The Murder of One

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The Murder of One

The same day, Elena walks up the stairs of Alaric's apartment building, carrying breakfast for him

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The same day, Elena walks up the stairs of Alaric's apartment building, carrying breakfast for him. She comes to his front door and knocks, surprised to see Damon answer. "Morning, Sunshine," Damon greets her, smiling at the Doppelganger.

"Hey, how's Alaric?" Elena asks, trying to look around Damon, but he keeps blocking her view of the inside of the apartment, and he even closes the door slightly as she tries getting through the door.

"Indecent, but fine," he lies, keeping hidden what they're doing inside.

"So then, does that mean there were no issues last night?" She asks him, looking at him with uncertainty.

"Nope. Slept like a baby, woke up Alaric," the cocky Vampire replies. "No dreams about dead Council Members."

"Then why do I feel like you're hiding something from me?" The Doppelganger wonders, looking at the older Salvatore brother.

"Well, maybe because you're being all paranoid and control freaky," Damon retorts, looking at her. "What'd you bring me?" He takes the bag from her and sniffs it. "Ooo, chocolate muffins. You know what they say; a way to a psycho killer's heart is through his stomach." Elena takes the bag back from him, glaring at him.

"They're not for you," Elena snaps.

"Fine. Keep convincing yourself you're still mad at me," he retorts. "But sadly, Ric's gonna have to miss Elena time today. You know, lockdown and all."

"Just take it and give it to him and tell him that I miss him, okay?" She tells him, handing Damon the bag of muffins.

"With pleasure," the older Salvatore brother replies, trying to close the door.

"Please," the Doppelganger says as he starts shutting the door on her.

"Have a great day, thanks for coming by," Damon tells her, closing the door as she tries to say her name, but she doesn't finish. Damon walks over to Alaric and Matt, both standing by a table saw with the replacement Wickery Bridge sign. The Vampire listens as Elena leaves, heading downstairs and out of the building, commentarying as it happens. "Walking down the stairs, opening the front door, and she's gone." Alaric turns on the saw and lowers it, beginning to cut the sign. Later, Damon, Alaric, and Matt create stakes from the replacement Wickery Bridge sign, and Alaric inspects one of the stakes.

"This needs to have a sharper point," Alaric tells Damon, handing it over to Damon.

"I got it," Damon assures him, sharpening the edge.

"We finally have our own stakes to kill an Original," he remarks, looking at his friend. "I'm not gonna miss because you can't whittle."

"I said I got it. Stop micromanaging," the cocky Vampire grumbles, sharpening the point of the stake, and Alaric puts on his jacket.

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