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Chapter 20 – Idiot

"What the hell is that?" Aaron pointed to Reid, Tyler and Hailey walking in to first period the following day. He was standing in the hall with Kira, Brody and Ryan.

"I thought he hated her after what she did to you two?" Ryan raised an eyebrow glancing over at Hailey who seemed a bit awkward towards Tyler, but they were still chatting about something with Reid.

"Didn't she cheat on both of you with each other?" Brody asked glancing over at the brunette who disappeared out of sight.

"I still can't believe you dated her, I told you she was a whore…" Kira snickered flipping her hair over her shoulder.

Aaron ignored all of their comments and walked in to class, he headed straight to the threesome that were now taking their seats and discussing the homework from the night before. Aaron slammed his hands down on Hailey's desk causing her to jump out of her seat in shock, and clutch her chest.

"What the hell Aaron?" Reid asked already getting defensive.

"I should be asking him that," He pointed his finger to Tyler.

"What do I have to do with anything?" Tyler asked nonchalantly as he took out his books. "Hey Hailey, what'd you get for number three?" He asked casually.

Hailey tried to hide her smile as she pulled out her homework, "Here, just copy it… that's what Reid did…" She grinned lifting an eyebrow up at Aaron. "Is there a problem Aaron?"

Aaron's nose began to twitch like it normally did when he was angry; he shoved her desk and walked back out of the classroom. She grinned and mouthed a 'Thanks' to the two guys to her right. They had decided that they would act like nothing was wrong, to get back at Aaron, even though things were sort of back to normal.

"He's going to be going nuts by the end of the day, guaranteed that he shows up at my dorm tonight…" Hailey stated.

After school Hailey had decided to drive in to town to get herself a caramel macchiato, she had been craving one lately and was free of any drama, at least for the time being and was able to grab a hot latte from her favorite Starbucks in town. She paid for her drink and took a seat; she opened up her book and began reading.

"Hi," A voice interrupted her from her mystery thriller by Eric Spindler. She looked up and a very handsome young man took the seat next to her.

"Hi," She smiled politely at him as he took a sip from his coffee.

"Sorry, I couldn't help but notice you when I walked in…" He gave her a wicked grin. Hailey blushed slightly and his smile grew. "You got to Spencer?" He asked, noting her uniform which bore the school's crest on the blue blazer.

"I do," She nodded her head. He had beautiful blue eyes, just a bit lighter than Tyler's and his hair was in a messy spiked style, much like Caleb's.

"I went there at the beginning of the year…" He sighed and leaned back.

"What happened?" She asked her eyebrows creasing together in confusion.

He sucked in a deep breath and leaned forward, "I got in to this huge fight with one of my friends, it was kind of explosive and well they expelled me…" He shrugged his shoulders forward.

"That's terrible…" She remarked. She glanced down at her watch and looked outside it was starting to get dark. "I'm sorry… I should get going…" She pointed towards the door. "It was nice meeting you…" She trailed off not knowing his name.

"Chase," He smiled at her. "And you are?" He held out his hand.

"Hailey," She introduced herself and smiled, shaking his hand. "Well, it was nice meeting you Chase, but I should really get going…" She stated heading towards the door.

The ride back to the dorms was long and uneventful; Hailey was fully expecting what she saw when she walked in to her room. Aaron was lying on her bed as if he had never ruined her life. She tossed her books to the side and glared at him.

"So there's no more trouble in paradise?" Aaron asked. Hailey didn't reply back she just stared him down. "Simms is a little more understanding than I thought," He pursed his lips together. "What could you have possibly done to change his mind?"

"I told him the truth," Hailey stated holding her head up. "I suggest you leave Aaron…"

"What are you going to do… call your little boyfriends?"

"And if I did?" Hailey questioned not bothering to look away from him.

"C'mon Hails…" Aaron stood up and moved towards her. "We've been friends for a long time…" He smiled at her. "You can forgive and forget with Reid… and Tyler can forgive both of you… why can't we go back to the way things were?" He asked.

Hailey stared at him for a moment, "Are you mentally challenged?" She asked him shaking her head. "You ruined my life, Aaron…" She stated angrily, she flung open the door and gave him a stern look that said to get out.

"We can work things out, babe…" Aaron stated.

"You took away the one person I love, you were supposed to be my best friend and you back stabbed me, and you want to work things out?" Hailey yelled at him as he entered the hall. The attention of every person in the hallway was now caught. "I don't want to talk to you Aaron; I don't want to see you… I don't want to even breathe the same air as you… and I suggest you get the hell away from me now, before something very, very bad happens…" She stated.

Aaron's mouth fell open as he gawked at her; she just humiliated him in front of the entire 3rd floor or the Spencer Dormitory. She gave him a small little wave before slamming the door shut behind her.

She felt almost relieved after yelling at Aaron. She felt as if she owed it to herself to do this. She had to make him feel miserable and let him know he couldn't get away with treating her the way he did.

She realized that her friendship with Aaron was pretty much over, and that it might not ever rekindle, but if he treats his friends that way, she knew she didn't want to be one of his comrades. She couldn't take the manipulation, the lies and the deceit that Aaron Abbott threw out on a daily basis.

"What happened to you Aaron?" She whispered throwing out her coffee cup.

The next several days went on and Aaron avoided her like the plague, a lot of people around school had heard what happened between them and their attitude towards Hailey changed a little bit. She didn't mind either way she was friends with Tyler and if that's all she could be right now, she was going to take it for what it was worth.

She had continued her new habit of eating or sitting by the lake during lunch, she took her seat and was soon joined by Reid who gave her a small grin.

"What are you up to Garwin?" She asked knowing the look on his face.

"I'm not up to anything, Hails… why would you think that?" He questioned.

"Because believe it or not, I know you…" She stated quietly as she took a sip from her coffee cup.

"Nothing, just that my birthday is next week…" He commented with his ever present smirk.

"Really?" Hailey asked with a small smile.

"Yeah, and I was planning on throwing a party at my place, but figured I might need some help…"

"And that's where I come in?" Hailey asked.

"Of course, you're a girl… and you know how to do all the inviting bullshit…" Reid stated.

"So, what kind of party are we talking here Mr. Garwin?"

"I was thinking like a masquerade ball…" Reid smiled, Hailey looked over at him.

"That actually sounds really cool, so what do you want me to do?"

"Whatever you want…" Reid stated getting up.

"Reid," She pulled herself up and followed him. "I don't know the first thing about a masquerade ball…" She stated grabbing his arm.

"Google it…" He laughed.

"Budget?" She asked.

Reid smirked and grabbed his back pocket, he pulled out his wallet and walked back over to her, he handed her a platinum card and grinned, "There is none…"

He turned around and walked away, "Reid!" She yelled after him but it was no use, the blonde had already glided far enough away where she wasn't about to run after him. "No budget, masquerade ball…" She sighed and looked around. "Why do I let him talk me in to these things?" She asked silently.

Hailey grabbed her things and went straight to the library. She jumped on to a free computer and googled masquerade balls just like Reid said to do. She used her free period to do some research; his birthday was next week after all.

"What are you up to?" A voice brought her back in to reality. Hailey turned around and saw Caleb standing behind her, his arms crossed over his chest.

Things had been awkward between the two of them, to say the least. She gave him a small smile and moved over so he could see what she was up to.

"Masquerade ball?" He questioned.

"Reid asked me to help him plan his birthday party, and this is what he had in mind…" Hailey pointed out.

"Leave it to Reid for the extravagant 18th birthday party…" Caleb laughed a little bit.

"It seems like something he would do…" Hailey nodded as she stood up from her seat.

"So, how have you been?" Caleb asked as they walked out of the library together.

"Um, well I can say that I've probably been better…" She stated carefully.

"That's understandable given the circumstances…" He stated. "I just kinda wanted to talk to you," He cleared his throat. "You know you and Sarah are pretty close…"

"Yeah," Hailey stated a bit hesitantly.

"And I know I've been kind of standoffish lately." Caleb started. "I just wanted to apologize if I've seemed rude or anything towards you lately… it's just that Tyler is like my little brother… all of the guys are… and I just try and look out for their best interest."

"I understand completely, I wasn't expecting for things to go the way they did Caleb…" Hailey forced a small smile. "I didn't want to go through with the bet as soon as I started to talk to Tyler. I realized that he was a sweetheart, and I just didn't want to do that to him, and then… then I fell in love with him and… god it was the hardest thing in the world…"

"I can't say that I know where you're coming from…" Caleb held open a hallway door for her as she squeezed by. "But, I know that Tyler loves you, and I can see that you really care about him too," He moved his books to his other arm.

"I do," Hailey fought back her emotions as she looked up at Caleb with tears in her eyes.

Caleb was about to say something when he lurched forward, grabbing his head, as if he were in an immense amount of pain. Hailey let out a worried squeal and grabbed Caleb's arm leading him in to an empty class, making him sit down.

"Caleb are you ok?" She asked worried, perspiration began dripping from his brow as his eyes squinted shut.

"Yeah," He clenched his teeth and held his head. "I just get these… these migraines… and they're really bad sometimes…"

"Do you need me to get you anything?" She asked trying to help out if she could.

"Find Pogue, or Reid or Tyler…" Caleb stated.

Hailey nodded as she walked out of the classroom and went on the search for one of the three Sons of Ipswich. Hailey was on her second lap of the school when she spotted Pogue and Kate, nearly tackling the couple to the ground.

"Hails, what's going on?" Kate asked.

"Caleb," She was out of breath. "Caleb had one of his migraines and he asked me to come find one of the guys…" She huffed.

"One of his migraines?" Kate raised an eyebrow in question and then her mouth fell open as Pogue's eyes nearly fell out of his head. "Oh his migraines…"

"Where is he?" Pogue asked.

"Mr. Hall's classroom…" She pointed down the hall.

Pogue took off down the hall and Hailey caught her breath, "Wow, hunting them down is hard…" She held her side and winced. "How long has Caleb been having these migraines?"

"For about six months now…" Kate stated trying to find an answer that wouldn't be too suspicious. "He started getting them out of nowhere…" She added.

"I'll have to tell him about my doctor…" Hailey mumbled. "I had that problem for a long time… these massive migraines that just took over for a few hours…"

"Caleb has a secret trick that gets rid of them, I think that's why he always asks for one of the guys, cause they know how to do it…" Kate shrugged it off as the two girls walked down the hall towards the senior lockers.

"Must be a pressure point thing…" Hailey remarked.

"Something like that…"

The two girls met up with Sarah and let her know where her boyfriend was. Sarah seemed a little bit more freaked out about the migraine than Hailey was expecting her to be, and once they told Reid and Tyler it seemed like the four Sons disappeared without further notice.

Hailey thought it was awkward but she didn't bring it up until later when the group was leaving the school and heading towards the parking lot.

"Caleb, how's you head?" She asked.

Caleb snapped his neck up and looked at her, "Um, it's ok now… just I get these headaches from time to time… and the guys usually know the right pressure point to ease the pain…"

"I know what you mean, I used to get them all the time… but I take Zomig to help with them…" She smiled. "If you ever have one and one of the three of them isn't around… and you need one just let me know…" She smiled taking out her keys.

"Where are you going?" Tyler asked out of the blue as him and Reid looked at her getting in to her car.

"I've got an 18th birthday party to plan…" She grinned.

Tyler nodded as she slid in to her car and he did the same, looking over at Reid, "Can you believe Caleb?" Tyler asked.

"Yes, he always blames me," Reid rolled his eyes. "He knows that I haven't used in awhile because my birthday is right around the corner."

"That's smart of you," Tyler stated. "I thought you would end up like…"

Tyler trailed off not wanting to bring up a sore subject for both boys, "Like our fathers… yeah I know…" Reid sulked down in to his seat.

"Why did you ask Hailey to organize your party?" Tyler asked curiously as he pulled out of the parking space.

"She's a girl, she has those inherited genes of a woman where she can organize and put things together…" Reid shrugged his shoulders. "You should help her…"

"Why me?" Tyler asked.

"Because you can spend alone time together, and rekindle that flame of passion and love…." Reid emphasized.

"Why do you want us back together so bad?" Tyler asked looking over at his best friend.

"I'm tired of seeing my friend's miserable…" Reid shrugged.

Tyler glanced over at Reid and rolled his eyes, he couldn't argue. He had been completely miserable since he found out about the bet. He seemed to be less miserable after finding out everything from Hailey, but for some reason, he was hurting more than ever.

Tyler knew it was because he wanted to be with Hailey, he wanted nothing more than to be able to hold her, but his conscious wouldn't let him. He had to wait, he told himself, and the waiting was killing him. She was right there, willing, but he wouldn't let it happen.

The two best friends walked to their dorm, when Tyler muttered to himself, "You're an idiot…"

"Tell me how you really feel…" Reid snickered as he unlocked the door.

"Not you, man…" Tyler gave his friend a small smile.

"Then who?" Reid asked.

"Me, I'm an idiot…" Tyler stated flopping on to his bed.

"Why?" Reid asked closing the door and glancing back at his best friend.

"Because, I'm not following my heart…" Tyler moaned in to his pillows.

"With Hailey?" Reid asked.

"Yeah, with Hailey…" Tyler nodded.

Reid sat down on his bed and looked over at Tyler, "I can't tell you what to do Ty, but I can tell that it's eating you up inside…" He pursed his lips together. "But, you know it's doing the same thing to her…"

"I know," Tyler situated himself on to his side as he looked over at Reid.

"If it's meant to happen, it'll happen… ok?" Reid stated.

"When did you become Dr. Phil?" Tyler questioned with a small smile on his face.

"Ever since my best friend fell in love with my ex-girlfriend, someone has to think clearly…" Reid rolled his eyes.

Silence grew between the two before Tyler rolled on to his back and stared up at the ceiling, "Do you think Chase is back?" He asked out of the blue.

"Who else could it be?" Reid grabbed the soccer ball that was resting by his bed and tossed it up in the air. "I mean I'm ascending next week, I can't afford to use my powers, Pogue and Caleb already ascended, and you barely ever use at all…"

"I know," Tyler sighed and pulled a pillow over his face. "I just thought we were rid of him…"

"Me too, man… me too…"

Don't press the little blue button, don't do it...

Oh... and just so you know... this is setting up for the sequel... YES the sequel!