Hookay. So this chapter is a little bit heavier on the Fayana because I'm trying to finally move in that direction in which they start to understand their ~feelings~. Thank you all for the reviews and feedback, glad to hear you like it. Criticism is always welcome as well, I mean I had no idea fic writing was going to be this difficult. Well I promised I would finish this chapter tonight so I suppose I'll dedicate it to that person.

Probably would have put it off until Monday so thanks Olivia.

Restlessly hovering in the background Diana observed as Melissa and Adam tried to communicate with Faye. Nick stood close but he said nothing, simply looked on. Diana couldn't see the girls face as Melissa was in the way. Diana let out a heavy breath, she would go and check on Faye in a minute but if anyone could snap Faye out of this it would be her best friend. Still Diana was worried; she had a right to be worried didn't she. She had a right to care if Faye got hurt or upset. It made sense, she knew the girl and as leader of the circle she had to take care of her own. Taking a tentative step to get closer to the cluster of people Diana reflected that she shouldn't even be thinking about it.

Being who she was Diana had a naturally friendly disposition, she cared for most people and even though some might say she was a fake in her efforts to be liked by most she meant everything she did. For this exact reason it seemed she was almost sick with worry about Faye. Straining towards the girl she caught speech, a familiarly high voice seemed to rasp out a string of words she couldn't make out. Quickly making her way between Melissa and Adam she leaned down towards Faye as she murmured yet another strained sentence, "I'll kill you."

It wasn't so much Faye's words that disturbed Diana but her eyes which were, oddly enough, situated firmly on her own. They were full of fear and desperation though with a shudder she realized that they were quickly glazing over. Diana moved to grab Faye, to wake her up. She couldn't go under, not again. She was suddenly shoved away from Faye as a woman stepped quickly in front of her shouting for everyone to get away from the girl who was still bound by ropes. "What are you doing?" She cried out before she realized it was Cassie's grandmother.

Cassie appeared besides her placing a hand on her arm, "Diana, I told my grandmother everything. I'm sorry but she had to know-." Diana nodded quickly before cutting in, hardly registering what the blonde had just told her

"What did she say about Faye, what is happening?" She asked quietly trying to get a good look at what Cassie's grandmother was doing. The older woman was brandishing a crystal before her as she neared Faye.

"My grandmother- She thinks that Faye is possessed by a demon." Cassie paused, worriedly glancing at her grandmother. "A powerful one."

Diana ran a hand through her hair with a shake of her head. "But we knew that already, there was no other possibility. What can your grandmother do for her?" She asked urgently. Faye seemed to be moving again, or as Diana suspected, not-Faye. The girls watched on as Cassie's grandmother moved the crystal over the girls body when suddenly a scream so inhuman that they had trouble believing it had come from the figure on the couch, shattered the air.

Not-Faye seized spastically and the rope tying her down snapped like tooth floss releasing the possessed girl. By now Melissa, Nick, Adam , Cassie and her grandmother had moved a distance away from her and Diana was taking quick steps back to do the same. Not-Faye swept the room with an inhuman gaze, a demonic grin adorning her face. "Did you really think you could hold me? Do you know who I am?" It questioned, for it was definitely no longer Faye, the voice issuing form her mouth was decibels deeper and resonated as if with an internal echo. "I am Abaddon, demon of the Abyss and you are lucky you are still alive. If you do not do as I say I will kill-"Here it paused its gaze having focused on a point within itself and Diana gasped as a quick flicker of emotion swept its face. Its eyes soon regained focus, resting on Diana.

"I think I'll kill you." It growled. Diana felt fear electrify her senses as she turned to find cover before Abaddon managed to attack her. A startled scream left her mouth as she was grabbed form behind by a pair of small but very strong hands. A strong smell of burning surrounded her as she realized Abaddon had grabbed her in no time, she hadn't had a chance. She tried to breathe steadily and not give away her fear, closing her eyes tightly Diana tried to muster up the courage to make it through this alive.

"I need you witches to awaken those in the suitcase. If you do not comply I will kill her in front of you." At the demons words Adam lounged forward with a shout before Cassie's grandmother pulled him back with a sharp mutter that Diana couldn't quite catch. The demons hands moved up to tighten around her neck. "So what will it be? It will be a quick death I can assure you, although I cannot say the same for the rest of you if you fight me." It murmured, its deep voice sounding like a foghorn although it did not speak loudly. Diana stared intently at the group who was at the moment discussing amongst themselves what to do. She could feel the heat coming off of the body behind her and cringed as its hot breath blew past her ear.

"You know I hear every thought Faye has ever had, every single emotion that has gone through her weak mind." It whispered. "Did you know Faye thinks about you quite often?" The low growl reverberated through Diana's head, she said nothing in response. She wasn't quite sure what to make of this, the demon was trying to get to her somehow but why talk about Faye's opinion on her. Its malevolent whispers returning with a hint of humor, "Ah the things she's thought.. You would be surprised I am sure. Such a tempest of emotions you bring out in her, it was so easy to take advantage of her when she was already fighting against herself. Why.. you could even say this was your fault." At this Diana frowned, her intense fear abated by a sudden wave of confusion. What was it talking about? How was it her fault? Faye couldn't possibly hate her so much that it was tearing her apart. "Not hate." Came the demons voice as if it had read her mind.

Before Diana could respond Cassie's grandmother came forward, "We have decided to comply. What do we have to do for you to release Diana." The older woman's voice seemed to tremble with nerves but something in her eyes told Diana that something was up. The demon promptly ordered for a circle of ash to be created around the suitcase which was now buckling with movement. Still keeping a strong and slightly painful grip on Diana, the demon recited a spell that it then ordered for the all to chant. Apparently Diana had to recite it as well since the spell needed six witches and Faye was otherwise inconvenienced. As they spoke it seemed that the suitcase was coming undone and opening, its contents writhing in its depths. Her heart beat fast and adrenaline pumped through her veins in preparation to fight for her life.

Before anything could happen Cassie's grandmother made a quick movement and the suitcase snapped shut, its opening had been distracting the demon and it was not ready for the wave of power which came from the older woman. It let go of Diana, startled and attempted to attack the witch who had just confronted it. Thrown back on the floor Diana scrambled up onto her feet and towards the others who were standing, as always, a safe distance away. Adam embraced her as soon as she came within distance and she responded quickly burrowing into his arms. "Don't worry, Jane will take care of it." He murmured into her reassuringly. Diana nodded though she wasn't convinced, Jane must have been the name of Cassie's grandmother.

The demon advanced on Jane with a smirk that seemed to split its face. Jane simply stepped back again and raised a white crystal shining brightly. The demon faltered and seemed to snarl at the woman as it lounged forward, the lounge turned into a totter and for the second time that evening- It collapsed.

"Quickly- Break the ash circle and light three candles counterclockwise." Jane shouted, motioning for them to hurry. "Get some water." She added quickly as she surveyed the unconscious girl on the ground. Diana rushed to help, filling a pitcher with water from the barely functioning sinks in the decrepit house. She approached the older woman hesitantly as she eyed the body on the ground, remembering the feeling of those hands around her neck. "Thank you. Now hold her back."

Diana took a deep breath as she grabbed the still unconscious body, soon joined by Adam and Nick they held the body as Faye's eyes flew open again. Jane began to pour water on her head and moving a burning stick over her body. The abnormally strong girl still writhed but as Jane continued she got weaker and weaker, similar to how she had first fallen unconscious. However, this time she simply sagged forward the screaming that had been filling the air suddenly tuned into gasps that were clearly human. Diana held Faye, stopping her from falling to the ground as Jane called Adam and Nick for a separate task. Faye seemed not to know where she was or who was holding her, still in a daze.

Jane announced that it wasn't over yet, the demon had simply moved on to another body. Helping Faye up Diana stood for inspection, stealing glances at Faye who was now becoming more aware of her surroundings. The other girl's expression was so broken and depressed that it broke Diana's heart. She looked like she had been to hell and back, living out all her worst nightmares. Diana reached out and gave the girls hand a squeeze hoping to be reassuring but as Faye turned to her, an expression of profound sadness crossed her face and she ripped her hand from Diana's. "Leave me alone." She spat and moved to stand by Melissa. Her face now stony and giving away nothing. Jane was now moving in her direction, moving a crystal over Nick, Adam, Cassie and herself she now moved on to Melissa.

Unexpectedly, Melissa shied away from the crystal with a hiss and Diana felt her heart stop yet again. The demon had moved on to Melissa and now the girl was leaping out the door with no one to stop her. "Stay here!" Jane barked out before calling Cassie to her and they ran out to search for Melissa. Nick ran after them shortly, grief written all over his features as it became apparent that he cared about the now possessed girl. Faye stood still and watched them go as Adam moved behind them to light the suitcase on fire.

"What are you doing?" Diana turned to Adam in confusion as he continued to douse the case in flames.

"Jane told me to do this; the only way to kill these demons is with fire or to drown them." He responded shortly. Diana wanted to say something else but it seemed there was nothing to moved to the couch that Faye had been on not too long ago, resting her head in her hands. Did that mean the only way that Melissa was going to be saved was by fire or water? Melissa wouldn't survive either option, she prayed that Cassie's grandmother found another course of action. Diana had been such a failure. She was supposed to protect her Circle, be a leader, and instead she had been captured and fallen for a demons trick. She should have known a spell to stop it or some sort of defense and she had been helpless; if anything happened to Melissa it would be blood on her hands. At least Faye was safe, if anything had happened to her she didn't know how she could have handled it. Again, this unnecessary protectiveness over the other girl. It seemed to be surfacing more and more lately, the first demon attack had been the first time she had felt it but now it was a constant presence.

Faye had made it clear that she could take care of herself and rejected Diana's offer of friendship many times, but what had the demon said? That she was a common topic in Faye's mind? But not of hate it had said, that she had made Faye weak. Diana looked up in Faye's direction to find the other girl staring at her with that broken expression she had worn when she had first come to. Her gaze didn't flicker away and Diana made a motion to get up to talk to her, but Faye walked away before she could get up breaking the contact. A tight pull in her gut had Diana staring at her hands; she just wanted to know what it all meant.

So many things no longer made sense to her, with this dark magic and the beings it had attracted she didn't know what to think. How was she going to be ready for this? Faye seemed to have an issue with her deeper than she could have imagined and for some reason this raised feelings in Diana herself that had her questioning herself. Sitting on the couch waiting for Cassie and Jane to return Diana knew this was going to be along night, the trouble was far from over.

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