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𝐒 𝐈 𝐗 𝐅 𝐄 𝐄 𝐓 𝐔 𝐍 𝐃 𝐄 𝐑.

𝟬𝟬𝟭. ┊ 𝗡𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗗 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛
❪ yeah maybe for a forty
year old man on viagra . . . ❫

A brunette sat in her bedroom scribbling across her sketchpad. Her eyes narrowed on the sheet as she shaded in the male's jawline. Saddened, she focused on the drawing, just as a tear slowly fell down her pale cheek. Wiping beneath her under eye roughly she sniffled shutting the book close. She ran a hand through her chocolate coloured hair, a frown graced her pink lips as she fluttered her eyes shut.

━━ 𝖥𝖮𝖴𝖱 𝖬𝖮𝖭𝖳𝖧𝖲 𝖠𝖦𝖮, 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟮 ━━

Rory and Terra ran into the Salvatore boarding house. Rory's doe eyes surveyed the empty home. She parted her lips seeing Elena in the living room with a glass of bourbon; Katherine."W-where is everyone?" She panted looking to the brunette.

"Hmm, well Damon and Elena are having a mushy moment upstairs. Theo and Stefan are -- well, they're giving themselves up to Klaus." She smirked.

Terra's eyes narrowed as she walked to the vampire, "What did you just say?"

Katherine rolled her eyes, "Oh, don't pout; it gives you wrinkles, red." She looked over to the huntress, "Your little boy toys are handing themselves over to Klaus to save Damon's life. But, I mean Elena has Damon and you have--" She glanced to the strawberry blonde. "--witchy."

Rory's eyes watered as she looked to the vampire, "You're lying." She accused.

"Am I?" She tilted her head, "On the bright side, you're free to do whatever you want--" Rory ran up the steps exiting the house, "Or not." Katherine rolled her eyes sipping on her alcohol.

"I should kill you." Terra hissed.

Katherine raised a brow, "But you won't. Because, I brought Damon the cure for his little wolf bite. So, in reality you should be thanking me." She smirked, "I'd go after her, if I were you. Don't want the ripper twins to kill her before dawn." She taunted, as Terra sprinted towards her car following after her best friend.

━━ 𝖯𝖱𝖤𝖲𝖤𝖭𝖳, 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟮 ━━

"Rory!" A voice snapped her out of her thoughts. "Rory? Get up, we've got training." Alec shouted from behind her door.

"Okay." She shouted back.

Rory sighed walking over to her vanity. She winced seeing the eye bags beneath her eyes. Gnawing on the inside of her cheek she applied some light makeup making herself look some what more alive, and brushed through her wavy hair. She quickly dressed into her baby-blue dress, paired with brown ankle boots. She grabbed her bag and exited her bedroom bumping into a hard chest. Her doe eyes were met with her smiling brother.

"Happy birthday!" He exclaimed wrapping his arms around her frame.

"Thanks." She smiled softly, pulling away.

Noticing her demeanour he began, "Uh, dad made breakfast." Alec chirped to his sister who nodded smiling falsely. "Your favourite, chocolate chip. He even got your favourite chocolate croissants from the bakery in town." He added nudging her as they walked down the staircase.

She wasn't in the mood to celebrate anything. Since what had happened with their mother, Rory didn't see a reason to celebrate anything anymore. It may sound morbid but could you blame her? When your mother gets murdered for protecting you and your brother from a lunatic hybrid, no one would be in a party mood.

Also considering the fact her two good friends were off being murderous and the only people who seemed to care or want to do something was her and Elena.

She knew everyone was going easy on her and the Gilbert girl because of their relationship with the Salvatore boys; granted one was dating one and the other was her best friend. It was her's and Elena's birthday; Technically Rory's was in two days after Elena's. But as usual, Caroline and Terra insisted to plan the two's birthday on the same night.

Rory entered the kitchen and was met by her father, "Surprise!"

Rory smiled softly and embraced the man, "Thank you."

"What's wrong?" Nathan asked his daughter softly, rubbing her back gently. "I made your favourite, even got apple pie too." He smiled widely.

"Nothing, I'm fine. I'll just have coffee, not really hungry this morning." She nodded softly, walking over to the coffee maker and pouring herself a cup.

Nathan glanced to his son knowing the brunette was upset about what had occurred before the summer break.

Nathan cleared his throat, "Well, it's a new year. And, you two have a party if I'm not mistaken."

"Yeah, made by the barbie twins." Alec said sarcastically shoving a pile of scrambled eggs into his mouth.

Nathan hummed at his son's words.

Terra took a seat in front of her brother.

He looked over to his daughter who ate her breakfast silently, "Liz, found something."

Rory's head snapped up, "She did?" She asked with hopeful eyes.

Nathan nodded, "Memphis. She doesn't know for sure but she gave Damon and I the tip. I'm going, with him and Ric later today." He explained hoping to relieve some of his daughter's stress.

"Sounds good." She smiled looking to her father.

He bit his lip watching her pick at her food, "She'd be proud of you. Both of you." He nodded to Alec who nodded slowly, looking down at his breakfast.

━━━━━━━

Rory walked alongside Terra who held shopping bags in her hands, towards the Mystic Falls Grill. The strawberry blonde had gone on about the party later tonight to which Rory had pleaded she and their other best friend; Caroline Forbes keep it small and with their close friends. To which Terra winked in response.

"Don't frown, T." Terra chirped to her best friend, "Someone could be falling in love with your smile."

Rory rolled her eyes, her lips twitching upwards. "I'll smile once all our friends are back and safe."

Terra frowned, "Any news?" She asked as the two took a seat in front of The Grill.

Rory shook her head, "Sheriff Forbes gave my dad and Damon something; Memphis." She nodded looking down at the menu in her hands.

Terra bit her lip, "How are you?"

Rory smiled softly, "You asked me that when you picked me up this morning." She looked into the witch's emerald eyes and smiled falsely, "I'm fine."

"I don't have to be a witch to know you're lying." She narrowed her eyes at the brunette angel.

"Hey, Terra, Rory." Matt's voice chirped from beside the two girls.

"Hey, Matt." The two said in unison to the blue eyed teen.

"What can I get you two?" He smiled gently to Rory who looked back down at her menu.

Terra glanced to the quarterback, "Uh, we'll just have two coffee's, black."

"Be right back." He nodded to the two scribbling down in his notepad, making his way back into The Grill.

"You talked to Bonnie?" Terra asked twirling her strawberry blonde locks between her fingers.

"Yesterday." Rory nodded, "She's coming home next week."

"Thank God." Terra sighed out dramatically receiving a giggle from the brunette, "We need the five of us back so we can have our sleep overs again. I can't handle listening to Caroline talk about Tyler and how she doesn't have feelings for him, and Elena on Stefan, and Theo-" Her emerald eyes widened as she looked at the frown on Terra's soft features. "And I'm an idiot. Sorry..."

Rory shook her head, "No, it's fine."

"No, it's not." She sighed, "I'm sorry, look I propose tonight there will be no boy talk, nothing about the doom we have all faced. Tonight will be a new start." Rory gnawed on her lip, "Just for tonight. Because there's gonna be some cute boys who will certainly take your mind off everything that's crap in our lives."

Matt walked over placing their cups of coffee down, leaving the two alone again.

She sipped on her coffee, "And it'll be totally badass."

Rory sighed and nodded, "Badass." She smiled to the strawberry blonde.

━━━━━━━

"I feel like I have to fight Damon every single time we get a lead on Stefan and Theo. And it's not just me, Rory too." Elena ranted to the three girls and Tyler Lockwood.

"Maybe he doesn't want to find them." Tyler piped up.

Terra hummed, "There's a thought."

"Guys!" Caroline scolded looking between her strawberry blonde friend and the werewolf.

"What? Stefan is into Elena and Theo is to blind to notice his feelings for Rory, I'm simply stating the obvious." Tyler shrugged.

Terra nodded in agreement placing red solo cups down on the dinning table. "He's not wrong."

Rory rolled her eyes and nudged the witch who simply smiled looking between her best friends.

"Theo went with Klaus because of Stefan, and they went with Klaus was so that they could save their brother's life." Rory piped up, grabbing a chip and popping it into her mouth. "Damon wants to find them."

"But Elena kissed Damon." Tyler remarked. Caroline, Terra and Rory gaped at the wolf. "Probably screwed with his head."

"Tyler!" Caroline exclaimed. Tyler furrowed his brows at the blonde, the three girls looked between the two in amusement. "I'm sorry." She said softly looking between Rory and Elena.

"I -- don't worry about it. Look, yes, I kissed him, but it was a -- it was a goodbye kiss. I thought he was going to die." Elena sighed looking down at her phone, "I missed a call from Bonnie." She announced leaving the room.

"Oh! Tell her I said we need to go back to school shopping. She seriously needs a new wardrobe." Terra scoffed, shaking her head at the thought of the witch's attire.

Caroline turned on her heel facing the wolf, "Just because I tell you things doesn't mean you're allowed to know them!"

"Yeah, Ty." Rory stuck out her tongue at him as he rolled his eyes playfully. Caroline followed Tyler into the kitchen leaving the two girls behind.

"Your favourite Fray is here!" Rory rolled her eyes seeing her brother enter the room, Terra smiled at the dark haired boy who nodded to the witch. "I also brought snacks. It's not everyday your sister turns seventeen." He smiled widely placing the bags of chips down.

"I don't eat these." She frowned holding up the bag of Pork Rinds in disgust.

Alec shrugged, "Heard they aren't so bad." He furrowed his brows looking down at the bag.

"Yeah maybe for a forty year old man on viagra." Terra rolled her eyes, placing the bag of chips to the side of the table where the not so appetizing food went; in her words.

"That's a little rude." Alec whispered to the strawberry blonde, feigning a hurt expression. Terra giggled shaking her head, as she sorted through the party arrangements.

Rory shook her head with a smile looking at the two. The three looked to their right seeing Caroline with a glare and Tyler exiting the Boarding house.

"He's going tonight with slutty Sophie!" She exclaimed to the trio. "Ugh! I hate guys."

"Jump his bones already, the tension is killing me." Terra tilted her head looking to where Tyler had disappeared too.

"I'm so not into him." Caroline argued.

"Yeah, and the Salvatore brothers have great history with their relationships." Alec rolled his eyes.

Caroline pressed her lips into a thin line, as Rory and Terra erupted into chuckles.

━━ 𝖥𝖮𝖴𝖱 𝖬𝖮𝖭𝖳𝖧𝖲 𝖠𝖦𝖮, 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟮 ━━

Rory arrived to Alaric's apartment. She hurriedly ran up the stairs, to the history teacher's home. She raised her stele above the door handle unlocking the door.

She entered the room, with her bow and arrow raised pointed towards Klaus. Her doe eyes were narrowed, "Where are they?!" She demanded.

Klaus smirked seeing the brunette, just as another entered he room panting.

"Jesus Christ, I need to remember not to wear heels when we're near impending doom." Terra heaved, clutching her chest. She looked up meeting the hybrid, "Oh, it's you."

"Well, if it isn't the angel and the gorgeous witch, to what do I owe the pleasure? Don't you have bodies to bury?" Klaus looked between the girls.

"You bastard." Rory glared at the hybrid, tears threatened to fall down her pale cheeks at the thought of her mother. Terra grabbed her best friend back gently. Rory tightened her grip on her runed bow aiming it directly between the hybrid's eyes, "Where's Stefan and Theo?"

Klaus tilted his head looking at the teen. He smiled stepping aside showcasing the twins on the floor drinking from numerous blood bags.

Rory inhaled sharply seeing Theo in a look of confusion, looking up at her. "Theo?" She called out softly.

"Theo here is a bit preoccupied, love. And they are both coming with me as payment for saving Damon's life." Terra raised her hand just as Klaus rolled his eyes at the witch, "Sweetheart, I'd be wise not to do that. Unless you want me to snap Charlotte's pretty little head off, or perhaps your own." He smirked.

"Do you not feel any remorse for ruining people's lives?" Terra asked in disbelief, looking at the hybrid in disgust.

"When you do good, people expect good." Klaus remarked, "I prefer being the villain with it's perks and all. But I will allow you to say goodbye to him, poor lad doesn't remember much."

Rory sniffled walking over to Theo who placed his now empty blood bag down looking up at the angel with confusion. She reached out to place her hand on his own only for him to back away.

"What did you do to them?" She looked up at the hybrid.

"I fixed them, sweetheart." He said softly.

Rory looked back to the vampire, "Theo?" She murmured with sad eyes.

"Go." He rasped, blood trickled down his chin.

"We'll bring you back." She ignored him, "You and Stefan, we won't stop until you come home." Theo shook his head mumbling to himself. "Theo." She reached for his hands only for him to shove her against the wall, gripping her neck. Rory gasped upon the impact, her watery eyes looking up into his own.

"Get out of here." He growled, his eyes holding nothing but a pleading gaze. "Now." Tears breamed her eyes, he tightened his grip around her throat receiving coughs form the brunette "Forget about me. And leave me the hell alone. Before I kill you."

His body was thrown off of her by non other then Terra.

Rory parted her lips looking down a dazed Stefan, then to a smirking Klaus and frowning Claire witch. She rubbed at her sore throat and walked past the Salvatore twins past Klaus.

Theo glared down at the floor that was littered with blood and empty blood--bags.

Rory walked next to Terra not before whispering only for Theo to hear and have something to hold onto for the months to come.

"I'll never give up on you."

━━ 𝖯𝖱𝖤𝖲𝖤𝖭𝖳, 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟮 ━━

Two vampire brothers and a hybrid sat in a bar playing darts. Theo rolled his eyes watching his twin throw a dart laced in wolfsbane at the tied up wolf. He brought his glass of whiskey to his lips throwing the alcohol back.

"Ray, we can end this right now." Stefan taunted, "Just tell me where your pack gathers for the full moon."

"I can't." He grunted.

Stefan sighed looking over to his brother who rolled his eyes standing up grasping the glass of wolfsbane in his hand, "We know you live by some moral code. But, my brother and I won't stop until he tells us too; which spoiler alert won't be happening anytime soon."

Ray panted shaking his head.

Stefan nudged his brother who discreetly glanced over to Klaus.

Theo narrowed his hearing alongside his brother, ". . . Saw those guys' brother Damon at the farmhouse."

"Well, thank you, Claudine. You just tell your friends to keep up the good work with the Neighbourhood watch, huh?"

"Our brother is still on our trail." Stefan titled his head at Klaus.

"He's getting closer. I'm going to have to deal with that."

"Why don't we?" Theo suggested looking to the hybrid.

Klaus looked in amusement at the brothers. "Why should I let you both leave?"

"'Cause you know we'll come back." Stefan remarked.

"Do I?"

"You saved our brother's life. We're in your service."

"Oh, that almost sounds so tedious and indentured. Fine, fine, but Theodore stays." Stefan looked to the hybrid as Theo gritted his teeth, "Only need one of you to sniff out your brother, don't need both my men free. So, Stefan, you go find Damon whilst Theodore stays here with me and Ray. Hurry on."

"I'll make sure he doesn't bother us anymore." Stefan announced.

Theo looked to Klaus and shrugged walking back to the bar. He glanced down at his phone that remained in his pocket, he gnawed on his lip looking to Klaus who hovered over the wolf. He pulled out his phone looking down at his screen saver, his lips twitched upwards slightly.

The beautiful brunette who smiled widely on his phone looked up at him. His thumb gently stroked the screen where her rosey cheeks were.

"Theo, mate, come and have a go at Ray here." Klaus voiced up.

Theo shut his phone off and shoved it into his jean pocket walking over to the two, grabbing a dart.

He smirked as he threw the dart puncturing Ray's neck.

━━━━━━━

Rory sat in Theo's bedroom adjusting her dress. The blaring music from below alerted her that Caroline and Terra did not listen to her and Elena when they asked they only invite a few people over for their birthdays.

She shook her head not wanting to cry, since she had just finished her makeup.

"You look beautiful." Nathan announced from the door way looking at his daughter.

Rory scoffed, "Yeah, Terra made me dress up." She sighed. "Said, she'd staple the seams down on me if I refused it, so . . ."

Nathan chuckled, "Sounds like her."

Nathan walked over to the huntress and placed his hands on her shoulders. "Well, you look beautiful." She turned on her heel and smiled softly, "Like your mother."

Rory swallowed a lump in her throat as she looked up at her father. Nathan pressed his lips against her forehead, "I love you. I know you're worried about Theo and Stefan, but tonight I want you to have fun." He smiled softly, "Okay?"

"Okay." She nodded, wiping her under eyes.

"Also got you something." He smiled at the beautiful girl, shoving his hand into his leather jacket pocket he pulled out a velvet box.

"Dad--" She began.

"Shh, open it."

Rory sniffled opening the box up revealing a gold pendent capturing her doe eyes. "This was--"

"Your mothers, and now it's yours."

Rory pressed her lips into a thin line not wanting to cry anymore then she had been lately. She removed the gold circulate from the box and held it between her nimble fingers inspecting the carvings across the talisman. It belonged to the Archangel Raphael, she noted recalling the sketches in the Gray Book.

"Keep it with you." He instructed, "Never let it out of your sight." Rory smiled up at the taller man and nodded, "Now, lets go before you miss your cake."

With a giggle she walked alongside her father, shoving the pendant into her jacket pocket. The duo made their way down the staircase seeing Terra and Elena she excused herself walking over to her best friends.

"You guys like?" Terra smiled widely, the two girls remained silent glancing around the party filled with teenagers and people they definitely did not know. "Don't answer that." She bit her lip.

"I need a drink." Elena sighed.

"I need food." Rory mumbled walking to the opposite side of the room, she eyed the teenagers that danced on one another drunkly. Rory sighed looking at the numerous snacks that surrounded her, she rolled her eyes grabbing a handful of Pork Rinds popping the chips into her mouth. She gagged tossing the remains into the trash across from her.

"Here." Terra handed the brunette a water bottle. Rory thankfully took the cold beverage and drank from it.

"Thanks."

"Mhmm." She hummed, her emerald eyes surveyed the party. "Is Alec gay?"

Rory coughed on the liquid nearly spitting out the contents, "W--what?"

Terra pursed her lips, "He's not into me." She grumbled, "Everyone is into me." Rory chuckled looking to the strawberry blonde in disbelief, "You know what I mean." She rolled her eyes.

"T, I don't know." She giggled, "He's a little to busy keeping us alive and surviving in this damn town."

Terra narrowed her eyes to Alec Fray who stood in the corner of the room sipping on a beer. "Here." She handed Rory her beer.

"Where are you going?" She called out in amusement.

"To find a distraction." She called out, grabbing a random teenager by his wrist and pulling him into her she grinded against the male.

Rory smiled shaking her head.

Outside of the boarding house; Damon, Alaric and Nathan sat outside.

"We are possibly every parent's worst nightmare." Alaric sighed drinking his bourbon nodding to Nathan. "We're officially the chaperones from hell."

"I love high school parties." Damon smirked eyeing the numerous drunk females.

"Isn't Andie supposed to be coming?" Nathan asked the vampire.

"Ten o'clock broadcast. She'll be here in a little bit." Damon answered the hunter with a nod. Elena walked through the door, "Hello, birthday girl number one." He greeted.

Elena grabbed his glass, "Jeremy's smoking again." She said looking to Alaric.

"Is his stash any good?" Damon joked.

"Dick." Nathan chuckled shaking his head.

"You're an ass." Elena glared at Damon. "Talk to him, please." She looked to Alaric again. "He looks up to you."

"You're screwed." Damon rose a brow to the hunter, he glanced down seeing a text appear on his phone. "Huh, And wants me to pick her up."

"How romantic; your compelled girlfriend wants you to be chivalrous." Nathan raised his glass of bourbon to the vampire throwing the drink back down, wincing as it burned the back of his throat.

"Ha-ha, hold the fort down, would you guys?" Damon finished his drink off.

"You mean the fort full of my drunk history students?" Alaric asked.

"Drink more. It'll feel less weird, plus I'm sure Nate here can help subdue the awkwardness." Damon smiled standing to his feet walking to his car.

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Rory watched as Alec and Terra danced with another, clearly drunk. She chuckled shaking her head at the two and walked up the stairs she furrowed her brows hearing Caroline arguing with someone. She peeked into Damon's room seeing Elena.

"No, it's a new dawn a new day! And you and Rory can't get on with your lives until you guys blow out your candles and make a wish." Caroline rambled.

"Is that what you all want us to do, just get on with our lives?"

"No?" Caroline shook her head softly. "Maybe. I just don't think anyone wants to see guys like this."

"I'm not going to give up on finding Stefan, Caroline."

"Of course not. And neither of you shouldn't. But you have to admit that you're kind of just letting life pass you by. I mean Rory's only freaking seventeen. And isn't Stefan the one who wanted to make sure that you lived it? I know for a fact that's why Theo is so damn scared to admit his feelings for Rory, because like Stefan he wants whats best for her." She rambled.

Rory pressed her lips into a thin line, her doe eyes glared at the floor in front of her.

"Fine, you want me to make a wish? I just want to know that he's alive. That's it. That's my wish." Elena walked away seeing Rory at the door with a frown.

Caroline walked over seeing the huntress, "I'm sorry, ok? I'm just drunk and dumb tonight." She rambled, Rory furrowed her brows seeing Elena walk over to Damon's closet. "You know - what are you doing?" Rory followed behind Elena seeing numerous maps and notes, "What's all that?" Caroline asked.

"Damon's been tracking them, alone." Rory murmured looking at the sticky notes.

"Why wouldn't he tell you guys."

"I don't know." Elena mumbled.

━━━━━━━

Rory ran her fingers through her hair as she threw it up in a ponytail. She had left her's and Elena's birthday party a lot sooner then she had originally planned too. She was exhausted; mentally and physically.

She was tired of losing everyone around her, friends, family, she was just; tired.

She glanced down at the sketchpad on her vanity, she gnawed on her lip. Shaking her head she made her way to her bed pulling the duvet up and sliding underneath the warm sheets. She furrowed her brows at the unfamiliar stuffed animal, "Hm." She hummed.

Raising her hand she grasped her necklace's golden pendant and kissed the surface. Her sad eyes began to feel heavy, she grumbled hearing her phone vibrate on her night stand.

Turning over she grasped the black object, unlocking the phone without checking the I.D she spoke, "Hello?" She asked tiredly. Hearing no response she furrowed her brows, "Hello?"

Silence.

She glanced to the bear then to her desk, "Theo?" His name falling from her lips. "Theo is that you?" Rory sat up hearing soft breathing over the line, her eyes breamed with tears, "If this is you, Theo, we won't stop until we bring you and Stefan back. Okay?" She sniffled, "I wont stop, until I bring you home."

She bit her lip as the line went dead.

𝗼𝗼𝗼. ┊ 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐒 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐒 !
✎↷:　❪ 𝙰𝚄𝚃𝙷𝙾𝚁'𝚂 𝙽𝙾𝚃𝙴 ❫ ✩˚₊ ͙ ◛ ₊· 𑁤.
SATURNSFAIRY - 💭🖇🗒

* rory's outfit *

* rory's birthday outfit *

Rory is a soft baby and so is Terra,
protect them at all costs 🥺🥺

update i changed terra and rory's names!

𝗐𝗈𝗋𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍, 𝟦𝟤𝟩𝟫