The secret circle-Cassie and Nick

Chapter 1

It was just after school and Cassie was listening to her music and dancing around when there was a knock on her bedroom door.

Cassie thought it was strange as she left the door open and usually grandma would just walk in. But it wasn't grandma, it was Nick.

"Oh, hi" she said feeling the blood rushing to her cheeks after being caught dancing in a pair of rather nonexistent pyjamas, there were dark purple shorts with a lacy lighter top.

"Sorry to interrupt your . . . fun but your grandma said I could come up" he still looked shocked from witnessing Cassie in so little clothing.

"Okay. Well what did you want?" Cassie asked politely whilst motioning for Nick to sit down on the bed with her.

"It's about the dance . . ." but Cassie cut in saying

"Oh right if you don't want to go anymore you could have just txt there was no need to come over here and . . ." but it was Nick's turn to cut in.

"Let me finish. I was going to ask you if I could have a hint as to what you are wearing. So I can I dunno match the colour or something. Im not sure Deb sent me over" he finished looking rather confused.

"Why would you think I was trying to get out of going with you?"He asked with an unusual look of shock upon his face.

"Well I just thought because . . . well when I first came over you didn't even want to talk let alone go to a dance." Cassie said looking away in embarrassment.

"Im sorry about that but, it was bad timing." He laid a hand on her arm as an act of comfort.

"Yeah, Deb said you had a bit of a temper. That's why I came back to try again." Cassie confessed.

"She said that, my Deborah. The leader of the boys suck group was giving you advice on how to ask me to a dance?" Nick looked even more shocked now than earlier.

"I thought it was just because she knew you better but now that you mention it, it is weird." Maybe cold hearted Deb was letting her guard down.

"Well you must be hopeless if Deb is giving you advice." He said in a mocking tone.

"Hey!" she called throwing a pillow at his head.

"What was that for?" he looked confused again.

"Im not helpless I'm shy. And you, Nick are a bully." She said whilst throwing another pillow.

"Oh is that right. Well how do you like this." He called whilst launching the pillows back at Cassie knocking her backwards so that she was lying on the bed.

"Surrender" he said.

"Never" Cassie whispered as their lips met.

As it started to get dark Cassie and Nick realised it was getting quite late. As they headed downstairs, they past Cassie's Grandma on the stairs.

"Ah there you are. Nick your Aunt has rung she was getting worried. She thought you'd gone out in your car but she started to panic when it was still outside. And on my way up the door went, Dianna has been trying to call you Cassie and came over when you wouldn't pick up." She gave them both a scornful look.

"I guess we know what the buzzing was now." Cassie whispered to Nick before turning to her Grandma and saying "What did you tell Dianna?"

"I said that you were a little tied up at the moment and you would phone her as soon as you were done. I also told Nick's aunt not to worry and that he would be home by 8pm."

"Ah well I guess I should get going then its 7.45. Thank you for covering for me Mrs. Howard." He said looking slightly embarrassed. It was good to see some colour on his cheeks.

"Please call me Grandma, everyone else does." She smiled warmly and turned to walk to her room.

"Well, I guess I'll see you in school." Cassie muttered whilst walking him to the door.

"Yeah, umm Cassie?" he looked mischievous.

"Yes Nick" She said looking up into his mahogany coloured eyes.

"Thanks for today. I know there's something between you and Conant and it's none of my business but I like you and Im glad you had a good time with me." By the time he had finished talking; Nick was no longer looking at Cassie but into the night.

"Of course I had a good time with you; you're a really sweet guy underneath your cool mask. You should take it off more often because underneath your kind 'a cute." She finished with a genuinely happy smile.

"Well I better get going, goodnight Cassie." He said softly before kissing her on the forehead.

"Good night Nick." Cassie whispered to his lips.

As she watched Nick walk down the road, Cassie couldn't help but smile as she suddenly realised that for nearly 5 hours Adam hadn't even popped up in her mind. Maybe she had been wrong about him, maybe just maybe.