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Boston 1989
Xavier walks down a dark street. He was cold and tired. He stopped walking and leaned against the brick wall behind him. He rubbed his hands together and blew on them slightly. His breath came out in white puffs. He looked up at the sky and sighed, "Kati it has been 900 years. There has never been one person that called to me." He looked down at his leather bracelet. It had an aged gold crest on the inside of his wrist. "I am giving up hope. Please Kati help me, I know not where to go."
The wind started blowing in Xavier's face. Then he heard a tune of a piano playing across the street. He had not noticed the bar until then but it was lit up by a neon red sign that read, "Gina's". The piano was loud and accompanied by a harmonica. Xavier walked across the street and into the bar. It had a pretty small crowd inside it. In the far corner a man sat on a slightly raised stage playing the piano and he began to sing.
"He says, "Son, can you play me a memory, I'm not really sure how it goes but, it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete when I wore a younger man's clothes.
La la la, di da da, La la, di da da da dum
Sing us a song, you're the piano man, Sing us a song tonight. Well, we're all in the mood for a melody and you've got us feelin' alright."
Xavier was captivated by the man's talent. He almost did not see or hear the small young woman beside him when she said, "Hi! Gosh you look freezing. I got some chicken noodle soup cooking in the kitchen. How bout I show you to a table and bring some soup?" Her hazel eyes were bright as she smiled.
"Thank you miss. That is very kind of you but I have no mone-"
The woman interrupted Xavier quickly, "Oh money is not an issue. I can see your hands turning blue. This will be on the house. Come on let's get you a table and maybe a coffee." The woman led Xavier to a table and he sat there listening to the singer.
"Here is one big bowl of soup and a fresh hot cup of coffee." The woman sets the food on the table. She notices Xavier's watchful eyes, "He loves to drag this song on for as long as he can," she sits down next to Xavier, "but I can't blame him. It is his favorite song after all. So what brings you to Boston?" she asks.
Xavier raises his eyebrows and laughs a little before taking a sip of coffee, "Is it that obvious that I am a visitor?" He took a big spoon full of chicken noodle soup.
"Hun, look around the only people here tonight are the ones who forgot a coat tonight." She laughed.
He sipped his coffee again then said, "I am a traveler. I wanted to visit Boston before I went back to Europe."
"Well traveler do you have a name?" she asked curiously.
"Xavier, and you?" He held his hand out.
She reached out and took his hand, "I am Gina that is my husband Dan."
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"They were so kind. They let me stay with them for 10 months. I would have stayed longer but…"
"But they were killed." Johanna stated.
Xavier sighed, "Unfortunately, yes, you were nearly a week old. A coven of witches wanted to kill you the minute they got word of your birth. I walked into the apartment that night and found something I would have never saw coming."
Boston 1990
Xavier stepped into the apartment and his mouth instantly clenched. He could smell so much blood. "Gina? Dan?" he called for the two but there was no reply. He feared the worst had occurred walking into the next room he found Dan and Gina dead. Dan had a butcher knife lodged in his back. Gina's neck was snapped. Xavier ran to Gina hoping, and praying she was miraculously still alive. However there was no pulse to be found. He walked over to Dan and did the same but he too was also long gone.
Suddenly Xavier heard movement and he followed it. There was a person in a large hooded cloak hovering above Johanna as she slept in her crib. Xavier feared he was to late when a field of silver energy surrounded Johanna. The witches hex could not harm her. Xavier sped over to the witch.
He grabbed the hood and pulled it back, it was a young black haired lady. He pinned her to the wall. She smirked, "She will not be able to protect herself from everything and you cannot hide her forever. There will be a day when your pathetic race will no longer exist."
Xavier's eyes turned silver and he snapped her neck quickly, "Foolish witch." He muttered to himself. Johanna awoke with a loud cry. Xavier turned to her and quickly picked her up. He rocked her back and forth lolling her to sleep.
"Oh little one, how misfortunate your life is." Xavier whispered softly.
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"I had to get you far from Boston. You could no longer be with me. Supernatural creatures could track me because of my power but not you."
"You said I saved myself from the witch. How could they not track me?" Johanna asked.
"I put a hold on your powers. Your powers would not awaken until the next big celestial event."
Johanna gasped, "The comet that passes every 145 years." She said quietly.
"I drove as far as my car could go before running out of gas. I ended up at Mystic Falls. I left you a letter and a ring that could help suppress your powers on the door step of the Gilbert. I am sorry I was forced to abandon you all those years ago. But I can help you now. I can train you. You can learn control."
Johanna smiled at the notation but remembered her promise to Elena, "Xavier I can only stay for two more days."
He sat up straighter with a worried look on his face, "Johanna please you must-"Johanna interrupted him quickly.
"I made a promise. My friends and my family they need me. I can attempt to learn as much as I can in the next 48 hours. But then I have to return to Mystic Falls. At least for now."
Xavier nodded, "Alright then we must get started. We haven't much time."
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Jeremy hangs up his phone and sits down by Tyler. Elena looks at her brother suspiciously, "What was that about?" she asks
He rolls his eyes, "It was nothing."
Tyler looks at his watch, "I got to go. Umm, thanks for the food offer, but..."
Alaric cuts in, "Next time."
Tyler nods and leaves. Elena and Alaric both stand up and walk to the kitchen island, "That was illuminating." Alaric mutters.
"So, Tyler Lockwood is a lunatic who has access to our house." Elena says setting some plates down on the island
"I mean this whole sire bond thing is...wild. I don't even think Tyler is fully aware of what little reason lies behind what he's saying. It's this weird cult logic." Alaric states trying to make since of the situation.
Elena sighs, "Well, great, that's a wonderful influence for you Jer..." She turns around but Jeremy is gone her brow furrows, "Jeremy?" she calls walking to his plate on the table. Elena gasps slightly. his Gilbert ring is lying in the middle of his plate.
"That's his ring." Alaric says blankly.
Elena picks it up, "Where did he go?"
Alaric and Elena quickly go outside. They find Jeremy standing in the middle of the street. "Jeremy? What is he doing?" Elena inquires nervously. Suddenly, big black SUV whips around the corner and speeds towards Jeremy.
Alaric and Elena start to run to him screaming, "Oh my god! Jeremy! Jeremy!Jeremy move!"
Alaric gets there with only a few seconds to spare. He pushes Jeremy out of the way and is hit by the SUV instead. Elena quickly runs over to Alaric's body and turns him over. The black car pulls up next to her.
Elena recognizes the hybrid in the car, "here I go again. Bumping into people." he says before driving away.
On the other side of the street Johanna pulls up to the drive way, "Elena! Elena!" she shouts running to the three in the street. Elena checks Alaric's hand to make sure his ring was on.
"Johanna, Oh my god, Klaus was going to kill Jeremy. Alaric jumped in front of the car… Jeremy could have died."
"Hey hey it is going to be okay. Does Alaric need to go to the hospital?" Johanna asks calmly. Jeremy gets up from the curb and runs over to them.
Elena shakes her head no, "He's gonna be alright."
Johanna looks at her siblings, "Are you two going to be all right?"
Jeremy looks confused, "I don't understand."
"Who was that on the phone earlier?" Elena asks.
He thinks for a second then his eyebrows raise, "It was Klaus."
Elena sighs, "You were compelled, Jeremy!" she starts to pick Alaric up, "We've gotta get him inside- help me! Johanna where are you going?" Johanna is walking to her car.
"Do not worry about me. Help Alaric…" she then says to herself, "that bastard broke our deal."
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Klaus walks with one of his hybrids in his new Manson that is being rebuilt, "Compel the men to open up this wall. We need sun. I want a fortress not a dungeon." The hybrid nods and walks towards the construction workers.
Tyler appears under a door frame. Klaus smirks and walks towards him with his hands stretched out, "Here he is: man of the hour!" Klaus shouts proudly.
"So everything went okay?" Tyler asks simply.
The hybrid shrugs his shoulders, "Tony ran down Alaric instead of Jeremy, but apples, oranges, message lands the same." Tyler's face grows in concern.
"It is not apples and oranges when it comes to my family!" Johanna walked in confidently.
Klaus just smirks when he sees the small angry gypsy, "Johanna love how are you?" She raged with anger and was about to open her mouth to speak. Tyler interrupts.
Tyler was still shocked by Klaus's statement, "You said you are sending them a warning."
"And I did," Klaus laughs, "An effective one! Elena's family suffers," He looks at Johanna, "she is motivated to get me what I want."
"I didn't think that we actually have to kill anyone." Tyler looked guilty as he saw Johanna in the corner of his eye.
"Tyler, mate. What you are feeling is the remnant of a guilty conscience. I need you to get over it, okay? End of the day human life is just a means to an end. Our means to our end. You do well to remember that?" Tyler nodded his head. Then he stormed out not even daring to look Johanna in the eyes.
"Is that what you tell yourself to sleep at night?" Johanna asks walking closer to Klaus, "'Our means' to 'Our end'" She says quoting it with her fingers, "That is my family. We had a deal!"
"Yes but seeing as though you were unavailable I decide to take drastic measures." Klaus shrugs Johanna's accusations off, "Come now, sweetheart, No one really got hurt. Your brother is fine. Elena is safe."
"Klaus our deal is done. You broke your promise I am free of you now." Johanna turns to walk away but Klaus jumps in front of her.
"What gave you a confidence boast? Was learning where your deceased parents lived really that motivating to you?" He chuckles darkly, "Johanna, I suggest you look past this one move I made on your brother."
He pins her to the wall behind her quickly knocking the wind out of her. He starts to choke the small girl, "Because If I do not have my way. I will bite you and let you wither in pain. At the last second I will save you from your death so you are forced to watch me kill everyone you have ever loved. And as your last family member dies I will rip your tiny insignificant heart out!" He shouts in her ear. Klaus looks the young gypsy in her eyes then whispers, "Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes." She wheezes out.
"Good," He lets go of Johanna and she falls to the ground, "Show yourself out." He saunters away.
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Elena strides out onto the front porch and Damon is right behind her. She is trying to catch her breath.
Elena turns to Damon, "I feel like a horrible person."
"You just saved his life, Elena. Take it from me, strange is bad, dead is worse." Damon says coming closer to Elena.
"I just can't stop thinking about what happened the last time I asked you to compel him." She shakes her head back and forth.
Damon catches her eye contact, "He found out. And he got over it. Again: not dead, Elena! He's so lucky to have you for his sister."
Elena sighs, "Thank you. Damon: No problem. Elena: Not just for this, Damon. For everything...I don't know what I would do if you weren't here."
Damon paused for a moment before speaking again, "You should know this, Elena. Stefan didn't screw us over. He screwed us over but he had a good reason."
"What?" She asked.
"He saved Klaus to save me. Then he stole the coffins to get even," Elena's mouth fell open, "His humanity is still in him. He may be putting on a fake front to fool you. But he is still in there, Elena."
"I can't believe this." Elena's eyes started to water. Damon quickly hugged her to comfort her. She grabbed onto him for a while then softly pulled away. She looked at Damon and tucked a stand of her hair behind her ear, "You have gotten under my skin."
"What?" Damon furrows his brows.
"And… I did not want to start to have feeling for you but I have," Damon looks like he is about to speak but Elena continues, "I know you do not like me. Not like that. You like Johanna. You are worried I may break but I won't. I want you to be happy and now that Stefan can be saved. I have something that I have not had in a long time… hope." Elena says wiping her tears.
"You are right Elena. I do not like you like that. But I do not like anyone right now."
Elena puts her hand out as if to stop Damon from speaking, "Damon do not lie to yourself. Don't lie to me. I see the way you look at her. And I am telling you it is okay." New tears fell from her eyes.
"Is it?" Damon asked concerned.
Elena nodded yes, "I will be fine. Do not feel guilty on my behalf." She smiled lightly then walked inside, "Goodnight, Damon." She closed the door and Damon walked down the stairs of the porch shocked by the conversation that just occurred.
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Johanna is in her room with her head phones in. She is unpacking. Suddenly Damon is sitting at her desk but she does not notice. Until, she turns around. Her brown hazel eyes widen and she jumps slightly taking her headphones out. Damon laughs quietly, "Sorry, I did not mean to scare you."
"You vampires are sneaky little buggers." They both laugh and then silence fills the room, "How's Elena?" Johanna asks walking closer to Damon.
"She is better. I found out that Stefan may still be savable. That gave her hope."
"Thank you," Johanna says quickly confusing Damon, "For taking care of my sister. I have not been the best protector and if she did not have you… I do not think she would be alive today."
"You are getting me confused with the old hero Stefan." Damon says with a smirk.
Johanna thinks about it but shakes her head, "No I am thinking of you. The guy who stopped her from being eaten by rabid werewolves in Tennessee, gave her his blood to make sure she would not die-"
Damon interrupts her, "She was furious when I did that. That was selfish."
"I would have done the same thing." Johanna sighs, "My point is, I do not know when you two will get together but when you do-"
"Wait what?" Damon asks furrowing his brow.
"I see the way she looks at you." Johanna says honestly, "I know my sister. You may not be the hero type but, you're the only hero she wants."
He shakes his head walking closer to her, "I do not like Elena."
Johanna's eyes widened and she shook her head, "What, you got to." Johanna looked down, "I mean she is kind and beautiful an-"
"I do not like Elena." Damon gently lifted her chin so he could see her face, "Johanna, I like you."
Johanna pulled away and stepped back, "But, Elena, she -"
"She is like a sister to me." Damon said following Johanna's movement.
"No no, Damon, You can't, she likes you. She can't lose someone else, she has lost so much." Johanna says tears threating to leak.
"What about your feelings, Johanna?" Damon asks pointedly.
"My feelings do not matter!" She raised her voice, "Don't you get it, Damon, my humanity is hanging by a thread. I have such little control over myself," she walks up to Damon, "but that thread, that small bit of control is centered on Elena and Jeremy's safety, and happiness," a tear gently glides down her cheek, "I cannot be selfish… I can't-"
Damon stops her and kisses her forehead. His hands are tucked behind her neck and his thumbs rubbed her jaw line. He looked at her with his icy blue eyes, "Maybe someday," He gives her one final kiss on the forehead and Johanna closes her eyes tightly, "Goodbye Johanna." She felt him let go and then air blew on her face. She opened her eyes and Damon was gone.
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