Ava Xenia let out a sigh; she was melting in the back seat of the SUV. She could feel the car coming to a stop.
"Here we are" Klaus announced and glanced over his shoulder and smirked seeing the fairy
"Yay…" she rolled her eyes, for the last month and a half they've been tracking werewolves and were met with dead ends and now they were in Tennessee "It's a loose end" she muttered
"Really sweetheart you should be more optimistic" Klaus rolled his eyes "Now what can you see my little fairy?"
Ava sighed and closed her eyes, ever since she started to take Klaus's blood, she became stronger. Plus she felt more energised she felt good for a bit but then she came down from that high.
"There are two minds…"she murmured "and one of the girls…"she frowned trying to concentrate "she's looking for her dog"
"Good girl-"
"Fuck off" she sniped folding her arms across her chest.
"Careful Ava, we wouldn't want to make a detour back to Mystic Falls now would we?" Klaus questioned, and didn't miss the way she sagged against the backseat.
"That's Ava she's just got a mouth on her" Stefan stepped in. for the last couple of weeks the younger vampire had been acting as a barrier between the fairy and the Original. "Shut up Ava-"he hissed.
"Fine." Ava snapped and heard the front door slam shut "Bloody hell Stef how much of a bitch have you turned into?" she grumbled
"Look Ava I don't want you to get in trouble. Just stay here ok?" Stefan whispered, she nodded and sighed when he kissed her temple. Now she was completely alone. She wasn't entirely sure what Klaus's blood was doing to her but…it felt as if something inside her was disappearing, she felt darker and not as caring as she once was. It was as if she was losing to herself, like Stefan, the Salvatore vampire however was more extreme than her.
Ava shook her head; she was doing this for Damon and everyone else in Mystic Falls. She cleared her throat and opened up her barriers, an added fact that over the last couple of weeks, Klaus had been making her practise more of her abilities. It wasn't such an effort to go through someone's mind now.
Ava detected a woman, the one they were seeking out leaving her house "God damn it. Where is that dog?" she didn't have a southern accent so the fairy assumed that the other woman wasn't from around these parts "Oh my god he came out of nowhere-"
Ava grimaced knowing that Klaus had made his appearance, she cleared her throat maybe there was something she could do to help the poor woman. "He wants to use my phone…doesn't he have one?" Ava was able to hear Klaus's replies through the woman's thoughts "He wants to come in?"
"Don't let him come in" Ava thought taking control of the woman's mind "Bring out the phone to him" the blond recalled the first time she had done this, and that was at one of the motels they had a brief stop in. The teller there had been arguing with a couple in front of them, and the fairy wouldn't put it pass the hybrid to rip their heads off. She had unknowingly voiced in the couples head just to leave and much to her surprise they did. She thought she had gotten away with it but Klaus caught on. He had commented saying that it was as if the blond had used compulsion. Ava had tried that trick numerous times occasionally it would work but other times it wouldn't.
She listened to the woman's thoughts wanting to know what was going on "I'm going to get the phone out for him…he doesn't look happy-"
"Oh shit" Ava muttered her brows furrowing trying to rein in her control. She gasped feeling the vice like grip around her throat, another side effect of this so call mind control thing was that she had linked herself to the person she was reading
She could hear the woman's thoughts "Let her go Ava…or her death would be on your hands. Release your control"
"Busted" Ava muttered and unlinked herself from the woman's mind. She groaned and reached forward in the direction of dashboard, she turned on the air conditioner and sighed when the cold air hit her face. She made sure to pull her barriers up in her mind, not wanting to be listening to what would go down.
She climbed over the seats so now she was sitting in the front. Ava turned up the radio but could still hear petrified screaming coming from the house. Stefan was doing his job. Soon enough the car door slammed shut.
"That was a neat trick love" Klaus drawled turning the radio down. "Took a lot out of you though didn't it?"
"No" Ava replied and annoyed the hybrid by placing her feet on the dashboard.
"You're scuffing my car" he glowered at her and was surprised when she shot him a cheeky smile
"And guess what? I don't care" she declared.
Klaus chuckled "Still a firecracker then…surprised you know…after all don't you feel a darkness in you?" he shifted placing his lips
"No" Ava murmured about to look away but he gently grasped her chin
"Now that's a lie" he smirked and stroked the apple of her cheek. "Just give in Ava…you see darling I've got a hunch about you…if you just give in you can be magnificent" she felt his lips against her skin. Ava heard the sound of his biting into his own wrist and waved it under her nose "its right there love, just put your lips there" Ava's nostrils flared smelling his blood. God it was intoxicating wondering was that what everyone's been on about when they referred to her blood? She wanted it so badly Klaus smirked seeing the blond waver. She moved closer if that was even possible and gripped onto his hand she was inches away from giving in but the car door slammed shut bringing her out of her blood crazed state.
Ava immediately backed away from the hybrid putting as much space as she could between them.
"Perfect timing" Klaus glowered at Stefan who simply stared ahead
"We should go" Ava muttered, what the hell was happening with her? A month ago she wouldn't be able to stomach Klaus's blood, but now she was craving it. It was as if she wasn't in control anymore.
Soon enough they were back on the road, the car was filled with silence as none of its occupants were in the mood to talk.
Ava missed Damon, she wondered how he was doing, he should've recovered from the werewolf bite by now, and the fairy was brought out of her musings when she felt the car coming to a stop.
"We're here-"Klaus said in a sing song voice
"Where are we dick?" Ava countered mocking him; Stefan pressed his lips together to stifle his laughter. Only the fairy would be able to get away with that
"Motel-"Stefan replied peering out of the window.
"Ah lovely" Ava rolled her milky green orbs,
"Stefan get the bags" Klaus instructed "I'll be sorting the rooms out"
They exited the SUV and Ava stayed behind with Stefan, she heard the sound of the trunk door slamming shut
"Here" Stefan said gruffly, "Ava what the hell was going on back there with you and Klaus?"
"Nothing" she snatched her bag off of him and was set to head into the motel but the vampire grasped her wrist and shoved her back
"It didn't look like nothing to me." Stefan growled pushing the fairy back against the car, she felt the vehicle behind her "Ava was you about to drink his blood-"
"I can't help it" Ava snapped "It's…just…I want it so bad" she admitted "and I don't even know why"
Stefan sighed knowing he couldn't really judge the teen about her drinking habits.
"Why is he feeding you his blood though" Stefan muttered to himself.
Ava shrugged her shoulders "Don't know…but I feel a pull-"Stefan brows furrowed together "It's like…I want to be with him but I just feel wrong" she confided in him. "I don't want to-"
"Hey, hey" Stefan wrapped his arms around her "It'll be ok. We know why we are here don't we?" he murmured resting his chin on top of her head.
"To protect them" her voice came out muffled since her face was pressed against his chest. She was referring to Damon and Elena
"Ok and remember what we said before we thrown into this whole mess?" Stefan said quietly
"That'd we be willing to do anything" she nodded, he took a step back and cupped her cheek
"And Ava you're still up for that?"
"Yes" she replied, she was serious about protecting Damon and Elena from Klaus.
"Remember Ava, anything" he whispered, he noted that her bright eyes were slightly darker now; her whole demeanour actually seemed different. Stefan didn't know whether it was the blood she was consuming or just being here in general and away from her friends.
"Oh get a room" a southern accented voice rang out. Stefan looked over his shoulder and saw an old couple, seemingly married walking out of the motel.
"Oh we're not together" Stefan hastily said
"Stefan make me sound like a slut why don't you?" the fairy hissed and could hear the couples rancid thoughts "And no I won't sleep with you for money. Shame on you Marcus"
"What?" the portly man yelled "I didn't-"
"You were thinking it" Ava snapped "And you're right Misty-"she was now talking about the old lady "He also likes the milkman"
Stefan groaned and blurred forward towards the couple knowing he would have to intervene "You will forget that she ever told you this" he compelled the couple. The vampire had to do this more often nowadays; Ava's control occasionally wasn't even there.
Stefan took a step back so he was standing next to the blond teen, "Oh are you two a couple?" Misty smiled serenely
"She's my sister" Stefan replied
"Aww so cute-"
"Don't pinch my cheeks" Ava yelled and scurried off.
"Excuse me" Stefan plastered a fake smile onto his face and ran after the fairy "Ava you're the wrong way" he shouted.
"You took your time, thought I had to send out a search party" Klaus commented, standing by the receptionist.
"Or you could use your hybrid nose and sniff us out" she muttered, as Stefan took her bag.
"Right room for two" the woman placed two separate keys on the counter
"Me and the fairy-"
"Nope. I'm with Stefan" Ava huffed and grabbed Stefan's hand.
"It's only a matter of time love before you're in my bed" Klaus called after them, as the vampire led the way to the rooms.
"Such an ass" the fairy scoffed "only a matter of time" she mimicked causing Stefan to snort. She kept some part of his humanity alive, so he wasn't completely off. He still had the urge to protect her and that kept him somewhat grounded at the moment.
"Tell me about it" Stefan said unlocking the door. He pushed it open
"So how is it? It's a tacky room right?" Ava asked "I bet it is the bed-"
"It's a double" he told her shutting the door behind them and dropped their bags on the floor "and it's in front of you-but—"he didn't get the chance to finish his sentence since she flopped down on the bed. "Ava the covers got stains-"
"EWW" Ava screamed and in her haste tumbled off the bed. She let out pained groan
"Ava-"
"What?" she sat up and blew her hair out of her face
"There was no stain" Stefan chuckled, the fairy managed to grab the lamp and launched in his direction, he ducked out of the way but just then the door open and whoever was on the other side let out loud curses.
"Oops…really Klaus you should knock" Ava shrugged her shoulders.
"You're a miscreant-"the hybrid growled
"And you…are fucked up" she retorted "dick-"
"Why you-"Stefan stepped in front of the teen and cleared his throat
"Is there something you needed Klaus?" the vampire asked,
Klaus swallowed and turned his eyes onto the younger man "This is for her…make sure she doesn't choke" he added and left.
"What is it? Poison? Drugs? Alcohol?" Ava asked getting onto her feet. Sitting down on the edge of the bed
"It's dinner" Stefan murmured placing the bag of food on her lap. The blond didn't waste any time and dug to her meal.
"Hmm cheese burger my favourite" Ava hummed and took massive chunk out of the bun. She was about to take another but Stefan grabbed it "What-"she frowned her mouthful
"Get change first" he instructed. She felt a small bundle of clothes being thrust into her arms
"Stef-"
"Now" she pouted "the bathroom is to your left right in front of you Ava" he gave her the directions. Stefan looked through his own duffle bag to get out of his jeans and his blood stained shirt. He could hear the fairy changing and couldn't help but smirk as an idea came to mind "Oh Ava watch out there might be a rat or two in there-"there was a moment of silence then a loud scream. Stefan just managed to make out a mass of blond sprinting out of the bathroom
"There's a rat- a rat-Gross" she cried out and tried to pull her flannel shorts up, Stefan had told her that just as she was getting change.
"Well-"
"Bloody hell" Klaus slammed the room door open and hit the fairy straight in the face making her land on her ass. "Ok…Stefan care to explain" he ordered kneeling down in front of the fairy.
Stefan stiffened when he saw Klaus pulling Ava's hand away from her face, "It's not broken-"
"Thank you" she muttered and shuffled back on her bottom, Klaus rolled his eyes "You know what would take the sting away? Some blood-"
"No" Stefan snapped he knew something was happening to the fairy ever since she started to take the hybrid's blood. She was…she was changing, it wasn't obvious but slowly Ava would get irritated easily, she wouldn't censor her thoughts that much and worse of all Stefan sensed that she seem to crave the hybrid's presence
"Just a few drops-"
"No thank you" Ava snapped, "I don't want it" that was a lie and she knew it.
"Very well." Her scowl faltered when she felt him brushing back a few of her curls "Goodnight"
After her meal Stefan and Ava were lying side by side in bed. The vampire looked over to her and saw the troublesome look on her face
"Ava? You ok?"
"Yeah, yeah" she hastily nodded "I…just tired" she muttered and rolled over showing the vampire her back. Stefan sighed
"I miss them too" he leant over her and pecked her on the cheek. Ava bit her bottom lip and felt the burning sensation of tears building up.
"I want to go home Stefan" Ava whispered so quietly that if he didn't have heightened hearing he would have totally missed it.
"I know" Stefan shifted and closed his eyes when Ava burrowed herself next to him. His arm dropped down on her waist and soon enough they were fast asleep.
"Anything love?" Klaus questioned, Ava, Stefan and the hybrid have arrived at the bar 'Southern Comfort' to find Ray Sutton since this was his hangout spot. "Now is he coming along or not?" they were by the bar waiting for the werewolf.
Ava closed her eyes and concentrated "He's coming-"
"Good you're on" Klaus gently pushed her towards the bar; Ava plopped down on the stool whilst Stefan and Klaus waited at the other end of the bar.
Ava idly tapped her fingers across the bar top waiting for the werewolf, she had to lure him here and keep him busy whilst trying to find information that he may have. Stefan was under orders to compel everywhere in the bar.
Ava swallowed he felt sorry for the poor soul that was about to come into this bar. The fairy already knew it, Ray Sutton was a doomed man, she had the urge to order him to go home right now, but she couldn't risk it.
"What's up Ray" the bar man greeted the regular.
"Here comes the acting" Ava muttered to herself and whistled loudly "Excuse me barkeep…I don't think this is coke…"
"Honey you didn't order anything"
Ava dramatically clutched her heart "I'm hurt deeply hurt…I was right in front of you-"Klaus and Stefan were in the background. The vampire had a look of amusement on his face
"Still think it was wise to send Ava in first?" he whispered to the annoyed looking hybrid
"Shut up" Klaus snarled and focused back on the scenario that was taking place in front of him.
Ava shook her head "I may not be able to see you but you could have at least have the decency not to overlook me. I should sue your ass-this bar's ass-"
"Whoa, whoa" the man uttered "How about I buy you a drink? And you can rethink your decision about suing this place. It's not worth a lot of money"
The vacant stool behind her was taken "Thanks…erm…-"
"Ray" he smiled as their drinks were settled down in front of him. She held out her hand and felt it being engulfed by a larger one. When their skins touched Ava's mind was lit up with his memories, she couldn't get anything solid since he was a werewolf.
Ray gasped and abruptly pulled his hand away giving the teen in front of him a thorough once over "What? What did you do?" he questioned.
Ava licked her lips nervously, god now she would have to bring out Klaus since she couldn't get the information he wanted. "Someone…listen I'm going to ask this once and please just give me a straight answer…where is your pack Ray?"
The werewolf immediately got off of stool and surprised the teen by grabbing the front of her top "What the hell do you want with my pack?" he growled getting defensive
"I-"
"Now really mate" a familiar voice drawled "no way to treat my little lady here" Klaus smirked menacingly making the werewolf take a step back. The hybrid stepped in between Ava and Ray. "So I'm guessing you're Ray. Ray Sutton?"
Ava played with the straw of her drink; she was getting anxious she knew she literally couldn't do anything to help it. It would be foolish of her to go against the Original/Hybrid.
"Who…who wants to know?" Ray eyed the pair
"We've been looking everywhere for you" Klaus settled himself down on a stool "we started in Florida and then where did we go love?"
"We ended up in Pentacola, not a very nice place. Guys are major dicks down there" she added
"Right, right…"Klaus's eyes seem to light up at that "well we met a young chap there, who you worked for before you moved to Memphis, now he led me to two young lovely ladies and they led me here" Klaus drawled taking Ava's drink so he could have a sip. "To you" he finished off.
Ray cleared his throat and noted the anxious look on the petite teen's face. He could tell she didn't want to be here in the first place, this already sent alarm bells ringing
"I should be going." Ray said walking pass Ava but before he could get too far Klaus grabbed him by his arm.
"Not so fast mate" Klaus smirked shoving him back "you only just got here. Now your type are very hard to come by." Ray swallowed and spun around thinking he could get out that way. Ava sighed and downed the rest of her drink
"I wouldn't do that" Stefan shoved him back sending him towards the bar,
"Vampires" he looked at the trio, Ava was still sitting on the stool
"Swifty, swift Ray. Yes you're right my friend here-"Ava let out a loud snort
"Sorry but Stefan is your friend? As if. You would have a better chance of finding a talking cat before he becomes your friend" the fairy blurted out.
Stefan resisted the urge to pinch the bridge of his nose in exasperation "Right, well he may be a vampire and he compelled everyone in this bar. So don't look to them for help." Klaus once again sat down besides Ava. "I however am something else, a different kind of monster. I've got some vampire, I got some wolf-"
"Ok no offence Klaus sounds like you're in to bestiality." Ava commented snatching the beer out of his and took a sip, she needed it.
"If that is your thing love I don't mind" Klaus purred brushing one of her curls aside "I can change into a wolf at will after all"
"Eww" Ava balked and pushed herself forward. "He's a hybrid Ray. Don't drag this out" she muttered the last part
"What?" Ray gaped at the hybrid that was impossible right?
"I'm both; you see I want to create more of me." Klaus explained "now you being the first werewolf that I've come across in many a moons, pun intended Ray-"he chuckled "I need you direct me to your pack"
Ray blinked and looked over to the vampire; he had a broody look on his face. His eyes landed on the blond, she looked so out of place between these two monsters. He wondered what she was doing with them in the first place.
"So where can I find them Ray?" Klaus questioned the anxious looking werewolf
"You can't compel me it won't work" Ava sighed audibly knowing this wasn't what the hybrid wanted to hear, things were going downhill fast she could sense it. Once again he noted that Ray's eyes landed on Ava. Klaus forced himself not to react
"You're probably wondering if she's a vampire" Klaus drawled "She's not, Ava has a beating heart. She is something special…a Fae"
Ray's eyes widened, her heard rumours about those creatures but never thought in a million years he would come face to face with one. "I still won't tell you" he bit out.
Ava groaned "Ray…you made a mistake" she murmured
"She's right" Stefan announced pulling out a small baggie from within his back pocket. He waved the barman over "Can I get a scotch on the rocks please" he cleared his throat and turned to face the werewolf "Tell you what Ray; we're going to play a little drinking game. Something I like to call truth or wolfs bane"
Ava licked her lips "Lame name Stef" she mumbled feeling sorry for Ray. At times like these Ava wondered where did the real Stefan go, the man before her right now was a shell, an unfeeling robot. But other times it wasn't like that. Ava knew he was only doing it because of Klaus, all the things that the pair did was because of the Original hybrid that was holding them prisoner.
"Well this is going to be fun Ray" Klaus smirked from besides Ava.
Ava cringed hearing Ray screaming out in pain, she took another sip of the beer, she wasn't even halfway through her drink.
"You're idea of fun is so twisted compared to mine" she uttered downing the rest of her beer. Klaus rested his elbows on the bar.
"And what do you do for fun love?" Klaus asked
This surprised the teen "This isn't a trick question is it?" she looked in the direction of where his voice came from.
The hybrid grinned "No not a trick question."
Ava couldn't help but snort "No shit, I'm not buying what you're selling. You are not interested. Since you're just a selfish conniving vindictive-"just then her stomach rumbled breaking Ava's tirade of insults "Oh crap-"she huffed "Now that screwed up my dialogue"
"Hungry love-"
"Hold it" the fairy snapped, Klaus grinned she was something else. He got the distinct feeling that the fairy wasn't as fearful of him as everyone else. "Stop with the lame pet names it's annoying. My name is Ava thank you very much and-"
"Would you shut up?" Klaus waved the barman over and compelled him to bring some food over for them.
"You shut up" Ava snapped
"My god, I'm surprised no one has killed you yet. You're so-"
"Ditto" she retorted, her nose flared smelling some fries. Klaus hummed and canted his head to the side
"So lo-Ava. Do you have a hobby?"
"Yeah…I ride ponies and then I run off with my fairy friends and we play house" she said sarcastically.
Klaus's eyes twitched in annoyance. "Seriously Ava don't make me break Stefan's neck…just answer the question"
"Say the magic word" she smirked knowing she was getting under the hybrid's skin.
"Now" he ordered
"You have no social skills" she huffed "fine…I use to draw, but that felt like a lifetime ago it was before all this vampy shit came" she uttered
"You're into Art?" Klaus asked curious "seems like we have some more things in common Ava" he could see that by her expression, she clearly didn't believe him
"We are polar opposite. People like me….they don't like you" Ava commented.
Klaus chuckled "Hmm, I think we are alike. We're both one of a kind. Being hunted down for decades because of what we are…and we have far more potential, then people think we do" he said quietly. Ava swallowed…no it wasn't true…or was it. "I have a question Ava-"
"I don't know why you're a dick. For you it must come natural" Ava declared picking up one of her fries. She could still hear Ray crying in the background. But forced herself to tune him out
"No how do you draw?"
"With a pencil and sketchpad" she frowned "I thought you were around for like a thousand years or something. You should be smarter" Ava tutted wanting to piss the hybrid off.
"No, how do you see?" he asked
"With my hands. One of my first Art work was of Stefan…had to touch his face so I knew what it looked like" Ava said swallowing her fry.
"So…without touching someone you don't know what they look like?" Klaus asked, she shook her head "touch my face-"
"Erm…no thank you" Ava huffed "ass-"
"Aren't you curious as to what I look like?" Klaus murmured.
Ava bit her bottom lip she was "True…I want to know how the guy who ruined my life does look like" she admitted.
"Then feel away love" Klaus smirked, Ava grabbed a napkin and wiped her hands. She felt his callous hands grasping her own ones and they were placed on his cheeks. Klaus closed his eyes when he felt the soft pads of her fingers against his face. She could feel the stubble on his jaw; he had a strong jaw line. Ava trailed her fingers over the tips of his nose and then they moved over to his lips, an image of his face formed in her mind "You want to check the rest of me out?" he smirked she felt his dimples and sighed.
"No you prick" Ava stated sitting back down
"What'd you think?"
"You're good looking" she said grumpily, Klaus smirked
"And that's a bad thing…?"
"Well you're a psycho bitch and a good looking one." She said like it was the most of obvious thing in the world.
"I have no idea how you come to that conclusion" Klaus drawled and looked over to Ray and Stefan. The werewolf was chained up against the dart board whilst the vampire was throwing wolfs-bane laced darts at him. "Stefan looks like he's having fun"
Ava remained silent and shook her head slightly hearing Ray screaming, she wanted to will the wolf to just give in.
"Ray" she heard Stefan call "you can end this now Ray, just tell me where just tell me where your pack is before the full moon"
"I can't" Ray gasped,
"I know I know…you guys live by a code, but you see his not going to let me stop until you tell me." Stefan murmured, from the corner of his eye he could see Ava and noted that she was ok for the time being. He didn't like how close the hybrid was to her.
Ava was brought out of Stefan's and Ray's conversation when another person made an appearance "Hello Mister Klaus" a sultry female voice murmured
"If you excuse me Ava" Klaus said standing up to greet the woman, the pair moved further down the bar, the fairy however shuffled so she could hear. She attempted to penetrate the woman's mind but couldn't. Ava deduced that this woman was in fact a vampire.
"I have some more information-"Ava brows knitted together she was having a tough time hearing the conversation. "He told me to tell you if I saw anything-"Ava leant more towards their whispered voices "that I should tell you. I saw that guy's brother…"the fairy shifted slightly more leaning towards the left "at the farmhouse"
Ava's eyes widened Damon was following them? Oh shit. "Why thank you. You just tell your friends to keep-"WHAM. Ava had leant too far to the side and fell off of the stool. Klaus cocked an eyebrow watching the fairy scramble onto her feet.
"Having fun listening love-"
"There was a bug" Ava blurted out "but forget about that is-"
Stefan came up behind Ava "My brother still on our trail?" the vampire asked
"He's getting closer I'm going to have to deal with that-"
"No wait-"Ava placed her hand on his chest "we…-"she was floundering she knew what he was getting at. Klaus was meaning to kill Damon, and neither she nor Stefan could let that happen.
"Let us handle it" Stefan said gesturing to himself and Ava. He wanted to bring the fairy along thinking that his brother would listen to her more.
"Why should I let you leave?" Klaus said moving ahead but turned around to face them.
"Because you know we'll come back" Ava stated
"Do I?" the hybrid cocked an eyebrow
"It'll be a dumb thing for me to run from you. You'd just hunt me down, and it's not as if I can get far" Ava commented it was true.
"You saved Damon's life. We're in your service" Ava couldn't help but shiver at that it sounded so wrong.
"Oh it all sounds so tedious and indentured when you put it like that" Klaus declared he gestured to Ray "aren't you having the least bit of fun?"
Ava cocked an eyebrow "No" she sniped
"We can make sure that Damon doesn't bother us anymore" Stefan said seriously
"Fine. Make sure to bring my fairy back" Klaus uttered, with that the vampire grabbed Ava's hand and dragged her out of the bar.
Ava bit her bottom lip as she and Stefan walked across the car park, he'd be running to their destination since it'd be faster than a car. But at the moment he needed to tell the fairy his plan.
"How are we going to make sure Damon doesn't follow us?" she asked as they walked further down the road.
"We need to make sure, that he and Elena we're not coming back" Stefan explained holding her hand "I know-"
"Klaus won't let me go will he?" she said softly realising her daydream of returning to Mystic Falls might not happen and it would just remain a dream. But Ava for some reason didn't mind that, as long as Damon, Elena and everyone else she cares for stays safe.
"I think we're stuck with him for a long time. But Ava you do know that if Damon keeps coming after us he will end up dead" her gut clenched at that but she knew he was right. "Are you willing to do anything for him Ava. To save him?" they came to a stop when they got to the end of the road.
"Yes" Ava breathed and he told her the plan.
Ava's heart was racing; she needed to do this to tell Damon that she wouldn't be coming back anytime soon. If he kept coming after them, then Klaus would end up back in Mystic Falls, where Elena was bound to be discovered, then it wouldn't be on the doppelganger's life in danger but everyone else who she cares for. The fairy was waiting for her cue to come out. Stefan had compelled Andie and next it would be her turn to make her move. Her heard skipped a beat when she heard a very familiar voice
"Andie? You called me? Said you got a lead on Ava and Stefan" Damon called walking into the studio and frowned finding it empty.
She heard the sound of his cell ringing "Party central" Ava bit down on her lips leaning against the wall, that's right it was Elena's 18th birthday today and she missed it. Same could be said for Ava's 17th, it was about two weeks ago since her birthday was on the 30th of August. "I'm by the punch bowl-"she rolled her eyes hearing Damon's excuse. And she was told she couldn't lie. God she missed him but this was for the best. He needed to know that he couldn't come after them anymore, and if this was the way to do it so be it. "I gotta go" he hanged up on the doppelganger, and frowned something didn't feel right. He looked around at the deserted studio.
Ava heard the door click; he was in the same room as her and Stefan now. She shrunk back "Stefan" Damon murmured seeing Andie's bag on the floor. The raven head vampire's nose twitched smelling a familiar scent "Ava-"if he had a beating heart it would have skipped a beat. He missed her so, so much. He looked around but couldn't see a damn thing, the lights were off, and darkness shrouded him.
Stefan appeared a couple of feet away from his brother "Hello brother" he smirked not sounding like himself
"You don't write. You don't call" Damon just wanted to see Ava, he knew she was here "Where's Ava? She doesn't call…thought she would"
"You need to stop following us" Stefan placed his hands behind his back. "It's causing some problems"
"With who? Klaus?" Damon snapped he didn't give a damn about the freak of a hybrid. He wanted his brother and his Ava back "I'm supposed to care what he thinks?"
"What you're supposed to do is let us go"
It's for the best Ava kept chanting to herself, they needed to do this. "I saw your latest art work in Tennessee"
"Walking a fine line there my friend keep that up and there would be no saving you" Damon stalked towards him getting closer.
Stefan chuckled "I don't need any saving nor does Ava. Just let us go…its best for everyone."
"No" Damon growled "I got a birthday girl at home whose not going to let me do that. And I'll be damned if I let Ava go."
"Ava doesn't need you anymore Damon" Stefan smirked "you wanna see her? You want to see how she is doing?"
Damon swallowed he needed to see her. He needed to see that she was well. "Ava come out" Stefan called.
The vampire watched as out of the shadows the fairy appeared. Damon took in her form he was surprised. She looked thinner and what got to him even more was the expression on her face. She didn't look like herself; it looked as if she hadn't got a good night sleep. There was something missing, "Ava-"
"Stay away Damon" Ava spat her voice was laced with venom. "Go back to Mystic Falls and forget about us" she demanded.
"I can't do that" he growled and moved forward but Stefan blurred in front of him and pinned the other vampire to the wall
"I think we didn't make our point" Stefan murmured "hey Andie? You still there" he said. Damon followed his gaze and saw that above them was the newsreader.
"Damon?" Andie sniffed terrified the vampire eyes widened "I can't move Damon. He told me I can't move"
"No, no Andie it's ok. Stay calm" he ordered and tried to push his brother off but at the moment Stefan was stronger "Not cool"
"Oh come on" a large grin appeared on Stefan's face "It's a little cool. Hey Damon want to see Ava's trick?" he questioned "this is just so you know….we're not coming back. Go on Ava"
Ava swallowed thickly, she couldn't do it. She was hesitating "Remember Ava" Stefan knew she was having trouble "Anything"
Ava blinked and she focused her mind, now was the time to show off one of the tricks she had "Andie move" she ordered and right before the vampires eyes the newsreader stepped off the high platform
"NO-AVA DON'T" Damon shouted
Ava's whole form shook when she heard the sickening thud of Andie's body. It…she felt disconnected from the whole situation. She swallowed "Stay away Damon. Don't come looking." She whispered her heart was beating fast and hard. Damon didn't miss the expression on her face and saw total devastation and remorse there. What was Klaus doing to them? This wasn't them…this wasn't Ava at all. She…something was different. There was a blur of movements and both Stefan and Ava were gone.
Ava sagged against Stefan in the parking lot, they were back at 'Southern Comfort' she blinked back tears
"Ava you need to pull it together" Stefan told her moving around and grabbing onto her shoulders
"How can I?" Ava snapped hastily wiping her face, so it was free from tears. "I still do feel-"
"Low blow Ava" Stefan muttered. "Klaus needs to think that we don't care anymore. Otherwise he will hold them over us for a long, long time"
Ava closed her eyes and sighed "Sorry…it's just-"she didn't know what to say truth be told. Andie Starr was dead and she was the one to blame for that she felt guilty and it was as if her insides were ripping her apart. One part of her was so, so remorseful but the other part of her craved not feel anything at all. Truth was Ava didn't know what was going on with her; Klaus's blood...was somehow involved in all of this.
"Listen Ava carefully to me" Stefan uttered gently holding her chin "remember we said we was willing to do anything to keep them self. Now Damon knows that he can't come after us. Without consequences ok?"
Ava swallowed and nodded "Fine. Let's just get inside" she muttered and allowed him to lead her back to the bar.
As soon as she stepped in, Ava could hear the locals laughing and chattering. "Klaus has got Ray pinned down" Stefan informed her, he could see the hybrid hovering above the blood covered werewolf.
Ava and Stefan inched forward and she could hear what he was saying. "Ok, it's a three step process Ray, this is step one. I want you to drink from my wrist" he instructed
"I already told you where to find the pack" Ava heard Ray's hoarse voice, so he did give in she mused. "What more do you want from me?"
"Have you been listening to a word I've been saying?" Klaus uttered. Stefan looked over to Ava and noted how pale she was. The fairy was riddled with guilt. God she felt awful, Ava bit hard down on her bottom lip she just wanted to go home, to Damon…but after what she had done she doubt he would want her again.
Her heart clenched at the mere idea of Damon rejecting her. But as Stefan said this was for the best. "I have great plans for you" Klaus then sliced his wrist and forced it down Ray's throat.
Ava felt sick at that, Stefan saw her face and gently pushed her in the direction of the bar. The fairy held out her hand as she located a stool, when she found one she sat down on it. And balled up her fists... she could hear Ray spluttering for air "What are you going to do now?" the werewolf asked
"It's time for step two Ray." Klaus smirked down at him; he noted the fairy's stiff posture so was aware she knew what was going on. She swallowed hearing the sickening sound of Klaus breaking Ray's neck, killing him. She had gotten use to that sound and it still made her squirm.
"You're back" Klaus murmured
"We said we would be back didn't we?" Ava snapped a scowl on her face "you'll just track us down anyway"
"You'd be correct in that Ava" Klaus smirked walking around the pool table; Stefan leant against the bar besides the petite teen.
"Did you doubt us?" Stefan questioned
"Not for a second. After all I would track down my fairy" Klaus smirked knowingly, Stefan could tell that the Hybrid was up to something, or had something up his sleeve. "I knew you'd pass the test. You still care for Damon. For your old lives"
Ava's heart spiked, she did care for him. She loved him…but the fairy wasn't sure he'd feel the same,
"Nah" Stefan smirked "I don't care about anything anymore" he smirked and turned around so he was facing in the same direction as Ava. She bowed her head she did care her old life. She just wanted everything to go back to the way it was. But now that would never happen. Ava was filled with emotions one part of her was tearing the other apart.
"You put on a good show Stefan. Not that great Ava," Klaus came to stand on Ava's other side, "I almost believed you Stefan. Let's hope for Damon's sake he'd believe you to. Ava you need to be more convincing" she swallowed and dug her fingers into the hardwood bar-top. "You never stop caring about those you love but every time you feed on blood. It makes it easier to let go" his words rang through Ava's head, blood would make the pain go away.
"I need some air" Stefan muttered and walked out of the bar.
Ava blinked as Klaus sat down beside her; she jumped out of her skin when she felt a finger on her chin. "What's wrong love?" he asked
"Nothing-"
"Nothing? You look like you've done something awful" Klaus murmured. She had to give it to him; he could read her so easily.
"Maybe I did" Ava whispered wrenching her chin out of his hold "I did…I-Andie-I killed her" she swallowed thickly.
"Is that all?" Klaus asked in disbelief "A news-reader's death? That's why you've got a long face-"
"You are so heartless" Ava shouted "I-Andie was a person and she-I-her blood is on my hand…and Damon knows that I did that-"she felt tears well up in her eyes at that.
Klaus smirked "Such a shame love" he brushed her curls away from her ear "so your precious Damon knows that you're not the same…didn't he fell in love with the old Ava? Trust me Ava you're going to end up just like me-"tears streamed down her face "alone. Once they realise what you truly are they wouldn't want anything to do with you Ava" he was preying on her insecurities and he knew that. "You do know that?" he pressed his lips against her cheek.
Ava swallowed, it was her fault. She was responsible for Andie's death, she tore Damon's heart out…she was going to end up alone. The fairy didn't want to feel anything anymore. At the moment she wished she was a vampire having the ability to just switch off her emotions. It would be so much easier if she could do that. Ava faced him her eyes were full of tears and her mouth parted
"The blood…does it really make it easier to let go?" she murmured
Klaus grinned, she was unknowingly playing right into his hands "It would…blood makes us feel…it makes us forget Ava. Want to try?" he whispered right back
Ava licked her lips, she didn't want to feel, she didn't want to remember what she'd done so with that thought in mind she gave the hybrid her answer "Yes" she breathed.
Ava just wanted to forget that she missed Elena's birthday, she wanted to forget the sound of Damon shouting her name. And she wanted to forget the sickening sound of Andie's body hitting the concrete floor.
"Well come and get it love" Klaus declared and used his knife to nick a small part of his neck. He used his other hand to grab her stool and pull her forward so she was sitting in between his legs.
"Come on love" he cooed and she stood up "Right here-"he used her hand to guide her hand to his small wound. It was replaced by her lips. Ava pressed her lips against the wound and swallowed; Klaus growled and splayed his hand on the small of her back so she was pressed against him. He groaned when she tugged the hairs on the nape of his neck. Ava felt euphoric, every mouthful she took she felt more and more numb. Klaus winced when her teeth nipped his skin; she breathed through her nose and swallowed again. Oh god, this was something else. His blood…it was amazing, it filled a void in her.
"Calm down love you're getting carried away" Klaus muttered his hands were digging into her hip. But Ava didn't stop she sucked even harder. "ENOUGH" he pushed her back but made sure to grab her wrist so she wouldn't fall over.
Ava seemed to come back into reality…she touched her lips. What the hell? She felt the warm liquid against her fingers…she just couldn't stop herself.
"Listen love-"Klaus attempted to sooth her or something but the fairy violently shook her head. What was happening to her?
"I need air" He allowed her to tug herself free. She turned on her heel and ran out of the bar.
Ava sprinted across the dusty covered road but tripped over a beer bottle, she landed on her knees. She felt numb for a moment but then she was hit with a torrid of emotions.
"Oh god" she clutched her mouth, she was turning into a monster…and she couldn't stop. Ava's stomach lurched; she just wanted to go home. She wanted Damon. He would help her…but would he? She killed Andie and she made it clear to him that she wanted him to leave her alone. It was for the best, but for her it wasn't, Ava felt bile rising up her throat, and she swallowed but couldn't keep it down anymore. She was sick to her stomach.
"Ava?" she heard a family voice call. But just then Ava lurched forward onto her hands and vomited up all the blood she consumed "Oh god-"
"Stefan?" she felt the vampire coming up behind her, he rubbed her back
"What-"he saw the blood on her chin and lips "you took Klaus's blood" he stated.
Ava's face was marred with blood and tears "I want to go home" she whispered brokenly. Stefan bit down hard on his own lip and felt tears well up. He wrapped his arms around her small form and rocked her
"I know, I know. But we're in this together Ava." Stefan inhaled her scent. Ava burrowed her face into his chest.
"Together" she repeated. They were doing this to save those who they love. Ava was doing it for Damon, otherwise Klaus would kill him and she couldn't let that happen. So it'd be better to make him think he lost her.
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So the beginning of Season 3-We can see that Ava's powers have grown stronger. She can use mind control, but not so great at it. She attempts to help the woman. Ava is drawn to Klaus's blood, but Stefan comes in between. They end up at the motel, Stefan still wants to take care of Ava. And some of there moments. She chucks a lamp at Klaus. Ava is on the look out for Ray and acts. Ray ends up being chained to a dart board. Klaus and Ava talk, he learns that she likes art, and sees him via his hands. She's upset he's good looking and says that he is a psycho. Damon is on their heels. Stefan tells Ava she is willing to do anything to save Damon and Elena. Ava wants Damon to stop following so takes drastic measures. She uses her trick and forces Andie to jump. Ava feels terrible, and is in turmoil. Stefan walks out. Ava drinks Klaus's blood and loses control, she's changing because of it. She wants to go home. But know her and Stefan are stuck.
Next Chap-'The Hybrid' some more displays if Ava's power. And a KLAVA moment.
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