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Summary: Dagmara Fikleson was an accident from just over one thousand years ago. No one really knows about her, but when she comes to Mystic Falls she's not about to leave just because of some danger that MIGHT come for the doppelganger. Ships, OC/Damon (S1S2) OC/Kol (Eventual)
Warnings: General vampire violence, language, everything that is Vampire Dairies and the Originals
Chapter Two: Hanging with the Girls
It was rare, that she wished her short black and white hair was long enough to put up. Sometimes it was just annoying, because the length that she thought looked best on her was also just too short to put up by about an inch.
As per usual, she walked to school. Seeing other people looking so lively was somewhat annoying, so she drink out of what was designed to look like a coffee cup, when it was really a morbid mix of about one third coffee two thirds B positive.
Stefan seemed to have shaken off the effects of the night before rather well; he still seemed quite reluctant to be near her, judging by the looks he was shooting.
But really Mara thought she was quite personable.
Elena and Stefan were flirting again; it was almost annoying the way that they couldn't stop the eye sex for five minutes.
Instead, Mara found her way toward the blond and Bonnie, pretending to just recognize them, "Hey, you're uhm… Bonnie right? Elena was talking about you last night – I'm an old friend of Stefan's, Mara Fikle."
They both smiled at her, especially the blond who rushed to introduce herself, "Hey, you're the new person that we haven't met yet. I'm Caroline Forbes; it's nice to meet you. This is Bonnie Bennett, as you know. Where's Stefan, do you know?"
The blond was very… Bubbly.
"Yeah actually I do." Mara rolled her eyes as dramatically as possible, "He and Elena are flirting and eye sexing just a little bit too much for me to stomach interrupting without feeling like I was walking in on them."
Bonnie let out a snort, "Oh yeah, you are Caroline are going to get along just fine."
Mara just tilted her head in confusion, but gave a smile, "I'll take it as a complement, darling."
The pet term just slipped out, Bonnie actually seemed a little bit off balance by it. Usually Mara never used the term unless she was mocking someone.
Caroline took it in stride though, "So, why don't you join us for a bit. We were just talking about Bonnie, she's psychic."
Mara pretended to be somewhat shocked, widening her eyes. Bonnie on the other hand, narrowed her eyes at the blond as they started to walk, "Don't go around saying that Caroline, people are going to think I'm insane. Anyway, Gram's says that I'm technically a witch – My ancestors were some cool Salem witch chicks or something. Gram's tried to explain it all – but she was looped on the liquor so I kinda toned out, but crazy family, yes. Witches, I don't think so."
"Well, feel free to conjure up a name and number of that guy from last night."
"I didn't see him, you did." Bonnie said with a slight laugh, "Why didn't you just talk to him?"
"I don't know, I was drunk."
"God don't even get me started on drunk, I've had enough drunk to last me a week I think." Mara groaned, and they looked at her with a laugh.
Seemed like it was the start o a great friendship.
"Hey, do you want to come with us? We're meeting with Elena later, no reason not to bring a new friend." Caroline asked as they were leaving school.
Internally, Mara hides a success grin as she answered, "I'd love to – making new friends is hard for me. Apparently I'm kind of awkward at it, and way too blunt for most people to get along with. Wonder where they got that idea."
She raised her eyebrow toward them with a smirk. It was simpler to gain an in with the group of friends than she'd thought. Now she could keep an eye on Bonnie from right up close. The position was very adventurous for her.
"I've known you all of a few minutes and I already get where they came up with that." Bonnie responded teasingly, internally though, Bonnie was battling feelings. Part of her wanted to get away from Mara, she was cold, but another part of her wanted to welcome the female as if she was family. The strange warring feelings were confusing.
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They took a set outside of the bar, four to the table. Elena greeted them, surprised by the addition but didn't seem all that put out by it.
"-Comet is a sign of impending doom. The last time it passed over Mystic Falls there was lots of death, so much carnage and blood it created a bed of paranormal activity"
"Umm yeah, then your Gram's poured another shot, and she told you about the Aliens" Caroline finished with her own version of the story.
Mara smiled a little bit, "I don't know, I like to believe I that kind of stuff. How boring would it be, if there weren't things that simply can't be explained through conventional methods?"
Caroline gave a shrug, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, "So then what?" She turned toward Elena.
"So then nothing." She shrugged.
"You and Stefan talked all night? There was no sloppy first kiss, or touchy feely of any kind?"
"Nope, we didn't go there. Mara isn't this awkward for you… I mean your Stefan's old friend and what not." Elena added, almost in hopes of getting the subject dropped.
"Oh no, not at all. Personally I think you should have gone for it. I mean, Stefan really likes you it seems, really liking someone usually leads to all sorts of touchy feely." Mara drawled out the last words, accent heavier than usual.
Caroline still seemed doubtful, "Exactly, there should have been all kinds of touchy feely… Not even a hand shake? I mean, we're your friends Elena, you are supposed to share the smut."
"We just talked, for hours." Elena shrugged.
"Okay, what is with the blockage? Just jump his bones already! Okay, it's easy. Boy likes girl, girl likes boy, sex." Caroline finished in a teasing tone.
"Profound."
"Oh I don't know, I agree. Adding in of course, girl likes girl and boy likes boy and girl and boy like girl and boy and girl like boy, oh and a tone of other combinations." Mara finished off, wiggling her eyebrows.
Elena seemed to make up her mind about something, after the giggling and looks were passed around at Mara's comment; she'd made to get up.
"Where're you going Elena?" Bonnie asked.
"Caroline's right, it's easy if I sit here long enough I'll end up talking myself out of it instead of doing what I started the day saying I was going to do."
With that, she walked away, leaving Bonnie, Caroline, and Mara to trade looks, wondering what that was all about.
Mara actually felt somewhat, peaceful. Talking to other people, having friends – It was something you didn't really notice you missed until it wasn't there. Eventually, she somehow got roped into helping pass out little information packets about the comet that was arriving the next day.
Using her vampire hearing to listen in on Elena and Bonnie's conversation well walking with Caroline, eventually though she looked around and saw Damon – She'd rushed toward him, dragging Mara long with her, but it seemed as if he'd vanished into thin air.
Mara couldn't help but be interested in just what Damon was playing at.
Later that night, they did this weird thing with candles, tons of people got their own and started to light them up. It was a bit too witchy for Mara to want to take part in it at the moment. Things that got too witchy always reminded her of the fact that she'd never have her own power, and what that'd caused her.
Mara instead of wallowing in it went into the bar and got herself a drink. Meanwhile she overheard a conversation, about the girl that had been bite the prior night being missing. Interesting really, especially when she heard Stefan getting involved, than some screaming along with Damon's voice. That was actually too far to tell what it was completely, but there was the general idea.
Mara just stayed close, not interfering at the moment. Honestly it was far more enjoyable to just watch the brothers go at it with one another, something that she'd learned the last time they were together in front of her.
Eventually the girl snapped out of the compulsion from Stefan, saying Damon attacked her.
"Wrong! Stefan did this to you."
Damon pulled the girl up and forced her to look into his eyes, compelling her, as shown when she started to repeat back,"Stefan Salvatore did this to me. He's a vampire, a vicious murderous monster."
"Please Damon, please don't do this." Stefan practically begged his brother.
"If you couldn't fix it before, I don't know what you can do now." Damon practically threw the girl at him, ripping the bandage off, "Your choice of lifestyle has made you weak. A couple of vampire parlor tricks are nothing compared to the power you could have, that you now need. You can change that though, human blood gives you that."
Stefan seemed to be struggling with himself, forcing the girl away from him and practically shaking with need.
"You have two choices, you can feed and make her forget, or you can let her run screaming vampire through town square." Damon finished, leaning away from his brother.
"That's what this is about?" Breathing heavily, "You want to expose me?"
"No! I want you to remember who you are!" Damon actually seemed to care about this, which made Mara wonder – If this was part of his plan or if this was just him caring about his brother.
"Why, so I'll feed? So I'll kill? So I'll remember what it's like to be a brother again? You know what, let her go. Let her tell everyone that vampires have returned to Mystic Falls—"
Mara gave a small cough, drawing attention to herself, "You know, normally I wouldn't involve myself in things like this. However, you can see my predicament. I don't know you well enough to trust that this gets done correctly… I like this little town see, I want to stay here a bit longer."
Mara walked herself over to the girl, picking her up and looking into her eyes, starting the compulsion, "You don't know anything about vampires. You started to believe you were attacked by one, only because you were traumatized by the animal attack. Even if you have doubts, you are a druggie and no one would believe you. You do not know about vampires, and you do not know Stefan Salvatore as anything other than a classmate."
The compulsion was anything but vague; Mara had felt the need to cover all her bases. With that, she turned back to the brothers.
"Listen, you guys do whatever you want I don't really care. In fact, I find it damn near entertaining. However, do not get me caught, the last thing I want right now is to move or draw attention to myself. Try to keep your squabbling on the down low, you got me?" Mara smirked at the brothers, before jumping down and completely ignoring the entire situation.
Grabbing a drink, she also tried to ignore the weird sensation of guilt, when she heard outside Damon talking to Caroline. Mara might not know a whole lot about the Damon, other than the fact he was major eye candy, but she did know that it most likely wasn't anything good that Damon was making so many appearances' for her.
Normally she wouldn't feel anything for the situation, but Caroline was… Bubbly. Mara didn't want that to change, and perhaps she was beginning to feel something for the blond, friendship. The kind that you didn't need to watch your back every few moments wondering if you would get stabbed.
Signing, she took another shot and worked on putting the blonde out of her mind for the night.
End Chapter:
Authour Note: We see more of Mara's manipulative streak shining through here, although she hasn't been all that horrible yet. Doubt she will be either, it's more about the entertainment for her, and after a thousand years who wouldn't be?
The screaming headache I had right now is urgh, but I don't know I kind of feel more relaxed after editing this. Let me know what you think, because only one review so far? You'll make me cry you guys... ;-;
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