History Note: Kate knows about the Covenant. I figured after she almost died, Pogue would have been compelled to explain. Oh and also, I did some astrological work and figured out a birth date for Reid (Nov. 5, which means he's a Scorpio), just so you guys know how long ago he ascended. Blaise sees Kate sort of like the older sister she never had. Although Kate likes Blaise a lot, she just sees her as a friend and not so much like a sister.

Setting: The first Saturday of Christmas break. The Harvard crew is back in town. Blaise is visiting Kate, lounging on the bed and playing with her cell phone as Kate picks out something to wear to a party that night.

Chapter Twelve: Matching

"So tell me, how exactly are you dealing with Spenser now that the we're all in Cambridge?"

"Heh, I really wish I knew."

"Uh oh, that bad, huh?"

"It's not really the Academy. It's more like Reid and…well, actually, it's just Reid."

"Not too hard to imagine. Didn't he just ascend?"

"Yah, and I mean, I thought that was why he was being so difficult. That's how I justified his behavior, but…I dunno, lately I'm just confused."

"Why? What happened? Wait, before you answer, real quick- does this match?"

"Um…no. Try the black, skinny jeans? Yah, I like that."

"Perfect, thanks. So, back to you and Reid."

"I dunno, he's been avoiding me for about a week."

"Is he mad at you?"

"I don't even know Kate. He's so fucking moody. It could be any number of things. It could be his adjusting to his powers, it could be his family, or it could even be the stress of finals."-

"Yah right, like that kid's ever stressed himself out over school. Please."

"Haha, sad but true."

"And keep in mind it's almost the holidays. Things at his house have got to be crazier than usual. Plus, you're right, he's adjusting to ascending. It's not an easy thing."

"I know…"

"But, you're not convinced that's all there is to it?"

"Heh, I was trying to be…but then he said something last week. Something about screwing things up with him and me. Like he was scared of losing me."

"Weird. What would make him say that?…Oh my God, you're blushing. What happened?!"

"Nothing! Well, sort of nothing. We, I, got drunk at his house and I sort of slept next to him. In his bed. It was totally innocent, I swear! Nothing happened!"

"Are you sure?"

"Well, I mean, I was drunk but that's what he told me…"

"…"

"Kate, he wouldn't lie to me about that. Besides, all my clothes were on the next morning, nothing was sore, I felt great actually- besides the mild hangover."

"Haha, I bet."

"Yah…but the thing is: I barely even noticed. It felt so perfect just lying there in his arms, I forgot about school, my head ache, my family, even Tyler."

"Oh my God…does Reid know that?"

"Well, I couldn't just be like 'Hey, I love laying in your big, strong arms'. That wouldn't go over well."

"Hahaha. Maybe."

"…?"

"I don't know Reid that well, but I do know that he doesn't look at other girls the way he looks at you. It's something totally different."

"Yah, because I'm the only one who's just his friend and not a piece of meat."

"Exactly. You're not a piece of meat to him. He respects you. Rarely does he respect anyone, so it's only natural that he would develop actual feelings for you."

"What? Kate, now you've lost me. He didn't even want to sleep beside me that night. I don't remember the details, just that he put up a fight and that I basically had to beg to get him to sleep in the same bed as me."

"Haha, you had to drag Reid Garwin into bed? Now that's one I never thought I'd hear."

"Heh, I know right? That's why I was so thrown for a loop."

"Did you ask him about it later?"

"Yah, he just gave me that whole, 'I don't want to lose you' crap. Which, I mean I guess is practical, but does he really think he's so amazing that I wouldn't be able to help myself if I was lying in bed beside him?"

"Actually, it sounds like it's the other way around. It sounds like he's afraid he wouldn't be able to help himself."

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-Rachel