Two Paths
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The Secret Circle – The Vampire Diaries
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Damon Salvatore
John Blackwell
Cassie Blake
Jake Armstrong
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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
PLOT CLARIFICATION: These first few chapters take place during the break on The Secret Circle and The Vampire Diaries.
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Chapter Six~
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"A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same."
~Elbert Hubbard
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Then
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Then Cassie's eyes locked with the bluest eyes she'd ever seen, but know she remembered who they belonged to.
"Damon?" She whispered.
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"Cassie?" Damon's velvety voice was strained.
The air in Cassie's lungs seemed to stand still, her chest unmoving. Both she and Damon looked at each other; his expression was blank yet cautious. The blonde on the other hand felt a wide array of emotions fly through her eyes.
Recognition, happiness, anger, betrayal and finally relief. That the pain was gone, not the fact she found her best friend had taken something too precious for words.
"It worked… I remember." Her eyes flitted to the ground as the room breathed a sigh of relief.
Slowly Cassie stood from the old kitchen chair, her limbs shaking and the men looked at each other uneasily. No one moved as the tension increased.
As the blonde became used to standing again and the physical pain had somewhat dissipated she was left with the newly gained memories. And the worse part of the memories, the implications of what they meant on her friend. She had considered Damon her best friend, then why would he do this to her? Take something so precious.
It left a bitter taste of betrayal in her mouth, and an ugly feeling crept into her heart. She hadn't even felt that way when she used her Dark Magic.
Trying to keep her anger in check, Cassie took a few deep breathes before taking a wobbly step forward as she stood straighter. With that action she broke the salt circle, without that repressing her
"Do you need help?" The vampire made a move to assist her, one hand nearly touching her arm. His voice was full of concern for his friend, he didn't know how she would react to the onslaught of memories.
Suddenly the anger and the hurt came out all at once, as she ripped her arm and person away from him. "Don't- touch me." Cassie's tone was icy, and hurt. She reminded herself of a scared dog. But as his hand recoiled she felt horrible, but in a way Damon deserved it. "I-I'm sorry… I just don't feel too well." It was true, her head was pounding like a bass at a dance. And Cassie felt like she was going to throw up.
Without looking at any of them she kept her eyes to the ground and wearily but quickly walked up to her room. Her footsteps echoed on the creaky stairs.
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Cassie didn't know how long she sat her bed, but it was probably over half an hour before she even moved her head. So far no one had tried to even go up the stairs. She looked at the clock, it was around seven… and her phone was down stairs.
The blonde had taken the time to sort through all of the events in Chance Harbor and compare them with her new well not really- new knowledge about the supernatural. Things made so much more sense now, Cassie realized if Damon hadn't of taken her memories she would have never helped bind the circle.
Sure it made some sense, binding them creating more power when the group cast spells. But it made them at least twenty times more vulnerable alone. And with the constant threat of Witch Hunters and even the occasional normal hunter, that was a stupid decision.
Sighing in frustration Cassie sat up and put her head in her hands. It was a reckless agreement, and now she and the others were paying the price.
Besides that, Cassie had no idea what to do about Damon. He was her best friend; he had no competition with Diana. Sadly this was still true despite his compulsion betrayal. And that was a whole other issue itself. How could she find it in herself to completely forgive him for taking away some of the best memories she ever had. Especially the ones with her mother, those were extremely precious and a commodity now that Amelia had passed away.
Still she had to admit that Damon had come and given them back, and was here now. For that she forgave him a little and loved him a little more. A quick thought made her heart grow thorny- would he have given them back if she had not developed the migraines? Cassie didn't know the answer and that caused tears to prickle at the edges of her eyes. But then again Damon had made a pack with her mother- though she assumed Amelia hadn't predicted she would become involved in magic in Chance Harbor, and even if she did, her mom would have never thought she would have delved into dark magic.
The fault wasn't completely on Damon's shoulders, but her mothers as well. And no matter what Damon did, he was back and she remembered him. The vampire was reckless, loved with no hesitance, passionate and did things for the safety of his friends, whether they were right or wrong. She had accepted that a long time ago.
Damon was her best friend, for all his faults and her faults they were still best friends.
It would be difficult, but she and Damon had gotten into some fierce arguments before… it had taken some talking but they had moved passed it. So she would try and continue on.
Shakily Cassie stood, wiping at her cheeks- getting rid of the dried tears in the rims of her eyes. Quickly she did a once over in the mirror and found herself presentable but slightly embarrassed at her actions- no matter how justified.
As she opened the door she heard the talking (or soft murmuring) downstairs stop. Gulping Cassie slowly walked down the stairs, at the base she turned to walk into kitchen. But before she could even take a step Damon was in the foyer between the kitchen and the sitting room, staring at her.
For a moment she just looked at him. Really looked at him, it had been over a year since she had seen him last. Damon's hair was longer, now his clothes were all black again, whereas when she was last with him Cassie had been able to get him down to one item of black clothing (seeing as she made him go shopping with her at the time). But the one thing that changed the most were his eyes, they were much wiser now despite him already being so old. He had aged a lot since she last saw.
The vampire opened his mouth. "Cassie I am so sorry. I don't…"
In an instant Cassie had run the twelve feet between them and launched her self into his arms.
To say Damon was slightly surprised would be putting it lightly, but wrapped his arms around her waist anyways. He kept her above the ground for a few moments, before letting her back down he smiled a little, his best friend was back. And never more than at this moment did he regret promising Amelia what he did, even if it had been in the best interest of Cassie's well being. Now it had led to the fact that John was here influencing Cassie, nothing much other than Cassie passing could have been much better.
They stayed like that, each hugging the other tightly; Cassie's head resting to the side on his chest, while his chin was resting on her blonde head. It was different than from how they used to hug, but given the fact of him erasing her memories he was glad he wasn't in flames at the moment.
After a few seconds Cassie spoke, "Don't ever leave me again." her voice completely serious as she moved to look him in the eye.
Damon's lips twitched in the direction of a smile, "I'd never think of it. Promise." He sealed his promise with a kiss to the top of her head. That had been how they had shown their brotherly and sisterly affection, back 'in the day'.
"You better keep it." Cassie smiled and drew away. But before she relinquished her hold, she drew back one arm a little and put a bit of magic into her fist. And in an instant, punched him violently in the abdomen. "That's for taking my memories." She said as he doubled over, his hands on his knees keeping him up.
"I deserved that…" He coughed a little, and he felt his muscles repairing themselves as well as a few ribs that he had felt crack from the magical shock wave. Cassie obviously remembered the fighting techniques he taught her.
The petite blonde smirked and crossed her arms defiantly. "Yes you did."
It was then she realized they weren't the only ones in the room.
Jake looked awkward, staring at them. While John just stared off into space, avoiding their spectacle.
Then the tall blonde spoke as Damon stood. "So… are you guys together?"
Cassie couldn't help but smile knowingly. "It's kind of a long story."
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Chapter 8~ Fin
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After Note:
Okay a short update time with a longer chapter? Sorry writer block. But now that The Secret Circle has been cancelled it'll be much easier to write, knowing there's not going to be any more conflict that I'll have to include. SONGS that inspired me: Terrible Love & I'll Never Forget You by Birdy.
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Hasta manana ! (jk)