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Chapter 19: Tomb Days

Sakura laid on her bed at the boarding house, reading Emily's Grimoire. "So, are you going to give me that?" Damon appeared at her door.

"So, you guys were freed?" Sakura smirked, as she continued to read.

"Yeah, and I had to listen to their obsessive complaints until I was free," Damon complained.

"Mmhmm, that's great," Sakura ignored him. Damon glared at her before moving to step into her room. In an instant, the door slammed him his face, not letting him in. "Gotta love having shadow powers," Sakura said in a sing-song voice, knowing that Damon heard her. Sakura's phone started to ring. Sakura pulled her phone out of her jacket pocket and saw that it was Stefan. "Hey Stef, get Elena home safe and sound?" Sakura answered her phone.

"She's gone! Anna kidnapped her!" Stefan was freaking out.

"What? How?" Sakura closed the book and sat up.

"Jeremy let her in the house and while I was downstairs, she took her," Stefan explained.

"Crap," Sakura growled. "We need to find her, and fast, who knows what might happen," Sakura sighed.

"Agreed," Stefan and Sakura hung up.

She picked up the book and opened the bedroom door to see Damon waiting. "Elena's been kidnapped!" Sakura informed him.

"So I heard. The book?" Damon put his hand out.

"Ugh, all you care about is this book. Here take it. If I call for help with Elena, you better come. Otherwise, you're on your own with getting your precious Katherine out of the tomb," Sakura shoved the book at him and walked away.

"Thank you," Damon scoffed before disappearing.

Sakura walked downstairs and Stefan arrived home. "I've been scouring the streets, but I can't find her anywhere," Stefan paced back and forth, "Where could she have taken her?" Stefan's phone rang and he picked up, "Elena?" Sakura looked at him, but judging by the serious expression, it wasn't Elena on the phone. "I can get it," Stefan spoke and soon after he hung up the phone.

Damon appearing in the doorway, "Go ahead, grovel," Damon suggested.

"Grovel? What's going on, I don't have super hearing to eavesdrop like Damon?" Sakura asked, as she crossed her arms.

"Oh wait, I don't care," Damon walked away.

"You know what, I have something to do. Call me if something happens," Sakura told Stefan.

"What? Where are you…" Stefan started to ask, but Sakura had already walked away.

Sakura had followed Damon to town square, at a safe distance. She saw Damon sit on a bench, near Anna and start to talk with her. Sakura hid behind a tree, close enough to hear. "Got a hot date, or are you just planning on nabbing the entire Gilbert family?" Damon asked her, referring to Anna and Jeremy.

"A party, right next to the old cemetery. Isn't that nice of them, all those warm bodies for starving vampires," Anna smiled.

"I told you, I work alone," Damon stated.

"Yeah, so do I. But you're minus a witch and I'm minus a spellbook. So what do you say?" Anna asked.

"Stefan will come after you, and you know that, for messing with Elena," Damon told her.

"Then he won't be too happy if I kill her, when I don't get what I want," Anna said angrily before getting up off the bench and leaving.

Damon cringed, "When do you want to do this?" Damon asked her.

Anna turned back around, "God it's like 1864 all over again. You Salvatore brothers are truly pathetic when it comes to women. Tonight, after sundown. Meet at the church," Anna walked away.

Sakura came up behind Damon and smacked him in the back of the head. "Ow, what was that for?" Damon asked.

Sakura sat down on the bench beside him, "For acting like a jackass," Sakura replied.

"I agreed to help, which helps the Elena situation," Damon sighed.

"Yeah sure," Sakura rolled her eyes. "By the way, if they have a witch, doesn't that mean they have Bonnie too," Sakura growled. Sakura got up off the bench, "I have something to do, see you around," Sakura started to walk away.

Damon grabbed her wrist, "What are you up to?"

"None of your business," Sakura stuck her tongue out at him and made a getaway.

Sakura had gone home and gotten her Impala. Then she made her way to where Anna was staying. She walked up to their door and put her hand out. She blasted the door open to see Elena and Bonnie sitting on the beds. The light shone in and Anna's vampire friend started to burn. He ran away slightly. Sakura opened the curtain, letting more light in and he retreated again.

"Sakura!" Elena and Bonnie went running to her.

"Get outside," Sakura commanded.

Sakura walked up to the vampire cowering in the corner, "Leave town as soon as you can. If I see you again, I'll kill you!" Sakura's eyes started to glow and the windows shattered. Sakura walked outside and they rushed to give her a hug. "Okay, can't breathe," Sakura barely managed to say. They let go and Sakura smiled at them. "Come on, get in the car and I'll drive you guys home," Sakura nodded towards it and they all got in and she drove off.

Elena pulled out her phone and call Stefan. "Hey, Sakura saved us!" Elena informed him. "Yeah, okay. We're headed there anyways," Elena hung up. "He said to go to Bonnie's grandma's place," Elena told Sakura.

"Sure thing," Sakura changed her directions.

When Elena, Sakura and Bonnie got there, Stefan was inside talking to Grams. They sat down in the kitchen and started to talk. "I was finding out where you guys where with a locator spell when you called him," Grams informed them.

"Yeah, I didn't know you were already saving them," Stefan bumped Sakura on the head playfully.

"Yeah, sorry," Sakura bit her lip.

"So what do we do now?" Elena asked.

"Now you need to stay here," Stefan told them.

"A prisoner, in my own home?" Grams wasn't happy about it, "I don't think so."

"I can't protect you if you leave the house," Stefan explained.

"We'll protect ourselves," Grams seemed set in her ways.

"We need to let him have Katherine back," Elena stated and looked at Stefan, "He's not going to stop until he gets her. If we help him, maybe that ends it."

"No, he doesn't deserve to get what he wants," Bonnie responded angrily.

"What other choice do we have?" Elena asked.

"Witches being pulled down by vampire problems," Grams shook her head, "As much as we do to try and stay out of it. I'll open the tomb. You get your brothers girlfriend out and destroy the rest with fire. Then this will be all over," Grams agreed to help. "I could use your help, shadow user," Grams said to Sakura, surprising everyone.

"How did you know?" Sakura asked.

"Honey, I can sense it. If you ever need help, don't be afraid to come to me, I have an abundant amount of knowledge and books," Grams explained.

"What about me?" Bonnie asked, "I can help."

"It's too dangerous," Grams frowned. Bonnie sighed and looked away.

"We still have to get Damon to agree," Stefan said, getting back on topic.

"That shouldn't be too much of a problem," Sakura sighed.

"But we betrayed him once, now he's angry," Stefan didn't think it would work out.

"He's hurt. I think I know what I have to do," Elena said.

"Alright, come on. Let's go Elena," Sakura got up and put her hands in her pocket as left. Elena followed her to her car, knowing what needed to be done.

They arrived at the boarding house and walked in, to see Damon getting ready to go out. "I'm going to have to change the locks," Damon said as he picked up the Grimoire.

"Pretty sure that won't help," Sakura winked at him and smirked.

"Did you stage a jailbreak?" Damon asked Sakura.

"Didn't take too much. Anna wasn't even there, and I kinda blew out their windows. I think that vampire was ready to wet himself," Sakura boasted.

"I got Grams to agree to help," Elena stated.

"And maybe I'll try to help with the spell," Sakura put her arms behind her head as she leant back on a chair.

"I'm not going to say I'm sorry for getting the Grimoire without you last night, because I'm not really," Elena stated, point-blank.

"At least you're honest," Damon smiled weakly.

"I was protecting the people I love Damon," Elena explained, "But so were you, in your own twisted way. As hard as it is to figure, we're all on the same side, after the same thing," Elena walked closer to Damon.

"Not interested," Damon walked away, "And you," he pointed at Sakura, "You agreed to help me anyways. You're bound by your word."

"Aw man," Sakura grumbled and slide in the chair slightly. Elena glared at her and turned her attention back to Damon.

"Yes you are, because you were willing to work with us yesterday," Elena stated.

Damon turned back around. "Fool me once, shame on you," Damon shook his finger.

"Okay, when we were in Atlanta, why didn't you use your compulsion on me?" Elena asked him.

"Because I was there," Sakura sighed as she sat up in the chair.

"Not helping," Elena growled at her.

Damon set the Grimoire down, "Who's to say I didn't?"

"Me, miss invisible," Sakura held her head in her hand that was leaning on her knee.

"You didn't," Elena stated, "I know you didn't. You and I have something," Elena walked closer to him, "An understanding, and I know that my betrayal hurt you, different with how it is with you and Stefan. But I'm promising you this now, I will help you get Katherine back."

"I wish I could believe you," Damon shook his head.

Sakura stood up, knowing that it was finally her turn. "Then believe me, I was there when the plan took place. And quite frankly, I'm the most trustworthy person here. Your only friend remember," Sakura said and Damon frowned slightly.

Damon walked up to Sakura and looked down at her. "I'm trusting you, don't make me regret it," Damon said before turning around and walking away.

"Come on I'm driving," Sakura walked past them.

The three of them arrived where Anna said to be, right by the church, to find out there was a party going on there. "The Duke party, I forgot about it," Elena said as they tried to walk by unnoticed.

"Elena, Sakura hey!" Matt came up to them with Caroline.

"Where have you guys been?" Caroline asked them, making sure to hold onto Matt's hand.

"Long story, no time to tell it," Damon said.

"I wasn't talking to you," Caroline glared at Damon.

"Sure you were," Damon smirked.

"We haven't met, I'm Matt," he put his hand out to shake.

"Matt, there's a reason we haven't met," Damon didn't shake his hand.

"Sakura!" Sakura heard a very familiar voice calling out her name.

"You know what, we really have to go, this way," Sakura pulled Elena and Damon away.

"SAKURA!" she heard it again and started to rush.

Stefan, Bonnie and Grams were in view. Damon whistled getting their attention, "Brother, witches," he said as they hastily approached them.

"Everything okay?" Stefan asked them as they approached

"I just want to get this over with," Elena sighed. "Are we ready?" she asked.

"Yes," Bonnie replied.

They had everything setup to open the tomb. "Air, Earth, Fire," Grams said as she lit the torches.

"Water," Bonnie handed her a bottle of water. Grams took it and sprinkled it on the ground.

"That's it, just water from the tap?" Elena asked.

"As apposed to what?" Grams asked as she continued.

"I just figured it'd have to be blessed or mystical or something," Elena said making Grams smile.

"What's that?" Stefan asked Damon, seeing him pull out a blood bag.

"It's for Katherine," Damon explained, "Got to have something to get her going. Unless one of the girls are offering. Admit it," Damon started to whisper to Stefan, "You can't wait to get rid of me." Sakura walked up beside Damon as she watched what Grams was doing.

"I can't wait to get rid of you," Stefan admitted.

"What about you?" Damon nudged Sakura's elbow.

"What about me?" Sakura kept her focus on Grams.

"Are you waiting for me to disappear?" Damon asked.

"Doesn't matter what I want," Sakura practically growled and clenched her jaw. Damon looked at her hand and noticed that her fists were clenched also, but he wasn't sure what to make of it.

"We're ready," Bonnie, who had knelt down beside Grams, told them.

Grams, Bonnie and Sakura held each others hands in a circle and started to chant. Sure Grams didn't want Bonnie there, but the more power they had, the easier it should be. Part way the flames on the torches burst up. There was a loud breaking noise and they stopped chanting. "It worked," Bonnie said as they turned to see the door to the tomb opening.

"Of course it worked," Grams said, yet she still looked surprised.

"Don't you have some fires to build?" Damon asked Stefan.

"I'm going to go get the gasoline, I'll be right back," Stefan told Elena.

"Are you ready?" Damon asked Elena.

"What?" Elena was confused when Damon grabbed hold of her arm.

"You think I'm going in on my own so you can seal me in?" Damon glared at Bonnie and Grams.

"Wait, it's dangerous in there, leave Elena here. I'll go with you," Sakura separated Elena from Damon.

"You can't," Elena tried to stop her.

"I can handle it," Sakura assured her.

"Don't bring her in, or I'll bring the walls in," Grams threatened.

"You'll bring the walls in if I don't," Damon argued.

"Grams, I'll be fine. He needs to know we won't leave him inside. He needs leverage, I get it," Sakura nodded.

Damon leant over and picked up one of the torches. He started to head in and Sakura followed him, with the flashlight she had in her pocket. It was dark and damp down there, just enough so that it was creepy. Sakura looked around, she could have sworn that she heard voices whispering. "What is that?" Sakura asked.

"They can sense you," Damon explained. "Now, where is she?" Damon kept looking. Damon rushed off, disappearing, leaving Sakura alone.

"Damon?" Sakura continued down the dark, dingy path. "Damon," she said again, in more of a whisper. She kept hearing noises, of very faint voices. She looked around with her flashlight, but couldn't see much. She really wished she brought a more powerful flashlight. A chain moved behind her. She quickly turned and looked down, at what she guessed was a dehydrated vampire with a top hat. Everywhere she pointed her flashlight, there was another body. The placed was filled with them. She took a step back and tripped over something, making her fall down. She flashed the light on the body she tripped on, and they opened their eyes. They were mainly red, like blood, blue showing their try colour. Sakura rushed to get up, away from him. She turned and ran straight into someone.

"I guess I shouldn't be surprised to find you in here," Anna spat.

Sakura took a few steps back and stumbled over someone. Anna pointed a flashlight at the body. "Mother!" Anna rushed towards her. Sakura pointed her flashlight at them.

"You're here for your mother," Sakura zoned out, thinking about her own mother. She would do anything to get her family back, and Leilani's. Could she really blame Anna for her actions, if she'd probably do the same thing? Suddenly Sakura's wrist was grabbed and Anna bit into it. "Arg," Sakura finally snapped out of it, with the pain shooting through her arm. Anna had pushed her towards her mother and held her wrist to her mother's mouth. Her mother got a quick mouthful by the time Sakura blasted Anna back and she got away.

"Anna," her mother, Pearl called to her.

"Mother!" Anna rushed to her.

"Annabel," Pearl said her name. Anna held onto her mothers head, and they touched foreheads, Anna was practically in tears.

Sakura got up and kept looking for him, "Damon."

"She's not here," Sakura could hear him saying as he moved things around.

"What?" Sakura asked approaching him.

"She's not HERE!" Damon yelled and threw his blood bag at the wall, spilling blood all over the wall.

"Damon, we need to get out of here," Sakura told him.

"It doesn't make sense they locked her inside," Damon rambled.

"If we don't leave now, we're not getting out," Sakura explained, she knew about the vampire spell, but the problem is, to get Sakura out, they needed to release the seal also.

"How can she not be in here?" Damon was still frantic.

"It's not worth spending all of eternity down here," Sakura grabbed his shoulder and he roughly pushed her away. "It's not worth it," Sakura said as she crashed into the wall.

"No!" Damon growled.

"Damon, please," Sakura begged him. He looked at her, and it seemed like reality was finally setting in. Damon fixed his jacket and stopped arguing. They rushed to get out of the cave, the door was closing. "Fractis vallum, rumpe te cumulus liberave serous, retexo communis dea precatio," Sakura chanted as they ran. The door stopped closing for a moment, then suddenly finished closing, before they could get there. "Dammit," Sakura growled as she pounded on the door. "We're stuck," Sakura turned to Damon.

Damon walked up to the closest wall and slide down to the floor, like a lump. "It was all for nothing," Damon whispered.

"Real helpful," Sakura growled.

"Sakura?" Elena yelled from the other side.

"Elena!" Sakura answered her.

"It'll take some time, but we'll get it back open!" Elena yelled back before taking a few steps away.

"Fractis vallum, rumpe te cumulus liberave serous, retexo communis dea precatio," Sakura chanted again, the door lit up, but stayed close. "Damn, I need more power," Sakura growled. Sakura drew a circle with a pentagram in the middle and let a few drops from her hurt wrist fall on it. "Sangre de los caidos, abre la puerta entre este mundo y elotro," Sakura chanted and the pentagram lit up. "Let's try this again," Sakura put her hands against the door to push it, "Fractis vallum, rumpe te cumulus liberave serous, retexo communis dea precatio," Sakura chanted again. The door made a creaking noise, but didn't open. Sakura curse silently and walked up to where Damon was and slide down beside him.

"Since when you know spells," Damon said, not actually sounding interested.

"I read Emily's Grimoire, so I learned a few spells," Sakura explained as she hung her arms over her legs, that were laying bent up. "One's a liberation spell, and one was an empowering spell. Guess it still wasn't enough power," Sakura sighed. The blood from Sakura's wrist was still pouring out, making a small puddle. She started feeling faint when she heard a crunching sound. Damon's wrist was then at her mouth. She took a gulp and he pulled it away. Her wrist immediately started to heal. "Thanks," Sakura said, but Damon didn't reply. "I'm sorry about Katherine," Sakura said, honestly. Sakura leant her head on his shoulder as they waited.

"Thanks for the help, by the way," Damon mumbled.

"I said I would help, and I did what I could. You don't have to be so paranoid with trust around me," Sakura explained.

The door started to open again and Sakura immediately got to her feet. She pulled Damon up and dragged him out of the tomb. "Thanks," Sakura said to Bonnie and Grams.

Coming out, Elena ran up to Sakura and gave her a hug. Then she turned to Damon, "I'm sorry," Elena gave him a hug, surprising him a little, but he didn't even move.

They had gone their separate ways, but Elena and Sakura decided to go to Bonnie's house. Everything seemed fine until Bonnie called them into the room where Grams was sleeping, frantically. "Grams!" Bonnie cried out.

Sakura rushed up to Grams, she put her hands overtop of her, "Refectio!" Sakura closed her eyes and called out. She opened her eyes to see that her recovery spell didn't work. "I shouldn't try this, but…" Sakura sighed, "Tabula, Rasa per capitar non sequitir Et cetera!" Sakura's hands glowed and so did Grams. Sakura cursed seeing that she wasn't strong enough, right before she passed out.

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