Chapter 2
It was morning and Harry was cooking breakfast for everyone.
“Hey, you’re up early.” Clint said as he came into the common area.
“Yeah, I have to go. My sister called.” Harry responded as he put a bowl of scrambled eggs onto the table.
“Is everything okay?” The archer asked.
“I don’t know. I’ll find out when I get there. I promised Steve last night that I would call if I needed anything.” Harry said as he got two plates of pancakes off the counter and placed it on the table.
“I decided to cook you a meal before I left.” Harry said.
“I’m going to miss your cooking.” Clint groaned as he started digging in. Harry chuckled as he plated the bacon and sausages that were cooking on the oven.
“I’ll try and not be long. Tell everyone I’m gone, will ya?” Harry said as he headed out to the balcony with his bag.
“Don’t forget to call.” Clint yelled behind him. He smiled as he teleported to his grandmother’s house. He had realized that he could do it when he was twelve. That was when he and Grams realized that his magic was slightly different.
He landed in his grandmother’s backyard. He dug out his keys and unlocked the door.
“Hello.” He called out.
“Grams?” He continued as he dropped his bag on the floor beside the door. He heard a door open and feet coming down the stairs.
“Harry, you’re here.” Bonnie said in relief. She ran to hug him.
“Is everything alright? You sounded urgent on the phone.” Harry said as he pulled her away to get a good look at her. He could tell that she was freaking out on the inside. Her magic must be coming through.
“I don’t think so.” She admitted.
“How about you get me up to speed while I cook us breakfast?” Harry suggested.
“That sounds like a good idea.”
“Hi, grams.” Harry said shyly as he went over to hug her and give her a peck on the cheek.
“Mmhm. We haven’t heard from you in three months.” Sheila said accusingly.
“I’m sorry. I’ll tell you everything.” Harry said, wincing at the look she was giving him.
“Yes, you will.” Sheila said as she sat down at the table.
It was two stories and thirty minutes later when the trio moved from the table to the study.
“Grams, what do you think it is?” Harry asked.
“Vampires.” She said matter-of-factly. She got up and went to the bookshelf. She grabbed an old book and started flipping through it.
“Emily, our ancestor, worked for a woman called Katherine Pierce. She wrote about her in this journal. When they moved here to Mystic Falls, they stayed at the Salvatore mansion, owned by Giuseppe Salvatore. Giuseppe had two sons.” Sheila said as she got to a page in the book.
She gave it to Bonnie, while Harry moved closer.
“Stefan and Damon.” Bonnie said in surprise as she saw the picture.
“You know them?” Harry asked.
“Yes, Stefan goes to our school,” Bonnie said as she pointed to the youngest looking one. “And Damon is the oldest one, but he’s been doing something to Caroline.”
Harry stared down at the photo. He had to admit that the eldest brother, was attractive, but if what Bonnie and Grams say is true, then he had to keep a close eye on him. On both of them.
He did not want his family or their friends getting hurt.
“Who is this lady?” Harry asked pointing to the lady beside Stefan.
“That’s Katherine.” Sheila replied.
“She looks so much like Elena.” Bonnie said. Harry thought so too. She looked too much like Elena.
“When you touched Elena, what did you feel?” Harry asked.
“She felt cold, and not just in the physical way. Her aura, I guess, was cold and evil.” Bonnie said.
“You don’t think she’s posing as Elena, do you?” Sheila asked almost dreading the answer.
Harry shrugged. “It could be a possibility. I think I want to see for myself.”
“I don’t like this. Everything is turning upside down and it’s all their fault.” Bonnie said as she pointed down at the picture. Harry didn’t blame her. Her best friends were getting hurt because of the vampires.
“I feel like this is only just the beginning. Just keep your eyes open.” Sheila advised before leaving.
“I’ll drop you off at school Monday. I want to see if I could get anything off of them.” Harry told Bonnie.
“Grams told Elena and I that you were off at some kind job conference.” Bonnie clarified.
“More like job training. Until we know for sure what is going on, we’ll tell everyone that I work for the government as a Doctor.” Harry explained.
“Really?” Bonnie asked.
“Well, it’s half true. I am a licensed doctor. I am a field agent, but my focus is being a doctor. I realized that I could help people with my magic. The only people that know about my magic are my team members and my boss.” Harry confessed.
“That’s actually amazing. Could you teach me?” Bonnie asked with interest.
“Sure, it may be a bit different, but I’m sure we can do it.” Harry said with a smile Bonnie smiled in return. Maybe things will look up.
***
There was always one thing that Katherine always made sure of. And that was making sure she was never caught on tape. Anyone could access the footage. She had become concerned when a man had come up to her and Stefan during the car wash claiming to know him. She had been able to convince Logan Fells to let have access to old footage about the death in 1953.
The brothers really needed to get better excuses. She had gone to confront Stefan about it and he admitted to being a vampire. And today they had talked about her. It took everything it had in her to tell him that it was all a ploy and she had never really cared for them.
And then later, they find out that Damon had turned someone. She had watched as Stefan left to go after Vicki. She could care less about what happened to her. Once she releases everyone, they would get their revenge.
After she had talked to Damon, she stopped by the hospital before going to Pearl’s home.
She passed by several occupants before heading down to the basement. It was a bit small, but there was a door with a passcode installed that led to an underground bunker. She never went in there. She didn’t care what these men did as long as it does not interfere with her plans.
She went over to one of the cells and took out two packs of blood and threw it into the cell through the door bars.
“Eat up. You’re going to need the strength.” Katherine said.
“Why are you doing this?” Caroline asked.
“I want to get revenge on this town, mainly the founding families.” Katherine admitted.
“What have you done with Elena?” Caroline asked. Katherine could see her trying to not go for the blood.
“I’m here, Caroline.” Elena rasped out further away from Caroline.
“You should really eat something as well. I’ll go find something, while you two catch up.” Katherine said before leaving.
***
Caroline was scared. First, she finds out that her boyfriend was using her and now his ex-girlfriend had turned her into a vampire.
“Elena?” Caroline called out.
“Yeah?”
“How long have been down here?” Caroline asked.
“Four, maybe five, months. She was there when my parents died.” Elena admitted. Caroline gasped. All these months and it was that bitch all this time?
“D-did she turn you too?” Caroline asked.
“No, but she’s threatened to several times. You should really eat. I don’t want you to die.” Elena said.
Caroline looked to the bags before grabbing one and started drinking. “I hate this. I wish I never met those Salvatore brothers.”
“Hopefully things will work out.” Elena said. She had never seen the Salvatore brothers, but they sounded like trouble. If they never had come, all these deaths wouldn’t have happened.
***
It was finally Monday and Bonnie would be going to school today. Harry listened as Grams told Bonnie about the Bennett ancestors. Before Bonnie could ask anything else, Grams had told her to go.
“Harry?”
“Yes, Grams?” He responded.
“Try and watch over her?”
“I’ll do my best Grams.” Harry said as he gave her a hug.
“I can sense that one of those Salvatores is connected to you somehow. Be careful.” Sheila said. Harry looked at her before nodding. He smiled before leaving.
Sheila looked after him as he left. She did not know if vampires had mates, but she did not like it. If Harry does develop feelings for that vampire, she would make sure that Harry would not get hurt mentally or physically.
***
It had been a little over a year since, Harry had stepped foot in Mystic Falls High.
“She’s obviously not here, yet. Nor is Stefan.” Bonnie said as she went to her locker.
“It’s fine. They might be here when I pick you up.” Harry said as he looked around. The school was obviously getting ready for Halloween.
“Bonnie.”
They both turned to see Caroline rushing to them. She looked different.
“Harry. How are you? I didn’t know you were back?” Caroline said as she gave him a hug. Harry had to hold back a gasp as he saw several images.
“Yeah, I just got back Saturday. I was able to get some time off. Is everything okay?” Harry asked in concern.
“Yeah, I’m fine.” Caroline said as she smiled. It was fake. “Bonnie, I got you a costume for the party. Are you coming, Harry?”
Bonnie took the bag.
“I didn’t know there was a party. I don’t know. We’ll see.” Harry replied.
“Really, Caroline?” Bonnie asked as she held out the costume. Harry snickered as he got a glimpse of the costume.
“Oh, come on. Am I the only one excited for Halloween?...”
Harry started to drown her out. Caroline was a vampire. According to the images, Elena was being held captive somewhere. This Katherine was holding her hostage and was using Caroline.
“Bonnie, I’m leaving. I’ll try and come by for the dance.” Harry said to both of the girls as he turned to leave.
***
Bonnie watched as he left.
“Where has he been anyway?” Caroline asked curiously.
“He had some job training. He works for the government as a doctor.” Bonnie confessed.
“Oh, are you sure that he’s gay though?” Caroline asked.
“I’m positive, now come on. We’ll be late for class.” Bonnie said. As they started walking, her phone sounded off. She looked and saw a text from Harry.
Don’t say anything. Caroline’s been turned by Katherine. I’m looking into it.
Bonnie froze. “Everything okay?” Caroline asked.
“Y-yeah. Fine. Let’s go.” Bonnie said. She wanted to kill that bitch for doing this to her friend.
***
Harry had gone back to Gram’s to look through the Bennett’s journal.
“What exactly are you looking for?” Gram asked.
“I don’t know. The only images I got was a basement and Katherine giving Caroline a couple bags of blood. She gave Caroline a necklace with a stone in it.” Harry said as he flipped through the pages.
“What did the stone look like?” Grams asked.
“It was purple and small.” Harry responded.
“You should try looking through the Evans’ journals. It might have what you are looking for.” Grams said. Harry sighed.
“I’ll go there after the party. I promised Bonnie and Caroline I would go to the dance.” Harry said. He really didn’t know what to wear.
***
Harry decided not to dress up. He walked around the school admiring the decorations. He walked over to where he saw Bonnie.
“Nice costume.” Harry said as he walked up.
“That is not funny.” Bonnie said. She looked to Harry in concern.
“Did you find anything?” She asked.
“Nothing.” Harry replied as he reached into the cauldron for some candy.
“Bonnie, who is this?”
They turned to see Damon Salvatore walking towards them.
“I’m Harry, her adopted brother, and you are?” Harry asked coolly. Outwardly, he hoped that he looked disinterested. But, inwardly, he felt a strong pull towards the Salvatore, and he hated it. It didn’t help that the vampire was hot and his eyes were to die for.
“Damon Salvatore.” The vampire held out his hand and Harry took it. He immediately let go as he felt a spark. He looked to find Damon looking as confused as he felt.
“Why are you here, Damon?” Bonnie asked.
“Just thought I’d join in the fun. Where did Caroline run off to?” Damon asked.
“She’s not here. Do me a favor and never ask me about Caroline again.” Bonnie replied before grabbing Harry’s hand and leaving.
Once they got to an empty classroom, she turned to Harry.
“What was that back there?” Bonnie asked.
“I don’t know. When I saw him, I felt a strong pull and then there was a spark when our hands touched.” Harry explained.
“What does that mean?” Bonnie enquired.
“Grams told me this morning that she saw a connection between a Salvatore and me.” Harry explained.
“Did it have to be Damon? I’d feel much better if it was Stefan.” Bonnie said.
“I don’t like it any more than you do.” Harry admitted.
***
Damon watched as the duo left. He looked down at his hand in confusion. He had seen Bonnie speaking to a male not much older than her, when he walked to the school with Mrs. Lockwood. He had to admit that the young male looked delicious. Dark hair that was a bit unruly. Eyes that shone like the emerald that he was wearing. And a slightly pale. Walking up, he noticed that the male was only a few inches shorter than him.
He felt a pull to him. Like they were supposed to meet. Supposed to be together, and when they touched, he felt a spark. He closed his hand into a fist. No. Katherine was his one and only. He did not need this. He needed that stone to free Katherine. No wasn’t the time to get sidetracked.
His phone went off. He grabbed it out of his coat pocket. He smirked when he saw it was Stefan.
“What?”
“We have a problem. Vicki is dead, but Elena is acting off. I just saw her dragging Jeremy off.” Stefan answered.
“That’s good, isn’t it? Our problem is solved and your precious Elena doesn’t lose her brother.” Damon stated.
“That’s the problem. I didn’t kill Vicki, she was dead when I got here and I saw Elena shoving Jeremy around the corner.” Stefan urged.
Damon really didn’t have time for this. “Fine. I’m on my way.”
***
“Do you think we should try and talk to Caroline?” Bonnie asked as they walked around the school. There were mazes throughout the school and they had tried to enjoy a couple of them. Now they were walking along the outside of the school.
“It’s worth a shot.” Harry responded. They rounded the corner and they saw the two Salvatore Brothers duck behind a truck in the parking lot. Harry and Bonnie looked at each other in confusion before looking to see what caused them to hide.
They saw two figures on the other side of the school. They could tell the female was Katherine. Harry took Bonnie’s hand and dragged her back around the corner as Katherine looked their way. Bonnie looked again as she sensed the vampire looked away.
“Jeremy.” Bonnie whispered. Harry looked as well and confirmed that it was Elena’s younger brother that Katherine was pushing around.
By the looks of it, Jeremy was protesting. They watched as Katherine turned to Jeremy and slammed him against the wall and said something to him before Caroline came from around the corner.
Harry concentrated hard on the trio. He made a slight hand movement to the trio and they were listening in.
“I-I lost track of them.” Caroline said.
“How? You were to make sure they never left.” Katherine hissed.
“I was hungry.” Caroline argued.
“We don’t have time for this. Get in the car.” Katherine said. As she pulled Jeremy towards the Parking lot to Elena’s car. Harry cancelled the spell. He looked over to the Brothers and saw that Stefan had a stony look on his face, while Damon’s face was unreadable.
Harry felt a nudge and looked to Bonnie. She held out her phone.
It seems they did not know. Maybe we should talk to them.
Harry nodded. Change of plans.
“Let’s go.” Harry said as he fished out the car keys.
They made their way to Bonnie’s car. Harry was about to open the driver’s side door when he felt a cold hand on his. He stiffens has he felt a few images. When the images passed, he looked to see Stefan.
“I’ll drive. I know where she’s going.” Stefan said. Harry looked to Bonnie and she nodded.
“Fine.” Harry said as he got in the back seat. Bonnie got in next to him as Damon got in the front passenger seat.
“How long have you known?” Stefan asked as he drove.
“Officially, Saturday. Grams showed us a picture. I’ve known something was wrong for a couple of month, but couldn’t figure out what. I’ve had dreams where she had attacked someone.” Bonnie answered.
“Did she?”
“Caroline.” Harry responded. “When I touched her earlier, I saw images. Caroline was attacked and turned.”
He could see Stefan getting a good look at him before looking down at the necklace in the mirror.
“Where did you get that?” Stefan asked.
“It’s my family’s. Bonnie’s parents adopted me, but my last name is Evans.” Harry responded.
“As in Patricia Evans?” Damon asked.
“Yes.” Harry answered. Stefan turned down a dirt road.
“Fell’s Church?” Bonnie asked.
“She’s going for the tomb.” Damon said.
“Tomb?” Stefan asked.
“That was why I was here. I wanted to free her, but it looks like she didn’t need to be freed after all.” Damon responded. He looked out the window. Harry couldn’t see much of his face, but he could tell the older man was hurt.
“I’m still not following. Why would she come here?” Stefan asked putting the car into a stop.
“I asked Emily to protect Katherine and the others. In exchange, I would protect her descendants. She was able to trap them into the tomb under the church using her necklace.” Damon stated.
“We can’t let her do that.” Stefan said as he got out of the car. The others followed after him. They travelled further into the woods towards the ruins of the church. They stopped when they saw two men armed with guns.
“Why does a vampire need armed guards?” Bonnie whispered. She looked to Harry to do something. Harry wondered the same thing. He looked closer and thought he recognized something on their arms. He flicked his right hand and two red streams hit the two men knocking them out.
“What did you do?” Stefan asked as they walked over to fallen guards.
“I just knocked them unconscious. They should wake in an hour at the most.” Harry replied as he went up to inspect one of the men. He saw the logo on the left arm. Hydra.
“She’s working with Hydra.” Harry whispered.
“Is that bad?” Bonnie asked.
“Yes.” Harry responded before getting up. He looked around and noticed that the brothers had gone on. “Let’s go.”
The duo went to find where the others were. They saw them near an opening in the ground. Caroline was looking confused and scared beside Katherine, while Jeremy was knocked out.
“Why are you doing this, Katherine?” Stefan asked.
“You know why.” Katherine replied as she took out Emily’s amulet.
“Bringing them back will not solve the problem. The founders are all dead.” Stefan stated.
“I want them all dead. I want this town to be destroyed. And this Amulet will help me.” Katherine hissed. She jumped down into the opening, Stefan and Damon after her.
“Bonnie, Harry, I’m so sorry.” Caroline said.
“It’s not your fault, Caroline.” Bonnie responded before going to hug her friend. Vampire or not, Caroline would still be her friend.
“Have you seen Elena?” Bonnie asked.
“I’ve talked to her. Katherine had us both locked in a basement somewhere. I never got a good look at the place.” Caroline said regrettably.
“That’s fine. Did you ever hear them talk about anything?” Harry asked. If they could find where the Hydra agents are hiding, they would find Elena.
“The men she had with her spoke in another language, but I did over hear one of them tell Elena about someone’s Scepter they’ve been experimenting with.” Caroline replied.
“Loki’s Scepter?” Harry asked in a mixture of hope and dread.
“That’s the one.” Caroline said nodding enthusiastically.
“Will that help us?” Bonnie asked.
“If we find the Scepter, we’ll find Elena.” Harry said almost confidently. Before Bonnie could say anything else, there was a small thud behind them. The trio looked to see Damon walking back to the car looking broken. Harry wanted to go hug him, but held back. The urge was strong. He never wanted to see that look on Damon’s face.
Harry went over to the opening.
“Stefan?”
“I’m here. Damon?” Stefan called back.
“He just walked back towards the car. Is Katherine still down there?” Harry replied.
“Yes. She just went into the tomb.” Stefan said not looking too happy.
“Could you go see about Damon? I don’t want to go after him as well.” Stefan said. Harry nodded before going.
“Be careful around him.” Caroline warned.
“I’ll try.” Harry responded while going to the car.
He found the vampire sitting on the ground with his back to the car. Harry sat down across from him. They just sat there in the dark, in the middle of the woods. It was quite peaceful. One of the things Harry missed about Mystic Falls. It was always peaceful.
“Stefan sent you to babysit me, didn’t he?” Damon asked. Harry could almost hear a hit of bitterness.
“Does it matter?” Harry asked back. Damon chuckled humorlessly.
“The only reason I came back to this fucking town was to free her, but she was never in that tomb. She never cared about me. She never…” Damon stopped short. Harry knew what he was going to say and this time he didn’t fight the urge to go hug him. He crawled over and put his arms around Damon’s shoulders.
He didn’t expect to be hugged back, but he felt the arms encircle him almost begging for comfort. He felt conflicted. This vampire hurt one of his friends, but he felt right in this vampire’s arms.
“What are you doing to me?” Damon asked as he looked inquisitively at Harry.
“I would ask you the same thing.” Harry responded. He nuzzled into Damon’s neck. Oh, gods, he even smells good. He reluctantly let go.
***
It should’ve disturbed him that he was starting to feel something for Harry, but it felt so good to have the raven-haired beauty in his arms.
Damon should’ve known that Katherine was playing them both. Back when they first were together and now. She was vindictive, even more so than him. Pearl wasn’t even that cruel. Everyone knew that she had liked John Gilbert, but she never pitted him against his friend or brother.
He felt the younger male nuzzle against his neck. As he did, Damon could smell cinnamon. It was only for a few seconds, before he felt Harry draw back. He heard several footsteps coming their way.
When they came closer, he could tell that Stefan had been in a fight and judging by his face, he didn’t win.
***
“What happened?” Harry asked. Caroline and Bonnie was holding up an injured Jeremy, while Stefan looked a bit worse for wear.
Harry rushed to Jeremy, to take a look at him.
“She was able to get Pearl out, but she used some of Jeremy’s blood to revive her. I tried to stop her, but she’s older and stronger.” Stefan replied.
“You tried.” Harry said as he looked at the puncture wounds on Jeremy’s left wrist. He whispered a chant and felt some of his magic move outwards to heal Jeremy.
“T-thanks.” Jeremy said. Harry could tell the younger teen was confused by tonight’s events. It was understandable. Having found out that someone, a vampire, was posing as their sister, would have that effect.
“Let’s go. We can’t stay out here for much longer.” Stefan said as he ushered them to the car.
“Not everyone can fit in the car.” Bonnie stated.
“I can walk. My car is still at the school anyways.” Caroline said before taking off. Bonnie helped Jeremy get in the back, before slipping into the middle seat from the other side. Harry got in after her.
Stefan started for the Gilbert house.
“I don’t think Jeremy should stay at his house tonight.” Stefan stated.
“Why not?” Jeremy asked a bit confused.
“Katherine could come back. We don’t know where Elena is at the moment and Katherine still has to keep impersonating her.” Stefan replied.
“He could stay with me. My house was built a few months after the fire. As far as I know, my ancestors never invited her in.” Harry stated.
After they stopped at the Gilbert house, they made their way to the Bennett house so that Harry could get his things. They, then, made their way to the Evans place. When they arrived, Harry made sure to invite the brothers in.
“Do you stay here often?” Stefan asked looking around.
“I stayed for a while after my graduation. Just to make it seem more like home. I left for my job in New York, not long after.” Harry responded as he set his bags down beside the couch.
“What exactly do you do?” Damon asked as he picked up a small box, before opening it.
“I’m not surprised that not many people here get news from New York.” Harry stated while grabbing his laptop and turning it on.
“How much do you know about Norse Mythology?” Harry asked while looking for footage.
“Not much other than Thor and Loki.” Stefan replied a little confused.
“Well, it’s a start.” Harry said as he set the laptop down and turned it towards the four others.
“What the hell is that?” Damon asked as they looked at alien attack from a few months ago.
“Aliens, Chutauri to be exact. Led by Loki. This happened about three months ago, in New York. Vampires are not the only supernatural beings in existence.” Harry stated.
“Caroline gave me some information about this object.” Harry said as he paused and zoomed in on Loki’s Scepter.
“She told me that she heard Katherine and someone else talking about this Scepter. If we find the Scepter, we can find Elena.” Harry said.
“That’s great and all, but how will we find this Scepter?” Jeremy asked.
“I have to call my team. They have the technology to find it. It can’t be that far.” Harry replied.
“Will you call us if you find anything?” Stefan asked.
“Yes, I will.” Harry replied. Stefan looked to him as if to see if he was telling the truth before nodding.
“Have a good night.” Stefan said as he went to leave.
“Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do, Caro.” Damon said looking to Harry with a smirk as he followed his brother.
What a charmer. Harry thought as he shut down his computer.
“Did it really have to be him?” Bonnie asked in anger.
“It’s not my fault. If you want to blame someone, blame the universe. Come on, Jeremy, I’ll show you to your room.” Harry said, leading the younger teen upstairs to a guest bedroom.
“Do you think you could really find my sister?” Jeremy asked Harry.
“Yeah, I do. Get some rest. I’ll call my team now, and we’ll hopefully have some news in the morning.” Harry replied in confidence. He knew they would find Elena.
“Thanks, Harry. It’s nice to see you back.” Jeremy said with a small smile.
“Thanks, get some sleep.” Harry said before closing the door.
“I’m getting some shut eye.” Bonnie said as she went to her room. She had stayed here a couple times and Harry had given her a room for when she wanted to stay over.
“Have a good night.” Harry said giving her a hug.
“You too. Don’t stay up too long.” Bonnie said pulling back and going to her room. Harry sighed as he pulled out his phone and dialed Tony’s number.
“Harry, how come you didn’t say goodbye?”
Harry smiled as he went into his room. “It was urgent. And it’s partly why I’m calling now. I have a lead in Loki’s Scepter.”
“Do you know where it is?” Tony asked in a serious tone.
“Not exactly, but I know it’s near Mystic Falls. Do you think you can find a spike in any radiation levels near here?” Harry asked.
“Bruce and I can work on it now. Expect us soon and stay safe.” Tony stated.
“I will, and Clint has the key to my house if you need to get in.” Harry replied before hanging up. He set the phone down on the night stand before changing and got into bed. He fell asleep instantly. He did not notice his emerald shine and heat up.