I'm so sorry it took so long to update. Because of all the work I have to do I probably won't be updating that often. Hopefully you guys will still continue to read and review. I'll try to update at least once a month. :)
Disclaimer: I still don't own any of the characters or Vampire Diaries. I only own the characters Ada and Sean for now.
I just named Jeremy's dog Max. I didn't know what else to name his dog.
This chapter takes place right after Jeremy and Elena's phone call.
Jeremy's POV
"You haven't told Elena that I'm a vampire again yet, have you?" Anna asked knowingly.
"She wouldn't be happy about you being back in my life."
"I'm sure she would understand since I'm no longer a ghost. And she wants you to be happy. You should tell her soon."
"I will. I just have to think about how."
"Ready to go?"
"Yeah."
Anna's POV
We walked to the park close by to play with Jeremy's new dog. We walked in silence, just listening to the sounds around us. I thought about 1862 when I was riding around this area with my mother.
Flashback
"Annabelle, are you coming?"
"Yes mother. Just a minute."
I sped ahead on my horse to catch up with my mother.
"What were you doing back there Annabelle?"
"I stopped to find some flowers for my bedroom. Aren't they beautiful?"
"Yes, they are. But we must hurry. We should be home soon."
"Ok mama."
"When it is time for us to leave Denver, where would you like to go?"
"I want to go to a place called Mystic Falls. I heard some of the villagers talking about it at the store."
"Alright, I'll talk to Katherine about it. We should come back here sometime after though. I like it here."
"We're almost home mother."
End Flashback
"Hello, Anna?"
"Huh? What's up Jer?"
"We're here Anna. I called you like five times. What's wrong?"
"Oh nothing. I was just thinking about my mother. We went riding somewhere around here one time."
"Do you remember which place she liked to spend time at the most? Maybe we could go there and see if she's there."
"I know she liked the place we went riding at which was somewhere around here. I can't really tell. Everything has changed so much. She also liked spending time at home when we were not busy."
"Well then we can start looking around here first. We can just play with Max for a little bit then I'll run him back home."
"Thanks Jer."
"No problem."
Jeremy's POV
"Okay so Max is at home. Where should we start looking Anna?"
"I think we should start at our old house. I'm not sure if it's still there, but if I see it, I think I'll remember it."
"Let's go then."
We walked around for about an hour while Anna told me stories about her and her mother. We were about to give up and look somewhere else when we came up to a large abandoned house. Anna recognized it right away.
"That's where we lived!" she screamed, then ran inside calling for her mother.
I waited for her patiently outside while she searched the inside and outside of the house. She slowly and sadly walked back to me after her search.
"She's not there. I thought she would be here."
"Hey, don't worry. We still have other places we have to look. We'll find her. Where should we look next?"
"We should try the path we went riding on. But it's almost dark out here. Maybe we should wait until tomorrow. It's a full moon tonight."
"Ok. Let's go get something to eat. I'm hungry. We can buy something and bring it back to your place. Then you won't even have to leave your house again later."
"That would be great Jer. Thanks."
Anna's POV
We spent hours talking to each other after Jeremy devoured the food he bought. As he got up to head home, he told me to be ready early tomorrow morning to start our search. He was almost out the door when I pulled him back inside and kissed him passionately. He wrapped his arms around my waist and I melted into his embrace. We finally stopped when we needed air, but Jeremy still kept his arms around me as if he was afraid to let me go and lose me again.
"I've missed you so much Jer."
"Me too."
Then his cell phone started to ring. He loosened his arms slightly to reach for his back pocket to see whether it was a message he could ignore for now.
"It's Ada. She wants to know where I am and if I'm ok. I should probably go. It's already 1. Don't want to make her worry too much. She might call Elena to have me sent away." He said with a grin.
"Ok then. Bye. See you tomorrow."
I gave him a quick goodnight kiss, and then he walked out the door. Just before I shut the door, Jeremy called my name.
"Yeah, what's wrong Jer?"
"I love you. It was always you. Even after you were gone."
I smiled.
"I love you too. Forever."
He smiled, and then turned onto the sidewalk. I watched him and Max walk away and turn off the street before I finally closed the door and went to get ready for bed.
Jeremy's POV
"Come on Max, we have to go get Anna. We're going on an adventure today."
I quickly fastened the leash onto Max's collar and walked out the door. It was sunny and warm outside. A perfect day to go on our search for Anna's mother. I stopped by the bakery to get something to eat on the way to Anna's place.
Knock knock knock.
Anna opened the door with a smile. "Hey Jeremy. Ready to search?"
She turned to reach for her bag and put it on before turning back towards me to give me a quick kiss.
"Yep. I brought Max along to search with us today. Hope you don't mind."
"Of course not. He's adorable." She said as she bent down to pet Max.
"Alright then. Let's get going."
We went back to Anna's old house and went from there. We followed the path that they took in 1862 when they were riding. The path was very quiet, so we stayed in a comfortable silence as we walked. I had Anna's hand in one of mine as we walked, and Max's leash in my other hand. As we walked I thought about everything. I thought about how I would tell Elena that Anna was back, how she would respond to it, and about Anna. The more I thought about it, the weirder it seemed to me. My girlfriend was centuries older than me, she was stronger and faster than me, and she was a vampire. Suddenly, Anna spoke, breaking me out of my thoughts.
"There should be a small pond at the end of this path. We spent a few hours there with the horses that day. It was warm and sunny like it is today."
"That sounds really nice. Hey there it is. Let's go look."
"I'll just go look really quickly. Wait here."
"Ok. Good luck."
Then she was gone. I started checking my phone for any new messages. There were a few from some of the guys at school, but nothing special or important. I noticed that Anna had been gone for about 5 minutes now. The area wasn't that big. She should have been back by now. What's taking her so long? What if something happened to her? I should go check to see if she's ok.
I started walking forward, going towards the lake.
"Anna?"
No response.
"Anna? Are you ok?"
Anna's POV
I sped around the lake not expecting to find anything. As I was about to leave, I saw a woman with black hair and dark clothes standing by the lake.
"Momma? Is that you?"
She turned around and looked at me, then smiled, tearing up. It was her. I ran towards her to hug her.
"Annabelle.", she said through my hair, "I've missed you so much. You found me."
I looked at her and couldn't help but cry, so I buried my face into her shoulder to hide my face.
"It's okay. Everything's ok now. We're together again." She whispered tearfully into my ear.
"Wait how can I touch you? Aren't you a ghost?"
She smiled at me. "Emily found me first. She used a spell and turned me back into a vampire. So I could be with my daughter again. She told me that you were a vampire again and you were looking for me. I stayed here because I knew you would think of coming here eventually. I wouldn't know where to start looking for you." She said with a laugh, "You don't plan out where you go. You just move wherever you feel like and you never talked about a certain place you wanted to go. You were too unpredictable to be found."
"We can finally be together again momma?"
"Forever, Annabelle."
Then I heard a voice call from behind me, "Anna, where are you? Are you ok?"
"Annabelle, who is that?"
She pushed me behind her, standing guard in front. Protecting me. I put my hand gently on her shoulder, turning her around to face me, while calming her down.
"It's just Jeremy. He was helping me look for you."
"The Gilbert boy? Why are you still with him? I thought I told you to stop talking to him."
"He was helping me momma."
"His family is the reason I was stuck in the tomb. Remember?"
I needed her to calm down, so I said the thing I knew would get her to stop and listen to me.
"I know. I was just getting him to help me. I only found him again so I could use him to find you. My plan was to get rid of him after I was with you again."
I regretted what I said the second I finished. Then I heard rustling behind me, and turned around. Jeremy had been behind me the whole time. He heard everything I said.
"Wow, I can't believe it. I actually thought you loved me. I mean why would you right? I'm just here to do your dirty work for you." He said angrily. Then his tone changed. It was full of sadness and betrayal, "Well, I'm glad you're back with your mother. Don't worry. You won't have to compel me. I'll leave you guys alone."
"No, Jer, you know I didn't mean any of that."
"No, I don't Anna. I know you tend to use others to do your dirty work for you. That's how you got your mother back the first time. Isn't it? How do I know you aren't doing that now?"
I didn't know what to say. There was nothing I could do right now to prove my love for him. What he said was true. It was exactly what I did. Whenever I needed something to be done, I manipulated someone into believing I cared for them to get them to help me. I had no proof that this time was any different. I was going to lose him again, except this time, there wouldn't be anyone I could use to help me get him back. All I could do was stand there, crying, while he looked at me hoping for an answer to tell him he was wrong.
"Goodbye Anna." Then quietly and hesitantly he said, "I love you."
Then he turned and walked away, leaving me by the lake with my mother, taking my heart with him.
"I love you too." I whispered, "Forever."
Finally! The third chapter is done. I made it longer than all of these other ones to make up for not updating. I know it's been a very long time since I updated, but I hope you guys will still read this and review. I'll try my best to update this soon. :)