Alina Gilbert lived an entirely normal life up until the day her parents died. Not only did she have to deal with the pain of loosing both of her parents, she also discovered that she was a witch. Ever since the night of the accident Alina began to...
"Hey Care do you mind if I stay at your place tonight?" I asked as she answered the phone. "Yeah sure, why though?" Care asked curiously. "John's back." I stated in a dark tone. "Okay enough said." She agreed. "Meet me at the grill later?" I asked. "Okay see you then." "Okay, good luck with John." She said into the phone. "Thanks I'll probably need it." I said before I hung up. I ran the brush through my wavy hair once more before sighing. It was now or never I told myself as I slowly walked down the stairs. I'd been trying to avoid John since he got here. Last night I'd pretty much gone straight up to bed after acknowledging him, not having the mental energy after what happened with Damon. Today I'd spent as long as I could getting ready. I walked straight into the kitchen knowing he was going to be there. "Alina." He greeted with a cheery smile. I glared at him as I leaned against the wall. "Where's Elena?" I asked knowing she was up before me. "She left first thing in the morning so she wouldn't see me." He answered. "Smart girl." I smirked before glaring at him. "What are you doing here John?" "Coffee?" He offered. "We're not doing that." I told him sternly. "No avoiding. Why are you here?" I asked.
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"I'm here to protect you and your sister. That's all I can say at the moment." My brows furrowed in confusion. "What do you mean that's all you can say?" "I'll tell you more when I'm convinced I can trust you." "Trust me?" I scoffed. "I'm not the one that can't be trusted." I snarled. "Why do you hate me so much?" He asked. "Because you're an ass and the fact that you're technically my father makes me hate you that much more." I stated it as though it was the most obvious thing in the world. "I'm late again." Jenna said as she came rushing in looking for her keys. But when she turned around she froze. "What the?" Rick walked in behind her then and glared at John before sending me a questioning gaze. "Good morning to you too Jenna." John replied. "Alaric." He acknowledged. "It's okay I'm confused right?" Jenna asked. "Because we were not expecting you like ever." "I got in late last night. Lina let me in." He answered. "I think I'm just going to take off." Rick said as he looked at me one last time before taking off. "I'm still confused here." Jenna stated uneasy. "I've decided to stay a while." John mused. "Not here you're not." Jenna replied. "Actually, you can't stop me from living here." He argued. "Actually I can as legal guardian." Jenna retorted. "Oh yeah about that Lina do you want to explain the situation or shall I?" John pressed. "John I swear to god don't!" I warned knowing what he was about to blurt. "Okay what's going on?" Jenna asked annoyed I gulped. "In my defense I only just found out about this like a month or so ago. But I should have told you Jenna and I'm so sorry." I apologized in advance. "I'm Alina's and Elena's biological father. There now you know." He said before walking off. "What?" She shouted. "Look, I was going to tell you but I only just found out and my life has been pretty hectic lately." I tried to tell her. "Oh you mean like going to school?" She questioned angrily. I froze but recovered quickly. "Yes exactly like school I've been given lots of work to do." I lied. "Don't lie to me Lina. I know you haven't been going." She shouts. "Rick told me." I stared at her with wide eyes. Once I'd recovered my initial shock I opened my mouth to reply but she beat me to it. "Forget it, I really am late." She said before turning on her heel and storming out the door. I groaned before grabbing the bag I'd already packed for Caroline's and followed. Guess I had to walk everywhere today then. I really needed my bike.
