Hey y'all! I had this idea come to me when I finished reading the secret circle series and I thought, why not right it up and post it on fanfiction? Well…here it is! Please read and let me know what you think. Oh…and don't forget to review! Thank you! By the way, this takes off at the end of the last book but without her going to Adam. So we are still at the bit where Diana is telling her to go to him. Get me?

Chapter 1- no, this isn't right.

Cassie POV.

"Go on Cassie, go to him. It's okay." Diana encouraged me.

Laurel gave me a gentle push in the direction of where Adam stood.

I locked my muscles. It wasn't okay. It was anything but okay.

"What's the matter?" Diana asked gently. "Go to him."

I shook my head. I didn't want Adam.

"No" I croaked out hoarsely. "This isn't right." My stomach momentarily tightened painfully at the pain in Adam's eyes, but I pushed it aside.

"What do you mean Cassie?" laurel asked, shocked.

"I will not be responsible for breaking up Adam and Diana" I replied simply.

"Cassie, you can't deny the_" Melanie began.

"Yes, I_" I interrupted her. But we were both cut off by another husky voice.

"So your just going to run back to Nick and use him, is that it?" Faye snapped angrily at me.

"No!" I yelled, appalled at the thought. "I was never using him. You know nothing about it Faye. Don't say anything if you know nothing about it."

"You can't deny the silver cord Cassie- it's impossible!" Melanie explained.

"Have you tried? No. So you don't know that for a fact, do you?" I snapped, turning my head towards her.

I stepped towards Diana and took her hand in mine.

"Diana, stay with Adam, your perfect for each other." I smiled at her slightly. "Be happy. Stay with him."

I quickly turned on my heel and ran off to the street of houses in which we all live in. I was running at full speed when I turned up outside Nick's front door. I was going to explain myself properly to him, and sort things out. I would get back together with him.

If he wanted me that was.

With that one negative thought, the voice of doom started up in my head. I battled with it defiantly all the way up Nick's garden path.

Nick would hear me out. He had to.

I banged my shaking fist on the front door of the house, and prayed for him to answer.

He did.

"Cassie?" he gasped, then the Nick I loved best disappeared and the cold independent one set in. "What do you want?" his voice was like ice.

"Nick?" I asked. "This is Nick right?" I scowled slightly at the handsome boy in front of me.

"Don't be an ass Cassie. Who else would it be?" he snapped.

"Well the Nick I know is normally happy to see me," I explained.

"Go away Cassie. Don't you have some boyfriend or soul mate to be with or something?" his expression became slightly pained on the words boyfriend and soul mate.

"Nick I can explain everything" I whispered. "Please? Give me a chance? Please?" tears started to roll slowly from my eyes and down my cheeks.

This seemed to push him over the edge and, as he stepped back and swung the door open.

I leaped over the threshold and hurriedly slammed the door shut behind me, not wanting to give a chance to change his mind and throw me out.

I timidly turned to him and instantly became lost in his caring eyes. They shined with a love so brightly that it took my breath away.

"Nick, when I first_" he cut me off by putting his finger to my lips and shrugging his head in the direction of the stairs. I nodded and followed him up to his room.

We both sat down on his bed and he stared at me intently.

This suddenly intimidated me and caused me to nervously start twisting my hands together.

"Uh…Cassie…are you going to explain?" nick asked quietly.

"Oh…uh…right" I mumbled nervously. I kept my eyes carefully staring at the floor not saying a word.

"So…?" he probed impatiently.

"When I first met Adam, I felt an instant feeling for him. I could almost see the silver cord. When I helped him escape from Jordan and Logan, he felt compelled to repay me. So_" I was choosing my words carefully, not wanting to inflict any more pain on Nick when he interrupted me.

"So he felt compelled to put you in danger by letting you do something stupid. Those idiots were going to torture you Cassie!" he yelled.

I sighed but otherwise ignored him.

"So he gave me the chalcedony stone of Diana's to help me. My mother decided it was time to move. We needed to move into my gran's house to look after her. And so I could join the circle but I didn't know that at the time. I joined the school here and met you guys. I ended up joining the circle and I really enjoyed learning everything-mostly." I took a deep breath before continuing. "You know the whole me, Adam, and Faye thing? The bit where Faye was blackmailing me to get the skull and all that? Well Adam and me weren't kissing when she saw us. We were a little to busy calling on the powers to help us get things to be all okay."

I paused and finally looked up at him. "Nick…after every single thing that has happened, I have realised that I want to be with you. When I first saw you, I felt really happy. And when you asked me to the dance I was thrilled. I never meant to hurt you. Nick, I care about you." I finished speaking and Nick stayed silent.

My heart did tiny nervous flips as I waited in growing tension for him to say something. Anything. I let my eyes lower to the floor, and I quickly swiped at a tear that was about to fall and betray my sadness.

The silence seemed to last for an eternity when a soft, feather light touch brought my chin up.

I stared into his eyes anxiously.

"Cassie" he whispered and his voice was like velvet in the quiet room. "I want you to be_" he was interrupted as Deborah, Adam and Chris all came barging into the room.

"We have to go" Deborah commanded urgently.

"Why?" Nick growled, clearly annoyed at the intrusion.

"It's important!" Chris explained.

Nick and me both jumped up. "What is going on?" I asked.

"The skull has been stolen" Deborah said, already heading back downstairs and outside.

We all followed and we were soon all outside in the cool night air looking for another troublesome danger.

End chapter.

So…there you have it. Chapter one. Hope you liked it!

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