Caleb didn't know what to say.  He could tell that Ambrose didn't expect all of the power to shift to him, but Caleb had to agree with his decision.  This was the easiest way for them to obtain the last blade and send the leviathan back to where it came.  There hadn't been any more deaths, but Caleb could imagine the demon was amassing followers.  He hadn't seen the headmaster yet, but he had a feeling the man had come while he was asleep as he normally did to check on him.  He truly was like a father to him and for that he was thankful.

Caleb watched as everyone agreed to the plan set forth and Ambrose immediately sent a message to Morgan.  Everything was set in place, but Caleb wondered what kind of request Morgan would have of him.  Ariana sighed not really wanting to trust Morgan and Sam still wanted to get rid of him and avoid it all together.

"Sam we can't kill him," Caleb said.

"Unless he doesn't uphold his end of the bargain," Alex added causing Caleb to look at him and raise an eyebrow.

"Wait are you serious about this?" Ariana asked trying to understand what they were scheming.

"We need to be on one accord.  We will fulfill his request, but should he not fulfill his end of it then what do we do?" Caleb asked them all.

"I think we all know what to do.  Though we may not agree with it, we don't have a choice, so we will cross that bridge if we ever come to it," Sam replied causing Caleb to look over at Ambrose before looking down at his hands.  He realized he was twiddling his thumbs because he was nervous, he was certain about any of this, but he trusted his group of friends.

"Caleb can you move?" Ariana asked looking at him as they waited on Morgan.

"Yes, it hurts to move, but I'm able to," Caleb replied looking over at Ariana.  The blanket had covered his body, but as he moved, it fell slightly showing off his upper torso.  

It wasn't long before Morgan showed up.  Caleb accepted the terms of his condition but he had one of his own.  

"The only way I will do it is if the request you ask doesn't put my life or any of the lives of the members of this group in danger.  That's all I ask," Caleb said.  Morgan contemplated it for a moment but in the end, he agreed and Caleb nodded still unaware of what Morgan would request.  When Morgan left, Caleb looked at everyone in the room and sighed.

Days passed, and Morgan did give them the information that helped them locate the last blade.  It was odd, to say the least, that he had actually kept his end of the bargain.  Caleb was out of the infirmary and moving about with ease, but he had to take it easy by word of the nurse.  He had managed to speak with the headmaster who had given Morgan access to the forbidden text for only a couple of hours, that was the best he could do or would do.  The headmaster, in turn, gave Caleb a strong talking to.  

"Caleb in all my days you've never been this careless," the Headmaster said causing Caleb to look down.  "Tell me about Ambrose."

Caleb looked up in shock.  "What do you want to know?  Or should I say why?"

"Every since he came here you've been distracted.  You've been in the infirmary every time I look, and you jeopardized exposure by telling him what we are."

"He's not going to tell anyone."

"That's not the point, you're being careless."

"It's fine."

"IT IS NOT FINE!"

The headmaster's voice was loud and it shocked Caleb as he jumped slightly avoiding the elder's gaze.  He looked at Caleb and sighed.

"Do you like him that much that you would risk everything we've built?"

"He's different, he's not like any other guy here.  He's special and I'm drawn to him for some reason I can't explain.  He doesn't even know that I like him, at least I don't think he does.  He's made it pretty clear he has no interest in me," Caleb replied sighing.  The headmaster shook his head and sat down next to Caleb.  They were in the cafe, and Caleb had a book in front of him.  He was reading up on banishing demons just to make sure nothing else happened.  They had a meeting tonight to focus on finding the demon and banishing it.  

"Have you tried talking to him?  Just sitting down and talking to him?"

Caleb looked up at the headmaster and sighed.  "Not I haven't really tried, there was a kiss at the party but after that, he sorta started hating me, and I blame myself because of the things I've done."

"Caleb, you are you, there's no changing that, but if you like someone, if they make you feel the way you are feeling, you owe it to yourself to at least pursue it, at least give it a try."

"I think I messed up too much for that now," Caleb replied.

"How do you know unless you try?"

Caleb sighed leaning back as he thought about it for a moment.  Ambrose was unique, he wasn't like the other guys he'd met in this school.  Was it fate that they'd met?  Could Ambrose forgive him?  Caleb managed a weak smile as he looked at the Headmaster.

"Do you want me to call him for you?"

"NO!" Caleb exclaimed loudly causing the headmaster to laugh.  "I'll do it, just give me time.  We're still dealing with the demon ya know," Caleb added.  The headmaster stood from his seat and placed a soft hand on Caleb's shoulder.

[i]Hey, can we talk?[/i]

He sent the message, looking at his phone for a moment, wondering if Ambrose would even give him the time of day.