Chapter 16: New Girl in Town

The couple pulled into the Boarding House driveway after Damon picked Elena up from school. He got out of the driver's seat and closed the door of his Camero before speeding around to Elena's door. He opened it for her before she even got the seatbelt off.

"That never stops surprising me." She commented taking the hand he offered.

Damon frowned. "What? You can't imagine me being a gentleman…I did live out the 19th century."

Elena linked her hand with his as they walked up the small path. "Not that, how fast you are. I barely had time to blink and there you are." She smiled up at him lovingly.

"Does it bother you?" he wagged a brow before rushing to her other side. She whipped around when he tapped on her shoulder.

She smacked his chest playfully. "No. I'm just not totally use to it yet." She watched the lighthearted expression fall from his face, as he blinked and looked around. "What is it, Damon?" He took in a deep breath and cocked his head to the side. "Damon?"

He shook himself out of it, and smiled down at her again. "Nothing, its okay…just go inside, I'll be right in." When he saw the determination cross her face he kissed her. "It's okay…no danger. I promise."

Elena sighed and reluctantly nodded. "Okay…I'll be upstairs." She walked through the door, and threw her book bag haphazardly to the side before rushing upstairs. Something was up, and she wanted to know what. She knew Damon could take care of himself, but she knew when something was off.

Damon looked around in confusion. He smelt something familiar…something he couldn't quite put his finger on. He knew this scent, why couldn't he place it? He was about to head inside when he heard it.

"So I kept asking myself: where could he be? Why would he leave me all alone to fend for myself in this big, scary world?" a light melodic voice traveled to his ears from behind him. "And here you are…home of all places!" she laughed.

Damon whipped around and grinned broadly. "Lucia! What the hell are you doing here?" he sped up to her and pulled her tightly in his arms. She laughed happily hugging him back.

She rolled her eyes and pulled away. "Well duh! To see my most favorite man in the entire world, why else?" she smiled sincerely. "I've missed you, Damon."

Damon raised his eye brow. "I bet you say that to all the boys." He teased. The truth was he missed her too.

She looked so different. Her once long shiny black hair was cut to a cute bob that touched her shoulders. She clearly was out of her leather stage and dotted a long white flowy skirt, a red tank top with a white shrug overtop. Lucia shrugged. "Nope! Just the ones I spend half a century with." She gave him a perplexed glance, and then looked at the Boarding House. "What are you doing here? I thought you hated this place…"

Damon kept his face guarded. "I had my reasons."

Lucia nodded, pursing her lips together. "Uh huh. I see you reconciled with Katherine." She circled him and pointed up to Damon's bedroom window. "She's creepily stalking us from afar." She whispered with a hand to the side of her mouth.

Damon looked up and saw Elena quickly move away. He smiled. "That's not Katherine…Her name is Elena, she's her 'doppelganger'." Damon stated using quotation marks.

Lucia's eyes lit up in curiosity. "Weird! Are you playing with her? Is she you're new toy?" she bounced on the balls of her feet a little and clapped her hands together in excitement.

Damon scowled at her. "No, she's…my girlfriend." The words felt different coming off his lips. He didn't think he ever used them before.

Lucia blinked her bright green eyes in shock. "Damon Salvatore has a girlfriend?" she tilted her head to the side, and looked up. "Did the world just stop spinning?" she asked him with a serious face.

Damon crossed his arms and faked a laugh. "You're funny. Trust me, I'm surprised too."

"So, does she know?" Damon looked at her blankly, waiting for her to expand. "About you being all 'grrr'." She let her fangs descend and her veins pop out for added effect.

Damon nodded. "Yes, she knows everything."

Lucia linked her arm with his and led him up to the door. "We'll touch more on this later…" she poked him in the gut. "But first things first…is Buzz Killington here?" she asked, her voice filled with scorn.

Damon laughed as they walked into the parlor. "Yes, Stefan's in Mystic Falls, but he's not staying here." He poured a drink and offered it to her.

Lucia grabbed it and took a long sip. "Thank God! He was always so broody with his whole 'I'm a tortured vampire, my life sucks' act." She mimicked Stefan's voice rolling her eyes skyward. "If I hear him say 'you can't do that, it's wrong' one more time I think I might kill myself." She plopped down on the couch and crossed her legs.

Damon sat down next to her nursing his own drink. "He's not quite so bad anymore. He's tolerable…somewhat." He took a sip.

"So, how's Zack? Is he still living here?" she narrowed her eyes when Damon winced. "You killed him, didn't you?" Her voice was flat in acceptance.

Damon got defensive. "He locked me in a cellar filled with vervain! I was fuming when I got out, and he was there."

Lucia glared at him. "I'm sure you deserved it."

Damon frowned and looked into his drink. "I regret it now…but I didn't care about anything then."

The brunette rubbed her forehead in agitation. "He was our last living relative, Damon."

"I'm sorry, I fucked up…again." He smirked a little bitterly. He glanced up when Elena slowly walked down the stairs.

Lucia looked at her in amazement. "Wow…" she whispered quietly. It was uncanny their resemblance.

Damon stood and strode towards Elena, who was looking at Lucia uncomfortably. "Elena…I want you to meet someone." He placed a hand on her lower back and she immediately relaxed. "This is Lucia…my kid sister." he smirked when she sped up and punched him in the arm. "Ow." He rubbed his upper arm.

Lucia laughed prettily. "Yeah, always the kid sister…forever sixteen. Ugh that sucks." She joked. "It's nice to meet you Elena." He held out her hand and Elena took it.

She blinked in surprise. "I didn't know you had a sister, Damon." She smiled, happy that the girl her boyfriend seemed so excited to see earlier was family, not an old flame. "Wow…it's nice to meet you too." She turned to Damon. "How is it that all three Salvatore's turned into vampires?" she half teased. She was really blown by the fact that she was never mentioned.

"We fell in love wrong kinda…people." Lucia hinted with a wink.

Elena furrowed her brow, and crossed her arms. "Why didn't you guys tell me you had a sister? I mean I know that a lot has been going on, but I would have at least thought Stefan would bring it up."

Both of them laughed. "Yeah right!" Lucia scoffed. "Stefan can't stand me...he was always the mediator while Damon and I were the wild ones. To Stefan I'm probably just a bad memory." Lucia finished her drink.

Mystic Falls 1864

Stefan watched Damon laughing and running around with Lucia through the maze in the back. It was always the two of them and him on the sidelines. He didn't agree with their idea of fun; like pulling pranks on the stable boys, or enjoying full days at the swimming hole when they knew Father didn't approve with Franklin Fell calling to court her.

She ignored and declined all his offers despite Father's urges on her. She was young, she would claim, and that there was much more fun to be had before she was to even think of marriage.

"Lucia!" he called out, but was dismissed. "Damon…Father wants us ready to greet our new guest. She'll be arriving shortly." His voice was stern and held no room for disagreement.

"Why must you always cut short our fun? Damon and I were enjoying ourselves." She pulled up her skirts and walked up to the porch that Stefan stood on with his hands behind his back. Damon followed.

"Yes brother…fun. Have you heard of it?" Damon joked, placing a hand on his shoulder.

"It is important that we make her feel welcome, she's come a long way." Stefan turned to Lucia as they entered their home. "Mr. Fell called on you again."

Lucia sighed begrudgingly. "You would think he would have gotten the hint by now."

Stefan frowned. "Father wants you to be married by the end of the month; he is urging Franklin to continue his pursuit of you."

Lucia spun around to glare at her brother. "I do not wish him to pursue me Stefan. I am still a child…I would like to enjoy it while it lasts. I wish you would support me as Damon does." She rushed off inot her room.

Damon put an arm around Stefan. "Do not take it personally…she is unhappy with Father for not giving her the choice. She is only days away from her sixteenth year…her shoulders are feeling heavy with the pressure. It will pass." Damon tried to comfort him brother.

Stefan smiled bitterly. "She feels nothing but contempt for me, Damon. I try to take care of her, and she only pushes me farther away, whereas she takes pleasure in your company."

"You are trying too much to be her Father, dear brother. She has one…be her friend." Damon clapped him on the shoulder before heading to his own room to change.

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Jenna sat staring at the TV with a frown. She wasn't really watching it, too busy thinking about other things.

"You okay?" Alaric asked grabbing her hand.

"Do you believe it?" she asked skeptically.

Alaric knew what she was talking about. "I believe Damon truly loves Elena. I saw it even before the other day." He admitted.

Jenna huffed. "I don't like him! Why does she have to love a guy that I don't like?" she asked rhetorically. "I mean really?"

Ric laughed and pulled her into his arms. "You can't choose who you fall in love with…I know I didn't." he stated kissing the top of her head.

"Well you and Isobel-" Jenna started.

"I wasn't talking about Isobel." He clarified, before kissing her thoroughly.

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Stefan and Caroline circled each other in a clearing in the woods. Both of them had their fangs bared but a smile graced their faces instead of a sneer. Caroline made the first move and lunged at him in seconds. She pinned him to the ground but Stefan flipped them over quickly.

Caroline struggled under him for a minute before kicking him off of her and sending him a good ten feet away. "You thought you had me didn't you?" she taunted flipping her hair out of her eyes.

Stefan sped back up to her and stopped less than an inch away from her face. She gasped slightly. "I let you do that." He gave her a lopsided smirk.

She rolled her eyes and cocked her hip out. "Yeah right." She threw a blur of punches that Stefan blocked quickly. She grabbed his arm and threw him over her shoulder so he landed flat on his back. He moaned a little and Caroline pinned him down from her straddled position over him. When he lifted slightly she pushed him back down. "You give?" she asked her hair falling around her face.

Stefan smirked and flipped them quickly. "Nope." He watched in curiosity as she panted unnecessarily. She was pretty…even with her hair spread out on the ground, a couple of leaves stuck in her blonde locks.

Caroline didn't know what to do with him staring at her like that. She had to admit, it gave her butterflies. "So are you gonna keep me pinned here all day?" she asked in a way of breaking the silence.

Stefan tilted his head to the side a little. "I'm thinking about it." Caroline laughed nervously but stopped when Stefan didn't make a sound, he just kept staring at her. He looked at a spot above her head and pulled out a leave from her hair. He leaned down and kissed her softly. It last all of three seconds before he was off her and leaning against a tree about five feet away.

She wanted to say something but she didn't know what. She got off the ground and stared at him with confused eyes. Stefan was smiling, and then he ran off into the woods. She rolled her eyes and smiled too, chasing after him.

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Icarus knocked on the door of a house a couple blocks away from Elena's. They house was nice enough…it would do until he could find a more permanent residence. He saw the woman that answered the door look at him in appraisement.

He knew he was good looking. A Greek God some would say. A lean chiseled body, strong defined jaw and full lips. His eyes were dark and intense, and his hair was a chestnut brown.

"Hello…I'm sorry to bother you." He slathered up the charm. He smiled and the woman smiled back brightly.

"You're not bothering me at all. Was there something I could do for you?" So eager to please…he was barely trying.

Icarus took a step closer to the door, leaving a little space between them. He towered over her. "Yes, actually…I have a favor to ask you." His voice was deep and quiet. She nodded looking up at him expectantly. He placed his hands on either side of her face and twisted quickly and viciously. He let her body fall to the ground in a heap, stepping over her and crouching down to her level, her dead eyes staring back at him. "Can I borrow your house?" he asked, before chuckling.

Icarus grabbed her arm and stood, pulling it carelessly out of the hall before shutting the door.

Author's Note: So I decided to add that little part in with Jenna and Alaric just to show a little bit of their relationship…I like that couple, so I might add to it a bit along the way. So Damon and Stefan have a sister, and she likes Damon more! I was excited about writing out her character…someone Damon can relate to and be open with besides Elena. And who the hell is Icarus and what is he? Also incase you were wondering Lucia's name is pronounced Loo-chi-a. Not Loo-cee-a. Not really important, but it would bug me if I didn't mention it lol. Enjoy and review!

P.S: More flashbacks to come…I love flashbacks!