A/N: This story is set after episode 3x13. I'm not going to be emphasizing much on Esther trying to kill her kids. There's a completely new villain in town out to get them all. For convenience sake, Finn and Esther leave soon after getting out of their coffins.
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Alaric Saltzman, Sheriff Forbes, Carol Lockwood and the rest of the founding council sat in the Mayor's office in the Lockwood Mansion discussing about the latest vampire threat in Mystic Falls. Hearing a knock on the door, Carol went to see who it was.
"Henry, Gabrielle nice to see you. Please come on in."
The two visitors followed Carol into the office.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to introduce you to our newest members of the council, Henry and his sister, Gabrielle."
Carol gestured them to take a seat next to her and they continued with the meeting.
"Are you from a founding family?" Alaric asked Gabrielle.
"We're new in town." She replied coldly.
After the meeting, Alaric caught up with Sheriff Forbes and asked about the new members.
"How are they on the council? They aren't from founding families."
"Well, they're Carol's friends and she believes that they can help protect the town from vampires." She replied. "You look suspicious. Why?" She asked after seeing a confused look on Alaric's face.
"There is something… I don't know, put off about them? It doesn't feel right." He told her.
"What is it?" She asked, concerned.
"I get this strange vibe from them." He replied.
"They're new here. Give them some time to fit in." she patted on his shoulder. He nodded and left.
"Hey Ric, how did the meeting go?" Jeremy asked as Alaric walked in.
"Good, although I don't approve of the new members." He replied, taking a glass of water from the kitchen.
"Which new members?" Jeremy asked curiously.
"Some brother-sister duo. They're supposedly Carol Lockwood's friends who can help protect the town from the supernatural. But I think there is more to them than what meets the eye." Alaric replied.
"You mean they're up to no good?" Jeremy asked.
"I don't know. Maybe I'm being a little Judgy." Alaric said. "Where is Elena?" he changed the topic.
"Where else will she be?" Jeremy replied flatly.
"Salvatore Boarding house?" Alaric asked. Jeremy nodded. "I thought so." He said a matter-of-factly.
At the boarding house,
"What was in the coffin Bonnie?" Elena asked Bonnie.
"I don't know." She replied.
"What do you know, Bonnie Bennett?" Damon asked her sarcastically.
"I do know how to kill you." She stood up, looking Damon right in the eye.
"Guys, calm down. Fighting isn't going to help anyone." Stefan pushed them away. "Whatever was in that coffin is gone."
"I guess it's getting late." Elena got up, pulling Bonnie with her, "We have to go home, now." She dragged Bonnie out of the house.
"Bonnie, I know you're upset but…" Elena started as they got in the car.
"But what Elena? Please don't try to defend Damon again." Bonnie retorted.
"I'm not defending. I'm just trying to say that that's who Damon is. There is no point in picking a fight with him. He has a temper." Elena tried to calm her down.
"You're not helping Elena." Bonnie said as her house came. "We'll talk about this tomorrow, okay?" Elena nodded slightly and left. She took a deep breath and sighed. Nothing went good today.
She pulled over her house and walked slowly and lazily. She was in no mood to rush home. She wasn't scared of Klaus, Rebekah or any other supernatural element out to get her. Right now she was a teenager walking home after a really bad day, ready to spill the beans to her family of her awful day. She rang the doorbell once, twice, three times before Alaric answered it.
"Hey Ric." She said softly, walking inside.
But what she didn't know that there was something lurking in the dark waiting to get her when the time was right.