Guest: Yeah I did a fair bit of research on that and I can't find any definite example where that doesn't happen. We know it wears off if it's an original for certain. But I wasn't able to find an example that disproved it happened to normal vampires. If you can find me an example where a normal vampire dies and it's certain compulsion doesn't wear off I can adjust? But as far as I am aware it's not proven otherwise. It would be weird if it just happened to the originals, because they don't really have any weaknesses that normal vampires don't have. So it makes sense to me. Interested if you have any evidence though :)
kankananime123: You're right, she's not going to want to kill her. That's going to cause some serious tension!
xXxShonxXx: haha you're so sweet xx
Thanks again for the reviews guys! Keep em coming xxx
"Thanks for coming, Ric," Damon greeted as he opened the front door of the boarding house. "You need something to drink? Coffee? Bourbon? Bourbon in your coffee?"
"Elena and Brea mentioned you needed my help," Ric said ignoring Damon.
"Yeah. We were hoping you could help shed some light on the Lockwood family," Stefan said with a look at Brea, who quickly looked away.
"Now why would I know anything about the Lockwood's?" Ric asked.
"Well, you wouldn't. But your dead - not dead vampire wife might," Damon suggested.
"Isobel's research, from when you guys were at Duke together," Elena elaborated.
"You said that she had spent years researching this town," Stefan asked.
"Isobel's research here - Mystic Falls - was rooted in folklore and legend. At the time, I thought most of which was fiction."
"Like that amazing vampire story," Damon joked.
"Aside from vampires, what else?" Elena asked as she put a hand over Brea's to stop her fidgeting.
"Lycanthrope."
Brea immediately looked up, wide-eyed, "wait, like werewolves?" she asked.
"No way. Impossible. Way too Lon Chaney," Damon said standing up.
"Is it?" Stefan asked.
"I've been on this planet 160-some odd years. I've never come across one. Brea? You've got a few centuries on all of us, have you ever seen one?"
"No," Brea muttered quickly. She couldn't remember knowing anything about werewolves, but somehow she didn't believe what she was saying.
"If werewolves exist, where the hell are they?" Damon asked.
"Well, why do you suspect the Lockwood's?" Ric asked.
"Because vervain didn't affect the mayor on Founder's Day but the Gilbert device did, and it affected his son Tyler," Damon explained.
Stefan and Brea then exchanged a look before he said, "and at the school carnival, his uncle Mason exhibited inhuman behaviour when he fought one of the carnival workers, it suggested some sort of a supernatural entity, right Brea?"
"I don't know, maybe," Brea said with a shrug as she avoided everyone's gaze.
"We were hoping that Isobel's research could help us figure out what it is," Elena spoke up.
"Well, all of her things are still at Duke. I mean, her office is still there. She's technically still missing," Ric answered.
"So can we get access to it?" Damon asked. "Ric, we need to know what we're dealing with. If this wolfman thing is true, I've seen enough movies to know it's not good. It means that Mason Lockwood is a real-life Lon Chaney. And that little Tyler punk may just very well be Lon Chaney Jr. Which means, Bela Lugosi, meaning me, is totally screwed."
"It's been a while," Jenna said to Ric in the doorway.
"Well, school's been keeping me really busy."
"I want you to know it means a lot to me that Elena has a connection to her mother. And although Brea," Jenna said with a head jerk at Brea, who was standing behind her, "isn't quite ready to dive into that birth mother stuff yet, I'm glad the options open. So I appreciate you bringing Elena along today."
"Yeah. Well, I figured it was time to take care of my wife's things, you know? Look, Jenna, I know… things between you and I have been a little start and stop and I'm sorry about that."
"I'm gonna go," Brea interrupted, "you know, anywhere but here," she said as she ran up the stairs. As she reached Elena's room she said, "hey," and Stefan and Elena immediately stopped whispering to each other. "Whatcha two talking about?" she said as she plopped herself down on Elena's bed.
"Nothing," Elena answered quickly, causing Brea to frown in confusion.
"Elena, you coming?" Jenna called up the stairs.
"Urgh, I just sat down," Brea whined.
"Why did you come up?" Elena asked with a glance at Brea.
"Jenna and Ric were relationship talking. Come on, I'll see you off," Brea said standing up as they all walked down the stairs.
"Hey, you ok?" Elena asked Jenna on the way out.
"Yeah. Just men and their baggage," Jenna sighed.
"Movie night?" Brea asked as Elena walked out the door.
"Of course," Jenna smiled as she hugged Brea to her. "So you're spending the day with Stefan? That's weird."
"Stefan and I have actually been friends for a… long time. I just don't get to hang out with him because you know, Elena's kind of obsessed with him," Brea smiled.
"Get out of here," Jenna laughed as she shut the front door.
"Ouch," Brea muttered before turning around. "So Stefan buddy. What's first on the agenda?"
"Bonnie," Stefan said with a smile.
"Oh," Brea said as her smile dropped. "I think we're fighting."
"Well, we need a daylight ring for Caroline. So, let's go convince Bonnie to help us let another vampire walk in the day."
"Going to be tricky," Brea muttered and Stefan nodded his head in agreeance.
"I don't know how to make a daylight ring," Bonnie told Stefan and Brea.
"Emily made mine, she made Damon's too," Stefan explained.
"So the instructions must be in one of her grimoire's," Brea surmised.
"Doesn't mean I can cast a spell," Bonnie answered and Brea glared.
"Bonnie," Stefan sighed. "You know how to drop vampires with a single look. Ok? I think you can figure it out."
"Caroline killed someone," Bonnie protested. "I can't make it easier for her to do it again."
"And do you not think she's wracked with guilt?" Brea argued. "You know Caroline, Bonnie. She'd never do anything like that is she could help it. It's Caroline."
"We're not making it easier for her," Stefan tried to reason. "We're just giving her the chance to survive."
"Do you really think Caroline Forbes would survive, locked inside her house all day?" Brea asked Bonnie and Bonnie lowered her eyes.
"Listen, Bonnie, every day that she's cut off from her old life, from you, from Brea, from Elena, from Matt, it'll make it that much harder for her to hold on to her humanity," Stefan said, phrasing Brea's idea for eloquently.
"How do you know she won't hurt anyone else?" Bonnie asked and Brea scoffed.
Stefan gave Brea a warning look before saying, "I don't. But if we don't do everything we can to help her, or at least trust the fact that she can keep it together, we might as well just stake her right now."
"I don't know if I can trust her. Not with this."
"Then trust me."
Brea sighed before quietly saying, "Bonnie, it's Caroline. She's our friend. If we don't help her, then she's already doomed."
"So, I don't get to choose the ring I have to wear the rest of my life?" Caroline asked as she sneered at the ring they were going to turn into her daylight ring.
"See Bonnie," Brea said, "still the Caroline Forbes we know and love."
Bonnie ignored Brea and said, "hey, if you don't want it…"
"No. She, she wants it," Stefan cut off.
"Now what?" Caroline asked as Brea's phone started ringing and all three turned to look at her.
"Sorry," Brea said pulling it out of her bag. She looked at it and saw Katherine's name and declined the call.
"Now's the part where I explain the rules," Bonnie told Caroline. "The witch who spells the ring has the power to de-spell it. So, if you ever do anything to hurt anyone…"
"I'm not going to hurt anyone," Caroline said firmly as Brea glared at Bonnie. Brea, who was sitting next to Caroline on the bed, took her hand to show support.
"You're a vampire. That means the urge to kill is a part of who you are. The minute you let it take over, I will stop you."
"Bonnie, you're supposed to be my friend," Caroline said sadly as Brea squeezed her hand.
"I can't ignore what happened. Ok? If you want to be friends, you're going to have to prove that the Caroline I remember isn't gone."
"She died like two days ago!" Brea snapped. "Honestly Bonnie. It's not like she's a completely different person. She changed but she's Caroline! If you can't see that, well then you don't deserve to be her friend." Caroline gave Brea a small smile as Stefan gave Brea a warning look.
"Put the ring on the bed," Bonnie said angrily.
"It's a cute ring," Brea said trying to cheer her up. "I mean cuter than Stefan's. Sorry, Stefan."
"Do you really think I meant to kill that guy at the carnival?" Caroline snapped ignoring Brea.
"He's still dead," Bonnie answered coldly. "Now do you want me to cast the spell or not?" Caroline just looked down and Bonnie opened the blinds a bit, causing Caroline to shrink back against Brea, into the shadows. Bonnie then closed her eyes for a bit before opening them, "all done," she said handing the ring to Caroline who put it on her finger.
"So that's it?" Caroline asked sceptically. "I mean nothing witchy happened," she said making Brea smirk. "You know, no flickering lights, no gust of wind. Have you even done this before?"
"Caroline," both Brea and Stefan said warningly.
"Well, I just want to make sure it worked!"
Bonnie then walked over and threw open the blind, soaking Caroline in sunlight. Caroline screamed in anticipation, but she was protected. "It worked," Bonnie snarked.
"What if it hadn't, Bonnie!?" Caroline snapped.
"She's all yours," Bonnie said sarcastically to Stefan and Brea before she left the house. Caroline then cheered up and began sticking her hand in the sunlight excitedly. Brea's phone then buzzed again and she checked it, it was a text from Elena.
E - 1. Damon is an ass. This is the worst road trip ever
E - 2. DO NOT TELL STEFAN! But this lady tried to shoot me with an arrow. Damon took the arrow in the back for me.
B - Oh my god! Are you ok?
E - Yeah, I'm fine just shaken up
B - Found anything yet?
E - Not yet. It's so weird being here
B - I know. I'm sorry I didn't go with you. I need to be here for Caroline
E - How's she doing?
B - Well we got Bonnie to make her a ring. And I think Stefan is going to teach her how to hunt in a minute, so I'm going to skip that lesson and go help Tyler, he's having a party at the watering hole. You know the one we used to play at?
E - Oh yeah, have fun. I got to go. I have to try to stop Damon from killing the lady who just shot him
B - Yeah, have fun with that one. Let me know if you find anything
E - Will do
"Brea?" Stefan asked.
"Yeah?"
"Did you hear anything we just said?"
"Ugh no. But I can guess?"
"Mm?"
"You're going to take Care out. Teach her how to feed. You know, like on Bambi," Brea said looking away with a shaky voice.
"Idiot," Caroline muttered.
"What did I do?" Brea looked up confused.
"You watched Bambi! You know you're not allowed to watch that," she said with an eye roll.
"Jeremy made me!"
"Sure."
"I'm going to find Tyler. Help him make sure no one drowns," Brea said before running out of the room. "She just wanted to save Bambi! She didn't deserve to die. Anyone who doesn't cry is heartless" Brea said poking her head back in the bedroom.
"Hey guys," Matt said as he came to join Brea and Tyler.
"Is it me, or did Aimee Bradley's ass get hot?" Tyler asked.
"All class," Matt answered with a glance in Aimee's direction.
"And crass," Brea added, clinking Matt's red cup in solidarity.
"Where's Forbes?" Tyler asked.
"Wish I knew," Matt said as Brea looked away.
"You guys on the outs already?" Tyler asked.
"Now. We're fine. I'm fine. Just not sure what she is," he said before he grabbed Brea's shoulders and spun her to face him. "Now tell me what you know."
"Um…" she said unsure how to answer.
"It's ok, you can tell me. I know she's mad at me for something. And I want to know, Brea, I didn't think I'd like her this much, but I do. Just tell me, I know she would have told you."
"Matt, she nearly died. She just… she's struggling. It just really messed with her head. I know she doesn't want to be mopey around you, she thinks if she is, then you won't like her anymore," Brea came up with.
"Hmm, I guess," Matt said with a head nod. "What's your uncle doing here?" he asked Tyler as Mason's truck pulled up.
"You're up, you're up," Tyler said shoving Brea towards the truck.
"Hey!" she complained, with a glare back at Tyler before she approached. "Mason, buddy, hey!"
"Brea. What are you guys doing?" he said giving her a knowing look.
"It's a bible study group," Brea lied. "Yep, that's it. No alcohol here."
"Tyler!" Mason called and Tyler came up to the truck.
"You suck," he said ruffling Brea's hair. "You busting us or you joining us?" he asked.
"Neither. Hoping you can make sure everyone's out of here by dark," Mason said.
"What happens after dark?" Tyler asked.
"All the crazies come out Ty, it's a full moon, wooo," Brea said trying to sound creepy.
"Well there's that," Mason said giving Brea a smile. "And there's also the one where someone ends up wasted and dead at the bottom of the lake." Tyler went to rebut when Mason cut him off, "you heard your mom. The family's liable if anything happens."
"Don't be a party killer," Tyler whined.
"Ty, he's got a point," Brea tried to say but Tyler put a hand over her mouth.
"Hey, I didn't say you had to stop partying," Mason smirked. "I just said you have to take it elsewhere."
"All right," Tyler said. "Huh, you licked my hand," he said yanking his hand off of Brea's mouth. "You're so gross," he said before turning back to Mason, "we'll be out of here," he said before leaving.
"Brea?"
"Don't worry Mason, I'm your back up," Brea joked. "As soon as that sun drops, I'll be the sheriff of the Lockwood watering hole," she said crossing her arms seriously making Mason laugh.
Brea's phone then rang and she pulled it out to see it was Katherine calling, she declined the call again, "you should answer that," Mason said looking at Brea seriously.
"It's nothing, she's called 5 times already today. When I want to talk to her I will," Brea smiled and Mason gave her a look, "it's fine Mason. It's just my sis… sinister history partner, yeah Ric partnered me up with a nasty piece of work," she tried to cover. "See ya," she said quickly running after Tyler only to find him preoccupied chatting up some girls.
"Hey," Stefan said approaching Brea.
"Hey," she said relieved. "How'd it go?"
"It went well. We bonded," he said with a smile.
"Did she go home?"
"No, she's here."
"Here!"
"Yeah, I thought it'd be good. You know, Matt's her main hold to her humanity. I think we should let her embrace what she remembers from being human, rather than keep her from it. I think it's her best chance."
"Ok," she agreed.
"Do you think I'm too serious?" Stefan asked after a moments silence.
"What?" Brea asked with a laugh.
"Just something Caroline said."
"Well, I mean, serious, yes. But I don't think you're too serious. It's who you are Stefan. If you're not serious, you're not you," she said with a smile.
"I don't know if you remember, but I was a lot more fun human," Stefan whispered to her.
"I know," she whispered back. "You know when I first met you, you triggered a few memories. Not a lot. Just snippets of 1864. I remember you teaching me to play football and chasing Katherine and I through the gardens. But that was a different time, Stefan. A lot has happened since then. You died. It's normal to be different to when you were human. I liked you then and I like you know," Brea said definitely.
"Thanks, Brea."
"I miss this you know."
"What?"
"Well I may not remember a lot, but I miss being your friend. I haven't really hung out with you without Elena. It's nice. Like old times," Brea said smiling at Stefan. "Um, hate to ruin the moment, but is Caroline compelling Aimee Bradley?" Brea asked pointing and Stefan spun to look.
Stefan closed his eyes and sighed. "Let's go," he said and he and Brea walked over to Caroline, who had just been abandoned by Matt. "Hey, I saw that," Stefan accused. "You compelled her."
"Technically I saw," Brea said putting her hand up for credit.
"Snitch," Caroline mumbled and Brea's hand shot straight back down. "She deserved it."
"Caroline, nobody deserves to have their mind messed with for… shallow reasons."
"He's right Care. You of all people should know how awful compulsion is," Brea said with a small shrug.
"You know, why is everyone sticking up for Aimee freaking Bradley?"
"Oh, Care. You need my help with hate nicknames," Brea cringed before telling Stefan, "I had some excellent hate names for Logan Fell. Scumfell was always a hit. We can do better than freaking Care."
"Shut up," Caroline groaned.
"Okey dokey," Brea said going quiet.
"You're letting your jealousy get the best of you," Stefan counselled.
"Oh, so now I have magnified jealousy issues too. That's great."
"I told you this wasn't going to be easy."
"Yeah, well. Might as well have stayed dead. My entire personality is killing me," Caroline complained. "Shut up," Caroline said to both Stefan and Brea who were sniggering. Brea's phone rang again and Brea didn't even look at the caller ID, knowing who it was, she just clicked decline.
"Ty, come on it's dark, we gotta clear out," Brea said to Tyler.
"Yeah, whatever, I'll get Chad to clear them all out," Tyler said.
"Chad?"
"Yeah. Hang on, hey Chad!" he called and Brea threw herself to the ground to hide.
"Yeah?" he called back.
"Can you get everyone out of here? Head somewhere else?" Tyler yelled.
"Sure thing buddy," Chad yelled before he started kicking people out.
"So um, whatcha doing?" Tyler smirked down at Brea who was pressed up against the keg so Chad couldn't see her."
"Things are weird there. Can't see him," Brea said quickly before snatching Tylers drink and chugging it.
"Woah Brea," he laughed filling up the cup and handing it back to her. "You've had a lot you should probably stop."
"What are you talking about?" Brea asked confused. "I am so fine," she laughed.
"Stand up for me then," Tyler said crossing his arms.
"Sure thing," Brea laughed, she tried to stand up but ended up collapsing onto the ground. "Oh wow, maybe I have drunk too much," she giggled as her phone rang.
Tyler dug it out of her back, "who's Katherine?" he asked.
"Hang up, hang up, hang up," she said desperately crawling towards him.
He gave Brea a weird look before answering and saying "hello? Elena is that you? Yeah, yeah, she's right here," he said hanging the phone to her. "Why do you have Elena's name down as Katherine?" he asked confused.
"It's a funny joke," she answered. "Yes Elena, my favourite sister," she said into the phone.
"Now we both know that isn't true," Katherine sniggered.
"Well, it most certainly is right now."
"Where are you?"
"Wouldn't you like to know. I'm not telling where I am, I don't want you to know."
"Hey Elena, Tyler again," Tyler said snatching the phone. "Yeah, we're at the watering hole. Yeah, I think it would be a good idea if you picked her up. I don't know, she's upset about something. I mean come on Elena, you know she hardly ever drinks, and well, she's been chugging them tonight. Yeah, I'll put you back on," he said handing the phone back.
"Traitor," Brea hissed. "Don't pick me up Elena," Brea said keeping up the facade.
"I am picking you up because it's dangerous out there."
"No, it's not."
"Yes, it is. It's a full moon, you should be inside."
"Who cares what stage of the lunar cycle it is," Brea snapped making Tyler give her a weird look.
"Look, Brenna, I don't know what is wrong with your memories, but you know that werewolves come out on a full moon. So I want you inside. So yes I am coming to get you, and then I'm going to drop you home where you'll be safe."
"Hmm, come again?" Brea asked confused.
"You heard me, I'm two minutes away," Katherine said hanging up.
"Great you're a snitch," Brea said to Tyler and he laughed before sitting down next to her.
"So what happened between you and Chad? Is that what you're upset about?"
"No," Brea grumbled laying her head on his shoulders. "Since when did things get so complicated."
"I know," he mumbled as well. "Is that your sister?" Tyler asked. "Nice car, since when does she curl her hair?" he asked as Katherine got out of the car.
"Hey Brenna, Tyler," Katherine said sweetly.
"Brenna? Oh, you're in trouble," Tyler snickered.
"I mean Brea, of course," Katherine corrected, "come on Brea," Katherine said and Brea grumpily stood up and slouched off to the car, she turned to yell bye to Tyler but saw him slinking off with Aimee Bradley. "You need to answer your phone when I call you," Katherine muttered.
"Yeah, but I didn't want to talk to you," Brea mumbled.
"I knew that. I know you didn't want to talk to me, so I only called you because it was serious. You've let me stress out the entire day."
"I'm sorry!"
Katherine huffed. "It's fine. I'll drop you home. I just didn't want to you to get hurt ok."
Brea looked up at Katherine. "I've never heard of werewolves in Mystic Falls," she said and Katherine snorted.
"Oh sweetie, I know for a fact in your first life thing your village was infested."
"Oh," Brea sighed. "What's wrong with me? You said I should be able to remember things, but I can't. I remember snippets, and even then, they're so hard to hold on to. I just forget."
"I don't know Brea. I'm sorry. I really don't. Maybe some kind of spell. I don't know."
"Tell me something."
"About what?"
"Me, us. I don't know. Something I don't know."
"Well, you've been the only constant in my life for nearly 540 years," Katherine smiled. "We were Bulgarian, born into a noble family. We had a good life. And I ruined it. I had a child out of wedlock, brought great shame to our family in those days. You were my rock, Brenna. Our father resented me. I had the child and then I was disowned and exiled. I was meant to be on my own. But you disobeyed father and left for England in the night with me. You sacrificed your future so you could stay with me. I wouldn't have made it without me. It's been the same ever since I was turned. Every time you'd reincarnate I'd go crazy trying to find you. It was tricky, I didn't want to raise, you, you're my sister, but neither of us could just let you be."
"Are you talking about him?"
"Do you remember him?"
"Not really. I mean I know I've had memories of him but most of them slip away. The only thing I'm sure of is what Anna told me."
"He had a lot of enemies. Look, Brenna, every time you died he would go off the rails, he was feared everywhere for being insane. And it would all coincide with when he was reunited with you, being that way creates a lot of enemies," Katherine explained. "I wanted to keep you safe from them. You're just human. I couldn't let you get in the middle of their fights, which you would. So I'd race to find you for your protection. So your little boyfriend hates my guts. Sometimes he'd get to you first, and then you'd stay with him for that life. Did Anna explain all that to you, about your lives?"
"Yeah she did and I'd prefer not to dwell on it. Thanks, Katerina," Brea said, they'd been parked outside the Gilbert house for 10 minutes. "I should go though, I promised Jenna a movie night," she said getting out of the car. "Wait," she said spinning to face Katherine, "I had a car accident a while ago, Damon tried to heal me with his blood…"
"He did what?"
"So you know then?"
"Yes, vampire blood is poisonous to you. It's part of your curse thing. The only blood that won't kill you is his. I can't even help you. How are you alive?"
"A witch, I got taken to a witch, she saved me."
"Promise me you will never drink vampire blood again ok? You will die."
"Does that mean I can't turn? Is that why I keep dying as a human?"
"All I know is that you've tried plenty, but you just never wake up. You just reincarnate," Katherine answered solemnly. Brea just nodded and then left and went inside.
"Hey Jenna," she greeted her aunt.
"You drank."
"How did you know?"
"You tripped getting in the door Brea."
"Fair point," Brea shrugged.
"What happened?" Jenna asked patting the seat next to her.
Brea plonked herself down next to her aunt, "I don't know Jenna. I just feel lost. Ok, say hypothetically I had one sibling who hated the other and they were trying to destroy each other's lives. What would you do?"
"What's happening? Are Jeremy and Elena in a fight. Brea if they are I need to know."
"No, no, god no. Hypothetical Jenna, remember. Ok, say it's two friends who are very close to me."
"Bonnie and Caroline?"
"Jenna it's hypothetical."
"It is, isn't it?"
"Jenna!"
"Fine, fine. I wouldn't take sides for starters. Stay neutral. Much safer. You're close to the both of them, so you don't want to jeopardise either friendship. How's that?"
"Actually really helpful. Ok let's add in that one party doesn't really know what's happening and the other knows everything, but is playing everything close to the chest and won't tell me what's going on?"
"Hypothetical huh?" Jenna asked.
"Fine, fine," Brea giggled. "Ok, you and Alaric, what happened after I ran away this morning?"
"I don't know Brea. I don't want to just be waiting in the wings, waiting for him to move on you know?"
"Absolutely, it would be unfair to ask you to do that."
"He hasn't, you know, asked me to do that. He just keeps apologising for everything. But I don't want an apology, I just want an answer. Yes, we will happen, or, no, we won't."
"Maybe this trip will have cleared his head?" Brea yawned.
Jenna laughed, "yeah maybe. Go to bed, you're tired. You are Jeremy were up till all hours watching Bambi, he's already in bed."
Brea gasped, "you knew?"
"Of course, my room is right next to yours, I hardly got any sleep over you two sobbing all night."
"Please don't tell Elena," Brea begged. "She'll kill us. Last time we watched it, she came in and snapped the disk, we had to buy a new one, Jenna."
Jenna just laughed, "ok I won't tell her. But one of you will give it away."
"Hey! Will not."
"Sweetheart, either you or Jer only has to hear someone say 'mother' and you'll burst into tears," Jenna said as Brea's eyes welled up. "Go to bed."
"Ok," Brea sniffled as she climbed the stairs.
