Dead Things
Isobel's office had remained the same as it was the last time Alaric was there. Poorly lit, only one big window, bookshelves surrounding the walls. They were filled with ancient folklore artifacts. Boxes of research remained stacked on the floor. Piles of papers covered the top of the desk standing in the middle of the room. Alaric, Jeremy, and Sadie wandered around the room waiting for Vanessa, Isobel's former student, to arrive.
Meanwhile at the Salvatore boarding house, Bonnie was preparing for the locator's spell and waiting for Damon to arrive home. Bonnie sat at a table with an enlarged map of Mystic Falls sprawled out. Two white candles stood beside it. As she began to light the first candle, Damon walked into the room.
"What are you doing here?" He demanded. Bonnie had lit the other candle. She looked up at Damon and said, "I need you to help me with a spell. I think there's another vampire in Mystic Falls." Damon rolled his eyes. "Ugh, as if I needed another thing to add to my list."
"What are you talking about? Where were you all day?" Damon pulled out a chair from the table and sat down. "I was just taking care of some business. You don't have to worry about that. At least, not right now you don't." Bonnie side-eyed Damon. There was a part of her that wanted to know what was going on, but with Damon, sometimes it's better to be left out of the loop. "So what do you need me for?" He asked.
"I need your vampire blood to find the other vampire in this town. It's very simple. Stefan's at Caroline's, right?"
"Yes ma'am." Bonnie nodded and handed Damon a dagger. Damon put his right hand over the map. Cutting his hand open, he turned his palm towards the map. Drops of blood splattered on the map. Bonnie closed her eyes and began muttering to herself. The blood had separated into four drops. One had moved to the location of where the Salvatore's boarding house was located. Two had moved to where Caroline's house was located. The last drop moved to Moore Street, right where the Grill was located. Bonnie had looked up, with a smile on her face. She was right there was another vampire in town. Now, she had to prove that it was Sadie. Damon had looked up, eyes full of fear. He had hoped Bonnie was wrong about there being another vampire in Mystic Falls. But she was right and things are about to get a lot worse for everyone because of what plan he had just sent into motion.
Alaric sat on the floor, reading a book about ancient Egyptian curses. Jeremy and Sadie stood together, talking and playfully touching each others hands. Then a girl with brown hair and big hazel eyes walked into the room.
"Sorry to keep you guys waiting." She had a thick white envelope in her hand. She avoided eye contact with Jeremy and Sadie. "Here are the two journal entries you wanted. I'll be right back." She handed the envelope over to Alaric, turned around, and disappeared into the hallway. Alaric handed the envelope to Sadie. She had a big smile on her face. She had turned her back as she began to open it up. Sadie pulled out two very old, crunchy sheets of paper. On the top, was Esmeralda Hawkins' entry. Alaric and Jeremy huddled over her, wanting to hear why Sadie was so excited over these journal entries. She began to read one out loud. "August twenty-first, nineteen oh nine. It has been eight days since I gave birth. It appears what my mother told me is true. In the moment of birth, the future shines before your eyes. I do not know whether my child is a-"
She was cut off by the sound of Vanessa running up behind her. "Sadie Hawkins?" Her tone of voice did not sound as if it was a question. "Yeah." Sadie said turning around. She now stood right in front of her. By the time Jeremy and Alaric had turned around, Vanessa drove a stake right through Sadie's heart. Sadie had screamed. Jeremy held Sadie's body as she fell backwards. Jeremy had collapsed to the ground with her body in his hands. Alaric grabbed Vanessa and pinned her to the wall. Between coughs, Sadie told Jeremy. "Pull it out. Now!" His hand was shaking as he grabbed the stake and pulled it out. It was too late. Her body had turned grey, shriveled up, and desecrated. Alaric violently demanded, "What the hell is going on?"