Chapter Four
Lexi's POV
Just as I was motioning to Katherine that I had no part in throwing the stake I felt it crashing right through my heart. The last thing I heard was Stefan, as he was screaming. Then it was all just a blur before it went black.
Moments later I found myself opening my eyes without feeling any pain. Katherine was nowhere in sight. The only thing I saw was Stefan, sitting next to me on the ground, crying with his face in his hands. I wanted to touch him and tell him that I'm fine. I watched my hand going up to his face touching his fingers slightly. I saw it. The problem was I couldn't feel it.
I tried to speak with him. No reaction. I see him standing up and walking over to the tray where the Salvatore's kept all the alcohol on, and poured himself a class of bourbon. I stood up and walked after him just to see my lifeless body lying on the ground with a stake through my heart.
Then for a second there was a bright light shining until it was gone.
Damon's POV
I stood next to Bonnie still shocked, watching Lexi's body just lying there on the wooden floor. Suddenly Lexi - very much "alive" - appeared next to her corpse. Ghost Lexi. When she saw us standing on top of the stairs in the living room she exclaimed, "What the hell just happened? And why are you here Damon?"
"So...the thing is, you just died, I'm dead, this", I pointed to Bonnie," is Bonnie, she's dead too and we're all ghosts. That's kinda allthere is to it", I tried to smile but I can't fight the guilt building up inside of me.
"Wait...when did you die? Does Stefan even know that you're dead?"
"We didn't die in 1999. We died in 2012 and we ended up here. It looks like everyone who dies kind of ends up as a ghost at the beginning of the year 2000."
So now there were three of us. Three Ghosts. Two vampires. One witch without powers. It seemed like there was no chance for us to get back to our old lives or our friends and loved ones.
The next day I walked around in the backyard, only to see Stefan in the garage, working on his beloved red car. I sat down near a tree and watched him. I saw it in his eyes. Hurt, anger and grie, all mixed up. And the guilt kept burning up inside of me. I'm responsible for her death. If I hadn't thrown the stake at Katherine, she wouldn't have killed Lexi, so Stefan wouldn't be this devastated.
I searched for Lexi in the house to tell her why she's now a ghost and apologize for what I did...
Bonnie's POV
Today I decided to go to my house to get some grimoirses to help me figure out where we are, how we got here and most importantly how to get back 'home', like Mystic Falls in 2012.
I know that I don't have any powers right now but I'm sure that there's a way to restore them.
When I arrived, I saw a little me running around with a ball in her hands. As soon as I got closer I saw that again, she wasn't playing alone. With her were Elena and Caroline, both chasing after her. I stopped immediately and watched the little girls for a few minutes.
Soon after, I saw another familiar face, walking out of the door. My grams. She told the children to all jump into the car because they're going to go to the playground a few minutes from here.
Perfect timing.
When the car was down the street and out of sight, I began walking up the stairs in front of my home. The door wasn't locked, so I could get inside without any problems.
I started to search for the grimoires in the corner where grams always put them. And of course, there they were, ranged on the upper shelf.
I quickly took the ones of which I knew grams didn't use often. Though I didn't take enough for her to notice that there were some missing.
With the books in my hands, I made my way back to the Salvatore Boarding house.
Damon POV
After some time I saw Bonnie returning to the house but Lexi was nowhere in sight. Somehow I didn't want to talk to her. To tell her what I did.
So I went on watching my little brother cleaning up his car. I started thinking about where my 12 years younger self would be and if I was going to meet myself. No, twelve years ago I've been in Europe. Somewhere in the north.
I heard a cracking sound behind me and turned around, seeing exactly the person I didn't want to be face to face with right now.
"Damon, I need to ask you something. I guess you and Bonnie heard- and saw- the conversation between Stefan and Katherine. I also guess you know what -or who- threw the stake Katherine thought I wanted to kill her with." Lexi sat down next to me. I looked down to escape the look in her eyes.
"Damon, did you throw the stake?"
She said it out loud. I didn't even need to tell her. She found out herself.
And she already knew the answer.