OMG! The season two premiere did not disappoint! My favorite part was definitely when Stefan called Katherine a manipulative bitch!
The second episode was good too! i can't decide whether or not i like Caroline as a vampire. and how cute were stefan and elena at the end, i want more scenes like that!
Anyway, here's chapter 8. Enjoy! :)
Reminder: flashbacks in italics
"Whoa. What do you think you're doing?" Stefan comes running over to me. "I'm carrying this inside. It's the last box…finally." I said it like it was obvious. It's been four weeks and we've finally have moved all of my things to Stefan's. And telling Jenna was pretty easy. She didn't like the idea of being all alone in the house, but she was happy for us.
"I can see that. What I meant was that you shouldn't be carrying it, you're pregnant."
His over protectiveness can be very cute and sweet but also sometimes very annoying. "Relax, it's not that heavy. Besides, I'm pregnant not elderly."
"I don't care. I still don't want you carrying it." He takes the box from me and carries upstairs.
I sigh, there's no point in arguing with him. He won't listen; he'll just keep telling me it's better for me and the baby.
I follow behind Stefan into the house. "Stefan lets go. We don't want to be late for our doctors appoint—"
Before I can finish my sentence, he is next to me with a huge grin on his face. "I can't wait to see the baby for the first time." He rubs my stomach. Suddenly his expression changes to a look of panic. "What if something is wrong?"
Damon walks in. "Calm down, little brother, my nephew will be perfectly healthy. That's one of the vampire perks he gets to have."
I smile. "And how are you so sure it's a boy?"
"Because I'm never wrong, and I just know it will be a boy. And him and I are going to have some fun." He smirks.
I don't like the smirk or the look in his eye, it makes me nervous. "Damon whatever you are thinking it's a no!"
He looks innocent. "I have no idea what you're talking about. I just meant I would take him to the park and stuff." I don't buy it.
"Yeah, sure. But, I'm warning you, if you try anything at all you will never go near our child again."
He puts his hands up in surrender. "Whatever you say… mommy." He smirks again and goes upstairs.
I look up at Stefan. "Stefan, I know he's your brother but I'm completely serious. If he tries anything you better hide all the wood from me!"
He laughs. "I promise, I will make sure he stays in line."
We drive to the clinic, the same one we went to, to find out if I really was pregnant. We sit in the waiting room for about fifteen minutes when they call my name.
The nurse has me sit down on the bed and Stefan pulls up a chair to sit next to me. We anxiously wait another ten minutes when the doctor comes in.
"Hello, Elena. I'm Dr. Conway." She looks at Stefan. "I'm assuming you're the father."
He stands and shakes her hand. "Yes. Stefan Salvatore."
"Nice to meet you both. So, lets get started. Elena, how have you been feeling? Any morning sickness?"
"No, not really. I'll sometimes get kind of nausea, but that's all."
She smiles warmly. "Well, lucky you." She asks us a couple more standard questions that are easy to answer.
"Now, I'm going to get the ultrasound machine and we can take a look at your baby."
She pulls out the machine and squirts some of the cold gel on my stomach, I flinch a little. She rubs the wand over my lower abdomen. Stefan takes hold of my hand and both of us are holding our breaths.
Suddenly something comes up on the screen. She doctor points to the middle of the screen. "That right there, is your baby."
"Wow." I hear Stefan whisper beside me.
She points out other things. "There is the head, the arms and the legs. You look to be about ten weeks along. So, it's too soon to tell the sex, but if you want to know, we can probably find out at your next appointment. Lets see if we can get a heartbeat."
She messes with some dials on the machine and then the most amazing sound fills the room. Our child's heartbeat.
"Incredible. Do you hear that?" Stefan is in awe.
"Yeah," is all I am able to say.
"That is the most remarkable thing I have ever heard." I've never seen him happier than he is now. He leans in and kisses me on the lips.
"The heartbeat sounds very strong and the baby looks very healthy." We knew that the baby would be healthy but hearing it confirmed from the doctor is still a relief.
Dr. Conway turns off the machine and hands me a paper towel to wipe off the gel.
"Elena, just make sure you eat healthy and I will see you again in four weeks."
Stefan shakes her hand again. "Thank you so much doctor."
She smiles. "Just doing my job."
When we get back to the boarding house we can't wait to tell Jeremy and Damon how the appointment went. As we walk towards the den I hear two voices, one is Damon and the other I can't make out right away. I feel Stefan tense up next to me and as we get closer I know immediately who Damon is with because the voice matches my own. Katherine.
What the hell is she doing here? Why would Damon let her in? She broke his heart he should be pissed, not happily chatting away with her.
We walk into the den reluctantly. I thought hearing them just talking was a shock. But it was nothing compared to what I am seeing now I almost couldn't comprehend. Not only were they laughing together, but Damon was holding her hands and they were sitting awfully close to each other.
It was Stefan to speak up. "What the fuck is she doing here Damon?" His anger evident in his voice.
Damon jumps up from the couch and looks like a dear caught in the headlights.
Katherine stands as well and takes Damon's hand back in hers. She looks perfectly calm. "Damon and I are back together." She said it as if it was the obvious.
I am in total disbelief. "What? You cannot be serious! When the hell did that happen?"
Katherine opens her mouth to speak but I cut her off. "No. I was talking to Damon." I look directly at him. "Explain." I spit out.
He takes a deep breath. "It was about three weeks ago. Right after you decided to move in."
It was late. Damon had left the boarding house with Elena, Stefan, and Jeremy sleeping inside. He was thirsty and knew that if he didn't go now, he would have to go in the morning. And he always hated going in the morning when Stefan was home because he would get those disapproving looks from Stefan as if what he was doing was wrong. He can't live off animal blood like Stefan can, that stuff is disgusting compared to the rich, hot and empowering blood of a human.
He suddenly can smell blood and follows the scent to its source. It leads him down a dark alley behind a bar. When he gets closer he sees her. Katherine was bent over a middle aged man, drinking him dry.
When she's finished she looked up at him and smirked. "If I knew you were coming I would have saved you some." She easily picked up the man, tossed him into the near by dumpster and forcefully shut the lid. "Did you come looking for a midnight snack? Or were you looking for me?" She eyes him carefully. "I bet you looking for me." She walked up to him and ran he finger down his chest. "I know you can't resist me, Damon."
He can't be here any longer. He might not be able to control himself from doing something he really wants to do. He turns to leave but Katherine takes his arm and turns him around to face her again.
"Don't leave. Please." She pleads. He sees something in her eyes that reminds him of the Katherine he knew all those years ago. But, could it all be an act?
He knows he should say something but he doesn't know what. "Katherine, I want you to be honest with me for once in your life."
She nods. "Okay."
He looks her in the eye. "Why are you really here? Are you here just to fuck with me and Stefan?" He can't keep the bitterness out of his tone.
Her face softens and again Damon is reminded of the old Katherine he fell in love with. "Honestly…I came back for you, Damon. I missed you, I wanted to see you." He still questions whether or not she is sincere. "I'm still in love with you, Damon. And I wanted to see if we still had a chance to be together."
It's quiet for a while. Finally Katherine leans in and presses her lips to Damon's and he doesn't stop her. Instead he grabs the back of her neck and kisses her deeper. He completely forgets about his thirst and focuses only on Katherine. The way she feels, tastes, smells. He can't get enough of her. He knows in his heart what he wants, to be with Katherine, and he doesn't care what anyone else will think. He is Damon Salvatore and he will do whatever the hell he wants.
"And we've been together since." Damon finishes.
Stefan is pissed. "And were you ever going to tell us this bit of information?"
"Yes. I was just waiting for a good time. You and Elena have been so busy moving in that I thought I would wait."
"I cannot believe you. I never thought you could do anything like this. After everything she has done to us!" His voice starts to rise.
"That was so long ago. Get over, Stefan. Move on already." Damon smirks. "Or are you jealous that Katherine picked me over you?"
Stefan face turns to pure rage but I can see he is holding himself back. No one speaks for a few minutes. Finally, Stefan expression changes to one of pity. He sighs. "You know, Damon, I really thought that you were coming around. That you were trying to be a better person. I can see now that I was very wrong." Stefan looks at me and takes my hand. "Come on, Elena. Lets go."
We didn't know where else to go, so Stefan and I are just sitting in my old, and now empty, bedroom. I'm sitting up cross-legged against the wall and Stefan head is in my lap, staring up at the ceiling. I run my fingers through his hair, trying to calm him down.
"What is he thinking?" That's about the fifth time he has asked that question in the past thirty minutes, since we left the boarding house.
And my answer is always the same. "I don't know. It's Damon. Whose knows what he's thinking."
He looks up at me. "I don't trust her with Damon… I don't trust her around you. And if she and Damon are together now she'll always be around. How can we go back to the boarding house? I don't want you anywhere near her."
"What can we do? That's where we live. And until Katherine actually does something wrong, there's nothing we can do. We'll just have to go back there and try to ignore her. We can pretend she's not there." He starts to protest. "Besides, she won't be able to touch me because I know you will be there to protect all the time." I smile and so does he but I can tell he still isn't completely comfortable with the idea of Katherine being constantly around.
When we get back to the boarding house Katherine is still there. We start towards Stefan's room but hearing Katherine's voice stops us and we turn to face her.
"Please don't mad at Damon. We just want to be together. Can't you just give us your blessing?"
Stefan looks intently at her. "Ha! You are crazy if you think I will give you anything of the sort. I will never be okay with you and Damon."
I think I see a quick flicker of anger but it's gone so fast I'm not sure if it was really there. "Fine. But you can't stop us from being together."
"I know I can't. So, as long as you stay far away from Elena and me, I won't start anything if you don't" He doesn't wait to hear her response. He just takes my hand and we go upstairs.
Katherine watches them walk up the stairs hand in hand. Well, step one was complete: getting Damon to trust her. Looks like step two will take some work: getting Stefan and Elena to trust her. That's alright. She can be patient for the thing she wants most-revenge.