Chapter 6
"There is nothing here!" Reid raged making the flames on the candles dance madly.
They had been up all night trying to find something to help them find Chase. Reid was pacing across the stone floor raging. Pogue huddled into his leather jacket staring into space. Caleb looked at his two remaining friends.
"We should get some sleep." He said.
"How can you possibly think about sleeping when Tyler's been kidnapped?" Reid raged.
"We won't be of any use to him as tired as we are. Please Reid, let's go back to the mansion and get some sleep. For Tyler?"
Reid shoulders slumped in defeat. He'd do anything for Tyler.
"Should we let Mr. Sims know what's going on?" Pogue asked from the backseat of Caleb's mustang.
"No," Caleb answered. "He's away on business at the present time anyhow."
Reid and Pogue looked at Caleb bewildered.
"How do you know that?" Pogue asked.
"My mother told me." Caleb answered. "My mother went out with him before he left."
The other two boys looked at Caleb in shock. After what Mrs Danvers had gone through with Caleb's father, she was dating another of the covenant? She hated the covenant!
"I was surprised also." Caleb said.
"Does Tyler know?" Reid asked.
"I have no idea." He answered sadly.
Caleb was awakened a few hours later by his cell phone ringing. He looked at it and saw it was Rade Downing calling him. He frowned wondering why Downing would be calling him.
"Hello?"
"Caleb I need to talk to you. Is there someplace we can meet?"
"Rade I really can't right now. I'm busy"
"It's about Raven."
Caleb started thinking he hadn't seen the raven haired beauty in school for a few weeks now. She was a cool girl who liked to party. She was one girl even Reid hadn't dated cause he respected her. Not to mention being scared of her four brothers. He knew the Downings had the power also, and who was also in their covenant. Oh my god he thought, remembering seeing Chase talk to her the night of the party at the cliffs, and him talking about her one night while playing foosball.
"Where?" Caleb asked.
"The old Downing house. We won't be interrupted there. I'll meet you there in a half hour."
Caleb hung up the phone wondering whether he should wake Pogue and Reid up. Decided against it and got up.
A half hour later he pulled up to the old Downing house, which was rumored to have ghosts in it. Rade was leaning against his black corvette. Caleb walked up to him and shook hands with him. He knew Rayne better than he did Rade, since Rade was in Tyler's class.
"What's this about?" Caleb asked.
"Chase Collins." Rade vented.
"He liked Raven; he talked about her a few times." Caleb said feeling the anger rolling off of the Downing boy.
"He almost killed her!" Rade hissed.
"Chase is gone Rade. He disappeared after I fought him."
"Do you know how to find him?"
"No," Caleb said frustrated. "He'll be back when he's ready. I have a feeling he'll show soon. Pogue ascends in a couple of weeks. He won't miss the chance to try and get his power!"
"That's too late for Tyler though." Raid said knowing he'd be in trouble.
Caleb froze. He looked at the younger boy seething. "What do you know about Tyler?"
"My brother's won't stop till they have Chase in their hands Caleb. If they have to go through everyone of you they will do it! I can't stop them! I've tried. They want vengeance for what Chase did to Raven. Hell I do too, but not at the expense of anyone else's life besides Chase's!
"Your brothers have Tyler?" Caleb asked in fury.
"Yes."
Rade felt the anger burning from Caleb. Caleb knew they wouldn't be able to fight the Masters of Ipswich. They were far too powerful. Even if Pogue and Reid had ascended by now they would still lose to the power more ancient then there own.
"You still have 12 hours Caleb, but they won't kill him. Not since I told them what I did."
"What did you tell them?" Caleb asked.
"Raven likes Tyler, has for quite awhile now. They won't kill him, and lose Raven more than we already have. The only danger to him at the moment is Shane, and he's been denied access to Tyler."
"You took guts coming here today Rade." Caleb said respecting the younger boy.
"I love my sister Caleb. I won't let her be hurt more than she already is. I will protect Tyler for her."
"Thanks," Caleb said shaking Rade's hand and they parted ways.