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Chapter 42: Dinner Party

Sakura was in the kitchen while Damon was upstairs tacking a shower. Damon had already had breakfast, thanks to her, but she needed something to eat as well. Sakura grabbed some bread, made it toast and relaxed on the couch. "You really should of joined me in there," Damon came downstairs in just a towel.

"Too hungry, needed food," Sakura said in between bites.

"Wait, you mean if I asked after breakfast, you would of said yes?" Damon looked down at her, as he stood beside the couch.

"Maybe," Sakura smirked.

"Aww," Damon pouted, "Why not now?"

"You just had a shower, and I'm still eating," Sakura explained.

"You really should add some protein into that breakfast," Damon disappeared.

The next thing she knew there was a plate with an omelet on it, sitting in her lap. "Thanks," Sakura laughed lightly, and couldn't help but smile as she ate.

"You're welcome," Damon kissed her on the head. His phone started to ring, he raced upstairs and back, "Hello. Liz, is something wrong? Tyler ran away! Okay, yeah. Bye Liz." Damon sat down on the couch and pulled her feet onto his lap, "I'm guessing you got most of that." Damon started dialing, "Hello brother. Well, I showered. I shaved. Had breakfast. Very relaxed," Damon winked at Sakura. "I did hear one piece of good news though. Tyler Lockwood ran away from home last night. Well, I heard it from sheriff Forbes, who heard it from a very distraught Carol Lockwood, thus, ending our werewolf chapter, bringing us to..." Damon trailed off, "Exactly, killing Elijah. Well, I've got a crafty little dagger. Oh, trust me, Stefan. I'm gonna dot all my t's. I don't want any surprises. Yes, Stefan, I've become you. How tragic for both of us. Got to run. I've a murder to plan. Busy day," Damon hung up. "Guess I have to get changed now," he sighed and got up.

"Always busy," Sakura continued eating the omelet.

"Unfortunately," Damon grumbled. "We need some alone time," he complained before rushing to get changed. Damon's towel landed beside her on the couch. She glanced over at it with a raised eyebrow before continuing with her breakfast. "Alright Sa-ku-ra," Damon popped back up. "We're meeting Alaric at the grill," Damon put his phone in his pocket.

"We are?" Sakura looked up at him.

"Yes," he pulled her off the couch, "Need to plan to kill Elijah. FYI though, you are not the one that's going to kill him. In fact, it might be best that you stay away from him."

"Wait, what?" Sakura frowned.

"After what happened last time, who knows what could happen. He might release the Fenrir. Or you kill him and release it yourself, we don't know how many you get before it happens," Damon explained.

"Then why am I going?" Sakura asked.

"While you are not to get too involved, I still want you to know the plan. Maybe be backup, or our eye's and ears around some more," he sounded like he was making an excuse. "Quit complaining, I like having you around," he handed her, her coat. "So, this is what I want you to do..."

"Other than the lecture on the history of Mystic Falls, did you get anything out of Elijah?" Damon asked Alaric as they sat at a table at the grill, with Sakura.

"No, it was boring. Of course, Jenna thinks he's charming," Alaric rolled his eyes. Sakura smirked and shook her head, knowing what his reaction meant.

"You sounded jealous. Sound a bit jealous?" Damon corrected himself.

"Agreed," Sakura had a bigger smile on her face now.

"Maybe we shouldn't talk about this," Alaric frowned.

"We just need the right opportunity," Damon suggested. He saw Elijah and Jenna, "Ah, there's Jenna with her new boyfriend. Hi!"

"Hey, guys," Jenna came up to them.

"So I hear you two had quite a meeting of historical minds today," Damon smiled slyly.

"Yeah, I guess you could say that," Jenna seemed uncertain.

"Well, as much as I'd love to continue this, I've got papers to grade," Alaric was eager to leave, he got up out of his chair.

" No, you know what? We should continue this. Let's have a dinner party," Sakura suggested, feeling awkward just saying it, as per Damon's plan.

"Ooh, my girl. Full of good ideas. I'll be happy to host. Say tonight. Maybe?" Damon continued.

"It's good for me. Jenna?" Sakura looked at her. Jenna eyed her suspiciously at first, Sakura just smiled up at her, trying to look hopeful.

"I don't know if tonight works..." Alaric grumbled.

"I'm free," Jenna stated.

"It'd be a pleasure," Elijah said after hearing Jenna agree. He turned his attention to Sakura, with a small smile on his face.

"Great!" Damon was enthusiastic, regardless of the slight glare he was giving Elijah. Elijah seemed to have his eye on Sakura, and Damon definitely didn't like it.

"Part two, check the info," Damon explained as he drove towards the tomb, where Katherine was still stuck.

"Right," Sakura bit her lip.

"You stay off to the side, listen in and whatnot," he suggested. When they got there, Damon pulled out a blood bag and some clothes, "Bribe the details outta her." They walked up to the tomb and Katherine came to the entrance, "You look a little less desiccated then I thought you'd be." Damon offered her blood, "Great. Drink up. Good girl." While she was drinking Damon pulled out the clothes, "I've come bearing gifts. I didn't have time to properly shop, but I did get a couple of things. Hmm?" He handed her some clothes when she finished drinking, "Wow, that blood did the trick. You're almost pretty again."

"What is it you want, Damon?" Katherine spat.

"Guess who's back in town? Your old friend, John Gilbert," Damon informed her.

"Really. Why?" Sakura couldn't tell if she was actually surprised or not, based off her voice alone.

"Says he loves his daughter, wants to protect her from Elijah and the big, bad Klaus," Damon explained.

"Touching," Katherine rolled her eyes and took a jacket from Damon.

"Yeah, right. He told me this old wives tale about how to kill an Original," Damon wanted information.

Sakura could hear leaves rustling, she glanced at Damon to see if he heard it, but he was too preoccupied with getting his info. "Ahem," Sakura caught his attention and pointed into the woods.

"I know your girl is here, by the way," Katherine rolled her eyes.

"Yes she is," Damon pulled Sakura in, startling her and kissed her.

"Disgusting," Katherine complained.

Damon smirked and let Sakura go, "Check it out, but call for me if you need me for anything." Sakura started to walk away when he grabbed her arm, "And I mean anything."

Sakura nodded and he let go. Sakura sighed as she went into the woods to check on the noise. Then she felt a vary familiar presence, "Brother."

"You're getting stronger sister," Darien appeared beside her.

"What are you doing here?" Sakura asked and Darien looked away from her. "Is that why Katherine was doing better then she should have been after this amount of time?" Darien didn't respond. "Right, you've been taking care of her," Sakura frowned, "Visit her more then me hm?"

"You sound jealous," Darien smirked.

"Just saying, a visit, or call, or anything, just once in a while, wouldn't hurt," Sakura crossed her arms, "For all I know you died again..."

"Sorry," Darien finally understood what she meant, "I was trying to research more on your powers and it's link to the Fenrir, but there's not a lot to go on. Also what I've found isn't the most pretty. The Fenrir was actually friends with Klaus, once upon a bloodline."

"What does Katherine have to do with that?" Sakura eyed him.

"She is... The one who turned me... It is a special bond in my case," Darien bit his lip. He sped up beside her, "Stay safe sister," Darien disappear.

Sakura sighed and headed back to Damon and Katherine. "You're really scared," she could hear Damon. She kept her distance a bit, in case Katherine was more cautious around her, but close enough to hear.

"Just get me out of here first and then I'll help you. I'll... I'll help you kill Elijah or... or protect Elena. Whatever you want," Katherine was seriously desperate.

"I get you out of here and your ass is sipping Klaus-free margaritas on some unknown island somewhere. No way," Damon spat, knowing her all too well.

"That's not true. I'll stay. Damon, please just don't do it," Katherine begged him.

"Well, thank you, you've told me everything I need to know," Damon smirked.

"I've told you nothing," Katherine almost snapped.

"You have. You have indeed confirmed that it is possible to kill an Original, which I will do tonight. Guess who's coming to dinner?" Damon laughed. "Let's go, my lovely," Damon said knowing Sakura was right near by.

Jenna helped Sakura set up the dinner table at the Salvatore house. "So, still with Damon I see," Jenna commented.

"Please don't," Sakura sighed.

"Look, I know. I've dated the bad boy, I know the allure..." Jenna was cut off by Sakura.

"I know, but it's not like that," Sakura frowned.

"Well actually, I was going to say, he seems to make you happy. As long as there's no funny business, I don't really know what to say. I've never seen you act that was around anyone, you're so... Happy, and if you're happy, I'm happy. So, I want to end this... Weirdness whenever you're with him. I may not agree with your choice, but I am going to accept it. Also, if he does anything, and I mean anything to upset you, I will rip him a new one," Jenna said seriously before starting to laugh.

"Thank you Jenna, I mean it," Sakura smiled, "By the way, what's up with you and Alaric?"

"I don't know. I really like him. It's more than like and I want it to work, but I can't help but feel that he's hiding something from me. And then I've got John whispering things in my ear about him," Jenna tried to explain.

"Like what?" Sakura frowned, know Alaric was a great guy.

"Things I don't want to believe. Things I don't believe, not if they're coming from John's mouth," Jenna replied.

"Oh. Well, there you go, then. Trust is the key to any relationship. And I wouldn't suggest trusting John. I trust Damon, he tells me everything," Sakura sighed. Jenna went to grab wine, and was having trouble opening it. Using it as an excuse, she went to find Damon and Alaric in the library. "Hey, Jenna needs help with the wine," Sakura stated, hinting to Alaric. Alaric nodded to her and headed to help Jenna.

Damon waited for Alaric to be out of sight before he pulled out a box, and pulled the dagger and vial out. He put the dagger in the vial to put white oak ash on it. "Elijah's stronger than me. Faster than me. It's all about the element of surprise," Damon explained.

"I don't like this, but what's the plan?" Sakura sighed.

"Encourage the gentlemen to take their after dinner drinks in here while you do coffee in the kitchen with the girls," Damon explained, "Don't give me that look. It needs to be done. You saw what he can do to you."

"Really not sure how to take that," Sakura complained as Damon hid the dagger with the glasses.

"Just ignore that high and mighty pride for a short while. I'll make it up to you later, I promise," Damon took her hand and kissed it, trying to woo her.

"Yeah, yeah," Sakura sighed and started to make her way back to the kitchen when the doorbell rang. Jenna came out of the kitchen to answer it.

"Who invited him?" Jenna opened the door to see John.

"John! Surprise... Leave," Damon almost growled.

"When Jenna told me she was coming to a dinner party for Elijah, I decided I couldn't miss out on all the fun and games," John looked around at them.

"There are not going to be any games tonight, John. It's just a friendly dinner party," Alaric stated.

"What he said," Damon frowned.

It wasn't too long before the doorbell rang again. Damon opened the door and it was Elijah, "Good evening."

"Thank you for coming. Please, come in," Damon smiled.

"Just one moment. Can I just say that if you have anything less than honorable intentions about how this evening is going to proceed, I suggest you reconsider," Elijah said as Sakura came up beside Damon.

"No, nothing, nothing dishonorable. Just getting to know you," Damon tried to convince him.

"It is a good idea to be on good terms with you," Sakura explained.

"Hmm. Well, that's good. Because, you know, although Elena and I have this deal, if you so much as make a move to cross me, I'll kill you and I'll kill everyone in this house. Are we clear?" Elijah asked.

"Crystal," Damon smirked and moved out of the way more.

Elijah spotted Jenna inside, "Jenna. Wonderful to see you again. How are you? Nice to see you. You look incredible."

"Thank you," Jenna smiled.

With their last guest there, they sat around the table for dinner.

"I hate to break it to you, Damon, but according to Elijah, your family is so not a founder of this town," Jenna glared at him slightly before noticing the glare she was getting from Sakura.

"Hmm, do tell," Damon frowned.

"Well, as I mentioned to Jenna earlier, a faction of settlers migrated from Salem after the witch trials in the 1690s. Over the next hundred years they developed this community where they could feel safe from persecution," Elijah explained.

"Hmm. Because they were witches," Jenna seemed excited.

"There's no proof there were witches in Salem," Sakura knew a lot of history, and wanted to get Jenna away from any supernatural details.

"Sakura likes he facts," Damon stated.

"Well, the lore says that there was this wave of anti-witch hysteria. It broke out in the neighboring settlement, so these witches were rounded up. They were tied to stakes in a field together and, uh, burned. Some say you could hear the screams from miles around us. They were consumed by the fire. Could you pass the..." Elijah was cut off by Jenna.

"I wouldn't repeat this to the Historical Society," Jenna cringed.

"It's starting to sound a little like a ghost story to me," John commented.

"So why do you want to know the location of these alleged massacres?" Damon asked.

"You know... A healthy historian's curiosity, of course," Elijah's attention turned to Sakura, with a small smirk on his face.

"Of course," Damon glared at him.

"Does anyone care for some cognac? I have a bottle I've been saving for ages," Damon suggested.

"None for me thanks. Nine bottles of wine is my limit," Alaric sighed.

"And Sakura is too 'young' for that," John was all too eager to point out.

Damon nudged his head to the side, giving Sakura his sign. Sakura sighed and looked away from him. Damon flicked a pea at her while no one was looking and hit her in the face. Sakura wiped the spot and glared at him. Damon nudged his head again. Sakura sighed, "The gentlemen should take their drinks in the study." Damon got up and left.

"I have to say the food was almost as wonderful as the company," Elijah complimented them.

"Thanks," Sakura smiled at Elijah.

Jenna handed John some plates, "Here you are, gentleman, make yourself useful. Hmm?"

"Here, here. Put me to work," Alaric offered to help.

"Um, I got it," Jenna pulled away.

"Hey, Jenna, are you... Are you ok?" Alaric was hesitant.

"Yeah, fine, Ric," Jenna left quickly.

"I suspect this is my fault," John said to Alaric.

Alaric grabbed him, "What did you do now?"

"I merely mentioned you haven't been completely honest with her about your dead wife," John smiled.

"You son of bitch," Alaric growled.

"I think I've been very clear with you, Ric. I want my ring back," John said before leaving.

Alaric's phone started to ring, "Hello. Slow down. Slow down. Stefan? Oh no, right I'm on it. Sakura, we have a problem. If anyone supernatural uses the dagger, it'll kill them."

"Damon..." Sakura bit her lip, "Let's go, fast."

They rushed into the library where Damon and Elijah were. "Gentlemen, we forgot about dessert," Alaric walked up to them.

"Elijah," Sakura offered one hand, while pointing the other in the direction of the kitchen.

"Miss Mazaki..." Elijah took her hand and let her lead him to the kitchen, seeming oddly fascinated by her. Alaric waited for them to leave then wrote down his message to Damon. Elijah and Sakura joined Jenna and John in the kitchen.

"Sorry, guys, dessert is taking longer than I thought. I usually just unwrap food," Jenna admitted.

"So, mind if I ask more about your work?" Sakura smiled at Elijah and stood awfully close to him.

"I'd love to answer," Elijah smiled back.

"That's great," Sakura pretended to be enthusiastic.

"Ric, would you do me a favor and grab the notebook out of my bag? I'd like to write down this rare info," Sakura stated.

"Elijah, did John tell you he's Elena's uncle/father?" Damon tried to drag John into it.

"Yes, I'm well aware of that," Elijah stated.

"Of course, she hates him, so there's absolutely no need to keep him on the endangered species list," Damon smirked and John started to stare at him.

"Ric, it's in the front pocket. On the... you know what? Excuse me, guys. Sorry," Sakura was making an excuse to join Alaric. She showed Alaric the dagger and grabbed her notebook. She came back into the room, "Ok. My first question is when you got here to Mystic..."

Alaric walked up behind Elijah and stabbed him in the heart surprising all but Sakura. "Now, get rid of him before Jenna comes back with dessert," Alaric wasn't too happy.

"Alright," Damon knew what to do. He picked him up and put him in the cellar.

"Now, you said there wasn't going to be any violence," Alaric said as he, Damon and Sakura looked at Elijah in the cellar.

"Says the guy that did all the killing," Damon pointed out.

Hey, I took the shot because I saw an opening, not because I planned to do this with Jenna in the house. Now, you can't lie to me like that. Hey, I am your friend, damn it. And you don't have many friends. So, no more lying," Alaric was clearly upset.

"I'll tell Stefan," Sakura pulled out her phone and walked upstairs. "Hey Stef. Alaric did it, Elijah is dead, I guess. Not sure if it's permanent or whatever, but I'm pretty sure that dagger needs to stay there. You take care too," Sakura hung up.

"Sakura!" Damon came rushing up the stairs, "He's gone!"

"What? How?" Damon rushed up to her. "I know where he's going," Sakura bit her lip, "To Elena." Sakura called Stefan back to warn him, suddenly she was picked up and going at high speed.

They arrived quickly and explained the situation. "I have a plan, hand me the dagger," Elena demanded.

"Elena, no," Damon tried to fight her on it, "We have to find another way, right Sakura."

"She's the only human here," Sakura took the dagger from Damon and handed it to Elena, "Be careful."

"Thank you Sakura," Elena pulled her into a hug.

"We'll hide outside, just in case things don't go as planned," Sakura dragged Damon a small distance away.

"I can't believe you just did that," Damon complained.

"If you or Stefan use it, you die. I can't even touch it, I can probably use my powers to move it, but I might die as well," Sakura explained. "He's here," Sakura pointed him out.

Elijah grabbed some rocks and threw them at the door. Elena and Stefan came to the door, but Elena sent him away, to talk with Elijah alone. Elijah walked closer, but Elena stayed inside.

"I assume you can hear them," Sakura sighed, only able to watch.

They saw Elena stab herself in the stomach, but resisted the urge to run up to her. She fell into Elijah's arms and stabbed him with the dagger. As soon as Elijah fell to the floor, they all ran up to Elena and him. "Little tip. Don't pull the dagger out," Damon said as they walked up to the door.

They all went back to the Salvatore house and put Elijah in the cellar again. Damon searched Elijah's body, "Uhh! What do we have here? A little moonstone bar of soap. I'll hold on to this."

"So, that's it? I mean, as long as we keep the dagger in there, then he stays dead?" Elena inquired.

"Basically," Sakura replied.

"Ok, then... Good night. You know, you guys want me to fight, fine, I'll fight. But if we're gonna do this, you can't keep anything from me anymore. From this moment on, we're doing it my way," Elena looked at them.

"That seems fair," Damon nodded.

"We'll see," Sakura sighed and Elena glared at her, "My way, your way or their way, something is going to happen regardless."

"Okay," Stefan sighed.

"Okay," Elena left.

"Seems like she's had a change of attitude. How did you get through to her?" Damon asked.

"I told her a little story about when I was making the wrong decisions and somebody showed me there was a better way," Stefan explained.

"Lexi?" Damon knew right away.

"Yeah. You remember her?" Stefan bit his lip.

"I'm tired," Sakura yawned and headed upstairs. It seemed only a few minutes later with she heard Damon call her. "What?" she asked as she came into his room.

"We have a problem," Damon told her. Sakura looked into his bathroom to see, "Katherine. What do you want?"

"I'm still here. I didn't run. I meant what I said Damon. I'm going to help you," Katherine said with a smirk on her face.

"At least put a towel on," Sakura used her powers to send a towel flying at her. It landed on Katherine's head, but was big enough to cover her up. Katherine grumbled and put the towel on. "By the way, if I find you like this again, I'll kill you," Sakura eyes started to glow.

"Duly noted," Katherine walked by her.

"Glad you didn't freak on me, you know how some people are," Damon smiled.

"Well, you did call me in here," Sakura stated. "Brownie points for calling me right away, I know you just got in here," Sakura smiled and pulled him into a kiss.

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