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Previously on Divine Beauty:
He raises his eyebrow at me, "Tell the truth." He says softly, but firmly as he tilts his head noticing that I'm nibbling on my lip.
I sigh lightly and I feel my heart beating faster. "Fine. I'll tell you but you have to keep it a secret. Not even Steffie can know about it." I say turning to him holding out my hand. He grabs it and I wrap my vine around his wrist.
"Don't worry. I can keep a secret." He says and I send a little magic into him just to make sure.
"Okay. So um... before the day before the Founders day parade and fireworks, I had Tyler drove me to the doctor." I say as I pull my hand back and play with my thumbs. "The doc told me that after an ultrasound... that I'm three weeks pregnant. That's why I'm still here to make sure that the baby won't die since I'm a danger magnet." He looks down to my slightly swollen belly and I put his hand on it. His instant reaction is his mouth his practically down to his knees while his eyes look as soft as a marshmallow.
He sighs softly, "Okay, since you told me what you were hiding. I have to tell you what's been happening outside of here." He says and he starts telling me everything from the fact that my best friend is a now a vampire to the fact that the Lockwood's are werewolves, and the fact that the Elena look alike is the same girl that Stefan showed me. Afterwards I am on my feet ranting and raving about how everyone thinks that I need to be protected like a little child just because I'm younger than everyone except for Jeremy and I get interrupted with Thad being at the door.
I growl and whisper in Damon's ear, "You tell everyone that I am pissed that no one thought to tell me what the hell was going on." He nods before walking out of my room and I sit back in bed. "Hey Thad. Please tell me you have some good news for me?" He smiles and walks over before handing me the clip board. I speed read what's on it and I look up at him with a smile. "This better not be a joke."
"It's not. You can go home tonight." He says and my smile grows like the Cheshire cat's.
Rayen's POV:
Since Damon is already here at the hospital, I have him go to my house really quick and grab me some clothes. When he comes back which I'm actually utterly bewildered about actually is a cute made up outfit. Hell he even brought me some makeup. I get changed into the outfit and smile since it's not tight on my stomach. I really don't want anyone else to know that's outside of Ty and Damon. But back to Damon's inherent fashion sense when it comes to women's stuff. He chose my one romantic type of dress which is date night dress for the summer time in a soft baby blue color. It's a cute flowing off-the-shoulder peasant dress that has bell sleeves with spaghetti straps and small crotchet details here and there. He helps me put on a pair of dusty blue wedges while I start putting on very light makeup. This is basically just lining my eyes to make sure I don't look dead and adding lip gloss to my already pink lips.
"Now remember little one, the only medicine you can take that won't harm the baby are the ones in the folder and if there's any bleeding or sharp pains come in immediately." Thad says as Damon helps me into the wheelchair which he said was a precaution. I roll my eyes and grab my bag so we can head out of here. I nod and smirk. One of the therapy dogs, Rottweiler, comes running over before it stops at my feet. I giggle and lean down letting her smell my little baby bump. She nuzzles it slightly and I smile softly as I pet her.
"Sorry about that Tempest just smelt you and she yanked her leash out of my hand." Arianna says with a sheepish smile on her face and she runs her hand through her light brown hair with has light gold in it.
"It's okay Aria. I don't mind." I say as I give her head a kiss before she takes Tempest away to let her do her job. "Yeah, I know Doctor Thad. Thanks for healing me and making sure that the both of us are safe." I whisper the last part as we get outside and the hotel valet brings around Damon's car. I stand up and they both escort me into the convertible.
"No problem little one." He says and I smile as Damon jumps in after me before driving us to my house.
"Let's get you settled into your house before I drop your prescription off at the house." He says as the both of us enjoy the drive over to my house. I notice Riptide in the window and as soon as he sees me I can see that he's start to meow.
"That's okay. I think I'll just relax at home or go to the Grille to get food. I don't want to be outside if there's an Elena look alike out there that's more than a bitch that the original. I'd rather not do anything strenuous right now anyways. But I do want you to tell everyone that I am caught up and very pissed off." I say as I unlock the house only to have Riptide jump into my arms and cuddle my chest as I pet him. He digs his declawed paws into my arms as he rubs his head against my cheek.
He scoffs, "You better stay in this house or hell, just go outside to go swimming if you can. Just try not to do any heavy lifting." He says with a kind of worried tone as he helps me lay on the couch.
"I promise that I won't do anything strenuous for me or for the baby. Oh and please make sure that you don't tell anyone that I'm pregnant, Angel. Or we'll see if a vampire can regrow a male's favorite appendage." I say with some mirth in my eyes as he smirks playfully at me. Riptide meows in my face wanting attention and rubs his face against mine.
"You wouldn't dare Poison Ivy." He smirks happily and I roll my eyes. Riptide meows at me to keep petting him and I smirk as I starting petting him again. I hear him purring as he pushes against my hand. "Please remember to eat."
I smirk, "Be careful Angel. If people heard you, it's sound like you're starting to care." I tease as he ruffles my hair.
"You tell anyone and I'll steal all of your junk food." He says quickly before he leaves with a chuckle on the wind. I roll my eyes at his antics and I fix my hair.
"Did you miss me Riptide?" I ask as he closes his eyes and I notice that he has gotten bigger. I smile as I sat him down before I grab the remote and lean back as he moves to cover my bump. I internally AW as he rubs his body against it and he curls up being the baby's protector. "You know don't you?" He looks up at me and I smile as I start petting him.
Damon's POV:
After I drop the prescriptions for Poison Ivy at the pharmacy and tell them to text me and her when they're done I head home to check on everything. Just as I am about pour some Bourbon in a glass the door gets knocked on. "Really?" I groan before I walk over and open to see Mini Gilbert there.
"I need to talk to you." he says so determined and I smirk.
"And why I need to talk to you?" I ask as I tilt my head.
"Tyler Lockwood has to kill someone to activate his curse. He's not a werewolf yet." I stop my eyebrow from quirking up just in time to seem uninterested.
"Whoa, fascinating. Not enough."
I start to close the door and he pushes it open again. "But Mason Lockwood is and he's looking for a moonstone, a special connection related to the werewolves legend. That's why he's here." He says and I lean against the door a little bit.
"A moonstone?" I start thinking about where one would hide a moonstone.
"And I know where it is."
"And you're bringing me this why?"
"Do I need a reason? Look, I just want to help, okay?" He tries coming in and I hold my hand out pushing him back slightly.
"What does your sister say about this little discovery?" He stays silent and I smirk, "Oh, you haven't told her, have you?"
"Well, Elena doesn't want me getting involved in all this." Jeremy says as if he's trying to hide something.
"And you're a Gilbert, you just can't help yourself. Whoa, your search for life's purpose is as obvious as it is tragic." I say as I smirk slightly enjoying the fact that he was being rebellious and he came to me. He rolls his eyes and fixes his little backpack that he has on and I suppress the urge to chuckle.
"You're gonna let me in or not?" He asks in a very feisty way. I look at him and squint my eyes contemplating whether to do it or not. I step aside and let him in. I pull my phone out and text Poison Ivy about the moonstone hoping to have her do some research. Before I put my phone away I also shoot a text Alaric to have him bring his wife's work before I have Jeremy go sit in the parlor.
Rayen's POV:
I smirk, "Be careful Angel. If people heard you, it's sound like you're starting to care." I tease as he ruffles my hair.
"You tell anyone and I'll steal all of your junk food." He says quickly before he leaves with a chuckle on the wind. I roll my eyes at his antics and I fix my hair.
"Did you miss me Riptide?" I ask as he closes his eyes and I notice that he has gotten bigger. I smile as I sat him down before I grab the remote and lean back as he moves to cover my bump. I internally AW as he rubs his body against it and he curls up being the baby's protector. "You know don't you?" He looks up at me before tiling his head at me and I smile as I start petting him. He purrs contently and I smile since I tried to have Angel sneak him in, but Riptide was being a butthead.
I watch TV for a little while and then swim for a little while enjoying and missing the water on my skin. I put Riptide on a little floatie that doesn't touch the water at all. My stomach growls at me, so I get out before I take a shower and get redressed into the dress but this time I leave my hair down and let it air dry. I walk down to the kitchen.
As I'm going through what food is in the fridge and in the pantry nothing seems appetizing. I groan and go back to lie down on the couch. I take a little cat nap with Riptide protecting my bump as he sleeps and I get woken up with my phone chiming in my ear. I get the text from Angel asking me if I can do some research about a thing called a moonstone. I grab my laptop and start working on it for a while before I start getting stir crazy. I get a fb message from Ty asking if I can be his date for the masquerade ball tomorrow night. I of course say yes. I sit up and start looking it up on my phone. My stomach growls halfway through and I start thinking about some food from the Grille. I bite my lip as I send Angel a ton of links to things referencing the moonstone and what things it could possibly do. I promised Angel that I wouldn't do anything strenuous today. I think to myself and so I'll just go through my clothes to find a dress that I can use for the Masquerade ball tomorrow night. I go through all of my clothes and groan as I can't find anything. I put my mini wallet in my back pocket and I put my cell into my back pocket. I grab my keys and put Riptide on a harness before driving carefully into town to go shopping. I go into a little hole in the wall dress shop, so I don't get a dress that everyone else has seen in the stores. I walk in and I take a deep breath in as I smell vanilla mixed with lilacs.
"Welcome to Lost Fashions. If you need any help just let me know." A woman with short platinum blonde hair with the right side of it shaved off. Her makeup makes her look like an elf or an anime character.
"Thanks. Do you have any masks to go with any dress I choose?" I ask as I walk over to her and she walks out of the counter to a wall that's around the corner. She opens and turns the wall before revealing a ton of masquerade masks from different time periods.
"We have a lot but if you want to then choose a mask first and then find a dress to match." I smile and her bright green eyes shimmer slightly as I let Riptide wander around the store with me. Riptide jumps onto my shoulders and looks at the masks with me. "He's cute." I smile and I grab a mask that covers the lower half of my face.
"Thanks, he was a present." I say as I look over the mask. The colors on it are a turquoise that transitions to a darker navy blue with some sparkles scattered with some silvery lips. "I'll get this mask." She smiles and quickly runs to a random shelf and pulls out a dress. My smile grows as does hers. "I'm so taking it." I say and Riptide meows in agreement. She wraps up my purchases and I walk out to my car with Riptide doing his little runway walk beside me. My stomach growls and I just put my recent purchases into the car before I walk with Riptide to the Grille. I walk in and pick Riptide up before sitting down at a booth that's hidden from normal view. But unless you look really close or if you're a vampire if you can hear or smell me in the booth, I am invisible.
"Hey little Ray, can I get you anything to eat?" The waitress asks and I look up to see my favorite gal. She and I went to school together when she was a senior and I was a freshman. She helped me and I watched over her animals and her family's house when she went on vacation with her family to Disney World for actual vacations or if her sister had cheering competitions.
"Hey, Lysa (Sounds like Lisa). Yeah, um can I get an order of chicken tenders with fries and BBQ on the side with extra fries and then umm... an Oreo shake without the cherry or whipped cream. I'll just add that stuff to it when I go home." I say as she writes down my order and moves her dark brown hair away from her face.
"Of course want me to put it on your tab or what would you like to do?" She asks and I nibble on my lip.
"I'll just pay for it, but I'd like to have it sent to me in to go boxes." She nods and smiles before walking to the back to give the cook the order. I let Riptide sit on the seat next to me and he sits down perfectly as he watches everyone while the pass by. I text with Melody and we are being complete goofballs. Out of nowhere I send the picture of the ultrasound to let her know about the little one growing in my tummy. She tells me that she's gonna come out and live with me after she finishes her finals since she already is ahead of the rest of her class. She calls me and I answer.
"Yes cuzzo?" I ask as I hold the phone to my ear and I hear her turn her music off. I smirk happily as I know what she was listening to.
"I can come out either next month or the month after." she says and I pet Riptide as I think of what's coming up. "Especially because of you know what." I smirk as I figure she's in front of family or someone we both know.
"That sounds good just tell me when your flight is and all of the details." I say before I look around the Grille, "Um actually in fact I'll set everything up for you." I nod as if she's already here.
"Okay. Just send me the links to the tickets and then I'll pay for it then." She says and I smirk as I roll my eyes.
"Oh no, no, no cuzzo. I'm gonna be paying for it." She tries to cut me off but I cut her cutting me off, "Ah ah ah. Don't try to stop me on this. I'm still getting paid for all of the photos I did for the wealthy people over in Europe. I have cash to burn." I say with a smirk and I hear her starting to whine.
"Oh, come on. Let me pay for something." She begs and I smirk.
"Not happenin' this time cuzzo." I say and Lysa comes over with the bag and I pull out my wallet before I put my card on the little bill plate. "Thank you." I mouth to her and she smiles as before she puts the bag on the table and walks back to the register.
"You are so damn stubborn." She growls as I hear her alarm turning on before she moves to turn it off.
I smile victoriously, "Of course. Stubbornness runs strong on both sides of the family." She scoffs playfully.
"Don't I know it." she starts giggling and Riptide meows for attention. I roll my eyes and he playfully nips my free hand.
"Anyway, what's new Cuzzo?" I ask as I start petting him and he starts purring contently closing his eyes.
"I have a dance to go to and I can't decide which dress to wear. Can you choose between my newest dresses and tell me which one I should wear?"
"Of course, that's what I'm here for. Send them via FB." I say and we hang up. And not even ten seconds later she starts sending me some really cute dresses like a little fashion show. "holy crap Melody." I look through them and I see one that I really like. It's a cute two piece cream dress with an A line silhouette, a nice a scoop neckline on a gold a white top, and a cute tulle skirt covering a white mini skirt underneath it. Lysa comes and hands me my card. I type out to her to have a dramatic lipstick with it with her hair up or dramatic eyes with her hair down and in curls. With her shoes either a nice strappy pair of white heels or a darker pair of platform pumps.
"Here you go Ray." She says and I smile as I grab it and put the card back in its pocket in my wallet.
"Thanks Lysa." I say as I stand up and give her a hug before I grab my bag and Riptide jumps onto my shoulders before becoming a mini rag doll. She and I giggle as he meows with us. I rub his head and he nuzzles my cheek
She gives me a hug and whispers in my ear. "Make sure you take your prenatal vitamins. They taste better when you drink them with milk or orange juice."
My eyes widen and I pull away to see her smirk before she walks away with a spring in her step. I stand there a second while I think of how she figured it out and I bite my lip hoping no one else can see whatever she saw. I walk back to my car and I start driving home with my food in the back with my new outfit. Riptide acting like a dog with his head out of the window. I smile as we drive home and I start singing to Cascada. "Turn up the music
Let's get out on the floor
I like to move it
Come and give me some more
Watch me getting physical
Out of control
There's people watching me
I never miss a beat
Steel the night, kill the lights
Feel it under your skin
Time is right, keep it tight
'Cause its pulling you in
Pump it up you can't stop
Cause it feels like an overdose
(Feels like an overdose)" I sing as I slowly drive home and I watch to make sure Riptide doesn't jump out of the car. I see his little paws draped over the edge of the window as he looks outside and I giggle slightly before I keep singing, "Evacuate the dance-floor
I'm infected by the sound
Stop this beat is killing me
Hey little DJ let the music take me underground
Evacuate the dance-floor
I'm infected by the sound
Stop this beat is killing me
Hey little DJ come burn this place right down to the ground
My body's aching
That's some overload
Temperatures rising
I'm about to explode
Watch me I'm intoxicated
Taking the show
It`s got me hypnotized
Everybody step aside." I come up on my road and I rub my little baby bump slowly as I drive. I smile softly as Riptide sits down and looks over at me, "Do you not want me to sing anymore?" He meow yells at me. "Okay. Okay. I won't sing it anymore." I say giggling before he lies down contently that I've stopped singing. I park the car in the driveway and I turn the car off. I get out and walk in all of the bags that I got. I walk into the house and I set the food in the kitchen before unharness Riptide.
"Where were you, I thought you said you were going to stay home?" My eyes widen and I look over to the living room to see Ty. Riptide runs to his tree and then crawls over to his little hammock above the kitchen doorway.
"I wanted to get food and I needed to get a dress and mask for tomorrow." I say as I set up the food before he comes over and wraps his arms around me. He buries his head into my neck and puts his nose against my neck, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you."
"It's okay. It's just" He pulls away and rubs the back of his neck, "I'm protective over you. Always have been."
I roll my eyes as I close the door and walk back to the kitchen before I sit down on one of the bar stools. "I know."
"Anyways, mom wants you to spend the night at the house so you don't have to drive yourself to the ball tomorrow." He says and I nod.
"Okay, I just need to pack some stuff and finish eating before we leave." I say with a smile as I'm eating my food.
Time Jump
I text Angel where I'm going to be so he can just drop my med's off at home and so he doesn't also freak out. Ty drives us back with Riptide sitting in my lap. I smile as I see everyone getting ready for the ball. I smile as I see Mattie and he comes up to give me a hug. I smile and hug back as I let Riptide follow Ty up to the guest room that I have set for me since sometimes mom had to leave town when I was younger.
"How are you feeling?" He asks as I help him with putting the lanterns in the tent so he can hang them up.
"I feel fine. I just ate and I'm waiting for the pharmacy to tell me when my drugs are ready." I say as I hand him a lantern as he climbs the ladder.
"What are they for?"
"It's stuff for pain if I have any and to prevent infections of my stitches inside my body." I say as he looks down at me and nods before I make sure that the ladder doesn't falter. Ty comes up behind me and helps me steady it. The boys start talking about Care and I kind of zone out as I use my magic to strengthen the plants hold on the stakes in the ground.
"She's this amazing girl one minute, and then she's this raging, jealous, freak the next." I hear Mattie say and I raise my eyebrow as I walk back over to them the breeze blowing lightly.
"Look, you know what I think of Caroline Forbes. She's an insecure, neurotic, bitchy little twit." Ty says and I growl slightly.
"Hey!' Mattie and I say in unison.
"But the girl's got heart, she means well." He finishes and I nod satisfied with his answer.
I put my hand on his arm, "Mattie, you just gotta take the good with the bad sometimes. It happens with all relationships. Nothing and no one are perfect." I say and he smiles softly.
"Yeah." He says as he nods slightly. "I'm gonna go get an extension cord. I'll be right back." He leaves and Ty and I look at one another and I playfully punch his arm missing hanging out with him.
"Hey man." I hear Jer and I turn to see him and give him a hug.
"Hey you doing better in school?" I ask and he looks at the both of us before he smiles.
"Yeah. You helped me out a lot." He says before he turns his attention to Ty as I tilt my head curious as to why he didn't come by to the hospital for a while. "Hey, so I did a little research on that stone you showed me."
"What? Why?" Tyler asks and I look at the curiously as I pretend to set stuff up around the tent.
"I don't know. Curiosity, boredom." Jer shrugs his shoulders.
"What did it say?" Ty asks trying to be sneaky and quiet.
"Well, it turns out that it's part of this Aztec legend but I want to make sure it's the same kind of stone. You think I could check it out again?" Jer says being kind of suspicious.
"No. I gave it to my uncle."
"Why did you do that?"
"Because I'm done with legends and curses. I don't want anything to do with it, okay?"
"Yeah, yeah sure. It's probably…Just, uh, stupid folklore anyways. Forget it." He says as Tyler walks to me and we go walking somewhere else. I put my hand on Ty's arm.
"You okay?" I ask as we move stuff on the refreshment table and he nods silently.
"Is that little Ray-Ray?" I hear a familiar voice and I turn my head to see Mason checking me out. I roll my eyes as I turn into the wind making my hair fly from my face.
"Of course it is Mase. What? Is old age getting to you now? Do you need bifocals now?" I ask with a smirk as I watch Ty watch the two of us while Mase picks me up and twirls me. I giggle lightly as I smell a woodsy musk smell to him.
"Don't be like that or I'll put you over my knee now." I hear Ty gag playfully and he lets me down before Ty helps me stand on my own feet. My magic sparking in me for some reason.
"Anyways, we should have dinner sometime I miss the three of us hanging out." I say as I see Mase getting twitchy for some reason and I watch as his eyes flutter around as if he's looking for someone.
"Definitely. We'll catch up soon Ray-ray, but I've gotta go do something else right now. I'll see the two of you later." He says before he dips out of there really fast and Ty and I look at one another before we go to his mom to see what she wants us to do. She has me working on decorations inside while she has Ty doing heavy lifting. I go to the kitchen and grab a cup before I fill it with water. I look around as I drink the water feeling my magic replenish and I giggle inwardly as I think to myself cause I'm a plant manipulator and I need a lot of watering. I walk outside and I start walking around feeling out of place but also overcharged what a weird combo, huh?
"So where's Caroline? This is like her thing. I can't believe she's not here." I hear Mattie asking Elena as they sort party supplies.
"She had something else to do." Elena replies and I can tell that he's lying and I hear him sigh.
"Is she seeing someone?" He asks in a small insecure voice and it make my heart break.
"Matt, come on. No, she's not." She tells him and I walk over just as Steffie does and he is followed by Ty who is frowning.
"Anyone else seen Mason?" Tyler asks the rest of us and we all shake our heads before Steffie turns to him.
"He took off. He said he wasn't sure when he'd be back."
"So weird." Tyler mutters he kisses my cheek before I hide from Mrs. Lockwood. I would rather not have to do anything more. Everyone walks away and I go over to Elena and grab her arm.
"Tell me what's going." I say as I turn her around and she looks down at me slightly. "I don't like not being in the loop Elena. This won't be happening again." She looks in my eyes and sighs before she quickly tells me a condensed version of what's happening.
"Now let's go find out where Stefan went." She says and I nod as we start walking in silence in the direction that he went in. I put my hand slyly on my bump as I wave my hand to move some of the overgrown roots.
"You shouldn't be here." Stefan tells Elena and then he looks at me as I cross my arms. "You shouldn't be either. You just got out of the hospital."
I roll my eyes and look at him, "I just got out because of the Gilbert Device, so I will be in all of these or there'll be hell to pay."
"I know." Elena says with a cold tone and I tilt my head. "What's going on?"
Steffie turns around again after I take the flashlight from him. He breaks the new lock on the grate on the well and I look at the lock to see that there's not even any rust in it. "Bonnie thinks the moonstone is down here." I tilt my head as I look at the two of them.
"Why are you guys looking for the moonstone?" I ask Elena as he keeps working on the well.
"Because it can break the werewolf curse, so they can change whenever they want inside of changing on the full moon." Elena says and I pull my phone out to text Angel asking why he didn't tell me about why he need the research on the Moonstone.
"Are you sure it's safe?" Elena asks and Stefan smiles at her.
"I'll be fine. Just stay up here."
"Hey. Be careful." Elena tells him and he nods at her.
"I'll only be down there for a minute." He assures her and I shake my head at the mushy shit. He hops down into the well with his flashlight in hand. After a few seconds of silence between Elena and I, I start to hear some quiet whimpering from down the below and then I hear him starting to cry out in pain.
"Rayen!" He yells out and I gasp lightly as she and I look at one another.
"Stefan! What is it? What's going on down there?" Elena calls back.
"Vervain!" He yells out and I try to pull on the chains.
"Fuck, we have to get him out!" I pull on the chains and throw my hand out making some roots shoot up from the nearest tree and wrap them around the chains to help me get some leverage. "Elena, fucking aye help me the chains are too heavy." I start pulling on it as she goes to the edge to look down.
"Stefan!"
"Elena!" Caroline zooms over to us. "Ray-ray, what's going on?"
"It's Stefan. He's down there. The water is mixed with vervain." I say and I keep pulling on the chain with the roots and I groan as I'm pulling on the chain. "You just have to keep hold of the chain, Care, and lower me down. I'm lighter and shorter than the two of you." Caroline nods as she takes the chain from the roots.
"Are you sure?" Elena asks me. "You don't have to do this."
"You guys might've been trying to keep me out of the loop for protection, but I'm not going to let him burn down their because of your guys' idiot reasoning's." I make the roots wrap around me and hold me while I stand in the bucket. "Care lower down me slowly and if the chain breaks don't worry I have my root around me." Bonnie comes up and I ignore her as Care and I lower myself down the well.
"I got you. Don't worry." Stefan was no longer making a sound and it worried them all.
"Okay, Care." I take a small breath and close my eyes as I nod telling her to lower me down. I watch Caroline's fingers slip and I squeak a bit before the root grips my ribs a bit more before she grabs the chain again.
"Sorry!"
"It-it's okay." I say as I put my hand on my baby bump. "Just keep going." I look down at the water and scrunch my eyebrows together. It's murky, but I can definitely can see the vervain floating along the top of the water like a stew. "Oh my gods, that's fuckin' cold." I shiver as I'm lowered into the water and it makes my dress float around me slightly before I get lowered down fully and the only thing keeping me above water is my root. I pull Steffie to me and rest his head in the crook of my neck. "I've got you." I say as I wrap my root around him instead of me and I smile. Thankfully, he's unconscious, and no longer feeling the burns and blisters from the vervain.
"Rayen, what's going on?" Elena asks me worriedly.
"I got him. Now pull him up!" I yell up as I make sure the chain is wrapped around him as well. As I make the root take him up I start looking around as I try to stay above water while I feel the walls for the stone. I yelp lightly as I slip and end up with my hair and head soaked. I kick the bottom of the well before I see they dropped the chain again.
"Okay, wrap the chain around yourself now!" Care says as I push it away slightly.
"Not yet!" I call up to them as I keep feeling around, "I need to find the moonstone! Or we may never find it."
"Hurry it up Ray!" She yells out.
"Yeah I know!" I say before my smirk comes out as I feel something. I pull on it and a block of cork that has a string around a box making me smile as I grab the moonstone's box. I wrap the chain around my self and tug on it. I get pulled up easier and I get pulled out by Steffie. He pushes my bangs out of my eyes as he holds my face.
"Are you okay?" He asks as I catch my breath trying to recover from the vervain bath. "Belle?"
"I'm fine. Just slipped when I was down there." I smile and hold up the box. "Got the moonstone though." Elena hugs me tightly after Steffie smiles and kisses my forehead.
"Thank you, Elena."
"Can we go now? I need to change."
Stefan nods with a low chuckle and I smile. "Yeah, let's go get you cleaned up." Care gives me a hug and I hope that neither of them can hear or smell something off with me.
