Pretty Little Witches

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Chapter 11: Dance

Cassie this and Cassie that. She helped us; we should return the favor. Don't call her a cutter; she's my best friend. Cassie Blah Blah Blah Cassie Blah.

Faye rolled her eyes. Ever since Cassie's come to Chance Harbor, everything everyone seemed to talk about was her. Especially Diana. She was supposed to be Faye's girlfriend, yet everything she's ever talked about since they came out and admitted their feelings toward each other was about Cassie and her miserable feelings.

Why should I care if that little cutter feels suicidal? Faye wondered. Cassie was nothing to her and therefore her problems were none of Faye's concern. Okay, she did help Diana come out, but still. Faye was sure Diana would've come out eventually without Cassie's help – the little emo blondie just helped speed up the process, nothing else. Faye was a patient girl – well, most of the time – and she could've waited a little longer.

Who does she think she is, anyway? Faye thought to herself. The girl gets one couple together – a couple that would, according to Faye, would have happened eventually – and all of a sudden she's a genius who deserves everyone's help, when in reality she was just lucky. She still gets all the credit though, which is what made Faye hate her even more.

And now she sat in the coffee shop all by herself, cursing herself for coming all the way here for such petty reasons as this. Cassie was a big girl. She could find herself a date to the school dance all on her own. Although she annoyed her and most of the time made her want to scream in anger, Faye had to admit that Cassie had some spark in her. There was something about her; something mystical and special. Faye couldn't put her finger to it, but she knew it was there; she felt it every time she was near her.

Other than that, the girl was, dare Faye say, attractive and any boy would gladly accept to be her date. In fact if Faye hadn't had Diana and found Cassie annoying and if Cassie liked girls Faye could see herself even wanting the little blonde

But no not any boy was good enough. Diana wanted it to be Jake and Faye had to be the one to play the Cupid. Not miss goody-goody Diana. Not her best friend-no-one-really-pays-any-attention-to Melissa. Not big-headed-guyliner-wearing Adam, who hated them anyway and wouldn't even asked.

No. It had to be her. Faye.

"What do you want?" said a male voice, frightening her. She jumped, her hand over her heart, and looked up at the older blonde boy, smirking as she looked him up and down.

Jake, on the other hand, wasn't in such a good mood. He rolled his eyes at the younger witch and took a step toward her. "What do you want?" he repeated, the tone of his voice suggesting he wasn't in the mood for games, especially Faye's. "I got your text. You said it was urgent."

"Nice seeing you too", Faye said. She smirked at him, playing with the lock of her hair as she did so. Moving the lock of her hair back and forth, she flashed him one of her best smiles.

She was flirting, he was well aware of it and it only made him more annoyed by her presence. Rolling his eyes once again, he sighed. Even though she was with Diana, it was wrong of him to assume she's changed. Just because she was in a relationship didn't mean she wasn't allowed to flirt anymore, especially with boys since they were officially off her list now.

He didn't really mind her flirting. It was a free country; she was allowed to flirt all she wanted. But he did mind if he was the one she flirted with. There was a reason he left her and even though he knew she was only playing with him, this bothered him.

Too bad she didn't care about his feelings.

"I was in the middle of something when I got your text. It was important. So get to the point. I have places to be – places where your presence isn't welcomed", Jake said.

"Okay, okay. No need to be cranky. Geez." Faye put her hands up in the air, surrendering. "I need you to take Cassie to the school dance tomorrow night."

Jake frowned at her strange suggestion. Out of all things she could have possibly said to him, this is what she's asking him to do? "No."

Faye crossed her arms over her chest. Of course that would be his answer. He was always a bit awkward around girls – well, around every girl but her. When he needed to hurt her, no awkwardness there. When he was breaking her heart, crushing her dreams, making her cry it was an easy task. No big deal. Yet when he needed to take one tiny blondie to the dance, the answer was a firm no.

"Come on, Jake. Don't be a priss", she taunted. He hated being called names, especially by Faye. She was the last person who, in his eyes, deserved to call him names, considering how much of them she had on her back. He could name her the whole alphabet.

"If that's all you wanted, then I'm leaving."

He turned to the door, but Faye was already there, blocking his way. "Is little Jakey afraid to take little blondie to the dance?" she spoke in a childlike voice, her smirk still present on her face.

"I'm serious, Faye. Let me out."

"Or what?"

Her voice turned serious all of a sudden. She sent him a threatening glare which would make any man freeze on spot, except for Jake. Instead of being afraid, he glared back at her. If she could be a bitch, he figured, then I can be a bastard too.

"What are you gonna do, Jake?" Faye asked in a threatening manner, her voice as cold as ice. "Hit me?" She took a step toward him. "Insult me?" Another step closer. "Threaten me?" She was practically in his face now. "Push me down?" Their noses barely touching, she leaned closer to him and whispered into his ear: "Because last time I checked, you don't get to do that to me anymore."

There was something in her eyes that concerned him; something mysterious, dangerous. It was as if she was somehow blackmailing him and Jake being ever-so-paranoid Jake, he couldn't help but wonder if she knew about him and the witch hunters.

He quickly shook that idea off. Of course she didn't know. How could she know anyway? It's not as if she could read minds. Right? Right?! The more he thought about it, the more nervous he was becoming. Calm down, Jake. She doesn't know anything, he told himself. And if she does suspect something, I'm pretty sure she would've already asked me about it or tried to take some kind of advantage out of it.

"I have plans tomorrow night", Jake said.

"Then cancel them", Faye told him. "I'm sure anything you need to do can wait."

She was clearly mocking him now and he didn't like it one bit, but he had to stay still. He couldn't let anger get the best of him. Last thing he needed right now was snapping and hitting her – she wasn't known as the manipulative bitch just so people could talk. The nickname suited her; she even called herself that once completely unprovoked, all while keeping a still face. If he did something to her, he knew that soon the whole circle would be after his tail so he had to keep calm. If only it wasn't so damn hard.

"This is really important."

"Come on, Jake. One night. That's all I ask", she insisted. She could be so damn persistent at times. He should have known that Faye Chamberlain doesn't accept no for an answer – she only applies more pressure until no is turned into a very firm, very secure yes.

Yet Jake had to intention of giving in. He has a meeting with the witch hunters tomorrow night. He had already ditched two of their meetings in the favor of the circle. If he did that another time, they'd become suspicious and that's the last thing he wanted. If it was any other night, he would've considered it. Cassie was a nice girl, even though she was a witch. He could picture himself going out with her, but another night. Any night, but tomorrow.

"I told you I'm busy", he said, his tone of voice serious and firm.

"Is there any way I could… change your mind?" she asked with a seductive tone. He frowned at her and she burst into laughter. She knew what he was thinking – old Faye would take her clothes off right then and there just to get what she wants. But old Faye wasn't with Diana. Old Faye put up with his shit. New Faye didn't. "You're really that shallow, aren't you? It clear that you need a girlfriend. Come on. It's just one night. I mean, I don't like that little freak either, but… this whole thing is really important to Diana and she'd kill me if you said no. Cassie doesn't bite. I think. And besides, you don't even have to talk to her. Just take her there, get her a drink and then pretend to be sick or something and go home."

Jake considered it for a moment. Maybe this wouldn't be such a bad idea after all, he thought. He still needed to get close to the Circle to be able to move the witch hunter plans forward and he liked Cassie. It would be fun to be with her even for just one night at some stupid school dance. But then again, maybe it was. Who knew what could happen at the dance. Maybe the circle is planning something. Maybe they know about him and they want to get closer to him put an end to him.

Geez, Jake! Stop being so paranoid, he told himself. Of course they were clueless about him and the witch hunters. And besides, even if they knew something, they weren't that stupid to attack him in front of the whole school. He had to think of all the good sides this had. If he went to the dance with Cassie, he could learn more about her and the circle without her suspecting a thing. The more he knew about her, the easier it would be to kill her. As that thought came into his mind he couldn't help but hate the idea of killing Cassie and he wasn't too sure why.

I guess it wouldn't hurt to go, he concluded. Looking Faye in the eye, he said: "Okay, fine."

"Excellent!" exclaimed Faye, smiling at her accomplishment. The little cutter better appreciate it, she thought to herself. Then her thoughts focused on her girlfriend And I expect the hell of a night of you. Don't let me down, Diana.

"But you owe me one", Jake was quick to add.

Faye waved her finger at him. "No, no, no. Diana is the one who owes you. I'm just the messenger. Want to talk about debt? Go to her."

Jake rolled his eyes and muttered something under his breath, but the witch, happy that she finally managed to persuade him into going to the dance, didn't pay any attention to him anymore. All the thought about was the dance. She couldn't wait till she saw Cassie and Jake together – two losers hooking up was something she was dying to see. They were so perfect for each other. Cutter princess and her idiot of a date. It had a nice ring to it.

Faye smirked to herself. Win! "The dance starts at eight. Make sure to wear a tie", she told him and left, leaving him all alone in the big, old dusty house.

Looking after her, Jake sighed. That is going to be a long night, he thought to himself. If only he could think of a plausible excuse for blowing the witch hunters off yet again.

-TSC/PLL-

Jake took a deep breath as he walked over to Cassie's doorstep. Just ask her. Go to her door, ask her to the dance and leave. That's it. Nothing big or weird about it. If that's the case, then why did he feel so strange about all of this? His palms were sweating, his heart beating faster, his voice trembling… it was almost as if he was – dare he say it – nervous.

But that's ridiculous, he told himself. There was nothing to be nervous about. All he had to do was ask a little blonde witch to the dance. It was formal, not at all friendly or romantic. Just a normal dance in order to learn more about the circle and their weaknesses. He would think about the witch hunters later. Right now he had to be as convincing as possible. The last thing he wanted was for Cassie to think of him as of some kind of horny punk and slam the door to his face.

Putting on his most convincing smile – all the while repeating to himself: Be happy, look happy, be happy, look happy – he knocked on Cassie's door.

"Coming!" her voice screamed.

In a second Cassie opened the door and came face to face with Jake. Seeing him, she flashed him a big smile and invited him in.

"Do you want anything to drink?" she asked.

He shook his head. "No", he replied. "I won't be long."

They sat next to each other on the couch in the living room. They glanced at each other, letting the uncomfortable silence swallow them. Jake was becoming more and more nervous, while Cassie seemed confused not sure why Jake was over.

"Is there something you wanted, Jake?" she asked after another long minute of silence passed.

"Uh, yeah, there actually is", he said. This is it. It's now or never. Clearing his throat, he spoke: "Would you like to go to the school dance with me?"

Cassie just stared at him, confused and shocked. He was asking her out. He was seriously asking her out. She didn't know what to do. Every answer she could provide him seemed too stupid and childish. Should she scream yes like there's no tomorrow or just silently nod her head? Or should she say no to protect him from A. then again if she said no she had to hear it from Diana and there was no good excuse Cassie could give Diana as to why she said no. she wanted to go with Jake and Diana knew it.

"I… I mean… of course I would", she said in a calm manner.. Maybe Diana was right, she thought to herself. Maybe this won't be such a mess. Maybe I have a future here after all. Maybe all I needed was the right person at the right time to point that out to be. She looked up at Jake. She was right; he was the right person and this was the right time. If only she could tell him how much this meant to her without looking stupid. Then her thoughts went to her friend and Circle in Rosewood. If she was there and this had happened they would have all gotten together to get ready. They would have gossiped and all been excited. She missed them terribly and wanted to go back to them, but she needed to find some life here.

He smiled at her; this time it was a pure, genuine smile. "That's great. So I'll pick you up at seven-thirty."

"Yeah, that's cool with me", Cassie told him.

He nodded at her. "Yeah… so, I guess I'll be going then. See you tomorrow."

"Yeah, see ya!"

And just like that he was gone. Cassie just stood there all alone, smiling to herself. He had no idea how happy he had made her. But she will show her gratitude. Tomorrow night she'll make sure he has the best night ever, because nothing says thank you like a perfect date, even with a girl like Cassie.

That was a promise she had sworn to keep.

-TSC/PLL-

"So what dress are you wearing," Cassie heard Aria's voice over the speakerphone. The day before she had called and told them about her date to the school dance and now as she was getting ready the five of them were all on the phone with each other.

"Well I had to go out yesterday and buy one. All my other dresses got burnt in the fire. Wish I had the one I wore to that school dance earlier in the year. You remember, the one where Emily went with Toby. That was a nice dress even though my date to that dance was a bit…" Cassie rolled her eyes. The girls knew how she was with boys. She hadn't found the right one in Rosewood, which was both a blessing, and a curse in a way. A blessing because A had never been able to hold a relationship over her head, bur a curse because while all her friends were dating she was alone.

"A new dress is better anyway. No bad history in it," Hanna said with a smile. "Wish I could see this boy."

"Me too," Emily said. "You're going to have to send us pictures."

"And tell us everything," Spencer added. "You should bring him back to Rosewood with you this summer. I might be able to convince my mom to put him up in our barn or Hanna could always hide him in her basement" The girls laughed at that one.

Then Cassie heard foot steps and was surprised as Diana and Melissa walked into the room. "What are you two doing here?"

"Who's there?" Aria asked worried that something had happened.

"Just Diana and Melissa," Cassie said as she looked at the two.

"Well we figured we would all get ready together. We told our dates to pick us up here in an hour, so we have an hour to get changed and do each other make up." Diana said.

"Who are you going with Melissa?" Cassie asked not aware that Melissa was dating anyone.

"Nick," Melissa answered.

"Your going with Nick?" Cassie asked shocked. "You two are dating." Melissa nodded.

"Who's Nick?" Hanna asked sensing gossip.

"Jake's little brother," Cassie answered Hanna.. "Oh sorry. Melissa, Diana, I'm on the phone with my Circle. Aria, Spencer, Hanna, Emily, say hi to Diana and Melissa." There were four hellos from the phone.

Diana smiled glad to put a voice with the names. "Oh I've heard so much about all of you. Maybe one day we will really meet." Diana said.

"Yeah maybe," Aria said. "And we've heard a lot of you too."

"How are things going with Faye?" Emily asked. "I've asked Cassie, but all she says is you came out."

Diana turned a bit red not having realized Cassie still talked to them about her and Faye. Then again it did make sense. They were her Circle and best friends. "Everything is great. Faye is great and Cassie was a big help and I guess you too."

"Glad to hear it. Well we'll let you girls get ready. Bye Cassie," Emily said followed by the others saying bye and to make sure to call tomorrow and tell them everything.

Cassie put her cell phone down and spent the next hour with Diana and Melissa getting ready for the dance until the doorbell rang. On the front porch were Jake and Nick and Faye had just pulled up in her car. "So you three done getting ready which for some reason I couldn't join in on,: Faye asked as she walked up.

"You're my date. You have to pick me up," Diana said. "And it made more sense for Melissa to get ready here since Nick is Jake's brother. Makes it easier for them to pick us up." Diana said before Faye could complain Melissa was her best friend and they should have gotten ready together.

Faye mumbled something but lead Diana to her car. "So are we ready,' Jake asked as he took out car keys. "We're all going together in my car."

"Sounds good," Cassie said as her and Melissa walked out and Cassie closed and locked the door behind her.

Not long later the four were at the dance. Faye and Diana had beaten them there and were already on the dance floor. Adam was sending death glares their way and when the four walked in Adam gave them a death glare. "Conant needs a life," Jake told Cassie as Melissa and Nick walked off. "I mean your girlfriend was gay. Get over it. Can I get you something to drink?"

"Sure," Cassie said as the two went over to the food.

At that time Sally walked over to Adam. "You got to stop that," Sally told Adam. Adam gave Sally a look wondering why Sally even came up to him. Since finding out they were witches the rest of the Circle had basically avoided all non-witches.

"Cassie ruined things. Everything was perfect before her," Adam mumbled giving Cassie a death glare from where she stood with Jake.

"Get it through your thick skull," Sally said. "All Cassie did was get Diana brave enough to do that. She didn't turn Diana gay. She just helped Diana. Nothing was perfect before Cassie. Not with Diana pretending to like you like that. You need to find a girl who likes guy. Someone who can see how cute you are."

Adam raised an eyebrow. "You think I'm cute?" Sally blushed as she realized the words that came out of her mouth.

"Um… well… yeah," Sally mumbled embarrassed.

"Would you like to dance?" Adam asked looking at Sally. She might be human but he could do worst. Sally nodded and the two went out onto the dance floor.

Cassie and Jake were by the food when the song changed. "I love this song," Cassie said with a smile.

"Well then let's dance," Jake said as he took Cassie's hand and led her out onto the dance floor. It was a slow song and as they danced Jake couldn't help but realized how right Cassie felt near him. As the song came to an end Jake looked at Cassie and couldn't help but notice how beautiful she was and he couldn't help himself. Jake leaned down and kissed Cassie. It took a minute, but Cassie returned the kiss.

Diana smirked as she saw this. "Yes, my plan worked," Diana said and looked at Faye. "Thank you."

"You so owe me," Faye whispered to her girlfriend.

-TSC/PLL-

Later that night Jake walked Cassie up to her door. "Thanks Jake I had a great night," Cassie said knowing she had to go inside and call her friend, even though it was really late for them, because if she didn't she would never hear the end of it.

"I did too," Jake admitted with a smile. This was one of the best dates he had ever had and it was to a school dance. "Night," Jake said as he leaned in and kissed Cassie again and then went to his own house.

Sitting in his bedroom he looked out the window to Cassie's window, but the blinds were shut. That didn't surprise him. Cassie always left the blinds shut. Jake debated moving the blinds with magic, but then he would give away the fact that he knew he was a witch, Jake sat there thinking of what had to do. The witch hunters expected him to kill all the Chance Harbor witches. He was supposed to and had been willing to. He had even been willing to lead his own brother to his death for practicing with craft, but then he met Cassie. He liked her. He really did and the last thing he wanted was Cassie dead. He couldn't kill her. He couldn't let anyone kill her.

AN: Okay first I would like to apologize for the long wait. I was kind of out of power for 8 days due to Hurricane Sandy and even when I got power back I had no internet for a few more days because my internet lines got torn down by this stupid tree that fell in my backyard, long story, but I'll let you know since I just complained here everyone here is okay and life is getting back to normal. Second I would like to thank Marril96 who jumped in and helped me write this chapter since my co writer couldn't. Third would be my co writing can't write in November so this will be our last update until December. Sorry. Hope you enjoyed and please REVIEW

Oh also Secret Circle Project update: sorry about this but due to my power outage we did delay episode 17 of the Secret Circle Project by a week.