Disclaimer: I own nothing involving The Secret Circle

Author's Note: I haven't read the books so anything that is canon is based on the show. As I'm writing this I tend to cast my original characters in my head so each time I introduce new characters I will also announced who I casted. Aside from my original characters all the characters and actors of the show remain the same...If you'd like to see pictures of them go to my profile page and click the link.

Author's Note 2: This is my first fanfic ever. So I reviews are of course more than welcomed, they are completely encourage and critiquing would also be heavenly but please I ask that it be constructive criticism.

Author's Note 3: I've had to make some edits so I had to reupload

Original Characters:

Kai Jackson played by Kento Nakajima
Erika Jackson played by Kelly Hu

Pat. Pat. Pat. That was the sound of Cassie patting her leg as she waited for her drink in the coffee shop. She had a lot on her mind and was barely listening when her name was called. The barista gave her a sympathetic smile as she gave Cassie the drink and moved on. Cassie didn't need to ask what it was for. Chance Harbor wasn't a place where things went unnoticed. Everyone practically knew everyone and when something happened everyone knew about it. There was no hiding it. Well, the town knew most things. There were a number of secrets that the people of Chance Harbor had no idea about but that was another story.

In this case that small sympathetic gesture had been for the loss of Cassie's grandmother. Cassie just returned the gesture with a light smile as she took the cup in her hand and slowly made her departure. The funeral had only been a couple of days ago. Everyone she knew or who had known her grandmother Jane had given their sympathies. And again in this town that was basically everyone. She slowly walked out of the building and down the street, only focused enough to keep from walking into a pole.

So much had happened in these past couple of days. Her grandmother's death, finding out Diana was her half-sister, trying to track down the crystals, Not a moments rest for the Secret Circle. To think it all started a couple of months ago first with the death of her mother which led her to Chance Harbor. And now the loss of her grandmother. The last person on this earth that truly had known her was gone and taken from her by the witch hunters. She couldn't help but feel somewhat alone. Yes, she had the circle and her recently found father but it wasn't the same. And she blamed these feelings on the witch hunters. Now her need to destroy them had only grown even stronger. To make them pay for all the pain they had caused in the last sixteen years starting with the deaths of the others parents and everything they've caused up until now.

Soon they would have the power, once they had all six crystals in their possession. It would probably add an extra measure if they had the power of two Blackwells but Diana wasn't exactly being the most cooperative when it came to accepting those powers, especially with her constant attitude towards the fact. Did Diana think it was easy to kill? Cassie wasn't a heartless human being. She didn't kill out of enjoyment but she had only done what had been necessarily to save Diana and yet all Diana's been doing is reminding her how wrong it is. Like she really needed reminding of that. What was Cassie going to do? What would the Circle do? She believed they could find the crystals but then what? Her father says they will be able to stop the witch hunters once they had the crystals but of course that didn't stop the doubts from flying as to her father's agenda. Cassie wanted to believe that her father wasn't playing with them but it was growing tiresome to keep defending him and his actions. He sincerely seemed like he was trying to help but was he playing her too?

Cassie just sighed as she walked and drank her coffee. These weren't normal teen problems. She was only sixteen and she was having to deal with things that no normal sixteen year should have to go through. Cassie should be worrying about the next school dance, how her hair looked for school, dealing with boy problems. Well, she did have her fair share of boy problems so she guessed she was covered in that department. She let out a frustrated sigh as she kept walking.

When would it end? When would she and the Circle get to live relatively normal lives with the rest of the..."Ahhh" she let out a small scream as she was pushed to the ground and dropped her bag. At least her drink was still in tacked. "I am so sorry about." she turned to see who was apologizing to her. It was a young Asian man...boy...male who was scrambling to help pick up her things and put it back in her bag. "I-i-it's no problem. I wasn't paying attention." She said trying to recompose herself. "No, no it was totally my fault. I really need to wear a sign that says 'Caution. Mindless drone wandering.' " he said playfully as he returned her bag and picked up what was obviously his bag and a camera that he had dropped. She couldn't hold back a small smile that had formed on her lips at his joke. They stood up together. The young man was slightly taller than her, around Jake's height. She looked at him curiously. "I don't think I've seen you around before."

He just gave her a light smile before answering. "A small town like this I'm not surprised. Actually I'm not from here, I'm actually from out of state. Just here on some business. Kai. Kai Jackson." he said, offering his hand. She graciously took it with a smile. "Cassie. Cassie Blake. Nice to meet you Kai Jackson. Business?" He just smiled as he lightly shook her hand. "The pleasure is mine Cassie Blake. Umm yeah. My mom is in advertising and we came out to meet a client in Washington but had to stop here in Chance Harbor for some family business. I'm an intern for my mom." he said, waving the camera to prove his point. She just nodded her head in understanding when they heard "Kai!" Their attention was pulled away from each other to the voice of upcoming Asian woman. "Kai, are you alright. I saw what happened from across the street."

Kai rolled his eyes at his mother's unnecessary worry. "Yes, mom I'm fine. I was just apologizing to my new friend Cassie here for running into her. Mom this is Cassie Blake. Cassie this is my mom. Erika Jackson." Cassie gave a warm smile as she addressed Erika "It's nice to meet you."

"The pleasure is mine." Erika said, returning the welcoming smile and wiith a small look of awe as she looked at Cassie. It didn't make Cassie too uncomfortable but it didn't go unnoticed. Erika snapped out of it when she realized she was being rude. "I'm sorry for staring. I have to ask. Are you by chance related to Amelia Blake." Cassie looked at the woman with a small look of confusion. "Uhhh, yes. She was my mother."

A small grin just grew on her face. "I knew it. You look just like her. For a moment I thought I was looking at Amelia again." Cassie's look of confusion was replaced with one of curiousity. "You knew my mother?"

Erika's grin remained as she nodded her head. "Yes, a long time ago. So long it seems like an eternity now."

"My mom use to live here before she moved after high school." Kai said putting his two cents into the conversation. Erika just nodded in agreement. "I was lucky enough to know Amelia. She was younger than I was and a truly amazing person. And I was happy to call her my friend. I had heard that she had moved away from Chance Harbor. Did you two move back?" she asked curiously.

Cassie shook her head softly. "She passed away a couple of months ago. I moved here to live with my grandmother."

Kai lightly elbowed his mother. "Nice going mom." he said softly in a whisper. Erika looked apologetically at Cassie. "I'm sorry. I-I-I didn't know." Cassie just shook her head. "No, it's okay." she said trying to reassure Erika that she had not done anything wrong. That was when the sympathetic smile came to the older woman's face. "And I was told about your grandmother. I'm sorry for you loss." Cassie just gave her a smile before responding. "Thank you."

Kai cleared his throat to get the attention of both females. "I hate to cut this short but we have that meeting to get to." Erika nodded her head in understanding. "You're right. It was very nice to meet you Cassie. Maybe we'll see each other again before Kai and I leave Chance Harbor." Cassie just smile "Yeah, maybe. It was nice meeting the two of you." She said as both parties began making their ways in the opposite direction.

"Cassie!" Cassie turned around when she heard her voice to look at Kai who was holding up his camera. "Would you mind a quick shot? Gotta take advantage of the sights." he said with a smile which she returned. "Umm, sure I guess." She just stood there and smile as he took a few quick shots. "Thanks. See you around. Hopefully." "Yeah." was all she said as they both turned to continue on their way.

Cassie was in a lighter mood after that meeting. Of course with her luck it wouldn't last long. Something bad always found it's way of ruining a good mood. But even if that happened, and if this chance meeting would be the only non-magical thing that happened to her this week she wasn't complain. The Jacksons seemed really nice and normal. She was kind of jealous really but she was thankful to them for giving her at least a moment of reprieve from her chaotic magical secret life.

The Jacksons walked close together as they walked towards a car. "So?" Erika was the first to break the silence. "So what?" Kai simply asked. "Did she say anything?" "Like what? If you were expecting her to say, 'Hi, I'm Cassie Blake, a witch.' Then I wouldn't hold my breath. I was lucky to have timed that little run in at all." he said in a low voice as they reached their car.

"I know. How do you think their parents were? You did good Kai. Now, we just have to wait." Erika put the key into the ignition once they were both in the car and drove off.