-Tyler's POV
When Chase and I got to school I looked around for the guys. When I saw them –in the usual spot under a shaded tree- I turned to Chase. "Could you let me do this alone?"
"Alright, but I'm going to be watching them to make sure that they don't do anything to you."
"Don't worry, they won't." I said.
"Just in case." He said giving me a kiss on the cheek, and then he walked away.
The smile I had plastered on my face after Chase kissed me soon disappeared as the covenant spotted me. They tensed up, leaving me with a weary smile and a stomach full of butterflies. "H-hey guys." I said timidly.
"Where's Chase?" Reid asked. I flinched at the coldness of his voice. Caleb and Pogue shot Reid a glare that said: 'What the fuck?'
"I told him to let me do this alone." I replied quietly.
"Do what?" Caleb asked.
"Beg your forgiveness." I said biting my lower lip. They gave me a look that told me to continue. "I know that you must hate me for what I did to Evelyn. I hate myself for doing it. It was in the heat of the moment and I was pissed at Caleb, but afterwards I hated myself for doing it. That's a little bit of why I…" I paused and looked down at my bandaged wrists. "But I figured I still had a little hope to come back and continue being your guy's friend after I got that message from Caleb."
"Tyler, what happened to you?" Pogue asked. "You look more banged up since the last time I saw you."
"Aaron and his friends met up with me after school yesterday."
"Was that before or after you kissed Chase?" Reid asked with the same coldness as before.
"Before." I mumbled softly.
"I'm sorry, what? I couldn't hear you."
"Reid." Caleb warned.
"I said before." I said louder. "And don't go bringing that into this, it had nothing to do with this."
"It has everything to do with this." Reid growled. "How long have you been with him?"
"Fuck! Is that what your pissy attitude is about?" I snapped. "God Reid, are you a fucking idiot? I NEVER cheated on you!"
"Then what do you call this?"
"You broke up with me remember? You tore my fucking heart out and smashed it to pieces. Chase just so happened to be there to help me put it back together. It is because of what you said that I did this to myself." I said lifting my bandaged wrists up in front of Reid. "Do you want to see what you did to me?" I asked unwrapping the bandages. "This is what it looks like when someone as finally given up." I said showing them all my sliced up wrists.
Pogue shut his eyes and turned his head, Caleb lowered his eyes to the ground, and Reid continued to stare at the wounds. "I didn't do this to you, you did this to yourself."
"I may have been the one to pierce my skin, but you're the one who drove me to it. You gave up on me. You left me and told me to go to Chase."
"Don't you dare blame all of this on me."
"You abandoned me when I needed you the most. And now it's too late for you. I may actually be in love with Chase. Or it could just be a phase, you never know. If you love me, fight for me." My eyes started welling up with tears. I still loved him, but I couldn't deny my new feelings for Chase.
"I can't, you can't have both Tyler. You can't be with both him ad the covenant at the same time."
"He agreed to keep me out of all of his plans. I may be with him, but I'm not with him."
"Fine, then you can't have both him and me. And you've obviously chosen who you want." Reid said and turned to walk away.
"Maybe you're right!" I called to him. "At least he never caused someone to beat the shit out of me!"
Reid turned back around. "What?"
"The reason Aaron beat me up was because of something you did the night I tried to kill myself." I said. Reid mumbled something incoherently and walked away. "I seem to be paying for your actions lately." I called out to him. But then softer, to myself, I added: "But maybe I deserve it."
"I'll go talk to him." Caleb said and went after Reid.
Pogue stayed with me. " He still loves you. It's just that he hates Chase and what he's done to you."
"You're not pissed at me then?" I questioned.
"No, and Caleb isn't either. I was relieved when you said you wee coming back to us. You're like a brother to me."
I smiled, glad that I was being given a second chance. "How's everything been? Is Caleb still pissed that I killed his mom?"
"He was for a while." Pogue said. "But he's pretty much gotten over it. He's been blaming everything that's been happening with you and Chase on himself though. I'll often catch him saying things like: 'If only I hadn't said such-and-such to Tyler.' Or 'If only I had killed Chase back then.' He's been really hard on himself."
"What about Reid?" I asked.
"He's been dinking a lot since he broke up with you. He regrets it terribly. When he saw you kiss Chase… Well, let's just say I have never seen anyone cry so much in my life. He may blame you out loud, but inside it's himself that he blames."
I sat down next to Pogue and buried my head in my hands. "I wish all of this would go away."
"If only it were that simple." Pogue said putting an arm around my shoulders to comfort me. "Were you telling the truth when you said that you weren't helping Chase?"
I looked up at him. "Yes. I'm not helping him with anything. I won't tell him what you may or may not be planning to do to stop him, and I have no clue what he's planning for you."
"What's it going to take to make him realize that we won't will our powers to him?"
"I wish I knew how to make him stop. If I could, I would. I swear."
"I know." He said soothingly.
"How is it you're so calm about all of this?" I asked.
"Well, I figured that one of us has to be sane during all of this." Pogue said half jokingly.
I grinned. "Are you calling me insane?" I asked in mock shock.
"Maybe." He smirked.
"Well maybe I am." I said smugly and tackled him to the ground. He then flipped me over with a move he used when he was on the wrestling team a few years ago. We continued to play wrestle until the bell rung signaling for us to go to class.
-Caleb's POV
I followed Reid after he walked off while Pogue stayed behind and talked with Tyler. "Reid!" I called after him.
"Leave me alone Caleb." He called back.
I ran up to him and grabbed him by his upper left arm and made him stop. "What the hell was that all about?"
"What was what about?" Reid asked.
"Don't play stupid with me Reid." I growled. "You were wanting Tyler back more than any of us."
"Well, I guess I changed my mind. If I can't have him, then I don't want him near me. The thought of him being there but not wanting me back pisses me off."
"Then be mad at Chase, not Tyler. He's trying to make things right."
"He's doing everything except leaving Chase." Reid growled.
"Then fight for him, try to win him back."
"I'm not strong enough Caleb." Reid snapped. "Mentally or physically. Chase has the upper hand over me." He tugged his arm from my grasp and started walking off again.
"So you're just giving up?" I called after him.
"I guess so." Reid called back.
"You've known Tyler longer Reid, you have more of an advantage than Chase dose, use it. Stop being such a damn coward."
"Leave me alone Caleb." Reid let out a sigh. "Just give me some time to think everything over."
"You'd better do it quick, you never know how much time you have left before Tyler is positive that Chase is what he wants." Reid just waved off what I said and disappeared behind a building. I gave up trying to get through to him, and walked towards where my first period class was.
I wasn't watching where I was going and I ended up running into Sarah. Or rather, she ran into me, dropping her books in the process. "I'm so sorry." She apologized as she picked up her books from the floor.
"Do you need help with that?" I asked kneeling down beside her.
Sarah looked up at me with a startled look on her face. She apparently hadn't noticed whom it was that she ran into. "Caleb. No, I'm fine. I've actually been meaning to talk to you about something." She said nervously. I ignored what she said about not needing help picking up her books, and started picking them up.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Um… I'm pregnant." She said.
"What? How?" I asked with a hushed voiced, making sure that no one could hear.
"Apparently we weren't as protected as we thought when we had sex." She said, her face starting to turn red.
"What are you going to do about it?" I asked.
"I want to have the better. However I was wondering, if it is a boy will you be wanting it or should I keep it?"
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"I remember what you said about the firstborn son inheriting the powers. I figure that if it were a boy you'd want to take it under your wing. You know, be its father. It'd be nice ya know. Besides it'd be weird if the child grew up thinking that it was born from two mothers."
"Wait, what?"
"Didn't you know? After you and Pogue came out, Kate and I tried a little experiment and then ended up dating. She's even agreed to help take care of the baby. We've even gotten names picked out , Jillian for a girl, and Gabriel for a boy."
I smiled warmly. I was happy for Sarah. Happy she wasn't pissed at me for leaving her for my best friend. Happy that she was going to have my child and she wanted me to be a part of its life. I was also happy that she had Kate to help her through everything. "Sarah. Weather the child you have is a daughter or a son, I will gladly be a part of it's life. And since we will most likely be getting into Harvard together we can be with it for the first four years of it's life too."
"Oh Caleb, you're so sweet." She set her books down and hugged me. She then pulled away with a serious look on her face. "Caleb, I've noticed that you've all been changing since Chase has come back. And Tyler has been looking worse and worse every time I see him. I've noticed his wrists too. What's happening Caleb? Are you going to survive Chase this time around?"
"I seriously don't know Sarah. I might not be able to watch our child grow up. Everything may end on Pogue's birthday." Just then the bell rang, signaling for everyone to get to class. "We'll talk more later." I said as the halls filled with students.
-Reid's POV
After finally getting Caleb off of my back, I started to search for Aaron. I know Caleb is right; I'm just being a fucking coward. I want Tyler back, but before a risk my life fighting against Chase, I'm going to have to teach Aaron a little lesson. You don't mess with what's mine.
After searching for a little while I finally spotted him. He was alone, walking towards the school. "Aaron!" I hollered. He turned around and he saw me coming towards him.
"I don't have time for you Garwin." Aaron said.
"Why not? Are you some kind of a pussy without your friends?"
"Are you trying to pick a fight?"
"What do you think? After what you did to Tyler do you really think I'd let you go unpunished?"
"Yeah, I beat up your bitch. What are you going to do about it fag?"
I ran up to him and punched him hard in the jaw. "Shut the hell up!"
"Did I strike a nerve Reid?" Aaron asked as he wiped blood from his lips. "Although I don't see why it would matter. From what I hear, you broke up with him." I took another swing at him, but he dodged it. "You should have heard the fag begging for me not to hurt him. Although I can't take all of the credit, I had a little assistance."
"You what?" I yelled. "You fucking coward. He was already going through hell and you did that to him? I'm going to fucking kill you!" I tackled him to the ground and punched him.
"Get off of me fag!" Aaron said as he began to fight for dominance.
"You can stop with all of that fag shit Aaron. It just makes it even more obviouse."
"What the hell are you talking about Garwin?"
"Don't play stupid with me Aaron." I said slyly. "Your friends might not see it, but I do. But I guess it just takes one to know one." I chuckled, finally punning him down. "Watch who you start calling a fag from now on, fag."
"I'm not a fucking fag." Aaron growled.
"Sure you aren't princess." I said pressing my hand into his windpipe and tightening my fingers around his neck. He choked for a breath, trying to pry my hand away, but with no avail. When the bell rang, I continued to hold him down. After he finally stopped struggling I let go. "Don't worry Aaron, I won't kill you this time. Think of this as a warning. If you so much as look at Tyler again, your ass is mine."
I got up and went to class, leaving Aaron to catch his breath.
A/N: Sorry for the late update, I was procrastinating again. I hate typing the final product. Well, while I was typing this today I got ideas for the next two chapters, though I'm afraid that they're going to be to anticlimactic. Oh well, Que sera sera, whatever will be will be. I hope you liked how this chapter turned out.