A Dangerous Desire

Dear Diary

Victoria POV:

Dear Diary,

Yes, I am actually doing the lame thing of keeping a diary while in the Vampire Diaries. What can I say its hard to keep track of what I know, what others know, what I remember will happen, what I don't want to happen, and writing it down helps keep things organized in my head... pretty sure its the only thing that's kept me sane.

Things had been up in the air recently, Lexi, Lee and Harper only stay through the week and then took off. Bree didn't last much longer, I guess she got tired of being Damon's s*x doll/buddy plus she had her bar to get back to. Enzo was still here keeping in the shadows, he's worn Matt down and the two are actually kind of friends now. It helped he was very handy around the house, fixing things we wouldn't have been able to afford to fix otherwise.

I felt bad about leaving him trapped inside all day when I was working or at school. I talked to him about asking Bonnie for a daylight ring but he still wanted to keep his presence in town top-secret, not that I think Bonnie would have been too eager to do me a favor anyways.

Ever since Bonnie helped Bree open the tomb she's been a little... full of herself? She was acting like she was superior or invincible or something, I was just glad Grams was still around to pull her back in line if she started getting out of hand.

Jeremy found out about vampires due to Anna, even though she got her Mother back the pair hadn't left. They decided to stick around and now Jeremy was feeling like Elena and I had deceived him. It wasn't like in the show, I was still alive so Elena never had Damon compel him to forget but still his feelings were hurt and he was keeping his distance from us.

I know Damon treated me like crap when I first got here and he was still an unhinged sociopath but honestly, I felt bad for him. As much fun as Katherine is to watch, I wouldn't wish anyone to tangle with her in real life. Still, as much as I wanted to help Damon I knew the only help he was looking for was in drunk sorority girls, and as sexy as I still found him I wasn't any more interested in being his s*x buddy than Bree had been.

For now, I was trying to focus on school and work, but honestly, I was feeling homesick, it was getting me a bit depressed. I wanted to hug my mom so badly. When I ever those feelings started to get too much for me I transferred them onto Matt. I loved Matt as if he was my real brother. The two of us had really become a team lately. 

(ding dong)

Hang on sounds like someone's at the door,

I'll write more later, wish me luck I guess!

3rd Person POV:

Vee moves to open the door shocked to see Melinda Clarke/Matt's Mom.

"Uhh, Mom?"

"Well, are you gonna let me in?" Kelly asks.

"Vic's who's at the door?" Matt shouts from the Kitchen,

"You're Mother! and she would like to know why her key no longer works." Kelly said pushing her way in past Victoria.

"Mom?" Matt asks just as confused as Vee

"Yes, is my presence really so surprising? This is still my house."

She comes further into the house and drops her bags carelessly. Vee rolls her eyes and moves them to the side so no one tripped on them. Kelly gives Matt a big kiss on the cheek but then snakes the breakfast he just made for himself and helps herself to the last of the OJ.

Matt and Vee exchange a look, neither knowing what to do.

"So, it's been a few months. Where've you been?" Matt asks

"Ah, you know, here and there. Never one place too long. You know Pete."

"No, actually, I don't. Because you never brought him around."

Kelly doesn't respond to the question and walks back over towards her bags and starts heading to her room,

"Wait, you can't just go in there," Vee tells her,

"And why not it's my bedroom."

 "We rented it out."

"What? Why on earth would you do something like that?"

 "Oh I don't know to pay bills, keep ourselves fed, and a roof over our heads."

Kelly rolls her eyes, "Oh don't be so dramatic."

Kelly drops the bags again and grabs a clean glass from the sink and opens the fridge, grabbing a bottle of vodka, before sitting down at the table adding it to her orange juice.

"Well, I guess Vicki will have to move on to the couch, I'll take your room sweetie until the end of the month then whoever this renter is will have to go."

"Are you even going to be here till the end of the month?" Vee asks

"Is that any way to talk to your mother?"

Matt steps in between the two, "Mom, seriously, knock it off, what are you doing back here?"

"Are you trying to say I need a reason to come back? Sit down. Eat with me."

[Matt grabs a bowl and some cereal and sits across the table from Kelly.]

"Tell me everything I've missed, hmm."

Vee decides not to stay for whatever this is, "well this seems more like a mother-son bonding thing, so I'm just going to go."

"Vick, you don't have to," Matt tries to tell her.

"No it's fine, I'm meeting my tutor soon anyway."

Victoria says quickly heading out the door.

"A tutor? Since when is my daughter so studious?"

Matt sighs, "Vick's actually been trying really hard lately,"

"Really?" Asks Kelly not really believing it.

"Yeah, so maybe now's not the best time to come back if your just gonna do what you always do."

"And what is it that I always do?

"Drink, party, hook up with someone inappropriate, and then take off with whatever money is lying around."

Kelly sits back, "Ouch, okay well that is not why I am back okay? I promise baby, it's different this time. I realized I don't have much more time with you and Vicki, you're both so close to graduating now and I just wanted to come back before I missed any more time with either of you. I promise no drama, I just want another chance to be your mom, even if its only for a little while longer, okay?"

"Okay." Matt wasn't sure if he could believe Kelly but he hoped things could be different this time.

Victoria POV:

I left Matt and "Mom" to talk, Kelly was a disaster in the show and it's not like she was really my mom. No one knew but I had been studying to take my GED. I didn't do too poorly on my practice tests except for my Maths so that's what the tutor was for.

When I got to the School I recognized someone I wasn't sure i'd ever get to see in this new version of the Vampire Diaries I was living in... Mr. Alaric Saltzman. Well my day just got a whole lot better.

Alaric POV:

I had listened to that voicemail a hundred times... hearing my wife wasn't dead but a vampire I had to come to Mystic Falls and find who left the message, what they knew... everything.

I was at the High School looking for a job when I felt someone watching me, I turned around to see a young woman, she was admiring me, that much was obvious but it was more than that... it's like she was excited to see me, but I was sure we had never met... this might be a good place to start my quest for answers.

I turned and started walking towards her, I could see she panicked a bit as I got closer, she was like a deer in headlights trying to decide which way to run.

"excuse me, do we know each other?" I ask

"oh, uhh no sorry for starring... I must have had you confused for someone else."

She tried to excuse herself but I recognized the voice, she was the one who had called and left me that message!

"wait, please. I recognize your voice... you're the one who called me about my wife."

"uhh, I uhh. It's... it's complicated, I'm sorry I'm late I should really go."

"wait, please. Can I at least have your name." I shouted after her as she moved quickly to get away from me, she turned around and quickly shouted "Victoria," before disappearing into a classroom.

Victoria POV:

I had text Stefan 910, it was our code for when things weren't technically an emergency but still pretty close. He was waiting for me outside the school. I had about a half our before my shift at the Grill, so I caught him up as we walked over.

"Wait so this Alaric guy, his wife who's missing/a vampire... she's Elena's mom?"

I nod, "Yeah, he's here for answers. When I left that message for him I though I was gonna die, what am I supposed to do now?"

"I don't know, this is a lot to take in."

"Oh, I haven't even gotten to the best part," I tell him

"Which is?"

"Take a guess who turned her."

"You don't mean..."

"Yup the one and only Mr. Damon Salvatore."

"Did you tell Alaric? If he comes at Damon then..." Stefan says starting to panic

I cut him off, "I know, and no I didn't tell him but if he sees Damon he'll know anyway."

"How?" Stefan asks

"Because he walked in on Damon drinking from her and then they disappeared out the window, that's the last time he saw her, it  was with Damon, that's not something you forget"

"Well, we're gonna have to keep them apart for as long as possible, Damon won't hesitate to kill him right now."

"What about Elena, are you going to tell her?" I ask

"Ugh, I don't know.... I mean yes, I have to right?"

"Hey don't look at me I only know what can happen, what should happen that's a judgment call."

"Well, did you see her knowing?" he asks

"Yes, but it didn't happen like this, in my... visions, Damon killed Tanner the night of your first game and then Alaric came to fill the history teacher position."

"Tanner is supposed to be dead? How did you stop Damon?"

"Uhh, I may have thrown myself at him," I admit

"Wait what?!"

"I'm not proud but it worked didn't it, and relax he called it off before it got too far, something about waiting for Katherine."

"Yeah well he's not waiting anymore, I have a house full of drunk compelled sorority girls."

I smile, "Lucky you."

Stefan is not as amused, "Yeah, not exactly... so Alaric told her in your original vision?"

"Uhh no, Jenna told her she only knew her birth mother's first name, Isobel, and then when you tried to talk Alaric out of confronting Damon you learned his wife's name..."

"Isobel."

"Yeah, look if you want my opinion I think it should come from you. The version I saw Damon is drunk at some bachelor auction thing and basically reminisces in front of everyone how good she tasted and Elena puts it together."

"Alright, I'll talk to her... thanks for the heads up."

We broke away, me gong to work and Stefan to talk to Elena,

It was lunchtime when I next saw my mom, she was surprise surprise sat at the bar. Jenna came in and the two got day drunk together. If I thought that was uncomfortable words can not describe the feeling of seeing Alaric walk in and take a seat at the bar.

"Hey, can I get a drink?" he asks

"Umm, I'm a waitress not a bartender... too young. I'll tell him you're ready to order tho."

"Great, but while you're here I'll put an order in for a burger... and a side of how do you know what happened to my wife."

"Sorry we're not serving sides today but I'll go put your order for a burger in and make sure a large glass of bourbon finds its way in front of you."

"How do you know I like bourbon?" Alaric asks skeptically

crap...  "uh, lucky guess."

I did my best to avoid him during my shift, but he was always watching me tho.

I saw Jeremy and Anna come in and sit in my section, wow today is just not my day.

"Hey, Jer, hi Anna. Are you guys ready to order?"

"You were at the tomb... who are you?" Anna asks

Jeremy introduces us, "Anna this is Victoria, she's the one who tried to warn me about you."

"How did you even know about me, your human... aren't you?"

"Yup, umm what about drinks, can I start you off with drinks?"

"Are you making me an offer?" Anna asks

"I was thinking more like a couple of cokes."

"Hey, who's that guy that keeps staring at you... wait is that your mom over there?" Jeremy asks

"Yup, getting shitfaced with your aunt... it's been a fun day. And don't worry about Alaric, he's harmless. So drinks or more awkward talk?"

"Uhh, I'll take a sprite."

"Same."

"Great, I'll be right back with those."

Jeremy came up to me when I ducked outside for a smoke break.

"I thought you quit."

"I did, its not light I just needed a minute."

he shoves his hands into his pockets, "Yeah... look I just want to know why you thought you couldn't tell me?"

"about vampires or my weird psychic powers?"

"Both."

I shrugged not knowing what to say.

"Well, I wish you would have trusted me."

I roll my eyes, "Its not about trust Jeremy! does any of this make sense to you? Because it sure as hell doesn't to me. I was just trying to have things make sense in my head, I... I thought I would die the night we opened the tomb... I left you a letter and a stake... they're under your mattress... the stake is really just a chunk of wood I didn't have time to learn how to whittle or anything but I wanted you to be prepared I guess. Probably should have put together a better plan but-"

"You really thought you were going to die?"

"Yeah... look I'm sorry if you felt like I didn't trust you or felt left out or whatever but I'm trying my best here Jer... and it won't always make everyone very happy with me but I don't know how else to navigate all this. So can you cut me a little slack... please."

Jeremy thinks on it for a moment but then nods, and gives me a hug. It actually feels really nice and comforting... I guess I really needed that.

After my shift I feel like someone is following me, I'm praying it's Alaric and not Damon but I keep walking hoping to get to my house before anything bad happens. The sun has started to set when someone grabs me. I turn around but they are quickly torn off me...

Enzo has the mystery creeper on the ground, his hand around his throat... I move to see who it is...

oh holy f**k no.