A Thousand Years, Stefan Salvatore

061. WHEN THE BLOODLUST CREEPS BACK IN

Chapter sixty one

"When the bloodlust creeps back in."

The next morning, Athena was sleeping soundly in her bed, not noticing how someone opened the door to her room, as they walked in, they didn't shut the door, walking up to her, they brought their hand down and covered her mouth and when they did, Athena woke up, screaming, but nothing came out as she looked at Connor standing above her "get dressed and grab whatever you need, I'll meet you outside." he whispered, taking his hand off of her mouth, he turned around walking out, and as he did, Athena quickly got out of bed.

Having gotten dressed and packed a bag full of weapons, Connor had a bag full of them as well, as her and Connor were walking through the town square and across the street to the grill, he opened the door as Athena stepped inside, he followed in behind her, as the door shut behind them, Athena could hear the sound of someone in the back as she handed her bag to Connor, she began walking toward's the back, where it was staff only and as she did, she pushed open the door and as she did, Jermey's back was turned to her as he was looking in the opposite direction, she slowly walked toward's him.

Where as he turned around, Athena stopped moving moving "Athena? What the hell are you doing here?" Jermey asked her, as Athena stepped toward's him "I need you to do everything I say, Jermey. If you do nothing bad will happen to you." she shared "nothing bad?" Jermey asked her, and as he did, he watched Connor walk through the door behind her "yeah, so let's talk about vampires." he shared, as Jermey looked at him with wide eyes, pulling Athena close to him.

Still standing in the back, Athena and Jermey looked at Connor, as Athena now had Jermey's phone in her pocket along with own, feeling it buzz "Jermey, your a half an hour later, get here now." Matt said from outside the doors in the grill "uh, Matt?" April's voice then could be heard "uh, hey, April. We don't open till eleven." Matt told her "oh, osrry, I wasn't, like trying to scare you or stalk you, or whatever. I just, um, I came to ask if you've seen Rebekah?" April asked "why would I have seen Rebekah?" Matt asked her.

Connor nodded at Athena, Athena grabbed Jermey and walking out with him, as the two looked at Matt and April, Connor stood right behind them "I just assumed. I mean, aren't you guys kind of like a thing?" April asked, as Matt chuckled, turning away from her to continue his job "Rebekah and I are not a thing." he told her "well, I'm..I'm, I mean, I'm worried about her. She said she'd help find stuff out about the fire that killed my dad." April shared.

As Athena then felt a shotgun get placed behind her back, as she reached her arm out and grabbed it, she then stepped out, aiming it at them "Rebekah's the last person that you should be worried about." she shared, cocking the gun, April gasped, as Matt turned around, stepping in front of April as Connor then shoved Jermey out, Jeremy walked up behind Athena, as Connor followed right behind them "so what we're gonna do, is where all gonna sit down, Jermey go with them." Athena shared.

"Athena.." Jermey told her "Jermey, trust me and go!" Athena voiced, as Jermey walked away from her, him, Matt and April all sat down at the table that had been over turned "look at least let April go. She doesn't have anything to do with this." Jermey shared, as Athena handed Connor her shotgun, she pulled Jermey's phone out of her pocket "she has everything to do with this. Her and her father. Plus she and I have history." Connor shared, as Athena began scrolling through Jermey's contacts "what are you talking about? I've never seen you before in my life." April shared.

"Well, you kids need to get some vervain. And don't just wear it as a bracelet where anybody can just take it off. Maybe then you'd remember our conversation at the hybrids yesterday." Connor shared, as Athena turned to him "wait, you talked to him?" she asked him "he said you told him to trust you so I trusted him." Connor told her, as Jermey furrowed his brows "our conversation? Are you saying someone compelled me?" he asked "will someone please tell me what they're talking about?" April asked, as Athena turned to her "I'm Athena, I'm a vampire slayer. They keep secrets, compel you to forget things." she told her.