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Once Upon a Time in Mystic Falls
"Here." The waiter hands Lennox the coffee she had just ordered. She lifts the cup to her lips and takes a long drink, the hot liquid warming her up. Lennox places the cup back on the table and turns her attention back to Elena and Bonnie.
"I'm just saying if you and Matt stay on this track, you're going to be married before you graduate... high school." Lennox her hair behind her shoulder and shrugs. Elena sighs and leans back in the wooden chair.
"You should just tell him what you think, what you really feel." Bonnie suggests innocently.
"And what is that? That she doesn't love him anymore? That she's been stringing him along." Lennox scoffs. "That will go over well."
"What do you propose then?" Elena turns to her twin. Lennox runs her finger over the rim of her mug slowly.
"Just tell him that you two want different things in life. Make a clean break." Lennox smiles. Elena purses her lips actually considering her sister's idea until Lennox opens her mouth. "But make sure to have a hot rebound ready, sis. I always say; the best way to get over someone…"
"…Is to get under someone." Elena and Bonnie finish in unison and they all break out in light laughter. Elena studies her sister for a couple seconds. She knows that even though they are identical twins, they are completely different people.
"I got to go meet up with Tyler. But I'll catch you girls later." Lennox winks at Elena and Bonnie before standing from the table and leaving the Mystic Grill. She pulls on her leather jacket as she starts to walk down the sidewalk. Tyler is supposed to be waiting for her in the park..
"Katherine." Lennox turns to face a dark haired man. "This is for everything."
Lennox isn't able to question this stranger's odd comment. His hands fly up to her neck and the next thing she hears is the snap.
Lennox pulls her long brown curly hair up into a high ponytail and splashes her face with cold water. When she looks up, all her eyes see is the blanket-covered mirror. Seeing her own reflection only reminds her of Elena… and Jeremy… and her parents. Practically everyone she has been running from for the past couple years.
"Time to go." Mikael pops his head into her bathroom. She nods her head acknowledging his statement. He leaves without another word.
Lennox dresses quickly and walks down to the first floor. Mikael is already waiting for her in the car. She ducks into the passenger seat and closes the door. Lennox turns on the radio on the second Mikael starts the car. She twirls one of her curls around her finger as Mikael starts down the street. She looks out the window and watches the houses.
"She has to be killed. There is no other option." Grayson sighs. "Our own daughter, one of them."
"We can't, Grayson. She's our daughter, our child, our baby. We need to try to find a way to help her." Miranda shakes her head.
"I don't want to kill her but we have to. We can't be a part of the council if one of our own children is now the one thing we try to protect this town from." Grayson points out.
"Lennox is more important than being a part of the council."
"We know how this will end, Miranda. She will loose control eventually and then what will we do?" Grayson stands from the chair in the corner of the room. He starts to pace by the fireplace.
"We have to try. Maybe she can learn to only drink animal blood." Miranda suggests. She cannot loose her daughter and she definitely cannot kill her.
"She's a newborn. That kind of control is only seen in aged vampires. And even then, they are a danger to everyone human." Grayson sits next to his wife on the couch.
"Grayson…" Miranda can't stop the tears from emerging from her eyes.
"I'll do it. You won't have to do anything to hurt her. She wont feel a thing, I promise." Grayson takes her hands in his. "We have to think of our town, of our friends, our friends children, our own children."
"What will Jeremy and Elena think? Loosing their sister will not be easy on them."
"Killing her will be easier than dealing with the carnage she ends up leaving behind." Grayson assures Miranda. She hesitates but finally nods her head. She has just agreed to kill her own daughter.
Lennox covers her mouth to keep the sobs from escaping her throat but she cannot do anything to stop the tears that have already started streaming down her face. She leans her head against the wall that separates her from Miranda and Grayson Gilbert. She has no idea how to make sense of the conversation she had just overheard. Her parents want her dead. The two people who should love her the most want to kill her.
Mikael peers over at Lennox every couple of minutes assuring himself that she is still there. Her elongated silences sometimes make him forget that she's with him. Lennox keeps rests her head against the car door as the car continues down the familiar road. She knows that it's time to hunt, time to feed.
Lennox has learned to only feed on vampires like Mikael. She knows that human blood is more fulfilling but vampire blood keeps her undead. She chews on her cheek as she carries on twirling her hair. It's a habit she's had since childhood.
"Here we are." Mikael pulls to a stop in front of a small one-story house. Lennox rolls her head so she's looking out the window.
"This place looks abandoned." Lennox purses her lips.
"It was. That is why Mr. Hawkins has taken up residence here." Mikael informs her as he opens his door. She sighs and follows him out to the opened car trunk. Inside lies Mikael's artillery of vampire killing weapons. Lennox runs her fingers over several choices before picking up a sleeve with two mini stakes in it. She pulls it on and hides it with her leather jacket. She tucks a vervain dart gun and a gun loaded with wooden bullets into the back of her jeans.
"Ready?" Mikael asks after they both got their weapons of choice.
"I'm always ready, Mikey." Lennox smirks flirtatiously. Mikael shuts the trunk and starts towards the house. They split up like always with Lennox walking around the back and Mikael starting in from the front.
Lennox waits on the back porch patiently. She listens as Mikael rings the doorbell. She positions herself right in front of the back door. The man comes out in front of her and she gives him a friendly smile.
"Hey. I'm Lennox and you must be Mr. Hawkins." Lennox tosses her hair over her shoulder. An evident look of fear appears on Mr. Hawkins face. She can see that he's about to try to make a run for it and steps closer to him. She punches him as hard as she can, causing one of the small stakes in her sleeves to eject into his shoulder. He falls to the floor in pain clenching the bloodied wound. Lennox rolls her eyes and steps over his body.
"Don't be a baby." Lennox pulls Mr. Hawkins body into the house and shuts the back door.
"Nice work." Mikael smiles at his protégé.
"Just an ordinary day at work, Mikey." Lennox runs her fingers over the very few dusty pieces of furniture. When she looks back at the vampire she had just staked, she sees Mikael already feeding on him. She crosses her arms over her chest. "Sure. You can go first, like always."
"Who are you?" Lennox backs away from the stranger. She prepares herself to run just in case he gets any funny ideas.
"I'm Mikael. And I'm here to help you." Mikael extends a hand but Lennox just scoffs.
"What makes you think I need your help?" Lennox cocks an eyebrow and shifts her weight. She places her hand lightly on her waist.
"Maybe because you have no where else to go." Mikael shrugs. "Or possibly because your family just watched you're father take you away to be killed."
"Elena and Jeremy didn't know about…" Lennox argues.
"Are you sure about that? If I were you, I wouldn't know whom to trust. Your own mother wants you dead."
"What do you want from me?" Lennox fights back the tears forming in her eyes as she starts to accept the truth.
"I want to help you. That is all." Mikael's extends his hand once more. "Take a walk with an old man?"
Lennox looks over her shoulder at the "Welcome to Mystic Falls" sign that is standing a few feet from them. She pushes away any emotion whirling around inside of her and takes Mikael's hand.
"It would be my pleasure."
Mikael ascends the stairs that lead to the basement having just restocked their blood bag fridge. Lennox excuses herself to clean off the blood that has stained her hands. She takes a quick shower and wraps a towel around her body before going into her bedroom to find clothes. When she sees Mikael sitting on the bed, she doesn't jump like she used to. She's gotten used to his sudden appearances after all this time.
"We need to go back, Lennox."
"Care to elaborate, Mikey? Contrary to popular belief, I'm not a mind reader." Lennox smiles over her shoulder as she sorts through her dresser.
"Mystic Falls. We need to go back to Mystic Falls." Mikael clarifies. Lennox drops the shirt and shorts she was holding in her hands. She turns on her heels and saunters over to Mikael.
"Hell. No." Lennox answers.
"It wasn't a question, Lennox. Our return is a essential." Mikael stands from the bed and walks out of the bedroom. While Lennox doesn't want to revisit her home she isn't stupid enough to challenge the older vampire. She changes into her clean clothes and follows Mikael to his own bedroom.
"What are my precious siblings going to think when I suddenly reappear in Mystic Falls?" Lennox leans against the doorframe. She wraps one arm around her chest and rests her other elbow on it. She examines her cuticles as she waits for Mikael's response.
"That is your problem, not mine." Mikael surfaces from the bathroom. "I have my own family matters I have to deal with once we get back home."
"So, we're going our separate ways?" She tries to hide any excitement that might have crept its way into her voice.
"Not exactly." Mikael waves a single finger at Lennox. "I may need your assistance."
"With what? Finding a girlfriend? Or giving your wardrobe a makeover? Because I'm all for it." Lennox jokes.
"Killing vampires is the only thing you are good at, Lennox Gilbert." Mikael's amused look vanishes. Lennox puckers her lips as if she's just tasted something sour.
"Ouch." Lennox glares at him.
"Pack. Now." Mikael points towards her own bedroom. Lennox salutes him sarcastically.
"Yes, master."
"Caroline is going to be pissed." Lennox throws down her pompoms so they land beside her cheer bag. She fixes her ponytail as Elena sits on the grass. "I'm so proud of you."
"I feel so bad." Elena groans and puts her face in her hands. "I didn't actually think the coach would agree."
"I think I'm going to need popcorn." Lennox smiles when she sees Caroline walking towards them. Elena throws her sister a look.
"What the hell, Elena? I'm home sick for one day and you try to redo the only cheer I made up." Caroline copies Lennox's signature hand on hip stance.
"She didn't just try. She succeeded." Lennox points out. Both Elena and Caroline glare at the younger Gilbert twin.
"I'm sorry, Caroline. I was just trying to help the squad." Elena stands up so her eyes are level with Caroline's.
"Help the squad? What about helping me, your friend?" Caroline asks. "God, I swear sometimes you don't even care about anyone but yourself!"
"You want to try that again, Barbie?" Lennox steps between her sister and Caroline.
"Elena is one of the most selfish girls on the team. She doesn't even deserve to be on it." Caroline stands her ground against Lennox.
"I thought you would be smart enough to change your statement." Lennox shakes her head. "Guess not."
"I'm not scared of you, Little Lenny." Caroline smirks deviously.
"You should be." Lennox brings down her foot on Caroline's causing the blonde to keel over in pain. "I can make your life a living hell, Forbes."
"Lennox!" Elena puts a hand on her sister's shoulder. "Let's go."
"My sister is the nicest, most compassionate person in this school." Lennox leans down so her lips brushes Caroline's ear. "And I will always defend her. Next time I would think twice before offending my sister."
"Lennox, let's go." Elena pulls at her sister's arm lightly. She loves that her twin is so willing to defend her but she doesn't want Lennox to get kicked out of school for fighting.
"I swear, Elena. If she ever says anything like that to you again, tell me and I will happily rip out that cute little blonde ponytail." Lennox looks at Elena as they walk away from Caroline who is still bent over in pain.
"Caroline would jump at the chance to get you kicked off the squad or out of school. Fighting her would give her the perfect opening." Elena tells her sister. Lennox wraps her arms around Elena's shoulders in a light hug.
"I will always have your back, Elena." Lennox keeps in step with Elena. "Even if it does get me kicked out of school."
"I love you." Elena returns the hug finally.
"Hey, what do I always say?" Lennox drops an arm so only one is still resting on her sister.
"Family comes first." Elena guesses.
"Hoes before bros." Lennox bumps her hip into Elena's. Her sister laughs in response. They continue to the front of the school where their mother's car is waiting. "Duh."
Lennox pushes her foot down harder on the gas pedal. She keeps her eyes on the speedometer as the needle starts to move towards the right, signaling her increasing speed. The road that leads straight to Mystic Falls is nearly empty. Lennox hasn't seen a single car other than her own for at least a mile. It makes sense though. Who would want to voluntarily enter hell on earth?
She drops her sunglasses down over her eyes and pulls her scarf over her brown curly hair as she enters town. Lennox doesn't want anybody to mistaken her for Elena. She resists the urge to duck into the Mystic Grill and drives on towards her old house. She desperately hopes that Elena, Jeremy, and Alaric have made the smartest decision ever and have all moved to somewhere less, vampire inhabited. But a strong feeling in her gut tells her that her family has stayed put.
Mikael had suggested they go into town separately and Lennox complied. Showing up in Mystic Falls after so long will be hard to explain on its own. Showing up with an Original vampire would have been way harder. Right now all Lennox hopes for is an easy arrival and a fast departure.
The house looks the same as the day she left. Lennox even sees the scorch mark where her and Jeremy had almost set the whole porch on fire. She grabs her bag out from behind her seat and slips out of the car. She pushes the door shut behind her and walks up the front steps. Lennox pulls off her scarf and sunglasses and tucks them into her bag. She shakes her curls so they regain their full bounciness and knocks her knuckles against the door three times. She faces the street and crosses her arms over her chest. Humans always take so long to answer the door.
When she does hear the click of the lock and the sound of the door swinging open, she turns back around with a large grin on her face. Elena's face contorts with several different emotions before settling on one. Confusion.
"Hey, sis." Lennox places a hand on her hip and tosses back her curly hair pulling her shoulder forward. "Did you miss me?"
**I wanted this to be a one-shot but if it gets good reviews then I might continue. I just really wanted to get this idea out there. Please review if you liked it. If I am to continue I would like at least three reviews. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed it.