Two:

~ Present Day - Baldock, England ~

Shailene

Shay, you're late!" Heath, the manager of The White Horse Restaurant glared at me as I practically sprinted behind the bar and quickly tied my dark brown hair into a pony-tail. Heath was basically like everyone's grumpy dad, a miserable old git most of the time and a cool dude the rest of the time... today, he was the miserable old git.

"I had school, I got here as fast as I could," I said firmly, tying my apron over my dark trousers and straightened my black shirt "I'm here now, aren't I?"

Heath grumbled a barely audible response as I grabbed my pad and headed for my first table, pulling a pen out of my pocket. Yep, just a normal day in Shailene's hectic life. As well as going to school, I'm saving for university, working at the White Horse during the week, working my shift at the local garage on the weekends and caring for my sick grandpa. Actually it was surprising I was still standing up most days, but such is life and I'm tougher than other people think. Well Granddad would be okay for company this afternoon, my best friend Saba was staying in with him and as much as he wasn't a people person, he was fond of Saba. Although I couldn't really leave him alone these days, he has basically become unable to care for himself and needed someone to watch him since he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's when I was fourteen and started losing his vision.

About half an hour into my shift, Luther West strolled in and sat at a table in my booth... ah crap. Luther was a really god-looking guy, actually he was seriously sexy but also the most arrogant arsehole I've ever met. Luther was mixed race (clearly one of his parent's was African-American, hence his American accent), with short black hair, a muscular build and green eyes that had some blue in them. I heaved a deep sigh as I walked over to Luther's table, his cocky grin growing wider when he saw me.

"What can I get you?" I asked as I opened my notebook, my pen held at the ready to write his order.

"I'm just here for the service," Luther shrugged casually, smirking at me with his arrogant smile "how's rat boy? You still dating him?"

"If you're talking about David, yes we are still together and don't call him Rat Boy." I said angrily "now are you going to order something?"

David had been my boyfriend for a year and a half, but we had been friends since we were kids and it was hard to see each other as dating material. Okay, his face was a little rat-like but I was the only one allowed to point that out! He may not be the hottest guy, but he was good to me and that's all that matters.

"I'll have a coffee to-go," Luther said coolly as I quickly wrote the order down and turned to leave, heading back to the bar and thinking about how great it would be to pour the coffee over his head just to get that cocky smirk off his face.

Luther

It was so easy to wind her up, but I actually thought the girl was alright and we'd be good friends... but I get a little kick out of rattling Shay's perfect little cage. I slumped back into my seat, thinking about the two major issues from the most important women in my life Abby and Katherine. Abby, my rebellious little sister was the pain in my immortal ass and I'd spent over a century looking for her because she'd run off with Jake (that asshole was just a pain and I hated his guts). Although I'd kind of relaxed with my search mission, moving from America to England was a big risk - I had a fair share of enemies in the UK, but I had come to like this small country town and I even considered it my new home.

Kat, now that was another story. Some people knew her as Katerina Petrova and others knew her as Katherine Pierce, but she'll always be my Kat and the girl I'm totally crazy for. We'd been together since we met in 1886 and I was one of the few people who knew the real Katherine, but she'd been avoiding my calls for the last few months and I was getting real worried. Last time we talked, she was in Mystic Falls and told me she had struck a deal with a witch but then... nothing. Something's up, but my pride is the only thing stopping me from getting on a plane and flying to the US to find her. Jesus Christ, I might need to start my own vampire rescue squad!

I dug into my jeans pocket and pulled out my phone as it started ringing, my jaw dropping when I saw the caller ID.

"Kat?" I said quickly, but I began to panic when I heard a her shaky breathing "babe, you okay?"

"Hey..." Katherine breathed tearfully, it sounded like she was crying "I got some really bad news today and I just needed to hear your voice."

"What's happened? Tell me," I said seriously, trying as hard as I could to stay calm "Kat, what the fuck happened? You vanished into thin air, what the hell?"

"Please believe me, I wanted to get on a plane and find you... I just, couldn't face you." Kat sighed, getting a grip on her emotions and that feisty tone returned "look, I'm just calling to tell you I love you and... this is the last time you'll ever hear from me, it's for the best."

"What's going on?" I demanded angrily, knowing that her words were so final and dreading what might happen if she hung up "Kat, just..."

"I gotta go," Kat said harshly and hung up, the line going dead.

I stared at the phone, fear and anger brewing in my chest. Something was going on with Kat and I was going to find out what. Grabbing my leather jacket, I stood up and stormed out of the restaurant vaguely hearing Shailene's voice yelling:

"Hey, are you going to pay for this bloody coffee!"

Rosalia

I sat on the park bench, tucking my dark chocolate brown hair behind my ear and pulling my coat tighter around me. The park was always deserted on a Friday afternoon, which was perfect for me and I loved watching the day turn into night. It was times like this that I would usually do some serious thinking, but today had been a hard enough day and I just held the small silver bracelet in my hands. Mary came walking up the path, her blonde hair blowing silently in the wind as she took the seat next to me.

"You weren't in school today," Mary said to me and I simply shrugged, not really bothered and finding comfort in watching the orange glow of twilight.

"We're vampires, not regular teenagers and to be frank, I'm not exactly planning on going to college for the hundredth time," I snapped bitterly, but I felt guilty as Mary frowned at me in annoyance "I'm sorry it's just..."

I couldn't say it, I always struggled to keep it together on this day every year and I just held Karissa's bracelet... the only thing that remained of my dead sister and today was the anniversary of her death. Or her murder... My eyes filled with tears and I tried to hide the fact I was crying, but the tears fell from my hazel eyes. Mary wrapped her arm around my shoulders and pulled me into a one armed hug, knowing full well why I was crying. Mary and I had been best friends for decades and we were practically like sisters, but both of us have had the heartache of losing family and knowing it was because of someone else. While Mary's brother was murdered by witches, my sister was killed by none other than Original vampire Rebekah.

I was originally a witch, but when the witch trials were being held in our village mother cast the immortality spell on Karissa and I - making us like the Original Family, except we were from our own bloodline and our lives weren't connected to any of the Originals. The humans murdered our parents, but we managed to escape and travelled the world. However when we were in Italy, we met the Mikaelson family and I even befriended Elijah. But when the townsfolk began to suspect vampires were in their city, Rebekah framed Karissa and stole her daylight bracelet. I had tried to save her, but as I rushed to the town square, Elijah held me back and I was forced to watch in horror as Rebekah pushed Karissa into the sunlit square.

I had kind of gone down a downward spiral for a few years after that - having sex with random guys and killing anyone and everyone, but only when I became friends with Mary was I able to pull myself together.

"Today sucks," I mumbled, noticing Mary's phone ringing and Mary quickly diverted the call "who was that?"

"Just Owen," Mary shrugged as I looked at her and grinned "what?"

"You and Wolfy official yet?" I smirked, knowing that Owen was obviously a werewolf. He was a hot werewolf, but he still stank of dog and I definitely wouldn't date one.

"We've gone on a few dates, it's no big deal." Mary blushed and I couldn't help but giggle "Oh, shut up! He doesn't know I'm a vampire and it's nice to be with someone who doesn't know about my past."

Yeah, Mary did have a bit of a past - not as in dating guys, but after her twin brother died she went on a murderous rampage that made my killing period look like a three year old child's temper tantrum. Let's just say, she's the reason "Bloody Mary" started and it has nothing to do with a demon in your mirror at 3AM.

"As long as he makes you happy, I'm cool."

"That's the spirit, love." a calm voice said coolly behind us and both of us froze in horror, neither of us able to move "oh I'm sorry, is this a private girl talk or can anyone join in?"

I turned slowly, seeing the Original Hybrid Klaus standing with his menacing smirk on his face and my heart almost stopped. What in hell was he doing here in Baldock?!

"What the fuck are you doing here?" I demanded, jumping to my feet and turning on the Hybrid my fear instantly turning to anger. Mary had never met Klaus, but she knew exactly who he was and stood protectively beside me, giving me the extra strength I needed.

"I thought I would get this reception, which is why I brought a present for you." Klaus told me slyly, but my eyes widened in shock when the young man with his athletic build, brown hair and bright green eyes walked into view.

"Stefan?"

"Hey Rose." Stefan gave a small smile and it took everything in me to stop myself from rushing at him to hug him, but I saw the worry in his eyes and knew something was wrong "I've missed you."

I was unable to speak, there were so many things I wanted to say to Stefan and yet nothing seemed right. I just wished that Mary and the bastard Niklaus wasn't here. I couldn't help but stare into his beautiful green eyes, I had actually forgotten how handsome Stefan was. The way Stefan was looking at me made me feel the same way he made me feel in the nineties and I had never felt that way with anyone else... Stefan had such a sincere and honest look in his eyes, it made me feel like he could see into my soul.

"What is this about?" Mary asked and Klaus clapped his hands briskly together, forcing me and Stefan to break eye contact.

"I'm glad you asked Bloody Mary," Klaus said casually, completely ignoring Mary's angry glare "we need to talk to you too. Basically two thousand years ago, a cure was created for immortality and that cure had been taken by Katerina Petrova then the cure was drained out of her and later consumed by a witch and his lover. They died and so did the cure, but I'm smart enough to know that every powerful spell needs an anchor and I want to find it."

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