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Third's Pov

Lexi is dancing when Stefan finds her. With Lilith finishing up her date with Nathan and the party carried along to pass. Stefan walked up to Lexi as she turned around before facing him. The crowd around her is still dancing. 

"Okay, I'm gonna need a little more foot movement." Lexi told him as she tried to get him to dance.

"Yeah, not really interested in making a fool out of myself." Stefan started as he did a brief dance with her.

"Come on, you're not that bad." Lexi smiled as she encouraged him.

"Do me a favor. Tell me if you see Damon with his camera phone." Stefan joked.

"Right." Lexi nodded before remembering meeting a beautiful girl.

"I saw the most beautiful girl I ever seen." Lexi spoke as Stefan wondered who.

"Who?" Stefan wondered.

"I could feel this power coming off of her like a river." Lexi said.

Now Stefan knew who she was talking about.

"You spoke to Lilith? Where is she?" Stefan says as he tries to look for her.

"Is she the witch Damon spoke about? That the both of you are enamored with?" Lexi followed the river of power to a table away from the party.

"Yes, that's her." Stefan nodded.

"My, My Stefan Salvatore." Lexi smiled at Stefan cheekily.

As the two continued to dance with each other.

Lilith/Third's Pov

Lilith and Nathan laughed as they continued talking as they enjoyed each other's company. Lilith looked at the time as she found Lexi, who was still dancing with Stefan. Damon was also missing, which is bad. She stood holding out her hand to Nathan. He looked at her in question.

"Come, I want to dance." She spoke. He grabbed her hand like he was Eve, and she was the apple. He stood taller than her as they made their way over to the party. She made brief eye contact with Stefan as she and Nathan found a spot on the dance floor as they dance. She moves her hips to the rhythm as she rubbed her hands over her body. Nathan's large hands on her hips as they dance like a power couple. Just to have fun. Stefan watched the entire thing in a trace. Lexi looked to see what her was looking at to see Lilith and the human boy.

Lilith looked at her with a seductive grin as she closed her eyes to Nathan's large arms around her. What's best to have fun.

Damon's (Third Pov)

While Lexi was distracted with Stefan on his birthday. He went along with his plan. If the council wanted a real vampire, they were going to get one. It wouldn't be him but how about a hit two birds with one stone type of thing. Mess with Stefan and get fully into the Council. He saw two teens together before speeding towards them slightly waiting for the right time.

"Where are we going?" The girl asked her boyfriend.

"No one's gonna see us..." The boy replied as they moved away from eyesight.

The teens kiss each other before Damon finally made his move. The sound he made cause the Teens to step back.

"Did you hear something?" The girl questioned as she tried to see where the sound came from. The boy tried to reassure her.

"No it's cool. There's no one coming down here." That's when Damon made his move as he bites the boy causing her the girl to scream. He went to the girl to compel her. Sorry Lexi but you have to go.

Lilith (Third's Pov)

The dancing stops as she went over to grabs Lexi's hand pulling her off to dance before Nathan and Stefan shook hands. Nathan telling Stefan happy Birthday once hearing it's his birthday. Lilith pull Lexi close to her as she whispered the words.

"Damon's going to kill you." She tells her. Lexi looked at her shock. She shook her head. No, he wouldn't do that to her. And on Stefan's Birthday.

"He will. He will do it for the town's council you need to leave and fast, please. I don't beg, but you seem like a friend of Stefan's. And I have a secret duty to myself and family. You need to leave now. Do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars. You need to run. Go to Laurie's Spell Shop and wait there." Lilith hurried her. 

"What about Stefan?" Lexi asked her.

"I got that don't worry. Now go. There's a woman there name Maybelle. Tell her that I sent you. She's not far from the Grill. Hurry." Lilith stated making her nodded before she disappeared. Once Lexi was gone, the replacement spell took place as the girl went to use the bathroom. It was a messy sight. Like a shapeshifter, her skin fell off revealing a new face and body. But the illusion come off was easy as it with fade. The girl had now taken Lexi's place as she walked back out leaving the skin that also disappears like smoke.

Stefan and Nathan were joined by their girls as they played Pool. Stefan had found another friend in him. Lilith kissed his on the cheek before wiping off any excess.

"Woo!" Stefan cheered as he shot one.

"Nice!" Illusion Lexi cheered.

Elena (Third's Pov)

Elena watched as Stefan hung out with Lexi, Lilith and a tall guy. She didn't feel Damon next her until he whispered in her ear.

"Stefan smiles alert the media." Damon stated with joking smile on her face. His face in disgust of the human guy touching his witch.

"You haven't given him a lot of reasons to be happy lately." Elena stated looking at him. 

"No, you're right poor Stefan persecuted throughout eternity by this depraved brother, does it get tiring being so righteous?" Damon taunted her.

"It flares up in the presence of psychopath." Elena retorted. Her face showed annoyance with him.

"Ouch! consider this psychopath's feelings get hurt." Damon places a hand over his heart with a feigned hurt.

"What did you do to my brother?" Elena questioned him.

"I'm gonna need a less vague question." Damon answers.

"When you did what you did to Jeremy's memory of Vicky, what else did you do to him?" Elena revoiced.

"You asked me to take away his memory of fangs and all the bad stuff. You wanted me to take away his suffering." Damon tells her.

"But he's acting different he seems okay with everything and a little too okay. I mean he's studying, he's not doing drugs, he's not drinking, are you sure you didn't do something else?" Elena looked at him, waiting for an answer.

"Elena, I took away the suffering." Damon told her, hoping this chick would get the memo. 

Third's Pov

The girl, who's boyfriend was bitten by Damon ran to a policeman car. Bamming on the door trying to get the cop's attention.

"Help me." The girl says covered in her boyfriend's blood as she tried to help him.

(At the Bar)

Illusion Lexi stood at the bar as she ordered drinks for her and Stefan. Her new friend Lilith and her beau was still drinking on their drinks from earlier.

"Two shots of tequila make that three." Lexi requested.

"I need to see some ID." The barman asked before Lexi compelled him.

"No, you don't."

"That'll be .." The Barman started again.

"Free." Lexi compelled. It was like all Lexi vampire powers was transformed also to the girl wearing her body.

"On the house." The barman said.

"Thanks." She thanked before grabbing the shots and leaving before bumping into Elena.

"Oh! The famous Elena." Lexi cheered.

"Towel girl" Elena replied thinking she could hurt Lexi, but she only smiled.

"I've been called worse. Here." Lexi says giving Elena a shot.

"I didn't know that you guys could drink." Elena stated.

"Oh yeah it helps curb the cravings but makes for la lot of lushy vamps." Lexi snorted.

"I've never seen Stefan drunk he always seem so..." Elena started.

" Uptight?" Lexi answered.

"But now with you." Elena continued.

"Well that the benefit for knowing someone for over a hundred years. You can just be yourself." Lexi shrugged.

" Yeah, he can't be himself with me." Elena stated saddened.

"Well not yet the first step is him telling you, the rest comes with time." Lexi told her.

"You seem so sure." Elena spoke.

"The love of my life was human he went through, what I imagine you're going through denial, anger et cetera ...But at the end of the day love really did conquer all. Are you going to drink that?" Lexi shocked Elena.

" Go for it. I'm scared." Elena comments.

"But you're here... cause you crazy about him I get it okay? I mean what's not to love. Listen. Take it from someone who's been around a long time. When it's real, you can't walk away. And hurry before Lilith snatched him up." Lexi reassured her, making Elena turn to see Lilith and her beau as Stefan taught her how to shoot pool.

"Hey, Lexi, it has been really nice meeting you." Elena spoke making Lexi nod before walking away.

(Back with Stefan, Lilith, Nathan)

Lexi walked back to them with the remaining of the shots. She sat them down as Stefan walked towards her.

"Yep, I drink yours sorry." Lexi apologized as Nathan stood behind Lilith as she held a cue.

"Thank you." Stefan smiled at her.

"You weren't supposed to be listening I was feeling epic whatever." She speaks. Stefan rolled his eyes at her.

(Outside of Mystic Grill)

Sheriff Forbes stood outside with her policeman as they comforted the girl about everything. Her boyfriend laid on the ground as it was now a crime scene.

"Keep this contained." Liz told her policeman as she went to go talk to the girl.

"That's not all." The officer said as she did.

"Hey, did you see what did this? Tell me everything you saw." Liz spoke to the girl softly. 

Maybelle (Third's Pov)

Maybelle was working another overnight but without her daughter. She did inventory, readied orders and stock the stones and journals. Jewelry and potions. She spent time thinking as she went. Her plans that her and Lilith had in position ready to be played. The thoughts that ran through her mind, before knocking on the door caught her ear. She walked over to the door to open it. Opening it to see a blonde woman.

"How may I help you?" Maybelle asked her.

"I was told to come here by Lilith." The woman said.

"You must be Lexi come in. Hurry." Maybelle let her in.

Lexi came in the store as Maybelle close the door.

"Wow, this stuff is amazing." Lexi complimented as she went in.

"Thank you." Maybelle said back.

"Are these real?" Lexi asked as she looked at the spell jars and potions.

"They are. Come we have a blood bag in the back." Maybelle motioned.

"You thought everything out." Lexi said as she followed her.

"She did. My daughter like to do things behind the scenes. Only saying people that don't deserve to die. So consider yourself lucky." Maybelle explained handing her the blood. Blood that they had from Austin, that they drained from his body.

"It's still taste fresh." Lexi says as she licks the blood from her lips.

"The Donor was O-." Maybelle stated as she left her there to finished stocking and cleaning the store.

She hopes her daughter will hurry with her plan.

Elena (Third's Pov)

After speaking with Lexi, Elena decided she was going to try. She had to at least. So she put on her big girl panties and walked over to Stefan. Lilith was cuddled up against a boy that she didn't know, but they looked serious. She walked over to Stefan saying hi to him.

"Hi!" Elena greeted him.

"Hey you came." He says back with a small smile on his back.

"I couldn't miss your hundredth and... whatever birthday." Elena says softly.

Lilith smiled at the two softly before she and Nathan walked away out of Mystic Grill.

Third's Pov

Damon came up to 'Lexi' as she stands by the bar, ruining her night already as she watched Stefan be with Elena. She had asked the barman for more shots as they waited.

"All right, the shots are bribe, I need you an answer to a question. What are you really doing in Mystic Falls?" Lexi tells Damon.

"Have you tried The Brittle. It wins award." Damon changed the subject.

"Cut the crap." Lexi stern voice told him as she now looked at him.

"Ok I have a diabolical master plan." Damon tells her with a sly smirk.

"What is it?" Lexi wondered.

"If I told you, it wouldn't be very diabolical, would it?" Damon smirked at her.

(At the door)

Sheriff Forbes comes in with the door as looking around as she asked the girl.

"Look around let me know if you see him." 

The girl pointed over to Damon and Lexi as the two continued talking before she went over to them, hitting Lexi with the Vervain instead as Damon feigned shocked.

"What are you doing?" Damon feigned shock as Sheriff Forbes vervain Lexi as another cop took a hold of her.

"Thank you for the vervain; now if you'll excuse me." Sheriff Forbes said as she motioned the officer to take her outside.

Stefan (Third's Pov)

Stefan was with Elena when he saw Lexi get taken away. His expression was readable as shock to over his face.

"Oh my god!" 

"What is it?" Elena followed his line of sight to see Lexi be taken away. Elena quickly followed him as he tried to go outside, but the officer blocked them.

"Can't go out this way"

Stefan and Elena quickly went another way to see Damon kills 'Lexi'.

"Oh my god!" Stefan exclaimed as he saw his best friend die.

"Why?" She whispered. Not herself but the poor girl that will die in her place.

"It's part of the plan, you, okay?" Damon walked over to Sheriff Forbes as he checks on her.

"Thank you. Get her in the car quickly." Sheriff Forbes says as they walked over to the body to see not a grey body, but a human girl.

"What the hell?!?!?" Sheriff Forbes yelled.

"She's Human." Damon cautiously says as he bent down to looked at who it was. The poor girl Amber, that he compelled to do the party. Blood leaked out her mouth as her heart was punctured.

"I thought she was a vampire." Sheriff Forbes said as she raked her hand through her hair.

Damon could feel anger in his veins as he hadn't gotten rid of Lexi. His plan was sabotaged. 

Lilith (Third's Pov)

She had kissed Nathan on the cheek, before she went to Laurie's Spell Shop. Where the resl Lexi and Maybelle for her. She went inside seeing Lexi sitting comfortable on the counter.

"It's Done." Lilith says making Lexi jump off the counter.

"So, I can go see Stefan, now." Lexi said.

"Him and Elena should still be at the Grill. He's debating on killing Damon. She's trying to talk him out of it." Lilith spoke. 

"He should. Damon tried to kill me." Lexi says.

"She's right. That's the least he could do." Maybelle agreed.

"Come we have to surprise him." Lilith motioned Lexi to follow her as they left to go to the Salvatore Boarding house. They watched as Stefan fought Damon as he did too almost kill him. She walked over as she had Lexi zoom them to his patio. She knocks making him look going to open the door. He was met with a soft surprise as he pulls Lexi in a hug. As he softly cried in her shoulder. Lexi patted his back with a soft smile. He pulled back, hoping his friend was real as he rubbed her cheeks.

"I thought... I thought you died. Damon had killed you." Stefan whispered.

"No thanks to your witch friend here. She let me know he was planning on killing me. She saved me." Lexi smiled at the witch.

"It was nothing." Lilith waved off but she was pulled inro a hug by Stefan as he held her tight as she awkwardly patted his back. They pulled back.

"Just make sure she's out of town before the council finds out." Lilith say as she went to stand on the rail of the patio.

"Wait!! What is you doing!?!?" Stefan and Lexi said in unison before she jumped down. The vampire zip down to the bottom to catch her only to be met with air. Lilith was gone never to be seen.

"I hope you keep her Stefan. She amazing." Lexi joked before she hung out with Stefan some more before she was out of Mystic Falls never to be seen again. Maybe.

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Part 2 of episode 8 is done. I'm going back to working my sons of Anarchy books. So, expect updates of these books:

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