Surprising Lover (TVDxOC) (Complete)

Kill 'Em All

Paul is search for something in a green box with a yellow lid. He sets it down on the kitchen table, pulling items from the box. Grace walks in.
"If you're looking for the crossbow bolts, I moved them in with the Halloween decorations. About the same time that I relocated the shotgun from the kitchen."
Paul is surprised that Grace has moved his weapons, but grateful.
"Thanks."
"Stake guns and vervain grenades are in the minivan. I called Natasha over to watch the bar. They're going to put on a show, gonna have the time of their lives."
Paul and Grace are both worried about who should go and help Stefan and the others.
"No, you can't go. It's too dangerous."
"More for you than me."
"It would be irresponsible if we both went."
"Okay, then you can stay here. Because I cannot sing 'Louder Than Words' for the millionth time when I know my best friend is in trouble."

Paul and Grace are driving towards another phoenix stone vampire; Grace is ending her conversation with Rayna.
"Now they're getting close, they're about to..."
"Oh, nope. Yeah, I got it. No need to elaborate. Okay. Thanks. Whew, that is five minutes of crazy I am never getting back. Okay, so this is what I got from Rayna. The girl's name is Ashlynn. They guy's name is Wyatt. The rest of her visions are just body parts."
"(confused): Killing spree?"
"No, the body parts are Ashlynn and Wyatt's. (Paul gives Grace yet another confused glance.) Uh, because they're having sex. Just lots and lots of intense, mind-blowing sex. Uh, Rayna was very descriptive (Grace is un-appealed, having to continue to describe what Rayna has told her.)"
"Huh. Well, that's-that's good. Well, hopefully the afterglow will distract them. (Grace smirks towards Paul.) I mean, should I feel even the slightest twinge of guilt about this?"
"No, we're doing them a favor. Let 'em go out on a high note. Rip out their hearts before they inevitably do it to each other."
"Uh, that's... that's pretty bleak. You okay over there?"
"(laughing) I'm fine."
Paul changes the conversation.
"Look, if you want to talk about Stefan, it's okay, all right? We don't have to pretend that he doesn't exist. Especially now that he's showing up at our doorstep."
"I didn't have anything to say to him then. And I don't have anything to say about him now."
"Okay."

Grace and Paul enter into a tattoo shop. One of the two phoenix stone vampires there is getting inked; the male vampire, Wyatt on the chair, while the other is off to the side looking at a magazine.
"Hi, um... we're getting married this weekend and we want to get his and her tattoos. (gasps) Oh, I love that. "Ash." Is that short for Ashley?"
"Ashlynn."
"That's a beautiful name. Right, honey?"
"Oh, yeah. Love it. Love it."
Paul pulls a gun and fires, the tattooist is also a vampire and vamp-speeds away. Wyatt attacks Paul while Grace shoots wooden stake at Ashlynn, though she catches it. Wyatt take Paul down, sending him to the floor. Paul is barely able to hold Wyatt off as Ashlynn looks on. Grace comes up behind Wyatt, grabbing him by his hair, getting him off of Paul.
"Ashlynn!"
"Sorry, babe. (She runs out the back)"
"(calling after Ashlynn) Help me!"
"(looking back) Poor form, Ashlynn! Shoot! (Wyatt grunts and dies as the shot rings out; Paul is still on the floor.) Thanks."
Grace goes after Ashlynn, she jumps on a gate fence, attempting to flee. An unknown man shoot Ashlynn with a wooden stake, killing her instantly.
"I guess we should thank you."
"Mr Nolan. (Paul and Grace are surround by Armory guards, guns still aimed at the two.) You're both gonna have to come with us."

Paul and Grace are walking around, looking at the dark artifacts.
"Oh, my God."
"What?"
"I don't believe it."
"What?"
Paul bends down pawning over an ornate jewel. Dark sapphires appears to line the edges with perhaps diamonds or other clear/white gems embed the center. The items has a golden sheen to it with intricately designed patterns.
"(happily surprised) Lapis De bello. Hmm, this was given to Charlemagne by his first wife."
"(annoyed) Yeah, that explains why he got a second wife."
"(smiling) No, legend has it this allowed him to conquer half of Western Europe. You know, I spent three years searching for this thing. Through every tomb, every monastery throughout Europe, I couldn't find it. I gave up. I convinced myself it didn't exist. (scoffs) There it is."
"(sarcastically) Yeah, well, good thing we got kidnapped, 'cause now it gives you a little bit of closure. Sorry, it's... you were right. Both of us shouldn't have come."
"Well, think of it like this, if you didn't, I probably would've had my throat ripped out, so there's that."
"But this is the longest I've ever been away from the family. And all I want to do, I just want to get home and hold them."
Grace is worried and frustrated, Paul appears to be too busy looking at the artifacts to pay attention to her.
"Yeah, I know. (He sighs)"
"(worried) Tell me that everything's gonna be fine."
Paul doesn't put much weight into his words.
"Everything's gonna be fine?"
"Yeah, you want to try it again? Maybe this time where you actually believe it?"
"Do you know what this place is? Half of these things should've been lost to history. (He turns, waving a hand towards the room of objects.) Disappeared. The other half shouldn't even exist. Now, if these guys can make all of this disappear, they're gonna have no problem making us disappear, so when I say, 'Yeah, we're gonna be fine', what I'm really saying is I'm praying like hell that whatever it is they want, somebody's willing to give it to them."

Grace is in the kitchen, stirring and smelling the 'get-well' soup. She appears to have remembered something she'd forgotten.
"Tomorrow is the first rehearsal for the May Day pageant. (Alaric is there, watching her cook.) I signed the girls and myself up for Maypole duty. What are we supposed to tell the teachers? 'Sorry, Miss Patty. We missed rehearsal because we were off slaughtering vampires.'"
Paul is trying to be supportive, though putting his family first.
"We can get in the car right now."
"No, not before I know that Bonnie's gonna be okay. God only knows how many more ways Damon can screw this up by the end of the day."
Paul presses her further.
"Are you sure that's the only reason?"
"Yeah. Why else would I want to stay? (Alaric gives her a 'knowing look'.) No, I do not want to see Stefan, okay?"
"I just want to know. You left things unfinished."
"(angrily) Oh, things are finished. He finished them when he just Ashlynn'd his way out of town three years ago. And did you see how she just bailed on Wyatt like that? He was her partner, and then the minute things got a little bit messy, she just ran away. I mean, do you see anything about a disaster of a love affair like that that needs finishing?"
"Look, I really don't want to talk about Ashlynn or Wyatt."
They both are frustrated with how the conversation has turned.
"Well, I'm not talking about Wyatt and Ashlynn, I am just talking about partnership and commitment and loyalty and honesty and all those things that Stefan just took away from me."
"I understand, but there hasn't been any closure."
"I don't need closure."
"(determined) No, I do! I need closure. I don't know if you remember, but my last wedding didn't go so well, I was turned by some psycho. So if you think that there's a chance that you and Stefan, uh, might find your way back together again, I'd like to know before I pick out my tie. No, because I want to marry you, and I want to be your loyal, honest, committed partner. And I want our little family to work. (A sad expression crosses his face.) But I don't want it if you'd rather be with someone else."
Grace tries to console Paul, but continues to shift the argument.
"Look, I love our little family, Paul. It's unconventional. But ( she chuckles) I'm happy. So if this is the big conversation where we're honest about our life together, then I think we should talk about the fact that you're the one unfulfilled by it."
"What do you mean?"
"I saw you today. In that place. We were being held captive, and all you could talk about was some stupid necklace. It's pretty clear that you've been just Indiana Jones-ing for something like that for a while now. Look, we've been trying so hard to have a normal life, but you know what, our life is not normal. Our family are super heroes, for God sakes. (Alaric smiles at her.) We are pretty deep in this. And if that's the way that it has to be, I want to be deep in it with you. Okay?"
"Okay."