Heeeeeeey Emmon (Damon/Emma) fans! Many of you were CRAVING a continuation of their story so I give you, the SEQUEL! YAY! Everyone do a little dance, give a little love, and make sure to review haha.
Ep. 1
Katherine is rubbing off on me.
I've determined this because this this morning we decided to check into a hotel after two days of voyaging through the forest. When we went into the main lobby Katherine and Ben were trying to figure out what they were going to do because we didn't bring any money. They were arguing about what it was that they should do, in a little group, in low voices, as if they didn't want me to hear them or something. That in itself was beginning to tick me waaaay off. But then, Ben opened his big dump mouth.
"Maybe I could offer him a 'Fortune Telling' for a room and you could compel him to say yes."
"Oh my God! You guys are so idiotic!" I snapped. I think it may have set them back a little bit too because I've been nothing but quiet and compliant ever since we left. They peered over at me with shocked expressions. "Wouldn't it be a lot easier to just compel the receptionist to give us a room?"
"Oh…" Ben said like he didn't seem to know why he didn't think of that.
"I was thinking the same human." Katherine laughed, giving me a happy smile.
"You know I'm not really considered a human anymore right?" I asked smiling back at her. There was something about that smile that seemed different…it was genuine. It was without the sickening sneer to it and I'm still trying to fathom it came from her lips.
"Yes but, I don't know…human is like my new…nick name for you."
"Why don't I have an affectionate nick name?"
"Oh, grow some balls and stop acting like a jealous girlfriend why don't you?" She wrinkled her nose at Ben before she went over to do the deed. That was last night and at that moment I realized Katherine thinks more like I do than I thought. That sends chills down my spine every moment it passes through my mind.
Now, we're busy spiffing up the room to make sure it looks like we were never here. The less of a trail we leave, the better. "Where are we going next to find him?" I ask Ben with the hopes that he's seen a vision of us being somewhere else. He shoots me an annoyed stare, his green eyes flaring with resentment. I recoil and focus back down at the bed spread. I'm assuming he hasn't seen him yet and he's not particularly happy about that. Ben is supposedly talented enough at fore-seeing that he can control when and what it is he sees. Apparently, he's having trouble with finding Damon.
"Do you suppose he's shadowed?" Kat asks as she comes out of the bathroom.
"Shadowed?" I ask in slight curiosity.
"It's when a witch casts a spell on a person so that a psychic cannot see him or her in their visions."
"It's a pain in the ass! That's what it is!" Ben grumbles, straightening the pillows for the billionth time.
"Bonnie was the last person to see him before he fled…" I gasp, wondering if she left out a piece of her story when telling me about it a few months back. It would make sense for her to do it, considering the facts. She pretty much hates Damon's undead guts. She loves me and would do anything to keep me safe. Damon wanted to run away so he could "get over" what he'd done. She knew if I had a vision of Damon, I'd try to go after him. Which would also explain why it is that I haven't had a vision since he left.
"That little bitch of a sorceress has basically screwed us over!"
"Hey! She's a great person!" I snap, feeling my defensive blood creep into my veins.
"—and a hell of a witch." Katherine adds, taking my side yet again. "All we need to do is find a way to break the spell."
"Can we do that without a witch or knowing where Damon is?" Ben questions aloud.
"I don't have a single clue but we can try, can't we?"
"I know what we could do to both find him and lift the shadow!" I cheer as memories of spending days training with Bonnie flood into my mind. "Can you get your hands on a witch or warlock? A talented one at that?"
"I think so. Let me check my resources."
After a little while longer of straightening and primping, we flee the hotel, making sure to compel the receptionist to forget our ever being here. We rush into the nearest wood right away, not wanting to take any chances of being found. The moment we are sure that we are completely camouflaged by the branches of the forest, both Kat and I turn to Ben with expecting eyes. He nods his head and walks away from us. He sits his butt onto the nearest stone that's large enough for that sort of thing and plops his face into his hands, concentrating extremely hard on having a vision of something.
"How long do you think it's gunna be?" Kat asks as I watch her fidget with her sun-bracelet. She must be nervous because Kat never gets this fidgety. Not when I'm around anyways. I look down at my own magic ring and automatically feel as though my chest has completely swallowed my heart but it keeps gasping for more. I swallow in turn to keep my feelings kept in their storage unit inside of me. None of us want to show how lost, unsure, or unhopeful we're all already becoming. Our biggest tool is malfunctioning, not being able to see what it is that he needs to.
"It shouldn't be long. My visions come to me fast. If he's looking for one then it should zoom into his pretty boy head of his any minute now."
"He IS quite the pretty boy, isn't he?"
"Not up to par with your usual type either."
"I need his powers and he wants crazy hot vamp sex. Our relationship is nothing serious and after he is done serving his purpose, we'll be gone quicker than that dumb Geico Caveman show."
"Oh." I say with a slight disappointed, jealous scowl. "So, you ARE doing this because you're still in love with Damon then." It comes out and lashes her in the face quicker than I can filter it or even stop it from coming out completely.
"I told you already that I'm not. What would cause you to believe I'm lying?"
"Do you really want to go over this now? I mean, we just started our journey and I don't want to get in a fight with you. I mean, you're Katherine Peirce for starters. You're pretty much known to lie shamelessly, without one once of consideration for anyone but yourself." I sigh and rub the back of my neck. I glance over at Ben, praying that he has almost found the vision we need to venture onward.
"True…but that cannot be the only reason for this. What is bouncing around in that paranormal mind of yours human?" She props herself up against a tree, looking at me with true curiosity in her eyes.
"You…back two months ago…you…y-you drugged Damon into being in love with you. Katherine, how is that supposed to make me feel like nothing is going in your heart that is telling you that you want him. Forever."
"I did that to mess around. I was bored and I needed something fun to do. I mean at first I kind of liked the idea of Damon falling all over me but, that's just it. I liked the idea of Damon falling all over me, not of actually being in love with Damon. It doesn't make much sense when I say out loud but I promise you that it's the truth. That is what you can believe." Katherine grips my shoulder and burns her chocolate orbs into mine, almost as if she's going to try and compel me but, her eyes never dilate. "I give you my word."
I nod my head but, a part of me still isn't buying this. As long as she keeps her distance from him and stays with Ben then I'll be fine. Until then, I've got to keep my guard up around her. Any weakness she finds in me she'll use against me later in life. I can tell.
"I wish he'd hurry up." Katherine says a little louder than she has to, hoping he'll over hear us. I smile at her meekly, and rest my head down in my hands. I close my eyes and let myself drift away…
"Where am I?" I gasp, shooting my eyes open and darting them around in shock at the change in scenery. No one ceases their movement, they all act as if I'm not even standing there, watching them all scurry around in a one room home. My eyes widen as I see myself trying to bargain with the young warlock male. It's so weird to see yourself from outside of your body. I'm pleading, giving off a trusting air with a mix of desperation. Katherine isn't present in the room and Ben is standing in the doorway, watching me with hopeful eyes gleaming. The room is wrecked, as if it'd been destroyed but, none of us seem at all fazed by that. I catch one line that stands out to me the most.
"You came all the way to Locksley, Georgia to ask for my assistance?" The man asks, looking at me with interested eyes, as if he wants to peel away my guard a little further and take a deeper look at me. The man is on the older side so I don't know the origins of his interest. It doesn't matter though because that's all I needed to know.
"Oh my God!" I huff, finding myself back in the forest, in Katherine's arms.
"Are you okay? You were fine one moment and the next you were on the ground, unconscious." She whispers, trying to not distract Ben from his vision searching.
"Locksley, Georgia. That's where our warlock is!" I sing, jumping up and rushing over to tell Ben. Katherine jumps up in shock so great, she almost looks alarmed. "Ben! Ben, stop that rubbish!" I nudge him, causing him to jerk up erect and glare at me with bloodshot eyes. "I've just had a vision! I know where we must go and what we must do!" Ben glares at me a little longer before it is hidden behind joy that is shading his jealousy.
"That's wonderful! Where?" He jumps up and wrings his arm over my shoulder, leading me further into the wood as I explain to him my vision. Katherine follows behind, making sure to listen quite intently in on our conversation. After talking for quite a long while and walking for many miles Ben suggests we camp out for the night. I quickly agree because I am actually quite tired from the day's events.
Katherine and I share a tent while Ben gets his own. It seems a little petty to have a girl's and a boy's tent; when we are all mature enough to handle sleeping next to each other. It doesn't really matter though, it was initially Kat's idea and I don't want her to get upset for whatever reason. Here we lay, side by side. We're both just staring up at the ceiling cloth of the tent, neither of us daring to speak a word.
"It's a good thing you had that vision today." I hear Kat mumble under her breath. I turn over onto my side to face her as she keeps her gaze at the ceiling, as if she's talking to it instead of me. "Ben was trying extremely hard to have that vision but…I could tell it wasn't coming to him. For whatever reason, it came to you. Don't tell him this but I think you may end up being the more powerful one out of the two of you."
"Except I can barely control my powers and you insisted on me leaving the people who were teaching me." I remind her, lifting my gaze back up to the cloth above my head. "I need lessons Katherine…or I don't know what will happen to me."
"Nothing." She replies and I look over at her, intrigue pouring from my gaze. "You'll go back to normal. No more visions, no more levitation, no more talking to spirits, nothing. It's the old 'Use it or lose it' law of nature. You can choose to let it go and it will. If not, you must learn to control your power and it will stay with you always. Ben blabbed on about it to me when I told him about you. He told me it was important that we make haste because of it."
"Do you think he'd teach me? Give me lessons and all of that."
"I'm sure he would. Ben may be conceited a bit of a jerk sometimes, but he's got a good heart. Something I tend to lack in."
I want to comfort her. I want to tell her she is wrong, that somewhere deep inside of her is that good genuine part of her. I know if I did, I'd be only extruding false hope. Katherine has ignored her humanity for so long that it would take a miracle for her to dig it back up. Because of that unspoken truth, I don't say anything. Neither does she. We just lay there, letting ourselves slowly drift away into sleep.
Right before I let myself go, a thought occurs to me. What are we going to do when we find Damon? I ignore the question and slip into a dreamless sleep. We have a lot of traveling to do in the morning in order to make it to Georgia in time.