A/N Hope you guys like this one. I, personally, think you will. Please review!
Cynthia walked into the Grill. She saw Jeremy walk past her and out of the Grill. She looked towards where he'd come from and saw the black haired girl, Anna, looking displeased with herself. Cynthia sighed. Come on, be a good person, Cynthia told herself. She took a deep breath and walked over to Anna. Anna looked mildly surprised.
"I'm Cynthia Lockwood." She introduced herself, holding out her hand. Anna smiled and shook her hand.
"Anna."
"I heard that you were helping Jeremy with his research paper."
"Yeah. I'm a big history buff… Guess that's why I don't have many friends." Anna explained.
"Oh, being a history buff isn't that bad." Cynthia assured her.
"Tell that to my non-existent friends." They both laughed.
"Well, you've got Jeremy, right?"
"Yeah, but I'm being pushy, I think."
"He's just being cautious. You should hear his dating history."
"Oooh… Bad is it?"
"Last girlfriend was actually my brother's girlfriend too."
"Ouch."
"Yeah…"
That night, Cynthia dressed up in pink poodle skirt and a white button up blouse for the fifties decade dance. She was mingling with Bonnie and Caroline at the punch bowl with Damon came over to them.
"Hi, Bonnie. Wanna dance?" He asked.
"I'm out of here." Bonnie started to walk away, but Damon blocked her path.
"Please give me another chance?" He asked. Bonnie simply walked away. Caroline glared at Damon.
"Back off, Damon." With that said, Caroline followed Bonnie. Stefan and Elena came over.
"Where did they go?" Elena asked.
"I don't know."
"What did you say to them?" Stefan asked.
"I was perfectly polite. Elena… Would you like to dance?" Damon asked. She smiled.
"I would to." She turned to Stefan.
"May I have this dance?" Stefan smiled and took her arm, leading her onto the dance floor. Damon turned to Cynthia.
"Would you like to dance?" He asked her. She rolled her eyes.
"You can dress up all you want, but you can't cover up the fact that you're a creep." She told him. He rolled his eyes.
"What do you even know about me?" He asked.
"I know you creep me out. That's enough." She turned to go, but he got in front of her.
"One dance?" He asked, smiling sweetly at her.
"Will you leave me alone if I give you one dance?"
"Sure." She groaned and let him lead her out to the dance floor.
Later, Stefan came over.
"Damon, come on."
"Thank gosh!" Cynthia yanked her hands out of Damon's and stalked off. She headed for the punch bowl, but saw Anna and Jeremy talking. Come on, Cynthia, they are just friends… Why are you even jealous of her? She thought to herself. But she couldn't help but frown and walk the other way. She headed out into the hallway. She pulled out her phone to call Tyler to come pick her up, but then she heard Damon and Stefan talking.
"There's no way that idiot was workin' alone." Damon's voice carried over to her.
"You are." Stefan replied. Cynthia crept forward, hiding behind the corner to hear better.
"So the grimoire… That was Emily's right? That's what you need to reverse the spell. When the found families burned her, they took her things and you were hoping that dad's journal would tell you where it is." Stefan went on. Cynthia frowned. Spell?
"Look at you putting the pieces together. Good for you. I was half-right. Well, it's out there now. Let the games begin." Damon told him.
"My offer still stands.
"Yeah, with some hidden caveats, no doubt." Damon snapped.
"No. Nothing hidden about it. No lies. No deception. I'm there when you open up that tomb. You and Katherine go. The other twenty six vampires die." Cynthia had to cover her mouth to stifle a gasp. Vampires? She turned and hurried in the opposite direction, ducking around the next corner. Damon darted over her.
"You run loudly." He said, smirking at her.
"I didn't hear anything." She lied.
"Terrible liar, aren't you?" He grabbed her chin and forced her to look him in the eye.
"Forget everything you heard. Okay?" He compelled her. She nodded once. He smirked again.
"Good. Have a nice night." He walked off. After he had rounded the corner, she pulled up the sleeve of her blouse and stared at the bracelet Stefan had given her. She let out a breath. She was confused, but relieved. She turned and ran.
A/N So Cynthia just found out about the supernatural world! Originally, she wasn't going to find out until the season finale, but I changed my mind and wanted to get her in on the action early.
Also, she and Anna won't be best friends exactly, but they will be friends for a while.
