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chapter seventeen: is this all there is.

Living in a big, empty house that wasn't even hers, didn't help to dwindle Skye's sadness over losing her sister. It seemed like Skye was losing everyone she loved in a short period of time and she hated it.

Having Klaus breathing down her neck didn't help either. He left for Italy to dig up the sword, and she needed to stay in Mystic Falls to keep an eye on Stefan.

When she had to tell that news to her other brothers, they didn't take it lightly.

Of course, Skye didn't tell them about the cure, but she did say that she needed to stay in town because Niklaus daggered their sister.

Elijah feared for her safety, he was afraid she would land in a box again, while Kol was annoyed and wanted to kill Klaus.

Skye didn't particularly blame him.

Apparently, the hunter escaped Nik's clutches with Nate's head, a hybrid Klaus had made. So that was good to know.

Not only were they trying to find a cure without telling anyone else, a hunter with supernatural power and werewolf venom was stalking around Mystic Falls.

April, the girl she met at the party a few days ago, kept coming to the house, but Skye pretended she wasn't there every time she spotted the girl from a window.

She knew Rebekah had promised her to help find out more about her father's death, but she could hardly tell Rebekah was laying daggered in a box.

She felt like she was always running to catch a train, but she never quite made it.

After her brother called her to say that she needed to meet up with Stefan to talk about the hunter, she grudgingly relented and shot Stefan a quick text to meet up at her house.

She took a shower and curled her hair, before putting on a cute floral dress and some pumps. It was a bit more dressed up than she usually went for, but she had someone to impress.

The sound of the doorbell ringing indicated her guest had arrived. Skye pulled her face in a casual expression and opened the door.

She was met with the face of her crush, who had the gentlest smile on his face.

The corners of her lips twitched upwards as her eyes did a quick assessment of his emotional state. He seemed reasonably okay, but Skye could sense he was on edge.

The girl stepped quickly aside to let him in, and he crossed the threshold.

Making sure to glance around, she closed the door again and turned to Stefan.

'Do the others know you are here?' Skye didn't have time to give herself over to her feelings right now. She needed to remain professional and cough up a plan to capture the hunter.

Stefan shook his head slightly, 'They've called me, but I'm not answering them.'

He didn't seem happy with that statement. She could understand why. Keeping secrets wasn't good for anyone's emotional state.

'So, you're ignoring them?'

His lips parted but closed within seconds as he gave a stoic nod.

Skye hesitated, but then gave a nod and walked past him to the living room. Taking a seat on one of the couches, she poured both her and Stefan a drink.

Stefan followed her and took a seat next to her, accepting the glass of scotch. The girl took a sip of the drink and ignored the burning in her throat.

'Do you have any ideas on how to get the hunter out of the way? One that doesn't involve killing him, seeing we need his tattoo,' Skye questioned Stefan curiously.