Chapter 25

Bad Moon Rising

Elena looks sideways at me and Stefan as she packs her bag for Duke, "Are you sure you don't want to come?" she questions me. I sigh, part of me would love to see Isobel's research but I couldn't leave Caroline when she needed me, and being in a car with Damon it was too much right now.

"No, I need to be here with Caroline," I tell her firmly.

Elena nods, "You don't think I should stay?" she asks the both of us sounding uncertain.

I quickly shake my head, "No way, this is your mother's stuff, you need to look through it," I say, knowing that if it had been my mother's nothing would have stopped me from going. I sigh, it was a little sad to admit I still hardly knew anything about my mother. Elena and Stefan share a look, and I take it as my cue to leave. "I'm going to go talk to Alaric," I mutter, walking out the door before they can say anything. Which may have actually turned out to be a bad idea because I almost felt as if I stepped into a moment with Jenna and Alaric.

"Elouise," Jenna greets me.

"Hey," I say smiling, feeling oddly self-conscious around her when I remember that she witnessed the Damon and Rose kiss. The car horn honks from outside and I roll my eyes, "Damon's getting restless then," I comment to Alaric and he laughs.

"Elena," Jenna calls from the bottom of the stairs. I look up to see Elena and Stefan walk down as we all make our way to the car.

"Sorry you can't come too, Stef," Damon comments from where he stands waiting outside the car.

"Call us if you need anything," I tell Elena, turning my attention away from Damon.

"Oh I'll take really good care of her," Damon promises a smirk on his lips, "its not too late to change your mind," he tells me as Elena and Stefan share a kiss.

I glare at him, "Sorry I have to help my sister you know Caroline," I say, reminding him about the fact he wanted to kill her.

Damon shrugs, "Your loss, come on time to go," he declares as he jumps in the car. I stay rooted in my spot, my anger resurfacing with vengeance, he was just so causal about it all.

I make my way to the counter of the Grill leaving Bonnie and Stefan to talk about the day-walking ring, I probably should have helped in the argument, but lack of coffee had made me grumpy. Hence why I was going to get some now, for me and Caroline if she even still liked it. It still took adjusting to, trying to figure out she was a vampire. I still felt like it was my fault. "Elouise," the foreign voice caught me off guard. I turned to face a blonde haired, brown eyed face that I recognized. It took me a few seconds to work out from where, he had been with Mason Lockwood at the carnival.

"Yeah," I say hesitantly, how did he know my name?

"Your Elouise Forbes?" he questions and I nod slowly. His face turns into a smile and I'm really confused as to what's happening right now.

"Sorry I'm Levi," he introduces himself, offering a hand. I take it wearily still unsure of what was happening, he looked to be around Jeremy's age and I wondered why he was here with Mason Lockwood and not in I don't know school. I turn around to take the two coffees that were no ready still unsure of what to do. "Levi Flemming," he corrects, using a last name I didn't think I'd hear again anytime soon. The coffee in my hands, slowly falls out in my shock as I stare at him.

"Crap," I mutter my mind being pulled to attention as it spills across the floor. Nearly everyone eye is now upon me at the Grill, making me nervous. I drop to the floor grabbing as many napkins as I can, trying to clean up the mess. Levi drops to the floor helping me.

"Are you?" I question afraid to ask.

"Yeah I'm the son of Olivia Flemming," he confirms, my eyes widen.

"You're my brother," I exclaim, I had a brother. Why hadn't Olivia told me that, no wonder I remembered his face because now that he said it he had some very similar traits to Olivia.

"I probably shouldn't have dropped it on you like that," he laughs, as Grill worker basically moves us away to clean up the mess I had made.

I shake my head, "I just I mean when I visited Trudie she never mentioned, she said Olivia had found a good man, but I never imagined," I mutter. I never imagined, that he'd be so old, I mean she must have had him just a year after me. I'd have figured she had learnt her lesson.

Levi laughs, "Yeah well I'd never figured I'd have an older sister," he admits, "Sadie's bad enough."

"Sadie?" I ask confused, did I have another sister too?

Levi nods, "She's my twin sister," he tells me.

"I have a twin brother and sister," I breathe, "this is so crazy."

Levi smiles, "Yeah, she was going to come but I think it was too much for her. In fact I was going to introduce myself earlier but," he leaves the sentence hanging.

"Its kind of harder than you think," I question, its all well in good in theory but faced with the very real possibility.

"Yeah," Levi confirms.

"Elouise," Stefan says interrupting us.

"Stefan, um this is Levi, my uh my brother," I introduce the two, tongue-tied as I say it. Stefan and him shake hands and I notice the look of distrust Levi has on his face. I frown, Levi was with Mason Lockwood did that make him. I shake my head no it couldn't, I mean we shared a mother. "And we're ready to go," I say at Stefan's face. Stefan nods, giving me a look of confusion. "Okay I wish I could stay and talk I mean there's so much I want to ask you," I confess, but despite that Caroline still needed me.

Stefan smiles at me, "Stay," he encourages me.

"But," I attempt to argue.

"But nothing Caroline would understand," he tells me, something I secretly doubted but this was just too much to pass up.

"My mother did that?" I question in absolutely shock as Levi relays as story from when he was younger. I had hardly noticed how much time had passed, Levi had so much information about Olivia, the person she was, what she had been doing, I couldn't stop listening.

"Yeah," Levi confirms, "she was pretty great, I wish you could have met her," he says. I nod in agreement, I wish I could have to, this particular Olivia not the emotionless vampire one.

"So can I ask a probably completely inappropriate question?" I ask him.

Levi laughs, "Sure go ahead," he encourages me.

"Okay, well what's the deal with you and Mason Lockwood, I mean did you dad just let you take a big holiday or," I leave the sentence hanging unsure of where to go next. I just knew that I wanted to know why he was around Mason Lockwood.

"My dad's dead," Levi deadpans, making me instantly regret my words.

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry," I breathe.

Levi shakes his head, "No its fine, but I guess me and Sadie were pretty lost after it happened. Plus when dad and mum got together, his family basically disowned him, something about some old customs saying he shouldn't be with her. Anyway we ended up in Florida and Mason and his friends really helped us out," he relates to me. I nod, taking in the information, part of me wished I could just throw it out and say it, are you a werewolf?

"I'm glad you found people to help you," I say, unsure of how to respond to that. I wasn't programmed to be in these sorts of situations.

Levi nods, "So when he mentioned he was coming here, I had to come and meet you, I guess I'm a little low on family right now," he admits. I smile in sympathy, for the first time in my life feeling lucky. I wasn't low on family at all, I had so much of it.

"Well I'm glad you came," I say with sincerity, "I've kind of always wanted a brother," I admit.

"Really?" he questions me.

"Yes really, okay trust me you grow up with a control freak sister and you crave a brother," I joke which wasn't a lie. It was probably why me and Daniel got on so well, I always needed a male influence to get me away from Caroline.

"Hey Stefan, where are you?" I question stepping out of the Grill, it was late afternoon and the sun would be setting soon. Levi had checked the time not long ago freaking out, saying that he really needed to go.

"At a Lockwood party," he tells me, and I frown.

"Well that sounds fun," I comment, not really meaning.

Stefan laughs, "Matt's here, and Caroline deserved some time with him," he admits making me smile.

"You're right," I admit, "do you want me to come out?" I ask him.

"No I've got it covered," he promises me, "how was it with Levi?" he asks me.

I smile despite myself, "Stefan I learnt so much about Olivia what she was like before well you know everything. I just can't believe it, I have a brother Stefan," I tell him, still disbelieving it had actually happened, "wait was Caroline okay with the fact I wasn't there?" I question him, suddenly feeling bad that I hadn't been there. I had spent all this time with Levi without a thought passing to my sister who actually really needed me right now.

"Don't worry, she understood," he promises me and I wonder what Caroline's version of understood actually meant.

"Okay there's something you should know though, Levi got really freaked about the time and I mean he's my brother I don't want to believe the worst but he is with Mason Lockwood," I tell him.

"You're worried he might be a werewolf?" Stefan asks me in surprise.

I sigh, "I don't know, I don't want him to be but it just watch out okay? It's a full moon tonight and I know they probably don't exist but you never know with these things," I remind him.

"I'll be careful," Stefan promises me and I smile.

I shut the door to Caroline's room softly leaving my sister to herself and her regret. I felt bad for the fact she had attacked Matt, I knew she was going to forgive herself very soon. Not to mention the truth Stefan and her had been chased by two wolves out there, that meant despite everything my little brother was a werewolf. A werewolf with a bite fatal to vampires. Vampires who were my friends and my sister. Everything was so complicated. Besides I felt this huge need to protect my brother, which was odd considering the fact I hardly knew him. But in truth I didn't know if I would be able to, he walked into a town filled with vampires. I sigh walking into my room, it was just all too much to think about tonight. I stare in confusion at a book placed my pillows and red bow and a note attached to it. I navigate my way around my room picking it up to read Marinov on the side. I stare at it confused unsure of why anyone would give it to me. I opened the note curious as to what it was about. You have every right to hate me, I understand but you hated me before and we became friends. It would suck if that was gone forever. Rose Marin, real name was Roza Marinov. I smile despite myself looking at the book, maybe it would contain clues as to my family, which technically not my family, since Rose was not a real Marinov but still it might have answers. As for Damon, maybe he was right I had hated him and yet somehow he had softened me, I just didn't know if I was prepared to let him in again so he could hurt me. Maybe Stefan was right, maybe the only thing Damon would ever be able to do was hurt me, but something in my mind told me that wasn't right. I sigh, falling down on my bed, wishing that Damon didn't have this damn hold on me.

A/N Hey guys, I feel really bad this is such a short chapter and I'm not really that happy with it either...but I will move on...I've had a few comments that this is becoming a little to well boring I guess would be the word, which I understand so I have a POLL on my page which I'd love you to take and if you think its becoming to predictable and boring I might just have to reassess this story...