Chapter 11
Raven opened her eyes and instantly regretted it. Pain shattered through her head. She groaned. She quickly shut her eyes against the bright light that was piercing into her. She felt a hand on her head smoothing back her hair, and the hand resting on her head, and the pain becoming a dull ache. She opened her eyes smiling her thanks at her eldest brother who looked down at her with worried eyes.
"You ok?" He asked.
"I think so. Where's Tyler?"
"I don't know. All I know is his brothers brought him to the emergency room last night, and he was released." Ridge said looking at his little sister. "Maybe I should rethink letting you go out with him."
"It wasn't his fault! Aaron's an asshole, and he does all he can to perturb the Son's of Ipswich! Tyler was backing away when Aaron went after him. He's still scared after what you and the others done to him!" She said instantly regretting it.
Ridge sighed. "If I could take it all back I would, I didn't know about the feud between the Sons of Ipswich. All I wanted was Chase. I'm sorry Raven!"
Raven looked at the wall. "When can I go home?"
"The doctor said after he saw you this morning unless there were complications. He should be in shortly."
"Where are the others?" She asked.
"Ryder is at the office, and the others at school." He answered.
The doctor came in then and examined Raven. He didn't see any complications so he let her leave. Raven sat in the back of the limo with her brother in silence. She headed to her room as soon as they got home. Ridge followed her to her room.
"Why don't you lie down and rest for awhile?" He said.
"I need to go see Tyler." She answered.
"He's probably in class so lay down!" He said as she glared at him.
He waited till she was in bed before he headed to his office. Sometimes he hated being the oldest and the guardian of his younger siblings. He deeply missed his parents, and the love they had bestowed upon their children. His heart ached to find the deep love his parents had for one another, and the love he now saw between his sister and Tyler Simms.
Tyler yawned. The others had made him stay in bed today. He'd surprisingly slept most of the day. He'd felt though when the other's had come to check on him. He threw the covers back, and tried to set up, the pain in his ribs caused him to fall back groaning. 'Great' he thought. 'I've got to go to the bathroom and can't get up!' He growled to himself.
'What was that Tyler?' Caleb asked.
Tyler jumped, and gasped from the pain. 'I wasn't projecting Caleb how did you hear me?'
'Pretty sensitive to it right now little brother, since you practically took my head off screaming for me the other day.'
Tyler froze, hearing Caleb's voice in his head, sounding like before anything had happened. He knew things wouldn't last. 'Why hadn't they just killed him?' He felt tears stinging at his eyes.
'What the hell Tyler?' Caleb asked.
'Leave me alone! You're tired of having to save me all the time I get it! I'm sorry for being a helpless loser. I'm sorry I'm still alive!' He sobbed.
'Tyler! That's not true any of it! I'll be right there!' Caleb said worried.
"What's wrong Caleb?" Pogue asked as the three of them headed toward swim practice.
"Tyler." He said.
"Care to elaborate on that?" Reid asked.
"When he cried out to me the second time the other day, he was screaming it. The intensity of the power almost knocked me off my feet. I can still hear it echoing in my head. Now whenever he thinks to himself I'm hearing it, with ought him projecting. He's upset about it. He thinks were getting tired of helping him and that he's a helpless loser, and he wishes he were dead." Caleb said worriedly.
"Shit!" Reid said hurrying to his dorm room. Pogue and Caleb not far behind.
Tyler sobbed into his pillow. He wished he were dead. He was just dead weight to his friends now. He took his pillow and put it over his head. Thoughts of Raven entered his head. She'd been hurt last night cause of him. He was scared of Aaron and hadn't stood up to him. He buried his face in the bed, and held the pillow down on him. His lungs were hungry for air, but he had to finish this. He was starting to black out when the pillow was pulled off of him, and he was pulled up into someone's arms.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?" Reid screamed at Tyler.
Tyler gasped for air, but the pain in his ribs was making it hard. Reid was holding him so tight that it was making his ribs hurt worse. Caleb and Pogue stood beside the bed wishing they could do something, but not knowing what. They didn't notice the two people enter behind them.
"What were you thinking Tyler?" Reid raged at him. "We need you, I need you dammit! We're sure as hell not tired of you! We love you Tyler!"
Tyler was still trying to control his breathing. Hands were suddenly placed over his chest and he felt a power radiate throughout his body, stopping the pain, and healing the ribs. His lungs cleared, and he breathed easy. Rade Downing stepped back away from them nodding at the others, and leaving the room, followed by his brother Rayne.
"Tyler talk to us!" Reid begged.
"Caleb…" he started sobbing.
"Tyler I wasn't mad at you! I was worried about you! I'm sorry if I made you feel I was angry. Honestly I wasn't." Caleb said sitting on the bed.
"I hurt you Caleb!" Tyler sobbed. "I couldn't even protect Raven last night. I was so scared of Aaron I just backed away. I'm nothing! I'm sorry!"
"Tyler you didn't hurt me. It just knocked me for a second. I'm ok! As for Aaron if you see him, come to one of us and stay by us! As for Raven, do you really think she needs protecting? Her power is greater than all of ours combined. She's the one who chose not to use it! She doesn't expect you to protect her Tyler. She only wants your love and friendship! You're not a burden to us! We're your brothers Tyler in every way but blood, which makes us closer than real brothers! We love you! What would we do without you?" Tears were flowing from his eyes as he finished.
"I broke the covenant didn't I Caleb by hurting you." Tyler said.
Caleb pulled Tyler out of Reid's arms and held him close. "No! We broke the covenant by not being there for you! You didn't hurt me! Your yelling to me was nothing compared to what Chase did to me! You hear me Tyler?"
"Yes." Tyler sobbed.
"Promise us you will not try a stunt like that again!" Pogue said with tears in his eyes squatting in front of them. "No make an oath to us. You scared the shit out of us Tyler!"
"I promise." Tyler sobbed.
"An Oath! Pogue said gripping Tyler's hand.
"Ok, I pledge an oath I will not try to kill myself again!" He said burying his face in Pogue's shoulder as he pulled him toward him.
"I hate to break this up, but Tyler does have to go to the bathroom," Caleb said grinning through his tears. "I think you can do it on your own now since Downing healed you."
Pogue pulled away from Tyler, and pulled him up pushing him towards the bathroom. He looked at Reid and Caleb. Reid was paler than he had ever seen him before, and Caleb looked like he was sick. He ran a hand through his hair nervously. They had never expected anything like this from Tyler.
Tyler leaned his forehead against the cool wall feeling sick. His thoughts drifted toward Raven and what Caleb had said. Caleb was right about everything. He was starting to realize that they would be there for him. They were much closer now than they were before he had been kidnapped. He felt protected when he was with them, but he hated that they had to save him constantly now. He wanted to be the old Tyler who wouldn't back down from a fight, wanting to prove to his brothers that he was as brave and strong as them even though he was the youngest. Would he ever be that boy again?
When he came back out of the bathroom, Reid was laying on his own bed. Pogue was sitting at the desk on Reid's computer, and Caleb was still sitting on Tyler's bed with his head in his hands. He heard someone message Pogue on the laptop. He ignored it thinking Pogue was on his own messenger. Little did he know he had been the last one signed in. He sat down beside Caleb gently afraid he'd do something wrong.
LoverBoy: Hello baby boy
Pogue started seeing the message pop up. His anger came to the surface seeing what it said.
LoverBoy: I know your there baby boy. You know I want you!
Pogue felt his power rising to the surface, and he gained control of himself, before the other's felt it. He'd forgotten how sensitive Caleb was at the moment. Caleb got up and walked over behind Pogue looking at the messenger. He seethed with anger. He could hear Reid in the background quietly talking to Tyler, and heard Tyler start to cry. He looked over to see Reid kneeling in front of Tyler.
'Reid?' Caleb projected. 'Keep him occupied, away from the computer.'
Reid looked over at him wondering what was up. He'd felt Caleb's anger when he'd projected to him. He went back to talking to Tyler about how he felt.
LoverBoy: Do you know how much I love kissing you? How much I love hurting you? I want to feel you under me again.
Tyler: Why?
LoverBoy: You're under my skin now. I have to have you. I want to be inside you, hurting you.
Tyler: Why the hell don't you just leave me alone!
Pogue's anger was raising more as he typed back to the bastard.
LoverBoy: Now where would be the fun in that?
Tyler: You're a sick bastard!
LoverBoy: I know. The things I want to do to you will blow your mind. I will have you baby boy there is no doubt about it! Your friends won't be able to save you, not from me! And your little girlfriend will be Shane's again. Her power will go to him! Shane has plans for you also!
Tyler: Go to hell!
Pogue looked at Caleb. 'How are we going to keep Adam from getting him?'
'I don't know, but we can't let him get to him!' Caleb seethed.
LoverBoy: I'm already there baby boy, you'll soon join me! Remember the last time? No remember the first time. Your naked body under mine? Last time I didn't have enough time. I can't wait to taste your blood again
Pogue and Caleb read the last and cursed. Tyler had never talked about it. They didn't know how far it had really gone. A lamp shattered on the desk from Caleb's power. Reid jumped up from where he had been kneeling beside the crying Tyler.
LoverBoy: Do you want me to help you remember more? How did my tongue feels in your mouth? My hands running over your body? Tell me baby boy!
Tyler: You come near Tyler and we'll kill you on sight. You're never going to touch him again! Do you hear me you sick fuck?
LoverBoy: LOL you actually think you can keep him from me? I've already touched him twice, where was you then? If that damn bitch hadn't thrown me out the window I'd of had more! I am coming, and if you get in my way I will kill him all of you! Just as that bitch is going to die!
Tyler: You'll never get through the Downing magic! Your dreaming!
LoverBoy: Shane already has her! I am coming!
LoverBoy signed out.
"No!" Pogue cried hitting the desk, and using his power to make the lap top explode.
Reid looked at his computer in pieces laying everywhere. "What the hell is going on?"
"We've got to get Tyler to the Mansion now!" Caleb said. "Get dressed Tyler, hurry!"
"What's going on?" Tyler asked feeling fear creep into him.
"Please Tyler just get dressed."
Pogue went out into the hallway to use his cell phone. He went to his contacts and hit Rayne Downing's name.
"Hello?" Rayne answered.
"Where's Raven?" Pogue asked.
"She's in her room. What's going on Pogue?"
"Make sure she's there! Hurry!" Pogue said his pulse racing.
"All right hold on."
A few seconds later he heard Rayne knocking on his sister's door.
"Raven?" Pogue heard him call.
He heard a door open. "SHIT!" He heard Rayne cry.
"Where is she Pogue?" He cried.
"Adam said Shane had her."
"Adam? Where the hell did you talk to him at?"
"On Tyler's instant messenger. He didn't know it was me on the other end. He's coming after Tyler right now. We're taking him someplace safe." Pogue said hurriedly.
"Be Careful Pogue, Adam is powerful. He won't hesitate to kill all of you to get to Tyler!" Rayne warned hanging up.
Pogue hung up his phone as the other three came out of Tyler and Reid's room. He followed them down the stairs. Reid in the lead, Caleb behind him, and Tyler between him and Caleb. They ran to Tyler's Hummer jumping in. Reid gunned the engine. Caleb had mentally filled him in while Tyler had gotten dressed.
"What is going on guys?" Tyler asked.
Pogue had pushed Tyler into the back seat and Caleb had jumped in the other side in the back. He knew something was very wrong, with them on each side of him. Reid was speeding.
Caleb looked at Pogue. 'Should we tell him or not?"
'We have to Caleb, He's going to freak though. Just don't tell him about Raven.'
"Adam instant messaged you Tyler."
Tyler shivered in fear. He couldn't look at any of them. "What did he say?"
"He was reminding you about the last two times. He's coming to get you Tyler." Caleb said hating telling him.
He heard a sob of fear come from Tyler. He reached over and pulled him into his arms. Pogue put an arm around him. Reid drove faster fighting his emotions. He pulled into the Danver's Drive finally. They hurried out and ran to the house, knowing the wards on the house would protect them. Tyler tripped over something and fell. Caleb reached down and pulled him up, and threw him towards Pogue just barely in time to pull up a shield that blocked the ball of energy thrown at them.
"Get him inside!" Caleb hissed using his own power.
Pogue pulled Tyler along after him, Reid already had the door open for them.
'He's inside Caleb," Reid sent to Caleb.
He heard Caleb cry out in pain, and turned back toward him. Caleb was on his knees with his back arched back crying out in pain. He saw Adam walking to ward him, the power radiating off of him. He used his power to break Adam's concentration. He didn't see the power ball coming at him. He screamed in pain. He went hurtling backwards into the house slamming into a wall knocking him unconscious.
Pogue ran to Reid bending over him. "REID!"
He felt for a pulse and found one to his relief. He heard Caleb scream in pain then, and ran back to the door. He used his power to throw Adam back. Then used it to pull Caleb into the house. He slammed the door shut.
"Caleb!" Mrs Danver's cried coming down the stairs.
Pogue looked down at Caleb who was also unconscious. Then at Tyler in the door to the living room. He was looking from Reid to Caleb and back again. He ran to Tyler and pulled him away from the scene before him. He opened a door and pushed him into a candle lit room.
"Stay here! Don't leave this room for anything do you hear me?"
"Pogue?" Tyler sobbed.
Pogue hugged him. "I've got to get the others in here. Please don't leave this room!"
"I won't."
Pogue went back out and heard power balls hitting the house. Mrs Danver's was on Caleb's cell.
"What are you doing?" Pogue cried.
"Calling the others." She said.
Pogue nodded. They did need help. He picked Caleb up and headed toward the covenant room. Mrs Danver's followed.
"What about Reid?" She cried.
"I'll get him after I get you and Caleb in there."
He went back for Reid a few moments later. Reid was coming too.
"Caleb!" He cried trying to push away Pogue's hand.
"He's already in the room." Pogue cried.
"Tyler?"
"He's in there."
Pogue had to help Reid there. Reid was swaying on his feet. He closed the door behind them, and put an extra ward on it.
"What is going on?" Mrs Danver's asked as she held Caleb's head in her lap.
"Someone is after Tyler." Reid said.
Mrs Danver's looked over at Tyler, who was huddled in the corner sobbing. She had just hung up from talking to his father and knew he'd be here soon, with help. She saw Reid go over and sit down by Tyler cradling him in his arms. Pogue was looking Caleb over.
"Damn wish we had a Downing about right now." He muttered.
Raven Downing groaned waking up. She felt as if she'd been run over by a semi. She tried to get up, and found herself tied up in a vehicle. Where am I she thought. Last I remember is lying down like Ridge made me.
'Rade?' She mentally cried.
'Raven where the hell are you?'
'Tied up in some vehicle.'
'Shane there?'
'I don't know Rade. Last I remember is falling asleep after Ridge made me lie down.'
Raven heard screaming. That sounded like Caleb. She struggled to get up and looked out the window. She saw Adam and Shane throwing their power at Caleb.
'Danver's Mansion! There killing Caleb!' She cried to her twin.
"Danver's Mansion now!" Rade called to his brothers and the rest of the covenant.
Other cars were already heading to the Danver's Mansion. Pogue and Tyler's fathers, and some of their friends. They knew they might die that night using their powers, but they weren't going to let their own sons, or those of their other two brothers die. Mr. Danver's cousins were also on their way. Would they make it in time or not?