Friends or More?
"I want you to make your move," Ariana said, she manipulated a woman so they could use her home as a hide out, most of the newborn vampires were in the basement or wandering Mystic Falls. She didn't like to keep track of them, if they got themselves killed, that was their own fault.
Eva stood near an open window, a cigarette between her fingers. She narrowed her eyes at Ariana and knew exactly what she meant. Ariana needed her to make a distraction so she can sneak around and look for her dark object that Kol has.
"When?" Eva asked, bringing the cigarette to her lips. Her thirst for blood thrummed in her veins, but Ariana's supply of a few humans have sated her desire. At first she was frightened of the thought of taking blood from humans, but Ariana separated the fear and brought forth her hunger.
She hid in the bathroom, making sure the blood she spilled on her skin was washed clean. Clothing was supplied to her, she wore a black tank-top, a blue flannel shirt with navy jeans and converse shoes. All taken from the women that were in the house.
Another thing that Ariana did for the newborn vampires. She cloaked the entire house. Made it hidden from any vampires and witches. They were safe, for now.
"Soon. They'll be looking for me, the vampires that aren't here might disclose our location to Kol, the Salvatore brothers or Elena Gilbert. I need a distraction while I look for the dark object."
A creak sounded, which made both Ariana and Eva look over to the opened door that lead to the basement. She smiled meekly at the young girl appearing in the doorway, her entire face stained with blood, her irises blown with need and the dark veins underneath pulsed.
Eva knew exactly what was going to happen next. She watched Ariana raise her hand at the girl who stood several feet away, she fell to her knees, a shattered scream escaped her as she clawed at her scalp, begging Ariana to stop.
Ariana dropped her arm back down to her side. "Go back downstairs, I haven't said you could come up."
The girl rose and wiped away the tears sliding down her face. "We're.. hungry," She said with clenched teeth, the pain fresh at her temples as she took a cautious step back.
"You ate already. You'll do fine for a few hours -"
"A few hours!" The girl exclaimed, she covered her mouth and shook her head, knowing her outburst was unnecessary. Ariana and Eva watched her turn around and descend back down stairs, mumbling soft words. To Eva, the girl was crying but keeping that to herself instead of showing weakness to Ariana.
Eva sighed. She didn't like this as much as the vampires in the basement. Cooped up in a house, the blood lust thrummed through her body so intently, sometimes she would lose an inch of control. It was hard, looking in the mirror and watching the dark veins grow around her blood shroud eyes, her teeth elongate and her mouth parched. She wanted to desperately to leave the house, hunt down an animal or a human and drink them dry. Ariana had a tight leash wound around their necks like a noose, if any of them tried to leave, their bracelets and necklaces that held the spell that kept them from burning in the sun would fade.
For now, they were stuck under her command until she got what she wanted.
Last night, Kol Mikaelson - one of the Original vampires that created the vampire race a thousand years ago - created them. He appeared out of nowhere, he looked to be in his early twenties, brown mussed hair with British accent.
He grinned when he asked them if they wanted to drink at his place. Of course they were all wild with alcohol on their tongues, laughing with flushed cheeks and joy in their glazed eyes. The cool air rushed past her and she heard the loud crack of a bottle smashing on the dark asphalt street behind her.
When they turned, the mysterious guy held Mike by the head and dropped him to the ground. The screams escalated until he looked them all in the eye and told them to come with him. The next few hours was spent fixing his thirst.
'Jere..my... Jeremy...' He murmured in his sleep a lot. Mumbling his name, over and over again like some type of mantra. Her neck hurt a lot, the cold wrapped around her skin as she rose to her feet and left the room. Tip toeing past bodies and stepping in pools of sticky blood. She walked downstairs and headed into the kitchen where she found a stash of blood bags in the fridge. She picked one up and frowned, at first she wasn't sure if it was blood, she placed it on the counter and opened a bottle of Whiskey and took a quick swig, but instantly spit it up.
The taste was atrocious. Alcohol usually had a bad taste, but this was something else. She gripped the edge of the counter and closed her eyes, heaving in deep breathes. What is going on? Her teeth throbbed and when she reached up to touch it, her eyes opened at the realization of what she was touching. Fangs. She has fangs. Without another thought, she grabbed the blood bag and dumped the blood into a tall glass and filled it with Whiskey.
She should have known better than to provoke him when he found her in the kitchen, drunk off blood and alcohol. Her emotions were peaked and they were hard to control. Annoyed by what he did and the cravings she couldn't fight, the horrifying revelation that she and her friends were nothing but food to him. The pain in her neck afterwards and the sun that rose, revealing they were dead and trapped inside shadows.
Until the witch came and set them free, only to be bound by her.
"Eva, I want you to take a few of them across town and make a distraction, I don't care what you do, I need the Salvatore Boarding House clear."
Eva narrowed her gaze and nodded. There was no room for objections, whatever Ariana wanted from Kol was at the Salvatore's. She just needed to figure out what Ariana was after, and maybe take it for herself. Of course she'll also need a way to figure out how to stay alive in the sun if Ariana found out. There was another witch in town, maybe just maybe, she can make a bargain with her.
"What about the Original?" She asked, not able to say his name, it tasted foul on her tongue.
Ariana grinned, "Don't worry about him. I'll lure him somewhere he won't get his hands out of."
Meanwhile..
Tyler and Matt were lighting candles around the living room with Bonnie in the center. Caroline was in the kitchen, making herself a drink while Jeremy was upstairs with Elena, Damon and Stefan. They were looking for the dark object. Bonnie did say that if Kol's hoard of accidental newborn vampires were at Klaus's mansion and were now in Ariana's grasp. Ariana probably scoured the mansion and found nothing.
"Maybe he left it back in New Orleans," Matt suggested, lighting the last candle on the fire mantel and tucking his lighter in his pocket.
"Why would a witch come to Mystic Falls if it's still in New Orleans?" Caroline wondered, she sat on the couch with a glass of Whiskey in her hand.
"She probably figured Kol had it on him and he wouldn't leave it with his brothers," Tyler said, "what's confusing is why do you think he hid it with Jeremy?"
Caroline scoffed at the question while Bonnie gave her a pointed glare. "Why do you think the witch thinks he left it with Jeremy. They've been closer since they came back. Sure, Jeremy's still pissed off at Elena for leaving him in Denver, Kol is obviously his revenge ploy."
Bonnie sighed. She didn't want to argue with any of them, not when she needed to concentrate. "First thing's first. I locate the vampires, next is the dark object. It might be cloaked with something.."
"What about the witch?" Damon asked, entering the living room.
"We'll have to separate if we're going to find the witch, the vampires and the dark object," Matt said.
"Separate?" Elena asked, Stefan and Jeremy followed behind her. "Damon, call Alaric and tell him to get back here."
Damon frowned and glanced around. "I thought he came back with us?"
Stefan shook his head, "He left. Something about teacher duties." Damon wrinkled his nose and took out his cellphone.
Caroline drank the rest of her glass and placed it down on the small table next to the couch. "Alright. Kol is already looking for the witch and he'll possibly find the vampires since he has a more heightened sense than the rest of us. So I'm thinking, Bonnie can locate the dark object first."
"Kol is already searching for the witch, and he'll probably find the vampires by the trail of dead animal bodies.. or humans. We should make sure no one else gets hurt while Bonnie looks for the dark object," Caroline says.
"So, who's with who?" Tyler asked.
"The witch is conspiring with the vampires, so she probably gave them daylight rings, but they also might not have enough self control," Stefan said, his brows were knit together in concentration.
"Jeremy's a vampire hunter, you're on vampire duty, Stefan and Elena can go with you," Damon said, still looking down at his phone.
"What about the witch?" Tyler asked, he glanced over to Bonnie and found she was closing her eyes and concentrating on all of the candles in the room, as well as the map lying in front of her.
"Vampires are across town.. I think.. a few.." Bonnie murmured, she opened her eyes and sighed. "I can't seem to find the witch. She's cloaking herself too well."
Damon groaned as he tucked his phone back into his pant pocket. "Got a text from Alaric, he said one of the kids at your school died the other night. Possibly one of Kol's victims." Kids was an understatement to Damon. He looked practically twenty-three years old, but he was over a few centuries. He liked to seem older than his personality shows.
Jeremy frowned, he didn't like the on-going conversation and right on time, his cellphone buzzed in his pant pocket. He walked out of the living room and down the hall, away from Elena and the others. With a heavy sigh, he answered the phone.
"What do you want?" He asked.
"That's rude," Kol said on the other end.
Jeremy snuck a glance down the hall, feeling a bit paranoid that he was talking to Kol. "Did you find the witch?" He asked, hoping for a positive answer.
"Not exactly. I've been looking around, but I did find some of those vampires I spent the other night with." Jeremy rolled his eyes and leaned against the wall.
"Where are they?"
"Wandering Mystic Falls, some are near The Grill, a few others in the cemetery."
Jeremy scowled at no one in particular. "Why are telling me this? Kill them."
Kol chuckled nervously. "I would but I'm.. stuck. I went into the crypt and I can't get out.."
Jeremy closed his eyes for a moment, listening to Kol grunt. He walked down the hall, back to the living room and waved his phone at the others.
"The witch trapped Kol in the crypt, he can't get out."
"Wonderful," Damon said, sarcasm dripping off the word as he headed for the kitchen. Possibly to get himself another drink.
"Is this where he begs me to get him out?" Bonnie asked as she stood up from the floor.
Jeremy pressed the speaker phone button. "Start begging."
a.n: Hey. I'm trying to get back into the groove of things. I know, I suck at this whole updating thing. It's just lately, life is killing me. :\ So anyway, I combined two chapters together, yay. It was hard to edit and I might have to again, but this well have to do until then.
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