Chapter 10
Lizette was about to pull out her phone and hand it to Rade, when all of the sudden there came a horrible screaming from the hallway. "Raven!" Lizzie heard Rade cry out, and everyone ran for her room, following the sounds of the screaming. The boys were trying to open the door, but something was holding it closed.
Whatever it was, whoever it was, it was the same person who had been using before. Raven's screaming seemed to go on and on, and it was the worst thing Lizzie had ever heard. Head in her hands, she sank to the floor, unable to do anything to help.
Raven was dying and she knew it. Her brain was getting foggy, and then she felt no more.
Shane smiled leaning down kissing her. All he had left to do now was kill his brothers. He vanished and reappeared behind Lizette, Rade, Vincent, Reid, and Tyler.
Raven's pain was killing him, and he dropped to his knees crying out in pain. Rade felt a part of himself leave, and the pain was gone along with his sister. His heart broke, and he started to sob. His friends crying out in pain all of a sudden made him look up, only to be met with a ball of power, and he blacked out.
"No!" Ryder cried running in just in time to see Rade slump to the floor, and he ran to his brother's side.
Storm looked at the kids lying on the floor hoping that he would find them alive. He looked at the boy standing in the middle of them laughing.
Damien saw his baby brother lying on the floor across the room, and his eyes turned black with anger. Shane was between him and Vincent. He noticed one of the boys on the floor pulling himself up, obviously in pain. The boys eyes turned black and he blew the door up in front of him.
Shane turned when he heard the blast. He saw Simms heading into the room, and he was about to use on him when his brother Sloan hit him with a ball of power. The body he was using was knocked out, and his spirit floated out of the body, as it fell to the floor.
"Damn you Sloan!" He cried. He'd have to find another body to be able to use, and he disappeared.
Tyler made his way painfully into Raven. He saw her lying on the exam table, her gown pulled up to just under her breasts, the rest of her naked and covered in blood. She looked so peaceful. He pulled the gown down realizing she was dead. He leaned over her giving her one last kiss, his heart breaking. There must of been some little piece of life in her though as he felt the power of love take over.
Ryder healed Rade, who came to opening his eyes and looking up at his brother. "She's gone." He sobbed.
Ryder stared at his brother for a moment before it soaked in. He grabbed Rade up in his arms sobbing.
Damien was healing Vincent when he heard Rade's words and he didn't stop the tears that flowed. Storm was healing Lizette, and his first thought was he had failed Rowan again. Trey walked over to Reid with tears streaming down his face. He was healing him when a burst of power and light came from the room, and he was blinded for a moment.
Rade's heart suddenly healed, and he felt his sister again. His sobs stopped, and he pushed Ryder away jumping to his feet and running back to the room.
"Rade!" Ryder cried following him. He caught him in the doorway of the room. The feeling of the power of love caught him off guard, and he let go of Rade. He looked over to the bed seeing Tyler kissing his sister's body, her gown soaked in blood.
"Get away from her!" He growled grabbing Tyler and pulling him away from her.
Raven gasped for breath remembering what had happened, and she cried out in fear. Ryder let go of Tyler startled. Tyler went back to her, but she turned away from him. She let Rade pull her into his arms and hold her.
Storm Trey, Sloan and Damien stood in the doorway watching. Vincent was standing in front of his brother not believing what he saw. Reid was pulling Tyler away checking him over to see if he needed healed, but the power of love had already healed him.
Lizette saw the blinding light spill from the open door and she put her hand over her mouth. She knew that light, it was the Power of Love, and to have it materialize, Raven had to be alive. Lizette jumped to her feet and pushed through the boys standing in the doorway.
On the exam table, Rade was holding onto Raven for dear life and Reid was standing with Tyler. Lizzie went to Reid's side and he put his arms around her as she cried into his shoulder. Today's events had just been too much, and all she wanted to do was go back to her room, take a hot shower, and climb into bed.
Rowan walked into the infirmary. The others moved out of his way as he walked into the room where Raven was. He put his hand on Rade's shoulder pulling him away from Raven, and pushing him back to Ryder's arms. He grabbed a blanket wrapped her in it, and he picked her up in his arms. He turned to leave, but his eyes fell on Tyler.
"You're not to see my sister any more. Stay away from her!"
He glared at Tyler before heading out the door.
Tyler was floored. His jaw dropped, and Reid moved as if to defend his Covenant brother. Barely in time, Lizzie grabbed his arm. "Reid, don't!"
"He can't take her away from Tyler like that, Becky, I won't let him!"
"There's nothing you can do. Rowan is in charge of all of us, he's the leader."
"Lizette come with us. Call you're brothers and tell them to get to mansion also!" Rowan said over his shoulder.
He had a phone call to make when he got home, to Lizette's parents informing them of her dating a Son of Ipswich.
Lizzie's face fell and she bit her lower lip. She took a step forward and Reid pulled her immediately back. "Becky, no!"
"I'm so sorry Reid." Fresh tears spilled down her face and she backed away from him, towards the door. He held onto her hand, but when she was a few paces away, she pulled her hand from his grasp. She turned and ran from the room so she wouldn't have to see the look on his face.
"Don't leave me Becky!" She heard him cry as she ran down the hall.
The entire group left the building, unusually silent. They climbed into vehicles, Raven and Lizzie being made to sit in the back of Rowans car.
Lizzie pulled out her cell phone and hit the speed dial for her oldest brother. After two rings, he answered.
"Hello?"
"Harrison? It's me. Rowan's back and you have to get the others and meet us at the mansion."
"Rowan's back?" Lizzie made a noise meaning yes. "Liz, what's the matter?"
"Just meet us at the mansion as soon as possible." She hung up, and turned her phone onto silent in case Reid tried to call. She didn't want Rowan to get any angrier than he already was. Looking out the car window, she sobbed as quietly as she could as they drove off of the schools campus.
Rowan pulled up the long drive to the house. He was still seething with anger. Every once in awhile he'd glance in the rearview mirror at Raven and Lizette. He pulled into the garage parking the car, and got out. He opened the back door and carefully picked his baby sister up, and carried her into the house.
He carried her down the long hallway to her bedroom. Corinne and Jade we're waiting on him in her room, with the bed ready. He laid her down on the bed, and backed away a little.
"Raven?" He said. "You can tell us what happened later. For now get some rest!"
"I don't want to talk about it! Leave me alone!" She screamed.
Rowan started back toward Raven wanting to help her, but Corinne stopped him.
"Go to the den, the boys are waiting. Jade and I'll take care of her." Corinne said.
She waited till he was gone, before she looked at Jade, then at Raven.
"Raven will you let us clean you up, and check you over?" Corinne asked.
Raven wanted to be alone, but she let them clean her up and check her over. She was no longer pregnant. She was torn with her emotions. First she was worried about who the father was, and then if she even wanted it, now she didn't have a choice in the matter cause of Shane. She felt empty, and part of her wished she had died, but there was another part that wasn't through with life yet.
She thought of Tyler. She'd pushed him away earlier cause she didn't want him to see her like that. She needed him though almost as bad as needing to breath. Rowan's parting words to Tyler we're starting to sink in. Her breath caught on a sob. Somehow she had to find a way to be with him. Her mother had told her he was her destiny.
She heard Corinne gasp and she looked up at her. Corinne had her hands over Raven's abdomen and her eyes we're black. Her eyes turned back to blue, and she looked up at Jade in shock.
"What's wrong?" Raven asked scared.
Corinne was speechless; she had never seen this before. She had to tell Raven though. She looked back at Jade again.
"You're still pregnant Raven." Corinne explained. "There we're three eggs fertilized; each from a different father, but this one has survived."
"Oh my god!" Jade exclaimed. "Tell us what happened Raven."
Raven stared at Corinne in shock. She was still pregnant? How though?
"Shane put his hands on my stomach, and used to kill the baby or babies, to kill me. I wanted to die to end the pain. It felt like he was rearranging my insides." She sobbed. "Can you tell who the father is of the baby?"
She prayed that it wasn't Shane's or even Chase's for that matter. She'd kill herself if it was.
"The father is Tyler Simms." Corinne said. Her mother had trained her to help others in childbirth, and the nine months before them. Spells had been easy for her to learn, and she'd never been wrong once.
She looked at the gown and blanket laying on the floor where Jade had thrown them, so much blood, how had this baby survived?
Raven cried though whether she was happy or not she couldn't say. It was just a relief that it was Tyler's.
"What's Rowan going to say?" She sobbed. "He's already forbidden Tyler to see me again."
Corinne frowned. Her father had done the same thing to her and Rowan. How could he have forgotten that? The power of love though had taken control, and they we're still together after six years. She wouldn't say her father was happy about it, but he'd grown to accept Rowan.
"You leave Rowan to me sweetie." Corinne told the young girl. She started toward the door, but then thought of something.
"You should have died though with what Shane was doing to you. Thank god you didn't."
"I did die." Raven said. "Tyler and the power of love brought me back."
She was getting sleepy, but she didn't want to be alone.
"Can you ask Rade and Lizzie to come to my room?"
"Of course Raven." Jade said hurrying out of the room to the den where Rowan was probably addressing the rest of them. She thought about the power of love, and how it came from the Sackett side. Even Rayne had mentioned that he and Audrey felt it. She remembered then that Audrey had called earlier, and she'd promised to give the message to him.
She walked into the den, and of course he was already at it. She coughed to get his attention, walking to Rory's side.
"If you don't mind I'd like to interrupt a moment." She said looking at Rowan with a glare, who reluctantly nodded at her.
"Rayne, Audrey called earlier, and wanted you to call her back." She told Rayne who went paler than he already was, and nodded. "Lizzie and Rade, Raven is asking for you to come to her room. If it's all right with Rowan here, you can go ahead and go. She shot another glare at Rowan, who nodded that they could go, also with a glare of his own.
"You know Rowan, the power of love will always prevail, and you can't stop it." She told him kissing Rory, who was looking between his wife, and Rowan.
She knew everyone in the room knew exactly what she was talking about, and she left the room.
Corinne finished changing Raven, and tucking her in. She leaned over kissing her on the forehead. "Everything is going to be fine you hear me? If you need anything at all don't hesitate to call."
She straightened up, and headed toward the door. She loved all of her husband's siblings, and hated seeing them in any kind of hurt. She went to the den door and glared at her husband till he saw her. She smiled when he started seeing her glare at him.
"I wonder how my father will like the news that you're turning out just like him." She said smiling.
Rowan felt like he'd been slapped. He glared at his wife, for daring to confront him in front of the others. He was no way in hell like her father. It hit him then what she was trying to say.
"Raven isn't you, and that boy isn't me. There too young to know what they want! My decision stands." He seethed.
"The power of love will over ride you Rowan. Have you even asked the boys how she is still alive?" She asked.
"Actually he's done all the talking so far." Ryder said a little pissed.
"She was dead Rowan, but the power of love she has with that boy is what brought her back. You can't deny it Rowan! Destiny has already taken it's course. Besides all that, the father of her unborn child should be around for the pregnancy and the rest of it's life." She told him knowing that would get him.
"Baby?" Rade halted at the door he was going through to go to his sister. "There can't be a baby, not after all that blood!" He paled. "She was dead. I couldn't feel her anymore, how can a baby survive if the mother is dead?"
"The power of love." Corinne said matter of factly. She didn't tell them about the other two that did die. She looked at Rowan once again who had gone a little white hearing that, before she turned away. "You might want to sleep on the couch tonight, since all the guest rooms are probably going to be full."
'Dam.' Rowan thought. 'My brothers are going to find out who really wears the pants in this family.' He sighed. He knew they we're all pissed at him for denying Tyler to see Raven again. He'd think on that more later. He'd even gotten a lecture from Lizette's mother about destiny and the power of love. She had told him that it was Lizette's decision whether she went with a Son of Ipswich or not especially when his decision was over ruled by the power of love.
Raven lay in her bed crying wishing Rade was there to hold her. She needed to tell Lizette about what Corinne had said. She felt the bed go down a little behind her, and she tensed.
"It's just me Ravie." Rade said pulling her back into his arms, as he felt her ease up. "It's going to be all right." He told her holding her close.
Lizette went to the bathroom to wash her face and to give Rade a chance to see Raven alone.
She walked up the stairs and down the hall, and seeing Raven's door part way open, she stepped in. Seeing Rade and Raven, she asked "Is there room on there for me, too?"
"There's room." Raven said through her tears. "The baby that's left is Tyler's Lizzie."
Rade's eyebrow went up in question at that, but he waited to see if Lizette knew what she was talking about.
"Oh, Raven, I knew it would turn out okay!" Lizzie crossed the room and sat down on Raven's other side. She looked at Rade, and then asked "But what do you mean about the one that's left?"
"There we're three babies, each with a different father; the power of love only brought back Tyler's." She told them. "Why is this happening? I want to go back to the way things were!" She sobbed.
Lizette was stunned. Three babies? Oh, my God. Something like that had never entered her mind. It seemed like lately, when something happened, it really happened, and it usually happened to Rave. What could possibly happen next?
"I'm so sorry, Raven. If I had the power to turn back time, I would do it in a heartbeat. So would any of the rest of us. The only thing we can do now is try to come to terms with what happened. Rowan has given up on us never seeing Tyler and Reid again, that's good, yeah? When you're feeling up to it, I can call Tyler and have him come see you, if you want. He still doesn't know that his baby survived."
"I don't want Tyler to see me like this." Raven sobbed.
Rade held his sister tighter wanting to take her pain away. He wanted to protect her from all the hurt, but he couldn't. Tyler was a subject he wasn't going to get into. He was pissed as hell at him for getting Raven pregnant, but grateful to him for bringing her back to him again. He was torn on the subject of Tyler, but whatever made his sister happy was how it was going to be.
After the Masters of Ipswich walked out, Tyler had dropped to the floor. Reid had tried everything he could think of to get him up and moving, but Raven being taken away and the death of the baby he had just learned about were too much for him. And Reid couldn't blame him. All he could think about was Becky, and he was starting to feel a little light-headed from the injury he received in the fight.
'Pretty soon,' thought Reid, 'some staff member is gonna come looking, and we can't be here when that happens.' Grabbing Tyler's arm, Reid practically dragged the boy outside. He let him sit back down around the corner of the building, where the light from the streetlamps didn't fall. He pulled out his cell phone, and after a moment's debating, dialed Caleb's number.
"Hello?" Caleb sounded like he had been sleeping.
"Caleb, it's Reid."
"Where the hell are you? Pogue and I looked everywhere for you! What time is it?"
"I don't know!" Reid raised his voice, but then remembered he was kind of hiding at the moment. He glanced at his watch. It was about midnight. "Look, you know that I wouldn't have called you if I didn't have to, but you have to drive over to school, fast. I'm standing outside of the clinic with Tyler, and he needs help. Something happened, something I can't say over the phone, but just get here, as fast as you can."
"I'll be there." Caleb was wide awake now, and had already jumped out of bed and pulled on a shirt. Earlier, just after he'd gone to bed, he had felt the pull of someone using, but could tell it was the Masters and not the Sons, so he ignored it.
But on the phone, Reid had sounded bad. Caleb knew that just the fact that Reid called him meant it was bad. Running downstairs and out to his car, Caleb called Pogue. Pogue would still be awake, surely, and Caleb wanted him to go to.
Pogue and Kate were in the middle of a heated conversation when his phone rang. Kate was keeping secrets from him, when he finally opened up to her about everything, and it hurt. Her room mate Jerelyn was on her way to the Downing Estate with her brothers.
"Hello?" He said a little angrily, having not looked at the caller id.
"Pogue, it's Caleb. I can tell I'm interrupting, I know you were going to see Kate, but Reid just called me." Caleb started up his car and pulled out of the garage.
"He said he's by the campus infirmary, and something's wrong with Tyler. Reid didn't say what, but it's got to be bad or else he wouldn't have called me. I'm on my way there now. You want me to swing by and get you?"
Caleb turned onto the road headed to Spenser's and floored it, waiting for Pogue's answer.
"No I'm at Kate's dorm, I'll meet you there." He said hanging up his phone and turning to Kate. "I'm sorry but I've got to go something has happened to Tyler."
Pogue ran his hand through his long hair worried.
"Hurry then. I hope he's all right." She said forgetting their fight. "Do you want me to go with you?"
"No. If there's trouble I don't want you involved. I do love you Kate." He said pulling her into his arms.
"I love you to Pogue." She said kissing him goodbye.
They both felt the power of love, and pulled apart reluctantly.
"Bye Kate." He said rushing out the door and hurrying over to the infirmary.
Reid had moved Tyler further back into the bushes after he hung up with Caleb, in case someone would happen to be out walking. It had been ten minutes since then, and Reid was beginning to get cold. His fingers were freezing, and sticking his hands in his pockets did nothing to help. Tyler was totally out of it, alternating between crying and staring at the ground.
Headlights came down the road and Reid moved forward, ready to flag Caleb down, but it wasn't him. It was campus security, and they stopped in front of the building. Reid pressed himself against the brick as two uniformed security officers climbed out of the vehicle and went inside.
In the distance, a some one came walking down the path that lead back to the dorms. As the person came closer, Reid suddenly was able to make out Pogue's long dark hair and sighed in relief. 'Finally,' he thought. 'Reinforcements.'
He checked for the officers and stepped partway onto the sidewalk long enough to wave at Pogue, and then he went back to Tyler. "Hey, Baby Brother. Pogue's here, I can see him. He's gonna help us get out of here." Reid squatted down and put his arm around Tyler's shoulders. "Everything will be sorted out soon," Reid said, as much to convince himself as to reassure Tyler.
Pogue hesitated when he saw the campus security pull up to the infirmary. Blending into the shadows he saw Reid wave to him, and he hurried over to them.
His eyes moved over them both checking them over. He could tell Reid was in some pain.
"What the hell happened?" He asked Reid squatting down beside Tyler.
Tyler was oblivious to what was going on around him. Raven was gone, and he was never going to see her again. He needed her to make him whole. He was empty inside, and his heart was breaking. His shoulders shook from his sobs.
"I'm not totally sure," Reid explained. "Some Rowan guy came and took the girls away."
Just then, Caleb pulled up. He passed the cop car and pulled over, Using briefly to see the other three in the dark. He helped Pogue get Tyler into the car, and they pulled out, quickly. They headed back to Danver's Mansion, and on the way, Reid gave a partial explanation of what happened.
"It all started when we had to bring Raven over here, because she was sick. We were all sitting here, and then this nurse comes out and says Raven's pregnant, and all her brothers jump Tyler. Next thing I know, she's screaming and we all run down there, but we can't get into her room. Then she stops, and Rade starts, he says she's dead, and then Aaron Abbot is standing in front of us, Using! We all fight him off, and then he passes out, and it turns out some ghost has taken him over. Then Ty runs into Raven's room and kisses her, and that Power of Love bright light thing happens, and all of the sudden she's awake!
Then this guy comes in, picks her up, and tells Tyler he can never see her again! Then, to make everything worse, he takes Becky with him too. Rowan, she called him. Says he's their leader."
"Rowan is de facto leader. The oldest of the Downings, Raven's brother, and her guardian." Pogue said. "All of her brothers jumped Tyler?"
Pogue looked at Tyler not seeing a mark on him. He looked from Reid to Caleb then. "Reid are you all right?"
You guys knew about this Rowan guy? Am I the only one who didn't? Yeah, they jumped him, sort of, in the clinic lobby, but then one of them healed him after fighting with Abbot. I'm okay. Just a headache and I'm tired as hell." He breathed in deeply. "Freezing, too." He added as an afterthought.
Caleb looked at him in the rearview mirror. "You're cold? You have on a coat and I'm only in a t-shirt. Did you get hit with anything in the fight?"
Reid shrugged. "Never got around to checking me out, cause Tyler woke Raven up."
Caleb looked sideways at Pogue.
Pogue reached back putting his hand on Reid's arm sending healing power through him.
"You all right now Reid?"
He then reached over to Tyler who jumped hitting his head on the side window.
"Damn." Pogue muttered.
"NO!" Tyler cried out. "RAVEN!"
Pogue put his hand on Tyler's leg, but Tyler fought him.
Pogue shot power into Tyler trying to calm him.
Reid felt Pogue's power run though him like cold water splashed in the face. He suddenly felt wide awake, and realized he must've been worse off than he thought.
And then Tyler freaked out. Reid turned to see what was going on, and found Pogue trying to heal him and Tyler fighting it. Reid grabbed Tyler's arms and tried to keep him from thrashing around in the car.
It was hard to hold on to him, and Reid had to climb practically on top of him to get him even partially subdued.
In the front seat, Caleb had to slow down and pull over, unable to continue driving safely with Tyler kicking him from behind and Pogue leaning into the back seat.
Pogue continued to send his power into Tyler, and after awhile he finally calmed down. He looked Tyler over making sure he was healed. Tyler was breathing heavy, and crying. He looked up at Pogue.
"Why does it hurt so much?" He sobbed.
"You're heart's breaking little brother, but you'll get Raven back I promise!" Pogue said sitting back in his own seat pushing his hair back. He looked at his watch wondering how late it was. 'Oh the hell with it he thought.'
'Lizzie you there?' He projected.
Lizette stayed with them, watching Rade further comfort Raven, when she heard Pogue's voice. She let herself stop paying attention to the room she was in, and gave her full attention to his voice in her head.
Rade felt Raven finally fall asleep. Cry herself to sleep was more like it. He looked up at Lizette to tell her, but could tell she was projecting, so he waited, wondering who she was talking to.
Lizette stopped listening to Rade talk to Raven when she heard Pogue's voice in her head. "I'm here." She projected back. "What's up now?"
'Tyler just totally lost it, but I got him calmed down. I also healed Reid if you'd like to know. How's Raven?' He asked.
'Reid's with you? Thank God, I was worried. Raven's all right, mostly. She's really upset. Tell Tyler that she's healed, and that he's still going to be a father.'
'Yeah Reid's with us. Was pretty out of it when we picked him up. Still?' Pogue asked bewildered listening to Tyler's soft cry. 'The version we got from Reid was pretty messed up in the shape he was in. What the hell happened tonight?'
'Pogue, it was terrible. Raven died. Really, actually died for a moment. Shane showed up at the clinic, in Aaron Abbot's body, and he attacked her. He killed the baby to kill her, but Tyler was able to bring them back. 'On the bed in Raven's room, Lizzie bit her lip, wondering if she should tell Pogue about the other two babies, and decided against it. It wasn't her place to tell that part of the story.
'Shane attacked the rest of us, but Ryder, Storm, and Damien ran in, and Sloan knocked Aaron out. Shane's spirit floated up out of it, and then just disappeared.'
'And then to make things even more mixed up, Rowan showed up. He carried Raven out, and told all the rest of us to come too. He forbade Tyler from ever seeing Raven again, but that's no longer happening. Tell Tyler and Reid for us, okay? Rowan even called Mom, and I don't know what she said, but it wasn't what he wanted to hear.'
'I called Harrison, too. All of my brothers should be here soon, maybe tomorrow. And Pogue? Let Tyler know that I'll call when Raven is ready for him. I don't know when it will be. She's pretty broken up about everything, and mixed up about the baby.'
'God Lizzie.' Pogue exclaimed. 'I'll tell him. Thanks for the info. The power of four need to have a meeting soon. I accidentally found out a power we have today.'
Lizzie's eyes widened in shock. 'Oh, my God, a new power? What kind of power? How did you find it?'
Hopefully I'll get another chapter up in a couple of days. This one was getting too long so I cut it in half, and finish what we're doing and I'll get it up soon. Hope you like it! A reminder anything Lizette says or does is done by Draco's Secret Lover, in the rpg. Caleb and Reid are being played by Draco's Secret Lover also. We need more rpgers. Link to the sites is in my profile. We've been joined by IcyDreamer who is taking over playing Rayne, and Ryder's soon to be girlfriend is based off of IcyDreamer, and she will be playing her also. Thanks for the reviews. I love getting them!