The 5 of you had completely swept downstairs looking for that damn necklace. And of course had come up with nothing. So we moved the search party upstairs starting in Elena's room.
"Ok, fun's over Caroline. You made a point and I get it. Now give it back," you could tell she was loosing patience as she was practically ripping her scalp off the amount of times she was running her hands through her hair, and aggressively at that. That girl wasn't gonna have any hair at the end of this if she didn't stop. Caroline turned from looking through Elena's dresser crossing her arms over her chest again. "What? I didn't take it," she stomped her foot down standing up for herself. The tension you thought had been resolved earlier seem to circle back and only grow thicker. Elena scoffed knowing Car was telling the truth when her eyes darted to the dark hallway like she had seen a ghost, literally. "What? What happened?" you jumped around looking at the dark doorway seeing absolutely nothing. Everyone else was now staring at the same dark hallway. "I dont know. Nothing," she muttered but her wide eyes and twisted expression said otherwise. She stepped out toward the dark hallway "Jeremy are you home?" she called into the blackness. If only he was, you wouldn't have to be apart of this anymore. Receiving no answer Bonnie of course went into a full blown panic again frantically jumping around the room searching for the necklace. You turned looking into the bathroom and with the little bit of moonlight on the floor you caught sight of the ember colored crystal on the floor.
"Um, Guys-" your entire body was now covered in goosebumps as you slowly walked in. You could hear every crack as you stepped on the old wood. You stepped on to the carpet and leaned down picking up the stone the other girls remaining in the doorway only the outline of them was visible. You picked it up moving to walk out of the bathroom and try to start putting this dreadful night behind you. But as soon as you took one step the door flew shut and you couldn't help but scream. "Oh my god!"
"Ope the door please!" you tried to move but it was like your feet had been glued to the floor. But you could still hear them trying so hard to open the door bust it down anything at this point. But you knew it wasn't gonna budge.
"Kaylee! Whats going on?" Elena yelled still banging on the door. "Kaylee!" Megan shrieked.
You turned seeing a shadow figure breeze in from the window. "Hello Kaylee," the woman said and you knew she was Emily. She seemed awfully familiar which meant you probably knew her in your past life. "Emily I presume," you finally turned as she did something and you could move again. "You're smart. Just like I remember," she began walking around you watching you like a hungry wolf waiting for her chance to pounce. "is there a reason you locked me in here?" you looked back up at her rubbing the nape of your neck slightly in discomfort. "There is, you see that necklace you are holding is my strongest talisman. That even dead I can use it to communicate which is how you can see me now," she continued to walk holding her hands behind her back. She looked like she was from the 1800's with how she was dressed in an off white gown accented with some lace and of course a matching bonnet.
"But I thought your message was for Bonnie," you could feel your pulse spiking and your breathing growing rather shallow. "I was going to use Bonnie but she is not as in touch with her magic as I would need her to be to use her. Not enough magic runs in her blood which means I wont have enough time to finish what I came here to do," she explained stopping behind you. "But you do," she finally said after a long silence fell over the room. "But before we do this I do have some things to tell you," she placed her hands on either side of you and turned you around. It nearly made you vomit that you could actually feel her as if she was still living. "I know you have that nasty reincarnation spell on you. And if I'm correct you have less than a month till the next full moon and your deadline? It's not hard to find someone deserving of death. Then you break the curse without shedding innocent blood. And you should be careful who you trust, the Salvatore's are trying to win you over because they're terrified of what will happen if you find out. Don't believe everything you have been told about your past looking for the journals. Find your truth," she held your eyes the whole time. It was eerie looking into the eyes of a 150 plus year old witch.
"What are you talking about? Find out what," you leaned forward trying to get closer to her but she froze you again. "I'm afraid that's all I can say right now. Now I must finish what I came her to do," she stepped forward placing both of her hands on either side of your face.
"Sorry this may hurt a little," she smirked and everything went black.
Megan's POV
God we pounded on that door for what seemed like an eternity. Kaylee's screams the only thing motivating you to bust down this door to help her. But no matter what you did the door would not budge. Elena went to check the other door through Jer's room and you and your sister continued working this one.
"Kaylee unlock the door!" Your sister yelled knowing it was going to make no difference but did it anyways. You turned seeing the lights in Lena's room turning off and on as if they were having this huge power surge. "Open the door!" you screamed pounding your already bruised knuckles into the the door. Then everything stopped, it was like time stood still for a moment and there was nothing but silence until the bathroom locked turned and you opened the door to find Kaylee still standing where you guys last saw her, but she was crying her face buried in her hands. And she was wearing this hideous dress that looked like something your great grandma would wear. You unfroze from the shock walking into the room looking around everything was the same. But she was screaming like she was being murdered. "What happened are you okay?" you could visibly see she was shaking now and somehow this whole ordeal was starting to seem like something out of the countless horror movies you've watched. Just as you were about to touch her she stopped shaking and looked up at the 4 of you like she had never seen us before.
"I'm fine," she finally said like a god damn robot.
"Unbelievable! You were totally faking it" your sister exclaimed throwing her hands up and walking out.
"Caroline come on," Elena urged going after her. But you just sat there looking at your best friend but somehow didn't look like your best friend.
"You scared the hell out of me!" Bonnie shook her head scoffing and walking towards where ever the other 2 went. You watched her eyes watching them as they left. "Kaylee?" you squinted and she turned back to you. "I'm fine. Everything's fine," she smiled folding her hands between her hips and walking out. I guess no one saw that it wasn't Kaylee's reflection in the mirror. But Emily's.
She was even walking weird. And the more you watched her the freakier this got. "I can't believe I fell for it," Caroline shook her head still sitting with her arms across her chest like she was in a straight jacket.
But Kaylee paid no attention to her and breezed out of the room. "Are you ok?" you asked as she headed straight for the stairs. Bonnie was watching her too everyone had to have known that this was weird even for Kaylee. "I must go," she finally said in the same robotic voice and started down the stairs. "if she's leaving we're leaving," your sister voiced looking over at you.
"You guys can't leave," Elena jumped and you could hear the fear rising in her voice again. "Oh but we can. I've had enough freaky fake witch stuff for one night," she basically shouted in Lena's face.
You turned back and Kaylee was looking at you 4, "Thank you for having me. I'll take it from here," she said practically running down the stairs. "Where are you going?" Elena asked gripping on the the banister so tight her knuckles were turning white. "Where it all began," was all she said.
"Kaylee!" Bonnie jumped down the steps a few feet from her. You just kept watching till it dawned on you, "Oh, my god," you whispered pushing yourself off the wall and running down to where Bonnie was standing. "Emily!" You shouted and as she finally came to the bottom of the stairs she looked back and all four of your jaws dropped.
"I won't let him have it, it must be destroyed," and she disappeared out the door. You flew down the stairs taking them two at a time before trying the door. But just like the bathroom it wouldn't budge even though it wasn't locked. "What's happening?" you sister asked running down the steps. You turned, "i don't know the door. It's not-" you tried twisting the handle once more and it blew open making both of you let out a high pitch very girly scream. "Ahh. What the hell?" Jeremy jumped looking between you two before heading into the kitchen. You couldn't settle your breathing no matter how hard you tried. You looked to the stairs seeing Elena and Bonnie coming down. "I'm out of here," your sister told told Elena. It wasn't a question anymore. Your best friend was out there with some crazy witch possessing her she needed you and you weren't about to let her down.
"I have to find her Car," she just shook her head and ran out before Elena could argue or try to keep her here. You looked back at the two girls still clearly frozen in fear, but you didn't have time for this you yanked your phone out of your pocket dialing Stefan.
"What's wrong?" he answered.
"It's Kaylee!" you paced the living room.
"What happened?"
"Emily's possessing her! She said something."
"What did she say?"
"She said I won't let him have it. It must be destroyed." the words still made zero sense to you.
"And then she just left."
"Okay, where do you think she went?"
"I don't know," you paced before you had yet another lightbulb moment and stopped. "Fell's church," you realized.
"by the old church. That's where she kept taking Bonnie in her dreams. We have to help her Stefan." Little did you both know a certain asshole was of course listening in.
"All right. All right. Just stay there. I'm gonna go find her," and he hung up.
"God damn it!" you screamed throwing your phone across the room.
"Jesus christ what's got you acting so crazy?" Jeremy asked from the entryway to the kitchen.
"Don't even get me started."
Charlie's POV
"What's up?" you finally answered one of your brothers calls after about the 25th time he called.
"Emily has possessed Kaylee. We need to find her now. I'm at the school get here and dont be seen," and dialtone.
Great, gotta love 150 year old witches on a mission.
You walked to the edge of your balcony pushing off with every bit of strength and went to meet your brother at the school. A strong breeze the only proof you were even home in the first place.
You found him in the parking lot. "Damon must have been listening into my conversation with Megan. He's gone," he said as you jogged up to him.
"Well where are they?"
"Megan says they should be at old Fell's church by the old cemetery," he looked down at his phone.
"Well let's go," you started for the woods but he grabbed your arm stopping you.
"Charlie the crystal is what Damon want's to use to bring Katherine back," and your stomach immediately dropped to your ass.
"We have to go," and you both whooshed there hopefully in time so Damon didn't kill Kaylee.
You were just by the edge watching Kaylee who looked like your Kaylee but freakishly didn't. Guess that's what happens when you get possessed. And damon of course cutting her off.
"Hello Emily. You look different," his eyes gazed at her up and down. Dude.
Kaylee stopped and turned towards him, "i won't let you do it."
"We had a deal," he sneered lunging forward towards her.
"Things are different now. I need to protect the people I care about. Interesting that I chose her isn't it? How you dangle yourself in front of her till she almost bites and then its poof I love Katherine this week. That is why you and your siblings hiding in the bushes did what you did right?" god damn it. And you and Stefan got up emerging from the trees.
"Because I was there that day," she looked at you two. "I remember that you begged Mikeal to save Katherine as the church was burning. That you wanted one girl that did nothing but torture you 3 and you traded your dear best friend to him. Only for him to kill her and turn his back on your deal," she smirked.
"How do you think she'll feel hm? that her 3 beloved and trusted Salvatore's signed her death warrant," her words cut you like knives. "Because you 3 are not the hero. You are horrible and if it weren't for me owed Katherine or I would have let you all die the day you turned. I could have refused to make your daylight jewelry and watch you burn in the sun," it was terrifying hearing these words from Kaylee's mouth. Haunting. "I've protected those you care about. You owe me," Damon insisted stepping closer.
"I know," she nodded. "I'm sorry."
"you're about to be a lot more than that," he whooshed towards her but she lifted her hand throwing him up into the trees a broken branch cutting into him just below his heart. He groaned and tried to grab the wood sticking out of him but couldn't move his arms.
She stepped into a small clearing where the old trees grew in a circle but turned back to you two, "Why would you ever do something like that to something that cared for you so much?" she shook her head and the tears filled your eyes spilling down your cheeks.
"I don't know. I tried to fix it," you sobbed. But she just shook her head again. Stefan ran over trying to help Damon free, "it won't work," she followed your eyes. "Not until I'm done."
You watched her dig some symbols into the ground looking up as Stefan looking back at her. "Stefan," she stopped.
"Hello Emily, these people didn't deserve this. They should never know such evil," she hissed like each word physically hurt her. "What do you mean evil?" Stefan stepped towards her but knew better than to get to close.
"Emily, I swear to god I will make you regret this," your brother groaned getting to his feet as he finally broke free, you knew Emily's hold in this world would not last much longer. He held his wound knowing there was no way he was gonna heal without Kaylees blood. "I wont let you unleash them into this world! I see my spell still works," she smiled at herself amused as she watched the blood pour out of his abdomen. "Them?" your eyes grew huge.
"What part of the story did you leave out Damon?" Stefan demanded pushing him back to the ground. "What does it matter?" he scrunched his face groaning as he tried to stand back up.
"Emily tell me what you did," he looked back at her.
"To save her, I had to save them."
His jaw dropped, "You saved everyone in the church?"
"With one comes all." God she sounded like a robot but returned to writing whatever symbol into the ground around her.
"I don't care about that. I just want Katherine," her eyes darted back to him.
"What about Kaylee? I heard what you told her! That you didn't love Katherine! How she thinks you're the one truthful Salvatore," she started... laughing? "I can't wait till she breaks this curse and remembers everything the 3 of you did to her," and returned to marking the ground.
"i knew I shouldn't have believed a single word that came out of your mouth this isn't about love is it?," Stefan turned grabbing handfuls of Damon's shirt. Your heart broke as you stood. When did we start lying to each other? "This is about revenge," you realized appearing next to them. Damon removed Stefan's grasp of him, "the two are mutually exclusive," he muttered still holding his wound as it was quickly making his white t shirt a dark red.
"Damon you can't do this," you pinned him against a tree by his throat. "Why not!," he wiggled out of your grip. "They killed 27 people, and they called it a war battle," he was maybe an inch from your face and you could see how hurt he was.
"27 vampires damon. THEY WERE VAMPIRES! You can't just bring them back!," you placed one hand on his chest pushing him back against the tree. "This town deserves this," he nodded like he was trying to convince himself more so then you.
"You're blaming innocent people for something that happened 145 years ago," you rolled your eyes.
"There is nothing innocent about these people!" he yelled pushing your arms away from him. "And don't think for a second that it won't happen again! They already know to much. And they'll burn your little grandwitch and Kaylee right next to us when they find out trust me," and he got a creepy smile on his face. The smile that use to terrify you as a child.
"Things are different now," she stopped throwing away the large stick. The 3 of you turned, "Don't do this," Damon begged.
"i can't free them. I won't." With one last glance she raised her hands towards the sky, "Incendia!" she screamed and the symbol she marked in the ground roared into flames. "Don't!" Damon yelled appearing at the edge of the fire before you pulled him back,
The look she was giving the 3 of you as she took the necklace out of her pocket dangling it in front of Damon like a dog wanting a bone. "no. no. no. no please," he pleaded but it was no use.
"Kaylee!" Megan cried running towards you guys nearly slipping because of the mud.
Stefan caught her before she got to close and you turned back to Emily and she smirked throwing the necklace in the air and the entire thing exploded into thousands of sparks now raining down on her. "NO!" Damon yelled trying to get past the fire to do anything. His eyes fell back to Emily and you felt his whole body tense against you the veins in his neck protruding. Kaylee looked down and the fire disappeared leaving nothing but a cloud of smoke. And you watched Emily disappear, your Kaylee coming back. But Damon was already out of your reach sinking his teeth in her neck as she screamed trying to fight him off. You wrapped your arms around him yanking him off her and throwing him away from you two. Kaylee fell out of his grip hitting the ground and she was out.
You looked at Damon in shock as you watched the veins disappear and his fangs retract, "What is wrong with you? She's our friend! She wasn't emily you incompetent asshole!" you yelled resting her head in your lap. Stefan placed his head on her chest listening to her heart, "She's alive but barely. Charlie she needs you," Megan took the spot next to you taking Kaylee's hand in hers. Charlie bit her wrist forcing her mouth open and the blood down her throat. Her eyes jumped open but were yellow instead of blue as she choked on the blood. But you watched her wound heal, not being a werewolf healed small cuts. There was no way her body could heal itself on its own with that wound. "Her neck. It's healing," Megan confirmed and you all sighed in relief letting go some of the tension in your body. Which quickly came back as you remembered everything Emily said. But as quickly as her eyes opened they fluttered closed and she went unconscious again.
"i'll take her home," Stefan said lifting her body from your lap and Megan followed and you watched them until you couldn't see them anymore. Before going to find where your other brother went.
You found him at the ruins of the church staring into the dark woods with glassy eyes. You stood in front of him, "Katherine never compelled me. I knew everything every step of the way. It was real for me," he choked out and the tears fell down his cheeks. You had zero idea what to say.
"I'll leave now," he got up walking through the forest and you stayed where you were. In a way you wanted him to go. Katherine can't come back. You wouldn't allow it. For everyones sake. How could he do this to you? To Kaylee? He almost killed her tonight in a blind rage. You had to protect her. You couldn't let her find out. Not now.
