Disclaimer: I don't own the Covenant… but apparently I own some of your souls… mwhahahaha!

A/N: Um, nothing witty to say except I'm out to play some beer pong tonight and I don't know if I'll be coming home to write more or not. The song is 'You're Lost Little Girl' by The 69 Eyes.

I Must Be Dreaming by Cara Mascara

Chapter 6: You're Lost Little Girl

"She can't remember anything. I'm not exactly sure about what happened, but she said these people were giving her pills. This woman-"

"Claudia," I told Reid as he explained my situation to my parents.

"Right, Claudia."

"Who's Claudia?" my mother asked.

"Some lady. I don't know." Reid said, looking to me for a hint maybe.

"She's a doctor. She's Connor's doctor," I said, gesturing to the baby in my arms.

"Lux, sweetheart… he isn't yours, is he?" my mother asked, a fearful look in her eyes.

"Don't be silly of course he isn't. Probably another kidnapping victim. The parents must be-" my father began.

"Yes he is," I said, rocking the baby in my arms. My mother immediately burst into tears.

"Who did this to you? Who were you with? Who kidnapped you?" my father demanded.

"Well, I lived with Austin right on the cliffs in Newport. It's so beautiful there. I always felt like… something wasn't quite right though. And he had two friends, Mason and Carl. Idiots. I hated them. But I liked Austin. Claudia too. She takes Connor once a month for a checkup. She keeps him overnight at her office, I'm not sure why. But anyway-"

"Lux, stop." Reid interrupted and rubbed his hands down his face.

"Austin!? Austin Chambers?! I knew that boy was trouble, always lurking around the shop. I never thought he'd go this far though…" my father fumed.

I began feeling very uncomfortable. A knock was at the door and I opened it, seeing as I was closest to it. "My baby! Oh Lux! I ha- what's that?!" an elderly woman cried, running into the house, heading to hug me but stopping as she saw the baby in my arms. Behind her were Pogue, Caleb, Tyler, Mel, Dee… um… Sarah, and another older woman.

My father sighed and said, "Look everyone come in and sit in the living room. This doorway is getting crowded." He turned to go up the stairs and I followed after Reid. I sat on a sofa between old lady number one and my mother.

"Lux, do you remember me? I'm your grandmother," old lady number one said. I looked at her puzzled, and shook my head. Apparently she'd been informed of my condition from the others who'd arrived with her.

"I don't remember anything. Just, little things." I glanced at Reid. He smirked then winked and I blushed. "I only started getting the headaches after I stopped taking the pills."

"Wait, headaches?" the woman who claimed to be my grandmother said.

"She apparently gets headaches that give her… flashbacks I guess. That's what that woman said was a side effect. But was it a side effect of not taking them?" Deanna thought out loud, looking at me. I shrugged.

"I suppose. I hid them for two months. They made me feel strange. Like I was forgetting something." I looked around at everyone in the living room.

"Well I'm calling the police," my father said, standing up.

"No… wait. I think this whole thing might have something to do with her powers. I don't know if she should tell the police the truth," Caleb… I believe that's the tall dark haired guy, said.

My father sighed and sat back down.

After concocting a huge, elaborate story about how I ran away instead of got kidnapped, my father phoned the police and I was left in the room with everyone staring at one thing. The child on my lap.

"Is it just me or…" Tyler trailed off, looking from Reid, to the baby, to me, then back again.

"It's not just you…" Deanna agreed.

"Yeah… uh… I already kind of figured that out. I think. I mean… he's six months she said. Nine plus six is fifteen. Fifteen months ago it was April. And we were…" Reid got lost in his thoughts, sighed and rubbed his face, cursing under his breath.

"You mean to tell me- Reid I took you for a gentleman!" my grandmother howled, going over to the blonde and swatting his arm. He shielded himself from her.

"Grandma, stop it! What's done is done. It could be worse. She could have a baby as a result of her… kidnapping," my mother said, beginning to cry again. "Oh lord, I'm a grandmother," she howled. I couldn't tell if it was good or bad.

I looked down at the child on my lap. He really didn't look anything like Austin. He had my eyes, and pure blonde hair. I could see how Reid would think… I mean, if we were even ever together. But Austin said Connor was his…

I sighed and stood up as Connor began to whine and cradled him, rocking him back and forth. Reid watched every move I made. "I'm gonna be sick…" he muttered, walking off down the hall. I gave him a strange look, then turned to face the others.

"Is he okay?" I asked.

"Yeah… he'll be fine. Don't worry about it," Tyler said, shaking his head and looking down the hall where his friend had disappeared.

-Reid's POV-

I couldn't take it. All I could think about was smelly diapers, spit up and waking up at 4 AM to a red faced, screaming little kid. And telling my parents. Oh, that would be a lovely conversation.

I had to get out of here. I feel sick to my stomach. I mumbled "I think I'm gonna be sick…" then went into the bathroom, locking the door behind me and leaning against it.

I wanted her back so badly, and now that she was here… I wasn't as happy as I thought I'd be. I mean, first of all, surprise, you have a kid! Not the best wake up call in the world. I'm dead. My parents are going to kill me.

Second, she's so… different. She's like an empty shell of what Lux used to be. Still hot, don't get me wrong, but she had no… spark anymore. Well, that's not completely true. When she threw that brick through the windshield, that was a sign that she was still in there somewhere. She just seemed so… off.

Sighing, I walked out of the bathroom, back to stand next to her as she continued to rock… the baby. Oh jesus. A fucking baby. I don't know if I can do this.

She smiled up at me brightly and I couldn't help but smile back. But the smile was so… hollow. She was clueless, she really was. She's not the same person anymore…

-Lux's POV-

I smiled up at Reid, who gave me a small smirk back. "Do you want anything sweetheart?" old lady number two asked, coming up to me. I think she was only coming over to get a better look at the baby.

"That's Gram, Lux. She's my grandmother. You've known her since we were babies…" Deanna said, biting her lower lip.

"Oh, um… hello. I'd actually like to… sleep if that's not too much trouble," I said, feeling very exhausted.

"Of course it isn't. Just give me little…" my mother trailed off, looking at the baby with a mixture of love and sadness in her eyes.

"Connor."

"Conner… oh he's so beautiful…" she said as I handed her the baby. I was a bit nervous about leaving him with these people. I mean, they say I know them… but at the same time… I don't.

"Your room's at the end of the hall sweetheart. Everything might be a bit dusty, but we kept it the same…" my mother said. I nodded and walked down the hall, opening the door to the room at the end of the hallway.

I looked around a bit, trying to scrounge a memory of being here, but I got nothing. I found pictures though. Pictures were good.

"Mind f I come in?" Reid asked, leaning against the doorframe.

"No," I said and he pushed himself off, walking in and closing the door behind him. "I don't remember any of this…" I said sadly, looking at a picture of me and Deanna in a swimsuits, soaked. I felt tears surfacing and slowly dripping down my cheeks. This isn't fair!

"What did they do to you?" Reid mused, not really looking for an actual response. He placed a hand on my shoulder and rubbed my arm soothingly. I looked through more pictures and found a picture of Reid with his arm wrapped tight around my neck, holding me in place while he kissed the top of my head and I looked like I was trying to squirm away from him, but I was smiling.

"Are you… I mean… were you… or are you… uh… my boyfriend or something?" I looked up at him through blurred vision and put the pictures down, wiping my eyes and sniffling.

He looked away from me and shrugged. "I was…"