086. this is the part where you run

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Brooke sat atop the brickwork at the front of the Salvatore home

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Brooke sat atop the brickwork at the front of the Salvatore home. Phone to her ear, she frowned before she spoke into it. "His name is Bruno and he doesn't know his surname. He's about seven, with brown fluffy hair...oh they hung up." The Salvatore grumbled, moving her phone away from her ear as she sighed in defeat.

It was as though nothing about Bruno or his family were on paper... and it absolutely baffled her.

"You'll have to teach me how to use those pesky phones." Natasha spoke up, exiting the Salvatore home to approach Brooke. The vampire gave the heretic a weak smile, "I'm having no luck with this kid." She admitted sadly.

"Maybe it's time to put this to rest, Brooke. Maybe a foster home will take him." Natasha suggested, sitting next to Brooke now. The blonde shook her head, "Then I feel like I've failed him..."

"I mean... he isn't your kid, you have no obligation to him. You're just doing the right thing because, that's what you do... but you've been going in circles for weeks... maybe it's time to put an end to this wild goose chase." The Petrova trailed off.

Brooke glanced away, thinking about Natasha's words, but stopped as she could see Bruno standing behind the glass, looking frightened by this conversation.

Quickly, Brooke got off of the brickwork and rushed over to the door to open it, as Bruno took a step back. "Hey, hey it's okay." The vampire quickly said, noticing how scared the boy looked.

"No, I don't want to go to foster care!" Bruno panicked. "It was just a suggestion, but we can talk about it." Brooke responded, trying to make sure her body language wasn't intimidating.

Bruno suddenly flicked out his hands, throwing Brooke across the room with force. It was in that moment the Salvatore realised that the young boy possessed magic.

"Brooke? Are you okay?" Natasha asked, approaching the Salvatore as the vampire got to her feet. Bruno, in a panic, used magic to cloak himself before fleeing the house.

"Bruno! No please, come back!" Brooke called out, before her shoulders slumped. "You forgot to mention the part where you're harbouring a witch." Natasha stated as Brooke looked to her blankly. "It's news to me too."

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With Bruno missing, the Scooby Doo squad were called for help, though with the current Klaus situation, not everybody came to help Brooke.

Currently, Lexa and Bonnie were searching through the woods, while Natasha and Brooke were searching the falls. Lexa has taken Salem along with them.

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