A few things before you read this new story. 1.) The Elixer did NOT affect Cassie at all, but Adam is in love with her. 2.) Jake and Cassie are dating, so the end of the series with Faye and Jake never happened. That's pretty much it. I hope you guys like it. If you have any questions or comments you can PM me. Please review, follow and favorite if you want to.
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Cassie's POV:
I looked around at the circle. Adam was standing in the corner, looking at me, while Jake was standing next to me and Faye was next to Melissa. "We need her." Jake said before he smiled at me as I smiled back. I could see his eyes, holding some emotion that was only there when I was around. I turned back to the rest of the circle to see Faye glaring at me. She didn't like the fact that Jake and I were dating and neither did Adam. I can't believe that after everything that happened, they don't blame me for any of it, but I still feel bad about it from time to time, especially about Nick's death, except Diana.

She was the only one who blamed me for Blackwell being around and almost succeeding in getting rid of Adam, Jake, Faye and Melissa. I missed her, but she left town after she found out that we're half sisters, which makes her have dark magic like I do. She's not happy about it, which is sort of ironic considering that she was the first friend I had when I moved here. One month after my mom died, I moved in with my grandmother. Diana was the first person I met at Chance Harbor High School-we ended up becoming best friends really quickly. She was Adam's girlfriend, until my arrival made their relationship weaken. Even though I had feeling for her now ex boyfriend, she never let it get between our friendship. She's so smart, strong and a great leader to our group and really nice too. It's sad though, because it wasn't Adam's attraction to me-or vice versa-that made her leave town; it was the fact that she and I are half sisters through Blackwell and she didn't want to be near me because of my dark magic. She's the only family-by blood-that I had left and she just abandoned me and I resented her for that.

Adam glared at Jake. According to Ethan, Adam and I are supposed to be destined to be together but we aren't. Blackwell told us that our "destiny" was more of a curse than anything. In fact, it almost cost Jake his life and I couldn't let that happen. Even though Adam and I took the Elixir to save Jake he still wanted to be with me. I could tell because I could see it in his eyes, but I have Jake now. I couldn't have feelings for Adam again because it's impossible.

Faye has a very complex array of emotions, mostly maintaining her tough, overconfident, and arrogant, girl attitude in front of people and bottling her emotions up inside of her. She is able to maintain a normal attitude even under stressful situations, such as being in a room with a dangerous drug dealer with a knife. Yet, she has a heart and sometimes cannot bear the emotional burden of some events, such as after her break-up with Jake or when she discovered her grandfather was dead or else when the Circle ganged up against her (correctly) accusing her of being reckless, unconscious, dangerous, and mostly bitchy. At the end of the day, though, she appears to be caring, nice, and loyal towards our group, her mother, and others she cares about. She's also brave, emotionally strong, and determined.

Melissa is Faye's best friend, so I've never really been that close to her since Diana and I were almost instant besties-until she left-but Melissa and I still got along. She's very caring and down to earth.

Nick is Jake's younger brother, who died recently, which makes Jake the last family member left-except his grandpa Royce-which makes it really sad. Nick died shortly after I arrived to town. According to Jake, Nick called him and told him about me. I wish I got to know him better, but I can't. He wasn't really close to his brother since Jake left about 2 years before Nick and the others found out what separated them from the rest of the students at the high school. Nick was a loner since both of his parents died 16 years ago-while Faye's dad, Melissa's, Adam's and Diana's mom all died due to the Boatyard Fire-and both of my parents died, but Blackwell's was under different circumstances than my mom-my mom died due to our old house being on fire and she couldn't get out-so he was double damaged like Jake and I are.

Jake came here because he heard of Nick's funeral, and I guess I caught his eye immediately. Like Nick, Jake was also a loner and he left 2 years before Nick and the others found out how they were different. He was actually at the boatyard the night of the fire, but he was looking inside through the window instead of being inside. He and I have always had a connection-at least in my eyes we have-and I guess I was attracted to him the second I saw him. Since I didn't know him as well as the others when he came back, I convinced the group that Jake had to stay in town since he was technically bound to us by his bloodline, because Nick was there when we officially came together as a group and he is Nick's brother, so he's stuck with us.

Anyways, Adam wouldn't stop glaring at Jake. "I agree. We need to bring Diana back. What do you think, Cassie?" I sighed as I looked at each member of the group. "Let's give her some space; she made it pretty clear that she doesn't want anything to do with me right now." I told Adam. He nodded. "Then what do we do? We can't be a full circle without Diana or more Witch Hunters will come after us. Even though we do have Cassie's dark magic, it's not enough to stop the hunters from coming after us again." Melissa asked, as Faye just looked bored as she normally does. "We can look in my book of shadows and see if there's anything that can help us." I told them as they all nodded before I went to my room and opened my dresser compartment to get the book out. I grabbed a notebook and a pen-along with a little strand of my hair from my brush-before I went back downstairs.

"What's that, Cassie?" Jake asked as he looked over my shoulder at that I was doing. "Trying to see if I have any other siblings-who isn't a Balcoin from one of the other circles-that can replace Diana in our circle until she comes back." I replied as I opened the notebook to a blank page and scattered my hair on it, then I unscrewed the pen and let some of the ink spill onto the flat piece of paper. I chanted a spell:

Reveal to us my family tree, and who our new circle member will be. The ink soaked through the paper and began making my family tree, spreading through the entire page. Each generation formed from the branches and they grew faster the closer it got to the present. Amelia Blake. My parent's name attached to mine, but then another name appeared from Blackwell's. Elizabeth Meade. Attached to her name was Diana's, but I already knew that. Then a third name was connected to Blackwell's. Margret Matlin. Attached to her name was her dauhter's name: Maya Matlin. I have two half sisters? No way!

"Guys, why don't all of you go home for the rest of the day. I need some time to figure some stuff out." I told them as they all nodded and left. "Jake, can we talk?" He looked at me and nodded. I went upstairs to my bedroom and sat down on my bed as he looked at me, worried. "Are you okay?" He asked, his eyes full of worry. "I have another half sister, but I don't know if she's a witch let alone if she's just like Blackwell or not." I said as he held me in his arms. "I've already lost Diana; I don't want to lose Maya too." I told him as he wiped away my tears. "Cassie, it's okay. I'm always here for you. I'm not leaving you." He said, as I smiled.

"I've got to get back to the house, so if you have any problems, just call." I nodded, feeling better already. He looked at me before he shut the door behind him and his footsteps faded away with each step he took. I sighed and got off my bed, ready to take a shower so I can ease the pain I feel. I turned the water on until it was the right temperature. I got in the shower and the water relaxed me immediately. I thought about Nick and how much I never got to know him. I wish I did. I probably could have helped him, but there really wasn't much I could do at the time. I was still new to the circle and I didn't know what a demon did to witches, until it was too late. I've always blamed myself about his death, but the one thing that helps me forget about the guilt is his brother living across from me. Jake isn't that much different from Nick, although they are about a year apart in age. Oh, well. If I had one more chance to make it right, I would.

I got out of the shower and saw that I was in there for about ten minutes. My phone was on the counter, but I ignored it. I didn't feel like talking to anyone at the moment anyways. After I changed into my pajamas, I turned off the lights and tried to go to sleep. I couldn't because my mind was racing with thoughts about Jake, Nick, Diana, my new half sister, Maya, and wondering what she's like. Has she had any boyfriends? How old is she? Is she in high school? If she's had a boyfriend, how many has she had? Where does she live? Am I able to visit her? Does she know about me? How would she react if she knew who I was? Would she hate me? Would she accept me? How would her mom react?

So many questions that I didn't have the answer to. I wish I knew though because I would love to meet her one day. I decided to do a little bit of research, so I got my laptop and my phone and searched Maya Matlin. I clicked on the first thing that popped up. Facerange. I found a picture of her, so I logged into my account. Hmm...She lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I sent her a friend request and sent her a message. She's probably asleep, so I just introduced myself and continued looking through her facerange. She's got a boyfriend named Campbell Saunders. I couldn't believe that I have another half sister. I decided that I would try messaging her tomorrow.

Suddenly, I heard something downstairs. I didn't know what it was, so I decided to put a protective spell around the house, just in case. I could have sworn that I heard something again. Instead of worrying about it, I decided to go to sleep. I couldn't sleep for awhile because every time I closed my eyes and almost fell asleep for the night, I would wake up with a feeling that something-or someone-was near my house. What if it was a hunter? I sighed, wondering if I should call Jake, but then quickly decided against it. I didn't want to worry him. No one is stupid enough to come here because I would end up using my magic against them if they were a hunter.

I woke up again after trying to get to sleep-and failing-so I decided to go downstairs and see what was making those noises. I, carefully, went downstairs and peeking into the living room. No one was there. Kitchen? Nothing there either. I checked the rest of the house and didn't find anything. I went back to the hallway and shrugged before I went back upstairs and got back into bed. I finally went to sleep...but woke up again around midnight. Ugh! What does a girl have to do to get some sleep around here? I checked the whole house again and nothing. I went up to the front door and made sure it was locked. It was, so I shrugged and started to head back upstairs when I heard a voice behind the front door.

I quickly went to the door and opened it.