By the end of the week we had more or less convinced most of the town that we were safe. Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore had been supremely helpful in that endeavor, telling everyone how it was me who cured Lily. There were still some people who didn't trust us being here but for the most part everyone was on board.
"Your dad is due to be here today. What are we going to do?" Caroline asked me and I sighed. This was the part I wasn't looking forward to. I didn't want to look into his eyes and see the man that was supposed to love me no matter what. I couldn't bear to see him with a look of hate in his eyes. He wanted me dead, no father should ever want his daughter dead. It just wasn't right.
"We're going to stay here until they get here. We're not going to fight them, we'll leave the house to them but we're not leaving town. I just want to be here when he gets here so he knows we're not giving up." I told her and she nodded.
"What do you think he's capable of?" Caroline asked and I shrugged because I honestly had no idea. I never would have thought that my father would ever conspire against me, but here we were.
"What do you want us to do?" Damon asked of him and Tyler. Damon and Tyler pretty much outright hated each other but they were tolerating each other for Caroline and I.
"I want you to go home and stay away from me until there is no one watching. I don't want you to be put in any kind of danger because of me. I can't handle you being in danger. We need to be apart until this is dealt with. He can't know that you're my weakness." I told him.
"I don't like that idea." He stated.
"We won't be apart all of the time. I'll come to you at night when it's safe. We just can't be together in public until the threat is neutralized." I told him and he nodded.
"I told you I would play this your way, so I'm going to. I promised you. I just hate that you're going through this alone." He said and I shook my head.
"I'm never alone. I have Caroline and I'll still have you when all of this is over. I love you Damon, but you should get going. I don't know when he's going to be here." I told him.
"Okay, I'll see you later." He said kissing me passionately. We couldn't guarantee that we would see each other again, but I was going to do everything in my power to ensure that I go back to him.
"I'll keep you posted." I promised as he walked outside to his car. I watched until his car disappeared around the corner before stepping back inside and turning to Caroline.
"I don't know about him but I'm not staying in my house all the time pretending that my life is in danger. No way in hell. I have football practice and I have to hang out with my friends. I have an image to uphold." Tyler stated firmly and I shrugged my shoulders.
"You should be fine. My dad isn't after you or even really Caroline. He's after me. He just knows that Caroline and I are a package deal." I said with a shrug as I walked upstairs to my bedroom. I was going to take it easy until my family showed up. I used to think that my family was so normal but now I know that's really not the case. My family is about as broken as you can get.
I was sitting on my bed not wanting to leave this place when there was a knock on the door. Caroline poked her head inside and came and sat beside me.
"I haven't really asked how you're doing. I've been more worried about me. I'm sorry." She said laying her head on my shoulder.
"It's okay. You're my best friend and you know I'm doing okay." I told her with a smile.
"But you're not. It can't be easy knowing your dad is after you and wanting you dead. I've been so selfish, only thinking of myself. I should have just listened to you, we would have been gone by now but we would have been safe. I'll always choose you over any guy or anyone else. You're my family Elena." She told me.
"We need to hide all evidence of anyone we don't want them to find." I said grabbing a picture I had just gotten of Damon and I. I put it in my bag and quickly checked to make sure there was nothing else that tied Damon to me. I couldn't be too careful.
"We'll get through this and it'll be just fine. You'll see. It'll end up just fine." Caroline assured me but I wasn't so sure. I just had a bad feeling about all of it. I was scared to death because I didn't know what was going to happen.
We were sitting on the couch when we heard cars pull up outside.
"Ready?" I asked Caroline and she shook her head, she didn't need to say anything for me to know that she was scared. "Let's go." We walked outside and my mom and dad both stopped what they were doing to look at me.
"Elena, I thought I told you to leave." My mom said.
"We decided after you left that we weren't going anywhere. You can't kick us out of our home, it's not going to happen. You can do whatever you think you have to but it's not going to work. We took some precautions."
"You think the town of Mystic Falls is going to be pleased to find out one of their residents is a vampire? I don't think they will, considering how anti vampire this place is." My dad demanded.
"You can tell them, but you'll find that they already know. That is one of the precautions I was talking about." I told him. He stepped back and glared for a moment before regaining his composure.
"You're telling me that you convinced the town that you're safe to be around?" He demanded before starting to laugh.
"Don't believe me but I've spent the past few days forging a relationship with the townspeople. They know what I am and they know who I am. I'm the vampire who saved one of their own from delusions that was ruining her life and her family." I told him.
"Don't try to fight this Elena, you will lose. Good always triumphs over evil." He told me.
"You're right, good always does triumph. I'm not going anywhere." I told him firmly. Caroline and I stood our ground as they stood before us. I didn't see Jeremy but I knew he couldn't be far.
"My friends will force you out of here Elena, if that's what it takes. We wanted to give you a chance to leave without dying." My dad said.
"I'm more than willing to give up the house for now, but you're not taking this town from me. I'm not going anywhere." I told him crossing my arms. He had to know now that I was not backing down without a fight. He would have to kill me to get me to leave this town.
"I'll start with the house, but I will be ending with the entire town. You will leave here, either willingly or unwillingly. You should have just died when I wanted you to in the first place." He said and I shook my head.
"You're an asshole." I hissed.
"I will find your weakness here in Mystic Falls. One doesn't just put down roots somewhere and not get attached to anyone. I'll find your friends. Caroline, I'm giving you one chance to talk Elena out of being this stupid. Tyler Lockwood isn't invincible." He said turning his focus onto Caroline.
"Don't you harm a hair on Tyler's head. I'll revel in killing you." She hissed.
"I'll stand by her and watch her kill you if you do anything to anyone we care about here." I warned him.
"I struck a nerve then. Just leave and Tyler Lockwood will remain safe. I know Caroline's weakness, now it's just time to find Elena's. Get out of my house before I throw you out." He said and I shrugged.
"We'll leave for now, but this is not over." I said grabbing my bag and Caroline's before leading her out to our car.
"He won't hurt Tyler will he?" She asked worried as we drove to Damon's house. It was the safest place for us, it was far enough to the outskirts of town that no one would find us there. My dad didn't know about Damon, so it was safe for us to be there.
"No, there is no way he'll do anything to the heir of Mystic Falls. He's the mayor's son, which makes him untouchable." I promised her and she nodded.
"Why are we going to Damon's? What if we're being followed?" She asked.
"We're not. Besides we're taking the scenic route, anyone trying to follow would have gotten lost by now." I said. When we got to Damon's, I pulled the car into the garage in the spot that Damon's parents had left for me. They didn't want my car out in the open. Damon was waiting for me in the family room when I walked in.
"How did it go?" He asked frantically.
"Not well. This is not going to end well. My dad means business." I told him.
"Don't do anything stupid Elena. I don't want to live somewhere you don't exist." He told me.
"Remember that advice for yourself. Don't try to be the hero." I begged him.
"I already promised that I would stay out of it. Just be careful Elena. I can't lose you." He told me and I kissed him briefly.
"You won't. I promise you." I whispered.