Disclaimer: I don't own the Covenant or any of the character's from the movie (damn Reid!), but I do own Lily. Oh and I don't own any of the songs I mentioned, apart from on my cd's 

A week later, I was sitting in Math, and it was boring as hell. I was next to Tyler, who happened to be a whiz at it, sharing notes with him. I almost feel asleep twice; when he suggested that I actually copy down some work from his book to keep me interested. Good boy. The bell rang, signally the end of school for the day. "Saved by the bell," I said grinning, suddenly fully awake and aware. "Wow. A minute ago you were like a bloody zombie. Now you're like an Olsen twin on speed," Tyler said laughing. "Oh my God that's the funniest thing I've heard all day! I do love your sense of humour kid," I said approvingly, bouncing along the hall, my arm slung through Tyler's arm. "Hey guys" Sarah said, joining us. "Hey. Going to Nicky's tonight?" I asked her. "Sure am," she said looking through her books. "Wanna get ready in my room? Kate's away for the weekend, so I'm kind of lonely," she explained. "Sounds like a plan, just let me get my stuff, I'll be there in five. See ya later Ty!"" I grinned before running off.

Just minutes later, I was at Sarah's door, with mounds of clothing in my hands. "Whoa, you're only spending the night not the weekend" she laughed at me. "Shut up; a girl has got to be prepared!" I defended myself. I dumped the clothing on the bed and picked at each thing quietly deciding. Something was missing. Ah, yes. I walked over to the CD player by the bathroom door and switched it on.

'Leave me
Lying here
Cause I don't wanna go
Leave me
Lying here
Cause I don't wanna go
Leave me
Lying here
Cause I don't wanna go
Tell me, tell me what you really want from me
You gotta let me know
I'm falling off and I need you terribly
One down, and one to go'

"Wow, I never took you for a Veruca Salt kind of girl," I said surprised. "Ha-ha. You approve?" Sarah yelled over the blaring music, while fixing her make-up. "Absolutely!"

'Volcano girls we really can't be beat
Warm us up and watch us blow
Now and then we fail and we admit defeat
we're falling off
We are watered down and fully grown'

As I sung along to the words, I picked out a grey skivvy dress, which stopped a third of the way up my thigh, exposing my long lithe legs. I grabbed my bright blue leather round toed pumps and twirled around for good measure. "Very nice, Lil" Sarah said observing my outfit. "Well your not so bad yourself" I said eyeing Sarah's, who had on simple blue jeans with a white ruffled blouse top that showed off her curves.

'Come my lady
Come, come my lady
You're my butterfly
Sugar baby'

"Oooh Crazy Town! Come on" I said grabbing Sarah's hand and jumping up on the bed, beginning to dance. "Whooo!!" Sarah yelled, and then almost fell off the bed. We both laughed uncontrollably. Suddenly Reid stood in the doorway. "Am I interrupting something?" he asked with a grin on his face, as I ran to turn down the song. "Hey Reidy. Not at all; But what are you doing here?" I asked surprised. "Caleb told me he had to do something, so I should give you two a ride," he said bluntly, "You ready?". Sarah and me nodded in agreement and grabbed our purses. "Let's take your car," Reid said to me, 'I'll drive". I snorted. "No way man. Nobody drives my baby except me! Besides I've seen the way you drive, and it's like a chipmunk having an aneurism," I said in all seriousness. Sarah burst out laughing. "Well there you go" Reid said a bit annoyed. "Oh I was just kidding," I said, sort of apologizing. We all hopped in, and I started up the engine.

"Niiiiiickkkyyyyy!" I yelled in a singsong voice. He turned in my direction and winked at me. 'What'll it be? Coke?" He asked. I nodded, and he handed me the free drink. The tunes of Wolfmother's 'Woman' played in the background. "MMM this song rocks" I said more to myself than anyone. "You say that about any song," Reid said irritably. "I'm sorry; did I offend you in any way?" I asked half joking, half pissed off. He did not reply, just walked off to the pool tables. "Okay" I mumbled glancing at Sarah, who just shrugged. We walked over to our usual table, and sat down. "Heeey. You made it here! And you're awake!" said Tyler. I laughed, getting his meaning. "Wanna dance? I'm bored" I asked Ty. "Nah, as much as I'd love to with a lady such as yourself, I suck. I'd rather play pool." He said frankly. "Okay, I'll watch. I suck at pool" I said, a little disappointed. He guided me over to the pool tables, and I found a stool to sit on. After a while, I got antsy and left to find the bathroom. "Well, well, well. If it isn't my feisty lady," said a voice behind me in the corridor, sending chills down my spine. "I'm not your lady. Don't you know the phrase 'cut your losses while you're ahead'?" I asked, mockingly. Aaron smirked at me, which only provoked me further. "Let me explain it to you in ENGLISH. I'M NOT INTERESTED. Got it?" I said forcefully. "You want me I know it." He said getting closer to me, running a sticky hand along my exposed thigh. "Oh man! For real, fuck off! Your breath smells" I cried, pushing him back into the open crowd, catching the attention of those around him. In an instant Aaron disappeared, and was replaced by Reid. "You okay Lil?" He asked, looking concerned. "Hey! I thought you two were just friends", Aaron said now standing; "This has got nothin' to do with you Garwin." Reid laughed, "Actually it has everything to do with me involving my friend." "You're a man who gets around. So why don't you let a man do his work." Aaron said smugly. "Huh! You're a damn poor excuse for a man," I said calmly walking towards him from the bathroom corridor. He grabbed my arm and yanked me towards him. I kneed him in the crotch and then punched his nose, for good measure. Placing a stilettoed heel on his chest, I said, "You make me sick you know that? Poor pathetic Aaron, too full of himself to actually see that he's a little poof". By this time everyone was watching, and applauded me, laughing and jeering at Aaron, who was now curled up in a ball. I grabbed him by the collar, "Aren't you tired of being beaten up by a girl?" and threw him outside. "That. Was. BREATHTAKING!" Reid said swinging me around. I laughed, forgetting Aaron all together. "I think you've earned a dance with yours truly," he said smirking, placing a hand on his chest. "You're so full of it," I laughed, loving the carefree moment.

'Hey you, hey you, Devil's little sister
Listening to your Twisted Transistor
Hold it between your legs
Turn it up, turn it up
The wind is coming through
Can't get enough'

We sung along to the words laughing at each other. We both loved this song.


'A lonely life, where no one understands you
But don't give up, because the music do
Music do

Because the music do
And then it's reaching
Inside you forever preaching
Fuck you too
Your scream's a whisper
Hang on you
Twisted Transistor'

We danced until the end of the song, and I shamelessly could not take my eyes off him. He was so damn enticing, with the effervescent swagger and bad boy charm. A bad pop song came on and we both groaned. "Wanna come outside for some fresh air?" Reid asked me. "Sure, this song sucks anyway" I replied and followed him out.

We sat on a nearby bench, but it was absolutely freezing. After a while I couldn't resist, "Aren't you gonna offer me your jacket?" "Nope; I'm cold too" he said simply, "However, you can get in it with me". There is that bloody smirk again. I felt like decking him. "We won't fit," I said bluntly. He got up and sat behind me on the bench, forcing me to sit on his lap sideways, my legs resting on the rest of the bench. He wrapped his arms around my waist and lent his head on my shoulder. We chatted about friendly things. School, the weather, upcoming dance, finals, television shows and music. "You know, this could be really romantic considering the circumstances," I said randomly. "What do ya mean?" he asked interested. "I mean if we were together, this would be so cute," I explained. A warm hand cupped my chin and turned my head. "Well who says we can't be?" He said looking at me squarely, his face inches from mine. "Well for starters we're just friends. You said so yourself, you only like sl-". I was cut off by a kiss. I obliged, but I was confused as hell. When he pulled away, he studied my face. Actually took in my features and pondered them. He smiled and kissed me again, this time longer and more passionately, holding me close. "You knew what you were doing, you know, asking me out here yes?" I asked softly when we parted. He laughed, "I did yes, but I thought you might punch me, so I was a little scared". "Your not just saying all this to make me another victory are you?" I asked suddenly. "To be honest; I'm not sure what I'm doing. I'm not sure whether it's the thrill of the chase, or whether I genuinely like you," He said after a while. "Honesty; refreshing" I said pulling out of his grasp. "No, don't leave. Please" he pleaded with his eyes. "Give me one good reason I shouldn't woop your ass like I did Aaron?" I asked surprisingly calm. "I….ah….." He mumbled struggling. "That's what I thought," I said sadly, and turning on my heels. He ran to catch up "Lil, wait" he said grabbing my shoulder. I was furious. I had been his best friend the past month or so, and now he wanted to screw it all up by kissing me. "WHAT? What do you want from me?" I said, my eyes swelling up. I glared at him, daring him to say the wrong thing. He faltered and then took a breath. "I want you. I know that sounds lame, cliché, and whatever. I know I've been a bastard to you, taunting you and pretending that I don't have any feelings for you, but hey guess what. I lied." He said closing in the distance between them. I was gob smacked. He didn't move toward me in his usual manner, all about business. No, he almost shrunk away from me as he got closer, if that was humanly possible. I honestly did not know what to say. It didn't sound that extravagant to a normal person, but to someone that knew Reid, knew that he rarely flies off the handle about his feelings towards other people. "I thought about what you said. About giving the girlfriend thing a try." He said slowly. I nodded, insisting that he go on. "I want to try with you. You're different to the others. You know me so much better and we started out as friends. But my attraction to you is growing and the more I try to ignore it, the more I want you" He said finally, never once meeting my eyes. I just stared. Minutes passed. "Please say something" Reid said quietly, looking up. "There's not much to say. You're saying that you wanna try this boyfriend/girlfriend thing. What if it doesn't work?" I asked. "Well I'm willing to find out if you are" He replied, taking another step closer. This time he was confident, and so he leaned his head closer to mine. He stared at my eyes, then glanced at my lips and looked up again, as if asking for permission. I broke the wait, and kissed him harshly, which took him by surprise. I was stepping backwards and before I knew it, my back was against a wall. He hoisted me up so my legs were wrapped around his waist, and he kissed my neck and collarbone. I moaned, running my hands through his hair. He reached up and held my neck and brought my lips down to his again, our hands exploring each other's bodies. He reached into my dress and tugged at my panties, but I stopped. "What's wrong?" He asked. I stared at him in disbelief. "Oh yeah, sorry. This is what I usually do. Gonna have to control myself huh" he said laughing almost bitterly. I laughed, "Um YES. Let's stick to kissing and see how long you can handle it." He nodded, and put me down, sneaking a kiss on my neck, before finding my hand and intertwining his fingers with mine. "Let's go dance some more" He said. I smiled.

I slammed my locker shut and was surprised by the figure of Reid. "Oh My L-" I said before I realized who it was. "What, does no-one in this school know how to be loud. I swear you just do it to piss me off" I said grumpily. "Well hi to you too" He said. "Hey" I said dismissively. I turned and started to walk towards seventh period. "Naw my snookums had a rough day" he stated in a baby voice, coming up behind me and placing his arms around my waist. "Just got off on the wrong side of the bed today. A bird crapped on my favourite shirt, the shower water was cold, my stereo is playing up, my fav CD is scratched. Oh and I had a disgusting dream about spiders. I friggin' hate those things." I said, shuddering. I noticed Reid tense up. I turned around, "You okay?" I asked him, but he was staring into the distance. I clicked my fingers in front of his face. "Hello, anyone home? Space Cadet?" I asked. "What? Oh sorry, just had a moment. Yes I hate spiders too. Come on, we're gonna be late for class" He said, grabbing my hand and dragging me along. "Since when do you care?" I asked but I knew that this was his way of avoiding any confrontation. "Oh and Reid?" I asked. He turned at me quizzically. "Never call me snookums, okay?".

"You know, if you had a shower with me, you wouldn't be so cold", Reid whispered in my ear halfway through English. "Took you long enough," I said back to him, surprised that it had taken him almost 45 minutes to reply in a sexually demeaning way. He laughed and placed his hand on my lap. I was beginning to get tired, and as we were sitting up the back of the class, I rested my head on his shoulder. He moved a wisp of my hair out of the way and kissed my head. "You know, for someone who is so against the boyfriend thing, you're doing a pretty convincing job," I whispered. He stretched both arms in the air, before placing an arm over and around my shoulders. "I'm just getting comfortable," He said innocently. I laughed quietly.

'You take me down, further inside of me

Now I'm fading out, I can barely see

I hover

To see you leave again, it's over

And it kills me to watch you descend, to the end'

The words of Trust Company's 'Hover' filtered through the car two nights later. Reid had decided to shout me to the movies before teaching me how to play pool. We decided on watching '28 Weeks Later'. "Good god woman, are you sure? It will be pretty gross," He said looking at me weirdly. "I love gory movies. Besides I've got you to keep me company," I said reaching up and tweaking his nose. "Oh stop, your making me blush," he laughed. We found a seat, and he opened the packet of M&M's rather loudly. I hit him across the chest with the back of my hand. "What?" He asked innocently. I shook my head at him as the movie started. Before long, his hand crept to my thigh. I glanced at him, but his eyes were on the screen. Millions of zombie-like-flesh-eating people were chasing some poor dude. Hardly a movie to make out in. So I crossed my leg away from him and slumped down further in my chair. He inched in further towards me and flipped the armrest up, to make a love seat. He placed one arm around my shoulders and the other on my hand, lacing his fingers into mine. Again, I glanced over. He looked content. I smiled.

Half an hour or so passed, and I was beyond disgusted. This movie was so damn gory, I felt like a was gonna hurl. I snuggled up closer to Reid. The dude on the screen had just been infected, and was now gauging his wife's eyes out. I couldn't watch, so I turned my head into Reid's chest and covered my ears. Reid laughed, and placed a hand on my cheek and kissed my forehead. "It's over" he said minutes later.

The movie finally ended, and I laughed. "I thought you didn't like it" Reid said looking puzzled. "I did like it. It was just gross. Better than the first one though" I said matter of factly. "You're a mystery woman" he replied.

"Ready to be taught how to play pool like a real man?" Reid asked. I nodded, and then coughed, almost choking on my coke. "Man? Huh?" I asked defensively. "Just a figure of speech. You're definitely woman enough for me," he said idly, snaking an arm around my waist. He shoved a pool stick into my hands, and pushed me so that I was bending over the table. I flicked my head back and stared at him. "Just the way you like ey?" He said mischievously. I gave him the evil eye before turning my attention to the ball. "You're holding it all wrong babes," he said fixing my hands.

After almost two hours of us playing, I had finally mastered the art of sinking at least one ball in. I laughed, "Can't be perfect", grinning as I said it.

I heard a knock on my door. I scrambled to get it, and before I realized what I was wearing, Reid waltzed in. He grabbed me by the waist and slammed me against the door, and looked me up and down hungrily. "Whoa," was all he could muster. I was wearing little denim shorts that happened to be the most comfortable shorts in the world and a midriff t-shirt that read "PMS? Hell this is one of my better days". This was my typical 'at home' ensemble. He fingered my belly button ring and then bent down to kiss my stomach. I shuddered, but I was so tired, all I wanted to do was lay down. "I'm about to chuck on a movie, wanna stay?" I asked, yawning. "Sure" he replied, and flopped down on my bed. "Comfortable?" I asked sarcastically, "Now where am I gonna sit?". He patted his chest, "Right here, with moi". I rolled my eyes, and selected a movie. "Lone Star: State of Mind", he read out loud, "What's that shit about?". "It's funny," I replied vaguely.

"That's right, who's your daddy now Mr. Panasonic?!" Cried one of the character's from the television, while smashing one themselves. I giggled. "That's my favourite part!", I said. I adored this movie. I knew all the lines, and that, thanks to Reid, earned me the nickname Tinker from then on. Whenever he said it, it would always be in a southern accent. "You such a hillbilly," I cried one day. "Oh, you looove it" He laughed at me.