[4x09; O Come All Ye Faithful + 4x10; After School Special]
December 9, 2010
"I'm going to kill that bastard brother of ours," Rebekah cursed in between sips of her third blood bag. "And your boyfriend while I'm at it."
"I don't blame you. What they did was awful," Lucy sighed, watching as her oldest sister drank the rest of the blood she had provided after undaggering her. "but, in Stefan's defense, Nik kind of forced him to trick you. He feels really guilty about it."
"Does he?" Rebekah rolled her eyes, feeling no sympathy for the man who helped dagger her. "Good for him."
"Okay, obviously that's something you two need to work out for yourselves," Lucy said, moving on. "Listen, I know you want to kill Nik and Stefan but I need you to lay low for a while."
"And why's that?"
"Because I don't want Nik trying to dagger you again," Lucy told her. "I want you to be able to take the cure if you want to. If he knows you're awake right now, he'll dagger you again and then I'll have to find where he's hiding you and it will be a whole tedious process."
Rebekah hummed, giving Lucy an unimpressed look. "And how long am I supposed to wait here?" she gestured to her room. "It's almost your birthday and Christmas."
Lucy blinked at her. "You still celebrate Christmas?"
"It's not quite the same, different religion and all that," Rebekah shrugged.
Lucy smiled, remembering her holidays as Luciana. "Remember we used to write down our wishes for the upcoming year? It was Kol's favorite part."
A fond look came across Rebekah's face. It had been years—a millennia—but she could still remember their family gathering around a fire and throwing their wishes into the flames. Luciana would get too excited to throw the wish into the fire and would get scolded by Mikael, even if it was out of love. Kol would end up throwing her wish into the fire for her because she was told to stay by Esther's side. Niklaus would do the same for Henrik, who was more timid than Luciana. Finn would be forced to participate and Elijah only did so because it made his younger siblings happy. It was a lovely memory and made her yearn for the days when her family was whole.
"Do you think you might want to do that this year?" Lucy asked hesitantly. "I know you and Nik are at odds but it would really mean a lot to me."
Rebekah blinked away tears. "I suppose I could put aside my hatred of Niklaus for one day," she gave in. "It's our first holiday together in years. It'd be nice for the family to be together."
Lucy beamed at her. "Thank you!"
December 11, 2010
Lucy moaned softly, trying to ignore the pleasured shiver going up her spine. Stefan's lips were distracting, especially when she was in the middle of trying to get dressed. He kissed down the back of her neck and over her shoulder as she tried to clip her bra on.
"Stefan, I'm trying to get dressed," she complained, slapping away his fingers as they tangled with hers, trying to keep them away from the bra clasp. He hummed against her skin and successfully pulled her hands away, holding them firmly in his. "I'm going to be late."
"You won't get in trouble," Stefan breathed as he pulled away from her neck, his lips trailing down her spine. "You're too beautiful to get into trouble."
"Yeah, I'm sure that's what Mrs. Lockwood thinks, too," she muttered sarcastically, her breathing picking up as he kissed back up to her neck. "Stefan…"
Stefan sighed in defeat and pressed one last kiss to her shoulder, letting go of her hands. "Fine," he plopped back down on the bed as Lucy clasped her bra and left his bed. "Do I have to go to this thing?"
"Do you love me?" Lucy countered as she reached for her bag of clothes.
"You know I do."
"Then you know you have to go," she gave him a sweet smile, her dimples popping out. "I have to be there in an hour but you don't have to be there long. I promise."
Stefan leaned up onto his elbows as she slipped on a plaid button-up shirt, a cream sweater, and sparkly pencil skirt. "I'll be there, then," he promised. "I'm going to stop by Klaus' house first, though."
Lucy furrowed her eyebrows at him. "Why?"
"Because I want to see this hunter's sword he went to Italy to get," he told her. "I've never laid eyes on the thing."
"Well, why would Nik say he had it if he didn't have it?"
"Because he lies."
Lucy thought for a second and then nodded her head in agreement. "True."
Stefan chuckled and got up from the bed. "I'm going to take a shower," he told her, dropping a quick kiss on her lips before continuing to his bathroom. "Love you."
"Love you, too!"
Lucy looked at Caroline in horror. "Tyler wants to do what?"
"He wants to put Klaus in his body and bury him in a ton of concrete," Caroline repeated quickly, tears filling her blue eyes. "Luce, I don't know what to do. I don't want to lose Tyler but if I protest, I'll lose him anyway."
Lucy bit her lip, trying to think of a solution. Tyler had gotten all of Klaus' hybrids unsired and now they were planning a revolt. A witch would place Klaus' essence in Tyler's body who would then be buried in concrete until they could find another body to transfer the Original to. She didn't want the plan to go down any more than Caroline, but for different reasons. Klaus was her brother and he had been playing fairly nice for a while. She was tired of people trying to neutralize him.
"Okay," she said nervously. "I have a plan."
"What?" Caroline asked urgently. "Is it good?"
"I don't know," Lucy confessed. "What if we intercept the witch? I mean, they can't do anything without it, right?"
"But Tyler would—"
"No, I can do it," Lucy insisted. "Tyler can be mad at me all he wants."
Caroline sighed and shook her head. "I don't know, Luce…"
"Care, I can't let Nik be put down and you can't lose Tyler," she stated firmly. "So, unless you have another plan…"
Caroline hesitated for a minute before giving in. The two of them went their separate ways in the middle of the winter festival, with Caroline going to distract Tyler and Hayley and Lucy going to find Mrs. Lockwood. She told her that a family emergency came up—which wasn't really a lie—and she couldn't stay for the rest of the festival. Mrs. Lockwood understood and gave her a hug, telling her to have a good birthday and a merry Christmas if she didn't see her again before the holiday; Lucy returned the wishes.
On the way to pick up her belongings that were stashed at the Grill, Lucy called Stefan.
"Hey, sorry I'm late," he apologized immediately. "I went to Klaus' and he gave me some more information about the hunter's sword. You know the map in Jeremy's tattoo?"
Even though Lucy had to tell him what was going on, that caught her attention. "What about it?"
"The sword decodes it," he told her. "It's literally the key to finding the cure."
Another problem. If her plan didn't work and the witch transferred Klaus into Tyler's body, they'd lose the key to finding the cure, as well. Knowing her brother, he didn't just hand the sword over to Stefan for safe keeping. If it came down to it, Klaus wouldn't even give it to her.
"Great."
"What's wrong?"
"Tyler and his hybrids are taking out Klaus tonight," Lucy informed him. "I have a plan but I think I'm gonna need your help."
"Of course I'll help you," he agreed without hesitation. "What's the plan?"
"Just meet me at the Grill."
Twenty minutes later, Lucy, Stefan, and Caroline were meeting in the basement entrance of the Grill.
"Hey," Stefan greeted them as he walked toward the girls. "Okay, what's the plan?"
"The plan is to intercept the witch," Lucy told him before turning to Caroline. "Did that Hayley girl tell you who the witch was?"
"No, she didn't spill," Caroline rolled her eyes angrily. "What are we going to do?"
"You have to convince Tyler to call the plan off."
"Well, that's not gonna happen," Tyler appeared behind Stefan, answering the older vampire. When the three of them turned to face him, he glared at his girlfriend. "You told them? I had twelve hybrids sworn to secrecy for a month. I have Hayley and a witch risking their lives and you're blabbing my plan to them?"
"Look," Stefan stared him down. "all we're asking you for is some time, okay?"
"How long?" Tyler stepped threateningly toward her. "An hour? A day? Because every minute that goes by that we don't do this, they're at risk. Joel and Klaus already served one of them up for Jeremy to kill. I don't owe you anything, I'm taking him out."
Stefan stiffened at the unspoken threat from Tyler. He towered over Tyler and roughly grabbed his arm. "I'm sorry, but I can't let you do that."
Lucy's eyes widened as she saw six hybrids walk up behind Tyler to have his back. When she looked behind her and Caroline, she saw the other six staring at them threateningly. Careful not to cause attention for herself, she siphoned magic from her necklace—she didn't even have to use her hand, which was a cool new trick that she had been working on.
"Sorry, man," Tyler smirked as the hybrids closed in on Stefan, Lucy, and Caroline. "but you don't have a choice."
Lucy quickly raised both of her hands—one in Tyler's direction and one behind her and Caroline—and put all her strength into a pain-inflicting spell that would temporarily stop all of them at once. It took a lot of magic, energy, and concentration but she had been practicing and she was getting better at her spells.
All of the hybrids around them, including Tyler, cried out in pain from the ache in their heads. Stefan and Caroline looked at her in shock but she couldn't look at them or her concentration would break. The two vampires took their chance; Stefan grabbed Lucy and he and Caroline sped out of the basement entrance.
December 15, 2010
It had been a good seventeenth birthday for Lucy.
Despite the fact that they were all mourning the loss of Mrs. Lockwood—who Klaus had killed the night of the winter festival because of Tyler's plan to put him down—they were able to celebrate a little. She met with Rebekah in the morning for a birthday breakfast and spoke to Kol and Elijah on the phone. Klaus dropped a new easel off at her apartment but didn't stick around because he knew how she felt about Mrs. Lockwood. In the evening, instead of a full-out party like they had planned, Joel, Jeremy, and Stefan put together a little get together with pizza and homemade coconut cake—courtesy of Stefan. Lucy, Stefan, Joel, Caroline, Matt, Bonnie, Jeremy, Elena, and Damon all gathered in the Boarding House to celebrate, eating cake, opening gifts—birthday and secret Santa—and watching cheesy Christmas movies that made them laugh.
Eventually, after their last movie, everyone left and Stefan led Lucy up to his room so he could give her his gift. Lucy sat at the end of her bed while he rummaged around his closet, taking the present from the place he had been hiding the gift from her.
Lucy jiggled her leg in anticipation. She loved presents and Stefan had always given her really good ones. When he emerged from his closet, his hands held behind his back, she perked up and gave him an eager look.
"This is your birthday gift," he reminded her. "Not your Christmas one."
"Stefan, one gift is fine," Lucy assured him. Since her birthday was only ten days before Christmas, she was used to having combination gifts. It never bothered her before and it wouldn't bother her at all in the future.
Stefan rolled his eyes and presented her an envelope. "Happy birthday, Goofy."
Lucy took the envelope with an excited smile and opened it. Her mouth gaped wide open when she read the contents. Looking up at Stefan with wide eyes, she asked, "Are you serious?"
Stefan nodded with a smile. Lucy looked back down at the travel plans, trying to take everything in. It was a two-week vacation to Europe, including a stop in the British Isles.
"A trip to Europe?" she said in disbelief. "Stefan, this is…"
"You told me that your first family were Vikings," he said, sitting on the bed next to her. "And you and Katherine lived in Bulgaria. I figured you might want to see them."
"Bulgaria and Norway?"
Stefan nodded. "Yeah and you love history, so I thought that it'd be a—"
He was swiftly cut off as Lucy pressed her lips to his, pouring all of her appreciation and love into the kiss. Stefan returned the kiss eagerly, wrapping his hand around her hips as her arms wrapped around his shoulders, dropping the travel plans in the process.
"Thank you, Stefan," Lucy murmured in between kisses. "I love you so much."
Stefan didn't reply but she could feel his love in the way his hands held her, the way his lips gently moved from her lips to her jaw and down to the sensitive spot behind her ear, the way he whispered her name in her ear before making a mark on her skin. Love didn't always need to be spoken and this was one of those times. Lucy could never deny the love she felt in Stefan's presence.
Lucy could feel the tell-tale arousal in her lower belly, making her desperate for the vampire kissing his way down her neck. She wanted Stefan and this time, no one would be able to interrupt them.
She pushed him away from her neck and grabbed her sweater, pulling it off her body. She was left in a camisole but Stefan quickly got the hint, pulling it off her himself. Her bra was quickly discarded, along with his shirt. In a blur she was pressed against Stefan's bed, his chest against her.
Their lips smashed together in a quick but passionate kiss before Stefan pulled away once again. Lucy moaned breathlessly as he kissed his way to her breasts, taking her right nipple into his mouth while sensually rubbing the other.
"Stefan…" she gasped, moving her hand to trail it down his fit abdomen to the fine hair that made up his happy trail, to the band of his jeans.
Everything melded together as Lucy focused on the pleasure that Stefan was giving her. She felt him remove her panties and leggings and she remembered helping him pull off his jeans and boxer-briefs but all that really stood out in her mind was Stefan trailing kisses down her stomach and to her pussy.
He pressed a quick kiss to the inside of her left thigh before licking the length of her wet slit, earning himself a loud moan that made him rut into the bed. He quickly found her clit and started lapping at it; Lucy's hands made their way into his hair as she arched her back at the pleasure that ran through her body.
The knot in her belly tightened the more Stefan worked at her, sucking, licking, and kissing. She knew she was nearing her orgasm but she didn't want to come yet. She let out another moan as he sucked her clit into his mouth and when she almost saw stars, she knew she had to stop him.
Lucy patted his cheek and when he looked up at her in confusion, she explained, "I want you inside of me."
Stefan's face was up by hers in a second, their lips clashing together as he grinded his hard cock against her thighs. They voiced their pleasure together as his slid against her wet core, their moans being lost in each other's' mouths.
Stefan pulled away, breathing heavily, and locked eyes with her. "Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Yes," Lucy replied surely. "I want you, Stefan."
Stefan pressed his lips to her forehead as he grabbed her left hand, intertwining their fingers together. When he pulled away, she saw the dark veins rippling underneath his dark eyes. He instantly ducked his head but she grabbed his chin before he could.
"Don't hide from me," she whispered. "I love you. All of you."
The veins disappeared. Stefan inhaled sharply and whispered, "I love you, Lucy," before gently sliding into her.
Lucy gasped as she adjusted to his cock but she wasn't uncomfortable. She bucked her hips, urging him to move and then moaned when he started to move inside of her. Stefan echoed her sound of pleasure with a groan of his own.
Stefan's head hid in her neck as they made love, whispering words of promises, pleasure, and love. Their left and right hands stayed intertwined but Lucy used her other hand to grip at the muscles in his back, gasping with every thrust he made.
It felt so good…so good. It was honestly the best pleasure she had ever felt before.
"I love you," Stefan whispered into her ear, his orgasm building as he moved his hips faster. "Come for me, baby."
"Stefan!"
Lucy arched her back, pressing her breasts into Stefan's chest, as he moved his free hand down to her clit, rubbing it roughly. A loud moan escaped her lips as the pleasure mounted all at once and exploded, sending her into a delicious orgasm that had her shaking against Stefan. Stefan thrust two times more and then came, his orgasm ripping through his body.
They stayed close together, both of them breathing heavily as they came down from their highs. Stefan started kissing her shoulder but paused when Lucy spoke up.
"Stefan?"
"Hmm?"
"You're kind of squishing me," Lucy giggled.
Stefan sighed and pulled out of her, plopping down next to her. "Way to ruin the moment, Goofy."
"Hey, I'm—"
Stefan shut her up with his lips, starting round two…and three…
December 25, 2010
"I can't believe I'm bloody doing this."
Lucy gave Klaus an annoyed look and shook her head. "It took me forever to get Bekah to agree to this," she told him, even though it didn't take her long at all. "And you're the one who daggered her so you can make it up behaving.
Klaus rolled his eyes like he was a toddler being scolded by his mother. "I hate this."
"Well, me and Ana love it," Kol spoke up from beside her.
"And this is our first holiday together in a millennia," Elijah reminded him. "We're continuing the tradition."
"Exactly!" Lucy gave Klaus a pointed look and stuffed her cold hands into her coat pockets. Christmas was unusually cold this year but it was nice. She couldn't remember is she had ever seen a white Christmas before and, even thought there was no snow, the chill gave something extra to the holiday.
"Except the part where we were one big happy family," Rebekah appeared, dressed nicely in a camel-colored peacoat.
"Guys, for once, can we just get along for an hour? It's an hour," Lucy pleaded.
Klaus and Rebekah, who were the only ones having a problem with their little get-together, couldn't resist the sad look on her face.
In unison, they both agreed, "Fine."
Lucy sighed in relief as the boys started putting the fire together.
For the first time in a thousand years, they would be throwing their wishes for the new year into the fire. It was something that they had done around the winter solstice but now that Christmas was a huge holiday, they decided to make it a tradition to do it on Christmas from now on.
Her heart was bursting with fondness and joy that usually came with the holidays but hadn't been present lately. Christmas the year before was hard without her parents but this year, the pain wasn't quite as fresh. This year it was Alaric's death that was weighing her down, plus the fact that she and Elena were on such bad terms. Still, she had her first set of siblings, Jeremy, Matt, Joel, Caroline, and Stefan to celebrate with and would be doing so later in the afternoon.
"The fire's ready," Elijah informed her, taking a bottle of sanitizer from his coat pocket and rubbing some on his hands.
"Good," Lucy pulled some index cards and pens out of her pocket and started handing them out one by one. "You have two minutes."
Kol sighed dramatically. "I forgot how bossy you are, Ana."
"Apparently it's a common personality trait for every life I've had."
"I'm so sorry."
"You should be," Lucy grinned at him. "All right, let's do this."
The siblings all began to write down their wishes.
I wish that Elena and I mend our relationship. I wish that Nik and Rebekah stop fighting and Rebekah is able to get the cure. I wish that Kol and Elijah would visit more. I hope that Tyler finds his peace after grieving his mother. I hope that Caroline is happy every day and nothing ever makes her sad. I hope that Jeremy's hunter side will stay in control. I wish that Joel finds his role as our guardian and doesn't resent me and Jeremy for making him a single parent far too soon. I wish that everything works out between Damon and Elena. Most importantly, I hope Stefan gets the cure and he can live however he wants too.
Merry Christmas,
Luciana
Despite setting the two-minute limit, Lucy was the last one finished with her wishes. She folded up the index card and put away her pen, looking around to see that all of her siblings were staring back at her with amused looks.
"Okay, so I need to practice what I preach," she shrugged, laughing lightly. "My bad."
Kol was the first to drop his wishes into the fire, his eyes lit up with fondness and nostalgia. Elijah was next, looking as serious as ever, and then it was Rebekah and Klaus. Lucy was up last, her eyes glistening with emotion. It wasn't the first time she cried from happiness but with all that was going on in her life, it felt good that her tears were from something that made her happy. This, recreating memories from a thousand years ago and bridging the gap between her first life and her third life, that made her happy.
As she threw her wishes into the fire, she smiled.
January 10, 2011
Lucy exchanged a worried look with Joel as Rebekah stared at Stefan with angry and hurt eyes. The three of them, plus Joel, had gathered to meet in the Boarding House, while Damon and Elena were at the lake house with Jeremy, to talk about the cure.
Now that the drama that unfolded over the entire month of December was over, Lucy was finally able to sit down and give Rebekah the news about what was going on with the cure. In exchange, Rebekah suggested that she team up with Lucy, Stefan, and Joel—who joined their team after Christmas when he told that, although he didn't want the cure, he'd still like to help Stefan and Elena find it. It took a little time to convince Joel and Stefan to meet with Rebekah but eventually they gave in. They set the meeting for the day after Carol Lockwood's memorial.
Joel was the one who broke the awkward silence. "So, are we gonna sit around all afternoon or are we gonna talk about this little mash-up?"
Lucy looked over at Rebekah and gave her an encouraging look.
"I still want to find the cure," Rebekah cleared her throat, looking around at her companions. "I want to ram it down Niklaus' throat and look into his eyes as he realizes he's mortal again. Right now, I don't know what's going on with the cure."
Lucy, Joel, and Caroline looked to Stefan, who knew most about the cure in their little group. His knowledge, however, wasn't enough to satisfy Rebekah. Stefan sighed. "Professor Shane, he work's at Whitmore, more than I do."
Rebekah pulled her phone out of her jeans. "Whitmore," she mumbled while typing out her message. "Okay, Kol's going to get this professor of yours."
"Are you sure that's a good idea, Bekah?" Lucy asked worriedly. She loved Kol but he could be a wildcard sometimes.
"He'll behave," her sister assured her.
An hour later, in which they ate dinner and told Rebekah that Jeremy was now a hunter and Elena had killed Connor, Kol arrived with Professor Shane in tow.
"Sisters!" Kol cheered as he pulled Shane into the living room. "What a nice evening to interrogate someone."
Lucy sighed and stood from her place next to Stefan on one of the couches and put her hands on her hips while staring at Kol. "Hi, Kol."
Rebekah joined her and nodded at their older brother. "Kol, finally," she turned to Professor Shane, who was looking around at each of the vampires and the siphoner. "You must be Shane."
Shane looked between her, Lucy, and Kol with amazed eyes. "Kol, Rebekah, and Luciana Mikaelson," he shook his head, as if trying to clear it. "Members of the Original family."
Stefan stood up, narrowing his eyes at Shane, and stepped up to Lucy's side. "How do you know that name?" he put a comforting hand on the small of Lucy's back, noticing her shocked look. "Her name is Lucy Gilbert."
It was also Luciana Mikaelson and Lucia Petrova but Shane wasn't supposed to know that.
"She's the reincarnation," Shane's tone was obvious. "Of course, I know her previous names."
"That's creepy," Joel glared at him while he and Caroline joined the group surrounding the professor.
Rebekah nodded in agreement and ordered, "Tell us where the cure is."
Shane hesitated a bit and it was clear that Kol wasn't the most patient tonight. He grabbed Shane around the throat and hoisted him up into the air. "Where is the cure?!"
It never occurred to Lucy that Kol might want the cure for himself, too, because she knew he enjoyed being a vampire. However, the more she thought about it, Kol had shared with her how much he missed having his magic. If he wasn't a vampire anymore, he get his magic back.
"Where is the cure?" he repeated, sneering up at Shane, who was a coughing mess.
Lucy didn't particularly care whether nor not he was in pain. Sure, she didn't want him dead but Rebekah had told her what he did. He had orchestrated the twelve deaths on Pastor Young's farm and he had also set up the event with that werewolf, Hayley, that lead to Klaus slaughtering twelve of his hybrids and Carol Lockwood's death. He was also manipulating Bonnie and making her do dark magic. Professor Shane was a jackass, plain and simple, and he had fooled a lot of people.
"You're human," Rebekah stated as Kol let him go in order for him to breathe. "Why do you want it anyway?"
"That's the beauty of this," Shane gasped, massaging his throat. "You can have it. I just want Silas."
"No!" Kol freaked out, reaching for Shane's throat once again; Lucy exchanged a confused look with Stefan. "What do you know about Silas?"
There was that name again. Professor Shane had mentioned Silas at his lecture and like before, the name sparked something in her brain.
"He's the world's first immortal being," Shane choked, trying to pull Kol's hand from his throat. "who just happens to be imprisoned with the cure and I want to free him."
Kol tightened his grip on Shane, his fingers making white pressure marks against his red flesh. Shane choked again, gasping hoarsely, until Rebekah sped toward him and Kol and pried her brother away from the professor.
"Stop," she scolded Kol, pushing him away from Shane; Kol scowled and walked around Lucy, Stefan, and Joel, heading toward the fireplace. "He's of no use dead."
Kol rapidly turned back to Rebekah, eyes blazing with fear. "Did you not hear what he said? Silas will kill us all."
"Silas does not exist," Rebekah tried to placate him. "He is a fairy tale made up to scare children into eating their vegetables."
Lucy raised her eyebrows and looked back at Kol. None of his usual playfulness or mischievousness was present at the moment. He was scared and that worried her. Was Kol right? Was this Silas character really that dangerous?
"Silas is very real," Shane coughed from behind Rebekah. "I know where he's buried and soon, I'll have the spell that wakes him."
Kol paused, looking at Shane with narrowed eyes. "Wait a second, you're lying. You can't get to him without his…"
"Tombstone?" Shane challenged him. "Dozens to die in a blood sacrifice? Believe me, I know. I've done it. Those massacres are a pain to engineer."
Stefan shook his head, disgusted, and stated flatly, "You sacrificed all those people."
"It was a noble sacrifice," Shane defended himself, as if he had any right. "And temporary because, once I raise Silas, he will raise the dead. He will bring back every last soul who died on his behalf."
"No!" Kol shouted again, picking up one of the fire pokers and racing toward Shane. Joel and Stefan were able to get there first; while they held Kol back from Shane, Rebekah took him and sped from the house.
"Kol, stop," Lucy quickly made her way over to her big brother, placing her hands on his face to calm him down; it took a few seconds but he eventually stopped fighting against Stefan and Joel. "It's gonna be okay."
"You don't understand, Ana," Kol shook his head. "Silas will end us all."
"We won't let Silas get out, I promise. We'll find someway to get the cure and put him back in his tomb," she promised. "Can you just please calm down?"
Kol pressed his lips together and inhaled deeply. "Fine," he agreed shortly. "I won't kill the professor."
Lucy sighed in relief. "Thank you, Kol."
"Anything for my baby sister," he pressed a quick kiss against her forehead while Stefan and Joel let go of him.
Kol left quickly and Joel took his leave shortly after. It was just Lucy and Stefan now and, when Rebekah messaged her to tell her that Shane was safely back at Whitmore, she told him the news.
"Well, that's good," Stefan sighed, putting the fire poker he took from Kol back in its place. "So, Rebekah wants to team up with us, huh?" Crossing the room, he quickly wrapped her up into his arms. "I thought she hated my guts."
"She doesn't hate you, she's just mad at you," Lucy smiled up at him. "but I figured that we needed an advantage."
Stefan furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. "An advantage?"
"Mmhm," Lucy nodded. "Damon and Elena have Jeremy, Nik has the sword, and Shane has Bonnie. We're left with nothing."
Stefan nodded in realization. "Whoever gets the cure first decided what to do with it," Lucy nodded in confirmation. "So, what's the plan, then?"
"My plan for tonight was spend some alone time with my boyfriend," Lucy coyly quirked an eyebrow at him. "What do you say?"
"Hmm, let me think," Stefan hummed and reached for her thighs, picking her up with ease so she could wrap her legs around his waist. "I'd say that's a beautiful idea."
Lucy giggled the whole way upstairs.