A Well-Hidden Secret

Chapter 4

I don't own the Vampire Diaries
(Except Cora and the messed up plot line)

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~9 Years Later~

"Jeremy!" Cora giggled as her best friend tickled her, "Stop it!"

Jeremy grinned down at her,

"Sorry? I didn't hear the magic words" he continued tickling her,

"Please Jere, you are the best friend anyone could ever have!" Cora gasped through her fits of laughter, Miranda, Grayson and Jenna watched them from the couch laughing quietly to themselves,

"Who wants to bet that they'll end up together?" Jenna whispered to Grayson and Miranda, causing the two of them to nod and laugh,

"They definately will, if they don't, I will make them" Grayson chuckled and Miranda smiled. Suddenly the phone rang and Miranda stood up and went to answer it,

"Hello?" she asked and could hear sobbing on the other end,

"Mum?" the person at the other end asked and Miranda frowned,

"Elena? What's wrong sweetie?"

"I had a fight with Matt, mum, can you please come and pick me up?"

"Of course sweetheart," Miranda said, "Your dad and I are on our way."

She put the phone down and went to go and get Grayson,

"Grayson, honey, Elena needs to picked up"

Her husband nodded and got up. They were about to leave when Cora tumbled into them,

"Don't go!" she said with wide frightened eyes, Miranda and Grayson sent eachother confused looks,

"Why not sweetie? You know Elena needs us"

Cora's eyes filled with tears,

"But you're going to die."

Miranda gasped and her hands flew to her mouth, tears filling her eyes, Grayson wrapped an arm around his wife,

"Are you sure Cora?" she nodded sadly,

"Yes, there is no way to avoid it, even if you didn't go to pick Elena up, you are going to die today"

Grayson wrapped his wife in a tight hug and brought Cora into it too,

"I love you two, you know that, don't you?" he said and they nodded,

"I love you too" they said in sync, Grayson nodded,

"You should go and say goodbye to Jenna and Jeremy." Cora said quietly, accepting that Grayson and Miranda had decided to go to Elena, the two adults nodded and went into the other room. Tears filled Cora's eyes, she had tried to stop them, now their lives were no longer on her hands, sometimes she hated being a witch, especially such a powerful one. She knew that if Ayanna hadn't sent her into the future, her mother would have taught her everything she knew, but that never happened. One of the reasons why she refused to go to the Bennett witches for help with her powers, she still held a grudge.

~Time Skip~

There was a knock on the door and Jenna stood to answer it, she opened the door and came face-to-face with a sad looking Sheriff Forbes,

"I'm so sorry Jenna" she said sadly after she had broken the news, the blonde haired woman took loud gulping breathes,

"Elena? What happened to Elena?"

"Elena has been submitted into the hospital, she will be fine."

Jenna then burst into hysterics,

"C-cora! Jere-Jeremy!" she yelled, Cora came sprinting down the stairs and nearly bowled Jenna over in a hug,

"Jenna what's the matter?" Jeremy asked anxiously,

"Jeremy, you-your parents, they-they're dead." Jenna whispered, Jeremy froze and Jenna wrapped him in a hug, Cora stood to the side crying quietly,

"Thank you sheriff," she murmered, "For being the one to tell us, I know you were close with Miranda and Grayson" the sheriff nodded sadly,

"I am sorry for your loss Cora, if you ever need someone to talk to, you know that Carol and I am always here"

Cora nodded gratefully,

"Thanks Liz, I might take you up on that one day"

The sheriff nodded and walked away, Cora closed the door behind her softly, then made her way over to Jenna and Jeremy and joined the hug. Jenna broke away and walked upstairs,

"We should go and visit Elena" she said quietly, Cora nodded but didn't move away from Jeremy, Jenna got the hint and left the two of them alone.

"Jere," Cora started and he lifted his head to look at her, Cora felt her heart break as she took in his heartbroken expression, she sighed, "Jere, we should go and see Elena, she needs to have her family with her right now." he nodded slowly, Cora pressed her lips against his cheek before walking away to get her shoes and a jacket, whilst Jeremy placed his fingers on his cheek with wide eyes.