Hey everyone!! Sorry this one took a while, I got a little caught up. Hope you like it. Please review!!
Chapter 11
Deciding that everyone should stay at Caleb's for the time being, Sarah and Kate came over. Both Caleb and Pogue had a lot of explaining to do, and the four of them disappeared into another room for a while.
"What do you me Chase is back," Sarah said after listening to the whole story. "Caleb, if you couldn't beat him last time, how is this time going to be any different?"
"This time everyone will be involved. Hopefully, with the four of us plus the fact that we won't age as much will help. The only glitch in the plan is you guys."
"What do you mean?"
"We don't know how to keep you girls safe if we can't use for the next two weeks. He could come after you at any time and we wouldn't be able to do anything. Plus, Pogue, Tyler, Reid, and I will have to be with Jess and her friend when they ascend, so who will be with you two?"
"Caleb, what if we took them with us," said Pogue.
"What do you mean?"
"Well if we take them with us when Jess ascends, they can be protected first by Jess' protective barrier, and then when we can use again, there will be four of us surrounding them."
"Yea except we will have Jess and her friend to look after too. I don't know Pogue, could we protect the girls AND kill Chase at the same time?"
"Look man, I don't like the idea any more than you do, but what other choice do we have. We both know what happens when Chase uses people against us. If we don't take them with us, there is too much of a risk of losing them."
Caleb sighed, "You're right. Kate, Sarah, does this seem fair? It's the only way."
Both girls nodded, relieved at the chance to at least be near Pogue and Caleb when they fought Chase this time.
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Jess closed her phone and sat down on the bed next to Reid. "Ok, she's in. She'll be here first thing in the morning to go over the plan."
Reid nodded taking her hand. "I'm really sorry about all of this. We should have taken care of this problem last year."
"It's not really your fault. Actually, I'm surprised you guys made it this far without being able to protect yourselves. I mean sure you can block SOME power when it's thrown at you, but it's still really risky."
Reid smirked, "What can I say, I live dangerously."
Caught by surprise at his remark, Jess fell against the bed laughing. Reid, taking the movement as an opening, propped himself on top of her. He moved his head down towards hers and kissed her firmly on the lips. Jess' hands traveled up his arms, which were flexed as he held himself up from crushing her, and into his hair. Laughing, she pushed them both over so she was on top.
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A few hours later everyone had gone to bed. There were enough rooms in Caleb's house for a small soccer team, and Mrs. Danvers, trying to be a good parental figure, had demanded that everyone sleep separately.
Jess lay away wondering if the plan would actually work. There's so much that could go wrong. I've already lost my mom, how many more people will I let Chase take from me? I'm so weak, I shouldn't have brought this on everyone here. Jess' thoughts continued in this manner for some time, before she drifted off into another dreaded nightmare.
Jess was standing alone back at Spencer. God damn it Jess thought. What the hell is wrong with me? Can't I just have a normal dream for once? Kate started walking in no direction in particular, she knew Chase would find her when he wanted to, and ended up at the pool in the gym. Jess saw Chase across the room, and immediately started yelling at him, when she noticed he couldn't hear her. Actually, now that she looked around, she could see Caleb in a swim suit too. Apparently they were at practice. Jess wondered why Chase couldn't see her; he was obviously the one giving her this nightmare. Jess watched as Caleb and Chase raced, and screamed in horror when Chase's eyes shot black, causing Caleb to hit his head on the side of the pool and start to sink. Chase, laughing, got out of the pool and stood above, watching Caleb's unconscious figure drown.
Jess jumped in the pool to fish Caleb out, but as soon as she hit the water, she felt a hand grab her ankle pulling her down. Chase was underwater trying to drown her, and Jess tried to kick her legs free of his grasp. She knew if she threw her power at him, she might miss underwater and accidentally hit Caleb.
Jess' head continued to bob in and out of the water, and Jess' lungs were starting to give out. Knowing it was her only way out, she threw her power at Chase hoping it didn't miss the mark. Lucky for her, Chase was thrown off of her, and Jess was able to surface. Now all she had to do was save Caleb.
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Jess woke up completely soaked, gasping for air. Shit! That was some vivid dream, she thought. Jess got out of bed and started to peel off her wet clothes. As she was pulling up her sweatshirt, she felt a chill go up her spine. Fucking relax Jess, she tried to tell herself, you're just wet. She turned around to see if something was behind her, and swore she saw a dark shadow in the corner of her room.
Jess threw open her door and ran down the hall to Reid's room. Not even bothering to be quiet, Jess swung open the door and jumped into bed, quickly pulling the covers over herself.
Reid, always the heavy sleeper, grumbled lightly and fell back asleep. Jess snuggled in closer to Reid, hoping his presence would thwart any further nightmares. Her heart was still beating wildly, and she tried to relax as she listened to Reid's breathing. Thirty minutes later, Jess could feel her conscious mind giving way, and she fell asleep without dreaming.
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Reid opened his eyes slowly, but quickly realized he wasn't alone in the room. He opened his eyes fully, and realized his head was in Jess' hair as the rest of his body cradled her. Shit, I knew I was a heavy sleeper, but did I really walk all the way to Jess' room last night? Reid glanced around the room, and realized he hadn't moved. Smiling, Reid snuggled closer to Jess.
For once Jess woke up with a smile on her face. She noticed what time it was however, and the smile quickly vanished. She had to get back to her room before anyone found out that she had switched rooms in the middle of the night. She scooted towards the edge of the bed, trying to disengage herself with Reid, but every time she shifted, so did he. The more Jess tried to get momentum to pull herself out of his grasp, the harder he pulled on.
"Reid I know you're awake. No way does anyone have that strong of a grip in their sleep. Now let me go so I can get back to my room, or I'll tell Mrs. Danvers that you abducted me in my sleep."
Reid chuckled softly without relinquishing his hold on her, "That's fine by me. I think it'll be worth Mrs. Danvers' wrath."
Laughing, Jess helplessly pleaded, "Reid come on, please?"
"No," Reid said with mock stubbornness, and he pulled her closer to him.
Realizing it was hopeless, Jess took matters into her own hands and elbowed him in the stomach. While the blow wasn't hard, it was surprising, and Reid's arms slackened their hold reflexively. Jess, seeing that it was her only chance, wiggled out of his grasp, and dashed back to her room before anyone knew she was missing.
"No fair," Reid shouted after her.
Sorry one more thing... Ok so I was thinking that the next chapter should cover a week, like break down every day, but I'm worried it might be too long if I do that. But if I don't do it that way, it'll take a couple chapters before Jess' birthday, and I'm super excited to write that chapter so I don't want to have to wait...lol... So think about it, and tell me how I should do it!!