Two days went by and Stefan still didn't have a clue as to who cut off his access to his powers and neither did Greta. He found his would be victims on Wednesday but they didn't have any knowledge of what happened even after Caroline compelled them, solidifying the idea that a vampire and a witch were involved with the attack that left the last Salvatore more vulnerable than he has been in a long time.
But though he didn't have access to his powers he was left with his blood thirst intact and no fangs meant drinking from a glass. That wasn't a problem but since that was the case Klaus instructed Stefan to drink at least five liters of blood each day in front of Greta who blamed the vampire for her magic loss. The Original Hybrid planned to increase and decrease the amount irregularly in order to get his ripper ready.
While Greta and Bonnie searched for a way to reverse the power cuts Elena suffered two burnings caused by the necklace that seemed to always react whenever she was close to Scott McCall, making her finally reach a decision about it and thinking about her brother's funeral; Caroline, Sheriff Forbes, Alaric and Stefan were helping with the last one.
While they were busy with that Tyler began a friendship with Scott and Liam and the latter was helping him manage the short temper that came with being a werewolf. While the Dunbar was younger he understood that the Lockwood didn't want his mother to find out about his werewolf status just as he didn't want his to so the True Alpha let them bond over that and form a friendship.
Scott knew what it was like to be a new werewolf, more so with friends that didn't really understand him, that was one of the main reasons he accepted Theo in the Pack in the first place, so he didn't disapprove of his beta's friendship with the local werewolf or said werewolf getting close to them.
But there was another reason. Raven1 found the woman that the McCall saw on his first day in Mystic Falls and identified her as Mayor Carol Lockwood and Tyler Lockwood's mother on Tuesday while scouting the town. The True Alpha had Raven1 watch Natalie Martin's... Um... Twin?
Whatever she was to Lydia's mother, a doppelganger or a long lost twin sister, Scott just wanted to build a bridge to her in case Lydia or her mother wanted to meet with the Lockwood mother and son duo.
Talking about doppelgangers, the Alpha of the McCall Pack was beginning to think Elena Gilbert's vampire lookalike never existed and that she was an odd vision. And talking about vampires, Scott got the vervain he had Malia ask Dr Deaton to send to him later on Tuesday and immediately made sure Beacon Hills team, including Coach Finstock and the two bus drivers that alternated in driving, had some in their blood system since then.
He observed Matt's friendship with Tyler and couldn't help but compare it with his own with his late best and longest friend Stiles, and Belasko chose not to comment. He thought Scott wasn't ready to hear what he had to say... Yet. And the whole thing with the boy's biological father being in the same town as him was affecting him even though he didn't show it.
The supernatural raven knew there had to be a part of the True Alpha that wanted to meet Klaus but another didn't want that at all, not when all that he has heard about him could be confirmed. Scott now understood how Malia felt about her biological parents, at least to some extent.
Apart from that Sheriff Forbes was also looking for the vampire and witch who took away Greta and Stefan's powers after Caroline told her about them. But more importantly, she wanted to meet the witch that was able to do that. Yes, Damon Salvatore was dead but there were still vampires that were like him and the woman wanted to secure Mystic Falls from them, and one she was told was worse than Damon was in town.
Only Greta knew that Klaus was no longer in town. It was one of the strategies that allowed the ancient man to know when there was someone following him by secretly leaving a place and leave someone to report back to him if someone starts asking about him or those who work for him. If he didn't get a report when he should get one he took that as a report and proof of someone looking for him.
What had Klaus doing that was Mikael but to his surprise, and worry, he hasn't heard much about his stepfather in a while now. Actually nothing concrete. Greta just got orders from Klaus that she passed on to Stefan. Right now everyone was preparing for the lacrosse game between Cyclones and Timberwolves since it was Friday after school.
The Beacon Hills High School team was leaving after the game and Scott was looking forward to leaving Mystic Falls. Not only did he miss his mother, his mentor, the pack and Beacon Hills, he also wanted to escape the town without meeting Klaus, accidentally killing another (possibly imaginary) vampire or having to take away any more of Tyler's friend's powers and luckily enough he hasn't seen any of them attempt what Stefan and the witch he was with, Greta, tried in the woods and no learners were missing as far as he knew.
The True Alpha was sure Liam too couldn't wait to get back home after spending the last few days declining and avoiding Penelope's advances. There was another reason the McCall couldn't wait to get back home though, his reward day was very close and he wanted to enjoy his reward blood in peace in the comfort of the preserve on the hill looking over Beacon Hills and hunt with Malia in their animal forms afterwards, or maybe begin with the hunt and end with the reward since the pack was going on a hunt, their first.
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While in Mystic Falls people were getting ready for the game Malia and Henry Tate were seated in a restaurant with Neo Mokoena sitting across from them, having just arrived. But unknown to Neo and Henry sat Lydia and Corey while Hayden and Mason were outside watching the place.
After their alphette voiced her concern about the mysterious way Neo got her phone number and email address the pack made plans to make sure nothing happened to their alphette and her father, more so when the attorney was Corrine's, a professional assassin who wanted to kill Malia.
Jordan was working so he couldn't come but if something happened they knew that he would be there as soon as possible, which would be quick. The hellhound saw just how much losing a friend and a member of the pack affected everyone and wasn't about to let it happen again anytime soon.
"Wow, you actually have her eyes." Was Neo's comment, looking at Malia.
It was just an innocent observation on her part but when said eyes narrowed on her she knew it wasn't appreciated but that proved her point even more because that was the look Corrine gave her when she was annoyed.
"We didn't come here to talk about my eyes, did we?" Inquired Malia, her feelings about the comment made clear in her tone.
"Malia..."
"You're right. She's right, Mr Tate. I'm sorry. It's just... This is the first time I'm seeing those eyes in months and I... Sorry. Um..." Responded the attorney, and from her scent and aura she was a human, and pulled out a file from her business briefcase before taking out a few envelopes from it and documents from them.
From there on she went into business mode.
"As you may know Miss Corrine Etoyoc passed away without leaving a Will but as her only biological child and known kin a judge ruled that Miss Malia Tate inherit all that belonged to her biological mother.
This was not a decision reached easily as there were parties who called for the possessions to be dissolved because of my late client's profession but we won the case in the end which is why we're here today." Said Neo, a bit of pride in her voice and Lydia who was within hearing range couldn't fault her, it seemed like Attorney Mokoena was good at what she did,very good.
From there the meeting continued without a problem. Henry and Malia asked questions where they wanted clarification as Neo read over everything and explained it. She took her job seriously which caused everyone else to pay attention and take her seriously as sell. By the end of the meeting Henry was satisfied although he was a bit uncomfortable with the whole thing but when Neo was about to leave Malia stopped her.
"One more question, where did you get my phone number and email address?" Questioned the girl, eyes locked on the woman.
The attorney paused and considered.
"Your mother excelled at what she did, Malia. And as her attorney I have access to a few of her possessions and it just so happened that she had a file on you and I came across it." The alphette suppressed a growl at Neo's explanation and she could tell.
"Well like you said, I've inherited her possessions. I want that file." Responded Malia, and this time Henry didn't reprimand her.
She had every right and that file was about her. Who knew what was in there?
"Right, of course." Replied the Mokoena and searched through her briefcase for said file.
In her search a USB flash drive fell to the floor from the briefcase and ended up at an invisible Corey's feet who quickly picked it up and hid it. Since the human had a file on Malia and it didn't seem like she was going to return it if the Tate didn't ask so the boy thought that it was only fair they have something of hers.
"Ms Tate, Mr Tate, thank you for your time." Said Neo, after giving Malia the file she wanted and shook hands with Henry before she left but not before paying for their orders.
Outside Mason and Hayden watched as the late Desert Wolf's attorney left the restaurant and drive away. They waited a few more minutes to see if anything was out of the ordinary while Henry Tate followed her lead.
He had a hunt with some friends out of town for the weekend so since he was done with the meeting he had to leave. Corey and Lydia joined Malia at her table as she collected the documents on said table and put them away for later reading. It seemed like she was doing a lot of reading lately.
While the Pack got together inside the restaurant and Corey gave Malia the USB flash drive Neo was on a phone call with Sofya Voronova.
"Everything is going according to plan." She said.
"Did she pass the test?" Asked Sofya.
"She did. Malia is definitely Corrine's daughter. I have a feeling her Pack had its eyes on me the moment I sat at the table with her and her adoptive father." Replied the human.
"You were the lawyer of the woman who tried to kill Malia and they are one of the most dangerous packs in the world, I didn't expect anything less from them." Said the vampire.
She ran a mercenary organization, on top of working for Kingmaker 'Land Development', and knew what it took to be considered one of the most dangerous in the world, it was why she chose the McCall Pack to take care of the job the Desert Wolf was supposed to complete in the first place after dealing with Malia.
But since they weren't for hire the Voronova had to be creative to get their attention and service, it helped she didn't have to pay them, just...
"She has the memory stick?" Asked Sofya.
"I'm sure it's in her possession as we speak. They'll have to decode it though." Answered Neo.
"I'm sure they will." Was the vampire's response, and she was sure they would just as she was sure they knew more than they led on about Corrine's death.
She had her suspicions about that.
Break
Liam couldn't help but take in the energy of the crowd as the teams walked to the field. It was bigger than their Monday surprise game's crowd and since then it seemed like more people found interest in lacrosse which was one of the purposes of the visit.
It wasn't like back in Beacon Hills but it was enough and he was excited about going home so that was more than enough to get his adrenaline going and he was coming to accept his responsibilities as the new team captain.
Spending time with Tyler made the boy realize just how easier he had it with Scott as his alpha and backed by a pack while the Lockwood only had a journal to guide him. Brett was right, he was lucky to have Scott McCall but now it was time he showed his appreciation and let his alpha grow and kind of move on. It was time.
They entered the field and every player went to their rightful places, recalling their first game against each other. They learned a few things during the week, they formed friendships and healthy rivalries, bonded, but this was the battlefield and there would be no mercy.
When the whistle blew a focused Liam took charge of his team with one goal in mind, to win. Tyler sat with Matt, Elena, Stefan, Caroline, Bonnie and even Alaric as they all watched the game, and Matt was kind of glad that Liam and Scott were leaving town today because he was beginning to feel like he was losing his best friend to them.
It was ridiculous how well those three took to each other in just a few days, more so when Tyler wasn't usually the easiest guy to be around but since he became a werewolf and closer to Caroline he seemed to calm down, somewhat, and it was like Scott and Liam understood him way more than the gang did.
The human guessed it was werewolf stuff and tried not to be jealous. He was literally the only normal one of the group, something he wanted to maintain but at times he felt left out. It didn't help that Caroline seemed to have moved on from him though he wanted her to. Matt was coming to realize that without his not so ordinary friends he wouldn't have friends and even if he did it wouldn't be the same.
Something about the lacrosse game made Stefan think about his relationship with his late older brother. Maybe it was the way Scott and Liam dominated the first quarter of the game, leading their team with a beautiful teamwork but as the second quarter began Liam started to take more lead and play with his other teammates and Scott pulled back little by little.
It almost looked symbolic and when one thought of how Scott was in the last semester of his senior year and Liam sophomore it kind of was. Stefan only realized it halfway through the second quarter when Scott and another player were open and Liam passed the other player instead of Scott and the Salvatore was almost sure the McCall nodded in approval.
What made him think of Damon was the brother and mentor like relationship Scott and Liam had, it was so easy to see by the way that they interacted with each other. It was a little like the bond Stefan had with Damon before Katherine and their mother's death, before he truly grew up and everything went to hell, before vampirism and maybe before Valerie Tulle.
Bonnie took her mind from Jeremy's upcoming funeral and focused on the game but more specifically on Scott McCall. She had a strange dream she hasn't told anyone about the night he borrowed her his shirt and she slept wearing it. It was too comfortable and smelled very nice to take off when she got home, she couldn't help it.
The dream was of a wolf with red eyes, a raven on its head, backed by a coyote of similar eyes, a black fiery dog with equally fiery eyes and a wailing woman, a wolf and jaguar with yellow eyes and two humanoids, one in modern clothes and the other cowboy although there was something about the last one that wasn't normal per se.
And standing across from them were the hundred witches whose power she channeled. One would think team strange animals and possibly humans would be intimidated by the witches' numbers and power but that was not the case, instead Bonnie had a feeling it was the other way around and she stood right in the middle.
The witches were pushing for her to eliminate the red eyed animals including the raven, the jaguar and cowboy because they were "abominations of nature". That puzzled the girl considering the black fiery dog was way more abnormal than everything on team strange followed by the fact that the assembled team naturally didn't get along and then the eye color.
The Bennett wondered what was the meaning of that dream apart from the witches' wish to end team strange. There had to be something symbolic about the shapes the animals took, the possible humans' clothes and their relationship but for the life of her she couldn't figure out.
Well not all of it, just that the leading wolf with a raven on its head had to represent Scott and the raven that he saved. Bonnie saw it a few times following the boy around and Tyler said that it even invited itself to Liam and Scott's room at the motel according to the former who found the bird's stalking tendencies creepy and she couldn't blame him.
More than that though the witch wasn't so sure she could kill Scott for whatever reasons the witches put forward, he was probably the nicest werewolf she knew and she wished he was a witch instead of a werewolf so that he could help her with her magic just as he and Liam were helping Tyler.
Elena found out that practice was different to the actual game as she watched the lacrosse game with her friends. There was more energy, more adrenaline even for her as a spectator, it made her forget her troubles for a bit. Ever since Stefan became an essentially powerless vampire everyone was on full alert, expecting an attack even as they had things to do.
There was no reason to believe whoever attacked Stefan and Greta wasn't going to return and finish what they started and a little voice in the girl's head told her Klaus might have had something to do with it.
He was quite busy these days and didn't bother presenting himself before them which was a blessing really, Greta was a way better person to deal with than the man who killed her and her aunt. Another blessing was Greta not discovering Scott and Liam, now that was a blessing because if she did the doppelganger was sure the witch would have told Klaus.
Talking about Scott McCall, Elena held the necklace that seemed to not protect her anymore. She stopped wearing it yesterday after her second burn and felt a little naked without it but safer. The girl now wore the Gilbert ring that Jeremy had on when he died, it made her feel closer to her family. She now knew how Matt felt, well, a little but it was enough to make her see him in a new light.
But back to the necklace Stefan gave the Gilbert. The ring was actually what gave Elena the final push in her decision concerning the necklace, it was a family heirloom and as such deserved to stay in the family and so far it has only reacted to one person.
Caroline was a bit relieved as the days went by and Scott McCall didn't show any romantic interest in Elena, or even personal interest for that matter. To him she was just another girl and that was refreshing on a lot of levels. The vampire was even thinking of rewarding him or maybe encourage Bonnie into doing what she normally wouldn't do.
The Bennett definitely needed to loosen up or else she was going to grow old very young. Said Bennett suddenly felt eyes on her and slowly turned only to be met with Caroline's eyes. Before the vampire became a vampire she was closest to Bonnie but after she became one the witch had problems with accepting her, generally because she didn't like vampires and not because she hated her.
From the moment she first tapped into her magic she had a positive to positive magnetic reaction which was repulsion and that was natural to her only amplified by what the first vampires she met did and what occurred. The others didn't understand it because they weren't connected to nature like she was or feel what she felt from vampires, their aura...
Bonnie shook her head, deciding to be in the present. She knew the look in Caroline's eyes, having seen it too many times before. The Forbes had a plan in mind and it seemed like she was part of it, the witch just hoped it didn't have anything to do with magic.
Having been absorbed in grimoires the whole week trying to find a way to reverse what was done to Stefan, and hopefully secretly learn to do it to others, she wanted a break. Asking the Spirits didn't help, they were tired of helping vampires, even Emily Bennett.
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"Come on, Lydia." Whined Malia. "You like doing research."
"I do like doing research but not all the time. I helped you decode that memory stick and now I have movies, snacks and drinks waiting for me at home as my reward." Replied the Martin, standing up from the she-coyote's bed and heading for the door.
"No, you didn't. Danny told you what to do." Retorted the Tate.
"Bye, Malia." Was Lydia's response, leaving the girl.
After they left the restaurant the two girls who were most definitely best friends now went to the Tate house with the banshee calling Danny Mahealani after they arrived and discovered the USB flash drive was encrypted, something that made sense considering client confidentiality and all that. Malia sighed, looking at her laptop with the window of the memory stick open.
She couldn't help but ask herself why she didn't use the rank card. The girl was grateful that Neo explained everything concerning her inheritance, she only had her file and the memory stick to go through. She found herself missing Scott's company, reading alone was boring and tiring.
Break
"Eating by yourself?" Asked Klaus, addressing a female, a young woman werewolf to be exact, at a bar.
"What do you think?" She asked in return, not taking her eyes away from her food.
"I'll take that as a yes and don't mind if I join you." Said the ancient man as he did as he said.
It was but half a moment later that she caught a scent that threw her off, there was something odd about the man. His scent was that of a vampire yet also a werewolf's as well... Creating a new kind of scent all together.
"What are you?" She inquired, eliciting a smile from Klaus.
"Come, love. I'm sure you have better manners than that. A name would be a lovely start." Replied the Original Hybrid.
The werewolf narrowed her eyes, not quite comfortable with the man's vampire scent, having come across a few both in human and wolf form.
"You're right." She said, pushing her food to the side before... "What's your name?" Asking, giving him her full attention.
Klaus had expected her to give him her name not ask for his but since he wanted to get to the point...
"You can call me Klaus. The man who has the ability to grant you total control over your shape-shifting ability, even stop yourself from transforming during the full moon." He replied, sitting back in his chair.
He knew he had her attention when she responded, even though she was obviously skeptical. By the end of the conversation the young woman introduced herself as Kimberly, just Kimberly, and Klaus got his first pack mate. It helped she didn't have a pack or a family but also didn't. The hybrid wanted a pack and hunting for members took time and resources.
Oh, he knew he could look for evolved werewolves but he was old school this way and wanted more of his kind, traditional werewolves who were going to be hybrids just like him. Most of the evolved werewolves couldn't shift into full wolf forms which made them weaker in Klaus' eyes, he refused to acknowledge their superiority. Pride.
Break
Back in Mystic Falls the score between Cyclones and Timberwolves was tied with only a few seconds left before the game ended and the crowd was on the ends of the bleachers, hearts beating fast in anticipation of the deciding goal.
Though the game started rather aggressive the second half was more of the teams enjoying themselves. The first half was for the coaches and the second for themselves. Alaric was surprised that he was actually invested in the match along with the youth and yelling coaches.
He was just coming to realize that what Beacon Hills High School and Mystic Falls High School lacrosse teams did was actually historical, being that it was the first time the whole 'week camp' thing happen with one school visiting another for group training and then a friendly game which raised money which was going to be shared equally between the schools to improve sport development in the individual schools involved.
Additionally a local television channel was covering the game, an incentive for Liam and Scott to play fair, something that they did. Kind of. As the game drew closer to the end Timberwolves pushed the ball to Cyclones' side, aiming to be the ones who scored the deciding goal but Gwen cut them off and caught the ball for her team at the last moment.
She passed it to Diaz who pushed it to the middle of the field before passing it to Scott who pushed it towards Timberwolves' side, douching left and right before passing it to his protege Liam Dunbar. Because Liam scored the first goal of the match the opposing team didn't want to give him any chance of being the last one to score so they blocked his advances.
Though that succeeded in stopping him from advancing it didn't stop him from passing the ball to Scott who was open and ahead of him, and as the seconds ticked he accepted the ball with an open crosse, causing Timberwolves to giving him their attention. Since the time was now way too close to the end their goal was to prevent team Cyclones from scoring so that they would go to penalties or extra time but that plan didn't work as they'd hoped.
They managed to form a somewhat solid defense but mostly forgot about Liam (though there were two guarding him) whom Scott passed the ball, or so it seemed. While team Timberwolves followed the directions the McCall pretended to throw the ball in he bypassed their defense by rotating and sidestepping to get the view of the goals but found it guarded, the goal keeper was not fooled, having kept his eyes on the ball the whole time, he was prepared.
Scott only saw one way he could score and as the very last single digit seconds drifted off he released the ball with only one purpose in mind; score a goal. Everyone stood on their toes as the ball sailed through the air... Or that would have been the case if the Tribrid had aimed high. Oh no, he aimed low and the ball passed right between Timberwolves' goal keeper's legs and...
"GOAL!" Yelled Coach Bobby Finstock as the ball hit the net and the whistle blew.
All stood still as Bobby's voice echoed and he spent a few seconds yelling "goal" over and over while everyone processed how the goal came to be. One moment the McCall had his crosse over his right shoulder and then he made as though to throw the ball forward only to rotate with said ball in the crosse using the momentum he picked up and upon completing the rotation he released the ball, aiming low.
The referee just blew the whistle reflexively while his mind processed what he saw because in his whole career he never saw a play quite like that one. From how Timberwolves pushed the ball to Cyclones' half of the field and almost scored to Gwen cutting them off and capturing the ball for her team, Diaz pushing it out of his team's half of the field then pass the ball to Liam and Liam's play with Scott and finally the deciding goal.
When the play finally registered the crowd rose with a standing ovation, whistles and cheers while Cyclones ran and picked up the Tribrid who scored the winning goal and celebrated with Timberwolves clapping their hands in acceptance of their defeat.
The creative way the deciding goal was delivered had some rethinking their definition of lacrosse and begin to think outside the box. If Liam and Scott's parkour hadn't, this definitely did. Scott enjoyed the celebration until the crowd stormed the field and then escaped. The fact that this was probably his last away game as a high school learner was finally sinking in along with the fact that he, Malia and Lydia were going their separate ways after high school.
While he was going to UC Davis Lydia was going to MIT, only Malia was undecided but they were still breaking up regardless, starting a new phase in their lives without each other for the first time in what felt like a decade and that was scary, scarier than facing every enemy they have faced put together.
Scott wasn't sure that they would arrive at this point, what with everything they faced but they made it, with some heavy losses. While some left like Jackson, Isaac, Ethan, Derek and most recently Kira others died like Erica, Boyd, Allison, Aiden and most recently Stiles.
Sometimes Scott just felt old. Old and tired. But not in this moment. Allison didn't save his life from Sebastien for nothing, he was going to live for those who died. He was going to honor them by living his life to the fullest. The True Alpha's thoughts were interrupted when he bumped into someone on his way to the locker room.
"Caroline!" Was Bonnie's whispered exclamation.
"You two have to stop meeting like this." Caroline's voice followed soon after, too amused and mischievous to be innocent.
"We would if you stop pushing me." Replied the witch, having been caught by the vampire since the boy was too lost in thought to have caught her.
"I don't know know what you're talking about, Bonnie. Anyway, Scott, Bonnie wants to give you a goodbye kiss." Responded the Forbes before dropping the bomb.
"You want to give him a goodbye kiss." Corrected a blushing Bonnie, poking her friend's side.
"True. But you didn't deny it. So... What do you say, number eleven?" A tongue tied Scott was saved from answering when Elena and Stefan joined them.
The Gilbert had wondered where her friends were going when Caroline pulled Bonnie who reluctantly followed but if her small smile was anything to go by then she knew.
"Sorry for the interruption, but I just wanted to give you something before you leave." Said the doppelganger, the first part to her friends and the last to Scott who furrowed his brows, sending a questioning look to Stefan who shrugged.
The Tribrid hoped she didn't want to give him a goodbye kiss too or else it would all go to his head. Bonnie and Caroline were a little lost as to what that would be until they saw Elena pull out the necklace Stefan gave her.
"I think this necklace might be your family's long lost heirloom. It reacts to you everytime you focus on it and you said it felt familiar so..." Said the girl, handing over said item to Scott who accepted it but didn't tell her that he didn't know it reacted to him.
Upon accepting it he had a vision of two girls, one older than the other. The older one, Dahlia, was begging the younger one, Esther, to stay with her, to keep their promise to stay together forever, but her pleas went unheard. It seemed like Esther fell in love with one of their captors and planned to stay with and marry him, she called him Mikael, instead of escaping with her older sister Dahlia who seemed much worse off than her younger sister, giving the True Alpha the idea that Esther was treated better than Dahlia. Esther turned her back on Dahlia at the end of the interaction, leaving her visibly devastated.
It was but a short moment but Scott could empathize with Dahlia just as much as he did with Esther. It must have hurt Dahlia maybe as much as it hurt the True Alpha to hear Liam say that he wanted to kill him and even almost succeeded.
Yes, there was a super full moon that night but it only amplified what one already felt, meaning there was a chance Liam truly wanted to kill him and maybe not only for reasonably refusing to give Hayden the bite but for turning him and risking Liam's mother seeing him as a monster. On the other hand Esther looked young enough for the McCall to believe Mikael was her first love and he knew what being in love for the first time felt like.
Oh, he knew and that was one of the reasons he forgave Liam. He also knew how it felt to hold on to said first love as she died in his arms, but even more so have the means to bring her back but not the courage to because of the unknown that came with that resurrection and...
"Scott? Are you OK?" Elena's voice pulled the Tribrid back to the present and he wasn't as surprised as he should have been when he felt a tear run down his cheek.
But he was a bit surprised to find the necklace warm before it cooled down, gaining a little understanding what the girl meant by it reacting to him.
"Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine. I'm OK. It's just... Thanks." Said Scott, wiping away the tear. "Thanks." He repeated, voice stronger.
The Witch Tribrid thought about giving Stefan his powers back but there was no way of doing that without exposing himself, his witch part. So he only watched as Elena and Stefan left, joined by Bonnie and Caroline without giving him goodbye kisses. Looking at the necklace in his hand, Scott knew it was one of the sisters' talisman.
That very thought made him realize that it was probably very old considering Dahlia and Esther's clothing and surroundings. Elena might not know it but she gave him a very old talisman that happened to react to him for some reason, probably just as powerful and a way out of making another talisman to act as his talisman to protect his real talisman.
The visit to Mystic Falls turned out to be very fruitful and the Tribrid wanted to leave it before his good fortune ran out. He already lost goodbye kisses from two very attractive girls who also happened to be friends. Derek was right, everyone can be tempted, even a true alpha. Something about that bothered Scott because true alphas were people too and had flaws and all like everyone else. The boy quickly kicked that thought out of his mind, not wanting to ruin his good mood.
Two attractive girlfriends approached him today with the purpose of kissing him goodbye, if only Elena Gilbert and her powerless vampire boyfriend Stefan Salvatore hadn't interrupted. But it was a good day, and UC Davis was waiting for him along with opportunities to fulfill what Stefan and Elena ruined. With a goofy smile on his face, Scott McCall went back to join the celebration, glad he was alive.