𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀. 𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗹𝗮𝘂𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗸𝗮𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻

𝗼𝗻𝗲

Lilith had blood on her mouth as she moved away from a girl's neck. She had just fed on her.

"Lenora?" Lilith called out, making her way to the couch and stepping over the dead bodies along the way. Lenora walked into the living room, unfazed by the blood and corpses scattered on the ground.

"Yes, Lilith?" Lenora asked.

Lilith plopped down on the couch, turning on the TV and flipping through channels in search of something good to watch.

Lenora sat down with a smirk on her face and asked, "How was your run to Mystic Falls?"

"Quite...interesting." Lilith's eyebrows furrowed as she turned to Lenora. She examined the look on her friend's face, which was very familiar to her. After all, they had been best friends for 135 years.

"Interesting?" Lilith questioned, puzzled. The smirk on Lenora's face only grew wider. "Can you tell me more?"

Lenora told Lilith, "I think you should see it in person." Lilith's face was filled with amusement, and the two girls fell into silence.

"Well, Lenora, let's pack our bags. We're going to Mystic Falls," Lilith said, grinning. Lenora had a mischievous smile on her face as she walked off. Lilith looked around at the dead bodies scattered on her beautiful marble floor. "It was time to pay my older brothers a visit anyway."

Lilith walked off to help Lenora with their luggage.

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Lilith and Lenora had a fun trip from New York to Mystic Falls. They acted like teenage girls, stopping in every state, listening to loud music, and gossiping. They also ate two people off the street at every state for dinner.

Once they arrived in Mystic Falls, the girls decided to explore. "This place hasn't changed one bit," Lilith observed, taking in her surroundings. Lenora grabbed Lilith's hand and led her somewhere.

"Neither has the boarding house," Lilith said, her eyes lighting up at the mention of it. She had spent some of her best summers there.

"Have you been to the boarding house?" Lilith asked curiously, and Lenora playfully rolled her eyes.

The two friends had finally arrived, and Lilith stood admiring the building. "Of course I have. The boarding house was my home just as much as it was yours." Lenora replied, squeezing Lilith's hand. The boarding house was where they had resided when they had nowhere else to go. It had seen them through the dark and easy times.

"Yeah, yeah. I know." Lilith said, wrapping her arm around Lenora's shoulder. "Shall we?" she asked, studying the boarding house intently.

"We shall," Lenora announced as the two girls walked up the driveway. They made it to the giant wooden door, and Lilith knocked three times. A moment passed before Damon opened the door, with Stefan not too far behind him. Lilith scanned both of the boys' faces.

"Stefan! Damon! Nice to see you guys again!" Lilith said with a kind smile on her face. Damon and Stefan were too stunned to speak.

"Invite them in," Stefan whispered to someone. Both Lilith and Lenora exchanged uneasy looks.

"Lilith Salvatore and Lenora Ackford, you guys can come in," The meek voice said, and Lilith smiled as she unhooked her arm from Lenora's shoulder. The two girls walked in, admiring the place. Lilith looked back to see her brother and a girl, who looked extremely familiar - a little too familiar for Lilith's liking.