Chapter 2: Revolver hero

A man entered an empty bar and ordered something to drink. The woman behind the bar shot him immediately.

Karma Police, Radiohead

Matt was driving home after a late night visit by his friend in a town fifty miles away from Beacon Falls. The highway was completely deserted. He felt a bit lonely, so he turned the volume of his car radio up. He didn't like driving the highway late at night. Particularly this highway, because it lead to Beacon Falls, where they killed every non-supernatural being. It was a miracle that he survived all his seventeen years, maybe not that miraculous, because most of his friends (all of them) where supernatural beings, or hunters of supernatural beings. He wasn't one easy to scare, because he had seen the most ridiculous things. He wasn't weak, and he had a gun in his trunk, filled with bullets full of vervain, so he had nothing to worry about. But he wasn't in the mood to shoot somebody, so he hoped on a safe and completely normal trip home. It was only two miles. Two miles of room for supernatural occasions waiting to happen. He silently cursed his paranoia, for spoiling his entire trip, but he had good reasons for it.

Yesterday, Bonnie had found a huge, glowing stone in a tree in the forest of Beacon Falls. It turned out to be a supernatural object with a huge magic power (how do you even say that?), highly appealing for supernaturals, at least, that's what they said. So, he wondered when the pilgrimage to Beacon Falls would begin. Actually he didn't. He just hoped that it wouldn't start soon, as in not tonight.

And then he saw it, a brilliant red car. A brilliant red and rather expensive car, parked on the side of the road. The hood was opened and there was an impeccably dressed man looking confused at it. Matt sighed, quite relieved with the fact that it finally wasn't something supernatural that he needed to witness late at night, and parked his car directly behind the man's car. He got out and asked:

'Hey, need a hand?'

The man looked up.

'That would be extremely helpful. It's a bloody mess here –excuse my French- and I can't seem to figure out what's wrong.'

Matt walked to the opened hood and looked.

'I see.' he said, puzzled. 'It seems like the battery is missing. How did you manage to park this thing?'

'I did not.' the man answered. 'It suddenly stopped working and I managed to push it to the side of the road.'

'Well, I have no idea what you've done with it and I have this strange feeling I don't want to know either. Where were you heading to, anyway?'

'Beacon Falls, to pay a visit to my dear brother.' the man explained.

Matt looked op. 'O my god.' He said. 'Elijah. Are you plotting a murder or just visiting?'

The original vampire looked at him. 'Matt, is it? The doppelganger's friend?'

'Yes, that's me. You know what, explain yourself in my car; I'll drive you to Klaus. And don't forget to take your keys with you.' He added.

'Of course not.' Elijah said, quickly taking them out of the car. 'Thank you for helping me.'

'No need for thanking me. I guess you would've compelled me if I wouldn't help you.' 'Of course not!' Elijah said, offended, while he got in the car. 'I'm not Niklaus!'

Matt ignored his last words, and asked:

'You didn't have any luggage with you, did you?'

'No, no…'

So he got in the car and started it. They drove on in silence.

'How is my dear brother managing his life?' Elijah asked, breaking the silence, while they crossed the town line.

'How should I know? We're not best friends or something.'

But Elijah kept looking at him, so he continued:

'He is alive, and nobody is trying to dagger him, so I guess he's doing alright.'

'I'm glad to hear that.' Elijah said, nodding. 'And he has quit his awful habit of snapping the necks of innocent people?'

Matt hated the fact that he'd found himself in a crazy, supernatural situation AGAIN, but he tried to hide his irritation.

'I guess so.' he replied, with a smug face. 'The population hasn't shrunk so far.'

He turned onto the drive of the Mikaelson's residence and held up immediately, as he saw Rose crossing the road. She looked infuriated. Wondering about whatever had made her this upset he drove on. She was his colleague after all, but he had more important things to deal with, like the sophisticated undead sitting next to him. He parked his car in front of the massive house.

'Here it is.' He said. 'I hope Klaus is home.'

'So do I..' Elijah answered. 'Thank you very much, Matt. It was a pleasure.'

'You're welcome.' Matt said, although he didn't mean it.

Elijah picked his keys up and left the car, shutting the door behind him. Matt was relieved when he finally left the driveway, but then he started thinking. Why would Elijah go back to Klaus, now everything was kind of normal again? What if Rebekah would turn up again? Or what if they organized another family reunion? That would mean serious trouble. They might've invited Kol, and he tried to kill Jeremy. He sighed and decided to wait. There wasn't much that he could do after all, with as only weapon, his small gun filled with vervain bullets, which was still in the trunk of his car, or he hoped it was.

It was high time to think about other things. The beacon grill was still open after all. Maybe he could meet Elena there. She was at least capable of doing something.

Rose was furious. Was it true? Did she just see him? Had Matt Donovan, her kind colleague just brought Elijah Mikaelson, the remorseless original vampire, to Beacon Falls? The so called "gentleman" who KILLED her brother? She opened the door of the Beacon Grill.

'Time to switch, Danny.' she said.

Danny looked relieved.

'I had to deal with another drunken customer.'

'If you know who it was, you can write his name on the black list.'

'It was a girl.'

But Rose's thoughts were somewhere else. She cleaned up some tables, while thinking about what to do. How could he be so dumb? Why on earth would he help Elijah? She had to do something. She hated Elijah and knew that he was certainly up to no good, but she was also afraid of him. Was there anything she could do? Of course there was, for her brother's sake. She could eliminate his helpers, so he couldn't plot murder against her. He most surely would. The Mikaelson's and their dispicable, misinterpreted "always and forever"...

'Rose, are you okay? I'm leaving!'

She looked up and smiled. 'I'm fine Danny, I'm perfectly fine, enjoy your evening!'

And Danny left, just when Matt arrived.

He opened the door –the bell rang- unaware of what was going to happen.

'Well, it is quiet here, isn't it! Hi, Rose. Can you give me something to drink? Something strong, I kind of need it.'

He stared at Rose's back as she answered:

'Of course!'

She filled a glass with liquor, and turned around, with in one hand a bourbon and in the other hand a gun.

'What-?' Matt said,

'My name is Rose. You aided the man who killed my brother. Prepare to die!' she said, and she shot him in his leg. She quickly put the glass bourbon on the bar and aimed at his heart.

'No, Rose, don't…' he stammered.

The bell rang again and Elena entered the building.

'HELP!' Matt screamed.

Rose shot him again, and then ran off as quickly as she could. Elena ran to her friend and knelt before him.

'Matt! What happened? O my god, you're bleeding!'

But Rose disappeared completely, well not entirely completely because she just bumped into Alaric who looked at her with a concerned face.

'Rose, are you okay? I was with doctor Deaton, when I heard a gun, what's going on inside?'

'Nothing of your concern.' She said, looking at his Gilbert ring, knowing she was unable to compel him.

'You are holding a gun.' he said.

'Indeed I am.' She said and she snapped his neck.

She dragged him to the containers and left him there.

'I'm sorry for hurting you, but your little "visit" was really inconvenient for me.'

Inside, Elena was still trying to help Matt.

'Let me give you some of my blood.'

'I don't want to be helped by vampires!' he muttered.

'I don't want to become a vampire, what if she kills me next time?'

'You're a little confused, here, take my blood.' she sighed.

'What happened?'

'It was Rose. I can't trust any of you, can I?'

Elena sighed again. 'Well, you can trust upon my blood, take it, it will heal you.'

Matt decided that he was in to much pain to refuse the offer, so he accepted.

'Alright, do you feel any better?'

Rose had heard enough. She decided to leave before Elena or Matt discovered her. With vampire blood in his system, there were a lot of things that could be done to him...

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