A/N: Heyo! Yeah, I know this is long overdue. I hope ya'll find it worth it lol. Thanks to purastella for beta-reading this chapter! Any familiar dialogue is from TVD S1E8 and belongs to its writers. I had lots of fun redoing this episode. Hope ya'll enjoy! I suspect the next chapter to be out within the next month but I am looking for a job so idk if I can stick to that. Thank you guys for sticking around for Ravyn! Don't forget to leave a review on the way out! Thank you! ~Hannbells


There were so many reasons why I wanted to stab Sam tonight. The first being the obvious fact that he was serving underaged kids, including the sheriff's daughter. I lost count on how many times he refused to acknowledge the fact that Caroline was clearly a high school student. I even quizzed him on people's ages, and he still seemed to miss the point completely. I was ready to rip my hair out, which is something because I absolutely love my hair.

The fact that I had to babysit Sam was annoying, but it pissed me off on a whole new level because I wanted to study the new vampire. The blonde- Lexi, I learned through a very chatty Damon- had stuck with Stefan for most of the party. She had not given Elena the tequila, which was something I was grateful for. She seemed eager to give Elena and Stefan time together, which disgusted me naturally. Of course, I should have expected that from the beginning given what she was.

What I did not expect was her completely idiotic speech about true love. Do I believe in true love? Eh. If I cannot trust my own family, how can I trust someone else? But beside my own feelings about it, Elena was sixteen. How on earth can Lexi think it is real love when they've only known each other for such a short amount of time? Illogical. Ridiculous. But I had no desire to intervene, so I tried my best to let it go. For now.

"Ravyn."

Cue death scene. I sighed and walked over to Sam, my face clearly reflecting my impatient annoyance. I had scared him earlier about getting fired, so now he wanted me to double check IDs for him. I peered at the ID, which was unnecessary on the man who was clearly in his forties. Sam looked relieved though at my subtle nod, so at least the night was getting progressively better rather than worse. Maybe we wouldn't have to worry about underaged kids anymore.

My eyes immediately landed on Caroline, who was stumbling into a booth with her friend Matt Donovan, who I knew fairly well since he was Vicki's brother. "Oh hey!" Matt greeted Caroline as she fell into the seat beside him.

Caroline tried desperately to get out a coherent sentence. "I slim- I'm slipped. I slipped." She chuckled.

"Hammered, huh?" Matt seemed to ignore his friend entirely, which I gave him points for. Caroline seemed to be teetering on the edge, and she deserved the attention right now.

"Well," Caroline shifted slightly and looked at him. "A very nice but not handsome bartender was very kind to me tonight." Sam. I looked back at my coworker, who was looking closely at an ID from an increasingly impatient couple. Caroline continued sadly, "Unlike the rest of the global humanverse." She paused. "Are those curly fries?"

Matt chuckled and told the friend to grab her a coffee, which I happily had ready when he came to order it. I simply waved him away when he asked about paying; as if I would have them pay for helping her sober up.

Caroline was answering Matt's question by the time I was finished with his friend. "Baddest." She suddenly perked up and looked at him, asking earnestly, "Am I shallow?"

Matt chuckled nervously. "Is that a trick question?"

Okay. Clearly, I had to do something about these people because none of them knew how to be a decent person.

"Hey." I turned to- lo and behold- Damon sitting in front of me. I simply poured more of the Brittle into his empty glass before heading down the bar to scare off some more high school students.

I glanced at Damon when Lexi came over to him, dropping two shots in front of him. "Alright, the shots are a bribe." Lexi informed him, instantly putting a slight smile to my face. "I need you to answer a question." She looked at him through narrowed eyes. "What are you really doing in Mystic Falls?"

Damon, living up to his self-renowned wit, replied with a serious look. "Have you tried the Brittle? It wins awards."

"Cut the crap."

Damon's eyes lost the faint gleam in them, but mine lit up. As much as I knew she was a vampire, I liked her style. "Okay, I have a diabolical master plan."

"What is it?" Lexi asked.

"If I told you it wouldn't be very diabolical, now would it?"

'How does no one hear this but me?' I glanced around, spotting the sheriff walking in with a young brunette who looked shaken. Suddenly, I could easily guess what Damon's plan was. I focused back on Damon and Lexi, the latter trying her best to impose a threat on Damon. I walked over and gave a wide smile to them both. "Excuse me, but I have a call for you miss in back." I had no idea if her lover was even alive, but I had hoped her "girl" instincts would kick in enough to listen to me.

Apparently, vampire senses trump any human instincts. She simply blinked. "I think you have the wrong person." Her eyes dilated again.

Damon wasn't looking at us anymore, but at the sheriff and the girl. I took the opportunity. I smiled, blinked, and replied evenly, "No, I don't think so."

Lexi straightened and began the walk to the back room, just as the girl pointed her finger in our direction. Damon focused back on us, his eyes widening in surprise as Lexi moved away from him. I didn't give him a glance as I led her to the back room, just as the sheriff got to him.

"So…"

I shook my head and closed the door behind us. "Damon's master plan is to give you over to the sheriff as the vampire who's been attacking the town."

Lexi's eyes widened. "How do you know that?"

"Because he's an idiot." I walked past her and pointed to the back door. "They might be blocking this door, but that shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"

Lexi narrowed her eyes at me. "No. How-"

"Okay. We do not have time for twenty questions. The sheriff will be knocking on this door in like thirty seconds." The Alchemist and sane part of me was bashing me for helping out a vampire, especially since the sheriff would most likely view me with suspicion now. That was the last thing I wanted, but she honestly looked like an older version of Jill, and the vampire princess and Sydney would help her out. Even if she was a vampire, she didn't deserve to go down for Damon. I could not think of anyone who would honestly. "Just go. I'll handle the sheriff."

"You're…"

"No." I resisted showing the fact that the mere thought of being like her made me feel like a cold statue of fear. "But I know. Now go. No one deserves to go down for his shit."

Lexi's eyes flickered with laughter. "Thanks, bartender. You're a real pal to us girls."

So maybe there was some girl instincts left, but clearly not enough. I rolled my eyes. "If I have to say go one more time, I might just turn you in."

The blonde vampire laughed lightly before disappearing out the back door. I tried to ignore the sounds of bodies hitting the floor. I turned and opened the door, eyes widening in fake surprise at the sight of Sheriff Forbes. She looked downright serious. "Where is she?"

Well, research into vampires might just pay off. I blinked, looking at her in confusion. "Who?"

Sheriff Forbes' eyes filled with understanding, indicating she believed my act of being compelled. "Come on." She ordered the deputies behind her. They immediately pushed past me and out the back. The sheriff sighed and put a hand on my shoulder before turning around. I was not surprised, but perhaps a little caught off guard by the fact that Sam was being led out of the bar in handcuffs. When he tried to tell Sheriff Forbes that he checked everyone's IDs, she simply replied dryly, "Yeah, apparently you didn't." She watched as he was led away. I instinctively crossed my arms over my chest. Instead of looking at me, she went over to Damon.

Damon frowned, immediately putting on his act. "I… I had no idea she was…" He stopped, seeming to pause to breathe. Asshole. "Did you…?"

"She got away, but we'll find her." Sheriff Forbes looked determined. "Now that we know what it is and what it looks like, this nightmare can finally be over when we find it."

As much as I hated vampires, I detested how she referred to Lexi as an inanimate object. It wasn't like she was a Strigoi. But even then… Strigoi were still living creatures. They were terrifying and looked like monsters, but they were still living beings. They still had thoughts, intellect, emotions, and desires. Sure, Strigoi had all the evil versions of those traits, but I learned a long time ago that not all vampires are Strigoi. And not all vampires are monsters. I learned that humans can be monsters too and can be more terrifying than a vampire.

Well… maybe not these people. But I think Stefan will definitely show a darker side to his brother tonight. He was looking at me with an unnervingly serious look. I sincerely hoped my meddling would not entail me being dragged into these vampires' games.

At the sight of Elena's eyes on mine, my only thought was shit.