Evelyn and Stefan walk through the woods, searching for any kind of animal to feed on. Stefan intends to keep his promise and teach his niece how to feed without losing herself to the addiction to human blood.
"Aren't you supposed to be in school?" Evelyn questions.
Stefan glances over at her, smiling slightly. "Probably, but you are more important than school and Elena. I love Elena, she is my girlfriend, but you are my niece, Evie."
Evelyn smiles back at his words.
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When they're about to catch an animal, Stefan's phone suddenly buzzes and reveals Elena's name on the screen. He sends the heretic an apologetic smile before answering the call with a quiet and soft tone.
"Elena, hey." Stefan greets. "Is something wrong?"
Evelyn observes her uncle, noticing how his smile turns into a slight frown. Either the doppelganger said something that hurt him or surprised him. Suddenly, he holds out the phone to his niece.
The Salvatore girl looks surprised by his gesture before she slowly takes the phone and puts it against her ear, wondering why the Gilbert girl wishes to talk to her. "Hi." She greets quietly.
"Evelyn." Elena breathes out in relief, speaking with a soft and gentle tone. "I heard you were hunting with Stefan. Is everything going all right for you?"
Evelyn is slightly shocked by the human's concern as most humans do not care about vampires' well-being but the doppelganger seems to do. And she hasn't known Elena very long or very well yet so she's unaware of why the Gilbert girl seems so concerned and worried for her.
"I'm fine. Hunting animals requires more patience than blood bags or hunting humans." Evelyn speaks, her tone lacing with slight humor.
Elena chuckles softly. "You can do it. I believe in you. If even just a little part of what Stefan's told me about you is true, then I know you can do everything if you truly want it and put your mind to it."
Evelyn exhales quietly. "Thank you. Is this why you called? A pep talk?"
Elena sighs. "No, not really." She confesses softly. "I wondered if you would like to come over tonight and have dinner with me and my family at my house. I want us to be friends, Evelyn. I know it's weird with me dating your uncle. But I don't want it to be weird or awkward. Plus, Jenna wants to meet you."
"Jenna is your aunt, right?" Evelyn questions, looking for confirmation.
"Yes." Elena confirms gently. "I'm sure Jeremy wouldn't mind. He's actually inviting his girlfriend, Anna, tonight. I thought it would also help you to maybe make friends."
Evelyn purses her lips. "I will have to ask my dad first. It will be very hard to get him to agree. I assume you know how he can be."
Stefan takes back his phone. "Don't worry, she will come. I will convince Damon. You'll see her tonight. Bye, Elena." He hangs up, sending his niece a grin.
Evelyn looks at him stunned. "Why did you do that? Dad wouldn't agree-"
"I can be very convincing." Stefan insists.
Evelyn raises her eyebrows. "Have you lost your mind, Uncle Stefan? Dad would never agree to let me go. He said he would never let me out of his sight again. This is an exception because of my bloodlust. Plus, he would be too worried to let me into a house filled with alive human blood bags. I mean no offense, but that's all humans are to me right now. I have faced it. I am a ripper. Maybe you can keep it under control with animal blood. But I have been in the tomb for 145 years. My bloodlust is too big to keep under control with animal blood. The best thing to do is to keep distance from humans, like that broody vampire in that Twilight book Elena showed me. Edward Cullen, I think his name was."
Stefan frowns slightly. "Evie-"
"No." Evelyn interrupts, harsher than she intended. "I-I'm sorry, but this...it's not working for me." She says before speeding out of the woods.
Stefan sighs defeated, worried for his niece. Not just her physical health, but also her mental health. He knows it has been difficult with being in the tomb desiccated for 145 years and now becoming a ripper. He doesn't blame her for just leaving or for snapping at him. It's the frustration because her body lusts for human blood.
The green-eyed vampire quickly pulls out his phone, calling his older brother. "Come on, pick up, you arrogant jerk." He mutters bitterly and impatiently.
"What?" Damon picks up the call, snapping at him in irritation.
And now Stefan sees where Evelyn got it from. "It's Evie, Damon. She-She, uh...she is gone." He confesses quietly.
"What do you mean, she's gone?" Damon's tone turns colder.
Stefan inhales sharply. "She told me that she's been in the tomb for 145 years and animal blood can't keep her bloodlust under control. I saw the look in her eyes. She thinks she's the monster. I have seen that look before. In my own eyes. She said in her eyes, humans are nothing more than alive blood bags. She is losing it, Damon. We have to find her before she does something she regrets like killing an innocent. When she realizes what's doing, she will never be able to handle the guilt. She's not us. She has never killed. She won't be able to handle the guilt."
"I know, I know." Damon breathes out. "Okay, search the woods and then go to the house. I will look through the town." He announces before hanging up.
Stefan exhales before speeding through the woods, searching for his niece.
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Evelyn realizes that since waking up from being desiccated, she hasn't yet tried human blood from the vein. When she walks through town, she suddenly smells the scent of fresh human blood and hears a loud heartbeat. She presses her lips together, trying to continue walking and going past the scent.
But when she walks past it, she accidentally inhales and feels the veins darken under her eyes. Her eyes widen as she realizes she's losing control. She shakes her head in denial but her bloodlust controls her body as she speeds toward the scent.
"W-Who are you?" The wounded boy whimpers.
Evelyn swallows nervously. "Evelyn. Evelyn Salvatore."
His eyes widen. "You're the heretic."
Evelyn purses her lips, nodding slowly. "I am." She steps closer, clenching her fists. "And a ripper. My uncle is the Ripper of Monterey. Maybe I will become the Ripper of Mystic Falls." She doesn't know why she says those words or uses that harsh tone, but the bloodlust controls her and she doesn't fight it for some reason.
"P-Please...don't hurt me." The boy lets out a pained cry.
"Shut it." Evelyn snaps harshly before speeding toward him. "Be quiet." She compels him which makes his cries and whimpers silencing. She thrusts her fangs into the sensitive flesh of his neck and feeds anomalistically.
She doesn't think about him at all. All she can think about is how delicious the blood tastes and how relaxed she feels as the blood flows inside her mouth. She continues to feed until there is nothing more to feed on. She pulls away, letting out a soft grunt as she looks at his pale and lifeless body in her arms. She drops the body to the ground before speeding away to find another snack.
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Evelyn feeds on an unknown man in the woods, a pile of lifeless bodies in front of her. Just as she's about to drop his lifeless body to the ground, she feels inhuman presences approaching. She glances up, seeing her father and uncle.
"Dad. Uncle Stefan." Evelyn breathes out.
Suddenly, the heretic becomes aware of the reality of what's done. She glances down at all the dead bodies, realizing how much damage she's done in less than three hours. Her arms relax in shock and the lifeless body in her arms drops onto the pile of bodies.
"Evie...it's fine." Stefan soothes softly.
Evelyn looks up at him, frowning slightly. "What? No, it's not fine. This is...it's terrible. I lost control. Again. I am a ripper."
Damon walks toward his daughter, kissing her forehead softly before wrapping his arms around her and allowing her head to rest on his chest. He shushes her softly, gently stroking her hair before rubbing her cheeks carefully. "Shh, it's okay. Come on, let's get home and clean off the blood. Stefan will deal with the bodies and then I will run a believable story by Sheriff Forbes." He assures softly.
Evelyn nods slightly before wrapping her arms around her father.
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After Damon gets her home and cleans her off, Stefan soon returns. After Stefan returns, Damon leaves his daughter in his brother's care as he goes to come up with a story about the dead bodies to Sheriff Liz Forbes.
"I texted Elena, told her we had family things to deal with. I said you couldn't come tonight. Don't worry, I didn't tell her what happened. It's your thing to tell, not mine. And you don't have to tell anyone what happened if you don't want to. We can lie about it. You're my niece, Evie, and I would do anything and everything for you." Stefan speaks softly.
Evelyn smiles sadly. "Thank you, Uncle Stefan."
Stefan smiles softly, hugging his niece tightly and allowing her to lean against his side. He kisses the top of her head, watching her slowly dozing off to sleep.
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When Damon comes back, he sees that his brother nor his daughter is no longer at the couch. He speeds up the stairs, stopping when he reaches his brother's bedroom. He sees his brother and daughter laying on Stefan's bed. Stefan rubs her hair gently as the heretic sleeps.
Damon breathes out in relief.
"She fell asleep quickly. She was exhausted. Damon, I-" Stefan begins to speak, not stopping his movements with his fingertips against his niece's hair.
"No." Damon interrupts harshly. "We're not throwing her into the cellar."
Stefan frowns slightly in offense. "I wasn't gonna suggest that. I would never ever suggest that, Damon. Of course, she can't control it, but we're gonna help her. Locking her in will not help. Because the addiction will keep coming. She can't control it like I can. We will find a way to help her, but for now we're there for her and let her now that she will never be alone again."
Damon nods in agreement. "Good that we're on the same side in this. Now, scoot over. I may not be excited for sleepovers with you, bunny eater, but she's my daughter."
Stefan rolls his eyes, but actually does move to the left side of his bed. Damon slowly gets down on the bed, laying on the right side. Evelyn lays in the middle, cuddled tightly and tucked against her uncle's side.
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A/N:
I skipped episode 19 "Miss Mystic Falls" because it didn't happen much in it except for the pageant, Caroline becoming Miss Mystic Falls, and Stefan's struggle with human blood.
Damon never locks Stefan inside the cellar since Stefan stops drinking human blood for Evelyn's sake and she does the same for him.