𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞
𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐮𝐧
{𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧}
Hope walked toward the end of the hall towards her cousin's room and knocked on the door, "Evie,open up." She demanded.
It was only a few seconds later that the door swung open with the brunette girl standing on the other side,leaning against the doorframe. "What is it,Hope?" Evelyn sighed.
"Dr. Saltzman found a new student,we need your help." Hope answered.
Evelyn reached behind her to grab her jacket before leaving,closing and locking the door behind her. "Who and what are they?"
"His name is Rafael,he's a newly triggered werewolf. He's been in foster care practically his whole life and has bad anger issues." Hope replied as the two walked down the hallway.
"Sound's lovely." Evelyn said sarcastically.
The two made it outside to the car where Alaric was waiting for them,putting bags in the car. "Hey,you two ready to go?"
"Yeah." Evelyn answered,as the three got in the car before Alaric started it up and drove off,none of them knowing what this night would bring into their lives.
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"Creepy." Evelyn commented as they pulled up to an old church. The two girls walked up to the church only to pause upon seeing a familiar face.
"Landon?" Hope asked in surprise. "Hope? Evie?"
"You three know each other?" Alaric asked as he walked up beside the two girls.
"Long story." Evelyn replied,before the four heard a yell and glass shattering inside the church.
"Dr. Saltzman." Hope said, "Yeah,I'm on it." Alaric walked up the steps of the church,attempting to open the doors only to realize they were locked. "Doors are locked."
Before Hope could make a move,Evelyn waved her hands in an opening gesture and chanted "Dissera Portus."
The doors swung up while the chains dropped to the ground, "You're gonna want to stay out here, Landon, trust me." Hope warned.
The three walked into the church as Rafael continued to grunt in pain as his bones broke, "Shut down the exorcist,would you?" Alaric asked.
"Silencio." Hope chanted,as the three continued to walk down the aisle of the church before holding up her hands again to silence the preacher "Ad somnum."
"Help me." Rafael begged as his bones broke, "What's happening?"
Hope and Alaric are drilling the chains into the floor while Evelyn begins muttering to Rafael, "It's okay,you're gonna be fine. You just have to let the pain in,don't fight it."
The three back away from the boy as his transformation completed and he turned into a big black wolf as he growled at the four standing infront of him.
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The five sat in the car with Evelyn in between a sleeping Rafael and an awake Landon,while Hope and Alaric sat up front. "How do you three know each other?" Alaric questions the three.
"He used to serve us milkshakes at the Mystic Grill." Evelyn tells him before Hope or Landon could.
"Cookie Dough with chocolate chip, And Peanut Butter blast, whipped cream on the bottom for Hope." Landon says from next to Evelyn.
"We danced once." Landon stated,directed towards Hope.
"We tried." Hope smiled before laughing, "And then you moved away."
"Then Evie made a door blow off it's hinges with her brain." Landon stated, "Do you feel like explaining that?"
"Oh,we'll explain everything." Alaric said, "We're almost there."
"Where are we going?" Landon asked as he looked out the window while they pulled up to the Salvatore Boarding School. "Somewhere safe." Alaric replied.
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The Saltzman twins and Charlotte stood outside the school with bright smiles on their faces and greeted the newcomers. "Welcome to the Salvatore School. We're your tour guides." Lizzie greeted.
"I'm Josie." Josie stated, "I'm Lizzie. Sisters." Lizzie said. "Twins." Josie continued, "Fraternal. Obvs."
"And,I'm Charlotte." Charlotte smiled kindly at the boy.
"Rafael,why don't you go ahead with the girls while I talk to Landon." Alaric stated while Josie and Lizzie each took ahold of one of Rafael's arms and greeted the two Mikaelson's. "Morning,Hope,Evelyn."
"Morning,girls." Hope said back.
Lizzie leaned towards Rafael and said, "More like despair."
"I heard that." Hope called out. "No you didn't." Lizzie said.
"Didn't have to." Hope stated.
"Girls, enough." Evelyn said, rolling her eyes.
"Love you, Evie." The twins called back to her in sync.
Alaric sighed, "So...let's get started." They made their way inside the school walking through the halls. "I'm curious, Landon, slow down, were you aware of us when you lived in Mystic Falls?"
"Uh, I knew Hope and Evie went to some fancy boarding school." Landon responded, "People in town said it was for troubled rich kids. I see the rich part is true." He trailed off when he saw a girl lifting books into the air with her hands. "Nobody in town mentioned anyone in here could do that."
"No one in Mystic Falls knows much about us." Alaric told him as they entered his office. "We blend in just enough. Participate, contribute just enough. Keeps people from asking too many questions."
"What is there to know, exactly?" Landon questioned, Alaric looking over at Hope and Evelyn who both rose a brow at him. "Well, I used to have a speech prepared, carefully unpeeling the layers of mystical history, but it turns out most people have read Harry Potter and are actually cool with me skipping the tee-up."
"You're a school for magic?" Landon asked in small exasperation.
Alaric sat down in his seat, "We are a school for the supernatural, which covers a lot of territory. Everyone here has something that makes them special in ways that the outside world wouldn't understand."
"So, what are you two?" Landon asked Hope and Evelyn, looking over to them.
"We should get to class." Hope said, turning around but Landon's voice stopped her. "No. No. Sorry. I don't mean to be a dick, but I don't know you, and though the image of you whammying a priest is still fresh, I need you here. Just tell me what all that was in the church last night?"
"What do you think it was?" Evelyn asked, stepping closer to the boy.
"Well, as best as I can reason, either I've lost my mind or werewolves are real." Landon replied, the three sharing a look with each other at his words. "Th-This is beyond insane. How is that even possible?"
Hope sat down on the desk while Evelyn sat in the chair beside Landon. "It's a long story, involving an ancient, vengeful witch and a bloodline curse." Alaric told him, "We cover all that in Origins of the species, grade six."
"In sixth grade at my school, we learned the state capitals." Landon said, Hope laughing. "We teach that, too."
"I have some questions about Rafael." Alaric got their attention again, leaning forward in his seat. "Like what?" Landon asked.
"Well, let's start with who we killed recently." Alaric said simply, both Evelyn and Landon gapping at him. "Dr. Saltzman, seriously?"
"Why would you ask me that?" Landon questioned. "The werewolf gene lies dormant until the carrier takes a human life." Alaric explained, "If Rafael triggered his curse, it's because he killed someone. And we don't accept cold blooded killers into our program."
"He's not a killer." Landon said, "We aren't trying to..." Landon cut Hope off, standing from his seat. "He's not a killer."
"Well, I know a little bit about his background." Alaric said, "Neglectful birth parents. Orphaned in adolescence. Six foster homes in seven years. Prone to fits of anger."
"Yeah, you could just as easily be reading my file, that's what it's like out there for people like him and me." Landon told him.
"Landon, I know this is a lot to take in, and you just wanna look out for your brother. But this is a safe place, me and Hope have been going here since we were children, and we really do wanna help Rafael but in order to do that we need to know how he triggered his curse. I'm a werewolf too, I get it, and I think going here could really help him." Evelyn told him softly, Landon focusing his eyes on her until Alaric spoke again.
"But...if we take him in, we need to make sure that he is not a threat." Despite herself, Evelyn couldn't help but sigh in frustration at Alaric's words. She understood why it was needed but he could be a real dick sometimes.
Landon turned his back on the three, sighing before he hesitantly spoke. "His girlfriend...Cassie. Last month he was driving, there was a storm, he took a turn too fast. And then he started acting out. At first I thought it was just grief. And then maybe...maybe drugs or something. And then he threw a 200-pound lawnmower 50 feet across the yard. That was when our foster parents called in the priest. I guess they thought he was possessed by the devil."
"All of that is...consistent with a newly triggered wolf. It's normal." Alaric said, closing a book on his desk. "Thank you for that, Landon." He turned his attention to the brunette girl who sighed before walking over to Landon.
"Everything's gonna be okay, I'll look after your brother for awhile." Evelyn told the boy before calling out. "We're ready."
"Landon Kirby, Milton Greasley." Alaric said, pointing over to the boy.
"Come on, Dr. Saltzman." MG said, "Right. MG. I'm sorry. Take it from a guy named Alaric I get it. Landon, MG is my student aide."
"He's also a vampire." Hope told him, "Of course he is." Landon said. "You know, for a school with a secret to keep, you're kind of liberal with your information."
"Well, we don't actually intend for you to remember any of it." Landon eyed MG warily as he walked over to him, placing a hand on his shoulder. "Forget everything you've seen or learned since last night. All you need to know is that your friend has found a home where he can live a better life. You'll miss him. But you know it's for the best."
Much to everyone's surprise, Landon slapped MG's hand off his shoulder. "Are you three out of your minds? How could I forget any of this?"
"Well, shit." Evelyn said bluntly with wide eyes, "Did you do it wrong?"
"No, Evie, I didn't do it wrong." MG responded, "It's the easiest vampire trick in the book."
"Well, it didn't work." Hope said. "Obviously, it didn't work, Hope, look at him."
Landon grabbed his back and went to leave, but was stopped by MG speeding over and grabbing his neck, knocking him out. "MG, be careful." Evelyn warned.
"Get him to the cellar." Alaric said. "This is not good this is bad."
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Evelyn was now sparring with her uncle Klaus on the dock, "So what's this I hear about a human boy unable to be compelled?" Klaus asked his niece curiously.
"He's probably just on vervain." Evelyn rolled her eyes. "Not everyone is up to something."
"Yeah, yeah." Klaus mumbled, Evelyn throwing several hits at him until he grabbed her arm and twisted it behind her back.
"Dimiterre." Evelyn chanted, Klaus flying through the air before landing on his back, Evelyn flipping and landing on top of him, placing a hand on his chest. "Cheater."
"You should really let Uncle Kol start doing mine and Hope's training. The big bad hybrid might even be a little to sensitive for us to keep breaking his bones." Evelyn said teasingly, Klaus gasping in mock offense. "How dare you?"
Evelyn grabbed his hand, helping him back up. "You and that human, you have a thing?"
"I do not have things, Uncle Klaus." Evelyn told him, "Yes, I have been made aware of your quest to avoid all emotional intimacy after Alexandra Bennett broke you heart."
"She did not break my heart." Evelyn rolled her eyes, but her uncle chose to ignore her. "There was clearly something."
"I cared about him." Evelyn said, "He was my friend, a normal friend."
"Then let's keep him that way, sweetheart." Klaus told her, "This school works because you all have rules."
"You and mom are the ones who always tell me I should socialize more." Evelyn said. "We tell you to stop spending all your free time with just the twins and Charlotte or reading and drawing, we don't tell you to become besties with humans." Klaus retorted.
"You know, you don't have to come down from New Orleans every week." Evelyn said, "Hope and I are fine on our own."
Before Klaus could respond, the two were interrupted by Josie's voice. "Evie. Clean up on aisle L."
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"Liz-." Evelyn cut herself off when a knife flew at her head, sighing before grabbing it and moving it to the side.
"Hi, Evie." Lizzie said tearfully, Evelyn smiling sadly at her. "Hi, sweetie."
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Evelyn was in her dorm room getting ready for the party while Hope sat on her bed behind her.
"Do you really have to go?" Hope asked with a pout.
"I don't have to,but I want to spend time with my friends and have fun." Evelyn smiled fondly, "You could always come with us."
"No,I'll just stay in and binge watch Cutthroat Kitchen again." Hope shook her head, "Just promise me you won't drink to much,and be back by midnight okay?"
"I promise." Evelyn nodded, before placing a kiss on Hope's forehead "I love you."
"I love you too." Hope called out as Evelyn left the room,closing the door behind her.
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Evelyn was talking with some friends when she heard her name called from behind her, "Evelyn!" Rafael called out.
Evelyn turned her head and saw Rafael sitting on a log with a flask in his hand,waving her over.
Evelyn made her way over to him and sat down beside him, "Hey." Rafael smiled.
"Hey,how are you? You know with everything.." Evelyn questioned softly.
"I'm good." Rafael nodded, "For what it's worth,I really am sorry about what happened to you." Evelyn said.
"Thanks." Rafael said,sharing a smile with the girl.
"I had gotten a... a track scholarship to UVA." Rafael stated, Evelyn nodding at him to let him know she was listening. "She was gonna follow me after graduation." Rafael sighed, "She was the best person I knew. Pretty much loved her in the way that they say only exists in movies."
"People who say that are the people who have never had their hearts crushed." Evelyn said.
"You,too?" Rafael asked,smiling slightly sadly.
"Yeah." Evelyn glanced over at Alexandra, "I have a tendency to put others happiness above my own,it's kind of a problem."
"It may be a problem but I also think it shows how selfless you are." Rafael said, the two stared at each other for a long moment before Evelyn looked away, breaking the strong eye contact.
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Evelyn was called down to the library by Alaric and Dorian, "What happened?"
"A knife was stolen a few days ago." Alaric answered.
"What? By who?" Evelyn questioned,in disbelief.
"Landon Kirby." Alaric replied, Evelyn's eyes widening at his words.
"How could you possibly know that?" Evelyn asked.
"I just do." Alaric replied,before walking out of the library in search for Hope with Evelyn following after him.
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"How do you know it was him?" Hope asked.
"Ancient artifact goes missing along with too good to be true hapless human? You do the math,Hope." Alaric stated.
"Okay,so why are you telling me this?" Hope questioned.
"Because when Landon walked out the door,we compelled him to go home,and he didn't. If his mind can't be controlled by a supernatural being,then that only means one thing, that he is a supernatural being. And we need the two of you to help find him before somebody gets hurt." Alaric said.
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𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲: I know Hope's reaction to Landon stealing the knife in the show was different,but since she still has her parents in this fic,I wanted to write her character a little different.