Hawk put the phone to his ear and smiled as he spoke to Gwen on the other end: "Wen, your cousin plans to complain to you, saying I've come to Waterfall Town not to be with you, but to save some ex-girlfriend of mine."
Since Hawk had left, and without any special instructions, Gwen, who always habitually waited for Hawk to return before going to sleep, was now standing on the lawn at the back of the estate, listening to Hawk's complaint on the phone, and she laughed softly: "Give the phone to my cousin."
Hawk acknowledged and then tossed the phone toward where Caroline was standing.
"Your cousin wants to talk to you. Oh, and you can ask your cousin if she believes I'm Catherine Pierce's ex-boyfriend."
"..."
Caroline instinctively caught the phone handed over by Hawk, looked at the screen showing the call had been ongoing for half an hour, and then at Hawk's teasing smile. She took a deep breath and put the phone to her ear.
"...Cousin?"
"Caroline."
Gwen's voice came from the other end of the phone, gentle and calm: "I thought you had fallen asleep. Since you haven't, why not come over and chat with me for a while? Remember, when I used to come back to Waterfall Town, we always shared the bed the first night."
Caroline was silent for a moment and responded, then listened to her cousin's voice on the other end and tossed the phone back to Hawk: "Cousin wants to talk to you."
Hawk caught the phone.
"Wen."
"Did you finish what you needed to do?"
"There are still two vampires, I'm figuring it out..."
"Bring my cousin back, she's afraid of the dark."
"...Alright."
Upon hearing this, Hawk smiled and agreed and then hung up the phone, looking at Caroline: "Let's go, your cousin says you're afraid of the dark and asked me to take you back."
Caroline hesitated, looking at Damon unconscious amidst the rubble not far away, and Stefan unconscious in the forest.
Just as she was about to speak, Hawk already arrived in front of Caroline, placing his right hand on her shoulder, and the energy of Little Cosmos surged.
『Sixth Sense——Instant Movement!』
Whoosh!
The figures of Hawk and Caroline vanished instantly from the spot.
The next moment.
Two figures, one white and one black, intruded into the scene.
It was none other than Black Witch Bonnie, not as fast as a vampire, and Elena, whom Bonnie had cast a speed spell on.
Elena first saw Stefan lying unconscious on the grass and exclaimed before rushing towards him.
As for Damon?
Black Witch Bonnie glanced at Damon unconscious under the rubble, then at her best friend, and chose to run towards Stefan as well.
Poor Damon.
But for those who are pitiful, there must be something hateful about them.
One thing was certain.
Hawk once again didn't kill Damon, not because he was soft-hearted.
But he believed that once Gwen found out about her cousin's situation, the first thing she would do would have him finish Damon off.
It was just a matter of sooner or later.
After all...
The things Damon did were too disgusting!
Hawk decided to spare Damon's life for now, to let his fiancée vent her anger later and took Caroline back to the estate to report to his fiancée.
Caroline looked at Hawk with a face that still hadn't fully processed everything.
Hawk then approached Gwen.
"I'm going to take a shower first."
"Okay."
Gwen nodded with a smile: "I've laid out the toiletries for you; they're in that blue bag. Use the half-full shampoo first."
Hawk acknowledged and pushed open the patio door, stepping into the estate.
After Hawk's figure disappeared, Gwen withdrew her gaze and looked toward her cousin Caroline.
Caroline had also come to her senses, watching Hawk walk into the estate, and then looked at her cousin in front of her, recalling the moment they moved from the valley to here in just a blink.
"Cousin, he..."
"Enough about Hawk, let's talk about you. How did you become a vampire?"
Gwen frowned, interrupting Caroline.
Caroline showed a slight bitter smile.
"Cousin, I..."
"If you don't tell me, I'll have Hawk tell me. Believe me, if I tell Hawk, he could even go through all your memories from childhood. Do you know how Hawk views vampires?"
"No."
Gwen, expressionless: "Hawk says, 'Forget about ancestral vampires, even if you add up all the vampires on Earth, they're no more than dirt and dogs in his eyes.'"
"I never said dirt and dogs; I said I wouldn't even give them a glance." Hawk's voice abruptly came from the second floor.
Gwen looked up.
"Shut up and take your shower."
"Okay."
Hawk's voice disappeared.
With the corners of her mouth slightly lifted, Gwen knew Hawk's sudden words and obedient reply were to support her, but she quickly hid it, looking seriously at her cousin: "So, you can choose to tell me, or I can choose to have Hawk go and round up all the vampires in town and hear what they'd have to say."
Caroline was expressionless, staring at her cousin who was ready to grab all the town's vampires at the drop of a hat.
Gwen watched the unresponsive Caroline and smiled slightly.
"Hawk..."
"Don't!"
Caroline snapped to attention, quickly stopping her cousin from sending out the Demon King: "Cousin, I'll tell you."
Gwen cut her words short, looking at Caroline with a gentle smile: "Start from the beginning, and by the way, tell me about the vampires in town."
At this point.
Gwen raised her eyebrows, and as if thinking of something, looked at Caroline: "Oh, and that female vampire named Catherine Pierce, tell me her story too."
Caroline opened her mouth, looked at Gwen in front of her, contemplating how Hawk had knocked out Stefan and Damon with just a single blow. After her eyes flickered for a while, she sighed.
"The story begins a few months ago..."
"..."