ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ɴɪɢʜᴛ *ᵈᶦˢᶜᵒⁿᵗᶦⁿᵘᵉᵈ*

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Stiles POV

These past couple of days have been nothing but rough and draining.

They've found Vicki's body and once Matt found out, Elena went to comfort him, even though she knows the truth behind her death.

Liz told them that she overdosed due to drugs, which honestly was believable, since she was one of the towns' teen druggies.

After indulging in human blood, Stefan decided to detox himself. Starving himself.

Damon, went to a council meeting and Elena's Uncle John showed up, stating that a blood-bank in the neighboring county of Amherst, reported several break-ins over the past Two weeks.

Along with seven hunters, four campers and two state employees that have been reported missing.

And all of this within a Seventy-Five-mile radius of little old Mystic Falls.

So that's put the council on an up-roar again. Already to hunt down vampires.

The founders are throwing a Founders Day kick-off party at the founder's hall tonight, and because we're Salvatore's the three of us have being invited.

How lucky are we? Note the sarcasm.

I could tell it was going to be another long night, when I caught Stefan having glass after glass, of whiskey back at the boarding house earlier today.

I mean it does slow down the cravings but he has a lot of cravings. You can't just quit drinking human blood.

Especially my little brother.

When I arrived at the party I made my way over to Elena and Damon who was stood at the bar, watching someone dance, and as I got closer I noticed who it was.

I rolled my eyes and chuckled to myself.

"Am I seeing correctly? Is Stefan actually having fun?" I asked, making myself known. "Is he going to be okay?" Elena asked worried, while Damon nodded laughing.

"Eventually" I chuckled, watching Stefan twirl Kelly – Matt's mum – around on the dance floor.

"Liz spoke to me. Apparently everything John said checked out" Damon stated. I turned to look at him. "Well it wasn't me" I told him, once I noticed the look on his face.

He was actually blaming me. "What about you?" I asked glaring at him. Two can play this game brother.

"Hey! It wasn't me" He told me. "Oh and by the way, your little brothers being asking questions about Vicki Donovan's death" Damon added looking at Elena.

"He knows her death was ruled an overdose" Elena stated. "Really?" Damon asked raising his eyebrows, before he started imitating Jeremy. "Oh, but sheriff, someone buried her. Who would do that?" He started talking normal. "I know, I know! Me! I mean I could compel him but he's wearing vervain" He mused.

"No, I don't want you to compel him" Elena told him. "If he keeps asking questions..." I trailed off.

"I'm serious. I'm not going to do that to him again. I'll handle it" She stated.

"Well. I'm going to find my little brother. He seems to have gone missing" I mumbled before I grabbed myself a drink, and going to search for Stefan.

I found him stood in a hallway drinking. I sighed and rolled my eyes. "At this party, you're underage little brother" I spoke as I stood next to him.

"Leave me alone Stiles" He groaned, but before I could say anything Damon joined us.

"Do you want to hear the bad news or the really bad news?" Damon asked flicking his eyes from me to Stef, then back to me.