"Life is what happens while your busy making other plans"
-John Lennon
Chapter Three: Life Was A Lot Easier
Damon's POV
I knew Elena could handle herself, she's handled Katherine, she could handle anyone now. Elena would get Jenna out of here if Jeremy decided to go for her. So I just lunged for Jeremy and pinned him down onto the floor. He threw me off of him, how was that even possible? He was just changed last night. I looked over from where I was on the ground and I saw that Jeremy hadn't moved yet, and Elena and Jenna were both still here, as well as Anna recovering from Jeremy's attack. I got up and walked over to him and he way laying there, sitting up slowly, looking like he was in some serious pain, and his eyes were no longer bright red.
"What happened?" Jeremy asked rubbing the back of his head from where I slammed him down "Why is everyone staring at me?"
"…You seriously don't remember?" Elena asked
"No, what happened?" Jeremy asked
"You attacked me" Anna said "And your eyes…they weren't even normal vampire eyes they were…red, normal but…red" Anna sighed and grabbed Jeremy by the shoulders and looked him in the eyes "and now their not" She sighed "It was weird, you were stronger than me and Damon"
"I thought I wasn't" Jeremy said
"Your not, now at least" I sighed
"Maybe it wasn't Jeremy that attacked Anna" Elena sighed
"What do you mean?" I asked
"Well, you said that if a vampire was strong enough, they could control someone with their mind thingy, right?" Elena asked
"Yeah" I sighed "But not do this, that was like-"
"Possession" Anna said "It was like an older, powerful vampire took over Jeremy"
"You'd have to be over-"
"500 years old" Anna said "It could be the same vampire we're-" Anna was cut off by her own train of thought "It's the same one, I know who it is. Jeremy, you still have that book I gave you?"
"Yeah" Jeremy said and grabbed the book off his desk and handed it to Anna.
Anna flipped through the book and stopped on a page that had an amulet on it. She pointed it out and handed it to me and pulled out the necklace she was hiding in her shirt.
"Not amulets again" I sighed, remembering the last time amulets were involved with Bonnie and the whole witchcraft thing "The last time anything had to do with…jewelry. It ended with Bonnie in the middle of a giant flaming circle in the middle of the woods, possessed by her great, great, great, great grandmother"
"This one's different" Anna sighed "My mom, before she died, she gave this to me. She said something about if someone got their hands on this-"
"The people you can't kill, you can" I sighed reading the book "Why would someone even bother trying to kill off the remaining big bad guys anyway? It's a waste of time"
"Someone is out to kill them off Damon. You know, the vampires that started all of this" Anna said "Without them, me and you, we would be dead'
I sighed and looked down at the book again. "So what do we do? Their after you for that necklace, they want to kill all the ancient vampires, then what?"
"Then they could do anything" Anna said "They would be the most powerful vampire left, able to command any one of us, hell, if they wanted to, they could even tell the world that vampires are real and we're after them if they wanted to cause a little chaos and good old fashioned monster hunts"
"Haven't had one of those in centuries" I sighed
"Damon, this is serious" Elena sighed "Can you just…be my Damon for a minute" She said and turned to Anna "So if whoever this vampire is gets that…"
"Then who knows what could happen" Anna sighed
Elena's POV
"We have to keep that away from her" I said and pointed at Anna's necklace
"I know" Anna sighed "Wait, Damon, you said something about Bonnie and an amulet, what happened?"
"Her great grandmother possessed her, she destroyed it" Damon said
"…You think Bonnie could destroy this too?" Anna asked "If it's gone, maybe she'll stop coming after everyone"
"I could ask her, but after everything tonight, we should ask tomorrow" I sighed
"Okay" Anna said
"This thing seems to like vampire minds so…I think we should just all, watch each other" I sighed
"Good idea" Anna said
I looked over at Jenna who was still in shock and she was starting to shake again.
"Come on Jenna" I sighed and started making her leave the room "I'll handle Jenna" I said as Anna, Jeremy and Damon all followed me out of the room and down to the living room. I sat Jenna down on the couch in the living room and made her drink her hot chocolate and just relax.
After Jenna was distracted by Jeremy and Anna talking to her about something completely off topic, there I was, alone with the kitchen with Damon. I don't know why, but I haven't felt this feeling of dreading being alone with Damon for a while…a long while. So why was it suddenly back? Was it because of this strange attitude of his coming back?
"Damon," I sighed
"We need to talk, huh?" Damon asked
"…Yeah" I sighed "We really do"
Stefan's POV
It wasn't the natural thing to be doing, but being a real vampire for the first time in a very long time with Aislinn was just…natural. Even if we were just finishing burying bodies six feet under in the middle of the woods, never to be seen again. Once we were done, Aislinn just left a red rose she seemed to pull out of thin air on the new dirt.
"Where-"
"Another trick I learned" She smiled
"…Your just full of tricks, aren't you?" I asked
"Yep" She smiled "Once you've lived 500 years, you pick up on a little bit of everything"
"…You know, I never really got an answer, a clear one anyway, about why you were here…in a small place like this" I said
"I'm actually looking around that place you were talking about" She sighed "Mystic Falls"
"Really?" I asked "Why?"
"…I know this sounds…strange, but…My mother, she had this necklace, she passed it down to me. When I was turned, it was taken by the vampire who turned me, eventually it ended up getting to this vampire, Pearl" Aislinn sighed "I just want it back, I don't even know why they took it, I just want it back"
"…Pearl is dead" I said, remembering Anna's mother
"Oh…so you knew who Pearl was?" She asked
"Yes" I said
"…Do you know who she could have given the necklace to?" Aislinn asked
"…Anna, her daughter, she's a vampire too" I said "She's in Mystic Falls"
"…I know your trying to leave there, but would you mind, coming with me there, just to go get it at least, and then…we can go our separate ways" Aislinn said "Please, for me?"
If someone had known Katherine and then met Aislinn, they'd say their exactly alike, just different faces. And it's true, it was dangerous being with someone that was so like Katherine, even for just a few minutes. But… I couldn't help it, I was drawn to her like a moth to a flame, I couldn't say no to her and just turn her away, Her likeness to Katherine or not, I was going to help her.
"Sure. Just to get it back" I said
"Thank you so much Stefan" Aislinn smiled and kissed me on the cheek "So, this Anna, do you think she'll give it back?"
"Of course, if you just explain to her that it's a family heirloom, I'm sure she'll give it back" I said
"Good" Aislinn smiled "Well, I say we head to Mystic Falls tomorrow, considering it's already almost sunrise and burying bodies, it can wear a vampire down" She smiled "Goodnight Stefan"
"Goodnight" I said
She leaned in and quickly kissed me on the lips and in a matter of seconds, she was gone. She was like Katherine. She was more powerful than Katherine could ever have dreamed to have been, and I was falling fore her, just like Katherine. Even though she was gone and everyone, including Damon, seemed to have let go of Katherine, I couldn't. It was like everywhere I went, I thought of her, and now, here I was, falling for someone exactly like her, except more dangerous than before. Because this time, I was brining the trouble myself to Mystic Falls.
Cassandra's POV
I was here again. I've been coming here lately when I drift off, purposely, it's safer here. That vampire woman couldn't come here, she was scared off by the light. I found myself by that lake, Elizabeth always seemed to come here and it was nice to talk to her, she was normal for the most part I guess, the most normal person I've ever talked to at least in a while.
"So…this vampire…is she gonna be around much longer?" I asked
"Hard to tell" She sighed and kept her gaze fixed on the water "Vampires are…unpredictable, in both good and bad ways" She sighed and she seemed…sad today
"Something wrong?" I asked
"…Stefan" She sighed "I keep trying to visit him, in his dreams as I did with Damon and…the darkness around him, it's so…consuming. I can't get anywhere near his thoughts or dreams. I fear the worst for him. And I tried to get to Damon again and…nothing. Darkness, all consuming darkness" She said and I saw a small tear forming "I'm just worried about them, I know about this…vampire"
"How?" I asked
"The others around here. She's been to many dreams. She can mostly be chased away by our light but…she's getting stronger. She's feeling…love" She said "When someone as twisted as her feels love, it turns something that she be beautiful into something dark. And then, she seeks out that joyous emotion she's feeling, and makes it dark for everyone else. Dark, twisted love. That going all around, well, the world could very easily go to hell" Elizabeth said "Not to mention she can control a vampire's mind, which is even more dangerous than controlling a human. And…she can posses them."
"She can posses a vampire?" I asked
"Yes. Any vampire close to what she's searching for, they can be possessed" Elizabeth said
"And…what you said about the emotions…turning love into something dark…" I said
"Whenever she feels something…human. She can make it dark, sinister, and just…consuming" Elizabeth sighed
"…Damon and Elena" I said, everything was pretty much rushing into my thoughts now, looking back at them, seeing how…in love they are "Damon and Elena!" Was all I managed to say again "They're in love, deep love"
"I know" Elizabeth sighed "I can't get to him. He's close to what she's looking for"
"I have to get to them. They have to get rid of what she's looking for!" I said
It was like I was thrust out of the dream then and there and I was back in my hospital room. Adrian was sitting there, fully alert, I probably woke him up with such a start like that.
"Cassandra" He said "You okay?"
"No" I said and threw my legs over the side of the bed "I need to leave, now"
"What's wrong?" Adrian asked
"Damon and Elena. That vampire, she's gonna go after them. She wants something back, they need to get away from it" I said and ripped off all the wires and stuff that were attached to me and got out of bed, I knew Adrian had Trinity bring my clothes here earlier today, he knew me too well
"Cassandra, how-"
"Questions later" I said and grabbed my stuff and changed in the bathroom. A few minutes later I walked out and up to Adrian. "For now, we need to get to Damon and Elena" I said and saw the sun about to rise. "Shit" I sighed
"I got enough time, I'll get you there, come on" He said and picked me up and in a matter of seconds, we were out of the hospital and on our way to Elena's house
Anna's POV
After being up all night, Elena and Jenna were fast asleep. Damon and Elena never got to talk since Jeremy was possessed two more times, tearing up the kitchen and the living room. Elena was snuggled up to Damon on the couch, I knew she was mad at him still, it was there, but yet, she cuddled up next to him. It was like she didn't want to be mad, I knew she didn't, I know what it's like. And seeing Damon's strange attitude, he wasn't…himself. It was like something was messing with his mind, and I knew all Elena wanted to do was to get close to him, to have him explain everything to her. But something told me that it wasn't be that simple, things were never simple while you were involved with a vampire.
Right at sunrise, Cassandra and Adrian came bursting through the door, Adrian was fine, and so was Cassandra.
"Where's Damon and Elena?" She asked
"Sleeping, right there, why?" I asked and pointed them out
"Vampire. The really old one. Girl." She said and was kinda out of breath "She feeds off of emotions. That's what makes her strong, she's feeding off love"
"…That'd explain Damon's weirdness" I sighed "So what do we do?"
"Get rid of whatever she's looking for" Cassandra said
"This" I said and showed her the necklace
"Destroy it" She said
"Bonnie has to, it can't be destroyed any other way" I sighed
"Of course" Cassandra sighed
Elena and Damon started moving around and they finally woke up. They looked over to Cassandra and Adrian.
"Cassandra?" Elena asked
"Hey" She smiled
"What's going on?" Elena asked
I glared at Cassandra, Damon and Elena had enough problems for now, they didn't need to know that this thing fed off of love as well, right now, they needed to talk and fix their little thing they call love. Cassandra seemed to get my message somehow, and she bit her tongue and just smiled.
"They let me out. Adrian brought me here" She smiled "Just thought I'd come say hi"
"Oh, Okay" Elena smiled
"Where's Jeremy?" Damon asked
"Asleep, in his room" I said
"…Elena" Damon sighed
"I know" She sighed and got up "Uh, can you handle everything for a minute?" Elena asked me
"Sure" I sighed
Damon grabbed Elena's hand and dragged her off out the back door.
"What's going on?" Cassandra asked
"Damon and Elena, they need to have a couple talk. Something's up with Damon, I mean more than mystical vampire taking over his mind, personal stuff" I sighed
"Oh" Cassandra said "I'll tell them later I guess" She sighed and sat down on the couch where Damon and Elena just were, Adrian walked over next to her and wrapped his arms around her.
Elena's POV
"So" I sighed
"Elena…I don't know where to start" Damon sighed
I looked into those blue eyes and he was right, I saw that he was lost, lost in his own thoughts, they were taking over him, consuming him.
"Just tell me what's on your mind" I sighed
"…Everything" He said "This vampire, Me and You, that dream, and for once, Stefan. Something has me worried about him"
"…What about me and you?" I asked first
"…Changing you. Brining you into this life of darkness and shadows. Murder, blood, lust…it's not something I want you to go through just because…of me" He sighed
"Damon" I said and walked closer to him "It's my choice, and I chose to be with you, all of you, forever and…when you love a vampire…you have to live forever" I said
"Not always" Damon sighed
"So what…you want me to be human, is that it? Or dhampir at least. I'm part vampire already Damon, I was born with it. I want to be with you, why is that so hard for you to-"
"It's not hard for me to grasp Elena" Damon said, cutting me short "I love you more than anything. It's just…when I change you…I'm just scared that you might change…for-"
"You think I'm going to be like Katherine" I said and felt my anger start to boil up "You have the nerve to think I'll end up like Katherine when you change me?" I said
"…Yeah, it is something I worry about Elena" Damon said
I couldn't help it and I slapped Damon across the face.
"I am not Katherine and I never will be. Change me or not, I will still always be Elena…" I sighed "Elena Salvatore"
"Elena-"
"So what, are you trying not to marry me now too?" I asked and felt tears building up, angry tears
"No, Elena-"
"So you want to leave me? Go ahead! Your worried I'll end up like Katherine, go ahead and leave" I said "I'm making a choice to not be like her, obviously the only way is to chose none of the Salvatore's" I said and felt the tears fall now
"…Elena" Damon said softly and came and hugged me "I still want to marry you. I love you so much. And Katherine…she's nothing but a bad memory now" He said and held me tighter "I know you will never be her, and I love that. It's just…you can understand why I'm worried" He sighed and pulled away
"No, I can't Damon" I said "You shut me out, put up walls, I don't know why your worried" I said "Tell me"
"I'm worried…because the last person I ever loved was Katherine. That was the last time I ever gave my whole heart to a girl. And then…along came you. From the moment I saw you Elena…I was in love with you. I tried everything I could to keep from…falling for you, refusing to let myself love another woman. I wanted to forget how to love, I would have been better off without love" Damon said and I saw pain on his face, he'd been holding everything in for so long "But you…you got under my skin and there was nothing I could do to get you off my mind. And from there…you seeped into my bloodstream where you're a part of me now Elena. And something hurting you…even me, I couldn't bear it. Your too pure and bright and beautiful to be condemned to such a curse like this" Damon sighed
"…Damon" I sighed "…That has to be one of the most beautiful things anyone has ever told me" I smiled a little and wiped away my tears "But, I want you. I want to be 'cursed' with you for all of eternity, because as long as I'm with you, it's not a curse" I smiled and leaned in and kissed Damon
After a few seconds Damon pulled away and looked down at me, his face not in pain so much anymore, but it was still there.
"Nothing good could come out of being with a vampire, especially if you turn into one" Damon sighed
"Maybe something could" I smiled "Like love" I said and leaned in and kissed him again
"I love you Elena" Damon smiled as he pulled away from the kiss
"I love you too" I smiled and laughed a little
Damon leaned in and quickly kissed me again and started trailing kisses down my neck and nipped at it a little, stopping himself from biting me, I know it had been a while since he last ate. He didn't particularly like the animal diet he was on to stay on Bonnie's good side, but he did it anyway because he knew Bonnie meant a lot to me. Damon was really into everything now, he had me pressed up against a tree, he made his way back up to my mouth, and before I could say a word, I realized I was grabbing a little to had onto the tree behind me and I felt a sharp stabbing pain in the palm of my hand. Before I knew it, Damon stopped kissing me, he just had me pinned there against a tree, and was staring at me with those eyes, apparently it had been WAY too long since Damon last went hunting.
A/N: Thoughts?
Uh oh, Cliff-hanger O.O A hungry Damon and a clumsy Elena…and just after they made up too!
And yes, another amulet is in the picture, we all know how badly things ended last time [Bonnie, possessed, great grandmother, BIG fire…] yeah, not too well :/
And this new vampire, which by now hopefully everyone knows is Aislinn, enjoys feeding off of emotions as well, not literally but…you know, mentally. But she is kinda mental, so it makes sense :P But do you think they can destroy the amulet before Aislinn gets it back and causes some trouble in the vampire world? I sure hope so :]
Oh and next chapter, pay extra attention to Damon/Elena action, it'll make sense later, I promise :] Just thought I'd give you guys a heads up on that one :] I love reading you reviews, they mean a lot to me :] xoxo, Avril