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Elena couldn't believe what she was now holding in her hands. She never would have imagined this when she called Klaus that morning. Coming to her car she put the stake in the glove box and locked it with her key. She decided that Damon couldn't know she had it just yet, she had to make sure they had a concrete plan before showing her hand. They had one shot, she had one shot to save Damon and end this for Jeremy.
Starting the car she headed back to the Salvatore house. Pressing the call button on her steering wheel answering the command "say a command" the computer voice sounded as she backed out of Klaus's driveway "call Bonnie" waiting for the call to connect before she answered her friend.
"Elena, where are you are you alright?" Bonnie hadn't heard from her since Rebekah had taken them all hostage in the library.
"I'm fine, I've been trying to figure out a way to help Damon and Jeremy. Listen Bonnie I have an idea but I need your help to pull it off, and I can't trust anyone but you right now. I have a white oak stake… and I need your help to lure Kol out so we can kill him…" Twisting her hands on the steering wheel waiting for her reaction.
"Where did you get it?" Bonnie whispered into the phone as she went outside of the Mystic Grill to get away from prying ears. "and you do realize it's a suicide mission to go after Kol don't you? Jeremy can't he's not strong enough on his own." Elena interrupting her "I know Bonnie, this is where you come in. We just need to distract him quick enough so that Jeremy can take him out, like we did with Fen." Pleading with Bonnie "I know that you don't approve of me and Damon, but do this for Jeremy. He doesn't want to kill innocent people and you know that Klaus won't stop till he gets what he wants… please Bon?" asking one last time turning into the Salvatore driveway.
"Alright, I'll meet you at your house later today.." Bonnie said as Elena stopped and parked pulling her phone to her ear "thanks Bonnie I'll call you after I check on Damon." Getting out of the car she walked into the house pressing the red button to end the call. Stopping in the foyer and listening for Stefan, calling out "Stefan?" wondering if he was home, after a few seconds of silence she deduced he wasn't. Nodding as she turned and headed down to the cellar.
Damon heard her footsteps coming down the concrete steps looking through the small grate window as she stood there and smiled at him through the bars. "hey you.." smiling as she watched him try to stand up "hey don't get up too quick you need to regain your strength" she echoed hoping he'd relax.
"Don't open the door" Damon said quickly as he pushed himself up and walked as best he could over to the door. Elena nodded handing him a bottle of water through the grates. "Wasn't going to." Answering him standing on her tiptoes to reach in and cup his face through the door. "I will have you out of here soon though, promise" she smiled at him as he leaned on the door she leaned on the frame on the other side. "this wasn't how I pictured our big reunion" she confessed with a slight giggle. Damon nodded as he sipped the water "yeah me neither, killing your brother again would be the highlight of our relationship before it really began wouldn't it?" hanging his head as he thought back to that night, snapping Jeremy's neck and not caring that he had just killed Elena's only family.
"You're not that person anymore Damon." Elena said as if she could tell what he was thinking. "I know you aren't really best friends or anything but I know now that no matter what you'd die before you would hurt Jeremy or me. That's real love Damon." Smiling at him "although at this point… I'd gladly practice staking Stefan for what he did to you last night, there was no excuse for what he did." She made no secret that she appalled the way Stefan had handled this situation. "Cut him some slack.. He's pissed about you and me." Damon said defending Stefan but Elena tilted her head to him. "Like you weren't pissed about the decisions I made you never tortured him though." Pointing out that when the roles were reversed Damon was the better man.
Shrugging his shoulders and nodding his head "touché" giggling at him she pushed herself up off the wall. "I have to go meet Bonnie we're working on a plan to get you de-compelled. You okay? Need another bag?" wondering if he needed more blood. Shaking his head he signaled he was fine. "Nah I'll be fine, just need to let the one from this morning settle" smiling as he reached through the grate and cupped her face softly "Be safe ok? Don't do anything stupid" Leaning her cheek into his palm returning the action she stood on her tiptoes and kissed him through the door. "I won't I'll be back soon. " leaving him with a gentle kiss as she turned and left heading home.
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Bonnie, Jeremy and Elena gathered at the table in the Gilbert kitchen plotting a plan as to how they could take out Kol.
"what about he spell we used to trap Katherine… would that work on an original?" Elena spitting out the idea Bonnie shaking her head "I don't have access to that kind of power anymore, the spirits cut me off remember.. and this new magic.. I don't trust it just yet…" admitting that expression was something she wasn't comfortable with just yet.
"well we just need to distract him long enough to stake him and make it worth it." Jeremy said as he drew up some diagrams. "The school will be our best bet since it's deserted at night.. we could lure him here in front of the gym I can hide in the supply closet to the right, You and Bonnie do your thing, talk to him keep him distracted.. then we surprise him and stake" Jeremy diagrammed Elena nodded. "Not a bad plan Jere.. Bonnie that dust that you made that one time to temporarily confuse Katherine could we make something that would do the same for Kol? I mean he's an original we have to weaken him or distract him with something for Jeremy to sneak up on him, trust me.. we hear your steps from miles away.." just throwing in the vampire perspective.
"I have a spell I can do, but Elena you'll have to be there to ground me.. stop me if I use too much power." Nodding at her best friend as Elena smiled and agreed. "Alright so we let Kol know we wanna talk about Silas then we execute the plan." Nodding as she took her phone out. Dialing the number she put her phone on speaker. "Klaus, we need you to get a message to Kol… we're willing to discuss Silas, meet us at the school tonight after sunset in front of the gym." The laughter on the other end came and he smiled into the phone "very well Elena, and don't waste the opportunity love, and Jeremy.. Make it count" telling them as he hung up.
Elena looked around and took a deep breath in "alright lets do this." Sliding her phone in her pocket as they all gathered the things they'd need to pull this off and headed to the school wanting to run it a few times before the actual event.