Hello readers out there! I am uploading all of these chapters rather quickly, I know. I'm attempting to get the story all on FanFiction tonight, so I can complete it before the summer ends!

Please read & review! I need help to know if I need longer chapters, more dialogue, less dialogue, to completely give up on this story, etc.

Sadly, I do not own any of these lovely characters. That honor belongs to the one and only, LJ Smith.

-Nick-

Before Cassie woke up Nick had gone on line and booked their flights in first class. He was exceedingly nervous about bringing her back to New Salem. What if she chose to stay with Adam? What if Diana convinced her to stay? Nick couldn't handle being heartbroken again.

-Diana-

Knock, knock. Adam's door swung open and the boy standing there wasn't what Diana had expected. Adam's hair was disheveled and greasy, his eyes red-rimmed and the t-shirt he wore was absolutely revolting. He motioned for Diana to come into his darkened and grubby room. Diana felt awful, if she had known that it was this bad she would have done something!

"Adam, I have a surprise for you..." Diana began. "As you know Cassie left almost two years ago. Well, she is coming home tomorrow." Something had flashed in Adam's eyes when Diana had said Cassie's name. Hope? Pain? Diana didn't know, it had vanished as quickly as it had come. Adam sat on the bed looking...blank. Diana went and knelt in front of him.

"Adam?" she whispered. Then, a huge irrational grin spread across his face. He jumped up from the bed and grabbed Diana by the waist twirling her in the air. Diana giggled and slid back down to the floor. Adam still held her waist and she looked up into his ocean-colored eyes. In that moment all those eyes knew was happiness. She smiled at him and suggested that he shower and change.

"Meet me at my house in 10. The whole Circle is there. Their plane lands at noon." she said as she departed.

As she walked back to her house she noticed the Henderson twins putting up a big banner that read 'Welcome home Cassie!' in big sparkly blue letters. They were arguing over whether it was straight or not. Diana sighed and yelled to them.

"You guys! It's straight enough." They both turned and looked at her with their blue-green eyes.

"Told you so..." muttered Doug. Diana smirked and walked in to survey the work going on. They were all setting up food, crystals, sweet smelling herbs, flowers, and drinks. She helped here and there, but ultimately just walked from room to room to make sure nobody had done anything stupid. Diana had made sure not to put anyone untrustworthy in charge of the drinks. She was fixing a vase of creamy honeysuckles when she heard Doug and Chris shout in unison.

"They're here!"

-Cassie-

Crowhaven Road looked exactly the same as when Cassie had left. All the historic houses lined up and in neat order. As Nick and Cassie drove down the road, they stopped in front of Diana's beautiful yellow Victorian house and were met with a flood of people. Laurel, Melanie and Diana were the first to get to her and pull her into tight hugs. Then Deborah and Suzan, then the Henderson twins, then Sean, then Faye. Last but not least, Adam. His eyes shown with happiness as he pulled her into a blissful and lasting hug. Nick cleared his throat from behind Cassie and Adam froze. He stepped back and looked from Cassie to Nick questioningly. Cassie ignored him and began to answer all the questions being mercilessly thrown at her. 'How is California? Do you miss us? How is UCLA? Do you like classes? Meet anyone as cool as us?' (the last question thrown at her from Chris Henderson). She glared at him as he winked and ran into the house. Everyone surged into the house in a wave except for two of the Circle members.

It wasn't until Diana asked where Nick was that Cassie realized he and Adam had disappeared.

"Where is Adam?" she asked fretfully. Cassia knew where this was going to go if no one stopped Nick and Adam.

"Shit.", muttered one of the Henderson twins and everyone rushed back outside to find Nick and Adam.

They searched for an hour before someone had the common sense to look on the beach. When the Circle did, they weren't surprised with what they found.