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Mystic Falls
A place of bad memories and a natural hotspot for the supernatural.
Iason can always feel a sort of draw to the place, this could be because he was born there or due to the amount of death that occurs.
He was currently pottering about the Salvatore Boarding House making up three of the bedrooms up for his and his brothers tastes. Even though Stefan is the only one current brother there, Iason has a feeling that Damon would be joining very soon. He just hoped that Damon didn’t do anything too rash whilst getting his revenge on Stefan, Iason was never a big fan of those two feuding but he knew getting in the way wasn’t helpful. It never has been.
Iason heard Stefan, who was on the roof of the Salvatore Boarding House watching the sunrise, jump several hundred feet to the ground. He had already gotten Stefan a bag ready for his first day of school which he found a ridiculous thing to do again but we all have hobbies so what can you do.
Across town at the Gilbert house, a seventeen year old girl with straight long brown hair and brown eyes was sitting on her window sill with her diary on her lap, tapping her pen against the pages Elena starts to write:
Dear Diary: Today will be different. It has to be. I will smile and it will be believable. That smile will say, "I'm fine, thank you." "Yes, I feel much better." I will no longer be the sad little girl who lost her parents. I will start fresh, be someone new. It's the only way I'll make it through.
Iason is aware of the girl that Stefan has become interested in and wants no part in it. He in fact very much disagrees with Stefan's actions but he never listens well. Once something is in his head it's stuck there forever. A stubborn man. Although not as stubborn as Damon because at least Stefan can admit fault easier. Iason got the paperwork ready for Stefan to be enrolled into high school and got some money so he could buy lunch. Just because they are vampires doesn’t mean they can’t do things legally. Iason was actually a fan of doing it the legal way because then there is a paper trail which then makes hunters go off the track, easiest way to get that way, no paper work then it was compulsion, then it’s vervain in the drink, then death. He would rather do the long winded process and protect his brother.
“Stefan, get in the car we’re going!” Iason shouted up to Stefan who had gone into his room to pick the perfect outfit. Stefan vamp-ran in front of him and they walked to his car which was a black Škoda Octavia and started the 20 minute journey to the school.
At the same time Elena Gilbert was in the car with one of her best friends Bonnie Bennett who was talking about how her crazy grandmother thinks they’re witches and psychic when a large raven hits the windshield of the car. This causes Bonnie to swerve the car a bit and then look towards Elena who was a bit pale. However, Elena reassures Bonnie that she can’t be scared of cars for the rest of her life and they continue the rest of their journey a bit tense and on the look out for anything that may hit the car next.
Ahhh, Mystic Falls High School.
A very uncreative name for a high school but nothing Iason can do about it … well there is but he doesn’t care to do it. Too high a risk, no reward. He got out of the car with Stefan and walked inside the school to help enrol his itty baby brother in school.
Luckily the woman accepted the forged legal papers with no problem which meant that no one was compelled. Iason could hear two girls whispering about their backs and how they were hot. Which was a bit annoying, these were children and not his type at all. But he can see the appeal of the back, especially those with muscular and broad shoulders, or as sometimes described the inverted triangle. Now those kinds of backs Iason could appreciate, but his own? Nothing too bad but definitely not worth the attention, neither is Stefan’s. Iason has a rectangle body type, with some visible muscles but he had more of a lithe body whilst Stefan was more trapezoid and muscles showing in his arms and back. Clearly, these girls have a very simple type, look strong and muscular, good enough. He has a great ass as well! And some nice legs, they could focus on other body parts but not just the muscles.
Come on Ladies! It’s also about personality! Look at the clothes, the hobbies, get underneath and learn the personality. Are they polite? Will they treat you right? Stop basing things on just looks, it's very shallow.
Iason sees that everything is ready and Stefan can start his day.
“Have a good day little brother and make me proud” Iason speaks as if he was about to cry which causes Stefan to roll his eyes and walk off. Ignoring the disappointed sigh that he receives from only a single voice as it seems one of the girls had left.
Iason makes his way back through the school corridors and goes back to his car to make the journey back home. Once he got back home with an uneventful drive back, he continues to unpack bags and boxes as well as start to convert a room into an office for himself.
Uncle Zach luckily was able to point to an office space that was unused so he brought a box of needle and wool so that he could crochet and he brought his book collection so that he could re-sort the bookshelves. He was not looking forward to the job but when moving it’s a necessary evil.
It turns out the office space also needed cleaning, great. More time will be added, who knows if he can finish the job before he has to pick up his baby brother from school.
However, his worries were for naught because he was able to finish the job with an hour to spare which he then spent drinking …… Okay he spent it sitting down and staring at the wall. It’s a lovely way to pass the time, especially after doing a big job like re-sorting an office space! Iason could see though that he might need to go grocery shopping as Uncle Zach only has food for one, like come on you knew we were moving in you could have brought more food. He could survive on nothing but that’s not the point! Food is a way of expression and cooking is a delight. Ohhhh. Now Iason was thinking about recipes and back to those basic girls again. Another thing, get a man who can cook. Iason can cook but cooking with a partner is also a delight.
Great, now Iason was thinking about how single he is. Sighing, Iason stands up and walks to his car to start the journey back to the school whilst mourning about his dating life.
Outside the school Iason could see that a few students were looking at him, probably because he was new in town. Unfortunately, the attention was a lot of teenage girls which he didn’t appreciate at all.
“Ohh, there you are. Hop on in Stefan time to go home” Iason teases Stefan who gives a fake laugh.
“Ha ha. Very funny. But I was wondering if you could take us to the graveyard instead?”
Iason gives a little sigh but nods his head in agreement before hopping into the driver's seat and going to the graveyard. During the journey Iason asks Stefan about his day at school which he is then told about introducing himself to Elena who was in the men’s bathroom, which caused Iason to pull a face.
At the graveyard Iason feels a sense of welcome and like he was at home. One of his favourite places to be is a graveyard. So homey. Iason stayed in the car whilst Stefan went out, leaving Iason to bask in the feeling surrounding him. Opening his eyes he could see that there was a bit of fog coming in, Iason wondered if it was ordinary fog or his dramatic older brother which could be possible as he is in the cemetery as well.
A door slammed shut as Stefan got back into the car breathing a bit heavy.
“What’s up with you?”
“Elena was there and she was bleeding. I nearly lost control.” Stefan says whilst panting.
Iason just gives a few small short nods before driving back to the boarding house. Back home Stefan goes back to his room to be all edgy and write in his diary about his day. Whilst Iason grabs a sketchpad to plan out a new inspiration for a big crochet project or a small crochet that he could sell for his business. Although thinking about business Iason has to go through paperwork soon for his cemetery and funeral business.
It was a passion project of his where he started to make a natural style funeral place, people buried under trees, made into jewellery. Then he started to see people upset with the loss of their pets and started to do memorials for pets. It then continued to unravel and he was able to start multiple businesses in the funeral department. Of course he didn’t need all the money so he sends a lot of it to any living relative and sometimes a decent portion to his brothers. Although they prefer to live like idiots and compel themselves with everything.
It did seem like a cliché with what he is and all. He has business with funerals but it helps him feel at home and connected to his true self. The irony is also funny.
Stefan comes down the stairs holding a book, “Hey I’m going to Elena’s to drop this off” Iason gives a shout of affirmative back and hears the door slam close. What a silly boy. Going for the classic, ‘Oh hey you dropped this so I thought I would return. Look at me I am oh so compassionate. Love me’. He could be a bit more original with his techniques.
Eventually Stefan comes back home and talks about how he was at the grill meeting with Elena’s friends and that there is a party he is going to go to at the Falls. However, before they can continue with their talk Uncle Zach bursts into the room looking angry and waving a piece of paper about.
“Which one of you did it?” He slams the newspaper onto the coffee table which shows that there have been two bodies found.
“I’m a vegetarian. I didn't do it Uncle Zach. I’m not that kind of person” Stefan pleads for Uncle Zach to understand which he must because he then brings his attention to Iason who gives a deadpanned look.
“I like people food not people” Which caused him to look a bit sheepish.
Stefan then goes up to his room with a promise that he will look into it but really he was going to reminisce about his ex, Katherine.
Uhhhh. Katherine, where does Iason begin with that woman?
He hates her, that’s a start.
She is one of those gross vampires that has to compel people to love her. She also seems to think the world revolves around her and tried to get three brothers to love her which she only got two. HA. Beat it Stefan and Damon. This brother never slept with Katherine, nor did he do anything with her because she couldn’t compel him. Of course this made her mad but her witchy friend was able to calm her down and she left Iason alone, lucky him!
The rest of the day passed relatively peacefully, Iason couldn’t think of any new crochet ideas which was a little disappointing so he instead started on some of his commissions. The simple stuff, some pumpkins, flowers and some fruit and vegetables. When it came to dinner they all ordered some pizza because Iason couldn’t be bothered to go grocery shopping yet as that is a job for tomorrow.
When tomorrow came Stefan decided to walk to school whilst Iason went and did the boring job of grocery shopping. At the store Iason got a lot of looks from some single ladies which again, come on! Do these horny ladies have nothing else to do?! Some had wedding rings on which to the more bold ladies he loved to point that out to them.
Luckily with his car there was plenty of space for people and shopping so he was able to buy a lot. See Stefan, a much better car than that old Porsche he loves to drive around. Something Iason could never get on board with his brothers was their need to keep the old fashioned cars and never get a newer model even when they are more spacious and run smoother. It wasn’t like they wanted to keep those cars in good condition either for money value as they use the cars for daily use. Idiots, both of them.
Once he gets back home Iason puts all the shopping away. When he steps back though he notices that it doesn’t make much sense so he takes a lot of stuff out and reorganises stuff because Uncle Zach seems to not be the best when it comes to keeping a fridge organised. After twenty minutes the fridge looked great and Iason thought he deserved a nice reward. So he sits down with a nice old book, Wuthering Heights, a classic read. Although not his favourite, it passes the time.
It seemed that through his reading a few hours passed, with Iason taking breaks because he’s not a savage! In his breaks he eats some fruits and checks on the forest animals so that he can keep a track on the wildlife. He doesn’t want Stefan to ruin the natural cycle of life. No need for pointless savagery.
The front door slams open and Stefan is storming inside with an annoyed expression on his face as he starts to make his way to his bedroom. Shouting something about an attack on a girl at the party to Uncle Zach when he asked what was wrong. Iason just sighs and follows Stefan to the bedroom, ready to watch the mess that was about to unfold.
In Stefan’s room there wasn’t much personality, a wall full of his journals and some clothes on the floor but other than that it was incredibly tidy. Iason sees a crow fly into the room and his face lights up in joy. Ah his good old friend, how he has missed her. Oh, and his brother of course who was standing in the balcony window with the moonlight casting on him, like the certified diva that he is.
“Damon” Stefan looked a bit disgruntled to see they’re beloved older brother again, their drama with each other all so encompassing of their lives.
“Hello, brother” Damon smirks as he knows his very presence annoys Stefan.
Damon walks into the room to stand the opposite of Stefan, and Iason decides to step out and into the light. When Damon sees Iason he gives him a little smile and opens his arms a bit. Iason speeds into Damon's arms laughing as he is spun a bit. Damon places Iason down and sees that Stefan is glaring at him, Iason just rolls his eyes and walks towards the crow who was perched on a lamp.
“Crows a bit much, don’t you think?” Iason was a bit offended on the behalf of Lamia, she is a lovely crow that has been around for decades - thank you vampire blood. She was also a raven that Iason has personally trained, Damon just keeps stealing her.
“Wait till you see what I can do with the fog” Damon gloats a bit back at Stefan with a smug smile but Stefan remains serious as ever.
“When’d you get here?”
“Well I couldn’t miss your first day of school” Iason watches as Damon goes to a shelf and starts to touch some of Stefan’s stuff.
“Your hair’s different. I like it.” Iason thinks that Damon was being serious but he says it a bit high pitched so that it could easily be interpreted as mocking. However, as normal Stefan doesn’t bother with entertaining Damon. Iason feels a bit ignored but at least Lamia was here with him, nuzzling into his cheek - she had flown and landed on his shoulder.
“It’s been fifteen years Damon”
“Thank god, couldn’t take another day of the 90s” Iason had to agree with Damon there, the 90s were not all that great. “That horrible grunge look did not suit you. Remember Stefan it’s important to stay away from feds” Damon was again touching things and Iason could see Stefan getting more fed up. Iason was just hoping his brother didn’t start physically fighting, it was a bit fun to watch their back and forth but fighting? He didn’t like that.
“Why are you here?”
“I missed my little brother” Damon says in reply, but everyone in the room knew he was being sarcastic… at least when it came to missing Stefan.
“Ahhh you don’t miss me? So not fair I missed you” Iason was pouting at Damon who just rolls his eyes but gives Iason a smile.
“You hate small towns, it’s boring there’s nothing for you to do” Stefan was clearly trying to interrogate Damon who was having fun at simply annoying Stefan with his mere presence.
“I’ve managed to keep myself busy”
“You know you left that girl alive tonight” Damon hums, “That’s very clumsy of you”. Was Stefan trying to get Damon to kill this girl? Iason also was now paying a lot more serious attention. Was this girl a risk to the supernatural? Did she need to go? Or did Damon need to be told off? Damon knows how much Iason takes his job seriously! He doesn’t want to have to hurt Damon but he might be forced to.
“Ah that could be a problem. For you.” Iason glares at Damon for that because it also makes it a big problem for him. He’s the one who takes keeping the supernatural a secret the most serious!! But of course his brothers are too focused on each other and ignore Iason, Lamia seems to be the only one who cares. She’s his best girl. Iason gives her some head scratches and lets her peck some of his blood from a finger.
“Why are you here now?”
“I could ask you the same question however, I’m fairly certain it could be summed up all into one little word, Elena” Damon and Stefan were now facing each other and Iason could feel the tension. He might need a knife soon, maybe losing a finger could get the two of them to stop and relax. No, Stefan would give him a lecture and Damon might get even. With a smug smile Damon vamps out of the house.
“Well that was fun” Iason comments and lets Lamia go out through the window.
“Yeah, yeah, get out” Stefan really can not relax, Iason walks out the room a bit pouty that he can never spend time with his brothers.
Iason goes to his own bedroom and he can hear Stefan writing in his journal for a while before he leaves again. Sighing, Iason gets dressed into some pyjamas and just hopes that this Elena girl doesn’t ruin his family like last time. Stefan also better know what he is doing because Iason can bet a lot that is where Stefan is currently going.