Chapter 20 - Meeting Mommy Dearest

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Mystic Grill

3rd POV

Isobel and Alaric are standing at the bar.

Isobel greats him saying "It's good to see you. You look good. I hear that you're a high school history teacher? How is that?"

Alaric sighs and asks her "Where have you been, Isobel?"

Isobel shrugs, "I don't have any reasons that are gonna comfort you. I don't have any explanations that are gonna satisfy you. I wanted this."

Alaric asks her curiously "It's that simple?"

Isobel nods "Yeah. You were supposed to mourn me, and move on."

Alaric shakes his head, god Elena was right, of course she was. "You were my wife, and I loved you. How could I not search for you?"

Isobel says annoyed "Because I wasn't lost, Rick."

She takes a piece of paper and writes something.

Isobel sighs and says "I understand that you know my daughter Elena" she pauses and looks at him then continues. "I want you to arrange for a meeting with us."

Isobel hands Alaric the paper, when Alaric looks at the paper his face contorts into anger.

Alaric asks upset, "You want me to deliver a message?"

Isobel smiles happily "Yeah."

Alaric shakes his head and throws the paper. Then says angrily "Screw you. You selfish bitch." As he gets up and leaves.

In the parking lot, Alaric is heading towards his car but Isobel vamps up behind him looking disappointed.

Alaric feeling angry yells "What do you want from me?"

Isobel blankly looks at him "I told you."

Alaric shakes his head "I'm not gonna do anything for you."

After he says that she grabs his throat and strangles him him against his car. Isobel says angry in his ear "You better tell Elena that I want to meet or I'm gonna start killing the citizens of this town one by one and I'm gonna start with your history students. Got it?"

She throws him away from her onto the floor and gives him the paper again. He gets up and looks at the paper, feeling both angry and hurt by his living-dead wife.

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Gilbert Residence

Damon called me again, he's been doing this everyday since I've died now.

"So what are you doing after school today?" He asked me again.

"I'm busy after school. I have to do the Miss Mystic Float thing for the parade otherwise Caroline is going to ride my ass." I tell him.

"What's on your agenda today Day?" I ask him.

"I'm thinking about preforming a massacre!" He says sarcastically.

I snort, "I'm sure, so why did you really call me?"

"I just wanted to make sure you have a chaperone so that you don't do anything reckless again." He says flamboyantly.

"I'll do reckless things when I feel like it day and none of you could stop me." I tell him feeling annoyed

"I could." Damon says determinedly.

I groan. Then he says "Hey, just because you don't care about yourself doesn't mean we don't."

I frown my brow and say defensively "I do so care about myself."

I hear him snort. "Right, and I'm blind."he says sarcastically.

"If you were here I'd throw something at you." I told him feeling annoyed.

"And I'd catch it because, I love you." He says happily.

I groan again, did I have to be Elena? I could've been Bonnie. Ugh.

"Sure, sure you do honey. I have to go to school, don't kill anyone, or do. Whatever. Bye." I hang up the phone.

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Mystic Falls High School

3rd POV

In the Cafeteria, Alaric is giving papers to students. How exciting.

Alaric is talking to Tyler and the other students. "So these are the specs for the History department. For the Founders' Day float we'll be recreating the battle of Willow Creek. Tyler has been nominated at the head of the production design."

Tyler barks out surprised "By whom?"

Alaric shrugs innocently "By me. I've seen your sketches and they're good."

Tyler replies "I'm not really into the..."

Alaric just says. "Well, you just pick your team, be creative and... Don't screw up."

"Besides you're good Lockwood." I say with a nod.

Tyler replies sarcastically to Matt across from him "You want to help me out with this?"

Matt shakes his head in the negative "Not really, no."

Alaric turns to Elena as and says "Come with me. We need to talk."

Elena follows him as both Tyler and Stefan get up to follow her.

He leads them to his class room.

A short while later Damon enters Alaric's classroom too.

Alaric turns to Damon and says "Damon, thanks for coming."

Damon shrugs, "Sorry I'm late. My dog ate my uh...never mind."

He looks at Tyler, Stefan and Elena.

Damon turns to Alaric and asks, "What's with all the furrowed brows?"

Alaric says hesitantly, "I saw Isobel last night. Just like Elena said, she's here."

Damon looks at Alaric carefully and asks "Isobel is here? In town?"

Alaric nods his head.

Damon turns to Elena and looks at her.

Damon turns back to Alaric "Did you ask her about Daddy John? Are they working together?"

Alaric says suddenly "No."

Elena replies "They are"

Damon asks him with a raised brow "No they're not?" But it'd be hard not to trust Elena she tends to be right.

Alaric shakes his head, "No, I didn't ask."

Damon asks again "What about the invention?"

Alaric, says suddenly ashamed, "Didn't ask."

Damon asks again, " Did she know about the tomb vampires?"

Alaric shakes his head and says, "I don't know."

Damon sighs irritated, "Did words completely escape you?"

"You could ask me!" Elena replies. "I know, I know, pick me!"

Damon glares at her in warning.

Alaric says helplessly "No, I was a little too distracted by my dead vampire wife to ask any questions."

Damon turns to Elena and raises a brow and she bursts out "I told him she'd be coming and yes dad and her are working together and yes she knows and yes she knows."

Damon looks Elena over and asks "What did she want?"

Elena sighs annoyed, "She wants to see me, something about meeting and blah blah blah Damon."

He looks at her. Okay so she has no self preservation in her blood at all.

Stefan speaks up then and says, "Alaric is supposed to arrange a meeting. We don't know why or what she wants."

"Yes we do, she wants the invention." Elena tells them.

Damon looks at Elena and says "You don't have to see her if you don't want to."

Elena looks at him annoyed and says "I really don't want to meet mommy, but if I don't then operation unnecessary deaths happen or whatever. Maybe I'll tell her she's pretty and then she'll leave."

Alaric glares at her and says "She's threatened to go on killing spree."

Damon lets out a surprised sound, "Oh! I take it that's not okay with you guys."

Elena shrugs and says irritated "I want people safe, sorta, I mean she's going to threaten my aunt and my brother and I'd love to just stake her, mainly because her humanity is bye bye but whatever."

Damon and Tyler look at Lena amused and then snorts. While Stefan is looking at her shocked.

But what? She's about 65% sure she's dreaming and Elena's mom was bitch when her humanity was off. She'd at least like to stake her in the shoulder.

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Mystic Grill

I'm is sitting at a table while both Tyler and Stefan are watching me, it's so odd, I feel like they expect me to burst into flames or something.

I sigh "Can you hear me? I'm sort of bored so please excuse me." She hears Tyler quietly laugh.

I close my eyes and start signing "This is the song that never ends, it goes on and on my friend. ."

Isobel arrives and sits down with me so I ignore her and continue "someone started singing it not knowing what it was, and now we will go on forever singing it just because. ."

Isobel interrupts me "Hello Elena. You look just like her, that's eerie."

I ignore her to sing some more "this is the song that never ends, it goes on and on my friend..."

Mommy dearest slams her hand on the table and I raise an eyebrow at her "Can I help you with something? You're ruining my signing." I tell her bored.

She narrows her eyes at me "I said you look like her."

I look at her and shrug. "Don't care Mommy dear."

Isobel then says "you look so much like her, your eyes confuse me, I'm guessing you dyed your hair? But your eyes. . Theyre really yours. . . But well, She found me after I turned. Genetic curiosity, I suppose. She would be fascinated by you."

I shrug again "that's because I'm awesome." I say bored.

I look at her necklace then look at her and she starts talking again.

Isobel says, "Katherine helped me obtain it."

I nod, "so why'd you hook up with Daddy?"

Isobel shakes her head, "Not important. He was a teenage waste of space."

I snort, "Says the mommy who wouldn't raise her own child, we'll actually that part makes sense you were young and probably terrified but oh oops after you turned you could've visited. At least daddy participates, sure he can be an asshole but at least he's better then you."

Mommy Dear snarls at me "you don't understand."

I shrug "nah, I get that you were to young as I said I get that, I get you remarried. I don't get how you claim to have loved Ric, how you claim to be better at anything when all I see is someone who is Emotionless because she refuses to handle things with her big girl panties on."

Isobel snarls at me again and looks ready to leap across the table.

I raise an eyebrow "Gonna attack me in public Mommy? Do it? God Mom, please fucking do it, I don't care if I miss, I just wanna stake your dumbass somewhere. A shoulder, an arm? I'm game for either."

Mommy dear decides to change it up though "Your new boyfriend over there by the pool table? Stefan Salvatore. Why Stefan? Why didn't you go for Damon? Or are you enjoying them both like Katherine did?"

I burst into laughter and say in between them "I'm not with any of them. God and If I wanted to be with both of them and they both wanted to be with me and had agreed we'd do that kinky shit together, as in a relationship together. I'm not into meaningless sex Ma, and I'm not into being used as a toy and I'm certainly not for putting siblings or others against each other. Besides extra hands equals extra fun right? But again like I said, I don't do meaningless sex."

Her mouth is wide open in shock and I hear five "Huh's?" Inside my ear.

Oops, I mean she's supposed to be my mommy right? Most kids can have this conversation with their mom can't they? It'd be a little awkward but whatever. Besides her reaction was SO worth it.

I then speak up again, can a vamp go into shock? "Why did you want to meet me? Bored? Needed to talk about sex with someone else? I can't get behind that too."

Isobel shrugs "Because I'm curious about you. But the real reason is: I want what your uncle wants. Johnathan Gilbert's invention."

I ask her with wide eyes "you mean what my Daddy wants right Mommy?"

And her eyes bulge out.

Isobel then says "I used to spend a lot of time here when I was younger. John had a crush on me for years. He was the first one that told me about vampires."

I nod my head and then say "Then you and daddy did the nasty no-no and out popped little old me! Lovely, thanks Ma, I SO wanted to know about being conceived, you JUST made my night."

Isobel looks amused and exasperated "I'm not sure if I like you or hate you." She tells me.

I snort and then chuckle "Why choose? Do both? Hate and like me, it works."

My mommy dearest chuckles too.

I smile too then say " I don't have what you want Mommy dear, but it was a pleasure, or it wasn't, whatever."

I gets up but mommy grabs my arm and forces me back in the seat, I raise an eyebrow and put my elbows on the table and hold my head up.

Mommy dear snarls lowly "Sit down and tell your boyfriends to walk away. I want the invention."

I snort again and start chuckling " boyfriends" I chuckle harder and then I sit up straight and stare at her and say "Asking politely without threatening someone is normally the best way, besides I don't have it."

Isobel bares her teeth at me and says "I know that but Damon does and you're going get it for me."

I shake my head and say "No, I won't, because I don't follow dictators."

Mommy dear stands up and says, "Then the blood will be on your hands."

Then she stands up.

I snort out "Sorry? The blood would be on yours, it is not I who will do the killing it is you. It is not I who is choosing this path. You are, you refuse to accept responsibility." I stand up and get in her face and say quietly "because you're like a child, maybe instead of being immature you should accept your own shortcomings?"

I hear a few words of "Harsh" "Oh that was good" and a "Are you trying to get yourself killed?"

But I mean What a fucking bitch. I walk towards Tyler and Stefan. Before I reach them I hear Mommy speak up "It was nice meeting you Elena."

I snort again, that's a lie, god she's a bitch.

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Isobel's Residence

3rd POV

Damon is shirtless. He's playing strip poker with Cherie.

Damon snarks out "Oh Oh Cherie, you won again. I hope I'm wearing my good underwear."

Damon gets up and begins to remove his belt just as Isobel arrives.

Isobe sighs and says, "And it's just one blast from the past after another. No, no, no."

Damon closes his fly. Quickly, awkward.

Isobel then says "Dégage, Cherie."

Cherie gets up and leaves the room.

Damon says with fake politeness "It's good to see you, Isobel. I was just having fun with your naughty little minion."

Isobel lets out another sigh "How did you find me?"

Damon vamp-speeds towards Isobel then shrugs "Searched all the neighborhood bank-owned foreclosures and found the most expensive one."

Isobel says annoyed, "Oh I should have known. You're the one who taught me that. What are you really doing here?"

Damon shrugs "Well you caused quite a stir, you blew into town. Saw everyone except for the man who made you. I'm a little hurt." Then he leans in towards her.

Isobel says with fake politeness "I'm so sorry. "

then she twists Damon's head around at vamp-speed "Did you bring the device?"

He disengages at vamp-speed.

"Heh. Ow. What are you doing with John Gilbert?" He asks curiously, it'd be a lie if he said he didn't want to hurt her.

Isobel shrugs "We dated a few times when we were young. He was a little bit in love with me."

Damon snorts "I'm sure. One of the many. Now, this little invention what do you want with it?"

Isobel asks curiously "Oh, me personally? I don't want anything with it. I'm just doing what I'm told. You know Damon we're on the same side."

Isobel take's Damon's face in her hands.

Damon wants to push her off him, but he is curious, Lena did mention her mom working with Katherine, she's been right about everything so far, which is why Anna, Pearl and Harper have stayed away so far "Oh yeah? What side is that?"

Isobel says simply "Katherine's. She wants John Gilbert to have the device and I think that you know that she's not happy when she doesn't get what she wants."

Damon throws her off. Kathrine, he hates her now.

Damon questions her curiously "Why are you doing her dirty work?"

"Don't kill the messenger. We both know that you can't control Katherine. She does what she wants." Isobel replies simply.

Damon holds back the urge to hit something and says, "So do I."

Isobel raises a brow at him "Oh really Damon? You do? What should we do now?" She comes close to him and then they laugh.

They begin to kiss each other and god he should stake her. He vamp-speed them to the sofa.

Damon slams her on the floor at vamp-speed and holds her throat down to the floor.

Damon snarks out "Now that I have your attention, listen up. You do not come into my town; threaten the people I care about. Going after Elena? Bad move. You leave her alone or I will rip you to bits because I do believe in killing the messenger. You know why? Because it sends a message."

He slams her head against the floor. "Katherine wants something from me? You tell that little bitch to come get it herself." God he'll kill her if she makes Lena get hurt, fuck she knows.

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Gilbert Residence

I was walking down the stairs. Someone is knocking on the door. I the door and see that it's Bonnie.

"Bonnie?" I say curiously.

Bonnie shifts uncomfortably "Hey. I couldn't sleep last night. You were obviously upset about something and I just walked away. It's not me. That can't be us. You're my friend, Elena. If you need me I'm here for you and I'm sorry I couldn't show you that yesterday."

I look at her confused "I was just mad I met my egg donor, she's kind of a bitch."

Bonnie looks at me a little sadly "Oh. Was it...Are you okay?"

"It just makes me miss my real mom, ya know? The one that would tell me that sometimes bad things happen but they can always become better." I tell her. "Come on we need to go to the whole make a float thing, thanks for stopping by."

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Mystic Falls High School

3rd POV

Matt is building the float and Tyler arrives feeling awkward. He drunkenly made out with his best friends mom and is currently living in the guest room of his ex-girlfriends house.

Tyler shifts uncomfortably and says "Hey man. So Caroline tells me you've been on your own for the past two weeks. Is everything okay?"

Matt glares at him "You're asking me about my mom. Seriously? Look, man, why don't I just tell her to give you a call when she comes back to town?"

Tyler shakes his head annoyed, "Dude, that's not what I meant okay? I'm just trying to...I don't know what to say." Fuck, it's not like he can tell Matt he was thinking that he was making out with Lena could he?

Matt nods "Good man, don't say anything. You're a dick, end of the story."

Tyler straightens his posture feeling upset at Matt, he's not the one who hit Lena is he? Asshole he thinks "I know." Matt walks away

"Yeah, whatever."

Lena is walking around looking at everything, more bored then anything when she sees her egg mom "What are you doing here?"

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Isobel says simply "I'm your mother, Elena. I want to be more involved in your life."

I snap "Don't lie, you're not here for me."

Isobel lets out a sigh, "Fine, You already have a lot of people that you care about but I've been studying. Let's see if I got this right.

There is the witchy best friend, Bonnie. Gonna stay away from that one."

I see Isobel look at my brother and I hold in a snarl as she says, "Oh...sad little brother Jeremy."

"The only thing keeping me from trying to kill you is the public setting Mommy dear, don't test me." I say quietly to her.

I see her stiffen a bit as she looks at me, then she looks at Caroline and says "And there's Caroline...obnoxious Caroline. I got all of my info from her by the way. She had no idea who I was and she wouldn't stop yapping. Oh..."

I see her look at Matt and I roll my eyes. He hit me, that's all I remember most about him. Except him and Elena dates before I became Elena's borrowed body or something.

"And there's Matt, friend, ex, yappy's future ex. Lots of connections there."

I snort "sure, then you also know he totally hit me right? Then again that was kind of my fault but ya know, schematics."

Isobel raises a questioning eyebrow "Really?"

"Yup, totally fun thing we do here now days. We step in between fights to prevent new friends from being hurt, lots of fun and a few bruises." I tell her.

Isobel looks like she's trying VERY hard not to react, okay so now we know that she actually does care about her daughter but, but her without her emotions is still a total, total bitch "No, I have some friends here too. Look, you see that man over here, standing next to Matt by the Float? His name is Frank, he's very handsome and he's also quite handy and he'd noticed that the axles are a little rusty which is very dangerous. So, all you have to do is apply a little bit of pressure and..."

I turn and watch curiously as Tyler who can hear the conversation grabs Matt out of the way before Frank jumps on the trailer above Matt. Matt's arm is luckily unhurt, but it was a close one.

I turn back to my mom with a raised eyebrow "Huh," I say.

Isobel eyebrow twitches " I'm trying to show you how easy it is to hurt the people that you care about. Hand it over and all will be stop."

I shrug uncaring, "I told you, Damon is not going to give it to me."

Isobel sighs irritated "I think that you underestimate how much Damon cares about you."

I snort at her and shake my head.

Isobel says irritated "make up your mind before I kill your brother Jeremy."

I release a harsh sigh I wish I could blow her up.

Tyler walks my way and I whisper while knowing he can hear me "That bitch took my brother."

He looks at me and nods then grabs my hand and drags me away, means we're heading to the Salvatore's.

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Isobel's Residence

3rd POV

John arrives at Isobels current Residence as he enters the house he notices that there's a lot of suitcase in the entryway.

John sighs feeling happy. "I see you're packing. That's a good sign."

Isobel says proudly, "It won't be long now."

John asks curious "Did you get the missing piece? Where is it?"

Isobel sighs disappointed "I don't have it yet."

John sighs annoyed, "Then, why did you call me here?"

Isobel walks to another room John being as lovely as he is follows her.

"Because I have the next best thing." She says happily as she points at Jeremy in the room with Cherie and Franc are around him.

John won't say it but Jeremy looks surprisingly bored. "What the hell are you doing?"

Isobel just shrugs, "Getting what I want."

John holds back a shout, "Yeah but he is my nephew and you're going let him go right this second!"

Isobel tells John sternly "That gaudy ring on your finger comes off."

John shakes his head, "Come on Isobel, I know you okay? It's me John. You can't hurt a kid."

Isobel snarks back, "I'll kill him to prove you wrong."

"Really? Are you that far gone? Look, I know you've changed but the old Isobel is somewhere in there, isn't she? Come on let him go." John says stunned by what she said.

Isobel turns to the compelled men and says "Faites le souffrir."

Cherie and Franck beat him and throw him on the floor. Isobel catches his hand and removes his ring.

Isobel snarks at him, "Nice try. We'll see how you do without this."

After Isobel leaves the room. Jeremy is looking at John, he's on the floor, bleeding.

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Salvatore Boarding House

After we go into the house I burst out "The bitch took my brother."

I see Bonnie looking a bit uncomfortable as she says "Where is the device?"

When did she get here?

I tell her "Damon has it."

Then Tyler yells out "Damon, get down here."

Damon vamps down the stairs "What Lockwood"

"Mommy dearest took my brother Damon, but we kind of need to . . ."

Before I can finish Damon snaps "Absolutely not!"

I snap at him "He's my brother and we need this to happen"

Damon snaps back "I'm not gonna give the device to Isobel so she could give it to John who is going to turn it to kill me. I like being a living dead person."

I smile at him "I won't let my Dad kill you Day, you're my friend, he'll just have to suck it up I guess."

Damon lets out a long sigh "Alright, Fine, Alright, fuck. I hate that you make me give in like this."

He snaps at me.

I roll my eyes and snort "Don't blame me. I don't make you do anything. "

Tyler comments then "I think it's the way your eyes get all big and worried and it feels wrong not to tell you yes."

"They So don't do that." I snapped at him and narrowed my eyes.

"Maybe it's when she narrows her eyes all angry like and looks like an upset kitty Kat!" Damon say then.

I grab the nearest thing I could lift, which happened to be a note pad and I threw it at him.

Then Tyler pips in "I think it's the fact that when she gets annoyed she retaliates all sexy like."

My eyebrow twitches. Cheeky brats.

Damon looks thoughtful then says "Yup all those things actually."

I snort and roll my eyes. "You two can be soo annoying."

"Hey Bons? Can you make certain people unaffected by the device?" I ask her curiously.

Bonnie shakes her head and says negatively"Sorry but no"

I sigh and nod my head.

Damon says sarcastically "Great, now what?"

"We wing it Day and we make sure you, Tyler and Stefan survive. And maybe the mayor if we can" I tell them while looking at Damon.

Then I sigh, "Now we give it to Isobel."

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Mystic Falls

I'm waiting for my Mommy dearest to arrive with my back against the wall.

She appears in front of me and asks "Where is the device?"

I ask her, already knowing "Are my brother and daddy-uncle home now then?"

Isobel blinks "Do you really think that I came alone?"

Frank and Cherie arrives behind Isobel.

I raise an eyebrow at her.

I ask curiously "Did you really think that I would be aloud to came alone?"

Damon and Stefan arrive behind Isobel and her minions, She looks at them.

Isobel rolls her eyes. "For god sakes, call home."

I nod my head and say "Good, if they weren't at home I wasn't above locking you up until you turned it back on."

Isobel snarls "you're testing your luck Elena."

I shrug and wave my arm "I like to do that"

Isobel shakes her head and as she walks away she is says "Goodbye, Elena. As long as you have a Salvatore on each arm, you're doomed. Katherine was smart. She got out. But we all know that you're not Katherine."

I yell out after her "Thank god for that."

She pauses and looks at me a moment before turning back around and leaving.

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Gilbert Residence

I arrive home with Tyler, it's weird that that's becoming a normal thought isn't it.

I run to Jeremy and hug him saying "Brother-mine, did the mean lady hurt you?"

Tyler is in the kitchen snickering while jeremy just rolls his eyes and daddy John looks wholly amused.

"I'm fine Lena." Jeremy says with a roll of his eyes.

I nod "Good, otherwise I'd hunt her down and stake her a few times, it'd be like playing chicken but with a vamp."

Jeremy snorts and says "I think the scary part about that is that you would actually do it."

Tyler walks in and says "and that's what I'm here for, making sure you're little big sister doesn't get herself killed again."

John is watching silently. "All three of you know?"

"Yup" all three of us say.

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No I won't be killing off our characters like at the End of TVD or TO because that's just depressing.

Besides, IF I have to, I will take drastic measures and they'll end up in the world of Supernatural or something because. . That'd be entertaining no?