THE COVENANT

CHAPTER 2: ALGEBRA

It always causes problems when my two favorite boys head over to the pool table. Reid and Tyler can never stay away from it, and they always end up playing against Aaron Abbot and his buddies and shit always hits the fan.

"Pay up ya fuckin' pussy," Reid was leaning on his pool cue as usual.

"I ain't payin' you shit!" Aaron stepped forward, anger written all over his face.

"What, no money?"

"Fuck you, Reid!" Reid started to laugh through that cocky grin, "Had too many whores to pay for their services this week?"

Aaron charged Reid, "Hey fuck you man!" He was right in his face now and spoke quiet but menacingly, I could barely hear them. "I can get any fucking goddam whore in this place, Blondie."

Reid shoved Aaron back, "Any girl eh? How 'bout that one?" Reid pointed to a grotesque looking girl over by the jukebox.

Aaron looked to where Reid was pointing, "I could if I wanted to, but that shit's sick."

"Nice excuse Abbot. It's all around the school you're a prick," Reid motion towards Aaron's pants with a smirk, "with a prick."

Aaron grabbed Reid by his collar and smacked him against the wall, "Nah y'know what I'm gunna do? I'm gunna hit up that little biscuit you've been tryin' to fuck for so long."

This sparked something in Reid because he grabbed Aaron and threw him onto the pool table and punched him in the face, he then bent in really close and spoke in the quietest tone possible, "Fuck you Aaron. You will not touch her. Or so help me god I will destroy you." He stood up a bit, then spoke in a regular tone, "Plus she already knows you're a fuckin' asshole."

Aaron got up off the pool table slowly with a wink and a sly grin, "People change," is all he said before strutting off towards his booty-call, Kira Snider.

I walked over to Reid and Tyler as they played versus each other for fun.

"Yo, Blondie," I laughed as I reused Aaron's little nickname for Reid, he didn't smile or anything when he looked up at me and that made my smile fade. "Alright! Trade, I won't call you Blondie if you don't call me Sid... or Nee."

"I feel like you're getting more out of that deal."

I smiled, "Alright, you can have my notes from English too."

He looked at me for a long time before Tyler broke in, "Hey man, it's your shot." Reid picked up his cue and lined up for the 11, "I think I'll just keep callin' ya Sid," he smirked lightly before shooting and sinking the 11 in the left pocket.

I walked over and ruffled his hair with a smile, "Then I'll continue to call you Blondie." He was looking at me in the eyes with his grin starting to fade.

"You've got blue on your face," I lifted my hand up to wipe the blue chalk from his pool cue off his jawline. I think I saw his eyes glance down at my lips, maybe he was just looking towards the movement of my arm going towards his face but it still made me blush.

********** Later In My Room **********

I sat cross-legged on my bed in a pair of little grey pajama shorts and a light blue tank, with a little grey unzipped hoodie on top. I pulled the big woolie socks beside me onto my feet and grabbed my books off the floor.

"Maaaath yaaaayyy," I cheered sarcastically to myself.

I had a dorm room to myself due to an odd number of female students this year, it was kinda nice but also pretty lonely... and creepy considering the age and creakiness of the building.

Just as I picked up my laptop and opened the screen my phone buzzed on the other side of the bed. I glanced at it, considering just pretending to already be asleep and not answer but curiosity got the better of me.

After pushing the laptop off my lap I crawled over to my phone, Reid,

"Whatcha doin?"

"Attempting to do math. I fucking suck at math man :("

"Want help?" I thought about this for a moment, help would be kinda nice...

"Actually ya that'd be sweet!"

"K I'll see ya in a sec ;)"

What's the winky face for? I thought about changing but ignored the idea. I've been friends with Reid for yeeaaaars I don't care if he sees me in my pj's.

I do, however, care if he sees my room this messy. "Messy appearance, fine. Messy bedroom also, too much," I murmured to myself as I ran around throwing things into the closet. I squeezed the doors closed right as there was a knock at the door, "Come on in!"

Reid opened the unlocked door and immediately looked me up and down with a teasing smirk, he walked past me to my books with a wink, "Nice jammies Lil' D."

I think I should have changed.

"I didn't know you were good at math."

"Surprise!" Reid adjusted himself on the bed beside me as he continued to explain the ways of algebra to me.

"Dude this subject is just not for me," I griped as I continued to scribble out mistake after mistake.

"You're getting... better?"

"Thanks Reid, real encouraging," I laughed at his sarcasm and pushed him over.

He landed on his back with a bounce, "This beds pretty dam comfy," he started bouncing and rolling around and bumping into me.

"Reeeeid."

"Louder honey."

I looked at him and glanced at his smirking lips, "Ha, ha."

"Moan it this time though, really get into it. You're in theater class right? Use that, dig deep and really bring out the emotion inside and-"

I cut him off when I smashed a pillow down onto his face and jumped on him, I was straddling him pretending to try and suffocate him with the pillow, he fought back jokingly until I pulled the pillow off his face. He just looked at me, "I like you up there," I smiled as he tucked some hair that had escaped out of the messy bun behind my ear.

I started to bounce myself on him mockingly, thinking he was joking with his affection; I threw my head back and gripped the hem of his shirt moaning, "Ooohh Reeeiiidd, mmm'fuck me!"

I started laughing as I settled down and looked back at him expecting him to be laughing or smirking or joking around with me but he wasn't. He actually looked kinda hurt by the fact that I was joking.

My smile faded a bit as my grip on his now wrinkled shirt loosened, I scrunched my eyebrows in thought as he sat up under me and propped himself onto his elbows.

"Sid…"

"Reid," I smiled as I mimicked him, he smiled and looked away with a sigh.

Alright Sidney, serious time.

"What's up Reid," I gave him a nudge to get his attention back, it worked, he looked at me but his face was in thought. He stared at me, eyes flicking back and forth between each of mine then scanning all of my face and landing on my lips. His mouth opened slightly as if he were about to say something but he seemed too dazed or in thought to actually say it.

After a minute or so of that awkward silence he shut his eyes tight and pushed himself up from under my weight, "I should go, it's late and you have homework... or whatever." He spoke quickly as he grabbed his phone off my bed.

"Reid, it's just 11 o'clock... and you're helping me with my homework, remember?"

He stopped walking two steps before my door, "Right." He spun around with the usual Reid Garwin smirk back on his face, though it looked a little forced. "Algebra," he stated as he sat down beside me once again.

"Algebra," I confirmed.