Starry Darkness ✨ Danielle Gilbert [1]

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Dani's PoV

I bunk off school deciding to visit Tyler after the shooting at the memorial.

"Who's this, Tyler?" I ask, glancing at a familiar girl talking with him.

"This is Hayley Marshall," He introduces.

I feel my eyes widen, "Oh, um, hi," I hold out my hand, "Danielle Gilbert."

Hayley analyses me carefully.

Tyler looks between us, "Do you two know each other."

We both shake our heads.

"Well you can start by getting to know each other while I go out," Tyler states heading towards the door.

Once he leaves, I take a swift seat on the sofa grabbing a bottle of bourbon pouring myself a glass.

"So Hayley, what's your story?" I ask taking a sip of my drink.

She gives me a small smile, "I was adopted when I was roughly 3 years old. My father was a drunk and so was my mum. Once I triggered my curse they threw me out, I was only fourteen. After that I left and went to a place where they accepted werewolves, and helped them adjust. I stayed there until I met Tyler."

I nod.

"What about you?" She asks me.

"Well, I was also adopted. Someone left me on the doorstep of the Gilbert's, 18 years ago. I've grown up with the family all my life but it felt incomplete a lot of the time. I triggered my curse a few months ago and have been struggling to adjust since," I explaining downing my drink.

She offers a sympathetic smile.

I narrow my eyes at her, "Look this might seem crazy but I could of sworn I've met you years ago when I was a baby. There is something weirdly familiar about you."

She smirks, "I know what you mean, you remind me of myself. Strange cause it feels like I've known you all my life.....plus we are strikingly similar."

I smile widely, "If I told you that I spoke to the ghost of my birth mother, would you believe me?"

She gives me a weird look, "I don't know. But I do know that Mystic Falls is the place where weird things happen."

I nod glancing to the floor.

"What is you want to tell me?" She asks.

"Well my mother told me that I had a sister, who's name is Hayley, Hayley Marshall," I blurt bluntly.

I feel her eyes staring at me with shock and confusion.

I stand up taking a large swig from the bottle of bourbon, "You probably think I'm insane." 

I put the bottle on the side walking to the door. 

"Danielle, wait!" She calls out stepping forward, "When's your birthday?"

I turn to her with a look of confusion, "10th June 1992."

She smiles, "I remember a little girl when I was younger, she was born on that day. I've been trying to find her ever since to see if the rumours were true."

"What rumours?" I ask.

"The rumours that I had a younger sister. A blood relative. I used to brush the off and ignore them but now that I have seen you, I can't believe it," She rambles.

I smile, "So.....Sis, how have you been?"

She grins, "Good you?"

"Amazing," I chuckle. 

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Carol's study

I sit with Hayley on the couch, laughing, goofing around and catching up over the last 18 years.

"I'll grab us another drink," I smile standing up when I sense Klaus by the glass doors.

"You're a new face," Klaus grins looking directly at Hayley. 

Hayley turns around glancing at me, "And I take it from your accent you're an old one. Klaus."

Klaus smiles, "My reputation precedes me. Hopefully not all bad."

I notice Hayley shrug, "A little bad. Mostly repulsive."

I laugh a little before watching him move closer towards her, quickly intervening.

I stand between them, my hand on Klaus's chest, "Back off Klaus, she's my sister, my real sister. You touch her or even hurt her, I won't hesitate to kill you."

He looks at me in shock, "So this is your biological sister. You sure do look alike."

I roll my eyes.

Klaus glances at me, "Alright, Little Wolf. I won't touch her, but only because you said so."

He rushes off leaving me to turn and face Hayley.

She raises her eyebrows, "Do I want to know what that is about?"

I shrug, "It's complicated. He said he likes me but he's always acting like an ass, killing people close to me just to get what he wants."

She gives me a small smile, "He definitely like you more that he lets on. I think he might even love you."

I scoff, And how would you know that?"

"By the way he looked at you and his immediate agreement to not hurt me," She smirks.

I smile at her before grabbing the half bottle of bourbon downing the entire thing in one go.

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