Chapter Eleven-The Sacrifice
I woke up to the sound of clattering coming from somewhere in the house. I looked around my room but didn't see anything, then I laid back down and tried to fall asleep. That's when I heard a slam and I sat up. I got up and grabbed the baseball bat that I kept under my bed before walking into the hallway. I made my way down the hallway, baseball bat ready to swing, I looked into Jer's room and saw that he was still asleep. Then I turned around when I heard someone walking behind me. I swung my bat and almost hit a underwear clad Ric.
"Hey!" he exclaimed jumping back a bit and covering himself with his bowl of ice cream, " Audrey."
"I heard something." I said
"That was us." Jenna said, coming up the stairs wearing Ric's shirt, " I'm sorry."
"We didn't think anyone was up." Ric said
"But here you are and here we are." Jenna said
"We were just -" Ric started
"Getting…" Jenna stuttered
"Chunky Monkey?" Ric asked holding his bowl out to me
"I'm more of a Cookies and Cream kinda person." I said , trying to hold back my laughter
"Well, I'm naked, so I'm gonna go." Ric said before heading back into Jenna's room
"I'm really, really sorry." Jenna said after he was gone
"It's fine Jenna." I said starting to walk back to my room, " Don't worry about it."
"I know he's been staying over a lot. Are you sure it's okay?" Jenna asked
"Seems like things are good." I said with a smile
"They're extremely good."
"Then I'm extremely okay with it." I said before walking back into my room and falling asleep.
The next morning there was a knock at the door. I opened it to find Stefan and Damon.
"Hi." Stefan said, " Can we talk?"
"Why?" I asked
"We went to see Katherine." Damon said
"Come on in." I said, moving out of the way
When Elena, Stefan, Damon, and I had gathered in the kitchen Damon and Stefan told us what that Katherine would hand over the moonstone when she got out of the tomb. She had also said that she would get far far away from Mystic Falls.
"You don't believe her, do you?" Elena asked them
"No, of course not." Damon said, tossing an orange between his hands, " We just want the moonstone."
"According to Rose's friend Slater there's a way to destroy the spell that Klaus wants to break."
"No spell, no doppelganger or psychic sacrifice. Ergo you both live." Damon said
"How do you destroy it?" I asked
"By releasing it from the moonstone." Stefan replied
"How do you guys even know this is gonna work?" Elena asked them
"Because we have a crafty witch on our side." Damon said
"You discussed it with Bonnie." Elena said
"She agreed to do anything she could to help us." Stefan said
"It's Katherine that has the moonstone." I said
"Were gonna get it from her." Stefan told me
"Well, what he means to say is that we will pry it from her cold dead hands if we have to." Damon added
"Bonnie just needs to find a way to release the seal long enough for us to get in, get the moonstone, and get out."
"Wow." I said, " It sounds like you guys have it all planned out."
"Yep." Damon said, " We're awesome."
"Except for one thing." I added looking at Elena
"We don't want you to do it."
"What are you talking about, we don't have a choice." Stefan said
"What about Klaus?" Elena asked
"We'll find him after we get the stone."
"Is that before or after he kills everyone we care about, including the two of you?" I asked looking at Damon
"If we can de-spell the moonstone, we can save both of your lives."
"Yeah, we know." I said standing up, "Everyone keeps saying that."
Then I left the room with Elena in tow.
After we left Damon and Stefan we headed to the boarding house to talk to Rose. When we opened the door we heard her walk down the hallway.
"It's not nice to leave a girl naked so early in the morning." she said walking towards us in her robe, "Sorry. I thought you were-"
"We, uh- sorry," I stuttered
"There's no one else here." Rose said
"Actually, we came to talk to you." Elena said
"Then I should probably get dressed." Rose said before heading back upstairs
After she was gone Elena turned to me.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Because of what Rose and Damon did."
"Why am I supposed to care about what Damon does with the girls that he's with." I said
But deep down I was really hurt that Damon was with Rose
"It's a bad idea." Rose said after we had told her what we wanted
"No, it's not." I said
"From what Stefan said your friend Slater obviously has more information about Klaus." Elena said, " You and Damon just gave up before you got it."
"Because somebody blew up a coffee shop with us in it."
"There's more to learn." I said, " We just have to find a way to learn it."
"Why are you coming to me with this?" Rose asked
"Because you owe us." Elena said, " One word from either of us, and Damon and Stefan could have killed you for kidnapping us."
"Or maybe it's because you know that they wouldn't want the two of you doing this." Rose said, " And their moonstone caper gives you two the chance to sneak away."
"We're having a disagreement, okay?" I said, " They're willing to risk everyone that we love, and we're not."
"They're just trying to protect both of you."
"And you've proven that you couldn't care less whether we're protected or not." Elena said, " So we're back to you taking us to Slater."
"What exactly do you hope to achieve by this?" Rose asked us
"How would you like to be able to walk during the daylight?" I asked instead of replying
"I've been a slave to shadows for 500 years." Rose said, "What do you think?"
"I think I know a witch who's willing to do whatever it takes to help, if you're willing to make a deal."
"Slater." Rose yelled as she knocked on the apartment door, " Slater, it's Rose. Open up."
Then she turned to us, "He's not home. Sorry."
"Mm-mm." Elena said, "No. We didn't come all this way for nothing."
Rose turned back towards the door and pushed it open.
"After you." She said motioning inside
Elena and I walked in and started looking around.
"Slater?" Rose called before walking ahead, " I don't think he's gonna be much help."
We walked over to her and saw the body on the ground in front of us.
Rose went over to Slater as Elena and I walked over to his desk.
"Looks like whoever blew up the coffee shop found him and killed him for his information." I said while we looked though the papers over his desk
"Probably to stop him from helping people like us." Rose said, " The guy was a vampire almanac. Knowing too much information just bit him in the arse."
Rose then walked over to the windows and opened up the blinds
"What are you -" Elena asked
"Tempered glass." Rose said, " UV rays can't penetrate. I used to just come here and watch the day."
Elena looked down at a picture in her hands.
"I'm sorry about Slater." I said
"Any luck?" She asked us
Elena put the picture down and we both turned to the computers.
"It's password-protected." Elena said, " We can't get in."
"Then this is pointless." Rose said, " Let's just go."
Then there was a noise coming from a different room.
"Stay here." Rose told us before heading off to the closed door and opening it, "Alice?"
"Rose." a girl said running into Rose's arms, "He's dead."
"She found him a few minutes before we did." Rose said coming into the kitchen where Elena was making tea.
"How is she?" I asked
"Overreacting." Rose said, "Big time."
"Her boyfriend just died." Elena said, "There's no such thing as overreacting."
"Those tears are for her. She didn't care about Slater. She was only dating him long enough to see if he'd turn her."
"Vampire fanatics." I said, rolling my eyes, before taking a cup of tea out to Alice
"Thank you." she said, " Did you know Slater?"
"I knew of him." I said, " I just knew that he kept detailed records of all of his vampire contacts and I was hoping that he could point me towards Klaus."
"Doubtful." Alice said, "Klaus doesn't wanna be pointed out."
"Do you know Slater's computer password?" I asked her
"Are you seriously asking me that right now? I just saw my boyfriend with a stake through his heart."
"I understand that." I said, " Do you know the password?"
"Who do you think you are?"
I looked into the kitchen at Rose and Elena.
"What if I could convince Rose to turn you." I asked, " Will you show us his files then?"
"Someone's been here." Alice said sitting at the computer, " Hard drive's been wiped out."
"Yeah, probably whoever killed him." Rose said
"Lucky for you, Slater was paranoid." Alice told us, " Everything's backed up on our remote server."
Rose pulled me away from Elena and Alice.
"You know that she's not going anywhere near my blood, right?"
"I know that." I said, " She doesn't"
Then I headed back to the others.
"Kristen Stewart." Alice said, "God, was he obvious?"
"These are all leads to vampires?" Elena asked
"Slater was obsessed." Alice said, "Almost as much as me."
"What about that one?" Rose asked, " Cody Webber. They exchanged dozens of e-mails about Elijah."
"I could call him." Alice suggested
I handed her the phone, " Tell him that we're trying to send a message to Klaus. The doppelganger and the psychic are alive, and they're ready to surrender."
"What?" Rose said
"Oh, my God. I knew I recognized you." Alice said turning to Elena
"Get him the message please." Elena said before we both walked into the kitchen
"What are you two doing?" Rose asked, coming in after us
"We're getting Klaus' attention." I said
"If Klaus knows that you're alive, he'll find you and kill you both." Rose said, " Which is exactly what you wanted all along."
"It's either us or our families." Elena said
"So this whole charade was some suicide mission so that you could sacrifice yourself and save everyone else."
"Cody is on his way." Alice said coming in, "And he really wants to meet the two of you."
I was drinking a glass of water when Alice started staring at something behind me. I turned around and came face to face with Damon.
"What are you doing here?" Damon asked
"I believe the better question is, what are you doing here?" I asked him
"Damon?" Elena said as she and Rose came into the room
"You sold us out." I said to Rose
"I'm sorry."
"You said that you understood." Elena said to her
"She lied." Damon said
"Damon Salvatore." Alice said
"Get rid of her." Damon told Rose
"No way." Alice said as Rose took her away
Elena took a seat on one of the couches sensing a fight between Damon and I.
"Come on, we're leaving."
"No." I said
"I said we're leaving." Damon said coming closer to me
"I heard what you said and I am telling you that I am not going with you." I said
"You don't get to make decisions anymore, Audrey."
"When have I ever made a decision?" I asked, " You and Stefan do that for Elena and I. Now this, this is our decision."
"Who's gonna save your life when your out making decisions?"
"You're not listening to me, Damon. I don't want to be saved. "Not if it means that Klaus is going to kill every single person I love. Including you."
"Get your arse out the door before I throw you over my shoulder and carry you out."
When I didn't move Damon grabbed my arm.
"No." I said before taking back my arm and trying to punch him
Not the best idea because he grabbed my hand and started pushing it back, his face getting closer to mine.
"Don't ever do that again." he said, angrily before walking away
"Time to go." Damon said coming out of the bedroom, " Alice is soundly sleeping and won't remember a moment of this horribly stupid day."
Then the door burst open and three guys came in.
"We're here to meet the doppelganger and the psychic." one of the men said
"Thank you for coming." Elena said as we walked towards them but was stopped by Damon.
"I will break your arm." he said to me before turning to the men, " There's nothing here for you."
One of the men then fell down and Elijah was standing behind him. Rose ran past him and the others to freedom.
"I killed you." Damon said, " You were dead."
"For centuries now." Elijah responded before turning back to the men, " Who are you?"
"Who are you?"
"I'm Elijah."
"We were going to bring them to you, for Klaus. She's the doppelganger," he said pointing to Elena, then to me, "And she's the psychic. I don't know how they exist but they do. Klaus would wanna see them."
"Does anyone else know you're here?" Elijah asked him
"No."
"Well, then you have been incredibly helpful." Elijah said before ripping their hearts.
Elijah looked at us and Damon stood in front of Elena and I in a protective stance. Elijah then turned around and left.
When we got back home Elena ran inside leaving Damon and I alone.
"Thanks for bringing us home." I told him
"Well, your ride left you." he said, " I didn't wan to leave you guys stranded."
"She was just scared." I said, defending Rose, " She didn't mean to run."
"Yes, she did. She's been running for 500 years."
" I can't believe Elijah is still alive." I said, " Why do you think he killed those vampires and just let us go?"
"If I had a dollar for every time some evil vampire surprised me." Damon said
I started walking towards the door when Damon grabbed my arm, forcing me to look at him.
"What you did today was incredibly stupid." Damon told me
"Actually the only thing that was stupid that we got caught." I said removing my arm, " Elena and I don't question why you and Stefan and everyone else tries so hard to save us. So you shouldn't question why we would try to save all of you. Damon, good night, okay?"
The door opened to reveal Jeremy and Elena.
"What?" Damon asked them
"It's Stefan."
"Stefan!" Elena said as she ran into the tomb, "Stefan!"
When Damon and I got there he pushed Elena up against the wall.
"Don't you dare." he told her
"Stefan's in there, Damon." Elena said, " How could you let this happen?"
"What are you talking about?" Damon asked, "I was to busy saving you and Audrey from your kamikaze mission."
"You didn't have to even go after the moonstone." Elena said
"It was the right call, Elena."
"Right call?" Elena yelled, "How is any of this the right call?"
Elena tried to struggle against Damon to no avail.
"Damon, let go of me." she said, " Damon, let go of me."
"You done?" Damon asked Elena when she was done freaking out, he slowly started backing away from her.
When she tried to walk into the tomb I stood in front of her, "Tsk-tsk." Then she walked out of the tomb.
"Of all the idiot plans, Stefan." Damon said as Stefan came into view
"We'll find a way to get you out of there." I assured him
"That's alright." he said, " I'll handle myself. Bonnie has the moonstone. Try to figure out how to de-spell it."
"You guys just don't get it, do you?" I said, " Your plan to get and de-spell the moonstone isn't working. Look how far it's gotten you guys. Stefan your stuck in a tomb with no way out and Bonnie isn't strong enough to do this herself. But not like either of you will listen to me. So just keep on with your amazing plan."
Then I headed towards the stairs and out of the tomb.