Author's Note: Hey sorry this is so late, I feel horrible for not updating sooner. But I am going to start writing chapter 13 right now.
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Chapter 12: We Have a Label.
"Oh fuck" Tatianna exclaimed as she suddenly tripped over a log, Reid grabbed her arms quickly holding her up from the ground. She looked over at him, and laughed a bit "Well thank god for you on that one Reid" she added as he pulled her up.
"Yeah I'm pretty good" he replied grinning at her, she shoved him slightly before the continued through the woods. "Why are we going out here?" Reid asked her as he moved a branch from hitting him in the face.
"Why are we always out here?" Tatianna stated as she stopped suddenly at a small clearing, there wasn't anything beautiful or magical about the spot it was just a small place where not as many trees had grown. She turned and looked at Reid, her gray eyes looking into his blue ones, he shrugged his shoulders and sat down on one of the logs that was in the area.
"To fight" he answered laughing a bit, knowing that it wasn't the answer. "You want to roll a joint, I know I know" he then retorted to her. Nodding her head Tatianna sat down beside Reid and began to do their usual ritual.
"Can we go to the lingerie store after this please?" Tatianna questioned as she lit the joint and inhaled the smoke. Passing it to Reid, she saw him look at her slightly uncertain of whether or not they should go there next he put the joint to his lips and took in a drag holding it in his lungs till they hurt before exhaling.
"I guess so, but this better not become a regular thing I'm not your little gay boyfriend that will come and help you out" he explained.
"Someone a little unsure of his masculinity" she joked as she passed Reid the joint back, he snorted at her before taking the joint.
"Not really, I love lingerie. I can always come in if you need an opinion on the fit" he said smirking at Tatianna, she shook her head taking the last hoot before standing up and putting the roach in a tin and placing it in her large purse.
"What do you keep in that, a body" Reid asked, grabbing Tat's purse and shaking it she went to grab it back but he held it up above her head.
"Not funny Reid, and no I don't keep a body in there it would start to smell after a while gross. But I do keep everything else, my phone, makeup, sunglasses, wallet, camera, notebook, brushes, combs you know the usual. There is probably a bunch of guys numbers in there too now that I think about it" she replied walking ahead of Reid, not going for her purse anymore as she made her way through the trees before stopping at her car. They were at the dells, deciding that after they had gone to see a movie that Tatianna's craving was coming first. She unlocked her car and got in, Reid got in on the passenger side and tossed her purse onto the floor of the vehicle.
"You don't need all of that shit" he replied as she started up the vehicle and they drove towards the town.
"Says you, you never know what might happen. I'm prepared" she exclaimed, while signaling at a stop sign before turning. Reid fiddled with her ipod looking for something to listen to even though they wouldn't be driving that much longer.
"Prepared? For a girl emergency, but not a real one princess. You'd have a first aid kit in there then" he countered, looking over at her as if he had just won the little battle. Rolling her eyes Tatianna leaned over and opened up the glove box, Reid looked into the compartment and saw a first aid kit sitting in it.
"Tatianna 1 Reid 0" she confirmed while placing her car in park in front of the lingerie store, she grabbed her wallet out of her purse and then got out of the car.
"Oh whatever, lets go" Reid stated rolling his eyes at Tatianna, like she had done to him earlier and countless times. Although he had to be slightly amused that she actually did have a first aid kit, he wasn't expecting it but it was funny. "Only you would actually have a first aid kit in your car out of any other girl" he then added on as they walked into the store.
"Like I said I like to be prepared, so I want this one but I don't know about the color" Tatianna pointed out as she picked up an orange bra with little clear gems on it, Reid looked at it and shook his head.
"Not orange, how about this?" he said grabbing a bright blue lace bra, Tatianna looked at it slightly.
"No I have too many lace bras, okay this one" she told him and grabbed a green plain material one, that had jewels on it's edges and no straps.
"Works for me, how about you get this too and wear it just for me" Reid smirked, fingering a black and blue corset and garter set he looked over at Tatianna and saw her grinning slightly.
"Sorry Reid, no can do" Tatianna told him, patting him on the shoulder and walking towards the cashier and paying for her things as they got into her car and started to leave Tatianna's phone started ringing, Reid grabbed it out of her purse and answered it.
"Hello" he said into the cell.
"Yeah, it's Reid who else would it be."
"She's driving at the moment but I'll give her the phone, you talk to much Sarah" Reid looked over at Tatianna with his hand out to her a bit, her phone in his hand she grinned and then took the phone from him.
"Ello ello" Tat stated, Reid looked over at her as she drove and talked to Sarah listening to the conversation.
"Well I don't know I didn't really think about it…yes I got asked but never gave an answer. I'll come with you guys, yeah who knows I can always go alone Sarah it's not going to kill me…." Tatianna drove her car through town towards her and Reid's regular spot to eat and hang out, parking in front of the diner she shut off her car and finished her conversation with Sarah "yes that sounds fine, we'll go Wednesday since there isn't really classes because of the guys swim meet okay I'll call you later. Bye"
"What did Sarah need?" Reid asked as they got out of her car and entered the diner, going to the same booth that they always went to when the place wasn't busy.
"Oh dress shopping for the winter ball, I'm going with them on Wednesday to look for them But I don't know if I'll get one" she answered while looking through her menu and taking a drink of her iced tea, the people that worked here knew what they usually ordered for drinks so they just brought them out for them.
"Why wouldn't you get one, you are going aren't you?" Reid replied looked at her over his menu, she shrugged her shoulders while reading.
"I don't know I got asked, but I thought I was going to be moving so I didn't answer so if I go it will be dateless. Who are you going with?" she clarified, while folding her menu back up and leaning back against the window and placing her feet along her seat.
"Tanya something, she asked me so I figured I might as well. Go with Tyler darling, he doesn't have a date" Reid told her, while placing his menu on top of hers and getting comfortable.
"Reid's going to get some" Tatianna joked lightly but went slightly quiet as the waitress came up and asked them for their orders.
"I'll have a cheeseburger with fries and gravy" Reid told her, taking a drink of his pepsi and grabbing his phone to text someone.
"Can I get a mozza bacon mushroom burger with onion rings" Tatianna ordered, and waited till the waitress was gone to pull out her cell phone and dial Tyler's number. They had talked many times, and were friends if Tatianna wasn't hanging out with just Reid she was with Reid and Tyler. She had learned that Tyler was very picky when it came to girls, which she found to actually be a good thing, so he didn't just date anyone or have sex with anyone like herself or Reid did.
"Hey Tat" Tyler's voice came through the phone and Tatianna grinned while playing with her straw.
"Hey Ty-bear, I have a question for you" she said to him, looking over at Reid she saw his eyes were black and in the direction of someone at the diner glancing in his direction she saw Aaron sitting with Kara.
"I don't know where Reid is" Tyler told her, and she laughed a bit into the phone.
"No silly I'm with Reid, so my question is purely for you" she stated, and kicked Reid from underneath the table that in return looked over at her in confusion. Tatianna stuck her one finger out and wagged it at him, signifying that he wasn't to use at all, she received a small glare and a sigh from Reid.
"Okay, ask away" Tyler replied.
"Do you want to go to the winter ball with me? Purely as friends, unless you have someone else to go with or that you want to ask" she asked him, looking at the ceiling waiting for an answer.
"Yeah, that sounds like fun. Why didn't you go with Reid?" he asked her and she told him that he was already taken. They talked for a few more minutes before she said bye, and returned to her conversation with Reid.
"I'm going with Tyler, so that solves that problem. Now I have to find what to wear" she stated as their food arrived. Reid and her ate and talked about random things like they usually did before they headed over to Tatianna's to play some rock band.
--Wednesday—
Tatianna sat in the backseat of Pogue's Jeep that Kate was using for their day of shopping, they were driving to Boston to find dresses for the upcoming dance that weekend and Tatianna was lost as to what kind of dress she even wanted. Sighing she listened to Kate talk about how after the ball everyone would be going to some kid's house named Clark, that meant they would want to get something cute for the party. Tatianna felt her pocket buzz, 1 new text message the screen read as she looked at it, sliding it open she read it and just smirked.
'How's you're day going princess?' it was Reid of course.
'It's good, I haven't started shopping yet' she replied to him and then sent another text 'what are you doing up at this time'
'well my night buddy made a lot of noise this morning, so I can't sleep' he explained and Tatianna laughed out loud making Sarah and Kate glance back at her.
"Sorry, Reid texted me and pretty much just gave my shit cause I made a lot of noise this morning and kept him awake" she told them, laughing a bit while replying to Reid and telling him sorry and to just stay in the bed all day till his swim meet in the afternoon at the school.
"You guys are sleeping together now?" Kate asked, looking at Tatianna in the rear view mirror. Sarah turned and looked at Tatianna waiting for a reply with a cheeky grin on her face.
"We sleep together yes, but we haven't fucked yet so get that idea out of your head" Tatianna informed them, with her arms crossed and leaning low in the back seat.
"Yet, you said yet. So that means you will, you two are practically dating anyways" Sarah exclaimed excitedly, looking at Kate who nodded her head.
"Bullshit, we are not" Tat countered back, sitting up and glancing between the two girls.
"Yeah you are, Reid hasn't slept around in the last month of the two and a half you've been here or three or whatever it is. Not to mention you haven't either, you two are always together or at least talking in some way. You kiss each other, even in public, and hang out going to movies and dinner. Tell me what about that isn't dating" Sarah retorted, and looked pointedly at Tatianna who glared at her.
"I was too busy fighting with Reid and almost moving to sleep around, we kiss because I kiss a lot of my friends well did back home, and friends go to movies and dinner also. So there take that" she replied knowing fully well she sounded childish.
"Yeah well you and Reid know that and the gang knows that but as for the rest of the population of Ipswich that isn't known. You two are labeled as a couple" Kate cheekily entered the conversation, wiping the grin that was on Tat's face completely off.
"Oh fuck me" Tatianna replied, "why the fuck can't people just mind their own business. It's annoying. But I guess me going to the dance with Tyler will show that Reid and I aren't dating." She decided but saw Kate and Sarah shake their heads.
"Nope, that won't work babe. You'll just be marked as the girl that left Reid for Tyler. I've been here long enough to know how the rumor mill works" Kate stated, and Sarah nodded with her.
"Fuck em, are we almost there?" Tatianna asked, looking at the shops on the streets of Boston through the back window. They were now in the city, and searching for little dress shops that Kate knew about that had beautiful dresses as Kate had so simply put it.
The girls spent a long time searching for the perfect dress, in many different shops throughout the day. They finally found them, and then headed to the mall to get outfits for the party afterwards before heading back to Ipswich, Tatianna had called Reid and they were going to hang out at her house for a while. She slowly entered her room hanging up dropping her shopping bags on the floor and deciding to hide her dress in a different room so that Reid or anyone else couldn't see it.
Tatianna's POV
Walking back into my room I saw Reid sitting in one of my beanbag chairs with my shopping bags around him, he was looking through them probably for something that would be labeled as sexy. I walked past him turning on my TV before grabbing my Sweeney Todd DVD and putting it in the dvd player. Sitting down beside him, I heard him groan causing me to glance over at him he was now lying comfortably in the chair and looking at the tv screen.
"How was your swim meet?" I asked him, while pressing play on the remote and getting comfortable in my chair.
"We won, like always. But I am tired and sore" he whined a bit and I snickered, Reid whined on a regular basis about school, sleep, girls, food well actually he whined about everything.
"Oh poor baby, come here" I said motioning for him to sit in front of me, he looked at me questioningly "just do it" I ordered after seeing his look, he slowly got up and sat in front of me I brought my arms around him my head resting on his shoulder before I slowly got up and went to my bathroom to get a bottle. "Shirt off Mr." I told him while I sat back down behind him.
"If you wanted me naked babe you know all you have to do is say, I'm fine with it" he teased, while taking his shirt off and tossing it onto his now vacant spot. I just shook my head and opened up the bottle that was in my hand, it had oil in it, which was exactly what I needed to give him a good massage with. I poured a small amount in my hands and rubbed them together before I placed them on Reid's shoulders, I moved my fingers against his stiff muscles kneading them slowly.
"We've never done this before" Reid pointed out, his muscles relaxing gradually.
"Yeah, never really thought about it before but the last time I went shopping I got this massage oil so I figured I should use it" I told him while applying more pressure in my one hand because of a large knot that was in Reid's neck. He tensed a bit when I hit one spot, I knew that might happen now that it was coming undone sometimes it's not a pleasant feeling "Sorry" I muttered as I continued.
"It's fine, since the last time you went shopping that was like a month a some ago we could have done this a lot by now" he remarked and I couldn't help but grin.
"Oh please Reid. Oh did you know that you and I have a label" I changed the topic, by the tone of my voice on my last statement I'm sure Reid knew that it humored me greatly.
"And what is our label?" he asked, seemingly intrigued.
"Oh yes, Kate and Sarah informed me of it today. Seems that to everyone in Ipswich outside of the group, think you and I are a couple. Isn't that charming?" I told him, he snorted before laughing a bit.
"Go figure Sarah and Kate told you that, they know everything about everyone. I wasn't aware of our new status, guess I'll have to tell me date to the dance" Reid exclaimed, and I laughed at the sarcasm at the end of his statement.
"She'll be heart broken" I joked, after that we didn't really say much just joked around about certain people and watched our movie before going to bed. He regularly stays over at my house now a days, I don't know why but I guess my bed is better than the ones you get at the dorms. Sighing I looked over at Reid, he was asleep and currently holding onto me as we spooned. 'Is what Sarah said true?' I asked myself .
Were we practically dating, I guess from an outsiders view it would seem that way. But do I like Reid like that? What are we anyways, I guess best friends that like to make out and tease each other. Next time that happens, I'm not letting it stop no more teasing. I guess the only thing to do is wait and see what this turns out as. He's shown that he cares for me a lot, he didn't want me to leave but I'm just not sure why or if he even knows why. I continued to think about this more until I finally succumbed to sleep, but it wasn't a good sleep.
Vision
I felt something running down my forehead, my vision was fuzzy but slowly coming to. I moved my hand up to touch the cool liquid that was now sliding down my cheek, looking at my fingers my vision regained and in the moonlight I saw a dark stain on them. I smelled blood, I knew it was mine and that it was what I could feel slowly running out of my head.
"What is with you boys and picking weak little girls. I mean I at least thought you of all people Reid would pick someone with more of a fight in her. But she" a dark voice started to come closer to me, I felt a hand encircle my throat and pick me up off of the ground. I came face to face with dark black eyes, dark hair and a slightly older face "she's just a weak mortal girl. What use do I have for her, she might as well die right now" he finished and then threw me into the air using his powers. I felt a another pull on my body felt myself flying in a different direction before I collided with something, hearing a groan and the sound of wind being knocked out of someone I gathered I had been thrown into someone. A large searing pain erupted in my right arm, I pulled myself up with my left arm climbing off of the person I had collided with before glancing at my right arm it was bleeding now staining my jeans more than they already were. I looked at the person beside me and saw that it was Reid, he was standing up his eyes black as night face scratched in certain places his shirt was ripped in a few spots and his clothes were covered in dirt.
"Don't you dare touch her Chase" Reid said in a menacingly low voice, he looked at me briefly before looking back towards the man who turned out to be Chase who was now a few yards in front of us. "She isn't some weak girl" he then added on.
I stood up, beside Reid and looked at Chase he was laughing a bone-chilling laugh, causing my body to erupt in goose bumps and a shiver to run down my spine. "No she is a weak girl, just look at her. Just watch what happens when I do this" the man pointed out before sending a large energy wave at me. I flew backwards and into a tree, sliding down it I coughed harshly before standing back up again.
"I am not weak" I growled out, I felt my powers rising and Reid looked back at me. I looked back at him, and then suddenly he was thrown back with a large blow landing far away from me.
"Reid" I screamed, running quickly over to him. He was lying against the dirt ground on the cliffs; I realized it was the same spot that Reid confessed that he wanted me to stay. His hair was messed up, eyes slightly shut and breathing becoming shallow he was tired. His eyes were no longer black, but back to blue but not his regular bright blue they were dull and conveyed a look of defeat.
"It's okay Tatianna, I'll give him what he wants" Reid breathed out, and looked up at me.
End Vision
Reid's POV
"Reid!" Tatianna yelped out from beside me, waking me up. I looked over at her, her breathing was heavy, sweat pouring off of her body, and a pained expression was on her face. She kept moving around, then I felt it she was using in her sleep. I quickly grabbed her shoulders and gently shook her "Tatianna, wake up" I whispered to her.
She didn't wake up so I tried a few more times trying to gently coax her out of her sleep, but it was working. Not to mention her powers were becoming more powerful I'm surprised her parents haven't come in or that I haven't gotten a phone call… wait spoke to soon there goes my phone.
"Tatianna, wake up!" I almost yelled, I shook her a bit more before she finally snapped awake. Gasping for air she sat up in bed and looked around frantically, touching her face, arms, and the rest of her body. She looked over at me, her eyes were white but quickly went back to gray, her arms were soon wrapped around me and I could feel her body shaking but I knew she wasn't crying.
"It's okay Tat, what happened?" I asked her, she shook her head against shoulder before she buried her head into the concave part of my neck.
"I don't want to think about it right now" she whispered out softly, and kept her grip on me as if making sure that it was really me.
"Please tell me Tat" I persuaded, I need to know what's wrong and why she is so upset. I don't like seeing her upset and I want to hurt whatever it is that has made her this way.
End
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