;Chapter 5

Elena's POV

Once the car stopped I jumped out at what would be considered a human pace and went to find Stefan. He was talking with the older boy trying to figure out exactly how long he remembers knowing Damon. Which to me sounds very confusing because sometimes he has memories of a child Damon and then it sounds like one day Damon just appeared. What the hell is going on?

"Excuse me. I'm sorry Elliott but may I talk to Stefan for a moment?" I say once I reach them.

"Yeah sure not a problem. I need to go talk to my little brother about some renovations at his office anyways. I'll catch you later Stefan. Elena."

We watch as he walks away. Once he's a considerable distance away I walk towards the side of the house with Stefan following right behind me. Once we are out of hearing distance I turn on my heels to speak when he holds up his hand and shakes his head.

"Stefan please just listen."

"It's not possible Elena. I can tell by the look in your eyes you think something is going on with this family but it's impossible. I talked to everyone here. They all have memories of growing up with Damon."

I sigh. "Yes but even Elliott said that it blended together. That the black haired boy Christian played with as a boy could have been Damon not that is was, but he clearly remembered adult Damon. Stefan come on. That says something!"

He shakes his head. "No it doesn't. They also remember Bonnie in the teenage years. I think you are looking for something that isn't there Elena. This obviously isn't Damon it's..."

"It is Damon!" I interrupt him. "It is him. You know it's them, Damon and Bonnie. You know that there is a possibility Stefan just like there is a possibility we aren't human! I mean...what if they're being compelled? Or have been put under some spell? I asked you to watch Mia for a reason. The guy I rode back here with is a shrink. He's seen all the Grey kids and he told me that Mia met her birth mom. Isobel."

He laughs. "That is your mind Elena. It can't be the same Isobel. Isobel only had one child, you. Not to mention the fact that she is dead. Like burned up by the sun dead! And there is no spell that I've ever heard of that can alter memories and this isn't compulsion. I've been around long enough to tell you that for sure."

"Stefan." I sigh and look down. "How do we know? Isobel had secrets. She had people. If she has had contact with Mia she could have..."

"STOP IT ELENA!" Stefan yell's. I look up at him with water filling my eyes. "Isobel is DEAD! Damon is GONE. Bonnie is GONE. Now we MOVE ON!" He walks away but stops a few steps ahead of me. He doesn't look back but he says one more thing. "You're just looking for a way to bring Damon and Mia apart but there isn't. We have to face the fact that the Damon we knew is gone. We have to move on, for us and for him. I'm sorry."

I shake my head. "I can't. I won't give up hope that Damon will come back. Whether it's today, this month, next year, or 100 years. I. Won't. Give. Up."

The silence seems to go on forever. Stefan and I are both standing there headstrong and both refusing to back down. Finally Stefan shakes his head and walks back into the yard. I follow him but I continue to walk towards the lake behind the home. Once I reach the top of the hill that overlooks the backyard and the lake I stop. It's beautiful and peaceful. Almost how my families lake house used to be before all the supernatural drama that was brought there. Which makes me feel somewhat guilty, how can I bring all that here? Because I know if I were to stay and fight for Damon it would all just follow.

I think more on what Stefan said but I can't wrap my head around it. He didn't even listen to me. All of those times where I listened to him and this once he couldn't hear me out. He kept saying it is impossible but it is possible for a vampire to fake their death. We've seen it. Katherine did it in 1864 when she had the vampires put in the tomb, everyone thought she was dead but she wasn't. She was hiding. Then again she did it when she took over my body as a traveler. Isobel had obviously learned a lot from Katherine so it could be possible.

I think Stefan is just scared. Scared that his brother could still be suffering from unknown sources. I also think he's scared to think of the possibility that it could be true because he doesn't want to be hurt again. I understand that part, I do. More so now as I look at Damon down there. I can't stop watching. The way Damon acts with the Grey's. I see him joking with Ana and Elliott and it reminds me of how Jeremy, Bonnie, and I were. I see the respect he has for Carrick and Grace and it makes me miss my own parents. His relationship with Christian mirrors the friendship he has, or had, with Ric.

I sigh and my shoulders drop. Maybe this is all in mind like Stefan said. I mean I have no real proof. Just a name. Hell a name that could be given to anyone. Isobel could be a common name just like Sara or Michael. I growl and kick at the ground.

"Well someone seems upset." I turn when I hear her voice. It's her. What is she doing here? "It's Elena right? I'm Mia." She extends her hand towards me.

I look at it and back at her. What is she doing? She could have introduced herself when I came down or earlier before Damon got here. Why now? Finally my manners win out and I shake her hand.

Almost immediately I withdraw my hand and hear the growl leave me throat. "Vervain." I choke the word out as my hand heals itself.

She smiles a fake smile at me. "Wow. She was right. You are smart. You knew even before you took my hand something was wrong, smart. You still took it though so that makes you either stupid or incredibly polite for a vampire. Now let me tell you something Elena. You will leave town and you will leave Damon alone."

"Why would I do that? And who the hell is she?"

She giggles as if we're playing a game. It kind of reminds me of the Katherine that Stefan and Damon described that they met in 1864. A cat with a mouse almost. "Her name is...Isobel. Of course. And you will leave because if you don't it would be a shame to see Stefan get hurt."

Just then I see Stefan start choking behind her. What happening? He was fine just a minute ago. I try to move, to go to him, to help him. I can't. It's like I'm glued to my place. Moments pass and finally I can move and Stefan stops choking. Everyone is gathered around him checking on him and I hear him say he's fine. Our eyes meet and we both know something is not fine. He see's me with Mia and he whispers 'maybe you were right. Maybe something is going on.'

"Elena." My attention is brought back to Mia now. "You see I'm very close with our mother. She and I have witches. They have a plan. We have a plan. And it doesn't involve you or Stefan or any of those other little wannabe superheroes from Mystic Falls. Be gone by tonight or next time it won't end well. For anyone."

I watch the little bitch walk away and growl at her.

This was only the beginning.

Hey guys! I was inspired and wrote two chapters on this story. I am writing a couple for fifty shades of changes and then a couple for will you save me. I want to finish these three. It will be easier since my hubbie got me a new laptop (yay!) and I can write better than on my kindle tablet. Read and reviews. Any of my other stories EXCEPT fifty shades of changes, this one, and will you save me...if you want to finish them or know someone who does just PM me.

Meg