"You really can't take him anywhere can you?," Elena asked Stefan watching as Damon danced with everyone but Eliza.
"I'm more worried about your sister, he's been avoiding her,"
"I know I hope she's ok, she's been hiding out with Jeremy this whole time,"
"I've been checking in on her, Jackie is having a blast too I see with Tyler,"
"I know right shocking," Elena laughed at the irony of that couple for the night.
"Stefan the back corner,"
"Get Damon," he rushed out of the gym following the hooded figure.
As he left the gym Elena tried to find Damon only for her phone to ring.
"Hello Elena," came the voice of her stalker as she answered it.
"Here's what you're going to do. There's an exit door behind you you have five seconds,"
"No,"
"Or your brother and sister dies. I can snap their necks so fast I bet there's not even a witness. Now start walking,"
"Don't you dare touch them,"
"Keep walking through the door," the man demanded zipping past Eliza and Jeremy to go after Elena.
Eliza had seen it though and waited a few seconds before following them.
Elena had hit a dead end where the doors were locked and Noah was advancing on her. She ran into the cafeteria just as Eliza arrived pulling a vervain gun out of the holster on her leg.
Entering the room she watched as Elena stabbed him with pencils making her proud of her sister for fighting back but as she got behind them she shot him with his back turned.
"Hey asshole," she called out as he dropped to the ground from the vervain.
"Next time don't target the Gilbert's," it was at this time Stefan arrived throwing him across the room.
"Hey dickhead, nobody wants to kill you we just wanna talk," as he ignored Damon he got up ready to attack again but they were faster.
Damon tossed the discarded stick to Stefan who shoved it into the gut of Noah who dropped to his knees.
"Now you feel like talking?,"
"Screw you,"
"Wrong answer, why are you doing this?,"
"Because it's fun,"
"What do you want with Elena?,"
"She looks like Katherine," and with that Eliza rolled her eyes and headed to the back of the room to sit down.
"You knew Katherine?,"
"You thought you were the only ones, you don't even remember me,"
"Tell me how to get in the tomb," Eliza scoffed at the question she knew he would ask.
"No," Stefan chose to shove the stick further into Noah's stomach.
"The grimoire,"
"Well where is it?,"
"Check the journal, the journal. Use Jonathon's journal. Jonathon Gilbert's,"
"Why am I not surprised," Eliza knew he had to be involved he was nosy back then.
"Who else is working with you?,"
"Who else is there?,"
"No, you're gonna have to kill me," Damon rolled his eyes this time as he gestured for Stefan to do the job.
What the guys didn't notice was Jackie swooping in taking Eliza out of the room. She knew she wanted her to have a fun night but when your best friend text's you and says 'get me out of here' you do just that.
Jackie drove them home exhausted but happy for her part of the night but now her duties to Eliza were kicked in.
When they got home she took her upstairs and and unpinned her hair. Taking her phone off the vanity she dialed Nik and face timed him.
Eliza lit up seeing him and Jackie knew she would feel better. She entered the washroom taking a spray bottle of water and going back in the room spraying it in her hair to loosen the curls.
Nik waved to Jackie when he saw her and she waved back with a smile he knew that his presence was needed.
He asked for a photo of her from tonight and Jackie nodded pretty much letting him know she had one.
Eli heard her voice from the other room as they talked and yelled hello to his sister but letting her have her time with Nik.
Downstairs Stefan and Elena had gotten home and from the sounds Jackie could hear he was in the kitchen making tea for her.
Handing her phone to Jackie for a few minutes she changed her clothes while Jackie eavesdropped downstairs.
She didn't like what he said.
Nik could see she was getting angry and kept quiet so she could hear what she was focused on.
"What's going on?,"
"Stefan just told Elena he is going to betray Damon, he isn't going to let him open the tomb he doesn't want to unleash any of the vampires your parent's and Katherine included,"
"That bastard,"
"Fire lily think about it act like you don't know and use it to your advantage remember we taught you this game,"
"You're right Nik I will, I should get some sleep I will talk to you tomorrow?,"
"Any time love, good night fire lily I love you,"
"Goodnight sister love you!," came Eli from the other room.
"I love you both too," she said kissing her fingers sending them to him.
Hanging up she felt a weight off her shoulders. She just had to play the game, tell Damon what they knew, and get her parent's free. She could do it she was Eliza Mackenzie after all and Mackenzie's aren't to be screwed with or back stabbed without repercussions.
Stefan made his bed now he will lay in it and learn she isn't the same girl she was back then.
