What if Cassie chose Nick? Their life after Black John.

What if Cassie chose Nick? The life of Nick and Cassie after Black John. If she would have turned Adam down and chose Nick instead, what would life be like? Would their relationship survive through all they are put through? Read to find out. Rated R.

A/N: This is my first story, so I am sorry if I disappoint and if the characters are a bit OOC. Also, I do not have a beta reader. So my work might not be the best. If you'll be my beta reader, please review below and PM me your details. Thanks.

Chapter 1

Cassie's POV:

"I knew you could only love Adam. And I was going to tell you at the very beginning, but then you were asking me to give you another chance, to let you prove you could be faithful… and I thought that was a good idea. Not for me, but for you. So you'd know, Cassie, how strong you are. Do you see?" Diana was saying.

I shook my head mutely. Diana began to carry on, but saw my silent protests and stopped short. Her eyes were misting over and she looked really surprised. "Cassie," she began, "You don't have to do this for me, I love Adam, and I always will, but you and Adam are soul mates,"

"We were," I replied simply. Diana was becoming more confused, so I pulled Adam over and held his hand, the silver cord that used to bind us together had faded a lot- it still remained, but only as faint as it was with the rest of our coven- it had been there only minutes ago, but I, at least had changed in my decisions. I had decided on another path. A completely different path as to what I walked before. I looked over at Nick, he looked as baffled about this as Adam and Diana were, so was everybody else: Sean, Laurel, Melanie, Faye, Chris and Doug, Suzan, Deb. All of them. They were all baffled. Looking at me, extremely confused. So I began to explain to them, I said:

"Look, you can see our hands are not tied together anymore, our lives aren't either. I think I know why; Nick, will you please come here."- he walked over to join me, looking as confused and as sweet as ever. I smiled at him, despite myself- "hold my hand."

"Of course, Sweetheart." He obeyed immediately. Looking confused. I think Deb was starting to piece my theory together. She was smiling, a light of understanding in her eyes. I had little time to wonder as to why, because before everyone in the Club's eyes, a shining, silver cord was woven around mine and Nick's hands, much brighter than the faint silvery cord wrapped around mine and Adam's hands. "See," I said, "Mine and Adam's lives are no longer tied together, because mine and Nick's are." I turned to Nick. "Nick, I'm so sorry for leaving you because of that stupid thing with Adam. Will you take me back?"

"Of Course I will Sweetheart." He replied, a triumphant joy in his eyes. I turned to Adam and said "Adam, I will always love you. Although now I have Nick. I'm sure you will also have Diana. She loved you so much, she was willing to hand you over to me if it were best for the both of us-"

I was unable to finish as Nick picked me up and swirled me round. Both of us laughing uncontrollably. Nick was actually laughing. I hadn't seen him laugh for a while. I don't think I could ever leave him again. No matter who was opposing him. He was truly special. After he had replaced my feet on the ground- still clutching my hand- Diana and Adam- hand in hand, as were Nick and I- came up to hug me, beaming at me. Then Chris and Doug- Nick was as protective as he ever was with me near them- then Laurel and Mel, Suzan and Deb, then Sean and finally Faye stood, behind the rest, and enfolded me in a hug as warming to the rest of me- to my surprise. She smiled at me and whispered in my ear "good luck Cass. I can tell this will be the beginning of a great kinship." Now I wonder what that means?

Nick's POV:

That was one of the greatest nights of my life! My Cass- who, if we were apart any longer, I would be unable to call her 'My Cass'- and I were finally together again. We discovered we are the soul mates. Not her and Golden Boy. The look on his face was classic. All martyred as he smiled at me and congratulated me. Telling me I had a 'great girl at my side.' As if I didn't already know that! My Cass is the greatest girl around here. Well, I've arranged to go over to her house tomorrow.

I stood outside Cassie's house, at 11am, waiting at the door, for her to open it. A bunch of forget-me-not flowers in my hands, I'd picked them fresh, in Cassie's favourite colour- blue. It's also the colour of her eyes. I was pretty sure they were her favourite powers. I knocked lightly on the door, waiting a few irregular heartbeats before it was answered by Cassie's mom. Who smiled and said "Why Nick, I haven't seen you here in a while, well since… you know?"

"Yeah, since me and Cassie broke up?"

"I suppose, so, she's just getting ready, I wondered why she was getting all dolled up."

"MOM! PLEASE! STOP WITTERING ON AND JUST LET NICK INSIDE!" Cassie all but screamed down the stairs. Mrs Blake obeyed. Letting me in. Cassie bounded down the stairs and unintentionally into my arms. I folded them around her, and she blushed, I kissed her on the forehead then let go. She looked up at me, smiled and said "So where are we going?"

"That's for me to know and you to find out." I smiled mischievously down at her. While she looked curiously up at me. Mrs Blake just laughed light-heartedly and walked over to the stairs, where we were standing, she wrapped us both in her grip, kissed us both on the forehead, I guess Cassie had told her about the night before, because she said to me "Welcome to the family Nick, I hope you and Cassie are good together. And this time Cassie gets to keep her soul mate." I smiled and Cassie blushed. Giving her mother a quick kiss on the cheek, she pulled me out of the door and onto her driveway. Where she waved goodbye to Mrs Blake and tugged me toward her White Rabbit. A hopeful look on her face. I shook my head and smiled, saying "No, Cass, I'm sorry, but I need to drive, you don't know where you're going." I once again gave her that mischievous smile.

Cassie's POV:

He gave me that delightfully mischievous smile, that I had seen on him just a few times since the day I met him. I don't think that he had smiled that particular smile for a while, in fact I don't think he had smiled a lot since last time we were together, just that grim, cold smile. He looked so cute and mischievous, I instantly decided that was my favourite smile of his.

I was confused, however, as to why he seemed so much brighter and happier than he was just a few days ago. So I asked him. "Nick?" I asked.

"Mhmm?" He answered.

"I was just wondering why you seem so much happier than yesterday- no offense, hun, but you were kinda dull."

"Cass! Don't you understand? You were the light to my life, then you went away, so I was living in darkness. How depressing would that be? I loved you Cass, with all my heart! I still love you Cass, even more than last time. I promise nobody will ever hurt you."

"Nick, that's the most emotion you've ever expressed since I met you! You're actually really sweet!"

"Don't say that in front of any of the guys, or anyone in fact. I'd lose my Bad Boy status!"

"Hun, you'll never lose your Bad Boy status! Everyone is too scared of you!"

We teased like this for a while, until I gave up the playing manner asking "Nick, did you ever love me. Do you love me?"

"Cass!" He all but shouted "of course I loved you! Of course I still love you! Babe, you're the best thing that ever happened to me! When I thought you would choose Adam, my heart broke, whenever I see you hurt, my heart shatters. I would've coped with seeing you with Adam, because he would have made you happy, possibly happier than I can make you-"

"Stop that! Nobody can make me happier than you can make me, Nick, you are my soul mate, do you understand?"

"Yeah, Sweetheart. Can I finish my speech now? Well it killed me, to think that Adam could make you happier than I could, but that was all I could think of as Diana was speaking to you last night on the beach, that is all I could do to keep myself from attempting to win you over. I didn't want to upset you, but thinking that you'd upset me. When did you have this epiphany anyway?"

We were pulling to a stop now, arriving at a small meadow in Salem, we had been in the car a while, driving from Crowhaven Road in New Salem, to this meadow in what I think was in the South West of Salem. I looked Nick in the eye and said truthfully, "I brushed past Adam the other day, I was already wondering why I didn't feel so strongly for him"- Nick winced slightly at this comment-"and I realised that, as our arms touched, nothing happened, whereas a few days ago, I would have felt sparks, electricity with even the most casual touch"- another wince- "Sorry Hun, I know you don't want to hear about this, do you want me to stop it?"

"No Babe, I want to hear it, please go on." He said. I felt really bad for him. I didn't want to put him through it.

"You'll prefer this part anyway, so, do you remember when I brushed past you in the hallways? We hadn't talked for a while, properly anyway, apart from the occasional hi and bye. We didn't talk then, either. We just brushed past eachother. But I felt the same electricity with you as I had with Adam. I also saw a bright silver cord, I wondered at first why you didn't see it. But you didn't want to. That's why I asked about you loving me before. I wasn't sure why you didn't see it, didn't feel it. Was it because you didn't want to?"

"Of course it wasn't!" He shook his head, "Really Cass, when will you see yourself for who you are? You are a beautiful, intelligent, powerful young woman. Everybody in the circle is in love with you. For God's sake Cassie!"

"Who is in love with me?" I asked, one eyebrow raised. I didn't believe him.

"Well, me of course, I come first as I love you the most" – he smiled, he was being completely out of character today- "then Adam, he loves you, Sean loves you, even Chris and Doug love you for crying out loud Cassie. They have never loved anyone before. As I told you weeks ago, no boy in the circle has known whether they are on their heads or their feet after you came. But somehow you chose me, and you are mine. Hopefully until we die?"

A/N: Well, that's the end of Chapter 1. Please review so I can build my confidence. Even if its constructive criticism. But please not too much negativity. Just positivity or constructive criticism to help me improve my writing.

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