-Flashback-
Lyra had just put Teddy down for the night. Entering her bedroom, she noticed her cloak was laying on her bed. Walking over, she looks at it curiously, she hadn't left it there. Picking up the cloak to put it away, she sees two items that were hidden by it. The Elder Wand and Resurrection Stone were laying on her bed. Lyra had placed the wand back with Dumbledore and she had dropped the stone in the Forbidden Forest, how were they here.
Still confused, Lyra picks the two items up, along with her cloak and freezes. The room darkens, shadows overtake it, and she can see her breath in the air. She turns abruptly when she feels someone behind her, that shouldn't be possible with the wards in place. Her body tightens, not of fear but of readiness when she spots the figure.
"How are you in my home" Lyra demands.
The figure bows to her before replying, "You have collected all of my gifts. You never used them for power or gain so you have now been given a gift from me. You are my Mistress, the Mistress of Death". Waving his hand, she watches as all three objects disappear and a mark shows on her wrist. Lyra stands there stunned.
When her brain finally started to work again and she could form words, still staring at her wrist she asked, "What does this mean, that I'm your Mistress. The Mistress of Death?"
"You are the first, since the three who have received my gifts originally, to not get them by underhanded means. You didn't murder for the wand, and you never tried to bring anyone back with the stone. My cloak has been with your family for centuries and you have never used it for evil. You walked willingly to your own death to end the war, you walked willingly to me" Death tells her.
"So that makes me special? That I don't want anything" Lyra's voice raises, "I mean what do I do now, I have my son! I don't even know what you mean by me being your Mistress."
"Calm Mistress" Death tries to sooth her, "You just have to keep living your life. I will be with you, and you will gain a few new traits" Lyra controls her breathing, waiting for him to continue, "You will now possess the gift to sense those that are undead. You can control creatures of my kind, and now you will live and be unable to die. My gifts are now a part of you and will always be with you"
Lyra stops him, "What do you mean unable to die"
"You are now unending, just as I am" Death tells her.
"No!" she starts, "I mean I can't outlive my son" she adds quietly
Nodding to her, "There are many options to keep your son with you. My gift allows you to find a particular one" Lyra just stares at him, she was trying to keep her shit together, "You plan to leave this place, leave the traitors, yes" Death asks.
Lyra gives a small nod, "We have found a home in Virginia. How" she stops speaking when Death holds a hand up.
"Where you move there will be undead. You will encounter the very first undead, The Original family. The one you are looking for needs help to break a curse. Once done, your son can be turned when older. Of course, you could always look into how the Flamel's managed to escape me" he told her.
After a couple more hours of Death explaining Lyras new situation to her, she finally accepts it. Honestly, she wasn't sure there was a way to decline. Sitting there after Death leaves, she thinks about what was said. She would continue to age until she was twenty-three, she could not be killed and could summon Death if she needed. This was a lot for her to have thrown at her with everything else she had found out.
Lyra decided she was done with this day and went off to bed. Teddy would wake early and she needed to be ready. Looking down at the mark, she ran her finger over it. Thinking of the wand, she turned off the lights. Well, that was nifty, guess she could do wandless magic now.
-Flashback over-
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Lyra had taken Teddy to the carnival a couple days later. They were both having so much fun. She had already won him four stuffies. The food was Lyras favorite part, Teddy loved the cotton candy. Luckily, she had a stomach soother waiting for him at home.
She had seen Damon again, he had introduced her to his brother and his brother's girlfriend. Lyra thought Stefan was odd. He of course was a vampire too, but he had hero hair, like really. Elena came off as stuck up. Lyra would definitely be staying away from her.
Damon had walked around with them for a few, but Lyra wanted to take Teddy on a couple of the kiddie rides, so he took off for who knows where. There were only two rides Lyra felt comfortable riding, luckily one was a boat, and the other was a train. Both were slow but the lights and music entranced her little boy.
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Lyra was just about to take Teddy home when she noticed a sound. It didn't bother her much but she seen people dropping in the street. Watching as officers walked up to the people, only to drag them away, she knew this wasn't good. Making a decision, she ducked into an alley and called Bipsy.
"Mistress called Bipsy" the little elf said.
"Bipsy, please take Teddy home. I'll be along shortly but somethings going on here" Lyra explained, handing Teddy over to Bipsy. As soon as both were gone, Lyra jumped into action.
Running back out towards the town center, Lyra noticed Elena trying to drag Stefan off. Shit, that sound must be something for the vampires. Running over to them, Elena looked to her in surprise when she grabbed Stefans other arm and pulled him up.
"You need to get out of here, now. Where's your brother" Lyra asks, dragging Stefan away from people. When a man runs up to them, heading off the officers Elena opens her big mouth.
"Why do you care" Elena asks.
Lyra glares, "Because I'm assuming your boyfriend here, isn't the only vampire who went down"
Elenas eyes widen, "How do you" she tries to say but is cut off.
"Not important right now. Have you seen Damon" Lyra asks again.
"He was with John and the device. The device wasn't supposed to work" Stefan finally speaks. Lyra nods and tells them to leave.
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Touching her wrist, she went invisible. When no one could see her she did a 'Point Me' spell. Running off, she heads in Damons direction. All she can see are buildings, looking at them she waits a moment. Finally, a man walks out of one, she heads to that building when he's gone. Entering she smells the smoke, that's when she sees it coming under a door.
Lyra braces herself as she opens the door. Shielding her face, she starts an 'Auguamenti' and heads towards the basement stairs. 'This vampire better appreciate me' she thinks, heading down.
Looking around the basement, she sees so many people. One girl has a stake through her heart, others are still knocked out. She wonders if they're all vampires. Finally, she spots Damon. He's crawling across the floor towards a man, oh no. Well, the man's dead now.
Lyra runs over to Damon, grabbing his shoulder she yells over the noise of the fire, "Come on pretty boy" Damon looks up at her in shock, helping him stand "We are too pretty to die in this mess"
Damons still confused, "How are you in here" he asks between coughs. Lyra puts a 'Bubble Head' charm around them both. She ignores him, trying to find a way out. Shit. Trapped.
She grips onto Damon tighter, "This might make you woozy, hold on" Lyra doesn't give him a chance to reply before she apparates.
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Landing in the luckily empty alley, Damon yanks away and stares at Lyra. "What in the hell was that" he demands, staring at her like she was crazy.
"Okay, you give me your word you'll keep my secret and I'll give you my word to keep yours. Vampire" Lyra says, making sure he hears her.
Damon looks closer at her, "Why can't I compel you"
Rolling her eyes, "The undead have to effect on me" looking into his eyes, "You won't tell anyone, will you" she said it as a statement.
Damon actually looks fearful, "I won't tell anyone, but we need to have a long chat" he finally says.
"Come to my house later but first you need to check on your brother. He went down and I helped to get him out" Lyra tells him, handing him her address "Don't be too long"
"I'll be there soon" Damon tells her and they both leave.
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Arriving home, Lyra hops in the shower to get the smoke smell off her. Once clean she heads to check on her son. Luckily Bipsy gave him a stomach soother and a bath. She didn't think they could live without Bipsy. Lyra makes a bottle for him and cuddles in to rock him. This was her favorite time of day, bedtime snuggles with her boy.
Lyra had just placed Teddy in his crib when her wards alerted her to Damons arrival. 'Well those are interesting' she thinks. Seems her wards could tell what kind of creature and how old they were. Those goblins were sneaky little things.
Lyra pulls the door open just as Damon was going to knock, "Come in Damon" she says, walking back towards the living room.
Damon follows her in, "So are you going to tell me what you are" he asks, sitting on the couch.
"Okay, legally I'm not supposed to tell you any of this but luckily you won't be able to repeat any of what I say" Lyra says, hitting him with a type on lip locker jinx.
"What was that" Damon yells, jumping off the couch.
"A spell. I'm a witch" she tells him, "But I'm a wand wielder instead of the nature witch's you're familiar with"
"Why did you save me then, I thought witches hated vampires" he asks.
"That's a nature witch thing. Where I come from vampires, goblins, werewolves and wizards are all a part of the magical community. We all hide from muggles, uhm non magical people" Lyra explains. "There was a war. I was the figurehead for the side that wanted equality and the madman who led the other side wanted me dead" When Damon looked curious, she explained her history. Telling him about her parents, school, Teddy and Andromeda. Everything that lead her to Mystic Falls. Well almost everything, not the Mistress of Death stuff.
They spoke for a couple of hours. Damon tells her about everything with Katherine, why he came back, Elena being the doppelganger. When she asked if Stefan was right in the head, Damon decides they will be best friends.
Hearing Teddy cry out, Lyra runs off to get him. Coming back, Damon is surprised at the color of the kid's hair.
"What" was all he could say.
Lyra seen what he was looking at, "His birth mother was a metamorphagus. He inherited that from her" she says softly.
"Why didn't I notice it at the grill" he asks.
"I charm it when we are in public, so people won't freak. When we are home, I let him be free of it" she explains. Looking to Damon, Lyra asks "I have one question about the things you told me"
Damon looks at her curiously, "That would be" he questions.
"Why has Elena, Jeremy or Alaric not told Jenna the truth. I mean I know when secrets were kept from me, I lost trust in everyone who lied. And people I loved died" Lyra tells him.
"Elena doesn't want to drag her into it. She made us all promise not to tell" Damon huffs out. He thought the same as Lyra.
"Well, I never promised. Jenna will end up hurt or dying if she's not told. That's how these things always turn out" Lyra says, then adds "Jenna is an innocent and deserves better"
Damon thinks about what she said, "Normally I don't care about innocents, but you may be right in this"
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