Secret in Hiding

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Chapter 4: A Little Cake and Diadam Just Because

Jake cursed under his breath as he looked under the hood of his car. The stupid thing wasn't working again and Jake had no idea why. Truthfully he should just junk the old car and buy a new one, but he didn't have the money for that. He also didn't have the money to bring the car to in to get fixed every time it broke down, so he had learned how to do some things by himself, but right now he was planning on banging his head against a wall. He had no idea what was wrong.

Then he saw some movement from next door and turned around to see Cassie standing there looking at him. It had been a few days since Cassie and Diana had come home and so far there was no luck with getting into their lives. Faye informed them that the two were still not speaking to anyone unless they have to. Jake had seen them from the windows and knew the two were usually always together. He looked around, but didn't see Diana anywhere. That was weird, but Jake decided to use this chance to meet the girl he couldn't stop thinking about.

"Hey, you think you can help me?" Jake called over. Cassie looked around and then pointed to herself. "Yeah, you. Cassie right?"

"Yes," Cassie said walking over.

"I'm Jake Armstrong." Cassie nodded and looked at him. "I was wondering if you would be willing to go into the car and turn the key for me." Cassie looked at him confused. "You know a key. Just turn it." Cassie still stared at him. "And you've never been behind the wheel of a car before have you?" Cassie shook her head. "Come on."

Jake brought her to the front seat and pointed. "You see this." Jake touched the keys to prove his point. Cassie nodded. "Just turn them when I say to." Cassie nodded and sat in the front seat as Jake went back to the front of the car. "So where's your shadow?"

"At my feet where it always is?" Cassie answered confused not getting what Jake was asking her.

Jake laughed. "No I mean your sister. The two of you always seem to be together from what I've seen." Jake paused for a minute. 'Not that I'm spying on you or anything. Our houses are just really close." Cassie didn't say anything. "So, where is she?"

"It's her bleeding time. She's taking care of that." Cassie answered not even thinking about it.

"I did not need to know that." Jake told Cassie.

"You asked." Cassie said confused.

"Yeah, but that's privet." Cassie stared at Jake not understanding. "You know something you don't tell other people about especially boys." Cassie still didn't understand. "I mean, you know, things you don't tell other people about even if they ask. You have kept secrets before haven't you."

"I only ever talked to my father and my sister before coming here. We had to tell father everything and we have to share everything with each other." Jake didn't get the comment about Cassie and Diana having to share everything, but choose to ignore it. She probably just meant that they didn't keep things from each other.

"Well here there are things you don't tell to people even if they ask. That time of the month for females is one of those things." Cassie nodded even though she didn't understand. "Okay, that should do it. Turn the key." Cassie turned the key and the motor made a sound and then started to smoke. "STOP." Jake called out and Cassie stopped. "Well this thing is dead."

Jake was seriously pissed. He didn't have the money for a new car. Cassie came out of the front seat and put her hand on the hood of the car and mumbled something under her breath. Suddenly Jake saw his whole car transform. In a few seconds it went from an old piece of crap to looking as though he just bought it. Cassie went back into the car and turned the key. It started with no problem at all.

"Is that better?" Cassie asked Jake who was staring at her opened mouth. Jake could fix things with magic, but nothing as complicated as a car. Cassie, who probably knew nothing about cars, had fixed it with magic with no problem at all. She didn't even look tired from using powerful magic. "Is something wrong?"

"You just fixed my car with magic." Jake stated. He had to hear it out loud just to make sure it made sense. It still didn't make sense.

"Yes, it was a simple spell. I just restored it to what it was in the past." Cassie told Jake. "You are a witch, aren't you? I thought I sensed some power from you."

"I am, it's just I can't do something like not. Not without a complete circle." Cassie laughed.

"Oh, circle magic. Father mentioned that. Said our mother's family practiced circle magic. I guess you're part of that circle."

"Yeah, but our circle is incomplete by two members." Jake was hoping Cassie would put two and two together, but if she did she didn't say anything.

Right then Cassie turned around and walked away from Jake. Jake looked and realized Diana had walked out of the house. Cassie and Diana weren't saying anything to each other, but Jake thought they were talking. "It was nice meeting you." The two were walking away but Jake couldn't just let Cassie walk away. He needed to be able to get into her life and get the two into the circle.

'Hey girls, how about I get another friend and the four of us go out tonight." The two looked at Jake confused. "I mean you're new in town. We could show you around. Bring you to a movie maybe and then out for dinner."

"What's a movie?" Diana asked causing Jake to stare at them.

"You know a movie. Kind of like a TV Show only on the big screen and a lot longer."

"TV, that's the box thing that's in the living room, right?" Cassie asked and Jake was shocked. These girls had no idea what TV was? How isolated were they?

"Okay, I'm not giving you a choice now. Tell your mom me and a friend will be picking you up later tonight." Cassie and Diana looked at each other. They didn't say a word, but once again Jake got the feeling they were talking. Jake wished they would just talk out loud, so he could know if he was striking out.

"Okay, see you then." Not another word was said as Diana and Cassie went back into the Blake house. Jake stared at where they were for a minute and then took out his cellphone and dialed a number,

"Hello," Jake heard Adam's voice say.

"We're going out tonight with two beautiful girls." Jake told Adam.

"I don't want to go out on a date, especially a double date with you. We don't get along, remember?"

"I don't know if it would really be considered a date. I'm not too sure the two girls know what a date is, but they are the only two girls who can complete our circle." There was silence on the other end of the line. "Are you still there?"

"We're going out with Cassie Blake and Diana Meade?"

"Yes," Jake answered thinking he had already gone over this.

"How did you do that? Last time I checked they weren't talking to anyone. How did you pull this off?"

"It's a long story. Are you in or not?" Jake asked getting annoyed at this conversation.

"What do you think? I'll see you later." Adam hung up and Jake smiled.

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Amelia and Jane were sitting in the living room when the doorbell rang they looked at each other confused and Jane went to answer it. She was even more confused when she saw the two boys on the front porch. "Adam Conant and Jake Armstrong, what brought you two over here?" Jane asked letting the boys in. Adam looked at Jake.

"Well I was talking to Cassie and Diana before..." He was cut off from saying anymore by Amelia who had been listening in.

"You were talking to Cassie and Diana?" Jake nodded. "As in they were talking back to you?" Jake once again nodded and Amelia looked at Jane shocked. After talking to Dawn a few days ago the only time the two girls talked was when they forced them to and usually it was only Jane they would talk to.

"Like I was saying we were talking and I realized they didn't know what a movie was, so I offered to get a friend and take them to one and then possibly dinner." Amelia and Jane looked at each other shocked.

"GIRLS," Jane yelled up the stairs, but there was no respond. "GET DOWN HERE NOW." They heard footsteps and Cassie and Diana appeared in the room. They looked at Jane confused and then saw Jake and Adam.

Adam and Diana's eyes met and they stared at each other for a while until Diana turned to Cassie and playfully hit Cassie in the arm. Once again Jane saw the two have one of their silence conversations and she noticed the boys realized it too.

"Oh, yeah, movie thing right?" Diana said.

"Yeah, this is my friend Adam Conant." Diana and Cassie smiled at each other. "Well we better get going if we want to make the movie." Jake then looked at Jane and Amelia. "It's okay, right?" He got the feeling Diana and Cassie had forgot or maybe had just refused to mentioned the planed evening to the adults.

"Yeah, have fun kids." Amelia said and not too long later the four teenagers were out the door. Jane and Amelia once again looked at each other. "That's sweet."

"It's weird," Jane commented causing Amelia to give her a look. "Don't give me that look. It is weird. They barely speak to us and now suddenly they're going on a date with Jake and Adam who just happen to be two witches in their circle. There is something going on. Something is not right here."

Amelia laughed. "I don't know if you can consider that a date. Not a real date anyway. Besides maybe the fact that the boys are around the same age and a part of their circle is helpful. You know our six families are drawn to each other. In fact I don't know why we didn't think of introducing the kids beforehand."

Jane nodded thinking Amelia might have a point. It could just be the circle bond that was drawing Diana and Cassie to the two boys. There might not be anything going on besides Cassie and Diana finally adjusting to their new lives. Jane decided to ignore her gut feeling that said something was going on. That something was wrong. In the near future she would regret this decision.

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Faye and Melissa had decided to go to the boathouse for dinner. Faye wanted to get away from her younger siblings and Melissa just wanted to go out. When they walked in they regretted it because the first thing they saw was Jake and Adam sitting at a table with two girls and they looked like they were having a good time. Melissa held back the tears. Adam and her had just broken up not too long ago and he was already moving on. Faye herself was pissed off. Not because she had anymore feelings for Jake. No things between her and Jake were officially over, dead, and buried. She was pissed at Adam.

"Come on," Faye said and took hold of her friends arm dragging the girl over to the table. The last thing Melissa wanted to do was confront Adam. "Hey boys, nice little double date you have going on here."

"What's a date?" The blonde girl asked confusing Faye and Melissa. Faye and Melissa looked at the two teenage girls and were confused for a minute. They seemed familiar somehow.

"Nothing," Jake said a little too fast and gave Faye and Melissa a warning look. "Diana, Cassie this is Faye and Melissa. Two members of mine and Adam's circle." Faye and Melissa looked at each other shocked.

"Cassie Blake and Diana Meade?" Melissa had to ask just to make sure. It was a stupid question since Jake wouldn't mention the circle to anyone else.

"We don't really use those last names, but yeah." Diana answered for the two. Faye and Melissa were shocked and gave the two boys a look. The boys just gave the two girls a smile.

"Will you be joining us?" Cassie asked and the two girls took the invitation in a heartbeat. They were sitting down not too long later and called over to Ethan to bring their normal order. Ethan looked at the two girls, but nodded and went to work.

There was very little conversation until Melissa and Faye got their meals. "So what were you four doing tonight?" Faye asked.

"Jake and Adam were showing us what a movie was," Cassie answered.

"Movie and dinner? And this isn't a da..." Faye was cut off as Jake kicked her under the table and gave the girl a look. Faye gave Jake one of her best 'bitch stares' and Jake just stared right back at her.

Melissa was staring at Diana. "Diana," Melissa whispered causing the girl to look at her. "I'm sorry." Melissa had wanted to say that to Diana for years, but she had never gotten the chance. Not until that very moment. She had thought in her head how this conversation would go. What Diana would say? Whether or not Diana would be mad at her or forgive her? She hadn't expected what happened.

Diana was totally confused though. "Sorry? For what? I don't even know you."

Melissa should have expected that. Diana was four when they were taken. Truthfully Melissa barely remembered Diana. All she remembered was Diana running away. "You used to before you were..." Melissa didn't know what to say. She didn't know how Diana would respond to the word kidnapped

"Before father retrieved me." Retrieved? It seemed like such a weird word to use for what happened to Diana, but Melissa decided to go with it.

"Yeah, we were friends actually and I was at the park that day. I saw you go with your father and didn't do anything to stop it. I'm sorry I let him take you." Melissa looked at Diana waiting for her respond.

"I don't know why you're sorry. In fact thank you for doing nothing." She had never been expected to be thanked for letting Diana go. Then Diana turned to Cassie and to Melissa the weirdest thing happened. The two looked like they were having a conversation. They reacted the same way people would when they were talking, but not a word was spoken.

Cassie then laughed. "Yes, thank you for giving me my sister. I would be lost without her." Diana put her arms around Cassie and the two smiled.

The group sat there for a minute until Jake finally got up. "I think it's time we get the girls home, right Adam?"

"Yeah, we probably should."

"You got the bill right?" Adam looked at Jake. "I mean your dad does own the place. It's not like you have to pay right?" Adam rolled his eyes, but nodded. Adam got up and Cassie and Diana followed the two barely saying goodbye to Faye and Melissa.

When they were gone Faye laughed. "Those two boys totally wanted that to be a date, but Cassie and Diana have no idea what a date is. I see a funny future here." Faye put one of her remaining french fries in her mouth.

"You don't find this a bit weird. I mean how did Jake and Adam get Cassie and Diana out with them in the first place?"

"Oh, don't worry. I plan on asking, but look at it this way. We're one step closer to a full circle and true power." Melissa rolled her eyes. All Faye could think of sometimes was power.

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Diana and Cassie were getting changed into their pajamas. I think today went well. We meet all four of our targets.

Cassie smiled. You think we made it too easy for them though. I mean we've been completely ignoring everyone else and then are just nice to them. You don't think it makes everything look kind of weird

No everyone will just assume the draw of the circle is making us be nice to them. Trust your big sister. Cassie laughed and smiled. Everything is coming together. Now we just need to find a reason to get them to do what we want. That might take some time.

I'm sure we'll figure it out soon. Cassie hopped onto the bed as she waited for Diana to get under the covers. Diana got into bed and the two took the position they have slept in for most of their live. Diana put her arms around Cassie and Cassie put her head on Diana. Diana magically shut off the lights as the two girls fell asleep.

AN: okay there is chapter 4. Now I'm going to address something here. I know I have a lot of people who like Cadam reading this story (it was only mentioned in like three reviews), but I have to tell you I don't really like Cadam. In fact they are my least favorite Secret Circle couple. The couples for this story will be Cake and Diadam (I think that's Diana/Adam couple name) and I don't plan on doing any love triangles. They just don't fit into this story and the story is already too complicated without them. Anyway I will once again remind people about The Secret Circle Project and say to please REVEIW.