Taylor's POV

I was in the boarding house with Stefan, Damon, Ashley and Anna. We were waiting for Ric to show up. Damon got the door and the teacher and stepfather walked in.

"Can I get you something to drink? Bourbon? Coffee? Bourbon in your coffee?" Damon asked.

"Taylor said that you needed my assistance." Ric declared.

"We were wondering if you knew anything about the Lockwoods." I remarked.

"Why would I know anything about the Lockwoods?" He questioned.

"You wouldn't but you were very close to someone who might." Damon replied as he took a seat next to me on the couch.

"He means Isobel's research." I explained. "You said she researched this area."

"Isobel's research here was based in folklore." Ric declared. "I thought it was fictional."

"You mean like that amazing vampire story?" Damon quipped. There was no need for that.

"Were any other things besides vampires?" Ashley questioned.

"Lycanthropes." Ric replied.

"You mean werewolves?" Damon asked. "No way. They don't exist."

"They do exist, Damon." Anna argued. "I've never seen one, but I've heard about the attacks."

"This is too Lon Chaney." Damon remarked.

"You do know that Lon Chaney never played a werewolf, don't you?" Ashley questioned. That's my friend, the horror buff.

"Why do you expect the Lockwoods?" Ric asked.

"Vervain didn't affect them, but the device did." Damon pointed out.

"And Mason exhibited some inhuman behavior at the carnival." Stefan added. "I think I saw his eyes glow yellow even."

"So do you if Isobel's research could help?" I asked bluntly.

"It would be at Duke." Alaric answered. "Her office is there since she's still missing."

"Can you get us in there?" Damon asked. "If they're wolves, we need to know what we're dealing with. We need to know what we can find out about Mason and Tyler."

Ashley's POV

The next day, I was at home with Caroline. She kind of looked like stole some of my makeup. I was wearing a black single-shoulder top with a white and red skirt, black hose and boots and no extensions. The doorbell rang. I went to get it and it was Josh.

"Caroline can't see you right now." I told him. "We're waiting until she gets a ring and then she has to learn how to control her cravings."

"When can I see her?" He asked.

"Well we want to be sure that she doesn't attack you." I explained. "You need to take a break from each other for a little while."

"Well I'm going to be at the swimming hole later. If she's able to come by, I'd really like to see her."

Taylor's POV

I was currently packing for my trip to Duke. Damon was unfortunately coming with because Stefan was going to be trying to help Anna with Caroline. I was dressed in a black tank top and layered grey skirt with black flats.

"Are you sure you want to go?" He asked. "I can hold off my mission until tomorrow."

"I need you to help Caroline." I told him. "I'll be fine with Damon. Besides, I'll have Ric with me."

"Maybe we should wait a few days?" Stefan suggested.

"Do you have a problem with me going with Damon? How many times do I have to tell you that I love you?" I asked.

"No, I want you to go. These are things that you want to know and I'm not going to stop you from trying to learn them." He remarked.

"Let me assure you that there is about as much chance of me doing anything with Damon as there is the Pirates winning the World Series this year? So do you remember when the Pirates were actually good?" I asked.

"It was the year you were born actually." He declared.

"Maybe I cursed them and not Barry Bonds." I joked.

"I love you." He told me.

"I love you too." I reciprocated.

"Taylor, you coming?" Jenna called from downstairs.

I headed down the stairs and out to Ric's car. Once we were outside, I felt like rubbing it in Damon's face and put on a public display of affection. He definitely didn't seem to like that. I don't know if he was jealous or just annoyed. We left soon after.

Ashley's POV

I met up with Anna and Jeremy at the Grill. Stefan was trying to get Bonnie to make a ring for Caroline. Bonnie seemed hesitant. It was at that point, Anna walked over and I followed her.

"Look, Bonnie, the longer that Caroline is shut off from humanity like she is, the easier it will be for her to turn her humanity off. I know you don't like that she killed someone, but she could kill dozens if she shuts it off and she won't regret it." Anna remarked. Okay, I did not want to think of my sister like that. "I bet you can't even do it. I knew Emily Bennett, Emily Bennett was a friend of mine, and you are no Emily Bennett."

"Fine, I'll do it just to show you that I can." Bonnie agreed. That was genius.

Taylor's POV

I was sitting in the back of Ric's car. I was a little upset because A. Damon was there and B. no one wanted to hear the Taylor Swift CD I brought with me. I don't know if I could get over Damon killing my brother. He tried talking to me, but I said nothing.

"You killed her brother." Alaric pointed out.

"There is an asterisk next to that." Damon replied. "He was wearing that ring."

"It doesn't matter if he was wearing the ring or if you knew he was wearing it. You still killed him." I spat.

"I couldn't help myself." Damon asked.

"Do you expect me to believe you?" I responded.

"Yes." He answered.

"Well I don't." I remarked.

Ashley's POV

I sat in Caroline's room with her while Anna and Stefan stood with Bonnie. Jeremy was waiting outside.

"So there are some rules. I can dispel the ring after spelling it." Bonnie explained.

"Stop lecturing her." I remarked. "Just get off your high horse and can't the spell."

I left the room and that's where Jeremy met me.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"I'm getting really sick of Bonnie's holier than thou attitude." I told him. "I'm pretty sure my hormones are acting up because I'm really angry."

"How about I take you somewhere you can calm down?" He suggested.

"I'd like that." I declared.

Taylor's POV

We walked into the Emestine Friedl Building once we got to the campus.

"So, Isobel was officially employed by the Anthropology department." Ric told us. "Paranormal phenomena are rooted in folklore."

There was a student, probably a teacher's assistant in the office.

"Hi, I'm Alaric Saltzman. I called earlier." He said.

"Yes." The girl replied before shaking his hand. "I'm Vanessa Munroe, Research Assistant: Comparative Folklore. Let me grab Isobel's keys."

"I'm sorry this is my friend Damon and my stepdaughter Taylor. I hope it's okay that they're here." He introduced.

"Isobel's office is right through there. She was one of my first professors." Vanessa stated. Apparently she was informal with her students. "Did they ever find her?"

"No." Ric lied.

Vanessa led us to the office which was old and dusty, and kind of creepy.

"I'll get the light." She stated as she left the room. I then noticed she had returned with a crossbow and fired. I ducked for cover as Damon sped in front of me and took the shot. Ric grabbed her by the neck and held her against the wall. I then pulled the arrow out of his back.

"That bitch is dead." Damon commented. I was conflicted about this. She tried to kill me, but could I let Damon kill her?

"Maybe we should talk to her." I responded. "We need to know why she shot a crossbow at me. If we deem her a threat, then you can kill her."

"Are you thinking rationally?" He asked.

"Okay I freaked." Vanessa admitted. "Veronica Billings can't be alive and Damon Salvatore died in 1864. I read Isobel's research."

"Then you should know how possible this is." He stated

"My name is Taylor Gilbert. I'm Isobel's daughter and descendant of Veronica Billings." I replied. "We want to know what you know and you are going tell it to us. We need to see all of Isobel's research."

Ashley's POV

Jeremy and I ended up going to the swimming hole. I wasn't in a bathing suit, because I didn't want to put my bare, pregnant belly on display. Stefan and Anna had taken Caroline out hunting for animals.

"So how is everything going?" Josh asked me.

"Stefan was taking her hunting." I replied. I decided to leave out the Anna part because he didn't know her. "By hunting, I mean actual hunting, only no guns will be involved."

"I'm getting kind of impatient here." Josh remarked. That made me kind of angry.

"Look, she is going this a really hard time in her life and if you don't think you can handle that, maybe you should just break up with her!" I snapped before Jeremy dragged me away. "I thought you said this was supposed to make me feel better."

"Okay, why don't we go somewhere that's just you and me?" He offered.

"I'm sorry that I'm acting like such a bitch." I apologized.

"I'm pretty sure this is normal." He stated.

Taylor's POV

Vanessa gave me a box that apparently had everything related to Veronica's arrival in April 1864.

"This is everything? You're not hiding anything?" I asked. She kept asking questions. I stopped at reading minds. "He's not Edward Cullen. No vampire has special powers that others don't. Damon is just a dick."

Ashley's POV

We went out in the woods and sat down by a tree.

"Do you think I look fat?" I asked.

"No." He answered.

"Liar." I replied.

"You really haven't gained much weight." He told me.

"Well I'm going to." I stated.

"This is going to be okay." He replied as he pulled me in for a hug. We lived in a world with vampires, how hard can a baby be?"

Taylor's POV

I looked through the papers as Damon hovered around.

"Stop doing that!" I told him. "There's nothing about Veronica that we don't already know."

"You know if you weren't so vicious, I might tell you more." He mentioned. I just rolled my eyes.

"Hey, we found some stuff about werewolves." Ric called over. "This says something about the Curse of the Sun and the Moon. Basically a shaman put a curse on the vampires and werewolves that makes vampires hindered by the sun and prohibits werewolves from turning except on a full moon."

"That's tonight." I pointed out. Why did I not consider that?

"Can they control the transformation?" Damon questioned.

"If it were a choice, it wouldn't be called a curse." Vanessa countered. "Werewolves will attack humans, but instinct draws them to vampires."

"I would know about this." Damon replied.

"Vampires have been hunting werewolves for a while." Vanessa explained. "It's estimated here that there are under a thousand in the US. Legend says a werewolf bite is fatal to vampires."

"We need to call home now." I remarked. I then went through my contacts and dialed Stefan. I need to have him first in it.

"Hi." He answered.

"Where are you?" I asked.

"We're over by this swimming hole on the old Lockwood property. I think Anna was flirting with Tyler, maybe to find out if he's a werewolf." He

"Well if he or Mason is a werewolf, you need to get inside immediately. Legend says it's a werewolf bite is fatal to vampires." I explained. "You need to get Caroline."

"She was talking to Josh." Stefan answered. "I have to find her."

Ashley's POV

The moon was full and beautiful.

"We need to get going." I declared. "Most werewolf movies have the full moon in common."

"Shouldn't you find out where Caroline is?" Jeremy asked. "It's not just us out here."

I dialed Caroline and got no answer. I then dialed Anna.

"Hello?" She answered.

"Do you know where Caroline is?" I questioned.'

"We separated when we got to the swimming hole." Anna explained. "I'll start looking for her."

Taylor's POV

I found an old picture of Veronica.

"Have you researched doppelgangers?" I asked.

"A doppelganger is a lookalike in German it means double goer." Vanessa explained. "If you're looking for anything else, you won't find it here. I can say that doppelgangers have been known to torment their doubles."

"Sounds like Veronica." I responded.

"Too bad no one else knows." Damon commented.

"Damon, if you're going to tell me, tell me." I ordered. "If you're not, then shut up."

Ashley's POV

We met up with Anna and continued to search for Caroline. We found her kissing Josh. Then she started to bite and drink his blood before she began to choke.

"What's happening?" She asked.

"Vervain." Anna replied. "I hear something. It sounds like a wolf."

Jeremy and I didn't see what happened next. Stefan showed up and Jeremy and I had to get Josh away as fast as possible while the two of them tried to protect Caroline.

He had regained consciousness.

"I can't believe that she bit me." Josh remarked in shock.

"I told you that she's having a hard time. She probably feels really bad about it." I declared. "If you ask me, I think you guys should break up until she has everything under control."

Taylor's POV

We were about to leave. Damon was once again in my face.

"Look, I don't want to play any more games with you." I told him.

"I found something you may want to see." He replied as he showed me a book.

"Bauer?" I asked.

"It's Ronnie's real name." Damon remarked. "Verena Bauer. She's from Germany."

I don't think Nazi jokes would be appropriate here.

"I haven't read it yet, but you can tell me." He continued. "I am sorry for killing Jeremy. I literally don't know what came over me. I feel like she has a power over me sometimes. You know I'm not in love with you as some people may think. I just never really have had many friends. I really like you as a friend."

I actually think that I wanted to believe him.

Ashley's POV

Caroline, Anna, and Stefan made it back to the water okay. I hugged my sister as soon as I saw her.

She then looked over to Josh. I couldn't hear what they were saying.

"They're breaking up." Anna replied. "Caroline needs to focus on learning to control her thirst and can't be bothered by a relationship."

"I think that I need to take my sister home." I declared before I remembered that I was 15 and pregnant. There was no way that I could drive. "Can you drive her car?"

Taylor's POV

We arrived home and I looked at Damon.

"I probably shouldn't do this, but I forgive you." I declared. "I'm warning you, though. This is the last time."

"I understand." He replied.

No POV

Caroline woke up the next morning. She found someone sitting at the foot of her bed. It was Veronica.

"Hey Caroline." She said. "Just to clear things up, it's me, Ronnie."

Caroline backed up.

"I need you to do something for me." The doppelganger declared.

So, Veronica is German, not Bulgarian. Caroline still fed from Josh, but she ended up drinking some vervain. And Taylor forgave Damon. This also means the love triangle is over, but a new one is about to pop up that doesn't involve Taylor. Please don't forget to review.