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Just a note, Alaric isn't going to die since I love him so much.

Chapter 2.

Tory lay on her old bed, like she had been all day, it was now dark outside and the thoughts haunted her mind, laying in bed was something she hadn't done in months and to be honest she hadn't missed it either. There was a light knock on the door and she turned her head, not saying anything, but she knew it was Elena and in her twin came with a small smile. "You ok?" She asked.

"Friggin' peachy"

"Everyone is down stairs, they wanted to see you" Elena told her.

"Yeah, well I'm not in the mood" Tory said getting up and pulling her long dark hair into a bun.

"Tor-"

"Elena" She said.

"If you don't come down here, I'll come to you!" Caroline's voice shouted.

Elena gave her a "I told you so" Look and Tory gave her the middle finger, Elena rolled her brown eyes and turned going out the room. She grabbed her phone, shoving it in her pocket and moved around her room. She stopped when her eyes landed on a picture of her, her Aunt Jenna and Elena and she made a face.

"TORY!" Caroline shouted.

"Oh my god Caroline, shut up!" She shouted back, she heard Caroline laugh and she rolled her eyes again. She made her way out of her room and went downstairs. When she entered the living room she was engulfed in a tight hug by Caroline. "Oh...Care-I-Breathing-I need-to breathe" She choked.

"Oh my god I'm sorry!" Caroline said pulling back and looking at her. "It's good to see you"

She brushed off her shirt "You too" She noticed Bonnie next and hugged her. "Hey, Bon"

"Hey Tor" She smiled.

Matt was next "It's been a while huh?" He said with a grin.

"Mhm" SHe smiled. "Ok..so what is so important that it couldn't wait?"

"It's Alaric" Jeremy said.

Her face scrunched up "What about him?"

"He's killing people.."

She frowned "No he isn't" The denial was about to set in.

"He is" Stefan spoke and she looked directly at him, raising her eyebrows and then looked at Elena. Her twin only made a face as she sat next to Bonnie on the couch.

"WHY would Alaric want to kill anyone?" Tory demanded, not happy one little bit.

"It's the ring, Tor" Damon said with a shrug and she stared at him.

"The ring? You mean the Gilbert ring?" She asked, confused. "Why has nobody mentioned this? You have phones people, pick them up and call"

"We were a bit busy" Damon said cockily.

"Oh yes. Mhm busy as in-" She began and Elena cut her off.

"Come on guy's, can we not?" Elena asked, shooting her twin a glare.

"I don't care how busy any of you are with whatever shit is going on here. I had a right to know, I might have left, but Ric was my family too" She folded her arms huffily and raised an eyebrow. "So tell me about this ring"

"We're not sure exactly, it just gives him an extra personality" Jeremy said.

She sighed "Where is he?"

When she asked the question all of a sudden everything went crazy, everybody began talking and murmering things she didn't understand. She sighed as she watched them all, nothing ever changed in this town, no wonder she hated it. Tory's phone began to ring, she stalked out of the living room, away from everyone else who had gathered in her house.

"Hello?"

"Hello, darling" Kol.

She turned her head to look back at them, none of them appearing to pay any attention to her. She shrugged and went up the stairs.

"What do you want?"

"I wanted to apolo-"

"Listen here, I don't want your apology, okay?"

"Meet me"

"Uh...no"

"Then I'll come to you" He told her.

"No K-"

"I'll be there shortly, love"

"No don't-"

"I'll meet you at the Grill"

The phone went dead and Tory stared out in front of her, not believing what she had heard and she looked around frantically before beginning to panic. What if he killed her? What if he-No. She wouldn't be afriad of him. She REFUSED to be afraid of him. She grabbed her black converse from the side of her bed and picked them up, shoving them on. Quickly rushing down the stairs.

"Where are you going?" One voice asked as she made her way past the living room.

"Uh...out" She said not stopping to listen to anyone else because she grabbed her keys and she opened the door and quickly went out it. She could not believe this was happening. She got into the car, starting it and leaving the front of the Gilbert house. She got to the grill within minutes and she got out, looking around.

Why would he want to meet up in a place full of people? She chewed her lip and went inside and instantly her eyes landed on him. He'd been here this full time. She looked around, and stormed over, her arms folding and her doey brown eyes narrowing. "You've been here this entire time"

"I can't lie" He said.

"You can't lie?" She growled "You made my brother feel like an idiot"

"Sorry about that, love" He shrugged "Matter of principle. I was sent to watch him, I didn't expect to find another doppelganger there"

"No. You didn't just make him feel like an idiot, you made me feel like one too"

He stared at her, as if not sure what to say. "Misunderstanding" He shrugged.

"That's it? That's all you got?" She asked.

"Yes.." He said confused.

"Well screw you" She said going to turn.

"How about a drink?"

"No thank you"

"Why not? I could always compel you"

She whipped her head around and glared at him "I have vervain in my system jackass" She lied, she didn't have vervain in her system, nor was she wearing it.

"I don't know how you can be so brave, I could kill you within seconds"

"So do it" She pressed.

He raised his eyebrows "Sit, darling"

"No and stop calling me that" She growled "Goodbye"

She turned and stormd out of the grill, a heavy sigh escaping her lips as she made her way to the car when she was whipped around and pushed against it.

"I don't take too well to knockbacks love"

She struggled againt him "Get used to it" She said her voice strained. "Now get the hell off me"

"I'm trying to get you a drink"

"No..you're crushing me asshat, get off me!"

He moved back slightly, his hand still gripping her arm but not tightly. "I suggest a drink"

"I suggest home" She said.

"I like the idea of that"
"Not with you"

"Why not?"

"Because I said no. Now get lost okay? and don't come back"

She ripped her arm from his grip and he was only half glaring at her, her heart was racing, like crazy and she swallowed the lump in her throat, as she started the car.

"I'll follow you" He told her and she looked at him, furrowing her brows.

"Go get some other girl to care" She said starting the car and driving away, she fidgited on her way home. She didn't understand why he was so persistant now that she knew who he was. For all she knew, he could take her to Klaus and she didn't want to be dead or drained or whatever it had been that Elena had told her.

She stopped the car when she got back to the Gilbert house and she got out, she slowly walked up the porch steps and listened, not hearing anything. She went in only to be bombarded by her brother and her sister.

"Where were you?"

"WHere did you go?"

"Klaus is out there somewhere we thought-"

"WHOA!" She said "Let's just calm down, I went to the grill okay? I needed air"

"Oh...are you okay?" Elena asked.

"Yeah...just things with Alaric...alright? I needed air"

"Okay..." She nodded.

"Food" Tory mumbled walking past them, making a face. Jeez, could they get any worse.

I know this chapter sucks ass okay? I'm sorry, I've been real busy today but tomorrow when I get updated I promise it will be longer! PROMISE!