fourteenth bite; death and all his friends

[historyrepeater]

[ You won't find Stefan Salvatore in his and Lexi's room. Instead, he's back in his own. The room hasn't changed at all and his door is wide open. The trunk Lexi was keeping with his blood supply on her schedule sits in the middle of the room.

In the background, "Wanted: Dead or Alive" is being blasted. ]For those of you that knew her, Lexi

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[wield]

Good friend, I take it?

[historyrepeater]

Best friend.

[wield]

That's rough. [ A small pause. ] I'm sorry.

[historyrepeater]

Thank you.

[wield]

I lost someone, too. He was... [ She doesn't really know how to word him. ] a friend.

[historyrepeater]

I'm sorry for your loss.

[ Laughable, his wording but fitting nonetheless. ]

It's better for them, isn't it? Being outside of the castle?

[wield]

I think it really just depends on the person and at what point they came from.

[historyrepeater]

[ Thanks, Buffy. You reminded him that Lexi returned to die. Has died. Lexi? Is dead. ]

Oh.

[wield]

[ Whuh oh... Buzzkill slayer over here. ]

Guessing from the response that wasn't something you wanted to hear.

[historyrepeater]

No. You -- Lexi -- had died. She was gone. Before coming here. She's gone again. I knew this, though.

[wield]

I should have been mare careful--it wasn't something you should be hearing. Not right now, anyway.

[historyrepeater]

There was no way you could know. I'd heard it before. I just hadn't made the connection. You didn't do anything.