Ava's nose twitched she hummed smelling something pleasant. She wriggled and snuggled into something warm.
"Ya know we can make this a permanent fixture" a familiar voice drawled.
"Hmm" Ava groaned still half asleep "and what's that?" she mumbled
"You waking up to me every morning and-"
Ava froze now fully awake "Who-DAMON? WHAT THE FUCK" she shrieked scrambling on to her knees, "GET OUT-"she yelped when she was thrown back onto the bed bouncing a little. Damon pressed his body against hers and placed his hand on her lips silencing her.
"Damon-"her voice came out muffled. "what-"
"Ssh" he murmured "Relax now will you stop screaming if I move my hand away?"
Ava nodded as soon as he removed his hand. She relaxed "What are you doing here?" she asked wriggling
"I am going to give you a ride to school" he uttered. Her brows knitted together, the vampire leant over her and used the tips of his fingers to smooth down the puckered skin between her brows.
"Why you I-"
"I can occasionally be nice ya know" he drawled his icy blue eyes roamed her face. they came to a rest on her pink lips
"But your Damon you're-"
"Magnificent, sexy and oh so generous-"
"I was going to say you're a dick, a douchebag and not very kind" she grinned. He rolled his eyes and startled the blond by nipping her earlobe
"Damon" she squeaked and shoved him away
"Hey-"Claudine's cackle rang around room she walked in just as Ava sent the vampire careening off of the bed. Damon grunted his back collided with her night stand. "Wow you got her up quick"
"I told you I would"
"Wait you let him in?" Ava asked swinging her legs out of her bed.
"Duh, dick-I mean Damon" Claudine started, Damon rolled his eyes and dropped down on to Ava's double bed and placed his arms behind his head "Said he could wake you up and I said give it a go-"
"What?" Ava frowned there was something more going on here. She knew that Gran wouldn't just let anyone especially someone like Damon waltz into their house. "What else?"
"Nothing-"
"Claudine Anne Lily Xenia tell me" Ava demanded placing her hands on her hips.
Damon smirked watching the exchange "Wait that's you're whole name-"
"Our whole family has a thing for that. Gran-"
"It's nothing Ava-"
"Screw this-"
"Don't you dare-"
But Ava ignored Claudine's cry or protest and dove into the older woman's mind
"Think sexy thoughts….ok" Ava balked. Damon sat up curious by the petite teen's display of her ability. She had a look of pure concentration on her face. "me and Mark doing it. he's huge pen-"Claudine gasped as Ava tore through that part and went deeper "Damon's here….made a bet….two hundred bucks….fuck….I won-"
Ava pulled back "You betted on me-"
"You found out-"
"You went into my mind?" both Xenia's ignored the vampire,
"Gran Damon Salvatore is a creeper and you let him into my room whilst I was sleeping-"
"Ok" Claudine admitted walking over to the large windows and threw the curtains open "you're right Damon is a big pervert-"
"I am here you know. Just pointing that out" Damon piped up
"Shut up" Ava and Claudine snapped at him unison. Damon rolled his eyes "Don't you roll your eyes at me vampire, I can still kick your ass"
"Gran" Ava huffed "Give it-"
"What?"
"The money-"
"Oh" Claudine whined "But I won it fair and square" she muttered
"How about we split it?" Ava suggested
"Seems fair enough" she reluctantly handed a hundred bucks over to her granddaughter. "Oh snap you should hurry or you're going to be late"
"Fine" Ava muttered about to take her top off but Claudine grabbed her hands "What-"
"Your pervy vamp is still here" Claudine whispered loudly
"I am not a perve-"
"He's not mine-"
"Oh princess I can be all yours" there was a moment of silence which Claudine opted to break the silence
"You're right Ava he is a bit of a dick-"
"You told her I was a dick-"
"Not relevant. Come vamp boy I think it got a chicken you could drain. Ava change now you've got school-"
"But-"
"MOVE BOTH OF YOU"
With that Ava literally ran into the bathroom slamming the door behind her. the blond knew not to get on Claudine's bad side.
She pressed her ear against the door and could hear her Gran shooing Damon out of the bedroom. Ava shook her head and hurriedly did her morning routine.
"Here we are" Damon pulled up to the curb of the school
"Thanks for the ride-"
"Would have been better if you had tapped a vein for me" he muttered. She rolled her eyes and grabbed her bag which she had dropped by her feet
"And now you ruined the nice moment" she drawled
"Just kidding" before she could blink he dropped a kiss on her cheek and reached over to open the door for her
Ava felt her cheeks heating up and hurriedly got out of the car. "Bye Damon" she called over her shoulder
"Bye-"
"Oh my god Ava" Betsy a girl in the blond teen's art class rushed over to her "is that your boyfriend? He's uber hot-"
"What?" Ava asked her eyes widened in realisation the red head thought that Damon Salvatore was her boyfriend "Oh my god no he's just-"
Damon's heightened hearing could pick up what was being said between the two girls. He decided to have fun
"AVA" he shouted "ON YOUR WAY HOME PICK UP EXTRA LARGE CONDOMS. WE WENT THROUGH THEM QUICKER THEN I EXPECTED-"
"FUCK OFF DAMON" Ava screeched and sprinted into the school. Leaving behind a cackling vampire. The blond hurried down the corridor and slammed into something hard. She heard a grunt
"Ava" Alaric groaned he had just come out of the classroom to get some of the worksheets for the float when Ava had rounded the corner and knocked him over.
"Hey Ric" Ava uttered getting onto her knees, attempting to find her cane but the history teacher grabbed it for her.
"Ava I got it." he got onto his feet "Ava stand up-"
"What? why-"
"Principle-"
"Ergh-"Alaric winced seeing the principle flying over Ava and tumbling onto the ground
"Xenia-"
"Not my fault" Ava said and scrambled onto her feet "And you should be looking where you're going and then-"
"And this is where you'll shut up" Alaric whispered to her.
"Take her and get her out of my sight" the principle muttered.
Ava frowned "Now that's just mean and a bit rude not very professional-"
"Ok Ava" Alaric spoke loudly over her and grabbed her hand and dragged her away "One day Ava you're going to talk your way into trouble"
Ava had just sat down in her seat but before she could fully get comfortable the history teacher lightly grasped the back of her top
"What-"
"You're with me." Alaric said
"She's meant to help" Tyler called out
"Not now-"
"I'm his favourite" Ava grinned holding onto her cane "admit it Ric" the hunter scoffed, leading her over to Elena and Stefan who had just arrived. Stefan frowned taking the pair in
"What's wrong?"
"Did Ava get into another fight with Tiki-"
"No I didn't" Ava pouted "You're always think I'm making trouble-"
"Oh you know what I think now?" Elena quirked an eyebrow
"Yes-"
"Ok" Stefan spoke over her "What's up Ric?" he asked the history teacher wondering did Ava really want to blurt her secret out.
"I need for you guys to come with me" Alaric said, still holding on to the petite teen's arm. He led them out of the cafeteria and down the corridor
"So Stef how are you?" Ava asked casually "not having any major cravings about-"
"Ava there are people around" Elena hissed
"-oh right. Not having any cravings for….alcohol—"
"What?"
"Let's just ignore her" Elena uttered as Alaric ushered them into his classroom.
"Here" Alaric had placed his hand on Ava's shoulder and gently pushed her down in one of the chairs. Elena took the desk beside her.
"Wow" Ava breathed taking in what Alaric had told them. Seems like Elena's birth mother was back in town, she heard the sound of the door opening and the familiar sound of boots clicking against the floor.
"Hey Damon thanks for coming" Alaric said from the front
"It was no problem, sorry it took so long my dog….-"
"Don't finish that joke off" Ava said shifting in her seat "it's so lame-oww" she yelped when Damon tugged a lock of her golden hair
"Don't be bitchy. And I know you've got no excuse since you're not on your period-"
"Damon" Stefan snapped looking completely serious. Damon rolled his eyes and sat down on Ava's other side. The raven head vampire took in the scene
"What's with the furrowed brows. Doesn't suit Ava you know you could get wrinkles princess-"
"Shut up-"
"I saw Isobel last night" Alaric said silencing the pair.
"Isobel's here-"
"Duh-"
"Ava-"
"Sorry" the blond muttered she had no clue why she was sitting here truth be told? It was a good think since she wanted to be there for Elena. But at the moment she didn't get why or how she was involve in all of this,
"In town?" Damon clarified. Alaric folded his arms across his chest and nodded.
Ava tuned back into the conversation just as Damon started to grill Alaric about Isobel and their meeting "Did you ask about Uncle John? Are they working together?"
"No-"
"No they're not?"
"No I didn't ask" Alaric stated
"What about the invention?"
"Is that the pocket watch?" Ava asked stilling trying to follow the thread of conversation.
"Yes" Stefan replied
"I didn't ask-"
"Did she ask about the tomb vampires?" Damon carried on getting of his seat and walking up to Alaric.
Ava frowned and tilted her head, Elena had been strangely quiet. She reached out and grasped the brunette's hand. Making Elena smile a little she was grateful that Ava was around.
"I don't know"
"Did words completely escape you?" Damon snarled
"Back off Damon" Ava said coming to defend the history teacher.
"I was completely distracted by my dead vampire wife to ask any questions" Alaric snapped
"What does she want?"
"She wants to see me Damon" Elena finally spoke up.
"Alaric is supposed to arrange the meeting. We don't know why or what she wants" Stefan said.
"You know Elena" Ava said "You don't have to see her if you don't want. You can walk away"
"I don't really have a choice Ava" Elena muttered.
"What do you mean?" Damon asked
"She threatened to go on a killing spree" Alaric supplied.
"Oh" Damon clicked his tongue "well I guess you guys are completely closed off to that?"
"No you don't say" Ava said sarcastically rolling her milky green eyes.
"I want to do it" Elena said cutting Damon off who was no doubt going have a retort for Ava "I want to meet her if I don't I know I'll regret it"
"Fair enough" Ava shrugged her shoulders and got up onto her feet "Well thanks for keeping me in the loop but I promised Caroline that I'll help her out with the float. And she would go ape-shit crazy if I don't-"
"No Ava" Alaric sighed running his fingers through his hair. She frowned
"What?"
"It isn't just Elena she wants to meet." Alaric explained causing the others to all look at him "You as well-"
"How does she know about me?" Ava asked incredulously she had made no contact whatsoever with Elena's birthmother.
"She doesn't go-"Damon cut into the conversation.
"She has to. She said that you'll come if you want to know more about Faith-"Ava paled and Elena's eyes bugged out.
The trio of males didn't miss this reaction, Ava backed up
"Ava-Ava" Damon called grasping her face seeing the glaze over look coming over her milky green eyes. Her cane had clattered to the ground "come back princess" he lightly tapped her cheeks.
"I want to meet her. Isobel I mean" Ava blinked hard it was surreal hearing that particular name.
"Who's Faith?" Stefan asked seeing that was the catalyst of both Ava's and Elena's startled reaction
"My mom" Ava revealed she hadn't heard that name in years "what does Isobel know about my mom?"
Ava nervously tapped her fingers against the table top; she and Elena were in the Grill. this was the place where they arranged the meeting.
"Ava you ok?" Elena asked, the blond hadn't spoken since they had left the school.
"I should be asking you that" Ava smiled "You're the one who is going to meet your birthmother"
"I know but your mom-"
"Is dead" Ava said bluntly "I just want to know what she was like or anything really" she admitted. Elena frowned she didn't blame Ava for being curious, Claudine had refused to talk about Faith and Ava never questioned it. But now someone came along who was more than willing to share the information about her mother so it wasn't surprised that Ava did come along.
Elena jumped when the waitress placed the cup of tea she had ordered in front of her and Ava's glass of soda.
"Jesus Elena" Ava breathed "You're making me even more nervous"
"Sorry. I'm just jumpy-"
"Chill, Stefan's over there and we've got Damon outside" Ava uttered she trusted both vampires with her life. This was the opposite of how she felt beforehand
"Can you hear me?" Elena asked quietly
"Of course I can, I'm right next to you" Ava scoffed "Are you sure that you're not the blind one?"
Elena whacked her on the shoulder "I was talking to Stefan-"
"Oh…erm carry on." Ava blushed and sipped her soda through the straw.
Stefan chuckled and nodded silently conveying to Elena that he could hear them.
"Thanks for coming" Elena uttered, Ava leant back in her seat and twirled her straw around the glass "I'm getting nervous but I'm happy that you're here-"
"Me too since the drinks are you on-oww Elena" she pouted when Elena lightly slapped her upside the head.
"I love you-"
"I love you too Elena but I'm not gay so-oh Stefan again right?" Ava trailed off, Elena giggled now this was why she more than happy that Ava came along the blond could literally brighten up a room.
"She's here"
Ava froze and could hear the sound of something being set down next to her
"Hello Elena and Ava" Isobel smiled at the pair, "I haven't seen you both since you were babies"
Ava swallowed and kept her head down. There was something wrong about Isobel; the blond could feel it in her bones.
"You look just like her" Isobel uttered looking directly at Elena "It's eerie-"
"You've met Katherine?" Elena asked
"She found me just after I turned genetic curiosity I suppose. She would be fascinated by you" Isobel said her dark eyes glanced over to Ava "And you Ava, you look just like your mother. Shame what happened to her-"
"What do you know?" Ava asked bluntly
Isobel smirked "You don't seem very frightened to me"
"You don't seem very scary. You're just another psycho vampire. God knows this town got enough" Ava drawled
Isobel chuckled "Just like your mother, but speak to me like that again girl" the female vampire snarled "and I'll rip your pretty little throat out-"
"If you wanted to kill me you would have" Ava scowled "so step off bitch-"
"Tell your friend to keep her mouth shut or she'll and the people of this town have to deal with the consequences" Isobel said. Elena swallowed and from the corner of her eye she could see Stefan straightening up.
"Ava just keep quiet" Elena murmured grabbing on to the blond teen's hand, Ava nodded. The brunette looked back over to her birthmother "Is that how you walk in the sun?" she asked nodding towards the necklace.
"Katherine helped me obtain it" Isobel replied
"Who's my father?" Elena asked. Causing Ava's eyebrows shoot to her hairline. Seems like the blond had rubbed off on Elena more than she thought,
"Not important" Isobel said curtly "he was a teenage waste of space-"
"A name would be nice"
"It would wouldn't it?"
"Oh bitch much" Ava muttered under her breath
"You ask a lot of questions. And your friend can't seem to shut up-"she nodded towards Ava, Ava rolled her eyes and busied herself by finishing off her drink
"Why did you compel that man to kill himself?" Elena asked referring to the guy who had been following the pair after the Trudy incident "right after he told me to stop looking for you"
"Dramatic impact" Isobel uttered. "Wish it would have been more effective"
"You really are a crazy-"
"Shut up-"
"You shut up" Ava snapped back "Bitch-"
"Does human life really means that little to you?" Elena asked, she swore she saw a brief flash of amusement in Isobel's eyes.
"It means nothing to me" Isobel smiled serenely "it's just part of being what I am-"
"A bitch-"
"A vampire Ava"
"No it's not" Elena shook her head "I know other vampires and that's not true"
Isobel leant forward in her seat "You mean your boyfriend over there by the pool table? And yours Ava the one hovering outside?-"
"I don't have a boyfriend. And Alaric's outside so you're sick because he's like old enough to be my dad and-"
"Shut up I'm talking about Damon Salvatore" Isobel cut her off "and yours Stefan Salvatore. I'm kind of shock that the Salvatore brothers aren't fighting over you Elena. But it's clear that Damon found someone even more interesting to peak his interest"
Ava snorted causing both Isobel and Elena to look at her, she could feel their eyes on her "What?" she defended herself "this is Damon we're talking about. Me and him? Pfft no way" she shook her head.
"Wow you really are blind" Isobel drawled
"No I carry this cane around for fun" Ava rolled her eyes
Isobel smirked seems like the little blond had no clue what she was referring to. "Do you enjoy them? The Salvatores?"
"Well Stefan is awesome and Damon is…..Damon and-"
"Shut up-"
"Oh piss off" Ava snapped "You're the one who's asking freaking questions and-"
"You're not giving the right answers" Isobel uttered, she could see that Ava was truly Faith's daughter.
"Why do you want to meet me?" Elena asked "It can't be just to catch up" Ava finished off her drink and rested her chin on her hand.
"Because I'm curious about you-"
"And me?" Ava asked
"I wanted to see if it was true-"
"If what was true?" she asked on confusion
"If the Xenia bloodline lived on. I can see that it has" Isobel smirked.
Ava shuddered this woman knew more then she let on "Why are you here?" she asked
"The real reason is I want what your uncle wants" the vampire uttered, the Grill itself wasn't busy so Ava could hear everything more clearly "Jonathan Gilbert's invention"
Elena laughed bitterly; Ava felt her heart go out to her friend. After searching for her birthmother this was what Elena was greeted by? A woman only came here to get some random item?
"How do you know my uncle?" Elena asked
"I used to spend a lot of time here when I was younger" Isobel told them "John had a crush on me for years. He was the first one that told me about vampires"
Ava licked her lips now that was something new. John and Isobel were close once?
"So what made you want to be one?" Elena asked
"It's a very long list of reasons Elena all of which I'm sure you thought about" Isobel said, the music was low in the background. Ava tucked in a stray lock of hair. Elena shook her head
"That was you first lie" Isobel uttered "it's inevitable you're going to get old Stefan won't forever doesn't last very long when you're human"
"I'm sorry but I don't have what you're looking for. Come on Ava-"but before Elena could even take a step away Isobel grabbed her arm
"Ava stay where you are" Isobel ordered "sit down and tell your boyfriend to walk away." Elena sat down once again "I want the invention-"
"I don't have it-"
"I know that but Damon does-"
"Well if you know that then you'll also know he won't give that up for anyone" Ava commented "now if you don't mind-"
"You don't know how wrong you are Ava, I can think of one person he'll give it up for" Isobel smirked "And you're going to get it for me"
"He won't give it to us" Elena uttered
"Then the blood will be on your hands" Isobel announced she then got up onto her feet and grabbed her belongings
"Wait what about my mom?" Ava shouted after her "You said you knew her"
Isobel turned around and gave the blond a once over. Stefan stiffened seeing the look on the other vampire's face
"I did know your mother Ava…she was….she possessed a light. A light that you clearly inherited from her" without another word Isobel walked out. Ava slumped against the table. Stefan sighed seeing the disappointed looks on both of the teens faces.
"Elena?" Ava said softly
"I just-"she chocked up, the blond dropped her hand onto Elena's shoulder giving it a small squeeze
"At least it keeps the memory of your true mother alive. You don't need another mom Elena. You had the best one, Miranda" Ava said sincerely.
Stefan smiled hearing the exchange, times like these he could see how truly great Ava was. He walked over to the pair just as Bonnie came in. Ava felt Elena's shoulders tensing and her lips were downwards
"Bonnie" Elena stood up so that she was beside Ava "How….she left- why-"
Ava scowled
"Ava-"Elena shouted after the blond but the teen didn't listen and ran after Bonnie. She could hear the witch's thoughts further down the road
"Bonnie" Ava called and grabbed the witch's hand
"Ava what are you doing? I-"
"No what are you doing?" Ava uttered "What is wrong with you?"
"Nothing-"
"There is. Are you that stupid?" this was the first time in a long time when Bonnie saw that Ava was genuinely mad "I get it your mad but Elena needs you-"
"I don't get what-"
"Don't play dumb" Ava snapped "it doesn't suit you. You saw your friend was hurt and you walked away?" she asked. Bonnie swallowed guilt was overwhelming her "You're not the girl I grew up with Bonnie" Bonnie clenched her eyes shut she didn't like the look of disappointment on Ava's face. It was so out of place. "You know Bonnie the way you're acting I'm glad that you're not talking to me. I don't want to be friends with a person like that" without another word Ava walked away. Leaving a saddened witch behind.
"Why the long face Ava?" Claudine asked setting the box of Chinese takeout on the coffee table.
"This is my usual face" Ava muttered grabbing the TV controller and turned the volume up but it was snatched out of her hand.
"Ava I know when something is wrong. So tell me what it is" Claudine demanded. Ava sighed and licked her lips
"I want to know about my mom" she uttered.
Claudine paled "Why the sudden intrest-"
"Because Elena's birth mom came back into town and she said she knew her-"
"What?"
"Gran-"
"Who Ava?"
"An Isobel Flemming" Claudine's jaw clenched in anger
"Her?"
"You know her?"
"Yes but what-"
"Can you or can you not tell me about my mom?" Ava asked
Claudine bit her lip "Ava, Faith is dead. Just leave the past in the past."
"I want to know-"Ava snapped "every time I ask this you brush me off. I deserve to know Gran. I want to know-"
"No Ava-"
"Why not? Please I-"
"I SAID NO" Claudine shouted causing Ava to jump "Now eat your dinner-"
"I'm not hungry-"
"Ava-"
"Leave me alone. You don't want to talk so I'm not even going to be in the same room as you" Ava stormed out.
Claudine sighed and slumped into her seat. She heard the sound of the bedroom door slamming shut and knew that Ava was angry. The elderly woman didn't blame her, it was only natural for Ava to want to learn about the woman who gave birth to her.
The next morning Ava walked into the Gilbert house. Claudine had left a message saying she'll be out for the rest of day something about collecting some items.
"Elena?" she called
"Coming" Elena bounded down the stairs with her bag "you ok? You look tired and-"
"Just got into a fight last night with Gran" Ava muttered and shook her head "it doesn't matter." She plastered a smile on to her face "Anyway I don't want to think about it. so Caroline called yet?"
"Yep" Elena said "and she's going crazy-"
"She's always been crazy" Ava muttered.
There was knock on the door "You expecting anyone?" Ava asked opening the door
"No-Bonnie?"
"Hey" Bonnie breathed. Ava plopped down on the staircase letting the witch and Elena have a moment "You were obviously upset about something and I just walked away. It's not me-"Ava smiled slightly at that "It can't be us. You're my friend Elena if you need me I am here for you. I'm sorry I didn't show you that yesterday."
"I met my birthmother"
"How was it?"
Ava stood up hearing Elena crying "Elena?" she said softly
"Get in here" Elena uttered, Ava stepped forward and was pulled in between the two girls, she could feel Elena's body shaking and knew that the teen was sobbing
"Bon I'm sorry I went off at you yesterday it's-"
"No I needed to hear it" Bonnie muttered hugging them both tight. God she had missed them.
"So science lab is going to be our rendezvous?" Ava commented spinning on the stool
"Yes now would you stop" Bonnie grabbed Ava by the back of her jacket stopping her.
"I'm bored-"
"God you act like a five year old" the witch muttered, "here" she sidled up beside Av and opened up the grimoire "You want me to read to you?"
"Hmm-"before she could respond the classroom door opened and Elena entered the room.
"Thanks for meeting us here Ava?"
"Bon was my ride here" Ava said placing her elbows on the countertop.
"I wanted you to see this" Bonnie exclaimed gesturing to the grimoire
"Is that Emily's spell book?" Elena asked. The blond ran her fingers down the thin page she could feel the indents of it.
"I've been going through it since Grams died" Bonnie said "Check this out"
Elena looked down and frowned, "What is it?" Ava questioned
"That's the vampire compass" Elena replied
Ava frowned in thought "Yeah according to Emily, Jonathan Gilbert never actually succeeded in inventing anything"
"So he's a fraud?" Ava asked
"Sort of" Bonnie flicked through the pages "Emily secretly spelled them all with magic, the compass-"Ava heard the sound of the page being turned "rings-"
"Wait the magical ones? That brings people back to life?" Ava asked leaning forward. Elena rested her elbow on the blond teen's shoulder and was gazing down at the page. Her eyes were skimming over them.
"And this" Bonnie tapped her finger against the page "the mystery device that you told me about"
"Yeah that's it" Elena nodded "Well part of it Damon only has one piece"
"Emily pledged her loyalty to Katherine but she couldn't stand back and let innocent people be killed" Bonnie said
Ava frowned "So what did she do?" she asked
"She made Jonathan Gilbert believe that she invented these devices" Bonnie uttered
"Does it say what the device does?"
Elena leant over the book and Bonnie mimicked her movements both of them were on either side of Ava.
"It can't be-"Bonnie thought "are you sure this is what Isobel wants?"
"Yeah I'm sure why?" Elena asked
"She made it pretty clear last night" Ava uttered "what does it do Bon?"
"This is a weapon" Bonnie told them "against vampires"
"What? a vampire wants a weapon that can harm vampires? That makes no sense" Ava shook her head before either Bonnie or Elena could respond Caroline burst into the room. Ava used her arms to cover the grimoire
"There you guys are. Come on you're supposed to help" Caroline said
"I don't want to" Ava whined
"No you promised so come on-"
"We'll meet you there" Bonnie said "Erm...Ava's got….constipation-"
"What?" Ava shrieked
"Oh she's been in the bathroom all day" Elena added on. Both Bonnie and Elena teamed up on the blond
"Eww-"
"No I don't-"
"Then come on"
"OK" Ava snapped "I hate you both" she whispered to Bonnie and Elena who giggled.
"No Ava it's too your left" Caroline shouted, Ava had got roped in to help with the Miss Mystic float
"This is my left" Ava shrieked back and much to the surrounding students amusement she kicked over a bucket
"I mean my left—"
"I don't know where the fuck you are I can't see" Ava yelped
"Oh my god you're useless I'm in front of you facing towards you ok?" Caroline said. The smaller blond managed to get right streamers and threw them in Caroline's direction. "Ava seriously-"
"Well you know it'll be screwed up if you got her to help-"
"Fuck off Tiki" Ava snapped
"Make me bitch-"
"Come here and I'll-"
"Ok enough" Alaric shouted stepping in between the females "Seriously no fighting today. Tiki go-"
"And get a brain-"
"What-"
"Ava"
"Just go and sort out the flowers for the float ok?" much to Alaric's relief Tiki walked off "Ava behave-"
"I was she started it-"
"Ava-"
"Fine" Ava muttered. And turned back to help Caroline with some of the other streamers, Alaric shook his head and went to check on the other teens.
"She's a firecracker isn't she?" a voice drawled from behind Elena. The brunette had watched the whole exchange and couldn't help but smile. But it was completely wiped off her face when she actually saw who was talking to her.
"Isobel" she breathed "what are you doing here?"
"I'm your mother Elena" Isobel said, the throngs of students carried on working around them "I want to be more involved in your life."
"I don't want you in my life" Elena stated glancing over to Ava and saw that the teen now was chucking another streamer towards Caroline but it missed and hit Chad on the back of the head.
"I understand that, you already have a lot of people you care about. But I've been studying let's see if I got this right" Isobel turned just as Bonnie passed. The witch was making her way towards Ava
"There is the witchy best friend Bonnie. I'm going to stay away from that one." Isobel said. Elena followed her gaze and stiffened as Isobel made a face "and there's sad little brother Jeremy. And there's Caroline, obnoxious Caroline I got all of her info from her by the way she had no idea who I was and wouldn't stop yapping" her eyes then landed on an oblivious Ava. "And there's Ava sweet little Ava, she's my favourite. I heard her blood is rare, unique and something I desperately want to try like any other vampire-"
"Don't touch her" Elena snapped
Isobel smirked "She's got a lot of connections doesn't she? A lot of people who care about her, but you know who else has a lot of connections? Matt, friend, ex, yuppie's future ex. Now like sweet Ava he has a lot of connections-"
"They're not involved in this-"
"Oh no. Ava is definitely involved in this. Whether she knows it or not. But Matt is involved with you. Isn't he?"
"Look" Elena was beginning to panic "You shouldn't be here. You need to leave-"
"No" Isobel said firmly "I have some friends here too. Look" she pointed towards a man who was near the float, that Matt was working on. "See that man over there working by the float he's name is Frank he's very handsome. And he's also quiet handy and he would notice that the axel is kind of rusted which is very dangerous all you have to do is apply a little bit of pressure and-"
"No-"
Ava jumped out of her skin hearing screaming
"Oh my god" Caroline cried out hastily climbing down the ladder
"Care what's going on?" Ava asked panicking. She could hear shouting and screaming and was being pushed and shoved aside.
"Ava stay here" Caroline pushed her much more gently towards the wall "Matt's hurt so stay here ok?"
"Care?" but the taller girl ran off.
Ava frowned trying to focus but she was too frazzle to lock her mind onto someone else's
"Pick this up" she heard Matt scream
"Come on guys" Tyler yelled.
On the other side of the whole fiasco was Elena who was being held back by Isobel "Stop this" Elena cried out "Why are you doing this?"
"I'm showing you how easy it is to hurt the people you care about" Isobel stated
"You're doing this just because of Jonathan Gilbert's invention?" Elena asked
"Hand it over and the fun will stop-"
"I told you" Elena tried to wriggle free but the vampire wasn't letting go anytime soon.
"I told you Damon isn't going to give it to me" Elena shouted
"But he would for her" Isobel smirked and nodded towards Ava who was fiddling with her cell phone "He cares for her…so if you don't get me the device little Ava won't just be waking up with a headache-"
"What?" Elena asked horrified, she followed her gaze and saw the man named Frank approaching the petite teen. She managed to make out words being exchange "AVA" she screamed but the blond couldn't hear her over the commotion. Elena gasped witnessing the man slamming Ava's head against the brick wall instantly knocking her out.
"Now listen-"
"Damon will kill you for that" Elena snarled turning on her birth-mother. "And he won't give it up-"
"Maybe he would for her" Isobel smirked "but I got added leverage. So get me the device or you won't see Ava or your brother Jeremy again"
Elena's eyes widened and spun around there was no sign of Jeremy and Ava
"JEREMY? AVA-"
"Elena" Stefan rushed over he was too busy helping Matt to realise what was going on. "What-"
"She took them Stefan" Elena cried out "she took Jeremy and Ava"
"Ava…Ava wake up come on"
Ava groaned she had a pounding headache, she was lying on something hard "Please wake up Ava" she felt something lightly tapping her on the cheeks
"Five more minutes" she mumbled "OWW" she screeched when he slapped her harder on the face.
"What? You wasn't waking up"
"Jeremy?" she frowned and attempted to sit up but the world moved. Jeremy wrapped his arm around her shoulders and helped her onto a leather armchair. Ava groaned and clutched her throbbing head "my head-"
"Yeah" he winced seeing the gash it did look pretty painful "Here" he ripped the bottom of his shirt and balled the material up and gently pressed it against the cut
"What's going on?" Ava asked.
"I don't know" Jeremy uttered. "Ava?"
"I'm fine we should get out of here" Ava muttered "the entryway?"
"Is clear come on" Jeremy said and grabbed her hand "this way" he looked both ways and saw that the front was unguarded, their footsteps echoed around the hallway and Jeremy had just grabbed the door knob when they were stopped.
"Yeah not going to happen" Isobel smirked "Now get back into the parlour-"
"Wait-"
"Ava speak out of turn again and little Jeremy's head will be ripped off." Isobel snapped, Ava scowled and much to her annoyance she was pushed into the parlour.
"Watch them" Isobel ordered Frank as Ava and Jeremy each took a seat in armchairs. "Our guest has arrived" Ava could hear a knock on the door, she could make out the muffled sound of someone talking, she wondered who Isobel was talking to.
"But I've got the next best thing"
Ava's question was soon answered when she heard the next voice. Jeremy shot up seeing who else had entered the room, but he was slammed back into the chair "Sit down" Frank sat
"What the hell are you doing?" John asked surprised to see Jeremy and Ava here. His eyes narrowed on the bloodied gash on the side of the blond teen's head.
"Jeremy? Ava?"
"Getting what I want" Isobel stated. John knelt down in front of Ava and took in the sight of the obviously frightened teen
"John?" Ava whispered
"Yeah it's me" he gently touched the wound and apologised when she wince "It'll be ok" he ran his thumb across her cheek. John stood up and glowered at Isobel.
"No one was meant to get hurt. Least of all her" John scowled. Jeremy had watched the whole exchange between Ava and John. Truth be told he wasn't surprised. It came across that the petite teen and his uncle hated each other but John actually did care for the little blond.
"This is my nephew and you're going to let them both go right now" John uttered looking at Isobel
"That gaudy ring on your finger it comes off" Isobel smirked. Both Ava and Jeremy remained perfectly still. From the corner of Jeremy's eye he could see a trickle of blood running down Ava's cheek
"Come on" John attempted to reason with the female vampire "you won't do this, I know you. It's me John you can't hurt kids, especially Faith's kid"
Ava tensed up hearing John mentioning her mother "I'll kill your nephew to prove you wrong. And I'll just take Ava with me" she smirked
"Really? Are you that far gone?" John questioned "Look I know you've changed ok? But the old Isobel is in there somewhere isn't she? Come on let them go"
Ava swallowed thinking this wasn't going to work, from what she could tell Isobel wasn't one to back down, she heard Isobel say something in French.
Thinking that Isobel had let them go, both Ava and Jeremy rose off of their chairs but were immediately slammed back down
"John" Jeremy shouted when the woman smacked his uncle across the face with enough force to send Ava and John tumbling onto the ground. John had accidently knocked the blond off of the armchair.
"John-"
"Ava stay down" he shouted at her as Frank booted him in the stomach he was only a couple of inches away from the petrified blond. Jeremy grabbed the back of her shirt and pulled her so that her back met his knees. John grunted as he was kicked again in the stomach. The woman slammed her heel on his throat
"Enough" Isobel stopped the beating she grabbed John's hand and pulled the ring off "Nice try but let's see how you do without this" Isobel left the room
"John how the fuck could you've been crushing on her?" Ava broke the silence "She's fucking crazy"
Jeremy snorted and John chuckled managed to crawl over to Jeremy and Ava. He groaned and clutched his ribs
"Don't make me laugh Ava" he said through gritted teeth.
"Seriously next time you fancy a woman make sure she isn't bat-shit crazy" Ava commented her and John were leaning against the bottom half of the couch "You know why don't you try ?"
"Wasn't Claudine the one who applied for that? And she got-"
"A hoard of creepers yeah" Ava groaned, John looked over to her and gently pushed her hair aside
"It doesn't look too bad" he commented "Your gran is going to kill me" he mumbled. Ava didn't say anything that was true, if Claudine found out that John was somehow involved her getting hurt Claudine would get out her shotgun.
"Do you know about my mom as well?" Ava asked causing John to freeze "John-"
"Ava you need to talk to your grandmother-"
"She won't tell me anything" the blond snapped. Jeremy had gone off to get them some cold washcloths to put against their gashes "She's being selfish. She never talks-"she stopped talking when John chuckled
"Oh Ava you really are young" John murmured "She's not being selfish. Perhaps Claudine doesn't talk about Faith because she's not over it"
Ava paled at that "But she seems so happy?"
"Sometimes people put up a front because they don't want to hurt the people they love Ava. Your mother and Claudine were so close especially when your grandfather left. She's not being selfish I'm sure in time she'll tell you everything you know"
Ava surprised the man by giving him a tight hug. He grunted and after a second she pulled back
"Thank you. But can you not tell anyone about what just happened?" he chuckled knowing she was talking about the hugging "Did you know anything about my mother?"
"Your mom was just like you. Always getting into trouble when she wasn't meant to be" John smiled recalling Faith; Ava was literally the living embodiment of her mother.
"Here ya go" Jeremy re-entered the room with a cool cloth, he pressed one against Ava's head and handed John the other one. Ava sighed feeling the cool material against her head
"Thanks Jere" Ava murmured
"Yeah, what is she after?" he asked John
"You might as well tell him, he'll find out later on" Ava muttered when there was a moment of silence.
John inhaled and decided to tell the teen "Your ancestor invented a device that's extremely harmful to vampires. We've been trying to get it."
"Why?" Jeremy asked glancing over to Frank the man was still standing guard
"Because there's a group of vampires a long time ago that wants revenge on this town."
Ava frowned "Wait are you taking about the tomb vampires?" she asked
"Yes"
"But why would a vampire help you kill other vampires?" Jeremy asked the question that Ava was thinking
"She has their own reasons for wanting them dead" John revealed "look Jeremy no one ever thought that vampires would ever return to this town. Not in modern times. But they have and we have to destroy them"
"All of them?"
"You can't do that John" Ava bit out she had friends who were vampires and she knew they weren't all bad.
"There are some good ones out there-"
"There's no such thing-"
"Maybe because you're the one who associated yourselves with the psycho ones, they're like humans John. There are good and bad ones" Ava spat
"You're wrong" John scowled
"I don't believe that" Jeremy agreed with Ava there was good vampires in the world
"Your dad did" John uttered "and as you're his son that should mean something to you"
Ava licked her lips and sighed loudly "How did my father know about this?"
"Who do you think told me about the family history?" John countered. Before their conversation could go deeper Isobel returned
"You can go" she told them
"Finally-"Ava muttered
"Not you" Isobel "I still need some leverage-"
"Isobel let her go-"
"Get them out" she ordered the female French vampire
"No AVA-"but both John and Jeremy was dragged away.
"I won't kill her John" Isobel called out, John sighed and nodded knowing that Isobel couldn't kill Ava.
"John-"
"She'll be fine-"
"I just want some blood first and then we can get this show on the road" Isobel uttered "Frank do the honours-"
Ava could feel the vibration on the ground, alerting her that the man was coming towards her
"This won't hurt Ava. Just a couple of pints is all I need-"Isobel uttered.
"Fuck you" Ava snapped kicking her leg out managing to hit Frank in his sensitive area making his groan and fall onto his knees.
The blond scrambled on to her feet and was about to run but she was knocked onto the ground. Ava groaned as her face hit the floor. Her breath was knocked out of her
"Do I have to do everything?" Isobel rolled her eyes "Hold her" she instructed the other female. Ava's legs were pinned down and held to the ground she squirmed when Isobel grabbed her arm in a painful grip
"Get off" she shouted "Let go-"
"Hush" Isobel murmured running her free hand down Ava's face. She moved it away and raised the needle above Ava's arm and without further ado she stabbed it into Ava's arm and watched as the clear tube that linked the needle to the blood bags beginning to fill up.
"Why do you want my blood?" Ava asked sagging onto the floor. Her fight was leaving her.
"Because my dear it's special, sooner or later you'll find out why. Plus Katherine wants to see if it's true about what you are. Now give into the darkness" Ava's eyes closed the blood loss was making her become light headed and she soon passed out.
"Show time" once again Ava was shaken back to consciousness. "Time to move" she recognised that as Frank's voice
"Where's my brother and Ava?" she heard Elena asked. It took a moment for her to realise that she was in the back of a car
"For god's sake call home" Isobel uttered she was aware that both Salvatores were glaring holes into her back. She had instructed Elena to meet them in Mystic Falls town square
"What?" Elena asked
"Call home and ask to speak to your brother Jeremy" Isobel clarified her statement. Elena did as she was told and dialled home
Ava could hear Elena's side of the conversation so she knew that she and Frank were probably a couple of feet away
"Jeremy?" she heard Elena asked. "Yeah I'll be home soon" she hanged up she turned to Isobel "You was never going to hurt him"
"No I was going to kill him" Isobel smirked
"Where the fuck is Ava?" Damon snapped getting more and more irritated not seeing the petite blond. Isobel grinned
"Right here. Frank" she called
"Move" the man hissed pushing Ava out of the car. He placed his large hand on the nape of her neck and pushed her towards where everyone else was. Damon stiffened seeing the side of her face that was covered in blood
"Ava you ok?" Stefan asked concerned brimming in his words.
Ava nodded they were standing beneath a tree. She was till a few feet away from the Salvatores and Elena. Elena licked her lips "You risked it with Damon, how did you know he was going to give me the device?"
Isobel smiled "Because I took Ava, and he's in love with her" there was a resounding silence
"Crazy lady" Ava huffed under her breath and yelped when Frank slapped her upside the head
Damon stifled the urge to rip the other vampire apart.
"You should really teach her how to control her mouth. One day it'll get her into trouble and we can't have that can we?" Isobel held out her hand to Elena waiting for the device. Which Elena handed over
"Thank you" Elena uttered
"For what?" Isobel asked Ava wasn't the only one confused
"For being a monumental disappointment it keeps the memory of my real mother perfectly intact" Elena said.
Ava smiled at that, yeah that was definitely true Isobel was vastly different from Miranda and that was brilliant
"Goodbye Elena. As long as either of you" Ava knew she was talking to her as well "have a Salvatore on either arm your both doomed. Katherine was smart she got out but you're not her are you Elena?" Isobel murmured and left before she got to the end of the pathway she turned back around
"And Ava you've got more in common with your mother then you think" she was gone. Ava staggered when Frank's grip on her disappeared. Her knees buckled but strong arms around her
"You ok?" Damon pushed aside her blond locks to see her gash "Yeah" he held her close "What Isobel said before about love and-"
"Total crap" Ava mumbled her head resting against his chest, she sighed smelling his familiar scent "woman's a complete psycho-"
"Yeah" Damon swallowed resting his chin atop her head "total crap" he saw the look that Stefan was shooting him. The younger Salvatore could tell that his brother was lying. He had been there when they told Damon that Ava was gone. He had to stop the raven head vampire from marching over to Isobel's and ripping off the female vampire's head off.
Elena parted from Stefan and rushed over to Ava "You ok?" she asked lightly grabbing her chin so she could inspect the teen's head
"Yeah-"
"Let's get you home" Stefan murmured
"I got her" Damon cut him off and wrapping an arm around Ava's shoulder and led her away.
"There ya are, I would offer some blood but I've just got this car cleaned" Damon uttered. Ava rolled her eyes
"Yeah, yeah. Dick catch ya later" Ava went to climb out of the car but the vampire grasped her hand and tugged her back "Damon?"
"Have a good night" he tenderly kissed her on the cheek. Ava felt sparks shoot through her and pushed herself away. "Take this, Stefan grabbed it" he pressed her cane into his hand. She smiled and nodded
"Night Damon"
"Night" the vampire watched as she walked up the pathway to the house. When he saw her on the porch he drove away.
"There you are" Ava jumped
"Gran?"
"What happened to your head?" Claudine asked spotting the gash
Ava sighed and shook her head "I really don't want to talk about it and-"
"Ok, but come and sit" Claudine saw the conflicting look on Ava's face "Please"
Ava sat down beside her on the porch swing "Ok" she sat down "So what-"
"I was being selfish. You have every night to learn about your mother-"
"I was being horrible" Ava spoke over her "You're still hurt over it and I shouldn't have lashed out-"
"No it's good you did" Claudine smiled "made me realise you never really knew Faith. So you should start to. Your mother was like you Ava she could read minds as well"
Ava was surprised at that was that what Isobel was getting at. For the rest of the night Claudine told her granddaughter about Faith Xenia and it was doing both of them good.
AN: Apologies for any grammar or spelling mistakes. Outfit link on profile. Thanks to those who reviewed.
So in this Chap-At the beginning Ava, Damon and Claudine time. He drops her off at school. Ava knocks down Ric and the principle. Alaric tells them that Isobel is back in town. And that she wants meet Ava as well. Ava goes finding out that Isobel knew her mom. A meeting at the Grill. Ava yells at Bonnie. Claudine yells at Ava. Bonnie, Elena and Ava make up. They find out what the device is used for. Ava and Jeremy get taken. Some Ava and John moments (he does care for her) Isobel takes Ava's blood. Isobel tells them all that Damon loves Ava. Ava brushes it off and Damon goes along with it. Finally Claudine begins to tell Ava about her mom.
Next Chap-The Finale of season 1: Ava's worlds changes. She goes on a rescue mission. Something tragic happens.
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