Emily Ashworth is just getting settled into college, making new friends, when all of sudden her entire life changes. Who would have thought, the town sociopath would be the one to help her through everything when she needed it most...
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"Emily! Emily! Wake up!!!!" She opened her eyes trying to get her bearings. She wasn't in her dorm room. She was staying at the Salvatore boarding house now. She sat upright, hearing her name being called out over and over.
As the sleep cleared from her eyes she could feel an intense heat all around her. Flames were creating a circle around her bed. The bright orange glow everywhere and the heat and smoke making her eyes sting. "Emily! What's happened?! How is this happening" She realises it's Elenas worried voice the other side of the flames. Her fingers feel like they're on fire and when she looks down they're glowing bright orange. "Elena! Help me! I don't know what's happening!"
"Emily. It's Stefan. You need to breath. Close your eyes and slowly breath. Trust me." How was she supposed to relax with the fire surround her? She squeezed her eyes shut and did as Stefan had told her. Slowly breathing in and out, feeling calmer by the second. The heat gradually started to die down and when she opened her eyes, the fire was gone. Seconds later she felt Elenas arms wrapped around her. "Emily! Oh my goodness, I was so worried! Thank god you're okay!" You look up to see a worried Stefan and Damon standing behind her. "Wow... one night you're here and you're already trying to burn the house down?! And when were you going to tell us you were a witch, anyway?" Damon glared at her. His brows knitting together in anger. "Brother, I don't think she had control of what just happened. Let's give her some space. Emily, we'll be downstairs when you're ready to talk to us." With that, the two brothers left her and Elena alone.
"Elena. I have no idea what just...." she could feel the tears pooling in your eyes.
"Shhhh.... it's okay. We'll figure this out, okay? You have a shower and I'll meet you downstairs with Damon and Stefan when you're ready." She placed a gentle kiss on the girls forehead and left the room to join the others.
A few minutes later, Emily was stood under the steaming shower. Still unsure what had just happened. She was a vampire. Now she was a witch too? How was that even possible? After what seemed like hours, but was really only about 20 minutes, she stepped out of the shower and wrapped herself in a towel. She dried off and threw on a T-shirt and some skinny jeans that she'd packed last night. She eyed herself in the mirror. She looked the same as she always did. Maybe a little more tired than usual. She pulled her fingers through her damp locks and let out a sigh. "Guess I'd better go and face the music..." she whispered to herself.
As she walked down the huge staircase she could hear lots of muffled voices coming from the sitting room. She could make out Elena, Stefan, Damon, Bonnie and Caroline. They must have called them over while she was in the shower. She could just about make out another males voice, but if didn't sound familiar to her. She stopped briefly to see if she could hear what was being said...
"No, we had no idea. How would we have known? She never said a thing to any of us!" Bonnie exclaimed. She sounded very frustrated.
"Then she must have been keeping it from all of you. She's not just become magical over night, conveniently just after she became a vampire!" Damon. He sounds angry.
You could hear other voices interjecting then the other males voice joined in, clearly talking louder to make himself heard. "Did you think that, just maybe, she had no idea? I mean. If she still has magic as a vampire, then the only way that could happen is if she's a siphoner too. It's the only way she could have kept her powers. And if she's had no contact with magic her entire life, then she wouldn't know it even existed, let alone that she was a witch" Wow.... this guy seemed to know what he was talking about. She took a few more quiet steps down to see if she could catch a peek him. Damon spoke again. Slightly less angry this time but still with a gruff tone to his voice. "I guess the weasels right. She was adopted you said didn't you Caroline? Well I guess then she may not have had a clue."
"We need to just speak to her and see what she does or doesn't know. There's no point in making assumptions at this point" Elena said softly. With that she took it as your cue to her down the last couple of steps and into the living room. She scanned around the room, full of her friends, all with anxious smiles on their faces. Then over to the three men in the room. The two brothers who had done their best to help her since she met them yesterday, and the stranger who clearly knew more about her than she did about herself!
"If it isn't the infamous Emily!" The stranger exclaimed "I've been looking forward to meeting you. We've got LOTS to discuss" He stepped closer to her. Almost close enough that she could feel his breath on her face. His blue-grey eyes stared with an intensity that was both scary and enthralling. His dark hair, quiffed up softly, a light covering of stubble on his chin only accentuating the sharp jawline that framed his bright smile. He was taller than her. Probably by close to a foot. She shifted backwards slightly to widen the gap between them, stumbling into the drinks trolley as she did. A loud rattle of bottles resonating through the room which had been filled with a heavy silence as everyone watched the interaction taking place in front of them.
"Look buddy. You barely know the girl. At least take her on a date first!" Damon laughed. Clearly making an effort to cut through the atmosphere in front of him.
"Sorry, manners..." the stranger said, blinking a few times and shaking his head "I'm Kai." He held his hand out to shake hers and Damon reached in to slap it away "Don't you even think about it you little weasel! You lay one finger on her and I'll..."
"Damon, it's fine! He was only trying to shake my hand!" The girl said. Confused by what had just happened.
"It's not fine Emily. This jerk was about to suck all the magic from you like a juice box!"
She turned to look at Kai with a questioning and confused look on her face.
"Sorry." He shrugged with a smirk "Can't blame a guy for trying!"
