Wow, I've updated super fast! I know, I'm just that awesome. Now this chapter is exceptionally long, much longer than my other chapters. I reeeaaallllly hope you like it. I'm a little worried at the reactions. Enjoy!
The next morning Audrey sent her mother the details of where they were staying and by about noon the sisters received a knock on their door. Audrey hopped of the couch and swung the door open.
"Hello parents of mine." She said with a grin, stepping aside so they could come in. Caitlin rushed inside, plonked her duffle bag on the floor and hugged Audrey with as much force as she used on the blond vampire that attacked her earlier before at the penthouse.
"That's alright mum. I don't need my spine." Audrey grumbled as her mum squeezed her. Caitlin stood back, her hands still grasped around her daughter's forearms. Will was standing in the doorframe, a small smile upon his lips.
"Sorry darling. It's just so good to see you." Caitlin replied tenderly and slightly sheepishly.
"Likewise, but I didn't pop your vertebrates out to show it… Hi dad." Audrey said, noticing her father standing in the doorframe, a bag strapped around his torso.
"Hi Audrey, excuse your mother. She's just a little fraught. Uh, where's your sister?" Will asked, his eyes scanning the room.
"She's in the shower. She should be done soon otherwise she'll drain the entire town's water supply." Audrey quipped, leaning into the couch. Caitlin chuckled and Will smiled. Audrey always knew how to make a joke even when the air was thick with tension. Caitlin then shuffled into the room more and began sorting through the cupboards in the kitchen. Finding a mug and some teabags, she began making herself a cup of tea. She seemed hurried, nervous, and Audrey picked up on that. Audrey then began noticing her father's behaviour as he made his way in to the living room and collapsed onto the couch. He seemed more stoic than usual, more tired; something was troubling him. Audrey leaned against the wall, observing.
"Right then. Well why don't we put this overweight elephant in the room on a treadmill and you tell me what the bloody hell is going on." Audrey said bluntly, her arms crossed. Caitlin was about to pour the hot water into her mug but stopped. Will went rigid.
"Sweetie, we've only been here for thirty seconds. Give us a minute to get settled!" Caitlin said, trying to chastise her daughter but just sounded as though she was avoideding the subject all together. Audrey rolled her eyes at her mother's feeble attempts at evading Audrey's questions.
"Oh spare me. Tell me what's going on. I've gone on holiday before and you've been fine with it; you're well aware that I can take care of myself. Why is it now that you spontaneously decide to come too? And don't say it's because you wanted to sightsee, because all to see here is a bunch of inbreds and dairy farms. If you wanted to see America you would've gone somewhere that actually had buildings that are higher than four-stories. So what's going on?" Audrey shot back. Caitlin paled and looked down at her empty mug with only a teabag in it. Will sat there in silence. Audrey then flopped onto the other couch facing her father, her arms spread across the back, waiting for an answer.
"Oh and what's so special about my daylight ring? Why are you so desperate for me not to take it off?" She continued as her ring caught the light from the window. Before Caitlin could reply to her daughter's questions, Maggie opened to the door the bathroom, sporting fresh clothes.
"Mum! Dad!" She exclaimed in delight. Caitlin and Will both looked relieved at the interruption.
"Maggie!" Both parents said in unison. She glided into the kitchen and gave Caitlin a quick hug, then leaned over the couch and gave her father a peck on the cheek.
"What are you two doing here? I mean, it's great to see you, but, umm, Audrey and I were kind of doing our own thing." Maggie said sheepishly. Audrey could tell that though Maggie was happy to see her parents, she didn't want them to know or even be remotely involved in the Klaus drama.
"I was asking that exact same question!" Audrey said cheerfully, but her eyes were looking expectantly at her parents.
"Why don't you take a seat, Maggie." Caitlin said, gesturing to the couch, as she walked out of the kitchen.
Maggie frowned but complied. She sat next to Audrey and looked at her in question.
"Audrey, you're probably wondering why I sounded so… anxious on the phone last night." Caitlin started, sitting down on the other couch next to Will.
"Yeah, you could say that." Audrey retorted. Maggie observed this quick exchange, frowning.
"Audrey…? What do you mean she was anxious?" Maggie asked.
"I didn't want to worry you, but when mum called, something was way off." Audrey explained, facing her sister.
"Is something the matter, mum?" Maggie asked, worried. Caitlin was avoiding both her daughters' line of vision as she fiddled with her daylight ring. Silence filled the room until someone finally spoke.
"The reason we left London is because we weren't safe there." Will said suddenly, surprising everyone.
"What!?" Maggie shrieked; shock and question painting all over her pretty face.
"What do you mean 'weren't safe'?" Audrey spat out, leaning in. Caitlin looked at her husband; her eyes basically screaming 'what the hell are you doing!?'. Will nodded reassuringly to his wife.
"The penthouse was raided. Everything was trashed. You see, I've made enemies across the years and they've been searching for our family for a long time." Will continued on calmly.
"Enemies? I mean, no offense dad, but you're like peace incarnate. There's no way you could've made enemies." Audrey countered, disbelief washing over her features.
"Well, when dealing with the Originals, I did. You know how Elijah Mikaelson and I had some business together?" Will asked. Audrey and Maggie both nodded in unison. "Well, I don't really know why, but some people were stroppy. His enemies became my enemies. That's why we lived in the countryside at the estate for so long. It was away from the city. It was for this family's safety. But I thought after all this time that we could move back to London. It would be safe, but clearly not. They trashed the penthouse trying to find something that could give some sort of indication onto my location. Your mother and I were out at the time, so we were lucky. I'm so sorry Audrey if you were panicking last night. The reason your mother sounded so terribly worried on the phone was because that you and your sister were in danger. My enemies could use you two against me. I'd never forgive myself if something happened to either of you." Will said sincerely, holding Caitlin's hand firmly. Audrey looked at him, her eyes the size of saucers. Maggie looked practically identical.
"What the actual fuck." Audrey said slowly.
"I know, Audrey, this is hard to process." Will said to his daughter tenderly.
"Hard to process? Are you joking?" Audrey yelled angrily as she stood up. She walked a few steps and turned back to her parents. "This whole time! This whole bloody time and you didn't say a thing! You should've said something! You can't just keep this sort of stuff from us, dad!" She shouted. Caitlin flinched.
"I didn't want to say anything as I didn't want you to be always watching your back, thinking you were about to be ambushed, Audrey! Please try to understand, I didn't want to worry you. This is my burden to bear, not yours." Will shot back sternly. Audrey rolled her eyes.
"Oh please. Okay, let me ask you this. If you were so scared that either Maggie or I were going to be used against you, then how come you didn't put us in lockdown; never let us leave the house so we were safe? You know how much I love globetrotting and yet you allowed it, knowing full well I was in apparant danger!" Audrey spat.
"Your ring." Caitlin said quietly, finally joining in the conversation.
"Yes, that's the other thing. Why are you so desperate for me to keep my daylight ring on?" Audrey said, raising her right hand, so her daylight ring was on full display. Will and Caitlin exchanged glances.
"Well?" Audrey said impatiently.
"We had a witch to enchant it with a cloaking spell." Will explained. "Everyone's daylight ring is enchanted. The spell hides our location, so we were all safe, but for some reason, the spell has stopped working. We also had the estate casted with the same spell, so no one could find where we lived. And regarding the holidaying; I know how much you love travelling and I didn't want to deny you that because one: you'd know something was wrong, and two: I wanted you to live your life to the fullest." He finished, looking at his daughter pleadingly. Audrey rubbed her forehead, speechless.
"Are we still in danger?" Maggie asked quietly. Caitlin and Will looked at each other.
"I'm not sure. Our rings seem to not be working, so we need to find a witch that can respell them." Will said.
"Where can we find a witch then?" Maggie questioned.
"Well that's the reason why your mother and I were away when you two left. We were searching for a witch that could cast the penthouse with the cloaking spell."
"Well if the penthouse wasn't concealed then maybe that's how you were found. Maybe it's not the rings." Maggie observed, frowning as she began piecing this all together. Will and Caitlin considered this.
"That is possible, but we've only been in that place for such a short time. We only just moved out of the estate. It's highly unlikely for anyone to locate us that quickly." Will replied. Maggie shrugged.
"Well the only way to find out if the spell has faded on our rings is through a witch."
"This is Mystic Falls. It's a mecca for the supernatural, I'm sure there's a witch laying around." Audrey said, sitting back down on the couch, starting to calm down.
"But we can't just have any witch. There's a certain witch we need." Will countered.
"Huh? Certain witch?" Audrey frowned. She didn't realise there were different types of witches. She thought a witch was a witch.
"We need a Bennett witch."
Audrey scrunched her face, then began rubbing her temples.
"Okay, so we find a Bennett witch. Get her to do her witchy thing, then what?"
"Well we can't go back to London. It's not safe. In fact we should avoid England all together. We need to stay in an isolated place for a little while till things die down."
"How about France or Wales? You have friends there that live in the countryside, right? We could stay with them… There's always Italy as well." Audrey suggested. Caitlin's head snapped towards her daughter, her eyes wide and terrified.
"Absolutely not. We are not going there. We're not going anywhere near Europe. In fact we should keep to America." She said quickly and sternly. Audrey frowned at her mother's sudden outburst, but decided to let it go.
"What she means is that America would probably be safer than Europe." Will said reassuringly, tightening his grip on his wife's hand.
"Okay… Well then where? Audrey pressed on.
"Here." Caitlin interrupted.
"Here? Oh come on, I'm sure there are nicer places to regroup…" Audrey whined.
"I'm sure there are, but we're already here and travelling about could bring more unwanted attention. If we find a Bennett here then we may as well stay here. If we don't, then we have no choice but to leave to find one to cast the cloaking spell." Audrey considered this. Caitlin was right.
"I agree with your mother." Will added on.
"Well how long would we be hiding?" Audrey questioned.
"A few months." Caitlin replied after a few moments of consideration
Audrey grumbled under her breath. The idea of hiding didn't appeal to her. The idea of maybe hiding out in Mystic Falls really didn't appeal to her, but if it meant her family was safe, then she was more than willing to do it.
"Okay, we'll try to find a Bennett witch. If one's here, then of course we'll stay. But hypothetically, let's say that we find our witch and our rings are buggered, and she fixes them, then what? Do we just chill in this hotel room for the next couple of months till things die down? Because if so, then I'm slipping of this ring and going for a morning walk out in the sun." The thought of staying in this hotel room for several months repulsed Audrey. She would get so bored. Caitlin rolled her eyes.
"No, Audrey, we'd set up here; get a nice home, blend in. Make it seem we aren't some holidaying family that decided to hole up in a hotel room for months otherwise that just makes us stick out like a sore thumb." Audrey went quite. She was assessing the situation from all angles. She was not happy about it, but there was nothing she could do. Hopefully they could find a Bennett witch to deduce whether their rings were working or not, because not knowing made Audrey feel like a sitting duck.
"Fair enough. Just because we're agreeing, doesn't mean I'm still not mad at you for not telling me all of this. In fact, you've killed a lot of trust." Audrey said, glaring at her parents. Will nodded.
"I didn't expect to be let of the hook so quickly." He replied.
"You haven't said much Maggie." Caitlin said gently.
"Not much to say really. I'm just shocked. Really shocked." She said, staring down at her daylight ring as though it held all the answers to the universe.
"Well, I need a drink." Audrey stood up from the couch. Will and Caitlin sighed a their daughter.
"Do you have to?" Caitlin asked, exasperated.
"Yes, I do. Besides, I might meet a witch down at the bar." Audrey said as she swung her jacket over her shoulder. Maggie got up and joined her sister.
"I'll come." She said simply.
"Fine then. Be safe." Caitlin said, receiving no reply from either daughter.
The girls walked out onto the main street.
"I can't believe this. God, they should've told us!" Audrey growled, still pissed at her parent's dishonesty.
"I know, but let's move on from anger, Audrey. We should focus on what's at stake here." Maggie countered wisely.
"You're right, but I'm still pissed off though… Oh and we forgot to tell them that the Originals are in town. I'm sure they'll want to say hello to Elijah."
"Probably, but I do not want them to know about Klaus. I just don't want to deal with that. We've got more important matters right now."
"Yeah, I understand. Well I'm going to the Grille. I'm parched and in need of something strong. You coming?"
"Thanks, but no thanks. I think I might just go for a walk."
"Are you sure that's safe?"
"I'm sure. I think all of dad's 'enemies' are more based across the UK and Europe. And besides, we've only been here a couple of days, and this town is as isolated as Australia, so I think we're safe for now."
"That's true, it's just weird that our daylight rings are also like invisibility cloaks when you think about it."
"I know. All this time… Well, I'll see you in an hour or so. Have fun."
"I shall. Vodka and I share a love/hate relationship." Audrey quipped as she turned on her heel and made her way to the Grille.
Caitlin hopped of the couch and walked into the kitchen. She flicked on the kettle and waited patiently for the water to boil. Will was still seated on the couch.
"I can't believe we just did that. We just lied to our children." He said suddenly, eyes still glued to the off TV in front of him.
"I know we did. Thank you though. You were always one to think on your feet." Caitlin said as she fiddled with the tea bag.
"Well it was the best I could do. I just feel so guilty."
"Same… If it's any consolation, it's not like we were completely lying. The daylight ring, the cloaking spell, that's all very true." Caitlin said as she poured the boiling water into her mug.
"We just lied about who's after us. Audrey was right, I have no enemies, in fact; I'm rather liked." Will laughed slightly.
"We can't tell them. You know that. This is too big; we've talked about this. If he finds Audrey, God knows what will happen. I shouldn't have even let her leave just now, it's not safe." Caitlin said, panic trickling her tone of voice. Will stood up and walked over to the kitchen bench, he leaned over towards Caitlin.
"This town is isolated, Caitlin. They've barely been here. Audrey is fine. Trust me. We find the Bennett witch, she sorts our rings out, we lay low for while and that'll be it."
"I hope so."
"Me too." Will replied.
Caitlin began dunking the tea bag up and down in the mug. She was staring off into space. Will was moving his wedding ring around his finger. Silence filled the room as both their minds wrestled with a million thoughts.
Audrey walked into the Grille. It was about two PM so all the lowly and depressed afternoon drinkers dominated the bar. Lovely…
Audrey took a seat on the barstool, her hand cupping her chin, as her elbow leaned on the greasy bar counter. A gruff looking woman approached her; she was clearly the bartender for the afternoon, and because she was a woman, Audrey's charms weren't going to cut it this time.
"I'm going to need to see some ID." She said to Audrey expectantly. Audrey smiled.
"No, you're going to get me vodka martini with lots of olives." She said as she compelled her. The bartender looked at her and laughed.
"Bullshit I am. Give me some ID or get the hell out of here." She spat, her hand out waiting for some sort of identification. She was on vervain. Well isn't this just bloody fantastic. Audrey wanted to rip her arm off; she was stressed and had a lot on her mind and she wanted a drink. Now.
"Right then, how much will it be? Fifty? One hundred? I can keep going." Audrey pulled out her purse, but when she opened it, all she saw was a meagre twenty-dollar note. So much for bribing…
"All I see there is twenty, and that's buying you jack shit." Audrey was so close to ripping of her arm.
"Will this suffice?" A smooth, velvety voice came from behind Audrey as a hand snaked past her with a wad of several hundred-dollar bills. The bartender stared in wonder at the money, and she quickly took it out of the man's hand, but not before quickly scanning the room to make sure nobody was watching her break the law.
"I'll have whatever she's having." Kol slid into the seat next to Audrey and smiled lazily at her.
"Hello darling." Audrey couldn't help a little grin sneak on her face. After today's family revelation, some good humour was what she needed as well as a drink.
"Kol, what a surprise." She replied.
"A pleasant surprise I hope." He smirked.
"Let's not hold our breath." His smirk grew. The bartender came back with two cocktail glasses filed with a clear liquid and more olives than Audrey could count.
"If you want anymore drinks; just ask. They're on the house." She trudged off to serve other costumers, clearly a little ashamed over her 'transaction' with Kol.
"They ought to be free. That was a lot of money. You didn't have to do that." Audrey commented as she picked her glass up and took a sip.
"Oh I know I didn't, but I wanted to. You were practically red and I could tell that you were about to eat that poor woman for lunch. She's clearly on vervain and your charms weren't working, and you seem stressed. I wanted to help."
"Well, I can't believe I'm saying this, but thank you. And no, I wasn't going to eat her… Just rip her arm off." They both laughed, and Kol couldn't help but notice that her laugh was so rich and animated; so lovely, like honey or velvet. He also noticed that she was actually being polite to him; no sarcasm, genuine laughs, sincere smiles. There wasn't much snark or cockiness radiating of her. It was refreshing, and Kol really liked it.
"I could see that from across the room. So why are you so uptight? And I just noticed, you're being reasonably nice to me." Audrey chuckled.
"Well I see no reason to be mean. You just bought me a drink. But I can assure you, my civility wont last long as you'll probably say something very Kol-like." Kol considered this, and smiled, she was right. Audrey continued. "But regarding my 'uptightedness' if that's even a word… Ugh, it's an incredibly long story, so long I could probably write a short novel. Basically, my parents haven't been entirely honest, so we had a little Jerry Springer style exposé, so I have a lot on my mind and I'm just wanting to drown it down with something strong as any normal person would do."
"I guess everybody's normal then. Well if you want to talk about it, I'm always up for therapy. Apparently sex with a therapist is highly beneficial." He said with wink as he took a sip. Audrey rolled her eyes and grinned. Kol couldn't help but admire her smile; it was a nice, genuine smile. It wasn't the usual smug filled grins he received from her that were accompanied by sarcasm or some snarky remark.
"And there it was. I feel my civility disappearing, Kol, thanks to what you just said. But no, I'd rather not talk about it. I don't trust you enough to chat about my family drama. Too personal." She stated simply, as she popped an olive into her mouth, her smile dimming down.
"Ouch, Audrey, and here I thought we had something special." He smirked at her, enjoying her teasing and honesty
"Doesn't matter if it's special. You're still an Original vampire, and by my book, you're not really the trusting type. And besides, you're sort of a wanker. And you're terribly annoying." She teased, popping another olive in her mouth as she grinned at Kol.
"Well then Audrey, I guess we'll have to work on that then." Kol replied sincerely.
"Work on what?" She asked.
"Trust. Look, I like you, Audrey. You're not too bad. You're pretty damn entertaining in fact. So come on, let's build some trust between us. I think it'll be a smashing time." He replied honestly with a small grin. Audrey busted out laughing.
"Yeah, right, like that'll ever happen." She said with a roll of her eyes. Kol frowned but then quickly grinned again.
"I think it will. I'm rather persuasive."
"Tell that to the hundreds of girls you've compelled." Audrey shot back maliciously. Kol felt an ounce of disappointment. As much as her snark amused him, he preferred the Audrey he just got a glimpse of before: the one that was teasing yet genuine, the one that was being sincere and playful. Her walls went straight back up and her snark defences were flicked back on.
"Well that was quick." He mumbled, disappointed.
"What was quick?" Audrey questioned.
"Doesn't matter, darling. Maybe we should leave our trust building exercises to some other time."
"Some other time? Right then, I'll put it in my diary for never." Audrey replied snickering. Now Kol was getting pissed. He didn't like this. Audrey was just being nasty. Didn't she see that he actually genuinely wanted to get to know her? He would never admit it, but he did.
"Well aren't you just a treat." Kol said bitterly. Audrey frowned; she didn't understand his sudden mood drop.
"What's your problem? Wasn't aware Originals still experienced teenage mood swings. "
"Who said it was a mood swing?" Kol retorted.
"I did. Kol stop pouting. Find something with a heartbeat to sleep with; I'm sure that'll liven your spirits. Isn't that what you usually do?" Audrey said as wicked smirk formed on her face. Kol cringed on the inside. That hurt. It seemed everybody just assumed that Kol would compel and sleep with anything just to bump his mood up. In fact, he would do that because it did make him happy, but it was short-lived happiness. What really made him happy was someone to talk to, someone to banter with, someone to make him smile. He thought he found that in Audrey, clearly he was wrong.
"It's not a mood swing. Maybe I'm just bored of your company. You're not as fascinating as you think, Audrey." Kol shot back, an arrogant smirk etched across his face as he slid of the barstool.
"And you're not as charming as you think." Audrey spat.
"Oh I highly doubt that, darling." He casually ran a hand through his messy hair, shaking it out just to make it look even better.
"You can go now." Audrey said, as she too stood up. All playfulness had disappeared; their conversation had shifted dramatically.
"That's what I'm doing, or do you want to come along? You're right, I do need some sexual gratification to brighten my mood, and as I said before, sex with a therapist is highly beneficial. Maybe your sister can join us, as I'm sure she's feeling just as high-strung as you are. And she looks delicious." Kol said with menace, licking his lips.
Audrey nearly about snapped. The thing was, Kol wasn't teasing or being playful, he was being malicious, intimidating and taunting, something Audrey hadn't seen before and did not like.
"Stay the hell away from Maggie. You're actually disgusting." Audrey growled.
"I know, because I'm an Original vampire. I'm Kol Mikealson. I murder, I rape, and I pillage, right? I think I got that description correct." Audrey nodded, her mouth in a grim line.
"Yes, that's exactly right," Audrey took a step closer to Kol, looking up at him straight in the eye, "you'll always be the arrogant, self-serving, sadistic person that you are." Kol's eyes darkened, "and you'll never change."
"You're walking on very thin ice, darling."
"I'm just speaking the truth. Now aren't you supposed to be leaving?" Kol looked at her angrily. He was hurt, but she was right. He could be so cruel to people, so sadistic. Maybe he deserved her cold treatment? But regardless, he honestly was starting to like her, and she just turned around and rebuffed him.
Kol looked at her one last time, and walked off. He exited the bar and found the first girl he could spot: a brunette with a block fringe and hazel eyes.
"You're not going to scream, you're not even going to speak. You're going to come with me." He said bluntly. He didn't want to taunt, or torment. He just wanted to kill her. The girl nodded robotically and Kol dragged her a few blocks down the street and then behind a building. He pushed her up against the brick wall and dived his mouth onto the nape of her neck; his fangs piercing her skin sent pure ecstasy all through his body. As the sweet red liquid ran down his throat, he moaned. He continued drinking, her heartbeat slowing down. Just as he was a few mere moments from sucking her dry he thought of Audrey; her beautiful face, her long brown hair, her expressive green eyes and the things she said to him. If he killed this girl, then it just added to the list of reasons why everything she said was true. He couldn't believe what he was about to do but he dropped the girl to the ground, her heart still beating faintly. He let her live. One part of himself was screaming at him, telling him to rip her apart, drink her dry, while another small and insignificant part was telling him to let her live and go home. Do the right thing.
Kol looked at the girl; her blood staining her white shirt. She was unconscious. He kicked a nearby trashcan and sent it flying into the brick wall causing a large shattering sound to erupt. He looked at the girl one last time and blurred away. He arrived back at the mansion and sat on the steps of the marble staircase, leaning on his knees, he cupped his face. He was exhausted. He was miserable. Kol hadn't felt this upset in a long time, and it was all because of Audrey.
Audrey sat back on the barstool. She was so confused. First Kol was being all charming and they were getting along, then next thing you know he takes a right onto doom and gloom street and being downright mean. What the hell!? Audrey looked at the two cocktail glasses that were seated in front of her on the counter, but it just made her cringe. She didn't want to look at anything reminding her of him and their little conversation of sorts.
"Audrey!" A cheery voice from behind her said. Elena Gilbert slid into the stool next to her and smiled; her brown tresses swishing around the sides of her face.
"Watcha doin'?" She asked. Audrey smiled weakly at her.
"Nothing really, just came to get a drink and ended up hopping onto an emotional rollercoaster instead."
"Are you alright? What happened?" Elena asked, worried.
"It doesn't matter…Well Kol and I were getting along, then next thing you know, we have a full on verbal slaughter session."
"Isn't that how it always is between you two?" Elena chuckled.
"No, that's more light-hearted bantering. This was different. There wasn't any playfulness to it. It was just… cruel and menacing."
"Strange. Well he's an Original. I'm not surprised really. Don't let it bother you.
"Hard not too." Audrey grumbled.
"So why are you here by yourself in the first place? I'm assuming you weren't on a date with Kol and that you actually ran into him."
"No, we weren't on a date. I just came here for a drink. Some stuff happened with the family. They're here actually, in Mystic Falls, they decided to join Maggie and I. Which reminds me, I know this'll sound very strange and rather random, but are there any witches in town?" Elena's eyes widened, clearly surprised by the question.
"Um, there might be. Why?" She replied cautiously.
"Well I need a witch to look at my family and I's daylight rings. See, there's a spell on it, well we aren't sure if there is one or not, that's why we need a witch." Elena frowned.
"Audrey, I'm lost."
"Sorry, well we need a witch to inspect our daylight rings to deduce whether our rings still have this certain spell on them, and if they don't, then could she enchant them again."
"Okay, that sounds a bit suss."
"I know it does Elena, but I can assure you, there's no harm to it. It's just a cloaking spell."
"Well, it's not really my business but I trust you Audrey. My best friend is a witch." Elena replied, smiling. Audrey gaped.
"You're kidding!? That's excellent! Perfect in fact! Do you think she'd help?"
"I think so. I mean it's just an easy spell, I'm assuming; it should be no trouble. I'm actually meeting her here, so I'll ask." Audrey's earlier sour mood had almost disappeared. The fact there was a witch here just made her day. She couldn't wait to tell her parents. Audrey was about to say thank you when she remembered a key detail: the witch had to be a Bennett. Audrey's mood plummeted. Great… Before Audrey could tell Elena that important detail, the doppelganger had slipped out of the stool to greet a brown skinned girl who just walked into the Grille. She was small and petite, with a pretty face and warm eyes. Her smile shined a million watts. So this is the witch.
Audrey listened in to their conversation. She was asking her friend to help Audrey with the spell, though the witch was hesitant. Audrey frowned at the witch's reluctance, but Elena persisted saying that she trusted Audrey and that Audrey was on their side.
"Well, can I at least meet her?" The brown-skinned girl said. Elena laughed, satisfied she had persuaded her and walked over to Audrey.
"Audrey, I'd like you to meet Bonnie Bennett." Elena said, introducing the witch. Audrey couldn't help but beam. Clearly the universe loved her right now. Bonnie was a Bennet witch, and Audrey was jumping for joy on the inside.
"It is great to meet you, Bonnie."
Ok, not much of a cliffhanger, I think. Please review! They mean so much to me. The reason I updated so fast was because people wanted to know what happens next because I left the last chapter on a bit of a cliffhanger! So there! Now leave me a review with questions or anything if you're at all confused. I'm more than welcome to clarify! Thanks so much for reading! xx