Wednesday 9th September 2009

Elena grabs her coat as she walks out of her bedroom, ready to go to school, before halting as Jenna grabs her arms gently.

"Hey, do I look adult?" Jenna asks, dressed in a dark blue dress her hair down in curls, "As in respectfully parental?" She gestures to herself.

"Depends on where your going." Elena answers smiling, switching her coat to the other arm to alter the strap of her bag.

"Jeremys parent teacher conference." Jenna explains, walking down the hallway to peer into the mirror, "Hair up or down?" She questions lifting her hair up with her hands.

"Sexy stewardess." Elena judges, before Jenna lets her hair down.

"Boozy Housewife." Elena says, overlapping with another voice.

Jenna and Elena turn to look down the stairs and there stands Angelina a smirk on her beautiful face.

"Ugh! Up it is!" Jenna scoffs mock offended, as Angelina gives Elena a conspiring smirk causing her to snicker.

"Your feisty today." Jenna comments turning to Elena, ignorant of their exchange.

"I feel good! Which is rare so I've decided to just go with it. Fly free, walk on sunshine and all that good stuff." Elena cheerfully replies, before glancing into an empty bedroom, "Where is Jeremy?" She asks looking around.

"I'm down here!" Jeremy shouts, standing next to Angelina at the bottom of the stairs, a piece of toast hanging out of his mouth.

"Manners Remy." Angelina comments dryly, watching him in mild disgust, causing him to grin sheepishly.

"Yeah! Manwers Wemy!" Oscar pipes up from the sofa, dragging his attention away from Bob the builder on the telly, to smile cheekily at them.

"Who asked you squirt!" Jeremy replies playfully, mock glaring at the little boy.

"There's a pot off coffee on the table for anybody who wants it." Angelina informs the girls, cutting off the boys before they can start arguing as she make her way into the kitchen, Jeremy following her like a lost puppy.

"Hey Angelina?" Elena asks hesitantly, biting her lip not used to conversing with her.

"Yes?" Angelina acknowledges, handing Elena her coffee.

"Have you heard anything about Vicki?" Elena questions concerned "I mean, I know you are involved with the police-" she cuts herself of eyes wide, "I meant- I mean that you work with them a lot not that- not that you are in jail a lot - I mean." she rambles mortified.

"I know what you meant." Angelina calms her faintly amused, as everyone watches her eager for news. "The doctors have said she should make a full recovery, she's lost a lot of blood, but she just needs rest." she explains, sipping on her coffee.

"Good." Jeremy says simply, "She may be a bi- brat? But she doesn't deserve to be hurt." he says cutting himself off from swearing, as Angelina raises an eyebrow at him.

"Well! Let's get this show on the road!" Jenna exclaims, not wanting to be late for the school conference.

"Wet's woll out!" Oscar declares, jumping up and following his Aunt out of the house.

Elena and Jeremy laugh at their antics as Angelina shakes her head fondly.


"I'm confused. Are you psychic or clairvoyant?" Caroline asks, her blonde hair in a half-up half-down do, bag in the crook of her elbow and dressed in a plaid t-shirt and skirt.

"Technically grams says I'm a witch. My ancestors were these really cool Salem witch chicks or something!" Bonnie shakes her head confused, "Grams tries to explain it all, but she was looped up on the liquor, so I tuned out! Crazy family? Yes! Witches? I don't think so." She adds rolling her eyes, causing Caroline to laugh lightly.

"Yeah well feel free to conjure up the name and number of that guy from the bar last night!" Caroline sighs dreamily, practically swaying on the spot as she pictures his handsome face and blue eyes.

"I didn't see him! You did!" Bonnie laughs, flashing her pearly white teeth, "Why didn't you talk to him?" She enquires, turning to watch a boy walk past.

"I don't know! I was drunk!" Caroline practically wails, as they walk down the school hallway.

They both look at each other for a beat, before bursting out laughing.


"Miss Somers please sit." Mr Tanner requests, gesturing to one of the school desks, "How can I help you Miss Santos?" He asks Angelina who walked in behind Jenna.

"It's Miss Asterseul now, and I'm here as co-guardian of Jeremy." Angelina replies coolly, an eyebrow raised.

"My apologies, please sit." Tanner repeats adjusting his pinstripe shirt, as Jenna seats herself.

"I'll stand, this shouldn't take long." Angelina replies impassively leaning against a students desk.

"As Jeremys teacher I'm concerned. Alright, it's the third day of school and he has already skipped four of his classes." Mr Tanner states, perching on the edge of his desk a folder in hand.

"Mr Tanner, are you aware that Jeremy and Elena's parents died?" Jenna questions, leaning forward her hands clasped together on the desk.

"Four months ago, a great loss. Car accident. Wickery Bridge, if I remember correctly." Mr Tanner answers unfazed, his face hard.

"And your related to the family how? The mothers kid sister?" Tanner asks condescendingly.

"Younger sister. Yes," Jenna confirms her eyebrows furrowed, as Angelina watches on noting all of his degrading actions.

"Four classes isn't that bad, considering the grief he's going through." Jenna states rubbing the back of her neck.

"It is when he's on drugs." Tanner denied, "It's his attempt at coping Miss Somers and the signs are there. He's moody, withdrawn, argumentative, hung-over." he lists, looking at Jenna dissatisfied.

"Mr Tanner, Jeremy is moody and withdrawn because he's lost his parents and he's 'hung-over' as you say because he's exhausted, he doesn't sleep as he gets nightmares." Angelina smoothly intervenes "And when he's argumentative, who's he arguing with?" She asks, knowing what he's going to say.

"Mr Tyler Lockwood and Miss Elena Gilbert." Tanner answers looking sufficiently cowed.

"He's arguing with Tyler because of the treatment he gives Vicki Donovan and he's arguing with Elena about personal matters, that as his teacher you don't need to know." Angelina informs him coolly, watching as he nearly shrinks into himself, Jenna watching in satisfaction.

"It's an impossible job isn't it? Raising two teens." Tanner states, wanting to get back at them.

"It's been tough, but no. It's not." Jenna protests, aware of the game he's trying to pull.

"Wrong answer! It is an extremely impossible job, anything less and your not doing it properly!" Tanner insults her, thinking he's won the argument.

"And exactly how many children do you have Mr Tanner?" Angelina asks rhetorically "Raising children of any age is hard and challenging. But not impossible, never impossible. Because as parents or guardians we love them enough to make the seemingly impossible, possible." She says coldly looking him in the eyes, the entire time looking completely calm. Which is, somehow, more scary then yelling.

"I-but-" Tanner stammers, unused to anybody essentially scolding him.

"We will see ourselves out." Angelina smirks lightly striding out of the room, Jenna following her looking terribly smug as Tanner is left gaping after them.

"That was awesome. I love when you unleash your inner bitch!" Jenna cheered as they exit the school.

"He needed to be reminded of his place." Angelina comments making her way around the school, ignoring the many eyes drawn to her and the wolf whistles sent her way, dressed in her black skinny jeans, white vest and signature leather jacket.

Jenna just laughs as they approach Jeremy who's sitting on the bench chatting to Oscar.

"Mummy!" Oscar cheers, launching himself off the bench causing her to catch him.

"How did it go?" Jeremy asks, standing and throwing his backpack over his shoulder.

"You know the usual, Angelina verbally beat him into the ground and left him speechless." Jenna bragged, she's never ever going to forget the look on his face. It. Was. Golden.

"I'm guessing it was done in her completely calm way that terrifying." Jeremy snickers wishing he was there to see his face, as Angelina pointedly ignores them, "You know I have never heard you raise your voice. Ever." He comments, wondering how she does it.

"Mummy's just dat coow!" Oscar pipes up, clinging to his mummy like a monkey.


"Well I was talking to Grams and she said the comet is a sign of impending doom. Last time it passed over Mystic Falls, there was lots of death. So much blood and carnage it created a bed of paranormal activity." Bonnie tells Caroline and Elena, as they sit outside of The Mystic Grill after school.

"Mm, Yeah and then you poured Grams another shot annnnddd she told you about the aliens." Caroline mocks her, smirking playfully as Bonnie rolls her eyes.

"So then what?" Caroline demands turning to Elena, leaning forward eager for gossip.

"So then nothing." Elena sighs, brushing her long straight hair out of her face.

"You and Stefan talked all night. There was no sloppy first kiss, or touchy feely of any kind?" Caroline asks incredulously, not believing Elena for a second.

"Nope, we didn't go there." Elena replies honestly, folding the paper in her hands.

"Not even a handshake?! I mean, Elena, we are your friends. Okay? You are supposed to share the smut!" Caroline complains gesturing to herself and Bonnie, who's watching her like she's insane.

"We just talked for hours!" Elena protests, fiddling with the cuff of her long sleeved teal shirt.

"What is with the blockage? Just jump his bones already!" Caroline exclaimed, "Okay, it's easy! Boy like girl, girl likes boy, sex!" She explains, wriggling her eyebrows.

"Profound" Elena comments dryly as Caroline just hums.

Elena purses her lips and looks at Caroline consideringly, before turning and grabbing her coat rising quickly from the table.

"Where are you going?" Bonnie asks eyebrows raised.

"Caroline's right." Elena states, causing both Caroline and Bonnie to look at each other in disbelief, "It is easy. If I sit here long enough, I'll end up talking myself out of it instead of what I started the day saying I was gonna do." she trails off grabbing her bag.

"How are you going to get their?" Caroline asks amused, "You didn't drive!"

"Right" Elena sighs, looking faintly defeated.

"Why don't you ask Angie." Bonnie says pointing to Angelina who's just stepped out of the Grill, Oscar in her arms and Molly at her heels.

"Are you sure she wont-!" Elena gets cut off as Bonnie rises to her feet and drags her to Angelina.

"Angie! It's a relationship emergency! Can you take Elena to the Salvatore's house?" Bonnie pleads, bringing out her puppy eyes knowing it always works on her surrogate sister.

"Come on." Angelina rolls her eyes, "I need to pick up something from Zachary anyway." she states, before heading to the truck.

"Thanks Angie! Go on!" Bonnie laughs, shoving Elena to follow.


"Thank you for the ride Angelina." Elena says smiling slightly as they walk up to the house, having left Oscar in the car with Molly.

"It's fine, and don't worry I'm only grabbing something then leaving, you'll have plenty of time alone with your lover boy." Angelina smirks as Elena's cheeks flush and she tries to stammer out an excuse.

Finally pulling herself together Elena tugs on the door bell, still in awe at the huge manor. Frowning when nobody answers she raps the door with the knocker, startling slightly as the door creaks open by itself.

Elena glances at Angelina warily, however seeing that she is unconcerned, she straightens her spine and steps in.

"Stefan?" Elena calls out, hesitantly entering the house, Angelina rolls her eyes and follows her.

"Stefan?" Elena repeats, "Wow." she breaths, standing in the hall and turning around taking in the grand rooms.

The door creaks behind here causing Elena to spin around, the doors wide open. It was only partially open.

"What was that?" Elena asks Angelina spooked.

"It was the wind." Angelina answers leaning against the wall. There's no need to tell Elena that there's a vampire messing with them.

"Okay!" Elena shakily agrees, before screaming as a crow flies at her face, spinning around only to find a handsome dark haired man standing right behind her.

Angelina still leaning against the wall seemingly unconcerned, watches on intently ready to intervene.


"I'm- I'm sorry for barging in the door was..." Elena trails off, turning to gesture at the door.

The door is shut.

"Open?" Elena says weakly, extremely confused.

"You must be Elena." The man says, a smile on his face, "I'm Damon, Stefan's brother."

Damon turns to Angelina "And who might you be gorgeous?" He asks smirking lightly, he cannot deny the red curly haired woman is incredibly attractive, the scar adding to her beauty.

He wouldn't mind seeing more.

"Not interested." Angelina smirks, not falling for the vampires charms, no matter how mouth watering he looks.

"That's Angelina." Elena tells him hesitantly, "Stefan didn't tell me he had a brother." She admits, forgetting the fact that when he was asked he said he had none that he talked to. Not that he didn't have any.

"Well Stefan doesn't like to brag." Damon says, before quickly changing the subject, "Please. Come." He gestures to the lounge.

"You too sexy red." Damon adds locking onto Angelina eyes. She does have very pretty eyes he notes, before quickly looking away.

"Actually I'm just dropping Elena off, your Uncle left some folders in his office for me to pick up." Angelina informs him impassively.

"Help yourself, I can show you-" Damon offers, tying to act like a gentleman for show, only to be cut off.

"I know the way." Angelina states, before sashaying upstairs.

Damn, she's feisty too! Damon thinks to himself as he watches her go, his eyes trained on her jean clad arse.

"I'm sure Stefan will be along any second." Damon tells Elena leading her into the room, after he forcefully drags his eyes away.

"Wow!" Elena gasps in awe, "This is your living room?" She asks in shock, looking around the large room.

The room has dark panelled wood walls and ceiling, a Victorian red rug, dark wood and red furniture, old painting and sconces decorate the walls, lamps are scattered throughout the room and a huge black chandelier hangs from the ceiling.

"Living room, Parlour, seventies auction, it's a little kitschy for my taste." Damon lists, looking around the room dismissively.

"I see why my brothers so smitten." Damon admits, making Elena turn to him confused.

"It's about time, for a while there I never though he would get over the last one. Nearly destroyed him." Damon explains, Elena misses the slight smirk on his face and the deviousness in his eyes.

"The last one?" Elena questions concerned, looking worried.

"Yeah. Katherine. His girlfriend?" Damon tauntingly prompts her, knowing full well she doesn't know.

Elena lips thin and she shakes her head awkwardly. She didn't know any of this. What else is he hiding?

"Oh!" Damon exclaims apologetic "You two haven't had the awkward exes conversation yet."

"Nope." Elena pops, trying to seem nonchalant and failing. Where is Angelina!

"Oops, well I'm sure it will come up now." Damon comments, Elena pauses and glances at him. That's an odd thing to say.

"Maybe he didn't tell you because he didn't want you to think he was on the rebound?" Damon offers, causing Elena to nod slowly in seemingly agreement, "We all know how those relationships end." He adds darkly.

"You say it like ever relationship is doomed to end!" Elena retorts, getting annoyed with his attitude now.

"That because he's a fatalist." Angelina comments dryly from behind them, causing Elena to sigh in relief.

Damon and Elena turn around to see her and Stefan in the doorway.

"Hello Stefan." Damon smirks, his eyes glued to Angelina's figure as she looks at him unimpressed.

"Elena. Angelina. I didn't know you where coming over." Stefan acknowledged shortly, keeping his eyes on Damon. What the hell has he been saying to them? Has he compelled them in anyway? How long have they been here?

"Stefan! I know I should have called-" Elena smiles trying to explain herself.

"Oh don't be silly! Your welcome anytime. Isn't she, Stefan?" Damon interrupts walking forwards, tearing his eyes away from Angelina and mentally cursing at himself. What the hell is wrong with him?

Stefan just stares and Damon darkly, the room becoming suffocating.

"You know I should break out the family albums or some home movies!" Damon announces ,unfazed by Stefan trying to kill him with a look, "But, I have to warn you he wasn't always such a looker." he tells Elena teasingly, glad he's found a new way to torment his brother.

"Thank you for stopping by Elena, Angelina. It was nice to see you both." Stefan says, trying to prompt them into going. He doesn't want them around Damon.

"Come Elena, I'll drive you home. Nobody wants to be in the middle of a measuring test, especially when it's between brothers." Angelina smirks amused by the vampires antics, knowing their background though she can see why there's tension.

Damon and Stefan look at her in shock as Elena laughs.

"Yeah we should probably go." Elena agrees, "It was nice meeting you Damon." she says turning to him.

"Great meeting you too Elena." Damon smirks grabbing her hand and placing a kiss upon it, he loves winding up his brother.

Elena smiles awkwardly retracting her hand and making her way to the door, only for Stefan to not let her past.

"Stefan?" Elena questions, Stefan glares furiously over her head at a taunting Damon.

"Stefan." Angelina says, steel laying within her tone causing him to snap out of it and step out of the way.

"And it was lovely meeting you, sexy red." Damon purrs prowling towards her and kissing her hand softly lingering more than appropriate. Their hands fit perfectly, Damon thinks looking up at her through his lashes.

"The pleasure was all yours." Angelina replies with a raised eyebrow, taking her hand back and saunters after Elena who waited in the doorway for her. Nothing showing that she had had to forcefully keep her heart from skipping a bear, knowing he would hear it.

Damon watching her go in a mixture of awe and shock... and very tight pants. He's never been effected by a woman like that before and he's not sure whether he likes it. He's spent a long time building up his unfeeling prick personality.

Damon whistles "Elena's a great gal! Whew! She's got... spunk!" He smirks mischievously.

"What about Angelina, you seemed to be very... attached." Stefan deflects, staggering towards the sofa.

"You on the other hand look pooped." Damon states knowingly, completely ignoring what he said.

So what if there's a pull. He's here for Katherine, no one else. Not even sexy red. Besides the pull was only small.

At least that's what he tries to tell himself, as he goes back to his favourite hobby. Annoying Stefan.


"He's on the rebound and has raging family issues." Elena complains to Jenna, as they put together tea later on that evening.

"Wait till you date a guy with mummy issues." Jenna tells her unsympathetically, biting into her apple.

"Or cheating issues!" Jeremy pipes up from the kitchen island, where he's doing his homework.

"Or amphetamine issues!" Jenna adds, causing Elena to nod and except defeat.

"Okay it could be worse." Elena admits, smiling sheepishly.

"Oh my god!" Elena suddenly exclaims, spinning to face Jeremy and Jenna.

"What!" "What's wrong?" Jeremy and Jenna ask alarmed.

"Did I tell you about Angelina and Stefan's brother?!" She squeals excitedly, so sue her she needs to tell somebody.

"No! Tell me everything!" Jenna demands, practically jumping on the spot.

"Am I going to what to hear this?" Jeremy asks warily, only to be ignored.

"Ok! Ok! So I apologised to him for entering the house and he introduced himself, then he turns to Angelina and asks her 'who might you be gorgeous'! Well Angelina just smirks and tells him 'Not interested', in her everyday I don't give a shit voice!" Elena explains giddily, as Jenna and Jeremy listen intently.

"What happened then!?" Jeremy interrogates her, getting odd looks from the women, "What! I want to know too!" He defends himself. He needs teasing material god dammit!

"Okay! So then he tries to lead us to the lounge and Angelina doesn't follow! So he turns to her and says 'you too sexy red' whilst practically falling into her eyes! So she says she's not staying and just came to pick up some boxes from his uncles office, all in an impassive voice of course! And then! He offers to help her and she denies and walks off up the stairs!"

"What so important about her walking up the stairs?" Jeremy interrupts again, only to be shushed.

"Because he ogled her bum the entire time she was climbing the stairs! He was practically drooling! He had to tear his eyes away! And then fast forward we're downstairs and his eyes were glued to her! He was practically eye fucking her!"

"Ugh! Who can blame him, she's gorgeous! What happened next!" Jenna questions, wanting to know about her best friends interaction with her new admirer.

"Okay and then when we went to leave, and he literally purred at her saying 'it was lovely meeting you too, sexy red' before grasping her hand and kissing it! For ages! And he was looking at her through his lashes the entire time! And then Angelina just pulled her hand away and told him the pleasure was all his and sashayed out the room!" Elena finishes, very excited about their exchange.

"How romantic!" Jenna swoons, holding a hand to her heart, "I need to ring her why didn't she tell me any of this!".

"And how did AJ feel?" Jeremy asks as Jenna storms out of the room, muttering about traitorous best friends who don't ring to tell her any of the juicy gossip.

"Hell if I know, she didn't betray a thing!" Elena complains, "I don't know how she did it!".

"That's just AJ." Jeremy shrugs, before carrying on with his homework.


"Who was dat?" Oscar asks his mummy as he lays on the ground outside, Molly and Puppy cuddling up to him.

"That was your aunt Jenna, she wanted to gossip about a boy." Angelina chuckles laying down next to him on the blanket and pulling his close.

"Why?" Oscar questions, looking up at AJ as cuddles into her.

"I'll explain when your older." Angelina laughs lightly at the disgruntled look on his face.

"What that staw cawed mummy?" Oscar points to one of the stars, he loves it when he and mummy do this.

"Well that one is a star in the constellation Ursula Major and what about that one?" Angelina answers, before pointing to another star

"WEO!" Oscar cheers, "That's my bestest star!" He proclaims proudly.

"That it is." Angelina agrees, "You know there's a comet flying over tomorrow night, do you want to watch it?" She questions, watching Oscar light up.

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Can we mummy? Pwease?" He pleads, looking at her with his puppy eyes.

"Of course." Angelina assures him, causing him to cheer and start babbling to a fast asleep Puppy all about the flying star.

Angelina smiles softly, watching Oscar yawn and try to keep his eyes open.

She wouldn't give this up for the world.


Thursday 10th September 2009

At Mystic Grill the next night Jeremy looks around worried.

"Hey, has anyone seen Vicki?" Jeremy questions quickly making his way to the table.

"Your her stalker. You tell us." Tyler tells him arrogantly, not impressed that Vicki blew him off.

"I can't find her." Jeremy retorts, ignoring Tyler's comment.

"She probably found someone else to party with. Sorry, pill pusher, you've been replaced!" Tyler taunts him, smirking smugly.

"What's with the Pill pusher?" Elena asks confused, she thought he'd stopped doing drugs.

"You wanna do this right now? Look I don't do drugs anymore, AJ would kill me. Me and Vicki were talking earlier because she was apologising for what she said about Angelina, AJ has been do the hospital several times to make sure she's okay so she felt really guilty! She was asking if we could start over as friends and watch the comet, there was no mention of drugs!" Jeremy explains quickly, annoyed that there focusing on that instead of the fact Vicki is missing.

"She'll never go for you!" Tyler smirks, pretending he never said anything.

"Well she fucking did over and over and over again! At least I didn't force her into it you wanker! If I wasn't there you would have raped her you drunk bastard!" Jeremy demands angrily, he may have stopped drugs but he's still a teenager.

"What the hell is he talking about Tyler?!" Matt asks angrily, ignoring the part about Jeremy and Vicki sleeping together, he doesn't want to think about that.

"Nothing, man. Ignore him, he's a punk!" Tyler tells him nervously, his face going slightly pale.

"You know what I'll deal with you later! Now why don't you all shut up and help me find my sister! You know my sister that has only just got out of the hospital from an animal attack and is missing!" Matt fumes, his sister might be missing, his best friend tried forcing her and everyone is bickering instead of helping him.

"We'll check the bathroom." Bonnie volunteers, dragging Caroline with her.

"I'll check the square." Matt announces, jogging towards the door.

"I'll come with you, the square is huge." Jeremy offers following him out before splitting up, as Elena goes to check the back.

Matt hastens through the square, his head darting this way and that hoping to spot Vicki. Catching sight of Stefan, Matt approaches him quickly.

"Have you seen my sister?" Matt asks desperately, Stefan has been out here awhile he might of seen her.

"No, sorry." Stefan answers confused, wondering what the hell was happening now.

"We can't find her! She's missing!" Matt explains shortly.

"Angelina!" Matt shouts, catching her attention from where she's standing with Oscar watching the comet.

"I'll keep an eye out for her." Stefan tells him, as Angelina approaches them with Oscar.

"Keep an eye out for who?" Angelina inquires, lifting Oscar into her arms.

"Have you seen Vicki? She's missing!" Matt repeats, hoping she's seen her.

"No I haven't" Angelina replies, "I'll have a look around." she adds, having a suspicion as to what's going on.

"Thank you!" Matt says gratefully, before hurrying off to look for her.

Stefan lowers his head a frown on his face, "Excuse me." he tells AJ absently before walking around her eyes narrowed.

"That wasn't suspochus!" Oscar declares, seeing his mummy watching Stefan go knowingly.

"It's suspicious little deer, and where have you heard that word." Angelina asks making her way to the car, she is not taking her son to a confrontation with vampires.

"You say it mummy!" Oscar laughs, his mummy forgot something he thinks as he waves to Molly who's in the bed of the truck.


"Not bad! Have you been eating bunnies?" Damon taunts Stefan, holding a crying Vicki at the edge of the building.

"Let her go!" Stefan demands, slowly making his way forwards.

"Really?" Damon questions glancing over the edge of the building, "Okay!" He shrugs, pretending to go throw her of the edge.

"No! No!" Vicki screams clinging to his arm hysterically.

"No no no!" Stefan yells hastily, before catching Vicki as Damon pushes her towards him.

"Relax." Stefan assures Vicki, keeping his eyes on Damon.

"What's happening?" Vicki whimpers, completely terrified.

"I don't need her to be dead, but you might." Damon smirks, stepping down from the edge of the building and prowling towards them.

Stefan glares at him standing near Vicki protectively, who's still collapsed on the floor.

"What attacked you the other night?" Damon implores Vicki, as she turns to face him.

"I don't know! An animal?!" Vicki stammers terrified, what does that have to do with anything she thinks to herself hysterically.

"Are you sure about that?" Damon questions crouching down in front of her, "Think really hard. What attacked you?" He taunts her, breaking Stefan's compulsion.

"Vampire!" Vicki freezes, looking up at Damon in realisation.

"Who did this to you?" He jeers, living for the reaction.

"You did!" Vicki yells back at him, knowing they have been screwing with her head.

"Wrong! Stefan!" Damon lies, smirking maliciously.

"Don't." Stefan starts, realising what he's doing but knowing he can't stop him. He's not strong enough.

Damon just looks at him and lifts Vicki to her feet, turning her to face him.

"Stefan Salvatore did this to you." Damon compels her, his hands holding her face as she repeats it.

"He's a vampire. A vicious murderous monster!" Damon declares, staring into her eyes.

"Please, Damon! Please don't do this." Stefan begs, making no move to stop him. He can't.

"You couldn't fix it before!" Damon announces letting go of Vicki who stands there in shock, "I don't know what your going to do now!" He adds mischievously.

Damon smirks then rips the bandage off her neck, causing Vicki to cry out. Stefan swallows thickly his now dark eyes riveted on her wound.

Damon shoved her into Stefan's arms causing Vicki to cry out as he catches her. His heads dips down towards her neck, before he snaps his head away.

"Enough." A cool familiar voice declares from beside them, before Stefan is thrown backwards and Damon falls to the ground with a yell as his legs are broken.

Stefan and Damon quickly turn their heads to see who it was.

There stood Angelina, her eyes glowing blue and her hand raised.

Angelina smirks and strides towards Vicki crouching down next to her from where she fell to the floor.

"Vicki, do you know who I am?" Angelina asks seriously, needing to know how screwed up her head is.

"Yes!" Vicki gasps sobbing, "You're Angelina, you visited me several times in the hospital." She adds terrified, why were Angelina's eyes glowing?

"Okay, your not gonna remember this when you wake up." Angelina tells her, before putting a glowing hand to her head causing her to slump to the ground in a dead faint.

"You're a witch!" Damon snarls, tying to stand only to fail.

"Your deduction skills are outstanding." Angelina comments dryly, rolling her eyes.

"What did you do to her?" Stefan asks gesturing to Vicki from where he's standing a few feet away, not injured in anyway. The throw was only to get him away from Vicki's wound.

"Don't worry, she won't remember anything about tonight or vampires. As far as she knows she was attacked by an animal and for the past twenty minutes she's just been wandering around contemplating her life choices." Angelina reassures him.

"Repono Fascea." Angelina mutters, causing a identical bandage to appear on Vicki's neck.

Suddenly there's a snarl and Damon lunges for Angelina, before he can grab her she spins around and has a stake at his chest.

Damon freezes looking at the smirking redhead wide eyed, "So your a witch sexy red?" He asks nonchalantly, tying to smirk.

Stefan snorts and Angelina just raises an eyebrow at him.

"Let's make something very clear, I am aware it was you who killed Darron Malloy and Brooke Felton, I am aware you killed the couple in the forest and I, obviously, know it was you who attacked Vicki in the woods." Angelina lists calmly.

"Now you need to be aware of something. I will not allow you to kill another innocent soul in this town, I will not allow you to harm me and mine..." Angelina pauses and swiftly stabs the stake into Damon's shoulder, causing him to yell out in pain, "And if you come anywhere need my loved ones, that stake will be in your heart, or you'll find yourself in sunlight without a ring." She promises darkly holding up his ring that she took off his finger.

"Understood?" Angelina smirks coldly, knowing she's won.

"Understood." Damon snarls pulling the stake out of his shoulder.

"Good." Angelina says simply, throwing him the ring before lifting up Vicki and jumping off the building.

Damon and Stefan rush to the edge to see her floating down and landing gently on the ground, looking up and smirking at them before walking away.

Stefan looks at Damon smirking.

"Not a word!" Damon growls seriously pissed off, she ruined his leather jacket!

"She just threaten to kill you and your turned on?" Stefan asks incredulously, still smirking.

"I said not a word!" Damon snarls turning to him, only to see Stefan speeding away nearly pissing himself laughing.


"Vicki! Where the hell have you been?" Matt demands, storming up to her.

"I'm sorry Matty, I was just wandering around and then I lost track of time. Then Angelina found me and told me everyone was worried sick, so we came back." Vicki explains, completely oblivious to the lies spilling from her lips.

"Thank you Angelina." Matt thanks her gratefully, putting his arms around Vicki and pulling her into a hug.

"It's wasn't a problem Matt." Angelina replies honestly, "I'll leave you to it, I think Vicki has something she wanted to tell you." she nods and walks out of the grill ready to go home, leaving Vicki to tell Matt about the Tyler incident and her 'decision' to stop using drugs.

Approaching the truck she sees Oscar fast asleep in the back, Molly's slobbery head on his lap.

"Angelina!" Stefan calls jogging to catch her before she gets into the truck.

"Stefan." Angelina acknowledged feeling slightly exasperated, she just wants to get home with her son.

"I wanted to thank you for what you did back there." Stefan says earnestly, "I don't know what would have happened if you weren't there." he adds, truly thankful.

"He wouldn't of killed her, he was doing it to mess with you." Angelina dismisses the thanks, knowing it's the truth.

"How- how did you know it was him?" Stefan asks hesitantly not wanting to annoy her.

"Well I knew you where a vamp straight away but I knew it wasn't you, so I did some research and found out you had a brother who died at the same time and hated your guts. It all came together after that." Angelina explains impassively, not giving anything away about knowing about Katherine.

"Oh- you left your kid in the car?" Stefan cuts himself off, she doesn't seem like the type.

"The truck and Oscar are covered in spells and protections, it's perfectly safe. I don't mess around with my loved ones safety Stefan Salvatore, I would appreciate if you never insinuate that again" Angelina says raising an eyebrow, not impressed with his judgement.

"I'm sorry- I didn't-" Stefan cuts himself off again, not able to find an excuse.

"Thank you for being concerned, if it was anyone else's child I'd agree." Angelina smirks amused at his stuttering before climbing into her truck.

"I would go chase your girl Salvatore, maybe get her number. Girls are big on texting." Angelina adds mischievously.

"Okay, um." Stefan shakes his head, "I'll go do that." he laughs lightly, this woman is so confusing he thinks to himself as she drives off.


"You know, I don't know what I would have done without Angelina." Jenna comments as Elena enters the house.

"What's brought this on?" Elena asks confused, sitting herself on the sofa.

"Your ass-hat of a history got me good yesterday." Jenna replies, folding the laundry on the floor.

"You got Tannered! Been there!" Elena sighs in realisation.

"But you know what without Angelina, I would have believed him! I would have let it get to me! I was so scared that this was going to be impossible, that I was going to screw everything up or make it worse! Angelina stopped Jeremy from using drugs, she did that so I wouldn't have to! And she helped me realise that it's okay to be scared, but that doesn't mean you should limit yourself because of it." Jenna expresses shakily, needing to make Elena understand.

"She's right, being scared is not an excuse to stop doing things." Elena agrees softly, lost in her own mind.

"I was scared I wouldn't be able to do it because I'm not her!" Jenna sniffles tears filling her eyes "She made everything look so easy. You know high school, marriage, having you. I can't be her, I can only do my best. But I'm terrified that my best isn't going to be good enough!"

"You are doing amazing Jenna! We would be completely lost without you!" Elena exclaims, her eyes shining with tears.

"That's what Angie said." Jenna sighs heavily, "She said that as long as we all had each other, we could get through it. One step at a time. Whether we're scared or not."

Elena's silent for a moment.

"I have something to do! Will you be okay?" Elena contemplates, needing to go see Stefan.

"Yeah, off you go." Jenna smiles lightly and nods, watching Elena scramble up and practically race out of the house.

"I miss you." Jenna smiles sadly, gazing at the picture of her sister on the shelf.


Angelina is standing in her garden, after having put Oscar in bed, staring up at the night sky.

"You know what this means?" A voice pipes up from behind her.

"This is just the beginning." Angelina sighs, turning to look at the transparent form of her grandmother.

"Are you ready?" She asks, looking at her granddaughter knowingly.

Angelina just smirks as her grandmother fades away.


Meanwhile Damon kisses Caroline passionately trying to enjoy himself, whilst red hair and jade eyes haunt him with every breath.


Update: Edited! Some of my replies in my authors note will be unfortunately lost because my files on here have timed out so I'm having to redo them and can't be bothered to write everything out again!

Authors Note:

Please review! It really encourages me and I love reading your feedback! I always try to reply as soon as I can, but I do make sure I reply to all of them! If anyone has any complaints, requests or tips please feel free to tell me, as long as your not rude or mean I won't take offence!

What was your favourite part? What did you think of the interactions between Damon and Angelina and do any of you have an idea for their ship name?

Damon is definitely going to push his luck, but don't worry Angelina will put him in his place!

I don't know if I'm getting it across, but the interactions between Jeremy, Victoria and Tyler don't happen unless I write them. Jeremy has realised with Vicki as she is at the moment it's best to stay away, so there is no jealous Tyler. Oh! And Jeremy didn't visit Vicki in hospital at all, he just checked through Angelina. Just wanted to make that clear!