So, even though I do think this show is rather awkward, it is growing on me and I do find myself shipping Jake and Cassie. I haven't decided if it will be a bunch of random oneshots with characters from the show, Jake/Cassie centered oneshots, or a story. But, enjoy!
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Jake is driving down the road in town, when he sees an upset Cassie walking down the sidewalk. So he decides to be nice to the only girl in New Salem who wouldn't give him the cold shoulder.
Jake's mission to kill Cassie is getting harder and harder, whenever they interact. Sure, she doesn't trust him now. But she's still the only person who would give him the time of day in this town, and he appreciates that. So when he sees her walking down the sidewalk from the high school, clearly upset, he can't help but roll down his window and ask, "Do you want a lift?"
Cassie shakes her head, and continues on the path. So he tries again. "Come on, Cassie. You might not trust me, but at least let me try and help you."
She pauses, bites her lip for a moment in thought, and decides to get in his truck. God, he could so easily kill her. The blade was in his damn pocket, for Christ's sake. But looking into her friendly eyes, her bright smile… he knew, he knew probably since the moment he saw her, interacted with her, that he wouldn't be able to. Besides, she wasn't even around when they first found out about magic, about their powers. She personally, wasn't to blame for his brother's death, at least for introducing him to magic...
"So can I ask what brought you to the point where you were crying on the sidewalk?" he asks, looking at her as he drove. She hesitates for a moment, before saying:
"Adam and Diana. She broke up with him, because of something his dad told her while he was drunk, and it's my fault. I just can't get over the fact that I ruined their three-year relationship, and if I hadn't showed up, they would still be together."
He tries to get her to elaborate, but that's all she'll say on the matter. So Jake chooses to continue to be nice to the only girl in New Salem who would be considerate towards him. Granted, if Cassie had known him before he left she probably would not be even half as nice, but it was something.
"Alright, we're going to make you forget that Adam and Diana even exist."
She looks up at him, curious. "How?"
"Well… we could go to my house and get drunk. But you don't seem like you're that kind of girl, so…" He says this with a lighthearted tone, and she laughs at the joke. He certainly didn't want to piss off Cassie, but he was pretty sure sleeping with her and then killing her would be worse than just plain killing her. It would be easier to kill Adam and Diana - harder to kill Melissa, because she had been Nick's girlfriend, and probably even harder to kill Faye. He wants to take the witch blade in his pocket (which feels like it's burning a hole through his jeans), throw it out the car window, and drive away with Cassie right now. But he knows, he's smart enough, to know it just can't be that easy.
I'm avenging Nick, he thinks, and it's a constant mantra running through his head. He's good at lying to himself, probably too good, so it's almost enough for now. Almost…
"You've already helped," she says, and to his surprise, he believes her.
Jake's already in too much, and yet… "I can take you back to my house, and if you feel uncomfortable, you can just walk back over to yours," Another chance to fail on killing her.
Cassie bites her lip, and eventually nods her consent. "Okay, let's go."
He smiles, and steps on the gas.