Disclaimer: I do not own the Covenant. I am simply putting forth some of my own ideas for fun. This is my thoughts on what might have happened after the battle with Chase.
Tyler examined the neatly folded note and the handwriting on the front. He slowly slipped his finger along the edge to open the note and was stunned by what he read. The note was brief and concise and it said all that Tyler needed to know. He got up from the chair he had previously occupied at his desk and groaned as he went to lay back down on his bed. Reid's head snapped up as he realized that Tyler was on his bed groaning like he was in pain. Reid wanting to know what so bad that it had Tyler reacting like that again decided to walk over to the desk and read the note for himself.
Upon reading it for his own information Reid chuckled, "this is perfect Baby Boy. She wants to get to know you. Just try and let her get to know you." Tyler who had rolled over on his side was now rolling his eyes at the blond. "Reid, finish reading things before you comment on them. She is not interested. She wants to get to know each other over time and maybe we can become friends. 'Friends' of course happens to be the optimal word there." Suddenly Reid understood what Tyler's problem was. It was that Shauna had used the word 'friends' and Tyler wanted to be more than friends. Reid rolled his eyes at his brother's girly tendencies with his feelings. It was one of the reasons why they teasingly called him Baby Boy.
Realizing that he was about to cross a frail line soon even with Tyler Reid sighed, "Dude you can win her over if you let her get to see and know the real you. It starts with letting her know that you're not a jerk and responding to her note. She obviously wanted to talk to you earlier, but someone never opened the door."
That caused the youngest to blush knowing that his best friend had a fair point. If he wanted anything to happen it would have to start with responding to her polite note to him. Tyler was not too happy with himself for stubbornly refusing to open the door to Shauna earlier. If anything he felt like an idiot for not taking the opportunity to make a decent impression. Then again he reminded himself he had not known that she was going to be coming by. Smiling once more the youngest got up and decided to sit down at his desk to work on a note of his own.
When the clock struck the next hour Tyler was still struggling to compose a decent start to note. Tyler Simms typically a neat freak had actually been so engrossed in his task that he did not notice that the floor was now littered with his miserably failed attempts. He did not relish seeing how Shauna would respond to his note knowing that it would take an unusual amount of guts for him to write it; let alone give the note to her. Flirting with girls and laying it on thick was Reid's specialty and a gift that he had inherited from his father. Tyler looked over at his sleeping brother and threw pillow at the edge of his bed at the blond sons' head. This woke Reid up with a long string of curses coming from the older boy.
The only thing that saved Tyler from what he was sure would have been a rather painful chewing out was that he must have looked abnormally pathetic. The blond rather than ripping him a new one came over and placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. "What can I do to help Baby Boy?" Tyler looked up at his brother grateful for the help.
Reid looked at his most recent failed attempt and smirked. "Your old man certainly never taught you anything about talking to girls. Rule number one is flattery will get you everywhere. The next thing that you need to know is that too much too soon is never a good thing. It will scare her off. I recommend that you keep it simple and let her know that you are sorry to that you did not have a great first chance to meet and go from there. I'd also suggest that you say that you're sorry for not being able to talk to her this afternoon and invite her to sit with us at lunch."
Tyler smiled, he could see where Reid was going with this and he was happy for the help. Reid was correct about the fact that his father had not taught him about how to talk to girls. As a matter of fact his father pretty much wanted nothing to do with him. Aside from teaching him how to use his powers and the rules it had pretty much been him and his mom. That made learning a lot of things rather difficult. For that reason Tyler had never really bothered with looking at girls let alone talking to them. He was fairly certain they would not find him at all pleasing to make his self-conscious nature worse.
Tyler went back to work on composing the note to the affect that Reid had suggested. He also smiled at the thought of Shauna seeing him in a situation where he would be much more comfortable. He would not be one on one with her and she would see him among his brothers where he could more easily be himself. He had to hope that maybe just maybe she would feel comfortable around them all as well.
It was late Shauna could not sleep at all. She was not one to have trouble sleeping normally. Shauna had gotten so used to the tension in her body that she could normally sleep no mater what the situation. Tonight though was not like most. Shauna hated unresolved situations but knew that there was nothing further that she could do. She would have to wait and see if he even responded to her note.
The following morning Shauna woke up to annoying shriek of her alarm clock and looked at the time. It was 5 o'clock and she had only gotten a total of maybe an hour of sleep. She got up and proceeded to get ready for school. Today she took a little more time than normal straightening her hair so that it had a soft sheen to it. She pulled her hair back from her face with a purple headband and applied her make up carefully so that the bruises would not be evident. Today Shauna felt bold and pulled on a pair of classic black pumps with pointy toes. She had to smile at her appearance once she was done. Seeing the time she went and grabbed her bag and keys and headed on her way to school.
When she arrived at Spencer Shauna had just enough time to go into the cafeteria and grab some coffee and maybe spend sometime reading before class. As Shauna approached the line she found that she was standing right behind Tyler and couldn't help smiling. She had started to reach out and tap him on the shoulder to let him know that she was there so that they could talk but thought better of it. After all, this conversation has to go two ways and it's his turn to either accept or reject my apology.
As they approached the front of the line she watched as he ordered coffee with 3 creamers and 4 sugars and had to hold back a giggle. Shauna had grown accustomed to the "need "for coffee as most people in the Pacific Northwest do growing up. The result was that she drank her coffee almost black. She was so immersed in considering this information that she didn't even notice when Tyler slid a ten to the girl behind the counter telling her that he was going to pay for Shauna's coffee as well.
She stepped forward and ordered and ordered her coffee and had only one packet of sugar added. As she went to pay the girl working behind the coffee stand smiled. "You can keep your money. It's already been paid for." Shauna mumbled a polite "thank you" before going and taking a seat at an empty table not far from the boys sat at their usual place.
Shauna pulled out the book that she was currently reading for English and began to work on the rather tedious task of reading yet another twentieth century novel. This one entitled "Pillars of the Earth". She liked the basic plot well enough but was again not fond of the story. Partial to romantic literature she knew that the class would drag on for her and she found herself wishing that she could be in British Literature instead. With a sigh she forced herself to concentrate on the story.
It jolted her out of her daze when someone grabbed the book out of her hand. She found herself face to face with a curly haired boy with light brown hair and pale skin. Not wishing to be rude but unhappy about the rude manner in which the boy had gone about getting her attention she finally snapped, "Hi, did you need something?" She hated that she came off so harsh but she got the feeling that it didn't matter where this boy was concerned. Sure enough she was right the boy smirked and responded hardly missing a beat, "I just thought that I'd introduce myself to such a lovely, young lady. My name is Aaron" and as the boy went to kiss her she was saved only by the shrieking of the bell. Taking the opportunity to leave Shauna ran all the way to English and thanked whoever handled the bells here for the awesome timing.
If she would have looked back she would have seen five very intense sets of eyes following her on her way out one of which had started out solid black. Reid Garwin had not liked it when he saw Aaron start to make a play for the lady he already thought of as 'Tyler's girl' and had set the bell off when no one was looking. They knew what Aaron could be like and knew that he was up to she same thing that he did every time he took notice of a girl. Rather than watch Shauna struggle to get out of a bad situation he decided to provide her with an out. If she took it then he knew that it would make his best friend a lot more comfortable.
Shauna may not have known it but she had just started the process of gaining a ticket to the inner circle. By not flirting and throwing herself at them she had shown class and restraint something that placed her high in the eyes of the sons. By walking away even going so far as to leave her book with Aaron to get away when given the chance she had proven her worth. Only one question remained in their minds; could she handle the secret? It was that question that still held Tyler in check. His 18th birthday was only weeks away and they still did not know what had happened with Chase. The guy had disappeared and no body had ever been found. Tyler knew that he was being stupid but he still couldn't help but worry. There was a skill that his line possessed that the others did not. So, it meant little in his mind that nothing had occurred on Pogue or Reid's birthdays. With the threat still looming ahead could he risk putting Shauna in the same sort of situation that Sarah had been in? Could he risk her getting hurt like Kate had been? These were questions that he would have to answer before he made a serious move.