Alex's POV:
Jack pulls me aside after Rian and Zack leave, "what the hell is going on." "What are you talking about." "I knew Rian was acting different, but not this!!! You need to explain to all of us. Tonight."

Jack walks off pissed. I can't tell them. I just can't.
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"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN'T TELL US!!," Jack yells at me. All four of us were at my house and I step back from them. "I JUST CAN'T!" "GIVE ME HELL OF A GOOD REASON WHY!" Matt just sat there quietly, and Zack was glaring at me. "I JUST CAN'T!!"

Jack glares at me, we were inches from each other. "Rian is our friend to, you need to tell us, now." "I can't." "Thats not a reason." "I just... I just can't!!" "And why not!!" "BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU GUYS TO GET HURT TO!"

I slap my hand over my mouth and stare at them with wide eyes. Fuck. Why did I just say that.

They all look at me with concerned and confussed looks. "What do you mean, you don't want us to get hurt to." "I just... I just can't tell you guys."

I hold my head and stare at the floor. I can't do this to them. I don't want them to have this haunting them. I still hear Cassadee's scream and her whisper warning me.

"Alex, we can take care of ourselves. Just tell us whats going on," Matt finally speaks up. I slowly look up at him, my hands were shaking.

"You guys are gonna think that I'm crazy," I whisper. "We won't. We promise." Jack sits me down, I felt like I was going to fall any second. "Just take it slow, we'll listen."

I take a deep breath, still staring at the floor. "Rian... Rian he can see and speak to Cassadee's spirit." They were quiet. I kept going. "My guess is thats where he's been going to see for the past 2 months. To see her. Where? I don't know. I noticed he's been distant. And this has to be why. And the ring. I think it connects them. I heard him talking to her today in the bathroom. But its not the Cassadee we knew. She's evil. She's... she's haunting me. She warned me last night to back off Rian, or else. She has been working on a bond between them for 2 months, and will come after us if we break that. She's only using Rian for what she has planned, she doesn't even love him. But she has him brain washed. He'll believe her over us."

They were quiet, and I slowly look up at them. They all just stared at me. "You have to believe me," I whisper. "But..." "I knew you guys would think I'm crazy..." "We don't, we just-" "Just think I'm crazy."

Jack gets up and walks out of the room, "Jack?"
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Jack's POV:
I lock myself in Alex's bathroom and look in the mirror. I turn on the sink and splash water on my face. "Ghosts aren't real," I whisper to myself.

How can Alex be so crazy? Where did he get the idea of this? Rian is just depressed. Thats all it is. He just needs help.

"Jack," I hear someone say my name and I look up. "Guys?" I look around, even if they were outside of the bathroom, I wouldn't hear it that loud in here. "Jack. You're very smart. To not believe in me. But I know you know something is different with Rian. And I don't like it....."

That sounded way to much like Cassadee.

"Cassadee, is that you?" I feel the air go cool in bathroom, giving me goose bumps. Is this what happened to Alex?

"Hi Jack." I spin around and see Cassadee in the mirror. I jump back and stare at her in shock. She tilts her head to the side and studies me. "Just like I remember. Did you miss me?" I couldn't talk, I just stared at her.

"You know. Its not nice to stare." She disappears and I slowly walk over to the mirror. "Cassadee?" Her face appears in front of mine in the mirror and I let out a yell. "Are you scared of me Jack? Rian isn't. But Alex is." I step back from the mirror. I shake my head and close my eyes.

"Oh. I'm real. And I know you tried to take Rian's ring away...." She disappears and the lights went out. "Cassadee...?" "Hey Jack! You okay!?," Alex yells outside the bathroom. He sounded worried.

I loud, peircing scream filled my head and I hold it. The scream got louder, and I yell in pain. "CASSADEE STOP!!" I close my eyes tight and fall to my knees. "STOP!! CASSADEE PLEASE STOP!!" I hear a faint pounding on the bathroom door, but all I could hear was the screaming. "JACK!!," I hear someone yell outside the bathroom.

The screaming got louder, and louder, I started to shake and pulled my body close "Stop... please...," I whimper. "You sound just like Alex," she laughs. "Pathetic."

The scream stops and I can hear normal again. They were yelling my name and pounding on the door. My eyes were still closed when I heard the door open and they yell my name.

"Jack, Jack its us. Get up." It was Alex. I shake my head, still holding it. He touches my shoulder but I move it away from him. "She's gone Jack... I know what your going through..." I didn't realize how hard I was breathing and I slowly open my eyes. Alex slowly gets my hands to let go of my head and I look up at them.

"You saw her... didn't you..." I nod slowly, "she.. she looked.." "So real. I know." Alex helps me up and they walk me back out to the living room. They sit me down, and I just stared off in space.
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Alex's POV:
I knew something was wrong as soon I heard Jack yell, I knew it was Cassadee.

"Now do you believe me?" Zack and Matt nod. "Good. Now you see why I didn't want to tell you guys." "No," Jack speaks up. "What?" "No." He stands up and walks over to me.

"You can't do this alone. No one can. Rian needs all of us. We're in this together, no matter what."