outfit above ^^^^

episode 3, part 1

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The screen turns back on to show Alaric examining the knife in his office along with a ancient looking book.

"Gaulish. Why does it always have to be Gaulish?" He asks himself before the screen goes off again.

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The screen opens back up to show Dorian teaching a class.

"All right, gather together. Chain spells are about the fluid movement of energy from witch to witch.  Where's Penelope Park?" He asks.

"Um, lady cramps, Mr. Williams." Lizzie answers.

"Sorry I asked. A disharmonious group makes for an uneven flow.  Okay..." Dorian trails off just as a letter appears floating in the classroom.

"Uh-oh, who's in trouble with the headmaster?" Josie asks.

"Probably the people who started a rumble with the local high school." Hope says giving Lizzie a look.

"Lizzie Saltzman, Josie Saltzman, Babies, and Little Ripper makes five. Off you go." He says as everyone gives each other looks.

"Did he just?" Caroline asks.

"He did, I think he might still be mad I killed his family." Stefan answers.

"No shit." Damon says in response.

"This makes no sense, Dad. Why are we being punished?" Lizzie asks once they arrive in the office.

"Because you started a brawl at a charity football game that risked exposing what we really do here." Alaric answers her.

"Well, you weren't mad last night." Lizzie says with a frown.

"I was mad last night. My undying love for my daughters just happened to trump my rage. I volunteered everyone in the game, so stop complaining. You're lucky that it's just community service and not jail time." Alaric says in response.

"He has love for them or just when he wants to?" Lexi whispers to Henrik rolling her eyes.

"Can I at least offer a rebuttal in my defense, if it pleases the court? First of all, I was provoked. My response was totally proportional considering the levels of abuse that I was forced to endure. And secondly... if anyone should take the blame, it's Josie & Lexi." Lizzie says.

"What the hell bitch?" Damon says at the same time as his on screen niece.

"What the hell bitch?" Lexi says about to pounce on her.

"I'm sorry. I totally cracked under cross, but if you had just let Kaleb catch the ball..." Lizzie starts only to be cut off by her father.

"You'd still be in trouble." Alaric says.

"But nice job throwing your sisters under the bus." Hope says.

"Thank you, Hope." Josie says getting a wink from her in response.

"Speaking of, the bus leaves in ten minutes, and I expect all three of you to be on it, working together today, harmoniously and without drama. End of debate." Alaric says.

"I wasn't even at the game. Why am I being punished?" Hope asks.

"You know what you did. All right, now, go, all of you besides Hope. Come on." Alaric says leading the twins & Henrik out.

"Seriously?" Hope questions pissed off.

"What part of what I said needs translating? I want to help you with research. Dorian has a master's degree in library science. I think the adults have it covered." Alaric says in response.

"That's not fair. You only play by the grown-up rules when you don't need something from me." Hope says.

"I am gonna rip his bloody spine out and make him wear it as a damn necklace." Klaus says with a dark glint in his eyes as his wife agrees to help next to him.

"I am spinning right now, Hope. And I can't drag you or anyone else any further into this until I figure out what's going on, okay? So right now, I need you to be a kid keeping a dragon sized secret today until I can get some answers okay?" He says making her storm out.

"Dragons are fucking real and you're keeping it a secret from us?" Lexi asks pissed off scaring Alaric who thought she left.

"Holy shit." He yells out shocked.

"I have been standing her for like fifteen minutes you need to get better at this." Lexi says with a smirk that which looks eerily similar to her uncle.

"You have been spending too much time with Damon." He grunts out trying to stay calm.

"She even has my smirk." The man himself says with a laugh making Stefan terrified how similar they might be.

"Speaking of on Saturday can I go see him?" She asks.

"Yes you can, now get the hell out of my office." Alaric says.

"Okay, tootles." She says with a laugh skipping out of his office as the screen goes black..

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The screen turns on to show them getting off the bus in town square.

"So, what did you do? My dad never gets mad at you. You're the prodigal daughter. Must have been juicy." Lizzie asks.

"Sorry, no time for girl talk. Public service awaits." Hope says with a fake smile making her brother laugh.

"All right, listen up. It's a beautiful day. You got options: Litter, weeds, graffiti. Your choice." Dorian says bored.

"It's bad enough we get punished while the humans get a pass, but there ain't no way in hell I'm picking up their garbage." Kaleb says looking disgusted trying to give her the stick only to be denied. 

"Uh, I don't do trash either." Lizzie says.

"I love trash, as of this moment." Hope says. 

"Perf. It suits you. Looks like we're scrubbing paint today." Lizzie says with a smirk. 

"Dad told us to work together, okay, harmoniously." Josie says confused. 

"Yeah, and he also said without drama, and I am feeling a rage attack coming on, so I will be remaining drama-free over by that wall of graffiti. Are you guys coming or not?" Lizzie asks.

"I don't know, Lizzie, is there another bus you want to throw me under?" Josie says annoyed.

"Fine, Daddy's girls. Anyone else? Get the lead out, MG." Lizzie says in reply as the screen goes off.

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The screen opens back up to show Landon & Rafael in the woods.

"Uh, I think it's done.  Oh... Next time, we got to catch, like, a deer or something. You know, more meaty, less... rabbity." Rafael says as they roast a rabbit.

"It's food, man. I'm good. Thanks for sticking with me." Landon says with a laugh.

"Nowhere else I'd rather be, bro." Rafael replies.

'I don't know. That school was good for you." Landon says feeling guilty.

"Lan, you run, I run, period." Raf says as they groan from the taste of the rabbit.

"She hates me, doesn't she?" Landon asks.

"Hope? Probably. You want to explain why you kept lying to her? Why you lied to me." Raf says.

"That's the problem. I can't. Every time I try to put it into words, all I can say is it's like the knife wanted me to steal it. And then it wanted me to lie." Landon says still confused.

"Knives don't have conscious thoughts, brother." Raf says.

"I know, but knives don't usually attract dragons either." Landon says.

"Um, well, what's done is done. It's not like you're ever gonna see her again anyway. Hey, hey... it's just the two of us. Living off the land. Nothing better." Raf says.

"A burger. A burger would be better." Landon laughs out.

"A burger would be better." Raf agrees.

"Hey, I got an idea... to make some money. Put your new werewolf skills to work. You in?" Landon asks.

"Absolute fucking idiots." Hayley says mentally face palming.

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(A/N: I told yall i would try to get the next one out and i did even though its a little short. bye for now love yall.)