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𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙋𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙎𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙀𝙉
ミ★ ( lion and the lamb, act one ) ★彡

Hazel should've guessed that the day that the other vampires would come out of the woods would happen sooner rather than later. She just had no clue how close they actually were. One minute she's at home, reading a good book in her room, and the next, she's being whacked over the head by Jeremy's mysterious girlfriend, Anna, that she had yet to actually meet. Turns out, there's a good reason for it, and it isn't because she was nervous to meet his family, it was because she's been the one orchestrating the stalking that Hazel and Elena had been experiencing over the last few weeks. They should've noticed that the stalking coincided around the time that Jeremy started somewhat seeing her.

Hazel woke up with a gasp, quickly bringing a hand to her head from the source of her headache where Anna had hit her head and once her vision returns to her, she spots Elena telling her to be quiet and directs her attention to one of their captors sitting in a chair by the end of the bed, sleeping.

Hazel recognises him instantly as Ben McKittrick. He used to attend Mystic Falls High School, being two years their senior and was set to be a football star before he injured himself right before college intake. His scholarships were sadly taken away since he could no longer play football and he now spends his days working at the Mystic Grill; serving tables and making drinks. Football was his life until it wasn't, and he never tried to do or make anything else of himself besides it, which was why Hazel was trying so hard to help Matt so he didn't follow in Ben's footsteps. Despite all that, she used to think Ben was really sweet. He would look out for them and even give them a few free milkshakes when no one was looking because he knew them. So, when Bonnie had come forward to say she was into him, Hazel was all more supportive and told her to go for it—that was, until this happened.

Elena gestures her to be quiet again as she searches for a way out and stares at the front door, before looking back at Ben, estimating if they can make it without waking him. The twins look at each other nodding before quietly sliding off the bed and slowly stepping over Ben's outstretched leg. They slowly backs up to the door, keeping an eye on Ben. Elena unlocks the deadbolt on the door while Hazel looked back at Ben occasionally.

     Elena turns the lock on the door and prepares to open it, but they freeze when they hear Ben, "I wouldn't." The twins gasp and turn around to face him standing right behind them. Ben inches towards Elena and uses his compulsion on them, "Don't try to escape. Don't even move. Do you understand?"

      Ben must've been newly turned because they were both wearing vervain, and a seasoned vampire should've known that. But, fearing for their safety, they pretended to comply, "I understand." They respond blankly in unison.