Chapter 9

I let Caleb drive my car to his house. I had let a few tears fall when I watched Tyler and Reid drive away from me at the dorms, but I now I was more pissed off than I was sad. I wanted to kill Chase. I wanted to kill him for what he had done to my friends, no for what he had done to my family.

It was a short drive from the dorms to the Danvers manor, but that might have something to do with Caleb driving like a maniac the whole way there. I don't think he had obeyed a single speed limit the whole time, normally I would have yelled at him for that but tonight that really didn't matter to me. The second I walked through the front door of the house Sarah ran at me and pulled me into a bone crushing hug. I could tell that she had been crying. I looked at Caleb in silent question when he walked through the door.

"It's ok B, she knows the truth." He said understanding my question. He must have told her after what had happened to Kate and Pouge.

"Everything is going to be okay Sarah, the guys will stop Chase." I said trying to calm her down. After a few more minutes her breathing evened out and she pulled away.

"How long have you known about them?" she asked me her eyes a little red from crying.

"Since about a week before I turned thirteen." I said. She looked at me a little confused by my answer.

"Reid told me on his thirteenth birthday, about a week before mine." I explained. Comprehension spread across her face. I then turned my attention to Caleb.

"Now it's your turn to explain everything." I said giving him a look that told him that I meant business.

"I figured as much. Sarah why don't you go upstairs and rest, I will be up in a little bit." He said kissing her lips lightly.

"Ok" she agreed and then headed for the stairs. Caleb led me down the hall into the living room. He walked over to a chair and sat down, motioning for me to do the same. I walked over and took a seat on the couch that was placed across from him.

"Ok, now spill." I said getting strait to the point.

He told me everything. About how he and Pouge had figure out that Chase was in fact the descendent of the fifth blood line of the Covenant. How he had used a spell to create hundreds of spiders and then made them attack Kate, how he had attacked Pouge to draw Caleb out. He told me that Chase had even gone after Sarah, but that he had used a spell to put her to sleep so she didn't remember any of it. By the time he was done I was thoroughly freaked out, and for someone that has three best friends, and a boyfriend for that matter, that are witches. That is saying something.

I just sat there for a few minutes taking it all in before I asked the one question he had yet to answer.

"What does he want?" I asked afraid of what his answer might be.

"He wants me to will him my powers tomorrow night." He said looking at his hands.

"Caleb you can't that would kill you. None of us would ever be able to make it through that, especially your mom and Sarah. Plus what would keep him from coming back when Reid ascends next month and then Pouge two days later, or maybe even Tyler a few weeks after that?" there was no way that Chase would keep his world, I mean does the phrase 'evil bastard' mean anything anymore.

"I know that, that's why I'm going to fight him and end this thing once and for all." He said looking into the fire that was crackling in the fireplace, the flames casting an eerie glow on his face.

"Ok so what's the plan?" I asked determined to help in every way I could.

"No B, I know what you are thinking but I can't let you get involved." He said shaking his head as he shook and started back across the room heading for the stairs.

"Why the hell not?" I asked, grabbing my bag as I followed him up the stairs.

"Because, he might try coming after you." He said stopping at the first guest room he reached.

"I can't let anything happen to you, if you think losing me would be bad. I don't think any of us would survive losing you, especially Reid. He loves you more than anything, have you noticed that he hasn't used at all since you guys started dating, hell I have used more this week than he has. How do you think losing you would affect him?" he asked his words sinking in, every one of them as true as the last.

"You are like a sister to Pouge, Tyler, and I. We can't lose you either."

"Caleb I understand what you are saying, but I just can't sit around and do nothing why you guys are fighting for your lives." I said trying to get him to understand. I would go crazy with worry if I just sat back and did nothing. I had to stay busy to stay sane.

"There is one thing you can do for me." Caleb said is voice lowering.

"Anything." I said. I didn't like the look of pain in his eyes, he was struggling with this and I would do anything I could to help.

"I need you to watch out for Sarah for me, make sure that she is safe tomorrow night and try and keep her calm." He asked his voice almost pleading.

"I will, you have my word." I said squeezing his arm in reassurance. He gave me a little half smile and turned to go to his room down the hall, and I turned and went into the guest room.

I had been in this room many times before. Growing up with the guys I had spent the night at each one of their houses at one point or another, and in most cases their parents had even designated one of the extra guest rooms as mine. Apparently Caleb had called and had Rosie the housekeeper make up the bed for me, because she had used the big fluffy light blue down comforter that she knew I loved. I sat my bag down on the chair in the corner and grabbed my night clothes. I decided to take a quick shower before I went to bed so I walked into the large bathroom and shut the door.

After drying my hair I walked back out into the room wearing only a pair of panties and one of Reid's white t-shirts that I had stolen from him. I didn't know when he would be home tonight and I knew that I wasn't going to be able to sleep until I was in his arms.

Caleb had told me that he was going to get a few hours of sleep and then he and Sarah were going to go to the hospital to relieve Reid and Tyler and then they were going to come back here to rest. So I just lay there, waiting for my love to walk through the door.

I don't know how long I had been lying there but one thing I did know was that I was still wide awake. I climbed out of bed and walked over to the two large windows that were on the far wall of the room, pulling one of them open I just stood there letting the cool night breeze waft throughout the room. I heard the door open behind me and I turned around in time to see Reid walk into the room.

He shut the door behind him and then turned to look at me standing by the window. We both just stood there for a few seconds before I ran towards him, throwing my arms around his neck. I hugged him like I hadn't seen him in years instead of hours. Letting go of his neck I pulled back slightly so that I could press my lips to his, he responded immediately.

We kissed like that for several seconds before he reached down and picked me up bridal style and carried me to the bed. After lying me down underneath the sheets he stood up and removed his shirt and jeans, and considering the situation we had been in earlier when he had gotten dressed I realized that he didn't have any underwear on, but that didn't matter now.

Reid climbed into bed with me and pulled the covers up over us. Sitting propped up on one arm he leaned over and kissed me, but this kiss was different than the other kisses we had shared today out of passion and a few even out of fear, this kiss was full of love. A love that I could feel in my bones, I would give anything for Reid and I knew in my heart that he would give anything for me too. Reid ended the kiss when he pulled back and looked into my eyes.

"I love you" he said his eyes practically glowing with sincerity.

"I love you too" I whispered pulling his face to mine and kissing him again and again.

That night we fell asleep in each other's arms. Both of us dreading the day to come.