the truth

chapter fifteen

It had been a day since everything had happened and during that day it was discovered that Katherine was using Caroline to try and break up Stefan and Elena. It was also confirmed at a barbeque that Jenna threw at the Gilbert household that Mason was in fact a werewolf and more than likely the one that Stefan and Aurora saw in the woods that night. Mason had been acting very strange around Aurora, almost like he knew what she was. Like he could sense it, so Aurora tried to stay as far as way from him as she could, which was proven almost impossible as the man was everywhere. After waking up and getting ready for the town picnic, Elena, Aurora and Jeremy stood in the bathroom brushing their hair and such while Elena and Aurora updated Jeremy on the supernatural events going on.

 "I can't believe Tyler Lockwood is a werewolf." Jeremy states surprised after hearing the information told to him by his adoptive sister and cousin. 
"We're not sure about that yet. The only thing we know for sure is that Mason Lockwood is." Aurora reminds the boy making Jeremy nod. 
"It should be easy for us to figure it out." Jeremy insists causing Elena to shake her head in a negative response dismissing him.
"There is no "us." I said that I wouldn't keep things from you anymore. That doesn't mean that I want you involved in it." Elena stated firmly. 

"By definition of being in this family, I'm involved." Jeremy argues. 
"This is dangerous, Jeremy. You have to stay out of it, okay?" Elena questions concerned. 
"Alright, just saying." Jeremy shrugs resigning from their bickering. Aurora, sensing the need for privacy, glances at Elena knowingly. Elena nods, acknowledging the unspoken communication, and exits the bathroom, leaving Jeremy and Aurora alone.
"Jer, there's something else you should know." Aurora begins hesitantly making Jeremy look at her. 

"What is it?" Jeremy wonders curiously. 
"The Lockwood's aren't the only possible people in town carrying the werewolf gene. I am too." Aurora confesses 
"What? Seriously? How?" Jeremy inquires surprised. 
"It's from my biological dad. He got the gene from his mother's affair with a werewolf, and it got passed down to me. But I haven't activated it, and I'm not planning on it, so there's nothing to worry about. I just wanted to let you know so you have all the information." Aurora explains causing Jeremy to nod, trying to process the information he was just told. 

"I get it. Thanks." Jeremy responds honestly.
"Of course. As long as you want to be, I'll keep you in the loop on everything that's going on. Just promise me you'll stay out of it as much as you can. I only want you to be safe." Aurora reassures supportively making Jeremy glance at his cousin with appreciativeness. 
"I'll try. Thanks, Rory." Jeremy replied with a determined nod. Aurora smiles at Jeremy before turning around. She leaves the bathroom, heading to her room to finish getting ready, leaving Jeremy to contemplate the newfound information.

The girl continued to get ready for the town picnic and once she was done, she made her way there. Once she arrived she headed straight to where Elena and Caroline where talking apparently Elena and Stefan had gotten into a fight which surprised Aurora as the two never fought. Not like that. 

"You okay?" Caroline wondered concerned as Elena approached them.
"No," Elena replied dully. 
"You know, maybe it's for the best." Caroline suggested with a shrug.
"It's not for the best, Caroline. None of this is for the best. I'm sorry, okay? I...I don't mean to take it out on you. You're just being a good friend." Elena sighed. 
"No, I'm not. I'm not being a good friend at all." Caroline admits under her breath before her eyes land on her mother who was on the phone leaving the park. 
"Is she leaving? Where is my mom going?" Caroline wondered curiously before heading over to her mom to check up on her. 

"What's going on with you and Stef? The other day you guys seemed fine and now you're  fighting?" Aurora questioned confused making Elena shush her and gesture to her ear to Caroline suggesting that she might be listening making realization dawn on Aurora as Elena pulled out her phone and typing out, It's all apart of the plan and showing the phone to her cousin this made Aurora nod understandingly as Elena deleted the text and tucked her phone back in her pocket. Elena then noticed the Sheriff walk away from Caroline making her furrow her eyebrows confused and gesture Aurora to follow her making the two girls approaching Caroline concerned.
 
"What's going on?" Aurora wondered curiously.
"I don't know. Something's up," Caroline notes making the girls glance at each other worriedly as Caroline started towards the woods causing the two girls to follow her. 
"Where are you going? What's going on?" Aurora repeats as her and Elena follow Caroline on her heels. 
"I need to be able to hear better." Caroline informs the girl. 
"Hear what?" Elena questioned the girl. 
"Something's wrong, Elena." Caroline concluded making Aurora become worried.
"Caroline...." Elena trailed off, trying to get answers from her friend. 
"Shh," Caroline shushed the girl as she tries to focus her vamp-hearing on her surroundings to try and figure out what's going on.

"Oh god," Caroline muttered making Elena and Aurora look at each other worried. 
"What is it?" Elena asked concerned 
"Stefan and Damon," Caroline replied honestly 
"What?" Aurora asked worried
"Someone shot them." Caroline answered this caused the girls to run through the woods looking for any signs of  Damon and Stefan when suddenly Caroline stops sensing something. 

"What is it?" Aurora urges 
"They've been here," Caroline announces before bending down and looking at a plant causing Aurora to notice the blood on it making her heart drop worriedly. 
"What?" Elena wondered curiously as Mason approaches them out of nowhere. 
"What are you three doing out here?" Mason questions. 

"Have you seen Stefan?" Elena inquires knowingly 
"Yeah Elena, I've seen him. Seen Damon too." Mason pointedly states 
"Where are they?" Aurora interrogated the man.
"You don't need me for that. I'll let your friend here sniff them out." Mason hums looking at Caroline knowingly. 
"Does your mother know what you are? I'm happy to tell her." Mason scoffs causing Caroline to go towards him but he catches Elena from behind and strangles her with an arm under her chin. Making Aurora go to approach him but Mason glared at her. 
"Don't be stupid! Necks snap easy around here." Mason remarks glancing at Aurora and then at Caroline. 

"I can take you," Caroline challenges surprising Mason. 
"Wanna bet?" Mason remarks, not believing a word the blonde says making Caroline nod.
"Yeah. I do." Caroline huffs before she rushes over to him using her vamp-speed and grabs him before pushing him against a nearby tree. 
"I told you," Caroline sarcastically smiles at the man, making Aurora smirk proud of her friend as Caroline knees him in the groin and pushes him down onto all fours. She then kicks him hard in the stomach which sends him flying against a tree and fall on the ground.
"Come on," Caroline gestures to the girls making them leave and continue their path until they arrive at the ruins when they suddenly heard talking and rustling. 

"What is that?" Elena wondered concerned making Caroline tap into her vamp-hearing. 
"Caroline. Caroline, what is it?" Aurora urges noticing the expression on her friends face. 
"My mom. She's killing them," Caroline informs the girls 
"What?!" Elena exclaims and then begins to move forward but Caroline grabs her arm. 
"No, no, no, no!" Caroline protests 
"We have to stop her!" Elena exasperated  
"No, I can't. Elena, she's gonna find out about me." Caroline urges 
"Sorry, Care." Aurora apologizes before rushing into the ruins.
"Rory!" Caroline shouts desperately only for Aurora to ignore the girl. Once Aurora made her way into the ruins, she kicked one of the deputies in the knee making him fall forward on his face and then begins to go into the main cells when Liz sees her and points her gun at her. 

"Rory! What are you doing?" Liz questions surprised to see the young girl here. 
"You can't kill them. I'm not gonna let you." Aurora states determinedly as a deputy comes up from behind and quickly pushes her forward but as he begins to ready his gun, Elena approaches him from behind and smacks him with a plank making him fall causing Liz to be surprised at Elena's appearance as another guard appears holding them at gun point. 
"Girls, you need to get out of here now. This doesn't concern you." Liz began making Aurora shake her head. 
"If it concerns them, it concerns us." Aurora states determinedly gesturing to the Salvatore brothers when they suddenly hear a noise signaling that Caroline had made her entrance.