Someone In The Crowd [Paul Wesley]

7. TVD

Season 4 Episode 2

Everyone was gathered in the church, waiting for the funeral of the council members to begin. As it started, there was a distinct smell of blood that only the vampires noticed.

"Nobody move. Don't turn around, it's a trap," Damon said. All of the vampires remained stiff, apart from Elena who was standing at the podium, struggling.

"It's ok, I've got you," Stefan said, suddenly by her side. As he walked her back down to their seats, he passed a woman that he'd never seen before. Not that this was an unusual occurrence, but at a funeral for the council members? If she knew the council, he definitely would have seen her before.

Plus there was something about her. Something... sinister.

Suddenly, Tyler was at the podium, talking about the council members. Then a shot rang out, and Tyler had fallen to the ground. Everyone started screaming, running for their lives. Stefan spotted the mysterious woman walking swiftly out of the church.

"I'll be back. Get Elena home," he said to Matt, who nodded.

Rushing out, he looked around for the woman, finding her about to get into a car.

"Hey!" he called, running to her.

She turned around and caught his eye, raising an eyebrow. "Do you need something?"

"What were you doing in that church?"

"Paying my respects," she said quickly.

"You usually go to the funerals of people that you don't know?"

She shut her car door, standing up straight. Her skyscraper heels put her at almost the same height as him.

"I know what you and your friends are. Do you really want to go there with me today?" she asked. He was taken aback. He could tell from the look on her face that she wasn't bluffing.

"Did you plan that?" he asked. "Were you involved with the shooting?"

She rolled her eyes. "I'm not a hunter!"

"Then what are you?" he asked.

"My name is Willow Hale. I'm just an innocent bystander in all of this." She smiled and touched his arm. "Your secret is safe." Then her smile turned into a snarl and Stefan felt an unbearable pain hit him. "I'll be in Mystic Falls for a while. Stay out of my way and I'll stay out of yours."

She got back in the car. Only after she was gone, did the pain in Stefan's head begin to subside.

***

"Cut!" the director called. Cece got out of the car that she'd only driven a few feet up the road.

"That was great Cece!" Julie said, a beaming smile on her face.

"Thanks," Cece replied, an equally big smile on her face. "I nearly fell over in those heels though!"

"Well, you look great," Paul complimented.

"Thanks Paul," she said with a laugh.

"So we'll just have one more take of that final scene, and you'll be done for the day."

"Yay!" Cece said. "I can't wait for this episode to air!"

"You mean you can't wait to see yourself on TV?" Paul asked.

"Of course," Cece answered, putting an arm around his shoulders. "And I can't wait to see our first scene!"

"You guys work well together," Julie said absentmindedly.

"Yeah, we do," Paul said, smiling at her and wrapping an arm playfully around her waist.

"If every day is like this, I want to be on this show forever!" Cece said.