Sam and Ada had dated for close to a year when they were roused by a crashing noise from the living room in their apartment. As Sam got up, Ada quickly grabbed some some vervain from her drawer and followed her boyfriend; her dad may have been dead for over a year, but she knew he'd haunt her if she didn't keep up with habits. She didn't care about her state of dress, if it was a vampire, he'd get a world of pain. She knew she should have bought her apartment instead of renting. She found Sam under a large man, before she had a chance to attack, Ada realized that Sam seemed to recognize the burglar.

"Ad, this is my brother, Dean." Sam said almost angrily from underneath 'Dean'.

"Good morning, Dean." Ada smiled. She was used to odd hours. She hailed from Mystic Falls and ran with a rather odd gang, after all. "If you would excuse me, I think I should go find pants." She retreated back to her room. When she found out that Sam was taking a road trip with her brother, she could barely hold back a smile. She was glad Sam was reconciling with his family, she'd love to if she had the chance. And she could even take the time to catch up with old friends. Sam didn't know about her complicated entanglement with Mystic Falls, so her friends, barring Matt, rarely visited. She worried that Sam would notice something was off with Caroline, Damon, Stefan, or Elena. And she would not risk Tyler or the Originals around Sam. Tyler had an aura of something that defied nature and the Original Family was…volatile (at best).

"Be safe, Sam." She got up on her tip toes and Sam bent down to kiss him. "You too, Dean." She called. And Dean looked….surprised.

"Yeah, uh thanks." He responded.

"See you in a few days." Sam smiled.

"I may stick around." Ada winked.

As soon as the door shut, she whipped out her phone and dialed Caroline. "Well, well. Who finally decides to call."

"Shut up, Care."

"Just saying. I haven't heard from you in a week. Thought you were dying in a ditch somewhere, young lady."

"Well then, should I not tell you that Sam will be gone for the weekend and I have free reign of the apartment?"

"I'll gather Bonnie and Elena and we'll be there by morning."

"You should invite Rebekah."

"Yeah right. Not the Origibitch."

"Caroline, if you were nice to-"

"Save it, I'll text her. For you."

"See you soon." Ada smiled. She loved Caroline. They had known each other for a long time. She hadn't found out about the whole supernatural predicament until Elijah came to town and spotted her with Elena. Long story short, she could've replaced Elena in the Sacrifice because she was a doppleganger of Tatia's sister, thus making her part of a different doppleganger line, but still operational. Her father prevented her impending martyrsm, but not before her mother found her and tried to torture her "to save her". She and Elena, despite technically being half-sisters, had never considered each other anything more than best friends, it would have been to weird. And Isobel had never been a mother to Elena, and had long stopped being a mother to Ada.


Sunday night, Ada was cleaning up, happy to see friends after so long. She had a nice time chatting with Elena, who also had the experience of her father as a father-figure, and reminiscing was fun. She was in her and Sam's bedroom as she heard a sound from the kitchen. She knew it wasn't Sam, and fearing that a vampire had followed the Mystic Falls girls or Rebekah to her apartment, she began to pull out her old arsenal her dad helped her prepare. Before she could pull out much, she was pushed by an invisible force to the wall.

"Not a vampire, I see."

A man with glowing eyes approached her. "What do you know about vampires, sweet girl?"

"Enough to know that even if it doesn't kill them, it can still hurt them." And hoping that she could hurt this mysterious creature and be released, she shoved a stake deep into her stomach. She was released, but smirked when he doubled over.

"I'll relish in killing you."

"Please, I've heard that more times than I can count. Don't be all talk." And as the man pulled out the stake, he was surprised to find holy water dumped on him. This time, being forced to release the girl out of pain.

Being released, Ada quickly made a dash to the door. She saw Sam entering, and quickly tried to get him to turn around. "Sam. Sam we have to go." She cried out desperately, trying (and failing) to pull him out of their apartment.

"What's wrong Ad?" He was alarmed at his girlfriend's panic. He'd never seen her so scared.

"There's a man. Please Sam. We have to leave."

"Calm down. What man."

"Sam. Please. He's dangerous."

"Did he hurt you?"

She shook her head, still ignoring the pain that had been gathering around her stomach. "Please, Sam." She was interrupted by a fire emerging from their bedroom, and Sam had quickly shielded Ada with his body.

"Dude, we've got to go!" A new voice said from the doorway, grateful, yet surprised to see his brother's girlfriend alive.

With one look at his brother, and another on his bedroom, he discarded any thought outside of getting his Ada out of the apartment, away from the demon he knew was close, just grateful she was alive. He pulled her behind him, but seeing her struggle, he picked her up and followed Dean out of the building. She was shaking out of fear.


Ada was sure part of the reason she was shaking was due to blood loss, but she knew some of it was fear and surprise. She had faced a lot in her life, but she never felt an outcome so close to bleak. Even with Klaus trying to break the curse, she always knew there was a small possibility of her survival, and in the even of her death, it would have meant something. But she could have died and left Sam and her Mystic Falls family would have thought her death was tragic, but not intentional.

She was woken up from her thoughts as she felt a pain on her abdomen. She hissed, knowing she'd need stitches. She looked up to see Sam fighting with his brother as the fire department doused her apartment building with water. She touched her necklace, where her dad's ring lay. She never would wear the ring after how it basically killed her father, but she kept it close to her. It was a part of him, and it even symbolized how her mother had, once upon a time, loved her father in her own way.

"You said there was a man inside. What did he look like." Ada was surprised at Dean's aggressive tone when he grabbed her shoulders.

"Let go of her, Dean." Sam tried to pry his brother away from his girlfriend, afraid he'd exert too much strength on her, but Dean shoved Sam back.

"What did he look like." Dean growled, shaking Ada a little bit.

Ada couldn't help but shrink into herself at the look in Dean's eyes."He was average. Tall. Brown hair." She debated a minute before continuing. "Yellow eyes."

Dean let go of Ada and allowed Sam to kneel in front of his girlfriend while he analyzed the situation.

"Ads, did he hurt you?"

"I'm fine. He cut me up a little bit, but I'll be fine."

"What do you mean?" Sam's eyes roamed Ada's body, his eyes widening when he saw the blood on her abdomen. "Come on. Let's get you checked out."

"I'm fine, Sam. Just need a few stitches and I'll be right as rain."


Dean approached his brother in the waiting room of the hospital. "How is she?" He scratched his neck, uncomfortable. He wouldn't admit it, but he liked the girl his brother had been dating.

"She's fine, the doctors are just sewing her back together." Sam buried his head in his hands. "God, Dean. This is all my fault."

"Sammy, you said it yourself, she's a-okay. She'll be back to fighting form in no time."

"Dean, that monster went after her because she is involved with me. I'm not going to kid myself otherwise."

"But she's alive."

"For how long?"

"Sammy-"

"As soon as I get her settled, we'll go. Look for dad and that son of a bitch."

That's what Dean had wanted when he found his brother. Bring him back to the hunting life. He didn't understand why he felt so guilty about it. "We don't have to leave right away." What was he saying?

Sam smiled a pain-filled smile. "She has that affect on people." At Dean's questioning look, he continued. "I fell in love with her within the first five minutes of meeting her. She has this affect on people, making them want to draw near her and protect her."

"I don't-"

"I know you don't love her, Dean." Knowing where his brother's thoughts were going. "But I saw how you look at her. You already like her like a sister. Or at least a friend."

Dean shrugged but sat next to his brother. "The guy knows she exists. You can't leave her unprotected now."

"But she can't come with us either." Sam pleaded.

Both brother's eyes were drawn up by a doctor entering the waiting room. "For Ms. Saltzman?" The man approached Sam when he indicated he was there for Ada. "You just need to fill out these discharge forms and she's free to go home. She'll need to get her stitches out in a few weeks, and take it easy until then, but she'll be alright."

"Thanks, Doctor." Sam said, looking relieved. Even if he'd been told numerous times that Ada would be alright, it was a relief to hear that he could take her home.