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Chapter 8

"Ugh!" Elena groaned as she fell onto my bed. "We're never going to get out of here"

"We will," I said as I was sitting by my computer typing my English essay. "Just until Damon tells Bonnie to do so"

The thing was, Elena and I were stuck in the house all day. After Elena's incident and my New York trip, Justin, Bonnie, Jeremy and Damon all agreed that we should stay in the house to keep us both safe. Bonnie put up a spell to have Elena and I trapped in and I couldn't use my magic to get us out. So…this made us officially grounded.

"Can we please," Elena said as she went down on her knees and begged. "Look up a spell. We could probity find something"

"Yeah," I turned my rolly chair towards her "and if we do find something and try to break Bonnie's witch spell, we could be stuck in here permanently" I rolled back and went back to typing.

Elena let out a sigh as I heard the bed squeak and her feet hitting the hardwood floor. "Do you want to go grab some grub," she asked as I was still typing. "I can make some pudding" I turned my rolly chair again and faced Elena, who was now standing by the door.

"Vanilla or Chocolate?" I asked with a smile.

She smiled back. "Chocolate"

I jumped out of my seat to my feet. "Great, lets go"

Elena giggled as she walked out door first and I followed out the room and walked down the stairs with her. We walked around the corner of the stairs until we saw Jenna digging threw the cupboard under the stairs and grabbed some boxes.

"Hey," Elena said as we both walked up to Aunt Jenna. "What are you doing?

" Jenna looked up from in the cupboard and turned at both of us with a smile. "Huh," she said as she lifted a box out of the cupboard. "Perfect timing" she said as she threw the box into Elena's arms. Elena jumped back when the box landed in her arms as I caught the small books falling out of the box.

"What is this stuff?"

"Your Mom's file from the historical society. I got roped into helping Mrs. Lockwood and by roped, I mean very excited to participate" right after Aunt Jenna finished her sentence, she closed the cupboard door and showed Elijah standing in the kitchen door with his hands in his jacket pockets. Elena and I both jumped back at the first look of Elijah.

"Hey," Elijah said with a smile. "I'm Elijah" I took a slow step in front of Elena in case Elijah tried to pull anything and gripped onto my wand that was hiding behind my shirt, sitting in my back pocket.

"Alex," I looked at Aunt Jenna who was glaring at me. "What are you doing"

"Oh…um," I said. "I…thought I saw something. Sorry" I stepped back and place my hands down.

"Elijah," Aunt Jenna said as she took the box out of Elena's hands, walked over to me, took the book from my hand and put it in the box. "Is doing research on Mystic Falls" She took the box to the kitchen.

Elijah walked up to Elena, leant out his hand and smiled. "It's a pleasure" he said. Elena glared at him for a second before taking his hand and shaking it. Elijah then turned to me and did the same. I glared at his hand before glaring at him straight in the eye. All he did was smile at me.

"So," Aunt Jenna said, returning from the kitchen. "You're welcome to stay here and rummage through this stuff or Alex, Elena and I could help you load it into your car"

"Yeah or I can get someone to pick it up tomorrow" Elijah said.

"Also a good plan"

"Thank you so much for inviting me into your home," Elijah said to Jenna as Jenna showed him to the door. "Oh, and Alex, Elena," Both Elena and I turned around and looked at Elijah…well…Elena looked, I glared. "I hope to see you again sometime soon"

"I'll dread the day" I said with a smile. He gave me a smirk.

"Alex!" Jenna said sternly to me. She turned to Elijah who was now standing by the front door. "I am so sorry about my niece, Elijah. I don't know what's gotten into her"

"Its ok, Jenna," He turned to me. "Teenagers will be teenagers," I glared at him again. "Thanks for the help, Jenna" he said as he exited the door.

"Any time" she said.

When the door closed behind Elijah, Elena and I bolted straight up to Jeremy's room and banged on his door hard and quickly. Elena then went to open the door but then out of nowhere, Elijah was clutching onto Elena's hand. She back away slowly. Jeremy then opened door. Elijah put his index figure over his mouth to tell us to be quite.

"What is it?" Jeremy asked.

"Um?" I turned to Elena, not knowing what to say.

"Jenna," Elena said. "was…just asking me to get you to help her with the boxes"

"Oh…yeah"

He walked pass us and went down the stairs we watched him before Elijah spoke up. "That was a wise choice"

I glared at him. "I told I'd dread the day" I said. He glared at me back.

"What do you want?" Elena asked.

"I think it's time you two and I have a little chat"

"Alright," Elena backed away, I did the same. "Lead the way"

Elijah gave us both a smile before taking the lead and leading us to Elena's room. "I'll forgive the intrusion," he said as he walked towards the window. Elena and I walked into the room. I took a seat on the bed while Elena closed the door behind her. "I mean your family no harm"

"Why did you kill those vampires when they tried to take me?" Elena asked sternly. She was referring to her 'trip' she made the day before.

Elijah took a seat beside the window. "Because I didn't want you to be taken. Klaus is the most feared and hated of The Originals but those who fear him are desperate for his approval. If word gets out that both doppelgängers exist there will be a line of vampires eager to take the both of you to him and I can't have that"

"Isn't that exactly what you're trying to do?"

"Let's just say that my goal is not to break the curse"

"What about my curse?" I asked.

"Especially not yours" He said.

"So," Elena said. "What is your goal?"

"Klaus' obsession has made him paranoid. He's a recluse. He trust only those in his immediately circle"

"As in," I said. "You?"

"Not anymore"

"So…you have not idea where is?"

"You're trying to use us to drag him out, aren't you?" Elena asked him.

"Well," Elijah said. "To do that, I need you two to stay put and stop trying to get yourselves killed"

"Right," I said as I pushed my self off the bed and landed on my feet. "And we're just suppose to trust you like that"

"If I wasn't being trustful, your family would be dead and I'd be taking you two to Klaus right now. Instead, I'm here and I'm preparing to offer you two a deal"

"What kind of a deal?" Elena asked.

He got out of his seat "Do nothing. Do nothing, live your life, stop fighting and then, when the time is right, you two and I should draw Klaus out to get him and I should make sure your friends remain unharmed"

"And then what?"

"Then I kill him"

"Just like that?"

"Just like that. I'm a man of my word, Elena. I make a deal, I keep a deal"

"Okay," I said as I walked up to him slowly with my arms crossed. "So how are you going to keep all eight of our friends slash family safe?"

"I noticed you have a friend…Bonnie, is it? She seems to possess the gift of magic and so do you and your brother," he said still looking at me. "I have friends with similar gifts"

"Witches"

"Precisely. Together we can protect you and everybody that matters to you. So," he walked pass me, to Elena. "Do you have a deal?"

I didn't want to do it. I already made my deal with Stevie. If Stevie and I could take over the Wizard World and gain full power, I could stop Klaus and protect everyone. Elijah maybe an Original but that was nothing against me…I think.

I walked over to Elena and stood beside her. "Elena," I said. "Don't do it"

"What?" Elena looked at me with a funny look.

"You know," Elijah said. We both looked at him. "You two would be incredibly foolish if you didn't accept my offer"

"Then I'm foolish," I said. I turned my head back to Elena. "Elena, please don't do it"

Elena thought about it for a minute before looking back up to Elijah. "I need you to do one more thing for me"

"You're negotiation now?" He asked with a smile. She nodded with a small smile. I rolled my eyes as I sat on the bed and crossed my arms.

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"You will thank me" Elena said, leaning against the door frame with her arms crossed. I sat by my window with one leg up on the seat and my arms crossed over my chest.

Elena wanted Elijah to release Stefan from the tomb for me but still have Katherine locked in there. Elena was the only one that made the agreement. I refused to agree. Just because he stated that he was 'A man of his word' doesn't mean I'm on his side. Stevie's plan was going to work. I don't know why but…something deep down inside me told me that I could trust Stevie. I know what she's doing and I would do what she said every step of the way.

Back in my room, Elena was still leaning against the door frame. I turned my head to her and gave her a fake smile. "No I won't"

Elena smiled while rolling her eyes and left the room. I turned my head back to the window and started looking out.

That's when I saw his refection. I smiled, turned around and saw Stefan standing in the middle of the room with his hands in his pockets. "Alex," he said. "Hey" I immediately jumped from my seat and jumped into Stefan's arms and kissed him. The happiness hit me like a wave pool.

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The next day, Stefan called me over to tell me that he was going to look for Isobel because Katherine told him that she could find Klaus. While leaving I saw Rose's werewolf bite and it looked really bad. Damon made me be nurse to Rose while he went to go check something out in town. I called Elena because I didn't want to do this on my own. To be honest, I'm still mad at Rose for kidnapping Elena and I. Everybody else might have forgiving her but I would never forgive her for what she did to us.

When Elena came over, we both took her to Damon's room and tucked her under the covers. "I hate this," she said. "I'm a vampire. I've haven't had a cold in five centuries"

"Just get into bed" Elena said as she took Rose's coat off, reveling her wound.

"We don't get sick. When we die, it's fast and sudden and it's certainly not drawn out in illness"

"You're not going to die" Elena said.

"Let's hope" I said under my breath. Rose couldn't hear me.

"It's such a human thing to say" Rose said to Elena. I started looking around Damon's room. I didn't really expect it to look like this. The bedroom was huge. It was bigger then Stefan's and the bathroom was beautiful. The walls were covered with old paintings and right above the dresser was, of coarse, a plasma screen T.V. "You've never been in Damon's room before, have you?"

I turned back to Rose who was looking at me. "Uh…no" I saw a pile of books beside the bed, I picked one of them up and read the title.

'Gone With the Wind'

Elena looked over my shoulder and let out a small laugh.

"Not what you expected?" Rose asked. "Well," I said. "I did expect a room with a bed but…not like this"

Rose gave me a small smile. "You're lucky, you know. No one's ever loved me the way you're loved"

I laughed. "I'm not so sure about that. I mean…not everybody 'loves' me"

"Trevor was my best friend. Nothing more. We spent all those years on the run from Elijah. I just never thought it was a good idea to set up roots. The whole idea of family is not exactly compatible with being a vampire," I turned and walked around the room and explored. Rose then began talking to Elena. "Why are you so eager to give up?" Rose asked Elena.

"I'm not giving up on anything"

"What do you call this whole deal with Elijah?"

"I call it my best option"

"It's the easiest option"

"That's not fair"

"Do you really think your witch friend destroyed the moonstone?"

"I spoke with Bonnie. I know that she had help of another witch; unless you mean it's Elijah's witch so no, I don't"

"You really determined to die, aren't you? The both of you?"

I turned around and glared at her. "No!" I yelled. "I'm not!" Rose opened her eyes wide and looked at me. Elena did the same. "I'm going to fight every damn step of the way. No matter what it takes" I then turned and stormed out of the room to the living room downstairs. I went to cool myself off in the living room sitting on the couch. Playing with my phone.

"Alex," I turned around and saw Elena entering threw the hallway. "Have you seen Rose?"

"I thought she was with you?" I asked.

"She was. I went to go get some clean sheet because she puked blood on the bed. I came back and she was gone. I think we should phone Damon"

"Sure," I got up from the couch and showed her my phone. "I'll phone," I dialed Damon's number but I got the voice mail. "Damon, it's me. Rose is getting worse. You better come home" I hung up the phone.

Just as I put the phone in my pocket, we heard something fall downstairs. Elena and I gave each other one quick glance before making our way downstairs. We went all the way down to the basement before making our way around the corner where the freezer was. There, Rose sat on the ground surrounded by, at least, twenty empty bags of blood bags. Rose was sucking down a blood bag with her bloody hands. She stopped when she heard us walking around the corner.

She glared at us for a couple of seconds before saying, "Katerina"

"Elena run!" I screamed as I pushed Elena a head of me and pushed down a old door behind me, blocking me from Rose. I ran upstairs where Elena was waiting for me in the living room.

"Where is she?" she asked. I shook my head before turning and stood face to face with Rose. Her eyes were red and veins and her mouth was still covered in blood. Her fangs were showing. I ran backwards and bumped into Elena as Rose stalked towards us.

"Rose," Elena said in a panic as she held her arms up. "Stop, stop, it's Elena," Rose stopped walking and started at her. "I'm not Katherine. You're hallucinating. I'm not Katherine"

Rose's eyes went back to normal and her fangs came back in. Rose looked at me for a second before her eyes turned red and veiny and her fangs popped out. "Isabella" She said before jumping me and on top of me.

"Elena!" I screamed as I tried getting Rose off of me. Elena came running over towards us and opened the curtains. Immediately, the sunlight hit Rose's back and burnt her skin. Rose backed away as she screamed in pain. I got off the floor right away followed Elena out of the living room, down the hallway.

We ran until we got to the front door. Elena reached for the handle but before she could turn it, Rose jumped her and went for her neck. Before I could grab my wand, Elena was already digging her nails into Rose's wound. Rose screamed in pain, again, as she fell to the hardwood floor.

I turned and ran upstairs to Stefan's room. Elena was following me. I slammed the door behind Elena and locked it. Elena and I then pushed the wooden dresser beside the door and placed it in front of the door. Elena ran over to the balcony door and opened the curtains so that the sunlight would come in. I grabbed my wand out of my boot and pointed it at the door. Elena made a stake out of one of the tables and did the same.

"Elena? Alex?" Rose said after she tried jiggling the door. "I know its you and not Katherine or Isabella," Rose then started coughing and then it sounded like she was puking. "Elena? Alex? Please, I need your help"

Elena turned her head to me and mouthed, 'Should we?' I shook my head then turned back to the door.

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We stayed in there until it was dark. I was sitting on the bed while Elena was sitting on the ground, leaning against one of the dressers.

She got up slowly from her spot and walked over to me. "We should go out there and check on her" Elena said.

"No," I said. "That bitch is crazy. We can't risk going out there. She'll kill us"

"Rose is our friend"

"Your friend. Not mine"

Elena glared at me for a minute. "She said sorry" "And I don't care. I will never forgive her for what she did to us. If it wasn't for her, The Originals would never know about us in the first place"

Elena rolled her eyes. "Whatever, I'm going" She walked over and pushed the dresser back.

"Elena," I threw my feet over the edge of the bed and sat up. She turned around and stared at me. "I'm not going to let you go out there alone but if she tries anything…I won't hesitate to kill her"

Elena nodded slowly and then turned back to the door and turned the handle. I pushed myself off the bed and followed Elena down the hallway, clutching onto my wand. I followed her downstairs to the living room but we couldn't find Rose. I turned around and saw that the door was open.

"Elena" I said as she turned and looked at the door as well. I heard something behind me and immediately turned, still pointing my wand and saw Damon right in front of me.

Damon looked at my wand then looked at me. "You two okay?" Elena and I both nodded. He then looked around the room and then back at us. "Where's Rose"

I shrugged my shoulders. "We have no clue" I said.

Damon walked out of his bedroom and straight pass me downstairs. As soon as he was gone, I made my way into his bedroom where Rose lied on the bed. I stood at the door until Rose's eyes opened slowly.

"Alex," she said with a smile. I didn't say anything. "Please, come here" I slowly walked over to her and stood beside her. She looked down at my outfit and smiled. "Why are you dressed like that? It's not like you"

"Well, I thought I'd try something new," I said. "It kind of looks like your outfit doesn't it?"

She smiled. "Yeah a bit" She said.

"You know," I said. "I'm just copying your style like you use to do to me in the 70s"

Rose then glared at me. "Isabella"

I smiled. "Aw, you remember me"

"What are you doing here. Alex is still mad at you"

"I know. Just thought I'd come see you one last time"

"I'm not dying"

"Oh but you are. Did you forget that a werewolf bite is fatal to a vampire"

Rose rolled over onto her back and closed her eyes. "I just wish there was a cure. This pain. It's unbearable"

I leaned in close and smiled. "If only there was one," Rose nodded slowly. "Oh wait, there is," Rose's eyes opened and stared at me. She got up slowly from the bed. "And I know what it is?"

"Please," she begged. "Tell me. I'll do anything. I swear"

I smiled again. "Hm, I'd love to but, remember when I said I'd get back you someday for taking Alex? Well, today is that day" Rose laid back on the bed with a gloomy look on your face "Karma is bitch, isn't, " I gave her a smile as I pushed myself back from the bed and started walking out the door. "Have fun on the other side"

"Damon will get it from you," she said. I smirked as I turned around. "I'll tell him and he'll get that cure from you one way or another"

"Really? I'd like to see you pull that off because, if I remember correctly, you mistaken Elena for Katherine, twice, and Alex for me. I know Alex and Elena are still downstairs so when Damon comes back and you tell him that I was here, he'll think you're hallucinating. You've already gone psycho on the town. Killing three humans already. It's only a matter of time before he does that right thing and kills the monster you are," tears started forming in Rose's eyes. I smirked. "No one ever backstabbed me, because I'll get them back…harder" I turned around and walked out of the room.

Damon came downstairs a couple of minutes later to tell us he killed Rose to put her out of her misery. He went to go deliver her body to the sheriff to tell her that Rose made the attacks. I sent Elena home because I wanted to wait for Damon to see how he was. The front door squeaked open and then closed shut. Damon lifted his head up and looked at me. He walked up to me where I was in the living room.

"You were supposed to leave" He said. "I sent Elena home. I stayed to…see how you were holding up" I said.

"I appreciate the gesture. I'm just glad it's over"

"Yeah right, Damon"

"Go home, Alex. Get some rest. It's a whole new day tomorrow"

"Friends don't do that to friends who are hurt. You know I'm your friend, right?"

"I'm well aware of that"

"Damon I know you feel. I do. Harper was best friend. She was like a sister. When she died, I needed my friends and family there with me"

"What do you want to hear? That I cared about Rose? That I'm upset? Well I didn't and I'm not"

"Damon stop it! I know you have heart. It might not be beating but it feels. Don't push that feeling away"

"I feel Alex, okay. And it sucks! What sucks even more is that it was supposed to be me. Jules was coming after me"

"You feel guilty about it?"

"That would be human of me, wouldn't Alex? And I'm not human. You're the one to talk about giving up? All you've done is give up!"

"Excuse me? I'm not giving up on anything!"

"This whole thing of you wanting us not to help you with your curse, that sounds like giving up! Go home. There's been enough doom, gloom and personnel growth for one night"

"Fine," I grabbed my bag and looked at Damon. "This helped when Harper died," I wrapped my arms around Damon and gave him a big hug. Damon didn't hug back but I could hear him sniff. He was crying. I pulled back from him and gave him a smile. "Night" I pulled my wand form my boot and flashed myself home.

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