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A Thousand Years [Heaven & SirensCall]

Cassie looked at Klaus and brought her hand away from his and she put both hands on either side of his face. "Niklaus, I forgave you a very long time ago. Without you I wouldn't be here now and I wouldn't be who I am." She said, and she did something she never did, she looked another vampire in the eyes. "And you are not a monster, not to me. Long ago you were just... you had lost touch with your humanity, and finding it again is one of the hardest things people like us will ever do."

She brought herself closer her him and wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her head on his shoulder. "Besides, you're not the only one people see as a monster." She mumbled and she stepped away from him before she started walking down the path herself, turning to Klaus. "We still have about ten minutes before the pizzas come, so let's finish this walk, hm?"

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Damon looked to Anya who led him away and he looked to her. She was offering her blood again. He couldn't deny that her blood tasted divine, but he didn't want to hurt her. Then again, unlike Stefan, he had control of himself. "I did earlier, before we left New Orleans, but I don't want to feed from you until after you've eaten." He told her.

"Come on, we had a long trip, I will show you the bathroom so you can freshen up and get more comfortable. You have a long day ahead of you tomorrow. Dress shopping during the day, the ball by night. Don't worry though. Caroline and Cassie will make sure you are welcome I am sure. Caroline and Cassie seem to be hitting it off, and Caroline is trying to retain her humanity." He said, and he led her into his room where her things were and a bathroom.

"Here you are, I will be downstairs if you need me." He said.

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Blake felt arms around her and she hugged her sister back. She knew it was hard for Bailey to be away from her, but Blake had also made a promise to herself long ago that she would protect her sister no matter the personal cost. "I'm not going anywhere that quick." She whispered before placing a kiss to her sister's forehead and they let out.

Daryl was glad to see they turned up, and now there was a solid place for them he was sure. Blake had just thrown herself to the wolves so they could get out quickly, and Bailey had earned Herschel's respect. He could tell from the way he smiling, and how he had reacted to Bailey not wanting to leave people behind. She had strong morals, and Blake had other strength and both were necessary.

Daryl looked to the group. "We need to move out, find somewhere to rest before it gets too dark." He reminded them and the group nodded and began on their way.

Now Blake stayed at the back of the group, her eyes watching carefully. She felt as if she had been this way before, but wasn't sure why.

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Cassie rummaged the cabinets and got out a few bowls as Caroline tossed her some chips and she emptied them into the bowls. After the pizzas were ordered, Klaus's arm snaked around Cassie's middle and she felt the smile tugging at her lips, but Caroline's voice stopped it. "So, how did you two meet?"

"The first time or this time?" Cassie asked and Caroline gave a look. "You have to consider, Caroline I am nearly as old as the Originals, in fact I was Elijah's first sire, even if it was an accident."

"And accident?" Stefan asked, and Cassie nodded.

"I come from a family of hunters, and I had just started awakening for the first time. My brother and I separated and I was hit with one of his arrows. Elijah found me, gave me some of his blood to heal, and I went on my way. Klaus here, killed my brother and when I got there, he killed me."

"And because you died with the blood in your system, you're here now." Stefan said, and I nodded.

"Yeah, but we have met plenty of other times, just glad it wasn't a few centuries earlier." Cassie said, taking up her glass.

"Why?" Caroline asked, and Cassie suddenly felt exposed, but she sighed.

"Let's just say when I turn off my humanity it's a lot worse than when others do it." She said, dropping the topic before looking to Caroline. "Anyway, I was in New Orleans as a favor to an old friend, and Klaus was there too "

"See Klaus, I am not the only one who sees the man behind the monster." Caroline said, and Cassie rose a brow, but dismissed it quickly enough. If she showed her emotions, it could end badly... like it had centuries ago.

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Damon looked to Klaus when he spoke, before they entered the kitchen. "Let's just hope that doesn't bother her like it does others." He said, and he noted how the girls in the kitchen seemed to be getting along. It didn't surprise him much though. Caroline was still very much human despite being a vampire, and Cassie when around Klaus was humanesque, but he listened as they talked and he felt something shake in his core.

How could one vampire be worse with a flipped switch than another? The topic was dropped, and Damon looked to Anya again, giving her a look. He wanted to know if she knew anything, but then again, she and Cassie hadn't really been around each other much.

Damon spoke, "Well, at least you didn't meet Klaus locked in Mystic Falls high school." He chuckled. "Oh wait... no I met Klaus in a bar, in his body anyway."

"Why are we bonding over meeting Klaus?" Stefan asked.

"Yeah, bonding topics are generally about music and food. But food is on the way so music it is!" Caroline said. "What kinds do you like, Anya?"

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Blake looked to Rick and sighed when they were in the clear. She nodded to him as they headed through the trees and she moved, looking for a traik as Rick spoke. She didn't bother to answer, but she knew that it had come from a main road. It was where most of them came from.

"We can't be too far behind them. I think I found their trail." She said, pointing to some shoes prints in the mud. "The deadies shuffle, these are living." She said. "Before you ask, I used to go hunting with my dad."

She kept her knife out, just in case.

--

Daryl looked to Bailey as they headed out. Rick had stopped about ten minutes ago, and they wete moving rather quick. Daryl marked a tree, occasionally, so that Rick and Blake could find their way. Then Bailey noticed Blake's absence.

Daryl grabbed hold of her arm and gave a stern look. "She stayed behind to buy us time. From what you said and what I have seen. She will be alright. Probably met up with Rick and are heading our way now." He said. "There is no point in going back."

He sighed and Carl looked just as displeased. "How about we stop for a minute, catch our breath and then move on." Maggie suggested. Daryl sighed.

"Fine. Just for a minute though." He said.

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Cassie could feel tension in the room and poured herself another drink, mixing some blood in it before handing one to Caroline, Damon, and Klaus. Cassie decided to swoop in and Damon looked to her. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Elena. Ad Stefan said, I am Cassie. It has been so long since I have seen a doppelganger. It truly is amazing." She said, taking a sip of her drink before Stefan led Elena up the stairs.

Damon gave her a grateful look, and Caroline swooped in too. "I kind of want some chips, Cassie, Anya, want to raid the kitchen with me?" She asked, and Cassie nodded.

"Human food actually sounds quite good right now. We should order pizza too." She chuckled before she saw Caroline grab Anya's hand with a smile.

"Damon sometimes forgets humans eat real food." Caroline said. "Stefan clued me in. I so wish you could meet Bonnie, I think you two would get along well."

Cassie chuckled, stopping briefly near Klaus. "Just trying to cut tension, love." She told him before she got into the kitchen with Caroline and Anya.

--

Damon froze when he heard Elena's voice, and soon Anya and Elena were staring at each other and the room fell silent and it froze too it felt. His ex and his new girlfriend staring at each other. It was very... tense. But Cassie broke it up, and he released the breath he had been holding. It had been when Stefan took Elena up the stairs that Caroline and Cassie worked their magic and got Anya into the kitchen.

And they were talking so humanly, ordering pizza. He shook his head and turned to Klaus. "I am glad that at least one of us isn't having the intense meeting of girls. Cassie and Caroline seem to be getting along well. I have no clue how Anya and Elena will get along." He said, downing the drink Cassie had given him before pouring another.

"Glad to be home." He grumbled as he headed into the kitchen to see the girls as Caroline's phone blared with ringing. "What are you doing?"

"Ordering pizza, now sh." She said.

Damon nodded and gave Anya a look. "We should have soda in the fridge. Some tea maybe. Not too sure."

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Cassie looked to Stefan and when he introduced himself she shook his hand. "Pleasure to meet you." She said, and she brought her things inside before she looked over to Stefan. "So, I suppose I won't be meeting them tonight?" She assumed, and she opened her purse and brought out her whiskey and offered some around. Stefan accepted some and soon the door opened.

"Ugh. Finally done with ball duty. Everything will definitely be finished before tomorrow." The blonde woman entered and flopped down beside Stefan and soon caught eye of Klaus and then Cassie.

"You sound like you could use a drink." Cassie said, pouring the girl a drink and placing it in her hands before she poured hers and Klaus's. She sat down beside Klaus, the girl watching her, especially as she emptied a vial of vervain into her drink.

"I don't believe we have met. I'm Caroline Forbes." She introduced herself, and Cassie took a long sip of her drink.

"Cassandra Fredrickson, most people call me Cassie though. So nice to meet you." She said, and Caroline watched intently as she continued to drink. "What's wrong?"

"There's vervain in that, are you a wolf or something?" Caroline asked

"No, I am a rather old vampire. 956." She said, and Stefan raised a brow.

"Vervain even effects Originals. Not as bad as us, but you're not... reacting at all to it." He said,and Cassie smirked.

"I am immune. Been ddrinking it since I was human." She said. "Trust me, it throws hunters for a loop."

"I could only imagine." Caroline said. "So, whose date are you?"

"Klaus's. He practically told me I was coming with him, but I figure why not. I could use some time away, plus a ball is always interesting." She said, drinking some more.

--

It was closer to seven by the time Damon and Anya hit Mystic Falls, and he noted the car that Cassie nd Klaus were in was already there. Anya was still asleep, so he brought in their bags and put them in his room before seeing Stefan, Caroline, Cassie, and Klaus in the same room, drinking and talking. He brought in the last couple of bags before he woke Anya.

"We're here. Come on, bags are inside." He said, taking her hand, and leading her into the main room. Stefan stood when he noticed them.

"Welcome back brother. This must be Anya." He said, and Damon nodded. "Pleasure to meet you, I am Stefan. And this over here is my food friend Caroline."

Caroline smiled and waved. "Oh! Cassie, Anya, do you guys have dresses for tomorrow night?" She asked and Cassie shook her head before Damon looked to Anya. "There is this awesome boutique in town that sells killer dresses. I have to pick mine up tomorrow, so if you guys wanted, I could go shopping with you."

"Sounds good to me." Cassie said. "Either of you want a drink? I have some Jack. Getting ready to mix it too."

"Mix me one." Damon said, and Caroline nodded as well.

"Me too, please." She said, and Damon looked to Anya.

"Are you hungry or anything? I can get you something if you are." He asked her.

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Blake hadn't realized she had fallen asleep, but she got up quickly, pulling her bag over her shoulder and heading out, pulling a few throwing knives from her bag out, and she threw one and hit a walker between the eyes just as it got close to Carl. She had an idea, but it was sketchy. The horde wasn't as large as normal ones, and the ones that were dead had numbers down.

She threw her other knives, killing the walkers they hit and she pulled out her gun, checking her ammo before shooting a few more, and she stood by Carl. "I know it's not my place, but you should go help your dad with the others. I got it from here." She said to him, and she holstered her gun and pulled out her knife, killing the closer ones.

--

Daryl's body reacted when Rick seemed panicked, and he made his way outside, making them a path to go through while a few others held off the main horde. It had been a while since they had seen a sizable number of the walkers, but he knew it was bound to happen.

"This way!" Daryl beckoned to the others, seeing Herschel, Beth, and soon Carl backed off from the main horde and headed their way. Then Maggie began backing off, still shooting as she did, as Glenn did. Rick would be coming soon, but Blake was still taking care of the horde.

"Come on!" Daryl shouted.

"Go on! I'll catch up." She said, backing up and giving herself some breathing room as she took out her gun again and reloaded.

Daryl groaned and took point on the group he was leading out, knowing Rick wouldn't be far behind. He saw Bailey too, and motioned for her to come up front by him. Because he wasn't going to go back.

--

Blake could see a break in the horde. About six more before she could see others, and after shetook care of them, she gathered her knives and threw them in her bag before she saw more coming. The others were ahead of her as far as she knew. At least she wwasn't the only one shooting that time, but as the others came, she led them into the house they had been in and locked them inside before running to catch the others. She saw Rick was relatively further back though, and she sighed.

"Bought us some time." She said, looking back. "Not sure how much, but enough. I have seen a horde thay size bring down a house."

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Cassie looked over to Klaus and gave a soft smile when he kissed the back of her hand. It was an involuntary action, and as much as she didn't want to show her emotions, he guard was gone. And that never ended well. She needed someone to talk to about it, and Klaus couldn't be it. He was the one she was confused on.

She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear as she continued to speed down the freeway, bobbing and weaving through Traffic. At the rate she was driving, they'd be there before 6 that night.

--

Damon looked to her. She was asking about Stefan, and though he never did talk about him, he also knew there would always be animosity between them. "Nah, Stefan is a notorious goodguy. He dodoesn't like to drink human blood because it turns him into something he isn't. And I guess it's a doppelganger curse to have brothers both go after you." He said.

"I left town because I promised my brother I would if Elena chose him over me, on top of needing to clear my head. And before she became a vampire, she chose him. So I left, better late than never, I giess." He said, looking to Anya.

"But I don't regret leaving. I found someone better." He smiled as he sped down the road.

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Alrighty.

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Blake wasn't at all surprised when he told her he had been in law enforcement, but it wasn't until after that she felt more at ease. When they went their seperate ways and to sleep. She found a place to rest near her sister, and she laid back and looked up at the ceiling.

She could still remember his face. The light leaving his eyes. She remembered it all. Zeke had been with her and Bailey a while longer than Craig. She just... she couldn't bring herself to fully deal with the fact he was gone. She had cried for hours, not moving from his body until he turned. It was how she figured out the virus was transmitted in other ways aside from bites and scratches.

She finally sat up and moved over to Bailey, kissing her forehead before she sat near a window, looking out. She always had trouble sleeping, and often times didn't for days. And most of it was because Zeke found his way into her mind more times than she cared to admit.

[I will bring in Daryl next post.]