Ava's eyes snapped opened as she was jolted upwards. She groaned when her head hit something hard.
It took a moment for the petite teen to realise that she was moving, her brows knitted together
"What the?" she mumbled and raised her hands. Panic begin to ebb into her when she felt she was in an enclosed in a small space and that in fact her hands were tied together as was her feet. She could hear an engine roaring "Hello? Anyone!" she hit something and realised it was a body next to her.
"Oh god please don't be a dead body" she muttered and yelped when the car went over another speed bump causing her head to smash against the roof of the trunk. She felt dizzy and felt herself being encompassed by darkness.
Once again Ava was knocked out just as the car came to a sudden stop.
The driver of the car unbuckled himself and got out of the car and walked around to another vehicle that was already waiting there. The window of the jeep unrolled revealing a man whose face was covered by a pair of huge sunglasses.
"Where are they?" the unknown man asked
"In the trunk, I did exactly as you told me to" the man replied in monotone, he clearly was compelled.
"Good put them in back" the man instructed.
The compelled human nodded and hastily made his way back to his car. He popped the trunk revealing two unconscious teens. The man picked up the one closest to him which turned out be Elena and carried her over to the jeep where he deposited her in the trunk. He then walked back over to the trunk and picked up the petite blond and carried her bridal style over to the other trunk.
"Wait" his employer called out "Put the Fae in the back seat" he instructed. He had never seen one so up close before. Through his dark shades he could see the Fae via the rear view mirror. He chuckled damn she was certainly a Fae he could see it now. The man came around to the driver's side window so he could see his employer.
"Thank you for your help" he smiled falsely
"Is there anything else?"
"One more thing." He uttered "come closer" the compelled man did as he was told the window was rolled down, the man gestured for him to come even closer.
When he was within reach his fangs lengthened and plunged it into the man's throat effectively killing him.
The vampire pulled back and rolled the window back up. He started the car and glanced in the mirror in the rear view mirror, he smirked
"I can't wait to taste the Fae" he murmured under his breath and stepped his foot down on the accelerator.
Ava groaned the pounding in her head was easing up somewhat, she felt herself being carried somewhere.
"What's going on?" she slurred attempting to move but whoever was holding her had a firm grip. Ava felt herself being lowered onto something plush and realised it was a sofa. The man shed his jacket and the baseball cap he was wearing,
"Hey hey-touchy back off" Ava snapped feeling him grabbing her legs. She attempted to wriggle backwards but the man had a strong grip on her ankles, he untied the rope around her ankles.
"Do you want to stay tied up?" he snapped when she kicked a leg out narrowly missing his face.
"What kind of bloody question is that?" Ava countered "Mister Kidnapper. Get off" she hissed when his hands closed around her wrist. "Let go-"
"God you're a wriggler?" he muttered. In response Ava spat on him "You little-"
"KIDANNPER. THIS IS A CHILD KIDNAPPER HELP SOMEONE HELP—"she shrieked but was cut off when he slammed his hand over her mouth.
"Listen here blondie" the man hissed and grabbed the front of her dress and tugged her forward, she winced "Scream again and it'll be your last. Understand?"
Ava nodded and when she felt his grip loosen she surprised the man by head-butting him in the face she heard a crack and a lot of swearing. She shot to her feet and ran
"Why you-"he didn't even need to go after her since Ava had tripped over the loose rope around her ankles and was sent tumbling forward. She smacked her head on the corner of the table.
"Oww" Ava whimpered and managed to sit up, she gingerly raised her bound hands to her throbbing table and touched it, and it was bleeding. She jumped when there was a pulse of air in front of her.
"Didn't you see that?" the vampire questioned a smirk on his lips. His eyes darkened seeing the bloodied gash.
"Oh you think you're funny mister kidnapper?" Ava spat "You're not, dickhead"
The vampire frowned "Wait a second-"she scowled when he grabbed her chin forcing her eyes to meet his. His eyes widened "Now this wasn't in the plan" he muttered to himself seeing her milky green orbs "A blind Fae-"
"What the fuck is a Fae? And have your ever heard of personal space" Ava snapped "And do you mind…wait are you sniffing me?" she asked.
"You're bleeding" the vampire uttered
"I know that" Ava said stiffening when he untied her hands.
"What's-AVA?"
Ava's eyes widened "Elena? What the hell?" Elena groaned she was still sore from last night. She just managed to sit up and took in the sight, she saw a vampire hovering next to Ava.
"Ava don't-"she swallowed "don't touch her" the brunette called out "What do you want?"
"Ssh-"the man hissed
"You shush. What the hell is going on?" Ava snapped "She's hurt and so am I-"
"I know" the vampire licked his lips "Just one taste"
"No don't" Elena shouted as the vampire grasped the telepath's wrist
"Get off" Ava shrieked and cried out when she felt sharp fangs plunge into her wrist. She remained still not wanting him to tear her skin.
"You're going to take too much" Elena shouted seeing Ava paling. The blond could hear the vampire slurping down the blood.
"Let go" Ava said through gritted panic, fear, and anger was coursing through her. Emotions swelled up within her and this vampire was hurting her "I said let go" she snapped her eyes were clench shut. Elena jumped when the vampire let out pained scream and clutch his head.
Ava gasped and her eyes snapped opened. Elena bit her lower lip and tried to move but noticed that she was tied up, was Ava responsible for causing the man pain?
"Ava?" the teen sagged.
"You really are a Fae" the vampire whispered, he wiped his lips and saw her blood on the tips of his fingers and sucked them clean. "God the stories are right you do taste delicious. Maybe another bite-"
"No" Ava shouted and tried to scramble backwards but he grabbed her ankle
"Leave her alone" Elena yelled having trouble even moving. She witnessed the veins around the man eyes darkening and protruding
"Don't-"Ava yelped when his fingers dug into her wrist
"TREVOR" a new voice shouted "control yourself-"
"It's a bit too late for that" she huffed holding her bloodied wrist to her chest. Her dress fanned around her.
"You bit her?" the woman glowered at the vampire "He won't be happy-"
"You should have a taste Rose" the male vampire waltzed over to Elena and ignored the brunette's pathetic attempts to try and swat him away. He untied the ropes around the doppelganger's wrist. "She is a Fae-"
"No you don't want a taste" Ava snapped "Douche-"
"Ava-"
"He bit me Elena. Like actual biting who does that?" she snapped her brows furrowing. Elena groaned wondering when Ava's common-sense would kick in.
"A vampire" Trevor snorted
"Shut up Trevor no is talking to you" Ava sniped
"And get this Rose, she's blind. A blind Fae, she definitely-"
"Do you have a thing for pointing out the obvious?" Ava sneered. Trevor shot the blond a dirty look
"Are you completely oblivious to danger?" Trevor countered.
Ava's lips thinned, being sarcastic was one way for her not to completely lose it. Plus she had faith that Damon and Stefan would come for her and Elena. Also she knew if she just kept them talking it'll stall these hostile vampires.
"You smell funny" was Ava's clever retort.
"You look funny-"
"Trevor is a crap name"
"Well-"
"SHUT UP BOTH OF YOU" the female vampire shouted instantly shutting both Ava and Trevor up. By the low growl in her voice the telepath was reminded that these vampires weren't exactly friendly.
"Buzz kill" Trevor muttered and stalked out of the room.
"You are a bit of a buzz kill" Ava huffed and scurried backwards hearing footsteps coming towards her. She tensed when the vampire grasped her wrist,
"Don't please…"Elena begged unlike the blond she could see everything that was going on and it was making her even more frightened.
"Quiet" the woman snapped and used her index finger to swipe some of the blood off of Ava's wrist. She sniffed it and tasted it. "You are a Fae-"
"What is that?" Ava snapped getting annoyed that neither vampires were answering her question. They kept using the word Fae when they were referring to her but she had no clue what it meant.
Rose stood up, never in her existence she thought she would meet a Fae but here was one right in front of her. Truth be told she wasn't what she was expecting.
But Rose had to hand it to the girl she did have the characteristics of a Fae, and she had heard of what she did to Trevor. Ava felt her back collide with something solid she had backed herself against the sofa. Unlike Elena her grogginess was wearing off.
"God…what is going on?" Elena groaned attracting the vampire's attention. "What do you want with us?" she asked, she was hoping that she would be able to defend Ava if things got out of hands
"My god you look just like her" Rose's eyes roamed the doppelganger, but then they drew back towards Ava who was still huddled on the floor.
"But I'm not" Elena shook her head, Ava realised that Elena thought that she was being mistaken for Katherine. "Please just-"
"Be quiet" the woman snapped "and you…Xenia. We finally found one-"
"Ok either these vamps are high or they're stalkerish" Ava said in a sing song voice.
"Listen-"Elena started
"Shut up" Rose snarled
"Ok woman Jesus. Clearly there's been a mistake" Ava uttered trying for once to calm the situation down
"Ava's right, listen I'm Elena Gilbert and this is my friend Ava Xenia" Elena introduced them to the vampire. Ava cocked an eyebrow did her friend really think she could reason with the vampires.
"I know who you are. I said be quiet" Rose said harshly
"What do you want?" Elena carried on ignoring the woman's warning.
"Erm Elena-"Ava jumped when she heard the resounding sound of someone being slapped. She felt a body hitting her side. "What the-you slapped her" she scowled
"I said be quiet-"
"You're mean" Ava muttered
Rose's nose twitched "Do you want one?" she threatened the telepath. Ava backpedalled till the backs of her legs hit the couch and she dropped onto the couch
"Is that meant to be a rhetorical question?" Ava asked after a moment. Rose groaned thinking she got her hands full with the little blond.
"Shut up"
"But you asked me a question" Ava countered smartly. The vampire's response was to turn on her heel and walk out of the room.
Ava frowned and managed to grasp Elena's arm "Elena? Damn the bitch knocked you down" she muttered under her breath. "YOU SUCK ROSE"
"HOW ABOUT YOU LET ME SUCK YOU-"
"FUCK YOU TRAVIS" Ava screamed back
"MY NAME IS TREVOR-"
"NO ONE CARES"
"YOU LITTLE-"
"SHUT UP BOTH OF YOU" Rose yelled her voice echoed throughout the silent house.
"Mean cow" Ava huffed
"ONE MORE WORD OUT OF YOU XENIA AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE KNOCKED OUT AGAIN"
Now this certainly shut Ava up, she chewed her bottom lip worriedly. She wanted Damon and Stefan to come and get her and Elena. "Where are you Damon?" she muttered under her breath and gingerly touched her bloodied wrist.
All she could do was sit and wait she couldn't exactly escape not with Elena being unconscious.
Ava perked up hearing booted footsteps coming into the room; she knew it was Trevor since Rose's footfalls were lighter.
"She still passed out?" Trevor asked strolling into the room
"You got eyes. You can see for yourself" Ava drawled "Now if it wouldn't be too much trouble but could you by any chance drop us back off in Mystic Falls?"
Trevor snorted "No chance, when he comes and sees you he'll let us off the hook" he was hoping that was true. He and Rose had a Fae in their hands and they wouldn't be letting her go anytime soon.
"Who's he?" Ava questioned, thinking him and Rose were just handlers, and there was someone bigger out there. Probably the same people that Katherine was running from.
"No one you need to know about yet-"
"Is he your boyfriend?" Ava was winding him up,
"I'm not gay" Trevor bristled
"You are so gay…"she declared "So is your boyfriend not taking your relationship seriously? Is that the reason for you being a dick?" she was spouting out rubbish and she knew it.
"I am not gay—"
"ROSE YOUR FRIEND IS GAY AND GUESS WHAT TRAVIS-"
"MY NAME IS TREVOR-"
"DON'T CARE. IT'S OK" Ava yelled but squealed when he grabbed her wrist "oww….owww-" she cried out when his fingers dug into the fang marks.
"You're lucky we need you alive" Trevor scowled and abruptly let her go. He shot onto his feet and was out of the room before she could even blink.
Ava held her bloodied wrist to her chest unknowingly she was ruining her dress; the bodice was smeared in blood.
She heard a light groan coming from her left "Elena?" she whispered
"Ava?" Elena was coming back to the land of the living. "You're hurt" she whispered seeing the bloodied wrist "I-"
"Ssh" Ava hissed. She could hear Trevor and Rose talking to one another in a different room.
"How's the girl? The doppelganger?" Rose clarified, Elena slowly sat up
"Still passed out."
"And the Fae?"
"She's a mouthy one" Trevor uttered a smirk playing on his lips
"You didn't touch her did you?" Rose asked, Elena managed to get onto her feet, and grabbed Ava's hand pulling her up.
"Give me some credit" Ava could hear Trevor scoff. She was being led out of the room, her hand tightened onto Elena's. "So did you call him?"
There it was again Ava thought there was a 'him' a person who wanted both her and Elena for some unknown reason. She didn't really want to stick around and find out who this 'him' was.
"No I called one of his contacts, you know how this works" Elena gripped onto Ava's hand even tighter when they got onto the stairs; she felt the blond fumble beside her and held onto her. Ava gripped onto the banister as they slowly made their way towards the corridor.
"Did you or did you not get the message to Elijah?" Trevor questioned the other vampire.
'Elijah' Ava mouthed so this was the name of this so called person that her and Elena were being delivered to.
"They say he got it"
Ava was praying that she and Elena would get away, she could hear Rose pacing
"Wonderful and what?"
"That's it" Rose seemed to be the level headed one out of the pair compared to her companion. Ava licked her chapped lips, her tongue felt heavy in her mouth still. It was probably due to the chloroform. "Trevor he either got it or he didn't. We just have to wait." Elena limped ahead still holding tightly onto Ava's hand.
"Look it's not too late. We can leave them both here, we don't have to go through with this" Trevor stammered out. Ava's brows knitted together seems like the male vampire was having second thoughts.
"I am sick of running" both she and Elena slowly came to a stop
"Yeah?" Trevor's voice went high "Well running has kept us alive"
"Elijah is old school, he'll keep to the deal" Rose assured her companion. Just then Elena stepped on a creaky floorboard alerting the vampires what the pair was up to. "You there-"
"It was her" Ava blurted out "tut, tut Elena is trying to escape. Bad Elena" she scolded
"Shut up" Rose snapped
"Yes ma'am" she mimed zipping her mouth shut and locking it.
"There's nothing around here for miles" Rose glowered at Elena "if you try to get out of this house you're tragically wrong. Understand?"
There was a moment of silence, all Ava could hear was Elena's rapid breathing "Who is Elijah?" she asked
"Your worst nightmare" without another word Rose stormed off.
"You got told-"
"Shut up Travis-"
"Name is Trevor" he growled.
Ava scrunched up her nose "Do not care Travis" Elena ended up dragging Ava away from the frustrated looking vampire. She wouldn't put it pass Trevor to take another chunk out of Ava.
"Elena really this is a bad idea" Ava muttered trailing behind Elena; once again they were making their way down the corridor. She was following the sound of Elena's footsteps she could hear someone moving around in a room ahead. She assumed it was Rose.
"Ava just be quiet-"
"You want to ask questions to a woman who slapped you for it earlier." Ava scoffed "Smart and…can we swap shoes?" she asked. Elena frowned and glanced over her shoulder seeing the blond
"What? Just walk-"
"It is hard when you got heels on. These are high" Ava grumbled and bumped into Elena when the brunette had come to a stop. They were at the doorway
"Why are we here?" Elena asked Rose who was clearing the room up.
"You keep asking me those questions as if I'm going to answer" Rose called busying herself by boarding up the windows.
Ava let out a loud sigh and walked into the room with her hands raised, it's been a while since she had walked into the completely unknown. The telepath had memorised the layout of Mystic Falls, so she wasn't accustomed to feeling her away around again.
"Listen Rosie can I call you that?" Ava piped up taking charge
"No" Rose replied in monotone.
"Yeah well I'm going to call you that anyway" she said as Elena walked behind her, Ava came to a stop when she bumped into a table, she placed her hands on the surface, the brunette however remained in the middle of the room and crossed her arms.
"Look we're not going anyway" she uttered trailing her hands over the surface of the table, where they bumped into several books, Elena palmed her face when Ava knocked a whole pile of books off of the table that the vampire had just lined up. "So can you just answer her questions? Elena gets annoying when you don't give her something to go on-"
"Hey" Elena snapped
"Shush Elena, I'm helping" Ava uttered. Rose's back was to pair she smiled to herself the little Fae was certainly entertaining. "She's like a dog with a bone…" she giggled "I just realised I called ya in a weird way a bitch."
Elena rolled her eyes "Ava focus" she hissed, gosh she thought the blond had the attention span of three year old.
"Right well" Ava cleared her throat "listen Rosie-"Rose rolled her eyes hearing the nickname "You got us, and we're not going anywhere. So what do you want with us?" she asked
"I personally don't want anything to do with you two" Rose said she had just boarded up another window. "I'm just a delivery service"
"Delivery to who?" Elena took over the questioning.
"To Elijah?" Ava called out.
Rose chuckled "Points to the eavesdroppers-"
"How about instead of points you let us go?"
"Your bargaining won't work Xenia" Rose said shaking her head. Ava pouted and folded her arms in front of her chest.
"So who is this Elijah? Vampire? Werewolf? Is he good looking?" Ava questioned she randomly picked up a book and flicked through the pages,
"What?" Rose rounded on her.
Ava merely shrugged "Well from what I can gather. Most vampires I've come across seem to be good looking-"
"Ava" Elena scolded
"What?" the blond defended herself dropping the book on to the table "valid question. So Elijah-you could tell by his name he has to be hot. Who is he?"
Rose had trouble to stop herself from laughing, she cleared her throat "He is one of the vampires. He is one of the Originals."
"Ohh" Ava perked up "epic title. Originals, is he badass-"
"Ava shut up" Elena snapped causing the telepath to roll her eyes "what do you mean by Originals?" she asked
Ava licked her lips and trailed her hands over the table surface; they kept coming into contact with something new. One of the objects she knew was a lamp. She forced herself to focus back on to the conversation at hand.
"Again with the questions-"
"Kind of hard not to have any." Ava snorted "What with being kidnapped an all."
Rose cocked an eyebrow but carried on "Haven't the Salvatores been teaching you anything about vampire history?"
Ava's eyebrows shot to her hairline "Wait you know Damon and Stefan?" she asked.
"I know of them" Rose replied coming to stand besides Ava "take this. It'll keep you busy" she pressed a thick book into the teen's hand. Ava opened it up and touched the tips of her fingers across the page, she felt the brail.
"Finally something interesting in this pile" Ava mumbled and flipped to the front of the book
"So wait. Stefan and Damon?"
"A 100 hundred years ago a friend of mine wanted to set me up on a date with Stefan" Rose revealed "she said he was one of the good ones."
"Which he is" Ava commented tucking in a stray curl behind her ear,
"More of a sucker for the bad boys thought, I digress" Rose uttered,
Ava grinned "I think every woman wants a bad boy. They somehow are sexier" she uttered, for some reason she find herself thinking back to Damon. She shook her head causing both Elena and Rose to frown.
"Ava why are you shaking your head?" Elena asked quirking an eyebrow
"Erm…fly big giant ones. We should hide or something" Ava rambled on "well I don't know if flies can find people. That would be weird right? Ha ha-"
"Ok you stop talking" Rose instructed.
"So who are the Originals?" Elena asked bringing the topic back on hand.
Rose let out a sigh "You're right she is like a dog with a bone" the vampire muttered.
Ava smirked "Told ya, but yeah…who are they?" she asked siding with Elena. She wanted to know who these infamous originals are.
"Trevor and I have been running for five hundred years" Rose explained, Ava pulled a face. Damn she thought running for five hundred years? She knew for a fact she wouldn't be able to do that. "We're tired-"
Ava snorted "Who wouldn't be tired? So in between these five hundred years did you stop-"
"No" Elena scolded knowing that her friend was going to pull the vampire off of the topic. "Carry on"
Ava pouted and flicked one of the pages of the book, she was still listening though.
"We want it over, we're using both of you to negotiate ourselves out of a big mess" Rose said truthfully.
Ava scowled "No fair. You're the ones who got mixed up in this crap. Why do you use us for huh?" she dropped the thick book back onto the table.
"Ava is right. Why do you need us for?" Elena stepped forward confusion marred her face
"Because you" Rose pointed at Elena "are the Petrova doppelganger, you're the key to breaking the curse"
Elena's jaw dropped she shook her head "Curse? The sun and the moon curse?" she uttered.
"So you do know your history" Rose murmured
"What do you mean I'm the key?" Elena took another step forward so that now she was right in front of the female vampire
"Isn't the moonstone is what breaks the curse?" Ava questioned leaning against the table.
"No. The moonstone is what binds the curse. The sacrifice is what breaks it" Rose clarified.
"Sacrifice?" Elena breathed.
"The blood of the doppelganger, you're the doppelganger" Rose uttered. Ava's brows knitted together, Elena was meant to be sacrifice? She couldn't let that happen. They needed to get out of here. "In order to break the curse you're the one that needs to die"
There was a resounding silence. Ava cleared her throat "Aww tough break Elena" she grimaced.
"She's-"
"Why is Ava here?" Elena questioned still trying to get her head around this concept. Rose frowned she sighed she might as well tell the teens the whole truth.
"The blood of the Fae is required; I don't think you need to be drain to the point of your death. Truth is your part in the sacrifice is rather hush hush. But there's not a lot heard about the Fae-"
"Ok stop" Ava snapped she was confused and getting rather irritated. "What the hell is a Fae?"
Rose canted her head to the side "You really don't know what you are?"
"Erm…I'm human-"
"No you're not." Rose spoke over her, Elena's eyes darted between the vampire and her closest friend "Fae is another word for Fairy. You're a fairy Ava"
The telepath's reaction wasn't what Rose was expecting Ava burst out in laughter "No way" she cried she was laughing so hard that tears were coming out of her eyes.
Elena however didn't find anything amusing at all, she could see that the vampire was deadly seriously.
"Holy shit" Ava slapped her knee "You're funny Rosie" she giggled "Fairies? Yeah right-"
"Why not?" Rose snapped her hands on her hips "You know there are vampires, werewolves and witches? Right?"
"Yeah" Ava's cheeks were bright pink from laughter "but fairies?"
"Anything is possible. You're the first fairy I come across. Supernatural beings are pulled towards you" Rose explained "When I first heard about fairies my reaction was the same but I didn't laugh as hard."
Ava's laughter died down, bloody hell she thought the vampire was being serious?
"As soon as I saw you I knew. You fit the descriptions. And you possess a light which is very subtle, that only old vampires can see. And the other big indicator is that you have a gift that no other being can possess."
Ava paled, she frowned "Shit you're serious" she breathed. She was a fairy?
"Tell us more" Elena demanded, she opted to have a serious chat with Ava later. The blond had remained quiet; she was lost in her thoughts.
Just then Trevor walked in "Captivity made her pushy ey?" he asked picking up a board "What do you want to know doppelicious? Surprised that the fairy isn't talking-"
"Shut up Travis" Ava snapped folding her arms across her chest. God she wanted to kick her shoes off, she strengthened the barriers up in her mind, she could hear Elena's thoughts screaming at her.
"It's Trevor-"
"I really don't care"
Rose snickered but cleared her throat seeing the look that her companion was throwing her. "Who are you running from?" Ava asked
"The Originals-"
Ava groaned and hopped onto the edge of the desk, she swung her feet back and forth. Rose cringed when the petite teen knocked another pile of books onto the floor "Sorry" she muttered sheepishly "Anyway we all know about these so called Originals. But what does it mean?" she finished off her sentence.
"The first family" Trevor uttered strolling over to Ava, he kicked over a pile of books "of the old world" the blond straightened up, alerting the other occupants of the room that she was now paying attention. "Rose and I pissed them off-"Rose cleared her throat causing Trevor to roll his eyes "Correction I pissed them off-"
"Oh" Ava said sarcastically "You pissing people off? Never thought that was possible. Tut tut-"
"Shut up" Trevor snapped
"Make me" she countered,
"Don't" Rose warned him, "Do you try and bait everyone?" she rounded on Ava.
The petite teen merely sniffed "Yes" she said seriously.
"Unbelievable" Rose muttered under her breath.
"So Rose had my back and for over half a millennia we've been running ever since" Trevor said swiping a book out of Ava's hand. She rolled her eyes hearing him tossing it across the room. "Ever since then they wanted us dead."
"What did you do?" Elena asked
"He probably was himself. I can understand why that would piss people off" Ava commented and yelped when he pulled her curl, in retaliation she kicked him hard in the shin causing him to grunt.
"Stop" Rose told Ava sternly; damn she thought it was trying to control and over exuberant child. "He made the same mistake that countless others did. He trusted Katerina Petrova" she told them. Ava whistled "Damn bitch gets around"
"You're telling me about it" Trevor muttered.
"I just told you" she said, the male vampire shot Elena 'is she serious look?' the doppelganger nodded and shrugged her shoulders.
"So Katherine" Elena stated
"Hmm…the one and only. The first Petrova doppelganger." Rose said walking over to the other side of the room.
"I helped her escape her fate-"
"You helped people?" Ava asked aghast "damn-"
"Yeah I did, but since then we-"he gestured towards himself and Rose "have been marked ever since then."
"Which is why we're not going to make the same mistake again" Rose called out from the doorway. She turned on her heel and left.
Ava frowned "Wait Travis-"
"Trevor-"
"Don't care" she tucked in a stray curl "How about I give you a pint of my blood and you let us go?"
"Well-"
"NO TREVOR-"
"Damn" Trevor swore and stalked out of the room. Ava scowled and kicked over a pile of books, the situation was finally setting in. They were in serious trouble now.
"Ava what's your gift?" Elena asked quietly after a moment of silence, Ava sighed and closed her eyes. Look like she was going to be telling Elena the truth.
"How could you keep that from me?" Elena snapped after Ava had just finished telling her friend the truth. She had revealed that she was a telepath.
"What?" she countered "how could I not tell you I was a freak? Easy enough I didn't ok?"
The doppelganger was fuming "I thought we were best friends? And the whole time you lied?"
Ava shook her head and ran her hands down her face "I could-"Elena' anger somewhat dissipated seeing the look on Ava's face. She looked completely lost and afraid.
"Ava-"
"No look. I…you're my best friend. You're like my sister Elena. I'm already a freak with being blind and…I thought-"
"What? That if you told me you could read minds I would abandon you?" Elena asked shocked.
"Yes" Ava breathed, for the first time in a long time the brunette had seen Ava looking completely insecure and vulnerable.
"Ava" Elena took a step forward so that she was standing right in front of her; she gently placed her hands on the younger girl's shoulders silently telling her she was right here with her. "You said I'm like your sister and you're mine, regardless of blood. I would never leave you…it's just a lot to take in"
"Got that right" Ava muttered, "do you know how hard it was not telling you?"
Elena bit her lip, she hadn't even thought about how tough the blond had found it. "I...I mean it. Me and you are like sisters, and nothing is going to change that" she was nearly knocked off of her feet with Ava launched herself towards her. She hugged her fiercely. Elena smiled and embraced the younger girl. After a few minutes they parted.
"So mind reader huh?"
"Yeah" Ava grinned.
"It's a cool power" Elena chuckled "does explain your weird outbursts. So do you read minds like all the time?"
"If I did I would have gone crazy. Nope I learnt to block people out so it's like a low buzzing" Ava explained. Elena nodded she could see the tension literally rising off of Ava's shoulders. "My feet are killing me"
"Come on let's sit" Elena grasped her hand and led her over to the couch.
Ava was relieved at how well Elena took it, she was scared that her friend would reject her but she didn't.
She felt like she wasn't hiding a huge part of herself anymore. Ava groaned when she sat down, now this couch was comfy. "So you're a fairy as well-"
"Unbelievable right?" Ava scoffed shifting in her seat, she felt like she was sitting on something.
"No I can believe it" Elena deemed, it was true; she was living in a world full of supernatural creatures. Hell her other best friend was a witch whilst Caroline was a vampire. And her brother possessed a magic ring that could bring people back onto the land of the living. Yeah she could totally believe that Ava was a fairy.
"What the hell am I sitting on?" Ava muttered to herself and finally tugged something from beneath her bottom, she held up a scrunched up piece of paper.
Elena took it from her, her eyes skimmed her page. Hope lit up within her.
"Ava how does this mind thing work? Do I just-"
"Just say it in your mind and I'll hear" Ava uttered.
"Stefan and Damon are coming for both of you, B-"Elena thought, she was amazed when Ava grinned so she really could hear her thoughts.
"Yes" Ava grinned they were getting rescued. They could hear footsteps coming towards them, Elena hastily scrunched up the note just as Rose stepped into the room, and she was packing up any stray belongings. "So Rosie how about I give you a pint of my-"
"No. and stop thinking you can bargain yourself out of this-"Rose cut her off.
Ava scowled and folded her arms across her chest "It's worth a shot" she mumbled. Just then Trevor came running into the room completely terrified out of his mind.
"He's here" Trevor declared. Ava stiffened somewhat she could hear the panic in his voice "This was a mistake."
"No" Rose shook her head "I told you I would get us out of this. You have to trust me-"
"No" Trevor snapped turning on her "he wants me dead Rose" he paced around the room.
"No he wants them more" Rose uttered
"I can't do this" Trevor scowled "You give them to him; he'll have mercy on you. But I need to get out-"
"Hey so do we" Ava stood up "how about this me and Travis run it with Elena and Rosie can keep him busy?" she suggested
"Shut up. We're not doing that" Rose glowered at the newly dubbed fairy.
"Fucking hell" Ava childishly kicked the rotting table with enough force to make it collapse "Why does no one take my bloody suggestions?" she huffed.
Elena was too busy watching Rose's and Trevor's interaction "Hey" Rose spoke over her panicked friend "what are we?"
"We're family" Trevor breathed looking into Rose's eyes "forever"
"Aww" Ava cooed earning an incredulous looks from Elena, Rose and Trevor, she could feel their gaze on her. "What? Ok they're the bad guys but that's sweet. Never new Travis could be sweet" she murmured. Elena shook her head.
Ava jumped hearing loud knocks, the pit of her stomach filled with dread. "Elena?" she breathed. There was no jokey demeanour anymore; Ava would be a fool not to be afraid.
"You're scared" Elena murmured slowly getting onto her feet; she saw the expressions on both vampires faces.
"Stay here with them" Rose instructed him "and don't make a sound."
Ava's hand closed around Elena's. All they could do was just wait.
Ava lightly tapped her finger tips against the back of the couch; she could hear Elena pacing nervously in front of it. She tensed hearing loud footfalls entering the room. She could hear Elena's sudden gasp.
Elijah blurred towards the doppelganger, his eyes roamed her face. She's the exact replicas of the previous Petrova women.
He needed to be sure she was human so leant forward and inhaled her scent. Ava balled up her hands into fists. Elena shook violently when the vampire sniffed her.
"Human" Elijah breathed "impossible"
Ava heard the distinct accent and swallowed, the Original stiffened smelling an alluring scent. His eyes snapped over to the terrified blond and blurred over to her. Ava felt a pulse of air behind her and clenched her eyes shut; she swallowed and slowly turned around. Elijah frowned when he noted that her gaze was slightly off, he caught her chin causing her breath to hitch.
Ava felt his sturdy hands on her face.
"What's this?" Elijah glanced over to Rose. He saw her milky green orbs.
"She's the Fae."
"Impossible"
"She is, check"
Elijah's lips purse he caught sight of her bloody wrist and took her hand.
Ava's heart was pumping a mile a minute; it felt like her heart would jump out of her chest. The Original raised her wrist to his nose and inhaled deeply.
His brows furrowed she was something different. Elijah swiped his finger across her wrist and tasted the scarlet liquid.
"A true Fae at last" Elijah murmured, his breath washed over her "Hello there"
Ava swallowed "Hi?" she replied meekly. She backed up when she heard him coming even closer. Elena tensed up seeing how close the powerful vampire was to her friend.
"We have a long journey ahead of us" he said calmly "we should be going"
"Please" Elena begged tears in her eyes "don't let him take us"
Rose swallowed and looked down avoiding the looks of fright on both of their faces. "Whoa whoa hold up" Ava said managing to find her voice "how about you take a pint of my blood and let us-"
"Stop bargaining your blood" Rose snapped.
Ava scowled; she didn't want to go with him. She wanted Damon and Stefan.
"Just one last piece of business. And then we'll go" Elijah moved away from her. Ava relaxed somewhat.
"Take your time" Ava piped up. Her knees shook and she hurriedly made her way around the sofa over to Elena. The brunette grasped her wrist seeing that Ava was going to bypass her.
Elijah circled Trevor "I've waited so long for this day Elijah. Truly very sorry" he started.
Ava blinked and her lips thinned, she tucked in a stray curl, she was silently urging for Trevor to shut up. Didn't he see that he was making everything worse?
"Oh no your apology is not necessary" Elijah said casually
"Oh yes it is" Trevor stammered "you trusted me with Katerina and I failed you"
"Well yes you are the guilty one is all of this" Elijah murmured nodding to himself.
Ava licked her lips anxiously; she could feel the tension rising off of everyone is this room. "Rose aided you because she was loyal to you. That I admire and honour." Ava could hear his footsteps stopping and stiffened
"Where was your loyalty?" Elijah snarled, she could hear the complete anger in his voice.
"I beg your forgiveness" Trevor pleaded
"So granted" Ava felt Elena's nails digging into her wrist. Elijah smiled and slapped Trevor's head off. Elena gasped and covered her mouth she pulled Ava back.
"You-"Rose cried. The blond could hear the sobs breaking through the female's voice.
"Don't Rose-"Elijah wiped his hands, "now that you're free"
Ava breathed out and felt Elena's sweaty palm in her own "Come" he moved towards them
"No-"Elena cried out, she was clutching at straws. The brunette just needed to buy them some time "What about the moonstone?"
Ava's eyes bugged "Elena-"she hissed.
"What do you know about the moonstone?" Elijah uttered a frown marring his face.
Ava's lips thinned "Erm what do you want us to know about the moonstone?" she countered
"What?"
"What?" Ava mimicked him
"Tell me-"
"Tell you what?"
Elijah growled and grabbed the blond around her waist and tugged her towards him. "Hey-"
"Shush" he covered her mouth with his large hand. He still had one hand free. "You talk too much"
Ava rolled her eyes "The moonstone" he demanded
"I know that you needed it. And I know where it is" Elena stuttered
"Yes?"
"I can help you get it" Elena said trembling
"Tell me where it is" he ordered, Ava shook her head well tried to but she was restrained.
"It doesn't work that way" the doppelganger uttered
"Are you negotiating with me?" he still had a firm hold on Ava, and looked over his shoulder at the distraught looking vampire.
"It's the first I heard of it" Rose said truthfully, her eyes were bloodshot from crying. Elijah turned back towards Elena, his eyes roamed.
He abruptly let Ava go and gently pushed her behind him. He already knew that he couldn't exactly compel the fairy. Since she was blind so that left him with the doppelganger.
"What is this vervaine doing around your neck?" he scowled and grabbed the necklace from Elena's throat ripping it off.
"Hey" Ava snapped hearing Elena's cry. She went to surge forward but Elijah grabbed her wrist easily stopping her. With his free hand he grabbed Elena by the nape of her neck. Forcing her to stare into his eyes.
"Tell me where the moonstone is" he compelled her. Ava clawed at his hand but she couldn't shake him off.
"In the tomb underneath the church ruins" Elena replied in monotone.
"Dirty trick. Dirty-"Ava snapped "Get off."
"What is it doing there?" Elijah questioned ignoring the fiery telepath.
"It's with Katherine"
"Interesting" Elijah smirked he let her go when there was a loud crash. "What is that?"
"I don't know" Rose sniffed
"Who else is in this house?"
"Well it could be the postman…or the owners of this house….or-"
"I don't know" Rose spoke over a fumbling Ava, she was still attempting to get out of the Original's grasp but he wouldn't relent.
Elijah looked over to Elena and shoved her forward, "Move" he ordered dragging Ava with him. She stumbled up the stairs
"Oww" Ava hissed her shins hitting the steps
"Move-"
"You move" she snapped "I don't want to go" she dug her heels into the floor
Elijah's jaw clenched at that. They all hurried down the hallway. The Original was dragging Ava with him. He held onto Elena's upper arm and Ava by her wrist.
They arrived in the foyer. Ava jumped when she felt a pulse of air behind her and someone pulling her curls. Elijah's head whipped around following the movement.
He pushed Elena into Rose's arm but kept hold of Ava. He finally found a Fae and he wasn't letting go any time soon if he could help it.
Ava tumbled into his side and felt his arm clamp around her waist. There was another blur of movement but this time behind Rose and Elena.
"Rose" Elijah snarled
"I don't know who it is" the female vampire stuttered just then another blur of movement cross the foyer.
"Up here" Ava recognised it was Stefan's voice. She yelped when she felt herself being lifted and the wind whipping through her hair.
Elena spun around and saw that Ava and Elijah were on the middle of the staircase. The blond looked dizzy.
"Down here" Damon's voice floated out, he was taunting the older vampire. Ava felt her heart lurch hearing him. She was immensely happy that they were here.
Just then a stake shot out stabbing Elijah in the hand, Ava grabbed onto the banister so she wouldn't fall.
With gritted teeth Elijah tore it from his hand and looked around. The doppelganger and Rose was gone. His nose twitched, but he wasn't completely furious he still had the Fae.
"AVA" Elena shouted into Ava's mind. The blond clutched her head "its ok, Damon and Stefan are here"
Elijah tossed the stake aside and grabbed Ava's hand and pulled her down the stairs
"Please don't tell me you're a grabby vampire" Ava uttered damn her wrist would be bruised at the end of this.
"Excuse me" Elijah called out "to whom may concern. You're making a mistake if you think you can beat me. You can't" he left Ava at the bottom of the staircase. She literally wanted to go and run to Damon who she knew was around.
"That statement is a bit out there isn't it?" Ava commented "I mean you're inviting someone to kill you really-"
"Shush" he uttered. From his tone she opted to do what she was told.
"You can't you hear that" He picked up a standing coat rack and tore it from the holder. Ava swallowed hearing him snapping the hooks off of the pole. "You cannot beat me. So I want the girl on the count of three or heads will roll" he was now standing beside Ava "Do we understand each other?"
"I erm…think you made it clear" Ava muttered she was getting nervous and anxious. She got the feeling that this vampire could easily take down Stefan and Damon without even blinking.
"I'll come with you" Elena said appearing on the landing. Ava spun around hearing her voice "It's ok Ava-"Ava bit her lower lip hard "Just please don't hurt our friends. They were just trying to help us out"
Ava's hair flew forward as Elijah blurred up the stairs so he was only a couple of steps away from the doppelganger. Elena gasped "What game are you playing with me?" he questioned.
Elena steeled herself and produced the vervaine grenade from behind her back and threw it in the Original's face. Ava gasped hearing the vampire's roar of pain.
Elijah groaned and stormed towards Elena but before he could get within touching feet off her, Stefan appeared and fired a round of stakes into the Original. But that didn't seem to deter the vampire.
"AVA MOVE" Elena shouted when Stefan tackled Elijah down the stairs
"WHICH WAY-"it was too late Ava was knocked off of her feet when Stefan and Elijah knocked her over. Stefan scrambled onto his feet
"Ava-"he shouted seeing Elijah about to grab her but before he could Damon appeared out of no-where and plunge the makeshift stake right into the other vampire's heart, the raven head vampire kept going till he had pinned Elijah against the wall.
"Don't ever touch her" Damon snarled glaring at the dying vampire.
Stefan got onto his feet and pulled Ava onto hers. He hugged her tightly "Thank god you're ok" he breathed kissing her on her head. "Thank god" Stefan muttered holding her face, just then Rose appeared from the side of the room and with a quick look at Elijah's ashen grey form she was gone.
"Just let her go" Elena said from the top of the staircase. Stefan let Ava and rushed over to Elena.
Ava swallowed and licked her lips.
"Ava?" Damon called out. Before she could even blink he pulled her in the tightest hug. He held her close to his chest Ava hugged him back. "You're not hurt are you?" he pulled back.
She shook her head "Fine. I'm fine" she assured him. Damon now was fully relieved when he had learned about Ava's disappearance he had gone into fully pissed off vampire mode. Stefan had even threaten to lock him up when he saw how worked up his brother was.
"You're ok, you're ok" he muttered to himself and peppered Ava's face with kisses. Making her giggle.
"Let's go home" Stefan uttered
"Question" Ava said not minding the fact that Damon still held her in his arms. "Was this Elijah dude good looking?"
"Ava-"
"Serious?" Damon cocked an eyebrow
"What?" the blond said defensively "He had a sexy accent"
"Let's just get home" Elena shook her head. Damon picked Ava up bridal style
"Damon-"Ava snapped, he briskly walked out of the deserted house
"Do you want to keep walking in those heels?" Elena and Stefan trailed after the pair listening to their conversation.
"No-"
"Then shut up-"
"You shut up-"
"Oh god" Elena groaned she could hear the bickering duo "we have to have a car ride with them"
"You just realised that?" Stefan chuckled and winced when he could hear Ava whacking Damon when he said something perverted.
"Stefan what-"Elena started but Stefan surged forward
"NO DAMON DON'T DROP HER" the doppelganger heard him yell. There was a moment of silence and then a thud an a 'ow'"
"FUCKING PRICK" Ava screeched.
Damon stood in the doorway of Ava's room and saw her on the bed. He smiled seeing her petite form; he walked forward and shed his boots off.
He climbed in beside her and laid down. He rested his chin on her shoulder. As soon as they arrived home Stefan had given her clear instructions of showering and made sure she ate something.
"Oh god Ava" Damon breathed burying his nose into her blond locks. He wrapped his arm around her waist and held her close. "I just have to say something."
He needed to say this out loud. "What I'm about to say is probably the most selfish thing I'm going to say in my life." He stroked the skin of her back. "I just have to say it Ava. Once. I love you Ava. I love you so much. But because I love you I can't be selfish with you. You've been through so much Ava. So much."
He paused pulling himself together "And you want normalcy I know you do, being with a vampire is not it. You deserve the best Ava. I can't be selfish with you. I won't" he kissed her cheek. "Which is why it's a good thing you're fast asleep"
He had confessed his feelings for her while she slept. Damon just wanted to say them out loud. Ever since the night of Claudine's death his feelings for her was eating away at him. And when she went missing it was like he was having an epiphany.
But Damon wasn't sure of her feelings for him. Hell he didn't know what her feelings was. He didn't want to ruin what they had so he wouldn't put anything on her. Damon leant over her and kissed her temple. He cupped her cheek and ran his thumb across the apple of her cheek.
"I love you Ava so much. I'd do anything to protect you. My little fairy" he leant his head against hers.
Ava groaned and blinked rapidly. She groaned and rolled over she swore someone was here, and was talking to her. Her hand reached out but there was only an empty space, she shook her head and smothered her face into her pillow and went back to sleep.
AN: Apologies for any grammar or spelling mistakes. Thanks to those who reviewed.
So in this Chapter-Ava and Elena are kidnapped. She headbutts Trevor and spits on him. He bites her. Rose knocks out Elena. Ava and Trevor end up bickering alot. She doesn't care what his name is. Ava and Elena learn about the mysterious 'Orginals.' Rose informs them that they can't run. They find out about Elena being the sacrfice. Ava ends up finding out she's a Fairy and laughs. She tells Elena the truth. We learn of Ava's fears of being abandoned. Ava tries to use her blood to bargain themselves out of this trouble. Elijah finally arrives. He sees Ava and informs her that she talks too much. He grabbs her when Stefan and Damon arrive. Ava gets knocked down, and she is reunited ith the Salvatore brothers. where she ask if Elijah was hot. In the end we see Damon confess his feelings for her but he does it when she is asleep. He doesn't want to ruin the relationship that they already have.
Next Chap-Katerina reveals her story, we learn more about Ava's part in this. And Tiki makes an appearence.
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