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It was night time when the students in the Mystic Falls High school were preparing for the senior prank night. Elena, Bonnie, Caroline, Matt and Tyler were also there, quite excited for preparations.
"Where are you going?" Bonnie asked Elena, who was about to leave the room.
"To superglue Alaric's desk shut. I'm making memories!" Elena replied enthusiastically and the two girls smiled at each other, Caroline joining them.
She left the room and saw Tyler, who was giving instructions to the other students while he handed them rolls of saran wrap. Elena laughed softly at the excitement the students were showing and walked to the end of the hallway, opening the double doors only to come face to face with Klaus.
"There's my girl!" Klaus exclaimed while Elena looked like she had seen a ghost.
"Klaus!" Elena said and began to run when Klaus sped in front of her. He grabbed her arms forcefully and looked into her eyes.
"You are supposed to be dead. What are we going to do about that?" He smirked while Elena gulped.
Klaus dragged her down the hallway, roughly gripping her arm. "You put a rather large kink in my plans, sweetheart." He glared at her angrily.
"The whole point of breaking the curse and becoming a hybrid was to make more hybrids. I haven't been able to do that. Now my bet is, it has something to do with the fact that you're still breathing." He concluded.
"If you're going to kill me, just do it!" Elena replied bravely.
"Not until I know I'm right. But I do have ways of making you suffer." Klaus smirked at her while he pushed her into the gym where a few students were setting up pranks.
Klaus walked into the gym with Elena still in his grip. "Attention, seniors. You have officially been busted. Prank night is over. Head on home." Klaus announced in his fake American accent as all of the students groaned in disappointment and started to pack up their things. He saw Dana and Chad nearby and marched up to them, talking in his normal accent. "You two, I remember you "
Dana looked at him confused. "I'm sorry. Who are you?" She asked
"Oh, don't worry, I wasn't in my right head last time we met." He replied.
"Lift your foot, please, Dana." Klaus compelled her and she did so while Klaus turned to the boy. "If she drops her foot, Chad, I want you to beat her to death." He compelled the boy and Elena's eyes widened with panic and fear.
"Don't, Klaus. You don't have to hurt anybody." Elena pleaded with him at which Klaus smiled evilly.
"Oh, come on, love. Of course, I do." He retorted, grinning widely at her.
In the next couple of minutes, chaos erupted in Mystic Falls High School. Rebekah had dragged Tyler to Klaus who ended up forcing him to drink his blood and killing him, leaving no other choice for Bonnie than to find out the root of Klaus's hybrid problem. After some time, Stefan had also marched into the gym in the hope that if he pledges his allegiance to Klaus, he might spare Elena. Little did he know that Klaus was never the one for forgiveness. He compelled Stefan to kill Dana and Chad, and so Stefan did it while a frightful Elena watched the whole scene.
While all hell broke loose in the school, Rose was slowly regaining her consciousness in the truck parked behind the school. Klaus had repeatedly broken her and Stefan's neck so that he could get to Elena. The vampire slowly opened her eyes, rubbing the back of her neck, which was still sore.
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I slowly opened my eyes and felt a sharp pain in my neck. I gently rubbed it and sat up straight, taking in my surroundings. I was still in the back of the truck. It was night time and no one was around. Where did everyone go? Klaus had been breaking mine and Stefan's necks all day. It still hurt like a bitch. I stood up from my spot on the floor when the smell of blood filled my nose. Not human blood, but a vampire's. I looked beside me to see a blood-stained crowbar on the floor. Stefan's blood. It was then I noticed where the truck was parked. At the backside of Mystic Falls High School!
"No!" I widened my eyes in panic.
Klaus must have gotten to Elena. Without a second thought, I rushed into the school and sped through the hallways looking for Elena, Klaus or Stefan, hoping that he hadn't found her yet. Remembering the interiors of the school from the decade dance, I sped off to the gym only to find Klaus, Elena, Rebekah and Stefan inside. All of their heads snapped in my direction as soon as they heard me come in. Two bodies lied on the ground. One of them was Dana, the girl who Klaus had compelled in the decade dance. Stefan's mouth was smeared with blood which meant that he had killed him. When he noticed me looking at his face, he stared back with guilt and sadness in his eyes.
"Oh great, the sleeping beauty's awake," Klaus remarked from beside Stefan, making me turn to him.
"Yeah, well, who's fault is it?" I retorted back and he smirked. "What the hell are you doing?" I asked, my tone turning dead serious.
"Finding a solution for my hybrid problem, love," Klaus replied.
"And that requires Stefan to kill innocent people?" I snickered and pointed to Stefan who looked at the ground in shame.
"That's just collateral damage," Klaus replied casually and I clenched my jaw at him. He then turned to face Elena.
"If we had the necklace it would make things a whole lot easier for your witch, but since we're doing this the hard way, let's put a clock on it, shall we?" He said, raising his voice.
He went over to the table and put twenty minutes on the clock. The buzzer went off as the time got displayed on the clock.
"Twenty minutes," Klaus said as he walked over to Stefan. "If Bonnie hasn't found a solution by then, I want you to feed again. Only this time, I want you to feed on her." He compelled Stefan and gestured towards Elena and I widened my eyes. "You know you want to." He whispered to him.
"No, Klaus! Don't do this to him!" Elena pleaded as she looked at them with fearful eyes.
I rushed over to Klaus and stood in front of them. "What is wrong with you?! Uncompel him right now!" I yelled at him.
"Love..." He whispered to me darkly. "If you don't want me to snap your neck again. I suggest you shut up and let me do my thing." He said while looking into my eyes and I shut up instantly. It was then I realized he had compelled me.
"No one leaves. If she tries to run, fracture her spine." He pointed towards Elena. "And snap her neck if she tried anything." He directed that towards me. Klaus and Rebekah turned around and left the gym as I sighed in frustration.
The next fifteen minutes went in a haze. Elena stood in the same spot she was standing in fifteen minutes ago while Stefan paced and I sat in front of him with my head in my hands.
"Caroline's dad." I heard Elena mumble. "Stefan, he was able to resist compulsion. I don't know how, but he did it. Maybe it's possible." She told him hopefully while I shook my head. That kind of resisting needed years of practice and control and all we had was five minutes.
Stefan stopped pacing around and looked at Elena, smiling cynically. "Yeah, yeah. Maybe it's just mind control, right?" He mocked. "Maybe it just takes some focus, a couple decades of training. No big deal."
"Stefan, you can control this. When that buzzer goes off..just drink from me." Elena said, trying to calm him.
I snapped my head in her direction "Elena!" I scolded her.
Stefan took a few steps towards her. He was both frustrated and tired of the internal struggle he was facing. "You don't get it. I can't stop, Elena! I'm a ripper! A ripper doesn't stop!" He yelled out. "I listen to the words that come out of your mouth, and all I hear is the sound of your heart pumping blood through your body. And when that clock ticks down..." He pointed to the timer on the board which had exactly five minutes displayed on it. "I'm going to have to feed on you. And you want to know what's worse? I'm not going to be able to stop." He finished and I sighed.
"I don't believe that. You can fight it. You just have to want it bad enough." Elena replied.
"Why, because I love you?" He lowered his voice.
"Yeah! That's right, Stefan. Because you love me!" Elena responded with confidence. "You'll fight because after everything that we've been through, you owe me that!" She finished, now on the verge of breaking down.
"You know what, you're right. You're right. I owe you everything. Because through all of this, you are the only thing that's keeping me from losing control." He told her and then looked at me. "But I can't help what I am." He said and turned towards her. "The more blood that I get, the more I want, and if I get so much as near yours... You are dead." He stated and I got up from my seat, strolling towards him.
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Rose strolled over to Stefan and he turned to face her. His face glistened with sweat due to the internal struggle he was facing at the moment.
Rose crossed her arms, standing in front of Stefan as Elena watched the interaction from above. "Do you remember? Only a few days after we left Mystic Falls, Klaus ordered you to kill a girl and you were afraid that if you drank one more drop of human blood, you would lose control and become a ripper again?" She asked him and he looked at her, saying nothing. Rose raised an eyebrow at him and he nodded tensely.
"I do." He mumbled lowly. "But you convinced me that it wasn't going to happen and then you helped me stay in control." He replied, looking gratefully at her.
"Yes, I helped you, but it only worked because you wanted it to. Three months, Stefan. You didn't lose control for three months. We made it happen. We can make it happen now." She told him, looking at him hopefully.
"I can't, Rose. I'm not strong enough to break Klaus's compulsion." Stefan shook his head at which Rose grabbed his shoulders gently.
"Yes, you are. You just have to believe it." Rose mumbled softly.
Elena watched the interaction from above. It was at that time she realized how close Stefan and Rose had gotten in these three months. She wasn't sure if it was in a romantic way or not but she was sure that the two understood each other. Rose had helped Stefan stay in control during these past few months and he would be forever grateful to her for that. She had an amazing capacity for believing in people and he adored that about her. He was sure that if Rose was convincing him that it won't happen, she wouldn't let it happen, but that was what scared Stefan. If she loved and cared for someone, she could go to any lengths to save them.
"I don't know if I can," Stefan replied sadly and Rose sighed.
"Then I guess you would just have to feed on me." She replied and both Stefan and Elena widened their eyes.
"What? No!" Stefan replied instantly.
"I'm a vampire, Stefan. I won't die." Rose retorted but Stefan shook his head.
"If I feed on you. It wouldn't matter if you're a vampire or a human, I'm going to feed until your head comes off. You. Will. Die." Stefan yelled.
"Guys, the time.." Elena said from above and both Stefan and Rose looked up to see that only 16 seconds remained.
Stefan got on his fours and tried to contain himself from latching onto Elena. "Elena, Rose. You guys are going to have run." He huffed.
"But Klaus said that if we run..." Elena started.
"I know what he said, but if you stay, it won't matter." He cut her off and looked at the clock. Only 10 seconds remained.
"Elena, please, please, please. Rose! Take her out of here!" He begged them.
"There is another way, Stefan. It's for you to fight it." Elena told him, getting closer to him. "I love you, Stefan. Fight it. Don't give up." She said and Rose sped over to her.
"He won't be able to. We need to go! Now!" Rose took her hand as the buzzer went off, indicating the end of 20 minutes. Stefan vamped out and rushed towards her when Rose sped them out of the room, making him crash into the opposite wall. She rushed Elena to the other end of the school, hoping that they wouldn't run into Klaus when Stefan suddenly appeared in front of them, all vamped out. He rushed at Elena when Rose pushed her out of the way. "Go!" Rose told Elena and she ran out of the hallway.
"Stefan.." Rose put her hands in front of her to calm him down. "You need to fight it!" She told him as he clung to the locker to keep him from going after Elena.
"Get out of here!" Stefan yelled and she sped off to where Elena went, only to find her with Klaus.
"Well, well...there you are, Rose. Always putting a kink into my plans." Klaus snickered and grabbed both Rose and Elena, pulling them towards the cafeteria where Stefan was. He sat on the floor with a piece of wood in his stomach.
"Now this is fascinating. I've never seen this before." Klaus commented with a smirk, still keeping the two girls in his grasp.
"The only thing stronger than your craving for blood is your love for this one girl." He looked at Elena. "Or is it something else?" Klaus asked, looking between Stefan and Rose. "Why don't you turn it off?" Klaus ordered him.
"No!" Stefan growled.
Klaus sat on one of the tables. "Come on. Your humanity is killing you. All the guilt must be exhausting. Turn it off."
"No!"
"Klaus don't." Rose pleaded.
"You're strong... But you're not that strong." He got up and pulled out the stake from Stefan's stomach.
"Turn. It. Off" Klaus demanded but didn't compel him.
Stefan looked at both the girls who stared at them in horror before shoving Klaus away. "No!" He shouted.
Klaus pushed him back against the wall harshly, making Rose rush over to them.
"Turn it off!" Klaus yelled as Stefan's expression changed.
"What did you do?" Rose pushed Klaus off of Stefan.
"I fixed him. But I think a test is in order, don't you." Klaus said as he walked behind Elena and looked at Stefan.
"Ripper...Perhaps you'd like a drink...from the doppelganger's neck." Klaus announced.
"No!" Rose shouted out and rushed at Klaus, only to be pinned against the wall by him.
"What is your problem?! I've been nothing but kind to you!" He yelled at her.
"Is that what you call kindness? Killing my family and friends?" Rose retorted. "At least show some kindness, Klaus! The man loves her! It would kill him if he hurt her." She yelled at him and he grabbed her neck, choking her.
"Don't underestimate me, love. You don't get to tell me what to do." With that, Klaus snapped her neck, letting her body fall to the ground.
He once again ordered Stefan to feed on Elena, which he did without a second of hesitation. Klaus forced Tyler to drink Elena's blood and complete his transformation, making him Klaus's first successful Hybrid. Klaus ended up leaving Mystic Falls when Damon told him that they had found Mikeal.
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Damon and Elena now sat in the living room of the Salvatore Boarding House, drinking scotch as they talked about Stefan and Rose.
"Where do you think they went?" Elena asked Damon who shook his head.
"I don't know." He replied in a whisper and puts his hand on her shoulder. "I shouldn't have left. I wouldn't have if I knew what would happen today." Damon said and they looked at each other.
"Well, isn't this cosy?" A voice interrupted them from behind and turned around to see Stefan standing against a pillar at the edge of the room. Damon got up from his seat in an instant.
"What are you doing here, brother?" Damon asked, taking a step closer.
"Last time I checked, I lived here," Stefan said and walked into the room to pour himself a drink. "Klaus is gone, but he's asked me to keep watch on Elena and Rose until he returns. From now on, you're under my protection." Stefan held up his glass to Damon and rook a sip while they stared at him with surprise.
"Mmm, I forgot to tell you. Rose is in her room. She'll be waking up any second." He said and turned around, walking out of the room.
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Can Klaus stop snapping my neck?! For the millionth time today, I woke up with a throbbing neck. I groaned in frustration as I got out of the bed. Someone had carried me out of the high school but who? Damon? Stefan? I forgot that his humanity was off!
"Looks like you had a busy day." I heard Damon say and looked up to see him leaning against the door with a smirk on.
"You have no idea," I replied, taking off my jacket, leaving me in a tank top. "Where were you today?" I asked him and he walked into the room.
"With Katherine. We found something that could help us kill Klaus." He stated and I sighed.
"That moron has been snapping my neck all day," I told him and he chuckled.
"Why are you laughing? It hurts!" I pouted at him and he walked closer to me.
"Hmm, How about I do something that will make you forget about it?" He asked, wiggling his eyebrows.
"And what would that be?" I asked in response, crossing my arms.
"This..." He said and leaned in closer to my face, when I slapped him hard, making his head snap to the side.
"Oww!" Damon rubbed his cheek. "What was that for?" He yelled.
"For Caroline, And Lexi!" I replied, giving him a fake smile, making his shock disappear.
"Got the full life story, huh?" He asked.
"Yup." I said, popping the 'p'. "I want you to promise me something today." I began and he looked at me, raising his eyebrows. "You won't ever hurt our friends again," I told him seriously.
He hesitated for a moment and he nodded his head. "I promise." He said sincerely.
"Great! Then I can do this..." I said and grabbed his face, kissing him hard. He stayed still in surprise before kissing me back.
"What was that for?" He asked me, breaking us apart to breathe.
"I had a bad day," I replied, panting. "And I wanted to."
"Good." He nodded at me before quickly meeting my lips again. We kissed for a while and then he went back to his room because we were both tired. I got onto the bed and closed my eyes, drifting into a deep sleep.
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The problem was, I didn't really sleep. I had a nightmare. The same one I had been having for the past three months, just different versions of it. I gasped awake, breathing heavily before glancing at the clock. It was way past midnight so everybody would be fast asleep. I tiptoed out of my room to get some air and walked to the balcony at the end of the hallway. I stood there, leaning against the wall, thinking about the nightmare that I just had.
Dealing with Klaus was like a child's play as compared to dealing with the nightmares and the voices in my head. They were getting stronger with every second and I needed to do something about it before I became completely crazy.
"Can't sleep again?" Someone asked from beside me and I saw him standing by my side, leaning against the wall. He must have gotten here when I was deep in my thoughts.
"What are doing here this late at night?" I asked him and he crossed his arms.
"I could ask you the same question but I already know the answer." He replied.
"What do you want, Stefan?" I asked him tiredly. "I really can't do this right now."
He removed himself from the wall and walked in front of me. "You had a nightmare again?" He asked.
"Yes...and why do you even care? Isn't your humanity off?" I pointed out.
"My humanity's off, sweetheart. Not my brain." He replied with a smirk and I sighed.
He turned around, motioning me to follow him but I didn't. "I'm not coming," I told him.
He walked back to me and looked me in the eye. "Let's try this again. You could either walk out with me willingly or I could throw you over my shoulder and make you. Not coming is not an option, sweetie." He retorted, mocking me with the word 'sweetie'.
He stared at me, waiting for me to move. I hesitated for a moment but walked forward with a sigh and he followed after me. If it was the normal Stefan, I wouldn't have even given it a single thought but this Stefan was different and he was really confusing me. Was his humanity on it off?
We walked into his room and I got onto his bed. He turned off the lights and got in after me. I placed my head on his chest and he wrapped his arm around me. Let's just say that I fell asleep, forgetting all about the nightmares and Klaus.
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I might post another chapter tomorrow so hang on! Till next time :)