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Chapter Two: Masquerade
A knock came from my door and I quickly got up. To my surprise it was Stefan and Caroline. "Um good morning?" I barely knew Caroline and she was smiling at me as if she already knew me for years. She looked like a different Caroline from the terrified vampire that came to our house last night, a lot more perky and awake.
"Hey Lydia, Caroline here wanted to take you out shopping since she doesn't really have a vampire girl friend. So here's a card you can use." Stefan awkwardly handed me a credit card and quickly walked away. I smiled at his small gesture. Caroline and I didn't really know each other which caused an awkward silence to fill the room. I could have sworn I heard Damon laugh because of the uncomfortable quietness coming from the both of us.
I looked at Caroline and luckily she was the one to break the silence. "So I was thinking we would start with buying you a dress and mask for the ball tonight."
My eyes opened with excitement since I didn't know I was invited. I loved masquarades and "Yes, then I have to buy clothes in general. I left all of my stuff in my old home."
"Oh why didn't you bring them?"
"I was rushed. I was being hunted by a man and I got a call in the middle of the night and ran out to the garage, got the car, airport then bam here I am." We walked down the hall and stairs as I told my brief escape to Mystic Falls.
"My gosh! Did he see you leave?"
"Luckily, he didn't, but then again he doesn't know how I look like. Plus, he knows me by my fake name. Trust me I did a lot so that Stefan and Damon didn't find out through other sources," I said as we approached her car. We drove into a town. We found a small boutique and that is where we began our shopping and vampire bonding.
I missed shopping, as cliche as it is for a girl. Even though Caroline was a tad bit annoying at first, but she settled down once she told me she was a new vampire. She told me everything from the blood that healed her and that Katherine was the one to suffocate her. Just another victim to add to the list that Katherine ruined. Another reason to kill her tonight at the masquerade. Katherine was a sick vampire, she doesn't deserve to live another day. She should have just died instead of continued living as a damned creature on earth.
I pushed Katherine out of my mind and focused on shopping. Surprisingly I had a pretty good time with Caroline. Around the end of our spree she received a text from Stefan to meet at the boarding house to go over the plan for tonight. I actually got excited just thinking about everything going well tonight. I carried all nine bags back to my room as all the strangers in front of me looked at me oddly. I pretended not to care and swiftly came back with all my attention to the man with a weapon that could kill me. He explained how it fitted nicely under a sleeve and how the trigger makes it easily to hold the stake to kill Katherine. Once the short demonstration was over, all the eyes were averted towards me.
I was standing there awkwardly and just waved at them. Caroline gladly introduced me. "Everyone this is Lydia. Lydia this is Bonnie." She pointed to a thin witch who seemed to be hesitant about this plan. "Jeremy." She pointed to a younger boy, probably a year younger than Elena. "And Alaric." She looked at the man with all the weapons and the only human adult in the room. They all gave a small wave or smile which I returned with a gentle grin.
"Hi, nice to meet you. How do you know Caroline?" Jeremy asked me.
"Um I don't. I only met her last night when she came to tell us about Katherine." I looked at Stefan for approval to tell them the truth and he just gave nod with a curious look plastered on his face. "I'm actually Stefan and Damon's younger sister." Everyone looked surprised, that made me annoyed at my brothers to overlook on my existence as a human. "So before we get into anything else, what's the plan to kill the she-devil?"
"Yeah we haven't got that far. We only got the weapons," Alaric explained. I nodded as I begun to think about ways to stake her.
"Well she was suppose to be in a tomb; trapped like an animal. Maybe we can somehow isolate her and boom! We stake her, she's finally gone out of our lives," I begun saying. "So if we can somehow trap her in some cell-"
I was cut off my Stefan. "That's actually a good idea. Bonnie you can make a spell to trap her."
"I don't know, Stefan," Bonnie said. Her expression and body language gave it away that she did not want to be involved in this whole situation. I don't know her life, but I do know witches and their involvement with nature.
Before my brother said another word I said, "Bonnie I don't know you and you have no reason to trust me, but I do know Katherine and she will kill tonight. She knows we aren't stupid enough to harm her with witnesses, plus they think she's Elena. Anyways, if you can help trap her in a room with a spell then we get what we want without harming anyone else. So what do you say? Help create a entrapment spell for us?" I could tell she didn't trust me one bit thus she was hesitant to agree. She took a deep breath and nodded. I smiled like the cheshire cat. "Thank you." She was confused for a bit, but then we all began talking about what was going to happen and what roles we each had.
Unfortunately, Katherine didn't know I was in Mystic Falls giving a surprise, but we came to a conclusion that I should just wait in the room to stake her. Time was ticking and everyone had to get ready for the ball. Before everyone left the only experienced hunter, Alaric, said, "Are you sure you guys don't want me there?"
Stefan replied, "No, I need you to stay with Elena. I don't want her to know about this."
"Okay, well I'll make sure she doesn't leave my side." With those words he left the house and off to Elena's.
"Alright, if anyone wants to back out, I'll understand," Stefan said, while looking at all of us. Mainly at me, but I just stood confidently and he knew he wouldn't be able to change my mind. I looked around and the only one that looked hesitant was Bonnie, but I'm sure there's a good reason behind it.
"Yeah. Cold feets speak now. I don't want this going wrong with someone chicken's out. Caroline?" Damon asked her, but looked at me. I just gave him dead eyes, if he's going to act like a jerk to me I might as well return the gesture.
"I won't. She killed me. Fair's fair. As long as there's no werewolf running around," Caroline said with a confidence that seemed a bit shaken, but still strong.
"Oh I took care of Mason," Damon said with the tone of a pride kill. I just rolled my eyes.
"As long as Tyler doesn't kill anyone, he won't turn," Jeremy said.
"Bonnie? Are you with this?" Stefan asked her.
There was a silence and Bonnie gazed at everyone before saying, "But no one gets hurt."
"Except Katherine. Tonight Katherine gets a stake through her heart," Damon said. I grinned a bit at the thought of Katherine finally being gone from our lives. Damon and Stefan could finally be free from her. Everyone left except for Caroline. She practically dragged up to the room to get me ready to the ball. She got my hair and make-up ready, but nothing to stunning since tonight was more work than pleasure. When she finished I was amazed at my hair. I never do anything to my hair so whenever it is done, I'm surprised.
"Thank you, Caroline. I know you didn't have to do this, but so far you're the only one to welcome me with open arms," I said as I looked at her from the mirror I was facing.
Her smile faded and turned to a slightly confused face. "What about your brothers?"
I turned the chair around so I was facing her and she sat on the bed. "Stefan has, but not as much as he could. Growing up I was closer to Damon, so I'm not surprised at how Stefan is reacting. Damon on the other hand, he has completely shut me out. He's only said my name once and it hurts since I was closer to him. He should be the one happy, but it's like I just became another burden to his life," I said. Caroline looked sad for me and got up to hug me. At first I didn't react, but then I hugged back.
She let me go and said, "Now let's go and kill the bitch once and for all." I laughed as we both headed out. We drove there and Caroline quickly got into her position while I stayed with my brothers.
"Do you see her?" Damon asked.
Since he was ignoring me, I decided to ignore him. Stefan replied,"Nope. You're sure you can do this?"
"Who are you talking to?" I looked at Damon for second before looking at the giant house in front of me. It was loud and probably filled with plenty of entertainment. Any other night I would be overjoyed to be here, however tonight was planned to drive a stake through Katherine Pierce's heart.
"Both of you. I had the chance to kill her and I hesitated."
"Well Stefan, you don't know how much I hate her so I won't waste a second to kill her," I simply said as we stood in front of the Lockwood Manor.
"And that is clearly the fork in the road between you and me my friend. I don't hesitate."
"You spent one-hundred-forty-five years loving her, it could happen."
"I won't hesitate," Damon said. I could tell he meant it, but somewhere in him that was a lie. I didn't argue because of my silent treatment towards my older brother. After all he did spend more than a century loving that she-devil. Katherine was the winner of the worst vampire in our lives. She tore my brothers relationship, which has surprisingly recovered a lot than I would have imagined, and she knows my blank past that she refuses to tell me. Yes, she is definitely better off dead.
We walked to the manor and I quickly separated towards a random room. I was supposed stay in the trapped room only I couldn't let Caroline's work go to waste. I walked around the party, trying to find Katherine. I ran into a guy who was following two other girls and another guy. "I'm so sorry...have we met before?" He asked me.
"No it's my fault, I should have payed more attention to where I was walking. And no, we never met. I'm new in town and a friend invited me."
"Well welcome to Mystic Falls. I'm Tyler Lockwood." So he was the host. He came off as a bit cocky, but growing up in a house like this, I wouldn't expect anything less. I would probably be the same. He was also a bit handsome from what I could see thus adding to his cocky aroma.
"Lydia," I returned with a smile.
"Do you wanna join us for a drink?" I could already smell the alcohol coming out of his mouth. However, his blood didn't draw me in at all and if it wasn't for that I would go just to get a quick snack. Actually, his blood was actually a bit revolting, yet I could tell he wasn't a wolf since he didn't completely smell disgusting.
"No thanks. I need to find my friend."
"Alright, well save me a dance?" I just nodded my head. I probably will never see him again. "Okay well see you later," he said as he was whisked away by his blonde friend. I walked outside to the back and grabbed a drink from a waiter. I drank it as I walked back inside as I spotted Katherine and Stefan speaking outside. I sauntered around the house and I quickly spotted a familiar face. Lucy. And Katherine walking towards her.
I immediately turned around because if she saw me, everything would be ruined. I drowned myself in another drink. I stood around looking at everyone here. All the smiles and good memories happening while numerous supernatural events happen that they don't even know about.
My thoughts were interrupted as Jeremy came up to me. "You should probably get upstairs. Katherine is looking for Caroline." I nodded and turned to the stairs. Caroline was walking down as I was walking up.
"Hey, I thought you were up there already."
"Nope, but I hope I'm not too late to kill her." I blurred to the room. I found Stefan piercing a stake in her arm. "Looks like I'm not to late to the real party." Katherine looks up to me with a shocked look. Stefan throws me a stake which I drive into her stomach although it allowed her to rip my mask off and kick me across the room. Stefan grabs one of her arms and she was about to stake him, but I grabbed the other arm.
Damon was about to kill her if it wasn't for Jeremy come in, shouting, "Stop! You're hurting Elena! Everything you're doing to her is happening to Elena!" Damon stops and we let her go. That sinister look never left her face.
"You three think you are the only ones with a witch on your side? Wrong and something tells me that my witch is better than yours," She said as she grabbed the stake from Damon.
"Jeremy, go check on Elena. Now," I told the boy.
"Let's all make sure poor Elena is okay. Just a little bit of pressure." With that she cuts her hand with the stake and Stefan throws the stake away from her and it lands across the floor. She quickly grabs another one and aims it to her stomach. "Well this is going to hurt."
"Wait!" Damon said.
Katherine smiled and said, "So how about that moonstone."
"In your dreams," I said.
Her attention turned to me. "Lydia, long time no see. Hows Jasper?-"
"Don't you dare bring up his name. You have no right." The images flowed through my mind. Every time they do, it seems as if it had just happened yesterday. All the things I could have done to prevent it, just didn't. Nevertheless, Katherine had no right.
"That's right, I drove a stake-" I threw her off the couch and pushed her against the wall. My arm was against her throat as I looked at her with all the hatred I withheld. She knew Jasper was a sensitive subject and she brings him up like it didn't matter to me.
"Don't you dare bring him up!-" I was on the verge of tears just from thinking about him.
"The way he yelled your name-" She yelled as she enjoyed every single second of this moment. She wanted to break me down in front of her, to just snap and kill her along with Elena. That is what she want out of me and it was working.
"Stop it!" I slam her again to the wall, making a dent. At this moment, I didn't remember Elena. My hatred for Katherine fogged my mind. I could only think about ripping out her heart out of her chest and nothing else.
"And you were just a second too late-" I was about to punch her, but Stefan pulled me off of her. "And he bled there endlessly."
"That's enough Katherine," Damon said, actually defending me for once. "Dammit! Where is that witch?" I couldn't stand being in the same room as the bitch and the brother who doesn't even acknowledge me. I waltzed into the other room to gain my composure back from the fight over Jasper. I slid down the wall and just sat there. I thought I was going to calm down being on my own, but more silent tears fell down my face. I wanted to go back in time and save Jasper only thats impossible. I always imagined what would happen if he was alive. Would I even be here?
My breathing slowed down and my tears seized from flowing down my face. My fragile thoughts about my past were interrupted by Stefan saying, "Who were you running from?"
Of course Katherine ignored him, "We're missing the party. I'll have one of those"
"Right away Miss Katherine," Damon said.
"Hey, that's mine," Katherine said.
I didn't get what she meant until Damon walked in front of me. He handed me the drink as he sat down next to me. "I can't stand being in there." I glared at him as he spoke. "What?" he said with a bit of regret.
"So I'm not invisible to you anymore?"
"Yeah, I deserve that. How did you expect me to react? With open arms and everything to be fine and dandy? No. You were literally dead to me and the last person on earth who I would expect to be a vampire. Still, I shouldn't have been a dick and ignored you. I'm sorry," he sincerely said towards me. I kept looking at the glass filled with vodka. "Still nothing?"
I grinned and looked at him. "Of course I forgive you. You are my brother, you and Stefan are the most important people in my life." Damon's smile faded away. "What?"
"You really loved him, didn't you?"
I took a deep breath and nodded. "He was the love of my life. I even turned him so we could spend the rest of our lives together." He hugged me and kissed my forehead. I sighed because I missed these moments that felt so natural. If only he was there when I was married to the blacksmith.
"Aw isn't this sweet," Katherine said, leaning against the doorframe. "My witch is here with great news." With that she went back to the main room. Both of us got up and to find Lucy with the moonstone in her hand.
I didn't pay much attention to what Lucy and Katherine were saying until Katherine fell down, suffocating. I chuckled at the sight. As everyone else was speaking, I crouched down to her. "Before you die down, I want to say," I lowered my voice so only she could hear, "I know about the moonstone and Niklaus and you." Her eyes opened widely before she became unconscious.
"I'll take care of her," Damon said as he picked her up and left to the tomb.
I walked out with him and turned my attention to Elena walking by. "Hey, Elena. Mind if I catch a ride? Its been a long night."
"Yeah, sure. Let's go," she said as we both walked out the front door. Her phone then rang. "It's Jeremy, It'll only take a second," I signaled her to go right ahead. "Yeah Jeremy, I've got my car. Tell Bonnie that whatever she did, I'm starting to feel better. Yeah, you can drive her home. I'm just gonna go straight to bed. Alright, goodnight."
Out of nowhere a syringe filled with vervain go into my neck. I heard Elena yell and someone pick me up. Then everything went black.
That is chapter two :) I hoped you enjoyed it. You learned about Lydia's past a bit and the next chapter will reveal more. Chapter Three might come out in more than a week only because I have not been working on my Teen Wolf FanFic and I need to write more for Wolf Pack Affairs (TW). I'm most likely going to update every other week so I can switch up between stories, I'm hoping that's not the case, but it might be until I get ahead on both stories.
Anyways, I hope you stay to see what happens and until then reviews would be amazing! :)
-Z
