Blair made her way through the cloudiness of her unconscious to once again become aware of the world around her. When she was finally able to open her eyes she was met with the bright unyielding light that sent a jolt of pain through her head. Little by little as her eyes adjusted to the light she glanced around and realized that she was in a hospital bed. Her realization of where she was was quickly cut short when a familiar voice reached her ears sending a wave of happiness and relief through her aching body.

"You're finally awake," Caleb's familiar calm gentle deep voice spoke from beside her.

Blair's eyes darted to her side taking in the sight of Caleb dressed in a white tank top and loose jeans. Her eyes didn't miss the sight of the stark white bandages that were wrapped around his forehead and forearm along with the numerous small cuts and bruises that marked his skin. Although she couldn't see them Blair was sure that there were more bandages wrapping his wounds that were invisible beneath his clothes. However, such things were quickly over looked when Blair's violet eyes came to rest on Caleb's deep blue gaze. Despite her aching body Blair couldn't stop herself as she practically launched herself at Caleb wrapping her arms around his next to hold him close. It seemed as if she hadn't held him or touched him in ages and doing so now filled her with the assurance that he truly was safe and alive.

It seemed that he felt the same as well because seconds after her arms locked around his next his locked around her waist and pulled her close. Blair had no protest when Caleb pulled away from the embrace only to swoop down and capture her lips in a sweet and gentle kiss. However, that kiss didn't stay sweet and gentle for long. It was almost as if all their worries that they wouldn't survive that last fight came rushing to the surface and little by little the kiss grew more fevered and intense. Their passionate kiss only came to a stop when Blair could no longer withstand the strain on her wounded aching body and was forced to pull away with a whimper of pain. Disgruntled by her aching body Blair fell back down on the bed and looked back up at the smiling Caleb. Despite being upset that she wasn't able to hold him and be held in return without being in pain she couldn't help but smile back at the love she saw shinning in his eyes--- at the love she felt through the deep bond they shared.

"Where are the others?" she asked suddenly realizing with a hint of fear that all of their friends were absent.

"Everyone is fine. A little banged up maybe but okay. Right now I am guessing their all back at home or the dorms resting up. We were all pretty banged up after everything," Caleb explained.

"You should be resting too," Blair replied observing once again Caleb's bandaged body.

"I'll be okay. I didn't want to leave you alone," he replied with a nonchalant shrug.

"Everything is going to be okay now," Blair said with a bright smile.

Caleb was awestruck by Blair's beautiful smile and he could see that it reached her equally beautiful lively eyes. In that moment he knew she was right. He knew that as long as he had his friends and as long as she was with him everything would be alright. Now they would all live their lives together--- they could all be happy. There was no more darkness to cloud their lives. However, there was still more he wanted to discuss with Blair. Pulling his gaze away from hers Caleb turned to rummage through his pants pocket. Once he found what it was he was looking for he clasped it tightly in his hand and held his clenched fist out to Blair waiting for her to move to take what it was he offered. Confused by the action Blair did what he silently asked and held out her hand to take whatever it was he offered. However, when it was the familiar gold and red stone pendent now cracked across its glossy surface that he dropped into her hand she stiffened in distaste and glared down at the offending stone.

"Why would you give me this?" she demanded angrily.

"You should keep it," he replied calmly.

"Why would I want this?"

"Once it was a huge weight on your shoulders but now that weight is gone. Now you should wear it as a new reminder," Caleb reasoned. "A reminder of what you accomplished to get where you are now. You should wear it was a reminder of everything you went through and why you went through it."

While Blair wanted to argue with Caleb's logic out of sheer hate for what the stone had once been to her she couldn't deny that he was right. She'd been through so much all of her life. She'd lived through so much darkness before she reached the light that came with Caleb and her friends. She'd reached her full power to destroy what would have destroyed her and everything she cared about. The curse the stone had once possessed was dead and all because she'd been strong enough to do so. Caleb was right--- she'd keep the stone and wear it. She'd wear it in memory of the light she'd found within the darkness.

"Alright," she sighed smiling up at him as she replaced the cracked stone on its golden chain around her next and for the first time it felt as if it weight nothing.

Even when the chain was securely fastened back around her next Blair's gaze didn't leave Caleb's. Instead little by little the two were moving closer together once again. Just as their lips were about to connect the door to the hospital room banged open and Lux as bandaged as Caleb was walked in talking animatedly obviously not having realized that she had interrupted an intimate moment--- at least not until she'd already interrupted it.

"Opps," she said apologetically to her brother and friend. "Sorry about the interruption but I thought I should come and check to see if she'd woken up yet. Good to see your alive Blair!" Lux said happily coming into the room and shutting the door behind her.

"Lux," Caleb acknowledged a little put out that they'd been interrupted. "Where's Reid?" He asked knowing how little his sister and her fiancé her apart--- hardly ever which he'd always found strange for Reid. He had always found it that despite their somewhat similar personalities Lux had managed to reel Reid in a little bit. In short Reid may continue to act tough but Caleb hadn't missed how Lux seemed to have him wrapped around her little figure.

"He's at our place still sleeping it off. I am still not feeling too hot myself but there's something I wanted to show you," Lux explained pulling a piece of paper from her jacket pocket that was obviously quit old in its yellowed and frayed state. "I went back to the colony house today to dig out the Book of Damnation and to get this," Lux told them. "Before I show you I have to ask you something Caleb. I've already talked to the rest of the guys and they all said the something. Have you felt any different after what happened at the colony house--- now that Chase is gone?"

Blair stared up at Lux confused by the question but looked to Caleb to listen to his answer. At first he was silent as if pausing to think carefully about his answer.

"Actually, now that you ask," he started. "Despite all the aches and pains from the cuts and bruises I feel great. It's almost like I am free. I feel powerful like my Power has never been so strong before yet at the same time I feel relaxed and under control. It's weird."

"Not so weird," Lux replied with a shake of her long wave brown hair.

Caleb and Blair both stared up at her in confusion as she then unfolded the paper and held it out to them. Caleb took the paper immediately realizing that it was the page from the Book of Damnation that had not too long ago been missing from the book. Holding the paper so that Blair could see the words as well Caleb reread the intricately scrolled words that marked the page.

***

One prophecy turns to four. With her prophecy foretold the daughter of Silence will no longer walk alone. She is the start with three more to follow. What was once a covenant of five will become a covenant of eight. As the circle completes they must stand together each facing a destiny that only they can decide its outcome.

With no control she succumbs to the fear. Seeing what is was and maybe she interferes with plans of darkness. Embracing who she is and a love makes her strong. Only when she faces her fears can she find it in herself to save what's important.

A girl of hidden secrets buried in the past. Running from the betrayer she finds her refuge. However, she may try she can never stand alone. To survive the spell of darkness to come she must accept love and friendship. To save them she must decide if she can destroy a part of herself.

Her past is black but not her soul. With power sought by darkness itself she has nowhere to run. To defeat an evil returned, an evil bonded by blood, she must accept her place and be accepted in return.

When each has found their place and their destiny the circle will truly be complete and forever the Power will live on when touched by the greatest power of all.

***

"You and the rest of the guys' feel--- free, because in a sense you are. The prophecy has been fulfilled. Chase--- the darkness is gone--- we've each carried out the destiny we were meant to carry out--- and we've all been touched by the greatest power of all--- love," Lux explained with a huge care free smile and shinning green eyes. "You no longer have to live with the threat of addiction or having your life stolen little by little from you when you use and our families in the future will not be plagued with it either. I guess you could call it an act of good will--- we've all shown that we could handle the Power safely after destroying the biggest threat our power and heritage had."

The news brought a new light to the already happy situation. Lux stayed to talked and laugh with Blair for a few minutes but she soon became aware that Blair and her brother wanted some more time alone. Anxious herself to go back to Reid and to share her discovery with him Pogue and Tyler she said her goodbyes and left the room closing the door firmly behind her. Once they were alone again a comfortable silence filled the room.

Caleb could feel the strong connection between himself and Blair. He could feel how strong and unrelenting their feelings were for each other. However, as the silence wore on the need to reassure her of those feelings grew stronger with each passing minute. He knew she could feel how he felt just as he could feel how she felt about him but it felt like years since he had hold her so. He hadn't even told her so since she'd woke up even though he'd whispered it numerous times in her ear while she'd been unconscious. He wanted to tell her how he felt every single day even if he didn't have to. He wanted to tell her he loved her a hundred times every day for the rest of their lives. Now the need to tell her was nearly impossible to ignore. He wanted to tell her again exactly how he felt just as he did their first night together. In that moment he also knew something that he wanted to ask her.

"Reid once called me a stubborn idiot and an ass for letting you go. As much as I hate to admit that Reid was right about anything, he was. I almost made the biggest mistake of my life. That same night I told you that there was something undeniable between us. I almost walked away from that spark of something undeniable. But now I can't walk away--- I don't want to. I would be foolish to not consider what we have a gift. You give me so much--- more than you can ever imagine. You give me direction, beauty and meaning to my life. I've never had anything like that before I met you. And now that I have you I won't ever be letting that spark go--- I won't let you go. We've been through so much to get here and come what may I'll always be with you, I'll always protect you and I'll always love you. It's the way it was meant to be. And there's one more thing that I think was meant to be--- Blair Lehay, will you marry me?"

Blair hadn't even made it half way through Caleb's touching confession before she felt the tears begin to sting at the back of her eyes. Only a few words later and she was no longer able to hold them back. Everything felt as if it had fallen in to place. Her heart was free of all the burden it had once held. Now all that left was love. She loved her friends and above all she loved Caleb. As she listened to him it was almost impossible to hold herself back from launching herself back into his arms and holding him close in a tight embrace and pull him in for a kiss. However, when Caleb reached the end of his speech and his question registered in her mind she came to a sudden halt. Everything seemed to slow down in that single moment once the question was uttered. She never even realized that she was holding her breath in shock as within her mind was a whirlwind of thoughts.

Suddenly the mass of thoughts whirling in a chaotic mess within her mind came to a sudden stop as well. When her mind paused it rested on the thought of how much she loved Caleb and how she wanted nothing more to be with him. There was a time not too long ago that she saw no future for herself. Before him she wouldn't even have been able to recall the last meaningful relationship romantic or otherwise she'd had. Now, she had the chance to have everything she'd always wanted but never thought she'd have. Even better she could have it all with the only man she'd ever loved--- the only man she'd ever love.

As fast as she'd come to a halt Blair was once again moving no longer holding herself back from what she had wanted to do. Within seconds her arms were wrapping themselves around Caleb's neck to pull him close before tangling themselves into his hair. Smiling brightly Blair looked down at him from her slightly higher angle were she sat looking deeply into his deep blue eyes with her violet gaze. Leaning down she paused when their lips were barely a few centimeters from touching.

"Come What May and everything else--- I love you Caleb--- my answer is yes," Blair whispered with a huge happy grin full of love.

Blair never even had the chance to close the short distance between her lips and Caleb's before Caleb did so for her. If it was possible Blair thought this kiss to be the most passionate and loving kiss they'd ever shared--- although she'd thought that with just about every one of their kisses. However, this kiss was different in its own way. This kiss was the first kiss marking a new beginning--- a new beginning of friendship, happiness and love.

THE END.

AN:

And so my series comes to an end. I hope for those of you who have read from "I Dare You" enjoyed the whole series or for those of you who read only Caleb fics I hope you enjoyed "Come What May". I had so much fun writing them and am glad they were well liked. With the ending of this story I am ready to try a different type of story and will try my hand at a 'Twilight' fanfic featuring Jacob and my OC Scarlett Hart. It's already all in my head all I have to do is iron out a few minor details and Ill begin writing soon. I may have a Jasper fic in my mind too. Don't worry! This won't be the last of my covenant fanfics. Once I finish at least one of my two Twilight fanfics--- depending on if I can work out the details for the JasperXOC or Bella fanfic--- I'll be returning to the Covenant fanfictiondom. By then I should have worked up some new ideas to use in a covenant fanfic. Once again thanks for sticking with me--- I know I've been a little slower than my usual pace with this story at points. Please review this final chapter I'd like to know what you thought about my ending.

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