[Paris' outfit for the next day is at the very top]

꧁ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ғᴏᴜʀᴛᴇᴇɴ ꧂
ɢᴏɴᴇ ɪɴsᴀɴᴇ

❝I'll come back for you.❞

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THE FOUR OF THEM went back to the Salvatore Boarding House to discuss the matters regarding the recent murders.

Written in the results, it was Paris's DNA that was found in the crime scene, no one else's. Which made things a whole lot complicated.

"I didn't do that!" Paris defended while they talk about the problem.

"And we know that. We just have to find out who set you up." Damon tells her as he takes a few steps towards her, hoping that it would calm her down.

"Uh, hello? Am I the only one who thinks this is Nik's doing?" Lucien said.

The others did consider that theory. After Klaus's run-in with Lucien, nothing happened other than these murders. Maybe this was his next move and is now waiting for Paris and the others to make theirs.

"Makes sense. Klaus has to retaliate somehow. What's a more vicious move than to drag innocent people into one of his schemes?" Stefan stated.

"And with a bonus, Klaus framing Paris for all of it." Damon added before he approaches the table beside the couch to pour himself another drink.

"We need to take care of this, fast. Before people start asking questions why an eighteen-year-old kid is caught up in a murder case." Ric said.

All of them start to leave one by one as they went to do what they're assigned to do to help Paris.

Paris finds herself alone in the Salvatore library, sitting while staring blankly at the wall. Thoughts begin to flood her mind. What it would've been like if they continued to hide this side of the world from her. Would she have a nice, normal life? Or would she have been dead?

She couldn't tell because she's already in a different path. A path wherein nothing is what it seems. Nothing is normal. Nothing will be the same again.

She was snapped out of her thoughts when someone behind her spoke. "Earth to Paris." Damon said.

Paris glances at him and rolls her eyes. "If you can't tell Damon, I'm not in the mood." She said.

Damon, who was leaning against the doorframe, approaches the young brunette and stops to lean on the back of the couch, beside Paris.

"Why not?" Damon asked, acting as if he doesn't know anything.

"I don't know. Maybe because a thousand-year-old psychotic hybrid is out killing people and framing me for it." Paris sarcastically said.

"Nah. Everybody will get over it, eventually." Damon said, regretting jt after Paris starts go get angry.

"Really? That's what you're going to say to me?" Paris began.

"Here we go." Damon muttered. He expected Paris to get angry with him. In fact, he made her get angry with him. Because he thought that maybe it would be easier for him if she hates him.

"I know that being a vampire means that you're superior and all, but that doesn't mean you can just take a human life when and where you want. You can't belittle us like that." Paris ranted before she walks out of the room.

Damon's forehead creases at her statement and could only scold himself mentally for making her think that he doesn't care about anything.

Meanwhile, as Paris walks away, she can't help but be confused about Damon's behavior. One minute he's all kind and caring and the next he's a jerk. She knows he's pretending, but she doesn't know which.

"Are you still going to school or should I put in a word for you at the faculty?" Alaric asked when he found her walking towards the front door.

"I'm three periods late. I'll just go home." Paris said while she opens the door and steps out with Ric.

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When she got home, she saw a box laid on top of her bed. With everything that's been going on, she can't help but feel a bit suspicious.

She slowly approaches the box and once she could reach for it, she removes the lid and nothing jumps out of her, nor did it have anything scary whatsoever.

Instead, a beautiful Persian black kitten sat inside and meowed at her. Paris's hand found its way to her mouth as she gasps at the adorable kitten. She picks it up and hugs the kitten, hearing it purr.

Paris smiles widely before she noticed the card inside the box. She takes it and opens it to see who it is from.

The cat from the shelter was already adopted. But I found this little creature not far from here. Her name's Luna. -Lucien

Paris's lips parted when she found out who it's from and she felt really guilty about what she did.

She glances back at the kitten, Luna, who has charming blue eyes. She places Luna on top of her bed before she changed into something more comfortable.

It's been an hour and Paris spent it playing with her new kitten. Unfortunately, all Luna wanted to do was sleep. Paris was intrigued at how she would sleep on her neck, her stomach, even in her hair, hiding.

She also wanted to thank Lucien and apologize to him, but she doesn't know how to contact him.

Paris then just lays down and decided that she would look for a way to reach him in the morning.

♠

Damon knocks on the Mikaelson Mansion quite harshly and one of Klaus's hybrids answered the door. "Vampire." Said the hybrid.

"Dog." Damon replied, which made the hybrid growl at him but Klaus stops him. "That's enough." Klaus said.

The hybrid stops and he steps aside to give way for his master. Damon glares at the hybrid one more time before he turns his gaze to Klaus.

"Damon! What brings you here? Come on in." Klaus said.

Damon steps inside and Klaus leads him to the living room to pour him a glass of his favorite drink. "I think you know why." Damon simply answered.

"I think I do. You're here to accuse me of murder. No surprise there." Klaus said while he poured bourbon into a crystal glass. He gave it to Damon, who takes a sip before he replied.

"Why did you do it? What diabolical plan are you up to?" Damon asked. After finishing pouring himself a drink, he turns to face Damon then he responded.

"Ah, you Salvatore's. Don't go blaming me for your indiscretions. It's not my fault you have a killer at large." Klaus said.

Damon furrows his eyebrows and narrows his eyes as he examines Klaus's behavior. "What do you mean? You didn't do all this?"

"I already told you Damon, I like to take credit when it comes to my work and I assure you, that isn't mine." Klaus said. He takes a few steps closer to the younger vampire before he continues. "However, the scene's quite familiar. Brings back memories. Starring Tristan De Martel, and your new friend Lucien Castle." He added.

"Then who did?" Damon said, feeling frustrated. He swallowed his drink straight before giving the glass to Klaus and he places it on top of the table.

"Well, that sounds like a Damon problem." Klaus said then he gulps his drink before walking past Damon.

"You can show yourself out." Klaus said. Damon remains in the room a couple more seconds before he exits the mansion.

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The next day, Paris groans as she wakes up, turning to the kitten beside her and sees the she's covered in blood. Her eyes widened and she was supposed to pick her up when she saw her hand also covered in it.

She sits right up and looks at her hands as well as her clothes. All of it was covered in blood. She gasps and glances at the kitten again and she picks her up. Luna wakes up and gives no sign of pain or anything.

She looks for any wounds but felt and saw nothing. This wasn't Luna's blood, nor is it Paris's. This was somebody else's. She recalls what she did before she slept last night, but she remembers nothing that would explain the blood all over her. All she remembers was that she played with Luna and slept side by side. That was it.

Her phone began to rang and it read Damon. She immediately picked it up with her shaking hands and answered the call.

"Another murder happened, and now it's two of Klaus's hybrids. So we can cross out Klaus in the suspects lists." Damon informed her.

Her eyes start to water at the piece of information and she begins to panic even more. "Damon." She said with a strained voice, like she's going to break down any moment.

On the other side of the line, Damon's head shoots up from the dead bodies laid on the ground when he heard the faint sound of the young brunette.

"Paris?" he said. He hears a shaky sigh leave her lips before she responded.

"You have to come here. Please. You have to help me." Paris said, clearly hearing the panic in her voice. Damon wasted no time and said nothing before he gets into his car and speeds his way towards Paris's.

A few minutes passed and he arrived at the Fell's residence. He was about to knock when he heard a sob and he smelled dried blood.

He opens the door and goes straight to Paris's room. He finds her standing beside her bed, both covered in blood. His eyes widened at the sight of her covered in blood and he immediately used his vampire speed to run to her.

He grabs both her arms as he checks if she has any wound on her. "Where are you hurt?" Damon said, worry and panic present in his voice.

"It's not mine." Paris muttered. His eyes shot up to hers and tears starts to trickle down her cheeks.

"I-I don't know what happened. I don't remember anything. I j-just woke up and saw all this blood, and I-" Damon didn't let her finish and pulls her into a tight hug.

Paris instantly broke down in his arms while Damon attempts to calm her down.

"Sshh. It's okay. We'll figure this out." Damon told her. He looks at the blood-stained bed and the kitten meowing at them and hugs her even tighter.

♠

The gang gathered at Paris's house and Damon convinced her to get herself cleaned before they arrive. She was still in the shower when the others arrived.

"Hey. What's the emergency?" Stefan asked. Damon steps aside to let them come in before he replied. "You'll know soon enough." He simply answered.

Paris just stands there as the water washes the blood from her body. A tear escapes her eye but she remained expressionless as she scrubs the blood away from her arms and hands.

She noticed the bathroom floor turning red and she can't help but sob. She continues to scrub herself off of the blood while she silently cried inside the bathroom.

Eventually, she steps out of the bathroom and changed into cleaner clothes before she joins everybody downstairs.

She enters the living room and sees the all eyes were on her, sensing that they already know what happened. She didn't bother to sit down next to anyone, instead she remained standing beside Damon and they all understood.

"Where's Meredith?" Paris asked them. Everyone glances at each other until Elena decides to approach the troubled teenager.

"We already informed her, so she's probably on her way now." Elena said, she reached for Paris's hands and held them tight and said, "We'll help you, okay? We'll figure out who's setting you up."

Paris nodded and gave her a small smile when a loud knock on the door was heard. They all glanced at each other with confusion and suspicion.

Damon and Stefan decide to open the door together and it revealed none other than an angry Klaus.

"Well, of course the Salvatore brothers are here to protect her. But I highly suggest you give me Paris if you know what's best for you." Klaus said.

Paris appears behind the Salvatore's and she can't help but show a slight fear as she saw how angry Klaus is.

"What are you talking about?" Stefan asked, acting as if he doesn't know what he's talking about.

"Paris murdered my hybrids."

"She's being set up. It's not her." Damon said. Klaus's gaze that was on Paris quickly turns towards Damon. Klaus raises his eyebrows before he responded.

"Is that so? Then maybe you'll tell me otherwise after you watch this." Klaus said and he throws them a flash drive that Stefan caught.

He glances at Paris and said, "I'll come back for you." before he disappeared.

The brothers shut the door and Damon looks at the scared human. Paris looks at him then she made her way back to the living room. Damon and Stefan following.

"What is that?" Caroline asked. Stefan approaches the television and turns it on before he answered. "Klaus gave it to us, insisted that we watch it." Stefan answered.

He plugs in the flash drive and the only video inside instantly played. It was a CCTV footage of his hybrids' murder.

"This is when his hybrids were murdered." Ric muttered under his breath.

All of them watched closely and their expressions were all the same when they saw Paris in the clip. Shocked. Paris's hand found its way to her mouth with fear in her eyes. The footage shows how Paris decapitated the hybrids without even touching them. She was using magic.

She approached the hybrids and covered herself with the blood of the now dead hybrids. She slowly looks at the camera and smirks before the clip ended, leaving everybody to look at Paris in shock.

Paris backs away from them while Damon tries to approach her. "Paris." He said. But Paris only turns around and runs upstairs towards her room before she locked herself inside.

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