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Chapter 20

It has been a little over a week since Damon and Elijah saved Kalinda from Kol, and it's been a little over a week since Damon decided he was going to live with us.

At first I had been angry. He had not even asked, he just said. After a lot of arguing and yelling, I finally gave in, although it wasn't like I really had a choice. He had been invited in so he could come over whenever he wanted to anyway, and it's not like I could stop him.

I have only seen Elijah twice since they had saved Kalinda as well. The times that I did see him he seemed a little distant and troubled. When I asked him what was wrong or if he was Ok he just answered, "Yes I am fine just some family issues," and that was all he would say. I let it go, but I know something is wrong and I just wish he would tell me.

I pull myself out of my thoughts and turn my head to look at the clock on my bedside table and see that it is 8:00 AM on Saturday morning.

I groan and sit up. I let out a yawn as I stretch.

Might as well get up. I think and then get out of bed. What to do today? I think as I walk into my bathroom. I could see if Kalinda wants to do something, although doubtful with Damon around, but it is worth a shot. Hopefully he will not want to come with us if we do, do something. I think as I hop into the shower.

Once I finish with my shower, I blow dry my hair and then get dressed.

Once I am dressed, I make my way out of my room and over to Kalinda's.

"Hey Kalinda," I say once I reach her door and then knock.

"What?" she asks, opening the door.

"Do you want to go out and do something today? Like shopping and a movie?" I ask.

"Sure, why not? I've got nothing better to do," she says after a few minutes.

"Really?" I say kind of surprised, "Great! I thought you would have said no with Damon being around," I say truthfully.

"Actually, I haven't seen Damon since yesterday night," she says.

"Really? Where is he and when is he coming back?" I ask curiously.

"I don't know. He left after we got done watching a movie that was on TV and hasn't been back since. He hasn't called or anything either," she replies and I can tell she is worried.

"I am sure he is fine," I reassure her.

"Yeah, you're probably right," she agrees halfheartedly, "So where are we going to go shopping at?" she asks changing the subject.

"I thought we could go to that mall just outside of town,'' I answer.

"Ok sounds fun. What time are we going to go?" she asks.

"Well, I am going to go make breakfast and then we might as well head out after that."

"Ok, I am going to get ready," she says and then closes her bedroom door.

What to make for breakfast? I think as I make my way down the stairs and into the kitchen.

"Let's see what we have," I say as I rummage through the refrigerator.

I finally decide on making cinnamon rolls and biscuits.

As soon as the stove dings, I pull the cinnamon rolls and biscuits out and set them on a cooling rack. A few minutes later Kalinda walks in.

"I smell cinnamon rolls!" she says excitedly with smile.

"Yep, and I also made biscuits," I say as she takes a seat at the table.

"Yummy!" she exclaims.

I laugh and bring the cinnamon rolls and biscuits over to the table and set them down, then take my seat.

By the time we get done eating and cleaning up the kitchen and putting the dishes in the dishwasher, it is 10:00.

"Ready to go to the mall?" I ask her as she begins to make her way out of the kitchen.

"Yeah, just let me go grab my purse and then we can go," she says and then makes her way up the stairs.

I walk out of the kitchen and over to the front door.

I grab my keys off the hook as well as my purse and then put on my shoes. Kalinda comes down a few seconds later.

Once she gets her shoes on, we head out of the house and into my car.

"How long does it take to get to this mall?" she questions as I begin to drive down the road.

"Only about 20 minutes according to the internet when I Googled the closest malls to Mystic Falls, Virginia," I answer.

"Ok," she says and then I see her put her earphones into her ears out of the corner of my eyes.

The car ride is silent after that.

Once we reach the mall, Kalinda puts her MP3 player away and I park the car.

"So what store so you want to go into first?" I ask her as we enter the mall.

She thinks for a minute. "Let's see if they have a Rue 21," she suggests.

"Sounds good to me," I reply and we begin walking around the mall looking for the store.

Finally after a few minutes of searching both stories and finding a map of the mall, we find it and make our way in.

"Ooo look at this top!" Kalinda exclaims as she runs over to a mannequin.

It is a light blue V-neck short sleeve shirt with a black belt.

"It is very nice," I say looking at it.

"I am going to go try it on!" she says while looking through the sizes.

"Ok," I say just as she finds her size and makes her way to the changing rooms.

While she is trying on her shirt and a few other items she picked out on her way to the changing rooms, I look around the store and find a few things as well.

Once we have got everything we want, I pay for the items and then we exit the store.

"Now where to?" I ask.

"Your turn to pick," she replies.

"Ok, well then let's go to jcpenny," I say and begin walking.

"Alright," Kalinda agrees and begins following me, "What level was it on?"

"Both," I reply, "But I think the women's clothing is on the lower level," I say as we get on one of the escalators.

We find the store in no time and make our way inside.

After spending about an hour in the store, we pay for our items, which where things like dresses, shoes, a few shirts, and some pants, and exit the store. We then make our way to other stores like Hot Topic, Strawberry, and Pac Sun. As we are exiting Pac Sun, I look at my phone and see it is 2:00.

"Want to go get something to eat?" I ask Kalinda.

"Yes," she answers, "I thought you would never ask. I'm starving!" she laughs.

"Let's go to the Food Court then, I believe we passed it when we were on the upper level," I say.

"I think you are right," she says and we make our way back up to the second story.

"What do you want to eat?" I ask as we reach the food court.

"I don't know," she answers while looking around.

"I am going to get McDonalds," I say, "Here is 15 dollars to get what you want," I say as I hand her the money.

"Ok," she says and then I begin to make my way over to the McDonalds part of the food court.

Once I have my food, I find a seat and then look around for Kalinda. Finally, I spot her standing by the Subway part of the food court looking around, no doubt looking for me.

I wave and finally catch her attention and she makes her way over to me.

"What kind of hoagie did you get?" I ask her as she takes a seat across from me.

"Turkey," she answers while unwrapping it.

"Yummy," I say and then take a bite of my food.

"Mmmhmm," she agrees, "So after we finish eating do you want to go check out the movie theater to see what is playing and the show times?" she asks.

"Sure," I reply and continue to eat my food.

After we finish our lunches we leave the food court and begin our search for the movie theater.

It turns out that the theater wasn't necessarily in the mall, but rather behind it. We found that out after asking a store worker while we were looking around the mall again for the third time.

"Any movies catching you eye?" I ask Kalinda as we look at them.

"Hmm," Kalinda says thinking, "Yes, are there any that are catching yours?" she asks in return.

"Yes," I reply.

"What?" she asks curiously.

"The Avengers," I answer.

"I was thinking the Avengers as well," she says.

"Is that what you want to go see?" I question.

She thinks for a few minutes. "Yes," she answers.

"Ok, it is 3 now and the next showings are at 6 and 9," I say reading the times that are above the ticket counter, "We could go shopping for a little while longer, eat supper, and then come to the 9:00 showing," I suggest.

"Sounds good to me," she says.

"Then that is what we will do," I say turning around and making my way to the exit and back to the mall. Kalinda follows behind.

After shopping around the mall for a few more hours we make our way to a bench in the middle of the mall and sit. I look at my cellphone.

"It is 7:15, what do you want to eat? We can eat at the food court again, or we can go to one of the restaurants nearby." I say looking at my cellphone.

"These bags are getting heavy and I really do not want to eat at the food court again, so I am going to have to say eat at restaurant close to them mall," Kalinda answers.

"Alright, let's go to the car and load up these bags and then we can see what restaurants are around here," I say and then stand up from the bench.

Once we get to the car we put all of our bags into the trunk and then make our way to the front of the car and get in.

We decide on eating at Cracker Barrel which is just a little down the road from the mall. Once we reach the restaurant we get out of the car and make our way inside.

"How many?" a women asks us as we walk over to the eating side of the restaurant which was through the store part of it.

"Two," I answer.

"Follow me," she says grabbing menus and leading us to a table.

We take our seats and she sets the menus down and then leaves. Shortly after a waitress walks over.

"What can I get y'all to drink?" she asks.

"Water," I say.

"Rootbeer," Kalinda answers.

"I will be right back with those," she says and then leaves.

"What are you going to get to eat?" I ask Kalinda.

"Probably a Garden Salad and fries," she answers, "What about you?"

"Probably a grilled cheese with fries," I answer.

"Of course, that is what you always get when we come here," she says as our waitress sets our drink on the table.

"What can I get you to eat, or do you need more time to look at the menu?" she asks.

"No I think we are ready," I answer, "I will have a grilled cheese with fries," I order.

"And you?" she asks Kalinda.

"A garden salad with fries," she orders.

"What kind of dressing?" The waitress asks.

"Do you have Thousand Island?"

"Yes."

"Then I will have that," Kalinda says.

"Alright your food will be out shortly," the waitress says as she collects our menus.

"Has Damon contacted you at all yet?" I ask, but knowing what the answer is probably going to be.

"Nope, not a single text or anything," she responds.

"I am still sure that he is fine, I haven't seen Elijah all but twice this week," I say.

"Yeah, what is up with that?" she asks.

"I don't know he said he has been having family issues and I assume that he has been busy dealing with those," I say shrugging my shoulders.

"Yeah," she agrees.

There is an awkward silence after that until our waitress comes back with our food.

"You all enjoy," she says and then leaves.

Supper is ate pretty much in silence and once we are done, we pay and then leave.

When we get into the car and I turn it on I see it is now 8:50.

"Ready to go see the movie?" I ask as I begin driving back to the theater.

"Yep," she laughs, "I just want to see Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man."

"Of course you do," I laugh.

"What? I love his character and he is not that bad looking either," she says seriously.

When we reach the theater we get out of the car and walk in and buy or tickets.

We get popcorn and soda as well and make our way to where the Avengers is showing.

Meanwhile in 3rd person POV

"They are coming mother," Finn says as he hears his siblings approach.

"No, it is too soon, the moon isn't high enough. You must leave now!" Esther orders Bonnie and her mother.

"My sons, come forward," Esther says as she sees her sons walking toward her and Finn.

"Step aside," Finn orders them as they get closer.

"It is ok, they can't come inside," Esther assures him.

Klaus, Elijah, and Kol try but fail.

"That's wonderful; we are stuck out here while the favorite son plays sacrificial lamb. How pathetic you are Finn," Kol sneers.

"Be Quiet Kol! Your brother knows virtue you could never imagine," Esther defends Finn.

"Whatever you think of us, killing your own children will be an atrocity," Elijah tries to reason.

"My only regret is that I did not let you die a thousand years ago," Esther says.

"Enough! All this talk is boring me. End this now mother or I will send you back to hell," Klaus says in a bored tone at first but that quickly turns to anger.

"For a thousand years I have been forced to watch you kill and shed blood, feel the pain of every victim. Even you Elijah, with your claim to nobility, you are no better! All of you, you are a curse on this Earth, stretched out over generations. If you have come to plead for your lives, I am sorry, you have wasted your time," Esther tells them firmly with a hint of sadness in her voice.

Meanwhile Damon turns Bonnie's mom into a vampire therefor breaking the bond Esther was using.

"Sisters don't abandon me!" Esther shouts and then the flames grow high and Finn grabs her and they flee.

Klaus, Elijah, and Kol stare at the place where their mother had been but then after a few minutes they leave.

Elijah's POV

I wonder where Mother and Finn went to? Elijah thinks as he writes a note for Elena.

Kol has left now as well and I believe it is time for me to do the same. He thinks as he finishes the note for Elena, which basically said he was sorry for kidnapping her and the reason why he did it.

He was in Elena's house right now; he had gone there after they had finished trying to stop his mother. He reads over the note and then leaves it on Elena's bed and then exits the house.

Now that this is finished all that is left to do is say goodbye to Rebekah and Paige…. He becomes sad at that thought. He doesn't want to leave Paige, but he doesn't want to stay in Mystic Falls either, and plus even though it hurts to admit it to himself she is better off without him.

He sighs as he gets into his car and makes his way to Klaus's house where Rebekah is sure to be.

Once he reaches Klaus's house he gets out of his car and makes his way inside. He finds Rebekah in no time.

After he says his goodbye he leaves the house. His sister had tried to convince him to stay but he couldn't be convinced and he knew that Rebekah was hurt. He had been thinking a lot and everything he had said to Rebekah was true.

Now I just have to say goodbye to Paige. He thinks sadly as he gets into his car once again and makes his way to her house.

Paige's POV

By the time that the Avengers was over it was nearly 11:45.

"That was a great movie!" Kalinda says as we turn down our street to our house.

"Yes it was," I agree as we get to our house. I notice Damon's car is in front of it and I also see Elijah's as well.

"Damon is here!" Kalinda shouts noticing his car for herself.

"So is Elijah," I say as I park the car in the driveway and as soon as I shut it off Kalinda jumps out and runs into the house.

Guess she is not going to help get the bags out of the back. I think as I get out of the car and I am just about to get the bags out of the trunk when something on the porch catches my eye.

I turn my head and see that it was Elijah who had caught my eye. What is he doing here this late? I wonder as I make my way over to the porch forgetting the bags. As I make my way up the porch stairs I begin to feel uneasy and my uneasiness grows as I see Elijah's face.

"What is wrong?" I ask him once I reach him.

"There is something I need to tell you," he says and takes a deep breath regaining his composure and his face becomes emotionless.

"Oh? Ok," I say, "What is it?" I ask nervously.

"I am leaving," he says.

What did he say? He couldn't have really just said that could've he?

"What did you say?" I ask hoping that I had heard wrong.

"I am leaving," he says again.

"Like leaving my house, leaving me, or leaving Mystic Falls?" I ask feeling my heart rate start to increase as my breathing becomes shallow as I try to control my emotions.

"Mystic Falls," he answers still not showing any emotion, but I can see a hint of sadness in his eyes.

"Wh…what? Why?" I ask not believing what I was hearing. Maybe he is just going on vacation and I am over reacting. I think trying to calm myself. "For how long?" I ask afraid to hear the answer.

"Paige," he says taking a step toward me, "I am possibly leaving for good, there is nothing left for me here…"

"What about me?" I ask cutting him off hurt that he said that, "Do you not care about me anymore?" I say starting to raise my voice and then turn my head away as I feel tears start to form in my eyes.

"Paige," he says again softly and I feel his hand grab my necklace and yank it off.

"What are you doing?" I ask angrily but I still do not look at him, for fear I might cry.

"Paige look at me," he says softly and puts his hand under my chin and turns my face toward him.

I can no longer hold back the tears in my eyes and they silently run down my face as I stare into his eyes.

Elijah's POV

He looks at Paige and his heart breaks as he sees the tears run down her cheeks. He didn't mean what he said about there being nothing left for him, but even so he still could not stay here.

He continues to look at her and sees the sadness in her eyes and he decides to do something that he was hoping he wouldn't have to but it will be for the better.

"You will not be sad over me and you will not miss me," he says compelling her, "You will remember the good times we had together and how happy we were. You will remember that we simply had a relationship and that is was wonderful. You will remember me leaving but you will not be sad over it and that it was a happy departure and that we said our goodbyes and agreed to never forget each other and that I do love you but it just simply cannot be," he says, his heart breaking with each word, "Do you understand?" he asks her.

She shakes her head yes and her crying stops.

"So this is goodbye?" she asks looking at him but no longer sad.

"Yes this is goodbye," he confirms and gives her a kiss.

It starts out slows but then becomes more passionate. After a few minutes he pulls away and she is panting.

"There is one more thing I want to talk to you about," he says as a thought pops into his head one that was sure to keep her safe.

"Oh?" she questions.

He looks into her eyes and once again is going to compel her.

"You should…"

Paige's POV

I watch as Elijah drives away and once I can no longer see him I go inside.

"What did Elijah want?" Kalinda asks walking over to me with Damon close behind.

"To tell me he is leaving Mystic Falls," I answer.

"Oh Paige I am so sorry," Kalinda says.

"It is ok, it was just simply not meant to be," I shrug and she looks at me funny.

"Aren't you sad?" she qestions.

"No," I answer.

Her and Damon exchange a look.

"There is something I need to tell you and I have thought about it a lot since Elijah had talked to me about it," I say.

"Oh, what?" she questions.

"I believe that we should move away from Mystic Fall."

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