You're undead to me

Stefan's POV

I go down to the cellar in order to see how Damon is doing. He is lying on the floor, weak, panting, ready to do anything to get some blood.

"Where is my ring?" He asked, the voice shaking.

"You won't be needing it anymore" I answered. Of course, I took his daylight ring to make sure he wouldn't get out of the house even if he managed to break out of the cellar.

"You know what will happen… If I don't feed on blood?" His voice even more trembling than earlier.

"You'll grow weaker and weaker. Eventually, you will not be able to move or to speak. In a week, your skin will start to desiccate. Then, you'll mummify. A living corpse. Unable to hurt anyone. Ever

"So, you're gonna just leave me in the basement forever?" He wonders. I can hear a hint of fear in his voice. Maybe, he still has some emotions left after all. "I'm stronger than think" He keeps talking.

"You are and always has been. But even you can do nothing against the vervain. Goodbye Damon" I finish and start to go back upstairs.

"I'm not alone" He shouts

"You mean, Tristan. I've heard about him. You're delusional if you think he will come to get you" I reply, before going back upstairs.

"He's awake. He's weak. It's probably best to stay out of the basement for now. He's Damon. I don't know how dangerous he might still be. Plus, I'm afraid he might not be alone. That Tristan may try to come and get him out. So don't invite anyone in the house" I warn Zach.

"What about the deal between him and Tristan. Have you worked it out yet?" Zach wonders.

"No, but I will try to get the bottom of it" I replied, but not very convinced that one or the other is going to spill anything on that matter.

Isabel's POV

September 28th, 2009

I am with Caroline in her bedroom. She's in a mess after the party. I mean Damon has been feeding on her and messing with her head for God knows how many days. And, he assaulted once again after the party. Except for this time, no one told her to forget. I'm here to help my friend, but I can't help thinking that she might know something about Damon and Lucien being vampires. And I kinda feel bad for it.

"I remember the party. Damon came behind me and he started kissing my neck or biting my neck. Maybe, I let him bite me" She says, her head clearly messed up.

"Why would you do that?" I respond. I mean I didn't let Lucien mess with my mind when he tried to, so why did she not do it.

"Can't we just no talk about it? I just want things to go back to normal. Like, what about you and the guy you danced with at the party?" She always had the thing to change the topic of the conversation.

"I don't know. He just came out of nowhere. He seemed to know Lucien. And then he invited me to dance. That's all" I answered.

"The sexy suds car wash is tomorrow. The football team and the band have committed. Well, not all the band. Just the one who could pull off the bikini. I want, in your face, sexy. I mean, it's a fundraiser for God's sake". I heard Caroline talks about the sexy suds car wash like the party never happened.

"Unbelievable. She's doing like nothing happened" Elena says out loud what we were all thinking.

"She's in denial" Bonnie notices. Stefan then barged in and I can say there is trouble between the lovebirds.

"Hey, Stefan. Where's Damon? He has some serious apologizing to do" Caroline barged in

"Damon won't be coming back, Caroline. I'm sorry" Stefan answered emotionless.

"This is a good thing, Caroline" Elena comforts a disappointed Caroline.

I am in my sanctuary, the Mystic Grill playing pool with Elena and Matt. Elena is complaining about Stefan being an hour late.

"I mean, apart from football, what do we know about him?"Elena asks

"What? You think he's a serial killer who hides a clown suit in his trunk" Matt jokes. Then, Stefan finally comes hitting the hour mark. Elena then goes to leave when an old man interrupts.

"I know you. My God. How is it possible. You haven't aged a day" the old man suddenly says.

"I'm sorry. You took the wrong person, sir" Stefan clumsily answers. But I can tell he's trying to save face. He then starts pushing Elena towards the door but she stops.

"What was that?" Elena asks. My dear Elena, you have no idea in what you just got yourself into.

"Nothing" Stefan lies.

Stefan's POV

"I won Stefan. You got the bad guy. Nothing can get between you and Elena anymore. Except the truth. Your lies will catch up to you" Damon coughs. Before I have the time to reply, the bell rings. I come back upstairs and see that Zach has already opened the door, and I see none other than Tristan de Martel.

"What are you doing here?" I ask warily.

"I came to see Damon Salvatore" He answers calmly

"Don't invite him in, Zach" I reply

"I'm on vervain. You can't compel me" Zach replies before closing the door to Tristan's face.

Isabel's POV

I'm washing a car with Matt and Bonnie, when Tiki, aka the bitch of the band, goes and does it again. Then, water just splashes over Tiki's face. Wow, did Bonnie do that? I just regret that I didn't got the idea first.

"Wet and wild Tik" I decide to take my chance after all the mischief she did to me for all those years.

A little while later, I find myself with Elena watching on the money, after Caroline went God knows where.

"You know, I don't what to do about Stefan. I mean, he tries to make things work between us but I can tell he's hiding something from me" she complains. Okay, so what am I supposed to tell her "Hey, I think your boyfriend is a vampire" or should I let her find this out by herself.

"Okay, enough talking about me and Stefan. What about you and Lucien? Who was the guy you danced with the other night?" she babbles.

"Well, not much to say. They both play mystery guys. But with mysteries come secrets. I mean, I feel like Lucien is hiding something from, but whatever it is I will find out. And Tristan, the guy I danced with is just as mysterious. So, there is not much to say". I hope this little speech will help her find out about Stefan. It's funny how the situation between me and Lucien mirrors Stefan and Elena's.

"That'll be $20, sir" She says to the man before looking up. "I know you. You were talking to my friend yesterday" Elena and I suddenly recognize the old man.

"No that's impossible, it's my mind playing tricks" he replies.

"Wait, the man you knew, it was Stefan Salvatore. When was it?" she continues

"I was a young man who just arrived in town. I think it was early June 1953. Then I watch Elena going back to Stefan and playing like nothing happened I just hope that it's part of a plan to get the truth about Stefan.

Afterward, we join Logan and Jenna. "Hey, do you have access to old news like in the fifties. I watch Elena with an incredulous air. Now, I understand. Then, she leaves to go to the news station leaving me alone with Tiki, duh.

"Sweeper duty. We have to clean the pavement" Tiki says giving me a sweeper. I sigh, and suddenly there is gasoline of the pavement. All I have to do is focus. Then, I hear people screaming around me but I shut it away. All I can see and think about is the fire. Suddenly, I hear someone calling me but the voice seems so far away. I can ignore it anymore when I feel hands shaking me. I turn around to see who it is and I see none other than Lucien.

"What just happened?" I say disoriented.

"You were is some kind of a trance" He answers. Then, I remember who I am talking to and I begin going away, almost running. But I can still feel his eyes on me, and even at home, I can still feel this strange sensation, like he's watching me.

Stefan's POV

I rush back home and see the door wide open. My instinct says to me to go look in the basement. I see someone at the bottom of the stairs. My God, it's Zach. He's dead. Damon ran away. And now that Zach is dead, that the only living person in this house is dead, that means that anyone can enter in. It means that Tristan and Lucien can now enter in.

Isabel's POV

I cannot sleep. I cannot rid myself of that sensation that he is watching me. I look at the window but I see no one. You're being paranoid, there is no one. But I still can't rid myself of that feeling. Then the bell ring. Wonder who that can be at this hour. I get up, go down the stairs, walk to the front door, open it and I see none other than Lucien.

"You know" that's all he says.