Chapter 7: Founder's Day

Founder's day was a celebration like many others in Mystic Falls that the people of Mystic Falls took very seriously.

There was going to be a parade, which I was of course going to attend. So here I was in the town square, with many others. I was wearing a green 1860s dress, it was short sleeved, and very uncomfortable. I get why women don't wear corsets anymore, thank god.

There were other people also dressed up, some looked like soldiers from the 1860s.

I was walking around when I saw Damon looking at me, that's when I realized that I probably looked just like Ancestor Anastasia, Damon's dead fiancé. I gave him a small smile and walked over to him, giving him a curtsy when standing in front of him.

"Mr. Salvatore. What a pleasant day for a stroll through town." I said, in a formal voice.

Damon smiled back to me, "Miss. Forbes, how beautiful you look today." He says playing along.

We both cracked up into laughter.

"I think we need to talk, don't you Damon." I say, more serious.

"Yes, we probably should talk. He says. "Would you take a walk with me?" He says, giving me his arm. I nod, taking his arm.

"So, how long have you known?" Damon asks, breaking the silence.

"A while, I kinda like history so google was a big help." I say.

"But you're not scared." He says.

"No, not anymore." I say.

"You should be, I could kill you within a second." He says, stopping forcing me to look back at him.

"But you won't." I stated. "I look too much like her. Act too much like her." I say.

Damon looks sad at me. "It's hard to believe, either you're a doppelganger or you're something else." He says to me.

"I don't think I'm a doppelganger, I get her memories sometimes." I say to him honestly.

Mrs. Lockwood comes over. "Anastasia sweetheart the parade is going to begin soon, you need to go to your station."

I nod, and walk away from them.

"Caroline you look beautiful" I say to her, walking up on the parade wagon.

"So do you Ana." She says, back to me.

"Hey, Kevin, good to see you again." I say to Kevin.

"Ana, wow you look amazing" He says, with a hint of flirtatiousness.

"And so do you." I say.

The parade begins

"Let's give a big hand to the Mystic Fall's high school Marching Band!" Mrs. Lockwood says into a microphone on a stage.

The marching band plays while walking first in the parade.

"And for a little local history, Mr. Saltzman's students have recreated Virginia's Battle of Willow Creek." Mrs. Lockwood says, when a wagon with a recreation of the Battle of Willow Creek follows the marching band.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our stunning Miss Mystic Falls Court and their handsome escorts." Mrs. Lockwood then says, when our wagon comes into view.

I wave at the people, while standing with Kevin.

"This is Caroline Forbes, Miss Mystic Falls. Aren't they beautiful?" mrs. Lockwood says. People start cheering.

I see Bonnie in the crowd and wave at her, she waves back. Then Damon comes up behind her, and gives me a wink. I roll my eyes, and give him a smile.

"Let's cheer for the Mystic Fall's high school football team. Alright! Let's show them our support, everybody!" Mrs. Lockwood says, and a tractor comes with the team and cheerleaders.

After the parade I changed back into some more comfortable clothes. It was night and I was walking around town square again. I see Damon talking to Anna, but Anna walks away, leaving Damon standing alone. He looks surprised, I don't remember what she said to him, but it must have been something bad.

He sees me staring at him, and begins walking over to me.

"Is something wrong?" I ask him, confused.

"You need to get out of here, go home and stay there." He says to me.

"Why, what is happening?" I ask, when Alaric comes over.

"Ric!" Damon says to him.

"Yeah?" Alaric says.

"You keep those nifty little vampire darts in the car?" Damon asks him. Ric looks over at me.

"Oh, she knows." Damon tells him.

"Yeah, why do you ask?" Alaric says.

"Because this square is crawling with tomb vampires. I think we might need a stake or two." Damon tells him.

"What!" I say.

"Yeah, got it." Alaric says, and walks away.

Damon turns to me. "Look, I need you to go home now." He says in a serious tone.

"Okay" I say, and walk away. On my way I see Caroline, Tylor, Jeramy and Matt.

"Hey" I say to them.

"Do you want a ride home?" Caroline asks me. "Sure" I said to her.

I was sitting in the back of the car, when Tyler says.

"What the hell is that?"

"What's the matter?" Caroline asks him.

"That noise!" Tyler says, in pain.

That is when I realize it's the device against vampires and unfortunately werewolves.

"Tyler, just stay calm" I tell him.

"Wait, what noise?" Matt asks.

"Care take the steering wheel!" I yell, but it's too late.

"Tyler! Tyler!" Care yell. The car loses control and crashes into a wall, I lose consciousness.

third-person perspective:

Matt and Caroline are out of the car; an ambulance arrived, Tyler is on the ground, unconscious, and so is Anastasia.

"Hey, are you okay?" Matt says to Caroline.

"I'm fine, I'm fine." Caroline says.

"No, they need to check you out." Matt says in protest.

"No, I'm fine, I'm fine. They're helping Tyler and Ana." Caroline says.

The paramedics are examining Tyler and Anastasia. One of them opens one of Tyler's eyes, it flashes amber-gold before going back to brown.

"What the hell?!" One of the paramedics says.

"What's wrong?" Matt asks them.

"His eyes!" The paramedic tells Matt.

They look at him when suddenly, Tyler wakes up. Anastasia is still unconscious.

"What happened?" Tyler asks.

"Dude, don't scare me like that!" Matt says.

Matt turns his head, Caroline is on the ground, unconscious.

"Caroline! Guys, over here! Caroline, wake up!" Matt yells.

I can hear a voice, it's calling my name. I open my eyes, slowly.

I look around, I'm in a hospital bed, 'god, this brings back memories' I think.

"Anastasia, you're awake" I hear beside me. It's Elena.

"Elena" I say with a raspy voice. "What happened?" I ask her.

"You were in an accident, but everything's okay now that you're awake." She says.

I look at her, and remember something.

"You're not Elena" I say to her.

"Your quick Anastasia" She says, and I just look at her.

"What do you want Kathrine?" I ask her.

"Relax, I'm not gonna kill you, that would be suicide." She tells me.

"And why is it suicide?" I ask her.

"Because of a certain Mikaelson, of course." She tells me.

"How do you know that I know about the Mikaelsons?" I ask her.

"Because we have met before, a long time ago" She tells me.

"What is happening to me?" I ask her.

"A spell once made upon you, makes you resurrect once you die. Just not right after your death. A few hundred years later." She tells me.

"So you're telling me that I have met you before. What when you were human?" I asked her, confused.

"No more questions, I don't need you to walk around telling people about me, so now you're just gonna sleep for a while." Kathrine says, when a woman walks in saying words I don't understand. And that when everything goes black.

Chapter 7 done. Some unanswered questions were answered. Little bit of a twist in the end. Hope you liked it. Be free to leave a comment/review.

Mette