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Cordelia walked towards the Gilbert Residence, she opened the door and came face to face with Elena Gilbert who immediately crossed her arms with an uneasy expression on her face. "Good morning to you too, Elena," Cordelia greeted with a raised brow. "You knew about Stefan and Damon but didn't tell me anything," Elena replied to her with an upset tone. "Wasn't my secret to tell, Elena. And If I, your brother's best friend, told you that, would you believe me or would just accuse me of being stoned?" Cordelia asked. "Well, I..." Elena trailed off, she knew working it out on her own was the only way she would have believed it.

"Anyway, that aside... I'm here to pick up Jeremy for the Vicki Donovan search," Cordelia told Elena before the mentioned person appeared with a smile. "I'm ready," Jeremy pushed past Elena and walked down to Cordelia's car. "Look Elena, what happens between you and Stefan is your trouble, not mine but Stefan cares about you so... give him a chance, Elena," Cordelia expressed ignoring the pinch in her chest at the words, she nodded her head before turning and following after Jeremy. Cordelia knew exactly where Vicki Donovan was. Before Damon had showed up at her place, he had spent time with the girl after the cemetery and it resulted in him snapping her neck and turning her.

But she needed to get Jeremy away from Elena to tell him the full truth, Damon had already told her that she could knowing how much the boy meant to her. "Cornflower, you okay?" Jeremy asked once they drove off from the Gilbert Residence. "I gotta tell you something and it may seem unbelievable--" Jeremy cut her off, "More unbelievable than what you are and can do?" Cordelia laughed and nodded, she should have known that Jeremy would understand. "It's about the Salvatore brothers and Vicki," Cordelia told him as she pulled up into a random parking spot, she turned to him and frowned slightly seeing the confused expression on his face.

"Just let me explain and then you can ask any questions that you'd like, okay?" Cordelia asked him, Jeremy nodded though she could see the confusion within his eyes. "Remember... Stefan and Damon Salvatore are Vampires -- Yes, real life, blood-drinking vampires -- but they are harmless... mostly," Cordelia began causing Jeremy's eyes to widen, "Elena knows but she only found out recently and I can guarantee that she will do everything and anything to make sure you don't find out but you need to know -- especially if she continues to date Stefan." Jeremy agreed with that, if Elena was going to be romantically involved with a Vampire, then Jeremy needs to be prepared for anything.

"And as for Vicki, she was at the wrong place, at the wrong time," Cordelia spoke causing Jeremy to look at her with teary eyes, "What do you mean?" Cordelia shook her head, "She's alive... for the most part. Damon and Stefan have been fighting for years and in their battles, Stefan had locked Damon up in the cellar but he escaped and took his anger out and thirst at the cemetery but Vicki had survived." Jeremy let out a breath of relief, he may have backed off of Vicki after Cordelia's words of wisdom but he still cared about the girl who was his first. "Unfortunately, in Damon's childish anger, he turned Vicki into a vampire... the boys should have her and Stefan will do his best to help her but with her natural personality being heightened, she's dangerous," Cordelia explained to him.

Jeremy understood. He knew why Cordelia was warning him and he understood. "She's a drug addict... will that affect her?" Jeremy asked cautiously. "Yes, Jer. It can play a huge affect, the same with her volatile and impulsive personality; she can be a threat if not taught properly," Cordelia answered him truthfully. "But she'll be okay, right? I mean, I still care about her even if she doesn't care about me... And Matt only has his sister," Jeremy expressed in question. "I'm always truthful with you so this won't be any different, I have no idea, Jeremy. It can go two ways, she could turn out to be an incredible vampire or she could lose control and hurt someone really bad," Cordelia answered him truthfully.

"What if she shows up tonight?" Jeremy asked. "It's your choice, Jer. But if you feel unsafe, find me or Stefan and we'll look out for you," Cordelia replied before grabbing his hand, "Your sister will be pissed at me for telling you this. I know she just wants to protect you but people can't always rely on others and you are capable of so much more. I just... I won't lose you too." Jeremy looked into his best friends eyes, a tear fell down her cheek and he reached over to embrace her in a tight hug. "You won't lose me, Cornflower. Never," Jeremy whispered to her, Cordelia was eased hearing those words but something deeper inside taunted her that everything was bound to fall apart; whether it was self-doubt or something else, she doesn't know.

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Cordelia walked into the School Halloween Carnival dressed as Bubbles from the Powerpuff Girls, her hair tied in two loose ponytails hanging down her shoulders with blue scrunchies holding them. She had blue eyeshadow that matched the blue cropped top and blue tight skirt see wore per Caroline's demands. Her black thigh-high boots made her stand taller than normal and she held a lollipop in her hand. She had ditched the fluffy jacket that Caroline had given her knowing she'd get too warm in the crowded area but it was clear that eyes were on her as she walked past people to approach Caroline who was wearing a similar costume except it was Blossom instead.

"I told you that you'd look so good!" Caroline cooed with a grin. "And where is our Buttercup?" Cordelia asked her twin sister. "Right here," Bonnie spoke as she walked up to them, Cordelia smiled seeing the green version of her outfit on Bonnie. "Told you this was a better look than the witch costumes," Cordelia told the two, Caroline rolled her eyes at that. "Cornflower?" Jeremy spoke catching Cordelia's attention, she turned to him and smiled. "Hey, Jer," Cordelia greeted while Jeremy grinned at her. "Hey, Bubbles," Jeremy greeted making the girls laugh, Jeremy bit back the teasing words while the younger Forbes ignored them. "Jeremy, let's dance," Cordelia told her best friend, dragging him along despite his refusal.

"You know, sometimes I question why they never got together but then I actually take a moment to look at them and see how well they work as best friends," Caroline told Bonnie truthfully, the witch grinned at that as she couldn't help but agree with her. "I wholeheartedly agree with you there, Caroline," Bonnie replied before the two cheered their drinks and watched as Cordelia and Jeremy danced like idiots on the dancefloor without a care in the world. Stefan walked into the room having lost Vicki knowing she'd be there searching for Jeremy however, his eyes moved straight to Cordelia and he looked her up and down.

His mind was reeling at the sight of her and the amount of skin that was showing, he took notice of the smooth scars slightly hidden on her hip and the slight imperfections that seemed to make her more unique. Caroline caught the younger Salvatore eyeing up his sister and she smirked with pride, she had her indifference towards Elena considering her and Bonnie had a habit of pushing the older Forbes away to run off on their own so the idea of her little sister taking Elena's boyfriend's attention was like a subtle prize knowing that Cordelia had clear feelings for Stefan that she pushed away for the sake of Elena's own happiness; as she always did.

Jeremy managed to escape dancing at the request of a drink by Cordelia, the blonde had stepped to the side in order to relax and cool down. Someone grabbed her arm and dragged her out of the building, her head turned to see Vicki Donovan with a very angry expression on her face. "Vicki, you need to calm down before you hurt someone," Cordelia told her calmly. "Oh, the only person I'm going to hurt... is you," Vicki replied to her, they reached outside and Vicki threw Cordelia across the pavement. "What the hell is wrong with you?!" Cordelia screamed as she looked at her arm to see road rash. "Jeremy rejected me 'cause of you, you little whore! Told me that I should go back to Stefan and get in control," Vicki growled at the blonde.

"He's right, Vicki. Look at what you are doing!" Cordelia growled back, her eyes were flickering but neither were paying attention. "You will not be in my way, Cordelia Forbes, the perfect daughter, the perfect friend, the perfect girlfriend..." Vicki rolled her eyes with a scoff as she stalked towards Cordelia, "I couldn't believe that Penelope chose you. I was right by her side and yet all she saw was you so I thought... why not, Jeremy's cute -- but it barely affected you because you're so PERFECT!" Vicki picked Cordelia up by her throat and slammed her against the bus knocking the wind from her chest. "Well, when you're dead, perfect corpse," Vicki mocked before she moved to fed on her.

Jeremy ripped Vicki away from Cordelia causing the younger Forbes to drop to her knees gasping for air, Jeremy stood protectively in front of his best friend. "I was a game to you?" Jeremy asked Vicki who laughed. "Oh please, you were desperate!" Vicki screamed at him, "Poor baby who lost his parents and turned to drugs to ease the pain. Boohoo!" Cordelia looked up at that, Jeremy winced at the words and Cordelia felt his pain. Her eyes overlapped with a silvery-mist as she stood up and glared at Vicki, "You should be more careful about who you piss off." Vicki rolled her eyes and rushed forward, throwing Jeremy aside before sinking her teeth into Cordelia's throat right as Stefan and Elena appeared.

Stefan rushed forward to rip Vicki off of Cordelia while Elena went to her brother, he had knocked his head on the wall. "Are you okay?" Elena asked Jeremy who pulled away from her and ran over to Cordelia, he ripped a part of his shirt and applied pressure to her throat to stop the bleeding. "Stop Vicki!" Stefan warns but then she turns her head to Elena but before she could rush her, she dropped to her knees screaming out holding her head. Stefan, Elena and Jeremy turned to Cordelia whose eyes with a misty-silver and a strange galaxy-like mist surrounded her hand as she held it out at the Donovan girl.

Slowly, Vicki's skin changed from its tan colour into a grey before she dropped to the ground with a piece of wood in her back that turned to dust the moment she had hit the ground. "I'm sorry..." Cordelia whispered as she leaned into Jeremy's arms, he took in a slow breath before focusing on his best friend. "Blood right? Your blood will heal her?" Jeremy asked Stefan making Elena look up at him confused. "You know?" Elena asked before looking at Cordelia, "You told him?!" Cordelia rolled her eyes, "If we're gonna have the Salvatore's in our lives then we may as well keep people informed so they can be safer. Be angry all you want but Jer deserved the truth." Elena was pissed but Stefan understood Cordelia's choice, he respected that.

"Here," Stefan offered, he bit into his wrist before holding it out to the blonde. Cordelia, with Jeremy's help, leaned forward and consumed some of Stefan's blood; her heart skipped a beat as the known metallic blood didn't taste like a copper coin but like a sweet candy apple instead. She pulled away and let out a breath of relief once her wound had healed, she opened her eyes to see Stefan's green eyes locked on her; the feeling he had when she drank from him was something he had never felt before. "Better?" Stefan asked her softly. "Yeah, thanks," Cordelia replied before Jeremy helped her up. "And Vicki?" Jeremy asked cautiously. "I'll call Damon," Stefan told them before looking at Jeremy, "Get her home and cleaned up." Jeremy nodded leading Cordelia to her car.

After calling Damon, the older Salvatore showed up to deal with the body while Stefan left to keep an eye on the partygoers, Elena had told him to leave her alone as she stayed by Vicki's body with tears falling down her cheeks. "You should go, I got this," Damon told Elena. "You did this. This is your fault," Elena snapped at Damon. "You confuse me for someone with remorse," Damon replied to her. Elena tries to hit Damon but he grabs her hand and stops her, "None of this matters to me. None of it." Elena glared at him, "People die around you. How could it not matter? It matters and you know it!" She hits him and he glares at her, "You need to leave." The hardened gaze made her step back before leaving Damon to deal with Vicki's body.

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Rosemary Speaks

Obviously, the script has been changed but my writing, so deal with it!

How are we feeling about this chapter?

Jeremy knows the truth and it won't be compelled away,
How do we feel about Cordelia telling him the truth?

Stefan's blood is sweet to Cordelia,
Should that be a concern? Why might it be?

Elena's unhappy about Jeremy knowing the truth,
How will she handle the situation?

Cordelia killed Vicki, How do you think that'll turn out?

(Picture above is reference for Cordelia's costume with the girls)

See you in the next chapter!