"Friday Night Bites"

I'm thinking of pairing Chris with Damon or Elijah. Please enjoy and review!

A young brunette woman dressed in a light blue dress with a white bodice was walking with her father up to one of the founding families' homes.

A man of African American regions was at the door and bowed his head to the two in respect.

"Welcome back, Mr. Gilbert, Miss Gilbert." He said.

"Hello, please allow us in. Giuseppe is awaiting us." The father said.

The man nodded as he opened the door, allowing the two in.

"Thank you, Marcel." The girl said with a kind smile to the man who returned it.

They both walked inside of the manor and were met by a man with graying hair that always had a stern look in his eyes.

"Jonathan, welcome. Alexandra, I believe my sons are waiting for you out back in the gardens. Do you need an escort?" the man asked.

"No thank you, Mr. Salvatore. I can find my way on my own. Excuse me, please." Alexandra said as she gave a small curtsy to them and kissed her father's cheek making him smile down at her.

As she started to walk off, she heard the Salvatore head speak, trying to keep his voice low.

"You should tell your daughter to not show any displays of affection in public." He said.

"She's only 15 and I have no troubles with it." Jonathan stated.

Alexandra walked out to the back doors and found herself in the garden where she spotted two young men playing with a strange object with a young woman.

"Is there something I can help you with, miss?" a woman asked.

The dark haired youth turned to see an African American woman that looked to be in her twenties standing off to the side.

"Um, my father is in a meeting with Mr. Salvatore, so I was sent to join the Salvatore brothers in what they were doing for the time being. What are they doing?" Alexandra asked curiously.

"Some game that the eldest called 'football' I believe." The woman said as she looked over to the trio.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't introduce myself. My name is Alexandra Gilbert." She said with a smile to the woman.

The woman looked deeply into the girl's hazel eyes, seeing a power inside of her and an innocence that needed to be protected.

"Emily Bennett. I came here with my Lady from Europe." She said with a smile grin.

"Europe? I've always wanted to go there. Is it as lovely as they say or is it just a misconception?" Alexandra asked.

Emily had a glimmer of amusement in her dark eyes as she saw that the girl held a great amount of curiosity in her.

"Allie!" someone called.

The two women looked over to see that the brothers had paused in their game of chasing the Lady and were making their way over to their childhood friend.

"What are you doing here?" the black haired, fair skinned male with bright blue eyes asked.

"Am I not allowed here anymore? Oh, I see. You've replaced me with someone more grown up. Well, if I'm an absolute bore, I'll just be on my way." Alexandra said in mock hurt as she turned to leave.

"Oh, no you don't." the dark haired brother said as he picked her up around her waist and swung her around, the two laughing.

"We could never grow tired of you. We love you too much." The younger brother with emerald eyes and sandy brown hair smiled.

The mysterious woman walked over with a mischievous grin on her face as she observed the interaction of the brothers and the young girl.

She didn't seem to mind playing rough with them and loved to joke around with the two, she was also very affectionate as she gave both brothers a hug and kiss on the cheek, the brothers doing the same to her.

"My, my. Who's this sweet young lady?" she asked.

The group looked over, Alexandra blushing bashfully while the brothers grinned.

"Ah, yes. Sorry. Alexandra, this is Katherine Pierce. Her family has recently been deceased, so she will be staying with us in our guest house." The younger brother said.

"That's just like the Salvatore men to accept beautiful women into their home. I bet if you were a handsome young man, they wouldn't bother unless you paid them." Alexandra said with a playful manner.

Katherine gave a throaty giggle as she realized what fun this girl could be to have with her.

"But I am paying them…in fun." She said.

"Would you care to join us in a game?" she asked as she held up the strange brown object that was made of leather in her hands and was an oval shape with sharper edges.

"I would love to, but what are the rules?" Alexandra asked.

Katherine smirked as she tossed the ball into the girl's hands and she caught it.

"There are no rules." She said.

For some reason, Alexandra thought that there was a double meaning behind those words, but pushed that thought to the corner of her mind.

"Perhaps we'll play some keep away. Get the football to the statue at the end of the maze and win the game." The black haired male suggested.

"What will the teams be?" the younger male asked.

"The men against the women?" the older brother asked with a challenging grin.

Katherine and Alexandra shared a look, a certain understanding passing through the amber and hazel orbs and they both had smug smiles as they turned back to the brothers.

"Very well." Katherine agreed.

"Emily, catch!" Alexandra called as she threw the ball over to the surprised woman, who caught it with ease.

"Run, quickly!" the young brunette called.

Getting over her surprise, Emily did as she was told and started heading for the small maze to get to the statue.

"That's cheating." The younger brother said.

"How is that cheating?" Katherine asked innocently.

"You did it was women against men. You never indicated that it was only Kat and I who would be playing against you." Alexandra said as she hugged the older girl's arm.

"That indeed. Alex is absolutely right. Don't be such sore losers." Katherine giggled.

The two girls then took off running and giggling while the brothers stood there perplexed as they were both vexed by the two girls.

"We may have created a dangerous duo, Damon." The younger brother said as he stood with his hands on his waist.

Damon, the older brother, scoffed as he brushed his curly ebony locks out of his face.

"Don't be such a coward, Stefan. I will rise to the challenge that our girls have given us." He said.

Stefan chuckled as they both chased after the girls, Emily actually smiling and laughing as the three women out smarted the two men and won the game.

Chris gasped as she woke up in her bed feeling a bit dazed and confused as she thought of the strange dream she had.

"God, what was that about?" she asked as she ran her fingers through her hair and tried to clear her mind.

Reluctantly, she got up out of bed and went to start her day.

All day though as she was in school, her mind kept drifting off to the dream she had of the people who resembled her, Elena, Stefan and Damon.

Oddly enough, the males even shared the same names as them, so that made her grow even more curious of the situation.

After the school day had ended, Chris went off to the bleachers where she could watch the cheerleader try outs and the football practise.

Her sister had decided to get back into cheerleading to get a sense of normality back into her life since she had loved the sport before the accident happened.

As she sat down on the bleachers, she was surprised to see Stefan was running out onto the field dressed in a football uniform.

This was getting far too odd.

First she had a dream of a 19th century version of Stefan playing with a football and chasing around 19th century versions of Chris and Elena with a 19th century version of Damon helping him, but now she was seeing modern day Stefan trying out for the football team?

She groaned as she rubbed her temples while the center of her forehead throbbed in pain the more she thought this mystery over.

"You feeling all right?" someone asked.

"What have I told you about doing that?" she whined as she looked up into Damon's eyes.

"Sorry. You feeling okay, though? You don't look too good. I could drive you home if you want." He said in honest concern as he sat down next to her.

"Yeah, it's just…I'm having a rough day. That's all, really." She said with a tired grin.

Damon smiled at her as he moved a lock of hair from out of her face, Tyler and Matt both watching this, one feeling a bit protective while the other was annoyed.

Stefan had also noticed what his brother was doing, but couldn't do anything at the moment.

"So what brings you here? Come to cheer for your brother?" Chris asked.

"I didn't even know he was gonna try out. Course, we never tell each other anything half the time like the fact that I had a date with Caroline last night." Damon said.

"You and Caroline?" she asked confused by the pairing.

"Yep. There a problem?" he asked with a certain look in his icy eyes.

"No, no. It's your life, so you can chose who to date. Just don't break her heart." The dark haired girl said as she watched the football game and vaguely noticed that Elena had strayed from the cheerleaders to watch the practise and spy on Chris and Damon.

Tyler was having a hard time covering Stefan and Chris was smiling at this and was cheering for her friend as he played against the others.

Tanner, who was the history teacher and coach, didn't say anything about the girl being there with her friend watching the practise since the youngest Gilbert was one of his good students who actually had an interest of their town's history.

While Stefan went to get the ball and did a jump in the air to get it, but Tyler then jumped up and rammed right into the younger Salvatore and sent him down.

"Wow, so the dick gene does pass down to every generation." Damon commented.

"Oh yeah." Chris said with a nod.

After the practise was over, the dark haired duo waited on their siblings to shower and change.

They were just talking as they hung around the area.

"Oh, I just remembered something." Damon said as he reached into his pocket.

Chris watched curiously as he pulled out a small black leather box that he opened up to reveal an oval shaped pendant that had small Latin inscriptions on it and it was on a thick gold chain.

"It's beautiful." She said.

"It's yours." He stated.

She gasped in confusion at that as he went and clasped it around her neck with a small smirk.

"This necklace has been passed down through the women in the Gilbert family for years. I was friends with the last female who had this, so I decided to pass it on to the next one." Damon explained.

The youngest Gilbert held the pendant as her nose picked up a sweet scent that was similar to a rose, but she knew it wasn't for some odd reason.

"What happened to her? The girl who had this last and what does this inscription mean?" Chris asked.

A dark, sad look passed in Damon's eyes as he thought back to the woman as if he lost someone he loved.

"She died. Attacked by a wolf and she was mauled to death." He said.

At the mention of this, it made the girl tense up in fear.

"I'm sorry." She said giving his arm a comforting squeeze.

He smiled at her as he gave her a side hug.

"As for the inscriptions, they mean 'protected'. I don't know why, but it's just how it was made. Besides, it looks good on you." Damon said.

The sound of someone clearing their throat made them separate and turn around to see that Tyler had just come out of the locker room and was sending a harsh glare at Damon.

"There a problem, kid?" the black haired male asked.

"Yeah, I'm not sure how Elena's gonna feel about her baby sister dating an older guy." Tyler said as he looked ready to start a fight.

"Tyler, we're not dating. Damon and I are friends." Chris corrected.

The Lockwood glanced over at the girl, seeing the truth in her hazel eyes before he looked back at Damon and gave a scoff before he walked off.

"Hmm. Looks like someone's jealous." The blue eyed male sang making Chris scoff as she slapped his chest.

"Yeah right." She said crossing her arms.

(Later that night…)

Chris was up in the attic of her house going through the many boxes that were up there, looking for some of her old family journals.

Elena and Bonnie were getting ready for dinner with Stefan downstairs while Chris was looking for the journals.

She was very suspicious of the dream she had of Alexandra and needed to see if there was anything about her in the old journals.

Finally, she found a box that had three journals that were made of leather and saw that they had the name Alexandra Gilbert on the inside of the flap while the date matched the time period her dream took place.

"Let's see…" Chris muttered.

She took the diaries with her into her room as she sat down and started reading.

The first journal spoke all about Alexandra's time in Mystic Falls while she was growing up, about how her mother died of a high fever and went peacefully in her sleep.

It also spoke about Damon and Stefan Salvatore, two brothers who she was best friends with and loved as if they were her own brothers.

They had also lost their mother at a young age and their father had grown sterner around them, even hitting Damon when he rebelled, but that only made him rebel even more so Stefan could be seen as the perfect son and wouldn't be treated cruelly by their father.

"Knock, knock." Someone said.

Chris jumped as she looked over to see that Damon was standing at her door, smirking in amusement.

"What are you doing here?" she asked.

"Caroline and I brought some dessert. Elena also said you've been cooped up in your room all night long, so…come on and eat." He said.

The dark haired girl nodded as she set down the journal she finished and then walked out of her room with Damon, the two going downstairs and saw that Caroline was serving the dessert to Elena, Bonnie and Stefan.

"Guess who rescued the princess from her tower." Damon announced making everyone turn to them.

"Hey, where were you? You never came down." Elena said.

"I was just reading some stuff for history. Got lost in it." Chris said as she was given a plate of the cake.

"Ugh, you are so Mr. Tanner's favourite student." Caroline groaned playfully.

Everyone then migrated to the living room to talk and eat, Chris watching as Stefan seemed to be staring at his brother with a wary look while Damon seemed to be a bit smug as he made himself at home.

"I cannot believe that Mr. Tanner let you on the team." Caroline smiled at Stefan.

"Ah, Tyler must be seething. But good for you. You go for it." she said as she patted Damon's leg since he was sitting next to her.

"That's what I always tell him. I mean, you have to engage. You can't just sit there and wait for life to come to you. You have to go get it." Damon said while Stefan seemed to be glaring at him.

"Yeah, Elena wasn't so lucky today. It's only because you missed summer camp. God, I don't know how you're ever gonna learn the routine." Caroline commented.

"I'll work with her. She'll get it." Bonnie said.

Chris brushed her hair back as she felt a bit out of place with the tensions in the room growing between the group.

Caroline was being a bit insulting to Elena who was trying hard not to react to the words.

"I guess we could put her in the back." Caroline mused while Elena shot her look.

"You know, you don't seem like the cheerleader type, Elena." Damon commented as she gave an awkward grin and sipped her tea.

"That's because her parents died. Yeah I mean, she's just totally through a blah phase. She used to be way more fun." Caroline chuckled softly.

"Shut up." Chris muttered in annoyance.

Everyone looked over to her as the room went silent, Chris blushing as she realized she had spoken out loud.

This was the second time she had an outburst that seemed out of character for her and it was confusing.

"Excuse me?" Caroline asked.

"You're being rude. OK, life sucks. Everyone knows that, but it doesn't mean we can use other people's baggage as a conversation starter. What if we talked about your family's problems?" Chris asked.

Stefan and Damon shared a look, the older brother shrugging while the younger had a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"Chris, are you feeling all right? You haven't been acting like yourself lately." Elena said as she leaned over to where her sister was sitting next to Bonnie.

"I-I don't know. Sorry, I've just felt a bit off. I-I'm gonna head to bed." Chris said as she stood up.

She nearly fled up the stairs to escape the looks everyone was sending her, some curious, one offended, one worried and some hopeful.

Walking in her room, Chris locked her door and then threw herself on her bed, groaning as she held her head.

She didn't understand what was going on with her lately, it was like she was taking on a whole new personality or was gaining more confidence at least.

Sighing, Chris buried her face in her pillow and relaxed as she slowly fell asleep.

There was a party in town, pumpkins being put out around shops while people walked around in masks that were decorated with leaves, feathers or flowers.

Alexandra was walking along, smiling at the children running around laughing and eating sweets.

"Quite a gathering isn't it?" someone spoke.

Turning around, Alexandra found that it was Katherine who had spoken, wearing a white mask with green lace and a yellow jewel in the center.

"Yes it is. The children love the celebrations on All Hallows Eve. The food, games and entertainment is fun. Tell me, did you celebrate this holiday in Europe?" the young Gilbert asked.

Katherine smirked as she pulled a white mask decorated with blue flowers, handing it over to the younger girl who accepted it with a smile.

"Yes, but it was a bit feared. All Hallows Eve was known as the day the dead walked the earth and a time when witches came out of their cottages in the forest to suck the lives out of children." The Pierce woman said as they walked.

"Really?" Alexandra asked as she tied the mask on.

Her friend giggled at her as she helped with the mask, securing it and keeping the hair brushed out of her face.

"No, witches do not harm children. But there are other monsters that lurk around in the night. They show their true forms at night while during the day they walk amongst us." Katherine said.

They linked arms and walked along, some young men watching them go, namely Katherine since they had learned before that trying to court Alexandra would put you on the Salvatore brothers' kill list.

"Interesting. My father used to tell me tales similar to them when I was younger. They were about creatures that drank blood to survive." Alexandra said.

Katherine gave her an amused look, a secret glint in her eyes which made the other girl curious as to what it could be.

"Well, what have we here?" someone spoke.

Looking over, the girls saw that it was Damon who had spoken and Stefan was standing beside him, the two brothers wearing masks with fathers.

Damon's were crow feathers while Stefan had barn owl fathers, as if to represent light and darkness.

"Two beautiful maidens. May I have the privilege of escorting you to the festivities tonight?" Damon bowed.

Alexandra and Katherine both giggled at this while Stefan licked his lips that curved up in a grin.

"Of course good sir." Katherine said.

"But which one should we go with?" Alexandra asked.

Damon stood up properly as he and Stefan chuckled.

Since their first meeting, the two girls had become inseparable and were almost like sisters with the way they acted and seemed to read each other's mind.

Humming in thought, the two girls circled around the men, taking them in.

"I'm afraid we're at a deadlock." Alexandra sighed.

"However shall we choose?" Katherine nodded.

Laughing, Stefan walked over to Alexandra and linked his arm with hers.

"I'm sorry, but if this game continues then we will never get to the festivities. Now come along. The feast is about to begin." Stefan said as he escorted Alexandra along.

Damon then smirked at Katherine as she smiled knowingly at him, linking their arms and they followed behind the younger duo.

Annabelle, a new friend of Alexandra's, was helping her mother Pearl who was a friend of Katherine's hand out the wine and cider to the crowd of children and adults.

Once Stefan walked Alexandra up to the line, Annabelle looked over and gave her friend a smile which was returned.

"You seem to be making quite a lot of new friends." The youngest Salvatore commented.

"Yes, Katherine introduced us. She's friends with Annabelle's mother." Alexandra explained.

Stefan nodded at this as they got their food, then went to sit down as they watched a man juggling apples, taking a bite out of one as he juggled the other three in his right hand.

People were laughing and talking, enjoying their time as music was played by the musicians.

Katherine was then singing a haunting song from her homeland, the tone being sad and filled with despair and inner conflict.

When she was done, everyone applauded her as the festivities went on with dances and deserts being handed out.

Groaning, Chris was awoken by the sound of her alarm clock going off and turned to see Elena was in her room, looking conflicted.

"What's wrong?" Chris asked.

"Do you think I should quit cheerleading?" Elena asked.

Blinking curiously at this, Chris sat up as Elena walked over and sat on the bed next to her sister.

"I don't know. I mean, you used to love it, but now…you seem bored and a bit miserable. Maybe you should quit if you really think you should." Chris said.

Nodding at this, Elena stood up and ruffled her sister's hair.

"Yeah and besides, I might get back into cheerleading later on and I can re-join next year. Right now I need to work on me and figuring out who I am and what I want. Thanks for the talk, Chris." Elena smiled before leaving the room.

"…Does this mean I don't have to go to the game?" Chris asked hopefully.

"You're going!" Elena called back making the younger girl groan.

(At the school…)

Chris was walking around the field bored; looking at the cheerleaders getting ready for the big game s they held a Timberwolves sign.

For some odd reason, the sight of a wolf always made Chris shiver in fear, as if expecting one to randomly jump out at her and tear her throat out, but she never knew why.

"Boo!" someone breathed into her ear.

She nearly yelped as she turned to find Damon smirking down at her which made her glare at him, but her lips were failing her angered façade as they were pulling up at the sides.

"That is not funny." She scolded.

"It was a little funny. So how you feeling, Chrissie? You looked kinda freaked last night." Damon said, worry showing in his blue eyes.

"I'm fine. It was just…hormones or something I think. Caroline was just getting out of line and I snapped. It wasn't right." Chris shook her head.

"Hey, hey, hey. You're right. Caroline was out of line and you're allowed to speak up for your sister, so don't feel bad." Damon chided.

"Thanks. So what are you doing here?" she asked.

"Um, browsing. Nothing better to do tonight. You?" he asked as his head lolled around, checking out the crowd.

"Sister dragged me here. I'd rather be at home though. Crowds aren't my thing." Chris commented as she looked around.

Unknown to her, Tyler had seen her talking with Damon and shook his head in annoyance that she was spending so much time with a man his age and one she didn't know.

Shaking his head, the Lockwood heir walked off to get spend time with his friends before he just stormed over and tore Chris away from Damon.

He didn't know why, but he had always been possessive over Chris since they first met when they were kids.

She was so sweet and innocent, almost like a baby bunny and it made everyone flock her, trying to protect her from any dangers.

A male then jumped near Damon and Chris, howling which made the girl's eyes go wide in fear which made Damon grow protective as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her away.

"Yeah, let's go Timberwolves!" the boy cheered as his friends laughed.

Once the duo was away from the group, Damon cupped Chris' chin and made her look up, the fear in her eyes fading away.

"What was that about?" he asked.

"I-I'm not. For some reason…I just don't l-like wolves. They-they freak me out." She stuttered.

A certain look passed in Damon's eyes when she spoke those words.

"Well, thankfully there are no wolves in Mystic Falls, so you're safe." He said pulling her into a hug, his scent calming her down.

The day dragged on until it was nighttime and the game would be starting soon, Chris walking around randomly and even read her the second book in the House of Night series, becoming addicted to the story line.

While she was reading, the sound of a fight breaking out made her look over and she saw Tyler had tackled Jeremy, both boys punching each other which made her jump up from her spot under the tree and run over.

Elena was yelling at them to stop while Stefan ran in and pulled Tyler off of Jeremy when the Gilbert male picked up a piece of glass and went to stab Tyler with it, but Stefan blocked it and got stabbed in the hand making the Gilberts sisters gasp.

Elena went to check on Jeremy, but he pulled away as they argued over something Chris couldn't hear well enough over the crowd.

Looking around, Chris met Tyler's eyes and she shook her head in annoyance at him making him look down in guilt as Matt dragged him away.

Jeremy then stormed away and Chris ran off after him, the full moon shining over them.

"Jer, wait up!" Chris called making him stop and turn to her, blood dripping down from his busted lip.

"What, Chris? Come to yell at me too?" he snapped.

"No, I just came to make sure you were all right. You're my big brother, Jeremy. I want to make sure you won't be leaving me anytime soon." she said.

Seeing the look of worry in her eyes, Jeremy sighed as he walked over and pulled her into a hug.

"I know, I'm sorry. That guy just really gets on my nerves." He growled, but calmed down when his sister returned the hug.

"He didn't used to be this bad. There was a time he was a good guy." Chris reminded.

"Yeah, so what the hell happened to him?" Jeremy chuckled humourlessly.

"Wish I knew." Chris muttered.

Screaming was them heard making them look over to see a crowd gathering around something, so they ran over, Jeremy holding his sister's hand as they ran to the parking lot.

What they saw made Chris gasp in horror while her brother stared in shock.

Mr. Tanner was lying there in a pool of his own blood, his throat torn apart by some kind of animal.

To be continued…