Cassie's P.O.V.
A moment passed as i watched everyone return to reality. Nick gripped my hand tightly. "So? How did everything go?" Scarlett asked. "It's fine. They're not trying to kill any of us. at least not yet anyway." Diana said, eyeing Jordan and David. She was right to be suspicious, they were a little rough around the edges. It was just weird to see Diana act hostile. I can only remember one other time that she had been this way, and that was with Scarlett. At the time, we hadn't known she was evil, a witch, or even my sister. Maybe it was just a feeling she had. But in the end, she had been right. I hoped she wasn't right about them too. A slight relief had washed over the group, only a few were still tense. Nick was protective of me as always, Diana was being oddly out of character, and i was just glad to see Adam taking an interest in something other than me to care how he was acting. He was hovering over Scarlett like she was his life source. I tried to take my mind off of them and then i remembered the feeling i had gotten. Something wasn't right. the futures always changing, Cassie. Diana's voice rang clear as a bell in my head. That was it! I looked around at the group that was currently mingling with each other and quickly found Reese in the corner. Him and Jordan were inseparable, from what i had seen so it didn't surprise me to see them together. I noticed both boys looked oddly out of place, like they had felt awkward or something. Maybe it was because i also had never seen them without David, the eldest of my brothers. I looked around to see him backed up against a wall by Faye. He looked in awe and scared at the same time. but Faye had that affect on people. She had her flirting face on and her body language showed she couldn't be more interested. I would hate to interrupt her quest to seize all men, starting with my brother, but i needed to talk to David and the twins. I towed Nick along to where Faye and David were, and rescued him from a ready-to-pounce Faye Chamberlain. When she saw me, her eyes turned hostile and hard. "What do you want Cassie?" She sneered. "We were in the middle of something." I knew i would someday be punished by Faye for interrupting, but something was going on, and i needed to figure out what it was. "Look, all this can wait, okay? I think i should show them the library. I'm not sure why yet, but i have an odd feeling about something, and i think they can help." Surprisingly Faye had lost all hostility in her eyes and turned serious. She nodded at me and went to collect my other brothers. "What library?" David asked after she had left. "You'll see." I said. A moment later Faye had returned with Jordan and Reese. They looked confused but ready to help. I assume the rest of the circle could sense something was going on because they soon all surrounded us and looked to me for answers. "I think something's wrong. Let's go to the library. I'll explain more there." I said in a shaky voice. Nick's hand, which i had almost forgotten, squeezed mine gently. "It's okay Cassie. I'm here." He whispered in my ear, so soft i knew it was only for me. I smiled at him, and led the group downstairs to the basement. David and the twins looked even more confused then before, probably because they saw no library in my torn up basement. I moved onward and saw the amazement in their eyes when the hidden door opened up to reveal the hidden library. I led the group into the room and gestured for them to sit on the couches available. Everyone complied but Nick, who was still hovering over me protectively. I cleared my throat and began to tell the group about what i thought might be going on.
"Okay guys, so heres the thing. There's just something off about this book." I said and set the book on the table for them to look at. I began pacing but continued to tell my thoughts on the subject. "I just have this feeling like... I don't know, It's weird. It's just that, i don't really know why this book exists. Diana, remember what you told me, the day i saw my cord with Nick?" She shrugged her shoulders but looked thoughtful. "You said 'the futures always changing, Cassie.' and i think you were right. I think the future always is changing. but how could such a book as this exists when the future's always changing? That doesn't make any sense. Right?" The whole group looked at me like i had gone mad, except for the person that mattered. Reese. I was hoping that, with his gift, he would be able to tell me what was going on. I looked deep into his eyes and saw it then. The knowledge. He knew what was going on. His voice was soft, but the room was quiet enough that we could all hear him. "Of course it does not make any sense. You are right to believe this book is strange. Even though the future is always changing, The book does exist. The Book of Fate changes with the future. The changes of our futures are based on the decisions and choices we make. So when we make a decision that alters the future, somehow the book alters itself. The book is pure magic. That may be how it changes. Now the thing is, there are things that are definite about the future. Things that may never change, no matter what we do and how we try. These things will forever stay the same in the book of fate. However, this book here, is not The Book of Fate." What?! How was that even possible? And what did he mean by things can sometimes stay definite no matter what choices we make? The group had somehow erupted into a panic state all asking 'what do you mean' and 'then where is the book' and 'how is that possible'. He cleared his throat calmly, and the club soon settled down. "It alright. You are closer to the book than you think. I assume you did a locater spell and it brought you here. It did not lie. The book is here, in this room. If i am correct, which i am, the book should be beneath the floor boards under Cassie's feet." What? I jumped backwards. I stared intently at the floor, and noticed that the floor here was perked up only a tiny half-centimeter higher than the rest. I imagined it popping open and pushed with my mind. Just as i had planned, the floorboard popped open. Nick picked up the piece of wood to reveal an old book covered in dust. I lifted it out of the floor and blew of the dust. There, on the cover, written in gold, 'The Book of Fate'.