Nina ||| Niklaus Mikaelson |||

9

Nina's POV: Tennessee

Me, Stefan and Nik watched from afar as a blonde young women called for her dog.
As she bent down to pick up a dog toy Nik grabbed me and vamped speeded us behind her.
In a American accent Nik said "I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to scare you"
"Can I help you?" The girl said sassily.
"Yeah his car broke ran out of gas a couple of miles back. It feels like we've been walking for hours, you house is the first we saw. Can we use your phone?" I explained smiling.
"Don't you have a cell phone?" She asked rudely.
"Yeah mine ran out of battery and my girlfriend lost hers. We're not serial killer, we just wanna use your phone" Nik smirked as blushed when he called me 'his girlfriend'.
The blonde sighed mardily "sure."
"So can we come in?" I asked.
"No. I'll get the phone and I'll bring it out to you"
"I thought you country folk were supposed to be more trusting" I said annoyed with her attitude.
"I'm from Florida"
"Well that explains it. Now show me a little hospitality sweet pea" Nik said dropping his fake American accent and grabbed her by the throat.
We walked into the house and came upon the kitchen where another woman was cooking by the oven.
"I bet you a hundred dollars that dog ran off to a house with air conditioning" she smiled.
She turned around a looked started to see me and Nik standing with the rude girl my hand around her arm.
"Please don't be alarmed. I was told Ray Sutton lives here" I asked nicely.
"He's almost never here. He's on the road mostly"
"I expect he makes it home, once a month. That's what I thought. Where is he now? If I have to make you tell me it's going to be infinitely more painful for you" Nik smiled fakely.
She runs away and Nik nods at me to follow him dragging the girl along who was sobbing loudly. As soon as the older woman sees Stefan at the door she screams loudly.
"I love it when they run" Nik laughs smiling at me.
"He's in toll. It's near the border. A bar called  Southern comfort. It's on Highway 41"
"Thank you my love. May be friend come in?" He asks addressing the blonde.
" Yes" she sobs.
Stefan came in and we both looked at Nik waiting for our orders.
"Kill this one quickly. Make that one suffer. I'll be in the car" Nik ordered walking away.
As he walked away me and Stefan lunged at the girls killing them.

Third Person: Gilbert Residence.

It's morning and Elena was lying in her bed. She goes over to her window and pulls open the curtains. She then walks into Jeremy's room and opens his curtains as well.
"Ah Elena it's early"
"It's not early you're late, for work. Matt just called me"

Town Square:
Caroline was talking to Elena on the phone about her Elena's birthday telling her to keep it small.
"Look Caroline, I don't know if I want to celebrate my birthday with out Nina there" Elena sighed.
"Any leads?" Caroline asked sympathetically.
"An animal attack in Memphis. It's the third one this week" Elena explained.
"Look I gotta go, talk you later Elena, I love you" Caroline songs into the phone as Tyler walked up to her.

Nina's POV: Southern Comfort Bar:

I spot the alleged Ray at the bar and walk up and sit next to him.
"Hey there" he smiles looking me up and down.
"Hey" I replied flirting with him.
Then Nik and Stefan walk up a jealous look in Nik's eye.
"That's enough love" Nik said glaring at Ray.
"Ray, Ray Sutton?" He asked.
"Who wants to know?" Ray answered annoyedly.
"I've been looking everywhere for you. We started in Florida, Pensacola. I met a young chap there who you used to work with before you moved to Memphis, now he directed me to two lovely young women. They led me here, to you" Nik explained.
"I think I'll be going" Ray said clearly frightened.
Me and Stefan stop him from walking in the other direction of Nik.
"I wouldn't do that" we said in unison.
"Vampires" Ray announced.
"You're swifty, swift Ray! My friends her are vampires. They compelled everybody in the bar so don't look to any of them for help. I however, I'm something else, a different kind of monster. I've got some wolf." Nik joked.
"You what?" Ray asked confused.
I rolled my eyes. "He's a hybrid Ray" I said scoffing while folding my arms.
"You see I want to create more of me. Now you being the first werewolf that I've come across in many a moon, pun intended Ray! I need you to direct me to my pack. So, where can I find them Ray?" Nik asked.
"You can't compel me, it won't work." Ray smirked.
Nik looked at me and Stefan, he nodded. Stefan pulls out a packet of wolfsbane.
"Can you bring out the the darts please?" I asked the bartender. I then looked back to Ray.
"Tell you what Ray, we're gonna play a little drinking game, some I like to call truth or wolfsbane" I smirked.
Stefan pulled out the wolfsbane from the pouch and crushed it between his fingers. Nik leans back slightly in his chair.
"This is gonna be Ray" he smiled cheekily glancing at me.
                                ****
Ray is chained to the wall and has darts in his body from me and Stefan.
"Ray you can end this right now. Just tell me where your pack gathers for the full moon" Stefan told him evilly.
"I can't" Ray cried.
" I know, I know. You live be code and all that, but you see he's not gonna let us stop until you tell us. And we do whatever he says so, that's the way it goes around here" I said to him sarcastically. As Stefan threw another dart into Rays body a woman walked over to Nik.
" Hello, mister Klaus. I have some information for you. You told me to tell you if I saw anything. I saw that guy Damon at the farm house in Tennessee.
"Thank you Claudine. You tell your friends to keep up the good work" Nik smiled cheekily.
Me and Stefan walked over to Nik.
"My brother still on our trail?" Stefan asked.
"He's getting closer, I'm gonna have to deal with that"
"No, no, no! Let us handle it" Stefan yelled glancing at me.
"Why should I let you leave?" Nik asked.
"Cause, you know we'll come back" Stefan replied. 
"Do I?"
"Yes Nik, you can trust us" I spoke up. He looked towards me his eyes softening.
"Be quick,my love" Nik muttered stroking my cheek before pushing a piece of hair behind my ear.
Me and Stefan then walked out of the bar.
                                ****
Stefan was stood in the middle of the news studio as Damon walked in.
"Stefan" he said surprised.
"Don't forget me" I called from a plank that I was standing on with my hand around Andie's neck.
"We need you to stop following us Damon, causing us some problems" Stefan said.
"With who?Klaus?Are we supposed to care what he thinks" Damon exclaimed.
"What you're supposed to do is let us go."
"Saw your latest artwork in Tennessee. Walking a fine line there my friends. Keep that up and there will be no saving you." Damon told us.
"See the thing is, we don't need any saving. We just want you to let us go" Stefan spoke for the both of us.
"Nah, I can't do that" Damon said shrugging his shoulders.
"You know, maybe I haven't made my point. Hey, Andie you still there?" Stefan asked as they both looked up towards me and Andie.
"Andie, you're gonna be okay" Damon reassured.
"Damon? I can't move Damon. She told me that I can't move" Andie told him her voice shaking slightly.
"No, non,no, it's okay Andie. Stay calm. Not cool Nina, you're my best friend!" Damon exclaimed.
"Aw come on! A little bit cool. Huh? Hey, Andie. Jump!" I laughed from where I was standing.
"No! No, no, no, no, no NO!" Damon yelled as Stefan pushed him up against the wall while I pushed and off the plank and jumped down to stand with Stefan.
"Let us go" I said coldly before nodding at Stefan to release Damon and we returned to Nik.

Third Person: Salvatore Boarding House:

Elena had been in Damons room and found news paper cuttings about the killings.
"What? What are you doing here?" Damon asked angry that Andie was dead.
"Why didn't you tell me? Why did you keep it a secret?" She asked him back.
"Can we not do this right now? I'm having a really bad night" Damon sighed.
"All summer, every single time I came to you with a lead, you made me feel like an idiot for having hope" Elena said close to crying.
"You were an idiot. We both were"
"Tell me what you know, Damon" Elena demanded.
"I know that you need to get back to your party Elena." Damon said glaring.
"We're supposed to be in this together. Why didn't you tell me that you've been tracking Klaus' victims?" Elena asked in betrayal.
"Because there not Klaus' victims, Elena, they're Stefan and Nina's" Damon yelled.
"What?" She asked confused.
"They've left a trail of body parts up and down the eastern seaboard" Damon informed.
"No, you're wrong"
"I've seen it happen before. They've flipped the switch. Full-blown rippers."
Stop it,Damon." Elena exclaimed in denial.
" No, you stop Elena! Stop look for them. Stop waiting for them to come home. Just stop! Stefan and Nina are gone and they're not coming back. Not in your lifetime" Damon bellowed letting his anger out.

Nina's POV: Southern Comfort Bar:

Stefan and I turned up just in time to see Nik kill Ray ready for his transition to a hybrid.

"You're back" Nik said his eyes on me.
"Did you doubt us?" I asked softly. Nik eyes stayed trained on me trying to analyse my every emotion.
"Not for a second my love" Nik whispered into my ear. He then turned to Stefan.
"I knew you'd pass the test. You still care for you're brother, for your old life." He smiled.
"Nah, I don't care about anything anymore" Stefan said nonchalantly.
"You put on a good show Stefan. I almost believe you. Let's hope for your brothers sake, he does. You never stop caring about family, do you? But, every time you feed, the blood makes it easier to let go" Nik analysed.
He then turned back to Ray while I walked out the front of the bar and Stefan walked out the back.
I got my phone out and scrolled to Damon's number and put it on No Caller ID. They phone rang up until the fourth ring when it was answered. I didn't say a word.
"Nina? Is that you?" Damon questioned.
I kept quiet close to tears.
"I forgive you Nina, I love you, you're my best friend" Damon said into the phone before I hung up and fell to my knees crying.