SERIOUSLY IMPORTANT AUTHOR'S NOTE: Dear readers, I know I talked a lot about a sequel being in the works but I honestly don't know if it's going to happen. Part of the written sequel has been sitting in my files and I can't find it in me to continue writing it. Although, I haven't truly given up on it just yet. I've given myself a deadline, my birthday (May 11th), so if nothing for the sequel is posted by then- there won't be a sequel at all. I really am sorry if it doesn't work out and you were looking forward to it.

Now that is out of the way, please enjoy the last chapter of "Titanium". The italics in this chapter are going to be flashbacks from the two days after the phone call that took place in the previous chapter.

The moment Lea and Niklaus' phone call had ended, the Stilinski household was in a uproar. Of course, Allison, Lydia, and Stiles had no idea what was going on but the wolves had heard everything loud and clear. They had heard Niklaus tell Lea that he had an ally keeping an eye on the Council and how they were not happy. The Council had then made Lea their top priority and they were rounding up a few extra vampires to bring with them and hunt down Lea plus whoever else was with her or helping her.

When Lea had asked what she should do, Niklaus' only option was to go to him. The Council didn't know of his whereabouts and if anything, the Council would seriously rethink their approach of attack once they knew that an Original was siding with her.

Throughout the entire phone conversation, Lea had never mentioned whether or not she was going to take him up on his offer or even gave him information about the Hale Pack. Though when they were about to end the call, Niklaus mentioned that she only had a couple of days to make her decision because the Council was on the move and would be at her location in a few days.

So that's why, a couple of days later, Lea, Derek, Stiles, Scott, Allison, Boyd, Erica, and Isaac were leaving town and heading to Mystic Falls.

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Lea is parked in the Stilinski driveway behind Stiles' jeep, leaning against her car with her arms crossed over her chest and ankles crossed over one another. She watches as Mr. Stilinski and Stiles make their way to the back door of Stiles' jeep, a suitcase and a few duffle bags being shoved into the back seat.

"And you're sure this is the only way?" John pinched the bridge of his nose, trying to process the fact that Lea just told him that she and the Hale Pack are about to be hunted by a mob of vampires.

Lea offers the tired man a feeble smile. "It's the only option we have." She tells him. "My sire, who just so happens to be over a thousand years old, will be a lot of help. Taking out the Council members will be easy enough for me and Niklaus but the others, who I'm sure are going to be in my age range, will drastically change the game. We need to be around Niklaus if we want to have a fighting chance."

"What about me? I'm just supposed to sit here while my son is out there running around?"

Lea nods. "I'm sorry but you have to. We're going to split up the remaining vervain collection between you, Ms. McCall, and Mr. Argent. When we leave, I'm going to leave a trail so the Council members follow that and take the attention off of Beacon Hills."

Mr. Stilinski goes quiet and Stiles starts to fidget. "Come on, Dad. Just tell me you understand and that you won't follow. You'll be safer with me gone, anyway."

"But you're my son!" Mr. Stilinski suddenly shouts, his face going red with anger. "I'm supposed to protect you! Not the other way around." Lea's throat tightens as she feels the different emotions rolling off of John. "You can't die." He finishes sadly.

Stiles has tears in his eyes and a lump in his throat. Before he can even take a step towards his Dad, Lea is already there and pulling Mr. Stilinski into a tight hug. "That won't happen." She whispers near his ear. "Believe me when I say that I'll protect him with every fiber of my being." She pulls back just enough so she can stare him in the eyes. "Even if it means sacrificing my life, I'll protect him."

John is stunned by the determination he can see in the girl's eyes and numbly nods. He hugs her briefly before letting go and reaching for his son. "You are either calling or emailing me every day to let me know what's going on."

"You guys all set?" John sighs when the door slams shut.

"Yep." Stiles grins. "We just need to stop by Scott's and then Allison's to pick them up and head over to Derek's before we leave town."

"Well alright.." John mumbles, shoving his hands deep in his pockets, not knowing what else to say. An awkward silence falls over the trio before Stiles launches himself at his Dad, wrapping his arms around him. Mr. Stilinski's bottom lip trembles as he pulls his hands out from his pockets and squeezes his son back. "Please, be careful out there."

"I will. I promise." Stiles replies.

The father/son duo hug for a few minutes before Stiles reluctantly lets go and climbs into his jeep. Lea sadly smiles when she sees Stiles wiping at his cheeks from the window, her gaze falling back to Mr. Stilinski who holds his arms open for her. Chuckling lightly, she walks up to him and gives him a farewell hug. "I'll bring him home as soon as possible, Mr. Stilinski. I promise."

He laughs lightly as he rests his chin atop the small girl's head. "It's John, remember?"

Lea pulls out of the hug and smiles up at him. "John." She nods at him.

He shoves her lightly towards her car, watching as she climbs in and starts the engine, followed by Stiles' jeep roar to life. As Lea is reversing, John stares at her through the windshield. "I'll see you soon, kiddo." He murmurs softly, knowing full well that she can her him and he's proven correct when she playfully salutes to him and winks.

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Pulling up to Scott's house, Lea is out of her car before Stiles can even park and is knocking on the front door. Her smile is nearly from ear to ear as she waits to see Ms. McCall again. Having only met the woman just the day before, Scott's mother was just as worried for her son leaving as John had been for Stiles. But once Lea had assured her that it was the best option for all of them, Ms. McCall had totally won Lea over.

"Why?! Why you, huh? Why can't you just stay out of stuff that isn't your business for once?" Ms. McCall cried.

Scott sighed, his head in his hands as he tried to tell his Mom that he was leaving. He could've left without saying anything but he needed his Mom to be prepared in case the vampires did stop by in Beacon Hills. "Pack business is my business, Mom. These vampires are coming after Lea and Stiles. Stiles is pack therefore it's my business." He explained.

"You can't run for the rest of your life, Scott!" Ms. McCall breathed heavily.

"We're not exactly running away." Scott rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. "We're just.. relocating."

"Relocating?" Ms. McCall scoffed. "And what's to keep those vampires from finding you there?"

Lea suddenly straightened up in her seat, catching Ms. McCall's attention. "That's the thing. We're counting on them to follow us to get them away from you, Mr. Stilinski, and Mr. Argent. These vampires are old but I'm older." She told her. "I can't take on these vampires by myself and the Pack isn't really cut out to take them on either but where we're going, my Sire is there and he's even older. He can offer enough protection and enough strength so we can fight back."

"Y-you're older?" Ms. McCall suddenly tensed. "You're a vampire?!"

Lea clenched her jaw, turning to face Scott and narrowing her eyes on him when he wouldn't meet her gaze. "I see Scott didn't tell you what I am." She mumbled. Turning back to a wide-eyed Ms. McCall, Lea nodded. "I'm half werewolf, half vampire and let's just say, I'm not as young as I look."

"H-how old are you?" Ms. McCall gulped. "And your Sire?"

Scott chuckled then, finally looking up at Lea. "She's old. She's somewhere in the five hundred range." He grinned when his Mom's jaw dropped open. "And her Sire or whatever, he's over a thousand."

Ms. McCall was still scared but Lea could sense her relaxing just a bit. "So you guys won't be gone forever? You'll come back?"

"Of course!" Lea jumped at the chance to reassure Scott's Mom. "We're just leading the vampires away from this town to another town where we can either fight or make them understand that should they target the Hale Pack, we won't stand for it. After all," Lea smiled cockily at Ms. McCall. "My Sire might be the Original Hybrid but he isn't the only Original. He has siblings who are vampires but also who I'm sure the Council would be really scared to know that they protect us."

Ms. McCall sighed in little relief. "Okay." She nodded. "Okay.. I think I can support this idea now." Now it was Scott's turn to sigh in relief knowing that his Mom supported his decision to follow the Pack and Lea. "So.. who's up for some burgers?"

Ms. McCall opened the door and Lea was immediately hugging the woman who was laughing and hugging her back. The aroma of burgers hit Lea's nose and her mouth instantly watered. Hearing her groan, Ms. McCall pulled out of the hug. "I made some burgers for Scott to take on the road." She told her. "But if you're fast enough, I'm sure you can sneak one out."

"Pft." Lea playfully rolled her eyes. "If I'm fast enough?" She winked at Scott's mother before blurring from the front porch into the house and before Ms. McCall could turn around, Lea reappeared in front of her with a burger in hand. "I'm totally fast enough."

Ms. McCall threw her head back and laughed just as Scott was coming down the stairs, duffle bags full of clothes and any other supplies he needed. When he saw Lea happily munching on a burger, he frowned at his Mom. "You gave away one of my burgers. Why?" He playfully whined.

Scott grins a second later as he passes his Mom and Lea, and makes his way outside. "Oh, play nice." Ms. McCall chuckles. "I'll give you some money so you can stay fed on your road trip."

When Scott takes a moment to chat with Stiles at his jeep, Ms. McCall wanders to find her purse and scrounge up some money for her son. Lea can sense the uncertainty as she counts her money so Lea walks up to her, placing a hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry about it. I got your son into this mess so I'll be taking care of him."

"But-"

"No buts." Lea grinned. "For being as old as I am, I learned how to save up my money. I have quite a bit accumulated and though they aren't my pack, I will take care of them. All of them if need be."

Ms. McCall's eyes mist over as she drops her purse and cash on the the small hallway table, and hugs Lea once again. "Thank you."

"It's not a problem." Lea assures her and pulls out of the hug. "And if you get scared or something, Mr. Argent and Mr. Stilinski are around to help." Ms. McCall nods but Lea can still sense her unease. "And if you're in need of a wolf companion, Peter is staying behind at Hale Manor. Just call him up or meet him out there."

Ms. McCall breathes a watery sigh of relief. "I take it that didn't sit well with Derek?"

"Surprisingly, he took it well. He figured someone needed to stay and protect their territory while the alpha was away."

The duo make their way to the front door where Scott is walking up to, mumbling his 'thanks' under his breath to Lea to let her know that he heard everything she told his Mom. As Scott pulls his Mom into a hug, her eyes get misty again and tears fall down her cheek. "Please, be safe and come home soon."

Lea walks away to give the family a moment alone, flashing the burger that's still in her hand to Stiles and taking a bite out of it when his eyes light up at the sight of food. "Pft, mean." He grumbles when Lea passes him up and not offering him a bite.

Getting in her car, Lea starts the engine when she sees Scott climbing into Stiles' jeep. As they pull away from the McCall household, Lea waves goodbye to a teary-eyed Ms. McCall and heads over to their next destination.

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Pulling up to Allison's house, Lea cut off her car when Stiles' cut off his jeep and chose to stay in her own vehicle as Scott got down to get Allison. Meeting Mr. Argent wasn't the most pleasant but at least he didn't try to keep his daughter in town. Once he had realized that he and any other hunter wouldn't be enough to keep his daughter safe, he was all for Allison skipping town where older and more powerful beings were willing to protect her.

"So you're a vampire, huh?" Mr. Argent dead-panned as he leaned against the front door entryway, arms crossed over his chest. Allison had just finished filling him in on the vampires they took down and the vampires that were coming. "I gotta say, you're not what I expected."

Lea frowns from her spot just outside the house but she bites her tongue to keep the rude remark her mind had ready when she meets Allison's gaze from behind her Dad, Allison mouthing 'I'm so sorry!'. "Yes, well, I'm much older and stronger than I look. And I'm not exactly a vampire. I'm a hybrid." She ends up saying instead.

"Show me." Mr. Argent demands, his face impassive.

Lea narrows her eyes at him, her eyes traveling over to Allison who is glaring at the back of her Dad's head now. "If I must." She sighs and wills her face to transform. She's waiting for a gasp or anything to show Mr. Argent's shock but she's severely disappointed when his heartbeat remains the same and he doesn't flinch. "Do I satisfy your curiosity, Mr. Argent?" She wolfishly grins up at him, her fangs on display.

Allison has to cough to cover up her laugh which only causes her Dad to scowl and Lea's grin to widen. "Why are there four fangs?" He asks.

"Vampire fangs," She points to inner set. "And wolf canines." She points to the other set as she rolls her eyes.

"When you transform-"

"Stop." Lea cuts him off as she holds up her hand. "I'm happy you seem to trust me enough to help keep your daughter safe but there's other things we need to be doing right now instead of answering your every question about my kind." Mr. Argent glares at her as he stands up straight and Allison has the decency to look a bit scared. Reaching behind her back, Lea pulls out a stack of stapled papers from the waistband of her jeans and holds them up to him. "The study in my house is stocked with books about anything and everything that I'm sure can answer whatever question your mind thinks up. Now, we're planning to come back to Beacon Hills after we take care of this situation but should a vampire still try this town, I'd rather not have my house trashed."

Mr. Argent takes a moment for her words to sink in. "So what's this?" He gestures to the papers.

"The deed to my house." She bluntly tells him. "Vampires can enter another vampire's house without permission and since I'm half, they can enter mine."

"Okay." Mr. Argent drawled.

"But should a human have ownership of said house, vampires can't enter unless they have permission." She proudly grins.

"So you want me to have ownership while you're away."

"Yeah." Lea sighs. "And my book collection is at your disposal."

After taking another moment, Mr. Argent nods and grins widely at her. "Well then, come right on in."

Lea is still seated in her vehicle when Allison walks out of her house, two suitcases being carried by Scott as they make their way towards her. When they reach the trunk, she presses a button on her side door and pops open the trunk so they can stow away Allison's luggage. After a brief wave to her Dad who's standing in the doorway, Allison climbs into the passenger seat of Lea's car.

"My Dad says 'hello'." Allison greets her as she closes the door behind her.

Lea pouts, turning to peer out the window only to see Mr. Argent waving at her. "Why do I get the feeling he doesn't really mean it?"

Allison laughs and buckles herself in. "I don't know. He seems okay with you now that he has access to knowledge he didn't have before." Lea waves back at Mr. Argent before he goes back into his home. "By the way, why was Scott grumbling about you and stealing food?"

This time, it's Lea's turn to laugh. "He's butthurt because his Mom let me steal one of his burgers."

"Mmmm." Allison groans in delight. "Melissa makes the best burgers in town."

"Right?!"

The girls laugh together before Allison turns the radio on low and Lea pulls away from her house.

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Pulling up to Derek's home, Derek, Erica, Isaac, and Boyd were all waiting for them. Isaac was the only one who had a duffle bag hanging off his shoulder but when Stiles' jeep came to a stop, he was quick to throw it in the backseat of the jeep and stand off to the side while everyone else got out of their vehicles.

"Are we about ready to leave?" Derek asked once the Pack stood around his Camaro.

Everyone looked around, nodding. "Yep." Lea answered as she popped the 'p'. "This was our last stop. We're all ready to start this road trip."

"Okay." Derek said. "And has anyone heard from Jackson and Lydia?"

No-one said anything, everyone choosing not to look their alpha in the eyes but the wolves all heard as someone's heart rate picked up speed in nervousness.

"What do you mean you're not coming?" Derek growled at Jackson while everyone was helping themselves to a slice of pizza in Lea's kitchen the night before they left.

Jackson flinched at his alpha's tone but surprisingly, he held his ground. "I mean just what I said." Jackson sneered but when Derek's glare only hardened, his shoulders slumped. "Look," He sighed. "I'm doing this for Lydia. She won't say anything because she wants to keep up her bitch persona but she's not okay, Derek. Ever since the attack, she's been having nightmares and waking up in hysterics." Derek's glare softened, not having known that a pack mate was under such stress. "We both got accepted to a college down in Georgia so we're going to head down there. I don't want to leave the pack hanging but it's Lydia. She comes first and if getting away from the vampires means keeping her safe, then I'll do whatever it takes so she doesn't have to be around them. Even if it means not joining the pack on this road trip."

Lea's house went eerily quiet, everyone being shocked that Jackson and Lydia wouldn't be joining them and saddened that they hadn't realized Lydia wasn't coping well. Derek took a moment to reply but everyone could already sense he wasn't going to fight Jackson on this. "You're taking a stash of vervain with you." Derek dead-panned. "And when you get settled down, you're to email or text one of us your address so we can keep sending you a steady supply for when you're away."

Jackson released a sigh of relief and nodded, agreeing to his alpha's terms. "Thank you."

"Allison?" Scott's eyebrows furrowed in confusion when his girlfriend's heartbeat sped up even more at being called out.

She sighed, eyes glancing up to see everyone's awaiting expressions. "They've left already." She mumbled. "They had already been packed up and their parents found them an apartment so they can get settled in and wait for the the school year to start."

Everyone's attention flickered to Derek as he nodded and pulled out his car keys from his pockets. "Let's hit the road then."

Derek slid into his car easily, Erica jumping into the backseat of his Camaro as Boyd took up the front passenger seat. Isaac followed Stiles and Scott to the jeep while Allison stuck with Lea in the Corvette. Derek takes the lead, Stiles follows in his jeep, and Lea brings up the rear. As the trees, signs, and buildings pass by in a blur, Allison can't help but fidget in her seat.

"Nervous?" Lea teased her friend.

Allison chewed on her bottom lip but decided to be upfront with Lea. "A little bit." She answered honestly.

"Why?"

"Because," Allison sighed. "I know I should've brought this up sooner but I didn't exactly know how."

Lea's attention was now piqued. "Bring what up?"

"Niklaus." She murmured. "When you spoke of the phone conversation, I noticed that you said he mentioned protecting you from the Council."

"Okay.. and.."

"That's just it." Allison sighed sadly. "He only mentioned protecting you. He never said anything about protecting us."

"Oohhh." It finally clicked in for Lea. She took a second for the silence to reign over them but smiled a second later. "I'm not gonna lie but I'm surprised you caught that." Allison frowned as her suspicions were just proven correct. "But Derek caught that as well and he's willing to beg Niklaus for protection if he doesn't already place you under his protection when he realizes what you lot mean to me."

"What we mean to you?" Lea didn't respond but Allison could faintly make out a blush on her cheeks and she allowed herself to grin teasingly at her friend. "Does this have anything to do with Stiles?" Again, Lea doesn't say anything and she avoids looking Allison in the eyes. "It does, doesn't it?!" She laughed. "You said that your wolves don't make nice with humans yet when you transformed, you protected Stiles with every fiber of your wolf-ly being."

Lea faintly frowned but she chanced a glance at a grinning Allison. "I'm not sure but I think I'll find the answers I'm looking for in Mystic Falls."

Allison doesn't say anything after that, choosing to turn the radio back on and turning it up just loud enough so it doesn't hurt Lea's sensitive hearing, and relaxing back into her seat. As they near the edge of town, the farewell sign comes into view.

You are now leaving Beacon Hills. We hope to see you again!

To be continued... maybe.

As stated above, I'm not sure about whether or not a sequel will be posted. But if it is, I suggest you put me on your "author's alert list" because the sequel will be classified as a crossover! The Vampire Diaries' characters will be coming into play ;)