Chapter 4: Family Ties

Samathea opens her eyes to the sound of the front door being open and closed, she shot up in bed, slowly get out and walking out of her room, "Hello?" she calls out, no response, "Jeremy?" she calls out again, then a shadow flashes pass down stairs. She then quickly walks down stairs and into the kitchen. "Hello?" she calls out, then tries to flick on the light, nothing happens. "This is Logan fells coming from you live at Mystic falls, from another deadly animal attack." the T.V went on and Samathea walks into the living room. "The animal terrorizing Mystic Falls has claim another victim. A local high school student, Samathea Gilbert. Local police confirm that his is the same animal responsible for the resent attack." he states, Samathea was in horror as she backs away from the living room and into someone's chest.

"You know, it's coming now." he whispers in her ear. Samathea pushes him away and ran to the door, she opens it and found Damon was there, she slams it to run again, but press her back against the door, Damon was standing right in the kitchen doorway, she covers her eyes and whispers that it's just a dream. She then removes her hand and found Damon was gone, she slowly moves away from the door, looking around and Damon appears behind her, griping her arm, roughly pushing her hair out of the way and bites down on her neck, she screams in pain.

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Stefan jumps awake from that horrible nightmare and saw Damon sitting at his desk, "Bad dream?" Damon asks him, Stefan just pants, "Do you know how easy it was to get inside your head just now? You really need some human blood, might even the playing field." Damon informs him. Stefan just glares at his brother, "Football reference. Too soon?" he asks, Stefan jumps off his bed, flashes over to another desk, grabbing the long knife and throws it at Damon and it lands in his chest. But Damon just stood up and pulls it out. "Alright, I deserve that. But I just want to let you know that caught the culprit. The animal responsible for coach Tanner and all those people." Damon states, Stefan just glared at him.

"What are you talking about?" Stefan asks him, "It was a mountain lion, a big one. It attack a hunter this morning. It's all over the news, Deadly beast captured, all is well in Mystic Falls." Damon states, "Why would you try and cover your tracks?" Stefan asks him, Damon crosses the room, "I decided to stay a while and I'm having way too much fun here with you, Elena and Sammy." he adds. "You can't touch them now." Stefan reminds him, "Well the vervein keeps me out of their heads, but that's not my target, believe it or not Stefan, some girls just don't need my persuasion. Some girls just can't resist my good looks, my style and my charm and my uncanny ability to listen to Taylor Swift." he states, and stabs Stefan in the rips, he sank to the ground, "This is John Rovastus, dude. Dick move" he looks at his ruin shirt.

Then walks out of Stefan's room, Stefan then pulls the knife out of his ribs and groans, he sets the knife on the desk, then lifts his shirt, seeing the wound heal itself, then pants, looking out the door of his bedroom.

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Samathea sat at the table, looking through her phone, "Scumbag. Scum bucket." Jenna mumbles, Samathea looks up at her, confused. "Who are you talking to?" Elena asks her, "Him." Jenna nudge her head to the T.V. Samathea looks at the news reporter. "The news guy?" Elena asks. "Also known as Logan Scum Fell." she throws out. "Ooh, good one." Samathea adds, "Did your mom ever tell you two why I moved away from Mystic Falls?" she asks them, "No way, you and him?" Elena states, looking back at Logan, "He's cute." she adds, "He looks like an ass." Samathea adds, Jenna nods at her, "He is not cute, there is nothing cute about him, even Sammy sees it." she states and turns off the T.V. Then stood next to Elena, "What are you doing with that?" she ask Elena when she sat down, "I went and got it out of the safety deposit box. Mum had told Mrs. Lockwood that she would loan it to the founders council for their heritage display." Elena informs her, Samathea reaches in and pulls out an old ring.

"Is that grandma Beth's wedding ring?" Jenna asks her, "Originally it was grant-grant Mary's wedding ring." Samathea tells her, "I wonder how much this stuff is on eBay?" Jeremy asks, taking the pocket watch from the box, "You're not going to find out." Elena warns him, "That's mom and dad's stuff, you can't just give it away." Jeremy complains, "It's called a loan Jeremy." Elena states publishing the watch. Then the door bell rang, "I'll get it." Samathea states, placing the ring back in the box, stood up and walks to the door. She opens it and found Stefan standing there. "Hey." she smiles, "Hi." he smiles back, "Come on in." she steps to the side and he walks in, she then closes the door behind him. "Elena, it's for you." Samathea calls out, Elena set everything down and walks to them, "I'll do the publishing." she tells her and walks back into the kitchen. She then took a seat and publishes the stuff in the box.

And as she reaches the last item, she stops, seeing it was their father's pocket watch, she looks over at Jeremy, setting down the towel and walks over to Jeremy, she taps his shoulder, he turns and looks at her, with an annoy look and she showed him the watch, he looks at it in awe. "Dad told me once that this is pass this down from father to son, so I knew dad would wanted you to have it, so here." she gave his the watch. He smiles a little as as she place it in his hand, he looks at her, still smiling and pulls her into a hug. "Thanks sis." he mumbles and she smiles, "You're welcome." she whispers back at him, pulling away from him, then walks back over box, placing everything inside and closes the box, she then retreats up the stairs.

She went to pass Elena's room, but grips the doorway, and pulls back, seeing Stefan sitting at the window league as Elena sat on her bed and they both look at her. "Who ask who to the founder party?" she asks, Elena raise her hand as Stefan points at her, "Nice." she smiles, "Who are you going with?" Elena asks her, Samathea giggles, "Please, I'm a one girl show, I don't need a date." she states, "Independence, you go." Stefan throws out, she smirks, then saw Elena give her the glare, she returns that glare, then points to two fingers at her eyes and at Elena. Elena just giggles, "Love you sis." Samathea smiles, "Love ya too." Elena states and Samathea heads for the shower.

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Later that in the late afternoon, Samathea was still in her towel, hair dried and curled, looks between a Caribbean blue and Crimson red dresses. "You're still not dress." Elena walks through her door, Samathea looks at her, "I'm having trouble on what I should wear, what do you think?" Samathea asks her, Elena looks between the dresses, "The red one, brings out your sexy, drop and do me and the blue one brings out your gorgeous, stunning, beautiful personality, even your eyes." Elena tells her. "Huh. Caribbean blue it is." she states and sets the hanger on the hook in front of her door and she went to pull out under garments. "Ah, ah, ah. Not so fast, tell me what's bothering you." Samathea states, not tearing her eyes away from dresser.

Elena sighs, "It's something Bonnie told me." she states, "Which is?" Samathea pulls on a thong and then clips on a strapless, push-up bra. "That Stefan is a lying, manipulative person that was jealous of Damon, because he had Mary Ann and Katherine." she states, Samathea looks at her through her mirror. "Lie, total lie." she states, Elena looks at her, "No, I am not saying Bonnie lied or Caroline, I'm saying that Damon is a liar and a manipulative person, from what he told me is that Katherine was a cruel and cold person from to time to time and Mary was kind and gentle, I highly doubt Stefan would do anything like that." she tells her, Elena smiles a bit. "Thanks Sammy." she mumbles, "Anything for my twin." she tells her.

Later Elena, Bonnie and Samathea, who was now wearing clothing were in the bathroom, doing their make-up. Then the phone rang, Elena walks out of the bathroom and answers the phone. "Hi Mrs. Lockwood... really... you sure it wasn't there? Yeah I saw it there earlier... Yes I will check and bring it there tonight." she said and hung up the phone, storming out of her room, "You okay?" Bonnie asks, "Oh boy." Samathea follows her. Elena storms into Jeremy's room and pulls his headphones off, "Ah, god what now?" he asks, "The pocket watch, where is it?" she demands of him, "What watch?" he asks, "The one you stole from mum's box." she states, Samathea stood in the doorway, arms crossed. "Mrs. Lockwood just called me, freaking out. It was on the list, Jeremy. She can't find it and she thinks she's the one that lost it." Elena states

"Maybe she did or maybe Tyler took it." he states, Samathea shook her head, seeing that Jeremy was digging his own grave. "Don't play even play that card, you took it, am I going to online and find it on eBay. Is that how you pay for your pot?" she asks, Samathea face palms. "Screw you." he stood from his chair, walks over to his shelve, reaches behind his stereo and pulls out the pocket watch and walks back to Elena. "I would never sell this, okay." he tells her. "Then why did you take it?" she asks him, "He didn't take it, I gave it to him." Samathea butts in. Elena looks at her, as she walks into the room. "Why?" she asks, "Because it's suppose to be Jeremy's. Dad said that it's been given to the first born son, his dad gave it to him." Samathea tells her then Jeremy slaps it into Elena's hand and walks back to his chair. "And he was going to give to you." she mumbles, "Yeah." he states sitting back down pulling his headphones back on. Elena then walks to the door, Samathea walks out as well, "Jeremy, it's still your and mum promised Mrs. Lockwood, what do you want me to do about it?" Elena asks him. "Just take it and get out." he tells her and pulls his headphones on his ears.

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"It's cool not growing old, I like being the eternal stud." Damon states, straightening out his jacket, Stefan glares at him. "Yes, being a 150 year old has been the height of my happiness." he states, Damon looks at him, you crack the funny Stefan. I should of a drink to celebrate." he states, taking a glass, he then walks over to the other desk and grabs a hold of the pic of Mary Ann. He smiles a little, "1864, you and Katherine were the perfect couple and then again so were Mary and I." he states, remembering. "I remember." Stefan states, "Anne never did love parties, always shy and afraid to even move, but then she danced with me, she couldn't care less about the world." Damon states, pouring a glass of scotch.

Stefan looks at him "Katherine tried her hardest to compel to make me fall in love with her after I drop Mary off and got a kiss from her." he states, Stefan just glares at him. "Oh well, here's to history repeating itself." he cheers then went to take a drink, but "accidentally" spilling it onto the floor. Then drops the glass, "I admire your efforts, Stefan. Pouring yourself a drink, then spiking the bottle with vervein." he states, Stefan looks down, "I'm not some surety chick, you can't roofie me. But I can't help but feel a little used, thought we're having a moment." he clips his cuffs, Stefan looks at him, "I'm going to have to go to the party angry, who knows what I'll do." he states and walks out of the room, Stefan watches him leave.

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Samathea stood in front of her mirror, smoothing out her loose Caribbean blue dress that went to her thighs. It had two silk strings that were tied behind her neck. The top wrap tightly around her chest, hugging her. She wore formal blue high heels, some make-up and her hair was curled and tired onto a curly ponytail. She still wore the crescent moon that Stefan gave her, then she sigh, garbing her hand purse and walks out of her room, but then she saw Elena leave Jeremy's room.

She smiles and walks over to her, "Wow, Sammy, you look stunning." Elena states as she saw her. "Thanks, come on, Stefan should be here soon." Samathea offers her arm to her. Elena smiles and took her arm and they both walk down the stairs, and they heard the door bell rang and Samathea opens the door, finding Stefan standing there, "Wow Samathea, you look... um..." she smiles at him, "Stunning?" she asks him. He nods, she giggles as Elena joins her, "Hey Stefan." she smiles at him.

"Hi. You ready?" he asks her, "Yeah, but can we add Sammy with us as well?" she asks her, he nods, "Of course." he states, she smiles, she took one arm as Samathea took the other. And they walk to the party.

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They arrive at the party and saw it was lively as always, they stood in line, waiting to enter. "Hi, Mayor Lockwood." Elena greets, he smiles at them, "Hi guys, come on in." he tells them, they step through the door, "Wow this is a shocker, both Gilbert twins on each arm of one man." he states, "Oh, I'm just a tag along, don't worry." she tells him. He smiles and nods at her and they walk through the house, Damon's eyes were on Samathea was she was looking beautifully stunning.

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Then night fell and the founder's party was still going, Samathea walks through the room that held all the old things at was pass down through the generations, she stops and looks at her parents wedding rings. Elena walks up to her and saw what she was staring at. "I still can't get over that fact they're gone." Samathea mumbles, Elena looks at her, not knowing what to say to her. "You think we'll ever move on from this?" she asks her sister, "I don't know Sammy, I really don't." she tells her, Samathea nods at her and smiles, "Thank you for your honest answer." she states and walks off into another room and saw the frames holding written documents.

Stefan and Elena soon catch up with her, Elena stood next to her, "The founding families of Mystic falls welcomes you to the inaugural founders council celebration on this, the twenty-fourth of September in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-four." Elena reads. "Fascinating. Elena looks at the names; sheriff William Forbes, Mayor Benjamin Lockwood." Samathea points out.

"Is that Damon... Salvatore and Stefan Salvatore?" Elena asks as she sees both Damon and Stefan's names on the document, Samathea shot a look over at Stefan and back at Elena. "The original Salvatore brothers, our ancestors. Tragic story, actually." Damon states, drawing all three's attention as he and Caroline walk up to them. "We don't need to bore them with stories of the past." Stefan states, Damon looks at him. "It's not boring Stefan, Sammy and I would love to hear more about your family, right Sammy?" Elena asks her, Samathea looks at her and fakes a smiles, "Of course." she answers. "Well I'm bored, I want to dance, but Damon won't dance with me." Caroline throws out. Damon shook his head, "I can barrow your date?" she ask Elena, "Oh, uh..." Elena tries to answer. "I don't really dance." Stefan states, "Sure he does. You should see him, the waltz, the gitter bug, the moon walk. He does it all." Damon states, Stefan looks at him, "You wouldn't mind would you, Elena?" she asks again.

"That's up to Stefan." she answers. "Well sorry, I'm not going to take no for answer." she states and took Stefan's hand and lead him out of the room, leaving Elena and Samathea at Damon's mercy. "Elena can I talk to Samathea for a minute?" he states, not bothering on waiting for her answer, he then took Samathea's arm lightly and lead her into the other room. Once they were out of Elena's ear shot, they stop and he stood in front of Samathea, Samathea looks at him, really wanting to smack him again. She crosses her arms and turn her look into a glare. "First of all, I want to apologize to you Samathea for being such a world class jerk, the other night when I tried to kiss you, there is no excuse. My therapist says I'm acting out, trying to punish Stefan." he tells her, "Why, because he loved both Katherine and Mary Ann?" she asks him.

"I don't want to even bring it up, but the men in the Salvatore family have been cursed with sibling rivalry, all started with the original Salvatore brothers." he states, she deepens her glare, "The Salvatore name is practically royalty in this town, until there was a war, it was.." he went to say, "The battle of Willow Creek, I know we talk about it in class, Confederate soldiers fired on a church with civilians inside." Samathea states, "What the history books left out is that the people that were killed weren't there by accident, they were believed to be union sympathizers, so some of the founders on the confederacy side back then wanted them rounded up and burn alive." he tells her. Samathea walks over to him, as he stood by the model of the old church. "Stefan and Damon had some people they loved very much in that church." he tells her.

Samathea listens to his story. "And when they went to go rescue them, they were shot in cold blood." he tells her, "There were two women in that church they wanted to save, wasn't there?" she asks him, he smiles gently at her, "Actually yes." he answers her. She sighs, "I want to say you're lying your ass off, but... something tells me you aren't lying." she states, he shrugs. "Look Damon, I don't know what's going on between you and Stefan, but Elena and I can't get caught in the middle of it." she tells him, he looks down at the ground. "I just... I just hope you work things out before you do something that will regret later." she tells him, "I hope so too." he states, making her smile a little.

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Then she, Elena and Damon walk over to Stefan and Caroline. "What did we miss?" Damon asks them, "Nothing, just chatting, drink Damon." Stefan states. "No, I'll pass." he tells him, Samathea notices the stare down and lightly elbows Elena giving her the signal to say something. "Stefan, do you have one more dance in you?" Elena asks him, "Absolutely." he answers, setting his drink down and him and Elena, slow dance on the dance floor. "They look so cute together." Caroline states. "Totally." Samathea agrees, Damon just stole looks at Samathea from time to time.

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Not long after Samathea wonders around the house, looking at things saying hi to people and bumps into a face that she really didn't want to see, "Sam?" Tyler asks, she turn to leave, "Sam, wait, wait wait." he ran up to her, lightly garbing her arm, she turns back to him, "What?" she asks in an annoy tone, "Listen I know I've been an ass to you and Jeremy and I get that you hate me." he starts, "That's an understatement." she cross her arms. "I want to say I'm sorry for smacking you and for being the crap out of Jeremy, I wasn't myself." he states, her glare never change. "So do you forgive me?" he asks her, she smirks, grips his shoulder with one hand and whams in him the stomach with her fist. He groans in pain, leaning against her, "Now we're even." she hiss at him, pulling away, letting him crumble to the ground.

And then walks away from him, feeling a whole lot better. She then walks into the bathroom where Caroline was. "You seem better." she states, "Yeah, well I just gave Tyler a peace of my mind." Samathea states, applying lip-gloss on. "That would explain the bruise knuckles on your hand." he states, Samathea smiles and then notices something under her coat. "What's that?" she asks, Caroline looks at her, Samathea went to move her coat, but Caroline jerks away. "No, don't" she states, but Samathea moves her scarf and saw a bite mark, "Oh my god, Caroline, what happened?" Samathea asks her, "It's nothing." she tells her, pushing her hands away. "That is not nothing, Caroline. Did somebody hurt you?" Samathea questions her.

"No, no. It's nothing. My mum will kill me." she states, Samathea looks back at her coat and moves it down, finding another bite mark. "Did Damon hurt you?" she asks her, "No, no. of course not." she denies, pulling her coat over her shoulder, Samathea went to check for anymore. "Just leave me alone, ok Samathea! God!" she snaps and walks out of the bathroom.

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Samathea looks over the dance floor and saw Damon standing on the side, she charges over at him. He smirks at her, but then was smack again, "There is something seriously wrong with you. You stay the hell away from Caroline or I will go straight to her mother, sheriff. Stay away from her." she threatens him and walks off, feeling more angry then even as she walks up to Stefan and Elena. "Elena can I talk to Stefan real quick, alone?" she asks her sister, she looks at her and nods, they both walk out of ear shot of everyone. "What's wrong?" he asks her, "Damon is what's wrong, I just found bruises and bite marks all over her body and she so confused and messed up in the head and not herself around him, Stefan please, please tells me you're handling it." she asks of him, he nods, "I do, I am handling it." he tell her, she sighs. "Whatever you're going, let it happen soon, or I'm coming after him myself." she warns him, going to leave.

"Wait Sam." he grips her arm, making her look at him, "He's way too strong for you to handle." he warns her, "I don't care if he's vampire, but after what he has done to my friend, I will make him regret the day he ever meet me." she snaps taking back her arm and walks back to the party, as she walks back inside, the rows of champagne glasses she walks by shatters. And she just walks back inside.

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She looks around her Caroline, got Elena to join her, then the voices whispers again. Telling her directions on where to go. "Elena, follow me." she states, walking down the hall and outside. "Sam, do you even know where you're going?" Elena asks her, "Not really." Samathea answers and they saw Caroline standing in the middle of the field, alone. "Caroline, there you are, we've looking everywhere for you." Elena states, as they walk up to her. Samathea place her hand on her shoulder, "Care, you okay?" Elena asks her, seeing that she was tearing up. "I'm fine, I'm fine." she cries, "Caroline, you're shaking, what happened?" Samathea asks her, "I'm fine, I'm fine." she said again. "Here, come here." Samathea pulls her into her arms and Caroline cries on her shoulder. "Shh, there there, I'm here, we're here."