"Stefan?" Damon yelled as he stepped into the boarding house. Alaric headed straight upstairs to the bathroom to take a bath. "Stefan, where the hell are you?" Damon repeated, eyeing Alaric as he walked away. A moment later, Stefan appeared from upstairs. Passing by Alaric, he noticed the dried blood, messy hair and certain smells, and wanted to ask what's happened but figured maybe he better not. "What?" he yelled back at his brother.
"Come 'ere" Damon said, hurrying to the library. Stefan followed. "We have a problem"
"We have a problem?" Stefan looked shocked, and then burst out laughing. Damon rolled his eyes and waited for Stefan to stop laughing, but it appeared that Stefan couldn't control himself. As his whole body continued shaking with laughter, he managed to say, "I just... ok sorry sorry.." he tried to keep a straight face, "Sorry. Damon. Go ahead, you were sayin.." but failed miserably and expected a punch from Damon, and thought he would probably deserve it. When Damon didn't react to his childish behavior, Stefan realized that this was serious, and despite how funny the situation was to him, he finally managed to stop laughing. "I'm sorry Damon, but we always have 'a problem'. When did we not have a problem? Oh and, I'm assuming Elijah's dead?"
"No, he's not." Damon sighed. "But I think I know how to help Alaric.. you know.. come back him for good"
"Okay that's good. How?"
"Well, first we need to call- "
"You don't need to call anyone." Alaric suddenly appeared in the room, hair wet and shirt unbuttoned, looking pissed off. "Someone's been here." He said, looking at Stefan and expecting an answer.
"What do you mean.. someone's been here..?" Stefan replied, confused.
"A human."
When Stefan didn't seem to know what Alaric was talking about, Alaric said, "Where is Caroline"
"I don't know, haven't seen he-"
"Alaric what's going on? we have things to do" Damon stepped closer to Alaric. Alaric took two step back. He met Damon's eyes but said nothing.
"Ric, come on, we can go to Bonnie's no-"
"We're not going anywhere, Damon.. I mean, not now" Alaric said, in his voice, but it was not him talking. "What we need to do now is find Elijah. And finish him off."
"No, Ric please, this isn't yo-" And just like that, Damon was flying across the room until he hit the furthest wall. Stefan went to help his brother get up and once they did, Alaric wasn't in the room.
"What the hell was that!" Stefan said and Damon explained to him everything he knew.
They were running out of time. Damon quickly picked up his phone and dialed Bonnie's phone number.
"What do you want, Damon."
"Can we meet? I need your help."
"I can't help you,"
"Please, Bonnie, there's no one else that can," Damon begged. Bonnie realized the importance of what Damon needed, she's never heard him talk like that, let alone beg. Damon quickly explained to her what he needed and after a few moments of considering her options, she finally decided that she would come by later that day. Damon thanked her, and hung up the phone.
Damon kept trying to call Alaric but with no luck in reaching him. His stomach was twisting, hoping he would get to save the love of his life soon. Stefan's stomach was twisting, hoping he would save his brother's life, and his.
Bonnie finally arrived to the boarding house. Damon let her in and thanked her again for coming. "I won't ever forget this, Bonnie. I really need your help."
"I also won't forget who I'm helping. What is happening to Alaric is wrong. What I understood from you that he is.. possessed?"
"Something like that, I'm not sure.. I really don't know, I mean, he can't remember his past life. He hears voices that tell him to freakin kill. It's not like an alter ego, and maybe that's why we couldn't help him the first time?"
"Yeah.. Maybe.." Bonnie said, as she went through her books, "Okay. Do you think it is more like when Klaus took over his body?"
"No I doubt that. He was completely gone that time. Now, he's there. Just.. trying to reach out and.. it's more like he's fighting with someone else for control over his own mind"
"Okay, what we know is that it's not demons so we can't use this," She said to herself, as she put away some books, "And it can't be that.. "
As Bonnie continued her research in the library, Stefan came close to Damon and pulled him away a bit, "Listen Damon.. I don't want you to.. Just make sure you are ready for what might happen next, whatever it is,"
"I know, Stefan"
"Yeah it just, may not be what you wanted-"
"I said I know, Stefan." Damon glared at his brother, wanting him to shut up and to stop trying to crush his hopes. Things are going to be fine. Damon and Alaric are going to be fine. And Damon can't afford to lose hope now.
to be continued.
