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First Impressions
Chapter 2
Cassie had once again found herself not being able to fall asleep. Today was just too over whelming, how was she ever supposed to sleep? A witch? This wasn't possible right? Cassie watched as her ceiling turned into the night sky once again. Then again, maybe it was.
Cassie followed Diana into the room and was surprised to see Faye sitting on a hammock, "Finally." she said standing up and run her eyes up Cassie's body.
Cassie looked away nervously as she moved farther into the room, 'I'm sure I did not imagine that this time, I think.'
"Hey neighbor, I'm Nick, also known as the guy in the window." a boy introduced himself as he jumped down a ladder. Cassie scoffed slightly at him not impressed.
Adam walked into the room and froze when he saw her, "Hi." he said slowly.
Cassie looked around the room, everyone she knew in the town was standing in the room with her. Diana, Faye, Adam, Melissa, Nick, confusion started to build up inside of her, "Ok, what are all of you doing here? What's going on?"
"We wanna explain." Adam replied talking softly, almost like he was trying to reassure Cassie that they were not gonna hurt her.
"I didn't wanna tell you like this but I didn't have a choice." Diana glared at Faye.
"She has a right to know." the brunette looked at Cassie.
"Know what?" Cassie asked starting to get even more confused.
Diana took a deep breath, "Who you are."
Cassie started backing up clearly becoming freaked out, "Ok this is getting really weird, I-" Her back hit something, she turned to see it was the boy Nick, and for a brief second she wondered if she was in over her head.
"Hey, you don't have to be scared." Adam tried once again to calm Cassie down.
'Oh my god would you stop it Adam, I'm not going to melt into your arms because you're talking all softly at me! Now if it was Faye..' Cassie shook her head, she could not let her mind go there at the moment, she had bigger problems to deal with, "Can somebody tell me what is going on?"
"Look Cassie I know this is gonna sound crazy, but that fire yesterday.." Diana sighed, "I dunno how to say this. Um.. We're different, you're different."
'Yeah you're all crazy.' Cassie's thoughts were interrupted though as Faye got up and walked towards her.
"Oh for god's sake spot it out! You're a witch. You're a full blooded 100% witch. We all are. There. Done." Faye smiled as Cassie's eyes went wide.
'Huh?' Cassie's mind went blank, of all the things she thought they were trying to tell her this was not one of them, "This is beyond crazy."
"The truth works that way." Faye raised her eyebrows then walked away.
Cassie heard Adam talking but it barely registered with her as she watched Faye, "Cassie, I know how this sounds. but the truth is our ancestry is part of a legacy that dates as far back as 1692."
Cassie was trying to wrap her head around this, "You guys are saying I'm a witch."
"Like you're mother, and her mother." Melissa said carefully not wanting to push Cassie farther away by bringing up her mother.
"It's all in here Cassie." Diana reached into a bag and pulled out a small leather bound book, "Each family has a book, like this one, A journal that lays down each family line. I found mine-"
"Which explains her air of superiority." Faye interrupted her eyes never leaving Cassie's.
"The book contains thousands of spells, we've been practising, but without a full circle we can only do really lame ones." Melissa tried to explain.
Faye moved across the room, "Like open locked doors."
Cassie's mind went back to the day before, 'Yesterday at my locker. No this is crazy, magic does not exist.'
"Or curtains." Nick brought up hiding a smirk.
'Wait.' A thought dawned on Cassie, "Or set cars on fire!" she spat out accusingly.
Faye smiled awkwardly, "I'm sorry about that, I got a little out of hand."
The blond smiled ever so slightly, 'Faye? Seriously? Damn she's so-'
Adam's voiced pulled Cassie out of her head, "A complete circle is six, one from each of the six families."
"You're the sixth, you complete the circle." Diana nodded confirming Adam's words.
"Now we're whole." Melissa commented.
Faye's eyes lit up, "We have more power now."
"But there's a ritual that will bind us, so we can control our power." Diana's eyes pleaded with Cassie's trying to get her to believe them.
"You are seriously messed up! Cassie turned to leave only to find Faye in her path, "Get out of my way!" Cassie demanded.
Faye grabbed Cassie's arm, "Don't pretend you don't believe us. Deep down you know it's true."
Cassie stared back into her entrancing dark eyes trying to ignore just how close Faye's lips were to her own, "What's true is how crazy you are." Faye gasped acting hurt by Cassie's words.
"Faye, take it easy." Adam warned.
The brunette tightened her grip on Cassie, "She can't just waltz out of here, she'll run to her grandmother."
Diana suddenly felt panic, "No one can know about us! Not even our families! We have to stay secret."
Cassie couldn't handle it anymore. Even if what they were saying was trueit was just too much to process at the moment. She had to get out of there to clear her head. She ripped her arm free from Faye's grasp, "Fine!" she said letting everyone think she was agreeing. Cassie then took the opening and rushed past Faye running out the door to the abandoned house.
Cassie sat up in bed turning her light on, she grabbed the letter she had found from her mother and read it one more time. 'Great power inside me huh?' Cassie sighed wiping away the few tears that had made their way down her cheeks, 'I wish you were still here mom..' she whispered as she placed the letter back on you nightstand and turned off her light. Cassie closed her eyes as she laid back down, but sleep was still not happening.
Cassie heard the thunder and looked out at the water, she glanced at the dock and was surprised at what she saw. There was Faye standing on the edge, soaked to the bone, yelling for more rain. Cassie continued to watched as Dianna approached the brunette only to be ignored. She saw the lightning strike next to Diana sending her to the ground and snapping Faye to her senses. Slowly the blond made her way down the length of the dock towards the two girls. She could hear Faye yelling at the storm to stop, but it was just raining harder and harder still.
"Stop this storm!" Faye shouted at the sky.
Cassie walked to the edge of the dock and looked up at the sky, "Make it stop. she tried, Make it stop. she said again a little louder, Make it stop!" Cassie demanded.
Faye and Diana watched Cassie in awe as the rain started to lighten up and then stop, You did it, you're one of us. Faye said secretly happy Cassie has fixed her mistake.
Diana rose to her feet and smiled, "You stopped it Cassie."
Cassie turned to leave the dock and stopped in front of them, she looked at Diana briefly before settling her gaze on Faye, "I don't want any part in this." she informed her then walked away leaving the girls alone.
Adam's words kept running through her head, 'Faye's pretty shaken up' he had said when he showed up at Cassie's doorstep earlier that night. But what was Cassie supposed to do about that? And why should she even care? She let out a sigh as she opened her eyes to watch the stars. 'I hope she's ok..' Cassie looked over at her clock, 9:38pm, 'I wanna see her.. Maybe Diana is still up.' She grabbed her cell and sent a text to Diana.
"Hey it's Cassie, I was wondering if you knew Faye's address."
"Hey Cassie! I'm so glad you texted me! How are you? I'm so sorry about today, we never meant to bombard you with all this out of nowhere."
"I don't really wanna talk about it Diana, I meant what I said, I don't want any part in this. I just wanna know Faye's address. Can you help me out or not?"
"Ok sure, I'm sorry. She lives over on Duke, house 1852."
"Thanks Diana."
"Your welcome Cassie."
Cassie threw on some more clothes, grabbed a hoodie and snuck into the hall, she didn't want to run into her grandmother and have to explain why she was leaving the house. 'I really hope this isn't a horrible idea..' Cassie silently prayed as she closed the front door as quietly as she could. 'Duke.. Duke.. If I remember right that just a few blocks away.' She started off down the street putting up her hood and stuffing her hands into her front pocket, it was a lot colder then she thought it'd be, 'Maybe I should just go home.' Even as the thought swam around in her head though Cassie continued to walk towards Faye's. It wasn't long before she found herself standing in front of the door not sure if she should knock or not, 'Well I came this far why back out now.' Cassie took a deep breath as she knocked on the door, she waited but no one answered, 'Maybe their in bed already.' Cassie thought as she turned to leave. She had just finished going down the front steps when she heard the door open.
"Cassie?" an all too familiar voice called to her.
'Shit..' Cassie turned around, "Faye."
"What are you doing here?" she wrapped her arms around herself as she shivered from the cold.
"I ah, I'm sorry maybe I shouldn't have came." the blond stumbled for words.
Faye looked at her, "Cassie?"
She looked away, "I couldn't sleep and I just wanted to see how you were doing after.." she trailed off.
Faye nodded, "Wanna come in?"
Cassie gave a small smile as she went back up the stairs and to the door, "If that's ok yeah I'd like to."
Faye moved out of the way to let her come inside, "Sure."
"Thanks." Cassie walked into the house taking down her hood, she cupped her hands to her mouth and blew on them trying to warm them up.
Faye closed the door and looked at the girl, she reached out and touched Cassie's hands without warning surprising both of them, "You're like ice!"
"It's alright, I'm fine." Cassie's breath had quickened at the touch and only continued to speed up as Faye took one of Cassie's hands in her own and pulled her along up the stairs.
They entered Faye's room and she pointed to the bed, "Sit." the brunette instructed.
"Faye I'm really ok, I came here to check on you not for you to worry-"
"Stop. Faye pulled Cassie to the bed, "Sit Cassie." She decided not to argue with her any more about it, Faye was being nice and she secretly liked the idea of Faye looking after her. Cassie sat on the edge of the bed and looked around the room nervously, "Relax jeeze I'm not going to go all homicidal on you Cass."
Cassie gave a small laugh, "Right." she shivered still cold from outside.
"Here." Faye said as she wrap a blanket around Cassie, "You don't wanna catch a cold."
"Faye.." Cassie turned to look at her, "Are you ok?"
"Sure why wouldn't I be?" Faye broke the eye contact and started playing with the tip of the blanket.
Cassie turned her body so she was facing Faye, "Adam said you were pretty shaken up by what happened at-"
"Yeah well what does Adam know anyways." Faye huffed angrily.
An awkward silence fell between the two girls, "You know when you came up to me at my locker yesterday and said I was very pretty, I, I dunno how serious you were being with me, but I wanted to say that I think you're gorgeous.." Cassie bit her bottom lip waiting for her reaction.
Faye looked up surprised at the blonde's words, "You do?" she asked raising an eyebrow, Cassie nodded not trusting her voice, "I was being serious, I do think you're very pretty." Cassie smiled, she reached out and put her hand onto Faye's causing them to stop fidgeting with the blanket, "I didn't mean for the storm to get out of hand. I just wanted to see what my new power could do. When the lightning almost hit Diana.. I'm sorry Cassie. I never thought I'd lose control of it."
"I know." Cassie took Faye's hands in her own, "I know you didn't mean to. I know you're not like that."
She shook her head, "You don't even know me Cassie."
"Well, from what I've seen of you, hurting people isn't on your list of fun things to do." Cassie squeezed her hand, "I don't see anything mean about you from where I'm sitting. Faye nodded staying silent, And I like what I see Faye.."
Brown eyes snapped up to meet crystal blue ones, "What do you mean?"
"This." Cassie leaned in slowly stopping just millimetres away from Faye's lips giving her the chance to back away if she wanted, not sensing any movement she finished leaning in and kissed her lips softly. Cassie pulled away and searched Faye's eyes for her reaction, 'Don't freak out, don't freak out please Faye..'
"Cassie, did you just kiss me?" Faye stayed very calm.
Cassie gulped, "Um yes."
"I didn't think you'd have it in you to make a first move." Faye smirked at the girl, Cassie laughed and shoved Faye lightly, "Though it does look like I was right about you."
"What do you mean?" Cassie worried Faye was playing with her.
Faye grinned, "You are a great kisser." Cassie's cheeks turned a bright shade of red.
"You're not too bad yourself." she mumbled not able to meet her gaze at the moment.
Faye brought her hand to under Cassie's chin and lifted her head so she could see her eyes, she loved those eyes, "Stop me if this is going too fast for you ok?"
Cassie opened her mouth to reply but the next thing she knew Faye was kissing her. Their lips crashed against each other as their both fought for dominance. Faye straddled Cassie wrapping her arms around her neck, "I like this speed." Cassie managed to get out between kisses.
Faye smirked, "And I like you."