𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕

Introductions (chapter 2)

Rikki's pov:
After Cleo left with her daughter I waited a little bit before I followed them. It looked like they needed some alone time.

But at the same time I didn't want to stay alone in this weird room alone for too long. When I eventually followed the path they took I was sure to keep quiet in case there's someone here that's not exactly an old friend.

When I caught up to them I saw Cleo and Hope standing and talking with a bunch of people I've never seen before. But before I could get any closer they all stopped what they were doing and turned to me.

"Who the hell are you?" Some guy with black hair asked me rudely. Then Cleo came up running to me and said, "Um, this is Rikki, an old friend of mine."

Everyone seemed to relax a little bit, except for the blond haired girl that was talking with Cleo earlier.

As I got closer she looked more and more like Emma. I couldn't believe my eyes! Not only was Cleo here but so was Emma, two people I never thought I'd see again.

"Emma!? Is that you?"

When I said that everyone in the room looked confused, looking back and forth between me and Emma, waiting to see what was going on.

Emma looked nervous and she frantically shot looks between me and Cleo almost as if she was asking her something.

But right as she opened her mouth to say something, five more people appeared. And to my relief they were people I knew.

"Rikki what's going on here? Where are we?" Zane asked me in confusion. I looked around at the whole room one more time before answering,

"I have no idea."

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Rebekah's pov:
Dammit! What the bloody hell are all of them doing here!? If my family finds out I've been lying to them all this time they'll have my head! Especially Nick. How is this possible anyway, I mean bringing everyone back from Mystic Falls and the gold coast. I looked at Hayley a couple more times, both of us still panicking.

*Flashback*

A few days after coming back to this god forsaken city, New Orleans, I already have a missing brother, and it's my other brother's doing!

I wish I knew where Elijah was but instead I'm stuck on Supernanny duty while my evil brother is away trying to get our good brother back from Marcel.

I walk into the living room and find Hayley looking bored out of her mind, with nothing but a book to keep her company, when something caught my attention.

She's wearing a locket around her neck, the locket. It's identical to the matching ones me and my friends had together. It was the closest I got to being an ordinary girl.

"I'm sorry but do I know you from somewhere?"
Hayley asked me when she caught me staring at the locket.

"No, I don't believe so" I replied, not wanting anyone especially my bastard brother to find out that I've been hiding something from them. And I especially didn't want to get caught because of some girl that might not even be who I think she is.

"Nevermind then, you just looked like an old friend I had." She said and went back to reading her book.

I didn't say anything else I just walked out of the room. Then I heard her call my name.

"Emma?"

Without thinking I turned around, "What is it now?"

I closed my eyes, punishing myself for falling for it so easily. I immediately knew I screwed up. I was so used to people calling me Emma that I didn't even stop to think about it when she said it.