A/N: I don't know if Cassie is actually able to do this with someone so bear with me
As Cassie and Caleb stared each other down she had an epiphany, "We could exchange memories," she whispered really it could be an equal trade.
Caleb upon hearing this looked startled, "How would we do that? Is that even possible?"
Cassie smiled, "You know of this world, surely the possibility of exchanging memories doesn't surprise you?" Cassie raised her eyebrows coming to a realization, "Or maybe it's that you just don't trust me."
"Why should I trust you considering how little you've told us, you could be our enemy," All the Sons nodded in agreement.
Cassie looked around the room, "Not trusting me would be understandable as would me not trusting your group. After all you know about a world most normal people can't even see, for all I know you could be working with MY enemies."
The room became tense and, trying to avoid yet another stand off Sarah asked, "Say you and Caleb did exchange memories, how would we know you weren't just showing him what you wanted us to know?"
Sarah had to admit she wasn't too fond of the idea that the blond beauty would be sharing anything with her boyfriend.
Cassie arched her eyebrows and looked directly at Sarah, "You wouldn't, all I can give you is my word and I suppose that will have to be good enough, especially if we hope to make any progress."
The jealousy was coming off of Sarah in waves and Cassie found it understandable, sharing you memories, thoughts, and inner feelings with someone can be quite intimate. But Cassie had no interest in the Covenants leader and she would have to inform his girlfriend of this fact latter if they turned out to be allies.
"She's right Caleb we're just going around in circles and since neither one of us wants to share information first we should just do it simultaneously," Pogue jumped in, although a part of him was jealous that it would be Caleb getting a look into Cassie's head. He may have not been fully over Kate but there was something about Cassie that had him interested.
Caleb looked at his second in command and nodded, "Okay then if it gives us answers then we should do this. But first I need to know that this is something everyone here agrees on, these secrets aren't just mine, they're ours."
Caleb looked around the room for approval from his fellow Sons and Sarah, once everyone had given there nod of approval Caleb turned to Cassie, "Where do we begin?"
Cassie grabbed Caleb's hands and placed herself in front of him, "Okay bear with me here I've never done this by myself," Cassie said managing to get an uncomfortable look from Caleb, Perhaps that's something I should have told him before I offered this solution.
Cassie smiled, sending Caleb waves of reassurance, "Just look into my eyes and concentrate on seeing my memories. Oh, and don't forget to leave yourself open for me to do the same."
"This is stupid it's never going to work," Reid murmured loud enough to be heard.
What Reid didn't know was as he was talking Cassie and Caleb had already become unaware of the room around them, it was as if they were drowning in each other.
Suddenly the space around the two started glowing, almost as if there was a force field around them, much to the surprise of the others in the room.
What Caleb sees
Flash A school not unlike Spencer, Medenham.
Cassie pricking her finger
A girl with black hair throwing herself in front of Cassie, a mysterious man, Azazeal, kills her.
The girls, Thelma's, body being found in the lake, Cassie crying while the girl is strangely standing right next to her a ghost.
Cassie being seduced by Azazeal, finding out she's pregnant with his baby.
What Cassie sees
Flash The boys gaining their powers at age thirteen, being told that they are,
The Sons of Ipswich.
Caleb weary of his Ascension, afraid he can't fight the power
Meeting Sarah at the bonfire
Meeting another new student, Chase
Caleb telling Sarah what they are Imagine having the power to do anything, but each time you use it you lose a little bit of your life…
Caleb
Flash A red head, Ella Dee, coming to Medenham bent on killing Malachi, Cassie's son.
So you must be Azazeal's whore.
Cassie going back to Azazeal with every intention of taking the baby to be sacrificed.
Cassie
Flash Caleb and Chase competing against each other in a swim meet, Chase's eyes turning pitch black
The boys meeting underground, gathering around a book, The Book of Damnation.
Realizing that Chase is John Putnam's descendant, the fifth Son
Pogue lying in the emergency room after battling Chase
Caleb
Flash "There will never be another man who waits two hundred and twenty five years for you…"
Azazeal and Cassie in bed, Cassie taking Malachi to Ella.
Cassie in a church similar to Spencer's, Ella holding a knife over her baby, Azazeal professing his love.
Cassie throwing herself over Malachi as Ella pushes the knife down
Cassie
Flash Caleb going to the Putnam barn to fight Chase
Getting the call that Tyler and Reid had lost Sarah
Chase holding Sarah hostage and wanting Caleb's power
Caleb's Ascension in Putnam barn
Caleb gaining his fathers powers as well and defeating Chase
All of a sudden the shield surrounding Caleb and Cassie disappeared; they stood there staring at each other for what felt like hours until Reid broke the silence, "Sarah, I think you should watch out for this one, its looks like you got competition."
Sarah scoffed and Caleb broke eye contact with Cassie, "Reid, Sarah knows that I love her, and think there's no one who can compare."
Cassie was breathing heavily taking in what Caleb's mind had shown her, "You're all like me then? But you're not like me too, this is slightly confusing," she said looking a bit faint.
Caleb laughed, "Only slightly? Tell us what you really think Cassie."
Pogue, noticing how comfortable Cassie and Caleb had suddenly become with each other found himself annoyed, "What did you see?"
Caleb looked at Cassie for approval she nodded fidgeting nervously, Sarah noted that Cassie seemed to be a totally different person now that she'd connected with Caleb. Where's the confident girl that had stared down the Sons of Ipswich without even batting an eyelash?
"Cassie's a witch," Caleb stated looking around the room for his brothers reaction.
Tyler, who'd almost been forgotten in his corner of the room spoke up, "You mean she's like us?"
Cassie interjected, "Not quite, my family's curse isn't rapid aging due to our powers, nor is it the men who obtain such gifts."
"But there is a curse on you're family just like there's a curse on the families of Ipswich?" Sarah questioned wanting to get straight to the point.
Caleb came toward his girlfriend and laid a reassuring hand on her as if to say there was no need to be jealous of what he and Cassie had just shared. After all Cassie had only seen it, Sarah had lived it.
"His name is Azazeal," Cassie whispered her eyes showed so much pain that any disdain Sarah may have felt for the girl melted away. It was obvious that she was mourning something.
The Son's had also noticed the pain reflected in Cassie's eyes and Caleb was the first to speak up, "If you need me to tell them..."
Cassie shook her head, "I think to truly understand the McBain legacy, my legacy they have to hear a firsthand account." Cassie squared her shoulders and got ready to tell the others in the room what had lead her to Ipswich.
"Azazeal is leader of the Nephilim, a group of fallen angels, he gave magic humans, witches today exist because of Azazeal, and I suppose that includes me."
Cassie took a breath and looked at the faces of those in the room before she continued, "Azazeal had a plan and he needed the witches for it to come into fruitation, or more specifically the McBain witches. You see there are hundreds of Nephilim looking to break free and come into our world and well, Azazeal found a loophole into setting his brethren free.
But for that he needed me, a lot of people died so Azazeal could get what he wanted including my best friend Thelma, his sacrificial lamb. It was prophesized that my Destiny, the Destiny of a McBain witch was to have the son of Azazeal and this son would be the messiah of the Nephilim, there ultimate weapon for being set free to bringing hell on earth."
With this tears started coming down Cassie's cheeks, "My beautiful boy was to be a pawn in their games," she sighed whipping the moisture from her cheeks.
"So you slept with him? This evil angel who killed your best friend?" Sarah asked feeling sorry for the girl in front of her but also slightly angry that Cassie didn't fight what she knew was wrong.
Cassie snorted burying her face in her hands; Caleb decided it was time to step in. "We've all made mistakes and Cassie wasn't exactly herself when she gave into him. Azazeal used possession to make Cassie a puppet in his games and give him what he wanted."
"That still doesn't explain how she ended up here," Reid interjected a part of him intrigued by Cassie's bad girl past, but another part weary of someone who's apparently the mother of the Antichrist.
"A few weeks ago a new girl transferred to my Academy, Medenham, her name was Ella Dee only she, like Azazeal was older than she looked. You see Ella was the last of the Anointed Ones, those bent on making sure Malachi was never born and the Nephilim were never released on earth.
Ella approached me not long after she came to Medenham with a proposition, I help her get Malachi away from Azazeal and she would perform the ceremony necessary to sacrifice him thereby stopping Azazeal's plans." Every one of the Covenant members looked shocked. The idea that Cassie would give her child up to be sacrificed was horrifying.
Cassie herself looked ashamed but continued on with her tale, "I did as Ella told me and brought the baby to her," Cassie paused for a moment, her eyes glazing over as if in a daze, "there we stood in Medenham's church, Ella saying the proper incantation, Thelma looking nervous as ever, and I… just stood there watching her hold a knife over my child.
"Next thing I knew Azazeal was there, he knew I couldn't go through with it, that I was just convincing myself that it was the right thing to do. So when Ella was preparing her execution I threw myself over Malachi sacrificing myself for him. I thought I died, instead I woke up in a dark church that just happened to be in an American Academy not too different from Medenham, in more ways than one."
Cassie looked over at the Sons to see there reactions to her story; Pogue couldn't bring himself to look at her, Sarah had pity in her eyes, Tyler looked as if his mind was trying to grasp the concept of what she'd just reviled, Caleb was understanding, and….
Reid said, "So you're into the bad boys huh?" Sidling up to her and looking as if he was hungry for more than food.
Cassie laughed at Reid's ability to lighten the mood, suddenly she felt a burning itch on her wrist looking down there was a black mark that hadn't been there before. Cassie was sure it was nothing, she'd just was it off latter.
What she would latter find out was that the mark was a consequence of her earlier actions.
