Emi lay comfortably in her bed, the cotton sheets wrapped around her in a warm embrace. Her head was turned away from the windows as the sun's orange glow shined through them. She kept her eyes closed; hoping sleep would finally save her from the memories making her long for him and the memories that seem to be itching to return.
Dream ( Italy)
Emi had managed to avoid him for a good few days. She was surprised that he didn't try to pursue her. Yeah she saw him lurking around town but that was about it. She would see him flirt with the other girls in town and all she wanted to do was vomit every time she saw it instead she rolled her eyes. Now it was late at night, and Emi was bored, and needed entertainment. She contemplated looking for Elijah, but she didn't bother him with something so trivial so she opted for heading out to the middle of town to find a tavern that was still open, she didn't know the bartender's name but for some reason the guy was head over heels for her. So she used that to her advantage.
His face lit up upon seeing her walk in. He quickly dropped everything he was doing and stumbled through his coworkers to grab a bottle of bourbon from the shelf to give to her. As soon as he placed the bottle in her hands the brown liquid was gone. She finished the bottle in record time and now she stood between the trees trying to remember which direction her house was. She probably would be more successful if she was at least sober, but she had to work with what she had. Suddenly she heard something, and her heart rate jumped. She quickly turned around, only to see nothing. She heard another noise, and tried to turn but someone abruptly stopped in her path. She jumped at the sight of a young man, Kol Mikaelson. Kol was smirking down at her, and she saw the darkness in his eyes.
"Does Elijah know you're out here all alone?" His tone made her shudder.
"I, um, I was just on my way home." She said quickly trying to get past him, but he blocked her path. She flinched and closed her eyes when he caressed her cheek, but instantly opened them when she heard him say, "You naïve little human." He smirked, no grinned, because her fear amused him. The big girl she tried to be was always gone during times like these.
"Like to get in trouble, don't you darling?" He was laughing at her, she glared at him "did you know you were being followed?" he asked her she went to step around him but Kol easily grabbed her wrist. She looked down at his hand seeing the remenance of blood. He held onto her wrist, gripping it tighter by the second. She whimpered feeling like the helpless little girl she tried so hard to not be. He used her arm as a way to bring her closer in, roughly pulling her towards his face. They were inches away from each other, so close they could feel the other breathing on their skin. He brought her wrist against his lips, giving butterfly kisses to make her knees weak. Yet all the gentleness was gone, once he let his fangs out and dug them deep into her artery. She let out an unintentional moan causing Kol to look at her as he drained her. He was pleased as she let all the restrains go. He pulled away from her and went into to kiss her lips. He began to trace bloodstained kisses down her cheek, jaw line, and eventually her neck. He seized the opportunity and punctured inside her neck, once again she didn't fight it. She felt her hands roam into his messy hair, and his hands tightly held onto her waist.
"I love you" a voice said but it wasn't the smooth British accent she was used to. It was American a bit more rough. She pulled away from the man holding her to meet the face of Mason Lockwood. She looked around the scene had changed she was no longer in Italy with Kol she was in Miami straddling Mason's lap while sitting in the back of his pick-up.
"Mason?" she asked confused he only smiled bringing her into a passionate kiss, after a moment she returned it. Mason flipped them over so she was on her back. He continued kissing her as his hands roamed her body "oh Mia" he moaned. She gripped the hairs at the nape of his neck as he kissed her soft spot. She was enjoying herself until a searing pain ripped through her body. Mason pulled away from her only to be replaced by Giuseppe Salvatore, her father, with a sadistic grin on his face. She was shocked, disgusted and scared. "Father" she gasped out
"Vile Loathsome Demon!" he growled twisting the stake he lodged in her gut.
Just like the night of the round-up she felt vulnerable, weak, or defenseless. She hated that feeling she hated herself for allowing it to enter into her body again. Adrenaline pumped through her body, the feeling the ecstasy surrounded her. Being bad, just felt good. With that, Emi squeezed her eyes shut feeling the pain, letting something inside of her snapped and she attacked.
Dream End
Caroline clutched at the impossibly strong hands that pinned her to the wall, her breath leaving her in short, painful huffs. Her legs twisted and jerked, itching to move again, to fight. Her whole body writhed, wishing to be free of this oppressive weight. She could feel the blood rushing to her cheeks, turning her face darker and darker as she fought for air.
"Emi!" she wheezed to the small brunette, whose face was twisted in a snarl, her lips pulled back from her razor sharp fangs. Her eyes were twin pools of darkness, anger and bloodlust churning slowly in their bloodshot depths. The brunette vampire edged closer to Caroline, until the two were nose to nose. "Emi Wake up! It's Me Caroline!" A shell shocked look crossed the brunette's face as her fangs retreated and her eyes went back to normal. The girl's now normal honeyed eyes drifted to the side as if she were lost and dropped her hold on the blonde as she backed away.
"Sorry" Emi mumbled running her fingers through her hair "What time is it?"
Caroline coughed deeply, bringing her shaking hand to cup her sore throat. She looked up from her crouched position on the hard oak floor, and saw that the female vampire was turned away from her, her face hidden by her long locks. Caroline rose slowly, hoping that the erratic girl wouldn't attack again. "9:45" she answered slowly "Are you okay?"
Emi nodded "yeah just a bad dream" she said
"Do you usually react like that when someone wakes you up?" Caroline asked, Emi didn't answer "Well I came to ask if you wanted to go to the historical society volunteer picnic" Emi looked at the young vampire. She had a hopeful look in her eye along with masked fear which probably stemmed from her recent action.
"Why not I don't have anything to do" she says going to her dresser pulling out a grey short sleeve dress with a hood, black leggings, and black chucks. She braided her hair over her shoulder and got dressed.
As soon as they arrived Caroline left to help Mrs. Lockwood since she was Miss Mystic Falls leaving Emi on her own. She looked around spotting Stefan and Mason talking she focused in on their conversation.
"Stefan right?" Mason says "the other Salvatore?"
Stefan smiles politely "The nice one." He said making Emi chuckle because it was true compared to Damon and her he was the "nice vampire" "The one offering an apology."
Mason shook his head continuing to pull boxes "Not interested."
Stefan continued "look, my brother acted impulsively."
"You think?"
Stefan sighs "If you and Damon keep at each other throats, somebody innocent is going to get hurt and I don't want that." He said making Mason look at him and cross his arms "You have family here so I can't imagine you'd want that either. So what do you say we just quit the whole alpha male fighting thing and call a truce?"
"I made that same offer to your brother. He turned it down" Mason said "with a knife."
Stefan sighed "He made a mistake. I'm here to make sure that neither one of you make another one."
"Tell your brother to watch his back." Mason says ready to walk away Emi had made her way over to them and caught Mason's arm the touch making him tense as he looked down at the girl.
"Mason I suggest you take the deal" she told him calmly "You only turn on a full moon so you aren't really a threat" Mason glance between the two siblings
"There's one of you. There are two…" he looks down at Emi "three of us. I think you're the one that needs to watch his back."
Mason sighs "If he comes at me…"
"He won't." Stefan declares crossing his arms. They shake their hands and Mason leaves. Emi looks up at Stefan who is grinning at her.
"What" she asks
He shakes his head "Nothing, I'm surprised you're here actually"
"Miss Mystic came and got me" Emi says shaking her head "the girl has great timing"
"Where's Ava?" he asked her
"Busy" she stated simply
Damon appears behind Stefan "What are you two doing?"
Stefan sighs looking out into the crowd "Negotiating peace on your behalf."
"I don't want peace." Damon says childishly
Stefan shrugged "Consider it opposite day."
Damon grabs Stefan's shoulders "Stefan, please tell me you don't seriously think a hand shake just solved our problem."
"No, actually I think that the first chance Mason Lockwood gets, he's going to drive a stake through your heart and then through mine, and then Emi's all because you took it upon yourself to try to kill him." He says making his older brother roll his eyes "So thank you, because we don't have enough problems." He leaves Emi walked off after making an 'ooo' while shaking her head.
After two hours of Moving boxes and picking up trash Emi went to get herself something to drink. A little girl asked her if she wanted some lemonade she took it graciously as she was about to take a sip Stefan took the cup from her tossing it over the rail he pulled her towards. She looked at him confused.
"I really wanted that"
"It's laced with vervain" Damon said with a scowl on his face, Emi looked at the table then back at Damon and chuckled
"I guess you know from experience" she teased he glared at her she raised her hands and backed off a smile still on her face "why is the lemonade laced with vervain?"
"Mason probably" Stefan said crossing his arms in thought
"I'm going to kill him." Damon growls out angrily
Stefan pushes him back down "Listen to me! Sit! Sit!"
Damon pushed his hands away glaring "I'm not listening anymore of your "give peace a chance" crap. He's dead!"
"I'm with Damon he can expose us"
Stefan sighs and concedes "Okay. I don't like it. He's making threats. He could expose us. We need to put him down"
Damon nods "Alright. Let's do it." He sees Mason going into the woods, "Woods. Trash duty. Come on" he gets up and follows him into the woods. Mason is throwing away garbage in a clearing. Mason eyes widen as the siblings surround him.
Damon speaks glaring at the man "Don't look so surprised. You knew this was inevitable." Mason looks around for a second; he wasn't looking for an escape Emi knew that much. "Go ahead, run. I'll give you a head start." Mason bends down and shots are heard Damon and Stefan are shot multiple times and fall to the ground. Emi is shot in the shoulder but she manages to run off.
"Son of a…" she growls looking at her bloodstained shoulder "I can't have one day without being wounded" she growls pushing a finger in her wound and pulling out a wooden bullet. She hears rustling in the woods followed by voices.
Elena stops "What is it?"
Caroline bends down and looks at a plant "They've been here." She walks past Elena and spots Emi "you're okay" she runs up and hugs the smaller girl "where are Damon and Stefan"
"Unconscious" Emi answers "we tried to ambush Mason but he turned around and ambushed us luckily I got away"
Elena gasps "What?"
"What are you doing out here?" Mason asks making the girls look at him, he glares at Emi and she returns it
Elena speaks up " Have you seen Stefan?"
Mason looks at her "Yeah Elena, I've seen him." He answers "Seen Damon too." He adds on glancing at Emi and Caroline
"Where are they?" she asks worriedly Emi and Caroline stay on guard watching the man carefully
Mason shrugs "You don't need me for that. I'll let your friends here sniff them out." he looks at Caroline "does your mother know what you are?" he asks her but she doesn't answer "I'm happy to tell her." This makes Caroline step towards him but he's quick and catches Elena in a chokehold.
"Now mason that's no way to treat a lady" Emi says ready to attack her eyes darkening
Mason growls tightening his grip "Don't be stupid! Necks snap easy around here." Elena claws at his forearm trying to get released.
Caroline speaks up "I can take you" she says boldly
Mason taunts her "Wanna bet?"
Caroline smirks "Yeah. I do." she rushes over to him freeing Elena grabs him by the throat and pushes him against a tree "told you" she kicks him in the groin, throws him on the floor and kicks him on the stomach throwing him against a tree he bounces off and falls to the ground groaning.
Emi looks at the young vampire impressed Caroline smiles and turns to Elena "Come on" the two girls leave Emi stays behind and looks at Mason who is still on the ground. She watches as he turns and sits up against the tree he was kicked into.
"What? You going to kill me now?" he asks glaring at her, she smirks shaking her head "are you going to torture me"
"You got beat up by a girl" she says closing the distance between them, she squats becoming eyelevel with him. She caresses his cheek "poor baby" she coos at him mockingly looking into his eyes almost lovingly,
"you aren't going after your brothers" he asks confused at her actions
Emi shrugs "they're big boys"
"You aren't worried they might be dead"
"Nah Caroline can handle a couple of humans, she beat your werewolf" she chuckles still caressing his cheek "I have a message I want you to send" she says softly Masons face turns from confused to shocked as her face quickly darkens and her voice turns icy as she speaks. She grabs him by the throat dragging him up as she stands "tell that scheming bitch the next time she comes after me I will not only turn her over, but I will also torture her until she begs me to kill her" she hisses dropping him and walking off out of the woods.