Does This Darkness Have A Name?
Chapter 21: Because the Night part 1
Beta: PrincessOfSilence
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The female body in Cassandra's arms gave one last final twitch before her heartbeat flat lined and her skin grew cold. Cassandra dropped it to the ground, humming dreamily at the taste at the tastes that assaulted her. She then proceeded searching through the woman's pockets and clicked her tongue against her teeth once she found what she was looking for. A smirk spread across her bloody lips when she found a small bag of white powder and she slipped it in the pocket of her leather jacket. "Ooh, thank you."
Cassandra then heard the sound of a garbage pail being knocked over. She lifted her brown eyes just in time to see a shadowy figure flit out of the alley she was feeding in. Quick footsteps pounded down the alley, but Cassandra just chuckled. She knew he wouldn't get very far. In seconds, she flashed before the man who had stopped in his tracks, nearly smashing into the vampire. He was a small man with dark brown hair and even darker eyes that held such fear in them that Cassandra let herself smirk, the blood still dripping down her chin.
"Hello there, handsome." She purred sensually and the man started to slowly back up, his hands raised.
"Hey, listen. I-I don't want any trouble." He stammered, almost tripping over his own feet.
"But, you see, I have a little problem now." Cassandra followed him slowly, each step made her new victim uneasy. "You saw me feeding and I can't have you running around and blabbing my secret."
"Please, I-" The man tripped over an empty beer bottle, falling backwards and Cassandra now cornered him against the wall. He looked for a means of escape, but found none - he was done for."Look, what do you want?" The man asked and proceeded to dig his hands through his pockets, looking for some kind of offering he could give to his captor to spare his life, however he didn't have much to give her. "You want money? I have money." He took out a few dollar bills, handing them to her and she gave out a little chuckle.
"Hmm, what's your name?" The vampire hummed, tilting her head to the side.
"W-Will." He replied.
"Okay, Will. Let me pose this question to you. What can you give me that will ensure that I can let you live?" Cassandra gently dragged the tip of her nail up and down his neck, listening as his heart pumped furiously to make his blood rush through his veins that rested just underneath the skin. Will was trying to press himself backwards into the brick wall, but he was frozen in fear as he watched Cassandra's fangs lengthen and her eyes darken.
"I have a business!" Will blurted out.
"Yes, I know. You own the bar." Cassandra rolled her eyes.
"No, I mean, I get IDs for vampires on the run." He explained and the vampire seemed to be intrigued by this information.
"Okay, Will. So, say I get you these IDs. What's in it for me?" The vampire pressed her nail into Will's skin, breaking it and allowing a trail of blood to slide down his neck. He groaned and she lifted her bloody finger to her lips, suckling the sweet ambrosia. After letting her finger slip from her mouth, Cassandra clicked her teeth and pursed her lips. "How about this, I get you the IDs and you let me feed in your bar."
"But-" Will suddenly groaned out as Cassandra speared her nails into his neck, bringing him closer.
"You're not negotiating with me now, are you Will?" She hissed, digging her nails into the skin.
"N-no! You can feed in my bar!" He was desperate to have Cassandra let him go. "You can do whatever you want!"
Cassandra smiled evilly and eyed Will for a few moments, as if taking in his offer. She unhanded him and lapped at her nails which were covered in Will's blood. "So, you're saying that I can do whatever I want?"
"Yes! Anything!" Will nodded and the vampire grinned, biting her lower lip.
"It was a pleasure doing business with you, handsome." Cassandra swirled her tongue over her fingers. "Should we shake on it? Although, I prefer a blood oath." She joked but Will was more than happy that he had managed to bargain with a vampire and keep his life.
Cassandra blinked and the last bits of the memory passed by her. Will. Of course. Now she remembered him. The photo of Will and Damon was laid in her lap, her fingers toying with the edges and her eyes running over the faces of the two men. The nineteen seventies was a dark period for Cassandra; she only remembered certain things. Most of the times, she'd feed so hard she'd black out and wake up with men she didn't remember. As Damon continued to drive down the bustling New York City streets, bits and pieces of memories were coming back to her. Very painful, dark and bloody memories that she suppressed for years were breaking the surface. She tapped her knuckles against the window of Damon's Camaro as she watched the streets pass her by. Maybe coming back to New York wasn't such a good idea.
"So, some blood went missing from a few hospitals. What about Elena? Don't vampires with their humanity off tend to overindulge in human blood?" Klaus spoke as he remained perched on a chair in the Salvatore living room. Stefan had called him and Giuliana over to speak about the possibility that Silas was roaming around in Mystic Falls. The ex-hunter leaned against a bookcase, opposite Klaus. "Or were you the exception?" The hybrid grinned over at the brooding green eyed vampire.
Stefan took Klaus's dig like it was nothing and let it roll right off his back. "It's not Elena."
"Well, let's say for a moment that it was Silas. I'm struggling to see how this affects me." He shrugged.
"Look. Silas wants to die and be reunited with his one true love, but he's supernatural, so if he takes the cure and dies, he gets stuck on the Other Side." Stefan explained.
Klaus grinned. "How Shakespearian."
"But if he destroys the Other Side altogether, he can take the cure, die, and pass on, but in destroying it, every dead supernatural being will return to our side." The vampire told him.
"That means every werewolf, every witch, every vampire. I wonder how many of those you personally killed. Care yet?" Caroline added venomously.
"I would start packing up your stuff now because once the Other Side is destroyed, every supernatural being you killed will be coming after you." Giuliana chimed in.
Klaus grinned widely, tapping his fingers against the couch. "My interest is piqued." He then looked to the green eyed vampire. "How do we stop him?"
"Bonnie said Silas needs to complete three massacres to do this spell. Before Professor Shane died, he convinced the pastor to blow up the council. Next, he had you kill your hybrids, and now he only needs one more massacre, so if he's here, that's what he's doing. We need to find him." Stefan informed them.
"What do you know about Silas?" Caroline asked the ex-hunter.
Giuliana shrugged. "Not much. Just that we were supposed to use the cure against Silas. So, naturally he won't be too happy that I'm walking around, regardless if I'm a hunter or not. However, there is one small problem, Stefan. No one knows who Silas is or what he looks like. Basically we're all screwed."
"Great. Just what we need." The blonde sighed hopelessly.
"So, you two dragged me all the way to New York because you were feeling nostalgic?" Elena raised a curious eyebrow while the trio walked along the streets of New York City. People passed them by and vendors were eagerly trying to sell knock-off pocketbooks to customers.
"No, we dragged you to New York because in a matter of three days, you managed to piss off everyone in Mystic Falls," Damon corrected her.
"And New York is bigger, therefore it has a lot more people and it's little more difficult to piss off a city of millions," Cassandra added humorously.
"I was hungry." Elena shrugged innocently.
"You were reckless." She grumbled.
"Emotionless. There's a difference." The baby vampire grinned.
"Look, all that matters is that when I lived here, I fed like crazy and had a blast and went undetected for years." The female hybrid told her.
"So... we're just here to have fun?" She trailed off and stopped walking, watching Damon and Cassandra down the crowded street hand in hand. She jogged up to them and vamp sped to block their way. "What's the catch?"
"There's no catch. Look, you wanted out, we got you out. You wanted to feed, we brought you to a city-sized, all-you-can-eat buffet. That's the beauty of New York. There's so much life that a little death goes unnoticed." Damon explained and Elena seemed to be very content with that answer.
Cassandra grinned and spied some healthy looking humans down the block. "Come on, let's go get some lunch." The baby vampire smirked at Damon before joining the hybrid as they sauntered to their meals.
"I know that you and Damon are up to something." Elena droned once more as she fluffed her hair in the mirror. The two found something, or someone rather, to munch on for lunch and the baby vampire spied a little chic salon along the way. Eager to appease Elena, Cassandra went along for the ride and even got herself a manicure since she was in dire need of one.
Cassandra rolled her eyes and drummed her fingers while they were underneath the dryer. "We're up to nothing."
"I don't buy it." The vampire eyed her through the mirror while her stylist was chopping at her layers with a thin tipped scissor. She had also added hot pink streaks to her hair which made her look trendier. "Last night, you two were pissed at me for throwing that party and attacking Caroline."
"Rightly so. We're trying to help you, Elena." Cassandra spoke. "Ever since you've turned off your switch, you've been-"
"Liberated, carefree, lively-"
"A heinous bitch is the term that most comes to mind." The hybrid cut her off and removed her hands from underneath the dryer. She eyed her neon pink nails and sauntered over to Elena. "Seriously, though, we're taking this trip to help you."
"I don't need anyone's help." Elena shook her head. "I'm fine."
Cassandra sighed deeply and leaned against the stylist's station. "I remember saying that once."
"Once?" The brunette vampire tilted her head at her.
"Actually, more than once." She nodded. "Let's get back to Damon before he thinks I let you run wild."
"Looks about right." Damon nodded nostalgically as the three of them entered Billy's bar. A few people were busy cleaning and setting up for the night crowd.
Elena sighed dramatically. "I was promised hedonism."
"Well, it's early. Hedonism isn't a big fan of the sunlight." Cassandra chimed in.
"Or soap." The baby vampire made a face and wrinkled her nose as she closely examined the dirty floor and tables. The strong scent of vomit was also assaulting her nostrils.
"Easy, judgy," Damon droned.
"Give it a couple of hours. This place will be crawling with more punked-out nihilists than you can eat in a decade, trust me." The hybrid smirked.
"How do you know?" Elena asked.
"Because Cassandra and I spent most of the seventies here. The Factory was too clean, CBGB's was too high-profile, but Billy's…Billy's was the underground of the underground." Damon grinned.
A beer bottle smashed against the wall as the loud rock and roll band played. People in the crowd jumped to the music and spilled their drinks all over other patrons. Billy's bar in the seventies was the place to be if you were a vampire. Victims were always unsuspecting and too drunk to even comprehend that they were being made a meal of. Cassandra shoved her way passed angsty patrons and sauntered her way up to the bar.
"There you go." Cassandra slapped down two IDs down on the bar.
Will looked over and grinned. "Two for one. Dy-no-mite."
"Dy-no-mite." Cassandra beamed back at him and leaned against the bar, snatching a beer from Will's hand that he was going to give to a customer. She opened the cap on the edge of the bar and Will gave her a disapproving glance, but she ignored it.
"That's the third 5' 7" brunette I've gotten for you, Billy boy. Is it that same client?" She asked.
"She's a runner. Some vampires need more identities than others." Will told her but she wasn't listening to him. She was more concentrated on two grungy guys that were shoving each other back and forth. One of them was bleeding from his upper lip and Cassandra's eyes immediately zeroed in on it. The scent wafted into her nostrils and the veins spread beneath her eyes, a hungry stare in her crimson pools.
A firm hand on her shoulder made her turn back to see Will staring her down. "Hey. Be discreet."
Cassandra leaned in close to him and parted her lips, showing off her deadly fangs and Will shied away. Even though she did work for him, she was still a vampire and an emotionless one at that. "Will, the deal was that you let me feed in your club if I kill people and give you their IDs. There was never any mention of discretion." She slid off the side of the bar like a serpent and sauntered to her meal. They were still arguing and if Cassandra was lucky, she'd get a dinner special and get the two of them. A pinch at her behind made her smirk and stop in her tracks.
"Hungry, baby?" A smooth voice purred in her ear and she turned to see a tall man with shaggy blonde hair and green eyes.
"Who said I'll share with you, Troy?" Cassandra poked his chest.
"Don't be greedy." The vampire smirked at her.
"You're lucky I'm in a good mood tonight." She grinned and moved in on the man who was still bleeding. She gently took his arm and he turned roughly, his fist clench and ready to swing buy when he saw Cassandra, he immediately halted his hit.
"Easy, there's no need to fight." She purred, her pupils dilating and constricting. She felt him relax in her hold and she eased him over to the wall, pressing him against it. "Don't scream," Cassandra compelled him and leaned into his neck to feed when suddenly, a hand was wound in her hair and yanking her back. She snarled out, whipping around to see who was disturbing her meal, but she stopped dead in her tracks seeing who it was.
"You're gonna feed on him right here? You're getting sloppy, Cassie." Lexi shoved the grungy man away and Cassandra could see that Damon had managed to wrestle Troy's meal away from him as well. Cassandra narrowed her eyes at both vampires, crossing her arms over her chest. Looks like Lexi and Damon were here to crash her party and Cassandra wasn't happy about that.
"Cassandra, you got Lexi'd?" Elena raised her eyebrows.
"Yeah, unfortunately." The hybrid grimaced.
"Look at what the wind blew in." A deep voice made them turn to the man who owned it. A tall skinny man with blonde hair and green eyes manned the bar and Cassandra ran up to him, hopping over the bar in the process.
"I had a feeling you'd still be here!" She hugged him tightly and the man embraced her back. Elena tilted her head slightly, not knowing who this man was, so she looked to Damon to shed some light on this new character. The raven haired vampire didn't say a word, but his body language spoke volumes. His fists were clenched at his sides, his jaw tensed and his icy gaze was locked on the pair.
The blonde man pulled back, looking over Cassandra with a warm smile. "You look good! I see you're still the same height."
"Shut up! Not everyone is 6'5'', Troy." Cassandra shoved him playfully. Troy now looked over her shoulder to see Damon and Elena standing there awkwardly.
"Damon! You're here too?" Troy quipped and the blue eyed vampire nudged Elena forward.
"Yep, I'm still here." Damon deadpanned. "This is Elena. She's a newbie."
"A pleasure, Elena." Troy took her hand, shaking it. "I'm Troy."
"Nice to meet you." The baby vampire beamed.
"So, what did you do to deserve spending some time with these two wackos?" The blonde man snickered.
"Tried to kill my best friend." Elena shrugged simply.
"Well, you two seem to be getting along nicely," Damon noted and tapped Cassandra on the shoulder. "Can I borrow you for a second, dear?"
Cassandra giggled and hopped back over the bar, placing her hand in Damon's. "Sure, darling." The couple walked out of the bar and Troy gave a low whistle.
"Man, I didn't think he'd still be sour at me," he shook his head and wiped off the bar surface.
"What do you mean?" Elena took a seat on a stool and leaned forward.
"Well, I don't know if they want me to tell you this, but Cassandra and I were a bit of a thing." Troy told her quietly. "Damon was a little jealous of that."
"Hey! What's wrong?" Cassandra asked worriedly.
Damon took her aside, trying to keep them as far away from Elena so she wouldn't pick up their conversation. "Stefan called."
"What now?" She groaned. "He's mad at us for lying and taking Elena out of town?"
"Yeah, that and he thinks we're getting the cure for Elena." He told her.
"But we all know that Elena doesn't want the cure." Cassandra raised an eyebrow.
"No kidding. Try telling my brother that. He doesn't want to listen." He sighed.
"So where does this leave us?" Cassandra mused, running a nervous hand through her hair.
"I'm not giving the cure to Elena," he said outwardly, not a hint of hesitation in his voice.
Cassandra only looked back at him, a look of shock painting her features. "But, Stefan will-"
"I don't care about that." Damon took her hands in his. "We've come too far to throw in the towel." He hardly even recognized his own words, but he never felt so sure of anything in his entire immortal life. "But if we're going to do this, we've gotta play the part, got it?"
Cassandra was in awe. This new man standing before her shocked and thrilled her at the same time. She gently squeezed his hands as little tears fought to streak down her cheeks. She never in a million years thought that she'd find someone who would do anything and everything for her, but she found them.
"Damon, I-"
"Good! Then it's settled." He beamed brightly and moved to lead her back inside Billy's, but she remained rooted to her spot. Her hands released his and cupped his cheeks, her thumbs running over the bones.
"Thank you, Damon." A gentle kiss was pressed to his lips and Damon's hands wound around her hips, pulling her close. His teeth caught her bottom lip, taking little nibbles as he dragged her into an alley behind Billy's. She tried to protest it, but she was just so happy that they were both fighting for the cure together that she let him ravage her lips. Their kiss only grew more passionate as Damon pressed Cassandra into the brick wall. His large hand snaked down her body and cupped her behind through her jeans.
"Damon! We're in public!" She squealed as his lips were now at her ear, biting and kissing there.
"Like that would stop me." His tongue traced the outline of her ear. "Don't think I didn't see you sneaking your hand up my thigh while we were driving.
Cassandra smirked, biting her bottom lip coyly and threaded her hand through his hair. "Too bad Elena was there." With a rough tug at his dark locks, Damon's back was pressed against the wall with his head tilted to the side. "The things I would have done to you in that Camaro." She purred and brought her lips to his collarbone, pulling aside his shirt to reveal the pale smooth skin.
Damon groaned and ground his hips against hers, letting her know how badly he wanted to bend her over and take her right there in that dirty alley. "Dammit. Why did Elena have to come with us again?"
"Because, Stefan wants us to get the cure for her and who are we to not listen to him?" She peered up at him, an innocent smile on her face. They both knew that if they wanted to play it off like they were doing this for Stefan, they sure as hell had to be convincing.
The vampire grinned widely and pressed a kiss to her forehead. "C'mon, I don't think Stefan would like it if we let Troy flirt with Elena."
They had returned to the bar, hand in hand to see Rebekah perched up on a barstool. The happiness drained from their faces and the blonde Original smirked at them.
"Why the long face, Cassandra?" She grinned.
"Ugh, you! I thought we were going to have fun on this trip." The hybrid growled and Rebekah flew off her stool, smashing Cassandra back into the wall with a hand on her throat.
"But I thought you, Damon, and me made a good team." The blonde pouted, squeezing the brunette's throat.
"Please," Cassandra rasped and shoved her off. "You were dead weight."
"Hey!" Troy barked and made his way over to the group. "Is there a problem here, ladies?"
"No, not yet anyways." Rebekah looked to him with a sweet, innocent smile.
"Well, if you're going to be a problem, I'll have to ask you to leave." He told her sternly and she frowned.
"And here I thought we were getting along nicely." She walked back to the bar, brushing her shoulder against his. "So, Elena, are you having a grand old time?"
"Actually, I'm bored." The baby vampire crossed her arms over her chest.
"We told you to be patient," Cassandra mused. "Actually, Bex, before you so rudely interrupted, I was telling Elena about a time when I had my humanity off."
"You?" Rebekah stared back at her. "The little goody two shoes you are? I don't believe it."
"Well, believe it." The hybrid rolled her eyes.
Cassandra braced herself as she was tossed out of the back door of Billy's and into a pile of garbage bags in the back alley. Her body sustained the impact of glass beer bottles and the hard concrete of the floor. She peered up at Damon and Lexi who were clearly not amused.
"What the hell do you two want?" She spat venomously as she got to her feet.
"You flipped your switch." Damon stated.
"Very good, Damon. You've always been the observant one." She dusted herself off and narrowed her eyes at the blonde. "Lexi! What moral plane have you descended from?" Cassandra scoffed sarcastically.
"You're not even covering your tracks. We heard about you in Mystic Falls." She told her.
"Oh? So, Stefan sent you?" She then looked to Damon. "What's your story, Damon? Come here to save me? You've seen the light with Lexi and now you want to help me?"
"If you keep going the way you're going, you're gonna get killed, Cass." Damon spoke and she shook her head.
"I'll take my chances." She turned on her heel to walk out of the alley, but Damon gripped her arm roughly.
"I won't!" He tightened the grip on her arm. "What happened to you to make you turn off your switch?"
Cassandra yanked her arm from his grip, staring him down. "Like you care. You haven't been around since the forties."
"Then let me be here for you now." The raven haired vampire pleaded with her.
"Don't bother." She growled.
"We promised Stefan that I would -" Lexi started.
"No!" Cassandra cut her off. "Look, you and Stefan have a thing. I get it. He always falls off the wagon, you pick him up, and you get off on it." She narrowed her eyes at the blonde who was frozen in shock. "And you," she cast a glance to Damon. "Stop trying to fix me! I don't want or need you!" Cassandra pushed past the both of them and stomped back down the alley where her sleek, black Norton Commando 750S motorcycle was parked on the street. She straddled it and revved the engine, letting it growl as she looked back to Damon who was looking as hopeless as ever. Cassandra drove off, the smell of the exhaust clouding their senses.
"She's really hit rock bottom." Lexi sighed.
Damon continued to look after Cassandra with a heavy heart. He'd never seen her this emotionless and cold. When Lexi had approached him a little while ago, he could hardly believe his ears that Cassandra had fallen so far from grace. Cassandra was always level-headed and selfless, but the woman he just encountered was a different woman.
"She's gone," hesaid miserably and Lexi took him by the shoulders.
"No, you can't think like that. If you think that it's over, then Cassandra will too." The blonde had seen Stefan in ruts much like the one that Cassandra was in, but she was always able to get Stefan out of it. She wasn't sure if she could help Cassandra, but she'd sure as hell try her hardest to get the vampire back on track.
"Well, she sounds dreadful." Rebekah spoke up.
"She had a Mother Teresa complex." Cassandra smirked.
"So, let me guess. After many dark nights with Lexi, she convinced you to turn your emotions back on, and that's exactly what you plan to do with me." Elena mused and tousled her hair.
"You read the last page of the book first, too?" Damon snickered and took Cassandra's hand. "I'm gonna go get a drink. Many drinks." They walked off to the bar, leaving Rebekah and Elena to themselves.
"So you really buy all this?" The blonde asked her.
Elena shook her head, gritting her teeth together. "Not one bit. I know the two of them are after the cure for me. I'm not that stupid."
"Well, let's not say things we don't mean." She spoke and Elena laughed slightly.
"Stefan won't give up until he finds the cure and then makes me take it. So, I guess I'm gonna have to find it first."
Rebekah smiled manically and peered over to Damon and Cassandra who were making some mindless conversation with Troy at the bar. "You're playing them."
"No. They're playing me. I'm just returning the favor." The brunette vampire smirked.
"What are we even looking for?" Caroline asked as she, Giuliana, Stefan, and Klaus pushed open the door to Professor Shane's apartment. The rooms were dark and mysterious as if begging for people to uncover the historical artifacts and secrets that were hidden there.
"Well, if Shane really was working with Silas, chances are he was helping him plan his next move." Stefan explained.
"Does he have an evil villain to-do list? 'Steal blood, perform 3 massacres, pick up dry cleaning?'" The blonde wrinkled her nose and the group split up, looking around the apartment for any clues.
"Actually, not to nit-pick, but we evil villains usually use minions to pick up our dry cleaning, that sort of thing." Klaus chimed in charmingly and the two girls exchanged glances.
"Classy." Giuliana rolled her eyes.
Caroline looked to Stefan now. "Why is he necessary again?"
"Well, we don't know what Silas can do, so if we do have to go head to head with him, an Original hybrid who can't die might come in handy." The green eyed vampire replied with a heavy sigh. Truthfully, he didn't want Klaus tagging along, but hopefully he would prove himself to be useful.
Klaus smirked widely. "Besides, Stefan and I work well together, or at least we did in the twenties."
"Well, granted my emotions were off." Stefan stated bluntly.
"And that's why you were more fun." He spoke with a grin. "Don't underestimate the allure of darkness, Stefan. Even the purest hearts are drawn to it." Giuliana happened to look up from her searching, taking in Klaus's words. She found herself giving into Klaus's own darkness and she wanted to scold herself for that. Klaus was the man who killed her brother in a blind rage and yet she was kissing him last night. She was actually somewhat thankful that Hayley managed to interrupt them.
"I think I found something!" Caroline's discovery brought Giuliana back to reality and followed the blonde to where she had placed a heavy leather bound book. "Didn't Bonnie talk about Expression Triangles?"
"Symbolic Figures in the Dark Arts." Giuliana read the cover and cracked open the book. Her fingers ran over a large, intricate drawing of a triangle.
"In some schools of magic such as Expression, human sacrifice can be used as a focus for power. It is rumored that the addition of two supernatural sacrifices compounds the mystical energy, creating an Expression Triangle." Stefan read off the page.
Caroline pointed to one point on the triangle. "Humans—that was the council fire."
"Demons," the ex-hunter placed her finger over the second point. "Klaus' hybrid failure."
Klaus rolled his eyes. "Well, I wouldn't exactly call it a failure. What's the third?"
Caroline's eyes ran over the paragraph in the book and she brought her hands to her mouth, clasping them over her lips. "Oh no..."
Just a little piece to hold you over! Hope you all enjoyed! Please review and let me know what you think might happen next ;)
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Lycan Lover 411: Thank you for reviewing, girl! Yours always make me smile and laugh a little! I love it! Elena certainly is different and not a lot of people like that already! As far as her watching Cass and Damon, she's a creep! Meep! As for Will, you'll find out who he is and how he and Cassandra know each other. Hehe, I'm glad you liked the Klaus and Giuliana smut ;) Hmm maybe it was Elijah who saved her from the Gilbert house! Yeah, Silas is in Mystic Falls *cue dramatic music*He'll most likely be causing some trouble. Stay tuned for the continuation of the NYC road trip!
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