Okay! Next chapter, hope you guys enjoy! It's a little bit of a filler, as the next one will be as well, but I'm trying to flesh out character development and make everyone more well rounded. Also please check the ending author's notes because they're important.

Tyler pulls the hummer into a parking space next to the apartment block Alice lives in, turning off the engine. Alice opens the car door and climbs out, followed by Caleb and Pogue, who were once again sitting in the back with her.

Reid and Tyler climb out, Reid looking up at the building.

"Not very friendly, is it?" He comments.

"It's home," Alice shrugs and starts walking towards the front entrance. The boys follow her, like a line of guards. "It's not supposed to be friendly." She glances back at the boys, "You know you don't have to follow me all the way in, right?"

Pogue gives her a look, "We want to Alice," The others nod in agreement. Alice grinds her teeth and turns back, pulling out her keys as she moves to the door.

As they all reach the front, the door opens on its own.

"Alice, dear," An old woman walks down the steps, a smile on her face, "I haven't seen you in a while, how are you?"

"I'm great Mathilde," Alice smiles and hugs the woman, "I just got back after spending a night with friends."

"What happened to your face dear?" The woman touches her cheek gingerly before looking at the boys warily, "Did one of them do this to you?"

The boys look affronted at the accusation but Alice just smiles, "No, it was a guy at school. These are my friends, they helped me last night."

"Well, it looks bad," Mathilde smiles, "I'll be over in 2 hours then with some soup and some of Chef's old medical supplies," She says without discussion.

"Thank you," Alice says before one of the boys can protest, "I'll see you in 2 hours then Mathilde. Have a lovely walk,"

"Thank you dear," Mathilde starts walking down to the road as Alice punches in the code for the door and opens it.

"You have elderly neighbors?" Pogue asks when they're inside. The boys move towards the sign for the elevator but Alice starts walking towards the stairs. After a second the boys follow her.

"Which floor do you live on?" Caleb asks in the stairwell.

"The first floor," Alice replies from halfway up the first flight of stairs. The boys follow her to the first floor, where she walks to the end of the hall and opens the second to last door on the left, number 119.

"It's small," Reid comments as they step into her apartment. Pogue smacks him on the head. "Ow!"

"It's home," Alice looks at them all, "It's not much but it's home."

"It's got character," Caleb comments, looking at the artwork hanging on the walls. Tyler skims the books in the bookcase, humming as he reads the names.

Alice walks to the kitchenette and pulls out a box of pasta, "So, did you end up contacting the school about my suspension?" She changes the subject and puts on the stove.

"Yes," Caleb nods and Reid and Pogue sit down at the table. Tyler pulls a book from the bookcase and follows them, flipping it open. "They're not going to let up about it. You're out for 2 more days, and it'll probably affect college acceptance."

"I haven't even applied yet," Alice rolls her eyes, "But okay,"

"I was able to convince them to give the other guy, who you apparently nearly blinded, the same suspension as you. His name's Jackson, by the way. Jackson Ruth." Caleb continues, ignoring Alice's comment.

"Good to know," Alice turns on the stove, "I'll be sure to get him a card,"

"Alice," Pogue says grimly.

"What? Am I not allowed to make jokes? I find out you four are like the male version of The Craft and I got beat up by a guy named Jackson," Alice looks at all of them, "I'm allowed to make jokes."

"Don't talk about us so flippantly," Caleb hisses. All the other boys tense up.

"No one gives a shit," Alice turns on the sink and fills a pot with water, "But if you're really worried I won't mention it again," She rolls her eyes.

There's silence as the pasta starts cooking. Tyler continues reading and Reid looks over his shoulders at the book before getting up. He makes his way over to the bookcase.

"What's good in here?" He asks Alice. She looks at him, surprised. She didn't take him for an avid reader.

"Well, there's some Terry Pratchett on the bottom shelf, next to some Neil Gaiman." She points, "But my favorites are on the top."

"The Foxhole Court?" Reid raises an eyebrow, "What's that about?"

"Nothing you would be interested in," Alice rolls her eyes, "The mafia and a college sports team. For you I'd recommend, wait I don't even know what you like to read."

"One of my favorite books is Dreamcatcher by Stephen King," Reid explains, looking over the top shelf, "But my tastes vary. I keep most of it on a Kindle though, so it doesn't clutter up my room at Spencer,"

"Yeah, clutter, that'd be a shame," Alice says sarcastically, looking at her bookshelf, "I don't know, you might like Revolution. It's a story about a girl in modern day France and the story about a girl during the French Revolution."

"Sounds cool," Reid pulls out the book, checking over the cover before flipping it open, going back to the table and sitting down.

"When do you boys have to be back at school?" Alice asks, pouring in the pasta, "It's like 11:30."

"We should be back before 1," Caleb checks his phone to verify the time, "For afternoon classes."

"Can we keep the books?" Reid asks, looking up from where he's reading the first chapter, "I like this one already."

"You can," Alice nods to him, "Tyler, unfortunately, Good Omens doesn't leave this house."

"Why?" Tyler looks up sharply, "This book is incredible already,"

"It's also literally my favorite book and I'm super protective of it," Alice gives him a look.

He nods and continues reading, "Fine, I'll put it back after lunch."

Alice rolls her eyes and continues cooking for the idiot Sons of Ipswich.

Well, that is chapter 10. I have about 5-6 more chapters planned for this, but I might not be updating for a few days. I'm going through some personal stuff, but don't worry it shouldn't take too long and over the next few day's I'll have a lot of time on my hands anyway. I'm not going to post until I have the rest of the chapter written though. Wish me luck!

Also don't forget to R&R!

-Margii