It's been way to long since Ive updated this story, to long, and I apologies to you all. Collage started in September, and its been so hectic, I haven't had a moment to actually sit and do anything other then eat. Hopefully now things are more settled ill have more time for time for this story, in fact im going to make time, if I cant updated once a week it will be every other week, but im going to try my best people.

Out of the Water

He didn't know how he was meant to be feeling, didn't know if he should be crying, or if he should be feeling anything at all, but what he did know was he felt numb, everything was numb. He couldn't remember the funeral, it had all be a blur, people had filed into the church, people he was sure didn't even know her, no one knew her, not the real her. He couldn't remember how he had gotten back to the house, but he was sure it had something to do with his brothers or Skye. They were all with him now, seated around his apartment, Skye at his side, Sarah and Caleb on the chair, Reid and Tyler standing against the walls.

He wanted to feel something, anything, because at the moment he felt as if he was betraying her memory, betraying the person she had been, and the thing that he had. Surly after all the years of knowing her, he should have been able to pull at least one emotion to the surface, but as much as it pained him, he just couldn't do it. He glanced around the room briefly, his gaze settling onto Skye and felt, anger surge through his body, he knew if she hadn't come along he would have been with her and she would have been alive.

As if sensing something was wrong, Skye turned her head in his direction, her eyes full of sorrow and pain; she gave him a sad smile, her hand coming out to rest on his forearm, a comforting gesture, which sent warmth through his body, settling down the fire that had momentarily consumed him. Sighing he settled against the sofa, gesturing for her to come closer to him. It wasn't her fault Kate had died, he was sure if what ever had taken her life wanted her bad enough, he would have gotten her, with or with out him at her side.

"Im sorry" She murmured against his chest, her hand bunching into his crisp black shirt, he nodded his head, closing his eyes as he brought his head to nestle into her hair. She was wearing it up, strands of hair framing her face, the black dress she had chosen to wear was appropriate, he knew she was never going to wear it again, and it was then, looking around his living room, at his friends, and at the woman in his arms, did he finally feel the first emotion since Kate had died. He took a breath, holding it in, he wasn't about to break down in front of his friends. Skye pulled away from his body and looked into his eyes, her own eyes showing him sympathy and understanding.

"Its ok" She said, nodding at him, before pulling away and allowing him to leave the living room. She heard the front door open, before quietly shutting behind him. Biting her lip, she wanted to follow, she wanted to hold him and comfort him, the way he had her, all those weeks ago, wanted to be able to hold him the way he had held her on top of the bridge. But she didn't make any attempt to move, she stayed on the sofa, and gave a small nod in the direction of his brothers, it was them that he needed, they had been with him far longer then she had, it was going to be them, that took away the sting of the loss, and she knew, it would be her he would come to in the end.

She watched them all turn to each other before walking out of the door, before she turned her gaze over to Sarah, she was huddled in Caleb's jacket, she had managed to stay composed during the funeral, but the second she had gotten into the car, she had broken into sobs, her face was still red, and her eyes were raw. Skye sighed, she felt as if she was intruding in on something in which she shouldn't have been. They had all been close to Kate; each and every one of them had their bonds with her. She had just come along and broken everything.

"She liked you, you know" Skye turned to Sarah, her brow furrowed as she shook her head; she was surprised speech was even able for her.

"Kate, despite everything, she really did like you" Skye forced a tight smile, it didn't really make her feel any better, she had been ok, knowing that there was nothing deep between her and Kate, but to know that, it just hurt all over again. Taking in a breath, she turned to Sarah, she didn't know what to say, or what to do, to make her feel better, in fact she knew there was nothing she could do to make her feel better, she had lost her best friend. She herself knew what that felt like, so instead she leant back into the sofa and stared at the wall. Pain was meant to be dealt with by themselves, nothing any one said would ever make it ok again.

"We have to find another way" Pogue spoke after being outside for nearly an hour with his brothers, they hadn't really said anything, just stood around him, and occasionally said something that was meant for comfort but was more pain then anything else.

None of them asked what he meant, they all knew exactly what he meant, they had all be thinking the same thing, but hadn't wanted to breech the subject so close to loosing Kate. There was no way they could bind their powers, something sooner of later was going to come along, and they were going to be more hopeless then ever.

"We have to find this thing, and find away to destroy it" Caleb nodded his head, placing his hand onto Pogue's back, he knew the pain he was feeling, he had felt it when his dad had died, and it had almost destroyed him, he couldn't bear the thought of being hopeless again.

"We will, there's always another way" Tyler spoke, turning to Reid who nodded his head, they all turned to look over Ipswich, each of them lost in their own thoughts, Kate's death had cut way to close to home, and they all knew it was a warning, the first casualty of a war they knew nothing about. If this thing could get to Kate, then it could get to any one of them, it was warning them, and none of them liked it.

But they were not going to stand back and allow what ever this thing was to destroy their family, they were the covenant, and they were going to do everything in their power to come out on top. It wasn't just survival any more, it was revenge.