Ok…people bare with me..I'm 16..my imagination does tend to go a lil crazii…and I'm very horrible at keeping secrets so here is a hint…Liz is not who she seems…that's all I can say!
Chapter 13
dear diary,
I had snuck out of my room at around three. Sage and me usually had these little talks around this time. I didn't want to wake anyone so I knocked lightly on his door. He answered quickly and pulled me in. Neither of us wanted to be caught by Elizabeth because she was serious business. We talked forever about Damon and Liz. He had seen the connection too. He thinks me and Stefan will have a greater chance at happiness if Damon loved someone else. I'm really happy about this. I really love Stefan and I think I'm over Damon. I'm lying to myself though. How could I be over him when I love him so much.
I wanted to tell Damon about my realization but I wondered if it would hurt him. I knocked twice and no answer. I knocked again but he still didn't answer. I took this as a sign. He hadn't slept good the other night because of the fight and he needed his sleep.
I tried to talk to Liz too. I wanted to tell her that her and Damon were perfect together and instead of shutting him out to let him in. I would hate every minute of it though. She didn't answer either but she had always been a heavy sleeper. I am sitting on the couch waiting for either of them to wake up and I knew Liz would wake up at 6 so she could start her day. I can't stay up that long though. Tomorrow she would make me train and I talked to some of the people who had seen her fight. She trains hard. I will probably hate it but I gain things from it. Strength. Well, good-night diary, my best friend. Sweet dreams.
Elena
She fell asleep quickly and woke up to laughing in the kitchen. Liz was at the stove cooking something and Damon was lounging against the fridge, watching her intently with interest.
"Hey Elena. You better put on some shorts and throw that hair up because we gotta long day of work-outs ahead of us." She hadn't even turned around to acknowledge she was there. She knew she was though. Liz could always tell when somebody's presence was there. Damon looked at her then looked away. He was too caught up in what she was doing. He sure moved on fast or he had found true love. Someone who could love him back eventually.
"What are you cooking?" It looked and smelled quiet yummy. You could almost distinguish the different spices in it.
"Not sure. I'm listenin' to whatever Pretty Boy here tells me to do. Cookin' ain't really my thing so he's teachin' me." It looked as if it was going well. Pretty Boy? Where did that come from? Damon picked up a plate and launched it at the back of her head. Elena winced because it would surely hurt. She lifted one arm and caught it with ease. "Haha. Beatcha again!" The two were acting as if they had known each other their whole lives. It looked as if they had been trying to hit each other with things all morning. Elena noticed bandages on Liz's hands.
"What happened to your hand?" She knew they hadn't been there yesterday. She may have burnt herself though. She seen Damon put his mask up to look at her. They were hiding something from her. He really loves her though, she could see that.
"We have training to do and I don't want to ruin my hands." Elena's comment had reminded him of last night. They would soon talk about her past rather she liked it or not. In your dreams. She read his mind too much but as Elena always said, he projected and one couldn't help but over-hear.
"Oh, when do we start?" Elena didn't know if Liz would tell her or not but she hoped the first day would be easy. She knew that would be too much to ask for.
"Your whole day is going to be training. Starting now." She felt Liz in her mind but couldn't push her out. She was too powerful. She felt as if she were dritfting to sleep and she grabbed the chair next to her so she could keep steady.
"What are you doing?" I asked while yawning. She wanted to sleep for an hour or two. Damon looked slightly worried but not over-worried as usual. He knew Liz wouldn't hurt her.
"Your mind is too open. Close it off. Push at the force in your mind. It's your mind take control. Don't let me in or I'll make you go to sleep." Elena did as she was told but it was very hard. Finally pushing her out but not closing it and she got back in. "Not good enough. Push it out and close it off. Keep it closed. Every chance I get I will take over if you drop your deffense for one second." Elena knew today would be horrible.
"Try to get in now." She felt her probing but found no holes. She didn't show any emotion though.
"Good but you have to keep it up without letting it fall. Ready?" Elena looked at her puzzled and Liz rushed at her. She almost screamed causing her to drop her shield and she couldn't move again. Liz had got in again. "See, keep the shield up no matter what. No dropping and getting scared. This is the difference between life or death. Now, eat so we can leave." She had known how Liz was but she didn't expect it so early in the morning. She ate quickly.
They began to walk outside but Sage and Damon quickly stopped them. The girls searched with their minds and found something unexpected. The village wanted them killed. Why? Elena picked a very aggrivated person and read their mind. The chaos Damon and Liz caused was too great for them to handle. One guys face was horrible but Damon hadn't done it. Liz had.
"You two did what? Liz! Damon! Can you not be responsible?" She shook her head no and laughed. Damon was trying very hard not to laugh but he wanted to. It was no laughing matter. People wanted them dead but what else was new? "Liz! Fix it!" She shrugged and started to walk out the door but Damon stepped in front of her.
"No, please don't. Don't get killed already." He kissed her and she kissed back. Elena was glad that Liz did like him and sooner-or-later she would love him.
"I won't. Come on Elena. You can't train if you're in here." She had shock clearly written on her face. What? Me fight? She didn't know how. Damon and Sage growled. They put their foot down with her. She couldn't fight. She was never meant to hurt someone. "I'm making you fight. Training in process. Do as I say. I promise she won't die. She will get hurt though. First fights always get you hurt. It's a learning experience." Damon snatched her up and looked very passionately into her eyes. He was letting both of his loves fight while he stood and watched. He hated it.
"You promise. Protect her. We will help you fight them. With four of us it should be easy." She shook her head no but to which statement was she saying no to?
"You and Sage will not fight. She is in training. The whole village isn't fighting only about ten are. I need her to learn and the best way is by doing it. My.." She stopped and looked down. She had a flashback and shuddered. "I had to fight fifty by myself the first time. She can surely handle five or even less than that. She's stronger than any of you give her credit for." Elena smiled. Somebody knew how much she wanted to fight and how she felt. "Ready? Lets go." Damon hugged Liz and Elena. He loved both but Liz was currently his number one. Shock!
"Hey Miss Priss. Don't break a nail while clawing some poor guys eyes out." Liz laughed and turned to Elena. She had a worried look on her face. Nervous.
"Listen, Damon loves you. Let me be the first to tell you he is very protective and he's going to end up in this fight if he thinks you're hurt. Liz, don't get hurt." She nodded but knew that he would be alright if he did because he was tough and wasn't easily hurt either.
"If you get hurt just forget it. Don't try and heal right away unless it's really bad and in that case I'll be there to help. Imma be here the whole time fightin' right beside you. Don't sweat it. Do what comes natural. Everyone had their own style of fightin', just find yours. Don't look ready. Look innocent. You can do that of coarse, remember keep your calm, and the shield around your mind up and steady." Liz walked out first and grabbed Elena's hand. She shut the door on Damon's and Sage's anxious faces. "I'll take the first three who are about to attack. Ready? I'll be right here but focus on your people and not me." Liz stepped forward and three guys, just as she predicted, jumped off the house and she raised her arms. She grabbed the first one and slammed his face down and moved so the other two wouldn't hit her.
Elena wasn't scared anymore. Liz moved with such confidence that it rubbed off on her. She could feel someone creeping up behind her. She turned around and lunged at him. He moved to the side and grabbed her from behind. She started to panic. Not good! Keep calm I said! Figure your way out and hurry or you'll get a face full of dirt. Elena quickly remembered something.
"Fire." Her whole body heated and it burned the man. Momentarily, he dropped her. She got back up and punched him quickly in his jaw but he caught her hand. Focus your strength on whatever part of your body you are using. Makes ya faster. He hit her really good in her stomach but she forgot it. Good, stay with it. She took him down faster this time with the little knowledge she had gained. Four more. How did she do this everyday?
Liz was already done with four of hers but the fifth one was immune to her powers so she had to do it the old fashion way which was fine with her. The last one was the vampire's brother from last night. He personally wanted revenge against her. They were both fast but Liz was holding back lots of her power, just enjoying herself. Not a scratch on her. Then, he turned into a wolf. He didn't know that she could also do the same. She switched into a rainbowed colored cheetah. She needed to be fast with this one and the animal she transformed into matched it perfectly. He was taken back slightly and she took advantage and went for his throat. Hearing him whimper and moan in protest. She shook and shook until she had finally killed him. His last thoughts were off the beautiful brown headed beauty that would be the death of him. She looked over at Elena.
She was trapped. Three were around her, closing in. She knew she was smarter than these men. Liz had proved it five times already. She used her mind and kept her cool again.
"You don't want to kill me. I was just a by-stander but you do want to kill the person standing next to you." The guys looked at each other and began fighting. Elena was completely forgotten. One man was left standing and Liz came up behind him and twisted his neck without thinking twice.
"So, you're not dead. How are the cuts and scrapes." Elena examined herself. She had little cuts and bruises all over. She had a long gash in her arm though that went away when Liz put her arm on her.
"I could've done that myself." Liz was happy with her. She could defend herself and not defend herself at the same time.
"You deserved it. You have a good mind. Nice work. I'm proud of you." Liz hugged her and they called the guys out. Just then an arrow came soaring through the sky at Elena and she didn't have time to defend herself. Right when it was about to hit her in her chest Liz stuck her arm out to where it was heading and took the pain for her. It was the man from last night that did it.
"Liz!" Damon came running out of the house to look at her. Her intoxicating blood hitting him. Better than Elena's. Wow. He didn't have time to focus on that though. "You ok?" She smiled at him.
"Yeah, I just have an arrow protrudin' from my arm. Keep your deffenses up Elena! It would've gotten you right in the heart! Gah! Arrows always hurt worse than any other weapon but at least it wasn't a rusty knife. Those by far are the worst." She quickly pulled it out and ripped her shirt. She tied it around the cut to stop the bleeding.
"Just heal it." Liz shook her head no and closed her eyes. She was on alert for something. She turned into a panther and bounded into the woods. Stay here. Keep Damon there too. Damon went after her but Sage and Elena stopped him. Sage always understood things better than most.
"She has some unfinished business. Let her deal with it alone." As Sage said this everyone heard a piercing scream and the sound of flesh and bone being torn. Liz had found the person who had shot her and killed him. Revenge is so sweet Damon thought.
"Now, I can heal it." Everybody looked at her. She wasn't even shaken. How could she just do that and not feel a thing Elena wondered but she remembered the many stories she had been told about this girl's life and knew what she just did was probably fairly easy. "I'm sorry. I couldn't let him get away with almost hurting you though." This took Elena a minute to take in.
"He shot you though. Why kill him for my sake?" Elena didn't understand her. She wasn't the one hurt.
"It was aimed at you. I couldn't let him try and hurt my friend. Me, I'm tough. You can hurt me all day long and at the end of the day if you apologized I would say ok. No, I wouldn't say ok but I probably wouldn't make you suffer a lot. You , however, are a friend. No, family. I'm very protective." Elena hugged her tight.
"You two are amazing." Sage was surprised at how well Elena handled herself but he also knew that Liz was probably coaching her through the whole thing. She did remarkable though.
Damon still hadn't said a word. What was he thinking about Liz wondered? He probably hated me now after he had seen my sorta dangerous side. She had no clue of what she was in for the next time they were alone. It could be slightly dangerous for the both of them.
Chapter 14
"Ok, so we probably need to leave now before they try and kill us again." Elena looked over at Liz. She felt guilty because she should've known the arrow was coming but she didn't pay attention and in result got her mentor/best friend hurt.
"Not your fault." Liz grabbed Elena's arm and shook it a little. Elena's face was always an open book to her.
"Can you still read my mind?" She didn't understand why Liz knew so much about her when she looked as if she barely paid attention to anything.
"No, it's just I can see it clear as day on your face. You're just learnin'. No need to feel guilty about a little slip up." She always knew exactly what to say. Elena was lucky to be alive though. The arrow had poison in it and it would have killed her quickly. She should be grateful that someone stronger than her took it or Stefan wouldn't have nobody to come back to.
"Well, lets leave now. Sage, get Talon to fly ahead and tell us where the next village is." Damon was amazed by both of the girls. Liz kills without mercy and Elena barely kills at all. She really only killed two while Liz killed seven. Damon wondered how tonight would go when he would ask Liz about her past. He had gotten glimpses of it from the way she acted at certain times. She would begin a sentence then her eyes would glaze over. The way she fought reflected on her life in the Dark Diminsion. She killed without thinking twice. She had no feelings it seemed but she would kill you faster than you could blink if you touched any one of her friends. Elena suddenly fell to the ground. She had left her mind unshielded.
"Keep your deffense up I said. You kept it up during the fight but don't think it's ok to rest. It's never ok to rest." Elena fought and pushed her out again and closed the hole. "Now, search with your mind. In the house next to ours is a vampire. He came close to taking you over. He felt you were unprotected. Not again Elena. Next time you will feel pain when you let it down." Damon didn't like the idea. He didn't want the woman he loved in pain but he didn't want the other woman he loved to get mad at him for protecting her.
He walked over and put his arm around Liz. He knew she didn't love him yet. Her heart was hardened more than his was. Her mask was guarded more than his was. Everything about her was more protected than he was. He hated whoever made her that way and he wanted to make them suffer.
"You ok?" She shook her head yeah. You could tell while she was fighting that she was having fun. She was stronger than all ten of those people and she could've taken on a hundred more with ease. Damon knew she fought a lot. For what? For who? He didn't know.
"Of coarse." She looked sad. He didn't know why but wanted to get to the bottom of it. "You shouldn't care about me ya know." He was shocked. Why did she think that.
"I should and I do. Why shouldn't I?" They were walking out of the village and through the woods. Sage and Elena right in front of them. She wouldn't open up right here he knew. You were amazing back there. You have just the right amount of sarcasm and just the right amount of everything. Why shouldn't I care? She laughed and slowly looked up into his eyes.
I'm a cold-hearted killer. The world has hardened me as you put it. I don't love people like I should. You deserve better than me. Someone who can love you. Elena.
Damon kissed her and she kissed him back. Liz still liked him but it would take awhile before she let him in. I'm exactly like you. Elena, yes, I love her but she is better with Stefan than me. You're better for me than her. She taught me how to let people in. Yes, she made me into a big softie. I don't deserve better than you. There is no possibile way to get better than you because you and Elena are the best.
Her face was a mask and now he knew why Elena hated his. His whole façade was developed to keep everyone around out. Even the one he loved. Hers was developed because…well he simply didn't know. Her life must be hard. She has many secrets and nobody to tell them to he realized. The two made a perfect match. Elena didn't even know all that he had done. She never would he realized.
"Stop." Liz was looking around with a smirk on her face. "Have ya'll seen these animals from here up close yet. They are really weird but some are beautiful. There is a waterfall not far from here and all the animals are there. I wanna see'em. Please. Elena? Damon? Sage?" She asked each of them. She really didn't care about their approval but she wanted them to feel like they mattered in her decision so she wouldn't look so..so..so she wouldn't look so much like Damon. She smiled at him.
"Sure, whatever you want. It's on the way to the next village. We all need to stop and rest when we get there. Elena, you tired?" Of coarse Damon would tell her yes. Elena didn't feel jealous just a little hurt because she knew Liz wouldn't feel the same way about him for awhile.
"No, but I am thirsty and you guys are probably thirsty as well. When is the last time you two fed?" Sage and Damon looked at each other. They knew they were thirsty and after smelling Liz's blood, their mouths were watering for something to drink. Damon wondered if Liz would let him but he quickly shook that thought away. No, she wouldn't. She probably doesn't trust me yet.
"I did last night." Sage said proudly. He wasn't responsible but he was more responsible than Damon and he knew it.
"Good, and about last night. Liz, Damon, you have some explaining to do." Liz smirked at Elena and Damon just gave her a little grin. What was there to explain. He would let Liz do the talking. She lied better than him apparently.
"Well, I noticed they had a bar around her and bein' the little drunk I am, I wanted to go. You and Sage had already went into your rooms and I needed someone to come in-case I drunk too much because I do that often. I dragged Damon into coming with me finally. He didn't want to though." Elena rolled her eyes. She found something very stupid. "Don't roll your eyes at me. I just saved your butt, give us the benefit of the doubt. Well, I was dancin' and stuff and some guy touched my butt without me sayin' he could. Manners these days? Ain't nobody gott'em. Anywho, I punched him a lot of times because.." She looked down and Damon wanted to shake the answer out of her. He wanted to know what set her off. "I just did. I was drunk and didn't know what I was doing. So there, end of story." Grrr. She always did that. He would find out tonight when they talked.
"Oh, well at least you had no good reason what so ever and almost got everyone killed." Elena was kind of mad. The girl could control herself sometimes. Not everybody was super strong like her.
"I'm glad I could be of service. Now, I'm suggest you turn into an animal now because I really want to see them weird lookin' ones and experiment a little before we go farther." So, Elena turned into a tiger again and Liz turned into her favorite animal of the day, a cheetah. Sage and Damon was tired of the girls running off like that. They must have been on the same wave-length because just then they both turned into an animal. Damon, into a panther and Sage, into a lion. The girls shook their heads at the two of them and ran faster. Liz in front and Elena following. Damon decided to try and out-run Liz. He pushed himself faster and passed Elena quickly but Liz was always ahead of him. She finally looked back and realized what he was doing and she slowed down. Can't keep up can ya?
Damon silently laughed. Could she be more cocky? You are in better shape than I am. Liz knew this but she also did this everyday. She was used to it. She slowed down even farther so he could catch up and they could run together.
Yea, I sorta do this for a livin'. Gotta train and stay in shape. You have a very easy life. Damon wanted to ask what she meant but he knew he wouldn't get an answer. His life had been rough but he wouldn't argue with her. She lived where the most powerful vampires ran around.
Did you know I just recently became a vampire again? She shook her head and he watched as her rainbow fur glittered. She was absolutely the best. She bumped into his shoulder and he snipped at her ear.
No, what happened? She looked at him with curious eyes. She couldn't tell. He was very powerful to be a newly made vampire.
My brother, Stefan, I'm sure Elena has told you much about him. We rescued him and brought him home but before we left a kitsune gave him a gift. None of us knew what it was. I wanted to know. I was curious. It was a black magic rose. Beautiful but it was really magical. It was meant for Stefan so Elena and him could be together. He would turn back into a human once he smelled it but I did instead. Me, can you believe it a human. I took the only chance my brother had at being what he really wanted all along. Elena made them turn me back. She knew this was my life and not the other way around. I wanted this.
Liz licked the side of his face. He laughed. That was gross even as an animal. He licked back. She was trying to comfort him.
I'm glad you got your life back. Not many people get a second chance. You're very lucky. Sadness filled her voice. She was the few that didn't get the chance she needed. She was happy for him but also envious. Hold please. Liz took a step back and suddenly turned around. She pounced at Elena and quickly took her down. She put her mouth to Elena's neck. Change back. She did as she was told.
"You're not prepared. I want you to be ready for everything. I could've killed ya. Don't let it happen again. I'm glad you kept your shield up though. You're learnin'." She held out her hand and helped her up. Elena didn't like this. She trusted everyone naturally and didn't want to think everyone was after her.
"Thanks. You're very random. We're at the waterfall though." Liz was really excited. She had an idea and wanted to carry it out. She didn't know if it would work but she had hope.
"Did you know some of these are sacred to these tribes and they won't kill them but praise them?" They didn't know that but they were interested. Damon wanted to know what she was about to try. They walked into the middle of the herd and she bent down to pet one of the weird hybrids. "Look at the birds." Everyone looked up and was amazed at how beautiful they were. When they looked back down Liz was gone. Damon was worried. Where could she have went. An animal came and pushed up against his leg. He looked down and he noticed it had the most beautiful eyes.
Hey there tall, dark, and mysterious. I got a itch I can't scratch. Right under my chin. Please. She had turned into the animal. This was her experiment. Seeing if she could copy the weird animals. He reached down and scratched her and she purred.
"Damon, Liz is missing. This is no time to start loving animals." He just laughed while she rubbed up against his leg. She was very soft.
"I found her. Elena, this is Liz. You should try to do the same thing." Elena's mouth gapped open. She guessed it was possible. She tried and it didn't work. Liz always had to be the best didn't she?
Elena thought back to what had happened earlier. She seen something off about Liz but she couldn't put her finger on it. She had done nothing to lose her trust and she wouldn't hate her just because one thing was wrong.
Elena? Bonnie? Yes, it was Bonnie. She was very happy. She needed her friends now more than ever.
I miss you guys. She could tell that Bonnie was very scared about using her powers. She hated the feeling of being controlled.
I've missed you too but there is no time to chat. I have a vision. Everything is not as it seems. Your friends could be your worst enemies. I don't know what to make of that but it seemed important. We're working as hard as we can here. I'll contact you again when I can. Bye. Your friends can be your enemies? What could that mean? She didn't know and it worried her.
Chapter 15
dear diary,
The last week has been horrible. Liz has me training constantly. I can never get enough rest or food or anything because she pushes me so hard. Every village we go to is the same. She does something that makes everyone want to kill us. I keep having to heal myself and it's draining the power that I can't build back up. Damon is weird. He acts as if he's under a spell. If Liz tells him to jump he says how high. That is very un-Damon like and it is scary in a way. Sage agrees that there is something off with the two of them and everytime I see Liz I think of something but the idea never clicks. I'm having a serious mental block and I'm troubled by it.
I talked to Stefan again and told him about it. He's worried. We're getting close to where he is and he knows who has the key and we are supposed to retrieve it today but the door is still not found. It has to be in the last village but it's also the worst village of all. We have less power and we are fighting the strongest people in this star ball in less than two days. I don't know how this can be good. Only time can tell.
Elena
"Me and Sage will get the key." I've come to the point where I don't trust Liz anymore. Damon was staring at Liz again and I was beginning to get sick of it.
"Why? Me and Damon can do it. Right?" She looked at him and he nodded very quickly. No, not like Damon at all. She kissed his forehead.
"No, I am putting myself to the test." That would be a good way to explain it. I got this gut feeling that she would mess this up by any means possible. I won't let her destroy my chance at getting Stefan back. My feelings for the brothers are still mixed. I love Damon and I can't deny that any longer.
"Ok, well I'm going out while ya'll do that. Call if ya need me." She grinned at me but I found no reassurance in it. It was twisted and I try to make that connection again but can't. Damon follows after her, kissing her neck every few minutes. Gross.
"Well, come on Sage. This will be our toughest task yet." He braced himself. He was glad Damon and Liz were leaving. He liked her at first but now, something was off. Elena knew it too.
-Bonnie's P.O.V
Hello? This is Liz, is this Bonnie? She instantly perked up. Maybe there was news about Stefan.
Yea, how's he doing? It took a few minutes for Liz to reply and suddenly she knew something was terribly wrong.
What do ya mean? I was about to ask you the same. I couldn't make it. I tried to contact Elena but she had somethin' blockin' my message. She tensed. She ran upstairs to Meredith's room and sat down. Meredith sat down beside her. She could tell Bonnie was in a trance.
Oh no. Liz, Elena told me a week ago that you were there and was training her. How could this happen? She already knew though.
Shinichi. He must have heard her contact me and is usin' my image to sabbatoge her. I don't care about how hard it is to get there. I'm comin'. I'll be there in three days tops. Bonnie didn't say anything back. Her vision had clearly told her not everything was what it seemed. She hadn't been able to talk to Elena since that first time. She had to help her. She grabbed Meredith's hand.
"Shinichi is with Elena in the star ball and she doesn't know it." She was shocked into silence. Bonnie took her time explaining this all to her because it was a hard concept to wrap your mind around.
"We'll be ready for him. I have a plan. Go get Matt and Mrs. Flowers. We need all the help we can get." Bonnie raced downstairs. They would save Elena after all the times Elena saved them. She wished she could get in touch with her now and warn her but she knew it was out of the question. Only thing they could do was wait.
"Sage! You ok?" Getting the key wouldn't be easy they had known but it was worse than expected. They had powerful vampires guarding the room that had the key in it but what made it worse was that you had to find the hidden entrance before finding the room. It was nearly impossible. They had to gather both of their strength combined to do this. Liz was taking a toll on all of them.
About ten vampires came charging at the two of them alone but Elena had a plan. She raised her arms and threw all ten against the wall and then sealed them in with rock. Learning how to control the elements rocked. Forty or more were still charging at them and Sage made Saber attack five of them and Talon got two. Elena and Sage would then split the difference. It ended up being twenty a piece. Elena was fighting with one while another came up and sliced into her leg. She didn't feel it at first but it hurt worse over time. She began to limp. Help Liz. She changed into a tiger and smacked at least six against the nearest wall. They hadn't expected that from her. She quickly changed back and pinned them against the wall with her eyes while Sage killed them. They finally worked their way over to the key and Elena snatched it up.
"We got the key!" She was ecstatic. Sage hugged her and they retreated from the room before the door closed.
"I'm so proud of you Madame." Talon and Saber shook quickly and got all the blood they could off.
"Lets go find the other two." As she said this they walked into view. Liz with a smug look on her face. "I called for help but you didn't come." She frowned but it didn't reach her eyes. Eyes? There was something off about them. The idea still wouldn't click.
"Sorry, I didn't hear it. I'm glad ya'll are ok." Elena could tell she wasn't though. She actually looked disappointed? This was not the Liz she met in the Dark Diminsion but it actually could be. Only, now, she showed her true colors.
"It's ok. We made it out alive with the key. The village is a day away. We can rest now so we can fight better and finally rescue Stefan.
"No time to rest. We can run now and make it today." Elena narrowed her eyes at the girl. She was doing this on purpose it felt like. "We don't know if he can survive another day." Liz knew exactly how to push buttons. Elena silently agreed.
As they ran Elena kept thinking about what Bonnie said. She had been trying to get in touch with her but something was wrong. It felt like somebody was personally preventing them from talking. She wanted to know if she had had anymore visions. Elena sped up and while the sun was setting they arrived.
"I can sense him in that room. He's really close and I can feel the power of the door pulling me towards it. It shouldn't be hard." They quietly snuck into the room he was being held in. He looked as bad as he did when he was locked in the Dark Diminsion. It was terrible. "Stefan." He looked up and gave a weak smile. "We have the key and we know where the door is. We just have to get you out." He shook his head lightly because if he made one wrong move his neck would hit a stake.
Elena carefully picked each stake out of the ground and threw it across the room. The guards were asleep because Sage had used compulsion on them. She finally directed all the strength to her arms and broke the lock. She pulled him out of his imprisonment. She pricked her finger and stuck it in his mouth. He instantly looked better. Her blood had gotten better. He pulled back after he thought he had had enough.
"Come on. We have to get out of here. Sage is finding the door and Damon and Liz are with him. You are not going to believe Damon when you see him but don't gawk at him." Stefan slowly shook his head. He was bent up from sitting in the same position for so long.
Elena met Sage, Damon, and Liz at the door. They were fighting for their lives but Liz looked as if everything was a walk in the park. She looked at me and smiled. She still hadn't reached the connection. Elena started to help them fight the many vampires and animals pouring onto them. She got cut many times and each time Sage looked to make sure she was ok but Damon kept fighting. Something was seriously wrong and Elena would get to the bottom of it as soon as they got home. One had sneaked past everyone and was making his way toward Stefan but Elena quickly threw him against the wall and staked him.
"Thanks for that Lovely Little Love." His eyes were wide. Had he ever seen her so violent? No, he hadn't but this place had made her fight and it hurt her deeply to kill these people. She kissed his cheek. She no longer felt the same way for him. Her heart was only for Damon and Damon only loved Liz.
They put the key in the lock and twisted. They had finally came out alive. Liz clutching onto Damon. Sage holding onto his animals and Elena, holding Stefan. They appeared back in the woods and ran toward the Boarding House as fast as they could. Elena turned into the beautiful tiger and carried Stefan.
Everyone was outside to meet them. Elena could feel the tension in the air but didn't comment. She had a hunch but didn't quiet know yet. She would soon find out though.
"Elena! Stefan! Damon! Sage! Liz! You're alive!" Bonnie came rushing forward hugging Elena, Sage, and Stefan but stopping there. "Hey, you must be Elizabeth." She extended her hand and Liz shook it firmly.
"Well, guess what? We learned how to destroy Shinichi sister's star ball." Liz looked up quickly Bonnie noticed.
"Can I see it? Some are forbidden in the Dark Diminsion and I haven't ever seen that one." Bonnie handed it to Meredith instead. Liz looked shocked but grinned.
"Yeah, you would like that wouldn't you Shinichi?" Elena and Sage gasped. That was it. That was the connection. She could always see a speck of red in the corner of Liz's eyes.
"What are they talkin' about Damon?" He shrugged. He really didn't care. He was just glad to be with Liz but why were they calling her that?
"Well, we just want you to prove you're Liz. Do some of the crazy tricks you could do while in his star ball." She didn't look down and didn't faulter.
"I don't have to prove myself to you." Bonnie and Elena laughed. They had her or should they say him now.
"I know you don't because you're pretendin' to be me Shinichi. I came as soon as I could when I heard about him usin' my image to get to ya'll." The real Liz stepped out of the shadows and toward the middle of the clearing. You could feel the power pouring off of her. The other Liz laughed.
"Damon, Elena, you believe me right? Damon please." He looked into her eyes and smiled.
"Of coarse I do." She looked mad though. Something was wrong. He leaned in to kiss her and while kissing something sharp went through his chest. Not his heart luckily but it wouldn't make the difference. Shinichi was standing in front of him and then he was gone. His whole body was full of pain. Elena was in front of him crying. He seen it all clearly now. It was Shinichi all along. He was under a spell. It made him forget about Elena to leave her unprotected. She knelt down beside him.
"Damon, whatever you do, don't die. I've talked to Stefan. I've told him I didn't love him the same anymore. I told him I was in love with the other Salvatore. I love you Damon. Don't leave me. Fight for me. Come back to me. Please? Don't die. Come back so we can stay together." He heard fighting in the background but he just closed his eyes.
"I'll fight for you Elena. I promise. I won't die on you. I love you too." He felt her wrist at his mouth and he bit. Her intoxicating blood. Sage had came over and pulled the stake out. He was trying to be gentle but Sage was everything but. He was healing and he released Elena and she layed down beside him.
"The real Liz is going to kill him. He hurt me too many times for her to let him get away with it. She brought back-up you know. There are two old ones waiting in the shadows in-case she gets hurt but I seriously doubt it." How had he forgotten about her? He wanted to make Shinichi pay. He felt guilty about falling into his trap. He had kissed him.
"Not your fault." They both sat up because now they had a little strength and watched as Liz and Shinichi circled each other. Miaso was trying hard to fight Sage but was failing. Liz was more than Shinichi had made her out to be. The real one was more bouncy. They then heard the loudest and most anguished scream of their lives.
Cliff-hanger…I kno…I hope ya'll like these chapters better than the last ones. The story is not over yet. Who screamed? Why? Will the terrible twin kitsunes live? To be continued…I will update in about two or three days!JJJ