A/N: Okay so this chapter has two parts, because I can't choose in which direction I want the story to go. Because of this, you get to decide by ng me if you liked part one or part two the best :)
Part 1
Ira walked through the forest slowly, her bare feet almost gliding over the ground, the only thing she was wearing was a short, flowy, white dress. She loved walking in the forest, listening to the nature around her, it made it easier for her to think and sort out her 'visions' without having to draw them.
'Visions' weren't really a correct term either, sure she sometimes saw thing but most of the time she just knew stuff. Like she knew that Elena's friend Caroline was destined to become a vampire, but not when or how.
Knowing things like she did made life pretty boring and predictable, that was why she liked people who were chaotic and spontaneous. It also made Ira very apathic towards life in general, not to say she didn't feel anything at all, just that to her killing was fun and a way to stop the monotonous passing of time.
"Ira." Enzo walked up to her.
"Enzo." Ira smiled at her friend.
"What do you say we go get some milkshakes and then go to the falls and watch the water?" Enzo fell into step with her.
"We could do that or we can go visit Damon, the choice is yours." Ira chuckled. "I know he killed Elena's and Jeremy's history teacher a few days ago."
"So, the changes you told me about are starting to happen already?" Enzo asked slowly.
"Yup and soon we are going to have to sacrifice my sister to help the King reach his full potential." Ira giggled and spun around in a dance only she knew.
"Who is this King you speak off?" Enzo grabbed her hand and started to dance with her.
One thing she adored about Enzo was that he never judged her, even if she was insane, he just joined her in the insanity. She never had to pretend to be normal and stable around him, she could let her true self out to play.
Around most people Ira put up a mask of being a normal young woman who loved her family but the truth was that thanks to her gift, she had lost her sanity marbles a long, long time ago. And while she felt protective of Jeremy and loved him in her own way, the rest of the family she really didn't feel anything for.
Jeremy knew, of course, and didn't judge her for it. He still loved her and would protect her, even kill for her if it was needed. Their parents neglect of him in favor of Elena and Ira stepping up to take care of him instead helped solidify his alliance. Jeremy had always been a dark little soul and Ira adored him for it.
Ira had more 'sane' days, so to speak, every now and then, where she was almost like a normal person and then there were days that she had no sanity at all and was so gone that even the Marsh Hare from Alice in Wonderland would be considered absolutely sane in comparison.
"The King who was bound by the one who was supposed to love him no matter what." Ira whispered mysteriously before she giggled again.
"Sounds like fun." Enzo laughed.
Ira laughed and danced with her blood red hair flying in the wind around her. As Enzo watched her dance two male hikers stumbled into the clearing, stopping short at the sight of the young woman dancing to no music.
"Look Enzo." Ira stopped dancing and turned to the vampire. "You got lunch delivered."
"Seems that way, love." Enzo laughed and the hikers jumped around, not having seen him earlier.
"Hey man, what does she mean?" One of the men asked. "Is she high?"
"No, she's not high." Enzo chuckled darkly. "And she meant that I'm hungry and you both were kind enough to walk here which brough lunch."
"We are not going to give you our food." The second man glared.
"Finding you here your blood so strong, Fangs sink in where I belong, Sweet and hot my crimson high, Your pulse is fading as you slowly die…" Ira sing songed as she started to dance again.
"She is definitely high, dude." The first man mumbled.
"Nope, she just knows what's going to happen." Enzo showed them his vampiric face and sped over to drain the first man while he let the second one run.
"You okay here, love, while I get the other one?" Enzo asked as he dropped the drained body to the ground.
"The trees are swaying in the breeze." Ira hummed which Enzo took as a yes and sped after the second man.
"So, should we have milkshake or visit Damon?" Ira asked as Enzo walked back to her. "Or should we go visit Damon and bring him to get milkshakes?"
"Let's visit Damon and then we can decide about the milkshakes." Enzo said and picked Ira up so he could carry her at vamp-sped to the Salvatore Boarding house.
Fifteen minutes later Ira knocked on the door to the boarding house.
"Yes?" Zach Salvatore asked as he opened the door.
"Hey, we're looking for your nephew Damon." Ira smiled sweetly. "I'm Sapphira Gilbert, by the way."
"I know who you are. What do you want with Damon?" Zach wanted to know.
"Just want to talk to him." Ira reassured and walked past Zach.
"Ira." Enzo sounded reprimanding.
"Oh, right, that was rude." Ira walked back out again and smiled sheepishly at Zach. "You are never supposed to enter someones home without an invitation."
"Come in." Zach smiled at the young woman; he had always liked her even if she was odd.
"Thank you, kindly." Ira beamed at him.
"Damon is in the parlor." Zach directed. "I have a meeting to get to. It was nice seeing you again Ira."
Ira glided into the parlor where Damon was standing drinking bourbon.
"What could a pretty little thing like you want with me?" Damon sped over to her, trying to chock and scare her.
"I don't want anything from you, you silly goose." Ira booped him on the nose with a laugh, not scared in the slightest. "But he does."
"He who?" Damon asked, feeling a bit off kilter when she wasn't scared of him.
"That would be me, mate." Enzo walked into the parlor. "Nice place, bit different from how you described it."
"Enzo?" Damon whispered.
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Part 2
Ira was cooking breakfast for her siblings while Enzo sat at the breakfast bar trying to solve a crossword puzzle and observing Ira as she danced around to the music on the radio. Jenna had left earlier for a meeting with one of her teachers about a paper she had written or something.
"I need to go release a crow from a cage later today if you want to come with?" Ira turned to look at Enzo.
"I guess it's time to find out the crow's part of the story." Enzo hummed with a smile. They were using code words so that if Jenna, Jeremy or Elena walked in they would not know what was going on.
"It was his treasure we found in the woods yesterday." Ira said just as Elena and Jeremy walked into the kitchen.
"Who's treasure?" Jeremy asked.
"The crow's treasure, of course." Ira kissed Jeremys head as she placed a plate of scrambled eggs in front of him.
"You are so weird." Elena giggled.
"Thank you, dear sister." Ira mock bowed. "By the way, how did the whole car wash thing go yesterday?"
"It went fine, even though Caroline disappeared for a while, and we managed to collect a lot of money." Elena smiled and beamed as Ira placed the plate in front of her.
"Good work." Ira patted Elenas shoulder, then she turned to look at Jeremy. "Jeremy, how'd history with the new teacher go?"
"It went well, he started by giving us a pop quiz to see where we were and I aced it." Jeremy smiled as he told them that. "Then he gave me a way to work my grade up by writing a history paper about Mystic Falls."
"I'm proud of you, kiddo." Ira nodded at him.
"Enzo was big help with the pop quiz." Jeremy smiled gratefully at the vampire.
"Oh?" Enzo asked confused.
"Most of the questions was about World war II." Jeremy smirked.
"Then you are very welcome." Enzo smirked back.
"You know a lot about World War II?" Elena asked looking between Enzo and Jeremy.
"Yeah, you could say that if I choose to go to school for it, I would easily get a master degree in World War II." Enzo told her and Ira had to turn round so she wouldn't start laughing.
"Cool." Elena hummed, then she turned to Jeremy. "You need a ride to school?"
"Yeah, thanks." Elena and Jeremy got up from the bar.
"Bye Ira, and thanks for breakfast." Elena said as she walked out.
"Bye Sapphi." Jeremy kissed her on the cheek before he too rushed out.
"I'll take care of the dishes while you change and then we'll go and free the crow." Enzo told Ira softly and gently pushed her towards the stairs.
Forty-five minutes later Ira was about to knock on the door to the Salvatore boarding house but decided they should just walk in.
"Ira?" A voice asked as they approached the parlor.
"Hey Vicki." Ira smiled. "I'm looking for Damon, know where I can find him?"
"Yeah this way." Vicki led her to the parlor slowly as she asked in a jealous voice. "What do you want with him?"
"Yeah, what do you want with me?" Damon asked from where he was standing by the drink table and when he saw Ira clearly, he leered at her. "I can think of a few things, if you are out of ideas."
"I'm here for two reasons." Ira just smiled at the raven-haired vampire.
"And those being?" Damon walked seductively over to her, both him and Ira taking note of the jealous glare Vicki was sending Ira.
"First to free a crow from his cage." Ira smiled kindly and held out Damons day lighter ring towards him.
"Where did you get this?" Damon took the ring and put in on quickly.
"I found it in the woods." Ira answered truthfully.
"And the second reason?" Damon looked at her.
"Oh, he wanted the rest of the story, the parts he doesn't know." Ira walked over to the fire place and sat down in front of it.
"He wanted?" Damon looked confused. "He who?"
"That would be me, mate." Enzo walked in from where he had waited to come in for the biggest dramatic impact.
"Enzo?" Damon gasped with big eyes staring at his thought long lost friend.
"Long time no see." Enzo smirked at him.
"I saw you die." Damon murmured.
"Correction, you left me to die in a blaze." Enzo glared darkly. "Luckily for you, Ira said I was missing parts of the story which is the only reason I'm not killing you right now."
"Yes, it's true that I left you, but do be able to save myself and leave you behind I had to turn my humanity off." Damon explained desperately. "You were…are my only true friend and I have spent years thinking you were dead."
"Sadly, I survived the fire and spent more time with Augustine." Enzo said softly.
"How did you get out?" Damon asked. "I would guess that the same trick wouldn't work twice."
"I was rescued." Enzo turned an adoring smile towards Ira how was sitting cross legged in front of the fire, swaying slowly from side to side. "My angel came for me six years ago and I have been by her side ever since."
"You love her." Damon murmured.
A/N: So which part did you like best?
Part 1 where Ira is insane and basically a pshycopath or Part 2 where she is sane and kind?
Let me know :D
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