The banshee

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                           •What are you?•

*Bonnie's pov*

-Gilbert house-

     I was sitting in Elena's room as she droned on about how to save Stefan. I had other things on my mind. Lydia. We hugged yesterday before we all left and I felt something when we did, I saw something, a vision.  The same happened when I touched Caroline and Stefan a while back, I saw them dead. I didn't see Lydia dead but I did see her get attacked by something. I have a feeling she isn't as human as we all though.
  "Elena I need to talk to you about Lydia..yesterday at the grill when we all hugged goodbye I saw a vision when I touched her. She's not human Elena..I don't know what she is but she isn't human" I said as Elena sat down to listen. Her eyes went wide with surprise and shock.

  "What did you see?!" Elena asked obviously interested, wanting to know what her new friend was. Was she a friend? Or was she planning on how to kill her and all her friends?
  "I saw her get-" I stopped when my phone buzzed, a text. I looked at Elena and then at my phone, Lydia texted.

  "It's Lydia!" I said getting an indescribable feeling in my gut.  "What'd she say?" Elena asked sitting up quickly.
  "It says hey I need entertainment, wanna hang at the grill?" I slowly read the text message.  "She we go? It could be a good place to confront her, she won't make a scene in a public place would she?" I asked Elena while putting my phone on the bed waiting for a reply.
  "I think we should, what if she isn't who she says she is? It is a little weird how she just showed up when everything was going on here..?" Elena answered back shrugging and then getting up to brush her hair before we leave.

     I texted back saying Elena was with me and that we'd be there in five.  Time to figure who Lydia really is.

-Mystic Grill-

*Lydia's pov*

     I was sitting in the grill at one of the back tables, further away from everyone, I was going to try getting some information from Caroline, Elena, and Bonnie.
     After reading the history of Mystic falls vampires, I realized that they have the same names as the founding families.
  Caroline Forbes, Elena Gilbert, Bonnie Bennet, I don't know any Salvatore's yet so I'm not too sure about them, and finally the Lockwoods.  I was living with them. With a founding family, obviously not the original one but the descendants of them.

     I saw Bonnie's text saying they were coming, Caroline sent me one shortly after saying she would be there too. I was nervous, how do I just get information from them getting suspicious.  I had a plan, I brought my history work with me, thankfully we were doing something on the founding families so my questions wouldn't be too suspicious. I'm new here and I don't know anything about the history here, that's what they'll think at least. Hopefully.
     They were going to be here soon so I went up to the bar and saw Matt cleaning glasses.  I saw another man sitting there drinking something. He wore a black leather jacket and black pants and black shoes and he had black hair. Maybe he was just one of those people who didn't care to spice things up a bit, try something new.

  "Hey Matt could I have an ice tea please?" I asked while smiling and taking out a couple dollars.
  "Oh hey Lydia yeah of course I'll get you one" he said smiling at me and running off to get my drink. The mysterious guy in all black was sitting a little to my left, I could feel him staring but I ignored it.
  "Here you go Lydia, I saw you bring out your history book, Mr.Saltzman gave you homework?" He asked while handing me my drink.
  "Thank you and no he didn't give me homework I just thought I should probably catch up with the rest of the class" I answered back while handing him my money.

  "From what I saw in class yesterday, you're kind of a nerd" he said with a joking smile on his face, I playfully rolled my eyes and put my hand on my hip "your just jealous I finished my work before everyone else" I answered back sassily but laughing after to show him I'm joking.

     He laughed as well and mumbled whatever before getting back to work.  I turned to go back to my table when I saw the mystery man looking at me. My breathe hitched in my throat, I sent a little smile and quickly walked to my seat.

     He was the man from my dream, he has the same eyes, well the same face but the I definitely remember the eyes.  How did I see someone I've never met, in my dreams? I questioned myself but I was brought out of my thoughts when the doors to the grill opened. Elena and Bonnie walked in with Caroline running in behind them. They looked around and saw me sitting and walked over smiling.
     They were fake smiles, they were looking at each other, what were they doing?

  "Hey Lydia how are you?" Caroline asked while sitting down across from me, Elena and Bonnie following her movements.
  "I'm good thanks for asking how are you guys?" I asked hiding my suspicion before they could see.
  "We actually wanted to talk to you Lydia.." Elena says while looking at the two other girls. I don't have a good feeling about this..
  "Uh yeah sure what do you want to talk about?.." I asked while acting as innocent as I could.

  "I know this is-" Bonnie started but stopped when the mystery man from my dream pulled up a chair at our table.
     Uhh what?
  "Blondie, Witchy,..Elena" he greeted while looking at the girls across from me while I sat confused. Did he say witchy..as in witch?

     He then looked at me and smirked "I don't believe I've ever seen you around here before, Damon, Damon Salvatore" he says while staring at me and doing this weird eye thing.
"Yeah I just moved here from California, my name's Lydia Martin" I answered back politely.
  "I know who you are, what I want to know is what you are?"  He says while making a straight face, it was like he was trying to intimidate me. Wrong choice buddy. I was about to respond with something snarky but I was stopped by Bonnie.

  "That's actually what we wanted to know...Mystic falls is a very...special place.." I looked over at her surprised by what she had just said. I didn't show any signs of my banshee abilities, how did they suspect it.

  "Come on Lydia just tell us the truth so I don't have to take things into my own hands, what are you?" Damon asked again with a sarcastic smirk, Caroline spoke up glaring at Damon "Don't threaten her Damon just ask nicely, Lydia we just wanted to know what you really are" she asked with a look in her eye telling me she knew something was up as well.

     Being the smart ass I am I smiled and looked around at the people sitting in front of me, with unnecessary sass I asked them a similar question.
  "I could ask you the same thing?"