Gilbert Residence
3rd POV morning after the ritual
It was 2 in the afternoon when they woke up, strangely enough at the same time.
Elena noticed how close they were and just sighed, Sure she was uncomfortable by how close they are but she still felt tired.
Damon is blinking to wake himself up more and he groans, he feels something soft on his shoulder and notices Lena yawning and stretching her arms while Tyler just leans back on the arm rest and watches her.
He doesn't blame him, she's perfect, not that she'd accept them saying that, not yet, but, she had to have let something go last night right? He feels pretty good, lighter in his heart. It makes him wonder how big her hurt inside is, has she ever actually let it out? Because he can almost feel the strain inside her heart now.
Tyler is watching her with a small smile flickering on his face, he knows getting to the point where she'll be with him or anyone won't be easy. She smiles, she laughs, she has fun. But it's the pain that he didn't actually get to see until yesterday how deep it was and he can't help the sinking feeling inside him that it's deeper then they think it is.
Otherwise wouldn't she trust easier? Then again she does? Or does she just not care what happens to herself anymore?
How do you get someone to open up who doesn't want to accept that they're awake? That what's happening around them is real and not some dream or coma thing? Isn't that like trying to tell a ghost they died?
After Elena is done yawning she sees both boys watching her. "Do I have drool on my face or something?" She asks curiously.
They both shake their heads with smirks on their faces now. They act friendly when she's around, she wonders if they're actually friends now.
She will admit she feels lighter, she will admit that she accepted that the things that happened to her she couldn't stop, again, she accepted it again. But even then maybe she didn't really? She still felt heavy in her heart. But it never mattered did it? You feel the pain or the words and you let it roll off your back and go again right? But then again she's in a coma dream or something so maybe her body is fighting to wake up?
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Salvatore Boarding House
3rd POV
It was Thursday now and Stefan knew he needed to get himself under control, he wanted to be, but he just couldn't. He looks around for Damon. He hasn't seen him much during the weekend and when he returned on Monday he just seemed tired, but happy.
He wasn't sure if he should feel happy for his brother or worried that they'll both go off the rails now, isn't his brother only happy when he goes off the rails or with Kathrine? What if they kill somebody they both care for, like Elena. . He bets if he was dating Elena he'd be over this by now. But that's a childish thought isn't it?
He gets ready for school and drinks a blood bag and then hops into his car and heads out.
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Founders Hall
3rd POV
Damon is with a few council members now.
"There was a disturbance at the hospital blood bank last night; some of the supply was compromised." Sheriff Forbes tells them.
Damon asks curiously "Compromised? You mean stolen?"
Sheriff Forbes nods and says "We almost missed it. The inventory records were altered but when the night manager was questioned he had no recollection of changing them."
John explains then "Meaning that the vampire who stole the blood used mind control to hide the theft."
Damon looks at join thinking no shit "I know what you meant."
Sheriff Forbes then says "We wouldn't have noticed had John not alerted us to recent discrepancies in other hospital blood banks in the county."
Damon says almost sarcastically as he glances at his girls .. Dad "How lucky for us, we have John."
Sheriff Forbes says in agreement "We're stepping up security at the hospital, giving the guard vervain to prevent this from happening again."
John has an idea and says "Sheriff, may I offer a suggestion? Why don't Damon and I put our heads together? We can track down whoever is doing this."
Sheriff Forbes shrugs "Truthfully I can use the extra hands. Is that something you would be willing to do?"
Damon nods with quiet acceptance, definitely hating John "Well, of course, I mean if it'll help."
John says almost happy. . glancing at Damon for his reaction , "I think we could make a good team, don't you think Damon?"
Damon shrugs, he doesn't like John, "John, whatever I can do to help keep this town safe; even if it means spending time with you."
Damon looks at John and smiles then of course John smiles too. John thinks that he's so smart, if only he knew his daughter has a past life where this was tv show.
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Mystic Falls High School
Alaric is standing in front of the class for lecture and says with fake excitement "Okay, this week we're gonna set outside our regular curriculum for a lesson in local history as we approach Founders' Day. Apparently the community leaders feels it's more important than World War 2 but hey what do I know?"
Of course none of the kids would say it out loud but they agreed with Mr. Saltzman.
I decide to say loudly "OH MY GOD" then I jump out of my seat wide eyed and point behind Mr. Alaric at the clock and shout "THE WORLD'S GOING TO END IN TEN MINUTES" and I run out of the class room, okay so I was SO SO bored, ugh.
After Alaric's class Stefan keeps looking at me like he expects me to run away,
I'm so going to get him and Caroline together somehow, if she's still turned because there's NO way I'm letting her be stuck as a human with Ripper Stefan, ripper Stefan is such a hoot though, they're an adorable couple/friendship thing though. Hmm. . . I'll figure this out. . I have one goal here in dream land! Get Stable Stefan and Vamp Caroline together (if Katherine is a total bitch and turns her)
Though if he'd stop focusing on my Katherine connection it'd help the process along I think.
As I'm walking towards my locker I see Caroline and Bonnie!
I run up to them and wrap my arms around there shoulders and say excitedly and jokingly "Lady's , I have come to the conclusion that we three should probably have our blanket fort thing, as much as I enjoy random run ins all over the world I would absolutely be happy if you two would honor me with a Fort Party."
Caroline pouts then says "We can't this weekend though, it's the whole Miss Mystic Falls thing."
"Ohh" I pout now, "all these parties are ruining my fun "
Then I hear Tyler shout towards me "You could crash it."
I think about it, but I see Caroline's sad face. It'd be rude anyways, some people really like those. Unless it's Esthers Mikaelson ball, that I will screw up so SO badly hehehe.
"Nah, Care-bear is excited for it. So, who are you taking Care?" I ask her curiously.
"One of the extras." She says shyly. "Matt can't take me."
I nod sadly, she really does deserve better partners, at least Damon didn't hurt her in this uh? Dream? Universe? Whatever. . .
"That sucks Care. Are you two happy or have you both been at odds?" I hope it's going better for her.
"It seems like it's always something, I always say or do something wrong Elena." She says really sadly.
I shake my head and sigh "You don't Caroline, you're a good person, and yeah, maybe you do say something rude or wrong sometimes. But we all do. Anyone who ends up with you is lucky."
"You're perfect though, everyone thinks you are." She replies, I see Bonnie watching sadly.
I snort and Caroline narrows her eyes at me, I put my hands up in surrender and say "I am SO not perfect Care, besides I'm reckless. . . Maybe"
I'm interrupted by Tyler who must've heard because he says loudly "she is"
Jeremy who is walking past shouts "And a danger magnet"
I glare at them hard. "I sometimes like to do random things when bored that don't make sense or I ramble randomly about none-sense, and occasionally I just want to argue or fight because it can make me go from being bored to filled with excitement."
Caroline blinks at me and her mouth pops open and she says "You so don't"
I snort and I hear Tyler and Jeremy who are standing near by at one of there lockers snort too.
Simultaneously they both shout out "She SO does." Then they turn away and continue their conversation together.
I shake my head "They're eves droppers, pretend they don't exist."
Caroline and Bonnie laugh.
"So have you picked out your Miss Mystic Falls Dress?" Caroline asks me.
"I'll pick one out after school." I tell Caroline.
She frowns "I'm surprised you're not more prepared" she tells me surprised.
I shrug "it doesn't matter to much, I'll try to look cute, maybe go with a random and I'll soo be wearing my combat boots." I tell her.
She blinks at me. "You're going to wear your combat boots with your dress?"
I look at her and nod "Yup, they're comfy." And they're good for running.
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Shopping
I took Jeremy and Tyler with me to go dress shopping, Damon couldn't make it, founding stuff.
I will admit that I wasn't completely serious during the shopping trip, I'm basically dreaming about a dangerous vamp, witch and wolf filled teenage life so I gotta have fun doing stupid shit before I die in it and wake right?
So I may or may not have hidden in random parts of the store and asked perfectly nice groups of strangers that were walking by and telling them "I bet you're wondering why I gathered you all here today." ironically it was the look on Tyler and Jeremy's face that made me laugh the most after I was done fabricating a story to tell the group.
Oh it was fun. I did get a nice dress though.
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Salvatore Boarding House
3rd POV
Stefan is back from school and Damon walks over to him. "How was school?"
"Fine." Stefan says boredly
Damon asks in disbelief "Yeah? Same old, same old? Nothing new? No stories to bring home?"
Stefan looks at Damon suspiciously "You're making small talk, why?"
Damon says "You seem awfully chipper lately, less doom and gloom, a little more pep in your step."
Stefan says knowingly, "And you think it's because I drank human blood again."
Damon shrugs "I don't want to brag but I would definitely take responsibility for this new and improved you." He's not going to tell Stefan that Lena is pretty sure he's on the human blood right now.
Stefan shrugs then lying through his teeth "Well, I hate to burst your bubble but I'm clean."
Damon shakes his head "Yeah, not possible."
Stefan says while lying again, "Not only is it possible but it is quite true."
Damon inwardly groans "Stefan, just be serious for a second. You spent the last century and a half being a poster child for Prozac and now you expect me to believe that this new you has nothing to do with human blood. Nothing."
Stefan lies boredly "I'm clean."
Damon snaps, "You're lying!" Besides, what if Stefan accidentally hurts his Lena?
"Believe what you want." Stefan says then he turns around and leaves, Damon has to call Lexi.
Damon pulls out his phone and dials her number "Lexi? Yeah, this is Damon. Stefan's on the human blood again, we kind of need you."
Over the phone he hears her "Alright, we'll be there."
"Wait, who's we?" Damon asks confused.
"My boyfriend" Lexi says happily and then promptly hangs up.
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Gilbert Residence
My head is down on the dinner table, then I jump up and say "Fuck, I need a date, Ohh I could just use a whatever they're called."
Not realizing I was talking out loud when I heard Tyler say "I could take you, Damon needs to keep an eye on Stefan and he's also waiting for lexi and her boyfriend to arrive. He just called me a little while ago."
"Oh, As friends yes?" I ask hopefully, I'm not dating anybody in my dream, vivid dream dates always end I something I hate to experience.
He smiles softly "As friends"
"Alright!" I say with a small smile, "so, is it weird not living with your parents now?" I ask him.
"It is, but it's . . Nicer, more homey, I miss my mom of course but, I feel better, happier here." He replies.
"I'm glad you feel happy here." I tell him.
I'm silent for awhile, I need to tell him this now, I had forgotten,
" I don't know if we'll be able to keep your father safe during founders day, they're going to do something to capture the loose vamps and because of your fathers wolf gene he will be affected by the device as well." I tell him with a cringe, we have what? Maybe a week? my coma mom? Is a bitch big time. Well she'll be here sometime this week to demand the compass or something for John.
He looks thoughtful "thanks for telling me, will we be able to save him?"
I start talking to myself while I think out loud , "I don't know, he'll be surrounded by people who will see him be affected by the device, if we do manage to save him he'll have to hide, then again we're probably going to have to hide Mason too. Fuck were going to have to probably make a hideout and place people for safe keeping there, like spell it so it can't be found, because Aunt Jenna and Jeremy will have to stay there for a small portion of time as well."
"Alright, Alright. So I'm going to have to try to stay out of sight?" He asks.
I nod then say "Yeah, originally you were driving when they activated it and Caroline was in the vehicle with you and gets seriously injured."
He nods solemnly. "I don't like my father but I don't want him dead."
I nod.
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Salvatore Boarding House
3rd POV
Stefan has a blood pouch in his hands. He opens a drawer and hides the blood pouch in it. He goes in the basement and opens the fridge. There are a lot of blood pouches in it, he looks at it but
Damon is looking at him in the shadow. He knew his brother was lying.
"Well well, he's a liar and a thief. So, when were you gonna share?" Damon says, feeling annoyed
Stefan shrugs uncaring "Go ahead, help yourself."
Damon shakes his head "No, no, no I'm talking about the fact that you're a closet blood junkie."
Stefan says negligently "So, I'm drinking blood again. You're the one that shoved it on me, what's your problem? I have it under control."
Damon scoffs, once he mentions it and all of a sudden he's the bad guy? "Under control? You robbed the hospital!"
Stefan shrugs again, Damon kind of wants to hit him "So, what's your point?"
Damon sighs annoyed with Stefan "Fine, whatever man, drink up. Just remember, we're trying to keep a low profile. Why don't you just walk up to Sheriff Forbes and ask her to tap a vein?"
Stefan scoffs feeling annoyed too and says bitterly, "Have my actions negatively impacted you? I can't imagine what that must feel like."
Damon then asks knowingly "Yeah, what's Lexi think about the new...you? Have you told her?"
Stefan shakes his head, denying it "Nothing's changed; I'm still the same person."
Damon scoffs "Clearly."
"Lexi doesn't need to know anything yet." Stefan tells his brother sternly.
Damon says in exasperation "You've been off the human stuff for years, Stefan. If you're having trouble controlling..."
Stefan Denys that too "I'm not having trouble."
Damon shakes his head "Who do you think you're talking to? I know what it's like. That Jekyll and Hyde feeling, that switch, sometimes it goes off and you snap. Right now is not a good time for me to be worried about you snapping." Besides it'd be unacceptable for him to hurt his Lena.
Stefan says "I know that it pains you to see this but I'm fine, okay? I'm fine."
Then Stefan takes a pouch from the fridge and turns back to Damon. "So please, do me a favor and back off." Then he closes the fridge and leaves Damon standing there.
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Founders Hall
3rd POV
Carol Lockwood and two others woman are interviewing the girls who are in the Miss Mystic Falls pageant.
Carol says "This year's queen will have the special honor of taking stage at the hundred and fiftieth Founders' Day Gala. Before we crown our winner, we'd like to get to know a bit more about each of you."
Caroline says excitedly "I'm on the Mystic Falls beautification committee; I volunteer at the poor soup kitchen."
Elena says "I try to protect others from their abusive parents if I know of it."
Caroline continues excitedly "I implemented this year's go green campaign at school"
Elena says boredly "I stand up for what I think is right."
A Girl "I don't think it's wrong for me to win two years in a row."
Amber says "I was surprised to have been selected since I'm not from one of the founding families."
"I believe that they should have thing here to teach parents how to parent here." Elena says blankly, really, she's very unimpressed by the adults in this town, did Elena and Jeremy even have decent parents?
Caroline continues happily "I worked for the recycling program and was in charge of this year's police raffle."
Tina says "Just because my D.U.I. made my community service mandatory doesn't mean that I was any less committed."
Elena then lets out a sigh and says what Elena said "This was really important to my mother. She believed in stuff. Although it seems like most of the adults here only believe in having parties and such"
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Salvatore Boarding House
3rd POV
Someone is ringing the door bell, Damon opens the door and sees that it's John. He contemplates closing it but before he can John walks right in.
John says with fake friendliness "Hey partner!"
Damon looks at John with suspicion and asks "What do you want?"
John shrugs and says, "You haven't return any of my calls."
Damon also shrugs "Most people take that as a hint."
John asks him seriously "Where do we start looking for vampires?"
Damon snarks at John, "How do you act John? You obviously don't care about catching vampires, you're here talking to me."
John says seriously again "Actually, I care very much."
Damon raises an eyebrow at him "What Isobel say about that? I mean, considering that she is one."
John shrugs his shoulders "Isobel and I share a mutual interest. The original Jonathan Gilbert has an invention that was stolen by a vampire. That vampire was then burned alive in Fell's church, or so Jonathan thought and the invention was lost forever. But then the vampires weren't killed, were they? They were trapped and now they're free, thanks to you which means the invention is retrieval."
Damon asks curiously "What is it?"
"The only thing that matters is that I want it back and you're going to help me if you want your secret safe." John tells him.
Damon asks him "Why bring me into it John? I mean, I don't know what you are talking about much less who has it."
John raises a disbelieving eyebrow "Oh come on Damon! You were around back then, you know who these people are, what they look like. He was friendly with a woman who turned out to be a vampire. Her name was Pearl. Does that ring a bell?"
Damon actually likes Pearl and her daughter, he's not doing this, at least he knows why Lena told them to stay away from town until she says it's ok. "I'm not playing anymore. Get out. Get out."
John says exasperated "I beg your pardon?"
Damon says simply "You know, I only entertain this whole blackmail scheme thing of yours because I thought that you and Isobel couldnt be as bad as Lena was saying you were going to be. See, you don't know everything, do you John?"
John threatens Damon, ignoring the idea of his daughter knowing more then she should. "I'll tell the entire council what you are."
Damon replies to the threat happily "Go for it! I'll kill every last one of them. Then I'll sever your hand, pull your ring off, and I'll kill you too. Do you understand that?"
As John left he starts wondering what exactly his daughter knows, he just can't bring himself to ask her just yet.
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Mystic Falls High School
3rd POV
Carol Lockwood is teaching dance moves to the girls who are in the Mystic Falls pageant and their partners.
Carol tells them "Honor your partner. Stay focus, right hand around. Flirt with your eyes Left hand around."
Tyler and Elena are doing this.
Elena snorts, "I think your mom is amusing."
Tyler smiles at her and rolls his eyes.
Carol then commands "Both hands."
Tyler snorts then and says "I think you're only saying that because you want to flirt with me."
Elena shakes her head amused "If I wanted to do that I'd just strip or something, you know like 'Opps, I forgot the towel in the shower,' type of thing."
Tyler laughs "You don't do subtle" he asks her amused.
Elena snorts out "Well, if I do subtle I'll be joking and normally I'm simply joking which means ya know."
He laughs and grabs her hand and spins her around. "So you don't even know when your flirting?" He asks curiously.
She shrugs, "not really, I've been asked that before, but I tend to be joking or using sarcasm you know and other then that I'm just being friendly and they take it differently then that, or so I've been told." She tells him sounding confused but being truthful, he could tell by her heartbeat.
He inwardly groans well, he can't help but wonder how many people he'll have to beat up just because she literally doesn't understand what flirting is.
Mrs Lockwood exclaims loudly to her son, she saw that! "No! No! There's no touching during this part. It's about the simple intimacy of the near touch. Very nice, Amber!"
Amber beams happily "Thank you, Mrs. Lockwood!"
Elena notices that Tyler looks amused. "What's so funny?"
He replies back while holding in a laugh "My mom, I could tell by her eyes. She's amused with me."
Meanwhile, Caroline is in the hallway with Bonnie gossiping and worrying.
Caroline tells Bonnie, "The Fell cousins don't have a shot and Amber Bradley is only on the court so the pageant doesn't look like its founding families only—which of course it is. So that leaves Elena which totally has the sympathy vote since her parents died. How can I compete with that?"
Bonnie shrugs "Very nice, very sensitive."
Caroline sighs sadly "Oh I'm sorry, this must sound really unimportant."
Bonnie just shrugs again "It's okay, I get it, you want to win."
Caroline tells her with pride "Well, my grandmother was Miss Mystic and both of my aunts. My mom is the only one who didn't get the gene and I want this. I actually deserve this." They walk into the room where the practice is going on.
Elena excitedly greats Bonnie and Caroline "Bonnie, Caroline."
Tyler just stands near her awkwardly, it's not like Caroline knows that he's living with the Gilbert's or that she the little pipsqueak protected him.
"Hey Elena" Bonnie greats her friend.
Caroline speaks up "I begged Bonnie to fill in for Matt, he had to work today."
Elena nods "Thats understandable. Other then that how's it going? Is it still rocky or did you two figure out how you want it to work?"
Caroline looks uncomfortable "I don't know, I don't think it's going to last."
Elena walks to Caroline and hugs her then says "Sometimes it's not meant to, but at least you'll have tried to make it work. Good lucky darling."
Then she gives Caroline another hug.
Elena looks at Bonnie and hugs her too, then looks a bit sheepish "Sorry, I like hugs and hugs are hugs."
Bonnie rolls her eyes with a small smile "You're so goofy now Elena."
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Gilbert Residence
I'm waiting in the living room waiting to go to the Mystic falls thingy.
There's a knock on the door, "Hello." I great him nicely.
"Hi" Alaric says, looking a bit nervous.
"So, you get to drive for the event tonight huh?" I ask him.
"Yeah, Hey is uh, is Stefan alright?" He asks sounding worried.
"Nope, but Lexi is suppose to be here tonight so that should be taken care of soon." I tell him.
"Oh, I can take your dress." He says.
"Alright." I hand it to him.
"Where's Tyler? He's your date for the night isn't he?" He asks curiously.
I tell him "I think he's spending time with his mom actually, he did move in Ric."
He sighs. "Are you two uh, uh. . ."
"Dating?" I snort out amused. "Nope we're not, we're friends Ric. Make friends, not sex." I say to clarify.
He nods looking very awkward. Then Daddy John comes in the front door, just as Jenna heads down the stairs.
"Hello Daddy!" I say to him with a smile.
He gives me a small smile.
John greets Alaric nicely "Alaric. Hey buddy, what are you doing here?"
Alaric says honestly "I'm the chauffeur."
John frowns looking disappointed "I thought I was driving."
Jenna is standing by me, she turns to John and says, "No need, we're going with Rick."
I turned to my Aunty and ask "Are we ready?"
Jenna nods then turns to John "Jeremy can ride with you."
I wave to John daddy "Bye Daddy, be safe."
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Founders Hall
Aunty Jenna is helping me get ready, she's braiding it very fancy.
It's very cute. "Thanks for doing my hair Aunt Jenna." I tell her with a small smile.
"I'm glad to help." She tells me.
"Alright, Done. Do you need help with your dress?" She asks me.
I shake my head with a smile and say "No, thank you though Aunty." I give her a hug before she walks out.
I get into my dress, and my combat boots and as I make my way towards the door Damon comes in "have you seen Stefan yet today?"
My dress is black, long and lacy for this event.
I shake my head "No, I haven't seen him since school. Lexi is supposed to be here tonight right?"
Damon nods his head "Yeah, three hours to go at the most I think."
"Good, then it should be fine. But if memory serves he'll target Amy and they'll be out in the woods, make sure you have vervain and be safe." I tell him sternly.
Damon looks me over and nods "You're looking hot Lena." He says with a wink.
I roll my eyes and laugh quietly "Ever the sweetheart aren't ya Day?"
"Only with you sweetheart." He says with a smirk.
"I'm sure" I say sarcastically. He's so goofy sometimes
"See you later Lena, be safe, stay in trouble. . I mean stay out of trouble and don't jump in front of any fists tonight." He tells me gives me a hug and then walks out.
I take a deep breathe, it'll almost be like getting married or something, prom like prom.
I walk out and accidentally bump into Amy who looks like a nervous reck "Amy," I grab her shoulders.
"Amy, would you like some help?" I ask her, I can't just leave her all nervous like this.
"Yeah, yeeah, Please?" She asks nervously.
I beam happily at her "I'd love to help"
I take her into her room and get her ready, I do her hair and I help her with her dress carefully, it's cute.
As we go to leave we hear the mirror in the bathroom crack, Stefan. "Come on Amy lets get you to the line up." I tell her with a smile but she stops and looks at the bathroom, I could let her go in there but I won't, I can't, that'd be wrong wouldn't?
Even if this is a dream I can't let her, she's a sweetie. Then she speaks up, "we should make sure they're ok"
Alright then "Okay, Amy, I'll do that, let Damon and Tyler know I'm helping a friend who's having issues okay?" She looks at me a few moments then nods.
Stefan, oh fun.
I walk into the bathroom and I see Stefan looking upset, he turns to me, his eyes are not very happy right now. "Hello." I give him a small smile.
Then he vamps at me and now we're oddly in the woods, that vamp speed is mighty nifty.
"Huh" is my response when I look around and see the cars and the woods.
"Gonna eat me Stefan?" I tilt my head and ask him curiously.
Ohh he's frustrated, walking back and forth. "No" he growls out.
I raise an eyebrow and sit down on the vehicle. He looks at me and I shrug. "Sorry, I'm kind of bored."
He chuckles meanly "You're bored? I dragged you out her at first intent to drain you and you're bored?" He vamps in front of me and snarls "I could drain you right now."
I shrug again and say with a small smile "You could, you might actually, but hey! At least you're not attacking Amy!" I tell him happily.
He groans, hehe I made somewhat ripper like Stefan groan. Then snarls "Stop putting yourself in danger, I want to drain you, I want to taste you, I'm hardly stopping myself from trying to do other things to you, do you understand that?"
I blink at him, huh, vivid dream ending then? "Friends don't eat friends Stefan and if you do it's because said friend is down, or up for it." I tell him sternly.
He snarls and then vamps to me and then vamps me farther into the forest, now we're standing by a tree, he's blocking me by keeping his arms up and then he snarls "RUN"
I blink at him and sigh then say "Nah"
He growls at me and then jumps at me, grabbing me to him and sending his fangs into my neck, it made sense, if not Amy then it'd be I.
I know I should probably fight against this, against him killing me, but maybe I can go home? Maybe I'll wake up finally. I let out a sigh. I could fight him, but I'm being held to tightly.
My eyes start to close and I can hardly keep them open and I whisper "Thanks Stef, you're a good friend" Just then, before my vision goes black I hear my dream name being called frantically, by who I couldn't say.
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Hospital
3rd POV
It felt like it's taking forever for her to wake, she had needed blood, lots of blood and if they hadn't arrived when they did then she could've died, or had she died momentarily?
He can't remember, it happened all so fast and all he can remember feeling is Fear, so much Fear for her life.
He couldn't give her blood because of the public setting of it and both he and Tyler were furious. John surprisingly was also bent out of shape and he also has refused to leave the room. The tension is thick.
Then all of a sudden she shoots out of bed and yells "Kids?" and she looks around as her eyes come into focus and she sees them, Damon, Tyler and her Dream Daddy. All looking worried. She holds back a sob, she hadn't died then.
"Elena?" John says as his eyes snap to hers, she's awake.
"Daddy" she mumbles quietly and they can smell the salt in her eyes wanting to drop out and at that moment Damon and Tyler both know that she's imagining her other dad instead.
John does the most unJohn thing any of them has seen and runs to her side and holds her tightly, running his fingers through her hair.
She doesn't jerk away, god she wanted to, he's not here, and god her kids, she needs to see her kids and husband, her family.
"I'm fine dad" she says to him.
He looks into her eyes and sees sadness he's never noticed before, he wants to ask but, he can't bring himself to so he says "Jeremy and your Aunt will be here soon"
Elena nods with a far away look in her eyes.
Tyler and Damon walk over and sit on the other side of the bed, Damon grips her hand, gently, as if he expects her to disappear and Tyler is setting his grabbing her other hand as her dad continues to hold her head to him.
They hear the door open and in come Jeremy, Aunt Jenna and Alaric.
They all blink in shock at the sight of John holding her as if she'll disappear.
She finally speaks up "I'm fine, really I'm fine."
But they just keep snuggling then shortly after Jenna, Jeremy and Alaric are snuggled up to her with Damon, Dream-dad and Tyler.
She gives into the warmth of the hugs, imagining her kids, her husband and her other family members. She misses them. Even the hard things. But she'll admit that she likes those here and she loves her family in this dream-coma.
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