Chapter 4

Disclaimer I don't own the Covenant or Sky High I do own Saiya, Dante, and Dominic though.

(A/N Sorry this took so long to get out I got a copy of the Covenant but then it got lost, sigh so I had to explain to my friend while I needed and it took forever for her to give up her copy. And then when I got home I found it on the table which had been completely cleared off, sigh stupid gremlins. Yeah for some reasons probably because of my new job working with kids I've toned down the swearing alot)

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dream

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Sent texts

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Saiya pushed the front door of the mansion open walking in; it was all dark she could barely hear music coming from Caleb's room. Heading to the kitchen she grabbed a microwaveable plate she set it on the table before she opened the door to the fridge rummaging around in it for leftovers or food of some kind. And it was empty... damn when was the last time either of them had gone to the grocery store, thinking back on it now she couldn't remember. Cursing she opened cabinets vainly searching for something to eat.

"Looking for food?" Caleb asked as he walked into the kitchen, Saiya turned nodding that, sadly that was in fact what she was doing. "I haven't eaten either let's go out to eat we can get groceries after school tomorrow or something." Caleb said holding up his keys, Saiya grinned following him to his Mustang climbing into the passenger seat. "So have fun catching up?" Caleb asked, Saiya bit her tongue knowing it was a loaded question, he wanted to know if she'd told them anything.

"Obviously I didn't tell them anything considering I'm still alive." Saiya sneered harsher than she had intended; it hadn't been Caleb's idea to put that stupid spell curse whatever you wanted to call it on her.

"That wasn't what I was asking and you know it." Caleb snapped, Saiya sneered rolling her eyes she crossed her arms over her chest. Much as she loved her cousin and as much as it wasn't his fault she had been cursed she really hated not being free to talk. Freedom of Speech hello!

"Sure it wasn't god Caleb I haven't revealed the damn secret yet and I'm not about to! Find a way to get this damn curse off me!" She pleaded watching her cousin, his grip on the steering wheel tightened and he looked at her out of the corner of his eye.

"That's true and you do have a secret of your own..." Caleb said trailing off she knew what he was talking about wasn't like he needed to point it out. "After I ascend I'll see if I can find out how to reverse the binding." Caleb said watching her reaction, Saiya nodded knowing that right now Caleb was now where near powerful enough to reverse the binding. "How about the diner?" Caleb asked as the 50's diner was coming up.

"Sure I'd kill for a cheeseburger." Saiya said with a grin, Caleb returned it turning into the diner. It was fairly deserted which wasn't surprising, it was a school night and students weren't allowed off school grounds past 8 o'clock. One of the advantages of living at home no curfew unless your parents set one.

:Later that night:

"'Night." Saiya yawned kicking off her shoes in the entrance way walking towards the stairs she climbed them lazily. Caleb followed her with little more energy. Pushing her door open she kicked it close she changed into her pj's before crawling under the already messy comforter and sheet. She never made her bed big deal it was just going to get messy anyway.

William Danvers III, Wayne Parry, Joseph Garwin, and Glenn Simms looked at the little girl sitting quietly on a chair before returning to their conversation.

"I hate to do this to a little girl but we can't have her blabbing the secret she doesn't understand like the boys do." Wayne said looking torn between letting her walk out of here and go play with the boys and finishing what they had brought her here to do.

"We don't have a choice, we didn't plan for Evelyn's sister Carol and her husband to die.

Most definitely didn't plan on taking her in." William said his eyes darted to his niece, she looked up at that moment locking eyes with him.

"Didn't someone offer to take her in though? Friend of Carol's or Han's?" Joseph asked looking between the three other men.

"Yes but Evelyn refused, she is Saiya's blood after all." William said as he shrugged his shoulders.

"Well then we better do this now." Glenn said turning to Saiya, she blinked looking at them all innocently still obviously confused as to why her uncle and her friend's fathers had brought her down here.

Saiya sat bolt upright in bed her screams rang in her ears and off the walls. Sweat drenched her body and covers, her door slammed open and Caleb ran in.

"Saiya!" He yelped crossing the distance between her door and her bed in three steps. Jumping on the bed next to her he grabbed her shaking her shoulders hard. Her scream died in her throat and she through her arms around him as she buried her head in his chest. Caleb wrapped his arms around her as her run his hand through her hair to comfort her. They sat like that for a few minutes and when Saiya was calmed down he pulled back looking at her.

"It was the dream again." She said as she wiped the sweat of her brow, Caleb looked at her long and hard.

"I thought someone was killing you this time." Caleb said as she pulled her hair back with the hair tie around her wrist.

"It ended earlier than it normally does." Saiya said as she pulled her hair tight.

"Think that means something?" Caleb asked, Saiya bit her lip brushing her bangs out of her face.

"I don't know, it was like someone forced it to stop." Saiya said pushing off her covers throwing her feet to the floor standing up slightly off balance from lack of use in her legs.

"How could someone force you to stop dreaming?" Caleb asked as he rose an eyebrow.

"I have no idea, but' it's NEVER ended as early as it did." Saiya said emphasizing the word never.

"How early did it end?" Caleb asked.

"They were all talking and Tyler's dad said let's do this or something like that and it stopped. It's never ended before they started the curse never not since it actually happened." Saiya replied.

"I don't know." Caleb yawned, Saiya shoved her hand through her hair pacing the floor in front of her bed.

"It doesn't matter just go back to bed I'll be fine Caleb." She said she certainly didn't feel fine but if she was going to be up the rest of the night there was no reason for him to be up with her. Besides he had swim practice she could come home and take a nap.

"You sure?" He questioned with another yawn.

"Yeah I'll go back to bed to." She replied if only to reassure him, he nodded and reluctantly left her room, he was suspicious that much she could tell. She would go back to bed just not to sleep.

"Night." Caleb said as he closed her door, she paused waiting for the sound of his door closing before she moved again. With a sigh she picked up her phone she had a couple new texts but it was doubtful anyone would respond before the morning hours of six at the latest. But hey at least she'd have jump on them. She replied to Reid's question of whether or not he had a chance with Layla with a staunch NO capital letters and multiple exclamation points. God the boy was such a player, just the other night at the bonfire he'd been all into Sarah and now because she was dating Caleb he decided to set his sights on Layla nope not happening if she had to hog tie the boy and throw him in the lair...actually that sounded like a good idea period. She texted Layla back an answer to a Brit Lit question. She also texted Kate telling her that Pogue was not cheating on her despite what she thought. Hmm to much time away with Covenant business she'd have to do a better job of distracting Kate while they were doing that or Pogue would be out a girlfriend not that girls weren't already throwing themselves at him. The surprise however came from Warren Peace himself asking what Fall Fest was. Weird she couldn't remember Warren ever texting her other then for homework questions or why the hell was Zach at his house bugging him. Oh well probably just curiosity after all it's not like Sky High had Fall Fest's Homecoming sure, Winter Ball check, Spring Fling double check and the even more gagtacular Valentines Dance where dates were a requirement not an option. fall fest is kinda like homecoming only without the football victory and school spirit. She dropped her phone on her bed and looked around her room TV and Stereo was out of even consideration because Caleb would hear unless she could sneak into his room powers or not and check which she didn't feel like risking. Because then I'd just get complicated he'd think something was wrong and it wasn't… ok it was but he couldn't do anything about it besides she was still kind of mad at him for not believing her about seeing something. Her phone vibrated innocently on the bed next to her, she picked it up and opened the text message from Warren.

What are you doing up? She stared at the screen in amazement before she leaned over and checked her beside clock the red numbers flashed back 2:57.

I could ask you the same question. She responded flipping the screen close she stood up from bed and walked over to her desk, she opened her laptop and turned it on waiting for either another text message or the computer to load. Her phone vibrated rather loudly on the wood of her desk flipping it open she read the message with a smile.

I asked you first. Wow this was going to turn into some three year old type of deal of I asked you first I asked you second.

Yeah well I asked you second and you could at least say thanks for telling you what Fall Fest was. Not quite as immature as it originally would have but she didn't really feel like being mature especially when it finally occurred to her that she would be in class all day on three hours of sleep. The computer fully loaded she opened the internet and logged into her email going through emails deleting the junk, her phone vibrated and she picked it up.

Thank you. I'm doing SH homework what's your excuse? Oh if only he knew, he'd probably run away screaming…ok she could not under any circumstances imagine Warren Peace running and screaming away from anything let alone the fact that her cousin and his three friends were warlocks and she was cursed to keep the secret. Hell she didn't even have a clue what the hell he would do not that she'd ever find out.

Can't sleep thought it'd get a jump on that Brit Lit essay or at least attempt MS. Flipping the screen close she looked a the messenger bag at the end of the day well if she was going to be up for the next three hours might as well do something a little more productive then surfing the internet. Logging off her email account she pushed the chair towards the bag picking it up she opened the flap and pulled out a small notebook sectioned off into… Mad Science, Hero Lit, Hero History, and Hero Math she flipped through it as her phone vibrated on her desk. Taking the notebook and bag with her she wheeled back to her desk.

MS is a bitch and a half… With a snicker she set the notebook on her desk and flipped to the Mad Science section multitasking as she texted Warren back.

Just now looked at it, so why are you up at 3 in the morning doing this? She was genuinely curious here she was used to being the only one up at all hours of the night/VERY early morning. "Jesus Medulla has gone insane!" His assignments alone took up 5 pages front and back; then again most looked like work sheets or book work because of the lack of super lab equipment laying around her room. Her phone vibrated and she picked it up.

Why are you up at 3 in the morning doing it? Good retort and she did kind of ask for it.

Because I can't sleep and I might as well do something productive though I'm going

to regret it tomorrow. Oh was she going to regret it tomorrow, she pulled a plain red folder out Mad Science was scrawled across the top and it was stuffed with work sheets. She closed her laptop and placed her phone on her lap as she moved it to the side, she placed the folder on her desk and moved the notebook to the side on top of her laptop before she pulled her Mad Science book out. She jumped and nearly dropped her Mad Science book on her desk as her phone vibrated in her lap.

I figured the more I do now the less I have to do tomorrow. Good idea but it wasn't going to help when they were both likely falling asleep in class.

I just had a brilliant idea. She texted putting the folder, book and notebook back into the bag and sending it to Shadowland… she so didn't need Caleb, Pogue, Reid, or Tyler finding it by accident and have them start asking questions. Her phone vibrated again as the shadows dispersed back to their original spots in her room.

And what's this brilliant idea? She glared slightly at the screen even in text form she could hear the sarcasm in his voice.

Geez if you going to be a jerk about it I just won't tell you. She texted back as she turned the laptop on ok so screw the productiveness she really didn't want to start on Mad Science homework or any homework she'd already done Spencer homework at Layla's dorm with the three of them and she didn't feel like doing homework now.

Don't be a baby tell me your idea. Sheesh someone was cranky. With an eye roll she texted back.

We do the SH work during the weekend probably on Sunday because believe me there is nothing to do at Spencer's and Ipswich ain't much better in the entertainment department on a Sunday afternoon. Do all the Spencer work during the week when it was actually do and do the Sky High work which wasn't due until the end of the year during the weekends. Probably not as productive as actually doing it at night but if they devoted all of or at least a part of every Sunday and whatever during the week when they had the time they'd get it done.

That's actually kind of smart I'll tell Will…so you going to Fall Fest? Saiya blinked

staring at the screen she honestly had no idea how to respond to that other then an affirmative.

Yea... There could be a million and one reasons why he was asking, I'd only ever seen him in a tux the one time last homecoming course Royal Pain was running rampant and that wasn't exactly prime conditions.

Since I don't know other girl here other then Layla and don't really feel like meeting any want to go together? Holy shit Warren Peace was asking her out. Ok technically Warren was being antisocial and unwilling to meet other girls but hey whatever. Besides she doubted anything would come out of it they were just friends... but she had to be sure.

Like a date? She texted back plugging her nearly dead Ipod into the laptop to start charging itunes popped up and she exited out no need to tempt herself.

No, I don't think so. Great he was undecided to.

Personally I don't care but just to let you know before hand the kids here will start talking and it probably won't be pretty. They'd started rumors about her and Reid for the longest time when she'd first come to Spencers it was annoying at first but then she'd just stopped giving a damn.

I think we can deal with a few rumors a bunch of rich preppies can come up with. I doubt they'd be remotely original. Damn he was actually right the rumors they'd started about her and Reid had been unoriginal as hell it was laughable.

You would be so right about that... She opened a new tab and logged onto the school email, it was efficient in the since that the second Kate logged onto any school computer and likely she would be doing so sometime in the next day if Saiya didn't for whatever reason see her. She typed up a quick email detailing how they need to get to Boston before Fall Fest to get dresses, and that they should invite Sarah and Layla along for the ride.

I always am. Smug little bastard, rolling her eyes she sent the message logging off the campus email.

Holy shit it's 5 am! I'm going to see if I can catch at least a few z's before classes start. She pressed the top of her laptop down and moved towards her bed.

see you in class. She crawled under the covers and set her phone on the nightstand and closed her eyes.

I'll start working on the fifth chapter tommorow