Cruel Summer • Vampire Diaries

047. founder's day

The siphoner gave a nod, "Does Elena know?" She asked. "Yeah.. I told her when I first met up with her this morning. She was as surprised as you are." The vampire confessed. Lexa just nodded.

Silence fell apon them, as Stefan wanted to ask Lexa about her current dislike towards Elena.. but at the same time he didn't want to get involved. As he awkwardly tried to put words together, Lexa faced him, an eyebrow raised.

"Whatever you're thinking, just say it Stef." Lexa declared as Stefan chuckled nervously over being caught out. "Are you.. still mad at Elena?" The vampire asked awkwardly. The witch blinked in surprise, "What kind of a question is that?" She spat. "She had Damon erase my memories of Vicki!!"

Stefan nodded, understandably, though he didn't understand how it had worked considering Lexa is a witch, "She wanted to protect you.. she knows how much you have lost." She assured her. "I know but as much as it sucks— grief is apart of life! It fucking sucks so bad, but I'd rather accept it and mourn than be lied to." The witch insisted.

"Hey, I know.. I'm sorry Lexa. I'm really sorry this happened, and I'm really sorry about Vicki.. I can tell she meant a lot to you." Stefan said softly. Alexia gave back a weak smile, "Thanks.."

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Mrs Lockwood's voice was heard calling into a microphone, as she announced each group in the parade "Let's give a big hand to the Mystic Fall's high school Marching Band!" With that the marching band and the cheerleaders parade, and everyone applauded and and cheered.

"And for a little local history, Mr. Saltzman's students have recreated Virginia's Battle of Willow Creek." Mrs Lockwood called as the float went past in the street. Jeremy and Tyler are in it, they wave to the crowd and pretend to shoot at each other.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our stunning Miss Mystic Falls Court and their handsome escorts." The float drove by with Lexa, Sienna, Elena, Stefan, Caroline and Matt, and the rest of the Mystic Falls Court and their escorts on the float on it. laugh and wave to the crowd. Despite the partner changes during the actual event, Mrs Lockwood wanted the girls to have their original partners.. but Sienna begged her aunt to let Lexa on the float instead of Damon, as the werewolf wasn't happy with the vampire.

"This is Caroline Forbes, Miss Mystic Falls. Aren't they beautiful?" Mrs Lockwood called out.

Bonnie stood in the crowd, smiling and waving at Elena, Lexa and Caroline. Elena and Lexa smiled and waved back to Bonnie, before Damon walked in front of the witch and stopped, smiling and waving to the twins. Both Sienna and Alexia rolled their eyes and looked away.

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John stood by Mayor Lockwood, preparing the vampire device. "This is the key. Once inserted, the device will be activated. It will work only once, for an estimated time of 5 minutes." He explained.

"Yes, how does it work?" Richard asked, rushing him as he was eager to start the device "It's a high-pitched frequency that humans can't hear. Any vampires within a five-block radius will be incapacitated, exposing them. At that time, the sheriff's deputies will inject them with vervain and bring them here, when we will finish them off."

"And you're certain they're attacking tonight?"

"I have a source. One of the vampires from the tomb confirmed the attack. They want revenge for what our ancestors did in 1864. It makes us their target."

Mayor Lockwood nodded, "We're taking an enormous risk. We're talking about our families, John!" He insisted. John nodded, "This is the only way to draw them out and kill them...all of them."

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Lexa entered the grill, wearing modern clothes now, that the parade was over. Damon noticed the girl, and smirked. "I like you better like this. The period look, it... didn't suit you." Lexa whipped around, sighing once she faced the Salvatore. "Is that an insult?" She asked, looking unamused. "Actually Lexa, it is a compliment of the highest order." Damon replied in a flirty tone.

Lexa rolled her eyes, before she faced Damon again, "Damon. I have a girlfriend. I would like if you could stop with the flirty little comments and that eye-thing that you do." Damon just grinned, doing the exact eye-thing that the Gilbert told him not to, before he asked "What eye thing?"

Lexa frowned, "Don't make me regret being your friend okay?" She mumbled. Damon just blinked in surprise, "Friends? Is that what we are?" He asked. The siphoner shrugged, "Frenemies."

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Sheriff Forbes stood in her office, with John and Mayor Lockwood. They were explaining their plan to her, which she wasn't fond of. "You want to use our town as bait? It's too dangerous, it's insane!" Liz protested, before she closed the door.

"We've gone over the plans with all your deputies, they're all on board." Richard insisted, as the Forbes woman frowned, "You've gone behind my back?" She asked, shocked. "Yeah, because we knew this is exactly how you'd react."

"Our children are here." Liz insisted, still believing this idea was crazy and dangerous. "Liz, we need to do this. We have no choice; this is the reason for the Secret Council. Our founding fathers created the Secret Council for just this purpose!" John insisted.

There was a long pause, before Sheriff Forbes decided, "I'm the Sheriff, it's my call and I say no." John shook his head, before he turned to the mayor, "Richard, let me speak to the Sheriff alone." The Lockwood looked at the pair, before he turned and left, closing the door behind him.

"John, you're not thinking clearly, I'm not gonna change my mind about this." Liz insisted, turning her back to John as she walked towards her desk. Suddenly the woman was knocked unconscious, as the Gilbert hit her behind the head. Quickly, John removed the gun belt from Sheriff Forbes, before handcuffing her to the radiator.