Episode 4 Chapter 7
Alexandria's POV
Stefan, Klaus and I sat on the couches waiting for Rebekah to come out and show us what she was getting. The sales lady pours us a glass of champagne and then walked away.
"There has to be more to this dress." Rebekah said from behind the curtain.
"There's not." I replied before she step out of the dressing room in a short black dress.
"So women in the 21 century dress like prostitutes then?" Rebekah stated as she stood there staring at all of us, "You know I got dirty looks for wearing trousers."
"You wore trousers so woman today could wear nothing." Klaus said smiling up at her.
"And what is up with this music. It sounds like a cable car accident." Rebekah continued to complain.
"Its dance music." I said as I looked up at her slightly pissed off at her bitching.
"People dance to this?" she asked me looking doubtful.
I just looked at her and nodded, "Are we done?" I asked for the 3rd time today.
"And why are you so grumpy?" Rebekah asked Klaus as he sat to the side staring at the champagne bottle.
"I needed one thing from you. For my witch to find out why my hybrids were dying. One thing; your necklace and you lost it." Klaus said while staring at her incredulously. I looked over at Stefan and he stared back with wide eyes jokingly. I muffled a laugh that was begging to come out.
"I didn't lose it. It just has been missing for 90 years," She told Klaus then turned to Stefan and me, "So what do you think?" She asked as she twirled around. I rolled my eyes and leaned back against the couch.
"I like it," Stefan said before Rebekah gave him a disapproving look, "What? I said I liked it" He said with an amused look on his face
"I could always tell when you are lying Stefan." She said before walking back to the dressing room.
"Nice one. Good work." Klaus said sarcastically while pouring some more champagne into his glass.
"You're the one who pulled the dagger out of her." I told Klaus as I smirked.
"I heard that." Rebekah said as she began to change again.
"Alright well we are going to grab some fresh air." Stefan said as he pulled me up and walked me outside and spotted Elena's doppelganger, Katerina. She nodded her head to the side and walked away. We crossed the street quickly, not wanting to lose her.
Damon's POV
"I just don't know why you want to make chili at pot luck. Everybody brings chili," I told Elena as I grabbed a chip and Alaric walked in. "Hey Rick."
"What's up?" Rick said as he stepped into the kitchen.
"What time do you want to go to the Lockwood party?" Elena asked as she continued to cook.
"Those founder parties' aren't really my thing." Rick said as he grunted. She looked at his disappointingly.
"You're going to show up and there are going to be nine other people that brought chili." I told her already knowing who is bringing what.
"It's an old family recipe. Okay." Elena retorted back looking annoyed and slight proud.
"I know I knew your old family. They made sucky chili." Damon said as he grabbed the knife from my hands.
She turned to look at me suddenly and I bumped her, at which, she giggled and bumped me back.
"Why are you here exactly?" Rick asked me as Elena kept messing around.
"She knows." I told him looking at Elena for a quick second.
"He thinks I'm going to break. I'm not going to break. I'm just going to keep making chili and pretend like I didn't spend my whole summer looking for someone who didn't want to be found." Elena explained while she stared down at the tomatoes she was cutting.
"She's in denial." I whispered to Rick then continued chopping, smiling.
"I am not in denial." Elena said hissed at me with a glare on her face.
"No?" I questioned as I placed the knife down on the cutting board and turned to her. I walked closer to her, "Your still wearing his necklace. Isn't this a reminder of your unbreakable bond with Stefan?" I said with a smile before letting it fall back into place.
Alexandria's POV
After we crossed the street Stefan and I spotted Katerina standing beside a pole facing away from us.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Stefan hissed as he continued to pull me beside him.
"You three look chummy. Klaus your new bestiee." Katerina said as she stared at Stefan.
"You know if Klaus finds out your in Chicago; you're dead." I said from Stefan side, sizing her up.
"And what exactly do you know about my situation." Katerina hissed from across me, sizing me up the same way I did a few seconds before.
"Well I know for a fact that Klaus wants you dead. Uhh you were born in Bulgaria in 1475 into a wealthy family who then disowned you for having an illegitimate daughter in 1490 with an unknown man. You gave birth to a healthy baby girl but was taken away by your father right after birth. After being banished to England and had to learn to adjust, you quickly became English. In 1492 you met Trevor who introduced you Lord Elijah who in turn introduced you to his younger brother Lord Niklaus. At first you were attracted to Klaus until you found out what he was and what he wanted from you so you escaped with help from Trevor who had fallen in love with you as well. That night you became a vampire, yaadaa yaddaa. You have been on the run for centuries. Then in 1864, you met the Salvatore family and compelled both brothers to fall in love with you. Blaah blaah blaah. Then when they both selfishly killed themselves fighting for you, they went all vampy. Thank you very much for that. And since a few years back, you have been causing trouble for them." I told her very boredly. She just stared at me shockingly for a few moments before glaring at me.
"How do you know all of that?" Katerina -I mean- Katherine hissed. I stared at her, with an eyebrow arched, for a long time making her feel intimidated before answering.
"I may be younger than you Katerina but you must not underestimate me. Yes, I know a lot about you so you may do as you please but do not expect me to just stand by and let you ruin anything you may want," I told her before looking up at Stefan and smiled, "You can continue now."
I stared at Katherine and she just ignored me and looked at Stefan, "So tell me if I'm wrong Rebekah's necklace that Klaus is looking for is the necklace you gave to Elena."
"Goodbye Katherine." He said as he started to walk away, pulling me along with him.
"Hey wait. You're up to something. Tell me." Katherine told Stefan as she pushed him back to keep him from leaving.
"They don't know where the necklace is. I just have to keep them from finding out. I have it all under control." He said told her as he crossed his arms, wearing his poker face.
"Please tell me you have a better plan than that," She said as he smirked, "You do. Come on Stefan. You're not the diabolical type. Whatever you're planning is not going to work."
"Well if the most diabolical woman I know, can't seem to figure it out then I must be doing something right." He said as calmly as he could with a smirk.
"Uh huh. I forgot. You're bad now. Don't get too cocky. Klaus is smarter than you. Klaus is smarter than everybody." Katherine said cockily, she seemed very protectively over him in that moment.
I just rolled my eyes and began to walk away. Soon Stefan started to follow after me.
"And I heard about that sister. Be careful. She'll ruin you." She yelled after us as we continued to walk away. Stefan didn't even bother stopping.
"Happy to know you still care." He said as he walked slowly way backwards then turned back around and we walked away.
We continued to walk back to Gloria's in complete silence. Both of us deep in thought. All too soon we arrive at Gloria's. Just as we walked back to the bar, Rebekah voices assaulted us.
"You left us." Rebekah said from her spot on top of the bar counter, pouting as usual.
"Yeah sorry about that. All the retail therapy was making our heads explode." Stefan replied smiling yet speaking for the both of us.
"Tell me about it." Klaus said as he sat on the bar stool beside Rebekah.
"What is she doing?" I asked curiously as we passed by Gloria who looked like she was meditating.
"She's fathing." Klaus replied as he closely watched Gloria.
"It's hard to find something that you done have something to go on." Gloria retorted as she stared blankly at the wall straight ahead.
"Excuse me. I only worked for a thousand years." Rebekah said as she hopped down from the counter and walked over to Gloria.
"See now this one offers a solution", Gloria said as Rebekah sat on the table, "Give me your hand sweetheart."
"She is, uhh, looking for the necklace, huh?" I asked questionably as I looked over at Stefan.
No one's POV
"The problem with the normal side of my dad's family made for a really boring summer." Bonnie said as she watched her friend cooking for the Founders' thing today.
"After the last few days, I would kill for a normal family," Caroline said bringing the pot over to the stove, "Since when did you learn to cook?" She asked Elena pouring stuff into another big pot.
"Damon helped a little." Elena stated helping Caroline dump the things into the pot.
"Damon's helping you cook now?" Bonnie asked as she gave her friend a disapproving look.
"Both of you stop judging. He is hell bent on bringing back a woman named Alexandria and he's just trying to be a good-" She said getting cut off by her own yell. The necklace that had been resting on her chest had burnt her.
"Did I splash you?" Caroline asked putting the pot down.
"No. No. My necklace." She said as she pulled the necklace away from her skin.
Alexandria's POV
"I can sense something." Gloria stated after a long wait at the bar. All of us had stopped what we had been doing and walked over to where she was sitting.
No one's POV -In Mystic Falls-
After Elena had pulled the necklace away, there was a burn mark where her necklace had been resting.
"It burned me." She stated out of breath. Her friends looked at her shocked. She unclasped the necklace and dangled it in front of them.
"Maybe it's a sign you shouldn't be wearing it." Caroline said sarcastically.
"Caroline." Bonnie scolded staring at Elena apologetically.
"What? I'm just saying. If you're going to be cooking without Stefan." Caroline stated defending herself.
Elena just stared at the necklace scoffing.
Alexandria's POV
Gloria tightened her grip on Rebekah's hand and continued to mumble some words. All of us had become anxious of how this would end. Stefan looked at me with a nervous look but I just ignored him and concentrated on seeing what Gloria was seeing.
No one's POV
"Let me see it." Bonnie told her friend, motioning to the necklace in her hands.
Alexandria's POV
Gloria's Chanting became more frantic and I felt Stefan coming closer to her.
No One's POV
Bonnie slowly reached out and when she touched the necklace, it electrocuted her and Elena dropped it. Both girl let out a huge breath and sighed when nothing else happened but stared at each other looking scared.
Alexandria's POV
Gloria let go of Rebekah's hand and looked over at us. She looked at Stefan and then Klaus.
"I found it." Gloria stated. I looked back at Stefan who seemed to be hiding his shock because he seemed oddly calm.
"So where is it?" Rebekah demanded leaning across the table with a smile.
"It doesn't work like that, doll. I get images. There is a girl with her friends-" Gloria started but Rebekah cut her off.
"Yes. A dead girl with dead friends, if I don't get my necklace back." Rebekah said as she stared at Gloria in anger.
"I'll have to dive back in and get details." She continues.
"So dive." Klaus said with a smile on his face and walked closer to Gloria.
"I need more time and space. You're harshing my joo-joo." Gloria said shooing Klaus away.
"We can wait." Klaus said still close to Gloria.
"Sure you can but that's not what I asked." Gloria retorted with a glare.
"Hey. Why don't we just come back later? I'm hungry anyway. How much bait can we eat?" I said seductively in Klaus's ear and smiled at Stefan before walking away. I turned slightly to see Rebekah smiling after me and then the boys smiled also and began to follow me out.
Elena's POV
After today's incidents Caroline, Bonnie and I still came to the Lockwood's party. Everybody was laughing and having a good time while we were still a bit shook up still. Caroline and I sat and waited for Bonnie to show up with the grimore.
"Hey. I got it," Bonnie said once she showed up, "I have an identification spell that might tell me what kind of magic was used on the necklace. It's going to take a while, so tell me if anyone is coming. Okay?" She said getting focused.
Caroline looked me up and down before asking, "So you're not switching Salvatore's are you?"
"What?!" I exclaimed the same time Bonnie scolded Caroline.
"Stay focused," Caroline told Bonnie then turned back to me, "As your friend who worries for you daily. What is the deal with you and Damon?"
"There is no deal. He has been focused on looking for his long lost fiancée just as I have been focused on finding Stefan." I told her trying to make her drop this situation.
"Yeah but that doesn't make him any less Damon," She said with her eyebrows raised, "If my own father, who I love dearly, can't change me. No one is changing Damon, not even you or her."
"Why are we here talking about this?" I asked her at the same time that Bonnie said, "Hey, guys." Then the necklace began to levitate above her book.
"What are you doing?" Caroline asked as she was leaning away from the necklace.
"I'm not doing anything. It has its own magic." Bonnie replied as I stared at both her and Caroline.
Damon's POV
Drinking my beer, I walked over to the table filled with food. I saw pots of chili and picked up one of the place cards, Fell's Family Chili.
"Let me let you in on a little secret," I said to Rick walking away from the table," founder's parties are just an excuse for the council to gather in the back rooms and plot against vampires."
He just scoffed and raised his eye brows, "Hey, Uhh, I think you need to take a beat with Elena."
"Excuse me." I said after taking a swig from my beer.
"Yeah. Whatever it is you two have going on. I think it's a bad idea. "Rick said in a stern fatherly voice.
"I don't think. It's really your problem, Rick." I said with a smirk.
"It is my problem. I am supposed to look after her and this is me doing that." He said
"What do you think I am doing? I am looking for my brother AND my fiancée trying to find away to bring them back without being killed. That's what I am doing Rick." I told him as I walked closer to him lowering my voice. It all came out as a menacing hiss.
"What I think is you need to take a beat with Elena." He said as I continued to stare him down. I raised my eye brows at him and smirked.
"Damon. Sorry," Sheriff Forbes said," Uh the mayor just called for the council meeting."
I looked from her to Rick and then smiled as I walked away from him, following Liz.
Alexandria's POV
Music played loudly as we continued to eat our meals. I had lured 4 women into the warehouse with my succubus powers. I looked up from Stefan gave him the look. The look that said, 'He was in for it later today.'
"My girl is dead. I'm bored." Rebekah said as she sat on top of a table or something.
"You weren't kidding about being hungry." Klaus stated as he pulled away from the girl he was feeding on.
"It has been a long day." I replied to him as I pulled my fangs out of the girl's neck. My teeth covered in blood and a bit ran down my chin.
"Try being related to her." Klaus said motioning his head toward Rebekah with a smirk on his face.
"You're being mean," She told Klaus then she sat up and looked at Stefan, "And why are you being mean? You used to love me."
"It's been 90 years Rebekah. Give him a minute." Klaus said while rolling his eyes at his sister.
"Why are you taking his side?" Rebekah whined to Klaus sitting down on a box.
"Because, dear sister, I feel pity for any man that doesn't give you what you want." Klaus said while turning his back towards her.
"Will you stop making me out to be a brat? I am not a brat." Rebekah hissed at him while giving him the death glare.
"I hate to break it to you, sweetie, but you are." I said with a smirk on my face, she turned to look at me but all I did was laughed
"Thousands years of life experience says otherwise." Klaus said with a smile. I began to laugh and I turned my head to Stefan when he spoke.
"Well you're no picnic either. I mean I only spent one summer with you and I feel like I want to blow my head off." He said with a serious look then smiled at the end. Rebekah and I looked at each other and laughed.
"Fantastic." Rebekah said as Stefan nudged me and got up. He picked the dead girl's body and dropped it on the floor.
"I need to go. Alexandria, come with?" He said as he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Sure" I said as I began to follow him out while licking the blood from my lips.
"Where are they going?" Rebekah said as we began to walk away.
"To write a name on a wall, it's a long story." Klaus said while looking away.
We had left the warehouse and after a few blocks I spoke, "I know what Gloria saw."
Stefan stopped and stared at me, he gave me a questioning look, "What?"
"It's the perks of being a fallen, I can see into the minds of people. I can block peoples mind to have a private conversation so no other supernatural can listen in. I can intrude on dreams, I can communicate though there mind also and I can create illusions and place them in their minds." I explained to him and then told him of what I saw.
"You know Gloria heard all of this also." I told him as he looked pass me, in his own little world.
"Do you think she will tell Klaus?" He asked me when we started walking again.
"If she knows what's good for her then no. But I have a feeling she will use it as an advantage." I said as I looked down at my phone. His number taunting me, waiting for me to call him, to get an update, but I couldn't not right now.
Sooner than I had hoped, we arrived at Gloria's.
"There you are." She spoke as she carried dirty glasses to the sink.
"Thought you were resting." Stefan spoke as we walked down the stairs of the bar.
"Now we all have secrets." Gloria said as she stared at Stefan and I.
"What did you see?" I asked as I approached the bar counter and sat on a stool.
"It's what I heard that was interesting." She said as she leaned toward me with a small smile on her face.
Stefan grabbed a bottle of some sort of alcohol and poured two glasses, one for him and another for me.
"You know the girls with the necklace, were talking about you." She told Stefan as she stared up at him with confusion.
"And you didn't tell Klaus. Why?" I spoke slowly after I took a drink from my glass.
"'Cause I wouldn't help that hybrid half breed with anything," She said as she replaced the bottle back on its self, "the necklace is an original talisman from the original witch herself. I want it."
"Sorry, I can't help you." Stefan said as he grabbed my and turned to leave the bar.
"Don't be difficult. You know I would hate to tell Klaus, what a liar his sidekick is." Gloria said as she walks around the bar.
Stefan stopped and thought for a moment. I guess he made a fast decision because he turned around and blurred to Gloria, making to attack her, but she turned around and used her witchy powers. He grasped his head and made his way to the floor.
I blurred my way over and blocked his mind for at least a second until she knocked me down with a spell for the fallen, which is completely rare.
"Guess I got to get it out of you the hard way, huh?" She asked before she made me black out.
When I woke up and tried to move my arms, I realized she must have found a spell to bind my strength and held me against the wall.
Stefan began struggling as he lay on the table with his arms spread, he was breathing deeply and sweating a lot.
"What is this? Why can't I move?" I asked as I struggled trying to get free.
"Relax. It's just a little paralysis spell. Nothing major." She said as she made her way to Stefan and began slicing his wrist open, blood began to ease out of the long wound. He growled out at her and yelled in pain.
"Just got to get the information out of your pretty little head. Witches now a day are into that new age stuff but I'm a little more old school voodoo. "She said making her way to his other arm. Stefan growled at her as she placed metal spreaders in between the cuts making him grit his teeth in pain.
"I won't tell you anything."Stefan growled out at Gloria.
"You don't have to. You feel that, it's you essence. Your spirit, it lets me make a connection. Herbs help too," She said throwing her hands up," Deviner sage, witch hazel but my personal favorite vervain."
"Ha. That's all you've got witch. Vervain. I let you in a little secret," I said in a low voice before hissing out, "That crap doesn't do shit to me."
"Yeah I know. It's not for you," She said as she rubbed it over her hands, "It's for him." She said as she slapped her hands on Stefan's chest making him scream.
"I'm impressed. You got discipline Stefan. Not that it will do you much good but...Just let go, honey," She rested her hands on his chest again and the vervain soaked into his skin burning at his flesh, "There we go. There we go. There's the girl with the necklace. You love her. You'd do anything for her and you have. A lot of darkness, a lot of guilt. All to keep her away from Klaus. Why would he be interested in one girl? She's the doppelganger. She is supposed to be dead and that's why Klaus can't make hybrids, isn't it?" She said as she began to laugh.
"Well isn't this creepy." Katherine said as she stabbed Gloria in the neck with a stake or something. Gloria collapsed onto the floor in an instant.
I fell onto the floor also, her magic died when she did. I gasped in pain and loss of oxygen and lied on the floor trying to regain strength.
"Maybe you did need my help after all." Katherine said as she glanced back at me and then at Stefan.
Elena's POV
"Did Stefan ever tell you where he got the necklace?" Caroline said as she and I walked out of the room. We walked into the entrance way of the Lockwood's home.
"No and I never asked. Hopefully Bonnie will be able to figure it out." I told Caroline as we began walking to the door.
"Please tell me it's time to go." Rick said as he caught up with us while he set a drink down.
"Beyond. Where's Damon?" I asked as I looked at them confused.
"Probably out somewhere doing bad things to good people," Caroline said as I gave her a disappointing look, "Consider me the honestly police."
Caroline then looked into the next room then turned the smile that she had into a frown.
"What is it?" I asked at her sudden mood change, she became stiff.
"What's the matter?" Rick asked in a low voice.
"It's my dad." Caroline said whispered with sadness written all over her face.
Rick and I looked into the other room with a frown on our faces.
"Why would he even show up here?" I asked looking at Caroline wishing she wouldn't go through this anymore.
"I don't know but I can't..." She started to stutter, I gave her a look of understanding.
"Okay. I'll call you later." I told her as she nodded her head and turned to leave.
"What was that all about?" Rick asked me as he stared after Caroline.
"Speaking of doing bad things to good people." I told him as I moved my head indicting for us to leave.
I opened the door leaving it open for Rick to follow and after he walked through her closed it behind him. Then the door opened behind him, and out walked Damon.
"Whoa, Whoa, Wait! Houston we have a problem." He said looking panicked. We began to walk again with him following after us.
"Where have you been?" I asked his as I looked down walking down the steps.
"Managing Bill Forbes, apparently he's impervious to compulsion." He said catching our attention.
"How?" Rick asked looking at Damon.
"I have no idea. But he threatened to OUT me. Don't get me started on the IRONY of that." I said while looking forward.
"What did you do to him? How do you know the compulsion didn't work?" I asked him looking at him doubtingly.
"That's not the important information, I mentioned Elena." He told me while frowning at me.
"Well what does he want?" Rick asked Damon.
"He wants to control the council. So there's been compromise." Damon retorted back at him.
"It has." Rick said back at him.
"He wants to put vervain in the towns' water supply." Damon said looking pissed off.
"Maybe it's not a bad idea. I mean it will keep you in control now that Stefan is not here." I said but getting cut off by Damon's pissed off reply.
"To what? TV Check. Me to behave. Maybe I should have killed him this morning." Damon told me looking intense.
"He's Caroline's Dad, Damon." I told him feeling protective of my friend.
"Yeah and when we kill him, she will have one more parent than we do." He said sarcastically walking away.
"Oh come on Damon." Rick said stopping in front of him.
"You repeatedly killed my buzz today, Rick. Step aside." Damon said with anger burning in his eyes.
"Yeah, not gonna happen." Rick said putting a hand on Damon's chest stopping him from leaving.
He looked at Rick then down smiling.
"Your temporary funeral." He said before he reached up to snap Rick's neck like a twig.
"Damon, No! What is wrong with you?" I yelled at him as he walked passed me, ignoring as he went.
Alexandria's POV
"I've been thinking about your diabolical plan." Katherine stated as she clean up from the ground.
"Oh. Do tell." Stefan said sarcastically as he helped me lay a sheet over Gloria's dead and withering body.
Katherine stood up and faced us, "Well you must know Klaus is too paranoid to fully trust you, but the sister. She loves you like it was yesterday. She is the easier mark." Stefan looked at me then at Katherine, smiling.
"But you can't just pretend to care, because Klaus will know better. So you do the opposite, you bond with him. Make her feel left out. She will only want you more, and you, Alexandria; you have to ignore her too. Make her feel completely alone, left out."
"Easy. I can't stand her." I said as I stood up facing her with a smirk on my face.
"Oh so you mean, I am taking a page out of the Katherine Pierce Play Book." Stefan told her, obviously not caring about what she was going on about.
"The only question is why Stefan? I mean I know you want Klaus away from Mystic Falls but what else do you expect to get from it?" She continued ignoring his previous statement.
"You know what's funny? You're actually talking to me like I trust you enough to tell you anything." He told her as he rose from the ground staring her down. Playing her game, only better this time.
"Oh come on, Stefan. We are beyond that. I saved you from Hilda, the high voodoo priestess." She told him while stepping closer to him.
I stepped back giving them their room to plot against Klaus.
"Okay," Stefan started with a sigh, he looked over at me before continuing, and "We knew them. Back in the 20's, they were running from someone. Someone who scared them."
"A hunter." I said from my spot on top of the bar counter.
Katherine nodded, "I heard stories about him centuries ago."
"Don't you want to know why an Original vampire, who cannot be killed, is afraid of a vampire hunter?"
"If you both are planning a way against Klaus, I want in." She said with a determined look on her face.
"Good. It's good to want things, Katherine." He said as he grabbed her by her shoulders.
"Stefan." She warned him as he picked up Gloria with a grunt.
"Katherine, we are in this alone," he said gesturing to me, "If you are looking for a diabolical partner in crime, I suggest you look elsewhere."
She glared at his back as he headed to the door only pausing to say something, "You coming, Andria?"
"Definitely." I said with a grin as I passed Katherine on the way out.
-Back at the Warehouse-
Walking into the warehouse it was quiet; we walked in to see no one.
I let go of Stefan's hand, to lean against the wall, as he continued on toward the coffins.
He reached down to open the casket when Rebekkah walked in.
"Your back, finally. Nick went to check on the witch. Dreary isn't it?" She said walking closer to him.
"Family Cargo." She said staring down at them with a faint smile.
"Why don't you undagger them, Bekkah?" I asked genuinely curious. She turned around to face me, "Because he would hunt me down and kill me. He is a vindictive bastard. My brother." she said with a soft smile.
"But you still care about him, why?" Stefan said with his arms crossed and a look of curiousness crossed his features.
"I hated him for a long time, it was exhausting." She said walking around him to sit on one of the caskets that lied on the ground.
"But when we met you two, you were both on the run?" He questioned sitting next to her.
"Also exhausting." She simply stated with a smile.
"What were you running from?" I spoke up as I left my spot against the wall to sit on the comfy couch beside them.
"What do you mean?" Rebekkah said with a worried look on her face.
"Last time we saw you, there was a man looking for you. You both seemed afraid. I just didn't think Klaus would be afraid of anybody." He explained to her.
"No one in this world, is truly fearless, Stefan," she said pausing, "not even Niklaus."
"Who is that man?" He asked her, and then her heart beat skyrocketed.
"I can't, please. If Nick knew we were talking about this he would..." She said as she jumped up from her spot to start pasing.
"No, No. I'm sorry. Forget he asked." I said as I walked over to Bekkah and hugged her tightly.
"Nick told me about the girl you loved. The one that died. He also told me that you are only with him because he saved your brother." She said looking over my shoulder at Stefan.
My breathing picked up when she mentioned Damon but I was able to bring it back to normal and continue rubbing her back sportingly.
"It's true." Stefan said with a sigh.
"I think that's why he secretly admires about you. You would sacrifice anything for family," she said pausing to look at his face before whispering, "Don't tell him I told you that."
"Your secret is safe with me." He said before he turned around, Rebekkah unattached herself from my arms to pull Stefan back and kiss him.
This scene should have angered me or at least made me jealous but for some reason it didn't. I think I knew why, and that reason was named Damon.
"Do you think you will love anyone like you loved that girl?" She asked him in a small voice after when they broke apart.
"One day maybe." He whispered back at her as he caressed her face.
She smiled at him, "I can always tell when you're lying Stefan."
I panicked looked at Stefan, who then stuttered and tried to play it off.
"What...I'm not." He said as he tried to pull Rebekkah closer but she refused backing away.
"The kiss gave you away." She said not wanting to believe the words she was saying herself.
Just then Klaus walked in loudly banging the door against the door frame, effectively making me jump in surprise.
"Gloria's gone, she cleared out. We need to find a new witch immediately. What's going on?" Klaus said before stopping to look at Stefan, then Rebekkah then me.
"Something is wrong. They were asking about Micheal." Rebekkah said ratting us out.
Fucking bitch, I knew it. Just fucking wait.
"They aren't with us anymore, Nick. I can sense it." She said blankly studying Stefan's face.
"She's wrong." Stefan said as he looked at Klaus pleadingly, yet he wasn't looking at him, he was looking at me.
"Klaus" I said cautiously before he blurred towards me, fangs and all.
Damon's POV
Walking over to my bar, I mixed two drinks, stirring them slowly. I picked them both up then walked over to the sleeping form of Rick. I waved his drink by his ear when he suddenly gasped waking up.
"Wow. Took a bit longer than usual. Might want to get that ring check. Make sure it's not going bad." I told him, handing over his drink.
Rick leaned against the couch as he stared at me, "You killed me."
"You pissed me off." I retorted back at him annoyed.
"You KILLED me." Rick yelled at me.
"Rick. No hard feelings. I was on a bit of a tear. Everyone was trying to tell me how to behave." I told him still pissed off about everything that has been happening recently.
"Maybe they finally realized that you're just a dick." He said as he set down the drink on the table and walked away.
Elena's POV
"Not gonna say I told you so." Caroline said as we walked downtown.
"Thank you." I told her; grateful she was going to let this go.
"But I did tell you so." She continued on.
"Okay you and Damon were both right. I was trying to change him, but if her wants to be in my life-" I explained but then she cut me off.
"It's been a long week so I'm just going to be blunt. It doesn't matter what he does. Damon has gotten under your skin." She said exasperated.
"It's not true." I defended as she scoffed at me.
"You know what. God just admit it Elena. Okay, you are attracted to him and all of his bad brother glory." Caroline screamed at me.
"No." I simply stated.
"What? No? No you can't admit it. Or no you're not attracted to him." Caroline fired back at me, annoyed with me denying everything she is saying.
"I can't Caroline. If I admit it. If I even thought it for a second, what does that say about me?" I pleaded to her. Trying to get her to understand me for even a second
She looked at me with soft eyes rubbing my shoulder and said, "that says your human Elena." Then she spotted her dad and went after him.
Damon's POV
I opened the door to find Elena standing there waiting for me to say something.
"I'll accept written apologizes only." I finally said after what seems like forever.
She shifted and her whole mood changed, she laughed putting her hand on her hip.
"Are you two love birds fighting already?" She said seductively putting her hand on her hips.
Suddenly, I realized it wasn't Elena, "Katherine...Oh Wonderful. What do you want?" I asked impatiently waiting for her to leave.
"I'm just a girl looking for a partner in crime, you feel like hitting the road? Getting the hell out of dodge?" She asked as she followed me into the house, at least passed the door way.
"Impeccable timing. I was told to take a beat." I groan tell her so.
"Is that a yes? I'll drive." She taunted, obviously not wanting to take no for an answer.
I sighed," Why not? Walls are starting to close on me around here anyway. So where are we going?" I asked as I turned to face her. She was leaning against the wall, without a care in the world.
"Away from here. That's all I'm going to give you now. But believe me its good." She said holding up the necklace Stefan gave to Elena. As I reached to grab it, she pulled it into her hand, tucking it away.
Stefan's POV
I felt a nudge against my foot before I woke with a start. I was on my back on the floor, with Alexandria nowhere to be found.
"Just give me a chance to explain myself, okay." I said to him as I scooted up against the wall.
"No need. I am not mad. I am just curious. Rebekkah seems to think you are holding on to something. Piece of your old life. So I thought I would check it out. See for myself, what is you have been hiding." He said smiling before he stood up and walked to open the garage door.
"Welcome back to Mystic Falls, Stefan."
AN: SORRY FOR GOING MIA ON ALL OF YOU! Lately I haven't been too sure if i should continue this story. So if you would like for me to continue it PM OR REVIEW OR Vote on my poll. I also need a beta to help me with my stories as well. someone who loves PAUL/BELLA STORIES AND DAMON/ BELLA STORIES as well. Although my character is Alexandria and I will be writing for her.
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