DISCLAIMER! I do not own any of the Vampire Diaries or the characters! If I did, Elena would just choose Damon, Rebekah and Stefan would just finally be together, Elijah would find Katherine and love her forever, Matt would find himself someone human and not crazy, and Klaus would fall for me. ;)
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Alright, well, I'm a bit disheartened because of negative reviews… Honestly, should I continue this story? Well, here's the bonfire for school and guess who finds out Lailah's been hanging out with the "wrong crowd"?
Chapter Ten – In Which the Elder Doppelganger Finds Out
Lailah sighed, looking into the mirror. Today was the bonfire and she was dreading it. Fire was not her friend and parties where Derik got drunk weren't either, which was every party they ever went to together. Her choice of clothing was a white top matched with a pair of white sandals and dark wash shorts; she'd chosen to leave her hair wavy, in a messy bun and opted for light, natural makeup.
The Addams Family (aka the Mikaelsons, Salvatores, and Lockwoods) was going to meet up with her, and she'd hope they brought Nik, but he had told them he had work. Lailah was a bit disappointed by that, but maybe then Derik wouldn't pick a fight with someone tonight. Who was she kidding? It was Derik, he always went finding fights.
"Grams, I'm leaving, I left some lasagna in the fridge!" Lailah shouted as she grabbed her keys and patted Klaus on the head from where he sat beside the door. He whimpered as she opened the door and she saw it to be Elijah, one of the older Mikaelsons.
"Hello again," he spoke in a silky voice, looking around the house. "May I come in?"
Lailah was confused as to why he was here, but she smiled anyway, moving out of the way for him to come in. Klaus whined a bit more and Elijah turned to look at him.
"Who might this be?" he asked curiously.
"Klaus, my black lab," Lailah explained, crouching down to rub the dog's tummy.
Elijah's eyes whipped down to her and he let out a small chuckle. "What an unusual name. Where did you come across it?"
"My uncle who gave me him," Lailah smiled, she hadn't heard from Uncle Klaus in a while though. "I thought I should honor him."
Elijah chuckled once more, the Petrova girls always seemed to put a smile on his face. "And honor him you shall."
"Lailah, honey," Elena said, walking in, "You're still he-Elijah?"
"Hello Miss Elena, we meet again," Elijah said, nodding his head towards the older doppelganger.
"What-What are you doing here?" Elena breathed, holding onto the couch for some support. They were going to stay away, they weren't going to come bother her for another year… Why were they here now? "I thought you all were out of town."
"Grams, how do you two know each other?" Lailah said, confused, still crouched next to the black lab.
"He-he's-"
"An old friend," Elijah answered. "Miss Elena and my mother used to be close friends, but now talk very little."
"Yes," Elena said, nodding. Maybe if she played along, Lailah wouldn't have to know about vampires, werewolves and all that jazz any sooner. "How do you know them, honey?"
"Well, Caroline and Rebekah," Elena flinched unnoticeably to her granddaughter, "are my new friends. I spent the weekend there last week, they're the new friends I made." Lailah smiled at her grandmother. So maybe since Grams knew them already, she wouldn't mind her hanging out with such a huge group at such a fast rate.
"Have you met… the other siblings?" Elena gulped. If Lailah had met Klaus, it meant that she was going to leave a lot sooner than expected. Elena couldn't even believe this was happening. Why were they early? Couldn't they just wait one more year? Klaus was an impatient petulant child, Elena thought sourly.
Elijah answered that for Lailah. "Yes, she's met all of them. She's been getting along marvelously. Even Rebekah loves her."
"Rebekah's a sweetheart," Lailah frowned. Elijah and Elena shared a small, knowing smile even in these circumstances.
"Yes, but she can be a bit of a princess," Elijah explained. "But she's quite taken with you."
"Have you met the Lockwoods and Salvatores too?" Lailah asked curiously to her grandmother. "I just love Jeremy, he's like my own little brother!"
Elena's eyes snapped up to her granddaughter's and her breath hitched… Jeremy? Was a vampire?
"Lailah, why don't you go on to the bonfire? Rebekah and Caroline were being impatient before they even left, muttering about how you shouldn't be late," Elijah said, a bit stiffer than before. "I have some catching up to do with your grandmother."
Lailah nodded and turned to open the door. "Remember, lasagna in the fridge!"
Elijah and Elena smiled at the younger doppelganger. Once the door was closed and they heard the engine start, they both were silent for a few seconds. But then Elena threw a vase at the Original, whose fast reflexes made him duck but still look at the angry woman in shock.
"What the hell, Elijah! We made a deal!"
-HelpI'mAlive-
"Lailah Marie," Caroline boomed as she spotted the olive skinned girl exiting her car. "What took you so long?"
"Your brother Elijah stopped by, he's catching up with my grandma," Lailah said, shrugging her shoulders. Rebekah and Caroline shared a discreet look. "Is he always so sophisticated and professional?"
"Maybe," Rebekah shrugged.
"I wonder if he wears those suits to bed," Lailah giggled.
"Maybe you'll find out," Rebekah said, winking. Lailah rolled her eyes, but laughed none the less. She really was curious as to if he always wore those suits. It's not like he didn't look fantastic in them, though. She wondered what Nik looked like in a suit. Yummy.
"Lailah," Caroline hissed, snapping Lailah out of her thoughts. "Nik is like, so totally head over heels in love with you!"
Rebekah nodded, with a frown. "He doesn't even want to get out of bed."
"He probably says your name in his sleep or something," Caroline said, rolling her eyes. "Knowing him, he's probably painting you or something. And wondering what countries you've been to."
"Why? Why would he do that?" Lailah said, confused.
"It's what he did with Caroline," Rebekah said, shaking her head at Caroline's antics. "But he's completely over her now, it was a small infatuation and Caroline didn't even like him back, so no need to be jealous."
"I'm not jealous," Lailah mumbled self consciously, as she wrapped her arms around herself and wondered how Caroline could refuse such a perfect angel.
Caroline snorted and thought back to 2012, where Klaus tried to sweep her off her feet. It didn't work then, wouldn't work now. Her love and loyalty remained with Tyler and always would.
"Oh look, there are our boys, drinking some beer! Come on, Bekah, let's going ruin their male bonding! Meet up with us later, Lailah, be sure to be at the mansion bright and early tomorrow! We have to get ready for homecoming!" Caroline spotted Stefan and Tyler sitting near the fire and dragged Rebekah by the arm.
Lailah sighed and walked into the clearing, hearing the music blasting and kids running around. Arms wrapped around her and she instantly knew it was Derik from the bottle of alcohol in hand.
"Hey babe," Derik said, giving Lailah a sloppy kiss. Lailah frowned at the alcohol in his breath. Derik frowned at her frown, she looked around for a spot to sit down with him, but he just wrapped his arms around her and mumbled, "Look at me, pay attention to me, baby."
Derik continued with his whining and Lailah sighed. "Der, it's pretty early to be drinking this heavy…"
"Who cares?" Derik said, as he stumbled with Lailah in her arms to a more secluded area of the clearing the bonfire was held at. They were close to the fire but not many were around anymore, either having sex, getting drunk, getting high or not even here yet because they wanted to be fashionably late. "It's not even school authorized, so it's not like I'll get in trouble. Let's have some fun."
Derik chuckled as pushed Lailah up against the hard bark of the tree, pressing wet kisses to her neck and trying to grind against her. Lailah was less than thrilled, she was in pain and whimpering. "Derik, Derik, stop. Please?"
Derik frowned and shook his head, "We've been waiting for a while, can't you just trust me?"
"N-Not here," Lailah said, stuttering. "Not against a tree in the woods."
"Why?" Derik whined.
"I suggest you get off of her, mate," a familiar accented voice called out called out from the shadows.
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"Elena, I thought you were more level headed than this," Elijah tried to reason to the furious elder doppelganger who was muttering to herself. "Honestly."
"What do you expect, Elijah?" she spat out his name with such disgust. "I thought you were to leave us alone till she was eighteen."
"Well, Niklaus is a bit," Elijah hesitated.
"Cruel? Evil? Heartless?" Elena supplied, with a humorless laugh.
"Impatient," he deadpanned.
"Why is Jeremy still alive, Elijah?" Elena's voice softened, as she looked to the ground thinking of her little brother.
"Not just Jeremy," Elijah hesitated, but ended up sitting next to Elena on the loveseat. "Alaric too."
"Klaus took them both!" Elena shrieked, standing up and causing Elijah to wince slightly. "You monsters! All of you!"
"They had asked for it," Elijah said, in a detached voice. He'd gotten used to being called a monster, but hearing it from someone who looked so much like Tatia, like Katerina, from someone who had much of his respect. He sighed; maybe he was right not to get close to Lailah because Klaus would have her no matter what.
"But-But-" Elena whimpered, tears spilling over on her cheeks. She cursed herself for being so weak in front of the Original. "Jeremy didn't want to be any part of the supernatural. He hates them. Alaric was a vampire slayer!"
Elijah sighed and shook his head, putting a hand on Elena's shaking shoulder as he sobbed. God help him, he always fell for the Petrova women, just like everyone else did. "They didn't have any place to go. They were lost. Just like the rest of us are."
-HelpI'mAlive-
Kol came out of the shadows, glowering at the drunken mess in front of him that Lailah called her boyfriend. He shook his head at the scene and growled under his breath.
"Why? You don't even know her," Derik snarled, but let go of Lailah to turn and defend his "manhood" or whatever men wanted to call it.
"Yes, I do, actually," Kol said, smirking triumphantly. "She's my date to homecoming."
"What the hell?" Derik said, angrily, looking back to Lailah with furious written all over his face. "No, she's not."
"And why the hell not?"
"Because she's going with me now," Derik said, haughtily. "Be ready at seven, babe." He forcefully grabbed Lailah's rear and sent a possessive smirk over to Kol. Grabbing Lailah's arm, Derik turned over to sneer, "See you later."
Lailah turned back and mouthed 'I'm sorry' as Derik dragged her away from Kol. Kol just shook his head and gave a small smile. Klaus would deal with him soon enough, especially after this disgusting human trying to defile Lailah in the woods.
Meanwhile, Derik was surrounded by people now, because he dragged them over to where a few of his friends were sitting around the bonfire, roasting some marshmellows and howling with laughter. Lailah was a bit relieved to be safer due to the amount of teenagers around. However, that relief was short lived as Derik brought them closer to the fire.
"D-D-Derik, please, s-stop, you-you know I h-hate fire," Lailah begged, whimpering.
"I know," Derik said, rolling his eyes. "Why don't you just go home, babe? Get some rest for tomorrow?" He sent her a wink and she shivered from disgust. "See, you're even cold, you might get sick. Go home, I'll be alright."
He was eying the pretty blonde, Sarah Fell, who had just a little too much to drink. Lailah didn't really notice, or care. She just wanted to go home, lie in her bed, and eat some ice-cream. That's all she wanted.
She didn't get what she wanted though.