Chapter Four: History Repeating
Later that night, when Damon tried to get into his bedroom, he found it locked. Belle refused to let him in, choosing to ignore his existence. Even the next few days, she still pretended he wasn't there. Stefan seemed to get a kick out of it, until Damon threatened to rip his heart out if he laughed one more time.
"Come on, Belle," he whined as Stefan left for school after mocking his brother, "You can't stay mad at me forever."
"I can try," she answered him for the first time in three days.
"She speaks!" Damon joked but Belle gave him a death glare.
"Now, if you excuse me, I have things to do," she grabbed his coffee out of his hands before walking away.
"Where are you going?" he asked but she didn't stop.
"Away from you," she called before disappearing out the door of the boarding house.
Stefan had picked her up from the town library and had taken her to Elena's house. The brunette had opened the door but chose to talk to them outside.
"Hey. Thanks for coming. I wouldn't have called if it wasn't important," Elena told them.
"I know that," Stefan sighed and sat down on the bench.
"He threatened her," Elena said, looking scared for her friend.
"What would Damon want with Bonnie?" Belle thought out loud and looked at Elena to see if there was more of an explanation.
"She has this necklace. Caroline got it from Damon,and she gave it to Bonnie,and now Damon wants it back. He's tormenting her," the human girl offered.
"Damon's throwing a hissy fit over a necklace?" Belle scoffed.
"It's not just any has to do with Bonnie's belonged to one of her ancestors who lived here during the Civil War. When you and Damon lived here," Elena told her and Stefan.
"Her name was Emily. She was Katherine's handmaid and a witch," Stefan explained.
"You know? About Bonnie?" Elena gasped and sat next to Stefan on the bench. Belle chose to lean against the pillar.
"The first night that you invited me over for dinner. I made the connection," he nodded. Elena looked away and stared at the ground.
"And now Damon knows and for some reason, he wants that necklace," Belle added.
"What does it look like?" Stefan asked.
"It's...an antique iron setting with a.." Elena began.
"With an amber crystal," Stefan finished for her, "I know it. It belonged to Katherine. Emily gave it to her, which means that..."
"What?" Elena asked.
"I don't know, but we're gonna find it out. Let me talk to Damon," Stefan sighed and got up. He glanced at Belle, "Stay here, just in case."
"Will he tell you?" Elena questioned before walking toward her house.
"I'll get it out of him," Stefan nodded before disappearing from sight.
"Would you like to come in?" Elena asked Belle. The vampiress nodded and followed her into the house, "We're having a girls night if you would like to join?"
"I appreciate the offer, Elena, but I'm not feeling a girls night so I'll hang in your room if you don't mind," Belle offered her a grateful smile.
"I'm sorry," she said after a moment. Belle sent her a questioning look, "Lexi was your friend too. And I know, it must be hard for you that Damon killed her. He's your best friend."
"Thank you," she said in a small voice before heading to Elena's room. Before long, she was asleep and did not wake up until there was shouting and loud banging on the bathroom door.
"What's going on?" Belle rushed out to see Caroline and Elena staring at Bonnie in shock.
"I'm fine. Everything is fine, Belle," Bonnie said before walking down the stairs. Elena and Caroline were confused; Bonnie was not acting like herself, "I must go."
"If she's going, I'm going," Caroline frowned.
"None of you can leave," Belle stated and followed Bonnie down the stairs, standing in front of the door.
"Thank you for having me. I'll take it from here," Bonnie stared at the vampire as if waiting for her to move.
"Where are you going?" Elena asked.
"Back to where it all began," the dark-skinned witch said as-a-matter-of-factly, "Please step aside, Maybelle."
"Emily?" Belle gasped in realization. Before she could utter another word, Bonnie/Emily threw her into the wall with her powers.
"Wait!" Elena shouted, heading after her.
"I will not let him have it," Bonnie assured her and the door was closed. Elena and Caroline attempted to open it but it was stuck.
"What's happening?" Caroline freaked out. Belle groaned from her spot on the floor, clutching her head.
"Stupid witch," she muttered, "She spelled the door shut."
"What?!" Caroline shrieked and continued to pull at the door. Suddenly, the door flung open and Jeremy was standing there.
"What the hell?" he asked as Caroline rushed past him.
"I'm out of here!" the blonde shouted. Jeremy shrugged and walked up the stairs.
"Elena, call Stefan. I'll go to the church," Belle told her and disappeared.
"Belle!" Damon called to her from where he was stuck to a tree by a thick branch. Belle snorted at his predicament but helped him down, "It hurts. This is why I feed on people."
"Stefan," Bonnie/Emily greeted as the youngest Salvatore arrived with Elena in toe.
"Hello Emily," he nodded.
"These people don't deserve this. They should never have to know such evil," Bonnie/Emily stated.
"What do you mean evil?" Belle asked, confused.
"Emily. I swear to God I'll make you regret this," Damon threatened taking a few steps forward but Belle grabbed his arm.
"I won't let you unleash them into this world," the witch shouted at him.
"Them? What part of the story did you leave out, Damon?" Stefan turned to his brother.
"What does it matter?" he shrugged, still glaring at Bonnie/Emily.
"Emily, tell me what you did," Belle said, still gripping Damon's arm.
"To save her, I had to save them," she said simply.
"You saved everyone in the church?" Stefan looked appalled.
"With one, comes all," she answered.
"I don't care about them," Damon shouted, "I just want Katherine."
"I knew I shouldn't have believed a single word that comes out of your mouth. This isn't about love, is it? This is about revenge," Stefan hissed.
"The two aren't mutually exclusive," Damon sneered.
"Damon, you can't do this," Belle told him.
"Why not? They killed 27 people, and they called it a war battle. They deserve whatever they get," he said.
"27 Vampires, Damon. They were vampires. You can't just bring them back," Stefan yelled at him.
"This town deserves this."
"You're blaming innocent people for something that happened 145 years ago." Belle hissed.
"There is nothing innocent about these people, and don't think for a second it won't happen again," Damon said before turning to Bonnie/Emily, " They already know too much, and they'll burn your little grandwitch right next to us when they find out. Trust me."
"Things are different now," Bonnie/Emily disagreed.
"Don't do this," Damon begged.
" I can't free them. I won't," Bonnie/Emily said before she threw the crystal in the air, "Incendia!"
"No! No! Please!" Damon shouted and tried to get to Bonnie/Emily but he was too late. The crystal was shattered into a thousand pieces. Damon growled in anger and attacked Bonnie. He viciously bit her before Belle could yank him off.
"Bonnie!" Elena screamed as her friend dropped to the ground. Belle held Damon against a tree, threatening him.
"She's alive, but barely. I can save her," Stefan announced and bit his wrist. He fed Bonnie his blood and the wound began to heal.
"Her neck. It's healing," Elena said in amazement.
"Are you calm now?" Belle asked Damon. He nodded before she let go of him.
"Katherine never compelled me. I knew everything. Every step of the way. It was real for me. I'll leave now," Damon said to her before sitting against the tree. Belle just nodded but didn't say a word.
"I'm still angry with you, Damon," Belle sighed but sat down next to him, "But I'll stay with you until you're ready to go back."
"Thanks," he whispered and they sat in silence. Pulling her locket out of his jean pocket, he gently placed it in her hand.
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