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Disclaimer: I do not own The Covenant...only Marnee and the plot.


In the Open

The next day was tense for Caleb, Pouge, Reid and Tyler. They all had classes with Marnee and it was hard to keep up a face in front of her. Marnee was tense too, but for a different reason.

Marnee exited her last class of the day and waited for Reid to come out of the classroom as well. Ever since last night at Nicky's, Marnee had felt her attraction for him growing into something more. When he came out of the classroom, she stopped him.

"Hey…What's up with all you guys today? Did I do something wrong or something?" she asked her eyes searching his, waiting for an answer.

Reid sighs and takes her by the arm drawing her into a part of the hallway that's empty, out of ear shot from their classmates. Marnee waits for his answer…fearing what it might be.

"Look, nothing's wrong. Believe me…we're all just on edge because of swimming. Coach has been pushing us to get ready for the meet and we're all nervous for it."

Reid hated having to lie to her but the option of telling her the real reason wasn't any better. He watched as she relaxed and nodded her head.

"I understand…I'm the same way when my coach pushes us at practice. You're lucky it's only swimming. With dance, everyone has to act as if their one person, one dancer when there's 50-plus girls dancing."

Reid's eyes widened with surprise…he didn't know that she was a dancer. That explains why she's so fit…and probably flexible too. Reid smiled to himself as he realized what he had just thought. Dancers were flexible…very flexible.

"Look, I've got to do some homework, so I'll see you later o.k.?" Marnee said, snapping Reid out of his thoughts.

Before she lost her nerve, she went up on her tip-toes and pressed a gentle kiss to his lips. She was just about to walk away when Reid's hand on her arm spun her back around and his lips came down on hers, a little forceful but soft and warm.

Marnee moaned a little in her throat as Reid pulled her body a little closer to his, angling his head to make the kiss deeper yet gentle at the same time. Reid pulled away after a moment, looking down at Marnee's face, smiling at the fact her eyes her still closed. Marnee licked her bottom lip and opened her eyes.

Marnee pulled away from the warmth of his arms. "Like I said before, I'll see you later." With that comment she turned and headed to her room.

Reid smiled when he thought of what just happened and sighed as he remembered the meeting tonight to figure out what Marnee was. He sighed again as he turned and headed to his and Tyler's room. He didn't want tonight to come…he really likes her and hopes that nothing bad is going to come out of the meeting tonight.

The night was slightly cold as Reid and Tyler pulled up to Caleb's family's colonial house, seeing Pouge's Ducati and Caleb's Mustang already there. They both exited the car and were immediately met with a shot fired from the house.

"Gorman! It's only us!" Reid said while walking forward, Tyler following behind.

They both descended the stairs to the old stone room underneath the decrepit house, seeing Pouge and Caleb sitting at their usual spots, the Book of Damnation sitting in the middle of the pentagram on the floor.

Once Tyler and Reid had taken their seats, Caleb looked around the group…seeing that everyone didn't want to be there, discussing their new friend. Caleb sighed as he remembered the last time they were here and what had come out of that.

"We all know why we're here. We all saw Marnee's eyes last night at Nicky's. What does it mean? I don't know," he sighed and looked around at them, "but let's find out."

Caleb's eyes flashed black and the Book rose up and opened and turned to a page…a page that none of the Sons had seen before. Everyone leaned forward, curious, as Caleb read the page and then sat back abruptly, a shocked look on his face.

One by one, the Sons got to read the page and one by one they all sat back, shocked at what the Book had just told all of them. Caleb looked up at them and then his eyes settled on Pouge.

"What did Marnee say her last name was?"

"Hazelton…Kate told me it was Marnee Hazelton."

All of them sighed. The prophecy in the book and the explanation about how it started was about Marnee and her family. Marnee had powers, just like them. Only she wouldn't get a taste of them when she was thirteen like they did. She would come into the Power that had been passed down through 7 generations when she turned 18.

"We have to let her know. We-we have to watch over her and help her when it happens." Pouge said, looking frantic, his face drawn.

"Yes, we have to but first we all have to absorb the fact that she has the Power." Caleb said.

Reid couldn't say anything. The girl that he liked, the spunky, nice girl that had kissed him today was just like him. He couldn't believe it…how was he going to act around her? What was he going to do?

"Nobody…and I mean nobody let on to her that we know this about her. She might not even know herself, which is a big possibility. We'll talk to her when it's the right time to. But for now, jsut lay low and carry on like nothing's wrong or else she'll be suspicious. Got it?" Caleb finished his instructions, looking around the group.

The guys nodded their heads and all 4 of them headed back to their cars, weary of tomorrow and the following weeks, maybe months. They all didn't know how she was going to react when thye finally told her and the only thing they could do was steel themselves for anything.

Very soon, everything was going to come out in the open...