Krystal and Damon drove back to the boarding house, in silence. When Damon pulled up to the house and cut the engine Krystal decided to break the silence,
"You really love Elena," Krystal softly stated.
"I did, I just cant handle her little mind games anymore, I will help her any way I can because she didn't ask for any of this, but I cant waste my life waiting for her to figure out who she wants, besides, she choose the night she died, and it wasn't me," Damon seriously.
"What happened?" Krystal asked,
"Once Elena found out Klaus' body was on fire she called me, she was halfway to me when she said she was turning around, she was going to go back home to Stefan, and the others, I asked her if it was only me and Stefan who would she pick to say goodbye to personally, she still picked Stefan," Damon seriously. Krystal gave him a sympathy look, he quickly got out of the car before she could try and make him feel better. Krystal got out, slowly she walked around the car and walked over to him, she didn't want to spook him.
"This is your chance, you can move on and start fresh, we could do it together after these guys are taken care of we could leave together, I am not one for small towns," Krystal explained.
"Yeah, I've already told Stefan I would leave town if Elena picked Stefan, so let me try to help her through this, make sure she doesn't do anything stupid and then we can leave," Damon agreed, she hugged him,
"You should not have to waste your immortal life on one girl no matter how special she is, if she has already chosen Stefan then let her go," Krystal explained.
"You're right, we have other places to check out," Damon nodded as he hugged her back, they went in the house and got settled down, Damon with bourbon in hand and Krystal pouring a hot cup of coffee for herself. They sat just staring at the fire, in silence, finally Krystal decided to get up and go take a bath,
"Where are you going?" Damon asked,
"I figured I would go take a bath, think a little bit about this weeks coming events, and go to bed," Krystal explained.
"Alright," Damon nodded, he was about to head to his room when Krystal's phone went off, Damon turned and saw Krystal drop her phone and go completely stiff, he zipped over to Krystal using his vampire speed,
"Krystal?" Damon confused,
"Its him," Krystal mumbled out, Damon looked at the phone, Elena came in with Stefan, Damon answered the phone,
"Who is this?" Damon playing stupid.
"Krystal knows who this is, seems like she has fallen in with a few vampires this time, hm?" the man's voice smirking on the other line,
"Yeah, she is much more stronger now to kick your ass, guess you shouldn't have tried to kill her and her parents," Damon sneered,
"Is that your camaro, I would have pegged you for a more classic car, maybe a 65' Mustang, cherry red, too bad," the man hanging up. Suddenly there was an explosion outside, Damon got Krystal down as Stefan got Elena down to protect her as well,
"That bastard, he better not have blown my car up," Damon growled, Krystal was shaking all over, her eyes wide as if she were a deer caught in headlights, Damon pulled away from her,
"Damon, don't, they know you are a vampire, what if they have some kind of stakes or arrows," Krystal asked.
"I got this, Stefan, get the girls in the basement, or out the back, either way get them out of here," Damon seriously, Stefan got Elena and Krystal to the basement, glass suddenly broke, Krystal freaked out, she screamed out, Stefan ran back up to Damon, Elena held onto Krystal,
"Shh, its going to be okay, they will take care of these guys, you're going to be okay," Elena trying to calm her down, but Krystal wasn't looking at Elena, she was staring in the corner of the room, she was seeing her dead brother.
"You have to end this, this is your fight," Krystal's brother's voice entering her head,
"I cant, I'm scared," Krystal shaking her head,
"You can, you are strong now, you can fight back now, you have the upper hand, I'll help you do it," her brother explained. Krystal shook her head,
"I cant," Krystal cried,
"You can, do it for me, do it for your sister, don't run, stand and hold your ground like I did for you," her brother explained.
"You can use your speed, maybe this will help," her brother disappearing, Krystal waited, the stereo suddenly came to life,
I'm so stubborn
It's how I got here
So alone
Feels like forever
I wanna swim away
And breathe in the open air
But I feel so afraid
Then I hear you say
Hang on
Krystal saw her brother again,
"Come on, you can do this, they are going to need your help, use your speed and get up to Damon's room, he has weapons up there," her brother explained.
"Stay here Elena, stay down," Krystal explained,
"Where are you going?" Elena confused,
"I've got to do this, its my fight, I cant let them get killed because of me," Krystal zipping off. She got to Damon's room, she dug around and found the weapons, she grabbed the bow, some arrows, some stakes of her own, and crouched to the balcony that overlooked the parlor.
When the water is rising
Hang on
When the waves are crashing
Hang on
Just don't ever let go
Slowly she stood up assessed the movements downstairs, there were four guys that she saw, one was about to shoot Damon, another was fighting with Damon, another guy was fighting Stefan as another was trying to shoot Stefan with an arrow. Krystal got on the railing and crouched, she had perfect balance, she pulled an arrow back and shot at the guy aiming to shoot Damon, she hit him in the forehead, he was dead, she tried taking out the other shooter but he found her hiding place.
She jumped and flipped off the balcony her trench coat flying in the wind, Damon was caught off guard by her entrance and was stabbed in the chest with a stake, he was okay but was out like a light now.
I'm so hungry
How can I stay here
Starving
For what I hold so dear
Like a hurricane
It takes everything from me
Wake me from this dream
Hang on
The stereo still blaring in the background, Krystal had a stake in her hand and stabbed the guy perfectly in the heart who had took Damon out, she felt an arrow flying at her, she turned and caught it in her hand, she flipped over to the guy who shot at her, she kicked him in the head then took an arrow and stabbed him perfectly in the heart for good measure.
When the water is rising
Hang on
When the waves are crashing
Hang on
Just don't ever let go
Hang on
When your barely breathing
Hang on
When your heart's still beating
Hang on
Just don't ever let go
She turned and Stefan had the other guy's head snapped, she stared at Stefan and then over at Damon, she was about to move but she felt an arrow's tip at the back of her neck,
"Hello, my little dark angel, I guess I should have made sure you were dead the first time I killed you," a guy smiling.
"You killed my parents," Krystal gasped as she stood stiff, Stefan stared her in the eye,
"Yeah, I killed you too, or else you wouldn't be a blood sucker right now, the boss is very pissed that I didn't do a good enough job the first time, but after the guys and I kill you, and your new little friends and lets not forget your dear sister, and take back the heads, he'll give me a bonus," the guy smirking.
Three days, thirty years
So hopeless
Doesn't matter
Don't say its too late
If you blink your eyes the sun is rising
The sun is rising
Hang on
Krystal bit her bottom lip, showing her fangs to Stefan, she was staring off away from Stefan,
"Do it, you got this sis," her brother nodded, Krystal closed her eyes,
"Lets start with this guy right here," the guy behind Krystal taking the arrow off her neck and pointing over her shoulder, which was a big mistake, in the blink of an eye Krystal had the guy flipped over on his back in front of her and a stake perfectly through his heart as she was straddled over him. She broke through his neck with her fangs and drank from the dead guy to fill her stomach, slowly she looked up, blood dripping from her chin, her eyes still veined out and bloody red.
When the water is rising
Hang on
When the waves are crashing
Hang on
Just don't ever let go
Hang on
When your barely breathing
Hang on
When your heart's still beating
Hang on
Just don't ever let go
I don't own the song which is by Plumb: Hang On