Damon gazed down at the fairy in his arms; it had been a day since the he had sustained a werewolf bite.
"Oh god Ava, I'm so sorry" he whispered and his arms around her became tighter "I'm not going to be able to keep my promise" he murmured. He ran his fingers through her golden locks and brushed it away from her face. And kissed her softly on the lips, he stroked the patch of skin that was covered with a bandage. "I don't think I'll be with you"
He immediately stopped talking when the fairy groaned. Damon felt her long eyelashes tickling his throat. He could hear her heart beat pounding strongly. She was waking up.
"Damon was you talking to yourself?" Ava asked, her voice was laced with sleep. "Creepy dude-"she grunted when he flipped them over so that he was on top of her "Damon-"she was cut off when he kissed her hard on the mouth, Ava pulled back
"Dude morning breath-"
"Don't' care" Damon grunted he just wanted to kiss her, hold her, and be with her. Ava moaned when she felt his tongue stroking hers. Things were heating up. She gasped when she he lightly bit down on her neck, her hands clasped onto his shoulders when she felt him sliding down her body. He kissed her collarbone. She felt his hand sliding up her thigh and caressing her soft skin.
"Damon-"she said feeling his tongue on her naval "Damon stop" he was going too fast. She wasn't ready for this, not yet. "Damon" she said his name louder and started to panic when she felt his hands on the drawstrings of her shorts. "Damon-"she snapped what the hell had gotten into him? He was like a man possessed.
The vampire was lost to the world, all he could smell was her, her scent called to him. And he could feel her warm supple body against his own. He moved back over to her throat, he could smell the blood, and he wanted it. The veins around his eyes protruded and his fangs lengthened he was about to plunge his fangs into her throat but all of a sudden he was brought crashing back to reality when there was an explosion of pain.
Ava scrambled onto her feet and literally jumped out of the bed. Damon blinked hard and breathed
"Ava-"
"You are some horny dog" Ava exclaimed. The raven head vampire shook his head and looked at the fairy. He saw the smatter of love bites. Some were more noticeable than others. He could tell she was nervous and…frightened?
"Ava-"
"Look Damon I don't want to do…"she blushed and stammered "you know…get your junk in my trunk?" she grimaced was that even a saying? "I can't you know-"
His eyes widened were he trying to force himself on her? Damon's jaw clenched angry at himself. He easily reached forward and grabbed her hand pulling her into his lap. He held in his groan when she knocked into his arm that held the werewolf bite.
"Ava…it's I would never rush you" he said sincerely, Ava nodded and smelt his familiar cologne, she welcomed his touch "I just-"
"Lost control?" Ava ventured feeling his fingers drumming against her stomach
"Yes-"
"Have you fed?" she asked
"No there wasn't a good time" Damon admitted, he saw the thoughtful look crossing her face, and he used his finger and tilted her chin up so he could see her face clearly. Ava was briefly reminded of someone committing the same act a couple of days ago. Klaus had done this gesture, but when Damon did it she felt safe. "What's my sexy ass Fairy thinking?" he asked
"You need to feed…and I do have blood" Ava offered
"No-"
"Oh come on, I know you're out of blood bags, just don't go for the neck" she held out her wrist. Damon frowned and shook his head "No-"
"Come on Damon. I trust you to control yourself" Ava said sincerely, she had complete faith in him. Which was something completely new to the vampire hardly anyone ever trusted him, and when they did they would instantly regret it.
"Ava-"
"Good Damon you know my name. So drink" she uttered, he noted that she was much chipper than the last couple of days.
"If you're sure-"
In reply to that Ava went to kiss him on the lips, but got his chin, Damon easily remedied that and lowered his lips over hers. Giving the blond a chaste kiss. He pulled back and gently took her wrist in his hand he brushed his large thumb against the inside of her skin. Ava felt the tingles and sparks erupt all over her. The veins around Damon's darkened and he was fully vamped out. Ava felt his lips brush against her wrist and bit down on her bottom lip when he slowly sank his fangs into her skin.
After a few pulls of blood before he pulled back, Ava giggled when she felt him licking the blood off of her wrist.
"Damn, ya know Damon you should really get me a puppy" she commented and kissed him on a cheek. And hopped onto her feet. Damon grabbed the back of her shorts
"Ava some alone-"
"Ah you should go over to Elena's and apologise" Ava said licking her lips; she had spent most of yesterday at the Gilberts. And one thought had been running around Elena's head for most of the day and that was 'What if she did turn in to a vampire?'
Damon groaned and dropped his head on to her shoulder "Damn it I hate it when you're right-"
"So what you hate me all the time?" Ava asked
"Brat" he kissed her cheek and very reluctantly let her go. She was right he needed to make amends with the doppelganger. "But you're not right all the time Ava-"
"Yeah but you're a dick most of the time" she called back leaving the bedroom. Damon chuckled weakly when he was sure she was out of earshot he let out a pained-filled groan and pulled the sleeve up of his top.
"What the?" he muttered seeing that the werewolf bite seemed to be disappearing. His brows furrowed he only drank from Ava, could her fairy blood be responsible? He mused. After a couple of minutes of staring at his unblemished skin he noted the slight discolouration, and right before his eyes the fatal wound had returned. So Ava's blood was able to hold it off for some time but not that long. However Damon did have small sips of her blood. He shook his head, first things first he needed to make amends.
Ava entered her bathroom and leant against the counter, she bit her lower lip. The fairy was still at a lost with John's and Jenna's death. She brushed her teeth and rinsed her mouth, when she was around the others it helped her. She knew she needed to move on, her Gran's death taught that you couldn't linger to long on someone's death; otherwise you would drive yourself mad.
Ava wasn't at all cheery as she pretended to be, she was lost in her thoughts as she stripped out of her night-clothes. She turned the shower faucet on and stepped under the hot spray of water. She reached out and her hand closed around the washcloth. She lathered it in soap and proceeded to wash herself.
Ava knew Stefan and Damon were hiding something, she wasn't stupid, for the last two days every time she entered the room, they would be whispering but then they would immediately shut up. When the fairy was done, she stepped out of the bathroom and meandered over to the dresser. And pulled the drawer open, she splayed her hands out and felt the lace material beneath the pads of her fingers. She quickly slipped on her underwear, since she was hungry. The blond then moved over to her radio and switched it on.
"Erm…nah rubbish song" she muttered and turned it off. Ava grasped the labels, since it was sunny she decided to wear a buttoned down dress. She slipped it on and fiddled with the buttons until they were all done up. Ava pulled on her boots and heard the sound of her stomach rumbling. She brushed her thick hair and decided to leave it out. Ava had just managed to pull one boot one when her cell rang.
"Yellow-I mean hello?" Ava said into the phone, using her shoulder to prop it up as she pulled on her other boot.
"Ava it's me-"
"I'm sorry I don't know someone called Me. You've got the wrong number" she uttered and hanged up. "Weirdo" she shook her head and zipped it up. She stood up and grabbed her jacket when her cell rang. Ava answered it "Hello?"
"It's Elena-"the doppelganger rolled her eyes when she heard the blond teen's enthusiastic greeting.
"So weird Elena, a loser pranked called me. Anyway what's up?" she asked. The fairy walked down the carpeted hallways heading downstairs. She wasn't in the mood to have a cooked breakfast and she wasn't entirely sure where Stefan was.
"Did you send Damon over to apologise?"
"Erm…did he say that?" Ava paused on top of the staircase.
"No-"
"Good I didn't. So what did he say then?" she hurried down the stairs and headed towards the kitchen
"He wanted my forgiveness" Elena replied
"And-"Ava asked, she walked to the furthest counter knowing that the cereal boxes were there she also grabbed a bowl
"And I told him I needed time"
"Hmm" Ava poured herself some cereal and then scampered over to the fridge to get the milk. The fairy plopped down on the stool swirling her spoon around her bowl "So-"
"What are you going today?" Elena asked she wanted to get out of the house
"I'm probably going to nap and eat…you know the things people usually do when they're moping" she muttered and took a mouthful of her breakfast
"No-"
"No what?" Ava questioned
"Are you eating?"
"What? Breakfast-"
"It's ten thirty-"
"Whatever"
"Don't hang up" Elena said loudly, the blond rolled her milky green orbs and swallowed another mouthful "We, meaning you, I, Jere, and Caroline and I think Bonnie is also showing up are going to the 'Gone with the Wind' showing in the town-square"
"I don't feel-"
"Ava we all need to get back to normal" Elena uttered
"It's been two days, Elena" Ava slurped down her milk
"If you don't show up I will send Caroline around to get you" Elena warned her, "I mean it"
"Fine" Ava huffed "What time should I come?"
"Come over at three, and Caroline is bringing food"
"Good to know. Catch you later" Ava said hanging. She placed her cell on the counter and carried on with her breakfast. When she was done she downed the milk and placed the bowl in the sink. Ava perked up hearing the front door slamming it was probably Damon. Ava poured herself a glass of water and frowned hearing bodies being slammed against walls. She hastily placed the half full glass of water down and rushed out of the corridor heading towards the parlour. But she heard another crash in the corridor,
"What the hell are you guys doing?" Ava demanded Stefan had just slammed Damon into the wall "Are you bitches fighting again? Now is so not the time-"
The younger Salvatore opened his mouth but Damon slammed his hand over it "We're just messing about" he grunted. She frowned he could see that Ava didn't believe him
"You sure? Or you're just bitch fighting" she shook her head "and you two constantly tell me not to fight with Tiki, unbelievable. I'm off to Elena's place. I'll catch ya later"
"Take a jacket" Damon ordered ignoring the look his brother was giving him.
"Yeah yeah" Ava rounded the corner leaving the two brothers.
Stefan glared at him "What the hell?" he growled
"What?" Damon snarled "She doesn't need to know. Ava lost enough people-"
"And you don't think she'll notice you not being here" Stefan sneered getting right in his brother face, he wanted to shake him "You're not doing this…Ava doesn't deserve to lose you like this-"
"I rather end it on my terms, than go through what Rose went through" Damon whispered
Stefan growled and blurred them into the cellar, where Elijah had been previously locked up in.
He slammed the door shut and locked it "You're not dying today"
Damon rolled over and leant up on his elbows "What's the plan superman?" his face was covered already in a thin sheen of sweat
"I'm going to find a way out of this" Stefan vowed
"Oh right…miracle cure good luck with that one" Damon spat
"I have Bonnie looking for something"
"My brother always the hero" Damon glowered at him, he could hear Ava's footsteps above him "Just tell me goodbye and get over it"
"You were going to burn yourself what kind of goodbye would that be to Ava?" Stefan uttered "She loves you and you love her."
"I know" Damon coughed loudly, his whole body seizing up he looked down at his hand and saw the blood
"Stay here and conserve your strength" Stefan advised and was about to walk away but Damon called him back.
"Don't tell Ava this." He croaked
"Damon-"
"Promise me"
Stefan swallowed and reluctantly nodded and left.
Ava walked besides Jeremy and carried her jacket,
"You brought me to see a girl movie" Jeremy sighed.
The fairy rolled her milky green orbs "Oh don't act like you don't like girlie movies. I know you watched Miss Congeniality and cried when she got together with that bloke"
Jeremy shoved her "Did not-"
"Did too-"
"Did not-"
"You so did. And you sobbed in Titanic. Face it Jere you're a pansy when it comes to movies" Ava snorted and tucked in a stray curl, she could hear the chatter of people and their laughter. God everyone else was so happy and she just felt so off being here. "I don't get why I'm here" she muttered "I can't even see the freaking film"
"It's a family thing. And you're family" Elena stated clutching onto the folded blanket that they would be sitting on "Plus all of us needed to get out of the house. Ava you can't stay cooped up in your room. This is our three hour distraction"
"Pfft" Jeremy scoffed as Ava tripped over someone's leg.
"Hey watch it. Bitch-"
"Oh fuck off Jimmy" the blond retorted, Jeremy shook his head and grabbed the fairy's arm pushing her forward
"Only you would swear at a kid-"
"Hey the prick started it" Ava said loudly "so a girlie movie is our distraction?"
"Yeah is that what we're doing? Pretending that our lives aren't screwed?" Jeremy asked as they came to a stop, he grabbed Ava's shoulder silently stopping her.
"We need to do this. All three of us," Elena said seriously as she unfolded the blanket and handed Jeremy the other end so they could set it up "breathe, eat, sleep and wake up again till it just isn't so hard anymore"
Ava sighed and sank down onto her knees, she felt the grass beneath her "And your answer is a movie?"
"Yes-"
"Jeremy wanna go throw stuff at people? That would cheer us up" Ava offered,
Jeremy nodded "Sure-"they both got up but the doppelganger dragged them back down
"No you're not throwing things at people" Elena scolded and rolled her eyes seeing the pouts on the teens faces. "Anyway Care is here and she got food"
"Ok I guess I am staying then" Ava said dramatically "just because I know you to need me and-"
"You just want the food" Jeremy whispered
"Isn't that the reason why you're staying as well?" the fairy asked, both teens sat side by side.
"Hell yeah" he exclaimed.
Ava leant back on her hands; she felt the breeze against her skin
"Hey" Caroline grinned spotting the trio, the blond vampire was holding on to two picnic baskets. "They're ya guys are" she jogged over to them "who's hungry?" she grinned she set the baskets down.
"Are we really doing this?" Jeremy sighed
"Yes we're really doing this" Caroline said seriously, she could see that neither Jeremy nor Ava was bothered. "We are going to take a page from Scarlet, we made it through the war, all three of you guys went through hell" she sat down on the blond besides Elena "my mom knows I'm a vampire so basically it's like the lane has burnt and yet despite of everything we persevere"
Ava sighed, the vampire did have a point, the worse was over and all they could do was pick up the pieces.
"Alright what are we eating?" Jeremy admitted, Elena threw him a bag of chips
"Something good"
"Yo Ava I got chilli chips, your fave" he taunted
"Oh pass us some" she smiled
"Erm….no-"
"Fine" he got suspicious when she had a sweet smile on her face. "Well you can't have this bitch" she exclaimed leaning forward and picked up the box of pop-tarts.
"Ava-"
"No-"
"Give me some-"
"Say it nicely dick" Ava scrambled on to her feet waving the box of pop-tarts about
"How the hell did you know where it was anyway?" Caroline asked a look of amusement on her face.
"I read Elena's mind-"
"Oi-"
"Oh shush Elena. It's not like I haven't done it before" Ava rolled her milky orbs "Now Jeremy ask nicely"
Jeremy frowned "Fine Ava can I have some pop-tarts please?"
Ava pretended to think and used her index finger to tap her chin "Hmm…NO" she yelled
"Oh bitch-"
"Did you call me bitch?"
"No"
"You're such a whore Jeremy Gilbert. You want pop-tarts here ya go" with that the fairy threw the box at him.
"Oww-"
"What-"
"MY face" Jeremy clutched his face in pain
"It's your fault" Ava stated
"Just run" Jeremy ordered, she didn't need further instructions and sprinted off. Jeremy chased after her leaving behind an amused pair of females.
"Ohh" both Elena and Caroline winced when they saw Jeremy tackling Ava to the ground.
"I'm full" Ava groaned lying down on the blanket patting her stomach.
"You're telling me" Jeremy laid down beside
"You two ate everything" Elena shook her head sipping her glass of water, Caroline went to grab the bottle but sighed seeing that it was empty.
"Ava your turn to fill it up" Elena said bringing the blond out of her light doze.
"Tell Jeremy to go. Bitch ate all the chips" she muttered.
"Your turn Ava" Elena said sternly, Ava muttered something under her breath and kicked Jeremy hearing him snickering. "You know where the fountain is right?"
"Elena I'm not a moron-"
"Could have fooled me" Jeremy snorted. In retaliation Ava stepped on him and walked off towards the fountain.
"You deserve that" Caroline grinned picking up an apple.
"Yeah, yeah" Jeremy rubbed his chest
Ava licked her lips; there was a queue for the fountain.
"Ava darling" a voice exclaimed from behind her, she turned around
"Earl?"
"Yeah, so looking forward to the movie?" the elderly man asked and chuckled seeing the look on the fairy's face. "So I'm guessing not?"
"Nope. Just here for the food" Ava smiled Earl chuckled and shook his head
"I know the feeling, it's your turn dear" he said seeing the person in front of her finishing using the fountain. She was about to step forward but heard the elderly man coughing loudly.
"Earl you should go first" she stepped aside and gestured for him to hurry along
"No dear-"
"Earl just go. I can't have you dying on me." Ava uttered, Earl shook his head and did as she asked, and he walked up to the fountain and twisted the faucet, times like these the silver haired man was reminded of Claudine. "See ya later kid" Earl waddled away.
It was now Ava's turn she filled the bottle up to the top, and screwed the cap on and was about to head back towards Elena and the others but bumped into someone.
"Really Ava watch where you're going…oh wait you can't" a nasally voice tittered with laugher
"Oh my god Tiki…are you gay for me?" Ava exclaimed "everywhere I go you're there. It's getting weird" she said in a sing song voice.
Tiki sniffed and narrowed her eyes on the pretty blond "Well Ava who is the old dude? One of you clients…since you're a prostitute-"
Ava's brows furrowed, she shifted the bottle from one hand to the other. "Yeah that insult didn't work at all…let me try" she smirked "hmm…oh how about this one. You are proof that God has a sense of humour. Ta da funny insult-"
"God Ava old people only like you because you're like your gran. You would spread your legs for anything-"Tiki sneered.
Ava's jaw clenched "You know you are such a sad person Tiki. Always bringing dead people into this. Use something original for once. And you're sister is eating your secret sash of chocolates but I reckon she's helping you. You gained four pounds"
"I hate you" Tiki snapped "And it was two pounds-"
"Four pounds" Ava sniped "and I don't hate you…oh no, if you were on fire and I had a cup of water. I would drink it"
"Bitch" Tiki snapped and threw her cup of water in her face. Ava gasped as the other teen cackled loudly. "You're wet just like your Gran-"she shrieked hen Ava tackled her to the ground. "GET THE FUCK OFF OF ME-"Tiki screamed
"BITCH. BITCH. BITCH-"Ava shouted back and yelled out in pain when the taller girl elbowed her in the ribs. Tiki managed to get on top and they wrestled Ava whacked the other girl and shoved her off of her.
"Stop it-"Biddy yelled clapping her hands "stop it I say" she ordered
"Fuck off old lady-"
"Hey don't swear at her" Ava defended the elderly woman.
"Ava get the bitch" the old woman egged her off; Ava felt an arm wrap around her waist and was pulled away.
"Enough" Stefan said sternly and lifted the teen away. He marched back over to Elena and the others "fighting at the water fountain? Why?" he asked
"It's Tiki"
That was all the reason Stefan needed, he had other pressing matters to attend to. He needed to tell Elena what was happening. But he knew he needed to keep it from Ava, he didn't want her to do anything stupid, which she surely will do if she found out. He was going to spill the beans to Elena, since he needed someone to keep an eye out on Damon
"Hey" Stefan exclaimed he had grabbed Ava gently by scruff of her neck "look what I found"
"Oh you can lose her again" Jeremy waved them off.
"Jeremy likes reading novels about transgendered people who found themselves" she blurted out a wicked grin came across her face "something you would like to tell us Jere?"
"I need to stretch my legs" Jeremy spluttered and practically ran off. Ava grinned and plopped down on the grassy grounds.
"So look who couldn't resist an epic romance?" Elena smiled up at him.
Stefan crouched down in front of her as Ava rummaged through the picnoc basket she pulled out another back of chips. "Would you come take a walk with me?" he offered her his hand. Elena nodded and allowed him to pull her up.
"Don't have sex in the bushes or anything" Ava yelled and yelped when Caroline smacked her on the back of her head. "Oww-"
"No" Caroline scolded and snatched the bag of chips away from the fairy and replaced it with an apple; she rolled her eyes seeing the pout on her face.
"So what's going on with Elena and Stefan?" she asked taking a bite out of the cherry red apple.
"They're just talking" the vampire replied munching on her own piece of fruit "So is Jeremy really into transgendered novels?"
"No I made it up" Ava grinned and flopped down onto the ground, she felt the sun against her skin and sighed, the sun always made her feel more energised. She closed her eyes and opened her mind she felt somewhat content having the buzz in her head. It filled her head so she wasn't left in her own dark thoughts.
Ava couldn't help but let her mind seek out Elena's thoughts she was curious about what Stefan was saying to her. Maybe she could find out what he and Damon have been hiding.
The fairy frowned picking up bits and pieces of the doppelganger's thoughts. "Damon…Tyler….bite-"
"Ava?" Caroline asked alarmed when the petite bolted upright "What-AVA?" she shouted watching the fairy running off.
"Ava-"Elena grabbed her just at the fairy ran pass, Stefan was heading off down the road
"Get off" she bit out and wrenched out of Elena's grasped
"No AVA" she shouted just as Ava stepped onto the road to cross the street, a van was zooming towards her. Ava yelped when she was roughly grabbed around the waist
"Ava" Stefan growled he had looked back and saw the blond in the middle of the road. He pushed her onto the side of the pavement "Have you completely lost it? Running into roads-"
"Did Damon get bitten?" Ava asked instantly shutting the angry vampire up.
"Ava-"
"Did Tyler Lockwood bite him?" she asked once again, she was afraid of his answer she felt his hands on her shoulders "Stefan please tell me" she pleaded
"Ava-"he nodded at Elena silently telling the brunette to give him a minute with the fairy. "Don't lie to me Stefan"
Stefan swallowed looks like he was going to break his promise to Damon, but Ava needed to know "Tyler Lockwood bit him"
Ava's heart dropped "What? Is he-is he going to die?" she whispered the last part. She had lost her Gran, Jenna and John all in the same year. But now Damon that was just the icing on the cake
"Ava listen to me-"
"He can't die Stefan" Ava said brokenly "He can't…"
Stefan sighed and pulled her into a hug, he rested his head on the top of her head. "It's not over yet Ava…I spoke to Bonnie and there might be a cure"
Ava's eyes widened "A cure?" she questioned
"Yes, she mentioned one name Klaus. I'm going to find him"
"Well I'm coming with you" Ava said determinedly
"No you're not Ava" he snapped.
Ava squared her shoulders "I am. It's not you who just owes him. I do as well. He saved me so many times Stefan" her voice was soft, a breeze washed over them, lightly blowing her curls "I lost so many people and Damon isn't going to be one of them. I couldn't help Jenna, John or my Gran but I can help Damon-"
"What are you going to do?"
"Convince Klaus" Ava said it was like the most obvious thing in the world
"No-"
"I swear to God Stef, I will just follow you or find Klaus somewhere else if you don't let me come" she snapped.
Stefan frowned not liking the idea of Ava meeting Klaus without him "Fine. But do as I say and try not to piss him off"
"I would never" she exclaimed causing him to roll his eyes
"And remember he thinks Elena is dead so-"
"Keep that quiet" she finished off "I know. So come on bitch let's move we have a rescue mission to carry out" Stefan shook his head and linked his arm with hers "I feel like…we're like Stefan think of a good double act" she insisted "Bonnie and Clyde" she nodded as the pair walked down the street
"They're both women" he frowned the town square was busier
"And" she shrugged her shoulders "So I'm thinking Kat might know where he is. And Ric mentioned-"
"His apartment" he finished off "Come on"
Ava swore "Why are there so many stairs?" she grumbled
"Have you ever been to Ric's place?" Stefan grabbed her hand and practically dragged her up the rest of the staircase.
"Why would I be in Ricster's apartment in the first place? I'm not sleeping with him or-"
"Ok, we're here. Now keep quiet" he ordered softly they had reached Alaric's door, with his heightened hearing he couldn't hear anything coming from the hunter's apartment, meaning the Originals weren't there.
Stefan pushed the door open and stepped in, with Ava on his heels. He saw Katherine sitting on the bed "Hello Katherine"
"Kitty Kat, you really are like a cockroach always surviving" Ava muttered and shut the door behind her.
"Two days I've been waiting" the older vampire snarled she got off of the bed "I'm supposed to be free from Klaus's compulsion he's supposed to be dead" she snarled
"We ran into complications" Stefan stated
"Complications?"
"It was a big fuck up Kat" Ava snapped not in the mood to deal with the annoying vampire. She was here for Damon "end of story Klaus is alive so do you know where he is?"
"You really are stupid" Katherine uttered "you brought her here?" she nodded towards the fairy "you're asking for trouble-"
"Enough" Ava snapped
"Do you know where Klaus is or-"he was cut off when Katherine grabbed him by the lapels of his top and blurred them behind the pillar. But not before throwing the fairy onto the other side of the bed.
Ava grunted when she landed on the ground "What-"
"Ssh" Katherine hissed
Ava froze hearing the front door open, he was here. "Klaus you're back" Katherine uttered. Klaus and Elijah stepped into the apartment "Look who decided to come for a visit"
"Surprise, surprise, so the fairy came to me" Klaus smirked "What are you doing down there love?" seeing Ava on the floor
"Erm…admiring the ground?" she said weakly and scrambled onto her feet. "We need your help" she informed him.
"For my brother" Stefan added keeping an eye on the fairy he moved forward so that he was standing beside the blond
"Well whatever it is it's going to have to wait for a tick" Klaus drawled "you see I have an obligation to my own brother" he nodded towards Elijah, "that requires my immediate attention"
Ava stiffened, knowing that the dark haired Original betrayed them.
"You understand how important family is otherwise you wouldn't be here" Elijah's accented voice murmured.
Ava scowled "You're such a…bitch. And you're accent isn't sexy anymore" she muttered "traitor. Some man of honour you are"
Elijah blinked surprised at the venom that was coming from the usually chirpy fairy. "My brother gave me his word that he would reunite me with my family" he uttered.
Ava licked her lips "And so I shall" Klaus's voice rang out from behind the other Original. She jumped when he roared in pain; Stefan grabbed her wrist and pulled her back. Klaus daggered his brother and dropped him to the ground. His eyes landed on Stefan and Ava and smirked. He blurred towards Stefan and pinned him against the pillar, Ava jolted and spun around
"Now" she heard Klaus say "what am I going to do with you?"
"Stefan" Ava shouted hearing him crying out in pain, she went to move forward but Katherine grabbed her arm pulling the fairy back
"Don't" she warned the smaller girl
"What?" the bond snapped
"Don't get in the middle" Katherine hissed "You'll end up hurt-"
"As if you care" the blond scoffed
"I do. And its not as if you can do anything" Katherine said. Ava cringed when she heard Stefan crying out in pain. Klaus had grabbed a piece of wood and stabbed it into the younger vampire's chest.
"Do you feel that?" Klaus whispered "It's scraping against your heart" Ava went to move forward again but Katherine pinned her to the wall "the slightest little movement and you're dead"
"Stop it" Ava shouted
"He's just trying to help his brother" Katherine intervened she actually did love Stefan and it pained her to see him this way.
"The witches said you had a cure" Stefan groaned "make me a deal just give me a cure and I'll do whatever you want"
Klaus's eyes hardened and he wretched the piece of wood out of the vampire, Stefan collapsed onto the ground. Ava shoved Katherine aside and rushed towards Stefan, falling onto her knees besides him. She rubbed his back "Stef?" she whispered
"It's ok" Stefan groaned and grabbed her hand
"Trouble is" Klaus poured himself a glass of blood "I don't know of you'd be any good to me. The way you are now, you're just shy of useless."
Ava blinked, they needed to get the cure for Damon and like Stefan she was willing to do anything. The blond didn't like where this was going.
Ava felt Klaus moving around them, she licked her lips nervously she tensed when she felt a cool hand brushing back her curls, Stefan dug his hands into the hardwood floor seeing the Original caressing the fairy's cheek.
"You see Ava, I don't think you know Stefan all that well" Klaus smirked feeling the fairy tensing "did you know that there was this one vampire, who was on and off the wagon." He took a sip of the blood "for decades, when he was off he was magnificent"
"You sound so gay" Ava commented, instead of getting angry like she expected she was surprised when he chuckled
"Always a witty retort-"
"It wasn't witty. It was a comment" she countered wanting him to get away from her. "What is your point Klaus?"
"Well you never let me finish the tale love" Klaus stood up bearing down in the pair "in 1917, he went to Monterey and wiped out an entire migrant village" Ava swallowed she knew that Stefan had a bloodied past, so wasn't too taken aback. After all everyone had dark secrets or dark sides to themselves. "A true ripper" Klaus grinned. "Sounds familiar?"
"I haven't been that way in a very long time" Stefan said looking up at the hybrid.
"Well that's a vampire I can make a deal with" Klaus moved forward, Stefan got onto his feet pulling the fairy up with him. "That's the kind of talent I can use when I leave this town-"
"You want to trade him for the cure?" Ava frowned
"Oh not just him sweetheart" Klaus's smirked widened if that was even possible; "I want a package deal. You as well-"
"No" Stefan snarled "she's not going anywhere"
Klaus growled "I think she can speak for herself mate. She will come willingly. I would never force her."
"And why would you say that?" Ava breathed
"This is why. Katerina" he called the other vampire over. Katherine swallowed and walked over to the Original, she stood beside him so she was facing Stefan and Ava, he held out her hand and she complied by placing her hand in his. Stefan watched as Klaus's eyes transformed into a pair of golden orbs. Ava frowned hearing Katherine crying out as the hybrid bit her.
"No, no, no" Katherine shook her head seeing the werewolf bite, the fairy heard a crunching sound as Klaus bit into his own wrist. He shoved it against Katherine's lips so she was forced to drink. Right before her eyes the werewolf bite vanished leaving behind unblemished skin.
"What's going on?" Ava asked swallowing; she had a sinking feeling in her gut.
"You want your cure. There it is" Klaus smirked, blood streaked down the side of his mouth.
"Your blood is the cure" Stefan murmured. Ava's heart sunk knowing that obtaining the cure wouldn't be so easy.
"Got to love Mother Nature." He wiped his mouth "Now-"she stiffened when she felt his arm dropped around her shoulders guiding her forward "Let's all three of us have a talk"
Ava was now sitting on the stool besides Klaus whilst Stefan sat on the end of the counter, she could hear the steady sound of blood dripping into a bottle.
"There it is" Klaus picked up the small glass bottle "You want to save your brother. The man you love Ava-"his voice hardened when he said that "how about a decade long bender? And Ava wouldn't you want to get out of this tragic little town. You have practically nothing left here. I have big plans for the both of you" Klaus smirked. Ava's heart was pumping a mile a minute "when we leave this town."
"I'm not like that anymore" Stefan blinked his eyes were focused on the Original
"Well that's too bad" Klaus sighed mockingly, "You would have made a hell of a wingman-"Ava couldn't mistake the sound of him pouring the blood down the drain. She grabbed his arm
"Wait" she ordered
"Now I know you'd be open to my proposal love" Klaus grinned setting the bottle down "I want you two to join me for a drink-"
"Underage can't drink" Ava muttered playing with the hem of her skirt.
"Never stopped you before though love" she forced herself to remain still when she felt his lips against the shell of her ear "and it's not that kind of drink." He threw a blood bag towards Stefan, and he caught it. Stefan picked it up as Klaus grabbed the large knife he had used beforehand.
"Now my dear-"he pulled the fairy towards him "has my brother ever offered you his blood?"
"No" she swallowed.
Stefan and Katherine frowned when they saw Klaus grabbing a large glass tumbler he held out his hand over the glass and sliced his palm filling it with his blood.
Klaus slid it over to Ava. "Drink it" he instructed
"She can't have vampire blood" Stefan started
"I have a hunch. Now both of you drink" Ava raised her shaky hand and picked up the glass she pressed the rim against her lips and took a sip. As soon as she did she balked feeling the thick liquid sliding down her throat. Ava covered her mouth but couldn't keep it down and coughed splattering the counter with blood. Stefan took a small sip of his blood bag and paused
"Finish it" Klaus ordered them both "all of it. Listen you do everything I say and I save Damon. That's the deal, come on love can you keep it down for Damon?"
Ava bit her lip and shook her head; she and Stefan in unison both raise their drinks to their lips. Stefan gulped down the blood and threw the empty bag aside. Ava's fists clenched as she took another mouthful of Klaus's blood. She felt like it was burning her inside out, but it wasn't as bad as vampire blood. She was able to swallow this without feeling agony. Ava shoved the urge down to throw up and used the back of her shaky hand to wipe her mouth.
"Well done love, thought you'd throw up or collapse on me now. You are resilient" Klaus grinned and threw another blood bag towards Stefan.
"Why is-"
"She not convulsing? I have a hunch but I'm not going to tell you. My blood is diluted so…sadly you won't get your eyesight back." Klaus drawled as she took another sip. He picked up the knife again and sliced his palm pouring another glass of his blood.
"Drink again" he told them firmly. "You've got another glass to go love. Keep going" Ava clenched her eyes shut and downed the rest of the blood. Stefan ripped off the top of the blood bag and groaned when he felt the blood sliding down his throat.
The fairy slammed the glass down and it was replaced by another. She felt her insides turn, this felt so unnatural but at the same time Ava felt…something stirring within her. It was euphoric. His blood was quenching a thirst she never knew she had. Klaus grinned taking in the pair and drank his own drink.
Katherine gazed at the sight, there was empty blood bags laid around Stefan whilst at the breakfast bar, and Ava was surrounded by empty glasses of Klaus's blood.
Ava downed the last bit of blood and slammed it down, she couldn't do it anymore. She didn't want to. The fairy could hear Stefan slurping down the blood.
"Both of you are very co-operative" Klaus smirked "that's enough love. I'm surprised that you stomached that much" he commented
"Give us the cure" Ava snapped. She stiffened when she felt his fingers pushing aside her golden curls,
"Come on love" Klaus purred into her ear, "You know you're enjoying it." He lightly bit down on her earlobe. "You want more-"he used his thumb to wipe the blood from her lips her chin and lips were marred with dried blood as was the front of the dress. She had been spitting and spluttering the blood.
Klaus threw another blood bag at Stefan "No more" Stefan growled "not until you give us the cure"
"Not until we make a deal" he countered moving away from the fairy so he was looking down at the younger vampire. "It's your choice, Ava, Stefan. Both of you can remain here living your lives in Mystic Falls, or embraced what you truly are Stefan." Klaus uttered. Ava shifted so she was facing in their direction "Now leave town with me you can save Damon's life" he offered the blood bag to Stefan. His answer was to snatch it out of the Original's eyes.
"I'll go with you but not Ava-"Stefan bargained, Klaus laughed loudly
"No"
"What?" Ava asked
"Let me make the deal clearer for you two. Both of you will come with me or I won't give you the cure. So Ava what is it to be?" Klaus looked at her, she was the deal-breaker.
Ava bit her lip, she couldn't let Damon die, and no she wouldn't let him. "Fine you have a deal, so the cure?"
"Right away love. Katerina-"he grabbed the other vampire by her throat holding her up "take this over to Damon and come right back"
Ava stumbled off of the stool, she knew Katherine was full of vervaine so his compulsion was futile "NO" she shouted "don't-"she groaned when she was slammed against the counter
"I have a better idea, Katerina accompany the lovely Ava over to the Boarding House, and let her give the cure." Klaus smirked and stroked the fairy's cheek.
"You want us to leave?" Katherine asked, seeing her way out
"Yes, now Ava you better return or I'll find myself at the Boarding House. And I will rip Damon's heart out" he snarled Ava groaned clawing at his large hand that was wrapped around her throat
"Understand?"
"Yes" Ava croaked and felt her stomach lurch all of a sudden, the blood it was coming back up. Klaus easily stepped aside as the fairy vomited up all the blood. She staggered and would have fallen onto her knees if the Original hadn't caught her.
"Huh, you lasted much longer than I expected. Don't worry sweetheart we can work on your resistance" Klaus murmured "Go" he ordered. Katherine didn't waste any time and grabbed Ava's arm. And they were gone.
Ava stepped into the Boarding House, it was void of life, there was no Damon there to greet her and Stefan was stuck with Klaus.
"Where?"
"Ava" Elena rushed down the stairs hearing the sound of the front door slamming. "Katherine?" she frowned seeing her vampire ancestor "What?-"she shook her head "Damon has been calling for you" it was true, every time the doppelganger went to sooth his burning fever, he had been crying out for his Ava, wanting her with him. "What-"she took in the fairy's state.
Ava's mouth and chin was covered in dry blood and the front of her dress was stained "Ava what did you do?" Elena asked, and swallowed when she saw the expression on the blond teen's face. She had never seen it before; it was as if a part of her was missing.
"Ava go. Damon doesn't have long and Elena is annoying me with her questions. Hurry" Katherine drawled handing the cure over to her
Ava hastily nodded, she was brought out of her thoughts realising that this was probably the last time she would be with the doppelganger. Ava sprinted up the stairs and ran towards Damon's room.
"Damon?" Ava called out
"Ava…my sexy ass fairy" he croaked causing her to smile. When he coughed loudly she rushed to his side her hands clasping onto his shoulders
"Easy…see your perverted comments have consequences" Ava murmured and bit down on her bottom lip
"Where have you been?" he asked he groaned in pain "I'm glad you came but get out of here-"
"Charming" Ava quipped leaning over him so she was hovering above his face. "You weren't even going to tell me were you? That I think Damon was one of the most selfish things you've ever done."
He chuckled but that soon turned into loud hacking coughs, she placed her cool hand against his cheek and heard him sighing loudly.
"Please Ava-"He cried out in pain and tried to roll over but couldn't Ava clambered onto the bed so she was next to him
"Damon its ok, its ok" she held him close, tears beginning to well up. This was it she was going to say her goodbye, but first things first she needed to get a few words off of her chest.
"It's not ok Ava, all those years I blamed Stefan and no one forced me to love her. I had a choice" Damon admitted, he wanted her to know this
"I'll tell Stef you're sorry right" Ava smiled weakly and swallowed and her lips trembled
"This death is pitiful-"
"No self-pity talks dude." The fairy swallowed,
"Ava I need to say this. I've made a lot of choices that led me here. I want you to know I didn't regret them because if I didn't make those choices I wouldn't have met you" a tear slid down Ava's face "but I deserve this, I deserve to die"
Ava frowned and shifted so she was lying down beside him, "You don't Damon."
"I love you Ava so much. I'm sorry I'm going to break my promise I said I would never leave you" Damon murmured.
Ava sniffed and shook her head "You won't be breaking any promises Damon. I…I have to say this. The first time I met you I thought. Damn he's a dick…and you didn't help at all…they say I got a light but you know what?" she clutched onto his hands and moved slightly so that their lips were inches apart "You've been my light, you've been my white knight through everything…a knight who wears leather and loves bourbon."
He let out a weak chuckle. He sighed when he felt her finger tips glide across his cheek. "I love you Damon Salvatore and never forget that" she said seriously and brushed her thumb across his lip she kissed him gently on the lips and pulled back. Damon sighed that was what he was craving Ava's touch, his eyes snapped opened when he felt something cool against his lips it was a bottle.
"Ava-"Elena ran into the room. "What did you do?"
"You know Ava I was thinking that they would be more grateful since we've brought the cure" Katherine smirked she was leaning against the door-frame. Ava pulled the bottle away from Damon's lips and capped it.
"Where's Stefan?" Elena frowned noticing her boyfriend wasn't around.
"He is where Ava is going to be" Katherine replied curtly, Damon was still feeling weak but was slowly getting better "They still need to pay for that" she nodded towards the half-empty bottle in the fairy's hands
"What does that mean?" the doppelganger frowned seeing Ava wiping her face from her tears.
"They gave themselves over to Klaus" Katherine smirked, Damon's eyes widened and he grabbed on to her wrist
"Ava-"he growled
But her face hardened "It was the only way Damon. Otherwise he wouldn't have given it to us" she snapped
"What do you mean they gave themselves over?" Elena asked in disbelief, and saw the tears coursing down Ava's face
"They sacrificed everything to save Damon" Katherine uttered "you should get a move on Ava, or Klaus will come sniffing around"
"Ava-"Elena cried out, but the fairy shook her head. "Why-"
"Wouldn't you do anything for the person you loved Elena?" Ava said softly "I know you would. I just came to say goodbye" she breathed.
"Ava please don't" Damon begged he still couldn't move he gripped onto her hand and felt it slid from his grasp "I love you just stay
"I have to Damon" she shook her head, her face as well as Damon's were marred in tears "Goodbye and….don't come looking either of you. Look after yourselves. And don't be a dick Damon" she was nearly knocked off of her feet when Elena launched herself at the petite teen. Ava's strengthened her resolve and hugged her hard
"Ava please-"Elena whispered, but the fairy gently pushed her back
"It's for the best. Kat do me a favour" Ava uttered.
"See ya around" Katherine nodded coming up to stand beside the fairy, she grabbed onto Ava's wrist and there was a pulse of air. They were gone.
Ava sighed and waited in the car that Klaus had acquired, she was at the docking station. Klaus had wheeled Elijah's body onto a ship or something Ava wasn't entirely sure, but all she knew was that they would all be leaving tonight.
"Oh god" Ava muttered feeling a whole hoard of emotions, she didn't say goodbye to so many people, and she'd doubt she would see them again. And Damon…she told him she loved him and then left, she felt cruel, but she wanted him to know. Ava could feel a sob bubbling up from her throat, she tried to stop the oncoming tears but couldn't.
"Crying love? Not very attractive-"
"Fuck off Klaus" she spat and gasped when she felt his hand grab her throat
"Be more polite love-"
"Only to those who aren't ignorant dicks" she said haughtily. Klaus chuckled "Where's Stefan?" she asked
"Oh, just cleaning up. he got a bit carried away with his snack" he said mockingly. "Ah here's the ripper" Stefan slid in beside her "Don't look so sad, we're all going to have so much fun" Klaus smirked from the front seat
"Let's just go" Stefan grunted
"Very well then, let's leave this tragic little town" Ava heard the car roaring to life and they were off.
The fairy swallowed and felt Stefan sliding his hand into hers. He laced their fingers together. To Stefan he will still take care of Ava, after all they were in this together.
Ava rested her head against his shoulder she was glad that she wasn't completely alone. She still had Stefan and he had her. He glanced out of the window and saw the sign 'You are now exiting Mystic Falls'
One thought rang in both Stefan's and Ava's minds. Things were going to change.
AN: Apologies for any grammar or spelling mistakes. Outfit link on profile. Thanks to those who reviewed.
So in this finale chap of season two a lot went down. At the beginning Damon nearly loses control and she feeds him her blood. Ava's blood sorts of heals him but it isn't enough. Ava talks to Elena on the phone and gets invited over to the screening. Damon doesn't want Ava to know about him. Jeremy and Ava wrestle, Ava swears at a kid and Earl makes a brief appearance. Tiki vs Ava again. She finds out about Damon and goes with Stefan to make a deal. Ava calls Elijah a bitch. Ava and Klaus and Stefan. He wants to make a deal with them. Ava can have hybrid blood, but it may not be a good thing. Since it's addictive. She only just manages to keep it down before she throws up. Klaus threatens that if she doesn't come back he will kill Damon. DAVA moment, where she tells him she loves him and vice-versa. Ava says goodbye to him and Elena. Klaus, Stefan and Ava drive off leaving Mystic Falls behind.
Next Chap-Beginning of Season Three. Ava isn't really herself and more Stefan and Ava moments.
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