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Chapter 9: History Repeating


Sarah walked into the school with her backpack on her shoulder, but she felt like she had the weight of something much heavier on her back. After two days off avoiding School and keeping her brothers from killing each other, Sarah had finally decided it was time for her to get back to her 'normal' life.

She had tried to get Stefan to come with her but he had refused and stubbornly remained in bed. She didn't push that hard. She had come to terms with Lexi's death as had Stefan but that didn't stop him from hating Damon. She was just thankful he wasn't out to kill him anymore, though there was no telling how long that would last.

She walked down the corridor and passed Elena and Caroline who were talking. She didn't really listen, even when Elena called out her name she didn't look back. She was slightly scared to look at Elena, knowing that if she did it would remind her of Katherine and in turn Lexi and her death. She didn't want to break down into tears in the middle of school so she just continued on into the classroom and sat down as the bell rang.

Students filled the classroom, among them was Elena, and they all grabbed a seat. Sarah looked over to Stefan's empty seat wishing he was here with her. She caught a glimpse of Elena doing the same, she tried to make eye contact but Sarah turned back to the front as the new teacher entered.

She was surprised to see him dressed in a leather jacket, almost like her and her fellow brothers. He had stubble around his jaw and lips that had been trimmed down finely and short dark brown hair.

"Good morning everyone," he said as he dumped his bag by his desk and pulled of his jacket to reveal a dark purple shirt. He then got the piece of chalk and wrote on the board 'Alaric Saltzman'. But as he wrote Sarah's eyes narrowed on his hand where she saw a fancy looking ring. It was similar to her own ring in design, silver ring with a black stone in the centre and a silver pattern over the stone. She tilted her head as she stared at it before the teacher turned around and she lost sight of his hand and her thoughts.

"Alaric, Saltzman," the new teacher said as he pointed to each word. "It's a mouthful, I know. Doesn't exactly roll of the tongue," Alaric said as he began to pace back and forth in front of the board. Sarah watched him as he did, trying to catch another look at his ring to see just how much like hers it really was.

"Saltzman is of German origins. My family emigrated here in 1755 to Texas. I, however, was born and raised in Boston. Now the name Alaric belongs to a very dead great-grandfather I will never be able to thank enough. You'll probably want to pronounce 'A-laric' but it's 'Alaric' okay? So, you can call me Rick. I'm your new history teacher," Alaric said with a smile to the class, but Sarah only eyed him with suspicion. Something was defiantly different about this guy.

The class was quick enough and Sarah was out the door first before Elena could get to her. She knew what she would want to talk about and Sarah was in no mood to get in between her and Stefan. She vanished into the school losing Elena who she then found outside talking to Bonnie by the benches during their free period.

She would have gone back inside if she hadn't seen Caroline and Matt talking out the front of the school. Her eyes locked on Matt as he argued with Caroline about something. Part of her wanted to go and just talk to him but she knew it wouldn't end well. She knew too much about Vicki and if she got close to Matt then he'd find out.

"Sarah," she spun on her heels to find Elena was now standing beside her a concerned frown on her face as she stared at the Salvatore sister. "Are you okay?" Elena asked as she continued to watch Sarah.

"Yeah...I'm good," Sarah said as she looked back to see Matt storming off from Caroline. Seeing them separate she turned back to Elena who was still looking concerned. "Seriously, Elena, I'm fine."

"Alright," Elena said half heartedly as she folded her arms. "How's Stefan?"

"He's doing what he does best, brooding," Sarah answered with a shrug.

"He...He...He didn't kill..." Elena couldn't bring herself to say the words.

"No. He didn't kill Damon," Sarah said with a thin smile.

"So, is he coming back to school?" Elena asked hopefully.

"I don't know, Elena. He's...he's in a weird place right now. But just give him time and he'll come back when he's ready," Sarah said as she put a reassuring hand on Elena's shoulder which surprised her. She was actually starting to care for Elena, in a friendly sort of way.

"Alright. Tell him I'm asking for him," Elena said as she pulled away from Sarah.

"I will," Sarah said before Elena returned to the bench she and Bonnie had been sat at. It took her a moment to realise that Stefan was seated on one of the benches further back and Elena was actually heading for him. She would have listened in if she had caught a glimpse of Damon over by the parking lot. She would have to find out later what Stefan and Elena were talking about, though she already had a good idea.

She walked casually over to the parking lot where she found Damon now talking to Bonnie by her car. She got closer before sitting down on a bench and brushing her hair behind her ear as she listened in on their conversation.

"Belive it or not, Bonnie, I wanna protect you. Let me help you get Emily off your back," Damon said and Sarah frowned at the name. She didn't know anyone named Emily, she hadn't met anyone with that name in a long time.

"How do you know about her?" Bonnie asked in shock.

"I know a lot of things, and I know more about that crystal than you do, and I know that she's using it to creep inside of you. See how scared you are? And you should be, because I will get that crystal, even if I have to wait for Emily to give it to me herself. So, next time she comes out to play, you tell her that a deal's a deal," Damon said as he opened Bonnie's car door for her.

Once Bonnie had gotten in the car and left Sarah made her move. Damon knew she was there before he even turned around though, perhaps it was the rush of wind she created when she ran over.

"Can I help you, Sarah?" Damon asked as he turned around with a smug smile.

"What do you want with Bonnie?" Sarah asked as she glared back at her brother, trying to figure out what he was after.

"That's none of your business sister," Damon said as he wiggled his finger back and forth.

"Considering you just killed my friend. I think you owe me one," Sarah said as she took a step towards Damon but he didn't waiver in his stance. He remained silent as Sarah stared at him with her green suspicious eyes.

"Who's Emily?" Sarah asked and Damon smirked back knowingly.

"Tell you what, since I did kill Lexi, I'll remind you," Damon said as he stepped towards his sister with a calculating smile. "Who was there the day we turned," Damon said and Sarah's eyes widened as she said the name.

"Emily."

"Bingo," Damon said with a wink. "See you later," Damon then said before vanishing from in front of Sarah who was still a little shocked that Emily was somehow communicating with Bonnie. She had died over a century ago so what did Damon want with her now? Sarah wondered as she walked back over to the school.

Once the day was over she returned home to where Stefan was getting ready to head out. Sarah dropped her bag by the door and tilted her head when Stefan looked up to meet her gaze.

"Heading out," Sarah asked.

"Elena called. Damon's been following Bonnie," Stefan said as he pulled on his leather jacket.

"I know," Sarah said nodding. "I saw him today. I asked him but he didn't give much. You heading over to Elena's?" Stefan nodded. "Need some company?" Sarah asked and Stefan shrugged as he made his way past her. She rolled her eyes and then followed him out as she pulled on her own leather jacket.

"So what were you and Elena talking about at School today?" Sarah asked as the two vampires made their way down the driveway. Stefan looked to her, obviously thinking he had managed to avoid her while there but now finding he was mistaken.

"I was telling her that I wasn't going to go to school anymore," Stefan answered.

"Wait, seriously?" Sarah asked as she looked at him with a frown. When he said nothing and just continued on she knew he was telling the truth. "Why don't you want to go to school anymore?" Again he said nothing, he was like a man on a mission as he marched towards Elena's house.

"It's Elena isn't it? You don't want her to end up like Lexi," Sarah said but Stefan remained quiet as he continued on. She knew she was right though, she didn't need him to confirm it. She could hardly blame him after they'd seen their closest friend die, she didn't want to lose anyone else either. He was keeping Elena at arm's length because he thought it would protect her from Damon. Although Sarah had a sneaking suspicion that it wouldn't work.

Once they arrived at Elena's house, Stefan rang the bell while Sarah stood behind him, silent as the door to the Gilbert house opened.

"Hey. Thanks for coming. I wouldn't have called if it wasn't important," Elena said before looking back into the house were Bonnie was watching them. When she saw Elena look at her she wondered off into the kitchen and Elena stepped outside to join Stefan and Sarah.

"He threatened her," Elena said in reference to Damon as she turned to face the two Salvatores after closing the front door. She instantly began to pace back and forth on the porch while Stefan stood with his arms folded and Sarah leaned on the railing.

"What would Damon what with Bonnie?" Stefan asked aloud as he lowered his in thought.

"She has this necklace. Caroline got it from Damon, and she gave it to Bonnie, and now Damon wants it back. He's tormenting her," Elena said in clear and deep concern for her best friend.

"Over a necklace?" Stefan said in confusion, but Sarah already had an idea as to why Damon was after it.

"It's not just any necklace. It has to do with Bonnie's heritage. It belonged to one of her ancestors-" Elena began to explained before Sarah chimed in.

"Emily," Sarah said and Stefan looked to her as he remembered the name.

"Katherine's handmaiden," Stefan declared and Sarah nodded as Elena looked to them with confusion.

"She was a witch, and apparently an ancestor of Bonnie," Sarah explained as she pushed off the railing. A look of realisation passed over Elena as she looked to Stefan and Sarah.

"You know? About Bonnie?" Elena asked mostly to Stefan.

"The first night that you invited me over for dinner, I made the connection," Stefan said before Elena looked to Sarah.

"I had my suspicions," Sarah said with a shrug as she answered the same question Elena had asked Stefan.

"And now Damon knows, and for some reason he wants that necklace," Elena said with a sigh.

"What did it look like?" Sarah asked as she and Stefan looked to Elena for additional information.

"It's an antique iron setting with a-" Elena stated before Stefan took over.

"-with an amber crystal. I know it," Stefan said before turning to Sarah. "It belonged to Katherine," he explained which admittedly Sarah didn't know. "Emily gave it to her, which could mean..." Stefan trailed off as he looked back to Elena.

"What?" Elena asked as she frowned at him.

"I don't know, but I'm gonna find out. Let me talk to Damon," Stefan said as he began to walk off the porch.

"I'll come with you," Sarah said as she went to follow him.

"No," Stefan said as she turned around and held up a hand for her to stop. "I'll talk to him. I want you to stay with Elena and Bonnie in case anything happens," Stefan said as he lowered his hand.

"If anything happens, I want to be able to help you," Sarah said as she stepped towards him but Stefan wasn't having it.

"Sarah, please. Just stay with them," Stefan said and grudgingly Sarah nodded. She knew it was for the best, maybe not for her but for Stefan and Bonnie it was the best thing. "I'll be back soon," Stefan said to Elena before he walked off down the street leaving Elena and Sarah on the porch.

"I guess you better come in then," Elena said as she opened the door for Sarah. The two stepped inside and then closed the door before joining Bonnie in the kitchen. Not that long later Caroline showed up and the four began cooking their dinner. Sarah had offered to leave them alone but Elena and Caroline had insisted that she stay, despite the fact that she would have preferred to remain in the shadows alone rather than in the middle of the kitchen with three teenagers

As they all prepared the dinner, Sarah suddenly felt the tension pick up when Bonnie and Caroline glanced at each other. It was then she realised that none of them had really talked since Caroline arrived, not that she minded. She preferred to avoid whatever high school drama was going on between the two. It was only when Elena gave Caroline a look that she finally spoke to Bonnie.

"I'm sorry," Caroline said in as perky a voice as she could muster up. "There. I said it. If you want the ugly-ass necklace, then keep it. It's yours," Caroline said which made Sarah realised that the two fighting teens were on the edge of her supernatural world and they didn't even know it. Yes Bonnie knew she was a witch but she had no idea how much more was out there.

"Will you hate me if I tell you I threw it away?" Bonnie asked with a guilty sigh to her friend.

"You did what?" Sarah and Caroline asked in shock. Elena looked to Sarah who was giving her worried looks and was about to explain when Bonnie beat her to it.

"I know it sounds crazy, but the necklace was giving me nightmares. I had to get rid of it," Bonnie explained, only Elena and Sarah knew what was really going on. It was Emily trying to communicate with Bonnie.

"You could have just given it back to me," Caroline said.

"Why? So you could just give it back to Damon?" Elena cut in.

"Screw Damon!" Caroline snapped angrily before remembering that Sarah was there and looked to her with a guilty face. "I'm sorry...I-I didn't mean..."

"It's fine, Caroline," Sarah said in a reassuring and friendly voice. "Trust me, I'm as mad at him as you are right now," Sarah said as she looked down. A second later she felt Elena rubbing her arm and she looked over to see her offering her friendly smile which Sarah was thankful for. She was the only one in the room that knew what she meant and it was nice of her to comfort her.

"So are we doing manicures or what?" Caroline asked slightly insensitively which caused Elena to roll her eyes.

"Sure, Caroline," Sarah said with a smile which made Elena smile with her as Caroline headed over to retrieve her manicure set from her bag.

"Could you get mine too?" Bonnie asked from the kitchen and Caroline complied without even a grumble. Once she got her own kit out of her bag she moved onto Bonnie's to get her friend's but instead found something else.

"Why are you such a little lair, Bonnie?" Caroline asked accusingly as she turned around towards the kitchen.

"What?" exclaimed Bonnie in hurt.

"Caroline!" Elena added angrily while Sarah just frowned before all their eyes widened when they saw the necklace in Caroline's hand. Though this was Sarah's first time seeing it she knew it was the necklace that Damon was after, the one that had belonged to Katherine.

"I'm not lying to you, Caroline. I swear," Bonnie stammered as she stared at the necklace along with Elena and Sarah.

"It's true. I watched her throw it into a field," Elena added while Sarah just continued to stare at the necklace as Caroline approached the counter and dropped the necklace onto it.

"Then explain it," Caroline said as she looked back to Bonnie.

"Emily," Bonnie said and Elena turned to Sarah and the two shared a knowing look.

"Who's Emily?" Caroline asked as she continued to glare at Bonnie.

"The Ghost," Bonnie said, fear in her voice which Sarah picked up on.

"Oh, the ghost has a name now?" Caroline said mockingly as she swayed her head back and forth.

"Caroline," Sarah said warningly at the blonde fell silent when she caught the vampire's glare. She didn't remember anything about Sarah being a blood sucking monster but some part of her knew not to challenge her.

"I wonder why she won't leave me alone," Bonnie said to Elena and despite Sarah's warning Caroline had still had enough.

"What is going on? Why am I not a part of this conversation?" Caroline blurted out and all three girls turned to face her, almost as if she hadn't even been there.

"You guys do this to me all the time," Caroline exclaimed angrily as she waited for her supposed friends to answer her. Sarah didn't care about this, her priority was Emily and protecting Bonnie from Damon. She stepped back, metaphorically, and let the three fight it out.

"That's not true," Elena replied to Caroline.

"Yes it is," Bonnie countered which shocked Elena as she watched her friend turn to Caroline. "I can't talk to you. You don't listen," Bonnie explained to Caroline.

"That's not true," Caroline declared.

"I'm a witch," Bonnie declared and Sarah's eyes widened. She didn't understand why Bonnie was blurting out her supernatural secret, she could only imagine how Caroline was going to take this as she watched the blonde haired teen respond.

"And don't we all know it," Caroline said mockingly and Sarah sighed with relief. The last thing she needed was a gossip going around town telling everyone a witch was living in Mystic Falls. And witch was only one step away from vampire.

"See?" Bonnie exclaimed. "That's what I'm talking about. I'm trying to tell you something. You don't even hear it," Bonnie said in a hurt tone as she stormed off into the living room.

"I listen," Caroline declared when she turned back to Elena and Sarah. "When do I not listen?" Caroline asked and Elena and Sarah looked to each other before looking back to Caroline and smiling politely. In return Caroline began to pout, she knew they were right and that she was being rude to her friend.

"Go and apologize," Elena said with a nod towards the living room.

"But-" Caroline began but almost instantly stopped when Elena shot her a glare. Caroline knew she was right and turned on her heels with a lowered head as she made her way slowly into the living room. Once she was gone Sarah swiftly pulled Elena back around to face her.

"What are we going to do about that?" Sarah asked in a hiss pointing to the necklace that was on the table.

"I don't know. Somehow I think it'll just end up back with Bonnie," Elena said as she ran a hand over her face as she groaned in frustration. "Let's just stick to the plan until Stefan comes back," Elena suggested as she looked to Sarah who didn't look too convinced.

"And if Damon gets back before him?" Sarah asked.

"That's why your here," Elena said with a brave smile as she patted Sarah on the arm of her leather jacket and moved over to listen in on Bonnie and Caroline. Sarah didn't follow her, instead she looked to the table with the necklace. She considered taking it and running, but she knew it would return to Bonnie somehow. Elena was right, sticking with Bonnie for now was the best way to stop Damon from whatever he was doing.

"Elena, Sarah, you can come in now. We're done," Caroline called into the kitchen and Sarah looked over to see Elena gesturing for her to follow her into the living room. Sarah smiled back and followed, bringing the necklace with her. She needed to know where it was in order to keep it from Damon.

Entering the living room, Sarah found Bonnie and Caroline on the sofa with Elena on the arm. As she entered, she held out the necklace for Bonnie to take. She hesitated but when Caroline nudged her Bonnie took the necklace and Sarah offered her a friendly smile. The vampire then sat on the arm of the couch next to Bonnie and smiled over to Elena who seemed almost proud of her in a sense.

"There is just way too much drama in this room," Caroline declared in an upbeat tone, clearly trying to change the mood. "So, what do you guys wanna do?" Caroline asked, she looked to each of the three faces in the room and when no one answered she answered herself.

"I have an idea," Caroline said as she stood up. "Why don't we have a séance?"

"I don't think that's a good idea," Bonnie said with a shaky voice as Elena shock her head in disagreement. But Sarah seemed to see Caroline's idea in a different light.

"Actually, I agree with Caroline," Sarah said and Elena and Bonnie turned to look at her with frowns. "Well, maybe if we talk to her, we can find out what she wants with you," Sarah said to Bonnie with a shrug which seemed to sway the two teenagers.

"Come on. Let's summon some spirits," Caroline said, suddenly very eager to participate in the supernatural. "This Emily chick has some serious explaining to do." It didn't take the four women long to get up into Elena's bedroom, turn off the lights and set up five candles in centre of the dark room. When three out of the four girls sat down on the floor Caroline looked over to Sarah who stood against the door with her arms folded.

"You're not joining in?" Caroline asked with a frown which Elena and Bonnie shared.

"My connection isn't as strong as you three. You've been best friends for a long time and stuff like this requires strong bonds, if I join in it will taint your bond in a way. Plus there's the whole power of three thing, if you add a fourth it will make it hard to contact her," Sarah explained as the three faces staring at her went from smiling at her complement to frowning at her explanation.

"Is that really a thing? The power of three?" Caroline asked.

"It is," Sarah said with a smile to the naive girl. "Don't worry. I'll be right here if anything happens," Sarah said reassuringly, but only Elena understood what she really meant. Then the room went quiet as the three girls joined hands tried to focus, it didn't take long for Bonnie to let out a sigh and open her eyes.

"What are we doing?" Bonnie asked and Elena and Caroline join her in opening their eyes.

"I don't know." Elena chimed in.

"Be quiet and concentrate," Caroline ordered, it was surprising how serious she was taking it considering no more than ten minutes ago she didn't even believe Bonnie was a witch.

"Close your eyes. Now take a deep breath." Caroline said and her friends did as told while Sarah watched quietly from the shadow that was cast over the door. "Call to her," Caroline said with her eyes closed.

"Emily, you there?" Bonnie said in an uncommitted voice which cause Caroline to open her eyes and glare at Bonnie.

"Really? 'Emily, you there?'" Caroline mimicked in a mocking tone similar to Bonnie's. "That's all you got? Come on," Caroline said, trying to get Bonnie to take it as seriously as her.

"Fine, geez," Bonnie groaned before they closed their eyes and tried again. "Emily. I call on you. I know you have a message. I'm here to listen," Bonnie said in a serious tone and Sarah knew what was coming before it even happened. The three girls on the floor all jumped back when the flames of the candles in between them sudden shot up in a burst of strength before settling down again.

"Did that just?" Elena asked as she stared down at the candles.

"Yeah, it just happened," Caroline said, equally as shocked. It didn't take long for a breeze to pass through and even in her leather jacket Sarah still felt it. As she rubbed her own arms for warmth, Caroline did the same and the three teens shared worried looks.

"It's just the air conditioning," Bonnie stammered quickly as the candles' flames grew once again. It was Emily, she was here. Sarah pushed off the door and dropped her arms to her side with clenched fists, ready for whatever Emily was about to do. Something told her that after being dead for over one-hundred and fifty years the witch wouldn't be in the friendliest of moods.

"Ask her to show you a sign," Caroline said to Bonnie who looked back with trembling eyes. The dark skinned girl just shook her head and who could blame her. "Ask her," Caroline repeated and Elena joined in on the head shaking, even Sarah was starting to think maybe this wasn't her best idea.

"Emily, if you're among us, show us another sign," Caroline said aloud and for a while nothing happened. All four of them stared at the candles, waiting for Emily's next sign.

"See? It's not working," Bonnie said with a shaking voice, but Sarah knew better. It was then that the windows suddenly flew open by a sudden gust of wind. Sarah moved quickly at human speed over to the window as started to close the double window as the three girls jumped up to their feet.

"I can't, I'm done," Bonnie shouted as she grabbed the necklace around her neck and threw it down towards the candles which instantly blew out engulfing the room in darkness.

"Get the lights!" Bonnie shouted frantically and before she could ask again Sarah raced over at supernatural speed and switched the lights on. They were all still here and all still alive which was good enough for Sarah who sighed in relief along with the others.

"You guys, the necklace. It's gone," Bonnie said and all eyes moved to the floor where the candles were. Bonnie was right, the necklace was gone. Sarah eyes widened as she looked to Elena who looked back, both wondering the same thing, had Damon just stolen it? No, if he had Sarah would have known. Somehow she would have heard or seen him take it. That meant only one thing. It had to have been Emily.

"Okay, fun's over, Caroline. You made your point, and I get it. Now give it back," Elena said as the four formed a circle in the middle of the room.

"What? I didn't take it," Caroline said, clearly as confused as the rest of them. It was at that moment Elena saw a shadow move from in the hallway. Sarah followed her gaze but by the time she turned around there was nothing there.

"What'd you see?" Sarah asked turning back around to Elena with concern.

"I don't know. Nothing. Jeremy, are you home?" Elena called out into the hallway as she stepped forwards only to be stopped by Sarah. The vampire gave her a warning look and then processed into the empty hallway first. If it was Damon sneaking around the house she didn't want him taking Elena before she could find him.

"Guys..." Bonnie said from back in the room and Sarah turned back before following Elena back in to see Bonnie walking into the bathroom. The teenager bent down and when she turned around she had the necklace in her hand. Then the door suddenly slammed shut and Bonnie was trapped in the bathroom.

"Bonnie!" the three women stared to scream as they began pounding on the door. From the other side all they could hear was Bonnie's screams as the lights around the house began to flicker on and off.

"Bonnie! Bonnie open the door!" Elena shouted as she, Sarah and Caroline continued to pound on the door.

"Get back!" Sarah ordered, pulling the two girls back with her superior strength before grabbing hold of the doorframe. Once she found her balance she lifted her foot and kicked the door with her supernatural strength. The thing didn't even budge. Sarah kicked again and then again but still nothing happened. The lights stopped flicker and Bonnie fell silent as Sarah kicked again the door flying open and swinging back into Sarah who caught the door with her hand. She pushed it open again and stepped in with Elena and Caroline behind her, all three looked to Bonnie who stood still with her head in her hands.

"What happened? Are you okay?" Elena asked quickly as Bonnie lowered her hands and looked up.

"I'm fine," Bonnie answered in a calm tone which shocked the three women opposite her.

"Unbelievable. You were totally faking it," Caroline said in outrage as she turned and marched out the room.

"Caroline, come on," Elena said as she followed Caroline out while Sarah remained in the bathroom with Bonnie. Staring at her while the dark skinned girl stared back with a blank expression.

"Bonnie?" Sarah asked as she stepped forwards.

"I'm fine. Everything is fine," Bonnie said as she walked past Sarah and out the room. Sarah followed the girl out, still staring at her in confusion as she made her way towards the stairs.

"I can't believe I fell for it," Caroline moaned as she and Elena followed Sarah out the bedroom and after Bonnie who was already halfway down the stairs.

"Bonnie, are you okay?" Elena called after her friend.

"I must go," Bonnie said without looking back.

"She's leaving, I'm leaving," Caroline declared from the top of the stairs with Elena while Sarah followed Bonnie down the stairs.

"You guys can't leave," Elena said, desperate to keep her friends together and safe.

"Emily," Sarah announced and Bonnie froze as she reached for the front door. Her head snapped back to Sarah who was stood on the bottom step, face stern as she got ready to charge at Emily.

"I won't let him have it. It must be destroyed," Emily declared from inside Bonnie's body.

"Oh my God," Elena gasped from the top of the stairs next to Caroline as she looked down at her possessed friend.

"You'll thank me for this, Sarah," Emily declared.

"Where are you going?" Sarah asked as she stepped of the stairs and onto the floor.

"To where it all began," Emily said as she turned back towards the door.

"Not before you tell me what's going on," Sarah said as she reached forwards for Emily. But the witch spun around and threw up her hand towards Sarah's chest. The vampire was sent flying back and into the kitchen where she slammed into the island. When she looked back up Emily was out the door and Elena was trying to pull it open with Caroline rushing into the kitchen to help Sarah up.

"What's happening?" Caroline shouted in confusion as Sarah lead her back towards the front door that Elena couldn't seem to open.

"What's wrong?" Sarah asked, ignoring Caroline as she looked to Elena.

"I don't know. The door, it's not-" Elena said as she pulled at the door only for it to be suddenly opened by Jeremy. Elena and Caroline screamed as they jumped back and Sarah had to fight the urge to bare her fangs at what she had expected to be a threat.

"What the hell?" Jeremy asked in confusion as he walked in. Quickly he decided it wasn't worth his time and made his way up to his room while Caroline stormed out the door.

"I'm outta here," Caroline declared and was gone before Elena could stop her.

"What do we do?" Elena said in a panic as she looked to Sarah for answers.

"Call Stefan," Sarah ordered, the needed to keep him in the loop. Elena did as told and after a few rings Stefan answered.

"What's wrong?" Stefan asked upon answering.

"It's Bonnie. Emily is possessing her. She said something," Elena said down the line while Sarah listened in with her enhanced hearing.

"What did she say?" Stefan asked Elena but Sarah was the one to answer, knowing that her brother would hear her.

"She said 'I won't let him have it. It must be destroyed. You'll thank me for this.' And then she left. I think she's going to destroy the crystal," Sarah explained aloud from beside Elena.

"Where do you think she went?" Stefan asked from down the phone, clearly having heard Sarah.

"I don't know," Elena said before pausing to think, then suddenly she had an answer. "Fell's church, by the old cemetery that's where she took Bonnie in her dreams." Elena explained as she looked to Sarah who nodded back before taking off towards the church at vamp speed. She knew where it was. It was the final resting place of Katherine.

When she arrived at the remains of the long dead church, Stefan was already there helping Damon off a branch he'd been impaled on. He let out painful groans as Stefan dropped him to the ground where he muttered something beneath his breath.

"What happened?" Sarah asked as she stopped at Stefan's side as they both stood over Damon.

"Emily happened," Damon groaned as he pushed himself up to his feet.

"Stefan. Sarah. You're all here," Emily said in Bonnie's voice from behind and the three Salvatores turned to see her standing in the centre of a star she had made on the ground. They all knew it had something to do with magic and all remained still as they looked ahead to Emily.

"Hello, Emily," Stefan greeted her in return.

"These people don't deserve this. They should never have to know such evil," Emily said and Sarah frowned before looking to Stefan.

"What's she talking about?" Sarah asked her brother as their forest green eyes met. Stefan was quiet, hesitate to answer in fear of how his sister would react.

"I told you Sarah. You'll thank me for this," Emily said from inside her seal.

"What's going on?" Sarah demanded as she turned back to Stefan who closed his eyes. He had been hoping to keep this from Sarah, to spare her from the pain.

"He... He wants to bring back Katherine," Stefan said as he finally looked back to Sarah's eyes.

"What?" The word escaped Sarah's lips as an astonished whisper before she looked over to Damon who avoided her gaze as he held a hand over his blood stained shirt.

"You what?" Sarah shouted as she turned fully towards Damon with a glare of pure rage.

"Listen to me, Sarah-" Damon started but Sarah was already on him. She shoved him back against the tree truck, holding him down with her arm against his throat.

"Why would you bring her back!" Sarah shouted into his face, Damon had to close his eyes to get away from Sarah's intense glare. "After everything she put us through, why would you bring her back!"

"Because I love her!" Damon finally shouted back and Sarah didn't think twice as she knocked him to the ground with a punch across the face.

"And I hate her!" Sarah shouted as Damon looked up at her from the ground. "She took everything from us! She turned us against each other! And all for her damn amusement!" Sarah shouted as she began to kick Damon, angry hot tears trailing down her checks. She managed to get a few good kicks in his chest before Stefan grabbed her from behind and pulled her away a meter or so.

"Sarah! Sarah, stop!" Stefan shouted as Sarah broke free and turned to face him so that he could now see her watery forest green eyes.

"Why should I? He killed Lexi. He's tortured us. And this whole time it's been all for that Bitch!" Sarah shouted angrily as she threw herself into Stefan who caught her and held her close.

"It's alright, Sarah. I won't unleash them into this world," Emily said as Damon got back up to his face.

"Them?" Sarah asked in a whisper as she turned around with Stefan to face Emily and Damon who was glaring at the possessed witch angrily.

"What do you mean, them?" Stefan asked as he continued to hold Sarah with one arm.

"To save her, I had to save them," Emily said and instantly it clicked in both Stefan and Sarah's heads.

"You saved everyone in the church?" Stefan said as he stepped out in front of Sarah towards Damon.

"With one comes all," Emily explained as she and Sarah watched the two brothers face off against each other.

"I don't care about them. I just want Katherine," Damon said as he looked to Emily with pleading eyes. Sarah screamed out in anger and frustration as she dashed forwards only to be pulled to a halt by Stefan.

"Damon, don't! Don't you dare!" Sarah screamed as tears continued to run while Stefan held her back.

"Stay out of it, Sarah!" Damon snapped angrily and Sarah let out another whimper as her eldest brother turned to Emily. "Please. I kept my promise. I did everything in my power to save your family. If you do this they'll all die with me. Trust me," Damon pleaded but Emily didn't sway.

"I can't free them. I won't," Emily said as she looked to the sky. "Incendia!" Emily chanted aloud and the seal she stood in the centre of caught a light. Quickly Stefan pulled his little sister back from the flames but Damon remained right up against them with angry eyes on Emily.

"No!" Damon shouted as Elena came running out into view from the woods.

"Bonnie!" Elena shouted as Stefan ran over to stop her while Sarah watched Emily throw the necklace into the air. She watched as it exploded into flames that flew down around them before all the fire in the area vanished. At the same moment Bonnie's eyes opened and from her confused look Sarah knew that Emily had left her body.

Everyone froze as they stared at Bonnie, processing what had just happened. Sarah would have smiled if she could move, but she was stuck in her stunned facial expression. At least Katherine was now locked away forever, Sarah thought positively.

Then Damon broke from the trance and marched forwards and over to a startled Bonnie. Not thinking twice he pulled her head to the side and dug his fangs into her neck, ripping her open as if she were nothing but a helpless little girl.

Sarah was the first to move. She ran and full speed and grabbed onto Damon before throwing him back. While Stefan rushed to Bonnie as she fell to the ground, Sarah ran forwards and pushed Damon back again before holding him back at arm's length with her palm on his chest.

Looking back over when she released Damon wasn't going to go for Bonnie again, she saw Stefan searching for Bonnie's pulse. She watched as Elena shot Damon a dirty look before looking back to her friend who lay on the ground.

"She's alive, but barely. I can save her," Stefan said aloud before biting into his wrist and putting it to Bonnie's mouth. His blood dribbled through her mouth and into her body as she struggled on the ground, clearly not found of the taste of blood. Once he was done he pulled his wrist back, which had already healed over and Bonnie gasped as Elena knelt down next to her. Sarah knew what was going to happen, she and her brother had used their magical blood on people before.

"Her neck, it's healing," Elena announced as she watched the gruesome bite mark on Bonnie's neck heal over. Sarah had seen it all before so instead she looked over her shoulder to see Damon stomping off into the woods. She turned back to Stefan who was up on his feet now and the two then followed him off to a secluded area while Elena stayed with the now healed Bonnie. When the two siblings found their older brother he was sat on a tree stump looking off into the distance.

"Katherine never compelled me. I knew everything," Damon said as he broke the silence that surrounded the Salvatore siblings. "Every step of the way. It was real for me," Damon admitted, still not looking over to his brother or sister who stood at his side. There was another silence as Sarah stared at her brother, she had stopped crying now but could still feel the stinging stains on her cheeks that had been left behind.

"I'll leave now," Damon said finally.

"What?" Sarah said in surprise as Damon finally turned to lock eyes with her.

"There's nothing for me here anymore," Damon said as hurt filled Sarah eyes.

"There's us, your family," Sarah said but Damon remained silent as he got to his feet and turned to face his younger siblings.

"We're not a family, Sarah. We're three people who grew up together and have been destroying each other's lives for the past century and a half," Damon answered coldly which made Sarah feel even worse.

"But we can fix that. We can be a family now. Now that Katherine is done with we can finally move on," Sarah said with a hopeful smile which Damon didn't share.

"No," Damon said in a quiet whisper.

"Yes we can. Right, Stefan?" Sarah asked as she turned to her other brother who looked away silently. "Right?" Sarah asked in a worried tone. Stefan moved his head about but continued to avoid Sarah's gaze until finally he spoke.

"I'm...I'm not staying," Stefan said finally and Sarah let out a silent gasp as her lips parted. "I'm going to tell Elena after this and then I'll leave in the morning," Stefan explained as he looked up to his sister's matching eyes.

"Then... Then we can all leave. Together," Sarah stammered as she looked back and forth between her brothers, neither of whom seemed convinced about the idea.

"No, Sarah," her oldest brother said with a shake of his head.

"No good comes out of us being together," Stefan added as new tears filled Sarah's eyes. She couldn't believe it. After all this time and effort she was losing them again. She had really thought this time would be different she'd really thought they could all end up together again. From beneath her knees began to shake, then her whole body began to tremble as tears rolled out her eyes once again that night.

"Please... Don't do this..." Sarah said quietly, not looking at either off her brothers. There was a long moment were nothing was said until Damon took a step backwards, away from his siblings. Sarah's head shot towards him but then did an immediate one-eighty towards Stefan when she heard him step away as well.

"Sorry, Sarah," Stefan said quietly as he held back his own tears.

"It's for the best," Damon said as she turned to face him and his cold blue eyes. "You're better off without us anyway. You said so yourself, remember?" Damon said with a weak smile as he kept stepping backwards. She did remember, but that hadn't been her at the time, she was a different person then.

"It's not true," Sarah said with a shaky voice before her head began to move between her two brothers, her raven hair flying all over as it kept changing direction.

"Please. Please don't leave. Stefan. Damon," Sarah pleaded as her brother got further and further apart and the gap between all three of them increased. "I'll stop you. I won't let you leave. I'll lock you both up if I have to," Sarah began to say but she made no move to back up her words as more tears came flooding out.

"You can't stop both of us," Damon said from one side.

"Even if you catch one of us, the other will still leave," Stefan added from the other side.

"And you still won't have your family back," Damon finished as Sarah continued to look back and forth. Each time her head moved more tears flew from her eyes. She couldn't do it, she couldn't chose between her brothers and they knew it. They had her in a stalemate.

In that moment she wanted nothing more than to throw her switch off to make the pain stop but she knew she couldn't. Lexi had made sure off it and for good reason but in that moment Sarah didn't care, she just wanted the pain to stop.

"Don't leave me!" Sarah suddenly shrieked and both brothers turned from her, their backs now on her as they headed off in opposite directions. Sarah's knees gave out and she collapsed to the ground, landing on all fours as her chest began to heave up and down. She closed her eyes, hoping it was all a nightmare and that she'd wake up at home to find it was Damon playing some cruel trick on her. But it was all real. Her brothers were really leaving her again.

When she looked up they were both gone and she was along in the dark forest, eyes and cheeks soaked from her tears. She couldn't bring herself to move as more tears erupted from her eyes. She had been so close and now her dream had been shattered once again. She couldn't help but think of Katherine. Somehow she knew Katherine could hear her crying and was laugh from the tomb below. Laughing at her pain and suffer, all of which was caused because of her stupid manipulative games.

Her mind then moved onto Lexi, wishing she was here to comfort her. But she wasn't. She was dead, and it was all so that Damon could bring back the Bitch that to this day still continued to mess with her family. Despite the fact that Katherine was the one locked away, she was still wining and as always Sarah was losing...her family.