(April 27th) MJ's POV

We're back in Mystic Falls and tomorrows my birthday. I'm turning ten, I'm so excited. Mum has been getting messages from everyone to stay away from Alaric since last night. Leaving us both confused. Anyway when we got home no where is here. Mum gets a text.

"Ric wants us to go to the grill with him for lunch" she tells me.

"Yeah, I want chips" I tell her and she smiles.

"I'll text him. Why don't you go grab your coat" she tells me. I nod my head and race to my room. I grab my coat and return to the kitchen to see her talking to someone on the phone. "Where's Elena? And Jeremy? No one's answering their phones" she tells the person as I eavesdrop. "She left me all these weird messages telling me to stay away from Rick. What's going on?" she asks the person as I sit on a chair. "Oh, that's kinda hard to do from my kitchen" she tells the person.

"Yeah. I promised MJ to be home in time for her birthday. What's going on? Where's Elena? We're supposed to meet Ric at the Grill for lunch, so that her and I can talk" she tells the person. She soon hangs up frowning in confusion.

"What's wrong mum?" I ask her concerned.

"Stefan told me not to meet Ric at the Grill" she tells me.

"But I wanted hot chips" I say pouting.

"I know sweetie, but we'll have some tonight" she assures me. "Besides Stefan is on his way over" she tells me. "Why don't you go watch TV, while I send a text to Ric" she suggests. I nod my head and go to the living room. I put on Air Buddies.

(Time skip)

Ric showed up and started to make us dinner. But something is off about him. Something dark. Someone knocks at the door and I go answer it to see Stefan. I hug him as he greets my mum. "Hey, Jenna. Thank you so much for not going to the Grill" Stefan tells her.

"Um Stefan..." she tries to say as he heads for the kitchen.

"No, listen. I can explain" he tells us. But notices we're not looking at him. He looks over his shoulder to see Ric chomping some veggies.

"Hi, Stefan. How's it going?" he asks him as he continues to chomp things with a big knife. I stay close to mum as we all watch him. "You know, I find chopping...calming. The feel of the blade in the hand, maybe" he tells us.

"I'm still waiting for someone to tell me what the hell's going on" mum states.

"Well, would you like to tell her, Stefan, or should I? What about you MJ? Anything to tell your mother?" Alaric asks me.

"Tell me what?" mum asks looking at me confused.

"Do you believe in vampires, Jenna?" Alaric asks her. She doesn't answer. "Well, who does, right? But believe it or not, they do have a place in our history. And as a history teacher, I find them fascinating" he tells her.

"Why are we talking about this?" mum asks them.

"Well, you've been angry with me for keeping secrets, and this is one of my secrets. I'm obsessed with vampires. There. I said it" Alaric says with a laugh.

"Are you joking?" mum asks him unamused.

"Not at all. How about you, Stefan? MJ? Are you both a fan of vampires?" Alaric asks us.

"Leave my daughter out of this" mum tells him annoyed.

"In literature. Bram Stoker. It's dense, but I appreciate it" Stefan tells Alaric.

"Did you know that vampires are the oldest creatures of the night? Except for werewolves, of course" Alaric states.

"Werewolves. Now I know you're joking" mum tells him.

"You know, I've read that there's an Aztec curse on both species that keeps werewolves slaves to the Moon and vampires bound by the Sun. Isn't that right MJ, Stefan? You know, they say these creatures would do anything to have this curse broken and that they wouldn't care who they had to kill to do it" Alaric states. Mum looks at him alarmed.

We soon sit down having dinner. Well I'm playing with my food not really hungry. "Oh, I know this all sounds so crazy, but...vampires are real. Would you care for some more wine?" Alaric asks mum. He gets up to get a bottle of wine for her.

"Get out" mum tells him.

"Excuse me?" he asks her.

"I don't know what it is you're trying to do or why you're saying these things, but..." mum starts to say.

"Jenna" he says.

"I said get out!" mum exclaims. "You are scarring my daughter, so get out" she tells him firmly.

"You heard her" Stefan tells Alaric.

"I'm afraid I don't want to" Alaric states.

"Fine, we'll go. Come MJ" mum says grabbing my hand. Alaric picks up a kitchen knife off of the counter.

"You both are not going anywhere" Alaric states. Tears fill my eyes, who is this person? And what have they done with the real Alaric? Stefan grabs him and pushes him against the wall with his super speed and puts the knife on his throat.

"Stefan!" mum exclaims covering my eyes.

"Jenna, grab MJ and get out now" he tells her.

"You can't kill me, Stefan" Alaric tells him.

"Mum, lets go" I beg.

"Watch me" Stefan tells him.

"I may not have a witch protecting me today, but if you kill this body, what's to stop me from choosing Jenna as my next one? Or little MJ?" Alaric asks him.

"Jenna, MJ go" Stefan tells us.

"But you're..." mum tries to says. He looks at us with his vampire face. I scream burying my head in mum's side.

"I said go!" he shouts. Mum grabs me and we run out of the this to her car. She drives us to the Salvatore boarding house. We go to the library and sit on the couch. Me crying into her chest as I sit on her lap scared.

"Oh Jenna, MJ thank god" I hear Elena say. "I'm so sorry. I never meant for any of this to happen" she tells mum as she joins us on the couch. Stroking my hair.

"What happened to Ric?" I whimper.

"He's been possessed by Klaus, I promise we'll get him back" Elena assures me.

"When I was little, your mom used to tell me bedtime stories. Stories about vampires. She told MJ them too. I never thought that what she said could be true" mum tells her.

"It is true, Jenna. I should have told you. I thought that if you didn't know, you'd be safe. But then things got so out of control and everything I had done to keep you out of it. It just blew up in my face" Elena tells her. Mum finds out that everyone knew except for her.

"We were just trying to protect you mummy" I tell her as I look up at her.

"Protect me? I'm the adult. I am suppose to protect you and your cousins" she tells me.

"I'm so sorry for lying mummy" I tell her.

"Shush" she says rocking me as tears fill her eyes. "Why didn't you tell me?! I'm scared" she tells us. Elena hugs us both apologizing. I end up crying myself to sleep in their arms.

(Alaric's Apartment) Third Persons POV

Klaus enters the apartment to find Katherine sitting on the couch as music plays loudly. "You mind turning that down?" he asks her annoyed. She does so.

"Why so grumpy?" she asks him.

"Well, this body has outlived its usefulness" he tells her.

"Do you want a drink?" she asks him.

"No, Katerina, I don't want a drink" he tells her.

"Come on. It might loosen you up" she tells him. She offers him the bottle. He takes it and throws it against the wall, smashing it. He compels her.

"What I want is for you to sit down and shut up" he tells her. She does as she is told. Maddox appears. "Maddox, what took you so long?" he asks him.

"You've got a lot of luggage" Maddox tells him. Two men enter with luggage. A woman enters after them.

"Greta. Finally" Klaus says with a smile.

"Hello, love. Nice body. You ready to get out of it?" she asks him. Two other men arrive with a giant wooden crate.

"Beyond ready" Klaus says smirking. "Oh and no harm is to come to the doppelganger's little cousin. She is to be brought to me with out even a scratch or bruise tomorrow" he tells Maddox and Greta. They nod their heads in understanding.

A/N

Picture above of possessed Alaric and picture on the external link of Damon with Andie Star.

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