Chapter 53

My plan to say bye to my friends of Mystic Falls started as soon as I finished talking to Klaus. I called Bonnie asking her to come and help me with some more offensive spells. We had been doing a lot of them lately so she didn't even question me. I knew I wouldn't be able to take on Klaus even if I wanted to, he was to strong and I wasn't anywhere close to being ready enough.

I had pretty much got down all the spells Bonnie taught me plus some I taught myself. I knew I was as ready as I could possibly be in the short amount of time I had.

"I want to thank you for helping me, I was pretty pissed in the beginning when I found out you lied to me but you still helped me even though you knew it wasn't what the ancestors wanted." I needed to make sure she knew I didn't hold it against her.

She smiled at me, "As soon as I got to know you I knew they were wrong, that wasn't the way things had to go."

"Maybe it would have been better though, I wouldn't be in the situation I'm in now." I told her honestly.

"But you're not the kind of person who can just kill who knows how many people just because they were connected to the Mikaelson's." She said taking up for my decision.

I hugged her, "I'm lucky to have met someone like you."

I was afraid my little emotional break would have given away what my plan was but she didn't seem to notice. She just hugged me back.

Once Bonnie was gone I found Stefan who was sitting in the study with Caroline. I smiled at both of them even though I still felt very jealous of Caroline. I know knew that Klaus hadn't actually loved her but he had been close, she was probably the closest he had ever come.

"I just wanted to say thank you for letting me crash here once again." I laughed "I just seem to keep bringing my problems to you guys."

"It's really alright, you're like family, and if you haven't noticed we would do anything we possibly can for family." He told me.

"Being here was the first time I actually felt like I had more family than just my mom and dad, I really am probably one of the luckiest girls around to have people like you guys in my corner." I was really going to miss them all.

"I think were the lucky ones." He told me.

Damon wasn't home so I decided to see Rayne next. She was going to be the hardest it's why I was going to wait last to talk to her but the time had come and I needed to see her. I knocked on her bedroom door.

"Come on in." She said.

I opened the door and seen she was laying on her bed reading a book.

"Hey" I smiled as I walked in.

"What's up?" She asked as she was sitting up.

"Nothing really just feel like I'm losing my mind in here" I laughed "Bonnie left a little while ago so I just thought I'd see what you were up to."

"Just reading." She pointed back to her book.

"I bet you've probably read that book a hundred times." I couldn't help but make a joke.

"You are correct." She laughed as well.

Now I knew it was time to get to a serious note. "Hey I really want you to know how much I appreciate everything you've done for me, you have been more like a sister to me than a friend."

"It's no problem, you know we would do anything for you." She responded.

"I know and you'd protect me with your lives, I never knew I could have such special people in my life." I felt my eyes start to water so I turned my head not wanting her to see it.

"I've loved having you back this last month, them 4 months without you really sucked." I knew she wasn't trying to make me feel bad but that's exactly what happened because I would be leaving her again.

"I know they really did, I really wished you would have come to New Orleans with me." I said not thinking that she hadn't even known that's where I went.

"I would have if I would have been invited." She said with a little smile.

I laughed "Yea I guess you would have had to know I was going."

We sat and talked for hours which was the most we had since I had been back. I knew I was running out of time and I still needed to talk to Damon. I couldn't leave without talking to him.

When I realized he still wasn't back I text him not realizing that I might not like the answer he was going to give me. When I read his reply it hurt my heart, he was at Elena's and I couldn't really ask him to come home without him getting suspicious. So I just apologized for bothering him and told him we'd talk when he got home. I had a feeling that wouldn't happen though, I would probably be gone by the time he got home.

I sat in my room sad and alone, I needed sometime to give everyone a real goodbye. I grabbed some paper and started writing everyone their own letters. I needed them to know why I decided to do what I did, I also wanted them to know I didn't want them to come after me. I had made my decision so I could keep everyone safe.

There was a knock on the door. I hid the letters and attempted to wipe the tears and make myself look as presentable as possible. When I opened the door I couldn't believe that Damon stood there, he must have realized something was wrong and came running. He closed the door behind him and walked further into my room and closer to me.

"You alright?" He asked sounding worried.

I nodded "I'm just thinking about everything and how much trouble I've gotten myself into."

"You were always good about getting yourself into trouble." He smiled which in turn made me smile as well.

I sat on the bed realizing that I had no clue what I was going to say to him. I put my head into my hands trying to figure out the right words, I knew Damon well enough to know if I said the wrong thing he would know something was going on. I felt him sit beside me and place his hand on my back. This was the most contact that we've had in the month I had been back.

"I'm sorry I wasn't honest with you." I finally said.

"You had your reasons I know that but I hoped you didn't think you had to keep things from me." As the words came out of his mouth I knew what I had to do next.

"There is one more thing I need you to know, I would like to keep it between us though." I said not wanting to look at him.

"What is it?" He asked in a worried tone.

"I'm... uh… I" I couldn't get it out.

He took my face in his hands and forced me to look at him which made this so much harder.

"Skye you know you can tell me anything." He said as he released my face.

"I'm the reason Elena is back." I rushed it out of my mouth before I would chicken out. I know if I stalled anymore I wouldn't be able to tell him and I needed him to know the truth.


Well Damon finally knows that Skye brought Elena back