In the past, Leslie had set Cora down on her bed. She was still asleep. The second she stepped outside however, she heard a gasp from behind the door. She quickly entered it. Cora was awake, and seemed to be confused. "Cora?"
"Leslie. Something's wrong with me."
"What is it?"
"Don't get too close." Cora told her. "I can hear your heartbeat from way over here. How's it possible?"
"Oh, dear." Leslie said. "Don't worry, I think I can help you." And then she left the room.
"So, that Bennett witch still stayed your friend even after you transitioned?" Damon asked, pulling her back to the present.
"Yes." Cora told him. "And she became my only friend once it happened. I had to be careful around the rest of the family. She was the only one who knew my secret, and she kept it the rest of her life. Even the kids didn't know."
"Did she also make that daylight ring you're wearing?" Elena asked, glancing at her hand. There was an opal-shaped blue stone in the center.
"Yeah, she did." Cora said. "She remembered how Emily used to make them and figured out how to make it possible for me to go into the sun again."
"How did you manage to stay in control?" Damon asked her. "Even I struggled with it slightly for the first couple months."
"Well, Leslie and some of the others knew of another vampire in town." Cora said. "Apparently she stopped by their place every now and then."
"Don't tell me she was blonde."
"How did you know?" Cora asked, completely shocked.
"Wait, you knew Lexi?" Elena asked her.
"We were best friends after I turned." Cora explained. "She taught me how to survive off animals until blood bags were invented, and we spent a good few years traveling together."
"I'm surprised you didn't show up with a whole entourage of friends." Damon told her.
"Well, since meeting Lexi, I've only had a few close friends, including her boyfriend, another friend of hers that I've lost track of, and a couple of vampires that appeared to be on the run. Though the girl and I became kind of close before she just disappeared on us." She explained to them.
"What girl?" Damon asked, having a bad feeling.
"She was kind of tall, a little jumpy, but she had a good heart." Cora said. "We tried to set her up on a date once, but she declined."
Elena remembered something then. "Did she have short, brown hair and green eyes?"
"I don't remember her physical features or her name, but I do remember she was beautiful." Cora said. "Sometimes I wonder if she's still around."
"Oh, I doubt it." Damon said. "If it's the same girl I'm thinking of, she got bitten by a werewolf."
"I've heard about them. Their bite's deadly to vampires, right?" Cora asked. They nodded. "I also heard from an anonymous source that hybrid's blood is the only way to cure it."
"Sounds like my doppelganger's been busy." Elena said.
"Anyway, talking about my friends then isn't going to help two of my oldest ones now." Cora said.
"Speaking of which, how'd you even find out about us?" Damon asked. "Your anonymous source?"
"Actually, I was waiting for you to ask." Cora told him. "How I got the information, I'm not too happy about though."
A/N: Sorry about the short chapter, you'll find out about how Cora learned about Stefan's current condition in the next chapter.