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Chapter Co-Author: PoetWITHOUTaCause

Chapter Two

Ryan takes a moment to compose himself before he looks back at the camera. "Looks like we're going back to the Salvatores. Stefan, can you name a place you might find a vampire?"

"High school," Stefan tells him confidently.

"There do seem to be an unusually high number of teenage vampires," Ryan muses. "Show me high school," he says to the board.

BUZZZZZZZZZZZ

Another red strike appears.

"Seriously?" Damon yells. "Who the BLEEP do you survey – because obviously they don't know BLEEP!"

"For the love of all things holy," Ryan sighs as he shakes his head. Even with the doubled salary he's starting to think he should have never signed this contract. "Over to the Mikaelsons." Rebekah stands up straight and poses for the camera.

"A place where you might find a vampire," Ryan points to her.

"On holiday," she grins wistfully.

"That's where I wish I was," Ryan agrees with Rebekah. "Show me vacation!"

BUZZZZZZZ!

Another red strike appears.

"Uhhh," Ryan groans. "Please let someone get an answer soon." He turns to the Mystic Falls Team. "Caroline, what do you think?"

"I've got the number one answer, Ryan" Caroline chirps excitedly.

"I hope you do," the host crosses his fingers.

"A Halloween Party!" Caroline shouts as she pumps a victorious fist in the air.

"Halloween Party? WTF?" Damon snorts as face plants into his palm.

"Good answer," Stefan claps his hands trying to be supportive.

"It could be up there," Elena claps from her spot at the face off podium.

"What do you mean 'it could be up there'?" Caroline's lips form a think line as she addresses her roommate. "The Blood Thirsty Beauty costumes I've been trying to get for us have been sold out everywhere…" She's interrupted by a light laugh.

"Blood Thirsty Beauties," Enzo chuckles to himself.

Caroline rolls her eyes at him as she continues justifying her answer to Elena. "Why do you think they're backordered – because everyone wants to be the sexy vampire at the Halloween Party!"

"Okay. Okay," Elena concedes. "It's a good answer."

"If they want a sexy vampire they could always invite me," Damon grins at Elena.

"Your modesty is overwhelming," Ryan tells Damon as he looks up at the board. "Show me Halloween Party!"

BUZZZZZZZ!

Another red strike appears.

Caroline makes her angry face as her forehead wrinkles. "Seriously, who answers these surveys," she mutters.

"Finn," Ryan's attention is on the other side of the stage. "Got any answers that may have made the survey?"

Finn puffs up and smiles at Esther. "A place you might find a vampire is with their family."

Esther places her hands over her heart as tears of pride well in her eyes. Elijah, Rebekah and Kol all groan.

"omg," Ryan sighs. "Show me family."

BUZZZZZZZ!

Another red strike appears.

"Enzo," Ryan looks over at the dark haired vampire in the last spot at the Salvatore podium. "Come on, brother. Gimme something."

"How about rotting in bloody cell and being experimented on for over sixty years?" Enzo replies.

"Someone has issues." Ryan turns to the board. "Show me – what he said!"

BUZZZZZZZ!

Another red strike appears.

"Kol, do you have an answer?" Ryan asks.

Kol is busy taking selfies and doesn't realize it's his turn.

"Kol!" Finn elbows his brother. "Pay attention."

"Huh? Oh right." He puts down his phone. "What was the question again?"

"Name a place you might find a vampire," Ryan repeats.

"I thought we had moved on, Mate."

"Not yet," Ryan replies. "And please stop calling me "Mate"."

"Very well then, Mate. Let me see," he taps a finger to his lips. "How about Wikipedia?"

"Wikipedia," Ryan repeats. "Is it up there?"

BUZZZZZZZ!

Another red strike appears.

"Damon, your turn," Ryan says as he leans forward resting his elbows on the center podium, where Elena and Elijah are still standing.

Damon smiles slyly and bends over his spot. "In my bedroom," he says sending a sultry glance at Elena.

"Really Damon," Stefan rubs his face tiredly.

"Show me bedroom," Ryan says.

BUZZZZZZ!

A red strike appears.

"Esther, please," Ryan begs. "We're only allotted three hours to tape the show…"

Esther's hands fold together as her lips press closed. "There are vampires everywhere," she states knowingly.

The host pauses, waiting to see if the judges will accept her answer. When they give him the green light, Ryan turns to the board.

"Show me everywhere!"

BUZZZZZZ!

A red strike appears.

"Oh no," Ryan mumbles. A first for the show, they've gone through every contestant and haven't gotten even one correct answer. Ten consecution wrong answers – what are the chances? Ryan looks to the front row where executive producers Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul are sitting.

"Keep going," Simon tells him.

"Shouldn't we move on to a new question?"

"We're going to keep the question and replay the first position face off," Simon instructs him. Elena and Elijah return to their families.

"Alright." Ryan looks over at Damon who is grinning at Elena. Then he looks at Esther with her head held high and regal. Ryan's head drops between his shoulders in defeat.

Overhead the theme song begins to play.

The host forces a smile on his face as he sets his cue cards in place and returns to his duties. "First up, Damon and Esther!" he announces waving the heads of household up to the face off podium.

Damon and Esther stand at the podium. They pretend to face off against each other. Damon rings in first and repeats his incorrect answer of "in my bedroom." Esther restates her response of "everywhere." Cameras roll as the final take of the scene ends.

"Moving on," Ryan replies almost happy that they were able to get through the scripted scene uninterrupted. "Elena," he calls to the next in line at the Salvatore Family podium. "Name a place you might find a vampire."

"Am I repeating my answer?" Elena asks.

"You're giving a new answer." Ryan smacks himself in the head with the cue cards. They went over this five times already.

"Okay," Elena nods and brushes her long hair back behind her shoulders. "I'm going to say…" she pauses. "Ummm, in a car?"

"Show me, car!" Ryan calls out.

BUZZZZZZ!

A red strike appears.

"Elijah," the host looks to the vampire who decided he was too good to wear Ryan Seacrest's line of men's suits. "Name a place you might find a vampire."

Elijah looks as though he's about to respond when suddenly:

BUZZZZZZ!

A red strike appears.

"What?" Elijah looks confused.

"Ran out of time," Ryan announces as he turns back to the Salvatore Family.

"I have three seconds to answer," Elijah protests from across the set.

"Maybe your suit slowed you down." Ryan throws a bit of attitude the Original's way as Elijah stands with a flabbergasted look on his face.

"Stefan, name a place you might find a vampire."

"The library."

"A library? Really, St. Stefan?" Damon patronizes. "Just when I thought Caroline had the stupidest answers."

"My answers are not stupid!"

"What vampire hasn't been in a library at some point in their life?" Stefan retorts.

"Let me take a quick survey of my own," Damon looks around to his fellow contestants. "Have any of you been in a library in the last week?"

Stefan's hand is the first one raised.

"Put your hand down, Hero Hair." Damon tells his brother. He then sees that Elena and Caroline's hands are raised. "You're both in college," Damon rationalizes. Enzo's hand is up as well.

"Stalking Caroline doesn't count," Damon tells his VBF.

"EW!" Caroline's forehead wrinkles, "You were stalking me?"

"Merely looking out for you," Enzo attempts damage control.

From beside Caroline, Stefan leans in and loud-whispers, "Stalking."

"I'm bloody standing right here!" Enzo shouts at Stefan.

Damon then looks at Esther, who stands stoically. The head of the Salvatore household looks to the rest of the Mikaelsons. Finn's hand is in the air. Elijah's and Rebekah's hands are halfway raised. Even Kol has his hand in the air as he holds his phone with the other laughing at something on the screen.

Damon scowls.

"Are you satisfied?" Stefan looks smugly at his brother.

"Are you satisfied?" Damon mimics.

"Yes. I am." Stefan replies.

Ryan stands patiently waiting for the banter to end. At the brief pause he interjects, "Show me library!"

BUZZZZZZZ!

Another red strike appears.

"Rebekah, name a place you might find a vampire."

Elijah whispers something in his sister's ear.

"Oh come on," Damon shouts loudly. "That's cheating!"

Ryan and Esther both glare at him. "Since when do you care about the rules?"

"Because I want to win – duh?" the dark haired vampire replies.

"Woooosaaaaaa," Ryan exhales deeply. "Rebekah?"

"Any public domain," Rebekah enunciates each syllable as Elijah coaxes her, mouthing the answer.

"Who thinks that answer might be up there?" Ryan asks the contestants.

Elijah's hand rises.

"Looks like you're the only one, Mate." Kol looks up long enough to add his two cents.

"Show me, public domain."

BUZZZZZZZ!

Another red strike appears.

"Caroline, let's hear your thoughts." Ryan points across the stage to the former Miss Mystic Falls.

"In local politics?" she says uncertainly.

"That's werewolves," Damon chides. "The Lockwoods are werewolves."

"Well, Tyler was a hybrid for a while."

"But he was never mayor," Stefan reminds her.

"Ugh," Caroline flounces. "I hate this stupid game."

"Show me local politics," Ryan doesn't even bother looking at the board.

BUZZZZZZZ!

Another red strike appears.

"Finn, help your family out. " Ryan says to the mama's boy. "Name a place where you might find a vampire."

He scratches his head and bites his lip.

"Three seconds, Finn." Ryan reminds him.

The Salvatores begin to count down:

"Three!"

"Uhhhh," Finn stutters.

" Two!"

"Ummmm," he stammers.

"One!"

BUZZZZZZZ!

Another red strike appears.

I'm so sorry, Mother." Finn's head drops and he slumps over the podium. "I've shamed our family. Again."

"'sall right mate," Kol pats his back. "Here," Kol holds out his phone to his brother. "Watch this video."

Ryan shakes his head and returns to the Salvatore side.

"Enzo, I know this is your first time on the show but please, try to guess an answer that might actually be up there," Ryan says encouragingly.

"I suppose you could find some vampires in the military," Enzo offers.

"Good answer," Stefan claps.

"Not bad," Damon nods.

"Show me in the military!"

BUZZZZZZZ!

Another red strike appears.

"Kol. Kol!" Ryan tries to get the youngest vampire's attention.

"One sec, mate." He and Finn watch the phone for another moment. Then Kol cracks up laughing and a wide grin spreads across Finn's face. "Did'ya see that?" Kol laughs. "The elephant stepped right on his…"

"KOL!" Esther's voice is sharp. "The phone," she holds out her hand.

"Yes, mum." Kol immediately shuts it off and passes his phone to Finn who passes it to Rebekah who passes it to Elijah who sets it in the palm of their mother.

Dejected, Kol slouches over. "What's the question now, mate?"

"Stop calling me that," Ryan scolds. "Name a place where you might find a vampire."

"Didn't I answer that one already? Seems a bit familiar."

"Answer it again," Ryan tells him.

"Wikipedia," Kol replies.

Ryan crumples the cue cards in his hands. "You already said that!"

"He wants a different answer," Finn explains to his brother.

"Okay then," Kol taps his lip again. "What about Match dot Com? Aye Finn?" he nudges his brother. "How's that profile coming along, mate?"

"MOTHER!" Finn exclaims.

Ryan drags a tired hand down his face, "Show me Match dot Com!"

BUZZZZZZZ!

Another red strike appears.

"What do we do now?" Ryan looks to executive producers Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul. They are huddled together talking. "Can we go to the next question? No one seems to have a correct answer."

Before Simon or Paula can answer, the rear door of the auditorium bangs open.

"No!" Ryan gasps.

His cue cards fall from his hand.

The white index cards scatter on the floor next to him.

"No," he utters again.

Simon and Paula turn in their seats to see a figure coming down the aisle. Audience members stare in awe as he leaps onstage facing the Mikaelson podium

Finn shudders and runs behind his mother.

"Hello Klaus," Elijah greets his brother.

"We were just talking about you, Nik" Rebekah grins. "All good things."

"How did you find us?" Esther asks.

"You mean how I did I find you through the cloaking spell you cast?" Klaus laughs evilly as he removes his phone from his pocket. "Hashtag Itsy Bitsy WeeWee," he turns to his younger brother. "Clever Kol but next time crop the photo so I can't see exactly where you are!"

"Oh bloody hell," Kol sighs.

"No matter," Klaus moves to center stage and takes in the surroundings. "I have a correct answer," he announces eyeing his family with deadly intent. "A place you might find a vampire is in a bloody coffin," he threatens.

DING!

One of the panels on the board flips over.

COFFIN is the number one answer.

Stay tuned more Feud is on the way

-Gemma