Hey guys! So I think I got everything that I had before...although it seems more shorter...I suck, and I'm sorry, my readers. This Author has saving issues. Well, I think it's kind of good, but you know what they say, the reader determines that. I hope you guys enjoy!

Chapter 25

If Miko was in his own body, he was sure he would have fell to his knees. "That can't be. No, that isn't true. It couldn't be-" He stared at where the last scene had flashed above, disbelief drooling form his voice.

"It is. You just saw it with your own eyes." Damon replied.

"No, It can't be! My..."

Miko continued to deny, but Damon was focused on certain words that Bonnie had said a long time ago. The words rang through him like church bells.

Find your truest self. The one which you always hide, but is the real you.

Damon sighed. "To tell the truth..." Both Aerolis and Miko stayed silent, listening to Damon's words. "after I found out Erowina died, I nearly lost-" Damon chuckled to himself. "Ah, who am I kidding, I lost all hope that I would be able to settle down with someone special. I started believing love would never visit me. I never thought, after Erowina, that I would find someone. Id' tried it twice, and both times my loved one would die." Damon's orb was nearly soot black. "That was, until I saw Katherine's incarnate. You remember Katherine, right?"

"Yes, I believe that was the one you killed your brother over, and he, you?" Miko answered, his voice still telling the other two he was still shaken.

"Yeah, that's her. Well her incarnate was the first to spark my feelings again. But not quite." Damon paused, gathering his thoughts together before he continued. "The first time I laid eyes on Bonnie, something altered within me.

"Of course, she was kind of like Erowina, and even Katherine back when I was young. All in their characters. Naïve, innocent, and most of all, sweet. Of course at t first, Bonnie had become a substitute for Ina." The air around them grew thick tensely. "Until I realized how different they were. It is true that Bonnie was naïve like Erowina, but she differed in the fact that she was strong. Both on the inside and the out. She's endured a lot, and never have I seen her give up. She kept going. Even when it seemed as though her friends deserted her."

Damon floated a little higher, his orb grew a little lighter. "What I'm trying to say is that...the very well feels like love. Like I never felt it before."

He glided towards Miko, wishing like hell that he could be in his body so he could sling his arm around the guy. He knew he sure needed it, as well as his morose buddy. Miko had turned a lowly blue, gray, black, green; ugly colors swirling together. It didn't look pretty. "Miko. I never would have thought we would have been separated like we were, but please. Believe me. I, who felt as though you were both a father and a son to me."

The atmosphere changed. Comfort and satisfaction was in the air, and the colors changed to a beautiful, soft orange. The color of love.

A laugh that made you picture a happy and proud smile rang through each of them. Bonnie.

To find your truest self, to find the way, you must find the truth first. For release, the truth must emerge.

Bonnie's soft voice echoed through the place, her voice filled with pride and happiness.

Miko, there is more that is still coming your way. Be careful, and do not worry. You will get the closure you need.

Damon was confused, but before he could ask questions, all around him grew brighter. Brighter and brighter until he couldn't see his friend's colorful orbs, until all he saw was bright pure white. At it's peak, an even brighter flash filled his eyes.

Then everything went dark.

"She claims she knows Damon." Stefan said.

Meredith studied the girl. Something was...not right. Something was off about this girl. "How?"

The girl smiled so bright it was like a beacon in this dark night. "Mutual acquaintances." She simply answered.

Meredith narrowed her eyes. Her voice was off, as if something wasn't supposed to...supposed to...Meredith couldn't put her finger on it.

"What's your name?" She said, her voice completely serious, her face, as always, was likewise.

The girl settled for a mysterious smile. Meredith had the feeling that the threat coming from her was worst than the threat Miko brought with him. "Just call me Ina."

"Ina..." The name rang a bell...alarms went off in Meredith's head, but she still couldn't find out why. "Ina...Ina...!" She stood so fast the blood rushed to her head, causing her to see stars for a minute. "You!"

"What is it?" Matt asked.

"Meredith?" Elena looked up from where she'd dropped down on the bench.

"Are you okay?" Stefan asked tersely.

Meredith just pointed an accusing finger at the girl. "You! You're Erowina Santaro!"

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