"I know she looks like me, but the woman who hurt you, her name is Katherine… and she's a vampire." Elena said, watching as Alexis spit her water out.
"What?" She croaked. "Are you insane?" Elena closed her eyes as Damon walked up beside her. Alexis looked at him, her eyes showing fear.
"You know she isn't. You know what you saw tonight." Alexis looked at him.
"Your face-" She began. Damon nodded. He brought his fangs out and his face contorted. Alexis gasped. "You-"
"I'm a vampire."
"But, but-" She stuttered.
"Lexi, I know this is a lot to take in, but it's true. Stefan, Damon, and Caroline are all vampires." Elena said, watching as tears filled Alexis' eyes as she looked from Stefan to Damon. She looked at Elena, as if she was waiting for her to tell her that she was one too.
"You?" She asked. Elena shook her head. "But, your face-"
"That wasn't me. Her name is Katherine, and she's a vampire."
"But she looks exactly like you."
"I know. She's from the fourteen hundreds… and I'm a descendent of hers. And I know how hard it is to believe, but it's true." Elena said, watching Alexis' face.
Elena moved back as Alexis slowly stood up. She looked at Elena, tears in her eyes as she walked towards the door. Damon sped in front of her, stopping her from leaving.
"What the?" She asked, having to take a step back.
"Sorry, can't let you leave." He said.
"Why? You afraid I'm gonna tell your secret?"
"Nope." He replied. Alexis looked at him, confused. "If I have to I'll make it so you can't tell." Alexis took a step away from him.
"What are you going to do? Kill me?" Damon laughed.
"Uh, no. I could just compel you." He said, his eyes widening a little.
"Com- what?" Alexis asked.
"We'll explain it all later Alexis, I promise. But, you can't leave. We need to keep an eye on you because you have Katherine's blood in your system." Stefan said, not wanting to overload her too much.
"Does that mean I'll turn into a vampire?" She asked, everyone hearing the fear in her voice.
"No. The only way that will happen is if you die with vampire blood in your system." Damon replied, watching her.
"H-how long will it be inside me?"
"It depends on how much she gave you. I'm assuming about a day or so, that's how long it normally takes." Alexis took a breath, as if she was comprehending all of the information.
"Lexi-" Elena began, watching as Alexis turned and headed up the stairs.
"I'm just going to go lay down for a bit." She replied, continuing up the steps.
Hearing a door close, Elena sighed.
"Well, that wasn't as bad as I thought it would be." Damon said.
"Yeah, but I know Lexi, and that's nothing compared to how she's really feeling. She's holding it all in." Elena said, looking up the stairs. Damon glanced upstairs, hearing Alexis lightly crying.
"You should go talk to her." Stefan said, also hearing her crying. "She needs you right now." Elena took a deep breath and headed upstairs.
She opened the guest bedroom (Now Lexi's room) door and saw Alexis laying on the bed, lightly crying. She looked at Elena, as she came in and sat down on the bed. Elena wrapped her arms around her, letting her let all of her emotions out.
It had been about two hours, and they were still talking. Elena having explained everything to Alexis, about how Katherine had toyed with Stefan and Damon and had turned them. About Stefan's diet, and Damon's new "diet" (not killing people). She told her about how Bonnie was a witch, and what had happened to Vicki and how Caroline became a vampire. She'd also told her about Tyler being a werewolf, and how a werewolf bite can kill a vampire. She'd told her everything… only leaving out the fact that Damon killed her parents.
"I can't believe all that happened…" Alexis said, looking at Elena.
"I know, it's been a long year and a half." Alexis chuckled.
"I can tell. God Elena… How do you handle all of this?" Elena laughed.
"Honestly? I don't think I handle it at all."
"What about your relationship?" Elena knew she wanted to know how she decided to be with Stefan, given his past…
"When I first found out, I didn't want to be with Stefan, but after a little bit, I realized that what happened, happened in the past, that it wasn't who he was anymore. I realized that I loved him, and that's all that mattered." Alexis nodded. "I just had to look past his past mistakes." She looked at Alexis, seeing that she was thinking. "Damon right?" Alexis looked up, slightly biting her bottom lip.
"That obvious huh?" Elena smiled, nodding. "I really like him Lena… but-"
"You don't know if you can handle him being a vampire, knowing that he has killed people, right?" She asked, cutting her off. Alexis nodded. Elena sighed. "You liked him before you knew he was a vampire right?" She nodded once again. "I know it's a hard thing to look past but, do you still like him?" Alexis thought for a second.
"Yeah. I mean, the way he protected me tonight… and the way we talked when I first got here." She sighed. "It's just going to take me a bit to get used to the whole, vampire thing." Elena nodded. " I just don't know if he likes me." Elena smiled.
"That's something you'll have to ask him." She said, knowing full well that Damon did, but it was up to him if he wanted to act on it or not.
"You don't think he'd kill me, do you?" Elena shook her head.
"No, like I said, he doesn't kill people anymore. Unless they're vampires, like the man who attacked you and Stefan." Alexis nodded.
"I can't believe that Katherine messed with them like that… I can kinda understand why Damon…"
"Went psycho?" Elena finished. Alexis chuckled, nodding. Alexis sighed. "You really like him, don't you?"
"Yeah, I do… but I just wish I knew how he felt.. I mean, would he even want to date a human? I'm sure I'm weaker and way more tempting to kill than a vampire." Elena smiled. Alexis looked at her, a frown appearing on her face. "Do you think a vampire crashed our blazer?" Elena's smile dropped from her face, she was surprised she'd figured it out so quickly.
"Um-" She cut off, the door to the room opening. Damon walked in.
"I think I should answer that." He said, standing in the doorway. Elena looked at him, knowing what he was going to do.
"How?" Alexis began, wondering how he'd heard what she asked Elena.
"Vampires have excellent hearing." He said. He looked at Elena. "Stefan was looking for you, he's in your room." Elena nodded, getting up. She knew that Damon wanted to tell Alexis about him killing her parents… and she wasn't sure how she was going to take it. She walked by him, gently touching his arm and walked out. Once outside the door, she closed it, whispering "Good luck."
Once Elena shut the door, Alexis looked at him.
"So… you probably heard me telling Elena that I liked you didn't you?" She asked, feeling awkward. He nodded.
"Yes, but-"
"Do you like me?" She asked, interrupting him. "I'm willing to try.. To try to work past the whole, killing people, blood drinking thing. What do you say?"
"There's something you need to know first… and then, if you still want a relationship, we can talk." He replied, sitting down next to her on the bed.
"Um… okay." She said, unsure of what he was talking about.
"You asked Elena if a vampire caused the crash that killed your parents." She nodded. "I know for a fact that one did." He watched as Alexis took a deep breath.
"How?" She asked.
"Because, it was me. I killed your parents."