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Connor poured werewolf toxin into a glass jar making a bomb. He knew that vampires or hybrids would come after him so he needed to be prepared for anything. April, Jeremy, and Matt all watched him from afar nervous about what would happen to the,
"He's clearly delusional. I mean, right? All this – all this talk about vampires, but I mean, he mentioned my dad" April cried.
"Hey, this guy's a nut job, okay? Don't let him get in your head" Matt comforted her.
"What if he knows something? Jeremy, did he say anything to you about why he's doing this?" April asked.
"I don't know. Maybe. Maybe I just can't remember" Jeremy frowned.
"Let it go. Jeremy!" Matt demanded.
"You said we had a conversation yesterday" Jeremy stated walking over towards Connor.
"Mmhmm" Connor smiled.
"About what?" Jeremy frowned.
"We'll get into that. First, take a look at my handy work. Pick up some tips from the hunter's trade" Connor smirked.
"What is all that?" Jeremy said.
"The fluid is derived from werewolf toxin. Trip the wire, bomb goes off, nails deliver a lethal dose into the bloodstream" Connor explained.
"And what's the point? What do you get out of all this?" Jeremy asked.
"You know, I used to think that there was no 'get'; that I was just supposed to do. Kill vampires. That was until I realized that the mark held the answer to why I'm the way I am. The more I kill, the more it grows and once it's complete, I'll know my story and – and all of this will have meant something" Connor turned his attention to April and Matt "Hey! We're going to have visitors soon, you two get in the back. Get up! MOVE!" April got up out of her chair starting to cry. Matt grabbed her by the shoulders gently.
"Before you think about any other exits, I got every door rigged. Got it?" Connor snapped as Matt lead April to the back of the Grill.
As Connor finished setting up the bomb Jeremy looked over and saw one of the stakes and walked towards it.
"You may be a potential hunter, but if you make one move, I'll break all twenty seven bones in your hand" Connor sneered.
"They're not all bad, you know. Some of them, they're my friends" Jeremy protested.
"Your friends, huh? Yeah, I had a friend like that once. She got turned by this vampire I was hunting. He thought it would be ironic" Connor said.
"What happened to her?" Jeremy asked.
"I didn't want to hurt her. She promised that she would keep it under control, but… a vampire's like a loaded gun. Eventually it's going to go off" he rolled up his sleeve and showed Jeremy his mark."That's why I got this." Jeremy looked down at his own tattoo that had started to form earlier.
"So, you killed your own friend?!" Jeremy asked in disbelief.
"Listen, if you're going to be like me, you need to understand. Vampires kill humans, hunters kill vampires" Connor explained. They suddenly heard a loud noise near the front of the grill.
"We've got company" Connor smiled. He turned off all the lights of the grill and blasted the music. He then grabbed Jeremy and pushed him on the floor. Connor saw one of Klaus's hybrids open the front door and inspected it. The hybrid looked down and saw the trip wire that Connor had set up followed by noticing the loaded bomb. The hybrid stepped over the wire and onto a mat. A light suddenly went off under the mat and the bomb was activated causing an explosion seconds later. The hybrid went flying through the air. Moments later he got up covered in nails, blood, and shards of glass. Connor appeared from his hiding spot
He pointed his gun at the hybrid. The hybrid got up and held his hands up in surrender. Seconds later Connor shot him in the chest. The hybrid fell to the ground dead. Connor took his jacket off to see his tattoo growing more as Jeremy walked over to him, neither of them noticing that Stefan quietly walked in from the back. Connor suddenly saw him, grabbed his gun and pointed it at Stefan. Stefan rushed around the grill as Connor shot multiple bullets at him, missing him completely. Connor pushed Jeremy to the side not realizing that he caused Jeremy to trigger another bomb. Connor walked around keeping the gun pointed at Stefan who was hiding behind the bar.
"Connor, you don't have to do this!" Stefan called out.
"Stefan!" Jeremy called out. Stefan heard the ticking from the bombs and saw Jeremy standing right next to them.
Elijah once again found himself laying next to Dia in her hospital bed. Kol had still yet to return and he had no news from his brother or the situation with the hunter. He looked at his the woman he loved, slowly giving up hope, wondering if she would ever awaken. He couldn't bear to think about the possibility that she wouldn't wake up. He wasn't sure what he would do. He wanted to spend his immortal life with her. He was always his reason to keep fighting to keep living. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"Sleeping Beauty and her Prince Charming" he heard a voice chuckle. He opened his eyes and saw Kol standing on the other side of the bed.
"Except a kiss from her true has yet to awaken here" Kol frowned playfully. "Maybe you're not her true love brother. Maybe someone else should give it a go." Elijah growled and suddenly Kol was pinned to the wall with Elijah clutching his neck.
"Let's end this torment here and now brother shall we?" Elijah sneered. "Dia is mine. Do you understand? She is not your replacement for Serafina. We are engaged to be married. Not you. I am positive that she does not have feelings for you."
"I never thought I'd see the day when you felt threatened by me Elijah" Kol smirked. "You're saying that now, but once she wakes up and learns the truth things might change. You remember what Serafina said. The future is never set in stone. I wonder how she will feel once she finds out that you're hesitant to turn her even though you claim you want to spend forever with her."
Elijah gripped Kol's neck tighter. "I want you to stay away from her. From us. Once she wakes up, if you try and attempt anything I'll make sure you get a dagger to the heart and this time I'll make sure you're buried at sea." Kol pushed Elijah off of him and glared angrily at him.
"Leave" Elijah said icily. "Or do I have to make you."
"If you're so sure she doesn't have feelings for me then why do you feel so threatened?" Kol sneered.
"You're trying to manipulate me" Elijah stated.
Kol raised an eyebrow. "Am I Elijah? Or are you refusing to accept the possibility?" Elijah growled before rushing towards Kol grabbing him and the both of them disappearing.
Stefan led Connor through the tunnels underneath the grill. He was able to grab him when the bombs went off. Elena was able to save Jeremy. Klaus wanted him alive and he was determined to keep him alive. He was going to get Elena the cure.
"Good work, brother" a voice said. Stefan turned and saw Damon standing in the shadows. He was fuming over the fact that Stefan had drugged him with vervain so that he could get Connor out alive.
"It's over, Damon. I have him" Stefan stated.
"Not after what I just went through. I had to punch through a boiler room basement into a septic tank to get into this stupid tunnel. But it'll be worth it" Damon glared.
"I'm taking him with me" Stefan said.
"That's the thing, you're not. I don't know what you're up to or what Klaus has over you, but even if I have to go through you, I'm going to kill him. He killed Dia's parents" Damon huffed moving closer to Stefan and Connor.
"You better back off, Damon" Stefan sneered.
"Why? Because Klaus wants him alive?" Damon asked in disbelief.
"This has nothing to do with Klaus. You're just going to have to trust me on that" Stefan told him.
"I don't want to. I don't have to. Not going to. Now, give him to me, brother" Damon said.
"Run as fast as you can!" Stefan told Connor. He pushed Connor aside and rushed towards, Damon pinning him to the wall.
"You're not going to kill him" Stefan told him. Damon suddenly grabbed Stefan and threw him against the wall, grabbing him by the shoulders pinning him against it.
"Why are you protecting him?! Tell me" Damon snapped. When Stefan didn't answer attempting to fight back, Damon plunged his hand into his brother's chest.
"Tell me" Damon demanded.
"Klaus will kill anyone who knows" Stefan groaned. Damon began to pull at Stefan's heart and he screamed in pain.
"Then it has to be good. Spill it!" Damon said continuing to grab Stefan's heart. "Spill it!"
"Connor's tattoo is the key to a cure" Stefan gasped.
"A cure for what?" Damon sneered.
"For her. For Elena" Stefan told him.
"Klaus told you there's a cure for vampirism?" Damon frowned.
"Yeah, and if Connor dies then we'll lose it forever. I know it's crazy, Damon. But it's hope, do you understand me? It's her only hope" Stefan grunted. Damon removed his hand from his brothers chest and stared at him in disbelief.
Connor continued to run through the tunnels frantically searching for a way out. He turned into another part of the tunnel and came face to face with Elena. She grabbed him by the throat and bit into his neck followed by Connor screaming. Once Elena pulled away she looked at him dead in the eyes.
"Stay the hell away from my brother!" she demanded. She let go of Connor as he fell to his knees.
"Look at you. So worried about your brother. You're the biggest monster he'll ever meet" Connor spat. He grabbed a stake from his pocket and staked Elena barely missing her heart. Elena screamed in pain and looked down and back up at Connor.
"You missed" she glared before snapping his neck. Connor fell to the ground dead. Elena breathed heavily at Connor. The first person she ever killed.
Stefan walked into his room. He had spent the last few hours comforting Elena. She was shook up about killing Connor still and felt guilty. Damon was sitting at his desk, reading his journal, and drinking bourbon.
"How is she?" Damon asked.
"Angry, full of guilt, hasn't said a word to me other than that she wants to be left alone. Is that my journal?" Stefan replied grabbing his journal from the desk.
"I had to go through six locks to get it" Damon smirked watching Stefan put it back on the shelf. "I needed something to back up your insanity. You figure out how to tell Klaus you lost a hunter and a hybrid?"
"He's on a plane, which means I get to live for another six hours" Stefan told him.
"Well, I got your back, you know, when he comes to murder you" Damon said.
"Thanks. Thanks for not saying anything to Elena" Stefan replied.
"About what? About the cure we don't have, can't find, and probably doesn't exist? You're welcome" Damon nodded.
Stefan poured himself a drink. "She doesn't need to know that she killed her chance of being human again."
"Alleged chance" Damon said.
"I believe him, Damon. You didn't hear Klaus' story. I believed every word he said" Stefan countered.
Damon got up out his chair and walked over and poured himself another drink. "Well, I'll remain a skeptic for now. So what's your next move?"
"He said there was a Brotherhood of the Five, which means there are other hunters out there and I'm just going to keep looking until I find one" Stefan explained.
"Sure, Stefan, since you asked; I'd be happy to go on a suicide mission with you for a potentially non-existent cure. No problem" Damon smirked.
Stefan let out a laugh. "Yet a couple of hours ago, you were ready to rip my heart out."
"Because you were being a pain in the ass" Damon rolled his eyes. "Tell me one thing. Why do you want to cure her?"
"What kind of question is that?" Stefan frowned.
"A legitimate one. You want to cure her because she's a vampire and she's not cut out to be? Or you can't love her if she is one?" Damon asked.
"I'll always love her. But she's not supposed to be this person. I don't want her to be" Stefan sighed.
"Well, if I'm going to ride this fairy tale to its conclusion, I want to be clear about one thing" Damon said.
"What's that?" Stefan asked.
"I'm fine with her either way, brother. So, if I do this, I'm doing it for you" Damon said. He took a last sip of his drink, put his glass down and walked out of the room leaving Stefan to his thoughts.
Damon made his way through the halls of the hospital. He couldn't believe in the possibility of a cure for vampirism. It just wasn't possible. Stefan was trying to change Elena into something he knew she wasn't. He made his way towards Dia's room and frowned when he saw the door was open. He walked in and saw no one except for Dia. Right now he needed someone to talk to. He needed the one person he considered a friend apart from Elena.
"Hey kid" he said walking towards her bedside. He took a seat in the chair and took hold of her hand. He looked at the engagement ring.
"Where's Elijah?" he asked. "Surprised he's not here." He sighed and stroked her hand with her fingers.
"I'm happy for you" he said after a moment of silence. "He makes you happy and…." He stopped. "That's all I ever wanted for you. I want you to be happy. I just better get an invite to the wedding or we're going to have a problem." He smiled sadly down at her.
"Look the reason I'm here is that I needed to talk to someone. I can't talk to Elena about this and well…I needed my best friend to listen" Damon began. "Klaus claims there's a cure for vampirism. I don't know if I believe it or not, but this could save her. She's going to need saving soon. She killed someone today. I know she'll get through it, but it's going to take a while." He kissed her hand and laid it back down and got up and began to walk away. He stopped and turned back to Dia.
"I miss you kid. A lot. Please wake up"
And there you go another chapter! Thanks for all the reviews from the previous chapter so far! Another update probably won't happen till Tuesday. I'm going out of town till Monday and I'm still unsure of my New Years Eve plans, however if I don't end up doing anything I promise I will start writing and there will be a small chance of an update. Read and review!