some roads you really fly

[beanchaointe]

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[moralitypolice]

Hayley. Tyler's old werewolf girlfriend?

( Not. Not his girlfriend. Sorry, Caroline. That was a really confusing, dark time for her. )

Incoming --

( Witch?

Buffy is right behind!

"Technically, it's my fault. I never learned how to drive, so the rental is all Stefan's. Two drivers canceled on us. If it isn't my second favorite witch! Hell-o." )

Buffy Summers. You and Willow owe me one.

( That one being a karaoke night. Buffy grins. )

What is up with this incoming witch?

[braveandstupid]

Technically it's more of a recently revealed witch?

[Elena moves to take a seat where she can see Bonnie clearly. She misses you Bonnie. So much.]

Apparently there's a plant where I work who's been keeping an eye on me. But, we think he's from the coven that cast the curse on the Gemini Twins, so Jo and I are going to try and use his being here as leverage.

[attainathons]

( Bonnie misses you girls so much.

"That wouldn't be our first coincidence." With anything witchly. )

Do Lizzie and Josie... know about the Merge?

[braveandstupid]

[She nods.]

They found out just after they turned sixteen. We've been doing our best to just let them be kids while we figure things out, but that doesn't always work out as well as we hope.

[moralitypolice]

Not when the Salvatore school has been a magnet for all things Malivore.

( Kids don't really stay kids there. )

Are we sure this coven is one in the same? What do they call themselves?

[braveandstupid]

Jo says they're called the Colony. Two witches came by to see me and a witch that was working with us recognized them. David Gainor and Harvey Specter.

[Maybe Bonnie's heard of them.]

[attainathons]

( "Harvey Specter?" Any smile she has leaves her. )

And The Colony.

[braveandstupid]

You've heard of him?

[That peaks Elena's interest, for sure.]

He and Gainor came to see me in the hospital. He was posing as an ADA.

[moralitypolice]

Gainor. David Gainor? Or Ezra?

( Wait, what? )

Harvey Specter came to the hospital?

[braveandstupid]

David came with Harvey. But Ezra's been there for a while. We think he's been my babysitter from the coven.

[Which bugs her, and it's clear on her face.]

I thought we were friends.

[attainathons]

( "You didn't recognize his last name?" She asks. "Gainer. David and Ezra. They are renowned. One of very few witch couples. And men." )

And in the Colony. Will was - she did something for them awhile back. The Colony broke off from the High Coven - which is all but scrunched. They disbanded years ago. The Colony is still going strong. They're old and they're strong. It's dark mojo.

[braveandstupid]

He wasn't using Gainor here. He was using Katz. Ezra Katz.

[But also:]

I'm not as tuned into the witch stuff as you are, Bon. But Jo did recognize them. And they didn't seem to want to take me anywhere? They just asked a lot of questions.

[Almost as though they just wanted to get their eyes on her, to make sure she was still breathing.]

[moralitypolice]

I don't know what to say Elena, that's not his last name. Ezra Adin or Ezra Gainor. He has a worse reputation pre-David if that helps.

( "Wait, so, Ezra's undercover? For how long?" )

[braveandstupid]

I met him when I was starting my residency.

[So ... a long time. A good long while.]

Let's go with years. And I'm willing to bet there were other people before him.

[Caroline makes a face. "And to think, we might have never known if Monroe's hunters hadn't t-boned us on the way to the hospital."]

[moralitypolice]

Maybe send the gift basket with the compelled hunter. Should we start drinking? I think we should start drinking.

( "I'm for drinking. It's my last morning here." Buffy's in for drinking. )

Elena, you should be careful. No matter how friendly Ezra seemed, he still kept close for a reason. And now his husband's in town? And -- Elena, Harvey Specter wouldn't be called in unless something went wrong. He's - he closes.

[braveandstupid]

Well, if his job is to babysit the doppelganger something did go wrong. The car accident was bad, Bonnie.

[She doesn't have to see her imaging to know that Jack getting called in was one of the only options they had.]

I'm fine now, but I wasn't for a minute. But for now, I think the right approach is keeping your friends close, enemies closer. I don't want them switching out Ezra for someone else and me having to do "Find the witch" all over again.

[moralitypolice]

I trust you.

( And Caroline is there, too. Jo. Buffy is filling glasses.

"That's dedication. Since residency?" )

[braveandstupid]

[Elena nods.]

Who knows, they might have been there my whole life. Mikael found me when I was like ... three, I think? I don't know how he knew, but if he could track me down, witches probably could too.

[Especially since Abby did big magic to put Mikael down.]

[attainathons]

( Underneath Caroline and Elena's seriousness, there is something that's palpable. )

Can I just say you're taking this whole life long stalkery really well. And implementing a plan. If I could only be that graceful when I learned my ex followed me from LA. ( But to her point. ) I was a teenager and - it did feel more starcrossed than stalker.

( As she sips her mimosa, however, she catches something in Caroline and Elena's eyes. )

You two are too glow-y for this conversation. And it's a Sunday. I'm even dragging. What gives?

[braveandstupid]

[Caroline and Elena both look at each other, and then back at their friends. Elena quickly shakes her head as she reaches for her mimosa.]

Don't know what you're talking about.

[Caroline shakes her head as well. "Nope, no glow here."]

[moralitypolice]

Caroline Forbes and Elena Gilbert. Buffy has slayer senses.

( Those work like these, right? )

What are you hiding from us?

[vampireboulevard]

[Both girls remain quiet. Caroline, for reasons that she doesn't want to admit that her friends were right, even though they were. It will come out eventually, but everyone already knows her secret.

No one knows Elena's.

She squints at her best friend, and then her eyes widen.]

You had sex.

[Elena's eyes widen, because how does she do that, but she doesn't say anything, opting to chug her mimosa instead.]

[attainathons]

Who are you doing? Who's doing you!

( "Nobody is doing me." which is Bonnie's way of pushing things along. Let's talk about this. Chop chop! )

[vampireboulevard]

[Elena finally finishes chugging, and she stares back at Caroline helplessly.

"So did ... you?"]

Yes. Maybe. But everyone knows who I'm doing! Who are you doing?

[Elena wrinkles her nose before finally spitting out: "Dean."]

Oh. My. God.

[moralitypolice]

Who's Dean? And - Ryan, Caroline. Finally.

( Girls. Squealing. And Buffy cheers to that! )