The Beginning

Haunted - 1

"I don't understand! Why can't I come see her!" I whisper yell into my phone. I was at school, by my locker.

Stefan has Vicki back at his place, he's going to try and help her control her bloodlust, and apparently is banning me from coming over.

"I swear you are as persistent as Vicki"

I smirk, "It's a family trait"

"Listen I will call you with updates, just please don't come" I grumble as a response.

"Fine" I say as he cuts the call. I shove my phone in my back pocket and close my locker with anger.

It's bad enough that I'm already lying to every one I know about Vicki, now I can't even see her!

"Alright what's going on?" Said Tyler as he appeared beside me. "I don't know what your talking about" I said as my eyes darted around the hallways.

The school was having a haunted house party for Halloween. Caroline is ecstatic, but after everything that's happened I'm not all that sure I even want to go.

Um..nope definitely not.

"Your taking the pills for insomnia again, does Matt even know" Tyler asked as he stepped in front of me. I looked around to make sure Matt or anyone else was around to hear.

"No, Matt does not know and I'd like to keep it that way"

"What, so what happens when you get another panic attack?" He questions.

"I'm not gonna get another panic attack Ty. It's just...with the animal attacks and Vicki missing it's bringing back some unwanted memories" I explain with a shrug.

After my mom died, I did suffer from insomnia. And it was only because every time I closed my eyes, I saw her face. I didn't want to sleep. That went on for a month or two till I finally got over it. And anyway the pills are just in case.

Tyler sighed, unsure whether or not to believe me. "Fine, but if you have a panic attack you have to tell Matt" I gave him a smile. "I promise"

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I skipped school to come visit Vicki.

No visits my ass.

I thought as I approached the boarding house. She's my sister and there's no way in hell that I'm not gonna help. I knocked loudly on the door. Stefan opens the door not pleased that I ignored his specific instructions.

"I thought I told you not to come" He says, crossing his arms.

"And I thought you said I was persistent" I say with a grin as I walk past him. "Where is she?" I ask, my voice echoing across the halls. "She's in the dinning room"  When he says that I flee towards it.

I'm there in a matter of seconds since I know the layout of this house very well. "Vicki!" I exclaim as she comes into view. She stands up from her chair and smiles.

Her hair falls on her face and she looks like the same old Vicki, well except for the fact that she's now a blood thirsty vampire.

I reach out to hug her and I hold her tight. "I thought I had lost you" I confess as she hugs me back. My eyes bulge out of my sockets as I notice someone else in the room.

Elena.

I part from Vicki and turn to Stefan. "So she can come but not me? Her sister?" I ask him in disbelief.

"She came unannounced" Stefan says trying to defend himself and her.

"I wanted to see how she was doing, wanted to see how much more I would have to lie to the people I care about" Elena explains but there's resentment in her tone. She's angry. I spin towards her with a scowl

"You think it doesn't hurt me? Lying to Matt? I'm doing this for the same reason you are" I hiss between teeth. Vicki grabs my hand, trying to calm me.

"Alright, Stefan why don't we get back to your lesson" Vicki suggests to Stefan. He nods and sits down. I sit down across from him to be closer to Vicki's side.

There's two cups of what smells like coffee and I sit and watch eagerly.

"Coffee is our friend. It's the caffeine. It circulates through our veins, and it warms our body so we're not so cold to the touch" Stefan explains.

"Well, what if I wanna drink human blood?" She asks.

"You're gonna have to learn to live with that urge, and fight it on a daily basis. One day at a time"

Vicki groans. "Oh, God. Don't start with that whole 12 steps thing. School counselor has been down that road, and it doesn't work for me" She says with annoyance.

"It can work. It's your choice, Vicki" He says trying to convince her. "So you've never tasted human blood?" She asks, hitting a nerve.

Stefan tenses and so does Elena. I eye them both, mostly Stefan. He doesn't really talk about how he used to live.

"Not in a long time" He shares. "How long" Vicki pokes again, he's getting slowly irritated by her questions.

"Years and years. I'm not proud of my past behavior" Vicki let's out a noise half way between a groan/sigh.

"Does this sketchy feeling ever go away? It's like I have a massive hangover. And this daylight thing is a bitch" She says, annoyed once more. She gets up and looks at Stefan.

"I need more blood. Where's your bathroom I have to pee. Why do I have to pee? I thought I was dead" She shares, her face scrunching in confusion before heading off in the direction of the bathroom.

My eyes widen a little surprised at her behavior. "I'm gonna go um, I'm gonna get her some more. I'll right I'll be quick" Stefan says as he gets up.

"I'll go with" I say, not wanting to be alone with Elena. I follow him out to the forest but I stay back as he goes in deeper.

"Hey, so, um" I scratch at my head, not really sure how to say what I want to say without my stomach churning. I mean how do you say

"Hey, is it weird that I wanna know who my sister fed on, or killed?" But I guess when it comes to the supernatural these questions aren't exactly a shock.

"Who did, she uh, feed on?" I ask. Stefan's deep in the forest but I know he can hear me. "Fells, Logan" He yells back in response. I shudder. He's probably dead.

I know Damon was there when Vicki ran off. So I can't help but wonder which one of them killed Logan. Vicki or Damon?

"I'm heading back" I say into the forest. I pull my sweater in close. I'm suddenly freezing, well I guess having a vampire as a sister will do that to you. When I step inside and go into the dinning room I gasp at the scene in front of me.

Vicki is holding Elena by the throat saying something I can't quite hear. "Vicki!" I exclaim. Vicki drops Elena and turns to me, her face expression less as she leaves, walking up the stairs.