The song I chose to go along with this was Carry On My Wayward Son by Kansas. I was watching Supernatural and thought of this and thought it'd be perfect lol.

Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more

Carry On My Wayward Son, Kansas

Caleb pulled off to the side of the road to rethink what he was doing. This was stupid beyond stupid. After a few minutes of just sitting there he got out and started walking. Chase was nearby and it didn't take much for him to know that.

He walked into the barn on edge, his eye a cold hard black.

"Finally!" a voice exclaimed "You know I didn't think you'd make it. and guess who showed up and hour ago?"

Chase materialized before Caleb and pointed to the side to show Reid glued to the barn wall by a pitch fork through the shoulder. Reid kept yelling on and on.

"Be patient Garwin you'll be next. All Caleb here has to do is say a few words first." Chase said

"Let them go." Caleb growled

"Oh that's right the leverage." Chase said tapping at his chin thoughtfully "Well, choose."

He pointed behind him where Valerie was on a noose ready to be dropped and where Sarah laid unconscious, fire lamps hanging around her.

"The good friend who can handle almost anything or the lovely damsel in distress who doesn't' even know the real you. To be honest I'd go with the good friend but maybe that's just because I have it in for her."

"You said-" Caleb started

"Wrong! I said nothing!" Chase interjected "They're both running out of time so you might want to hurry."

Caleb looked from Valerie who was struggling to breathe to Sarah and back. Valerie looked at him terrified.

"Do it." she breathed out in nothing but a whisper

Caleb looked to the ground.

"Sarah." He mumbled

"What was that? I didn't hear you." Chase grinned

"Sarah." Caleb said louder

"Not what I would've picked, but alright."

Chase looked back at Sarah and she vanished from their view.

"She's all safe back in her room." Chase said "Happy now?"

Turning back to Caleb he flung him backwards out of the barn as he tightened the noose on Valerie's neck letting her hang.

The rope was rubbing her neck raw and she started seeing blackness. She could hear her heart pounding in her ears as the blood rushed to her head.

"Valerie!" Reid yelled

It sounded so far away to her though. As the world left her she felt a sudden release and the ground below. She coughed hard grabbing for her throat. The disoriented girl could hear so much and saw Caleb and Chase outside. Standing she made her way to go out and help but then saw Reid.

"Valerie, you're okay." Reid said as he still tried to get free "Get me out. I have to help Caleb."

She stood there and looked at him blankly as if he were speaking another language.

"Help me!" he yelled

"No." she said shaking her head "No."

With that she turned and ran out of the barn leaving him there bleeding out of the shoulder still stuck to the wall.

"Valerie!" he yelled

She stopped dead in her tracks as she saw Caleb get hit with some unknown force. She didn't know what to do, but there had to be something. Chase turned seeing her before she had a chance. As he sent the same force at her as he did Caleb. She dodged to the side having it barely miss her.

"I don't know how you got loose…but I'm willing to overlook it if you'll just come out." Chase said

Valerie shook terrified. She hid underneath what looked to be an old wagon broken down. To her surprise she found broken glass only due to the fact that she rolled onto it and now had a few pieces stuck in her skin. Grabbing the biggest piece she could feel for she jammed it in Chase's foot. Running out from under it on the other side Valerie ran for Caleb who was struggling to get up.

"Run." he muttered

"Get up." she said ignoring him

She knew what was coming. She knew who was protecting her and wasn't afraid. The voice in her head was loud and clear telling her these things. As Caleb stood Valerie flew to the side.

Caleb only looked only to nothing in the direction she was flung. Just tall weeds.

"She is such a nuiscance sometimes." Chase said "I'm going to have a talk with her later."

In the next instant lightning hit Caleb and he hit his knees in the process. What he felt was something new, more than anything he'd ever felt.

Chase looked at him wondering what was up with the light show then went to hit him again. only this time Caleb stopped it and just looked at it as if it were nothing. He looked around if only for a second to notice it was getting lighter outside then flung the force right back at Chase and watched it go right through him knocking him back. Before Chase had the chance to stand Caleb stood over him and crouched down.

"Any words you might want to say?" he growled

Chase laughed.

"Kiss my ass." He said

"Wrong." Caleb said coldly

Grabbing Chase by the throat he watched his grin wipe from his face until his was sheer pain as his skin rippled then obliterated at Caleb's single thought. For several moments Caleb just stood there as the sun rose.

Reid having jiggled the damn thing enough pulled it from his shoulder, screaming as he did. he knelt over holding his shoulder.

"Caleb!" he called as he walked out to see him just standing there

Caleb looked at his friend as if he didn't even recognize him. He grabbed Reid by the throat and slammed him hard to the ground.

"Caleb…it's me." Reid choked out "Caleb!"

Caleb blinked rapidly until his eyes were nothing but a deep chocolate brown color. He gulped as he instantly let go of Reid who struggled to breathe as well as hold his shoulder.

Reid stood up to face Caleb.

"He dead?" he asked

"Very." Caleb said

Caleb wasn't entirely sure how being it was all still fuzzy but he knew. He also knew he had an extra power boost somehow.

"Hey!" a voice called out from the field "Could I get a little help?"

Reid hurried out towards the field on hearing Valerie's voice.

"I think I broke a rib or two along with spraining my ankle I think." She said as she tried standing "And do I have glass in my back?"

She ripped the noose that still hung from her neck and threw it aside as she tried picking out the pieces stuck in her. Reid tried holding her up but had difficulty so Caleb helped her.

"What happened to you?" She asked Reid alarmed

"Oh the usual. Got stuck with a pitch fork. Then again you saw it." Reid said casually

"I don't think I did. I mean I was here and all but I didn't see much. Everything was really dark. The last thing I saw was a set of headlights ready to run me over then it was lights out." She said "I didn't…do anything did I?"

Both Reid and Caleb looked at each other.

"Nah. Just acted like usual…mentally ill." Reid said jokingly

"Hey!" she exclaimed "I may be a little broken here but I can still come over there and hurt you."

She struggled a little in Caleb's arms but he didn't let her go. Reid just chuckled and took her hand.

"I'm just glad you're okay." He said quietly

"I'm just glad I'm alive." She said "I mean it's over right?"

"Yeah. It's way over." Caleb answered

"Good." she said

"Hey Caleb." Reid started

The other two looked at him.

"You think we can find a hospital on the way back? I don't exactly like bleeding out everywhere." He said

"I think I can manage that." Caleb chuckled

Both Reid and Valerie settled in the backseat. Reid had her prop her legs on his lap as he leaned on her. He'd taken hold of her hand and kissed it as she closed her eyes. She was so tired. Getting some sleep without nightmares would be a dream come true for her.

Caleb looked back in the rearview mirror to them both asleep peacefully. There was one thing he had to do now and that was talk to Sarah. It wasn't going to be easy and he could see what happened between Reid and Valerie happening all over again. Only this time Chase wouldn't be involved.

He called Tyler who'd fallen asleep at Pogue's bedside and Pogue was the one who actually answered.

"Reid and Valerie are on their way." Caleb said

*They okay?*

"They're alive…for the most part."

*Alright. I'll wake Baby Boy.*

With that Pogue hung having already known that Chase was out of the picture finally. The nurse had come in only five minutes ago to tell Tyler who'd fallen asleep that she was recovering and her fever went down.

"Tyler." He grumbled

Tyler shot up and yawned slightly.

"You're awake." Tyler said

"Yeah." Pogue chuckled "They're on their way here. Apparently Reid and Valerie are in bad shape."

"Okay…" Tyler trailed off as he started to stand "I'll go meet them."

Valerie had only fractured a rib and her ankle was sprained. The nurse who saw to her acted terrified to touch her though as she wrapped an ace bandage around it though. Tyler chuckled from the doorway though.

"I don't get what's funny." She said as the nurse left

"The last time that nurse saw you, kicked her in the face." he said

"Oh…would it be too late to say sorry?" she asked "I'm ready to leave though. Hospitals kind of freak me out."

Tyler sat beside her on the hospital bed.

"We've got to wait on two others." He said "Pogue and Reid. Pogue wil be back later though fro physical therapy."

"What happened?"

"Vehicle accident. We think it was Chase's fault." Tyler explained

Valerie just nodded. She was literally in the dark and yet the past twelve hours she was apparently doing a lot of running around in which she had no acknowledgement of.

"Ready?"

They both looked to see Reid standing in the doorway.

"Pogue is already heading out to the car."

Both Valerie and Tyler nodded. Tyler wrapped an arm around her waist to help her down and she just used him to walk. When they got out to the car she just jumped in the back with Pogue and leaned him like a pillow.

Caleb had already gone. It was understandable given the circumstances.

The drive back was quiet and no one talked about anything. The only lucky one here was Tyler who didn't have a scratch on him.

"Who's ready for interesting rumors tomorrow?" Valerie asked with fake enthusiasm

Pogue chuckled as he helped her from the car.

"Should be fun." He said

"That's the spirit." She added

The two laughed.

"Yes because near death experiences because of crazy assholes is funny." Reid griped

"That's the point." Valerie said as she moved over to him so he could help her

She leaned on his good shoulder as the two made it back to her dorm room. When they did they could hear Sarah and Caleb talking.

"They're doing better than we did." Reid commented

Valerie just snorted as she unlocked her door.

"Oh my bed. my precious bed…I've missed you." She said

"You know what that means." Reid said hinting

"Mhm." She nodded

Both of them kicked of their shoes and laid down. It didn't take long for them to fall asleep.

Caleb sat across from Sarah who remained quiet. He'd kind of just blurted it all out and she just looked at him with raised eyebrows.

She knew something was strange, but she just stared at him contemplating. It wasn't as if she knew what to make of it and a part of her just wanted to laugh it off and say it was nothing more than a bad dream. That was until Caleb proved his point making her jump out of her skin. She remained quiet.

"If you don't want to see me again then I understand. You can't tell anyone though." he said

"What are you talking about?" she asked confused "Why wouldn't I be able to see you again? If Valerie can trust you then I think i'm doing pretty good."

"You know that-"

"Valerie knew something?" She finished "It wasn't hard. There just seemed to be a few things off like how she was starting to act weird and by the way she'd act around Chase. Not to mention what happened a few months ago. I'd imagine that's when she found out?"

Caleb just nodded. There wasn't much he could say or do at this point.

"I think it's just going to take time." she said

Caleb stood ready to leave and so did she. The rest was silence as he left her to her thoughts. He wasn't so sure this would happen like it did between Valerie and Reid and for that he was thankful.