Okay, just wanted to say, I'm really sorry, I've had writers block for this and I have exams coming up as you read in the authors note before this. Anyway here is chapter 8, there are quotes from the book in here because there is no other way to describe them. Enjoy and please review again I am really sorry, and reviews would be nice.
This is dedicated to my best friend Lauren.
Cassie was at Suzan's house being... pampered? No, not the right word... Tortured? Yeah tortured that's the word she was looking for. At least she got to choose her own outfit this time. That's a plus of the evening so far.
Another plus of the night... Suzan interrupted Cassie's musing.
'Your... done', with one final brush of black eye shadow, she spun the swivelling chair that Cassie was sitting on to face the vanity mirror.
Quite weirdly, she liked what she saw, she looked more like herself. Sort of. Rock Chick like. Her hair was back-combed making it very puffy and rock-styled. Her eyes were thickly lined with black eye shadow that accentuated her eyes. Her lips were a ruby red. She was wearing a black and red dress with a bunched up skirt that had buckles on the corset and lace on the sweetheart neckline and thin straps, she wore black leggings underneath and black converse boots. Suzan let her wear these as heels wouldn't exactly fit with what she was dressed up as.
She was, for the night, a rock muse. She hoped Nick liked it. She hope Nick liked her. She hadn't been able to stop thinking about the kiss. Yeah, it was on the cheek but it was enough to send her heart into a frenzy. And wish for a proper kiss. A kiss that would step up their relationship. If that would ever happen. As much as she liked Nick, really liked Nick, she couldn't help but still love Adam. What was wrong with her? It was just NOT NORMAL!
Suzan handed her the perfume and Cassie dabbed it behind her ears, magnet perfume. The hematite crystal she found the other day was safely tucked away in a little pouch under her costume so she didn't wear any other crystal.
Deborah looked back at Cassie in the mirror over her shoulder and asked, 'what are you?'
'I'm a rock muse, at least it seems more me', she shrugged. Deborah seemed to contemplate that for a few seconds then shrugged to.
'I like it', she said simply. That was shocking coming from Deb, she didn't like anything.
'I feel honoured', Cassie joked.
Deb laughed loudly, throwing her head back, 'So you should be'. Cassie couldn't help but laugh to. Suzan, Laurel, Diana, Melanie, and even Faye stared at Deborah, this was so unlike her. Cassie just shrugged it off, she liked this new Deborah.
Diana seemed to shake herself out of it and asked, 'So Cassie, whose your date?'
Cassie couldn't help but blush, but before she could answer the bell rang, saving her, 'I guess you'll find out now'.
All the girls made their way down stairs to meet the guys. Cassie's heart was racing madly at the thought of whether Nick would like her costume or not. Was her outfit too revealing? What if it wasn't good enough? What if he didn't like it? All these thoughts ran through her head and she felt herself starting to panic. Diana noticed, she put a comforting hand on Cassie's shoulder,
'I'm sure he'll love it', did she know?
Before she could ask, the front door was swung open by Suzan, revealing,... Adam.
That's all she could see.
Adam.
He looked amazing.
The branched ends of stag antlers sprouted from the crown of oak leaves on his head, and he was wearing a mask of oak leaves and acorns.
She recognized him immediately as Herne the Horned God. Raj was with him and was trying to thrust his nose up Cassie's skirt at the moment which was really embarrassing, Cassie felt her face burn with the blush as everyone laughed at her.
Cassie could tell Adam was blushing under the mask, and was trying to pull Raj away from her, 'Raj, heel!' Adam commanded.
'I guess Nick isn't the only one who likes you', laughed out Chris and Doug together. What?
'OW!' Chris and Doug shouted simultaneously. Nick had hit them on the back of the head.
'Ignore them,' he cleared his throat.
He likes me? Cassie thought. Her heart was trying to beat it's way out of her chest. Can't be right! You know how Chris and Doug joke, can't be real, must be a joke. Yes that's what it is, it was a joke.
Cassie felt suddenly deflated. As if someone had poked her with a pin, like a balloon.
Then it raced up again as Nick came to the forefront of the small group of boys.
He wasn't wearing a costume just black jeans and a black pullover sweater he was... Nick.
She liked it.
Nick.
She forgot about everyone around her. She only saw Nick.
He smirked at her and reached for her hand, she laced her fingers through his and he led her to his car ignoring everyone around them.
When they arrived at the dance, everything was in full flow.
The gym was decorated with owls, bats, and witches flying across giant yellow moons. Black and orange crepe paper was wound around the girders and streamed from the basketball hoops. There were dancing skeletons, spitting cats with arched backs, and surprised looking ghosts on the walls.
'Would you like some punch?' Nick whispered into Cassie's ear, letting his warm breath travel against her neck, raising goosebumps.
Cassie nodded minutely, unable to speak.
Nick trudged to the table that held the punch fountain, leaving Cassie standing there watching after him.
After a while, she felt a new warm breath against her ear, 'You know what happens tonight?' The voice murmured.
Faye.
Cassie sighed wearily, 'what, Faye?' Please leave me alone, Cassie begged mentally.
'Well, the coven leaders who represent the goddess Diana and the Horned God have to make an alliance. They have to … merge, shall we say? To represent the union of male and female principles'.
Cassie heart stopped, they couldn't could they? But of course they could. She glanced at Adam heartbroken, they looked so perfect together.
Faye continued, 'It can be done symbolically … but somehow I don't think Adam and Diana will be satisfied with symbolism, do you?' Faye cackled like a real witch and stalked off.
Cassie felt like she couldn't breathe, she had to move before she broke down, she turned sharply and almost blundered into Nick who had brought her her punch, he looked at her with worried eyes but she couldn't comprehend it, all she felt was a rush of heartbreak, she ran passed him into a dim corner, where she was covered by a curtain of black and orange streamers. She bent over at the waist and tried to breathe to hold herself composed. Images flew through Cassie's head of Adam and Diana together, together together, and they made her sick, she just wanted to throw up, get the images out of her head. A scent of cologne hit her.
Nick.
'Cassie? Cassie what the hell happened?' He crouched down to her level to meet her eyes.
Cassie shook her head and sunk down on to her knees in front of Nick.
Nick also sunk down on his knees and pulled her into the warmth of his arms.
And suddenly, the pain was gone, that heartbreak she felt... gone.
All she saw, all she smelled, all she felt was Nick.
'I'm sorry, I had a bit of a breakdown', Cassie whispered.
'Well you are going through a lot Cassie, I wish you'd tell me, You can trust me'. He pulled back slightly, their faces inches apart.
She could, she could trust him, she wanted to trust him. So badly. But if he knew, it would all be over. She couldn't.
'I know, but I can't'.
Nick didn't respond, he just stared deeply into her eyes, then they flickered to Cassie's lips. Her breathing caught and she looked at his lips too. Slowly their lips inched closer together, almost touching...
'What's going on here?' Cassie's head snapped away from Nick into the eyes of...
Adam.
Oh crap.
Sorry don't kill me! I'm sorry for the cliffhanger.
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