I'm not at all proud of this chapter. Over 14 thousand words that I struggled to write in the past few months. I feel like I portrayed everything in the wrong way but it's not like I could have avoided this chapter and it needed to be written for the story to continue. Nonetheless I do hope you enjoy anyway.
She arrives at the carnival and not allot of people are there yet, people will probably be arriving soon, she thinks. Her eyes scan her surroundings as she walks around, everything looks amazing and she wonders if Caroline would still be here, or if she went home to get ready. The latter is more likely. Her attention is captured by someone at a table huddled over by the punch bowl. She tilts her head, a quirky look coming on her face as she walks over. She'd recognize him anyways.
"Are you spiking the drinks?" She speaks up and Tyler actually jumps, before spinning around. He has a hand hidden behind his back and his eyes are wide. Alexis lets out a laugh. "Be careful, chaperone Jenna is on duty tonight." She tells him, amused and he is quick to relax after a quick glance around. He shakes his his head and smiles.
"Your aunt is here? As an actual chaperone?" Tyler asks, sounding very amused as he has heard of a few of aunt Jenna's stoners stories. He's not too worried about being caught by her.
"Mhmm." Alexis agree as her eyes rake over him, brow quirking up and he gives her a jokingly suggestive look.
"See something you like, Al'?" He asks, teasing her but also wondering in his mind if those pregnancy hormones have kicked in yet. Tyler can almost feel Matt punching him in the face again for just thinking that.
"Where is your shirt?" She questions, totally ignoring his comment as she takes in his outfit before her eyes flick up to his. She looks both amused and disapproving somehow. Tyler actually laughs at that, like the answer is obvious.
"Because someone has to make all the girl in mystic falls swoon." He tells her, smirking a little and purposely playing up the hot jock factor which makes her roll her eyes.
"You're going to freeze to death tonight...just to look hot." She deadpans, crossing her arms while amusement twinkles in her eyes. He opens his mouth to say something but than narrows his eyes and shuts his mouth at the look on her face. He also is pretty sure he's made the exact same complaint to every girls he's gone on a date with, instead he just laughs shaking his head at the pregnant girl.
"Which this then." Tyler tells her before leaning back and looking over to his side to say a petite ginger haired girl dressed as a rather revealing sexy firefighter walking. Alexis watches with interest as Tyler catch the girls eyes and winks, nodding his head up in a cocky way. Things do not go to plan for Tyler as the girl makes a disgusted face at him as if saying 'AS IF!' before she looks at Alexis and smiles a little before continuing to walk away. They both watch as the girl leaves.
"Ouch." Alexis sympathises, knowing that must of hurt and Tyler makes a face, definitely expressing a bruised ego. Girl's used to run to him if he even looked their way, but they're standards don't include him as much..well, when they're sober. His reputation is stained, rightfully so by the night of the pep rally. Alexis's may have forgiven him but getting any other females that don't actually know him like she does is nearly impossible. He's not the most wanted jock in Mystic Falls anymore because once a person does something like he did, it'll never truly leave everyone's minds even he repented and continues to. He understands it though, he still regrets it and always will.
He looks back to Alexis, shaking his head and blowing off what just happened. "Don't worry about it, Al'. Just means I have to up my game."He tells her and she gives pause before nodding.
"I guess the not wearing a shirt thing could work in your favour." She admits with a tilt on her head and he smiles at her, his lips twitching up. At that moment Tyler actually takes the time to look over his friends costume and find himself thoroughly amused.
"Anyway, Princess, where would you're prince charming be?" Tyler asks her, tilting his head as he looks at her costume. The corner of his lips pulled up teasingly because he always used to joke that she was a princess while sadly that word meant something else to Elena. There was a time her sister was none as the 'ice princess'. Alexis's bright red painted lips quirk up sweetly thinking about her boyfriend. She tilts her head before nodding.
"Oh, He'll show up a little later with Vicki. Maybe an hour or so." She tells Tyler and he perks up at that, suddenly looking more interested. The playful and teasing nature disappears from him, turning more serious and hesitant. It's unlike him. Tyler pauses, pressing his lips together as his eyes drop down.
"How is she?" He question the pregnant girl looking slightly uncomfortable and his tone is both soft and serious. The truth is Tyler did have feelings for her, maybe he still does, but he had to let her go. There was a point in which he had realized he had been a toxin to her, maybe not as bad as the drugs but he certainly didn't help. He wasn't good for her, especially what he almost did to her- something he's actually thankful Jeremy was around to stop. Yet after how he treated her, she was still so attached to him, he was as well- he didn't want to let her go but then the pep rally happened. She freed herself. After that they didn't talk, after that he knew it was for the better. Vicki got better without him, he got better but then Vicki fell of the wagon. Maybe it's guilt, or just concern for someone he did care a great deal about even if he didn't really show it but he does hope she is truly okay.
Alexis looks at Tyler softly, seemingly understanding and there a thin smile on her lips for a moment. "Vicki's okay, she's the one that convinced him he should still come tonight and bring her with him. Matt says she's shaken, but as far as he can tell she wasn't high when she came home."
"Good, that's good." Tyler says, nodding his head and she can't exactly read the expression on his face.
"It is..just one step at a time." Alexis nods, speaking carefully and after a moment Tyler looks up at her, his expression shifting into something else.
"Also, Matt told me about Stefan." The raven haired jock tells her, his tone firm as he looks at her. Alexis quirks a brow at this change but goes along.
"He did?"
"Yeah, he told me how when Vicki came home and Stefan had come over not an hour later asking for her. Matt said Vicki seemed terrified of Stefan." Tyler explains, shaking his head and ticking his jaw. Hatred and concern almost coming off him in waves. Alexis frowns, furrowing her brow because yes she knew part of that but not all of it. She's a little surprised. "I know he's your friend bu-" Tyler continues but she cuts him off.
"He's not."
"What?"
"He's not my friend, not anymore. Not really. " She tells him firmly, he can see some hurt in her eyes and wonders what that boy did that has Alexis so firm about that. Maybe it's about Vicki, maybe she realized what he knows or maybe it's something else. Tyler has question but no isn't the time for them. He just nods.
"Good, because there is something seriously wrong with him...and his brother." He tells her, a rawness in his voice full of honestly. What those brothers have done, that's more than enough to hate them for but he'd be lying if he said that's what made him hate them at first. There's also another reason he can't explain, a hatred on pure instinct alone. " I've known that since the day I meet them." He tells her.
"You did?" Alexis looks curious at this, tilting her head and watching him with interest. He makes a face, his brows furrowing as he tries to think of a way to explain it. It's something primal, something of pure instinct that has him feeling as though this hatred is hard wired into his DNA.
"Have you ever meet someone and hated them instantly? There's no real reason expect for a feeling that there is something off about them. Something wrong and you don't know what it is but you just know." He tells her, conviction in his voice. He feels as though there beast in his belly, underneath his skin that wants to claw its way and tear everything to fucking pieces. Most specifically those brothers. It's almost like an ache a need for him to tear them to shreds. Well not everything, he thinks as he glance back at the pregnant girl
Alexis looks slightly shocked hearing this,her lips parted slight and she's clearly lost in thought. Somehow she understands what he means but she knows he wasn't the only one to feel the way he does. Her doe eyes flick up to meet his.
"Bonnie said the same thing when she met Stefan. She said the feeling she got from him was like death itself." Her voice is so soft and full of questions. Its like more puzzle pieces are connecting but more pieces are appearing. Tyler looks at her, his eyes widen slight because now he thinks about it Bonnie's words resound with him as true. That feeling is what he thinks death could be, maybe that's why the beast wants to fight against it. Self preservation.
"That's exactly what it feel like. It's like this sixth sense or something telling you, warning you, that there's a threat. When they do something, when the give you a reason to hate you're not at all surprised." He's leaning forward, she's never really seen him this serious or sketched out before. She crosses her arms over her chest as she thinks of possible explanations. A terrible thought enters her mind. It's something she doesn't want to consider as she likes to have faith in people but this...
"Death? You both felt death?" She questions, and she has this look on her face that Tyler realizes she knows something. He nod carefully, narrowing his eyes wondering what she will say. "Damon said himself, death surrounds them. They've watched everyone the love die, including an ex girlfriend- who they both dated- who burned alive. They have no family left no apart from they're uncle who no one has seen a over a month."
"Holy f*ck." Tyler breathes out, eyebrows hitching up to his hairline. He's looking at her, she looks uncomfortable, unsure and even a little afraid. She looks like she hates herself for even saying what she did. It's not that hard to pick up what she may be insinuating. It surprises him to learn more about the brother's but it also makes his suspicions worsen."You think those bastards..?" Disbelief and anger is in his voice. Angers at the brothers and disbelief to having heard Alexis even insinuate it. This is going so much further and deeper than Tyler thought.
"No, well, I don't what I think. Stefan...he's a good guy, or he can be, but it seems Damon brings out another side of him." She speaks slowly, struggling with her thoughts. It feels awful to just think of these things, she's hurt maybe its her mind just looking to balance the scale but she can't deny the coincidences. He's watching her, looking at her carefully but he's puffing up his chest like he wants to fight. She lets out a harsh breath her eyes dropping down. "I just I know something crazy, something weird and strange is happening in this town. And I think..they might have something to do with it."
The murders did start just after they got into town, Tyler thinks. After what Damon did to Caroline would it really be so insane to connect those dots? What are they even meant to do with this information? Alexis and Vicki and Caroline seem to be in the cross hair. He just wants to rip those brothers to 's already thinking of ways to kill them. Alexis thinks about going to the sheriff, but what real proof do they have and if she was wrong would anyone ever forgive them?
They share a look of some mutual understanding. There's a heavy look in her eyes and a dangerous one in his own. Tyler isn't sure he'll be able to restrain himself if he sees either of them anytime soon. Alexis looks broken but determined, guilt already gnawing at her. They must tread carefully, but knowing Tyler he won't.
Something off with the two of them and Bonnie and Caroline notice it straight away when they arrive together. Alexis smiles, Tyler's on his second drink now as she embrace Caroline for a long moment then Bonnie. When Alexis pulls back she looks the girls over, both looking amazing in their witch costumes.
"I knew that you'd look amazing in that." Caroline grins looking over the girl dressed up as Snow White with her own twists to it. It's far from those cheap tacky costumes, the dress is beautiful with interact detail on it down to the stitching of the chest, the puffy small sleeves and the layered tutu like yellow skirt that goes to her feet. Alexis also skipped out of the black hairspray or wig, opting to wear her own long brown hair done up in big curls with a red bow head band. She looks amazing.
"Thank you. You girls look awesome." She assures them only to have Tyler interrupt a moment later.
"Girls." He greets them coming over with two drinks in his hands he just grabbed. His eyes linger on the blonde.
"Tyler." Caroline greets him back and Bonnie just laughs, finding his costume amusing but in an oh so Tyler way. She laughs for a moment before she looks at him, his expression is off so Bonnie looks to Alexis then frowns.
"Are you two alright?" Bonnie question, furrowing her brow as she gets the sense something is going on. Both Tyler and Alexis seem caught of guard by the question. Alexis shots her and Caroline a look and they seem to both come to their own and Stefan being their main reasons. Like that, the girls drop it not wanting to bring up sore topics at a party.
"Anyway." Tyler starts, beckoning in a new topic and looking to the drinks. "Cider for the ladies. Not for the pregnant one. It's a Lockwood special." He tells them, offering both the girls dressed as witches a drink.
"No way. Last year I was hung over until Thanksgiving." Bonnie declines the offer with a laugh, shaking her head. Alexis thinks back to last year, she remembers that but of course she didn't drink. This party last year was one of the very few she actually went to, not that she ever stayed long. She looks to at Tyler and briefly thinks how if she did drink that night or even at the few other parties how very different her life would be right now. Tyler is smiling when he catches Alexis gaze and quirks an eyebrow. The pregnant girl just shrug and smiles.
"Lightweight. I am going to drink until someone is hot enough to make out with." Caroline voice is what pulls their attention back when she looks at Bonnie while taking the drink from Tyler.
"Sounds like a plan." Tyler smirks, lifting up in drink he kept when Bonnie rejected it. Caroline grins as the clink they're red solo cups together. It seems the two are on the same page. Bonnie and Alexis share a look before Bonnie suggest they go find the bottles of water at this party leaving the other two alone.
Bonnie and Alexis find the water with Jenna's assistance. Jenna seemed quite pleased with them and they chatted for a bit before Jenna had to run of when she saw another two teens getting way too close. With Bonnie by her side it isn't long until Alexis mind drifts away from her and Tyler's conversation. The two girls laugh as they walk around, watching as people bob for apple and all that. After the girls have some fun they settle down at a bench for a moment and that's when Bonnie ends up interrogating her about her strangenish early. Alexis to a half-truth and said it was about Elena which wasn't surprising but Bonnie was shocked to say the least when she had about Elena comment to Alexis. Alexis did kept them linger on that topic though, quickly shifting it to Bonnie's love life.
Bonnie loved the idea of love, she always has. Only recently has Bonnie started to grow out of her boy crazy period. Bonnie just smiles when she asks. Bonnie tells her how her love life if at a standstill but she's honestly perfectly okay with that. She looks at Alexis's baby bump and tells her in kind sprite that she (Bonnie) isn't ready to be a mother anytime soon. Alexis just laughs, taking no offences and pushes her friend gently who only laughs in response.
It's nice, the two girls sitting together listening to music and just talking with each other. After a while Matt texts Alexis, saying there almost there and the two girls get up to head over to wait and meet him and Vicki. As they start to walk Alexis pause, remembering and grabbing Bonnie's wrist to stop her.
"Wait. I have to ask you something." Alexis tells her and Bonnie turns back to face her. There's some concern on her face, wondering what this could be about.
"What is it? Do you want it to go in the vault? The shorter girl asks, tilting her head and Alexis lets go of Bonnie. She has a questioning look on her face when she speaks up.
"What did you mean early when you sent me the text." Alexis asks, just wanting to know what prompted her to send her that text telling her not to drive today. Bonnie pauses, letting out a large breath before pressing her lips together. Bonnie had regretted it the moment she sent it. She knows Alexis has this thing about driving now, and Bonnie doesn't blame her but she had to send it.
"I'm sorry." Bonnie tells her sincerely, knowing it would have reminded the girl of her parents death. It ways on her heart. "I had to tell you. I just..I got this horrible feeling that if you drove today it would end really bad. I didn't mean to scare you..I'm trying to help."
"A feeling? Like you did when you said feeling you got about Stefan was death?" Alexis asks curiously, not sounded at all angry. Bonnie's eyes widen, caught off guard by that comment.
"I was wrong about that, I said we should forget but not this. Please." Bonnie sounds desperate, shaking her head and the pregnant reaches out to grab her wrists to soothe her. Anchor her. She locks eyes with her friend.
"I promise Bonnie, I have no intention of driving anytime soon." Alexis swear, speaking softly as she assures her friend only telling the honest truth.
"Good." Bonnie breathes out, relaxing and relief pouring over her. Alexis presses her lips together, tilting her head.
"But..I'm not so sure we should forget about that with Stefan." She continues and Bonnie's eyebrows hitch up. That truly takes the girl by surprise because Alexis vouched for Stefan several times.
"What?" Bonnie questions, not sure if she heard the girl correctly. Alexis just shakes her head.
"Come on, let's go greet Matt and Vick."
Before Alexis can even greet her boyfriend Vicki is grinning at her. "Alexis!" Vicki says as she wraps her arms around the girl, pulling her into a hug while Bonnie and meet exchange greetings. Alexis eyes are shut, a huge smile on her face as she embraces the older girl before they finally pull back. Her eyes open as she takes in Vicki's appearance. Dressed as a vampire, something flickers in Alexis's mind reminding her about how Vicki at first said what attacked her was a vampire. Another piece.
"It's so nice to see you again, Vic." Alexis tells her, earnestly with bright eyes. So happy to see the girl again. She feels so relieved that the girl is back, that the girl is standing in front of her appear alive and well. Vicki smiles at her.
"It's nice to see you as well, Alexis." Vicki tells her and Alexis turns to Matt who steps forward. They kiss, just a peck on the lips but it has them both grinning like the love sick teens they are as they pull back.
"Hey." Alexis grins up at him. "You look very charming." She tells him, pun intended that has him letting out an amused huff and shaking his head at her.
"And you look beautiful." He smiles at her, which has her beaming as he puts an arm around her waist and she rests a hand on his chest.
"Aren't you two cute?" Vicki observes as she look on at the couple, crossing her arms, amused and endearing look on her face. They couple look over to his sister while Bonnie looks to Vicki and nods her head.
"Sickeningly adorable." She agrees, in a mock serious tone that has the older girl looking at her thinking she might actually like this girl before she begins to laugh. The couple both have fond looks on their faces.
"Thank you. Thank you." Matt drawls out, in the same mock serious tone Bonnie had just used.
"You're welcome, Lil' bro." Vicki tells him, giving him the look that only an older sibling can give a younger one. Matt can't help but smile further, things are finally back to normal or it seems though. The group of four actually have pretty good conversation, avoiding the topic of where Vicki has been though, yet it isn't long before Tyler and Caroline bounce over to them. Matt and Alexis pull away from each other as they bound over.
"Here man." Tyler goes straight to Matt, handing him some alcoholic drink just as Caroline pulls Alexis into a hug, the blonde girl almost trips over.
"Oh my god, you're tipsy."
"Maybe." Caroline shrugs, huge grin on her face looking so damn thrilled but the good mood is silenced when Tyler looks over to Vicki.
"Vicki." He greets her, and there's something in his tone, something lingering, asking for more. Vicki stills, lifts her head up and crosses her arms.
"Tyler." She says after a moment, the name probably not coming out anywhere close to firm as she wanted it. There's an awkward silence in the group but Alexis is quick to interject herself.
"Well.." The pregnant girl starts looking around at everyone to make sure she captured their attention. She did. "I was just going to say that Jason Maser is taking photos tonight for the year book and that we should all get some taken." She suggests thoughtfully thinking that it would be fun and cool to have pictures to look back on. Her best friend Caroline seems thrilled at this.
"Yes, that's awesome. Come on, everyone lets go! Now!" Caroline all but shouts, overly excited about this before she grabs Alexis with one hand and Tyler with another, starting to pull them with her. Vicki doesn't look like she wants to come with them but Matt sends her a soft look and she relents, following them.
Maser is taking a bunch of pictures of them, rolling his eyes as he does so but in the middle of the photo taking Tyler pulls Alexis off to the side to talk. "What's up?" She asks him, quirking up a brow as she looks at him.
"I forgot to tell you earlier that I'm sorry." He tells her, in a serious and soft tone yet she can smell the alcohol on his breathe. She frowns, furrowing her brow thinking of what he is talking about. Does he mean their earlier conversation about Stefan? Or is it something else? Upon seeing the confusion on her face he continues and clarifies what he's talking about. "Earlier today when I yelled at you." He explains, guilt gnawing at him and he hasn't been too sure why but and she smiles. The girl even laughs a little, shaking her head as she reaches out, grabbing his wrists like she did earlier with Bonnie.
"No. Tyler, it's fine. Seriously. You helped Matt and thank you for that. That's what matters." She tells him so earnestly, as though she fully and true heartedly thinks that. He wants to try and explain, carry on about why. He wants to tell her how Matt wouldn't off let her help him, how in that moment Tyler was the only one that could help him. He wants to explain more things about him to her but he realizes he doesn't need to. She says she forgives him and they already have to much going on with Stefan and all that that he doesn't need to drag this out. There are things more important happening and this is something that can just be let go easily. Even though there is something clawing at him inside to explain it and make her understand. She might already, he thinks.
"If you're sure." He tells her and she nods before dragging him back to the camera with the others.
Once the lot finish taking pictures the group slowly disperse until it's just Matt and Alexis standing together. They dance together, with the ridiculous Halloween songs that are thrown in between the current chart toppers. It's fun and oh so normal. He seems more at ease, free and just happy now. As a song comes to an end Alexis finds herself needing a rest, in which she sits down at a table while Matt goes off to get them drinks.
He returns handing her a brand new bottle of water and she takes it, thanking him before he sits down next to her. He's holding a drink of his on in a red solo cup that is mean to be punch but it's actually beer. Well, it's watered down beer as he has no intentions of getting drunk. He looks at her, smile on his face but a very knowing look and she glances at him.
"What?" She asks him, a tone in her voice like he's crazy.
"Now are you going to finally tell me what's wrong?" He ask her knowingly and there is know real agruing to be had.
"Wh-"
"Come on. I know something's wrong, hell, I could tell earlier on the phone. What happened?" He says, not relenting. She signs, shaking her head and dropping her eyes to the ground.
"Elena and I got into a fight. She basically said that she turned Stefan against because she thinks I'm going to jump into bed with him now that they have broken up. That's what I did with you. She got furious about that." She huffs out, there's most certainly hurt and anger in her voice. She swallows and Matt can tell she is trying not to cry. He sits his drink down on the table.
"Oh babe." He breathes out, reaching and wrapping his arms around her as he pulls her close. She buries her face into his chest. He can't believe that Elena would say something like that, it isn't her though sometimes he feels like he didn't know her at all. Is she really not over him? She the one that broke it off, the one that didn't love him. Maybe it's the broken heart from Stefan, he's not sure but he feels he shouldn't be making these excuses for her in his mind. Not when the girl he loves, Alexis, is hurting so bad.
"I thought she understood." Alexis tells him, her voice hitching and mumbled against his costume. Apparently Elena didn't understand it all. He holds her for a while, just being there and after a while she ends up pulling back. She seems nervous when she brings up that Jenna had suggested she do something. Matt frowned as this kind of specific nervousness he only heard from he once or twice when she was scared to tell him something. He questions her about what it is and then she tells him how she's thinking about staying at her Uncle John's for a while. His heart sinks in his chest, but she notices, panic flickers over her expression and she's quick to assure him it'll only be a visit a few days, a week or two at most, she promises him.
He's unsure, but tells her she do what she needs to but he wants to talk about it more tomorrow. She can understand that. She stands up, collecting herself and offering him her hand. "Can we just dance again?" She asks him, wanting all the problems to be tomorrow's issues and tonight's. His lips quirk up and he takes her hand.
It's fun, they're dancing probably to their fourth still laughing when Alexis just suddenly stops, her face dropping. He looks over to where her eyes lead him just in time to see Elena smack Jeremy on the arm for scaring some children and the boy just laughs. Alexis glancing over to Matt, determined look on her face as she holds onto his arm. "Come on." She tells him and that takes Matt by slight surprise. He though, considering, she'd just want to point blank avoid her sister but it seems she does not.
She lets go off Matt and beelines straight for her siblings. "Jer." She greets her younger brother who scoffs as she ruffles a hand through his hair. Elena seems uncomfortable and surprised at her sister walking over. Alexis turns to Elena and holds her hand out, palm facing upwards with an expectant look on her face.
"Give me your keys." Alexis tells her firmly, in a way which has Matt looking at her thinking she could snap. Anger is most certainly in her voice. Elena looks down at her sisters hand, seeming confused.
"What, why?" The older twin demands, shooting her twin an incredulous look. Alexis huffs and drops her hand, the look on her face far from friendly.
"Or did you give them to Jenna?" She asks and Elena tilts her head, frowning.
"No, she's here?" She questions, unaware that their aunt would be around here tonight.
"She's chaperoning. Now give me you keys." Alexis deadpans and then something sparks, akin to jealousy, in her heart when she realizes the costume Elena is wearing is the last years...part of a couples costume with Matt. Matt seems to realize that to and he isn't sure what he's meant to think of that along with the earlier information he was given.
"What why?"
"You always drink at these parties. Give me your keys." She demands, getting clearly frustrated and more angry. Elena can't agrue that point, she does usually drink at these parties but she wasn't planning to tonight. Elena wants to roll her eyes and huff at her sister but in this action she realizes this Alexis still trying to protect her, caring about her. No matter how furious Alexis is, she'll still protect you from harm. You'd have to be a pretty sinister person for her not to. She is comforted to know the damaged down to their relationship can be fixed. Elena presses her lips together and reaches into her pockets. She pulls out her car keys and drops them into her pregnant sister's hand.
"Thanks." Alexis tells her, not at all sounding thankful before marching off. Matt and Elena look on after Alexis. Oh how Alexis can grate on her nerves at times, Elena thinks while Matt just knows how the sister's can get about each other. Elena makes a face realizing what exactly is written on Matt's face when the look at one another. Elena's trying to be the good guy but she knows with the knowing and slightly angry but confused look on Matt's face that this is about to get a whole lot more complicated. Matt doesn't say anything to her though, just giving her this look before he walks off to catch up with Alexis. Elena isn't sure how to feel about that.
Matt and Alexis walk around a bit in the halls, cooling down. The tall blond and the brunette both pause when the hear Vicki voice coming from a class room, followed by Stefan and Elena's voices. Matt's body goes rigid, his shoulders squaring and the protective side of him takes over. The door has been left open, Matt doesn't hesitate in storming.
"What's goin' on?" Matt demands as he goes over to them, seeing Vicki's defensive stance as she looks at Stefan. Alexis eyes going straight to Elena who looks frustrated and almost annoyed. Stefan whips around, looking at Matt, him and Elena look like they've been caught with they're hands in the cookie jar.
"Hey. uh, everything's fine." The other male tells him awkwardly and not at all convincing that has the couple knowing things are not at all fine. The expecting parents share a look briefly and Alexis can tell Matt might lose his temper.
"I told you to quit bothering me." Vicki bites out sharply, annoyance and anger in her tone that has Matt's blood boiling. Elena sighs shaking her head and gives the older girl a pointed look.
"No. Vicki, don't do this." The older twin pleads and Alexis eyes widen as an incredulous look appears on her face, Not at all a friendly one.
"Don't do what? Stand up to someone who's seemingly stalking her." Alexis snaps right back narrowing her eyes and venom in her voice and that sets Elena off.
"Okay, that's an exaggeration-!" Elena huffs out, turning head to look at her sister. My god, the two could rip each other to shreds with their words. They can be quite nasty but only ever really to each other. Stefan actually moves and lifts his hands up between the girls, causing them to bite their tongues as they step back.
"I'm not stalking her." Stefan interrupts, looking at Alexis and Matt trying to calm the growing storm between the girl and the siblings. Vicki isn't having any of it though.
"Matt, he won't leave me alone." Vicki speaks up, looking at her brother with an almost scared look on her face and a tone of desperateness and anger. Matt takes a step froward, getting in Stefan's face, making sure both Vicki and Alexis are out of his reach.
"You need to back off, man." The tall blond warns him and Stefan can't say anything without it coming out wrong. Elena tries to interject again.
"Matt, it's...it's okay." Elena tells him, dropping her voice in a way that has him looking to Alexis who shakes her head, looking furious with her eyes on her sister before Matt looks to Elena. The thing is, why he looked to Alexis, is the sister voices are exactly the same and he wanted to check who it was. Matt looks at his ex girlfriend like she's absolutely insane. "No, it's not okay! What the hell is your problem?!" Matt all bout shouts, shoving Stefan in the chest, not wanting to hear excuses before he turns on his heal, to go find his sister who just slipped away. Stefan drops his eyes before they land on Alexis. They soften. Alexis stays, she watches are her sisters eyes dart around the room and as she turns to Stefan in a panic.
"Stefan. She's gone."
"Why do you two even care? Why can't you leave her alone." Alexis demands, looking between the two of them just wanting answers.
"It's more complicated then that." Elena tries to stress, tries to tell her sister as a hand rakes through her hair but how is she meant to understand when she doesn't know anything? When she can't know. Alexis scoffs.
"It always is with you, isn't it?"
"Me? You're middle name is complicated. Turning simple things into a mess." Elena counters. It's the worst time to be fighting but lately the girls are just driving each other absolutely nuts.
"Lex, I'm trying to help." Stefan interrupts causing her to look over ans see the soft look on his face, eyes pleading for her to believe him. Her face softens, she wants to believe him, she does but she isn't sure anymore. In truth, she hardly even knows him. Yes he was there for her when she needed him and she was for him, they were friends for a short time but then he just turned his back on her. He stopped answering her calls, stopped talking to her and ended their friendship when she tried to help just because of her sister. It felt like a betrayal.
It hurts, the pregnant girl presses her lips together and shakes her head. She thinks about her earlier conversation with Tyler, she thinks of all the bad things Stefan's done. Anger from Elena, anger amplified from her pregnancy has no left her as she looks at him, crosses her arms.
"I wish I could believe you, but I find that way too hard to do." She admits, eyes dropping before going back to his face. Hurt, that's the expression he wears. Elena lets out a sharp breath. "Maybe Damon was right about you..." She adds on, quietly and thoughtfully, not too sure what to think. Damon's horrible and worse than Stefan but something of the things...her mind is mainly stuck on how Stefan stood by when he knew Damon was abusing Caroline. Stefan isn't as good of a guy as she thought. Now if she thought he looked hurt a moment ago this look on his face is misery soaked in regret.
"Alexis..." Stefan breathes out, wanting to explain himself wanting to tell her not to believe Damon. Wanting to protect her. Alexis just cuts him off straight away.
"Just leave Vicki alone. Back the hell off!" Her voice is firm, full of fire but he can still catch the glimpse of softens in her eyes that she has always had for him.
"Alexis!" Elena hisses, snapping at her sisters actions. Again, it just sets the other off. They're relationship is beginning to get a little too toxic. Alexis turns her full attention to her sister.
"-And you. Little miss Elena.-" Alexis snaps, and Elena grits her teeth at that name "- I have no idea what the hell is going on with you! I feel like I don't know who you are anymore." The pregnant girl shouts, shaking her head. Elena opens her mouth, but she's at a loss for words. She feels like screaming at Alexis but she restrains herself. Alexis just huffs before she turns away and walks off.
She's almost shaking with emotion, right now she just wants to find one of her friends or even her aunt but she can't find any of them. She's in the halls of schools still, a door opens at her side, an arm reaches out and grabs her. Her heart beat stutter as she startle. "Alexis." The voice whispers that soothes her instantly. Vicki. He eyes to see Vicki how tugs her into the classroom, closing the door behind them.
"Vicki?" Alexis questions, leaning against a teachers desk while the other girl walks back over. She seems distracted. "Are you okay?" Alexis further questions feeling her anger start to be replaced by concern. Stefan not leaving her alone might be getting to Vicki allot. There's allot of question to ask, answer to be spoken.
"I just needed to talk to you. I want to say thank and goodbye." Vicki explains, hearing Alexis already fast heart beat pick up more. The pregnant girls eyes widen and all the anger that was raging in her is replaced by panic and confusion.
"Goodbye?What do you mean goodbye? You can't leave. " Alexis tells her, panic clear as day in her voice as she hakes her head.
"I have to." Vicki tells her, sounding oddly guilty. She doesn't want to leave but she needs to. Alexis pushes herself forward, looking at the girl with pleading.
"You relapsed, Vicki, it okay. It happens but it doesn't mean you need to run off. Again. We can help-"
"That isn't why I need to leave! That isn't what happened!" Vicki agrues in a shout, shaking her head and Alexis pauses. She tilts her head, furrowing her brow becuase if not that why? Then pieces of a puzzle click together. Her doe eyes snap up to look at Vicki.
"That night when those teens were murdered. You saw something didn't you? That's why you ran and why you're still running." Realization dawns on the pregnant girls face, of course she did think that was a possibility but the girl could be in so much danger. If she's running, she knows she is in danger. Vicki lets out a breath and shakes her head before looking at the girl.
"Everything's changed now, Alexis, and there isn't any going back." Vicki tells her with conviction as though its the end of the story but the girl shakes her head.
"We can tell someone, the Sheriff, the-" The pregnant girl starts suggesting, wanting to help and change the older girls mind. All but pleading 'please don't go'. She wants Vicki to be safe, to be okay and coming forward could help. There's no changing her mind though. Vicki's made up her mind and she just wants Alexis to let her say what she needs to before she looses control.
"Shut up!" Vicki snaps, and the pregnant girl reels back. She feels guilty instantly but it does get the girl to silence. She closes her eyes, letting out a breath to collect herself before she looks back to her. Her expression is soft and Alexis looks like she's trying to be okay. She was pushing to far maybe, Alexis thinks, don't take it to heart she reminds herself. Mood swings are also common in Vicki's situation. Alexis is just scared and trying. "I'm sorry...Just..." The older girl breathes out. "Just let me please say what I need to say." She tells her firmly, and Alexis lets out a breath as nodding her head.
"First, I wanted to thank you."
"Thank me?"
"Yes, Alexis." Vicki huffs out, an amused tone in her voice as she shakes her head. " I want you to know there is absolutely no one else I'd rather see him with. You, and this baby,... are the best thing that has happened to him. Thank you, thank you for making him so happy. I've never really seen him act like this before. I love you for how much you mean, how you make him feel. They way you've been there for him." The older girl tells the pregnant girl slowly and truthfully. She needs the girl to know this. "Thank you for trying to help, thank you for caring." As Vicki talks Alexis feels her heart warm up. Vicki knows Alexis is a girl who needs things tied up in pretty little bows with no lose ends, and Vicki doesn't want any unsaid words left between them. This girl holds her brothers fate in her hands.
"You don't need to thank me, Vic. And Matt? He's the best thing to happen to me." Alexis tells her, shaking her head. They are so in love with one another, they have they kind of live Vicki always wanted. The kind of love that most people dream of- The pure, true kind. They're good for one another and they are so much alike. Vicki's eyes dart down for a moment.
"And promise me you'll tell the little one, my niece or nephew, about me. The good times? Like when we were kids? Tell 'em stories of their crazy aunt Vicki and make sure to let them know I do love them very much, even if I can't be around."
"If you think that our little boy won't know who you are, you really are crazy. You really think I'd skip out on telling them how the whole town found out I was pregnant and how you heroically stood up to defend me in front of every one." Alexis laughs, huge smile on her face like everything she's saying is so obvious and it makes Vicki but then the smile falls from her face. Vicki pauses, her head and throat hurts but the girl in front of her grounds her but the words catch up to her. Vicki's eyes widen, slow smile crawling onto her face as she realizes what Alexis has just told her.
"You're having a boy?" The older girl nods and the younger nods. A hand goes to her stomach, she didn't mean to reveal the gender but part of her is happy she did tell Vicki.
"You're the first person to find out. We were waiting but..." Alexis admits quietly and it warms Vicki's heart to know that she is the first person to be told. To see a glimpse into her brothers future that she may not be around to see herself.
"He'll love that. He always did want a son first." Vicki says slowly with a tone of wonder and thoughtfulness in her voice. Her eyes start to shine with tears. She always knew that, but in recent weeks when she was starting to get clean and even a little before that they'd talk. Her and Matt would sit in the lounge room together, watching whatever soap was on that neither on them was interested in and just talk. He talked about wanting a boy. Matt never had any other males in his life and how much he wanted a son, be the father his was not to him. Vicki is happy his first child is going to be a son, she doubts though this will be his last child. "First of many kids, I'm sure. Maybe the next will be a girl." Vicki continues, now there's a slight teasing way in her voice but still such emotion. Alexis looks at her boyfriends sister, quirking up an eyebrow.
"You're sure? Next?" The idea of more kids seems impossible, so far away from now. She thinks she would want more in children in quite a few years time but even thinking about it now when she's still pregnant with her first is a struggle.
"Oh, please. You're dating my brother, you'll probably get married, you'll have a bunch of kids and live happily ever after. God, knows after everything he's been through, everything he's done, my brother deserves that much." Tears cascade beautifully down her face as she smiles but there's a mournful look in her eyes saying she wishes she could be around when all of that happens. Mainly, she just hopes Matt and his little family will be okay. Matt truly deserves so much, Vicki thinks, he's always taking care of everyone else. Always being the hero. Alexis has tears in her eyes and she's smiling, even letting out a little laugh as Vicki speaks. To hear that from Vicki means allot, and it's something she wants.
"I really hope so. I love him, I love him so much." Alexis admits, voice hitching and full of raw honestly. Vicki reaches out and holds the girls hand because while Matt was oblivious it was always so clear to Vicki how much this girl loves him.
"I know." Vicki tells her before pulling the girl into a hug. When she pulls back, she doesn't part, her hands still on the pregnant girl's arms. "There's one more thing you need to know." The girl dresses as a vampire tells her serious, meeting her eyes.
"What is it?
"I need you to stay away from them. Please, stay away from the Salvatore brothers. No matter what happens. Stay away." There's something of a desperateness in the older girl voice, a pleading and warning. Her blood feels cold at Vicki's mention of the Salvatores, her worst suspicions making more and more sense by the moment. She's just staring at Vicki for a solid moment, dark thoughts creeping in. Questions appear on her lips, a frightened and disbelieving tone in her voice as she speaks up.
"Why? Vicki, did they have something to do with you disappearing? Is that why Stefan being so..." Alexis question, her brows drawn together and her eyes wide. It's terrifying to think they may have something to do with it, but the way Stefan was acting with her would also make sense if he was trying to keep Vicki quite for some reason. Honestly she can't say it isn't possible. My god, what did they do? Her heart beat so fast and Vicki can hear it. The girl is terrified, anger, a ball of mixed raging and negative emotions. These brothers...there's something strange and now she knows they are up to something horrible.
Vicki forces herself to look away. She can't tell the girl the exact reasons, it's too dangerous but at least she warned her. "Just..." Vicki starts, struggling to find words. "Just look after Matti for me, okay?" Alexis watery eyes search the older girl. She wants to push and question further more about the brothers but she realizes Vicki won't give her more. Realizes this conversation with her is more important.
"I promise." It isn't even a question, Alexis Gilbert would do anything and everything for him. Vicki's hands clasp hers as she presses her lips together into a thin smile. Alexis tilts her head, concerned about not just her but Matt. She has to ask. "He knows you're leaving right? It'd destroy him if you left again and not told him." Alexis asks carefully, wanting to make sure everything is going to be taken care of. The older girl, dressed as a vampire gives pause.
"He does." Vicki nods, lying to the girl but the words resound with her. She knows if she doesn't let Matt know it will ruin him and she do that to him, not again. She'll tell him in a way he knows but can not stop her. Alexis, tears fall slowly as she nods.
"That's good. You're a good person, Vicki. I see who you really are and you're...so strong and so good." Alexis tells her, eyes slipping shut and Vicki only half believes the girl who is only telling the truth. "I hope I get see you again but for now? " She tilts her head, looking so sad, her eyes opening again and Vicki gives her a regretful smile. Alexis is trying to give her another chance to change her mind but Vicki won't.
"For now? It's goodbye." Vicki tells her, slower and nodding. "Goodbye Alexis." Vicki speaks, looking the girl in her eyes before her eyes drop. Alexis's eyes follows hers. Vicki's lips twitch up. "Goodbye little nephew. " She whispers, hand briefly going to touch Alexis's bump. It probably one of the only times Alexis doesn't mind. Vicki's eyes go up again. "I do hope I get to see you both again."
"Goodbye Vicki." Alexis greets the girl farewell, voice heavy with emotion. She steps backward, still holding Vicki's hand as she starts to slowly move out of the room. Their hands slip, losing the grip and falls apart as she turns to walk away. Alexis doesn't look back as she slowly walks out of the classroom, she feels like she can't breathe as she leaves Vicki behind. Numbly amongst her emotions, part of her realize that was Mr. Tanners old classroom. The same Tanner who was one of many killed by an 'animal'. Her heart hurts and mind is jumbled.
There's far too much to think about, her mind hurts. There's so many questions, so many things going on and she's struggling to figure it out yet the more she figures out the worse it becomes. She struggles to breathe, stumbling through the halls of the school looking for a way out. She thinks of Vicki leaving, being so afraid of what she saw that night she has to run. She thinks of Damon, the elusive smirk that forced his way into her home, who used and abused her friend, who also apparently has an even worse history according to Stefan. She thinks of Stefan who was the perfect friend to her, the one who was the good guy that changed. How he acts around his brother...though when she thinks about it, about tonight Alexis can act horrible around her sister as well.
She thinks about the brothers, she thinks about those rings, their looks, the apparent multiple sets of Salvatore brother that shared the exact same looks. She can't make sense of it, she's doing all the math in her mind and nothing is logically. How is that possible? She has all the pieces but the answer is just out of grip. She thinks of Vicki warning her to stay away, she think of her and Tyler talking, thinking, that maybe they had something to do with the 'animal attacks'. After all, all these years and there has never really been any animal attacks of this scale..not until they came to town.
Not all of them were reported as 'animal attacks' her mind reminds her. Not with Vicki's friends who were killed in a supposed drug deal gone awry. Vicki saw it, was Stefan or Damon there? To encourage that warning. Stefan did say something he had some sort of history to drugs- she can't remember exactly. But what if?
She has to be overrating, she tells herself, it makes some sense but not enough, no where near enough! Everything is too jumbled. Now she feels like she's just going absolutely insane. Finally, she steps outside. She just wants to go home, write all of this done, try and figure it out when she's calm. Fresh air fills her lungs, she's still breathing too fast, coming in short panicked gasps. She looks at her her new surroundings trying to ground herself.
People area buzzing around her, drinks in hands, laughing and having fun while Alexis struggles to calm down. One breath after another as she tries to level her breathing while her eyes try to search out a familiar friendly face in the crowd. Alexis just stands there a moment.
Suddenly she thinks of Elena, Elena-
Suddenly a disruption captures her attention, ending her train of thought, people making remarks as they are pushed out of the way. Alexis turns to see Bonnie, running over, her long blonde wind flowing and wide eyes like she is afraid. What the hell is going on today? Her breath stutters. "Bon-?" Alexis starts quietly when the girl gets closer. Immediately on alert, but the girl doesn't slow, just reaches out and grabs the pregnant teen by her arm. Alexis lets out a surprised breath as Bonnie pulls her off. Alexis doesn't hesitate in going along, running with her because Bonnie is never like this. Something must have happened, she actually seems scared. Like Alexis does, she doesn't want to be alone.
They get back inside of the school and when the reach the halls is when Alexis actually pulls Bonnie to a stop. The dark skinned girl whips around, breathing heavy. Before Alexis can even gather herself Bonnie is looking at her, panic turning more into worry. "Alexis, are you okay? What happened? Do you need Jenna?" Bonnie questions, urgently more concerned for her friend as she grabs onto her upper arms. Looking into her eyes but Alexis pushes her things down. Bonnie seems panicked.
"I'm fine, I'm fine. What's going on? What's happened?" Alexis questions, shaking her head focusing everything onto her friend and not on all the craziness. Bonnie only relentless, because her things is seemingly more urgent. She'd of continue to make sure Alexis was okay but right now they don't have the time. The pregnant girls eyes full of worry and raking over her friend like she's looking for any injuries. Alexis mind is traveling a million miles and Bonnie can see the smeared makeup from crying.
"Damon's here." Bonnie speaks and it's like a tidal wave crashing done violently onto the shore. The doe eyed girl's heart sinks into her stomach, dawning of why her friend is so panicked making sense but it collides with her own panicked thoughts about him. Alexis lets out a sharp breath, eyes going wide.
"Damon? What? Why is he here?!"Alexis demands, fury and scarceness in her voice but not directed at Bonnie.
"I don't know! But he tried to take my necklace. This one." Bonnie tells her, holding the pendant in her hand with chain still around her neck to show the girl. "Caroline gave it to me, apparently it was his..but it burned him." Bonnie tells her, like she can't believe it, in a conspiratory whisper with her eyes wide. Alexis's brow creases, her own hand reaching out and touching the stone only for nothing to happen as Bonnie's hands slip away. She holds it for a moment, expecting something to happen but it doesn't. Her eyes flick back up to meet dark green.
"Caroline." She breathes out, eyes going wider. "Where's Caroline?" She asks, a tone in her voice and immediate protectiveness cutting into her. The same kind she also gets thinking about Caroline and the torturous ex.
"I'm not sure. We should find her."
"We should." Alexis agrees, quickly nodding her head but then the thought Elena comes to her mind. Elena. Elena. Elena's with Stefan. Further fear starts to drill its way into her. The threat to Caroline is real though and it almost feels like a choice, but there's something inside of her screaming at her to get to her sister. Like a sixth sense. The girls always have had this extra sense when it came to one another. They seem so disconnected but Elena's still part of her soul, it's silly and she's probably worried because Elena's with Stefan but it just feels like more than that. Even though she is furious with her sister, she can't ignore the intense feeling telling her to rush to her, now. She can't leave Caroline alone though, she can't do that to her friend so she looks to Bonnie.
"Get Tyler. Tell him what's going on and find Caroline." Alexis tells her urgently, lifting a hand up toward the girl as she starts to step back.
"Where are you going?" Bonnie demands, looking confused. Alexis shakes her head, body half turned away, hand reaching up to her hair.
"Look what I said before about Stefan... Something's seriously wrong with and his brother. Elena is with him right now! And I just have things finally. I- I just need to get to her now!" Alexis hurriedly tells her, Bonnie only understands in part but lets her any way.
"Okay, go! I'll find Care." With that they part in different ways, Bonnie sprinting to the hall and Alexis not knowing where exactly her sister is just runs back to where she last saw her. The sound of her fast steps echo through the hall. All the classroom doors are open and empty, Elena not in sight. The feeling, a sickness of worry almost in her heart gets worse with each second that goes on that she can not find her.
"Elena!" She calls out, the halls dimly lit, cobwebs and Halloween decorations everywhere but it's then when she sees it. At the far end of the hall a door is sitting open, which is unusual as it leads to the back of the school, a door not allowed to be of use to students. That's where she must be, Alexis thinks and heads straight for it. She reaches the door but the teen pauses with at a sharp halt in the door way, her hand on either side of her gripping the frame, seeming bracing herself while she seems to remember and catch herself. One her hands drops to her stomach, she's pregnant, she shouldn't be running around like this. She can't be running into things like this anymore and putting her child in danger, it's probably not even that bad. Elena probably doesn't even need her, Alexis should just turn around and go back into the party or at the least get Matt or someone else.
On the other hand her sister could be hurt physically, injured and wounded in need of help or maybe she's hurt emotionally. She and Stefan only did recently break up, maybe a broken heart is the reason? Or Elena could be in some sort of danger, whether it be Stefan or Damon, Alexis has seen the way Damon looks at them both. Two dead ringers for his ex apparently who, from that kitchen conversation Alexis could tell, he was still hung up on.
Her mind tries not to focus on Stefan too much, but it can't help but too. She isn't sure if her sister is still with him but she was not too long ago and that certainly harsher on edge. Vicki's warning and Tyler along with her own suspicions has thrown her. She can't be sure if he's with her and but he could be. Even if Stefan is with her despite everything for some reason she has faith he would never physically hurt her. Logically, she knows she shouldn't have faith in that but there's still something small that still has faith, maybe it's the memories, or hope.
Maybe, it's a trick. The feeling isn't real, just her mind playing up on her and it might just be guilt or the need to be together after their fighting.
It's more than just a feeling though, it's something insider of her, in her soul that screaming at her that something is really wrong- that her sister needs her. That she's in trouble. Alexis can't deny it. Either option she chooses guilt will eat away at her. Throw herself thus also throwing her innocent unborn child into danger, or let Elena deal with it by herself. She's conflicted and she doesn't know what to do
Suddenly she hears a loud banging crashing sound, causing Alexis's head to snap up. Not even a second later a sharp scream soaked in horror and pain, like a banshee. A scream that Alexis Gilbert would no anywhere
Not even a second later a sharp scream, like a banshee, soaked in horror and pain snaps through the air violently like a whip and the reaction is instant. Her mouth falls open, eyes go wide, a horrible sensation crawls up her spine and a name slips past her lips. "Elena." She breathes out, she'd know that scream anywhere and suddenly Alexis's mind is made up for her. All of a sudden she's moving, running, running fasting then she ever has before in urgency, panic and desperation to get to her sister.
Suddenly none of their fights, none of the harsh spoken words or actions between them matter, they all fade away and all that matters now is that she still has a sister. That her sister is okay. She calls out Elena's name but the screaming doesn't stop. It seems like it takes forever, in reality it all only to a mere few seconds.
She's moving so fast, in between buses before she finally reaches the actions and sees what's going on. The first thing she sees is Jeremy on the ground, blood, allot of blood on his face and neck but her eyes snap up to a screaming Elena who's desperately trying to push someone away from her. The face is buried into her neck, Alexis isn't sure what pain is being inflicted, it doesn't matter but it seems like biting? Alexis feels her heart sink and pure instincts take over.
"Alexis!" Jeremy screams of to the side somewhere, warning her when the girl surged forward but it's too late the girl is already grabbing the offender and yanking them off her sister. Elena staggers back, and Alexis can see the bloodied wound on her neck which Elena's hand goes desperately up to grab and apply pressure to. The offender, quicker than possible suddenly breaks grasp and moves. They're right in front of her, facing her.
Sharp fangs, dripping blood and dark eyes is the first thing Alexis sees as it goes to pounce on her. One word comes to mind, and it shouldn't be real, Vampire. Before the pregnant girls flight or fight or freeze instincts can kick in she recognizes who it is. Vicki. What happened to her?
A hiss like growl comes from Vicki's throat, about to attack, but it cuts off as the Vampire pauses, her head twisting to the side, eyes darting down to Alexis's stomach. The pregnant girl watches carefully, her body trembling, she is afraid but she knows she would never hurt her. At least she hopes that. She's breathing so heavy though, heartbeat stuttering and racing a million miles a second seeing the dark eyes and fangs of the other girl. Maybe stupidly, Alexis is more worried about the girl than afraid...that is until she sees the blood. The blood of her sister and brother dripping from the girls mouth, down her chin. Vicki looks confused but her eyes all darkened, veins protruding from beneath, look back up at her. Realization breaking through. The newborn vampire's mouth is open and Alexis can sees as the sharp fangs start to retract. The pregnant girl lets out a sharp breath of air as Vicki's eyes clear, veins fading away appearing human once again.
"Vicki?" Alexis breathes out voice wavering and desperate, wide eyes glistening with tears yet to spill. Her hands still on Vicki's upper arms, gently squeezing her grip on them. Vicki's eyes are wild and wide but Alexis can see them clearly. Vicki's breath is shaking and she looks so confused, so scared, so horrified with what she has done, with what she is.
"Alexis." Vicki breathes out, like she's lost, like she's a million miles away just wanting to go home. Her voice so broken, barely there. For that moment, for last moment she looks so incredibly human. Relief, a moment of it washes over her at seeing her so human. And for a second, there was hope, hope that everything could be okay but in an instant it was shattered. Vicki parts her lips, she looks like she wants to say something, to apologize, to say a million things but she cant' get the words out but then Vicki lets out a pained gasp, body jerking forward slightly. Her eyes widen, fear and shock in her eyes as she stutters. The vampire slowly looks down, feeling pain followed by shock and a numbness inside of her chest. Alexis eyes follow down Vicki only to gasp, tears spilling immediately feeling horror and so much grief. Feeling like this can't be real.
"No!" Alexis shouts in a drawn out broken tone, seeing the wood, white wood dripping with blood going through Vicki's chest. There's so much blood, this can't be real. Vicki's hands are shaking as she reaches for the wood like she wants to grab it and pull it out or do something. Her fingers never touch the wood. She's dying, her mouth so open, trying to breathe and her breathes are sharp and shaky. Numbly, she looks back up to Alexis. One of Alexis hands, must of left her a while ago, now covering her mouth to stop herself from screaming. She's crying, sobbing, pure heartbreak on her face and Vicki can only think of one thing.
"M-Matty." She chocks out, voice broken and in sharp gasps. There's a desperate look on her face and it's all she needs to say. Millions of words, pleas, promises and 'I love you's' spoken in just her brothers name. The pregnant girl understands, she knows what Vicki means. She's already said everything, she got to say goodbye already. For that she's also thankful because she knows she's going to die here and they all know what they need to. No words are left unsaid. Alexis looks at her, mascara running down her eyes, overwhelming grief, devastation all hitting her and she starts nodding. It's a promise. Alexis's hand that's still on Vicki is no longer tight and now is on her lower arm, just under her elbow. Vicki's lips twitch up for only a second, knowing it's going to be okay-He's going to be okay- Before she tenses up. A sharper gasp tearing from her mouth. Her hand instinctively clutch up, at anything, grabbing Alexis's wrist so tightly. Her grip hurts the girl, but she can't feel it for is nothing compared to the sight before her.
Elena is standing a few feet away from Alexis, having staggered back, watching on with horror as she clutches the bleeding mess that has become on her upper shoulder. "Vicki?!" Jeremy calls out from his place on the ground, as the wood is ripped out of Vicki's chest. Vicki hears him, she turns, her skin and veins turning grey, crawling over her body, as she looks to the boy she loved. Alexis looks and see Stefan standing there, shock on his face holding the bloodied piece of wood. He did this. He did this to Vicki. She thinks. How could he do this?
"Vicki!" Jeremy screams again, pushing himself up. Vicki's grip tightens on Alexis wrist desperately as she looks at him. She feels so week, like her body is turning to stone, like she's fading away. Jeremy starts screaming her name over and over, he tries to rush to her but Stefan drops the piece of wood holding him back. She drops to her knees, feeling like strength, like everything she's known is escaping. All she can do is look at him. Her hands slips from Alexis wrist and down to her hand. Alexis holds onto her and sobs. Not wanting to let go. Not understanding, not believing, watching thick veins and greyness claw its way up and over Vicki's body in her skin. Vicki feels like she's crumbling, wide eyed, mouth open, not even able to draw in breath, her skin is almost completely grey. She hopes he's okay as well. She hope they'll all be okay. Vicki's hand slips from her gasp for the second time this night but there is no hope this time, as her eye lids feel far too heavy and she falls.
She lets out one last breath as she lies there on the concrete, looking at him locking eyes before she closes her eyes, every last inch of her now grey. No more life left inside of her. She's gone. Alexis screams, her body hunching over, overwhelming emotions hitting her. She feels a hand on her shoulder. It's Elena she knows it is. She looks over to her side, to her sister. Her mind so scattered at the moment. Elena looks numb. Not crying or sobbing, her eyes slightly watered but she looks just numb. She looks more concerned for her sister than she does about the dead girl. She can barely see through her tears.
The feeling of loss too much. How could this happen? What? Why? Millions of unanswered questions but it's her brothers screams, sobs that brings her focus back to him. She looks at him, he's struggling against Stefan. The look on his face she's only seen once before. After their parents died. Tears uncontrollably spilling, broken sobs and desperately screams wrecking through his body. Her heart is in pieces, his must be worse and then another realisation dawns on her. The realization, Stefan just killed Vicki, yes Vicki was attacking her sister but she stopped- he didn't need to if he just wanted one moment- and now his hands are own her brother, who is struggling against him.
All Alexis can think is how Stefan is going to hurt him next. He does already have Jeremy in his grip, screaming and struggling. It's terrifying but she won't let Stefan hurt him, won't let him get away with what he has done to Vicki. Instead of the shocked numbness her sister seems to be experiencing Alexis has a different reaction. There's no numbness, just a fire and violent hurricane of emotions consuming her. In that moment she is her emotions, as foolish as that may be. All her inhibitions are dropped and the girl lashes out in fear and anger for she needs to get her brother away from him.
"Get- Get away from him!" Her shout is hollow, not nearly as loud as it soul be as her throat is raw from screaming. Her eyes lock onto Stefan's when they snap up. It's the first time since he's known her that she has no light in her eyes when she looks at him. Strangely, it's that that hurts more than anything. She's darting forward it takes him a second to process. His eyes widen, he himself is in shock but he pushes Jeremy away from him, letting him go, causing the boy to fall to the ground harshly, knowing that Alexis doesn't want him touching him. That doesn't stop the girl though, he thought she'd go tend to her sobbing brother but she lunges at Stefan.
She hits him, punches him in the face, smearing blood of the now dead vampire onto his face. It hurts her hand, but it doesn't matter. He staggers back in shock, the girl is crying, violent mess as she continues to strike at him any where she can touch. He doesn't even think about hitting back, he tries to shield himself and staggers back as she screams things at him. Her screams are so loud, he can't make out her words.
She's putting her full weight into her attack, punches turned into pathetic open hand slaps, thrashing against him. She's never ever attacked someone like this before, not with the intention of bringing harm to someone. This isn't her, but on the other hand he knows how protective she gets. "How could you? Why, why did you do this?!" She screams desperately, hitting against his chest, demanding answers. He opens his mouth, shaking his head but he can't say anything. Nothing will explain it, or fix it even if he was doing it to protect her.
"Alexis, Stop! Alexis! It's not his fault!" Elena's screams ring out and Alexis does stop, anger running inside her. She whips around to look at Elena who seems to shrink under her gaze. Alexis lets out a disbelieving huff, unsure if she actually just heard her sister correctly.
"Not his fault?" Alexis repeats slowly, dangerous and disbelieving tone as she takes a step away from Stefan and closer to Elena, keeping her eyes glued on to her sister. Elena doesn't say a word back, tears falling onto her cheeks. Alexis opens her mouth, staring at her sister before letting out a short laugh but there was no amusement in it merely just disbelief. She shakes her head, her eyes then settling on Elena again. She's looking at Elena like she's insane, like the girl she once knew is gone. Alexis's eyes are open wide, with a pained look.
"He just killed Vicki, Elena!" Her voice is so raw from the screaming, so full of hatred and complete heart break. There's a certain desperateness and disbelief that just pains to hear it. Elena's never heard that tone before, never heard so much painfully honestly and it has Elena looking down, not being able to look her sister in the eyes. Alexis's heart is in pieces but fire melts it. She's tilting her head, looking horrified. "He grabbed that plank of wood and he rammed it through her chest and you want to say it isn't his fault?! He's a murder, Elena!" Alexis recounts, pausing and a bitterness in her voice, tears continue to fall.
"Alexis.." Elena tries to speaks up, hurt in her pleading tone and Alexis tears her eyes away from her sister, landing back to Vicki's corpse. The girl deserved so much more, a hitch sob comes from the pregnant girls throat before she forces herself to look away. Things start to crash down, reality starting to come forth.
"Oh god, oh god. We need to..we need to call the police.. we need-"
"We can't!" Elena argues, brokenly and Alexis feels like screaming why but then she remembers,Vicki's face and Vicki's appearance stone like corpse. Alexis hands go to her hair, she doesn't know what to do.
"So what, he gets away with murdering Vicki just like Damon got away with what he did to Care? That isn't right! Murder? He can't be allowed to get away with killing someone!" Alexis screams at her sister who knows they're are no possible words she can say to help. Elena just lets out a broken sob before falling to her knees next to Vicki's body. Stefan hand goes up slowly to wipe at his face, he pulls his hand away only slightly as he notices the blood. His own, Vicki's, Alexis's and even Jeremy's tangled together. It's at that moment Alexis's bring her attention back to him, she lifts a hand and goes to slap him.
"You and your brother are monsters!" Her words full of hate and broken trust. This time so distracted by the blood on one hand, he catches he wrist with his other hand and she didn't know how literal her words were. Alexis eyes widen, and a gasp falls from her lips. At that moment she notices the cut lip, and all the other abrasions she cause on his face are gone. His eyes darken, like Vicki's did, unlike she felt with Vicki, Alexis only feels pure terror looking at Stefan in that moment. Her eyes go wide and his eyes flick up to hers. Elena calls something out, seeming alarmed herself when she notices the ongoing. Suddenly the grip on her hand is gone, a blur is in front of her as he drops to the ground. Alexis lets out a gasp staggering backwards and away before she look.
Jeremy is on top of him, having tackled him, delivering punch after punch to Stefan's face, sitting on his mid section. She grabs Jeremy by the back of his shirt just when he pause, a hissing sound comes from beneath him. The blood from Vicki, Jeremy and Alexis dripping onto him is causing him to struggle with reigning in his control. She sees the glint of fangs, but her view is obstructed. Her hand pulls at Jeremy's shirt harshly and he goes along with being pulled up.
"Woah, woah, what the fuck!" Jeremy curses as he hurries to his feet, almost staggers back, grabbing onto his sister by her waist, pulling her back and away with him and shielding her. The last thing he wants is Alexis to again be stupid and confront an attacker...especially when they aren't even human and she's freaking pregnant! He could curse his sister out, scream in her face about how irresponsible and stupid she is but his mind is full of grief, he's still crying, and he won't do that to her. There are other things more important right now. His eyes catch onto Vicki's body again and he freezes. Their heartbeats both jack hammer like rabbits being chased by a wolf, matching eyes wide open. Alexis is tugging at him.
"We have to go! Jeremy, we need to leave now." She sounds so scared, voice all hitched, his eyes go back to her and he can barely see her. He can see the blood though, he can see the black makeup that dripped from her eyes to her cheeks. He's nodding, grabbing onto her arm.
"Yeah, Yeah. We need to go." He admits, voice numb and shaking. He doesn't want to leave, maybe he wants to die too, but he can't do that. Right now he needs to be the one to protect his sister from this monster. Enough people have died. They starts to run, they don't get further than a few steps before she's pulling him to a stop and throwing a desperate glance to her sister.
"Elena?" Alexis asks, casting a glance to her sobbing sister who just shakes her head and looks away. "Elena!" She shouts, Jeremy tugging at her arm because even with her newfound stronger resentmeant for Elena, her actions she doesn't want to leave her sister behind. Her sister that actually seems like she might actually have something to do with this. It's a horrible thought. Her sister has been acting strange though.
"Go! Get out of here!" Elena finally responds, no intention of moving herself. Alexis doesn't want to leave her, but she spares a glance at Jeremy then Stefan whose moving to sit up. Vampire face still in place, and it's game over. In that moment Jeremy makes the choice. He starts pulling her away until they are both running. They don't know to where until Alexis remembers the car keys in her pocket.
Thanks for reading. This was by far the hardest and longest chapters to write, also the one I'm least proud of sadly. I just kept hitting writers block, hitting sandhills and all that while trying to write this so if it seems off tune i apologize but everything will be pulled together over the next few chapters! Let me know what you think- sorry for any mistakes in this. (the ice princess thing was a reference to the books) There's so many things to say about this chapter but I won't get into here as it'll be to long, just leave a review and I'll reply back!
Also you may have noticed Matt wasn't really on alexis mind in the last bit but it'll all catch up to her in the next chapter
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