Cassiopeia Wise-Owl Chapter five

Tonight was the night I was pulling out all of my bag of tricks to have the most romantic night with Mars ever! I got my old magician's assistant outfit out from when I went out with a magician and the outfit looks a lot like something I saw someone give Aqua for her wedding night.

"Mars can you come here please!"

"Yeah Cass what do you...Oh my!"

His face was a picture, I mean it's not like I haven't been dropping hints about tonight. I had even dropped Venus off at a friends house so we could be alone.

I pulled him in for a kiss and smiled at him,

"I've missed you Mars"

"I've missed you Cassiopeia"

Well it had been a year...

A month later... 

Now if you would of said that some guy I met on the beach would be on one knee with a Ring box two years ago I would of laughed, if you had said I would of I will have a child with my best friend I would also laugh and maybe throw a drink at you.

"Cass I love you and I love Venus like she is my own, Will you marry me?"

Yeah I was in total shock, I mean come one I was voted number one party girl, I was the one that danced on table tops, who flirted with all the guys and got involved in all the drinking games. I never saw myself as a mother or the marring type and yet the magic word slipped put of my mouth.

"YES!"

I jumped on top of him, thankfully he caught me. I began kissing him and kissing him.

"You are the best Mars, the best ever!"

"Well thank you"

2 weeks later...

Yes it's fast but we only really wanted a quick ceremony, Aqua and Pi regretted they couldn't make it an they were the only guests we wanted to attend. Both of us didn't have a good relationships with are family. So I brought a dress, did my hair, make-up and nails and Mars hired a suite and we booked the registrar to marry us in the garden plot of are block of flats.

Bless him he was so nervous and to make it worse I couldn't stop laughing every time he messed up. So fingers crossed I don't have to get married again as I don't think my grooms will like that I laugh at them, do you?

I composed my self in time to do my bit, although it was tricky picking up the ring with my false nails on. Mental note: if I do get married again do not wear false nails!

So now I am married! We are finally a proper little family, too bad Pi and Aqua couldn't make it. Venus is to young to feel sad about not seeing Pi, she has Mars to act like her dad. But, it would be nice for her to see him when she is older, she looks so much like him.

Ring!....Ring!

"Hello?"

I heard sobbing on the other end of the line, I was a bit annoyed that they called in the middle of the night. But, I tried to calm down if the person was upset.

"Cass?"

"Aqua? What's wrong?"

"Oh it was h-horrible...why did he have to go why!"

"Aqua what's happened?"

"Pi...Pi...Pi is...he is..."

"Aqua just spit it out, it can't be that bad"

"He's dead!"

I it was then when I think I screamed and fainted.

Cassiopeia Wise-Owl Chapter four

9 months pregnant...

Mars and me began backpacking around in his tent, it was becoming the best months of my life. I saw some amazing things and I couldn't wait to get to the next camp site and the next.

Mars and I had become lovers during the few days of us meeting, this relationship was different and totally new to any of my other relationships. I saw a future and a life with Mars.

I was getting huge and was ready to pop! My due date is nearing and I still haven't told Pi, actually I haven't spoken to Pi since I left all those months ago.

Mars is great with the baby, rubbing my tummy, giving my back a massage and dropping me of at the hospital for scans. He seems to love this baby even if it isn't his and they haven't met yet!

Pi phones asking where I am and when am I coming back. Today when he rang I took a deep breath and sent him a text:-

          To: Pi              

Sender: Cass

Message:

Pi, it's over sorry I ruined your wedding to Aqua. Talk to her you'll make it work. Maybe we will go back to being BFF's, maybe not. I've met someone, I love him. Also I'm pregnant the baby is yours and you will be able to see her, yes your haveing a little girl, and I'll send you pictures often. Cass xx

The next day Mars and I had a picnic.

"Mars, we can't keep living it a tent when the baby comes"

"I know that is why I'm looking for flats and a job"

You have to love him, with me telling him he was already searching for a home and a job. He really was the best thing ever.

Soon my due date came and I went into labour. Mars took me to the hospital. I didn't call Pi to come down instead when the baby was born I gave him a text with a picture of our little girl who I called Venus. He sent a text back saying well done and that him and Aqua are back together.

One year later... 

I love Venus with all my heart, she is now a healthy toddler. Pi hasn't come to see her yet but regularly send texts and phones to see how she is, him and Aqua got married a month today. Mars left us at a motel and went to the city in search of a flat and a job as soon as Venus was born. I miss him so much. He phoned just now to say that he has good news and will be returning tomorrow.

I got up early the next day to met Mars.

"Guess what?"

"What?"

"Pi has sold me your old flat and all your old furniture is still there"

"Wow really?"

I had heard Pi and Aqua had moved to China as there company was expanding but I can't believe all my old furniture is still there.

"And I got a job at the local supermarket, it isn't much but still"

I hugged him, I was going back home.

It was scary seeing the flat as if I had never left. We quickly turned Pi's old room into a nursery for Venus, she is so exited. Bless her, Mars loves her to bits too!

"I'm so sorry I left your for a year"

"It's ok your here now"

The future looked bright now and it's like I have found the man of my dreams.

Cassiopeia Wise-Owl Chapter three

I was indeed pregnant. I couldn't believe it what would I tell him? I couldn't yet rid of it as Pi was so upset when he heard Aqua had given up their baby and I don't think I could personally go through with it. I put a large jumper on as soon as the bump started to show.

"Hey Cass I'm home"

Pi kissed me when he came home. Lately I haven't felt like the relationship is working, as if I'm holding on to something that was no longer there.

"How come you have a jumper on in this weather?"

It was sunny and it's 30s, how could I explain.

"Errr...Well the air conditioner made me feel a little chilly"

He laughed and turned the air con down.

What was I going to do? Tell him and make the relationship work for the baby? Leave and let him never know about his child? Tell him and leave and be involved in a big custody battle? I didn't know what to do.

6 months pregnant...

I was sun bathing in my new swim-suite, I was wearing black a lot for it's slimming effects and telling people I want to be more curvy. Pi was rushing around collecting paper work for his big meeting today, he was so stressed it was best to leave him alone.

"See you later Cass"

"Bye"

I waited until I heard the slam of the door, saw his car drive away and then counted to twenty.

I jumped up and got dressed and sneaked down the fire escape, I was leaving Pi and the city and I didn't know if I would return.

I walked down the road leaving the city and looked for something new.

I stopped at the beach, which told me I had walked for a long time, for a rest it was getting late and I had no where to stay. I sighed, maybe this wasn't a good idea.

"Excuse me?" a voice said behind me.

A cute guy stood there, his eyes mischievous.

"Hi, my van broke down do you know any good mechanics?"

"You won't get one out this late they are all closing by now, call them in the morning"

I wrote a number on his wrist with a pen I found in my pocket.

"Thank you"

He then kissed me, sparks flew through me. This was the kiss I had been waiting for, it was a different type of kiss a kiss I never wanted to end.

"I'm sorry but your the only person who has helped me"

"It's fine, I don't mind"

"I'm Mars by the way, I'm backpacking across the country"

"Well I'm Cassiopeia, but call me Cass everyone dose"

"Hey if you want a place to stay I have a tent in the boot"

"What made you say that?"

"You seem like a girl that has no where to go"

I smiled,

"I would love to stay in your tent"

Cassiopeia Wise-Owl Chapter two

"hey something smells good"

Pi came home for lunch as always and I had made some soup from scratch for him seen as he was coming down with a cold.

He went to kiss me on the cheek as a thank you.

I don't know what came over me but I turned my head at the last minute so Pi's lips met mine. Best kiss I have had in a long time and it was from my best friend. My best friend who was getting married.

He pushed me back and held my head with his hands.

"Cass we are friends and I'm getting married we can't do this"

I cut him off by kissing him again but he kissed me back as well.

This is wrong, so wrong I kept thinking but I couldn't stop kissing my soon-to-be-married best friend. But Pi must know that Aqua will be mad about this so why carry on?

We pulled away. He gave me a serious look.

"I'll have to tell Aqua you know"

I nodded, she was going to hate me.

Sure enough the next day when I woke up Aqua greeted me with a slap to the face. Should of expected it I guess but I didn't, she can sure slap hard.

"Aqua I'm sorry but it was just a kiss"

"Just a kiss! He has broken up with me for you!"

"What?"

I honestly couldn't believe what I just heard, Pi broke up with his soon-to-be wife for me?

Pi heard the arguing and came out.

"Aqua I told you it's over please leave and stop blaming Cass"

She hung her head in disappointment, I felt bad after all it was my fault.

He turned to be just as the door slammed from Aqua storming out.

"So Cass do you want to go out with me?"

"I guess we could try it"

I was still a bit weired out by the whole situation.

But I wasn't weired out for long...

A week later...

Why oh why did I drink so much last night? Stupid lads saying a women can't handle drinking games, well they were shocked when I one them all. OK so I lost one but still all but one is good. But, now I was suffering made worse as the sickness just wouldn't budge.

I got a phone call the same day from Aqua, asking for Pi, I told her he was at work but she wouldn't put the phone down.

"Cass could you tell him something from me? Tell him that I've moved on with my life and I'm moving abroad for work. Tell him that well...I was pregnant but I had an abortion and that I am sorry"

I couldn't believe what I was hearing I told her that she would have to tell Pi her self. After hearing that I took a pregnancy test, better to be safe than sorry right?

Cassiopeia Wise-Owl Chapter one

"Come on now gather round, now my best friend Pi here is getting married to his long term partner Aqua. Now as his mates I expect you to give him the best bachelor party ever and I don't want him back in our flat until at least after midnight."

"And don't get him too drunk as we all know what happened last time"

"Ok, Ok Cass I don't want to relive that"

My best friend Pi was getting married and even though I wasn't going clubbing with them I had to give him a speech. It was the least I could do.

The rest of his mates got ready to leave, cheering and jeering away ready for the night of their lives!

"Now you have a good night Pi"

"You sure you don't want to come Cass it won't be the same without you"

I gave a weak smile and nodded.

I sneaked in to my room and got changed in to PJ's. Truth was I would love to go out and celebrate with Pi, after all he was my best friend since middle school, my flatmate and the closest thing I had to a brother. But, Aqua doesn't really like the fact that we are so close and seen as she has now moved in with us and I can't afforded a place of my own, I'll have to get along with her.

I opened the sliding doors and walked out into my balcony. I sighed. Aqua and I will never be friends not matter how much I try, it wasn't meant to be. Pi thinks we actually quite close now...but we aren't. I went back inside and turned on the TV, as always I would wait up until Pi returned like he waits up until I come home.

Pi lay on my bed, it looked like he had a great time,

"So how was it?"

He went on about the night him and the boys had, the laughs, the jokes and everything I missed out on

"It was great Cass you should of come"

I sighed,

"Cass come here"

He pulled me in for a cuddle. Now maybe I should understand that if Pi and I cuddle up on the sofa and act like an old couple then of course Aqua will think we are cheating behind her back. But, we are just friends. End of.

"Do you want me to talk to Aqua?"

"No Pi, leave it things have gotten a lot better between her and me"

He nodded and quickly fell asleep.

I crept out of my bedroom and slept on the sofa, the last thing Aqua needs when she comes home from her party is to see me and her soon-to-be-husband asleep together.

Pi and I were eating breakfast and joking about when Aqua came out of the bathroom,

"What you to laughing about?"

we looked at each other,

"Nothing, Aqua"

"Right, Pi do you want a lift to work?"

Pi left his cereal, hardly touched, kissed her on the cheek and they left for work.

I made my self a drink at our bar. The biggest thing I don't like about Aqua is the way she takes pitty on me that I don't have a proper job. She works at this big frim while I do the odd bar work at the local club when there short staffed. It's always 'well I could lend you some money, I'll even not put interest on the loan', Pi says she is being nice. I don't think so.

The only advantage I have is that I can cook, Pi always comes home for lunch as the sandwiches Aqua makes for him are horrible. It gives a little smile making him lunch everyday and then him coming home and praising it.