Disclaimer: If the Covenant were mine, Steven Strait wouldn't have had short hair in the movie (Thinks of Warren Peace). Oh yes Warren. How I heart thou. Damn… he's not mine either.

A/N: Thanks to everyone who's reviewed so far! Sorry there was a short wait on this chapter. But it's another filler… mostly. So it was like pulling teeth making myself sit down and write it. But I did, so here it is. The song is 'This Is Halloween' by Marilyn Manson. And since it's a long chapter, I'll give you another song. 'The Bondage Song' by London After Midnight. Oh and there's pictures of costumes in my profile if you feel like looking. It's not really important. I just don't like spending a lot of time describing clothing in stories, so pictures assist me in that.

Wild Pagan Heart by Cara Mascara

Chapter 22: Halloween Part 2

"This is so cool!" Sarah said excitedly, eyes wide and bright and a cheshire gin on her face while she tried to look at everything at once.

"Hey guys, don't lose her," I laughed as she ran over to a merchant booth. "Me and Deanna have to go open the festival. We do it every year. Come this way," I said and Dee and I led the way over to the small stage, which was to be used for karaoke and a DJ.

"Hey grandma!" I said, as we approached the older woman at a table by the stage. She'd closed the shop up and was lined up with the other merchants. I wrapped my arms around her tightly. I love my grandma and I hadn't gotten the chance to see her last time I visited home.

"Hello, sweetheart," she said happily, kissing me on the cheek. "Who are all these fine young people?" she asked, noticing everyone behind me. "Oh, hello Melody," she said, recognizing the red head.

"Hey grandma," she said, stepping forward to give the old woman a hug as well. My grandma insisted everyone call her grandma. It's cute.

"Grandma, these are the boys I told you about," Deanna said. My grandmother was Grandma, and Dee's was Gram, that's how we distinguished the two. My grandmother's eyes went wide.

"Oh my. Oh my, oh my. Alice! Alice Burroughs, get over here now!" my grandma called urgently to Gram. Seconds later another old woman, looking like a gypsy, as did Grandma, came shuffling over, a panicked look on her face.

"What's wrong Lizzy?" she asked, then noticed me. "Oh the girls are here? Hello Lux, how are you sweetheart?" she asked, embracing me.

"Fine," I said, hugging her back.

"Never mind that Alice. These are the boys. The ones from Ipswich," Grandma told her, gesturing to the group of guys. Realization dawned on Gram and she mirrored the expression Grandma had a minute ago.

"Oh, well this is terribly exciting isn't it? In all our years we've never been able to locate any others," she said, looking as though she would burst from excitement. I couldn't stifle my giggle.

"This is Caleb Danvers, Tyler Simms, Pogue Parry and Reid Garwin," I introduced the boys. "And this is Sarah Wenham, Caleb's girlfriend."

"Hello, dear," Gram greeted the girl, who looked a bit left out.

"She's never been to Salem before," I informed them.

"Oh well, we'll just have to give her a memorable experience then, won't we Lizzy?" Gram said, smiling at Grandma. "Have you ever had you fortune told dear?" Gram asked. Sarah shook her head. "Well, come on over here. I'll do it for free," she said, leading Sarah off to a booth. Dee, Mel and I all laughed to ourselves. Caleb and Pogue followed after her to watch what was going to happen.

"Tyler and Mel are dating," I told Grandma. The couple blushed as Grandma looked their way, grinning.

"How sweet. Lux, why haven't you snagged one of these lookers?" she asked, referring to the four Ipswich boys. I put my face in my hands.

"Grandma…" I groaned. I didn't want to tell her I was dating Reid… just because I'm not even sure if what we do is considered dating. Why is this situation so confusing? I wasn't going to say anything, but Reid sure as hell was.

"Reid Garwin ma'm, and let me just say that you're granddaughter is an amazing girl. Smart, intellectual, beautiful. And I can see where the beauty comes from." I had to roll my eyes at that one. "With your permission, I would be honored to date your granddaughter."

"Well, see Lux, this is the kind of boy you should be dating. Not that horrible Abbot boy," she said, smiling up at Reid with a sparkle in her eye. Oh jeeze.

"Grandma, I wasn't dating Aaron. We were just friends," I told her for the one-millionth time. She'd never liked Aaron since he'd pushed me in the dirt in fourth grade and I came home with a scraped knee.

"Well, I think Reid here is a fine match for you sweetheart," she said, patting the blonde's shoulder as he looked at me triumphantly. I can't believe my grandma actually fell for his false charm. If she only knew…

"Alright grandma," I caved, not feeling the need to expose Reid as a fraud gentleman.

"Hey Lux! Deanna! You coming sometime today?" one of the women who puts the festival together, along with our grandmothers and a few other older Salem citizens, called to us. Her name is Caroline. She owns Pyramid Books, a witch store on Derby Street with mostly books and stones and home décor. She does reading as well.

"Coming," Dee called.

"Be right back," I told every one before rushing off with Dee to get the festival rolling. There were already a lot of people here, looking at the merchant booths. Most children were in costume. Caroline handed up witch hats to wear and we climbed up the stage's steps, taking the microphone and clearing our throats. "Happy Halloween Salem!" I said loudly, getting everyone's attention. Most people gravitated towards the stage. "I am Lux and this is Deanna." We got cheers from locals. Everyone knows us in Salem. "And we're going to be your hosts tonight."

Dee took the mic. "Over three hundred years ago, nineteen people were found guilty of being witches and were executed right here in Salem." A lot of the children hushed and stared on at us, wide eyed. "Whether or not they actually were witches, we may never know." I took the mic from Dee.

"But tonight, is one of the two nights a year where we are in very in touch with the spirit world. Ghost tours are in the back, and maybe if you're lucky, you'll see one of the witches." The children began asking parents to go on the ghost tours or refusing to go on the ghost tours because they were scared. Dee took the mic again.

"We have the candy cauldron right there with candy for everyone, pumpkin carving, a moon bounce, games, crafts and in about ten minutes, we'll kick off karaoke on this stage. Everyone over there is setting up a Harvest feast, buffet style, so help your self to some traditional Harvest dishes. Everyone have a good time and blessed be!" De finished. We used to create an explosion of smoke at our feet and teleported our bodies behind the stage. No one ever got how we did that. We told them, a magician never reveals her tricks.

We emerged from behind the stage as people went off towards the merchant booths and crafts. I found Reid standing alone next to my grandma's booth. "I'm watching it for her," he said, knowing that's what I was going to ask. "That was a pretty snazzy trick. Wonder how you did it?" he mused, a knowing gleam in his eye.

The festival went smoothly and at about ten o'clock, it shut down. We went back to my house to change into our costumes and head over to Nadia's place. This girl has a huge house. Her parents always leave town around Halloween so they don't have to deal with tourists, so she throw the nastiest Halloween party in town.

I slipped my costumes on with some fishnet tights on under it. I pulled out some green and black striped knee-highs and put them over the fishnet, then put on my black cone heeled Kink Demonia boots. I ditched the fairy wings that came with my costume and instead wore a witch hat. I did some lime green and purple make up and left my hair down. I put a black fishnet arm warmer on one hand and a green and black striped one on my other. I'm a witch. How very fitting.

"I vant to suck your blood," Reid came up behind me, wrapping an arm around my waist and using his free hand to tilt my head, putting me in perfect position to bite my neck. Which he didn't hesitate to do with his plastic fangs.

"Ouch!" I joked, pushing him back and turning to face him. He made a sexy vampire. A very sexy vampire indeed.

"Ohhhh I like this outfit," he said, inspecting the very short, skin-tight costume. "Witchy."

"Ready?" I asked. He nodded and we met everyone else in the living room. I laughed when I saw Caleb. He was dressed like a devil, but he had fake abs under the chest part of the costume. It was silly.

Sarah was an angel, how very fitting. Except her costume wasn't very… virtuous looking. Mel wore a skimpy convict outfit, with fishnet and thigh high boots. She had handcuffs around one wrist. Tyler was a greaser… or James Dean… I'm not too sure. Pogue was Will Turner. Too bad he didn't wear it to the festival. He would've had little kids all over him. And Dee was a pirate too, just in less clothing.

"All set?" Dee asked. I nodded and we headed outside and walked to Nadia's, which again, wasn't far from my house.

The house was ridiculous. Of course, the party was in the basement, par usual so none of her parents things got broken. It overflowed outside as well. Cops wouldn't come. Nadia's parents had way too much authority in Salem. If their little girl got in trouble, they weren't going to be happy.

Nadia had tons of crazy Halloween decorations. Robotic zombies coming out of the ground and such. The basement looked like a club. She had black sheets draped over the walls with some glow in the dark paint splattered all over them. Disco ball, UV lights, strobes. You name it. She even had to make shift platforms for brave/drunk people to dance on made out of spray painted tables and stepladders. The music was loud and crazy and her basement was already crowded, as was the yard.

I spotted her almost immediately though. It was hard not to notice the petite Latina firecracker. She was as loud as he was crazy, and that's saying a lot.

"Hey Nad!" I yelled loudly over the music and I succeeded in catching her attention.

"Lux! Oh baby I miss you so much! How's Spenser, huh?" she asked, bouncing over to me in an interesting looking cat costume… or lack there of.

"I'm good. These are my friends," I said, pointing to the group behind me.

"Come on in guys. Have some fun!" she said, motioning us into the middle of the dance floor. We all started dancing. Nadia had wandered off (not surprisingly) to mingle with some good-looking boys dressed like New England Patriots.

I noticed Dee had started dancing with Pogue. I know I had intended to hook them up… sort of, but do I really want him dating one of my best friends after what happened between us? I know he was young and all, but what if the situation arose again and he did the same thing he did to me to her? I sighed. He wasn't like that and I knew it. He'd grown up. Maybe I need to too and just get over it. There's no use in holding a grudge about something you can't change.

I danced with Reid most of the night, occasionally getting on the platform and dancing with Dee. Mel and Sarah were too shy to go up there in front of a bunch of people they'd never seen. Well, that wasn't entirely true.

"Hey," a voice said from behind me while I grabbed a rum and Coke from the 'bartender' who was actually Nadia's older brother. He was a bartender for real, so she paid him to tend to her company. They had a real bar in the basement for when her parents had dinner parties and such.

I came face to face with Aaron. I wasn't surprised to find him here. He knew Nadia and had gone to school in Salem before Spenser. "Hi," I said, giving him a smile.

"I like your costume," he smirked, eyeing me.

"I bet you do," I replied, shaking my head and walking away from him. I still don't know about him.

"Hey your little admirer has been glaring at me for the past ten minutes, and I'm getting kind of pissed off," Reid said once I got over to him. He gestured to his left and I saw Austin leaning against the wall with a drink in his hand, sure enough, glaring at us.

"Ignore him," I told him, before grabbing the back of his neck and pulling him forward, making sure Austin saw me kiss him. He did because out of the corner of my eye I saw him storm off. "There, he's gone." Reid smirked and I laughed. He had my shiny purple lipstick on his lips. I wiped it off with my fingers, then wiped it on his Dracula cape.

"Hey!" he whined, trying to rub it off. I laughed again.

"Sorry my dark prince. Didn't mean to get your cape dirty," I teased, then ruffled his hair.

About three hours later I was very drunk and alone. Reid had wandered off to play pool with some poor fool on Nadia's pool table. I didn't know where anyone else was. I went upstairs to use the bathroom, finding a few people scattered around, making out, passing out and such.

I giggled as I tried to make it up the steps without tripping over some guys who was sprawled out on the stairs, out cold. After using the bathroom, I found someone waiting fo me outside the door.

"Austin!" I exclaimed, very loudly.

"Lux…" he said casually, pushing himself off the wall and circling me like a shark would its prey. "So, how's life at Spenser with blondie?"

"What do you want?" I demanded, knowing by his smirk I definitely was slurring my words.

"Oh, you're nice and drunk. That saves me a lot of trouble," teased, pulling the strap of my dress off my shoulder.

"Get off," I snapped, fixing it and trying to push past him. He blocked me with his arms though, setting them on either side of the hallway.

"Let me talk to you," Austin said seriously, looking me dead in the eyes. "Why did you kiss me back?"

"I…. I don't know. You looked good and… it was the moment and all… you know… caught up and stuff," I said shyly, feeling bad about leading him on.

"I want you to kiss me again. The way you kissed him," he snarled. My eyes widened.

"I can't," I told him, trying once again to move past him. Austin frowned, lunged forward and grabbed my face, kissing me roughly and harshly. I tried prying his hands away from me but it was hard. He was hurting me. I managed to get him away though and I stumbled backwards.

"Why him? What's wrong with me? I've been in love with you for like four fucking years! Why do you want him?!" Okay, I'm way to drunk to deal with this. He's freaking me out. Did he say he was in love with me? What the fuck?

"I need to go," I muttered, rushing to get down the stairs. I almost fell a few times but managed to get away and back to the basement, where I nearly ran right into Reid.

"Whoa, careful," he said, grabbing my arms to keep me from tripping backwards. "Where's the fire?"

"Nowhere. I'm fine. Wanna get out of here?" I asked, not feeling like sticking around much longer. It was dying down anyway.

"Yeah sure. Let's round up the troops. Meet you back here." He walked off in search of someone from our group. I did the same and was successful in finding Mel, Tyler Caleb and Sarah. I headed back to where I was supposed to meet Reid and found him with Pogue and Deanna. Good, we're all here.

As we walked home, I stood next to Reid. He looked… mad. 'Are you alright?" I asked.

"Fine." He definitely wasn't fine by the tone of his voice. We went into my house and everyone retired into their beds besides Pogue and Dee who lounged on the couch and watched some horror movie marathon.

I shut my bedroom door behind me and yelped when Reid grabbed my upper arms and fucking threw me on the bed. My body bounced and I almost hit the wall. My hat fell off in mid flight and I looked up at Reid in shock. What the hell?

His shirt and cape were already off when he crawled onto the bed, looming over me. He didn't look happy. His eyes flashed fire and turned black and before I could process what was happening, my clothes were coming off on their own.

"Reid!" I exclaimed, trying to keep my clothes on. It was useless though. The looked he was giving me was frightening. I know Halloween makes people act weird, but this was scary.

Nothing was covering my body anymore. Except for Reid's. "I want you to listen to me, and listen good," he whispered into my ear. His hand brushed against my most sensitive are and I groaned as he plunged to fingers inside me. "I saw you're little friend Austin when I was looking for everyone."

"So what's the pro- ahh!" I cried as he thrust his fingers in a little too deeply. I hurt… but it kind of felt good too.

"Don't talk," he said in a hard tone. Speaking of hard, I could fell his erection against my thigh. Reid pulled his fingers out swiftly and positioned himself between my legs after he stripped his pants and boxers off. "He had some pretty purple lipstick on his lips." Oh shit. He doesn't realize that-

"No Reid! That-" I hissed as he slammed himself into me. Very hard. My hands gripped his shoulders, nails no doubt leaving marks as he just stayed deep inside of me.

"I said… don't talk," he whispered dangerously. "He ran a finger over my lips, gathering a sample of the lip color into his finger and looking at it. "Funny thing is, it looked exactly like this." He slid out only to drill himself right back in, just as hard. "Now, I know you set down your little ground rule for me, but did you really think-" In and out again, harder "-that I would be okay with you kissing other guys after-" In and out even harder "-you told me I couldn't fool around with anyone else?"

"He kissed me! I pushed him away! I'm sorry, I didn't want to!" I groaned out as he slammed into me again.

"Doesn't matter what happened baby," he said softly, a malicious smirk on his face. He began pounding in and out of me, faster, but still hard. "What matters is you know that now that we've made this little fling official, no other guy is allowed to touch you. Ever." You know sometimes when a gut acts like he owns you it's hot? Yeah… this is one of those times. He captured m lips in a rough, lust filled kiss and pulled away as his speed increased.

"I will fucking kill him if he ever does that again, or anyone else for that matter. Understood?" he panted as our hips increased speed. It was hurting in the good way.

"Yes," I moaned out as my body convulsed and I came hard. Reid's body tensed, then shuddered and I felt him fill me with his warm seed. Idiot. How many times do I need to tell him not to do that?

"Good," he breathed out, collapsing beside me. He kissed my forehead and pulled me into his arms, holding me protectively. I feel weird when I enjoy sex like that. Almost like I know I shouldn't like it, but I can't help it. I jumped up out of Reid's arms and wrapped my bathrobe around me. "Where are you going?" he asked.

"Bathroom. Pill." I answered. He didn't need anymore explanation. I did my thing in the bathroom then went back into the room and let my robe drop, climbing back into my comfortable bed with Reid. I never in a million years would have expected t be sleeping in my bed with him.

A/N: Please review my loves 3 The plot should really kick off in the next chapter