Whittemore College is located anywhere between an hour and three hours away from Mystic Falls depending on traffic and the lead foot of the person driving the car. That lead foot being Damon because Buffy Summers doesn't drive. To say that their friendship has grown is to say their antagonizing has mellowed. They remain in a truce and with Damon skipping town, Buffy continues to keep her pseudo enemies close. Bonnie and Elena stick together, checking out a possibility for college. Elena in the literature department and Bonnie seriously considering occult studies. Tyler would rather be elsewhere but Caroline's numerous text reminders, picnic basket for when they want lunch and most likely a five pronged approach to why Tyler should go to college keep him from sleeping in. Matt asks Anna to go with them, their relationship all but solidified now. For Matt, it's less of a does he want to, it's more of a ... can he fit in.

There's a specific lecture Bonnie's interesting that she drags Elena to. One on the occult and an ancient witch named Quetsiyah. Damon and Buffy aren't far behind. He'd say he's not keeping tabs on Elena but... There's a campus bar-restaurant with two levels which seems to double as a library area.

That night, there's a house party thrown for prospective students. Caroline will probably drag everyone. Everyone under age of course. Everyone considered Mystic Falls and friends.

braveandstupid

Everything happened so fast.

It's an odd thing to say, because for once vampires weren't the cause of it. These were humans, moving at normal human speeds, but for some reason it was Founder's Day, all over again. And now they don't know what to do, beyond calling Stefan, who through some miracle happened to be home at the time of the event, rather than in town, just like they all were.

They all were.

Elena is currently perched on the couch, trying to figure out what she's supposed to do next. She doesn't trust Buffy, Alaric is too drunk to come up with an effectual plan at the moment. Everyone's looking to her, and she isn't sure if she can do it, can take the reins and save everyone, because all of Elena's plans usually end in someone getting hurt. So she sits, and she waits, and she hopes that Stefan can be useful and mediate through this because she sure as hell isn't.

But eventually the front door opens and he appears in the room, meeting her eyes, and she exhales slowly, feeling herself relax. Right now, this isn't about them. This is about getting Damon, Caroline and Tyler back. That, if nothing else, they can agree on.

"Okay," she says, glancing to the others in the room. "Where do we start?"

Current Mood: worried

recrudesce

A fun fact about Mystic Falls, they celebrate everything - especially if it's even remotely historical. For Founder's Day, they set aside a week of events. The kickoff party has passed. It was lovely and it was at the Lockwood's like always. But, tonight, tonight is the Bachelorette Auction (amended by Mayor Carol Lockwood to be hip and have a twist of tradition. never one to color too outside the line, Miss Mystic Falls Caroline Forbes endorsed it - so everyone did). The bachelor auction is held inside the ~~world famous~~ Grill.

During the day, the town readies for Founder's Day as they build floats, stages and put up stands. There's even a half day off school and a cookout. The usuals: hot dogs, hamburgers, any condiment you'd like and lemonade better than your relative could make. Live music. Lively fun. Enjoy the festivities.

In the Grill there's a buffet of fried goodness and for those of age (or who can compel people things) it's happy hour. (Carol Lockwood likes her booze)

Each woman steps up to microphone and says something about themselves while bachelors throw out bids.

After, everyone splits off back into the town square for music and the winners get what could be called a date.

Current Mood: jubilant

couldwearheels

Finally on a vacation somewhere where it isn't raining but without a car of my own, a clue, or headphones. Sweet, sweet headphones. Maybe I could get a room for myself. Three rooms down. No. Four. I want another floor altogether. A floor all to myself. Dawn's floor. That's... what I want.

likeaweapon

Rebekah is bored. Who knew being human would be so boring?

Not that most of her vampire existence had been all that entertaining, what with being daggered for large chunks of it at a time and constantly on the run from her father, but humanity was downright dull. There had been moments where she had contemplated becoming human again, and what it would mean for her, but she never thought of the downsides. Fragile, weak, helpless - mortality was a troubling thing, and she already curses herself for being so willing to give it up all those centuries ago.

It was enough to drive a girl to drink.

Which, for the moment, is exactly what she is doing. After flipping through the channels and deciding there was nothing of value to watch on TV, she makes her way down to the hotel bar, ordering herself a drink. She doesn't have the money for it, and she can't compel the alcohol away for free so someone is going to have to come down and pay for it eventually. Someone being Elijah who is going to indulge his baby sister while she's throwing her little temper tantrum in the face of her own mortality. She's over a thousand years old.

She's allowed to have a bloody drink.

Problem is, a couple of shots in (far less than she's actually used to), she's already feeling the alcohol. She blinks a bit as the strength of it hits her, and suddenly she is extremely pleased with the situation. She may not be able to heal from anything, but she can get so very drunk.

Bottoms up.

Current Mood: drunk

takescredit

Damon Salvatore has never been the subtle brother.

Which is why he's currently laying in Elena Gilbert's bed, holding that stuffed bear of hers. She's doing something with someone somewhere and that's perfectly fine. They haven't really talked since Denver and maybe that's by design. Damon gets it. What happens in Denver... But, he's getting a little antsy so he feels like it's time to pay her a visit. He knows she doesn't love when he does this. The impulse to peek into her diary was great but he curbed that, so she should be grateful. A teenager's medicine cabinet is never interesting to snoop through or pinch from so, that's out of the question. He decides to manipulate the little bear's feet. Better than its no-no place.

He doesn't know if she and Stefan are anything or if they've even talked. He's not going to ask. At this point, it doesn't matter to him. So, they made out up against the wall in a motel with really shoddy lighting, so does everyone.

And of course, he's here in her bed because he doesn't care.

See how that works?

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Riley knows he's keeping the fort down. He, Giles, and Xander are in charge. That in itself is cool. He's temporarily taken over tactical - plus training - and it gives him things to do. It keeps his mind busy and that's really what he needs. After the fiasco with Alec and Bailey, Buffy pulled away. She put her general hat back on snugly and it hasn't come off since. When Willow feels what Xander calls a disturbance in the force, Buffy jumps at the chance to check it out. She jumps at the chance to pull further away. It might not be how it went down but that's how it feels. History repeats itself and Riley stays silent. But, Riley has grown. He's divorced. He won't stay silent forever. He loves Buffy Summers.

When it sounds like Buffy is putting down temporary roots, Riley does his best not to take it personally. Dawn notices and reassures him. Buffy's not the only one who messed up. She did, too. This isn't about Riley or Alec or Bailey. It's about Buffy. It's about Buffy and new vampires and cursed rings.

Dawn reminds him it's a big. New vampires are scary and unpredictable and having the general there in their territory is going to help everyone. Things will get done. Because things get done when Buffy's around.

It's Dawn's idea to get out of the castle. But, when Riley tries to order the jet to be gassed up, she gives him a look. One of the other witches gets Willow on the horn. In seconds Dawn and Riley are in Mystic Falls. Dawn explains, this way Riley and Buffy get some alone time and Dawn gets to go somewhere besides an old, cold Scottish castle with no boys in sight. Well, no real boy options. She's feeling boy peckish with a lack of Alec. She needs a nice, normal boy. Riley and Willow just gape during Dawn's ramble. It's not long before she's pushing Riley out of the room she's decided she's sharing with Willow.

Buffy has the room next door. He thinks about calling her but that would delay the inevitable. Maybe she'll be happy to see him. Riley knocks in hopes of just that.

Current Mood: horny

daydrinker

It's over.

Even though it wasn't Alaric who'd attacked Meredith, the guilt remains. It's a state Alaric perpetually stays in. Guilt over Jenna, mostly. The guilt over Isobel (and even that lessened considerably thanks to a bit of schoolyard compulsion)sits under the surface, the wife he lost to her obsessions. But, she's dead. And Jenna's dead. He's probably gotten whiplash form suspecting Meredith Fell of foul play and then realizing he was who everybody had to be worried about. He thought they'd find the solution before anything more could happen.

And then Alaric, possessed by Emily Bennett, chased Meredith Fell through the Gilbert house like some knockoff horror movie.

After a night of drinking and a week avoiding her completely, Alaric breaks his silence by dropping by the hospital. He tries to be his charming, dry self. He wants to make it up to her. It's the least he can do. He suggests dinner because coffee sounds ridiculous and he hasn't been waking up most weekends in time for lunch. It's been one of those weeks. And of course, he works.

He stops by his old apartment to pick something out that doesn't smell like alcohol. Jenna and he never really dated. They'd simply fell into a comfortable pattern. He'd sleep over. They'd never gone out a lot. It was really his most adult relationship. Even though some nights, he didn't feel like an adult. But, that meant his nicer stuff never got worn. Not, that they would be tonight. The Grill is hardly an exciting date but this is Mystic Falls and that's what they have.

He can at least lean against his car door at the end of her shift, like he just stepped out of an eighties movie.

Oh, that's what he's doing, Meredith.

Current Mood: enthralled

recrudesce

Tyler Lockwood is not a talker. He's not someone who sits down with anybody and discusses his feelings. He prefers to move forward. He'll drink for a few days, isolate himself, but then he'll be good as new. Or, as good as he can be. His reunion with Caroline is everything and more. They go to a local place. It's impossible to keep their hands off each other. But, after, he falls right asleep. He avoids actually talking. He doesn't feel any different. He knows one that that is different, however.

He's no longer sired to Klaus.

It sucked dick that he ever was. When he realized what it'd meant, how much of a danger he'd been to Caroline, he went out of his way to break it. For days on end he broke his bones, transformed deep in Appalachia. He put himself through pain day in and day out.

And then the Originals were human. Esther's spell had worked. He was told she was their mother. The original witch. And then he was free. He broke himself daily for a guy he could break with his pinky, now.

He didn't know how he'd felt about that.

Returning to town, he tried to get back into a routine. He'd go to the gym. Hang out with Caroline. But, he wouldn't discuss what he went through and what it meant for him now. He never discussed what it was like in the woods. He'd discuss movies or what some girl at school was wearing that completely offended Caroline to her core. He'd even begun to watch those horrible reality TV shows.

Right now, beside Caroline, he was half-watching So You Think You Can Dance With a Bachelor Celebrity, or something. It was easier to focus on something, to block out an inevitable wave of pain and anger that could emerge if he acknowledged anything.

Current Mood: discontent

hitchhiking

[text - Anna Sherlacker to Willow Rosenberg]

Mind looking in to a magic thing?

[text - Anna Scherlacker to Matt Donavan]

[it takes her a while to actually send this, because she isn't entirely sure what to say, but eventually she just types whatever comes to mind.]

How's Elena?

[text - Stefan Salvatore to Bonnie Bennett]

There might be another witch coming your way.

Current Mood: nervous

madskilled

Routine's always the same. Shove a stake through their heart, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

To say Faith is surprised is the understatement of the century. Her stake punctures heart. She can feel it. She's very into her own stake. She knows it. Yet, no crumbling to dust, no poof. If anything, the vampire hardens, his eyes permanently fixed in a state of surprise. Like, how dare this chick have the audacity to shove anything into me let alone a stake that should make me an ex body. She should need a dust pan. Or a vaccuum. Not that she ever cleans. Nah, not her place. Not that she spends a lot of her time at her room near the Los Angeles cell. She spends a lot of it at the Hyperion. Cordelia - now that she's Cordelia and not some crazy pregnant chick - has gotten pretty cool. At least tolerable. She definitely doesn't miss high school Veronica to Buffy's Betty.

Who would that make Archie?

Needless to say, the vampire collapses into Faith and she now has a body to take care of.

"Motherfu-"

But, she can't alert people to anything. She did her time. She wasn't going back.

A call to Angel means he, Cordelia, and Wes arrive on the scene. Wes inspects the body. Cordelia doesn't understand. Angel's even confused. The best they can gather is that there's some kind of spell stopping vampires from becoming vaccuum chow.

It's Wes who makes the breakthrough.

Shit. Looks like there's not only another player in town - or in the world but there has been for who the hell knows how long. How'd they miss this? New vampire species means the General gets a call. Faith excuses herself - let's be honest here, she just gets up from the conversation and pulls out her iPhone. She's never been one for fancy shit but it's easy to use. She and Robin can Face Time from - time to time and no she won't talk about that. Even if you ask.

She steps away from the group.

"Outside of Dracula, I've never heard of a vampire having a sort of thrall," Angel says, setting the book down. It's unprecedented. And dangerous for every human out there. Forget seduction. This is downright mind control.

Current Mood: working

takescredit

"So, that's gonna take a little time," Damon succinctly sums up, never one to make anything better in times like these.

Of course, of course now is the time when Elena and Matt Donovan come around the corner.

All day Damon has been trying to help. He drops by Alaric's cell. He wastes his time with Anna. He pays a visit to his brother and his witchy helper. He connects the dots regarding Samantha Gilbert slipping through their fingers, literally. Okay, fine, Stefan finds the answer and Bonnie Bennett helps some. Damon just fills in a few of the blanks. He finds it cute that Stefan doesn't admit he had a hand in Samantha Gilbert's untimely false demise but he doesn't burst his brother's bubble. There's a brief pause as he takes a call from a suspicious Meredith Fell and while she's not Damon's biggest fan, she confirms Anna's friend is a person of interest. Good call, Elena Gilbert. Here's a kewpie doll. Since the mystery at hand has been solved - and Jeremy should probably be grabbed at some point, he's already making lists of things that need to be done (and Jeremy being his first thought after Alaric means Elena has officially invaded his system, something he doesn't need to confirm. She's been there for some time now) - he's done for the night.

All day Damon has noticed how Stefan is teetering on the edge of control. Cold turkey works for no man. And he has never personally subscribed to it. If Stefan is ever going to learn moderation, he needs to start now. Stefan's reluctant when Damon finds a pretty girl on the street. Maybe a little scared. It takes less then a second to compel her and he bites down, quietly. She doesn't scream and Damon isn't going to kill her. She has no ring and it'd be a mess and besides, this lesson isn't about carnage.

It's about control.

And then Stefan stops him.

Damon has no choice put to present her to Stefan, to reason with his brother, to get him to bite down and accept what and who he is.

"You can't go from one extreme to the other." Stefan never could. Nobody really can. That's not how they're wired. "You have to learn to not be controlled by blood." He brings the girl closer and finally, finally Stefan bites down.

Congratulations, Stefan, you've leveled up.

Damon makes sure to end it before things go to far. He successfully stops Stefan from draining the poor girl. He quickly bites into his wrist and brings it to her mouth to heal her. And, there they are, as if they were invited. Right on time. Matt and Elena. Elena and Matt, on some kind of night time walk and wasn't he out of town? The quarterback must be a speeder. Elena stands aghast as Stefan turns, blood in his mouth, eyes all veiny. This is exactly what they needed tonight. Not.

One step forward.

anendlesswar

[If there is anything that can bore her faster than having absolutely nothing to do, it's math. It's not that she's not good at it -- she just doesn't enjoy it. She enjoys magic and science and maybe even a little bit of history when it's combined with the two former, but when it coems to math?

Well, she just doesn't care.

This is what leads to her focusing her attention on the new kid. Even though this is Denver, they don't get new kids all that often, and he happens to be sitting across the aisle from her. He's cute. Zoe is easily distracted by cute. So distracted that she almost missed what her teacher said to her.]

I'm sorry?

[there's a request to share a book, and she glances back at "Jeremy" for a moment before nodding.]

Yes. Sorry. Of course.

Current Mood: surprised

unbalancer

For once, Bonnie is being included. When she hears she'd be helping out Alaric, her choice isn't a hard one to make. Convincing her mother (and how weird is it, thinking about that word, having it be relevant in her life) that she should have a longer leash proves more difficult. She ends up saying that she, Elena and Caroline are going to spend some girl time together. There's no reason to worry her and if Abby found out, she wouldn't condone Bonnie helping the local vampires. Again. She'd get a lecture about where she's ended up. How much she's been used. How much witches are always used.

But, for once, she isn't being called in to perform a spell. This favor involves research. And, it gets her out of the house for a few hours which she needs to be if she's going to stay sane. For Bonnie, it's a matter of choices. Stefan said point blank that she didn't have to say yes if she didn't want to. He knew she had Abby. And he knew what Abby would say. But, Bonnie said to leave Abby to her.

With Matt and Caroline out of town - and Matt isn't the research type in the first place - it falls on Bonnie's shoulders. She's okay with that. Whatever they can do to get to the bottom of what's happening to Alaric.

She's been here a million times. The Salvatore Boarding house.

Right minute, she's standing in front of a wall of books, journals and various primary sources and the next, she and Stefan are combing through various journals. She hasn't made much small talk. She's here for a reason. They've located the volumes dated 1912.

"There's something here about Zachariah," she says, reading into the next page. "He was murdered."

Current Mood: stressed

healthinsurance

It was a simple mission. With Klaus and the other Originals gone, Matt and Caroline could retrieve his friend and her ex from the wilderness of the Appalachian mountains. Matt had never been a vampire nor a hybrid, so he didn't know if Tyler could feel a sire bond being broken. But, Tyler was still radio silent and there was no way of reaching him. Sheriff Forbes pulled a string or two and Caroline and Matt had gotten a GPS location for Tyler's cell phone. The only choice that had to be made was whose vehicle would be taken. But, Matt had his two-seater truck so that was a no-brainer.

He hadn't spent any time with Caroline since her birthday surprise and even that hadn't ended well. First Stefan had knocked him out and then he had to bring Caroline back to her house after Tyler had bitten her. Why was he surprised. Nothing in Mystic Falls went off without hitch, why would a birthday in a graveyard?

Matt had offered to drive but this was Caroline and Caroline's car. This meant two things: she drove and she picked the music. He kept his mouth shut as Taylor Swift sat on repeat. At least she didn't just do one song. Maybe once they grabbed Tyler, they'd get a say.

Majority ruled?

Matt couldn't help his mixed feelings for his old friend but, he had to keep reminding himself that Tyler had been sired. All of a sudden, thanks to a spell he still didn't quite understand, (he'd been left out of that plan) that wasn't true any more. Maybe, thanks to that, he could get his friend back. And as a good will gesture, he was going to be accompany Caroline. He'd invited Elena but she was busy. Something about Mr. Saltzman. She said she'd fill him in later. No Elena usually meant no Jeremy (because he knew she'd kill him for taking Jeremy out of state) but that didn't matter because Jeremy was in Denver. That was weird. And it wasn't like they were going to invite a Salvatore.

So, it was just them, the road, and GPS coordinates.

Current Mood: excited

chalky

Willow changes her grip on the steering wheel. She can feel the energy. Big mojo has gone down. And it isn't the first time. What she knows is that months back, before the summer even started something happened. The balance was upset. Something that happened shouldn't have happened and ever since, the spirits have been restless. Her network of witches kept her informed. It's hard not to monitor something like that when she can feel the shifts in energy in her bones.

Everything connects.

Outside of the crackle of energy, Willow is trying very hard not to ask Buffy about what might not even be a relationship. Slayers talk. The big hoop-la lately is whether or not Buffy and Riley are really Buffy and Riley. They might just be Buffy - and - Riley. Separate entities brought back into each other's orbits. Should Buffy want to talk about it, Willow is there.

"Welcome to Mystic Falls," Willow says, reading the sign they pass. "The sign is friendly," she says, glancing to Buffy. It doesn't give away anything. To the outside world, Mystic Falls is a small town in Virginia with a passionate historical society. Their website rivals other small towns. But, there's an underbelly. A big, honkin underbelly of vampire activity. There's a powerful witch somewhere in this town and she did something big.

"The town is big on celebrations. Very into its history. They have founding families and everything." Sunnydale had never been this into itself. No, Sunnydale did not have school or town spirit.

She glances over at Buffy again as they drive into what looks like the town square.

"Where to?" She slows down, taking note of the restaurant, the bench, the small shops. It's a very quaint small town. Truth be told, she doesn't exactly know where to start. She knows that the sun won't set for hours so they should be good on vampires. She pulls up to the curb so they can get their bearings. Putting the car into park, she gives their surroundings another look.

Current Mood: energetic

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Cast List

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy Summers ~ Emily ~ kiss_evilgoodbye
Dawn Summers ~ Brandon ~ couldwearheels
Riley Finn ~ Brandon ~ advertising
Willow Rosenberg ~ Brandon ~ chalky
Xander Harris ~ Brandon ~ pirateing
Rupert Giles ~ Brandon ~ watchered
Cordelia Chase ~ Emily ~ letsbe_clear
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce ~ Emily ~ teachwhatsright
Angel ~ Brandon ~ redeems
Anna Scherlacker ~ Emily ~ hitchhiking
Genie Lindstrom ~ Brandon ~ insephora
Elias John Michaels ~ Brandon ~ prettybad
Terry Ray ~ Brandon ~ hedares

Dark Angel

Alec McDowell ~ Emily ~ im_apimp
Bailey Burns ~ Emily ~ NPC

The Vampire Diaries

Elena Gilbert ~ Emily ~ braveandstupid
Damon Salvatore ~ Brandon ~ takescredit
Stefan Salvatore ~ Emily ~ somanyadjectives
Caroline Forbes ~ Emily ~ vampireboulevard
Matt Donavan ~ Brandon ~ healthinsurance
Bonnie Bennett ~ Brandon ~ unbalancer
Jeremy Gilbert ~ Brandon ~ typically
Zoe Dabrowski ~ Emily ~ anendlesswar
Alaric Saltzman ~ Brandon ~ daydrinker
Meredith Fell ~ Emily ~ saveslives
Tyler Lockwood ~ Brandon ~ recrudesce
Gloria Robinson ~ Emily ~ onthe_rebound

Timeline

Previously On ...

... in Scotland ...

Dawn returns to Berkeley while Buffy and Riley navigate what is or isn't a relationship neither has admitted to having. The X5's split after admitting their betrayal. Willow has been monitoring a wealth of magical activity around Mystic Falls ever since the jolt a few months back. The spell restoring the Originals' humanity makes waves through the magical community. The rumblings prove true, there's a severe imbalance -- so, Buffy and Willow pack up and head off to Mystic Falls. Riley offers to tag along but Buffy rebuffs his offer, not thinking anything of it. But, Riley begins to take it as more.

... in Mystic Falls ...

Per All My Children, the Salvatores arrive too late and Esther's spell goes through. The Originals have been rendered human. Elena punches Rebekah out and escapes. She finds a letter from Elijah apologizing for his part in the plan. The Originals flee save for Esther and Finn who stay in the Mikaelson's mansion. Esther makes good with Bonnie and her mother. Unbeknownst to everyone, Alaric has discovered incriminating evidence at Meredith's and she takes a shot at him.

... Now ...

In which Buffy and Willow arrive in Mystic Falls.

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just like the boy trying to give it away

i regret tomorrow more than yesterday

whittemore | blood in the water

the gilbert house } { and everything is spinning out of control

mystic falls | people will say we're in love

facebook } { you can be loud as the hell you want when you're making love

the w } { one tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor

mystic falls | we could think it through, but i don't want to if you don't want to

mystic falls | i can only give you everything I've got

mystic falls | i feel a combination of depression and elation, what a state to wait till eight

mystic falls | where did we let the reigns go loose (I just keep hanging on for more)

text } { there's a bad moon on the rise

los angeles | i've got this feeling that there's something that I missed

mystic falls | excuse me too busy you're writing your tragedy, these mishaps you bubble wrap

denver | the new kid in town, who just came on the scene

mystic falls | but to me it seems quite clear that it's all just a little bit of history repeating

maryland | sometimes good intentions don't come across so well

mystic falls | you're an island and my ship has run aground

cast list | plots and plans

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The Vampire Diaries

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... in Mystic Falls ...

... Now ...

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