Iris was woken up by the shrill sound of her cell ringing startling her, she reached for her cell but ended up rolling off of the double bed landing on the floor with a thud
"Bloody hell" she grumbled and grabbed the loud device "What?" she snapped into the mouthpiece
"Iris?" she recognised it as Elena "you really aren't a morning person"
"What gave me away?" she muttered and glanced at the time it was seven in the morning "What's up?"
"I- can you come over please?" she asked sounding desperate, causing Iris to frown something must've happened at the party
"Sure. I'll be there in fifteen minutes"
"Ok thanks. Bye"
Iris hanged up and hurried into the bathroom, she had the quickest shower possible and dried herself off, after putting on her underwear, she sipped on a pair cream colored chinos and paired it with a chocolate coloured cotton sweater, she brushed her hair and left it out and slipped on a pair of nude coloured flats. She grabbed her keys and locked her door behind her.
Iris was currently sitting in Elena's kitchen having breakfast
"Wow, so what he just attacked the girl and beat Damon?" she asked sipping her tea
"Yes" Elena said, "I…he just lost complete control, I feel like it's my fault"
"Kind of is" Iris muttered and saw the glare Elena was giving her "You did save him though Elena, in a way it's a good thing"
"How so?" Elena asked leaning her against the counter
"Because" she swallowed her toast "he needs to learn to control his blood lust, Elena not just shut down otherwise it would be a disaster"
Elena nodded that made sense
"Are you coming to school?" Iris asked looking at her
"No I think I'm going to check on Stefan, you want to come? He could do with all the friends he can get"
Iris nodded smiling "Sure why not, I'm driving"
"Ergh your car is a rust bucket Iris" the brunette muttered, Iris rolled her eyes and grabbed her jacket, not in the mood for school today.
"It's a classic" Iris defended her car "saved my life"
Elena shook her head amused, unknown to her how true Iris's words were, the raven head shuddered recalling the events in the forbidden forest.
Iris drove them towards the Salvatore boarding house
"Any more run-ins with Bonnie?" the petite girl asked pulling up to the large gravel driveway
"Not really, she's blowing me off" Elena said looking down
Iris squeezed her hand giving her a reassuring smile "Don't worry she'll come round, witches are servants of nature so she and her grams went against their beliefs Elena, but holding a grudge does get tiring though"
Elena looked at her curiously "How do you know all of this?"
"Oh I read it in a book" she lied
Elena gave her an unsure nod, both girls got out of the car and walked up to the boarding house.
Iris was currently roaming the halls of the Salvatore boarding house whilst Elena was outside the cell where Stefan was locked up. She entered a large library and had a strong sense of déjà vu, her head swam as she recalled a blond and a chocolate haired man. She shook it off and decided to go find Elena.
She walked into the foyer and saw Elena
"Good, I was looking for you" Elena said
"Well here I am" she jumped the last three steps appearing in front of her. "So is Damon back yet?"
"No" Elena said
"Wait! Where are you going?" she asked seeing Elena heading back down to the basement "Shouldn't you wait for Damon before going back"? She asked knowing that the vampire had accompanied her on her first visit.
"He needs me, I'm not waiting"
"Ergh you're a stubborn arse" Iris muttered running after her "Elena"
Iris followed after her down the stairs and heard Stefan shouted for Elena to leave him alone, he groaned when he saw Iris,
"Iris get her and yourself out of here" he yelled
"Elena you heard him, leave the vampire alone" Iris snapped but Elena ignored them both and opened the cell and stepping inside. Iris swore and was about to step in but Stefan snarled
"No IRIS don't your blood" his fangs extended "I want it, every last drop"
Iris eyes widened she immediately backed away "I'll wait upstairs" without another word she ran upstairs
"What was that about?" Elena asked hearing the petite girl's footsteps fading away.
"Iris, her blood is intoxicating to vampires; my blood lust won't handle her not yet at least"
"But you coped with having her around before" Elena frowned
"I know, I just have to get used to it again" Stefan said rescinding his fangs.
Iris sighed and dropped down on to the squashy armchair, her head perked up when she saw Damon entering the room
"Hmm interesting" he smirked walking further into the room
"What?" she asked
"Well Stefan got a taste of human blood last night, makes me wonder how yours would taste" she jumped when he appeared in front of her
"And you're not going to find out" she hissed "What's with vampires and wanting my blood" she muttered and stood up she went to walk around him but he blocked her path, she stepped again around him but again he blocked her path
"Damon would you quit it, you're like an annoying brother" she muttered and stiffened slightly when he picked up a tendril of her curl
"You wonder why vampires want your blood" he murmured coming even closer she felt his chest brush against hers "it's because your blood smells exquisite, so just a small taste?" he leant forward Iris tensed as his hand slid up her arm
"No" Iris snapped and glared at him "I'm not some toy Damon, and you're definitely not getting my blood " she spat, her emerald orbs glared into his icy blue, Damon's eyes widen when he saw a golden tinge to her orbs, he shouted in pain and clutched his head it felt like he was having an aneurysm
Iris gasped and took several steps backward till her back hit the wall and let go of her hold over Damon,
He groaned and looked at her, "What the hell-"
"I'm sorry" she yelled out quickly, this wasn't supposed to happen she thought all her magic was gone, she was just meant to be an abomination of nature apparently and her magic was supposed to be drained away from her.
Damon eyes softened seeing her state, he appeared in front of her, "Hey, hey it's ok" he soothed and pulled her into his arms and lightly stroked his hand down her back stilling her trembling form
"What was that?" he asked
"I have no clue" she said he could tell that she was telling the truth
"Ok" he murmured he would definitely have to keep a close eye on her now thought,
"Where's Stefan and Elena?" he asked
"She's in the cellar with him" Iris said pulling out of his hold
Damon cocked an eyebrow "and what you trust him"?
"He loves her I doubt he's going to do anything to hurt her" Iris shook her head
"Hmm but even the ones you love have a way of hurting you" Damon said, Iris glanced back over to him
"The way Katherine hurt you?" she asked softly
Damon scowled and swaggered over to his drinks and poured himself a glass
"Yeah like that"
"Damon, you need to move on from her" she stated heading towards the door "do you really want to waste any more time on her? Is she worth it you can be happier you know?"
Damon looked at her thoughtfully "You sound so mature Iris, for someone so young"
Iris tucked in stray curl "I had to grow up fast" she shrugged her shoulders and told Elena she would be leaving, the brunette nodded saying she would be spending the night with Stefan.
Iris arrived home and dropped down on her worn out couch and flicked through the channels. She was staring at the screen not really taking in what she was watching but was soon brought out of her daydream where she was wondering whether or not Ron had asked Hermonie to marry him yet; she knew that her two ex-best friends were madly in love with each other.
She was brought out of her musings when her cell rang, Iris looked at the caller ID and was confused as to who was calling her
"Caroline?" she asked "what's up?"
"Hey" the bubbly blond greeted her "how comes you weren't in school today?"
"You noticed?" she asked surprised
"Duh, you're my friend" she could picture Caroline rolling her eyes "anyway I was wondering could you help me out after school tomorrow, with the parade?"
Iris had been told about their tradition by Elena who explained that the small town held a parade every year and the girls and guys get to dress up
"Sure, I'll see you tomorrow" Iris agreed
"Great I can't wait" she squealed making Iris chuckle that blond was sure friendly once you get to know her.
She ended up falling asleep on the couch with the television blaring in the background, Iris woke up when she had hit the floor and sat up looking around confused and mentally slapped herself for falling asleep on the couch.
Iris yawned and stretched her arms above her head and looked the clock that was on the wall. She saw that it was six thirty giving her more than enough time to get ready, she got onto her unsteady feet and slowly made her way upstairs. Where she stripped out of her clothes and stepped into her shower, Iris grabbed the washcloth and scrubbed her porcelain like skin and then washed her hair.
Once she done that she dried herself off and wrapped a towel around herself. Iris rummaged through her dresser draw slipping on some underwear and a matching bra. She looked through her closet and opted to wear deep purple dress she looped the thin belt around her waist.
Iris sat down on her bed and pulled on a pair of thick tights. She blow dried her hair leaving in its glossy curls, she tied it up in a ponytail and headed downstairs for some breakfast, she sat down on the breakfast stool and looked through her bills, she quickly sorted it online and then looked through her bag to make sure she had all her books.
"Hey" Iris greeted Caroline dropping her bag and started to help
"Hi, oh Iris this goes there, wait are you any good with paper mache?"
"Erm well-"
But the blond cut her off "Great, start with that" she instructed and walked away,
Iris groaned and got stuck in, taking the glue and the paper, "Crap, crap, crap why did I help" she muttered having managed to get the gloopy mess in her hair
"Because you're a nice person" Damon smirked appearing behind her making her jump
"Bloody hell, don't do that" she snapped glaring at him, he watched in amusement as she attempted to pull the gloop out of her hair.
"Want help"? he asked
She narrowed her eyes at him "Oh why would you do something nice?"
"Because you're hot" he said deadpanned
Iris rolled her eyes and admitted defeat
"Fine" she grunted as he tugged her hectic curls
"So" he made conversation "Elena's birth mom made contact with Alaric"
Iris's eyes widened "Really?"
"Yep, so we're heading to the grill to keep an eye on them"
"By 'we' you mean-"
"Me, Stefan and you"
Iris frowned "wait why do I have to come along" she winced when he ripped away some of the gloop from her hair
"Well you were obviously having such a good time" he muttered sarcastically
"Oww" she cried
"What the hell? Did you wield this crap on" Damon snapped and with a final tug he tore it out
"Fine I'll come"
"Great, Elena could do with some moral support, so come on"
"Wait I have to tell Caroline-"
"She probably forgot that you're even here" Damon said and proceeded to drag her away towards her car, she grabbed her bag and looked over shoulder and didn't see Caroline anywhere.
"You really do suck" Damon said dryly, Iris scowled at him her, him and Stefan were playing pool, well she was trying to but failing miserably at it
"Shut up" she snapped
"I thought you-"
"Ssh I'm trying to concentrate" she hissed at him
"Did she just shush-"
"Ssh" now it was Stefan's turn to shut him up, "Isobel's here"
Iris head snapped up, all three of them discreetly looked at the brunette woman who entered she made a bee line towards Elena who was waiting by the table.
"Oh Merlin, I got one in" Iris grinned jumping up and down, she turned around when she got no reply and saw that both Stefan and Damon were gone, she looked over to where Elena was and saw that the teenage girl was also gone
"Bloody brilliant" she muttered
"Hey Iris" Matt smiled at her
"Hi" she grinned and startled him by hugging him, he awkwardly patted her back
"What's with the hug?" he asked her when she pulled back
"I got a ball into a pocket" she smiled childishly up at him
Matt laughed "Seriously, how long have you been here?" he asked
Iris looked at her wrist watch her eyes widened at the time "Whoa three hours"
"You've spent three hours here and only managed to get one ball in?" he asked in disbelief
She smiled sheepishly "Sounds about right" she muttered
Matt chuckled "Well do you want a drink?" he asked
"Yeah" she nodded and walked with him towards the bar; Iris waited patiently for her drink and thanked him when he delivered her the drink.
"I have to get back to work" he told her, Iris nodded and watched him approached a table, she sipped her drink and rummaged through her back pulling out a history text book
"Well this is a first, someone doing their history work in a bar" Alaric commented sitting down beside her
"Hmm, I'll like to break the mould" she drawled, and peeked up at him from beneath her thick lashes "So I saw your wife here today"
"Yeah she wanted to speak to Elena" Alaric ordered a beer
"I take it that you're upset about her-"
"No" he stated causing Iris to cock an eyebrow
"Huh?" she asked confused
"She's not the same woman I married" he said, his expression dark
Iris frowned at that "Look at it this way, at least you got closure, now you don't have to spend the rest of your life pining over her"
Alaric looked at her carefully "You're right" he murmured,
Iris smiled at him and hopped off of the stool; she grabbed her bag and headed home.
Iris pulled up to her driveway and rolled her eyes at who was sitting there
"Really? Now you remember me?" she asked strolling up the porch steps
"Who can forget you flower?" Damon smirked, Iris shook her head "plus we mentioned we were leaving but you probably didn't hear us"
"Fair enough" she sighed and sat down beside him "so how did it go?"
"She was a total bitch to Elena, and really wanted some device that Jonathan Gilbert had created, and then took Jeremy hostage"
"Oh my god, is he ok?" she asked about to stand and rush next door to check on the troubled teenager
"Relax flower" Damon tugged her down "she didn't even have him in the first place, it was a ploy"
"Ah" Iris muttered her lips tugged into a frown "what a bitch"
"Dam right" Damon sighed and ran his fingers through his hair
"So what does this device do?" she asked
"No clue, but John Gilbert is bent on keeping it" he muttered
"How's Elena?" she said tucking a stray curl
"Saint Stefan is with her" she detected a bout of bitterness in his tone, Iris looked at him carefully and frowned she swore she saw a flash of jealousy in his face
"Hmm, do you like her?" Iris asked carefully
"What? Are you jealous?" he smirked, she rolled her emerald eyes
"No, can you be serious for once?" she lightly slapped his arm
Damon shrugged "I- she's ok" he said she could there was something more but didn't try to push it
"You are aware that she isn't Katherine" she stated looking him, his eyes hardened
"I know" he growled "and thank god for that" he muttered
"Damon, wait-"but before she could finish her sentence he was gone, Iris groaned "damn, when did vampires get so edgy" she muttered to herself and headed inside.
Iris changed out of her clothes and pulled on a pair of shorts and a camisole, she padded barefooted downstairs and looked through her fridge to get something to eat
"Huh? When did I buy yoghurt?" she muttered to herself but pulled it out nonetheless. She rummaged through the cutlery draw and grabbed a spoon, she rip the top off and headed into the living room. She dropped down onto the couch and flicked the television on.
It was about an hour into the show when her cell rang
"Hello?" she said into the receiver
"Iris, it's me Elena"
"Oh hey what's up?" the raven head asked her attention was more focused on the television since her favourite show Supernatural was on. She was secretly in love with Dean Winchester, merlin she wished that he would save her occasionally
"So is that ok Iris?"
"What?" Iris asked suddenly realising that Elena had probably spoke more than several words to her but she hadn't listened to a word of what the brunette was saying.
"You didn't listen to what I was saying was you?" Elena asked slightly frustrated, and wondering what the hell was on the petite girl's mind to have her so distracted
"I was, you was saying words and …yeah" she finished lamely she could hear Elena laughing
"Ok, let me repeat it then, tomorrow's founders' day and you're coming"
"Sure" she replied thinking what the big deal was, she was going to show up anyway.
"No, I mean you're coming and you're going to be dressed up"
Iris sat up and looked wide eye
"What?" she asked "As in-"
"Period clothes, from that time" Elena finished off
"No, no way in hell" Iris snapped, and stood up grabbing her empty cup and placed it in the sink
"Look it was either me or Caroline breaking the news to you" Elena said "plus you know she is as subtle as a brick"
Iris hopped on to the kitchen island "What and you're not?" she asked laughing
"Shut up" Elena chuckled "anyway you're coming by my house tomorrow after school since I got your dress"
"How the hell did you know my size of clothes?" she asked her brows furrowing, she picked at her nails
"That's not important" Elena said hastily, Iris had a strange feeling that a certain vampire helped her out "So?"
"Fine, fine I'm coming" she grumbled
"Ha, you really thought you had a choice, I was going to drag you here, if you'd refused"
Iris rolled her eyes and jumped off the counter
"Isn't that kidnapping?" Iris asked amused and heard Elena laughing "You and your family got a thing for kidnapping people"
"Love you to Iris" Elena drawled "I'll see you tomorrow, remember come to my house at four to get ready"
"Alright, I'll you then" Iris replied and bid her goodnight,
Iris crawled into her bed and pulled the covers over, she rolled over and turned the lamp off she felt her eyelids grow heavy and was soon fast asleep
Iris was staring in to Tom Riddle's eyes, emerald orbs meeting a pair of brown. Blood was running down her temple, her eyes glanced over to Ginny's small form
"Why do you care how I escape?" she asked "Voldemort was after your time" and shook when his voice resonated around the chamber
"Voldemort" Riddle said softly "is my past, present and future, Iris Potter…"she watched as Riddle raised her wand and traced it in the air
"TOM MARVALO RIDDLE" she saw the shimmering words and with a flick he rearranged it so that now it read "I AM LORD VOLDEMORT"
She staggered back at the realisation of it this wasn't Tom Riddle, no this was the younger version of the man who murdered her parents and ruined countless of other lives.
Iris tensed when he took a step in her direction
"You see I was already using that name at Hogwarts" he sneered turning his handsome face ugly "to my most intimate friends"
There was a pause, Iris kept an eye on Ginny who was looking paler and paler by the minute
"You think I would keep using my foul muggle's father name?" he spat, she could see pure hatred in his eyes when he spoke of the man "the man who abandoned me before I was even born, because he found out my mother was a witch? No Iris I fashioned myself a new name, a name where I knew wizard's would one day fear to speak, when I had become the greatest sorcerer in the world"
Iris felt a surge of anger go through her, hearing the arrogant man before her, she clenched her fists
"You're not" she said her voice ringing throughout the chamber, it seemed to echo off the walls
"Not what?" Riddle asked his eyes glaring into her
"Not the greatest sorcerer in the world" she said hatred in her tone "sorry to disappoint you, but Albus Dumbledore is the greatest sorcerer in the world" she said her loyalty shining through her "Everyone says so, even when you were strong you didn't dare try and take over Hogwarts, Dumbledore saw right through you when you were at school, and he still frightens you now, wherever you're hiding these days"
Her heart was pounding in her chest she was glaring at the man before her, she saw his face twisting into hate
"Dumbledore has been driven out of this castle by the mere memory of me" he smirked darkly, she had the strong urge to punch him in the face but knew it wouldn't harm him as he was still was solid, but it didn't stop him from reaching forward and tugged her curl, she jerked back
"He's not as gone as you may think" she hissed, just then there was the sound of music it was coming closer "Fawkes" she gasped seeing the phoenix as it dropped a black garment on the stone
"What the-"
"That's the sorting hat" Riddle stated, Iris was confused what the hell was she going to do with a hat? She thought, Merlin she was screwed
"Is this what Dumbledore sends his great defender, a song bird and an old hat" he laughed cruelly, she shuddered as his laughter echoed around the chamber
"Prick" she muttered picking up most of her bad language from the Weasley family
"Let's match the heir of Salazar Slytherine and the power of Lord Voldemort against Iris Potter" he said, she watched as he approached a fountain where there was a stoned statue of a giant snake "Great heir of Slytherine speak to me"
Iris paled seeing the snake's mouth opened, she clenched her eyes shut as she heard the sound of something heavy slithering towards her.
"Kill her" Riddle hissed in parsletongue.
AN: Thanks for the reviews so far, and Elijah and Klaus will show up soon. Iris magic is technically meant to be gone, but as you can see it does make an appearance making her bit of a mystery.
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