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Nick POV
….. Once the circle is rid of all darkness lightness will prevail and only then the outside forces that wish to tear the circle apart can be defeated. If this prophecy is not followed the circle will be no more"
Deborah finished. What does it mean she wondered out loud. Diana gasped . I looked across the room at Amanda her face was white as a ghost, tears were streaming down her face and she was trembling. I ran across to her almost knocking the coffee table over. I took her in my arms and she started sobbing. I just held her and stroked her hair "baby calm down. I'm here I'm not going to let anything happen to you I promise" she clung to me and sobbed. She looked up at me and the fear in her eyes was great. I led her over to the couch and cradled her. Let her just calm down in my arms. Deborah and Diana were talking fast at each other and I was too focused on calming Amanda down that I wasn't paying attention till Deborah called my name "Nick, where's your book of shadows?" "Over here" I gestured to the table and Amanda sat up to see what Deb was doing. She picked up my book and sure enough the prophecy fell out. "Diana it's in nicks book too" "well it's not in not in yours or mine so I guess it's decreed to the circles through the chosen ones" she said. Amanda looked at me like she was about to say something but the words wouldn't come out. She looked more sad then she did scared. I just held her tighter. "Hey Amanda your phones going off over here it's Sammy" Amanda took the phone from Deb "hello?" her voice crack "um yeah no I mean" "both nick and I received a prophecy through our books of shadows" she said grimly and I could tell the tears were coming. Sammy said something but Amanda couldn't answer she was started to hyperventilate. Diana came and took the phone "Hi Sammy this Diana Meade I'm one of the leaders of the New Salem coven." "she's scared to death right now but Nick and his cousin Deborah are taking care of her and once the shock of it all wares off she will be ok" Amanda started to breathe normally "Put her on speaker" Amanda said "Sammy I'm ok" she sounded scared but almost normal. "Will someone please tell me about this prophecy" Sammy demanded. "I'm going to scan it and email it you from Amanda's computer right now" Thank god Diana was so compassionate because I thought that if Amanda heard it again shed crack. "Amanda are you really ok do you need me to catch the next flight out?" Sammy sounded concerned. "No Sammy really I'm ok. Just thrown for a loop. When you get the prophecy you'll understand" Amanda explained as best she could without losing it. "sent" Diana called from the computer desk. "OK let me check" Deborah came over and handed Amanda a cup of tea. "It's your stress mix" Deborah said. Amanda smiled a thank you. Deborah sat next to Amanda and said " Don't worry Amanda you're in good hands with my cousin" Amanda smiled "ok I read it" Sammy said. "this is big" she sounded panicked "Amanda I know you so don't you dare blame yourself for this. You were going to meet Nick and connect with him sooner or later" she continued "and you and Nick are not a bad thing. According to the prophecy you were meant to find each other and that's good" Sammy assured Amanda. Sammy sounded like a really good friend and I knew I would like her. "What does black and white circle mean?" she asked "I'm going to assume that we are Black" Diana said "because Black John was one of the coven leaders" Amanda sat up straight "Sammy did you hear that Black John:" she exclaimed. "what do you know about black john?" Diana asked. "well there were 2 witches born of the same coven on the same day one was Black John and the other was White Morris. Black John was evil and White Morris was good and pure. They couldn't co-exist in the same coven so he led anyone who wanted to out west and settled in New Mexico, 8 families went all together" "your 8 families" Diana acknowledge "Amanda your last name is Morris is that a relative?" I interjected. "yes I am a direct descendent of White Morris" she explained "one of our other coven leaders is a direct descendant of black john" Deborah said and she went on to explain Black johns story and how we defeated him. "wow" was all Sammy could say she thought for a moment and he voice got soft and careful "listen Amanda I think you should come back to New Mexico" Sammy said "No Sammy." Amanda said with a strength in her voice I had yet to hear " Im staying here with Nick and we are going to fulfill our destinies" "Amanda you need to be prepared" "prepared for what to fight? I'm ready to fight Sammy shit I've been fighting my whole life for something or another" Amanda's voice got louder and I saw a smile flash on Deborah's face "Amanda look I know you've been through a lot. You are strong and you're the most insightful and have more powerful that anyone else within our circle but you're in Boston so you're not under the protection of the circle. You being out there all alone makes you vulnerable with no circle protection you are a sitting duck" "I disagree" Deb said firmly. "Nick is a part of our circle and therefore protected by the circle and since Amanda is now a part of Nick then that makes her protected by our circle as well. The circles a coming together, and this happened in Boston for a reason." I was shocked that Deborah stuck up for Amanda she must like her. Sammy signed "it's nothing against you guys and Diana I'm sure you'd be concerned if you were in my position" Sammy said. "yes I would be Sammy, however, if I have learned anything from my circle it's that you can't run from destiny. Cassie's mother tried to run yet it brought her right back to New Salem" Diana pointed out. "Sammy, I'm going to be alright. You can get the others prepared. You have the Master Tools and the Crystal Moon" she said. Diana's wide went wide. "I am staying here. At this point I don't think I would be able to be away from Nick" She squeezed my hand. "the pull is just too strong for me to ignore" I could hear the pleading in Amanda's voice and I couldn't help but think what I would do if she was away from me. I would be miserable and alone. Not to say I didn't know how to do that but I didn't want to do that. "ok" Sammy said. "Diana, we need to come up with a game plan" Sammy said "I agree. We should read our circles the prophecy and go from there. Look through all our books of shadows and find anything on how to purify a witch with evil blood" Diana said "or how to enhance the goodness of a pure witch" Deborah added. "I will be holding a circle meeting either tonight or tomorrow. I will touch base with you tomorrow" "sounds good" Diana said "Amanda I love you like my sister so please stay safe" Sammy's voice cracked. Amanda's hazel eyes were wet but the tears weren't flowing "I love you too Sammy don't worry I will be ok" "I'm not going to let her out of my sight Sammy I promise" I reassured her. "well it was nice talking to you all I'm sure I will meet you soon if the prophecy is right then the circles are coming together". "so we are going to need to work together to prepare for whatever battle that is going to ensue" Diana said deep in thought. "I think Sammy is right Amanda you need to be protected. I've never seen such power come from one witch not even Cassie" she said. I smiled a wry smiled and looked down at my girl. "really? I don't feel all that powerful" Amanda grumbled "but you are. I can sense it" Deborah said "in the short time I have known you I can see the strengths of everyone one of my coven in you" Diana said "Cassie's sight definitely" Deborah said "Laurel's knowledge and compassion and Melanie's sense of the power of crystals" Dianna added "Deborah's strength and your goodness Diana" I said. "Faye's passion" Deborah said " or feistiness" Diana giggled "Sean's ability just go with the flow and Adams protectiveness" Deborah said "She also has Suzan's vivaciousness and Chris's goofiness and Doug's sense of humor" I said proudly. Amanda looked at me with a scowl. "that's a good thing" Deborah said and "Amanda I don't know what you have faced in your past but I sense great loss and pain like Nick." I shifted uneasy "so what does that mean?" Amanda asked coldly. "you have nick's perseverance" she smiled. Amanda seemed relaxed. She got up and went over to the window and looked out reflectively. The winds were shifting and I sensed a real change coming that filled me with uneasiness. Everyone was quit not sure what else could be done today. I walked over to the window where Amanda was standing and put my hands on her shoulders. The electricity I felt whenever I touched her never let up. "you alright?" I asked her. She turned to face me and sighed "yeah just a lot to process" she said distantly. I could tell she wanted to be alone and think but I wasn't going to let her be alone. I walked over to the other side of the room where Deborah and Diana were huddled on the couch looking through Amanda's book of shadows. I sat down next to Diana and looked at what they were looking at. "Nick she's lovely" Diana said. I smiled and looked towards her and for the first time in my life I felt like I was going to blush "yeah she is pretty great" I gushed. I couldn't believe that these nice words were coming out of my mouth. Usually these are things I thought about but never vocalized. "we are going to get going soon" Diana said "would you guys mind waiting for a little bit. I'd like to go over to my room and get some stuff to bring over here and get my books ready for tomorrow and I don't want to leave her alone" Diana nodded "I'll be right back" I said into the room Amanda didn't turn from the window she just continued to stare into space
Deborah POV
Nick was heading to his room to get some things and I followed him. I needed to get him alone and talk to him. I was really worried about him. My cousin was never a mushy guy at all. Never bought a girl anything and even when he was with Cassie he wasn't vocal about how he felt and he was still cold and distant. He had so much loss in his life I wanted to make sure he was OK and that this wasn't a spell or a trap of any kind. Ever since Cassie I had become quite protective of my cousin. When he had said he was going to Boston I knew it was the right thing for him and the fact that there was a blowout between him Cassie and Adam just reiterated that. When we got there earlier I could see a definitely change in Nick. Those hard set eyes and cold face had changed. He had almost a warmth about him and the way he looked at her, well that's something I'd thought I'd never see from Nick. When Nick had told me about Amanda I was honestly expecting someone like Cassie kind of pretty but kind of mousy and overly emotional. When I walked in and saw her she was strikingly beautiful. She had reddish brown hair and her hazel eyes were warm. I could sense a warmth about her, a kindness. She was friendly and I could see why Nick was so drawn to her. When I saw the way she looked at him I knew that she was sticking around and that made me happy. After I read the prophecy and Amanda was so upset I watched as Nick comforted her. I have never seen him like that ever. He had changed so drastically in just a few days my concern grew along with my liking of Amanda. I was torn.
"Nick" I started when we got into his room. "I'm worried about you". Nicked laughed a classic what's wrong with you Nick kind of laugh. "there's nothing to worry about Deb I'm fine I swear" "Nick I don't understand how you can say that when you are not um, well, when you are not being you" nick looked at me puzzled "oh come on" I raised my voice a little "buying her a present, being all gooey eyed and the amount of affection. You have done a complete 360 in just a few days." Nick frowned "you don't like her" he stated "no actually I do like Amanda. She seems to be great actually and I can see why people feel drawn to her. I have never seen you like this not even with Cassie" I expected to see pain on his face like it usually came whenever anyone said Cassie's name but it was not there. A shy smile flashed across his face and I had to do double take was stone cold nick embarrassed? "I wasn't in love with Cassie" he said quietly. I couldn't say anything. I was stunned. He had his gathered his things and was walking out the door. Guess I needed to get used to this new Nick who honestly was almost as hard to be around as the old one. The earth shifted slightly.