Chapter Two: A Whole New Beginning
I knew that I really should've been in Spenser's Upperclassmen dorms getting ready for the new school year that was now only two days away. But I couldn't bring myself to actually go in room. Despite the popularity I hated school. Sure it was nice having money and getting a decent education but when it all comes down to it: it will never matter. Ten years from now it won't matter where you went to high school what will matter what you do with your life.
Of course, I really didn't have a choice with what I'm doing in my life. I'm apart of the fraternity. An inner movement of guardians trained to protect those who carry the power. Basically ensuring that the lines continue to grow. You know the Salem Witch Trails? Yeah, those weren't witches that died those were the guardians who sacrificed themselves to protect the power. They are held in the highest regard even today.
You don't become a guardian overnight despite being born one. Oh, no, it's tons upon tons of training that needs to be done martial arts and of course having control of your element so you don't expose anyone doing something stupid. My element was fire: the most dangerous but also the easiest to control unless I'm angry. Part of the reason why I have my own room back at Spenser. With fire comes control over flame as well as telepathy and telekinesis. Don't ask me how those fit together but they do. And they come in handy as well. I always know what my friends and brothers are thinking which means I tend to know where they are at all times. The telekinesis are necessary for the fights that tend to break out every so often. After all I'm only one hundred twenty five pounds soaking wet so breaking up a fight manually doesn't work so well. With my abilities well that's a whole other story.
I knew that in Ipswich the Sons of Ipswich and those of the Sons of Salem would be safe. Most of us went to Spenser Academy and dormed there. Only two guardians, Dean and Sam were off campus and they're to make sure nothing weird happens in Ipswich. We all frequently see Dean and Sam at Nicky's a local bar/hang-out. I didn't really know why I had to pretend to go through the years of schooling even going as far as applying to Boston University making sure to protect Reid. Granted in a school that is literally swarming with guardians we all tend to look out for each other more then looking out for our particular assignment. It wasn't exactly how it was done in the past but it was the best way we all worked together. The best way for all of us. The one negative to all of this was my brothers as well as the others tended to be a little overprotective despite me being a guardian. I should've known that someone would call looking for me eventually.
"Yeah?" I sighed.
"Where are you?" Luke growled.
"Just walking around," I replied.
"Get back to the dorms, Trish," Luke ordered.
"Patience, big brother, I need to clear my head," I sighed.
"You have ten minutes," Luke growled before disconnecting the line.
Orders, orders, orders. That's the only way this family fucking communicated. It might as well has been the Clark family motto. Either that or not saying how you feel or manipulating people. Oh, fuck; this was exactly the reason I had to control my temper. My abilities were starting to go haywire. I looked around and saw that there was no one around so I turned on my heel suddenly appearing in the Spenser pool. I yelped as I plummeted down and into the water coming spluttering to the surface a few moments later. I hate my abilities sometimes. At least there was no one else in here that would be hard to explain. "Oh, hello, sir, no just dropping into the sky."
I made the long walk from the pool complex to the Upperclassmen dorms getting weird looks from the freshmen moving in across the way. To the Upperclassmen that lived with my family and I this was just another everyday occurrence. On the plus side the water had shocked me enough to defuse my temper.
"Oh, wow," The towering blonde, blue eyed boy otherwise known as Reid Garwin smirked.
"Shut the fuck up, Garwin," I grumbled.
"Aw, that hurts baby girl," Reid pouted.
"Not as much as getting burnt alive does," I muttered.
Max always said it was because of how alike Reid and I were that we don't get along except for when I'm doing my job and he's actually letting me. I didn't think it was because of how we were alike that we were always at each other's throat. It was how we were different. Reid Garwin was the proclaimed womanizer of Ipswich. It was completely nauseating. The amount of girls that have passed through that bed was probably enough to start a whole new country. The way he treated girls disgusted me. As well as the girls that let themselves be treated like sluts.
"You going to the Dell party tonight, T?" Reid asked following me back into my room.
That was another reason Reid and I fought so much it didn't bother him at all. Any and all insults or threats I gave just rolled of his back. He didn't care what I said as long as I didn't follow through especially if they were fire threats. As much as I detested Reid sometimes I knew I couldn't survive without him because no one else in our little circle actually takes my temper without fighting back not that I blamed them.
"Like I have a choice," I laughed. "But yeah I'll be there."
"I hope everyone's decent!" A voice teased before striding through my room.
"You wish I wasn't, Dino," I teased as the tall brunette plopped himself down on my bed.
"Damn straight," Dino laughed.
"There you are!" Jeremy sighed. "Max and Luke have been looking for you."
"Well, ya found me," I smiled.
"Always with the attitude," Jeremy scolded.
"Has anyone seen…?" Ben trailed off standing at the entrance of my room before coming in with everyone else.
"You know I never realized how small this room was before it was packed with guys," I quipped. "Who all of course had to be taller then me."
"Have no fear, our vertically challenged friend!" Tristan laughed suddenly appearing amongst everyone else.
"Hey, I have an idea let's all meet in my room!" I exclaimed. "Because I don't have to unpack or get dressed for a party or anything."
Sometimes it really sucked being the only girl in a group. They really didn't appreciate the finer arts of taking more then five minutes on ones appearance. And yet they still all looked hot at any given moment. Life was just unfair sometimes. Before any of the guys could comment on my attitude I walked into my closest closing the door before emerging ten minutes later in a white shirt and a dark blue miniskirt. To finish off the look was teal eyeliner to accent my eyes as well as the teal strips l put in my hair. I also put on my knee-high converses.
"You guys ready to go or not?" I smirked.
Ben, Dino, Jeremy, Reid, and Tristian all looked at each other before smiling. It was party time. The party of Dells to most was just a party but to other people it marked the end of the summer. By this time next week we'd all be stuck in class. The way we all got to the Dells was a little out of the ordinary. All the boys latched onto and then I teleported us right by the cliffs/
"You have the coolest abilites ever!" Reid lauged. "Teleporting, fire, mind reading."
Before I could say a word I felt myself not breathing. I gasped and clutched at my throat but no air would come. Suddenly it all made sense as Luke and Max came out of the distance followed by the rest of the Sons of Ipswich.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Luke growled shoving me against the cliff. "You do not teleport into a party!"
"Max let her breath!" Dino snapped.
"Stay out of this," Max grumbled but let me breath none the less. "We have to stay hidden amongst the normals, Patricia, that won't happen when you go faunting your abilities. Appearing twenty feet from the party? What the hell?"
"Do not call me Patricia, " I repeated. "What's wrong with you? I need to be able to breath you stupid jerk!"
"You need to stop being so reckless, Trisha," Dean replied. "You know the responsibilities."
"It was just a shortcut," I mumbled.
"It's okay," Sam smiled.
"Just don't do it again," Luke and Max growled
"Okay, fine," I sighed.
We all began to walk towards the bonfire where the party was going on full force. I spotted Kate Tunney with brunette girl almost instantly. Kate was Pogue's girlfriend and despite the two being polar opposites they've been together for a really long time. Kate was also a good friend of mine. Hell, I was eternally grateful for just having a friend who was a girl. Luckily Kate came from a big family so she was use to everyone randomly coming and going from my room.
"T!" Kate squealed seizing me in a hug that almost knocked the both of us off our feet.
"Wow, Kate, miss me that much?" I smiled hugging the girl back.
"Oh, shut it," Kate laughed before spotting her boyfriend and nearly tackling him as well. Kate was the little bundle of energy in our group.
"Hi, I'm Gaia," The brunette girl introduced.
I looked her over scanning to make sure everything was okay when the scans came up clear I smiled back at her. The scans were just making sure she wasn't a witch or a hunter or an intruder. It was just for precautions sake.
"Hi, I'm Trish," I greeted.
"Nice to meet you,"Gaia grinned. "And who are they?"
"Guys! Meet Gaia!" I shouted gaining everyone's attention. "Gaia, meet Dino Whitman, Ben Proctor, Tristian Bishop, Dean, Sam, and Joe Walker, Maddox and Lucien Clark, Jeremy Clark, Caleb Danvers, Pogue Parry, Tyler Simms, and Reid…"
"Garwin," Reid smirked. "Reid Garwin, good evening."
"Good evening," Gaia replied.
"You know Gaia's my grandmother's name," Reid said. "You kinda remind me of her."
"And that kind of reminded me as a failed pick up line," Gaia sighed then brightened. "Nice to meet all of you."
"We're a bit of a pack," I explained. "Grew up together."
"That must have been nice," Gaia replied.
"It was, sometimes," I smirked.
"Like you were nice all the time either, T!" Reid shouted.
Gaia seemed surprised that after rejecting Reid he had already moved on grinding a petite red hed close by. I rolled my eyes at Reid flipping him off simultaiously.
"He's Spenser's resident manwhore," I explained.
"Oh," Gaia smiled.
"Hello, Caleb," Kira Snider smiled coming into the circle we had inadvertently formed. Caleb looked up from talking to Tyler, Ben and Dean.
"And meet Spenser's resident slut," I muttered getting warning glances from the majority of the guys.
"Hey, Kira," Caleb sighed.
"Did you have a nice summer?" Kira asked. Without even waiting for a reply she spun towards Gaia, Kate and I. "You're the new girl from the Boston Public?"
"No," Gaia replied. "New York. The kid from Boston Public is over there pointing out a petite blond who was talking to another stranger.
"Oh," Kira sneered. "Well, you two probably know each other from the food stamp line."
"Don't fucking start, Kira," I warned.
"What are you going to do, Patricia?" Kira smirked.
"Oh, you're going to regret that," I snickered walkng closer to her.
"Easy there, T," Dino whispered placing a restraining arm.
"I got it,"
"Hey guys!" A random kid shouted. "Dylan just called he said he saw three cop cars heading this way on Old Dell Road!"
"Shit we got to go!" Random people began shouting.
We all began to run towards the woods as the entire party broke up in seconds. My hands were grabbed by Max and Tyler as we sprinted towards where the cars were parked. Thankfully Tyler had brought his new hummer and Max, Dean, Sam and Lucien had both brought their cars making sure that everyone would have a ride out of there.
It was already decided that I would be riding back to Spenser with Tyler and the rest of the Sons of Ipswich.
"You guys get back safe, okay?" Luke asked.
"Yeah!" We shouted. "We'll all meet up tomorrow in the dining hall."