Two Paths
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The Secret Circle – The Vampire Diaries
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Damon Salvatore
John Blackwell
Cassie Blake
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Summary:
Up until Amelia died, Cassie had known of magic- especially her own. But who taught her everything? And how does her father know about Damon helping her learn the art? Cake & Delena
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Chapter Three~
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"How do we seem to you?
Do you find us beautiful, magical?
Our white skin, our fierce eyes?"
~Louis (Interview With a Vampire)
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Damon had been traveling down some state highway, when he saw the sign;
Welcome to Chance Harbor! Our home is yours!
Rolling his eyes, Damon steered himself to the first motel.
He needed to catch some sleep before confronting John, and possibly Cassie.
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Cassie woke up with a start; her dreams had been full of nightmares and werewolves. A strange combination but not any stranger than her dreams of late; they started about a week ago; they seemed to be more like memories than dreams.
Flashes of magic and her mother slid through her brain, sometimes during school. It was strange really, why would she remember her dreams in the middle of class?
And when she would try and think more about them, it felt as though a wall came crashing down- preventing her from seeing anymore.
It was weird and getting on her nerves quickly.
Shaking her head Cassie quickly got dressed and headed down the stairs to make herself some breakfast. Just a few days ago she decided to move back into her grandmother's house, staying at Diana's while dating Adam was not what you would call an ideal situation.
Then there was Adam… Cassie thought apathetically as she poured her milk into her cereal. At first it had been everything she had hoped for in a relationship, the attentive and protective boyfriend, no fighting or tension like there was between her and Jake.
But now… just after a week and a half of dating things were getting boring to be honest. Cassie prayed that it was just a phase she was going through and that she would change her opinion soon. Adam was sweet and kind… but sort of bland sometimes.
Shaking her head Cassie decided not to over think her feelings, she just woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
Twenty minutes later she pulled into the school parking lot, taking a space next to Adam's car. As she hopped out he came around and gave her a kiss.
Cassie smiled as they held hands and made their way into the building. Walking down to her locker, the two passed Faye who made gagging noises.
Though she would never admit it to anyone, Faye honestly made her want to laugh at that moment. Why? She didn't know.
"So I was thinking… that maybe we could hang out on Friday after school?" Adam said, leaning against the locker next to hers.
Cassie thought a moment; she really didn't have any plans at all, no matter how hard she thought about it. "That should work."
"Great." Adam gave her a tight lipped smile and kiss on the cheek before he ran off to class.
As Cassie turned to head off to class she looked for her binder… well she found her A binder… except she needed her B binder. Throwing her arms in the hair she turned to go back out to her car.
Diana smiled at her, "What's wrong Cassie?"
The blonde smiled a little, even through everything Diana was still her best friend. At those words (best friends) she felt another splitting headache. Immediately her hand went to soothe her forehead, this one was worse.
Somewhere in the background Cassie heard Diana calling her name, asking if anything was wrong. But she couldn't focus, another vision flashed across her mind, becoming clearer and consuming her mind…
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She found herself laughing next to a black haired man, who was he? Then a name escaped her lips. "Damon…"
The man turned to look at her, "Cassie…" his deep voice drawled, looking at her with his electric eyes. Then the memory seemed to slip into place. Her and this man named Damon were sitting on the couch at her old house, though it was a little strange since she could remember nothing but that moment… then she fell back into the memory.
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He slung his arm around her shoulders in a friendly gesture. It was a nice summer day; out but they had decided to stay in. Then she spoke, "Are you going to leave?"
Damon looked at her, "What are you talking about?" taking the bottle of bourbon away from his lips.
She looked at the ground, "Isn't this town boring? I mean you could literally be anywhere in the world."
He laughed, "Cassie, this town is sure not by definition of riveting- but you're practically my little sister." She just looked at him. "So…" he drug the 'o' out, "…anywhere you go – I go."
Then her vision blurred.
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"Cassie!" Diana was hovering over her.
Then like a shock to the system, Cassie's conscious came crashing down to her body. Her head hurt- really bad. She groaned a little, "What happened…"
"Thank god." Diana's voice lowered about five octaves. "We were talking then you sort of collapsed, are you okay?"
Cassie nodded and struggled to sit up, as Diana helped her up. "My head hurts pretty bad… I've been getting migraines lately." She said, deciding not to mention the visions of the ridiculously handsome man who was her 'brother'? She still had to figure that out.
Diana gave her a weak smile, helping her stand. "Maybe you should go home? It would be bad if you collapsed in class… unless you're feeling better already?" She offered weakly.
Cassie shook her head no, "I don't think so…" There it was again, a nauseous feeling in her stomach and a slight throbbing of her head. Looking up at Diana, "Could you let the nurse know what happened? I-I'm going to try and drive home before another one comes."
The brunette nodded worriedly, "Just don't crash on your way home… and text me updates, you could be having a brain aneurism."
Normally Cassie would have laughed, but the pain was immense. The only thing that didn't fit was the rush of memories.
Waving goodbye to Diana she made her way to the parking lot, her vision blurred a little. Stumbling Cassie made it to her car, before she opened the door she rested against it. There was no way she could drive home like this. She was shaky, sweaty and her stomach was in knots.
"Cassie?" A soft voice called out, she would know it anywhere.
She barely had enough strength to stand, so Cassie merely looked around, a meek effort.
"Jake."
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Chapter 3~ Fin
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After Note:
It's short I know, but expect another quick update. So what do you think about Cassie's interactions with everyone? I'm sorry but it's not that I hate Adam, I just don't see their being much spice in their relationship… maybe that's just me.
Anyways ~ enter JAKE. One more man to the impossible equation.
Jake + John + Damon + Adam= Way too many overprotective males
Review?