🕊 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚 ⋆ 𝐝.𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞'ˎ˗

006|𝐁𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧

"hi! I'm Elena ."
The girl was tall with straight shiny brown hair and doe eyes , a little button nose and a round face . She looked like she just came out of a perfume commercial . Elena Gilbert was the exact same to Katherine Pierce . It was troubling . But she stood out as kind and calm , while Katherine on the other hand was bitchy and arrogant .
She instantly knew why Stefan had chosen Elena out of everyone else in town . Rowan grinned and said : " I'm Rowan"
Elena saw the Original vampire as a danger at first but little did she knew , she was going to prove out wrong .
" Girls there you are ." Stefan appeared on the threshold , holding a picture album .
"hey look what I found" he told them with an excited tone .
He opened the album and on the first page was a little cliche of Damon and Stefan in front of a bar called 'brothers bourbon'
Rowan smiled , tried to hide it as Stefan turned the page , her breath caught in her throat .
"I haven't seen this picture since 1991"
It was Rowan and Damon in a park , looking into each other's eyes .
"You knew Damon ?" Elena asked confused .
" Yeah . But that , he doesn't have to know ."

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤 ( 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟎 )

Damon was now all good . He had taken the cure from Spencer's blood and Rowan finally got to see him in his real state , sassy , sexy and cheerful . She loved it .
Stefan , Damon and Rowan spent time together , trying to get to know Rowan and the big apple .
"New York is a real paradise ." Declared the older brother , stretching out his arms .
Stefan was feeling genuinely happy for his brother's happiness and he hated that he would have to erase it after .
They passed a stand of magnets and Damon took Rowan's hand in his and stopped the middle of the road : " Thank you , Rowan Kershaw , for saving my life ."
Rowan rolled her eyes : " At some point , you gotta stop thanking me"
"There will never be enough thank yous for what you did ."

𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬

Elena and Rowan has started to be friendly to each other even laugh together like old pals . The orignal vampire liked the way Elena listened to her with interest and seemed utterly shocked after that . She never heard of Damon being bit by a werewolf and Rowan Kershaw rescuing him .
" He has amnesia . That's why . Commonly after werewolf bites , the victim gets memory loss and irreversible damages"
Elena saw the regret in Rowan's time and started to think she was trustworthy after all.
"It's okay now ? When you see him ..."
The girl wasn't really sure . A part of her was okay with the fact that she was a complete stranger to him but on the other hand she felt like it was a one sided affection , memories she could only share with herself .
"Half yes and half no ." She admitted .
Then Stefan appeared in the boarding house living room a big smile on his face .
"There's à party tonight at Tyler's . What about we go there ?"
Elena looked at Rowan for a sign of whether she was planning on going or not .
" I'm in . What about you Rowan ?"
Rowan smiled to the human and nodded , at last.
" A party can't be so bad for me "
Stefan concluded: " Great , I'm gonna invite Damon cuz If i don't he'll be annoyed . "
He likes to party , Rowan thought .
The girls headed to the hallway and Elena asked the other girl : " Where were you living between the time you saved Damon and now ?"
Rowan pondered about her appartement in N.Y and the one she had compelled an owner to let her crash in in New Orleans .
" Mostly in New York but I joined some friends in New Orleans too."
Elena nodded and questioned again :
" It's weird , I never heard of anyone else that the Mikaelsons being Original vampires . "
Rowan knee what she meant , no one really knew who the Originals were , surely not Elena Gilbert .
" Our mothers united their witch power to create our species . Most people don't know about the Kershaws because we haven't been killing everyone that crosses our path in the last centuries . We only do snatch eat erase ."
Elena found it cool , like the Kershaws were the kind part of the Original family .
" It's well known , Rowan Kershaw doesn't kill anyone ." Stefan's voice said .
Stefan reappeared in the room with a jacket on .
" I'm always defending myself. And let's not forget that it's the ripper talking right now "
***
Tyler Lockwood's house was huge , all rich and shiny . Rowan wore a lacy dress and Elena wore her white dress . When Tyler saw the Original vampire on the path of his house , a big grin appeared on his face .
" Hey Rowan . Hey Elena . Stefan ."
Tyler led them into the crowded kitchen and offered Rowan a red plastic cup .
" I'm fine but thanks anyway."she refused the drink and followed Elena and her boyfriend into the room .
Tyler , pissed at not being interesting enough , gave the cup to a random person in the room with a defeated sigh .
The girls and Stefan went to the living room , lightened by blue LEDs and started dancing abstractly , to the loud music . A few boys recognized Elena and waved at her , then , seeing Rowan , they smirked or winked . The girl always responded with a disinterested glance or a small embarrassed smile.
The vampire wasn't used to such crowded parties , the only one she used to attend to were the frat parties in her brother's university , where she ended up sleeping with the quarter back. But rich people parties weren't her favorite event of all.
Stefan took the girls' hands and tried to make them dance a little bit but ended up in Elena's arms , dancing a slow . Rowan watched them with a tender grin when a voice in her ear made her jump.
" We all love a cute epic couple , don't we?"
It was Damon's voice , out of every voice in the world , it was the one she could recognize among thousands of others. His breath smelled like expensive bourbon and he was a little bit tipsy.
Rowan chuckled , tearing away her gaze and looked at the older Salvatore over her shoulder .
" I personally don't . Too obnoxious for my taste ."
Damon walked in front of her and held out his bottle of bourbon .
" You're a true . You don't limit yourself to cheap beer . I like it."
Rowan grabbed the bottle and swallowed the freezing liquid.
" It's just that the beer here smells like piss , I'm just picky."
The blue eyed man smiled and asked : " Where are you from , Rowan ?"
The girl thought about it 2 times before answering and said :
" England . Somewhere unknown by most of the people ."
Damon nodded his head and his eyes surveyed her lovely face .
" Where are you from ?" Rowan asked to make it less suspicious .
" Mystic Falls. I was born here."
She knew that. He had already told her. The girl moved her head so that it seemed like she was learning something interesting about him .
The party was getting more intense as the minutes passed. A group of angsty teen had already started smoking pot in the kitchen but Tyler sent them out in a angry voice.
" Poor kid. He really doesn't know what to do with his life ." muttered Damon , in a way that Rowan couldn't pin point if it was ironic or not.
" What happened to him ?"
" Klaus Mikaelson killed his folks "
***
Rowan had to get used to this. Klaus had become an awful person , a demon , a murderer . Not that he ever killed someone before but not like that. The girl tried to picture him killing Tyler's mom without remorse , it wasn't really hard .
" How'd that happen ?"
She kept a neutral tone , to not let it see that she was more worried about Klaus than his victims . She was scared of what he might do if he went too out of control. She had to do something. Only , she knew some people couldn't be put back on track.
" Drowned the poor woman in her own fountain " Damon explained with a glance to the marble fountain in the big pathway.
Rowan gasped .
" Wow . How is he dealing with that ?"
Damon shrugged .
" Needless to say , not very well . "
" I can see..."
The young woman leaned on the nearest wall and spoke :
" Where's everyone's parents ?"
The blue eyed Salvatore chuckled humorlessly .
" Dead. Most of all. Elena's died in a car crash , Matt's mom was alcoholic , Caroline's dad starved himself to not have to live being a vampire , her mom died from cancer ."
Rowan widened her eyes . The atmosphere had dropped suddenly at the mention of all these tragic deaths.
" Mystic Falls isn't so ordinary ." she commented .
"Yeah , not at all actually ."
Damon noticed that Rowan was being annoyed by the flux of teenagers stumbling into her or shouting in her ears so he proposed : " Lets get out . You obviously aren't fond of teen parties ."
Rowan grinned .
" I came here because I thought Elena would be happy but she's dancing with Stefan instead ."
They frayed themselves a way into the crowd and arrived in a little alley in front of the house , there was a bench , in front of a gate.
They took a sit and Damon handed her the bourbon .
" How do you like Mystic Falls so far ?"
" I thought I was gonna take a break from violence and blood and all that shit but apparently , well ... everyone dies here ."
Damon shook his head .
" Not everyone . You still have Stefan to give you company ."
And you , she thought .
***
Rowan , Stefan , Elena and Damon went back to the boarding house at 11pm and when Stefan asked Rowan to stay over , she shrugged .
" I don't know if it's a good idea..."
" Yes it is .... Of course i get it if you don't want to but please . For me ?"
Rowan rolled her eyes and nodded.
" Okay . But you really gotta want me to stay."
" I really do ."
Rowan picked up her stuffs in the motel and chose a little room near the hallway . She changed into a pair of shorts and a sweatshirt and brushed her teeth in the royal bathroom . She liked the way nothing was accorded to anything in the rooms and how the styles changed as you explored the mansion. There was a painting over the bed , that reminded her of Niklaus's . As the young woman slipped in the queen sized bed , her back felt lighter and the silky sheets felt ravenous .

Rowan woke up with a dull headache and when she recognized the bed she was in , she smiled . For once in a long time , she felt safe and happy . Then , she heard sounds , voices , a girl and a boy , downstairs and the sound of oil on a frying pan . It was Elena and Stefan, making breakfast apparently . Rowan stood on her feet and went to the bathroom , changing into a random pair of jeans and a tank top , she brushed her teeth  and climbed down the stairs . When Stefan saw her , he dropped the ladle he was holding on the ceramic hob and opened his arms in a dramatic way .
"Rowan there you are ."
Elena also greeted her with a smile which she returned chuckled : "Stefan's cooking breakfast . Prepare yourself to be over fed ."
Rowan laughed and said : " I didn't even think he knew how to cook".
Stefan feigned being offended and started peeling an apple , his face in a baby-ish pout .
Then , steps were heard in the stairs and Rowan stiffened , sharing a gaze with both Stefan and Elena .
"Good morning Damon ." Stefan said .
Damon's hair was slightly tousled from sleep and his eyes were tired and brimmed in red as if he didn't rest much . He wore a black shirt and black jeans , he could wear anything and still be as exquisite , thought Rowan.
"Good morning brother . Hey Elena . Rowan..."
Damon starred at the Original vampire as she smiled neutrally , a weird mystical connection attracting him to her.
Rowan peered at Stefan who shamelessly rolled his eyes and returned to his cooking .
"I was wondering , I'm free today , what if we hang out together ?" Elena proposed , leaning against the counter .
"I-uh... have things to do" Damon objected , turning back on his heels .
"Yeah sure ... like what ? Going to day drink with your so called drinking buddy ?" Stefan ironized .
Rowan senses Damon's heavy gaze on her as she turned around .
"Probably gonna deal with the Prison world's ascendant and help Alaric plan his wedding ..."
Elena muffled a laugh and Stefan joked :
"Bonnie is already on that and Damon the wedding organizer isn't very helpful ..."
"I'm going anyway Stefan ..." Damon tempered , his steps turning towards the front door as the three of them stood there , watching him . When he closed the door behind him , Rowan let out the air she was holding in her lungs all this time .
"Okay that was awkward ..." Elena whispered .
The other girl nodded in pure agreement and her fingers started drumming on the counter .
She felt as if the older Salvatore was avoiding her , or that something was happening to his memories that impacted the way he saw her . She secretly had hope for him to remember bits of it all even if that made a bad person . It was only a thought , there was no way to make it happen anyway , Rowan knew that.
" Rowan ?" Stefan called her name , noticing how absent she was.
"Yeah ? Uh- sorry ."
Stefan chuckled : "Breakfast's ready."