Chapter 6

A/N: I hope this was worth the wait guys, there'll be a really dramatic next chapter, so just keep reading and I promise it will improve. Sorry if the characters are a bit OOC.

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DreamerGirl x

Nick's POV:

As I stood outside Adam's door, I was thinking about what I was about to put myself through. After Cassie, I would never love anyone else, I would be banishing myself to a loveless life. If it prevented Cassie from being hurt, though, I would gladly take it twice. It took a while before Adam answered the door. I was considering just leaving and going back to Cassie, but I couldn't. If I loved her. I couldn't. Adam opened the door, grinning, I smiled weakly back. "You won." I whispered venomously.

"I knew I would." He replied simply. Grinning. "So, where's my girl?"

"She's not yours." I growled. "And I'm not going to dump her until her mother's funeral is over."

"Oh, yeah, you are. You are going to dump her tomorrow at the latest." He sneered.

"And you're going to make me?"

"Well, if I were you and I didn't want Cassie buried with her mother. I would." He taunted. "You would do that, just to get to me?" I asked disgustedly. What type of a sick mind did Adam have? "Yeah, and to get the girl. See, when you leave her, just after her mother's death. She will be in pieces. And I'll be there to pick them up." He smiled widely at me. I glared at him and said "I did you no favour, Adam. I wont tell her what you have done, because I know it will hurt her more than she needs to be hurt. If you love her, Adam, you would realise that it really isn't in her best interests for her soul mate to break up with her the day after her mother dies. Can you not see that, Adam? Are you really even more selfish than I thought you were?"

"Whatever!" grunted Adam, "I don't care what you have to say, Nick. I don't care about you. Or about how Cassie will feel tomorrow. I will be the one to pick up the pieces when you're not around. And you won't be around. Hear me? You won't be around. If you are, she will get hurt, seriously, Nick."

"Okay." I growled. I spun on my heel and marched out of his house and into the street. When I arrived at my house I threw myself up the stairs and into my room. Deb followed, horrified at my expression, but I slammed the door in her face and collapsed on my bed. I can't let her get hurt. I told myself. If I let her get hurt, I don't want to think of it. It hurts too much. I'm going to miss her so much. I have only just got her back.

"Nick?" Called Deb from outside the door. I ignored her. I couldn't ignore her, however, when she began knocking on my door so loud that I couldn't possible ignore her any longer, I was forced to open the door and let her into my room. She burst into the room, armed with a concerned look. She just stared at my sorry state disbelievingly and said "Why are you like this? You have gone to being cold and not letting anybody in, to softening and now you are hurt, but cold again. Why?"

"Nothing to do with you." I snapped.

"It is!" Deborah said. "Come on, Nick. I'm worried about you. I don't know where you are anymore. What's wrong? Is it something with Cassie?"

"Yeah." I admitted. "but I won't tell you anything else. 'Cause it's not your business. It's mine." "- and Adam's and Cassie's." I added in a quieter voice. Deb heard though. She quickly asked "What does it have to do with Adam?" I shot her a glare and stalked out of the room. "Nick! Come back!"

"No!" I called back. I didn't know where I was going. I headed towards Cassie's house. Diana answered the door, she and Cassie were sitting in the dining room, at the table. Cassie looked up at me with little recognition in her eyes. They looked so sad and lonely. I didn't know how I was going to do this tomorrow. As if Adam could read my mind, I felt my phone vibrate in the pocket of my jeans and when I checked it, it revealed a message from Adam, saying: Tonight. A.

I text back: Why tonight? Are you that cruel? N

Adam: No, I'm not that cruel, but Faye is on her way over and she isn't happy, it is in both of your best interests to do this tonight. A

Nick: Ok. If it will prevent her from being hurt.

Adam: Oh, here comes Sir Nick. He will do anything for the damsel in distress

I ignored him after that. I couldn't be bothered with his teasing. I looked over at Cassie, distressed and walked over to her. I looked into her eyes and whispered "Cass, can I talk to you for a minute?"

"Of course, babe, what's up?" She asked.

"Alone?" I whispered. Tilting my head in Diana's direction.

"You okay?" She asked. I looked down guiltily. I was just fine now. I wouldn't be in a few minutes, though.

"No, Cass. Look, I don't think this is….." I couldn't do it! I would just have to leave it, I would find a way to protect her, but….

"It doesn't matter Nick, you don't need to finish that sentence. 'I don't think this is working. I think we should break up' that's what you're saying isn't it? Well, Nick, if you don't think it's working, there is no point in me trying if you aren't." I was surprised by the animosity in her tone. I was also surprised about the hurt behind her words.

"Cass-" I began. She didn't let me finish though. She just put up one hand and walked away tears in her eyes. I walked quickly, overtaking her and turning, putting out one hand, stopping her in her tracks without touching her. "Cass," I began once more, she would listen, "Cass, I love you. I need you-"

"Why are you dumping her then?" Diana was now standing behind Cassie.

"Because it's for the best" I finished coldly and stalked off. I couldn't cope with standing there any longer. Cassie just looked after me. I didn't look back. That's a sign of weakness. Instead I just stalked off down the road to my house and slammed the front door, stormed up the stairs and into my bedroom, slamming my bedroom door as well. I wasn't in for long, though, when Deb stormed in, all guns blazing saying "And why did you dump Cassie?" I just held my head down. "Did you get bored Nick? Did you decide you didn't want her anymore? Don't you love her anymore? I'm sorry, Nick, but you were out of order. So what was it?"

"It's none of your business." I replied coldly, glaring daggers at her.

"Yeah, I think it is" she replied, her tone mirroring mine. "She's my friend, you're my cousin. I don't let anybody treat my friends like that."

"I didn't mean to. I didn't mean it" I started. "I love her Deb. I didn't do it just because I was bored of her. I did it because I love her"

"I don't get you."

"I did it to protect her, Deb. I never wanted to hurt her. Do you know how much it hurt me when she was put through all of that by Faye? Or when Diana told her to stay with Adam, because he was her soulmate? I love her, Deb. I don't want her hurt. Whether it's by me, because of me, whatever. I just never want her hurting, whether its physically, mentally, anything. You know how much I love her. How I changed when she first came here."

"Wow, that's the most sentimental thing I have ever heard you say." She gawped.

"Just get out and leave me alone" I had to make up with extra coldness. Deborah obediently carried out the instructions though. She stalked out of my room. Slamming

the door and knocking everything out of the way. She must have understood that I was going through a tough time. Otherwise she'd have tried to hit me. I just took a quick shower and threw myself onto my bed. Putting in my ipod. I was scrolling through my music when I noticed 'Cry' by Rihanna. It was one of the songs on Cassie's playlist on my Ipod. We made it the first time we were together. I put the song and listened to it, it fit my mood.

I'm not the type to get my heart broken,

I'm not the type to get upset and cry,

'Cause I never leave my heart open,

Never hurts me to say goodbye.

Relationships never get deep to me,

I never got the whole 'in love' thing,

And someone could say they love me truly

But at the time it didn't mean a thing.

My mind is gone, I'm spinning 'round,

And deep inside, my tears I'll drown,

I'm losing grip, What's happening?

I've strayed for love, this is how I feel.

This time was different,

It felt like I was just a victim,

But it cut me like a knife,

When you walked out of my life,

Now I'm in this condition,

And I've got all the symptoms,

Of a girl with a broken-heart,

But no matter what you'll never see me cry.

That song perfectly demonstrated how I feel right now. I just wish something would happen. I turned off my Ipod. It was depressing me too much. So I just lay in bed and thought. And drifted off to sleep.