Date: August 16, 2011

Title: Only Time Will Tell

Author: Soccer-Bitch

Chapter: 6 of?

Rating: T

Pairings: Tyler/OC, Pogue/Kate, Caleb/OC

Warnings: Some Strong Language

Feedback: All opinions are welcome!

Disclaimer: I own Danielle and the characters you don't recognize, but everything from the Covenant I do not own.

Summary: After leaving Ipswich with her father eight years ago, Danielle Kennedy is back for her senior year at Spencer. Will old friends still be there or will she be seeing the side of them she had never seen before?

A/N: Thanks to those who have encouraged me to do this story!

Walking to her car, Danielle tossed her bag into the backseat before shutting the door. Jumping in surprise when she saw Jason leaning against her car. Putting a hand to her chest, she could feel her heart racing. "You scared me," she told him. "I didn't hear you come up."

"Sorry about that," he smirked. "So are we still on for smoothies?"

"I've actually got a bit of a headache," Danielle lied. "So I think I'm just gonna head home before doing some errands and what not."

"Alright," Jason said nodding his head. "Maybe next week."

"Yeah, maybe."

Giving him a small smile, Danielle opened the drivers door and slid inside as she watched Jason walk off out of the corner of her eye. While living in California, she had a few boyfriends and gone on dates, but thinking back to that time, Danielle couldn't think of a time that one of them had been as pushy about going out as Jason was being. With a long sigh, she pulled her seatbelt on and started her car. Rolling down the window, she was surprised to see Tyler running towards her car.

"I'm so glad you haven't left yet," he told her as she handed him a bottle of water. "Reid took my car and I'm supposed to meet Caleb at his place and he's already left."

"Get in," Danielle sighed. "I'll drop you off at Caleb's place since it isn't that far from my own place."

Tyler ran over to the passengers side and went to open the door only to find it locked. With a small smile Danielle unlocked the door, allowing Tyler to get into the car. "Thanks so much. I didn't even know that Reid had taken my keys."

"You might want to have a talk with him about that or you could not leave them out where he could get to them."

"Yeah," Tyler said with a small laugh as Danielle pulled out of the parking lot and towards the Danvers manor. "So what are you doing today?"

"Personal stuff," Danielle answered being as vague as she could. "And after what happened this afternoon at lunch, I'm not going to tell any of you anything about it."

"Danielle..."

"I don't wanna talk about it Tyler."

The drive wasn't as long as it normally would have been if she hadn't been speeding. Driving past the gates, Danielle stopped outside where Caleb was with Pogue.

Upon seeing Danielle's car pulling up, Caleb walked up to the drivers side. "Baby boy recruiting you to give him a ride after Reid stole his hummer again?"

"Well someone had to." Danielle said as she ran her hand through her hair.

"Are you staying-"

"No, I have things to do," Danielle said as she interrupted Caleb. "And it is none of your concern. I haven't forgotten what was said at lunch."

"Dani..." Caleb sighed, not really sure what he could say to make her understand that there were some guys at Spencer who just wanted to hurt her because of her association with him and his friends. "I just..."

"Don't bother Caleb," Danielle said as Tyler shut the door of her car so she could leave and she did. The same way she left school; speeding.

"Caleb, she doesn't have any idea about how bad of a guy he really is, does she?"

"Baby boy, I have a feeling that she is gonna learn this the hard way, even if we were to tell her."

"Have you ever thought about telling her?" Pogue asked walking up to two of his friends. "Ever?"

"I never thought about it, but if Chase were ever to come back I don't think I would have a choice in the matter."

"Do you think he will?" Tyler asked. "Come back? After what happened to you?"

"If he survived, he will," Caleb said. "He is addicted to the power and he showed no sign of wanting help. If Reid hadn't seen what it was like, I might be worried about him."

"That was one good thing to come out of that."

"What was that?" Pogue asked as he adjusted his helmet under his arm.

"Reid saw a glimpse of his future if he didn't stop using so much and I haven't felt him use as much since."

"Yeah that is a good thing." Pogue agreed.

"Do you think if Danielle knew about us that she would still feel the same about us?" Tyler asked.

"Baby boy, I really don't know. I mean she seems to be interested in one of Aaron's friends. I thought she'd have better taste."

"Maybe Kate can talk to her?" Tyler suggested.

"I'd also like to know what secret that she was keeping today." Pogue said

"You and me both." Caleb sighed as they walked into the manor.

Driving back to her mother's house gave Danielle a little bit of time to think about the situation she found herself in. The two secrets she was keeping from her friends were something that had to be done. She had wished that she could have done the test before she came out to Ipswich, but it didn't work out that way, but the results would be pretty important, at least to her.

Parking her car, she pulled out her school bag along with her soccer bag so that she could wash the clothes she had in there. Locking and setting the alarm on it she made her way to the front door. Opening it and walking into the house, Danielle couldn't hear anything at all as she made her way upstairs to her own room.

Dropping her soccer bag into her closet, she closed the door and dropped her school messenger bag onto the chair in front of her desk where her computer was set up. Grabbing the letter out of the drawer, Danielle flopped onto her bed before kicking off her shoes and closing her eyes as she took a deep breath. Opening the large envelope, she started reading the letter that was inside.

Danielle,

There have been so many times over the years that I have wanted to tell you of the biggest thing that tore us away from the place we had called home for so long.

It wasn't just one thing that tore your mother and my marriage to shreds, well it was many things.

I think you know what I'm talking about. I just never wanted you to have a tainted image of your mother afterall she did carry you for ten months and she loves you in her own way.

And if I know her the way I believe I do, she has tried getting you together with that Danvers boy that you were friends with when you were a little girl. But you aren't a little girl anymore, you are a teenager and almost an adult. The time has sure flown since we left Ipswich. It was harder than you realize to leave that place. You have the strength that I don't in returning with your head held high. I can never return there again. But that is something I am okay with that because I have Gabby and I have Evan and someday I hope you'll come back here as well.

For so long I have avoided this subject with everyone and that included your mother because I was so happy with how life was going at the time, but nothing ever stays secret forever and I don't think your mother will be telling you this anytime soon.

There have been times during my relationship with your mother where infidelity has been an issue. Your mother was wild as I think you would say in her youth and I was the one to tame her so to speak. But there were just times after we married that she decided that she wanted to go back to her partying ways. You have no idea how thankful you decided that you weren't much of the party type. It made me realize just how much I resented her for doing that to me and adding the strain onto our marriage. Most of our friends never did think we'd last and they were right.

When we found out about you, I thought that maybe this would help us stay together. The first time I held you I couldn't think of anything more beautiful than the baby girl in my arms and then your mother who was exhausted let it slip out that she didn't know who was your biological father was because she had been cheating during that time but she had still been with me. But when I looked at you in my arms, sleeping so peacefully I knew that you were mine. I had no doubt, but that was when the fighting between your mother and I really got bad. She didn't want to think of the possibility of someone other than me being your father because she knew how bad the situation would turn out to be. And I wanted you, more than anything I wanted you to be mine so I left it alone and just accepted you as mine and for awhile things got better between us and the surprising thing was that it was lasting. But then it all fell apart again.

That was when I finally realized things weren't going to be getting any better so I had to leave, but I wasn't going to leave you to be raised by the maids in the house. So I gave your mother money and agreed that for your senior year you would attend Spencer Academy. It would look good for your college applications when you apply. I knew it would break my heart if I left Ipswich and didn't take you with me and so I did what I had to make sure that you were able to come with me to California.

When you just turned ten years old, we were at the mall getting your yearly pictures done and I watching you when a man approached me about your mother. He seemed to already know so much and so he made a statement that stuck with me for so long and yet I couldn't allow myself to do anything about it until this past summer.

I never had a doubt that you were my daughter, but I just needed the confirmation that what I knew all these years was true. That you were my daughter, my blood. There had been times where I thought I was a bad father because I wanted to get this done. But I never did because I wasn't sure if I wanted to know the results.

It no longer matters if you are my blood or not, but you are my daughter. I raised you and I've never been so proud of how you turned out. I haven't looked at the results, but I thought that you might want to know. Your mother doesn't think you should know, but I think you are old enough to know this stuff. If it turns out that biologically I'm not your father, then you have nothing to worry about because I will always be your father. If I'm not I think the men your mother were with are in Ipswich. I know your friend Caleb's father turned her away because he loved her with everything that he was. But there was one of Caleb's friends father's did not turn her away.

I hope that you understand why we haven't told you this before.

Love,

Dad

Wiping the tears that had fallen from her eyes, Danielle set the letter down and reached into the envelope and pulled out the rest of the contents. Closing her eyes she took a deep breath as she looked down at the paper in her hand that could change everything.

A/N2: There is a poll for this story on my profile. I need to know what you guys want to see for the direction of this story.