Chapter Three: Family Ties Part 2

Alex P.O.V

We finally made it to the founder's party and we wasn't even late this time. Apparently it's always hosted at the Lockwood mansion and this was are first time be here. It was surprisingly bigger then I thought, but I wouldn't putt it past them to host such a big even here. If I lived In a mansion I'll be hosting party's to, everyone that was coming in was wear casual attire. Good. Because we didn't have anything new and fancy to wear tonight, so we winged it. I deiced to wear an all black ensemble, I had chosen a long Cotten sleeve shirt, with a matching fully tulle skirt that stopped a little over my knees. But my shoes, were a light cream colored flats with one black heart over each toe. I wore my hair parted in the middle, slicked into a tight bun behind my head.

While Tori deiced to wear a black fuzzy long sleeve shirt and a matching glossy black belt, in the shape of a bow tie around her waistline, with a high waisted fully dusky pink tulle skirt, that stop to her knees and black laced up, open toe blocked heels and the same hairstyle as me. My mom mange to find a long red v-neck dress, that stoped at her knees and hugged her body nicely. She pared it with a black leather jacket and matching open toe block high heels, with her hair straight in a ponytail. We may not look super classy, but we look pretty damn good if you ask me.

My mom went to go and greet Mrs. Lockwood and Mayor Lockwood on are behave. While me and Tori walked around the party, I had to make sure to keep an eye out for Bonnie since were a duo tonight...as I looked around the room fill with different displays, I couldn't help but to feel closer to my dad. I wonder why we left? Why he never talk about are family history? I mean for a history teacher that's practically an art form. As we continue to look through the historical displays, I noticed Elena and Stefan near by and deiced to walk over.

"Hey guys." I call out to them getting their attention, they turn around towards me.

"Hey you look great." Elena's said, as she went in to hug me.

"You too." I pull back and look over Elena's shoulders to see Stefan, who was in a a suit. "Wow Stefan, first a football jersey and now a suit." He chuckled.

"Thanks Alex." He smiling, then looked over my shoulder. "And who would that be..." he motioned his head at someone behind me. I looking over my shoulder to Tori, who was hanging a few feet back and eyeing Elena as if she was a celebrity. Then realization hit, they haven't met yet.

I walked over to Tori and link arm arms and brought her over to the couple. "Elena, Stefan this is my little sis Tori. Tori this is Stefan Salvatore and Elena Gilbert." I introduce them to one another, Tori still like puzzled.

"How do you..." Tor was looking at Elena amazed and at me speechless and a lost for words. I forgot to tell her about Elena, since my mom and Elena already met I kind of walked over that bridge with ease, but now was the hard part.

"We been trying to figure that out." We said at the same time, then giggled. But Tori still looked lose for words at Elena and me, I'm probably going to have explain in more.

"Elena is a Gilbert, she apart of one the founding family like we are and Stefan is too, he as Salvatore." I said simply, it still believe it was

Stefan step forward and held out his hand to Tori who took. "It's a pleasure to meet you Tori." Stefan said smiling, while shaking Tori's hand slightly.

"You too." Then she looked at me. "First were a part of a founding family and know you have a twin." Tori said flatly, but I could still here the edge in her voice as she look between Elena and me.

"Yeah, it kind been all the rage around here nowadays." Elena said shrugging slightly, I turn towards Tori nodding my head in agreement. I couldn't have her mad at me, not tonight. Tonight is suppose to be about family and I was going to keep that way.

"Okay then." Tori said looking between all of us. "We'll, I better go greet the Lockwood's. I don't want them to think I'm snobby or something for not looking interested the morning." She held her hand out to Elena.

"It was nice meeting Tori." Elena said shaking her hand.

"You to Elena, Stefan." She look back to one last time. "I'll catch up with you later Lex." Tori Said, before walking off. Well, she handle that way better then I thought.

I turn back to the pair. "Well that went better then excepting." I said Satisfied, looking between the couple. It was important to me that Tori like my friends, I don't want her to be worry about me fitting in or who I was hanging out with, I know mom was.

"So, I'm a newbie to all this towns founder's stuff...can someone explain to me why it's such a big deal?" I asked looking around the display room, there was old books, jewelry and papers in heritage display.

"Well lest start over here." Elena said, grabbing my hand and walking me over to a display case, that had an old piece of paper laying within it, with a bunch of unfamiliar names I never scene before. "The founding families in Mystic Falls Welcomes you to the inaugural founder's council celebration." She read out lout to me and Stefan.

"Wow, look, it's the original guest registry. Look at all theses familiar names..." Elena gushed over, I looked at that the unfamiliar names of people on the list, that I did know anything about.

"Sheriff William Forbes, Mayor Benjamin Lockwood." I read out loud, then stop to see two familiar name down. "Is that Damon Salvatore? And, Stefan' Salvatore?" I turn toward Stefan for an explanation, as he shifted uncontrollably and Elena only leaned in closer to get a look at.

"The original Salvatore brothers. Our ancestors, tragic story, Actually." But instead, I got it from the man who's been pleading my nightmares, Damon. As him and Caroline walking over towards us with their arms link. Nice to see something hasn't change.

"We don't need to bore them with story of the past." Stefan spoke up to Damon, who was smiling like the grinch.

"It's not boring, Stefan. I'd love to hear more about your family history." Elena said turning to face him, with curiosity in her voice. I couldn't shake the feeling that something aren't added up here, and Stefan proved he knows his history when he took on Tanners the first day I arrived.

"And beside, I'm the only one hear who really doesn't know anything about this town or it's history." I chimed, tonight will be a civil night. I didn't care if I have to lock these Salvatore boys up the lady's room, it will not be another brawl anywhere near my normal, family, outing.

"Well, I'm bored." Caroline spoke up, then turning to Damon and lightly grabbing his upper arm. "I want to dance. And Damon won't dance with me." She pouted, then turn to Elena. "Could I just borrow your date?"

"Oh, Uh..." Elena look to Stefan to answer. "It's up to Stefan."

"I don't really dance." Stefan brush off awkwardly.

"Oh, sure he does." Damon smirk at his little brother. "You should see him. Waltz, the jitterbug, the moonwalk. He does it all."

"You wouldn't mind, would you Elena?" Caroline ask Elena, while looking between the couple. Elena was about say something until Caroline got impatient and cut her off.

"Well sorry, but I'm not going to take no for an an answer." Caroline said taking Stefan hand and pulling him out to the room to the dance floor. Which left me, Elena and Damon here, not awkward at all. The last time I saw Damon was the other night at the game, where his cheek met my hand and I didn't have patience to deal with him tonight. I was about to walk away, because he presences got underneath my skin, but he grabbed my hand softly and stopped me before I could move. I turn and look up at him unpressed, while Elena looked between us oddly.

"I want to apologize to you for being such a world-class jerk the other night when I tried to kiss you." He said cooly to me, trying to act all sincere about it. like it wasn't a big deal, that Elena was standing right next to us...Elena look surprised and out of words while I tried to keep a poker face about it, I was beginning to fume.

"There's no excuse. My therapist says I'm...acting out, trying to punish Stefan." Damon continue, trying to explain this reason for his behavior at the game. While Elena looked lost for words, I actually was...After I threaten Damon the other night, I was planing on keeping what happened to myself. I honestly was hoping at some point in time, Caroline would realize that Damon is an asshat and not worth his bad boy salt.

"For what...What does Stefan have to do with this?" Elena ask Damon, with worry in her voice. Thanks Damon, I was trying to avoid this exact situation from happening. The Last thing I need it was for this to get back to Caroline, that would think that I'm trying to steal her guy. And Elena and the rest of her friend, to think that I was staring trouble...I'm trying to start over, ditch my past, a new slate an all that and try to actually make "real" friendships and Damon is about to or is try to, rune that for me.

I crossed my arms over my chest. "I'll like to know the same thing?" I said looking him up and down. I wanted to hear his brilliant explanation, to why he would make a move on me like he did when he's "DATING" Caroline.

"It's all in the past. I don't even want to bring it up..." Damon said sounding bored and shrugging his shoulders lightly, try to play it off like it wasn't a big deal.

"Well you did. So continue!"I snapped out, and he look thrill too.

"Lets just say that the men in the Salvatore Family have been cursed with sibling rivalry." He started to explain his family

I only chuckled lightly to myself as he look down at me. "That a understatement!" I said in a matter of fact tone, Damon just smirked at me and Elena, like he knew something we didn't. Smug bastard.

But before Damon could continue his story Mrs. Lockwood walk in. "Elena, there your. Can I burrow you for a moment." She ask nicely, Elena look between me and Damon for a moment. Probably not wanting to leave us alone, but who could blame her.

"Sure thing Mrs. Lockwood." Elena started to walk off but look back at us once, I only nodded my head to her to let her know I'll would be okay.

"And it all started with the original Salvatore brothers." Damon said . "The Salvatore Name was practically royalty in this town. Until the war. There was was a battle here..."

"The Battle Of Willow Creek." I cut him off swiftly. After getting scolded by Tanner for not knowing the towns history, I decided to look into it more. "I know, we talked about it in class. Confederate soldiers fire on a church with civilians inside." I said softly, leaving out the part were I got "Tanner."

"What the history books left out was the people that were killed. They weren't there by accident." He informed me, as we started to walk around the display room.

I look at him suspiciously. "So someone did it intentionally then? Is that what you're saying?" I Ask him, I feel like we're we talking about some messed up Disney Princess origin and not the ones Disney modify for children.

"They were believed to be union sympathizers. So some of the founder's on the confederacy side back then wanted them rounded up and burned alive." We continue to walk until stoping in front of a replica of fells church.

"That's awful. But what does this have to do with past Stefan and Damon then?" I questioned, taking my eyes away from replica church to look into his icy blue eyes.

"Well past Stefan and Damon, has someone they loved very in that church. And when they went to rescue them, they were shot. Murder in cold blood." Damon said, but I could swore I saw sadness grace his beautiful face just for a second.

"Who was in the church that they want to save?" I ask curiously, because I really wanted to know. I wasn't Caroline, I wasn't going to report this back to Elena and spread doubts. This is Stefan's Family history he needs to be the one that explains its to her, not the girl who like her and just met to.

"A woman, I guess." He shrugged.

"A woman?" Not believing that one girl made them got through all of that hell, only just to lose her.

Damon only look at the model of the church before turning to look at me. "Doesn't it alway come down to the love of a woman?" My breath suddenly got caught in my chest, to be honest I really didn't know how to respond to that.

"Yeah. I guess, If your into Mr. Gatsby." Being sarcastic while tried to light the mood, because I could tell how this was effecting him. But Damon was like me, he was to cool to let his emotions get the better of him around others or let someone see that side of him. But truth be told, we all were.

"Look, I'm sorry that you and Stefan have problems between you..." I start to say, as he looked at me. "But I cant get in the middle of it, Damon..." I was struggling with wording my sententious..."But Stefan's, he's Elena's boyfriend and Caroline is her friend...I'm sorry." I Just gave up, I was about walk off until Damon lightly grabbed my upper arm, I turn to look down at his hand then back up to him.

"Sorry for making it awkward.."

I only shake my head lightly. "No your not." I said and he look at me weirdly. "I know what your trying to do Damon."

"And what is that?" He seriously was going to make me spell it out for him.

"Your stirring thing up and that not cool...look I haven't been here long and I don't know the full story between you and Stefan. But I'm not about be a pawn or ammunition in your game to spite your brother and rune his and Elena relationship." I informed him sternly, I wasn't going to walk an all to familiar road I knows so well.

"I'm not...Alex honestly. That's not my intention." He said softly, while grabbing both my arms light so I was facing him directly.

We only stared at each other for a minute, but it felt like hours. "Hmm...Look Damon, I have to with my gut on this..." I said to Damon sternly, who continue to look at me like he was trying memorize ever inch of my face, as if I would vanish in a Instant. "I just moved here, okay...and Elena, Stefan and even Caroline have all been kind to me. And I won't get in the middle of what ever happing or going on between you and Stefan...or even Elena for that matter. I just...I hope you two can work it out...because you only get one life and you only have one sibling Damon. So make it work, okay." I said giving him a soft smile.

"Thanks. I hope so, too." Damon reply quietly, but not really sounding hopeful.

After the history lesson from Damon, I mange to make it outside we're everyone else was at dancing and mingling. I saw my mom laughing and dance with none other then Zach Salvatore. That's good for her, to move on and put her self out there. She's been so worried and preoccupied about Tori and not to mention my mad as a hatter self fitting in. It was good to see her adjust to are new life, she seem genuinely happy, which makes me happy.

I was outside standing around by the refreshments and watching everyone else have a good time, that I didn't even noticed someone else standing beside me. "So how are you enjoying your first founder's party?" I turned to the side to see Stefan, with a drink in his hand looking down at me.

"It's actually going great, I just got done talking a family member."

"Really. Who?"

"Ugh...Logan Fells. He's the local new reporter apparently." I said

"yeah. Actually, a lot of your family Members we're new are reports." He said smile at me, I look down smiling to myself. Stefan's smile wasn't like Damon's, seductive, malevolent or positivity wicked. Stefan's smile reminded me a lot like Matt's, that first day I met him. Innocent, kind, boyish cute charm.

"Hmm...Duly noted." I said looking around fumbling with my fingers and softly biting my lip. Feeling even more self conscious and lost about my dad's side of the family. Ever since I got here it feels like my life has been not but a lie, like there were so many missing piece to put together.

"You okay." Stefan sounding concerned, I Looked up at him and felt really nervous all of Sutton.

I shrugged my shoulders. "I just feel really out of place here...I never been to an event like this before...I-I just feel really weird is all, to know that my family and ancestors are important people." I said nervously looking towards the again ground. Until Stefan's put a hand on my shoulder and I looked back up at him, he had a warm and welcoming smile on his face. The same boyish smile.

"I know I said that-I don't dance back there...but do you, want to dance with me?" Stefan ask me feebly, while holding out his hand. I look at his hand then back at him.

"Yeah. Sure. But I should warn you, I'm a terrible dancer." I said before taking his hand and walk towards the dance floor, and before we could even start dancing a slower starts to play. Not Awkward at all.

"I take it, You didn't know about your family origin here in Mystic Falls."

I shake my head. "No. I didn't know."

He look puzzled for a moment. "Really, I though your dad was a history teacher. Isn't that suppose to be his thing, history?"

"I would think so...he taught history his entire career, But he seems to left out are history." giving him a weak smile on my face, I feel like I don't know anything about my father. But guess that's why suggested we move back here, but it didn't explain why he moved away. I mean you move from small town to the city, not small town to small town, not that logic just doesn't make since.

"What kind of history did he teach? If you mind me asking?"

"Uhm-He tough freshman history 101 mostly, that's how he meet my mom. but for the last seven years, he was a historian and he tough mythological studies at a university outside Rosewoods. I know, big change from world history to Mythology history...But he even made his own class when we moved there...it was his proudest work."

"He sound like a really great guy."

"He was."

"I'm sorry for early. I hope Damon didn't drive you too crazy." He spoken up, I had almost forgot about Damon. I hate to admit, but Damon truly seem like he was genuine back there. Maybe he was right about the males in his family, that tend to rival a lot. And me being all judge, wasn't probably helping either.

"No. Actually he was on his good behavior. He even apologized and explained why he is the way he is. And it all goes back to Katherine." I admit.

"Oh."

Stefan look a bit taken backward about I told him. "So tell me about her? What happened, if you don't mind."

"It's not something I like to talk about." He shrugged off. I would have thought it to be Damon the one that's not open with sharing his feelings, not Stefan. But I guess I completely wrong about these Salvatore boys.

"I get that. I do. I just want you to know that you can." I was explaining to him. "I mean, I just burden you with my long lost family dilemma. So don't be afraid to do the same, we're friends now."

"Thank you...So we're Friends now huh?" Stefan said, while grinning down at me, I shrugged lightly while trying to subdue the smile growing on my face.

"I mean-you do have a whole lot of girls for friends...might as well add one more to that list." I said while laughing and him grinning back. "So...friends?"

"Friends"

"I wish your brother could be this easy to get along with." I said and he look at me to continue, so I did. "When we're talking, he told me the only reason he did what he did at the games was to get at you...I didn't get it." I just couldn't understand why Damon would try to kiss me, yes. Probably had something to do with me looking like Elena, but if that was case he would've dropped Caroline and started to date me.

"Its, uhm complicated...My life is complicated."

"By complicate, you mean Damon...And Katherine." I ask and I know I shouldn't but I guess I couldn't help it, maybe she is the real reason Damon did what he did or act the way he does.

"Yeah. Something like that...Damon is his own sorts of person." Stefan shrugged.

"I think Damon could be a better person if he tried, I secretly like to believe theirs still some good people in world." I admit, my voice sounding smaller then I thought. I was trying to give Stefan hope with him and Damon's relationship. I truly believe Damon can be good, he just have to get over himself and want to fix things with brother.

"With Damon, I honestly don't know if that's true anymore." He said with sadness coving his face, and apprehensive in his voice.

I frown looking up at him. "You truly believe that you and Damon can't fix your relationship? Can you?" I said genuinely feeling sorry for the brother's. I wonder what really happen, to make them really hate each other so much, that one Of them would go so far to rune the others reputation. It couldn't just be Katherine, that for sure...or maybe it was, since Damon's would go so far, to have Caroline do his dirty work and plant doubts.

"It's nothing ...it's just I really don't want to talk about is it" Stefan was trying to explain. But I slowly pulled away from him, to create some distance between us...But I also deiced to take my own advice and not to get in the middle of the brothers rivalry. But I just couldn't help but get the feeling that something was a missed and it all had something to do with Katherine...But if I was being honest, all I just wanted to do was hang out with friends and enjoy history about old, dead, ancestors that I never heard of before and a family I don't knew about. And I just ask him to be my friend and now I'm over stepping boundaries because of my curiosity getting in the way.

I stepped away from him fully. "It's okay Stefan, I understand. Thank for dance. But I should really go find Bonnie, she technically my date and I haven't seen her all night." I said trying to keep my voice even, as I rushing off to find Bonnie.

I end up finally found Bonnie, with a mopping Elena eating ice cream. I eagerly joined in...because I specially needed it, after my awkward moment on the dance floor with Stefan. I walking around for a bit, thinking over what happened. I realized that I don't need to be a part of drama that has absolutely nothing to do with me, and I shouldn't really concern myself with any of it. Whatever the Salvatore's beef is with one another, it's between them and their girls...I'll be fine sitting on the sidelines with Bonnie...but I couldn't help but feel bad for Stefan, because he is a nice guy and Damon seemed to be trying to turn all of Elena and her friends against him, just to get a kick out of it or to really see Stefan miserable..I don't know why. But apparently I was right, because after I got done dancing with Stefan, him and Elena has a bit of couples squirrel over none other then Damon.

"This is my fault. I planted doubt. I'm a doubt planter." Bonnie said with worry in her voice, I looked over to Elena who still look sad and moving her ice cream around.

"It's not your fault. I just-I feel terrible because I said that I wouldn't get in the middle of it, and that's exactly what I did. I got all snotty" Elena said mopping over her fighting with Stefan, over Damon.

"You want the truth. Its nothing wrong with that." I said to Elena, putting a hand over her for arm. She just want to be closer to her boyfriend, without the unnecessary revengeful older brother and dead ex girlfriend drama and now one could blame her for that.

An hour later and so far as the night counted, I danced with Bonnie, Matt, Elena, mom and even Tyler. I even met Sheriff Forbes who was completely shock, but overall thrilled to meet me. I also learned some new info about my family history, I finally enjoyed a nice family outing with minimal drama at best. I just got done having a conversation with Sheriff Forbes, as I was making my way to the powder room...only to see Caroline.

"Hey You. I haven't seen you all night." I said out Caroline, while walking over to the mirror to reply my lipstick. She's the only person I haven't seen all night, besides Damon.

"I've been busy...and so have you!" She said while applying lipstick.

"Yeah wit-"

"With Stefan...you two look cozy." Caroline cut me off, my mind didn't even have time to registered what she said as I blurted out.

"What do mean?" I looked at her through the mirror confusion.

Caroline only shrugged. "What I mean, is for a guy who clams not to be a good dancer, you two looks rather chummy on the dance floor." I continue to only stared at her through the mirror to wearily, I didn't understand were this animosity was coming from and why now.

"Caroline is not like that. I'm not like that..Did-did I do something wrong?" I haven't hung out with Caroline much beside at Elena dinner party, and yeah she came by the house a few times. But other then that, I haven't been around her enough to cause any friction between us.

"You and Damon seemed friendly back there too." She sounding jealous, then I knew exactly where all of this was coming from. But I know if I try to tell her that Damon was just stirring thing up, she wouldn't believe me.

"Friendly...I wouldn't say we're friendly...more like civil" I muttered through clinch teeth, while trying subdue the rising anger within me. When I get my hands on that Salvatore I was going to pummel him into ground, like Tyler did to Jeremy.

"Really? Well, my radar must be off, 'cause I was getting all sort of other vibes" she said, trying not to sound like she's wasn't bother about it. I turn towards her and softly touch her shoulders, she turned her head towards me.

"Caroline you're being ridiculous, I would never-" I was saying, but stop talking to see her shawl slide down to revive a oddly shaped mark on her neck, I narrowed my eyes but couldn't get a good look at it.

"Hmm?" But Caroline look at me confused, only to turn back to the mirror to try and fix her shawl. I try to lift her up, it couldn't be misquoted bit, it was to big. "Don't!" She hissed, while putting her hand over her scarf, but I wasn't having it. Whatever it was, she was acting to cagey and secretive about it for it to just be normal. After tugging her hand way, I mange to lift her shawl up to see, bad bused bit mark at the bases of her neck.

"Oh my god. Caroline, what happened?" I ask frantically, looking over her neck. Whatever that was, it was to big and swozzie to be just a regular hickey or a misquote bite.

"Nothing, okay?!" She said defensively while trying to quickly fix her shawl. I only snacked it from her hand.

"That is not nothing! Did somebody hurt you." I pointed a finger at her swollen neck.

Caroline only snatched the shawl back, while wrapping it around her neck. "No, okay, nothing. It just...my mom would kill me." She said incoherently, looking spooked. I pull down her shawl again, to see another bit mark on her back. It's nothing my ass, I don't know what game end Damon was playing at but abusing Caroline wasn't cool.

"Did Damon hurt you?" I asked her sternly, trying to keep my temperature in check. This entire night, it seems Damon some how may it all about him and I was getting sick of it.

"No! Of course not! Just leave me alone. Okay, Alex?!" Caroline said swatting my hand way, and rushing out the bathroom. That's it! I had it with him, he somehow mange to make the whole night about him. I stormed outside and started to look around for Damon, until I saw him a walk towards me smirking. I smile right back, good. Saving me the trouble of going on a witch-hunt.

"Alex, what do I owe the pleas-" he stared, but I shoved him backwards. I didn't care if anyone saw or If I was causing a scene, his ass was grass.

"Don't!" I snarled out, Damon look at confused. I shook my head in disgusted at him and shoved him agin, as hard I could, he seriously think he could get away with this. Like no one was going to find out about what's he was doing. And Poor Caroline, she was probably to terrified so say anything about it, believing whatever bull shit Damon was feeding her. I just felt completely stupid. I felt sorry for him, because of his problems with Stefan, and losing Katherine, but now.

"There is something seriously wrong with you." I pointed a angry finger at him, he still didn't seem to understanding what was going on. "You stay away from Caroline or I will go straight to her mother, The sheriff. You got it? Stay away from her." I yelled him, he only look token back at my out bursted.

I shook my head in disbelief. "I can't believe I stood up for you to Stefan." I just stormed off in the opposite direction, I couldn't take being around him for one more second. I started to go and look for mom and Tori, I didn't feel like partying and being an social anymore. My normal night...somehow turned into the Damon Salvatore show. I didn't really get far, because Elena and Stefan was hot on my tail.

"Alex...Alex, What was that all about." Elena ask me, with worry clouding her voice, while her and Stefan started to walking beside me.

I stopped abruptly, which almost case then to rush into me "I'm sorry." I said turning to face Stefan, who look worried. "I take it all back, all of it...You were completely right about Damon." I said shaking my head, while is couldn't believe I stud up for him and thought he was misunderstood.

"There are bruises all over Caroline's body. Bite marks, and he has her all confused and messed up in the head." I tried to explain, completely beside myself. I was scared and worry for Caroline, I don't know what Damon's damage is but it has to be way more then some childish sibling rivalry.

Elena only look at me shocked, before turning towards Stefan. "You don't look surprised." My head shoot up to look at Stefan, and he wasn't. Please tell me Bonnie wasn't right about him to, it was already bad enough I thought one Salvatore had bad intentions, please don't tell me this one does to.

"Um...I'm handling it." Stefan look to clam, to just have this "Handled". Because If this is how he's handling things, then maybe he need to revalue the term under-control. Because none of this ok, Caroline been acting like a lost puppy anytime Damon's around and I'm pretty sure she has a brain to think for her self.

"Handling it? Stefan, you should be having him arrested." I yelled, first I'm prying into his personal life and now fighting with him. So much for new friendships. But to be completely serious, this entire night feels spoils now. I should have just punched Damon in the face and would have been done with situation or maybe I shouldn't have open my mouth at all. I don't know.

"Alex, please. I...I don't expect you to understand." But I only looked at him with fire in my eyes and with my hands slightly shaking from anger. But I only took a slow breath, as I rubbed my tongue to the right side of my cheek before kissing my teeth. "I don't understand anything, Stefan. So why don't you just clear it up for me?"

He looked at me uneasy or a moment before continuing. "Look, there are things that you don't know, okay? And things you probably wouldn't understand."

"Your absolutely right Stefan ? I wouldn't understand how someone could hurt physical hurt someone else and completely walk around like nothing has happened." I sarcastically responded, while folding my arms over my chest waiting for his answer. But Stefan attention wasn't normal me and before I could eve say anything.

"I'm so sorry. I have to go." he said before walking off in the night, I guess I just ruined are friendship before it could even started.

Laurel P.O.V

It was nice for change, to go out and do something that I never done before, and the girls both seemed to have a nice night. I knew moving here was good for us...Dani knew it was good for us, I was so worried that the girls was going to have a hard time fitting in, but they seem better off then I thought they would. Specially Alex, she's been through a roll coaster this year and I know she's been trying without saying she has. And Tori, going for cheerleading, now thats something I thought she would never be interested, she remind me a lot like someone I use to loved very much. I'm so proud of both of them, they came so far.

Tonight was a hit, even those we don't know much about Daniel's Family history...I don't know why, he would want to keep this part of life a secret for such a long time and not share it with us. I know he has secrets, but don't we all. I just wish he was here to share it and join it with us, he love this type of stuff...Which beings me back to why he wouldn't he tell us about his family history.

But Carol, she's been nice enough to educate me about about it the entire night. Introducing me to other found families and sharing the towns history, showing me historical items. It was nice I could probably even call her a friend, Tori thinks the only reason she's doing all this was because she felt sorry or obligate too. I tried not let the girls big imagination get to me.

"Thank you for staying so late." Mrs. Lockwood said to me, while walking me to a study. She said she had something important to tell me and she ask me to walk with her.

"Oh, I don't mind-really." I brushed off, I haven't had the chance to really socialize with anybody other then Jenna, who was a complete delight. But when Carol deiced to introduce me to the other founding families I decided why not, it makes the girls and my job way easier with blending in.

"Are your sure? Are the girls going to be okay getting home?" It was also nice to know that everyone card so much, but it still surprises when we got invited to the even. But then Carol ask me was Alex single, I knew wanted to set

I told her yes, but I also hinted at the fact Alex wasn't really looking for relationship right now. She's still fragile even if she doesn't want to admit, she was. And Tyler, he look like he could be trouble and after seeing what he did to Jeremy at games I was kind of skeptical of him dating my daughter. He seem so angry, to angry for a teenage boy with practically everything.

"Yeah. Their catching a ride with a friend. So what's all this about?" I thought it was kind of weird that carol would invited me to her husband study to talk without a explanation as to why.

"We'll since you just moved here, I'm pretty sure you're husband hasn't told you about some of the towns history, pacifically the founder's."

"Uhm-no, actually. He never really mentioned Mystic Falls." I felt kind of embarrassed that I didn't know anything about Mystic Falls history or founder council, I mean really, I'm married to a historian and not once didn't he mention a council. Well, was married, I need to get use to saying that, I can't keep living in the past.

"Oh-Well the founder's of Mystic Falls, deiced to have council that take leadership with in the town."

"Really? Because this is the first time I'm hearing this. I never herd anybody say anything about council." I look at carol, who look token back by my lack of knowledge.

"Well it's keep secret from the public for many reason."

"Which I'm guessing, is the reason why I'm here now." I stated.

"Exactly. Your family is a founding one, so the rest of the council feel its for best to have you involved with this." She said while leading me to a door, which I'm guessing was the study.

"With what?" I ask, as Carol open the door to let me go in first, but we weren't alone apparently.

"Did you get the Gilbert watch?" Sheriff Forbes ask walking over to us.

"She claims it's packed away in her parents' things." Carol respond, while closing the door behind her. I then look around confused, that when I noticed it was Mr. Lockwood, Sheriff Forbes and...Long in the study as well. I turned back to Carol with confusion written a cross my face, I had absolutely no idea for what going on here. But whatever it is, it seem to be urgent for the mayor and sheriff to be present. But it doesn't add up to why Carlo and Logan being here...including me. I'm English teacher, not a politician.

"I can get it." Long said, he was sitting in arm chair bedside the mayor.

"Good. We're going to need it." Sheriff Forbes said to him. Need way? What was going on here?

"Need what?" I ask frantically looking around for a answer, but was being ignored.

"Are you sure?" Mr. Lockwood said to to sheriff Forbes, she looked serious at him.

"Five bodies all drained of blood? I'm certain." Sheriff Forbes said firmly. Bodies? Blood?...what?

"Hold on-bodies-can someone please tell what's going on here." I look around at everyone, trying to pieces whatever the hell is going, bodied drain blood, what was going on?

"They're come back." Long said.

I look at Logan confused. "What has came back?" I Yelled out in frustration, finally getting all of there attention to how clueless I'm to this secret meeting. They all looked around at each others for a moment, until Liz only walk over to stand in front of me.

"Do you believe in vampires?"

A/N: Okay Chapter Three Part

So part one and two was not my favorite to write and I will be writing them as best as I can, but I just wanted to give you all a chapter since it's been about two week I've believe since my last posted. Not my proudest work, but I'm working on it. I also really wanted to have "Haunted" up my By Halloween, but sadly it won't be. Because I really wanted to try and give the best quality to you all and right now it doesn't seem like to me. I am rewriting as I go along, so if you do see things change it's not eyes that's playing tricks on you.

• What are your thought on this chapter ?

• What do believe Alex recent dreams are about ?

• Any guess at to what happened in her past ?

• Do you want to see Alex X Tyler a little ?

• Who do you want to see the Fell's Trio interact with more ?

Be sure to Please leave a comment, hope you enjoy.

With Love,

W.G.W