The Sacrifice

Bad Moon Rising - 1

Elena, Stefan and I sat in the parlor, watching as Alaric sat down in front of us. We had asked for his help because we were hitting dead ends with the Lockwood's and our guessing game. Mason Lockwood is obviously something, the question is what?

"Ariel and Elena mentioned you need my help" Alaric directs to Damon as he sits,

"Yeah. We were hoping you could shed some light on the Lockwood family" Stefan explained from his seat on Elena's right.

I felt oddly guilty, going after Tyler's back like this. He was my friend, since forever really. I feel like he should know about this, but we can't actually confront him without concrete proof.

I can't just go up to him and say "Hey Tyler. Me and my vampire squad think your something supernatural, care to shed some light on that?"

"Now why would I know anything about Lockwood's?" Alaric asks as he eases into his seat. "Well, you wouldn't but your dead-not dead vampire wife might" Damon comments, sitting down.

"Isobel's research from when you guys were at Duke together" I explain, crossing my legs and resting my hands on my knees.

"You said that she had spent years researching this town," Stefan adds. Alaric sighs, seemingly annoyed.

"Isobel's research here-mystic falls— was rooted in folklore and legend. At the time I thought most of which was fiction" Alaric explains.

"Like that amazing vampire story" Damon comments with sarcasm and enthusiasm. I point an annoyed glare in his direction.

"Aside from vampires, what else?" Elena asks, raising her knee up to her chest. "Lycanthrope"

I frown at his words, lycanthrope? Werewolf's? Stefan and Damon look at each other in confusion and shock.

"Wait. Like werewolves?" Elena asks, leaning forward. "No way. Impossible. Way too Lon Chaney" Damon says, rejecting the idea.

But is it possible? I mean, witches, vampires. Can werewolves exist too? At this point almost anything seems possible.

"I've been on this planet 160- some odd years. I've never come across one. If werewolves exist, where the hell are they?"

If witches are born, from family lines, and vampires are created, could werewolves be in the same form? Is it something through the genes? Generation after generation like witches? Or are they made, created?

"Well, why do you suspect the Lockwood's?" A confused Alaric asked. "Because vervain didn't affect the mayor on founders day but the Gilbert device did. And it affected his son Tyler" Damon explains.

"And at the school carnival, his uncle mason exhibited inhuman behavior when he fought one of the carnival workers" Stefan pitches in.

 "It suggested some sort of a supernatural entity" 

I looked at Elena and back to Alaric. "We were hoping that Isobel's research could help us figure out what it is" I say. 

"Well all of her things are still at duke" Alaric clears his throat and continues.

"I mean, her office is still there. She's technically still missing"

"So can we get access to it?" Damon asks almost immediately and I want to hit him for being offensive.

"Rick, we need to know what we're dealing with. If this wolf man thing is true, I've seen enough movies to know it's not good" Damon says.

"It means mason Lockwood is a real life Lon Chaney. And that little Tyler punk may just very well be Lon Chaney Jr." I hate the fact that he just called Tyler a punk, but, he's right.

"Which mean Bela Lugosi- meaning me- is totally screwed"

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"I'll be back in awhile alright. Maybe tonight or tomorrow if things get interesting" I say as I pack a small bag, a jacket, some tunes for the road, a charger, some makeup, and most importantly a mini medic kit. You never know when things can go wrong.

Matt leans against the doorway, watching as I pack. "So you're going with Mr. Saltzman? That doesn't scream child predator at all" He half jokes making me roll my eyes.

"Well he was Isobel's husband. If anyone knows her it's him. He's my only connection, and besides Elena's going with me as well" I say, zipping up my bag and tossing the strap over my shoulder. Matt nods understandingly.

"Yeah well, I'm going over to see Caroline" I tense at her name. Caroline. She's a vampire now, Even though I know what happened with Carter wasn't her fault. I can't help but worry. 

"Be careful okay?" I ask of him as we both head to the front door where Alaric and Damon are waiting. Oh yeah, he's coming to.

"I will" He says, giving me a hug. I smile at him and get inside Alaric's SUV. When we get on the road, heading to Elena's, Alaric asks me a question. "Does he know?" He asks, eyeing me through the mirror, I shake my head and look out the window, at the blur of houses.

"No, and I want to keep it that way"

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Alaric goes inside to talk to Jenna, and Damon leans on the outside of the car, facing the house. When Elena and Stefan appear I can't exactly hear what they're talking about but Elena grabs Stefan, giving him a kiss on the lips, rubbing it into Damon. When Alaric gets in, I lean forward in my seat. "This is gonna be a long drive" He chuckles and nods in agreement.