Kaylee's POV

By the time you had finished all the training Kyle wanted you to do you were utterly exhausted and your legs were completely jelly. But that's what happens when you run 5 miles and practice kick boxing for over an hour. But it felt good getting all that anger out. He said that it's the biggest things werewolves deal with is the anger and quick fuse, especially new ones. It was quite odd to think about him being that angry about anything or towards anyone. He was always so calm. But he of course had parents that knew about everything so he had plenty of years under his belt that you didn't.

"Feel better?" he asked as he caught up with you as you walked back into the weight room. It was hard but somehow you didn't even break a sweat. You knew your muscles were recovering as you walked back towards your stuff. You felt good. Alive.

"Much," you grabbed your sweater throwing it back over your head. "How did it go with Jer last night did you tell him?" He asked placing all the equipment back into his dufflebag. "I was going too. But we needed to finish our paper and I just don't know what to say honestly. He knows somewhere in his mind which is why he wasn't scared of any of it because compulsion can never completely take away a full memory. It's just hard and I know he deserves answers which I'm willing to give him. I'm just trying to figure out what i want to say," you admitted taking his hand and lacing your fingers with his. "Maybe we can all talk to him after school? It might be easier having more than just a wolf to answer all his questions. At least then he would have a witch and a vampire," he suggested quietly as you two made your way back into the school.

"I like that. We could meet at the grill after school. You don't have practice today right?" He slipped his hand into yours. His warm skin made you smile slightly.

"Right," you nodded slipping your phone out of your back pocket and into your hand sending a quick text to the group.

We're all meeting at the Grill after school. No exceptions.

You then clicked the group without Jeremy in it. We're telling Jeremy tonight so I will need your guys help. He deserves to know since all of us do. I don't care what Elena or Stefan says. I'm pretty sure he read something of Elena's cause he already knows more than I thought he did. He's not safe not knowing. You typed quickly and hit send before shoving it back in your pocket.

You two finally made it back to the main building just in time for the lunch bell. "Thank god. I'm starving," you pushed through the kids pouring out of all of the classrooms. Finally making it to your locket you grabbed the lunch your mom always shoved in your bag in the morning before you were even awake much less the sun. You pushed back through the sea of people finally making into to Kyle. "Hi beautiful," he smiled over at you before planting one soft kiss on your temple.

"Hey yourself ready?" it was finally nice out today and you wanted to enjoy the sunshine while it lasted. The Full moon was tomorrow night and that reality was starting to set in. Kyle said it was different when you turn on the full moon. The first hundred times are excruciatingly painful. And that was started to scare you. But in a way it only made you want it more. He took your hand and you both walked outside to the stoner pit knowing that's where your group would be luckily it should be in the sun today.

You frowned jumping off the cement ramp on to the picnic table when you saw that none of them were even there which seemed odd. So you set your food down and grabbed out your phone.

Way to late. He cornered us. He wants answers now. On our way to lunch spot. Megan responded literally a minute ago.

"Looks like our plan is moving up. He wants to know now and they're all on their way here," Kyle just shrugged and didn't seem fazed by it. But he had so long to get use to this. He grew up in it. He never learned that supernatural beings and humans had always lived together in this world. It was his norm. Now for everyone else it was crazy and not something easily understood.

"Here goes nothing," you looked up and saw them all coming towards you Kyle sliding into the seat next to you placing his hand on your inner thigh.

"Don't look so happy to see us Jer,' you joked trying to break some of the tension you could instantly feel when they all walked up to you.

"Enough with the games. I want answers now," he hissed and they all took their normal spots around the table. Most looking at you and Kyle to say something.

"Jeremy look what you're asking us to tell you. it'll change your world. It will probably change how you look at all of us. Are you sure you're ready for that?" Charlie finally spoke up. "I know most of it already. I read Elena's journal. I just want to know why you guys let her do it. It's like I knew but I didn't but I thought I could at least trust you guys. Now I want to know everything," he set his arms on the table both of his hands balled into fists the veins in his hands poking out. "So tell us what you do know and we can build off that," you offered still trying to ease the tension that you could feel inside your bones. "Wolves," he waved his finger between you and Kyle. "Correct."

"Witch," he pointed to Leo. "And vampire," he finished pointing at Charlie. "And I'm assuming you know or you wouldn't be here," he pointed nudged Megan.

"Sorry Jer," she ran a hand over her light pink knitted sweater that you recognized as Caroline's but the tears building in her eyes made your heart sad. Its not that you guys didn't want to tell him. He deserved to know just as much as everyone else did. You really were trying to protect him at first. But being surrounded by people like you and not knowing made it unsafe.

"So you clearly know what we are. What more do you want to know?" His eyes instantly darted to you the moment you started talking his pupils so dilated that it swallowed most of his eye color. "I just don't understand. I have all these holes in my memory. The journals? What they wrote was real?"

You just nodded. "I know it's a lot Jer. But we're all here. Now's the time to get answers," you went to reach for his hands but he snapped his arms off the table and back into his lap.

"You've been a vampire since 1864? And you are a reincarnation of some girl they knew in 1864 and you breaking the curse unlocked all those memories?" You nodded again.

"Is that why you and Damon have some weird love connection? Were you guys together back then?" he pushed and you felt Kyle's hand tense against your thigh his nails slightly digging in. "Yes we were together back then. But we aren't anymore," you assured nkot only him but all of them with how they were looking at you. You placed your hand over Kyle's rubbing his arm and his grip on you loosened. "And you guys can't be compelled?" You shook your head, "It depends on the blood line," Kyle answered for you.

"And I can't remember anything because Elena had Damon compell me?" you nodded again. he slammed his fists down on the old wood making everyone jump "I have to go," he muttered before jetting away.

"Jer wait!" you jumped up after him. "K don't he needs time to process. It's not a fun thing to find out your memories been messed with by the orders of your own sister. He'll come around or," you snapped around. "Or what? We compell him again? Is that really your fucking answer to everything?" you snapped yanking your arm out of her grip.

"If it means keeping all of us safe then yes I will do what I have to do," she snapped back. The tension you tried so hard to ease was now getting to your head and you could feel your blood starting to boil looking at one of your best friends and all you wanted to do was rip her head off.

"Okay lets go this way," Kyle wrapped his arm around your waist moving you away from everyone. "We have to go to class," you pointed out realizing you weren't going towards the school.

"I know. But we can be a few minutes late so you can calm down. i understand what you're going through. it's just the nerves of the full moon," he assured you taking you over to his car. "He needs time. Just like Megan did. This changes your world. How you look at things. It changes everything."

"Just breathe," he took your hand placing it under his shirt over his heart. You let your eyes close focusing your hearing on his heartbeat. and little by little you felt that wildfire in your mind disappear.

you let your eyes open and felt a million times better. "what did you do?" you looked up at him.

"i helped you ground yourself. it's helpful and something we will practice until you can do it on your own," he kissed your forehead and took your hand and you two headed back inside.

you quickly grabbed the books and stuff that you needed for Ric's class. and you and Kyle made it inside the room just as the last bell rang. Jeremy of course was no where to be found considering he sat next to you everyday.

class was just beginning when Ric places your paper on your desk as you were taking your stuff out of your book bag. your eyes kinda widened and you grinned from ear to ear seeing that there was a giant A on the front.

"surprised? it's a good essay. your thoughts are clear and your arguement is well laid out," he walked back to his desk and leaned up against it.

"it's just uh, you don't actually think that there's vampires and werewolves in mystic falls?" he seemed to be fishing. like he knew more than he was letting on. Pressing to find out what you knew. It was weird that you could sense peoples emotions and sometimes their intentions with their words and actions. Since turning it made it simpler to read people. To understand them.

"i mean is it that impossible? what with all the animal attacks, mysterious deaths, people going missing. more than any other place in Virginia. " everyone else was nose deep in trying to finish their homework from the day before.

"well regardless it's creative which is why you got the A. but i wouldn't get to caught up in the conspiracy theory of it all," god he sounded like your dad. if your dad actually cared about anything you did.

"oh come on Ric you can't deny the magic hidden in this town," you whispered before laying your books out on your desk and starting your work allowing him to chew on your words. hoping he knew that you were on to him just as much as he was on to you.

and just like that the bell rang and class was over. you gathered your stuff shoving it all back in your bag.

"Kaylee can you wait up a minute?" Ric asked as you got up. Kyle took your hand, "i'll catch up with you in a few," you kissed his cheek and he smiled before heading out with the rest of the crowd.

"what's up?" you questioned as the last kid walked out.

"that uh source that you cited for the 1860's info uh, kaylee lockwood? and Jacob lockwood?"

"oh my ancestors journals?" well at least one of them were you laughed to yourself.

"i'd really like to see those sometime," fishing again are we Ric? he was hiding something for sure that much you could sense. but he didn't smell like a vampire. or another wolf. so it didn't seem to make a lot of sense.

"really?" Let's play the dumb girl act. See how far he's willing to go.

"yeah two first person accounts of both genders about the civil war. that's like uh porn for a history teacher," his joke was bad but you couldn't help but laugh.

"i don't have the ones from Jacob. but i do have Kaylees," you dug through your bag before setting two journals on his desk.

"you think my essay is creative wait till you read these. or some of jeremy's," you flashed him a coy smile setting them on the edge of his desk before heading to the door. "thank you," he called as you reached the door you just smiled, "keep an open mind Ric," and walked into the sea of kids.

"were ditching," Megan's squeaky voice said next to you locking her arm around you.

"come on we all have study hall. we won't be missed. besides the decade dance is soon," you just nodded knowing no was not an answer either of the Forbes girls would except as always.

"have you talked to Jer?" you asked as you got to your locker and grabbed all your stuff.

"nope. i think he went home after lunch," and you just sighed looking down slamming your locker a little to hard.

"look don't be upset. he's a drama queen he will get over it," she rubbed up and down your arm. "Just like I did."

"it just sucks ya know? this all could have been avoided if Elena wouldn't have wiped his memories. it doesn't take it away. it just makes you feel empty," the corners of your eyes stung with tears. but you blinked a couple times and swallowed them knowing it was just you being overly emotional.

"he'll come around Kay," and you just shrugged as she dragged you out towards the parking lot and finally stopping at your car.

i've been kidnapped sos you texted Kyle when she finally let you go.

just kidding me and megan are ditching study hall and going to the grill. see you later?

you placed your phone back in your hoodie pocket and unlocked the doors and climbed in and you two headed across the street to the grill.

you two walked in and the same famialr smells hit you like a brick. all the different food being cooked up in the kitchen. the sticky spilt alcohol behind the bar. everything. it was familiar. comforting. you quickly scanned the crowd instantly spotting jeremy seemingly at the same time he saw you guys and you watched him scoff and roll his eyes.

"that's it," you muttered to yourself marching over as he was about to get up you placed your hand on his shoulder, "sit down," you ordered shoving him back into his seat. his jaw dropped realizing how strong you were.

"i'm tired of this jeremy. you can be mad all you want. but i wasn't the one that had your memories erased. i wanted to tell you. so i don't understand why you're blaming me," you hissed rocking your foot against the base of the table the soft sound the only think distracting you from jumping over this table and killing him.

"i'm mad because you could have stopped her. or damon. or whoever did this to me. but you didn't cause you're so far up his ass you would do anything he told you. no wonder you guys get along so well you're both pathetic," he hissed back and as reflex your hands balled into fists.

in a blur you were on his side of the booth pinning him against the back wall you could see your glowing eyes reflecting in his. "don't you dare try to blame this on me. i've done nothing. but maybe i should just tell your sister you know so she can wipe your memories again," you muttered his heavy breath hot against your face.

"i'm done being your punching bag jeremy. grow the hell up," you released your grip on him and got up from the booth walking over to the bar where Megan was.

"i'm guessing from your face it didn't go so well," she pushed a coke over to you.

"megan the last thing i need right now is an i told you so," you kept your eyes forward slipping the straw between your lips and sucking the carbonated drink into your mouth. you looked down the bar seeing Matt writing on some papers talking with a guy you didn't recognize. maybe a new bartender?

"i can't believe you're adopted. i never saw that coming."

"it gets weirder, i looked at my birth certificate it lists miranda and grayson gilbert as my birth parents. none of it makes any sense."

"which is why you should ask jenna. first of all the elena i know would always want the real truth. good or bad."

"and second of all?"

"you just found out your boyfriend is a vampire. so unless your birth parents are aliens. how bad could it be?"

"ah ok look i have to go to the store my outfit for the dance is severely lacking accessories."

elena's adopted? well there's a plot twist no one ever saw coming.

"earth to Kaylee stop eavesdropping," you blinked a couple times realizing Leo and joined you guys.

"long time no see dude," you leaned forward pressing your chest against the bar and grinned at him.

"been busy trying to help grams with Bonnie. and work on my stuff," he smiled back before leaning in and kissing megan.

"yuck get a room," you cringed downing more of your soda.

"okay what are you wearing to the dance?" Megan turned to you her pale complexion emphasizing her bright red cheeks. "oh no no no. i agreed to go. i am not dressing up," you shook your head there was no way in hell. "Someone's moody," Leo pointed out shifting in his seat. "Nervous about tomorrow?" he leaned forward again seeming to watch your face for what your mouth didn't reveal. "It's different than when I did before. It's like I want to rip everyone's head off constantly," you pleaced your hands on either side of your head trying to massage away your growing headache. "You sure a dance is where you want to be tonight?" you just groaned folding your arms on the bar and laying your head on them. "She's going. No problems can't be solved with a little dancing and fun."

You sat up and just glared at her before your eyes caught on someone else. Actually the last person you wanted to see right now.

"What do you want from me?"

"I think we need a fresh start."

"You tried to kill not only me but the girl who is practically my little sister."

"But look you both are alive. And if I wanted you to be dead, you would be. Does that not count for anything?"

"You know I can start fires with my mind. Fires kill vampires right? Just stay the hell away from me and my friends."

"Everything okay over here?" You looked up to see the new bartender seeming to come to Bonnie's rescue.

"yeah we're fine."

"I wasn't talking to you."

"Heh," Damon smirked before walking away.

"Thank you."

"Anytime Bonnie."

"Wait you remember me?"

"I didn't graduate that long ago. You're making me feel old."

"Sorry I didn't- I didn't mean that. I just mean I didn't know you knew me."

"I always know a pretty face."

You gagged and turned back to the bar. "Well we're gonna go get ready for the dance. Swing by my house at 6?" Megan confirmed pulling her coat over her shoulders and her backpack over her right shoulder as always. "You got it boss," you fake saluted and they just rolled their eyes and headed out.

you swirled your straw in your drink your headache seeming to only get worse. "Here this should help," and a glass slid in front of you the smell of bourbon burning the inside of your nose.

"Damon I am in no mood for your games tonight," you didn't even look at him. You couldn't looking at him would only make you want to forgive him. To give in and just kiss him with everything in you. But you weren't a second choice and he was still hell bent on getting Katherine back. It seemed she was always the thing keeping you two apart, even before. Always.

"Oh come on k, I'm just trying to help. You seem to forget this isn't our first rodeo. And I was the one that helped you with your first full moon," this made you look at him which you didn't know was exactly what he wanted until your eyes met. "Come on. You can't push me away forever," his thumb barely brushed over your skin but left goosebumps in its wake anyways.

Flashback...

"Happy to be back love?" Nik asked you as he offered you a hand and helped you out of the carriage."Well if you wouldn't have kept be locked up in your castle I wouldn't be," you sassed him and he just raised an eyebrow but still offered you his arm."Do you remember what we talked about love?" you could feel his eyes looking down at you but you couldn't meet them. You always got lost in his eyes. It was the one thing he knew held power over you. That you two had this unspoken connection despite him keeping you in that retched castle all these months."Yes Nik I rememeber what you told me. You said since I killed that boy I broke the werewolf curse and will now turn into a bloody wolf every full moon. Which not to mention is in just a few short hours," you knew he was smirking at the slight hint of an accent coming through as you talked."You will do fine my love," you two walked up the stairs and he stopped just in the door way. "This is where I leave you," he took his arm back from you and wrapped it around your waist pressing his lips softly against your forehead."Thank you Nik," you couldn't help but smile up at him as he broke the contact against your skin. You stepped towards him throwing your arms around him and pressing your body into his. "For what love?" his head was nestled into your neck and you couldn't help but shiver against his warm breath."For everything. I had a splendid time," you didn't want to stop being in his arms but you knew you would eventually have too.You stepped back and blushed down at your toes, "Dont worry love you'll see me again soon. Remember no one must know I was here or who you were with understand?" You just nodded he quickly pecked your lips before youwatched him walk down the steps and climb back in the carriage. You longed for more. You ran your hands along each place his skin had touched yours trying to hold on to the memory for as long as you could.

You took a couple deep breaths before pushing the doors open, the sweet scent of chocolate chip cookies wafted into your nose filling the space around you."Kaylee," your mother smiled walking out of the kitchen and opening her arms until she came in contact with you."Hello mother," you wrapped your arms around her realizing how much you missed the sweet scent of her perfume."Where's father?" you asked when she finally let you go."Out back with your brother," she pointed and you just smiled before heading in that direction.

"Father," you called as you pushed the iron gate to the garden open.

"Kaylee?" he appeared from behind some of the hedges. He had dirt smeared all over his face. Just how you remembered him. "It's good to see you," he wrapped his arms around you his body nearly consuming yours.

"When did you get back?" he asked setting down some hedge clippers. "Just now, Nik just dropped me off," you smiled over the sight of the garden. You had been so scared with leaving that all your work would be dead by the time you came back.

"It looks great out here," you looked over at him leaning against the fence. "Your mother insisted on keeping up with it till you returned."

"Well I'll let you finish up here then," you picked up your dress and stepped on the stone path back to the gate. "Where are you going?"

"Taking care of some business in town," you shouted over your shoulder. You were surprised when he left it at that. If there was one think you had learned this summer. Was that you weren't gonna take any of his shit anymore. You had always done whatever he asked your entire life. You were allowed to have your own life. To do the things you wanted. And you absolutely were not marrying the Gilbert boy. You wouldn't be forced into an unhappy marriage.

You bypassed your mother and went out the side gate and headed over to the Salvatore house. Your father was not going to keep you from your friends. Not anymore.

You walked up the steps being careful not to catch your dress under your heels and knocked once. Not even a minute later Mr. Salvatore answered the door. "Kaylee?" His eyes were hazy and you could tell he was drunk. Smell traces of bourbon on his breath. Seemed like old habits really do die hard. "Good to see you Mr. Salvatore. Are your kids home?" You said politely not trying to start anything and ignoring the alcohol.

"Upstairs," he lugged the door open it seemed that was the only thing keeping him up in the first place. You quietly made your way upstairs trying to see if you could get the jump on them. "Oh damon," you called through the hall way before hiding in one of the indents in the wall. Like clockwork you heard his door open and close. "K?" he called back and you wrapped your hand around your mouth trying to stifle a laugh. "Did you hear her too?" Charlie called from down the hall at her room. "Looking for me?" they both turned their jaws instantly dropping. "Miss me?" you smirked before both of them nearly knocked you over. "Jesus don't kill me," you moaned trying to push back against them to not lose your balance.

"when did you get back?" Charlie demanded placing both of her hands on her hips. "just now," you choked out still being smothered by Damon.

"D don't kill her just yet," she joked removing him from you.

"God it feels like we haven't seen you in decades. what have you been up too? how was england?" Damon seemed to brighten up. that little twinkle you loved returning. "who is this lovely lady?" you turned finding a girl you didn't recognize. but you could tell you didn't like her. her smell was revolting. "Katherine this is Kaylee Lockwood," Charlie introduced. but you said nothing as those black doe eyes stared into your soul.

"england was great," you smiled looking between them before looking across the room at the window. the sun was starting to set. Nik said it would start as soon as it got dark. Looking her in the eyes made you want to vomit. You could tell she was bad news. Every nerve in your body was telling you to run. Get out now.

"as much as i'd love to stay. i have to get going. it's a long story and you wouldn't believe me anyways. i'm not even sure if i believe me. but i'll see you tomorrow okay?" you rocked forward and kissed Damon's cheek and grabbed charlie's hand squeezing it once. "it was nice to meet you Katherine," you smiled not meeting her eyes before walking downstairs and disappearing outside. You had wanted to spend more time with them. But something was different. They were different. And the last thing you wanted to do was spend your afternoon with that girl.

you walked through the forest it was growing darker and darker by the minute. but you had to get to the old cellar. it was the only place you wouldn't hurt anyone. You could turn in peace.

"agh," you dropped feeling a snap in your chest just in time for finding the stairs to the enterance. you summoned what little strength you had left as a human and stumbled down them and into the old cellar. it was dark only lit by the faint moonlight yet you could see like it was daytime. you saw 4 chains from each corner of the room and cuffed them to each of your wrists and both of your ankles. another snap made you cry out as both of your arms broke in a way no humans was suppose too.

"k?" a voice called from the enterance and your eyes darted over to them at unhuman like speed. "damon," you groaned another snap making you roll on to your side. "get out of here," you managed. but you knew better and he of course wasn't gonna listen. and you heard him come towards you. "go," you jumped up in a blur barring your teeth at him. The venom consuming your eyes. your legs buckled at another snap. "tell me what i can do to help," he begged sitting next to you but far enough away that he could run if need be. "get out of here i don't want to hurt you," you whimpered your eyes burning as the tears flowed out of you like a river.

"here," he opened a flask and held it by your mouth and you opened it happy when you tasted the bourbon melt into your mouth.

"damon you have to go. it's not safe," you gulped. "i am not leaving you," he brushed you off.

"there's a cage back there. go in it. and lock it and stay back," you ordered whimpering at another crack in your spine. If he was refusing to leave you at least needed to do everything you could to keep him safe.

and just like that everything was quiet. you weren't Kaylee anymore. you were a four legged hungry wolf chained down in a cellar with the love of your life who you wanted nothing more then to kill right now.

"k?" he whispered his scent filling your nose. fear making him smell musky. less earth like.

you let out a deep growl and he jumped. and you moved towards him the chains stopping you once you got to the full length. and you growled again yanking at them yet they wouldn't budge. and you whimpered again pulling at them and you could see them coming undone from the wall. you took a few strides back before running towards the door at full force breaking free from them all. You moved into the moon light stalking quietly towards Damon.

"k?" he asked again finally being able to see you. you went to lunge but a different scent caught your nose and just like that you were gone. a wolf free at last in her home. And you disappeared into the brush like a ghost.