Chapter 3 Not Invited!
After I put away my gun and stake away in their respective holsters I looked towards Jenna Gilbert Alaric's fiancé' who was leaning against the doors with her arms crossed smirking at me and shaking her head fondly.
She was probably remembering the time when I was 17 and Alaric had already told her about vampires. I was showing her my gun, it was my first gun I had just got it so I was obsessed with it. I remembered she looked from me to the gun then back to me and said real serious like "you call that thing my precious and I am having you committed." We had a good laugh about at that though it was Alaric who did which served him being committed alright- to the couch!
Shaking my head of that memory I focused on Jenna to see her with tears slowly streaming down her face looking like she was holding in a sob. I rushed forward and brought her in one of my bear hugs trying to convey how much I understand her pain and how much I missed her and Alaric both.
That broke the damn she clutched me tighter if that was possible, sobs racking her small frame. "Shh! Jenny. It's okay just let it out." I cooed in her hair where I had my face buried. Knowing that she is not just crying over Alaric but for the pain of being lied to by her sister about Elena, about Elena and Jeremy trying to keep her out of this and for all of the people she's lost to vampires.
I don't even think she realized it when I moved us inside the house Elena following silently behind until Damon who had tried to follow us got stuck at the door confusing us but unlike Elena who was upset about this new development I was happy.
"Hey why can't I get in?"" Damon whined trying to force his way in and getting more frustrated when he couldn't. Elena stood from where she took a seat on the loveseat in front of us in the living room to invite Damon in.
"I give you permission to enter my home Damon."
Wow the nerve of this girl! Inviting a vampire in Jenna's house without asking when that didn't work she had the nerve to tell Jenna to invite him in! Just as Jenna was about to say something I finally put my foot down.
"No! You are not invited! You want to listen you can hear perfectly well after the shit you've caused this family I'm surprised you haven't been staked yet. Alaric must've really had a soft spot for you. But guess what I don't so no you aren't invited!" I practically growled at him.
I mean seriously how the hell could the old man have allowed him to live? He killed Jeremy, yes he had the Gilbert family ring on to bring him back but he took away his hunter birthright away from him as well as his life when he killed him. He compelled Jeremy to forget Vicky, he compelled Jenna and Elena multiple times forcefully fed his blood to Elena and fed from her, he threatened this family repeatedly not to mention the other people he has hurt.
Elena whirled at me so fast if I had been anyone else and didn't see it coming I would have been slapped but I wasn't anyone else and I did see it coming so I just caught her fist and went from glaring at Damon to Elena. I warned her using my quiet but dangerous tone of voice to show her I am not a man to be trifle with and just how serious I am.
"Now listen here and listen good Doppelganger. The only reason you are even breathing right now is because of Jenna and your birth mother, my foster mother would sooner drain me dry than allow me to hurt you. But you are really trying my patience little girl." Shoving her away with a little more force than necessary I sat back down on the couch and resumed holding Jenna.
As much as I love Isabelle who to all intents and purposes is my mother, my family so is Jenna. Though unlike Isabelle who is like both my best friend and mother, Jenna is like a big sister to me and it killed me to see her in pain and it pissed me off when she was threatened or in danger in any way shape or form. And allowing Damon anywhere near her and being invited in this house with access to her anytime is a threat and danger to her that I will not allow again.
Never again Jenna I swear on Alaric's and my own soul I will protect you and the Gilberts with everything I am and whatever it takes. I won't fail you like I failed Alaric