"Elena answer your fucking phone or I swear to God I'm telling Jenna everything, call me back," I growled into the phone leaving my 9th voicemail. I paced around the library mostly to keep myself awake. I'd promised to go to bed at some point last night but never did, I'd been so immersed in what I was doing I didn't even notice it was morning until the sun was coming up. I dialed Elena's number again only to be sent straight to voicemail. "FUUUUUCK!" I snapped.
"What has you so hostile this morning? Could it be not sleeping?" Damon asked as he walked down the steps.
"Elena, won't answer her phone and I need to know exactly what Elijah said when they made that deal."
"We know what he said, she needs to stay put and be a good little sacrifice, meanwhile the people she cares about don't die."
"I'm missing something and it's driving me nuts. I've gone through all of this shit a hundred times." I motioned at the mess of information I had scattered around the room, "I don't want to give up but whatever it is I need isn't here." I flopped back down on the couch tossing my phone on the table.
"You'll find it, maybe you just need a break."
"I can't."
He ignored me and lifted me over his shoulder, I screamed and hit his back, "Damon put me down!"
"Nope come on." He laughed, walking to the kitchen and setting me down on the counter. His lips crashed on mine, causing the frustration I was feeling to just melt away. I groaned when he broke the kiss, "Wait come back," I grabbed his shirt pulling him back, "I wasn't done." I wrapped one hand around the back of his neck pulling him back to me, kissing him as I wrapped my legs around him. He broke away again as his phone started ringing, I groaned again, "Ignore it." I pouted.
"It's Stefan." he replied as he answered."Go away we-" I yelled before Damon put his hand over my mouth.
"And what can I do for you today ste-, OW shit did you just bite me?" He yelled, pulling back his hand.
I shrugged, unwrapping my legs from his waist, "Everybody likes a biter." I smiled and hopped off the counter and walked over to the fridge. He rolled his eyes and put the phone on speaker, "How's everything back home? I hear Alexis is back to her violent self." Stefan's voice rang through the kitchen.
"Well if someone would have saved Brady for me, maybe I wouldn't have all this pent up rage," I replied.
"It's pretty quiet but it's not quite noon yet so we shall see. Did get a good piece of information from Sheriff Forbes this morning." Damon said, "Apparently Tyler Lockwood decided to become a stray and ran away from home."
That must have been what Caroline had called for last night. I thought to myself, feeling an odd twinge of guilt.
"So I guess that closes the chapter on werewolves for now."
"So I guess that just leaves Elijah."
"Yup."
"It's not going to be easy."
"Well good thing I have this nifty little dagger."
"He's an original, we don't know if it's even going to work."
"Don't worry brother I plan on playing this one as safe as I can."
"So, Alexis yelled at you."
I held back a laugh and Damon narrows his eyes, "No, I just like not being permanently dead. If anyone's whipped it's you. Anyway, big day got a murder to plan, bye."
I looked at Damon as soon as he hit the end button I started laughing loudly. Damon rolled his eyes again, "What? I did yell at you, and you did change your tune afterward."
"Not because I'm whipped." He snapped.
"Ok, whatever you need to tell yourself." I leaned on the island, "You know if I'm going to be staying here, at least until John leaves we need groceries and I need my truck."
"There's pop tarts in the cabinet and a bus stop at the end of the street." He smirked.
My jaw dropped, "You're not serious?"
"Don't seem so whipped now do I?"
"Whatever you're no longer the only person that likes me, "I'll just call Bonnie or Caroline to come get me and stay at some sleazy motel."
"Sometimes I'm in awe with how stubborn you are."
"If I take it back will you please feed me? I'm wasting away to nothing over here."
"Maybe," Damon replied the smirk still plastered across his face.
"I take it back, you are in no way whipped," I said sticking out my tongue.
"Don't threaten me with a good time."
"If you feed me it's a promise." I laughed, "That came out a skankier than I meant it to."
"Why Miss Gilbert I do believe I am corrupting you."
"And somehow I'm ok with it," I said laughing.
As we pulled into the grill Damon promised he would make sure there was food in the house after he took me to get my truck. Once inside he led me over to a table where Alaric was already sitting, "What's with the gloomy look?" I asked, sitting down.
"Jenna, you know what I'm sure you don't want to hear about it." He replied.
"If it's about the John thing I'm all for telling Jenna our collective secret."
"But that's the thing it's not just your secret or mine, it's Elena's, Stefan and Damon's too."
"I already said I'd pop my fangs out for dramatic effect," Damon smirked.
"I don't think that's exactly what you said but either way majority rules. I've wanted to tell her forever." I paused so the waitress could take our order, "I know Elena says not knowing keeps her safe but it doesn't, she doesn't know to be careful about who she lets in the house, or that her tea is vervain. She needs to know. Where is she anyway?"
"She's with Elijah, walking the old property lines."
"Wow, he's really playing that writing a book angle." I said, " But see this is why she needs to know, she's out on a nature walk with an original vampire, and she has no idea."
"Well other than a history lesson, did you get anything from Elijah?" Damon asked.
"Other than Jenna thinks he's charming, no it was boring."
"Someone sounds jealous."
I backhanded Damon's chest, "Don't be a shit."
"Why are you so violent?" Damon asked as the waitress dropped off our food.
"I could blame the brain damage but we both know it doesn't exist." I shrugged.
"Says you." Damon laughed, I reached my hand up to smack him again when I heard, "Alexis Leigh!" Jenna had walked in with Elijah and was standing a couple of feet away from our table, "I'm pretty sure you were taught how to act in public."
I lowered my hand, " I'm sure I was but it's probably tangled up with my 9th birthday or something so it's lost." I shrugged and Jenna rolled her eyes.
"Well as much as I'd love to continue this, I've got some papers to grade." Alaric started to slide out of the booth.
"We should continue this," Damon said simply.
"Oh yeah we could have a dinner party," I added.
"Tonight, I'll host."
Alaric went to object, but as soon as Elijah and Jenna agreed he folded. Eventually, everyone went their separate ways while Damon and I finished eating. Once we got to the car I finally said, "I need to talk to him before you kill him."
"Why?" Damon asked.
"You saw how he reacted to the name Tatia I need to know who she is. It can't be a coincidence that it's the only thing I can remember from touching the moonstone and the same night I had that dream about the witches."
"It could be your tired mind mixing shit together that shouldn't be mixed."
"You know of all the people to think I'm crazy I never thought you would be one of them," I said quietly, crossing my arms on the seat.
"Alexis-"
"No you've said what you needed to say, I think tonight I'm going home. I'll just avoid John shouldn't be too hard."
Damon didn't say anything but I noticed him grip the steering wheel a little harder. I hadn't even noticed we weren't heading to my house when he parked in the woods, "What are we doing here?" I asked.
"Need to pay KitKat a little visit, see what she knows about the dagger." He replied getting out.
"KitKat? Really?" I gagged, as I got out of the car, shutting the door harder than necessary. Damon walked to the trunk.
He looked at me and I narrowed my eyes. I started walking towards the tomb, a few steps in front of Damon. About halfway he rushed in front of me, locking his eyes with mine, "Jealous, Pidge?"
"Ha!" I spat sidestepping him, he blocked me again, I wasn't playing this game, I'm mad and his stupid smirk wasn't going to fix it, "Can we?" I motioned towards the tomb. He nodded and as I took a step forward he picked me up throwing me over his shoulder. I let out a small yell as he vamped forward, when we stopped I started kicking my legs, "Put me down Damon, or so fucking help me."
"We're on a time constraint and you're slow."
I let out a huff, turning and walking down the stairs, once we got to the bottom I froze at the door, "The seal's gone? You swear?"
"Yep, Kathrine is only in here because Elijah compelled her to be." And then just to show me he stepped in and back out, "You can stay here."
"And miss the sight of a desiccated Kathrine hell no," I said stepping in and following Damon through the cavern. When we finally found Kathrine she was on the floor slumped against the wall. Her hair was dull and dirty, her skin was gray and wrinkled. I couldn't help myself, so I pulled out my phone and took a picture. Damon glared at me, "What? She's a bitch."
He rolled his eyes and pulled out a bottle of blood, opening the cap he crouched down, waving the bottle under her nose, she stirred a little and he held the bottle to her mouth until she was strong enough to hold it herself. When she grabbed it he backed away standing in front of me.
"Ugh, of course, you're here." She groaned, cutting her eyes to me.
"Aww, Nana that's not nice." I snapped back.
"As much as I love a good girl fight, we're on a mission." He pulled some clothes out of a bag and hung them on the gate.
"Are those mine?" I asked.
"No, I stole them from Elena." He said I let out a small laugh, "I'm not spending money on her."
"What do you want Damon?" Kathrine asked standing up, Damon shifted in front of me a little more, "Thought I'd drop by let you know, your old pal John Gilbert is back and town."
"Why?" Kathrine asked, with a disgusted look.
"Something about loving his daughters and wanting to save them from the big bad Klaus and his henchman Elijah."
"How touching." She said standing up and walking towards the clothes.
"Anyway, he told me this old wives tale about how to kill an original."
"And you want me to tell you if it's true. You know I won't."
"Why you've been running from them for 500 years why wouldn't you want Klaus and Elijah dead," I ask, stepping around Damon
"Klaus yes, Elijah not so much. I'm compelled to stay here, so if he dies I'm stuck."
"Sounds like a you problem to me."
Kathrine ignored me, "Forget it, Damon, you can't kill an original "
"Not even with a little white oak ash and a certain dagger?" Damon smirked.
Katherine's eyes went wide, "No Damon you can't it's a suicide mission."
"You're scared."
"Damon seriously get me out of here first and I'll do whatever you want. I'll help save Elena, Alexis won't have to do the sacrifice."
"Forget it I get you out of here you're off somewhere sipping Klaus free margaritas."
"No, I swear."
"I think we've learned everything we need, ready?" Damon asked turning to me and leading me towards the exit, keeping himself between me and Kathrine.
"I haven't told you anything." She sneered.
"Oh, but you have I now know it is possible to kill an original. Sorry to cut this catch-up short but we have a dinner to plan."
"Umm, so you're aware that there is still no food at the house," I said to Damon as we got back to the car.
"All taken care of Pidge." He smirked, "I'm going to take you to get your truck as promised and everything will be ready when you get to the house."
As Damon pulled away from the curb I ran inside. I started in Elena's closet, I flinging hangers around not finding anything I wanted to wear. Finally admitting defeat I walked through the bathroom and dug through my bare closet, huh I guess I'd been spending less time at home than I thought." I pulled out a black top, it had a scoop neck and peek-a-boo shoulders. I ran to my dresser pulling out a pair of dark washed skinny jeans and slipping them on, finishing it off with a pair of short black boots and a waterfall braid making a crown around my head. I am the queen after all. I smirk to myself.
I pushed on the door of the boarding house but it was locked, what the fuck. I pulled the rope for the bell, Damon immediately opened the door smirking, "You're early."
"I didn't know I had a specific time to be here," I said as I walked past him.
"You don't…" he trailed off.
"I'm sensing a but… what did you do?"
"Why do you automatically assume I did something?" He took my hands in his and started walking backward towards the kitchen, "Just come with me." I followed him as he kept walking backward, smiling like an idiot, "Close your eyes, no peeking."
I rolled my eyes and then closed them, he let my hands fall and quickly moved behind me, placing his hands on my hips and leading me into the kitchen, "Open." He said quietly. When I did there was a vase full of white lilies, and a bag of peanut MM's on the counter, "Lilies because roses are stupid and predictable." He said with a smirk.
"Aww, you do listen when I talk. That doesn't mean I forgive you for not believing in me." I said crossing my arms, it was definitely helping.
"I'm hoping the chocolate will tip the scales in my favor."
"It doesn't hurt." I looked around the rest of the kitchen and noticed metal food trays, "How did you have time to do all this."
"Can't let you in on all my secrets, it would ruin the magic." He smirked.
"Mmmhmm." I walked over to the fridge, it was full of food, cabinets too, "I'd hate to be the poor soul you compelled to put all of this away." I laughed.
"I didn't go get it all but I did put it away."
"Listens when I talk and, willing to do manual labor, be still my heart." Another laugh echoed through the room. Damon lost his chance to retort when the bell rang. I walked out of the kitchen towards the front, I reached out my hand to grab the knob but Damon beat me to it, "You don't live here, remember?" Damon's smile quickly faded when he saw who was behind the door.
"John. Great to see you, bye now." I said, grabbing the door from Damon and swinging it closed. John stopped it with his foot, "Heard you were having a dinner party, thought I'd stop by. I have to say I'm a little hurt that I wasn't personally invited."
"Really John? Hurt I highly doubt that." I sneered turning to walk away.
"I think it's about time I met this Elijah who claims to want to keep my daughter's safe." He said as he walked past Damon and into the parlor. "Care for a drink John, I've got bourbon, whiskey, cyanide." Damon sneered walking behind him.
The bell rang again, "I'll get that." I said, almost running towards the door. "Elijah, hi. Come in." He stepped inside with a smirk stopping at the archway for the parlor looking back and forth between John and Damon, "Jenna and Alaric should be here shortly." I said walking past him to the dining room. I snatched a candle and a salt shaker and carried it back through the parlor, not bothering to hide it. Damon's eyes narrowed at me and I ignored him, "While we have a minute, I think you and I should have a chat." I said looking at Elijah. He nodded and followed me, I walked into the music room, I'd only been here a couple of times but I thought it was one of the most beautiful rooms in the house. Elijah walked in behind me and I magically sealed the door, Elijah lifted an eyebrow, "You're free to leave anytime, it's just to keep them out." I walked over placing the candle on the piano and watching as the flame lit, I threw on the salt and faced Elijah, "Now no one can hear us. I have questions and I know you have the answers."
"And why do you believe I'll give them to you." He countered.
"Because I have to do this ceremony whether I want to or not. We both know that witches on the other side can bend this side to their will and recent events have shown me that."
"What is it you are after, Miss Gilbert?"
"First, please stop calling me that. This whole planning to sacrifice my sister to kill your, whatever, puts us on a first name basis don't you think?"
"Well, then Alexis how can I be of service."
"I need to know about Tatia. When I touched the moonstone I had a vision, the only thing I can remember from it is that name, Tatia. That same night I had a dream about the exiled witches. Did your friend tell you about them?" I asked and he nodded, " Well they told me they wanted the curse broken but Elena didn't have to die. I don't think it's a coincidence that those things happened the same day." Elijah didn't speak, which made me nervous, "Look you have my word I will do the spell, help you kill Klaus but I need the chance to try and save my sister." I pleaded.
"Tatia… A thousand years ago my brother and I fell in love with a woman. Tatia, the original Petrova doppelganger." My jaw dropped, "Yes I know it's a shock, her blood was used in the spell to create us, the original vampire family. One morning after a full moon, my brother and I came upon some bodies that had been torn apart by wolves. Tatia saw us and thought we had killed the men, she saw us as monsters. While that's exactly what I was, I wasn't responsible for the mess she had seen. I chased after her to explain but when I caught up to her she had cut her hand. I was a new vampire in a world where people like me didn't exist. I lost control and killed her." He hung his head.
"I'm sorry," I said quietly, my chest tightened as I imagined myself in a similar situation, I wouldn't survive if I accidentally killed Damon, well killed him for good.
"I brought her to a witch in the village and begged her to save Tatia but she was already gone. The witch tired of the violence caused by the wolves abd the vampires bound their curses to the moonstone with what was left of Tatias blood."
"Is there more?" I asked.
"Nothing I believe would be important to your mission."
"Thank you," I said, blowing out the candle and waving my hand towards the door. With the spell dropped Damon burst through the door, "Jenna wants to talk to you before dinner." He said.
"Oh ok, we're done here anyway," I said smiling.
I walked into the kitchen and Jenna was pouring herself a glass of wine, "Might need something stronger, since John decided to crash."
"I'm not imagining things right? Something is going on and I'm being kept out of the loop." Jenna asked.
I sighed and rubbed the bridge of my nose, "Yes you're right."
"Alexis tell me what's going on, Why is John here? Why is he putting all these little things in my ear about not trusting Ric and his wife and Damon-"
"Damon?" I asked, suddenly nervous.
"Yeah, he said Damon is dangerous and he's going to drag you down with him and I mean he's crazy right? You're doing well in school, no hard drugs, you're happy."
"Look I can't tell you everything but I can show you my secret." I took the candle I still had from the music room and set it on the counter, "Watch." I looked at the candle and the flame shot up, I held my fist out and then opened it palm up, the flame jumped from the candle to my hand, I closed it and the candle lit back up. Jenna stared at me with her mouth open. "Jenna, after the accident I woke up like this. A part of something bigger, it's why I met Damon."
"Damon can do that too?"
"Oh, he wishes he was as cool as I am." I laughed, "No he's got his own secret but it's not mine to tell. Alaric is a part of this too but you should trust him, I know he wants to tell you he just can't yet. Don't let John get under your skin ok?"
"Alexis I-"
"Don't say anything yet just let it sink in," I said, it's a lot to process, I can't imagine how her head must be feeling.
"Is Elena like you?" She asked in awe.
"Nope, she's still boring." I laughed again, "Come on let's go before the guys kill each other."
Dinner was surprisingly civil considering the guests at the table. I more or less pushed the food around on my plate, trying to work out the story Elijah had told me. I felt like there were holes that maybe the whole story was a half-truth. My interest peaked for a moment when Elijah was talking about a bunch of witches that had been round up and burned. When Damon questioned his curiosity, he seemed to skip around why he was asking. Great another thing to add to my list of things to do.
Dinner was almost over and I was breathing a little easier. I'd mostly been overlooked, and I was quietly thanking God that I was just a few short minutes from freedom. Until John just had to open his mouth, "So Alexis, a little birdie told me you got into Whitmore's early entrance program."
My eyes opened wide and I looked at Jenna, I hadn't looked through my mail in days, "I did?"
"You went through her mail?" Jenna hissed at him. My eyes snapped to John, "Oops."
I suppressed a growl, Damon put his hand on my thigh, keeping me from jumping at John, "Hey why don't you and Jenna go grab dessert." Damon said, smiling at me. I knew what was going to happen, and Jenna didn't need to be anywhere near it.
It only took a few moments for Jenna and me to get the dessert ready and bring it out. In that short time, Damon's plan to kill Elijah had hit a screeching halt, apparently, Elena had found something in one of the other Gilbert Journals, if the dagger was wielded by another vampire then they would both die. So a new plan had been hatched, Alaric would distract Jenna, showing her the house while I snuck off under the pretense that I had left my phone in the library. Clearly, a lie since all of this had been texted to me, no doubt under the table.
I set the last plate down, "I'll be right back, I need to see if Caroline called." Damon nodded and Alaric played his part getting Jenna out of the room. I did exactly what Damon said, dipping the dagger in the white oak ash and putting it into my waistband. When I walked back into the room again no one seemed to notice, "Let's make this clear, you both are alive because I allow you to be. I suggest you stay useful to me." Elijah sneered at John and Damon. Before I had time to chicken out, I stabbed the dagger through the chair and his chest, he gasped as the black vein rolled across his grey skin. Damon jumped up pulling the dagger out of Elijah and throwing him over his shoulder and heading towards the cellar.
"You," I growled, pointing at John.
"What did I supposedly do now?" He replied, standing up from his chair.
"Did you know that if Damon was the one to use the dagger he would die?"
"I did." He stepped in front of me, "and I'd do it again."
I snapped, closing my fist I watched as John's hands clawed at his throat, gasping for air. "You stupid, bigoted, man." I hissed through gritted teeth, "You're not getting a third chance." John was on his knees, I'm sure trying to get the last word in. I went to flick my wrist and snap his neck, but Damon grabbed me from behind, pulling me away from John, breaking the link. John fell to the floor gasping and coughing.
Damon spun me around, "What are you doing? You don't kill people, remember how upset you were about the deputy?"
"He knew, he knew if you stabbed Elijah it would kill you too. He fucking knew!"
"Then I will handle it, you don't handle guilt well." He turned, walking towards John.
"He's a monster, Alexis. You're just going to let him kill me right here with Jenna in the house?"
"Damon stop. He's right, Elijah is already missing. I told her about me but unless you're ready to drop the whole bag on her, without Elena here then he needs to, unfortunately, stay alive."
Damon huffed, snatching John up by his collar, "Just know I'm going to kill you, and soon." He smirked, pushing John away.
"Where did Elijah go?" I heard Jenna's voice from the doorway. Damon stepped away to answer his phone
"Family emergency." I shrugged, "But we should probably wrap this up, John has way overstayed his welcome." I rushed them out of the house while Damon ran downstairs.
I had just sat down on the couch in the parlor when Damon ran up, "Elijah is gone!"
"He's going to go after Elena go!" I said jumping off the couch, without another word he was gone.
Damon's POV
I made it to the lake house in record time, I parked in the woods about a mile out, and vamp speed ran to the cabin. Elena quickly invited me in, passing off the dagger as they went over the plan again. I snuck out the back, hoping Elijah would be so preoccupied with Elena he wouldn't notice an extra person.
I didn't have to wait long before Elijah threw a rock with his vampire strength. I heard the door fly off the hinges.
"It's fine he can't come in." Elena must have been talking to Stefan.
"I may not be able to come in but I can wait you out. I am a very patient man." Elijah said as he stepped up on the porch. I quietly shifted so I could see what was going on in the house. Elena shuffled to the door, "My friends, they shouldn't have done what they did. You can't hurt them we have a deal."
"Our deal is off."
"I'm renegotiating."
"My dear you have nothing left to bargain with. So if you will." Elijah held out his hand for Elena to take.
"What about Alexis? I'm sure she didn't come with you willingly."
"Oh, when the time comes Alexis won't have a choice, the witches on the other side will make sure of that." He had a smugness in his voice that made my blood boil.
"I wonder how hard it would be to lure Klaus to mystic falls if the doppelganger bleeds to death." Elena pulled out a kitchen knife.
"Stefan wouldn't let you die."
"You're right he'd feed me his blood and then I'd kill myself just like Kathrine. So unless you want history to repeat itself I'd give me the deal."
"I'm sorry Elena, going to have to call your bluff."
Elena hesitated for a second before plunging the knife into her stomach. She pulled it out and fell to her knees, Elijah rushed to the door, "Invite me in so I can heal you."
"Say you'll give me the deal."
"You have your deal, I won't harm them."
"Give me your word." She groaned.
"You have my word."
Elena stood up and fell over the threshold, stabbing Elijah with the dagger. Stefan fed her his blood to heal her while I stepped out from my hiding place, "Little tip, don't take the dagger out."
"Did you know?" Elena asked, standing up.
"Know what?"
"That Alexis wouldn't have a choice?"
"No."
Alexis's POV.
Damon had called, everyone was safe and they were headed back with Elijah, dead for real this time. I'd gotten everything cleaned up from the dinner party too nervous to sit still. I knew they would be back soon so I made coffee and brought blood bags up from the basement, even found a bottle of bunny blood for Stefan. I closed the refrigerator and felt someone behind me, turning around I was greeted with a face I really didn't want to see, "I knew you were lying."
"No, if you knew you would have said something to Damon." Kathrine sighed, walking further into the kitchen, "Speaking of, where is he? I know he didn't leave you all alone with the big, bad, originals after you."
"I can handle myself. Why are you here Kathrine?"
"I told you I want to help."
"Fine tell me what you know." I sneered.
"Information for information, littlest witch."
"Yeah, I don't have time for this." *Snap* she crumpled to the floor. I stepped over her and walked into the parlor and out to my truck. I needed to get out of this house.
Damon's POV
I pulled over as soon as I saw Alexis truck, she parked it just off the road before the bridge. I parked behind her and walked down the slope to the bank, "Pidge? What are you doing down here?" She patted the ground next to her and kept staring at the river, I sat down and threw my arm over her shoulders, "Kathrine's out of the tomb, she lied about the compulsion being permanent if Elijah died. I snapped her neck and left her in the kitchen." She finally said quietly
"Did she hurt you?"
"No, I just didn't feel like dealing with her shit. Not tonight it's just been too much."
"Elijah said something interesting at the cabin."
"About the sacrifice?"
I nodded, "He told Elena you wouldn't have a choice when the time came. Did you know?"
"I had a feeling but no I wasn't for sure."
"Is that why you have been trying to find this loophole?"
She nodded and rubbed her face with her hands, "Elijah, pretty much confirmed it when I talked to him tonight, but I feel like he wasn't giving me the whole truth. Like he only told me what he thought I needed."
I cupped her face making her look at me, "Tonight we're taking a break from all of this. No sacrifice, no doppelganger, or evil thousand-year-old vampires, just me and you." I said before kissing her, she pulled away and smiled, "Race you home." Suddenly she jumped up and ran towards her truck. I caught her about halfway up the hill, "It won't be so easy to beat me when I'm a vampire." She joked as I set her down by her driver's door.
"I'll still be older, and faster," I smirked.
Alexis's POV
Going down to the river was to clear my head, I had a pretty good idea on what I needed to do, Tatia was already dead when the curse was bound to the moonstone. My mind had worked out that while doppelganger blood would break the curse, taking her life wouldn't be necessary. My problem was I wouldn't have any way to test this theory.
Stefan and Elena pulled up right after Damon, who had followed me back. Damon walked up to the door carrying Elijah over his shoulder while the rest of us followed him downstairs. Damon dropped him on the floor of the cell with a plop.
"So that's it if we leave the dagger in he stays dead," Elena asked.
"Yup," I said, leaning on the wall.
"You know you guys want me to fight, then fine I'll fight but what happened tonight can't happen again. No more lying, no more secret plans. We work together and we do this my way." Elena declared, the guys both nodded and she looked at me, "What?" I asked.
"Can you deal with that?"
"Not like I have a choice," I muttered, "in any of this."
Elena, satisfied in my answer walked upstairs, followed by Stefan. Damon looked at me for a second before stepping out of the cell and closing the door. He smirked, picking me up and wrapping my legs around his waist, pushing my back up against the brick. He pressed his lips to mine, kissing me passionately. He broke away, "So I believe someone promised me a good time."
"I don't know, my memory is a bit fuzzy. You might have to remind me." I smirked. He zipped us upstairs and into his room, setting me down when we heard the shower running, "Oh fuck no." I said angrily, "Out!" I yelled walking into the bathroom.
Kathrine turned around stepping out of the shower, I threw a towel at her, "Didn't your parents teach you to share." She smirked.
'Kathrine this house has 6 other bedrooms complete with a bathroom, go find one." Damon said laying back on the bed, "Or better yet leave."
"I like option two," I spat, "You'd think snapping your neck would be a big enough hint that you're not wanted here but I guess you're dumber than I thought."
"I meant what I said, I'm here to help."
"Kathrine you have like 3 seconds to get out before I drag you out by your fucking hair."
"One," Damon said from the bed, Kathrine didn't move, "two," Damon counted off and I stepped towards Kathrine, who quickly vamped out of the room.
I walked over to the bed, pulling out my braid and running my fingers through my hair before lying face down into the covers, "Is nowhere sacred?" I mumbled.
"Clearly," Damon replied, I turned my face looking at him, "I'm starting to reconsider that sleazy motel." I laughed as I crawled over straddling him.
"I have my first guess." He stated, smirking.
"Oh yeah, what's that?"
He moved his hands from behind his head and laid them on my knees, "Well I was going to show you but the whole killing Elijah twice, Stefan and Elena coming back early and the hell bitch showing up ruined my plans." His hands slid up over my thighs, "It involved the island in the kitchen and chocolate sauce in some very fun places."
"Hmm." I ran my new tongue ring in between my lips. I pressed my hands on his chest and leaned down, "While that sounds very exciting, that's not what I was dreaming about." I leaned on closer and whispered, "but it is something I'd like to try." I caught his earlobe between my teeth and he growled. I planted light kisses over his jaw and up to his lips. My fingers worked the buttons of his shirt while his hands trailed up my sides, his tongue invaded my mouth, I circled my hips over the bulge in his jeans. I broke away as Damon pulled at my shirt, lifting it off and throwing it to the floor. "You know, I was kinda hoping you'd wear a dress." He smirked, "Easier access.''
Damon flipped us, kissing down my neck, biting with blunt teeth at my pulse point, I groaned and pushed my hips up, "Someone is impatient." He mumbled against my skin. I moved my hands down to the strained fabric of his jeans, "Looks like it's not just me."
He nipped at the top of my breast causing me to gasp, he looked up and smirked. I pulled his face back up to mine, kissing him again and pushed with my hips rolling us back over. My lips moved over his jaw and down his neck and chest, moving so I was in between his legs. I sat back on my heels with a small smile, "I believe I promised somebody a good time." I unbuttoned his jeans and he lifted his hips, pulling them off and shifting up so he was partially on the pillows. I took a minute to appreciate the sight in front of me, Damon almost completely naked except for his shirt, unbuttoned and hanging off his shoulders. I leaned down running my tongue along the underside of his length, he groaned as I reached the tip. I wrapped my lips around him and slowly worked my way down, pressing my tongue ring along the bottom as I moved. Damon's head sank back into the pillows and his hands tangled in my hair as I quickened my pace. The appreciative noises he was making encouraged me to go faster, I felt his dick tighten up and I pushed him to the back of my throat, he moaned out my name's as I felt him release.
I sat up and Damon quickly caught me in a kiss, pushing me back on the bed. His hand slid under my back unhooking my bra, I lifted my arms so he could remove it. He kissed down to my chest, flicking his tongue over one nipple then the other while one of his hands moved in between my legs, rubbing me through my jeans. I moved my hips trying to create a little more friction. Damon sucked one of my nipples into his mouth, lightly biting it, I bucked my hips harder. He pulled back and pulled my jeans off, he leaned back in taking the other nipple in his mouth while he lightly traced his fingers over my hip bones. "Tease." I breathed out. I felt him smirk against my breast, as his thumb started rubbing my clit, sending shocks through my body.
"I'm sorry what was that?" He said, between kisses down my stomach.
"Nothing, please continue."
He pushed two fingers inside me, my eyes rolled back as my back arched to meet his fingers. He curled his fingers inside me hitting my g spot, replacing his thumb with his tongue. Sparks ignited through my whole body, he placed his free hand on my hips to hold me still. I had one hand on his hair and the other gripping at the sheets, I looked down and locked eyes with him. He pushed a third finger in and I fell over the edge as pleasure ripped through my body.
Damon removed his fingers and crawled over me, I tilted my head up crashing our lips together as he slid into me, both of us moaning into the kiss. He leaned back lifting my hips and quickening his thrust, bottoming out with each one. I felt the familiar pressure building up in my core, "Yes, yes. Oh, fuck." I moaned out as another orgasm took over.
Damon flipped us over, grabbing my hips as I sat straight up bouncing on his dick, his hands moved up cupping my breast and rolling my nipples between his fingers. He moved his hips in rhythm with mine, I was getting close again and I knew Damon was too considering the faces he was making. He slid his hands down, one cupping my ass helping with my momentum and the other rubbed my clit with his thumb, "Damon!" I yelled as stars filled my vision. Damon groaned out right behind me, I fell forward resting my head on his chest as I caught my breath.
He ran his fingers through my hair, "So have I told you I'm a big fan of your new jewelry."
"I could tell." I looked up and smirked before rolling off of him and getting under the blankets.
"Why didn't you wake me up? I yelled at Damon who was laying on the couch.
"I don't have a death wish." He said not looking up from his book.
I rushed around the main floor of the house grabbing my books and shoving them in my bag. I ended up bumping right into Elena when I walked back into the parlor, "Are you riding with me or Stefan?" She looked at me confused, "School." I clarified. Before she could answer Damon jumped up pinning her to the wall, "I thought we told you to leave Kathrine."
"Kathrine's in the tomb." She gasped.
Damon let her go, "Elena?"
"What's going on?" Stefan asked.
"You tell me is Kathrine in the tomb or not?" As Stefan went to rush off I stopped him, "She's lying, look at her necklace." I closed my fist and watched her grab her head screaming.
"What the hell is going on down here?" Elena asked, walking up to Stefan.
"That's Elena," I said letting Kathrine up.
"You ruin all the fun." Kathrine sneered as she stood up.
"What is she doing here?" Elena asked, whoever was willing to listen
"Like I told your sister and Damon last night I'm here to help."
"And like we said last night, go away. No one wants your shit ass help."
"How is she even here," Elena stared at Katherine, "How did she even get out?"
"Elijah's compulsion wore off when he died and she walked her happy ass out," Damon answered.
"Well, she needs to leave."
"Do either of you know what Klaus looks like, or where he is, or what his master plan is?" Kathrine asked with a smirk.
I stood up, " No but I plan on finding out the answers to all those questions and more, after school. Not that this isn't fun but I'm going to school," I looked to Elena, "You coming?"
"I'm riding with Stefan."
"More secrets you don't want me to hear about? Oh and speaking of secrets, Jenna knows I'm a witch. Ta-ta." I wasn't expecting Stefan to be the one to grab me, he pulled at my wrist anger shot across his face, "What did you tell her?" He all but growled in my face.
I put my hand on his chest and lightly pushed, my magic sending him flying into the parlor.
"ALEXIS!" Elena yelled, running to his side.
"How am I the one in trouble? Relax Bambi boy, I only told her about me, I did, however, say I was part of something bigger, that I couldn't talk about because it's not my story to tell." I walked over sticking my hand out to Stefan, "Had you asked me nicely all of this could have been avoided."
He looked at my hand pushing it away, Elena pulled me out of the house, "What is your problem?" She screeched.
"Your kidding right, have you like completely blocked out the last few months?"
"And and a regular healthy amount of rage is expected but Stefan said you got upset about not getting to kill Brady, and then you fling him across the room."
"Oh so you're not worried about me, you just want me to stop treating your boyfriend like a rag doll, ok, got it. We done?" I didn't wait for a reply, I walked back in grabbing my bag, "Alexis." Damon started, I held my hand up, "I'm already late, we'll talk later." I assured him, he nodded before his attention snapped to Elena slamming the door as she walked in, "You know you may not look like Kathrine but you sure act like her." She hissed stepping in front of me.
I stared blankly at her and then looked at Damon, who had a nervous expression, "Yeah so I'm going to go." I walked past Elena brushing my shoulder into hers.
I left as fast as I could, making it to the school in record time. I looked at my hands on the steering wheel and saw how white my knuckles were. It had taken every ounce of self-control not to smack Elena. I'd sat in the car so long when I made it inside everyone was running to their classes. I slid into mine as the bell was ringing.
I'd managed to avoid pretty much everyone until lunch, Bonnie's sat down first, "Elena says you're mad."
I looked up from my book, "I'm always mad, usually at Elena."
"So Matt totally hates me." Caroline blurted out as she sat down.
"Ok do I have a sign on my back that says please come sit with me?"
"No, they're worried about you just like I am." Elena replied walking up with Stefan, "We need to talk."
"Why don't you go talk to Kathrine, since we're so alike, it should pretty much me the same thing."
"That's not what I meant and you know it."
"No I don't know it, you wanna know why I'm such a bitch lately? You Elena, all you homegirl. Instead of sleeping I spend my nights figuring out how to save your life, and you couldn't care less. You just assume I'm a bitch and I'm only concerned about myself." I kept my voice calm and even, not wanting to draw attention to us.
"You guys stop!" Caroline interrupted, we all looked at her, "Truce you two right now, Elena will stop being a bitch and Alexis, you'll stop acting like a female version of Damon." We both stared at her while Stefan tried not to laugh. "Fine." Elena and I spouted at the same time.
The bell rang and we all made our way out of the cafeteria, "Alexis." A voice yelled from behind me. I turned around just in time to see Riley, a girl from the cheerleading squad as she punched me in the face, "Leave Caroline alone!" She yelled.
I held my nose and looked at Caroline, who was just as confused as I was, Riley pulled her fist back to hit me again but I jumped at her, knocking her to the floor after the first punch everything was a blur. I'd managed to get 5 good ones in before Stefan pulled me off.
I sat in the principal's office with an ice pack on my hand, waiting for the verdict on my punishment because apparently self-defense stops at one punch. Who knew? I was given a week suspension, Jenna put on a good show on the phone, pretending to be angry while texting me telling me how proud she was that I stood up for myself.
I walked into the boarding house, Damon was still on the couch, "You're here early." He said, not looking up.
"That'll happen when you get suspended for fighting," I replied, throwing my bag on the floor. Damon looked up, "Did you win?"
"Yeah, Stefan had to pull me off. Rumor is I broke her jaw, it was self defense." I handed Damon an empty glass from the bar, "She sucker-punched me, I don't think she broke my nose but I know my eyes are already bruising."
He bit into his hand and let the liquid pour into the cup, "So if you got sucker-punched, why are you in trouble?"
"Excessive force." I shrugged, "I'm going to go wallow and see what I can find out about Klaus."
"Think you can find the spot where all of those witches were killed?"
"Maybe, I need a shit ton of candles, a bowl of water, and some salt."
A few minutes later Damon moved the rug out of the way and I placed candles in a circle and outlined that circle with the salt. Placing the bowl of water in the center, "Summoning the Devil?" Kathrine asked walking into the living room.
"No need you're already here," I snapped. I looked at Damon, "Don't cross the salt line."
"Why?"
"Cause it'll hurt… a lot." Damon raised an eyebrow, "I don't trust her." I said cutting my eyes to Kathrine, and I don't trust you won't freak out if something weird happens."
"You haven't done this before?" He asked.
"Nope." I replied as I sat down, lifting my hands to light the candles, "It's not even an Elemental spell, this is good ole quarter witch magic. I'm going to talk to some dead witches." As I went to dip my fingers in the bowl of water Damon tried to step over the salt. The invisible barrier flashed blue and shot him back, "Told you it would hurt." I mumbled while Kathrine let out a laugh. I closed my eyes and muttered the spell, when I opened them again I was back in the cemetery, in front of the huge tree, just like in my dream. "Tia?" I called out.
"You shouldn't be here." A voice spoke from behind me. I whipped around to be face to face with Emily Bennett.
"I'm trying to help Emily." I replied calmly, "If you could just tell me where the witches were killed or maybe where I could find Klaus?"
"Klaus, I won't help you with, but the witches I will." She placed her hands on my head and I saw an old white mansion in the middle of nowhere. I opened my eyes to thank her and move on but I was back in the living room, blood from my nose dripping on to my hand.
"That was the creepiest thing I've ever seen," Damon said walking up to the salt line.
"Why" I asked as I waved my hand extinguishing the candles and once more to break the circle. He walked over, sticking out his hand, "Your eyes, you opened them and it was like they were full of smoke."
"Did you find your answers?" Kathrine asked.
"Nope, Emily caught me and knocked me back out." I pulled myself up with Damon's help and watched as Kathrine scoffed and walk out of the room. I leaned on Damon whispering in his ear, "I found the witches." I pulled away and headed upstairs.
I turned on the water for the bathtub and told Damon what Emily had shown me, "I didn't have any luck finding Klaus but at least it's something." I said as I sunk down in the bubbles.
"So Whitmore?" He started leaning on the counter.
"Officially off the table thanks to my suspension." I pouted, "I guess I can't be too upset, I wasn't going anyway."
"Why? You hate Mystic Falls."
"Because I filled that application out before school started. I was tired of being treated like glass, I just wanted out. I still want out but I'm not going to rush it. Besides who's going to keep you in line if I'm an hour away." I laughed.
Damon walked over and splashed water in my face before heading back downstairs.
"Get up!" Caroline's shrill voice broke through the comfortable silence of gotten used to over the past couple hours. She burst through the door with Elena and Bonnie in tow, "You're coming to the grill with us."
"No," I replied simply, looking back to my computer screen.
"Come on there's a band, Jenna's coming we're having a girl's night," Bonnie added, Elena stayed silent.
"Yeah, that doesn't change my mind. Besides I'm already comfy and on a roll."
Elena huffed walking over to the closet pulling clothes out and throwing them at me. As I went to yell she grabbed the laptop and closed it holding it behind her back, "Get up, stop pouting, we agreed to stop being assholes to each other now come hang out with your sister. The world isn't going to end if you take a break for a couple of hours." She ranted.
"Damon called you didn't he?" I asked.
"No, he called me," Caroline replied, "He knew I was the only person able to bully you out of your mood. Now get up before I make you." She smirked.
"You guys aren't going to leave until I do, are you?"
"Nope." All three said in unison.
A half-hour later we were walking into the grill. The music was pretty good for a local band, people were up and dancing. I saw Jenna having a conversation with Alaric and it didn't seem to be going in either one's favor. On the way over Elena told me she and Ric had a talk today about letting Jenna in on the big secret. Elena was still hesitant so until Jenna knew the truth Ric was keeping his distance.
We walked over to the dance floor, Caroline was sending long glances at Matt, "He said the ball's in your court." Bonnie declared.
"Yeah and I know how I feel but I'm just keeping so many secrets," Caroline replied
"Maybe that's the problem, we're keeping these secrets to protect the people we care about and we're just making things worse." Elena said looking over at Jenna, "Alexis got the ball rolling maybe we should just come clean with the people we care about."
I stared at her in shock while Caroline took off her jacket and walked on stage, "This isn't going to end well," Jenna stated walking up and joining us.
"You never know, Caroline's pretty determined," I said with a laugh.
We listened as she sang her heart out, living her rockstar fantasy, which I'm sure she compelled her way into. When she was done singing Matt rushed up on stage and they kissed, and as all girls do, we gushed as a group.
The rushed off stage and into the crowd, Elena walked towards the bar, Bonnie looked at her shoes uncomfortably, "Spill." I said bluntly.
She looked up at me, "Iwanagooutwithyourbrother." She mumbled.
"What?" I laughed, she stared at me, "I understood absolutely none of that."
She took a deep breath and started again, "I like Jeremy, and I know it's weird because we're friends but he's been so sweet and strong."
"You don't have to sell it to me, I'm all for doing what makes you happy but if you hurt him I'll hurt you." I said with a mock glare, "Now go convince Elena." Bonnie walked off into the crowd to do just that. I stood alone for a moment before the lights above the bar shattered, followed quickly by another set above some tables, people started rushing around and I made my way to the entrance just in time to see Bonnie talking to Jonas, "Where is Elena?" He growled.
"She's not here," Bonnie replied.
He busted the stage lights and the liquor on the bar, setting it on fire, "They killed Elijah and my son, Elena is my only chance to get my daughter back "
"We can help you, just stop this." Bonnie pleaded.
"No one leaves until I have her." Jonas grabbed her head and Bonnie fell down unconscious. I ran to her, she was breathing but that's all I knew because I was flung into a wall. Jonas took a chair breaking off the leg and shoving it through my chest, using magic it dug into the wall pinning me there. He walked away heading for the back still looking for Elena. I struggled to free myself, coughing and gasping for breath. Darkness started to take over, I fought against it long enough to hear Caroline yell my name, she pulled the chair leg from my chest. The sickly sweet taste was the last thing I remembered before it all went black.
To be continued...