Ever since I had that dream with Chase calling me Caleb's guardian, I hadn't gotten much sleep. I had went to the library to find anything that might help me figure out what dream Chase had meant, saying I was his guardian. Guardian for what? The library had been a bust and I had just gotten weird looks from the librarian thinking I was probably just a high student.

On Friday afternoon, I was walking out of Spenser when Caleb approached me.

"Hey Rachael." He said with a weak smile.

"Are you okay?" I asked him. I had heard that while in Swim practice he had hit his head.

"I'm fine." Caleb answered. "Have you seen Chase around?"

"No, why?" I asked.

"Just wondering." Caleb said dismissively.

"Do you want me to look for him for…"

"No." Caleb cut me off. I gave him a weird look at that. "I mean, I'll find him."

"Alright." I said suspiciously.

"So we still on for Fall fest tomorrow?" Caleb asked me.

"Your birthday? I wouldn't miss it." I said, leaning up and kissing him.

"I should get going." Caleb said. "I'll see you tonight?"

"Maybe. I'm kinda tired." I said, sniffling a yawn.

"You alright?" He asked me.

"Just bad dreams." I told him. "I just need to get some more sleep." I kissed him again before walking back to the dorms. It was a pretty nice afternoon so I decided against asking for a ride. It took fifteen minutes but once I got there, I headed up to my room and found a note from Kate on the door saying that she was in the infirmary because she wasn't feeling well and that she would be back soon. I walked into my room and walked over to my bed, finding a big leather book sitting there.

"Kate probably left it here." I said as I looked it over. The cover read 'Legends of Ipswich.' I curiously opened the book and started skimming through it. I found out that Caleb's family, along with the other sons' families had been around since the late sixteen hundreds, the times of the Salem Witch hunts. As I kept reading, I found that there had been a fifth family that had been killed during the Witch hunts. People had assumed that the other four families were witches too but after John Putnam was killed, the hunts suddenly ended.

"So what, Caleb's a witch?" I asked to myself. "That still doesn't help me with the guardian thing." My phone started ringing beside me, scaring me.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Ms. Salvatore, this is Mrs. Danes, the nurse up here in the Infirmary." Mrs. Danes answered. "You're Ms. Tunney's roommate, correct."

"Yeah, she moved in after her first roommate started acting psycho." I answered. "Is Kate alright?"

"Not really. Could you come down here please?" She asked.

"I'll be right there." I said as I hung up the phone and ran out the door. Something was wrong with my best friend, I had to make sure it wasn't bad.

The infirmary building was in between the school and the dorms, making it about a seven minute walk; with my springing speed, it took about five. I walked up to the main desk and asked for Kate. The nurse led me to her room, but wouldn't let me in.

"What's wrong with her?" I asked.

"She seems to be having a severe allergic reaction." Mrs. Danes told me. "Like she's been bitten by hundreds of spiders."

"Will she be okay?" I asked.

"Her fever has spiked from 100 to 102 since she got here." She told me. "We're transferring her to Ipswich General."

"But she's gonna be okay. I mean, the fever will go down and the bumps will go away?" I asked hopeful.

"Maybe." She sighed. I stayed up there by Kate's room until the ambulance came to take her to the hospital. Mrs. Danes gave me Kate's things and I followed the paramedics out to the ambulance. I decided to call Caleb so he could tell Pogue.

"Hey." he answered. "Can I call…" Caleb paused, I guess he could hear me crying. "what's wrong?"

"It's Kate." I told him. "They say it's like she's been bitten by hundreds of spiders. They're transferring her to the hospital. And I've been having weird dreams with Chase telling me stuff and I'm just really scared right now."

"Alright, I want you to go back to the dorms and wait for me, okay." Caleb said calmly.

"Alright." I said before hanging up. I wiped the tears away and decided to walk back to the dorms, taking my time. I started hearing noises, like someone was following me. I tried to remain calm as I walked into the dorm building and walked up the stairs to my room. I opened the door, put Kate's stuff on her desk and turned to close the door when I let out a small scream. Caleb was standing there in the doorway but I hadn't heard him approach.

"You scared me." I said as he walked in and closed the door. "What's wrong?"

"Have you heard from Pogue?" Caleb told me. He took a seat on Kate's bed and I sat down beside him.

"No, I thought you could get a hold of him." I told him as he took my hand in his. "I'm really scared Caleb. A lot of stuff keeps happening." There was another knock at the door. I got up and opened the door revealing Caleb. But Caleb was already in the room.

"Pogue's been in an accident." Caleb at the door told me. I turned to look at Caleb on the bed who just smirked as everything went black.

"Where am I?" I asked myself as I looked around. It looked as though I was in a stone basement with books lining the walls and a big fire in the middle.

"The home of the Guardians." I jumped at the sound of the voice. I turned and found a girl who looked about my age with raven black hair and porcelain skin.

"Okay, you might need to elaborate on that." I told her.

"Just sit down." The woman told me. I took a seat and with a flick of her wrist, the woman pulled out one of the many books.

"How did you do that?" I asked in shock.

"You'll be able to do this soon, once you are able to control your magic." She told me.

"What magic?" I asked.

"All the guardians are born with magic." She told me as she opened the book and made it float inches away from me. "It usually takes a big event to unleash it, like losing a loved one."

"Damon." I whispered.

"Once one guardian unleashes her magic, she can help the others unleash theirs, just by being near them." She continued on. "Like you have done to the Earth Guardian."

"Kate?" I asked, remembering that when Kate had been upset, the glass on the picture frame had broken. "What's with the whole elemental guardian thing?" I asked.

"The sons of Ipswich have always stood for an element. Danvers' are Water because they are usually calm; Parrys are Earth because they are usually strong, the ones holding everything together; Garwins are Fire because they usually have a fiery temper and have a undying passion for whatever means most to them; and Simms' are Air because they are usually easy going and creative." She explained to me. "They each have a guardian that match them to help them with their powers, but since the witch trials, the Guardians have been lost. They could never find their counterparts."

"But now Kate and I found Pogue and Caleb." I stated.

"Yes, you two have found them and soon the other two will find theirs." The woman smiled.

"Well how will they know when they find them?" I asked.

"How Pogue knew to find Kate. And how Caleb knew to wait for you." The woman explained. "Reid and Tyler will both be meeting their Guardians soon."

"How soon is soon?" I asked.

"I think it's time for you to get back." The woman said.

"No, not yet damnit." I said but the scene soon faded away.

I woke up to find Caleb sitting beside me on the bed.

"What happened to the other you?" I asked him, looking around.

"There's only one me." Caleb told me with a soft smile.

"There were two." I told him.

"Just me." He told me. "Maybe you thought there were two when…"

"When what?" I asked.

"When I told you Pogue was in an accident." Caleb said. "You passed out right after that."

"Is he okay? Where is he?" I asked.

"The hospital." I jumped up and pulled him out of my room.

"We need to make sure he's okay." I told him. The ride to the hospital was silent, mostly because I was thinking about my dream. I had powers that I couldn't control, Kate had them too, and apparently those stories about the sons having magic was true too. When we got to the hospital, I felt sick to my stomach and decided to wait in the waiting room instead of going up to see Pogue. Caleb understood and walked upstairs to see his best friend while I sat in the chair and willed the sick feeling to go away. I felt the hair on the back of my neck stand up, like someone was watching me but when I turned, I was all alone. It was actually pretty eerie that there was no one else around.

"Hey, how you feeling?" Caleb asked when he came back down a few minutes later.

"Tell me what's going on Caleb." I said, looking him in the eye.

"I don't know what.." Caleb started.

"Don't lie." I told him sternly. "I can tell when you lie by now and besides, I had this little cryptic bird in my head telling me there's more to you and the others than cute looks and hot little cars." Caleb sighed and nodded.

"Just, not here." I nodded as he led me out to the car and drove to the Danvers' colony house.

"What are we doing back here?" I asked as he led me into the house and up to the attic. The old guy from before, Gorman, met us at the top of the stairs and looked at Caleb disapprovingly.

"Caleb, what are you doing?" He asked.

"It's okay Gorman." Caleb said. Gorman sighed and walked downstairs, leaving us alone. There was an old armchair near the fireplace and I could see that someone was sitting there.

"Cay." I said, taking his hand nervously. He gave it a calming squeeze as we walked forward. When I saw the seat's occupant, I was shocked. The man looked like he was like a hundred years old. I moved closer when suddenly, the man's eyes opened, causing me to jump back.

"Rachael, this is my father William Danvers the third." Caleb told me. I was confused, Kate told me his father had died. Caleb had told me his father had died. "He's forty four years old." I was shocked when I heard this, he didn't look forty four at all.

"Hi." William managed to choke out.

"Hi Mr. Danvers." I said, still a little nervous. He gave a small nod.

"Dad, this is Rachael Salvatore, my girlfriend." William gave a small smile at Caleb's declaration. His eyes then landed on me and he froze. "Dad?"

"Mr. Danvers?" I asked.

"Guardian." William said, looking at me and then at where Caleb's hand was holding onto mine tightly. I took a step back when he said that, how could he know?

"What are you talking about dad?" Caleb asked. "I thought that was a myth."

"Oh like you and your friends having those powers?" I shot back, shocked that I had said that. We said goodbye to William Danvers and left the house, deciding that it was time for both of us to talk. He drove me back to the bridge but instead of sitting up there, we sat down by the river.

"So do you wanna go first or should I?" I asked.

"Yes, my friends and I do have powers." Caleb told me. He explained to me the rules of the covenant, including the rule of Using. That explained why his father looked so old now, because he had gotten addicted to Using.

"So what about you? Guardian?" Caleb questioned.

"Well I'm sure you know more about it than I do." I started. "When I first got here, I found that when I got upset, weird things happened like things blew up. Then I had a dream a few days ago and Chase called me the Water Guardian, your Guardian. And then today after I saw the two yous, I had a dream and this woman told me about the guardians, that one is meant for every son, but after the Salem witch hunts, they kinda disappeared. But Pogue found Kate, the Earth Guardian and now you found me. According to her, Reid and Tyler will meet theirs soon." I summed up. "Oh, speaking of the two yous, wanna explain that one?" Caleb sighed.

"Chase is one of us." Caleb told me. "John Putnam's heir. He's using you against me."

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"He wants me to will him my power." Caleb told me. "And even when I ascend, he's still too strong because he has his father's power."

"Then why don't you and Reid and Tyler and I gang up on him?" I asked.

"Because he wants to kill you, I'm not letting you anywhere near him." Caleb told me.

"But I'm your Guardian." I argued. "I'm supposed to guard you, not the other way around."

"I'm not going to risk your life or theirs." Caleb told me.

"Shouldn't it be my decision if I risk my life or not?" I asked him.

"No, not when it comes to my fight." Caleb told me. "I don't know what I'd do if you got hurt because of me."

"I'll be fine." I told him.

"Just please, stay with them while I fight?" Caleb pleaded. I sighed and nodded.

"I'll stay."


So yeah, there's the next chapter. Don't even ask where I got the Guardian idea because I honestly don't know. I seriously was not gonna go in this direction with the story but after I thought up the Guardian thing, i was like "What the hell" so i hope that I can do it justice

A Beautiful Lie will hopefully be updated tonight or tomorrow afternoon because I am working on it now but I am going out soon for a few hours so I prolly wont be back till 10 or 11 and then i might be too tired to update.