Now And Then - Stefan Salvatore (currently editing)

1.51 New Old Memories

Next day. At a clothing store. 

Nik, Stefan and i were drinking champagne while waiting for Rebekah who is trying on clothes.

Bekah called out from the fitting room " There has to be more to this dress!."

Nik "There's not."

She walked out of the fitting room. She was wearing a short, black dress.

Bekah "So women in the 21st century dress like prostitutes, then. You know, I got dirty looks for wearing trousers."

Nik " You wore trousers so women today could wear nothing."

Bekah asked irritated " And what is this music? It sounds like a cable car accident."

Stefan " It's dance music."

Bekah asked shocked " People dance to this?"

I nodded "yep"

Nik asked annoyed " Are we done?"

Bekah "And why are you so grumpy?"

Nik sighed " I needed one thing from you for my witch to find out why my hybrids are dying, one thing. Your necklace. And you lost it."

Bekah shook her head "I didn't lose it. It's just been missing for 90 years."

She looked at Stefan " So what do you think?"

Flashback 1920.

I was standing near the stage and listening to Gloria singing. Rebekah was next to me drinking champagne. 

Gloria said something into the mic but i got distracted by Rebekah who was laughing with with someone. I was going to grab a glass of champagne when i saw that someone was gonna do the same thing. But i was faster and grabbed it. 

I looked at the person and the glass nearly slipped of my hands. 

My jaw dropped shocked "Stefan"

His jaw dropped "Adelaide?"

I heard someone call my name "Adelaide!"

I snaped out of my thoughts and looked at her "What?"

Rebekah "how do you find this dress?"

I shrugged "you look good"

She smiled satisfied and walked back into the fitting room.

Nik "keep busting her ego."

Stefan chuckled " You're the one that pulled the dagger out of her."

Rebekah yelled from the fitting room "I heard that!"

Stefan stood up "All right. I'm going to get some fresh air."

He walked out and Nik poured himself some champagne. 

At Gloria's bar. 

Gloria was sitting at a table, her hands floating above a large tome on a table filled with candles. Klaus, Rebekah and i were at the bar. Stefan walked inside. 

Rebekah " You left us."

Stefan " Yeah, sorry. Retail therapy was making my head explode."

Nik " Tell me about it."

Stefan looked at Gloria "What's she doing?"

Nik " She's failing."

Gloria shot back "It's hard to find something when you don't have anything to go on."

Bekah "So use me. I only wore it for a thousand years."

Gloria bitched at Nik "See? Now this one offers a solution."

Rebekah sat down on the table. 

Gloria "All right, give me your hand, sweetheart."

Bekah gave her her hand. 

Stefan looked at me  " She's, uh, she's looking for the necklace, huh?"

I nodded. He was nervous. 

Gloria "I can sense something. Anta Cotis Syrum, Anta Cotis Syrum..."

Flashback 1920.

i was at the bar drinking my god knows what champagne. I was avoiding Stefan. 

Suddenly I felt a hand on my lower back "Dance with me"

I turned around "Stefan"

Stefan smirked "dance with me, please"

He held his hand out for me and i took it. We walked to the dance floor and started to dance. His hand on my waist and his other had my hand in his. My other hand was on his shoulder. 

Stefan "You got some explanation to do, Adelaide"

Me "What do you want me to say?"

Stefan "How the hell did you get out of the tomb underneath the church?"

Me "That's an easy one"

Stefan "oh really? why?"

I nodded "Because i was never in there in the first place, Stefan, and neither's Katherine"

Stefan froze  "but-"

Me "George Lockwood helped her to flee."

Stefan "and what about you?"

Me "I went to New Orleans and made some friends"

Stefan eyed me "You're not the Adelaide i remember"

I shot back "and you're not the Stefan i remember either. You turned cold."

I could smell human blood on him. 

Me "Don't tell me you turned your feelings off, ripper"

Gloria's voice brought me back to reality " I found it."

Bekah " So where is it?"

Gloria " It doesn't work like that, doll. I get images. There's a girl with her friends-"

Bekah cut her off " Yes, a dead girl with dead friends, if I don't get my necklace back."

Gloria " Well, I'll have to dive back in to get the details."

Nik " So dive."

Gloria looked at him "I need more time."

Nik walked over and leaned on the table Gloria was seated at.

Gloria " And space. You're hashing my ju-ju."

Nik "We can wait."

Gloria " I'm sure you can. But that's not what I asked."

Stefan "Hey. Hey, you know, why don't we just come back later. I'm hungry anyway. I'll let you pick who we eat."

Stefan started walking to the door but stopped and turned to us. Nik, Bekah and i followed him out.