Stefan Salvatore's daughter ~ Miracle

45. The vial of life

Gillian's P.O.V.

I spend the whole night talking with dad about what Klaus did to me, about Katherine, about the ritual and the fact that I almost died, about what I missed while I was kidnapped,... We had a good talk, even if sometimes I could tell that he was keeping his tears for himself. He was trying to stay strong in front of me and I can tell it is still hard for him. Since he learned about the bite, he hasn't left my side much. I can't blame him. I was gone for quiet some time and I come back on the verge of dying. We even looked at pictures of us, me being at my baby age mostly but also during our whole life. After this little memory moment, we layed down on my bed and dad started to draw shapes on my back, like he used to do when I was a kid. Since we came back to Mystic Falls, I rarely felt this close with my dad. I really missed those bounding moment, but I guess it might be one of the last that will we spend together.

- Baby girl? calls me, my dad as he keeps drawing shapes on my back. I humm to respond positively. I know it isn't the right day but we are almost tomorrow and it's a special day for you... he rolls me gently to the side and gets up from my bed. He kneels down and grabs something under my mattress. A box. I frown confused. I'm scared that I won't be able to give it to you before... he looks down at the box as he sits next to me. I sit down as well and maintain myself up with the board of the bed behind me.

- Dad, you don't have to. You can give it to me tomorrow morning, I said as I put my hand on his forearm. I know it is for my birthday. That special day that should make me feel amazing and special for H24. Well, this year will be a bit more, eventful and less magical. But it can wait. We still have some time, dad, don't worry about it, I say trying to smile to convince him.

- Sweety, you're my little girl. You're the best, the purest and the proudest thing I've done in my life. I love you so much and, I know you already know that but, I'm ready to give my life to save you. I made a promise the day you were born that I'll forever keep you safe and I fail, another time again. But I'll find a way to save you from this hell, he tells me as he points at the bite on my arm which is covered by my sleeve. I nod as I take a long and deep breath in. You will live, baby, I'll make sure of it, I frown sadly but don't reply anything as I know it is useless. Open it, tells me dad while handing me the box. I look at it and then my father before cracking a smile. I take the box and rip the gift wrap off. A small velvet black box is revealed. I open it and discover a magnificent necklace.

- Waouh, dad it's... so beautiful and perfect, thank you! I say as I take it off the box, my eyes wide as they sparkle with stars. Looks like a symbolical necklace to me, I say smirking a bit and arcing one of my brows. Dad chuckles.

- What does it symbolize to you? asks dad as he stares at me with a smile plastered on his face.

- Well, it looks like a red rain drop to me. The color red is usually for love. So it can be the father love you give me every days and nights since I came to this world, I say smiling brightly. He nods. And the rain drop could be... I look down for a moment, thinking. It could be for the day I was born. I remember you telling me that it was raining when my mother gave birth to me. So it could be that?

- Yes, it is, smiles my dad before looking down. I frown confused.

- Dad, he looks up at me and I gently smile to him, can you help me to put the necklace on, please? He nods and I turn around so he can put it around my neck. Thank you. I turn back around to face himd and embrace my father. You're the best father I could ever dream of, dad. I love you so much.

- Me too, baby girl. Me too, he lays us back down on the mattress, me on top of him and starts redrawing shapes on my back with his hand. I slowly fall asleep while holding onto the necklace he gave me.

The sun shines in my room, telling me that the morning had already started few hours ago. I get up and run to my bathroom to refresh myself. After taking my shower, I run out of the house discretely and rushed to the teacher's apartment. I know he won't be there. But I need to know if my mother is still there. I need to know if Klaus let her go or if she ran away or if she even stayed there stucked. I vamp-speeded to Alaric's apartment, driving myself into the door by accident. Great, seems like I can't control the distance anymore. I feel so much more feverish this morning, it's horrible. It's like the poison is acting faster in my system. I open the door of Alaric's apartment and immediately see Katherine standing there, looking at me with a mixed of expressions between shocked and relief. I enter the apartment as she rushes to me and takes me in her arms tightly.

- You're alive! exclaims my mother with relief while hugging me. I embrace her back and close my eyes, letting a long breath out like I've been needed this. How are you feeling? I know about the... questions and states Katherine as she pulls away and takes my face between her hands. She cuts herself in mid-sentence, frowning. Oh, my God, you're burning up, Little Fang. You have to go back to Damon or Stefan. You can't be here.

- I can't. I need to talk to you first, Kat, Katherine sighs as she caresses my cheeks gently and stares at my eyes with her chocolate ones. I take her hands in mines and bite my lower lip. Listen, I don't have much time, so please just.. hear me out. It's important to me, Katherine doesn't say anything and just waits for me to continue. Kat, I... it wasn't simple for me every days. I mean, I didn't know what the supernatural world really was before Klaus turned me into a vampire when I was only seventeen years old. Katherine stares at me with wide and shocked eyes. Yes, it was him. Hum... I grew up with only my father and no mom. I had to learn most things by my own and with dad's help. It's not a secret that I always wanted a mother, MY biological mother to be with me and teach me everything she knows, Kat looks down quickly and back up at me. But you were never here. I actually have no memories with you, I tell her smiling while I shake my head and as tears are rising up in our eyes. I always took you for one of those woman who couldn't assume her child, who just ran away from her responsabilities. You were so... not important to my eyes. You were like the Black Plague, something that I never wanted to cross path with, I stare at Katherine who stares at my eyes, her first tear rolling down her cheeks. She looks away and lets a sigh out as her jaw tightens. I squeeze her hands making her turn back to me. Me hating you for so many years doesn't mean that I didn't like spending time with you here. I have to tell you that at first, I was mad because I didn't want to be around you, less stuck in the same room with you. But as time passed, I've got to learn about you. I've got to spend time with you and despite we were kidnapped, we manage to have some fun and even protect each other. This might sound weird and maybe totally crazy to you but... I... I like you. To me, your my mother. You're the woman that should have educated me, protected me, feed me, teach me during all those years. But, I guess things comes with time and as you know, I don't have much time left. That is why I want you to know that I pardon you for... leaving me alone all those years and never taking care of me. For making me cry several nights and torturing me mentally and emotionally. The supernatural world is a bitch to whoever enters it. You manage to fight it, you have to keep going. Katherine shakes her head as more tears roll down her cheeks. Mines are already wet. Katherine squeezes my hands as I feel dropplets of sweat rolling down my back and my face. My mother stays in front of me, speechless and crying until releasing one of my hand to put it on my cheek.

- I don't want you to go away from me, whispers Katherine as she caresses my wet cheek. I already missed so many years. I... She closes her eyes while choking a sob. I know I'm not the best mother in the world, and probably is the worse. I was never here for you but now, I am and I promise you, that I won't let you die like this, Little Fang. I don't know how but there must be a way to heal you, cries my mother. I let a sob out as I shake my head.

- There isn't, Kat. There's nothing we can do, I whisper. She simply shakes her head, not convinced that there isn't a cure. The room is dead silent, only our cries are heard. I don't feel good at all. I have to go back to the boarding house before dad knows I was gone. I hug my mother tightly against me and so does she. I'm glad that I had the opportunity to know you despite our past. You could have been an amazing mother, you know? I whisper. She doesn't respond but faintly nods on my shoulder. I pull away from the hug but we keep our arms around each other. I love you, mom, Katherine lets a sob out, a bit surprised of what I told her. Even I, find myself surprised to what I just said. I never called her mom and less told her "I love you". But I won't ever see her...

- I love you too, my beautiful, sweet daughter, smiles Katherine gently to me. I smile and she kisses my cheek before I rush outside and to the boarding house.

Elena's P.O.V.

I stare sadly at my baby brother who is dead asleep on his bed. Everything around us is gone crazier and crazier. We lost our parents, our aunt and I lost my biological mother and father in only a year. We lost five members of our family because of something that should only exist in bedtime stories to make the kids scared. None of us deserved to lost our family. Even John souldn't have died. We never had a good bounding with him but he was still part of the family. I sigh and turn around to enter Jenna's bedroom. Nothing moved. Nothing changed. Her bed is perfectly made, the cushions are well put on it, the picture on the night table is still resting on it,... The only things that are missing are her energy, her funny humour, her laugh and her bright smile. I miss Jenna so much. I feel like the day we learned our parents died. It's like I fall back into a whole and have to climb all the way up again and again. I'm scared that Jeremy goes back to his bad habitudes. We'll see... I exit Jenna's bedroom and walk to the hall.

- That'll get easier, I look up and see damon standing before me with a sorry expression. But you knew that, whispers the vampire.

- What do you want? I ask annoyed as I whisper to the vampire.

- I want to apologize, replies back my boyfriend's brother, sounding almost sincere to me.

- Damon... I call him as I shake my head and started to walk away, not believing him nor wanting to hear any of it. Today's not the day and I need time, anyway, to diggest what he did before the ritual. I could have been transformed into a vampire because of him.

- Please, I stop and turn to look at him. Elena, feeding you my blood, I was wrong.

- Yes, you were.

- And I know I don't deserve your forgiveness, but... I need it.

- And I need some time, I respond as I cross my arms over my chest. What is taking him? He never apologises. maybe a lot of time.

- Sure. Of course, take all the time you need, nods the vampire before exiting my house.

Gillian's P.O.V.

I enter the boarding house and remark that nobody is here yet. Or at least not in the living-room. I close the front door behind me and take my jacket off while sighing. What can I do despite waiting for my death? I already feel dead inside anyway. I walk into the living-room and throw my jacket on the couch before letting myself fall on it. I stare at the cabinet of alcohol. I guess it can't hurt me if I take some. I stand up and walk over to it before opening the cabinet. Which one should I take? That one seems alright. I know dad doesn't want me to drink but I'm a vampire, I'm a century and so old and I'm on the verge of death. I think I have the right to drink. I grab the bottle and a glass and pour myself a drink. I let the bottle on the side of a table and take a sip of my uncle's Bourbon. The bite on my arm hurts so much. I roll up the sleeve and look at it, which keeps getting worse. I don't want to go through what Rose went through. I don't feel capable of it. And I don't want my father and my uncle to watch me dying on my bed. I roll down the sleeve while shaking my head. I wipe my eyes which are full of tears. I take another sip of my drink when an idea came to my mind. The curtains. I walk to them and open it, watching outside. The sun is shinning on my face. I let a long and deep breath out before drinking the remaining liquid inside the glass. I put the glass down on a table, still facing the window. I have to do it. Some more tears rise up as I touch the necklace dad offered me last night. I close my eyes and take off my ring before dropping it on the wooden floor. The sun is already starting to burn my skin. It hurts... so much... but it doesn't compete with the poison the bite is giving me. I keep my groans to me, tears rolling down as I open his arms wide. My skin burns, smoke is flying from it. I close my eyes again when, suddenly, I am pushed to the ground, in the shadow.

- Get off of me, I whisper sadly and hurt to my father. He rushes us to a wall, my back hitting hardly a wall.

- You're not doing this. I won't let you, Lilou, tells me, my dad with seriousness and sadness in his voice.

- Just did, dad, I answer as I roll my eyes. He vamp-speeds us to anoter wall, slamming my back again. You know what happened to Rose, dad. I can't go through this hell. I'm not strong enough.

- I don't care, dad vamp-speeds us into the cellar and throws me inside it. He closes the door and locks it as I lay on the dusty ground. You're not dying today, baby. I'll find a way to save you. My father looks at me through the bars of the door. I stay laying on the ground while turning around to look at my father. My cheeks are still wet.

- What's the plan, daddy? I ask him, trying to joke but the pain in my arm makes me grimacing.

- I'm gonna find a way out of this, announces dad with seriousness again as he nods.

- Oh, right. A miracle cure. Good luck with that one, dad. You perfectly know that it doesn't exist, so just let me die, I tell him while resting on my elbows. Dad stares at me through the bars when the both of us remark someone next to him.

- What is happening? questions Uncle Damon arriving from nowhere.

- I got Bonnie looking for something Gillian, anything, responds my father to me, ignoring my uncle's question.

- Just drop it, dad. I'm already dead. Just tell me good-bye, get it over with, I tell him frowning when a sudden cough got me. I roll on my belly while keeping coughing when blood gets on my hand. Oh no... no, no, no. I turn back to my uncle and my dad who are staring sadly at me.

- Lie still, baby girl. Conserve your strength, tells me dad with tears in his eyes. I spit some more blood on the ground. Dad turns to Uncle damon. Watch her, please and call me if something is happening, Damon nods and dad starts to leave but comes back to his brother. Damon, I would like you to watch her like she is your own daughter while I'm gone. We never what can happen to me.

- Until my last breath, brother, I see dad nodding to Uncle Damon before rushing out of the basement.

Klaus's P.O.V.

I wake up slowly, laying on the ground. I immediately look up at the sky with a smile. The sun is shinning high and bright. I had so much fun and freedom while running under the moon. I never felt such freedom before. I felt powerful and indestructible. Like nothing could get to me. God, what time and what day are we? I completely lost track of time! I look down at my naked body, laying down in the forest. Suddenly, clothes fall in front of my face, throwed by someone around I.

- You've been busy, states, none other than my noble brother, Elijah. It has been a while since we last saw each other and we were not in the best of terms. I can recall that. I sit up as I smile again.

- That was amazing, I say as I remember every single thing I did while being a wolf. How long has it been? I ask while standing up and puting on the clothes.

- Almost 2 days. Full moon came and went. You remained a wolf, answers Elijah as I continue smiling.

- I can change at will, then. It's good to know. I remember every single kill, I explain to my brother with some much proudness.

- Yes, I've been cleaning up your little mess along the way, corrects Elijah, frowning.

- Just like old times, brother, I remind him those old days while smiling.

- You've had your fun. I believe we have a bargain, Elijah steps towards me and hands me boots. He walks a bit further as I put them on.

- That's right. Now, what was it again? Oh, yeah. Wait. I remember, Elijah stares at me. That's it. You wish to be reunited with our family.

- You gave me your word, Niklaus, insists my brother with seriousness as he cleans up the jacket.

- What kind of brother would break his bond? Even though you did try to kill me, I remind him with madness but I contained it.

- I could have. But I didn't, responds Elijah while helping me puting on my jacket. Really like old time...

- And now no one can, not even you, I turn around to face my brother, both looking serious at each other. Relax, Elijah. All is forgiven.

- Where are they? keeps asking my brother, almost sounding mad.

- You need to lighten up, I answer smiling and patting his arm in a brother way. I'll bring you to them soon enough, I start to walk away, towards the apartment of the teacher. My brother shouldn't worried, I'll bring him to them sooner than he thinks.

Alaric's P.O.V.

I'm at the bar, at the Grill, drowning my sadness into alcohol. I feel like everything is repeating itself. Jenna wasn't just a thing. I really loved her, just like Isobel, and maybe even more. I ask the waitress to pour another glass of Bourbon and was about to take the bottle back. I grab it and try to take the bottle from her hand. She resists at first but then, after remarking I wouldn't let her, she finally gives up. Alright, maybe I looked and acted a bit intoxicated, so what? I need alcohol to help myself lately. I was about to drink a good sip from the bottle when my phone started ringing in my pocket. I walk away from the bar and answer it, seeing it's Stefan calling me.

- Sorry, you've reached somebody who's currently not operating, I tell through the phone, sounding waisted.

- I need your help, responds seriously and nervously, the youngest Salvatore brother.

- Well, you must have me confused with somebody else. You see, I'm not allowed to help, just idly sit by while my girlfriend gets sacrificed on an altar of blood, I answer with pain, sadness and despair. I take a long sip of the drink as I wait Stefan's answer.

- My daughter's dying, tells, Stefan with such emotions that I can't define which one is stronger. Angriness? anxiousness? pain?

- What? I ask with disbelief.

- Tyler Lockwood bit her. We don't have much time, I can hear through his voice how powerless and lost he feels. I sigh and close my eyes, thinking.

- What do you need?

Elena's P.O.V.

Jeremy and I go to the Square town after I managed to get my little brother out of the house. We need some time off, to think of something else for few hours. We need to breathe and be surrounded by normal people. By humans. After all that happens... it can only do good to us. I drive us to the Square town where a movie is planned to be played soon. The whole town is almost here. There's a banner reading "Movie in the Square Presents Gone With the Wind". Some men and women are dressed up for the event. Jer and I are walking around the Square to find a place where we can settle and see perfectly the movie. I am holding a blanket while glancing everywhere.

- You brought me to see a girl movie, complains my little brother before sighing.

- We had to get out of the house, Jer. This is our three-hour distraction from reality, I respond with annoyment. None of us are into going to watch a movie, but we need it. I know it.

- Is that what we're doing? Pretending like our lives aren't screwed? questions Jeremy before stopping and facing me. He scoffs. I stop as well and let a deep sigh out.

- We need to do this, okay? I hand him one side of the blanket and we unfold it before settle it on the ground. Breathe, eat, sleep, wake up, and do it all over again until one day, it's just not as hard anymore, I kneel on the blanket, frowning sadly when the both of us hear Caroline arriving.

- Hey! I look up at my friend as I see her with two baskets. There you guys are. Who's hungry? questions joyfully the blonde vampire. How can she smiles all the time?

- Are we really doing this? complains Jeremy again.

- Yes, we are really doing this, answers Caroline immediately to my baby brother. We are going to take a page from Scarlett. We made it through the war, Care kneels down on the blanket next to me. I know you guys went through hell, and my mom knows I am a vampire, so basically it's like Atlanta has burned. And yet, in spite of everything, we persevere, smiles Caroline. Even in hard moments she manages to keep her smile. That is one of her big qualities. Jer stares at her before cracking a smile. I look up at my brother, waiting for his reaction. We exchange a glance and I nod to him.

- All right, my brother sits on the ground next to Care and I throw him his food. He catches it, his  stare not leaving me. What are we eating?

- Something good, answers the blonde as she picks up her food as well.

Stefan's P.O.V.

I went to the old house to see Bonnie. I need to know if she can do something to save Gillian. I am not letting my baby girl dying, poisoned by a werewolf. I don't know how I feel exactly, but I do know that I feel anxious that Damon can call me at anytime to tell me that something is going wrong or that she is dead. I feel mad at myself for not being there for her when I had to. A weight weighs on my chest and my shoulders. I feel heavy. It's like something is constricting me until I can't breath. Seeing her trying to kill herself or even coughing blood this morning hurt and sadden me even more. Why do I feel so powerless with my little girl? It's like everything is trying to get on my way, to stop me from doing what I can to save her. I'm scared that she dies, but if Bonnie has a power where I can take Gillian's place, I know that I won't be scared to give my life for her.

I enter the old house where Bonnie is hiding her grimoires and all witchy stuffs. I walk down to the basement where Elena's best friend is waiting for me. My hands are shaking, scared that she won't be able to do anything. Bonnie lights up a candle on the floor with a match as I stand in front of her.

- I'm not sure this is going to work, sighs the witch as she shakes her head and looks at me with a sad frown.

- You've done a séance before, right? Contacted Emily Bennett. Maybe one of the witches might know how to help Gillian, I reply with a bit of hope in my voice.

- Let's just hope they want to, tells Bonnie before starting to cast a spell. She closes her eyes and recits the spell in Latin. The candles in the room suddenly start burning. I look at the fire, feared that it won't work. Some voices start whispering around us. The candles light up and down constantly as I remark Bonnie frowning.

- Bonnie? Bonnie? I call the witch until she opens her eyes and stares at me.

- Emily, I faintly nod to the girl in front of me. Why have you come here, Stefan? questions the old witch who took possession of Bonnie's body.

- I need your help. I need to know if there's a spell that can heal a werewolf bite, I explain with sadness.

- No. Nature ensures a balance to everything, responds seriously and firmly the woman. I frown confused.

- Is that true... or are you just saying no because it's Gillian? Because she is my daughter and Damon's niece, I tell seriously, frowning a bit mad this time.

- Perhaps it is her time to die.

- No, I answer shaking my head. That's not balance. That's punishment and she shouldn't be punishment for something she never did. She went through hell, I'm not letting her continue going through this any longer.

- I will not give you what you want, responds the dead witch, Emily.

- So you're saying that there's an answer to give? Please, if you know something, just tell me. I remember you telling me, when she was still a baby, that she was even purer than I. She is still that little girl. Help me save my daughter. I won't survive without her, Emily, Bonnie/Emily stares at me not saying anything when, suddenly, Bonnie screams and holds her head while falling to the floor. I kneel down as well. Bonnie.

- They don't want us here. They think I'm abusing their power, explains me the witch while still holding her head and frowning hurt.

- They know something. There's an answer. They just don't want to tell me, I say to her as Bonnie looks up at me.

- I heard them say a name.

- What was it? I ask with hope.

- Klaus, Of course. I close and eyes and lower my head while sighing.

Sheriff Forbes's P.O.V.

- Carol. Hi. How you feeling? I ask smiling to Mrs. Lockwood as she enters my office. She still has her arm in a sling but she looks definitely better.

- Better, thank goodness, answers the wife of the dead Mayor without smiling back.

- That was a terrible fall. Shouldn't you be home resting?

- I've been resting, and now I'm ready to get back to work. I need you to update me on where we are with the vampire situation, explains and tells quickly the woman, not losing a second. I take a deep breath in, thinking of what I can tell her. I can't say that my daughter is one of them. She would make me kill her, or even worse, she would think that I am part of them and that I protect them since the beginning.

- Well, there have been some developments, but I'm handling it, I answer, standing up from my desk.

- Are you? I arc my brows, surprised of her sudden question. Because I left you in charge of this town's safety, and lately I'm not seeing any results.

- I said I'm handling it, I insit.

- Then see that you do, Sheriff, because if you can't, I'll find someone who will, Mrs. Lockwood leaves my desk, letting me stressing out even more about that case. I need to find something and fast.

Stefan's P.O.V.

I join Jeremy, Caroline and Elena at the Square where they are ready to watch the movie. I need to tell Elena about Gillian. I know they aren't the best of friends but I need her to know what is going on. Especially if I go see Klaus.

- Hey, I say as I walk toward them, smiling as best as I can.

- Hey! Look who couldn't resist an epic romance, smiles back my girfriend. I kneel down and stare at her with seriousness and trying not to show to much sadness and nervousness.

- Will you come take a walk with me? Elena frowns confused before standing up. We walk a bit further to be alone.

- I'm breaking the rules, you know. Movie night's supposed to be a distraction. Tomorrow we can return to our regularly scheduled drama, tells me the brunette, sighing, as I hold her hand and we snack between people.

- I know. I wish this could wait, but it can't, we stopped walking and I release her hand. Elena nods, knowing this must be serious. Listen, um, I sigh and look down before passing my hands over my face. More I say it, more it is difficult for me. The other night when Damon and the others were helping Tyler, something happened. Tyler was starting to transform, and... I look quickly away as I take a shaky breath in, Gillian was bitten.

- What? asks my girlfriend with surprised and horror. Is it... is she gonna...

- Yeah, I answer nodding and whispering, not being able to talk louder. I can feel the tears wanting to rise up in my eyes. Too much is too much.

- Oh, my God. And Damon came to the house this morning and... and tried to apologize. That's why he came. He must feel horrible. He must think that it is his fault so that's why he came. And I practically slammed the door in his face, tells the brunette in a rush while everything get to a point in her head.

- She told me not to tell you, but I figured if you wanted to talk to her, I... I wouldn't wait.

- Stefan... whispers Elena while shaking her head.

- It's not over. There might be a cure, she frowns confused, but I have to find Klaus to get it.

- No. He's gonna kill you, replies seriously the girl as she shakes her head and stares at my eyes.

- No, he had the chance to kill me, but he didn't. Whatever Klaus was remained to do with Gillian, he didn't do it because she was sick and he knew it. But she's my daughter. I promised myself to keep her alive by anyway. If I have to give my life for my little girl, I'll do it. If there's a chance for a cure to save Gillian, I'll find it and will give it to her. Elena stares at me, shaking her head and looking away, frowning. Elena, she's my daughter. She passes in front of everyone when it's about her health and mainly her life. You, beside anyone should understand that. She looks back up at me, still frowning. I stare at her, starting to frown as well. The brunette sighs and nods, finally. She passes her arms around my neck and I pass mines around her back. We hug each other for a moment as I can't stop thinking of how to get to Klaus. I know you aren't the best of friends but go talk to her. Just tell her that there's still hope, Elena doesn't answer nor move. I know she would have done it for you, the brunette sighs and nods.

Gillian's P.O.V.

I am sitting on the floor of the cellar and my back resting against the wall as I feel the fever rising up each minute. It's like I'm boiling inside and everything is spinning at time. I can feel the poison dancing in my blood and killing me slowly. I feel dehydrated, hungry, nausea, warm,... Like I have a flu but with poison in my blood. I'm so scared of the hallucination part. I don't want to hurt anyone, nor kill anyone... Oh God, no...

Flashback house in the woods 1870

I am six years old and sitting in a little closet, hiding, scared of a man. Dad went outside, hunting so we can eat tonight. But few minutes later, I heard someone walking around the house lost in the middle of the woods. Dad said it was a protected house but I guess he was wrong. I ran hiding in the only closet there is here and look through the gap of the door. A man with a dark stare is holding a cross bow while looking everywhere in the little house. He is destroying the chairs, the table, the only dishes we had... everything. I could feel and hear my own heart beating fast and loud. I was shaking and I could tell that the tears would roll down soon. The man was whisteling a calm song, causing me blood to turn cold. It was creepy. I stare breathing heavily, scared that the scary man could find me. He walks to another room which made me panic even more because I couldn't see him anymore. I remember dad telling me to not move when someone I don't know is near me. Tears roll down my cheek as I try to control my breathing. I keep trying to see where the man is but I can't. I was about to get out of the closet when an arrow gets planted through the wooden door and almost touching my head. I screamed scared when the door suddenly burst open. I yelled louder as the man grabbed me by my arm and pulled me out of it. I was so scared and panicked that I couldn't do anything. I kept screaming as the man held me. He tried to shut me by puting his hand over my mouth but I bit him. He screamed and threw me on the floor. I cried, sobbed and screamed of fear. The man pointed his arrow on me and was ready to shoot at me when a sudden wave of wind crossed the room. The man wasn't before me anymore but against the wall, held up by dad. My father had his hand around the throat of the man, staring agrily to him. My father killed him by breaking his neck and let the body falls down on the floor. He turned to look at me, his face all transformed, veins were popped under his eyes and his had fangs out of his mouth. I was still crying but when I saw his face I started sobbing and screaming again, scared. My father stared at me with a sad frown and slowly walked toward me. I was backing off, still sitting on the floor until reaching a wall. I got on my knees and crawled to a corner before bringing my knees to my chest. I kept sobbing and sobbing as my father followed my tracks. I put my hands in front of my eyes as I feel him kneeling in front of me.

- Baby, it's okay, whispered my father sadly. The bad man is gone. He won't hurt you, He tried to take my hands off my eyes but I screamed scared while continuing sobbing. I looked at him, his face all back to normal and tears in his eyes. It's me, Honey. I won't hurt you, he tried to touched me again as I tried to back closer to the wall. A tear rolled down my dad's cheek but he quickly wiped it away. Honey, I won't hurt you, ever. You're okay. I promise you, I stared at him with my tears before turning my stare to the body laying on the ground. Dad turned around and turned back to me after seeing what I was looking at. Baby, he sat on the floor and held up one of his hand to me. I stared at him with an hesitating look. My baby girl, whispered dad as I let another sob out. I love you, Gillian. I looked at his hand and back to his sad stare. I want to hug him ad feel safe like always.

- Daddy? I whispered still crying.

- Yeah, answered my father smiling gently. Yeah, baby, it's me. I got ony my knees and quickly embraced my father with my small six years old arms. Dad hugged me back immediately, tightly, like someone could rip me out of his arms at any moment. He sat me on his lap as I quietly cried in his neck. I'm sorry to have scared you, Honey. I grabbed my father's shirt telling him that I don't want him to leave me. I glanced behind me when I see a man with raven hair and icy blue eyes. I frown confused and hide my head in my father's shoulder.

End of the hallucination/flashback

I come back to my sense and remark that I am staring at my uncle who is glaring at me from the other side of the cellar door. He has his arms crossed and a sad and scared frown plastered on his face. I can hear him sighing. My head is resting on the wall, on the right side. I roll it to the left and put my sleeve up to look at the bite. Oh God... It gets worse and worse. It stars turning black and purple with bloody veins all around the bite. I groan and roll the sleeve back down before closing my eyes to rest again.

Stefan's P.O.V.

I vamp-speeded to Alaric's apartment to go see Katherine. Klaus isn't dead so she should still be there. Unless, he came back here with Elijah... I arrived in front of the teacher's front door and burst it open. I'm so mad and scared at the same time that I don't control my strength. I enter the apartment and see Katherine sitting on the bed, looking impatient and mad.

- Hello, Katherine, I say while sighing. She gets up maddly and walks towards me.

- Two days, I've been waiting. I'm supposed to be free of Klaus' compulsion by now. He's supposed to be dead! responds the vampire with angriness as I walk toward her.

- We ran into complications, I tell her seriously.

- Complications? Gillian? Did you find something to treat the bite? questions the brunette vampire with confusedness at first and then worriedness. I frown as well, confused.

- You know about the bite?

- I was the first one to know, Stefan. I remarked it when I touched her arm when she came here with Damon before he took her to the ritual, I shake my head and sigh while passing my hands over my face.

- Okay, look, I just need to find him. To save Gillian. Do you have any idea where he might be? I tell and ask her with some madness when she, suddenly, pushes me against the wall and motions for me to be quiet. The front door gets opens and two people enter the apartment.

- Klaus, you're back, greets Katherine while staring at me. She has a hold onto my jacket. We both reveal ourselves to him. Elijah is standing behind the Hybrid. What a surprise... Look who decided to come for a visit.

- You just keep popping up, don't you? states Klaus while staring and smirking at me.

- I need your help... he stops smirking and becomes serious. For my daughter.

- Our daughter, corrects Katherine as I step a bit closer to the vampire/werewolf who almost killed my daughter.

- Well, whatever it is, it's gonna have to wait a tick, I frown madly to the new hybrid. You see, I have an obligation to my brother that requires my immediate attention, smirks Klaus, again. Elijah's brother steps passed me and I follow him with my stare until not being able to see him. I glance back at Elijah, in front of me, with a mad frown.

- You understand how important family is, or you wouldn't be here, tells me the Original vampire while walking towards me until stopping right in front of me. My brother gave me his word that he would reunite me with my own.

- And so I shall, Elijah turns around to look at his brother but Klaus immediately stabs him through his heart. Elijah screams of pain before falling dead on the floor at Klaus's feet. I stare at the dead vampire on the floor before looking back at Klaus. I frown angrily at him when he pushes me against a wall in a rush. Now, what am I gonna do with you? I stare with my mad stare, daring him. Suddenly, Klaus puts a stake through my stomach, making me groan of pain as I buckle forward. Klaus holds me up as Katherine is watching us. Do you feel that? It's scraping against your heart. The slightest little movement and you're dead, whispers the Hybrid in my ear.

- He's just trying to help our daughter, tells Katherine, sounding a bit mad, as she seems like she wants to do something to help me.

- The witches said you had a cure. Make me a deal. Just give me the cure, and I'll do whatever you want, Klaus takes out the stake of my stomach and I fall on the floor, groaning. The Hybrid walks over to the counter, puts the dagger on it, and pours himself a glass of blood.

- Trouble is I don't know if you'd be any good to me the way you are now. You are just shy of useless, I look up at Klaus who takes a sip from his glass of blood. This isn't going to be easy but I don't have eternity to save my little girl. 

Damon's P.O.V.

I'm still watching Gillian through the bars of the cellar. She doesn't look good at all which worries me more and more. I'm so scared that she dies. I remember how much I made her suffer when I came back to Mystic Falls. Making her pay for Stefan's hell. Almost sending her to death by letting Vicki Donovan screaming that she is a vampire in the streets, breaking her neck after killing her "aunt" Lexi,... And despite all of that, she always managed to support me and helped me up. It's my turn now. I stare powerless at her as she is looking at her werewolf bite. It looks worse and worse. I sigh and look down when Alaric joins me down in the basement.

- Hey, how is she doing? questions the teacher as he looks at her and stands next to me. Well, that looks bad, whispers Alaric as he saw the bite.

- It's getting worse and worse. I hope Stefan won't be long because I don't see myself stabbing my own niece in her heart, I whisper very lowly to him. Especially on her birthday.

- Oh, it is? I nod. Do you think it might help her a bit? I turn to him and see that he is holding a bottle of Scotch with three glasses.

- Well, if it doesn't for her, it will for me, I take the three glasses and the teacher pours the alcohol in it. He puts the bottle down and takes one glass. He holds me Gillian's ring and I take it before walking closer to the door. Boo? she turns her head and looks at me. Look who's here for support, I try to cheer. She doesn't answer nor smile. He brought you this, I put the glass between the bars so she can take it. Gillian doesn't move. I turn quickly to Alaric and he steps in to be next to me.

- How do you feel, Gillian? Do you need anything that we can get you? questions Alaric, gently to my niece. I frown sadly as we are waiting for her answer. I heard it is your birthday today. Happy birthday!

- My subconscious is haunting me, Ric, answers Gillian weakly. I feel terrible, sick, dead... if you want to help me, please, bring me a stake so I can end this shit for good.

- This is not going to happen, Boo, she looks up at me and slowly gets up.

- I'm suffering, Uncle Damon. I'm slowly dying inside because of a f*cking bite, I nod and look down quickly, not knowing what to tell her. She walks with difficulty closer to us and immediately takes her ring. She puts it at her finger before grabbing the glass of Bourbon. Double shot? Alaric and I nod at the same time. That's good, I faintly smile but not for long. Why are you here, Ric? Did my father sent you for suicide watch? Or does my uncle need to go somewhere? she asks while turning her stare on me.

- Your father is just trying to help, answers the teacher to my niece.

- He's doing what he always does, trying to right the wrongs of the past.

- Isn't what you do, as well? I ask her frowning confused. She stares at me with an intense look before screaming and bending forward in pain and coughing. She groans and keeps herself up by tightening her grip on the bar she is holding onto. She breathes heavily before looking back at Alaric.

- You should want me dead. I'm the reason Jenna got killed, tells my niece in pain.

- I don't blame you for Jenna, whispers back, the teacher as he takes a long sip from his glass.

- Oh, sure you do. Let's not forget that Klaus turned her into a vampire and that I should have been the one to die, not her. You must really hate me for that one, she spits some blood before grimacing.

- Okay, give me your glass. Neither one of us is drunk enough for this conversation, comments the teacher, obviously in pain and sad. Gillian drinks the rest of her glass while getting closer to us. She, suddenly, grabs Alaric's neck through the door window.

- Kill me. Please, pleads my niece while the tears are rising up in her eyes.

- Screw you, answers, Alaric. I was about to vamp-speed upstars to get some vervain but the teacher was faster. He stabs her with some vervain in her arm. That man always has everything on him. My niece falls to the floor, the glass rolling on the opposite side of her.

- No. Dad? whispers Gillian as her eyes are closed.

- Your dad's not here, Boo.

Elena's P.O.V.

I park my car in front of the Salvatore boarding house and get out of the engine to go see Gillian. I know we never really get along together but Stefan's right. I, at least, owe her some goodbyes. I start walking toward the front door when I hear a noise coming from the bushes. God, who or what's here? I stop in my tracks and turns around, frowning. There's nothing or nobody here. I turn back around toward the house when, suddenly, Sheriff Forbes puts her hand over my mouth. I tried to scream but I'm anable to make a sound.

- Don't make a sound, tells me Caroline's mother while puting her finger over he mouth and looking seriously at me. I stare at her wide eyes as I remark deputies standing behind her. All are armed with guns probably full of wooden bullets. They might even have stakes and Vervain on them.

Alaric's P.O.V.

Gillian is still on the ground as Damon and I watch her. I quickly glance at the vampire next to me who is sighing evey five seconds and passing his hand in his hair. I never saw him this nervous before. Well, except during the ritual. I thought he was going to kill everyone on his way. And he might do it if Stefan or anyone don't find a cure to save his niece.

- I need blood. I need blood, tells the girl laying on the ground before coughing. I was about to go get a blood bag when Damon went there first. I abruptly turn around when I hear a noise behind me. Sheriff Forbes? Pointing a gun at me? Why is she here anyway? She gestures me to go to where Damon went. I have my hands up and walk backward toward the room Damon is.

- What are you...? questions to me, the vampire with raven hair and holding a blood bag, until he sees the Sheriff pointing a gun to the both of us, now. Liz, what are you...?

- Shut up, Damon, she tells him with courage in her voice. Where's Gillian? Stefan?

- You know, now's not a good time, Liz. Trust me, warns Damon to the blonde woman. He might talk to her calmly but I can definitely tell that he isn't inside.

- Sheriff, over here, screams one of the deputies.

- I wouldn't go in there! I warn her as she backs away to go back to her co-workers. Damon rushes over to her but she shoots at him. The vampire groans and falls to the ground, hurt.

- I just wanna talk to him, responds the Sheriff before closing the door.

- I wouldn't go in there! I repeat my warning but she closes the door, locking it. I turn to Damon who is laying on the ground, retrieving the bullet off his stomach. The vampire looks at me, groaning and frowning madly at what just happened. This is going to turn wrong...

Gillian's P.O.V.

I'm waiting for Alaric or Uncle Damon to give me a blood bag, when I hear unfamiliar voices echoing in the basement. I can't perfectly distinguish what they are saying. It's all vague. I'm still laying on the ground when I hear someone opening the cellar door. I rush over to the wall, hiding behind the door. I stand up and watch the Sheriff entering, pointing her gun in front of her, ready to shoot at any time.

- Sheriff, I call the woman. Caroline's mother turns around while gasping and almost shooting at me. I grab her by her arms and throw her hardly into the wall behind me. She falls to the ground, unconcious. Still have the deputies to take down now...

Jeremy's P.O.V.

Caroline, Bonnie and I are watching the movie "Gone with the Wind" on a large outdoor projector screen. It's kinda boring, I have to admit but Elena wanted us to go out to change our ideas. She went to see Gillian, maybe I should have went with her. Gillian did save my life more than once, she tried to save my girlfriend Anna, she helped Elena more than once,... She is a very good friend to me. I sigh as I play with my phone.

- All this waiting around for news is ruining Scarlett for me, whispers Caroline who is thorougly into the movie. The blonde vampire turns her head back to the screen when my phone starts buzzing. Why is he calling me?

- Alaric. Hey, I answer the call.

- Tell me you're with Elena, tells the teacher sounding nervous.

- She went to go see Gillian. I thought that's where you were? I answer and ask him nervously as I frown confused.

- No, she just escaped. I think she's looking for Stefan, and the cops are after her. Listen, she's in bad shape, Jeremy, so if you find her or Elena.. just get them somewhere safe, okay? We're on our way, informs me the teacher as I hear a big noise coming from Alaric's surrounding.

- Wait, we? I ask, frowning confused.

- Damon and I, Alaric hangs up and I stand up to go search for them. Caroline and Bonnie get up as well and stop me.

- If Gillian is off the rails, there is nothing you can do to stop her. Let us take care of it, tells me Bonnie, puting me on the side again.

- You keep doing this, I reply madly. She frowns confused. You left me behind before, and guess what Jenna still died. Now I'm going to find my sister and my ill friend. You go ahead and you try to stop me, I walk madly passed the two girls, under Bonnie's dumbfounded stare.

Klaus's P.O.V.

I approach the youngest Salvatore vampire who is still sitting on the floor. Katerina is still watching us from her spot. I kneel down, holding my glass of blood as I need speak with him. I look at him, smirking, proud of what I'm doing. I love it. Old days are back.

- I heard about this one vampire, crazy bloke, always on and off the wagon for decades. When he was off, he was magnificent, I whisper to the wounded vampire before standing up. 1917, he went into Monterrey and wiped out an entire migrant village... A true ripper, Stefan Salvatore looks down, looking ashamed. Sound familiar? I ask as I take a sip of the blood in my glass.

- I haven't been that way in a very long time, admits the vampire while looking up at me.

- Well, that's the vampire I can make a deal with, Stefan stands up from the ground, grimacing a bit at the same time. That is the kind of talent that I can use when I leave this town, I reply smirking. I hold up my hand, still staring at the vampire's green eyes. Katerina, come here, she takes my hand and I immediately bite her wrist.

- Aah! Aah! groans the brunette vampire. I release her wrist and she looks at the bite. Stefan stares with a mixed of expression that I can't quiet defined. No. No... No. No. No. I bite my own wrist, blood dripping from my mouth. I put it to Katerina's mouth, forcing her to drink my blood. I retrieve it from her mouth and let the vampire seeing that the wound is healing. 

- You want your cure? There it is, I say and I look at Stefan as I wipe the blood off my chin.

- Your blood is the cure, whispers the vampire while closing his eyes and nodding.

- Gotta love Mother Nature, I say smiling. I put my hand on Stefan's shoulder and make him walk with me. Now... Let's talk, you and I.

Gillian's P.O.V.

After escaping the cellar I vamp-speeded to the town Square. I know Elena is there so dad must be with her. I want to see him before I'm gone. Why isn't he with me anyway? I can't remember what he said this morning. I dragged with difficulty myself through the Square, zigzagging between people as I cough. At least I don't spit blood. I can feel the poison burning and killing me slowly inside while my body keeps getting heater and heater. Oh no... Where am I? Why is every women wearing dresses like old times and men are wearing costumes? I blink several times but I'm still in 1881. I continue walking as I cough when I remark a man standing by the town Square monument. I recognize him but I can't recall his name nor how I know him.

- Sir? I was about to step to him when he suddenly disappears. I blink and remark that everyone around I is wearing clothes from 2010. Oh god... Dad, where are you? I almost lost my balance when I hear someone calling me.

- Gillian! calls me Jeremy as he joins my side. I look up at him, seeing his nervousness on his face.

- Where's my dad? I need to see him now, I respond quickly and stressed to not be able to talk to him before I'm gone. My voice cracked as I talked to him, the tears rising up.

- Okay. Let's get you out of here first, all right? I stumble but Jeremy catches me and passes one of my arm around his shoulders. Easy, Gi. You're going to be fine, Jeremy helps me staying up as we walk away from the town Square.

Elena's P.O.V.

- Where's Damon or Gillian? I ask to the Sheriff who just entered her desk at the police station. After she saw that Gillian was gone and that Damon and Alaric were not there as well, she brought me here and locked me in her office. What have you done to them? I quesion while stopping pacing around.

- Why do you even care? asks Caroline's mother while shaking her head and sounding mad. You know what they are, what they do, she walks passed me and to her desk.

- Look, I understand why you hate them, but you're wrong, I tell her while turning around to face her. I can't let Care's mother kill them. I'll lost Stefan as well. I'll lose more people.

- They're murderers, Elena. End of story, replies Sherif Forbes, frowning angrily at me. I keep a long and deep sigh in me when we both suddenly hear someone knocking at the door of the office.

- Gillian Salvatore was just spotted outside entering The Grill, informs one of the deputies to their boss. I turn back around as I heard Sheriff Forbes moving and stop her in her tracks.

- Wait. You've gotta let me come with you. She's sick. She's... She's not herself, I say to the blonde woman with a pleading look. The Sheriff looks at her deputy and walks towards him.

- Keep her here, Caroline's mother exits her desk. I was about to exit it as well but the deputy closed the door on my face.

Gillian's P.O.V.

Jeremy walks inside the Grill, holding and helping me to walk. He pulls his phone out and calls someone as he places me in a chair. I don't know who he is calling but I hope it is my father. I cough and groan of pain as I feel weak. My head burns and hurts. My whole body is burning up. I gasp for air as I listen to Jeremy talking.

- Hey, it's me. I'm with Gillian at The Grill, I look up at Jeremy when I hear a noise behind me. I stand up and turn around to see the Sheriff pointing a gun at me. No... I vamp-speed away as she shoots and missed me.

Jeremy's P.O.V.

I turned around to look at Gillian when I see the Sheriff pointing a gun at my friend. I'm on the phone when suddenly, Gillian disappears and the Sheriff shoots. I never felt such pain in my chest before. It's like everything around I suddenly stopped. Like time is gone. Suddenly, I remember staring at the Sheriff before falling to the ground, unable to make a sound or move. She holsters her gun and rushes over to me.

Sheriff's Forbes's P.O.V.

- Oh, God. Oh, God, I whisper to the boy as I kneel down next to him. I grab my radio on my left shoulder as I see him gasping for air and coughing weakly. I've got a gunshot victim at The Grill. Get the paramedics here, I look at the Gilbert boy and take my pulse. You're gonna be fine. It's gonna be okay.

- Jeremy! calls a girl as I hear two people running to us.

- Mom. Mom, what did you do? asks my daughter as her and Bonnie knee next to Jeremy Gilbert's body.

- I was aiming for Gillian, I defend myself as I keep looking at the boy.

- He still has his ring, exclaims Care to her friend.

- She's human. The ring won't work on him. Caroline... cries Bonnie as she looks at my daughter with a pleading look.

- I got it, Caroline makes her fangs going out of her mouth and bites in her wrist before puting it to Elena Gilbert's little brother's mouth. Come on, Jeremy. Just drink. Go on, Jeremy. Drink.

- What are you doing? I ask her, frowning confused, shocked and angrily.

- I'm helping him, answers my daughter, frowning maddly as well. Jeremy, drink. Please. Please. Please, Caroline's retrieves her wrist from the boy's mouth after she realizes that something is wrong. The three of us are crying over the Gilbert boy's body when two more people enter the Grill.

- Bonnie, what's going on? questions a man. I look up and remark that it is the history teacher, Mr. Saltzman, and Damon. They rush over to us and glance down at Jeremy. Oh, my God.

- I know what I need to do, Bonnie stands up looks at Mr. Saltzman. I need you to grab him. T-take him with us.

- No, no, no, no. You can't move him. This is a crime scene, I remind them as I do my job.

- Mom, you let them go, tells me Caroline with seriousness. I stand up and back away, scared. I am scared of my own daughter and her friends... and her teacher. Mr. Saltzman grabs Jeremy with Caroline's help.

- Okay, take care of this. I'll go try to find my niece, I frown confused as Damon until he disappears. I never heard him saying this so it sounds weird.

- All right, come here, buddy. I got you. I got you, whispers the teacher as Bonnie looks at them, crying. Sirens for ambulances are starting to get heard in the town Square. We can hear them as well in the Grill. Mr. Saltzman and Bonnie leave as they take Jeremy's body with them.

Elen'as P.O.V.

I pace around the room of the office of the Sheriff, breathing heavily and fast. I'm so nervous that she does something to them. I already lost my parents and Jenna, I can't lose them too. How can I get out of here? There must be a way. I put my hands on the back of a chair and think few minutes. I can't go through the door because the deputies will see me... But I can go through one of the windows! I open one of the wooden curtains. Damn it! I can't open any of them. Well, I guess I'm going to have to do it in the hard way. I turn around, grab a chair and throw it into a window, breaking it into thousands of little pieces. Let's get out now...

Stefan's P.O.V.

I watch Klaus from the end of the counter who is squeezing a knife blade tightly and blood is pouring from his hand into a vial. I continue frowning madly while staring at what the Hybrid is doing. I need to get his blood, no matter the way I get it. I need to know that my baby girl will be alive and continue living her life. I love her so much. In my field of vision, I can see Katherine who is in retreat, looking at us from her chair. I don't know if she really loves Gillian like I do or if she's playing along but I swear that even if I have to die, I'll find a way to torture her.

- There it is. You want to save your daughter? How 'bout a decade-long bender? And I have big plans for you when we leave this town, whispers the Hybrid while looking at me and smirking.

- I'm not like that anymore, I reply back, shaking my head and still frowning madly.

- Well, that's too bad. You would have made a hell of a wingman, Klaus starts pouring the blood down the sink, emptying the vial. No, I need to do it. For her. For her life. I know she knows how I am when I'm... that monster. I know Gillian knows and hates it. But if it saves her life, then... I should do it.

- Wait, Klaus stops pouring the blood and turns his head to glance at me.

- Now that's more like it, smiles the half vampire, half werewolf. I want you to join me for a drink, He throws me a blood bag along the counter and I catch it. Klaus watches all my actions while drinking his glass of blood. Gillian, it's for you, baby girl... I rip it open and stare at Klaus who cheers. I take a sip from the blood bag. Finish it. All of it. You do everything I say, and I save your daughter. That's the deal, I grip onto the blood bag and drink it. It tastes so good but I know what it's going to cost. When it is finished, I throw it on the counter, staring angrily at Klaus. The hybrid throws me another blood bag. Again, of course, it wouldn't have been so easy. I rip the second blood bag open and start drinking it.

Bonnie's P.O.V.

Alaric lays Jeremy's body down on the floor in the old house. I need to save him. He can't die like that. We already lost too much people. Especially the Gilbert family. If Elena learns that her little brother is dead, she might never forgive us. And I will never forgive myself for not trying. I love him so much. I'm standing next to them.

- Is this even possible? questions Alaric while looking at Jeremy.

- There's a spell for it if they'll give me the power to use it, I knee down and put Jeremy's head on my legs before casting the spell in Latin. I have my hands on both of his cheeks. I close my eyes and start reciting. Victus Phasmatis Ex Eleto. Revertas Phasmatis Ut Victus. Victus Phasmatis Ex Eleto. Revertas Phasmatis Ut Victus.The candles in the room start burning brightly. Voices of the Spirits whisper around us. I reopen my eyes. No.

- What? What is it? asks the teacher with confusedness and worriedness.

- They're angry at me for coming back here. They don't wanna help, I answer and explain to Alaric as the tear rise up fast.

- Well, they have to! exclaims the man next to me.

- They said there'll be consequences, I reply, staring blankly at the floor.

- Well, he's just a kid. Tell 'em to shut up! I look down, sadly, at my boyfriend. I can't let him die. I close my eyes again and starts reciting a spell again.

- Victus Phasmatis Ex Eleto. Revertas Phasmatis Ut Victus, the building starts to shake. Victus Phasmatis Ex Eleto. Revertas Phasmatis Ut Victus, I can feel my nose bleeding and getting weaker but I continue the spell. I can hear them talking louder, screaming at me, not wanting to help. Revertas Phasmatis Ut Victus. Victus Phasmatis Ex Eleto. Revertas... I start crying again as a lot of blood roll down quickly on my chin. Emily. Emily! I call my ancester in plead. I know you're there. Please help me, I plead and look down at Jeremy. I caress his hair gently before looking back up. I love him, I cry freely when all the whispering stops. The candles go out and the building stops shaking. No! My cries turn into sobs. Alarics looks concerned at us as he is sitting on the ground. After a few silent and long moments, Jeremy opens his eyes and starts moving. Oh my god!

- Bonnie? asks Jeremy as he slowly wakes up.

- Oh, my God, Jeremy. Oh, my God, I repeat happily as I smile to him.

- What happened? questions my boyfriend, confused.

- Doesn't matter. You're okay. You're okay, I keep smiling at him before raising my head to look up. Thank you.

Gillian's P.O.V.

I'm still running around the town, looking for my dad. I'm scared but at the same time thirsty. I keep seeing people wearing old clothes and laughing. I keep seeing that man who is smirking at me. I cough and cough until vomiting blood again. Salty pearls roll down my cheeks as I anxiously look around I. More the time passes, more my scaredness rises. I can feel people's stare on me which doesn't help at all. What if they see me all trasnformed? What if I attack someone?

- Gillian, I hear someone calling me. I turn around and back away of few steps. Hey, hey, it's me. It's me, Boo. Uncle Damon, he approaches me slowly and careful as I breathe rapidly and cry.

- Uncle Damon? I ask panicking as I look around us.

- Hey, come on. Come on. We have to get you out of here. We have to hide you, he takes delicately my hand and pulls me against him. God, you're fever is even higher then this morning. You're all sweaty.

- Where are we going? I ask weakly as he carries me bridle style.

Flashback Woods 1881

- Everywhere! answers my father as we are walking in the dark woods. I was bitten my a vampire few days ago and now I'm one of them. I'm so hungry and emotional. I want to rip everyone that crosses my way. The feeling of blood flowing down my throat.

- I'm hungry, I comlain as I have my arms crossed and frown madly while looking at our surounding. Why bringing me here? There are no people here! I'm need human blood, dad. I need to kill and feed!

- Shh, listen, we both stop walking and listen. I can hear branches cracking, birds singing and flying, squirrel whisteling and jumping from tree to tree and all kind of different animals living in the woods. I sigh, bored.

- Did you bring me here to do a science project about animals living in the woods? Or maybe to teach me the names of each noise those animals emit? Because I don't get why we are here. And without being rude I'm really, really hungry so please be quick, dad.

- I know you are, you're face tells it, I frown confused. Gillian, I know it is hard to be a vampire, it was for me. At the beginning, I would kill anyone that crosses my path. When I was hungry, my face would get transormed by herself, just like yours now, baby. I frown and look way. But then, I met Aunt Lexi and she helped me. She helped me become a better vampire and not one of those rippers, I roll my eyes but then shake my head, still not getting what he is talking about. I did it for you baby... Your uncle wanted to take you away from me when I was one of those monster. He did it to protect you but I couldn't stand the idea of you being far from me, of never being able to ever see you again. I look down and back at him after a moment. I know your capable to become a good vampire, Lilou. You're a Salvatore, you can do anything. That's why I want you to try what I'm going to ask you.

- What? I ask frowning. Dad takes my hands and looks around at the forest.

- I want you to let me teach you how to be good. Like Lexi did with me. Give me two weeks and if you're not well with this, then I let you go, I stare at my father, thinking for a moment.

End of the flashback/hallucination

Uncle Damon is still carrying me as he quickly runs out from the town Square. I hear people screaming, crying and panicking around us. I can't tell what is happening. I'm so scared, I'm shaking in his arms as I think that Damon feels it. He tightens his grip on me. A woman not far from us yells of pain as she cries. A man just bite her down her neck. I gasp but chocked and roll down my uncle's arms to land on the ground hardly. I cough and cough, vomiting blood again. Damon has his hand on my back, going up and down before going to my shoulder, squeezing it lightly in a reassuring way.

- It's okay, Boo. We're going to find a cure for you. Your father will soon call and tell us that he found a cure, I spit some blood again and grimace of sadness when I see the woman that was screaming, laying on the ground agonizing. I start breathing heavily and fast as I begin crawling away from her. She crawls towards me as well, her face covered of blood and her eyes pleading for help. Boo? Boo? repeats Uncle Damon confused and worried. He picks me up but I defend myself, trying to get away from his grip.

- No, no, no, no, sir, I haven't done anything. Please, don't kill me, please, I tell in tears and sobbing.

- Boo, it's me! It's Damon! What you see isn't real, you know it, I stare at the man who happens to be my uncle. What is he doing here? Oh no... Boo, it isn't real. You're fine Little Thing, don't worry. I got you. I stumble over my own feet and fall down on my knees. My uncle takes my face in his hands and makes me stare at him. Hey, hey... You're fine, whispers my uncle when I hear another woman coming near us.

- Is she okay? asks the brunette woman as she looks down at me.

- We have to bring her back to the boarding house, he tells to the girl as he picks me up again. Where's your car?

- Over there, on the parking lot, they start running towards it. Elena opens her car and Uncle Damon goes to the back with me, my head laying on his legs.

Flashback woods 1881

I am being tackle down to the ground, a knee on my back to hold me down and a hand keeping my face in the dirt. My face is covered of blood of a person I just killed. It has been a week and a half since dad proposed me to do as he says and I accepted. I actually feel way better than when I was a "ripper". Changing my diet was hard but it's better this way. However, it's very hard to control my emotions. I can cry or get mad easily. Dad said it's only the beginning but I'll learn to control them. Anyway, dad has me tackle to the ground as he founded me feeding on someone and not an animal.

- I thought I could trusted you, Gillian. I tried to make you become a better vampire but if you don't cooperate with me, I can't do anything. I continue struggling under his grip until he releases me. I rush up and face him with a teary, dirty and bloody face.

- It wasn't my fault, dad! I reply sadly and tell the truth.

- It wasn't your fault? I just saw you above a man's neck, draining him out of his blood!

- Someone compelled me to do it.

- A vampire can't be compelled Gillian! frowns madly my father as he thinks I am laying to him.

- I'm not laying to you, dad, I'm telling you the truth. Since you made me start this diet, I've been better. I've been another person and don't tell me you haven't remarked it, I say quickly ad with a shaky voice as I point at him with my finger. I really, really do try hard and it's working. But that accident wasn't me, I, then, point at myself. My father stares at me, shaking his head before nodding. He faintly smiles to me after a moment. My cries slowly stops and I smile at him as well when I suddenly feel some pain in my stomach. The man I saw at the monument in the town Square is staring down at me with a smirk.

Damon's P.O.V.

I still have Gillian's head on my legs as I play with her hair to sooth her. She is all sweaty, hurt, sick and sad. Elena is driving fast on the road to get to the boarding house. I check on my phone to see if Stefan sent me a text message or called  me but nothing. What is he doing for God sake? I sigh and put my phone back in my pocket when Gillian, suddenly, gasps for air and screams in pain as she sits up.

- AHHH! Dad! screams my niece in pain, in Elena's car.

- Gillian? what's wrong? She doesn't answer but more tears roll down her cheeks. Hey. Hey. Relax. We're almost there. She groans as her face gets transformed. Gillian? Calm down, it's okay. Her groaning becomes louder and her breathing faster, I was about to grab her shoulder when she rushes to Elena and bites down her neck. The brunette screams of pain. No! I get her off Elena. Jeremy's sister, who almost lost control of the car, got back on the road, gasping and covering the bite with her hand.

- Oh my God, whispers Gillian. Did I... None of us answer to my niece as this one understand what she just did. I'm sorry Elena. I didn't mean to bite you, I was...

- It's okay, Gillian. I know, replies the brunette, cutting my niece in mid-sentence. I pass my arm around her and pull her into an embrace until we arrive to the boarding house. Elena parks her car and I get out first of the engine. I walk around the car and open the door for my niece. Gillian gets out but falls to the ground, weak.

- Hey...

- It's spinning Uncle Damon, I pick her up after closing the car door and shush her gently. Where's dad?

- He'll be here soon, Boo. I promise, I gesture with my head to Elena to tell her to open the front door and she does it.

Caroline's P.O.V.

- That was Bonnie, I say to my mom after hanging up with my friend. Mom is standing silently with her arms crossed over her chest not far away from me. We are still at the Grill. Jeremy's alive, I tell her with relief and with happy tears. Mom lets out a sigh of relief as well, glad that my best friend's little brother is fine. She has tears in her eyes, just like me.

- I thought I killed him, she replies as she shakes her head.

- You did, I whisper as I faintly nod.

- I don't understand, answers mom. I sigh quietly and look quickly down. I wasn't expecting her to understand but I wasn't expecting to have this discussion again.

- I explained it to you once. I... I had to make you forget because I was so scared of what you might do, my mother looks at the ground, crying. But now... I don't wanna lie. I'm not gonna be afraid of you anymore, I step slowly closer to her before grabbing her hands in mines. Our eyes are locked together, full of salty water. I don't want you to be afraid of me anymore. I'm still your little girl, I embrace mom tightly against me and wait for her to return the hug. She stays her arms wide open at first, not knowing how nor what to do. It's me. It's me, mom, I can hear and feel her crying when she embraces me back. Maybe few things will change around now...

Jeremy's P.O.V.

Alaric and I are back home and I am laying on my bed, in my pajama and typing on my laptop. I know Bonnie won't tell me much but I have to know what she could have done or how she did it. I need to know if there'll be consequences. I feel so... different, not myself since I came back from the dead. I go on Google and do a web search for "BACK FROM THE DEAD". So many links and probably none of them are corrects. I sigh when I suddenly remark that someone is calling me by Webcam. I answer the call and the face of my sweet witchy girlfriend appears.

- Hey. What are you doing? questions Bonnie, smiling gently to me.

- Trying to figure out what's wrong with me. Feel different, weird, I answer sincerely as I lay my head on the wall.

- Yeah, you were dead. It'd be weird if you felt normal, replies Elena's best friend.

- Bonnie, I, uh... I don't know how to thank you.

- You can thank me tomorrow, smiles, Bonnie before winking to me. And the day after that. And the day after that, laughs the girl behind the webcam. I smile, amused. Good night, Jeremy, she ends the call and I stare at the ceiling, thinking, when Alaric appears at my door.

- Hey, bud. I'm gonna take off. Need anything? tells and asks me the teacher.

- Uh, no, no. I think I'm good, I answer, lying to him. I look back at my screen, lightly frowning.

- You know, uh, on second thought, I might just crash here. Is that cool? questions the teacher, faintly smiling as he points behind him with his thumb.

- Yeah, yeah. Sure. Whatever, I quickly answer and ligthly smile back. The teacher nods while starting to walk away. Alaric, um... he comes back and stares at me, waiting for me to tell him whatever I have to tell him. Thank you for everything.

- Ah, you can thank me tomorrow... And the day after that, and the day after that, chuckles Alaric as he goes hiding behind the wall.

- Dude, come on! I knew you were listening, I throw one of my pillow to him while laughing, but he dodges it, hiding behind the wall again. Alaric appears again, smiling.

- And the day after that, repeats the teacher, still laughing before completely leaving the first floor. I laugh and close my laptop before puting it on the side.

Gillian's P.O.V.

I'm lying on dad's bed, sweating and feeling more sick than ever. I never felt so much pain, so much scaredness, so much loneliness, so much lostness,... It's like I don't live anywhere anymore. I'm not in the present but neither I am in the past. I keep forgetting. Uncle Damon's at my bedside, with a towel in his hand, petting my head gently with it. The fever is so high that it doesn't do much. I turn my head and open my eyes the best I can to look at him.

- Uncle Damon, I whisper weakly.

- It's okay, Boo. I'm right here, answers my uncle in a whisper as well and in a reassuring way.

- I'm really going to die, I start to cry. And there's absolutely nothing dad or you can do.

- Your dad is coming back soon, Gillian, you just have to wait a bit, he responds strocking my hair and frowning sadly as he stares at my eyes.

- I'm not going to be able to wait long again, I sniff but then cough. I vomit some blood again which weakened me even more. Damon gently lays me back down as I take my breathing back.

- I didn't really wished you a happy birthday earlier, tries to smiles, Damon. So, happy birthday old little niece!

- Old little niece? I ask cracking a smile. It goes to the bottom of my heart, Uncle Damon. Thank you. He smiles but quickly frowns sadly. I look at Elena who is standing at the end of Dad's bed, her arms crossed over her chest. Why am I in dad's bed, anyway? Why not mine?

- Elena, get out of here. I could hurt you even with Uncle Damon next to me, I tell her the loudess I can.

- No. You won't. I'll be here until the very end. I'm not leaving you. Your dad wouldn't want me to leave you, responds Elena uncrossing her arms and coming next to Damon.

- You're doing this for him, I say scoffing lightly. Of course, I close my eyes few seconds but reopen them, we never really got along anyway and when we do... it doesn't stay long.

- I know, she says looking down to take my hand and squeezing it gently. And I'm sorry about that.

- Get out of here, I say again to her.

- No, she shakes her head staring down at me.

- I said, get out of here! I repeat but scream of pain before coughing gravely. I hold onto my chest, hurt. I grimace when I feel Damon sitting next to me and pulling me against him. Elena sits in front of us, frowning sadly. I gasp and cough as my uncle pets my head again with the cold towel.

- Hey, hey, hey, hey. Hang on. Shh. It's okay. It's okay, Boo. It's okay, tries to convince me, my uncle, but I can hear his sadness and fearness in his voice. Elena looks at him and I guess he does the same because she faintly nods.

- It's not okay. It's not okay, I answer crying again. I'm making you live this hell again. You had enough with Rose... You didn't need me for that.

- Shhh, shushes me, Uncle Damon as he grabs one of my arm with his one free hand and caresses it.

- Tell Dad I'm sorry and that I love him so much. Okay?

- You'll tell him yourself, responds Damon as he tightens his grip on me.

- Promise me, I say to him as I try to look up at him but miserable fail.

- I will, replies my father's brother after a moment. I feel him puting his head on top of mine before gently kissing it.

Stefan's P.O.V.

There are four emptied blood bags on the floor of Alaric's apartment, in front of me. Klaus kept giving me those again and again, each time I finished one. I am, now, sitting on the floor finishing drinking another one. I grunt as I feel the blood dripping down my chin and inside my throat. I throw the blood bag away and look up at Klaus who is standing nearby, next to his brother's "dead" body. Katherine hasn't move from her chair and is still glancing at the both of us.

- You're very cooperative, smirks the Hybrid. It's almost as if you're enjoying it, Klaus steps forward before throwing another blood bag on the floor before me.

- No more. Not until you give me the cure for my daughter, I whisper as I catch my breath slowly. Klaus's smile fades away and he kneels next to me.

- Not until we make a deal. It's your choice, Stefan. You can either remain here living your life in Mystic Falls, or you can embrace what you truly are, leave town with me, he takes the blood bag back from the floor and hands it to me, offering it, and save your dear daughter's life, whispers the Hybrid. I stare at the blood bag for a moment before snatching it out of his hand and start drinking it vigorously. It's so good! But so bad. That's the spirit, smiles Klaus. He stands up and walks to the counter to grab the vial full of his blood. He turns to Katherine. Sweetheart... He walks to her and grabs her by her neck to make her get up. She stares at his eyes. Take this over to your and his daughter and come right back, I abruptly stop drinking and stare at them with scaredness.

- You want me to leave? questions Katherine, surprised and well hiding her joy.

- No! I exclaim.

- Yes and if I were you... Katherine takes the vial and rushes out the door at vampire speed. I'd hurry, finishes, Klaus. He sits down on the chair she was sitting in and looks at me, smirking.

- She'll never take it to her, I say feeling the tears rising up my eyes. Klaus keeps his stare on me and cocks his head in a gesture of indifference. I look down and whisper to myself. She'll never take it to him. She'll never take it to him. I'm so sorry, baby girl, I tried my best, I let tears roll down my cheeks as I see her beautiful face, smiling.

Damon's P.O.V.

Gillian is still laying in my arms, getting weaker and weaker each minute. I don't know how long she will keep going but Stefan hasn't call me back and I'm scared he didn't find a way to get a cure. I just hope he will be back before she is gone. I can't do what I did to Rose. I don't feel the strength. I look down at my sweaty and sick niece as I keep my tears inside. She needs us to be strong for her.

- This is even more pitiful than I thought, replies Gillian as she has her eyes closed.

- There's still hope, responds Elena to her as she touches her leg.

- I'm scared, Damon.

- No, I lay her down but stay next to her as I face her. You're not. You're a brave, intelligent and strong girl, Gillian. That's how your dad raised you. That's how the Salvatore deal with difficult problems. My niece closes her eyes. Gillian? Let your eyes open. Gillian?

- I'm just so tired and warm.

- I'm going to go refresh the towel. I'm coming back, soon, I whisper to her and kiss her forehead before vamp-speeding to the bathroom sink in Stefan's bathroom. I open the faucet and put the towel under the cold water.

- I'm sorry for this morning, Damon. I shouldn't have tell you to leave, I hear Elena telling me in a whisper as she enters the bathroom. I look on my left and see her standing next to me.

- Wha... go back to Gillian. We can talk later, I say as I stop the water from running down in the sink.

- No, I...

- Elena. It's okay, I cut her. Look, you want to talk, let's talk, but fast because I have a dying niece on my arms and it's already a lot for me to take. I just want to rip everything that is on my way, I say with madness. The brunette stares at me half shocked and half sad. Hey, if I'd have chosen differently, I wouldn't have met you. I'm so sorry. Done so many things to hurt you, I reply sincerely as I stare at her brown eyes.

- It's okay. I forgive you, responds, Elena as she faintly smiles but also has tears in her eyes. I'm sorry for Gillian.

- She's still not dead. Look, I know you love Stefan. And it will always be Stefan, the brunette takes my free hand and gets closer to me before putting her head on my shoulder. what is she doing? But I love you. You should know that, I hear and feel her starting to cry as she nods.

- I do.

- You should have met me in 1864. You would have liked me, Elena raises her head, showing me her teary face as she looks at me. I look down at her, my left hand still holding her hand and my right one holding the towel.

- I like you now. Just the way you are, I nod and close my eyes before sighing. Suddenly, I feel her lips crashing on mines and dancing slowly with mines. I reply to her kiss until she pulls away. Is it because of Gillian that she acts like this?

- Thank you, I whisper as her face stays near mine.

- You're welcome, answers my brother's girlfriend.

- Well, it's me you should be thanking, I look up, above of Elena's head as this one turns around. Impossible... How did she get out? I mean, I'm the one who brought the cure, tells Katherine as she shows us a vial. Katherine glares at Elena before starting walking towards the bed where Gillian is laying. I walk passed Elena and rush to Katherine.

- What's inside? I ask her, frowning madly. Gillian is almost dead, she doesn't need anything else that can hurt her.

- Klaus's blood, answers the brunette vampire before stepping next to me to go to the bed. I thought you were dead, says, Gillian's mother to Jeremy's sister with hatred.

- I was, answers Elena, looking down and standing at the end of the bed. Katherine sits down next to her daughter. Gillian opens her eyes slowly as she feels someone next to her. I sit beside Katherine as I continue frowning to the vampire.

- You got free, Kat? questions Gillian as she looks at the woman with a faint smile.

- Yep. Finally, gently smiles back, Katherine. She opens the vial and was about to pour the liquid in her mouth but I stop her, grabbing her arm.

- Are you sure it's going to work? I ask her as I look at Gillian with sadness.

- Yes, I am! Katherine retrieves her arm from my grip and pours some of the blood from the vial into my niece's mouth.I squeeze th towel and get ready to fight with Katherine if something goes wrong.

- I don't get it. You are free to go and you still came here? I state as I look confused at the brunette vampire in front of me. She touches Gillian's face as she caresses it slowly and kindly.

- She's my daughter, Damon and I owed you one, remember? Katherine kisses Gillian's forehead before standing up and starting to leave.

- Where's Stefan? questions Elena to her doppelganger.

- Are you sure you care? asks Katherine smirking and frowning like she is trying to get her mad.

- Where is he? repeats, Elena sternly as she steps up a single time.

- He's paying for this, answers Katherine as she shows us the vial with the blood. He gave himself over to Klaus to save our daughter. I wouldn't expect him anytime soon.

- What do you mean, "he gave himself over"? I ask, looking up confused at her. Katherine takes a deep breath as she shrugs.

- He just sacrificed everything to save our daughter, including you, replies Gillian's mother as she points at Elena with a smirk. It's a good thing you have Damon to keep you company. Good-bye, Elena, Katherine starts walking away again before turning back around. Oh. It's okay to love them both. I did, she tosses to Elena the vial before rushing out of the room, disappearing. I look at Elena with wide eyes, realizing what Stefan has done. I feel Gillian, who is laying next to me, moving. I turn to look at her and see my niece getting up on her elbows. Unbelievable... I pass my hands on her hair, smiling relieved that she's okay as I bring my forehead to hers.

- I can't believe it worked, I whisper to myself.

- I can't believe I have Klaus blood in mine, replies my niece with a chuckle. I laugh back and kiss her forehead. As I think about it, if it would have happened few years ago, I wouldn't have been this close of her and probably wouldn't have done anything to help her. Now, I can't and won't let anything happen to my niece.

Klaus's P.O.V.

My dear brother, Elijah, is laying in a coffin in front of me. I'm looking down at him, each of my hands on both side of his head. I did two good actions today. I saved a girl, if Katherine was fast enough, and I realised my brother's dream. Two men are standing nearby, watching me and waiting for me to give them orders. We're in a warehouse filled with wooden crates.

- I suppose, brother, you've been reunited with our family, I sigh and close the coffin. I stare at the ground for a moment before looking at the two men behind me. Put him with the others. We're leaving town tonight, I order them. They put him with the other coffins. Everything is going as planned. And maybe even more well than I thought... I turn around to look at my new friend and walk up to him. Stefan Salvatore pulls out his phone of his pocket and read a message he just received. So... Did Katerina make it in time? The younger Salvatore brother smiles of relief but stops as he puts his phone back in his pocket and looks at me.

- You won't be seeing her again, you know, responds Stefan seriously.

- Because she's on vervain? I ask seriously. The vampire frowns confused on how I know that. I chuckle. I've been around a long time, Stefan. I rarely get played for a fool. Besides, she won't get far. You'll help me see to that. He walks up to me, facing me with darkness.

- What is it you really want from me? questions the vampire. I smile and put my hand on his shoulder before squeezing it in a friendly way.

- All will be explained in time. Once we leave this tragic little town.

- Then are we done here? Can we go?

- Not quite. You see, I have a gift for you, I answer smiling before turning around. Come here, sweetheart. Don't be afraid, a girl walks over from behind a crate. She looks at us with fear as she breathes quickly. I extend my arm to gesture her to come closer. The girl joins us and is now standing in front of us. See, I wanna make sure you honor our deal... Stefan frowns as I play with the girl's hair, that you'll be of use to me. I bite down the girl's neck and drink her blood. I pull out and look at Stefan as I feel the blood dripping down my chin. I could have compelled her to behave, but a real ripper enjoys the hunt, I say laughing before releasing the girl. She runs away, screaming and crying in the whole warehouse as Stefan is staring at me with a frown of madness. I keep smirking to the vampire when he suddenly vamp-speeds to her and stops her. He bites her neck and drinks her blood, draining it out until she's dead. She falls to the floor and I rush to him, looking at him with a smile. Blood is dripping down his chin, his eyes are redshot and veins are fighting under his eyes. Now we can go.

Jeremy's P.O.V.

I was asleep on my bed when a sudden shadow crosses my face with a noise. I heard and felt it. It was quiet strong. I wake up suddenly and see a shadow moving on my door accompanied by a creaking sound. What the hell is happening? Who's here?

- Alaric? I call the teacher as I get up. I walk sleepily out of my room and stop in the cooridor. Alaric? I call him again but still no answer. I can feel someone behind me. I turn around but no one's there. I walk down the stairs, still feeling this presence behind me. Weird, Alaric is sleeping on the couch. And Elena isn't home.

- Jer, I turn around as I hear a female voice calling me. No one's here again. I frown and turn back to the kitchen when I see someone I thought I would never see again.

- Anna? I call her in a question. The vampire stairs at me with a smile when I feel someone behind me. I turn around... What...? Vicki? God, what's happening to me?

Heyy guys!! How are you?? 😁😁 I'm so sorry it took this long but with school it's hard for me to write lately but as you can see I keep going!!! YEAHHHH 🎉 roll on season 3!!
- What did you think of this new chapter?
-What was the best moment(s) of Season2? And Season1?
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- What do you think of Stefan doing anything he can to save Gillian?
- Who do you think the man could be in Gillian's hallucinations?
- What do you think of Damon helping his niece like she is his own daughter?
- And what did you think of Gillian calling Katherine "mom"? Should she call her "mom" more often?
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