BLESSED - CURSED • ELIJAH MIKAELSON

down the rabbit hole

AVY laid back on the sandy beach as Caroline's voice came through Elena's phone.

"Tell me you're not serious" Caroline said.

"I wish I weren't" Elena sighed "When we got back from looking for Jeremy, Shane and Bonnie were gone too, Shane needs Bonnie to cast a spell on Jeremy's tattoo in order to find the cure, and he managed to sneak them both out from under our noses"

"Well, where's Damon in all this?" Caroline asked.

"We had an argument" Elena answered "I thought he was just taking a walk, but then when we went to the beach, we saw signs of a struggle"

"Meaning what?" Caroline questioned.

"Meaning somebody probably jumped him and then grabbed him!" Elena sighed.

"Do you think Shane took him?" Caroline wondered.

"No, I mean, he's not strong enough to take Damon on, even with the element of surprise" Avy answered "He must have someone, or at least a few someones helping him"

"I'm so sorry, I wish I was there to help" Caroline said.

"Well, maybe there's something you can do from home" Elena said.

"Anything" Caroline agreed "Tell me"

"So Shane's looking for the cure, we think we can find him" Elena said "We have pictures of Jeremy's tattoo, but we just can't translate the map"

"Unless you get the Hunter's Sword from Klaus" Caroline finished.

"Exactly" Elena agreed.

"He'll never give up the sword" Rebekah said.

"Yeah, but if anyone's gonna get him to give it up, it's Caroline" Stefan reasoned.

"He will never give up the sword, not even for Caroline" Rebekah argued "He's terrified we'll use the cure against him to make him mortal, and even if he wasn't, he wouldn't want any of us to derive a moment's worth of happiness from being human"

"Well, maybe he doesn't have to give it up, I mean, Klaus is stuck in Elena's house by Bonnie's spell, he can't go anywhere" Avy suggested "There's only so many places you can hide a three-foot piece of metal"

"I'll find it, don't worry" Caroline said "Just e-mail me photos of Jeremy's tattoo, I'll find the sword, and I'll call you back"

"Thank you, Caroline" Elena thanked.

-

Rebekah raised her cell into the air, receiving no signal as Avy sunbathed on the sand.

"And once again, everyone's life is in danger looking for this cure because poor Elena can't deal with being a vampire" Elena sighed.

"What did we say about the victim complex, Elena?" Avy said.

"No, everyone's here because they want to be" Stefan said "Not just for you, but for themselves too"