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CHAPTER EIGHT | ORDINARY PEOPLE

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SOMEHOW EDEN HAD FOUND HERSELF BEING TAKEN FORCED TO SPEND THE DAY WITH STEFAN AND DAMON. Damon had told Elena he was going to attempt to get his brother back to how he used to be, and whilst Elena was busy with Rebekah, she wanted Eden to keep an eye on Damon. Since the two had slept together, they had intended on keeping their distance so Eden was less than happy to cooperate with her sister's wishes.Β 

Damon was the first to kick open the cell door in which revealed Stefan. He was chained up in the centre of the jail cell on a chair. His eyes flickered between Damon and Eden. "You know, if you're gonna keep me locked in here for the next decade, I think we can skip the routine visits."

"God. You look pathetic." Eden scoffed. She hadn't actually seen Stefan since Elena and Lexi managed to get him down here. "Remind me never to end up like you."

"Remind me, that when I get out of here, to rip your heart out." Stefan returned with a tight-lipped smile as Damon took it upon himself to step forward.

"You know I'm not a big champion of this whole Lexi-recovery plan. But, Elena thinks this place is gonna weaken you up, break you down and make you feel again." Damon tugged on the chains that hung from the ceiling.Β 

"We should all listen to Elena, right? I mean, her plans always work out so well, don't they?" Stefan sarcastically combatted as he rolled his eyes. "Why are you here?"

"What you talking about? It's family day at the vampire rehab. Paying a visit to my baby brother. Eden's here to babysit both of us."

The Gilbert girl nodded. "As per Elena's request."

Β "Go away."

"Nah! No. I thought we could hang out." Damon moved behind his brother and spoke over his shoulder. "How you been, Stef? Hm?"

"You know, Klaus may wanna keep Elena alive but that doesn't mean she's safe with Rebekah." Stefan turned to Eden with a predatory look on his face.

For a moment, Eden actually thought that Rebekah might harm again. And, given half a chance, she probably would. But, she wouldn't want to upset Klaus and Stefan is compelled to protect her at all costs. "Nope! See, if Rebekah were to hurt my sister, you'd be outta' here. You're compelled."

"You got me! You got me." He chuckled softly to himself as if he were some sort of deluded inmate in prison. "Congratulations. You can both go now."

Damon stared at his brother for a moment and for the first time, he actually saw him. "You really have given up."

"Actually, this is my happy face."Β 

Damon nodded slowly. He stepped forward and tugged Stefan's chains with ease, causing them to all fall away meaning that he was free to leave. "Uhβ€” not part of the plan, Damon." Eden snapped.

"Screw this Lexi plan. I think we could all use a drink."

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Damon had gone rogue, but Eden wasn't too fussed about it. She had told Elena that she would update her on how Stefan was, and the moment the three strolled into a bar, Elena started calling her.

"Eden? Where are you?"

"Honestly, I don't actually know. Some sorta dive bar. There is a lot of truckers here, I can tell you that much." Eden hummed softly as Damon and Stefan headed to the bar. "Glad to see you're still alive."

"Uhβ€”" Elena paused. She had clearly heard Stefan's voice in the background of the call. "Are you with Stefan right now?"Β 

"Maybe..."Β 

"Eden! He's suppose to be locked up."Β 

Damon could overhear Elena's ranting down the phone to Eden. So, he spun around and grabbed the phone from Eden's ear and placed it to his own. "I went off the book, but I got this, Elena. Bye!" With that, he hung up. "Now. What are we drinking?"

"Hopefully something a little warmer." Stefan's eyes were taken by the blonde bartender in front of him. "A little blonder."

"Hi!"Β 

As the blonde bartender, Callie, strolled up to their side of the bar Damon leaned forward. "Hello, Callie." He innocently read from her name tag. "We would love two shots of your best whiskey. And, my brother here, would love a shot of you."

Eden watched as the compulsion took it's hold and Callie ended her arm. Stefan eyes up the blonde and then glared at Damon. "What's the catch, Damon?"

"No catch, brother. Drink up. It's on me."

Stefan was starving. He smiled for a moment and then sink his fangs into Callie's wrist. A soft gasp left the blonde's lips whilst Damon and Eden looked around to make sure nobody was watching.

"Hey, you know, what? I'm gonna go get a drink. A real one." Eden patted Damon on the shoulder as she lifted her body from the barstool and headed to a man sat alone in the corner. "Hi! Mind if I join you?"

"Course not." He smiled innocently as Eden slid in beside him. "What's your name?"

"Eden." She smiled. "What about you?"

"Seth." If Eden were being honest, this guy was hot. She was attracted to him. She felt a little guilt at the thought of feeding from him, but it was a known fact that the more attractive someone was, the better their blood tasted. "I can't say I've ever seen you in this place before. I'd have remembered."

Smoothly, he wrapped his arm around the back of Eden's chair as she smirked. "You'd have remembered, hm?" She raised an eyebrow as her hand rested on his leg. "And, why is that?"

"Pretty girl like you would have never left my mind." Seth readjusted himself in his seat so that he was actually looking at Eden. "Honestly, youβ€” you are stunning."

"Thank you." Eden bit her lip. She was hungry and Seth was gorgeous. But, it had to be doneβ€” she began to compel him. "You're not gonna remember what I am about to do. You'll just remember that we made out."

Eden practically leapt onto Seth's lap, brushed her hair to one side and began to sink her teeth into his neck. Every single thought she had was correct. His blood tasted amazing. She rocked her hips a little so they if anyone caught them, it would just look like a pretty hardcore make out session.Β 

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Eden was actually enjoying her time with Seth. After she had feed from him, the two began to sit and talk whilst occasionally sinking vodka shots. He, naturally, was quite drunk by this point but now that Eden was a vampire, it took her a hell of a lot longer to even feel remotely gone.Β 

"So, you said you're a twin, hm?" Seth enquired as he remembered Eden's earlier confession that she had a twin sister. "Damn. I mean, I'd hate it if someone else looked like me."

A small chuckle left Eden's lips. "Oh, you don't know the half of it." She tilted her head. "So, what about you? Any brothers or sisters?"

"A brotherβ€” Richie. He's, uhβ€” we're taking a little break from each other right now."Β She hummed softly as her eyes darted across the room to Stefan. He was feed on a woman, she was pressed up against the wall whilst he emotionlessly feed.Β "A friend of yours?" Seth raised an eyebrow. He had noticed the brunette had been glanced to Stefan and Damon every so often. "Only you keep watching them like you're babysitting."

"I might happen to be, yeah." She shrugged. "It's complicated. But, yeah. They're friends. I use the term real loosely, though."

"Friends are a waste of time. People only bring you down. But family? Family means a hell of a lot." Seth seemed deep in thought before he shook his emotions away and shrugged. "There was a time when my brother was all I needed."

"And now?"Β 

"He outgrew me." He sighed.Β 

"If I'm being honest, I think I've kinda outgrown my siblings. It sounds awful to say, but I went through a lot and I've changed. I'm not the same person I was." Eden told him whilst her index finger traced the rim of the shot glass. "Sometimes I feel like I'm trying to be someone I'm notβ€” something I'm not."

"Then, embrace who you are now. Because, Eden, I happen to like who you are. And, they will, too." Seth smirked as he lifted his hand up to Eden's cheek. "But, I am very drunk and I'm about to make some bad decisions, so I should probably head out. But, can I grab your number?"

"No. But, I'll take yours." Eden pulled her phone from her pocket and handed it to him.Β 

"You're a real call-the-shots kinda girl. I like that." He chuckled to himself once he had finished placing his number into Eden's phone. "Well, gorgeous, I'll see you around."Β 

"Bye." Once he was out of the bar, the Gilbert girl had finally lifted herself to her feet and decided to retreat back to the Salvatore boys at the bar. "You two look like you've been having fun."

"So did you." Damon wriggled his eyebrows suggestively. "New victim?"

"Potential lover." Eden corrected.Β 

"Yeah. That's what I meant." The older of the two Salvatore's joked because Eden picked up a small cocktail umbrella and grabbed the end into Damon's chest. He grunted softly whilst she smirked.

"Alright, enough!" Stefan's bored tone of voice caused the two Β Time to fess up. What's the point of this jailbreak?"Β 

"Thought you could use a hug, Stefan."

"Come on, Damon. You know Elena's gonna hate you for letting me out. And, we all know that you care about what she thinks."Β 

"Why does there have to be an ulterior motive?" Eden asked as she leaned against the bar. Stefan raised an eyebrow as his eyes met hers. "I mean, we spent months with Klaus, the first time he sees you again you have no humanity and then Elena gets you locked up and dried out."

"It's because you've given up, Stefan. You can sit around and be Klaus' little bitch or you can get mad enough and do something about it." Damon told him.

"Damon, he can't be killed." Stefan snapped.

"Maybe I can help with that." A voice spoke from behind the three. "The Salvatore boys, I presume? Oh, and let's not forget the doppelgΓ€nger."

"Mikael?" Eden asked, quietly. This was the man that Klaus and Rebekah were so scared of that they compelled Stefan to forget them and then they ran like hell. But, to Eden, he didn't seem that scary. "Huh. Not what I expected."

Mikael tilted his head and looked directly at Stefan. "Is Klaus out of the country?"

Stefan folded his arms across his chest. "I can't tell you."

"Has he spoken to you since he left?"

"I can't tell you."

"Alright. Can you tell me the last time you spoke to Niklaus?" Mikael attempted to rephrase his questions to get around Klaus' compulsion, but it failed.

Stefan scoffed in disbelief. "I am compelled to do what he says and he says to keep my damn mouth shut."

"I really hope this game of twenty-questions isn't your secret weapon." Damon interjected as he slung his arm over Eden's shoulder. They were told Mikael had a weapon to kill Klaus, so far, they saw nothing.

"You see, Damon, I've been a vampire hunter longer than you've been alive. It's why I found you here. It's why I'm gonna find Niklaus."

Eden didn't seem convinced. "Klaus has been one step ahead of you for a thousand years. I don't think you're gonna manage that."

Mikael paused for a moment, smirking before he plunged his hand straight through Damon's chest. Just as Eden were about to intervene, he placed the other around his neck. Then, he looked to Stefan. "Now. Where is Klaus? Come on. What's the trick question, Stefan? One twist and your brother's dead, unless you don't care, of course?"

"He's turned it off." Eden choked out through Mikael's vice-like grip. "He can't care."

"Really? His link to Klaus is so strong that he would let his own brother die?" Mikael asked. Stefan seemed to be battling with the compulsion. "No ideas, hm? Think, Stefan! I guess you're right, sweetheart. He's a dead end. And, so are the two of youβ€”"

"β€”Wait!" Stefan jolted just before Mikael ripped Damon's heart out. "I can bring him back. I can lure Klaus back to Mystic Falls."

Mikael's grip on Eden's throat relented and he removed his hand from Damon's chest. "And there is our loophole. Just had to rile him up a bit. Get Klaus back to Mystic Falls and I will gladly drive a stake through his heart. Failβ€” and I'll drive it through yours."

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