Mystic Falls [on hold]

5 | a charm.

5: a charm.

"It's hard to fight when the fight is not fair."

I grabbed the burgundy suitcase from the top of my closet and placed it on my bed.

I opened it and started packing clothes.

I don't know how long we'll be up there so I'm basically gonna pack all my clothes.

"Alex." I heard from outside my door. I quickly pushed the suitcase off the bed and onto the floor.

I then casually walk over to the door. "Yes dad?" I asked opening it. "James is here to see you." He states. I look at him "I'm grounded, I can't see anyone." I say.

Dad shrugs "I decided that I grounded you for a... thing that teens are causally gonna do. So you're not grounded anymore but I'll still have both my eyes on you." He says.

"Because you love me?"

"Because I love you." He confirms. I clap and rush downstairs. I open the front door.

"Hey James." I saying giving him a hug. He hugs me back "What's up?" I ask pulling away.

"I'm just bored." He says walking inside my house. "Dude, you're the most popular kid in Tulsa... how are you bored?" I ask closing the front door.

"I don't know, the people I hang out with aren't my friends." He states making my heart swell.

"Aw, James that's so sweet and sad." I gushed, hugging him again. He chuckles "Look Al, I like your hugs but since your like 3 inches taller than I am could you maybe not do it in public." He states.

I pulled back "Okay, but we're not in public." I say. My dad then clears his throat, startling James and I.

"Just friends. Just friends." I confirm.

I could never think of James as anything more than a brother actually. He's like my little minion bro. Haha. Cause he's short.

"Okay. I'm bored too. Wanna watch Netflix?" I ask. He nods and sits down on the couch. I grab his arm and pull him up "In my room, silly." I said pulling him along up the stairs since my dad was in the kitchen.

He walks inside my room as I close the door. I grabbed the remote and turned on Netflix.

"Why is there a suitcase and clothes splattered across the floor?" He asks looking at me. "Wow, snoopy much?" I joke. He takes a seat beside me.

"I was just packing for Monday night." I answer. He nodded "Hey, how long are we gonna be there cause- you don't know how many clothes to pack? I'm in the same boat too buddy." I cut him off.

"Then what're you gonna do?" He asks. I shrug "Pack almost my whole wardrobe." I say. He nodded.

"I wanna watch Family Guy." He says pouting. I clicked on family guy and sat back.

Next Day
(Monday Morning)

"Have a nice day sweetheart." My dad says walking out the house. "You too." I said closing the door behind him.

I shuffled my hair and sat down on the couch.

Okay so tonight is the big adventure! I'm so psyched about hanging with my best buds.

Beep!

I run up the stairs and into my room. I grab my phone.

*New Message

I click on messages and read the new message.

F.Q. - it's nice you and your friends have decided to take a trip here. can't wait to meet you three for myself. see you soon ;)

I click off my phone and put it away.

You're probably wondering why I'm not freaking about about the message. Well one; because I mean I'm used to them and two; they're totally harmless.

Bang! Bang!

I walk downstairs with my phone in hand and open the door. Hmm. No one was there.

I looked down at the ground and saw a box on the door mat. I hesitantly picked it up and closed the door immediately.

What could be in here? Who could've sent this?

I grab my car keys and begin to open the package.

I mean it couldn't have been from FedEx because they would've knocked and waited or it would've said from FedEx.

I finally get the tape open and begin to search the box. I soon pull out a card.

I examine the card and notice it is a motel card. A motel card for Mystic Falls. I thought Matt told me the place was abandoned.

I reach into the box again pulling out a map and as I examine the map I noticed a shiny object in the corner of the box.

"What is that?" I whispered to myself before reaching my hand inside grabbing the cold object.

It was a charm! It was a white little circular ball with.. a pink ballerina on there.

Hmm... why this? A charm?

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