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Here is chapter 13.
Chapter 13: Children of the damned
Mystic Falls, 1864
A cart is passing the scenery, and held two men, riding down a dirt path, the cart stopped because they saw a women bending over a man.
"Please! Please help us!" She cried getting up and running towards them when it stopped.
"Please, my husband, he's been hurt!" She said "Please help him!"
"What are you doing out here in the middle of the night, it's not safe" The first man said.
They followed her and went in front of he, looking over the body.
"No. No, sir. It's not safe" She said.
They turned and she killed them both, blood around her lips.
"And that, my dear, sweet Damon, is how it's done" She said.
"What happens to the bodies Elizabeth?" He asked.
"Well, I'll take them into the woods and the other animals can finish them off, are you sure you're ready for this?" She asked.
"I'm ready. I want you to turn me" He said.
"When the time is right, kiss me" She said "You should get a taste"
He kissed her and then pulled back.
"Sorry" He mumbled.
"Don't be. Soon you won't be able to get enough"
Damon kissed her again.
-PRESENT-
I had been awake for about thirty minutes and just lay in bed and I looked over to the clock, it read 10:30, I huffed.
"Rise and shine sleepy head" A voice said.
I bolted up right and saw Damon, I glared.
"Damon! What are you doing?"
"Oh stop being smutty, I told Elena the same"
"seriously get out of here!" I snapped.
"As I've said this morning, if I haven't seen it before, I'll throw a dollar at it" He smirked and I gawked at him, slightly appalled by his smart ass remark. "Now listen, we have some very important business to discuss"
"And that has to be right now?" I demanded.
"Well, we have lot's to do, now that we're all friends, even though you and I are good friends" He smirked and I snorted "And working towards a common goal, so in order to open the tomb, we need to find the journal to get the grimoire to undo the spells. First things first, since you are April Jeanette Gilbert, you're on journal duty"
"Since when am I helping?" I asked.
I knew it...
"Well, Stefan and Elena are helping, and Elena has taken the residence of Stefan's bed, ergo..." He said.
"I don't have to do anything if I don't want to" I said.
"Yes you do"
"And how is that?" I asked.
"Because you like me" He said nodding, again I snorted.
"I'll look for it today" I said rolling my eyes.
"Thank you"
"What exactly is a grimoire anyway?" I asked.
"It's a witch's cookbook" He said.
"so, there's spells in it then?"
"Yeah, cookbook" He said.
"What about the mystery vampire? That vamp in the school was not working alone and Stefan killed him...don't vampires look for revenge that way?"
"What do you read twilight?"
I laughed "You wouldn't catch me reading that garbage on a good day"
He smirked and nodded "And I don't like the disadvantage of thinking he isn't working alone, so, chop-chop, you know I really like the whole ménage-foursome team thing, especially the whole team thing between you and I. It's got a bit of a kink to it" He said he chuckled" Don't screw it up" and was then gone.
As soon as he was gone, I instantly felt bad, felt bad because I knew I was lying to him, and by the looks of it, he trusted me...and it didn't look as though he trusted anyone.
-FLASHBACK- "
Mystic Falls, 1864
Elizabeth and Damon were in bed together, laughing around.
"What are you doing? Stop it" Elizabeth laughed.
"Make me" Damon smiled.
She rolled on top of him and bared her fangs. They were interrupted by a knock on the door, and Emily came in.
"Yes?" Elizabeth asked.
"Excuse me, Miss Elizabeth; Miss Pearl is here to see you"
"I'll be down soon, please ask her to wait" Elizabeth said. "Thank you Emily"
Emily left the room and Elizabeth looked back down at Damon. "Fun's over"
"Hmm, no" He said.
She kissed Damon.
-DOWNSTAIRS-
Pearl was waiting and Elizabeth came.
"It's good to see you Pearl" She said.
"Perhaps we could talk outside" Pearl said "And where is Miss Katherine?"
"My dear little sister is busy, I hope you understand" Elizabeth answered.
"Of course, Elizabeth" Pearl said.
"Emily, would you please tell Mr. Salvatore that I've stepped away?"
"Yes of course Miss Elizabeth" Emily said.
Elizabeth and Pearl stepped outside.
"How long do you plan on staying with the Salvatore's? People talk Eliza, You carrying on with the eldest of the two, doesn't help the situation"
"The Salvatore's have been kind to my young sister and I Pearl, As far as anyone knows, We're poor Orphan girls from Atlanta; lost their family in the fires" She answered, there was a girl on the distance
"A match you lit, no doubt" Pearl said and then looked over to the young girl in the distance "Honey, please be careful!" Then looked back to Elizabeth "Honoria Fell came by the apothecary yesterday with a case of this elixir, she asked that it be sold at a reduced rate"
"I don't follow" Elizabeth said.
"Try some" She said.
Elizabeth poured some onto her hand and it began to burn "What the hell?"
"Vervain" Pearl said.
"Why is there ver...they know" Elizabeth said.
"They're trying to find us and they're getting crafty about it" Pearl said.
"The townspeople investigating vervain, well that's inconvenient" Elizabeth said.
"It might be time for us to move on again"
"No, I like it here, Katherine likes it here, I'm not interested in leaving just yet" She said.
"Can we go Mama?" The young girl asked "Is there something wrong?"
-PRESENT-
I was packing a bag in a box, with Stefan and Elena.
"DO you think he really believes us?" I asked "That we're trying to help him?"
"I don't think Damon knows what to believe, trust isn't something that comes naturally to him"
"You know...I really think that Damon believes that everything he's done, every move that he's made, he's done for love" I said "It's twisted but kind of sad"
"There are other ways to get what you want, you don't have to kill people, Damon has no regard for human life, he enjoys inflicting pain on others. For 145 years , every single time I've let my guard down and let Damon back into my life, he's done something to make me regret that. I'm not going to make that mistake again" Stefan said.
"So what do you think will happen if the tomb get's open and Damon get's Elizabeth out?" Elena asked. I grunted at the sound of her name, I was jealous...but Elena and Stefan did not to know that.
"I think that no matter what happens, or what he promises, alot of people are going to die" Stefan said.
"What are you guy's doing?" A voice asked.
I turned, seeing Jeremy.
"Hey, just going through some stuff, feeling sentimental. Dad had this old family journal from years ago" Elena said.
"We thought we'd dig it up" I said.
"Jonathan Gilbert's journal?" Jeremy asked.
"Yeah, what do you know about it?"I asked.
"I just did a history report on it" Jeremy said.
"Oh, so where is it now?" Elena asked.
"I gave it to Mr. Saltzman. He wanted to see it"
-FLASHBACK-
Mystic Falls, 1864
"Have you thought about what I said?" Pearl asked.
"Katherine and I promise, we'll leave soon, we just need to do something's first" Elizabeth said.
"You're going to turn them aren't you?" Pearl asked. Katherine nodded. "Please, girls, be careful"
"We'll all be safe, I promise, Mr. Gilbert's coming, quick, you're cheeks. Perfectly rosy"
Jonathan Gilbert walked inside.
"Miss Pearl, may I have a moment?"
"Yes Mr Gilbert I'm still waiting for you to explain that comet in the sky"
Pearl and Jonathan left.
"Your mother has an admirer" Katherine said to Anna.
Giuseppe was talking to Stefan and Damon.
"As descendants of the founding families, they'll want to know that they can count on you" Giuseppe said.
"Of course you can, is there any doubt?" Stefan asked.
"I'm not sure your brother understands the importance of duty"
"Damon left the conspiracy on principle. It was his choice and should be respected" Stefan said.
"You'll forgive me if I have trouble respecting a deserter" His father said.
"Well, I never asked for your respect" Damon said.
"Good for you Damon, because all I have is disappointment"
"You said the town is in trouble" Stefan said trying to divert the converstion.
"There's been too many deaths. It is time for us to fight back. Stop these killers" Giuseppe said.
"Killers? What are you talking about?" Stefan asked.
"We live amongst Demons"
"You're being cryptic now father, why don't you just say the word?" Damon asked.
"Vampire's, And they live amongst us. But we have a plan to kill them and you're going to help us"
-PRESENT-
I had left the boarding house, Elena and Stefan going to see Mr Saltzaman. I went in to find Damon, cooking dinner with Jenna.
"Hello AJ" He said when I entered further.
"Hey, where have you been? We're cooking dinner" Jenna said. "Where's Elena"
"IS Stefan with you?" Damon asked.
"She's with Stefan and they'll be here soon" I said.
Jenna had went to the toilet, or something, I didn't pay attention so I decided to help with dinner. As I was walking past Damon, he bumped into me.
"Woah. Hmm" He said walking away to the sink.
"Don't do that"
"Do what?"
"You know what. That move was deliberate" I said.
"Well, yeah I was deliberately trying to get to the sink" He said.
I turned and gave a snort, and turned away again.
"Speaking of Stefan, where is he? He's missing family night, which I am enjoying immensely myself" Damon said I rolled my eyes "Is it real?"
"Is what real?" I asked.
"This, renewed sense of brotherhood, can I trust him?" Damon asked.
"Yes, yes you can trust him" I said shortly.
"Can I trust him?" He asked again and I turned to look at him, he was right behind me.
"I'm wearing vervain Damon, it's not going to work"
He frowned slightly "I'm not compelling you, I'm just want you to tell me" He said "Honestly"
I stared at him, and I wanted to cry...his face...just I actually saw how much he really wanted to trust Stefan.
"Of course you can" I said walking away from him.
-FLASHBACK-
Mystic Falls, 1864
Elizabeth was watching her sister play bridge with Giuseppe.
"You can trust me Mr. Salvatore, I would never cheat" Katherine said with a smile.
He looked over to his sons "I'm losing over here, Again!"
Damon and Stefan were watching them play the game.
"She's good, I almost believe they like him"
"Perhaps they do"
"They know father would have killed her if he knew the truth" Damon said.
"Not if we talk to him; Explained how we feel. He could help us keep her safe"
"Have you gone mad? No, no, father would drive a stake in her himself" Damon said.
"That's not true! We can trust him"
"NO, no, not with this. Please, promise me you won't tell him Stefan, I love her Stefan, like I've loved no other, please, please keep it from him, promise me, keep her safe" Damon begged.
"I promise" Stefan replied.
-PRESENT-
I was still in the kitchen with Damon.
"There was a time when I trusted him more than anyone" Damon said.
"Trust breeds trust, you have to give it to get it" I said.
"Are you lecturing me?" Damon asked, mocking shock.
"Do you need to be lectured?" I asked.
"I just want her back. I'm sure you can understand that" No, No Damon I don't understand how you can want a bitch back in your life.
"I can understand that you would do anything for her, yes" I said.
"Then you understand what I will do if anyone gets in my way" He said.
I stared at him, not sure if he really meant it, but he went out the kitchen and sat with Jeremy.
Jenna leaned over to me "He is ridiculously hot!"
"Shh" I whispered "He's an ass" I knew he could hear me.
"What are you doing with all this stuff?" She asked.
"I thought there might be something about my birth parents" I said.
"Have you told Jeremy?" She asked.
"I will, when the time's right" I said.
"Aj!" A voice shouted.
"That's Elena and Stefan" I said and went out the kitchen, and out onto the porch.
I walked out, Damon hot on my tail.
"Who took it?" Damon asked.
"I don't know" Stefan relied.
"You know what, it's that teacher, there's something really off about him"
"No, he doesn't know anything. Somebody got to it right before me" Stefan said to Damon.
"Who else knew it was there?" Damon asked.
He looked over at Jeremy, who was on the couch.
"No Damon, leave him out of it" I said.
"Why, what's the big deal?" He asked.
"Damon!"
We went inside and Damon went over to Jeremy.
"So...I heard you found a really cool journal from back in the day. Who else did you show it too?"
"huh?" Jeremy asked.
"Don't ask questions, just spill" Damon said.
"Jer, did you tell anyone other than Mr Saltzman about Jonathan Gilbert's Journal?" I asked.
"Why is everybody so obsessed with that thing?" He asked.
"Who else did you tell?" Elena asked.
"Just that girl Anna" He said.
"The hot weird one?" Damon asked I glared slightly.
"Yeah"
"Wait, who is Anna?" Stefan asked.
"That's what I want to find out, how do you know her?"
"I just know her. She wants me to meet her at the grill tonight"
"Perfect, I'll drive" Damon said "Come on, okay"
Elena was on the phone to Bonnie and I folded my arms, the more I was around Damon, the more I felt bad. Elena came off the phone and Stefan appeared.
"Where's Damon?" I asked.
"He left to track down Jeremy's friend Anna, see if there was anything there"
"Aren't you going to go with him? If he gets to the journal before we do then..." Elena began.
"It doesn't matter " He said showing papers.
"What is that?" I asked.
"It's a copy of it"
"How did you get it?" I asked.
"Well, Mr. Saltzman made a copy And was kind enough to loan it to me"
"Really?" Elena asked.
"Not exactly, but I got it"
-FLASHBACK-
MYSTIC FALLS, 1864
Pearl and Elizabeth were talking.
"The sheriff was here earlier. He bought large volumes of vervain elixir" Pearl said.
"Did he try to put his hands on you again?" Elizabeth asked.
"Doesn't he always"
"She's saving herself for Jonathan Gilbert" Elizabeth said with a smile.
"I'm beyond saving, we know that" Pearl said.
"How can you be so calm?" Damon asked "They're getting closer to you everyday"
"We are the respectable ladies of Mystic Falls. Thanks to Emily we can walk in the streets in the daylight, no one will ever suspect us"
"Not unless a human tells them" Pearl said, eyeing Damon.
"I'd sooner die" Damon bit back.
"And soon enough, you will" Elizabeth said kissing him.
"Ms. Fell is approaching" Anna said.
"Thank you, Annabelle" Pearl said.
-PRESENT-
Stefan and Elena were reading through the copy of the journal.
"Here's a reference that he wrote about Emily "The Fell family believed it should be I, not them, who protected the witch's spell book, But I feared she would haunt me from the here after. They mocked my fear, but it was Giuseppe Salvatore who-Is that your father?" Elena asjed.
"Yeah" Stefan said "It was Giuseppe Salvatore who removed my fear. He told me he would protect the secret of the spell book, he said he would carry it to his grave"
-FLASHBACK-
Mystic Falls, 1864
Stefan and Giuseppe were talking.
"Stefan. To what do I owe this pleasure?" Giuseppe asked.
"Did I interrupt your writing?" Stefan asked.
"These are the dull musings of my troubled mind"
"A great mind" Stefan replied.
"Still. I will carry the real secrets with me—"
"To your grave" Stefan answered.
"And a full grave it will be. Now, speaking of a troubled mind, what's on yours?" He asked.
"I have concerns about your plans for the vampires"
"And why is that?"
"We are making the assumptions that all Vampire's are as eveil as they've been characterized, but what it that's not true?"
"Do you have any evidence, to the contrary? DO you know of any vampires?"
"No, No of course not. But are we to take what others say at the face value? You always taught us differently"
"Stefan...these creatures are of the darkest pits of hell. They have the ability to control your mind, to seduce your spirit, they are deadly, they must me destroyed; Those who bring shame to their families will be destroyed as well"
-PRESENT-
Stefan knew where the book was, he knew. We got to the old Salvatore tomb.
"Why isn't your father buried in your family's tomb" Elena asked.
"It wasn't built until well after he died" Stefan answered.
"Are you sure the grimoire's in there with him?" I asked.
"As sure as I could be"
"Great"
"Aj, I can do this on my own"
"And we said we would do whatever we could to help" Elena said.
"I know, and I appreciate that, but-"
"This town is my home, Stefan" Elena said "My friends and family are here. You're here, I don't want that tomb opened anymore that you do"
Stefan handed Elena a shovel and they began digging.
"I'm sorry that you have to do this" I said.
-FLASHBACK-
Mystic Falls, 1864
Damon and Elizabeth were in her room.
"What is that?" Damon asked.
"A gift" She replied.
"From George?" He asked.
"From Emily, actually. And when will you stop worrying about George?"
"I want you all to myself"
"Just as he wants me, but I'm the only one who get's to make the rules"
"And why is that?" Damon asked.
"Because I'm spoiled" She said.
"Yes, you are"
"And selfish and because I can do this, and this and this"
She kissed Damon's body and then bit into his neck, but fell back and began choking.
"What? What?" He asked frantically.
"Vervain" She choked.
"What? Elizabeth! Elizabeth"
Giuseppe came into the room, as Elizabeth passed out onto the floor, then the sheriff.
"No!" Damon cried as they placed a matal thing around her face.
"Behave Damon! She's a vampire! A vampire! A monster! I fed you vervain hoping you would expose her!"
"How did you know?"
"Stefan's sympathies for their plight, I didn't raise my sons to be so weak, so stay put"
-PRESENT
Stefan and Elena were digging, and Elena stared at Stefan.
"What?"
"Not many girls can say they've done this" Elena answered.
Stefan opened the coffin.
"Is that it?" I asked.
Stefan started to read it.
"Well, what do you know, this is an interesting turn of events" A voice said.
I gasped, whirled around and saw Damon.
"I can't let you bring her back. I'm sorry"
"So am I! For thinking for even a second that I could trust you" His voice cracked slightly.
"Oh, you're not cape able of trust, the fact that you're here means that you read the journal and were planning on doing this yourself " Stefan said.
"Of course I was going to do it by myself, because the only one I can count on is me!" Damon growled "You made sure of that many years ago Stefan, and I expected it from Elena too...but you" He said.
He looked me straight in the eye "You had me fooled"
My heart sank, his face, it killed gave me a sad smile, I looked away from him.
"So what are you going to do now?" He asked "Because if you try and destroy that I'll rip her heart out"
"You won't kill her" Stefan said.
"I can do one better" Damon said. He was then behind me and grabbed me, bit into his wrist and forced the blood down my throat, I struggled against him.
"Give me the book Stefan, or I'm snapping her neck. And I'll have my own vampire girlfriend"
"Let her go first"
Elena was giving me her wide eyed look, and I was so scared, my heart was going at least thirty miles an hour. I gagged and spluttered.
"The book" Damon snapped.
"Problem is, I no longer trust that you'll give it back"
"You just did the one thing that ensures that I will" Stefan said. "Here"
Damon hesitated when Stefan put the book down, and I felt his nose against my hair, and then he kissed the top of my head, sighing against it as he did so.
He let me go and I cautiously walked over to Stefan, who grabbed me into a hug and I whimpered against him, I could feel Elena at the back of me. We left and my heart began to hurt...he almost killed me...he almost killed me...my god...
-FLASHBACK-
Mystic Falls, 1864
People were screaming and purchasing vampires.
"Stop!" Damon yelled angrily "No! Don't take her!"
"DO you know what they'll to you if you're branded as a sympathizer? You'll be killed, along with them!"
"Then let me be killed" Damon shouted angrily.
-PRESENT-
I was in the bathroom, my head pounding.
"Asprin must be downstairs, is her head supposed to hurt like this?" Elena asked.
"Oh, she'll be fine, that was just a small amount of blood, it should pass out of your system by tomorrow" Stefan said "Are you ok?"
"hmm" I mumbled and gave a short nod.
"Are you ok?" Elena asked.
"Damon was right, This is...us is my fault"
-FLASHBACK-
Two men were transporting Elizabeth and Katherine.
"Damon! Damon! Stop! Stop! I'll help you. We'll get them together, we'll get them back" Stefan pleaded.
"Help me? Don't you think you've done enough? You promised me you wouldn't tell him"
"I didn't think this would happen"
"You did this. This is your fault"
-PRESENT-
Stefan was telling us about what happened, sitting in my room.
"I put my faith in my father, but Damon put his faith in me and I destroyed that, this is my fault"
"You didn't do anything wrong. Don't forget that"
"Ok" Stefan mumbled.
I exhaled.
"I'll go get that asprin for you" Stefan said to me with a nod.
"I need a drink of water" Elena said.
She followed him downstairs and I sat, all I wanted to do was cry...Damon and I had bonded over the last week or so...and I ruined it. That was when a girl appeared in my room.
"Hey, um...who are you?" I asked.
"I'm Anna, and you're coming with me" She said.
-THIRD PERSON POV-
"You know he's not staying right?" Jenna said to Elena.
"We're just going to hang out, for a little while" Elena said.
"You're lucky I like you, Stefan, keep the door open"
"You got it, hey do you have any asprin?" Stefan asked.
"I know where it is" Elena said.
Elena went to get it.
"Oh, hey, Stefan, where's she go?" Jeremy asked.
"She went to the bathroom" Jenna said.
"Who?" Elena asked.
"He has a friend over" Jenna said.
"Anna" He said.
-FLASHB ACK-
"What's happening?"
"Get Emily, stay hidden, I'll get us out of here"
"Pearl!" A voice shouted.
"Jonathan" Pearl shouted.
"do you see all this? The town's gone mad rounding up demons" He said with a slight smile and looked down "You!"
"Jonathan...please. I beg you!" She cried.
"I've got another one over here" He shouted.
"Mother!" Anna screamed.
"Shh" Emily cooed "Shh!"
"Come on! This way" A man said.
Pearl was taken away by the townspeople, Anna cried.
"Shh, it'll be alright, you're going to see her again. I already know how to protect them, I'm going to protect them" Emily said.
-PRESENT-
Stefan and Elena, quickly ran back upstairs and into Aj's room.
"Aj!" Elena said.
But Aj was gone...