Healing
Summary: Isabelle Taylor came from a long line of witches, part of the original 6 founding families of Ipswich, Massachusetts. She grew up with the boys and always knew she'd be their salvation. Every 100 years a female is born into her family, and when she ascends all of those she wills her protection to will feel no side effects of Using. Set in the movie and afterwards.
"If only I was older! I could will him my protection and he would go away!" Reid pulled the frantic girl closer to himself.
"I don't think it would matter Izzy, if he knew he could have power and not age he would still force all of us to will him his power and then keep you for himself, he wants revenge."
"He's right Izzy, Chase is crazy and he hates all of us. The only reason you're safe now is that he doesn't know you have powers." Reid nodded as Izzy stood up.
"I'll be back; I'm just going to check on Caleb."
"I'll come with you; I don't want you going anywhere alone." Reid stated receiving a nod from Tyler as they walked out.
"You just said I was safe Reid, why the change?"
"You may be safe from him wanting your powers, but he still might try to use you to get to the rest of us." Reid stated wrapping his arm around the small girl.
"We still need to talk Reid, this thing between us can't keep going the way it has been." She looked up to see Reid stiffen and nod, he was well aware that their current predicament was like poison to them.
"Maybe he went outside; sometimes phones don't work in here." They exited the hospital looking around before they heard:
"Hello there beautiful." Reid pulled her behind him resting her back against the wall. "I'm hurt Izzy, I thought we were becoming friends."
"Stop this Chase; you don't need to make an enemy out of us." Izzy glared at the tall smirking boy. He flicked his wrist flinging Reid hard into the opposite wall and pinning him in place.
"Oh innocent Isabelle, once each of these boys wills me their powers maybe I'll keep you around, after all I do need to keep the Putnam line going." Izzy had finally had enough she felt her eyes begin to flame before Reid snapped her out of it.
"No Isabelle." Concentration broken Izzy turned to look at Reid. She understood his fear, by exposing herself Chase would only come after her, and at that point Izzy had an idea just as she saw Caleb and Sara pull in.
"Well it seems like this party is about to be interrupted, I'll be seeing you later I suppose." Chase disappeared as did his hold on Reid.
"Reid? Izzy?" Caleb ran over helping Reid of the ground as he moved towards Izzy. "What happened? I thought you two were inside with Tyler watching over Pogue."
"We went looking for you when Chase caught up to us, which gave me an idea-" Izzy paused staring at Sara not wanting to say anything in front of her.
"You can say anything in front of Sara I told her everything once I realized Chase was targeting her." The four made their way back to Pogue's room while Caleb looked anywhere but at Izzy.
"For future reference Caleb, a thing like letting people in on the Covenant is something I think we should discuss with all of us first." Izzy snarked while Caleb glared down at her.
"In this situation we can make an exception, he was targeting her for god sake Izzy. Can you not for once just think about someone other than yourself" Caleb hissed while the two lined up toe to toe.
"Think of someone other than myself? Are you kidding me Caleb! All my life everything I've done has been about being careful and never being too far from you guys so that you don't kill yourself with using. So forgive me Caleb if I don't intend to share secrets with people I don't trust when we're all aware it's all of our lives that are on the line in the end!" And there it was the piece of information Isabelle had dug up in the Book of Damnation when they were 14. Sure she could save them all, but by doing so she threaded her power to each of theirs, to the Covenant and as she'd willed partial protection to each boy once she'd gotten her powers at 13, if Caleb were to will Chase his powers they could very well die too. It was a topic they liked to keep under wraps.
"And whose fault is that? Our parents told us not to do it, but it was you who convinced us it would protect us more!" Caleb roared back.
Izzy leveled him with a bone chilling stare and she replied in a low voice, "my apologies Caleb, I should have let the addiction be stronger for each of you, I should have let each bit of power you used feed off your body alone."
Each boy dropped his head none of them willing to look her in the eye. Sara looked around curiously not understanding as Caleb had left that part out. "I don't understand." No one moved to speak before Isabelle sighed and stepped closer to the taller blonde girl.
"What it means is that the Covenant is more real than most imagine, every 100 years it is re-bonded, losing its strength entirely when the new bonder hits 13. When I ascend and will the healing of my power to anyone involved in the Covenant our vows of Silence and protection strengthen. It happens to cause a few side-affects, on the positive no one will age from using their power, it will draw from the Covenant, our bond, our homes, ancestors, basically from everything but our lives. What it also means is that we're interconnected. If one of them were to die from natural means their power would join the Covenant, along with our ancestors' and give us strength. If Caleb were to will Chase his powers since we are all interconnected, it would break the Covenant making it so that each one of us will forever drain our own powers instead of feed off the Covenant."
Sara looked on with wide eyes finally realizing that it wasn't just close families and a shared secret that kept the five close, there was literal magic interweaved in their relationship that only set to progress as they aged. "Caleb."
"I would have explained it to you Sara, but I didn't want to freak you out. It's why I could never for one second consider willing my powers to Chase, there is a possibility that I would die and no harm would come to any of them as the Covenant isn't complete, but it could kill us all."
Sara nodded staring at Isabelle as she leaned against the wall with her eyes closed. She was literally the glue of the Covenant, finally their need to be around her constantly made sense. "So is that why you guys always felt the need to be around her at all times?" Izzy glared at the remark and Reid scoffed from his place across the room.
"As Caleb and Belle stated, the Covenant isn't complete, yah were all a little bit connected but it can never control a person. We like each other and choose to be around one another." Reid bit out not liking her insinuation of them not actually caring for Isabelle.
Sara blushed and looked down realizing that she had spoken too soon. Caleb realizing four glares sat on Sara spoke up, "I'll answer all of your questions later Sara, for now we need to come up with a plan."
"We've got to fight him, look what he did to Kate and me." Pogue spoke weakly from his bed.
"He's going to want to fight me on my birthday, I want you all some place public so he can't start anything."
"The Fall Fest is Saturday." Sara piped up.
"Good, Tyler and Reid you'll take the girls there while I try and find Chase."
"We want to fight with you man, he can't beat all of us." Reid put in standing straighter.
"I don't want you getting hurt, plus he'll expect that."
"So then we need to the object of surprise, it'll just be me and you, Caleb." At Izzy's words even Pogue stated protesting.
"Not a chance Izzy, you're the youngest meaning your powers are still the weakest. I'm not willing to risk your life; we all care about you too much." Each boy nodded firmly agreeing with Caleb.
"You won't win without me Caleb. Me showing up would at least give enough of a distraction for you to get some shots in. It's not up for discussion; if you go to fight him then I do too. Reid and Tyler will take Sara to the dance to keep up with appearances, we'll drive separately so that when he comes for you he still won't know I'm there." Not one of the four boys looked pleased with her plan, but none of them could deny that it may be exactly what saves Caleb.