Kk this one I wrote because I'm having serious writers block with my other stories…grrr so I'm procrastinating Oh well1 U all have chapter 13 early! Your welcome!

As the day grew short and Christmas Eve waited the next day, Cassandra prepared for the deeds she would be committing at that night. She pulled blindly through her clothing until she found her black dress. She stroked the fabric lightly as she remembered the day that her daddy gave it to her.

"Are you ready to go to the park?" Her father had asked, taking her small hand in his.

"Mmmhm." Cassandra replied, eagerly running to the dark limousine. She had wanted to go for weeks now and finally her daddy was taking her. And not sending her away with some large man she didn't know, she always hated that.

"Daddy" Cassandra asked pulling the hem on her black dress and staring up at her father. "Why haven't I seen Mama lately?"

Her father shrugged and looked out the darkly tinted windows as he closed the door.

"Because you're mother's been very sick, she hasn't been herself lately."

"Will I see her soon?" Cassandra had asked persistently.

Her daddy nodded, still not looking at her and making her frown. "Daddy what's wrong?"

Her father sighed and turned to her with a frown. "Honey, I'm going to have to be on the phone with someone very important for a little while okay? I'll still be at the park with you after wards but until then you're going to have to play by yourself for a while alright?"

Cassandra nodded laying her head against the window, she had learned to play by herself form a long time now.

As they drove to the park in silence and her father patted her head and headed for some of the benches, Cassandra had decided to go see the ducks. She had been watching them play amongst themselves when someone stepped next to her, offering her bread to feed them. She eagerly nodded and took the bread, crumbling it up into small pieces and throwing them into the water. She hadn't even noticed the two men behind her until it was to late, and they grabbed her, placing a hand over her mouth and picking her up into a black van. She had screamed the entire way and kicked her captors with all her might but they ignore her until they got into the desert.

Once out, she wanted to run away but there was no where to run too, only a tiny shack in the middle of the desert and a beautiful girl with golden eyes leaning next to it.

Cassandra frowned as she pulled the dress away from her other clothes and put it on a chair near her bed, she pulled a black sweatshirt that she had stolen from someone at the house and put her dark sneakers near the chair on the floor. Tomorrow wouldn't come soon enough for her and as she laid her head down on her soft pillow she dreamt of her father and his visit that would happen soon.

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As Mary-Lynnette prepared she couldn't help but want to apologize to Cassandra. She had completely lost it around her and everyone else and she couldn't just ignore it like everyone she had. She had to make it right. Fixing her hair into a pony tail, she snuck out through her door and down the hall to Cassandra's room, hesitantly knocking on the door.

"Come in." A sweet voice said from inside the room.

Mary-Lynnette pushed the door open and looked around the room she had never seen before. It was a pale blue color, with a matching comforter and two couches the same shade like min her own. On one chair was a dress with white laces drawn into it and ending at a bow at the bottom with white at the ends of it. Next to it was a black sweatshirt that seemed a bit too big for Cassandra's small size and a pair of dark sneakers.

"Mary-Lynnette?" Cassandra asked pulling her legs up closer to her on the bed.

Mary-Lynnette nodded. "Yea, its me, I kind of wanted to talk to you."

Cassandra nodded and sat up, pulling her knees closer for her chin to rest on them. I thought you were mad at me."

Mary-Lynnette laughed a short shaky laugh. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean for that to happen." She sat down next to Cassandra carefully. "I wasn't really myself before."

Cassandra sighed and pushed the blankets off her body and crawled next to Mary-Lynnette, wrapping her hand around her wrist. "It's okay." She smiled. "I'm just glad you're not made at me, for Christmas."

Mary-Lynnette smiled and laid her other arm around her small friend. "That would be a bad present wouldn't it?"

Cassandra nodded and gasped, pulling back and jumping of her bed on slightly unsteady legs. I almost forgot." She ran over to her closet, pulled out a large white box, and brought it over to Mary-Lynnette. "Here."

Mary-Lynnette smiled and took the box obediently. "What is it?"

"It's your Christmas present." Cassandra smiled. "I found it in my house when Rowan and Thea brought me back there so I could get more of my stuff." She pushed the box closer. "It's special. I bet it will fit too."

Mary-Lynnette nodded and pulled the lid out of the box, gasping at what she saw. In the box was a gorgeous red, lacey dress held together by spaghetti straps. It stopped around her ankles and every way she turned it screamed 'Look at me'.

"Wow." Mary-Lynnette whispered, letting her hand stroke the smooth fabric.

"Do you like it?" Cassandra asked, curiously.

"Yes, I love it." Mary-Lynnette replied, with a smile. "I think I'll wear this to the Christmas party tomorrow."

Cassandra grinned from ear to ear. "Really? That be great! Do you like the necklace too?"

Mary-Lynnette let the dress fall back into the box and searched around for the necklace Cassandra had asked about, finding it at the bottom of all the red. It was red too, a large stone that might have been a garnet on a silver chain.

"It's gorgeous." Mary-Lynnette whispered laying the stone in her palm. "Cassandra, you didn't have to get me anything."

Cassandra shook her head. "But I wanted too, you're my best friend and you deserve to wear something special tomorrow." She smiled wider. "I'm so excited about the party."

"Me too." Mary-Lynnette agreed, feeling a pang of regret that she couldn't have gotten Cassandra's father to come. "I'm sorry we couldn't find your father, I'm sure he would have loved to come."

Cassandra nodded and climbed back into her bed, tucking the blankets up to her chin. "He would have. He loved parties."

Mary-Lynnette nodded and picked up the box, walking over to turn off the light of the room. "I would have loved to meet him."

As Mary-Lynnette turned the switch, she could have sworn that she had heard Cassandra mumble something, like "You will." But maybe she was just imagining it. And maybe she was just imagining the glowing pair of eyes watching her from the open window too.

Chapter 13 is over! Okay, I did not exactly think up of the two dresses, I kind of got them from a website I enjoy. if you want to check it out inbox me and Ill tell u the website cause I cant really type it on here...odd. Lol Okay so we know exactly how Cassandra ended up with Lily but we don't know why. Well I do but u all doesn't. Heh Heh Heh. KK so review as always and tell me, why did Lily kidnap Cassandra? I am curious to see what your mischievous little minds can create! Luv u All! :)