(A/N: the first chapter was short only because I wanted to get it posted ASAP, this one will hopefully be longer… IF the ideas come to me in a coherent stream fast enough. LOL, Thnx for any reviews I got, they really mean a lot!

~KKCopper)

K POV

When I saw the two people coming closer to me, I instantly knew who (or should I say WHAT) the man was… It was like my witch powers were working on instinct… since I couldn't remember anything about them…

Suddenly, the girl came close to me and asked. "Are you okay?"

I nodded slightly. "Yeah, it's just blood…" I muttered, still looking at the man.

"You're a vampire…" I realized, not really thinking as I said it aloud.

The man seemed taken aback at my statement.

"What would make you say that?" he asked, his voice the perfect amount of innocence in his voice. I only rolled my eyes at that though.

"Oh shut up, I'm not daft you know," I told him.

The girl took a step back just as the man took a step forward, it was obvious that they were together… and that he was over-protective.

I sighed. "I assume she knows you are also," I said. The girl nodded, though she didn't seem at all afraid of me, how odd.

"What happened to you?" she asked, taking a slight step forward again. The man grabbed her elbow, stopping her from getting too close.

"What are you?" he hissed. "How do you know what I am?"

I almost bared my teeth at him, aggravated by his reaction, but I reined it in. I sighed and looked away, towards the ground. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you…" I whispered.

"Try me," the man said, his voice hard. My reaction wasn't rational at all, just very much instinct. My rational side hadn't fully returned to me yet…

My head snapped up and looked back at him in a second. "You really wanna know?" I almost shouted. Then I dramatically lowered my voice down, to a hiss, "I'm half-witch and half-vampire."

Neither spoke… so I continued with the little amount of my story I knew.

"I woke up in the woods today with no memory of anything but the fact you just learned, may parents' names… and my own…" I informed them, my voice still low, but not a hiss. "I couldn't remember how I'd gotten there, or why, the only thing I discovered was a giant gash in my head and my lapis lazuli necklace around my neck…. By the way, my name is Kristi."

The girl took a step forward after shaking the man's hand off and out stretched hers. "I'm Elena, and that is my boyfriend Stefan," she said, gesturing towards the man when she introduced him. I shook her hand and she smiled a little, Stefan only nodded at me.

"So your cut is healed?" she asked, glancing at my head again.

I nodded. "Yeah, I healed it."

"Look, why don't we get you inside and you can get cleaned up… I have some clothes that I'm sure you'll fit into," Elena began to tell me as she started to lead me back inside. Of course, I followed, happy for the offer.

"Thank you," I whispered, "you are very kind."

Elena smiled at me. "Of course," she replied as she opened the front door and led me inside.

Elena's POV

"Who's she?" Jeremy asked, looking up from his laptop from where he was seated in the Living Room as we walked in.

"I'll tell you in a second," I said over to him as I led Kristi up the stairs. Stefan hung back and went over to Jeremy. I nodded to myself as I led Kristi into my room. She lingered in the doorway as I went over to my closet, looking for something I could spare that she could wear.

I settled on a pair of jeans I hardly wore and an old t-shirt of mine. I handed them to her and showed her the bathroom. She said thanks one more time before shutting and locking the door to the bathroom behind her.

I left my room, just as I heard the shower start up, and headed downstairs.

Stefan and Jeremy were still talking in the Living Room. I went over to them and Stefan opened his arms to me.

"Well? What are you talking about?" I asked. Jeremy laughed.

"Our mystery guest of course," he answered. Stefan brought his fingers to his lips, signaling for us to be quiet.

"She might be able to hear us. She is part vampire," he explained. Jeremy shrugged, but the subject was dropped.

For the most part, at least.

"I called Bonnie about this," Jeremy told us. "I thought she'd be interested."

"Jeremy!" I whispered harshly.

"What?" he asked.

"Who's knows how long she's gonna be here? I doubt she's staying too long!" I snapped at him. "And she just woke up in the middle of the woods with barely any memory at all! How do you think she's going to do with questioning?"

Jeremy shrugged. "I don't know," he said, "I just thought Bonnie would like to know!"

I sighed. "Is she coming over?" I asked. Jeremy nodded and I scowled at him. "When?"

"She just left her house," he replied.

"How do we know she won't flee if she feels intimidated?" Stefan asked from behind me. Jeremy shrugged again, he obviously didn't care about the girl that much. I only rolled my eyes, remaining silent.

We ALL remained silent for another minute or so. Just then, I heard the water turn off upstairs.

K POV

I listened to their conversation downstairs in silence as I showered. I really didn't care what they thought of me, or that some girl was coming over to see me (well that part concerned me a little actually…) I only was glad I could shower, get some fresh clothes on, and maybe feed in town later.

I finished after there'd been silence downstairs for a bit. I got out of the shower, dried off, and got dressed. I found a brush and rand it through my wet hair. Then I sighed and looked around for a blow drier. When I found it, I plugged it in and quickly used it, flipping my hair this way and that as I did.

When my hair was almost dry, I heard a car pull up and stop in front of the house. I sighed, instantly uneasy, but tried to ignore my feelings as I finished blow drying my hair.

I listened as the door opened and greetings were exchanged. Then, Elena and Stefan filled Bonnie in on whatever Jeremy had left out (yes, I'd heard both of their names). I finally turned off the blow drier and headed slowly out of the room after brushing my golden hair once more.

I went into Elena's room and very slowly headed downstairs, knowing I would have to eventually.

All four people were waiting for me, seated in the Living Room.

"Hey!" Elena greeted, rising. "You look better." She smiled at me and I nodded.

Bonnie had risen also when Elena did. Elena gestured to her.

"This is my friend, Bonnie," she introduced.

Bonnie held out her hand. I knew what she was doing, and what she would do when she shook my hand, but I accepted in anyways.

"Hello," I greeted while she read me, though her face didn't show it. Of course, I also read her, but it only told me what I already knew. She was a Bennett witch, like me.

She smiled at me as she let go. "Hi," she replied.

"Hey, Kristi, are you hungry?" Elena asked, glancing at Bonnie then back at me.

I shrugged. "Sort of…" "But not THAT kind of hungry…" I thought to myself, no, I was thirsty. In fact, now that I really thought about it, my fangs were throbbing.

Stefan seemed to notice this. He rose and went over to me.

"Thirsty?" he guessed and I nodded slightly. "I have some blood bags at my house. We can go back there in a bit."

I nodded again. "Thank you." Then I looked around him at Bonnie. I took a step aside so I wouldn't have to crane my neck.

"You're a Bennett witch, aren't you?" I asked her. She nodded, narrowing her eyes.

"Yes why?" she countered. I only smiled.

"You're Sheila's granddaughter then… Am I right?" I continued.

Bonnie's eyes widened. "How do you know my gran-gran?" she questioned.

I smiled. "She's my aunt."

Bonnie's POV

My eyes widened in shock. How was that even possible? She looked no older than 19…

Kristi laughed. "I age really slowly; it takes two years for me to age one year… So I'm actually about 38," she told us.

My eyes stayed wide. "Wow… Your mother was a witch then too…? But, my Gran never said anything about having a sister," I protested, not wanting to believe that my Gran would lie to me.

Kristi sighed. "My mother and your grandmother were once really close, neither liking vampires, both extremely powerful… but then my mother met my father and she fell in love. She couldn't help it, and he didn't compel her. I remember her telling me about the fight she had with her sister… your grandmother."

I remained silent as she continued.

"Shelia didn't want her to be with my father… She tried her hardest to break them up, and this only angered my mom more. She loved him and had always wished Shelia would just accept him for who he was… but she never did. They had a huge fight once and… they never spoke ever since… My mother was always depressed when she thought about it, she missed her sister," she finished, sighing.

I nodded slightly. It made since…

"What was your mother's name?" I asked.

"Angel," Kristi replied.

My eyes widened. I had heard of her before… My Gran had been looking through a photo album once when I'd come over… She'd looked upset. I'd only seen a glimpse of the pages, but I did read the caption under one before she'd closed it… It had been a wedding picture that was labeled "Angel and David".

"Was your father's name David?" I asked. Kristi nodded. I raised my eyebrows, a bit more convinced that she WAS indeed my relative then earlier, but it was still hard to digest. It was very sudden to realize that I had a new cousin that I never knew about…

Kristi grinned once more, and then laughed. "We should hang out some time, cousin," she told me. I smiled a bit too.

"Yeah, we have to talk sometime," I responded. Kristi only smiled and nodded again. Then she shifted uncomfortably from foot to foot.

"Come on, we can go to my house now," Stefan said. Kristi nodded, a grateful look on her face.

Stefan went over to Elena and gave her a hug and kiss good bye and Kristi said a heartfelt thanks to her once more before both of them left.

(A/N: PLEASE review! I need reviews to continue! I have plenty more ideas but I'm not going to write more until at least 5 people review… It's not that many I know, but PLEASE. Thank you for reading.

~KKCopper)