Twisted Love
Season One
Lost Girls
It was a beautiful day in Mystic Falls, Virginia 1864. Stefan saw his guests arrived outside as their carriage pulled up. First a darker skinned women got out with a long beautiful elegant dress, next helping a amazingly beautiful bronzed skin girl, then helping a more pale yet equally beautiful girl out.
"You must be the Pierce Sister." Stefan announced bowing slightly
Placing her hand out in front of her she replied "Please, call me Katherine." She curtsied as he took her hand "And this I my sister Fayth."
"Pleasure." Fayth grinned
Back to the present day of Mystic Falls where Elena is trying to get the truth from Stefan about what he really was, they were standing just outside of the Salvatore Boarding House
"What are you?" She asked again
Stefan stared at her from a long time "You already know."
"No, I don't." Elena snapped
"Yes, you do, or you wouldn't be here."
"It's not possible." Elena shook her head not wanting to say the words "It can't be." she added
"Everything you know..." He took a step towards her and she took one back "And every belief that you have is about to change. Are you ready for that?" Stefan asked
"What are you?" The brunette demanded
"I'm a vampire." He replied
After staring at him for a long five seconds fear suddenly struck in her head making it skip a beat "I shouldn't have come."
"no, please." Stefan walked towards her
She took fast steps back trying not to trip, she ran past him heading for her car but the next second he was standing right in front of her she stopped dead looking at him wide eyed
"How did you do that?" He asked angrily
"Please don't be afraid of me." he begged taking her arm
"Let me go." She ordered
"Elena, there are things you have to know and understand-"
"Let me go!" She exclaimed running past him jumping straight into her car
"Elena, please!" He yelled turning to face her
Driving away from that place as fast as she could, she returned to her home running in her house quickly slamming the door behind her leaning against it for a second. After calming down just a little bit her walked up the stairs into her's and Jeremy's joint bathroom, taking a second to look in the mirror, she opened the door to his room to see him sleeping peacefully on the bed.
She walked into her room and terror hit her again, how was this true? This had to be some kind of dream, running her hands restlessly through her long hair she jumped with surprised when her heard a voice from behind her
"Elena." He appeared
She attempted to run out of the room through the door that lead towards the stairs, but as she opened it he slammed it shut with his vampire strength, she breathed heavily facing the door, squeezing her eyes shut tightly not wanting to see him
"I would never hurt you." He promised "You're safe with me."
"All those animal attack?" Elena turned to face him "All those people that died-"
"No." He shook his head "That was Damon."
"Damon?" Her voice was shaking
"Yes, I don't drink human blood." He told her "that's not how I survive, but Damon does! I'll explain everything to you, but I beg you, Elena, do not tell anyone."
"How can you ask me that?" Elena sounded more offended
"Because you knowing this is dangerous for so many reasons. You can gate me, but I need you to trust me." Stefan looked at her, plea filled his dark brown orbs
"Just go." She whispered "Just go, please. Go. If you mean me no harm, then just go." Her voice grew stronger and more confident
"I never wanted this." Stefan back away
Elena didn't make eye contact, but she felt a brush of wind and knew that he was gone, quickly running over to the window he had come in through she slammed it close
Damon finished the last stoner off throwing him to the ground, whipping the excess blood away from his mouth of one of the other guys shirts. After he'd done that, he dragged the now dead man over to where the other dead bodies were, about four in counting around the camp fire, and that girl he's drank from first was over in the corner.
Picking up one of their cheap vodka bottles from the side, he patted each one of them down for anything that could be identified on the bodies before pouring the high flammable liquid over them, he finally found a cell phone and typed in a familiar number whilst pouring the liquid over the final dead person.
"Hello?" Stefan asked
"I want my ring." Damon ordered
"Where are you?" Stefan demanded
"I'm at the sizzler." Damon joked "I had the buffet. Where's my ring?" He asked his face turning hard as he picked up a stick and set it alight walking around the bodies
"I don't have it." Stefan lied "Where are you? What have you done?" he asked yet again
"No, what have you done? You're the one that locked me in the basement and starved me, so whatever I've done, whoever I've sucked dry is on you, buddy." Damon set the rest of the bodies a light
"You're being careless." Stefan growled "How many more animal attacks is this town gonna believe, huh?"
"I know how to cover my tracks, Stefan." He smirked looking around him "Where's my ring?" He grew annoyed now
"I gave it to Zach to hide." Stefan lied "Probably shouldn't have killed him
Damon paused before noticing the lies "Ah, you almost got me." He chuckled "Where is it?" he lowered his voice
"I'll get it back, but I need time." Stefan replied
"What, did you FedEx it to Rome! Where is it? I want my ring, Stefan, oh, by the way my next stop is Grace's house." he grinned
"I already want you dead. Don't hive me another reason to kill you." Stefan glared into space
"Don't give me another reason to rip you apart." Damon threatened
"Yeah? Is that gonna be before or after you get your ring back?" Stefan had him there
"Just get it." Damon didn't have a come back he hung up and looked over at Vicki who was coughing and groaning, she was awake "You just don't wanna die do you?"
Stefan stood guard outside of Elena's house that night, know he want properly meant to be protecting Grace, although it was unlikely Damon would hurt her, Elena seemed to feel Stefan's presence out there, she couldn't sleep at all.
Grace yawned as she walked downstairs, someone was knocking the door loudly, she opened it rubbing her eyes
"Sorry to disturb." His voice purred "Your Gran is out right?"
"Damon." She whispered about to slam the door shut but he held it open "c'mon, Grace, don't be like that."
"I thought you were starving." She looked up at him surprised
"Yeah." he chuckled "You wish."
"You have no idea." She glared
"Can I come in?" He asked "Oh wait, of course I can." He stepped in walking past her "I've been invited." he smirked at her
"What do you want, Damon." She glared
"I was wondering if you knew where my ring was?" He asked stepping towards her closing the gap between them
Grace lost her voice completely as she looked up into his bright blue eyes, they were only inches apart from each other and she was in no fit state to stop anything from happening, she suddenly felt his perfectly sculpted lips brush after her parted ones
"I don't know where your rings is." She whispered lying, she knew Stefan had it, but she was still shaking with fear
"Are you scared?" he asked tucking a piece of hair behind her ear
"Damon, please, if you care for me in anyway at all, you'll leave." She looked at him with pleading eyes
"Very well." He placed a small kiss on her cheek before walking back to his car which had a unconscious and weak Vicki sitting in the passenger seat
The next Elena and Stefan sat outside the crowded Mystic Grill in broad day light, she was glaring at him from across the table, whilst he looked back at her almost innocently
"You said you would explain everything." Elena started keeping up straight and looking official "That's why I asked you to meet me here." Stefan nodded in response "When you Google 'Vampire' you get a world of fiction, what's the reality?" she asked
"I can tell you anything you want to know." Stefan promised
"I know you eat garlic." Elena stated
"Yes." he confirmed
"And somehow, sunlights not an issue." She added as the waitress walked over
"Here's your drinks." she placed them in front of them
"Thank you." Elena nodded and the waitress left
"We have rings that protect us." Stefan replied when the waitress was out of ear shot
"Crucifixes." she went on to the next myth
"Decorative." He shot it downstairs
"Holy water?"
"Drinkable."
"Mirrors."
"Myth."
"You said you don't kill to survive." Elena remember last night's painful memory
"Animal blood keeps me alive, but not as strong as Damon." he informed her "He can be very powerful."
"And yet you still let him get involved with Caroline." Elena was annoyed "And Grace." even more annoyed
"Forcing Damon not to do something is more dangerous, trust me." he looked at her
"He was hurting Caroline!" Elena exclaimed
"He was feeding on her." Stefan lowered his voice hoping she would too "He was able to take away her memories of being bitten using a form of mind compulsion. She never knew what was happening to her." He explained "If he wanted to kill her, he would have, same goes for Grace, if he wanted her dead, she would be by now."
"Is that suppose to make it ok?" She asked irritated
"No." Stefan quickly shook his head "None of this is ok, Elena. I know that."
"are there any others, aside from you and Damon?" She asked sipping her coffee
"Not in Mystic Falls; not anymore." He added
"Not anymore?" Elena questioned
"There was a time when this town was... very much aware of Vampires, and it didn't end well for anything. That's why it's important that you don't tell anyone." He looked at her begging
"I can't promise that." She crossed her arms
"Elena... Give me today." He begged "I will answer any questions that you have, and when it's over, you can decide for yourself what you wanna do with what you know." he looked at her "It'll be your choice." The ball was in her hands
Sheriff Forbes heard someone come up behind her, she turned to see Logan Fell approaching her, she turned back to glaze down at the charred bodies on the floor around a burnt out fire.
"Never smelled on this bad before." Logan gagged
"It tried to cover its tracks." The Sheriff replied unfazed
"Are you sure?" Logan covered his mouth and nose
"I'm positive." She replied shortly "You only burn a corpse to try to hide cause of death, and there are no shell casings."
"We know who they are?" Logan referred to the unrecognisable bodies
"Doc'll have to check their dental records." She replied
"What story should I run?" He asked
"Drug deal gone bad." She suggested "It's not too big a stretch."
"I got the Gilbert Watch." Logan lowered his voice
"Good." She nodded once
A deputy arrived and handed a purse over to Sheriff Forbes she opened it and looked at the ID
"I found it the brush about 10 yards away." He explained
"Vicki Donovan." Sheriff read the name aloud
"You know her?" Logan asked
"I went to school with her mother." Sheriff replied
"Think she's one of these?" Logan asked looking at the charred bodies
"I hope not." She replied mournfully
Damon stormed around the Salvatore Boarding House searching for his ring, he took out his phone calling Stefan, but it went straight to answer phone
"Where are you, Stefan? I'm trapped at the house, and I'm getting really bored and really impatient, and I don't do bored and impatient." He pressed end "Damn it." he looked over at Vicki as she lay bleeding on the couch "Aw, don't get blood on the couch." He complained walking over looking at the vicious bite mark in her neck "I got you good, didn't I?" He noted his handy work but she didn't answer "Well, you're not gonna be any fun today." He brushed her hair back "I'm so gonna regret this." he smirked biting into his own wrist with an audible crunch before he put it to her mouth, she started to struggled but eventually gave in "Good girl." He encouraged
Meanwhile Stefan and Elena were driving through the silent, secluded forest, Elena's heart was beating furiously with fear of being alone with a Vampire
"Stop here." Stefan told her kindly
"What are we doing?" She asked looking around
Stefan was the first to get out of the car, Elena swiftly followed not locking her car incase she had to make a quick get away from the monster he claimed to become any second
"I want to show you something." He walked deeper in
"In the middle of no where?" Her voice almost cracked
"This..." He walked into a clearing that was covered in moss and leafs "Didn't used to be nowhere. It used to be my home." he announced
"It looks so..." She didn't want to be disrespectful or rude
"Old?" Stefan chuckled "It's because they are." He replied
"Wait how long have you..." She trailed off
"I've been seventeen years old since 1864." he replied
"Oh my God." She breathed
"You said you wanted to know." he looked back at her "I'm not gonna hold anything back." he informed her "Half century before the boarding house was even built, this was my family's home. Damon and I... We were both born here. The Salvatore brothers, best of friends." he reminisced
Back in Mystic Falls 1864 a human Damon ran out of the Boarding house with his brother throwing an American football back and forth to each other, laughing and joking around
"Wait." Stefan laughed "Where did you learn this game?" he threw the ball
"Camp outside of Atlanta." Damon replied throwing it back "One of the officers picked it up at Harvard. Catch." he threw it back
"Wait a minute. Wait a minute." Stefan couldn't stop laughing holding his sides "What are the rules? What are the rules?" He exclaimed as he older brother came running towards him fighting for the ball
"Who needs rules?" Fayth walked out with Katherine by her side and Emily just behind them "Mind if I join you?"
"And I?" Katherine stepped forward
"Uh, well, you could, uh – you could get hurt." Stefan nodded "My brother likes to play rough."
"I like rough." Fayth announced throwing her long waves of curly hair over her shoulder
"Somehow, I think you play rougher." She purred snatching the ball from Stefan's hand and running off "Come, Fayth." She called laughing
Fayth ran off laughing after her sister too, Damon and Stefan watched in awe before Damon shoved him out of his trance
"What are we just standing here for?" Damon asked "That is two girls who clearing want to be chased." He ran and Stefan followed
Elena listened to the story in surprise, Katherine and Fayth go all the way back to the early days of the Salvatore boys human lives
"You knew Katherine in 1864?" She asked stunned "Damon made it seem like..."
"Damon was trying to make you think that... I was still heartbroken." He informed her "he saw that I was happy with you when he didn't have anyone, he was jealous."
"Do you mean when he didn't have Grace?" Elena asked Stefan just nodded "So all of this rivalry started from two girls 145 years ago?" Elena asked
"They wasn't just any girls." Stefan replied
Katherine ran through the beautiful, well kept garden maze, she reached a marble statue and stopped running turning and grinning at the young man
"I win." She grinned
"What do you want as a prize?" Fayth walked over looking at her sister "Your corset isn't set right after all that running."
"Sorry." She looked down at her feet
"Go." She ordered "See if Emily will fix it for you."
"Yes." Katherine walked away quickly
"Do you have to be so hard on her?" Stefan asked
"If I am not hard on her she will never learn." Fayth replied before hearing someone from beside them "Damon."
Stefan grinned ear to ear "They extended your leave?" He asked
"I was simply having too much fun to return to battle." Damon looked towards Fayth
"Your commitment to the confederacy is inspiring." Stefan joked pulling his older brother into a family hug
"well this is wonderful for Katherine and I." Fayth pipped up
"How is that, Ms. Fayth?" Damon asked
"Now we have you both here to keep us entertained." She grinned "First and foremost, we will need someone to escort us to the founders ball."
"Would be an honour, Ms. Fayth." Damon bowed taking her hand kissing it
"Then you will take my sister?" She looked at Stefan
"Of course." Stefan nodded leaving to find her
"Unfortunately, Fayth and Damon had a fight right before the Founders Party and she ended up going with one of my friends to the ball at the original Lockwood Mansion." Stefan announced back in the present day
"The first founder's party... Where you signed the registry." Elena put the pieces together
"And for that night, I really did care about Damon." Stefan admitted selfishly "Because all I new was I wanted her."
"So he was upset that she went with someone else?" Elena asked
"That's the thing with Damon, he doesn't get mad or upset, he gets even." Stefan looked at her
The music was thudding loudly around the Salvatore household, Damon stared blankly at the wall in front of him whilst he mindlessly sipped a whisky
Vicki came flying down the stairs towel drying her hair, wearing a tight grey tank top and a pair of panties, taking a look at herself in the mirror she was confused to see no bite marks anywhere on her neck
"What did you give me?" Vicki asked looking at Damon
"Some blood." He replied casually not looking at her "You loved it."
"I did?" She asked looking around the dark, mysterious house "Wait. How did we get here?" She asked
"We were in the woods. You were drunk. I attacked you. Then I killed all of your friends and brought you here, gave you same blood. You loved it. And now we're gonna party till the sun goes down." He grinned standing right in front of her
"Ok. Um, but first, can I have another hit?" She asked "That blood was so good." Grinning up at him she added that statement
"Only if I can." He wiggled his eye brows
Damon bit into his wrist again and gave it to her, she clutched it into her mouth sucking and sucking, whilst holding her wrist out for him and he crunched down too
"What Damon wants, Damon usually gets." Stefan continued
"Grace not wanting him must be killing him." Elena noted aloud
"Right, I didn't know at the time, but... turns out that night... Fayth was with him, too." Stefan looked down at his feet
"So he stole her from your friend." Elena looked at him
Katherine and Stefan were kissing heavily in her bedroom when she pushed him back against the bed to break the kiss apart
"I will love you forever." He promised touching her face gently
"Forever is a very long time, you know." Katherine replied responding to his touch
"Not long enough." He countered
The last thing Stefan remembered that night was Katherine's face turning dark and almost possessed, he woke up in the morning to see Emily tightening Katherine's deep purple corset dress
"Good morning." Katherine's breathing hitched with another pull of the strings "Clear the room, please." She shooed Emily from the room, only wishing she could hold as much authority in her voice as her twin did
"You're upset." She noted Stefan's distort face
"Your face, it was like a demon." He creased his eye brows remembering last night, but only in parts
"But you're not afraid." she told him what he was feeling instead of asking as she took light steps towards him
"Get away from me." Stefan demanded about to run when she started compelling him
"It doesn't change the way you feel about me." She compelled him in a smooth voice "You will not tell anyone."
"I-" He started but she placed a finger on his lips
"Shh." She whispered continuing to look in his eyes "We will go on exactly as we have."
"Yes. We will go on." Stefan repeated mindlessly
"You have no idea of the future I have planned for us, Damon." She gushed breaking the compulsion "You and me, Fayth and Damon." She grinned "No rules."
"Katherine could control my mind; and Fayth would compel Damon's. They compelled each of us to keep their secret from everyone else. She wanted all of us to be together forever. Didn't work out that way, but... Damon and I, looks like we're stuck with each other... Like it or not." Stefan shrugged back in the present day of talking to Elena pulling Damon's ring out of an old ruin of his house
"Is that Damon's ring?" Elena asked
"I took it from him, but I have to give it back." Stefan explained
"No, don't, Stefan." Elena exclaimed "Keep it hidden."
"Elena, if I don't give it to him, he'll retaliate in the only way he knows how he can hurt me." Stefan looked down again
"And how is that?" Elena asked
"By hurting you." He looked intensely into her eyes
"we're working on it, Mayor Lockwood." Sheriff had just finished as Logan walked in closing the door behind him
"Doc ID the bodies?" Mayor asked
"A few townies." Sheriff replied "Notorious druggies."
"I suppose that'll make it easy for people to buy the story." He looked up at the Sheriff "And Vicki Donovan?"
"She's not one of the deceased." Sheriff Forbes confirmed
"Where the hell is she?" Mayor Lockwood stood up frustrated
"I wish I knew." Sheriff Forbes replied
"We all do." Heidi added "It either still has her and is playing around with her, or she is dead and buried in another location."
"Sorry I'm late." Logan stepped in
"You have the watch?" Mayor asked
Logan passed him the Gilbert Pocket watch he had stolen from Jeremy's room the other night when Jenna had invited him over for dinner, he took off the glass shielding and took out the actual watch part and replacing it with a old looking compass making it click into place making sure it was secure
"It's ready." Mayor announced
"That's it?" Logan stated in disbelief
"That's it." The Mayor confirmed passing over to him
Vicki was dancing drunk of Damon's blood around his living room whilst Damon danced shirtless with a bottle of whisky in his hand
"I am so over Tyler, so over him. I knew from the beginning that I was only a piece of ass to him, but i thought maybe if he got to know me better, he might see something more. But no. Now, Jeremy, on the other hand, that's all he's ever seen in me is something more, and I like that." Vicki babbled on dancing some more
"Jeremy, huh?" Damon picked out the major parts "Elena's brother?"
"Yeah. yeah. So, Elena used to date my brother, and they were always together, so Jeremy would always be hanging around and crushing on me and- Hey, why don't you have a girlfriend? You're, like, totally cool and so hot." She asked bluntly
"I know, you would have though that Grace would have fallen head over heels for me by now." Damon smirked
"Grace Johnson?" Vicki asked "She totally acts like a sister to Jeremy and it really pisses him off." She laughed looking at Damon "Do you love her?"
"I've been in love. It's painful and pointless and overrated." He shook his head
"Except when it isn't." She countered
"No more talking." He ordered "Let's dance." he ran over taking her into his arms
Soon they were slow dancing extremely close in each others arms whilst she cried telling him her life story brushing the tips of her hair gently
"My mom spends most of her time in Virginia beach with Pete. He drives trucks. I don't remember my dad, but from what I gather, he's not worth remembering." she sniffled
"Your life is so pathetic." Damon noted insensitively
"Yeah. I mean, I'm the screwed-up one. Matt's got it so easy. He's the golden boy. I mean, he's gonna get a football scholarship and marry Elena and have a lawn mower and some babies, and when I think of my future, I just come up blank." She admitted
"You are so damaged." He told her pulling back drying her tears
"Yep." She whispered
"I mean, you don't have one hint of self-esteem." Damon rested his forehead on hers
"Nope, none." She replied
"I think I know what can help you." He placed both of his hands on her neck
"So what's that?" She asked looking into his bright blue eyes
"Death." He replied casually snapping her neck a loud crack echoing the room
Damon was playing around the sunlight in the room whilst Vicki was dead on the floor, he was waiting for her to wake back up, but he was too impatient. He jolted when he heard her cough and being to wake up
"What happened? We were dancing and then-" She rubbed her neck
"And then I killed you." Damon smirked
"What?" She panicked
"You're dead." He replied
"I'm dead?" She looked at him in disbelief
"Yeah, well, let's not make a big deal out of it. You drank my blood, I killed you, and now you have to feed in order to complete the process." He informed her sitting on a desk
"You're wasted." Vicki stood up grabbing her jeans stumbling from the room
"You don't wanna be out there all alone. You're about to get really freaky." He warned
"Ok, I had a really good time. I just wanna go home." She told him rubbing her head
"You're gonna start craving blood, and until you get it, you're gonna feel very out of it. You have to be careful." Damon warned her
"Just move." She shoved past him stumbling slightly
"Look you're already falling apart." He smirked
"And I'm going home now." Vicki replied walking towards the door
"OK, fine. I'm just warning you." He stopped himself "Actually, you know what? You should go. In fact, if I were you, I would stop by your boyfriend Jeremy's house."
"Yeah, whatever." Vicki walked downstairs
"Bye." Damon called laughing to himself "If you see Grace, tell her I said hi. And if you see Stefan, tell him to call me."
Vicki went straight to Elena's house knocking the door to hear Jeremy announcing he was coming, she heard him running down the stairs and he oped the door
"Hey, the sun is killing me. My eyes are on fire." She pushed into his house
"Where have you been?" Jeremy asked
"It's took." Vicki told him walking into his kitchen "everything's good." She confirmed
"Did something happen?" Jeremy asked her again
"I'm hungry." She stated "What do you got to eat?" She raided his fridge
"You're high?" Jeremy looked at her disgusted "Vicki, it's the middle of the day."
"Couldn't you not talk to loud?" She exclaimed My head, it hurts. I need quiet."
Jeremy watched her worried, he pulled out his phone calling Elena, maybe she could help, but when she didn't answer he called Grace, she would help
"Grace... I need you help... thank you." He hung up
"The mind control... You said Katherine used on you. Do you ever do that to me?" Elena asked Stefan in the old Salvatore ruins where he was now leading her back to the car
"No. That necklace, it contains an herb called vervain. It protects you from being compelled." He informed her opening the car door "I gave Grace one because I wanted to protect her from Damon's influence." he added "I wanted to... Protect you from me. Alright, you should never take that necklace off... Because no matter what happens after today, no matter how you feel about me... You'll know that you were free to make your own choice."
Grace and Matt arrived at Elena's house the same time, they both looked at each other before walking up the steps walking into the house
"Where is she?" Grace asked Jeremy who was standing outside of the kitchen
"Come with me." Jeremy opened the doors to reveal Vicki scoffing down a load of rubbish
"What is she on?" Grace asked Jeremy
"I don't know." He admitted
Matt bent down to his sisters level looking her in the eyes "Hey, Vick how you doin'?" He asked
"Not good, Mattie." She groaned drinking more sprite "I hurt."
"Ok." Matt nodded "Where does it hurt?"
"My gums, My jaw hurts. My gum-there's something in my gums, and it hurts." She was close to tears looking at her brother
"alright." he went to take her hand
"No, just leave me alone." She demanded tears in her eyes pulling back
"Vick, don't be like that." He smiled
"Just turn it off!" Vicki yelled
"Turn what off?" Grace asked concerned
"The talking, the chatter, just turn it off!" She exclaimed walking from the room
Vicki went to pass through the living room when she saw the TV was on mute, she saw Logan Fell reporting from the old Mystic Falls cemetery, she watched in horror, Jeremy quickly unmuted it.
"...horribly. 3 bodies were found dead in what is believed to be a drug deal gone awry. The bodies have yet to be identified. They were discovered earlier today over at the old Mystic Falls cemetery." Logan Fell Reported
"That's where we were last night." Jeremy looked at Vicki
"What happened?" Grace looked at Vicki trying to search her mind for something, but everything was blank
"...homicide, and are fast under way looking for suspects. They're asking anyone with information..." Logan continued
"I'm calling the cops." Matt went to grab the phone
"No!" Vicki grabbed his arm
"What happened when I left last night, Vick?" Jeremy asked
As Vicki's emotions were heightened she got angry quickly and shoved him as hard as she could, he fell to his ass and Vicki glared at the three
"Are you ok?" Grace asked concerned
"Im fine." He replied "I'm fine." He stood back up
"Damn, Vicki." Matt looked at her disappointed
"What's going on?" Elena walked in the room Stefan close behind
"She's really messed up." Matt stated
"Elena, back up." He warned her her safety before walking over to Vicki making her look at him "Vicki, look at me." he told her smooth "Focus. You're gonna be fine." he assured her "Everything's gonna be fine." He walked back "Guys, take her up to bed. Shut the blinds. She's gonna be ok."
As soon as Jeremy and Matt left to take Vicki upstairs, Grace turned to Stefan giving him a look and he nodded once
"She's knows." He confirmed
"Wait, Grace knew?" Elena asked
"She only found out a couple of days ago, she saw Damon bite Caroline." Stefan explained
"So does she know about Katherine and Fayth?" Elena asked
"What about Katherine and Fayth?" Grace looked at both of them
Elena bit her bottom lip as Stefan told her a quicker version of what he had told Elena about him and Katherine and Fayth and Damon
"Whoa." Grace sat down surprised
"Do you know what's wrong with her?" Elena referred to Vicki
"Yeah." Stefan nodded
"And...? Don't keep us in suspense any longer, Stefan." Grace rolled her eyes standing up
"She's transitioning." Stefan explained
"Transitioning into what?" Elena asked cluelessly
"A vampire." Grace whispered
"Yeah, Damon must have gotten to her. She's new. She hasn't completed her transformation yet." Stefan went into more depth
"H-How does she do that?" Elena asked instantly regretting it
"She has to feed on human blood." Stefan replied
"And what if she doesn't?" Grace asked
"She'll die." Stefan looked down mournfully "She may only have a few hours."
"But she's upstairs with him right now." Elena sounded worried
"It's ok. She doesn't know what's happening to her yet." Stefan told her
"So when is she gonna know?" Grace asked
"Right now, she doesn't remember anything. A part of her is still human, but slowly, the deeper she gets into the transition, the memories will start to come back, and then she'll know she had to make the choice."
"The same choice as you made?" Elena looked up at him
They sat down there in a long silence when a thudding came down the stairs and Vicki sprinted from the house quicker ever at human speed, everyone followed her from the house, Matt ran to his car and Stefan turned to Grace
"I can track her, but I need your help." He looked at her
"Anything." Grace nodded
"I need you to use telepathy to hear when we get close to her, tell me how she's feeling and what she is thinking." He looked at her
"Alright." Grace nodded
"Be careful." Elena hugged her tightly "Please."
Logan walked around the forest following the Gilbert Compass with a gun holding wooden bullets in his hand. The compass started flickering madly in the direction of the old cemetery he got his phone out and called Sheriff Forbes
"I think I got something. It's pointing towards the old cemetery."Logan informed her walking that way
"Headed your way."
"This way." Stefan announced "Can you hear her yet?"
"Nope." She replied "Only your thoughts about Elena." She informed him
"Focus, Grace." He warned her
"Fine." She listened deep and heard Vicki's crying inner voice telling her this was the end "She scared, she knows she's going to die."
"Good." Stefan encouraged Grace's telepath leading her towards the old cemetery "Vicki." Him and Grace ran over
"I'm starting to remember thing, what he is, what he said." Vicki sobbed looking up at them "I remember you." She looked at Stefan "The hospital, the – the rooftop, it's all coming back."
"I'm so sorry. Damon had no right to do this to you." Grace told her
"Damon said I need to feed." She remember "What will happen if I don't?" She asked
"you'll fade quickly... and then it'll just be over." Stefan put it lightly
"I'll be dead." She chocked on tears
"Hey." he soothed her
"I don't want this." She sobbed
"I know, it'll be ok." He assured her supportively "You're gonna be ok. I can help you."
"Is it better? Will I be ok?" Vicki asked before breaking down even more "I wanna go home, will you take me home."
"We can do that." Grace replied almost instantly granting Vicki her last wish
Suddenly a gun shot was fired through the forest and Stefan looked straight in front of him to see Logan holding a shaky gun out in front of him, Stefan fell down in agony
"Stefan!" Grace screamed
"I'm sorry it had to end this way." Logan pointed the gun at her about to squeeze the trigger
Everything that happened next was a blur, Vicki screamed and covered her face as Damon came up behind Logan and bit savagely into his neck sending Logan lifelessly to the floor. Grace stood completely still frozen in shock
"Hey." Damon shook her "Wakey, wakey."
"Damon." She whispered
"It's alright I'm here now." He smiled "Logan wont hurt you." He promise holding her shoulders
"In. Pain. Here." Stefan breathed out
"Damn." Damon dropped to his knees pulling a wooden bullet out of his brothers chest "It's wood. They know." he informed his younger brother "my ring." He demanded
Stefan weakly reached it out of his pocket and handed it to Damon whom slid it back on his finger happily when Stefan suddenly called out
"Vicki, no!" He yelled
Vicki pulled back from drinking the delicious blood from Logan's neck "I'm sorry." She apologised before running away
"Oops." Damon joked standing up walking over to Logan's body grabbing the compass "Grace, come here." Grace walked over dazed by the whole nearly dying situation "I'll take you home, ok?" He brushed her hair out of her eyes
As they arrived outside of Grace' house they walked in and he walked her upstairs to her room silently laying her down gently on her comfortable bed, she was already half asleep
"Thank you." She muttered "You saved my life."
"A kiss would be good payment." He grinned
"In your dreams." She rolled over onto her stomach stilling teasing when she was tired
Damon chuckled "you got that right."
After Stefan explained everything to Elena about what had happened tonight she was in tears at the whole event, there was a new vampire, her best friend was almost shot, Stefan was shot
"I'm so sorry." Stefan took her hands
"I gave you today just like you asked. And I understand that you would never do anything to hurt me, and I promise I will keep your secret, but... I can't be with you, Stefan. I'm sorry. I-I just can't..." She sobbed walking into her house leaving him standing out there on the porch