Chapter 2
"Your boyfriend has become a problem." stated Elijah coldly.
"I know, I know!" I replied impatiently. I was trying to conjure up some sort of solution but to no avail. I just couldn't believe Stefan would go behind my back like that, straight after I told him not to.
"Something has to be done about it Miss. Gilbert. I'm giving up 48 hours to do something or our deal is broken."
I nodded in fear and instantly, Elijah disappeared. I sat on my bed thinking of what I could do and then it struck me: Bonnie.
I rang her and 10 minutes later, she was sat on the couch with me asking me what was up.
"It's Stefan." I said.
Her brown eyes lit up in anxiety. "Is he okay?"
"He's okay, alright. But I'm not." I answered. I sighed and told her what happened. "Remember how Elijah made a deal with me?" Bonnie nodded and I continued.
"Well Stefan got told by Katherine that the only way to keep me safe was to kill Klaus, so now he's gone to see Isobel."
"Isobel?" asked Bonnie curiously, "What has she got to do with Klaus?"
I straight at her and gave an honest answer, "That's the thing I need to find out. I don't know what she has in common with Klaus. But apparently Katherine said that Isobel got into contact with her during her research."
Bonnie nodded again understandingly. "So you want me to track Stefan down?"
"And Damon." I finished.
Bonnie rolled her eyes, clearly unsurprised that Damon was in on the plan.
"We need to get something that belongs to either of them." specified Bonnie.
STEFAN'S P.O.V
I couldn't believe myself. After everything Elena went through; I selfishly chose to betray her words for my own good. I was supposed to be a saint and what was I now- A greedy backstabber.
"Whatcha thinking' about little brother?" asked Damon, in a slightly teasing tone.
"I'm thinking about my stupid lack of sincerity." I replied; keeping my eyes on the road.
"Ah, Stefan the saint - your morality never gets old does it?"
I kept quiet; drowning in guilt about what I did to Elena but I had no choice. I had to protect her from Klaus; I loved her and if love healed all things then it should apply to this situation too.
"I see; you're giving me the silent treatment. You'll break at some point bro."
I rolled my eyes at his light tone of voice.
When we arrived at Isobel's old house, Damon laughed.
"What do you expect to find here, besides Isobel's old research?"
I kept silent and broke the door down, remembering the familiar surroundings from when Alaric had brought us a while back.
After we were both inside, I began flicking through pages of research, books, newspapers; anything just to find even a small clue as to where Isobel could be.
"Oh wow; the feisty woman was stupid enough to leave her laptop lying around." said Damon, his eyes excitable. I looked over at him, seeing a laptop in his hands.
Good luck trying to hack it, I thought.
"Damn it. I need a password." he muttered.
"Wow, who would've thought?" I smiled my sarcasm barely noticeable.
Damon mimicked me and after a few minutes, cheered.
"Woo! I hacked it. Didn't expect that did you St. Stefan?" Damon began doing a victory dance – something I had never seen before.
Truth be told, I was pretty amazed at how he figured out the password. "What was the password?" I asked.
Damon looked at me stupendously, "It was Elena! The damned woman cares about her daughter after all."
I put down the newspaper I was holding and walked over to Damon. He was checking her emails.
"Isn't that a violation of her privacy?" I asked.
Damon just stared at me and said, "Not if you wanna find your beloved Elena."
It surprised me how flat the expression in his voice was. He thought I didn't know but I did – I knew he loved Elena and would do anything like me to keep her safe.
My eyes scanned the screen on the subject of the emails and something caught my eye – Washington.
"Wait, scroll back up again. Click on the one that says 'Washington'." I said to Damon.
Damon clicked on the email and suddenly, a video popped up on the screen. It made me jump a little, making Damon sneer but I was more intent on finding out what the video was about.
Klaus's face was as broad as daylight and he began speaking. The background was black so that didn't help at all.
"Ah, Isobel. So glad you found the time to reply. I've changed locations. I am no longer in Yugoslavia but in Washington."
"That certainly narrows things down." Damon commented mockingly.
"Ssh, just listen."
"I don't have much time but I'll give you the town I'm going to be staying in. It's Forks."
Damon looked at me, a mischievous smile appearing on his face.
"When was this received?" I asked Damon.
"About a week ago." replied Damon, standing up and straightening his jacket.
"So they're probably still there." I muttered, summing up the facts in my head.
Damon rolled his eyes, "Well duh, little bro. Come on, I'm so excited for this road trip!" a false hint of delight in his voice.
A bleak smile appeared on my face but Damon was already out of the door.
Forks, Washington, I repeated in my head.
