Ok, so this is the next chapter. And for all of you guys questioning about Bonnie trusting Katherine too easily, trust me, I have a plan. It was subtly hinted at in the previous chapter, and I mean subtly. Can you find out where it was hinted? By now, you guys must have an idea of what I plan to do. If not, then just know that I planned her storyline with Katherine since I started writing the last chapter.
Jeremy felt like his head was going to explode. He felt groggy, disoriented, and just really weak, like he had not eaten in days. He slid off the metal table, almost forgetting what he did until he came back to him. He killed himself; he was a vampire. He remembered Anna telling him about what would usually happen when you became a vampire.
"You're going to feel weak and awful for a while. Your head will hurt, you'll feel hungry and your fangs will be coming in, so your gums will hurt as well. Your eyes will be sensitive to light and you won't burn in the sun until you've completely transformed by drinking human blood. You're going to have to stay away from Elena and anyone you care about so you don't attack them until you get everything under control. But I'll be there for you every step of the way if you decide to turn." That didn't happen. Anna was dead, all because of him. He felt so angry, and he felt confused and sad. Anna said his senses might be heightened but this was almost too much to bear, and he didn't know how to turn it off. Anna never taught him that, and now she never would. Jeremy ran his hands through his hair in frustration as he kicked the metal table, sending it flying into the wall. Surprised at his strength, Jeremy almost missed the footsteps echoing into the room. When he heard the gasp, he turned to see the middle age coroner, looking surprised and terrified.
"What the- y-you're supposed to be dead! I-I-I checked!" the coroner stammered hesitantly. Jeremy held up his hands as if not to startle him before a sweet aroma caught his attention. It smelled slightly off but he licked his lips eagerly. He looked at the man, tilting his head in confusion. He could smell the man's blood? All Jeremy knew now was how much he wanted to suck the man's blood dry, but he was innocent. He wasn't sure if he could kill an innocent man to satisfy his craving. But the longer he stood there, the more his craving took over him. He could hardly hold back as a smirk appeared on his face. It turned more into a grimace as he took a step toward the coroner who stepped back.
"I'm so sorry," Jeremy apologized sincerely, and he really was. The man looked at him in confusion.
"W-Why?" he asked hesitantly. Jeremy took another step forward as the man took a step back.
"For this," Jeremy said before moving toward the man with his newfound vampire speed and grabbing the man tightly, who emited the beginning of a scream before Jeremy's face changed and he sunk his fangs into the man's neck. He felt the blood running down his throat and he wondered if this is how Anna felt when she had sucked people's blood: satisfied and fufilled. The man's moved was open in a silent scream but nothing escaped out besides a painful hiss before he finally fell limp. Jeremy couldn't let go, not until he felt full. Once he did, he let out a satisfied moan before dropping the dead body on the ground. He looked down at the body with a bit of remorse but started laughing at the humour. He just killed the coroner. So who was going to autopsy the body now? His laughter soon ceased as his face returned to normal and he surveyed the whole room. His ears perked up as he could hear cars from outside and people talking!
It was amazing, he thought, his eyes falling on the other body in the room, still covered. He moved slowly toward it before pulling the sheet back, gasping as he saw his uncle's dead body laying there, covered in blood. Jeremy stumbled back, angry and confused as he sat on the ground, trying to push back all the emotions he was feeling. It took a minute but finally, the emotions disappeared and he felt empty, yet satisfied. The anger was gone, the guilt, the doubt, the confusion, every emotion he was feeling was gone. Damon and Anna were right; he could switch them off. Letting himself smile, he knew he would have to find a place to stay. He couldn't go back home, not yet, but he had to find a place before the sun came up. Getting up and taking one last look at the two bodies in the room, one which he had no clue how he got killed, he moved toward the doors, into the night to figure out what to do and where to go.
Elena woke up the next morning, feeling refreshed but also a bit confused. Her head was spinning as she sat up so she sat back down as the events from last night came rushing back at her. Uncle John, the Mayor, Bonnie, Caroline, Jeremy, Katherine, Damon, Stefan. Elena slowly sat up again, rubbing her eyes as she looked at her sleeping boyfriend. She couldn't believe what had happened all in one day. It felt like her whole world was crumbling apart and she couldn't do anything to fix it. She looked back down at Stefan, who looked peaceful, and she didn't want to disturb him. She quietly slipped out of bed as he stirred.
"Shh, go back to sleep Stefan," she coaxed him softly. He mumbled something before rolling over, resting once again. She wanted him to have a few more minutes before reality set in for him. She quietly moved to the door, taking one last look at Stefan before slipping out, walking downstairs. She yawned as she stepped into the kitchen, finding Damon cooking something. He turned to her, a smirk covering his face.
"Good morning sunshine. How was your beauty rest?" he asked, a hint of sarcasm coming from his voice. It was nice to see him try to be normal and faking it. Elena rolled her eyes as she took a seat at the table.
"Alright I guess. Better than expected anyways," Elena admitted. Damon turned a bit, shooting her a dazzling smile before turning back to the food he was cooking for her. Elena sighed as she put her head in her hands. She was pretty sure a headache was coming on, and she felt like bursting into tears at any moment but at the same time, didn't want to cry anymore. She just wanted this all done. Damon seemed to notice this and looked at her.
"You're handling this awfully well. Last night, you were practically sobbing over Stefan's shoulder, and I bet he has a wet shirt from all of those tears," Damon commented. Elena forced herself to hold back a laugh as she looked up, shrugging.
"I don't know. I guess I'm tired of being so weak. I want to be able to do something about my dad's death and find out why Katherine's here," Elena admitted.
"Good for you, trying to make a difference. Unfortunately, you will be going straight to Bonnie's house and will not be leaving until we find Katherine," Damon said seriously as he finished making the breakfast and placed it in front of her. Elena looked at the food, a bit revolted.
"I'm not hungry, and I will be helping you guys no matter what you say," Elena said forcefully. Damon sighed as he sat beside Elena, placing a hand on her shoulder. She looked into Damon's deep blue eyes, startled a bit. He looked concerned...for her? No way, what happened to the vampire that wanted to make Stefan's life a living hell and wanted to destroy the town, killing anyone in the process? Elena could hardly believe that guy was gone and in front of her was a changed man.
"Stefan and I both want to keep you safe. Katherine will try to confront you before both of us. She may even try to kill you to get you out of the way. We cannot let that happen and since Bonnie is the only witch that can protect you from her and her house is the safest place, you will be with her at all times. We cannot risk your life just so you feel accomplished in taking her down. She's manipulated a lot of people and trust me, you do not want to cross paths with her. You don't know her like I do- like Stefan and I do," Damon told her sternly. Elena felt herself actually trusting Damon for once and believing he wanted the best for once. So, she nodded.
"Fine," she said. Damon smirked as moved closer, picking up Elena's fork.
"Now, are you going to eat your eggs and toast by yourself, or will I have to feed you like a little baby?" Damon asked sarcastically, his blue eyes twinkling. Elena rolled her eyes as she took the fork from Damon's grasp but he held it tightly. "You know what? Since you are a baby, well, a lot younger than me anyways, I guess I will have to feed you since you look too upset to hold the fork right now," Damon teased gently. Elena laughed a bit as she let go of the fork. Leave it to Damon to make her feel better even though it was the worst of times for her currently. She opened her mouth teasingly as Damon gently shoved the fork into her mouth. She chewed the egg, giving Damon an annoyed but grateful look.
"Happy now Daddy Damon?" she asked sarcastically. Damon nodded as he continued to playfully feed her. Elena let him do this because she could see he wanted to be himself without worrying about Katherine being in town, not wanting to see him. He was hurting no matter how much he denied it. Suddenly, Damon stopped, setting the fork down as he spoke.
"Well, hello Stefan," he said with a playful tone in his voice as Elena turned to see a curious Stefan walking in.
"What's going on in here?" Stefan asked curiously, his gaze never leaving Damon as he walked over to them, standing protectively beside Elena. She looked down as if she did something wrong, but she didn't. She figured walking into Damon feeding her food could be a little suspicious, especially after what Isobel told them before she left. Damon just rolled his eyes as he stood up.
"Just getting your girl to eat something," Damon answered casually. Elena looked up at Stefan, who scoffed a bit.
"It was nothing, just Damon trying to do something nice since I wouldn't eat. Can we go now?" Elena asked quickly, standing up. Stefan took hold of her hand, squeezing it as he nodded.
"Sure, let's go," Stefan said as warmly as he could but Elena knew he was a bit upset. To soothe his mind, she turned to face him and kissed him on the lips.
"Remember what I told you last night? I love you, only you," she murmured softly. Stefan gazed into her eyes until they softened. He gave her a small smile.
"I know," he said before they continued on their way. Elena didn't miss the look Damon had on his face. She couldn't even describe what it was. All she knew was that he was not happy about the kiss she shared with Stefan. But why? Was he really in love with her? Pushing this away for the moment, the three walked out to the car to go to Bonnie's. She hoped Bonnie wouldn't mind having both Salvatores at her house.
Once Bonnie heard the doorbell ring that morning, a feeling of dread came over her. 'Elena' had just left to go see her aunt and see how she was doing after her uncle/dad's unfortunate death. She was then going to see Caroline in the hospital, so Bonne was alone. Or she had planned to be while she tried to piece together her plan. Sighing, the witch got up and opened the door to find Elena, Stefan and Damon at the door.
"Elena?" she asked hesitantly before her eyes traveled to Damon, her eyes narrowing. "Get off of my property," she warned harshly. Damon knew the power she had so he backed up a bit, but remained on the porch.
"Sorry witch, but we need your help," Damon told her. Bonnie looked at Stefan and Elena, who both nodded.
"I'm sorry but I need you to invite Damon in. We all need to talk," Elena told her best friend sadly. Bonnie shook her head though, pointing a finger at the older Salvatore.
"You two can come in but he can't. He's tried to kill me. I don't trust him, and I never will," Bonnie uttered. Stefan and Elena passed Bonnie as they walked into the house as Stefan moved closer to her.
"I know, like I said yesterday, I get it. However, we have to talk about something really important. Elena isn't safe anywhere else, and Damon has the answers for us," Stefan pleaded. Bonnie stared right at Damon, who stared right back. Bonnie had to think about it. She didn't trust Damon, like she said before. Damon was a semi heartless vampire that tried to kill her, bribe her, blackmail her and warped her best friend's mind to being his friend. Who knew what he did to get Elena to trust him. She didn't want to let him into this house ever, but what Stefan said made her pause. Elena's in danger? What kind? She was really curious to know, but if that meant inviting him into the house, then should she? After another minute of thinking about it, she finally nodded.
"Do not make me regret this Damon. I will hurt you before you can even blink. Come on in," Bonnie warned. Damon nodded.
"Scout's honour," he teased, holding up two fingers as he walked into the house. Bonne closed the door as she followed the three into the living room, where Elena started telling Bonnie about Katherine and how she was back. She knew a bit about Katherine anyways, so it wasn't a total shock. Actually, it wasn't a shock in any way. Once Elena was finished explaining about Jeremy's death (which was a shock) and Katherine's attack on John, Bonnie chuckled a bit.
"So I was right," she muttered, causing Damon to frown.
"Right about what?" he asked. Bonnie just looked up at the three with a mischevious yet thoughtful look.
"I was right about Katherine lying to me about Alaric Saltzman killing John. I just don't see Mr. Saltzman being a killer, no matter who it is," Bonnie answered, causing Elena to let out a gasp and Damon to move closer to her.
"What the hell are you talking about? You knew Katherine was here?" he asked. Bonnie nodded, shuffling away from him as she stood up, pacing the room.
"I knew the moment I touched her that she was Katherine. She felt evil and nothing like Elena. Unfortunately I didn't discover it fast enough. Elena can't stay here," Bonnie said softly, turning to the three.
"Why?" Stefan asked. Bonnie paused before answering.
"Because she's been invited in," she admitted.
Matt was wheeled into Caroline's room, even though he insisted he could walk there perfectly fine. Unfortunately, they made him stay the night before seeing Caroline, and Matt kept true to his word. He pushed all the nurses and doctors away if they got close to testing him. The test results would arrive later, so they let Matt see his girlfriend finally. Tyler had gone home to get some much deserved rest but promised he'd come back later after he dealt with his father's own death. He could barely look at Caroline, who looked pale and almost dead on that bed, a tube down her throat, other tubes connected to her body, and machines hooked up all around her. Sheriff Forbes took her daughter's hand, kissing it softly as Matt did the same with her other hand. He hated seeing her like this, all unconscious and stuff. He would do anything to keep her alive.
"The doctors said speaking to her might help her chances of waking up. I'll leave you two alone," Sheriff Forbes said softly, getting up. She walked past Matt, placing a hand on his shoulder for a second before fully leaving the room, leaving him alone. He didn't know what to say to her; he could barely think of anything encouraging to say to Tyler. But he had to try, right? So he did.
"Hey Caroline, it's me," he started off awkwardly. He paused for a minute, hoping that Caroline would wake up but she didn't, so he continued. "We're in the hospital. Um, everything isn't going so well. Mayor Lockwood died, and we all need you to wake up. Please wake up Care. I don't know what I would do without you," he continued, letting the tears fall down his cheeks as he gripped her hand tightly. "We can't lose you either. Everyone would miss you too much. I would miss you too much. Please, oh please wake up," he begged, but she didn't move or anything. He hated this so much. He spoke to her for a few more minutes before a presence was at the door. Turning, he was surprised to see Elena at the door, holding a bouquet of flowers.
"Can I come in?" she asked softly as Matt nodded, letting her stroll in, looking at Caroline as she placed the flowers on the bedside table. "I thought I would come and see how she was doing, especially after everything that's happened," she spoke softly. Matt smiled a bit at Elena.
"Thanks. How are you holding up? I, uh, I heard about your uncle and brother from Tyler. I'm so sorry," Matt said. Elena looked a bit confused but that disappeared as she shrugged.
"I'm holding on. But how about you Matt? You must be devastated with Caroline in the hospital with barely any hope in waking up," Elena asked, causing Matt to turn to her angrily.
"Don't say that! She will wake up! She has to!" he cried out. Elena bit her lip nervously.
"I'm sorry. Of course she does. The sheriff just said that she doesn't have a big chance in waking up," Elena apologized. Matt's face softened as he shook his head, confused.
"No, it's not your fault Elena. I'm just frustrated and everything. I'm stuck in this stupid hospital so they can make sure I'm completely alright, Caroline might die and- and-" he started before sobbing again. Elena didn't waste time in hugging him, rubbing his back tenderly.
"It'll all be alright, I promise," Elena soothed. Matt just kept crying, holding her tighter as Elena's face changed, smirking as her fangs extended, licking her lips hungrily as he moved toward Matt's neck.
What do you guys think so far? Sorry I didn't update Sunday or Monday. I've been busy, but here is the next chapter. What do you guys want to happen next? Thanks for reading. And trust me, there is a lot more to be done before Katherine runs into Elena. Next chapter will have some more Alaric/Jenna, some Alaric/Damon friendship and just a bit more drama!