Eddie thought Cadence was just being overly dramatic because she was still intoxicated, once he had his comfortable jeans on and a t-shirt thrown on he had started to think about Cadence's words.
"They are all dead, she isn't my sister anymore," Cadence's voice played in his head. He went to the fridge to get something to drink, there he found a blood bag, two blood bags in fact. Krystal and Stefan just walked in, Eddie popped out of the kitchen, gun aimed at Krystal.
"Who the fuck are you?" Eddie asked, Stefan's eyes widened a little, he slowly started to move in front of Krystal,
"Take it easy Eddie, lets just calm down and sit down and we can talk about this," Stefan seriously, Eddie shot at him but Krystal moved, she was shot in the side, just grazed by the bullet, Cadence heard the gun go off and she ran downstairs in only a towel and with shampoo still in her hair.
"Eddie!" Cadence gasped, she caught him off guard, he was already freaked out by Krystal and accident shot Cadence, she stared at Krystal and shakily brought her hand up from her abdomen covered by her towel, she looked at the blood and swallowed hard. Krystal was stunned, Stefan grabbed Eddie and the gun, Krystal swiftly ran and caught Cadence before she dropped to the floor, Eddie jerked away from Stefan and moved to Cadence.
"Cadence, oh god, I am so sorry," Eddie panicking, he shakily got out his cell phone, Cadence coughed up a little blood, Krystal was rolling up her sleeve when she saw him dialing, she snatched the phone from him and threw it into the wall, she then bit her wrist and got Cadence to drink her blood.
"Damn it Krystal, we have to get her to the hospital!" Eddie harshly,
"No, I've got it, she'll be alright," Krystal calmly, Cadence finally held onto to Krystal's wrist as she continued to feed from her, Krystal could feel her energy slipping away, but she needed to make sure her sister got enough of her blood in her system to heal her. Krystal peeled back the bloodstained towel to make sure she was healing, the bullet was slowly being pushed out of her sister's healing wound. Finally Krystal pulled away, leaning against the wall.
"What the hell is your problem?" Krystal shouted at Eddie,
"You, you aren't Cadence's sister, who the hell are you?" Eddie shouted,
"She is my sister," Cadence trying to sit up,
"Lay down," Krystal weakly commanded.
"Why the hell are there blood bags in the fridge?" Eddie asked, Stefan looked at Krystal, she stared at Stefan, then glanced down at Cadence,
"I died with our parents," Krystal softly.
"You what? You cant be dead, you are sitting here talking to me," Eddie explained, Stefan left and came back over to Krystal with a glass full of blood. Eddie stared at the glass and was confused,
"Thanks Stefan," Krystal drinking the blood. Pulling her lips from the glass and swallowing,
"I am a vampire," Krystal softly,
"Vampires don't exist," Eddie seriously. Krystal made her eyes vein out and her fangs elongated, he stumbled back,
"I wont hurt you," Krystal making her fangs and the veins around her eyes disappear.
"So, Cadence, her drinking your blood?" Eddie stuttered out,
"It healed her, she's fine, she just needs to rest, sleep off my blood, if she died right now she would be in transition of becoming a vampire," Krystal explained.
"Can you carry her upstairs and try to clean her up a little," Krystal asked,
"Um, yeah," Eddie still a little cautious around Krystal. Slowly he got Cadence up in his arms, he went upstairs with her,
"She wont hurt you," Cadence explained,
"She died with your parents?" Eddie asked,
"Yeah, apparently she made it to the hospital and a doctor gave her vampire blood," Cadence explained,
"You were right, you lost everyone in your family," Eddie softly.
"She became a vampire to protect me from the guys that were after her," Cadence explained,
"Are those guys gone?" Eddie asked,
"Yeah, she and Stefan's brother Damon took care of them, they are all dead," Cadence nodded.
"And the way Stefan moved like that, taking the gun from my hand, is he…" Eddie hesitated,
"A vampire, yeah," Cadence softly, Eddie nodded, his eyes didn't wander her body once while he cleaned her up.
"I didn't mean to shoot you," Eddie feeling bad,
"Hey, its alright, Krystal covered me, you don't have to worry about her, she is going back to Colorado," Cadence softly.
"Why?" Eddie confused,
"Because she hates small towns and she doesn't want to get close to me, or anyone else, she is happy being a ghost, frankly I don't think she knows how to live," Cadence explained.
"Your sister loves you, she wants you to be happy, look at what she did for us," Eddie pointed out.
"Yeah, I just wish someone could talk some sense into her," Cadence sadly,
"I'm sure Stefan can get through to her, he seems good for her," Eddie explained. While they were upstairs Krystal was still drinking the blood, Stefan checked her side,
"I'm fine, I just need some sleep," Krystal mumbled.
"Maybe you should shower first, it will relax you," Stefan suggested,
"Do you think it will be alright staying here now that he knows?" Krystal asked.
"I'm sure it will be, I hid his gun and if you want I can stay up and make sure he doesn't try to kill you again. Why didn't you tell him I was a vampire?" Stefan asked, Krystal laughed a little.
"Well you kind of did that whole vampire speed in front of him so I'm sure he already knows, humans don't possess that kind of speed," Krystal shrugged,
"But why didn't you?" Stefan asked, she rolled her eyes,
"He didn't need to know," Krystal moving to the bathroom and shutting and locking the door.
Meanwhile Bonnie was at the boarding house, she and Damon were trying to find anything out about Elena and the baby she was carrying, Dr. Fell had already done a ultrasound on her and all the machines indicated that the baby she was carrying was human and alive.
The doctor had sent Elena home with prenatal vitamins and told her she needed to the eat human food for the baby but also get enough human blood for her vampire body to hold up. Elena was currently a month pregnant and was laying on the couch in the parlor room,
"This would be a lot easier if I could do this as a human," Elena grouchy.
"Hey grumpy puss, why don't you go upstairs and lay down," Damon patting her leg, Elena slapped him away,
"We are trying to find something, I've called my mom and my cousin, we are all over it," Bonnie calmly.
"Well look harder," Elena starting to cry,
"Damon, take her upstairs, she needs to rest," Bonnie rubbing her temples.
"Come on, I'll carry you if you want," Damon being super nice to her,
"I am fine, I can walk, I'm not handicapped!" Elena growled,
"Well you need to go lay down," Damon trying to get her to the stairs, she slapped him away.
"I don't want to be anywhere near the douchbag's room," Elena talking about Stefan, Damon's eyebrows raised and he smirked.
"Well you can have my room, I'll turn on some music for your baby and I'll bring you some food and your prenatal vitamins," Damon slowly getting her into his room.
"Why are being so nice?" Elena grunted out,
"Because you want this baby, you have to take it easy, I love you Elena, you have to know this is dangerous," Damon getting her to lay down on his huge bed. He got her comfortable and pulled the covers over her,
"Thank you Damon, me and Stefan broke up, he doesn't want this baby with me," Elena explained. Damon gently caressed her cheek,
"He loves you Elena, if he didn't think you could lose your life in this situation he would want this child, I would want the child if I didn't think your life was at risk," Damon seriously. Elena cried,
"I am here, you still have me," Damon hugging her,
"My feelings are growing, they have magnified ever since I've turned, and… I think I'm in love with you," Elena holding onto him. Damon was stunned,
"Is this why you guys broke up?" Damon asked.
"Half of it yeah, the other half because of this baby," Elena explained, she pulled away slowly, stopping when she was an inch away from him, she caressed his cheek,
"I want to be with you Damon, only you, you aren't making me get rid of this baby," Elena staring into his eyes.
"I wanted you to get everything you wanted from life and I think you will make a great mother, but you should know if this gets to the point of too much of a risk I will have to jump in and make a decision for you, I will not lose you Elena," Damon strongly.
He got up and turned the stereo on and put a CD in, classical music came softly out of the speakers.
"Don't you have a CD player with headphones?" Elena asked, Damon got up and looked around, he found some headphones and a portable CD player and slipped the CD in.
"There, you just hold the headphones close to your…belly there so the baby can hear it, studies show it calms the baby and gives it more smarts," Damon seriously. Elena giggled and took the headphones,
"You aren't nervous about pregnant women are you?" Elena asked,
"I haven't been around many pregnant women or vampires," Damon getting back up.
"I'm going to go get you some blood and your prenatal vitamins, are you comfortable?" Damon asked.
"I could use some more pillows behind me here," Elena softly, Damon got her raised up and put her another pillow behind her.
"Alright, you be comfortable and I will be right back," Damon about to leave, Elena grabbed his wrist and pulled him back, he turned around and she raised up and kissed him, he couldn't help but kiss her back, he wanted her for so long and she was wanting him.
It was right, this was right, he could help her raise his brother's baby if he didn't want to have anything to do with it. Slowly he pulled away,
"Are you sure about this?" Damon asked,
"I love you Damon, as much as I want this baby," Elena explained.
"Good, I love you too, now you are going to have to let me go so I can go get your pills and some blood for you," Damon smiling. Damon left and went down and got her prenatal vitamins and some water and a blood bag,
"There's a fresh pot started, maybe you can find something that can make her a less of a grumpy puss," Damon explained.
"That's just what women do, at least when they are pregnant," Bonnie explained,
"Well, I've got to go try and keep her calm and relaxed," Damon explained.
"Good luck," Bonnie laughed a little,
"Hey witchy…thank you for this, for all of this," Damon seriously.
"You're welcome," Bonnie nodded, Damon gave her a smirk as he headed up, if he didn't know any better Bonnie was coming to like him, at least a little bit. Damon came back in his room,
"Hey, I brought you so water… for your pills," Damon finding her asleep. He sat the blood bag and water down,
"Elena, hey, wake up, babe," Damon shaking her a little,
"Hm?" Elena sleepily,
"I got your pill, you need to wake up and eat as well," Damon strongly. Elena slowly moved around and sat up, he gave her the pills and the water and watched her take them, he couldn't wait until she was showing, she would look so cute. Damon held back a laugh,
"What's so funny?" Elena asked,
"Nothing….its just, you are going to look amazing when you are showing, and we'll get you some cute clothes and go shopping for baby stuff," Damon explained. Elena laughed at Damon,
"You have this all figured out and your even more excited than I am about this," Elena looking at the blood bag.
"You know I cant drink that, I cant keep it down," Elena explained,
"Elena, you have to try, try again, you have to eat. Please, do it for me," Damon explained, Elena took the blood bag and popped the top off, she glanced at him and took it slow.
"How do you feel?" Damon asked, Elena looked at the bag,
"I'm okay, yeah, I mean before it just tasted like hot garbage, but now, wow, I can drink it from the bag, maybe the batch I had the first time was bad, but its fine now, thank you Damon, I don't know what I would do without you," Elena hugging him.
He hugged her back but he was so confused, stumped really, he pulled away but didn't let her know that he thought something was wrong with her.
"Good, drink the rest, I'm going to go check and see how Bonnie is coming along," Damon patting her leg. He left the room, he came down to Bonnie, finding her getting a refill on coffee,
"I think something weird is going on," Damon leaning over the kitchen bar,
"Yeah, you just realizing this?" Bonnie drinking her coffee.
"No, I'm talking about Elena being able to drink from a blood bag," Damon whispered harshly. Bonnie stopped drinking her coffee,
"But she cant, she cant hold it down," Bonnie seriously.
"I just told her to drink from the bag for me, and she did and she held it down," Damon explained,
"You are the one that told her that she had to drink from the vein," Bonnie confused, Damon sat down and started thinking, after a few minutes it clicked,
"Oops," Damon's eyes widen a little, he got up and placed himself some distance from Bonnie,
"What, what is it Damon?" Bonnie asked,
"She is sired by me, she's been sired," Damon explained.
"You have got to be joking," Bonnie whispered harshly,
"How the hell do you explain how she can suddenly drink from a blood bag?" Damon getting a little loud.
"Oh god, oh my god," Bonnie running her hand through her hair,
"Just calm down, start looking for something about this is your books, ask your mother, you cousin, any other family that are into the witchy voodoo stuff," Damon explained. Bonnie got on the phone with them, Damon went back upstairs, he found Elena asleep again, slowly he walked over and laid down with her, she moved over to him and cuddled against him. He hesitated, then slipped down into bed and cuddled with her and soon fell asleep.