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Chapter 36: Histories And Heartbreaks
If anyone had told me just a week ago that Rebekah, Meredith and I are going to sit together at the Grill and discuss all the ways of getting John Gilbert killed, I'd have burst out in laughter. But that was exactly what was happening at the moment. For once Rebekah and I wanted the same thing, to rid John from his cursed life and let him rest in peace. However, we wanted it done in different ways. Rebekah obviously just wanted to wring John's neck and kill him or rip his heart out but I wanted it to happen with sensitivity of course. I wanted to talk to John first, explain to him properly why he can't live any longer. I had a haunch that John Gilbert would choose to die himself for the well being of others and most importantly Elena's. John embraced death in the show for Elena. Perhaps if I could explain the situation to John properly then he'd willingly volunteer his murder and no one would have to feel guilty about it.
Rebekah and I were getting into a heated argument because of the different ways we wanted to execute the murder. Meredith on the other hand had no say in it. She knew that John was beyond saving and she just wanted his sufferings to end. It didn't matter to her how.
"What if he doesn't want to die? What then? We'll have to forcefully kill him anyway" said Rebekah, trying hard to convince me to let her go and kill John Gilbert this instant.
"Maybe you are right. We might need to do something bad after all but not until I talk to Uncle John first. He has the right to know exactly why we want him dead all on a sudden. And you never know; he may co-operate with us. I'm not sure but all I know is that I have to try." I wasn't going to change my mind about this but Rebekah was too stubborn to accept it as well.
"He is just a pathetic human Jacq. You're giving him too much importance than he deserves. Besides, wasn't he supposed to die a long time ago? John Gilbert has already lived longer than he was supposed to. Let's not make this any more complicated and just kill him off quickly." Rebekah argued back like previous times. I couldn't help but glare at her this time though.
"Rebekah, will you please let me handle this. And for your kind information John Gilbert isn't a pathetic human. He sacrificed his life to save his daughter when Elena simply hated him. Not many people can do that. I know what I am doing." Thankfully Rebekah didn't argue back to me this time. Probably she had nothing to say anymore. Her silence told me that she has decided to let me do things my way but obviously she was far from happy about it.
"Jacq, what have you decided to do about Elena and Jeremy?" Meredith asked who was silent for the entire time Rebekah and I argued.
"I mean sure they don't like John much but he is their family. Elena may not see him as her father but she seems to care about him. I don't think Elena or Jeremy would let us kill him off just like that."
"That's not a problem. We won't tell anyone about it until John Gilbert is dead." Rebekah stated simply as if that was the most obvious thing to do. But I understood what Meredith was thinking and I got worried about it as well. Even if we do manage to kill John without letting anyone know but what would happen after his death. Everyone would start hating us, me mostly for doing that. And it was highly possible that things would get nastier for me afterwards. I've already made a mistake by not stopping Damon from turning Abby into a vampire. I really didn't want one more blame on me. I realized I'd have to talk to Elena first before talking to John and I could tell already that it wouldn't be a very pleasant conversation. I just hoped that she'd try to understand me.
Third Person's POV
"Bonnie, we are starting to worry about you. Call me back or call Caroline. Just call someone please." Elena left another voice mail for Bonnie. She and others had no idea where Bonnie suddenly disappeared to. Elena approached Caroline and Matt who were talking about John Gilbert.
"Are you sure Mr. Gilbert would recover soon if he takes Bonnie's herbs regularly?" Matt asked Caroline wondering about it. Almost everyone in town was worried about John Gilbert considering the situations he created in past two days. He was an official homicidal maniac at the moment since he almost murdered Meredith Fell. Sheriff Forbes wasn't locking him up only because Stefan and Elena explained to her that it was entirely supernatural and John can't be helped if locked up in a cellar. Also they swore to take full responsibility of John Gilbert. Besides, he was a victim of something supernatural. He didn't deserve to be punished. Before Caroline could answer Matt properly Elena came over to them and asked-
"Is it weird that Bonnie's not returning my calls?" Elena had a feeling that something was going on and that spiked up her concern for Bonnie more. Caroline and Matt didn't have an answer to that question. However when Matt looked away from the girls, his eyes fell on someone which got him both shocked and curious at the same time.
"Is it weird that Isobel is back in town and standing in the middle of town's square?" Matt asked making Elena and Caroline look at Isobel too.
"I thought she'd never come back again. I mean now that Ric is married to Jenna, she got nothing left here" said Elena. Her voice clearly gave away that she wasn't happy to see Isobel in Mystic Falls again.
"Maybe she came here to see Katherine. They are besties, aren't they? Or perhaps you." Caroline said the last part slowly and regretted immediately because Elena shot a glare at her which was quite unlikely of Elena.
"Why would Isobel come to see me? She left town without saying a word to me when I had finally decided to give her a chance. She doesn't care about me Caroline…. She just likes to play with people and their feelings." Elena said as much bitterly as possible. Matt wrapped an arm around her shoulders to comfort her however Caroline couldn't help but say something about it.
"I think you are wrong Elena. Maybe she is just unable to express her true feelings for you. I've heard from a reliable source that she loves you more than anyone else, even herself. She can even die to keep you safe. After all she gave birth to you Elena." Caroline thought her little speech would've an impact on her best friend but Elena didn't change her opinion about Isobel moreover got angry at Caroline for saying all those things.
"And I guess this reliable source is Jacq" said Elena sternly and bitterly as well.
"Caroline, stop believing everything Jacq says so blindly. She doesn't really care about us, not even about Damon. Honestly I think she doesn't love him anymore either. The originals are the ones who she actually cares about. If Jacq really cared about us, she'd have stopped Elijah from kidnapping me and never let Abby turn into a vampire. Bonnie lost her mother again because of that. Jacq knew everything from beforehand…..everything that happened that night but she did nothing to stop it. If you still want to believe that Jacq gives a damn about us then I am sorry to say this but you are up for great disappointment Caroline… And I can't trust her anymore, not after what happened." Elena started panting heavily after her rant as if she was running for hours. Both Matt and Caroline were looking at Elena with unreadable expressions on their faces. Inwardly they couldn't believe that Elena was speaking so bitterly about Jacqueline. Matt blamed it all on the problems that Elena was going through at the time because of John. Caroline on the other hand felt a bit pissed off at Elena for being like this however she stopped herself from saying anything about that. But Caroline did say something brilliant.
"I know Elena that Jacq is being distant from us lately and dealing with the originals more than she should but you remember how you doubted Jacq once before at the time of breaking the hybrid curse. You regretted not trusting her for a long time. Don't repeat the same mistake again." This time Elena had nothing to say and it actually made her think about her opinion of Jacqueline for a second time. Matt felt that he should do something to dissolve the tension between them.
"We should inform Stefan or Damon about Isobel. They could find out why exactly she is back in Mystic Falls this time."
Jacqueline's POV
I found out that John was locked up in the Gilbert residence. Thankfully no one else was there except for him when I got there. However, I found it very irresponsible as well. How could they leave John all alone in such state? He was not only dangerous for others but himself as well. So much for taking care of a person who possessed alter ego homicidal personality. I scoffed darkly and shook my head to myself thinking that. Rebekah couldn't enter the house as she was never invited in before and I was no longer a Gilbert so I couldn't invite her in either. Having no other choice, Rebekah had to wait up for me outside while I entered the house. Soon I found John in the room where once Jenna stayed before her marriage. He was sleeping peacefully. John Gilbert, no longer wearing the resurrecting ring; he actually looked quite helpless and vulnerable to me. Even though I didn't want to but I had to wake him up so that we could talk.
"Uncle John…. Uncle John." John snapped open his eyes suddenly. For a second I actually got scared. What if he was not Uncle John at the moment and in his killing mode? I even considered running out of the room but then he looked at me and got surprised. There were no traces of him being a killer and I visibly relaxed because of that.
"Jacqueline, what are you doing here?" He asked still very surprised about my presence there.
"I came to see how you are doing Uncle John. Are you feeling alright?" I asked with genuine concern.
"Well, I'd be lying to you if I say I am perfectly fine" replied John and silence fell over us for a moment.
"How are you Jacqueline? I heard you were out of town." Uncle John asked breaking the silence between us.
"I am fine. It's you who I am worried about." I said truthfully. I had no idea how was I gonna tell him that he needs to die or something worse will happen to him. Uncle John sighed out heavily before speaking up again.
"Jacqueline, I am so sorry. I don't even know what else I could say. I don't exactly remember what happened but Dr. Fell told me that I tried…. to kill you…. I am really sorry for that. I had no idea what got into me. Please, if you could forgive me for that….. I would be very grateful to you." I never thought John Gilbert could be so soft and sensitive, not to mention emotional. The pity I was feeling for him just a while ago, it intensified even more. This whole thing was getting harder with each passing minute. How could I see him dead without breaking down myself?
"There is nothing to forgive Uncle John. It's me who should apologize to you. If I had warned you about the ring before, you wouldn't be like this in the first place." And I really meant what I said. Lately, I realized that I definitely should have warned them about the rings from beforehand and it was making me feel very guilty that I didn't.
"Well, Elena thinks that I can be saved. Bonnie is giving me some herbs with horrible taste but I know there is no hope for me now. I've read about Samantha Gilbert recently. Sooner or later I'll kill myself like her. I hope for sooner because I am a danger to people around me, even for Elena." I had a feeling that after knowing exactly how dangerous he was for Elena; John would never want to live anymore. And I was right about that. It was time for me to tell Uncle John about his possible future. Because if I couldn't tell him now then I'd never be able to tell him again.
"Uncle John, there is something you need to know." Saying that I started telling him how Esther could turn him into a vampire hunter and connect his life with Elena's. How it could get Elena killed or turn her into a vampire. I also told him about his ring that Esther used to make an ultimate weapon in the show. Thank god there wasn't any white oak stake left this time for Esther to use. After hearing everything out, John made a decision that I already knew he would make.
"We can't let that happen." He stated at once.
"I will die before Esther could get to me." I sighed out heavily in sadness as he said that.
"Uncle John, would you believe me if I tell you that if I had another way to cure you, I'd have never let you die?" I asked as I really wanted to hear what he has to say about that.
"Of course Jacqueline, you saved me once before. I know this is very hard for you to do but it needs to be done dear." I could do nothing else but nod to him.
"But Elena would never agree with us. She won't understand it." I stated the obvious. We all know how stubborn Elena could be when she wants to be.
"I'll talk to her, make her understand. Just bring her to me" said John and I agreed to it immediately because it would be best for the situation if Uncle John himself talks to Elena about this.
"I will come back soon." I said and walked out of the house in search for Elena. She should be at the Grill at this time. I hoped so. The sooner I find her the better.
Third Person's POV
Five blood lines finally separated on a wooden table. Bonnie Bennett successfully unlinked the originals. And the good thing was this time no one died among the originals. Klaus was more than pleased at the moment. He was actually smiling widely at Bonnie, feeling impressed at the young witch. And even though Bonnie was feeling weak from inside because of doing such a complicated strong spell, she stood her ground firmly with her head high.
"Well done Bonnie. You have actually managed to awe me this time with you impressive witchy skill this. But then again I've always known that you were a very powerful witch. All you need is proper nourishment and practice." Klaus tried to flatter Bonnie but sadly his charms didn't work on the young witch. She kept staring at him with hard and cold gaze.
"I have done what I came here to do. I would like to leave now" said Bonnie strongly. She was worried about Jacqueline. Jacq told Bonnie that she would return to her soon but it had been three hours since Jacq left the Mikaelson mansion. Where could she possibly go? Did something bad happen while Bonnie was lost in studying the spell? Klaus didn't even let her receive her calls so Bonnie had no idea what the hell was going on out there. She needed to get out of the place fast and find out what was going on with everyone and if someone was in trouble especially Jacqueline.
"Okay love, I have no wish to make you feel like a prisoner here. Let me show you the way out" said Klaus over politely after staring at Bonnie for a while. He got what he wanted and that was all that mattered. Bonnie almost sighed out in relief when Klaus easily agreed on letting her go. She seriously thought Klaus would suddenly decide to take revenge on her for desiccating him all those months ago. And, as they spent such a long time together without any other company around them and specially without Jacq around them, the thought of getting tortured by Klaus crossed Bonnie's mind several times already. They were almost near the main door of the mansion when Bonnie's phone went off suddenly. Bonnie was thinking of calling everyone herself after getting out of here.
"Go on, pick it up" urged Klaus to receive the call. Bonnie checked the ID and found that it was Stefan.
"It's Stefan." Bonnie informed to Klaus understanding that the hybrid was interested in knowing who was calling her.
"Ah, my former best friend, I really miss him honestly" said Klaus faking seriousness and Bonnie shook her head inwardly at that. She received the call before the ringing ended.
"Hey Stefan" said Bonnie and she heard Stefan sighing out in relief. She realized that everyone must have been worried sick about her.
"Bonnie, where are you? Are you alright?" Stefan asked worriedly. Klaus could obviously hear that and it made him smirk to himself, seeing Stefan's concern for the Bennett witch. Back in old days when Stefan was a full blown ripper, he cared about nothing. Not even his own life.
"I am fine Stefan. Is everything alright? You sound worried." Bonnie inquired while tensing up.
"Bonnie, something happened." Came from Stefan and Bonnie's heart skipped a beat immediately as she heard that. Even Klaus got curious hearing that.
"What happened; Stefan?" Bonnie asked feeling scared of what she might hear. Her heartbeat spiked up suddenly.
"Isobel killed John Gilbert." Both Bonnie and Klaus were shocked to hear that. Klaus hid his feelings well but Bonnie didn't bother with that. She gasped out loudly.
"What are you saying? Isobel? When did she even come back in town?" Bonnie asked pacing in the room, being restless all on a sudden.
"We had an encounter with her just a while ago. Isobel told us that she came into town hearing about John from her informers. When she came here, Isobel overheard Jacq, Rebekah and Meredith talking about killing John at the Grill… after that she went to John to alert him but she told us that he begged her to kill him himself. I don't know if she was telling us the truth… Isobel also told us that she too found it necessary to kill John after hearing out something that she didn't quite explain to us. All she told us is that it was best for Elena." Stefan sighed out heavily after finishing the explanation.
"So John Gilbert is no more." Bonnie asked again for confirmation. Now she understood why Jacq wasn't here when she was supposed to come back within an hour.
"Yeah and Isobel also left town again, for good probably" said Stefan and wondered if Bonnie knew something about why Isobel thought it was necessary to kill John Gilbert. Obviously Rebekah, Meredith and Jacqueline knew the reasons too. Therefore Stefan, Damon and Alaric the three of them were planning on going out to look for them right away. But they needed to take care of Elena first who was in a mess at the moment.
"How is Elena? Is she alright?" Bonnie asked biting her bottom lip and knowing what her best friend must be going through at the moment. John Gilbert was after all Elena's family and she definitely didn't want him dead.
"She needs you Bonnie. Caroline and Amelia are here with her but if you could come to her-" Bonnie spoke up before Stefan could finish.
"Of course, I want to be with her right now, Stefan. I am on my way." Saying that Bonnie ended the call. She almost forgot that Klaus was standing right there.
"Well this is something interesting now, isn't it?" Klaus said in a very Klaus like way. Bonnie didn't hesitate to glare at him this time.
"Have you anything to do with it?" Bonnie asked rudely while narrowing her eyes at Klaus.
"What makes you think that I have involvement in John Gilbert's murder?" Klaus asked making an innocent face that angered Bonnie even more. She didn't waste any more time there and walked out of the Mikaelson mansion fast with long strides. Aside from comforting Elena at the moment, Bonnie needed to inform the others that she has already unlinked the originals. And she wondered why Jacqueline would want John Gilbert dead? Bonnie hoped to get answers to the questions before it could drive her crazy.
Jacqueline's POV
Rebekah took another big gulp from the bottle of Bourbon that she compelled a bartender at the Grill to give us. Rebekah and I were at the falls, sitting lazily on her car bonnet. I was moaning Uncle John's death and Rebekah was giving me company which was quite unlikely of her. Of course Rebekah wasn't giving me comforting speech but her mere being there with me was enough to surprise me and I appreciated that a lot.
Things happened quite differently than I thought. The last hour was full of unexpected turns of events. When I walked out of the Gilbert residence in search for Elena, I bumped into none other than Isobel which was very shocking to say the least. I found out that Isobel overheard us at the Grill while Meredith, Rebekah and I were talking about killing John Gilbert. I wasn't surprised though when Isobel told me that she wanted to help us out with the situation. However, when I told her that John wanted to talk to Elena first and tell her everything before we make a move and that I agreed to it too, Isobel went against me immediately. She didn't want Elena to interfere. Before I knew it, Isobel killed John Gilbert and left me with his dead body. That sudden move from Isobel really shook me that moment. I really didn't want it to happen like that. I was unable to even fulfill John's last wish of talking to Elena for the last time. I definitely didn't feel good about that but there was nothing I could do about it.
Rebekah forced me to leave the house knowing that if anyone found me with John Gilbert's dead body; I would end up in jail immediately. I had no other choice but to leave right away. After getting out of there for the second time, suddenly I didn't want to stay around people anymore. I didn't even want to go back to the Mikaelson mansion even though I knew Bonnie must be waiting up for me there. Rebekah understood that I wanted to be somewhere where I didn't have to think about anything for a while. She dragged me near the falls of Mystic Falls where it was always calm and peaceful. Even though I didn't want to think about anything at that moment, but I couldn't help but wonder what everyone's reaction must be after seeing John Gilbert's dead body? I bet they would be very shocked at first and after finding out about my involvement, they'd certainly get very mad as well. I sighed out heavily at that thought, making Rebekah glance at me.
"How long have you planned on mourning his death Jacq? You knew this was going to happen" said Rebekah rather unemotionally. Obviously she didn't give it a damn about John Gilbert's death and I wasn't expecting her to either.
"Yeah, I knew this was going to happen but that doesn't mean I'm not allowed to feel bad about it. I should've stopped Isobel, and let Uncle John talk to Elena as he wished to." I said sadly, that was what was bothering me the most.
"You know, you could have done nothing against Isobel." Rebekah stated the obvious smoothly.
"Well that's what I have to say to myself now, and hope that it will lessen my guilt a bit." I said and Rebekah bluntly rolled her eyes at me.
"You and your guilty conscious Jacq, honestly you will do better without it" said Rebekah and I couldn't help but scoff at her.
"You speak as if you never felt guilty for killing someone." Rebekah wanted to snap at me and say no to that but we both knew that that would be nothing but a lie, so she remained quiet about it.
"It's best for us vampires, if we don't care about anyone but ourselves" said Rebekah after a while.
"Yeah, I have heard that motto before." I took the bottle of Bourbon from Rebekah and gulped down some liquid from it. Then I stood on my feet as I didn't feel like sitting anymore.
"Tell me something, how can vampires fall in love with someone, when they are so scared of caring for anyone but themselves. I know you fell in love with Stefan in Chicago when you didn't care much about anything else but having a good time. Seriously how does it work?" I asked curiously. Rebekah sighed out heavily while thinking about something in her mind.
"I don't know how it works for other vampires but when I met Stefan, I had to fall in love with him because he made me feel alive after a long time. The way Stefan loved me; it reminded me of someone whom I fell in love with before him." Well that really surprised me. I didn't know Rebekah had another lover apart from Stefan. Of course she could have. I just didn't know about it since it was never mentioned in the show.
"Who was he?" I asked with interest. Rebekah stayed quiet for a second and I thought she wouldn't answer me but she did.
"His name was Alexander. I met him in the 12th century. Nik, Elijah and I were living in Italy at that time. I fell in love with Alexander and I even wanted to marry him but-" I knew immediately that something bad must have happened to him.
"Nik killed him for daggering us. I was heartbroken for a long time because of that." I frowned in confusion as Rebekah said that. Her eyes were twinkling with tears.
"But how did Alexander get the daggers?" I asked Rebekah curiously and also felt sad for her.
"Alexander was member of a group of highly powerful vampire hunters called the brotherhood of the five. They were the ones who actually made those daggers that Elijah has in his possession right now." Rebekah paused for a moment. Then said all on a sudden.
"I don't want to talk about it anymore." She declared and I nodded my head. I understood that it was a very touchy subject to talk about for Rebekah as she was on the verge of shredding tears. I didn't want to cause her pain and distress. However, I certainly got interested in the history of the daggers and the brotherhood of the five. Nothing like this was mentioned in the show as much as I remembered. Maybe it was another of the things that was created with the changes I made into this world. I'd definitely find out about it more but definitely not from Rebekah. I could always ask Klaus, Elijah or Kol about this particular history. Suddenly remembering Kol, I couldn't help but ask Rebekah about his past. I had no idea about his life story of one thousand years including the time he was locked up in a coffin.
"Kol told me the night Markus attacked us that Klaus daggered him while you all were living in New Orleans. And Klaus did it for nothing. I didn't believe Kol but I don't have any idea either what must have happened between him and Klaus. You must know all about it." I indirectly hinted Rebekah that I was curious about it and interested to know the truth. Rebekah sighed out heavily before speaking up again. It seemed that she actually appreciated the change of topic.
"I'm not surprised that Kol lied to you about why he was daggered by Nik. He never talks about it neither he wants anyone but his siblings to know about what really happened all those years ago." I was disappointed to hear that.
"So, you can't tell me about it either." I was really hoping to know why Klaus daggered Kol.
"I can, if you promise not to tell Kol about it." My face lit up again immediately.
"Don't worry Rebekah. I won't tell anyone. And you know I am very good at keeping secrets." I was trying hard not to look over eager about this. Rebekah thankfully decided to tell me.
"The end of the nineteenth century was the worst time for Kol. As you already know, we were living in New Orleans at that time. When the rest of the family was worried about Mikael hunting us down, Kol was being carefree like always and living life to the fullest. No one realized when he got involved with a girl named Serene. She was what you call these days, an escort. The reason she caught Kol's eyes at first was because unlike the other girls of that time, Serene didn't fear Kol when she found out what he really is." A vampire, an original one to be more specific, I said in my mind.
"The more Kol met her, the more serious he started to get about Serene. I met her in person quite a few times myself. The girl was indeed quite intriguing. She was full of questions about how it is being a vampire, being so powerful and immortal. She was in one word fascinated with vampirism." Rebekah paused for a little and I took the opportunity to ask her a question.
"So, Kol fell in love with her eventually? But I thought he considered settling for mortals a great weakness for vampires." I asked curiously. This was another history TVD didn't show back in my world. I wondered how many mysteries are there that I am yet to learn about.
"I don't know if it was love between them because both of them denied being in love with the other. I knew why Kol denied his feelings for her because of his believe that vampires shouldn't be with mortals because sooner or later they are just gonna die but I didn't know why Serene was holding back. However, apart from admitting to be in love, they both were highly attracted towards each other. Kol didn't let anyone but him, touch her or spend time with her. Even Nik was sure that they are gonna end up together eventually." I always knew that Kol would be a possessive lover, if he ever loves anyone that is. What I didn't know was that he already fell in love with someone in his life. As much as I knew him now, I felt quite certain that he was indeed in love with Serene. He just didn't have the gut to admit it.
"What separated them?" I asked with interest and Rebekah continued with the story.
"One day, Serene asked Kol to turn her. She wanted to become a vampire. Kol turned her without thinking much about it. Turning people wasn't a big deal for any of us. Only if Kol knew that turning Serene would put his own life in danger and ours as well." I frowned at Rebekah with confusion as she said that.
"Why? What did she do?" How could a newly turned vampire, put the originals' life in danger?
"Serene as a human seemed like any other normal girl, just with some serious curiosity about vampires. What Kol didn't know was that she had a rather dark side to her that she didn't reveal until she became a vampire. The darkness in her magnified to an extreme level, so much that Serene couldn't hide it anymore. She started killing people ruthlessly. The way she enjoyed torturing people even horrified me. Kol was ignorant about it but Nik started to get worried. He knew that if Serene kept drawing so much attention to the town, soon Mikael would find us out again.
Nik ordered Kol to control Serene or kill her. Kol chose to use compulsion on her because he wasn't ready to lose her so soon. However, when Kol tried to control Serene, she exposed him and the rest of the family to the people of the town. By the end of that night, the house we were all living in was burned to the ground and we were all exhausted from fighting and killing people to get them off our backs. To make the situation worse, Mikael came to pay us a visit. He tried to kill Nik but Nik managed to escape Mikael with sheer luck. Mikael killed his favorite horse though to send him a warning. Nik was scared and he turned his fear into rage and went impulsive as usual. In his anger Nik killed Serene quite brutally. Kol obviously had a fight with Nik for that because he believed that Serene could have been controlled and didn't need to be killed off. Nik ended the fight between them by shoving a dagger in Kol's heart.
We left New Orleans right away and started running again as Mikael was hunting us down. We ended up in Chicago where I met Stefan. And you know what happened after that." Rebekah finished the story with a deep sigh.
"Yeah, I know plenty about that." I said while saving all these information in my memory. I also figured how Kol was able to understand so easily about my fears of becoming a vampire. And why he supported my remaining a human after learning about my monstrous history.
"You know Kol really likes you." Rebekah said all on a sudden. I however simply nodded my head to that instead of being shocked about it.
"I know….. I mean I am the only friend he got." I quickly added the second part to my answer.
"Just to let you know, what you have with Kol, I don't see it as just friendship. It's more than that and you know it." Rebekah said confidently but I shook my head to that, vehemently so.
"It's nothing more than friendship Rebekah. It shouldn't be anything but simple friendship." I said that more to myself than to Rebekah. Besides, knowing that I am with Damon, Kol would never fall in love with me. And I didn't want him to either because that would complicate things unnecessarily. Sure Kol flirts with me, a lot but he was not a lover boy type. And I definitely like him but I would never drag our relation further and think about being lovers. Even the mere thought of it didn't feel right to me.
"Deny your feelings all you want Jacq but you will find out soon how correct I am." Rebekah said with a smirk on her lips that I didn't like a bit because she was giving a strange knowing look as well. 'That day will never come Rebekah' I said in my mind because I wouldn't be around for long. I couldn't let a love triangle start with me when I was seriously considering giving up my love life altogether, meaning breaking up with Damon. He and I were on a break already, I just needed to make sure that break never ends.
"We should get back now." I said to Rebekah and told her indirectly that I wanted this particular conversation to end right away. Rebekah nodded her head and started to walk towards the driver's seat and I started to walk towards the passenger seat but before we could get inside the car, someone came there.
"Damon?" I really didn't expect to see him there so I was quite surprised.
"We need to talk." He said with stern tone of voice. I knew he wanted to talk to me without another company around us. I looked at Rebekah.
"I'll meet you back at the mansion." I said to her confidently. Rebekah looked between me and Damon for a moment then left in the car without saying another word. When she was out of earshot I turned to Damon who was staring at me with unblinking eyes.
"I guess; you want to ask me about John Gilbert." I said assuming that but Damon had something else entirely on his mind.
"I already found out why you wanted to kill John but that's not what I am here to talk about." I guess he found out everything from Meredith because Rebekah was with me the entire time.
"I am listening." I said hiding the curiosity.
"I want you to look me in the eye and tell me what you really feel for me now. Do you still love me? Or are you not in love with me anymore? Please Jacq, I need to know." To say the least I was stunned when Damon asked me that so bluntly and without any emotion. Maybe he was trying to be strong and hide his true feelings but it still felt weird to me. Besides, I never saw this coming so I was quite startled.
"Shouldn't I be asking you this, considering the fact that you are the one who slept with someone else? Besides, why do you suddenly need to know whether I still love you or not, what's going on?" I asked straight away getting to the point. Damon sighed out his frustration.
"John Gilbert tried to kill you. You told this to everyone but me." As much as I remembered I didn't announce it on the news. But I didn't bother telling him that.
"I didn't tell you because I knew how you would've reacted to that. But what does it have to do with my loving you?" I asked seriously not getting the point of this conversation. Damon took a deep breath before speaking up again.
"I can't be with you like this Jacq. I'm tired of not knowing what you are up to all the time. I know that you enjoy putting your life in danger but it's not funny for me, worrying about your life every minute of everyday. The fact that you are not telling me anything makes me feel like; you don't want me in your life anymore. So, if that's what the matter is, that you don't love me anymore and don't want to be with me anymore, just say it." Just a while ago I was thinking about keeping Damon away from me but now I couldn't bring myself to break his heart.
"I can't Damon. I can't say to you that I don't love you anymore because I still love you but it's also true that I can't be with you the way you want me to." I stated the truth at once but it didn't make Damon happy instead it made him more frustrated.
"That's it Jacq, I have had enough of this. You need to make a decision right now. Either you choose to live with your free will or with me in which case there won't be any secret between us. You can't have both free will and me, not when you are so death prone." I couldn't believe Damon was asking me to make such a decision. How could he claim to love me and not want me to have my free will which was right of every sentient being? Sure I get myself in trouble all the time but I am happy with that because it's always my decision to get in a deadly situation. Like Sage said in the show, it's called living life to the fullest. And Damon didn't want that for me which I couldn't accept.
"How can you ask me to choose between you and my free will Damon? That's just selfish of you. What got into you Damon? You used to love me the way I am. You fell in love with the way I am. What changed Damon? Why are you so against me for acting on my free will and please don't tell me it's because of my safety. It's something else, what is it?" I asked Damon genuinely being confused and concerned about it. Damon has changed. His love for me has also changed. Why? I didn't know that but something was up with him. I should've noticed it before. Damon however, didn't care about what I just said to him. He again pressured me into making a choice.
"Jacq, just tell me your decision. I want to end this conflict between us today." Well there was nothing to choose for me. What Damon was asking from me was impossible for me to give. Besides, he was better off without me anyway.
"I'm not gonna give up my free will Damon. Not even for you." I loud and clearly announced my decision to him. I thought he would look heartbroken hearing this but instead Damon looked enraged. Seriously what was wrong with him? I wasn't saying that I'd have loved to see him sad and depressed but the way Damon was acting was quite unlikely of him even though he was Damon.
"Fine!" Damon snapped at me angrily and walked away from there with long aggressive strides.
I felt both hurt and relieved. Relieved because he didn't try to turn me into a vampire again and hurt for the rude behavior. But I guess I deserved that from Damon after putting him through hell for more than once. I always knew Damon as someone who doesn't give up easily on things, specially when it comes to getting love. I mean in the show Elena hardly returned his feelings but he didn't give up on her and stayed by her side no matter what she did or said. Damon and my love life was never rainbows and sunshine but I liked it that way. And now that it seemed officially over, I started feeling the loss immediately. But I knew it was for the best for both Damon and I. I just hoped that Damon wouldn't turn off his humanity and become a monster. I hoped for him to find an easy way to get over me. I however didn't need to work on getting over Damon because I already knew what was coming for me which was death.
Third Person's POV
Rebekah walked through the door in a slow pace. She wasn't sure if she did a good thing by leaving Jacqueline all alone with Damon. He tried to hurt her once before what if Damon decides to turn Jacq again. But Rebekah was already far away from the falls and there was nothing she could do about it. When Rebekah entered the living room, she found Nik grinning widely. He has just ended a conversation with someone over the phone. Rebekah frowned in confusion at first and then asked with stern tone of voice.
"Why do you look so happy?" Klaus raised his eyebrows at his sister.
"What? I am not allowed to be happy." Rebekah rolled her eyes at him with annoyance.
"I am not in the mood of playing games Nik." She snapped at Klaus kind of rudely.
"Just tell me what happened."
"Well the good news is that our brothers have already found the tomb of the original werewolf AKA Prince Erik." Rebekah was shocked to hear that, in a good way of course.
"What do we have to do now?" Rebekah asked wanting to know their plan desperately. Klaus smirked at his sister and spoke up quite excitedly.
"Now we begin the game of ending Markus."
AN: That is it for now. More will come soon. I am not sure if TVD is going explain why Klaus daggered Kol anytime soon in the show so I had to made up my own story. Hope it made sense to you and fitted with the history. Please let me know, I can change that if it seems too out of place to you. Please read and review. I always look forward for your opinions. Love you all a lot :)