Willa/Billie POV:

Damn it! Two vampires... that makes things more difficult, plus they can walk around in the sun which means they are very well connected. I've only known one other Vamp to have a daylight ring, it might sound a little serial killery but I kept it... that was one of my toughest kills.

I've learned one brother is going to school with Elena and the other keeps popping up determined to also make an impression on her which means they won't be able to disappear without her noticing and asking questions. Damn it! That complicates things further... okay think, I need a plan.

Alright first thing- Vicki, I need to get to the hospital.

Later that Night I am at the grill with Elena and some of her friends, I'm treating them to way too much fried food. Jeremy is supposed to be meeting us here but he hasn't arrived yet.

Among those friends who are here is Matt Donovan... confession- I've always had a little crush on Matt but I told myself it was wrong, he was two years younger than me and my parents were always pushing him and Elena together.

Growing up the oldest I was always told to take care of my brother and sister, I guess I couldn't reconcile that with actually taking something that was supposed to be Elena's so I never admitted my feelings to anyone.

I didn't want to be a bad big sister but anytime I see him these feelings of... longing, begin to stir in me. Not to mention he is still sore over the breakup with my sister and is always looking at her like a love starved puppy, I swear those looks cut me like a knife.

All of a sudden Jeremy comes racing in apparently Vicky is missing.

No! Dammit, I shouldn't have left her at the hospital unprotected. I thought she'd be safe for the night but I was wrong... I have to find her, if something happens to her it'll be all my fault.

I sneak out the door while everyone else is still arguing and snapping at each other. I vaguely catch something about Jeremy and dealing just as I exit and I have to take a deep breath, that'll have to be tomorrow's problem.

Stefan POV:

Damon has Vicki, damn it! I am freaking out but trying not to draw too much attention to myself, I head to the square and try to focus enough to listen to where they might be but I end up running into Matt.

"Hey" He says a bit challengingly,

"Hey" I respond somewhat warily.

"Have you seen my sister?" He asks.

The guilt and panic start bubbling up and the thought of what Damon has done and will do to her.

"No, sorry." I respond trying to shake him off so I can focus on getting to Vicki before Damon does something that can't be undone.

"I can't find her she's missing." He says worrying... I know it sounds callous but I don't need this right now, I feel guilty enough as it is without looking into this kids eyes and its not gonna help me stop Damon any quicker.

"Uh... I'll keep an eye out for her," I tell him somewhat awkwardly before turning to walk away.

"Hey!" He shouts stopping me.

Breathe Stefan, I tell myself, you can't freak out on this kid he's just worried for his sister.

"I saw you at the hospital yesterday." He says as though he's accusing me of something. Damn it. Alright don't look like you've been caught out on something.

"Did You." I say trying to sound casual, careful not to let on I am a little ruffled with his questioning.

"What were you doing there?" He asks, shoot maybe this kid should be a cop he has his interrogation face down.

"Visiting." I say vaguely, come on Matt, let this go, I am trying to help here.

"Visiting?" He doesn't seem to buy this... I swear I am gonna kill Damon. I really don't have it in me to try and compel anyone else today.

He looks down and shuffles his feet a little before continuing,

"You know Elena and I... we've known each other a long time and we might not be together right now but I look out for her and I always will."

I give him a nod, I hate to admit it but this is the kind of guy worthy of Elena but I am too selfish to walk away.

My hearing suddenly picks up Vicki pleading with Damon and I quickly excuse myself from Matt not breaking my stride to give him an opportunity to ask anything else.

I hear crying, Vicki is pleading with Damon while he plays with her out on a ledge. I can't believe this is who my brother has become. I quickly make sure no one is looking before I jump up onto the roof earning mild praise from Damon.

"Not bad, have you've been eating bunnies?" He remarks,

"Let her go." I demand.

"Really? Ok." Damon makes like he is going to let Vicki fall off the the building causing both of us to scream out,

"No!"

I beg him not to and he throws her back onto the roof where she collapses in front of me. I wanted to catch her but I stop myself... I am conceded if I appear to care too much he will kill her just to mess with me and she doesn't deserve that... neither does Matt.

"Ugh Relax." Damon says like Vicki is somehow acting unreasonably.

"What's happening?" She says devolving into a sobbing mess by me feet, I swear I want to punch a hole straight through Damon's head for this.

Damon steps towards me, "I don't need her to be dead, but...you might." He says to me tauntingly before crouching down and asking Vicki what attacked her the other night.

"I don't know. An animal?" She replies getting fed up.

"Are you sure about that?" He asks, "Think about it. Think really hard. What attacked you?" he asks again.

Something comes over her and she seems to have a moment of clarity,

"Vampire," she spits the word out accusatorially at Damon. I am trying to work out what he is playing at here. How does doing any of this benefit him if she knows it was him who attacked her?

"Who did this to you?"

Vicki screams "You did!"

"Wrong!" He tells her... oh dammit now I know what he's playing at.

"Don't," I beg.

"Stefan," He tells her and she looks back to me confused.

He grabs her off the ground and holds her close to him. This can't be happening...

"Don't." I try again praying he still has a little brotherly concern left but I am wrong.

"Come here." He turns her, "Stefan Salvatore did this to you." He says compelling her. Son of a-

"NO... no! It was you I remember now. It was you!" She says not succumbing to his supernatural will, wait what?

Damon looks at me like it's my fault, "Really brother, Vervain?"

"I didn't give her any vervain." I tell him just as surprised as he is by the development, he looks at me for a beat before deciding to believe me and then he wraps his hand around her neck demanding to know who it was.

"Damon don't" I warn, I don't know who slipped her vervain but it might just get her killed.

"I don't know what your talking about," Vicki chokes out. Damon sneers at this.

"hmm well as I see it brother there is only one thing to be done." He says with that sinister smirk on his...

"Wait no!" I say trying to stop him but I'm not fast enough.

Damon bites into his wrist before shoving it in Vicki's mouth and quickly snapping her neck.

"No," I say horrified, "What have you done?" I thought he'd kill her not turn her, this can't be happening.

"Please, that girl's gonna thank me for what I did."

"Really? like how you've been thanking me?" this stopped him in his tracks.

"Careful Stefan," He replies looking murderous before he quickly puts back on his face of indifference that he's long since mastered and looks around like he's surveying his kingdom.

"Ah its good to be home. I think I might stay awhile. This town could use a bit of a wake up call don't you think?"

"What are you up to Damon?"

"Thats for me to know and for you to dot dot dot." He tells me to give Elena his best before he exits off the ledge disappearing into the night. I have to figure out a way to get him to leave town before anyone else gets hurt.

I look down at Vicki's body... I guess the safest thing to do would be to wait up here for another couple of hours till everyone has gone home and then I'll take her back to the boarding house. Staring at her broken neck I decide I am going to help her maybe if I teach her the animal diet right away and she never tastes how good human blood is she'll be able to adjust.

Still one thing is bothering me... who slipped her the vervain?

Is it possible Matt knows more than he's letting on, he was the only one I saw at the hospital while I was there... dammit, until I know for sure It looks like I'll be looking out for both Donavan's.

I am about to pick her up before I hear something from the building across the street but before I can think to do anything a wooden vervain soaked bullet hits me right between the eyes.

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Then there is just darkness.