herself inn the blanket. "Oh and Caleb? If you leave this room it's best that you lock the door. For both our sakes." Allison then put her head back on her pillow as Caleb left the room file in his hand and phone in his other. He quickly called his friends and asked them to meet him at the Vault.
As he made his way towards his car Caleb noticed that Miranda was outside waiting for him he let her know he was on his way to meet Remy and the twins and then slowly asked her to join them. As they made their way to his car, Miranda finally asked him.
-"So are you planning on avoiding me now? And who's that girl? And more importantly can we please talk about what's going on?" as they reached the Vault and sat down at the gang's usual table Caleb waited in silence for his other friends to appear. He was surprised to see that Olivia hadn't come., but he made a mental note to himself to check in on her later on that day.
-"I met the Original Caleb last night", his words sounded like a bomb to the other two teens sitting at the table. The both turned their heads to watch him, surprise written all over their faces.
-"The Original Caleb? The one who died in 1918? That Caleb?" both Remy and Luke were shocked by what they had just heard from Caleb.
-"Yeah. Apparently he met Miranda and she brought him to my loft with her." as the three turned their heads slightly so that they could hide they were secretly discussing with a ghost Miranda just nodded her head.
-"I went for a walk through the park after Hanna left. Needed some fresh air. I sat down on a bench an then he showed up. He obviously thought I was "his" Miranda. He then grabbed me and I was confused for a minute that it was you", Miranda turned her head to Caleb, "and even more so, by the fact that he could touch me. I then realized that with everything that had happened in the chapel earlier yesterday, that he was more than likely the other Caleb."
-"Oh wow, that must have been so confusing for both of you." Remy sipped from her coffee. "why didn't you bring him to us with you?"
-"That was my first idea, but the thing is, when we found you guys were having dinner so we decide to post pone that conversation".
-"So you guys really aren't their reincarnations after all? And Thomas and Esther sacrificed themselves for nothing?" Luke's question reminded Caleb of the argument he had with the rest of the group about him and Miranda being soul mates.
-"Not quite. The thing is... When Caleb touched me, I suddenly started getting memories. Her memories of growing up here in Ravenswood, of meeting him, of their wedding day. Including of how they died. So while I don't think Caleb is the same person as the other Caleb, I think that in my case it worked... Which is probably why I"m the only one dead right now. Because I already died once before. The woman on the bridge? That was Rachel my best friend, former best friend." As Miranda finished talking silence fell upon the table.
-"Where's Olivia?" Caleb asked Luke "how come she's not here?"
-"She said she had something to do. A school art project, but i'm guessing she went out to clear her head of everything that's happened lately. Which sounds better than her cooking again, if you ask me." The teens all turned their head to him. "I gained some serious extra pounds after my dad died because of her cooking. Trust me I know what I'm talking about."
Olivia in the meanwhile had arrived at the Collins manor and had been staring up at the front door for the past 15 minutes before she finally summed up all her courage into knocking. The one who opened the door wasn't Mrs. Grundwald, like she'd expected, but just the person she wanted to talk to, Raymond Collins.
-"Olivia? Is everything all right? Why are you here?" Raymond Collins had been expecting one of the teens to just drop by and ask him for answers during the day. Though to be honest he was convinced that it would be Caleb to do so and not Olivia.
-"Can we talk? Mr. Collins? I have something I need to ask you about. May I come in?" Raymond slowly moved aside the door frame and let the girl enter the house. He silently moved his hand towards his office direction.
-"Let's talk in my office. I have my guess as to why you are here." He led her inside his office and offered her a chair to sit down. As Olivia sat down she took a glance around her before she met Raymond's inquisitive stare and lowered her head in shame.
-"I should start with apologizing. I was here with Miranda when she first found out about the jars. Granted she was the one that freaked out and destroyed hers... But still it's not ok for me to behave like that. I apologize for it." Raymond simply nodded his head towards her.
-" I assume you were looking for the dagger that killed your father, and that you probably thought I had something to do with him getting killed, I'm not blaming you for thinking about it. It must have been hell like for you to find out Dillon was the one responsible for it." Olivia simply shifted nervously in her seat before she turned her head to face Raymond again.
-"About that... I wanted to say thank you, for everything that you did for my mom ever since this whole mess started. You helped her a lot when no one else in this town gave a damn about what we were going through... When no one cared what she was going through. That's why i'm so grateful she had you in her life. And yet..."
-"You want to know why I was never around while your father was alive and now suddenly I am? That's something that you should probably ask your mother about." Raymond's gaze suddenly darkened with what seemed to be kept in pain over the loss of something he cared about. "But regardless of what her answer is, your mother is an important person in my life. And if I can to anything to help, rest assured that I will."
As Olivia silently watched the man in front of her she slowly realized he probably loved her mom a lot, which definitely explained a lot about the weird relationship that they seemed to have going on between them. She slowly started to rethink everything she knew about Raymon Collins from the moment she met him the night of the accident at the hospital until last night when he saved them all from Abbadon.
-"I also wanted to ask you something about the Pact. Last night you told us that Abbadon needs to kill all of us, that we all have to die together. But what if someone say Caleb walks away from Ravenswood for good? What will happen then?"
-"Should any of you leave Ravenswood he wouldn't be able to harm you or kill you. Like I said he needs all of you to die together. The only way that i know of breaking the pact are whispers from my own childhood... The children marked by the pact reaching the age of adulthood. Because as you probably know already the Pact marks only children and teens. Were you to reach 21 it will probably break down."
-"So basically if I move back to Rosewood and don't return here before my 21'st birthday, the Pact gets broken?" Caleb's voice coming from the door surprised both of them. The rest of the Pact's members were standing right behind him waiting for Raymond's answer.
-"Yes, that is pretty much the only reason why I've been trying any known means that I had of convincing you to go back home to Rosewood. While you lost a friend to the Pact, I've lost so much more that you could probably imagine. With Caleb's spirit running around here being free he can't try and harm any of you. They are equally matched in power and strength."
-"Why is that? Why does Abbadon fear him so much?" Luke was the one to ask what everybody else seemed to be wondering.
-"Because Caleb Rivers didn't die on the boating accident. He survived due to the care of a woman, whom he would often refer to as his Protector. Apparently Abbadon couldn't take his soul until she died herself. That's why he fears him. Because he was the one that nearly made it out alive of the Pact, the one that almost broke it once."
-"This woman who was she what was her name?" the five teens got even more confused over the new stuff they had found out about the pact. For each step they took forward at least ten would bring them back to the starting point.
-"I believe you've already met her. Her name is Hanna Marin." Miranda's gasp expressed the shock that they were all feeling knowing that Caleb'x ex-girlfriend was possibly they're only chance at making it out alive from the pact. Miranda then felt her heart suddenly tighten at the idea of Caleb going back home and reconciling with Hanna. She admitted to herself that she cared about him and seeing them together the day before had done nothing but put her through endless suffering because he clearly loved her so much. An now she had found ut that they had a bond as strong and as old as hers and Caleb's going on over decades of time. Miranda slowly walked out of the room without anyone really noticing it.
-"Hanna has no idea of what's going on here and I intend to keep that way. I broke up with her to keep her safe. So no matter what I'm not dragging her into this." Caleb finally decided his next course of action. He would go back to his loft and pack his stuff before going home, back to Hanna.
-"It's probably for the best. Now are you kids planning on staying here for lunch as well? If so I'll have Carla arrange it."
-"No, sorry but our mom's waiting us home. So we'll be on our way, right Liv?" As Olivia rose from her chair she walked slowly towards Luke.
-"Thank you for your kindness Mr. Collins. And for listening to what I had to say".
-"My door is always open, you can all come here any time you want."
It surprised them all how when Raymond Collins wasn't trying to be "creepy Collins" that he would just end up being a very decent person that they all felt they could go and try to get to know better. As they all left the Collins manor, Olivia rubbed her head because she suddenly felt a piercing ache. As she raised her eyes from the ground she saw the scene of her nightmares play out in front of her again...
As she gave a frightened yell Olivia raised hey eyes to see a tall man holding her down, if only to keep her on her feet.
-"Hey, are you alright? Are you hurt? What's going on? Who were you running from?"
Olivia simply started shaking and putting her head on his shoulder she let herself wrap in his hug.
-"I was running because those two men that were chasing men... They... I think that they were planning on raping me. I saw one of them put something on my drink earlier at the party so I just threw it away when they weren't looking and then I escaped from the house towards the lake. They realized I was gone and followed me. Why are you here?"
-"I noticed that you had disappeared from the party and I heard some rumors how somebody was trying to play with the new girl around here. That she needed some training about how to have fun. So I started looking for you and then I saw you heading this way. Come on I'll drive you home." the young man slowly took of his shirt and put it around Olivia's body before wrapping an arm around her and leading her away.
-"Olivia? Is everything alright? You just blacked out on us." At her brother's concerned look Olivia just nodded her head and went towards their car. She quickly settled in the back seat.
-"I'm fine. I just have a huge head ache caused by everything that is going on." as the rest of the trio made their way towards his car, Caleb excused himself saying he had some packing up to do. He gently told them good bye before he made his way back o his loft to check upon Allison's whereabout and to also let her know that he was going back to Rosewood.
There it is the third chapter of the fiction. Now I really want some answers from you guys
Did you like it or not? What did you guys think of the whole Caleb/Allison bonding scene? How about the one that happened between Olivia and creepy Collins? I just love calling him that, so please review and let me know what you think about it.