The vervain took forever to pass out of his system. He felt weak and hungry, and when he woke up, Jenna was next to him, offering him her blood from her wrist. He tried to push her wrist away, but after her reassurance he couldn't deny blood anymore. He sucked on her wrist hoping to get his strength back, and then thanked her.

"He took her away," Jenna said heartbroken. "He threatened that he'd kill you if she doesn't find the other two necklaces."

He couldn't even face Jenna. Elena was unprotected and alone because of him.

"I have to help her, Jenna," He said weakly, "Do you know where he's taking her?"

Before they could speak, though, the door slumped open and a familiar face entered the room. Bonnie.

"Oh God, Damon, are you okay?" She fled, reaching out to help her friend.

"Bonnie?" He asked, his eyes wide in surprise. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to save your ass," Bonnie smiled genuinely, helping Jenna up. "Stefan's here. I already tried the locator's spell…he is taking Elena to the Falls."

"Wait, how do you know about all this?" He asked confused. He couldn't understand, he hadn't felt dizzy in over one hundred years but today was an exception. There was too much going on, Elena's life was at stake and he barely had time to digest the other information he had just received, one of them being that Elena was actually seventeen years old.

"Damon, I can't explain right now, we have to help Elena," Bonnie urged, "Stefan's on our side too, okay? Just trust me."

Easier said than done, he wanted to say. It was almost impossible to trust someone in this mess. But, for Elena's sake, he nodded and followed her.

…

"I know you can sense the necklaces Elena," Klaus growled, yanking Elena's hair so roughly that her scalp started to burn. "Stop wasting my time, we can get this over with…"

"I told you, I don't know!" Elena screamed, but that only earned her a blow, and she fell on her knees on the cold, hard ground.

"This is the place where the witches were massacred. The power here is unexplainable, I know there is at least one necklace here," He barked in her face, his eyes menacing. "Now, be a good girl and tell me where they are or I'm going to rip you apart until you beg me to kill you."

"I don't know where they are, please believe me," Elena begged, though she knew exactly where the necklace was. She could sense its presence in the waterfall itself, and after focusing, she saw that it was in a box buried deep where no human could get it. She could feel a very strong presence and for a while she thought that both of the necklaces were there.

Klaus stepped away from her, unsure of what to do. She crew cold as he started to circle her, until he was pressed up against her backside, his voice threatening next to her ear.

"If you're lying," He placed a few kisses along her neck, letting his fangs elongate so that she knew that they were there, "I will rip Damon in front of you. From limb to limb. I'll make you watch."

Horror sunk in Elena's features and Klaus smirked, tracing her nose with his finger. "Now, are you sure you don't want to tell Klaus anything?"

With tears threatening to spill, she knew that she had no choice. She wouldn't risk Damon's life. He mattered.

"They're right in there under the waterfall," She choked out.

"See? Much better when you co-operate." Klaus's eyes darkened. "Now, Elena…" He unzipped her shirt, smug smile still in place. "Go and get it for me."

"I c-can't…"

"I'm sure you can, Elena," He continued, "You're a good swimmer."

"Please, I'll wait for you, I won't do anything stupid…"

"Shut up and get me my necklaces!" Klaus backhanded her so violently that she spun twice in the air before falling on the hard ground again. "Now!"

…

"There they are," Bonnie gasped, pointing at Klaus and Elena's direction.

"He's making her get in the water," Damon commented, "Why?"

"He's trying to get the necklaces back. They're hidden in the water," Bonnie explained without looking at them.

"I can't let her do that," Damon almost blurred away but Bonnie stopped him. "Damon, we need a plan."

…

The deeper she got the shortage her intake of breath was, and Elena was practically struggling to get that box to the surface. She felt the attachment to the necklaces before she even saw them. It was like they were written for her. No, she wouldn't give them to Klaus.

When she returned to the surface, Klaus was obviously waiting for her. But Elena bravely stood away from him, holding the necklaces protectively in her arms. Just about when he was going to grab them away, a light surrounded Elena and the lockets magically opened, until the four lockets rose in the air, joining together as one. Klaus stared in disbelief as the lockets magically changed until they formed a big, dagger-like shape, and the shapes of the lockets were printed on the dagger.

"Kill him," She heard voices say. "He can be killed."

Could she really murder?

This man had murdered her before, without excuse or apology. She should do the same. The thing that she was holding in her hands was apparently the weapon.

"You have the power you desire," The voice continued, "Kill him."

Klaus raised and fled, grabbing Elena and pinning her to the ground, fighting for the new weapon. He bared his fangs to drain her, but she harshly fought him off, earning herself time to run. A man with black hair suddenly jumped in front of her and protected her from any more blows, and she realized it was Damon.

He was fighting Klaus off so that she could run. But no, she couldn't let Damon get hurt anymore. Making her decision, Elena plunged the dagger in Klaus's heart, and the latter barely had time to let out a gasp.

Her bloody fingers let go of the weapon, and she slumped to unconsciousness.

…

"She's been like this for over two hours," Damon said in panic, placing a warm wet cloth on Elena's face. "Hot one minute, freezing the next. She repelled my blood…I don't know what's going on."

He held her hand in his gently as she took deep breaths.

"Can you hear me?" He asked her for the millionth time, stroking her sweaty face. Her hair was spread on her pillow, her body covered in sweat. He couldn't understand what was going on.

He felt a gentle hand on his shoulder, and saw Bonnie.

"Damon, you should know something," she replied heartbroken. "The witches still want Elena dead. She was sent back and it is against nature. They allowed her to live this long because they realized they needed her. Thanks to her, Klaus is gone-The evil spirits are fading. But they don't want to unbalance nature again."

"What are you saying? That Elena's going to die?" Damon shouted, shaking his fist in the air. "I don't give a fuck about nature, Bonnie! All I want is Elena's health. She deserves it, she just got rid of a fucking monster!" He spat, his fist going directly to the wall.

"Damon, calm down!" Stefan tried to calm his brother.

"Don't you dare try to calm me down, Stefan, you lost that privilege many years ago…" He spat through clenched teeth. "Bonnie, help her, please! You have to talk to them…"

"They won't listen, Damon, I tried-"

"She's in pain! She's clearly in pain, she doesn't deserve this…Tell them to suck it or I'm going to be the next monster they need to kill, I swear to God I'll rip every human on earth apart-"

"Damon," Bonnie warned him, "I'll try. But you have to calm down, okay? Elena knew that this was going to happen. She agreed to this."

He stared at her in confusion.

"Elena doesn't remember but I do. When I helped her, I told her that the deal with the witches isn't going to be easy. They allowed her to live long enough to use her abilities to destroy evil. But they also believed that she could change a life. They wanted her to change a life-You were fated to meet, Damon…She changed your life. She changed you."

"I don't understand…you were so surprised when you saw her…"

"Our memories were all taken from us. My memory started to come back in pieces: The photos, the deal…I helped her and pushed her to the right direction. Her mission was you."

"So what, am I supposed to live without her now?" Tears formed in his eyes and he wept-He hadn't done it in a long time-but he wept.

"I'm so sorry, Damon…"

"No," He said determined. "Call on the spirits, Bonnie. Please-Tell them that Damon Salvatore wants to negotiate."

"Damon, I…"

"Please. I want to make a deal. She changed my life, I'll save hers."

Hmm, I wonder what Damon's going to negotiate... :P

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