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chapter two - "I don't know who I am."

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"Okay kiddos before we leave a few things we need to go over. First the check list, who has the back up bag?" Prue asked as all the family crowd around the front door about to leave.

"Mack packed it, I put it in the far right side of the trunk." Melissa answered.

"Who's putting Millie in her car seat?"

"I am," Clem said holding her hand up as everyone shook her head. "I'll do it," Mack said picking Millie up and putting her on her hip.

"First aid kit?"

"Clem checked it before putting it in the back up." Michael answered putting his watch on.

"Good, good. Clementine, meds and inhaler?" She held up her purse gesturing them to be in it. "Okay good, now let me just say everyone needs to be on their best behaviour this is a wake which means no funny stuff." She before turning towards the Lightwood brothers. "That means you two I don't want to have another funeral to end either because I have to drag the two of you out by your ears."

Both brothers looked at each other shrugging, "Prue we're grownups we wouldn't do that." Ashton said.

"Yeah sweetheart, we'll be fine." Michael agreed but Prue just gave them a look. "Now let's go! Everyone in the car!"

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"Boo!" Clementine whispered pulling on Damon's arm. He quickly looked at her before his face turned into confusion. "What are you doing here, Buffy?"

"I got out early," She said before linking her with his. "Still can't be completely Buffy the Vampire Slayer but I can still put vervain in water gun."

"Either way, your staying right here all night." He said intertwining their fingers.

"And if I need to go to ladies room?" She asked looking up at him. "Than I'll be waiting out side the door holding this life saver." He said taking her purse and holding it for her.

"Careful that has some grade A shit, not mention I'll be skinned alive I take more than my mother tells me." She said as the two reached a corner.

"Mamma Lightwood is afraid Buffy's gunna get addicted?"

"No, afraid I'm gunna lose track of how many I take and make myself sick." She replied playing with shirt collar.

"Hey, change of topic, what do you know about Mason Lockwood?" He asked as it got her attention. "I haven't that name in a while." She muttered crossing her arms. "Well he's back and I just think it's a bit weird with all this Katherine stuff."

"Well it is his brothers wake. And the last time her saw Tyler was when he was eleven or twelve. He left to try and find the perfect surf."

"Huh? I just think it's weird that's all."

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"Millie, I swear to god if you don't get your ass back over here you'll be grounded till your twenty!" Prue threatened quietly.

Clem and Uncle Ash looked up at each other before nodding. Clem got a slice of cake as Ash whistled. "Strawberry Shortcake you want some strawberry shortcake?" She ran up and took the cake from Clem and took a set down next to Mack.

"Well you two couldn't have done that five minutes ago?" Prue asked looking at the two who shrugged.

Mack's, Michael's and Melissa watch's started to beep. "Time for--"

"My med's, yeah, yeah. I'm going." Clem said knowing what they were getting at.

She grabbed her purse from Mack and started looking for anything to drink. And of course most of it was alcohol but finally found a tray of water.

She placed her purse on the table started to figure out which pills she need to take. Glancing over to see Elena, in something she had never seen before. "Hey Elena,"

"Hey, whatcha doing?" She asked turning to her and tilting her head slightly.

"AZT break," She joking said but saw she didn't understand it. "Rent? Only the musical I made you watch for the thousandth time?"

"Oh, right, I just ─ with everything going on it just slipped my mind."

Shs glanced down seeing her necklace wasn't the same. She looked back up, "Have you heard any more news about John I mean do you still think it's-" She said leaning towards her. "-it was a tomb vampire that went after him? I mean it's scary that one of them could still be out there." She said knowing this would make or break her theory.

"I'm sure it's nothing to worry about."

She put a fake smile looking down knowing exactly what her plan was. "I gotta take these and than I have to find Tyler to pay my respects." She said throwing the three pills into her mouth before chancing them down with water.

"I'll see you later, yeah?"

"Yeah,"

The Lightwood turned and walked out the opposite way she came. Finding Damon and dragging him into a closet all the while getting Elena on the phone.

"Clem, what's up?"

She held up her finger as the phone started to dail. "Elena, where are you?"

"First Bonnie now you? Look I know I'm late. I'm getting in the car now. I'll be there in five."

"Okay text me when you do," She replied before hanging up.

"Clementine what's wrong?" Damon asked seeing her clearly upset. "I just talked to Katherine and from the sounds of it so did Bonnie."

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"I mean what if she knows I know and she tries to do something to my family? What if she knows I know and she breaks in a snaps my neck? What is she hurts someone? What if she hurts Stefan or you?" Clementine rambled off pacing in the small closet.

Damon sighed lightly, before gently grabbing a hold of her hands. "None of those things are going to happen. Look just try to stay calm. Go find your sister's and I will call you, okay?" He asked seeing clearly didn't help. "Clementine you're about to give yourself a panic attack, calm down." He said holding the side's of her face.

"Yeah, yeah. You're right. Calming down." She breathed out.

"Good, now go find and stay with your sisters. I will call you as soon as possible." He said as she nodded her head. He leaned down and kissed her before opening the door for her.

She looked around started to pick at her nails that Melissa had insisted on cleaning. Following her steps back to where her family was last sure enough is where they still where. Minus Prue and Michael.

"You okay Clemmy?"

"Yeah, just have a tiny head ache."

Melissa nodded standing up, "Here, why don't you sit down and I will go find you some coffee." She pulled her into the direction of her seat before leaving.

She sat letting out a small sigh, sitting back letting her back rest against the back of couch. While nervously fixing her bangs as they were starting to tickle the side's of her head.

"Wake's freak me out too," Ashton told her trying to help in any way possible.

"Is that why mom threanted to put you and dad on leashes?" She asked slightly joking.

He sighed turning towards her as the two sat on the same small couch. Glancing towards Mack and Millie making sure they weren't listening. "When our mom died, your grandmother, your dad had been holding it together really well. Our dad was a shell of a human and me...I wasn't all completely there. So when the funeral came me and your dad got into a fight. It was stupid and I was being irrational and grieving in an angry way. Your mom, granted they were engaged at the time, flipped me and your dad. Then dragged us outside by the ears."

"How'd you two get past it?"

"You promise not to tell your dad?" He asked squinting his eyes at her playfully. "I'm really good at keeping secrets." She insisted.

"We got a twenty-four pack and went out to that lake house. Talked it out like adults, while also drunkly trying to fish at the same time." He said smiling as he remembered that week.

She smiled before that certain thought drifted it's way back into the front of her mind. Slowly making that smile fade.

"Do you think it was a miracle that I saved that fire?"

He quickly shook his head, "Of course not I mean your special."

"What do you mean special?"

He titled his head, clearly confused. "Come on stop pulling my leg. Your parents haven't told you?" He asked not fully believing her until it finally hit him. "Oh god, your parent's didn't tell you. Son of a bitch," He cursed sinking his head in his hands.

"I'll ask again, What do you mean special?" She asked growing more and more confused and concerned.

"Special? I didn't ─ who said special?" He stuttered as the two started talking over each other. "You said special."

"I didn't say special, you said special."

"I only said special because you said special, and I wanna know what you mean by special."

He nervously let out a laugh knowing there was no way out. So he just walked away, leaving her watching him walk off completely dumbfounded. "What the hell just happened?" She muttered to herself. "And he's the adult,"

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Clementine now sat next to Stefan patting his side where Katherine had just stabbed him with. "You really pissed her off," She sighed out.

"His he gonna be okay?" Elena asked clearly worried.

"Yeah, it'll heal."

"That's no what I meant."

"I was trying to figure her out. I was playing along, I let her get to me." He said as Clem let out a small sigh sitting back. "Well you'll live but I can't say the same about the animal where your gunna get your blood from." She joked trying to lighten the mood. "To soon?"

"We tried to track her, but she's gone." Damon said walking up to them. "Ooh, cover up, Fabio. We got a crazy on the loose."

Clem shook her head standing up so Elena could sit next to Stefan. "Better watch out, looks like Katherine's trying to steal your guy."

"Damon," She warned getting his attention as she quite mouthed a 'cut it out'.

"That's not what's happening." Stefan dismissed.

"Isn't it? I mean, it's only fair, since I...went after your girl."

"I'm gonna go check on Jenna amd Jeremy. Let me know when you guys are done." Elena said clearly over the situation. Getting up grabbing her purse and taking the bloody rag from Clem on her way out.

Clem then quickly elbowed Damon's side. "You are on thin fucking ice." She said and with ever word she hit his arm.

"Hey, easy Buffy don't forget you can't easily take me down like you use to." He said blocking a few of the hits.

"Please I can and will tackle you." She remarked being checking her phone. Seeing it was her mom telling her they were getting ready to leave. "Or better idea, tackle you into bed? Tonight?" She whispered looking up at him.

"I'll be there,"

"Good, I gotta go." She said before reaching up and kissing him bye. "Play nice!" She called looking at the two before turning and walking away.

"So what's it going to be, huh? Fight to the death?" Damon asked putting up his fist playfully which made Stefan scoff. "Make your threats, stake your claim."

"I'm not going to fight you." Stefan protested as the two started to agrue and bicker over not fighting. Stefan being the voice of reason and Damon being his sarcastic self just trying to get a rise out of him. But that didn't stop him from still trying. "I kissed Elena."

"Correction, Katherine kissed you and you pulled away. Because you feel something for Clementine." Stefan corrected turning back to face his brother. "Because you actually care for her. And not only her but for her sister's as well which is surprising."

Damon stayed silent knowing he was right but didn't want to straight out and tell him.

"And I'm not going to let Katherine come in here and destroy that part of you that has finally, after all of this time, willing to feel something."

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Clementine sat on the staircase her legs tucked under her chin as her finger ran back and forth between her top and bottom lip.

She had already put Millie to sleep and told Mack goodnight. But right as she was about to tell her parents and uncle goodnight she stopped and slowly sitting down on the steps. Trying to figure out what way to ask them the question that had been stuck in her head. While trying to figure out if she actually wanted the answer.

She took a breath before standing up, knowing it was now or never. Her only chance to get answers.

"Hey sweetheart what are you doing still up?" Prue asked smiling as her daughter walked into the kitchen.

She reached the counter top and placed her palms onto the counter. "Why didn't I die in the burning building." The three were taken aback. "And don't say it's because I'm lucky or-or it was a miracle. Something saved and I wanna know what it was."

Prue looked over at Michael who had closed his eyes as his head sinked. She than looked over to Ashton who clearly looked guilty. It wasn't hard for her to put the pieces together.

"Michael we have to tell her sooner or later." She told him.

"Tell me what?"

Michael sighed before looking up at her, "After the town rounded up all the vampire's and set it on fire everyone was on edge. Epically the Lightwood's, the oldest boys would go into the woods and search for any missing vampires. One day they accidently shot what they thought was a vampire. When in reality it was a cupid. A part angel part human creature that helped people fall into love..and even fall out of love. She was dating a witch that was from Salem. She had cursed our family so the first girl to be born would be half angle half human."

"Our family is the first to have nothing but girl's." Prue spoke softly studied her daughter's face trying to gain her reaction.

"At first we thought it was Melissa because she had all the guy trouble. But didn't take to anything. Than we thought of you, your likening to the bow. Your caring for others. It wasn't until Damon came into the picture did we really get the idea but then the fire happened and we knew." She counted.

Clem was silent, she didn't understand anything. What was going through her mind or what she was even feeling.

"So my whole life was a lie?" She breathes out looking down not knowing if she was going to faint or throw up. "My whole...life."

"Clementine, it doesn't mean we don't love any less. It doesn't change how any of us see you." Prue said trying her best to calm her down.

Her heart beat started to pick up as she felt the lump form in her throat. Tears starting to form in the corner of her eyes. "So....so what does that mean? Am I sudden get wings and turn into a baby? Or are we going to go 1940's and you'll throw me up in the attic?" She asked in a sarcastic tone. "They would have done that when they first thought it was you." Ashton muttered quickly realizing he had said that out loud.

She sniffled whipping her nose with the back of her hand. "Dad this..this changes everything. I mean, I don't even know who I am anymore. I don't know who I am." Her voice creaked.

"Honey," Prue tried to sooth but was quickly cut off by Clem holding up her hand. "This is a lot to take in right now, Mom. And I just wanna be alone."

She turned and quickly went up the stairs and shut the her bedroom door. Letting her back slowly drag down the closed door. Her arms wrapped around her legs as she bawled herself up.

Little to her knowledge the night would only get worse. Not know what Katherine's surprise visit would do to Damon. Not knowing that he was already at the Gilbert house. Not knowing that her house was next on that list. And how after tonight thing's would change forever.