The few days flew past. Kate and Chase had been hanging out a lot and apparently Pouge had become enraged by jealousy and now she wouldn't talk to him. We didn't do much together over the two days because of our work load but then again that wasn't new. Both nights we'd hung up in each others dorms and played a game. Our latest craze was a mixture of Truth or Dare and strip poker. We played with a deck of truth or dare cards and the person whose turn it was would ask another person to choose a card. We wrote the cards up ourselves so that everything was something we were willing to do or answer. The person who chose a card would state truth or dare and if they refused to answer the truth or complete the dare they would have to take of one article of clothing. The game however was boring as the numbers were down. Caleb and Sarah didn't want to play and Kate was with Chase. Pouge played on the Tuesday night but skipped Wednesday and Thursday because he needed time to 'study'. So both nights it was just Carlee, Reid, Tyler and I.

"Kate please, at least come down for the trials,"

We were in the library Sarah and Carlee were going. Sarah because she was now dating Caleb and Carlee because she liked staring at the guys and girls in their swim suits.

"No,"

Sarah tried another tactic.

"Chase is swimming,"

Kate looked up and I felt a surge of anger run through me. She wouldn't go for my brother but she'd go for him.

"Ok. I'll come," We headed down to the pool together I kept looking over at Kate and shook my head. She couldn't see how much Pouge truly loved her and that was disappointing.

Carlee opened the doors and walked over some space in the stands.

No one had started swimming yet but it would start soon.

Tyler was up first, he was the king at breaststroke.

"Come on TY!! Let's see it Baby boy," He came first and when he got out with the help of Reid he turned and glared at me. I just waved back.

Reid swam backstroke.

When he had finished, earning himself another first. Pouge stepped up.

He swam the butterfly. The gun went off and I watched as he dived into the water.

"Come on Pouge!!" I shouted standing up and clapping.

Carlee who had been singing a couple of creative cheerleading chants started clapping too.

"Go for it!"

He touched the side before any of the others and took off for the second lap in the lead. He'd won and got out of the pool.

"WOO!!"

"Look there's Chase," I turned to look at Kate and nearly bit her head off. I watched Chase talking to Caleb. If I had read correctly he'd be swimming against Caleb in freestyle.

They took up their positions on the starting blocks. The gun went off and they dove into the water.

"Come on Caleb," I cheered

"You can do it!" I turned to Sarah and nodded in approval.

"That's it you have to be a supportive girlfriend," she blushed.

I watched the pool again.

"Let's go!"

They had both hit the end at the same time and turned around. Caleb slowly took the lead but other then that miniscule distance they were neck and neck.

"Alright Caleb,"

Chase took a burst of speed and touched the wall first, I gasped as Caleb hit his head against the wall.

"CALEB!" Sarah stood up but I grabbed her.

Chase was pulling him out.

"Come on, slowly," I said.

Carlee and Kate were still sitting at the stands but both were shocked.

The guys were crowding around him.

"Jeez let him get some of that air. I'm sure he needs it,"

Sarah didn't listen to what I said and stood right over him.

"He alright?"

"He'll be fine,"

"What happened?" I asked.

"No idea,"

I looked down at him and watched his eyes flicker open.

"Thank god,"

"You ok man?"

"There you are. Had me going there for about a second,"

"You had me so worried,"

"Hey that was pretty damn funny," I said trying to lighten the mood.

He squinted his eyes.

"Banged your head pretty good,"

"Lucky for you Chase was there to get you out man. Before you sucked up the pool,

Chase laughed.

"He also whipped your arse,"

I hit Reid.

"What it's true,"

The bell rang.

"Look we have to go,"

"Talk to you later Caleb,"

I headed back to Kate and Carlee.

"He alright?"

"Yeah he's fine,"

"OK well let's go,"

I headed towards the legal room. It wasn't something I was particular interested in but I was good at it. I didn't even want to get into something that involved the law. In fact I hated the idea of rules but mother insisted I stayed in the class and became something worthwhile rather than a novelist.

I walked in and sat down in the second top row. I saved two places for Pouge and Caleb.

They came in a little while after.

"Hey,"

"Hey," the replied in unison.

"Couldn't do that again if you tried," I said taking out my sketch book.

"You are wasted in this class Rayne," Caleb said watching me start a new drawing.

"I know but try and go against my mothers' word and see how far you get,"

He nodded and smiled glumly.

I didn't pay any attention during that class. I knew the majority of what he was teaching because law was all based around common sense. Even if people didn't follow or agree it was still common sense.

I was sketching a desolate London street that I had seen in From Hell. The light had been broken and the picture was shaded dark to give the effect that it was at night.

A knock of the door made me look up. A girl walked in and handed Mr. Brev a piece of paper.

"Thank you. 12 amendments were suggested. Ten eventually ratified and became the what Ms. Snider?"

"The bill of rights,"

"Right you are. Arguably the first being the most important. Read it for us Mr. Simms," I looked over at Ty and laughed because beside him Reid looked asleep although when Tys name was mentioned he sat up.

"Mr. Collins you are wanted in the Provosts' office,"

I looked down at Chase sitting in the first row and then to Caleb.

"Mr. Simms,"

I watched as Chase left and then went back to my drawing once again drowning out the sounds of class, being Tylers' voice.

The bell rung and I packed up my bags. Packing away my sketch book and other stuff I left with Caleb and Pouge.

"So you guys have any plans for tonight?"

"Yeah we are going to be busy," I watched as Caleb nudged Pouge.

"Oh, ok," I went back to the dorm and chucked my stuff on my bed.

"Rayne could you help me please?"

I looked over to the bathroom.

"With what?" I got up and walked in watching her trying to undo her corset bra.

I chuckled.

"Here," the clasp came undone easily.

"See now that is why you need to date girls, you got that undone really quickly and one handed too,"

I shook my head.

"Bye Carlee,"

I pulled my sketch book from my bag and sat down at the desk. I finished the design on the girl in the pictures corset and dress. Tiny detail was my specialty.

"You coming down for dinner,"

"Yeah," I closed the book and got up, stretching.

"It's raining we should probably take this," she held up my black umbrella.

"Ok,"

WE headed out of the door and I went over to Kates dorm.

"You guys coming to dinner?"I asked when Sarah opened the door.

"Well I am but I haven't seen Kate since lunch,"

"That's weird she'll probably come down with Chase though so lets get down there,"

"Okay," she nodded and locked the door.

After dinner we headed across the grounds back to the dorms; Carlee and me under my umbrella and Sarah under hers.

"Hey could you call Caleb for me Sarah?"

"Why?"

"Oh he and Pouge were acting strange this afternoon and I want to see what's up,"

"Sure," I looked around at the blackened sky as she dialed.

"Hey Caleb," she paused. "Am I going to see you tonight?" another pause. Thunder sounded and I jumped.

"Loud noises," I hissed to Carlee and she stifled her laughter.

"I'll be in my room,"

She hung up.

"He didn't sound any different but I got the feeling that what he was doing was something he didn't want people to know about,"

I nodded "That's what I thought,"

We got back into the building and put down our umbrellas.

"Wonder what he's up to?" I thought out loud.

"Maybe he is infiltrating the administrations building because he is afraid that an enemy spy has found his way among us and is threatening all of our lives," I looked at Carlee and laughed.

"I don't know where you come up with this stuff but I want to go there,"

"Well it's over the land of milk and honey so it'll be a long walk,"

Sarah laughed.

"Well then I better," she stopped talking. We had reached her door and there was a letter on it. She took it from the door and flipped it open. I read over her shoulder.

"Kate's gone to the infirmary,"

Carlee looked at me.

"I wonder what's wrong," Sarah said. She opened the door and walked in.

"Call them, maybe the nurse will let us know what is going on,"

"Yeah," she picked up the phone and dialed.

"Hello this is Sarah Wenham; I'm Kate Tunneys' room mate. She left me a note saying she was going over there is everything alright?"

I sat down on Kate's bed.

"Well how sick is she?" Sarah put the phone on speaker.

"She came in complaining of chills and a headache. Within an hour she had a 101 degree temperature,"

"Well what could it be?"

"The doctor is checking her now we'll call you when we know more,"

"It's ok I'm coming over there," She hung up the phone and looked at us.

"Feel up to another walk?"

I nodded and grabbed the umbrella again.

No one talked on the way to the infirmary, fog was thick and the wind sent chills up my spine but I stayed huddled together with Carlee. The forest was getting darker and Carlee kept whimpering. Seventeen years old and still afraid of the dark; though if I had fallen down an abandoned mineshaft when I was little I probably would've been too.

We reached the doors and opened them, the hospital smelt like anti-septic. I walked up to the desk.

"Any changes?"

"No. The doctor will be out shortly. Take a seat,"

I sat next to Sarah and grabbed her hand.

"It'll be alright," I said quietly.

The doctor came out.

"You can go to the window to see her," Sarah stood up and looked in through the glass. I followed and placed my hand on her shoulder. Kate looked terrible. There were little oddly colored lumps all over her body, they looked painful. She had an oxygen mask over her mouth and I covered my mouth to stop a gasp. Pouge needed to know.

"We have to take her to the hospital. Could you please call and arrange transportation," he said to the nurse.

Sarah turned around.

"Why are you taking her to the hospital at Gloucester?"

"Her temperature jumped to 105 and she is showing symptoms of anaphylactic shock,"

I turned away from the doctor and back to Kate.

"What does that mean?"

"It's uh a severe allergic reaction."

"To what?"

"Uh, we're not sure. It's as if she has been bitten by hundreds of insects. Like spiders,"

I looked back to the doctor he was an idiot right spiders were arachnids not insects. But over such a short period of time that many spiders could not have bitten her. I felt my stomach clench and the thought about that power can back to me. What if this was what I'd been feeling? What if some one had spelled Kate?

"We'll go with her to the hospital. Once there we'll call Caleb. If we call Pouge he is bound to flip," my words were cut off by my mobile.

"Pouge?" I looked at Sarah she shook her head.

"Yeah sure I can meet you there. Tell Tyler I need a lift ok?"

"Bye,"

I hung up.

"I have to go some urgent family meeting. Carlee stay with Sarah. I have to go meet Reid and Tyler out the front. Did you want me to tell Caleb?"

"No I'll call him when the ambulance arrives,"

"Got it see you later,"