As Nolean walk to her locker Elena walk with her trying to convince her to stay away from him.

"Why should I?" She groan frustrated stopping infront of her destination. She spun the lock around entertering her combination.

"Nolean he kill Stefan best friend outside of the grill." She open her locker quietly grabing her notebook and her history book. "I was with Stefan when I saw Damon plunge her with a wooden spear." She close her locker putting back the lock.

"Knowing Damon he must of had a reason for his actions." Nolean began to walk to history as they follow her. "You really won't face the facts that Damon is a horrible person." Elena grab her shoulder stopping her.

"Damon is not a horrible person." She sighed "I care for you Elena but right now your breaking my heart." She walk away leaving Elena to herself.

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"Good morning everyone." A teacher with blonde hair and blue eyes walk in setting his stuff down.

"Good morning." Nolean replied as no one else did. He nodded at her then turn his attention to the chalk board writing down his name. He turn his attention to the class pointing to the chalk board.

"Alaric Saltzman." He clapped his hand together. "I know it a mouthful dosn't exactly rolled off the tounge. Saltzman is a-"

"-German orgins?" Nolean cut in. "So your the smart one the principle warn me about."

"There a warning for me?" She raise an eyebrow at him as he shook his head. "Just that your very helpful in class." She nodded giving him a smirk.

"My family Emigrated here in 1755 to Texas. I however was born and raise in Boston. Now the name Alaric belong to a very dead great grandfather I will never be able to thank enough. You probably want to pronounce it Ala-ric but it's A-lar-ic. So you can call me Ric I'm your new history teacher."

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Nolean exit out of school stretching as she was about to walk hours from home. She was not trying to have a conversation with Elena anytime soon. She yawned closing her eye as she bump someone in the chest. "Damn it I'm so sorry-" Damon look down at her "Hello, also apology accepted."

She tilted her head at him. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm picking you up from school since you and Elena had an argument." She walk next to him "So you really did kill Stefan best friend. You owe him a apology."

"It was so I could get the council off are backs." She lean against his car. "What council?"

"A vampire council." She laugh to herself as he just stare at her "Y-your not kidding..."

"Nope." He spoke popping the p opening the door for her as she got in. "Let me guess they kill slash hunt vampires."

"Ding ding ding!" He close the door as she put her seatbelt on while he went to his side closing the door. He started the car as she just stare at him. "You know a picture would last longer."

She blush turning her head facing the window "Put your seatbelt idiot." He put on his seatbelt turning on the car  and began driving. "Your taking me home right?"

"Nope we are going to The Grill."

"Your buying me food." She put her hand at her heart as he rolled his eyes "Yes and bourbon for me."

"My hero." She tucked a hair strand behind her ear as she relax enjoying the ride.

They finally made it as Nolean was bouncing from excitement on her chair as Damon stare at her amused. She turn to him "What are you looking at?"

"Your that excited over a burger." He replied downing his shot.

"Come on you can't tell me you don't love burgers and fries they are the ultimate duo besides pizza." He nodded as she made a point.

"You know your brother and aunt are here?" She turned around as she saw them sitting down at a booth. "I guess I didn't notice." She turned around as a plate was set infront of her. She thank the waiter as Damon stole a fry. She didn't mind since he compel the waiter for food.

Stefan came by leaning towards her as she set down her burger. "Happy late birthday Stefan!" She pulled him into a hug as he ruffled her hair. She let go of him finally taking a bite of her burger.

"You know I've been thinking we should start over give this brother thing another chance. We use to do it well once upon a time." Damon stole another fry.

"I don't Damon. I can't trust you to be a nice guy you kill everybody and your so mean...so mean. Your really hard to imitate and then I have to go to that lesser place." Stefan order a coffee as Nolean patted a spot for him to sit next to her.

"So what with the bottle?" Nolean pick up a fry and popping it into her mouth.

"I'm on edge. Crash diet. I'm trying to keep a low profile." Nolean grab a fry as Damon bit it from her fingers.  "Hey my ultimate duo..." She pouted looking at the half bitten fry in her hand.

"Mmm you could just leave find a new town to turn it into your personal gas n sip."

"I'll manage. You know you don't have to keep an eye on me."

"-Thats my job." Nolean pointed to herself finishing her last bites of her burger.

"I'm not here to keep an eye of you." Stefan look at Nolean as she shyly look down at her plate. Stefan grab her hand pulling her while Nolean look behind her back at Damon. He grab his drink following them.

They all play darts. Damon shot bulleyes. "Wow." Nolean spoke out loud. "A lucky shot." He went to retrieve the dart. "More like a polish skill over many decades." She nodded agreeing with Stefan as she stood next to him. "Your beating me."

"Well yeah because I'm better then you." She rolled her eyes at Damon cocky attitude. They stood between her as she look up at them. "I'm onto your reverse psychology. I mean it's a little transparent but I admire the effort."

"You prefer the brooding forhead." Stefan replied. His brother squinted his eye. "Seriously what game do you think your playing."

Nolean frustratedly grab the dart off Damon hand and threw it on bulleyes with so much force the wall cracking behind it.

Her eyes widen as she cover her mouth. "I-I need to go the bathroom."

She walk away keeping her head low as she made it to the bathroom locking the door behind. She turn the knobs on the sink cupping water into her hand. She look to her face in the mirror seeing her contacts change color.

They were a emerald green.

She blink rapidly as her contacts turn back to hazel. "What just happen? " She whisper to herself. Knocking was heard on the door. "Are you okay Nolean?"

"Yes I'm coming out." Stefan step back as she unlock the door stepping out. "So were are we heading next?"

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Nolean stood in the field watching the brothers play as the she wince seeing the them tackle one and another. She let them have there moment as they lay on the field talking. The wind began to pick up as Damon approch her. She shiver tugging on her sleeves.

Stefan look at Damon. "What do you want with Katherine crystal?"

"How do you know about that?" Damon look back at Stefan as Nolean hair blew around aimlessly.

"Come on you knew Elena would tell me." Nolean frown remembering the conversation she had earlier with Elena. "How did you know it was Katherine's? Emily gave it to her on her last night. I was with her and you were not."

"I was the last one to see her, Damon. Now what do you want with the crystal?"

"She didn't tell you?"

"We had other things in our mind." Nolean ran up to Damon but he was infront of Stefan. Stefan put his hand out motionioning her to stay put.

She stood as they talk until Damon face her as she look worriedly between the two. Damon turn around. "I'm going to bring her back." Stefan eyes widen as he walk to Nolean as she gave one look at Stefan before following Damon.

"You really do love her..." She look at Damon as they walk behind the school. She smiled at him. If he could feel love then he had potential to feel other feelings. Stefan then appear seeking for answers as Nolean sighed looking at Damon. "You owe me another chance to hang out with you without third wheeling." The wind pick up even more as she grew frustrated but she didn't seem to noticed.

"How can you bring Katherine back?" Damon turned around as she kick the tiny rocks on the road. "Before Katherine was killed remember what it was like in town?" Stefan stop infront of him. "I remembered the fear and hysteria." Damon put his hands in his pockets "Towns people were killing vampires one by one when they came for Katherine I went straight to Emily. I said I would do anything name your price. Just protect her and she did. "

Nolean felt the ends of he hair stood up on he neck. Something felt off...

She look toward the men to see nothing wrong with them.

She look at the streets light to see them normally gleaming she turned her head to the woods.

Her feets immediately started carrying her off as the two gentlemen didn't notice caught up in there conversation. They finally notice after they look for her to butted in the coversation.

She was by a church. Damon stood next to her as she snap out of her trance. "W-what, where am I?" She look straight infront of her to see Bonnie.

"B-bonnie?"

Damon look down at the confused girl. "That's not Bonnie. Hello Emily. You look differnt."

"I won't let you do it." Bonnie spoke with elegance in a trance. "We had a deal." He spoke sternly. "Things are differnt now I need to protect my family."

"I protected your family you owe me one." As Nolean got more nervous the wind pick up and the leaves rustle. "I know I'm sorry." Her face sadden Nolean couldn't help but feel for her. "Your about to be more the that." Damon lunge for her as she gave her hand throwing him into a tree where a stick pierce through him. Nolean gasp while Emily grab her arm leading her away from Damon. But She didn't felt fearful of her she felt safe in a way. She sat her down telling her to stay put.

Emily grab a stick making a symbol on the dirt. Stefan ran in helping Damon off a tree as he groan in pain. "Stefan." He look toward her. "Hello Emily."

She look at Nolean "These people don't derseve this. They shouldn't know such evil especially her." Stefan took one step. "What do you mean evil?" Damon groan trying to get up. "I swear to god Emily I'll make you regret this." She gave him a evil stare. "I won't let you release them into this world."

"Them?" Stefan turn his head to Damon. "What part of the story you leave out?" He groan sitting up "Oh what does it matter." Nolean frown. "Emily tell me what you did." She look  at Stefan. "To save her I had to save them."

"You saved everybody in the church?" She nodded "With one comes all." Damon finally stood up as Nolean stood up aswell. "I don't care I just want Katherine." Stefan grab him by the shoulders. "I knew I shouldn't believe a word that comes out of your mouth. This isn't about love, is it?" He shook him. "This is about revenge." Damon brush his hand off roughly. "Those two are not mutually exclusive."

"Damon! You can't do this." Damon then push him "Why not!" He spoke with anger. "They kill 27 people WND called it a war battle. They deserve what ever they get." Nolean heart clentch.  "Twenty seven vampires Damon. They were vampires Damon you can't just bring them back."

"This town derseves this."

The wind fully pick up as Emily look toward Nolean who was frighten as her eyes were a emerald green. "Nolean you need to calm down I won't let them cause any harm trust me." She nodded breathing in and out trying to calm herself.

Stefan grab Damon shoulders again roughly. "Your blaming innocent people for something that happen 145 years ago." Damon shove him. "There is nothing innocent about these people. It will just happen again. They already know to much. Once they find out they'll bury your grand witch next to us once they find out. Trust me."

"Things are different now." Emily spoke looking at Damon. "Don't do this." He pleaded "I can't do this. I won't."

"No!"

"Incendia." Nolean step back as her skin hiss just a tiny bit. She bit back a wince. Emily now floated above the pentagram holding the stone. "Bonnie!" Elena yelled as Stefan grab her.

She threw the stone as it combust burning the stone apart. Nolean saw the hatred in his eyes. As the flame die down she push Bonnie away. She felt fangs sink into her neck. Stefan pull Damon off from her. He listen into her heartbeat. "She alive but barley. I can save her." Stefan bit into his wrist feeding her his blood. Elena gave Damon a look full of hatred.

Nolean cough it up as her body rejected his blood. "I don't understand why is she rejecting it." Stefan listen to her heart as it thump normally.

"Get her out of here now please."  Stefan grab Nolean as she let out a whimper. Damon look at the half lidded girl guilt eating him apart.

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She shot her eyes open them beaming emerald. She look around seeing she was next to her sister in her bed she smiled at her sleeping sister. She rub her eyes as they turn back to brown. She groan as her neck felt sore this woke up her sister. She immediately shot up.

"How are you feeling?" Elena smiled happily knowing her sister was safe. "Like I slept the wrong way." They both giggle at each other as it died down to silence.

"I forgive you..." Elena beamed grabbing her sister into a hug. Nolean shook her head smiling back. She pulled away. "You were right I'm sorry for not listening."

"So am I. I keep forgetting you can handle yourself." She ruffled her hair but then she gasp. Nolean look at her dumbfounded "What?" Elena grab her hand pulling her to the closes mirror. Nolean touch her orange strand of hai wide eyed. "Did you dye your hair?" Elena ask

"No... But I think I know why this is happening. I need your help." Elena nodded at her younger sister as her sister led her to her bedroom pulling out a lock suitcase with numbers on them.

"Aunt Jenna gave this to me after Dad and Mom pass. It has a lock switch but I have no idea what the numbers are. I think I could get answers from this. I need your help"