Chapter 30: Nick

Damon sat up, pushing the blanket aside and getting up, walking towards the front door, hearing it shut. He was about to open it when Rose came in, his phone in her hand.

"Your phone's buzzing, it's Stefan." She said handing him his phone.

"What?" He answered.

"Have you seen Alexis tonight?" Stefan asked.

"No, why?" He asked, a little curious.

"Because we found out some information and she ran-"

"Wait, what type of information?" Damon asked, cutting Stefan off. Stefan began, telling Damon all that they had learned from Katherine.

"And you're sure she isn't lying?" Damon asked.

"No she wasn't, Elena called John and he confirmed it. That's why when she ran we figured she came to see you, to tell you what was going on."

"Shit." Damon cursed, realizing that Alexis was the one who had come in, seeing him and Rose on the ground and ran out.

"What?" Stefan asked.

"Nothing, no she hasn't been here. I bet she went home, I'll go check on her."

"Ok, we'll be there shortly." Damon heard as he hung up. He quickly went and grabbed his brown shirt putting it on, and his black jeans, putting them over his boxers.

"Where are you going?" Rose asked him, seeing him getting ready to leave.

"I need to find Alexis." Rose nodded.

"She was here earlier, I saw her, watching us." Damon turned to glare at her.

"You knew she was here!" Damon yelled.

"You can't hide what we did from her Damon!" Rose yelled back.

"It was a mistake, that won't be happening again." Damon growled, grabbing his keys. "Now get out." He said, opening the door and slamming it behind him.

She didn't know why she was here. She never came here, at least not for comfort. She walked up to their headstones, glaring down at her mother's stone.

"Why didn't you tell me?! How could you not tell me?" She yelled. "Did you ever tell dad that I wasn't his?" She dropped to her knees and sobbed. "How could you all do this to me?"

Elena and Stefan arrived at the Gilbert house just as Damon came outside. They quickly walked up to him.

"She's not here." He said, knowing they were going to ask. Elena sighed, running her hand through her hair.

"God, I don't know where else she could be. Caroline already looked for her at the Watering hole, and she called Matt and she's not at the Grill either. Where else could she be?"

"We'll find her, don't worry." Stefan said, trying to comfort her.

"When Stefan? Before or after Klaus gets her?" Elena snapped, sitting down on the front step. "I'm sorry Stefan, I didn't mean-"

"It's ok." He replied, sitting next to her. "I know you're worried." Elena nodded, resting her head on his shoulder. "I can't believe that she didn't come tell you what happened." He said, turning to glance at his brother.

"About that.." Damon replied, knowing that they would find out eventually, and if somehow it helped them find Alexis, it would be worth it. "I guess she did come to see me, only I didn't see her." Stefan and Elena turned towards him.

"What do you mean?" Elena asked.

"Well, Rose and I, we uh-" He cut off, not wanting to say that they had, had sex. He cleared his throat before continuing. "And I guess Alexis walked in, seeing Rose and I sitting by the fire. I didn't see her, but Rose did, all I heard was the door slam." Stefan and Elena exchanged looks, both knowing that Damon had messed up, big time.

"How could you sleep with Rose, Damon?" Elena asked, and before he could answer, she cut him off. "You know that Lexi is in love with you, don't you? I mean, you should, it's obvious. So, how could you do that to her?" She half yelled. Damon looked away.

"Because, she was there. And how was I supposed to know that Alexis loved me? I would've thought that she hated me after what I did to her parents! And I was pissed at her because she didn't want to go with me to see Rose's friend Slater tonight. " Damon replied. Elena shook her head.

"Actually that was my fault, I asked Lexi to distract Stefan for me while I interrogated Katherine." Elena said, guilt in her tone. She knew that some of the reason Alexis ran was because of her.

"Damnit." Damon growled, shaking his head. "Any idea where else she could be?" He asked, changing the subject. He looked at Elena, who just shook her head.

Alexis walked inside, shaking the water from her body as she walked up to the bar. It had started raining and she definitely didn't want to go "home" right now, so she went to the Grill. She sat down and looked at the bartender, recognizing him from when she was here before.

"Troubles got you down again sweetheart?" He asked, setting the same drink she'd had before down in front of her. She nodded.

"Thanks. Promise I'll not drink it like a shot this time." He smiled sadly at her and walked over to his other customers. She took a drink, looking around at the other customers at the bar. She saw a handsome man, with short blonde hair, he looked at her, raising his glass. She smiled back at him, drinking her drink.

A few minutes had passed and Alexis finished off her drink, a second one being placed in front of her. She looked at the bartender. " I didn't order that." She said, she didn't want to overdo it like last time, and she was already feeling the alcohol take effect, she knew she was a lightweight when it came to alcohol.

"Compliments of the gentleman at the end of the bar." He said, walking back to his other customers. Alexis looked towards the end of the bar, the gentleman who had raised his glass at her before was looking at her. He got up and walked over to her.

"This seat taken?" He asked, his English accent prominent. Alexis shook her head.

"Thanks for the drink." He nodded as he sat down.

"You look like you needed it." Alexis scoffed. "I didn't mean to offend you." He added quickly.

"You didn't trust me, I really do want it. I just don't know if I should." She said.

The stranger and Alexis talked for a few minutes when Matt came over to them, seeing two empty drinks by Alexis.

"Lexi?" He asked, surprised to see her, since he hadn't seen her earlier. She paused, mid-sentence and looked at him.

"Oh, hey Matt." She said, a little slur to her voice.

"How many of those have you had?" He asked her, noting the slur. She looked at him, confused.

"This is my second one… I think." She replied, she thought it odd that she was getting this drunk already. She shrugged it off, getting back to her conversation with the stranger.

"How'd you even get a drink Lexi, you're not old enough." Matt asked, once again, interrupting her. She turned back to face him.

"They didn't card me last time, so why would they this time?" She asked him.

"Plus, she looks plenty old enough," The stranger began. Alexis turned to face him. "She even looks like she could've been around since the fourteen hundreds." Alexis stared at him, something shooting through her entire being… She couldn't tell what, but she knew that she shouldn't stay around him for long, but it did interest her about the 1400s comment.

"Dude, that was rude." Matt said, glaring at him.

" 's okay Matt. Sure he didn't mean it like that." The stranger smiled. She looked down at her empty drink, feeling it taking more effect. "Thank you for the drink…"

"Call me Nick," He replied.

"Nick, but I need to get going, before I can't make it home." She said.

"Let me drive you." He offered. She shook her head, her senses feeling danger.

"Actually I'll drive her. Her sis-, her friend is looking for her." Matt began. "I'll be out in a sec." He said and went behind the bar. Alexis got up, and started for the front door.

"I'll see you around Nick." She said, turning back around, only to see he had gone. She walked outside, the night air nipping at her bare skin. She looked down, noticing that her bracelet had fallen off of her arm, she bent down, trying to pick it up, when something stopped her. She felt something pierce her neck and she tried to cry out. She collapses back onto whoever was holding her, feeling the effect of the loss of blood immediately. She glanced up, her blurry vision seeing Nick.

"You're the one I've been searching for." He said, spinning her around. "You will forget all about this night." He said compelling her. He spins her back around, once again biting her. He hears the door to the bar open.

"Lexi!" Matt shouts, seeing someone holding her.

Nick smiles, "I'll be coming for you soon my doppelganger." He whispers in her ear as she passes out. He shoves her to the ground and runs off as Matt rushes to her side.