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Chapter Sixteen ✓

ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀᴍᴘɪʀᴇ ᴅɪᴀʀɪᴇs
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ARIA WOKE UP THE next morning with a headache. The girl sat up, and her head burned with pain, the blood rushing to her skull. Groaning, she lifted her legs out of her bed and placed her feet on the cold floor. She slipped on her slippers and went to the bathroom. She turned on the tap, and looked at the gash on her head. It was pretty bad. It hurt bad, too. It hurt a lot. Aria sighed and washed her face with hot water. She went back to her room and got changed slowly. Very slowly.

She got dressed in leggings and a sweater today not feeling like her usual leather jacket at all, she needed to feel comfy. She went to her vanity and brushed her hair. She grabbed a pony tail and tied her hair in a high pony. Going down stairs she went to the fridge and cooked herself some eggs and bacon for breakfast. As the eggs and bacon sizzled, she placed her hands on her countertop top and sighed. She was alone. In the house. For the first time in a long time.

Aria was alone. She felt it, too. Ric left her, she had no one to tell her about her days. Bonnie is not wanting to see them, Caroline is spending all her time with Bonnie. Jeremy is gone living his life in Denver. She hasn't spoken to Damon or Stefan in a while, and after Damon slept with Rebekah she didn't know if she wanted to see him. She couldn't believe that she slept with him, it made no sense. He could choose anyone, but Rebekah? No. Just no.

Elena was gone on a run with Matt. She wanted to go but with her head it wouldn't have been so good.

When her breakfast was done she sat and ate by herself, cleaned up her area, and went back upstairs to brush her teeth and get on with her day.

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When Elena got home she picked Aria up and they went to the hospital and waited in the parking lot.

Aria folded her arms as they watched her get out of her car. She sent her a glare as she looked at them.

"I'm due in surgery. Whatever case you're gonna make against Alaric, make it quick." "I don't have to make a case. He didn't do anything." Elena said. The girls walked with Meredith. "How do you know? Sure you live with him, he takes care of you, but do you really know anything about him?" "Listen, Ric has been there for us since we met him. He's helped us with the hard times and bad times. I know everything, I mean everything about him," Aria snapped. 

"I'm sure you do," Meredith said, looking her up and down. "Let me tell you what I know. He was arrested for fighting 4 times before the age of 21. When he was at Duke, his future wife Isobel had a restraining order against him twice. Although she married him, so I guess that says more about her." "Ok, you're making all this up," Elena said.

"Am I? How would you know? You took pity on a borderline alcoholic vampire hunter, and you guys never bothered to look any deeper." "How could you do this to him? He didn't kill anyone, and you know it." "You date vampires, Elena. It shouldn't come to a shock to learn that your guardian is a murder." 

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"Hurry up, Matt," Aria said, getting annoyed as she and Elena waited for Matt to open up Meredith's door. "Hang on. It's not that easy." When he got it open, Aria walked right in. "Wow. Nice job," Elena commented. "I'll add breaking and entering on the list of favours you owe me." "Ok, we don't know how much longer she's gonna be in surgery. So let's see what we can find." Aria said. "Don't you think the police already combined this place? She handed over everything she had." Matt said. Aria started to look.