Disclaimer - 私はそれを所有していません. I don't own any officially creative stuff, just my mind numbing imaginations. I typed as much as I could - as fast as I could. So here you have a little piece of the grand picture in mind.

--Covenant--

Sensitive Dreamers

After a few hours of Halo and the boys challenging each other to some pool, when Tori decided to stay out of their little match (and resorted to watching the boys). She had been watching the guys for quite the while. As an avid observer, she couldn't help but memorize every move they made. She could see their preferred strategies and maneuvers. The way they played was methodical and the precision they employed showed countless hours they had played. Eventually her eyes drifted shut and she fell into a restful sleep on the small couch.

Tyler was the first to notice her lack of animation. "Look."

"Figures. She's asleep."

"Should we wake her?"

Reid jumped up from his stool on that note. "NO! No, trust me. She'll rip your head off."

"I'll take her upstairs. She can have the guest room down the hall. Unless Reid has something to say about that."

"Shut it Baby Boy. Besides she's not mine to govern anyway." The guys laughed at Reid's face.

Tyler gently picked her up and took Tori upstairs to her unofficial room. Once he got her to the door he encountered a problem. The door. The locked door that stood between Tori and her warm bed. He couldn't unlock it without dropping her so he did the next best thing. His eyes flashed a fiery red before they plunged into a black oblivion. The moment the power surged through Tyler and the air around him, Tori shifted in his arms and opened her eyes.

"Tyler? What was that?"

Tyler stilled and even though the black in his eyes had dissipated, he suspected she had seen him.

"What do you mean?"

"I felt something … something cold and damp. 'Like cold water touched my skin.' Who splashed the water?"

-- Covenant--

Later on …

Somewhere in the house, four nervous boys sat and talked about the latest Covenant related news. While the others were ignorant to Tori's sensitive nature, Tyler couldn't get it out of his mind.

"Tyler?"

"Baby Boy, what the hell is wrong with you?"

"Has Tori ever acted weird around you? Like she knows more about us then she lets up?"

"Tyler you better clarify what your saying. She's family now - my family. So go on. (Evil pause) Please."

"Why do you think she's different now?"

"Yeah, why not before?"

"I've seen her … react to our magic. Pogue, didn't you see it, when you came to her at the door?"

The boys all turned to Pogue. He turned his back to them before answering Tyler.

"I remember seeing her through the window in the library. She seemed happy and I don't remember what I was thinking when I flashed myself behind her. It's like I couldn't help but come to her. She shouldn't have been able to sense me but she did. She stilled and once I let go of my power she seemed to regain her footing."

The ever present leader had to make sure that was all they had experienced from Tori. They couldn't be sure of anything after the last years' surprises. "Is that it?"

"Yeah."

"It happened again. I was putting her to bed but the door was locked so I used to open it …"

"I knew I felt someone use."

"Reid … shut up."

"Whatever. You chewed my ass all the time for that shit and now? What?"

"Anyway. I used and she woke up. She didn't see anything but she said something. She said she felt something cold …"

"A draft?"

"She said it felt like water."

They all looked at each other. "She couldn't know about that being my element unless one of you told, which I doubt. So, she knows more than we think or she's much more sensitive than any one I've met outside of them people down at Salem."

"I say she's sensitive. But we should watch her."

"Agreed. Now, Mrs. S. said we needed to 'talk'. Could we do that now? I'm tired of wiping your asses."

"Dude."

"Oh, come off it."

They headed to the study where they knew their mothers would soon be. They sat there and chatted about the upcoming semester and the girls that would soon be at their mercy (Reid? Figures!). Once all the ladies had arrived and were seated, the tension in the room turned palpable. Before anyone could even begin to discuss the latest news, a tap on the door caught their attention.

"Come in."

"Oh. Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt."

"It's quite alright. Come in for a moment and tell us how you've been."

"I've been good. Adjusting but in all - good."

"Good. Would you mind terribly if we spoke in private with the boys?"

"Of course not. I'll be in the garden when you're all done."

In unison all the boys muttered a: "Later."

Giggling on her way out, Tori shut the door with a small smile. "Creepy."

"You guys have become close. Destiny has taken control now."

Reid was a bit confused. "Mom?"

"Oh. Never mind that now. What news do you guys have?"

"It's about Victoria."

"What happened? She seemed fine."

"She is. She's amazing and we couldn't be happier it's just … she seems to be far more sensitive to us then anyone has ever been."

"Sensitive how?"

"She's able to sense when out power is used. She's been close twice and both times she has reacted. She told Tyler that it felt like cold water ha touched her. She was talking about his power. A normal person shouldn't be able to feel those things."

"You know … she sometimes seems to be able to know what or how we were feeling. Like she was picking on my empathic stuff."

"Yeah. That's what makes her my sister. She can always tell what I want or feel … hell she now helps me stand you guys for more than 10 seconds." The ladies laugh while a soft "Tyler" escapes Mrs. S.

"Well? Are you going to say something? We love her but we need to understand how she can do this."

The ladies look at each other and with a nod from Mrs. Garwin, they turn to the boys again.

"Tyler, get me that blue book on the top shelf please."

Once the book is down and placed on the coffee table, Pogue and Tyler's brow creased in confusion. With that a giggle escaped Mrs. S.

"You've seen this book before … don't look so baffled that a book has your answers."

"That's not it."

"I've seen it recently."

"Hmm … where?"

--Covenant--

So I've typed like a mad woman trying to make it up to you. What does this new book have to do with our lucky 5 and where will this all leave? Some of you already know - others will have to wait and see. Hope you liked it.

Later ….