Disclaimer : Neither the Covenant or Twilight belongs to me. Surprising, I know.

Author's Question : Edward was gone for about six months, right? I never read the first half of the book (I can't stand wimpy girls) so I don't really know.

Also, I'm putting the boys as Seniors. Right of the fanfic author and all that.

Chapter 1 :

Six Months Later

March 14

The BMW convertible had been a hand-me-down gift from Caleb, since he'd gotten a new car. He'd said something about a 'welcome home gift', even though everyone knew he'd just been trying to cheer me up. It had worked, though, and I was smiling again, so there was no need to call him out on the lie.

You wanna know the thing about convertibles? If you have long hair, crap gets caught in it. A few months ago – six, to be exact – that would have been a problem for me. Now? Well, not such a problem. I'd taken a page from the Book of Crazy and chopped it all off. I'd just looked in the mirror, remembered how Edward had loved long hair, and took scissors to my ponytail.

Reid had taken me out to a salon before anyone had noticed, so I could get a style chosen. My hair was to my earlobes now, though some longer strands – few and far between – brushed my shoulders. Slight side bangs, though nothing major; no, the major part was the blonde. He'd convinced me to peroxide my hair, like his. Now I have god awful streaks running through my hair.

Actually, my hair didn't look too bad, and I'm no longer reminded of how Edward loves my hair when I look in the mirror. A'course, I don't really see Bella anymore, I see Isy, but that's a bit different, too.

Pushing the thoughts out of my head, I pushed hard on the accelerator, reaching up to fix my sunglasses with one hand. Not that they were needed here, of course, but they hid my eyes from the wind. Plus, when I Used, no one would notice (except the boys, but that was different).

I had to almost slam the brake as a silver car came into view. Goddammit, what was with people and taking up my road? Then my eyes narrowed through the sunglasses, and I blinked. I couldn't see clearly – cloudy day (like always) and dark glasses did not improve vision.

Letting the mirrored frames fall to my nose, I narrowed my eyes, giving them a boost with a bit of Power. Yep, a silver Volvo. Well, a dark silver Volvo, so not Edward's , but it was a S60R.

I hate those cars.

Scowling and taking off my sunglasses (to the backseat they go), I hit the play button on my car radio. Some unnamed band started blaring, which meant Reid and Tyler had been in my car, but I didn't bother turning it down. The song was hard and mean and it fit the mood I was now in.

"Although we have no obligation to stay alive,"

I cranked it louder, adrenaline filling me.

"On broken backs we beg for mercy, we will survive,"

Anger came next, taking the place of adrenaline. God, didn't this song just fit my life?

"When hope is non-existent,"

And there was Edward's cute little car, and even though it wasn't him...

"Our instincts all scream "Run","

I slammed the accelerator and narrowed my eyes on the silver Volvo.

"We never turn our backs or even bite our tongue."

Before the last lyrics had been screamed, my beauty was hugging the Volvo, and my scowl had turned to a smirk as I hit the horn. The Volvo sped up, but not fast enough for me. No, it'd never be as fast as He'd been able to run.

We played the game for about a half mile, then I grew tired of it. I dropped back for a second, probably confusing the hell out of the car in front of me, then I swerved the wheel. I transferred into the next lane, switched the song back once, then pushed down on the accelerator once more.

I shot past the silver Volvo, turning my head at the exact moment that the other driver did. I caught barely a glimpse of a pale face and blonde hair, then I was gone. I rounded the curve in the wrong lane, not having enough time to move over, and hit the semi straight on.

I heard the horn blaring, saw the flames, then the road appeared in front of me once more. My eyes burned black before moving back to pale brown, and my smirk grew wider. Wow, so Caleb was going to be so pissed that I'd stolen his move.

I didn't bother stopping or slowing down as I continued towards Ipswich. In fact, I sped up, not glancing behind me at the now stopped truck and car. Nope, that was for normal people, the stopping and caring.

Me? I'm a hellfire bitch, and I wasn't about to stop for shit.

I finally slowed, sliding into my parking space and cutting the engine. My heart still beat hard from the speed, my grin was still wide from the joke I'd pulled on the two vehicles back there. Popping the door open, I swung my legs out, stretching the moment I came fully out of the car.

I didn't bother putting the hood up. No one in Ipswich was stupid enough to jack a car from the Son's house, now my house as well. Sliding my sunglasses back onto the top of my head and dropping my keys in my pocket, I made my way inside said house, pausing the breath in the air.

The house was pretty close to town for us, but it was close to the Academy, something Caleb, Reid and Pogue had all agreed they wanted. Since they were all seniors (excluding me), they were allowed to live off campus, thank god. They had tried to pull some strings and get me out of the dorms, too, but really, I'd rather live in the dorms. Being in the same house with them all the time made me feel...weird.

See, I'm the freak of the freak club. There aren't supposed to be any girls in the little club; the line and the power is passed through the males. In fact, there has never been a girl born to any of the men with power. Nope, never, which made me the first.

Daddy Garwin wasn't exactly faithful to his wife after she had popped out Reid, but he'd never gotten anyone pregnant. Never planned to, which, I know, is a lame excuse, but the Sons of Ipswich aren't supposed to be able to have more than one kid, one son.

So, imagine Daddy's surprise when, nine months after a one-night stand with a brunette babe, the woman show up with me. She vanished the next day, and was found a year later, od'ed on something or other. Daddy couldn't do anything but raise me, except he didn't do that, either. Nope, he left me to Reid's mother, who left me to Caleb's mother, who was afraid for me and sent me away.

Which is how I ended up with Charlie and Renee, who I consider my real parents. Of course, they have no idea they aren't my real parents (go Mr. Danvers). Then Renee and Charlie split, and Phil came in the picture, I went to live with Charlie, you know the rest. Or, okay, maybe you don't, but its a little too painful to bring up – both physically and emotionally.

"Yo, princess, you're a little late!" And there was Reid, always loud and yelling. My only biological brother, though everyone had kinda taken on the role.

"I was busy," I yelped back, dropping my glasses and throwing my keys on the kitchen counter before grabbing a beer. I'd changed a little since I'd come back, so sue me.

Someone snorted and then Caleb, all smug-sounding, guessed, "Probably speeding in that car of mine again. Told you she'd love it." Then he raised his voice, not knowing that I was in the kitchen, which was in hearing range of the media room. "You shouldn't play in that car so much, you'll get yourself killed!"

"Will not," I teased back, taking a gulp of the beer (no idea of the brand, and I really didn't care). The game had been going on forever, the guys teasing me about my speed need, and me trying and failing to defend myself. "Besides, I can always do what you do and Use to prevent crashes." A smirk from both of us.

"So that's what the energy spike was. I was wondering..." Tyler said, swallowing his popcorn and laying down a winning hand. "Ha, take that!"

Pogue groaned and Reid cackled, laying his own hand down, "I win, suckers!"

Caleb, though, was focused on me. "Yeah, I was wondering about that."

"Liar." Tyler was the most sensitive, which was probably why he'd felt it. Most of the time, the guys didn't feel me Using unless it was really big, and the stunt today hadn't been really big. Plus, Caleb would have brought it up immediately.

"Doesn't mean that what I say is worthless." He cleared his throat, causing groans from where the other three were playing poker.

Then I started laughing, since Reid and Tyler had commenced throwing poker chips at Caleb's head. "Stop it, guys! Seriously! She needs to be yelled at for over Using!" Caleb yelped, ducking and moving behind the couch.

The chips stopped for a second, but we all knew they were just waiting for Caleb to resurface. "Oh, come on. That's the first time in a few days, man. Let her off the hook," Tyler, not surprisingly, was the one who came to my defense. We had made a pact, as the two youngest, to always have each other's backs against the 'older' members.

"Okay, okay, fine, just stop with the poker chip throwing." Caleb relented, standing up. I smirked and threw one, only to glare as he caught it an inch from his face, eyes black, lips smirking. "Nice try, princess."

"And you lecture me over Using?" I sniffed, though my lips tilted upwards to show that I wasn't serious.

"Um, sorry to interrupt this touching moment, but can we please get on with the damn movie?" Pogue finally said, sliding the cards into the case. "I have a date with Kate in a few hours, and I don't wanna have to cancel."

Every Saturday, the group, only the Covenant, got together to hang out. Girlfriends were nice, but we needed some family time too. Usually we watched a movie, or played pool or poker in the game room. As little as the meetings seemed, though, they had been key in helping me get better, after Edward, and the guys refused to skip out on them now. Afraid I would break, maybe, which was insulting, but I loved the time too much to give it up.

"So what are we watching tonight?" I asked as Reid rolled to his feet and grabbed the Netflix envelope. We could have just Used to get the movies, but I had this thing for Netflix, so sue me.

"Well, we have three today," Reid announced, "Underworld : Evolution, the Crow – the original, not the crap – and..." There was a pause, "Who the fuck ordered Harry Potter?"

The entire room burst out laughing. We'd watched Harry Potter once, and it had been like the Cullens watching Dracula, which they'd done a few times. We couldn't help picking out the flaws and what was wrong, and other horrible parts. Funny afterwards, but no one had enjoyed it during.

"Definably Underworld. Hot naked chick?" Tyler smirked, "Always a yes."

"Yeah, but it lacks plot and realism." I said, stealing a bit of his popcorn, only to screech as someone poked me in the side.

Pogue. Of course. His favorite movie happened to be Underworld, though he preferred the original. "Don't dis my movie, princess. Just because its not realistic doesn't mean it ain't good."

"Actually, it does. Just look at Harry Potter; unrealistic, and horrible." I argued, angling out of the way and promptly falling onto Caleb, who moved to make me more comfortable.

Pogue snorted, "Totally different. Harry Potter is bad because...well, its bad. Underworld has hot chicks, vampires and werewolves, and its like, the all time classic love story." I gagged, closely followed by everyone else in the room. The Pogue smirked, "Laugh all you want, but it got me in bed with Kate."

I rolled my eyes while Reid slapped a high five with Pogue. Caleb snickered against my head and Tyler almost chocked on his popcorn. "Dude, ever heard of TMI?" I asked, exasperated only slightly.

"Not in this group, nope." Caleb answered for him, scooting a bit so that Reid could prop down next to him. I moved so that my head was against Reid's shoulder and my feet where propped on the coffee table, right next to Tyler's popcorn.

"Okay, Isy, shoes off, and feet away from my popcorn. I do not need your stench in my food." Tyler commanded, moving his popcorn away while looking pointedly at my mud covered black boots.

After a second, I pulled them off, throwing them behind me. Something crashed and everyone winced, excluding me. "I am so not fixing it, because that was totally Tyler's fault." I defended myself without hesitation.

"How is it my fault?" Tyler huffed, but his eyes flashed black and something clicked together.

"Because you told me to, silly. Now pass the popcorn." I reached out, only to get a piece thrown at me.

"Will you guys shut up? I love this part." Reid said without thought. Then he mouthed the words as they appeared on the screen.

Caleb reached over and shoved him, uprooting me in the process. "Dude, you're the one mouthing lines with the chick."

As Reid and Caleb started in on each other – they always did – I moved from my spot on Caleb to Pogue. "I'm sitting on you now. Okay?" Not really a choice for him, not that he cared.

The room silenced, then, as they watched Seline go vampy and blue-eyed. Sometimes lines were yelled out, and when the sex scene came up, hoots and whistles were heard, with a groan from their girl. But it was all okay, it was all fun, because the Covenant was together again, even if 'together' included a girl who wasn't supposed to be.