Disclaimer - I in no way, shape, or form, take credit for the character created by L.J Smith nor Julie Plec, and Kevin Williamson for the development of said characters. I do however own Klarissa. I also do not take any claim over the plotline of the series as well as not taking any claim over the screenplay and the writings of L.J Smith, Julie Plec, and Kevin Williamson


FOUNDERS' DAY

Today was the Founder's' Day Parade, and the Miss Mystic Falls Court has based its float on the 1800's when the town was founded. My hair was curled to almost perfection, thanks to Jenna who had improved her styling skills. However, I was now getting dressed up in a beautiful, but painful gown that would've been worn by the upscale women of the time.

"Ouch, this dress hurts" I complain to my Aunt who was tying up the corset.

Jenna looks amused as she replies, "Suck it in, baby", and as I try to hold in my breath, I can't help but smile back at her in the reflection of the mirror.

•••

After arriving at where the parade would be taking place, Jenna had taken off to find Alaric whilst Elena was already here since she had stayed over at Stefan's. I was walking down the main street for the parade and appreciating the work everybody around me was putting in to make everything ready in time. Elena had messaged me earlier saying that she and Stefan were waiting over the hill near the floats so that was my destination and as I walked over the hill, I spotted not only the two of them but Damon as well. As soon as I was in their eyesight, I saw Damon's eyes widen as he stared at me in awe, and I will admit, my heart felt like it was going to beat out of my chest as I bowed to them with a smile.

•••

Elena and Stefan pulled me aside before Stefan and I were supposed to attend the float. "There's something I have to tell you, and I'm not sure how you'll handle it" Elena says to me as delicately as she could.

Raising my eyebrows at the two of them I put my finger to my lip and pretend to ponder, "Well I'm sure it's not as monumental as finding out that our birth mother is a vampire, or that I'm a doppelganger, or that-".

"Okay, I get it, but seriously Klary" Elena cuts me off so I settle and listen to what she says next, "Speaking of our birth mother, I found out who our real father is".

Immediately I perk up, "Who?" I ask and I almost wish I hadn't.

"John" is all my sister says and I feel sick to my stomach.

"John?" I repeat and I look from Elena to Stefan who confirms it with a nod. "Oh my god, how is that even possible?" I ask.

Stefan is the one to reply, "There is no proof, but he dated Isobel when she was a teenager and he was the one who brought her to your dad's office for the delivery".

Shaking my head in disbelief I say, "My whole life I've never liked this man, I can't believe this".

"I'm sorry, we wanted to tell you before Damon just dropped it on you in some typically inappropriate way" Stefan says caringly.

"Thank you, for telling me. I just really hope it's not true. What are we supposed to do? Just confront him about it and say he's our biological father?" I ask the both of them.

"I guess whenever the two of you are ready" Stefan replies.

"I'm never going to be ready for this. We already have enough problems with the family that we actually care about" I reply as I sigh thinking about Jeremy.

Elena sighs as well, "At least he doesn't completely hate you".

Stefan puts his arm around Elena to comfort her, "He's just hurt, he's confused".

But Elena shakes her head, "He's never going to forgive me for Vicki, for taking his memories, for lying to him".

"He's your brother, he'll forgive you. Just give him some time" Stefan says softly.

Smiling at my sister I add, "It'll be okay Lena, it's Jer, he won't be mad forever" and Elena smiles at us in gratitude.

Before anyone could speak, Carol Lockwood's voice is heard through the speakers "May everyone involved in the parade please take their places".

"I guess that would be us" Stefan says to me and holds out his arm.

Taking his arm I look at my sister, "What a gentleman you have" and Elena just giggles before wishing us luck and leaving us to go stand on the street to watch.

•••

"You're here" Caroline squeals as we meet her on the float.

"Hey Care" I say before she embraces me and when she pulls away I smile at Matt, "Hey Matty".

"Hey Klare" he replies and the four of us go stand in our places as the parade starts.

Stefan and I stand as the float begins to move and I here Mrs. Lockwood announces our float, "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our stunning Miss Mystic Falls Court and their handsome escorts". As we all laugh and wave, Mrs. Lockwood continues "This is Caroline Forbes, Miss Mystic Falls. Aren't they beautiful?".

Spotting Bonnie in the crowd I smile at her brightly and wave before Damon walks in front of her and sends a little wave to me and Stefan. Shaking my head at his smirk, I send a similar wave back before focusing on the crowd, but not before noticing Damon and Bonnie talking which for some reason, makes an unknown feeling rise in my stomach.

•••

After the parade, I changed out of my gown and into something much more appropriate for this decade. I placed my outfit for the float into the car before heading to the Grill, hoping to run into Damon, and it was just my luck when I spotted the blue-eyed vampire. Damon walks over to me and greets me with a smile, "I like you better like this. The period look, it didn't suit you".

Raising my eyebrow I ask, "Is that an insult?".

Damon walks closer to me and says, "Actually Angel, it's a compliment of the highest order".

"You know, I don't think Stefan and Elena are too fond of our friendship" I comment to avoid the look in his eyes when he realises I'm blushing.

"Did they mention something to you too?" Damon asks.

Furrowing my eyebrows I reply, "What? Did they mention something to you?".

Damon shakes his head, "Nope, nothing worth repeating".

So taking his word for it I reply, "Speaking of the two of them, they told me about John".

Damon raises his eyebrows, "They did?" and I nod before he continues, "How do you feel about it?".

Shrugging my shoulders I reply, "I don't know. I mean, I can't stand the guy, I've never gotten along with him and now I find out he's my father. It's just, unexpected".

Damon nods in understanding before surprising me with what he says next, "He might be your father, Klary, but just remember that doesn't make him your dad".

Offering him a soft smile in thanks, I think back to what Isobel had said last night. "Damon, about what Isobel said…" I trail off quietly.

Immediately his guard is back, "What about it?".

"Can we talk about it? Please" I ask softly.

"Why does what she say matter to you?" Damon asks me with a void tone.

Slightly tilting my head, I look at him before saying, "Because, Damon-", before I can finish my sentence, I'm cut off my some bumping into me and when I look I notice it's Jeremy. Sighing, I look at Damon and tell him "I'm sorry, I uh, Jeremy", which barely makes any sense, before I begin walking off after my brother. "Jeremy! Hey! Jeremy, wait up" I exclaim as I grab my brother's arm before he can leave the Grill.

"What?" he spits out and I recoil.

"I know I lied, and I was wrong. But Jer, you're my brother and I love you. Please, Jer" I say in reference to the way he's still harshly acting towards me.

"You're just as bad as Elena" is his reply and I chew on my bottom lip as I feel incredibly hurt, Jeremy's never been like this with me before.
"Jeremy, please" I reply softly but he scoffs.

"Go to hell, Klary" Jeremy says before turning around and leaving. Feeling defeated I sigh before making my way out of the Grill to find Elena.

•••

Almost immediately after walking out of the Grill I found Elena and now it was a few hours later, not too long before the final fireworks event to officially finish Founders' Day. However, as we were walking down the street, laughing, all of a sudden I feel someone take my hand in theirs and see Damon. "What are you doing?" I ask him as we all come to a stop from the look on his face.

"Saving your life. Fifteen words or less, tomb vampires are here. Founding families are their target" Damon informs us before turning to Stefan, "Get them out of here, now!" and then lets my hand go before walking away.

"Wait, where are you going?" Stefan calls out to him.

Over his shoulder Damon says, "That's more than fifteen words, Stefan" and then he's out of sight.

"Jeremy is out here somewhere" Elena says and I nod.

"Let's go find him" Stefan says and the three of us begin to search the ground as the Mayor's speech begins.

As his speech finishes, the fireworks begin to go off. "We don't have much time" I comment and Stefan nods as we cross the road when suddenly he falls to the ground, gripping his head.

"Stefan, what's wrong?" Elena asks worried as she crouches.

"My head!" Stefan groans and Elena look at each other confused.

"What?" I question out loud because it doesn't make sense.

Stefan is on the floor when a deputy begins running towards him when thankfully, Alaric runs and interferes, "Hey, I've got this one. There's one over there" Alaric hands the deputy a syringe of vervain, "Take this, go, go, go!" and the deputy runs away.

As he leaves. Alaric holds Stefan up and we go down one of the stairs that lead underground. "I don't what happened, he just dropped" Elena explains.

Alaric nods, "Yeah, he's not the only one. The cops have gotten everyone who's gone down, injecting them with vervain".

"What?" Elena breathes out.

Looking at Stefan and then back to Alaric and Elena I state, "They're rounding up the vampires".

After a few minutes, Stefan stops clutching his brain and groans out in relief from the feeling. "Are you okay?" Elena asks him.

Stefan nods, "It was like needles were piercing my skull and then it just stopped".

"I saw at least five vampires go down. They're taking them to your family's old building" Alaric informs us.

Stefan looks at us, "It's the Gilbert device. It has to be".

Elena shakes her head confused, "But how did he get it to work? Bonnie unspelled it".

And then it all clicked, "No, she didn't" I state and Elena's eyes go wide.

"She did, we saw her do it!" Elena insists.

Stefan agree with me, "No, think about it. We asked Bonnie to deactivate a device that could protect people against vampires".

"So we could protect you" Elena replies.

Stefan nods, "And Damon. Vampires".

"Oh my god, where is Damon?" I ask in a panic.

"I don't know, I haven't seen him since this started" Alaric tells me.

"Can you please get Jeremy, and take him home?" I ask Alaric.

Nodding he says, "Of course".

"Let's go" I say to Elena and Stefan before heading back up quickly. As we walk further down the street, Stefan stops.

"Wait, wait, wait. I can hear them. The building is on fire" Stefan says to us.

"We need to hurry" I continue to worry, and as we do, John is out the front of the building. "Where is Damon?" I demand.

"With the rest of them, where he should be. It's over for Damon" John says with a smirk.

"You're insane" I say venomously.

John raises his eyebrows, "Why? Because I'm doing what should have been done a hundred and forty-five years ago? This is the right thing, Klarissa", and then he turns towards Stefan who looks like he's trying to figure a way in, "Go ahead, you won't make it out. It'll save me the trouble of killing you myself".

"Go to hell" I say with hatred laced through my tone.

Stefan looks at Elena and I, "You two know the building, is there any way in?".

I nod, "Utility door, there's one around the side" and Stefan goes towards the building. Elena stands beside him and when I move, John grabs my arm and Elena stops and turns to see it. "Let me go, John" I say as calmly as I can.

"You take one more step and I'll alert those deputies that they missed a vampire" John replies.

"I'm asking you not to" I reply.

John shakes his head, "That doesn't mean anything to me".

Narrowing my eyes I look at him before blurting, "As my father it should".

Finally, John looks taken aback knowing he's not in control, "You know?".

Seeing John's expression I know it's the truth, "I was hoping to be wrong, but now I know" and then I pull my arm from his grip and run towards the direction of Stefan.

When I make my way there with Elena next to me, we see Bonnie standing at the door as Stefan runs in, "Stefan!" Elena yells out.

At the same time I yell, "Damon!".

"You two can't go in there" Bonnie says.

Angry I say, "How could you do this?".

Bonnie however just says, "I'm sorry I lied to the two of you" and then grabs Elena and I's arms with her hands before saying, "Ex spiritum intacullum, in terrum incendium, fes matos salvis adisdum!".

"Bonnie I need to get in there!" I say as I try and pull my arm away but she holds on stronger and continues reciting the spell. A minute later, Bonnie stops and it's silent. "Bonnie, what is it? Are they okay?" I ask in a hurry but she's quiet, when all of a sudden Stefan and Damon come out of the building and relief washes through me.

"Oh my god" I hear Elena mumble as she runs to Stefan.

Damon pulls away from Stefan and smiles at him in gratitude and I walk up to him and embrace him, "Thank god you're alright" I say into his neck.

"Takes a lot more than some vervain and fire to get rid of me" Damon jokes but he sounds out of breath from the smoke.

Pulling away I smile at him, relieved that he's okay before walking over to Stefan, "You okay?".

Stefan nods, "Yeah I'm good" and I smile.

I notice Bonnie standing there and walk over to her, "Thank you".

But Bonnie doesn't welcome it, just asks "Why does he mean so much to you? After everything he's done".

Taken back all I can reply with is, "I can't explain it Bonnie, all I know is that I don't know what I would do if anything happened to him". Without a response, I turn around and notice Damon was gone. So, I sigh and tell Elena that I'm gonna meet her at home and she nods.

•••

Grabbing my dress bag from out of the car, I arrive home and as I walk up the stairs I'm greeted with Damon walking out the front door. "What are you doing here?" I ask him.

Damon smiles softly, "A failed and feeble attempt at doing the right thing".

Raising my eyebrows I ask him, "Which was?".

Damon shakes his head, "It's not important. Let me take this for you" he takes my dress bag, and sits it down on the seat near the door.

"Thank you" I smile at him and he comes to stand directly in front of me again.

It's silent for a moment before Damon says, "You know, I came to this town wanting to destroy it. And tonight, I found myself wanting to protect it. How does that happen? I'm not a hero, Angel. I don't do good, it's not in me".

"Maybe it is" I tell him.

Damon shakes his head, "No, it's reserved for my brother, Elena, and you. Even Bonnie, who even though she has every reason to hate me, still helped Stefan to save me".

Noticing his tone I ask, "Why do you sound so surprised?".

"Because she did it for you. Which means that somewhere along the way, you decided that I was worth saving. And I wanted to thank you for that" he says softly as he steps closer to me.

"You don't need to thank me, Damon" I say softly but he shakes his head.

"Yes I do" is his reply before he slowly leans in to kiss my cheek. As he pulls away, our eyes lock and I can see his hesitance. Then, ever so slightly, Damon presses his lips against mine before slowly pulling back and trying to see my reaction, I smile slightly before Damon places his hand around my waist and pulls me in close to him, kissing me once again. I return the kiss just as passionate, before I place my hand around his neck, and pull him as close as I possibly can. Everything is Damon, he completely invades my senses as I feel my heart pounding.

Suddenly, the front door opens and I pull away from Damon breathless. Looking at the door, I see Elena and mutter "Hello", somewhat disappointed that Damon's kiss ended so soon.

"Hey, it's late. You should come in" is all Elena says as she eyes Damon and I, and I can feel the judgement radiating off of her.

"Um…" I trail off as I look back at Damon, who isn't looking at me, but I can see the smile that graces his lips. "I'll be in there soon" I tell her and she nods before walking back inside, but leaves the door open. Looking back at Damon I say, "So, um, good night" and I can feel the silly smile on my face as he looks back at me with the same.

Damon walks close to me again before pressing a gentle kiss to my lips, "Goodnight Angel" he says as he pulls away and I grab my dress before heading inside and closing the door.

"So, you and Damon, huh?" Elena says as she waits in the hallway.

I nod, "Uh, yeah" and it's quiet so I ask, "Is Jeremy home?".

Elena replies, "Yeah, and so is John".

I groan, "Great. Well, I'm gonna put my dress in my room and check up on Jer, then I'll be down okay?" and Elena nods before she turns around without a nod. As she walks away, I can't help but feel like something's a little off with her but I ignore it as I head upstairs. Placing my dress on my bed, I smile again as I think about Damon, delicately I touch my lips before standing up and heading to Jeremy's room. I'm about to knock on his closed door when I hear John yell and multiple loud noises coming from the kitchen downstairs. Immediately, I rush down the stairs and once I see the scene in the kitchen I gasp, "Oh my god".


A/N - SEASON ONE IS FINISHED OH MY GOSH! I can't believe I actually finished the first season, I totally thought I wouldn't even make it halfway and look where we are. And the first Darissa kiss! I love this chapter and I hope you do as well! Thank you so much for all the lovely comments on this story so far as well as the favouriting and following.

Season two will begin on the 1st of November so watch out for it. We will find out what exactly Klary is and the story behind it, as well as learning about the Pierce/Petrova(spoiler) bloodline. I'm so excited and I hope you all are too!

P.S. Klary's Miss Mystic Float outfit is up on my Polyvore profile: rubyfiction