Reid POV- For once Reid actually got up early. Sure he had classes and was always on time but today he got up even earlier. He got dressed in his school uniform and made his way to Skylar's room. She opened the door with a look of disgust on her face.

"I hate this uniform" she said.

Reid smiled glad she wasn't upset with him at her door.

"No. You look cute" Reid couldn't help but tease.

"Reid…" she said curling her lip barring her clenched teeth.

Reid laughed. Normally Skylar looked hot and sexy and a little untamable which he liked. However, now she looked cute and innocent and he badly wanted to take that innocence.

"Down boy" Skylar grinned. He just shrugged grinning back.

"I'll walk you to class and you explain last night okay?" Reid said offering her his hand.

"Deal" she replied taking his hand.

On the way to English Skylar explained a bonding ceremony and everything it entailed.

"Oh. That's…wow" Reid said when she finished.

"I don't know if it's because I've ascended and got stronger or what but like I said it shouldn't be possible" Skylar said as they took their seats in class.

"Because there should be a ceremony" Reid said understand a little bit.

"According to the other recorded bondings yeah."

Class started as the teacher walked in and began to write on the chalkboard. Reid had a lot to think about and had the next hour to do so.

"Good morning. Mr. Danvers... Provost Higgins requests your company after class. We're going to study four American contemporary writers of fiction. First is Cormac McCarthy, then Tim O'Brien, Kent Haruf and last but not least… Stephen King" the teacher said writing on the black board.

"Yeah! Dreamcatcher was the shit!" Reid said hearing a name he recognized.

The entire class laughed including Skylar.

"Thank you Mr. Garwin but no. My choice is The Shining."

"Red Rum" Skylar whispered in his ear making him grin.

Reid mostly zoned out for the rest of the hour thinking about what Skylar had told him. He wasn't the kind of guy who believed in fate or destiny but he did believe what he felt for Skylar and how quickly he felt it was hard to explain.

He also believed in what he saw. Their powers reaching out to the others was also hard to explain. All in all he may not believe he was destined to be her bond mate but he was going to be good enough to be her's. So first things first was a date.

Skylar POV- Skylar wrote down everything the teacher did on the board in her notebook. However, when she glanced over at Reid he didn't seem to be paying any attention. His books were closed and he'd written nothing in his notebook.

Skylar was worried he'd bolt and keep his distance after what she'd told him earlier. Not that she'd blame him of course. What 17 year old boy wants to be told he's just met the girl he's supposed to spend the rest of his life with? Hell she wasn't some girly girl into fairy tales. She was even a little freaked to know she'd met the guy she was supposed to spend the rest of her life with at 18. She became so caught up in her own thoughts that she only caught the end of what Reid had just said to her.

"Huh? I'm sorry I guess I was spaced out" she said biting her lower lip guiltily.

Reid just smiled and chuckled a little.

"This Saturday is the Fall Fest. I was wondering if you'd go with me?"

"Do I have to wear a dress?"

"Yeah" Reid laughed grinning.

Skylar made a face. She wasn't a fan of dresses but for Reid…

"I guess I'm going shopping then" she smiled.

"Is that a yes?"

"It's a big yes cause I hate dresses."

Reid looked her up and down and she felt her skin go hot.

"Yeah but I'd bet you're hot as hell in one."

That settled it. She had to find the perfect dress to prove him right. The rest of the day was mostly a blur but she did enjoy watching Reid at practice with the swim team. He was really fast and she loved watching his muscles move as he powered through water.

"Damn, look at Reid. That boy is fine. Bet he could keep me warm tonight" some girl said from the seat below hers.

Jealousy coursed through her veins like acid burning its way through her. Before Skylar even knew what she was doing she let her eyes flash purple.

The skank suddenly stood up on the bleachers and yelled out "The truth is I'm a big fat lesbian with her virgin cherry."

The girl then proceeded to yell out her phone number. When she was done she ran out of the pool room as fast as she could.

Skylar couldn't even begin to feel bad. She looked down and caught Reid looking at her. He arched his eyebrow in question clearly knowing what she'd done. Skylar just smiled innocently and shrugged.

Reid POV- "She just did that didn't she?" Tyler asked.

Reid just grinned and nodded. Guessing his little witch must have felt a bit of jealousy. Enough to make the biggest slut in school yell out she was a lesbian looking for a good time. Pogue and Caleb came out of the locker room and joined them.

"So what did the Provost want?" Tyler asked Caleb.

"Someone told him about the fight at Nicky's" Caleb replied looking at Reid.

"Feel like elaborating on that?" Reid asked getting angry.

"You got a piece of glass in your face. Hold on" Pogue joked reaching towards Reid's face.

They all chuckled as Reid pushed Pogue's hand away. After Pogue and Caleb did their practice swims they all headed into the locker room. Reid took a shower to get the chlorine smell off him and walked naked back to his locker. As he walked he took his towel from around his shoulders and snapped it hitting Tyler in the back of his thigh.

"Say my name!" Reid laughed.

"Grow up dude" Tyler said rubbing his leg after throwing a bigger towel at Reid. He walked past Chase and Aaron but stopped when Aaron spoke.

"What are you looking at fag?" Aaron asked Chase.

"That thing between your legs. It's like a penis only smaller" Chase replied.

Reid chuckled, however Aaron grabbed Chase by his open shirt collar and shoved him into the locker. Then Aaron punched him in the face and grabbed his throat.

"Hey let him go Aaron" Caleb said rounding the corner fully dressed.

When Aaron looked at Caleb, Chase grabbed the wrist holding his throat twisting it so Aaron twisted around as well. With Case now behind Aaron he punched him hard in the kidney sending Aaron to the ground.

"Don't be so sensitive Aaron. Size isn't everything" Chase said patting Aaron's head.

"My man" Caleb said shaking Chase's hand.

"Up for some foosball later?" Chase asked chuckling.

"I have dinner with Sarah but I think I can hang out for a while" Caleb replied.

"What about you?" Chase asked Pogue.

"No man I'm cool" Pogue said giving Chase a look.

Clearly Pogue didn't like Chase as well as the others did. It could probably just be the fact that Chase happened to be spending a lot of time with Kate. Reid continued to head to his locker now that the action was over. He got dressed and walked out of the locker room. He saw Skylar waiting for him but Bethany, the girl Skylar made say she was a lesbian, walked up to him.

"Hey there Reid. Earlier I was just joking. I'm not a lesbian. In fact… tonight I can prove it to you" she said reaching for him and giving him what she must have thought was a sexy smile.

It wasn't, at least not to him.

"No thanks Bethany. Glad you found the strength to come out of the closet though" Reid said stepping around her.

He walked over to Skylar and put his arm around her waist and they walked off.

"You're not even a little tempted by her offer?" Skylar asked.

"No. I've never been into her. Why would I want a girl who nearly every guy in this school has already had? Besides I like my girl to have more confidence in herself than one who needs a guy to always tell her she's beautiful."

"Oh I know I'm beautiful and I'm confident about myself. But it doesn't hurt to hear it every once in a while."

Reid leaned in and kissed her softly pulling back before any of the other students happened to see their power flare.

"You are beautiful and very sexy" Reid grinned.

"You're not so bad yourself handsome" Skylar grinned and winked at him.

They spent the rest of the day together and had a simple dinner of burgers from Nicky's. He walked her to her room and stopped outside the door. He knew that if he kissed her now he might just pull her into the room all consequences thrown out the window.

"Tomorrow" he said not really thinking about talking.

"Okay, what about it?" she asked smiling.

"Uh I have a meet. I'd like you to come watch, maybe even cheer me on" Reid said trying to get his brain and mouth to work together.

"Yeah sounds fun. I've never been to a swim meet before."

Skylar smiled and went into her room.

Skylar POV- Skylar was up bright and early heading for the pool ready to watch Reid swim. She felt excited for no other reason than the thought of cheering him and his friends on. She got a seat in the front on the balcony so she could see everything.

Tyler was the first to swim and even though he was normally the nice innocent sky guy in the water he was a beast. He took first place by two strokes. Skylar cheered him on the whole way. Reid was up next and he gave her a little wave before getting set.

If Tyler was a beast in the water than Reid was an eel. He was so fast. He had different techniques than the others. He breathed when they didn't and his kick was stronger. As he was going for the wall on his last turn she saw Reid pour on the speed. He came in first by almost a whole person length. Skylar jumped up and cheered. Reid smiled and gave her a thumbs up.

Reid POV- Reid felt amazing. Sure he knew he'd win and not because of his power but because he was that good. But mostly he felt amazing cause he saw Skylar cheering him on every time he took a breath. Pogue swam next and won. Reid wasn't impressed. Pogue was one of the best after all.

Pulling on some sweat pants he got ready to see the final swim. It was the one he really wanted to see. The one with Caleb and Chase in it. Hands down Spencer Academy was taking first. But who would earn it? That is what he was more thrilled to see. Either Caleb or Chase.

"I hear you swim a mean freestyle" Caleb said to Chase.

"That's what they tell me" Chase smiled.

"Let's see what you got."

They got into position, then they dove into the water.

"Let's go!" Pogue cheered on Caleb.

"Push off let's go!" Tyler also cheered on Caleb.

They each turned their heads to breath at the same time and also took a glance over to see how the other was doing. Reid cheered clapping his hands. Encouraging both of them not picking one or the other. They were neck and neck but Caleb was the one in the lead.

Suddenly as they neared the wall Caleb put on a burst of speed but instead of touching the wall to win he hit head first. Chase won but Caleb was still under water not moving. Chase dove down and grabbed him and Pogue helped lift Caleb out of the water. They all looked down at him worried. Slowly Caleb opened his eyes and blinked.

"You okay man? There you are. Had us going there for a second" Chase said.

"Whacked your head pretty good" Pogue said.

"Lucky for you Chase was there to get you out. Before you sucked up the pool" Tyler said.

"He also whipped your ass" Reid tossed in.

Caleb said nothing just stared at Chase before walking off as if in a daze. Reid shrugged and went to get a shower and get dressed. Skylar met him in the hall smiling though her face was a little pale.

"Hey everything okay?" Reid asked pulling her close.

"Yeah just thought I saw something odd but it was just a trick of the light that's all" she replied.

"You sure?"

"Yeah yeah it was only for a second. How's Caleb?"

"He's okay a little out of it still. His head took a good hit but he's alright."

"Good I was a bit worried. If he needs it I know a quick simple healing spell."

They began to grab their things for class as they talked.

"I'm sure he's fine but you could offer. I'm sure he'll at least have a headache" Reid said smiling at her.

He liked that she wanted to help his friend. Sure Caleb was an ass and usually they argued but they were friends almost like brothers and brothers occasionally fought.

"You're amazing" he whispered when he kissed her cheek before they took their seats for class.

Skylar POV- Skylar smiled when Reid kissed her cheek and said she was amazing. He made her feel that way, but what she thought she'd seen in the pool still really bothered her. What she'd thought she saw was either Caleb or somehow Chase using power.

She thought she saw that same black tar power in the pool wrap around Caleb but there was also some blue in it like Caleb's power. Knowing that a person's power color didn't change she was sure it was merely a trick of the light.

But it reminded her of the real reason she was here and that was to catch the witch responsible for killing Jessie. Not for romance. That didn't mean she wasn't going to make time for romance but it did mean she was going to have to start checking out others who might be a witch off the grid.

She thought she might want to check out Chase Collins. He was really nice and hung out with the Covenant and so far he hadn't tried to take any of their powers. For now she pushed the hunt for justice…vengeance out of her mind to focus on class. Soon the thought that Chase might be a witch was lost in History.