when paths collide

Alexandria stood in front of the Whitmore house. Her dark eyes scanned over the building. A strange feeling came over her, slowly she walked up to the door and knocked. There was no answer. She had come too far to not do anything. Reaching out she grasped the door handle pushing the front door open she saw that it was swallowed in darkness. Fumbling her hand across the wall she flicked the switch and instantly the building was flooded with light.

"Hello?" she called out but she already knew there was no one in there, well no humans anyway. She continued to walk through the house flicking every light switch as she went. Until she came to a door. This had to be the room. This had to be where she would find him.

The vampire she had heard so much about from her grandfather. The vampire her great aunt, Maggie, had fallen in love with while she worked for the Augustine's studying vampires and their behaviours. Alexandria had always been fascinated by the stories and would constantly question her grandfather on them. However he knew very little and sadly for Alexandria she could not ask Maggie as she had been horrifically killed on November 8th 1960. So all she had to go on were the tidbits her grandfather had told her.

Opening the door she saw the flight of stairs. Without hesitation she descended them every nerve in her body alive and alert wanting to find this handsome vampire. She hoped he was here. Once she was at the bottom of the stairs she came to another room. A gasp fell from her lips as she walked inside and saw all the machines, the restraints on tables, and all the medical instruments.

This was horrific, how could people do this? Walking into the room further her eyes darted over everything but she kept her hands to herself knowing full well not to touch anything.

"Enzo?" she called out hoping for a reply.

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Tyler was back, not in Mystic but he was attending collage, he was at Whitmore which was where Caroline and Elena were and it was where he needed to be. Once he had come back through from the other side he had lost his hybrid side so now all he was was a were-wolf.

As much as he would rather be back in the mountains with the packs since Hayley has gone to be with Klaus for the protection of their child or whatever reason he had no one else to go there with so instead with everything that has been going on around here he knew that this was where he needed to be.

He had just finished his last class for the day so he was ready to head back to his dorm and enjoy a quite night, more than likely fall asleep early. He felt his phone vibrate in his pocket, fishing it out he looked down and saw that it was Caroline that had sent him a message. He began to compose an answer when he bumped into someone.

"Shit... Sorry," he instantly began to apologise as he looked up from the screen of his phone coming face to face with a gorgeous woman. "Uhhh... my bad..."

@ momentai.
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Enzo's head rested back against a brick wall, his eyes closed over as he waited for the experiments to start up again. After ripping him apart and watching him piece back together again since his arrival, he thought they would have learned everything they wanted to know by now. He was still bitter about Damon leaving him here all those years ago - and, moreover, he didn't know what had happened to Maggie. Out of nowhere, she'd stopped showing up and he hadn't heard anything about her from anybody else, which bothered him.

He'd loved her, completely, but she was gone. She'd probably already died by now, considering how much time had passed since then. The thought made his heart ache but he tried not to think about it too much in his free time. Thinking about seeing her again did bring him a form of peace, though; it helped to deal with... all of this.

His brows furrowed slightly when he heard the door open. Ah, so they were finally coming down, were they? It was about time; he was getting tired of just sitting around and waiting. He'd grown out of being antsy; nowadays, he was just irritable.

But, when he heard his name, his brows furrowed. He didn't recognize the voice, either. "Who's looking for him?" he called out from his spot in his cell.

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The North East Atlantic pack was ancient in its own right, and it was strong. It was Clara's pack, but she hadn't activated the curse yet - and that meant that she could do as she pleased until she did, though she hoped to never do so. The curse was a heavy burden to bare, and she didn't want blood on her hands. It was why she'd left the pack to enjoy her life, which was allowed, but if she were to ever to activate the curse, she'd have to go back. She knew she'd be welcomed back with broad grins and tons of advice, but... Well, she'd never wanted this life to begin with.

It was why Clara was currently at Whitmore, having attending her classes for the day and planning out what she would do with the rest of her day. Her phone rung and she looked down to see that it was Cary; last she'd heard, he was in New Orleans with their apparent distant relative, Klaus, though she doubted they interacted much.

Before she could answer, though, she felt somebody bump into her and she dropped her phone to the ground, causing her to wince at the sound of the impact. "Crap," she muttered as she moved to grab it, but she blinked when she heard who she'd bumped into speak.

Looking up, she arched a brow, taking him in for a moment. Oh, she knew that look in his eyes all too well; werewolf. Great.

"It's alright, really. Sorry, I wasn't paying attention to where I was going, my brother was calling," she explained as she picked her phone up and stood up straight, slipping her phone into her pocket. She could just call Cary back later; she was sure that whatever he wanted to talk about wasn't all that important.

@ momentai.
Alexandria almost jumped out of her skin when she heard a reply. A gruff British accent came from the back of the building. Moving around the equipment and metal slabs she hurried into the back room. Her heard was racing but before she entered the room she spoke.

"I'm not going to hurt you... My name is Alexandria James. I believe you knew my great aunt. Maggie James." her hand rested on the handle she waited until she heard a reply before entering. She hoped he could tell she wasn't lying. Alexandria had been searching for Enzo for months, she had been going off the stories her grandfather had told her and they had led her to Whitmore College and to this building. As freaked out as she felt standing in this part of the building she had to stay strong she wanted to speak to Enzo, to find out more about him but she wouldn't enter the room until she knew she was safe which was hard when it came to vampires.

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Tyler placed his phone in the pocket of his jeans before straightening up his dark eyes darting over the female. She was a were-wolf. What was a were-wolf doing on campus he honestly thought he was the only one around here.

"Uh... I'm Tyler," he introduced himself holding out his hand. He had never seen this woman around before. He had never even sensed her around before which was weird because normally he was alert and able to pick up on any others like him. Maybe she was new? "This may come across as rude... I don't mean for it to be? Are you new? It's just I haven't seen you around her before."

Enzo's attention went to the door for a moment, his brows furrowed as he listened to the movement. It was too delicate and light to be Wes, so he could only assume it was a stranger. Perhaps a student Wes had taken under his wing, or somebody who had very little business being down there.

It seemed his latter assumption was the correct one, but his brows furrowed at the mention of the name. "Maggie?" he asked, though pain filled his heart with the name. It brought back far too many memories. Regardless, he listened to her heartbeat, waiting for any sign that she may be lying to him. When he noted her pulse was even and calm, he deduced she was telling the truth. "I did know her, yes. Why are you curious?"

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Clara noted the recognition in his eyes, and that made her hesitant. She didn't trust many werewolves outside of her pack and for good reason - her pack was not a favorite amongst wolves. Regardless, she offered a small nod and placed her hand in his, giving it a small shake before she dropped her hand to her side.

"Clara," she told him, "And maybe you didn't see me before because I make a point to avoid being seen." And, that much was true. She didn't like the attention, and she wasn't the best at making friends. Growing up in a pack made it difficult to really acclimate to the regular world, even when the curse hadn't even been activated yet.

"I am kind of new, though," she added with a small shrug before she adjusted her bag, eying him for a moment. "I'm pretty sure that's not the only question you have, though, right?"

@ momentai.
Alexandria sighed a smile spreading across her face knowing that she had found who she had been searching for. Her search had been spread over at least six maybe even twelve. Weeks of research into Lorenzo St. John and his story. Secret files one how he had come to be a vampire, they were hard to obtain, as well as the notes her great aunt had written. Gripping the handle she pushed down and pushed the door open. The room was darker than she liked, reaching around her she fondled the wall trying to find a light switch. Hitting it she watched as the bulbs flickered before lighting the room. She walked in further looking around her eyes wandering over each of the individual cells and the smell of blood, vervain and something more surgical. The atmosphere in the room set her hair on end and a chill ran through her.

Turning she saw a figure in the end cell, walking toward it she played with the gold vervain bracelet on her wrist her heart rate was rising the closer she got to him. From her aunts notes she knew what he could do and how evil he was but she also knew that he had a softer side, kind side. A side that caused her to fall in love with him.

"Because I have been searching for you for the past year. I wanted to meet you. The vampire my Great Aunt was infatuated with. And here you are," Alexandria's eyes scanned over the male vampire and instantly she could see why her ancestor had fallen for him. He was easy on the eyes, attractive with a deliciously gruff voice laced with a thick British accent. "You are so much more attractive in person," the words tumbled from her lips and instantly she covered her lips. "Uh... sorry... that was... uhh... rash?"

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Tyler smiled, "Yeah, maybe... but why?" he asked unsure as to why someone like her would want to be unknown around these parts, she was gorgeous surely it would be easy for her to make friends. Maybe he could introduce her to Caroline and Elena? He was sure they would be fine with it. The again would Clara be alright with two female vampires?

"You got me? What are you doing here? What brings you to Whitmore College?" he asked as he shouldered his bag a little more making it more comfortable and so there was less of a strain on his shoulder. He was genuinely interested in what had bought Clara to this place. He was only here because he had to be.

Enzo stared at her levelly, trying to determine whether she was lying. Was this some cruel trick Wes had set up? He wouldn't put it past the man. Enzo had been physically tortured for decades, it was only a matter of time before that physical torture turned into emotional and mental torture as well - as if he wasn't mentally tortured enough by the physical torture itself. His eyes narrowed and he took her in, listening to her heart rate for any sign of a lie, any display of some fallacy in the story she was telling him.

"Why did you want to meet me?" he asked rather bluntly, because that wasn't something he expected. Regardless of whether Maggie had fallen for him or not, it held little reason for somebody who'd only ever heard of him to want to meet him. But, that forced another question to form. "How did you hear about me?"

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"Does somebody really need a reason to want to avoid being noticed?" Clara asked with mild amusement. For her, though, the reason was obvious: so long as she avoided attention, she would have less chances to lose her temper and kill somebody and activate the curse. She'd been doing so well so far and she wanted to keep that up; she wanted to keep staying normal for as long as she could manage. Of course, she was sure that would be harder with the knowledge that another werewolf - one who had definitely already activated his curse - was around.

"I just want to be normal." She shrugged slightly, eying him for a moment as she tried to think of a way to explain it. "Since I haven't really... Activated the curse," she mentioned, figuring he'd already pegged her as a werewolf and there was no reason to hide it from him, "I want to be able to be normal for as long as I possibly can."

@ momentai.
Alexandria was caught off guard by how blunt he was, she wasn't sure if he was just being straight to the point or if there was another reason. "Because even thought you compelled Maggie to forget she never forgot you, I want to know why. I know about vampires, I know about compulsion I know about vervain I grew up around it. I want to know why Maggie loved you so damn much. How her love for you could alter the compulsion. Because I have never heard of something like that happening before." she paused and took a deep breath before continuing and answering his question. "She wrote about you in her diaries. I wanted to know more about her, the aunt that was tragically murdered, and that was when I found out about you." Alexandria heard a door close and instantly she stopped talking and looked around.

Someone had just entered the mansion, she had to get out. But how there was only one entrance and exit and there was no way she was getting out without being seen.

"Fuck!" she cursed. The steps were getting closer to the door, she did the only thing she could think to do. grabbing a pin from her hair she began to pick one of the locks on the cell doors, they were dark enough she could hide in the back corners where no light hit. She got the door open quickly hurrying inside she pulled the barred door closed and hid in the back corners. It seemed the cells opposite to Enzo's were less prone to daylight why she had no idea. That was when the door opened and Wes Maxfield entered, he was whistling, Alexandria watched as he walked toward Enzo's cell unlocking the door and pulling it open. What was he doing down here? She was about to ask but that was when she noticed the way he grabbed the vampire. He was fierce.

What was going on? She wondered watching as the blonde led him out into the other room.

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Tyler nodded his head understanding where she was coming from, what he wouldn't give to be normal again but the benefits of being a were-wolf was the keen sense of hearing and smell along with other things.

"I can understand that, but you know you are also extraordinary. You hold the ability to gain inhuman strength, speed, agility, a keen sense of hearing sight and smell everything become heightened..." he began to ramble but quickly stopped himself. "So if you are a were-wolf where are you from? You most certainly aren't from Mystic Falls." Tyler wondered where she could have possibly resided before she began to attend college. Maybe she was from up in the mountains, but he was certain he would have seen her when he had been up there with Hayley. If she wasn't from there where was she from he honestly couldn't think of anywhere else.

There was no time for any further questions and that irritated Enzo, but he did his best to avoid showing it when Wes showed up. He knew what to expect; this was the same thing Wes did far too many times for Enzo to count. In an attempt to keep Wes's attention on him, though, Enzo made an attempt to escape, though it only caused Wes to pull out a needle filled with vervain and stuck it into Enzo's neck. Enzo was out in moments before Wes began dragging him away. Admittedly, Wes was a little disappointed that Enzo had put up a fight today; it meant that he'd have to wait for Enzo to wake up before he could have fun.

As they arrived at Wes's destination, Wes strapped Enzo to the table and merely waited for the man to wake up. He did wonder, though, why Enzo had chosen today to fight back. Was there any significance to it?

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"You sound like Cary, and seriously everybody else from my pack," Clara grumbled with a sigh. They all thought it was the best thing that could happen to them, that it was what they were meant for. But, the curse was only ever activated if you took a life and Clara didn't want that on her conscience; she didn't want blood on her hands. She'd stayed out of that kind of shit this long, she just wanted to keep being able to do so. "I'll only have that ability if I kill somebody and I don't want to kill anybody, ever." So long as she could avoid it, she'd keep doing so, because it was better, in her opinion.

She, however, arched a brow when she heard his question and tilted her head before she shrugged. "I've moved around my whole life. I wouldn't be able to tell you any specifics other than that I'm from the North East Atlantic Pack," she explained simply. "A few other members of the pack went to New Orleans recently, and I guess they'll be staying there for a while, so, if I do turn, that might end up becoming home after this."

@ momentai.
Alexandria watched as Wes dragged Enzo away, she waited until the door swung closed before she opened the cell door, she walked up to the door looking through the small glass window to see that he was strapping him to the table and that the vampire was out cold. She would have to do something to knock the blonde haired teacher out, she didn't particularly want to kill him but she did want to knock him out.

Her dark eyes scanned the room for something heavy but not fatal. She spied a broom, that was going to have to do. Pushing the door open she grabbed the item. Before drawing back her arm and letting it go. There was a nasty cracking sound but the blonde fell out cold. Leaning down she checked he was still breathing. He was. She stepped over him and undid the straps that were buckled across Enzo.

"Enzo! Wake up!" she cried as she flung the restraints off him. She slapped him across the face as hard as she could hoping that would get him movie a little quicker.

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Tyler chuckled looking down at the ground before looking back up at the female in front of him. "Sorry..." he apologised knowing that she probably didn't want to hear what he had just said. He was surprised when he said that she hadn't activated her curse. Then again he couldn't blame her, turning every full moon was horrific and he wouldn't wish it on anyone.

"Oh right," Tyler had heard rumours about that pack, however the male didn't know the specifics of it. "Oh..." his tone dropped. He was confused, why wouldn't she want to be with her pack, surely she was safer with them than outside even if she was a human. He didn't really know what else to say. "Well... I guess I will see you around," he said as he began to move around her.

Enzo had expected to wake up to searing pain or to not wake up for hours at the very least. Instead, though, he woke up to a slap in the face and his eyes narrowed slightly with confusion and he almost wanted to attack whoever had slapped him, certain that it had been Wes, wanting to get on with the torture instead of waiting. Instead, though, he was greeted with the girl from earlier and, as his eyes wandered around, he spotted Wes on the floor, knocked out.

Furthermore, he realized that he could sit up and move. Either Wes hadn't had time to strap him in before the girl had attacked or the girl had undone them herself. Regardless, he settled his gaze on her and stood up quickly. He felt his hunger spike, but he ignored it in favor of telling the girl, "Get out of here, now." He knew this was his chance to leave as well, and he wasn't going to miss it.

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Clara looked over to Tyler when he moved around her and she eyed him for a moment, debating on whether she should try to stop him or not. Eventually, she sighed and chewed on the inside of her cheek before she said, "Wait." Slipping her hand into the pocket of her backpack, she pulled out a sticky note and a pen before she wrote her name and number down. Moving over to him, she offered a small grin before she stuck the sticky note to his shirt.

"In case you want to talk, there's my number." She didn't really expect anything, but she figured it might be okay to have somebody to talk to about the supernatural stuff. It couldn't really hurt, she supposed. Besides, Tyler was definitely attractive and who was she to pass up giving her number to him? There was the possibility that he might not want it, of course, but that was his choice. "See you around," she said with a small nod before she turned to head off to her dorm room.

@ momentai.
(I am so sorry for the lateness... I am getting back into replying now)

Alexandria watched as the dark haired vampire stood up quickly after he took in his surroundings. His eyes locked on hers and she nodded her head before running out of the room, she didn't need to be told twice. She hoped that Enzo would follow suit she wasn't sure if she would be able to go back and save him again.

Running through the front door she slowed down to a walk even though her breathing was hard. She tried to come across as calm as she could considering what she had just done. Passing a few students she sent a smile in their direction before turning her attention to the ground.

"Get out of there," she whispered to herself.

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Tyler stopped mid step before turning back to Clara, he watched as she pulled out sticky note and a pen. He didn't have a chance to ask anything before she had pressed the note to his clothes. Looking down a laugh left his lips as he reached up and grabbed the not off his shirt.

"Of course, thanks," he nodded his head looking up and smiling at her, "Yeah see you around," he watched as she walked away, he grabbed his phone out of his pocket and quickly pinned her number into his phone.

He would most certainly be talking to her very soon.

Enzo's gaze dropped to Wes for a few moments and he eyed the man for a few moments, making sure that he wouldn't wake up. He knew there wasn't a point in trying to feed from him - his blood wouldn't help him at all, with all the vervain he was sure was in Wes's bloodstream.

With a scowl, he kicked the man away before he darted out of the room and out of the house, hoping to find something or somebody to feed on as quickly as possible. He didn't want to feed on the girl who had saved him, after all, so he made sure to avoid going towards her.

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Clara smiled to herself, rather proud of herself in the end. Knowing that she'd actually put herself out there put her at ease somewhat. For now, though, she was going to relax in her dorm and probably get some homework done.

Glancing around as she walked, she took notice of a few passersby but didn't really bother to acknowledge them much. She went to her dorm room and unlocked it, opening it to walk in, but it seemed like her roommate wasn't back yet. Shrugging the thought aside, she put her things down and moved to sit on her bed to get to work on her homework.

@ momentai.
(So sorry for the lateness)
Tyler walked back toward his dorm, looking at his watch, it was still only early. Even though he had said he was going to have a quiet night he thought he would go to the gym instead, he had a lot of energy which he had to burn off. Pulling off his shirt he changed into more comfortable clothing and headed toward the gym. Before he entered the building he composed a message to Clara.

Hey there, Ty here

He hit send before he backed out. It was short and looking back at it he realised how stupid it looked but he couldn't take it back now. So instead he tucked his phone away and grabbed his iPod out and placed the buds in his ears turning the sound up as loud as possible and beginning his work out.

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Alexandria had made it back to the heart of the college ground and she couldn't help the nervous feeling that was swirling around inside her. Had she done the right thing? Was it a good idea to let out a vampire deprived of blood? She shook her head and tried to rid herself of the thought. There was nothing she could do now. She had a feeling that he would be out and in the open. How was she going to find him again.

She left the idea before it began to eat her up instead she hurried toward her dorm, she ran up the flight of stairs and threw herself through the door slamming it closed behind her. Lifting her gaze she saw that her roommate was in.

"Hey Clara," she smiled walking over and taking a seat on her bed. "How was your day?" she had to try and busy her mind. So talking to Clara seemed like the best idea.

(I’m not sure what to do for Enzo, so I’ll leave his side blank for now. x.x)

Clara was mildly surprised to hear her phone ring with a notification. Pulling it out, she looked down at it, but faint amusement crossed her features at the sight of the text. She hadn’t expected for him to reach out that quickly, but at least it meant she’d left some kind of impression. Quickly, she typed up a reply.

Hey, Clara on this end.

After sending the message, though, she blinked at the sound of the door slamming and peered over to see her roommate, an eyebrow arching as she eyed her for a moment. Something seemed wrong, but she wasn’t sure if she should straight up ask or beat around the bush to get an answer. “Hey,” she greeted with a small nod. “It was alright. I stepped out of my comfort zone and gave a guy my number,” she joked lightly before she set her phone down and watched her for a moment, taking her in for a moment with furrowed brows.

“What about you? You seem a little… I don’t know, shaken?” There wasn’t much of a point in beating around the bush, she figured. Especially if something was actually wrong. No, it’d be best that she got to the point immediately so she could figure out what was wrong and if there was anything she could to to help.

@ momentai.
Hey so sorry for the disappearance but I am back and just wondering if you are still interested in our role-plays? :)

(Not really sure what to do with Tyler at the moment haha... so i might skip him at the moment.)

Alexandria looked at Clara who had her phone in her hand, the brunette was fighting to catch her breath, her hands were shaking she wasn't sure weather it was from nerves or adrenaline or perhaps it was both.

"Oh," she tried to smile for her friend, "That is great Clara! Good job..." she hid her hands behind her back and clasped them together to try and stop the shaking but it didn't seem to be working, even her legs felt like they were shaking. "I uh... I uhmm..." she stammered over her word. How was she supposed to say this. "I may have knocked one of our professors out, found out that he was harbouring a vampire and torturing him and I may have set said vampire free because he was the one who knew my great aunt!" she walked over and fell down on her bed. "What have I done?" she mumbled to herself burying her hands in her hair and inhaling deeply.

@ momentai.
Hey there just wondering if you're still interested in this role-play