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Chapter 28: The Return
"Leilani, I think we have a problem," Damon had been searching for Sakura and called her, but to no avail.
"We have many problems Damon, I'm at the hospital with Matt and Bonnie. Caroline was seriously injured in the car crash!" Leilani said as she paced back and forth in the hall, Leilani had left and rushed to Sakura knowing something was wrong, she thought everyone was going to be okay. "I'm so worried, I can't even do anything to help," Leilani wanted to cry.
"I'm headed over right now," Damon hung up not wanting to say anything about Sakura yet.
Elena showed up and went straight to them, "Bonnie! How's Caroline?"
"She's weak and they don't know if she's gonna make it," Bonnie informed her.
"What?" Bonnie pulled Elena into a hug. "Is there something that you can do? Like a spell or something?" Elena asked.
"She doesn't know how," Damon came around the corner. "Do you?" he asked as he walked up to them.
"No," Bonnie frowned.
"No, you don't, because it took Emily years to learn a spell like that," Damon spat.
"Well I can take down a vampire," Bonnie glared at him, "That spell is easy."
"What about you Leilani?" Elena looked at her with hope in her eyes, "You bought back Sakura, you must have some amazing powers."
Leilani shook her head, "I don't know how I did that."
"She was upset her best friend was dead, pure emotion, sorrow, that's what brought her back. But you and Sakura were a lot closer than you are with Caroline. We're lucky that worked at all," Damon stared down at Leilani.
"Speaking of Sakura, where is she?" I've called her but no reply, "Elena pulled out her phone again.
"I don't know," Damon put his hand over her phone, trying to stop her, "The problem at hand is Caroline. I can give Caroline some blood."
"No," Elena said immediately, "No way."
"Just enough to heal her, she'll be safe in the hospital. I'll be out of her system in a day. She'll be better Elena," Damon tried to explain.
"It's too risky," she shook her head, "I can't agree to that."
"Do it," Bonnie said surprising them.
"It's Caroline," Leilani said, agreeing with Bonnie, "We can't let her die. Do it."
"If I do this, you and me," Damon said pointing at Bonnie, "Call a truce."
"No," Bonnie said smugly. "You'll do it anyways, for Elena," Bonnie smiled and looked to Elena.
Damon glared at her slightly. Elena nodded and Bonnie grabbed Leilani's arm and walked off.
"I hope it works," Leilani said glancing back at Damon with Elena and now Jenna.
"I do too," Bonnie sighed.
Leilani pulled out her phone and dialed, "She's still not answering."
"Maybe she's asleep at home," Bonnie suggested.
"Guess I should head home then, do you want to come over?" Leilani asked as they left the hospital. "Think I need the extra company," she added.
"Yeah," Bonnie nodded, "Maybe relax a bit, Caroline will be okay, everything is going to be okay," Bonnie tried to convince herself.
They headed to Leilani's house came inside and noticed that it didn't seem like anyone was home. "Sakura!" Leilani yelled out, "I'm home, with Bonnie! Caroline is in the hospital!" there was no reply.
Bonnie looked at Leilani with a raised eyebrow. Leilani gulped and looked around for any sign that she was there recently. "Sakura?" Bonnie looked in the kitchen. "Leilani you check upstairs, I'll look around here.
"Right," Leilani rushed up the stairs, looked through every room and came back down. "She's not here," she said meeting back up with Bonnie.
"Maybe she just needed a day away from it all," Bonnie said trying to be optimistic.
"I hope that's all. I mean she was dead not long ago, she shouldn't be out wandering wherever," Leilani slouched down on the couch.
"Don't worry, Sakura can take care of herself," Bonnie sat beside her and pat her on the back.
The next day Leilani and Bonnie headed back to the hospital where they met up with Matt. "Hey Matt," they greeted him.
"Hey," Matt stood up out of his seat.
"You've been here all night?" Bonnie asked him.
"Yeah with the Sheriff," Matt sighed as he fiddled with the cast on his injured arm.
"No one else?" Leilani asked.
"Stefan's brother Damon stopped by late last night," Matt replied.
Leilani and Bonnie looked at each other. Both hoping everything went well with Damon giving Caroline some blood. "How's Caroline?" Bonnie asked.
"See for yourself," Matt started walking to her room, with Leilani and Bonnie following.
The door was open and they walked in. Caroline was awake and had a big smile when she saw them. She sat up, "Jersey Shore is on. Bonnie smiled and gave her a hug, a very tight one. "Ow careful, still a little sore."
"Hopefully you can stand another hug," Leilani gave her a big hug as well.
"Owww," Caroline laughed as Leilani backed off.
"I'm sorry," Leilani smiled.
"It's okay guys. They say I'm healing really quick," Caroline smiled. Bonnie nodded but looked like she wanted to cry.
"That reminds me," Matt leant in and kissed Caroline.
"Thank you," Caroline smiled, happy to have such caring friends.
"Why are you crying?" Caroline asked Bonnie.
"I'm just happy you're okay," Leilani and Matt pulled her into a three way one armed hug.
"I lover you guys!" Caroline said and Leilani started to cry a little as well.
Leilani and Bonnie left to go to Mayor Lockwood's to pay their respects. "I can't believe he's dead," Leilani shook her head, "I hope Tyler is okay, I know they didn't get along well, but still."
"Yeah it's tough to lose someone," Bonnie said knowing the feeling all too well.
"Tyler," Leilani ran up to him and gave him a hug, "I'm so sorry for your lose."
"Thanks Leilani," he hugged her tightly back.
She held him at arms length and looked at him, "If you need to talk to someone or anything, I'm here for you."
Tyler nodded, "Thanks."
Bonnie and Leilani headed inside the Lockwood residence. Bonnie noticed Damon and came followed behind him, "Did you know the Gilbert device affected Tyler Lockwood?"
"Well," Damon picked up a grape off the table and ate it, "I know it took the Mayor down."
"Don't you want to know why?" Leilani asked appearing on the other side of Damon.
"Yes guys I'd love to know why a non-vampire was tortured by the vampire torture device that Bonnie here let John Gilbert use," Damon plucked another grape off the bunch. "Speaking of your guilt, how's Caroline?" Damon started to walk by Leilani.
"She's much better," Leilani smiled, wanting to thank him.
"You're welcome," Damon smirked.
"No, you're welcome," Bonnie frowned.
Damon stopped and turned around, "Why am I welcome?"
"You get to live to see another day," Bonnie seemed to be threatening him. Leilani bit her lip and backed off a little.
"No good deed goes unpunished with you does it," Damon looked down at Bonnie.
"It doesn't undue the bad," Bonnie replied and Damon ate another grape, "I know what you are Damon. You might have Elena, Sakura and the Sheriff and everybody else fooled but not me."
"Hm," Damon sighed.
"One wrong move and I'm going to take you out," Bonnie glared. Leilani really didn't like the way it was going.
"Now you need to stop with the witches brew," Damon smirked at her.
Bonnie looked away briefly, looked back at him and a pain hit him. He put his hand up to his head.
"Bonnie stop," Leilani grabbed her by the arm.
Bonnie stopped, "I'm sorry, you were saying," Bonnie walked away.
"I'm sorry Damon. You were just helping, but I don't think you guys will ever get along," Leilani explained.
"No kidding," Damon rolled his eyes.
"Say have you seen or heard from Sakura?" Leilani asked.
"No actually, why is something wrong?" Damon tried to act innocent.
"I haven't heard from her since you guys left after she died, I'm worried," Leilani sighed and walked away.
"This can't be good," Damon said to himself.
Leilani went to look for Bonnie, but there were quite a few people around. Suddenly closed double doors to a different room flung open. Leilani walked up to see and ran into Stefan.
"Katherine," he said looking through the door.
Leilani looked through to see someone who looked exactly like Elena. Leilani's eyes went wide when she saw that Katherine had a hold of Bonnie's neck.
"Stefan," she replied with a smile.
"Leave her alone," Stefan said seriously.
"Okay," Katherine released her. She walked past Bonnie through the doors and dragged her hand lightly against Stefan's chest as she walked by him.
"Bonnie!" Leilani rushed up to her and pulled her into a hug. Stefan nodded to them and followed Katherine. "Are you okay?" Leilani asked.
"Yeah," Bonnie said not convincing her at all.
"So that's the vampire that looks like Elena," Leilani said glancing over at them, "Scary."
"I agree. She's… Way strong," Bonnie frowned. "Elena said she was coming, let's go find her," Bonnie grabbed Leilani's hand and pulled her alone as they searched. Bonnie spotted her on the porch outside talking with Damon. "Elena!" Bonnie said, desperation in her voice.
"Bonnie, Leilani, what happened?" Elena's brow furrowed with worry.
Bonnie explained what happened with Katerine and Elena went to go find Stefan. Damon went to try and track Katherine. Leilani and Bonnie headed back inside and saw Sakura, walking around with a guy. He was kind of tall, lean, had perfectly messy hair that was a little longer than Jeremy's.
"Sakura," Leilani reached her hand out as she said it. Sakura turned around and smiled at her. "Oh my god, where have you been?" Leilani pulled her into a hug surprising her.
"Sorry for going mia Leilani," Sakura said softly.
Leilani pulled back and looked at who Sakura was with. "Hi, I'm Leilani," she held out her hand.
He kept his hands in his pocket and smiled at her, "I know."
"Do I know you?" Leilani pulled her hand back uncomfortably. Getting up closer to him, he did seem familiar. Suddenly her head started to her. Leilani cringed and held onto her head.
"Leilani!" Bonnie was worried, "What's going on?" she asked her.
"My head, it hurts… It hurts so much…" Leilani trailed off. Leilani looked up and Sakura and her companion had disappeared.
"Let's get you home," Bonnie said keeping a hand on Leilani to help her.
"Yeah," Leilani cringed.
Damon walking into the boarding house after having a chat with Katherine and one with Elena. He had already been drinking but went for another glass of bourbon when he noticed someone on the couch.
"How pathetic," he saw Sakura sitting there staring at him. "Killing Jeremy really, hope you knew he had one of those special rings on," she smirked.
"What? How'd you know about that, it literally just happened? Ring? Where the hell have you been?" Damon spat.
"Rekindling old relationships," she smiled and got off the couch.
"Where have you been?" he asked again walking up to her.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" Sakura rolled her eyes. "I saw you kiss Katherine, and I know all about today's escapades," Sakura shook her head and Damon's eyes went wide.
"What are you stalking me?" he scoffed.
"No, I didn't have to," Sakura confused him even more.
"Whatever I don't care, I'm just glad you're okay," he went to get closer to her to find that he couldn't move.
"What no 'I'm sorry?' Not even a hint of remorse," Sakura eyed him.
"You're mad, I get it, now let me go," Damon demanded.
"I'm not just mad Damon, I'm hurt. Something I assume you know all about," Sakura smirked.
"I'm sorry, I'm just messed up with Katherine around, and everyone choosing Stefan," Damon said his name with spite. "I don't know what to do," he admitted looking down at her sadly.
"Well I am the one that sided with you, and look where that got me," she said calmly.
He sighed, not sure what to say. "Just let it out, punch me, whatever, just let it out," Damon closed his eyes. Suddenly there was an enormous pain in his chest. His eyes went wide, "You put a stake in my chest!"
"Well, I missed your heart," suddenly a bunch of small wooden bullets were hovering in front of Damon.
"If you're gonna kill me just do it," Damon cringed. One bullet shot into his shoulder and he yelped in pain. One shot through each of his legs, "AH! Come one Sakura, kill me if you're going to." Sakura's calm expression turned into one of indecision, she looked down at him with a furrowed brow. He looked at her, "I deserve it," he egged her on. She released him and fell to the floor. He pulled the stake out of his chest gritting his teeth. "You can't do it can you?" he asked throwing the stake off to the side. Sakura's eye twitched as she frowned down at him and shook her head. She took a step away from him and looked at him with such sadness in her eyes.
"It's obvious you can't do it, let's just go," a voice came from off to the side.
"Who the hell are you?" Damon turned to look at the man with kinda long dirty blonde hair.
"The name's Allen, pleased you meet you," he smiled down at him. "Well time to go," Allen walked up to Sakura, and put his arm on her shoulders and pulled her along. They walked around Damon ready to leave.
"What?" Damon was really confused. He had managed to sit up on the couch, "Sakura, don't go."
The door slammed shut leaving Damon alone. "I really am sorry," Damon shook his head as he took out the wooden bullets. After healing enough to get up he picked up a glass of bourbon. "I can't believe I messed things up with the only one that really cared," he said as he threw the glass into the fire. Damon dropped down to his knees and arms and slammed his fist against the floor.
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If you are curious as to Allen, check a few chapters back, he is mentioned in there!
