I opened by eyes with a gasp. Jake was still in front of me but we were out of his memories. He looked shaken , like he had witnessed something terrible.

After all we had assisted the burning of several witch hunters by the hands of none other then my father but I knew there was something else. Something I wanted to ask him about

But I felt Adam's hand on the hollow of my back as I lift my gaze at him, then Diana, I slowly realized where we were. I glanced back at Jake and I saw the same relief and pure hurt in his eyes. I cannot ask him, not now at least

We were alone at last but I couldn't gather the courage to ask him. I just watched him dig deeper and deeper into the ground into the shovel hit something hard. He looked up at me.

The coffin. My father's coffin, and the answer to all of my current questions after having delved into Jake's memory and discovering that my father may just be alive.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" He asked ,pulling me out of my reverie. I looked down to the tombstone and pushed the dirt away until the name John Blackwell appeared. It was now or never.

"I'm sure" I said quietly, getting up and tearing my eyes from the tomb to Jake.

He looked at me with those eyes, the very same ones that I woke up to in the abandoned house , and ironically my fathers old home. But before I could even ask him about it he turned and opened the coffin.

I held my breath. I wasn't looking forward to this. It seemed that since I joined the circle I keep ending up looking at dead bodies. Nick, Simone, Faye's grandpa, all those people on the boat ...

I was able to keep my calm and my eyes opened as Jake slowly lift the lid.

Lying on the satin sheets was the skeleton of what appeared to have been a dog. Jake looked up at me, but he didn't need to speak.

This changed everything.

I left the cemetery in a daze after burying the coffin again ,Jake silently following me ,as if he knew I wasn't able to talk or think.

We ended up at Jake's house. Both sitting in silence on his bed. I grew more uncomfortable by the minute and felt the urge to break that silence.

"What did you see on the boat ?" I blurted out. He looked up at me looking surprised. "I mean , you seemed so shaken. More then I was" I added looking up softly at him.

He looked away and I immediately regretted what I had said. He sighed and bury his head in his hands before gazing back at me.

"I saw her, my mother. Dying from the fumes on the other side of the door I got you from. I tried opening it again , with all my strength but it didn't. She choked right in front of me. And the worst thing is that I think she saw me. She asked me to save her and I left her down Cassie" He put his head back into his hands and I could see he was trying not to cry.

I wanted to hug him but I knew I shouldn't push it. I just put my hand on his shoulder

"I know what you mean. At one point one of the witches appeared to have seen me but she never answered me. But Jake do not feel guilty. You couldn't have changed anything. It was a memory, not time travel. We cannot interact there. Everything we saw was bound to happen again, no matter what we did" I said softly.

He looked up at me with those same eyes and I was overwhelmed by a wave of emotion. Without thinking I hugged him. He didn't move for a few seconds but as I was about to pull away I felt his arms slowly circling me. I buried my head in his neck and we slowly fell unto the bed.

I couldn't help but feel pity towards him. I felt guilty too. He lost his parents all over again while I discovered that I still may have part of mine. We stayed like this until I closed by eyes and the world went black.

Author's Note : Thanks a lot for reading. This is the first fanfiction I have ever written so it is not mind blowing sadly. I have no beta, typed this on my blackberry and English is not my first language. Feel free to comment and I'l gladly appreciate constructive criticism.
May prolong this into a multichap AU if any good ideas pop into my head. If you have any please do share!

I do not own "The Secret Circle" any of the characters or the plot. They belong to L.J Smith , the CW and whoever else may own the rights.