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A/N: Sienna Salvatore – Danielle Campbell.
River Fell – Meaghan Martin.
Luna Lockwood – Isabeli Fontana.
Stone Fell – Alexander Ludwig.
Hello Dear Readers; I would like to make two announcements: firstly, I have been getting a few reviews regarding the immense hatred towards Elena; my answer is everything I write is there for a reason with a lengthy explanation. Yes, there is a plausible reason why Sienna hates Elena Gilbert, and why Emily Bennett wants Sienna to get Bonnie away from Elena, however, the reason won't be disclosed until later on in the story as it progresses otherwise I'd be ruining a humongous plot-twist to The Sisterhood of Mystic Falls. … Secondly, Sienna's lineage: a major plot just popped up in my head last night and I just made the finishing touches to mesh it in with the other plots of this story. Sienna's history will be awesome and just purely mind-boggling, completely unexpected. I will be writing flashbacks to better understand her ancestry, unfortunately and god I know you're gonna hate me for this, but I won't be writing them until we reach the third or fourth season otherwise the whole story will go Ka-Boom!
Oh and also, I am not following the exact storyline as canon. Some events will happen like canon, but I am changing the dates and times of certain happenings. I am informing my Dear Readers in case anyone gets confused. For Example:- the whole Damon and Alaric hacking John's phone and killing Henry (John's vampire informant), that ain't gonna happen. Another Example:- Isobel arriving the night Stefan returned back to his normal diet, that didn't happen either. It's the little things to help move my storyline the way I want it to. XD
Okieee. Done with my ramblings. Enjoy this chapter and watch the fireworks begin! ;)
Chapter 16:
It has been a week since Stefan recovered from his Ripper Relapse and returned to his Bambi and Thumper diet and Sienna had finally reached her seventh month of pregnancy. The female Salvatore was astounded over the fact that she had been carrying two tiny marvels for twenty-eight weeks already and had reached her third and final trimester, and she could feel her maternal instincts flourishing. The need to protect her babies, her little ones, consumed her every being and she started to radiate with a breathtaking glow, prompting the denizens of Mystic Falls to overlook her huge baby bump, too distracted by her vibrant smile.
In all actuality, pregnancy suited Sienna Salvatore, giving her an ethereal look.
With the supernatural occurrences on the down low, Sienna was beginning to diligently take care of herself, and happily visited her Doctor for regular checkups without any fuss. Although there were more discomforts, especially the difficulty to walk like a normal human being, Sienna's body adapted to the center of gravity and she never found herself leaving the Boarding House without an entourage shadowing her. The most shocking change was Stone; he no longer had a skank of the week latching onto his arm, and he no longer treated Sienna like the plague. Instead, Stone adopted an overprotective streak concerning his pregnant ex-girlfriend and continuously stared at her with a fond expression. It was only a matter of time before he knelt on the ground by her feet and begged for forgiveness, begging for her to take him back and resume their relationship.
"I cannot believe you don't want to know the sex of your babies," Luna huffed in annoyance. Sienna snapped open one eye, glaring at her impatient sister in irritation, "Lu, I'm supposed to be concentrating on my breathing techniques. I am supposed to be relaxing. So quit nagging me!"
The four sisters and Stone had just returned from a checkup and were currently attending their first Lamaze class. Caroline Forbes had been the one to point out that prenatal classes were an important factor for pregnant women, and with all the supernatural disasters knocking on Sienna's front door, it would be beneficial for her to attend at least one class per week to keep her blood pressure and stress levels in check and in preparation for when she went in labor. Naturally, Luna, River and Caroline weren't allowing Sienna out of their sight, and Stone tagged along, not wanting to miss out more on Sienna and the twin's lives than he already did due to his phase of stubborn denial.
"And breathe in…. and breathe out… in…. and out… that's it. Very good!" the instructor chirped out, clapping her hands twice for attention, "That's all for today, folks. I'll see all you future mothers next week. Have a good day!"
Luna grumbled, stormy eyes narrowing in on the willowy blonde instructor in distaste, "That woman needs to tone down on her perkiness. She's seriously gonna give me an aneurysm here!"
Sienna giggled as River helped her into the passenger seat of her car, "If you want, I can help you with that."
Stone smiled fondly at her before saying his farewells and striding over to his car, leaving the four sisters alone. Caroline scooted over to sit beside Luna in the back while River started the car and drove the familiar path to Mystic Grill.
"That's a big change, S. You're more… accepting about your uh, magic. What gives?" Caroline asked, unable to mask her intrigue.
"Yeah, last week, you all but bit our heads off when we brought up the subject. But since Bennett handed over those boxes from your grandmother, you flipped a 360 on your witchyness," River pointed out, making sure to keep her tone level, devoid of any censure. Sienna sighed softly, she had been wondering when those three would pluck up the courage and finally demand answers. Truth is, Sienna had been skeptic regarding the whole witchcraft gig, but upon reading the first entry of her grandmother's – who she found out, was called Solange – journal, explaining her lineage, she was undeniably hooked. Intrigue was soon replaced by unbelievable shame concerning her attitude when she first found out that she was a witch. Her ancestors were kickass, and Sienna was proud to be a Dubois Witch.
Shifting in the front seat to better see Luna and Caroline and River, Sienna sucked in a deep breath and excitedly spilled out her minor discoveries, "Okay, so this stays between us, like in the vault. My maternal grandmother, Solange, had been hoarding a collection of journals and grimoires for me to learn from. Turns out, Sheila Bennett and my grams go way back, like way, way, waaay back. Solange lives in France with her husband, my grandfather, Jacques and her two daughters, Alaine and Amelie along with their husbands and children. There is this family tree I found and it's awesome, like okay, listen up-"River, Caroline and Luna traded amused looks, affected by their pregnant sister's palpable enthusiasm and it sounded like music to their ears, "-I come from an ancient, reputable and powerful line of witches, called the Dubois Coven. Dubois witches have been roaming the earth for countless of eras and it all began with the progenitor of the Dubois Line, Althea, who was born, like over 2,000 years ago! How crazy is that?"
"Woah!" River gasped out loud, eyes widening as she tried concentrating on the road. From the backseat, Luna and Caroline could be seen with their jaws nearly hitting their feet. Luna shook her head as one would to bat away a mosquito that was buzzing in their ear, "2000 years ago! That shit cannot be real. That's, that's-"
"Surreal," Caroline squeaked. Sienna threw her head backwards and giggled, "That was my reaction as well!"
Luna, not one to beat around the bush and always grabbing the bull by its horn, cleared her throat and bluntly inquired, "Did your Grams mention why your mother left you to be raised in Mystic Falls by Zach?" Instantaneously, the two blondes scolded her, "Luna!", "What the hell?!"
"No, no, it's a legit question," Sienna shrugged, after reading the small entry about Aurelia Salvatore, Sienna no longer cared about her no-show and poor excuse of a mother, "Solange didn't go into details. In her letter she wrote that it was information that needed to be revealed in person. But, she did clue me in, and this is the mind-boggling like 'for real' part! Apparently in the Dubois Coven, there is a supernatural phenomenon every three centuries. Triplets run in the Dubois line, and so, every three centuries, triplets are born signifying the most potent power and them to be extremely powerful witches. Tradition says that the triplets would be a powerful force of nature unlike any witch to walk the earth, but none more powerful than the First Child born to a Triplet. The firstborn of a triplet would inherit potent power ad strength rivaling the Triplets themselves. The mother of Triplets would be the Leader of the Dubois Coven, meaning my grandmother Solange, since she gave birth to Triplets. Now, another traditional law the Dubois Coven follows religiously, is that only the firstborn of a triplet would inherit the Leadership of the Dubois Coven. My mother was the first of her sisters to have a child-"
"You!" Caroline gasped out, cornflower blue eyes widening in awe, "Meaning you will inherit Leadership after your grandmother steps down."
"Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner," Sienna bobbed her head.
The four girls were left in a calm silence, processing the new information shared; Stefan boasted to the three girls about Sienna's raw power against the tomb vampires and it now made sense. Sienna Salvatore was the firstborn to a Dubois Triplet, meaning she had immense power coursing through her veins, which also shed light on the reason why the mysterious person placed a bounty on their pregnant friend's head.
As River parked her car at the Grill Parking Lot, she hesitantly spoke up, "So that's why your mother didn't want to raise you?" Sienna and Luna snorted in unison; that was one way of putting it nicely. Naturally, River wouldn't outright claim that Aurelia and Giuseppe Salvatore tossed Sienna away like yesterday's trash.
"My grams hinted that Aurelia didn't want to be burdened with educating the future Leader of the Dubois Coven and keeping me safe from those that would want to eradicate me or use me for my power," Sienna shrugged, causally clambering out of the car and leaving behind three dumbstruck teenagers. Luna scoffed before snidely remarking, "How eloquent of you, S. You aren't sharing your list of grocery shopping here! We're talking about your life!"
Not in the mood for World War III between Sienna and Luna; the hormonal pregnant teenager against the teenager with severe anger issues, Caroline ducked over to the Grill to claim their usual booth, escaping the tension. River quickly edged in between them, "Knock it off you two. This is supposed to be a stress-free day. Let's pig-out on junk food and we'll deal with Sienna's new predicament later in a less public place."
However, upon entering the Grill, about to make a beeline toward their customary booth that always seemed to be reserved just for them, three pairs of eyes narrowed in on a nervously fidgeting Caroline trying to ward off a dark-haired woman that didn't look to be from around Mystic Falls. Approaching them, Sienna instantly rolled her eyes when the stranger's dark orbs flickered to her womb and away; one would think Sienna would have gotten used to the instantaneous reactions other people would give her due to her being a heavily pregnant teen in picturesque Mystic Falls… but nope, it was grating on her nerves!
The woman smiled, but it had a cold quality to it, and Sienna instantly disliked her, "First pregnancy?"
"What's it to you?" Luna immediately went on the defense, her tone borderline hostile as she positioned herself protectively in front of Sienna while River filled out the seat beside Caroline. The woman evacuated the booth, allowing both Luna and Sienna to sidle in, "Oh, nothing. I, too got pregnant at sixteen, one would call me a pregnant runaway," she laughed, the sound of it eliciting goosebumps on Sienna's skin.
River, ever the polite one, hesitantly smiled at her, "Uh, can we help you with something, Miss…?"
"Aberdeen," was the brisk response, "But that's a mouthful, call me Abby. I was just asking your friend about the town. I'm a historian, and I'm visiting all major sites and I was curious about this neat little town." She then offered her hand to each girl and once she reached Sienna, the female Salvatore flinched, eyes shuttering as the cold feeling of darkness and death consumed her, images of bloody corpses flashing in the forefront of her mind. Aberdeen yanked her hand away and hissed malevolently to herself before her posture changed entirely and she sneered at them, "Well, I guess the gig is up. I didn't know witches run in the Salvatore family," she then muttered to herself, though they could hear her loud and clear, "She will love to hear about that."
Sienna narrowed her eyes on her, not in the mood for some anonymous vampire stalker and their drama, "Listen here, Aberdeen or whatever the hell your name is. Fuck off! We don't want any problems, so why don't you run along and take your baggage with you."
"Call me Isobel," she smirked, "Ah! And by the looks on your faces, I see you've heard about me. Excellent! Tell the Salvatores that I am still waiting for what I came for and if I don't have it by the end of the day, they'll be a niece short. Have a pleasant day!" and with that sinister farewell, Isobel, Elena's birth mother, walked away and departed the Grill.
"Who the fuck does she think she is?!" Luna snarled, fists clenching and unclenching.
Caroline huffed and leaned her back against the booth, "Well, sisters, it was fun while it lasted," she glumly stated.
Supernatural problems were back on their radar.
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"How can you NOT tell me that Isobel has been in Mystic Falls for TWO FUCKING DAYS, promising that the town would rain blood?!"
Suffice to say, the ambience in the Salvatore Boarding House was rocky at best, and filled with tension at worse. Luna, River and Caroline incessantly tried to calm the pregnant Salvatore down, to no avail, and they could do nothing but watch her unleash a volley of furious remarks at Damon, Stefan and Logan, all three of whom were cowering in the face of Sienna Salvatore who resembled a termagant teenager ready to breathe out fire at any minute.
"Look, we didn't want to alarm you, Sienna. You're seven months pregnant; you should be in a stress-free environment. Us telling you about Isobel would have raised your blood pressure," Logan calmly intervened, manning up and risking taking the heat from his volatile, hormonal niece. Luna snorted harshly from the background, "And while your concern is appreciative, the fact that we were clueless about a new vampire in town, on top of the fact that the tomb vampires are still running amuck in town, the four of us were unprepared, therefore risking our lives!"
Sienna rubbed her temples, trying to quell her rage. Her twins took precedence to her anger. "Listen up you three, I really appreciate your concern, really I do. But despite the fact that you kept me in the dark, regardless of your good intentions, it didn't alleviate the danger. Isobel still threatened my life and that of my unborn twins!"
Damon rolled his eyes, "Don't be dramatic. Like we'd let anything happen to you-"
On cue, Stefan's phone rang with a text and a grimace appeared on his broody features, "That was Elena. Isobel had one of her minions crush Matt's hand with the float and then kidnapped Jeremy."
"WHAT!" Caroline shrieked, "Is-is Matt okay?" she started hyperventilating over her boyfriend's condition, prompting River to offer her a ride to the Hospital, leaving Sienna and Luna alone to conspire against Isobel and her two compelled thugs. Logan groaned as he took out his phone, "I'm gonna call John. Damon give me the Device, come on, hand it over."
But Damon was having second thoughts. It was no secret that John Gilbert despised vampires, despite the fact that he cunningly led Damon to the love of his life, Isobel to aid in her transition to a vampire. "Logan, I don't trust the guy. What makes you so sure he won't backstab us and use the Device against us?"
Logan patiently scrutinized Damon's stubborn posture, "Damon, I've been best friends with John since the third grade. Now the guy may come off as vicious when it comes to vampires, but if there's one thing I admire about John, is that he never goes back on his word and he would never harm a pregnant woman. We're Sienna's family, he won't backstab us." When Damon still didn't look convinced, Logan exhaled loudly in irritation, "If you can't trust John, then at least trust me, Damon."
Grudgingly, Damon handed over the weird Device to Logan. The rest was up to John Gilbert now, and all they could do, was place all their trust in the pact they made the other day.
.X.X.X.
Sienna was getting antsy; waiting for news had never been her forte and she was starting to feel claustrophobic. Damon and Stefan were with Elena for backup since she had been threatened by Isobel, demanding they meet by the Town Square before she left Mystic Falls. River texted Sienna and Luna, informing them that she was waiting with Caroline and Tyler by Matt's bedside as he returned from surgery, apparently his arm had been crushed completely, the bones shattering due to the weight of the Float for the next day's parade. Logan was somewhere with John Gilbert, conspiring over a plot in eradicating the Tomb Vampires with the Gilbert Device that would allow the three vampires to remain unscathed.
Her? Sienna Salvatore, pregnant teenager was forced to remain safely ensconced in the Salvatore Boarding House with Luna as the elected babysitter, and she loathed her position. She hated being useless, and she was feeling claustrophobic due to the surmounting tension and the lack of news.
"Ugh, fine! If we stroll around the block, do you promise to stop biting my head off with your incessant nagging?" Luna growled, irritated beyond belief. Irregardless of the situation and Luna's snide tone, a smile materialized on Sienna's face. Luna was the only person that didn't treat Sienna like a ticking time bomb and a fragile porcelain doll twenty-four-seven like everybody else.
"Promise," Sienna hastily agreed, desperate for a bit of fresh air.
Fresh air and escaping their forced confinement proved to be exactly what the two of them needed; five minutes after leaving the Boarding House and the two sisters had their arms linked together and were uproariously laughing, enjoying the fresh breeze hitting their faces and inanely chattering about inconsequential matters.
It was when they could no longer see the Boarding House, did the hair on the back of Sienna's neck unexpectedly stick out and the feeling of being closely watched wash over her entire being, prompting her to abruptly halt in her tracks. "Sienna, what-"
"Shh!" Sienna hissed; her olive orbs grew wide and were scouring her surroundings, raven waves whipping violently as her body pivoted around in search of their anonymous stalker, "There's someone out there, Luna. I can, I can feel it. We're being watched."
Luna cussed loudly, subtly whipping out her phone and sending an SOS text to Logan. She didn't think Sienna could run to the Boarding House and remain unharmed due to her very-pregnant-belly – it was too much of a risk, and they had absolutely no knowledge of their mysterious stalker; if it was a vampire, then they had no chance of escaping due to their amplified speed. Luna reached out to grab her terrified sister's hand, but before she could spew forth words of reassurance, a dagger was hurled from behind an afar tree, and embedded itself neatly in her stomach.
"LUNA! OH MY GOD LUNA!"
Sienna wasted no time in kneeling beside her fallen sister, but her hands hesitated in pulling out the dagger. That dagger was the only thing that was stopping Luna from bleeding out and dying from exsanguination. Even an idiot knew that if you had no medical knowledge, then you should not interfere in an object blocking the blood flow without proper scans or medical supplies. Sienna hastened to call an ambulance, but before she could reach out for her phone, a familiar figure appeared in her line of vision and she gasped loudly, eyes widening on an object she instantly recognized from her grandmother's journal, to be a ceremonial Athame.
"Avery? Avery Riggs!"
Gone was the timid smile on her soft features, only to be replaced by a pronounced sneer and malevolent onyx eyes, "Hello, Sienna Dubois. I've been waiting for a chance to catch you off-guard without your irksome bodyguard of vampires trailing after you. God," she sneered, raising the Athame over her head as she prowled over to the defenseless teenager who loyally remained huddled over Luna's form, "It was so annoying playing the docile, shy teenager new around this dreary Podunk town, but killing you will be worth it!"
"I haven't done anything to you! Why would you possibly want to kill me?" Sienna spat out bravely; she would protect her unborn children to her very last breath, and she would not allow herself to go down without a fight. She may be a novice witch, but what Avery Riggs did not know, was that Sienna spent the last week religiously perusing through the first grimoire her grandmother advised her to learn from.
Avery cackled maliciously, the sound eliciting shivers down Sienna's spine, "You are a Dubois witch, are you not? Firstborn to a Triplet! Future Leader of the Dubois Coven! That's all the reason I need. For too long have your ancestors irked me. That buffoon Frederick failed in eliminating you. Of course, I may be at fault here for trusting a vampire to accomplish a witch's job-"a yell suddenly emanated from her lips as Sienna gave her a low-volt aneurysm, the witch may be a murderer but Sienna was in no rush to become one.
Avery muttered two words under breath in some language Sienna couldn't decipher, alleviating the aneurysm and blocking it completely.
"I misjudged you. You already started learning the craft," Avery hissed, and Sienna knew without a doubt, that she didn't misinterpret the flash of fear that passed through Avery's twisted features. She cocked her head to the side and let out a litany of expletives, "Your vampire guardian is nearby with company. I guess this is farewell, Sienna Dubois," and before Sienna could defend herself, the Athame impacted descended to impact with her womb.
Two events occurred simultaneously; the blinding violet shield that materialized against Frederick, blocked the Athame from stabbing her, and blood regurgitated from Avery's mouth, eyes widening in fear as they dimmed and she collapsed face-first onto the ground beside her, a dagger sticking out of her back and a harshly panting Luna glaring at her deadened form, hands shaking in a mixture of rage and fear.
"Lu? Lu, oh my god, yo-you're okay, oh thank god you're okay," Sienna started crying with relief at the sight of her alive friend; the dagger that had been previously lodged in her stomach was now safely nestled in the witch-bitch's back. But the surprises didn't end there; just as John Gilbert abruptly stopped his car with a loud screech in front of them and ran toward them with a frantic Logan, an ear-shattering scream spilled out of Luna's mouth, her body crumpling onto the ground in palpable agony and her hands clutching both sides of her head.
Sienna was a mess as she hysterically yelled Luna's name on repeat, trying to make herself heard over her anguished yells, and just when the brunette stopped, her eyes morphed from its stormy gray to obsidian black, flashing gold for a moment longer and then returning to its natural color.
"What the hell?" Logan snapped, eyes widening at the sudden anomaly but not hesitating in embracing a whimpering Luna in his arms and rocking her gently. Sienna immediately joined the fray, tenderly stroking Luna's hand as she tried abating her tears.
"Do you, do you know what's happening to…. her," Sienna trailed off, eyes narrowing in suspicion at John whose face had settled on sympathy, sapphire eyes gleaming with pity, "You know what happened to her," she stated as Luna started to stir, wearily rubbing her eyes.
"My, my stab wound is gone!" Luna exclaimed, her hands frantically stroking her blood-soaked shirt. Logan scowled, "Why did you get stabbed in the first place. Actually you know what, scratch that. What the hell happened here and why am I looking at a dead teenager?!"
Sienna sneered at Avery Riggs' corpse, "That bitch, ambushed us! She stabbed Luna and tried to kill me and my babies! She's a witch and she came to town with the sole purpose of killing me! She-she admitted that she was the one who ordered the Tomb Vampires to kill me!"
John's brows knitted together in confusion; he prided himself in knowing just about everything supernatural concerning Mystic Falls. He was well-informed about the Sun and the Moon Curse, the Original Vampires, the Salvatores and even the Bennett Witches. However, a Salvatore Witch was an enigma to him; Sienna was making him confused and he didn't like being unprepared.
"I'm going to have to call this in. Don't worry you two, you won't be in trouble. It was self-defense, we'll just tell Liz that she attacked out of nowhere, the weapons will be enough proof," John spoke calmly, taking control of the situation. No matter what, it was a despicable act to kill a child; and not just a child! But one pregnant with twins. John was aghast at the turn in events; when Logan received an emergency text from Richard's daughter, never in his wildest dream did he expect to enter a witch-conflict instead of vampires.
"Well, that's great and all, but how do we explain the fact that I got stabbed when I don't even have a cut anymore?" Luna asked, for once her tone was soft and scared instead of snide and sarcastic.
John dragged a hand down his face, grimacing slightly at being put on the spot. He never expected to be the one to ever give this sort of pep talk, but he had no choice, he wasn't cruel enough to let Luna live her life and receive a nasty shock during the next full moon. Sighing softly, he approached the brunette and knelt down to be on the same level as her, "We'll tell Liz that it's the girl's blood. Now, listen up you three, what I am about to tell you must not reach the Salvatore brothers. I don't know what hold you have on them Sienna, but they might not hesitate to kill Luna if they find out."
"What?" Logan gaped.
"Why?" Sienna whispered, fearing for her friend's safety.
"Did you ever wonder why anger and aggression runs in your family?" John started off, and upon receiving a perplexed nod from Luna, he continued, "The Lockwood bloodline contains a werewolf gene-, don't look at me like that! So you can believe that vampires and witches exist, but not werewolves?" Logan, Luna and Sienna snapped their mouths shut, all three of them looking properly chastised, "The werewolf curse is triggered when those carrying the gene make their first kill, whether it was accidentally, intentionally, or self-defense, the first kill activates the werewolf gene, making it no longer dormant. Every full moon, you will be forced to turn."
Luna looked horrified, her entire body trembling as she shook her head as though in denial, "But-but, why don't I know about it, my dad-"
"Ah, your dad is part of the Founding Family, Luna," John kindly retorted, "The Lockwoods were never informed of their heritage, or what they consider it as a curse. I mean a family that hunts the supernatural, bragging that they themselves carry a supernatural gene? Richard never triggered the curse despite his anger issues, so he wouldn't know." Pity consumed him at the morose expression on Luna's face; she was Elena's age and he always had a soft spot when it came teenage girls due to his daughter. John tenderly held her hand in his, "I am sorry, truly I am. I've heard the transformation is excruciating, but, I can give you some advice."
Luna sniffled sadly, for once, she didn't feel tough, but a pitiful wreck, "What?"
"Call your uncle."
"Mason?" Logan frowned, "Why-"comprehension dawned on his features and John nodded sadly in admission. Luna's eyes widened, "Are you telling me, Uncle Mason triggered the curse?"
John grimaced, "He did. I think it's been a year. Call him, he'll drop everything and help you. I assure you." He groaned as his bones cracked when he went to stand, phone in hand and ready to report Avery Riggs to Sheriff Forbes, when Sienna suddenly piped up, "But why would Stefan and Damon want to kill Luna?"
Sapphire blue eyes stared intensely into a pair of olive green, "Because, a werewolf bite is fatal to a vampire."
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As it turned out, Avery Riggs was a nineteen-year-old girl from New Orleans, and masqueraded herself as a high school student to get close to and murder Sienna Salvatore. Sheriff Liz Forbes was horrified upon arriving at the scene, and the Lockwoods and Fells weren't any better as they all started planning of ways to wrap Sienna in plastic and hide her from the world until her twins are born.
Damon and Stefan blew their gasket, and after lecturing her and Luna for an hour straight on how reckless their actions were, especially leaving the safety of the Boarding House without a vampire. Hell certainly froze over since Stone wholeheartedly agreed with the two Salvatore Brothers, and currently, Sienna stood in the Town Square watching the Founders Parade and cheering on Luna, River and Caroline who stood on the Float with their respective escorts, while adamantly trying to ignore Stefan, Damon, Logan and Stone, all four of whom were hovering behind her and suffocating her with their stupid mother-henning.
And then, an interesting piece of information had her ears perked up and she gaped at the three vampires in shock, "Woah! Freeze! Are you telling me that John Gilbert, Elena's uncle, is actually her father?!" Stone was able to deftly mask his surprise, not wanting to come across as somebody interested in gossip when he was practically dying to know more. Damon and Stefan had identical grimaces on their faces as they glumly nodded. Logan on the other hand, looked irritated, "I cannot believe I didn't piece it together! John would never shut up about his girlfriend, Isobel during high school. And then when we were sixteen, it's like he flipped a switch. Now it makes sense, Isobel was pregnant with Elena and he had to give her over to Grayson and Miranda. Stupid, stupid, stupid," he murmured, smacking his skull repetitively.
Sienna snorted, "Well, if you ask me, Elena's an ungrateful bitch who doesn't deserve to have a father like John." After last night, observing John's tenderness toward Luna, Sienna no longer thought of the dude as a creep. Seeing Damon and Stefan's gaping jaws as they stared at her as though she were an alien, she heatedly snapped, "Despite John's techniques, he obviously cares for Elena. Everything he does is for her safety. She should be grateful that he cares for her and visits her occasionally, I mean, he handed her over to his brother and sister-in-law because they could give her a better life than he! So don't look at me like that!"
As she walked away, Logan sighed softly, "Parents are a touchy topic for her."
"Yeah, well. I honestly don't blame her," Damon muttered, ensuring Sienna remained in his line of vision.
Sienna suppressed her tears as she made a beeline to the Grill where the other three were changing into regular clothes. After her near death experience last night, Sienna understood more than ever the dangers of being a firstborn to Dubois Triplets, and she despised her parents with every fiber of her being. If Aurelia raised her or had her grandparents or any one of her aunts raise her, then her life wouldn't be in danger, she wouldn't be a novice, useless and defenseless witch since she would have been taught the craft since childhood. However, if she were raised in France as a witch, she would never have known her Uncle Zach, who gave up everything for her and she wouldn't have met her sisters, and built her own unique family. And so, Sienna was torn, but she came to the conclusion that if her parents confided in Uncle Zach, then she would have been taught by Sheila Bennett at least. It all came down to Aurelia's selfishness and Sienna hated her! It was all her fault!
The ambience remained morose when the four sisters sat in their regular booth; Sienna and Luna took it in turn to explain the catastrophic events of last night and the two blondes didn't disappoint. Both were horrified upon discovering Avery Riggs' true nature. Horror transformed into sorrow and shock when Luna's werewolf status was revealed, and a pact was made between the four sisters; no matter what, they would protect Luna and help her with her transformations… even if it meant protecting Luna from Damon and Stefan.
"I called my Uncle Mason last night," Luna tonelessly uttered, mindlessly stirring the contents of her milkshake, "The second I told him that I killed someone in self-defense, he packed his bags and jumped into his car. He's driving all the way from Florida, so he'll be here in a day or two."
"That's good, Mason's family, he'll help you with your transformations," River soothed her.
Despite the disastrous events leading to Mason's arrival, the four girls were palpably excited. Uncle Mason was a riot, and other than Logan, he was one of their favorite uncles that all four of them got along with like a house on fire.
Luna sniffed softly and she never looked more vulnerable than that precise moment, "But what if my dad hates me? I mean, what if he finds out one day and kicks me out, or worse, kills me?"
Sienna gaped at Luna as though she confessed that her dream was to be a ballerina – a girly girl activity that Luna despised since she was the sportive type, "Lu, are you on crack? Uncle Richard adores you! Hell, it's no secret that he favors you over Tyler and he would do just about anything for you!"
"Yeah! I swear, Lu, if you murdered somebody in cold blood just for kicks, Uncle Richard would cover it up and keep you safe," Caroline scoffed, "You're overreacting."
"Uh-huh, your paranoia is showing," Sienna giggled, succeeding in cheering Luna up as she cracked a diminutive smile.
However, at that moment, the distinctive sound of Tyler yelling reached their ears and the four of them whipped around to find Mayor Lockwood arguing with Tyler. Simultaneously, the four girls and Matt approached them, concern evident on all their faces.
"Dad, is everything okay?" Luna asked; two pairs of identical stormy gray eyes met and Richard's face softened as he handed over his car keys to a flabbergasted Tyler; to see Richard Lockwood in a state of frantic worriment was not a normal sight. "Please Tyler, I need you to go home, my car is out back. Take your friends with you. Luna, honey, you took your car here, take your friends home," Richard sighed, desperation lacing his words.
Matt wrapped an arm around Caroline's waist as he stared at the Mayor in confusion, "Why? What's going on?"
Richard shook his head, "I can't explain. All of you need to go home, now. Please."
As Richard Lockwood hurriedly departed the Grill, the four sisters traded knowing looks; the Gilbert Device was about to be activated, meaning the Tomb Vampires were currently roaming around Town Square ready to complete their revenge against the Founding Families. Caroline interlaced her hand with Matt's, "Hey, I'm going to go with Matt and Tyler. I'll wait for you at your place, Lu."
The subtle message was transmitted; Caroline would keep Tyler and Matt safe since they were completely oblivious to the supernatural. Once the three of them departed, albeit two of them in bemusement, Sienna, Luna and River set off to locate Stone as part of the plan; Stefan, Damon and Logan were already hidden by John in some empty store where they wouldn't be affected by the Gilbert Device, and once the five minutes were up, the three vampires would stroll through the Town Square to better masquerade as humans in front of the Council and the deputies.
One problem; they didn't take it into consideration that werewolves would also be affected by the Device, and not just vampires. That fact was made glaringly obvious when Luna, for the second night in a row, dropped down to the ground, screaming her head off, both hands clutching the sides of her head in agony.
"Wait! What are you doing? Leave her alone!" Sienna and River both spewed out a litany of arguments as two deputies injected an unconscious Luna with vervain and carried her away to where all the Tomb Vampires were being congregated and where they would be set ablaze.
"What do we do?" Sienna cried out, clutching onto an equally worried River's wrist as though it were a lifeline. River frantically scoped the premises for Stone, "I don't know! Wait! There's Stone, he's with John, come on!"
The two girls dashed toward them, ignoring Elena's whining from beside them, stating that she didn't believe that Stefan and Damon weren't locked up with the other vampires. Elbowing past the irritating brunette, River latched onto a perplexed Stone, while Sienna desperately addressed a baffled John, "The Deputies. John, they-they took Luna! Luna was affected by the Device!"
"What?" John snapped, eyes widening in disbelief as he turned toward his late brother's burning office, "Come on, stick toget-, oh no, don't you even think about it young lady," he exclaimed upon seeing Sienna adamantly following him and Stone with River and Elena in tow, "Sienna you're pregnant, fire isn't good for the twins. Just stay here with River and Elena. Stone, come on."
They instantly went over to where Stefan, Damon and Logan were hiding out; they would need vampire speed to get Luna out and John would not have an innocent teenage girl's death on his conscious.
A/N: Sorry for the Cliffhanger! Don't hate me, LOL! How did you like this chapter?! XD
So I shed some light on Sienna, but there are still a lot of surprises for later ;)
Next chapter, we start Season Two (YAY): Luna and Richard are trapped with the tomb vampires; Caroline is in the hospital after Tyler crashed the car; Katherine arrives into Mystic Falls; Mason Lockwood makes an appearance; and many, many, other events! Cannot wait! XD
Poll: Richard – should he survive? && Katherine – should she become friends with the four sisters?
I'll try and get the next chapter out soon as I am totally psyched to have finally arrived at Season Two!
R&R.