You felt like a huge weight had been lifted off your shoulders telling Kyle that. And then to find out he is an actual wolf as well. It was quite freeing knowing you wouldn't have to do this alone. It was weird. Now being in the world of all things supernatural it seems we all are more interconnected then some would think.

"Earth to Kaylee," Kyle practically yelled kneeling down in front of the rock brushing some of of your hair out of your face.

"Sorry," you sighed burying your face in your hands.

"You felt him wrap an arm around you, "It's okay. I'm use to it," he joked. Your phone buzzed in your pocket.

You pulled out your phone putting in your passcode and clicking on your new text.

Jeremy: Come save me. Jenna is keeping me hostage at the Grill.

You couldn't help but laugh. he was so dramatic. "Hey I actually have to get going. Can we talk later?" you looked back up to him. God those big green eyes could make your insides melt into a puddle. "Yeah of course," he stood up taking your hands and pulling you up.

On my way you dramatic ass. You texted him back quickly before putting your phone back in you pocket. You smiled down at Kyle interlocking his fingers with yours and you started walking back to your house. "So are you not friends with any of the Salvatore's anymore? I haven't seen Charlie hanging around much," he asked as you walked the path you guys had taken since you were kids. It was always so beautiful this time of year, with all the leaves changing colors. "Yeah I'm not really talking to any of them right now. I'm not talking to Stefan and Charlie because ever since I found out about everything I just feel like they're lying to me. And as big of a jackass as Damon is, he seems to be the only one that's actually honest with me," you shrugged. This whole situation sucked honestly. You couldn't lie and try and say you didn't miss them. But then the reasons why you weren't talking to any of them would come rushing back.

"Do you think they're trying to protect you?" he asked pulling back the long branch that grows at the entrance of the path. It was funny because when you were kids you always said it was the gate to the kingdom. It was so funny that now knowing why you two were always so enchanted by the woods. Your parents had to fight you two sometimes to come in at night. "That's the thing," you crouched down under the branch. "It's not their job to protect me I think if I have a right to know as much about my supernatural destiny. And it's hard too because of this curse and not knowing everything. It scares me, but I don't need to be protected," you sighed. "And they promised me when I found out that there would be complete honesty between us. But I just can't help but feel like everything they say to me right now is nothing but a lie," you smile fell. But it was nice to at least vent and talk with someone you knew actually was listening. "I understand. But I can also see just as much as anyone else that those 3 really care for you. I think you being mad at them right now is well deserved. Just don't throw away life long friendships, literally because of this. Because if I know one thing about you. It's that you have the biggest heart, and if you let this ruin your friendships you'll regret it," you couldn't help but smile up at him as you finally made it to your porch. "How did you get so wise?" you beamed leaning into him. "Are you telling me I'm breaking through the infamous jock stereotype?" he cocked his head still smiling. "I think you did that a long time ago considering if I went into your room right now I'm sure I'd still find your boxes stuffed with pokemon cards," you teased giggling a little as you watched his smile fall. "Kaylee Lockwood you wound me, I showed you those in secret!" He grabbed his heart looking away from you. "So you admit it!" You continued to pick on him through your laughs. "So it seems your family is out, let me drop you off at the grill? I have to meet a couple guys there anyways," he offered glancing behind him at the empty driveway.

"Hmmm," you wrinkled your nose squinting your eyes at him. "Maybe if you show me those pokemon cards again," you nudged his arm biting your lip slightly. "I'm never gonna live this down am I?" he shoulders drooped like a flower in the desert. "Never," you flashed him a coy smile but took his hand walking over to his house.

"Come on," he walked over to what looked to be a 71' dodge challenger. "This is yours?" you walked around in. "Me and my dad spent the summer rebuilding it. Figured it was a nice day to take her out," he pulled open the door and you two got in. "It's bad ass," you slipped in and he started it. It sounded beautiful for how old the car was. Purring like a kitty. "Ready?" you nodded and he placed one hand on your thigh shifting gears and pulling out of his driveway on to the main road heading for the Grill.


"And here we are my lady," he pulled into a parking spot, his eyes glancing over you and his tongue running across his bottom lip. "Thanks for the ride," you leaned over the gearshift wrapping an arm around the back of his neck. "Anytime gorgeous," he turned his head to the side claiming your lips with his wrapping his arms around your hips pulling you into his lap. You lost your fingers in his hair allowing his tongue to explore your mouth. His hands rubbing and grabbing your body anywhere he could. You nearly jumped out of your skin when someone hit the hood of the car, "Get a room Granger!" Oh of course, the guys from his groaned pulling away but pressing your forehead against his, "Sorry about them," god he had the longest eyelashes. Boys always have eyelashes they don't deserve, jerks. "It's okay. I'll see you later okay?" you grazed your lips against his once more before pulling open his door and climbing out.

"Don't get into trouble," he called climbing out after you. You turned still walking, "Don't you know? Trouble is my middle name," you winked turning back. You pulled open the double doors of the grill heading inside. You shivered slightly feeling a gust of warm air as you stepped inside. You looked around finally finding Jenna and Jeremy.

"i like a man who can dine alone," Jenna stammered as she was staring over at.. Alaric? Who as always was grading papers with a large glass of whiskey which hopefully means whoever's class he was grading was probably getting all A's.

"A quite strength," she squinted nodding once still staring over at him. You pulled off your jacket raising an eyebrow at her, "I thought you were still in that whole Logan depression thing?"

"Oh I've sworn off men forever," she shrugged making a swoosh movement with a pencil in her hand. "But it doesn't mean I can't observe them from a safe distance," she grinned at you before glancing over at him again.

"Well we could introduce you," Jeremy offered looking up from his pile of papers. She looked between you two a couple times before shaking her head. "No way. Sworn off men forever remember?"

You rolled your eyes cupping your hand around your mouth, "Wanna bet how long it'll last this time?" you pretended to whisper. "Rude!" Jenna shouted throwing her pencil at you. Which you caught before it hit you. "Man you have the quickest reflexes," you chewed your lip handing her back the pencil. Jeremy still just laughing up a storm.

"So have you two picked a topic for your guys paper?" she leaned back into the booth looking between you two. "No, not yet. But it's gotta be local," Jeremy admitted dancing a pencil in his fingers. "Yeah I haven't either," you glanced over seeing Kyle and other guys from the football team in an intense game of pool. It made you smile to yourself seeing him enjoy himself. You never would have thought a boy like him would ever turn into a giant wolf every full moon. "Well that should be easy, You've got all your dads stuff. And Kay im sure your mom and dad have plenty of things for you to go through. Or the Grangers," she suggested playing with her pen in her hands. "What stuff?" Jeremy looked at you before focusing back on Jenna. "Well most founding families have journals and such about how they came over on the mayflower. All that family linage and stuff. They were very big on leaving as much as they could to future relatives. All of your parents really loved that familt history stuff. The Gilbert stuff is all boxed up in the closet," she explained half smiling leaning back against the table. You actually hadn't thought about that but it might be a way so you can learn more about your family history. Wolf and non wolf related. You both looked over conveniently seeing Alaric walking up to you guys.

"Mr. Saltzman," Jeremy chinned up as he walked over.You laughed to yourself silently as you watched Jenna watching him as her cheeks burned a dark crimson. "Jeremy what's up man? Kaylee," he smiled between you two. He was very clearly buzzed and had whiskey breath like no other. And he either needed to learn how to iron better or something from the wrinkles littering his button up. "This is my aunt Jenna," he pointed to Jenna. It was cute seeing her so smitten over someone. And someone who was actually a good person at least as far as you could tell from what you knew. He turned his gaze over to her, "Alaric Saltzman. It's nice to meet you," oh was he maybe a little smitten too? You could hear both of their pulses racing.

"These two were actually just telling me about their paper. Thank you for giving them another chance," way to play it off Aunt Jenna.

"Oh you know it was my first day," he looked back to you two. "I just wanted to make a good impression," he chuckled looking back over at Jenna. Oh hell yeah, if anyone deserved some good cute romance story it was Aunt Jenna. And from what you've seen, this was just the beginning.


You looked over seeing Damon walking in taking his normal seat at the bar. You watched Megan walk in just moments after not seeming to look for you but look for Damon? She walked over taking a seat next to him. "Damon, So i was thinking we should start over," she suggested batting her eyelashes at him. "I think me and you could actually be really good friends."

You watched him grin into his drink through the bar mirror. "I don;t think so blondie. Remember I can't be trusted to be the good guy. I kill everyone. I'm so mean," you couldn't help but laugh a little as he mocked her. But from Megan's flat facial expression you could tell she was not impressed. "Sorry you're really hard to imitate. And then I have to go to that lesser place," he rolled those ice blue eyes. She completely sat down, "Can I get a coffee?" she asked the bartender looking back at him. "What's with the bottle?" she gestured to his half empty bottle of bourbon. "Im on edge. Crash diet, and im trying to keep a low profile," he offered. He was so funny somtimes. It made sense that you guys would have been best friends in a past life. "Mm. Well you could always leave? Find a new town to turn into your own personal gas n sip?" she suggested taking the cup of coffee from the bartender. "I'll manage," curling his lips into a fake smile. "You know you don't need to keep an eye on me," he yawned pouring another glass.

"Who said I was here to keep an eye on you?" she sipped her coffee rolling her eyes at him. God from the looks of it these two could be the best of friends if they both weren't so stubborn. "So why are you here then?"

"Why not?" she shrugged but at least you knew better. No Frobe's women went anywhere without a specific agenda she jacked his bottle pouring some in her cup. "Didn't take you for a bourbon kind of girl," he smirked at her. "Well theres a lot you don't know about me," she smirked back.

"Maybe I picked the wrong Forbes," he leaned sideways against the bar looking at you. "Oh I know. My moms a catch," she winked sliding off her chair.

You shook your head at them focusing back in on your conversation with the Gilberts.

"So Kaylee I heard about you and Kyle? Is that a thing now?" Jenna raised a brow at you. "I don't know we've been friends since we were young. But I think it could," you blushed. It was true, you were thoroughly enjoying your time together. Which was only gonna grow longer now that he was gonna help you with everything wolf.

You checked your phone, "Speaking of I need to order some food and head home. I'll see you guys later okay?" you pulled on your jacket kissing your hand and waving over to them before heading over to the bar.

"Hey Matt can I get a pizza and two chocolate shakes to go?" he turned and just nodded. It still was hard to talk to him sometimes knowing everything thats happened. and everything you could never tell him. At least not now. "yeah you got it, it'll be like 10 minutes," you just smiled and he went back into the kitchen to put your orders in. You took a seat looking down and of course meeting Damon's eyes who of course took you looking at him as a invitation to come sit next to you. "Don't even start with me," you waved him off staring at the bottles lining the back of the bar. "Oh come on, you can't be mad at me forever," he nudged your body with his.

"Wanna bet?" you clenched your jaw moving down a seat away from him.

"You're sexy when you're mad," he moved down a seat next to you wiggling your eyebrows at you. "Go away before I hurt you," you warned your eyes flickering to the rich yellow back to the normal greenish blue. "Is that a threat or a promise gorgeous?" He moved a strand of hair behind your shoulder.

"Touch me again and I will break every bone in your body," you hissed.

"Oh come on jealous you don't have all my attention? If you want me all you had to do was say so," he winked pouring more bourbon in his glass and scooting it over to you, "I know you're weakness is bourbon so here you go," he whispered in your ear kissing your earlobe. "Here you go," Matt came back handing you your pizza and shakes. "Thank you," you smiled at him before turning back to Damon. "Now if you'll excuse me I'm late for a date with a guy who actually is a decent human being," you scowled taking your pizza and shakes and sliding off the bar stool. "Don't worry k," he stepped in front of you cutting you off. "I also happen to know your other weakness is for bad boys like yours truly. So you can pretend you hate me for as long as you want. But don't forget we've always been end game," he smiled down at you and just for a moment you saw a flicker of kindness in his eyes. Just for a moment and then just like that it was gone.

"Please I was nothing but a game to you. You loved Katherine not me. Don't flatter yourself," your felt all the blood rushing to your cheeks. Your whole face bright red. "I heard your conversation with the Gilbert's earlier, about journals from founding families for that paper you're working on, well I happen to know where a box of your whole journals and other treasures are that could enlighten you a little. Show that I did love you, not Katherine."

You rolled your eyes, "Oh please Damon. If she was still alive or if you even caught a whiff of her being alive you would leave to be with her. And if you're trying to lie and say you have a box of my old things so i'll forgive you then you really must have no other options," you looked him up and down just once, "you're pathetic," you barked standing a couple inches from his face you could feel the heat between you guys. The sparks. The butterflies erupting out of your stomach teasing you with the possibility of loosing your lunch. Your eyes couldn't help but flicker down to his lips. You turned flipping your hair into his face and started to walk away but he yanked you back in, in a blur. "Where do you think I got the locket?" he whispered staring deeply into your eyes. Like he was trying to like see into your soul or something. "You told me I've been the honest one so why would I start lying now? In case you haven't noticed me and my siblings don't share that same trait. But you should know what you find, you may not want to know. And If I give it to you just be prepared for that," he released his grip on you and you started walking towards Kyle. But stopped turning around again, "If you're being honest meet me tomorrow and give it to me," he just nodded and you two shared a smile for a moment before you broke it walking towards Kyle.

"Sorry boys, but I'm gonna steal this one," you walked over just as Kyle sunk the 8 ball and finished the game. "Mm. Pizza and shakes?"

"Of course," the guys just leaned against the wall watching you guys making small comments they thought you couldn't hear them. Kyle just turned to them giving them that classic boy head thing that still made no sense to you. "See ya," you waved and they just smiled. You walked away so they were out of earshot, "you spoil me," he wrapped an arm around your neck leaning down and kissing you softly. Little did you know a certain dark haired light eyed bad boy was watching you two. Seeing you so happy of course made him happy. But seeing you falling for another guy, now that was a pain unimaginable. And for a moment he regretted the things he did that pushed you out of his reach and into other mans arms. He was gonna win you back somehow. Even if it meant letting you read your journals from 1864 well at least most of them. There was some that you knew would hurt her. That you knew would make her stop talking to all of you. Forever.