Ebony Lestrange: A journey to Mystic Falls. Book two

Chapter Two

I wake up and go into the kitchen. I turn on the coffee pot, filling it with water and grounded coffee grounds. I walk back into my room and grab my phone, I check my watch, 3:00 am. I had time to fight training, and I also had time to have a mini fashion show to pick out my clothes. Or........... I could sleep in, until like six. And just get ready eat a big breakfast and leave for muggle school. That's could work. Do you know what that could work. I start to walk towards my bed, but then I stop. I have to training, because I have a lesson plan to make and I need to live the lesson before I show it. DANGIT. I jump and down forcefully, throwing a small tantrum. But, then I control myself and walk to the kitchen, I grab my mint coffee cup and fill it with coffee, then grab the creamer out of the fridge. I examine the vanilla creamer, I need to try something new, really. I pour a little into my coffee, till it's a dark tan. I put the creamer back and pick up my coffee, the hot liquid going down my throughly and warming up my stomach. The sweat ecstasy filling my brain, I'm ready. I grab my sweatshirt and sweatpants which were both maroon. I grab the necklace from Gazelle, and the bracelet from the twins, with also my glasses, putting them on. I grab my lunch pail, and fill it with protein bars and water, with my treat. I grab my back pack by the door. The backpack is filled with everything I need, and when I get home, I leave the back pack by my door, where someone will pick it up and do the homework, then leave it by my door outside. Best deal I have ever made, I do the work in the field, they do the work on the paper. My phone rang, I look at the contact and answer,
" Gazelle, baby. Why do we keep meeting like this?" I laugh I look for my keys on the coffee table, I found them under a piece of paper, labeled " reasons to quit your job" of course Derek left that here.
" Ebony, Greg and my baby left for Disneyland, and I miss them so much," she cries into the phone. I open the door and lock it behind me, I walk to the elevator, DAMMIT. I run back and unlock the door. I grab the kitty food by the door and fill the bowl, and close it back up, locking it.
" Aww I'm sorry, I'm thinking of taking Salem there, but I don't think they want real cats going," I joke trying to ease her loneliness.
" That's not funny, and we both know they wouldn't know he was a cat, he acts too human,"she laughed. I walk outside the apartment building.
" hey, isnt he on a job right now?" I ask, she starts crying harder. Umm, I'm confused, I walk fast towards the building.
" He finished late last night, and asked if I could take two days off with him, I said I couldn't, so he only took our baby on the trip. Now I miss them both," she sniffles,
" I got first day of school today, kinda not feeling it, but it's ok," I laugh,
" So your finishing your senior year there?" She asks, a chip at the sound of the crunch enters her mouth.
" No, I think I was put into either my sophomore or junior year, again," I explained. She gasps,
" They bumped you some grades, that's hard," she laughs. I walk a little faster,
" Yah, but also I have to train some newbies and they like to give attitude. I beat up three girls yesterday because of theirs, which means I have the respect of the girls. Now I just got to do some evaluations and maybe some sparring and  maybe I got the boys respect as well," I explain, she laughs. She always talks about how having respect is how it works, how to be able to teach is respect. The grey training building is in sight. The darkness fills the morning, the light of the street lamps bright.
" Alright love you baby," she kisses, I give her a small peck noise, and hung up the phone. I walk into the building, the newbies already getting warmed up.
" Hey Ebony," instructor yells. He jogs towards me,
" Hey instructor, why everybody here? I got school in like two hours, if they switched my shift without me knowing again, I swear..." instructor put a finger to my lips,
" Dude, they can early because I said I needed to get their weights and heights, and their strength level, why are you here early?" He removed his finger from my lips so I can answer,
" Well, I wanted to train a little before school, it gets me pumped," I explained, he pointed to the ring,
" Go Agra's, if anybody annoys you deal with it in the ring," I nod, and he runs back to the newbies. I walk to the ring, I place my lunch pail, back pack at the side of the ring. I go through my playlist on my phone and select a song on loop, " Never enough" plays through the building. I get into the ring, I lace my kickboxing gloves on, and begin my training. The building staff have learned the lyrics to this song and never tell me they're tired of it, or tell me to turn it off, I explained to them that I needed to hear it at least for an hour, or more. My instructor knew the whole story, how my locket was melted in front of me, how I felt about the twins, Faust. He sings to the lyrics at top volume, the newbies confused of why we play this song.  I jab left, right, left, right. I practice my side kicks, back kicks, my front kicks. I practice for an hour and thirty minutes, the whole time listening to " Never enough" the whole time. I get out of the ring and grab my stuff, giving my kickboxing gloves to a passing newbie.
" See You later Ebony," instructor yelled from the group. I throw a peace sign in the air, while walking through the door, I walk out feeling the sun on my face, I could get used to that feeling. I walk to the sidewalk and towards the school which is now 11 miles away. Loving that, Stefans car pulls up next to me,
" Need a lift?" I nod slightly, I open the passenger door and get in, closing it behind me.
" Morning Ebony, was it Ebony?" I nod, looking out the window. He started down the road,
" You remind me of someone, I used to go to galleries for this painter, named Beatrice Worldly, she always wore sunglasses to her events, she would stare at her paintings the whole time, never talking to anyone," he smiles, he looks at me and then back at the road, I don't give him a response,
" Her work is pretty good, I love the symbolism, the lion and snake one was pretty good," I said, he scoffs,
" Yah, the lying snake was pretty, kinda on the nose little don't you think?" He asked, are you kidding me. I couldn't pick a name, I describe the painting to know which one it is, the galleries named the paintings.
" I read somewhere that she didn't get to pick the names of her painting, they were chosen after she submitted her work to the galleries," I said, he looked at me surprised, I look at the ring on his finger, still leaking magic, still a mystery to me. He takes a turn Into the parking lot of the school,
" Alright were at our destination," he parks,
"thanks for the ride," I said, unbuckling my seatbelt,
" Do you train or something every morning? If you do, I can drive to here when it's a school day, if you want?" He asks,
" I have to train in the morning, and if you have no one else to pick up, I would appreciate it," I say then exit the vehicle. I walk past people laughing and talking with each other. I stop opening my back pack, getting my schedule.
" Hey watch it!" I hear a guy yell towards me, I hear the wind whooshing, I throw my hand up catching the flying football in my hands still looking in my bag, trying to find my schedule. I drop it onto the floor, and resume searching.
" Good catch," I heard the boy say to me, I finally find my schedule, I look up and see the smiling boy, long round face, brown eyes, brown hair, tan skin, and strong as shown by his stretching shirt.
" Thanks," I say, I adjust my glasses, and keep walking, he grabs his bag and ball and follows.
" I'm Tyler Lockwood," he says putting his hand out for me to shake it,
" Ebony, Ebony L," I say taking his hand and shaking it.
" L, you don't like your last name?" He says hinting on the fact that I didn't say it fully,
" Where I used to live they didn't like my last name, they found it unique in a way," I say, I walk a little faster trying to get him to go another way or something.
" Oh ok, what's your first class?" He asks, I look at first period, Fuck.
" Art," I sigh, putting two fingers squeezing the section of the nose between my eyes, I close my eyes and breathe. Of course they would sign me up for art. Those bitches.
" Same, let's sit together," he beams, I nod. He puts his hands in his pockets,
" Does everyone get a locker, or do people have to share?" I said, noting the lockers being open all around me,
" People have their own locker, it should say It on your paper," he said, trying to sneak peak at my schedule, I look at the slight more at the bottom, locker number: 125.
" I have locker number 125," I say, he light up with a smile, and laughs.
" That's cool, mines next to yours, I'll take you there. It's actually next to the art room," he says, he grabs my hand and leads me to our lockers. A girl with long brown hair, and a small face, is talking to Caroline, the ecstatic girl I met yesterday.
" Ebony, how are you enjoying your first day?" Caroline calls to me, I put a thumbs up and giggle, she sees Tyler and glares,
" Of course You found her, trying to sleep with the first new girl you see, how did her hook you?" She ask, I laugh,
" Well, he grabbed my hand and declared that he would die without me, soi said sure, and now were getting married in the winter," I joked, The brunette giggles, Caroline glares harder at him, totally not buying my joke," He threw a ball, almost hitting me in the head, I caught it, yada yada," I explain, her glare softens to a fixed smile,
" Oh ok, so did you find your first period?" She asks, I point at Tyler,
" We have the same first period, so he's gonna show me the way," I say, she fake smiles wider,
" Ok, just making sure. This here is my best friend Elena Gilbert," she smiles and sticks out her hand for me to shake it. I take it,
" Ebony L," I say, my phone rings, I look at the contact and answer,
" Goodness, you just can't get enough," I joke gazelle laughs,
" Guess what I just got notified for?" She giggles,
" Gazelle, I don't have time for your games, Caroline looks at me confused, Elena and Tyler on conversation.
" you have an event tomorrow night back here, at 5:00 to 8:00. And you have to go, your art is counting on it, and people want to buy some," she explain,
" Fuck, how about you dress up as me? and you can go. All they want to talk about is art, and how I get my inspiration. If I painted a fucking circle on the canvas they would name it the belief of carbs or something, and it would be sold for thousands," I exaggerate, Caroline looks at me with wide eyes, Elena and Tyler as well.
" I can't, I got to hang out with my babies, but I can do a late appearance, with Greg and my kid," she says,
" Fine, I wish my lovelies were going, did you hear from them?" Caroline gives me a confused look, the school bell rings,
" Sounds like you have to go, goodbye," she hurries,
" Alright text me the details, bye bitch," I reply, I hang up and see Caroline and Tyler staring at me, Elena staring at somebody behind me. " I'm gonna go to my locker, then we can head to class, ok Tyler?" He nods still wide eyed.
I find my locker, I silently enchant the lock to open and make a slight circle motion with my hand, I stuff my lunch pail in it and close my locker. " Let's get to class," I say, he points to a room across from our lockers, we walk together over waving at Caroline as we leave. The room had art all over the walls, and of course had one of my paintings above his desk, the lion with the snake around its neck. I laugh when I see it, Tyler looks at the painting then back at me confused. I walk over to a easel, and place my backpack on the floor next to me. The assignment written on the board, " start your week assignment- paint your furry friend" when I read that my mind went straight to Salem, but can I add a few other pets. The bell rings, the teacher enters. A pencil skirt that goes past her knees, and a pair of thick black glasses, and a blue cardigan. Lilly holding a coffee mug, walked into my art class,
" Hello students, I'm your art teacher. Do your assignment thats written in the board," she says, and sits down at her desk. I raise my hand, she looks at me and points,
" Can we add more than one furry friend," I ask, she nods and starts to type on her computer. Ok, I can do my black owl, and Salem, and that annoying orange cat. I go to the back of the classroom, and grab the paints I need: yellow, red, blue, white. While all the other people were grabbing greens, and pinks, and browns. They were gonna paint it with the easiest color. I grab a paint palette and put a little of each of my colors on it, I mix my paints and make a turquoise color, and a look alike black. I make Salem, with a little brown. A water bottle was left in my bag, I treat it like it's wine, I drink small sips and hold it like a glass. I sit up straight.
" So whats happening where you want somebody to go for you?" Tyler asks, he's sitting next to me probably painting his dog? Or a.... blob of fur?
" Well, I have a private event I have to go to, to sell some stuff. And, I want my friend to go for me, because everyone would want to talk to me, and I don't really go to talk to people," I say, painting Salem's eyes, their amazing color brings the painting it's glory.
" I hear it involves you painting," he says, he dabs his brush, making a super black line through the painting.
" Yah,I have a secret identity where I go to events dressed in all black, and a mask. I go to just study my paintings, where they will be sold," I play joke, it's true though, I go dressed in all black, and a mask. He laughs,
" Do you need someone to go with you?" Lilly walks close to my painting, Studying it,
" I don't know, It's tomorrow night, and I don't think you would want to go to an art gallery," I say, I paint the details on Salem, Lilly picks up my painting
" This is what I'm looking for, the artists hand," she shows the students around me, showing them Salem's unfinished body, his eyes. Lilly places the canvas back down on the easel, she winks. I smile.
" I can go, since it's a Friday, I could pick you up?" He offers, it's a over night trip which I could faze too, in like two second. But, if he's set on going I could use a friend on a trip back home.
" It's a overnight trip, you sure?" I ask, I put the paintbrush handle side into my hair, so I can take a sip of water. He looks at me confused,
" Uh yah, of course I want to go," he laughs. I smile and nod.
" So, Tyler... how do you like that painting above the teachers desk?" I ask, continuing to paint Salem's body.
" It's very....." he puts his hands up trying to kinda frame it? " unique," I laugh, can't wait to find out what he thinks of the others.
Then bell rings, I pick up my stuff and leave the classroom. The next two periods were the same, people looking at me, girls gossiping, boys whistling. Lunch finally, I get to my locker and open it with an enchantment, grab my lunch pail and walk to the cafeteria. Tyler waves me over, I look at the boys around him, the whole football team. I find Caroline sitting with Elena, and another girl. She doesn't wave me over, or even look my way. I walk to Tyler, and sit next to him at the lunch table. I open my lunch pail and open a protein bar. The boys look at me confused,
" What?" I ask, the boys look at each other, then back at me,
" Is that all you have?" A blonde guy asks me, I show him my opened lunch pail.
" Thus thing is filled to the brim with protein bars, I'm set for lunch and before work," I explained. They nod and then go back to their lunch.
" I'm Matt, Matt Donovan," the blonde said, I wave. " where do you work?" He asks, I look at my protein bar, studying the contents,
" Kick boxing instructor, I'm an assistant. But I teach newbies," I explain, he nods,
" And she paints," Tyler cuts in, I laugh,
" Yah, it's super cool," I put two thumbs up.
" You single?" A black haired boy in a letterman jacket asked me, I laugh,
" I would tell you, but then you would be waistline your time," the boys make an ooo sound, I laugh, " Yah I'm single, nobody can handle these guns," I joked showing my average muscles.
" sure," Tyler laughed. I put down my "muscles" and looked around the cafeteria, everyone was separated, like houses. But, like the houses, everybody was different and there was like 17 houses. My phone bings, gazelle sent me the information:
Alright, bays gallery, 5-8 pm. Bring somebody! Anybody. I gave information to a few others, so you might see them. Thank me later!
Please don't be the twins, I can't deal with them right now. They will give me a smile, and I will move back, not even thinking of where I am now.
" So, do you like paint professionally, or just regular?" Matt asks, I look up from my phone at him, turning it off.
" Well, I used paint professionally, and even have art gallery events I go to. But, now I just paint for fun," I explain he nods his head, and looks deep into my eyes like he's studying me.
" That's cool, do you have an events this month?" He asks, I nod,
" I actually have one tomorrow night, back at my old home," Matt nods at my response,
" And I get to go," Tyler gloats. I laugh, al large boys started talking at once,
" Can I go?" They all asked,
" Well, if you go you have to dress in all black and wear masks," I say, they all high-five and laugh.
" Wait, who's paying for everyone to go?" Matt asked, we all think of a quick plan,
" ok, I will pay for everybodys tickets then you can pay me back," I say, " which would be about $55 for each person," they all nod, some even opening up their wallets to hand me money, " And I will provide the tuxes, and masks," I said.
" I have a question," Matt stayed, we all look at him, " We just met her today, and everybody want to go on a trip to who knows where with her," I laugh,
" So, you don't want to go to an art gallery with free food, and free wine? And afterwards we could go to a restaurant my treat?" I ask, he looks at me and raises and eyebrow,
" Fine, but I am only going for the free food," I nod,
" Alright, were going by train. So only pack black clothes and two outfits. And everybody meet at the train station, anybody need to be picked up?" Matt and some other blonde haired boy raised their hand,
" Alright, I will call somebody to pick you up and meet us at the station," of course I would l be calling Greg, he always wants to help out as much as he can. " Can everybody do eight? Because it's a seven hour ride, and you need to bring snacks," they all nodded along, some pulling out their phones to write it down. The bell rings,
" Alright see you tomorrow my lovelies," the twins flash into my mind, I grab my lunch pail and bag, and walk to my locker. I open it and put my lunch pail away. Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry, I miss the twins so much, their pranks, their mother. I close my locker, and walk to my next class. The next periods were freaking boring, I already aced my math work, French was a bust. Then it was English. I walk in and Elena and Caroline rush me over,
" We were waiting for you at lunch," Caroline said, I shrugged. She pats the desk next to her, I put my stuff next to me as I sit.
" I sat with Tyler and his friends, now I have an entourage for my event I have to go to tomorrow," I laughed, Caroline's eyes widen,
" What event?" She beams,
" I got an art gallery event I have to go to, I'm selling some of my paintings, and I have to attend so I can give my paintings to the people that buy them," I explain, I rub my eyes.
" Oh that's cool, who all going?" I laugh hard,
" Well Tyler, Matt, and the rest of the football team," I laugh, Elena and Caroline look at each other then back at me,
" You sure that's a good idea?" Elena asks, of course she would thinks it's weird, a girl going on a trip with a whole football team,
" I think that half are gonna bail in the morning, and I am gonna go on the trip alone as planned," they laugh at my response. Elena looks towards the doorway, Caroline and me look towards the doorway, Stefan enters. He walks towards me taking a seat in front of me.
" So, Ebony why did you choose to me a Kickboxing instructor?" Stefan asks putting his backpack next to me,
" Just a job opportunity that somebody thought would be cool for me," I said, Stefan nods, then looks ahead. Tyler walks into the classroom, passing by me sitting in the seat behind me.
" So, am I still picking you up tomorrow?" I look towards him and nod, he smiles.the bell rings again, and the class begins.
At the end of class I said bye to everyone and got my lunch pail. I run outside, looking for Stefan. He walks towards his car, I speed towards him.
" Hey Stefan, can you give me a ride to my work?" I ask, he nods and waves me towards the car. He drives me to work in silence, no music, no talking. He pulls into the parking lot, stopping in front of the door, " Thank you so much Stefan, I'm going to a gallery tomorrow, I will bring you back something sweet or something," I say, I unbuckle and open the passenger door,
" It's ok, I don't eat that type of thing," he laughs, I smile and close the door waving as I walk into the building.
" give me ten pushups, you want to talk back you give me ten more," instructor yells, I enter and give him a princess wave as I walk to the bench by the door, I put my stuff down.
" Ebony will be doing your evaluations, please go meet her at the ring," he instructs, I wave to the newbies,
" Hey instructor, I got to get tomorrow evening off, I have an art thing I got to go to. They are selling the paintings and probably need more," I yelled to him from across the room,
" You need a day off, go ahead," he nods, I smile. I make my way to the ring and start evaluations.
" You will be sparring against your group, by age, which gives you a chance to climb the wall of newbies. Which means that I will keep a board specifically for newbies rising to the top, beat a person you move up, beat another, move up. Today, I will be able to evaluate you, and you will be able to move up today if you beat your person. Please be honorable, which means no dirty plays, you will be suspended if you do so," I explain, " First, Britany and Myka," I call their names and they get into the ring, latch up their gloves and get into fighting stance. I do this with all the newbies, all the boys beating the girls, yada yada, the girls will be able to feel confident enough to beat the boys when I m done with them.
" Go home, please Ebony, we don't want you here," instructor jokes, he pushes me slightly as I walk to the exit,
" But Lilly might need help," I tried to say, he pushed me out of the building closing and locking the door behind me, he waved and walked away from the door. I flip the door off, hoping he saw it. I looked at my watch, 9:00. I stayed more hours then I needed too. I walk back to the apartment, a loud bark sounded from the park, a strong one. That wasn't just some dog, it sounded bigger, the dark night making the park look foggy, I sneak across the street and down the path of the park, the streetlight going lighter as I went deeper into the park, the darkness evolving into even more darkness. I hear it again, closer. I hear running towards me, I enchant and move my hands in a circle motion, a yellow light flashes, showing a red haired wolf three times my size flying towards me. Fuck that shit, I run towards the wolf, jumping to the side and slamming my body into it slamming it into a tree. It helps in pain, I feel pain ripple through my body,  my bones broken, fuck.
" Well, hello darling," I hear a man say with a British accent. I see a man with ginger hair and a ginger beard come close to me, his body kinda thin, but still full of muscle. The pain moves around my body making it hurt more and more,
" Make it stop," I beg, the pain is too much, what's happening to me? The pain ripples through my finger breaking my bones making them,
" Oh it's gonna be ok, I will take care of you," he grabs me and bites me making more pain go through my body, then he twists my neck.
I wake up, I check my watch, 1:00 am. I look around, I am still in the park, I see a body laying in front of me, I shuffle my body away from it,
" Your gonna have to drink the blood if you want to live," the man with the British accent says behind me, I turn facing him. I get up on my feet, my body feeling much better, but my throat dry, like I haven't drunken something in years.
" I'll die if I don't?" I ask, he nods, I move my hand in a circle motion, whisper an enchantment, and his shirts clenched in my hand, " How do I go back to being me?" I demand, he laughs.
" So, your a witch too? That's fantastic," he laughs, I let go of his shirt, I put my hands up to examine them,
" What do you mean too?" I say, he walks around me,
" I was using you as a test, I needed to know if I could make hybrids, half vampire and half werewolf, but your a witch as well," he explains, I drop to my knees. A werewolf? Vampire? How the fuck did I walk into something like this? I feel his hand on the back of my head, he pulls back and jabs one of the bodies arms in my mouth, blood pours into my mouth, I drink deeper and deeper, my throat finally satisfying, I sit there and drink until the arm is dried. My thirst quenched.
" I have had other tests, they failed. So, how are you different?" He asks, I roll my eyes.
" I have no time for this. I have an art gallery to go to tomorrow evening," I take off my glasses, rubbing my eyes, this confusing situation baffles me.
" Art event? What's that about?" He asks, I give him a glare, without thinking.
" I paint, my publicist sells them at events, I would invite you, but you a fucking dick," I say, his eyes look into mine studying,
" How are your eyes that color?" He asks pointing at my eyes, I sigh I put back on my glasses.
" None of your business, now I'm gonna go home," he walks in front of me,
" You Will need this," he hands me a necklace, with a tiny gem, and a piece of paper, " If you want to walk into sunlight, then that's what you need. Ont drink random people's blood. And I will be watching your progress," I give him another glare,
" if I wasn't about to karate chop you I would be able to walk away with a smile on my face," I say, I turn around and walk towards my apartment.
" do you live around here?" He yells to me,
" that's none of your business creeper," I yell back, I flip him off and walk towards my apartment. I go into my apartment, locking it behind me. I feed the orange nuisance, who's heartbeat fills my ears, who's scent of blood fillls my nose. I speed walk Into my room and plop on my bed, I need to go to sleep. I close my eyes and stay there for a while. I am still awake.

- how she gonna act tomorrow in a metal tin of humans? Find out. Thank you for reading! 😁😘