Chapter 14

A lot has happened since summer started. I quit my job at the Grill because it was becoming a little overwhelming. I've still been staying at the Boarding House. I would stay with the Gilberts' but, the house is too crowded. Plus, my dad's staying there to hep look out for Jeremy and Elena. Let's se..Oh! I've been working with Damon and my dad on leads to where Stefan might be. Klaus and Stefan have been leaving a trail, which Caroline has helped us find with the help of her mom. Oh, and also, my powers have been growing. I've been becoming stronger. Bonnie let me use her grimoire while she was spending time with her dad's family. I've learned to channel energy from things, and control my power, which is really exciting. Right now, I was at the Gilbert house drinking coffee with Elena and my dad. I was talking to Caroline on the phone.

"What are you doing?" I asked her.

"Just shopping for the party Elena is trying to bail out on." I looked at Elena.

"Why are you bailing on you're party? You're eighteen! You have to live a little." I told her with a smirk.

"I never said yes in the first place." She told me.

"She were never going to which is why I planned it anyway. Oh, my mom wants you to call her." Caroline told me.

"Did she find something?" I asked intrigued.

"An animal attack in Memphis. It's the third one this week in Tennessee." She explained.

"And you're sure it's a vampire?" I asked causing Elena and my dad to look at me.

"Yes, but that doesn't mean that it's Klaus." She pointed out.

"Doesn't mean it's not." I told her.

"I'll call her." "Well call her on her cell." She told me.

"Tell her thank you for her help." I said with a smile.

"All right. Well, I gotta go. I'll see you in a bit." She said about to hang up.

"Caroline, keep tonight small please!" Elena yelled so Caroline could hear her.

I put it on speaker so Elena could hear her response.

"Wear something pretty." Caroline said before hanging up. I rolled my eyes and smiled. I then called Liz. She told me about the lead and where it is. She gave me an address to check out.

"Thank you Liz. I'll talk to you soon." I said hanging up.

"Alright, well I'm gonna go give this new lead to Damon." I said walking up to my dad.

"I'll see you later." I said giving him a kiss on the cheek. "I moved to Elena and gave her a hug.

" And remember Elena.wear something pretty. "She playfully shoved me as I laughed. I walked to my car, drove to the Boarding House , and walked inside. I walked into the living room.

"Good morning." I heard from behind me.

"Hey, I was gonna ..." I turned around to find a completely naked Damon standing there covered in bubbles, smirking.

"Oh!" I yelled turning back around.

"You heard me! You knew that I was here. "

" Yeah, you should learn to knock. What if I was..indecent? "He asked sarcastically. I rolled my eyes. I'll grabbed a towel with one hand, put my other hand over my eyes, turned around, and threw the towel at Damon. I waited a couple seconds for him to put it on. When I thought he had put it on, I peeped between my fingers. I saw he put the towel on and dropped my hand from my eyes.

"Sheriff Forbes gave us another location to check." I said pulling the note out of my pocket.

"Memphis."

"They moved on to Tennessee." Damon said as he walked towards his room. I followed him, and when we got there, I saw Andie getting ready.

"Oh, God." I said sighing.

"What is this slut doing here?" Andie asked looking at me.

"Damon, your girlfriend is going to be dead in one second." I said angrily.

"Andie honey ..." He stood in front of her.

"Why don't you get to work?

"Oh and from now on play nice with Myra. "

" I should get to work. "Andie said.

She gave him a kiss.

" Oh, Myra. You look really pretty today. "

" Thank..you ...? "I said as she walked out of the room.

" Wow, the change in dynamic was..wow. "

" That fluttered victim I had Andie looking into had family in Tennessee. "He told me."

Which one? Pensacola? "I asked him looking at the map." Aha. "Damon said.

" Up for a road trip? "

" No can do. I told Caroline I could help her with the party. And if I tell her I can't, she'll hate me for a month. "I told him.

" Classic Barbie. "He said with a smirk.

" Alright I'll call your dad. See if he's up for some fun. "

" You do that. I have to go meet up with Caroline now. I'll see you tonight. "I told him before walking towards the door. I got in my car and drove to the Grill. I saw Tyler and Caroline sitting outside. I smiled. Since school ended, I've been hanging out with Caroline and Tyler a lot and, Tyler's not as big of a douche when Caroline is around. It's obvious he likes her. I can tell she likes him, but she just hasn't admitted it to herself yet. I walked up to their table and pulled up a seat.

"Hey guys." I said giving Caroline and Tyler a quick hug before sitting down.

"So what's up?" "We were just talking about how something is up with Tyler's mom. She's always eyeing me. "Caroline said.

" Hey guys! "Jeremy said walking up to the table.

" Jer! "I said standing up and giving me a hug.

" So how's the new job? "

" Oh you know, boring as hell. "He said with a laugh.

" I know. Why do you think I quit? "I asked him with a laugh.

" Did Matt make you switch sections? "Caroline asked Jeremy. He shrugged his shoulders.

" He thinks we're dating. "Caroline said to Tyler.

"So does my mother." Tyler said.

"What?" Caroline asked shocked.

"We're together all the time, it's not a leap." Tyler said.

"That's crazy." Caroline said with a laugh.

"Right." Tyler said before looking down.

"Not crazy." I said looking at them. They both looked at me before looking at each other and then looking down.

"Oh, God ..." Caroline, Elena, Tyler, and I were there fixing the Salvatore house up for the party.

"I feel like I have to fight Damon every single time we get a lead on Stefan. Today I didn't even want to ask him about it. Oh thanks Myra for going."

"Well I don't want to say no problem. Because there was a cost to me bringing him the lead." I told them.

"What happened?" Caroline asked me.

"Let's just say I have an image of Damon stuck in my mind that I want to be gone as much as possible." I told them. They all shook their heads in disgust.

"How do you think I felt?"

"But, every time I bring him a new lead, he acts as if he doesn't want to find him." Elena said taking some napkins from Caroline.

"Well, maybe he doesn't want to find him." Tyler said causing Caroline to look at him in shock.

"Tyler!" Caroline yelled.

"What? He's into you, isn't he?" Tyler asked for clarification.

"Mhm." I answered.

"The only reason Stefan left with Klaus was so that he could save Damon's life. I mean, trust me, Damon wants to find him." Elena pointed out.

"But you kissed him?" Tyler asked.

My mouth widened. Caroline gave him "the look".

"Probably screwed with his head."

"Tyler!" Caroline yelled again.

Elena smiled and looked down. Caroline and Elena looked at each other.

"I'm sorry!"

"Don't worry about it. Look, yes I kissed him, but it was a ... it was a goodbye kiss. I thought he was gonna die." She said as she sighed. Tyler shrugged his shoulders. Elena's phone beeped.

"I missed a call from Bonnie. I'll be right back." After Elena was out of sight, Caroline turned to Tyler.

"Just because I tell you things doesn't mean you're allowed to know them!"

"Sorry. I've gotta run if I'm gonna change and pick up Sophie in time." Tyler said walking towards the door. I looked up at the two and sensed a lot of drama about to happen.

"Wait. You're bringing a date? Slutty Sophie is your date?" Caroline said with a scoff.

"Hey! It's been kinda slow in that department. And..I am horny all the time now!" He said raising his arms in the air.

"That's my que." I said walking out of the room. The party had started. I was sitting in my room drinking some of Damon's bourbon, hoping he didn't catch me, because then he would tell my dad and that won't end well. I heard the door open, and I hid the bottle under my pillow. I saw it was Elena, and I sighed.

"Oh. It's just you." I said in relief. I pulled the bottle back out and drank from it.

"Hand it over." She said holding her hand out. I sighed and gave it to her, and I was shocked when she opened the bottle and took a long swig of it. She pulled her lips away from it and handed it back to me. I took a long sip of it and sighed.

"This party is the opposite of small. Jeremy's smoking again. Damon's given up." She paused.

"What's wrong with you?" Stefan's still gone, he's killing people, and I miss him like crazy, was what I wanted to say.

"The one person I ever opened up to and the one person that knows what loosing people does to me is gone."

"Yeah, why is that? Why do you only open up to Stefan?" She asked me confused.

"He's so easy to talk to. He doesn't judge me. He gives great advice." She nodded.

"That's Stefan for you." She said with a laugh. I could tell how much pain she was in.

"But you can come to me with these things. I'm here for you Myra . I love you like a sister. I would do anything for you." I smiled and brought her in for a hug. I pulled away and smiled again.

"Happy Birthday Elena." She smiled and held her arm out for me. I put the bottle on the floor and took her hand and we walked out of the room. We walked downstairs and enjoyed the party. A couple minutes later, I joined my dad and Damon outside.

"Oh gosh. My dad and I have the same friend. Could life get any worse?" I asked sarcastically. My dad rolled his eyes before Damon pulled out his phone.

"Andie wants me to pick her up." Damon said.

"Oh my gosh. Please take me with you ... Elena's with Caroline, who's drowning herself in drinks because Tyler's dancing with Slutty Sophie, and Jeremy and Matt are high. I'm so bored that I'm talking to the adults at the party. " I told him.

"Fine." Damon said. I smiled.

"Wait..your fake, compelled girlfriend wants you to be a chivalrous boyfriend?" My dad asked making me laugh.

"Well, it's a complicated dynamic." Damon said.

"Yeah." My dad said taking a drink.

"Well, hold the fort down, will ya?" Damon asked my dad.

"You mean the fort full of my drunk history students?" My dad asked.

"Drink more, you will feel less weird." Damon said giving my dad another drink.

"Don't get too drunk." I told my dad. Damon and I walked to his car and headed to the News Station. We walked into the studio looking for Andie.

"Andie?" Damon asked playfully. His phone started ringing.

"Party Central.Umm, by the ... punch bowl..Oh..Oh, I gotta, gotta go break up beer pong."

"Who was that?" I asked him.

"Elena. Wondering where I was." He said. We entered Studio 3. I looked down and found a purse on the ground. I picked it up and gave it to Damon.

"It's her's." I looked around the studio until I saw him.

"Stefan." Damon said shocked. Stefan was standing in the middle of the studio.

"Hello brother. Myra." He said looking at me.

"You don't write, you don't call." I told him stepping forward.

"Need you two to stop following me. Causing some problems." He said walking forward.

"With who? Klaus? Are we supposed to care with he thinks?" I asked him with a scoff.

"What you're supposed to do is let me go." Stefan said.

"Saw your latest artwork in Tennessee. Walking a fine line there my friend. Keep that up and there will be no saving you." Damon threatened. Stefan smiled.

"See the thing is, uh, I don't need any saving. I just want you to let me go." He said. I shook my head.

"No. You don't want us to let you go. You need us to let you go to make the guilt easier on yourself." I said putting emphasis on 'need.'

"If we keep trying to bring you home and one day you do, you're never going to want to look us in the eye because of all the horrible things you've done. But Stefan, we all do horrible things. And we will forgive you for all of it. I just want you to come home. No ... I need you to come home. " I told him as I took another step forward. Stefan was suddenly in front of me. He looked at me before moving a piece of hair behind my ear.

"Poor Myra. Can't live without me." He said with a smile.

"Well I can live without you." He said before shoving me backwards. I felt a hard impact on my back. I felt myself hit the wall, then fall to the ground. Damon then rushed towards me, making sure I was okay. I felt a huge pain in my back. I groaned and cried at the pain.

"You know, I don't think I've made my point. Hey, Andie you still there?" Stefan asked looking up.

"Andie?" Damon said in shock as he stood up. Andie was standing on a ledge up in the rafters. Her voice sounded scared.

"Oh my god." I said sitting up against the wall.

"Damon? I can't move Damon. He told me that I can't move." She said crying.

"No, no, no, it's okay, Andie. Stay calm. Not cool brother!" Damon yelled.

"Aw, come on! A little bit cool. Huh? Hey, Andie. You can move now." Stefan said with a smirk.

"No! No, no, no, no, no NO!" Damon yelled. Stefan grabbed him and pushed him against the wall. I started a levitation spell. I said the words and as Andie began to fall, I caught her before she hit the floor. I then placed her gently on the floor and sighed in relief.

Stefan looked at me angrily before grabbing a chair, breaking it and stabbing Damon in the legs. Everything happened so fast that Stefan rushed over to Andie and snapped her neck. I put my hand over my mouth as tears came from my eyes.

"I said let me go!" Stefan yelled to the two of us before using his vamp-speed to run away. Damon pulled the stakes out and moved over to Andie, only to find she was already dead. Damon looked at me, with sadness in his eyes. The tears fell from my eyes as I tried to stand up. Damon came over to me and picked me. He didn't say anything, and I didn't expect him too. He gave me some of his blood to heal me, which it did. The car ride home was silent. Neither of us said a word, until I spoke up.

"I'm sorry about Andie." I told him.

"I know we didn't really get along, but I know you cared about her." He didn't say anything. He stopped the car once we got to the driveway. He got out of the car and walked inside. I sighed and got out of the car. I walked inside, where people were still drinking and having a good time. I walked up to my room and closed the door and started crying. Suddenly, my phone started to ring. I looked at it and it was my dad.

"Hello?" I asked with a sniffle as I answered it.

"Myra, Damon told me what happened. Are you okay?" He asked.

"No dad, I'm not. Can you please come pick me up? I wanna stay at the house tonight." I told him wiping my tears.

"Of course. I'm on my way." He said. I hung up the phone and grabbed my bag. I walked to the front door of the house and waited for my dad. Everyone were still drinking and partying, but people were starting to leave. A few minutes later, my dad's car pulled up. He got out of the car and gave me a hug. I just started balling my eyes out.

"It's okay. I'm here." He rubbed his hand against my back for comfort.

"I'm here." When I got home, I took a long hot shower. I changed into some clean clothes and wrapped a towel around my hair to dry it. I walked out of my bathroom, to my room, and saw my phone was ringing. It was an unknown caller.

"Hello?" I asked answering. Nobody answered.

"Hello?" I asked again. I heard the other caller let out a deep breath.

"Hello? Who is this?" Nobody answered, so I hung up. Who the hell was that?

3rd POV

Stefan walked outside of the bar in Memphis and felt a wave of emotions crash on top of him. He felt horrible for killing Andie and especially for hurting Myra. He pulled out his phone and dialed a number. He held it to his ear hoping for her to pick up.

"Hello?" He heard and smiled.

"Hello?" Myra asked again. Stefan let out a sigh of relief. He was going to say something, but he thought she hated him for what he did to her. He just wanted to make sure she was okay. He would never forgive himself if she wasn't.

"Hello? Who is this?" Myra asked again. Stefan was about to say something, but it was too late because she hung up.