Chapter Nine Part Two: I Know Why You Did What You Did

3rd Person Pov

"Klaus is a vampire born of a werewolf bloodline. The curse has kept his werewolf aspect from manifesting. But if he breaks it, he'll be a true hybrid." Elijah told them.

"Then why are we letting him break the curse?" Damon asked. "We can kill him today with Bonnie." He told them.

"No. Bonnie can't use that much power without dying." Elena said.

"I'll write her a great eulogy." Damon said.

"No. Elena's right. It's not an option, Damon." Caroline told him.

"Alright, how do we break this curse?" Stefan asked.

"The ritual itself is straightforward." Elijah told them. "The ingredients, so to speak, you already know." He said.

"The moonstone." Alison said.

"A witch will channel the power of the full moon to release the spell that bound within the stone. After that, Klaus, being both werewolf and vampire will sacrifice one of each." Elijah told them.

"And where does the Quad fit into it?" Alison asked.

"The final part of the ritual." Elijah replied. "Klaus must drink the blood of the Salvatore Quadruplets to the point of their death." He told them.

"There is no way I am sacrificing my kids so Klaus can become a full hybrid." Damon rejected.

"Our kids." Caroline told him. "And Damon's right. We will not give Klaus what he wants." Caroline agreed with him.

"Your kids won't die, at least not for good." Elijah told them.

"What do you mean they won't die?" Stefan asked.

"The Salvatore Quadruplets are both vampires and witches. Right now, their witch side overpowers their vampire side. Just like Klaus' vampirism overpowers his werewolf side. Your kids may have vampire blood in them but they aren't fully vampires, yet." Elijah told them.

"To be fully vampire, you have to die with vampire blood in your systems and feed from the vein. The quads aren't fully vampires." Alison realized.

"They are only half vampires." Damon said.

"They were born vampires. If they die, they activate their vampirism." Caroline said.

"Tyler, honey. It's your mother." Carol said going up the stairs. "I don't know where you are, but I need you. I've had an accident and I'm in the hospital." She lied. "Please, Tyler. Come home." She begged before hanging up. "Why did I say that?" She asked the man as she reached the top of the stairs.

"Because you had a terrible fall." He told her before pushing her down the stairs.

Carol screamed until everything went black.

"Breakfast of champions, huh?" Alison asked as she came outside to Damon.

"Surrounded by idiots, I need all the help I can get."Damon replied.

"You know, you're not helping right?" She asked him. "At all." She added.

"Elijah's an Original Vampire, Alison." He told her. "One we tried to kill, you can't tell me you actually believe this guy." He said.

"I can't do anything about it Damon, Caroline chose to trust him and believe me, I've known Elijah for a long time now. He's a noble guy and lives up to his word." Alison told him.

"And why would I believe you?" He asked her.

"You're right, you don't have to but put your faith on Caroline." She told him before walking inside.

"You'd think he'd understand but no he's has to go all Damon and go against everything I do."Caroline said.

"You know there is a possibility this elixir won't work." Elijah told her. "I don't want to mislead you." He added.

"I know the risk." Caroline told him.

They both heard a door slam.

"Get out."They heard Alison said.

They ran to where she was and saw Alison holding a crossbow toward Alaric.

"Alison, put the crossbow down, okay? It's me." He told her.

"Stay away." Alison told him.

"What's going on?" Elena asked.

"It's me Elena, I swear, okay, it's me." Alaric told her. "He let me go. Klaus let me go." He told them.

"Prove it." Damon told him.

"Alright um, when we first worked together, you said we were badass and made a great team, then I punched you. After that we became best buds." Alaric told him.

"You punched him?" Caroline asked him.

"He deserved it." Alaric responded.

"He probably did." Caroline agreed.

"Put the crossbow down, red riding hood, it's him." Damon rolled his eyes.

"Why did he let you go?" Stefan asked as Alison put the crossbow down.

"He wanted me to deliver a message." He said. "The sacrifice happens tonight." He told them.

"So you don't remember anything that happened?" Stefan asked.

"No, it's like I blacked out and woke up three days later." Alaric replied. "Katherine was there." He said.

"She's under compulsion. I snuck her some vervain." Stefan told him before him and Alison looked at each other.

"But she can't leave till Klaus tells her she can." Alison said after looking away from Stefan.

"Where are Damon and Caroline?" Alison asked.

"I saw Damon go upstairs and Caroline left after she got a phone call from Matt." Liz said, for the first time since she arrived to the Boarding House.

"You disappeared." Alison said finding Damon in the nursery, looking out the window.

"Didn't wanna hear any more." Damon replied. "You know, I remembered when Caroline and I were setting up this room." Damon turned around to face her. "I stood there thinking, for the first time in my life, there is something for me in this world, other than torturing, feeding off of people for my own good. For the first time in a long time I felt happy. I felt like I had a purpose in life." He told her.

"Damon, I am sorry you didn't get to be who you were meant to be before. You are a great father and I took that away from you." Alison told him.

"Yeah, you did." Damon told her. "But after what you did today, I know why you did what you did. You were trying to protect them." He said.

"I wished I could have given you what you wanted before but I couldn't." Alison told him.

"I know." Damon went close to her.

Alison heart starts to beat faster as Damon came closer to her. She hasn't felt like this in a long time. Before she could register what was happening she felt Damon's lips on hers. They were soft, gentle, like she remembered them.

She wished she could kiss him forever but she couldn't. She loved him but he doesn't love her. He loves Caroline. He always love Caroline.

"I-I can't." She pulled away. "You moved you. You love Caroline now." She told him.

"But she doesn't love me back, not anymore." Damon told her as he pulled her closer to him.

"No. I can't." She told him. "I love you so much Damon-" She started.

"Now what's the problem?" Damon asked her.

"You love Caroline and Caroline still loves you. I can't do that to her. I'm sorry Damon but I just can't." She told him before she ran out of his room.

End of Chapter Nine Part Two