When Monday came around, the Sons had made no progress in finding Tyler. Hoping that the brunette would show up today with Chase. Chase couldn't keep him away from school or they'd call Tyler's parents. That would be the last thing the boy wanted.
"I hate waiting." Reid said, as he looked at his brothers.
"I think we all do Reid." Pogue said, putting his arm around the blonde's shoulder, "I think Caleb's going crazy."
The blonde stared at Caleb who was just staring at his notebook.
"Caleb." Reid tried.
No answer came from the older boy. Reid sighed as he looked at Pogue.
"Caleb." Reid said.
Once again no answer came from the boy.
Reid rolled his eyes before shoving the boy out of his chair.
"What the fuck was that for Reid?"
"I called your name like five different times." Reid snapped.
"What?"
"Are you okay? If you start spacing the teacher's will get worried." Reid said.
"Fi—Tyler!" Caleb exclaimed, seeing the brunette walk into the room.
He looked…different. Wearing different clothes that he definitely wouldn't have worn before…and he looked…less confident.
The Sons stood as one as they rushed down the steps, going up to the boy, who backed up.
"Do I know you?" Tyler asked, raising a brow.
"Nice joke Tyler, it's us." Reid said, smiling, "You know, Reid, Pogue, and Caleb. Your best friends."
Tyler laughed as he stared at them, "That's cute, but I don't know you guys at all."
"Yeah you do Baby Boy; we've known you since we were in diapers." Pogue said.
Tyler looked at them, "You know…my boyfriend Chase said that I had amnesia, so I wouldn't remember a lot of things…what's wrong?"
"B-Boyfriend?" Caleb asked.
"That's what he told me." Tyler said, "He was my boyfriend and that I had amnesia from a car accident I was in."
"He's not your boyfriend Tyl--" Reid was cut off when Chase entered the room saying, "Yes he is Reid, or don't you remember?"
Tyler smiled when Chase draped an arm over the boy's shoulder.
"Chase, do you know them?" Tyler asked, as the boy nodded.
"Yeah, they're the Sons of Ipswich." Chase said.
"They said we were friends." Tyler said, smiling.
"Well…you were. Until they dropped you a few days ago for dating me."
"What?" Reid asked dangerously, his eyes narrowing, "Are you fucking serious? That's the best you can come up with Chase? How the hell did you do it? 'cause Ty wasn't in no damned accident! You fucking kidnapped him from us and made him believe that Caleb cheated on him when he didn't!"
Pogue grabbed the blonde as Reid lunged at Chase, Tyler's eyes widening as he looked from one boy to the next.
"That's a lie Tyler. They just want their whipping boy back."
"He was never our whipping boy! Tyler, we're best friends!" Reid said, eyes showing his pain, "Whenever I needed help you were there, and vice versa…we've been friends forever…don't let him lie to you!"
The brunette looked at Reid and Chase, before grabbing Chase's hand.
"Chase, can we skip today?" Tyler asked, "I think you were right, I'm not ready to deal with everyone yet."
"Sure Tyler." Chase said, leading the boy out.
Reid looked at the spot where they'd been, looking at a pain stricken Caleb and a horrified Pogue.
"How did he do it?" Reid asked, as students began filing in.
"I don't know, but I think we need to go see Gorman." Pogue said, "If Chase wants a war, then he'll get a war."
"I second that." Caleb said, the pain on his face vanishing as anger filled it.
"Then we'd better get going." Reid said, leaving the class room.
The Sons followed him closely as they went to the parking lot. Seeing Chase and Tyler on the hood of Chase's car.
"I know you guys don't like it when I get into fights, but I really want to beat the shit outta Chase." Reid said.
"We do too." Caleb said, as Reid looked at him.
"Come on, let's go see Gorman." Pogue said.
They went to the mustang, Pogue hopping into the back, Reid sliding into the passenger side. Caleb turning the car on as they sped past a shocked Tyler and a glaring Chase.
"Slow down Caleb." Reid told the older boy, noticing the needle hitting eighty.
"Sorry." Caleb said, as they sped down considerably, "I just want to see if Gorman knows anything…and if not we need a plan B."
"Plan B is kidnapping Tyler and making him remember everything." Reid said.
Pogue nodded as Caleb turned onto the dirt road leading to his old colony house.
"I just don't understand how he could just make Tyler forget everything in the time span of two fucking days!" Caleb said, hitting the steering wheel, "It doesn't make any sense. Tyler wouldn't willingly forget about us."
"I don't know Cay." Pogue said.
The boy shook his head as he stopped in front of the old wood fence, getting out slowly. When they heard a gunshot they knew Gorman was up.
"Gorman, it's us!" Caleb called to the man.
They walked across the lawn as they went inside the old house.
"Where's Tyler?" Gorman asked.
"Okay, to simplify our long story. Tyler was upset because he thought Caleb cheated on him, but Caleb didn't actually cheat on him, it was actually Chase in disguise 'cause he's a little bastard, and me and him left, ran into Chase, Tyler ran to get Pogue and Caleb, Chase beat the hell out of me, Chase kidnapped Tyler. Now Tyler doesn't remember us at all, and Chase told him that Tyler was dating him and that we dropped him and telling him all sorts of lies." Reid took a deep breath, "And we were wondering if you knew how he could give Tyler amnesia like that?"
Gorman blinked at Reid a few times.
"Boy if you think I understood any of that you are deeply mistaken."
"Basically Chase kidnapped Tyler and now Tyler doesn't remember us at all. He also believes everything Chase says." Caleb said, "And we want to know if you knew how anyone could give someone else amnesia like that."
"Now why can't you talk like Caleb over here?" Gorman asked, "The only way you can do that is if you make the person go through something traumatizing or if you---"
Gorman trailed off as he looked at Caleb.
"That Collins boy is related to John Putnam correct?"
Caleb nodded his head, "Yeah, why?"
"John Putnam had books of spells that were forbidden by the laws of the Covenant." Gorman said, "Now if Chase somehow got those books that could explain why Tyler has amnesia."
"Do you really think that Chase would do that to Tyl--" Pogue trailed off at their looks, "Dumb question I know. I channeled Reid."
"So how do we reverse it?" Caleb asked, ignoring Pogue's statement.
"Either find a way to get those books or find a way to make Tyler remember." Gorman said.
"Both of which are going to be difficult." Pogue said, "Chase most likely won't let Tyler out of his sight, and we don't know where those books would be."
"Well we have to think of something. If we could get Tyler on his own then that would probably be easier." Caleb said, "Or we could try doing both, it's just a matter or finding out where Chase was keeping Tyler."
"But how could we get Tyler by himself?" Pogue asked.
"I don't know." Caleb sighed.
"I've got an idea." Reid said, holding up his phone.
He put the phone to his ear, listening to it ring.
"Hey Mrs. Simms, it's Reid. Look, I've got some things to explain, and I need you to listen."
Caleb and Pogue grinned at the blonde, who quickly explained what had happened with Tyler, and what they needed Mrs. Simms to do.
Getting Tyler by himself wouldn't be so difficult after all. Or convincing him that they were still friends, no matter what Chase said.