Incorrigible ↬ The Vampire Diaries {1}

Chapter Eight

Rosalind's outfit for this chapter is above.

Ordinary People

Elena, Alaric, and Rosalind were walking through a cave like tunnel.

"So, the Lockwoods really have no idea that these tunnels are underneath their property?" Elena said shining her light around.

"Careful where you shine that thing. Bats hate the light."

"Wait, what?"

"Don't tell me you're afraid of bats" Rosalind looks back at Elena.

Damon secretly comes up and whispers behind Elena.

"Elena!"

She turns around and shines her flashlight in Damon's face as he says"Boo!" Causing Elena to in jump in fright.

"Ah! God, Damon!"

"Scaredy-cat!"

"Just ignore him. That's what I do." Rosalind lets out a small laugh from Alaric's comment.

"So, you really can't get in?" Elena looks at the two Salvatores.

"No. Seems even the ancient Lockwoods were anti-vampire."

"What do you mean, ancient?"

He points to a smaller entrance "See for yourself."

They walk further into the tunnels, to the cave with the carvings on the wall.

"Well, this is as far as we get to go." Rosalind and Damon stand outside the entrance.

Elena enters the chamber and shines her flashlight on the walls with the carvings.

"What is all this?"

"Well, as far as I can tell, it's a story. In simple, archaeological terms, it's a really, really old story" Alaric points his light at the wall.

"That right there, is the moon cycle."

"A man, a wolf."

"A werewolf." Elena says

"Yeah, it's the 'Lockwood Diaries: Pictionary-Style.'" The older Salvatore jokes.

"I don't understand. I thought the Lockwoods came here with the Original Founders in the 1860s."

"I don't know. Maybe the Lockwoods did, but according to this wall, these werewolves have been here a lot longer than that."

"How long?"

"Long. It gets better. Show her, Ric."

"Names. They're not native. They're written in Runic, a Viking script."

"Vikings?"

"This name here, I translated it and it reads Niklaus."

"Klaus." Elena whispered