THE COVENANT

CHAPTER 3: Truths

********** English Class About a Week Later**********

He sat down beside me as I opened my books. We sat awkwardly in silence until he shot towards me, "Ok seriously... Aaron Abbot is a fuckin' prick what the hell are-"

My head snapped to the side, "Aaron is not what everyone says! He's sweet and kind and he has not gone straight to trying to fuck me!"

He sat back stiffly, I can still feel his eyes on the back of my head. "Sid…"

I sighed and leaned back, "I know you guys don't like him. I know his reputation. But it's all rumors! He trusts me, he spills his heart to me. He tells me everything. They're all rumors."

I can see the strain in Reid's face, "They are not rumors how naive can you be?!"

"Holy shit you used a new word," I snapped back mockingly.

"I can't sit back for this. Sid-"

"Don't call me Sid!"

Reid's face fell, "Fine. I won't call you anything."

My eyes lowered to my desk and I sat in thought for a moment, "Reid," I sat up.

"No."

"Ugh, Reeeiid..."

"No."

It hurt, he wouldn't even look at me, usually he won't stop looking at me or teasing me or poking me. I sighed, frustrated, and threw myself back in my chair for a moment before I just stood up and walked out of class.

"Miss Danvers sit down!" I just walked right past Ms. Stainer and slammed the door behind me.

By now the whole school has heard about Aaron and I. A couple days after him and Reid had that little brawl at Nicky's, Aaron had started talking to me in Social Studies. Eventually he asked me out and I said yes. It's been a week now since we started dating and already everyone knows and rumors are actually beginning to spread about me. I'm beginning to regret this.

Caleb has tried to talk to me about it, naturally they're not pleased with this, but I didn't expect them to shut me out like they did. None of them talked to me unless they needed to.

Tyler didn't text me weird pictures with weird sayings on them, Pogue never ruffled my hair, Caleb just ignored me completely, but Reid is the only one that acknowledges me; however his acknowledgment is usually just him yelling at me about it.

********** Later That Day **********

"Hey, what're you doin'?" I looked at my phone, Aaron.

"Nothing, just sittin' around. You?"

"Nothin'. Come hangout, room 302."

I thought about it for a moment, we'd never actually hungout in each others rooms before. Usually just Nicky's or a movie or dinner. First time for everything!

"K, be there in a few."

"Alrighty, I look forward to it ;)"

I ran around getting dressed and fixing my hair until my phone buzzed again, I ran to it thinking it was Aaron. Nope, Reid. I contemplated whether or not I was going to read and answer. If I do answer it'd probably involve telling him I'm going to Aaron's and then he'd get all mad. If I don't answer though he'll probably just think I'm ignoring him because I'm with Aaron.

Lose, lose, situation. I sighed and picked up my phone,

"Hey, I'm sorry I got mad at you today. If you like him, fine. I take back all I said and I'm happy you're happy. Bye."

My heart sunk immediately. The last time I got a serious apology from Reid was when he was eight and I was 7 and he accidentally blew up my favorite Barbie, and now ten years later he drops the Apology-Bomb again.

I drummed my fingers on the desk wondering what to say, I ended up just sticking to a simple,

"Thanks."

********** Room 302 **********

I knocked on the door and Aaron answered almost instantly, "Hey there," he grabbed my chin and kissed me.

"Hey there to you too," I said trying to be coy. I walked into his room, Kira Snider was there too. Huh, okay.

"Wanna watch a movie?"

I felt his hand on my back between my shoulder blades, "Sure." I turned to Kira, "Hi…"

She stretched out a little more on Aaron's roommates bed, "Whatever," was her response as she rolled over onto her hips and propped herself up on her elbow.

I turned back to Aaron as he spoke, "What d'you wanna watch?"

I shrugged my shoulders, still confused as to why Kira is here. Maybe she's waiting for Ryan; Aaron's roommate. "Whatever, I'm down for anything."

"Are ya now," Aaron grinned as he strutted towards me.

"I-"

He cut me off when his lips came crashing down on mine, his hands holding my face still. I threw my arms up in a panic and pushed him back feeling awkward with Kira still there.

"Mmm come on baby," I took a step back and glanced at Kira who was still stretched out but now she was wearing a very mischievous smile.

I looked back at Aaron as he pulled his shirt off above his head to reveal a very athletic body, "Let's see you baby."

I just stood there stunned. I am in no way a virgin, but I usually like to not have an audience when I sleep with someone. "Aaron I'm not-"

"Shuttup."

I noticed Kira get up and pull her shirt off as Aaron grabbed the bottom hem of mine and began to pull upwards.

"Aaron don't! Let go!"

"Nuh uh. I ain't lettin' you go."

I fought and refused to angle my arms upwards so my shirt didn't slide off.

"Let go of me!"

Aaron let go angrily and shoved me backwards towards an almost naked Kira. She grabbed me from behind and held onto me as Aaron ran over and punched me in the face, "Shuttup! Fuck. If you just shuttup I can leave my mark faster and you can leave."

"Your mark?! What the fuck does that mean?!"

He reached to grab my shirt again. I yelled as together they ripped my shirt off my body.

"It means I fucked you before Reid and he can have my sloppy seconds. Just like what I told him was gunna happen. He may win at pool but he can't win when it comes to a good fuck."

What?! How could Reid be involved in this?!

"You fucking asshole!" I began flailing myself around as some icy hot feeling began to coat my body, no, no, no, this can't happen in public! I couldn't hold it back I was panicking so ferociously... I exploded.

The two of them were thrown back from my body and I stood shirtless in panic, I've never "used" openly before.

I stood panicked for a moment until I grabbed my shirt off the floor and booked it out of Aaron's room and ran down the hallway until I smashed into a very solid body that almost knocked me to the ground.

I regained my balance as arms wrapped around me tightly. Little tears leaked from my face and landed on the shirt that was balled up in my arms over my chest, a sharp intake of air let me know I had been holding my breath. Whoever this is must have felt my body shudder as my breathing became more rapid because he held me tighter.

All of a sudden I recognized his smell, Reid, I felt his face lower and him kiss me on the top of the head.

"Sid?"

I raised my face to look at him even though I didn't want to.

"What the fuck.." his expression turned sour as he surveyed my bruising face. "Aaron did this didn't he," I didn't say anything I simply glared at him, "that fuck."

He looked up towards Aaron's door and started to dodge around me, "Reid don't-"

"There's no way I'm letting this go," his eyes were locked on Aaron's door.

"Reid," he stormed forward and smashed his fist on the door.

"AARON. OPEN THIS DOOR." He continued to bang on the door.

I ran forward to tear him away as Aaron yelled back from inside, "Fuck you! And you can have that little freak!"

"Fuck you Aaron!"

Shocked and hurt I looked at Reid, so he is involved.

He looked down at me and spoke, "I've been trying to figure out how to talk to you for so long and-"

The door flew open and Aaron jumped in fear and confusion when he saw me, "Get the fuck away from me," he was standing there in just his boxers.

"Screw you Aaron," I felt that icy hot feeling again and began to panic, which seemed to make it worse.

"Sid?"

I heard Reid beside me, he probably also noticed my eyes go black because Aaron's face turned to fear so fast he slammed the door shut in our faces. I tried to calm myself down but I just couldn't make it happen fast enough.

The door smashed open with no physical contact used and I stormed inside freaking the shit outta Aaron and Kira, and I think Reid too.

I lost all control of myself and began throwing shit at Aaron from all around the room.

"You fucking ASSHOLE!"

He had stripped himself of his boxers and was holding a throw pillow over 'himself' as he ran around the room dodging all the lamps, picture frames, remotes, and other casual objects that I was throwing at him.

Kira screamed and hid herself under the covers of Aaron's bed. I guess they decided to get it on after I left.

"Sid, we gotta go."

I was screaming so loud I was probably waking every dorm around me. I can't believe he made me like him the way I did. I can't believe he made some shit bet with Reid. I can't believe he made me 'use'.