Founders council party

~Hiding from the monsters only made them stronger

It's been four days since the attack on Tanner. Four long days where people would grieve and place flowers at the high school. Four days of angry people demanding answers. Answers that the police couldn't give. What is happening in Mystic Falls? What was becoming of this town? Kayla hadn't heard from Damon for four days. She hadn't text him, nor did he text her. It was a bit awkward. Kayla was always so preserved and so careful and now she let a strange man which she barely knows feed her drunk. And worse.. She was drunk and had sex with him. It almost feels like she wasn't herself.

Kayla takes a deep breath and runs inside. She pulls the music out of her ears and looks at Jenna who throws popcorn at the TV. "Scum ball. Scum bucket." "Who are you talking to?" "Him," says Jenna and points at the TV. Kayla looks at the reporter on TV. "The news guy?" 'Also known as Logan "Scum" Fell. Did your mom ever tell you why I moved away from Mystic Falls?' Kayla shakes her head. "Bloody bites me if I care," sighs Kol. "Oh, no way. You and him?" "He's cute," says Elena. Kayla rolls her eyes and makes her way toward the shower.

"Did anybody hear the doorbell?" she asks, and looks into the empty living room. Sighing, she runs to the door and sees Tyler. "You just don't know when to stop, isn't it Mate," says Kol. Kayla sighs. "What do you want? " "I'm here for my mom. I was supposed to pick up a box of stuff." "Right here. Please be careful" says Elena." "Yeah, be careful with it, dick." Jeremy looks up at his little sister. "ey! Not now, okay, guys? Please" asks Elena and looks at Kayla. "I'm fine. Your sister I can handle, your brother is just being a punk." Kayla scoffs. "I'll show you punk" groans Kol. "I got your punk right here," says Jeremy and puts up his middle finger. "Look, Tyler, maybe you should go. Tell your mom that I'll see her tonight." Tyler scoffs and walks away. Jeremy sighs and hugs Kayla, whose eyes are filled with tears again. "Don't let him get to you okay?" Jeremy says. Kayla nods and sniffs. She drops her head against Jeremy's shoulder.

Sighing, Kayla looks in the mirror while Elena closes the zipper of her blue gown. White dots decorate her dress like it's a beautiful sky. "You are going to do just fine" soothes Elena and puts Kayla"s hair in a fishtail. Kayla sighs. "I would rather stay home." "You can't. It is not wrong to show your face in public now and then." Kayla sighs. "I'm just surprised that they still do these things." "Exactly my words darling" groans Kol.

"Look at you," says Damon enthusiastically. Kayla fakes a smile. "Dashing like your sister." Damon blinks at Elena. Elena smiles and looks at Damon, who hooks his arm into Kayla. Stefan said that Damon wanted to be her date for the founder's council celebration. Since no one else offered and Kayla couldn't stay home from Elena. She allowed him to be her 'date'. It was still a bit awkward for her to walk inside the Lockwood Mansion. She did spend so much time here, together with Tyler.

"Let me show you something," says Elena, and drags Stefan with her. Damon follows them together with Kayla. Elena points towards a set of wedding rings. Stefan walked up behind her. " Your parents?" "There is so much history here" sighed Elena. Kayla nods. "The founding families in Mystic Falls welcome you to the inaugural founder's council celebration" shouts the mayor while his eyes look over the people. "Thank you" greets Kayla when a boy hands her and Damon a glass of champagne. "Are you allowed to drink" whispers Damon with a playful smirk? "I doubt it" she answers, and drinks the glass. She swallows and pulls a sour face. "Cheap Champagne, or do you just have no class," asks Kol teasingly. Damon chuckles. "I'll look for a.. diet coke. It was right, we don't want you to rip out my clothes again after a few shots of bourbon?" Kayla laughs and shakes her head. "That was disgusting", she laughs. "The champagne or the clothes ripping? In both ways, I must agree" says Kol. Damon walks to the bar while Kayla searches for Elena again. "Wow, look, it's the original guest registry. Look at all those familiar names—Sheriff William Forbes, Mayor Benjamin Lockwood. Is that Damon Salvatore? And, Stefan Salvatore?"

Kayla swallows. "Busted arent' we" jokes Kol. Her stomach twists and twirls. Slowly , Kayla stepped backward. She bumps into Damon. "Don't" threatens Kol. "The original Salvatore brothers. Our ancestors. A tragic story, actually." "We don't need to bore them with stories of the past," says Stefan. "It's not boring, Stefan. I'd love to hear more about your family" says Elena. "I don't" sighs Kol. Kayla, distrusting, tries to get away from Damon but his hands are too tight on her shoulder. Stefan sighs. 'I am getting some drinks. Anyone wants something?" Kayla shook her head. Elena smiles at Kayla and joins Stefan.

Kayla wants to follow her, but Damon stops her. "Stop touching mate!!" Kayla swallows. "You know don't you"' whispers Damon and turns to Kayla. He looked into her eyes. "Know what" mumbled Kayla. Damon smirks. "You know where I'm talking about... You are a smart girl." "Damon... I... I must go." Damon smiles. "Yes, let's go outside... where it's less chatty. Not?" Kayla swallows while Damon pulls her along with her. "Let go, Mate, I will make you bleed for this!" "Damon" protests Kayla. Damon chuckles. His hand leaves a blue mark on her upper arm while he leads her outside, to the back of the garden. Kayla swallows when he stops at a dark spot next to the pond and an old willow tree.

Damon slowly steps behind Kayla and wraps his arms around her waist. "I know you are a smart girl and I know you tried to escape as soon as you saw those names," he says in a dangerously low voice. He places his chin on her neck. "Damon," she asks, afraid. Damon smells her perfume. "You see, that is when I noticed that you know." "I don't know anything please," Kayla says. Tears burned in her eyes. Damon kissed her neck. "Don't worry, that is not the only reason that I pulled you here. Outside in the garden." "No" Kayla asks, unsure. "You make me crazy, you know that? It's okay. I forgive you." "I swear I..." Her heart beats in her throat. "hh, shh, shh. It's okay." Kayla groans when she feels a sharp pain in her neck. He bites her neck deeply and places his arms tight around her waist. "Kayla" yells Kol. "Stop doing that!" Kayla sobs and bites her lip. Why is this happening? It doesn't take long before they both fall to the ground.

"Kayla" roars Kol loudly. "What the hell" curses Damon. "Kayla" asks Kol doubting. He squats down next to her again. "You know, I couldn't spike your drink...So I spiked hers" says Stefan, who enters slowly and pulls Damon away from her. "Kayla, there you are. I've been looking everywhere for you. Are you okay" asked Elena. Kayla sits up and places her hand on her neck. Tears escaped her eyes. Sobbing, she feels the blood running from her neck. Her heart beats fast; her breath stocks. "I'm fine" she whispers. "Kayla what happened," asks Elena and sits down with Kayla. "I'm fine." "No. You're shaking. Kayla—What—" Just bloody hold your sister" orders Kol annoyed. "Come here, come here" whispers Elena and holds Kayla close in her arms.