3rd POV:

——- AS MADDIE LAID IN HER BED ASLEEP, she didn't notice a blue eyed Salvatore brother smiling gently at her sleeping form. Meanwhile, Stefan had fallen asleep in a chair with a book on his lap. A girl's laughter could be heard throughout the home. Stefan woken up in alarm, hearing the laughter. Stefan turned around, facing the noise, but no one was there. He picked up the book he was reading, placing it back on the shelf as he heard the laughter once again, he turned around, walking towards the middle of the room, confused. "Damon? Seriously?" Stefan called out. A blur of a vampire rushed towards Stefan, flipping him over onto his back, kneeling over him, smirking. Stefan looked at her in confusion, blinking his eyes. "Lexi?" He asked. Lexi smiled, returning to normal. "Hi." She smiled. "What are you doing here?" Stefan asked. Lexi rushed to stand him up, pulling Stefan into a hug. "How could you even ask that?" Stefan wrapped his arms around her. "I missed you." He whispered, Lexi smiled. "I know you miss her, but happy birthday." Lexi smiled sadly. Stefan smiled. "Actually..." Stefan started, glancing at a confused look. "Stefan!" A girl's voice is heard from upstairs, causing Lexi to widen her eyes. Stefan nodded. "Maddie?" He called out, frowning. A girl who resembled Madelyn popped into the room, seeing her best friend, and another woman. "Well, I didn't know Elena and you broke up, but who are you?" The girl asked slightly curious. Lexi rose an eyebrow at the girl, before turning to Stefan with an confused look. "I'm Lexi, one of Stefan's friends, and you?" Lexi asked. "Gilbert, Maddie Gilbert." Maddie stuck a hand out, smiling. "Also known as Stefan's best friend in the world, because I'm awesome." She giggled. Stefan smiled. "Well, it's our birthday, Stefan! Go change. I made you my famous French toast." Maddie smirked, pushing the Salvatore boy up the stairs. Lexi watched amused. "Your birthday too?" Lexi asked. Maddie turned around, facing her. "I'm 15. I know it's also Stefan's sister as well, that's why I'm here, to help celebrate with her." Maddie smiled softly, fiddling with a bracelet Stefan had given her. Lexi noticed. "Would you like anything?" Maddie asked softly. Lexi smiled, remembering Madelyn was the same way. "Sure, I'm up for it." Lexi followed Maddie into the kitchen, and they talked for a few minutes.

As Maddie was heading to her house to change, Lexi and Stefan hung around in his bedroom. "I don't know, okay?" Lexi asked. "If some freak shot at me with wooden bullets, I'd bail in under 60. And why is the news reporter hunting vampires?" Lexi questioned. Stefan shook his head. "No clue, and about Maddie.." Stefan glanced at his best friend. "I know, what your thinking, that she's Madelyn, which I believe she is, Damon doubts it." Stefan told her, glancing over at a diary he had laid out. "She's been getting her memories, but she doesn't know who I am, Elena wouldn't let me tell her, not yet." Stefan frowned. "Talking about Maddie, aren't we, baby bro?" Damon's voice came through. Stefan glared at his brother. "She is Madelyn." Stefan told him. "Oh, I know, I've been visiting her." Damon smirks, teasingly. Stefan and Lexi glanced at Damon in confusion. "Yes, I know what your thinking, brother, but no, I haven't killed her... yet." Damon walked away. Stefan glanced at his best friend. "I don't know how or why Maddie is getting her memories, but something must've happened in 1864, that me nor Damon know about." Stefan told her. "Oh, and we don't know who knows about us. You know, that guy did, there could be others. Hey do me a favor. While you're here, please be careful." Stefan warned, remembering Logan Fell. "Ugh!" Lexi exclaimed. "Why stay?" She told him. "I'm heading to New York for the weekend. Bon Jovi. In the garden." Lexi smiled, walking around Stefan. "Wanted, Dead or Alive. It's our theme song. It'll be a blast." Stefan smiled. "Maddie would have fun, she's a fan of Bon Jovi, herself." Stefan smirked. Lexi rolled her eyes. "Hey, do you think he would actually remember us?" Stefan added on. "That was a pretty crazy weekend." Lexi pointed out at Stefan. "We can make him remember us. Come on!" Stefan glanced down. "Let's go!" Lexi trying to convince Stefan. "I mean, what's keeping you here?" Lexi asked, knowing one of the answers. "I told you, Maddie and her name is Elena." Stefan told her. "Well, Let's hope she is a better girl than the last one you got all sprung over. And I hope that if Maddie is getting dreams of you two, maybe she's a reincarnation." Lexi pointed out. Stefan glanced up. "Reincarnation?" Stefan asked confused. Lexi rolled her eyes. "It's a rumor. Rumor has it that there's a girl who's a reincarnation with four previous lives. Nobody knows who she is, or why. But her first name was rumored to be Myana." Lexi told him. Lexi had heard this from everywhere she went, including Bree, a witch she's known. Stefan tilted his head. "And you think, Maddie is a reincarnation." Stefan concluded. Lexi smiled. "I've seen photos of Madelyn. She's a replica of her." Lexi whispered. Stefan nodded. "Stefan!" Maddie's voice called though. "I'm back!" Maddie called, making both Stefan and Lexi walk downstairs. "Hey." Stefan smiled. Maddie grinned. "As your best friend, I baked your favorites." Maddie held a tray filled with sweets. Stefan groaned. "Thank you." Lexi watched with interest and curiosity. "Happy birthday, come Stefan we gotta go to the police station for Vicki." Maddie reminded him. Stefan nodded, before turning to Lexi. "Are you gonna be okay here alone? We've got some things we've got to take care of." He gestured to himself and Maddie. "I'm really glad you came here." Stefan told her, pulling Lexi into a hug. "Let's go." Stefan opened his door for Maddie, as the two walked out. Leaving a confused, but interested Lexi behind.

Meanwhile at the Sheriff's office, Maddie sat with Stefan, biting her lip in nervousness. "Maddie Gilbert?" Liz Forbes called out the youngest Gilbert sibling. Maddie rose, seeing her sister and brother, who gave her a reassured nod. "Where did Vicki say she was going?" Liz asked, already had asked others the question. Maddie fiddled with her hands, eyes furrowed. "She didn't? I-I don't think she did." Liz nodded, writing it down. "Did she tell her brother where she was going?" Liz asked. Maddie frowned. "No.. actually, last thing she told me was if I was okay from Halloween, I-I haven't seen her since." Maddie confessed. Stefan, out in the hallway frowned, tensed up. Elena caught on. The Sheriff nodded. "Is there anyone I can talk to that may know what happened to her prior to her leaving town?" She asked. Maddie frowned. "Maybe Tyler, she was with Tyler, but I know Jeremy wouldn't know, I don't think, last time I've seen Vicki was with Jeremy, but then again with Tyler." Maddie told her. Liz nodded, smiling gently. "What was her behavior like those last few days?" The Sheriff asked. Maddie thought over it a bit. "To me, she seemed perfectly normal, I didn't see anything that'd bother her, really. But she was sketchy whenever around Jeremy, but that's all I know." Maddie explained. Stefan, out in the hallway listening, frowned. "Do you really believe Vicki really has left town?" Liz asked gently. Maddie shook her head. "She wouldn't leave without a note or letter to me, but in the state she was in, I think she needed a clean state, I wouldn't blame her, the town has been strange recently, and I can't really explain it, only I've been having weird dreams, but back on track, I think Vicki would have left, so yes." Maddie answered her. Liz smiled, writing the notes down. Stefan, Elena, Jeremy all waited for Maddie outside with Jenna.

Maddie walked outside the sheriff's station with her aunt Jenna, she noticed Elena and Stefan standing together. Maddie frowned. "Stef? Is everything okay?" She asked concerned, making the two turn and smile softly at the young girl. "Yeah, I'm just concerned for Elena, and you." Stefan told her. "How was it?" Elena asked carefully. Maddie frowned. "I was honest, so it's good. She asked some questions, but that's all. I feel sad for Vicki." Maddie murmured. Maddie frowned in confusion, as she rethought of every question and her answer. Jenna walked out the door, glancing at her youngest niece, smiling slightly before walking with Jeremy towards the car. Maddie sighed as she ran a hand through her hair. "I'm so confused, it doesn't make sense, she would've told me." She murmured. She missed the look of shock of Elena and a confused Stefan. "Shoot." Elena murmured to Stefan so Maddie wouldn't hear. Stefan glanced confused, so Elena raised up, murmuring into his ear. "Whenever Vicki is on a binge, she always told Maddie where she went." Elena murmured in guilt. She couldn't believe she forgot the one thing, now Maddie would be suspicious. Maddie sighed. "I hope she's okay, and I heard you helped her, thanks." Maddie hugged Stefan, kissing his cheek, before turning towards the Grill.

As Maddie left for the grill, Bonnie was at her gram's home, packing. She lifted a necklace with a specific initials. Bonnie had found it in her bag one morning, mysteriously appeared. Sheila Bennett walked in, seeing the necklace. "My goodness, Bonnie." Sheila murmured in shock, as she gathered towards a bookshelf. "Grams?" Bonnie asked worriedly. "Madelyn Salvatore had the pendent once." The pendent, a crescent with a lapis lazuli stone in the center of it. "It protected her from harm against the evil." Sheila murmured. "Where'd you find it?" Sheila asked her granddaughter, whom was familiar with the name, but confused. "It appeared in my bag, since the historic event, Grams, what's going on?" Bonnie asked in a panic. Sheila smiled softly. "Let me have the pendant my dear, I shall keep it safe. But wear the crystal." Sheila told her granddaughter, whom handed the pendent over, but was holding a crystal belonging to Caroline. "I gotta get back to Caroline." She told her. "It doesn't belong to me." Sheila shaken her head. "Yes, it does." Gram's told her. It was your ancestor's, and now it's yours." Sheila told Bonnie. "Emily was your Ancestor, too." Bonnie tried to convince her Grams. "Why don't you wear it?" Bonnie asked. Sheila sighed. "Like the pendent belonging to Madelyn, it found you, because of Emily's bloodline, just like the crystal, it found you." Sheila taken Bonnie's hair from around her neck. "A witch's talisman is a powerful tool. Don't be giving that back to anybody." Sheila warned her granddaughter. "And I'm going to place Madelyn's pendant in the Salvatore crypt soon, anyways." She murmured, mostly towards herself. "Okay." Bonnie told her, putting the crystal on around her neck. Bonnie turns around to face her Grams. "I just wish it was prettier." She murmured. Grams tilted her head, nodding in agreement.

As soon as Maddie arrived home, she sat at the table, finding Jeremy already sitting, working on his English, as she pulled her math out. "Hey brother. English?" Maddie smirked, grabbing her pen and started doing homework. "You have no idea." Maddie froze in mid-air. She turned slowly, to Elena seeing her and Jenna wallow on the couch, then at Jeremy, doing.. homework. But she shrugged it off. "I have math, English and French." She murmured happily. "You're wallowing." Maddie heard her aunt murmur to Elena. Elena glanced at Jenna. "So are you." She pointed out. "My wallow is legitimate." Jenna told her. "I was dumped." Maddie gasped. "By Logan?" She tilted her head in clarification. Jenna turned around, nodding. "Yeah, well, Logan's a jerk." Elena told her, ignoring her sister. Maddie sat at the table, watching Jeremy do homework. "You didn't get a brush-off email saying, 'I'm leaving town, see ya.'" Jenna told her niece, glumly. "Wanna Jeep it down in there?" Jeremy called out, ignoring his sister's stare, glancing at his aunt and Elena. Maddie gaped in shock. "Jeremy Grayson Gilbert, since when do you do homework?" Maddie exclaimed. Jenna and Elena turned to face Maddie who stared at Jeremy. "Why? What are you doing?" Elena asked. Maddie turned to her sister, confused. "Homework." Maddie answered for the both of them, but more towards Jeremy, as she abandoned her math. Elena frowned, turning to face Jeremy in confusion. "Yes, since when did you do homework?" Elena asks the question Maddie previously asked. "I gotta finish this." Jeremy told them. "I'm way behind, and I have a quiz tomorrow, and Maddie's distracting me, so.." Jeremy trailed off, glancing at Maddie weirdly. Elena caught on. "What do you think? Aliens?" Elena glanced at her aunt. "Some sort of replicates, I get Maddie, as she taken after your dad and aunt, but Jeremy..." Jenna trailed off, confused. Jeremy and Maddie glanced at one another, then Jeremy gave a 'seriously?' look. "We can hear you." Maddie turned, glancing at her sister and aunt. Elena glanced at Jeremy in confusion. Jeremy continued with his homework whilst Maddie gotten up, walked towards the kitchen. "What do you want for dinner?" She asked, receiving silence. "Cause, Stefan and I are celebrating our birthday soon." She turned, facing her aunt.

The next morning, Maddie woken up refreshed, but no Elena anywhere in her bedroom where her door was closed. Maddie sighed, getting out of her bed, walking towards her bedroom. Maddie stood, thinking. Bonnie walks in the hallway. "Hey, what's wrong?" She asked Maddie. Maddie turned to Bonnie. "I don't know." She furrowed her eyebrows. A ding of her phone rang off. 'Come to the boarding house, we need to talk... -Stefan.'. Maddie glanced at her phone, confused. "I-I gotta go to Stefan, he wants to talk." Maddie told Bonnie. Bonnie held in her breath. "Be careful?" She told her. "Of course. See you later." Bonnie hugged Maddie, before she left.

As Stefan sat with Damon, contemplating on how to gently tell Maddie of the supernatural. Stefan and Damon, that early morning discussed over Elena and Maddie, and how to lead her to believe a reincarnation. A knock interrupted their inner pause, as Damon stood up, and gestured to the door. "Shall we, brother?" Damon told Stefan. Stefan nodded, setting his diary, Madelyn's jewelry, and a photo of Madelyn from 1864. Damon went to the front door, opening it. "Hello, Gilbert. Come in." Damon gestured. Maddie smiled. "Hiya, Salvatore, what's wrong? You seemed trouble." She murmured, stepping inside the foyer. "That, is why we called you. And no, Elena doesn't know, nor she don't want you to know. But we, meaning I, want to explain our story, fully." Maddie frowned. "Damon... what's going on? What is Elena hiding? Does Jeremy even know?" Maddie walked in, with Damon. Stefan stood by the fireplace, with a glass of whiskey. "Stefan?" Maddie asked. "Before we explain everything to you, Elena knows. So does Jeremy, to a certain extent. The issue is, your sister forced him to forget." Stefan turned to face Maddie. "You may hate us, you may not. But we'd had to explain before Elena or Bonnie does." Stefan told her. "Bonnie?" Maddie asked, pacing. "Okay, what the hell is going on, right now your both scaring me, and I'm sure Elena is in bed, Bonnie is at my house." She told them. Stefan nodded. "Walk to the table, and see what you find." Damon told her from behind Maddie. Maddie jumped, frowning. She walked towards the table, confused and in curiosity. Maddie noticed a necklace, a ring, and a photo, along with two diaries. "Damon... Stefan.." Maddie asked carefully. "You need to know.. just.. just trust us. Be glad it's us, instead of Elena, she wouldn't want you to know." Damon told her. "I'd know, because she's that stubborn, she's dead set on protecting you and Jeremy from what your about to know." Damon explained. "Read the diary first, it'll explain more." Stefan told her, Damon nodded. Maddie reached, and grabbed the diary, sitting on the couch. Maddie sighed, before unlocking the clasp, and opening.

[ Dear Me,
Whatever your about to find, or what you think your about to find, don't be angry, or hurt. I did this before once, and the diaries is supposed to help you remember. I'd know because I've had twice before. If your reading this, then someone very close to you is giving you your own story. Here's mine.
It started in 990, the year I was born. I was born to Silas and Amara, two witches, or travelers in Greece, Italy. I was born a witch, but nevertheless a traveler. Amara had me out of wedlock, among Silas, who thinks Amara is dead. After Amara had me, Silas went missing. Another girl, a maiden of Amara named Qetisyah, she tricked Silas thinking Amara and I are dead. When Silas found out about my existence, he grew enraged, promising to find me once again, but that never happened. You see, my name is Myana, I am the first doppelgänger, the first reincarnation. A reincarnation is someone who is reborn, to someone new, down the bloodline. I eventually grew, I had a child with another man, but I had a miscarriage, because of my supernatural status. Inclosed in this diary, is a photo of myself, and my two parents. My parents are also doppelgängers, but they are not alike myself. I can be reborn with new memories, and later on my own. If you are me, and having dreams where you black out, you are gaining new memories of your past life, or lives, depending how many you had. I had found a witch, who is a Bennett, Ayana, she has found me, and explained about my life, a spell casted upon me, by thousands of witches alike, for me to reincarnate, or reborn. She helped me remember my memories. She helped me remember this life, as Myana. As I grew, I learned that my blood, as a reincarnation is used for rituals, and lifelong spells. I am human in all. But my blood carries a special potent, to outlast certain spells. As Myana, I learned different languages, my first being Greek, then English. My life as Myana wasn't pleasant as I hoped. I grew up aware of my parents, but I grew up knowing they were dead, and desiccated. My father, Silas loved my mother, Amara instead of Qetisyah, out of rage, and jealousy, she faked my mother's death, making her an anchor to another realm, called the Other Side. Where supernatural beings go when they die. I have been there, and it is different. Thus myself explains my story, you are myself, in a new life. I give you a warning, my future self, or reincarnated self, I need you to trust those who deem worthy to you. One day, you'll find love, you'll find allies, you'll find enemies that will haunt you. Heed this warning my dear me, I'd want you alive, then dead. In the future, you be be related to a doppelgänger, of either Amara or Silas. Trust me, I was born to two of them. I trust that my story will explain some things, if you are confused. I hope that a doppelgänger or family will help you. As a Ancestor, although you are me, you are family. I trust you have a good life, I love you.
Sincerely, with all my soul,
Myana. ]

Maddie picked up another diary, seemed old, but newer than the first one. Maddie didn't want to believe the words, but she sighed. She glanced up at Stefan and Damon, who nodded in encouragement. Maddie didn't know how they found all the diaries, but she untied the clasp, and opened to the first page.

[ Dear Me,
My name is Sienna, and I recently gained my memories from my first life as Myana. It is now the mid-1000s, and I am in Mystic Falls. I was born out of wedlock, along with my elder sisters, Tatia and Sofia. Tatia and Sofia are Amara's doppelgängers, but very different. I am betrothed to a man named Isaiah Mikaelson, a man who of ambition, and cunning. I had fallen in love with Isaiah since first sight, although my sister Tatia, hence the same, with two men. Isaiah's older two brothers, Elijah and Niklaus. If you are me, and reading this, let me tell you about my life here. It is very different, very little had changed since my first life. When I was first born, I had no memory of my life as Myana, nor did I have until I was of age. The earliest as 14. My first memory of my previous life was my mother, Amara. I was confused, and I was delusional as I told myself, until Esther and Ayana, a witch I knew in my previous life, they have explained who I was, or what my sister and I was. As myself, Sienna Petrov, which was my very first name. I grew up differently, I had two parents, two older sisters, and a nephew. My sister, Tatia had a child out of wedlock, a his name is Tatum Petrov to be precise. He is our descendant. Sofia, after the death of Tatia had fled with my nephew unaware that they had left me behind, which I did not fault them for. My betrothed Isaiah and his brother, Elijah are the only ones knew, because I had told them, I believed in no secrets, and I chose to tell. Elijah is a man of honor and nobility, and I needed a second person aside from Isaiah. My sister did not know I told, therefore my nephew and Sofia has been protected. One day, my sister Tatia had been killed. I knew that Elijah had accidentally killed her, but I did not blame him, I blamed Esther, who had in turn tried to kill me. I had sent a letter to my nephew of when he is of age, and explained my life. He is the only one aside from our family to know of who and what I am. Elijah knows of this as well, knowing I was born to reincarnate, and reborn. As for Sofia, I learned that Elijah had made her forget my existence to protect me. As Sienna, I heed a warning to you. Either Isaiah or Elijah will find you, Isaiah loves you, he is our betrothed, he won't hurt you. As for Elijah, he merely sees you as his younger sister, he truly cares for you, let him in your circle of trust. But I know of two people who will want to hurt you. Klaus as he goes by, and Mikael, who is their father. They are a supernatural creature, a vampire, more-of an Original. The entire family, with the exception of Henrik, the youngest brother before Isaiah, who died tragically of a werewolf attack. Don't be frightened of what you find out. I know your surrounded by others. You were born into the supernatural world. Thus of myself, my sisters, my betrothed, and or any other family you are born into. As me, I heed the warning that you will follow your heart, and don't let love blind you. Isaiah loves you, he will protect you with his soul when he finds you. I had instructed a friend of mine to continue this letter, for when I die. As my last words, I hope they say that I'll remember you once again. (This is Sienna's friend, Rebekah, Sienna had been killed by my mother, Esther.) Dear future reincarnation, Sienna has told me of her secrets, that I hope to keep for eternity. I am an Original Vampire, and I hope that you won't be frightened of me. As a loyal friend, I promised Sienna that I'd protect the future her, as you are her, I will find, and help my brother protect you. Stay safe, future Sienna. I'll always find you.
Sincerely, Sienna Petrov, and Rebekah Mikaelson. ]

Maddie paused in reading both diaries, Stefan and Damon had sat, and watched her read. Maddie was confused, hurt, and wonder. "So, I've had two past lives?" Maddie asked. "Technically three, but this would be your fourth." Damon told. Maddie looked at him. "There's one more." Stefan glanced at her. "Her name was Madelyn." Damon confessed. "Your sister." Maddie realized. "She's a reincarnation to Myana and Sienna." She confirmed. Stefan and Damon nodded. "Her letter is short, but I was there when she had written it. We both knew who she was, and what she was. We both loved her, we still do." Stefan told her. Maddie nodded. Taking a deep breath, she gently grabbed an old diary, alike the one Stefan has, and opens.

[ Dear Myana, Sienna, and Me,
My name is Madelyn Faith Salvatore. I have two older brothers, one of whom is a doppelgänger. I was born in 1853, shortly before my mother's death. Stefan and Damon, or one of them must found you. Because I noticed in my previous life, I was born related to a doppelgänger. For example, as Myana I was born to both of them, then as Sienna I was with Tatia, and now as Madelyn I was with Stefan. Stefan Salvatore is my brother, one of them to be precise. He is very different from Silas. He is selfless, kind, caring, and also an overprotective brother. (Maddie laughs at this, but continues on). I have an older brother, named Damon. Who is not a doppelgänger, but he is a descendant of Silas. Both of my brothers are overprotective, but they care due to the way I was raised. I was four years old when my mother died of consumption, leaving myself with my father, who tells I am my mother in every aspect. I was also told by many I'm alike both of my brothers. Surely I'm a mixture of the two. In 1863, I met a woman, who in my dreams are alike my mother, or sister in previous life. Her name was Katherine Pierce, or known as Katerina Petrova, her Bulgarian name. Heed this warning, do not under any circumstances trust Katerina. She played with both of my brothers, and against their will compelled them to love her, and once again, not tell myself that she was a vampire. Katerina, unfortunately knew immediately who I was. I once saw her as a best friend, a sister of some sorts, but now, I loath her because of my brothers torment. I have a friend, named Emily, who is Qetisyah and Ayana's descendant, a Bennett witch, who has told me my past lives, and explained who I really was. I trusted Emily with my life. She has told me she'd pass information about me for the future you. As myself, I hope that you can end our pain, and find love we longingly desire. I have met a noble man, Isaiah, who at the time was a family friend. I later learned that he was my betrothed as Sienna. You can trust Isaiah, and Elijah, he has helped Katherine for my demised. Isaiah had given me vervain, a plant that forbids vampires to compel you. Compulsion is a tool that vampires have, that orders you without thought to do. For example, my brothers were compelled to feed on Katerina for blood. My brothers are vampires. Katerina has told me her plan for escaping them, and keeping herself safe, I do not know if she successes or not. You will have dreams like my previous life, of myself. I'm sure you already have. So, as myself I hope that you are not afraid of both Damon and Stefan, they will care for you, protect you. You are their blood. So farewell, until you remember once again, who you really are.
Sincerely, Madelyn Salvatore, 1864. ]

Maddie taken a deep breath, glancing at the Salvatore brothers, who held their breaths in. "So, I am a reincarnation of three girls who in the past descended from a doppelgänger of you and Elena?" She asked Stefan. Stefan glanced at Maddie. "Yes, and another thing. You and Elena are not Miranda and Grayson's daughters." Damon confessed. Maddie sighed. "How?" She asked. "Elena doesn't know this yet, but there was no records of you nor Elena in the hospital, it seems Grayson has done this in secret, I know that Isabel Flemming is your mother, and John Gilbert." Stefan told her. Maddie sighed. "So, I'm supposedly the doppelgänger of three previous lives and a reincarnation to all of them, and I may or may not reincarnate once again. And explain to me why Elena kept the secret of the supernatural from me, when I was allegedly born into one?" Maddie stood up, pacing. Stefan sighed. "You are our sister, not a doppelgänger, but our blood. Your also Tatia and Sofia's sister, and whoever this Amara's daughter. You are related to Katherine as well, but it seems we don't know who as. Must be a doppelgänger twin or something, but you are our blood. And for Elena, she wanted to protect you. I killed Vicki." Maddie gasped, backing away slowly. "She was going to kill Jeremy, and she was a vampire, nobody knows the connection, we compelled, more of Damon compelled Jeremy, under Elena's words." Maddie rose an eyebrow. "So, the whole attitude thing was fake, a compulsion?" She asked. Damon folded his hands. "Not precisely, but yes. I compelled Jeremy." Damon confessed. Maddie paced in the living room. "I-I need some air, don't follow me, and tell Elena to stay away from me." She grabbed her bag, making Stefan and Damon jump up, sighing in defeat. "I promise, I'm not mad, it's just This is way too much, and I-i need time, to digest it all, and I-I'll call you later." Maddie kissed Damon and Stefan on the cheek, before she walked out the door, and left.

She kept seeing the name Isaiah in the journals, and the sketches she kept seeing, she couldn't help but wonder if Isaiah Smith is the one who kept appearing in her dreams. She pulled her phone out and dialed his number. "Hey, you've reached Isaiah, please leave the name & number and I'll call back as soon as I'm available, thank you." Maddie sighed, rubbing her forehead. "Hey, it's Maddie, um some things happened, and I need to know something. And I can't tell over the phone.. I guess whenever you come to town, I guess. Be careful, and see you later..." Maddie sighed, hanging up. She hoped that maybe, maybe Isaiah was also a vampire since he kept appearing in her memories. She checked the time and started walking.

As Maddie walked alongside the sidewalk, she noticed where she was headed. Maddie couldn't help if her life was a big lie. She knew from the diaries, knowing she must remember somehow. Maddie sighed, when she noticed her parents, Miranda and Grayson's tombstones in the graveyard. "Hi, momma, daddy. It's Maddie. It's been a long hectic day. I just found out some big things. I-I don't know what to believe. Elena's hiding from me, and I think I understand why. I need answers, and I do not know who to turn to." Maddie sighed. Maddie heard crunch of leaves, Maddie turned to see the same girl. "Hi, I didn't mean to scare you." The teen told Maddie. Maddie sighed. "Not at all, it's okay, I'm practically used to it." She sighed. "You look familiar." She murmured. Maddie frowned. "Do I know you from somewhere?" She asked confused. The teen smiled. "You remind me of my best friend I lost awhile ago." The girl told her. Maddie nodded. "Can I take a guess? I recently found out some things, and let's say my sister hid a lot from me, and yet it make sense." Maddie told her. "Madelyn Salvatore, she was my friend." The girl told her. "I'm her..." Maddie whispered. Maddie glanced at her parents graves, tears falling. "So you'd found out about your heritage and whatnot?" The girl asked, sitting next to her. "Yep." Maddie nodded. "By the way, you never told me your name." She pointed out. The girl smirked. "Well, I can say, I'm sort of your ancestor, but in a complex way. I'm born a Gilbert, but I'm hiding, because it wasn't my time yet." The girl teased. Maddie rose an eyebrow. "Oh?" Maddie told her. "You and I are similar." Maddie pointed out. "Huh, we do." The girl told. "Call me Alissa then." Alissa told her. "Fair played. I'm Maddie, I must head back, we're doing this thing tonight, and let's say my best friend needs my help." Maddie grabbed her bag. "Maddie, you should forgive your brothers, at least they had the guts to tell you, not Elena. I don't know why I'm related to her, she's worse then another person I know." Alissa told her. "Which one? Amara, Tatia, Katerina?" Maddie asked. "Katherine." Allison simply said. Maddie laughed. "See you around." Maddie called back, but Alissa had disappeared. Before Maddie realized, Alissa had seemed familiar as well.

By the time Maddie decided to head back to the boarding house, she wasn't ready to be around Elena, but she needed to confide in Stefan and Damon. She knocked on her door. Lexi, the girl that had stayed previously for the day answered. "Hi, Maddie? Come in, Stefan's upstairs and Damon's disappeared." Lexi told her. Maddie smirked. "Hi, Lex, did you know me once before?" Maddie asked, walking inside. "Stefan mentioned they told you, but yes, I knew you actually twice, once as Sienna and Madelyn. But yeah." Maddie widened her eyes. "Can you tell me about what I was like? As them? I mean.." Maddie blushed. Stefan then came down. "Sure, I'll tell all about Maddie though. Lexi can handle Sienna." Stefan smirked. So for the next few minutes, both Stefan and Lexi told stories about their life with Madelyn or Sienna, which Maddie enjoyed.

As they were getting back on track, Lexi wanted to ask questions about Elena and Maddie's present life. As they were in Stefan's bedroom. Lexi standing by a mirror, Stefan standing by the door and Maddie laying on his bed. Lexi scoffed. "Alright, let's go upstairs. Stefan and I can talk about sex and Elena." Maddie made a face. "Ew, two things I do not need to know together, that's my sister." Maddie shivered. Stefan and Lexi laughed. "No, you see, this isn't about sex or compulsion, or any of our tricks." Stefan told Lexi, getting back to his point of their previous conversation. "Elena has to want to be with me on her own terms." Stefan told her. Maddie nodded, sitting on Stefan's bed. "That's true. Elena's already head over heels with Stefan, but I can't shake the fact that she's got something else up her sleeve." Maddie confessed. Stefan frowned. Lexi rose an eyebrow. "And, I've thought about you two, I mean, I get why I wasn't told, it says in my diaries, but I-I'm not ready to face my past, not just yet. I'll always keep our secrets, but I don't trust Elena, she.. yeah." Maddie added in. Stefan released a breath. "Good. I'm glad. When I first saw you, I couldn't believe my eyes, you resembled my sister, and acted just like her. It was canny and when I learned you were you, is when you started to have dreams. I felt so helpless." Stefan confessed. Maddie frowned, getting up, hugging Stefan. "Promise me you'd be there when I have more, I have a feeling it's not over yet." Stefan nodded. "Of course, always. And Damon does care, you know." Stefan pointed out. Maddie sighed. "I can see it in his eyes, I know Damon missed me more than anyone, I can relate. I never thought I'd have more siblings, other than Elena and Jeremy, and here I am, you two popped in." Maddie laughed. Stefan smiled. Lexi smiled at the two newly found siblings. "Alright, back on track, Stefan?" Lexi asked. Stefan frowned. Maddie's eyes lightened. "Wow, that sounded mature and grown up about Elena." Both girls smirked at the blushing Salvatore. Stefan glanced at his new sister. "Well, I'm not getting any older, and well, I wish neither are you." Maddie frowned. "Haha." Lexi laughed. "Stef, I'm getting older each minute, but I promise, I won't get too old." Stefan laughed. Lexi went to her bag, opening to see blood-bags from hospitals. Maddie frowned. "Uh, this is still new to me, so how does this supernatural thing work, again?" She asked curiously. Lexi turned to Stefan, who sat across from her in a chair. "Want some?" Stefan instantly stood up, backing away. "No, thanks though." Maddie frowned. "Relax, I didn't kill anyone for it." Lexi told them. "Speaking of which, what ware we doing tonight?" Maddie asked, out of curiosity. "And back to my first question before I was rudely ignored." At that moment, Damon walked in, not really surprised to see his sister on the chair. "First question to you my dear sister, is that we'd explain later, I'm sure those diaries work well enough. And funny you should ask, Maddie." Damon smirked. "Well, I wasn't talking to you, that's Maddie." Lexi pointed out. "There's a party, at the Grill, you'll love it. Besides, it's Maddie's birthday, Caroline suggested it." Maddie jumped in. "Please, please tell me you didn't do anything to Caroline, I did see bite marks that night." Maddie pleaded. Damon's eyes soften at his sister. "Yeah, I don't want a birthday party." Stefan jumped in. Damon scoffed at his brother's words, but partly due to Maddie being there. "Well, it's not for you." Damon empathized you. "It's a birthday party for Maddie, and it's a party party, o ones gonna know it's your birthday. Caroline are throwing it. With Caroline on the job, it should be a blast." Damon smirked. "And plus, it's not everyday Maddie turns 15." Maddie blushed, facing Stefan, seeing him catching her blush. "Stop, it's not everyday I'm a reincarnation of three past girls, I don't remember." Maddie defended herself. Stefan and Damon laughed. Lexi sat in silence, watching. Maddie widened her eyes, gave Damon her famous glare that made both Stefan and Damon gulp in fear. Lexi laughed. "Damon, remember that night I told you to stay away from Caroline?" She told him with an ice tone, that Damon remember resembled his mother. "Stay away from Caroline, and for god sake, don't chase Elena." She pointed a finger towards her brother. Damon gulped, nodded. "Duty noted. But, we're friends, it's cool." Damon told her, shrugging. "It's important for the town to see us out and about like normal folk. We need to blend." Damon told them. "Except you, your natural, and well, you easily pass as our sister." Damon pointed to Maddie. Maddie sat there, glaring at Damon for his words. Damon ignored her glare, glancing at Lexi, who had the blood-bags. "Ugh, I prefer mine at 98.6." Lexi rolled her eyes. Maddie stayed still, glaring at the eldest Salvatore. "Maddie, quit it." Damon glanced at his sister, who tried to ignore her stare. Maddie didn't budge. "Fine! I give in, I'll stop." Damon groaned out. Maddie smiled in triumph. Damon rolled his eyes, turning around, walking out the living room, leaving Maddie deal with two vampires remaining.

Meanwhile, Maddie arrived home, purposely ignoring both Bonnie and Elena, for certain reasons. A voice she clearly remembered entered her ears as she walked in. "So, where's my nieces and Jeremy?" The voice asked Jenna. "Well, Elena is upstairs, Jeremy somewhere else, and Maddie disappeared since this morning." Maddie chose that moment to walk in. "Or she's here." Jenna muttered. Maddie widened her eyes. "Aunt Haley?!" She squealed in surprise. "Happy 15th Maddie Faith, my girl is growing up!" Haley gushed. Maddie groaned. "I'm turning 15, not 20!" Maddie told her aunt. Haley and Jenna rolled their eyes. "Oh, shut it, let us spoil you. You know, your dad told me to look after you, and I promised him I'd do it." Haley told her. Maddie nodded, remembering the conversation, one of the last ones with her father. "Haley, there's something both of you should know.. Elena knows, I-I think. I don't know." Maddie mumbled. Haley and Jenna glanced at one another, frowning. Jenna walked towards Haley and Maddie, who stood by the table. "Maddie, is everything okay?" Jenna asked her niece. Haley thought of several possibilities, remembering the conversations with her brother. "Do you believe in the supernatural?" Maddie asked hesitantly. She had planned to tell about her, not everything else. Haley widened her eyes in shock, stepped away for a moment. Jenna caught on. "Haley?" Maddie turned to Haley, in shame. "It's a story I was told by both Grayson and John, but, I-i never really believed it. Not until John called and told me, is it true?" Haley asked her youngest niece. "A reincarnation? Yes, I'm three other people." Maddie sat on the counter, watching both of her aunts. Haley sat at the table, followed by Jenna. "Jenna, our niece is a supernatural being, I can't explain everything, because I didn't know it actually was true, nor existed. But I can tell you, Maddie had three other lives, she's been reborn." Haley explained in brief detail for her sister in-law. Maddie sat in silence. She knew Elena had left the house, by the front door shutting. "My first life, I was born to Amara and Silas.. and my second life I was born to two parents, and I had an elder sister, Tatia. My third life, I was born to Lily and Giuseppe Salvatore..." Maddie trailed off. She knew Haley would figure out what the last name would be. "Did you say Salvatore?" Haley exclaimed. Jenna sat, thinking. Maddie nodded. "I was killed, defending my brothers, and here I am, as Maddie." She told them. Haley had the look in her eyes, if thinking of something. "There's more to tell, but most is surrounded by Elena, and I, it's not my story to tell. Jeremy doesn't know, and I'm gonna tell him. But, I need an oath, or a secret swore that you cannot tell a soul." Maddie pleaded to her aunts. "I'm sure uncle John knows.. but I don't know how he feels about me, let's say my previous life threw in a loop." Maddie mumbled, knowing full well Stefan and Damon she mentioned. Haley gotten up, hugged her niece. "Maddie Faith Gilbert, no matter what or who you are, your my niece, my brother's child, I can never hate you for what you couldn't do, I'm sure your parents would've told you, at least your father, how'd you know?" Haley asked curious. Jenna nodded. "My dreams." Maddie half-lied. She couldn't tell them that Stefan and Damon were alive, vampires, and explained their world. "Your dreams." Haley gasped. "If I had known sooner I would've been here, there's a necklace that a witch made, it was supposed to help you with the blackouts. Let me find it." Haley rushed to her room. Maddie sat on the counter, glancing at her aunt. "Aunt Jenna?" She asked quietly. Jenna stood up, walked to Maddie, hugging her. "I support you, it wasn't supposed to be real, they were told to me as a child, your mother and I, we've known since our toddler age." Jenna explained. "I'll keep your secret for now. Jeremy would have to know soon." Maddie nodded. Haley walked in, carrying a small jewelry box. "It was passed through the family, your uncle John had found it, and he told me about you, this necklace is spelled, to prevent blackouts, so when your dreams of your past comes, you'll receive whilst asleep. Like normal dreams." Haley explained, picking up a necklace, an emerald necklace with a red tint. Maddie smiled. "I remember this necklace, I've seen it, I've worn it before." She gasped. Haley smiled. "It's at least centuries old I was told." Haley smirked. Haley unclasped it, as Maddie held her hair up. Haley put the necklace on. "It also contains a herb called vervain, it was mixed with your blood." Haley added in. Maddie frowned. "Why'd it have vervain?" She asked confused. Haley smiled gently. "Honey, your blood is a potent substance for spells, rituals, and doppelgänger mixed in, it makes the spells stronger. So vervain evens it out, especially in your system. But the necklace has a lace of blood, directly from Sienna, I believe, that when you wear the necklace, your body is aware of your blood containing vervain, without divesting it." Haley explained. Maddie nodded. She sighed in relief. "I'm glad I told you." She murmured, hugging both of her aunts. "Now, let's get ready for your birthday." Jenna exclaimed, clapping her hands, making Haley and Maddie laugh.

After Maddie's explanation of the supernatural world towards her aunts. Haley Gilbert was surprised to the least of surprises. Maddie was glad that she familiarized with the world. Maddie even pulled her aside and explained about her brother's being vampires, and that they were the Salvatore's, she previously from. Haley, at first angered, and hurt, and scared for her niece's life, but overcame and known that Maddie, was indeed safe. "You sure Stefan won't mind me over?" Haley sat in Maddie's car, as they drove towards the boarding house. Maddie promised Stefan she bring food, blood, and other surprises. "Nope, just be yourself. They already know who you are, they, of course worried, since dad seemed to hunt them, like everyone else in town, that you'll hurt them. Aunt Haley, don't hurt them, please?" She pleaded. Haley glanced at her niece, seeing how happy she has her brother's, knowing they never truly died. "Fine, from what I've seen so far, they aren't dangerous... to you." Haley finished, after a mini-pause. Maddie rolled her eyes, hearing three voices. "A party that Damon wants us to go to, you know." Lexi informed Stefan. "So my question is, 'why?' I think he's up to something." Stefan replied. Maddie chose the moment to walk in. "A good question, Stef, hiya Lexi, Stefan.. Damon." Maddie waved. Damon glanced at the strawberry blonde. "Meet Haley Gilbert, my aunt, my father's younger sister, or even if he's my father." She muttered the last part. "Haley, this is Damon, the eldest Salvatore brother, then we have Stefan, the second Salvatore, and Lexi, Stefan's best friend and Damon's ex-girlfriend from the 70s." She smirked when Damon scowled, Lexi sniggered. "I can see how you two didn't last." Haley joked. "Pleasure, of course." Haley waved. "Now, Damon, what party are you into this time, is it the birthday you wanted from Caroline to myself?" Maddie sat on the couch, next to Stefan. "He'll behave this time around." Maddie gestured to Damon. Stefan rolled her eyes. Haley narrowed her eyes in suspicion, whilst Lexi sat back and smirked. Lexi then pointed towards Stefan. "One day a year, I get you, one day that you're not brooding and existing in your own head, the same goes for you, Maddie." Lexi glanced towards Maddie. Maddie frowned. Stefan smiled, pointing towards himself and Maddie. "It's our birthday, yeah?" Maddie nodded in agreement, pointing at Stefan. "Ditto." She murmured. "It's my day." Lexi emphasized. "And that guy that jumped naked in the Trevi fountain and got drunk on the torch of the Statue of Liberty." Maddie sat with her mouth hanging down. Stefan tapped her chin, chuckling. "And that girl has lost nearly everything, and is going through a serious case of angry PTSD can take a break from all their pain, grief and worrying for one night and go to a stupid party." Maddie frowned, hearing similarities. "I've never been to a party kind of like that..." Maddie told. "I've been to parties that's modern, old fashioned, and Greek ones." Stefan and Lexi glanced at Maddie in shock. Lexi mouthed 'Greek' and Stefan shrugged. "What do you mean Greek?" Damon asked, making an appearance. "Well, I'm originally from Greece... but I don't know how my family knew that, nor that I enjoy old fashioned. I guess because I was born in the past three times, I've taken a liking to old modern days. I believe in Italy, it was my favorite, besides Bulgaria where I enjoyed my time there." Maddie shrugged. "Maddie.. is there something you remember, because Myana, Sienna nor Madelyn has been to Bulgaria." Stefan asked cautiously. Maddie rose an eyebrow, thinking of where Bulgaria popped into her mind. She widened her eyes. "My second life.. I was born in Bulgaria, Tatia and I.." She gotten up, paced. Haley frowned in realization. "Tatia is my older sister, she's dead, or should be, I don't think she'd live to become a vampire, though I'm curious on how you two became.. its Katerina, isn't it." Maddie turned to her brothers. Lexi rose an eyebrow. "Katerina Petrova, or known as Katherine Pierce." Damon and Maddie synchronized together. Stefan chuckled. Lexi made an O face. "Bulgaria, was my home country for a few years, as I gotten older, we moved into the states, precisely Mystic Falls, as its known now." Maddie sat, criss-cross, facing the three vampires. Maddie slowly, unknowingly slid into her Sienna tone, and her eyes glazed over.

Sienna carried several buckets of water, walking beside her sisters. "Tatia, Sofia, we must rest." She informed her sister. Tatia sighed, glancing towards her twin, nodding in defeat. "We have another day before we hit the village. Mother and father would be proud of our journey." Sofia told her sister. Tatia grew to be protective, selfish, and always wanting something others had gained. Sofia grew passionate, kind and selfless and cared for Sienna the most. Sienna always ignored of Tatia's musings, therefore Tatia never included her sister with her games, like Sofia had. A pair of footsteps alerted the Petrov's of the presence. "My Ladies, are you both from around?" A tall, noble man with shoulder length reddish blonde hair with a sword by his side stepped into eyesight of Tatia, Sofia and Sienna. Tatia, fazed by his presence, whilst Sofia and Sienna thought nothing of. In her clear best English voice, mainly Bulgarian accent. "No, we come from far, however our mother and papa sent us to scout another village, but I believe that we may fear for our danger. Tatia told about this village nearby." Sienna stood, smothering her gown down. "My name is Sienna, and my sisters, Sofia and Tatia." Sienna curtsied. Tatia followed. The man smiled gently. "I am Niklaus, come, I can lead you to my mother." Niklaus held a hand towards Tatia, as she taken it. Sienna gathered her things as well as Tatia. "I must take your things, My Lady, it is right for a man." Sienna smiled softly. "Of course." Sienna stepped away, going to her sisters, giggling.

As Maddie told of how they come to a new village, Stefan, Damon and Lexi noticed her voice change, into a similar of Bulgarian English, a accent never heard of. As she finished the tale of her meeting with a certain man, she regained her consciousness, as if she fallen into her subconscious, straightened up. "That's sweet of Niklaus for Tatia." Lexi commented. Maddie laughed. "Yeah.. Sofia wasn't fazed in the slightest, she tended to be alone and herself at times." Stefan smiled softly. "Go get ready you!" Lexi pushed Maddie upstairs. Haley sat on the couch, thinking. "I'm confused with this whole supernatural thing, but Stefan I'll warn you, hurt my niece, I stake you and Damon." Haley glanced at Stefan intently. Stefan nodded. "I promise, she is my sister, I'd never intently hurt her. Ever." Stefan promised. Haley nodded. "I need to find Damon and tell him the same thing. Elena, Jeremy and Maddie is all I have left besides John, don't make me loose another member of the family. Jenna counts as well." Haley warned. Stefan nodded in acceptance. Stefan tilted his head, hearing something. Stefan glanced at Lexi, before grabbing Haley, giving her a finger signal, whooshing her into her room, where Maddie was with a towel wrapped around her body. "Stefan!" She widened her eyes. Haley ran to Maddie, clamping a hand over her mouth. "Elena." Stefan told her. Maddie widened her eyes, nodding as she grabbed her clothes and walking into Stefan's bathroom, changing.

Elena walked to the front door of the boarding house, knocking. "It's open!" Lexi called out. "Come on in." She added. Elena opened the door, stepping inside, but confused hearing a feminine voice. She walked inside further, turning down a hall, knowing its the way to Stefan's room. Lexi walked towards her, recognizing her, freezing. "Oh, my god. How, um..." She pointed, pausing her sentence. "Wh—Who?" She asked instead. Elena frowned in confusion. "I'm Elena." Elena answered her unasked question. Lexi nodded in confused understanding. "Who are you?" Elena asked. "Lexi." She introduced. "Stefan and—." She paused, shaking her head. "Stefan's friend." Elena slowly nodded. "Is he here?" Elena asked. Lexi glanced upstairs, knowing not only Stefan upstairs, but Maddie and Haley. "He's in the shower." Lexi looked at Elena. "Do you want to wait?" Elena shook her head. "No." Elena told her. Lexi smiled. "I'll tell him you stopped by." Elena cut her off. "That's okay." Elena told her, walking away, hurt and confused. Lexi looked after her in confusion.

Maddie sat on Stefan's bed as Stefan was pulling on a shirt after his short shower. Lexi walked inside the room, exasperated. "Are you two out of your freaking mind?" Stefan and Maddie glanced at one another, in confusion. "What are you talking about?" They both asked in unison. Lexi walked towards the desk, picking up Katherine with Madelyn's picture, turning to face Stefan and Maddie, holding it up for them to see. "I just met Elena." Stefan glanced in confusion, whilst Maddie glanced in understanding. "Yeah.. about that. Stefan?" Maddie faced Stefan, standing next to Lexi. "You have some serious explaining to do." They told him. Stefan sighed in defeat. "She's a doppelgänger." Maddie announced, five minutes later after Lexi had gotten dressed. Stefan sat on the couch. Lexi stood by a mirror. Stefan nodded. Lexi frowned. "I'd know, because Amara, Tatia, Sofia, Katerina and Elena share the same face, same bloodline, directly spooky if you ask me." Maddie told them. "But no, it's not what you think." Stefan added in. "They are related, because they could be twins." Lexi told them. Maddie shook her head. "Amara and Tatia are both dead, I'm assuming Sofia is too, because nobody can't find her body anywhere, and they're at least 1000 years apart in age. And for Katerina and Elena, well I was told Katerina was born in Bulgaria in 1450s or around there, because Katerina had a child out of wedlock, just like Tatia did in 1492. And Nadia, Katerina's daughter is possibly dead, I assume. And how'd I know? I do my own research, and I have sources from the past. Unfortunately it's the witches from the Other Side, which is weird because I don't know many as I've had in the past." Maddie explained. Lexi and Stefan rose an eyebrow. "Told you, book worm." Stefan pointed towards Maddie. Lexi smirked. "I see she has the Salvatore gene inside her." Lexi commented. "But you didn't find out for sure." She told Stefan. "No." Stefan paused. "Maybe I don't wanna know. I have—I have no desire to tie Elena to Katherine." Stefan told them. Maddie rose an eyebrow. Lexi gave him a skeptical look. "Okay, yes, yes." Stefan admitted. "The resemblance is what drew me in, but that's it. Just like how when I first met Maddie, I thought she was Madelyn. But she is, not Elena. Katherine and Elena may look the same on the outside, but on the inside, they are completely different." Maddie gasped in realization of his words. Lexi frowned, listening. "What you mean to say that Elena isn't a bitch?" Lexi asked. Stefan smiled. "No, Elena is... Elena's warm, and she's—she's kind, and she's caring, and she's selfless, and it's real. And honestly, when I'm around her, I—I completely forget what I am." Maddie smiled, nodding happily at her brother. "Oh, my god. You're in love with her." Lexi realized. Maddie giggled. Stefan took a minute, nodding. "Yeah, yeah, I am." He admits. Maddie squeals. "I knew it! But, you aren't the only one." Lexi smiled. "Wow." Stefan sighed, shaking his head.

As Maddie stood by the bar at the Grill, she wondered if she'd forgive Elena for her actions against Stefan and Damon. Of course Maddie knew that Elena wanted to protect her, and keep her away from the supernatural world, but she couldn't help but resent that her sister made her choice for her, even if it wasn't Elena's to begin with. "A penny for your thoughts, sister?" A voice called out towards Maddie, as she turned to see Damon walking towards her. Maddie smiled softly. "Elena." That one little word, and Damon understood. "I know your in love with her Damon, but she's not Katherine, nor Alissa." Maddie smiled softly. Damon had taken upon himself to explain their past, and Maddie has been having dreams lately, of who her lives were. Maddie remembered Alissa very much, she was her ancestor by blood, her sister in-law by marriage, and another figure that Maddie trusted with her life. "Alissa's gone." Damon's cold tone told that Maddie shouldn't ask about it. Maddie nodded, glancing around. "Caroline, 7 o'clock." She smirked, teasingly as she walked by him. Damon scowled as he turned to face the blonde. "Happy birthday." Damon softly told her. Maddie shook her head, walking away to find her sister or other brother.

After a few minutes of Maddie disappearing into a crowd of others. Alissa was hiding in the crowd, smirking to herself as she overheard the previous conversation. Oh how wrong Damon was. The figure slipped on a cola, with a hint of vervain laced, and watched with wearily eyes. She had previously talked to Maddie. To quite honest, Maddie was willing to open up, but of course she was family. Alissa watched around in amusement, until she saw the one face she had seen countless times before. Stefan Salvatore. Stefan knew that somehow she was alive, but being compelled has its perks. Maddie also knew her, but she had not connected the dots quite yet. "Amazing party, right?" She heard Caroline ask Damon. Alissa tuned in to the conversation. "Glad you thought of it." Damon sarcastically told her, yet sincere. Caroline didn't comment, but seemed confused. Alissa rolled her eyes, seeing her husband flirt with a Forbes. "Well, are you having a good time?" Caroline asked. Damon thought of it, but replaced with another question. "Do you have my crystal?" Damon asked. Alissa scowled, knowing his plans, but right now, she needed to leave. She couldn't risk her exposure before her time to return. She paid for her cola, and bid farewell as she walked out the back door just in time for Stefan to catch a glimpse of a familiar figure.

Maddie danced on the dance floor, awaiting for Stefan, but instead noticed Damon. "Have you seen Stefan?" Damon asked his sister over the music, but close enough she heard him. Maddie shook her head. "Nope, said he'd be here. Now dance with the birthday girl." She said the last part loudly as Damon groaned. Damon shook his head. "Nope, not gonna do it, don't make me do It." Damon pleaded. Maddie scowled but sighed. "Fine." Lexi came through, grabbing Maddie's hops as she danced. "Buy you a.." Damon trailed off. Maddie rose an eyebrow as Lexi shaking her head, walking off. Damon turned to Maddie. "How's feeling 15?" He asked. Maddie glanced at Damon in confusion and disbelief. "I'd think because today was the day I learned I turn 15 once, so I don't quite know, yet." She muttered. Damon rolled his eyes. "How ya holding up?" He asked, referring to the supernatural. Maddie taken a drink of her coke, setting it down on the counter, facing Damon. She gazed, thinking of how to answer that. "I'm handling it quite well, if you ask me. Don't, just listen." Damon started to open his mouth, but shut it, listening. "It's all confusing, and weird how I lives three possibly four lives before this one and I have clearly no memories and I'm relying on memories that I've gained so far, and diaries from my previous self sounds a bit confusing. So I'm doing well. The only thing is, I'm hurt, I'm lost, I'm so confused, I have literally no one to help me explain, except for one person, who may be dead, for my sake." Maddie told in one breath. Damon sat and listened. "I can understand your angry, and confused. When I died." He muttered quietly so nobody but Maddie heard. "I thought my life was over, I wanted to see you married off, have children. When you ran to save Stefan from father, he killed you, Emily told me. I died first, then you, and Stefan last. But when I woke up, your body was gone, me and Stefan were transitioning. I blamed Stefan for your death, although it wasn't completely his fault." Damon admitted. Maddie sat, listened. "Damon, it isn't your fault, I died saving Stefan, you know I'd do that, no matter what. I didn't understand what was happening, nor did I want to, but I died, saving someone we both love. It should be my fault that I didn't protect him sooner. Yes, I may be the smallest, youngest, and the baby, but I'm supposed to look after you two." Maddie's eyes glistened up. Stefan, who walked in, heard her words paused. "So, Damon, do not blame yourself for my death, if you want someone to blame, blame me, not him." Maddie kissed Damon's cheek, before walking towards the pool tables, leaving Damon to himself.

Meanwhile, after her and Damon's talk, Maddie joined Stefan and Lexi by the pool tables, Maddie sitting on a stool, whilst watching the latter two playing a round. "Whoo." Stefan told Lexi, who made a winning shot. Maddie cheered. "Go Lexi." Stefan rolled his eyes. "Hey!" He called out. "Oops, sorry not sorry." Maddie giggled. "Good one!" Lexi commented. Maddie stood up, grabbed Stefan's pool-stick and went around the table. "I don't know if this would be good enough or not, but whatever." Maddie closed her eyes, taking a deep breath, taking a one in a million shot. And it goes into a pocket. "Whoo, good job!" Stefan congratulated her. From afar, Damon watched his sister with a small smile, but turned to see Lexi walking over. "Two shots of tequila." Lexi raised her hand. The bartender set out four shots. "Make that four." Lexi turned from seeing Elena, and Maddie beside her. "You know, I need to see some ID." The bartender asked. Lexi leaned in, eyes dilating. "No you don't." She compelled her. "That'll be, uh—." The bartender started to say, but Lexi cut him off. "Free." Maddie smirked, shaking her head. "On the house." The bartender smiled. Lexi and Maddie mocked surprised. "Thanks!" Lexi cheered. The bartender poured. Damon shook his head, turning around.

Maddie noticed her sister walking through the crowd alone, tagged Lexi to follow her. "Ah, the famous Elena, sister of Maddie." Lexi appeared. Maddie snickered quietly. "Towel girl." Elena called her. Maddie rose an eyebrow. "I've been called worse." Lexi handed Elena a shot, Maddie also taken one. "Here." Lexi gestured. "I didn't know that you guys could drink." Elena told her. Maddie disappeared, knowing Maddie wasn't supposed to know, she goes to Stefan, who smiled. "What's Lexi doing?" Stefan asked. Maddie smiled, taking the stick Lexi previously used for pool. "You aren't gonna say, hm." Maddie giggled. "Do you think Elena would ever tell me?" She murmured, serious. Stefan glanced at her. "I.. I don't know." Stefan faced her, arms crossed. Maddie sighed. "I get that she hid the secret of you two from Jeremy and I, but she should've at least told me, don't you? I'm her sister, I'm old enough to know these things. And especially now that we're related, I'm supposed to know." Maddie told him. Stefan sighed, then placing hands on her shoulders, Damon walked towards his brother and sister, hearing the conversation. "I hate that I'm lied to, Stef, how can I handle the fact that Elena won't even tell me." Maddie sighed. "Because she thinks she's protecting you, I had to compel Jeremy." Damon's voice came in. Maddie turned around. "Can.. can you reverse it? I need Jeremy to understand what happened to Vicki before I tell him about myself." Maddie glanced at Damon. Damon nodded. "I can reverse and ask to recite the compulsion so Elena doesn't know." Damon suggested. Stefan nodded. Maddie sighed in relief. "We'll do it later, here comes Lexi." By then Damon disappeared. Lexi walked back over. "I heard." She told him. "Thank you." Stefan told her. Lexi smiled. "You weren't supposed to be listening to Elena, your supposed to listen to your sister." Lexi scolded lightly. Stefan glanced towards Elena. "We'll see." Maddie murmured quietly, walking away. Elena walked towards her, hugging her sister. "Happy birthday, Maddie." Maddie smiled, even if she was upset, she had to pretend, even if it's for a little while.

Maddie stood by the bar, with everyone cheering loudly. Tyler came over towards her. "Happy birthday Maddie!" He yelled, causing others to say 'Happy Birthday Maddie'. Maddie laughed. Tyler picked her up, twirled her around. Stefan and Damon stood by, wishing they'd celebrate with her. Maddie glanced at her brother's, then getting an idea. "Hey, it's not just my birthday." She told. Stefan widened his eyes, mouthing 'no' towards Maddie. "Happy birthday Stefan!" Maddie yelled towards him. The crowd smiled and sent cheers towards his way. Stefan laughed. Elena smiled, waving. "You're dead." Stefan whispered towards Maddie in her ear. Maddie smirked. "Oh butt in, cheer up, it's our birthday, and I just found you once again, please this once, do it for me?" Maddie pleaded her brother. Stefan knew she was right, they found one another, at least she had a good reason. "Fine." Stefan gave in. "Let's party!!" Maddie yelled, dragging her brother towards the dance floor, laughing. Stefan tagged along for the ride.

Maddie was dancing with friends, Stefan and Lexi were hanging around. Damon lounging by the bar, as usual. Lexi walked towards him. Lexi poured some shots, handing one towards Damon. "All right, the shots are a bribe. I need you to answer a question. What are you really doing in Mystic Falls? And don't say it's Maddie." Lexi asked. "Have you tried the brittle?" Damon asked. "Wins awards." Damon tried to distract Lexi. "Cut the crap." Lexi cut him off. Damon taken a shot, setting it down. "Okay, I have a diabolical master plan." Lexi taken intake of a breath. "What is it?" Lexi asked. "What is what?" Maddie appeared, giggling as she sat on a stool. Damon and Lexi glanced at Maddie in shock. "Are you drunk?" Damon's protective instinct came in. Maddie rose an eyebrow. "No? I'm energized, try it sometime." Maddie giggled loudly. "Well, If I told you, it wouldn't be very diabolical, now wouldn't it?" Damon asked. Lexi gave him a skeptical, but sarcastic look. The next thing they know, Sheriff Forbes walked in, injecting Lexi with vervain, making her weak. Damon stood. "What is happening?" Maddie stepped forward, but Damon held her back. "Damon?" She asked. Damon grabbed her hand, knowing how worried and afraid she was. Sheriff Forbes turned to see Maddie. "Happy birthday, Maddie." She smiled sadly at the teen she considered a daughter. Damon caught the look, squeezing Maddie's hand. "Liz?" Maddie asked. "Thank you for the vervain. We'll take it from here." Maddie gasped, glancing at Damon, as she stepped away. "So, it's you." Maddie murmured, shaking her head. "I considered her a friend, Damon. Now you lost me." Maddie turned, walking towards Stefan, hurt. Damon watched in sadness of what he'd just done.

Late at night, Maddie went towards the boarding house. She couldn't believe Damon had turned Lexi in, and gotten her killed. Maddie pulled up in her car, parking it. She had tears down her face, putting her head on the steering wheel, crying. Stefan and Damon, whom inside heard their sister cry. Damon knew he hit the rocks, he knew he shouldn't have killed her, but he needed a distraction, something so he can plan his diabolical plan. Damon walked outside, seeing his sister inside her car, crying. He walked towards the drivers side, opening the door, gently pulled Maddie to his chest. "No, no, no, no, you killed her." Maddie sobbed, pounding her fists on his chest. Damon ignored her as Stefan opened the front door, letting them in. Stefan knew Maddie was taking this harder. Damon walked upstairs, to his room, knowing she'd forgive by the morning. Stefan followed along, and sitting on Damon's bed. "You had to kill her." He asked him. Damon rolled his eyes. "Clearly from what you missed with the stake." He restarted. "Besides, I said I was sorry, anything else?" Damon remarked. "Well, fix it. For Maddie." Stefan told him, walking out of Damon's bedroom, towards his. Damon sighed, moving a peace of hair from her face. "I am sorry." He murmured. "I hate you." She murmured, turning away, covering up, leaving Damon to himself.

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• And here's a chapter of Reincarnated!
• So, I'm starting this story back up again, it was my first story I wrote, and I intend to finish.
• I switched a few things up with Maddie, Elena, the brothers, supernatural thing. The reason is, I couldn't figure how to plan her out until season two, but there are things she won't know until then, I.E Elijah, and more of her past lives, etc.
• Any questions or suggestions are welcome!
• Stay tuned for History Repeating!

[ just a warning, that brackets and italics are diary entries ]