Demetri was waiting to wake up. He would leave but she was sleeping with wrapped her hands around him. He was waiting for 8 hours, but she didn't. So he got bored. He had two decisions: makes her wake up with the nice way or the one he would love to do. Eat her. Since he knew she took care of a girl in Percy's age, Demetri felt related and took it in the nice-lovely way.
"Ruby, wake up" – his voice was smooth and calm – "Come on, wake up. Ruby, wake up there's nice breakfast for you".
"Ruby, you will end up as my breakfast" – she didn't move, continuing to sleep peacefully – "Oh God" – Demetri rolled his eyes – "RUBY, WAKE UP".
He could hear the birds being scared and flying away, all that Ruby did is opening her eyes.
"You are worst then my mother".
"I tried to do it the nice way, darling".
"Don't try to be British please" – she smiled and slowly stood up all naked – "So, where are my clothes?".
"Why should I know?".
"You were the one taking them out from my fabulous body".
"Fabulous?".
"Well, yours is good too" – she smiled biting her lip – "Yours is hot" – she touched her neck were the bite was. She found her underwear thrown a few meters away from her.
"You could stay naked".
"No, I need to go home and take a shower, the ground is dirty".
"That was not a problem for you last night".
"Oh, it actually was but I had fun so I ignored this little fact" – Ruby turned to take her underwear, till she did a step, Demetri did a fast move and appeared in front of her with all his clothes – "You're fast".
"I know".
"But I am not so go away I want to have at least my underwear on my body" – Demetri moved without a word letting Ruby wear them. She looked around searching her clothes. She found them behind broken walls and other hanging at trees. She made Demetri take them since he was the one throwing them there.
"I'm hungry" – she said to herself – "Demetri take me fast somewhere to eat".
"I would say on a local so I can eat little too".
"If you want so, you are the one driving... Flying... Running? You run right?".
Demetri took her without a word and fast they ended up in a local near the bar she was working. They stepped inside, Demetri was looking around him for possible, useless humans to eat and Ruby took a deep breath.
"Oh my God, Stefan" – She run to someone in Demetri's age. His hair was brown and he had green eyes. He had a worked out body and one of these smiles the women loved. Ruby hugged him.
"How are you?".
"I'm fine and you?".
"Fine, just hungry from a hardcore night".
"Oh, I know your hardcore nights" – he said raising his eyebrows.
"You survived them".
"Well I am good at challenges '' he looked at Demetri who was staring at Stefan. Demetri couldn't hear any heart beating so he went closer.
"This guy loves my challenges too".
When Stefan realized that Demetri was a vampire he wondered why Ruby wasn't dead. Then he saw the Volturi sign in his armlet. Stefan's smile disappeared and instead he was angry. Stefan would love to hit him, kill him. Demetri gave his hand.
"I'm Demetri '' Stefan took his hand and shook it, faking smile.
"Stefan" – before these three could even start talking Jane appeared out of nowhere.
"Uncle Stefan, your lovely niece Jane wants to go shopping".
"Well your uncle Stefan wants to relax a little".
"Whatever" – she looked at Ruby and Demetri, confused seeing him again, with Ruby this time. Demetri felt the same – "I know you".
"Where do you know him?" - Stefan asked.
"He came to me with two weird guys... The one said even that hi…".
"You mean the naked boy you found hot".
"Yes, him too" – Jane couldn't resist laughing after Ruby reminded her of that moment.
It was clear to Stefan why they came but this time they wouldn't make it so easy for them.
"So, Jane didn't you said you wanted to go shopping?".
"Yes, but not before you and Ruby date… And possibly marry and make many many children".
"What?".
"Yes, Ruby and Stefan don't look at me like that… Charlotte and I want to become family and you are our only way to do so... Or you will date my other uncles".
"For God's sake Jane stop, come let's go shopping".
"I'm going to kill your credit card if you don't date her".
"I can live with that" – he took Jane from the hand and they left the local.
"Isn't she perfect?".
"How good do you know her? ''
"Since she went to elementary school, she's my cousin best friends... They are like sisters".
"So your cousin and her know everything about each other?".
"Of course, Jane knows more about Charlotte then me, why do you ask?" – Ruby didn't understand the reason of his questions until she remembered what Demetri told her about his job-finding people – "Jane is it right?".
"Jane is what?".
"The reason you're here, you said you find people".
"Ruby, don't...".
"Demetri I asked you a question! Do you searched for Jane?".
"Yes but not only her ''
"Alright" – she went a step back – "Will you hurt her?".
"Me? Why should I? As I said my job, my ability finding people when I find them... They are not my problem anymore".
"Whose is she then?".
"Her brother's".
"She has a brother?".
"Twin brother actually".
"A twin? No, impossible. You're joking right?".
"Yeah, she has...crazy to believe right?''.
"Crazy? No just weird... They must be separated in a very young age. It can't be that she doesn't remember anything ''.
"Yeah they were just kids back then''.
"I don't know why you are here, but please don't hurt her. She's the only one Charlotte has beside me''.
"As I said I won't hurt her, or her brother. Maybe a little for a few minutes but then she won't feel anything ''.
"What are you talking about?''.
"Never mind''.
"Tell me''.
"She's going to be safe, relax. You don't need to be afraid about her since her uncle is a vampire too''.
"Stefan?''.
"Yes, there was no heart beating''.
''0Oh, now he turns me even more on'' - she said with a playful smile - ''but I'm hungry now, let me buy a coffee and something to eat''.
''Of course, I will take a drink until you finish''.
He heard Ruby laughing while she was going to buy food.
Demetri went to the parking lot looking for possible victims. He could recognize two girls, one blond and the other red haired going to the dark space between to building. They probably wanted to take their illegal stuff.
''They looked fucked up'' - said Demetri to himself. He followed them, the blond girl was some steps back from the one searching her handy.
''Come on, where are you?'' - She was talking to herself, trying to find her mobile phone in her bag.
''Right here, behind you'' - answered Demetri, she turned back and saw him. She didn't even have time to scream 'till Demetri's eyes turned red and his eye rings became a shade of black and red-scars were appearing. He fastly bit her in the throat and started to drink all of her blood. He finished within seconds. The girl was a few meters away.
''Veronica?'' - She asked while turning back.
He saw her body lying to the ground - her eyes emotionless. She screamed and was running to the end of this dark way. Demetri appeared in front of her catching her from the neck and lifting her up.
''Going somewhere?''.
''Please don...'' - before she even could say something Demetri rolled his eyes and did the same he did with Veronica. Demetri's mouth was covered with blood; drops of it fell into his black T-shirt. He looked at the sky while his eyes turned into this beautiful shade of blue again. Ruby finished eating and went outside the parking lot. She was trying to find Demetri. She saw the little dark way between the bank and the local; she knew he would probably end his hunger there - it's the best place - she thought.
When she was about to go in, she saw Demetri shirtless coming out. There was a scent of fire. He burned his T-shirt and let the bodies there to be found from the police. He loved seeing the news finding stories about how this mystical animal can be.
''You will be the end of me'' - she said joking to Demetri while she had as view his perfect, trained body.
''I'm everyone's girl's death cause''.
''You have a point, so...''.
''Where do you live?''.
''Why?''.
''I can take you there''.
''Are you trying to be a gentleman?''.
''No, I'm just sure you have some male t-shirts to give me''.
''Why should I?''.
''Because I'm sure this Stefan-vampire doesn't always sleep to his home''.
''You're right, so which car will we steal? I want to see you driving''.
''What about this black BMW?''.
''Did this girl had a car?''.
''Yes'' he showed her a red Mercedes ''Let's take that one''.
''No it's to girlish''.
''I am a girl plus I need a car''.
''The police is going to search for the car''.
''I don't think that the car was even from these girls, I mean which normal girl goes in the terrible dark way...'' .
Demetri went to this awful car and opened the door and went in. Ruby was explaining him the way. They were in Ruby's house.
Demetri was looking at pictures of a girl probably Charlotte and Ruby while she was getting some of Stefan's black T-Shirts out and gave one to him.
''It suits you perfectly''.
''Everything suits me''.
''So... Do you want anything to drink beside blood?''.
''Not now ''.
''So you can leave?''.
''You want me to leave?''.
''Well I have to relax a little since I have to work, if I have still a job since I disappeared yesterday without an excuse''.
''And what if I say you don't need to work?''.
''I have, your vampire won't help me to avoid that?''.
''Is that a challenge?''.
''No, it's a fact''.
''Don't go to work today and you'll see''.
''I don't want to lose my job, I need it'' - Demetri took out from his trouser pocket a bunch of money; he took from the two girls he killed - ''Here is money for you'' - he trowed it at a table that was near from them.
''From your victims?''.
''Obviously...''.
''I-I can't take that''.
''Did you just remembered to have feelings?''.
''I have feelings''.
''Only when you talk about your little cousin''.
''No, she's just my soft spot''.
''She's just the only thing you care about so take that and shut up... I don't need money to survive''.
''No, Charlotte wouldn't want me to take money from dead people... Charlotte is everything else that I am not''.
''She doesn't need to know, does she?''.
''No, but don't you understand? Don't you have anyone to care about? Wanting to be honest with him, dying for him?''.
''I have only a little brother who I babysit since thousand centuries... But well I could say, our personalities are quite similar, so take that damn money and call your boss and say you can't go tonight alright ?'' - Ruby felt related to him like he did the night before-that's the reason why she is alive.
''Why?''.
''So we can work all the night out''.
''If you say so, then I should do the phone call now'' Ruby left the living room and went to hers so she could lie to her boss for being suddenly ill from the last night... An excuse so she had both nights covered.
While Demetri and Ruby had a great time together, Percy was still pissed off cause of Alec. He was walking alone at the town center and slowly he slowly this known scent appeared. It was Jane. She was coming out from Bershka a lady clothes store in London. She was with her uncle Stefan.
''Let's go somewhere to eat''.
''Okay, let's go to McDonalds...''.
''You're mother is going to kill me''.
''You'll survive'' - Jane looked around her, she saw Percy staring at her ''Can you go alone? I think I forgot something and I will come''.
''Okay, not more than 30 minutes''.
''Of course'' Stefan left and Jane went to Percy. ''Will you know tell me what this scene was?''.
''Which scene?''.
''About me having a twin brother... Your friend was creepy''.
''He's not creepy just stupid'' - Percy was staring at her and she started to smile without knowing the reason - '' Stop doing that...''.
''Doing what?''.
''Looking at me like that''.
''I'm looking normal...''.
''No, you're eyes have something... Like you're innocent''.
''So it's good''.
''No it's awful. You make me smile, I hate smiling''.
''Well I think smiling suits you''.
''Stop it I said'' - she punched Percy's arm a little - ''Why was that for?''.
''So you stop''.
''I won't'' - Jane rolled her eyes and was about to leave, he stopped her by holding her arm - ''I won't until you tell me a place and a time where we can meet alone''.
''Is that a date?''
''If you want it to be one?'' - Percy smirked while he was looking to the ground - ''You won't bring this strange guy right?''.
''No'' - he looked up to Jane - ''Okay, what about 8 a.m., outside from school?''.
''Jane...''.
''Today, 10 p.m. outside of the central-cinema'' - Jane turned away and left for finding her uncle.
''I'll be there'' - he said loudly so she can hear him, she turned her head smiling him and then she was lost between the people. Percy realized that he should manipulate her for forgetting everything but she was calm and happy this time where he didn't need to. She was able to talk.
Emma had never been so nervous, and happy, at the same time. Even that now, she was more nervous than happy. Damon didn't answer his cell phone; he probably was still talking to Caleb. Emma prayed for this to be a nice conversation and not a "Let's kill the vampires". She didn't care about the other two guys, but she cared about her son.
It's been almost 12 years since the last time she saw Alec. He was with Damon, holding his hand really tight and saying goodbye to Emma. He didn't know what he wasn't going to back home. With Jane by her side, she tried not to cry. It was the right thing to do, one of them needed to survive as a human and Jane wasn't strong enough for that. Alec was. It was the only choice they had. And she repeated that to herself every day, trying to make her mind accept that.
Once again, Emma tried to call Damon. Voicemail again. How long this conversation was going to take? Patiently, she listened to the automatic message.
"I'm not here at the moment; probably I'm just killing something. You know what to do after the bip''.
"Damon, it's me again. Please, call me as soon as you hear this, it's important. It's about... Well, I will tell you when you call me, just please, don't kill any vampire, if you do, Jane's life will be in danger. Just call me okay? Bye".
Now, she only had to wait.
It's near midnight and the two friends are drinking at the bar, after hours of discussing about the new vampire attack they came into a decision even if they aren't sure - Is it one vampire? Or a group? - If it's a group the werewolves have something to be happy about since they didn't hunt for years. Damon and Caleb drank his bottle of beer to the end.
''And you, Caleb? What do you think? Which vampire's would be so dumb coming here?''.
''I don't know...someone that like to show-off but they will die in one way or another...''.
''Well I would prefer us hunters doing it alone but well I know that your people need something to have fun about too''.
''Yeah, my son will love it to rip their heads off. He and his friends''.
''How old is actually your son?''.
''Well he is actually 23 for over 136 years, you know how we are. We kill vampires. We get their immortality''.
''Only your coven. All the other werewolves do it in a witchy way ''.
''Well Damon, my coven did a deal with some'' - Caleb stops looks at Damon and smiles - '' Never mind, just keep in mind that my coven did a deal to get that power of immortality and some extra ones''.
''At least you can be sure that your kids will be forever safe. Jane... I'm always afraid that Jane is in danger since Alec left''.
''Your daughter will be safe. I didn't know about you before you gave Alec but I can promise you that Jane will have the life and you and Emma want for her. I will say to Peter to be her shadow''.
''You would?''.
''Yes, with Peter you have nothing to be afraid of. Do you actually remember him?''.
''Not especially. I can say that he may even passed me by and I didn't even recognize him''.
''It's time then to meet him''.
''And what about your daughter?''.
''Elena? Elena builds a wall around her with only a small door'' - he takes a deep breath and looks down to the bar - ''Peter has the key for it''.
''At least you know that she isn't hurt easily''.
''Jane isn't a soft person either''.
''Well she pretends it. The real Jane just wants to know the truth. She knows that Emma and I didn't have divorced because of Love; she knows that something bad happened but she pretends to believe the lies. She is smart, a little mean but this is her protection''.
''At least you know your daughter well Damon, I lost Elena ages ago''.
''Is it cause of Finn?''.
''Yes''.
''Well it's normal and I probably would argue if she called you an ass in that option'' - Damon laughs and Caleb looks at him surprised - ''Well, I'm an ass too, I gave my own son ''.
''To protect your daughter''.
''I chose between my kids''.
''It was right, if you didn't they would kill Emma and probably kidnap two''.
''It doesn't change the fact that I put Jane over Alexander''.
''Hey Damon, we are typical fathers, we will put always our girls over the boys in some things and our women will be always there to argue with us about this thing, about not caring much about the boys. It's a fact''.
''Well, these daughters will always be our soft spot I think''.
''I can't disagree on that'' - Damon and Caleb shared silence. Damon decided to check up his phone and as soon as he saw the missing calls he got shocked. Caleb recognized the fear in Damon's eyes.
''What happened?''.
''Emma called me over thousand times. Something happened''.
''Go to her then'' - Damon looked worried to Caleb - ''Just calm down, go to the car and call her. And if you need help, tell me''.
Damon stood up slowly
''Okay'' - he whispered and ran out of the bar, opened the car went in started to drive and started to hear the messages of Emma's missing calls. She was begging for Damon not to meet Caleb-not to tell him about the vampire's… He called her back and she just told him to go fast home and she would tell him everything there since it's too late.
