some roads you really fly

[beanchaointe]

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[interminably]

One more thing.

( He captures Mickey's attention one last time. )

No matter how awful, no matter how much you feel you have to choke it down, vervain will never be a problem for you. There you blood boils, you will not react.

( He stops, finally, looking back. )

That should do it. Keep him on the vervain diet. Twice a day. Tolerance is possible.

[somanyadjectives]

That was the plan.

[Slowly but surely, they'll get him as prepared as they can.

And once Klaus is done, Alexander will make his way over and hold out the ring to Gatsby.

"Here you go. Don't lose it, you only get one."]

[pumping]

( He's hesitant, first, but takes it and slides it on reluctantly. Bending his fingers, he suddenly has the sensation to in fact, never take it off. )

I can walk in the sun now.

[swillpot]

Or crawl, or run or dance. You can do whatever you want.

[And with that he glances to the rest of the group.]

And with that, I think we're settled. You know where to find me if you need me, but ... please don't.

[Because this is a little messy, even for him. And with that, he is out.]

[pumping]

( Katherine just gives a wave

"He's right. Anytime I worked with a witch, they did not leave on those terms."

Except for Lucy. But. That was Lucy. )

So, who was that?

[somanyadjectives]

An ally.

[He doesn't know Alexander well enough to call him a friend, and he's not sure Alexander would want to be called one. Plus, the less names Mickey knows the better, in case this goes wrong.]

A witch.

[pumping]

I'm a vampire. Live free or suck secretly.

( Something to not look forward to. )

How long do you expect me to live in your brother's house?

[somanyadjectives]

I honestly don't know or care. I'm on a plane tonight back to Europe. That is between you and Damon.

[He takes a breath.]

He'll be back tonight after he finishes at the Grille.

[pumping]

And they're babysitting me? That Brit didn't compel me to stay inside.

( Or, to stay in this town. He's itching, jumping out of his own skin, ready to bolt. )

[somanyadjectives]

No, he didn't. Because he didn't have to. We spelled you in last night.

[He then waves a finger to the rest of the house.]

Also you haven't been invited in. So you decide to leave this little protective bubble and ... trust me when I say it will not be pleasant.

[pumping]

( Normally, Mickey is disciplined. Normally, he'd listen. But, he's feeling like a caged bird. And he can't sing. His plan is half-baked, take Katherine Pierce hostage so they let him out, but he doesn't get vampire 101. Not like whoever that Stiles kid is.

So, fuck it. He takes off full speed at Katherine, who's facing away, and scrolling on her phone, none the wiser. )

[somanyadjectives]

[Damian would not have been fast enough to stop him, but he does slide himself in between anyway, putting himself in front of Katherine, just in case he tries to come at her again.

Stefan, on the other hand, is the one who actually deflects the blow, taking advantage of the fact that he's faster and stronger to slide in between, plant his hand against Mickey's chest and shove him backwards, hard to the floor.]

[pumping]

( And damn, that is a hard hit. He lays there, holding what is most likely a bruised rib. He groans. )

[somanyadjectives]

That was stupid.

[Stefan just wants that said.]

Because even if you didn't believe she was human, that means you just attempted to try and kill a vampire at least five hundred years your senior, and one thing you'll learn pretty fast with vampires is this:

The older they are, the more likely they are to kick your ass.

[pumping]

( Katherine flinches, but, barely, turning back. "Pathetic try. 0 stars." )

She's human. Without you here. She'd be dead.

( Well, Katherine's not going to take this stepping over to him and shoving a stiletto heel deep into his chest, taking his breath away.

"She has a name. And a five hundred year old legacy you could only dream of not living up to. You're going to be a footnote. You were made to die. You're a soldier, Mickey. Engineered by this country to. die. Maybe you can do something with yourself. Maybe you won't be killed. You won't be found out. Maybe we won't need you anymore. All these maybes. But, you should remember one more maybe. MAYBE I had the heels of these shoes crafted. In wood."

She shoves her foot back and returns to Damian's side, touching his shoulder. )

[somanyadjectives]

[Damian turns to her with a small smile, but his face sobers by the time he turns back to the two vampires. "Maybe we should leave in time out to think about what he's done."]

Maybe we should. Particularly about how just because they're human doesn't mean they're not dangerous.

[pumping]

Whatever.

( His breath returns and he puffs out dry air as he feels the wound she caused close itself. She also ruined his shirt. )

I was right. Dicks. All of you.

[somanyadjectives]

[Stefan shrugs, because he's right. They are dicks.]

If you think we're bad, Damon's worse.

[But with that, he will follow Damian and Katherine upstairs.]

[shreds]

I almost hate to leave Damon with his hands full.

( She doesn't. )

[somanyadjectives]

Do you?

[Stefan smirks.]

Because I don't.

[shreds]

No, I don't. It's always been Damon I'd leave. ( But the other half of that is ancient history. She walks over to her luggage, pulling her phone out of her designer purse. ) What comes next for Stefan Salvatore? Keeping it international?

[somanyadjectives]

That's the plan.

[He smiles softly.]

Buffy's having brunch with the girls but once she gets back, we'll head out to the airport.

[shreds]

Must be nice. Thank you, for calling us in. It's -- been a dry season for hunting. I prefer more action, but --

( Maybe Damian can translate how grateful she is. )

[somanyadjectives]

Thank you for coming.

[He knows Elena wasn't thrilled, but it was good to have the back up.]

I really appreciated it. Even if other people didn't.

[shreds]

Stefan, I've never been the girl who did things because people appreciated them.

( But, thank you. )

Next time, let's hope things are more exciting. A little more dagger and less cloak?