Name Of The Past – Chapter Seventeen.
Tyler held the entrance door open as he walked threw it, waiting for Izzy to follow swiftly behind him before letting it close back into place with a small thud. taking a glance at the girl next to him he saw the cold night air hit her bare shoulders and send a shiver threw her body. Taking of his jacket quickly he placed it over her shoulders, sniggering slightly at the look of her drowning in his large jacket. "I parked by the curb its not far" he smiled at her, taking her now cover shoulders underneath his arm and walked her towards the direction of his black hummer.
"thanks Ty" Izzy smiled, shrugging off the warm jacket and holding it out to the boy beside her. waiting till he took it off her before hopping into the car she shut her passenger door quickly, Keeping the cold shiver she was feeling from prickling her skin until he had gone from her side and was making his way around to his. Watching him walk around the front Izzy lent forward and turn the heating knobs up to full red, knowing that when Tyler turned on the engine the heat she was thriving for would turn on automatically.
"its not the weather that's making you shiver Elizabeth its that cold heart your always carrying around" Tyler tighten his grip on the dark glossed handle as he heard the male voice coming from the inside of his car, moving slightly to look in the back from his window his eyes landed on a smirking Reid, waving back at him. Sensing the cold plastic in his fingers burning up he glanced down at the handle he was holding and look on as the plastic started to remould itself in the shape he was squishing it into. Glancing at the side mirror he noticed his eyes were as black as night, and shivered at the sudden realization of his power Suring threw his body. He found himself contemplating taking out Reid right there as he look back to inside his car, feeling his blood boil at the smirk growing on the intruders face, knowing full well he had no real chance at taking on his already ascended brother, Tyler closed his eyes and breath out slowly. Waiting till his eyes went back to the crystal colour before opening them, Tyler opened his door slowly and got in. moving his review mirror slightly until Reid's face was centre in it. "I thought I told you to grab a ride with Caleb?" he asked bitterly before taking a quick peek at Izzy and noticing her fashion a minor hurt emotion on her face.
"he was going with Sarah. I didn't want to intrude on the happy couple" he lengthen the last part of his sentence slowly, never letting his eyes leave the mirror his brother was looking back at him with.
"you could of gone with Pogue" Tyler snapped turning on the engine with a harsh twist of the key, knowing before he had even got into the car that he wasn't going to be going to the party with Izzy alone.
"gone with Kate. Another, happy, couple" he finally found Izzy's face and felt the bitterness twirl around his insides, making his heart beat faster. Why did he have to bloody look her way? He cursed himself as he watched her shift under his stare. He was suddenly hoping to any god that was bothering listening to a witch, would make sure there was lots of drink at the party and he would be able to obtain a lot of it, because if he had to be in the same room as her looking like that he would be needing a very big distraction from pouncing on her. he kicked the bottom of the seat in front of him childishly ignoring the yelp that came from the brunette driving as he crossed his arms over his chest and finally looked another way. She was not going to get his time tonight, she didn't deserve it or even want it.
"I would of thought you would of taking one of your blonde friends?" Izzy hit herself mentally as she sounded what she was thinking out loud, 'way to provoke the beast Beth?' She mumbled silently turning her head to look out the window and sighing when she saw they had only reached the Spencer gates.
"Nah baby," he spat looking away from the window and lent towards her, stopping when the seatbelt restricted him, "im going solo tonight, maybe one day you could try it?"
"I am going solo Reid" Izzy found herself building up enough courage to move around in her seat and look behind her, staring the bull dead on and shivering slightly. Granted she had been harsh on him that day at the hospital. She knew that and was more then willing to owning up to her mistreating of him, but she was grieving, badly. And she had been spending the last few days besides her better judgement on wondering how he could hold this big a grudge against her under the circumstances.
Reid let out a cruel laugh that seemed to hover longer then needed around the three of them before he slammed his hand down on Tyler shoulder hard, "see baby boy," he pointed an accusing finger at Izzy, tilting his head slight while still holding her growing confused eyes, "I told you she was a bitch!" he tried to move forward but once again felt the strain on the material around him pull at its tight stitching.
"how the hell am I a bitch?" she moved towards the blonde, blocking any view from the review mirror as she placed her body in between the two chairs and gripping hard on the side of both seats, her left fingers inches away from Reid's resting arm.
Smiling at her sudden closeness Reid moved back slightly, pushing firmly on the release button for his belt before he moved back towards her, letting go of Tyler's shoulder and holding on the edge of his chair instead, shivering at the feel of the heat coming of her hand as he rested his next to hers, " well I distinctly remember Tyler leaving our room in a smart brand new tucks earlier on this evening. Going to your room to pick you up and from what I can now see, he's now taking you to your families party" he moved of his seat and lent on his knees, thanking Tyler's parents silently for buying there son a car big enough for him to be able to manure successfully in and cruelled towards her, not stopping till his face hovered above hers slightly, making her tilt up to keep eye contact. "your being kindly escorted by my boy here and you say your going solo? I think I have every right to call you a bitch"
"stop calling her a bitch already" Tyler slammed his hands down hard on the stirring wheel making them swerve vaguely onto the other side of the road. Turning at the sound of an escaped laugh from the girl next to him, he looked at the back of his car to see Reid sprawled out on the fall, growling loudly in pain.
"don't you laugh at me" Reid hissed yanking himself up quickly and moving even closer towards her then he had before, ignoring the pain that went sprinting threw his back from where he had hit it.
"but your so damn funny Reid" she could feel the heat radiating off her body as his brushed against hers. Fighting hard against herself to touch him she pushed herself away from the gab in the chairs and moved back into her seat, buckling herself back up. She would not give him the satisfaction of a fight, he had been trying to get something out of her all week and she had just brushed it off with a quick refusal.
"I'll give you something to laugh about" Reid hissed moving to the back of Izzy's chair and placing his hands firmly on her shoulders squeezing until she let out a small whimper, ignore Tyler's demands to stop it he carried on digging his fingers into her skin, "look at me Izzy" he commanded not stopping until she finally looked up towards him, white anger etched in her eyes.
"your not a child anymore Reid, so stop acting like one" she spoke, her words hitting him hard as he removed his hands from her bare shoulder quickly, pulling them towards his stomach as if she had just burned him. "fine" he mumbled falling back into the backseat with a thud, he looked out threw her window and captured her eyes in the side mirror. Bringing his fingers up to his chin he tap out a small rhythm as they kept they eyes glued on each other. if she wanted to pull the disinterested act then he was more then willing to play along. He felt a small smirk tug on his lips as she directed Tyler to her drive not once looking away from the mirror.
"just turn left at the next driveway" Izzy pointed straight ahead as the old stoned house came in to view.
"but everyone is turning in now" Tyler looked at the rest of the dark cars in the long line in front of them indicated for the upcoming turn, "shouldn't we follow them?" he asked a little confused.
"you could follow them, but you'll be in the car forever" Izzy smiled at Tyler as she took a quick glance at the unwanted passenger in the backseat, "if you take the next left you can park where i normally do, it'll be faster"
"you have you own private drive?" Tyler laughed as he carried on dawn the suddenly deserted small lane he had been directed on.
"it leads to the old servants house, my grandfather moved in there after…" Izzy suddenly felt a hard lump in her throat at the remembrance of her grandfather, guilt wrecking her heart beat at the thought of not thinking about him since his death, swallowing hard and avoiding the mirrors around her she smiled sadly at Tyler who had taken her hand softly, "he was moved in there after his first stroke, it was easier to have a nurse live with him there then in the big house"
"where should I park?" Tyler asked as he took the turn he was told to and came up quickly to an old two levelled small hidden cottage, " a cottage in Ipswich?" he asked sceptically, a small smile pulling at the side of his mouth.
"what can I say, you can take the English man out of England, but not his love for the thatched" she smiled shyly pointing to the small bay window for Tyler to stop at, snorting unlady like at his questioning look, "my grandfather was sent as a young boy to England for schooling, never came back until he was in his late twenties, bringing my gran with him and they built the servant house" she answer, pointed to the house they had pulled up next to.
"wait you have a house for servants?" Tyler asked laughing as he slammed his door shut and moved round to Izzy's side.
"well no, the gardener stayed there ones, but after a few months he couldn't live with the low ceilings and left" Izzy shrugged, stumbling back on her heels and into Tyler's arms as the passenger door swung open almost hitting her.
"sorry" Reid smirked, shoving his hands into his uncomfortable dinner suit trousers and rolled his eyes at his friend still holding Izzy around her waist, "I think she's got it Ty" he mumbled turning swiftly on his heels and started to walk the small path that bent towards the house, hearing the two crunch on the gravelled walkway a few steps behind him.
"sorry about him" Tyler look sympathetically at Izzy as she hooked her hands around his offered arm, "I don't know what the hell has gotten into him" he shout louder, knowing Reid had heard him as his shoulders tensed together, making him look taller in the distanced.
"don't you dare apologies for him" Izzy shot out angrily slapping Tyler's stomach hard with the back of her hand ignoring his whine of pain, "he's older enough to know better"
"yeah Ty," Reid stopped, turning slightly on his feet to look over his shoulder, "im a big boy" he wiggle his eyebrows with a smirk before he started walking again, quickening his past to get away from sickening couple behind him.
"when the hell are you going to grow up Reid?" Izzy scream stamping her feet into the unsteady gravel as she stormed towards him, leaving Tyler to trail behind her.
"when I find something to grow up for" he fired, turning round making Izzy stop abruptly, bumping into him slightly.
"why are you being such an ass Reid?" she asked madly, pushing his chest hard making him step away from her.
"what's it to you Izzy" he hissed back, looking over her with deep disappointment before turning his back on them once again, and making a quicker paise to the house, leaving them in the dark hallow lane as he bending the corner of the large line of trees.
Izzy turned to the brunette behind her and threw up her hands in the air, "really what was that about?" she asked pointing behind her at where he had left them.
"he's been acting odd ever since…." Tyler stepped nearer to her, "you know, the colony house" he said quietly looking down at her as a small blush creeping on his face, they had all been acting like asses since the colony house incident, "just don't take it to heart" seeing her face change into disbelieve her put his arm around her bare shoulders and laughed a little, "you'll soon learn when to ignore Reid and when to listen"
"I don't see why I have to" she mumbled, knowing that it had already been to late, his actions in the car had already gotten to her.
"ok, Reid's a bitch you get use to it" Tyler sighed pulling her closer into the side of his body as they began to walk the path his brother had just gone down, "better?"
"I like it better when he's being called names" she laugh as she felt the body next to her shake with a chuckle as they began to walk around the trees that was hiding the manner house.
"what is he doing now?" Tyler asked dumbfounded as he looked over at the long lawn running up to the main house, and saw the blonde they had just been talking about staring at a shaded giant oak tree.
"what's with the tree?" Reid shouted, his intriguing nature overpowering his jealousy spark at the sight of his brother's arm around Izzy's shoulders.
"it's the family tree" Izzy shouted back, letting Tyler's arm slip from its hold as she ran towards the formular sight.
"why the family tree, was it here when you brought the place?" Reid asked, feeling an odd sense of dread fill his chest as he took a quick look around the place, feeling as if something around them was out of place but not knowing what.
"Reid its been here since the witch trials" Izzy answered looking at him oddly, "it was the first thing that grew when my family built their first house"
"I thought you said your grandfather built that house?" Tyler asked as he came up behind her and pointed to where they had come from, a confused expression on his face.
"what? he did" Izzy answer nodding her head enthusiastically, "that's not what im talking about, the very first Holden house was built here" she smiled swinging her arms around herself.
"where?" Reid asked, taking a look around them for sudden appeared ruin and saw nothing.
"no. it was here. Ever wonder why the lawn up to my house was so big?' she asked looking both of them in the eyes but not waiting for an answer, " it was this field the house was built on, a few feet from the tree in fact"
"what happened to it?' Reid shoved his hands into his pocket, and smiled at Izzy, feeling a slight sense of happiness at seeing her bean with pride.
"it was burnt down" she said looking back at Reid, a small sad smile gracing her lips.
"then why build here again, why not move closer to the town like we did?" Tyler asked, looking up at the tree and also feeling the same think that Reid had.
"apparently the ancestors who rebuilt it still believed in the curse" she whispered, the colour draining from her face as she started to breath heavily. "if Chase is alive, then the curse is too" she mumbled incoherently as she began to look back and forth between the ancient tree and her family home.
"Izzy" Reid shouted, skidding on the wet grass as he slid to a stop at the side of the fidgeting young girl, swopping confused glances at Tyler as he too positioned himself next to Izzy, "what curse?"
"the pope curse" Izzy whispered, looking into a pair of cool blue eyes before glancing back at the darken tree, a shiver running threw her spin at the thought of the story all being true.
"wait, goodie pope?" Tyler asked suddenly a slight pang of fear flashing in his eyes as he look over at his brother, the same emotion evident in his eyes too, watching in horrid confusion as Izzy nodded at his question, he ran a hand threw his hair, " what's the Pope curse Iz?"
"its suppose to be just a story" she spoke, anger unmistakable present in her alarmed voice, " it was a stupid nursery story my grandmother told me to get me to sleep" she repeated herself, looking at the grass in front of her with a new sense of unknowingness.
"Izzy tell us the story" Reid spoke watching in grief as Izzy kept glancing at the tree behind him, panic and uncertainty on her face the more times she looked at it, taking her hands in his, he got her to look at him, "tell me the story Iz" he order gently.