The Circle In Trouble
Chapter 2- The Book
Cassie looked at Adam nervously, biting her lips.
"Cassie, What is it that you found?"
"Adam, you have got to promise that you won't tell anyone."
"Cassie, you're Secrets safe with me. Now what is it?"
"I found a book... My Family's Magical Book."
"Cassie, No-one in our circle, expect Diana has found their book. This will help us, if we need to know anything. May I?" He reaches his hands towards Cassie.
"Adam. It's in my house. Come to my house tomorrow after school tomorrow and I'll let you have a look."
"Oh, Okay. I shall pick you up at 3.05pm. I'll be waiting in the car park for you."
Cassie smirks with a big grin on her face. "Okay, I will meet you there Prince Charming." Adam laughed and smirked.
"We need to unlock your powers after looking at the book, we will go to the abandoned house and I will teach you myself."
"I think, I'm coming around now, with being a witch."
Adam smiles, "Well that's good to know, if you want we shall go to the boathouse, after school, well after everything we have done. It's good to sit and chill there."
Cassie Smiles, "Well that would be great. Thank you."
Diana walks outside to where they are. "I have been looking for you both. You just disappeared. What's up?"
"Well, I was just helping Cassie. She got a bit stressed out over everything. A bit overwhelming when you find out you're a witch only yesterday."
"Oh yes, I understand. Cassie, you know you can talk to us, about anything and everything, no matter how small or how large it is."
"Err-r I have to go. I have err-r homework to do. See you around." She starts to walk slowly away.
"Bye Cassie."
"Bye Cas." Adam smiled and watched her go and turned to Diana, "She's getting there now."
Cassie is far out of sight, she gets home and think to herself about Adam.
Adam kisses Diana, but all he could think about is Cassie. He's mind fighting the thoughts out of the way, she looked, spoke and moved.
Diana kissed Adam and he placed his hands around her waist and she put her hands around his neck.
She pulled away." Are you okay?"
"Yeahh, I just feel a bit sick."
"Oh right. Come on have you had anything to eat today?" Adam Scratches the back of his head thinking of something to say.
"Err-m not that much, no."
"Oh lets go get a takeaway or go to the old boathouse and get something."
"Yeah, that'll be good."
It is morning and Cassie is woken up to a bang.
"Grandma?" No reply. "Hello, who's there?"
A voice came from the room, "Oh I'm sorry. Did I wake you?"
"Who are you? What are you doing here?"
"It's only me. Don't worry, i knocked on the door and there was no answer. I thought you would be up by now. Sorry. I thought something was wrong." Adam stepped into the light after just been stood near the door.
"Oh, it's okay. I thought you were a witch hunter." She laughed. "Why are you here?"
"Well, I thought that I'd give you a lift to school, since you're car isn't working right."
"Oh, thanks. I nearly didn't get up. My alarm clock didn't go off like it should have done."
"Oh, I'll fix that for you. Where is the alarm?"
Cassie was laid on the bed and pointed to it.
"Oh, yes. What time is it supposed to be set for?"
"8:30 Am. So I have an hour to get ready. Err-m can I just get dressed and I'll be downstairs in a minute. Put the kettle on if you want."
"Yeah, that's okay. I'll meet you there in abit. What drink do you want? Coffee? Tea?"
"Err-m, I'll have a coffee with two sugars please."
Adam goes down stairs and makes him and Cassie a hot drink and then waits in the room, sitting on the sofa, when Cassie walks in the room.
"Hey."
"Hey. You're coffees on the table there."
"Oh, thank you." She grabs her coffee and sits on the nearby sofa. "So how are you?"
"I'm okay. How are you?"
"I'm great thanks. Just wanting everything over."
"I know. It'll be over soon."
"I know it will be. Do you want to look at the book now?"
"Yeah. Whatever, that'll be great."
"Okay. Sure follow me." Adam follows Cassie upstairs, where she goes into her room and goes to the fireplace and bangs it, where a piece of stone comes out and she catches it. She takes the old black delicate book out and passes it to Adam. "This book is dusty and looks very old, be careful please."
"Don't worry. Every book that is magically connected is very sacred. I will be careful; it has gone through generations of your family."
Adam carefully pushes off the dust and opens the book and reads it amazed. "Wow. This book is totally different to Diana's."
"Well, I guess it has got different history of family members than Diana's."
"Yeah, I guess." Adam finishes looking at the book and passes it to Cassie. "This book could be very handy, if we need it. You should try to remeber the main things, so you can use them faster in different situations."
"Yeah, I'm learning them already. What time is it? We are going to be late for school."
"Oh Damn. I forgot about that. Come on."
Cassie puts away the book and grabs her coat and a bag and goes downstairs, Adam follows her and waits in the car, while she locks the door behind her.
"In that book, it mentioned binding the circle. Can you remember what it said? I cannot remember anything."
"Oh yes. It said the spell and how to do it, which obviously I cannot remember off the top of my head. I'm not at all smart like my mother was." Cassie smiles and laughs to herself, she holds clasps her hands together looking around her bag; she grabs a photo and looks at it. Adam holds her hands together, watching her speak every word; he's eyes glint and shine sorrow and apologetic.
"Cassie, she will be ever so proud of you for doing all this. I know it's tough. You are smart Cassie, your one of the smartest people I know and you're stronger than all of them."
"Thanks." She laughs to herself. Adam Smiles. "Anyway, back to the book. It said that all the circle's powers will become useless, if there is not another member of the circle next to them, focusing on the same thing. Only two or more people can do magic. It said... everyone in a hexagon shape and then they should be facing in towards a fire, one person at each point of a hexagon."
"Oh yeah. Well that means we need to get Faye on our side and we mainly stay in groups anyway, we are hardly ever alone. So we will be fine."
"Yeah. How do we get Faye..." Cassie rolls her eyes. "On our side?"
"I don't know.
"She's too stubborn." Cassie bites her nails, looking in one direction thinking; completely obvious to what is going on around her.
"Melissa doesn't seem too good recently." He looks at her and nudges her on her arm. "What's up?"
"Oh nothing. Sorry I was just thinking. Did you say anything?"
"Oh right. I just said Melissa doesn't seem good recently."
"I know, I think we need to help her. She seems very fragile. I wonder what is happening with her."
"She's making everyone worried. Do you think you could try and talk to her for me?"
"I'll try." They both leave for lessons. "I'll see you at lunch." He cannot hear in the crowd, as he is making his way to chemistry, she follows him remembering she is in the same lesson.
The bell rang for lunch; the corridors were filled with people in a matter of seconds. Hundreds of people wondering the corridors, every indivual stood near someone, going towards the dinner hall or common rooms.
Cassie was at her locker, when the whole congestion started, some evil blonde haired girl, with tons of makeup on was with a large group of people, as she stuck out her leg trying to trip her up. But Cassie realized this and she stopped herself, smirking at her.
People were shouting Lizzy, when Cassie got pushed up to her locker, slamming her locker shut. "What is wrong with you?"
"What? What the heck have I done to you? I have just come to this school and concentrated to keeping to myself and I get people like you acting all big and tough. I'm sick of people been like this to me. MY MOTHER JUST DIED! For God Sake!"
Adam and Diana come round the corner with the rest of the Circle and see Cassie and Lizzy crowded with people and Cassie shouting in Lizzy's face and run inside the crowd watching.
"Oh. Play the little innocent person act then. We will see where that gets you in life."
"What the heck have I done? I haven't done anything to you! I don't even f***ing know you"
"Don't raise your tone or even try to swear at me!" Lizzy swings for Cassie in the face, when Cassie ducks and then sees Lizzy get pulled away by Adam.
"Lizzy! Leave her alone! She doesn't know you and you are acting like an idiot!"
"Whatever, Conant!" She walks away in a stomp and the crowd follows her. Adam walks up to Cassie.
"Are you alright? What was all that about?" He notices her arm is red from banging into the lockers. "Ouch. That must hurt?"
Cassie laughs. "Oh yeah I'm fine. I don't even know her. She tried to trip me up and It didn't work I guess she was annoyed that It didn't work. It doesn't hurt anymore."
"Oh good. Adam, are you busy? I'm thinking of having a nice dinner."
"Oh Diana I'm really sorry, but I got to go and help Cassie unlock her powers. I'm sorry."
"Oh, it's okay, you go ahead and unlock her powers and train her. She needs it. I understand."
"Oh great. Lunch has ended time for lessons. Meet You Cassie at the car park at 3:05pm?"
"Oh Okay. Bye"
