"Are you done yet?" Claudette asked not at all amused at what was going on. "Stop laughing"
Ava wheezed and clutched her stomach
"Sorry Gran but vampires?" Ava asked, once her gran had told her she had literally burst out laughing and couldn't stop, "but vampires? Did you go out drinking with Sheila? Oh gran you need to reel it in with her" she wiped a stray tear she had laughed so much that tears were coming down her face. "So no really what are they? Is it like the X-men? Huh? They got mutant genes? Or did one of them get bitten by a spider so-Oww" she yelped when Gran slapped her upside the head
"A) You're wrong and B) you seriously need to watch less movies" Gran rolled her eyes "You know what? it's best if I show you" before Ava could question what she was on about she felt the old lady's soft and gentle hands cupping her face. She felt Gran pressing her temple against hers
"Open up your mind sweetheart-"
"You want me to read your-"
"No I want to show you a memory" Claudette corrected her, she knew Gran was serious since Ava knew that Gran never willingly let mind be scoped out like this
"You sure?" she asked her softly
"Yes" Ava placed her hands over hers "You need to know the truth now concentrate" she instructed.
Ava took a deep breath and closed her eyes.
"I'm so going to destroy Luke, hot stuff and he has a huge-"
"Eww Gran" Ava shrieked pushing herself away
"Bloody hell Ava don't do that" Gran groaned rubbing her head in a poor attempt to sooth the ache "You can't rip your mind out of someone like that"
"Well you're the one who had to think of that" she huffed crossing her arms in front of her chest
"Try again-"
"Why? So I can see one of your sexual weird fantasies again?"
"Do it and I'll keep my dirty little thoughts under lock and key" Gran promised
"I don't want to" she pouted
"Don't make me spank you" Gran threatened
"I'm not a four year old" she huffed
"But you're acting like one" she countered "now come on Ava, concentrate ok?"
Ava sighed knowing she wasn't going to get out of this "It's hard though, there's so many thing going on in their" she sat on her knees
"Concentrate" Gran urged her "You can do it"
Ava nodded and closed her milky green eyes; she placed the tips of her fingers against Gran's head and dove into a memory that was being shown.
"Come on Claudette just one more drink" the man goaded,
"Sorry hun" a much younger Claudette leant against the bar that she worked at "but it's closing time Ricky"
"So you need someone to walk you home?" the dark haired asked, it was no secret that the man fancied Claudette, she was after all one of the most sought after woman here, with her golden mane of hair and bright green eyes.
"No, it's ok. I can take care of myself"
"You sure you don't need an escort home? You're a small little thing-"
"Listen here" Claudette smiled sweetly and ran her finger down his chest causing him to gulp "honey, I can take care of myself. And don't call me a small little thing-" with that she shoved him backwards sending him and the barstool he was sitting on toppling backwards.
"You-"
"Say something mean and you won't be able to practise the art of reproducing if you catch my drift" she smirked, and snickered when he scurried off.
Claudette shook her head and yelled out to the punters that it was now closing time.
"Gran I get it, you had men falling over themselves for you. You was hot but how does that have anything to do with seeing if this-"
"Shut up Ava" Gran rolled her eyes "and by the way I was a sex bomb-"
"And you showed me this because?" Ava quirked an eyebrow
"To set the scene-"
"You're dragging it out" Ava mumbled and yelped when Gran pinched her side
"Concentrate-"
"Speed things up then"
Gran rolled her eyes "Fine then. Now focus"
"Ok" Ava closed her eyes and focused in on her Gran's mind and dove in once again.
Claudette's heels clacked against pavement, the city was literally asleep there wasn't a soul on the street, and she wasn't that bothered about it since whenever she closed up the bar the streets were deserted. Her pace slowed down when she heard groaning coming from an alleyway.
She slowly approached the area where the noise was coming from, there was a streetlamp on but it kept blinking making it difficult to see. Claudette stood at the entrance of the alleyway with her body pressed against the wall.
She peered around the corner and saw a man hunched over a woman, from her angle it looked like things were steaming up between the pair, Claudette shook her head and was about to leave the couple when she heard the woman cry out in pain.
"You're hurting me" the woman whimpered
"No you like it" the man said starting at her in the eye, "You want me to take more of your blood"
"I want you to take more of my blood"
Claudette gasped when she saw what look like the man plunging his teeth into the woman's neck. She froze when the man stiffen and turned around
"Oh you're pretty" the dark haired man smirked.
Claudette screamed when the man blurred towards her and pinned her against the wall, she paled seeing the man's face.
"Oh and you're blood smells so good"
Her pulse quickened and she shrank back against the wall, this wasn't a man it looked like a monster, the veins around his eyes throbbed.
"What….What….are-"
"Am I?" he smirked "A Vampire-"
"No they're not real" Claudette shook her head
"Wanna bet?" he flashed Claudette his fangs. "Now I wonder why your scent is so ripe? Hmm but-"
"Trevor" a woman shouted from down the alleyway "Control yourself. We need to leave now. The Originals are around here somewhere"
"Oh Rose come on just a bit of fun" Trevor whined "she smells delicious…"
"Ergh sick fuck-"
"Hold your tongue doll." Trevor smirked "Just one-"
"Enough Trevor" Rose barked "We don't have a death wish, we need to keep moving"
"Rose-"
"Now TREVOR"
Trevor swore and looked back at the terrified blond "Catch you later" he smirked darkly at her and licked his fangs.
Ava gasped as she was brought back to reality
"Oh my god" she breathed dropping back onto her bed "fangs and their eyes so they're real?"
"Yep" Gran replied
"Shit" Ava muttered she laid down on her bed "if I go out will-"
"No Ava they're not going to eat you" Claudette knew what the teen would already be saying, she laid down beside her
"Gran" Ava turned so that she was facing her, she could feel the warmth radiating off of the older lady's body "why did he just left you like that? I mean he could've made you forget"
"Hmm first I wondered the same but then I figured it out" Gran murmured she idly stroked a lock of Ava's hair out of her face "he wanted me to remember….think he got a thrill from me being scared"
"Ergh what a dick" Ava huffed causing Gran to chuckle she turned off the lamp light
"You got that right" Gran uttered "How about we call it a night-"
"Wait you're leaving me?" Ava asked panicking "You-"
"Don't' tell me you're afraid Ava?"
"Well what if a vampire tries to come through the window or-"
"Honey, there are only two vampires in town Stefan and Damon-"
"Damon's scary" the teen muttered
"He's not all bad-"
"Gran he was sucking Caroline dry-"
"Ok maybe he's crazy-"
She snorted "You think?"
"Ok completely psychotic but there must be some humanity left in him after all he didn't kill her did he?" Gran murmured "now go to sleep, I've got bingo in the morning so-"
"Fine" Ava huffed her eyes were beginning to droop but they snapped she abruptly sat up smacking her hand against Gran's face
"Oww, what the hell Ava?"
"Elena-"
"No I'm your Gran-"
"No, Elena she's into Stefan and she doesn't know what he is" Ava uttered "I have to warn her now-"
"It's late-"
"You think she'll believe me if I told her that her possible boyfriend is a vampire?"
"Erm…-"
"You're right Gran" Ava carried on much to Claudette's amusement she knew when her grand-daughter got an idea in her head it was nearly impossible to get it out of her head "I need to prove it to her"
"Ava-"
"I know what I'm doing Gran."
"Fine, but make sure you don't end up getting hurt or I-"
"Will go all ninja on my ass, yeah Gran I get it" Ava rolled her eyes she snuggled into her covers and soon enough she was fast asleep.
Ava groaned and rolled over she woke up to the sound of her alarm ringing loudly, she groped around for it and swore when she knocked something off of her nightstand whatever it was it shattered. She yawned and laid down for a bit, she was about to drift off again when she recalled last night events. Ava sat up, and swung her legs out of bed she needed to warn Elena but she had to actually prove that Stefan was a vampire. With that thought she padded barefooted to her bathroom and got ready for the day.
Ava brushed her teeth and then switched on the shower faucet she held out her hand beneath the spray of water and waited till it as warm enough. When it was she stripped out of her clothes and threw them into a hamper that was by the door. Ava stepped under the warm spray of water and hurriedly cleaned herself and washed her hair.
Once she was done, she reached out and grabbed the towel that was hanged up on a hook. She dried herself off and wrapped her towel around herself. It didn't take her too long to throw a pair of panties and a bra on. She opened up her closet and felt around for the tags, she opted to wear a pair of skinny jeans and what she knew was a stripy red and blue shirt.
Ava dried her hair with her hairdryer and left her blond locks out. She slipped on her converses and exited her bedroom.
Her feet pounded against the stairs as she clamoured down them, her nose twitched and she could smell waffles.
Before she entered the kitchen she pulled out her cell from her jeans. Gran had managed to get one online for her, the numbers were in brail making it possible for her to use.
"Ava-"
"Hey Lena" Ava said tucking a curl behind her ear "I was wondering if you wanted to hang out maybe?"
"Sorry Ava" she could hear the sound of Elena trudging down the stairs "but I'm meeting Stefan at the Grill, maybe next time?"
"Sure, sure" Ava hanged up and hurried back upstairs, thinking this would be a perfect time to prove to Elena what she was getting into. She looked through her desk drawer and pulled out a hand held mirror, when she got what she needed she went back downstairs
"Ava breakfast" Gran called
"Not hungry, I'm going-"
"Cut the crap and get your perky ass in here"
"But Gran-"
"Move it"
Ava huffed and trudged into the kitchen and plopped down on the chair and folded her arms across her chest
"You're pouting dear-"
"No I'm not"
"Ava unlike you I can see your face-"
"Nice Gran, I so needed a reminder" she rolled her eyes and heard the sound of a plate being set down in front of her
"Relax dear-"she quirked an eyebrow when Ava scoffed her food down "where are you off to?" she asked
"Nowhere-"
"Ava-"
"Fine I'm going to prove a point, and for that I need to be at the Grill" she swallowed a mouthful of waffles, she reached out and felt around for the familiar shape bottle of maple syrup when she grabbed it she drowned it.
"That syrup is supposed to be for pancakes" Claudette rolled her eyes
"It's nice" Ava grinned showing a mouthful of waffle to her
"Eww Ava, you nasty child-"
"Sorry" she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand "Well I'll catch you later Gran-"
"Don't get into any trouble"
"When do I ever" Ava rolled her eyes hearing her Gran snorting loudly "You know you can be a bit more appreciative that I don't get into trouble a lot-"
"Honey last time you said that, Sheriff Forbes had to bring you back home-"
"That was Caroline's fault, she dared me to-"
"Try and steal a mannequin's head at the mall-"
"One time thing Gran"
"Whatever make sure you put a cardigan on, it might get cold out there"
"I know Gran I got one in my bag" she picked up her bag and pulled her arms through the straps of her bag. She was about to leave but paused "Hey Gran do we have any garlic?"
"Yeah top drawer by the sink" she replied, Ava scurried over to it and grabbed a handful of what felt like something rigid.
"Why do you need Garlic for anyway?" Gran asked starting on the washing
"Oh erm…I-Bonnie needs it she's cooking something and-"
"When did that girl started to cook?"
"Oh not sure, anyway bye Gran" she rushed out of the room and made it to the front door
"Take your cane Ava-"
"I don't need-"
"TAKE IT"
"OK" she shouted back
"No need to shout"
"You shouted first" Ava shook her head and picked up her cane that was leaning against the coat rack, she opened the front door and with a slam it was shut behind her. She started to walk the familiar route towards the Grill.
"I can do this, I can do this"
"Elena" Ava grinned following her friend's thoughts, she bumped into the table and dropped her cane but before it could drop to the ground someone caught it
"Careful Ava, you don't want to lose this"
"Stefan" Ava said taking her cane "erm thanks…so mind if I join you two?"
"Oh Ava we were talking-"Elena started she was desperate to know the truth about Stefan and his brother, and thought that the vampire wouldn't say much not when Ava was around.
"Oh…right is this a date?"
"No. it's just-"
"I just wanted to show you something" Ava pulled off her bag and placed it on the table. She felt around for the thin mirror and when the tips of her fingers made contact with it she pulled it out of the bag.
"Elena quick does he have a reflection" Ava shouted holding the mirror up to Stefan's face
"Ava what are you doing-"
"Trying to show you that Stefan Salvatore is a big fat vamp-"she was cut off when a hand slammed over her mouth
"Stefan what are you doing?" Elena hissed seeing him silencing Ava
"I think we all need to talk-"Ava groped around in her bag and grabbed the first thing her hand touched, she grasped it tightly and smashed it in Stefan's face.
"Oww my eyes-"
"He's a vampire see" Ava breathed "He's allergic to garlic-"
"Oh my god Ava you threw ginger at him" Elena shook her head
"What? Ergh stupid Gran has to move everything around. But anyway-"
"Wait did you say he's a vampire?" Elena tugged Ava so that the blond was sitting down beside her "How did you find out?-"
"Wait how do you know?" Ava countered
"I….researched and you know because-"
"Damon freaked me out when he tried to escape. Gran told me about him and Stefan" Ava said "Just so you know Stefan I got a crucifix in my bag as well-"
"You're not religious-"
"Shut up Elena. Now vamp-"
"Can you just tell us the reality?" Elena cut her off she was somewhat relieved to know that she wasn't the only one who knew about this, and she was glad it was Ava since she was one of her best friends.
"Wait how did Claudette know about vampires?" Elena asked
"She got attacked by one years ago" Ava replied licking her lips "So Stefan are you…"
"I can tell you whatever you want to know" Stefan uttered looking at both, wiping bits of ginger off of his face, being smashed in the face with Ginger wasn't what he expected, but then again he wryly thought Ava wasn't what he expected at all.
"I know you eat garlic-"
"And ginger doesn't hurt you except it sting your eyes" Ava muttered under her breath she felt the sun on her skin "Wait we're outside" she declared
"Ava we're at the Grill, did you bang your head-"
"No Elena I didn't." she rolled her eyes "I mean he's outside and it's sunny, aren't you meant to be…I don't know…all I'm melting crap-"
"Hi" a waitress walked over "here you go. Ava you want anything?"
"Erm…how about a chocolate milkshake Lynn?" she smiled in the direction where the voice had come from. If Stefan didn't know that the petite blond was blind he would've thought she could see with the way she interacted with everyone.
"No problem I'll be back in a bit" Lynn smiled and walked off
"So how are you not melting Stefan?" Ava asked tapping her fingers against the table.
"What Ava means" Elena clarified "how are you able to be in the sun?"
"We have rings that protect us" Stefan replied
"And Crucifixes?"
"Decorative"
"Holy water?"
"I knew I forgot something" Ava muttered the conversation paused for a minute as her milkshake was set down in front of her "Thanks Lynne"
"No problem"
"So water?"
"Drinkable"
"Mirrors?" Ava questioned
"Myths-"
"So basically everything in my bag is useless" the blond sipped her thick drink
"Did you pack an assault kit in there?" Stefan asked amused he stifled his laughter when he saw her pink cheeks
"Sort of" she mumbled and carried on sipping her drink
"You said you didn't need to kill to survive" Elena stated bringing the topic back on hand.
"Animal blood keeps me alive but I'm not as strong as Damon he can be very powerful-"
"And you let him get involve with Caroline?" Elena sniped.
Ava scoffed "Serious Elena? Have you met Damon? I doubt Stefan is able to tell his brother what to do" she had unknowingly hit the nail on the head with that one.
"She's right. Forcing Damon not to do something is dangerous" the vampire uttered
"He was hurting her-"
"Feeding off of her" Stefan spoke over Elena. Ava leant back in her seat listening to the conversation that was taking place, "He was able to take away her memories of being bitten. Using a form of mind control so she never knew what was happening to her, of he wanted to kill her then he would have"
"Is that supposed to make it ok?" Elena questioned. Ava didn't blame her for her tone it did sound like Stefan was attempting to defend his brother.
"No none of this is ok" Stefan said "I know that"
Ava finished off her milkshake "So are there anymore vampires lingering around here?" she asked
"Not in Mystic Falls, not anymore" Stefan answered, she frowned at that
"Not anymore?" Elena asked thinking the same thing as Ava, so they were other vampires in the past around town.
"There was a time when this town was very much aware of vampires. It didn't end well for anybody that's why it's important for you guys not to tell anyone"
Ava bit her lower lip; she knew what it felt like having to keep a secret after all for her whole life she was hiding a big part of herself away from her friends. The part where she was able to read people's minds.
"Sure" Ava shrugged her shoulders "At least this town isn't boring anymore"
Stefan smiled and shook his head at her, he briefly wondered how she could be so calm about this, "but then again Ava had her Gran to help her through this.
"Ava may be able to promise that but I can't Stefan" Elena said looking at him
"Elena, give me today I can answer any questions you have and when it's over you can decide for yourself what you want to do with what you know. It would be your choice" Stefan said leaning forward. Elena contemplated what he said and reluctantly agreed
"Ok-"
"Well we should get a move on, I want to show you something" Stefan said getting onto his feet he the glanced over to the blond "Ava you want to-"
"Come and listen to your story?" she asked "Ohh, I've got nothing else to do" she hopped onto her feet and grabbed her bag,
"Ava your ginger-"
"It's not mine. So Elena which way is your car"
"Go left" Elena rolled her eyes "No Ava you're going into the road-"
Stefan grabbed the back of her shirt and tugged her back just as a truck zoom pass causing her hair to fly around her.
"Ava careful" Stefan uttered his voice was low
"Right….just…" she shook her head she was usually good at hearing traffic "I don't know what happened."
"Maybe it's because you need this" Elena said placing the thin cane into the palms of her hands. "Ava-"
"Elena-"
"You want me to tell your Gran you're walking around town with no cane and that you nearly got hit by a truck"
"Fine" Ava huffed slamming her foot down "I'll use the bloody cane-"
"Ava-"
"Ava how about I'll be your guide" Stefan suggested knowing that the teen hated to use the white cane she just didn't want to be independent.
"Fine" she muttered she felt him grab her arm and linked his arm through hers "Shall we?"
"Stop here" Stefan instructed they had taken Elena's car to an unknown location, Ava was lounging in the back of the car, she perked up when she felt the car slow down
She grabbed the handle and got out of the car bringing her cane along with her. She tapped the ground and could feel her cane coming into contact with something. She heard the car door opening
"What are we doing here?" Elena asked
"I want to show you something" Stefan replied grasping Ava's hand leading her.
"No offence Stef but this is like some really shitty horror movie. Leading two girls out into the woods-"
"How do you know we're near the woods?" he asked as Elena came to stand on Ava's other side
"Too many twigs on the ground to be near the town" she replied she felt the wind flutter against her skin a breeze washed over the,
"Oww Stefan you're holding on too tight" Ava whimpered he abruptly let go causing her to stumble Elena had managed to catch her before she could fall.
"Stefan what-"
"Sorry I thought I saw someone" he easily lied, turning to face away from the pair of teenage girls truth was as soon as her scent washed over him he had the urge to rip her throat out and suck her dry. Stefan had no clue why but her scent was luring him. "You ok Ava?"
"Fine" when she smiled at him the urge to rip her throat out had lessened.
"So we're in the middle of nowhere?" Elena asked
"This didn't use to be nowhere" Stefan replied, Elena's hand grasped Ava's "This use to be my home"
The blond held her hand out and she felt rubble
"Careful" Elena murmured she wouldn't put it pass Ava to accidently to cut herself against a jagged rock. "It looks so…"
"Old" Stefan finished off "that's because they are"
"So I'm guessing you've been around for a while" Ava commented
"I've been seventeen years since 1864" Stefan said
"Oh my god" Elena breathed, the blond whistled
"Wow and I thought Gran was old" she muttered under her breath
"You said you wanted to know and I'm not going to hold anything back" Stefan uttered looking at the pair of teen girls; he was kind of miffed of how well Ava was taking all of this.
"So you've been around since 1864?" Ava uttered excitement was welling up in her "You must have seen loads and loads of things. Did you travel the world or…?"
"Ava" Elena scolded the teen at time acted a tad bit childish.
"I saw loads of things" Stefan uttered he found her endearing "If I get the chance I'll tell you what I've seen"
"That's a date then" she grinned and walked ahead her cane tapped against the stone ground. She sat down what felt like the edge of the fountain
"Half a century before the Boarding House was built this was my family's home" Stefan said walking around he sat down beside Ava "Damon and I we were both born here. The Salvatore brothers best friends-"
"Seriously?" Ava scoffed and groaned when Elena elbowed her the brunette took the vacant space beside her friend "What? It's true. You and Damon seem to hate each other"
"There was a time when we didn't" Stefan told them he then went on to explain how Damon and he were enamoured by Katherine.
Ava was tugged onto her feet by Stefan "Come on" he led them towards the ruins of his old home "Step" he told Ava she was grateful that he was guiding around from what she could get from Elena's thoughts she was stunned, her thoughts were rampant and chaotic.
"You knew Katherine in 1864?" Elena asked coming up behind the pair "Damon made it seem like-"
"You were pining for her" Ava uttered softly, she felt him run his thumb across the back of her knuckles
"Damon made it seem like I was still heartbroken" Stefan said
"Why would he do that?" Ava asked her fingers grazing the floor she plucked up a handful of leaves
"He saw that I was happy with Elena and he wanted to ruin it-"
"Damn Damon's got issues" the blond exclaimed "so he wants to ruin your happiness because you and him fell in love with the same woman over a hundred and forty five years ago?"
"That's unbelievable" Elena shook her head
"It's true but she wasn't just any girl" Stefan murmured picking up a flower from the ground and handed it over Ava, who lifted it up to her nose and inhaled its sweet scent. The vampire glanced over to Elena.
He then carried on with the story
"So a founders ball, and-"
"She chose me" Stefan finished off "I escorted her to the ball at the Original Lockwood mansion"
"The first Founder's party?" Elena said piecing it together "it's where you signed the first register?"
"What that old ugly parchment? That Gran constantly bitches about that saying that there are no Xenias on it"
"Yes" Stefan murmured "that's the register, I didn't care that I got something that my brother wanted, I didn't care that I hurt him. I only knew that I wanted her"
"Ouch that must've hurt him" Ava mumbled tucking the flower behind her ear
"So he was upset?" Elena commented
"That's the thing about Damon he doesn't get mad" Stefan shook his head "he gets even"
"That doesn't sound good"
"It's not, what Damon wants Damon usually gets help" the vampire explained "I didn't know it at the time but it turns out that night Katherine was with him to"
"Ergh that skank-"
"Did you just call her a skank?" Elena cocked an eyebrow looking at Ava who merely shrugged her shoulders.
"That's what Gran would've said" she muttered.
Stefan snorted he could picture Katherine's face if she found out that she was called a skank.
"Wait…so he stole her from you?"
"How does that work out?" Ava questioned "she must've known what she was doing"
"Turns out she wasn't ours to steal" Stefan said vaguely
Ava's brows furrowed in confusion. So he further went on "She could control my mind, and Damon's. She compelled each of us to keep the secret from the other-"
"She's a complete skank." Ava snorted causing Elena to roll her eyes
"She wanted all of us to be together-"
"And she's twisted" the blond added on.
"You've got that right" Stefan muttered they had come to a standstill, Ava felt him bending down and could hear him picking up something "It didn't work out that way, Damon and I are stuck together" Ava could hear rustling and deduced it to be something being opened.
"Is that Damon's ring?" Elena asked
"Oh can I?" Ava asked interested in the item that can make a vampire walk in the sun,
"Sure" Stefan dropped it in her smaller hand; the blond ran her fingers over it and could feel the engraving. "I took it from him I have to give it back"
"No" Elena shook her head "don't give it to him"
"Elena if I don't he'll only retaliate" Stefan said as Ava handed the ring back to him "in the only way he knows that can hurt me"
"How's that then?" Elena asked
"By hurting you" he replied "and he'll probably go after Ava-"
"Me? What the hell did I do to him?" she balked
"You're my friend Ava and he knows that. And I wouldn't put it pass him to hurt both of you"
"Aww Stef you're my friend too." Ava nudged him
"Is that the only thing you've got out of his sentence?" Elena asked in disbelief
"Yeah, yeah psycho brother is on the loose" she rolled her eyes feeling a breeze come over her; she felt her cell buzz in her pocket. She pulled it out
"Ava where are you?"
"Chill Gran, I'm with Elena-"
"And Stefan right?"
"No…"
"Honey you're a crappy liar you're voice goes all high are you with the vampire?"
"Yes" there was a moment of silence in which Ava chewed her bottom lip. "Gran-"
"Give the phone to Stefan" she wordlessly held the cell out and Stefan took it from her,
"Ms Xenia-"
"Don't call me that, it's Claudette"
"Right Claudette" Ava could only hear Stefan's side of the conversation; she shifted from one foot to the other
"Is my Ava safe with you?" Claudette asked
"What-"
"Don't play dumb with me boy, is my Ava safe with you?" she repeated the questioned, Elena lips tugged into a frown seeing Stefan's eyes studying the oblivious blond "her scent is unique and must smell delicious to you but can you control yourself Stefan?" he remained silent "Stefan is my Ava safe with you?"
"She giving you a hard time?" Ava gave him a friendly smile "don't worry, when Gran drinks she tends to go on a bit"
"Stefan"
"Yes she is safe" Stefan replied he couldn't imagine hurting the innocent looking blond, it felt even wrong to just think about it.
"Good to know" Claudette replied "now do you mind giving the cell back to Ava? I need to talk to her"
"Sure"
"Ava we're heading back to the car" Stefan said grabbing her hand Elena trailed behind them.
"Yeah Gran-"
"We need to work on your lying skills"
"Ava step-"Elena said as they approached the car
"You want to teach me how to lie?" Ava asked as she climbed into the back of the car "Seriously?"
"What? One day it might save your life" Gran exclaimed, Ava could hear Stefan and Elena talking in the background "so did the garlic work out-"
"You knew I grabbed the ginger and you didn't say anything"
"What'd you do with it?"
"I smashed it in Stefan's face" she muttered and rolled her eyes when Claudette cackled loudly
"Oh damn I wish I was there. Did anyone film it?"
"No Gran"
"Alright, alright keep your panties on. Anyway get home soon ya hear? I have dinner on the stove"
"Alright see ya in a bit Gran" she hanged up.
"You coming over?" Elena asked as they climbed out of her car, Ava used her cane to make sure nothing was in her way as they walked up the pathway, Stefan brought up the rear
"Yeah, Gran won't mind, she's probably still making dinner" Ava replied she could hear the door opening "So-"
"Damn Vic" Ava recognised that as Matt's voice she wondered what the jock was doing here
"What's going on?" Elena asked frowning that the scene.
"She's really messed up" Matt responded-
"More than messed up, she had the munchies. What the hell kind of drugs is Vicky on?" Jeremy thought.
"Vicky?" Ava called out cautiously "are you alright?" from what she could gather she was standing near the distraught teen. Vicky's nose flared at the ripe scent of the blood, Stefan saw the teen's tense body language and stepped in between.
"Ava back up" he nudged her backwards towards Elena who placed her hands on the petite teen's shoulders to steady her "Vicky look at me, look at me, everything is going to be ok. Guys take her up to bed and shut the blinds; she's going to be fine"
Jeremy and Matt helped Vicky out of the room "What's going on?" Ava asked
"You know what's wrong with her?" Elena questioned standing beside Ava
"Yeah-"
"What is it?" Ava asked a frown marring her face
"She's transitioning"
"Transitioning into what?" Elena breathed
"A freaking vampire" Ava's eyes widened "holy shit how the hell did that happen? This is Vicky Donavan we're talking about"
"Damon must've gotten to her she hasn't completed her transition yet" Stefan explained
"How does she do that?"
"She has to feed on human blood"
Ava shook her head well this day wasn't turning out the way she expected "What happens if she doesn't complete the transition?" she asked sitting down on a barstool, her cane leant against the inside of her thigh
"She'll die" with that Ava's cane clattered to the ground. Stefan picked it up and handed it to the miffed blond
"Ava you want me to take you home?" he offered
"No I should be here" she shook her head as Stefan handed her cane back "Vicky-"
"She hasn't completed her transition yet" the vampire uttered "she may only have a few hours"
"She's up there with him" Elena paced up and down in the kitchen
"It's ok she doesn't know what's happening to her yet"
"But what happens when she does know?" Ava asked licking her lips, she tucked in a stray curl and tapped her fingers against the cane
"Right now she doesn't remember anything. A part of her is human slowly the deeper she gets into the transition the memories will start to come back" Stefan explained to them, Ava found it fascinating though this was like being part of a completely different world "and then she'll know she will have to make a choice" he finished off.
"The same choice you made?" Elena asked.
"Not fair Elena" Ava murmured frowning at her friend. The brunette sighed knowing that the smaller girl had a point.
Before she could say anything else they could hear Jeremy shouting
"Vicky" Matt yelled they all rushed out of the kitchen and Ava was about to follow but Stefan pushed her back
"Ava you stay here-"
"Stef-"
"No arguing" he said seriously.
Ava wanted to run after them but knew it would be best to sit out of this one. She hopped onto the stool and waited.
"Hey Gran I might be a little late coming home" she said hearing Elena moving around the kitchen
"How comes?"
"Vicky Donavan has gone missing. I'll tell you the rest when I get home ok?"
"Ok dear, be safe"
"Bye Gran" Ava hanged up picking up her empty mug and placing it in the sink but missed it before it could smash into the counter Jeremy caught it.
"Maybe we should check in on Matt" he suggested
"He'll call when he finds her" Elena said handing him more dishes.
"But what are we supposed to do?"
"Strip poker-"
"Ava be serious-"
"Kidding, kidding, it's obvious isn't it? We have to wait"
"Ava's right" Elena said "We just have to wait"
"I don't know what's wrong with her" Jeremy stated. Ava felt a small bout of guilt she wondered how he would handle things if he found out the truth
"She'll be fine. It'll all be fine" Elena said
Ava sighed quietly those words never worked she found. Whenever someone said it'd be fine in the end it wasn't, in fact it would be far from 'fine' truth be told Ava hated that word. Nothing is ever just fine.
Jeremy clearly had the same thoughts and slammed down the dishes causing Ava to drop her cane in surprise
"Why do you always do that?" he shouted at Elena "always in denial" he stormed off.
"Ava what should I do?" Elena asked
"Elena just go and talk to him, sort things out" she suggested
"You're right-"
"Always am-"
"Modest-"
"Elena you got a brother to sort out."
"Right, you're going to be ok on your own?" Elena asked
"Sure, sure I should be getting home soon. If you want I'll start those dishes"
Elena hugged her "Thanks Ava, you're a lifesaver"
Ava shook her head and bent down to pick her cane up, she rested it against the back of the chair and started on the dishes, but before the doorbell rang.
"Anyone going to get that?" Ava yelled out when she got no response she rolled her eyes "figures I'll end up answering the door even though this isn't my house" she grabbed her cane and used her free hand to trail against the wall. She grabbed the door knob and opened the door,
"Hello?" she frowned then there was no reply, a waft of air came through the door, her nose twitched she smelt some cologne, her eyes widened in realisation, she went to slam the door shut but he easily over powered her.
"They really shouldn't let you answer the door" Damon smirked and was even amused seeing the glare on her face, it looked completely out of place.
"Go away Damon" she snapped
"How about no?" he smirked it widened when he heard her heart hammering in her chest. "Ah I'm going out on a limb here but I'm thinking Stefan fessed up?"
"He just confirmed it, you're the one who-"
"Freaked you out? You're a fast little thing aren't you?" Damon inhaled her mouth-watering scent. He'll rather have her over any other female.
"And you're an arrogant asshole. Go away and stay away-"she spat
"Whoa, whoa princess no need to be rude. I'm just looking for Stefan-"
"Are you stupid?" she rolled her milky orbs "if Stefan was here don't you think you'd be talking to him right now instead of me?"
"Hmm fair point. Mind if I come in?" Damon questioned "oh wait I can-"
"Then why asked? Asshole" she huffed and stiffened when she felt his hand on her shoulders he pushed her back till she felt the stair railing behind her.
Ava trembled feeling his nose against the base of her throat "Let's cut to the chase princess I'm not going to kill you or anyone else in this house"
"You know you'd be more convincing if you wasn't breathing down my neck you dick-"she snapped making him laugh, huh Ava thought he had a pleasant laugh.
"Oh but you've got such a pretty little neck, now where's Stefan?"
Ava leant back her gaze was off "He's out looking for Vicky"
"Oh you sound judgemental-"
"Duh because I am" she muttered
"She'll thank me for it-"
"Like the way you thanked Katherine" Ava countered it had the desire effect since he moved back a couple of steps
"So you got the whole life story?"
"Most of it" Ava replied
"Oh I doubt that" he said she felt him brush pass her "tell Stefan I'm looking for him." The door opened "Oh and Ava really don't answer the door next time you never know who it could be" with that he slammed the door shut.
Ava let out a breath she didn't even know she was holding in and dropped down on the staircase, she wasn't going to lie she found the elder Salvatore to be intimidating.
"Ava?" Elena hurried down the stairs "Who was-are you ok?"
"Yeah erm…I should get home." She stood up and leant on her cane "Gran is probably worried-"
"Who was at the door?" Elena asked watching as Ava picked up her bag
"Damon…he said tell Stefan that he's looking for him"
"He didn't hurt-"
"No, no I'll talk to you later Elena"
"Wait" Elena grabbed her hand and pulled her back "Thanks for being here today Ava, it made things easier"
"No problem Elena. You're my best friend…so you owe me-oww" she yelped when Elena slapped her upside the head.
"Bye Ava you want me to walk you home?" she opened the door for her
"I think I can manage" Ava smiled and left the house, Elena could hear the sound of the cane tapping against the hardwood floor.
"WHO'S THAT? IS IT A BURGULAR, THERE'S NO VALUABLES HERE BESIDE ME-"
"GRAN IT'S ME" Ava yelled back dropping her keys into the dish-bowl and placed her cane near the front door.
"Oh Ava" she followed the sound of the television which was coming from the kitchen "So you talk to Stefan?"
"Yep" Ava dropped down on the couch
"And….?"
"You're right he's a good guy. And he's not a scary monster—"
"I told ya" Ava was handed a bowl of popcorn which she dug into
"Yes Gran you were right. But Damon-"
"Is the psycho one-"
"How'd you know?"
"The hot ones are always mental" Claudette responded "now I have a new fling-"
"Again?" Ava snorted "Who's this? Craig from the grocery store-"
"Nah I had him months ago." Ava chocked on a piece of popcorn hearing that, Claudette slapped her on the back "No, no it's Johnny Depp, he's one fine piece of man-"
"What happened to Leo?"
"I think I should broadened my horizon if you know what I mean" Claudette smirked "Now hush, Captain Jack Sparrow just arrived-"
"Gran-"
"Honey you know the rules, either shut up or get out"
Ava rolled her eyes and placed the bowl of popcorn on the coffee table "Oh Ava wait-"
"Going to get change Gran" she called over her shoulder making her way upstairs. Ava arrived at her room and changed out of her clothes, she slipped on a pair of cotton shorts that rested low on her hips and an oversize t-shirt.
When she was done she padded barefooted downstairs and passed the front door.
"Ava" Claudette called her.
"Yep?"
"Erm…there's a broody vampire outside sitting on the Gilbert porch"
"Stefan?" Ava frowned wondering if he found Vicky
"What's going on?"
"Damon turned Vicky Donavan into a vampire" she replied heading towards the kitchen, Claudette leant back into the couch
"Mystic Falls is never boring" she muttered under her breath.
Meanwhile in the kitchen Ava ransacked the fridge and pulled out two bottles of chocolate milkshake, she strolled passed the living room and headed outside on her porch where she sat down on the swing that they had set up there,
"Stefan" she called out "I know you're out there. And you're being creepy just sitting Elena's porch-"
"Tell him he looks like a stalker" Claudette yelled from the living room
"And Gran said you look like a-"she felt a pulse of air
"I heard" Stefan said
"Hmm you're upset-"she mused "come sit down" she patted the empty space beside her and handed him a bottle of chocolate milkshake.
"Really?"
"If you don't want it give it back" she uncapped her own bottle "but trust me it's really good" Stefan took her word for it and took a huge gulp
"You're right"
"Always am"
"So modest-"
"Something she gets from me-"
"Seriously Gran stop eavesdropping"
"Can't help it"
"Oh my god." Ava shook her head "anyway what happened with Vicky?" she asked him
"She went through with the transition and I've sort of lost her" Stefan admitted
"Oh man…but something tells me that's not what got you down" he had to hand it to her even though she was blind she had the ability to see the things that other people missed out.
There was a moment of silence Ava knew he was thinking about what words he would use "Elena said she can't be with me" he said at last.
"Oh Stefan" she surprised him by placing her smaller hand in his larger one she gave it a brief squeeze "She…just give her time"
"Thank you Ava" he smiled
"No problem" she smiled back "so want to tell me how it was like living in the 1800's?" she asked
"Oh me too" her Gran rushed out
"I thought you were watching Johnny Depp?"
"I can rewind and pause on him. This real life hunk I can't" Claudette sat down on the other side of an amused vampire
"Gran he's-"
"Don't start Ava; technically he's older than me. So Stefan tell us what was it like?" she asked.
Stefan couldn't help but smile that was another thing whenever he was around either Xenia they always managed to put a smile on his face.
AN: So i finally updated. Apologies for any grammar or spelling mistakes. Outfit link on profile and thanks to those who reviewed.
So in this chap-We see Ava's reaction to vampires, she just laughs untill Gran proves it to her. We see a brief moment of Rose and Trevor. Ava wants to prove to Elena that vampires are real so goes on a mission, in which she ends up smashing what she thought was Garlic in Stefan's face but turns out to be ginger. Stefan takes them to his old home where he tells them his story. Ava goes over to Elena's and they find out Vicky's turning into a vampire. A bref visit from Damon. Ava goes home and Gran tells her she dropped Leo and is now pining after Johnny Depp. Both her and Gran end up spending the night talking to Stefan.
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