Skylar POV- Skylar sat in class barely awake as class droned on and on.
"It became apparent that the view of Civil Liberties needing no special protection was not widely shared…come in. Thank you" their Professor taught until there was a knock on the door.
A student came in and handed him a note before walking out. The Professor kept on teaching.
"Twelve amendments were suggested to eventually ratified. Called the what? Ms. Snider?" their Professor asked.
"The Bill of Rights" Kira answered.
"Right you are. Arguably, the first being the most important. Read it for us… Mr. Simms."
Reid jerked up from where he'd been sleeping on the desk. Skylar tried not to laugh but she couldn't fight her grin. Reid glared at her but he smiled too.
"Mr. Collins you're wanted in the Provost's office. Mr. Simms…" their Professor said reading the note that was brought to him.
Skylar watched as Chase left and saw him turn back and smile at Caleb. At the Professor's prompting Tyler began to read.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press or the right of the people peaceably to assemble…" Tyler started to read.
Skylar felt herself start to nod off slowly. Only certain History appealed to her and this did not. Reid laid his head back down on the desk and went back to sleep. Thankfully the bell rang 10 minutes later, before Skylar even toyed with the idea of a speed up time spell.
Any spell involving time was always dangerous and usually had unexpected consequences. Which is why they are listed as banned spells and to use one would bring an Enforcer to your door. Depending on the time spell you'd used you would either get time in a witch lockdown spell, powerless possibly for years at worst you'd be put to death. No one messed with time even when stuck in a seemingly never ending History class.
She leaned down and kissed Reid's cheek and he quickly sat up.
"The answer is…" Reid said.
Skylar laughed and bumped his hip.
"Class is over sleepy head. Come on."
They walked to their lockers and put their books away and grabbed what they needed for homework before they headed back to the dorms.
"So…tonight. Me. You. My room. Movie. Nicky's takeout?" Skylar asked.
Just like her first time in her school uniform she was dying to get out of it and into some comfy jeans and a t-shirt.
"I'll bring the food" Reid smiled at her.
"I'll get the movie" she grinned.
They kissed outside her room then he headed for the library and she immediately changed clothes before tackling her homework. It took her a couple of hours but once she was done she began to look through some of the movies she'd brought with her. As soon as her eyes passed over it and came back she laughed. It was the perfect funny, at least to them, date night movie.
The newest Harry Potter movie, Goblet of Fire. She'd just put it in when a knock came at her door. Reid was on the other side holding a bag of takeout food from Nicky's.
"Yum I'm starving" Skylar said as Reid walked in and began setting out the food.
He laughed when he saw the title screen for the movie.
"What?" Skylar asked smiling.
"Nothing. Just the night of the party at the Dells I happen to mention Harry Potter" Reid said chuckling.
After they ate they climbed onto her bed and laid back against the head board and began the movie.
"You know I wish Quidditch was real. The flying would be cool and I'd make a great beater" Skylar said.
"Reid? Rei…" Skylar looked up when he didn't answer and she saw he was asleep.
He looked different when he was asleep almost innocent and boyish yet on the cusp of becoming a man. The movie played now forgotten as she looked at Reid. She could admit, at least if only to herself, that she was falling in love with him. The thought didn't scare her as it had when she first arrived.
Suddenly she felt a vibration against her hip. Reid's phone was going off in his pocket. So that it didn't wake him she pulled the phone out of his pocket. However when she saw it was Pogue calling instead of letting it go to voicemail she answered it.
"Hey Pogue what's up?" she said as she slipped out from under Reid's arm and walked into her bathroom to avoid waking Reid.
"Skylar? Where's Reid?" Pogue asked after a brief hesitation.
"Sleeping why?"
"I'm going to need you to wake him. It's important."
"Yeah okay."
Skylar walked over to the bed and gently shook Reid.
"Reid. Come on wake up."
Slowly Reid woke up and looked up at her.
"Hey sorry I passed out" he smiled.
When she didn't smile back his quickly disappeared.
"What's wrong?"
"I don't know. Pogue wants to talk to you says it's important" she said holding out the phone.
After a few minutes in which all Reid did was listen and nod his head he finally spoke.
"We'll be there as soon as we can."
"What is it? Where are we going?" Skylar asked.
"Pogue and Caleb did a little research on Chase Collins and found out that his mother died when he was two and his father died when he suddenly lost control of the car. And his adoptive parents died on his 18th birthday. Also both Caleb and Pogue have been seeing a Darkling" Reid explained.
"They're sure it's Chase?"
"They say they can prove it. That's where we're going."
"Grab your jacket and let's go. I'll give directions" Reid said.
"Sure you don't want to drive?"
"I like wrapping my arms around you."
Once on her bike he pointed out where to turn and soon they were passing old buildings. Almost old enough to be part of the original Salem. She saw the other's vehicles before Reid pointed them out. She parked her bike next to Pogue's yellow one and looked at the old house in the field.
"Whose house is this?" she asked getting off the bike.
"Caleb's family owns it" Reid replied taking her hand.
They met up with everyone else at the door and Caleb let them in. inside the furniture was covered with white sheets and dust. Cobwebs hung everywhere and the air was dry and stale. One door however looked like it was in pristine condition and it radiated power. Skylar had to blink her eyes from all the colors of power coming off the door. Power overlapping power. One generation to the next.
"This is your Covenant" Skylar said.
"Where all the knowledge is kept" Caleb confirmed.
He touched the door knob and with a click it opened. Skylar was positive if she'd tried to open it she'd be seriously injured. Caleb led them down a long curved stone stair case. Flames lite on each step by themselves. Down they went until they hit the main chamber. Each witch took his seat on a stone chair and Skylar stood by Reid's. A flame lite around a stone circular alter in the center of the group. Skylar was in awe. It wasn't as grand and elegant as the Council's Covenant bit it was still incredible.
"I told them everything. About the Darkling, what we found in his file…" Pogue spoke up.
"That explains the pool incident" Skylar said angry with herself.
"What do you mean?" Tyler asked.
"When it looked like Caleb was going to beat Chase in the pool I saw the same black power that I saw on my friend's body. I didn't suspect Chase though because the power also had blue in it like Caleb's. Now I understand that without even thinking about it Caleb protected himself from what Chase tried to do" Skylar explained.
"I still hit my head and passed out" Caleb countered.
"Yeah you hit your head instead of say somehow snapping your neck or something along the lines of death" Skylar said.
"I'm still not COMPLETELY convinced it's Chase…yet. You said you had proof Caleb" Reid said slowly.
Caleb looked over at the bookshelf and let his eyes flash yellow. A book flew off the shelf and into the ring of fire and it opened.
"You have the Book of Damnation" Skylar said softly in awe.
"The Council said it was lost centuries ago."
Slowly she reached out almost in reflex to touch it but she stopped herself and pulled her hand back.
"Skylar?" Reid said looking up at her.
"Sorry" she said barely able to take her eyes off the lost tome, "It's just a very powerful book."
"Not really, most of it's in Latin or something" Tyler said.
"Remember what I said about certain spells? Some need a word or two? Most are in Latin. That book contains very old very powerful spells" Skylar said.
The boys all stared at the book like it was the first time they'd ever seen it.
"Will you teach us?" Pogue asked.
Skylar hesitated. To teach them without informing the Council of the book would be seen as a betrayal but not to teach them would go against all things witch, teaching every generation.
"I'll have to ask the Council. Like I said this book has been lost for centuries and for me to teach you spells from it without telling them would be seen as a big betrayal and that could end up being a death sentence for me" she finally said.
"Then I vote no" Reid said taking her hand.
"Will they want the book?" Caleb asked.
"Most definitely" Skylar replied.
They all seemed to think it over.
"Maybe… it's time to rejoin this Council" Caleb finally said.
"Let's leave that talk for another day. How bout right now you tell us how you know Chase is a witch?" Skylar suggested.
They all nodded in agreement. Caleb had the book open to a certain page and slowly went around the circle to show the others.
"It's a list of names…who brought charges against John Putnam and his family during the Salem hunt. Pope was one of them. Goody Pope widow of Jacob, mother to Hagen" Caleb said.
"So what?" Reid asked.
"So she claims that John Putnam came to her as an incubus in her dreams…after she was widowed" Caleb said then the book turned a few pages and he continued.
"The Book also records births and deaths during the damnation. Goody Pope's husband Jacob died June 4th 1692. Her son Hagen was born April 11th 1693. That's 10 months and 24 days later."
The book closed and dropped onto the alter.
"If what you're saying is true and Hagen Pope is the bastard son of John Putnam… then the fifth bloodline in the Covenant it didn't end in Salem" Tyler said.
"And Chase is one of us" Caleb added.
"That's crazy he can't be" Reid said.
"Not many days ago you didn't know female witches existed. How do you not know that the bloodline didn't die out?" Skylar asked.
"The night after the party at the Dells someone was using. The power was strong enough to wake me. The next night it happened again" Caleb said.
"I felt it then" Pogue said.
"See? I told you. I felt it too" Tyler said looking at Reid.
"So did I. Later when I was taking a shower I felt someone watching me. I saw in the mirror that same black power but I couldn't trace it I got…distracted" Skylar said looking down at Reid smiling a she remember why she became distracted.
"When you said it wasn't you were you lying?" Caleb asked Reid.
"No."
"You swear?"
"I swear and… I felt the power too" Reid admitted.
"Then it was him" Caleb said.
Suddenly a cell phone ringing split the air of power in the room.
"Hey could I call you ba…" Caleb said answering his phone.
He stopped and a look came over his face.
"Wait. Wait, what?" Caleb looked at Pogue.
"Okay listen. I want you to go back to your dorm and wait for me there. I'll see you soon okay?" Caleb finished and hung up.
He sighed and rested his chin on his phone.
"He's put a spell on Kate" Caleb finally spoke looking at Pogue.
"What are you talking about? What kind of spell?" Pogue asked getting mad.
"Creation. Spiders. They're taking her to a hospital in Glouchester" Caleb explained.
"If she stays in that spell she'll die. He used it to kill my friend" Skylar said softly her voice full of both anger and sympathy.
"Don't do anything until we know what he wants" Caleb said but Pogue had already stood up.
"We're talking about Kate!" Pogue said and he turned and ran up the stairs.
As he did all the candles went out.
"Pogue!" Caleb yelled but Pogue was beyond reason now.
Caleb looked at Tyler and Reid.
"You guys go back to your dorm and stay there until I call you. Okay?" Caleb said.
"No way we're in this together" Reid said surprising everyone.
"Look he's not afraid to hurt and kill to get what he wants. So wait in a safe place while I find out just what he does want."
"Caleb I'm not going to hide. I came here to avenge my friend. I came here to kill the witch, this is my mission" Skylar said getting mad.
"Fine IF you find him he's yours but who's going to protect those two from him while you're hunting?"
"Low blow Caleb" Skylar said through clenched teeth.
"Just keep them safe, please. Then you can have Chase" Caleb begged.
"24 hours... then I hunt him down and Caleb, I will kill him."