Ava shivered in her blankets, and groaned clutching her throbbing head. Maybe it wasn't the smartest idea to spend a night at a graveyard, especially when it started to rain. After spending the night there, the fairy had wondered back to her old house. She decided to hide out here, since she knew she wasn't welcomed at the Boarding House.
She had left the house exactly as she found it, but instead of sleeping in her old room, she ended up in her gran's one. Ava sniffed she was freezing her ass off, yet she was drenched from sweat.
"ACHOO" she sneezed and grabbed the wad of tissue and wiped her runny nose. She was sick but Ava refused to admit it, there was no Damon or Stefan to come take care of her, so she was on her own. She huddled in her cocoon of blankets and groaned under her breath, her whole body ached.
The room was completely dark, since Ava didn't open the curtains. She sighed hearing her cell ringing, she didn't bother picking up, she knew she would probably end up with another voicemail from Elena or Damon; she had gotten a handful beforehand. One thing she noted though was that they asked where she was not when she was coming back.
She coughed; Gran would so kick her ass for spending the night out whilst only wearing a thin dress. Ava brows furrowed when the landline rang, no one ever called that number anymore. She swung her legs out of bed and sluggishly shuffled out of the bedroom, and trudged down the stairs, bring her quilt with her.
The fairy wiped her runny nose with the back of her hand and picked up the phone.
"Hello?" she uttered, her voice was hoarse and unused.
"Finally"
"Stefan?" she hadn't heard from him since the whole homecoming fiasco that happened a couple of nights ago. "What-"
"Yeah it's me. So you're hiding at your old place?" Ava plopped down on the dusty couch and sneezed
"Yep and you're the bloke who legged it out of town" she mumbled, pressing her palm against her throbbing temples.
"Are you sick?"
"No…why are you calling Stefan?" she asked wiping her nose, she had a fever and the blond couldn't exactly do anything about it. Stefan frowned he could tell by her tone she was sad
"Answer my question first-"
"Bitch you called me" Ava huffed and was lying down on the couch, she stretched her aching body and cringed slightly hearing some of her bones cracking
"Ava why are you at Claudine's-"
"It wasn't just her house it was mine" Ava snapped and slowly sat up, she shivered but didn't care, she wiped her teary eyes, and was completely ignorant of her burning temperature, her stomach lurched all of a sudden, Ava immediately leant forward trying to quell the need to throw up. "I…Damon kicked me out…that night. So I came here. It was my home before" she said softly
"He kicked you out?" Stefan asked in disbelief
"He thinks we betrayed him and I didn't say otherwise. He hates me and I don't blame him" Ava muttered. And rubbed her temples "So why are you calling Stef?"
"You may want to lie low" Stefan informed her, a swell of guilt formed in his gut, he knew he was responsible for all of this
"Why?" Ava cleared her throat, she rubbed her clogged up chest she was cold and warm at the same time and it was playing havoc with her. "What did you do now Stefan?"
"Ava I can't-"
"No" the petite teen snapped "you can't do that. I'm in this anyway, so I think I got enough reason for wanting to know why Klaus may be hunting for my blood. Tell me please"
"Fine…I stole his coffins and I'm hiding them at the old witch house. But you can't tell-"
"Damn Stef" Ava whistled "You really are going to have a bitchy Klaus at your throat. Fine I won't tell…bye-"she hanged up. And stood up, great another thing was added on the pile of mess they have created. She staggered into the kitchen and rummaged through the cupboards, looking for an empty glass. She poured herself some water and downed it…it made her feel ok for now.
Ava trudged up the stairs and opted to have a quick shower so she wouldn't be covered in sweat anymore. She stepped under the spray of warm water and shivered, when she was done she quickly dried herself off and just wrapped a towel around her form when she felt her stomach lurch.
Ava dropped to her knees in front of the toilet bowl and threw up; her stomach was empty so she ended up vomiting out the water. Ava stood up and shook it off; if she just got some food in her then maybe she would feel better. The petite blond walked down the empty corridor, this house was devoid of life…she hated being back here. It just reminded her how alone she truly was.
She opened the door to her old room, and couldn't help but feel nostalgic when she heard the door creaking open. Ava hadn't taken all of her clothes to the Boarding House; she still had a draw full of them here. As well as a couple of shoes. Damon and her ended up going on a shopping spree a week after she moved in with him and Stefan.
Ava slipped on her underwear and picked up the items of clothes. Gran had always made sure her clothes were labelled before she put them away.
Ava shivered, and opted to go for layers. She pulled on a pair of skinny black jeans, and a black shirt and a tank top over that. She dried her blond hair and left it out. When she was ready the fairy headed downstairs to get something to eat. She opened the fridge and held out her hand. An empty space greeted her.
"Oh crap no food…"why hadn't she thought of that before? Of course there would be no food here…it had been more than six months she had left this place. So of course there would be no food. Ava swallowed looks like she had to go out and eat. She grabbed her jacket, scarf, as well as her bag and keys and locked her front door behind her and walked down the familiar road.
"I can do this…I can do this. Just go to the Grill and-"she yelped when someone came barrelling into her knocking the fairy off of her feet. She slammed her head against the concrete and groaned. "Oww-"
"Oh my god I am so sorry" a male voice uttered "I didn't see you-"
"Funny" Ava sniped
"What? Oh you're um-"
"Blind dick. You can say the word" she said grumpily, feeling even worse being out in the cold air wasn't exactly helping her.
"Sorry sorry-"the man helped her up, "I was just jogging and-"
"It's ok probably my fault anyway" Ava gave the man a break "just answer me this. Is my face broken?"
"Erm…no…but you've got a small gash let me-"as soon as she felt his fingers touch her skin she took a step back
"It's fine" Ava swallowed "I got to go-"
"I'm Tony" he introduced himself,
"Ava…well bye" Ava turned and left, hurrying towards the Grill, she kept her pace quick feeling as if someone was watching her. She idly wiped away the blood from her temple, and blew her nose.
Ava swallowed she was standing outside the Grill…and she wasn't going to lie she was scared of going in. She hadn't spoken to any of her friends since homecoming and she got the feeling that none of them were going to be welcoming in.
"I can do this…I can do this" she chanted under her breath and she sucked it up and entered the Grill. It was slightly busier today since it was a Saturday. As soon as she entered the warm place she tightened her coat around herself, as a shiver wrack through her body. She could hear the music and the laughter….and swallowed. She pulled up the barriers of her mind and detected Bonnie and Elena sitting near the fire place.
Ava licked her lips and meandered over there "Hello bitches-"she greeted the pair "So how are you?" she sat down completely ignoring the fact that Bonnie's bag was here. "So…erm-lunch what-"
"Ava what the hell are you doing?" Bonnie hissed at her "you can't come here and pretend that nothing happened-"
"I know that" Ava hastily nodded; she wiped the thin sheen of sweat off her forehead. She didn't feel so good but she kept going. "I…I'm sorry. Me and Stefan-if you just let me explain and then-"
"And then what?" Elena snapped glaring at the blond. "It'll all will be ok?"
Ava nodded "Yeah I-"
"It's not going to be" the doppelganger spat "You Ava betrayed us at the moment we're not friends…I don't know who you are-"Bonnie pressed her lips together, she saw the complete look of devastation across the fairy's face. "But for now you are not my friend. So go away"
Ava bit her lip and got up, Bonnie stared after her and looked at the brunette, Elena sighed and shrugged her shoulders
"Don't say anything Bon. I feel bad enough"
Ava trudged over to the bar and sat down unknowingly besides Alaric, the history teacher was marking papers.
"So finally managed to crawl out of that hovel you've been hiding in" Damon drawled, "You know you deserved that right?"
She remained silent and dug her nails into the wooden counter-top "You know what I realised Ava?" he slurred. "You are insignificant to me…just a tasty blood-bag…-"
"Alright that's enough" Alaric snapped, he looked over to Ava and noted her glassy eyes they were full of unshed tears, she bent her head and wiped her eyes.
"Whatever" Damon muttered "So I've got bloody Mary, screwdriver brunch in a bottle" took a mouthful of his drink.
Ava shook her head as another shiver tore through her, the hunter didn't miss this. "I can't drink this all of this by myself-"
Ava scoffed "Yeah you can" she muttered under her breath
Damon narrowed his eyes "You're right…but then someone is probably going to get naked and I'd doubt it be you" he eyed the bond barwoman "Aww I can't believe you're going to let me drink alone. Thanks to her-"he couldn't even say her name "it's the eve of Klaus-Armageddon and you're doing homework?"
Alaric turned to face the vampire "This may come as a shock to you but I am not here to hang out with you. I'm here to see Jeremy…who is an hour late for his shift"
Ava licked her chapped lips and pressed her palms against her throbbing temples. Trying to sooth the ache, the music was thumping and her stomach hurt, plus she was all clogged up.
"Kids today…where are there values?" Damon puffed "Or better yet…girlfriends today where are there loyalties?" he took a dig at the fairy. Ava frowned he really did sound as if he hated her…so much for being there for
Alaric cleared his throat he could sense the tension in the air and attempted to diffuse it by placing Jeremy's papers on the bar-top "That's his mid-term paper. He copied it off the internet. Didn't even bother to try and hide it"
"Did you say you're waiting for Jeremy Gilbert?" the barwoman asked
"Yes-"Alaric replied
"He's been fired since last week" Carrie uttered "Ava…you want your usual?" she asked turning to the blond and frowned, she didn't look so hot "You ok?"
"Oh yeah…" she plastered a smile on to her face, "Yeah usual sounds great" she nodded.
Carried smiled "Coming right up-"she walked
"He's been fired?" Alaric muttered
"Don't be so hard on him" Ava murmured "He…he had a lot on his mind…I think the whole Anna thing messed him up" she sniffed
Damon scoffed "Huh. So wait…you're loyal to Jeremy about a midterm paper but when it comes to important things…like not having a freaky hybrid around…you're a two faced bitch-"Ava's heart jolted at that. Alaric frowned the vampire was being cruel. Damon just wanted to hurt her the way she hurt him
The fairy bit her bottom lip hard "If you just listen Damon then-"
"I am not listening to you anymore" Damon spat "Not anymore. After everything you've done…you can go to hell"
Ava nodded what was the point of trying to talk to someone when they clearly weren't interested? She got off the stool and was about to go find another spot to sit down but before she could Alaric grabbed her wrist, he was startled by the heat that was coming off of her.
"Ava sit-"
"No…I'm going to…erm…just go" she managed to choke out and scurried off. The hunter watched was the blond settled down at an empty table. He swallowed she looked so lost and lonely. He eyed her appearance and noted that her nose was pink and her cheeks were flushed.
"Ava doesn't look so hot Damon"
"Oh well-"
"She isn't well" Alaric snapped, the vampire faltered and looked over his shoulder and frowned she did look pale
"She is standing so it's not all bad" he smirked
Alaric shoved passed him "You're such a dick" he muttered. He followed after the fairy and sat down on the opposite stool
"Ava you ok?"
Ava sniffed and nodded "Yeah…fine-"she lied she felt awful and tucked a curl that was matted to her sweaty forehead.
"Ava you look sick-"
"Now that's charming" Ava uttered, Alaric shook his head, and she looked gaunt and sickly. Before he could call her out on her façade, Carrie arrived with a plate of steaming food.
"Here ya go Ava-"
"Thanks, wait let me just pay you know-"she patted her pockets for some cash and frowned, there must be some money in her bag since she could find the crispy notes. She dug through her messenger back and pulled out her purse. Ava unzipped it and sighed…it was empty "Erm…I guess I left my money at home. Take it back Carrie sorry-"
"No don't" Alaric pulled his own wallet out "It's on me-"#
"No Ric-"
"I insist" he handed over a five dollar bill and stared at the teen "You need to eat Ava-"
Ava swallowed and pulled her jacket even tighter, "Why are you being nice to me?" she asked quietly "you should hate me…like they do"
Alaric sighed "Because I know there must be a reason for you to do what you did" he murmured "Damon is too angry to listen and the others are the same. Now eat Ava"
Ava smiled "So you don't hate me?" she asked. He gazed down at her; he was reminded about how young and vulnerable she was.
"No I don't. I think you're the only person who can get away with calling me Ricster" he surprised her by pressing a soft kiss onto her temple; damn he thought he could burn himself on how hot the teen was. it was like as if he had pressed his lips against a radiator that was set on its highest setting.
He knew that the teen would be too stubborn to move, and he doubted that she would have something hot there for her to eat. So he decided to leave her here for now.
Ava moved her spoon around the chicken soup that Alaric had ordered for her, she was still wearing her thick jacket but she had removed her scarf to make it easier for her to eat. She hummed when she took a sip of the creamy liquid, she inhaled the hot soup and felt her clogged up nose opening. Her stomach rumbled and the fairy scarfed down the soup, Damon sighed and eyed her from the dart board.
"Jeremy the minute you get this call me" she heard Elena snapped "Unbelievable"
"You're feisty when you're mad" Damon smirked at the doppelganger, they were only a few yards away from the soup. Ava finished off her soup and snuggled into her jacket.
"I'm not mad" Elena sighed "I'm worried"
Ava yawned and bowed her head so that it was resting against her arms, she inhaled and her chest rattled. She needed to get home, her whole body tingled, it was as if she was having an outer body experience. She frowned and clenched her eyes shut it felt as if the soup was sloshing around
"Why?" she eavesdropped on Elena's and Damon's conversation, they weren't exactly keeping it quiet "Because he lost his job at the Grill?" the vampire scoffed "It's not the end of the world-"
"He's spiralling-"Elena murmured folding her arms across her chest. "Ever since Bonnie broke up with him-"
"ACHOO-ACHOO-ACHOO-"Ava grumbled under her breath as she dug through her pockets and pulled out her wad of tissue. Elena frowned in concern at the fairy but shook it off. She shouldn't be worrying about her not after what the blond had done
"He's been moody and not talking to anyone" the brunette carried on.
"He's being a teenager" Damon shrugged it off going back to his game of darts
"Who's seeing ghosts and lost everyone he ever cared about" Elena shook her head.
Ava pressed her lips together "He hasn't lost everyone…he's still got you" she thought.
"Ava stay out of my head" the brunette snapped startling the fairy "you can't do that anymore"
Ava held up her hands in a sign of surrender, and idly tapped her spoon against the empty bowl, she wanted more but Alaric had gone and the fairy had no cash. She placed her hand on her chin and sighed.
Her head was throbbing and she couldn't stand being here anymore, she felt queasy as hell. She needed a lie down. Ava shakily got on to her feet and grabbed her things
"Ava where are you going?" Damon called out, concerned for her. He still did love her…he just wanted to know why she betrayed them the Boarding House wasn't the same without her.
"Nowhere…" Ava murmured and spun around. She hadn't even gotten two feet before she slammed into someone.
"Oh really love you should be more alert-"her gut filled with dread recognising that voice.
"Klaus" the fairy breathed and took a hasty step back, he let her go and she stumbled. Damon stood behind her and placed his hand on the small of her back to steady the petite teen. The doppelganger lingered behind the table she had sat at.
Damon glared at the hybrid and stood protectively in front of Ava "You're going to do this in front of everyone? It's a bit beneath you"
"I don't what you're talking about" Klaus drawled "I just came down to my local pub to grab a drink with my mate. Get a round in would you Tony?"
Elena's eyes widened seeing the man from the morning who had been following her. Ava's brows knitted together Tony? It was the same man from earlier.
"Surprised you stuck around town longer for happy hour" Damon said
"My sister seems to be missing" Klaus narrowed his eyes on the vampire "cute? Blond bombshell? Psychopath?" he uttered "shouldn't be too hard to find"
Klaus walked passed him and snatched the darts off of him "Truth is I've grown to like your little town. The people are oh so…enticing-"he glanced over to Ava "I'm thinking of setting a home up here"
Ava swallowed her throat was dry and she clutched on to her messenger bag tighter "I imagine you're wondering how does this affect you? Not in the slightest as long as I get what I want you lot can carry on living your little lives however you choose to" he turned to Elena "You have my word"
"What else do you want Klaus?" Ava asked clearing her throat.
Klaus scowled and looked around, he could see that the other people in the Grill were occupied. He blurred behind Ava and pressed his lips against her ear Damon saw her cringe and growled, he took a step towards them but Tony stood in his path.
"Well for starters' love you can tell me where Stefan is" Klaus drawled and inhaled her scent
"I don't know where he is" Ava bit out taking a step away from him, but the hybrid grabbed the back of her jacket tugging her towards him
"And I think you're lying" Klaus snarled, "You know where he is"
"I don't" the fairy snapped. The Original didn't believe her for a second "And if I did I wouldn't tell you"
"Now love you're not being friendly" Klaus smirked tauntingly at the raven head vampire. "Where is Stefan-"Damon scowled
"Stefan skipped town the moment he saved your ass.-"
"Right and my little fairy stayed in town?" Ava wished for a hole to swallow her up, she took an unsteady step away from him "Proves you are far braver then I give you credit for…or foolish"
"Whatever" Ava muttered tucking in a stray curl behind her ear. She really wanted to go home and have a nap, she felt as if she could sleep for an eternity.
"So Stefan is gone and you have no idea?" Klaus asked brushing pass the fairy, Damon swiftly shoved Tony aside and moved to stand protectively in front of her. Ava swayed on her feet and clutched onto the back of the raven head's shirt. The hybrid took the offered darts from Tony and sighed.
"No" Ava replied firmly.
"Well that is a crying shame" Klaus spat and threw the dart towards the board, getting a bullseye. "Your brother stole from me" he informed Damon. Ava was grateful to be hiding behind Damon, his broader and taller form shielded her. "I need him found so I can take back what's mine"
The fairy felt brave for a moment, she was tired of Klaus ruining everything and was glad that it was him now who was suffering "Well good Klaus…this is between you and Stef. You're the big bad hybrid" she said mockingly. Damon clenched his fists, knowing that it wasn't wise to taunt the Original.
Klaus took a threatening step towards her but Damon got in the way, causing the hybrid to chuckle "Well this is me broadening the scope love…and you should get that cold looked at" without another word Klaus flounced off, leaving the Grill.
Ava let out a breath she didn't know she was holding in.
"You know what Stefan has taken haven't you?" Damon asked. The fairy swallowed
"I told him I wouldn't say" she muttered.
Elena frowned "Ava I know you're being loyal to Stefan but-"
"Just drop it" the petite teen snapped "this is between Stefan and Klaus it's not ours-"
"You're in a mess Ava. So damn it with the secrets and just spill" Damon demanded and surprised the teen by grabbing her shoulders "Ava tell me…I can't protect you if you don't-"the fairy was even more confused, he was messing with her.
"What? Protection?" she shoved him back, her stomach lurched "You kicked me out and-"
"I was mad but Klaus-"
"I don't need your help" the fairy spat "not anymore." She had to get out of here, her stomach was rolling and she felt clammy she spun on her heel and practically ran out of the Grill, but not before grabbing her things. She ignored there shouts for her to stop, and sprinted down the road. Ava rounded the corner and leant forward
"Damn really needed to go jogging more" Ava huffed, she shouldered her bag and stopped running. She groaned "Yeah my ass I'm not going to jog" the blond muttered. She wiped the thin sheet of sweat on her brow.
"Well your ass is going to get even fatter if you don't jog" a familiar voice snickered.
Ava groaned she wasn't in the mood to be dealing with Tiki of all people. "Seriously I'm not in the mood" she mumbled. Ava puffed out some air and stood up to her full height, even though against Tiki it did nothing, since the dark skinned girl towered over her.
"So Ava I heard that you and that hottie Salvatore aren't doing the dirty anymore" Ava rolled her eyes and shoved pass her, causing the other girl to stumble, the fairy knew where she was going since had turned right when she left the Grill.
"We weren't doing the dirty-"the blond muttered
"So what you was frigid with him? No wonder its-"
"Just shut up" Ava snapped, she as getting overwhelmed with everything, her friends weren't talking to her, Damon was horrible, yet he still expected her to answer to him and Klaus…? God she didn't know where to start with him…he scared her but…she knew he couldn't hurt her. Plus her head was killing her. Tiki abruptly stopped, she noted the look on Ava's pale face
"Ava-"the other teen murmured "I was messing and-"
Ava pressed her lips together "I know…just not in the mood to get in a bitch fight with you" she murmured, her stomach lurched "I-"all of a sudden she threw up clearing her stomach. "Ok now I feel better" she raised a shaky hand to wipe her mouth with the back of her hand. "Erm Tiki?"
There was a moment of silence but that was immediately broken "YOU THREW UP ON ME"
"Oops…well bye" with that Ava sprinted down the street "Yeah need to get fit"
Ava yawned and blinked a couple of times; she was at home and had just woken up from her nap. She felt more refreshed, and no longer queasy, her head wasn't thumping as bad as it had before. The fairy groaned and swung her legs over the edge and stood up from the couch. And stretched her sore muscles, she hummed not really knowing what to do.
This was the first time in a long time where she had free rein to do what she wanted to do; there was no vampire drama, no crazy hybrid on her trail…yet. She grinned she could do whatever she wanted to do. So with that thought in mind the blond rushed up the stairs and grabbed some things from her old room, she scrunched up her nose from the stale smell in the air.
Ava opened the windows to get some fresh air in and skipped down the stairs. She headed outside and plopped down on her porch swing. She rested her feet in the railing and swung herself. The petite teen opened up her book and the pads of her fingers touched the brail, she closed her eyes and let the words wash over her.
It was about an hour or so later, before she was brought back to reality. The fairy was completely unaware of a hybrid sneaking up behind her, she had just turned the page hen large hands clamped down on her shoulders startling her. Ava shrieked and swung her thick book back, hitting the intruder in the face.
"Fucking hell my face-"Ava jumped onto her feet
"Serves you right dick…I-stay away" the fairy improvised on the spot "I might not look it…but I got ten years of ninja experience and-"
"Really?" the hybrid scoffed.
"Tyler?" Ava cocked an eyebrow
"Yeah who else?" Tyler plopped down on the porch swing and grabbed the backs of Ava's jeans and pulled her down.
"Damn I thought it would be someone more exciting" she muttered. Tyler snorted and lightly swat the back of the fairy's head.
"Funny" Tyler drawled
"I thought so" Ava quipped and yawned
"So…"
"So…what are you doing on your lonesome?" Tyler asked. "And here? I thought you lived at the Boarding House?"
"Well things changed huh" Ava muttered leaning her head on his broad shoulder
"You got kicked out?" the hybrid asked
"Hmm…well you could put it that way…but I left v-"
"Ava don't say big words" Ava hit him, causing Tyler to laugh, he dropped his arm around her shoulders pulling her close. "So you got kicked out?"
"Yep…and it's ok" Ava nodded, the hybrid didn't believe her for a second "And no one is talking to me because they think I've betrayed them…so no friends as well. Lovely break isn't it?"
Tyler frowned "Why did you save Klaus?"
"I had a reason" Ava told him.
"Well that's good enough for me" Tyler murmured, Ava realised that he was perhaps the only one who knew what she was going through. Having everyone turning your backs on you and whatnot.
"Thanks Tye… I forgot you're not a dick head all the time" she murmured.
Tyler shook his head "Thanks I think…so-"
"How are you and Caroline doing?" Ava asked out of the blue, she had heard the couple were having their own difficulties in their relationship, and once again it was Klaus's fault.
"She says I can't….well I'm not-"he was struggling to articulate the words.
Ava licked her chapped lips; the fresh air was doing wonders for her thumping headache. "Yourself?" she questioned.
"Yeah that…"he missed hanging out with her, he realised that he hadn't done it in years.
"Well give her time…"Ava said wisely "and if that doesn't work…bribe her?" she ruined the moment, but made the hybrid laughed which was something, his heightened hearing could pick up Jeremy calling for him. So he needed to go
"Well Ava…I'll see ya around" he dropped a kiss on her temple and stood up. He could hear her soft reply
"Bye"
Tyler turned back around and frowned "Erm…Ava do you fancy coming or-"
Ava snorted "Yeah no I don't think so. Having an awkward lunch party? I had plenty of awkward dinner parties I don't think so"
"Ok, chin up Ava. Sometimes it's cool being on your own…gives you some time to get to know yourself" he said and walked off.
Ava leant back in her seat, now that gave her something to think. It was ok being on your own…she knew that…she wasn't susceptible to danger or heartbreak. But Ava couldn't help but wonder wouldn't you just get lonely? She was feeling that at the moment…first time in a long time she was on her own.
The fairy wanted to embrace it, she recalled that before the supernatural going-ons in Mystic Falls, she strived to prove herself to others, wanting them to know she was independent, and living on her own was one way to start. Ava decided to just bask in the little peace she had.
Even though it was slightly chilly, the sun still rained down on her. She felt the sunrays warming her skin, causing her to let out a little sigh. She picked up her book and once again started to read.
Ava's ears perked up hearing the Gilbert's front door slamming shut. She wondered who it was. Out of curiosity she pulled the barriers up in her mind
"Jeremy?" she muttered and frowned hearing the mantra that was going around the younger teen's head. "I've got to do what he wants. I've got to do what he wants. Stand here. Stand here" Ava stood up and dropped her book.
"Jeremy what are you doing?" Ava yelled, she rushed down the path "JEREMY-"
Just then both Elena and Alaric emerged from the house and frowned taking in the scene "What is he doing?" the doppelganger asked.
"He's under compulsion" the fairy uttered rushing forward towards the teen, she could hear his thoughts clear as day
"Compulsion?" Elena questioned "Can you break it?"
"I can try-"Ava swallowed "Jeremy, Jeremy-"she reached out with her mind. Her eyes widened when she heard the sound of a speeding car
"AVA, JEREMY-"Alaric shouted sprinting towards them
"JEREMY" the fairy screamed and tried to pull him with her but he shoved her away sending her careening towards the sidewalk. She landed on her side and groaned, she could heard the car speeding towards him "JEREMY MOVE" she screeched, Jeremy clutched his head and came crashing back to reality he yelped when he saw the car it was going to hit him. But just then Alaric intervened and pushed him away. The dark haired teen landed beside Ava and the history teacher was hit.
Ava gasped hearing the sickening sound of a body cracking against the pavement. Elena gasped and rushed towards Alaric's unconscious side.
The car came to a skidding halt, Ava rushed forwards just managing to avoid getting hit "Is he going to be ok Elena?" the blond asked worriedly,
Before Elena could answer the hybrid's voice rang out "There I go again always bumping into people" he smirked.
Ava scowled recognising his voice "Why you-"she went to get up but Elena grabbed her hand. The man grinned and drove away. Jeremy rushed towards them falling onto his knees.
"Is he ok?"
"He'll be fine he's got his ring" Elena assured both of them
"What happened?"
"You were compelled" Ava cleared her throat "did you speak to anyone before or…"
Elena's eyes widened in realisation "Who was you talking to on the phone?" she asked
"Klaus" Jeremy answered "He compelled me"
"Help me get him inside come on" Elena instructed, both Gilberts got onto their feet and between them they managed to stagger towards their house, Jeremy looked over his shoulder and saw Ava still there in the middle of the road.
"Ava come on" Jeremy called her ignoring the looks that Elena was shooting him, no matter what happened he knew he couldn't let Ava be alone. She was like family to him, the blond scurried after them.
Ava was sitting down besides Jeremy leaning against the wall, they had deposited Alaric on the couch and Elena was keeping watch over him.
"Ava?" Jeremy asked
"Hmm?" Ava idly played with the hem of her top, she was feeling not as weak as she had felt the before.
"I…wanted to thank you, you know for breaking the compulsion" Jeremy murmured
Ava nodded "You're like the brother that I never wanted-"he pushed her causing the teen to land with a thump on the polished floor. "Oops ok-"in retaliation Ava shoved him back and grinned when he hit the floor
"Ok no we're even" Jeremy said "I missed you" he whispered and gently nudged her shoulder. Ava nodded and they fell silent.
The door was once again opened and Damon strolled in, he immediately spotted the very dead Alaric on the couch. "How is he?" he asked
"He's dead but he had his ring" Elena replied "Klaus's hybrid hit him"
"See Ava your boyfriend isn't great-"
"Shut up Damon" Ava snapped "Prick" she muttered "Technically this was Jeremy's thing"
Damon sighed and shook his head "Jeremy why aren't you wearing vervaine?" he asked "your bracelet"
Ava cocked an eyebrow, she thought that he never take that off. Jeremy looked down at his bare wrist "I don't know"
"It must've been Tyler. That's why he's been hanging around you. To get you off of vervaine" Elena sniped
"Hey" Ava called out "Maybe it wasn't him? Jere could've dropped it somewhere" she defended the hybrid.
"Really Ava?" Damon scoffed
Ava shrugged her shoulders "It was worth a shot" she muttered
"Klaus is trying to send us a message" Damon uttered "He wants us to find Stefan and get back his family coffins that Stefan stole from him. I bet you knew that Ava didn't you?" the fairy remained silent, indicating that she did in fact know.
"Coffins?" Elena frowned
"Yep, so all I have to do is find four coffins and voila no one else on your Christmas list needs to die" Damon declared
"Wait that's your plan?" Jeremy scrambled onto his feet, Ava stayed silent opting to listen to what was going on. "That's your big plan? Stealing back four dead Originals and hoping the psychotic hybrid doesn't kill me and everyone else we care about?"
"You got a better plan?" Damon asked staring down at the human
"Yeah" Jeremy retorted "let's pack our bags and get the hell out of here"
"Jeremy-"Elena stood up trying to sooth her brother "calm down" Ava anxiously chewed her bottom lip.
"No I'm not going to calm down" Jeremy snapped, Ava pulled her knees up to her chest and leant against the wall "this happens every time no matter what we do. You get on my case about school and work who cares? None of us is going to make it out of this town alive" he stated without another word he grabbed his jacket and headed upstairs to his room.
There was a moment of silence; Ava was getting antsy "He wants his family back." Elena uttered
"No-"Damon refused knowing what the doppelganger was getting at
"No if we give him Rebekah-"
"The first thing she will do is go after you" he argued, the last time the doppelganger and the female Original were together, Elena had stabbed her in the back.
"But if we don't someone else will end up dead" she snapped, Ava slowly got on to her feet "He could kill Jeremy or Ric permanently. We need to find Stefan I'll get Bonnie-"
Ava closed her eyes "You don't need to" she said quietly, causing both Elena and Damon to look at her "I know where he is"
Ava swore under her breath when she tripped over a branch and would have fallen if a strong arm hadn't wrapped around her waist.
"Careful" Damon murmured, he missed holding her
"I'm fine" the fairy walked ahead "come on. Stefan should be brooding here somewhere" she called out.
"I thought this place lost its mojo" Damon said easily catching up with the fairy, he was still miffed about what she and Stefan had done, so neither of them were on a good level.
"According to Bonnie it did, a sort of punishment to her for bringing Jeremy back to life. But I guess they wanted her to know something" Elena said, as the trio approached the creaky old house.
"Stefan?" Ava shouted "Come out come out Stef" she stepped into the house
"Stefan" Elena yelled
"Stefan, olly olly oxon-"Damon let out a loud hiss of pain when the sun burned his skin, his daylight ring were being tampered with, he slammed himself into the corner of the room where the shadows were.
"Really?" Damon yelled in frustration "Still?"
"What?" Elena asked in confusion
"The witches don't like Damon…he was being himself and ya know" Ava snickered, causing the vampire to roll his eyes
"Well wait outside-"
"Elena-"
"She wants to talk to Stef, so unless you want to keep shrieking like a girl go outside. Come on…Stef seems to be the guy who likes to hang around in basements" Ava stated. The two teens left the vampire and headed further into the house. Damon thumped his head against the wall and left, hovering near the doorway.
"Steps" Elena informed the blond, and made sure the fairy had a good grip on the banister so she could rush off. "Stefan" she called out already reaching the basement, whilst the fairy was halfway down the stairs.
"Go away" Stefan drawled
"Charming" Ava commented and decided to plop down on the wooden steps, seeing no point of carrying on since she knew she would probably be charging back up them in a moment or so.
"I need to talk to you Stefan" Elena said sternly "I need your help Ava said you'll be here-"
"Well Ava sucks at keeping secrets" Stefan shot the fairy a look, the blond rolled her eyes.
"Shove off. I'm an excellent secret keeper. I kept that major secret about Damon being a secret Ricky Martin fan…or was it Jeremy. Anyway…"she cleared her throat "don't be a whore and help Stef" she finished off. "You need to give Klaus's family back. It's not a game anymore"
"Ava is right" Elena nodded swallowing "you need to give them back to him"
"Really?" Stefan strolled over to the brunette "what else do I need to do?"
"Klaus compelled Jeremy to stand in front of a moving car" Elena explained earnestly "Don't you get it? He's not going to stop….he's-"
"Elena you need to stop talking" Stefan sighed with no hint of emotion in his voice. This confused Ava slightly, she knew that the Original had compelled him to lock his humanity up but now it was back so shouldn't he be back to normal? But then again she knew that Klaus forced him to do horrible things so no way Stefan would ever return being normal. "I'm not giving Klaus anything"
Ava licked her lips and ran her fingers through her thick hair, she could feel another headache coming on. "Don't you get it Stef…Klaus is going to kill Jeremy-"
"Why are you so desperate to help them Ava" Stefan spat surprising the teen "they hate you. Hell Damon kicked you out of the house. God you really are a doormat. They're nice now because they are using you. They wanted you to lead them here"
Ava felt a pang go through her heart, "Fine-"she ran back upstairs and left. Elena frowned
"What the hell-"
"I wanted her gone" Stefan said already feeling remorseful about what he said to the petite teen.
Ava emerged from the witch's house and hastily wiped her tears
"Ava-"Damon rushed towards her "don't get-"
"Go away" Ava yelled shoving pass him. Stefan's words were ringing around her head, was it true? Before none of them could stand being in her presence, and now? Now they were being pleasant.
"Ava it's not true you-"
"It is though isn't it?" Ava retorted "you hated me and now I lead you here…you're just-"
"Ava why? Just make me understand why you did it?" Damon asked, if he knew could begin to forgive her.
"I gave my word to Stefan about hiding him…and why he and I did it. I can at least keep one promise" Ava took a step to the left, but Damon blocked her path.
"Ava-"
"Leave me alone" she snapped and stalked off.
Damon frowned and shook his head, making sure to keep an eye on the teen and relaxed somewhat when he saw her plopping her down on the grass. God he really needed to talk to her, he realised how insecure the teen could be at times. And him kicking her out? He regretted it as soon as he did it. He was just so guilty about it.
Ava sighed and wiped her face, she had noticed that Elena was gone, she couldn't hear her thoughts. The fairy stood up, she'd been sitting here for a while and decided now she might as well go home. She had just walked across the stone path before she felt a pulse of air, and a cry of pain. Damon had stabbed a branch into Stefan's gut.
"What the hell?" Ava yelled
"That was for messing up my plan" Damon shouted causing the fairy to back up, she realised how angry he was. "You both stopped me from killing Klaus and you-"he yelled this part at Stefan "steal his family why?" Ava cringed hearing Stefan screaming in pain "ANSWER ME"
"Because Klaus took everything from me. I wanted payback-"Stefan bit out through clenched teeth
"You both screwed up my plan. WHY?"
"BECAUSE IF KLAUS DIES SO DO YOU" the fairy shouted surprising Damon, "You died if he did." She revealed the truth. This gave Stefan ample timing to shove his brother off.
"What?" Damon asked confusion laced in his tone. "No-"
"Klaus was one step ahead of us" Stefan grunted "if he died, his hybrids would have ripped you apart"
Damon glared at his brother "Ava you don't need to protect me. You shouldn't-"
"Fine whatever. I thought you'd be happy about it or something-"
"God you are stupid-"Ava scowled and turned on her heel and scampered off. Stefan groaned and sat up
"Well done brother. The girl who saved you, you made feel like this big-"he used his thumb and finger to indicate it. Damon growled and shoved the branch through Stefan's stomach.
Ava sighed and had just arrived home, it was now evening and she had wondered around the town square to clear her head. She was about to walk up her driveway when she heard the sound of sirens. She sped up her pace realising that the ambulance had stopped in front of Elena's house.
Ava jogged up the path,
"What happened?" she heard the paramedic asked
"He got hit by a car" Elena answered tearfully stepping aside allowing the EMT people in. Ava stopped near the doorway
"Elena-"
"He was fine and then he was coughing up blood Ava. His ring….I don't think it works anymore" Elena confided in her. Once they had checked his vitals they were about to rush him away
"Let's get him out-"
"Let's not" Tony the hybrid appeared behind Ava "but say that we did-"he easily compelled them.
"No" the fairy scowled "take him to the hospital" she used her own mind tricks. Tony scowled knowing what the fairy was doing "Take him-"
"No" he growled when he saw the EMT's not listening to him. Tony startled the teen by grabbing her by her throat. "Release your control-"Ava had made it so that the EMTs were only focused on Alaric and getting him to the hospital, so nothing else they would notice.
The fairy spluttered for air "Stop it" Elena shouted just as the EMTs rushed Alaric out of the house. Tony slammed her against the side of the house "Stop it-"
"You fairy have gotten on my last nerve" the hybrid snarled but before he could do any further damage he let out a choking sound. And dropped to the ground, Ava collapsed onto the floor and grasped onto her throat, Elena looked up and saw Jeremy there with a crossbow.
"Jeremy?"
"He's not dead" without another he strode pass them entering the house. Elena rushed over to Ava "Ava-"
"Fine" Ava said, the brunette checked her throat and sighed, she was confused when Jeremy returned but this time with a large knife
"Jere-"she screamed when he beheaded the hybrid. Spraying himself and Ava as she was closest to the hybrid with blood.
Ava yelped and blanched "Grosse dude" she huffed. "Elena you should make a deal with Klaus…or he won't stop" she murmured and stood up. "I should go…"she left.
Ava sighed and was once again on her porch swing, but this time she had a bottle of beer in her hand, she had found her Gran's secret stash. She raised the bottle to her lips and sighed feeling the cool liquid sliding don her throat.
"Underage drinking really?"
Ava closed her eyes "Go away Damon" she groaned when she felt the porch swing dip in weight, silently telling her that he actually had sat down. "And you can't give me drinking advice"
He chuckled and surprised her when he dropped his arm around her shoulders and brought her close. "Why are you here? To yell at me? Tell me how stupid I am-"
"No…I'm the stupid one. What I said to you today was…terrible and I am sorry Ava" he said sincerely.
"You didn't trust me did you?" Ava asked quietly after a moment of silence
"Ava-"
"No" the fairy shook her head "You think after everything we've been through, I mean everything and you thought I had feelings for Klaus? Klaus?" Ava asked incredulously "Do you even know me?"
Damon frowned, he was quick to judge "I do-"
"Seems like you don't. I told you I love you. I told you that you were the one and…now after finding out about me not being a…what did you say?" she pretended to think "a two faced bitch we can be fine and dandy well I got news for you mister you can go to hell-"she was cut off when he smashed his lips against hers, Ava gasped giving him the opportunity to slide his tongue into her mouth. She felt sparks erupt in her stomach, and tingles all across her skin. Damon cupped her face and stroked her cheeks using his thumbs.
"Still can shut you up by a kiss huh?" Damon smirked; the blond rolled her eyes,
"Dick…"she leant into him
"So you coming home?" the vampire asked, he missed having her around.
Ava licked her lips "Nope" she said surprising him
"Ava are you-"
"No…it's just someone told me, that sometimes it's cool being on your own, and I feel I need that at the moment Damon. You understand that right?" Ava said, he brushed aside her stray curls
"I actually do…but Ava you are welcome to come back anytime…preferably by the end of the week" he wasn't going to push her; he knew she needed some time to heal, and he would wait eternity for her.
"So tomorrow-"
"Hush my sexy little fairy" Damon murmured and wrapped his arm around her shoulders "don't think about tomorrow…just live in the moment" with that the pair remained on the porch swing with Damon gently moving them backwards and forwards.
Ava leant her head against his shoulder and sighed…for the first time today she felt somewhat content.
AN: Apologies for any grammar or spelling mistakes. Thanks to those who reviewed. Outfit link on profile.
Sorry for a long wait, but the holidays were around, as well as exams, but I'm back.
So in this Chap-We see that Ava had stayed in her old house. She barely coping and ends up at the Grill, where we get to see Damon being mean. Klaus and Ava confrontation. Ava ends up talking to Tyler and breaks Jeremy's compulsion. Ava tells them where Stefan is, Ava ends up running out. Damon's got the truth and Ava helps save Ric. A Dava moment in the end, where she ends up saying she wants to stay in her old home for some time. He says ok...she's got a week.
So next chap-Ava may end up at the boarding House. Klaus might show his gentle side...much to Damon's annoyance and jealousy.
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