Chapter XI

Alaric POV

"Isobel's back!"

As soon as the words left my mouth I could see all the blood from Elena's face disappear. Elena said nothing, I ushered Elena into my class room with Stefan following shortly behind, concern clearly visible on his features. I sat Elena down and Stefan moved to sit on my desk as Elena still remained silent and I started to tell them all that had happened last night when I saw Isobel.


Damon POV

I could not believe I was standing around outside doing nothing. Elena was inside the grill with Isobel right now and I have to stay outside.

I was at the meeting with the sheriff when I got the call from Alaric, saying we had a problem. Don't we always. I thought to myself. Well at least on the bright side there was nothing in the house that gave away me or Stefan away, and there wasn't anything to give up the identities of Pearl and the others. So maybe not everything was completely bad. But wait just a minute! When did I start looking at the bright side? Damn that human!

Now we just have to deal with John Gilbert and Elena's bitch of a mother.


Stefan POV

I was on edge. After Isobel had grabbed Elena's arm like that, I thought she actually might hurt her. Although I was there for Elena. I couldn't help but think about what had happened in the class room. The way Damon was looking at her, protecting her. I don't like it and I will be damned if I let history will not be repeating itself.

Elena POV

I was really scared. This woman, this bitch sitting just a few feet away from me was my mother. Talk about a disappointment. I thought to myself. Oh how I would for Damon to be sitting here beside me. Wait! No! Stefan, not Damon! I want Stefan not Damon!...I think.

Isobel stared at me. Her eyes looking straight at mine void of any emotion.

"Look I don't have what you're looking for, so goodbye!" This meeting was becoming too painful; I had to get out there. I got up and Isobel grabbed my arm again and I could see Stefan advancing towards us, but I shook my head. Isobel told me to sit down again, but this time I didn't oblige.

"No! If you want hurt me go ahead, because I'm not going to do anything for you and its obvious you're not going to tell me anything I that I want to know so…..so screw you bitch!" I spoke in a low but angry tone. Isobel seemed taken back by my words, but she quickly regained her composure. I tried to move away from her again and her grip on my wrist tightened.

I cringed in pain, but all of a sudden a hand was gripping the Isobel's wrist and crushed it. I could hear the bones break as Isobel released me from her hold. I looked up from Isobel to see Damon or Stefan, but instead I saw Pearl.

Pearl POV

I walked inside the grill and searched for Elena. I found her sitting by a table with a woman, which I could only presume was Isobel.

I was at the boarding house with Anna and Harper when Jeremy came by. Jeremy explained all that had happened and where Elena and the Salvatore brothers were and why. I knew this was a bad idea, especially with Jonathan Gilbert still at large. But I felt I had no other choice. After what Elena told me about her mother. I had to go. I had to be there for her, I had to protect her.

I heard what Elena had said to Isobel and a small smile formed on my lips, but quickly faded away as I saw Elena cringed. I moved over and gripped Isobel's hand that was holding Elena and tightened my grip on it until it broke. I looked at Elena who was shocked by my presence and I gave her a small comforting smile, before turning my attention back to Elena. Isobel looked up at me shocked and got up.

"This isn't over! I will get that device!" Isobel said trying to sound dangerous, but compared to my strength she was nothing but a bug. A bug that needed to squashed. Isobel took her jacket and headed for the door. I was about to speak, when someone got Elena's attention and she looked away from me with tears in her eyes and I followed her gaze. She was looking at the witch, Bonnie.

Bonnie's eyes were locked on Elena and she started to move towards her and then abruptly stopped. Something stopped her, she was looking over Elena's shoulder and I could feel her concern for Elena immediately fade away and turned into hate. I followed her gaze and turned around to see Bonnie staring at Stefan. It was Stefan that stopped her and then it all came back to me. Bonnie hated us, ever since the death of her grandmother, Bonnie had become…..according to Anna, anti-vampire. Which was expected, but what she did next was really unexpected, she walked away.

Elena POV

As Bonnie walked away I could feel my heart break. Bonnie had walked away from me, because of Stefan. I needed her now more than anything and she walked away because of HIM. I thought to myself in disgust. I needed my best friend and Stefan was tearing us apart, if we weren't already torn.

I turned around and I could see Stefan coming near to me, trying to comfort me. But before he could get to me, Pearl wrapped her arms around me and nestled my head onto her shoulder.


Stefan POV

I could not believe that Pearl was the one who comforted Elena and not me. I was getting annoyed. I won't let anyone take Elena from me. No one! Not Pearl! And especially not Damon. This needs to stop now! I thought to myself as Elena and I drove back to the boarding house.


Pearl POV

After Elena and Stefan had left, Alaric left soon after and I was left with Damon. I told Damon all that had happened with Isobel and he was clearly angry when I had finished. He told me to go back to the boarding house and he left to go take care of "something". I knew very well that he was going to go and talk to Isobel, but I didn't try to talk him out of it and thought it was better left alone.

I began to make my way back to the boarding house. When I felt someone was watching me. All of a sudden Isobel came at me with vampire speed with a stake in her hand. I skill fully moved out of her way and in a quick movement knocked the stake out her grasp and into the alley way beside us. She then moved and gripped my neck before bearing her fangs at me and her eyes darkening.

I only smiled at her coldly and grabbed hold of her hand that was around my neck and I could hear her wrist break as I twisted it in an unnatural way. Then using vampire speed I picked up the stake and I gripped her by the neck before I rammed her back into the brick wall in the alley way.

"Don't think you can challenge me! I have over 500 years on you!" I said coldly as I felt myself beginning to change. I let her go and using vampire speed made my way over to the boarding house. I was so tempted to end her, but I couldn't, Elena was the only reason she was still "alive"…..for now anyway.


FYI: If there is reference in the story to a scene from the show I haven't rewritten. That means how you saw it in the show, is exactly how it happened in the story. Just letting you know.

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