11. Discussions

"What do you mean?" Reid asked as his face paled…it dawned on him what Tyler was getting at and he began shaking his head vigorously. "Oh no, no fucking way. I'm far too young and good looking to be tied to some chick! Especially one of you broads!"

"As if any of us would want to be stuck with you!" Sheridan sniffed in disgust.

"You'd be damned lucky to be stuck with me Baby!" Reid leered, obviously forgetting that he didn't want it that way. "Chicks love it when I give them attention."

"I'm sure the ones who can't string a clear sentence together do." Quin said sweetly. "Or maybe the deaf girls…I bet you're real popular with deaf girls."

"Could we stop with the bickering?" Caleb asked with strained patience. "We don't know that any of this will happen to the rest of us just because it happened to Tyler and Lilith. Perhaps it's just a fluke."

Pogue looked at his best friend, and could see the doubt. "You don't think so though?"

Caleb sighed, but before he could answer Meredith did, "I don't think so. If it matters what I think." She said softly. "Too many coincidences." Merry took a seat on the ground and pulled her knees up to her chest. Without waiting the rest of the two groups began to arrange themselves on the ground as well, paying no attention to the dirt getting onto their clothing. "Look at it. Our ancestors come from the same place, attended the same schools…our magic, though similar is opposite. Male to female."

"But…I mean, don't get me wrong, yall are all nice looking guys, I've thought so from the first, but I have never looked at any of you that way…not since the first time I felt that whisper of power." Quin's voice held no anger this time.

"Same here." Reid offered, their eyes meeting in a silent truce.

"The closest we've ever been to alone was in Literature class, or the night we found out about each other." Pogue was staring at the ground. "But even then we were surrounded by other students or bar customers. Tyler and Lil were completely alone, does that mean as long as we aren't truly alone we're safe?"

"What if…" Sheridan began hesitantly and then stopped talking. Reid followed her gaze to see her looking at Tyler and Lil in bemusement. The two seemed lost in each other. They were leaning into each other and Tyler was murmuring something into Lil's ear. She wasn't exactly smiling, but there was a peaceful, content look on her normally hyper face.

"What Sheri?" Meredith prompted.

"What if it's supposed to happen, and by thwarting it we cause something bad to happen?" the petite girl murmured.

"When I tried to stop walking towards Tyler it hurt." Lil said plainly.

Tyler looked at the group. "I don't know why you guys are fighting this so much…it's wonderful. It's one of the most amazing things that's ever happened to me."

"That's not saying much Baby Boy." Reid muttered.

"I'm serious Reid. It's like, now I know everything is going to be okay. I can get through anything now. I will get through everything now." Tyler was stressing his words. "I don't even feel the desire to use…"

Caleb's head whipped up. "What?"

"That urge, you know, the urge to use…the addiction. It's not there."

Caleb was looking over at the parking area. "Wait a minute. Tyler where's your car?"

"We teleported here. Together. We pooled our magic and teleported."

"You can do that?" Pogue was incredulous.

Reid was frowning. "You should have aged."

Caleb was almost grim. "Years. He should have aged several years."

All three of the Sons moved over to Tyler and began to study him. "Nothing." Pogue was shaking his head. "Not a damned wrinkly. It's like he didn't even use."

Caleb looked over and met Meredith's navy blue gaze. "Male to female." She whispered. "Our lack of repercussions seems to swallow your consequences. Lilith are you tired?"

"No. I feel fine."

Quin was looking at her dark haired cousin. "She should be practically comatose after teleporting. It's quite the drainer."

Sheridan was smiling. "Does it hurt to be apart?"

Lil and Tyler frowned. "I don't know." The raven haired girl said. "We haven't checked."

"Try it." Caleb urged.

With some reluctance the two moved away from each other and towards their own groups. The two kept moving until there was twenty feet between them. "Well?" Meredith asked.

Tyler shrugged. "Doesn't hurt, or feel uncomfortable. Feels okay."

"I feel okay too." Lil added.

"Well, that's good at least." Quin sighed. "Hopefully that means they don't have to be with each other twenty four hours a day seven days a week."

"So what do we do in the meantime?" Pogue asked.

"I'm assuming you mean regarding the other six of us?" Meredith responded.

"Yeah."

She shrugged. "I don't know. It could be anyone with anyone, or no one with no one. It could be a fluke, or maybe it's meant to be and it'll happen no matter what we do."

"Well, I don't think we should force it." Caleb added.

Sheridan nodded. "I agree. No forcing. If it happens, it happens. I don't think we should force it, but neither do I think we should run from it."

"You guys do what you want." Reid snorted. "I'm not hanging out alone with any of you chicks. I gotta get back to campus. I have a date with Jenny Worthing tonight."

Quin rolled her eyes. "Then just go Reid. No one's making you stay."

He smirked once, flipped her off, and headed off for his vehicle.

Meredith watched him go thoughtfully. "What's going on in your head Merry?" Quin murmured.

"Too much." Merry gave the group a half smile. "Too many thoughts to voice."

Thunder clapped in the distance and the wind picked up. "It's gonna storm." Caleb voiced what everyone was thinking. "Let's head back to school."