𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟑❦

"Though soulmates aren't looking for you, they will find you." - Kevin Ansbro

The next time Lyra awoke it wasn't exactly pleasant as she felt fangs sink into her neck, making her wake up instantly and groan in pain.

Her eyes fluttered open just to see an old and run down ceiling, the pain of the bite slowly began to fade to just a weird numb feeling. Her vision turned a bit hazy until she heard someone yell "Trevor stop!"

She felt something move away from her neck and a drowned out voice telling the other "Buzzkill."

She felt something move closer to her face and the first voice was heard "Your lucky she isn't dead, she could be a snack for Elijah..."

Her head became faint as the voices trailed off and before she knew it, she was out cold once again.

Dorian stared up at the school in disgust, he did not miss it at all. All the teen girls were lustfully staring at him and almost all the boys were slightly glaring at him while some of them were also lustfully staring at him.

He just ignored all the stares and walked into the school towards Alaric's classroom. He saw Damon standing outside the door.

He smirked and walked towards him while giving him a slight push inside the classroom, he considered it light payback for what they did to Katherine.

Damon looked at him agitated and asked "Who the hell are you?"

Stefan, Jeremy and Bonnie were also curiously staring at him. He just leaned against the doorframe, his shoulder burned a bit but it felt different from last night, as he stated "I am someone who is coming with you, considering my best friend was kidnapped along side your girlfriend Salvatore."

"Kidnapped? We don't know what your talking about" Stefan tried to lie and make his way out of it. He didn't know who this guy was, but for some reason Stefan felt attracted to him. His own shoulder burned and everything clicked into place as Stefan couldn't believe that he showed up now.

Dorian rolled his eyes at the bad lie and began telling them the story he and Lyra came up with "Cut the bullshit, okay? My best friend and I know about the supernatural, we came to this town to escape it and after only being here a week, she's already kidnapped? No. I am coming with you Salvatores or I swear I will kill you with so much as a pencil."

Damon speeded to him and tried compelling "We don't know what your talking about, now leave."

Dorian let out a breath of relief as the compulsion didn't work, he thought it wouldn't because of the weird magic they have, and shoved Damon off of him "You think I don't take vervain? I am coming with you or Ill just follow you anyway."

Damon was about to threaten him, but Stefan stopped him as he stepped forward and agreed. He didn't want Damon to threaten Dorian, because it could escalate and ruin everything "Damon. You can join us, but please be careful and don't get hurt."

Damon glared at Stefan while Dorian just smirked, Stefan felt himself swoon a bit, and said "I wouldn't dream of it."

They left the school with Dorian following them to the car, 'this was going to be interesting' he thought as he got in the car.

Lyra sat up with a gasp. She was laying on an old couch and she was alone, but could hear distant voices.

Everything came rushing back, the kidnapping and a vampire biting her neck. Her hand immediately went to her neck, but found no wound. She could feel dried up blood, but there wasn't any wound.

She was a confused on how, unless someone had fed her vampire blood, it couldn't have healed that quickly.

She hesitantly sat up an walked towards the distant voices.

"- Correction, I pissed them off, Rose had my back and for over half a millennium, they wanted us dead" A man, she recognised to be Trevor, told Elena as he threw a book on the ground.

Elena looked up from the book that had been thrown and asked "What did you do?"

A woman, Rose, explained with slight bitterness in her tone "He made the same mistake countless others did: he trusted Katerina Petrova."

"Katherine" Elena breathed out in realisation.

Rose hummed "The one and only, the first Petrova Doppelgänger."

"I helped her escape her fate and now I've, sorry, we've been marked ever since." Trevor corrected himself while fidgeting with a book.

Lyra announced her presence "That's why you kidnapped her right? To not make the same mistake twice and be forgiven?"

Every head in the room turned to her while looking at her wide eyed. Rose stammered "H-how is that possible? With the amount of blood Trevor took from you, you shouldn't be able to walk right now."

"You tell me, vampire blood heals right?" Lyra stepped down the stairs.

Trevor stepped closer and revealed "But we didn't give you any."

"Oh...." She trailed off, that didn't make sense. How did she heal so quickly without the vampire blood?

She was snapped out of her thoughts as Trevor started to approach her, but Rose warned "Don't. We don't know how she healed and again, she will be a snack for Elijah."

Rose and Trevor left the room and Elena walked towards Lyra, introducing herself "Hi, I'm so sorry you got involved in this."

Lyra gave her a small smile "Don't worry, I was already involved. My name's Lyra."

Elena frowned and asked "How did you know about the vampire blood?"

"As I said, I was already involved. My best friend and I moved away from our old town to get away from all the supernatural, but it appears that we failed."

Elena stopped asking questions after that, sensing that she didn't want to discuss if further and she was correct. Lyra honestly didn't like the doppelgänger, she always found a way to make something about herself and sacrifice her friends happiness for her own.

They walked back to the place where they were before in silence. When Elena sat down on the old couch, she felt something under her foot. It was a paper that she opened and read 'Stefan, Damon and another guy are coming for you and the other girl -B'

Lyra looked at her at curiously and Elena showed the paper, Lyra nodded in understanding and sat down on the couch next to her. She smiled as she knew Elijah was almost here.

Dorian was awoken by Stefan calling his name and groaned as the burning in his shoulder returned.

On the way to the house, he had fully introduced himself and then fallen asleep trying to ignore the burning in his shoulder and it worked, until now.

Dorian opened his eyes making contact with beautiful forest green ones and the burning in his shoulder only got worse, he opened the door and got out of the car while holding his shoulder in pain.

Damon sent him a confused look while Stefan approached and asked "What's wrong."

"My shoulder, it just keeps feeling like there's a hot coal on it" He grunted out while pulling off his jacket and revealing the 4 stars.

Stefan frowned as he realised that Dorian didn't know what the burning sensation actually meant. Sneakily, Stefan patted his shoulder at the place where the tattoo is while asking "Can we do anything to help?"

Dorian held back a moan as he sighed while the burning sensation disappeared at Stefan's touch and was replaced by a pleasurable feeling. He slightly leaned into Stefan and Stefan let him while putting an arm around him.

Damon awkwardly cleared his throat and pointed out "Not to be interrupting this... intimate moment, we are here to save your girlfriend and Rando's friend."

Dorian nodded and stepped away from Stefan, who only wanted to hold him close, but remembered the task at hand. The pleasurable feeling left the more distance was put in between them.

Damon pointed "The house should be just beyond those trees" Stefan nodded and started to walk with Dorian "Wait, I got a lot more experience than you do with those sorts of things."

Stefan turned to him and asked "What is your point?"

"My point is, whoever has Elena is probably who was after Katherine in 1864 and before that" Damon continued at Stefan's face full of confusion "it puts them at 500 years old and strong. Are you sure you want to do this?"

"Yeah, I'm certain I want to do it" Stefan nodded."Because if we go in that house, we may not come back out" Damon cleared up his warning.

Stefan's jaw clenched a bit. After what he just found out, he didn't know if he was willing to die for Elena. Dorian stopped and turned to him "Then we will now come back out. At least we tried and that's enough for me."

"So noble" Damon taunted and smirked.

"I can't think of a better reason to die then for my best friend , but if you want to stay here, I'll totally understand" Dorian shrugged and continued to walk towards the house.

Damon and Stefan shared looks while Damon just shrugged and followed him, but Stefan frowned. He would protect Dorian if he had too, he always will.

Trevor rushed in the room and panicked "He's here! This was a mistake."

"No, I told you I would get us out of this. You have to trust me" Rose stopped him and tried to reassure.

Trevor schook his head and yelled "No! He wants me dead, Rose!""He wants her more" Rose reasoned and pointed at Elena.Trevor continued to deny while shaking his head "I can't do this. You give her to him, he'll have mercy on you but I need to get out of here!"Rose grabbed him by the shoulders "Hey! What are we?"Trevor calmed down as he looked into her eyes "We're family, forever."

Lyra looked at them in pity. They reminded her of herself and Dorian, but one of them i going to die and Lyra couldn't stop it because they had too.

Then there was a loud knock on the door.

Elena looked at them confused while breathing out "You're scared..."

Lyra held back the eye roll that resurfaced and Rose warned them "Stay here with them and don't make a sound."

Lyra this time did roll her eyes, that wasn't as reassuring as before. She adjusted herself on the couch as Elena got up to pace.

She looked at her hands and moved them around, a little black ball of glittery mist appeared and she looked at it wide eyed. The sound of footsteps approaching snapped her out of it and the ball disappeared.

She looked to the side as Rose and the man of the hour walked in. Elijah speeded towards Elena and leaned in her neck while she trembled in fear.

Lyra held back a laugh as he sniffed her neck and leaned back while observing "Human. It's impossible. Hello there."

She couldn't hold it back any longer as she bursted out laughing and fell of the couch, Everyone's head snapped to her and Elijah took a step back from Elena.

Lyra spoke in between laughs "Yo- you just sniffed her- neck!" Elijah walked and stopped in front of her. She stopped laughing as his shoes came into view and slowly looked up, making eye contact with Elijah as pain blossomed in her lower back.

She hissed and held her hand on the pain while Elijah felt the burning sensation start at his shoulder, making him step back in shock.

He lightly smiled and held out his hand for her to take, she hesitantly grabbed it as he hoisted her up and held her close while whispering "Hello Elskan."

She looked up at him in wonder while her face also scrunched up from the pain. He smiled and grabbed her hand while leaving a kiss on it, the pain on her lower back disappeared.

He looked into her eyes, her heart beat accelerating as he spoke "We have a long journey head of us. We should be going."

Elena felt left out so she begged to the other two vampires in the room "Please, don't let him take me."

Elijah let go of her hand and gave her a handsome smile "Excuse me, I have one last piece of business."

He turned around and started to walk to Trevor, who was starting to nervously speak "I've waited so long for this day, Elijah. I'm truly, very sorry."

Elijah waved him off as he walked around him "Oh no, your apology's not necessary."

Trevor nodded and persisted "Yes, yes it is. You trusted me with Katerina and I failed you."

Elijah stared him down and stated "Oh yes, you are the guilty one and Rose aided you because she was loyal to you and that now I honor. Where was your loyalty?"

"I beg your forgiveness" Trevor lowered his head and pleaded.

Elijah smirked "So granted" In one clean swoop, Trevor's head was separated from his body.

Rose gasped out and tears flooded in her eyes "You...!"

Elijah grabbed a handkerchief and wiped the blood of his hands as he warned "Don't, Rose, now that you are free."

Elijah looked towards Lyra, only glancing at a shocked Elena, he was surprised to see her smiling as she looked at him.

The only thing that was running through her brain was how hot it was to see that, the muscles in his blouse straining and the blood on his hands, she was almost blushing.

He walked towards her once more and she gulped at his heated gaze. He laid a hand on her cheek and before she could stop herself, she blurted out "That was so hot..."

Her eyes widened as he chuckled and her face turned as red as the blood that was laying on the floor.

He asked in a soft tone "Can I know ur name Elskan?"

Flustered from his gaze, she squeaked out "L-Lyra, Lyra Hawthorne."

"Beautiful, the Hawthorn flower is a symbol of sweetness and purity" He complimented and pushed a fallen hair behind her ear.

She felt him grab her hand and hold out one to Elena while commanding "Come."

Elena shook her head and tried finding an excuse to buy time for them "No, what about the moonstone?"

Elijah walked closer, thus also dragging Lyra closer, and demanded "What do you know about the moonstone?"

Elena tried to stay confident, but slightly faltered "I know that you need it and I know where it is."

"Yes?" Elijah pushed and stopped in front of her while holding Lyra behind her.

Elena nodded in fear "I can help you get it." Elijah continued to push and stare her down "Tell me where it is.""It doesn't work that way" She shook her head and tried to bargain."Are you negotiating with me?" Elijah asked with a mocking smile, he glanced to Rose.

Rose shook her head while she was visibly still upset "It's the first I've heard of it."

Elijah looked back to Elena and tried compelling, but he found out it didn't work. He glanced down to see a familiar necklace, that was not supposed to be around her neck, and gritted out "What is this vervain doing around your neck?"

When he went to rip it off, Lyra stopped his arm from doing so while admitting "It's in the tomb underneath the church ruins, with Katerina."

Both Elena and him looked at her in confusion. Elena because she knew where the stone was, Elijah because she knew Katherine's real name.

Elijah squinted his eyes a bit as he breathed out "Interesting-" He was cut off by a loud crashing sound from upstairs, he turned to Rose "What is that?"

"I don't know" Rose shook her head in fear.

He continued "Who else is in this house?!"

Rose shook her head again "I don't know!"

Elijah still holds onto Lyra gently while grabbing Elena roughly and pushing her forward while commanding "Move!"

They walked to the front and Elijah held me close while Rose had Elena, he turned to Rose and growled out "Rose."

She admitted "I don't know who it is!"

There was a fast blur moving around as two voices upstairs was heard "Up here."

Lyra smiled as she recognised the second one to be Dorian, took them long enough and why was he with Stefan? Elijah let go of her and sped up the stairs.

"Down here" another voice, Damon. Elijah sped back down and grabbed a clothing rack.

Someone grabbed my hand and the next moment I was held by Stefan with his hand over my mouth and Dorian next to him. This was very different from the show considering Elena was supposed to be with Stefan.

Stefan let go of her as Elijah's voice was heard "Excuse me. To whom it may concern, you're making a great mistake if you think that you can beat me. You can't. Do you hear that?" The sound of something breaking entered their ears and Lyra moved to Dorian as they embraced each other in a hug "I repeat, you cannot beat me. So I want the girls, I'm gonna count to three or heads will roll. Do we understand each other?"

The stairs were creaking as someone walked up and Elena's voice stopped Elijah from going further "I'll come with you, just please don't my friends, they just wanted to help me out."

Elijah stepped down a step and asked "What game are you playing with me? Where is she?"

The only thing Lyra heard was a grenade being pulled and thrown up the stairs, before she dropped onto the ground in pain while screaming from the sudden burn that she felt over her face.

It was like a thousand needles being stabbed into her skin, she could her Dorian questioning her and Stefan moving away from them. The next thing was pain erupting over her body and thuds were heard. Dorian kept to her side until the only pain was left was something stabbing her in the heart.

The feeling faded and Dorian supported her as they walked down the stairs, Elijah was pinned against the door with the coat rack stabbed into his chest. His head was lowering, but he could still get a glance of her before fully dying.

Rose speeded out and Damon started to go after her, Elena stopped him "Just let her go."

Damon stopped and looked at her with a smile, Elena gave him a glance before running towards Stefan.

She grabbed him into a hug, but at the sight of Dorian, Stefan awkwardly shuffled out of the hug. Elena looked at him confused but he didn't look at her.

Damon looks at Stefan in confusion, but shrugs it off as he declares "Happy reunions, now let's go!"

Elena, Stefan and Damon started to head out, but stopped a they noticed that Lyra and Dorian weren't following so Damon called them out "Rando, Rando's friend let's go."

Dorian shook his head "Go. We'll steal dead guys keys so we can use his car to get home."

"Are you sure" Stefan asked, he honestly didn't want to leave Dorian, but he had no choice.

"Yes, we are. Thank you for helping us" Lyra thanked with a smile that Stefan returned as they all left the house.

Dorian helped her down the stairs and asked her "You okay? What was that?"

"I don't know, but I am okay" She confessed as she was now able to stand up fully on her own.

She glanced to the side and looked at Elijah's body, Dorian did the same and they shared a look.

Lyra walked towards his body and grabbed a hold of the coat rack, she looked to Dorian while saying "Let the games begin" with that she ripped it out of his chest and he dropped to the ground, but the wound was already starting to heal.

They both stared at his body in silence until Dorian broke it "That was extremely cheesy"

In response, the coat rack was thrown towards him with he luckily avoided.

A/N

We both of our OC's have been bonded with one of their soulmates.

Let me explain how the bonding goes,

When you catch sight of each other, the burning and pull start

Eye contact makes it worse

skin to skin touch makes the burning stop and their fully bonded

When soulmate touches another soulmates mark, then the person who is being touched feels a pleasurable and warm feeling.

after bonding, when someone gets hurt, the other feels the exact same pain but does not receive any wounds or anything like that. It only lasts for a few months before it fades to only a tug at the heart when they're hurt.