Olivia walked down an unknown road. Lights seemed to blind her so she had so squint her eyes. It was easier to walk now as she had moved on from the cemetery. It was still pitch black in the sky; she didn't even know where to go.
Olivia walked along a pathway and started walking in an alley way next to a place called 'The Mystic Grill'. A whoosh sound sounded behind her, making her turn sharply. Her hearing was still terrible even her eyesight. And honestly she was scared to death. Olivia tried to calm her breathing but another whoosh came behind her again. Her heart race was rising as she started running further down the alley away from the noise but it was no use.
She found herself pinned against the wall; tears were streaming down her face and shaking. Olivia screamed but a hand covered her mouth.
A face leaned into her slightly. It was a guy maybe the age of 24 with raven black hair and a leather jacket. He had a smirk on his face, liking the fear he cause in the 17 year old.
Damon Salvatore took his hand away slightly and looked at his victim. Her hair was a dark chocolate colour, ocean blue eyes. He found her very familiar, he didn't know why. The girl was trembling, scared of what he was going to do to her. Looking at her one more time his eyes widen. No way, it couldn't be. He thought. It was Olivia Gilbert.
Olivia said in a trembling voice showing how scared she really was of him "Please, don't hurt me."
Damon furrowed his brows. Didn't she know who he was? If this was that Olivia she would know who he was. Damon took a step back from her and she started to move away from him slowly not taking his eyes off her. He was literally frozen. How could she be alive? He had to tell someone, but whom?
Damon looked up to find Olivia gone, she had run off. There was only one logical place he could go at this time of night. Liz Forbes house.
xxx-Liz-Forbes-xxx
Liz made a cup of coffee; she had a long night at the station. Ever since she found out her daughter was a vampire and everything the people she cared about had gone through she hadn't had much sleep.
Caroline was at Elena's with Bonnie for the night so it was a quiet house. Ever since Stefan had gone with Klaus to save Damon they had been waiting for Elena to have a breakdown.
Liz took a sip of her coffee just as the doorbell rang. She got up and opened the door. On the other side was a very freaked out Damon Salvatore.
"Damon?" Liz asked curiously "What are you doing here, and at this time?"
Damon took a deep breath "Liz, you're gonna wanna come with me"
"Why?" She demanded wanting to know exactly why. She doesn't completely trust him after she found out that he was in fact a vampire.
Damon was fighting the urge to punch a wall. "Because unless I'm crazy I think I just tried to eat Olivia Gilbert."
Liz tried to contemplate what he just said. Olivia Gilbert. It was just some sick joke "What the hell are you talking about. Olivia is dead she had been for nearly 2 years and how dare you say something like that in front of me. You're just lucky Caroline isn't here right now-"
Damon cut her off raising his voice "No, Liz I'm serious I just saw Olivia freaking Gilbert walking around."
Liz took a deep breath before continuing. What if it was true? "You mean she was – she was a v-vampire?"
Damon sighs and shakes his head "No, she was definitely not a vampire. I don't get it ok I just need your help to get her before she hurts herself. Please, if I'm right and it is Elena and Jeremy's sister then-"
Liz nods. She wants Olivia back as well, she always brought the life to the town along with Caroline. "I'll get my gun just in case. Damon nods waiting for her.
Liz came out of the house in uniform and started walking with Damon. Damon was tracking Olivia's scent. They ended up at the falls. Liz and Damon looked through the bushes and saw a girl 17 years old holding her legs to her chest.
Liz looked closer, it was indeed Olivia Gilbert. She smiled and turned to Damon "It's her, oh my god. We need to help her"
Damon shifted slightly which caused Liz to turn to him curiously "what Damon?"
Damon sighs and looks at the girl "Well ill just give you a couple pointers. 1 – I tried to kill her couple of hours ago so if I go over there she'll most likely jump over that cliff if she sees me." Liz looked at him sharply and he put his hands up in defence "hey, I had no idea it was her until I got a good look at her and 2 – Liz, when she saw me she was scared to death. She should've known it was me. In months after her death she was like this protective ghost, she even tried to fry my brain when I killed Lexi. She should've known it was me."
Liz takes a deep breath "What are you saying Damon?"
"I think-" Damon starts wanting to say it with sensitivity "I think – maybe – It's a possibility that she-"
Liz interrupts him "No memory at all?" looking at him. He nods slowly and says "If she remembered anything she would've killed me within a second with her powers. She's a Madgealion, she was scared to death"
Liz nods "I'll get her, you should stay away. I'll give you a call when to tell the others. Caroline shouldn't be home till late tomorrow anyway" Damon nods and whooshes off.
Olivia sat there as Liz moved slowly towards her. Olivia was in her own little world trying to remember things until she was jolted out of it by a feminine voice "Olivia?" she looked sharply and curiously a the woman.
Liz could see from where she was that Olivia had tears running down her face and shaking either from the cold of scared of who she was. Liz tried again "Olivia, is that you?" she paused "It's ok. I'm a friend. Do you remember me?"
Olivia took a slight breath and said with a scratchy and croaky voice "Who are you?" Liz could see how scared the girl was. Damon probably freaked her out completely.
Liz kneeled down next to her sitting down. Olivia was facing the falls "I'm Liz, Liz Forbes. Remember. Caroline you're best friend's mother" Olivia shook her head, nothing was coming to mind.
Olivia chocked on a sob and said in a small voice only Liz could slightly hear "Is – Is this hell?"
Liz looked at the girl, how could she think that? "What?"
Olivia looked at her with teary eyes saying in a stronger voice "Is this hell?"
Liz shook her "No, Olivia this isn't hell. Why would you think that?"
Olivia took a deep breath "Everything here is scary, bright and loud. I don't know anything, or anyone. Demons trying to hurt me" she way fighting back her tear but they were overflowing "I wanna go back. I was warm and safe. I wanna go back" she started sobbing uncontrollably.
Liz took the girl into a hug while she cried her eyes out on her shoulder. Poor Olivia. She doesn't deserve this. She doesn't deserve this at all.
xxx-Liz-Forbes-House-xxx
Liz had finally gotten Olivia to come with her back to her house. Liz got Olivia to sit down so that she could clean all the dirt off her. Liz found the dress familiar but couldn't figure it out. She had gotten Olivia a pair of Caroline's pyjama pants and a dark ocean blue tank top.
Olivia sat cross legged on the sofa staring at her hands; they were still like they were when she tried to get out of the coffin.
Liz saw this and brought a cloth and a bowl of water over. She sat opposite Olivia on the small table. Liz looked at her curiously "How did this happen?"
Olivia was about to reply but someone came in. Her eyes went wide at the person. The demon from earlier that night. She ran behind the sofa cuddling herself trying not to be seen.
Liz saw this and pulled Damon out into the hallway "What the hell Damon!" she hissed in a low voice "Are you trying to scare her to death more than she already is?"
Damon rolls his eyes "I just came to see how she was actually. And be friendly" he smiled sweetly almost mockingly.
Liz shakes her head "Wait here." She walked over to the shaking Olivia and bent down "Olivia he's ok. You don't need to be afraid of him"
Olivia looked at her like she was insane "But he's the demon. He's going to kill me"
Liz holds Olivia's shoulder looking into her eyes honestly "I swear on my life that he will not hurt you, I won't let him." She paused "Do you trust me?"
Olivia hesitated; really she didn't know the woman but got a strange motherly vibe of her that was somewhat familiar. She nodded her head.
Liz smiled "Let me introduce you." She helped Olivia up and sat her back on the sofa.
Olivia looked up as the guy walked in he says "I'm Damon Salvatore. Now I never apologise but just for you I will. I'm sorry for trying to hurt you and I promise I won't try again. Ok?"
All Olivia could do was nod and looked back at her hands.
Damon looked at her curiously. Her hand looked like they were all sliced up by something. He looked at them in confusion. Liz must have seen it to and said "I don't know what happened to her either. The hands, why she's covered in dirt"
Damon looked at Liz "Do you have her clothes from earlier?" she nods pointing to them on the counter. He grabbed them and sniffed. He frowned in confusion hoping what he was thinking wasn't true and went over to the girl. He bent down looking at her hands and said softly "Olivia, how did your hands get like that?" he still held the dress in one hand
Olivia didn't look at him, she just kept staring at her hands "I had to climb, no air, no escape. Only way to get out" Damon's jaw dropped piecing it all together.
He put a hand over his mouth in shock. He seemed somewhat concerned for the teenager after seeing her. "Oh my god"
Liz looked at Damon and saw shock in his eyes "Damon, what is it?" Damon pulled her out of the living room into the kitchen leaving Olivia sitting there
Damon looked at her "Liz think. She had to climb to get out of somewhere where there was barley any air. Her hands look like they've broken thorough wood, covered in dirt" she still didn't seem to get it so he continued "Liz…Where was the last place you left Olivia's body"
Liz put a hand over her mouth "You mean, she- she had to dig out of her own coffin?"
He nods "It's that only thing that makes sense. She had to brake through her coffin to get to the surface"
Liz was silent for a moment before asking "why do you think she has no memory. It's like everything she knew about her life has gone from her mind"
Damon just shrugs "Many reason. Medical reason, the shock maybe. But I doubt it. It's obvious she came back by magic, I have no idea who did it or why but I doubt little Bennet did it" Liz nods.
Liz looks at Damon "Can you leave for the night. In the morning can you tell the girls and Jeremy? They'll need to know." He nods understandingly. Since his brother left he's been slightly different.
Damon left and Liz went to Olivia. She looked over to where Olivia was and saw that she was asleep lying across the couch. Liz got a blanket, covered Olivia and wrapped up her hands as quickly as possible. With that done she went to sleep herself.
xxx-Next-Morning-Gilbert-House-xxx
Caroline, Elena, Bonnie and Jeremy were downstairs by 10am fixing something for breakfast. Even Alaric was up surprisingly early. All he would do lately was drink, work, and sleep.
Jeremy was watching TV while the girls were chatting to each other. Rick was reading the paper. All of them looked up when Damon came strolling for the door.
Alaric looked over to him "DO you know how to knock on the door Damon; it's very simple you know"
Damon merely rolls his eyes "Love to Rick but I think you're all gonna wanna hear what I have to say. And by everyone I mean everyone… Well, rick doesn't really count but everyone else will want to hear"
Jeremy scoffs and says sarcastically "What could it possibly be?"
Elena looks up "Is it Stefan?" she says almost automatically and hopefully.
Damon scoffs "No, something better i would imagine"
Bonnie glares at him "Ok, if it's not Stefan then what is it. Or are you just being a dick like you always are"
Damon glares right back "Watch it judgy…speaking of while you're here. Did you by any chance, I dunno bring someone back to life?"
Bonnie looked at him confusingly everyone in the room stops what they were doing a glances at Damon and Bonnie.
Bonnie shakes her head "No, it's impossible and why are you even asking me that" asking him curiously.
Damon walked over to the mantle of the fireplace and held on to one of the photos with Olivia and Jeremy. Everyone was watching his moves. Damon shrugs "Hmmm, I don't know maybe because found Olivia Gilbert wondering around yesterday night while I was hunting" showing the picture to everyone and put it back waiting for a reply
Everyone in the room was in shock with what he said, until Caroline pinned him against the wall by his throat and glared snarling "What game do you think you're playing at Salvatore. You dare joke about something like that." Jeremy looked like he wanted to hit his including Alaric.
Damon rolls his eyes and pushes Caroline away. He clears his throat and says "Well, Blondie. What I am saying is 100% true. Your sister" pointing at Elena and Jeremy "Is alive and kicking. At least when I left her she was"
Jeremy glared at him "What do you mean left her"
Damon looks at him frustratingly. Why could Liz have done thin "the last time I saw her was last night and Liz was taking care of her" then pointing at Caroline "You mother, Caroline"
Jeremy gets up and heads towards the door, so does everyone else. But Damon shouts "Wait! You can't go yet"
Elena speaks up "Why not, if it really is our sister we deserve to see her."
Damon sighs "Everyone sit down. You need to know something about her first" everyone hesitates but does what they're told. "now, there are a couple things you NEED to know about her are you ready?"
They all nod confidently "Well, basically she has no memory at all and –" Bonnie cuts him off "What? What do you mean no memory?"
Damon was having a hard time controlling his anger "I mean she has no memories at all, not who she is or who anyone is" Carline as about to speak but Damon cut her off "Let me speak, then you can answer question got it" they all nod "Ok, another thing when me and Liz found her last night she was covered in dirt and her hands were all bloody so she is probably traumatized right now, she was last night anyway….Now you can talk" looking at all the people in the room.
Alaric speaks first "Why was she covered in dirt and her hands bloody" frowning in confusion.
Damon sighs "Rick…She had to climb out of her own grave. Whoever or whatever brought her back. Brought her back exactly where everyone left her"
Everyone gasped "Oh my god" Elena breaths putting her head in her hands. Jeremy was just sitting in shock. His sister, the one that was always strong for them didn't know anyone or who she was, but not only that but she had to get out of her own grave. He speaks up "Can I see her? See if she remembers me." Everyone looks at him wondering what to say.
Caroline speaks and nodding at the same time "I think it would be a good idea. You two were always the closest sibling wise." Everyone agrees with her and Jeremy goes with Damon.
xxx-Liz-House-xxx
Liz was sitting in the kitchen looking at Olivia. Olivia had wanted to sketch; it was something that the old Olivia would do a lot of the time. But she kept looking over to the corner and sometimes laughing a little ever now and then.
The doorbell sounded. Olivia never looked up and just carried on sketching. Liz got up and went to the door. She opened it and found Damon with Jeremy. Liz stepped outside and closed the door behind her.
Jeremy got straight to the point "Is Damon telling the truth. Is Olivia – Is Olivia actually alive"
Liz nodded; Jeremy was about to go in until Liz stopped him "Wait Jeremy. You need to be careful"
"Why?" Jeremy question with a little frustration, he wanted to see his sister.
Liz sighed "She's been through a lot. You just- you need to be careful about what you say or do okay."
Jeremy sighed and nodded his head. He knew all that, he just wants to see Olivia so bad. Liz opens the door to let him in; he goes into the living room to see Olivia sketching intently. He smiled widely holding back tears. All he wanted to do that moment was smother her in hugs but it would definitely freak her out.
He looked back at Liz and Damon they stood there encouraging him, before he moves forward Liz whispers to him just loud enough "She's been sketching for a couple of hours now" he nods and moves over to Olivia slowly.
Olivia's head shoots up and looks up to find a boy maybe 15/16 years old. She looked at him with confusion. Jeremy sits on the table where Liz was sitting last night. He glanced at Olivia's hand's to see them all bandaged up, she was wearing some of Caroline's clothes which were Blues jeans, green tank top and a white cardigan. He hesitated for a second before saying "Do you remember me?"
She shook her head sadly "I don't know anyone sorry. I don't really know who I am either."
He nodded his head. Jeremy looked over to the side Liz and Damon were outside. He cleared his throat before taking something out of his bag. Olivia looked at him wearingly and curiously. He grabbed the items he need out of his bag and smiled. Handing them to Olivia.
Olivia hesitated at first but took the items once she place down her sketchpad on the couch. "What are these?" She asked.
Jeremy sighed "Well there's a couple of thing here" he took them back and grabbed a photo and gave it to her "This is me, you and our sister. Elena" Olivia traced the picture staring at it intently "Anything?" he asked hoping that it would have jogged some memories. It was the picture that was taken when she was 15, they went out for the day as a family. Olivia shook her head and gave Jeremy back the picture. Jeremy grabbed another one and gave it to her "This is you and Caroline. You two were pretty much inseparable" he chuckles slightly. Olivia smiles but nothing came to mind still. Handing back the picture.
Jeremy grabbed a sketch book and handed it to her "These are all the sketches you before you –you uhh, died" looking at her solemnly.
Olivia nods her head scanning them. Passing them back to Jeremy as she finished looking at them. He gives her a small box of books. She looks at him confused "What are they?" he sighs and says "These are you diary's. Every single one of them. I thought maybe you'd remember is you read them again?" she shrugs reply's "Can't hurt I guess"
Jeremy contemplated if he should ask what's been bothering him. He sighs and asks while she continues to sketch like she was before "Olivia, what do you remember? If you don't mind me asking"
Olivia merely shrugs "its fine." She pauses for a second before continuing to talk "I was warm and safe. Nothing could hurt me. I just felt safe. I- I think I was in heaven." She said the last part a little too fast a quiet. She didn't want to see his reaction. "And then- then it felt like I was ripped away from it. I had woken up in a box. I had to climb to get out, I- I had to get out. When I did I realised where I was so I ran. I met Damon tried to hurt me but promised he wouldn't again. I was by a water fall. I felt somewhat safe there. Everywhere just felt like- Like" she didn't want to say it.
Jeremy picked up the fact that she stopped and encouraged her to carry on "Like what?"
A tear fell down her face "I felt like I was in hell. Sometimes I still feel like I still am. Everything here is hard, painful, bright and loud. And I hate it, the fact that I couldn't even remember my own name. I just keep feeling alone and scared all the time." she started sobbing and Jeremy pulled her into a tight hug. He had small tears of his own. How could someone do this to her. Was all that he was thinking. He whispered in her ear "You're never alone. You'll always have me. Your friends and family. We'll help you get your memories back."
The two of them continued talking for a couple of hours when he came back from the kitchen after getting a drink, he found her asleep on the couch. He placed the cover over her and looked over at her drawing. The picture she had sketched was of a blonde woman, her hair went down to her waist. Who was she? He could hear Damon outside so he picked up the sketch and went to him.
Jeremy opened the door to find Damon sitting there talking on the phone. Liz was nowhere to be seen. She was probably called into the office.
Damon glanced up from his phone to see Jeremy there. He frowned in confusion and asked "Is she ok?"
Jeremy nodded and handed him a sketch pad "What is this?" he asked
"Olivia drew it. Do you know her?" Jeremy asked.
Damon looked over the drawing and stared at it with wide eyes. Jeremy looked at him seeing his reaction. "Who is it Damon?"
Damon glanced at him "Uhh, its Lexi. Stefan's friend. But she was also a good friend of Olivia's according to Stefan and her diary's from what Elena told me" he paused and shrugged "Maybe she's getting her memory back but slowly." He passes the sketch back to him just as Liz comes back.
Liz looks at Jeremy "How is she?"
Jeremy sighs "She's asleep. She didn't remember anything though" he said sadly.
Liz nods and assures Jeremy "It'll take time. That's all she needs. And she has lots of support" he nods
Each of them call it a night and Jeremy goes back home to tell the others about what happened.
Inside Olivia's mind was basically still awake she was remembering a memory.
Memory
Elena, Olivia and Jeremy were at the lake house with their parent's Miranda and Grayson.
Olivia was 13 and she was teaching Jeremy how to sketch with charcoal while Elena was writing in her journal beside them. Miranda and Grayson were grilling with a barbecue behind them.
Suddenly she was picked up from behind. She was giggling when she saw it was her father.
He threw her into the lake "Ahhh!"
When Olivia came up for air, she saw Jeremy and Elena were laughing at her. She playfully glared back grabbing both their hands and pulling them in with her. Getting out she pushed her father in as well.
She laughed at the sight of them and jumped in. With them. Over at the grill Miranda was smiling at them.
Memory end
Olivia woke up noticing it was still dark. She felt happy in that dream; she wanted to be happy like that again.
xxx-Note-xxx
Ok, here we go. This chapter is long like the other previous ones were. I hoped you like it, I know I did. Review, fav and follow would be lovely..