A/N: Sorry it took so long to get this up. Got writer's block and had to work through it. Not real sure this chapter is up to par but you guys can judge that for yourselves. Just be gentle please. Sorry if there are any mistakes in spelling and grammer. Tried to catch them all, but I'm only human.
Disclaimer: Don't own The Covenant or Supernatural.
"So you guys are witches?" They just looked at me. "Like Harry Potter or…"
"Harry Potter can kiss my ass." Reid crossed his arms in a huff. It actually reminded me of a two year old that didn't get the toy he wanted from the store.
"Okay." I just looked at them waiting for their explanation.
"Let's wait until we get to the house. I promise we'll explain there. Okay?," Caleb seemed to plead. I just shrugged my shoulders and turned to look out the window once again. Tyler pulled up in front of the diner and I hopped out.
"What does everybody want?" Orders started flying at me.
"You know what I'll come in with you. You'll need some help carrying the food and that way the guys can talk amongst themselves for a bit." I just nodded and Sarah followed me into he diner. We went up to he counter and I placed the order to go. Sarah looked at me shocked.
"How were you able to remember all of that?"
"I have a pretty good short term memory for things like that. Working in my mom's roadhouse helped. We served food there too. Since I'm too young to serve alcohol, I was a waitress and pretty much handled all the food orders."
"I'm impressed."
"Don't be. It's not a big deal." We ordered two shakes to have while we waited for the food. I followed Sarah to a booth and we sat down.
"So…" I looked at her waiting for her to ask her question. I had a feeling she had wanted to ask since she got to he house. "What exactly happen to make you rush out of your house this afternoon?" I had a feeling that was going to be a question that would come up but I was hoping it would be a little bit later.
"It's nothing for you to worry about, just some silly sibling drama."
"Addy, the look in your eyes didn't make it seem silly." I avoided looking at Sarah by turning my gaze out the window. I had never really had anybody to talk to about situations they weren't involved in. It was new for me and I was hesitant to divulge the details of what happened today.
"I understand being surrounded by all guys there are times you really just need a girl to talk. If you don't want to talk about it now that's fine, but I'm here when you're ready." I turned my gaze back to Sarah. I could tell by the look in her eyes that she was sincere. It was strange having a girl around to talk to. Jo and I had our moments but we tended to fight more like sisters than talk like sisters sometimes did. I could tell Sarah was offering me friendship. I was unsure if I should take it, I'm not exactly great friend material what with chasing the creatures that live in your nightmares or them coming after me. Another question I had was if she would rescind the offer once she heard the reason behind my appearance in Ipswich. Hearing the bell over the door ring, I noticed Sarah looking behind me o see who had entered. I then noticed that she had stiffened and paled.
"Hello ladies." I tensed as I realized who the voice belonged to. "How are this fine evening?," Chase asked as he took a seat next me. He casually threw his arm across the back of the booth. I turned to look at him and saw as the smile on his face widened making me shiver. "Cold?," he asked as he moved closer to me and brought his arm down around my shoulder, pulling me right against him. It looked like Sarah wasn't going to say anything so I was going to have to take the reins.
"Hello Chase. What brings you here?"
"Just hungry. I'm guessing you two feel the same." His fingers were sliding gently up and down my arm. "I could really use some company." His voice was rough and low. I didn't miss his meaning behind the comment and neither did Sarah as she reached for her phone.
"Sorry Chase but we have plans tonight." He looked at me with a smirk on his face. He was about o say something when the waitress brought over our food.
"Here you go girls. Sorry about the wait."
"Its fine," Sarah said, finally finding her voice. She quickly stood up and grabbed half of the food. I looked to Chase to let me out, but he just continued to sit there.
"Lot of food there. Guess you ladies have plans with the boys then huh?" He turned his attention from the food to me. His eyes darkened slightly. It looked like he was trying to keep his temper in check.. "Sarah would you excuse us for a moment? I need to have a little chat with Addison about a private matter." He turned and smiled menacingly at her. She looked even more frightened. She glanced at me and I nodded my head telling her I would be okay. She seemed hesitant but after another look from me she turned and went back to the guys. Chase turned back to me, running his fingers across my arms again.
"What do you want Chase?," I asked as I moved back into the booth, trying to get his hands off of me. It worked but he scooted closer to me. My back pressed against the window and I knew there was no way to get out without using force. He had me cornered.
"I just wanted some time alone with you. You're always with those guys or your brothers and I never get to spend anytime with you." He gave me a sad face that I didn't buy for a second. Realizing this he stopped and his face turned serious. "You are a beautiful woman Addison." His hand caressed my cheek. "I want you. I think that's pretty obvious."
"Yeah well, you can't always get what you want." His eyes turned cold and his hand dropped to my arm, squeezing it tightly.
"Oh I'll get what I want." He tightened his grip even more. I tried to not show the pain I was feeling. His face moved towards mine. I thought he was going to kiss me and I was then going to cause a scene by kicking his ass. His lips were almost brushing mine when he moved to my ear. "I know all about you Addison Cooper. You and your brothers. I know what you do, I know why you're here, and I know how much trouble you would be in if the authorities learned the whereabouts of Dean and Sam." He whispered. He pulled back and smiled at me. Releasing my arm, he got up. He turned back to me and looked amused. "That dagger really isn't going to help you with me baby." Shock was clearly evident on my face, but then turned to anger. How does he know about me? "I do like seeing that little fire in your eyes though." He leaned towards me again, one hand on the table and one on the back of the seat. "Very sexy."
With that he straightened up and headed to the door. As he got here the door opened to reveal Caleb and Reid. The three boys stared each other down. Chase turned back to look at me, giving me one last smirk. He then glanced back at the guys and made his way out the door.
"Are you okay Addison?," Caleb asked as soon as he got to the table.
"I'm fine Caleb. He didn't do anything. He just wanted to talk."
"What could he possibly have to talk to you about?," Reid asked crossing his arms and glaring at me. I returned his glare.
"What business is it of yours Garwin?," I asked as I got out of the booth. I grabbed the food and headed to the door. I could hear Caleb telling Reid to calm down and that Chase wouldn't pull anything stupid in a public place. I got to the Hummer and climbed in taking my seat next to Sarah. Caleb and Reid soon followed. Caleb went to the door on the other side of Sarah but Reid stood by the one I was sitting next to. He opened the door and we just stared at each other.
"Scoot over Tex."
"What's wrong with where you were sitting before?" I did not want him sitting next to me right now.
"Just move over." Sarah scooted next to Caleb and I realized I had no choice now. I reluctantly moved over. He got in and closed the door. It was silent as Tyler drove. Soon we pulled up to one of the many mansion located in Ipswich. Looking at the looming building I could tell it had been in one of the families for a long time.
"Whose place is this?," I asked as I got out behind Reid. We all gathered up in front of the Hummer and started walking to the door.
"It's mine," Caleb said as he opened the front door. I was taken back by the elegance of the foyer. I hadn't noticed that I was standing alone until Tyler popped back in.
"You coming? Reid is starting to get pissy because he hasn't eaten."
"And here I thought it was just how he always was."
"Shut up and move it Tex," Reid hollered from the room behind Tyler. Tyler just rolled his eyes and mouthed see. I just shook my head and smiled at him. He returned it and we headed towards the others. We entered the kitchen and found the others standing around the island. Sarah had already pulled the food out of her bag and Pogue had started stuffing his mouth full of fries. Tyler and I walked over to join them. As soon as I got close enough Reid ripped the bag out of my hands.
"REID!!"
"What? I'm hungry!" I just scoffed at him and took the seat between Tyler and Pogue. Reid started yanking the boxes out of the bag and tossing them on the table searching for his. Tyler grabbed the ones he set aside. Checking their contents he handed one to me.
"Thanks."
"Your welcome." He smiled again. I noticed he had a really great smile. I caught Reid glaring at us from the corner of my eye.
"So we gonna talk or what?," he asked with his mouth full of food. It was funny how he and Dean seem to have similar mannerisms.
"Close your mouth Reid," Tyler said. He then took a bite out of his burger. Reid just scoffed and muttered,
"Shut up Baby Boy." Suddenly the kitchen door swung open and there stood a woman. She had dark brown hair and eyes like Caleb, so I assumed it was his mother. She looked somewhat strung out but when I saw her bring a glass half full of brown liquid to her mouth I realized she was drunk. She took in the scene before her and her eyes met mine.
"So you must be the new girl the boys have been talking about." I just looked at her, not sure how to respond. I didn't know the guys had talked about me to their parents.
"Mom his is Addison Cooper. Addison this is my mother Evelyn Danvers."
"Nice to meet you ma'am."
"I wish I could say the same sweetheart." Everyone stopped and looked at Mrs. Danvers.
"Mother," Caleb said calmly with controlled anger.
"I don't mean any offense to you dear. I'm just not pleased about what is taking place as you well know Caleb."
"It can't be helped." Caleb was clinching his fists on the table. Sarah ran her hand down his arm and gripped his fist. It loosened to hold hers.
"You shouldn't be dragging her into this. It's too dangerous. For all you know she could tell someone and it could be Salem all over again."
"She won't," Tyler and Reid said at the same time.
"How do you know? How can you trust her? You only just met her." She gave the four boys and Sarah a hard stare. "How can you be sure she won't leave here and tell someone?"
"I will." Everyone's head whipped to me. Mrs. Danvers had a murderous look in her eyes.
"What?," Sarah asked with a horrified shocked expression on her face.
"See.." Mrs. Danvers started but I interrupted her.
"I'll tell my brothers, but only my brothers and one other person."
"And they'll tell others. YOU will endanger my son and his friends."
"No ma'am. We won't."
"I don't believe you."
"Who is the other person Addison?," Caleb asked with a hard look in his eyes. The guys knew I would tell my brothers, after all we were supposed to be discussing this over dinner at my house with the three of them.
"Bobby. Bobby Singer." They looked at me skeptically now. "We trust Bobby with our lives. He is par of our family and he would never tell your secret. He knows about our job here and the only reason he would be told is to settle his conscious."
"Settle his conscious about what?," Pogue asked.
"Of whether you guys are a threat to us in this war." They looked at me bewildered.
"What war?," Reid asked.
"Maybe I should tell you guys about me and my brothers first. That might make you more comfortable to know my family's secrets before I the rest of yours, wouldn't it Mrs. Danvers?"
"The rest of ours?," Pogue asked.
"How much did you know before last night's incident Addison?," Tyler asked me.
"Before I start with the whole story let me say one thing." They waited. "Christo." I looked at all of them. Their eyes remained normal.
"What the hell was that?," Reid asked.
"I was just checking to make sure you weren't possessed." They all looked at me funnily. Mrs. Danvers had pulled up a chair from the table.
"You said something about that last night. You asked how long we had been possessed. What did you mean by that?" Caleb always seemed to be the calm one, the one that would think about he logical questions that needed answering.
"Because of Reid's eyes."
"What about them?," Pogue asked.
"Demons, when they possess people, can turn their eyes solid black like his but can look normal anytime they want. If you say Christo, which is Christ in Latin, it will reveal their eyes. That's how you know when someone's possessed."
"How do you know about this Addison?," Tyler asked as he placed a hand on my shoulder. I took a deep breath.
"Because I am a hunter." They all looked at me, confusion written on their faces. All except Mrs. Danvers. Hers had paled. "We all are, me and my brothers."
"What do you hunt?," Sarah asked.
"The supernatural." All their eyes grew wide as they realized the severity of that statement.
"So are you here to k…" Sarah choked on her words.
"No. This is just a recon mission. Well on your part anyway."
"Our part?," Reid questioned. I could see the fire light up in his eyes. I knew all of them were going to be hurt by my confession and it saddened me.
"We came here to gather intel on you. To see if the stories were true and if you would be a threat to us in the war like I said before."
"What is this war Addison?," came Caleb's calming voice. I could see his grip had tightened on Sarah's hand.
"The war between humans and demons." They all sat shocked. "A couple of months ago a devil's gate was opened releasing an army of demons from hell. My brothers and I have been traveling trying to send them back to hell."
"So you're actually believe in demons?," Reid asked.
"You're telling me you don't? Even with you're capabilities?" They realized I was right. How could they believe they were the only supernatural beings out there.
"So how long have you been a hunter?," Tyler asked.
"I was born into it. Both my mother and father are from hunting families. I started training when I was five and went on my first hunt when I was thirteen. My brothers of course have been hunting longer than that. Mason started training at five and went on his first hunt hen he was eight. I'm not exactly sure when Dean and Sam started their training and hunting. Their dad had been doing it since Sam was a baby." I could see the question in their eyes.
"Their mother was killed by Azazel when Sam was six months old. He did that to quite a few families, but there were others that he didn't. He was making his army. Giving babies his blood to make them more like him. He really wanted Sam. Even killed his girlfriend the same way he killed their mother when he was at Stanford. He wanted Sam to lead his army. Thankfully Sam was strong and didn't cave to him like the others."
"Others?"
"The other people that had been affected like Sam. Anyway one of them, this guy named Jake, got the drop on Sam and before we could stop him he opened the gate releasing the demons."
"So what other supernatural things have you hunted?," Reid asked.
"Lots of ghosts, gremlins, vampires. One hunt turned out to be a werewolf. That wasn't pretty. Shape shifters, and witches. Only ones that have caused harm to others," I quickly said when they gave me a look.
"So you're here to see if we are on your side or the demon's side?," Pogue asked
"Yeah," I said exasperated. How is he still not getting that.
"Wait earlier you said our part? What is the other reason you're here?," Caleb asked.
"We came here to figure out the disappearances."
"How did you find out about them?"
"We've learned how to pick up things in the news. Some of the things they claim as cause of death aren't always true. They don't want to accept the truth so they make it something that they and the rest of the public can accept."
"So you picked it up from the news?," Pogue asked.
"Well actually this job we picked up from the provost. He was an old friend of my dad's and knew what he did for a living. He thought this was in his area of expertise. However, since my parents are…." I couldn't say it. It was still too hard. I forced the tears back.
"Addison?" Tyler put a comforting hand on my shoulder.
"Your parents are they…" Sarah didn't finish.
"Dead? Yes. Azazel killed them shortly after he took Sam. He…uh…he burned the bar to the ground. Same with Harville's Roadhouse. Killed a lot of hunters, making our numbers even lower than what they were."
"So the provost called you to check into the disappearances?" I nodded my head in response to Sarah.
"Yeah. He heard the rumors going around about you guys so he told us thinking we might be interested in checking you guys out."
"Does he think we did this?," Tyler asked.
"I don't know. Guess he just wanted to give us a heads up so we didn't get surprised."
"So that's how you got into the school. I though it was odd for someone to come start in the middle of the year."
"Yeah he helped me in. We figured it was the best way to get information."
"What would you have done if you didn't get into the school?," Tyler asked.
"Probably would have pretended to be officers or news reporters."
"You guys get away with that?"
"Oh yeah. We have plenty of ways to get the information that we want or need."
"So the whole St. Christopher's Academy was a fake?," Sarah asked.
"Well I did attend St. Christopher's for about four months in fifth grade before they kicked me out for fighting."
"Is that what your brothers were talking about that day in the hall after gym?" Caleb was definitely quick.
"Yeah. They had a bet going about how long it would take before I got into a fight. I go kicked out of every school in my area when I was in seventh grade, so my mom home schooled me. Got my G.E.D about a year ago."
"How old are you?"
"Seventeen."
"You don't want to go to college?," Sarah asked.
"Kind of hard to when you got things after you."
"Is that why you don't have any friends?," Reid asked. I looked at him. "What? It's obvious that the only people you seem to talk to are your brothers and I'm guessing this Bobby guy."
"Reid," Caleb stated glaring at him.
"What? He's telling the truth. It's hard to have friends outside of the hunting world. I have a lot of things hat would come after me because of me and my family. Someone who hasn't been in this world long is at risk."
"That's why you're so standoffish with us isn't it?," Sarah asked. I nodded my head in confirmation.
"You guys may have powers but I'm not sure you could handle the things that would come after you."
"We can take care of ourselves just fine Tex."
"Sure Garwin." I looked around at everyone. "Alright so you know my secret, what about yours?"
"As you know we have powers," Caleb started. "These powers are passed down to the first born male every generation. Our ancestors formed a covenant of silence during the Salem witch trials. There were five families."
"Well I know you guys are four so whose the fifth?"
"Putnam. We thought the line had died out in Salem after John Putnam was killed."
"Something tells me that wasn't the case."
"No. Apparently Putnam impregnated Goody Pope before he died. His line continued on through their son."
"So who is the fifth?" I looked at them and it clicked. "Chase."
"Chase," Caleb said nodding his head.
"You tried to kill him before but he survived."
"I didn't try. You see we get a taste of our powers at thirteen. When we turn eighteen we ascend gaining our full powers. Chase is the oldest so he ascended first. He came during my ascension to get my powers. He used Sarah, Pogue, and Kate to get to me. We fought and he disappeared. The authorities never found a race of him so we figured he fire had burned him up."
"Why did he want your powers?"
"He thought if he had my powers he could stop the aging?" He saw the look on my face and before I could ask the question he answered. "Every time we use our powers after we ascend it ages us. If we use too much we become addicted, using until we die."
"When do you become addicted?"
"If we use too much before we ascend, we might not even make it through the ascension but if we do we become addicted. We can become addicted after we ascend too. We usually walk a fine line. Some can't handle it, like my father."
"Are any of you addicted?"
"If Reid isn't careful he will be." Caleb gave a pointed look at Reid.
"Shut up Caleb." I remembered hearing them talk about Reid's ascension coming up.
"When do you ascend?," I asked turning to face Reid.
"Next week." He looked me in the eyes and I could see his fear. He knew he might become addicted and he was scared. We sat around talking for the next couple of hours. Mrs. Danvers had gone to bed. She was still wary of me because I was a hunter but she trusted that I would not tell anyone but my brothers and Bobby. Finally we decided to call it a night since we had class tomorrow. Sarah was staying with Caleb for the night. We walked to the door but I stopped everyone.
"Wait." They all looked at me. I pulled six leather cords out of my pocket. "Here," I said handing them each one.
"What are these?," Tyler asked.
"They're to protect you from possession. Just keep them on at all times for your safety. This one is for Kate," I said handing it to Pogue. "Give it to her after you tell her about you guys. Just make sure she wears it." Pogue nodded.
"Where's yours?," Reid piped up. I pulled mine out from under my shirt.
"This is all I have right now. Next week I'll give you one for your mom," I said turning to Caleb.
"Is that necessary. I mean she isn't really involved in all this."
"Anybody is at risk of possession. She knows about me and my family, which makes her a good target. Like I said, we've got a lot of things after us." He nodded his head. Sarah and Caleb walked us to the door. Sarah stopped me before I followed Pogue, Reid, and Tyler to the Hummer.
"I meant what I said Addison. When you need to talk I'm here. You do have friends and we care about you." She looked over my shoulder at the guys. "Some of us more than others." I looked behind me to see what she was talking about. Pogue and Caleb weren't paying attention to us, deep in discussion about something. Tyler and Reid were talking as well, but their attention seemed to focus on us.
"Thanks Sarah." She hugged me and I froze. I wasn't to anybody hugging me but family. I patted her back and she released me sensing I was uncomfortable. We gave each other a smile.
"Get a move on Tex." I rolled my eyes and flipped Reid off. I passed Caleb on my way to the Hummer and he stopped me and gave my shoulder a squeeze.
"Listen, I know you can take care of yourself, but for now until we settle this thing with Chase you should stick by one of us if you're not with your brothers. He has taken an interest in you and we don't know what he'll do." I looked at him. Great first my brothers now these guys, does it ever end? "Please Addison. We just don't want anything to happen to you." He looked at me, pleading with his eyes.
"Okay."
"Thank you." He turned and walked back to Sarah, placing his arm around her shoulder. I climbed into the back of the Hummer. This time Pogue was in the back and Reid was in the passenger seat. We pulled out of the drive and started heading down the road.
"Are we taking you back home?," Tyler asked from the driver's seat.
"No. I'm going back o he dorms."
"Don't you need to talk to your brother?," Pogue asked.
"Right now I need to think about some things before I see them." He just nodded his head. Reid surprisingly stayed silent. We pulled up to the dorms and Tyler parked. We climbed out and started making our way inside. It was actually a clear night. The moon was almost full and it illuminated the night sky. The stars were dotting the sky.
It had been a while since I had just looked at the stars. The last time was the night of my fifteenth birthday. John, Dean, and Sam had shown up to take a break and my dad and Mason had just gotten back from a hard hunt. Mason was pretty beat up. I had snuck out at a quarter to midnight and made my way to the field behind the bar. Unfortunately I wasn't as sneaky as I thought I was because Mason., Sam , and Dean came out shortly after. We just laid on the ground and picked out the constellations we knew. Then we started making up or own.
At five till midnight Sam went back inside. At a minute to midnight, he came out with a cupcake with a candle in it. He sat back down and Mason lit the candle. They started counting down and when it was midnight they sang happy birthday to me. I blew out the candle and looked at my brothers. I knew that no matter what happened we would always be there for each other. A tear fell down my face.
"You okay?" I brought my gaze down to meet Reid's bright blue ones. I noticed Tyler and Pogue had already headed in.
"Yeah. Jus remembering some good times."
"You had a fight with your brothers?" I looked at him shocked. "I'm not as stupid as you think I am. I am observant." I just shook my head. Reid was full of surprises. "Want to talk about it?"
"No." He just nodded his head and turned his gaze to the woods. He then turned and headed inside. I followed behind him quickly, feeling bad about how quick I was to shot him down when he just wanted to help. We made the way up to my floor. "Are you following me?"
"Just making sure you get to your room okay."
"Uh huh. Is this your way of finding out which room is mine?"
"I found that out last night Tex. I told you it was a minor detail." He smirked at me and I tried to hide my smile. I was unsuccessful as I saw his smirk widen. We got to my door and I turned to him.
"Well good night."
"Night Tex." He turned to go and I turned putting my key in the lock.
"Reid?" He turned back around. "Thanks." He just looked at me. "For offering to listen. It's just…I just need to think about some things before I see them."
"Well, you better think quickly." I looked at him confused. He pointed behind me and I turned to see Dean making his way down the hall towards us. Suddenly I felt heat at my back. Reid placed his hand on my hip. Soon Dean was standing in front of us. I could smell the alcohol coming from him. I was worried. I had never in my life seen Dean Winchester drunk, not like this anyway.
"Hey Lil' Bit." He smiled at me then glanced at Reid. His eyes traveled down to Reid's hand that was holding tight to me. "We need to talk." He unlocked my door, which still had the keys in it, and made his way in. I watched a she sauntered over to the spare bed and sat down. I didn't know what to do. I really needed time to think, but it didn't look like I was going to get that. The door closed as I stood there.
"Do you want me to stay?," Reid asked close to my ear. I turned my head and he looked me directly in the eye. I could tell he was concerned for me. I smiled and shook my head.
"No. I'll be okay." He just nodded his head.
"You going to be in class tomorrow?"
"Yeah."
"Okay." He stepped back and I turned to face him. He didn't remove his hand from my hip. "I'll see you in the morning." I nodded my head. His head started to move forward. I thought he was going to kiss me. I was finally going to get my first kiss. I closed my eyes and waited, but nothing came. I opened my eyes and looked at him. He had stopped a couple of inches from my mouth. Fear flickered through his eyes quickly but was soon replaced by his usual arrogant look. His lips quirked into its usual smirk.
"Night Tex." With that he turned around and headed down the hall. I just watched him stuck between disappointment and anger. Disappointment at him not kissing me and anger at my self for wanting him to. I let out a frustrated sigh and made my way into my room to face Dean. When I go in I noticed Dean laying on the bed. I walked over to him.
"Dean?," I whispered. "Dean?" No response. I looked closely and took note of his steady breathing. Figures he would pass out. I went to my closet and grabbed the spare blanket and pillow that I had stashed in there. I set the pillow down and worked to maneuver Dean onto the bed properly. He had fallen asleep with his legs off the side. It took some work. I never realized how heavy Dean was when he was dead weight. Finally, I got him adjusted without waking him. I then placed the blanket over him and looked at him.
It always amazed me at how peaceful he looked when he was asleep. All of them actually. When they slept, you would almost think they had normal lives untouched by the supernatural. I went to the dresser and grabbed a pair of boxers I had swiped from Dean and one of Sam's Stanford shirts. I had taken this when the laundry prank had taken place and never gave them back. The guys tended to lose clothes to me often.
I went into the bathroom to change and brush my teeth. As I did this, I started to think about the fight. I knew Mason loved me. Even if he had said those things, even at that time, he loved me. I knew I would have to go back after school and talk with him. I was also thinking about what I would talk to Dean about. I know he hadn't meant to hurt me with what he had revealed. It was intended to hurt Mason, but he knew it had hurt me also. Dean hated seeing me and Sam in any sort of pain. I spit out the toothpaste and made my way to bed. I laid there for a bit thinking when my eyes started to close. I just decided I would handle everything as it came tomorrow and went to sleep.
