Hey guys so during this episode I have two songs you should listen two during certain parts its Run to you by lady antebellum and Cough Syrup (I personally listen to the Glee version of it but you can listen to the original too) So fyi I really want the cover to be really interesting so if anyone is really good at making those kinds of edits hmu boo thing ;) lol... Also we are still needed suggestions for what power Jo should have so lemme know what I should do. One more thing should Jo find out about Damon and Stefan's vampirism on the next episode or not? Review follow favorite all that Jazz! Love y'all super duper much thanks for reading Love Savy
Johanna walked into her room coming out of her bathroom, in her pajamas. She heard a thud from down stairs and walked out of her room to investigate, "Hello? Jer?" She waited for a response. Then she opened his door. His room was empty. "Elena?" she called for her sister with no answer she opened Elena's door. There was no one there either. She heard another noise and walked quickly to Jenna's room, "Jenna?" She said opening the door, Jenna wasn't there. There was a crack of thunder and the house lit up with lighting outside her house. She walked down stairs and looked around. Johanna walked to the light switch and tried to turn the lights on. "Powers out…" She sighed saying it to herself. She walked into the kitchen and across from her the television was static and then it flipped on to the news.
"This is Logan Fell coming to you live from the streets of Mystic Falls with breaking news of another deadly animal attack. The wild animal terrorizing the citizens of Mystic Falls has claimed another victim, local high school student Johanna Gilbert. Police are certain that forensic evidence will confirm that this is the same animal responsible for recent attacks." She gasped and turned around and bumped into Damon. "You know what's coming next." He utters devilishly.
She screams and runs towards the front door. She opened it and Damon was standing there. She slammed it shut. She started for the stairs slowly but, Damon grabbed her from behind and bites her in the neck.
Stefan jumps awake and saw Damon looking at him with his trade mark smirk. "Bad dream? Do you know how easy it was to get into your head just now? You really need some human blood. It might even the playing field. Football reference. Too soon." He shrugged his shoulder Stefan grabbed a knife and threw it into Damon's stomach. Damon did not even flinch he pulls it out and snickers, "All right, I deserved that. But I just wanted to let you know, they caught the culprit. The animal responsible for killing coach Tanner and all those people."
Stefan bemused looked at Damon, "What are you talking about?"
"It was a mountain lion. Really big one. It attacked a hunter this morning. It's all over the news. 'Deadly beast captured. All's well in Mystic Falls.'"
"Why would you cover your tracks?"
"I've decided to stay a while. And I'm just having way too much fun here with you, Elena, and Johanna." Damon put infuses on Johanna's name.
Stefan smiled "Can't touch Elena or Johanna now."
"Well, the vervain keeps me out of her head. Maybe that's not my target. Believe it or not, Stefan, some girls don't need my persuasion. Some girls just can't resist my good looks, my style and my charm and my unflinching ability to listen to Taylor Swift. Besides how much vervain could you give to Johanna to drink?"
"Enough to never let you into her head." Stefan lied. Damon threw the knife back at Stefan hitting him in the stomach. It clearly hurt Stefan more than it did Damon because Stefan falls to the ground groaning in pain.
"This is John Varvatos, dude. Dick move." Damon left.
"To repeat, the animal terrorizing Mystic Falls has been caught." The news reported said Jenna was leaning on the edge of the couch. "Scum ball. Scum bucket." Johanna walked in laughing at Jenna. She had her guitar case in one hand and her ukulele case in another plopping them onto the ground. Elena walked in with a basket of clean clothes, "Who are you talking to? She asked.
Jenna pointed to the t.v "Him." Johanna and Elena looked at each other surprised.
Elena set the basket on the couch and crossed her arms, "The news guy?"
"Also known as Logan "Scum" Fell. Did your mom ever tell you why I moved away from Mystic Falls?"
"Oh, no way. You and him? He's cute." Johanna said with a devilish smirk.
"He is not cute. There's nothing cute about him. What are you doing with that?" Jenna looked at Johanna's cases on the ground by her.
Johanna replied, "Oh Grant and I are preforming at the Founder's party. So we are practicing like crazy so we can be perfect." Elena grabbed a jewelry case that was resting on top of her clothes in the basket. "Is that grandma Beth's wedding ring?" Johanna asked curiously.
"Originally it was great-great-grandma Mary's wedding ring." Elena told Jenna and I like it was a fun fact.
"How much do you think this stuff is worth? You know, like on eBay?" Johanna enquired. Jeremy came down stairs and saw all the stuff Elena had.
Elena sighed, "You're not gonna find out." Johanna jokingly stuck her tongue out at her.
Jeremy grabbed the ring, "That stuff is mom and dad's. You can't just give it away."
Elena grabbed it back caringly, "I'm not giving it away." Johanna saw a text from Grant –Hey I'm almost at your house- Johanna looked up at Jeremy grabbing her stuff, "It's called a loan, Jeremy." The doorbell rang and Elena went to get the door. Johanna walked through the living room with her stuff and was blocked to get out the front door by Stefan and Elena who were passionately kissing.
"Ew. Go get a room." They came up from their kiss embarrassed about what Johanna then they ran up the stairs. "Gross I hate couples." Johanna said to herself.
"Knock Knock." Grant was standing by the front door that was wide open. "Ready to go practice." Johanna smiled and handed him her guitar case and they headed to his house.
"So let me get this straight, this guy tried to kiss you!" Grant said annoyed that someone tried to kiss Johanna. "Yeah but don't worry I totally slapped his face!" Johanna laughed tuning up my guitar.
"Was it like one of those classic girl slaps you see in the movies?" Grant asked excited moving on from the fact that Damon tried to kiss her.
"Yes. But with more flare and power. Now I can cross off' classic slapping the rude boy across the face' off my bucket list!" Johanna giggled and rubbed her nose. That was the first time she did her trade mark giggle and side itch of the nose since Grant had gotten back. That made Grant smile more than anything, she was finally feeling better.
"Okay so we have are list for the performance, the band will help on songs that need more than just our instruments. Let's just sing a couple songs then be done till the party. But first. I mean since we are basically going to be singing the whole night together. Would you like to be my date tonight?"
Johanna smiled, "Hmmm.. I don't know," He sighed dramatically and gave her a puppy dog face. She giggled, "I would love to have you as my date Grant." Grant grabbed his guitar and they started to practice.
Bonnie and Caroline grabbed their usual table at the grill. Bonnie exhaled rolling her eyes, "You're taking Damon to the founder's party? What about me?"
"Go with Elena." Caroline quickly answered back. "She's asking Stefan." Bonnie responded.
"Go with Johanna, then" Caroline raised an eyebrow with an attitude Bonnie had never seen in her before. "She just got asked to go by Grant."
Caroline shrugged her shoulders, "Ok, go by yourself."
"Gee, thanks. What about your mom? Is she ok with you bringing Damon?"
"And I'm supposed to care why?" Caroline questioned.
"He's older sexy danger guy."
Caroline chuckled, "Older sexy danger guy? Is that an official witch twitter tweet?" She scoffed.
Bonnie's face got more serious, "No more witch jokes, ok? That whole Mr. Tanner prediction thing has me freaked."
"Ok. And Damon's not dangerous. You know, he just has a lot of issues with his brother. You know, like major, deep-Rooted drama." Caroline stared at the wall then down at the floor waiting for Bonnie's curiosity to get the better of her, "Like...?" Bonnie asked
"I'm not really supposed to say anything." Caroline sighed.
"Caroline Forbes, when have you ever kept a secret in your life?"
Caroline's face lit up, "Ok. But you can't tell Elena."
"Okay can someone zip me up?" Johanna ran out of the dressing room with a little black dress on. It had a sweetheart neck line and black translucent lace wrapping around the whole dress. Abriana zipped it up and I stood in front of the mirror. "I like it."
"It is so perfect!" Chelsy said leaning on the mirror and Abriana stood behind me nodding in agreement.
"Okay I am going to buy it… think Grant will like it?" Johanna smiled at Chelsy and Abriana. They looked at her with raised eyebrows, "Grant… the one you let go." Abriana bluntly stated.
"Well I mean guys it wasn't that big of a deal. He asked me if I wanted to go with him. We are basically going to be singing the whole night anyway."
"That is a bad idea. You are gonna end up liking him." Chelsy said helping Johanna unzip. She walked into the dressing room and got changed. "No it isn't and No I am not. He isn't my type." They sighed at her last comment and she went and purchased the dress. Johanna drove home by herself when she pulled into the drive way Tyler was walking to his car. Johanna got out and tried to walk past him unnoticed. He blocked her path.
"Johanna wait, I know I have been a jerk in the past but I miss you being my friend. Okay can we be friends again?" He asked with true sincerity.
"And why on earth would you want to be friends with this easy girl who goes for your best friend?" Johanna scoffed.
"Because I know she isn't really easy. She is funny and could beat my ass in a drag race on gta." He smiled and she laughed.
"I could definitely beat you at any game!" She said cockily. He challenged her, "I heard you haven't been practicing like you used to. I have been and I am totally free anytime you want to lose."
"Oh Lockwood it's on!" She shook his free hand. "I have missed you Jo."
"I guess I missed you too. But no more fighting my brother. What you did at the game last Friday was not cool Ty. I don't care if he is a punk."
"I know. I just have aggression issues… but we are past that. So after the studs and suds thing I am having a rave out in the woods! Just past the old cemetery. You are free to come if you would like." He smiled. Tyler was known for his crazy party's as the mayor's son it was only fitting to be a wild child.
"Sounds tempting. I'll get back to you on that, see you tonight Lockwood." He let Johanna past him and both of them smiled to themselves. After two years they were finally just friends again.
Johanna walked up to her room and she could hear Bonnie and Elena getting ready in their conjoined bathroom. Johanna put on some music and got ready.
Johanna looked at herself in the long mirror her blonde hair was in tight big curls reminding her of a pin up girl from the twenty's. Her black form fitting dress was on and she had black pumps on. Her makeup was simple but she had a pop of matte red on her lips. The green in her eyes was especially prominent tonight. She grabbed her small black wristlet and walked down stairs where Grant was already waiting. He was in a black tux he stared at her walk down star struck by her beauty. Johanna looked up from her steps and saw Grant. His hair was tussled like always and his light brown eyes were sparkling. At that moment she remembered all the feelings she had for him but she couldn't let herself loss someone else. He reached for her hand and helped her down the last two steps. "You look beautiful Johanna Marie." He said with a true love sound in his voice.
"You look very handsome Grant Howard the third." She giggled and stared into his eyes they hugged tightly. They pulled apart and Grant sighed and opened the front door, "After you Jo- bug."
"Hello Mayor Lockwood, Mrs. Lockwood." Johanna said politely shaking Mayor Lockwood's hand then receiving a warm welcoming hug from Mrs. Lockwood.
"Johanna and Grant you can follow Tyler he will show you where to set up for your performance tonight." Mrs. Lockwood said looking at Tyler. He nodded and walked the two around to the backyard.
"So the stage is right here and you can take breaks whenever you guys want to. Just make sure to sing at least 10 songs by the end of the night." Tyler sighed, "I am gonna go find Vick. Good luck tonight." He said walking off. Grant and Johanna walked onto the stage and got everything set up. "So do you wanna start off now?" Johanna asked. He nodded and Johanna walked up to the mic. She looked up and saw Damon staring directly at her. Caroline was standing next to him she was taken aback. She shook off the nervousness that hit her when she saw him and tapped the mic. gently making sure it was on.
"Hey everyone, tonight Grant and I are honored to be preforming for you all. So let's start this off right, shall we." She smiled and waited for Grant to get to his microphone. He nodded at her for conformation of being ready. He started playing and people were already smiling, He was playing I run to you by lady antebellum. He took a deep breath in and started singing. I run from hate, I run from prejudice, I run from pessimists, but I run too late. His voice was perfect. You could tell he has been a singer and a good one for a long time. Johanna knew she could sing but she had never though she would be doing it for her whole town. She took a deep breath in, this was it. I run my life, or is it running me, run from my past, I run too fast, or too slow it seems. Everyone was expecting Johanna to be amazing except Damon. He had heard amazing singers in his life and never thought Johanna could top anyone of them but when she let out that first verse he was dumbfounded. She hit every note perfectly. She smiled and that made him smile she was surprised by her own voice too. Johanna looked at Grant ready to sing the duet part. Damon saw a twinkle in her eye. She was his twin but Grant was stealing her away. When lies become the truth that's when I run to you. This world keeps spinning faster into a new disaster so I run to you. I run to you baby and, when it all starts coming undone. Baby you're the only one I run to. I run to you…
Damon walked away angered by Grant's chemistry with his twin. Caroline scurried after him. After five of songs Johanna and Grant decided to take a break. They walked around for a while laughing about tiny mistakes they made when they were singing that no one would notice but themselves. They found Stefan and Elena in the founding families memorably room. Elena was staring at an old piece of paper up on the wall shocked, "Is that Damon Salvatore… and Stefan Salvatore."
Johanna looked at the paper and her mouth dropped. "Woah far out." Johanna chimed in before Stefan looked behind them.
"The original Salvatore brothers." Johanna looked where Stefan was looking and saw Damon stride over to the two couples with Caroline wrapped around one of his arms. "Our ancestor's tragic story actually." Johanna could feel the tension in the room grow between Stefan and Damon.
Stefan sighed, "We don't need to bore them with stories of the past." Damon quickly shot a glare at Johanna and almost instinctually she wrapped her arm around Grants. Damon's blood boiled a little. Elena looked up at Stefan, "it's not boring Stefan. I would love to hear more about your family."
Almost right on queue Caroline chimed in, "Well I'm bored. I want to dance and Damon won't dance with me." She said disappointedly and he shook his head no, "Could I just borrow your date?" She asked Elena.
Elena looked up at Stefan, "We were actually just about to go dance." Stefan said holding Elena's hand firmly they walked away. Caroline looked at Johanna, "Would you mind if I borrowed yours Johanna?"
"It's up to Grant." She lied praying he would say no but before he could say anything Caroline gently pulled him away, "Well sorry I won't take no for an answer." She took Grant away leaving Johanna awkwardly with Damon. She felt her heart start to beat faster and out of nerves she started tapping her fingers to her thigh. He smirked as he heard her heart rate go up and saw her nervous tick begin.
Damon took his smirk off and put on his sad and apologetic face, "I want to apologize for being such a world class jerk the other night when I tried to kiss you. There is no excuses my therapist says I am acting out trying to punish Stefan."
"How is kissing Elena's sister punishing Stefan? And Why do you want to punish him?" Johanna asked.
"It's a long story. It's all in the past I don't even want to bring it up. Let's just say that the men in the Salvatore family have been cursed with sibling rivalry." His smirk was back in place, "it all started with the original Salvatore brothers." He pointed back to the sheet framed on the wall.
Back on the dance floor Elena and Stefan were dancing embracing each other romantically and Grant was awkwardly dancing with Caroline waiting for Johanna to come and find him. The song stopped and Stefan and Elena walked over to Grant and Caroline. Stefan had two champagne glasses in his hands and Elena also had two. Elena handed one to Grant and Stefan gave one to Caroline. "Cheers." Stefan said watching Caroline take a sip of the vervain spiked beverage.
"Your singing is beautiful." Damon praised Johanna. She blushed a little, "Thanks." She humbly said.
"You and Grant seem close." Damon was fishing for Johanna's feelings. "Yeah I mean I have known him since I was like a little kid."
"Hmm. So is he just a friend?" Johanna narrowed her eyes, "What's it to you?"
"Just curious, simmer down." He smirked but on the inside he just wish he could compel her and figure out what was really going on in her head but he didn't know if she still drinking vervain. "Shall we go find our dates." He said stepping aside to lead her to the dance floor. When they got outside Grant, Caroline, Stefan, and Elena were all by the bar.
Stefan held out champagne, "Champagne Damon?" Damon smiled, "No thanks." Johanna looked at the brothers glaring at each other. Elena grabbed Stefan's hand and led him out to dance again.
Johanna looked at Grant who was gazing back at her, "Grant, do you have one more dance in you?" She smiled and he wisped her away to the dance floor. He wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her in tight and she set her hands around his neck. They both were giggling and talking to each other.
Caroline smiled happily for Johanna, "They are so cute together." Damon looked at his twin with a strong desire for her. "Don't talk please." He rudely told Caroline. She sighed and drank more of her drink.
A couple minutes into the song Johanna saw Elena storm away into the house angry at Stefan. Stefan looked back at Damon and walked out into the large grassy lawn. "Hey Jo if you need to go check on your sister you can. I can stall on stage." Johanna nodded and hugged Grant she went inside to look for Elena.
She walked up to Bonnie who was staring and a dining room lit with over one hundred candles, "Hey Bonnie have you seen Elena?" Bonnie came out of her trance with tears glazed over her eyes, "Wait Bonnie are you okay?"
Bonnie smiled, "Oh yeah I just was staring into space. She went to the powder room." Johanna smiled and went around the corner to the powder room. She pushed open the door and saw Elena holding up Caroline's scarf there was what looked like a bite mark on her neck.
"Oh my God Caroline what happened?" Elena asked while Caroline shrugged Elena off her neck. Johanna walked up beside Elena. "It's nothing okay." Caroline mumbled.
"That is not nothing! Did somebody hurt you?" Elena raised her voice out of concern.
"No it's nothing… It's just he would kill me." She said fixing her lip gloss like nothing was going on. Johanna walked up and pulled down Caroline's cardigan, "Did Damon hurt you?" Johanna asked even though it was a rhetorical question that she already was certain she knew the answer too. Johanna tried to pull the cardigan down again to see the bite mark and Caroline aggressively pulled away. "Just leave me alone okay! Both of you!" Caroline barged out. Elena looked at Caroline leave with concern and Johanna stood there dumbfounded.
"He is dead." Johanna walked to the door.
"Johanna wait he is dangerous what make you think he won't hurt you." Elena grabbed Johanna's shoulder.
"Because unlike Caroline I bite back." Elena let her go and Johanna stormed out on a mission. She walked outside and spotted the devil himself smirking smugly at Johanna. She walked down and shoved him as hard as she could. It didn't really move him but he was shocked by the notion.
She confidently stood up right next to him looking up into his eyes, he was a head or more taller than Johanna normally but the heals gave her a little more height. The top of her head reached up to his nose. She stared into his eyes with fire in her eyes. "There is something seriously wrong with you. Stay away from Caroline, Damon. Or I swear to God I will go straight to her mother the sheriff, or worse I will seriously hurt you! Stay away." She pushed him again and walked away in anger.
Johanna walked back up on to the stage and Grant smiled and saw how angry Johanna was he mouthed, "Are you okay?" She smiled back and mouthed, "I will be." She sighed and stood up and everyone's eyes were on her, "Hey everyone we are gonna slow it down a little bit more I hope you don't mind." Johanna said into the mic. The other band members get ready to play and Johanna wanted to let everything go. This was her song her time to sing without Grant. "Cough Syrup, " Grant said and then the music starts.
Elena walked up to Stefan, "I'm sorry. I take it all back. You're completely right about Damon."
"What did he do?" Stefan asked nervously
"There are bruises all over Caroline's body. Bite marks, and he has her all confused and messed up in the head. You don't look surprised." Elena said angry confused herself.
Life's too short to even care at all, oh
"Um... I'm handling it." Stefan uttered slowly
I'm losing my mind losing my mind losing control, oh oh
"Handling it? Stefan, you should be having him arrested." Elena started to burn with anger, confusion and regret.
These fishes in the sea they're staring at me oh oh. Oh oh oh oh
"Elena, please. I... I don't expect you to understand" Stefan grabbed Elena's arm.
A wet world aches for a beat of a drum, Oh. If I could find a way to see this straight I'd run away
To some fortune that I, I should have found by now. I'm waiting for this cough syrup to come down,
come down.
"I don't understand anything, Stefan. So why don't you just clear it up for me?" She pulled away
"Look, there are things that you don't know, ok? Things that I want to tell you, but I can't. And I may never be able to. And I just need you to trust me." Stefan begged.
Life's too short to even care at all, oh
"Trust is earned. I can't just magically hand it over." Elena watched Stefan intently with tears building up in her eyes.
I'm coming up now, coming up now out of the blue, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
"I'm so sorry. I have to go." Stefan said leaving Elena.
These zombies in the park they're looking for my heart, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
A dark world aches for a splash of the sun, oh,
The doorbell rings and Jeremy answers it. Vicki is standing there with tears in her eyes and a beautiful yellow dress on.
If I could find a way to see this straight, I'd run away. To some fortune that I, I should have found by now
"You look amazing. What are you doing here?" Jeremy asked.
And so I run now to the things they said could restore me
Restore life the way it should be, I'm waiting for this cough syrup to come down
Vicki smiled, "I was thinking maybe I could make one more wrong choice today. I still have 17 minutes." She pulled him in and started to kiss Jeremy.
Life's too short to even care at all, oh, oh
I'm losing my mind losing my mind losing control
Vicki and Jeremy pull away and smile they chuckle a little before they start to kiss again.
Johanna smiled at all the people listening to the song. She searched the crowd for her friends. She saw Chelsy, Abriana, Cort, Meredith, even Tyler but Stefan, Caroline, and Elena were missing. She wondered where they could be but focused back into the song.
Damon pulled Caroline out of the party forcefully and angry. He grabs her shoulders and turns her to face him. "Don't! She took it off and I got flustered, ok?! I didn't know what to say. But I swear, ok, I did not tell her. I just told her that you didn't mean to hurt me." Damon goes behind Caroline and wraps his arm around her waist.
Damon sighed, "You make me crazy, you know that?"
If I could find a way to see this straight, I'd run away
He started to gingerly kiss her neck, "It's okay. I forgive you."
To some fortune that I, I should have found by now
"I swear I didn't say— " Damon interrupted her, "Shh, shh, shh. It's okay."
So I run now to the things they said could restore me
Restore life the way it should be
"Unfortunately... I am so over you now." He bites into her neck and she leans on him and they both fall to the ground him still feeding.
I'm waiting for this cough syrup to come down
One more spoon of cough syrup now oh oh
"What the hell?" Damon muttered in pain dropping Caroline.
One more spoon of cough syrup now oh oh
Stefan walked up to Caroline and checked her pulse Damon was moaning on the ground in pain, "You know, I couldn't spike your drink... So I spiked hers." Stefan looked at Damon. Damon tried to get up but he was to weak he blacked out.
Johanna walked up to her door with Grant, "Your last song was beautiful. You sang it with such passion." Grant said holding Johanna's hand.
"Well so much has happened in the last couple of weeks. I mean I am adopted, a gypsy whatever that is, Damon is messing with Caroline he is abusing her. That song has been with me through a lot and tonight I put everything into it." Johanna looked down to the ground. Grant cupped one hand around her face and they stared at each other.
He sighed, "I am going back to California in a week. I know this is crazy and you will probably say no but I want you to come. You are so talented Jo. I had filmed our practice sessions and I sent them to my headmaster. She said she would give you a full ride and-"
"Wait are you serious…" Johanna mumbled in shock.
"I know, I know I should have told you but-"
Johanna interrupted him with a hug, "I am not mad. I just couldn't believe someone would ever do that for me and Grant I am flattered but I need to talk to Elena, Jenna and Jeremy. I left them during the summer and I don't know… I can't leave them like that again."
"I understand you have a week to decide. I'll see you later. Night Jo-bug." He left. She went inside smiling.
Should Johanna go to Cali for like a year and then jump back into mystic falls around when Klaus does? lemme know mmmkay Thanks for reading!