Puzzle Pieces – Chapter 4 – Of Hunters and Children
Disclaimer: I do not own the Vampire Diaries. I own only my OC and her family and the Half-Children theory (:
I'm late, I know, you can all hit me with a stick ):
Last chapter's reviewers:
ThePhantomismyLove: Ooh yay another reviewer! Yes, I will definitely be writing more. MORE. Haha sorry if that creeped you out.
Emilee: Thank-you for reading and taking the time to review even though you don't have an account. I really appreciate that (: And about Kol, hmm. He will stay dead, but that doesn't mean it will be the last you'll see of him (;
RippahGoneWolf: I agree with you. The writers have either become stuck on money or something because they are rushing everything and just leaving things out. Sienna's personality? Hmm I guess I'll add something about that in this chapter or maybe the next, probably the next… As for what she looks like? Try Vanessa Hudgens with bright emerald eyes.
Monsta-starr: You, my faithful reader, are awesome. New chapter right here (:
Whatever1993: Ooh another reviewer! Thank-you, I guess the Half-Child idea just spawned randomly and now it's growing bigger. As for Kol, like I previously mentioned in Emilee's response, he's going to stay dead unless the TVD writers say otherwise, but that doesn't mean he will stay out of the picture for long (;
tvdspnislife: Yes, I definitely agree. Why DID Kol have to die? At least the writers could have brought him back or something but… And as for her parents… well, her grandmother and her father have been… you'll see in this chapter.
I have a feeling this is a really bad chapter. No flames please… Pretty pretty pleaaassseee. (:
Last Time:
Sienna's hysteria was cut off by Jeremy screaming. He had stripped his shirt and she watched in pain as the mark grew. Sienna let out a frustrated scream and all of a sudden, the air around her sped up and she flashed beside Kol's body. She lifted the dead Original up and flashed to the door.
Sienna frowned at the two people standing in front of her before running off, heading home. Her heart was heavy and her face had been run down with tears. She suddenly needed her mom and dad.
Sienna needed a quiet place to mourn the Original. But before all that, she had to bury Kol. You should never have to bury a friend. Especially without a ceremony. But his body was burnt way out of recognition and no human theory would be able to explain it.
"Human nature is pathetic. You may be supernatural but your instincts are still the same. Pathetic."
The young girl stepped up to her front door. The past week's events had left her worn out and desperately seeking family attention. Sienna knew she had neglected her family but to be fair, she had been; knocked out more times than she could count, killed twice, found out about vampires and werewolves and Half-Children, been locked up, drank blood, saw a friend die, buried and prayed for a friend.
That was more than a long enough list of excuses as to why she hadn't been home often. The short time that she HAD been home, not long before she was killed the first time, her mom had been paralysed with fear and her dad had been mysteriously okay with that. Her grandmother hadn't appeared to her yet and Sienna was wondering whether or not Kim Nguyen knew more than she let on.
"Sienna!" her dad called out as the door swung open and he wrapped his large arms around her. Her father had tears in his eyes and lines of worry showed on his face.
"Father, so much had happened…"
"I know, bambino, I know. I just need you to come in and sit down. I'll get you mother and grandmother down, it's time we had a family discussion."
Sienna walked robotically to the sofa and plonked herself down. Her eyes followed her father as he rushed around the house, trying to get everything sorted.
As soon as everyone was seated and Sienna had a hot chocolate in her hands, her father started talking.
"Emily, I know that I have told you about this before, but only vaguely. Seeing as now our daughter is certainly one, I must reveal to you the whole story."
Sienna raised an eyebrow at her father's statement but remained quiet. She turned to face her grandmother and was slightly disturbed to see her gripping the arm of her chair rather fiercely.
"Mother?" Sienna's mother turned to Kim and placed a hand on hers. "Are you all right?"
"Oh, yes dear, tell Carlos to continue."
Sienna's father continued to speak and yet Sienna felt as though there were certain words she could not hear properly.
"When a Half-Child's abilities are fully recognised, they will…. To destroy… it will become their choice and decision whether….. lives or…..
"I have not informed you of this, Sienna, because your role as a Half-Child had not been fully certified. However, from the events that your grandmother has seen, you are now proven to be of Half-Child blood."
"But father, I thought that if the father or mother has Half-Child blood, their children would have it as well."
Sienna's dad sighed before leaning back into his chair. "That is true, but the blood flows stronger in the first child than the second, and especially weak if the child is female."
"Carlos, she does not have to know this now, she is not ready. I have a feeling she did not hear all of your sentence before."
"Pardon?"
"When you said about Half-Children….. and….lives and about her…. And on…" Kim turned to her granddaughter and raised an eyebrow, as if asking whether Sienna could make sense of that or not.
"I, I couldn't hear most of the words you said." Sienna sighed and lowered her head, thinking that she had disappointed her family.
"Baby, please. Come here." Emily held out her arms to Sienna and the girl ran into them eagerly. It had been long since her mother had embraced her and Sienna missed it.
"Sienna. What does this Klaus plan to do, now that the map has revealed itself?"
"I don't know father. I was just heading over there to see if I could help."
Unlike most parents, Sienna's just smiled and nodded. They seemed as if they were okay with sending their daughter into danger. Sienna raised an eyebrow but didn't question it.
"I'm just going to get changed and go now…" As the girl turned to head to her room, a knock sounded on the door. Immediately, Carlos was on his feet and at the door. Sienna blinked at his speed but didn't speak. Her father was a Half-Child, after all.
"Yes?"
"Is this the Nguyen residence?"
"Yes it is, why?" Carlos looked at the man in suspicion. There was so much danger in this town and it didn't hurt to be suspicious of everyone.
"I need to speak to Sienna Fiore. If I could just…?"
Carlos bit his lip and looked back at Kim; she nodded her head in answer and he reluctantly stepped aside so the man could enter. As the man stepped in, Sienna let out a sigh of relief; he wasn't a vampire.
"Now, Sienna. I am Professor Shane and I wish to have a word to you about Silas."
As soon as the words left Shane's mouth, Carlos was on him, pinning him against the wall. "What do you know about Silas?"
Sienna sighed and shifted slightly under the weight of her back pack. After her dad had threatened Professor Shane with some rather gruesome words, Sienna had been sent to her room to pack her bag.
Her father's words still rang out loud and clear in her head.
"Sienna. When you get on the island, I want you to break away from the group. One, I don't trust vampires and two, I need you to find a Hunter. Jeremy Gilbert is not a Hunter, he is a miserable excuse of a wannabe Hunter.
When you do find a Hunter, help him. Do whatever you can to help him find Silas. And when you have found him, you are going to kill him. Be warned, as the Hunter may use your blood to awaken the Immortal. Do NOT let Silas get a single drop of your blood. Not. One. Drop."
Her father had been very serious when he had spoken to her. There was a warning tone underneath his voice and Sienna grimaced at the memory.
Her mother had wept and hugged her as she begged for Sienna to be safe. It wasn't until she had reached the front gate of the house when she heard some disturbing information.
"Mother," her mother had said, "are you sure that you saw Sienna alive a month from now?"
"Yes," her grandmother had responded in a weary tone, "Sienna will be safe on this trip."
Sienna picked up her pace when she saw Shane had turned back to look at her. Heeding her father's instructions, Sienna focused slowly on the wind. She forced it back on her, so that it was blowing from the group to her and then behind them. This effectively caused her scent to be washed away instead of blowing over to the vampires.
Sienna rejoiced quietly to herself. Her abilities were working! The girl slowed her pace again and started heading to the right.
As soon as the others were out of her sight, Sienna broke out into a sprint. The girl ran and ran and ran until she bumped into she felt herself slam into something. Barely seconds later, Sienna found herself up against a tree with a dagger to her heart.
"Relax, I'm not a vampire!"
"Oh yeah? Why do I have to the urge to kill you?"
"You do?" Sienna watched as the young man lowered his dagger and dropped her to her feet. His grip on her arm didn't loosen though.
"The name's Galen Vaughn, call me Vaughn. What are you doing here on this island, lass?"
"Sienna Fiore. I'm here because I have to kill Silas."
Vaughn raised an eyebrow and shook his head. "Seems like we have the same goal. Too bad I don't trust you yet."
Sienna was about to answer but the man's hand came down on her neck and she blacked out.
"If you help bring me back, I can save Kol. I can return him to you."
"What?" Sienna turned around as she found herself in a dark hole. A voice echoed around her.
"Sienna. Don't, you have to wake up!"
"Kol?"
"Wake up, Sienna. Now!"
"I don't know how, Kol, I don't know!" Sienna screamed as Kol's face distorted slightly before it returned to normal.
"Fine then, wake up Silas. If you want me back so bad, raise him."
"Kol? Are you all right?"
"Of course, Sienna. Just raise him. I'll be back before you know it."
Sienna collapsed slightly as Kol's face faded from view. Suddenly, bright colours whirled around her and Sienna clutched her head. "NO!"
She watched as Kol fell through the ground, literally THROUGH the ground. The girl screamed out in anguish and yelled once more. The colours stopped moving and Sienna found herself in a forest. She raised her hand slightly and let herself by lifted up by the wind. She landed on a tree branch and looked down to the ground.
Kol's body lay beside his grave, where she had buried him. Someone had dug him up and his burnt corpse lay in the sunset. Sienna found she couldn't move and screamed in silent anguish as a pack of wolves tore him apart.
"I can save him, Sienna, just raise me…"
"Up you get, lass. No time for sleep right now."
Sienna opened her eyes and looked around. Vaughn had emptied her bag and everything inside it. She saw that he had grabbed the cans of food and granola bars and was currently roasting something above a fire.
"You know, you could at least ask me before you go through my stuff."
"Aye, but what fun would that be?"
Sienna sighed before sitting up, realising that she was not bound. She raised an eyebrow at the Hunter.
"You know, yesterday, when we first stepped onto the island, Jeremy was attacked. Did you save him?"
"I didn't save no-one yesterday, lass."
"If it wasn't you, and wasn't me, and everyone else was in front…." Sienna's eyes widened and she stared at Vaughn fearfully. The Hunter stared right back at her.
"Why are you here, lass?" Vaughn questioned her as he turned and continued walking. Sienna scowled when she realised he was going off topic.
"You're weak, you ain't a vampire and I don't think you're a Hunter, lass." He continued, turning back to watch Sienna's expression. She had a blank look on her face as she stared at him thoughtfully.
"I guess you wouldn't know." She raised a hand and gently used the wind to lift herself up. It came easily to her and Sienna wondered if she was cheating, doing all the good stuff before training with her father.
She turned to face a nearby tree and glared at it intently. Vaughn's face changed as he watched it grow larger and taller. Sienna curled her hand into a fist and they both watched as the tree bent itself over to create an arch.
"Well, lassie, it seems as if you're a Half-Child." Vaughn had an odd expression on his face and Sienna frowned.
"What's wrong?"
"What do ya mean?"
"You seem sad, Vaughn."
The Hunter froze mid step before sighing and continuing at a faster pace. "Aye lass, Half-Children bring back sad memories for me."
"Hmm?"
"My last girlfriend was a Half-Child. She was beautiful and cared for nature. There were times when I found her talking to the animals that would come by."
Sienna looked down at her feet, feeling as though if she said anything, she would ruin his precious memory.
"She died."
Sienna bowed her head lower and walked faster, keeping pace with Vaughn. All of a sudden, a whirring sound flew past Sienna and Vaughn pushed her away.
"Run!" He yelled, "get to Silas, wait for me there."
Without hesitation, Sienna sprinted away from Vaughn in the direction he had shoved her. She silently hoped that the Hunter would not be joining his girlfriend anytime soon.
Sienna panted loudly as she stopped to catch her breath. She had been using the wind aid to run faster and soon found that she didn't have the energy to keep it up for long. Sienna sighed and started on her feet again, walking this time.
Up ahead, she could see a cave. "I bet that's Silas' grave…" She muttered, her voice clearly displaying disgust.
As Sienna ventured forward into the cave, a man with white markings on his face ran out. She screamed in surprise and the ground below their feet shook. The grass below the man's feet grew wildly and soon had his feet in its clutches.
"Stop, Half-Child! I am no threat to you."
The grass and trees around Sienna whispered and she lowered the man back to the ground. The scenery changed back to normal and Sienna collapsed to one knee.
The man ran and Sienna found she had no energy to stop him. She didn't even realise the huge stone under his arm before he had gone.
"Damnit!" She cursed before dragging her feet to stand. Sienna slowly trudged into the cave and leaned herself against a wooden pole. Right in front of her was a huge hole and Sienna grimaced at the thought of climbing down. As she looked around, Sienna sighed and pushed herself off the pole.
"I can't stay here and rest, if anyone were to come, they would see me straight away." So Sienna being the rational person she was, flung herself into the whole, using the air to slow her descent. She miscalculated the ground and soon found herself sprawled flat with a scrape on her knee and elbow.
"Ouch…" She muttered before dragging herself to a corner of the cavern. She leant herself against the wall and sighed, the exhaustion finally taking over her.
"I might as well try fire, after all, if I can control the elements, wouldn't fire be easiest?" The girl shrugged to herself before reaching her hand over a crack on the floor. She watched quietly as the stone beneath her hand crumbled and turned to dirt.
Sienna smiled slowly before watching as a sprout appeared in the dirt. She allowed it to grow into a reasonable height before she ripped it out and snapped it into twigs. Finally satisfied with her work, Sienna clicked her fingers over the pile of twigs and smiled in delight as a fire sprung up.
"Why do I have to do this the hard way all the time?" She muttered before leaning back onto the wall.
"Elementals are allowed control over the elements. However, they are not allowed to just randomly spawn elements. To create water, oxygen and heat must be present at least and to create trees and flora, dirt and soil must be present. Just like the other two, to create fire, fuel and oxygen must be present.
"No Half-Child is allowed to create something irrationally. This bends the law and side effects will occur."
"Stupid rules." Sienna sighed before removing her jacket and jumper. She slipped her jacket back on but kept her jumper off. Bringing the material up to her teeth, Sienna ripped off a piece of the fabric. She slowly began to wrap her elbow and knee, wincing as a dull stinging appeared.
"Shit!" Sienna groaned quietly as her elbow accidently hit the wall and a strong shock of pain rang up her arm. The girl sighed and waited out the pain, cursing the island and the wall.
"I guess I'm lucky that dad taught me how to survive when I was young. Otherwise I'd probably be crying somewhere with a huge ass infection on my cuts." The girl sighed once more and brought her hand up to the fire. She warmed herself up and rested for a while before putting the fire out.
"No use drawing attention to myself." She murmured, whipping her hair into a quick ponytail and standing up.
Sienna walked around the cavern a bit and frowned. There seemed to be no tunnels. Sienna sighed again and came to a stop.
"Anybody?"
The girl froze as a voice rang out through the cavern. "Isn't that… Professor Shane?" She whispered in wonder and crept closer to the source of the sound. Sure enough, it was Shane, lying against a rock with a bloodied leg.
Sienna grimaced at the blood before shrugging it off. This was a man that her father didn't like, why should she help him.
"Yes, why should you help him?"
Sienna whirled around to face Kol, her heart beating fast. "Kol?"
"Miss me?" He smirked at her, walking toward her in a slow pace.
"You have to wake Silas, Sienna. He can save me. Please, Sienna."
The girl narrowed her eyes and backed away from Kol. "You're not Kol. He would never beg or plead." It was true. Although Sienna hadn't known the Original for very long, he didn't seem like the type to do those things.
Kol's body flickered slightly and Sienna gasped. She backed further away and leaned herself against the wall. Kol walked forward and reached a hand to caress her face. "Sienna, you have to save me. It hurts. You need to wake Silas."
"NO!" Sienna yelled as her eyes welled up with tears. "You didn't need to die, Kol. But you have, and I can't let you be resurrected. If I do bring you back to life, it would be irrational and against the law of nature."
Sienna blinked and Kol was gone. She looked around slowly before drying her tears from her eyes. She walked toward the tunnel slowly, ignoring the professor who had passed out from pain.
"Sienna!"
The girl turned around and her shoulders sagged in relief. "Vaughn!" She smiled tiredly at him before walking up to him and collapsing. The Hunter caught her quickly and flung her onto his back.
"Take a rest; I'll carry you until we get to Silas."
"You know, you're being awfully nice to someone you have known for barely a few hours."
"You are kinfolk to my late girlfriend. That earns you a bypass through my un-trustingness."
Sienna laughed loudly before she leaned into the Hunter's neck. She felt him freeze under her but paid no attention. "Wake me up soon, okay Vaughn?"
"Mm."
O.M.G That was so boring! Haha please do tell me of my mistakes in this chapter, just nicely please? I don't really do well with flames :/
I love you guys very much and I hope you continue to read. Elijah's coming up in about 2 chapters! YESS!
See you guys on Sunday. A bit of a longer wait this time.
Until Sunday,
Crimson xx
