Sorry for the gaps between updates its just I have my exams till Christmas and this isn't my only fanfic :P oh well, it's all worth it when I read your lovely reviews so please review xx
Caleb sat in his room alone with his thoughts. How could Reid do this to him? He had done some pretty low down things before but this was the ultimate brotherhood betrayal. Summer was his sister. Had could have his pick of any girl in the school (that he hadn't already bedded) and yet he had to go for the one girl he could never have. How could Summer hate him for trying to help her realise that Reid was all wrong for her? He just wanted his sister safe from harm. Well... maybe he had over reacted. Summer could usually handle herself and if she was sure that Reid was good enough for her, maybe, just ,maybe, he could've changed.
Caleb didn't know what to think now. He could either stick to his guns and never talk to Reid or his sister ever again. And be responsible for them never speaking to each other again. Or he could sacrifice himself on the alter of pride and dignity and apologize. Usually, apologizing for him was no problem but apologizing to Reid? Weird. Add up all the times he hadn't apologized to Caleb when he had done something wrong by him and you would lose count. But this time Reid hadn't done anything wrong (other than sleeping with Summer which was now apparently looking like it was mutual) Caleb had. He got up and went to Summer's room, but she wasn't there. He decided that she must've gone out so he went into the car par to get into his escalade when he saw something through the trees. One figure was obscured but the other was an obvious blond. They were kissing. Caleb was about to be angry when he saw another figure through the bushes. It was male, had short cut brown hair and was quite tall. Caleb couldn't believe what he was seeing, or rather, who. He was dead... wasn't he?
"Hey!" he called, forcing the couple to jump apart. The other figure stepped forward and raised a hand towards Summer. It came running towards her. Summer raised her hand as her eyes bleached over. The wind picked up and shot at Chase who was thrown backwards into the trees; he didn't return.
This is when Caleb reached them. Reid held Summer close as she had collapsed after Using. Caleb checked around the trees before walking over to them.
"Nice one, Reid." he said, desperate not to bring up the argument, "I didn't know you could do that."
"I didn't." Reid muttered after much deliberation. He looked down at the trembling brunette in his arms. She reluctantly looked at her brother and nodded.
"Yeah, it was me. I did it." she stuttered. Caleb looked at her in awe. He couldn't believe it. How could Summer Use? Not only was she not male but there was no way in hell that she could be any part of their covenant. He had seen her eyes go a clear, distinct white. That wasn't the same.
"I'm calling Tyler and Pogue. Take Summer to the colony house, Gorman will let her in." he said, whipping out his phone and turning back towards his escalade. Reid went to his new ford fiesta parked around the corner and got into the drivers side. Summer got into the passenger side and did up her seat belt, crawling into a ball to protect herself from the cold. Reid noticed.
"I'll turn the heat up." he said, turning a dial on the panel. The noise of the heat was the only sound between them for a while until Reid spoke.
"It's OK, you know." he said.
"What's OK?" Summer asked, her voice a little scratchy from not using it in a while.
"What I said, what I told you. I meant it. It's OK if you don't feel the same way for me." he muttered as he gripped the steering wheel, wanting to cringe. No wonder he never talked about his feelings, it was so embarrassing. How could anyone do this without feeling physically ill. Summer looked at him.
"How do you know I don't feel the same way?" she asked.
"Do you?" Reid inquired, not knowing what else to say. Summer looked at him, although he didn't look back as he was driving.
"I-" she couldn't get anything else out before an inhuman amount of wind swept the car up. The fiesta swerved as Reid tried to keep control. The cars' wheels lifted off of the ground and the car was whipped around and around. Summer screamed as her eyes whitened, Reid's blackened. Reid focussed on trying to keep the car level while Summer raised her hands and tried to part the wind. The car rocked and she lost focus. She hit her head on the window, getting a cut on her forehead. Reid looked over at her to check she was OK and lost focus too. The car plummeted and landed on its wheels but skidded off of the road and bashed into a fence. Reid looked over at Summer, whose hand was pressed to her forehead, blood seeped through her fingers. She was panting and panicking.
"I- I don't have any water... o-or fire. I-I can't use the wind to heal... what- help me!" she cried as she took her hand away and looked at the blood in her hand. More blood fell from her head as Reid turned her to face him. His eyes blackened as he touched the wound. It crept shut on her forehead, the blood dripping down her face slipping back into the cut before it closed. The blood on her hands was still there but that wasn't so important. Reid fixed the window and Summer wiped her hands on her jeans. They were old and too small anyway. They looked left and right for their attacker, but no one was there. Summer looked at Reid, still absolutely petrified.
"Th-thanks." she stammered. Reid nodded.
"You fixed my face, I fixed yours. We're square." he said with a smirk. Summer acknowledged the joke but didn't smile back. As Red cleaned himself off and started the car again, he saw where they were. They had crashed through the fence next to Putnam barn. Well, the burned remains of it anyway. He pulled out of the wreck and started down the road again sure of the truth: Chase was really back, and he was after Summer.
