While Elena and the others were talking to Alaric about what the Alden and Lockwood family secrets might be, Blair was scouting things out with Tyler. She couldn't help but feel like this whole situation was familiar but couldn't quite place it. Who could blame her though? Blair had centuries worth of memories swimming around in her head up there. Not everything clicked right off. She couldn't help that.
Blair, dressed in jogging attire, waited for Tyler outside of the Lockwood Mansion. She stayed out of sight as Mason exited the house first then joined Tyler in the tail. "Where do you think he's going?" Blair whispered as they stayed far enough back, but close enough so they wouldn't lose him.
"I don't know, but I doubt it's just for a jog in the woods," Tyler replied.
They followed Mason into the forest and hid behind a tree when he stopped. Mason appeared to be looking at something on the ground...or better yet in the ground. It wasn't long before Mason descended down into something.
"What is that?" Blair whispered and Tyler clasped his hand over her mouth because Mason exited whatever it was and started looking around. He didn't stick around long though and soon took off.
"Could you be any louder?" Tyler asked as they walked over to the set of brick stairs.
"Hey, I whispered. Not my fault if he has super hearing," Blair made it out like a joke, but she was starting to wonder.
Tyler didn't look amused but waved his hand out to the stairs, "Ladies first."
Blair rolled her eyes and muttered, "Chicken," as she walked down the steps. The stairs led down to a dark cellar, something Blair didn't know existed. She pushed upon a large metal gate and went into another room.
Tyler followed right behind her, holding out his phone's light to give them a better view of their surroundings. "Looks like some sort of sex dungeon." He was so distracted by his joke that he walked into the heavy chain restraints that hung from the ceiling.
Blair couldn't help but laugh at how scared he looked. "I've been in a sex dungeon before, they don't look like this." She replied when her laughter subsided.
Tyler looked like he was about to ask a question then shook his head. "No, I don't want to know."
Blair giggled a bit at the memory then walked over to the wall when something caught her eye. It was a set of claw marks scratched deep within the stone. Her fingers moved over the marks and it finally clicked with her, "Oh my god..." she whispered, not believing she didn't make the connection before.
"What?" Tyler asked, wanting to see what had gotten that kind of reaction out of her.
"Nothing," Blair answered quickly. "This is getting too 'no don't go in there!' horror movie for me. I'll see you later." It was definitely not getting too freaky for her, she just had a gut feeling that she knew what they were dealing with now...what Tyler and Mason were...what she could be. Blair was having a hard time accepting it as she ran up the stairs out of the cellar...Werewolves.
Blair was just about to walk into the Gilbert house when she got a call from Matt. She couldn't talk to him right then so she hit the ignore button and went inside, almost walking right into Damon in the process.
"Hello, Miss Blair," Damon said with a greeting grin then got serious. "We need to talk."
"Werewolves," Blair interjected right off the bat. "I think the Lockwoods and Aldens are freaking werewolves."
"You think they exist?" Damon asked, crossing his arms curiously.
"No, Damon. I don't think they exist..." she replied, "I know they do."
"And you never thought to mention this before?" Damon shot back and Blair became quite peeved because of it.
"Hey! I've only come across werewolves in one of my lifetimes. So forgive me for not making the connection sooner! God!" Blair was already beating herself up about this and Damon could clearly see it.
To calm her down Damon placed his hands on her shoulders and said, "Okay, okay. Are you sure it's werewolves? I mean that's our theory and the reason why we're going to Duke but how certain are you?"
Blair looked in Damon's eyes and admitted, "I'm not certain of much anymore."
Damon's face softened as he looked at Blair and hugged her comfortingly. "If you want to come along to Duke then you should go pack. Rick will be here soon."
Blair pulled away and shook her head, "No, you guys investigate and let me know what you find. I'm going to see what I can find out around here."
"Are you sure?"
Blair nodded. "Yeah, I'm sure. If I find out anything before you do, I'll call." On her way up the stairs, she stopped and turned around to tell Damon one more thing. "Hey, for future reference, just because I might be upset, that doesn't mean I need you to comfort me." She didn't stick around for his reply and just went up to the attic to change for the day.
Blair went back to the Lockwood house and rang the bell. When Mason answered, he smirked. "Little early for a booty call, isn't it?" he asked, leaning against the door frame.
"I'm not here for you. Is Tyler around?" Blair asked, trying to look past him.
Mason blocked her view. "So you've set your sights on the younger Lockwood? Tyler is more age appropriate, good for you."
"We're not sleeping together, Mason. And even if we were it'd be none of your business. Now get your ass out of my way before I move it myself." Blair certainly had a type when it came to her guys, didn't she.
"What's going on?" Tyler asked from behind Mason, and the elder Lockwood finally moved out of the way.
"Oh, just going down memory lane a bit with Blair here," Mason replied before looking at Blair, "Be safe you two."
Blair shot up her middle finger as Mason walked away then turned her attention to Tyler. "Find out anything?"
"I was just about to ask my mom," Tyler answered then poked at her by saying, "You might want to wait outside if it'll be too scary for you."
Blair pointed her finger in a 'shut up' way at him as she walked into the house and followed him into his father's old office.
Carol was sitting behind the desk as the teenagers entered. She looked surprised to see Blair there. "Hello, Blair. This is unexpected."
"I invited her over, mom," Tyler defended then started right in on what they wanted to know about. "Have you ever been down to those old ruins out in the woods?"
Carol thought for a moment. "You mean the old Lockwood Estate?"
"Yeah," Blair replied. "Know anything about it?"
"It was the original plantation house," Carol answered. "Beautiful Antebellum architecture. And if it hadn't burnt to the ground then we'd probably be living in it."
"Were there any Alden ties to it?" Tyler asking on Blair's behalf.
Carol nodded a little, "They were the original plantation owners but sold to the Lockwoods before leaving Virginia."
"So was the freaky underground cellar for the Alden's or Lockwood's pleasure?" Tyler asked handing Blair a glass of water before taking a sip of his own.
That question definitely caught Carol's attention. "We don't talk about those kind of rooms."
"Why not?" Blair asked, taking a seat on the couch.
"You two are curious today," Carol spoke before clearing her throat.
"Well, after being awarded Miss Mystic I've been curious about my family history. While going through some things the names Lockwood and Alden appeared a lot together. There's no familial connection though, right?"
Carol shook her head, "No, the families never intertwined. And to answer your previous question, this is the South. No one likes to reminisce about the old slave days."
Before another word could be said, Mason walked into the office and said, "Hey, what are you guys talking about?"
"We're just talking about the old Lockwood property," Tyler answered and stood as Blair did. "I'm thinking about inviting some friends over to the swim hole."
"Well, be careful," Carol warned. "If anything happens on the property, the family is liable."
Tyler nodded, "Of course."
Blair walked out of the office with Tyler right behind her. Once they were outside he said, "Smooth."
"What?" she asked, wondering what he meant.
"How you casually asked if the Aldens and Lockwoods ever hooked up. That'd just be weird since you and my uncle apparently had a thing at some point." Oh yeah, Tyler couldn't help but take jabs at her when he could.
"Keep talking, Tyler. I dare you." Blair warned and followed him upstairs so she could wait while he got ready. Until she knew for sure whether or not the werewolf theory was right...she wasn't going to say a bloody word about it.
Blair and Tyler arrived at the swimming hole together, receiving many a weird look from those who were already there. "I knew I should have walked," Blair muttered.
Tyler laughed, "And then it would have taken you a lifetime to get here." He spotted Matt down a ways, "There's your boyfriend. You better go say hi before he gets all insecure."
Blair mockingly imitated him the whole way over to Matt. "Hey, stranger," she said with a smile, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Hey, I tried calling you. Everything ok?" Matt asked, placing his hands at her waist.
"They are now." Blair smiled and kissed him softly, only pulling back when Tyler approached and asked, "Is it just me, or did Amy Bradley's ass get hot?"
Blair looked over to Amy and cocked her head to the side. "Oh, it definitely did."
Matt chuckled at the weirdness of that statement. "I don't think I'll ever get over you checking out other girls."
Blair smirked, "Gives you a free pass to do it too. And...oh! Maybe we can compare notes." She wiggled her eyebrows before kissing him again.
Tyler shook his head in almost awe. "Dude...you lucked out."
Matt and Blair both laughed at that statement before going off to get something to drink.
"Hey, where's Forbes?" Tyler asked, handing Matt and Blair a couple of beers.
"Don't know. I haven't seen her since the hospital." That was the truth. Yeah, Blair had heard what happened to Caroline, but she hadn't seen her since that point.
Matt looked over when he heard a truck pull up and said, "Hey, man, what's your uncle doing here?"
Tyler saw Mason's truck and didn't say a word. He just cocked his head for Blair to follow.
"I'll be right back," Blair informed Matt and quickly kissed his cheek before following after Tyler, leaving Matt very confused.
"You busting us, or joining us?" Tyler asked Mason upon approach.
"Neither," Mason answered. "Since you two seem to be the masterminds behind this get together, I want you both to make sure everyone's out of here before dark."
"Why?" Blair asked innocently. "What happens after dark?"
"You're not that naive, Blair." Mason shot back. "Someone ends up wasted and dead at the bottom of the lake. That's what happens after dark."
Blair scoffed and Tyler chuckled, causing Mason to say, "You heard Carol. If anything happens, our family is liable."
"Don't be a party killer," Tyler retorted.
Looking from Blair to Tyler he said, "I didn't say you had to stop partying. I just said you have to take it elsewhere."
"All right. We'll be out of here," Tyler reluctantly answered before walking away.
Blair was about to follow when Mason said, "Does being back here bring back some memories for ya?"
She stopped in her tracks and turned around to glare at him. "Mason, you had your chance and you walked away. Don't try to reminisce about whatever we had because, you blew it."
Mason parked the truck and got out to talk to her. "You get why I ended things, right? You were sixteen, Blair. I could have gotten into a hell of a lot of trouble."
Blair looked to the ground before looking back up to Mason. "Yeah, I get the law, Mason. But you should have thought about way before we slept together." She shook her head with a scoff. "I don't want to hear any more about memory lane with you. I'm done, we're done." She had no further desire to continue this conversation so she went back to the party.
Mason, feeling very frustrated, went back to his truck and slammed the door after getting in. Blair heard the slam and watched as Mason drove off. She rubbed her brow and tried to push those old feelings back down where the belonged.
Blair walked back down to Matt and felt a surge of jealousy when she saw Amy talking to him. Feeling...territorial, Blair walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his waist. "Am I interrupting something?"
"No, sorry, Blair. We were just talking," Amy replied, honestly looking a little scared of her.
"Well, you're done now." Blair made a 'shoo' motion with her hand and Amy quickly took the hint.
"What the hell was that?" Matt asked, moving from Blair's grasp.
"She was flirting with you," Blair replied.
Matt scoffed, "That's rich. You were just talking to Tyler about her ass but when she talks to me that's off limits? I mean, jeeze, Blair. You ignore my calls, you avoid me, you're always around your ex, and when you finally show up here you act like nothing's wrong then go all jealous girlfriend? That's kinda lame, Blair." Matt walked away after saying that and Blair just let him go.
Leaned against the beer truck with a frustrated huff then saw Caroline near the water with Stefan. She high tailed it over there and said, "Caroline? How are you dealing?"
Caroline looked at her with raised brows. "You actually give a damn? That's new."
"Caroline." Stefan used his 'behave now' tone with her.
"It's fine, Stefan. I would have said the same thing to her if the roles were reversed. Just...be careful. Last thing I want to worry about is a baby vamp going berserk tonight." Blair grinned in a mock 'no offense' way to Caroline who looked very annoyed with her.
"You're a bitch," Caroline answered and before Blair could say a word she said, "Yeah, yeah. I know. I need new material."
Blair actually laughed at that remark as she walked away. Maybe vampire Caroline would actually be more amusing than human one.
Matt and Blair hardly said a word to one another the whole party and when the sun set, Blair was trying to decide whether or not to talk to him.
"You okay?" Caroline asked, moving to stand next to her.
"He's mad at me," Blair admitted with a sigh.
"You should talk to him," Caroline nudged her forward a little.
Blair used Caroline's earlier words against her. "You actually give a damn? That's new."
With a chuckle, she answered, "Touche." Caroline urged Blair forward again, "Seriously, go talk to him. A blind man could see how much you care about him."
Blair sighed, rubbing her arms. "There's a lot you don't know, Caroline."
She was losing her patience with Blair. "It doesn't matter. Go talk to him. Shoo!"
Blair wasn't in the right mind set, once again, to deal with this so she said "I'll talk to him later." As if saved by the bell, her cell phone rang. After seeing it was Damon, Blair headed off to take the call.
Caroline thought Blair was being ridiculous as far as Matt was concerned and being Caroline, she went off to talk to him on Blair's behalf.
"Hey, what's up?" Blair asked and listened to everything Damon had to tell her. About the curse of the sun and the moon, the Katherine research, and the theory about the werewolf bite being fatal to vampires.
"I didn't know that part..." Blair stated, running a hand through her hair. "It's a full moon tonight, Damon. Just in case...be careful."
"Always am, Miss Blair," Damon replied and their call ended on that note.
Blair slipped her phone into her jacket pocket as Stefan approached. "Elena call you?" she asked.
"Yeah. Damon, you?" Stefan replied and received a nod of confirmation from Blair afterwards.
"Where's Caroline?" Blair asked, looking around then started to freak a bit when she didn't see Matt either. "Where's Matt?"
Stefan looked just as worried and said, "Split up. We'll find them."
Blair nodded and took off in the opposite direction of him. After running through the woods for a bit, she thought she heard something. Blair ran in that direction and skidded to a stop when she saw Mason covered in chains, groaning in pain. "Mason?"
"Help me!" He screamed at her and she quickly ran over. "Se...secure me...hurry!"
"I knew it," Blair said aloud as she tried to attach the chain around the tree. "I knew it was freaking werewolves."
"You knew, or suspected?" Mason asked then cried out in pain from the start of the transformation.
"Both," Blair answered then cried out, "There's no lock! How am I supposed to attach it?!"
Mason dropped to the ground, covered in sweat, and cried out in pain. His cries soon turned to growls. "Go!" he shouted as he struggled to climb into his truck and closed the door behind him.
Blair took a couple steps back and watched as the Bronco rocked back and forth before coming to a stand still. When she heard the growling, she took off running, scrambling for her phone in the process. She hit Stefan's speed dial and as she ran she spoke a mile a minute when his voice mail was the only thing that picked up. "Dammit, Stefan! Mason, werewolf! Watch your back!" She ended the call and kept on running hoping to find Matt and Caroline now.
Blair got her wish. She saw Caroline feeding off Matt in the distance. "Caroline!" Blair screamed and ran over to them, but Stefan beat her to them and pulled Caroline away. Matt fell weakly to the ground, "Matt...Matt? Oh my god, Matt, please be okay." Blair spoke quickly as she checked on him. Suddenly her blood started to boil and she grabbed a nearby branch. Blair rose to her feet and with an expression that was a mix of Brenna going in for the kill and Olivia enjoying it, Blair ran towards Caroline.
Stefan saw what Blair was planning and quickly stopped her. "I'm going to kill you!" she screamed, trying to get out of Stefan's grasp.
"Blair, no! Calm down!" Stefan shouted at her, holding her tight.
"I...I'm sorry..." Caroline spoke with tears forming in her eyes.
Blair stopped fighting Matt when she heard the growling. "Stefan...run."
Stefan heard the growling too and told Caroline the same thing, that they had to run. He looked back to Blair and she said, "I'll be right behind you."
Blair looked at Matt and said, "Stay down...I'm sorry." She took off running as fast as she could and was surprised when she caught up with Stefan and Caroline. They must have stopped soon after taking off because they were all right near the Lockwood cellar.
"What are you guys doing here?" Tyler asked, exiting the cellar.
Nothing could be answered because Wolf Mason leaped out of nowhere and pounced on Caroline, pinning her to the ground.
Stefan reacted by throwing the werewolf off of her and they both soon recovered by the action. Mason was about to attack Stefan when Blair and Tyler both shouted, "No!" They stood next to each other, each on the defense in case the wolf tried to attack.
Wolf Mason stared at them for a few moments before taking off in a completely different direction. The teens looked at each other and let out the breaths they had been holding in. "Horror movie-esque enough for you?" Tyler joked out of nervousness and Blair shook her head with a brief chuckle in reply.
Trusting Stefan to take care of Matt, Blair led Tyler to Mason's Bronco. He didn't believe her, so she was going to have to show him proof. When they reached the vehicle, Tyler could barely believe his eyes. The windows were shattered, the interior was clawed out in the car, and when Tyler pulled out a pair of Mason's pants they were jut about shredded.
Mason's words of, "Mind tossing me those?" made both teens jump. They turned around to see a naked Mason covered in dirt from head to toe. Blair couldn't help but take a glimpse below the waist before averting her eyes as Tyler tossed him the pants. "Believe me now?" Blair asked, looking at Tyler.
Tyler looked from Blair to Mason and said, "It was you."
Mason nodded affirmatively in reply.
Blair still couldn't believe that she didn't make the connection sooner. Then again, the more she thought about it the more she remembered that Tatia didn't really know much about werewolves other than the fact that they existed.
The silence between the three of them was heavy so Blair did something about it. She walked up to Mason and punched him in the face. "That's for not telling me sooner, jackass." Blair scoffed and walked away from the Lockwood men. She had a bone to pick for sure, but she had to take care of something else first. Blair had finally made her decision and while it was heartbreaking...it would be even worse if she did nothing.
Blair walked into the Grill and found Matt sitting with Amy. She knew it was nothing, but she couldn't let Matt know she knew it. It took tonight to make it clear that Matt was in danger if he was in her life. Yes, she knew that from the very beginning but convinced herself she could keep him safe. Blair should have known better. It wasn't just that either. The lies were weighing heavy on her. She cheated on him and he didn't deserve that. It was time to let him go.
"Can't get enough of my boyfriend, can you?" Blair asked, standing next to the table, cocking her head to the side.
"I'm sorry.." Amy said then quickly left the table.
Matt was on his last nerve. He stood and said, "Blair, just stop it. There's nothing to be jealous about."
"Oh but you have a something to be jealous about with me?" Blair shot back and Matt nodded.
"Yeah, I do."
Blair waited a moment before answering, "You're right. You do."
Matt looked surprised to hear that.
"I'm not over Damon. I'm really not. And no matter what I feel for you, no matter how much I love you, it doesn't make my feelings for him go away. You want to know what happened in Georgia? I slept with him Matt. And it's not the first time either." Blair was waiting for the expected question to follow.
Matt swallowed a lump in his throat before asking, "Have you slept with him while we were together?"
Blair's silence said more than her words ever could.
Matt couldn't believe it. "Wow...wow." He started to walk away but turned around and said with venom in his voice, "You're nothing but a slut."
Blair reacted by slapping him across the face. "You don't know anything about me Donovan, so don't you dare stand there and judge me."
Matt rubbed his face and said, "We're through, Blair. Done." The heartbreak was plain to see as he looked at her. With a shake to his head, he turned around and walked out of the Grill.
Blair slowly sat down in the nearby chair that Matt had been sitting in and was doing her best to hold herself together.
Caroline sat down across from her and softly asked, "You did that to protect him, didn't you?"
Blair nodded, feeling the tears swell in her eyes and before she knew it, they were streaming down her cheeks. Blair was so heartbroken that she didn't even fight Caroline when she moved over and embraced her. This was something that neither of them expected to ever happen but it didn't stop it from happening. Caroline felt bad for Blair and found herself wanting to help. And Blair, well whether or not she wanted to admit it...she needed someone to be there for her.
Blair couldn't sleep at all that night so she walked down the step ladder and went in to check on Elena and see if she was awake. Lucky duck was fast asleep in her bed. Blair was about to make her exit when she saw the book at the foot of Elena's bed entitled 'Petrova'.
That name caused Blair to flashback to the first time she met Katherine...Katerina. Blair had so many answers that Elena apparently wanted but never said a word. Honestly, she didn't want to say a word about it. Marie, Blair's life at that time, failed Katerina on so many levels. That failure led to all the events that followed. It wasn't just hers, though. She wasn't the only one that failed. Another had as well and that was a grudge that Blair still hadn't let go of.
Not wanting to awaken Elena, Blair quietly walked out of the room and went downstairs to the kitchen. She had a dejavu moment when she saw Damon standing outside. Finding it a little amusing, Blair opened the kitchen door and stood in the doorway. "Stalker much?"
"Your phone's dead," Damon answered. "Heard through the grapevine that you broke up with Matt."
"I bet you're jumping for joy," Blair sarcastically replied.
Damon shook his head before asking, "Are you okay?"
"I've lived through worse breakups...actually...no I haven't...I always seem to die afterwards. Usually by the one I was seeing, but I don't think Matt would do that to me so yeah, I'll be fine." Blair may have come across like she was joking, but she wasn't. Before Damon could say anything else, Blair said, "Goodnight, Damon."
Damon took the hint and replied softly, "Goodnight, Miss Blair."
Blair closed the door as Damon disappeared in a blur. She went into the living room and curled up on the couch. Only one thing came out of her mouth to sum up everything that she couldn't put into words, "Freaking werewolves."
End Episode 3