Chapter 21: The Crazy Drama Queen & The Egoistic Smart Ass

Disclaimer: I don't own The Covenant and the Sons of Ipswich but I definitely own the Daughters of Wiccard and this story.

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"Be careful with what you wish for."

-Marishka 'Z' Wiccard-

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Previously…

Marishka had asked him to stay.

And as soon as he stepped out of the airport, there she was standing across the road. With her lime green sling bag, the one with the countless stupid badges she stuck on it.

She smiled at the sight of him. And Reid knew he was smiling at her as well.

He adjusted his backpack hanging on his right shoulder, looked left and right, and jogged across the busy road. In less than a minute, he had her in his arms.

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"You should've told me before you left." He told her as he ran his hands up and down her back.

They were laying in the middle of a field at the outskirt of town. It was a beautiful night. Reid refused to think more of how beautiful the glittering sky looked that night. It made him feel sissy.

"You would've stopped me."

"And you would stay just because I tell you?" He asked her, his tone cynical.

She raised her eyebrows and let out a laugh. "Of course not!"

Reid smiled. But deep inside, he was somehow hurt.

When she left that morning, he felt betrayed and abandoned. She had gone through all the trouble to save his life. She confronted her evil ex-boyfriend just to rescue him. And she had told him that she would be honored to die with him.

Suddenly, the very next morning, she was gone. To God knows where. He called her, text her until his fingers went sore, left her countless voice messages, even Used to see if he could track her.

And what ticks him the most is how easily the others decided to go to London without her. After all that she had gone through, they wouldn't even try to find her.

For God's sake, psychologically speaking, she's very suicidal/homicidal at the moment!

Mariska looked at Reid. He seemed to be taken aback by her comment. Was Reid Garwin's ego impaired just because she would say no to him?

She landed a soft kiss on his lips and he stared at her in disbelief, feeling surprised.

"I would've asked you to come along." She said softly as she landed another kiss on his lips.

"I would need a good reason to go with you."

Marishka stared at him unbelieveably. Still the old big-headed Garwin.

Nevertheless, her mind was working. She never knew. She didn't even realize it.

Was it after all the pranks and fights they put up against each other?

Or was it after one of their childish, yet necessary, name-calling sessions?

Or was it when he had heroically arrived at the bar to save her from the freaky vampires?

Or was it when he had protected her from the big bad wolf at the hospital?

But she knew now, at that very moment…

Even when she threatened Tamara to stay away from him…

Even when she was facing Spade that dark, unfortunate night…

She had fallen for Reid 'The Smart Ass' Garwin.

"Because I love you."

Reid's eyes went wide. "Aha! I knew it."

This time, Marishka's eyes went wide. But she melted into a pile of gurgling goos when he continued.

"Maybe I should go with you because I love you too."

His lips landed on her. The kiss was longer this time. And the passion was intense. Eventually, they parted for air. She playfully bit on his lips.

"Crazy drama queen." He muttered.

"Egoistic smart ass." She replied.

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"Where were you?" A voice made him jump as the lights in the room was turned on.

Chase Collins realized that he must have looked like a guilty kid whose mother just caught him with his hands in the cookie jar.

'So much for being discreet,' He thought as he closed the door behind him.

"Hey, baby. You're not asleep, yet?" He asked as he took off his jacket and shoes.

"Chase, look at me." Halley demanded.

He had his back at her. Silently, he turned around and looked at her. Their gaze met.

"You left me in the middle of the night…" She paused, probably for cliffhanger effects or to think what to say next.

"What's up?" She asked, her tone calm.

"I went out to take a walk." He answered.

"Okay… With who?" Still calm.

This was going much better than what Chase had in mind if she ever caught him.

"Chase, if we want to make this work, you'll need to be more truthful with me." She pleaded as she got out of bed and walked towards him.

"Pogue told me that you were the one who warned him about Tamara's plan." She placed a palm on his cheeks softly and Chase leaned into it lovingly.

"You helped saved their lives. So whatever that is up with you, I know it's not a bad thing."

Chase was still silent. Then, to both their surprises, he hugged her tightly.

"Not now, please… Someday, I promise." He whispered into her ears.

Halley inhaled sharply, her heart broken. She pushed him away and walked back to her bed.

"I'm sleepy." She announced before she climbed into bed.

"And you're spending the night with Pogue and Tyler." She added and closed her eyes.

Chase sighed. Oh yeah, he's in deep water now.

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"Seriously, get a room." Fira leaned forward to the front seats and told the two love birds.

Pogue and Jade has been flirting with each other the moment they got into the car, heading for the airport.

Jade blushed and turn her concentration to the road. She had offered to send the group to the airport, driving the Council's SUV.

"Thank you." Fira leaned back in his seat and rested her head on the window.

She was sitting next to Selene and Caleb. Behind her were Halley, Chase, and Tyler. Tyler was sitting awkwardly between Halley and Chase. Tyler had told her in the morning that Chase had spent the night with him and Pogue.

Apparently, Halley and Chase had a fight last night. Halley simply laughed it off. Chase, being Chase, had no comment.

Fira almost jumped in her seat when her cell phone vibrated.

Is it just me or am I in the middle of an awkward situation?

Fira glanced behind and chuckle.

You poor thing. She typed and pressed 'Send'.

But before Tyler could typed a reply, Jade pulled the car to a skidding halt.

"What?!" Tyler shouted and his eyes went to Fira.

She was okay, just startled a bit.

"Look outside, baby boy." Pogue said from his seat, his eyes fixed outside.

Everyone in the car looked outside.

They were no longer in the middle of busy London. Instead their black SUV was in the middle of a barren land. The sky was a weird color of poorly mixed paint.

Caleb was the first to open the door and stepped outside. Selene grabbed his arms and followed him. Pogue went out and opened the door for Jade before he adjusted the back seat to allow the others to come out of the SUV.

Tyler was the first to head out. He stopped and looked at Fira.

"Come on," He told her.

She shook her head. He offered his hand to her. She hesitated but still took it. They climbed out of the SUV, hand in hand.

Chase followed from behind. When he got out, he offered his hand to Halley but she ignored it.

"This is really awesome," Halley commented sarcastically at their situation.

"Come on, we don't have time for this. We have a plane to catch!" Caleb shouted to no one in particular.

Suddenly, a gigantic fireball appeared out of nowhere. The eight of them managed to get out of the way but the SUV didn't. It blew up into pieces.

"Great." Jade muttered as Pogue helped her up.

"Sorry about that." A voice greeted and they immediately turned to the source.

"So, which one of you killed Mikhael?" Another figure appeared.

"Longshot!" Halley hissed.

Then another, and another, another one, one more, and finally, the last figure appeared. They formed a circle around the group of eight.

It was definitely a perfect formula for disaster, at least for them.

"If we told you that she's not here, would it make any difference?" Halley asked.

They exchanged looks. Then Longshot answered, "No."

"Hey, at least we're fair." She continued.

"There are seven of us against the eight of you. Since Pretty Princess over there is not a Hunter, so, we counted her out. Howler was pretty disappointed of not being able to come along." She said and gained a few sneer from her comrades.

"Wait, let me get this straight." Caleb began.

"You have Spade. Tamara. Mikhael. I get that. But, Howler?" He asked sarcastically.

Then he pointed at her, "Longshot."

He looked at the black man with dreadlocks. The man who just sent a fireball at their SUV.

"And what are you? Hotstuff?" Caleb asked and the eight of them roared with laughter.

The man's face contorted in irritation. "Ashburn." He replied, his voice deep and threatening.

"Enough." One of them announced and the group stopped laughing.

He drew out a sword out of nowhere. His comrades took their stand and so did the Sons and the Wiccards.

Taking his stand, he added, "Let's draw some blood."

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Reid woke up to the delicious smell of coffee and pancakes. He climbed out of bed in his boxer, put on a t-shirt, and went for the kitchen.

He and Marishka had spent the night at his parent's estate. One of the perks of being an heir to the family who founded a town is to inherit a ridiculously old mansion in the middle of nowhere.

His parents had moved out of the mansion years ago and settled for a suburban house. Wise decision.

He leaned against the doorframe as he watched her clumsily made breakfast in the old kitchen. His parents had people coming over every weekend to clean the place but they never used the kitchen. It was seriously getting rusty.

"You really should get someone to fix this." She exclaimed with her back at him.

"How did you…" He was about to ask her how did she know he was there when he realized that she just had a power upgrade.

He smiled and walked towards her.

"Good morning, girlfriend." He greeted her and wrapped his arms around her from behind.

"Good morning, boyfriend." She turned around and gave him a brief kiss.

"I could wake up to this every morning." He said as he sat at the counter and started with breakfast.

"Now, now… Be careful with what you wish for." She warned him with that trademark smirk of hers.

"Why? 'Cos I might just get it?" He replied and she laughed off the comment.

He was enjoying his breakfast when his ears caught the sound of broken glasses.

"Z! Are you alright?" He jumped off his stool and ran towards her.

She was standing in front of the sink, her eyes focused on whatever was left of the broken mug at her feet. The spilled coffee was pooling at her feet.

She looked at him, dazed, as he guided her away from the scene carefully.

"What is it?" He asked her and shook her shoulder, reminding himself not too rough.

She snapped out of it and ran out of the kitchen.

"They're in trouble." She screamed over her shoulder.

Reid didn't need to ask who 'they' were. He knew just by looking at how worried she was back there. He ran up, skipping two steps at a time, following her to the master bedroom.

'They' would need some help.

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Coming up next…

And with a wave of her hand, one of her demons finally managed to pass Longshot's swam of monsters and slashed her.

Longshot stumbled backward and cried in pain.

Ashburn, who was against Caleb, efficiently evaded Caleb's attack as he went to Longshot's aid. In no time, Caleb was also next to Halley.

Chase was watching the whole thing from several feet away. He desperately wanted to help Halley, and in the mean time punch Caleb's pretty face for getting there first, but he needed to help Pogue and Selene.