Author's Note: Alrighty, time for yet another Covenant one-shot for Bittersweet Symphony! YAAY!
I just want you guys to know that I'm definitely taking requests for these so if you have any ideas or songs, please PM me and I'll do my best :) I might not get to them all at once, cuz I'm feeling REALLY writer-y right now but I'ma trying :)
Oh and another thing I've been meaning to say: I don't put the "F" word in my stories so when I use "freaking" or "fricking", it's usually my censoring ways when the boys use that language so just think "F WORD!" at those parts :)
By the way, longest one-shot I've written in a while *wipes forehead* So I think it kicks a lotta ass.
Title: Live For Today (by 3 Doors Down)
Pairing: Caleb/OC
Bittersweet Symphony
Live For Today
My pen tapped absentmindedly on my notebook as I sat in American Lit, bored out of my mind when it was only first period. Mr. Leonard was droning on and on about American contemporary authors that should've gotten more recognition before they all faced their timely deaths so it was the usual thing we heard on Wednesdays.
A dark hand reached into my line of sight, grabbing my hand and stopping the tapping of my pen. "Okay, that gets only a little old after about an hour." The owner of the hand spoke in his deep voice and I didn't have to look to see the smile on his face.
I rolled my green eyes, looking to my right to see my best friend (surely enough) grinning at me. Caleb Danvers released my hand, shaking his head before looking back up at me with his dark brown eyes.
"Sorry but I was about to gnaw your arm off if you kept that up," He said, chuckling.
Most girls would be swooning right about now and sometimes I found myself not believing that I was really best friends with the eldest Son of Ipswich. The Sons were easily the four most gorgeous guys in all of Spenser and they really did own the place. Their families were some of the first settlers during the Salem Witch Trials so they go way back here in our little old town. All four of them were equally handsome but they each had their own way of showing it. Baby Boy Tyler Simms still had that cute baby face but his eyes could flash at any second, showing you that there wasn't a whole lot of innocence built up in him. Reid Garwin was your typical bad boy, player, and scammer. Since I'd grown up with all the boys, I know that Garwin was just a big softie when you got to know him…or know that his first kiss was with Tyler's twin sister. I'll never let him live that one down. Then there's Pogue Parry, biker boy extraordinaire. His brothers came first, then his bike, followed by whatever girl he was with. Pogue was alright in my eyes but he was for sure the strong silent type.
Then there's my best friend, Caleb. He's the leader, the oldest, and probably the most handsome of them all if you ask me. Sure I had a huge crush on him but I knew that if that got out, our friendship of almost 16 years would never be the same. Our mothers were close and we were born around the same time but my memory only went back to when I was two with him. So that's why I counted only 16 years.
Of course, there was the thing about the Power.
I was the only person outside of the families to know about it but the boys had to tell me sooner or later, since I spent so much time with them. The Power was some sort of magic that went through the generations in each of the four families, going to the eldest Son. Well, I guessed that all the families only had boys because all of them were the only boys in the households. I'd found out from Caleb that the Power drained you once you Ascended when you were 18, taking your life in turn for you Using. It had already taken Mr. Garwin and was really close to taking Caleb's dad so it scared me. But the boys all assured me that they weren't going to Use like their fathers did. Evelyn, Caleb's mom, swore up and down that Mr. Danvers had promised the same thing.
"Gnawing my arm off. Hmm, Danvers, is that some sort of mating ritual?" I asked, biting on my pen cap as I looked at what Mr. Leonard was writing on his chalkboard.
He chuckled that low laugh again and my heart squeezed gently. "Maybe in Reid's world but a typical 'Will you go out with me?' works for me, too."
I shook my head, laughing.
"Miss Poynter, is there something you and Mr. Danvers would like to share with the class?" Somehow, Mr. Leonard had diverted the entire class's attention to Caleb and me.
I blushed a deep red, ducking my head. "No, sir."
He gave me a curt nod, turning to face the blackboard again before Caleb released the silent laugh he'd been stifling.
"Watch yourself, Danvers. I'll bite you." I growled to him under my breath, crossing my arms over my chest in embarrassment.
"I'll be waiting for that, then." He said, his joking tone still sending shivers of hope down my spine.
"So any news on you and Caleb yet?" Kate Tunney asked me as she sifted through her closet that night, gnawing on her bottom lip as she tried to find an outfit for the typical party at the Dells.
I sighed, blowing on my newly painted nails so they could dry faster. "No," I replied, twisting the cap of the polish.
Kate groaned, crossing her arms at me. "You know, as your roommate and very best friend in the whole world, I expected you and him to get married and pop out a few puppies before we all watched you two ride off into the sunset in his Stang." She laughed at my expression, which I'm sure resembled something like a deer in headlights, before continuing. "Anyways, you guys have known each other forever! It's about time you two got together."
I pursed my lips, standing to go to my own closet so I could look through options for the party tonight. Of course I wanted to wear something to impress Caleb but I felt so lame for thinking that. He'd been the one who let me wear one of his old New England Patriot shirts when Reid had "accidently" pushed me into the pool over the summer. He'd seen me at my worst (and best, hopefully) so why was I all of a sudden worrying about trying to impress him?
"I don't know, Kate. I mean, have you seen that new girl that's rooming with Kira? Blonde and all pretty. I heard Kira and her talking in the bathroom today about Caleb and the other boys and Sarah said she was all interested in meeting him tonight or whatever." I closed my eyes, rubbing my temples. "By the way, that girl talks just like Snider, too. Last thing I need for my junior year is another Kira Snider."
Kate shook her head, smiling. "You've got it so bad for Caleb Danvers, M. You just need to tell the boy how you feel before this Sarah girl snatches him up with her fangs." She gave me an evil smile.
I groaned. "Oh, God. I know that look."
"Then you know that I'm about to completely make you over so that even Baby Boy Simms can't resist you." She headed towards my closet, digging in before I had any time to protest.
An hour later I sat in the passenger seat of Kate's Fiat, my arms crossed tightly over my chest. "I cannot believe you got me into this. How did I even get these?"
Kate shrugged. "Maybe your aunt was trying to get you to get Danvers, too. I guess everyone but Caleb notices that you're madly in love with him." She gave me a wink and I rolled my eyes.
I looked at my reflection in the side-view mirror and had to actually think if that was me looking back.
My light brown hair fell down my back in curls, my side bangs crossing over my forehead in a cute, wispy look. My eyes were done up with bronze eye make-up that made my green eyes literally pop against my tan skin. Kate had found a cream colored halter tank top that had tie-stings that tied behind my neck, revealing my upper back and shoulders, as well as the pixie tattoo I had gotten over the summer after losing a bet with Garwin. She'd found my holey skinny jeans and given me her pair of strappy-tie heels, once that I could walk in and not break my neck. I looked…good, actually and my stomach got butterflies when I thought about Caleb seeing me like this.
Kate parked the Fiat in a clearing in the woods, right beside Tyler's Hummer, which was empty. The boys must've been off at the party already. Kate and I walked through the woods, other students filing onto the beach as well, where crappy techno music was thumping through speakers set up on the hill. Bon fires were placed randomly around the beach, where students from Spenser were dancing and talking like always.
Kate led me towards a bon fire that didn't have too many people around it and we looked around.
"Oh, look. There's Abbott and Sniders 1 and 2." Kate said, pointing into the direction where they stood on the hill, a dark grin on her face. "God, look at what she's wearing. Can you say skank?" Her brown eyes narrowed at the blonde girl flirting with Aaron. She blonde, almost white hair and pale skin. I could see so much of it, from the midriff-baring shirt she wore, plus the khaki miniskirt. She looked like some trashy teen runaway and I felt my own defenses get high when I thought about her pouncing on Caleb.
"They're here." Kate said distantly, her hand on my arm as she looked behind me.
I turned to look where she was, my breath catching in my throat as it always did when I saw the four of them walking up in their usual swagger.
"Hey, Kate. Hi, MK." Caleb said to me, a grin on his face as he called me the nickname only the Sons could.
"Hi!" Kate launched herself at Pogue and we all stood there awkwardly as we watched them kiss. Out of the corner of my eye, I glanced at Caleb and froze up when I saw he was looking at me too. I ducked my head blushing as Reid grabbed me by my waist, pulling me in between him and Caleb, and slinging his arm around my shoulders.
"So, my dear Makayla, are you ready to help oldest brother here get laid? I'm sure you're a willing volunteer." Reid said, raising an eyebrow at Caleb.
I couldn't breathe. I was going to murder Reid and there'd only be three Sons left to go around. I was going to murder Reid Alexander Garwin on this beach and end up in an insane asylum for the rest of my life and—
"Why don't you leave her alone, Reid?" Caleb grabbed my hand, pulling me away from the blonde Son of Ipswich. He released my wrist, giving me a soft smile, before turning to glare at Reid.
Reid held up his hands in a surrendering motion. "Sorry, sorry. Just figured I'd help you two get together since we're all so damn tired of watching you guys look at each other like innocent schoolgirls, then hearing Caleb go on and on about how much he likes you. It's a bit too Taylor Swift-ish for me." He sent Caleb a dark grin before winking at me.
I gawked at him, hearing Kate released a laugh with Pogue as Baby Boy watched the onslaught that was sure to begin. I was this close to tackling Garwin but a nasally voice stopped me.
"Oh, is the peace broken in Sons of Ipswich Land? Gosh, that's a bit unfortunate, isn't it Makayla?" Kira Snider stood behind me, smirking like the b-with an itch that she was.
"Oh, damn. Way to ruin the 'Good Looking People Only Area', Snider." Reid shook his head, propping an arm up on Caleb's broad shoulder.
Kira rolled her eyes before looking up at the boy I stood beside. "So, Caleb, I just wanted to introduce you to my new roommate, Sarah." She gestured to the blonde girl by her side, who smiled something that I assumed was supposed to be a Come hither smile. I cocked an eyebrow at this girl before I rolled my eyes, glancing over at Baby Boy, who was stifling a laugh at my expression.
Caleb, always the gentlemen, nodded. "Caleb Danvers," He shook her hand but I noticed his voice had a tightness to it that let me know he wasn't anywhere near interested in this new girl.
Yes! The dumb voice in my head cried out.
"Sarah," She said with a wink and Kate groaned, earning a glare from both Kira and Sarah.
"Aw, gee, Kate. I didn't see you behind your hunk of a boyfriend." Kira smirked at my best friend, propping a hand on her hip.
Kate stepped forward, her temper already fuming and Pogue and I grabbed both of her arms. "You know what, bitch?"
"Kate, not now." I said, glaring at Kira. "She's not worth it."
"Says the girl who has never had a boyfriend. At least I can get one of those," Kira started with me and I glared at her, knowing she had hit a nerve.
"Yeah, because Abbott's a real prize." Ty said, smirking as he put a gentle hand on my shoulder.
Sure enough, Aaron chose that moment to make his entrance, Bordy and Andrew right behind him. "Pickin' a fight with my girl, Simms? When did you grow a set?"
Tyler started for him but Reid and I held him back.
Aaron stepped up to Caleb, a smirk on his face. "I think your girls owe Kira and Sarah an apology."
Caleb raised an eyebrow before rubbing his mouth with his hand once, the thing he did when he was aggravated. "Actually, I think Kira and Sarah owe our girls an apology."
Aaron acted like he was about to laugh before he shoved Caleb into me, causing Caleb's eyes to flash like they did when he got angry. I prayed that he wasn't about to Use so I grabbed for his hand, shaking my head when he met my eyes.
But our lovely Reid already started for Bordy when a body stopped him, getting in the way of our blonde Son. "Whoa, whoa." The boy's presence gave me cold chills, the smile on his face making me take a half-step behind Caleb.
The new boy turned to look at Kira. "You were being kinda bitchy. Or really bitchy."
I barely had time to glance up at Reid before I saw his eyes flash black. Then Bordy started puking all over Aaron's back.
"Ew! Bordy, you idiot!" Kira cried, jumping away like it was the plague.
"Oh, God." I groaned, looking away from it and burying my face in Caleb's arm. He squeezed my hand once, chuckling before the DJ came over the mic.
"Guys, Dylan just called and said he saw three cop cars comin' down Old Dell Road." He said, rubbing the back of his head.
Chaos erupted and all of us-the Sons, Kate, me, and the new guy-took off towards the woods were the cars were parked. I walked in between Caleb and the new guy, hoping to get to the Fiat as soon as we could. I didn't need "underage drinking" on my clean record.
"Hey, nice going back there." Caleb said to the new guy, reaching around me to shake his hand. "Caleb Danvers,"
"Chase Collins. Yeah that guy and I were about to go at it." Chase said, smirking. "His friend's puking sure came at an opportune time."
"Didn't it though?" Reid said from behind me, clapping Baby Boy on the shoulder.
"Makayla, do you need a lift?" Caleb asked, looking down at me.
I shook my head, smiling. "No, Kate drove me out here."
"I could use a ride," Chase said sheepishly, looking at Kate.
"No problem," She said smiling. I hugged the boys, kissing each of their cheeks before jogging to the passenger side of Kate's car. I waved goodbye to Caleb as Kate zoomed away from the clearing with Chase in the backseat.
"So when do you start?" Kate asked as she drove towards Spenser.
"Uh, Monday's gonna be my first day. Provost Higgins suggested I come out here tonight to get to know some of the students around here. He actually mentioned you guys by name," He said, smiling flirtatiously at Kate then at me.
Kate giggled, looking over at me. "Now why would Provost Higgins mention me? I'm pretty sure he hates my guts ever since I sucker punched Kira our freshmen year."
Chase chuckled, looking towards me. "So what's your name again?"
"Uh, Makayla Poynter." I reached behind me to shake his hand.
He nodded, bringing my hand to his lips before giving my knuckles a soft kiss. Kate looked at me, a look that promised she'd be gushing about that until I was dead.
Kate pulled into Spenser, locking up her car before the three of us walked inside toward the dorms.
"We must be the last ones in," Chase commented, stuffing his hands in his pockets as we walked down the hall towards the dorm I shared with Kate. We stopped in front of our door and I started digging in my pockets for our room key when I saw Chase reach out and grab something off my shoulder.
I jumped back when I saw he was dangling a spider between his fingers before he dropped it to the ground, squishing it under his sneaker.
"Oh, my God!" Kate cried, covering her mouth like she'd been the one with an effing spider crawling on her shoulder. "Those things are everywhere!"
I smiled a little. "Thanks,"
Chase shrugged, smiling. "No problem,"
"I guess chivalry isn't dead because it just transferred in." Kate said, looking up at Chase.
Chase winked at her before turning down the hall to go to his room, leaving Kate and I alone before I unlocked our door.
"He's hot, huh?" Kate asked me, giggling.
I rolled my eyes. "You cheat on Pogue, I'll kill you."
That following Thursday, I went through the usual schedule that was school before heading toward my dorm with Kate so we could get changed. The boys had a swim meet right after so we wanted to get there as soon as possible so we could speak to them before the meet started. I changed into my jeans and Spenser swimming hoodie-the one I loaned from Caleb forever ago-and dashed out into the hall, running with Kate towards the pool.
We found our boys standing together, wearing their…swim gear (if you wanted to call it a Speedo) on the other side of the pool. I tried to stop the thudding of my heart when I saw Caleb's chiseled shoulders and chest as we walked up to them.
"Hi, girls." He smiled to us before hugging me, kissing my cheek like always but feeling his bare skin against my arm was enough to make me blush deep crimson.
"See, this is a perfect moment to execute my point for saying what I did about you two at the Dells Friday night." Reid smirked, bumping fists with Tyler.
I glared at him, smacking him upside the head before crossing my arms over my chest. Caleb looked down at me, shaking his head. "Sorry about these two losers. This, Reid, is a damn good example on why Pogue and I are the oldest."
Chase chose that moment to walk up and I felt that chill go through me again when he smiled at me and Kate before looking towards the boys. "You ready for this, Caleb?" He looked at him, grinning.
Caleb smiled, nodding as he slapped hands with Chase. "You're on. Heard you swam freestyle at Hastings."
Chase shrugged, grinning like he was proud of himself. "The best."
"You're in for it, then." Pogue said, grinning. "That's Caleb's swing."
The two looked at each other and Chase shrugged again, like he wasn't a bit worried about Caleb possibly beating him in today's race.
The coach blew the whistle and Caleb turned to me, leaning down to hug me. "Good luck kiss?" He asked, grinning down at me.
I blushed some, tiptoeing to kiss his cheek once. "Go get 'em, Cale." I said, hugging him once more before following Kate over to the student section of the bleachers to watch.
Caleb and Chase stepped up to the pool, pulling their caps on then their goggles over their eyes. I gnawed on my bottom lip as I watched, my foot tapping the ground erratically.
The ref held the gun up as the boys lowered down into their beginning positions before the gun went off and the boys were in the pool.
Caleb, as usual, bounded in front and I jumped to my feet, cheering. "Go Caleb!" I cried at the top of my lungs with the other students, though I knew he couldn't hear me.
They bounded off the other wall, already neck and neck with one another before Chase barely pulled ahead of Caleb. Their heads broke the surface so they could suck in a breath, their eyes meeting and from where I was standing, a look of shock crossed Caleb's face. Before I could register what was happening, Caleb's head slammed into the pool wall and I was already off, running to where Pogue and Reid were pulling him out of the water.
"Caleb!" I cried, kneeling down in between Ty and Reid, grabbing one of his freezing hands. "Cale!"
Chase walked up then, tearing his cap off as he knelt down by Caleb's head. "Is he alright?"
"Does he look alright to you?" I snapped, glaring at the boy that had distracted him so his head would hit the wall.
Chase raised an eyebrow at me, looking at Pogue for an answer.
"Uh…she's really close to Caleb," Pogue answered simply, looking at me with a look that clearly said: Cool it.
I looked down at Caleb's face just as his eyes fluttered open and his hand squeezed mine. I breathed a sigh of relief, pressing my forehead against his hand, squeezing my eyes shut.
"Whoa, Caleb. You gave us all a scare there." Chase said a joking tone in his voice. Like Caleb hadn't just been knocked out cold.
"Yeah, you're lucky Chase was there to help pull you out." Pogue said, grinning.
Reid snorted. "He also whipped your ass."
Later that night, I sat curled up in my room alone. Kate and Pogue had gone out together, leaving me at the dorms alone with my thoughts.
I kept thinking about how scared I'd been when they pulled an unconscious Caleb from the pool today. It felt like my heart had been torn out of my chest and stomped on. Once Caleb had gotten to his feet, he pulled me to him in a bear hug that literally took my breath away and left my face cherry red. Almost like he was scared something had happened to me.
A soft knock at my door caused me to jump out of my skin and I jumped up to open it.
Caleb stood there, looking down at his feet before his eyes looked up to meet mine.
"Cale?" I whispered softly, motioning for him to come in. "What's wrong?"
He sighed, rubbing his face like he did when he was stressed before sitting on my bed. "You seen Pogue?" He asked. His voice sounded funny, almost hoarse but I shook my head, sitting beside him.
"Why, what happened?"
He sighed again, putting his head in his hands. He opened his mouth to reply but another knock on my door caused me to jump. I stood again, walking over as I said "Maybe this is him and Kate."
I opened the door and came face-to-face with…Caleb. I gasped, jumping back as I looked back and forth between the two just as they locked eyes. The one sitting on my bed slowly grinned and his appearance morphed, leaving Chase Collins sitting on my bed.
He twitched his hand at me and before I could do anything, my body was thrown on Kate's bed, invisible ropes holding me down. The real Caleb-my Caleb-took a step towards me but Chase helped up a hand, his eyes black as night.
Oh God.
"Close the door," He said to Caleb, nodding at the door, which was wide open.
Caleb closed it silently, stepping into the room, glancing at me with worried eyes.
Chase stood, walking over to where I laid, squirming under the ropes. "See, I knew I could use her to get to you, Caleb. Today I actually thought about her slipping and…falling into the pool just to get a rise out of you. But when you saw me Use to get ahead of you, well…there was the perfect chance to show you who I was." He said beside me, his arm going around my head so his hand could rest on my shoulder.
Caleb glared at him, his dark eyes flashing in between Chase then me.
"I know how you really feel about our lovely Makayla here, Caleb. Your feeling of love practically ebbed off of you the moment I set foot in Ipswich." Chase laughed coldly, his voice sending goosebumps all over my body. "Now I have your weakness, brother. Yeah, I know you know that I'm from the fifth family. Took you and your boys long enough to figure it out, though. I was getting really bored,"
"Don't involve her in this, Chase. This is between me and you." Caleb said calmly, his teeth clenched.
Chase shook his head, shaking a finger at Caleb. "No, my dear brother. She's involved just as much as your little brothers…Kate…your mom!" Chase stormed to his feet, slinging his hand out to knock the lamp off our nightstand. "I know everything you breathe for and I can easily take it away from you, Caleb!"
Caleb closed his eyes before opening them to look at me. I met his eyes, knowing mine were wide with fear but there was nothing he could do. I'd gathered so much information in the past two minutes that my heart was beating as much as it had during Caleb's accident earlier that day. Chase…was one of the Sons…Somehow his blood intertwined with the Power and now he was after my boys.
"Wouldn't it be a pity, though, if anything happen to the girl you're in love with." Chase said, his hand coming down to stroke my forehead. "I know you'd give up everything for me to just keep her breathing." If I hadn't been being held down by a madman, I'm sure I would've been blushing a ton at that moment.
"Please, Chase. Don't bring her into this." Caleb said softly, his eyes pleading.
Chase shook his head, chuckling darkly before his hands flung out in front of him, sending Caleb flying into the door.
"Cale!" I found my voice them, screaming his name so loud that you'd think my neighbors would hear but Chase must've soundproofed the room.
Chase looked down at me then. "Now, you might want to keep your mouth shut, Makayla. You don't want to hurt your precious little Caleb, do you? I know that you return his feelings but he has no idea because he's too dense to see that!" He laughed again, looking at Caleb, who was crumpled on the floor by my door, slowly getting to his feet.
Caleb met my eyes once again, those brown orbs locking with mine before I saw a ring of fire take them over. His eyes now matched Chase's as they moved from me to the evil boy standing beside me.
Chase tsked at Caleb before slamming him into the wall again. "See, Caleb, I have this little proposition for you." He walked up to my Caleb, picking him off the floor so he could slam him into the door with his bare hands this time. "You're Ascending…oh, yeah. Tomorrow. If you want to keep your brothers…Kate…your mom…oh, and lovely Makayla alive, you're going to will me your Powers."
I stopped squirming under the invisible ropes, my heart stopping at what Chase was saying. I knew that willing your Powers away was forbidden because…it would kill whoever was willing it.
Caleb met Chase's eyes, his own eyes still black as night. "Why do you want my Powers? You obviously already have yours and it's taking its toll on you."
Chase laughed coldly again. "You see, I…need more of it, Caleb. I have to have it or I'll go a bit…crazy. I figure if you will me your Powers, my dilemma will be solved."
"It doesn't work like that," Caleb said through clenched teeth. "The more you Use, the more it takes away from you. You're already Addicted and it's only a matter of time before your body catches up with you. You'll be as good as dead."
"Like those you love will be if you don't cooperate?" Chase growled. "I'm not playing around, Caleb, when I say that I'll kill them all. Starting with Makayla, just to make you watch." He looked over his shoulder at me, holding Caleb's face in his hand so that Caleb was looking only at me. "Come to the old Putnam barn tomorrow night before you Ascend and I won't touch a hair on her pretty little body. But be careful, brother. Any funny business and she's dead." Chase leaned forward, forcefully kissing Caleb's cheek. "Little brother." He growled before the ropes released me and he vanished.
I sat in the vanity in Evelyn Danvers' bedroom, watching her as she did my hair in a messy yet elegant bun on the back of my head. I was wearing a maroon dress that fell off my shoulders, leaving them bare as well as half of my back, since the dip in the dress revealed my skin. My lips were already painted a deep red, my eyes done up in smoky eye make-up.
"I knew it was only a matter of time before you and Caleb got together. Though I wish it wasn't under such circumstances, my dear." Evelyn said softly as she put the last bobby pin in my hair.
I bit my lip, looking at her reflection. Technically, Caleb and I weren't together yet. He was my date (of sorts) to Fall Fest after he faught off Chase at Putnam barn. While he was off doing that, Reid and Tyler were my escorts (aka babysitters). Pogue and Kate had to sit this out because Chase, unbeknownst to us, had put spells on the both of them that put them in the hospital. So there was too much going on right now to start a relationship that would surely get ruined by Chase, no matter how much I wanted one with Caleb.
"You're about as beautiful as I can get you, Makayla. You've got such natural beauty that makes it hard to surpass that." She gave me a gentle smile before leaving the room to go downstairs with Caleb, Reid, and Tyler.
I sighed, standing and turning to face the full-body mirror against the far wall. I looked…beautiful. It was a word that I never would associate with myself but somehow it fit me now. I took a deep breath before I opened the door to Evelyn's room, stepping out into the hall and making my way towards the stairs.
"Please ask one of the others to do this for you, Caleb." Evelyn's voice carried up the stairs and from where I sat, I could tell she was crying.
"Mother, you know I can't do that. This is between Chase and me only. I'm not involving you guys anymore than you all already are." Caleb's deep voice replied and my heart thudded in my chest as I thought about him downstairs, waiting for me.
"Man, let us go with you. You know we've got your back." Reid's voice came then, having that I'll kick his ass tone to it.
"I know you guys will but just, please, this once listen to me." Caleb sighed. "I want you to take MK to the dance and I'll meet you guys there as soon as I can."
I took a deep breath before I began my descent down the stairs. When the boys came into sight, I saw that Caleb had his back to me. Reid saw me first, putting his hand on Caleb's shoulder and nodding for him to turn around.
When his eyes locked with mine, I saw him mouth "Wow" and his face broke out into that smile I'd fallen in love with a thousand times over. When I reached the bottom of the stairs, he leaned down to brush his lips against the corner of mine, keeping my hands locked within his.
"You look beautiful, MK." Ty said sweetly, giving me a one-armed hug before kissing my head softly.
"Damn Caleb for callin' dibs on you," Reid said smirking, still joking around even though I felt sick to my stomach, before he hugged me too.
Caleb grabbed his jacket off the couch, sliding it on before taking my hand as the four of us walked outside towards Tyler's Hummer parked in the driveway. Tyler jumped into the driver's seat, Reid beside him. Reid was sliding his fingerless gloves onto his hands, causing me to smile a little before Caleb pulled me off to the side.
"MK," He whispered my nickname so softly that I almost hadn't heard him. "I'll be there as soon as I can tonight, okay? I'll try to get this over with as soon as I can and I'll be there before you know it."
I nodded, feeling the tears well up in my eyes. Caleb wrapped his arms around me tightly, hugging me hard to his chest before he pulled back so that our faces were inches apart.
"Chase is only right about one thing, MK." Caleb whispered.
"What's that?" I breathed, locking my fingers around his.
He dipped his head so low that our lips were mere millimeters apart and I could feel his breath on my lips. "That I'm in love with you," He mumbled before he captured my lips with his.
For this being the first time we'd ever kissed, it came at the worst moment because it was amazing. His lips were big and soft, completely covering mine as they caressed my lips softly.
After a few minutes, he pulled away, resting his forehead against mine. "Go with the boys and I'll meet up with you soon,"
I nodded, letting him help me into the Hummer, before giving him one more kiss. Tyler pulled out of the driveway and began the short journey to Spenser. Ty helped me out of the car before meeting Reid around the front, who was looking around the dark grounds of Spenser warily.
"I don't think Chase will show up here," Ty said softly, looking from me to Reid. He held out his arm and I slipped my own through it as we trekked up the hill to the gym, where the actual dance was taking place.
We were almost to the gym doors when Reid's phone started ringing. "Hey, Cale." He said into it, giving me a soft smile to let me know that so far was so good. "Yeah, everything's calm right around here."
Suddenly it felt as if I was blacking out, my vision flooded with little black dots and I went to lean back against the school but there was nothing there. When my eyes opened again, my hands were bound around the wooden beam I was tied to in what I recognized instantly as Putnam barn.
Chase. I thought the name with a shutter.
The barn doors burst open then and I expected to see the crazed maniac himself but Caleb stormed in, his eyes stopping on me.
"Kay!" He shouted, starting to take off for me but a single fire ball came from the loft above and hit directly beside him, knocking him to the ground.
"Caleb!" I cried, wriggling against the physical rope that was wrapped around me this time as Caleb slowly got to his feet.
A soft thud to my left made me look and I saw Chase standing there, his eyes pitch black, as he looked at my Caleb.
"You actually showed! I was half-expecting your little goonies to stake out the place, maybe lock your new girlfriend in the colony house or something but actually believing that Reid and Tyler could babysit her?" Chase laughed darkly. "Now, that is just too good."
Cale slowly rose to his feet, his eyes already black with Power. "Don't lay a hand on her, Chase. You swore as long as I did what you said, you wouldn't touch her or the others."
Chase laughed again. "Um, Caleb? In case you haven't noticed…I'm the bad guy!" He growled, throwing his hands out so Caleb was thrown back five feet into some bails of hay. "I never keep promises that don't help me out!"
Before I could register Caleb standing, Chase was thrown into the wall about twenty feet behind us, groaning in pain. Caleb appeared in front of me, the ropes around me dropping to the ground from Using. "Kay, get out of here." He whispered to me, glancing to Chase, who was slowly getting to his feet.
"See, Caleb that was a big mistake." Chase suddenly appeared beside us, grabbing me and using his Power to hold me where I stood, frozen in fear. "Now poor little Makayla will get hurt because you couldn't listen to a single thing I said."
Caleb was thrown back but he skidded, using his feet for leverage, as he manifested a ball of energy in his hands before throwing it at Chase. Chase jumped out of the way, landing on the loft above us both again, lifting me in the air towards him. Caleb held the second ball he was about to throw, his eyes locked on me.
"Good boy, brother. You and I both know that if you throw that, little Makayla will die and you'll lose the love of your life because you wanted to get rid of me so badly." Chase mocked him, his hands sliding around my waist. I tried to squirm but I was still frozen from his Power.
"Chase, I've already promised to will you my Power. What else could you possibly take from me?" Caleb growled through clenched teeth.
"Everything, brother dearest." Chase chuckled. "Makayla's just the start of it. I could kill Pogue, Reid, and Tyler right now with the snap of my fingers. Let Kate's infection finish spreading, let the alcohol take your mother with one drink. Oh, and drain that last little bit of your father's Power. I can take everything from you and you still think that you can beat me. Newsflash, Danvers: you can't win."
Before I could actually register what was happening, Caleb had been struck by lightning. His cries of pain were enough to make tears start running down my face and I tried to tell Chase to stop hurting him, beg Chase with everything I had.
"Is someone Ascending?" Chase laughed, stepping off the loft but staying afloat with his Power. "Finally! I was getting a little tired of there being no competition here but now we can make this a little more interesting! The fight will be so much more exciting now but you'll still—"
Before he could finish, Chase was thrown out the opening from the top level of Putnam barn, landing somewhere outside. I was released from the binds, landing on my feet on the bottom floor of the barn. Caleb grabbed me by my waist, picking me up and running out the front doors.
Chase stood in the clearing in front of the barn, a ball of Power in each hand. "That was new, little brother. Good job for a rookie, I must say. Daddy taught you well,"
Caleb motioned for me to run towards the old truck parked off to the side and I ducked behind its flatbed, peeking around the back so I could still watch what was going on.
"Chase, do you ever stop talking?" Caleb muttered before throwing yet another ball at him, knocking Chase back into a pile of mud twenty feet away. "The theatrics of this is getting really tired. All you do is talk about how you think you'll win. Well, I've got some things you don't have: knowledge! You Ascended without even knowing what was happening because you had no father to teach you like I did! That's where you and I differ, Chase. I have upbringings, a family, best friends, and the girl of my dreams. Things you will never get to experience because you come from nothing."
Chase snarled, tackling Caleb to the ground, punching him in the jaw. I cringed, looking away while Chase pounded on my Caleb's face. Caleb must've thrown Chase off because the sound of a struggle made me look back and I saw them standing several feet apart, eyeing each other again.
Suddenly a bolt of lightning struck Caleb, causing him to cry out in pain as Chase and I both watched in awe.
What the hell is going on? I thought to myself. He'd already Ascended, he couldn't have Ascended again.
Then it hit me.
William Danvers.
His father had just willed his Powers to his only son so he could finish off the fifth bloodline for good.
Before Chase could react, he was thrown back into the barn, just as it caught on fire. I bolted away from the building, to where Caleb stood. He put his arms around me, holding my face in his neck as the barn exploded in the night sky.
The group of firefighters was digging through the charred remains of Putnam barn as I watched from the passenger seat of the Stang. I was snuggled in Caleb's tux jacket, looking up at him as he leaned against my door, watching the area closely.
A man walked up, wearing a firefighting uniform. "We couldn't find anybody," He said, earning an annoyed look from Caleb before walking off.
"How can that be?" I whispered, looking up at Caleb.
He sighed, walking around to the driver's side of his car, getting in. "I don't know…" He said softly, running a hand through his hair. He reached over after starting the car, laying his hand in my lap and I wrapped both of my hands around it.
"Let's go home," He whispered, driving away from the remains of Putnam barn.
We'll never know it, when we run out of time
until it's all over with and there'll be nowhere to run.
We'll never say it but it's over our heads and we're drowning inside
all of these things we've said.
Author's Note: Okay, I've been working on this baby since about 9 this morning. Well, it's almost 5 now so I hope you've enjoyed it because I'm exhausted from writing it. Hope you've enjoyed :)