Hey guys, sorry this took so long. I've been super busy with school and work and trying to finally get into university. Well, here is the next chapter. It's a slight filler, but the next few should be more interesting.
The next 2 days are quiet for Alice, who doesn't do anything besides keep up with homework in her classes via email and work at both the shop and Brody's.
When the guys a Brody's saw her face they vowed to kill whoever did that to her, before she calmed them down and explained that the fight had been her fault and the guy had nearly been blinded by her so there was no reason for them to defend her honor.
Chase quietly told her afterward that he would still kill him if she told her the name, she thanked him but said it was unnecessary. He offered to buy her a drink and she accepted because beer was beer and he was sincere.
The night before she went back to school, Reid knocked on her door, Revolution in hand.
"I finished it," Is all he says and she lets him into her apartment.
"What did you think?" Alice asks, sitting down on the couch as Reid goes to her bookcase and puts the book back.
"I liked it. The message at the end was really powerful, and the way it was set up was cool. It was a little tame for me, I like books with more action in them though," He scans the books, "Tyler mentioned Good Omens was good." He picks the book off the shelf.
"Have you read anything from Gaiman or Pratchett before?" Alice asks, looking up from where she's reading her own book.
"No," Reid shrugs, "Why?"
"Maybe try out something like American Gods first," Alice scrunches her nose, "Good Omens is a little chaotic to read without any prior experience with Gaiman's writing style."
"Lame," Reid frowns but puts the book back, "Have you read all of these?" He scans the bookshelf again.
"Yeah," Alice nods, watching him from the couch, "This is just the stuff I keep out here, I've got more in my bedroom,"
"Your bedroom huh," Reid gives her a smirk.
"Funny Reid," Alice gives him a look. He laughs and drops down on the couch.
"I'm serious," Reid looks at her, "I'd love to see your bedroom," He gives her a flirtatious smile.
"Get out," Alice rolls her eyes, "Under no circumstances will you ever see my bedroom."
"You wound me, Alice," Reid holds his hands to his heart, "A mortal blow, fatal," He rolls onto the floor and starts shaking, "I'm dying Alice, all because of you."
"If you die, you won't get to talk to me anymore," Alice puts her book down on the coffee table, reaching over him.
"Oh, right." Reid sits up abruptly, nearly knocking her arm, "Guess I'm not dying anymore."
"Sure you aren't, Casanova." Alice rolls her eyes again.
They lapse into silence as Reid pulls himself up onto the couch from the floor, throwing his legs over Alice's. She gives him a look but he doesn't move his feet. She rolls her eyes again.
"You're insufferable."
"So they say," Reid wiggles his eyebrows at her.
"Stop doing that, weirdo," She hits him with the pillow behind her.
"Sorry," Reid laughs and Alice realizes she wants to keep hearing him laugh.
They lapse into silence again, a question entering Alice's mind that she doesn't know if she wants to ask.
She decides to go for it anyway. "Reid, can I see you Use? Like, use your powers?"
"Shh, you can't talk about that," Reid puts a finger to her lips, "Seriously, don't talk about it where others can hear." Alice nods.
"But can I?" She presses, her lips brushing against Reid's finger as she speaks, "I want to know what you guys do. If I'm somehow apart of this I should be able to see it."
"I can show you now if you want," Reid nods, something glinting in his eye, "But not here. We'll take your truck out to the woods, call the guys so they can meet us. They've been looking into the second-born descendant thing."
"Will do," Alice nods and gets up off the couch, pushing Reid's legs off as well. She grabs her keys and phone and meets Reid by the door. "You ready?"
"Let's go," Reid nods and they leave the apartment.
Alice phones Pogue once they get into the truck, Reid insisting on driving. Pogue picks up on the third ring, "Yeah, Al?"
"Hey, Reid and I are heading to the woods to do some stuff related to the-" Alice stops, not knowing if talking over the phone is secure, "The things you guys do. He said to call you, apparently, you've been looking into the descendant thing?"
"Yeah we have," Pogue sounds like he's nodding, "I'm with Tyler and Caleb now, we'll meet you. Tell him to head to the cliff above the beach." And with that Pogue hangs up.
"He says to head to the cliff above the beach," Alice shuts her phone off and sticks it in the cubby behind the gear shift. "He'll be there with the others soon." A tingle goes across her neck as Reid nods and turns the truck onto a dirt road.
She watches the scenery pass as Reid drives recklessly through the woods, the dirt road turning into a path through the woods soon enough. She expects him to stop, but he doesn't and they continue through the trees.
Reid only stops the truck once they're out of the tree's, on a clearing about 20 feet wide before it drops off a cliff. Alice can see the ocean beyond the cliff, and assumes the beach is below. The other boys are already standing on the edge.
Alice exits the truck as Reid turns if off. He tosses the keys to her over the hood as they walk to the boys.
"You want to see us Use?" Pogue asks as soon as they're close enough.
"You said it yourself, I'm apart of this." Alice nods, "I want to see this part of it."
Caleb nods, "Okay, but we do this our way."
And Pogue smiles.