I don't own the secret circle. All other characters are mine
Amanda POV
Nick gave me a quick kiss and left. Laurel, Melanie and Cassie were looking through all the herbs I had. Opening jars and smelling them. Every so often "ooh smell this it smells so sweet" or "this one smells like poop" I giggled as I sat on the couch with Deborah and Diana looking through books of shadows. I had nick's book and Deborah and Diana were looking through mine together. "hey this desert grass smells interesting" Cassie said. "taste it. It's got a refreshing citrusy kind of taste to it" Cassie took a small bite from leaf. "ooh this is so good" she said "what do you use it for?" "we use it in a lot of potions but my favorite use for it is I put it in iced tea instead of mint leaves." "I bet that tastes awesome" she smiled. Deborah and Diana were looking through my book of shadows and Deborah said "I wish we could slip a silly potion in Sean's punch tonight I think it would be really funny" she giggled. She noticed the look Diana was giving Deb a look and Deb said "I wouldn't do that, I know the rules no magic on each other with permission" I smiled "that was the first rule we had."
"I wish we could do a potion to make us forget about our issues and just have fun tonight" Melanie said. I had the perfect recipe. I shot up and went to the dresser and pulled out a journal from the drawer. I was so grateful when I saw that Nick had packed this for me. "what's that?" Deborah asked with curious eyes. "this is a journal that my mom and dad started putting spells and stuff in that wasn't in their book of shadows. My dad had the intentions of putting it in a leather bound book but never got around to it" I flipped to the page and showed Diana and Deborah "let loose and let's boogie potion?" Deborah giggled. "What can I see it was written in the 70's" I laughed. "what does that do?" she asked with curiosity in her eyes. "well it allows you to forget your troubles and just have fun" I said. Cassie, Melanie and Laurel hearing this had joined us by the couch. "what s in it?" Melanie asked "honey suckle, cats tail, black eyes susies, dessert grass, and grounded cactus needle." I said reading off the ingredients. "sounds interesting" laurel said. I could see the skepticism in Diana's face. "how does it work?" she asked. "well before you drink you have to say what you want to forget, for how long and why" I said. Diana's greens eyes narrowed. "you have to be specific" I stated "for example I would say I'd like to forget about the prophecy just for tonight and have fun and dance with my friends and Nick and that's exactly what what would happen". "but isn't that for personal gain?" Cassie asked disapprovingly. "not really. I mean the only thing you are gaining is a worry free night. Now if you said I want to have a million dollars to spend frivolously for the night than that would be personal gain" I said "I think this is an ok potion to do" Diana said. "everything has been so intense we can all use a night off" she said. "now Amanda what happens if your not that specific?" she asked. "well then you can forget a lot more than you want for an extended period of time" I said "so let's make it" Diana said. "we will drink it at Suzan's together. Explain the rules to everyone and they can choose to drink it or not" she finished. I handed Laurel the book and she started gathering the herbs. "this is going to be great" Deborah said excitedly "what's going to be great?" a husky voice that I recognized so well said "we are a making a potion that allows us to just have fun and forget about the prophecy just for tonight" I said turning around to see Nick standing there. He was so handsome and stood so tall. His face glistened with sweat and he had a small smear of grease across his right cheek. "yeah I know im a mess" he half smiled. I walked over to him got on my tip toes and gave him a peck on the lips "I like it!" I said smiling. "nick we are all going to Suzan's to get ready for the celebration and we are taking Amanda with us" Cassie told nick. I smiled wide. I was a part of their group and I could feel it. "that's great" he smiled and disappeared into the bathroom. "we dress up for these kinds of celebrations" Laurel said excitedly. " I frowned. "what's wrong? you don't like to dress up?" Cassie asked. "oh no I love to dress up its just I only grabbed casual clothes when we left the dorm" I frowned. "oh oh oh I got it!" Deborah exclaimed jumping off of the couch "I have the perfect dress for you Amanda! And it should fit. It's something I bought at a thrift shop thinking I would eventually wear it but I never had" My face must have lit up because everyone was smiling especially Diana. "yeah that sounds great!" "you guys get her over to Suzan's. ill be over in a little while with the dress" Deborah said.
We left Number Two through the garage nick was standing over the car deep in thought "going to Suzan's now Ill see you later" he leaned down, his dark eyes squinting in the sun "ok see you in a few hours" he kissed me goodbye. I got into Diana's car and we drove over to Suzan's. Her house was beautiful. I loved the columns in the front. We got up to Suzan's room and she had just gotten out of the bath. She had a towel wrapped around her head. Faye had gone home to get ready by herself. Melanie drew me a bath that smelled like lemon and mint. It was delightful. When I got out I went into the room wearing a towel on my head and a fluffy robe. "Sit here" Melanie said "ill do you your hair" she took the towel off my head and gasped. "Amanda I didn't realize how long your hair is!" she said "down definitely down" Laurel said admiring my wet reddish locks that cascaded down the middle of my back. I was pampered for what seemed like hours. "just go with is" Cassie said. "they did this to me for the first dance I went to when I first moved here and it was amazing. I had one of the best nights ever" she smiled as she took my hand and started filing my nails I smiled back at her. Deborah came in just as Suzan was done with my makeup. "don't look yet Amanda. Let's get the dress on you first" as she unzipped the garment bag that Deborah held up and helped me step into the dress. "wait shoes" Laurel said tossing a pair of gold ballet flats to me. I slipped them on and I looked in the mirror and gasped. "you guys are magical" I said and everyone laughed.. My reddish hair was blown out straight framing my face to show of the soft glow of my cheeks. The green and gold shadows on my eyes really made them pop and accented the specs of green in them. The dress was beautiful it, was strapless and sparkly gold. It was tight fitting in the torso and down my legs then in flared out perfectly just at the calf. It hugged me in all the right places. I looked amazing "nick is going to die when he sees you" Deborah giggled. I laughed too. I watched as everyone else got ready and Cassie who was wearing a blue dress came over and sat on the bed "see I told you" she smiled. "yeah you were right" she was examining my earrings "those are gorgeous! " she said "thanks" I said touching the teardrop shaped gem. "its honey calcite my working stone. Nick got them for me to match my necklace" Cassie looked shocked at first then thoughtful. "that's wonderful. Im really glad he found someone that could break through to him" I just smiled. I didn't know what to say. Then the doorbell rang. "the boys are here" suzan said and we all headed down the stairs.
Nick POV
I decided it was a beautiful night to walk up to Suzan's. I never dress up and no one really minds but for some reason tonight was different. I had on gray linen pants I found buried in my closet, a black t-shirt and black loafers. Ok so not totally dressed up but dressed up for me. I got to Suzan's and the guys were on the front steps waiting for the door to be answered I saw them filing in and of course I was last. "well, well Nicholas don't you look handsome" Suzan smiled and everyone else looked at me in shock. "no jeans I'm impressed" Deborah snickered and I looked down. I felt Amanda take my hand and I entwined my fingers with hers "I think you look so handsome" she said softly. I was looking down at her gold shoes I starting looking up and I saw the contour of her bare calves, I saw the gold fabric and as I looked up to reach her face with my eyes, I couldn't get over the way the fabric hugged her in all the right places. She had an amazing body and I started to feel all warm inside. I got to her face and I sucked in a breath. She looked beautiful. Her reddish hair was straight and framed her face in a way that made her skin glow. Whatever she did to her eyes it made the green specks in them pop out. I took her other hand forgetting to breath. I looked in her eyes and it was like we were the only ones standing there "you look stunning. You literally took my breath away" I said softly and leaned down and kissed her. This kiss had a yearning behind it that was never there before. It was like every time we kissed some hidden feeling or sensation came to the surface. We were interrupted by some giggling and a lot of throat clearing. Amanda was blushing. "sorry" I said as followed the others downstairs. Amanda gasped when she saw the room. Faye and Suzan had really outdone themselves with the decorations and the ambiance. The lights were dimmed which made the silver and gold moons and stars that hung from the ceiling sparkle. There was a huge spread of food on one side of the room, the big comfy couches that normally sat towards the center were pushed against the far wall. The music was playing and there was excitement in the air. Deborah went to the middle of the room holding a thermos and Amanda let go of my hand to follow her. "before we get started "Deborah said "we have something for you all". Melanie, Laurel, Cassie and Diana joined them. "we made a potion" Diana said. "one that can make you forget your worries for the night and just have fun" she said. "all you have to do is say what you want to forget, how long you want to forget it for. You need to be specific otherwise you can forget too much for too long" Amanda said. "not everyone has to drink the potion if they don't we are going to drink it" Diana said gesturing to the girls surrounding her. "im drinking it too" I said and stepped forward next to Amanda. "Amanda why don't you start" Diana instructed. Amanda unscrewed the thermos "I drink to forget about the bad parts of the prophecy just for tonight so that I can have fun and dance with my friends and Nick" she said and took a swig. "there are good parts of the prophecy?" suzan asked. Amanda laughed. "of course there are. Nick and I are together which is a good thing and I'm here with all of you which is also a good thing" Suzan nodded. I understood why Amanda worded it like that. She didn't want to forget about us for one second and she did want the others to forget she was here so we can all have fun together. Her nose wrinkled and she swallowed handing the thermos to me. "I drink to forget about the bad parts prophecy just for tonight so that I can have fun and dance with my friends and Amanda" I took swig and it was really sweet. I swallowed and handed the potion to Diana "I drink to forget about the bad parts of the prophecy just for tonight so that I can have fun and dance with my friends" she took a drink and passed it around the room. Everyone decided to take the potion. Sean was the last one to drink and after that a tingling sensation washed over me and I couldn't remember what I was forgetting. It was working. The atmosphere was light and electric. Even Faye seemed to be having fun not having the I'm bored face on. Suzan turned up the music and some of the girls started dancing and Amanda was heading towards the food. I went with her. "oh my she said what a spread." She picked up a plate and put a goat cheese and herb stuff Portobello cap on her plate. I myself stayed away from the goat stuff and went right for the plate of burgers. We walked down the table and saw all the cakes and pies and fruits. There was a silver try in the center and I laughed out loud "Are those Twinkies?" Amanda asked. "yes they are" suzan said taking a Twinkie off the platter "you can never have too many Twinkies" and she walked away as she popped a Twinkie in her mouth.
We sat down and ate then we danced. We danced together, we danced with our friends. It was a magical night and I couldn't keep my eyes off of Amanda. An old Spice Girls song came on and all the girls plus Chris and Doug were singing and dancing along and I smiled watching my girl and my friends having fun together and I was having fun too. We danced into the night and I have never heard so much laughter as we all watched trying to teach Sean how to moonwalk. A slow song came on and I grabbed Amanda, who was chatting with Adam and Cassie by the waist and pulled her to what we were calling the dance floor "see you later" she said giggling to Cassie. I pulled her close into my arms. She looked up at me he face was radiant 'what a magical night" she smiled. I smiled back "it sure is" I agreed. She rested her head on my shoulder and we swayed to the music. After the song ended Suzan said "I know we don't want this night to end buts its 130 AM time to call it a night" Everyone groaned but we knew it had to end sometime. The only person who didn't mind having to leave was Amanda. "I'm having a really great time but I'd like to spend some time just you and me before the potion wears off" she smiled "I like that" I said. We said our goodbyes and I led her up the stairs. Deborah was going to stay with Suzan and Faye, Melanie and Laurel were going to Diana's so Amanda and I hopped into Diana's car and she drove us down to Number Two.
When we got to my room it was really warm. I opened the windows and Amanda grabbed some clothes and headed to the bathroom. It was so hot in here I just threw on a pair of basketball shorts without a shirt. Amanda came out of the bathroom wearing a tight tank and a short pair of shorts her hair up. "gosh its hot in here" she said walking over to the dresser. "mind if I put on some music?" she asked fiddling with her ipod. "go for it" I said and I just watched her. She had her hair up in the messy knot and the tank top was low cut in the back that it showed off her sun kissed shoulders and her milky back. I just stared at her for a moment she was the most beautiful I had ever seen and I starting burning with the desire to love her in a way I had never even thought about with anyone else. She was still messing around with the ipod and her back was facing me. I walked over to her and put my hands on her hips and started kissing her neck and her shoulders. She giggled in delight and as the music started she spun around to face me holding my hands onto her hips. I looked in her eyes and kissed her. The passion in the kiss was something within itself. It was filled with a want and a need I had never felt. She pulled back "I love the way you kiss me" she cooed. I took that as an invitation to continue kissing her. We kissed and caressed. I pulled back breathless. "I could kiss you all night" I said seeing the desire in her eyes. "who said you can't" she whispered pulling my face back to hers. She kissed me with so much passion I could feel it surge through my entire body. All of a sudden the room got dark for a second then every candle that was strewn atop my dresser and the TV were lit. I raised an eyebrow and she giggled. I stopped her giggling with a kiss and I don't know where this kiss came from but I felt the desire and yearning that was radiating off of both us "nick" she moaned my name and I led her to the bed not breaking our kisses. She started kissing my neck and my chest and rubbing her hands across my six pack and I felt like I was being swept away by every touch. I pulled her face up to mine and kissed her with eagerness. The next thing I knew her shirt was off and out bodies were intertwined. We shared a physical love that night that surpassed anything I could have thought this experience could be. I loved Amanda in a way that I never thought possible. With every kiss, every touch, every word said between us it was like we were truly becoming one.