THE COVENANT

CHAPTER 5: A Classic Mess

I think Reid really knows how to make a girl beg, whether it's for sex, attention, or just forgiveness he does it well, and he does it right. I ignored Ms. Stainer as she spoke to the class, reading from her text book.

"Reid," he looked ahead pretending to be listening to Stainer, "I know you're faking."

"No you don't."

"Yes I do." I prodded him with my pencil.

"Nuh uh."

"You're a child."

"Probably."

"Reeeeiiiddd," I put a hand on his arm and shook it lightly.

"Louder."

"Huh?" I leaned back a bit.

"Scream my name louder," I just looked at him and slowly a grin spread across my face. He's cracking.

"Reeeeiiidd," he just shook his head. "K you're driving me nuts here."

"I drive a lotta girls nuts."

"You're hilarious Reid," I rolled my eyes sarcastically.

Suddenly Reid dove towards me, "no, I'm not hilarious."

He's speaking in the most hushed tone but I can tell he's stifling a malicious yell. He was practically screaming through clenched teeth with his jaw holding tight together,

"You're hilarious. That's right. You. You're so full of it."

I was so taken aback I almost jumped.

"You walk around here knowing you're one of us but say nothing, it's a Covenant. We have a right to know. Then you fuck around with Aaron Abbot of all people and then believe his bullshit about me and him..." his words trailed off as he tried to calm his increasingly loud voice, "we've known each other forever. I had hoped by now you would know me enough to recognize how much I..." he stopped and shut his eyes, "I don't even know if I should make this past tense or not. As we are now I can't say I love you and mean it. Before the other night I would have done anything for you."

He stopped as Ms. Stainer looked up at us, "No Sidney, I'm not hilarious. You are, this situation is. Everything is just bullshit."

"Reid..." I went over what he said to me over and over as he ignored me for the rest of class.

When the bell rang I jumped up as fast as I could and grabbed his arm before he could leave, he turned to face me and for some reason my instinct was to just kiss him; I didn't, but I wanted to.

He looked at me and his pain-filled eyes flicked to my lips and back up to my eyes; he's thinking the same thing I know it; but neither of us moved, neither of us even spoke.

Not too sure what my game plan was for grabbing him in the first place.

"Reid, listen-" he just ripped his arm out of my grasp.

"I'm not ready to listen. Swallow your words."

********** Dorm **********

With no one to talk to about anything around here I had to try and manage by mumbling to myself, so I mumbled.

I mumbled for hours about how to make up with Reid and fix this whole mess. Ever since I was little I've hung out with the boys, mostly because I followed Caleb around everywhere.

Being in this weird little fight with Reid has made Tyler avoid me since he's Reid's little sidekick and as for Caleb and Pogue I think they only talked to me out of habit; and the fact that I'm related to one of them.

As I thought about Reid; all our ranting, teasing and arguing; I realized just how much I missed him. And more importantly, I learned why I miss him so much.

"Ooooh shit." I stared wide-eyed out the window of my room, "I'm in love with Reid Garwin."

********** Nicky's Later **********

I had just walked into the place with intention of making up with everyone, mainly Reid.

My stomach instantly sunk when I saw him busy at the pool table. Shit always goes down at the pool table.

Aaron was back at it so the boys got into it as per usual. Aaron had a hold of Reid and was freaking out at him for cheating.

"Hey!" I marched forward, the heat in me sparking, "get the fuck off him." I had a hold of Aaron's sleeve as I ripped at him to let go of Reid.

"Stay outta this. This is between me n' this lil' prick right here." Aaron threw his arm out to the side to shake me off but in doing this he freed one of Reid's arms which in turn swung forward connecting sharply with Aaron's jaw.

"Reid!?" Tyler ran into it and stood beside me contemplating his move briefly before jumping into it along with Aaron's buddies Bordy and Ryan.

"Fuck sake," I started to launch myself into it to help Reid and Tyler when I got pulled back by my brother, Caleb, and then watched him and Pogue jump into it trying to break it up.

"And yet another pool brawl," I muttered to myself as I watched Aaron get picked up by the front of his shirt and slammed down onto the pool table by Pogue.

There were people in this brawl now that I didn't even know; I winced at the sight and sound of bodies smashing into walls and each other. I caught sight of a guy punch Reid in the face and I couldn't help myself.

I shoved my way through the crowd there's now a guy who had a hold of Reid so he couldn't fight back and some other guy punching him in the face.

I jumped the punching one from the side and started hammer-fisting him in the side of the head, "Doesn't feel very good does it asshole?!"

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Pogue pile-drive some drunk guy and Caleb throw a guy into a wall.

"HEY! All of you are outta here. NOW!" Nicky is piiiiiiiiissed for sure.

They guys all slowly and roughly began to let go of each other, Aaron wiped the blood from his mouth never breaking eye-contact with Reid who had a bruise showing up on his right cheekbone as well as a split lip and a cut above his eye.

Aaron stalked over to me and grinned when his eyes flicked to Caleb, "Call me when you wanna fuck freak." He took a hold of my upper arm and began to pull me forward to kiss me.

"Oh hell no," I swung and punched him in the nose as Caleb threw himself forward and grabbed Aaron by his shoulders and threw his body back against the wall. I noticed his eyes start to darken.

"Caleb!" I darted after him and jumped on his back as he began to pummel Aaron.

"Caleb don't! Stoppit!" It took Tyler and Pogue to rip him off, Reid was just smiling in the background, pleased that Aaron was gettin' his shit rocked again.

I hurried to Reid to see if he was ok.

"You're lip's really split up."

He licked the blood off his bottom lip as he stared at Aaron maliciously, "It's a'ight, I'm fine," he looked at me and for a moment he had no expression. I held my breath wondering what he was going to say; if he was still pissed at me or not.

Eventually his lips cracked a grin and he gave me a playful push backwards, "Nice right-hook Lil' D, bet your fist hurts now eh?"

I smiled, "Anything for you."