EPOV
I knew we didn't get a lot of sleep. When Bonnie and Alaric looked as bad as Damon and I did. I fixed tea and coffee and we all sat down.
"Alright," Bonnie started, not touching her tea, "When do we do this?"
"After nightfall." Damon said. "I feel safer then."
"How?" I asked. "How can you feel safe at all? This isn't safe!"
"We know that! But with him here, with him controlling Stefan, no one is safe." Damon said. He looked as coffee, and I knew he'd trade it for a shot.
"So, what do I say?" I asked. Damon took my hand and kissed it.
"If you don't want to..."
"No, I do. I should. I just a script."
"Just tell them I want a fight at the cemetery." he said, then looked Alaric.
"When they get there, take Stefan down. Inject him with vervein and get him out of there. Drink some vervein, too, in case he trys to bite you." Alaric nodded. Damon looked at Bonnie.
"Thank you." He said. "You have every reason to hate but you helped save me."
"I did it for Elena. And I'm doing this for the town." Bonnie said. "Be there at nine. I'll have everything ready." She grabbed her jacket and left.
"Let's get to the boarding house." Ric said. "And you feed." Damon rose and we walked out.
We rode in silence. When he stopped I asked him to stay and let me do it alone. He agreed. I walked up the door and knocked. Stefan answered.
"Let me guess, Damon left you and you came crawling back?" I looked up in to his eyes and they didn't look right. His brown eyes had darkened to almost black. This wasn't Stefan.
"No." I said. "Damon wants one more fight. Him and your Father. Winner take all. Loser dies." I said. He smiled a slow smile.
"Okay." He said. "And when we win-"
"If, you win."
"When, we win, I'm going to have you back. Fully." I flinched away from him.
"Just be at the cemetery at nine." I said and turned and left.
I got in the car and pulled my knees to my chest. Alaric drove a little ways away and stopped.
He put his arm around shoulder and pulled me to his side.
"Every things going to be okay." He said.
"No. Somethings going to happen. I can feel it." He held me until I calmed down.
"I hope you Aunt Jenna stay together." I whispered. "I like you. You're like my dad." He smiled and started the car.
"Let's just get through tonight."
