Chapter V
General POV
Anna immediately ran down the stairs at the sound of her mother's scream. Her mother was by the front door being cradled by Harper with a wooden stake in her stomach. Then another stake came flying through the door hitting Harper in his shoulder. Harper let out a cry of pain and stumbled backwards, almost dropping Pearl. Anna immediately ran over to Harper and her mother and pulled them into the safety of the next room, staying away from any of the windows or doors.
Anna pulled the stakes from Harper and Pearl and waited for them to heal, as she listened closely to the outside to see who was attacking them and how many. But Anna only heard one heartbeat, but it was one with she was familiar with, she had heard a lot over the past few nights that she spent with Jeremy in his room. The heartbeat belongs to Jonathan Gilbert.
Anna wanted nothing more than to go and rip his head off, but she knew she couldn't and even if she could, that ring of his would just bring him back. Pearl and Harper had completely healed and became aware of Jonathan Gilbert's presence outside their home. Pearl features immediately shifted. Her eyes darkening and the veins under her eyes became clear and her fangs sprouting, she was clearly angered by his attack. Pearl was about to go and rip his throat out, when Anna grabbed her arm and stared deeply into her eyes. Pearl features shifted back to normal. She and Anna always had a way of understanding each other, without one word being said.
All of a sudden the door opened, and footsteps could be heard in the hallway and soon enough coming into the living room. They had little time to react, when John Gilbert came into clear view, caring a large gun loaded with a stake covered with vervain, the smell was undeniable. Anna locked eyes with John for a moment and he immediately aimed to fire. John shot after Anna and she quickly moved out of the stake's path. He quickly reloaded the gun and moved to shot Pearl again.
"WE HAVE TO GO!" Pearl yelled while she grabbed hold of Anna and moved to the back door.
John then fire another stake and it barely touch Harper's hand. The vervain on the stake brushing against Harper's skin burned and Harper hissed in pain as he made his way out of the back door behind Pearl and Anna and into the woods.
Pearl, Harper and Anna ran for a few miles, until they knew they were safe.
"What do we do now?" Anna said looking frightened to her mother and then to Harper.
"Miss Pearl! Should we still leave town?" Who looked at Pearl willing to go along with anything she said.
"No!" Pearl finally said. Gaining confused looks from both Harper and Anna.
"We decided to stay in this town and make lives for ourselves! And I be damned if I let one man run us out of our home." Pearl said, with hint of anger behind her words.
"So where do we go? We can't go back there!" Harper said looking to at Pearl.
"We go to our friends!" Pearl said smiling at both a confused Anna and Harper.
Elena POV
I could not believe it. Stefan was the one who turned first and then he forced Damon to turn. I had my facts all wrong. That seems to be case lately, but it not my fault. For once it wasn't my fault, it was Stefan's.
I can't believe I just had to talk him out of committing suicide. I stood there in his room and waited for him, as he spoke to Damon. But as I waited I couldn't help but feel anger towards Stefan. We all had guilt, him, me and even Damon. But unlike Stefan, Damon and I decide to deal with the guilt and fight our way through, while Stefan would just mope and brood and want to commit suicide to get out his problems. "What a weakling", I thought to myself. I mean I know I love Stefan, but he can be such a bad version of Edward Cullen.
I heard Damon's bedroom door close and then Stefan appeared at the door smiling at me. I smiled back him, but it seemed forced.
"Are you okay?" I asked.
"I'm fine!" He replied. I could feel my eyes rolling. "Gee! Where have I heard that before?" I thought to myself, still smiling at him, but it still seemed forced.
Stefan then moved towards me and put his hands around me and smiled at me again and then kissed me. As we kissed, I didn't feel the normal passion I would when I kissed Stefan; in fact it was like I had to force myself to kiss him back. Stefan than laid me down on the bed and moved to cuddle me in his arms, as we fell asleep.
I woke a little later still in Stefan's arms. I managed to get free from his hold without waking him and made my way down stairs to the kitchen for a snack. I walked into the parlor to find Damon sitting on the couch looking into the fire with a drink in his hand, big surprise.
Damon POV
I sat there listening to her steady heartbeat, as she laid in the arms of my "sorry excuse for a man" brother. I just sat there and thought about her long brown hair and those chocolate brown eyes that could see right into my very soul. I wasn't even aware to her presence until I heard her heartbeat sound a lot closer than it did before and I heard her beautiful voice.
"Damon?" She said.
"What's wrong Elena? Decided you rather lay in the arms of the sexier and smarter brother!" I said as I could feel a small smile forming on my lips.
"Are you alright?" She asked clearly ignoring my comment, but clearly concerned.
Was I alright? No! I was angry, but not at her, at him! Elena was amazing girl and had so much give and because he wasn't man enough to deal with his problems, he would give her up. I had so much feelings, so much love for this girl and I would like nothing more, but to tell her the difference she has had on my undead life and how much I loved her and how I much I wanted her. But I wouldn't, I couldn't, Elena can never know and as long he was in the way, she would never be able return my feelings.
"I'm just peachy!" I said as I got up, turning toward her and going to get myself another drink, as I tried to put up my barriers back up.
But Elena knew better, she knew something was bothering me. She always knew. She came to stand behind me as I refilled my drink at the liquor cart. She put her hand on my shoulder and it was as if I could feel at bolt of electricity go through me. I turned to look at her.
"What's wrong?" She said. Her chocolate brown eyes staring deeply into my ocean blue eyes.
I was about speak when the doorbell rang. I looked back at Elena as her hand left my shoulder and she stepped away. I looked her in the eyes in for a moment, and it was if I could see a hint of disappointment in them. I walked to the door and opened it, only to see Pearl and standing behind her Anna and Harper. Her shirt was stained with blood and I could smell the vervain on them. Pearl then looked me in the eyes and spoke.
"We need your help!"
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