AUTHOR'S NOTE:-

Hey everyone… another chapter is here especially for everyone who is following Pearl in her journey so far. A big thanks to those who have fav or alert the story.

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LOST GIRLS

FLASHBACK

Mystic Falls 1864

It was a bright sunny morning in Mystic Falls. A calm and quiet atmosphere was surrounding the Norman's residence which was surrounded by beautiful green grounds. Silvia was in her father's study organizing it while Stefan was seated on a table, looking at her immersed in working around the place, with a smile on his face.

"Mr. Salvatore was telling father about the arrival of some guests today", Silvia Norman stated.

"Yes…Miss Pierce. Her family died in a fire and she has no one. So, father has decided to offer her a place to stay", Stefan explained. Silvia nodded.

"Has Damon written to you since he left?" Stefan questioned.

"Yes, regularly", Silvia responded facing the younger Salvatore, fiddling with a beautiful ring in her ring finger.

"So are you happy about being engaged to a Salvatore?" Stefan asked with a grin directed at his soon to be sister-in-law.

"I am", she replied shyly as blush covered her soft cheeks.

"Damon is so fortunate to have you in his life", he said and Silvia smiled at him. "I must go Miss Pierce will be arriving soon", Stefan added and left.

END OF FLASHBACK

"What are you?" Elena demanded from younger Salvatore who was standing on other side of the door.

"You know", he replied, his eyes fixed on the tall brunette.

"No, I don't", she roared, standing still in the door way.

"Yes, you do, or you wouldn't be here", Stefan said back.

"It's not possible", she said shaking her head in disbelief. "It can't be".

"Everything you know... And every belief that you have is about to change. Are you ready for that?" Stefan questioned. He knew that now he couldn't hide the truth anymore. Now he had to tell her everything.

"What are you?" she asked again, hoping him to contradict what she had in her mind.

"I'm a vampire", he said the dreaded words.

Elena remained stick to the spot gazing at the green-eyed Salvatore that she had grown to love. Then his words finally clicked in her mind and she started moving backwards.

"I shouldn't have come", she said fear clouding her beautiful features.

"No. Please", Stefan bellowed after her but she didn't listen to his cries.

Elena paced towards her car as fast as her long legs could manage. Just as she was about to open the car's door, Stefan appeared in front of her.

"How did you do that?" she asked, scared.

"Please don't be afraid of me", Stefan begged her.

"Let me go", she demanded angrily.

"No. Elena, there's things that you have to know and understand", Stefan tried to make her understand.

"Let me go!" she spat.

"Elena, please", he pleaded one last time but the tall brunette didn't respond to his pleads and quickly got in her car driving away from the Salvatore boarding house.


After escaping from the Salvatore's cellar Damon made straight for the cemetery. Quenching his thirst for human blood, he wiped away the blood smeared on his full lips with one of the stoner's sleeve and searched for their ids and anything else that could help in recognizing them. He plied them on a side after retrieving a phone from one of the victims' pocket. He punched a number waiting for his brother to pick the phone.

"Hello?" Stefan attended the call.

"I want my ring", Damon demanded

"Where are you?" Stefan questioned.

"I'm at the sizzler. I had the buffet", Damon replied wittily. "Where's my ring?" he asked as he grabbed an alcohol bottle and threw the entire liquid on the huddled bodies.

"I don't have it", Stefan lied. "Where are you? What have you done?"

"No, what have you done? You're the one that locked me in the basement and starved me, so whatever I've done, whoever I've sucked dry is on you, buddy", Damon put the blame on his brother very easily. He lighted a stick and then set fire on the discarded bodies.

"You're being careless", Stefan warned. "How many more animal attacks is this town gonna believe, huh?"

"I know how to cover my tracks, Stefan", Damon replied looking at the flames. "Where's my ring?" he quizzed, annoyed.

"I gave it to Zach to hide", Stefan responded. "Probably shouldn't have killed him". Damon became quiet at Stefan's reply believing his fib for a second.

"... Ah, you almost got me", Damon smirked as he realized his brother was lying. "Where is it?" he demanded seriously.

"I'll get it back, but I need time… ".

"What, did you FedEx it to Rome?!" Damon said sarcastically. "Where is it? I want my ring, Stefan, or my next stop's Pearl's or Elena's", he threatened his younger brother.

"I already want you dead", Stefan growled. "Don't give me another reason to make it happen".

"Don't give me another reason to rip you apart", Damon threatened.

"Yeah…? Is that gonna be before or after you get your ring back?" Stefan retorted.

"Just get it", Damon said after slight pause thinking about some smart retort but he could find none. He hung up the phone.

Damon made his way to one of the remaining bodies that was placed at a distance from others. He stooped down pouring alcohol on Vicki Donovan with a thought of discarding her in the roaring flames but she woke up.

"You just don't wanna die, do you?" he smirked at her.


The younger Salvatore was torn between the two girls' safety not knowing who needed more of his protection. He couldn't trust Damon because he had proved Stefan that he shouldn't be trusted. Only one solution came to his mind and he dialed Pearl's number.

"Hello Stefan", Pearl said groggily in the phone.

"Pearl is your mother home?" Stefan asked her urgently.

"No why do you ask… ", she questioned with worry.

"I want you and Seth at Elena's place", Stefan told her. "Damon had escaped and I can't get a hold of him. He is capable of everything. I am guarding Elena's house and I want you there too", he stated.

"But what am I going to say to Elena?"

"She already knows the truth", Stefan said gravely and hung up.

Pearl rushed to her brother's room banging her fist on the hard wood. After a few minutes of knocking she heard the clicking sound and the door opened revealing a sleepy Seth in his loose t-shirt and boxers.

"Where is the fire?" he croaked, rubbing his eyes.

"Elena called me… she wanted to talk about something so we have to leave", Pearl lied through her teeth.

"At this time of night", Seth questioned with raised eyebrows. "You go I'll tell mum", he responded.

"I am not going alone. I want you to come with me", she pressed impatiently.

"Pearl you do know it's the middle of the night", Seth asked like Pearl had gone nuts.

"Yes I know… I don't feel like driving so I want you to come with me. And I also don't want you to be alone in the house so you are staying at Elena's for the night", she explained.

"It's touching, Pearl but I can take care of myself", he rolled his eyes.

"Don't argue, okay… just come", she ordered in her elder sister voice ending Seth's arguments.

"You are crazy you know that right", he shook his head sleepily.

"Hey", Pearl moved forward pushing the door open as Seth was about to close it.

"Let me get dressed, Pearl. You don't want me to go there in my boxers", he said, irritation clear on his face. She reacted with an eye roll.

Pearl moved downstairs and grabbed her car keys. She didn't bother to change her sleeveless loose tank top and baggy trousers. The door bell of the Norman's residence rang and Pearl made her way to the door thinking her mother might have returned. What lie she was going to fed her now. It's like her life was itself a big lie.

She opened the door and saw that it wasn't her mother but the elder Salvatore, who was standing there with a smirk etched on his face. His sight made Pearl blood boil with anger as she remembered what he had done.

"Hey Pearl", he purred, his eyes roaming around her small frame.

"What the hell are you doing here?" she spat with all the hatred she could muster in those seven words.

"Come to say hello to my favorite girl in Mystic Falls", he replied coolly.

"Too bad you can't come inside", she mocked a sad expression. Pearl had read in her ancestor's journal that the vampires couldn't get inside the house unless they are invited in.

"Oh you think so", he responded with a challenging tone and stepped inside the house.

Pearl got a astounded expression on her face and moved backwards as Damon took slow steps towards her with his eyes fixed on her like a lion's gaze on its prey. Pearl's back collided with the wall. She looked up in his crystal-blue orbs that were swarming with passion while he looked down in her dark-brown ones.

"I am not gonna kill you", he said huskily moving so close that she could feel his breath fanning her face. He rested his one hand on the wall behind Pearl while he extended the other one grazing her cheeks.

"Don't touch me", she slapped his hand away.

"Either you are so brave or so stupid", he said with a deep voice.

Pearl heard the sound of heavy footsteps coming down the stairs. Suddenly there was a brush of wind and Damon was gone.

"What are you doing glued to the wall", Seth asked now fully dressed and awake.

"Nothing… let's go", she told him and they left.

The Norman siblings arrived at the Gilbert's residence in the dead of night. Pearl had called Elena informing her about coming. Jenna was startled to see both of them arriving at Gilbert's residence so late but Pearl said that she and Elena, just the two of them, had planned a slumber party and she couldn't leave Seth alone in the house as their mother had a late night shift at the hospital- lying once again. Seth stayed in the spare bedroom and him and Jeremy played games and watched movies enjoying their guys' night.

While in Elena's bedroom the air was utterly different— sad and depressing. Neither Pearl nor Elena slept the whole night just like their siblings but they weren't having fun. Both girls told each other how they had found out the grave truth about Salvatores. As morning approached Pearl and Seth left for their home after having breakfast. Elena left to meet with Stefan to hear him out.


After trashing the entire boarding house in search for his day-light ring, Damon walked in the living room with a cell phone held against his ear after he had dialed Stefan's number. It went straight to voicemail.

"Where are you, Stefan? I'm trapped at the house, and I'm getting really bored and really impatient, and I don't do bored and impatient. Bring me my ring", he disconnected the call with an annoyed look on his face. "Damn it", he growled pouring himself a glass of his favorite drink.

Damon's eyes fell on Vicki Donovan who was on the couch unconscious.

"Aw, don't get blood on the couch!" Damon grumbled.

He stalked to her and sat on the table beside the couch. He tilted her head to see the bite mark that he had given.

"I got you good, didn't I?" he complimented his own fangs work but receive no answer from Vicki.

"Well, you're not gonna be any fun today", he said after taking a swig from the glass. He got a thoughtful look on his face. "I'm so gonna regret this", he added with a smirked.

Damon slit open his wrist with his sharp fangs. The crimson liquid flowed down from the wound. He put his wrist close to Vicki's mouth forcing her to drink his blood. At first she struggled but then she gave in drinking from his wrist hungrily.

"Drink up. Drink it up", Damon encouraged her. "Don't drip. There you go. Good girl. That's it".


"Stop here", Stefan said to Elena as they drove through the woods in Elena's car.

"What are we doing here?" Elena asked. She was trying to act fearless but she was scared at being alone with Stefan, not knowing when he would turn in his true self.

Stefan got out of the car while Elena followed the suit leaving the car's door unlock so that she could escape if the younger Salvatore's lost his control, giving in to his temptation for human blood.

"I want to show you something", Stefan walked deeper in the woods.

"In the middle of nowhere…?" Elena followed him, looking around at the grass and leaf covered ground.

"This... ", Stefan started, as he indicated his surroundings, "didn't used to be nowhere. Used to be my home… ".

"It looks so... ", Elena trailed off trying to find some suitable words that didn't sound impolite.

"Old?" Stefan suggested looking at her and she nodded. "It's because they are".

"Wait. How long have you... ", she began.

"I've been 17 years old since 1864", Stefan answered her incomplete question.

"Oh, my god", Elena said truly stunned.

"You said you wanted to know. I'm not gonna hold anything back", Stefan gazed backwards at her. "Half a century before the boarding house was even built, this was my family's home", Stefan informed her. "Damon and I... We were both born here. The Salvatore brothers, best friends… ".

FLASH BACK

MYSTIC FALLS 1864

Damon ran out of the house a football in his hands with Stefan at his tail. They were throwing the ball back and forth enjoying and having fun.

"Wait. Where did you learn this game?" Stefan questioned breathlessly as he passed the ball to his elder brother.

"Camp outside Atlanta… One of the officers picked it up at Harvard", Damon informed Stefan. "Catch".

"Wait a minute. Wait a minute", Stefan called as he held his sides laughing hysterically. Damon came at him and playfully attacked him trying to snatch the ball. "What are the rules? What are the rules?" he exclaimed.

"Who needs rules?" Katherine announced coming out of the house. "Mind if I join you?" she directed a stunning smile at both brothers.

"Uh, well, you could, uh- you could get hurt. My brother likes to play rough", Stefan hesitated.

Before Katherine could respond a pure delightful look came at Stefan's face.

"Livia", he said looking at the approaching stunning girl.

Damon also turned staring at his breath-taking fiancée walking towards them with her dark black hairs bouncing in the slow breeze.

"Come play with us", Stefan invited his best friend while Damon just stared at her with a mesmerized look on his handsome face.

"My apologies", she said softly. "I have to talk to Mr. Salvatore".

She made for the house while Damon had his eyes fixed on her retreating form.

"Lets play", Katherine said grabbing the ball from Stefan and ran wanting to be chased by both of them.

"You chase your girl", Damon gestured towards Katherine, "I'll chase mine". He smirked at his green eyes brother and sprinted to the house.

END OF FLASHBACK

"You knew Katherine in 1864?" the shock was clear on Elena's face. "Damon made it seem like... ".

"Damon was trying to make you think that... I was still heartbroken", Stefan said back. "He saw that I was happy with you, and he has no one at his side so he wanted to ruin it".

"Because you ruined his chance with Silvia", Elena pointed out.

"I wasn't the one who ruined his chance with her", Stefan told her solemnly.

FLASH BACK

Stefan and Katherine were running through the beautifully trimmed garden maze. Katherine reached a marble statue and both of them stopped running.

"Ha! I win", she said with a musical laugh. "What's my prize?"

They both heard footsteps behind them and turned to see the blue eyed Salvatore approaching them.

"Damon", Stefan smiled at his brother. "They extended your leave?" he manly hugged his brother.

"I was simply having too much fun to return to battle", the elder Salvatore replied.

"Your commitment to the confederacy is inspiring", Stefan smirked.

"Well, this works out wonderfully for me", Katherine told them looking between bothers with a strange glint in her eyes.

"How's that, Miss Katherine?" Damon directed at her with a gentle smile.

"Now I'll have both of you here to keep me entertained", she responded.

"You two should continue your game I have to meet Silvia", Damon told and left. None of the brothers saw the jealous look on Katherine's face.

Damon entered the Norman's place and made straight for the library where he was sure he would find his beautiful fiancée.

He saw her standing beside a table with her back facing him arranging a few books. He reached her quietly not to alert the beauty and snaked his arms around her small waist. She gasped at the sudden intrusion and turned quickly.

"Damon", Silvia said clearly delighted on seeing him there.

"Hello", he smiled at her wiggling his eyebrows.

"What are you doing here?" she questioned. Damon's arms were still around her.

"It was difficult to spend a single moment without the girl I am so hopelessly in love", Damon grinned caressing her rosy cheeks lovingly.

"And who that girl is, Mr. Salvatore", Silvia asked innocently with a mischievous glint in her eyes. Damon leaned closer to her.

"You", Damon whispered against her lips and then kissed her passionately.

END OF FLASHBACK

"Before the ball Silvia walked in on Damon and Katherine and saw them kissing. She broke their engagement and went to the ball with another guy at the original Lockwood mansion.", Stefan got a dark look on his face as he told Elena about his past. Both of them walked around the ruins.

"The first founder's party... ", Elena asked. "Where you signed the registry… ".

Stefan nodded.

"I didn't care that my brother was upset. Didn't even listen to him when he repeatedly tried to explain things to me… I was so much happy on escorting Katherine to the ball. I didn't care because I have got what I wanted. I only knew that I wanted her", Stefan with a guilty look. "But turns out that night... Katherine was with him, too".

"So Damon cheated on Silvia with Katherine", Elena pried, creasing her eyebrows.

"That's the thing…. Damon wasn't the one who was unfaithful", Stefan responded.

FLASH BACK

Stefan was in Katherine's room and both of them were kissing each other with great passion. Katherine was the one who broke the kiss moving backwards slightly her brown locks falling on her beautiful face.

"I will love you forever", Stefan promised taking her beautiful face in his hands.

"Forever is a very long time, you know", Katherine responded leaning towards his touch.

"Not long enough", Stefan countered.

What happened next made the younger Salvatore struck with fear. He saw the beautiful face of the girl transforming in to a devil. Her eyes became red and veins started forming under them. Her long sharp teeth pierced Stefan's skin drinking his blood and then he fainted.

When Stefan woke up the next morning he saw Katherine standing in front of the mirror with her handmaiden Emily helping her in getting dressed.

"Good morning", she greeted him. Her breath hitched as Emily tightened the strings of her corset. "Clear the room, please", she waved her away.

"You're upset", she strutted towards the bed.

"Your face, it was like a demon", Stefan trying to escape. "Get away from me. Get away", he exclaimed.

"It doesn't change the way you feel about me. You will not tell anyone", Katherine compelled him. "We will go on exactly as we have".

"Yes. We will go on", he repeated her exact words, senselessly.

"You have no idea of the future I have planned for us, Stefan- You, me, and Damon. No rules", she gushed with an evil smirk on her beautiful face. "And no Silvia", she added.

END OF FLASHBACK

"She could control my mind; and Damon's. She compelled each of us to keep the secret from the other. She wanted both of us, so she compelled Damon to kiss her so that Silvia broke up with him. She wanted three of us to be together. Forever… Didn't work out that way, but... Damon and I, looks like we're stuck with each other... Like it or not", Stefan stooped down pulling out a ring from ruins.

"Is that Damon's ring?" Elena questioned looking closely.

"I took it from him, but I have to give it back", Stefan told her.

"No, don't, Stefan", Elena exclaimed. "Keep it hidden".

"Elena, if I don't give it to him, he'll retaliate in the only way that he knows he can hurt me", Stefan replied seriously.

"And how is that?" she quizzed.

"By hurting you", Stefan reacted looking deep in her eyes.


The loud music could be heard in the surroundings of the Salvatore of house. Inside the house Vicki was dancing like crazy. Damon was also dancing in his black un-buttoned shirt with a whiskey bottle in his hands.

"I am so over Tyler, so over him", Vicki said bursting with energy due to Damon's blood. "I knew from the beginning that I was only a piece of ass to him, but I thought maybe if he got to know me better, he might see something more. But no. Now, Jeremy, on the other hand, that's all he's ever seen in me is something more, and i like that", she babbled on.

"Jeremy, huh…?" Damon became attentive. "Elena's brother?"

"Yeah. Yeah", Vicki answered breathlessly. "So, Elena used to date my brother, and they were always together, so Jeremy would always be hanging around and crushing on me and- Hey, why don't you have a girlfriend? You're, like, totally cool and so hot", she said looking at Damon.

"I know… but I guess I am not hot enough for someone", Damon shrugged, moving towards her.

"Who", Vicki asked halting her moments for a second but Damon didn't reply. "Don't you wanna be in love?" she questioned.

"I've been in love. It's painful and pointless and overrated", Damon responded offhandedly.

"Except when it isn't", Vicki retorted.

"No more talking", Damon interrupted her. "Let's dance".

Damon and Vicki were now swaying to a slow song extremely close to each other.

"My mom spends most of her time in Virginia beach with Pete. He drives trucks. I don't remember my dad, but from what I gather, he's not worth remembering", she sniffed with tears streaking down her cheeks.

"Your life is so pathetic", Damon pointed out in an uncaring manner.

"Yeah… I mean, I'm the screwed-up one", she declared. "Matt's got it so easy. He's the golden boy. I mean, he's gonna get a football scholarship and marry Elena and have a lawn mower and some babies, and when i think of my future, I just come up blank".

"You are so damaged", Damon said facing her while wiping her tears off with his hands.

"Yep", Vicki admitted nodding her head.

"I mean, you don't have one hint of self-esteem", Damon added leaning close, his forehead touching hers.

"Nope, none… ".

"I think I know what can help you", Damon told her.

"So what's that?" she asked, clueless.

"Death", Damon snapped her neck casually. She was dead before she hit the ground.


"I'm Coming…!" Jeremy hollered as the doorbell was ringing continuously. He opened the door and found Vicki standing on the other side.

"Hey", she greeted moving quickly inside the house. "The sun is killing me. My eyes are on fire".

"Where have you been?" Jeremy asked following her as she swiftly moved around the house.

"It's good", she answered and walked towards him. "Everything's good", she added and kissed him.

"Did something happen?" he directed at her while Vicki was moving around the kitchen searching for anything that might satisfy her hunger.

"I'm hungry", she told him ignoring his question. "What do you got to eat?"

"You're high?" Jeremy concluded seeing her restless state. "Vicki, it's the middle of the day".

"Could you just not talk so loud?" she said with a raised voice. "My head, it hurts", she pressed her head with her palms. "I need quiet".

Jeremy dialed Matt's number and told him about Vicki's condition. Next he called his best friend Seth and asking for his help too. Pearl and Seth arrived at the same time when Matt did and the three of them got inside the house.

"Where is she?" Matt asked, concerned for his sister.

"Come this way", Jeremy guided and the three of them followed him. They reached the kitchen and saw Vicki sitting in a corner drinking sprite like she hadn't drink anything for days.

"What's she on?" Matt asked moving towards his sister.

"I-I don't know", Jeremy replied.

"Seemed like something very strong… look at her condition", Pearl gestured towards her.

"Hey, Vic. How you doin'?" Matt bent down to Vicki's level and questioned her gently.

"Not good, Mattie", Vicki responded with a cracked voice. "It hurts".

"Ok, where's it hurt?" he further said.

"My gums… My jaw hurts. My gum-there's something in my gums, and it hurts", Vicki said close to tears.

"Should we call a doctor", Seth piped up worried about his friend's girlfriend condition.

"No", Vicki shouted. "Just leave me alone".

"Come on, Vic. Don't be like that", Matt smiled at her. "Let's get you home".

"Just turn it off!" Vicki bellowed putting her hands on her ears to shut their voices as her senses were heightened.

"Turn what off?" Jeremy was clearly worriedly.

"The talking, the chatter, just turn it off", Vicki yelled moving out of the kitchen.

"I think we should call a doctor… she has gone crazy", Pearl mumbled to Seth who passed her a look.

Vicki passed through the living room and saw the television was turned on and Logan Fell was reporting from Mystic falls old cemetery.

"...horribly. 3 bodies were found dead in what is believed to be a drug deal gone awry. The bodies have yet to be identified. They were discovered earlier today over at the old Mystic Falls cemetery", he reported.

"That's where we were last night", Jeremy told everyone.

"What happened, Vic?" Matt inquired staring at his sister who had her gaze fixed on the television.

"..homicide, and are fast under way looking for suspects. They're asking anyone with information... ",

"I'm calling the cops", Matt informed taking out his phone.

"No. Don't", Vicki stopped him.

"What happened after I left last night, Vick?" Jeremy demanded.

A sudden anger erupted inside the blonde girl and she pushed Jeremy with her increased strength. The younger Gilbert fell on the couch behind him. Pearl and Seth quickly moved towards him.

"You okay, Jer", Pearl asked anxiously. Seth and Pearl supported Jeremy as he stood up.

"I'm fine. I am fine", he spoke.

"Damn, Vick", Matt angered at his sister.

"What's going on?" Elena entered the house with Stefan right behind her.

"She's really messed up", Matt informed them pointing at Vicki.

"Elena, back up…", Stefan directed at Elena for her safety. "Vicki, look at me", he took her face in his hands and stared at her pupils. "Focus. You're gonna be fine. Everything's gonna be fine", he assured. "Guys, take her up to bed. Shut the blinds. She's gonna be ok. Come on. Come on", he said urgently. Matt, Jeremy and Seth took the blonde upstairs.

"You know what's wrong with her?" Pearl directed at Stefan.

"Yeah", Stefan nodded.

"What is it?" Elena inquired.

"She's transitioning", Stefan told looking between them.

"Transitioning to what?" Elena questioned clueless, creasing her eyes.

"You gotta be kidding me", Pearl gaped as she understood what Stefan meant. "She is turning into a vampire".

"Damon must have gotten to her. She's new. She hasn't completed her transformation yet", Stefan informed.

"H-how does she do that?" Elena asked horror-struck.

"She has to feed on human blood", Stefan answered.

"And what if she doesn't?" Elena quizzed.

"She'll die", Stefan said with sorrow. "She may only have a few hours".

"They are upstairs with her… we should warn them what if she hurt them", Pearl said running towards the stairs.

"It's ok", Stefan said stopping her. "She doesn't know what's happening to her yet".

"So when is she gonna know?" Elena questioned.

"Right now, she doesn't remember anything. A part of her is still human, but slowly, the deeper she gets into the transition, the memories will start to come back, and then she'll know she has to make the choice".

"The same choice you made?" Elena looked up at him.

"Vick. Vicki!" Matt rushed downstairs with Seth and Jeremy.

"She was fine, and then she just— she just freaked out", Jeremy said bothered by her actions.

"I'm gonna go look for her", Matt announced. "Call me if you hear anything". He left.

"I should also go… look for her", Stefan presented his help.

"I am coming with you", Jeremy piped up.

"Me too", Seth volunteered.

"No okay… none of you is going", Pearl uttered.

"Now is not the time to act bossy, Pearl", Seth snapped at his sister. She glared at Seth and he shut his mouth.

"Listen I'll go with Stefan… you guys stay here. May be she returns. Then call us", Pearl presented her idea.

"No Pearl I can't take you", Stefan refused.

"I am not asking for your permission Stefan", she directed at him with a stern face.

"I am coming too", Elena added not wanting for her friend to go alone with a vampire.

"I'll be fine, Elena. Just stay here and keep an eye on these two", she looked at Seth and Jeremy.

"Okay…Take care", Elena patted Pearl's back.


Pearl arrived with Stefan at the old cemetery in his car. It was night time and Pearl was finding it hard to find her way in pure darkness but Stefan had no problem because of his vampire sight.

"Are you sure she is here", Pearl questioned, staring at his face which she could barely make out in the darkness.

"Yeah I can track her", Stefan replied still walking.

"How…? Do you have some antenna sort of thing to track the transitioning vamps", she questioned casually. He didn't answer her as they finally found what they had been looking for.

"Vicki", Stefan ran to her while Pearl walked with slow steps keeping her distance.

"I'm starting to remember things, what he is, what he said", she cried. "I remember you. The hospital, the-the rooftop, it's all coming back", she sobbed.

"I'm so sorry", Stefan apologized. "Damon had no right to do this to you".

"He said that I need to feed", Vicki remembered. "What will happen if I don't?" she looked at Stefan in the eyes.

"You'll fade quickly...", Stefan replied mournfully. "And then it'll all just be over".

"I'll be dead", Vicki choked on her words.

Pearl's heart clenched for Vicki. Tears brimmed in her eyes seeing her helpless condition. She moved towards Vicki not caring at all that she was turning into a blood sucking monster and could attack her any second. Right now all she cared about is Vicki's grief. Vicki needed support and comfort and Pearl wouldn't back down from giving her what she needed. Pearl stooped down to her Vicki's level.

"Hey Vick", she smiled gently at Vicki. "Everything will be fine… ".

"I don't want this", Vicki cried looking at Pearl and then at Stefan.

"I know. It'll be ok. You're gonna be ok. I can help you", Stefan assured her.

"Is it better? Is it better? Will I be better? I wanna go home", she said breaking down in tears. "Will you take me home?" she added her voice cracking.

"Okay", Stefan said supporting Vicki. Pearl stood up from the ground.

Suddenly a gunshot disturbed the cemetery's silence and Stefan smell blood.

He looked at Pearl and saw a fearful look on her face as she clutched her stomach. She fell on the ground with a loud thud.

"Pearl", Stefan shouted but before he could to anything to her attacker he received a bullet too and followed Pearl's lead coming down to the ground.

All of a sudden the elder Salvatore arrived for the rescue. He came behind Logan Fell and bit into his neck ripping his flesh viciously. Then he quickly moved to the girl who had fallen on the ground.

"Pearl, Pearl", Damon shook her gently. Her eye lids were getting heavy and were almost closed.

"Ahhh… it's hurting", she said with a broken voice.

"Listen I am taking the bullet out… everything will be okay", Damon said and lifted her blue plain shirt that now has dark red blotches of blood. There was a bullet wound on her flat stomach. Damon tenderly took out a wooden bullet but her wound was bleeding profusely.

"Its wood", Damon announced to his younger brother who had removed a bullet from his chest with difficulty and joined his elder sibling. "They know… Pearl stay with me... ", he added to the girl who looked exactly like his old lover.

Unknown to the brothers Vicki Donovan had made her way to Logan's bleeding body and drank his blood, finally finishing the last step of her transition.

"No! No", Stefan shouted as he saw Vicki feeding on Logan's blood.

"I am sorry", she said and left.

Stefan wanted to follow the Donovan girl but he was more concerned about the wounded beauty laying on the dirty ground.

"We should take her to the hospital, Damon", he said urgently.

"How are we gonna explain her wound", Damon replied as he bit in to his wrist.

"What are you doing", Stefan snapped angrily.

"We don't have a choice. She has lost a lot of blood…my blood will heal her fast", he said and put his bleeding wrist in Pearl's mouth. Pearl struggled using a little strength she had to not drink the crimson liquid but Damon was persistent and stronger.

"Come on don't be so stubborn… this will heal you", he snapped and Pearl finally took a mouthful of his blood. Her eyelids got closed however Stefan and Damon were relieved as they heard her heart beats.

"Damon… ", Stefan warned his brother as Damon tried picking Pearl from the ground.

"You go find Vicki… I'll take her home", Damon said wiping Pearl's lips with his bare hands. Stefan was a little reluctant as he didn't trust his brother with Pearl. "We have to find her before she goes on a killing spree, right…. I won't hurt her", he added.

Stefan calculated his brother's words and expression thinking whether to believe him or not. Finally he decided to trust him.

"Take care of her", Stefan ordered his elder brother and left.

Damon picked an unconscious Pearl in his strong arms and put her in car's front seat. He came back and picked the Gilbert watch that he found near Logan's body, not knowing the purpose of the device.


Pearl stirred and Damon's crystal blue orbs traveled to her while driving. She moved a little and then groaned because of the pain.

"Easy there", Damon directed at the weak girl.

"Where are you taking me?" she asked managing a weak glare.

"I am taking you home", Damon answered not at all intimidated by the look.

"I have to take Seth home. My car is still at Elena's place. How am I going to explain everything, how I got this blood on me...", Pearl said words tumbling out from her mouth in haste.

"Take it easy", Damon stared at her and she beame quiet. The whole ride Pearl didn't utter another word sitting silently looking out of the window.

They reached outside Pearl's house. Damon got out of the car and opened Pearl's door. He extended his hand for her but Pearl didn't take it and managed to get out of the car without his help.

"Wait", Damon called as she started walking to her home. He could make out her shoulders getting tense and was sure she had an annoyed expression on her face. She stopped but didn't turn.

"Here, wear this", Damon zipped to her and took off his jacket passing it to her. "This will hide your bloody shirt", he added when she didn't accept it.

Pearl tried wearing it but gasped as the pressure was exerted on the not fully healed wound. Damon took it from her hands putting it around her shoulders. He zipped the jacket from the front and it covered Pearl's torso completely hiding her shirt completely.

Pearl walked to the front door and stumbled a little. Damon was at her side the next second. He took her waist steadying her. He tried supporting her while she walked with slow steps.

"I can walk myself", Pearl said sharply, removing his hands from her waist.

She unlocked the house door and Damon was right beside her to keep her from falling. She found that no one was home.

She made her way up the stairs with slow steps and entered her room with Damon. She sat on her bed and took off her vans and then Damon's jacket.

"Here", she stood up and passed him his black leather jacket that he always wore. Damon strolled to her taking his jacket back.

He remained standing looking at Pearl who was rummaging in the drawers of her bedside table and took out a few tablets. She poured herself a glass of water from the jug placed there. Pearl took a spot on her bed again. There was an uncomfortable silence in the room.

"If you are expecting a 'thanks'' than don't get your hopes high… you are wasting your time", she told him looking upwards. "Saving my life was very little as compared to what you did to Tanner, Vick and Zach", she choked on her tears but then wiped them roughly with her hands. "You should go", she added.

Damon nodded and moved to the door of her room but stopped there. He turned facing her.

"You think I am bad", Damon questioned with an unfathomable look on his face.

"I know you are bad", Pearl responded looking in his intense eyes.

AUTHOR'S NOTE:-

So tell me what you guys think about Pearl and Damon scenes…. Like them or not? What about Silvia's relation with Damon..? Tell me your opinion.

Tell me how can I improve and if you have any ideas, suggestions feel free to share. Constructive criticism is always welcomed. Any questions you guys have feel free to ask.