"What are you doing?" Shiloh heard Elena's voice through her sister's phone.
"Just shopping for the party you're trying to bail out on." Caroline responded.
"I never said yes in the first place." Elena said.
"You were never going too Which is why I planned it anyway. And my mom wants you to call her." Caroline said. Shiloh rolled her eyes. Elena was still looking for Stefan, even though it looked like she was moving on before he even left. Though she had to admit, she hoped they found him soon and brought him back home. Lexi was still MIA and she couldn't exactly confide in her sister since she was Elena's friend. Plus Jeremy was acting kind of odd lately.
"Is Shiloh with you?" Elena asked, pulling Shiloh back into the conversation. Caroline looked over at her sister who shook her head in response.
"Nope, not with me." Caroline lied uneasily.
"How is she. With the whole break up thing?" Elena asked concerned.
"She's alright." Caroline said. "Well, I gotta go. I'll see you in a bit." Caroline said, hanging up. "I hate lying to her.
"I know." Shiloh said.
"What happened between you two anyway?" Caroline asked.
"Care." Tyler said, joining the two. They made their way to the Grill, Tyler and Caroline doing most of the talking. Shiloh hadn't been very talkative lately. Shiloh zoned out the talking, taking a seat at their table and ignoring the two.
"Hey Guys." Jeremy greeted.
"Did Matt make you switch sections?" Caroline asked, receiving a shrug from Jeremy. "He thinks we're dating."
"So does my mother." Tyler said.
"What?" Caroline asked.
"We're together all the time, it's not a leap." Tyler said.
"That's crazy." Caroline said.
"Right." Tyler didn't really look like he agreed.
"How you doing, Shy?" Jeremy asked.
"Better." Shiloh said, sending him a forced smile.
"We still on for tonight?" Jeremy asked.
"Wouldn't miss it." Shiloh replied.
"Good, cause I picked up some of your favorite ice cream and I'd hate to have to eat it all without you." Jeremy said.
"Don't count on it." Shiloh said.
"And while you two are on your little play date, maybe you can finally spill what went down between you and Damon." Tyler said.
"Tyler!" Caroline scolded.
"I don't see how that's any of your business, Lockwood." Shiloh said, narrowing her eyes.
"So what can I get you guys?" Jeremy jumped in, trying to stop a fight from breaking out.
"Actually, I think I'm gonna sit over there." Shiloh said, nodding her head towards Matt's section. She stood and walked over, signalling Matt to come to her table as she did.
"Why'd you have to upset her?" Caroline asked Tyler.
"What? I just asked what we all wanted to." Tyler said honestly.
"Whatever. I'll be back with your drinks." Jeremy said.
"But we didn't order." Tyler said.
"It'll be a surprise." Jeremy said, walking away from the table before the pair could argue.
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"I don't get why we had to come here first." Shiloh huffed, folding her arms across her chest. She and Jeremy were sitting on a couch at the Salvatore place.
"It's my sister's 18th birthday. I had to be here." Jeremy said, pulling out a joint.
"Where did you get that?" Matt asked, joining the two teenagers on the couch.
"Henry from the kitchen sold me a dime." Jeremy said. Matt took the joint and lit it.
"So, what's got you on your spiral downward? Sure it's a lot more interesting than mine." Matt said. "Or is this Shiloh's ex problems?"
"Not mine." Shiloh said, shaking her head.
"Trust me, you don't wanna know." Jeremy replied.
"How bad can it be, I already know everything else." Matt said, handing the joint back to Jeremy after taking a puff. "Go for it."
"You know I died right? And Bonnie used magic to bring me back to life." Jeremy said.
"Yeah." Shiloh agreed, taking the joint that Jeremy offered.
"The thing is, ever since I came back I've been seeing... things." Jeremy said.
"Things? What kind of things?" Shiloh asked.
"Just, things I shouldn't be seeing." Jeremy said vaguely.
"What's Bonnie say about it?" Matt asked.
"Nah, I haven't told her. I haven't told anybody. Just messing with my head is all. I just need to chill out, so this." Jeremy said, taking back the joint and holding it up. Matt stood, just moments before Elena and Caroline entered the room.
"Oh...the Stoner den. Buzz kill." Caroline commented.
"Hey guys." Matt greeted, walking up to them.
"Matt, hey!" Elena said. Matt kissed her lightly on the cheek. "Oh."
"Happy Birthday." Matt said.
"Thank you." Elena replied. Matt left the room without a second glance at Caroline.
"He hates me. His hatred of me, has driven him to drugs!" Caroline said.
"He doesn't hate you, he hates that he's not with you." Elena finally noticed the younger siblings sitting on the couch. "Is that my brother?" Elena handed Caroline her drink, storming off.
"Sorry, Jer. I'm waiting around for you anymore. I'll meet you at your house." Shiloh said, getting up from the couch.
"Fine, I'll text you." Jeremy said.
"See you later." Shiloh said. She left the Salvatore house and headed back to her own house on foot. She briefly questioned why she couldn't have a car, Mystic Falls was not a safe place to walk around at night. The thought was diminished soon, she was a vampire now after all. Shiloh paused halfway up her driveway, frowning. She quickly wiped around and gasped at the person standing directly in front of her. "Stefan?" She said shocked.
"Sorry, Shiloh. He has to stop." Stefan said.
"What?" Shiloh asked confused. Instead of answering, Stefan swiftly snapped her neck, catching her body before it fell.
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When Shiloh finally came to, she was in searing pain. She groggily make out words. People talking. But from a distance.
"Stefan." That voice sounded familiar but she couldn't place it.
"Hello Brother." Stefan replied. Brother? Damon.
"You don't write, you don't call." Damon said lightly.
"Need you to stop following me. Causing some problems." Stefan said.
"With who? Klaus? Are we supposed to care with he thinks?" Damon said.
"What you're supposed to do is let me go." Stefan said.
"Saw your latest artwork in Tennessee. Walking a fine line there my friend. Keep that up and there will be no saving you." Damon said.
"See the thing is, I don't need any saving. I just want you to let me go." Stefan said.
"Nah, I got a birthday girl at home that's not gonna let me do that." Damon said.
"You know, maybe I haven't made my point." Stefan said. "Perhaps Shiloh could help with that." Shiloh looked up at her name. She could finally see straight. She still felt dizzy. Vervain, she guessed. She struggled to get to her feet, supporting herself on the wall.
"Shiloh?" Damon asked. Shiloh looked out the closest window, seeing she was in an old abandoned house, on the second floor. She looked down and saw Stefan and Damon. Damon looked directly at her.
"Should've let me go." Stefan said, rushing him to the wall and driving stake through his stomach, pinning him to the wall. Damon grunted, reaching for the stake only to have two more drove through his wrist. "Sorry 'bout this, Shy. But you're boyfriend really should've listened." Stefan said, lighting a match and throwing it onto the front bridge of the house. The building was engulfed in flames immediately, clearly gasoline was used.
"No! No, no, no, no, no! Shiloh!" Damon yelled, struggling against the stakes. Stefan had disappeared and Shiloh wasn't counting on him returning with a change of heart. She stumbled over to the door and tried to open it but it was locked and something heavy was pushed up against the other side. She began to cough as the smoke seeped into the room. Still weak from the vervain, Shiloh made her way back to the window, trying to pry it open. Her first attempt was a fail but the window was soon ripped open and she was pulled from the fiery grave. "Shiloh? Shiloh, are you okay?"
"Damon?" Shiloh asked, looking up him with half open eyes.
"It's okay. You're okay. I've got you." Damon said gently, holding her close to his body.
"Stefan?" She asked.
"He's gone. Stefan's gone." Damon said, making it clear in his tone that he was talking about more then just his physical absence.
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Shiloh finally made it back to her house, worn out and upset. She had been hoping to see Stefan again, but not like that. She never expected him to be the one to hurt her. Damon said he didn't push the stakes in deep so he'd managed to escape and come to the rescue. It had been the first time they'd actually talked face to face since... A part of her almost dared to think maybe Stefan had meant to do it. Maybe he was just trying to scare them. She let out a sigh. It was wishful thinking, she knew what could happen to a vampire when they flipped the switch. But she didn't think Stefan would ever do anything like that. "Shiloh?" Caroline asked, getting out of her car and meeting her sister in the drive way. "Where'd you go?"
"It's a long story." Shiloh said.
"I've got nothing but time." Caroline said, joining her sister as they began to walk towards the front door.
"You would not believe the kind of day I'm having." Shiloh said. Before Caroline could answer, the sound of bullets rung out. Caroline fell to the ground, Shiloh quickly following. Then silence refilled the air.