Chapter 14-Dear Agony
A/N: Hey guys! This is the moment you've all been waiting for! Unfortunately this story will end on Chapter 16 so please enjoy and review! This is the longest chapter I've written – 5 pgs on MS Word, most of my chapters are 3. I hope you guys enjoy reading this because I loved writing it.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Vampire Diaries
Songs-One Step Closer- Linkin Park, Papercut-Linkin Park (when Katherine drains the human in the alley), Phobia-Breaking Benjamin (when Damon saves Bonnie), Give Me A Sign- Breaking Benjamin (When Stefan and Elena come out of the basement till they all go outside), Dear Agony- Breaking Benjamin (When they are in the backyard until the end)
I recommend you guys all listen to these songs while reading to set the mood.
Katherine exited from the airport in Mystic Falls and pulled her shades over her eyes and smirked. "Hello, Mystic Falls," She murmured as she rolled her suitcase towards a car that was waiting for her in the shade. She glanced at the huge Rolex watch outside of the airport. It was 2 pm. Perfect, she thought, enough time to get settled in, find a snack, and claim what is mine.
Salvatore House
Bonnie chewed on her lip nervously thinking about Elena. She was sitting inside of her vervain-protected cell frustrated that she couldn't help her best friend or lover.
"You sure she'll be safe down there?" She asked Stefan who was jogging up the stairs from checking on Elena for the millionth time. Damon was sharpening a stake and setting them up in various corners of the house so that no matter where either brother was thrown, they'd have access to one.
Stefan nodded and rubbed Bonnie's shoulder. "Got the spells memorized?" He asked softly. "Spells? As in more than one?" Damon asked as he raised an eyebrow. "He meant spell," Bonnie reassured as she darted a glanced towards Stefan, "and yes, I do."
"We're going to win," Bonnie reassured both of the men who were silently thinking. Damon walked over to Bonnie and placed a kiss on her head. She sighed and rubbed his arm as she stared at the clock. It was 3 pm.
Katherine
She licked her lips for any trace of blood and felt the dark veins around her eyes vanish. She tossed the body into the deserted dumpster and started to walk away when she heard chuckles.
Katherine stopped in her tracks and began to smirk. "Gerard," she greeted happily as she turned around and came face to face with a vampire-witch who had agreed to help her in killing the Salvatore brothers if the situation did not go according to her plan.
"Katherine," The man said smirking with a mischievous twinkle in his eye. Damon Salvatore had drained a woman he had loved and he had jumped at the chance to fight him when Katherine had told him over the phone.
Katherine walked towards him slowly as she licked her lips and whispered lowly, "I've forgotten how delicious you look." "It's been 23 years," He growled playfully as he pushed her against the wall.
Katherine laughed even though she knew she could easily kill him and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Show me what I've been missing?" She whispered playfully as her fangs came out and eyes darkened.
"Gladly," He murmured as he pressed his body against hers and kissed her roughly and passionately. Katherine moaned as she felt his rough hands explore her body and his tongue curl around her fang as they both fought for dominance.
Katherine suddenly threw him against the opposite wall in the tight alley and licked her lips. "Now, let's not get carried away," Katherine murmured. Gerard nodded as he wiped his mouth and stared at her hungrily. "What time do you want me there?" He asked.
"6," Katherine replied promptly before walking away. "Don't be late," She yelled without even a backward glance. By the time she turned the corner, Gerard was gone. "Bonnie is going to have a run for her money," Katherine murmured as she unlocked her car and climbed in.
Salvatore House
"Bonnie, can I talk to you?"Damon asked quietly as he glanced back at Stefan who was preoccupied with a book, "in private." Bonnie looked up from her grimoire at him and nodded, looking concerned. He walked into the kitchen with Bonnie following behind.
"What's wrong?" Bonnie asked, crossing her arms over her chest worriedly.
"If anything goes wrong in this fight, I want you to know that in my whole existence, I've never truly loved anyone except you and I'm so grateful for you being in my-"Damon was cut off by Bonnie who placed a hand over his mouth.
She glared at him angrily and said, "What happened to the cocky, conceited Damon I used to know?" Damon chuckled and kissed her hand and removed it from his mouth and held it against his chest.
"He's still here, but I just need you to know," He whispered, his voice becoming desperate, "that I love you so much and you've helped me change when no one thought I could. You've shown me what it feels to love and to be loved back."
"Damon, stop," Bonnie said warningly, as the tears in her eyes threatened to spill over. She blinked hurriedly and couldn't help but let a few tears drop from her eyes. "Great, now I've made you cry," Damon sighed and wiped away her tears.
"Listen to me," she whispered lowly, "nothing is going to happen to you or me. We are all going to live. We will win. Just trust me okay?" Damon couldn't help but accept defeat as he sighed and just nodded.
He pulled her closer and kissed her deeply and passionately as if he were kissing her for the last time. Bonnie grabbed his hair pulling him closer desperately searching for reassurance from him.
She pulled away short of breath and heard him chuckle. "I'm sorry, you're right, we are going to win," He whispered into her ear. Bonnie sighed and pressed her face into her chest with relief. She glanced at the clock. 5:30 pm.
Katherine and Gerard
"Ready?" Katherine asked Gerard. "I was born ready," He replied grimly. Katherine straightened her jacket and rang the doorbell.
Salvatore House
All three of them froze as they heard the doorbell ring. Damon nodded to Bonnie who silently ran to the other room so she wouldn't be seen immediately.
Stefan walked over to the door and pretended to appear surprised. He opened the door and saw his worst nightmare in front of him with another man. From the looks, Stefan could tell he wasn't completely vampire and so could Damon.
"Stefan," Katherine greeted cheerfully. "Katherine, what a surprise," Stefan murmured as Katherine squeezed past him. He allowed the man in and closed the door behind him.
Katherine entered the living room and spoke loudly looking around, "My, how things haven't changed." "Katherine," Damon greeted from the couch. "Damon," Katherine cooed, "I've missed you." She bent down to hug him and swiftly planted a kiss on his cheek. She plopped down on the couch in front of him and Damon saw Gerard take a seat next to her.
Stefan came in and leaned against the wall staring at the three in front of him. The air was tense and pretentiously happy. "Where's Bonnie?" Katherine asked smiling, "I can smell her scent all the way from the other room." Damon fought back a growl and stared at this vile woman he had supposedly loved.
"Here I am," Bonnie said coolly with a tight-lipped smile as she entered the room and took a seat near Damon. "Nice to meet you, Katherine," Bonnie offered. "Likewise," Katherine murmured as she stared at Bonnie with scrutinizing eyes.
She also felt Gerard looking at her with inquisitive eyes and immediately got the feeling that he didn't know she was a Bennett. He looked as if he'd soon figure out the resemblance between her and Emily.
"So, you guys rejected my offer before," Katherine said, "but no worries. I've come to ask again in person. Join me and you will have power. Stefan, you're included." She let that sink in for a minute before raising her eyebrow.
"Well?" She questioned. She glanced at Stefan who said simply, "No." She looked at Bonnie next who said, "Again, hell no." Katherine sighed and shook her head. She glanced at Damon who replied curtly, "No, Katherine."
"Very well," Katherine answered, "You leave me with no choice." Bonnie glanced at Gerard who seemed to still be staring at her intently. Unable to contain herself, Bonnie said coldly, "Hey, did Katherine fail to mention I'm a Bennett?"
Gerard stood up and snarled as Katherine lunged for Bonnie and slammed her against the wall. Damon ripped Katherine off of Bonnie and growled, getting ready to attack again. He saw that Stefan had Gerard by his neck against the wall but only because Gerard was stunned.
"You never told me we'd be fighting a fucking Bennett," Gerard hissed angrily as he shoved Stefan off of him angrily who immediately lunged at him again. Gerard knew his death was almost a certain. Damon lunged at Katherine and fell on top of her as he pressed on her throat.
"Bonnie, now," He growled as he saw Stefan struggling with Gerard. Bonnie snapped out of her shock and immediately began chanting in Latin and focused all of her energy on Katherine first. Gerard started chanting back trying to counteract her spell but to no avail. The spell was starting to make him weaker. He pushed Stefan off long enough to chant a spell and the next thing Bonnie knew, she felt an invisible hand punch her stomach in. She stopped chanting as she coughed up blood.
Damon snarled as he heard Bonnie choking and grabbed Gerard punching his jaw in. Stefan slammed Katherine against the wall but fell short when Katherine flipped him over and sunk her fangs into him and drank. He shoved her off and bit her deep hearing her scream in pain.
Bonnie had started to chant again and watched as Damon staked Gerard straight through the heart. He glanced over at Bonnie who was in deep spell and saw she'd be okay.
3 against 1, he thought as he lunged for Katherine who had gotten out of Stefan's grip and now held him against the wall. Damon slammed Katherine against the wall with speed and saw the spell come into full effect. Her veins became bright blue inside of her of pale arms and could be seen shriveling up.
Damon let go and saw her drop to the floor in pain. Stefan threw a stake at him and Damon caught it ready to stake Katherine in the heart when he felt Bonnie's hand tugging on his shirt. "Let me do it," She said as she stared at him.
"Let's do it together," Damon suggested as she nodded and placed her hand over his. "This is for Grams, you heartless bitch," Bonnie whispered as Damon brought down the stake and pierced her heart. Katherine let out a gasp and uttered, "Damon," as she slowly turned gray. "And that was for me, you piece of shit," Damon growled as he shoved the stake in deeper.
They both turned around and stared at Stefan who was getting paler by the second. He was pressing down his wound and whispered, "I need to feed." Damon nodded and immediately vanished. Bonnie sat down on the couch in shock. Damon appeared with a bunny in his hand. He handed it to Stefan who immediately bit into it and drank. His wound slowly started to close and color appeared on his cheeks again.
Bonnie looked Damon over and saw he was limping. He sat down near Bonnie and grimaced as she pulled the leg of his pants up and saw the blood wound he had. She held out her wrist and whispered, "Take my blood, please."
"I can't," Damon grunted as he eased his leg on the couch. "Damon, you're losing a lot of blood," Bonnie growled. Stefan had already vanished down the stairs to release Elena. Damon grumbled and knew she was right.
He bit into her wrist and drank hurriedly. Bonnie's voice hitched as she rubbed his neck soothingly. He fought with himself to let go and watched Bonnie apply pressure to stop the bleeding. "Drink from me," He ordered as he bit his wrist and held it out for her, "your wound will close up and whatever bruises that fucker gave you will vanish." His face darkened at the thought of Gerard.
Bonnie made a face and tentatively pressed her mouth on the wound and sucked. She heard Damon groan with pleasure and found herself addicted to the sweet taste of his blood. He pulled his wrist away and watched the wound close up. Both were now fully healed but exhausted.
Damon pulled his witch in and kissed her deeply as she climbed across his lap and sat on him. She kissed him passionately and pulled away for air silently. Stefan and Elena came through the basement door and Bonnie saw Elena look around horrified. She walked over to where Katherine was decayed and stared down at her ancestor.
"We need to get rid of these bodies," Damon muttered as he stood up and hoisted Gerard over his shoulder. Stefan did the same for Katherine and walked outside after Damon. Bonnie and Elena followed and stared at the bodies that were dumped on the ground.
Damon nodded to Bonnie who stepped forward and chanted a short spell. The four stared at the burning bodies in thought. Silence filled the backyard as the bodies burned. Elena walked over to Stefan who enveloped her in a warm hug.
Bonnie let the flames die down when she was sure the bodies were ash and watched Damon kick dirt over the ashes and Katherine's ring that hadn't burned.
The dark blue sky hung above them with just a sprinkle of stars across it. The chill in the Fall air circled them and woke them out of their thoughts.
Stefan and Elena walked inside as Damon walked over and hugged Bonnie into his chest. "It's over," She whispered quietly into him knowing he'd listen, "it's finally over."
It's finally over. Katherine is gone and Bamon is stronger than ever. Please review and let me know what you thought on this chapter! I apologize for any errors. I hope you guys liked it.