Disclaimer: I do not own the characters in this story. They belong to L.J. Smith.
Mysteries Part Two
Damon stared at the spot where Elena was supposed to be. She waited anxiously for him to answer, praying that he knew how to fix her.
"Damon?" Elena asked, but knew he couldn't hear her.
"You're a ghost," Damon said slowly before bursting out laughing. "Stefan's trying to get the better of me, isn't he?" Damon smiled and shook his head before walking away. Elena groaned before heading in the opposite direction towards the old boarding home.
Elena floated up to Stefan's room and floated over to the computer. She grasped at the lid, barely able to open it, and opened a word document, where she started typing.
Stefan,
I don't know what's going on with me, but I need you to understand:
Katherine is back. I don't know if this should alarm you or not, but I just caught her talking to Damon.
Do not pine for me. I didn't have a choice. Know that I love you and will miss you.
-Elena
Elena sighed and turned away from the computer. She'd typed all the more she had been capable of typing. She glanced at Stefan, soundly asleep, before turning and fading away into nothingness.
Damon walked into his mansion. It was impossible. Elena wasn't a ghost. His mind must be playing tricks on him. He ran his hand though his hair and plopped down on the sofa. He sat there and stared at the fire before standing again. He walked out the back door and found himself looking at a full moon.
He sighed and ran back to the boarding house and arrived right before the sun finished rising. He leaned against the old barn and waited on Stefan to storm out.
As if on cue, Stefan appeared.
"What the hell did you do to her?" he roared, waving a piece of paper in front of Damon's face. Damon snatched the paper out of his brother's hand.
"Little, little brother," Damon muttered, scanning the page. He frowned. "Impossible."
"What's impossible?" Stefan asked. Damon shoved the paper at his brother.
"She can't be gone," he said, pacing.
"What are you talking about? She dumped me," Stefan said. Damon laughed harshly.
"You idiot. She's a ghost! She disappeared forever. She's gone, forever, end of story," Damon hissed before disappearing. Stefan stood there, froze.
Elena was gone. He couldn't help her. Maybe Damon was lying, but then again, he liked Elena, so he wouldn't lie. Would he?
Katherine paced uncomfortably. There was a ghost in front of her. A ghost she hated because she had captured the heart of the two boys she loved.
"So you think that me helping you will bring Damon back to me? But, I don't want Damon, young Elena, I want Stefan," she said. Elena thought for a moment.
"Fine then. You help me and I'll ditch Stefan and you can have him," she said, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Take Damon. He'll take good care of you," Katherine said. For once, she could actually get to like this girl. "Take care of him, Elena," she said softly. Elena softened and went closer.
"Just don't hurt Stefan," she said on the verge of tears. Katherine nodded shortly.
Elena watched Katherine do some voo doo. In a matter of minutes, Elena was human again. She looked thankfully at Katherine.
"How can I make it up to you?" she asked.
"You already did," Katherine said. Elena didn't know what that meant, but she didn't care. She was human!