She had no idea how long she'd been on the roof of that building, but it seemed like weeks, she had her arms wrapped round her knees which were drawn to her chest tightly, shivering slightly, thin trails down her pale cheeks where tears made their way over the smooth skin.
He just watched her the entire time with a smirk, like she was some kind of amusing television programme, he especially loved it when she would let out the occasional whimper and glance at the ground, obvious fear shining in her gray eyes before she would screw them shut and bury her head into her bent knees.
That was when a few tears would roll down her cheeks, he loved that more than anything, especially when the small droplets of liquid hit the cement and stained it, he liked watching her slowly break down, her strong shell diminishing before his eyes, he enjoyed it, he enjoyed immensely.
"Chase, why are you doing this?" she croaked, meeting his gaze, "why? Why hurt people? You could join them, you could be the proper Covenant again, why do this? Just for more Power?"
"Yes, Laurie dear, for more Power, because I'm addicted to it, you see, and every time you Use you lose a bit of your life and I need more Power in order to survive, I already have my father's Power, a bit more and I think I'll be set," Chase grinned, "now shush, the two hours is drawing to an end, I want to see if your pathetic little friends are going to make the right choice and give me their Power."
"I'll tell them not to, I'll tell them to destroy you," Laurie whispered, her stubbornness shining through, hm, he thought he'd gotten rid of that, suppose it'll take a bit longer to destroy that strong spirit that raged within her.
Chase suddenly lunged forward and caught her throat, holding her over the edge of the building with a smirk, "as fun as this has been Laurie sweetheart, and I think I may miss you if I'm truly honest, but the two hours are up and they haven't given me any more Power, so, unless they give me some in the next," he paused and looked at his watch, "ten seconds, I'm afraid I'll have to drop you."
"No, please," she choked out, clutching the hand at her throat, "no, don't drop me, please don't, I'm begging you, don't kill me, please."
He chuckled as he kept his eyes on his watch.
"Five, four, three, two, one, goodbye Lauren Olivia," Chase grinned, releasing her.
A scream tore from her lips as she plummeted to the earth, her red hair streaming upwards, her arms stretched up towards Chase as though he would catch her, her gray eyes wide in fear, then-
She stopped.
She just stopped, a pair of strong arms around her and she sobbed into a broad chest as she was brought gently into a window, the person hugging her tightly as their eyes went back to a chocolate brown from midnight black, his expression stony.
"It's okay, Laurie, it's okay, you're safe," Caleb murmured into her hair, rubbing her back soothingly, "shush, it's okay."
"Ca-Caleb?" Laurie whispered chokingly, looking up at him and he nodded, "where's Tyler? I-is he okay? Cha-Chase kept saying stuff ab-about your Pow-Power."
"He's fine Laurie, he, Pogue and Reid are going to get Chase, he wanted me to stay in case Chase really did throw you off the roof," Caleb said softly, "I have to go help them."
"No! No don't leave me! Please Caleb!" begged Laurie, fear shining in her eyes, "he might come back and take me again and then throw me off another building and this time you won't be there to save me! Please don't go! Please!"
"Laurie, the others, they need me," Caleb said gently, brushing a lock of her hair from her face, "I need to help them, I'm the most powerful, you just have to trust me, okay?"
"Bu-but what if he comes back?" Laurie whispered, she looked so vulnerable, so much younger than she usually did and Caleb felt his heart wrench.
"If I don't go, Tyler, Pogue or Reid could die, Lau, we'll make sure he doesn't escape, okay?" he replied quietly, she bit her bottom lip as she nodded hesitantly and he smiled reassuringly, "wait here, we'll be back before you know it, Laurie, trust me."
"O-okay," she stammered, leaning against the wall as he ran to the elevator and she slowly sunk to the floor, her back flat against the wall as she wrapped her arms around her knees that were drawn to her chest and trembled slightly, tears slowly running down paths that were already well made.
Tyler looked livid, pure hatred burned in his usually sparkling blue eyes that were now a pitch black, the thing Laurie loved most about him, those pure blue eyes, he just didn't know that, there was an energy ball in both hands and he looked ready to kill, just like the two boys either side of him did.
Reid's usually smirking expression was replaced with a hard one, his jaw clenched as were his fists, the sound of Laurie's scream echoing in his ears as well as Tyler's, her terrified expression a permanent fixture in all of their minds.
Pogue's expression was non-existent, an energy ball laying in his palm, just itching to be used as Chase cackled, watching them like they were some big joke, which of course made the second eldest boy even angrier.
"Hm, bye bye Laurie, I think she should've hit the ground by now," Chase chuckled, digging his hands into his pockets, "she certainly looked terrified, didn't she? I think she may have been scared of heights the poor thing, I hope her death wasn't too painful, I actually kind of liked her, she was stubborn and strong, at least, she was until I broke her shell, she was a whimpering mess by the time she had to die, had a bit of stubbornness left over though, have to admire that."
Tyler attacked first, the energy balls spinning in his palms before launching themselves at Chase but the elder boy just deflected them easily and shot the youngest back into the wall, Tyler hissed slightly at the contact but got up, his black eyes glittering darkly.
"Guys!" Caleb's voice cried and he appeared at the door, his eyes flashed black and Chase was suddenly flung over the edge of the building, his Powers blocked by all four boys and they left the roof.
Their eyes going back to normal and widening slightly as they saw Laurie huddled against a wall, her arms wrapped around herself tightly, her eyes full of fear and despair as she slowly rocked herself back and forth, blood trailing from her bottom lip where she'd bitten down on it too hard, her teeth still relentlessly chewing on it.
"Laurie?" Tyler whispered and she looked up with a start.
"Ty-Tyler?" she stammered, scrambling to get up and she flung herself into his arms, trembling, "I was so scared and he said one of you was going to die and I don't want to lose you guys, is-is he gone?"
"Yeah, Laurie, and I promise you, he'll never hurt you again," Tyler said quietly, gently pulling her away from him and wiping away the blood from her lips, "I'll always take care of you, I promise you."
"I know," she nodded, wrapping her arms around him and holding him tightly, "I trust you, Tyler, I love you."
Tyler gulped slightly and tightened his hold around her, repeating the words back to her in a whisper so the others wouldn't hear, his face pressed into her ruffled hair as tears slid down her pale cheeks and she still trembled slightly, her head buried into his chest, her tears seeping through his shirt to his skin, making his heart break slowly, he didn't want her upset, he wanted to hear her laugh again, see her smile.
(Heather POV)
"What the hell is going on?!" I yelled at Sarah and Kate, "I know you know what's going on! This is my best friend since I was three years old we're talking about here!!"
"And my twin sister!" Josh put in angrily.
"Yeah!" I nodded, jabbing my thumb at him.
Then the door swung open and we saw them all standing there, Laurie buried into Tyler, the four guys looking concerned and Sarah and Kate flung themselves into Caleb and Pogue's arms, Reid looked at me expectantly and I just stared back unemotionally, folding my arms over my chest.
"Tell me what the hell happened," I ordered, "we deserve to know."
"Heath, it's fine," Laurie said, sounding nothing like her, her voice was weak and trembled slightly, "just some creep, I'm fine, everything's fine."
"NO! IT'S NOT!!" I shouted, feeling infuriated at the fact I was being left out, "I know that you guys all know something I don't and I want to know what!! Who the hell is Chase?!"
Laurie stiffened at the name and pressed herself closer to Tyler who held her tighter, that was it, I knew as long Laurie was with him, she was in danger, I just knew.
I grabbed her arm and pulled her away, her eyes widened slightly, full of something I'd never seen in them before - fear, pure fear, directed at me, but I couldn't let her be in danger, she was like my sister, we promised each other, we promised to always protect and always look out for each other.
"HEY!!" an angry voice yelled as some big boys picked on me, "LEAVE HER ALONE YOU BIG FAT MEANIES!!"
I whimpered as I turned and saw a girl about my age, three, glaring at the big boys furiously, she had flaming red hair that was tied in two pigtails and her dungarees were covered in mud, her gray eyes were flashing darkly and I knew I wanted her to my friend.
"I said go!!" she shouted and the boys grinned before she kicked them all in the shins, "go!! Before my big brother comes and kicks all your butts!!"
They glared before running away and the girl grinned, nodding triumphantly before turning to me, her gray eyes soft now, her lips curved into a small smile as she crouched in front of me and I saw her hands were covered in mud too.
"I'm Lauren, but everyone calls me Laurie," she said happily, "what about you?"
"Heath-Heather," I stuttered, stumbling over my own name slightly, "Heather Farmer."
"I'll call you Heath," Laurie decided, standing up straight and pulling me up with her, "let's make friends, yeah? Then those stupid big boys won't pick you anymore, cos my big brother, though it's only by ten minutes, will take care of us."
"Um, okay," I smiled.
"Great!" she chirped, "let's make a promise, a promise to always be there for each other no matter what, to stick up for each other forever and ever, okay? Then we'll be best friends until we're really old, like ten."
"Yeah!" I grinned and we hugged each other tightly.
"Heath!" Laurie cried, pulling herself out of my grasp and going back to Tyler, "I-I'm sorry, but I can't tell you, I'm sorry Heath."
"Lau? We're best friends," I whispered as she blended herself into the group behind her, "ever since we were kids," I continued, I was losing my best friend, "remember? We made that promise, after you saved me."
"I know, Heath, I know, but it's not my secret to tell," she said quietly, looking at the ground, I'd never seen her like this, never, not in all the years I'd known her, "I'm so sorry."
I gulped and looked at the ground, "fine, fine don't tell me, but I know you're going to get hurt and this time, I won't be there to pick up the pieces, you have other people to do that now," I spat, pushing past them and leaving, feeling tears build up in my green eyes, I acted strong, I acted confident, but it was just that, an act.
Ever since I first met Laurie, all I ever wanted was to be just like her, strong and confident with myself, when we were little kids, I followed her around like a lost puppy dog and she just laughed, forcing me to play with her and Josh, she just snapped her fingers and all attention was on her, everyone instantly liked her and she wasn't afraid to stand up for herself.
Then she moved to Ipswich and I suddenly found myself lost, she was the person I followed, I copied, what she did, I did, so the only logical explanation to me was to move to Ipswich, she found herself a boyfriend in one of the Sons of Ipswich, so I did too, she attended Spencer, so I did too.
But now there was this secret hanging between us, I couldn't be just like her anymore, because she knew something I didn't, because of Tyler Simms, he was forcing us apart and she was just accepting it, she couldn't just accept it, hoes before beaus, we always said it, even with Ricky, it was me before him, now, it was Tyler before me.
I didn't want to be pushed to the backseat, I wanted to be in the front seat, like we always have been, with me following in Laurie's wise footsteps, that made me pause slightly in my journey down the stairs, had Laurie's decisions always been wise?
No, she almost got herself killed racing, she dated a jerk like Ricky, she got herself kidnapped, she was dating some guy who could get her hurt and she just took it all, she took it all, but she always got up after every blow, every hit, she took, she would get straight back up again, that's what I admired, that's what I wanted to be like.
I fell at each hurdle, I was scared of getting into a real relationship for fear of getting hurt, so I dated a guy like Reid who Laurie said on multiple occasions was a manwhore, but always with that teasing tone, I was scared of racing cars because I knew Laurie was better than me, so I raced bikes because I knew that was something Laurie wasn't any good at, I was scared of being second best to Laurie, but that was exactly what I was, I was second best because I was trying to be just like her but there was only one Laurie Olivia Summers and no one could beat her.
"Heather! Will you slow down?!" Reid's voice suddenly called, startling me out of my thoughts and his hands wrapped round my wrist, stopping me, "Laurie can't tell you because it's not her secret to tell it's mine and the guys' secret, we want to tell you, but the way you just reacted and you didn't know what was happening, we're not sure if we can trust you, we're sorry Heather."
"But you can trust Laurie?" I whispered, "I-I just don't want her getting hurt, Reid, she's always the one that protects me, always, I know I act like I know everything, that I'm strong, confident, but I'm not, it's all some big part I play, I'm - I don't even know who I am anymore, I've been trying to be Laurie for so long, that I've lost sight of who I really I am."
"Why would you want to be Laurie?" Reid frowned, his voice soft as he looked at me.
"Because she's happy, strong, confident, not afraid of anyone or anything, she saved me, when we were little, that's how we became friends," I said softly, a tear sliding down my cheek, "I followed her around, copied her every move, what Laurie did, I had to do, I had to be just like her, when she walked into a room and snapped her fingers, every single eye was on her, she was - she was, is, everything I want to be."
"But I don't want Laurie," Reid murmured, pushing me against the wall and brushing his lips over mine, "I want you, I want Heather Diane Farmer, and if you become Laurie, well then, that just won't be any fun, I might as well just steal Tyler's girl."
"You never liked her? In that way?" I asked, almost hesitantly.
"Well, I thought she was hot, but I never liked her like I like you," he replied, smirking slightly as he captured my lips with his, his hands running through my black hair before travelling down to my waist and tilting my hips up to meet his, "you're special to me, Heather," he whispered huskily in my ear, "and I'll show you what we can do," he continued, slowly pulling back and my breath caught in my throat as I saw his blue eyes a pitch black, "trust me," he said simply and we suddenly disappeared.
A second later we appeared in his hotel room and my green eyes widened as I looked at him, his eyes going back to the piercing blue color they usually were, my mouth was hanging open and he smirked, taking advantage of my shock to kiss me urgently, his hands slipping to the edge of my shirt and tugging it off.
"No, no, wait," I muttered, stepping away from him, "what the hell just happened Reid?"
"We're witches," he shrugged, drawing me back to him and pressing his lips to mine as he fell back onto the bed, I didn't really know what to think, he was still Reid, but he was a witch, but he was still Reid, Laurie trusted them and I trusted Laurie.
With that sorted, I kissed Reid back with a smile.
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