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Chapter Two

"How long have you known Damon and Stefan Salvatore?" both Tyler and Layla asked each as they got out of their cars in the Salvatore and walked up to each other.

"I live here and met them while in high school." Tyler explained then titled his head waiting for Layla's reply as he contemplated telling her about being a hybrid thanks to Klaus.

"I met Stefan while I was California about oh um eight years ago." She answered honestly as she could feel the emotions rolling off of Tyler in waves, but he was telling her truth" As for Damon I've only heard about him, but never met him personally." a clearing of throat caused her to whirl around to see a very attractive dark haired man with blue eyes.

"Then allow me to introduce myself." Damon smiled at her" I'm Damon and you must be Layla, Stefan has spoken about you quite a few times. I must say he did not tell me how beautiful you were." This caused Layla to make a very unladylike like snort.

"Smooth, but flattery will get you no where with me." She said as she turned her attention back to Tyler" So, what do you think is wrong with my car?" Tyler was smiling at how she just ignored Damon blatantly hitting her.

"Uh, well lets see it's older than dirt, and it's a piece of shit." He told her smartly to which she just rolled her eyes.

"Hey, don't hate on my car." She turned her attention to the beat up white Chevy that had been around since she was a kid." She's got a lot of memories in her." her mind went to a place and time she had to force herself out of. It would bring nothing, but heartache.

"I can't believe your dad let you drive all the way from California to here in that." Tyler stated as Damon who had been watching the friendly banter slightly amused spoke up.

"Well, it's not going anywhere tonight so, why don't we go inside I know Stefan will be glad to see you and if you want you can stay the night." He stated as they headed toward the house" We can work on the car in the morning." the trio made their way inside and the second Layla laid eyes on Stefan a highly pitched girlie squeal erupted from her as she sprinted into his arms wrapping her arms around with a small grunt from her at the harsh impact.

"Stefan I have missed you so much!" She said into his neck as the two friends shared a warm embrace.

"I can't believe you're finally here. I got your last message and honestly you sounded like you have watched too many horror films. I tried calling you, but it went straight to voicemail." He teased her as they stepped back slightly

"I tried Tyler twice and you three times." she stated as she stepped back from him Probably because my phone died, if it hadn't been for Ty here I would still be on the road and probably werewolf food." they all took various seats in the living room.

"You got attacked by a were wolf?" Stefan asked concerned as he scanned her for any visible scratches or bites.

"No, that was the really odd thing it just starred at me then turned in the opposite direction of where I was and left." she said confusion lacing her every word" Then Ty showed up and here we are." she looked around the room. Damon sat in a chair next to the couch Tyler was sitting to her left on the couch and Stefan to her right on the couch. Even though Damon did hit on her she was still happy to be here.

"Well, as long as you're okay that's all that matters." Stefan said as he gave her a soft smile." You can have a room up stairs and we'll figure out what to do about your car in the morning." He offered.

"Yeah, Damon suggested I stay here and you guys can fix my baby in the morning." she said as she met Damon's eyes bravely.

"You could stay with me and we can come back in the morning if you insist on fixing that piece of crap." Tyler suggested gently feeling a little disappointed that she seemed more enthusiastic upon seeing Stefan than she did when she saw him.

"Yeah, that would be great cause I wouldn't be cramping the brotherly bachelor pad here and besides we can have a movie marathon like we use to when I'd sneak over to your house in the middle of the night." She flashed him an honestly happy smile which made him feel better. There was all sorts of emotions rolling from everyone in the room and it was hard for her to control her abilities.

"So, Tyler was your first love then?" Damon questioned as he eyed Layla carefully.

"No, we've known each other since we were in diapers even though I'm three years older than he is. He is my best guy friend in the world though." Her tone was filled with happiness as she looked into Tyler's eyes." But Stefan does come in at a very close second." flashing Tyler a bright grin she turned her attention to Stefan.

"What brings you to Mystic Falls?" Damon asked feeling weird by the happiness floating in the room.

"I grew up here and moved when I was like fifteen and thought it was time I came back." She turned toward Tyler" By the way I wasn't in California I was in New York." she corrected his earlier remark and then inwardly winced at the small lie. "I have recently come into some information about my family that I need to process and the only person I could think of was you." she leaned into Tyler giving him a warm embrace.

"You wanna talk about it?" Stefan asked curiously seeing the play of emotions cross her face.

"It's complicated and long," she replied softly as she pulled back from Tyler and turned toward Stefan." It was really great seeing you again." they all stood up and she embraced Stefan

"It was great seeing you again too. I look forward to seeing you in the morning and I'll do my best to help you anyway I can." he promised as he walked her and Tyler to the door.

"Oh, Tyler here's your phone." Damon said picking it up off the table and tossing it to him.

"Yeah, thanks" He said as he caught it easily.

"So, what do you think she is gonna say?" Damon asked once he and Stefan were alone

"I'm not sure, but what concerns me more is why that werewolf did not attack? It just left." He could not figure out why it would've done that for anything.

"Yeah, that did sound odd." Damon agreed as he watched Stefan.

Neither one knew why the creature didn't attack Layla at all.