Holding On And Letting Go
Ch. 3 Delilah's Humanity: Friday Night Bites
We Must Be Killers-Mikky Ekko
Seraphina P.O.V
I swiftly ran into the woods as I hunted. I was going to have to hunt more often if I wanted to be with Ethan. I silently stalked a buck before heading home. I ran in and hurriedly showered and threw on a black V-neck, straight legged jeans, combat boots, and light jacket.
3rd P.O.V
Ethan and Boston were talking to each other while Carter was with Delilah and Seraphina was on her way to school. "I'm not saying don't date this girl, I'm just saying take it slow." Ethan shook his head and replied "you were the one who said 'go for it'." Boston rolled his eyes as he said "well now I'm saying to take it slow, man." Ethan narrowed his eyes and asked "why the about face?" Boston replied "it's not an about face. You're single for the first time in your high school career. It's the perfect time to play the field." Ethan raised an eyebrow as he scoffed and said "because I'm so that guy. Seriously man, what are you not saying?" Boston tried to leave but Ethan held him back. Boston said "it's stupid."
Ethan warned him "Boston…" Boston asked "what?" Ethan tiredly says "spit it out." Boston caves and replies "I accidently touched Seraphina. And I got a really bad feeling." Ethan tried not to laugh as he said "is that it, Boston?" Boston saw that and said "it was bad, bad!" Ethan asked "is this the whole witch mojo thing again?" Boston sighed as he said "its warlock. And you know, I'm just concerned, this is me expressing my concern about my boy's new girlfriend."
Ethan said "and I appreciate it man, I do. But I feel good. It's been a hard year, and I'm starting to kind of feel like things are getting back to normal again. And you know what? Sera is a big part of that.
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"I rock; I scored 2 tickets to the Posers Saturday night. They're playing at the Rat." Vance said to Jenny. Jenny said "you and Taylor have fun." Vance replied "don't be like that. Come on, I want you to go." Jenny remarked "you're not worried everyone's going to know you're screwing the stoner geek? Oh, wait…everyone already knows." Vance shrugged and said "yeah, but it's not like that anymore, so now we can be friends and just hang." Jenny asked "tell me something, was it the drugs? Were you sleeping with me because of the drugs?" Vance walked away as he said "screw you." Jenny called "no, if there's another reason, please, I'm all ears."
Seraphina P.O.V
I parked my Altima and spotted Ethan and Boston. As I walked over I said "good morning, Ethan. Good morning Boston," Boston says "hey, um, I got to find Carter. He's not answering his phone; I'll see you guys later." I watched as she walked away as Ethan called "Boston, wait!" I stated "he doesn't like me very much." Ethan shook his head as he answered "he doesn't know you. He's my best friend. But when he does, he will love you." I kept an ear out for Maddi and Taylor who were practicing rugby.
3rd P.O.V
As they throw the ball and tackle each other playfully Taylor says "look…there's Ethan and his new girlfriend. Now, what are they doing? Oh, they're walking, walking, walking. Yep, right into the sunset." Maddi glares at her and says "you're a bitch." Taylor continues, "While you just stand there looking like one of those little yard trolls." Maddi corrects her "gnomes."
Seraphina P.O.V
"Here's what we're going to do. Are you free tonight?" I reply immediately "yes." Ethan smiled as he said "great. Dinner, at my house. At 8, you, me and Boston. You two will spend some quality time and he'll get to see what a great girl you, mission accomplished."
3rd P.O.V
"Hey, what am I supposed to do, Tay? He made his choice." Taylor smirked evilly as she said "let him know, he made the wrong one." As Taylor catches the ball and aims Maddi cries "What are you doing? Tay, don't. Tay, don't, Tay!" Tay throws the ball right at Sera's head that wasn't facing them. Sera sensing what was coming quickly turned around and caught the ball close to her face. She smiled and threw it at Tay. Taylor is forced back a step from shock and strength behind the ball. While Ethan laughs in amazement.
Seraphina P.O.V
As we were walking to class Ethan says "that throw was insane... I didn't know you played rugby football." I shrugged as I said "I used to; it was a long time ago." Ethan curiously asked "you did? So you wouldn't try out for the team?" I nodded as I said "yeah, I don't think so." Ethan asked "so you don't like rugby?" I shook my head as I said "no, I love rugby. I think it's a great sport. But in this case, I don't think rugby likes me. You saw Taylor over there, and we both know how Maddi feels." Ethan replies "they don't know you. To them, you're mysterious loner chick. Wouldn't hurt to be part of, make some friends." I playfully replied "says the guy who spends his alone time in a cemetery." Ethan playfully jabs me as he wraps an arm over my shoulders and says "hey, come on. There's more to me than just gloomy, loner, graveyard guy. There's a whole other Ethan that you have yet to meet. He was a party animal, well not a big party animal and he was always busy with the founding family stuff."
I said "well, I look forward to meeting him. And when will that be?" Ethan smiled as he leaned into me and said "soon, he's working on it."
3rd P.O.V
Ethan and Seraphina were in History class as Mr. Tanner lectured "World War II ended in…anyone got anything? Miss Juan? 1945." "Psst," Seraphina turned and saw Ethan as he said "our team sucks, they could use you." Seraphina answers "I can't." Tanner said "Pearl Harbor?" Seraphina said "I'm a loner." Tanner interrupted "Mister Gilbert?" Ethan asked "hmm?" Tanner asks "Pearl Harbor?" Ethan blinks and blushes and tries to find an answer. Like a good girlfriend Seraphina who's laid back in her seat twirling a pencil says "December 7th, 1941." Mr. Tanner tries to be funny and says "thank you, Mister Gilbert." Seraphina says "anytime." Mr. Tanner doesn't want to be showed up so he says "very well, the fall of the Berlin wall."
Seraphina answers "1989, I'm good with dates, sir" the last bit was said with sarcasm. Tanner leans into Seraphina's space that is still calmly laid back. Tanner says "are you? How good? Keep it to the year. Civil Rights Act?" Seraphina answered "1964." Tanner questioned "John F. Kennedy assassination?" Seraphina said "1963." Tanner asked "Martin Luther King?" Seraphina said "'68." Tanner asked "Lincoln?" Seraphina answered "1865." Tanner questioned "Roe vs. Wade?" Seraphina said "1973." Tanner asked "Brown vs. Board?" Seraphina said "1954." Tanner asked "the Battle of Gettysburg?" Seraphina nonchalantly said "1863." Tanner asked "Korean war?" Seraphina said "1950 to 1953."
Tanner in excitement said "ha! It ended in '52." Seraphina says "uh, actually, sir it was '53." Tanner said "look it up somebody, quickly." A student looked it up on their phone and says "it was 19…53."
Seraphina P.O.V
"How did you know all of that?" Ethan questioned me. I said "well, years and years of crossword puzzles. Besides History was my favorite subject, it's a loner thing." I decided to give rugby a try; I watched practice for a while.
3rd P.O.V
Across from the girls' rugby practice, guys were there for baseball practice.
Boston looks up to see Ethan coming towards him with his baseball equipment bag. "Dude, you came." Boston says to Ethan. Ethan nodded and said "yep, I mean I can't be loner/emo guy forever. The only way to get things back to the way they were are to do things that were. Oh, and you're coming to dinner tonight." Boston raised an eyebrow and asks "I am?" Ethan replies "um hum. You, me and Sera. You have to give her a chance.
Boston sighed and said "tonight's no good. Have you seen Carter? I texted him and called him, but he doesn't reply." Ethan sighed and said "don't change the subject, Boston! You're going to be there." Boston rolled his eyes and said "fine, I'll go." Ethan smiled as he said "good."
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"Tryouts were last spring, Ms. Salvatore." Tanner said to Seraphina. Seraphina replied "I wasn't here then sir." Tanner said "and you're not here now, as far as I'm concerned." Seraphina sighed and replied "Mr. Tanner, I realize that you and I didn't get off to the best start and I want to apologize for that. I've played rugby football before. I used to be a back mostly, and I'm pretty good." Mr. Tanner said "well, I won't be asking you who won the cup in '71."
Seraphina was about to answer "'71 was the…sorry. I…I understand sir." Mr. Tanner said "just to see you get knocked on your ass, borrow some gear. Go! Before I change my mind, let's run it again!" Maddi and Taylor were watching from afar, Maddi said "first my boyfriend, now my team?" Taylor replied "dude, this is an opportunity. Rugby football is a contact sport, sometimes people get hurt."
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Ethan and Boston were discussing Carter. "I don't know it's not like him." Ethan said to Boston. They were waiting on the team Captain, Carter. Boston sighed and grabbed his phone as he said "I'll try him again." As he was about to a car pulls up with a girl driving, and a happy Carter in the passenger seat. Everyone watches as he happily gives the pretty blonde a kiss. Boston informs Ethan "dude that must be the mystery girl from the Grill." They both stand as Ethan tells Boston "that's not a mystery girl, that's Delilah Salvatore." Boston asks "Salvatore? As in Seraphina?" Ethan nods as Carter walks beside them and says "I got the other sister, hope you don't mind. Sorry, I'm late, guys, I was uh, busy." Delilah smirks at Ethan when she catches him looking and drives off with a wink at him.
"Alright, let's get started!" Carter said as he split up team and every time it was Ethan's turn he'd strike out. "Ethan," Carter walked over to him and said "why don't you sit this practice out man?" Ethan nods and moves to the bleachers as he decides to watch Sera.
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"Alright, now!" Tanner had decided to put me as a back and not just a back but a right wing. Seraphina listens in as Taylor plans to take her down hard as a full back. She sighs but decides to go with it. "Do it again!" Tanner yells "alright! Let's huddle it up!" As everyone goes into their positions Tanner says "go!" Some girl on Sera's team kicks it and it lands in half the field as the forwards on both teams run to get the ball. As Sera's team recovers it from the forwards the ball is kicked and Seraphina catches it as someone throws it at her.
Sera starts running with it as she sees Taylor she decides to evade him but Taylor won't have it so when her back is turned she runs after Sera who evaded another player and is in mid turn when Taylor crashes into her, hard. Maddi was supposed to have handled Taylor after Seraphina evaded her. She falls to the ground and a minor shredding could be heard. Taylor gets off of her and says "welcome to the team, buddy." She leaves Sera panting on the ground and Ethan who was watching races over to the field as Tanner walks to Sera. "You gonna live Salvatore?" Seraphina lays her head back and nods and says "yeah." Tanner says "walk it off." Seraphina groans and puts her finger into place, because it had been dislocated. As she sits up Ethan crouches over her. "Are you okay?" Sera nods and smiles at him as she replies "yeah, just got the wind knocked out of me."
"I saw that," Ethan remarks. Sera's head whipped to him and asks "what?" Ethan says "I saw Taylor do it on purpose." Seraphina sigh in relief and gets up as she says "yeah, well sometimes people get hurt in the game." Ethan nods and says "be more careful, Sera. I'll be watching." Seraphina nods as he gives her a hug and walks off the field. Maddi watches him walk away and comes over to Seraphina. "Hey, that was my bad." Maddi tells Seraphina. Seraphina stiffly says "it's alright." Maddi nods at her and says "yeah." Tanner says "alright."
Seraphina P.O.V
As I come into my room I see Delilah inside reading my diary. Delilah asks "how were tryouts? Did you make the team? Very Emerson, the way you reveal your soul with so many…adjectives." I roll my eyes and snatch the diary away from her prying hands. I asked "What are you doing here?" Delilah always had motives. Delilah said "I've come to apologize. I've been doing some thinking, some soul searching, and…I want us to start over." My heart lit up at her words as her face was serious. I licked my lips as I waited for her to continue. She did "we need to put the past behind us. You're my little sister, and if you want to live a normal, happy, human life, then I want that for you. Maybe, I can do it too, that I can learn to be a non-living living person. Maybe there's hope for both of us." She laughs as she can't hold it in.
Resentment fills me, as she almost had me believing her. I say "you know it doesn't have to be this way, Delilah." Delilah remarks "of course it doesn't. I saw Ethan today, BTW. That means 'by the way' he was at baseball practice. He looked so sexy in uniform. Just…simmer down; I didn't even go near him. I've got my own baseball player now. Oh, that reminds me…I got to run. I have a date, sweaty palms, wish me luck."
3rd P.O.V
"Maybe we should play the lottery. Have you talked to your Grams?" Ethan replies to Boston. Boston sighs and says "she's just gonna say it's because I'm a warlock. I don't want to be a warlock. Do you want to be a warlock?" Boston had out right refused to help Ethan with cooking and placed himself on the counter, sipping a soda as Ethan bustled in front of him getting things ready. Ethan placed the food from the Grill in a bowl. Ethan said "putting it in a nice bowl ain't fooling anybody." Ethan glares and says "you didn't want to help me! Besides you know I can't cook. Ok, serving spoons, where are the serving spoons?" Boston replies "middle drawer on your left." Ethan opens it and finds them as he says "alright, you've been in here like a thousand times."
"Yeah, you're right." Boston says to Ethan. The doorbell rings, and Ethan nervously says "ok, she's here. Don't be nervous. Just be your normal semi-loving self." Ethan leaves to open the door. "Birthday candles," Boston muttered as he stood up and reached the drawer and there they were.
Seraphina P.O.V
Ten minutes into dinner it was still quiet. I winced at the tension. Ethan asked "did Tanner give you a hard time today?" I teasingly said "well, he let me on the team so I must've done something right. Besides I thought I saw a brown eyed brunette peeping at the girls." Ethan embarrassedly blushed as I chuckle and Boston hid a smile. "Boston, you should have seen Sera today. Taylor threw a ball right at her and"- Boston cut him off "yeah, I heard."
Another moment of silence and Ethan says "why don't you tell Sera about your family?" Boston muttered "um, divorced. No mom, live with my dad." Ethan shakes his head and says "no, about the witches. Boston's family has a lineage of witches, it's really cool." Boston replied "cool isn't the word I'd use." Bennett, like Emily. I said "well, it's certainly interesting. I'm not too versed, but I do know there's a history of Celtic druids that migrated here on the 1800's." Boston replied "my family came by way of Salem." "Really? Salem witches?" Definitely a Bennett warlock. Boston nods and I say "well, I would say that's pretty cool." Boston looked at me with interest as he asked "really? Why?" I answered "Salem witches are heroic examples of individualism and nonconformity." Boston smiled at me as he said "yeah, they are."
Then a doorbell rings. "I wonder who that could be." Ethan asked. I listened in as I spoke to Boston about nothing. "Surprise! Boston said you were having dinner so we brought desert." Ethan shocked said "oh," that's when I heard her voice. "Hope you don't mind." I hurriedly stood as I excused myself and as soon as Boston looked away flashed to Ethan. "What are you doing here?" I asked Delilah. Delilah smirked as she said "waiting for Ethan to invite me in." Ethan replies "oh, yeah, you can"- I cut him off as I glare at Delilah "no, no, no. She can't, uh- she can't stay. Can you, Delilah?" Carter says "get in here." I shoot Delilah a glare and say "we're just…finishing up." Delilah smirks as Ethan says "its fine. Just come on in." Delilah slowly stepped in and I tensed at what it meant. "You have a beautiful home, Ethan." Ethan shortly says "thanks."
3rd P.O.V
After the dinner everyone decided to sit in the living room. Carter said "I cannot believe that Mr. Tanner let you on the team. Taylor must be seething. But good for you, go for it." Sera nodded as Ethan had an arm slung over her shoulder with Boston beside him. Delilah sat laid back as Carter tried to sling an arm over her but she wouldn't let him. It was hard to picture them as sisters. Where Seraphina had on combat boots, purple V-neck, and cargos with eyeliner Delilah had on a blue ruffled miniskirt, black tank top, and black pumps with smoky eye shadow. Delilah spoke "that's what I always tell her. You have to engage. You can't just sit there and wait for life to come to you. You have to go get it." Carter said "Yeah, Ethan wasn't so lucky today. It's only because you missed summer camp. God, I don't know how you're ever going to catch up." Boston clapped Ethan's shoulder and said "I'll work with him. He'll catch up." Seraphina squeezed his intertwined hand. Carter said "I guess we can put him on the bench meanwhile." Delilah stared at Seraphina's and Ethan's hands. No one seemed to notice but Seraphina and Boston.
Delilah said "you know you don't seem like the sporty type, Ethan." Carter blurted "oh, it's just 'cause his parents died. Yeah, I mean he's just totally going through a blah phase. He used to be way more fun. And I say that with complete sensitivity." Seraphina squeezed Ethan's hand again. Boston shot Carter a glare. "I'm sorry Ethan. I know what it's like to lose both your parents. In fact, Sera and I have watched almost every single person we've cared about die." Seraphina glared at her as she said "we don't need to get into that right now, Delilah." Delilah says "oh, you know what, you're right. The last thing I wanted was to bring him up."
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Ethan to escape decided to wash the dishes much to after reassuring Seraphina that it was okay and that Seraphina was the guest and shouldn't clean for them all. She let him go once he told her he needed to do something or he'd punch Carter in the face. In reality Ethan was thinking of what Delilah meant with saying him. "One more," Ethan jumped and turned around as Delilah handed him a glass. As he reaches for it, it drops and is about to break but Delilah catches it. "Nice save," Ethan says with a laugh. Delilah says "I like you. You know how to laugh. And you make Sera smile. Which is something I haven't seen in a very long time." Ethan decides to ask "earlier, did you mean…Kayden?" Delilah nods and says "um hum." Ethan asked "how did he die?" Delilah answers "in a fire. Tragic fire." Ethan asked "recently?" Delilah said "it seems like it was yesterday." Ethan asked "what was he like?" Delilah smirked as she said "he was gorgeous a lot like you in that department. He was also very complicated and selfish and at times not very kind, but very sexy and seductive." Ethan took that in and asked "so which one of you dated him first?" Delilah said "nicely deduced. Ask Sera I'm sure her answer differs from mine."
Delilah decided to change topic as she said "I'd quit baseball if I were you." Ethan now shocked asked "why do you say that?" Delilah smirked as she said "oh, I saw you at practice. You looked miserable." Ethan blushed as he remembered all the strike outs and asked "you saw that?" Delilah says "uh huh." Ethan replied "I used to love it. It was fun, you know being in the little league since you were eight. Things are different this year. Everything that used to matter doesn't anymore." Ethan didn't know how he could talk to her like a friend, worse like more than a friend. He shook his head at that and Delilah said "so don't let it. Quit move on. Problem solved, Ta-da." Ethan said "some things could matter again."
Delilah says "maybe. But…seems a little unrealistic to me." Ethan now looks at Delilah seriously and says "I'm sorry…about Kayden, you lost him too." There little moment was broken by Boston who didn't like the way Delilah had been acting all night towards his friend and it appeared he walked in on time. Delilah had been about to kiss him it seemed. He asked "hey, need some help?" Delilah turned to him "sure, why not?"
Seraphina's P.O.V
"Maddi tries, but she's just having a really hard time. You have to understand that they were each other's first. You know like, from the sandbox." I nodded at Carter as I distracted him and said "that's a cool scarf." Carter who had on a scarf tucked into to shirt said "thank you, it's new." I asked "can I see it? I mean would you mind taking it off?" Carter panicky says "I can't." I asked "why not? Are you okay?" Carter says "um…all I know is that I can't take it off." Suddenly Delilah comes over and asks "what are you two kids talking about?" I said "I was just commenting on his scarf." Delilah nods and says "hmm. Hey you know, um, Ethan and Boston are finishing up the dishes why don't you go see if you can help?"
Carter smirks at me and turns to Delilah "does it look like I do dishes?" Delilah asks "for me?" Carter thought about it and said "hmm….no I don't think so." Delilah turns his head and compels him "go see if Ethan needs help in the kitchen." Carter turns to them "you know what? I'm gonna go see if Ethan needs some help in the kitchen." Delilah grins "great." Carter leaves and I growl out "they are people, Delilah. He's not a puppet. He doesn't exist for your amusement, for you to feed on whenever you want to."
Delilah smirks and says "sure he does. They all do, they're whatever I want them to be. They're mine for the taking." I sighed as I said "alright, you've had your fun. You used Carter; you got to meet Ethan, good for you. Now it's time for you to go." Delilah smirked as she said "that's not a problem. Because…I've been invited in and I'll come back tomorrow night and the following night and I'll do with your baseball player whatever I want to do. Because that's what's normal for me."
3rd P.O.V
After Ethan has that terrible dream Sera is in her room writing in her diary: there must be a shred of humanity left inside my sister, somewhere. I keep hoping, but how do I make her see it? And how do I protect him?
Seraphina closed her diary and pulls out a locket/necklace that had been turned into a leather band with a crest of sorts.
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"Oh, look at you. You look hot in your jersey." Seraphina turned around and faced Ethan. She looked at him and asked "what happened? No more baseball?" There was a baseball game after the rugby game. Ethan sighed and said "I quit, I'm a quitter." Seraphina grabbed his shoulders and said "no, hey, you're not a quitter. You suffered a great loss; you're not the same person. You should be looking ahead. You should be starting over, okay? I hope you think I'm weird or anything but I wanted you to have this."
Seraphina pulled out of her pocket a small box. She handed it to Ethan who opened it and saw the band. "Oh wow, I- you shouldn't have-Sera…" Seraphina smiled at him and said "it's something that I've had forever, and uh I've never wanted to give it to anyone until now. I'd very much like it if you'd wear it for me for…good luck."
Ethan smiled at her as he pulled it closer to examine the crest. As he pulled it up a scent hit his nose. "Is that rose?" Seraphina shook her head and said "no, it's uh…it's an herb. It's nice huh?"
Ethan grinned at her and said "I love it, Sera." Ethan tried to latch it on and Seraphina helped him latch it on his wrist. Seraphina added "and uh, I wanted to thank you for pushing me to try out for the team. It feels really good." Ethan joked "we're a pair. I quit, you start." Seraphina nods and says "right, we're a work in progress. We'll figure it out." Ethan leaned down and pressed a kiss onto Seraphina who complied. The moment is broken as Carter comes over and says "and you're not in uniform because…"
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As Tanner goes on and on about Seraphina, Taylor is seething next to Maddi. Taylor spots Vance and walks over as he says "hey babe, what's wrong?" Taylor answers "nothing." As Tanner says "and the central high lions are what's for dinner!" Taylor questions "is that Jenny?" Vance immediately says "wait, no! Tay, don't!" Taylor walks up to Jenny and says "oh, what do you care?" As Taylor stalks over Vance worriedly following her as Taylor says "don't look so down. You can have him when I'm done." Jenny hits her in the jaw. With that Taylor immediately reacts and a brawl starts. Vance who is standing beside because he doesn't want to harm anyone is saying "Taylor stop it! Taylor! Taylor!" As Seraphina hears this she immediately runs to the scene where other people were gathering.
As Taylor is about to punch Jenny again Seraphina grabs her wrist as she yells "hey, she's down! Enough!" Taylor snatches her hand away and punches Sera in the gut, Sera doesn't react but does after a moment for her sake. Maddi and Ethan join the crowd. As Jenny stands she grabs a broken glass bottle and as she goes for Taylor, she jumps out the way and Seraphina's hand is cut instead. "Jenny!" Ethan yells as he sees his girlfriend close her hand. Maddi grabs Taylor saying "Taylor, knock it off!" Ethan immediately grabs Jenny "what the hell, Jenny? Put your head up, you're bleeding." Jenny tries to shrug him off "I'm fine!" Ethan says "yeah, you smell fine." Jenny says "just stop okay?" Ethan turns to Seraphina "oh, my god, you're hand."
Seraphina shakes her head "no, no, it's fine." Ethan asks "is it deep? How bad is it? Come on!" Ethan grabs her hand and opens it to see the scar gone. Ethan says "but I saw…it was…" Seraphina said "he missed. It's not my blood. See? I'm fine." Ethan shook his head "no, no, no I…I saw it. The glass cut your hand. It was…" Seraphina said "its okay, I'm okay. It's almost kick-off time, alright? So, um, I'll uh, I'll see you after the game."
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Ethan was walking to his car and opened the back and pulled out his hoodie for him and an extra one in case Seraphina got cold after the game. As he turned around Delilah was right behind him in leather pants, purple tank top, purple pumps, and bomber jacket. "Oh, you scared me. What are you doing here?" Delilah whispered "I'm hiding from Carter." Ethan asked "and why is that?" Delilah answered with a smirk "I needed a break. He talks more than I can listen." Ethan shrugged and said "that could be a sign." Delilah thoughtfully said "well, he's awfully young." Ethan replied "not much younger than you are." Delilah shrugged "I don't see it going anywhere in the bigger picture. I think he'd drive me crazy." Ethan defended "Carter does have some really annoying traits, but we've been friends since the first grade and that means something to me." Delilah smirked and said "duly noted. I'm sorry if I make you uncomfortable. That's not my intention." Ethan stated "yes it is. Otherwise you wouldn't put an alternate meaning behind everything you say." Delilah sighed and replied "you're right. I do have other intentions, but so do you."
"Really?" Ethan questioned highly amused. Delilah nodded and said "um huh. I see 'em. You want me." Ethan laughed "excuse me?" Delilah moved closer to him as she said "I get to you. You find yourself drawn to me. You think about me when you don't want to think about me. I bet you even dream about me. And right now…" Delilah looked him in the eyes compelling him "you want to kiss me." As Delilah's moves in for the sinker Ethan snaps out of it and roughly pushes against her shoulders. In shock Delilah is pushed back a few steps. "What the hell? I don't know what game you're trying to play with Sera here, but I don't want to be a part of it. And I don't know what happened in the past but let's get one thing straight…I am not Kayden."
Seraphina P.O.V
"You gonna be able to play?" I looked up to see Maddi asking. I nodded and answered "yeah, I'm good." Maddi said "what you did back there…you had Jenny's back." I nodded and answered "ah, she's a pretty messed up kid. Somebody's got to look out for her." Maddi nodded and said "I know. This week at practice, I was a bitch." I nodded and said "you had your reasons." Maddi shakes her head "no excuse." She holds out her hand and I shake it as she says "we're lucky to have you." As Maddi nods and leaves a clap brings me my attention to the corner. Delilah was clapping propped up against the wall. Delilah mock cries as she says "isn't that nice? Sera joins a team, makes a friend it's all so 'rah, rah, go team yeah!'" I sighed tiredly as I said "not tonight. I'm done with you." Delilah commented "nice trick with Ethan. Let me guess…vervain in the bracelet. I admit, I was a bit surprised. It's been a while since anyone could resist my compulsion. Where'd you get it?"
I sighed and asked "does it matter?" Delilah shrugged and said "guess I could seduce him the old fashion way. Or I could just…eat him." I gulped but firmly stated "no, you're not gonna hurt him, Delilah." Delilah raised an eyebrow "no?" She stood from her position on the wall and walked towards me. I stated "because deep down inside, there is a part of you that feels for him. I was worried that you had no humanity left inside of you that you may have actually become the monster you pretended to be." Delilah snapped "who's pretending?" I stated "then kill me." Delilah looked at me and laughed as she said "well, I'm…I'm tempted." I shook my head "no, you're not. You've had lifetimes to do it, and yet here I am. And there you are you're still haunting me. After 145 years, Kayden is dead. And you hate me because you loved him, and you torture me because you still do. And that, my sister, is your humanity." Mr. Tanner came out "Salvatore! What the hell? We've got a game to play!" Delilah looked at me "if that's my humanity…" she disappeared as she said "then what's this?" She flashes behind Mr. Tanner and bit into his neck. I shouted "no!" I raced over as Mr. Tanner yelled in pain. "Anyone, anytime, anyplace," Delilah flashed away as I stared down at Tanner before flashing away.
3rd P.O.V
"What kind of animal could be doing this? Why would it come out of the woods and attack someone in the middle of town?" Ethan asked Sera. Seraphina answered "I don't know, I don't know." Ethan said "I was pretty sure that you cut your hand, I saw it." Seraphina said "I'm fine, I'm fine, okay? We're fine that's what matters." Ethan had his arms wrapped around her for reassurance.
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Seraphina locks herself in her room and opens her diary and begins: I thought there was hope. That somewhere deep inside, something in Delilah was still human, normal. But I was wrong. There's nothing human in left in Delilah. No good, no kindness. No, love. Only a monster…who must be stopped.
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Ethan is quietly sleeping in his room. The knuckles of a hand gently caress his face. Delilah. Ethan shifts in his sleep. Once he settled on his side a hand moves through his hair. At that he wakes up and his window is open and Delilah is gone.
{AN: Ok, so since I realized this might take a long time I decided to skip over a lot of episodes and just do the main ones in seasons 1, 2, and 3. Since a lot of people want to get to the Beacon Hills characters, so I can move on to that.}
