Merciless - TVD [1]

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Once leaving their motel room, Mallory drove Anna and Pearl she had acquired just outside of Mystic Falls. Pearl was sitting in the passenger's seat while Anna sat in the back. Mallory sat in the driver's seat, which had them all worried.

Every time Mallory pressed on the breaks, both Pearl and Anna tensed up. Pearl sighed, holding onto the handle that rested above her head, "Are cars supposed to make you feel so...sick?" Pearl asked curiously.

Mallory turned to Pearl and nodded her head, "Yeah, yeah, of course. It's your first time in a car. It's normal." She assured her and Anna scoffed loudly.

"No, it's not normal. Mallory just doesn't know how to drive. She doesn't have a license." Anna complained, causing Mallory to turn and glare at her, "Keep your eyes on the road, Mallory! I'm fourteen and could drive better than you!"

"Well excuse me that I died on my fifteenth birthday and never looked old enough to take the test," Mallory argued with Anna, pressing on the break, which caused them all to jolt forward.

"Mallory!" Pearl scolded the girl loudly.

"Just calm down! We're almost there!" Mallory informed them as they drove up a road in the woods.

Finally, they arrived at the house Mallory was talking about and got out of the car. Mallory lead to the two female vampires up the porch steps before she knocked on the door. Soon enough, an older female named Miss Gibbons opened the door and immediately smiled when she saw Mallory, "Mallory! You're back!" She said happily before glancing over at Anna and Pearl, "I see you've brought friends."

"Ah, yes," Mallory replied with a smile on her face, "I was wondering if you could give my friends and I a place to stay, just as we talked about," She paused, looking straight into Miss Gibbon's eyes as she compelled her, "May we come in?"

Once being compelled, Miss Gibbons nodded, "Of course, you can," She replied, turning to Pearl and Anna, "Come in."

Mallory turned her head to look at Pearl and Anna, "You heard her. Come in." She insisted before stepping into the house, Anna and Pearl doing the same soon after.

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Once getting situated, Mallory was in the kitchen, fetching herself a drink. She opened one of the kitchen cabinets to only to find a bottle of scotch. She chuckled lowly before grabbing that and an empty glass.

She poured herself a glass and then, went into her pocket, taking out a small vial of liquid vervain. Mallory let out a deep sigh, "Here goes nothing," She whispered to herself quietly before pouring the vial into her glass of scotch.

Pearl soon entered and took a seat at the kitchen table, "Pour me one, would you?" She told Mallory, who nodded before pouring her a glass too.

After doing so, Mallory placed the bottle of liquor back and took a seat across from Pearl at the table. Mallory handed Pearl the glass without vervain and took the one with it for herself. Pearl immediately took a large sip of hers while Mallory stared at her glass intently. Mallory took a deep breath before picking up her glass. She took a small sip and immediately felt the burning sensation.

Mallory slammed her glass back down and began to cough, "Why must you start doing this again, Mallory?" Pearl questioned with a sigh, "How is ingesting vervain going to help with anything?"

Once healing from the ingesting of vervain, Mallory turned to Pearl, "I started ingesting vervain in 1226, a year after I was turned. And you know exactly why. I did it for centuries until 1864. I think I should start doing it again, just in case." She explained to her best friend before taking a large sip of the scotch.

Mallory made a painfilled looking face as she tried to gulp down the vervain mixed with scotch. Finally, she swallowed it and began to cough viciously. Pearl sighed as she stood up. She walked over to the sink and placed her glass there before walking over to Mallory. She placed a hand on Mallory's shoulder, "If you insist on doing this, Mallory, start with smaller amounts and work your way up. It will help."

Mallory nodded her head in understanding as Pearl walked off. Just then, there was a knock on the front door and Mallory was quick to get up. Mallory walked to the front door and opened it to find Bethanne and Frederick standing there. Frederick was someone Mallory had turned before Katherine's arrival in Mystic Falls while Bethanne was Frederick girlfriend and someone had turned himself.

"Welcome. Frederick, Bethanne," Mallory greeted the two younger vampires before turning her head to call out to Miss Gibbons, "Miss Gibbons!"

Soon enough, Miss Gibbons walked over, "Yes, Miss Mallory?" She questioned and Mallory smiled.

"Frederick and Bethanne are friends of mine. May they enter?" She questioned curiously.

Miss Gibbons nodded, "Yeah, of course. Please, come in."

Frederick and Bethanne glanced around at the door frame before entering without any problem, causing them to smile.

"A house where no vampire can enter if you don't want them to. Smart thinking, as always, Mallory." Frederick complimented her and Mallory smiled.

"Well, I've learned a few things over the years." Mallory replied, closing the front door after entering.

"Make yourselves at home. This will be our home for the time beings. But break my rules and you'll face the consequences. Remember that before thinking about defying me."

Both Frederick and Bethanne nodded, clearly feeling somewhat fearful toward Mallory. With that, they walked into the house and were soon greeted by Pearl, "Welcome. I see you've found your way here." Pearl greeted them with a smile, "As Mallory said, make yourselves at home."

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There was a knock on Miss Gibbon's front door and Mallory immediately knew it must have been one of the tomb vampires arriving, just as it had been the last dozen times. Bethanne ended up being the one to get it and when she opened it, she saw Harper, "Mallory, it's Harper." Bethanne spoke up and both Pearl and Mallory shared a look before they walked over alongside Anna.

Once they arrived, Bethanne walked back into the house and left them, "I'm glad you found us, Harper," Mallory greeted the boy before Pearl spoke up.

"Ms. Gibbons, this gentleman is a friend of ours," Pearl informed the human owner of the house.

Miss Gibbons walked over immediately after hearing her name, "May he come in?" Pearl asked the human, who was compelled by Mallory to do anything they said.

Miss Gibbons turned to glance at Harper with a smile on her face, "Any friend of Pearl and Mallory's is a friend of mine. Please do. Come in."

  Once hearing the invitation, Harper entered. Pearl turned to her daughter, "Annabelle, close the door, please." She insisted and Anna shared a glance with Mallory before doing so.