Road Trip

Disclaimer: I own nothing that belongs to the Covenant, only my OC Lisa.

The next day had been fairly uneventful. Hiking, trips to the beach, checking out the near by town. So when night came both parties were rather exhausted, and fell asleep almost instantly after their heads hit the pillow.

Reid jerked awake suddenly from his deep slumber as he heard rustling going on outside of his tent, followed by the most terrifying howl. A shiver ran up his spine and to his skull at the first thought that came to his mind: wolves. Did they even live around here? He didn't know, and he ever so slowly pulled the blankets back, inching out of his bed. He knew what he had heard. His heart stopped again as it let out another howl, and only seemed to draw closer to his tent. Reid gulped as he paled, making a split second decision to run for Lisa's tent while he still had a chance. He slowly unzipped the tent, his tussled blonde head sticking out from the doorway as he looked around, before easing himself out of the tent. He looked around then, holding his breath as he heard more rustling going on in the bush ten feet away from him.

"Shit!" Reid cursed as he looked back, seeing a pair of moon-reflected eyes looking back at him. He didn't waste any time with diving into his girlfriends tent, and onto said girlfriend.

"Reid!" Lisa growled as she shoved him off of her, causing him to land on the hard ground. Reid looked towards the doorway of the tent then, paling as he scrambled to close it. "Reid, what are you doing?!" Lisa whispered sharply as she glared at him. Who wouldn't be slightly irritated by being woken up by the blonde launching himself on her.

Well, most of the girls at school, but that wasn't the point.

"There are wolves out there!" Reid exclaimed as he crawled back to the center of the tent, pointing in the direction he had heard the noise. Lisa groaned as she looked at her battery operated clock, and groaned again as she saw what time it was. Sitting up she ran her fingers through her sleep mussed brown hair, clenching at it slightly.

"Reid, this isn't funny. It's three in the god damn morning!" Lisa frowned as she looked over at him, clearly not believing him. "You aren't sleeping with me!"

"This isn't about sleeping with you!" Reid cried out indignantly as he glared at her slightly, feeling hurt that she wouldn't believe him.

"There aren't any wolves in this area!" Lisa sighed as she shook her head, shifting from under the covers and turning her body to face him. She folded her legs under her as she sat, giving Reid a pointed look. "Besides, I didn't hear anything."

"You sleep like the dead." Reid frowned as he pointed out, before smirking as he couldn't help himself. "But you sure as hell don't sound dead with how loud you snore."

"I don't snore!" The brunette blushed as she glared at him still, before sighing as she saw he wasn't about to move. "Fine, let me go and check." She groaned as she reached for her flashlight in her duffle bag, turning it on. Reid and her both flinched slightly from the sudden light, before their eyes adjusted.

"What are you doing?" Reid frowned as he stood up in the tent with her, eyeing the flashlight. Lisa rolled her eyes slightly as she sighed.

"Most animals will be scared away by sound or light. I'm going to go and see what this is all about." Lisa frowned as she unzipped the tent then, stepping out.

"Lisa! That isn't smart! They could have diseases!" Reid protested as he frowned, stepping out with her.

"You have diseases yet I still deal with you." Lisa quipped as she smirked, seeing Reid glare at her then.

"I do not have any diseases!" Reid frowned as he crossed his arms. Lisa rolled her eyes as she started back towards Reid's tent. Looking in first before moving on towards the bush.

"Lisa?" Reid called, still standing by her tent as she disappeared behind his. He twitched nervously as he stood there, before paling as she heard Lisa's gasp.

"Oh my god!" Reid took off running back to where he saw her standing within the bushes, moving into the small clearing himself.

"What is-" Reid cut himself off as he looked down at what her flashlight was focused on, and groaned as he heard Lisa begin into a fit of giggles. In the line of light was a brown eyed, brown haired, and black tipped German Shepard puppy. ".....it." Reid finished lamely as Lisa's giggles only grew worse. Lisa smirked as she kneeled beside the puppy, his big brown eyes looking up at her in playful wonder as he tipped his head to the side slightly.

"You were nearly scared into pissing yourself over this adorable thing?" Lisa teased, but cooed to the puppy at the same time, reaching forward to pat his head. Reid's hand snatched forward though, pulling her hand back by the wrist.

"Don't!" He exclaimed as he still eyed the puppy with caution. "He could still be dangerous." The puppy whined then, as if knowing exactly what Reid had said, before rolling over on his back and looking up to them pleadingly. Lisa snorted slightly as she snatched her hand back, before reaching forward to rub the puppy's belly.

"Oh yeah, he looks real dangerous there, Reid." She smirked as she leaned over the puppy more, searching the for a collar or name tag, frowning when she saw none. "He's lost, or a stray." Lisa sighed as she pulled back, and the puppy got up then, walking over to Reid. He got on his hind legs, using his front paws to steady himself on Reid leg, before licking at his hand. Lisa giggled slightly as she watched.

"I think he likes you, Reid. Either that or you must taste good enough for him to eat!" Lisa bursted into laughter as she smirked, and Reid groaned, patting the puppy on it's head.

"Shut up, Leese. He sounded bigger than he is!" Reid protested as he tried desperately to fight down his blush. "He really did sound dangerous."

"Please." Lisa snorted slightly as she shook her head. "The only danger he's going to be to you is competition for my attention." Reid's head snapped up from looking at the puppy at that.

"What?! We're not keeping him here!" Reid frowned as Lisa rolled her eyes.

"Of course we are. Tomorrow we'll take him around the campground in search of his owners." Lisa stated as she called the puppy back over to her, and he complied, resting by her leg. "He looks like he's been well cared for. His fur looks heathy and he's not under fed either." She noticed as she looked over the puppy, before calling it to follow her back to her tent. Lisa sighed as she pointed into her tent, and the puppy went without a second thought.

"What about me?" Reid pouted suddenly from behind her as he wrapped his arms around her. Lisa laughed as she broke away, pulling the arms of her sweater back down slightly.

"You had better pray I don't tell Caleb, Pogue or Tyler when we get back about this." She smirked, before diving back into her tent and zipping it back out. Reid growled at the thought as he kicked the dirt.

The guys would never let him live this down.

Reid glared down at the puppy during breakfast the next morning. The dog had a smug look in his eyes, although Reid seemed to be the only one to see it. Lisa played Reid off for being jealous and paranoid.

"Honestly, Reid." Lisa frowned as she rolled her eyes, standing up from the picnic table with her plastic plate. "Why are you jealous over him? He's just a puppy."

"I'm not jealous!" Reid exclaimed as he frowned at Lisa. "I shouldn't have anything to be jealous over, right?" He asked as he rose his eyes brow slightly and Lisa bit back a laugh.

"Only for the fact that he's cuter than you." She smirked as the puppy seemed to let out a bark in triumph. She patted the dog's head, then Reid's on the way by to the garbage to get rid of her plate. Reid glared tenfold at the innocent puppy then.

"I know what you're playing at." Reid frowned as he leaned down, whispering at the puppy. "And you aren't going to win." The puppy held a look on his face that said 'I already have', before Reid was slapped over the back of the head by Lisa.

"Stop glaring at RJ!" Lisa exclaimed as she glared at the blonde, who let out a straggled yelp, rubbing the back of his head.

"You've name the little monster now?!" Reid growled as he looked up to her, and Lisa smiled.

"Yeah, I thought it fit rather well." Lisa smirked as she shrugged her shoulders, sitting back down at the table.

"And what does RJ stand for?" Reid frowned as he looked at her from across the table. Lisa smiled sweetly at him.

"Reid Jr."

Reid's forehead promptly met the table.

Reid and Lisa had been searching for the owner all morning, but with no luck in finding them. Lisa was secretly glad, she had fell in love with the puppy, and found it hilarious to have him around with Reid acting pathetically jealous over him. Lisa had managed to find a spare leash in the trunk of her car, from her old Golden Retriever that had died this past year from old age.

"Let's take RJ for a walk." Lisa smiled as she looked at Reid, who was lounging in the beach chair by the fire pit. He looked over, raising his sunglasses slightly as he glared down at RJ who was sitting by her leg, leaning against it slightly, before looking back up to Lisa.

"Looks like you've got all the company that you need." Reid frowned as he dropped his sunglasses back down on his nose, lazing back into the chair again. Lisa frowned as she shook her head.

"What? Reid Garwin too cool to take a hike with his girlfriend and a stray puppy?" Lisa bit back angrily as she glared at him, reaching over to the picnic table to grab some empty grocery bags.

"No, Reid Garwin is just too cool to go hiking like some Neanderthal." Reid growled slightly, angered by her comment and how easily she seemed to brush of his feelings about the puppy. Pathetic or not.

"Well, you had better be careful, Reid, or else you might find yourself hiking home like a Neanderthal with his club up his ass." Lisa growled, feeling just as hurt as she turned around. "Come on, puppy, let's go." Lisa sighed as she started out of the campsite, but not before she could hear Reid's last comment, this one hitting worse than them all.

"I'm not the one who needs the exercise."

Lisa wiped at her eyes as she walked through the forested trail with RJ, refusing to full out cry and humiliate herself even further. Who was she kidding? Reid Garwin fall in love with a fat chick? Ha! That was a good dream while it lasted! It hurt even more to know that if he thought she was fat now, what he must've thought before she had lost some of her weight.

"I must've been a whale to him." Lisa mumbled as she chocked back a sob, following the uphill fork in the road. She sighed as she walked over the rocky outcrop, before gasping as she came to the top and saw the view.

"Oh my god." She whispered softly as she looked out into the valley, giant, green hills reaching out to the skies and littered with pine trees. In the distance she could see a water fall coming from a ridge side, the sun's setting glow casting orange, pinks and purples in hues over the scene. It was truly picturesque. "Why don't we just stay here the rest of the camping trip, huh? At least we won't have to deal with not being wanted." Lisa smiled dryly down at RJ as he twisted his head cutely, whimpering.

"Yeah, I know. I don't think I could do it either." Lisa sighed softly as she sat down against a bolder, watching the sun set. "Let's just stay here a little longer though? I don't want to go back just yet." Lisa seemed to beg RJ, her voice cracking slightly as she did. RJ whimpered again as he walked over to her, licking her hand before laying down and laying his head in her lap.

"I love you too, buddy." Lisa gave a watery smile as she couldn't help the big tears rolling down from her bright green eyes as she patted his head. "Here, let's take the leash off of you. Must be uncomfortable to lay with on." Lisa sniffled slightly as she undid the leash with a flick of her wrist, fully expecting RJ to stay. That didn't seem to be on RJ's mind though, as he bolted once Lisa let him go.

"RJ!" Lisa called out as she cried, getting up and planning to run down the trail after him. There was a loose rock though, and her foot landed on it wrong. She wobbled this way and that on her ankle, hearing a sickening cracking and popping before she landed knees first on the rocky ground. She paled as she gasped in pain, trying to stand up, but feeling her ankle give way under her as she did. So instead, she crawled back to the bolder, and leaned against it, pulling her shoe and sock off. She placed her hands on her ankle, and winced, determining it was probably just a bad sprain, but not broken. Then she looked to her knees, finding one badly scratched and slightly bleeding, and the other one with a gash in it, bleeding a fair bit more than her other knee. While holding her hands to her knees, she brought her legs up protectively, burying her face into her arms, and cried.

To say Reid was worried was a complete understatement. He was a havocked mess. It was starting to get dark, and Reid knew that Lisa hadn't planned on staying out that long, since she didn't take a flashlight with her, or water. It got to the point where the sun had set before Reid was about to jump into the car and head to the front office to report her missing, when he saw RJ come around the road and sighed in relief, getting out of the car.

"Sweet Jesus, Lisa!" Reid exclaimed angrily, walking towards the edge of the campsite to meet her. "Do you have and fucking clue how worried..." Reid paled then as he trailed off, not seeing Lisa, and only the German Shepard puppy.

"Lisa?!" Reid called, paling when he got no answer. "If this is some game to get me back for what I said earlier about the dog or the hike, I think we can call it even!" Still no answer. "Shit." He cursed under his breath, before RJ barked loudly. Reid snapped his attention back down at the puppy, and frowned.

"You can lead me to her?" He asked as RJ jumped up and down slightly, barking. Reid hurried over to his duffle bag in his tent, grabbing a small flashlight and hooking the string on one of the loops on his jeans as he ran back over to the puppy. "Come on boy, show me where she is!" He exclaimed then as the puppy turned around, taking off back down the road, Reid falling into step beside him. Fear gripped at his heart and worry clenched at his stomach, motivating his every step.

The full moon was up and bright, the stars twinkling in the sky. Lisa now knew what it was like to be in a forest at night. Alone. She had long since began jumping at odd sounds; twigs snapping, owls hooting; the normal horror film sound effects. Her eyes were puffy and sore, her head hurt, her knees hurt and her ankle hurt, but she had long since stopped crying. Now she was left with a running nose instead, having to result to sniffling to try and keep it from running. Suddenly, she heard the crunching of rock under feet as her heart lifted, and she was about to call out. A thought suddenly hit her.

Who walks these trails at this time of night?

Murders, rapists, psychopathic maniacs. Those seemed to pop into her mind instantly as she pressed herself back against the rock, paling. They were behind the bolder now, she could hear them breathing.

"You sure she's here, RJ?" Came an unmistakable voice as Lisa let out a hurried breath before calling for him.

"Reid!" She exclaimed, gasping as the action caused her head to thump slightly. She heard the hurried footsteps come around the bolder, and soon saw the concerned face of her blue eyed boyfriend in front of her.

"Shit, what did you do to yourself?" Reid frowned as he noticed her blood soaked knees and jeans, reaching froward slightly to touch one.

"No!" Lisa whimpered as she shook her head, it hurt too much for him to touch it. "Please, it hurts." She tried desperately not to cry as she shook slightly. "Everything does."

"Does your head hurt?" Reid frowned as he took the flash off of his pant loop, turning it on so the light was fixed on the ground. He hadn't had to use it on the trail, due to the full moon being enough light to see by.

"Yeah, real bad." Lisa sighed as she held her head in her hands, wincing slightly.

"Look up, Leese." Reid sighed softly as she did as she was told, and Reid slowly moved the flashlight by her eyes, looking at them. "You don't have a concussion." He decided as he turned the flashlight off then, sighing in relief. Lisa frowned as she looked at him.

"How did you know how to check for a concussion?" She asked as she frowned slightly. Reid smirked a little.

"T.V shows?" He tried to brush off as he shrugged. Lisa sighed softly as she shook her head..

"Tell me the truth later?" She compromised as Reid nodded then, standing up and reaching his hand out towards her. Lisa took it, ignoring her ankle as it screamed in protest, and started to stand up. She gasped in air as she finally made it upright, not knowing that in the effort not the scream from the pain, she had held her breath. Reid's hands found her shoulders as he slowly leaned her back against the bolder, kneeling down in front of her and lightly tugging up her pant leg and down her socks. He clicked his tongue as he saw her ankle; black, blue, and obviously swollen, but not broken.

"Did a good job on yourself, Leese." Reid sighed as he dropped her pant leg, standing up again and turning around, holding his arms out slightly. "Jump on." Lisa paled as she shook her head.

"No, I can't." She kept herself firmly against the bolder. "I can walk."

"No, you can't. You could hardly stand up with my help." Reid sighed, his back still to her. "Now get on."

"You'll drop me." Lisa frowned as Reid growled slightly, turning to her, his eyes flashing.

"I'm not that weak."

"No, but I am that heavy." Lisa glared right back at him as his own seemed to falter into guilt.

"So, you heard that, huh?" Reid sighed as he ran his hand through his hair. It was a habit of his to start when they got into one of their 'talks'.

"Yeah, I did." Lisa mentally beat herself as even now her voice cracked slightly, and her eyes once again grew sore.

"Listen, you know when I get pissy I say stuff that I don't mean." Reid sighed as he moved forward, lightly rubbing his hands up and down her arms. They were surprisingly cold for this warm summer night. Lisa nodded as she fought back some tears, looking to the ground.

"Doesn't mean it hurts any less. I know that I've lost weight, I know that you're probably more attracted to me now than before. I still can't shake how insecure I feel. I can't help thinking that when you go off to University, you're eyes are going to open up and realize that I'm not good enough for you." Lisa sighed shakily as she bit her lip, looking back up into his eyes and surprised to see that they weren't angry with her. They were soft, gentle, caring, and that alone was enough to settle her for now. He leaned forward and lightly brushed his lips across hers before pulling back.

"Someday I'll show you how much I lose control around you." Reid growled lowly as Lisa's face heated up, seeing how his bight blue eyes darkened drastically, almost to a navy blue. "And hopefully," He smirked as he leaned down to her neck then, placing soft kisses on it before backing away once more after a soft bite. "hopefully, I'll get to see you lose control too." Lisa felt a delightful shiver run down her spine as she gazed up at him, and Reid had to bite back a groan at how innocent and tempting she really did look right then. He turned around then, like before as he smirked slightly.

"Now come on, Leese. You'll be the first one to ever brag that Reid Garwin gave you a piggy back ride."

Once again, please review!^^ I actually had a lot of fun writing this chapter with the whole puppy/reid interaction, lol! I was so cute yet pathetic at the same time.