Chapter thirty three

The innocent little sister

Elizabeth

I wasn't being nearly as inconspicuous as I had hoped. The first week following my humanity being turned off I was dropping bodies left and right. I was cleaning up after myself, but humans were starting to notice the string of deaths and disappearances surrounding young men. My brothers were starting to notice.

"We have yet another name to add to the growing list of deaths in and around Mystic Falls. So far this week, Andre Marsh, Peter Lock, Sam Reynolds, and Brad Johnson have mysteriously died this week. Another body has been found- Christian Daniels was discovered this morning in the woods by joggers. The string of deaths don't seem to be connected, since the men didn't all die in the same or a similar way. More people have gone missing since last night's report. Adding to the list of Tom Casper, Rob Peterson, and Maggie Stewart, Max Lopez was reported missing by his wife this morning-" the news reporter announced, as I walked past the TV to the kitchen.

I wasn't responsible for all of the deaths and disappearances announced- I didn't kill this Maggie. I preferred men, but every now and then an annoying girlfriend or wife will try to screw up my fun, and I have to deal with them.

The humans hadn't even discovered all of my victims yet. Only the obvious deaths- like house fires- had caught their attention. Those, and the bodies that I was too drunk to hide properly. If they went down to the falls, they would discover a dozen more bodies from around Virginia. The best part was that I was just getting started.

"Elizabeth," Damon greeted me coldly, walking into the kitchen. Things between me and my brothers hadn't been so good since the day I came home after turning my humanity off again. I wanted it like that, though. I was also glad that Lily was gone. They were all bond to try to get me to turn my humanity back on, and I didn't want it back on. I never wanted to feel again.

"Damon," I acknowledged with a slight smirk, pouring myself coffee. I was thinking about taking a drive out of state and stay there for a few days. I didn't want to draw too much attention to myself.

"Oh, looks like there was another death and another missing human," Damon said with fake surprise, pouring himself a glass of blood.

"What a shame," I deadpanned, my nose wrinkling at the smell of the old blood. "You know brother, fresh blood is so much better." I smirked at Damon, before walking out of the kitchen.

I passed Stefan on my way to my room, and smirked up at him. "Brother," I greeted him, before walking up the stairs to my room to pack for my trip.

Damon

"What's wrong with her?" Stefan asked his brother, looking at his little sister's retreating figure.

"Her time of the month, maybe?" Damon joked, but he knew that there was something wrong with Elizabeth. She wasn't the same, and he didn't know what had happened to her. A week ago, Elizabeth was his cheerful, stubborn, and bubbly little sister. Now she was a bitch. What happened to her?

"Elena told me a few days ago that Elizabeth broke up with Jeremy," Stefan told Damon. Damon couldn't help the smirk that formed on his lips. It was about time. He hated Gilbert, and the image of his tongue down Elizabeth's throat was permanently seared into his mind.

"Oh no," Damon said with insincerity. Stefan frowned at Damon's grin and obvious happiness. Stefan hadn't been exactly sad to hear the news at first either, but he felt worse when Elena had explained the entire situation to him.

"She loves him, Damon. Elizabeth broke up with Jeremy to protect him from Klaus. And Elena thinks that she compelled him not to be upset over it at all," Stefan explained.

Damon instantly sobered. It killed him to think that Elizabeth was in love, that his baby sister was growing up, but it hurt him even more that she was putting herself through pain, just to keep Jeremy safe.

Suddenly, a thought hit Damon. "You don't think that Lizzie would've turned off her humanity, do you?" Damon asked Stefan, frowning slightly.

Stefan voiced his brother's own thoughts. "No, of course not. Elizabeth still hates herself for her past, she wouldn't go kill more people, just because of a breakup," Stefan argued.

But Damon insisted to play the devil's advocate. "All I'm saying is that we have a different, bitchy Elizabeth who has the exact personality a vampire would have if they can't feel anymore, and we have a pile of dead bodies. I'm just putting the pieces together." Damon shrugged, but he didn't want to believe it. The Lizzie he knew was too sweet and innocent to kill. It wasn't his baby sister, to be a murdering monster.

"I just- I can't believe it, Damon." Stefan sighed. Damon understood what Stefan was feeling.

"You think that I want to believe that Elizabeth's off the rails? Of course not. Honestly, I'm willing to accept that it's just a chick thing until I catch her committing the crime, but I still think that it's worth calling Lily and tell her about our suspicions," Damon insisted.

Stefan sighed and nodded. "We should keep an eye on her too."

Damon nodded, and went to call Lily. Both brothers were completely unaware that at that moment, Elizabeth was climbing out of her window, about to take a road trip to North Carolina, plans on how to wreak havoc on the state running through her mind.

Elizabeth

I decided to make a quick stop at the Grill for alcohol and blood. I wasn't going to kill, just a quick bite and compel. As I sat at the bar, I eyed a young, hot guy. He would do.

Just as I was about to compel myself a quick snack, I was joined by an unwelcomed vampire. "Well, well, well, what have you been getting into, Lizzie?" Poppy drawled, looking very amused.

I glared at her. She was killing my buzz. "I have no idea what you mean, Poppy. I'm sweet, innocent little Lizzie, remember?" I raised an eyebrow, playing dumb.

Poppy snorted. "Please, I knew the second that those bodies were found that you were back on the dark side, Elizabeth. I know your type and it just so happens all of the missing and dead men fit into your type. Dare I say that the succubus is back?" she asked hopefully.

I frowned slightly. Poppy had always pushed me to "join the dark side again." She wouldn't rat me out to my brothers. But then again, Poppy was a lying bitch. "I'm afraid that you must have me confused with somebody else, Poppy. I don't kill," I lied, turning my back to her.

Suddenly, Poppy gripped my shoulders painfully tight. I pushed her away, knocking her off of her stool. The bruises on my shoulders healed quickly, but I still snarled at Poppy. "Don't touch me," I hissed.

Poppy stood up and raised her hands in defeat. "Alright, alright. I was just hoping that you were back to the Lizzie I knew and had a hell of a lot of fun with. I miss her, she was a riot."

I frowned slightly. I did have a lot of fun with Poppy back in the good old days. We used to refer to each other as sisters. Maybe it wouldn't be such a shame, to let her in on my secret. She obviously already knew.

"Fine, you're right. I am behind those deaths, and my humanity is locked up tight. Let me tell you, I missed being the succubus. It was a lot of fun," I smirked before my eyes wandered over to the man I chose to be my snack.

"You want to kill him with me, Poppy? For old time's sake, of course." I smirked up at the blonde, and she returned it.

"Sounds like a plan, Lizzie," she smirked. "You still remember some of our old games?"

"Please, I haven't been gone that long, Poppy." I rolled my eyes. "I'll lead him out to the alley."

She nodded, and left me. Then I turned my attention to the hot guy and sauntered over to him. Ten minutes later, with a lie about needing to change a tire on my car, I lured him out back.

"So where's your car?" Josh asked, as I waited for Poppy.

Not even a second later, Poppy had sunk her fangs into his neck. I joined her, enjoying his screams as Poppy and I drained his blood from him- like old times.

Soon Josh was dead, and we let his body drop to the ground. "That was fun," Poppy stated, wiping the blood from her mouth.

It was fun. I realized then that killing and playing games on unsuspecting humans wasn't the same without Poppy. A smirk grew on my lips, as I thought up an idea. "Hey Poppy, you wanna take a road trip with me?"

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