"Ergh something always bad happens when we go into the woods" Iris mumbled under her breath
"Ssh" Elena hissed
"You shush" Iris hissed back, she was surprised that Stefan hadn't realised that he was being followed "No offence Elena, but your boyfriend's super hearing thing, isn't all up to par"
In response Elena pushed her causing the raven head to stumble over a root
"Oww you're mean" Iris landed on her knees, Elena resisted the urge to roll her eyes at the dark haired beauty and quickly helped her up "I like this dress" she looked down at the torn hem
"I'll by you something nice" Elena muttered.
Iris rolled her eyes and soon focused back on the vampire that they were following.
They finally ended up by a well causing Iris to frown wondering why Stefan would be here of all places, she concluded that this might not just be any random well
"What's going on?" Elena asked Stefan making him turn around. Iris remained quiet just as interested as her brunette friend.
He sighed exasperated not angry because he knew how curious both females were
"You shouldn't be here" he pointed out
"Yet we're here" Iris smiled "plus it was Elena's idea" she blurted out causing the taller girl to roll her eyes.
"So what's going on?" Elena repeated
"Bonnie thinks the moonstone is down there" Stefan answered nodding towards the well, Iris quirked an eyebrow "The thing that Katherine is after?" she asked
"How'd did-"
"I eavesdrop" the raven head shrugged she had heard Damon talking Alaric saying something about the moonstone and how it could help break the curse of the sun and the moon, she walked past Elena and looked down and saw the well filled with water
"Whoever is going down there, they're going to get wet" she said lightly "hmm I can swim maybe-"
"No" Stefan cut her off and broke the lock off "I'm going down there"
"But I'm smaller so-"
"No" he said sternly, Elena reached forward and tugged Iris slightly backwards seeing her dangerously close to the edge of the well. Stefan clamoured on to the well and shone his torch down there
"Be careful" Elena warned, Iris nodded
"Don't worry I'll be back in a minute" Stefan assured them and jumped off the edge. Iris and Elena both waited by the edge of the well
"Found anything Stefan?" Iris called she could hear splashing
"ELENA" he screamed making Iris jumped she stumbled but Elena grabbed her by her upper arm pulling her back "ELENA, IRIS" he sounded in pain
"STEFAN" Elena screamed
"What's going on?" Iris yelled leaning over to see if she could spot him
"Vervaine" he called
"Someone obviously didn't want vampires down there, what are you doing?" Iris shouted the last part seeing Elena jumping onto the well, she grabbed the brunette by the arm pulling her back
"He's down there Iris, I can't leave him" she snapped glaring at her
"What? And you think I will" Iris scowled "You could die if you jump in, think before you do things Elena" she looked around and saw the chains on the dirt "we need to be smart about this" she muttered and ran over to the chains and went to pick them up but stumbled landing on her bottom
"Iris-"
"They're heavy" Iris said
"Elena, Iris" Caroline appeared
"Caroline Stefan's down there and the chains are rusted so I can't-"Caroline nodded and went to jump off the edge of the well
"No, Caroline don't" Iris shouted "It's filled with vervaine"
"We need to get him out of here NOW" Elena shouted, causing Iris's head to throb with a headache, this girl she concluded wouldn't do well in pressurised situations and certainly would have been a wreck if she lived the petite's girl life at Hogwarts beforehand "Someone could go down there and get him" Iris suggested worried for her friend
"How?" Elena asked taking deep breaths to calm herself down
"I've got an idea" Caroline followed Iris's gaze and saw her eyeing the chains that were located on the ground, the vampire understood what the raven head was getting out and grabbed the chains with her super strength and wrapped it around Elena
"What's going on?" Bonnie asked appearing next to Iris
"Stefan's stuck down the well" Iris informed her, Elena nodded to Caroline who slowly lowered her into the well, Iris and Bonnie stood by, both girls gasped when Caroline nearly dropped her
"Sorry" Caroline called, Iris's heartbeat was pounding much faster she was worried for her friends, merlin she thought if she had her magic this would have much easier
"It's ok, keep going" Elena called back, Iris could hear some splashing and then "Pull him up" the blond started to pull him back, Iris gasped at the sight of the vampire's body it was all burnt
"Come on" Iris said to Bonnie who helped her lay Stefan's unconscious body on to the ground, she vaguely heard Elena calls to pull her back up
"He needs blood" Iris muttered "it'll help him heal faster" just then Elena emerged and fell down opposite her on the other side of Stefan but not before giving a wooden box into Iris's arms.
Iris cringed seeing Elena grab a sharp rock and slice the skin of her wrist and pressed the cut against the vampire's lips, Iris got on to her feet and saw the vampire begin to suckle on the wound, sure enough before her eyes Iris saw his burnt skin fading away he was healing.
Iris arrived home and dropped her keys in the dish bowl, Stefan had taken the moonstone and Elena had went home for dinner since Jenna would be cooking, Iris felt a pang of hunger in her gut and decided to make herself dinner, she shed her sweater and turned the kitchen lights on, Iris looked through the pantry and opted to cook pasta since it was easy to make.
She glanced over to the Gilbert's house and spotted Jenna and Ric. She made her meal and plopped down in front of the television, Iris just had a second forkful of her food when she heard the shrilling sound of a siren, she precariously placed her bowl on pasta on the coffee table and rushed out, she could see a gurney being pushed and Ric and Elena hurrying into the back of the ambulance. Iris sprinted over to the Gilberts just as the ambulance left and bit her lower lip in worry
"Iris" she spun around and saw Jeremy
"Jeremy what's going on?" she asked
"It's Aunt Jenna, she's hurt and I need to –"
"Come on I'll give you a lift" she cut him off seeing that he was in no state to drive "let me grab my keys" Iris ran back towards her house and snatched her keys out of the dish bowl and slammed her front door shut.
Soon enough she and Jeremy were buckled in she revved the engine and tore out of the driveway much to Jeremy's surprise who had no idea that Iris's rust bucket of a car could go this fast.
Iris ran in after Jeremy who took off out of her car before she even parked.
"Jeremy-"
"I have to wait till Elena comes out" Jeremy said "you can go-"
"No, no I'll wait with you" Iris said squeezing his bigger hand in assurance and led him over to the waiting area where they both sat down
"She will be fine Jeremy, your aunt is strong" he sent her a shaky smiled appreciating that she was there to comfort him
"Thanks Iris" he muttered, she nodded and played with the frayed threads of her dress she definitely was going to throw it out "I got why Elena didn't want me to get involved with all this vampire stuff" she looked at him and gestured for him to carry on "Mason Lockwood is dead, Damon killed him"
Iris frowned and sighed "I'm sorry you had to see that" she really was he was only a kid and he'd been dropped in to this whole other world
"No, I wanted to know what was going" she sighed and patted his knee
"Whether it's any constellation or not you would have eventually found out what was going on since, you are related to Elena, and merlin knows that girl finds herself in weird situation involving vampires" she paused "plus if you didn't find out soon, I would have told you, you deserve to know what was going on since you're part of this too"
Jeremy smiled at her "Thanks Iris"
"No problem I wouldn't like be left out of the loop, it happened to me and it's not a nice feeling"
Jeremy sent her a curious look wondering what had she meant. But before he could asked Elena came out
"How is she?" Jeremy asked worried for his aunt
"The doctor said she was lucky and that she'll be ok" she told both teens. Iris sighed in relief she had grown to care for their aunt and couldn't imagine Jenna being gone
"What happened? I mean how did this happen?" Iris asked
"Katherine" Elena replied through gritted teeth, "she compelled Jenna to stab herself because I and Stefan did-"
"She found out about your fake break up with Stefan?" Iris ventured, Elena nodded gravely
"Why would she hurt Aunt Jenna though?" Jeremy asked angered at what had taken place
"She was sending us a message" Elena saw their confused face so elaborated "that she could hurt anyone"
"Bloody cow, needs to be put down" Iris muttered watching the siblings hug one another
"Where's Alaric?" Iris asked seeing that the history teacher wasn't there
"He's with Jenna" Elena told her Iris saw the brunette's eyes water "I need to see Stefan" Iris had an idea where this was going
"I'll give you lift"
"Thanks Iris" Elena mumbled Jeremy would be staying here.
Both girls exited the hospital, Iris patted down her pockets and managed to pull out her keys, she unlocked it and slid into the driver's side whilst Elena slid into the passenger side,
There was a moment of silence as Iris pulled out of the hospital car park, she could see tears running down Elena's face
"You're going to end it with Stefan aren't you?" Iris asked quietly turning the indicator, she could hear Elena taking in a shaky breath
"I have to Katherine-"
"She warned you off Stefan and Jenna paid the price since you thought you could turn the tables on her, are you sure you should end it with Stef?"
"Iris you don't understand" Elena snapped
Iris bit her lip and nodded "I do, you want to protect the people you love right? And you're scared that Katherine will go after Jeremy next?" her eyes remained on the road, she could feel Elena's eyes on her
"You know what Elena, I always believed that you fight for the people you love, and if you think by ending things with Stefan is the way to go then go ahead" she pulled up outside of the Salvatore boarding house and shut the car off. Iris frowned when Elena didn't get out causing her to look at the taller girl she saw an odd look on Elena's face
"What?" the raven head asked she saw her open her mouth about to speak but closed it "I'll wait here" Iris said
Elena sent her a shaky smile and left.
Iris leant her head back against the seat and waited; she placed her converse clad feet on her dashboard.
"Flower" she jumped
"Fucks sake" iris muttered having banged her head on the roof of the car "why are vampires so bloody sneaky?"
"Because it excites us when we frightened little-"
"Shut up Damon" Iris cut him off "sure why not come in" she muttered as Damon slid in to the car,
"So how's Jenna doing?" he asked turning his icy blue eyes on to the petite raven head who sent him a curious look
"Didn't you see Elena on the way?" she asked
"Yeah, but she's after Saint Stefan" he muttered
Iris smirked at him "am I sensing bitterness Mister Salvatore?"
"Shut up flower" he lightly nudged her
"Jenna's fine, Katherine's on the loose and she's not afraid to hurt anyone" Damon saw her unconsciously touched her throat where the female vampire had torn into her skin
"Iris" Damon caught her hand forcing her to look at him
"I'm scared Damon she's got Jenna to nearly kill herself and she might be come back for any of the others, I came here so I wouldn't have to be scared or worried and now she's here, I want her gone" she admitted, she could always confide in the dark haired vampire, as well as Stefan but she knew that he had his own problems to deal with
He gently cupped her chin "She won't touch you, she will be gone, I promise you" he said sincerity coming off of him in waves.
"Ok" she smiled and rested her head on his shoulder, he placed his arm on the back of her seat her scent was filling up the small car, Damon was struggling not to let the intoxicating scent consume him. "So what's going on in there?" she nodded towards the boarding house
"Little flower wants to eavesdrop?" he asked mockingly
Iris chuckled "Technically, you'll be doing the eavesdropping"
"Fair enough" he nodded "Elena's breaking up with Stefan, hmm you don't seem concern by this though?" that was true Iris looked cool and calmed
The raven head shrugged "Why should I be concerned? They'll most likely end up back together once Katherine is dealt with; they love each other very much"
"They do, don't they" he muttered under his breath
Iris smiled at him and lightly grabbed his hand "You'll find someone Damon, you're a good guy"
Damon smirked cockily "I already found someone flower don't you know?"
"Oh" Iris played along a smile came across her full lips "Who would that be?"
"I think you know her, she's small hot body though and I was hoping this raven haired beauty would save me a dance at the masquerade ball"
"She sounds lovely" Iris uttered, "But what if she can't guarantee you a dance?"
She saw him open his leather jacket and pulled out a slim black box
"Well I was hoping this would sweeten the deal" he handed it over to her causing her to frown, she opened it revealing a stunning mask, it was a silvery grey colour and resembled somewhat of butterfly wings
"It's beautiful" she breathed gently running the pads of her fingers over it
"For you"
A large smile appeared on her face and before Damon knew it Iris launched herself into his arms hugging him tight
"Thank you Damon" he smiled and wrapped his arms around her embracing her small form
"You're welcome" he murmured, she pulled back her attention back onto the mask; it had been a long time since she was given something so beautiful she definitely would treasure this.
Damon's heightened hearing picked up Elena exiting the boarding house
"Flower come around tomorrow morning for breakfast"
"You cook?" she quirked an eyebrow as she carefully placed the mask back into its box
"Yep, and you get the privilege of tasting it"
"I'm amazed at your sense of humbleness" she stated sarcasm dripping from her tone,
"Ha, ha so funny" he ruffled her hair causing her to squeak
"Damon" she snapped patting down her hair attempting to salvage it
"Iris" he mocked she saw the look she getting from him and sighed and nodded
"Yes I'll be here tomorrow at nine?" he nodded and got out of her small blue ford
"Wait Damon how did you know that the mask would match my dress?"
"I have my ways" he sent her a wink and tapped his nose and disappeared in a blur.
Iris dropped Elena off home and watched the disheartened brunette enter her home; Iris sighed and ran her fingers through her hair, knowing that Elena and Stefan would soon sort things out between themselves.
She was however worried for Damon it was obvious to the raven head that the elder Salvatore brother had strong feelings for the doppelganger, she was sure that it would most likely end up in heartbreak.
Iris shut her front door behind her and dumped her keys in the small dish bowl, she kicked off her shoes and yawned today had been a long day, she padded barefooted upstairs and stripped out of her dress dumping it in the hamper that was located in bathroom.
Iris pulled on a pair of loose flannel shorts and a camisole, she crawled into her double bed and reached over turning her lamp off, she pulled the thick covers up to her chin, her emerald orbs adjusted to the dark, she could see the dress she had bought today hanging on the front of the closet, she was actually excited about this, since she hadn't come to the last formal party that was in Lockwood manor.
Her eyes drifted shut she lost herself in the world of darkness.
"Is this what you do all day?" Niklaus asked entering her and Rebekah's shared bedroom
Iris sighed and looked up at him "Well Rebekah is flower picking and Elijah has taken your brothers to the fields to swordfight and-"
"Let me guess mother caught you trying to sneak out thus you were banished into here?" he cocked a blond eyebrow, she wanted to whack the smirk off of his handsome face
"I wouldn't have got caught if Henrik hadn't told on me" she frowned, Niklaus sat down beside her
"Well I know a way to entertain you" he huskily whispered into her ear, she felt a shudder go down her spine when his fingers lightly graze her skin of her collar bone
"Cut it out" she snapped pulling away, Niklaus smirked
"Do you really want me to?" he purred she felt his lips on the shell of her ear
"Niklaus behave"
Iris saw a splatter of disdain when she said his name
"Really? You balk at your own name?" she asked amused, he rolled his eyes and pulled her towards him
"Can you blame me? Niklaus it doesn't-"
"Seem right?" she asked softly and lightly brushed a stray of his curly golden lock "well why don't we do something about it?"
He smiled "and what would you suggest?"
"Change your name" she sighed rolling her eyes "how about Klaus? That fits you" she nodded waiting for his reaction
A slow smile slid into his face, a smile which revealed his dimples "Why I quiet like it love, what would I do without you?"
"Become a miserable old goat" she smiled cheekily up at him and jumped up off of the bed, before he could blink and ran out of the small room, he smirked and ran after her, he loved chasing after the petite raven head.
AN: An Original dream finally has taken place...there going to be more action between them, but the dreams will still occasionally make an appearance.
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