Hello. This is the third story in my series. If you had not read "Jar of Hearts" and "Cosmic Love" Please stop reading and head to my profile and read those two stories if you don't want to be confused.
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On a hot summer evening, a young woman walked outside her house.
"Rudy. Rudy! Come on. It's too hot to make me come looking for you" she called out into the night. She sighed loudly and turned around and jump when she saw Klaus behind her.
"I am so sorry. I didn't mean to scare you" he told her.
"Can I help you?" she asked him.
"Yeah, my, uh, my car ran out of gas a couple miles back. I feel like I've been walking forever. Yours is the first house I'd come to, so I was just hoping I could use your phone
"Don't you have a cell phone?" the girl frowned.
"Heh. Yeah. Battery died. Look, I promise I'm not a serial killer. I just want to use your phone" Klaus told her.
"Sure" the girl nodded.
"So...I can come in?" Klaus asked.
The girl starred at him curiously "No. I'll get the phone and I'll bring it out to you"
"I thought you country folks were supposed to be more trusting" Klaus's face fell.
"I'm from Florida" the girl replied.
"Well, that explains it" Klaus said. He rushed over to her and grabbed her neck and began to compel her.
"Now show me a little Southern hospitality... Sweet pea" Klaus smiled.
Inside the house, the girl's roommate stood in the kitchen cleaning up and trying to deal with the heat.
"I bet you a hundred dollars that dog ran off to a house with air conditioning" Another girl called out from the kitchen. She looked up and saw her friend with a strange man.
"What's going on?" she frowned.
"Please don't be alarmed. I'm told Ray Sutton lives here" Klaus said.
"He's almost never here. He's on the road mostly" the girl told him
"But I expect he makes it home... Once a month" Klaus smiled. No response came from her.
"That's what I thought. Where is he now?" He looked at the girl. She didn't answer him.
"If I have to make you tell me, it's going to be infinitely more painful for you" he said. The girl ran and tried to get out of the house but was blocked by Stefan in the front door. Klaus followed by the other girl rejoined them
"I love it when they run" Klaus smirked.
"He's in Tulley. It's near the border. A bar called Southern Comfort. It's off Highway 41" she told him
"Thank you, my love. Now..." he smiled turning to the other girl.
"May my friend come in your home?" Klaus asked.
"Yes" the girl said shaking. Stefan entered the house and looked at Klaus.
"Kill this one quickly" Klaus pushed one of the girls towards Stefan.
"Make that one suffer. I'll be in the car" Klaus said looking at the other.
"Please don't, please..." the girl begged.
"Humans….so pathetic" Stefan heard a voice say. He turned around. If he hadn't known Dia was in Mystic Falls, he could have sworn it was her. Every facial feature was the same. There was no difference, only except the girl standing before him was not the Dia Walker he had called friend.
"Dia?" Stefan frowned.
"Hmm sort of, but close" the look alike said. "You look like you've seen a ghost."
"Well he probably thinks he does." Klaus looked at the woman.
"Lydia" Stefan spoke.
"Ding ding" she smiled.
"That's not possible" Stefan frowned.
"Oh it is" the woman said. Her face began to change. The veins showing in her face, the coldness in her eyes as her fangs popped out.
Stefan snapped out of the memory and went towards the girl and bit into her neck. The girl screamed out in pain.
"Chomp, chomp" Lydia smiled watching Stefan.
Damon sat in his bathtub while he watched Andie get ready. He poured himself another glass of champagne emptying the bottle.
"We are out of champagne" he smiled.
"Huh. No, you are out of champagne, 'cause I don't drink in the morning" Andie replied.
"Well, would you be a dear and..." Damon started.
"I think you can probably get it yourself. I'm not your slave" Andie told him. Damon sighed and got out of the tub, water and bubbles dripping from his body.
"I mean, you're dripping... a little" Andie said.
"Mm-hmm" Damon smirked walking out of the bathroom.
Elena walked into the boarding house. She felt as though her mind was going at it nonstop. Between trying to find Stefan, her birthday, and how Damon was acting like Stefan was a lost cause she felt like she couldn't put anymore on her plate. She walked into the living room and put her hair in a ponytail and sat her bag on the couch.
"Mornin'" she heard Damon say.
"Hey, I was going..." Elena turned around and saw Damon completely naked. "
"Oh" she quickly turned around. "You heard me. You knew that I was here"
"You know, you should learn to knock. What if I was... indecent?" Damon said smirking.
Elena picked up and towel and put her hand over her eyes and threw the towel to Damon. He put in around his waist. Elena uncovered her eyes and pulled a piece of paper from her pocket.
"Sheriff Forbes gave us another location to check. Memphis" she handed him the paper.
"Another dead end, you mean?" Damon replied.
"You don't know that" Elena said.
"You're right, Elena. This could be the one" Damon said getting closer to her. "After almost two months, this could be the clue that tells us Stefan's alive and well and living in Graceland."
"Fine. I'll go by myself" she said about to leave. Damon step in front of her blocking her.
"And let Klaus know that you're tracking him? He thinks you're dead. Let's keep it that way" Damon said.
"It's a new lead, Damon. We haven't had one in a while" Elena replied.
"Ok. I'll check it out. If find anything, I'll call you" Damon told her.
"But..." Elena said as he began to leave. "Have you heard from Dia?"
Damon stopped and turned. "No. Why would I?"
"I don't know" Elena said. "I just thought you guys might try and patch things up."
"I haven't talked to her since she stormed out of here" Damon sneered. "Have you talked to her?"
"I talked to her on her birthday" Elena told him. "She said she was planning on coming back today"
"I haven't talked to her Elena and frankly I don't want to" Damon snapped.
"Damon it wasn't her fault" she called out as he left.
Damon walked up to him room still fuming about what Elena had said. He walked over to his closet and opened it up. Inside where maps and newspaper clippings relating to attacks.
"He moved on to Tennessee" Damon told Andie.
"That Florida victim you had me look into had family in Tennessee" Andie replied.
"Which one, the Pensacola guy?" Damon asked.
"Uh-huh" Andie nodded.
Damon's phone beeped and he picked it up from his dresser. He looked at it and smirked.
"Who's that?" Andie inquired.
"Nobody important" Damon replied. "You up for a road trip?"
"Ha. No can't do. I have got to work, but I can see if I can get you an address" Andie said. Damon walked up to her and gave her a peck on the lips.
"See you at the party" she smiled.
"Get me that address" Damon spoke.
A young man with dirty blonde hair walked into a bar and sat down.
"What's up, Ray?" the barman said.
"Hey, Red. Can I get a beer?" Ray replied.
"Ray? Ray Sutton?" he heard a voice say.
"Who wants to know?" Ray looked up and saw a man beside him.
"I've been looking everywhere for you. We started in Florida, Pensacola. I met a young chap there who you worked with you before you moved to Memphis. Now he directed me to two lovely young women. And they led me here" Klaus smiled.
"I think I'll be going" Ray said. Klaus stepped in front of him.
"Not so fast, mate. You only just got here. Now your type are very hard to come by" Klaus told him. Ray tried to leave again but turned to face Stefan and Lydia.
"I wouldn't do that: Stefan told him.
"Vampires" Ray realized.
"Bingo" Lydia smirked.
"You're swifty swift, Ray. Yes, my friend's here are vampires. They've compelled everyone in the bar, so don't look to them for any help. I, however... I'm something else. A different kind of monster. I've got some vampire, I've got some wolf" Klaus told him.
"A...what?" Ray frowned.
"A hybrid, Ray. I'm both. You see, I want to create more of me. Now, you being the first werewolf I've come across in many a moon, pun intended, Ray, heh, I need you to direct me to your pack. So... Where can I find them, Ray?" Klaus demanded.
"You can't compel me, it won't work" Ray snapped.
"I need a scotch on the rocks, please" Stefan looked at the barman. He held in his hand a small bag.
"Ahem. Tell you what, Ray. We're going to play a little drinking game. Something I like to call truth or wolfsbane" Stefan told him.
"Yummy" Lydia smiled.
Elena helped prepare birthday decorations with Caroline and Tyler while explaining her frustration with Damon about finding Stefan.
"I feel like I have to fight Damon every single time we get lead on Stefan" Elena told the two of them
"Maybe he doesn't want to find him" Tyler piped in.
"Tyler!" Caroline scolded.
"What? He's into you. Isn't he?" Tyler asked.
"The only reason Stefan left with Klaus was so that he could save Damon's life. I mean, trust me, Damon wants to find him" Elena said.
"But you kissed him probably screwed with his head" Tyler snickered.
"Tyler!"
"I'm sorry" Caroline said looking Elena.
"I... don't worry about it. Look, yes, I kissed him, but it was a... It was a good-bye kiss. I thought he was going to die" Elena explained.
"Well clearly Dia didn't see it that way" Caroline said. Elena looked at her and sighed.
"Sorry" Caroline said. "I mean why else did she go to New York for the entire summer."
"She wanted to spend time with her friend Luchi" Elena explained.
"And I guess that kiss with Damon gave her the extra nudge" Tyler smiled.
"Tyler" Caroline smack his chest.
"Well Damon also got upset over Elijah kissing her while she was dead, so really that didn't help anything either." Elena said. "Isn't she suppose to be home today?"
"You haven't talked to her?" Caroline frowned.
"I talked to her on her birthday, but she was kind of short with me." Elena replied.
"Dia's not coming home today" Caroline replied. "She called me the other day and said she wasn't coming home still school started back up."
"Is she upset with me?" Elena asked.
"I don't know" Caroline replied. "You know how Dia is. She keeps things to herself."
"Yeah I know" Elena sighed. "I just wish she was here you know?" Caroline nodded and smiled sadly at Elena. The doorbell rang to the boarding house.
"I'll get it" Elena said walking out of the living room. She walked into the hall and opened the door.
"I'm looking for the birthday girl" Dia exclaimed.
"Dia!" Elena smiled. She ran outside and gave her cousin a huge hug.
"I've missed you so much" Elena cried.
"I missed you too!" Dia said taking her sunglasses off and pushing them over her hair. Elena looked and saw a girl with dark skin standing beside her.
"Elena, Luchi, Luchi, Elena" Dia said.
"Hola!" Luchi smiled.
"Hi I'm so glad to finally meet you" Elena said. "But what are you doing here? Caroline said that you weren't coming back."
"She lied. I wanted to surprise you. Hence why I was being a little short with you on the phone." Dia replied.
"I'm just so glad you're here" Elena said hugging her again.
"Me too" Dia said. "Is Damon here?"
"No he's…he's out" Elena's face fell. "Things still not good?"
"Let's not talk about that" Dia said walking into the house with Luchi behind her.
"Don't get her started about it" Luchi told Elena.
"Dia!" Caroline rushed up to her.
"Hey you!" she smiled hugging her. She pulled away and looked at Tyler.
"Tyler hey" she said hugging him.
"Hey welcome back" he smiled.
"Tyler, Caroline this is my friend from New York. Luchi" Dia introduced them.
"So you're the werewolf and the other vampire" Luchi said.
"Uhhh…" Caroline began.
"She knows everything" Dia began. "Don't worry." Dia walked into the living room and laid down her bag.
"So I picked up balloons and streamers like you asked Car" Dia said.
"Yay thank you so much!" Caroline gushed.
Elena pulled out her phone and looked at it.
"Oh. I just missed a call from Bonnie. I'll be right back" she said walking off.
"Just because I tell you things doesn't mean you're allowed to know them!" Caroline frowned at him.
"What's going on?" Dia asked.
"Don't worry about it" Caroline said quickly.
"Sorry. I've got to run if I'm going to change and pick up Sophie in time" Tyler said.
"Wait, you're bringing a date? slutty Sophie is your date?" Caroline asked in disbelief.
"Hey, it's been kind of slow in that department. And... I am horny all the time now" Tyler told her.
"Yeah, tell me about it. Sometimes I feel like I'm going to explode. It's, um, a vampire thing. You know, I feel like our emotions are heightened and we're on overdrive" Caroline said.
"Woah too much info" Dia pipped in.
" It's a werewolf thing, too. It's like I can't turn it off" Tyler snapped.
"Well, I hope you get lucky tonight" Caroline rolled her eyes.
"I'll see you later" Tyler said leaving.
"Yeah. See you later" Caroline said sadly.
"Told you she wants to sleep with him" Luchi looked at Dia.
Told you everything would be revealed soon. Read and review! I'm so excited to be starting this story! I have so much planned!
