A Thousand Years, Stefan Salvatore

124. HERETIC BABYSITTERS

Chapter one hundred and twenty four

"Heretic babysitters."

The next morning, Damon told Athena and Stefan to meet him at Alaric's apartment and when they did, there was Oscar a dead heretic sitting in his chair "Damon!" Athena voiced, holding Annabeth close to her "yeah, how the hell did you let this happen?" Stefan asked "don't even think about blaming this on me. I'm not the one that unscrewed his heart." Damon shared "no, you're just the one that chased him down, kidnapped him, and are still technically holding him hostage." Stefan shared "to get Elena back." Damon told them.

"Clue me in on how the dessicating corpse is gonna help you achieve that? Seeing as to do a hostage exchange, the hostage has to be alive!" Athena voiced "maybe you shouldn't have shot Malcolm in the heart with an arrow and hung him up in the town square. Then Elena would be fine." Damon shared "oh do not act like it was all just my idea!" Athena voiced "she's right, cause you can't be with Elena, your making all your bad decisions about Elena." Stefan shared "we need to get rid of this body." Damon told them "we?" Athena asked "no, no, no. You need to get rid of this body." Stefan told him "ugh." Damon said, as he looked at the mess he created.

But then Stefan ended up helping him as the two were moving Oscar's body around, a knock came to the door, as Athena turned to it sensing vampires "Damon? I know your here. Open up." Mary Louise said, as Athena looked to them "Bedroom window. Bedroom window." she mouthed, as the two began dragging Oscar's body toward's it, a knock came again and as it did, Athena ran toward's the door with Annabeth in her arms "Damon, open the.." Mary Louise said, as Athena opened it "mind your language." she told her, where as Mary Louise stomped in.

Nora looked at Athena then down at Annabeth who leaned into Athena, noticing they have the same eyes and heard their similar abnormal heartbeats, as she walked in, Athena closed the door, looking to them all where Stefan and Damon were now in the living room "university housing. How lovely." Mary Louise said "how sad." Nora added on "not as sad as being exiled here by your own mother. Lily must have had the wrong address for the hostage exchange." Mary Louise shared "hmm." Stefan said "where's Oscar?" Mary Louise asked Damon "you just missed him." Damon told them.

"You reek of blood." Nora pointed out "well, that would be the three year old child, she likes her juice boxes a little more bloody." Damon shared, as Mary Louise looked to Annabeth, Athena glared at her, as Nora picked up a vase "not gonna find him in there." Stefan told her, as Nora dropped it, it shattered "ohh." Damon said, as Nora smirked walking through the living room "look. I get it. Ok. You got me." Damon shared, as Nora broke something on the table "Oscar turned the tables and" Damon shared, as Nora reached for Ms Cuddles, Stefan quickly grabbed it "he knocked me out. And he took off. I lost my one and only bargaining chip." Damon shared.

As Nora walked toward's the bathroom "then why isn't Oscar answering his phone?" Mary Louise asked "I mean the guy doesn't wanna be found." Damon shared, as Nora pushed open the bathroom door "why don't I believe you?" she asked "well, this is pointless. Come, Nora." Mary Louise said, walking out, she purposefully bumped into Athena even if it would singe her skin as she walked out, Nora walked past Damon, dropping her cup at his feet, as she then walked past Athena heading out after Mary Louise.

Athena let out a breath, as Damon and Stefan turned to go get Oscar, they began carrying him back to the living room "screw it. Let's just get this guy to the furnace." Damon shared, as him and Stefan threw Oscar on the couch, the front door opened, as Athena's eyes went wide, holding Annabeth close to her "uh, wrong dorm, darling." Damon told her, as the women held a note out to Athena, Athena reached out and took it opening it up "a message from Nora Hildegard, dictated but not read. For every hour that Oscar isn't returned, a Whitmore student will die, this is our warning." she read off, scoffing, knowing they used her own words against her, as the women stabbed herself in the neck and fell over.