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Chapter 23: Uncle John

Leilani had taken Sakura home after the incident, but she was quite silent from then on. Especially after they found Vicki Donovan's body. Sakura wasn't sure if she was avoiding her. It seemed as though she wanted to talk about something, be every time they went to talk something else came up, and got in the way. Sakura had two theories about it, either it was about Leilani's powers, or she saw her kissing Damon.

"Come on Sakura, time for school," Leilani crossed her arms as she waited at the door for Sakura.

"Yeah, yeah I'm coming," Sakura grumbled as she grabbed her backpack on the way out. They headed to school and ran into Elena and Matt.

"Hey guys, what's wrong Elena?" Leilani leant an arm on her shoulder.

"Uncle John is in town," Elena sighed.

"Never liked him," Sakura shook her head, "He's always up to something." The bell rang and they went off to class.

After class, Leilani rushed home and Sakura went with Elena to see Alaric, in the history class. Then entered and Alaric sat down on the edge of his desk.

"I made a copy of a paper that Jeremy wrote for me," he took it out and handed it to Elena. The title read, 'Fact of Fiction: The Truth About Vampires in Mystic Falls.'

"He knows?" Sakura asked as she looked at the title.

"He was very clear that he didn't think it was real," Alaric said.

"I really hope you're right," Elena sighed, "I have done so much to protect him from all of this."

Sakura's phone received a text, "I'll be right back." Sakura excused herself and went outside. 'John Gilbert?' the text was from Damon.

Sakura sighed and typed, 'Elena's Uncle is in town. He's a history nut, be careful around him.' Sakura texted him back before going back into the classroom. Elena grabbed her arm and they headed the other way. "Something wrong?" Sakura asked noticing her scowl.

"You agree with me right?" Elena asked.

"I kind of have to know what you're talking about first," Sakura sighed.

"Stefan's a good vampire, he wouldn't hurt me," Elena stated.

"Yeah, Stefan's great. He's a saint among the dead," Sakura joked.

Elena headed home and Sakura went to the parking lot to find out her car was gone. "Leilani," Sakura growled. "What is up with you lately?" Sakura sighed.

"Guess she didn't want to wait," Sakura turned around to see Darien.

"Hello Okami," Sakura smirked.

"Hello, Suzaku," Darien laughed lightly. Sakura started to walk home and Darien walked along side her. "I think she's freaking out about her powers," Darien stated.

"Yeah, but you think she'd want to talk to me about it," Sakura stated.

"Well, you said when your powers came in, you may have burned the house down. So I think she's in freak out mode," Darien explained.

"You seem to know a lot, for someone that isn't really in the loop, so to speak," Sakura eyed him suspiciously. "By the way, you walk in the sun, do you have a ring?" Sakura asked him.

"Yup," he laughed and showed her a ring with a wolf on it.

"It matches mine," Sakura smiled.

"I had powers before this," Darien stated.

"What?" Sakura was surprised.

"Lost them when I became a vampire 4 years ago," Darien explained.

"Turned vampire and loose most of your family all in one year," Sakura shook her head.

"Try in one day," Darien told her.

Sakura's phone rang and it was Elena. "Hello," Sakura answered and noticed that Darien took that moment to disappear.

"We have to talk tomorrow, come over early morning," Elena said quickly, "It's about Stefan."

The next day, after making sure that Leilani didn't have access to her keys, Sakura headed over to Elena's. She went up to the door and rang the doorbell. Jeremy answered the door, "Hey Jer, how are you doing?" Sakura asked him, thinking about Vicki.

"I'm okay," Jeremy lied as he sighed. He stood for a moment staring at Sakura, it seemed like he was analyzing Sakura. "Elena's upstairs," Jeremy moved aside as he stared at Sakura's ring. Sakura went inside and held up her hand, to show him the ring as she walked up.

"Knock, knock," Sakura said as she entered Elena's room. She looked around and saw a broken lamp and Damon laying on her bed, with her teddy bear on him. "Hi Elena, hi Teddy," Sakura smirked as she sat down on the edge of the bed.

"What no greeting for me?" Damon pouted.

"Must have been distracted by the teddy bear, he's just so cute," Sakura laughed playfully.

Elena laughed also then got to her point, "I'm worried about Stefan. He says that everything is okay, but he's clearly struggling. How long is it going to take before he's back to normal?"

"Two days, give of take," Damon answered.

"I'm sorry about that, by the way," Sakura scratched the back of her head nervously.

"It's not your fault," Elena sighed.

"Kinda is," Sakura sighed, "He's not used to human blood and I give him mine. At least it made him super powered enough for Frederick," Sakura laughed.

"Well, after he drank your blood, Frederick seemed like nothing to him," Elena stated.

"Anyways, what's the big deal," Damon got off Elena's bed and handed her, her teddy.

"He's not himself," Elena stated.

"Maybe he spent too long not being himself," Damon said as he rummaged through her dresser.

Elena grabbed her bra out of his hand and put it back in the dresser, "Please don't make me sorry for asking you."

Damon took a picture off of her mirror, "The Stefan you know, is the good Stefan. The rain it in Stefan, to an annoyingly obsessive level. If you think there's not another part to this, then you haven't been paying attention," Damon looked down at Elena.

Elena took her picture back, "He's not you, not even close."

Sakura watched as they talked and then laid back on Elena's bed.

"Well, he's a wanna be me. But that doesn't mean that deep down he's not," Damon walked awkwardly close to Elena.

Elena moved back and pulled Sakura in front of her. "Oh so that's why I'm here," Sakura laughed. "Human shield," Sakura stuck her arms out to the sides, blocking Damon.

"It wasn't just that. But it does help that you're so powerful," Elena smiled.

"Alright, skedaddle," Sakura shoed Damon away.

"Mmhmm, see you later twinkle toes," Damon bonked her on the head playfully as he walked by.

"Call me that, and you're going to be care bear," Sakura smirked and he frowned at her as her left.

"Thanks," Elena sighed. "Time to talk with Jer," Elena fake smiled.

"Good luck with that. Let me know if he mentions my ring," Sakura waved before leaving.

Sakura headed back home and Leilani was waiting for her, holding up a slim black dress with straps. Sakura raised an eyebrow and turned to run when Leilani grabbed her and pulled her inside. Sakura grabbed the doorway, but her fingers slipped off and Leilani got her in a headlock. "Guess where we're going tonight," Leilani laughed evilly. "The Founder's Annual Kick-Off Party," Leilani smiled.

"So many dresses this year," Sakura pouted.

"Muahahaha," Leilani laughed evilly.

Sakura and Leilani went to the party, with a lot of complaining from Sakura. "Okay can we go now?" Sakura said, not long after they showed up.

"Leaving already, little wolf," Damon came up beside her, with his hand placed gently on the small of her back. Sakura looked at him with a raised eyebrow. "Still trying," Damon smirked.

"A nickname for Sakura?" Leilani asked him. "Why would you need one?" Leilani smirked slightly.

"Quit it," Sakura glared at her. Suddenly the music changed from it's casual, smooth music, to something up beat. Leilani was pulled away, by a slightly drunk Tyler, receiving a growl from Sakura.

"If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were the vampire," Damon smirked.

"Shut it you," Sakura growled.

"Awe, come on, let's dance!" Damon said.

"Wha…" Sakura was startled when Damon pulled her onto the dance floor. Sakura shook her head and gave in. "Fine," Sakura started to dance with Damon as she looked around, to see who was around.

"What, am I not good enough for you?" Damon leant in and whispered.

Sakura smirked and shook her head, "Something is afoot here," Sakura winked at him.

"Alright, I'll keep a lookout," Damon twirled Sakura around, making her giggle.

"I'm going to get a drink, you mingle," Sakura made her getaway. Sakura approached the table with punch and behind it, in a hall Leilani and Tyler were making out. "Seriously," Sakura growled. She got a drink and looked away, "If anything happens, I'll kill'em."

"Hope you're not talking about me," Damon handed Sakura a short red rose.

"No, him," Sakura pointed to Tyler and Leilani.

"We have bigger problems," Damon stated. "Jeremy's been asking about Vicki. If it was an overdose, who buried her," Damon said mockingly. "That was me," Damon pointed out.

"I need to use the washroom, you go get some fresh air," Sakura suggested.

"Yes boss," Damon smirked at Sakura's glared and headed out.

Sakura went upstairs to wash up. On the way back, she walked by Ms. Donovan who was now talking with Tyler? Sakura headed to the balcony where Damon was waiting, but there was someone with him. Upon getting closer, Sakura identified him as Uncle John. She saw Damon start to walk away, then he sped up close to John and twisted his head, breaking his neck. Then he threw him over the balcony. Sakura ran up to him and looked down. "Gotta admit, I always thought about throwing him off of something like this," Sakura joked. Damon looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "What, I hate him? At least you're getting ride of annoying people right now," Sakura smirked.

"You are so awesome," Damon smiled down at her, he leant in and kissed her on the cheek.

Sakura smiled with a small giggle, "Let's go back in, you can find Stefan." Sakura took Damon's hand and led him inside. They separated and Sakura went to find Elena or Leilani. Suddenly, she heard a crashing sound outside. Sakura rushed out and saw Tyler beating on Matt. Sakura came up from behind and grabbed Tyler, pulling him away. He struggle and elbowed her in the gut. "Dammit," Sakura cursed under her breath. "What the hell is going on?" Sakura growled while wondering why it actually hurt so much.

Alaric came rushing up, to help Sakura with Tyler. Elena helped Matt up, who was bleeding from the fresh cuts on his face. Mr. Lockwood came up and Sakura and Alaric left him with Tyler.

"You okay?" Alaric asked Sakura, seeing her rub her stomach, where she got elbowed.

"Just great," Sakura spat as she glared at Tyler, "One day I should just beat the crap out of him."

"Yeah, I bet you could. Manage how humiliating that would be for him," Ric reminded her.

"Double-whammy," Sakura smirked. Sakura left Elena with Matt and went back inside, "Where is Leilani?" She looked around and saw Damon, who had a confused look on his face. "What's wrong?" Sakura asked as she walked up to him.

"John Gilbert is alive," Damon stated.

"But you…" Sakura trailed off and Damon nodded. "He must have one of those rings," Sakura stated. Mr. Lockwood came out with a bell and everyone clapped as he started their tradition to celebrate the town turning 150. And to top it off, John Gilbert was there to ring it, as a founding member. John gave a short speech and Damon moved over to Ric.

"Look at his right hand," Damon whispered.

"Who's?" Ric asked.

"Town's favourite son, look at his ring," Damon whispered, referring to John.

John rang the town bell, "Well, it looks like mine," Ric frowned.

"Yeah, that would be a big coincidence if he didn't come back from the dead 5 minutes ago," Damon said and Ric turned to him. "Where the hell did you get that ring?" Damon asked.

"Well, Isobel, my wife," Ric replied.

"Who gave birth to Elena, who gave birth under the esteemed doctor Grayson Gilbert, John's brother," Damon explained.

"You think John and Isobel…" Sakura cut in.

"I think John knows a lot of things," Damon took a drink.

After the presentation, Sakura, Damon and Ric followed John out of the place. "Going somewhere?" Damon asked John.

"I never like to be the last one to leave the party, it's too desperate. Here to kill me again? Or are you going to let Mr. Saltzman do your dirty work, or Sakura," John glanced back at her. "You really should find a better crowd to hang out with," John stated.

"Why, this one is so fun," Sakura smirked.

"Okay you obviously know who I am," Ric stated.

"I do, Alaric Saltzman. High school history teacher with a secret," John said.

"You sure know a lot for someone who just got back into town," Damon stated, and they stopped walking.

"More than you can imagine Damon," John walked by Damon, "My knowledge of this town goes beyond anything that any of you or the counsel knows. So, if you were planning on some clever high speed snatch ripping vamp kill move, know that if I die, everything I know goes to the counsel. Including a fascinating little tale about the original Salvatore brothers and their present day return to Mystic Falls," John explained.

"How'd you get that ring?" Ric asked.

"I inherited one, my brother buried the other. This is his, I wouldn't have handed mine over to Isobel if I had know she would have given it to another guy," John said.

"So you did know her," Damon pointed out.

"Who do you think sent her your way when she wanted to become a vampire?" John asked, apparently, he was knee deep into supernatural things and the history being uncovered.

"You sent her?" Damon asked, not fully convinced.

"Guilty," John smirked. "Why, did you think someone else sent her?" John asked smugly. "Maybe Katherine Pierce," John added as Damon shook his head.

"How do you know about Katherine?" Damon asked.

"How do I know anything Damon?" John asked back.

"What do you want?" Damon stepped closer to him.

"So many questions," John said.

"And no answers," Sakura growled, "You're in line with 'her' aren't you?" Sakura asked.

John just smiled. "It was a please meeting you Ric, I've heard so much about you. Nice seeing you again Sakura," John smirked evilly before he turned and left.

"Who were you talking about?" Damon turned to Sakura.

"Doesn't matter," Sakura shook her head. "Since he comes back after death, maybe I should have had some fun," Sakura pondered.

"Do I want to know what you mean?" Ric asked.

"Probably not," Sakura laughed lightly, "But can you blame me, he's just so… Irksome!" Sakura complained.

Damon smirked and put his arm over her shoulder as they started to walk, "I know what you mean."

"Am I missing something?" Ric asked.

"What are you talking about?" Sakura asked as they turned to him.

"I know you two went to the dance together and whatnot, but according to Elena, you're just friends. But you look like more than that to me," Alaric wanted to know what was going on.

"Not too sure," Sakura sighed, "It's complicated, whatever it is. Just don't go telling the others, I really don't want an earful from then."

"Fine," Ric sighed.

Sakura and Damon started to walk away. "We really should talk about, whatever this is," Damon said slightly mockingly.

"Sure," Sakura pushed his arm off, "I've got to find Leilani, make sure she's okay and possibly kick Tyler's butt before heading home. See ya," Sakura rushed inside to find Leilani.

"Yeah sure," Damon said to no one.

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