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Thanks for all the reviews on my last chapter. I know I was a little mean to Cassey...well...i was plain evil. But every time you review I'll give Cassandra a little bit of her dignity back. * Grin*

Back

The heavens had opened and water poured from the sky. When it hit the floor it bounced off an inch back into the sky, as if it was trying to force its way back up.

I sat on a deserted beach, somewhere in Europe I guessed. My feet where dug into the now dark gold sand. It was sludgy and wet, but still I did not move. It was like I was stuck in a trace. Watching the waves flow in and draw back out.

Even though where the rain hit my skin stung, I still felt a sort of peace.

It had almost been three weeks since I left the black order and nobody had came looking yet, not that I expected them too and it sort of made it hard when I had a death threat in place.

I was working a circus that moves around the globe. I was only handing out leaflets for the first few days but then the ring leader saw me defeat an akuma, well I mostly danced around it whilst shooting a shock-wave of innocence induced energy at it.

After that day I was given the job of a lion tamer, but as the lion could sense my Noah blood it wouldn't come near me. I told the ring leader that I would be a tight rope walker. With my superior balance and years of gymnastics, it wasn't remotely hard.

The rain suddenly seized. I looked up to see an umbrella over my head and a boy around my age look down at me. " Miss, you'll catch a cold if you sit in the rain." He said and offered a hand to help me up.

" It doesn't really matter. I like it anyway. Its oddly soothing." I looked back towards the sea and sighed. The boy huffed and I thought he would leave.

But he surprised me by taking off his coat and dropping it over me. He also took a seat on the sand next to me. His shoes slid in and started to sink. I watched his shoes fall in further and blinked in confusion. I looked back up at the boy with the stylish raven hair that fell into his eyes.

" I'm Yarrow. What's your name?" He asked politely. He held his hand out to shake. I took it and gripped it firmly.

" Cassandra." I looked back at his shoes. " I like your shoes. Where are they from?" I looked into his blue eyes. He smiled.

" They're converse. Just type it in on google and I'm sure you'll be able to get a pair easily. These green ones are my favourite but I do love my blue ones also." He explained offhandedly.

What? He must have slipped through the cracks somehow, to be in this world is impossibly for those that hadn't originally been born here.

" How did you get here?" I asked confused. He pointed behind us.

" I drove. I passed my test a few days ago. I parked it on the pier." I turned around quickly. Sure enough through the dropping rain I could see the outline of a parked car. With large buildings in the background. Cars sped along the roads, their headlights lighting up the raindrops as the flashed by.

I stood. Gripping the coat around my shoulders so it didn't fall off. The sun was starting to set through the dark clouds.

But somehow.

I had gotten back to present day earth.

Without even knowing it. How is this possible?

I turned back to Yarrow, who was staring up at me. " Where are we? I'm kind of lost." I said with a nervous smile.

If I stayed here too long my powers would start to disappear, along with my memories. Thankfully this time it would happen slower as I'm not in the same state I was when I last wondered into this world.

Yarrow stood too and held the umbrella over our heads. "This is Folkestone. Where abouts are you from?" He scratched the back of his head. " I could drive you if it not too far. But it is getting dark...I know." He grinned. " You can stay at my house and tomorrow I'll drive you home. My parents won't mind, you can share a room with my little sister."

" I go to Benenden Girls School in Kent." I offered a small smile. " You don't have to drive me back. I'm kinda-"

He cut me off with a stern look. " Are you a run-away?" He asked. I shrugged.

" No. I just don't feel like going back at the minute." Yarrow started laughing. He slung an arm over my shoulder and started walking me towards the car.

" I like your attitude. I'll tell my parents you go to my college and we have a project that we need to do. That way you'll be able to stay for the whole weekend." He smiled down at me. He had a warm smile and a pretty face, my judge of character said that he was a good person. After all he did come to the rescue of a girl on a deserted beach.

" You don't have to do this. You don't even know me."

He continued smiling. " Its my good dead for the day. Plus...you can actually help me with my biology project. It has to be in on monday." He said quietly. I started laughing for the first time in weeks.

" I'll race you to the car, Cassey." With that he ran up the wet beach taking the umbrella with him and letting the rain fall on me once again.

With a laugh I followed.

(time skip)

Yarrow driving was...well lets just say I feared for my life in certain areas. It was like he didn't notice that it was raining and forgot to moderate his speed. Before we pulled up at his house he told me the story we would be going with.

Yarrow and I are in the same biology class. We hadn't really talked to each other during our school life and only chatted occasionally during class. It was a pot draw when picking lab partners and we were put together.

If his parents simply except that story, I'll be highly surprised.

Yarrow pulled into the drive and parked behind a large 4x4. He gave a little groan and pulled a mobile out of his jean pocket.

" Is something wrong?" I asked. He gave a weak smile.

" No. Its just that I forgot my mum's brother was coming round. You'll still be able to stay so don't worry about that. I'm gonna get my sister to come get you. That way she can give you some spare clothes too." he typed into his phone and put it to his ear. " Hey...Yeah I'm outside...I've brought a friend round, can you pretend she's yours...yeah, I don't trust them either...Okay. I'll see you in a minute." He turned to me. " She's coming down. Just...make sure your not alone with my cousins at any point. I don't trust them." He said, his eyes going cold.

I nodded. The car door suddenly opened and I came face to face with a girl that looked to be around fourteen with long dark hair and blue eyes. Her eyes widened at the sight of me.

" This is my sister, Aryanna. Ary, this is-" But he didn't get to finish. The girl threw her arms around me.

" CASSEEYY! Where have you been? Fencing has been boring without you. They said you went missing! Its been four months! You have a lot of explaining to do missy!" She said whilst squeezing me. I patted her on the back.

I was so surprised that I was rendered speechless. Of all the people to run into, I manage to bump into my fencing instructors son.

" You two know each other?" Yarrow asked confused. Aryanna let go of me an d pointed at her brother.

" of course I do. This is Dads best student, ya know, the one that went mysteriously missing from her dorm room...her locked dorm room." Aryanna said whilst she wiggled her fingers as if he suggests that ghosts were the culprits.

" Holy crap. No way, why didn't I realise earlier?" Yarrow gave a laugh. " I thought she looked familiar, it's from the trophy pictures of her and dad."

He unbuckled his seatbelt and got out the car. Ary leaned over me to unbuckle me too. With that she pulled me out the car.

" Come on. Dad's gonna have a fit when he sees you." She grinned at me and a then frowned. " Your clothes are really soaked and dirty. Oh well, you can wear some of my clothes. Were the same height now."

I followed them into the house still a little speechless. This sis a little mind blowing. But I couldn't stay her. Sooner or later I would leave and go back to my own world...wait...isn't this my own world.

What am I thinking?

I need to go back. There isn't any other way around that. I need to be there to protect the people I love. Even it they don't love me back. After all...isn't that what family is for.

The sudden realisation had me a little outbalanced.

How could I have been so stupid? They need me. Even if they don't want me I should be there to keep them safe.

" Dad! You'll never guess who Yarrow found!" Aryanna shouted excitedly as she pulled my though the house. Yarrow grinned at me and opened the kitchen door.

My past suddenly collided with my present. Sitting in front of my fencing teacher, who looked as if he wanted to be anywhere else but here, was my father.

My teachers eyes perked up immediately at the interruption. Then they widened to take me in. " My star pupil! She's back." He rushed across the kitchen and pulled me into a hug. " where have you been. We've all been worried sick at the club." He released me and took a step back. " Your soaked. I'll get Jenny to run you a bath. You can borrow some of Ary's clothes and obviously you'll be staying for dinner and you can sleep in Ary's room." He grinned. I should have noticed earlier with his dark hair and blue eyes, he looked exactly like an older version of Yarrow.

" Airi?" My father whispered as he looked at me. I glared at him.

" I told you not to call me that any more." I said coldly.

" You two know each other also?" Yarrow said as he leaned on the counter. " This is getting weird."

" Of course we do. She's my daughter."

" I stand corrected. This is weird. I think my brain just exploded."

I glared at him again and my teacher moved infront of me to block my 'fathers' view of me. I let it slip to Ary in the changing rooms one night after she asked me how I'd gotten so many scars. It was only natural that she told her father.

" Yarrow. Take Cassandra upstairs. Make sure Jon and Mark don't get to her." Yarrow looked confused but started to lead me away anyway. I shrugged him off and faced my father.

" Its okay." I said softly and walked up to my father. My fist clenched and I smiled sweetly at him.

Fist connected with face.

I'd never felt so happy and it wasn't one of my lighter punches either. He fell to the floor with the shock of it.

" How does it feel to be on the receiving end for one, dad?"I asked calmly. " I'm not the same person you left behind. That cowardly little girl is dead. That means that I am no longer your daughter."

I turned around and grinned at a equally happy Aryanna and Jack( my teacher) and a gob-smacked Yarrow.

" Cassandra is so cool!" Aryanna exclaimed.

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Ahhhh what a lovely atmosphere. If you want to see more of Cassandra beating up everyone that was ever mean to her you know what to do.

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