(Chapter four)

"Hey there." said Kelsey as she suddenly appeared at Ethan's locker after school that day and he jumped a little. "Did I scare ya?"

Ethan brushed it off like it was nothing and tried to sound tough. "Ha no, you didn't scare me."

Kelsey raised her eyebrows and made a little smirk on her face. "Sureee. Well come on, I really want to get started on this paper. Are you ready?"

"Yeah but how exactly are we going to get there?" he asked.

"We're going to walk silly. Come on." said Alex as she grabbed Ethan's hand and pulled him forward. Ethan liked her hand against his own. It was soft and he just hoped that his would remain dry and not all sweaty from the bit of nervousness that he was feeling. He couldn't help but smile when Kelsey moved her hand around until their fingers were hooked together. After walking for about ten minutes they came upon Mystic Falls Public Library.

"I think it's so funny how everything here is named Mystic Falls this and Mystic Falls that." said Kelsey.

"Yeah, we're one creative town huh?" laughed Ethan as Kelsey pulled him inside.

"So do you know what you're going to do your report on yet?" she asked him.

"I don't really think I'm going to pick a specific thing like you. I think I'm just going to do the general topic of the supernatural myths here and all that jazz." said Ethan.

Kelsey looked at him for a moment before pulling him forward again. "Excuse me ma'am but do you have any books about the myths and legends that surrounded Mystic Falls back when it was first founded?"

A small gray haired woman looked up at her over her crescent moon shaped glasses. "Why yes dear. If you go back towards the biography and autobiography section you can find all kinds of written records and personal accounts on the subject. If you need anything let me know." she smiled.

"Thank you." said Kelsey.

Ethan sat down at a table and began to unpack his stuff while Kelsey took off in search for a book. After about five minutes she came back with three books in her hands.

"How cool is this?" she said with excitement as she opened on of the books.

"What book is it?" asked Ethan.

"Oh it's not a book." she said. "It's a journal written by some guy named Jonathan Gilbert."

Ethan looked at her for a second. "Let me see one of those..." he said as he took on into his hand. "My mothers maiden name was Gilbert...she never told me that one of our ancestors kept a journal like this..." he was now flipping thru the journal reading segments of each entry that he could.

"Would you look at that? He was some kind of inventor that made devices to catch vampire and then have them killed." said Kelsey. "Hmmm, listen to this: January 7th, 1864. Today I have completed the invention that is going to be used to find the vampires. This town was founded on morals and these creatures of the damned that have come here have no morals. They kill without warning or remorse and now they must pay for their actions. The first on our list is Mrs. Katherine Pierce and her friend Mrs. Pearl who has deceived me and Mr. Salvatore doesn't know it yet but his son's Damon and Stefan are also creatures of the damned and they too will die. The town only sees it fit for the vampires to be staked and then burned in the old church. I have made a commitment to protect this town and I will make sure it is safe. - Jonathan Gilbert."

Ethan looked at Kelsey with a puzzled expression. "Damon and Stefan Salvatore?"

"Yep. Hey, isn't that your last name? You must be related to them! That's so epic!" cried Kelsey with delight.

"I have to go." said Ethan as he stood up and shoved his books into his book bag. "I'll see you later."

"Wait! Ethan!" yelled Kelsey in a whisper but he was already out of the door. His mind was racing. Damon and Stefan Salvatore...? Damon was his father and Stefan his uncle...but those names came from a journal entry from 1864. How was that possible? But then he stopped dead in his tracks and one thought popped into this mind... "vampire", the journal had said they were vampires. It all hit Ethan, that's why his father was so edgy during their conversation last night and why his mother agreed with him. He never realized until now that they never really ate dinner and whenever one of them was out, he got the excuse that they were "running errands" but never got an exact location. And both of his parents should have been getting slight wrinkles and bits of gray in their hair but nothing...their bodies seemed to be frozen in time. Ethan took off running towards the boardinghouse. This was what they were keeping from him. This was their little secret. As he kept running he could see the boardinghouse coming into site in the distance and when he got their he ripped open the door to find his parents, Uncle, and Alex all sitting in the living room. Damon stood up and walked over to him.

"Whats wrong with you?You're out of breath, did something happen? " he asked as he went to place his hand on Ethan's shoulder but he pulled back and Damon looked at him with concern.

"Don't touch me!" yelled Ethan.

"Ethan!" said Elena. "What has gotten into you?"

Ethan looked around the room and he focused on each of them. "I know the truth!"

"The truth?" asked Damon. "The truth about what?"

"You know exactly what I'm talking about. I read Jonathan Gilbert's journal entry and I saw your name and Uncle Stefan's in it! I know what you are..." said Ethan with anger on his face. "You've lied to me this whole time!"

Damon froze, his eyes wide. "The original Salvatore brothers were also named Damon and Stefan, Ethan."

"Don't lie to me anymore! Everything makes sense now. I finally see why you, mom, and Uncle Stefan never eat dinner, why you're always running "errands" with no explained location, and why you haven't seemed to age a bit...no gray hair, nothing!" he yelled.

Damon turned away and walked over towards Elena. He glanced at her and saw that her lapis lazuli colored eyes were now opened very wide and then he glanced over to Stefan to see his forest green eyes in the same position, his jaw line was hard.

"It's like I don't even know you people! I've looked up to all of you and this is how you repay me? You sit here and lie to your own son all this time? Well screw all of you and just stay out of my life!" screamed Ethan as he took off up the stairs but Damon suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Ethan, enough! Will you please just listen to me?" he begged.

"No..." growled Ethan.

"Ethan, I love you. Your mother loves you and so does you uncle...we were wrong to keep this from you but can you blame us seeing as how you're reacting right now? We were going to tell you when the time was right." said Damon.

"So just keep the fact that you're all fucking vampires from me for all my life?" he roared.

"Watch your mouth." hissed Damon.

"Get away from me." said Ethan as he made his way around his father and up to his room where he slammed the door shut.

Damon suddenly appeared in front of the mini bar and then he downed the glass of scotch he had made for himself before throwing the glass across the room.

"I told you he wasn't ready!" he yelled.

"Damon, calm down.." cried Elena as she appeared at his side and tried to hold him but he shrugged her off and took of towards the door.

"I'll be out. Don't wait up for me..." he said as he turned and slammed the door behind him leaving Elena in tears.

"Elena...it's going to be okay." said Stefan as he walked over to her and gentle pulled her towards the couch.

Damon was now running thru the woods. Running kind of soothed him in a way and helped to calm him down. His anger was boiling and suddenly he stopped as he stuck his nose up into the air and smelt the faint smell of a...human. He could hear their pulse and heartbeat. Slowly he walked towards the open clearing and saw a young woman standing there.

"Sir...?" she called out. "Please, can you help me? My boyfriend left me out here and now I'm lost..."

Damon walked closer to her and without even so much as a thought he attacked her, letting go of his humanity for a moment. She cried out in pain but he wasn't going to let her go. He was angry and he wanted blood. He wanted to kill and then he wanted to turn all of his emotions off. He could feel her body getting weaker and then her heartbeat stopped. Slowly Damon let out a growl of satisfaction and threw her body to the ground, wiping the blood off his mouth as best he could. As he turned around he stopped, staring at the person before him. Ethan's eyes were wide with fear as he saw the blood trickling down his father's mouth.

"Ethan..." said Damon but then Ethan took off, not knowing where he was going but he had to get out of their. Now.

OH NO! This is not good that Ethan just witnessed that! I wonder what's going to happen...hmmmm? So, what did you guys think? Did you like this chapter? Did you hate it? Let me know so that means review please! Thanks for the support! ~Lindsey