The next morning Eliza awoke to find Damon curled around her and Jackie sprawled out on her bed. Slowly untangling herself she laughed quietly at them both before she grabbed an outfit for the day and headed into the bathroom to change.
When she came out twenty minutes later with her hair pulled up into a pony tail, a light dose of makeup, and dressed in her light blue skirt and navy t-shirt, Damon was awake and sitting against her headboard.
In his hands was the grimoire. Eliza walked over leaning down kissing him on the cheek catching his attention.
"That it?,"
"Yup, and they did exactly like you said they would last night,"
"I told you so, come on Damon let's go down and get coffee," she said standing up and looking over at Jackie who hadn't moved a inch.
Damon got out of bed pulling his jeans back on before grabbing the book and following Eliza downstairs.
When they got to the kitchen Jenna and Jeremy were sitting at the island drinking coffee.
"Did you spend the night?,"
"Yeah sorry was a rough night needed cuddle time with Eliza,"
"At least I know it stays pg with you two," Jenna said as she took another drink of her coffee.
Damon walked over pouring two cups of coffee for them as Eliza sat next to Jenna.
"I found something I think you would want back," she said reaching over to the counter behind her grabbing a book and placing it in front of Eliza.
"Is this what I think it is?,"
"I don't know how your mother came by it but she showed me this once said it was important and then hid it away. I found it in a hidden base in one of the drawers in the dresser in my room. It was originally yours in 1864, I figured it should be yours again in 2003,"
"Oh god," she began tearing up as Damon wrapped his arm around her shoulders hugging her.
"Is that your journal?," Damon asked surprised to see it again as well.
"It is, I thought it was lost to the ages when I died, I'm so happy to have this back, thank you aunt Jenna," she said leaning over hugging her aunt.
"Can you take this upstairs for me," she asked Damon nicely and he nodded taking the journal flashing upstairs and back in seconds.
"I will never be use to that," Jenna said as she watched the blur around the house.
"So what's going on with Elena, and why did Stefan freak out last night?,"
"Anna took Elena to stick it to Stefan cause he is a jackass," Eliza straight out said.
"She and Stefan stabbed me in the back last night, thankfully Eliza warned me when she overheard their plans, but right now not our favorite people,"
"Eliza and Elena were never close, even her parent's could see that and understood. It's why we never forced the girls to do anything together, it was always her and Jeremy who had the bond,"
"Yep," she agreed as she sipped her coffee as they talked.
"So what happens now I assume that book there is the ticket in the tomb?,"
"It is kid, this is Emily Bennett's grimoire, or in other terms cookbook. It's every spell she ever cast,"
"Now we just need to talk to the witches and get their help?," Jeremy asked slowly catching onto the plan.
"I'm doing that I have a bond with the Bennett's I will have them work with us, as for Stefan and Elena they can never know what we have planned okay?,"
"Got it,"
"All good," they agreed to keep quiet around her.
Eliza stood as Damon took their cups to the sink and headed out with Damon on her heels. He was heading home while she went to talk to Sheila.
When she pulled up out front of Sheila's house she was nervous this was a big deal asking her to work with another witch to rescue vampires out of a tomb after 145 years.
Approaching the front door she raised her hand knocking gently. She didn't have to wait long though cause Sheila opened the door a moment later.
"Eliza my dear it has been too long since you have come to visit little old me,"
"You old? never Sheila, but I have come to claim my marker. I know what i want to use my favor on,"
"This must be serious if you're using that marker come in sweetie let's talk," Eliza entered and was surprised to see Greta sitting in one of the chairs at the dining table.
"Greta?,"
"Oh so you know each other?,"
"Yes she saved my life not too long ago and we became good friends,"
"Well you would be surprised to know that Greta is my niece, it has been a long time since I've seen her so thank you for bringing her home Eliza," Sheila was genuinely happy about the reunion.
"So about my marker, we need the tomb opened Sheila, my parent's are in there. Katherine turned them so they would have to live with the knowledge that she took me from them and there was nothing they could do about it. Then the bitch had them captured,"
"Look Eliza, usually us witches don't get involved in vampire business but if you can promise me that the others will die after only those that need to be saved are removed we will have a deal,"
"Of course, 4 leave 23 die,"
"Then we have a deal. Myself and Greta will prepare Bonnie and we will contact you about when to do the spell,"
"Thank you Sheila," Eliza leaned forward hugging her so grateful she was closer to getting one set of parent's back.
She texted Damon as soon as she was back in her car. She couldn't hold back the excitement.
Damon responded how he was proud of her and how happy he was to being one step closer to freeing our love ones.
Starting the car Eliza drove off first she would get something to eat then she would head home to rest up as much as she could before the big event.
