The Gilbert Twin

Chapter 7

Nina's POV:

Me and Stefan are sitting on the couch. He's still healing some because he hunts animals and not humans. I look at the veins on my wrist.

This may heal him since I'm part human.

I bite my wrist drawing blood.

"What are you doing?" Stefan asks worriedly.

"You need this," I hold my wrist up to his mouth.

"I can't," he sighs.

"Yes you can. I trust you," I whisper.

He nods and grabs my wrist gently. He touches his lips to my skin and starts to suck the blood out. I gasp at the feeling. After a few more seconds he stops.

"I love you," he says.

"I love you too," I respond before pressing my lips to his.

"We should probably look for Damon," Stefan says.

I sigh, "I will. But stay here. You need rest."

"Okay. Be careful. I love you,"

Damon's POV:

I lay on the ground. The rumbling of a car nears me. The car door opens.

"Really Damon?" a familiar feminine voice asks me.

I vamp speed towards her.

"Yes Nina. Really. This is how I am," I glare at her.

She slaps me.

"Well you need to change," she says.

She walks away from me and walks to a nearby hill and sits down. I follow her and sit down beside her.

"I know I'm an asshole. But it's for reasons," I tell her.

"Enlighten me," she says.

"It happened in 1864."

Flashback:

"Damon just drink it," Emmeline says.

"Why?" I asked.

"Because Katherine and I both love you," she says softly kissing my cheek.

She bites her wrist and holds the mark to my lips.  I drink the blood.

"Now let me," she whispers.

She brushes her lips to my neck, then sinks her teeth into it.  She then jolts backwards.

"Vervain," she chokes.

My door bursts open.  In comes my father and his men.

"Go with your brother.  Katherine and Emmeline are to be executed," he says.

"No," I cry.

"They tainted your brains.  What you feel isn't real.  It's all fake," he grunts.

"But father," I start.

"No! Damon go to your brother outside." He yells at me.

I wipe my eyes and go to meet my brother.  When I get outside, he too is distraught.

"We need to get them," he stammers.

"They're in that carriage.  We need to be fast," I tell him.

We start running towards the carriage.  Then hide behind a bush so we aren't seen.

"I'll distract them," Stefan says.

He runs to the carriage. 

"Another one! Help me," Stefan yells causing the men to run after him.

I run to the carriage and knock the guard out taking the key.  When Stefan returns I unlock the carriage and open the doors.  We pull Emmeline and Katherine out.

"We have to hurry," I grunt. 

We quickly untie the ropes to free them.  All of a sudden I feel a strong pain in my chest.  I've been shot.  Soon after Stefan is shot as well.  He falls beside me.  It is not too long until we are both dead.

We were forced to drink blood.  For a love that wasn't real.  And now we are vampires forever.

Flashback ending.

"Damon it's okay," Nina strokes my hand.

"All of it was a lie Nina," I grunt.

"They're gone.  You're here now.  It's the past," she says softly.

I sigh and brush a stray hair out of her face.

"I'm sorry," I say.

"For what?" She asks.

"For being selfish.  You love Stefan and he loves you.  I shouldn't have tried to kiss you," I say.

"I forgive you.  And Damon.  I'm always here for you," she smiles.

"Thank you.  Same with you," I smile back genuinely.

"We should get back," she says.

"Yeah let's go," I agree.

We stand up and walk to the car.  Then drive back to the mansion.