"Have ya ever been ta New York?" Eve asked Caroline as Eve saw that they were only a few miles from New York. Caroline shook her head as she continued texting on her phone.
"No. Have you met my mom?" Caroline scoffed aloud. "My dad wasn't any better." Caroline muttered, still texting. "I mean, we went to Disney World when I was super young. And we would always visit my grandma in the winter for Christmas, otherwise, we just stayed in Mystic Falls." Caroline shrugged. "Not like you. Traveling from coast to coast." Caroline sassed with a smile. Eve was surprised at the lack of bitterness in her tone and smile. Eve was sure she would have caused a little jealousy for being able to travel. Caroline continued to surprise her.
"Stayin' in one place has its benefits dough." Eve shrugged. Caroline rolled her eyes at the comment. "Trust me, ya have good friends. When I was growin' up, it was hard fer me ta make friends." Eve sassed back.
"You are like the coolest person I know and you expect me to believe that you didn't make any friends growing up?" Caroline asked with an eyebrow raised. Eve couldn't help but laugh.
"Trust me, Care. De only friend I had fer a long time was me brother." Eve snickered as she watched the road.
"You have a brother?" Caroline asked making Eve freeze. Had she really never told Caroline that she had a brother. Caroline knew about her parents and Cory, but not her brother. Eve almost laughed. She had only told Caroline about the bad parts of her past and none of the good.
"I did." Eve smiled over to Caroline as Caroline glanced over at her. Most likely from the choice of words. "He passed away a while ago." Eve shrugged making Caroline look up from her phone with an apologetic look. Eve only shook her head as she continued. "He was me only friend fer a long time." Eve smiled. "We moved around a lot, so it was easier to be his friend den make others." Eve continued. "I wasn't much of a girl who liked ta sew and do chores."
"Sew and chores? When were you born? The 1900's?" Caroline laughed aloud making Eve chuckle. If Caroline subtracted ten years, she would be right.
"Me parents were very traditional and liked ta live with other traditional people." Eve shrugged out the lie.
"So were you like Amish?" Caroline asked back. Eve thought for a second. That would make sense.
"Very." Eve smiled. "We moved around a lot because I didn't much like ta be so traditional. I liked ta read." Eve laughed. "So, when other parents found out dat I was readin', dey would sort of exile de family. So we moved." Eve smiled out the lie. "I use ta read books ta me brother." Eve smiled as she remembered a time when she was around 10.
Boston; 1900
"Eve!" Eibhlín heard her name being called but chose to ignore it. "Oh, come on Eibhlín, git yer nose outa dat book!" The high pitched Irish voice continued until the book was ripped out of her hands. Eibhlín let out an annoyed groan as she looked up to the red head. "Come on, Eibhlín, we're gonna play outside now." Ciara, one of Eibhlín's classmates smiled, quickly reaching out to grab Eibhlín's hand. The quick action made her flinch. Ciara rolled her eyes as she grabbed onto Eibhlín's hand and dragged her out of her seat. "I ain't gonna hit ya." Ciara laughed, ignoring how limp Eibhlín's hand was.
"Will ya give me book back please?" Eibhlín asked as she was dragged from the small classroom into the school buildings narrow hallway. Ciara held onto the book as she tapped her finger to her chin. Eibhlín tried to grab the book out of her hand with no success even with how awkward Ciara was holding the book. "Ciara!" Eibhlín whined making Ciara laugh as she continued to drag Eibhlín out of the building.
"Ya got all de time in de world ta read some silly book, Eibhlín." Ciara muttered as she continued to pull Eibhlín out into the school yard. The school yard was a large fenced in area with mostly grass and concrete near the school building. With it being such a nice day, all the teachers wanted to go outside for their breaks.
"Have." Eibhlín muttered out, correcting the girls grammar as she looked around the fenced in area. Maybe her brother was outside. Eibhlín could always go read him her book. Then again, maybe with him being six years older, his friends may be more important. The two did live together and school was only on the weekdays.
"Ya know not everyon' had fancy schoolin' in Ireland like ya and ya broder." Ciara sassed back. "Now, are ya gonna play or are ya gonna read yer book?" Ciara asked holding the book above her head.
"Read me book?" Eibhlín questioned, reaching out for her book. Ciara rolled her eyes and held the book higher. Even though the two were the same age, Ciara was taller than Eibhlín by three inches, and Ciara had longer arms. Really, almost everyone in the school was taller than Eibhlín, excluding the younger children. Eibhlín let out a sigh. Back in Ireland, she had been the tallest girl in her school. Then again, back in Ireland, they only had one classroom compared to the three in Boston.
"Ya ain' never gonna make friends by readin' some dumb book, Eve." Ciara scolded using the strange shortened version on her name again. Eibhlín let out a scoff from her comment and the use of 'Eve'. "Ya have dat cute broder of yers but dats it." Ciara smiled, folding her arms as two blonde girls came running and screaming playfully up to Ciara.
"Awh, are we gownna tawlk about Evelyn's brotha?" Tiana asked playfully in her New York accent. Tiana walked up to Eibhlín and nudged her. "He's awfully cute." Tiana giggled with Ciara.
"He's 'right." Sarah, one of the few in the school that was actually from Boston muttered. "Just wonder what happened ta you." Sarah sassed making Tiana begin to giggle, but Ciara only smiled, walking closer to Eibhlín.
"I told ya, ya wouldn't make ya no friends readin' some dumb book, Eve." Ciara said, lightly shaking Eibhlín's shoulders. With Ciara busy, Eibhlín quickly jumped up and grabbed her book.
"It is not dumb!" Eibhlín snapped back at Ciara, making her step back. "I do not mean ta raise me voice, but...it is not a dumb book." Eibhlín continued as she looked at the book's cover. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz . Luckily, Ciara didn't scratch it up. The book had been out for over a year and when Eibhlín first read it at a library close to their home, she had fallen in love with it. So as a late birthday present from her brother, he had bought her the book. Eibhlín had made sure to keep it as new looking as possible.
"Well, it loowks dumb." Tiana snarked as she tried to grab the book from Eibhlín, who wrapped it in her arms tightly.
"Just because somethin' looks dumb does not mean it is." Eibhlín slightly bowed her head. These girls had not even read the book and were judging it. "It is about a girl bein' whisked away by a storm and bein' put inta a magical world with her dog!" Eibhlín explained. "And dere's a lion and a scarecrow and a tinman and witches! Good and bad!" Eibhlín continued her explanation, not being about to help the smile that was slipping the more she became excited. "It is magical!" Eibhlín defended as she looked up to see the three girls giggling.
"Magical huh?" Sarah had a sarcastic smile, looking back at her friends as she walked over to Eibhlín. "If this piece of shite is so magical, what happens when I do this-" Sarah snapped as she quickly grabbed the book from a shocked Eibhlín's hands. Eibhlín had heard that kind of language in her home, but never by any of her classmates. Before Eibhlín could process what was going on, Sarah threw the book over Eibhlín's head. The three girls began to laugh as Eibhlín let out a gasp.
"No!" Eibhlín screamed as she whipped around. Eibhlín almost fell backwards as she turned around to see her brother. His hand caught hers quickly to help her stay standing.
"Nice day fer readin', aye Eibhlín?" Séamus asked Eibhlín raised an eyebrow. His free hand began to shake, turning Eibhlín's attention towards it. A smile lit up her face. There in his hand was her book, unharmed and in the safest place she could think of. "You dree do not have anythin' else ta do?" Séamus asked as he handed the book back to Eibhlín, who clutched it to her chest. Séamus walked around Eibhlín, ruffling her hair, before turning his attention to the three girls. "Why not sit and let me sister read ta ya? Ya may learn somethin'." Séamus smiled back at the three girls who looked mortified. Before Séamus could say anything else, Sarah grabbed Tiana and Ciara's hands and ran towards the fence line. Séamus turned back towards Eibhlín.
"Dank ya." Eibhlín muttered, looking down. "Séamus, I will never make any friends." She continued, biting the inside of her lip to keep herself from crying over something so silly. Séamus's laugh brought her attention back up.
"Do ya really want ta be friends with dose lions and tiger and bears?" Séamus asked, kneeling down to her.
"Oh my?" Eibhlín asked, forcing herself to say 'my' instead of 'me'. Séamus laughed once more before he stood and grabbed onto her hand and began walking towards the school.
"Ya know, I do not dink ya got ta de part of pourin' water on de witch yet, dis time around. Dat is me favorite part." Séamus said, not looking down at Eibhlín's smile. But Eibhlín saw his smile, even when he tried to hide it. Who needed any lions or tigers or bears when she had her big brother.
New York; 2010
"That's so intense." Caroline said aloud. Eve had recalled the story, obviously leaving out the certain details of when it actually took place. "Kids are assholes." Caroline said shaking her head. "Your brother sounded like a nice guy." Caroline said gently making Eve nod.
"Aye, he was." Eve smiled before she shook her head. "Anyway, where do ya want ta stay?" Eve asked as the two were stopped in a small traffic jam. Eve cursed to herself. If she had been focused on the road instead of her century old story, she would have avoided the jam.
"You don't have a place booked already?!" Caroline asked, glaring over at her friend. "What are you thinking? The only places available will be like a two dollar cardboard box!" Caroline said as she let out an annoyed sigh, looking at her phone. Eve raised an eyebrow back at her with a smile. As if Eve couldn't just compel her and Caroline a room. "Just kidding. There's only like three places that are worth staying though. The rest look like we could be mugged." Caroline muttered aloud as she stared at her phone. "There's some place called Four Seasons." Caroline said, looking at her phone. Eve suddenly let out a laugh.
"Perfect. Dat's where we're goin'." Eve couldn't help the amused smile as Caroline raised an eyebrow at her. Though her and Damon hadn't seen each other since 1997, they still kept in contact. One night in 2005, Eve got a phone call from a very drunk Damon. He had compelled the front desk clerk to let him have the most expensive suite for the night. When he found out how much it was, Damon called Eve.
"How can you just decide that? It's like a five star hotel." Caroline said, looking back over to Eve who was still smiling. Eve shook her head.
"Dis is all spontaneous. And since ya said dat, we're goin'."
"Eve, no. I was kidding. Like I said, it's a five star hotel. In New York. That's going to cost like a fortune." Caroline shook her head as Eve had finally crept up close enough to get off the next exit into the Holland Tunnel. Eve only shrugged. "Eve, I have money to spend, but not that much." Caroline snapped quickly making Eve laugh again. "Eve this isn't funny. It says that it's over a thousand dollars a night. And you have no idea how long we're staying up here." Caroline sounded more and more frantic.
"Don't worry Care, I was kiddin'. I have a reservation dere and I just wanted ta know if ya were goin' ta be excited or not." Eve lied, still snickering because of Caroline's changing facial expressions.
"Eve, oh my God." Caroline muttered, letting her head fall back against the seat. "Are you insane?" Caroline asked as she looked out the window of the car at the walls of the tunnel. "Are we underground?" Caroline asked looking back at Eve.
"Technically we're underwater." Eve smile back over to Caroline. Her eyes became wide. "Relax, it should only take ten minutes ta get drough it." Eve said patting Caroline's knee.
"I think I need to be distracted." Caroline muttered, staring at her phone to see her lowering signal.
"How about ya guess how much it will cost ta stay in de hotel?" Eve asked making Caroline roll her eyes back at her. "No? Okay, what about-"
"What made you want to come to New York?" Caroline interrupted making Eve blink. "You seemed kind of upset when you came over and picked me up." Caroline shrugged, turning her full attention onto Eve. Eve shrugged.
"I told ya, I felt bad about de whole Miss Mystic ding." Eve lied, but Caroline shook her head.
"No, there has to be more. You were kind of quiet through the whole ride."
"Ya were asleep, I didn't want ta wake ya up." Eve snickered but Caroline wasn't going to let it go. "I just needed a break from de Salvatores, okay?" Eve muttered back as Caroline seemed to accept that answer.
"What did they do?" Eve almost rolled her eyes. More towards herself. To think that Caroline would just let it go was a mistake.
"Dey're brothers. Dey bicker and I wanted ta have a vacation from dem." Eve shrugged lightly.
"Why did you even come to Mystic Falls?" Caroline asked. Eve raised an eyebrow back at Caroline. "Not that I'm complaining that you're here, or, there, now." Caroline quickly stated. "I mean, Damon had been there for a while...getting into trouble." Caroline trailed off lightly. Eve couldn't help but puff out a chuckle.
"Are ya trouble in dis case?" Eve asked making Caroline scoff and smack her on the arm, making Eve laugh fully then.
"I'm serious, you bitch." Caroline muttered with a smile and a blush across her cheeks.
"Stefan called me ta tell me Damon was poutin' over somethin'." Eve shrugged. "It had been a while since I'd-"
"You're telling me you left California for Mystic Falls because Stefan asked you to come babysit Damon?" Caroline asked sounding annoyed by the whole situation. "You left California to come to Mystic Falls... for Damon. " Caroline said aloud again enunciating each word she thought contradicted each other. Eve snickered and nodded back.
"What can I say, I like ta torture myself." Eve said nonchalantly.
"For Damon, of course." Caroline wiggled her eyebrows back at Eve making her shake her head. "You came back to a shitty little town because Stefan said Damon was being a baby." Caroline said, once again stating the obvious. Eve nodded.
"Yup. Dat's it." Eve laughed. "What can I say, I love me some Damon drama." Eve smiled making Caroline throw back an even more mischievous smile.
"Erase the 'drama' from that sentence, and I will fully agree." Caroline sassed as she turned her attention back towards her phone.
"I love Damon." Eve said back making Caroline's attention snap back up to Eve. "As a friend." Eve said seriously as Caroline let out an annoyed moan.
"I thought we were going to have a serious discussion. Like, finally we would talk about and you would see that you have bad taste in men, and I tell you to go after him so you can have crazy pent up sex and get over him." Caroline muttered, folding her arms in a childish way. Eve's cheeks began to warm, as a laugh erupted from her throat.
"Not today, Cupid." Eve sassed back as they finally got out of the Holland Tunnel. "Hey look, welcome to New York." Eve said, pointing at the sign in front of them. Caroline held her phone up while Eve watched the road and heard the sound of a camera snapping. "And it only took five hours."
"That's because you have no sense of how fast you're going." Caroline sassed as her attention was still fully on her phone.
"Dat is not true. I knew exactly how fast I was goin'." Eve sassed back.
"Then you were trying to kill us." Caroline muttered making Eve snicker to herself as she continued to drive down the road. "Are we close to this ridiculously expensive hotel yet? It's getting kind of late." Caroline muttered aloud.
"It's not dat far. I just dought we could see de Woolworth buildin' while we're in lower Manhattan." Eve shrugged. She wanted to see it. Nostalgia was a bitch. Her brother had helped construct the last parts of it, after all.
"I don't think I've ever heard of it." Caroline said as Eve drove down the road. "New York is really big." Caroline breathed aloud as she looked out her window. Eve raised and eyebrow back at her with a smile. "You know, compared to Mystic Falls." Caroline continued without even looking over at Eve. "It's pretty."
"We haven't even gotten ta de downtown area yet." Eve said aloud with a laugh as she saw the top of the building. "Okay, look. It's dat tall buildin' with de pointy top." Eve said, pointing towards the top of the building that she could barely see due to all of the other buildings.
"The pointy top?" Caroline snarked as she leaned forward.
"It looks like a castle top." Eve rolled her own eyes at what she had said. Eve pointed as she drove closer. "Dat one." Eve said.
"It looks fancy. What's it for?" Caroline asked making Eve freeze. It used to be a retail store but it wasn't retail anymore. It was...for education.
"I dink a university uses it." Eve shrugged as she drove by the building before looping back around to get to the hotel. "And it's been in a few movies." Eve said remembering that she had seen it in an old movie from the late 1920's and early 1930's. "But dat's not de main event of New York. Luckily, de hotel is right in de middle of it all!" Eve smiled over to Caroline.
"It's in the middle of Time Square?" Caroline asked. Eve paused before shaking her head.
"It's close." Eve smiled making Caroline roll her eyes this time. The rest of the car ride was relatively silent. With the traffic, Eve was finally able to see the hotel after 40 minutes of driving.
"Wait. Is that it?" Caroline asked as she pointed towards the large skyscraper with a revolving door. Eve nodded as she got over to park by the sidewalk. "Wait, what are you doing?" Caroline asked as Eve parked and got out of her car with little ease, seeing that people were not happy that she had parked where she had. "Wait, Eve!" Caroline snapped as Eve quickly grabbed her purse and closed her door before walking around the car and into the building, ignoring the stares of people.
"Oh, Miss, you aren't supposed to park there." The front desk woman said, standing from her chair. A few people who had been talking near the desk became hushed.
"I dought someone was goin' ta park it fer me." Eve said sounding confused, but compelled the woman. She stared back, still confused. "Don't ya remember? I called and made de reservation fer de Ty Warner penthouse suite. Fer Mira Nicatore and friend Caroline Forbes." Eve continued to compel the woman as the woman looked through her books. "See it?" Eve asked as the woman looked up and smiled.
"Perhaps our assistant didn't write your name down in the book! My apologizes Miss Nicatore." The woman said picking up her phone and dialing a number. "Yes, could I have a valet and a bellboy to the lobby please." The woman said into the phone with a smile before hanging up. "Once more, I apologize for the strange misunderstandings. I will have to have a form of payment though, seeing that we don't have one." The woman smiled as two men walked past the desk and out the lobby doors.
"Of course." Eve said reaching into her purse and pulled out a single credit card from her wallet. Eve handed the card over to the woman who looked at it with a raised eyebrow. "Run it drough, if ya have ta talk about it, it's a mutual agreement, okay?" Eve once more compelled the woman as she blinked back and nodded at Eve before typing in the information in her computer.
"How long will you be staying with us, Miss Nicatore?" The woman asked making Eve sigh and shrug. "A day or two?"
"Make if fer a week. If we leave before den, give it ta someone else fer de day." Eve said casually as the woman handed the card back to Eve along with two room keys. Caroline walked into the building now with a man in a bellboy outfit on following her with their luggage on a cart.
"Are you crazy?" Caroline asked as she walked up to Eve.
"Possibly?" Eve smiled as she looked back at the bellboy. "Can ya show us ta our room?" Eve asked as the man nodded and started making his way towards a hallway.
"Have a good stay Miss Nicatore and Forbes." The woman at the desk smiled at the two making Caroline raise an eyebrow before looking back at Eve.
"Nicatore? What are you? A tobacco company?" Caroline asked in a hushed voice making Eve laugh and shake her head as the bellboy walked the two to a separate elevator.
"You will have to use your key. Only guests of the suite are allowed into this elevator." The bellboy said aloud, turning both Eve and Caroline's attention back towards him.
"Oh right." Eve said aloud as she handed Caroline a room key before she handed the bellboy her own key. He ran the card against a magnetic strip beside the elevator, making the doors ding open.
"After you." He said, slightly bowing. Caroline continued to stare in shock at the whole situation as Eve looped her arm with Caroline's and moved into the elevator, with the man following behind. Caroline watched as the man pressed the button that said '52'.
"We're on the top floor?" Caroline whispered down to Eve. Eve nodded with a smile as the ride up was silent. As the elevator finally opened the bellboy pushed the cart out of the elevator and moved out of the way. Caroline stepped out hesitantly. "So...where's our room?" Caroline asked aloud as she looked down the hallways. The bellboy began to laugh.
"I do apologize for laughing, Miss." He said with a slight chuckle in his voice. "But this is your room." He smiled and gestured towards an archway that lead into a different area. Caroline walked through the archway.
"Holy SHIT." It was a whisper but Eve heard it and began laughing.
"First time anywhere nice?" The bellboy asked quietly to Eve who only nodded with a laugh.
"I'm waitin' ta tell her de price." Eve whispered back to the man who chuckled.
"Do you want me to unpack for you?"
"No, dat's fine, dank ya dough." Eve smiled back at him as he bowed before getting back onto the elevator and leaving.
"EVE WHAT THE FUCK." Caroline screamed from somewhere within the suite. Eve walked over to where she heard her voice. Eve couldn't help but look around as she made her way to Caroline. Eve had been to a few places in Los Angeles, but this suite seemed twice as large as the nicest suite she had stayed in. As she finally made her way to Caroline, she was on the balcony looking out into the darkening city. "EVE THAT IS CENTRAL PARK. RIGHT THERE." Caroline continued to scream, even with Eve being right beside her. "EVE I CAN'T BREATHE." Caroline continued as Eve grabbed onto her arm and pulled her back inside.
"Did ya see de whole suite or are ya just in a panic?"
"Eve. How much?" Caroline asked in a drastically quieter voice. "Are you going to like kill me and skin me alive? Are you like a serial killer and this is how you kill people. In this nice suite. No one can hear me scream. Accidents happen. You're known as Nicatore here. Is Nicatore your killer name?" Caroline began to talk more rapidly making Eve a little more concerned. Eve quickly sat her down at a table underneath a large chandelier.
"I'm not a serial killer-" Eve tried to explain, but Caroline was starting to hyperventilate.
"How can you afford this place then?" Caroline asked as she held her hands to her knees as she tried to calm her breathing down.
"Okay, just, stay put...I'll be right back." Eve said as she stood up and quickly walked over to her suitcase and dug out a book she had brought. Eve quickly walked back to Caroline who was still breathing heavily. "Look. Ya want ta know why I can afford dis place?" Eve asked as she opened up the book.
"To Mira Nicatore, for saving my daughter's life, I will in turn, save yours. - Michael Bloomberg." Caroline read aloud, still shaking. "Who is Michael Bloomberg?" Caroline asked as she closed the book to see the name. The End of Nature.
"He's de mayor...of New York." Eve said making Caroline stare at her. "Mira Nicatore is just...I used ta want ta be on Broadway, but I wanted ta change me name. Den his daughter had a horse ridin' accident and it could have been much worse if I hadn't been around ta catch her. She still got hurt, but she recovered." Eve explained to Caroline who simply stared at the book before looking back at Eve.
"You have a strange life, Eve. A strange and adventurous life."
"What can I say? I've been alive fer a long time." Eve shrugged making Caroline roll her eyes and sit up.
"22 isn't that old." Caroline sassed as she leaned back and looked at the large chandelier. "I don't understand you." Caroline muttered as Eve raised an eyebrow. "You could live it up in New York but you choose to stay in Mystic Falls because Damon is a baby." Caroline shook her head in disbelief of it all making Eve begin to laugh. "I wasn't kidding when I was ready to go into a full on discussion about how you're in love with Damon." Caroline said as she stood up and gently touched the low hanging chandelier.
"New York isn't really me home." Eve shrugged, ignoring Caroline's last statement and standing up beside her.
"Damon is." Caroline muttered turning back towards Eve. Eve rolled her eyes at the comment. "So, how much is this place a night?" Caroline asked.
"50 dousand dollars a night." Eve said casually. Caroline looked back down at Eve, nodded and then proceeded to faint. Eve quickly grabbed onto Caroline's limp arm before she picked her up and gently laid her onto a couch close table. With Caroline now laying down, Eve began to search for a cup to get Caroline some water. The suite really was something else. Drunk Damon had excellent taste back in 2005. Eve's attention turned to a quiet ringing. Eve changed her direction and walked into a giant bedroom where hers and Caroline's suitcases were. On top of each of their suitcases was their purses. Eve quickly rummaged through hers to find her phone before quickly picking it up. "Hello?"
"Are you there yet?" Damon's voice asked through the phone making Eve smile.
"Aye, we're here and in de hotel." Eve said as she began her search for a cup once more.
"Figured. You drive like a maniac." Damon muttered making Eve scoff. "How's Blondie?"
"Caroline's in de other room, fainted." Eve replied back nonchalantly as she walked into the living room. Caroline was still on the couch. Eve looked around the living room but didn't see any place that would have cups.
"Fainted?" Damon asked with a chuckle in his voice. "What did you do to her? Nothing I would do, I hope."
"I respect humans, Day, so no, nothin' ya would do." Eve sassed back into the phone as she wandered into a spa and exercise room. Damon let out a scoff, but even through the phone, Eve knew he was mocking her.
"I respect humans!" Damon defended himself. "Move Elena, God, you're such a pain." Damon said as his voice sounded quieter as he held the phone from his face. "No, I didn't say fainted, I said sleeping...No I'm not lying, have I ever lied to you? Okay, besides that...and that other...She's fine." Damon continued to talk to presumably Elena. "Evie, tell the dumb human that Caroline is fine and not dying." Damon sassed through the phone making Eve laugh.
"She's fine. Not dyin'." Eve couldn't help but smile as she said it. If she wasn't okay, it wasn't as if Eve couldn't just make her drink her blood and heal.
"But Damon said fainted! Listen, I didn't think it was a good idea-" Elena said sounding both annoyed and worried before being cut off.
"Elena, can you focus on your job and watch the potatoes. Look, they're boiling over, Jesus you're a mess." Eve heard Damon mutter as he pulled the phone back to his ear. "Sorry about that. What were we talking about?" Damon asked making Eve laugh as she walked into a bathroom.
"Respectin' humans, Day." Eve chuckled as she held the phone between her ear and shoulder as she opened a cupboard under the sink. "Finally!" Eve smiled as she pulled out a glass mug with a laugh. Of course they wouldn't have plastic cups. They better not with how much this place costs a night.
"So, where did you end up staying?" Damon asked as Eve turned on the sink's cold water and held the mug under the faucet before turning around and looking for a small washcloth.
"Dat fancy place ya told me ta stay in 2005. Ty Penthouse." Eve said as she grabbed a small washcloth from the side of a fancy looking bathtub and turned back to the sink. Eve grabbed the mug and poured the excess water back into the sink before she put the washcloth under the water for a few seconds before she turned the sink off. With the cup of water in one hand and the damp washcloth in the other, she made her way back to the living room.
"That one that costs a fortune?" Damon asked. Eve nodded after putting the mug on the coffee table in front of the couch without thinking about it as she sat down beside Caroline. "I can't see you nod, but I feel like you did. What's the cost now? It was something like 30 thousand when I was there." Eve began laughing as she heard Elena in the background start to ask questions in a high pitched voice.
"It's bumped up ta 50." Eve said nonchalantly.
"Listen, Eve's a good vampire. She uses money and not compulsion. She probably paid for the place." Damon said, pulling the phone from his ear as Eve moved Caroline's hair out of her face before placing the cool washcloth onto her forehead. "So, who's money did you use this time?" Damon asked as Eve could still hear Elena getting huffy in the background.
"Well, it's New York, so who do ya dink?" Eve asked as she grabbed the mug from the coffee table.
"Oh, so I'm not talking to my Evie then?" Damon asked with a chuckle. "Mira Nicatore, right?" Damon asked. "Makes sense." Damon said as Eve poured a small amount of water into the palm of her hand before flicking a few drops onto Caroline with her other hand. "Mira Nicatore is her stage name...Yes stage name; she wanted to be on Broadway...Obviously not if she's not there now."
"Watch it, Salvatore. I had a life changing injury because of a horse accident dat made me quit Off-Broadway. I was great." Eve sassed as Caroline began to move around a little. "At least I pay fer dings." Eve sassed back. "I made money meself before dat too. It's not like I always had a billionaire in me pocket." Eve sassed as Caroline let out a groan.
"I know. You used Mira Nicatore as a different kind of stage name too." Damon said making Eve freeze.
"Damon, don't ya dare say another word!" Eve snapped as Caroline began blinking. "Damon, I have ta go."
"1985 was a very adventurous year for miss Evie, wasn't it." Damon sassed over the phone. Eve could feel his smirk and not being able to punch him pissed her off.
"Do not talk about dat. " Eve warned as she ended the call, turning her attention back to Caroline. "Hey Care, how are ya?"
"My head hurts." Caroline muttered as she grabbed the washcloth from her forehead and threw it onto the coffee table. Eve handed her the mug of water. "So, it wasn't a dream." Caroline muttered as she took a drink, looking around the room.
"Nope. Very real." Eve smiled, standing up. "Come with me, come look at dis fancy bathtub." Eve smiled as she held her hand out for Caroline to take. Caroline stared at Eve's hand before she reluctantly grabbed onto it, putting the mug onto the coffee table. "Don't faint dis time." Eve teased as she began pulling Caroline towards the bathroom.
"Ya told yer mom dat ya were here, right?" Eve asked as she un-braided the last bit of her hair from her bun.
"I did." Caroline said as she walked into the bathroom. "Cute or not?" Caroline asked, turning Eve's attention to the blonde. Caroline had on a black dress with yellow sunflowers all over, a brown jacket and brown high heeled boots. "Too little or too much?" Caroline asked, spinning in a circle.
"It may be a bit chilly, but if ya can handle it, it's cute." Eve smiled as she continued to run her hands through her hair. She wasn't going to try and brush it. It was way too curly and fluffy. "Bit too tall fer me." Eve said as she jumped down from the counter tops that were probably some super expensive marble. Like she had thought, Caroline was still taller than her, even with Eve wearing her own black high heeled boots.
"Doesn't take much." Caroline sassed as she walked over to the mirror. "I like your dress." Caroline said as she gave a smile before turning her attention back to the mirror as she ruffled her wavy blonde hair. "Very fitting." Caroline smiled. It was simple. A darker blue off the shoulder dress with long sleeves that was very fitting. Eve had on black stockings as well, knowing how cold she would get if they were planning to stay outside for long. "Come on, let's take a picture." Caroline said as she reached into her jacket pockets and pulled out her phone. Caroline held her phone high in the air and smiled as a rapid number of clicks started. Eve made a few funny faces before smiling. Caroline pulled her phone back down and looked in her gallery. "We're so f-ing cute." Caroline cooed as she looked through the pictures. To Eve's surprise, she saw a few where Caroline had made funny faces as well. "So, where are we going?" Caroline asked as she turned her attention back to the mirror.
"Dere's a place called Acappella. Dey have Italian food."
"Does it cost an arm and a leg to eat here?" Caroline asked, folding her arms.
"If it does, will ya faint?" Eve sassed back making Caroline glare. "No, it's not dat expensive."
"That expensive." Caroline muttered back as Eve rolled her eyes, grabbed her purse and walked out of the bathroom with Caroline behind her.
"It's not!" Eve exclaimed, walking through the suite towards the elevator. "Speakin' of expensive dough, we have a chauffeur takin' us dere." Caroline rolled her eyes and nodded. "In a Rolls Royce."
"You know you're ruining my life, right?" Caroline asked as Eve pressed the button to call the elevator. "I'm never going to experience this kind of luxury ever again." Caroline whined as she folded her arms.
"Ya never know, ya could save some billionaire's daughter some day too!" Eve smiled as the elevator door finally dinged open. Caroline rolled her eyes once more before shoving Eve into the elevator. "Ya know, I could just kick ya out and make ya go home by yerself." Eve threatened playfully as she grabbed hold of the elevators railings to steady herself.
"You could, but you're way too nice." Caroline shrugged as she walked into the elevator and pressed the 'floor' button, waiting for the elevators to close.
"I am a ding ta be scared of." Eve grumbled back, turning around and pressing the 'close door' button. Caroline snorted at the remark making Eve scoff. "I am an old bein' capable of murder." Eve said seriously, making Caroline laugh. "Ya dought I was a serial killer! I could be!" Eve exclaimed.
"I only thought you were a serial killer for like five seconds." Caroline sassed back. Eve let out a higher pitched scoff. "That was because you led me to a large city and into a large penthouse that costs as much as a house!" Caroline explained seriously. "Not because I think you would actually kill me."
"Den what about others?" Eve asked seriously making Caroline roll her eyes.
"I'm sure you can kick people's ass. I mean, my mom went into a whole rant about how you kicked Johnathan Gilbert's ass because he didn't think you could." Eve couldn't help but snicker at that. "But to like, kill someone? Doubt it." Caroline shrugged as the doors opened. "Now, let's stop talking about murder so casually. People may think we're crazy." Caroline whispered as she walked out of the elevator with Eve behind her. Before Eve could even respond, a large, muscly man in a suit walked up to the two.
"I presume you two are Miss Nicatore and Miss Forbes?" The man asked. Caroline glanced over at Eve making Eve laugh.
"Aye, dat's us. Are ya de chauffeur?" Eve asked. The man only nodded curtly.
"Yes ma'am. Whenever you're ready to go, I have the car waiting out back." He replied stiffly. Caroline raised an eyebrow at Eve.
"Well, we're ready ta go now." Eve smiled back at the man who nodded once more before walking around the two and motioning for them to follow. "Ya know ya don't have ta be so stoic." Eve smiled, looping arms with Caroline and walking behind him.
"My job is to chauffeur you wherever you wish to go." He said as he began pushing the revolving doors to go outside.
"What's yer name?" Eve asked as the two followed behind through the revolving door. The man was silent for a moment as he clicked car keys to unlock the car.
"Most people just call me 'Driver'." The man said as he opened the back door of the car for Eve and Caroline. Eve nudged Caroline first.
"Driver isn't a proper name dough." Eve teased making the man once again pause.
"I prefer being called Driver." The man replied back as he slightly motioned for Eve to get into the car. Eve let out a sigh as she slid herself into the car. The door shut behind her.
"Are you going to torture him until you get his name?" Caroline asked as she was texting on her phone. Eve couldn't help but nod back as 'Driver' got into the driver's seat.
"Where would you like to go?" He asked as Eve's phone buzzed.
"Ta yer parents house. So I can ask dem yer name." Eve sassed back as she pulled out her phone from her purse. "De Acappella restaurant. I dink it's on-"
"First Hudson street." Driver interupted making Eve roll her eyes as she looked down at her phone.
Caroline: Hot DAMMMMM
Eve couldn't help but laugh at the text, glancing over at Caroline who playfully started fanning herself with her hand. Eve let out a quiet 'tsk tsk' back at Caroline before she turned back to her phone to text her back.
Eve: Easy. Just because we're out of Mystic Falls doesn't mean you can just dump Matt for a hunky chauffeur.
Caroline couldn't help but laugh as she put her phone down and looked out the window.
"So, where is this place?" Caroline asked more to Driver than Eve.
"It's in lower Manhattan." Driver replied.
"So, can I assume you like lower Manhattan?" Caroline teased Eve making Eve shrug.
"It's not as busy." Eve said. "Me brother use ta live down here." Eve smiled back at Caroline who gave back a slightly apologetic look. "So, Driver, do ya have any family?" Eve asked turning the attention onto the very stoic chauffeur.
"I have family, yes." Driver replied back. Eve looked back over at Caroline with a blank expression on her face, making Caroline laugh.
"So, I'm dinkin', Driver." Eve said, slightly leaning closer to the front seat. "We plan on stayin' in New York fer a week. So, ya can either tell us yer whole life story now or be annoyed ta de point of quitin' yer nice chauffeurin' job." Eve smiled at the rear view mirror only to catch Driver's dark brown eyebrows raise.
"A week, huh?" Driver asked. "I've driven people for much longer than a week, Miss Nicatore." Driver said with more sass in his voice.
"And how many of dem actually cared about ya?" Eve asked, cocking her head slightly. "I mean, if we're goin' ta see each other everyday fer a week, I wouldn't mind knowin' yer real name." Eve flashed him a smile, only to see him roll her eyes.
"Like I said, Miss. I've driven people for longer than a week, a lot more annoying than yourself." Driver smiled back at her. Eve let out a playful scoff as her phone buzzed.
"Are ya implyin' somethin', Driver?" Eve asked as she leaned back into her seat and grabbed her phone.
"Of course not, Miss Nicatore. I'm a professional." Driver replied, going back to his usual stoic voice.
"Ya know, professional drivers have names." Eve sassed as she finally looked down at her phone.
Caroline: Thre is only 1 bed. Do NOT have sex in it plz!
Eve: Who said anything about sex? Who said anything about a bed? ;)
Caroline let out a muffled laugh as she covered her hand over her mouth before playfully smacking Eve on the arm. Eve winked back at Caroline playfully making Caroline smile and shake her head, turning her attention to the window.
"This is as close as I can get." Driver said as he began pulling to the side of the street. "If you go out and go two blocks up, it's in a corner building." Driver said as he parked the car. Eve opened her door and got out. Caroline began scooting her way out as the passenger's side window began to roll down. "If you want a ride back, I suggest giving me your phone number." Driver said as he leaned his arm against the passenger side's seat. Caroline stumbled getting out of the car. Eve caught her and looked back through the window.
"Give me yer phone." Eve said as she fully helped Caroline to her feet before she leaned down and slightly through the passenger's window. Driver let out a slight puff of air as he pulled his phone from his pocket and handed it over to Eve. "I dink maybe an hour and we should be done." Eve said as she put her number into his phone. She paused as she looked at the contact. She had almost put her real name. Eve shook it off and smiled as she put hearts in front of and behind 'Mira'. "Drive safe now Driver. New York is a scary place." Eve smirked back at him as she handed his phone back to him and pulled herself out of the car. The window rolled up and Caroline began to giggle.
"If you're going to screw the chauffeur, at least try and be subtle about it." Caroline giggled as she looped her arm with Eve's and began walking in the direction that Driver had told them to go.
"I'm not tryin' ta screw Driver." Eve sassed. "I will when I know his real name dough." Eve smiled coyly back her friend making Caroline pat Eve's arm.
"I mean, I know I'm Matt's backup, and I'm super loyal and all, but you're not making it easy." Caroline groaned making Eve snicker.
"Good. Stay loyal. Matt seems like a nice guy." Eve said making Caroline sigh and nod. "If not a little in love with Elena." Eve blurted out instantly regretting it. "I-dat's not what I me-"
"No, it's okay. He's gotten better about hiding it." Caroline shook her head. "I mean, it still sucks, but I mean, the sex kind of distracts me from it." Caroline said nonchalantly making Eve grimace. "As if! Don't even! You and our chauffeur were basically having eye sex in front of me!" Caroline snapped back quickly making Eve laugh. "Yeah, so like, don't even."
"My bad fer not wantin' ta hear about a high schooler's sex life." Eve sassed back, her free hand raising in defense. "I can help ya with relationships, but when it comes ta sex, leave me out. I don't want ta go ta jail, ya minor." Eve said sternly making Caroline roll her eyes and smile.
"You can't help with my sex life because you're on a dry spell." Caroline sassed back making Eve scoff out a laugh. "I mean, you could easily get some with Damon! All you would have to do is ask!" Caroline exclaimed making Eve roll her eyes before Eve felt someone grab her shoulder. Eve quickly whipped around and grabbed the hand from her shoulder.
"Eibhlín?" Eve froze as she looked at the woman who had stopped her. Her blonde hair was slicked back and she was in all black with a black choker around her neck. "Eibhlín NicBranigan?" The woman asked, now using her last name...her old last name.
"Sofya Voronova?" Eve asked as she stared back at the blonde. "You've changed your hair." Eve said as she continued to stare. "It's been a while."
"Almost a century." Sofya said back plainly.
Mystic Falls; 1914
"I am never goin' ta learn anythin' in dis house, Damon." Eibhlín groaned as Damon lay in his bed, reading a book, while Eibhlín paced around his room with a stake in her hand.
"Evie, it has been two years since you have turned. You know what you are doing." Damon muttered, not even bothering to look up at her. Eibhlín rolled her eyes as she threw the stake at him. Damon caught it with easy before he threw it back at her, barely missing her head as she stood still.
"See! I almost got hit dere! I still have dings ta learn!" Eibhlín whined as she turned and walked over to grab the stake out of the newly built wall, barely missing the bookshelf.
"You can not learn how to be an older vampire, Evie." Damon sighed as he put his book down. "If you wish to do something, why not learn more about witches from Irene?" Eibhlín let out an annoyed sigh, looking back to Damon. "What happened to all of this fascination with magic?" Damon asked as he got out of his bed. "Just because you have turned into a boring vampire does not mean that you can not learn about magic." Damon said as he walked towards Eibhlín. "Sure, you can not actually do magic, but it is not like you could do magic before." Damon shrugged as he walked around Eibhlín and put the book on the bookshelf.
"Was dat supposed ta cheer me up?" Eibhlín asked as Damon looked at the bookshelf for a different book. "Because it did not." Eibhlín sassed, folding her arms. Damon rolled his eyes as Eibhlín stared up at him.
"Just go talk with Irene, would you? You are being a pain." Damon groaned as he pulled out a book different book from the shelf.
"A pain?" Eibhlín scoffed as she looked at the books in the bookshelf. Her eyes caught one and she quickly budged herself in between Damon and the bookshelf, much to Damon's irritation. "If I go ta Irene's, ya have ta read dis one." Eibhlín said as she grabbed hold of one of the bookshelves actual shelves as she stood on the bottom shelf to reach a book. Eibhlín felt Damon's hands on her back as she slightly jumped down and turned around. Damon raised an eyebrow as Eibhlín handed him the book.
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?" Damon asked as he read the title. "Is this not a child's book?" Damon asked, turning the book to see the back.
"Well, no and yes. If ya read it, no, if ya like it, yes." Eibhlín sassed as Damon continued to look at the book.
"My relatives have a very bad taste in books, I see." Damon muttered as Eibhlín sent him a glare, making him smirk back at her. "I will read your dumb book if you will get out of my hair. Deal?" Damon asked as he stepped back, realizing how close he was, and held out his hand.
"Deal." Eibhlín smiled as she shook his hand. With that, she turned on her heels and left his room.
"Be safe." Eibhlín heard Damon say. "Remember, you are supposed to be dead." Damon said cheerfully. Eibhlín rolled her eyes back at him as he closed the door to his bedroom.
Eibhlín knew to be careful. It had been two years since her 'accidental death'. In those two years, Damon had taught her all he knew about being a vampire. And from what she had learned was that he was a bitter old vampire who cared a lot about his little brother, despite saying multiple times that he hated him. Eibhlín flittered out of the house. The feeling was incredible, and even after two years, she still got a rush from it.
Irene's house was about a mile away from the Salvatore's Boarding House, which was what they were calling it. Somehow, Damon had claimed a room all to himself. He even gave Stefan a room, despite "hating" him. Irene's house was where Eibhlín stayed, when she wasn't tormenting Damon. Irene didn't seem to mind Eibhlín's company. Damon's, on the other hand, she could live without. Luckily, the Boarding House was up and built, so now Damon could stay there.
She didn't really have a home anymore, with the whole almost killing her father thing still hanging in the air. Once, she tried to go back home, when her brother was out, and talk to her mother. Unfortunately, she was greeted by her father, who would scream and puff, making a huge scene, luring neighbors to the house and making Eibhlín go back into hiding. It had been a while since she had tried to visit her family. The last she knew, Séamus had moved out and gotten married to a girl he had been courting for eight years. Maybe she would stop by her home.
As Eibhlín walked to Irene's house, something kept catching her attention. Eibhlín had a bad feeling. Like someone was watching her. Or following her. Eibhlín began walking slightly faster. The feeling stayed on her. Eibhlín let out an annoyed sigh as she stopped in the middle of small clearing. Before Eibhlín could even address the person following her, something whizzed past her head. Eibhlín quickly turned to see what it had been. A wooden stake was stuck in a tree. Shit. Eibhlín quickly tried to flitter only for a woman to appear in front of her. Without thinking, Eibhlín ducked. Surprisingly, the woman's fist went over her head. Eibhlín quickly grabbed her arm and threw her towards the trees. Eibhlín tried to flitter away once more only to be tackled down.
"
Non muoverti. Se ti muovi, tu muori." Eibhlín froze as she stared up in shock at the person who had tackled her. A woman with dark brown hair and hazel eyes glared at her with a stake to Eibhlín's chest.
"Sorry, what?" Eibhlín breathed out. The woman stared back down at Eibhlín with a blank look before her eyebrows furrowed.
"Do not move. If you move, I will kill you." The woman repeated in English. Eibhlín nodded as understanding before she snapped her eyes shut. She moved. "What is your name?" The woman asked, making Eibhlín open her eyes.
"Me-me name is Eibhlín. Eibhlín NicBranigan." Eibhlín sputtered out. "Who are ya?" Eibhlín asked making the woman slightly smile before she stood and got off of Eibhlín. Her hand extended out, as to help Eibhlín up. Eibhlín ignored the offer as she helped herself up.
"My name is Sofya Voronova." The woman, or Sofya, replied back, her hand returning to her side. The stake she had was now out of sight. "How old are you?" Sofya asked making Eibhlín stare in confusion.
"22." Eibhlín blurted out making the woman crack a smile.
"Truly?" Sofya asked, walking closer to Eibhlín, but Eibhlín backed up. "You are fast for only being 22. Unless you are just saying 22." Sofya said as she stopped moving. "How long have you been a vampire?" Sofya asked bluntly making Eibhlín blink with surprise.
"I-I-tw-two years." Eibhlín stuttered out. Sofya's eyebrows raised slightly.
"Impressive. Someone older must have taught you the ropes." Sofya said casually.
"Wh-what de hell is happenin'?" Eibhlín suddenly snapped. "Ya just tried ta kill me!" Eibhlín hissed. Sofya let out a bored sigh.
"I am a mercenary. I was hired to kill you." Sofya said making Eibhlín stare at her again. She was acting like this was normal. Even as a mercenary, this had to be strange. Unless she was a vampire mercenary. Sofya was obviously a strong vampire, but even then, to stop and have a conversation with someone she was going to kill, seemed strange. "Do you know an Alice NicBranigan?" Sofya asked making Eibhlín freeze. "I mean, I assume you do, seeing that you have the same last name. And that she told me that she was your mother." Sofya said nonchalantly.
"Why are ya doin' dis? Why have ya not killed me yet?" Eibhlín snapped. "If she paid ya ta kill me, why are ya stoppin' ta talk?" Eibhlín snapped, walking closer to Sofya.
"I have not killed you for a reason. That reason being that I think she was a tad bit mental." Sofya said causally. Eibhlín's fists began to ball up. "She wanted someone to kill her daughter because she had caused the death of her husband." Eibhlín stopped walking towards Sofya.
"Her...her husband is dead?" Eibhlín asked. Sofya nodded.
"Very. Something about a heart disease. I am not sure of the specifics. Like I said, the woman was hysterical." Sofya said. "I kill for money, yes, but I do not kill unless I know they are innocent." Sofya continued. "Usually, when a person is in tears on the floor crying, I take the money and leave. It is not as if they are in a good mental place as it is. And if they have a thousand dollars to drop for murder…" Sofya trailed off.
"Me father is dead den?" Eibhlín asked, absentmindedly. "Wh-what about me brother?" Eibhlín asked, turning her attention back to Sofya.
"I get paid to kill people, not find lost brothers." Sofya rolled her eyes, turning around to leave.
"Ya said she was hysterical. She must have said somethin'." Eibhlín begged as she flittered in front of Sofya. "Please. It is de least ya can do, since ya tried ta kill me and all." Eibhlín pleaded. Sofya took in a deep breath and rolled her eyes before she walked around Eibhlín.
"Come on. It will take at least a day to get to New York and we will not get there standing around." Sofya muttered. Eibhlín was instantly by her side.
"I would have expected a more excited look to being in New York. The building are getting higher each day." Sofya said aloud as her and Eibhlín were walking down a sidewalk.
"We used ta live in Boston." Eibhlín said as she cupped her hands together and blew into them to try and warm them from the cool wind coming from the Hudson River. "Ya know, I really appreciate dis." Eibhlín muttered against her hands.
"Like you said, it is the least I can do after attempting to kill you." Sofya gave a small smile.
It had taken two days to get to New York due to weather issues and a broken wheel somewhere in Pennsylvania. In those two days, Eibhlín tried to get to know Sofya. It had been the most boring two hours of her life on the first day before Eibhlín began talking. Sofya didn't say much, but she responded. Eibhlín wouldn't admit it, even to herself, that she missed Damon's obnoxious voice and sarcastic comments.
Eibhlín had told Damon she was going to New York and Damon had simply wished her luck. Her chest slightly hurt after that. Vampires were immortal. Maybe the two would never meet again. And all she got from him was a good luck. Irene had been a lot more worried with a threat that if Eibhlín didn't come back to visit her in a few years time, Irene would do some magic and cause Eibhlín's life to become a living Hell. Compared to Damon's farewell, it was a lot more heartwarming.
Sofya didn't enjoy the process of leaving. Sofya had wanted to pack up and leave instantly, but Eibhlín insisted on saying goodbyes. Sofya was cold, but Eibhlín would be more surprised if a mercenary wasn't as cold as Sofya. Eibhlín wasn't going to spend a whole day without talking. And the carriage driver didn't like Sofya to begin with, so talking with him was out of the question, which left only Sofya.
Much like Eibhlín, Sofya didn't like to discuss family. So the majority of their two days were spent talking about Sofya's long vampire life and Eibhlín's short vampire life. Sofya seemed to enjoy reminiscing about becoming a vampire, so Eibhlín went off of that. In those two days, she had learned very little about Sofya Voronova.
"See that building?" Sofya said as she pointed in front of the two. Eibhlín looked up at the tall building with a top that looked like a crown. "That's the Woolworth headquarters." Sofya continued after a while of walking closer to the building. "Your brother worked on it and works there now." Sofya said making Eibhlín glance over at Sofya as they stood across the street from the building now. "He lives nearby." Sofya said making Eibhlín stop for a second. "Come on, you wanted to see your brother." Sofya said as she started to cross the street, but Eibhlín stood still. "What are you doing?" Sofya asked as she walked back over to Eibhlín.
"I...I did say I wanted ta see me brother, yes. But it is just dat. I just want ta see him." Eibhlín said making Sofya blink back at her. "Listen, he does not know dat I'm a vampire. Let alone alive." Eibhlín muttered lowly as people began leaving the building.
"So you are telling me this now because?" Sofya let out an annoyed sigh as she turned back towards the building, pinching the bridge of her nose. "I could still kill you, you know?" Sofya asked through clenched teeth.
"I...I know ya could." Eibhlín muttered as she looked back up at the building. Eibhlín let out a gasp, making Sofya turn back around to her. "Dat is him!" Eibhlín squeaked out as she grabbed Sofya and pulled her away from the street and back near different buildings.
"The tall man with orange hair? The only one who slightly resembles you?" Sofya asked in a mocking tone as Eibhlín tried to hide herself behind Sofya. "Are you seriously hiding?" Sofya asked, slightly pushing Eibhlín away from her. "Oh, this is new." Sofya said aloud, her attention still on Eibhlín's brother. Eibhlín let out an annoyed sigh as she looked across the street. To her own surprise, her brother had a woman in his arms. As the two pulled apart, Eibhlín's jaw almost fell off.
"Holy shit, he got a woman pregnant." Eibhlín said aloud. To her surprise, Sofya started laughing.
"That is his wife." Sofya laughed. Eibhlín would have loved to hear Sofya laughing, but not about Eibhlín's own shock.
"I know dat it is his wife." Eibhlín snapped, hitting Sofya's arm. "I just...I did not dink me brother would ever have kids." Eibhlín muttered aloud as she continued to stare.
"Well, congratulations on being an aunt!" Sofya continued to snicker. Eibhlín continued to stare.
"I need a drink." Eibhlín muttered.
New York City; 2010
"Man, you just know everyone in this city." Caroline smiled, despite the obvious tension in the air. "Hi, my name is Caroline." Caroline said, sticking her hand out towards Sofya.
"You already know my name." Sofya snapped back, staring at Eve. "I thought you moved around a lot." Sofya muttered back towards Eve, as Caroline's hand landed at her side. Now tension and Caroline's sour mood were choking Eve.
"I do. Dat's why it's been a century." Eve growled back at Sofya. "Care, I don't want ta be dat person, but could ya go ta de restaurant and get us seats?" Eve asked, turning back towards Caroline. Caroline nodded hesitantly before turning and walking toward the restaurant.
"I never really took you to be into women." Sofya muttered.
"She's me friend." Eve muttered.
"You still have friends that are alive?" Sofya asked making Eve flinch. "Strange. I thought he would have killed everyone you cared about by now."
"And I thought I was cold blooded." Eve shook her head of the memory. There was a reason she ran away from New York and from Sofya.
"She's not one of us." Eve snapped. "And he's gone." Eve growled making Sofya laugh.
"You really think so?" Sofya asked with a smile.
" I-I did not mean ta! It was de alcohol."
" I am sure he will understand. Seeing that there were both vampires and humans here. And they are all dead."
"Dis is not funny, Sofya."
"It is a little funny. I forgot what it was like to have basically no self control. Thank you for this laugh."
"Stop."
"I tried to tell you to stop, but it must have been a while since you last feed. I could not really do anything."
"Yer older and stronger! Ya could have stopped me!"
"He has to be." Eve shook her head and backed away from Sofya. " He doesn't have anyone else ta kill." Eve snapped.
"I think if he saw that blonde with you, he sure would." Sofya shrugged gently. "Don't worry though, I won't tell him." Sofya gave back a coy smile as she walked closer to Eve. "I'm sure he'll find out. Seeing that this is his city." Sofya shrugged. "Too bad. I really wanted to catch up." Sofya said with a sarcastic pout.
Ooooh shit. Things are happening. ALSO SORRY FOR BEING A PIECE OF SHIT WITH UPDATES. SCHOOL IS KICKING MY ASS BUT I'M TRYING OKAY.
Translation: (Even though it was already said, but just in case)
Non muoverti. Se ti muovi, tu muori. - (Italian) Do not move. If you move, I will kill you
Understantable, the last chapter was kind of shit, which is why I put a lot more effort into this chapter. Hopefully it paid off.
As always, I love you all!
-Nebula