Chapter 9
Tyler nervously sat in the only class he had with none of his other brothers in it. It had been a week since they had brought him home. Caleb refused to let him go back to the dorms. Insisting on taking him to the Danver's mansion. Mrs Danvers had welcomed him into her home with open arms. He'd been shocked when she pulled him into her warm embrace with tears swimming in her eyes.
"Well, well, if it isn't Chase's whore!" Kira mocked someone.
Tyler jerked his head up to see Raven standing a few stairs down glaring at Kira, who was half on Aaron's lap. He noticed Vincent and Rade behind her.
"Chase was gay. What are you talking about Kira?" Aaron asked.
"Actually Sims is the gay one! Aren't you baby boy?" Shane laughed turning toward Tyler.
Tyler wished that he could disappear. He heard laughter sound out across the classroom. He looked over at Shane starting to panic, and felt the fear seer through him. Sitting besides Shane was the boy who had climbed into bed with him. The boy licked his lips smiling evilly at Tyler.
'Reid, Caleb, Pogue!' Tyler cried mentally.
"Stow it Shane!" Rade said.
"Make me!" Shane said standing up throwing his power at Rade sending him flying backwards into a wall.
Screams erupted around the room. Vincent waved his hand swearing. Tyler watched as everyone in the room who didn't have the power froze in time.
"Damn you Shane!" Raven yelled.
Shane grabbed her and kissed her hard shoving her roughly back against the desks. Rade roared with anger and pulled Shane off of his sister. Raven fell to the floor off balance. Vincent rushed to help her. Tyler started to get up, but was jumped on by the other boy, who pushed him back onto the bench, falling on top of him, forcing a kiss on Tyler, and finally getting his tongue in and shoving it around Tyler's mouth.
'Caleb!' he screamed inwardly.
The other boy feeling his power pulled back and backhanded Tyler. Tyler tasted the blood as the other boy's eyes turned black using the power on him. Tyler couldn't move as the boy fell back on top of him hurting him.
Caleb sat in Algebra staring into space. Pogue nudged him mentally toward the door. He looked over to see Rayne Downing, Marcus Wainwright and Michael Archer walking in the door. The Masters of Ipswich who were seniors. Rayne caught Caleb's eye and he nodded at him. Caleb turned to look at Reid, who he could tell was hiding his emotions.
'Reid, Caleb, Pogue!' They all heard Tyler cry out. They exchanged worried looks.
Rayne was walking up the stairs to his seat when he stumbled feeling the power being used. Everyone in the room, but those with the power, froze in time.
"What the hell is going on?" Pogue cried looking around at everyone.
'Caleb!' Tyler screamed in Caleb's head and he almost fell to his knees from the intensity of the connection. He felt Tyler's terror radiate through him.
"Tyler's in trouble!" he cried running out of the room, the others following him.
Vincent felt the power being used behind him, and turned to see Shane's cousin, Adam attacking Tyler. He had his hands full holding Raven back from the battle before them, and was unable to help Tyler.
"Raven!" Vincent said turning her to look at Tyler.
Raven saw Adam attacking Tyler, and her blood boiled. She used her power to pick Adam up off of Tyler and threw him backwards into the windows and through them. She hurried to Tyler's side.
"Tyler?" she asked bending over him.
Tyler was sobbing he was so scared. He looked at the girl he liked standing above him, not wanting her to see him like this. He tried to get up and the pain knocked him back down.
Caleb, Pogue, Reid and the other three boys reached the classroom, just in time to see Raven throwing Adam out the window. Rayne and Michael pushed on by the three sons of Ipswich. Michael threw out his hand stopping his brother Shane. Rayne grabbed Rade and pulled him back.
"Let me go!" Rade cried trying to use the power to get out of his brothers arms.
"No it's over!" Rayne said.
The sons of Ipswich rushed by them hurrying up the stairs to Tyler. Raven was kneeling beside Tyler with her arms around him holding him. Vincent stepped out of the way and let the three go by him. Raven's white blouse under her blazer was covered in blood from Tyler's face. She suddenly put her hand on his face, healing his cuts. The bruises though were still there, her power only going so far. Tyler looked at the girl and saw the hurt in her eyes. He quickly looked away to his brothers.
Raven stood and moved out of the brother's way. Reid grabbed Tyler and held him, letting him cry. They jumped hearing the glass repairing itself. They turned to see Raven lowering her hand. She walked to the window and looked around. Even though the were two floors up, Adam was gone. She knew he'd be back after Tyler. She turned to the Son's of Ipswich.
"Tyler isn't safe here, Adam will come back to finish what he started." She said.
She saw the anger in Pogue, Caleb, and Reid's eyes, and heard Tyler whimper.
"He'll have to come through us first!" Pogue vented.
"How do you plan to protect him when he's in this class?" Raven asked receiving a glare from the brothers.
"Adam's powerful. Especially when it comes to his desires." Vincent said. "And right now your brother is what he desires!"
"Tyler let me help you please…" Raven looked at Tyler, who was half hiding in Reid's chest.
Pogue moved to block her view of Tyler, and Caleb stepped forward looking at her with anger.
"It's your fault that this happened anyway!" He seethed. "You actually think we'll let you be alone with him?"
Rayne spoke up then. "She did just save him now, by throwing Adam out the window. She didn't even know that we went after Tyler till it was over. It was really Chase we were after, and to get to him we did it through Tyler. Saying were sorry isn't going to change what happened. We regret what happened though. If there is anyone to blame it's Chase Collins, not Raven. She was his victim as well."
Caleb glared at Rayne and the other Masters of Ipswich in their presence. "You expect us to trust you after this?"
"Umm I hate to interrupt this, but we need to go, I can't hold the time spell much longer." Vincent interrupted them.
Pogue turned to help Reid with Tyler. Caleb held his ground while they did. He hadn't missed the fear cross Raven's eyes when Chase was mentioned.
"Ok he said, but it's Tyler's decision. One he isn't making right now." Caleb said.
Raven looked at the older boy shocked. She turned toward Tyler who was being held up by Reid and Pogue. She saw him look quickly away, but not before she saw the shame in his eyes. She pushed by Caleb, touching Tyler on the cheek.
'You have nothing to be ashamed of Tyler. You did nothing wrong! You would of fought him if you could! Let some of the pain go!' She mentally said to him.
Caleb grabbed her arm away from Tyler not noticing the calmness settling over the younger boys face. Tyler looked at the girl knowing her touch is what had calmed him.
"Let her go Caleb…" Tyler said speaking for the first time.
Caleb let go of Raven and looked at Tyler. He saw the calmness in his eyes. Not the pain filled tortured ones he was still unused to seeing.
"Now!" Vincent said who was starting to sweat a little. He let the others file out ahead of him, and waved his hand as he was the last to pass through the door.
Kira fell off Aaron's lap. The class laughed as she cried out forgetting what had happened only minutes before to them. Shock registered when the bell rang signaling class was over. They had only just gotten there.