I'll Be Right Beside You

(I hope that was an okay start for Enzo? I wasn't sure where to start him off, I can change it if you like.)

Lorenzo had been punished for what he did, Wes had dragged him back to the hell hole that he has been in for centuries now. How many years, Enzo couldn’t be certain on a number anymore. But he didn’t blame himself for what happened to that young girl, Wes keeps him in a weak starved state for his own safety. So when a healthy young human wandered into the laboratory where Enzo was held prisoner, he couldn’t control his blood lust which caused him to escape the laboratory and chase the girl down before he fed on her. He drained her of her blood and he had never felt better, her blood soothed his thirst but only made him crave more. However that is when Wes found him, the next time he can escape the cell he will head straight for the blonde who has been torturing him and doing his sick little experiments on so Enzo can give him the exact same pain.

He was currently laying on a metal bed, vervain soaked restraints holding him in place so he couldn’t move an inch. His eyes were closed as he hummed to himself, it was the only way he could pass the time while the insane doctor was out. Although his humming fell silent when he heard the front door creak open slowly upstairs, his dark eyes snapping open as he knew it wasn’t the doctor. He should still be teaching his classes at the college, Enzo also knew the doctor’s footsteps and these ones were much lighter. It had to be a female, whoever was inside the Whitmore House was moving slower and their movement was much more delicate. He stayed silent, hoping that the footsteps would find their way downstairs into the laboratory. He thought his humming may scare this person away, although it might not considering they were coming into the house alone in the first place. He knew better this time as well, he would have to control himself long enough for this person to let him free.

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Evelyn stepped out of her shared dorm room at Whitmore College, she had the morning free as her classes started after noon that day. She had already spent a few hours studying for her classes that morning, while her roommate and new friend Isla got ready for her day and left earlier. Evie hadn’t been able to get out of Isla as to where she was going, but she knew something was going on that her friend wasn’t telling her. Although they haven’t been friends for long, so Evie wasn’t overly surprised that Isla was hiding something. She was hiding something from everyone as well, her secret has been with her for her entire life so far and Evie didn’t see how she’d ever be able to tell anyone about it. She didn’t allow herself to think about her parents often or how they died, she didn’t want to be reminded of the pain she went through or what Tripp Cooke was trying to make her become.

Evie wanted a normal life for herself, she was studying to become a doctor so she’d be able to make a difference in the life and to save people. But Tripp continued to try and drag her into the hunting life, each time she refused him. Even though she refused that life, Evie wasn’t stupid. Her necklace protected her from a death by the hands of a supernatural creature and she put vervain in every drink she had, she was still going to protect herself from any danger that may find her. She moved through the college without any plans in her mind for how she was going to spend her morning, all she knew was that she had to continue to avoid Tripp. Once she stepped outside she went to round a corner, but found her path blocked by a rather handsome guy. “Sorry,” Evie breathed out as they were both about to collide into the other.

@ sugarplum.

(it was perfectly fine)

Tyler had been walking back to his dorm from the sports field on campus, he thought he would get a quick work out in before he had to be in class. He hadn't really been paying attention to where he was going but he quickly stopped before he ran into a young woman.

"Shit my bad," he cursed looking down at the girl, he smiled at her. "So sorry, I was off in my own little world," which was true his thoughts had been elsewhere considering it had been a very busy couple of weeks. With everything that had been going on in his home town of Mystic Falls. The fact that there was a spell on the place that stopped any supernatural creature crossing the boarder.

"Hi I'm Tyler." he introduced himself holding out his hand to the female. She was pretty, blonde hair and blue eyes. He didn't sense anything supernatural about her so she wasn't a vampire or were-wolf.

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Isla was meant to be heading to class but there was something about the building on the campus that drew her to it, it seemed so familiar from the stories she had heard. She had snuck inside without being seen but as soon as she entered a strange feeling washed over her. A cross between danger and familiarity. Grabbing a piece of paper from her pocket she unfolded it and read it.

Augustine Vampire, Whitmore House

This was the only house on the Whitmore campus so it had to be the one she had been searching for. The one who held the one vampire she wanted to meet.

Lorenzo St John. Or to her Great Aunt Enzo. She walked through the house the silence was eerie that was until she got closer to back of the building that was when she could hear humming. There was someone in here.

Could it be him? the question buzzed through her mind. Could it be Enzo? Before she could move any closer to the humming the front door jangled and she knew she had to hide. Someone had come home and she was about to be busted. Quickly she ducked underneath one of the many couches that were scattered around the room just in time for the door to open. Her heart was racing a million miles an hour and she had to try and control her breathing. turning her head a little she saw a flash of blonde hair.

Mister Maxfield? Wes Maxfield. What was he doing in here? She watched him while making sure she was concealed in her hiding space. She watched as he walked toward where the humming was coming. Isla heard a door open then close. The humming ceased.

All the hope that Enzo had been feeling vanished the second he heard the front door open again, no one was going to help him because the insane doctor had arrived back. His humming stopped as he listened closely, there wasn’t any yelling from within the house which meant the person who was sneaking around had found a hiding place.

He laid on the hard table, his dark eyes narrow when the blonde stepped into the room. All Enzo wanted to do was rip him into tiny pieces, or maybe he would turn the doctor into a vampire first. Wes was after all using Enzo’s blood to try and find a way to make vampires only feed off of other vampires, so far nothing has worked and Enzo prayed nothing would work.

“Back again so soon? You could at least put a TV in here or let me listen to some music,” He spoke in hopes whoever was hiding upstairs could hear his voice, to know that he was trapped inside Whitmore House and at least take the vervain soaked cuffs off him. He could get out then, and he wouldn’t even bite the person. He had learned that he couldn’t do that, not after he got caught last time he escaped. He had to be smarter next time, if there was even a next time.

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“No, it’s fine.” Evelyn smiled as she looked at him, he was a hottie that was for sure. “I’m Evelyn, but everyone calls me Evie.” She shook his hand and she could just sense that there was something else to him, he was different but it didn’t scare her away. She had been surrounded by hunters for her entire life, she learned quickly to trust her instincts. His hand was still warm which ruled out a vampire, he could have been a werewolf but she couldn’t tell for sure.

“This might be a little weird, and please feel free to say no. But there’s a party tonight in the dorm across from mine, I’m going with my roommate… you can come if your free.” Evie felt like she was a school girl again asking a guy out, which she wasn’t as it was a party and that’s what colleges students did. They went to parties and drank too much while they could have spent that time studying, “Completely up to you though.” She needed to shut up before she made a fool out of herself.

@ sugarplum.
Tyler was surprised by how forward Evie was, they barely knew one and other yet here she was inviting him to a party. However who was he to turn down an opportunity to party and the truth was Evie seemed nice and she was gorgeous. He may even get lucky if he played his cards right.

"Yeah sounds good... I have nothing planned... So I'll meet you there or... I could come to your dorm and pick you and your friend up... if you want. Totally your choice." the dark haired male shot her a smile as his eyes scanned over her and he drank her in. She was really pretty and he knew she would look great dancing at a party. The male couldn't help he thoughts from wandering to other activities, quickly he swiped them from his mind as he waited for her answer.

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Isla really wanted to know what was going on in that room. As she stood a few metres from the door she could hear a voice, a british voice. A deep gruff British voice.

From her aunts notes she could remember that Enzo was british. Her heart rate began to rise when she realised that she may only be a few metres from the vampire that meant so much to her aunt. That she had vowed to find so she could know what he was really like. If he was all that everyone had told her about. That was when she heard Wes speaking. His voice was different, it was filled with venom and anger. Completely opposite to the way he was at school.

That was when the screaming shouted, Isla's blood ran cold and she fell backwards. The British one was being tortured. Quickly she ran back into the lounge room grabbing something hard and heavy. She threw it at the nearest window before hiding again, however this time she found a place closer to the door and waited for Wes to emerge and check what had happened.

Enzo screamed when Wes begun his torture again, it was something that he couldn’t get used to nor did the pain ever get less. However when a window smashed from outside the laboratory, Enzo felt hope once more because Wes wouldn’t allow anyone to find out what he was actually doing. He watched as the blonde rushed back through the door, it was then that Enzo struggled against his restrains as much as he could but he still wasn’t strong enough.

The door opening caused him to freeze, a sweet intoxicating scent hit his nose. It wasn’t Wes, it was whoever had been hiding. His dark brown eyes moved over only to find a gorgeous young girl standing there, shock evident on her face as she took in what she was seeing. “Hello darling… would you mind giving me a hand?” He asked in his smooth accented voice, his throat was screaming at him to drink from her pretty neck. He couldn’t, he had to get away from this house and away from Wes. The doctor would never let him die, not until he found a way to turn all vampires onto each other.

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Evie knew she was being forward which isn’t like her, but that’s what happened at college. Parties, drinking, making friends. All of which she hasn’t done yet, the only people she knew was Isla and a few people in her classes. Of course Tripp would have preferred it if she was helping him, but she refused that life. She came to college to get away from him, but he had followed her because apparently, there were enough vampires around for him to hunt.

“I can meet you there, it starts at about 7 tonight.” She sent him a smile as she wouldn’t mind getting to know him, she’d have to keep Tyler a secret from Tripp otherwise he could use Tyler for his own goal of killing all supernatural creatures. “I guess I’ll see you tonight, then.” She looked at him as her class would be starting shortly, and she couldn’t skip any class but she also wanted to get to know Tyler more.

@ sugarplum.
Tyler nodded his head smiling, "Of course yeah sounds great... so uh... where is it exactly?" he asked she had said it was the dorm next to her but here was the thing he had no idea where her dorm was. He could have just walked around campus to find it but he knew it would be easier and smarter to actually get the room number so he could turn up on time.

As he looked at Evie he realised that he really wanted to get to know her more, she seemed like a really cool girl, and she enjoyed partying so that was a plus. However Tyler also had to remember that he had to keep his temper god knows what would happen if he didn't.

"Anyway I had better get to class otherwise I will be scolded by Mister Saltzman for being late.. again," he had been late to Ric's class one and he knew he was never going to do it again considering the teacher had given him a mountain of homework to make sure he caught up. Most of it was reading which was something he hated so much. "I'll see you tonight," with that he turned and walked off in the direction of his class.

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Isla had crept through the door and knew she only had moments before Wes was back however what she saw caused her stomach to turn and bile to rise in her throat. This man was tied to a table, his shirt had been pulled up and a deep gash ran down his chest. She felt faint, she had to remind herself that she didn't have long and that fainting wasn't the best idea. However the longer she looked at the male she noticed the gash was healing, and it was healing quickly.

"Vampire," the word fell from her lips her voice no higher than a whisper. It was him, it had to be him. British, Augustine and he was in Whittmore house. She was about to ask him who he was but she heard movement and swearing. He was coming back. She didn't have long. "I'm sorry... but I promise I will be back... I will get you out of here... I need to get rid of Wes before I can do that... please trust me," with that she sped out of the room hiding just in time for the blonde to pass her and enter the room again. She ran out the house and into the daylight. She had to get to class and figure out how she was going to get him out of there. What if he attacked her. What was she going to do about Mr Maxfield. This was going to be tricky. But she had to do it.

“No… please,” Enzo’s voice dropped to a whisper when she left the room just as quickly as she had entered, all hope disappeared once again as Wes stepped back over to the table where he kept his instruments. All she had to do was untie the straps that held him down, he could have dealt with Wes but she left him.

Just like everyone else that he ever got close to, Damon abandoned him and so did Maggie. Although it was his doing with Maggie, he wanted a better life for her so he compelled her to forget all about him which he hoped she did.

He listened to the footsteps as they grew softer the further away she got from him, until pain once again filled his core when Wes ripped open his chest. The blond tended to enjoy tearing Enzo apart and watching as the vampire’s body fixed the damage that he had caused.

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Evie chuckled softly as she told him which dorm complex she was in and the level where the party was being held, she smiled as she looked at Tyler. “Great, I’ll see you tonight.” She also turned to walk away, but couldn’t help but glance over her shoulder to check Tyler out one last time. She still couldn’t believe that she had invited a strange hot guy to a party, a party that she hadn’t even planned on going to.

She walked around campus until her eyes landed on Isla, who seemed to be coming from the direction where Whitmore House was. Evie had heard all the stories about the Augustine Vampires, she wasn’t sure if the stories held any truth but she assumed most of the stories were in fact true. “Isla, hey. What’s wrong?” She asked her friend who seemed anxious and her complexion was a little pale, reaching her friend Evie knew something wasn’t right and if it had anything to do with the Whitmore House then she knew it wasn’t good.

@ sugarplum.
Tyler nodded his head, "alright then, tonight it is," with that he began to walk toward class, turning to look over his shoulder at her one more time a smile spreading across his face, pulling his phone out his pocket and checked the time.

"Aw shit!" he cursed before breaking out into a run, he was late. This was not going to be good. He hurried toward his class.

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As Isla left she heard the screaming start again and she winced as she ran out the front door of the Mansion and right into Evie.

"Evie, there is someone in there, he is a vampire. His name is Enzo. I need to get him out of there, I need to talk to him... I think he might be the one I have been searching for," her words were fast and jumbled but her mind was going a million miles an hour as she tried to think of ideas of how she was going to break him out. "It's Wes... Mister Maxfield, we need to get him out of there, it doesn't have to be for long but long enough for me to get him out of there... How are we going to do it?"

Isla looked to her friend, she needed help and Evie was the only one she could talk to about this, she was the only one who knew about her reasoning as to why she was looking for a particular vampire. Isla had told her everything.

Alaric stood in his classroom as he had just begun his class, only to stop mid-sentence when the door opened and closed in a hurry. “It’s nice to see your late again, Mister Lockwood.” He glanced over to the hybrid who rushed over to an empty desk, he ticked off Tyler’s name on his class list which is when he noticed a student was missing and it caused alarm bells to ring in his head. “Has anyone seen Ms James today?” He asked the students as it wasn’t like Isla to miss his class, he was worried as he had a feeling that she was hiding something.

Something that could get her killed, she had briefly asked him about the Whitmore House although Alaric couldn’t tell her anything. His eyes landed on Tyler in hopes he would notice his worry, but before anyone else could notice he started teaching the class again and prayed that Isla wouldn’t go looking for whatever she was and end up in trouble or dead.

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“Isla slow down…” Evie looked at her friend and bit down on her lip, there was no way she’d let her friend go on a vampire rescue mission by herself. Her eyes moved over to the Whitmore House, she knew this was important to Isla so she agreed to help. She then looked at Isla’s hand to make sure she was wearing her ring, the stone in the ring would bring her back to life if she was killed by a supernatural creature. “Do not let this ring come off, okay?” Evie was firm on that as she wasn’t going to risk losing her friend just because she wanted to talk with this vampire.

Evie took Isla’s hand as they quietly made their way towards the mansion, they hid from sight which is when Evie sent a text to Wes’ phone saying he was needed urgently at his classroom. Staying out of sight, Evie watched as Wes rushed out of the front door which he locked behind him. When he was gone, Evie smashed a window and climbed inside the mansion before helping Isla inside as well.

“Where is he?” She whispered as she pulled out wooden stakes from her backpack, she was always prepared to protect herself. She followed Isla closely when she moved over to a door, Evie stopped her as she went first as she was armed and Isla wasn’t. What she saw made her feel sick, the stories about the experiments done on vampires was true. “You shouldn’t be here,” A weak British voice hit her ears, Evie found the man that Isla had been searching for laying on a metal bed. “We have to be quick,” She looked at Isla, “If you try to bite her. I will kill you,” Evie threatened the vampire as she pointed the stake at him, while she untied one of the straps.

@ sugarplum.
Tyler rolled his eye when Alaric greeted him, when his teacher mentioned the fact that Isla James wasn't in class he turned his head and looked around. She was normally never late, she never missed this class, Tyler was positive that she had a thing for Ric which he found kinda funny. She always sat at the front and paid attention to every word the teacher spoke.

When Alaric's eyes landed on the dark haired male he saw the seriousness and concern in them, he knew her disappearance was serious. He shook his head shrugging his shoulders honestly. He hadn't seen her since she left class yesterday. After class he decided he would try and find her, to ease Ric's mind.

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Isla was in the room as quick as Evie had broken the window, she knew the two only had a few minutes. Entering the room she saw that the male was covered in blood. Wes had proceeded further with his torture on him. Her eyes filled with tears at how much of a monster the blonde haired teacher was. She was a muddle of anger, fear and frustration. Isla grabbed the straps around the male and made quick work of them.

"Can you walk?" she asked once she had unbuckled the ones around his ankles. She knew he was weak but she didn't know how weak, she walked back toward where his head lay. She reached out and held his wrist she saw the way he reacted at her touch, his skin was like ice. That didn't stop her from helping him into a sitting position. "You're going to have to help me if you want to get out of her before Mister Maxfield comes back." she stated wrapping one of his arms across her shoulder before wrapping hers around his middle and pulling him to his feet. She could feel blood on her clothing but she didn't let that phase her too much.

"Evie, I need you to keep watch, get outside and if Wes comes back keep him busy. Make up another story... please... I need to get him out unseen."

Alaric continued on with his class until it was over, he called Tyler over to his desk as the other students were leaving. “I have a feeling Isla may have gone to Whitmore House, but could you… sniff around for her? Make sure she’s alright,” He asked the hybrid because he’d be able to find Miss James the fastest, and he wanted to make sure nothing bad had happened to his best student.

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Enzo climbed off the table and all he wanted was to sink his fangs into the brunette’s neck, drink all the blood he could from her before he moved onto her blonde friend. “I’m not a cripple, love. I’m a vampire, who can’t go out into the sun.” He couldn’t go outside as he didn’t want to burn to his death, but he still wanted to finally escape this hell after being tortured for seventy odd years. Once he was standing he used all the strength he had to keep himself from collapsing, then he pushed the girl away from him as her blood smelt way too good for her to safely be that close to him.

“Why did you come back?” He hadn’t seen her before, although there was something familiar about her. Her eyes… but she couldn’t be, she couldn’t be related to his sweet Maggie. The world wasn’t that kind to him, he used a counter to support his weight as he didn’t breathe so he wouldn’t risk smelling her and losing control over his urge to drink. “Don’t come any closer, the blonde doctor keeps me thirsty for a reason.” He didn’t want to hurt this girl, she had snuck in twice and now she was helping him. She didn’t deserve to be drunk from.

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Evie nodded her head as she moved through the house, she stood outside and scanned the area leading to the front door. Her stomach flipped when she saw him, Wes was returning and he looked pissed off. “Professor Maxfield, there you are…” She acted like she needed to speak to him about studying his class next year, but he wasn’t fooled. “I know what you should be, Miss Morrison. Why be a student when you should be following in your parent’s footsteps,” Wes looked at the girl, he chuckled when he saw the shock on her face.

“I knew who you were the second I saw you, I had been meaning to find you actually. We could do so much good together, how about we talk about that inside?” Wes became very forceful, when Evie refused he grabbed her arm tightly and pulled her closer to him. “All you have to do is kill a vampire, then you’ll get a taste for it. You’ll be helping me get rid of them all,” Evie couldn’t believe what she was hearing, she tried pulling her arm away but Wes was stronger than he looked. “I’d never help you, now let me go.” She demanded before she started struggling against him, she had put her stakes into her backpack and couldn’t reached them.

@ sugarplum.
Tyler nodded his head and hurried out the classroom, he closed his eyes and tried to zone in on her voice, even though he barely knew her he knew the sound of his voice. He was able to zone out the students, and that was when he heard Evie's voice. She sounded like she was in trouble. Quickly he ran in the direction of her voice, he was startled to find her standing out the front of the Whittmore mansion. Anger suddenly surged through him when he saw the way she was being handled by Mister Maxwell.

"Hey!" he shouted watching as the blonde haired teacher dropped his hands from the blonde. "What the fuck do you think you were doing?" he snarled at the teacher. He knew he had to reel it in but seeing him touch her made it hard for him to see sense. "I suggest you walk away before I report you."

"You wouldn't dare," Wes laughed

"Try me asshole!" he growled taking a step closer to the teacher, he may be his superior but that didn't mean anything to Tyler, he would be happy to lose his place in this school for standing up for a student. Wes' eyes darted back to the blonde.

"This isn't over Miss Morrison," with that he walked off Tyler watched him closely making sure he wasn't coming back before turning toward Evie.

"Are you alright?" his tone was softer as he walked toward her. He didn't make a move to touch her but he hoped he conveyed how he felt through his eyes.

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Isla hadn't thought about that, cursing herself she began to look around the room, he was a vampire who was hundreds of years old she was certain he would have a daylight ring. That was when she spied it sitting on one of the counters. Walking over she grabbed it before chucking it to him.

"I came back because I know you," she stated watching as he put his ring on. Isla kept her distance doing as he instructed not wanting to die but she knew there had to be blood around her, there had to be something that kept him alive. She began to move around looking for a fridge. Finding one she flung the door open and grabbed the last blood bag out before throwing it at the male. "Lorenzo St John." she waited to see his reaction she tried to keep a strong exterior but inside she was scared stiff.

Enzo slid the ring back onto his finger and started drinking the blood, he made sure to get every last drop out of the blood bag and although it was enough for now. He would still need more, for him to feel like himself and less like a crazed vampire hunting for his bloodlust. The bag dropped to the floor when his name fell from her lips, he turned around to look at her. “How do you know that?” He asked before he froze, he pressed his finger to his lips to keep the girl silent as he heard voices outside.

The doctor was back but a guy made him leave, “Answer that later.” He looked at the young girl before he moved in front of her, his arm wrapped around her waist before he ran out the back door and away from the Whittmore House. Her body was tense against his and he knew vampire speed wasn’t something she was enjoying, but he wasn’t going to stay inside the hell hole for a second longer when the chance to escape was there.

Enzo only stopped once he felt the weakness kick in again, he set the girl back onto her feet. Making sure she gained her balance before letting her go, he leaned his body against the closest tree and closed his eyes in hopes it would make him less dizzy. “Now how do you know my name?” He wanted her to tell him, he already had an idea as to how she knew but he wanted her to say it.

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Evelyn watched as Wes stormed off towards the college campus, a sigh of relief left her lips before she looked at Tyler. How had he known she was there or that she needed help? “I’m fine, it’s true what everyone says about him. He’s crazy,” She looked at him and smiled softly, “Thanks for coming to my rescue. Or are you stalking me now?” She teased him with a soft laugh, she hadn’t expected to see him again so soon and suddenly wished she had made herself look nicer that day.

She picked up her backpack and slipped the straps over her shoulders, she hoped Isla had gotten the vampire out by now because she wasn’t sure how to explain it to Tyler if he saw or heard anything. She also didn’t want to hurt him, although she wasn’t sure if she could because it was obvious he worked out and took care of his body.

“I hope I didn’t make you too late to class,” That was the last thing she wanted, all the students were there for a reason. Some took classes more seriously than others, but that wasn’t the point.

@ sugarplum.
"Yeah he always gave off a weird vibe and I suppose what just happened simply set it in stone that he is a full blown nut job," Tyler stated watching as the teacher disappeared out of sight. "I wouldn't say stalking simply looking out for a friend," he shot her a smile before looking at the mansion he was certain he saw someone running away from the building but he chose not to say anything.

"No not at all," he lied, he was late but that didn't matter too much. "So where are you heading now? Do you want me to walk you to your next class or?" he asked. He wanted to make sure she got where she was heading safe and so that teacher didn't come back and try anything again. If he did he wasn't going to promise that he would be conscious of Tyler caught him.

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Isla had to swallow her scream when the male grabbed her and raced out of the house, she held him so tightly she could feel the circulation in her fingers slow. Once he had stopped and had her back on solid ground she took a few deep breaths to swallow the nauseous feeling that was swelling inside her.

"My aunt... she knew you..." suddenly felt an acidic taste on her tongue turning and running she hid behind a tree before emptying the contents of her stomach. She gripped the trunk tightly as her body convulsed. Once she had finished she wiped her lips and dug around in the pocket of her jacket for some gum. So glad when she pulled some out. She chewed it before walking out and facing the dark haired vampire again. "Maggie James, she was my great aunt, she worked for the Augustine family or whatever it was. She kept journals. She wrote about you. The famous Enzo, the Enzo that had captured her heart and who she felt extremely sorry for. The Enzo she wanted to break out of his prison but never got the chance." Isla paused taking a deep breath. "She searched for you. After the fire. She wrote about seeking out a Damon Salvatore a cell mate, she was certain he would be able to help her. However on November eighth nineteen-sixty she was killed. Her heard torn from her body. If she found Damon I have no idea but I know for certain she never found you... so... I decided why not finish what she started and find out if you really are the man she claimed you were."

Enzo waited until the girl had finished throwing up, he would have made a smart ass comment about it but before he could she mentioned the name. The one name he never thought he’d hear again, but now he knew for certain that Maggie had moved on like he compelled her to do. She had a family like she had always wanted, but maybe he hadn’t been strong enough as Maggie obviously still remembered some things about the time they spent together.

He didn’t speak, he stared at the ground as he listened. But when this girl spoke of how Maggie had died, his eyes instantly found her own dark ones. Someone had killed her, she had been searching for answers and if she had found Damon without his humanity. He feared the worst, Damon had known how Enzo felt about Maggie. Could his once best friend kill the woman he cared most about?

“Why would you bother? You risked your life and the life of your friend back there, that was stupid on your behalf. Once the doctor realises I’m gone, he’ll know who helped me.” He looked at her as he was grateful that she and her friend had helped him, but he wasn’t the same man he had once been when he knew Maggie. “I knew Maggie a very long time ago, people change darling. You wasted all this time on searching for me, I’ll only disappoint you love.”

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Evie looked at Tyler as she was glad that he had come to her rescue, but she still needed to keep his occupied on her as she didn’t want him to see or hear anything that he shouldn’t. “You sure do make friends fast,” She teased him but couldn’t help but smile, she wouldn’t mind being his friend. He was hot and clearly had a good body, but he was also sweeter than he allowed people to see. He had already proved that to her, making her more interested in getting to know him better.

“I have class soon, but you really don’t need to walk me there. I’m sure no more crazed professors will jump out at me,” She didn’t want to keep him from enjoying his free time, nor did she want to make him late again if he had another class soon. “But if you really want to join me, then I need to head off now. I’m getting my assignment back today,” She told him in excitement, she couldn’t wait to see what grade she received on her assignment which she worked so hard on making perfect.

@ sugarplum.
"It's a specialty of mine," he chuckled when she made the comment about friends, the truth was he didn't. His only friend Matt was all the way back in Mystic Falls while he was stuck here suffering. Sure Elena was his friend but they weren't close and Bonnie and Caroline were the same. He knew it was because he was short tempered and easily angered, but he couldn't help that. It was part of the werewolf gene.

"I would love to join you, I don't have anymore classes for a few more hours, so I have a very quiet afternoon ahead of me. You don't have to worry about making me late... Plus you never know Mister Nutjob might come back and I might have to scare him off again for you," his tone was light but he meant everything he said. He saw the excitement in her face as well as hearing it in her voice about her assignment. "I am sure you will do great." he stated before the two walked back to the main building on campus.

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"I am pretty sure my friend could have handled you, she is stronger than she looks. You may be a vampire but you don't deserve what you were being put through... that is just downright sadistic. Pssh... Evie can deal with him. " she said simply with a shrug of her shoulder knowing that her friend could do it. She looked at Enzo the way he spoke about himself it was as if he knew he would disappoint her.

"What if I don't want anything from you? What if I just wanted to get you out... what if I just want to finish what my aunt started. What if now that I got you out I will turn and walk away and never talk to you again? How then could you possibly let me down?" she asked it was a serious question, because truthfully now that she had found him she had no idea what she was actually going to do. She had spent so long planning it and so long trying to find him and failing that now that he was here standing in front of her it was almost too surreal.

Enzo listened to what the girl was saying, his eyes moved back so he could stare at the ground. What she was saying was true, if this is all she wanted to do then she has done just that and now she can go on with her life. “I still let Maggie down, I pushed her away knowing it was against her will. She searched for me, to help me and that ended with her death. I am the reason she died before her time, so I am still worthless to you and your family.” He spoke honestly, that is how he truly saw himself. He knew compelling Maggie may not work as well when he did it, he had been weak as he was only fed enough blood to keep him from dying permanently.

But he had to try as he knew Maggie wouldn’t leave him if he didn’t make her, she hadn’t deserved that kind of life. But without him knowing, it caused this girl to continue on in her Aunt’s footsteps. “Then please, walk away. I won’t let you die as well just because you helped me,” His dark eyes found her’s and all he wanted to do was scare her away from him, but he couldn’t. It was the same feeling he got when he wanted to scare Maggie away the second they started to become closer, he couldn’t back then and he couldn’t now.

But if it meant she got to live out her life in the way she wanted, then she would. So Enzo inhaled deeply and allowed the smell of her blood to make his mouth water, black veins formed around his eyes. The whites of his eyes turned red and he lunged at her, his fangs exposed as he stopped only an inch from her. “Stay away from me, this is who I am. Remember me as this because if you don’t, you’ll really see the monster that I am.” He half warned her and half threatened her, he wanted her safe and that meant she would have to stay away from him.

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Evie smiled as Tyler agreed to walk her to class, there was something different about him but she couldn’t work out what it was yet. But it was certainly something good, “I doubt he’ll come back if he sees that you’re with me. Besides who said I can’t take care of myself? He just happened to catch me off guard, which doesn’t happen very often.” She looked at him as they started walking back towards the main building on campus, she wanted to find Isla and check on her but knew her friend would be fine without her and she couldn’t miss this class.

“I better do well, I worked my ass off on this assignment.” She knew she could be hard on herself when it came to school, but only because she thought if she failed at becoming something other than a hunter, then Tripp would make her be just that. And she didn’t want to be one, she didn’t want to take vampire’s lives.

Movement caught Evie’s attention from the corner of her eye, glancing across campus she found Tripp watching her. But for a second it was like he wasn’t just watching her, he was watching her with Tyler and that worried her. So she looked away before Tyler would notice.

@ sugarplum.
"Hey," Tyler lifted his hand in a surrender manner, "I'm not saying you couldn't but you know... I am just saying that it was a good thing I caught him... considering you were caught off guard," Tyler laughed at the mention of her assignment, somehow he knew she would be fine. The two continued to walk across the campus Tyler's eyes were on the look out for the blonde haired teacher making sure he didn't come anywhere near the two of them.

"So what is the assignment on?" he asked turning back to look at her, he wondered what classes she took as he never saw her in Ric's so perhaps she wasn't big on history but from the look of her physic physical education was. She was defined for a female especially in the arms, as they were the only part she could see. Her jacket was draped across her arm. She must do a fair bit of upper body work outs like lifts and cardio to keep in shape. Or maybe there was more to her, maybe she wasn't what she seemed. A hunter perhaps? The thought crossed his mind but he shoved it to the back of his mind.

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A scream built in her chest when the vampire lunged at her, the veins prominent around his eyes and his fangs elongated. She wanted to move but out of fear she was rooted to the spot. The image of Enzo in full vampire mode was burned into her mind. Fear coursed through her and her eyes filled with tears. She fought back her sobs with all her strength, she could feel herself choking but she would not let him see her cry.

"WHY!?" she cried."Why do you want me to remember you like this? Why are you being like this? What are you so fucking scared of? I am trying to help you. I am trying to do what my aunt couldn't and if she saw you like this she would be angry. She would loathe you, she would question how you could possibly do this to someone who was trying to help you. Who helped you get out of your torture chamber. This is the thanks I get.... I knew what you were but I never thought you a monster, when I saw you strapped to that table I knew then that there are worse people out there, worse people getting around and torturing for the hell of it. For no good goddamn reason. It wasn't your fault that Maggie was killed it wasn't anyone's fault except for the sick bastard that killed her for no reason. If you want to be the monster that you claim you are perhaps I should find Wes Maxfield and get him to come and get you, you are weak and you won't get far, maybe I should let him keep you strapped up..." she was a spitfire her word were coming out quick and hot, she could feel her tears trailing down her cheeks. This was not how she had wanted their first meeting to go but it had and there was nothing she could do about it. Frustrated and angry she turned and began to walk back to campus through, however they were several kilometres from the school. It was going to take her at least an hour to get back by foot at human speed.

Perhaps it would give her time to think over everything that had just happened as well as get rid of her tears, the stubborn things.

Enzo listened to every word that she said to him, and she was right. If Maggie had seen what he had just done, she would have scolded him. She never cared that he was a vampire and that is what he loved about her, she had never been scared of him nor had she treated him differently because of what he was. He watched as the girl started walking away from him, he knew he should have just walked in the opposite direction but something pulled him along behind her. “You sound like her, the words I mean. I always wanted to do that to her, make her fear me so it would stop her from being so kind to me. But I couldn’t, I didn’t want her to fear me because she brought light wherever she went.” He spoke in his deep voice, he stopped walking when the girl did.

“You remind me of her… I did that to scare you away, like I should have done to Maggie. Maybe then she wouldn’t have wasted her life on searching for me,” He hadn’t wanted that, he wanted her to move on from him and marry a man she loved and start her own family. He couldn’t give her any of that, and he was a prisoner who couldn’t even break out on his own. “What’s your name?” He asked as he slowly stepped closer to her, but he still kept his distance. He would need to find more blood to drink shortly, otherwise the bloodlust would take over and he’d lose control.

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Evie smiled at him, “I suppose it was a good thing that you were around.” She shifted her backpack slightly as they walked across campus, “It was on human biology.” She told him as she begun to guide him in the direction of the science wing of the college campus, she had always enjoyed learning and liked attending college. Especially because it meant that she was working towards her dream of becoming a doctor and being able to help people, instead of being a hunter like her parents had been. She couldn’t take someone’s life, not even a vampire’s life because all vampires had been human once.

They arrived at the building that held the science and medical class rooms, she turned to look at Tyler. “So this is me, I think I can make it to my class without anyone grabbing me.” She looked up at him as her class was about to start in a few minutes and she didn’t want to arrive late, but yet she didn’t really want to stop talking to Tyler. “I’ll still see you later, yeah?” She asked as she hoped he’d still come to the party that night.