Daughter of Ipswich

Falling Down the Rabbit Hole

The Son of Ipswich Begin to Break

"He made the shot, dickhead." Tyler shouted after Aaron, trotting outside. "You bet him he couldn't and he did!"

"We ain't paying you shit," Scott barked," so if you don't like it-"

"What is the problem?" Caleb pushed himself in front of me, as I stood behind the boys, watching to see what was going to happen.

"None of your damn business!" Aaron cursed, flaying his arm about threateningly. "And what the hell is she doing out here? You guys can't fight your fights without her besides you? Or is she here to be offered up to me, so we won't fight?"

"Don't you talk about Celeste like that!" Pogue lunged forward to try to punch Aaron, only to be pulled back by Reid and Tyler.

"You wish, Aaron!" I hissed, only to have Caleb look back at me and murmur," Don't egg him on."

I wanted to reach up and choke Caleb for telling me what to do, after everything that had happened to me with Aaron.

But Reid explained, cockily, to answer Caleb's first question," He bet me, I couldn't make a combo shot, and I did."

"Everyone just forget about it, okay?" Caleb scowled, stepping up front, ignoring me again.

Suddenly I heard Nicky shout," Hey!"

I turned around, and saw him standing there with a shot gun," Take it someplace else, ladies. Now!"

"Whatever you say, Nicky," Aaron growled in defeat, and walked away, deliberately smacking his shoulder roughly against Caleb's and sending me a lustful glare, licking his lips.

The boys and I silently stood there, while Nicky shut the door and walked away.

"What were you thinking?" Caleb questioned Reid.

"We were just playing them." Reid answered with another cocky smirk.

"Yeah, come on, Caleb." Tyler joined in for Reid's defense," They were suckers for it."

Reid then walked up to Caleb's face and growled," Why don't you quit being such a pussy?"

"Reid Garwin!" I growled, hating how he used remakes like that.

He rolled his eyes, before murmuring loudly," You would want to see that scumbag in a grave or plastered across the side of a building."

"She doesn't have a say in this conversation," Caleb growled back to Reid.

I gasped, while Pogue grabbed my hand and began to pull me back," Celeste, come on, let's go home-"

"I have no say!" I shouted back at Caleb, while Caleb ignored me and told Reid," I'm not finished with you yet."

Suddenly I saw Reid's eyes go black, and he roughly grabbed Caleb's wrist.

Part of me wanted Reid to hurt Caleb, but another part of me was screaming in pain for Caleb.

"Reid, stop!" Caleb grunted, making me stand still, while Reid stared Caleb dead on.

Suddenly Caleb growled, before pushing Caleb making him go flying back, with a visible wave of pressure. Throwing Reid against the wall behind him.

"What will it take for you to get it?" Caleb shouted, marching over to Reid's crumpled body. "It's addictive, you moron! You've seen what it can do, if you abuse it! You want that? That's your business."

I held my breath thinking of his father, while Tyler, Pogue, and I each exchanged a look of worry and empathy.

"But if you use it in the open, like you did tonight, you risk exposing us all! And that I won't let happen!"

Reid stood up, only to lift up a barrel of oil with his powers, making me gasp in worry.

Caleb then reminded, seriously," My power's greater than yours!"

"Not until you ascend."

"All right," Caleb growled in defeat, waving towards himself," go for it, tough guy!"

Then in one fast motion a barrel went flying at Caleb, only to be thrown to the side and Reid went flying back into another stack of beers and glass bottles.

Tyler and I stepped a little closer together out of fear and grabbed onto one another's hands, like we did when we were children.

Caleb began to stalk forward to finish Reid off, causing me to run up to Caleb and push both of my hands against his chest to stop him, while my brother grabbed onto his jacket shout," Stop it! This is crazy!"

"It's for his own good!" Caleb hissed though his teeth.

I couldn't help but speak up," Caleb, your acting irrational and like Reid! Stop it!"

Caleb then shouted to Reid," Keep using like you did tonight and last night-" Tyler ran around to help Reid out of the pile of glass, but when Caleb said Reid was using last night, my mind focused upon my odd dream.

"-when you ascend, you'll be as good as dead."

Reid the retorted, as he limped with Tyler," So I fixed her car. Big deal!"

"Don't play me, Reid!" Caleb shouted," I'm talking about later and you know it."

So I knew now I wasn't the only one dreaming up what I felt last night. I turned around to look at Reid and Tyler.

"The hell I do!" Reid shouted, hanging off of Tyler," I didn't use later."

"You didn't?" I asked quietly looking up at him, as he stepped up in front of Caleb and me.

He looked down at me and answered," Why would I lie to you, of all people?"

I nodded in understanding, while he pushed past Pogue and Caleb, walking over to his car.

Tyler then stepped up and commented," It's not right using on each other, Caleb."

"Tell it to Reid!" Caleb grunted.

I sighed and gave Tyler a quick hug, while he timidly kissed the top of my head, before cooing," Have a good night, Celeste. I'll see you at school in the morning."

"Same to you," I grinned, while Tyler stalked off after Reid.

I stepped forward and turned around to look back at my brother and Caleb, who both looked stressed.

I quietly looked down at my feet, before I heard Pogue question," How did you know someone had used magic last night?"

I looked up and saw both Caleb and Pogue looking at me.

I took a deep breath and explained," I had a dream, a rather typical dream, but it ended differently. And when I woke up, it felt like someone was watching me."

"What was different?" my brother asked, in a concerned tone.

I looked up at him, and plainly answered," A invisible being of sorts attacked everyone in the dream and when I was the only one left, it said something I never tell anyone, except two other people. And I know it wasn't a dream. I've been around you guys long enough to know when I'm dreaming, or when it was real."

Caleb groaned, as he held his head," Reid's lying. It had to have been him."

"How do you know?" Pogue questioned quietly. "He wouldn't hurt, Celeste or try to scare her."

Caleb then narrowed down," Because it wasn't you. Tyler doesn't have the balls to lie to me or try to scare Celeste, whom he is more afraid of."

I sadly sighed and looked up at Caleb, not knowing what to do.

"Hey!"

The three of us turned around and saw Sarah standing there with one of those horny smirks.

"Hey," Caleb spoke in a distant tone, obviously showing something else was on his mind.

Sarah poked her head out the door," You okay?"

"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine." Caleb spoke, placing a hand upon my shoulder. Like he had done before Sarah was around. It was brotherly, yet in a way a little touchy/feely.

"Let's get outta here," Sarah smiled, making my insides shrivel up again.

"Yeah," Caleb let go of my shoulder," let's get out of here."

Pogue grabbed onto my hand, and spoke to Sarah," Can you tell Kate that me and Celeste need to go, before the storm hits?"

She nodded, while Caleb walked up to her and wrapped his arm around her.

I enviously looked down at the ground, letting go of my brother's hand, and trudged over to his bike.

"Sure thing, Pogue! You two have a good night!" Sarah waved goodbye, making my brain scorch with thoughts and ways to get rid of her.

But I knew better. And if it wasn't meant to be, then there was no reason for Caleb and me to be together. I guess I was just going to have to admire from afar and date someone else.