Author's note: You probably all hate me for making you wait so long, I'm so sorry. I've been having a hard time lately and haven't been able to write, but I'm steadily updating everything and posting some new stuff. I hope you enjoy!

Chapter 11

Catherine arrived at the Simms mansion shortly after Tyler got back. She hesitated on the doorstep. She and Riley had never been close, even though she was dating Tyler now. Catherine raised her hand to knock but the door swung open revealing Riley.

Riley glanced briefly at Catherine before waving her inside. "I don't know what's going on with him," Riley said softly. "He came home and started packing, he says he's moving back to the dorms with Reid."

Catherine glanced at Riley curiously. "He didn't tell you what's going on," she asked.

Riley shook her head and led the way up the stairs. "He doesn't have to tell me, I already know the elders want to call for an early vote. I'm not going to let them though, it's ridiculous," Riley said. "Talk to him, please."

Catherine stepped inside Tyler's room. He had clothing and books strewn all over the room. "Tyler," she called softly.

"I'm not letting them put me in the middle of this," he called from inside his closet.

Catherine sidestepped as more clothing came flying out at her. "Who is trying to put you in the middle?"

Tyler turned and met her gaze. "Everyone," he exclaimed. "My parents know that Riley is refusing to accept the elders' vote so they want me to change her mind, she wants me to get them to back off. Caleb called and he wants me to talk to her, she says if he wants to talk to her, he should call her. I can't deal with it anymore."

"I'm sorry," Catherine said softly. "Riley doesn't want you to leave though."

"To late for that," Tyler replied. His eyes flashed with power and all of his things flew into boxes.

"Don't you think you may be overreacting?"

Tyler froze and turned to look at her. "No Catherine, I don't think I'm overreacting. Whose side are you on?"

"Tyler! Seriously? I'm on your side, you know that! I just think that maybe you're being a bit rash in this decision. Give it a couple of days and then see how you feel. Do you really want to live with Reid again? He's a slob and he always made you late to class," Catherine pointed out.

"You know that advice is hilarious coming from you," Tyler replied.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"It means that when things got tough for you, you left! You didn't hesitate you took the first out you got because you couldn't deal with being here anymore!"

Catherine took a step back, shocked by Tyler's statement. "I was having a psychotic breakdown, terrible things could have happened if I had stayed Tyler! I could have done serious damage to the covenant! I had to leave, you know that!"

"Did you have to fake your death too," Tyler asked a dark look on his face.

"At the time it seemed like the easiest way out. I never thought I would be coming back to Ipswich."

"Well isn't that special for you," a voice said coldly from the doorway. Tyler glanced briefly at the doorway before heading back into his closet. Catherine turned slowly and came face to face with Riley. "You're supposed to be helping him, not making him more upset Catherine."

"I'm trying," Catherine snapped.

Color rolled through Riley's eyes so quickly, Catherine would have missed it if she hadn't been looking directly at her. Riley cocked her head to the side and studied Catherine. "I would be careful if I were you Catherine, I'd hate for you to have another break," Riley said lowly.

"Are you threatening me," Catherine asked in surprise. She'd never known Riley to be openly hostile like this before.

"I don't make threats honey," Riley said with a smirk Reid would have been proud of. "I think it's time you left."

"I think you're right," Catherine said glancing briefly toward Tyler. He was leaning against the doorframe of his closet. He had heard the entire conversation but he didn't seem to care about his cousin's attitude. "I'll see you later Tyler."

Riley stepped aside and let Catherine leave. She waited until she heard the front door close to speak. "She's not stable Tyler," Riley said carefully.

"How can you tell," Tyler asked as he continued to pack.

"You didn't see the way her eyes were flashing with power. She's starting to lose control again. This is a stressful situation and I don't think she can handle it. Maybe we should talk to her parents, she may need to go back," Riley explained.

"Back? To the mental institution?"

"She was safe there, like she said, no one knows what type of damage she's capable of. Do you want to go through what you dealt with last time again?"

Tyler shook his head and glanced out his window, "No, everything fell apart for us. It was worse than when you left."

"I'll take care of everything Tyler," Riley said reassuringly. "Don't worry, I won't let anything like that happen ever again.

"Reid," Catherine said anxiously as she knocked on his dorm door. "Reid! Seriously!"

The door opened slowly revealing a confused looking Reid. He stared at her for a moment before moving aside and waving her inside the room. "What are you doing here," he asked as he looked at the clock on his nightstand. "It's the middle of the night."

"I didn't think I should come, I wasn't sure…," Catherine trailed off as she glanced around the room. It looked the same as it had since Tyler had moved home. "When's Tyler moving in?"

"Tomorrow, why?"

Catherine sat down in his desk chair and eyed him for a moment. "Something's wrong Reid, I can feel it. Something is seriously wrong," Catherine said carefully.

"What do you mean," Reid asked as he sat down on his bed.

"When Riley came back, there was a massive shift in power. It was bigger than anything I've felt before, I have a really bad feeling Reid."

Reid ran a hand through his hair. "Is she acting strange?"

"She basically threatened me Reid."

"What? Why would she do that," Reid demanded.

"She told me to be careful or I could have another break Reid, she's being weirdly protective of Tyler," Catherine explained.

"Do you think she would hurt you," Reid asked. He never thought Riley would hurt someone, but he couldn't forget the way she looked when she took out Chase, or when she gave herself over to her power. She was capable of just about anything at this point.

"At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if she tried to. Whatever brought her back did it for a reason. Maybe her spirit was caught in limbo and its pissed at us for getting her killed, maybe someone else has brought her back, but I think she's trying to destroy the covenant not fix it."

"Let's go," Reid said grabbing his sister's car keys from her hand.

"Where are we going?"

"To talk to Caleb, we've got to talk to him about this. He'll know what to do."