Chapter 2
They all were in the Salvatore library, Stefan somehow convinced Alaric to move here with the girls. They were still researching, still unsure what is wrong with them. They knew what they're dealing with is magic based they are sure of it, but the rest of it were just assumptions. The only source they had, she ran from the rehab. This was a curse, but who did the curse and can it be undone?
'Nothing in here, I've read it from back to back' Bonnie said, 'Hey Caroline, I'm putting these ones on your 'books to read' list.' She added, handing over two heavy and ancient books to Caroline.
'I, uh, I've already read these.'
'When did you…' Bonnie was surprised.
'When you and Damon were… I don't exactly, dead? And when Stefan…' She sighed and then continued, 'the point is Bonnie, there is nothing in the books. I've read all the witchcraft literature; we have to go on detective road trips to find what we need.' Well, yes, they thought that a witch did this as a revenge because the Armoury killed her ally vampires but they didn't have any proof, it was just a prediction and it was not valid. They had something in mind-that it is a witchy vampire virus. But all the hows and whys and whens were still unanswered.
'She is right.' Alaric said, closing another book, 'I'll go check on them.'
'Ric, no wait,' Stefan said but Ric cut him off by saying 'You are a vampire and for the past couple of days you've been risking your humanity, we can't lose you. The virus can only play with a supernatural being's head and I am the only one who is not supernatural, let me go.' Stefan nodded.
'Oh look who is here, the human.' Damon laughed.
'What? You have a desire to kill me too?' Ric responded.
'See, I am a monster and all i want to do is kill and kill and kill.'
'What about Elena? What about the fact that when she wakes up, she'll hate the person you've become?'
'I don't give a damn about Elena! She made a choice to leave me, she made a choice to let her witchy-best friend live.' Damon's voice rose.
'Are you listening to yourself?' Alaric said, 'Stefan! Stay out of it.' he shouted as he heard Stefan's footsteps.
'Oh crap. I am done with this human drama.' Enzo vamp sped and in a second or maybe two, he broke Alaric's neck.
'Enzo, no! What have you done? He had kids!' Stefan screamed. Caroline rushed in after listening to him, "Oh my God, Alaric.' and she fell on the ground. Stefan pulled the gun from his back pocket and vervain shot the two monsters.
Alaric was dead and this time death meant death for him, death meant completely gone, death meant never coming back. There was no other side, no phoenix stone, no 'coming back from the dead' ring. Ric was human and he was gone.
Dear Elena,
It has been two weeks since Ric died, now it is just the three of us along with two weird-emotionless killers and a huge mystery to solve. The girls are doing-well, they are three year old, what do you expect? I shut my humanity off when I lost a parent and they're just… They never leave my side. Lizzie is getting nightmares, Jossie never talks. I am worried about them. Stefan has been very supportive, taking care of me all the time, making sure that the girls are safe and okay, checking on Bonnie, fighting the brain torture Damon gives him everyday. He has been over-protective, he keeps on telling that he can't lose me one more time and suddenly all the pressure and worries get a little dull. I thought I'll never be able to forgive him, but I was wrong. I can't stop myself from forgiving him. He melts me Elena, more than anyone has ever melted me. I just can't risk losing anyone now. Sometimes I feel so guilty that no one is looking after him, that he is getting tired, he stays up all night by our side to make sure that we are okay, he's does research, just trying to find something that'd lead us somewhere… He just doesn't let himself rest. It worries me, because I too can't lose him again. I just can't go through the pain again.
Damon is not the same person Elena and we all are incredibly sorry for not being careful enough but you won't see this version of him, I promise. We will fix this.
