A/N: Please read and review. Constructive criticism is welcomed. Alexandra Chando is the actress I perceive Prudence to look like, and the twins are portrayed by Emma Watson.
Elena was lying in bed, a huge smile on her face as she turned to lay on top of Damon. She had been afraid that forever wasn't possible and maybe it wasn't, but getting there sure had been fun and Damon always kept things interesting. He had surprised her this morning with breakfast in bed, cancelling meetings with his accountant and investment manager to celebrate their anniversary.
Ten years had passed by in the blink of an eye as they went everywhere and anywhere. At first they had stayed in Virginia so that she could go to college with Caroline and Matt where she majored in English and began writing short stories. Of course, her short stories focused on the lives of a small town that appeared deceivingly normal but had a dark shadow lurking, waiting to destroy the lives of a group of friends as they navigated relationships and high school. Now able to look back at her life without the fear and heartache that seemed to make up every second of her life during that time, Elena was using her life experiences to follow her dreams and was set to release a series of novels based off of her journals. They would be called the Vampire Diaries and she had already received a large advance from the publishing company.
Her phone buzzed and she read the text, immediately sitting up and flashing across the room before reappearing in front of Damon; waking him up and throwing clothes at him. "Come on," she urged before speeding over to the door.
"Where are we going," he pouted at being disturbed and began buttoning his shirt.
"Mystic Falls. Get dressed, I'll go start the car," Elena said grabbing the keys to Damon's baby before he could protest.
Prudence turned to her cousins the second Caroline left to run those searches for them. "Something seems off about little Ms. Perky over there. Do you think she's a demon?"
"Why is everyone a demon to you," Phyl put the journal she was reading down. "You thought the mail carrier was a demon."
"In her defense, she was," Payton argued. "Let's just get what we came for and go. If we need to we can put her down but if she's just Malibu Barbie then we leave later and everything's cool. There's no need borrowing trouble," and went back to her reading when she noticed Caroline coming back.
"Okay, so I ran the names you gave me and looked up Charlotte and Melinda Warren and I got a number of results," the vampire told them. "Charlotte Warren came up as being the wife and widow of Lawrence Cutler, one of the original settlers of the colony of Virginia. I have some print outs for you," she handed them a folder and watched them study the information. "Charlotte unfortunately was widowed during her pregnancy and bore her child on All Hallows Eve." Smiling, Caroline reached over to pull a copy of a journal entry from the folder.
"It's such a unique coincidence that her daughter was born on that day and was also one of the innocent victims of the Salem Witch Trials," Caroline spoke, unaware of the smirks gracing the Halliwell faces. "It seems your ancestor Melinda moved to Massachusetts after the death of her husband William, taking their daughter Prudence with them," she looked up and gave them a genuine smile. "It seems Prudence is a popular name among your family. I have a semi-complete family tree for you, though of course some of the records of your relatives have been lost over the years due to error in past census information. Can I just say, I love your mother's work," she told Denny. "Her column and her books are so amazing. "
"Thanks," Denny said. "My mom always likes to hear from her fans."
"Anyway," the blonde continued, "I have old property deeds and I've found your families original lands, as well as their grave sites. I printed out the locations for Massachusetts as well."
"Wow, that was fast," Phyl grinned. "We might have more time for fun then we thought."
"Hm," Denny nodded, "but we'd better not give the family all of the information at once. Knowing my mom she'll want us to come home sooner if she knows how much free time we're going t have."
"So, where to next," Payton asked Caroline.
"Well, Charlotte's burial site and town she lived in is a town called Mystic Falls. It's a couple of hours away."
"What do you guys think? You want to wait until tomorrow or do you want to try and get out there tonight," Payton asked.
"I'm way too tired to go anywhere tonight. I say we go to the hotel spa and rack up my mom's credit card bill," Denny offered.
"Well, I wrote down all of the information you need to find the sites but I'm actually from Mystic Falls. It's summer and I don't have anything to do on campus tomorrow; do you guys want a tour guide?"
"That would be great," Payton said. "What time should we meet you?"
"Meet me in the town square at one. If you want we can do lunch at Mystic Grill before we go exploring the town."
"But Mystic falls wasn't founded 'officially' until the late 1800s," Jeremy reminded his sister and their friends. Jeremy, Elena, Damon, Matt and Caroline sat in the Grill sharing a meal as Caroline told them about the research she had done earlier that day. They were still waiting to see what happened before calling Stefan for help.
"Yes, but we all know that there were settlers long before that," Elena pointed out. "I just wish we had Bonnie here to help us," the doppelganger stared off as she thought about her lost friend. Caroline reached over and grabbed her hand.
"So where exactly is this family homestead you're showing them," Damon asked.
"Actually," Caroline grinned, "It's the old witch house where you hid the coffins from Klaus," enjoying the look that graced his face. She still enjoyed torturing him although they had become more understanding of each other in the past ten years. "I already went over to the library here and did a little research but what I would really like is another witch to feel them out. I don't want to confront them if I don't have too, although they are just teenagers. I mean, the twins are only eighteen and the younger girl is sixteen. It's not like they're Bennett witches," she joked, unaware of just how much she was underestimating them.
"So what do you think; demon, yea or nay?" Denny pulled up plaid pajama shorts and slipped under the covers.
"Nay," Payton and Phyl replied before calling jinx. "Haha," Phyl laughed at her twin. "Now you have to wait for one of us to say your name before you can speak."
Payton turned to Denny who pulled the covers over her face much to Phylicia's delight, only to get a book thrown at her.
