"alright everyone is gone out of ear shot,talk to me." Elena begged i sighed she knew something was up with how i was acting.
"were do i begin?" i asked she took my hands into hers pulling me to look into her eyes.
"what game?"elena asked.
"I stayed obsessed with katherine for 145 years because I wanted to hurt her just as badly as she hurt me, and to do that i had to get her out of the toumb, yes i still had stong feelings but they were more of a distant memmorie not true feelings." i whispered elena nodded for me to continue "when she learned that she was the reason she began to blame herself, but i wouldn't let her, nor would stefan because we both thought that the vampires were just a cover up for why george and our father sent them away, a cover up of a child born out of wedlock, hence disgrace on the Salvatore name, and my father already hated me because of my mother, and how identical we were, so when he heard that Elizabeth was pregnant he finaly snapped, and three weeks after isabella was born, just enough time for Elizabeth to recover and not contract any sudden illnesses, both of our fathers sent them away." I explained
"thats awful." elena whispered
"oh i raised ten kinds of hell once i heard there plan, but my father was the master mind on it all claiming that he would turn george in for hideing vampires if he didn't go along with it." i said elena leaned back adjusting the pillow behinde her as she turned to rest her feet on my lap as i faced her.
"but he had no proof." Elena said once she had gotten comfortable
"he didn't need it because he knew it wouldn't stick but it would cause enough damage to the forbes name that they would have to move away and would never be trusted again." i said
"thats wrong, and it was all because you and Elizabeth had Isabella out of wedlock?" elena asked i nodded she shook her head but i could see the question in her eyes as she rubbed at the twins feeling thier kicks.
"they would take pitty and do everything they could to help, kinda like all of us minus the pitty part." i whispered elena smiled
"if not pitty then what?" elena whispered
"love, and missfortone of magic." i whispered elena smiled
"yeah that the twins now have." she giggled
"yeah no one said this would be easy." i said getting closer to her.
"no they did not, but at least bonnie will be around to help with the magic part cuz i don't know about you but i have no clue about any of the actual craft." elena whispered.
"i know what i have observed over the years,and that hasn't been much when it comes to bennet magic." I said pulling her into my arms.
"you know what i still don't understand." elena whispered
"whats that?" i asked
"during the spell that elijah half tricked half, helped us into, why was mortality on your mind but yet soon as you were mortal you turned back." elena whispered
"well because, you my darling are a danger magnent, and if you think i'm going to handle twin witches a danger magnet wife while mortal you are sadly mistaken." i smirked elenas eyes lit up and her heart fluttered at the word wife.
"say it again." elena begged.
"wife,Elena Noel Salavatore." I whispered low into her ear she giggled. the front door opened and closed i heard someone take off thier shoes lay down something metalic on the table that held my keys and usualy elenas purse and walk into the parlor.
"hey just me Carolione texted." liz said pokeing her head in. "sorry if i enterupted something." she giggled
"no, your fine, what was the metalic thing you layed on the tabel?" i asked
"oh the holster to my P-I-S-T-O-L, that is locked in my glove box, out of LaClaires reach." liz answered
"oh ok i couldn't figure it out." i said as elena got a strange look in her eye. "you ok?" i asked she nodded.
"Lena whats wrong?" liz asked stepping closer.
"somethings off." elena whispered sitting up slightly.
"what babe?" i asked
"weres jeramy?" elena asked he stepped out of the kitchen at the sound of his name.
"whats going on?" he asked
"smell around us." elena ordered he was confused but did as told then something clicked in his mind.
"elijahs spell." elena whispered "get him up here now, damon i know you don't trust him but please." elena begged i nodded and both joseph and i ran down into the celler to grab elijah we both pulled him up the stairs and into the parlor, it was still only elena, liz, and jeramy in the room.
"sit." i ordered he did as told elena straitned up.
"what exsactaly does your spell do?" Elena asked
"what ever the mind wishes for with no concequencs." elijah answered
"lena?" jeramy whispered elena sobbed "what els were you thinking of?" jeramy asked
"you can't, it can't." was all elena would say as she rocked back and forth then it hit me what elena and jeramy both smelt a womans perfume, that didn't belong to anyone in the house it was a light delicate scent but also very unique. Jeramy ran into the kitchen and grabbed jenna and came back out jenna swiftly walked over to elena.
"lena it's ok, it's ok whats wrong?" jenna asked then she looked up to jeramy he shook his head.
"dose the spell have any sort of limitations?" elena asked steadying herself.
"one, it can't kill anyone only bring back whom ever you desire the most." elijah answered slowly.
"lena?" jenna whispered as she caught the scent as well. "what did you do?" she asked looking twords elijah. elena cryed harder i couldn't take it anymore i took her into my arms and rocked her steadly.
"i'm sorry." was all elena could manage to say as she cryed.
"hey it's ok, just breath, alright we can fix this." jenna whispered looking twords elijah. "if it brings them back what dose it do to that person?" jenna asked
"nothing they go back to were they died, and then go to were they are needed most by the one whom brought them back, and they are here to stay intill they have the miss fortune of passing yet again, but they also know what has happened in your life since they passed, due to them looking down apon us." elijah whispered
"wickery bridge." elena whispered the first understandable thing since she had starrted crying.
"elena,it's ok." jenna whispered strokeing her hair.
"lena,you didn't did you?" jeramy whispered
"I don't know." elena said crying even harder jenna stood and poured her a glass of water to help steady her emotions.
"here baby, drink this it'll help." jenna whispered handing her the cup, she slowly drank the water. "it's ok baby none of us knew." jenna whispered. elena nodded and curled deeper into my side.
"it's all going to be ok." i whispered
"jer will you go upstairs and grab the blanket off my bed please?" i asked turning twords him.
"yeah sure." jeramy said running up stairs, i stood grabbed a few logs and started a new fire in the fireplace to warm up the room and hopefuly get elena to calm down long enough to get a reasonablie answer from her as the fire caught onto the paper lighting the logs jeramy came back down with the balnket and threw it onto the arm chair.
"thanks." i whispered he nodded "come on babe." i whispered helping elena stand i pulled off the cutions and transformed the couch into a sleeper bed.
"i had no clue it did that." jeramy whispered.
"it didn't, but zack was one for tinkering around with things so he did it." i said throwing a few plush pillows onto the bed and gently laying elenas bear next to one of them.
"i don't get it your mean to pillows but not a silly old bear." elena whisperd.
"pillows don't matter, there just pillows, but is a differant story." i whispered pulling her with me to the bed she curled up next to me snuggling her bear and my chest. i heard her heart dip off as she driffted to sleep i was wide awake in thought. i stroked elenas hair as i absent-mindedly as she softly snores Isobel walkes out along with everyone els.
"why is he up here?" isobel asks so low only someone with supersonic hearing coulod hear her words.
"Elena had questions." i whispered watching as Caroline walked down the stairs. "hows the mark?" i asked
"gone, im guessing i have john to thank." caroline whispered
"and Klaus." i smirked she sighed and plopped down into the chair.
"your lucky." liz said
"yeah i know." Caroline whispered.
"we shoud all follow elenas lead and head for bed, if elenas theroy is right tomarrow is going to be chaotic." isobel said as everyone headed forthe stairs caroline stayed behinde.
"how did you know?" caroline whispered
"the look in your eye." i whispered she nodded and stood.
"thanks damon." caroline whispered walking up the stairs Joseph looked to me as he pulled Elijah to his feet pushing him to the basement door.
"Elijah." i called they both turned twords me. "tomarrow we will take a house vote on what is to become of you, but just know that what ever is to come is of your own doings." i said."one more thing." i whispered
"yes." elijah half whispered
"thank you." i said letting my voice crack.
"for?" elijah asked confused
"saveing my daughters life." i whispered faceing him there was a sparkel in his eye the second the words left my lips a sparkel of hope and also of sarrow.
"your we;come,and i understand." elijah whispered as he and joseph dissapeared into the basement i stayed up a little longer watching the fire and also knowing that Elijah wasn't the only prisoner in the celler, but he was compelled to keep quite and not to make himself known. I feklt my eyelids become heavy as i found myself tapping to the sound of the twins hearts. the last thing i thought of before i fell into a deep sleep was of elena and how she loved the sound of her becomeing my wife, she was my world and i was helpless when it came to her.
I awoke to soft hands brushing away the stray locks of hair that fell into my face and a gentle kick into my side by the twins, elena giggled softly, no one els was awake and i silently wondered what time it was, as i opened my eyes i gazed down into elenas brown doe eyes.
"morning." elena whispered smileing.
"morning ." i sighed kissing her cheek. "how did you sleep?" i asked
"pretty good, ric came down once to relight the fireplace and reajust the blankets, and john kept paceing the upstairs hall,but we slept pretty comfortably." elena whispered
"good." i whispered readjusting the blankets around us so it covered her more than myself.
"there all still asleep." elena whispered cuddling closer to me.
"you sure?" i asked
"I'm pretty sure,i'm always the first up for some reason." elena whispered
"i've noticed that." i muttered pulling her a bit closer. "and how are you two doing this morning?" i asked strokeing elenas stomach.
"say were doing just fine, very active but just fine." elena said smileing.
"i don't think this momment could get any better." i whispered kissing her lips.
"oh yes it could." elena muttered into the kiss bbrushing her fingertips aginst the side of my face.
"i love the way you think, ." i muttered biteing at her bottom lip and helping her adjust on the bed so she wasn't straining the twins, she moved to take off my shirt before she was even comfortably settled. "have i mentioned that i am starting to love these little mood swings of yours?" i asked hovering over her.
"not yet but a girl can only assume." elena whispered pulling me down to her level.
"well i do." i whispered softly rubbing at her swolen breasts, just then i heard the door to lexies room open and tiny feet run down the hall. "LaClaire." i whispered as we swiftly repositioned our selfs, elena laying on my chest hands laced togeather.
"sorry, i tryed to keep her upstairs." lexie said running after LaClaire.
"if it wasn't her it would probaly have been marti." i laughed as elena nodded in agreement.
"or worse." elena giggled strokeing at my chest.
"yeah that wouldn't be good." i whispered.
"at least you two didn't get too far before she came out." lexie whispered
"alright, this is getting really uncomfortable." elena muttered
"I could be john, or worse." lexie muttered.
"Lexie!" elena yelled throwing a pillow at her.
"alright im gone,pancakes?" lexie asked walking into the kitchen.
"why not." elena muttered laying her head onto my chest. "hows about we actually do something today?" elena asked.
"sounds reasonable, but what in this one horse town?" i asked
"ehh nothing mysticfalls public,kinda hard to exsplain the twins after just finding out not even a week ago." elena whispered
"very true,hows richmond sound, rose can see slater, and we can look around at some of the furnature stores,seeing how you made bonnie hide the magazine." i said
"sounds fun,and complicated." Elena said.
"not really,round everyone up who wants to go and we'll all go." i said
"slight probelem damon not all of us can walk in the sun still." Rose said walking down the stairs.
"ahh the joys of Bonnie." i laughed. "and if not for bonnie, lucy, of hell i'm pretty sure joseph has a spell or two." Rose frowned at me.
"if you say so." rose said sitting in the floor next to the fire. "i sat here 24 hours before i died." she whispered hanging her head.
"i remember." i whispered.
"i'm also sorry for what i did to you elena, i knew you wern't katherine, but the dementia." rose said.
"it's ok, she was really good at playing me, and doppleganger hijinx and all of that." elena said
"who would have thought that Klaus would have been the key to it all?" rose asked
"not I." elena whispered "then again if not for klaus." elena began.
"we are not going down that road ok, i'm here i'm alive it dosn't matter who saved whom I am here, and that is all that matters." I said in a rush.
"Today is going to be a happy day, none of this nistalgic memmory lane sadness ok?" i asked looking deep into elenas eyes tears almost flowing through mine.
"your right, it is supposed to be a happy day." elena said
"see at least someone has a good idea today." caroline said walikng down hand in hand with tyler.
"well i try." i said smirking.
"hey care want to go to richmond?" elena asked turning around to face caroline.
"yeah, i'll see if i can pry bon away from your brother and if she wants to go as well." caroline said walking up the stairs.
"what do you say rose wanna go?" i asked she nodded.
"yeah sure I haven't been to the cafe in so long, plus i bet slater is wondering why i haven't been to see him face to face since i've come back."rose said pulling her legs under herself.
"well then i guess you will need this." bonnie said as she walked down the stairs with a small navyblue velvet box in her hand, she gave the box to rose and smiled at her walking away, as rose opened the box i knew that it would have been a daylight ring that bonnie had randomly found around the house.
"its beautiful bonnie thank you." rose said throwing her arms around bonnies sholders.
"your welcome." bonnie said hugging her back.
"well now thats settled,lets get everything ready for richmond." caroline said clapping her hands.
"while your doing that i'm takeing a shower." elena said standing and walking up the stairs.
"she ok?" isobel asked as i watched after her.
"i think so." i whispered continueing to watch her.
"you two actually talk lastnight or something more?" katherine asked skimming the books on the book shelf.
"we talked,kat what are you searching for?" i asked watching her.
"nothing in particular." she sighed turning to the other shelf.
"no your looking for something what is it?" stefan asked "you were searching my shelf earlyer as well, whats on your mind kat?"
"just want some desant reading material." katherine snapped.
"you've read most of the books in the whole house doubt you'll find anything new." stefan said.
"never know." katherine said tiptoeing to read the titles on the top shelf as lexie and LaClaire walked out of the kitchen with stacks of pancakes.
"anything?" i asked over my sholder.
"nothing, and do you have enough copies of gone with the wind?" katherine asked
"blame elizabeth,i do." stefan said walking up dehinde katherine and wrapping his arms around her.
"why elizabeth?" lexie asked passing out plates and utinsles.
"she wrote it." i said thinking of the day i found her by the oaktree scribbling down the words of scarlett.
"so let me guess every copy you found you bought?" isobel asked and i nodded my head once climbing out of the bed i moved to the window were elenas bird nest was and it was empty, guess the blood worked. i thought to myself stareng out the window i fought aginst the memmories that threatned to flow through my mind.
"era uno scrittore straordinario, voluto forte a volte, ma anche di talento che neve sapeva quando fermarsi ha appena continuato ad andare." (she was an amazing writer,strong willed at times but also talented she never knew when to stop she just kept going.) I said stareing out the window shakeing my head.
"i didn't know you spoke itallian." rose said
"yep,suprised the name Salvatore didn't set that one off, or the 1864." i said drumming my hand aginst the window pane.
"never put two and two togeather." rose laughed
"that's obvious." katherine giggled
"yeah well we all can tell you speak fluent french,and german." i muttered.
"how did you know about the german?" rose asked
"you talk in your sleep." i said "in both languages, to trevor." i turned around when i heard my bedroom door open and light footfalls on the stairs, she looked around the room a little confused as everyone fell silent.
"did i miss something?" elena asked looking around.
"no, sweety." isobel said ushering her to sit in the bed.
"what's going on?" elena asked faceing me.
"nothing, just got into a deep topic is all." i said stareing back out the window.
"thier gone aren't they?" elena asked sadly. "the birds."
"they'll return they always do." i said and she nodded.
"well everyone eat up then we'll head out for richmond." lexie said handing LaClaire a plate with a few pancakes on it.
"i can't i'm sorry lex." elena whispered walking to the bathroom.
"everything is going to make her sick, even water." isobel said runing after elena.
"it was fun trying to get isobel to keep something down the last few months." john said shakeeing his head.
"so when do we head out?" caroline asked around a mouthfull of pancake.
"chew care before you choke." tyler laughed
"when ever everyone is ready." i laughed
"ok well since no one needs a shower then all we have to do is get dressed and clean up the dishes." caroline said i nodded as i listened to katherine read the book out loud.
"how did you publish it?" ric asked
"i finished her last sentance after editing the whole story and piceing togeather notes ans clips off napkins. but once it was completed i sent it into copyright industried and it was a hit right off the bat." i said he nodded as elena came out of the bathroom i coulld tell the constant trips to the bathroom were taking its tool on her.
"you ok?" john asked her as she wobbled her way back into the parlor.
"yeah,seems like everything has a new scent,as if it's been intensified,and made stronger." elena said sitting down akwordly
"join the club." caroline laughed
"ha ha not funny care." elena laughed then a thought hit me my mother had an old home remadie book that had many fixes that she had found while pregant. i walked over to the bookshelf and pulled it out.
"what are you doing?" katherine asked me as i flipped the pages of the book.
"is that Vitalias book?" stefan asked
"yep sure is." i said skimming the page and translateing the text i read a mix of mint,water,black tea, and pinch of cinnoman nodding i closed the book place it back on the shelf.
"what are you up too?" elena asked
"you'll see, your not alergic to cinnoman are you?" i asked
"as far as i know i'm not." elean called as i ran into the kitchen. brewing the tea stiring in the mint and cinoman and adding a few ice cubes i walked back into the parlor and handed elena the cup. she looked up at me curiously.
"never underestemate an italian woman." i said winking as she took the cup.
"smells good." elena said sniffing it.
"that would be the mint." i said sitting behinde her and pulling her into my arms as she sipped the tea.
"and this will do what?" elena the rest of her drink.
"help the morning sickness subside along with the intense sence of smell." i said
"and your mother came up with it?" jenna asked
"yeah, she was a bit of a scientist when it came to cooking and such." i said
"do share." jenna giggled
"brewed black tea,mint, cinnoman and a bit of extra water." i said
"thats it?" ric asked
"yep that's it,simple but effective." i said
"i remember lizzy was about as skeptical of your home remadies as father was." stefan laughed
"oh yeah, he hated me reading that book, or anything to do with my mother." i laughed
"you do know why right?" stefan asked
"yeah i know because we look dead alike." i said.
"pretty much." stefan laughe "vitalia was his one and only love, no matter how hard he tryed he just couldn't let her go." stefan said
"thats why you did it, not because of the acsadent, because you resented him." i said trying not to raise my voice.
"you don't know a thing!" stefan yelled through clinched teeth.
"stefan." katherine warned stepping closer to him and latching onto his arm.
"I'm fine." stefan said sternly turning away before he could do something that he would regret.
"you ok?" i whispered into elenas ear she nodded and leaned in closer i could tell that she was edgy due to the brief incounter with stefan.
"alright we'll everyone needs to get dressed for richmond whos going." lexie said picking LaClaire up off the floor.
"what color do you think we should wear?" LaClaire asked as they climbed the stairs.
"you have to admit thats cute." bonnie cooed as she watched them walk up the stairs.
"and i do." caroline sighed as she looked over at tyler.
"if it stops the pain of turning and gives you the one thing you want most, i'll do anything." tyler whispered and it was in that simple sentance i realized just how much he was willing to sacrifice to give her what she wanted and just how much he loved her.
"damon." elena whispered as i peeled my eyes off tyler and caroline.
"you ok?" i asked placeing my hands over the twins.
"yeah i'm fine lets go get ready." i said and we all disspersed into our rooms. elena was standing in the closet trying to find an outfit to ware as i stepped into the shower i reached up and grabbed the shampoo washing my hair when i heard elena gasp.
"Elena are you ok?" i called into the other room.
"yeah i'm fine." elena called back i nodded and quickly finished washing my hair and stepped out of the shower with only a towel wrapped around my waist i walked into the closset to find elena bent over.
"elena!" i yelled flashing over to her side. "this dose not look fine to me." i said
"it's them,the magic." elena yelped
"Bonnie!" i yelled out the door and bonnie came running from the hallway.
"whats wrong?" she asked takeing in elenas form.
"i keep seeing these awful bloody images of a little boy." elena whispered
"brown hair green eyes?" katherine asked stepping into my room.
"yes." elena chocked out as i picked her up and carried her over to the bed.
"how." katherine whispered to herself.
"how what?" i asked
"she saw my past at the hospital as a sign to trust me, but why is she seeing other parts of my life,my humman life?" katherine asked
"who is he?" elena asked stareing up at katherine she looked down at the ground tears in her eyes.
"ezeral." i whispered takeing in katherines exspression when elena asked katherine nodded her head slightly.
"who was he?" elena whispered looking up too me.
"my brother,he died in a fire, a fire that i started." katherine whispered.
"you didn't know that the lamp fell over, how could you after all it fell as you slamed the door." elena whispered.
"how do you know all of this?" katherine asked
"i don't know." elena whispered thinking "emily." elena whispered. I turned to katherine.
"did emily know?" i asked katherine thought about it for a minuet and nodded her head.
"the magic is how your seeing it, when emily passed on her magic she also passed on her knowlage to both you and the twins." bonnie said sitting next to elena.
"how do i stop it?" elean asked her voice cracking slightly.
"you can't emilys magic is showing you my memmories for a reason,what reason that is i don't know but you can't stop it." katherine said
"well how about we keep going for now and waite and see what the next one will be if any." Elena whispered i nodded in responce. "lets get going i was looking forward to richmond." Elena said standing
"you sure?" i ask takeing her hand in mine as she made her way to the door.
"yes i'm positive,plus you have to get the lawyer stuff fixed up and all of that." elena said i nodded and walked over to the closet to put on a clean pair of boxers and jeans and grab a shirt elena giggled once i was out. "see thats why i took my shower first." she giggled takeing my hand as we walked down stairs everyone was dressed and ready to go." everyone ready?" elena asked as we walked down stairss
"yeah,are you?" john asked softly elena nodded and leaned into me a bit.
"you sure?" isobel asked opening the door.
"positive now lets get going." elena giggled as we all walked to the cars it took 3 cars for us all to go. elena was fiddling with my radio as bonnie and jeramy got into the back seat from my side as we pulled out elena got this look in her eye a instinctual look.