Secret Circle TV Show: Jake and Cassie

CHAPTER #38

Faye wanted payback. Cassie had made her look stupid in front of both Zane and Jake. Now that she had her individual magic, she could do just that. Faye didn't know what she would do to her, but she'd think of something. School would be the easiest place to do it. They had two weeks before exams. But on Monday, Cassie skipped school. She called the office and said that she wasn't feeling well. Dawn was the principle and knew that Cassie was still dealing with her father's death, so left her alone.

Kate had spent the night with Cassie, sleeping on the couch. In the morning Kate went back to the hotel, as they were going to look around town for their relative. Cassie said she was going to finish packing up her grandmother's things, so Kate could sleep in that room. Kate said she didn't mind the couch, but Cassie said it was time for her to do it. She turned up the music and began filling boxes. There were books and trinkets that filled two boxes on their own. The best thing she found were a journal or diary from Jane, that talked about Amelia and about magic and witches. In the journal it told of three necklaces made out of gems that amplified power. One was made out of clear quartz, another out of crystal and the third out of coloured gems like amethyst, jade, black onyx and jasper. The two that Cassie hoped she'd find in Jane's jewellery, were the crystal and quartz one. From previous reading, she knew that quartz was a very strong element. This particular quartz was made from lightning striking the sand on the shore where the crystal skull had been made. The way it was described in the journal, that quartz had been made with a combination of earth, wind, fire and water. It had more power than normal quartz. And the crystal necklace was not as strong as their family crystals or now the crystal skull, but it was definitely an asset.

Cassie had to go through a lot of jewellery until she found those two necklaces. She put them both on and felt their strength immediately. After putting her grandmother's journal into the hiding spot in her room, she finished packing things up. It was late in the afternoon, before everything was boxed. The hard part was going to be carrying it all downstairs and into the garage. She sent Jake a text to see if he would come over and help. He was home and came.

"Why aren't you at school?"

She rolled her eyes and then shrugged, "I felt that I deserved a day off. Besides I finished packing up my grandmother's things. That's why I asked you over, I need help carrying the boxes."

He looked at her to see if she was okay, but she wasn't showing any emotion. "Where do you want me to put them?"

"For now in the garage. I made room in there for them."

Together they carried the stuff down and out into the garage. Mostly Jake carried the stuff. Once it was all done, Jake asked, "so why the sudden packing?"

"I have a friend who needs to crash with me a few days and why have her sleep on the couch, when there is an extra bed."

Jake frowned, "she? You're not going to have the new girl Kate stay with you are you?"

Cassie nodded.

"That's dangerous Cassie, you don't know anything about her."

"So what?! I've got Balcoin blood in me, I'm a witch... that's pretty badass. And we have the crystal skull, Adam hasn't figured out yet how to put lead around it. If you were really worried about Kate, you'd be convincing the others we should be bound again and go look for Diana."

Jake shook his head. "You are so impossible sometimes," he said with frustration.

"You like impossible. You have sex with Faye and she is the definition of impossible."

"Hey, that was a little mean don't you think?"

Cassie looked him in the eye, challenging him to deny that he was with Faye. "Whatever. I can take care of myself. Thanks for helping with the boxes, but you can leave now."

"Relax Cassie, you're wound up like a spring. Why so defensive?"

She didn't know, but she wanted to fight with everyone who questioned anything she did. Then she turned on the charm, "are you going to help me unwind?"

"Depends how you want to do that." Jake wasn't taking the bait, he knew she wanted to do more magic.

Cassie levitated and planted a kiss on Jake's lips. But he was tired of her teasing. He picked her up, carried her out to his truck and dumped her on the seat. He used magic to lock her house and garage. Then got in the truck and started the engine.

"Where are we going?"

"To the abandoned house. And no we are not practicing more magic. You are going to learn how to meditate and focus your energy. Some people call it your aura or chi energy."

"Boring!"

"If you want to be able to do advanced magic, to be stronger and more powerful, you need to do this," Jake explained. "Otherwise you'll feel drained and tired every time you use your magic."

"Oh all right."

It was a beautiful sunny day out, warmer than the weatherman had predicted. Once they got to the abandoned house, instead of going in, Jake took a blanket out of the truck and led her behind the house.

"Who cut the grass back here?" Cassie asked, looking at the circle of cleared lawn.

"I did," Jake said, spreading the blanket down on the ground and sitting down. He took off his jacket as the sun was making him too warm.

Cassie sat down, "were you planning a romp in the grass with Faye or something?"

"No," Jake answered, but didn't elaborate. "Sit cross legged like me. Rest your hands on your knees and close your eyes. Focus on just breathing in and out, long breaths." He coached. "Feel the flow of energy through your body, from head to toe. Feel your connection to everything around us."

He grinned when she unknowingly began to levitate. "Stay grounded, feel the earth's coolness beneath you." Once again she was back on the blanket. "Feel the light breeze and the heat of the sun on your skin; the balance of life.

Unknown to Jake, Cassie also felt the fight for life and death between a fly trapped in a spider's web. She felt the moment that death happened for a mouse, caught by a trap in the abandoned house. Cassie could feel the blood lust of the mosquito, drinking from Jake's arm and the explosion, when he slapped it dead. She was connected to the darkness too.

"Ok now open your eyes."

She did and found that he had a big ball of water right over her head. Her eyes widened. "Oh you are sneaky! That's so not fair. Don't you dare let that go!"

He laughed, then took pity on her and waited until she'd moved away. Then he picked up his jacket and the blanket, letting the water ball rain down on the cut grass. "Come on, I'll take you back home, so you can get ready for work."