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❝KING FOR A DAY❞

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Once they were out of the elevator and away from the wolves, Tori sighed, "If Gianna hates me, Glen definitely hates me... is it silly that I have hope of us becoming friends?" The hybrid asked as Clary shrugged, "I... don't know. I couldn't think of anything worse than being friends with my exes." The Bailey admitted as Tori asked, "Did you even like any of your ex boyfriends?"

Clary went to answer, but paused before she admitted, "No?? I just wanted a boyfriend... and I picked terrible ones." She confessed before she asked, "Have you tried talking to him?" Tori shook her head, "Not since I apologised. He wanted time and space, so I'm giving him that." She answered as Clary nodded, "Dialga and Palkia typa beat." She responded as Tori blinked in surprise, "Since when do you know Pokemon?" She blurted out. "Since I've been stuck hanging out with your boys." Carice sighed.

"Oh I see Zeke!" Tori realised, as Ezekiel was indeed at the party, and standing with Aaron, Ashley, Cleo, Bellamy, Veronica and Josie. The Mikealson moved quickly, as she approached the group, "ZEKE!!" She practically squeaked as both twins and Veronica, did a double take upon seeing their cousin who had assumably been missing. "TORI!!" Zeke blurted out, as Aaron took the Mikealson-Lockwood's drink carefully from his hands before the untriggered werewolf rushed forward to hug Victoria.

The pair nearly tripped over themselves as they hugged tightly. "You're finally back." Zeke insisted as he let go of the hybrid. "And you're finally here?!" Tori admitted excitedly before she moved to hug Bellamy and Veronica. "I'm glad you're okay." Bellamy insisted genuinely, before she let go of the shorter girl. "Now who the hell kidnapped you? I'm gonna hex them."

"That is a story... so basically you guys have another cousin." Tori admitted before she noticed Beau, Lucas and Eden arriving to the party. "But first of all, Ashley how beautiful does Eden look tonight?" The blonde suddenly asked as Ashley blushed, "Why are you asking me specifically?" The Bennett questioned, feeling as though suddenly the group's eyes were on her. "Because she's wearing my skirt and I know you have an eye for fashion." Tori said, trying to play it off as something else.

"Oh I thought you were talking about Eden herself, because she does look beautiful but—" Ashley stopped herself, realising what Tori was doing as she wore a smug smile. "Ha, gottem. You should ask Eden to dance with you." The Mikaelson then suggested as Lucas and Eden approached the group, though Beau seemed to have wandered off.

"Tori, that's Sebastian by the way." Lucas pointed to Sebastian, who was now drinking and dancing with Beau. "THAT'S Sebastian?" Tori asked, before Lucas nudged her, "Yeah! So... smash or pass?" He asked as Clary laughed, "Here we go again." Tori looked panicked for a second by the question, because like everyone else she definitely saw the appeal when it came to the vampire. "Uh— I can't answer that." She decided, before her eyes moved to Clary. The Bailey couldn't help but to laugh before she replied, "It's fine, I said smash too."

"Oh thank god... he is a pretty guy!" Tori admitted as Eden looked between Tori and Clary, "Damn... that's not very let's go lesbians of you guys." She pointed out as Tori snorted in amusement before she admitted, "Yeah well neither of us are lesbians." She replied as Eden looked embarrassed, "Oh, sorry." She quickly said, though by reading their emotions she could tell neither of them were upset, and moreso found it amusing. Clary sighed, "Honestly though... the fact that I like men is proof that my sexuality is not a choice." She admitted, making the others laugh.

The group continued to talk for some time, seeming to catch up, before Veronica and Josie wandered off together to get a drink, and Lucas seemingly disappeared. Rachel and Kevin then entered the party area. "Oh you have got to be kidding me." Clary frowned, her eyes landing on Rachel. "Ew." Tori added.

But that seemed to be the least of their problems because next followed Finch, Stella, Nina, Maya and Ethan, which was fine, but Ethan told a couple of his jock friends and suddenly it seemed like half of Mystic Falls high had followed them to the party.

"Oh great... most of them are assholes." Ashley frowned, her eyes looking through the crowd of people that rolled in. "Yeah... I see a lot of people I don't like." Aaron added with a frown. Clary sighed before she looked to Tori, "I'm gonna look for Lizzie or Luca, I'll be back soon." She decided, knowing they would be happy to make the unwanted guests leave, Josie would be indifferent.

Bellamy locked eyes with Finch, and the Tarrayo recognised her. The ravenette then looked away and kept talking to Stella and Nina, deciding to ignore the werewitch. The brunette frowned and turned back to face Tori, Zeke, Cleo and the Bennett twins.

Casper, who had been standing with some of the other werewolves, made a beeline for Ethan. "How cute." Gia teased before Wylan could even attempt to make the same comment. "He has been really excited to see Ethan... they were basically inseparable at Mystic Falls high." Wylan admitted. "Historians will say they were very good friends." Lexi insisted, joining in on the conversation.

"And they were roommates." Gia added, as Wylan paused, "I'm seeing two braincells between you both." He pointed out as the pair laughed. "No shit, we have to be friends now. I'm Gia." Gia introduced herself as Lexi smiled back, "I'm Lexi... I was thinking of changing the party music to Cupcakke." She admitted as Gia snorted in amusement, "That is a great idea, I wanna help." They decided. With that, the new chaotic friends wandered off together, to find out who was in charge of music.

Meanwhile, Casper and Ethan moved away from the party to catch up. "I miss having you, Wy and Aaron on the football team... it's now overrun with the asshole jocks." Ethan admitted, as Casper fidgeted with the cup in his hand. "We don't really have much of a team here." He admitted, as Ethan seemed confused, "But you guys verse us every year?"

"Um... yeah. I don't really know what that's all about." Casper replied before he realised how much he hated keeping his supernatural identity a secret from his best friend, because there was so much he wanted to talk about that he couldn't. He wanted to tell the Machado all about joining the wolf pack and how he'd felt more comfortable in himself since he became apart of it... he also had some funny stories to share but basically all of them involved some sort of supernatural power.

"Has anything exciting happened at Mystic Falls high since I left?" Casper asked curiously as Ethan thought about it... the answer really was no. Since the Olmo twins and Aaron left, he had gotten closer with some other guys in his team, but he wasn't exactly friends with them?

He didn't want to tell his sisters, but he'd actually lowkey befriended Clara... lowkey because, they really kept it quiet. The pair were often spending time practicing their sports after school hours and one day just started talking. Ethan would never tell Nina or Maya, but he actually thought Clara was pretty cool.

And while Ethan was secretly befriending the enemy, his sisters were never seen to stray far from Finch and Stella. Rumours were flying around that Maya and Finch were dating again, but they very much weren't... infact they were really finding themselves to be happier as best friends. As for Nina and Stella, their one year anniversary was in sight and they had been talking constantly about ideas on how they should celebrate.

"I haven't seen much of you lately at all, E." Casper finally decided to speak his mind, because although they went to different schools now, the Olmo felt like Ethan had been a little distant. "I um... I've been a bit distracted." Ethan admitted, which wasn't a lie... but he didn't feel comfortable sharing what was distracting him.

The truth was, to a point Ethan was struggling with the same situation Maya was. He was starting to get visions as well, and he didn't understand what they were... but last time he touched Casper, he saw a vision that frightened him so much.

The Machado had been doing research of his own, that seemingly was a dead end... all he knew is that he saw the vision when he was with Casper, and he was very worried that his own actions could cause the vision to come true.

"But we should hang out more, I've missed you a lot." Ethan insisted, as being at this party and seeing Casper and their old friends made him realise just how much he missed the way things were. "That would be nice." Casper smiled back, before he took a sip from his drink.

Meanwhile, another pair of introverted best friends were nearing the party, being Olivia and Myrical. Liv sighed, before she looked to Myrical, "I already wanna go back to our dorm." She admitted. "Same.... It's not too late to turn around Livvy—"

"I can't be bothered walking back up all those stairs just yet." Liv realised, causing Myrical to laugh, "Same actually..." She decided before the werewolf-witch duo entered the party, planning only to stay for a short while before leaving back to their safe haven, which was their dorm.

Veronica, who had spent most of the night with Josie, caught sight of the best friends and instantly seemed distracted. Josie, who had been talking quite happily with Veronica, suddenly paused. "Are you okay?" She asked the blonde. "Yeah." Veronica answered, though her mind couldn't drift from what Alyssa had said. "I'll be right back Jo." The Malraux-Mikaelson decided, before she quickly moved towards Myrical and Olivia.

"Hey Riri, hey Liv." Veronica greeted the pair, "Hey V." Myrical smiled, "Hi Veronica." Liv replied. "I um... I have a question. And it's gonna sound abrupt as hell but I kind of need an answer." Veronica began to talk as Myrical seemed a little worried, "A question for me?" She asked. "Yes."

Veronica seemed to think about the question, and cringed about having to ask, but not knowing was really bothering her. "Did you have sex with Tori?" The Mikaelson asked outright, as Myrical's eyes widened. "Woah... woah woah, where did this come from?" Liv asked, though she noticed Myrical started to blush. "Oh my god... no way, you and Tori??" Olivia seemed surprised.

Myrical turned to the tribrid, mostly worried for the Auclair's reaction because Tori was Olivia's ex best friend. "Liv—" Myrical began, but Veronica felt like she'd gotten the answer she needed, and turned to leave as she seemed annoyed.

"Wait— Veronica!!" Myrical turned to face Veronica, noticing she was gone. "No... no no, she has the wrong idea." The Benning panicked before she looked back to Olivia. "I didn't sleep with Tori! We kinda hooked up but... then I got scared." Myrical explained, seemingly worried that Liv was going to judge her.

"I... can't believe I had no idea. I mean, I thought you maybe had a crush on her after she came back to Auclair academy but... I didn't think anything would actually happen between you guys." Liv admitted, rambling on like an excited best friend who'd just found out a massive secret. "You're not mad?" Myrical asked, as she looked relieved.

"What? No, why would I be mad?" Liv asked as Myrical felt like she could relax now, for the very first moment since Veronica had rushed towards her. "I... I don't know. I'm so glad you're not... but now Veronica has the wrong idea and looks mad. I wonder why..." Olivia just blinked, "I really wonder, my sweet summer child." She spoke, realising that Myrical was completely obvious to Veronica's crush on her.

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"Blink twice if you need help." Clary insisted, as she approached Kevin. The Corvin frowned, "Excuse me?" He questioned, instantly putting his guard up as he had heard things about Carice... things Rachel had told him.

"Did I stutter?" The Bailey asked as Kevin frowned, "I know not to talk to you, so you should leave me alone." He insisted as Clary grinned, "But you already are talking to me." She pointed out as Kevin turned to leave.

"Wait— Look I'm not sure if you're aware but you're basically dating a psychopath... a total bitch with money, but a bitch nevertheless." Clary continued as Kevin looked lost for words, "Why are you talking to me?" He asked genuinely as Clary paused before she sighed, "Because I had my heart crushed by that homophobic, twisted, narcissistic snake and I don't want to see anyone else fall victim to her shit."

"You know... she really loved you once... you were truly her best friend." Kevin confessed as Clary rolled her eyes, "If she loved me, then why was she so terrible? Oh wait I can tell you: because she is a heartless asshole with money and mummy issues." She pointed out Kevin shrugged, "Funny... she says the very same thing about you."

Clary frowned at Kevin, "I wish I could say I was surprised... look, do yourself a favour and try to make friends outside of Rachel." The Bailey insisted. "Because when you do, you will learn how people are supposed to treat eachother... and you'll realise that what you have with her is hardly a healthy relationship." Kevin narrowed his eyes at the witch before he asked, "Aren't you dating your enemy?"

Clary inhaled before she exhaled loudly, to give the effect that she was tired about being questioned about her relationship. "Yeah look it doesn't make sense to us either but it somehow works, okay?" The Bailey defended herself. "Just like Rachel and I." Kevin replied as Clary felt a little sympathetic, as she could remember how much she used to defend Rachel as Kevin was doing now.

"You're a werewolf... have you ever been in a pack?" Clary then asked as Kevin seemed a little surprised by the change in conversation. He didn't answer verbally, but shook his head. "Okay... well if you don't mind, I would like to introduce you to a couple of people." She smiled weakly, hoping he would agree.

Kevin was very reluctant to follow the witch, and although he didn't believe most of her words one thing was certainly true... outside of Rachel, he had no one. The Corvin found his feet moving for themselves, as he followed Clary through the crowd.

Nearby, Tori was refilling her drink, completely unaware that MG was making a beeline for her. "Tori!!" He greeted, causing the blonde to turn around. "Hey MG." She responded.

"Can I ask you a Beau related question? You seem to be more approachable than Lucas so—" MG stopped as Tori nodded, "You may, but my answer might not be what you're hoping for." The hybrid confessed.

"In your opinion... do I really have zero chance with Beau?" The Greasley asked as Tori paused. "I genuinely don't know how to answer that question because Beau always happens to surprise me with those things." Victoria began, "If I had a nickel for everytime Beau told me he hated somebody so much, only to end up sleeping with them... I would have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice."

"Make that three..." MG confessed as Tori turned her attention completely to the vampire, "Sorry, what?" She blinked. "Beau and I had sex in the woods when we went camping." MG blurted out as Tori's eyes widened. "Which... I'm guessing he didn't tell you, which makes no sense because he seems to broadcast his sex life to anyone..."

"Oh he uh definitely told me. I just remembered!" Tori tried to cover it up as MG narrowed his eyes at her. "Okay I had no idea— see, Beau always happens to surprise me!" The blonde lifted her hands as though to surrender.

"I'm just... tired of these mixed signals." MG sighed, "At least if I knew he was completely disinterested, I could move on." He added. Tori's face fell, as she did sympathise. The hybrid had been the CEO of giving others mixed signals while she had no humanity, especially towards people she knew had a romantic interest in her... reflecting, she knew it was hurtful and she hated to see someone else at the receiving end of it, despite Tori not being the culprit of it in this case.

"I'll.... ask him about it... only because Clary suddenly likes you and she hates to see you upset over this. But I have a feeling you're not gonna like the answer." Tori decided as MG's face lit up, "Thank you!!"

Victoria offered him a weak smile before deciding to say goodbye and return to her friends, though when she noticed Beau on his own for a bit while Lucas was being chatted to by others and being wished a happy birthday. Tori realised now was the perfect time to poke.

She reproached Beau, with a drink in hand, as the Lazuli seemed to be watching Eden, Ashley and Sebastian dancing together. "So..." Tori began, catching Beau's attention. "You and MG?" The blonde asked, before she took a sip of her drink while maintaining eye contact with the Lazuli.

"You're a little shit starter, you know that?" Beau narrowed his eyes at the Mikealson before she laughed. Beaumont then groaned, "Did he seriously tell you?" He complained as Tori shrugged, "To be honest, I'm surprised you didn't tell me. You love telling Lu and I about all your fooling around... sometimes in too much detail." The blonde frowned as Beau openly laughed.

"MG and I had sex in the woods... so what, I don't like him. I like Sebastian." Beau declared as Tori then thought of something else... her question now wasn't whether Beau liked MG or Sebastian... but perhaps some third thing. "Is there any chance that you like them both?" She asked as Beau questioned, "Like... at the same time?" Tori nodded, as Beau shrugged, "I don't know... that sounds like some silly tv show trope kinda shit. Stop daydreaming for once and be for real."

Tori blinked before she reminded him, "You've always been interested in threesomes." Beau frowned, "Just because I asked you and your ex for a threesome one time, does not make me polyamorous!" He defended himself. "Once? Bitch you asked on three separate occasions?? You also asked Clary and her ex... Aphie and her ex... Valerie and their ex—" Beau cut her off, "And not a single one of you said yes!" He spoke dramatically, as though his heart had been completely crushed.

Tori couldn't help but to laugh, "That's not my point dumbass, my point is that you've always wanted two people." She insisted. "I mean... didn't you have sex dreams about Charlie and Penelope at the same time, before you and Charlie dated?" She added as Beau's eyes widened, "I was hoping you forgot about ALL of that. Don't say anything to Lucas, he might actually try to kill me." He spoke with fear with the last sentence, as the thought of Beau and Charlie ever being involved in any way made Lucas mad.

"Fine... then tell me this... why aren't you and Sebastian official yet?" The hybrid poked as Beau scoffed, "Oh my god— you're trying to cupid me?! You were supposed to be Eden's cupid, not mine!" He realised before he decided, "I'm not talking about this anymore, I am not polyamorous. End of conversation, Victoria." Tori nodded, "Okay, Beaumont..." She said mockingly before she sipped on her drink while maintaining eye contact with the Lazuli with a knowing look.

"But... Clary thinks you should be nicer to MG." Tori admitted as Beau instantly went to argue. "And... if you don't like him back, maybe just be honest with him? I think he knows he fumbled, it's time to put him out of his misery." The blonde added as Beau laughed, "Kill him? Sure okay." He responded through a laugh, causing Tori laugh, "nO!!"

The pair eventually stopped laughing and enjoyed eachother's company for a few minutes... by picking on other people together (Beau's absolute favourite pastime). In a lighthearted way, if possible... they sort of just continued to sit and judge people for their dance skills (or lack of). Beau mocked Jed in particular, and his impression was wildly accurate which sent Tori into a fit of laughter.

"We're terrible people." Tori decided. "Yep. We definitely are." Beau declared, making Tori laugh at how quickly he agreed. "There's that smile I missed so much." The Lazuli nudged her. Tori rolled her eyes playfully before she realised something, "I really worked myself up over nothing." The hybrid admitted as Beau seemed curious. "What do you mean?"

"I thought... you guys weren't going to like me." Tori exhaled as Beau blinked in surprise before he answered, "You're kidding right? Why would we not like you?" He asked. "Because... you, Lucas and Clary... you all became fond of the worst version of myself, that I hope to never become again." Tori began to explain. "I was worried you wouldn't like who I really am."

"Tori..." Beau sighed, as he felt like his heart had sunk. "But... um... it's so stupid because... I'm not even sure that I am the same person I was before all of this..." The blonde suddenly sighed with frustration, feeling as though she wasn't making any sense. "Take your time." Beau insisted genuinely.

"Sometimes I fear that... I don't remember what it was like to be me before all of this happened... before I let this depression and darkness take charge of my life." Tori opened up, though she felt ridiculous even talking about it. Beau's face fell, before he reached to wrap an arm around the hybrid's shoulders as an attempt to comfort her.

"Then let me remind you what you were like. We may have been in our frenemy era, with an obviously romantic future—" Tori instantly frowned, "Beau..." She cringed, wearing a look of disgust. Beau laughed before he corrected himself, "Fine. I kissed you... and then you threatened me and I was so terrified I decided never to try and pursue anything with you ever again." He decided not to mention that he'd told Glen a very twisted form of this story as an attempt to be an asshole, because Tori would be ready to argue.

Tori snorted in amusement, though she seemed a little proud. "Are you seriously proud of yourself for that?!" Beau asked in exasperation. "Yes?? I don't think you understand how hard it is to be threatening when the universe made me this short??" Tori reiterated as Beau couldn't help but to chuckle.

They then fell silent, as Beau decided to speak, "You were one of the seemingly happier people to arrive at Auclair academy." He began. "We weren't friends, but I saw you for who you were. You always gave people a chance and were nice to everyone... unless of course, they were rude to you." Beau continued. "You definitely earned yourself the name sunshine."

"You found your circle and you made them all so happy... I saw the lengths you went to, to make them smile and feel loved. Sometimes I thought it was pathetic but... there was so much love in each of your relationships and now I get it." Beau offered a smile. "You may have doubted the way Clary, Lu and I feel for you.... But you shouldn't. Whether you believe it or not, you make us all happy... you not being here actually sucked and it made it so obvious that we need our sunshine in our life to keep thriving."

Tori's expression softened, "Dude... you're actually the biggest softie sometimes..." She blurted, as she seemed to be blinking away tears. "Never doubt how important you are, again. I will throw hands bitch." Beau huffed, as he pulled the blonde in for an attempted side hug. Tori laughed nervously, as she leaned into Beau, "I won't."

"Good. I love you." Beau insisted as Tori smiled weakly, "I love you too." She replied. The pair stayed in an embrace for a moment, before Beau noticed something... Veronica was walking through the crowd with an annoyed expression, her eyes searching for Tori. "Why does V look ready to throw hands?" Beau asked, as coincidentally the Mikaelson-Malraux glanced in their direction, her eyes locked on her younger cousin.

Tori's face suddenly paled, "I don't know but I've seen that look before and I definitely don't like it." She realised as Veronica was moving closer. "Okay B, this is the part where I run." Tori spoke quickly before she suddenly disappeared in a blur. "Tori get your ass back here!" Veronica started speeding after her as the two blondes using their enhanced speed, exited the party and entered a corridor.

Veronica continued to chase Tori, though she stopped momentarily as she almost tripped up one of the stairs. Victoria stopped a few metres ahead of her and wore an amused smile briefly, "Watch your step." She poked. "Fuck you." The heretic responded in annoyance before she complained, "How do you run so fast in heels?" Tori answered, "I've unfortunately had way too much practice."

The hybrid then took off again, realising maybe instead of stopping to offer smart remarks she should actually, I don't know, run. Truthfully, the hybrid could have fought Veronica if she really wanted to... but she didn't want to fight her... also, Veronica could be terrifying when mad.

The other blonde wasn't far behind her, and was met with a slammed door as the O'Connell-Mikaelson was in the kitchen, hoping to barricade it closed before probably exiting out of the window.

While Tori ran for her life, the birthday boy was none the wiser. Infact, he had been more social tonight than he'd expected. The Saltzman had been with Landon on and off throughout the night and they acted as though nothing had happened between them, and for the most part they seemed okay.

"Hey! Happy birthday Luca!" A voice caught Lucas' attention, and when he turned around his eyes landed on Dante. "Hey! Thank you Dante." Lucas offered a smile, "And thanks for all your help setting up... Lizzie said that you and Alex helped a lot." He replied. "Oh, it was a group effort... the werewolves helped a lot too." Dante confessed as Lucas responded, "I'm not thanking them, for they already have massive egos."

Dante laughed in response, before the glass in his hand caught the Saltzman's eye. "What the hell is that?" The witch asked. "Oh this? It's moonshine. Corey made it with some magical shit... I actually don't know what's in it but it is very strong." The Rosza admitted. "Would you like some?" Dante then asked, realising that he was certainly not going to live if he drank the entire glass to himself.

"Hell yeah." Lucas decided as he sipped the last of what was in his cup before he offered it out to Dante, who tried to pour it steadily. "So... is Alex like... your boyfriend or something?" Lucas asked curiously. Dante cringed before he laughed awkwardly, "Corey is basically my brother." He admitted as Lucas nearly choked on his drink (which he was attempting to sip).

"Oh how embarrassing... that makes me want to walk into oncoming traffic." Lucas decided as Dante laughed, "No no no, I mean we aren't actually related so I can see why people might have assumptions." The Rosza admitted. "His parents adopted me after my Dads died." He added.

"Oh... a werewolf raised by witches?" Lucas realised as Dante nodded, "Yep! Corey's cousin Davina is my godmother so she found a family to take me in when I became an orphan... I'm really grateful for the Claire's." The raven haired boy explained before he frowned, "Oh god sorry for the random Dante lore... I'm only oversharing because I'm getting drunk." Lucas chuckled, "No don't apologise... I think it's really sweet that you found family that aren't your blood." He confessed, before his mind wandered to Beau and Tori.

He did love most of his biological family. Sure, he didn't speak to Alaric or Josie, if he could help it, but he really loved Charlie and felt like the half brothers had become inseparable from the moment they reunited at Auclair academy, and he also adored Lizzie and Caroline and was so happy to be repairing a relationship with the both of them.

But there was no doubt that Beau and Tori had become the family he never asked for, but loved with his entire heart. Whenever he heard the phrase found family, he always thought of them. And to be honest, he considered them more family than he did Alaric or Josie.

"Are you enjoying your party?" Dante asked curiously as Lucas nodded, "Yeah actually, it's been a lot of fun. I've never really had a big celebration before." He confessed before he took another sip of his drink and cringed at how strong it was.

"Did you ever have big parties back in New Orleans?" Lucas asked as Dante shrugged, "As a kid, yeah. My Dad and his best friend Davina really enjoyed throwing me birthday parties... as I got older, not so much." He explained. "There was always some sort of party going on in New Orleans though... between all of the Mikaelson legacies there was a lot of birthday parties... not to mention there were a lot of fun festivals in the city."

"It sounds like a cool place to grow up." Lucas admitted, as he knew Tori had spoken fondly about it... that was, up until her parents died. By the same token, Dante also found New Orleans less enjoyable after Josh and Aiden died. "It definitely had its moments."

"What was it like growing up in Mystic Falls?" Dante asked, as Lucas audibly groaned. "Next question." The Saltzman suggested as Dante laughed, "That bad?" He asked. "There's just... absolutely nothing to do here. I feel like life is going to be more exciting when I go to Whitmore." The witch decided.

"Oh, Whitmore college? What would you want to study?" Dante asked. "I'm still a little unsure... but interior design seems to have my interest at the moment." Lucas replied as Dante's eyes lit up, "Oh so like the sims in real life?" He asked as Lucas couldn't help but to laugh. "That is silly... but yeah essentially."

The pair laughed, as Landon reproached Lucas and moved to stand beside him. "Hey Lu, having fun?" The Kirby asked, as he placed an arm around the Saltzman. "I am definitely having fun now, thanks to this drink Dante gave me. You should try it babe." Lucas held up his cup for Landon to try, though the smell of pure alcohol was enough to make the Kirby scrunch up his nose. "That smells like poison." He admitted.

"Where have you been?" Lucas asked curiously. "With Raf, Val, Jed and Glen... they're keeping an eye on the annoying jocks from Mystic Falls high because they keep trying to start shit with some of the newer pack members." Landon replied as Lucas frowned, "Where the hell is Lizzie, she said she'd keep out any gate crashers... she is not doing a good job at all."

"We should fight them." Dante joked, as Landon glanced at him, "You seem to love causing fights." He replied as the Rosza paused, "Geez, I was kidding." He admitted before Landon responded dryly, "I wasn't."

"Woah, Lan where is this hostility coming from?" Lucas frowned at his boyfriend. "This guy was trying to cause drama in your brother's relationship and now he's here talking to you? I think I have a good reason to be defensive." Landon responded as Dante held up his hands, "Hey that is not what I'm doing... I had no idea you guys were a couple until you appeared two minutes ago." He confessed before he added, "And I apologised to Charlie too... not like it's any of your business."

"Wait no, you have no right to be annoyed actually." Lucas decided, as he stepped away from Landon. "Excuse me?" Landon looked shocked. "Okay I did not mean to make anybody pissed... I'm gonna..." Dante tried to side step and walk away. "Yes, please leave." Landon said before Lucas interjected, "Dante, stop. You didn't do anything." Dante awkwardly looked between the pair, not really knowing what to do.

"You have no right to be mad at my new friend right now, after your attention has been directly on the runt of the pack." Lucas complained before he took a sip of his drink. "What are you talking about?" Landon frowned before he looked confused, "Are you talking about Gia?"

"Yes I'm talking about the little chaotic Italian speedster who you've been making heart eyes for since they got here... and I can't even hate them because they seem cool, but I hate that since she's been here it's like that's where your attention has been." Lucas rambled as Dante sighed, "Guys I feel like this should be a more private conversation.." He admitted, as he noticed that some people were starting to watch them argue.

"Luca, you could not be more wrong, I don't like Gianna like that." Landon admitted before Lucas asked the question he'd been wanting to ask for days now, "Then why don't you love me?"

It felt like everything went uncomfortably quiet for a moment, and too many ears were listening for either of the boy's liking. "Luca..." Landon sighed, feeling guilty. "That's just it... isn't it? I love you... but you don't love me." Lucas stated before he continued, "I just don't understand, is there something I'm doing wrong? Is there someone else? If you like Gia it would make it easier for both of us if you were honest about it."

Landon exhaled shakily, as he didn't know how to explain himself and why he couldn't tell Lucas that he loved him, even though the Saltzman was his favourite person in the entire world.

Thinking became instantly much harder when Deepthroat by Cupcakke suddenly blasted through the speakers at a disgustingly high volume, indicating that Lexi and Gia had successfully changed the music to their liking.

"... You have nothing to say." Lucas shook his head as he started to move away. "Lu... Luca wait." Landon moved towards him. "Babe, please, please can we talk about this when we're sober." He pleaded as Lucas scoffed, "You're the one who wanted to pick a fight, and now you're upset that I'm drunk and retaliating? Seriously?"

Lucas didn't give Landon the chance to say anything more as he turned to leave the celebration, no longer being in a party mood. Landon just watched sadly, as he wished he had of just been able to say those three words back... in his mind, that would solve all of their issues.

Beau and Clary, who'd seen the last of their fight after the music started blaring, moved towards the corridor which Lucas had walked down. "I'll go talk to Lu." Beau insisted. "Could you get Tori?" He requested. Clary nodded, "Yeah of course. Let me know where you guys end up." The Bailey insisted before they parted ways, as Carice wondered where her girlfriend ended up.

The answer was simple... Tori was in a warzone. The hybrid currently hid behind the kitchen counter, as Veronica had broken into the kitchen past Tori's barricade and started telekinetically throwing kitchen equipment at the shorter blonde. The one in hiding hoped she would run out of things to throw eventually so they could talk.

"What the hell did I do to make you so mad??" Tori asked, as she kept trying to pop her head above the counter in hopes of talking, only to duck and narrowly miss another thing Veronica threw at her cousin using magic. "Can we have a fucking conversation? I really don't want to fight you!" Tori insisted as Veronica stopped throwing things for a moment, only because she ran out of items for the moment.

"I kept hearing from people back home: oh Tori has changed, she has no morals anymore and I kept telling these people to go fuck themselves... but hey apparently they were right!" Veronica complained out loud while Victoria tried not to take offence to her tone, as she looked at the items on the ground in front of her: 12 smashed plates, 8 fry pans, 4 glasses and a few silicone cooking utensils.

"I have every right to be pissed off... you really did become a complete and total asshole if you thought it was a great idea to sleep with the person I really like." The heretic fired up. "... From this school?" Tori asked, as she popped her head up from behind the counter. "Obviously??" Veronica snapped. "V... that can't be true." Tori replied.

Another utensil flew in the hybrid's direction as she ducked for cover. "I can guarantee the people I have slept with here, are not your type." Tori confessed before she took one of the fry pans from the ground to use as a shield, before she stood up to face her older cousin.

Veronica narrowed her eyes at Tori, making it clear that she didn't believe her. "Well, you don't like guys at all, and I know your type in ladies does not include rich mean girls... so I have NO idea who you're talking about." The hybrid pointed out before Veronica sighed impatiently, "I'm talking about Myrical, bitch!"

"You have a crush on Myrical??!" Tori blurted out, having quite literally no idea. "All this time I could have tried setting you guys up??" She added, as her cupid success rate could have certainly used it. Veronica just paused, processing Tori's response as it certainly wasn't what she'd expected.

"And I never had sex with Myrical! Who is telling people that??" The hybrid retaliated. "I'm not sure if I believe you... Myrical's reaction told me a different answer." Veronica crossed her arms. "Okay well... we did make out but that was basically it." Tori realised as V's face dropped. "That still gives me the ick I'm not gonna lie."

"Fair but... V I had no idea you had a crush on Riri! Do you seriously think I would have pursued anything with her if I knew? You two would be adorable together." Tori admitted as Veronica looked away, "I don't know what to believe... people were right in saying your morals were pretty fucked up." That did sting, but Tori couldn't say she blamed her.

"It's not too late, look that was ages ago and I'm definitely not interested in Ri like that—" Victoria was cut off as Veronica sighed, "Nope, still too weird. We might not be related biologically, but that still feels far too weird for me."

"That didn't stop Josie." Tori mumbled under her breath, as she thought of the whole love triangle drama between Josie, Penelope and Charlie, which also felt like a lifetime ago. "What?" Veronica asked, not hearing her clearly. "Nothing." Tori responded, deciding not to talk shit about Veronica's roommate to her.

The door to the kitchen then opened, as Clary stepped inside. She took one look at the state of the kitchen and frowned, "What the actual fuck happened in here? Did you guys go to war or something?" The Bailey asked in shock. "You could say that." Tori replied.

"Um, Lucas needs you." Clary spoke as Tori instantly looked worried, "Is he okay?" The hybrid asked quickly. "... I'm gonna say no." Clary responded. Tori looked to Veronica, "Not to be an asshole but... can I leave you to clean this?" She asked, as her priority was now Lucas. Veronica laughed awkwardly as she nodded her head, "Considering I was the one throwing things at you... yeah it's fine." Veronica decided, feeling a little embarrassed now as she realised their fight was really over miscommunication for the most part, which was what Alyssa had planned on.

Tori offered a weak smile, hoping that would be one of the last fights they'd ever have... she didn't want to have a strained relationship with two of her cousins. She then turned to leave with Clary, as they quickly made it down the corridor and towards the dorms.

Approaching Lucas and Beau's dorm, Clary turned to face Tori. "I'll come see you guys a bit later, I don't wanna impede if this is too personal." She admitted, because although Clary and Luca were friends, she knew he didn't generally have vulnerable conversations with people that weren't Beau, Tori or Charlie.

"Okay, see you soon." Tori smiled back before Clary lurched forward and kissed her on the cheek before they parted ways, as Tori entered Beau and Luca's dorm.

"Oh thank god you're here... I've potentially ruined my relationship." Lucas who was still nearly drunk and now seated on his bed, spoke, as Beau took a seat beside him. "Woah, woah hold on... please start from the beginning." Tori replied as she moved to take a seat next to Lucas and Beau.

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Meanwhile at the Saltzman triplets party, some people seemed to still be enjoying it. Kevin seemed to be hanging out with the werewolves, and he was realising that perhaps a lot of them weren't as terrible as Rachel had made them out to be.

"You guys have a lot of werewolves in your pack." Kevin admitted, as Val nodded. "We do... and it keeps growing, hopefully soon we'll have our own space to hang out. We kinda just use the gym but a proper space that we could all decorate would be so fun." Valerie rambled on, as though they had a vision already in their mind.

And they did, they pictured having a nice large room to hang out in that felt less like a gym and more like a common room... but hopefully with a space for wolves to spar with one another if they felt like it. They'd also have some cosy couches for them to lounge about on, a tv so they could watch movies together... the Harlowe even considered little things like keeping some weighted blankets and squishmallows somewhere, and sticking little glow in the dark plastic stars on the roof.

"I've never really been apart of a pack." Kevin admitted, though that was probably the only thing he was willing to share about his past. Although he was enjoying spending time with other werewolves, he wasn't wanting to open up to them. "Wait really?" Jed asked, seeming surprised as Kevin just shook his head. "Well... most of the Auclair wolves hadn't either until we moved here." Valerie confessed, although that hadn't been the case for the purple haired wolf.

Valerie had always grown up in a pack, being the Harlowe pack, which originated in Spain. It contained many generations of werewolves, and was eventually lead by Sofia Harlowe, Val's mother. Their pack was going strong, until Sofia got sick and eventually died, and after her death the pack mostly disbanded. Valentino Harlowe, Valerie's dad, tried to keep the pack together but it seemed like Sofia was really the glue that held them altogether.

It was only during their time at Auclair that Valerie was without a pack, and to be honest they tried to convince themself that it was so freeing, which lead them to become more rebellious because they had no rules to follow... but they really missed the sense of community so much.

"Auclair sounded like it lacked a lot of cool shit." Jed admitted, as he linked his arm through Val's. "Yeah but in some cases it was great... Kiara was a careless principal for the most part. Do you know how many cool pranks I got away with there, that Caroline would grill me for here?" Valerie asked as Glen agreed with them.

"I mean what, I would never do anything like that." Glen suddenly joked as Charlie approached the group. "Nah you're both completely innocent... never started a prank war in your entire lives." Charlie spoke sarcastically, as he could remember the amount of pranks he'd encountered from... well anyone. Valerie and Glen were the main instigators, and eventually Tori joined in too, but Clary and Rachel were just as bad, and the mean girl's pranks tended to be more harmful.

Charlie could vividly remember the time one of the pranks went too far... when somebody put green hair dye in Aphrodite's shampoo and her red hair had turned a very interesting colour. The heretic had been absolutely livid, because she'd only freshly dyed her hair prior to the incident. Nobody ever found out who did it, and although at the time the main culprits seemed to be Clary, Rachel, Tori, Glen or Valerie, they were all adamant it wasn't any of them.

"Prank wars do sound like a lot of fun..." Jed admitted as Valerie and Glen agreed that they were. "We have a lot of prank wars at Mystic Falls high too... but I can guarantee they're probably not even nearly as well thought out." Finch spoke up. She had been chatting with the werewolves a bit throughout the night, but seemed to swap between talking to them and talking to Stella, Nina and Maya.

"If Caroline wasn't so harsh... it would be fun to have prank wars here." Bellamy entered the conversation. "I disagree." Charlie piped up, "Only because Alyssa is a student here and she is a cunt... I feel like she would really hurt someone." He added as Glen paused, "Does she still go here?" He asked genuinely as Val suddenly laughed because they had wondered the very same thing. Charlie sighed, while he took hold of one of Glen's hands while the Forde intertwined their fingers. "Unfortunately... yes." The vampire answered, with utmost disgust.

"What if you pranked a different school?" Kevin suddenly suggested, catching their attention. "Like Mystic Falls high?" Jed asked as the Corvin nodded. "That would be fun..." Glen admitted as he looked to Valerie, who was already looking to him with an excited expression. Charlie looked between Glen and Val before he reminded them, "Speaking of... some of those assholes are still here." The vampire frowned.

"Ew, yeah. I forgot they were here. Why are they even here." Valerie frowned with disgust. "We could... set their school up with pranks... as payback for them crashing your siblings party?" The Forde suggested as Charlie shrugged, "Yes?? But also I don't think any of my siblings are here anymore which is weird." He realised, as he looked around.

Unbeknownst to them, Finch had moved away to go and talk to her sister as well as Nina and Maya, mostly because she didn't really feel like being around Bellamy, but as the Tarrayo went to leave, the werewitch went to follow.

"Finch..." Bellamy spoke, as the shorter girl suddenly stopped before turning around to face the Mikaelson-Lockwood. "I wasn't sure you felt like talking to me." Finch stated before she asked, "Do you always ask a girl for her number and then never text?" The ravenette asked dryly.

"I'm sorry." Bellamy exhaled, as she debated admitting that perhaps she was going through a sexuality crisis, but she decided not to. "I woke up and realised it was a drunk mistake... so I didn't want to bother you."

Finch frowned, "... Okay." She didn't really know how to respond, so she turned around and continued walking. Bellamy's face fell, as she hadn't really known what to expect. She wasn't being honest with herself... that she found Finch to be really pretty, but she hadn't ever had a crush before and therefore was terrified. More than anything she wanted to talk to Myrical, and get a better understanding of lesbianism, to see if perhaps that was a label that suited her.

Meanwhile, Aphrodite entered the party, her eyes darting around the area for Charlie. Herself and Lizzie parted ways with Hope, but Lizzie had been in a state that Aphie had never seen, after opening up about what had happened to Charlie.

The redhead paused when she saw that Charlie still with Glen, and moved quickly to approach them. "Charlie!!" She squeaked, causing the boyfriends to turn around. "Hey Aphie." The Salvatore replied.

"Hey um, Lizzie really needs you right now." Aphrodite insisted as Charlie's face faltered, "Is she okay?" He asked quickly. Aphrodite shook her head, "Not really. I've tried to talk to her but... I think it's you she needs to speak to."

"Okay, where is she?" Charlie asked. "I just took her to her dorm." Aphrodite answered as the Salvatore nodded. "Okay." The vampire turned to his boyfriend, "I'll hopefully be back soon?" He didn't sound sure. Glen nodded, "No stress if you're not, I hope Lizzie will be okay." He insisted. "I hope so too... Aphie are you coming?"

Aphrodite shook her head, "I think it would be best for you guys to talk privately." She responded, knowing what was going to be spoken about. "But let me know when you're done?"

"Yeah okay." Charlie answered before he started to leave, as he wondered what he was going to walk into, since he didn't have any idea what was bothering the witch.

Aphrodite moved her eyes away from Charlie, hoping a conversation between himself and Lizzie would make the siphon feel better. The De Martel then noticed Dana and frowned. "What the fuck is she doing here?!" The heretic turned to Glen, who audibly groaned. "Dana and her pack of incels appeared nearly two hours ago..." He explained as Aphrodite asked, "And why are they still here?" Glen answered, "Well, none of the triplets have been around to kick them out."

"Lizzie being MIA at her own party? It almost feels like it's my birthday." Dana's shrill voice could be heard, as she approached Aphie and Glen. "Walk any closer to us, and I'll make sure you don't make it to your real one." Aphrodite warned as Dana stopped walking, remembering that Aphrodite had punched her before, but despite that she decided to keep poking.

"You know... you guys may be assholes but I do feel sorry for you, considering your choice in partners." Dana aired her thought as Aphrodite and Glen looked at her blankly, "I don't remember either of us asking." The Forde replied. "No really, I mean you're dating a girl so crazy she should probably be locked away." Dana glanced at Aphrodite before she looked at Glen, "And I guess your situation is no better when you're dating a girl who so desperately wants to be a boy."

"Wow, okay. Some kids were dropped on their head as a baby... but you were clearly thrown in the air, smacked by a ceiling fan, tossed out a window and launched into a tree." Glen replied, visibly pissed off with the girl before Aphrodite seethed, "And then locked in a dryer set to spin for ten years... you clearly have a lot wrong with you!"

"God you guys don't have to get so angry... I was just trying to say that you deserve better." Dana insisted as Glen then exhaled, "If you were a guy, I would have fucking punched you." Timing could not have been greater, as Dana's new boyfriend Chris approached the bullying blonde. Chris also happened to be Valerie's cunty ex boyfriend that all of the Auclair students, especially Glen, hated... and the jock had also been one of Charlie's worst bullies, spreading hate around the other school regarding the Salvatore being transgender.

Glen shrugged, "You'll do." He declared before he moved forward and landed a punch on the jock, who hadn't seen it coming. Aphrodite's face lit up before she launched herself at Dana and started to fight her. With that, the party erupted into a massive fight between the Salvatore school and Mystic Falls high.

Meanwhile, Charlie was consoling a heartbroken Lizzie. "What's going on Liz? It's really unlike you to not be in a party mood." Charlie admitted, flopping onto the vacant side of her bed, as the sad blonde laid on the other side.

"Charlie, I can't get over the fact that I killed you. You're supposed to be older than me but now we're technically the same age and..." Lizzie paused, feeling the urge to break into a sob. "Lizzie, you didn't kill me."

"Oh yeah? So the knives I stabbed you with doesn't count as murder?" Lizzie asked dryly as Charlie averted his eyes away from his sister for a moment, as he tried to think of what to say. From the moment he woke up as a transitioning vampire, he'd never blamed Lizzie for his death... it broke his heart to realise how much she blamed herself.

"I have thought about that day over and over in my head..." Charlie began talking, "And how things could have very easily gone differently, but... we can't change what happened." He paused for a moment. "You know... I honestly blame your Dad for making you so upset. Had he perhaps spoken to you with some empathy, maybe you wouldn't have felt the need to lash out."

"He never seems to understand... I feel like no one understands what it's like to be me." Lizzie exhaled, "I don't mean to get upset." Charlie nodded, "I know, it doesn't help that people are constantly trying to push your buttons for the fun of it." He admitted.

"I feel so guilty... that you have to live forever." Lizzie confessed. "Our siblings and I are mortal... your boyfriend is mortal... everyone is growing up and you're gonne be stuck at seventeen." The Saltzman continued as Charlie's face faltered.

It wasn't like the thought hadn't crossed his mind a million times, the idea that he'd outlive most of the people he loved... it saddened him a lot. But currently they were all young, and he didn't want to think about it yet... not when instead he should be cherishing his time with them.

"You know... I don't think I'll be alone." Charlie then admitted, as he smiled weakly at Lizzie. "You're just saying that." Lizzie frowned. "I really don't though..." He replied genuinely. "But it's not worth thinking about right now... because you and every mortal person I love are going to be around for a long time yet."

Lizzie nodded, but didn't say anything. "Please don't blame yourself, I will never will blame you for this." Charlie insisted as Lizzie sat up, before she wiped away her tears. The Salvatore then sat up also, before he moved to hug his sister. Lizzie hugged Charlie back, "I love you." The boy spoke, as Lizzie felt her eyes fill with tears again, though she quickly blinked them away, "I love you too."

Lizzie eventually moved away, as she walked over to her dresser and removed her jewellery. She then returned back to her bed, and looked to Charlie, "Could you... stay with me for a while?" She asked, not wanting to be alone. "Yeah, of course." Charlie smiled at the blonde.

The Salvatore then texted Aphie, letting her know that he'd spoken to Lizzie and they were going to hang out for a bit. The redhead in question, was currently walking with Glen as the pair had been  demanded to wait while Caroline shut down the party.

"She's never going to like us... is she?" Glen asked, realising that winning over Caroline's trust was seeming harder and harder with each interaction. "Honestly... I don't think so." Aphrodite admitted, placing her phone away after responding to Charlie's text.

"Since dating Lizzie, I have gotten in four fights with people who have said nasty things about her." Aphie began to explain, "And I think it's giving Caroline the wrong idea... she thinks I could be a bad influence on Lizzie."

Aphrodite continued, "But what are we expected to do? Are we genuinely supposed to just sit there and listen to the awful things people are saying about our partners? I can't." She insisted as Glen agreed, "I really can't either."

"So... whether Caroline thinks we're suited for her kids or not, or whether she likes us or not... I don't care anymore. We're defending the people we care about, and if that means throwing hands every once in a while then so be it." Aphrodite declared before she realised, "We're gonna make the most badass sibling-in-laws one day."

Glen chuckled, "For real." He said before he paused, "Oh god I sound like Charlie." Aphrodite couldn't help but to laugh, "No because I've started using some of Lizzie's insults lately!! After I say them I'm like oh man I sound just like my girlfriend." The pair laughed before the door suddenly opened, and Caroline stepped into the corridor.

The Salvatore looked pretty fed up after shutting down the party, but especially after trying to kick out the gatecrashers who were so insistent on staying. The blonde glanced at the pair, "What could have possibly warranted you two punching Mystic Falls high students?" Caroline asked, rather shortly.

"I don't know... maybe the fact that the ditzy mean blonde bitch called your transgender son, a girl." Glen pointed out before Aphrodite finished, "Or the fact that she called your daughter with bipolar, crazy!" Caroline seemed taken aback by this, and seemed to think for a moment before she asked, "... Did you put your weight behind it?"

Aphie and Glen glanced at eachother before they unintentionally answered in unison, "Yes ma'am." Caroline nodded, "Alright then... perhaps I didn't find out who started those fights tonight." The Salvatore decided, before she smiled weakly.

Caroline went to walk away from the pair but suddenly stopped, before she turned to face them. "I know I haven't really seen eye to eye with either of you since your transfer here, but I am really grateful for the way you both look out for my kids." She insisted, as Aphrodite and Glen seemed surprised by this, before they smiled.

With that, the trio parted ways as Aphrodite turned to Glen, "Did you hear that? We have Caroline's approval! I'm gonna cry because... mummy issues..." The De Martel said in a loud whisper, and all in one breath. Glen couldn't help but to laugh slightly, "Aphie no, don't cry." He chuckled, as the pair walked away, each feeling relieved by their interaction with the headmistress.

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At the Mystic Grill, the karaoke night was under way, and Salem, Faith and Ezra seemed to be having a lot of fun.

Currently, Salem was on stage with a microphone in hand, as she sung King for a day by Pierce the Veil. "Please, won't you push me for the last time? Let's scream until there's nothing left. So sick of playing, I don't want this anymore." Salem sung into the microphone. "The thought of you is no fucking fun. You want a martyr? I'll be one. Because enough's enough, we're done!"

In a booth sat Ezra, who was looking at the menu and trying to decide on what drink to order. Faith appeared in the chair across from him, seeming a little buzzed as she sipped on some apple cider she'd compelled the bartender to give her.

"Are you having fun?" Ezra asked, offering the tribrid a smile. Faith nodded before she took another sip of her drink. "Our girl has changed the entire vibe of this place by singing Pierce the Veil." Faith admitted, her comment puzzling Ezra. Our girl? What the fuck does that mean? "She certainly has." Ezra admitted, seeming amused by the mixed expressions of other people sitting around the venue.

"You told me think about it, well I did. Now I don't wanna feel a thing anymore. I'm tired of begging for the things that I want, I'm over sleeping like a dog on the floor." Salem continued to sing, her eyes meeting Faith's for a moment as she'd searched the venue for the girl she admired. The brunette gave Faith a small smile, to which the tribrid returned. Salem then looked to Ezra, winking at him as the vampire just blinked in surprise. Fuck, she is strange...

"I'm going to get another drink." Ezra decided, before he glanced over at Faith, "Would you like another?" He asked, as Faith tapped on her glass with her nails. "Yes please." The auburn haired girl replied, as Ezra then moved out of the booth to head towards the bar.

In a booth at the very other side of the venue, sat Niko and Clara. It was a genuine mystery how Niko hadn't seen Faith, and confused her for Hope even though he technically didn't know who Hope was... other than an interesting (and very pretty) girl he met in the town square.

Clara was finally out of hospital, and had been messaging Niko a lot since the party. Their connection to Laura seemed to have bring them close, and a friendship was born.

"So... how long have you and Zeke been talking for?" Clara questioned, as she sipped on her cola. "A few weeks now? He only transferred recently." Niko replied. "He's so dreamy... and when he smiles I feel like I... stop functioning." The Shiratori rambled on as Clara wore a smug smile, "That's cute as shit."

"What does he think about you?" Clara then asked as Niko took a sip of his fanta before he answered, "I think he likes me?" Clara looked at him blankly, "I mean what does he think about you...,by looking into his thoughts?" The Fell asked, knowing very well what Niko was, as he'd opened up to her about it since they'd become friends.

"He thinks about me a lot... and now I really want to kiss him." Niko admitted as Clara asked, "So why haven't you? You pretty much have all of the confirmation you need." The blonde teased. "I... get nervous... I haven't kissed a guy before." Niko replied.

"We've been talking about my love life since we got here, so I'm gonna uno reverse card you and ask: are you talking to anybody?" Niko shifted the conversation. "Um... no. I haven't really had any interest." Clara confessed. "I'm too busy for a love life..." She added.

"I doubt that's true." Niko insisted, feeling like if you wanted to, you could make time. "Niko, do you know how many commitments I have? I also just started learning how to use a crossbow... which by the way, is a lot of fun." Clara replied.

You should shoot your Mum with it, is what Niko really wanted to say... but he didn't dare let on that he knew more than what Clara had told him about her abusive mother, thanks to the power of mind reading.

Niko then glanced down at his phone, getting a message from Liv, who was checking in on him. The Shiratori smiled, as he typed a reply.

"Ooh, is that Zeke messaging you?" Clara teased. "Oh, no. Someone from school, her name is Liv." Niko replied before he put his phone away. "She's one of my newer friends... she's been looking out for me today." He added as Clara looked suddenly concerned.

"I um... just had a rough day. I've been missing Laura a lot more than usual." Niko admitted as Clara's face fell, "I'm sorry Neeks." She replied. "I was really hard on myself for it but... I just have to take one day at a time." He responded, "I've felt a lot better since I stopped drinking."

"Do you ever think about drinking again?" Clara asked as Niko answered honestly, "Sometimes... it definitely helps to distract me but that's all it is... a distraction from reality. And plus, it can't be good for my liver." He then added, "I've been staying away from drinking a lot, which has been hard because we seem to have a lot of parties at school... but having other friends like Liv and Charlie encouraging me has been really nice."

Niko then sighed, "I should probably go. I'm actually pretty exhausted." They said before he stood up. Clara moved to get out of the booth, before she hugged the taller boy who very quickly hugged her back.

"It's really nice to see you." Niko smiled, as Clara pulled away, "It's nice to see you, please take care of yourself." The Fell offered a smile. "I will, you take care too." Niko said before they eventually parted ways, as Niko left the Grill.

Clara then made her way towards the bar, deciding to order some food to take home, for herself and Kobie. Although he hadn't asked, she knew he was working late tonight. The Fell then decided to order another cola, to drink while she waited for her order.

At the same time, Ezra had ordered some drinks. The Zhang glanced over, his eyes meeting Clara's for a moment. He paused, realising that she was really pretty. Clara inhaled suddenly, being distracted by the raven haired vampire as she also found him to be attractive. "This is for you." The bartender returned with the Fell's glass of cola. "Thank you." Clara replied, as she took the glass.

Ezra looked over at Faith suddenly, watching the girl keep her eyes on Salem, who he knew she was infatuated with. The Zhang had been hoping for so long now that Faith may have the same feelings for him, that he had for her... but seeing Faith and Salem made him doubtful.

The raven haired boy turned back to Clara, deciding to shoot his shot. "Hey." He offered a smile. "Hey, come here often?" Clara replied jokingly before she added, "I ask because I've never seen you before." Ezra chuckled, "I don't anymore actually, I'm just passing through this town." He replied.

That much he assumed was true, as he couldn't see Faith wanting to stay in Mystic Falls after the ritual, which meant he would follow. But then he realised... that perhaps he didn't have to follow Faith.

The vampire didn't know what his future held, but ever since rescuing Faith from Dahlia he presumed his future would involve the Mikaelson... but that didn't necessarily have to be the case. Perhaps Faith would find a partner in Salem, and she wouldn't want Ezra's company anymore.

"That's a shame." Clara confessed, as she took a sip of her drink. "You're very pretty to look at." She added with a smile as Ezra smiled back at her, "You're very pretty to look at too." He responded, though when he smiled Clara noticed his fangs.

"Do you like doing karaoke?" Ezra asked, as Clara looked to the stage, noticing that Salem had finished with the microphone and was walking off stage to rejoin Faith in the booth. "Oh god no, do you?" Clara replied as Ezra chuckled, "A little... maybe after a couple more drinks."

Clara paused, "How old are you?" She asked, as she didn't think he looked 21. "Eighteen." Ezra answered, which was the age he had turned and therefore remained physically. Clara nodded, "Oh yeah... how old are you really, fangs?" She asked again.

Ezra seemed taken back, before he turned back to her, "You know your supernatural stuff I see..." He commented. "Not hard to learn when you live in a town full of vampires. That brunette who was singing emo music on stage, put me in hospital."

"She attacked you?" Ezra asked as Clara seemed reluctant to continue, incase Salem hear her as she realised the Pierce was in earshot. "To answer your question... I'm over 400." The Zhang spoke quietly, as Clara realised he was probably the oldest vampire she knew of.

"What is it like living through so many different decades?" Clara asked, as she had always been curious. "Well, it's particularly hard to keep up with the fashion trends... but I did enjoy the 90s a lot." Ezra answered before he added, "I must say though, being openly bisexual is much easier now than it ever has been." 

Clara seemed surprised, "You're bisexual?" She blurted. Ezra seemed amused, "When you're immortal, you have a lot of time to experiment and figure yourself out... I can guarantee that any vampire who has lived for over hundreds of years, has definitely slept with someone of the same sex at least once."

Clara snorted in amusement, "How are you so sure?" She asked with a laugh. "Because you have so much time to question yourself." Ezra answered. "I've definitely gone through my questioning phase already... I'm bisexual as well." Clara replied, "Though... I've never actually dated."

The Fell wanted to crumble away suddenly, feeling like she was starting to talk without thinking, and was totally blowing it with the cute vampire she was hoping to connect with.

"Whether you've dated anyone or not, you're still bisexual. If that's the label you feel comfortable with and relate to, then it's yours. Sometimes you just know." Ezra explained as Clara felt comforted to hear that.

Clara opened her mouth to speak, but suddenly felt like all of the air was sucked out of her lungs. The blonde frowned, as she tried to breathe but found no air was entering or leaving her body.

Ezra's face fell, "Hey... are you okay?" The vampire asked, realising she'd suddenly stopped breathing. Her face started to change colour, and her attempts of speaking came out as struggled choking noises.

Faith and Salem then walked over, Faith's eyes on Clara as she seemed to have casted a spell. "And what is going on here? Is Ezra trying to get laid?" Salem questioned as Ezra looked at the girls, "I was trying to have a conversation." He spoke with annoyance.

"Hm... she's not very pretty, Ez." Faith admitted, taking as a step towards Clara as the Fell looked at the tribrid with a worried expression. "Faith, stop whatever you are doing to her." The Zhang insisted, before he realised that everybody around them were clueless to what was going on. It's because Faith had put up a glamour, making the sight look different to the mundane eye.

"Faith..." Ezra warned as the auburn haired girl rolled her eyes before she released the spell from Clara, as the blonde gasped for air. "No need to be dramatic." Faith hummed as Clara took a moment to catch her breath before she looked at Faith and Salem.

"I recognise this one... she is tasty." Salem admitted, as she approached the Fell and grabbed her by the wrist. "Of course you're thinking about food... you must have worked up an appetite on that stage." The Mikaelson replied as Clara pulled her arm out of Salem's grip. "My god... I think you two need to be assessed." The Fell told them bitterly.

Faith took a step forward, as she reached out and place her hand on Clara's face roughly, before pulling the girl towards her. "Faith, stop." Ezra took a step towards the tribrid but she held out her hand in his direction, firing what seemed like a quick working barrier spell to stop him from approaching her, though it only lasted a moment.

"You need to leave, if you know what's best for you. Otherwise, you might end up being our dinner." Faith spoke bitterly, her tone sounding menacing and violent. She then let go of Clara, as she was quick to collect her food and leave, not wanting to deal with anymore vampire slash relationship drama for the time being.

Faith smiled smugly, as did Salem, as the pair watched Clara walk out the door. Ezra didn't say anything to either of the girls as he moved to walk around them and towards the door. Faith rolled her eyes and suddenly sped after him, appearing right in front of him as she placed her hands on his shoulders.

Ezra took a moment to realise that she'd used her super speed in public, before he frowned. "What do you want, Faith?" He asked shortly. "Are you angry with me, Ez?" Faith questioned as Ezra scoffed, "Are you seriously asking me that? You just harassed and scared away a girl I was having conversation with, for no reason."

"For no reason?" Faith asked, as she took her hands off of the Zhang. "I don't see why you should have a reason to be mad..." Ezra insisted, before he walked around the short tribrid and exited the Grill, leaving her to think about his words.

Spotting Clara, the vampire was quick to approach her. "I'm so sorry about that, please let me walk you home." Ezra insisted as Clara scoffed, "You can understand why I'm reluctant to let a guy walk me home, right?" She asked, "Especially a guy with a psycho ex." Clara added, making it clear now how she interpreted the situation. "Faith isn't my..." Ezra didn't finish his sentence, deciding it wasn't important.

Ezra stopped to think about it, "Yeah I can understand... but I'm worried for what those two would do to you if they saw you alone." The Zhang admitted. "Just... don't follow me, please." The Fell demanded. Clara then moved away from Ezra, deciding to attempt to walk home alone anyway.

Ezra wanted to go after her, but decided to respect her wishes. He turned to enter the Grill, deciding that if he couldn't make sure Clara would arrive home safely, he'd make sure that the threats being Faith and Salem, were under his watchful eye.

It didn't take Clara long to get home, the blonde was quick to throw off her shoes and walk into her kitchen, where she found Kobie. "Hey sweetheart." The older Fell smiled at his daughter. "Hey Dad, I got us dinner. It's probably cold though..."

Moments later the Fell duo were seated in the living room, eating their now microwaved takeaway food, while they watched The Good Place. They'd been watching it together though slowly, since Clara had to move between houses. They were in the middle of season 1.

"If you were to choose one of these characters to be your soulmate, who would it be?" Clara suddenly asked, placing her empty takeaway container onto the table, before she sunk back into the couch. "That is a tough one..." Kobie admitted, "Probably Chidi... but Eleanor seems like a lot of fun too." He added as Clara found his answer to be interesting since the characters in question were so different.

"Do you think soulmates are real?" Clara then asked as Kobie wasn't sure how to answer. "If I was asked when I was your age, I would have said yes." The older blonde admitted, as he truly thought Tanya was his soulmate... until she grew into the violent, horrible person that she was.

Tanya had been violent towards Kobie too during their relationship, nowhere near as harsh as she was towards Clara but it was unacceptable and abuse nevertheless. By the time Kobie wanted to leave he'd learnt the news that they were having a child, being Clara. Since divorcing his ex, relationships hadn't really been on his mind. He'd had the odd crush but truthfully he feared entering another abusive relationship.

"I think you and Caroline would be cute." Clara hummed, as Kobie chuckled, "Not this again." He replied. "I'm being serious, Dad!" The younger Fell responded. "Well... we might be seeing more of eachother. I think her son Charlie told her about the animal blood I gave him and his friend, and now Caroline is interested in having my business supply the school."

"It's giving business partners to lovers." Clara nodded as Kobie nearly choked on his food, "I want to say that you spend too much time on the internet, but I know that's not true." He said to his daughter.

Clara laughed a little, seeming to forget how her pleasant night hanging with Niko had changed into being attacked by some girl who was a multitude of creatures combined. She seemed to forget about most things unpleasant when she was living at home with Kobie, because it was her safe space... and boy was she counting down the days to turn 18 so she could legally refuse to see or stay with her mother ever again.

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After having a drunken heart to heart with Beau and Tori, Lucas invited Clary into their dorm and the group decided to have a slumber party. The Bailey dragged her mattress into their room (with the help of her girlfriend who carried it like it was nothing) and dropped it on the floor.

"I don't remember the last time I had a sleepover." Clary confessed. "Well slumber parties don't involve scissoring, so you touchstarved sapphics need to keep your hands off of eachother." Beau sassed to the girlfriends as Clary's face dropped in shock, while Lucas laughed suddenly. "Damn... you and I have been to some very different slumber parties." Tori said to Beau as he looked taken aback.

"Are you insinuating that you've been to an or—" Beau was cut off Tori admitted, "That was a joke, THAT WAS A JOKE." The blonde held up her hands in defence before she sighed, "Sometimes I wish I thought before I spoke..."

"Girl same, then maybe I wouldn't be in this mess right now... maybe I would still have a boyfriend." Lucas admitted, still clearly drunk as he laid back onto his bed. "Babe, you don't know that you guys are over." Tori assured Luca before Clary added, "Yeah, talk to Landon when you're sober." Beau spoke, "I'm sure you will work it out. You two nerds always do."

Lucas hoped so... he wanted to speak to Landon now, but he knew in his current state that Beau, Tori and Carice wouldn't let him leave his dorm, so he didn't. Plus... his bed was so comfy... just so... so... comfy.

"Did Luca just pass out?" Clary asked, hearing the Saltzman snore lightly. Beau laughed, "Yeah he did. I'm gonna WWE slam him real quick." He decided as he stood up. "No, no, no." Tori zoomed over to Beau quickly, standing between him and a sleeping Lucas. "You're gonna let him sleep." She practically ordered as Beau frowned, "Fine."

"We should play truth or dare." Beau then suggested as Tori and Clary shared a look before Carice admitted, "I think we already know how that will go... you'll just ask us a bunch of intrusive relationship questions." Beau looked as though he'd been caught before he admitted, "I just wanna know who the little spoon is."

Tori and Clary then both pointed to eachother before the Mikaelson looked taken aback, "Really? It's usually you!" She insisted as Clary frowned before she looked to Beau, "Okay none of this big spoon, little spoon shit. I'm a knife." She declared as Beau couldn't keep a straight face, "It's definitely you." He said to the other witch while laughing.

"You're both annoying." Clary decided as Tori laughed, "Aw, don't be like that. I thought you missed me." She moved to hug the witch who sighed, "I take it back!" She decided, though she hugged the hybrid back.

The trio ended stayed up for a while talking, though eventually they moved into their beds so they could eventually fall asleep. Beau was the first to fall asleep, leaving the cuddled up girlfriends to talk to eachother for a while. Clary eventually did try to sleep, but a question lingered in her mind.

The Bailey, who was lying in Tori's arms, rolled around to face her. "Tori?" She whispered. "Yeah?" Tori sleepily replied. "Are you... going to leave again?" Clary asked reluctantly. Tori opened her eyes before she exhaled, "Yes." She answered, as Carice's face faltered. "But I will be back soon, and for real this time."

When Clary didn't answer, Tori worried that the witch didn't believe her. The Mikaelson reached out and gently placed her hand on Clary's cheek, "I promise." The Bailey smiled weakly before she then pulled the blonde into her arms. Tori accepted just her fate, as they tried drifting off to sleep.

When the next morning arrived, Tori found herself waking up to the sound of Lucas vomiting into his toilet. She groaned internally, "Curse you, super hearing." She thought, before she reached over and placed a kiss atop Clary's head before she got out of the blankets and approached the bathroom door, to check on her best friend.

Tori knocked on the door lightly, "Yes?" A voice responded, allowing Victoria to open the door. She found Lucas standing over the sink now, splashing his face with cold water. "Are you okay, Lulu?" The Mikaelson asked sympathetically as Lucas turned around to face her, "I wanna die." He answered bluntly, as he felt so violently hungover that it made death seem desirable.

Moments later, the pair had exited the dorm and were heading towards the kitchen as Tori suggested they got water, some painkillers and genuinely just talked away from Beau and Clary so the pair could continue to sleep.

"You look stupid with the blanket around you like that." Lucas admitted, as Tori was currently wrapped in Luca's blanket, but had it over her head also. "Well it's cold as fuck... and you wouldn't lend me one of your hoodies." Tori pointed out as Lucas frowned, "I've seen your closet! I know I'd never get it back!"

"Oh yeah... I really need to sort that out." Tori realised, knowing that most of the clothes inside it were not her own (discounting her creations). "Speaking of... why don't you just grab a hoodie from your own closet?" Lucas suggested. "Because that's too far away..." Tori admitted, as she sat herself on one of the benches while Lucas went to grab some ice cold water and aspirin.

When he returned to Tori, the blonde opened up the blanket to offer for Lucas to sit under it with her. He moved under it and cuddled up to the girl, as he sipped on his water. "I hope I haven't ruined everything with Landon." He sighed. "I'm sure you guys will sort it out... are you going to talk to him about your fight or just try and act like nothing happened?" Tori asked, knowing he would usually attempt the last option due to his fear of abandonment.

"I'm gonna talk to him... but maybe when I'm not hearing colours. The sun is so fucking loud right now." Luca complained as Tori tried to stifle a laugh. "Maybe a nap will help." She suggested as he agreed, "Yeah, I'm definitely going back to sleep for a bit." He decided.

The pair sat in a comfortable silence for a bit, as Lucas eventually finished sipping on his drink. Placing the empty glass aside, he spoke up, "You're leaving again, aren't you?" His tone made Victoria's heart sink. "I don't want you to go." The Saltzman continued, as he'd just gotten his best friend back. Tori spoke, "There's a couple things I need to do... then I'll be back for good, I promise Lu."

The pair stood up as the blanket flopped onto the bench. Lucas realised he wanted to go back to bed and Tori decided she needed to get going, otherwise she may never leave. Tori then moved forward to hug the taller boy, as he threw his arms around her. "Take care... and for once could you stay out of trouble? I want you to return in one piece preferably!" Lucas insisted as Tori laughed, "I'll try my best. You take care as well." The hybrid replied, as the pair reluctantly let go of eachother.

Tori then left the kitchen and made her way to the library, and as she had expected the moonstone was there. She'd been surprised by how effortless it was to steal, which made her wonder if the urn she'd stolen to activate Malivore had been just as easy (it's not like she could remember... she was asleep).

Exiting the library now, the hybrid stopped as she thought about something. Faith was trying to be better and was trying to build a relationship with Victoria, but... the blonde had this odd feeling that she couldn't shake.

The Mikaelson found herself moving down the hallway, to one of the science labs. She passed a few students, though fortunately none had been around while she was in the library.

In the science lab, was a locked cabinet filled with some handmade dangerous goods, mostly made by Alaric. It consisted usually of syringes filled with either vervain or wolfsbane, which was kept around incase a vampire or werewolf acted too violent or out of control. Tori glanced through the thick glass, her eyes landing on a particular elixir containing a dangerous witch herb.

"This is so lame." Clary complained, as she took a seat on the grass beside the witch garden, as Tori stood on the other side of it holding a watering can. Carice had gotten in trouble for picking a fight with Valerie, and upon learning how much the Bailey loathed Tori, Kiara decided the best punishment would be for Clary to accompany Victoria while she tended to the witch garden.

Tori thought it was hardly fair, and asked Kiara why she was having to deal with Clary when she hadn't done anything, but the older Auclair wasn't willing to argue. "You could grab the scissors and start cutting the dead leaves off the sage."

Clary, who was now sitting cross legged and staring at her phone, spoke without looking up, "You're a dead leaf." Tori didn't spare her a glance as she watered one of the new herbs she'd been asked to plant. "Sometimes I forget you still have the mentality of a middle schooler." The Mikaelson hummed as Clary scoffed, "Bitch."

"Actually... I could use your help identifying this one. Kiara asked me to plant it the other day but I don't know what it is... there was no name tag attached to the pots they were in." Victoria explained as Clary rolled her eyes before she got to her feet, "This is why Kiara shouldn't leave a vampire in charge of the witch garden."

Tori just frowned at Clary as the witch walked around the garden while maintaining eye contact with the Mikaelson. "Oh... and a very sorry excuse of a werewolf, I forgot." The blonde rolled her eyes, but kept her cool because she knew if she were to react it would probably cause Kiara to give her detention which meant being forced to spend more time around Carice (who kept landing herself in detention for starting fights).

"Make yourself useful and tell me what the hell this thing is." Tori pointed to the newly planted herb, which had spiky looking leaves. Clary took a look at it, instantly recognising it. "It doesn't exactly have one common name... but I can tell you what it does." The Bailey suggested, as Tori was listening. "When ingested, this herb makes it impossible for anybody to cast a spell on you."

"Huh... I guess I should be eating this with breakfast so you can't keep casting spells on me." Victoria realised as Clary laughed humourlessly, "Sure... if you want to deal with the terrible effects it causes." She replied, as Tori tilted her head as she looked confused. "Excessive sweating, nausea, spinning sensations, sometimes slight hallucinations... you may as well have vertigo."

Tori examined the spiky leaf, "This doesn't look like it would be nice to eat." She admitted as Clary shrugged, "I believe it's turned into elixirs or syringes for that very reason." The witch replied, having knowledge on this because her mother had grown it in their home.

Tori twisted the cabinet doorknob with enough force from using her enhanced strength, that it snapped off. "Whoops." She blurted out, as she placed it aside before she opened the cabinet door.

As she had expected, she found a small handful of elixirs containing a mixture that vastly included the spiky leaved witch herb, which could keep anybody from casting a spell on Tori had she used it. The Mikaelson hoped she wouldn't have to, but she had this bad feeling when it came to Faith.

The blonde reached out to take a few, before remembering it would only be mere minutes before somebody noticed the absence of the moonstone, so she had to hurry. Tori closed the cabinet and awkwardly tried to push the doorknob back onto the cabinet as though nothing had happened. "Good as new." She told herself as she stepped away, only for the doorknob to fall to the ground. "That's rude." Tori thought before she made a beeline for the door.

Stepping outside in a hurry, she made no effort to take in her surroundings which made things pretty awkward when she turned and bumped into her ex at full speed before dropping the elixirs onto the ground. Glen blinked in surprise, processing what had just happened as Tori looked to him momentarily, "Sorry!" She quickly blurted before she moved to pick up the elixirs she dropped, hoping she could move along before any questions were asked.

Recognising the containers, since they were something Kiara had always made and kept stocked at Auclair academy, the Forde wondered why the hybrid would need such a thing. Truthfully, the werewolf wanted to walk away as though he saw nothing, but he couldn't ignore a question instantly nagging at him while Tori stuffed the tiny jars into her pocket before getting back onto her feet.

"Victoria... are you..." Glen paused for a second, while Tori cringed internally at being called her full name. "Are you in danger?" He finally asked, feeling conflicted by his own question because he couldn't imagine an Original would have many things they'd consider a danger to them... but then again if they were to be in danger of something, the threat would have to be incredibly powerful.

Tori composed herself before she turned to face the brown haired boy, trying not to give away any indication that she was indeed up to something. The blonde shook her head before she finally answered a second later, "No." Glen didn't seem convinced. "I promise. They're just... precautionary... I doubt I'll have to use them."

And technically Tori wasn't in danger, but one foot wrong with Faith and anything was possible.

"Okay." The Forde responded, before the pair seemed to have parted ways, though Glen then stopped and turned to face her again, to ask another question, "Tori..." He trailed off, noticing she was already gone, as the hybrid had tried not to seem too suspicious as she left the building...

And honestly... mission failed, as Glen was left wondering what on Earth the hybrid was getting herself into.

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AUTHORS NOTE

Okay, I gotta speak about something important so if you're apart of the cast, please continue to read!

I've started to realise throughout Act 2 I'm finding that chapters have been getting significantly harder to write because I have so many characters to write at one time. In hindsight, I should have introduced newer characters a lot more gradually than I have, so it wouldn't become overwhelming.

I really enjoy writing this story, and would like to update more frequently than I do, but I tend to get writers block very easily because I feel like I'm not doing a good enough job at including everybody's characters.

And also I realised I am also writing a lot of characters made by people who have seemingly left Wattpad or are no longer interested in the story (which is valid, it happens 🤷🏼‍♀️)

So I've decided that I'm going to look to write a handful of characters off during Act 2, to make the current cast a bit smaller. This could include characters from any of the casts btw, the Auclair cast isn't exempt. My own characters aren't even safe lmao.

I'm looking to prioritise writing the characters of those who I can see actively reading and interacting the story, because I know you're still here and interested in reading/being involved in Enemy (this includes those who read the chapters "late", I understand that we all have important priorities and responsibilities ofc 💕)

Though I do feel really, really bad about writing off characters, I do feel like not only will it make the story easier to write, but there's a few people in the cast who have been actively supporting the story and I haven't been able to write a lot of scenes for their characters. I'll finally have the chance to change that (thank you so much for your patience, I appreciate you sm!)

So TLDR: A lot of changes are being made to the Act 2 plot so if you would like your character/s to remain in the story, please continue to vote and leave feedback 🩷