Author's Notes:
I'm glad you're all enjoying the story. So your wait is over. There is about two to three chapters until the end. So here is chapter nineteen. Enjoy! Also check out my new story. A True Blood fanfiction: My Revenge, His Humanity & Our Love.
Chapter IXX
General POV
Elena felt as if her heart had stopped as the man came closer towards her and Pearl. Elena let out a breath she had been holding when she saw it was only Alaric.
Alaric POV
I saw Pearl go down and although I hadn't known her very well, I knew she meant a lot to Elena. Somewhere in my heart I knew I had to protect Elena. Even though Isobel and I were technically divorced, I still saw Elena as my stepdaughter and if that meant I had to put up with Damon and Pearl then so be it.
"Come on! We have to get her out of sight!" I said as I took Pearl in my arms and carried her into the cover of some nearby trees with Elena following closely behind. I sat Pearl down by a tree and rested her back against a tree stump as Elena kneeled beside her.
"Jeremy and Anna are at your house. You stay with Pearl while I find the others!"
Elena POV
I looked up at Alaric ready to protest, and then looked back at Pearl as continued to clutch her head in pain. I nodded as I heard Alaric walk away. I tried to comfort Pearl as best as I could, but I wanted to do nothing more than to go and find Damon and make sure he was okay, but I had to stay with Pearl, I couldn't abandon her.
I felt a wave of relief was through me as Pearl stopped clutching her head and looked up at me and gave a weak smile.
Bonnie POV
I smiled as Harper looked up at me. I opened my mouth to apologize again as I felt his lips on mine. I didn't understand how he could be so forgiving, but I didn't question it. I pulled away from him as I looked him in the eye.
"Come on we have to find the others!"
Damon POV
I awoke in a basement as I felt as if my skin was on fire. Vervain. I thought weakly as I tried to focus.
"Good you're awake!" I heard a voice say, I focused my vision as I noticed John standing only a few feet away from me as stood over Stefan with a stake in hand and smiled wickedly at me.
General POV
Elena and Pearl raced towards Grayson's office as they noticed John and a few of the town deputies standing only a few feet away from the entrance with a smirk plastered across his face.
"Where is he?" Elena said as she and Pearl came to a halt in front of John.
"Damon or Stefan?" John said as he continued smirk at them.
"Both!" Elena said angrily.
"Well I imagine they would be a pile of ash right now!" Elena felt tears come to her eyes as John spoke with his smirk ever present.
"Is there any other entrance?" Pearl said as she glared at John.
"Yes! There is a side entrance!" Elena said as she pointed towards the side of the building. Pearl immediately ran at human speed toward it as Elena moved to follow behind as a hand grabbed her backwards, it was John.
"Let go of me!" Elena said as she pulled free of his grasp and glared at him.
"NO! He and your friend Pearl will be dead soon enough!" John said as Elena fought the urge to slap him.
"I will never forgive you for this!" Elena said angrily.
"And why should that mean anything to me?" John said smirking.
"Because you're my father!" John smirk immediately disappeared as he stared at Elena in shock. Elena saw this as her chance as she slipped by John and ran towards the side entrance.
Pearl had already entered the building, but could not get into the basement, the flames were too hot and Damon and Stefan were running out of time.
Elena was about enter the building as Bonnie pulled her back and Harper came from behind her and went to the building to help Pearl.
"Bonnie how could you?" Elena said the hurt plain in her voice.
"I know Elena. I'm sorry! But I need you trust me."
"How? I trusted you once and you betrayed me!" Elena said as she tried to pry herself from Bonnie grip, but Bonnie only held on tighter as she started to chant.
A few moments passed as Bonnie continued to chant as Harper and Pearl came out of the building carrying Damon and Stefan.
Bonnie stopped chanting as she released Elena as she ran Harper's side as he carried Stefan. Elena immediately ran to Pearl as she set Damon down on the ground beneath her.
"Are you okay?" She asked as she engulfed Pearl in a hug.
"I'm fine!" Pearl replied as she hugged Elena back.
Elena POV
I was so happy everyone was safe. I backed away from Pearl's embrace as turned my attention back to Damon, who was lying on his side.
I turned Damon unto his back as I ran my hand against the side of his face as he weakly opened his eyes. I smiled at him, but felt my smile die as I noticed there were tears in his eyes.
"Damon what is it? What's wrong?" I said with concern. I watched as the tears began to fall down from his beautiful blue eyes to the sides of his face as he looked up at me.
"He's dead!" I felt my heart stop.
"Stefan's dead!"
CLIFFHANGER!
Is Stefan dead? And what will happen between Damon and Elena?
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