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“ well , first of all , i feel like a lot has changed since i came here , ” he replied vaguely. no need to elaborate any further than that. “ plus , unlike when you're traveling ... at some point , the people just become people you see regularly so you're not able to observe as many different people as you could while traveling. you know ? being tied to one place ... it makes things different. ” while nolan did enjoy drinking , he never once relied on it for ensuring he had a good time. “ you're right , they can forget. i've been around people like that before. ” he never envisioned himself being a bartender , but he supposed there were worse things to be. “ currently trying it out at the mystic grill , ” he said. “ yeah , i think i'm mostly getting the hang of it. it passes the time , it lets me meet a bunch of different people. can't really go wrong with that. okay , well , something probably could go wrong along the way but i'm not trying to be pessimisitc. ” he canted his head slightly , taking the time to reflect on her words. could she possibly have known the things that he did ? he though it plausible , but he wasn't going to jump to conclusions. “ what lurks in the shadows ? ” he echoed. “ you mean like ... vampires , werewolves ... monsters ? ” he asked , ensuring he sounded like he was joking just to err on the side of caution. for all he knew , she could've been speaking about terrible humans instead. he knew a thing or two about running. he'd been running from an ex for years. waking up in dc with no option of escape had definitely left a feeling of unease at the back of his mind that he'd been trying to disregard for weeks. “ psychology's a pretty interesting field. i haven't thought about what i wanted to do with my life in years , ” he admitted. however , since he was forced to settle in dc , perhaps he could revisit some ideas. nolan paused , blinking at her admission. “ you died ? ” this was some of the most useful information he'd gotten. “ so dc ... it ... it changed you in a way , then ? it screwed with your head ? ”

camille nodded while listening. was it bad if things changed? sometimes a change could be good ❝ has it? often things change, without we wanting it ❞ she said, biting on her lower lip. unsure if she could relate to what he told her. she felt like she barely had started to live her life. have a chance to do so before it was taken away from her ❝ although i cannot relate, i do think i know how it must feel like. does it mean we are stuck in washington dc? the thought of it scare me ❞ cami wanted to go out there, explore the world. meet new adventures. at least a part of her wanted to. the other part wanted to find out the truth about herself. it leaned more to the latter ❝ you have? me too. it is a bit sad to see ❞ if only more people could see it the same way ❝ oh. i have not heard of it. is it close by? ❞ hadn't she heard of something named mystic falls before? didn't know why the name mystic grill made her think of it. was a small town. she must have heard of it. yes, she think so. didn't mention it, kept the thoughts to herself ❝ as you should be. it is a good way to meet new people. everyone can't be experts on being bartenders, you learn. even those with experience can mix drinks wrong or forget ❞ it's very easy to forget, even if they often had the ingredients written down ❝ monsters ?? ❞ her brows raised ❝ yes. it's what i have heard ❞ she quickly said, a brief second after his question. psychology was interesting, but not easy. trying to read people, understand them and try to help them the best way you could. come with good advices. it wasn't easy doing that. everyone were different, you had to find ways to reach out to everyone ❝ it is interesting. i hope to one day to work with it ❞ only have to figure out how and where to start ❝ screwed with my head? i have no idea. presumably. i can't tell for certain❞

michael found the entire situation to be absurd. how could he possibly be meeting someone with such a striking resemblance to himself for the first time ? he had his brother. that was it. no other siblings. he knew that , and yet , he couldn't deny the fact that this stranger looked exactly like him. the longer he spent talking to him , the more confused he began to feel. while he'd never out ruled the possibility of coming across a doppelganger of sorts , he didn't believe it'd ever be so spot on. “ you ... you can't go home ? how did you even get here ? where are you from ? ” he forced himself to stop asking the male so many questions , despite the fact that he had plenty more swimming around in his head. something told him that the male wouldn't have the answers he was looking for. it was clear to michael that this john logan guy was just as bewildered as he was. “ i'm afraid i don't have any answers for you. i've never experienced anything like this before. ”

❝ i don't know. maybe not ? ❞ logan shrugged. unsure if he was right or not. he had tried to leave and it didn't work. what it meant had he not thought more of. he found jules here, garrett, grace too now. more people from home. why would he care to leave? almost everyone he knew was in washington dc. he had nothing to go back home to. well, he had his mom, but what should he have done. tried helping her on his own? it would have been tough ❝ i tried to leave, didn't work. i have NO IDEA how i got here. woke up one day in dc, without knowing how. the first person i met was one of my best friends. not only does this freak me out ― there is something very strange going on here ❞ magic of some sort. people forgetting things in their life, or did they? came from another timeline. doppelgangers. it was too much to take in. no wonder he couldn't concentrate normal on a practice. how would it go when the games started? ❝ i'm from hastings, massachusetts. where are you from? neither have i, it's cool, but as i said, it freaks me out. things like this doesn't happen ❞

"you do seem very similar and i don't think it's just the red hair." claire offered the other a small smile. "there's also something in the way you act and carry yourself. i can't quite explain it, but the moment you said it, it made complete sense to me." she shrugged her shoulders, there wasn't much that she couldn't explain, but this was one thing. "oh." it was all she could say as another thing she couldn't explain was said to her. "that.. i can't even begin to understand that. how could you possibly be from the future and the past? different century? i don't understand." she shook her head quickly, feeling more and more confused by the second. "and very scottish."

at the sound of claire's words, a small spark of hope ignite within her. maybe the memories started to come back ❝ i do? ❞ she asked with a small smile ❝ i think i understand what you mean. it doesn't freak you out? ❞ seemed like her mama was very calm about everything. she was always wise, knew the right words to say in every situation. brianna admired it with her ❝ because we could travel to the past, through magical stones. have you heard of craigh na dun? ❞ wondering if the name told her something ❝ yes, very scottish. i sometimes don't understand what he talks about ❞

Colin was enjoying being here . It hadn't been too long . Just a week , so far , but it was enough to make it clear to them that they could make a home here . Yes , they would always miss their friends from Briar . But maybe , they'd cross paths in the future ! Who knew ? And there was one other person he maybe missed . Fitz knew that they possibly had no right . They just had a crush on her . It wasn't like she had ever even noticed them . Colin had been walking back to campus from the video game store , when he heard a voice he knew right away . He turned and surely , there she was . Summer di Laurentis . He didn't believe in moments that seemed out of movies , but there seemed to be music playing somewhere , just as he looked towards her . Was that just in their head ? Snapping out of it , Colin waved back . A nervous wave . A timid wave , even . " Hey , Summer . It's just Fitz . You know that . " They ran a hand through their hair , looking away from her , as they felt their cheeks heat up . She was here . Why was it that he couldn't seem to form a simple sentence anymore ? " It's , I , uh . It's good to see you . Didn't know you moved here as well . "

suddenly she got nervous when colin said her name. felt like her heart started to beat faster. when was the last time she had met them? she didn't know. her memories were still blurry. she remember she lived with colin, hunter and who else was it? hollis? yes, that's the name everyone said. the words echoed in her head, it's just fitz, you know that. she did ❝ i like colin better ❞ summer admitted, smiled. a soft chuckle escaped her lips ❝ it's good to see you too ❞ very good to see you, and you still look handsome ❝ neither did i. all of sudden i was here. not sure if my parents sent me to this place, i never know with them sometimes. how.. i mean, how long have you been here? i was talking about you the other day, and the others, of course ❞ no, she didn't. tried not to show she was nervous. what better way to hide it than to say she talked about the others too? unsure if she could hide it well. it'd be embarrassing to say she only spoke about fitzy with jules and kendall ❝ it was something about who i knew back home ❞ brilliant, continue with the little lie. sooner or later she wouldn't be able to keep lying. why did she? what was the worst that could happen? colin fitzgerald might not like her back, she would get over it sooner or later.

good, he had not told him. alec could not imagine if aro had read his mind, what he would have done to arrow. which is why he tried not to think of him whenever he was in the castle. a lump formed in his throat by just thinking about it. he swallowed, before speaking ❝ i hope not ❞ he answered with a small smile on his lips ❝ i was afraid of losing you if i told you, or if they had found you. have you heard of the volturi coven? ❞ alec was not certain every vampire had heard of them. maybe they had, because the volturi's were one of the biggest covens and most knew about them ❝ i am one of their guards... ❞ he continued, paused a brief second. wondering if he should tell he was one of the highest ranked guards. ❝ we are not as bad as some may say. sure, our leaders did everything in their power to enforce strict order and secrecy to ensure our kind survived through centuries. therefore, we were sometimes sent out on missions to ensure that no other vampire would cause chaos and expose the entire vampire species. it was mostly me, my twin sister and sometimes two other guards, who were among the powerful ones ❞ he explained. letting out a sigh ❝ one of the leaders, aro, he wanted and who knows still want to find vampires with unique powers. i was afraid he would find you, thought he had when you disappeared and he had you hidden somewhere. maybe that they would find out about you and me, thinking it was a distraction, and i wouldn't be as focused on our missions ❞ he explained, looked down. glanced up again at arrow when he continued to talk ❝ i have never cared about someone as much as i care for you. well, my twin sister but she is my family. you are my family too, the first person i have fallen in love with and i am afraid of losing you, especially more now when i have found you again ❞ this wasn't like him, but arrow meant a lot more than he could explain. it was scary to feel this way, at the same he liked the feeling, to care this much for someone other than his sister.

Nora furrowed her eyebrows, slightly suspicious of this individual. "I'm a heretic, witch and vampire. No ring needed." She took a step forward, purposely trying to look menacing. "Who's asking?"

❝ WELL ... ❞ simon started, bit on his lower lip and nodded ❝ it was a really weird question i asked. sorry― i just sensed you were not human. you are both? how can you be both? ❞ he had not heard of a hybrid before, or heretic as she called it ❝ no ring ?? what does a ring have to do with walking in the daylight ❞

beau  wasn't  sure  how  to  feel  about  seeing  any  of  his  friends.  a  part  of  him  was  unbelievably  ecstatic  about  seeing  them.  the  other?  well…  he  was  petrified  that  this  was  some  trick.  that  he  had  truly  passed  and  this  was  purgatory.  if  his  friends  were  here?  did  that  mean  that  they  too  had  died?  “l-logan?”  his  voice  quivered  a  little  as  he  slowly  took  a  couple  steps  closer  to  the  other.  “shit.  is…  is  that  really  you?”  beau's  brows  furrowed  in  confusion.  “what  are  you  doing  here?”  what  was  he  doing  here  too?  “am  i  seeing  things?  please  tell  me  you're  real.”  however  he  also  hoped  he  wasn't.  that  logan  was  safe  and  happy  back  home. 

nearly an hour passed by, no idea of what was wrong with the car he worked on. a customer came in with their car yesterday at one of the automobile repair shop, there john worked extra at. told him and his colleague there was something wrong with it. he could not find what the problem was, neither could his colleague. the strange thing was that it didn't start either. the weather was nice enough to work outside today and he didn't want to hear the bad taste of music blasting out from the speakers inside. the colleague's rock music could be heard even outside, despite the doors being closed. logan didn't mind rock music, but to hear it almost daily made him tired of it. at the sound of a voice he recognized, logan looked up. his brows furrowed ❝ beau ?! ❞ he didn't expect to see more people from briar ❝ uh yes? ❞ he questioned beau's words. confused by every second the other spoke ❝ i am. why would i not be real? what are you talking about. are you good? ❞ wondering if beau was as confused as he was when he first arrived. it was a lot to take in.

CAMILLE O’CONNELL |  1.04

" Yeah , nobody . Nobody but most especially you . Because you've got me . If you want to , that is . " Grace stopped , right there , the realisation of what she had just said hitting her . It was the truth , but she was mortified that she had said it out loud . Nothing she could do now to take it back , was there ? Maybe , seeing as it was also mostly true , she didn't want to . " Oh ! It's room twenty-four B . On the fourth floor . You can't miss it . That's where me and my roommate live . Kendall . She's really awesome . She was from Briar too , if you can believe it ! She's sort of my closest friend now . We have a few interests in common . It's , well , it's good ." Grace rambled on, trying to move the subject past what she had said at first. But she meant it . To have a friend that wouldn't betray her . " Great ! It's a date . I , yeah , it's not a date , but you know what I mean . Hopefully . Lots of gummy bears . And some good movies . "

❝ of course. i would not mind your company and you should not be alone either. i promise i won't run away this time ❞ she seemed to have forgiven him. for whatever he had done, without remembering. he knew he had not felt like this for anyone else, but he wouldn't admit it yet. room twenty-four b, he can remember it, right? yeah! logan didn't party as much anymore, his memory is better and he makes sure his phone is charged every time he leave his home. he looked down a brief second, glanced up with a smile ❝ you sure i can't miss it? ❞ logan teased, a chuckle escaped his lips. kendall. he knew who it was ❝ kendall and you are roomates ? i know who she is, don't really know her well. she was together with garrett for a while. glad you found a roommate. i might need to search for a rommate too whenever my apartment is fixed. i live at a motel at the moment. not every fun, it is what it is sometimes ❞ not the best living situation. he was not there much, busy with college and hockey ❝ not a date ? do you want it to be a date? yes, i know what you mean. are you free now to watch a movie? ❞

"I've been having some strange dreams." He mumbled. "I've been meeting some people from my alleged past. I've been getting some answers from them." That was helpful, but he wanted the memories back too.

an eyebrow raised ❝ it could mean you start to remember. maybe? ❞ it wasn't easy to not have your memories ❝ that's good they are trying to help you. hopefully soon your memory will be fully recovered. this city is really strange ❞

amy laughed ❝ do we really need more coffee? ❞ she asked, brows raised ❝ how many have we had already? alright, i will wait until you go get the coffee, and i will tell more of what i remember ❞

"Your parents must hate you," Penelope replied, giving a slight shrug. "I don't remember being sent here...or coming here on my own. I woke up here, and when I walked outside, I was in a different city." Penelope admitted. "It's like I was kidnapped but by magic."

❝ nah, they can't hate this face ❞ summer smiled. she was very confident about her appearances ❝ actually they sent me to another college, i thought for a moment i must have done something dumb there ― and they sent me here, now i don't know anymore ❞ she shrugged ❝ you lived somewhere else too? that's weird, suddenly wake up in a new city. kidnapped by magic? but magic is not real is it ❞

kendall  nodded  her  head.  “not  the  men  that  i  have  been  interested  in,  no.  they  are  more  into  other  things  than  talking.  which…  don't  get  me  wrong;  i  like  that  side  of  things  too  but  i  want  more.  i  want  to  be  able  to  talk  about  things  that  mean  a  lot  to  me  and  have  them  return  the  favour  sometimes.”  she  shrugged  her  shoulders,  not  thinking  that  was  really  that  much  to  ask  of  someone.  “i  do  think  i've  seen  you  once  or  twice  in  the  time  that  i've  been…  around  the  hockey  team.  it's  really  nice  to  meet  you,  summer.  i'm  kendall.”  the  blonde  greeted  with  a  wider  smile.  “your  brother  is  pretty  cool,  sure.  to  be  fair;  a  lot  of  the  guys  are  pretty  decent.  from  what  i've  seen  of  them.”  her  face  crinkled  in  disgust  at  summer's  next  words.  “ew.  why  would  you  want  to  hear  anything  about  your  brother's  sex  life?  freaking  groooooss.”  kendal  shook  her  head,  playfully  sticking  her  tongue  out  and  making  a  bleh  noise.  her  eyes  widened  in  interest,  grinning  at  the  other.  “you  have?  that's  awesome!  ohhh  that  sounds  so  sweet!  something  tells  me  that  you  need  to  make  sure  he  knows  who  you  are.  it  sounds  to  me  like  you  are  pretty  damn  smitten.  he  should  know  you  exist.  you  should  get  to  know  him  a  little  more  and  get  closer!”  kendall  loved  love.  she  was  all  for  playing  matchmaker  if  need  be.  “have  you  maybe  got  a  chance  to  see  him  again?” 

she laughed ❝ ah! i understand. yes, you'd want to talk with them too. sometimes it's like they can't think of other things, it's as their mind is blocked or how i should describe it. i am sure you will be able to have something more soon ❞ she didn't understand how difficult it could be to talk. summer loved to talk and she could do that a lot ❝ i have been there, yes. i don't understand the hype with hockey or any sports. i have mostly just watched because dean plays. it's nice to meet you kendall ❞ she wanted to support her brother. nodded her head ❝ he is, and they all are. i haven't talked to all of them much, but they are cool ❞ she knew them, who they were, that was all. summer shrugged ❝ you know what, i wonder that too. it was a girl beside me on a game who told me about it. i moved away. i am all for speaking my mind, but that made me feel very uncomfortable. maybe she didn't know who i was, still, uncomfortable. i haven't told dean about it, might never do if i see him here ❞ that was things you do not tell your brother about ❝ funny thing, i all of sudden remember i did. however was it not easy. as you said some men doesn't want to talk. they hide their emotions, thinking it's better, for whatever reason i don't understand. we got closer, but now i don't know where fitzy is or what happened ❞

" Summer Di Laurentis ? It's really you . Hey . " Garrett would have known Dean's sister anywhere . He knew everyone that was related to the guys and seeing as Dean was not here , maybe he wanted to look out for his little sister . It seemed like that was the least that he could do . Maybe they weren't close , but he did know her . " It doesn't matter . It was a stupid thing to say . " It wasn't like he'd ever share anything with someone that he did not trust . " I guess you're right . Everyone is going through something , even when you don't say it . "

❝ yes, it’s me. dean’s annoying little sister. older but not wiser. it's good to see you again, garrett. you don't look a day older since the last time i met all of you ❞ a soft giggle escaped her lips. she was joking about the annoying part. didn’t think she was annoying, but maybe her brothers thought she was ❝ not a stupid thing. i understand you. i wished it as well. wanted to be more like my brothers ❞ she wasn’t certain if garrett knew about her adhd or what got her kicked out from her last college. her brothers seemed to have it easy, maybe they didn’t. she doesn’t remember if they had mentioned any of their problems ❝ maybe they do. talking about things out loud is scary or to tell the truth can be scary too because you are afraid people will judge you ❞

" Well . You don't have to be , if you don't wanna be . Alone , I mean . You can stop by my dorm room anytime . I'll be waiting . Gummy bears . Lots of gummy bears . " Grace did not know why she had said that . Because a part of her always thought she'd be waiting for him to come by ? He didn't seem like the guy that had hurt her . Whatever reason that was for , it wasn't good . Grace knew it just made her want to be closer to him . She looked away . Cheeks heating up . " You know what I mean . " That he was always welcome ? Did he ? Know that ?

why did he say it. embarrassing. logan didn't know how to act around her. she made him nervous ❝ oh um.. thank you? neither do you. i mean.. yeah. nobody has to be ❞ a nervous laugh escaped his lips ❝ you will be waiting? which number is it on your door? so i don't knock on the wrong door ❞ again ― this time he must remember the right number. she still lived in a dorm room. he wonders if she still lived with someone. logan had managed to find an apartment in dc, but could not move in yet. they needed to fix it first and in the meantime he lived at a motel ❝ you live there alone? of course, i'd love to come by and eat gummy bears, maybe watch a movie or two. yes, i know what you mean ❞