Never be alone
Chapter 3: A man of his word
Author's note: I own nothing except for my mistakes. Also, a few people have asked me if I'll follow the story events from the show. The answer is: Yes and no. I will use story events from mainly season one and partially season two but after that I'll be going in my own direction. I might mention a couple of events, but won't let my characters participate in them, per se. The reason why I use these events, especially in the beginning, is to get Elena out of the pictures so the twins can shine! I really want to thank you all so far for leaving reviews and asking questions. I really like receiving them, and I am absolutely all for explaining what you don't understand and I'm also up for criticism.
Next morning Violet groaned as she woke up, not wanting to leave her bed today. She had absolutely no idea how she was going to approach Elena, and even better, she had no idea how to tell Lila. She was certain of the fact that Lila should know as soon as possible, though. They always shared everything and this would not going to be an exception.
Thinking back to last night, how Damon's face had turned in such an unnatural way, she had her answer on how to tell Lila. She'd just ask Damon, as a favor for her help. So, with that she had at least motivation enough to drag herself out of bed.
Throwing on black jeans, grey t-shirt and a dark red blazer, she let her hair hang loose as she concentrated the most on her makeup. Making sure to get her eyeliner wing perfectly. She then threw on a set of black pumps and knocked on Lila's door, this time a little earlier as so she would have enough time to get ready for the day.
Jenna was already off to work, and Jeremy was God knows where. But that wasn't Violet's biggest concern for the day. Especially not when she walked into the kitchen and saw Elena sipping on her orange juice. "Good morning." Violet said with a smile and grabbed two bowls and poured in some cereal for herself and Lila.
"Good morning." Elena said with a weak smile and Violet sighed, taking a seat next to her. "Elena, I can see it all over your face. Something is troubling, and I don't want you to go through it alone. You know you can tell me, right?" Violet said, trying to sounds as assuring as she could, hoping that would work.
Violet took a bite from her cereal as the silence filled the room. Elena was clearly having an internal battle with herself. Then, with a defeating sigh, she gave in. "I'm only telling you this because I trust you, Violet. And I need you to keep this to yourself, otherwise.." Elena swallowed and Violet stopped eating, giving Elena her undivided attention.
"I know this is going to sound crazy. To me it's even crazy. I'm not a believer, Violet. I don't believe in eternity. Yet, yesterday, I was forced to realize the reality." Elena said, circling around the subject. If Violet hadn't known what she was talking about, her patience would have worn off by now and she would have scared Elena away by urging her on. But since she already knew, she kept silent. Letting her take the time she needed.
"Stefan and Damon.. they're vampires." Elena carefully said, as if she was expecting the brothers to lurk in the bushes and kill her the minute she said it out loud. Violet put on a convincing surprised face, trying to relive last night, the emotions she felt when she saw Damon.
"But, that can't be, Elena.. This is the real world, not some sort of fiction world.." Violet began, stuttering in disbelief as she said the words.
Elena smiled weakly, "I know, Violet. This is all so surreal, to me as well. And I don't know what I have to do with this information." Violet nodded in understanding. "So, as you're always good in giving advice, I would like your opinion on this matter." Elena said and Violet bit back her smile; this is what she wanted to hear.
"Listen, Elena. I really like the Salvatore brothers, but.. I don't think it's smart to let them into our lives. We've already lost so much. I can't bear to lose any of our friends or the family we have left. Bringing vampires into our lives is a dangerous thing." Violet sighed sadly, "I know you really liked him, Elena. And I am so sorry to say this, but I think he'll only bring worse things into our lives instead of good things."
Elena nodded in agreement. "I know.. doesn't mean I like it, though." She sighed sadly and Violet reassuringly squeezed her hand. "Give it a good thought, Elena. But please do keep my advice in your mind. I really think that's the best for all of us." Elena smiled and so did Violet and when she heard footsteps coming closer, she started eating her cereal again.
"Your breakfast is over there." Violet said as soon as Lila came in the room and pointed at the countertop behind Lila. "Thanks." Lila said with a smile. She was wearing black jeans with a white blouse and a beige blazer matching with her beige heels. Her hair was curled as usual and she chose for a more lighter and natural makeup.
"Bonnie will be here in a few minutes." Violet said and Lila nodded in understanding, finishing her cereal quickly and then they all got up and left with Bonnie to school. They saw Stefan waiting for Elena at the lockers, but Elena was clearly avoiding him as she wordlessly switched books. Stefan tried to talk to her but she was having none of it, walking away from him the moment she was done with her locker.
Stefan released a sigh and without even shooting a glance at the twins, he walked away, off to his own class.
When Violet came out of her last class of the day, Stefan stood there leaning against the wall, waiting for her to come out and as soon as she did, he came up to her. "Lila, hey, I need a favor from you." He began and Violet rolled her eyes. "Wrong twin, Salvatore." Violet said and walked past him, continuing to talk, knowing he would be able to hear her.
"And neither will Lila. You're in this alone." Violet said and disappeared out of sight. She didn't mean to be so rude towards Stefan, but she needed to be for a little while. She needed to create distance between Elena and him and that wouldn't work if she was going to be nice and help him with getting back to Elena.
Violet waited outside for her twin, and in the mean time, she decided it would be a good time for a phone call. And so, she dialed Damon's number. "You just couldn't resist my charms, could you?" A smug voice came from the other end and Violet rolled her eyes. "Listen, Damon. I need a favor." Violet said and she could hear Damon groan. "Of course you do. What is it?"
Violet walked away from the students, making sure no one could hear her as she spoke. "I need you to show my twin sister the same thing you did last night. I need her to know about vampires as well, and the only way I can convince her, is by giving her prove." Violet said and she knew he was contemplating her favor.
"Be in your room in fifteen minutes." He said and once again rudely hung up without saying goodbye. "Ass." She mumbled to herself and someone behind her laughed. "Who's an ass?"
As Violet turned around, she saw her twin sister looking at her in amusement. Violet smiled, "No one in particular. Ready to go?" She asked, switching the subject and Lila nodded.
They both walked home and Violet told her that she had something to show her. And so, Lila quickened her pace as she was as impatient as Violet was and with a few minutes to spare they arrived at their house.
"What is it that you want to show me?" Lila asked and Violet nodded upstairs, "It's in my room." She said and with a suspicious eyebrow raise from Lila, they both went upstairs.
If it wasn't for the serious matter, Violet would have totally laughed her ass off when she saw the surprised look on Lila's face as Damon was laying on Violet's bed with a smirk. "So.. the thing you wanted to show me was.. this..?" Lila said as she waved at the man laying on her bed with a highly confused face.
Violet shook her head and walked up to Damon, grabbing the pajamas out of his hands and smacked him with them. "Get up, Damon." She said and Damon mocked hurt, "Ouch, you didn't have to hurt me, Vivi." Violet rolled her eyes and then walked over to Lila.
"All jokes aside," Violet started and focused her attention on Lila, "I found this out yesterday, and seeing how we always share everything, I thought you deserved to know this as well." Lila's expression became even more confused as she had no clue on what Violet was referring to. "This will be the craziest thing you have ever experienced in your entire life, but please, I beg of you, don't scream or run." Violet asked, her voice laced with seriousness and Lila looked between Damon and Violet. "Why would I.. scream.. or run.." Lila asked suspiciously.
"Your sister let out the most important part as well. Don't tell anyone. Or else.." Damon said and trailed off as the white of his eyes turned a bright red again, the veins protruding and his fangs elongating. Lila let out a whimper and took a step backwards.
Damon smirked and took a step forwards to her until she was backed against the wall and he was now in front of her, the smirk still present on his face and Lila's face looked absolutely horrified. Violet rolled her eyes at Damon and pulled him on his arm, "That's enough, Damon. She gets it." With a last chuckle, his face started to relax and became normal again.
He took a few steps back and Lila slowly left the wall, going back to Violet. "That's impossible.." Lila shook her head, refusing to believe what she just saw. "Vampires do not exist, Violet. What kind of sick joke are you playing on me?" Lila asked, a mixture of disbelief and angriness in her voice.
Violet sighed, "This is not a joke, Lila. As crazy as it is, vampires exist. And the Salvatores are one of them." Lila took a few slow steps to the bed and sat down on it, her eyes fixated on the wall in front of her. Violet followed her steps and sat down next to her, taking her hand and making her break the concentration she had.
"What do vampires do, Vi?" Lila asked, the realization of reality slowly dawning over her and she turned her head towards her twin, intensely looking at her. "Vampires.. They can compel you, make you do a certain thing against your will or make you forget something. However, there is this herb called vervain that can protect you against it. You can either drink it or wear it. For vampires, this has a negative effect." And with that, Violet went over everything that Damon told her yesterday.
Every once in a while Violet would shoot a side glance at Damon, who was focused on the two girls sitting on the bed, tentatively listening to every word Violet said. Sometimes he would correct her minor mistakes, other times he would just let her talk endlessly about what it was like to be a vampire.
"So, what's the deal between you two?" Lila asked after Violet had told her everything she needed to know and Violet looked at her confused. "What do you mean?" Lila shrugged, "I didn't recall the moment you two got to know one another better."
"We didn't." Was all Violet said and then stood up when there was a knock on the door. Violet's eyes shot towards where Damon once stood, only to find him being gone as the door opened. There Elena walked in and looked apologetic. "I'm sorry, am I interrupting something?" Elena asked and Lila shook her head with a smile. "Not at all. I'll let you two to talk." Lila said and Elena smiled gratefully and closed the door when Lila was out of the room.
"I gave it some thought, and I think you're right. The Salvatores will only darken our lives and I don't want it anymore, Violet. So, I called Stefan and we're meeting up at the Grill in ten minutes. I'm going to tell him I don't want anything to do with it. That no matter how much I loved what we had, it is over now." Violet nodded with a comforting smile and hugged her sister. "You're doing the right thing for the family, Elena." She said and let out a sad sigh. If only I wasn't so selfish to do the same thing. Violet thought and then let her sister go.
"I'm not going to spill his secret to anyone. I'd appreciate it if you and Lila won't do the same." Elena said, knowing that Violet would have told Lila. Violet nodded, "Of course not. Their secret is safe with us." Violet assured Elena and she smiled.
"I'll be going now, then. Or else I'll be late." Elena said, looking at the clock that hung above Violet's desk and she nodded, "Good luck, 'Lena." And with that, Elena left the room and Violet sighed, letting herself fall on the bed.
She said it before, and she still stuck to it. When it came to Elena or Lila, the answer would be obvious. It was therefore that she made this choice to betray her sister Elena. She wanted Lila to be happy more than she wanted Elena to be happy.
Deciding she had done enough damage for today, she got herself ready for bed and turned off all the lights.
"You know, you should really lock your windows, what if someone were to barge in?" A voice came from the dark and Violet screamed, quickly turning the light back on. There he lay, hands behind his head, a large smirk on his face. "Damon!" Violet hissed as she forcefully smacked his arm.
"There, there, no need for violence." Damon said and Violet groaned, letting herself fall back into bed, trying to calm the rapid beating of her heart. "What are you even doing here?" Violet asked when her heart had calmed down a bit.
Damon shrugged, "Just thought I'd stop by to say hello." Violet rolled her eyes, "That mustn't have been the only reason. Spit it out already." Violet said and Damon turned a bit more serious. "I saw my brother leaving the house all hopeful, saying he was going to talk with Elena. So, what's that about?" Damon asked and Violet chuckled. "No worries, Salvatore. They won't go back to their little paradise. Elena made that appointment to tell him she doesn't want to get involved. That she doesn't want this family to be in danger and therefore doesn't want anything to do with it."
"So," Violet sighed and turned to look at Damon, "I had a great few days, Damon," she said sarcastically and went on a bit more serious, "but I did what I needed to do. We can go our separate ways now. You do what you need to do, then I'll do what I have to do."
Violet tugged on her blankets, "So, that means that you get your ass off this bed." When the tugging didn't work she gave up with a sigh and Damon raised his eyebrow. "You won't get rid of me that easily, Violet. You held your end of the deal, now it's my turn to do the same."
Violet raised her eyebrows in surprise. "What do you mean? There hasn't been made another deal that you needed to keep, Damon." Damon smirked, "I told you that I didn't want Stefan to end up with Elena. I never said anything about your little twin sister." And with one last wink, he had disappeared out of her room.
Violet stared dumbfounded at the open window. Was Damon Salvatore honestly going to help her? But, what about the promise to his brother of an eternity of misery? What in the world was Damon trying to get out of this?
Those were the thoughts she fell asleep with after she had safely closed her window.
