Pretty Little Witches

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Chapter 4: Chance Harbor

Cassie looked around the school. First days are always the worst. Especially a first day that happens in the middle of the year. A first day that happens when your a new girl in a small town. A first day that happens because your mom died and you had to move in with your grandmother. Truthfully everyone had been really nice, but Cassie couldn't seem to get into it. She looked around the hall expecting to see her friends. She wanted Aria to stand by her locker whispering to her about a date with Ezra. Spencer going crazy over homework. Emily talking about her new girlfriend Samara. Even Hanna talking about clothes and shoplifting which had always annoyed Cassie a little. She missed her friends.

Cassie sighed as she closed her locker and looked at her phone. She had one text message from Emily and it was just a picture of Emily and Samara on their date. Emily seemed to have decided that she was going to make sure Cassie was completely up to date on all the news by sending Cassie pictures and long emails about what was happening. The others were also getting into it to adding their own things to the emails She had a email in her inbox this morning talking about everything that had happened and she hadn't even been gone for a long time yet. It made Cassie feel better knowing that she was still apart of their Circle no matter how far she was. She would get through the rest of the school year and go back to Rosewood this summer. Maybe she could even convince her grandmother to let her stay with Aria's family next school year so she could spend senior year at Rosewood High.

The first thing to do now was get something to eat though. Her grandmother had to work late and had informed Cassie she was on her own for dinner. Now Cassie didn't like cooking. In fact she stayed away from it. Good thing someone had told her about this place everyone goes to. The Boathouse or something. Cassie didn't really want to go there to socialize or hang out with her new classmate. She didn't want to be popular, but she had heard it had good food, so not long after she left the school building did Cassie find herself at The Boathouse.

Walking in she sat at the table and was kind of freaked out by some of the looks she was getting. Then a girl with brown hair came and sat down with her. "Hey, I'm Diana Meade," the girl, Diana said with a smile. "Your Cassie Blake." Wow didn't even let Cassie introduce herself. "Sorry, that was weird. Just a little excited. We very rarely get new people here and your mom was good friends with my parents." The girl had a huge smile on her face and Cassie just nodded wondering if the girl thought that that made the two of them friends. "I was sorry to hear about your mom's death."

"Thanks," Cassie mumbled getting kind of sick of that. Everyone was always telling Cassie what a horrible accident it was when Cassie knew it was murder. Cassie looked around wondering if the murderer was here.

A boy walked up with a burger, fries, and soda and put it in front of Cassie. "I didn't order."

"I know. My dad said to give this to you on the house. Said it was your mom's favorite." Cassie nodded not knowing what else to say as the boy kissed Diana. "I'm Adam Conant by the way."

"Nice to meet you," Cassie said as she started to eat.

"You too. I'm sure we'll be good friend." The boy turned to Diana. "Are we meeting with everyone?" Diana nodded. "Okay, I'll get my shift done and go to the place."

Adam walked away and Cassie looked after him. "Boyfriend?" Diana nodded. There was something weird about the way Diana looked at Adam. The interaction between them was a little too familiar to Cassie, but Cassie shoved the idea aside deciding it was nothing.

"Did you leave a boy back in..." Diana paused clearly not remembering the name of the town Cassie had lived in.

"Rosewood and no," Cassie said. "Just a couple of really great friends."

Diana nodded and sat there as Cassie finished eating which Cassie found a little weird. When Cassie was done Diana smiled. "Come on. Come meet all my other friends."

"I think I'm just going to go home," Cassie said.

"Come on." Diana gave Cassie a face. "Please."

Cassie rolled her eyes. "Fine." Diana smiled and led Cassie out of the boathouse. Cassie followed Diana out to the wood and to what looked liked an old house. "You and your friends hang out in an abandoned house?"

Diana laughed. "Yeah, but we have a good reason. Come in." Diana walked right in. Cassie had a weird feeling about this.

Cassie walked in and saw Diana waiting for her with four other people. Two girls she had seen at school. A girl named Sally, who was showing Cassie around, had told Cassie they were the mean girls of the school and were named Faye and Melissa. Cassie couldn't help but think of her and her group of friends when Ali was alive and knew she couldn't judge them. She had been the mean girl. There were two boys. One of them Cassie knew was Diana's boyfriend Adam and the other was her next door neighbor. Cassie believed his name was Nick They could look into each other bedroom, which kind of freaked Cassie out especially since she had seen Ian's videos. Cassie planned on getting dark curtains for her windows soon.

Diana seemed to be trying to say something to her, but was having some trouble. "Oh for God's sake, spit it out! You're a witch. You're a full-blooded, hundred percent witch. We all are. There, done." Faye yelled at her and looked a bit proud of herself. Cassie took a step back not believing what she was hearing being said. They thought that they were telling her she was a witch. They did not realize she knew. Cassie's mind went back to when she actually found out.

-Flashback-

Cassie stumbled through the woods not know why they had to meet here. Alison had called her this morning telling her to meet the group at this place at this time. Cassie would have preferred meeting at a house or something, but Ali wanted to meet here. That meant this is where they would meet.

Cassie finally found the little clearing Ali wanted to meet them in. Everyone was already there and waiting for her. "There you are. Finally." Alison said looking at Cassie.

"Sorry," Cassie mumbled although she didn't know why she was apologizing. It's not like she had really done anything wrong, but it just felt like she should.

"I called you all here today to tell you something," Alison started ignoring Cassie's apology. "When I became friends with you I'm sure most of you were confused." That an understatement. When Alison had started talking to Cassie she had thought it was a joke at first. There was no way Alison really wanted to be friends with her a nobody. Then Alison had started getting the other girls and getting them together and Cassie realized it was no joke. Alison wanted these five nobodies to be her group. She granted them a place with her and popularity as long as they did what she said. Cassie was pretty sure that was why Alison picked them. Without Alison they were back to being nobodies. They needed her, so they would do what she said. Cassie didn't care though. She had finally gotten friends and Alison was actually a pretty good friend at times too. "Truth is there are many reasons. I like you five, but there is one big reason why I was drawn to you five girls. A secret we all have that I'm sure some of you know." Alison looked at Emily and Aria "And others have no idea." Alison looked at Cassie, Hanna, and Spencer as she said this.

"Ali, can you cut to the point. I have to finish my book report," Spencer said.

"Finish?" Hanna said looking at Spencer. "We just got the report the other day. I haven't even finished the book."

"Girls, I was in the middle of telling you something." Both girls shut up and waited for Ali to continue. "Like I was saying I was drawn to you for a reason. That reason is because we're all witches. Magical spell casting witches." Cassie was pretty sure Ali was joking until Aria and Emily freaked.

"Please, don't tell my parents I'm practicing." Aria begged. "They banned magic when I was a kid."

"My mom and dad don't let me practice without them around. They think magic is only to be used in an emergency. Don't tell them I practice in secret," Emily begged at the same time.

"I'm not going to tell them. I thought you girls knew me better then that. No I want us all to be a group together. To be a Circle. I can help you all with your magic. My dad has been training me since I was little."

"Wait, this is real?" Cassie asked and looked at Spencer and Hanna's shocked faces too. They were clearly confused as well.

Alison held out her hand and then suddenly by their feet flowers popped up. The three girls looked at it and then at each other and then back to Ali. Alison smiled. "This is very much real. I have so much to teach you girls."

-End Flashback-

"You complete the Circle," Diana said. Cassie listened to them not being able to say anything from shock. They wanted her to be apart of their Circle. They believed she was destined to be part of their Circle. They wanted a Circle of six. Looking around Cassie realized any of these witches who thought she completed their Circle could be her mother's killer. She didn't want this. She didn't want a new Circle. She turned around and ran as fast as she could out of that place. Away from those witches.

"Great, she'll go straight to her grandmother," Faye said.

"Come on, let's go after her." Diana said and all five ran out of the abandoned house.

-TSC/PLL-

Cassie ran into her house and closed and locked the door. Her grandmother was still gone and she was thankful. She needed to think. She sat down on the stairs and took a couple of deep breaths. She didn't want to be here. She didn't want to be in this town with five witches who wanted her for their Circle. She wanted to be back in Rosewood with her Circle.

"Cassie," Cassie heard Diana's voice from the other side of the lock door. Cassie didn't bother to get up. She didn't want to talk to them.

"Oh move aside," Cassie heard Faye and then the door was unlocked. Of course. They were witches.

"Sorry about that. It was just a spell called..."

"Lock unlock, I know," Cassie yelled at them not being able to take it. She clearly shocked the five. "I used to use it all the time to get into my house when I forgot my keys and my mom was working late."

"You know," Melissa said looking at her friends. Cassie gave them a look. "Okay, stupid question."

"Why did you run then?" Diana asked. "Don't you want to be in a Circle?"

"I already have a Circle and none of you are in it." The five stepped back not knowing what to say. They were completely confused and Cassie felt she should explain. "Look, I have a Circle. We were six really good friends. We were even bound together for a while, but one of our members died."

"I'm sorry," Diana said.

"It was a while ago and even though our Circle isn't complete anymore the other four are still there. They're still in Rosewood and they're still my Circle. I don't want another one." Cassie choose to leave out the part about thinking that one of them killed her mom. If one of them had really taken a plane all the way to Rosewood to kill her mom and then flown back there was no way Cassie was letting them know she was on to them.

"Okay, we understand," Diana said.

"We do?" Nick asked confused making Diana looked at her. "I mean we've kind of been waiting for her for a while. To get a complete Circle."

"If Cassie has a Circle already and doesn't want to be apart of ours we can't force her. Leave," Diana said. Nick shrugged as though he didn't care and walked out. Melissa followed him and Adam mumbled about having to get back to the Boathouse. Faye gave Diana a look.

"We need to talk," Faye said to Diana ignoring Cassie was even there.

"Not now," Diana hissed kind of shoving Faye out the door

"Fine, I'll wait for you." Cassie was seriously having a feeling she had seen something like this before. She couldn't picture where though and Cassie shoved it aside.

"What was that about?" Cassie asked after Faye left.

"Nothing," Diana said. "Faye's just reckless sometime. I told her we had to talk about her use of magic and now she wants to get the talk out of the way."

"Okay, thanks. By the way, I'm sorry you thought I would complete your Circle. I just have one already."

"it's okay," Diana said and Cassie could see she was disappointed. "I wouldn't abandoned my Circle for another either I just wish we had gotten to you first." Cassie didn't know what to say. "Just because you don't want to be apart of our Circle doesn't mean we can't be friends." Cassie froze. It was true. They could be friends if Cassie could believe that Diana hadn't killed her mom.

Then Cassie remember something. "Diana, use magic on something." Diana looked at Cassie confused. "Just do it. Don't ask why." Diana moved one of the pictures on the tables with magic. Cassie closed her eyes and reached out to sense the magical signature. It was different then the one that killed her mother. She knew it. She would never forget that magical signature for as long as she lived. Cassie smiled. "Thanks, I guess maybe we could be friend. Just can you leave now. I want to call my Circle."

Cassie walked over to the door as Diana left to close it. As she was there she checked Faye's lingering magical signature from when she opened the door. It was different too. Two down, three to go. Cassie would check their signatures eventually and find out who killed her mom. First she did have to call the others.

-TSC/PLL-

As soon as the Chance Harbor witches left Cassie pulled out her phone and dialed Aria's number. Soon she had all four girls on a group chat, and set it to speaker phone so she could facebook-stalk the Chance Harbor witches.

"Tell us what happened." Spencer demanded, having been the last person added to the call.

Cassie sighed, clicking through various profiles as she searched. "There's a group of witches here, all our ages. They said I was destined to be a part of their Circle, and tried to recruit me."

"Did they try to hurt you?" Emily asked, concerned.

Cassie was about to shake her head when she realized that none of the girls were actually there. It was strange, being so far away from them. "No. They were very nice about it, I'll give them that. Well, except Faye. She was kinda bitchy."

Laughter rang out from her phone, though she couldn't tell whose it was. "Are you….?" Aria trailed off.

"No, I'm not going to join. I don't see why I should, I told them I already have you guys."

"But we don't really have a Circle anymore." Hanna pointed out. "I mean… without Ali, is it really still a Circle?"

"No, I guess not. I'm still not joining them. You guys will always be my Circle with or without six members." said Cassie.

Spencer asked, "Then what are you doing now? I hear typing."

"Facebook-stalking." Cassie admitted sheepishly. "I figured I might as well try to learn more about them, or at least about their families. I want to make sure that they aren't huge targets, because if they are then reason says I will be too."

The girls agreed it was an easy to find things, and began to chatter amongst themselves while Cassie searched. It felt like old times.

"Nothing." She groaned after nearly half an hour. "Just a ton of pictures and useless information."

Emily sighed loudly. "Of course." Cassie could hear soft rustling noises in the background, but couldn't identify what they were.

"So," she asked, "Has A bothered any of you?"

There were a few subdued, no's but Cassie suspected they were lies. Emily added, "What about you, Cassie?"

Cassie thought of the text she'd gotten from A only a day ago. "Nope, nothing."

"What are you going to do?" Aria asked bluntly. Cassie would have given her the evil eye if only they'd been in the same room.

"I… I don't know. Diana seemed nice enough, so maybe we can be friends, but I don't think I should get close to any of them. As long as this entire town thinks I'm just an ordinary person then I'll be safe." Cassie said. "Besides if they really believed I was destined to be in their Circle logic says one of them killed my mom. I know it's not Diana or Faye but..." Cassie stopped. She didn't want to continue and everyone else let it go. They didn't want to talk about this.

Cassie wanted to keep all of them on the phone all night, just talking. She missed all their sleepover, the ones they used to have after Ali had disappeared. It'd been during the first few weeks the cops were searching for Ali, when all five girls thought that someone had killed her because of her magic. They had all been too afraid to go to sleep unless they were all together, so frequently they would gather at Spencer's house or Cassie's house and stay the night. Cassie almost felt jealous; Hanna, Spencer, Emily, and Aria could still see each other face-to-face if they wanted, but she was all alone. If A decided to come after her she was as good as dead.

"Maybe I'll be friends with them." Cassie said abruptly. The talking quieted. 'I know what I said, but if anyone comes after me I need a way to be safe. I wish I had you guys, but I don't, so I have to adapt."

Hanna murmured her assent. Spencer also agreed, saying, "It makes sense. They might attract trouble, but at least they have magic like you do."

"Are you going to join their Circle after all?" Emily asked. She sounded like she was about to cry.

"Never!" Cassie declared as loudly as possible. "I'm just going to be friends. Not best friends, like I am with all of you. No one will ever replace you guys. And I'll be back as soon as school is out, I promise!"

The conversation quickly turned to summer plans for a weekend at the beach, amongst other delightful ideas, and soon both A and the Chance Harbor witches were out of Cassie's mind.

AN: okay here is our 4th chapter and finally including of the Chance Harbor Circle. Don't worry though the Liars are still going to be a big part of this. REVIEW

Also remember both me and my co writer are apart of the secret circle project where we are writing a season 2 of the secret circle. Check it out and REVIEW.