The Other Side

The Secret Weapon

I knock on her door gently. She answers, tears in her eyes. "I got your text. What's wrong?" She inhales and exhales, then she bursts into tears.

"Juliette, please tell me." She continues crying then I see the dead body on the floor. Alex. "Oh, Jules... Come on." I pick her up gently then I walk down to my car. I put her in the passenger seat then I begin driving to my house. "He wanted me dead! Alex jumped in front of me and... I watched him tear his heart out of his chest!" She cries harder, the words ripping pain into my chest. When I pull up to the house, I flash to her side and I lift her out of the seat again. She buries her face in the crook of my neck. I carry her inside then I gently set her down on the couch. "Who did this, Jules?"

"K-Klaus..." I grit my teeth then I pull her into my lap. I press my lips to her head gently as she cries into my chest. Someone enters the room and I look up to see my Dad. "What happened?"

"Nothing, Dad. It's fine."

"Sam, now."

"Give me a god damn minute. You can't expect me to leave her like this." He sighs then nods. I play with her hair, pulling her closer. "He's going to kill me." She whispers. I shake my head. "I will never let that happen, Juliette." I can feel her start to calm down. "I don't have any family left."

"No. Jules, look at me." She does and I cup her face in my hands. "I'll be your family. Okay?" She nods and cuddles into me. "You should get some rest." I pick her up and I carry her upstairs to my room. I lay her down on the bed then I hand her a shirt. "Here, why don't you change? I'll pick up your clothes tomorrow." She nods and changes quickly. I get off the bed and she grabs my arm. "Sam, don't leave me."

"You're safe here. I'll be right back, I just have to talk to my Dad." I brush my thumb across her skin before brushing a hand through her wavy black hair. "Get some sleep." She nods and closes her eyes. I get up, but she speaks up again. "I love you, Sam."

"I love you too, Juliette." I close the door then I face my father. "What's going on, Sam?"

"Alex is dead."

"Who's Alex?"

"Farah's boyfriend and Juliette's cousin. The last family she had left." He sighs. "Dad, Klaus did this. She told me. We need to get rid of that bastard, and we need to do it fast."

"Sam, we're trying. I'm trying."

"Try harder! The girl I'm in love with has had everything taken from her!"

"Not everything. She still has you."

"Dad... I don't know if I'm enough. Her mother and father were killed, her brother, and now Alex. I don't know what good I am." Farah comes out into the hallway. "What's going on?" I look at her then back at my father. "Farah... I'm sorry."

"What?"

"Klaus... He killed Alex." She stares at me, her eyes watering. "No, h-he... He couldn't have..."

"It's true." Aunt Katherine and Uncle Stefan walk toward us. "Kath, take Farah." She does and Dad tells Uncle Stefan. "This has to end, Dad! I'm done living in fear of Klaus! He took my sister, my mother, and now Jules' cousin! I want him dead!"

"Sam, listen to me! I know you want to get revenge, but we can't go into a war with an original half-cocked without turning up dead!"

"Then come up with a plan! It's been almost seven goddamn years! Why are we just sitting here?!?"

"Because if you forget, your Aunt is Klaus' weapon!" He falls to the ground clutching his head. I look behind me to see Jules in her jeans and my shirt. She looks at me and Dad glares at her. "Maybe I can help in that department." She comes to my side. "What the hell?!?" My Dad yells. "I'm extremely powerful. Your sister may be powerful too, but I can deal with her. You need a secret weapon, then count me in."

"Jules, no!" She looks up at me. "Sam-"

"I won't let you get hurt."

"Then protect me. But this asshole killed my cousin. I am not going to sit here. Trust me." I nod then I turn back to him. "Dad, this can work."

"I hate that witchy migraine thing," he grumbles. I look at him expectantly. "Fine. We can try. I nod and she takes my hand. "We can do this. They'll never see me coming."

"My sister is half vampire. How do you expect to sneak past her?"

"Well, that witchy migraine thing as you so cleverly mentioned will work on her too." She looks up at me. "When can I meet your Mom?"

"Soon, I promise." I laugh a little. "What?"

"It's amazing that through all of this, you're still concerned with meeting my Mom." She gives me a small smile. "You need some sleep. I'm gonna go get your stuff." She nods then heads back in my bedroom. Dad looks at me, an eyebrow raised. "Oh, don't start."

"Sam..."

"Dad, she's my girlfriend." He sighs. "Oh, God Dad, I'm seventeen!" He laughs then claps me on the shoulder. "I know."

Juliette's POV

I crawl back in the bed, and no less than 20 minutes later, Sam comes back with a bag. "So, I'm staying here?"

"I wouldn't have it any other way." He leans down and kisses me. I get changed into a pair of shorts, keeping his shirt on. "So... You were sleepy earlier... I was just wondering-"

"I meant what I said, Sam. I love you. I wouldn't have that any other way." I kiss him, and he wraps an arm around my waist. "I love you too Jules." I smile up at him then I press my lips to his once more. "I'd love to continue this, but when we do, my parents are usually out or asleep." I laugh as a blush covers my cheeks.

"Good point." He turns out the light then pulls me into him. I tuck my head into his chest and he kisses my head. "Goodnight Sam."

"Goodnight Jules. I love you."

"I love you too."

(Cue awwws)

I figured I'd expand on Juliette and Sam's relationship, mostly because now she's VERY important to the plot.

I hope you guys enjoyed, and next chapter will be very interesting...