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Chapter 33: The Moonstone
Sakura sighed as she stared at the ceiling in her room at the boarding house, thinking about everything. Laying beside her in the bed, Damon was doing the same thing. "You know what I don't believe?" Damon broke the silence, "That I stayed here all night and nothing happened."
Sakura rolled her eyes and looked at him with a sideways glance, "We have so many issues right now, and that's what's on your mind?"
"Well it's an issue in my mind," he smiled at her, "Besides the silence was deafening."
"We need you to be stronger," she thought out loud. She put her wrist in front of Damon.
"What's this for?" he grabbed her wrist with his thumb and finger and wiggled it.
"My blood is stronger than human blood, so a small amount daily should help," she stated.
"You sure?" he asked. She nodded and he bite down on her wrist.
"Someone's knocking on the door," Sakura stated, sitting up and pulling her wrist away.
"And you can hear that without vampire super hearing," Damon whistled. They headed downstairs and Damon answered the door.
"I need to talk to you," it was Jeremy, and he seemed serious.
"And why would I need to talk to you?" Damon glared at him slightly.
"Tyler Lockwood has to kill someone to activate his curse. He's not a werewolf yet," Jeremy informed them.
"Whoa, fascinating. Not enough," Damon started to close the door, but Sakura stopped him.
"But Mason Lockwood is and he's looking for a moonstone, a special rock related to the werewolves legend. That's why I'm here," Jeremy continued.
"A moonstone?" Damon crossed his arms and exchanged a glance with Sakura.
"And I know where it is," Jeremy surprised them.
"And you're bringing me this why?" Damon seemed confused.
"Do I need a reason? Look, I just want to help, okay?" Jeremy was feeling out of sorts.
"What's your sister say about this little discovery?" Damon frowned. Jeremy looked around, but didn't answer. "Oh, you haven't told her, have you?" Damon smirked.
"Well, Elena doesn't want me getting involved in all this," Jeremy explained, fidgeting slightly.
"For good reason, it's dangerous. But hey I'm not Elena, so I'm not going to rag on you," Sakura sighed and push a stand of hair out of her face.
"And I won't say anything about whatever 'this' is," Jeremy looked between them, and at Sakura's wrist. She turned it to hide the blood.
"Gilbert's! You just can't help yourself. Your search for life's purpose is as obvious as it is tragic," Damon over exaggerated.
"Are you gonna let me in or not?" Jeremy was tired of waiting outside. Damon and Sakura stepped aside and let him in, one hand on his backpack, he glanced down at Sakura as he passed by her. Sakura stared at him very briefly, wondering what that look meant.
Caroline had showed up and went to talk with her mom. Sakura figured they were having a bit too much company when Ric showed up with a box.
"Ric!" Damon exclaimed.
Alaric noticed Jeremy, "What are you doing here?"
"Helping Damon. I'm the one who found out about the moonstone," he explained.
"Does Elena know you're here?" Alaric frowned.
"Not exactly," he replied.
"And you?" he looked at Sakura.
"Really? This is practically a second home," Sakura sighed.
"What you got?" Damon got him refocused.
"This is Isobel research's from Duke. Her assistant send it to me," Alaric explained.
"Vanessa, the hottie," Damon made curves with his hands and Sakura elbowed him, "Oof!"
"Vanessa yes. Do you remember the old Aztecs curse she told us about?" he continued.
"Son of the moon, blah blah blah blah," Damon didn't seem to care.
Sakura looked at her wolf tattoo, "She also talked about the Fenrir."
"An Aztec curse? Cool! What's a Fenrir?," Jeremy seemed excited. Jeremy noticed Sakura looking at her arm, " Cool tattoo Sakura."
"Yeah, supposedly vampires and werewolves used to run freely until a shaman put a curse on them, limiting their power. Since then, werewolves can only turn on a full moon and vampires are weakened by the sun," Alaric explained the Aztec curse.
"Most of them anyway," Damon pointed to his ring.
"As for the Fenrir, it's known as the god biter. He was Loki's son and destined to eat Odin," Alaric gave a brief explanation.
"According to the legend, the werewolf part of the curse is sealed with a moonstone," he continued.
"What do you mean sealed?" Jeremy asked.
"It's a witch thing, whatever seals the curse is usually the key onto unsealing the curse," Damon explained this time.
"Maybe Mason Lockwood believes he can use the moonstone to break the curse," Alaric suggested.
"Or Katherine is up to something," Sakura mumbled, not really intending for anyone to hear her.
Damon glanced at her with a confused expression. "If we start believing in some supernatural witchy mojo legend from a picture book, we're idiots. Where is the stone now?" Damon asked.
"Tyler," he said plainly.
"Can you get it?" Damon figured that was the more important part.
"Yeah," Jeremy didn't seem 100% sure.
"You see, now your life has a purpose," Damon smirked and Sakura elbowed him again. He gave her a small pout and turned back to Jeremy.
"So you do believe it?" Jeremy asked.
"Even fake legends tend to have some truth to it," Sakura explained.
"This is the same book that says the werewolf bite kills a vampire. Ignoring it make me an even bigger idiot. Let's go," Damon wanted to get right on it and head to the Lockwood Mansion.
They arrived to find the others there.
"Damon. What are you doing here?" Elena asked as he went up to her.
"Looking for my baby bro. Speaking of… you should tell yours to stop following me around," he pointed his head behind him, where Jeremy and Sakura were.
"What's going on?" Elena frowned and crossed her arms.
"Ask him," Damon moved off to the side as Jeremy came up to them, and pulled Sakura with him.
"Jeremy, what is he making you do?" Elena asked him.
"She seems mad," Sakura whispered to him.
"What did you mean earlier about Katherine?" Damon whispered back. Sakura cringed not wanting to answer. "I'm a big boy, I can handle it," he prodded her.
"She's with Mason, I suspect just using him. But I think, that he thinks it's something more..." Sakura trailed off. She kept her eyes on Elena and Jeremy and didn't look at Damon while explaining.
"See, was that so hard? It's not like I'm going to go off the handle, just because Katherine is involved," Damon stared down at her.
"She affects you, in a bad way," Sakura glanced at him as she said it.
"But you affect me in a good way," he came closer to whisper in her ear, "Guess you better stay close to me."
Stefan came up to them. "Mason Lockwood is with Katherine," he stated.
"Katherine's with Mason Lockwood?" Damon tried to act surprised.
"You already knew?" Stefan asked.
"Just found out, but she knew," Damon pointed to Sakura.
"You didn't tell me," Stefan frowned, looking more disappointed then anything.
"She did just tell me," Damon explained.
"Oh..." he trailed off.
"I'm pretty sure she's using him," Sakura explained.
"Mason Lockwood's looking for a moonstone that allegedly can break the full moon werewolf curse. Maybe Katherine wants it as well," Damon suggested.
"Why?" Stefan furrowed his brow.
"Well… no idea. This is the beauty of Katherine; she's always up to something," Damon shook his head.
"Maybe it can break the vampire curse too, or she's using it as a bargaining chip?" Sakura suggested.
"Why would she want to? She can already walk in the daylight," Stefan stated, "So how are we going to find this moonstone?"
"Jeremy is going to get it from Tyler," Damon answered.
"Why would you involve Jeremy?" Stefan got mad.
"He's playing Indiana Jones, he involved himself," Damon replied.
"Gilbert on a mission," Sakura said as she looked around, she pointed out Jeremy talking with Tyler. Stefan and Damon listened in to find out what's going on. "And?" Sakura asked and Damon shook his head as he sighed.
Stefan got a text and was busy answering it when they joined up with Bonnie. They walked away from the rest of the people. "Okay. This is as far as I go," Bonnie stopped and turned to them.
"Okay," Damon said simply.
"What do you want?" Bonnie crossed her arms and looked at Damon.
"A favor," he replied.
"That's not gonna happen," Bonnie shook her head.
"So predictable," Damon rolled his eyes.
"I had a vision of Mason and Katherine too," Sakura stated, surprising Bonnie, "We're just trying to get the upper hand on them."
Stefan's phone rang, "I have to throw Elena in on what's going on." He looked between the three of them, "Play nice." He answered his phone and walked away.
"All you have to do is touch Mason Lockwood again to see if he gave Katherine the moonstone," Damon stated, having found out that Sakura's visions didn't work like that.
"My visions don't work like that; I don't get to ask questions," Bonnie explained.
"How inconvenient, like Sakura's. Although, let's talk about that witchy mojo you do to me. You know the fun one, when my brain burst into flames? What is that?" Damon asked.
"That's me giving you an aneurysm. Your blood vessels go pop, but you heal quickly, so I do it over and over again," Bonnie explained and Sakura cringed just thinking about it.
"Is it vampire specific?" Damon asked. Sakura saw him smirk and do his 'eye-thing.' He noticed her staring, he turned and gave her a big smile. Sakura raised an eyebrow and looked away.
"It'd work on anyone with a supernatural healing ability," Bonnie frowned as she looked between them, "Since when are you guys on good terms again?"
"Who knows anymore," Sakura rolled her eyes.
"Good. Good, good," Damon was coming up with a plan.
"Damon, I'm not gonna help you hurt him," Bonnie said, knowing what he was thinking.
"Mason Lockwood's a werewolf, Katherine's evil. They're the bad guys. Really? You're going to play morality police with me right now? Let me explain it to you another way: they're a threat to Elena. You witch, are gonna get over yourself and help us," Damon was getting mad.
"Firstly, don't threaten Bonnie. Secondly, why don't I just get rid of him?" Sakura asked, figuring it would be easier.
"Because of this," Damon lifted Sakura's sleeve, showing the tattoo.
"What is that?" Bonnie reached out and touched it. For a moment, she froze, a blank expression on her face. She drew her hand back shaking, "Oh my god... Sakura..." She pulled her into a hug, surprising Sakura and Damon, "I'm so sorry. I haven't been around to help with things since Care."
"I'm fine really," Sakura pulled away.
"Sure you are," Damon glared at her and crossed his arms.
"I can handle it," Sakura almost growled.
Damon grabbed her arm and pointed at the tattoo, "We don't even know what it is!"
"An ancient, evil, god killer that wants me to get stronger, so I can be it's vessel," Sakura explained, smiling smugly. Damon and Bonnie both stared at her. "What? Just proving I know something about it," Sakura felt Damon's grip tighten. She looked at his hand then up at his face, "Thought the furrowed brow was Stefan's thing."
"What about my furrowed brow?" Stefan walked up to them. Damon released Sakura and just frowned down at her, not sure what to do.
"Damon was just trying it out. Anyways, time for a plan?" Sakura changed the subject back.
"Absolutely," Damon replied.
They blocked Mason's car in with a van, and got Bonnie to be the damsel, needing help moving a table out of it. "Hey, can you move your van? I'm blocked in," Mason came up to her then noticed her trying to move a table, "Hey, how did you get stuck doing that by yourself?"
"All the guys bailed. Something about draft picks, I don't know, I don't speak that language," Bonnie seemed to be doing well.
"Here, let me give you a hand," Mason was trying to be nice. He helped her with the table, but she used her powers on him. He grabbed hold of his head in pain and fell to the floor.
"Sorry," Bonnie frowned.
The others came out. Damon went up to him, and kicked him in the face, knocking him out. Sakura and Bonnie got into Mason's car. Damon and Stefan put Mason in the trunk. Damon got into the drivers seat in Mason's car and drove home.
Arriving, Damon took Mason out of the trunk and the girls followed him into the library. Damon set Mason down in a chair. Damon pulled out a blanket and handed Sakura one side and they spread it out.
"Here's his bag as requested," Bonnie had gone to get it, "Why are you guys doing that?"
"Because I don't want to stain the carpet," Damon answered.
"I knew you were going to say something like that," Bonnie frowned.
"You're judging again," Damon said as he and Sakura put the blanket under the chair.
"He's not gonna be out much longer," Bonnie informed them.
Damon opened Mason's bag and pulled out some chains, "Looks like this guy used to be in tied up." Bonnie took Mason's head in her hands. "What are you doing?" Damon looked at her suspiciously.
"You're looking for a moonstone and I'm trying to help you find it," Bonnie spat.
"Oh good, yeah. Find out if he gave it to Katherine and find out where she is and find out what they're going to do with it once they get it," Damon rambled on.
"Leave her be, easier if it's quiet," Sakura glared at Damon.
Damon tied Mason up, while Bonnie tried to concentrate.
"Somewhere small, dark, there's water," Bonnie was having trouble.
"Like a sewer?" he was trying to figure it out.
"No..." Bonnie was having trouble.
Feeling impatient, Sakura touched Bonnie's hand and Mason's head, trying to strengthen the link. "A well," Sakura stated.
"Why would it be in a well?" Damon frowned.
"I told you, I only get what I get," Bonnie shook her head.
Mason caught Bonnie's wrist in one hand and Sakura's in the other. Damon quickly released them from Mason's grasp.
"That's it. That's all I got," Bonnie backed away from them.
"Hey judgy! Thank you!" Damon smiled.
She glared at him then turned to Sakura, "Thanks for the help I guess. After this is over, I think we need to talk." Sakura nodded and Bonnie gave her a small smile before leaving.
"Come on. Wake up wolf boy," Damon punched him in the face.
Damon pulled out the chimney poker and started to heat it up in the fireplace. Mason started to struggle and screamed out. "Someone's feisty," he smirked evilly at Mason. Damon walked up to Mason, and Mason fell to the floor with the chair.
"What?!" Mason was terrified. Damon put the iron poker to his chest and Mason screamed out.
"You can hurt, good to know. I was afraid you'd be some beast mess, with no affinity for pain or something," he smiled. Damon saw the wound healing, "Oh, you heal quickly. Not good. I guess I'll just have to keep an applying pain." Mason screamed as Damon set the chair back up and reheated his poker. "So… Katherine. How do you know her? What is she up to?" Damon wanted more information out of him, but he didn't answer. "I have all day," he stabbed him with it again.
"Can you keep it down over there?" Sakura grumbled, as she was laying on the couch nearby.
"It seems you're disturbing Sakura. Better start answering before she comes over, she's worse than me," Damon whispered the last part. "When did you two meet? Did she seduce you and tell she loved you? You're supernatural so she can't compel you. I'm sure she used her other charms. Katherine's good that way," Damon was overdoing it. Sakura sat up and looked over at him, knowing how Katherine affected him. Jeremy showed up, "I thought I told you to leave."
"Damon," Sakura said his named threateningly. She got up and headed to Jeremy.
"I found something in Rick's box of stuff," Jeremy informed them.
"What is it?" he got Damon's attention.
"I did a search on my phone, it's a plant: Aconitum Vulparia. Grows in the mountain of the northern hemisphere, communally known as 'Aconite', 'blue rocket' and 'Wolfs bane,'" Jeremy explained.
Damon and Sakura looked at the plant. "What else did you read?" Damon asked.
"Well, every source says something different. One myth says it causes lycanthropy, which sounds bogus. Another one says that it protects people and another one says, well it's toxic," Jeremy continued.
Mason started to groan. "I'm guessing toxic," Damon looked over at him, he picked up the plant and walked up to Mason, "What's Katherine doing in Mystic falls?" When Mason didn't answer, Damon put the plant on Mason's cheek and it burned his skin, "Why is she here?"
"She's here with me! Why are you asking? Jealous?!" Mason spat.
"Hardly," Damon rolled his eyes. "How rude of me. I just realized I didn't offer you anything to eat," Damon shoved the plant in Mason's mouth, "Yummy!" Damon continued to torture him, "Why do you want the moonstone?"
"Screw you!" Mason spat.
"Ahhh! Wrong answer!" Damon made a sound like a buzzer from a game show.
"If he was gonna say anything, he would have already!" Jeremy was getting upset and Sakura held him back.
"I'm taking your eyes now," Damon was going more extreme.
"The well! You'll find it there!" Mason yelled.
"I know where it is. I want to know what it does and why you want it," Damon stated.
"I'm getting it for Katherine," he answered.
"Why?" Damon pushed.
"She's gonna use it to lift the curse," he continued.
"Of the moon? Now, why would a vampire help a werewolf break a curse that keeps him from turning whenever they want?" Damon asked.
"So I wouldn't have to turn anymore," Mason seemed pretty sure.
"Why?" Damon knew there was more to it.
"Because she loves me!" Mason almost yelled.
Damon started to laugh at him, "Now I get it. You're just stupid. Katherine doesn't love you, she using you, you moron!"
"I'm done talking," Mason frowned.
"Yes you are. It's time to take a walk, Jeremy," Damon turned to Jeremy, wanting him to leave.
"I'm staying," Jeremy frowned.
"No, you should go," Damon glared at him.
"I'm staying, Damon. He's had enough," Jeremy didn't understand what was really going on.
"Jer..." Sakura looked at him sadly, "Mason's not going to be leaving here."
Mason turned to Jeremy, "Just help Tyler. Don't let this happen to him."
"Damon…" Jeremy was suddenly grabbed by Damon, strangling him.
"You want to be a part of this? Well, here it is! Kill or be killed! The guy is a werewolf; he'll kill me the first chance he got so you suck it up or leave!" Damon was going too far.
Sakura blasted Damon, making him release Jeremy. "No attacking our friends," Sakura crossed her arms. "You okay Jer?" Sakura turned to him to find he was staring at her, confused.
"He wants me to kill him anyway, don't you Mason? Really is a curse, isn't it?" Damon turned his attention back to Mason.
"Jer, you don't want to see this," Sakura turned him around and gave him a small push to get him walking.
"You don't have to stay you know?" Damon glanced at her.
Sakura walked up beside him, "I'm already here. Mason, it's too bad you had to get involved in this," Sakura flopped back down on the couch.
Damon looked at Mason, "You know, when I look at you I see myself, a less dashing and less intelligent version."
"I love her," Mason wasn't really helping.
"Goodbye Mason," Sakura sighed.
"Oh, I know! I've been where you are but Katherine will only rip your heart out. Let me do it for her," Damon shoved his hand into Mason's chest and ripped out his heart. Sakura got up off the couch and helped Damon put Mason in the blanket.
Stefan arrived and showed them the moonstone. "All this for that?" Damon complained.
"Yup," Stefan answered and threw the moonstone to Damon, "I see you've exercised your usual restraint."
"Had to be done," Damon stated. Damon took Mason's phone and texted Carol, "Carol, big opportunity in Florida, I'm gonna be gone for a long time. I'll send for my things once I get settled. Much love, Mason."
"Let's get rid of the body," Stefan was going to help, instead of getting Sakura to.
"Oh, last number dialed. I wonder who that can possibly be," Damon smirked.
"Damon, don't," Sakura said threateningly.
"No, no, no! Don't provoke her!" Stefan pleaded.
Damon hit redial. "Wrong boy toy," Katherine obviously thought it was Mason. "He's right beside me although his heart is across the room," Sakura rolled her eyes. "I've had a very busy day today. I killed a werewolf, found the moonstone. Hey, did you know that he hide the moonstone at the bottom of a well full of vervain? I guess he didn't trust you very much, but he did love you. Poor guy. Hey, where are you? Because I could bring him over. Last goodbyes and all that," Damon looked down at the blanket wrapped body. "Aww, did I put a kink in your master plan? I'm so sorry," Sakura could see Damon fake pouting. He hung up shortly after and looked up at Stefan, "That didn't sound good."
"What did you do?" Sakura sighed.
"He upset her, who knows what she's going to do now?" Stefan was angry. He glared at Damon and headed to his room.
"Let's just get rid of him," Sakura pointed at Mason.
After disposing of the body they headed back to the house, but were stopped by someone out front.
"Sakura," Allen came out from the shadows.
"Allen? Where have you been?" Sakura asked.
"Where ever that was, I suggest you go back there," Damon threatened.
"They're going to come after you again, they want you to be the Fenrir's vessel. They'll do anything to force your hand, be careful about Leilani," he warned her.
"They? How do you know?" Sakura asked but Allen disappeared.
"Well that wasn't at all creepy," Damon commented sarcastically.
They headed inside to find Elena had shown up and was upstairs talking with Stefan.
Katherine had made Jenna stab herself, as a way of getting to Elena and Stefan. It worked, Elena broke up with Stefan to give in to Katherine. Sakura was waiting outside when Elena came out of the Salvatore house. Sakura was staring up into the sky, "I'm sorry Elena," she turned to her. She pulled Elena into a hug, "We'll find a way to stop her."
"How?" Elena pulled back, tears still streaming down her face.
"I don't know yet, but she's dead," Sakura growled, "Leilani is going to come pick you up," Sakura said before disappearing.
"Sakura?" Elena looked around.
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