Stefan Salvatore's daughter ~ Miracle

73. Hallucinations? Real life? Both are a living hell

Stefan's P.O.V.

I walk up discretely and quietly to Damon's bedroom, knowing that Gillian will still be there. I don't think she went back to her room. I didn't hear her going back there anyway... When I saw her crying in Damon's arms earlier, it just broke my heart into pieces. I really, really messed up this time. I am so into finding that cure for Elena that I believed the brunette and took her side instead of my daughter's, my blood... I am stupid... There's no other word right now. But I am going to try everything to make it better for you... I will do everything for her to forgive me. I don't want to be this father... I can't... That's not me. I lean against the door-frame of my brother's bedroom and cross my arms as I stare at them... Well, mostly, Gillian. Damon still has one arm around her, holding and protecting her. My daughter's face is turned towards me, her mouth is lightly open as she is faintly snoring. She looks so peaceful and angelic... I frown hurt before looking down. It's the first time that she doesn't come see me when she is down... I hate it! But I respect her madness, her temper and her mind. I sigh sadly and hurt before lowering my head.

- You're not welcomed, I hear Damon whispering very lowly voice from his bed. I look back up, knowing he can only be talking to me.

- I wanted to see if she was sleeping, I answer with the same whisper Damon used to tell to me to not wake Gillian up.

- She is, replies, Damon with a serious tone, almost telling me to go. I nod, even though he isn't looking at me and sigh. I want to hug and kiss my little girl... We do it every night before bed usually... Don't, I look back up, frowning confused mixed up with my pain. The three of us won't sleep in my bed. Only her can, continues to whisper, Damon, as he jokes. It's like I can picture him smiling, even smirking. I lightly smile amused but not for long.

- As long as she has somewhere to stay at, that someone is protecting her, I'm good, I respond, still whispering as well. I hear Damon sighing before he slowly and delicately takes his arm off of Gillian, without waking her up. He gently, quietly and discretely gets up from his bed before placing back up the sheet of his bed to cover my little girl's body. Gillian moves and hides her face on the other side. The two of us watch her for few seconds to see if she woke up, but no. She is still sleeping deeply. Damon steps up towards me before he exits his bedroom, pushing the door to decrease the light in his bedroom. However, he doesn't shut it. I follow him walking downstairs and to the living-room before he goes to the small table where the alcohol is set. How long has she been asleep? I ask him as I sit on the arm of the armchair.

- Few hours. She fell asleep while reading with me, answers, my big brother as he pours himself a drink. I nod as I frown hurt. Damon did calm her down... not me this time. I look down, still frowning as I play with my hands. Stefan, I look up at Damon again, still frowning hurt, If your fatherly instinct tells you to go hug your daughter because that's what you need, then go, but do not wake her up, tells and warns me, Damon before taking a sip from his drink. Gillian wouldn't want that...

- She wouldn't want that, Damon, I reply while shaking my head negatively. She would want me to respect her madness against me.

- Yeah, well, if I see your decomposed face like that one more minute I'm going to need a shrink. Go. You have until I finish this drink, he tells me as he shows me his half emptied glass. I look at it for a small moment before nodding positively. I get up from the arm of the armchair and walk upstairs rapidly but quietly. I quickly join Damon's room and slowly push the door open. Gillian is still profoundly asleep. I quietly let a breath out as I slowly and discretely walk up towards her. I gently and smoothly lay behind her before delicately passing an arm around her waist. I grab her free hand with mine and intertwine our fingers together. I softly put my head next to hers as I feel a sudden tear rolling down the side of my face.

- I'm so sorry... I'm so sorry... I know I can be stupid sometimes, baby... I whisper so lowly to not wake her up as I gently squeeze her hand with mine. I need it... I believe you, Sweetie. I do believe you... I continue whispering very lowly as a new tear roll down my face. I love you so deeply, Lilou... so deeply. I just hope you won't be mad at me for too long... because I won't be able to hold on and keep going alone. I need my little girl with me to guide me... I finish by whispering extremely lowly, almost like the words aren't going out of my mouth anymore. I grimace sadly as I gently kiss the top of her head. A new tear roll down the side of my face. I silently sniff sadly before staying closer to my child, holding her not only by her waist with my arm but by her hand with mine. I just need to know that she is here...

Damon's P.O.V.

I walk back upstairs and go to my bedroom. I drink the last swallow of my drink as I was about to enter my bedroom. However, I stop as I see my little brother, hugging his sleeping daughter. I watch him with a slight sad frown as I listen to his words. Stefan is really sorry and hurt... He is nothing without her... His life doesn't mean anything if she isn't in it... I look down, playing with the empty glass in my hand. I guess I can let him a little more time with his daughter... He needs it and he needs her... I turn around and walk back downstairs to pour myself another drink.

Elena's P.O.V.

I am laying in my bed, not able to find sleep. I move and roll to the left, to the right, back to the left as I breath heavily. I can't believe I killed someone... I... I killed someone! That isn't me, that... It cannot be me! I pass my hand over my face, still breathing heavily and shakily as I remember biting Connor's neck before snapping it one move and without remorse, I remember all the blood in the bathroom and the word "KILLER" on it,... I don't know what is going on, but I sure do know that I can't sleep after those passed events. I sit upright and close my eyes for a second as I take a deep breath to calm down. I get up from my bed and quietly exit my bedroom to go downstairs. I walk up to the kitchen, grab a mug in a closet, pour some milk in it before placing the mug in the microwave to warm it up. It will maybe help me...

- Can't sleep? I hear a sudden voice from behind me. However, it wasn't Jeremy's. I turn around, frightened while gasping. But nobody is standing in the room. It's only me. Suddenly, the microwave beeps which makes me jump and gasp again. Nice... Now I am scared of everything and anything. I open the door of the microwave and take the mug out. I close it as I turn around and I see someone leaning against the counter right next to me. Connor... I gasp, startled to see him as my fear increases. You know it makes sense; guilty conscience, replies, the dead hunter as he turns his head and looks at me with a dark look.

- You're not here. I'm... I've got to be dreaming, I respond with a shaking voice as I slowly back away and shake my head. This is not real... It can't be real...

- And how do you know that I'm not here? asks me, the dead hunter as he starts to walk towards me. I continue to walk backwards, feeling scared as I try to keep distance with the man. I stare at him, frightened. I can see his blood dripping from his neck where I bit him.

- Because you're... I begin to say but cut short as I can't bring myself to say the word.

- Go on, say it, replies, Connor, with a dark and pushing voice as he gets closer and closer to me.

- Because you're dead, I finally say it.

- Yes, I am, answers, the dead hunter as he smirks evily. Was that the first time that you've taken a human life? he questions me, not looking surprised but amused to see me this scared.

- You're a ghost. That's gotta be it, I see him shaking his head negatively while smirking evily again. You're a ghost, that's what's happening right now. Jer... Jeremy, I quickly look up at the ceiling before screaming my brother's name. Jeremy! The hunter keeps staring at me with his dark eyes as he seems to really appreciate to see me like this. You're a ghost; you're haunting me. You're a ghost; you're haunting me, I whisper to myself as I close my eyes, hoping that when I will open them again he will be gone.

- Can a ghost do this? demands me, Connor before grabbing me in a chokehold and starts to strangle me. Oh, my God... I struggle at first before thrusting my elbow into his stomach. I release myself from his grasp and push him with my vampire strength. Connor flies across the dining table, but he quickly gets back up and begins to walk towards me. No... I turn around and grab a kitchen knife. I go back to Connor as he is still approaching me quickly before stabbing him easily in the neck. The man grunts in pain as I remove the blade from his neck. Wha... No, Jer! I drop the knife on the floor, shocked by what I did.

- Oh my god! I whisper sadly and I feel my eyes watering up quickly. Jeremy stares at me in pain as he falls on the floor. I go down with him, crying as I remark that my brother's eyes are lifeless. Jer! Jer! Jer! Jer! No, no, no, no, no, no. I look down and grab my little brother's hand to see if he is wearing his ring. Oh good... However, I still feel as bad as when I discovered that it was him that I stabbed and not Connor. No, no. Jer! Jeremy! I call my brother while crying as I grab his head between my hands and shake it, like it will bring him faster from the dead.

Gillian's P.O.V.

I slowly open my eyes, waking up slowly and by myself. It's been a while since I slept that well... I stretch and yawn when I remark that Damon is next to me, still asleep. I better not wake him up. I gently and discretely take the sheet off of me as I sit upright. I was about to get up when a pair of arms bring me back to bed. I didn't even have time to react that my uncle begins to tickle my sides, causing me to start laughing.

- Damon! Stop-stop it! AHH!! Damon, you have no right! AHH! I tell him, laughing uncontrollably as I grab his hands to take them off. He lets me do it and stops tickling my sides. I lay on my back still laughing and smiling as I look at a smiling Damon. My uncle looks down at me as one of his hand is still holding mine. I hate you, Uncle Damon, I say playfully before laughing again, which made my uncle to roll his eyes playfully as well.

- And I hate you too, Boo, responds, Damon while chuckling. I smile and weakly giggle as we stare at each other.

- Is that our new way to say "I love you"? I ask him with a joking tone which caused my uncle to laugh and nod positively.

- I guess so, he answers. I nod as well before slowly stopping smiling and looking at the ceiling. My uncle stops smiling as well when he releases my hand to go put it on my cheek. I feel him lightly pushing my cheek so I am looking at him again. You should go see him, he whispers to me, mentioning my father. I sigh and look away again before taking his hand off. I sit upright, followed by Damon.

- I don't want to see him, I whisper back as I bring my knees to my chest.

- Gillian, listen to me, you should go see your father. He regrets deeply, you have no idea, answers, my uncle with a gentle voice.

- How do you know that? I gently ask him as you can hear the pain in my voice.

- Because I know everything. I'm the oldest one in this house, remember? I crack a smile as I put my head on my knees. Damon puts his hand on my back and lightly caresses it. Gillian, knowing you, it's not a fight that will get to you and your father. Your love, your kindness and that caring that you have for each other is too deep for it to be broken with a finger snap, I look up at him, staying silent. I take a deep breath in before leaning against my uncle.

- I guess you're right, I whisper as I lay my head on his leg. Damon plays with my hair as I hear him giggle.

- Of course, I am. Go now, he gently tells me while smiling. I faintly smile back before getting up from his bed.

- I'll go to my room first, getting refresh and puting my clothes on, I inform my uncle. I see him nodding at me while still smiling before I exit his bedroom. I walk up to mine and immediately go take my shower. I put my hair in a messy bun and quickly take my shower before preparing myself. I put my clothes on and grab my phone that I left on my bed before getting out of my bedroom. I turn around when I almost bump into someone. I gasp and back away, bumping into my door instead.

- Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you, apologizes, my father as I see him holding a cup of coffee with a glass of blood.

- No, it's, hum... I look around the hall to see if Damon is here, but no. Hum... What... Were you coming to my room? I ask him, trying to sound gentle and not upset. I look around the hall a bit upset. It's hard to hide it...

- Yes, I wanted to bring you your breakfast, he says as he hands me the cup and the glass. I look at them, staying silent before looking up at his eyes. My father faintly smiles as the tension is awkward. I take the cup and the glass from his hands which seems to look like dad appreciates that I didn't refuse his gesture.

- Thanks, I thank him before taking a sip of my glass of blood. He mixed up the human and animal blood. Just like I do... I look up at him, kind of surprised. I was about to say something when he interrupts me.

- I went to get some fresh animal blood this morning, just for you. I thought you might like it, he says as he looks slightly hurt and mostly sorry.

- I do, thanks, I answer while nodding and faintly cracking a smile. Dad faintly smiles back before slowly stepping forward. He gently and slowly places a kiss on my forehead before backing away.

- I truly am sorry about yesterday, Gillian. I shouldn't have doubt in you. I was... stupid. I don't know what came over me, he apologizes to me, looking serious and sorry in my eyes.

- Well, I guess we all learn from our mistakes, I respond with an understandingly tone as I weakly nod. None of us say a word for a long moment as we stare at each other, silently. I have to go downstairs. Thanks again for... I show him the cup and the glass of blood while faintly smiling.

- No problem, Honey, he answers as he stays in front of my door. I begin to walk down the stairs when I hear him whispering to himself even though it is for me. Just don't forget that I love you, Lilou, I hear him whispering before he goes to his bedroom. I sigh sadly before going to the kitchen.

Damon's P.O.V.

After Boo went to her bedroom, I went to take my shower as well. I didn't even have time to get dressed that my phone rang. Elena... She sounded so panicked over the phone. I quickly got dressed and rushed over to her house. None even five minutes later, I was there. I enter it and find her in the living-room, pacing in front of the sofa. I walk around it, frowning confused when I discover a dead Jeremy laying on the couch. Great...

- I can't believe this happened. What am I going to say to him? tells and asks me, the brunette, still pacing around in front of me as she looks panicked, confused and hurt.

- Thanks for not ditching the family ring after it drove Ric crazy? I reply with a joking tone while smiling to her. Elena glares at me, not amused at all. You should have called Stefan, I tell her, shaking my head negatively as I don't know what to do or say. I'm not like Stefan... I know how to do with Gillian, with Stefan, but the others... that's another story.

- I don't want to talk to him. He's been lying to me and hiding things from me. He compelled Jeremy to forget God knows what, responds, Elena to me with a mad tone as she continues to pace nervously around.

- In all fairness, I mean, I think you killing him kinda trumps that, I reply which caused the brunette to glare at me one more time. And you should have called Stefan, I insist gently.

- I don't trust him right now, Damon, she answers me seriously while shaking her head negatively when the front door gets open. Right on time, brother...

- Hey, greets, my little brother, sounding nervous and confused.

- PS, I called Stefan, I reply with a slight guilty tone as I see Elena being annoyed and upset. But I couldn't not call Stefan... My little brother walks over to Elena as he sees Jeremy laying lifeless on the sofa.

- What happened? Why did you call me? questions gently, my little brother as Elena is now standing between us. The brunette faces Stefan as she backs off and avoids his eyes.

- I just... I need to go upstairs and shower. Clean all the blood off my hands, she tells him before walking out of the room quickly. Stefan looks at her leaving the living-room with a painful look. I was about to sigh when Jeremy comes back to life with a dramatic gasp. What a come back...

- Welcome back. How are you feeling? tells and asks, Stefan to Elena's baby brother.

- What happened? asks, Jeremy, looking confused and a bit scared as he regains his breathing.

- Long story, buy the e-book, I tell him with sarcasm before turning around to go to the kitchen.

Stefan's P.O.V.

After Damon went to the kitchen and that Jeremy is slowly coming back to himself, I walk up upstairs and go to Elena's room. She didn't even look at me... She is so angry at me because I can't tell her the truth. As always when she doesn't know what is happening. Maybe it's better this way... I enter her bedroom as she just changed herself into a robe.

- Elena. Hey, she looks at me before walking passed me, avoiding me. Listen, I know you're still upset about yesterday and I get it, believe me, but just let me help you, I gently say and offer her my help, hoping she will accept it.

- I don't want your help right now, Stefan, she answers with an upset tone as her back is facing me.

- But you'll accept Damon's? I reply with a jealous and upset tone while looking away. She turns around, looking mad at me.

- Don't make this about Damon. You've been working with Klaus doing God knows what, and don't insult me by trying to deny it, responds, Elena with the same upset tone as she shakes her head. I roll my eyes, annoyed that she doesn't give it up already.

- Listen, it's not what you think, okay? I say with the same gentle tone as I know arguing won't do anything.

- I don't know what to think, but I do know that I don't want to talk to you and I don't really wanna be around you right now, replies, Elena to me before walking passed me to go to her bathroom. However, I grab her arm as I turn around to stop her.

- Please just... I begin to say when she interrupts me and rips her arm out of mine.

- No! she exclaims madly before showing me her hands still covered of blood. This is my brother's blood on my hands, Stefan. I stabbed him in the neck last night. So forgive me if I'm not in the mood to listen to you try to talk your way out of this, answers, the brunette with the same mad tone before turning around and entering her bathroom. She shuts the door behind her, almost slamming it as I look away, hurt. Gillian, now Elena... Maybe Klaus was right... I'll lose them both if I don't choose...

Gillian's P.O.V.

I exit the boarding house with my earphones on as I look at the screen of my phone to pick a song. I walk down the steps off the front porch and step toward the gate. Wow... something behind me just cracked quiet loudly. I look at where the noise came from, but I don't see anything. Maybe it was just an animal... I put a song on and was about to start running when someone grabs me from behind. What? Who is it? I try to scream as I grip on the person's hand to make him or her releasing me. I smash the person's left foot before giving a headbutt in their nose. The person releases me and I vamp-speed away out of my property. I rush and rush until stopping in the woods somewhere, hiding behind a tree. I sit behind it, shaking nervously and scared as I look through my phone. Dad... Dad... Dad... there! I was about to press on the calling button when darkness suddenly surrounded me.

Tyler's P.O.V.

- You're still going? I ask to Hayley, Chris and another hybrid as I see them still drinking shots in the living-room. I drank enough last night and then I slept, which is what you guys should have done.

- We're just paying our respects to Dean, replies, Chris to me, raising up his shot before drinking it in one swallow.

- That's great, Chris, but could you pay them at a bar instead? I ask him with annoyment in my voice. The boy shrugs before looking away, annoyed as well.

- Don't be mad. We're celebrating our fallen hybrid friend, tells me, Hayley, getting up and walking over to me. She pours her shot in my mouth which I had to accept even though I didn't want some. The wolf girl wipes her thumb across my bottom lip and sticks her thumb in her mouth seductively. Suddenly, steps are heard behind me.

- Well, don't let me interrupt, I hear the Original Hybrid saying from behind me. I turn around and see him leaning against the door-frame as he stares at Hayley with his eyebrows arced.

- I didn't know you were here, I tell to the Original with an annoyed tone as I face him.

- Clearly, answers, Klaus with an upset voice before passing between Hayley and I to enter the room. He takes a swing from a bottle of Bourbon that he has in his hand. I just popped round to celebrate Dean's successful retrieval of the vampire hunter. Yet when I arrived, I learnt that not only was Dean unsuccessful, but that Elena killed the hunter, tells and informs us, the Original vampire as he looks at us, clearly upset.

- Well, maybe if you had let Dean use force on Connor instead of sending him in on a suicide mission, exclaims, Hayley with an upset and stern tone as she looks at Klaus with a frown.

- Maybe you should mind your business, wolf girl, answers, Klaus with the same tone as her before smirking devilishly.

- What do you care if Connor's dead anyway? I question to him, frowning confused. He does give a bit too much importance about someone that wants... wanted to exterminate all of us.

- I have my reasons. They've ceased to matter. Cheers, responds, Klaus with a fake smile before taking a sip from the bottle of alcohol. Both Hayley and I stare at him when a sudden knock is heard at the front door. I walk over to it and open it to discover Caroline. What is she doing here?

- I brought your stuff. Old laptop, your jersey, the charm bracelet, tells me, the blonde vampire as she is holding a box with stuff in it. She looks at me, hurt and mad.

- Care, this isn't a good time, I tell her, shaking my head as I don't want her to see Klaus.

- Just take it, she replies as she shoves the box into my chest. What? I stare at her, surprised and with disbelief. She's breaking up with me?

- Caroline, I hear Klaus calling the blonde vampire after he put his bottle down on the small table. He walks up over to us as Caroline looks at him and folds her arms across her chest. By the break-up drama unfolding before me I assume you've met Hayley, Care doesn't say a word and looks down, hurt. I hear the Original Hybrid sighing heavily, bothered by that. All right, come on, let's go. Let's leave them alone. Your talents are needed elsewhere, replies, Klaus to the hybrids in the living-room before smirking.

- For what? I ask confused.

- I think you've got more important things to deal with, mate, answers, Klaus to me before walking out followed by Chris and another hybrid. Caroline closes the door and turns to look at both Hayley and I. My girlfriend smiles.

- Do you think he bought it? questions, Care in a whisper as she is still smiling.

- Hell, I bought it, replies, Hayley with a smile as well.

- Thanks for the heads up that he was here, Hayley, thanks, Care to the wolf girl after laughing happily.

- You girls are good liars, I reply, feeling relieved that it was only a scene. I smile and turn to Care before grabbing her face and smashing my lips onto hers. Caroline answers to my kiss with the same passion as Hayley is watching us, awkwardly.

Elena's P.O.V.

I am in my shower, letting the water running down my body. Why did Stefan do this? Why didn't I control my anger on that hunter? Why is every bad things happening to me? My life is always on a thin line! I hate it! I clean off myself from the blood, massaging my shoulders at the same time before looking down. What? I gasp and back up as I see blood running down the shower. I look up at the shower head but the water is perfectly normal. Not again... I look back down and see more blood. No, no, no, no, no... I get out of my shower, freaking out. I grab a towel and envelope myself in it as I am still breathing rapidly. What is happening to me?

Damon's P.O.V.

- Where did Jeremy go? I ask to Stefan as he joins me in the kitchen. I just finished cleaning up the blood that Jeremy lost last night. The brunette doesn't need to do this as well... She has enough already.

- School. Bonnie has him volunteering for some occult exhibit, answers, my baby brother to me as he stands across the room.

- Or maybe he didn't want to linger in a house where his sister just jammed a knife in his neck, I reply to Stefan, wiping my hands with a cloth before fakely smiling. Stefan weakly nods before we both hear his phone ringing.

- It's Klaus, informs me, Stefan, looking bothered as he sighs.

- Oooh, time to face the music. Pay the piper, dance with the devil, I joke as I put the cloth down.

- You know, I'm glad you find this amusing. If he finds out I told you about the cure, he'll kill both of us and my daughter. I can't let him do that, replies, Stefan to me with a serious tone.

- Quit avoiding him, that means shady. Shady people get outed, I continue joking when Stefan answers the phone call.

Klaus's P.O.V.

- I don't want to talk about it, tells me, Stefan, right after answering my call. I am outside, walking through the neighborhood of the Gilbert brunette.

- Well, I can't imagine why, what with you ruining all my plans for a hybrid filled future, I reply with a calm voice as I quickly walk.

- Well, it wouldn't have happened, if you hadn't sworn me to secrecy, answers, the vampire.

- Well, life's full of ifs, Stefan. But let's accentuate the positives, shall we? The hunter was one of five; we'll find another. It may take centuries, but we've got nothing but time, right? I state and ask him, smirking at the same time as I lead my way toward the Gilbert's house.

- You're using your calm voice today. Who's getting killed? remarks and asks, Stefan with a very slight point of nervousness.

- Not you, if that's what you're worried about. But I am concerned about your beloved. Have the hallucinations started yet? I say and ask him as I can finally see the house.

- What do you know about that? questions, Stefan with some surprised that I mentioned the hallucinations. I conclude that it did begin then...

- I'll tell you. Where are you? I say and ask him.

- I'm at her house, answers, Stefan.

- How convenient, so am I, I reply walking up the front porch before knocking on the door and hanging up at the same time.

Stefan's P.O.V.

- You know, this would all be a lot more civilized if I was just invited inside, tells me, Klaus as I walk out of the house after he knocked on the door. Damon is still inside, in the kitchen, while Elena is upstairs.

- It's bad enough I'm out here talking to you, I reply with a slight upset tone as I walked down the steps of the Gilbert's front porch. Klaus follows me.

- Mmh, where's your bundle of joy, Stefan? I don't see her here, he asks me with a smile, mentioning Gillian, as he looks around the street.

- Not here. She's where she is safe, I reply, not wanting to tell him where Gillian is. I know he won't do anything to her but still.

- Did you give her the rose and the parchment? questions, the Original Hybrid as we stop walking and are facing each other.

- No, I didn't. We didn't have much opportunity lately to offer to each other some presents, Klaus, I reply to him with some sarcasm mixed up with annoyment. Klaus smirks and nods understandingly before he loses his smirks, like he remembers something. Right... I told him that Gillian was there yesterday. I sigh and look around.

- How is she? he asks, sounding concerned and caring about my daughter.

- She's fine... I answer, not wanting to tell him that we fought. I sigh as I shake my head. You didn't see how bad her state was. Gillian could have died in there because of that dead hunter.

- I'm sure it was terrible, answers, Klaus with an understanding tone again.

- "Terrible"? I repeat his word with disbelief or like I heard wrong. She was staked down by her knees, she had a bomb at her feet, she was tied up by vervained ropes, she had nails planted in her skin, her face, arms and chest were burned by vervain and her whole body and clothes were soaked up with her own blood! I recount him with a mad tone while just the thought and the memory of my daughter in that state pisses me off. I look away and take a deep breath to calm down as Klaus doesn't say a word. He only stares at me. "Terrible" is a very, very lightly word to use for happened to her!

- That child of yours keeps impressing me more and more. Her strength, her courage, her smartness, her wiseness and her cleverness... Those abilities are like special powers. They aren't given to everyone. I truly admire all that, replies, the Original Hybrid with a sincere and serious tone. I stare at him for a small moment, reading the real sincerity on his face.

- She's strong. That's who she is. Fighting is all she has been knowing in her life, mainly this passed year, I reply, sounding guilty when I say the last sentence. Klaus stares at me, speechless. It's like he is letting me a moment to think. I take a deep breath in before puting my hands in my pockets. Anyway, what do you know? I ask him about the hallucinations that Elena is having.

- I killed the original five hunters, remember? When one kills a hunter, there's a bit of a consequence, answers, Klaus to me, looking serious and no more concern.

- What kind of consequence? I ask him, frowning confused and lightly worried.

- The hunters were spelled by witches to kill vampires; if you prevent one from fulfilling his destiny then he'll take you down with him, he explains to me.

- What do you mean? Connor's dead, I ask and remind him, shaking my head, confused.

- I mean, Connor's death won't prevent him from making Elena his final vampire kill, replies, Klaus with a smirk. I frown, not liking that answer. She'll need to come with me now. I'll lock her up, keep her away from any sharp wooden objects.

- She's not going anywhere with you, I reply as I shake my head negatively.

- Well, if we leave her alone, she'll take her own life before the day is out, warns me, Klaus with a serious and gravely voice.

- She's stronger than that, I tell him.

- Is she? Believe me, it's for her own good, says, Klaus, smirking to me as we both stare at each other.

Elena's P.O.V.

I walk out of the bathroom, buttoning up my shirt. Why do I keep seeing blood? What is wrong with me? Is it because of what I did to Connor? I sigh and look into my mirror as I stand right in front of it. I look down, adjusting my sweater before looking back up. Oh, my God... I gasp and turn around after seeing that Connor is standing not too far from me. What is he doing here? How can he be here? I watch him touching his neck where the blood is before he begins to walk up towards me.

- Would you like some? You seemed to enjoy it when you drink from me, he proposes with a smirk as he extends his hand to me. I breath heavily, nervously and scaredly, as I watch his bloody fingers. Why can I smell it? How can I smell the blood from a dead man... from a ghost? Connor smirks, looking like he seems to enjoy making me suffering.

- I wasn't myself. I was angry, I reply to the dead hunter with a calm voice as I try to calm down. However, I frown madly to the man as he gets closer and closer to me.

- Were you yourself when you snapped my neck with your bare hands? he asks me with a mad frown and with disgust in his voice.

- You staked me, I remind him, attempting to find an argument to defend myself.

- Because you're a monster and you deserve to die. Admit it, whispers darkly, the dead hunter as he is finally standing right in front of me. I frown sadly and mostly madly as I shake of madness.

- No! I exclaim before walking quickly out of my bedroom to run downstairs. I lead myself toward the kitchen where I hear some quiet noise as I constantly look behind me, scared that Connor might follow me. I enter the kitchen. Damon... I call the vampire but stop abruptly when I see that Connor is standing near the sink. He looks at me before slowly walking up towards me.

- Decomposition starts in the first twenty four hours. I'm rotting in an unmarked grave because of you, tells and reminds me, Connor with a dark and angry tone.

- No! I scream in fear before turning around and running toward the front door, grimacing sadly and with fear. Why is this happening to me? I don't deserve this!

- What's wrong? I hear Damon asking me with a confused tone. However, I don't stop running away and open the front door. I need to get out of here and far from Connor... Elena! calls me, Damon as I get on the front porch. What?

Stefan's P.O.V.

Klaus and I look at the front door of the Gilbert's house when we hear it getting opened and my big brother calling out for the brunette with a nervous tone. What is happening now? Please, tell me it isn't an hallucination... Elena stops on the front porch, looking confused at Klaus and I as I remark my brother running after her and almost stepping out of the house. However, before Damon could even step a single foot out, Klaus super-speeds towards Elena, grabs her, and leaves. What...? Where did he took her?

- Elena! calls, Damon again for the brunette but only the two of us are here. My brother is standing on the front porch, looking around before glaring at me as I am still standing in the middle of the yard. I look around as well, worried. That's not good...

Gillian's P.O.V.

I gasp, waking up from the dead and coughing gravely as I slowly regain my breathing. Where the hell am I? Who brought me here? What happened to me? I can feel some pain in my neck. I slowly move my head as I realize that someone must have snapped my neck. That's a joke, right? I attempt to touch my head with my left hand when I remark that I am attached to a tree. What? How come...? I struggle, trying to get free when I hear someone screaming. What? I look to my left and see a woman, probably in the beginning of her twenties, tied up to a tree with a cloth over her mouth. Cries are heard on the other side. I turn my head and discover a little girl, probably between seven and nine years old, crying and looking at the woman across from her. She looks so frightened that it hurts me. I frown sadly when I remark that I also have a cloth in my mouth. Looks like all my senses are coming back slowly... I sigh and continue struggling to get free when sudden footsteps are heard from behind me. No... I stop struggling as I just listening closely to the sound of those steps. I know someone who walks like this...

- Finally awake, Foxy? Questions, Kyle to me as he kneels in front of me, smiling. What? What is he doing here? Is he the one who did this to me? Did he break my neck to bring me here?! How are you since the other night? He questions to me, still smiling.

- Kyle... Did you kill me?! I ask him with disbelief and an upset frown as I see the woman looking at Kyle with scared eyes.

- Well, I had to otherwise you wouldn't have followed me, he answers, losing his smile and lightly looking down. I scoff and shake my head as I try to get free again.

- You're pathetic, I tell him while struggling.

- Maybe, but I'm not doing this because I want to. I'm doing this because I don't have a choice, he replies, standing up to walk towards the woman.

- What... What are you talking about? I ask him with a confused tone when I realize that I still don't know why those two humans are here. Kyle, why are they here?

- It's nothing that you have to worry about... Unless you decide to play your stubborn card, he answers as I see him grabbing the woman roughly by her arm before walking over to the little girl.

- My stubborn card? You're the one with a nasty temper, remember, I remind him with a slight upset tone when he throws the woman next to the little girl. She quickly gets on her butt as she sits the closest she can be next to the little girl. They look alike... I think they're sisters...

- Calm down, Foxy, things can quickly get messy here if you don't change this attitude, he answers to me while smirking and glancing at the humans. I stare at him with an upset frown and with disbelief as well. Kyle chuckles to the fact that I stay speechless. He leans in towards the two sisters and rips the cloth off of their mouth. The little girl is crying of fear while the adult one looks at him with a frown mixed up with fear and madness.

- Who the hell are you? What do you want? She asks him, her voice lightly shaking due to her fear. I look up at Kyle as I see his amused face.

- You don't need to know that, replies, Kyle to the woman. So, I watch him kneeling in front of her as the little girl tries to back away from him, what's your name, miss?

- Kayla, she answers, staring at him with as much courage as she can have.

- And that delicious girl next to you? questions, Kyle to the woman before glancing at the little girl with a smile. Kayla doesn't say a word and stares at him with a dark look. I look at Kyle as I see him frowning madly suddenly. He grabs her by her throat and stares into her eyes as the little girl next to them looks at him frightened. What is her name? He repeats madly as he compels her.

- Meryl, answers, the woman under the compulsion. I close my eyes and sigh as I hate not being able to help those poor girls.

- Good, see you can be good when we force you to, smirks, Kyle before standing up and walking up towards me. I glance at Kayla who looks at me with a sad and scared frown. Poor girl... She doesn't even know what is happening to her... I see Kyle kneeling in front of me, smirking despite his serious look. See what I can do if you don't tell me what I need to know.

- I don't even know what you need, Kyle. I don't even know why you came back here. All I know is that you didn't come here because you wanted to see me, I respond to him with an upset tone as the two of us are frowning at each other. What the hell happened to us? We used to be best friends...

- No, you're right. I came because I need something, for someone, answers, Kyle while nodding positively. So, he is working for someone?

- Who? Who are you working for? I ask him, frowning confused and upset.

- That's a question that I might answer later. For now, I need you to tell me where the necklace is, he tells me with a serious and almost stern tone. I stare at him in disbelief, almost like I didn't hear him well. Necklace? Which necklace?

- What are you talking about? Which necklace? I question while shaking my head, confused.

- Don't be dumb, Gillian. The necklace. The one that you're father offered you when you were a kid, he tells me with an upset and threatening tone. I stare at him, frowning as I realize which necklace he is talking about. That is the one from the first Original witch...

- Why do you need it? I ask him with a confused tone as I frown unsure.

- So many questions, for so little answers. This day promised to be interestingly long, answers, Kyle, smirking before getting up.

Jeremy's P.O.V.

I stare at my hand, looking at the tattoo that appeared right after Connor's death. I don't like this... Why did it happen to me? Why did it only appear after Connor died? Why not before or later? What does that even mean? I can't tell about this to Elena. She will freak out and will want to take control of what to do with me. I hate when she does this. I'm not a puppet... She can't control my life like this anymore! Matt arrives next to me as I am standing in the middle of the hall. I am helping for the exhibit Professor... Whatever his name is from the college Whitmore, is presenting today.

- Hey, do you see anything on my hand? I ask him as he was about to grab a box. However, he turns around and crosses his arms over his chest. Matt looks at my hand before shaking his head negatively. What if I told you I saw the beginning of a mark like Connor's? I tell him, kind of with a nervous tone.

- Are you serious? asks me, Matt before sighing and looking away. Yeah, one more "problem" on our shoulders...

- It showed up after he died. He told me that I was a potential. That that's why I could see his mark, I explain in a whisper to the footballer after looking around to make sure that nobody is listening to us.

- So what does that make you? Like, the next chosen one or something? questions me, Matt which caused me to faintly smile. I was about to answer him when I hear a familiar voice.

- Hey guys, greets us, April. I turn around and see her standing behind me with that professor... Shane I think. Not sure. Can't remember well. Both of them are carrying artifacts.

- Hey April, greets back, Matt as he unfolds his arms.

- Well, don't let her do the heavy lifting. I found her wandering the hallways with this, replies, the teacher as he shows us a giant rock. What is he doing with that? Just teasing, I'm the guy who wrangles all the freaky stuff, I watch him extanding his hand to Matt who grabs it before shaking it. The Professor then shakes hand with me. Atticus Shane, please call me Shane, I beg you. Thank you guys for helping, I really appreciate it. You all get free admission to my free exhibit, smiles, the man before quickly walking away, like a wind blew him away from us. April, Matt and I smile back at him until we can't see the man anymore.

- Why does he look so familiar? questions, April as she looks and sounds confused.

- No idea, I respond to her, shaking my head negatively as Matt shrugs.

- Hey, umm, have you guys seen Rebekah? asks, April. I glance at Matt to see him lightly rolling his eyes, annoyed before we exchange a look together. Right, she "forgot"... She said she was gonna help me look into what caused the explosion at my dad's farm and then she just...

- Disappeared, yeah I know, replies, Matt, obviously annoyed even though he tries to hide it in front of her. April looks confused at Matt as it surprises her that he knows what she was about to say. Matt picks up a box and walks off, leaving April and I looking and faintly smiling at each other. That's awkward...

Bonnie's P.O.V.

- You lost her? I ask to the Salvatore brothers with disbelief as all three of us are standing in the kitchen of the Gilbert.

- Well, "lost" is a very strong word, we just technically don't know where she is, answers, Damon, trying to stay positive as he glares at his little brother with an upset look.

- I'm more worried about what Klaus said about this hunter's curse, replies, Stefan, as he has his arms crossed over his chest and looking worried.

- How does Klaus even know about this? I ask them, shaking my head with confusion. How come that Original always knows everything?

- How does Klaus know anything? Guy's like a billion years old, responds, Damon, looking at me like this was obvious.

- He said it was a witch's curse, tells me, Stefan as he looks at me like I could give him the answer right now. Right...

- You know if I could do anything to help, I would. But I...

- But nothing, wave your magic wand, hocus pocus, begone hunter ghostus, whatever, replies and interrupts me, Damon as he gets up from the counter and walks up to me, standing across from me. Him and Stefan are standing on the other side of the table as it is separating us.

- The spirits won't let me do the magic I'd need to break the curse. But I can ask Shane for help, he knows everything about everything, I say as I remember that Professor Shane is at my school today for an exhibit. Maybe we could ask him about this curse...

- Great, you two your thing, suddenly, tells, Stefan before beginning to walk away. 

- Where are you going? And call my little niece for help. We'll need her, asks, Damon with a confused tone before telling to Stefan as he points at him.

- I'm gonna get Elena back. And no, I'm not calling Gillian, responds, Stefan, stopping and turning around to look at Damon seriously as he shakes his head.

- Yes, you are, replies, the raven hair vampire while insisting.

- Damon, Gillian and Elena fought like hell yesterday in case you forgot. Gillian is pissed. She won't come to save her, reminds, Stefan to his big brother as I frown confused. Fought? I clearly missed something...

- Come on, Stefan, we both know how Gillian is, tells, Damon as he rolls his eyes.

- Exactly, I know my daughter and I know she won't come. And even if she did, I don't want her imply in this, tells, Stefan before turning around again to attempt to leave the house.

- What? Why? asks, Damon with a confused tone and frown as he approaches his baby brother. Stefan stops and turns back around to face him with an annoyed, nervous, worried and slightly upset look.

- Damon, she almost died yesterday. I just want her to stay safe at home. I do not need to worry even more than I already am. I have enough with Elena. Can you respect that? exclaims and asks, Stefan, slightly losing patience as he sounds more and more worried and concerned. The raven hair vampire stares at his little brother for a small moment before sighing and looking away.

- Fine, you're her father after all, not me. You decide for her. You know what is best for Boo, replies, Damon to Stefan while sounding lightly hurt. I don't know why he is hurt when he talks about Gillian like this... I mean she's his niece so... I don't know. Could he want her as his kid and not his niece?

- Damon, I don't want you to call her, repeats seriously and almost sternly, Stefan to his brother.

- I won't. You don't want her in this, then I won't call her, answers, Damon, puting his hands up in defense.

- Damon, I'm serious, insists seriously, Stefan, giving his brother a look as he clearly looks upset.

- Me too, brother. I won't call Gillian. I promise you, replies, Damon while nodding positively. Stefan and him exchange a long glance together before the father vampire nods and turns around to finally exit the house. Okay, what was that? Damon turns around to look at me as I frown confused at him.

- Wait, did I miss something? I ask him, mentioning about this little discussion between the brothers about Gillian and what happened with Elena and the vampire daughter yesterday. Damon shrugs before turning around and gesturing me to follow him.

Klaus's P.O.V.

- Let go of me, tells me madly, Elena as I am holding her in a chokehold.

- Certainly, I push her into a room after Chris closed the door behind me. Elena looks around the room, seeing the huge bed, the rug, the furnitures, the lamps, but mostly remarks that there are no windows. I apologize for the lack of windows; it's to preserve the art. And of course to prevent you from taking off your daylight ring and burning yourself to death in the sun,  I apologize and explain to her with a smirk as she turns around to look at me.

- I'm not gonna kill myself. I would never do that, she answers, shaking her head while frowning like it was obvious to me. If you knew what you'll be going through...

- Oh, but you'll want to, I reply which caused the brunette to immediately look scared at me. I did. Problem is, I'm immortal.

- You went through this? she asks me, frowning confused.

- Yes, I did. For fifty-two years, four months, and nine days. I was tormented, in my dreams, my every waking moment, relentless, never-ending torture. It was the only period of my life when I actually felt time, I admit and continue to explain to her as I remark that her face gets decomposed like she is about to cry. You were warned to not kill him...

- So, you knew that this would happen if Connor died? That's why you got involved. Did Stefan know too? she asks me, sounding upset against the Salvatore vampire.

- All he knew was that the hunter had to be kept alive. You should have listened to him when he said he had it covered, love, I tell her with a serious and almost dark tone while approaching her. Elena looks at me while backing away as she seems to barely realize her mistake. But she looks like she won't admit it much...

- What else does Stefan know? she asks me with an upset tone.

- Well, that's one of life's little mysteries, isn't it? I reply to her with a smirk before turning around and walking toward the only door in this room.

- How did you make it stop? she questions to me which caused me to stop walking, standing right before the door. I turn around and look at her while sighing.

- I didn't. Eventually it just stopped, I admit to her as I remark her face lightly grimacing sadly again. You put yourself in this alone girl... The hallucinations tend to appear in strange forms, I tell her with a smirk before knocking on the door. Chris opens it for me as there is no handle on this side of the door. Only people from this exterior can open it. Don't say I didn't warn you, I smirk again before quickly exiting the room. I hear Elena running up to the door but Chris shuts it before she could walk out.

Stefan's P.O.V.

- He's got Elena. I need Tyler to get the other hybrids away, so I can get her out. I know I'm probably asking the impossible but... I inform, explain and demand to Caroline as I am on the phone with her. I am standing on the side of the road, next to my motorcycle.

- Actually, you're not, answers, Caroline to me. What? I frown surprised before the blonde vampire tells me to join them at the Lockwood's house. I hang up and get on my motorcycle to drive to the mansion. Fifteen minutes later, I turn off my engine and run up to the house. Tyler opens the door for me and I follow him to the living-room.

- Hayley is the one that helped me break the sire bond. She showed me what to do, how to help. When she showed up here I thought it was just coincidence, but it turns out she's been helping one of them, her friend Chris. And she came to help us get the rest of them out from under Klaus, explains me, Tyler as he is standing across the room, his arms crossed over his chest as he looks at me. Caroline is sitting in an armchair next to him, looking up at the hybrid. That was an unexpected news...

- So... are you telling me that Chris isn't sired anymore? I ask to Tyler, frowning confused and surprised.

- That's exactly what he's telling you, replies, Caroline with a smile as she looks at me. Tyler smiles as well. I slowly nod positively to this news. That's exactly what we needed...

Gillian's P.O.V.

- Come on, it's not far anymore, informs us, Kyle as the four of us are walking towards a cabin lost in the middle of the woods. Right before he led us here, Kyle compelled Kayla and Meryl so they would follow us and won't try to escape. As for me, he tied my hands in my back and holds me in a chokehold as he pushes me forward. Alright, here we are, the four of us enter the small cabin which is dived into darkness. Only the light of the sun coming in from the open door is lightening up. Kyle pushes me inside but I trip over something. I fall down, head first as the two girls follow us. Sit down on the chairs! exclaims, Kyle with a stern and threatening tone. Both girls obey and sit on the chairs. I get up from the floor feeling something flowing down the side of my face. Great... I'm already bleeding. Sit down, Foxy, tells me, Kyle as he pushes a chair to me with his foot. I sit on it, not saying a word. Well, you girls are good listeners, smirks, Kyle as he walks around the three of us. Maybe I won't be too hard on you. Only depends if Gillian will be cooperative with me.

- Why do you want the necklace, Kyle? I ask him with a calm tone as I know getting mad won't do anything. Beside, the little girl doesn't need to be any more scared.

- I can't tell you, answers, Kyle as he looks down.

- Oh, so you can tell and force me to disclose where my necklace is, but you can't tell me why? I say to him with an upset and disbelieving tone while shaking my head negatively and frowning at him. I remark that Kayla, the old sister, is staring at us alternately with a confused frown as the little girl, Meryl, seems to have calmed down a bit.

- If I could tell you, I would... begins to reply, Kyle when I interrupt him.

- Would you? You have been damn secretive since you arrived here! I exclaim and remind him with a mad tone this time as I watch him stepping quickly and dangerously closer to me.

- I have my reasons, Gillian, okay? I can't tell you because if I do, your life will be in danger, he explains me with a serious tone as he leans on the chair, each of his hands on each arms of the chair. I back off a bit, scoffing at the same time as I breath heavily. However, I challenge him, staring into his eyes.

- Why does it sound like you're making all this up? Mmh? Because you clearly don't care about me anymore, I say with a mad tone while frowning. One day he loves and cares about me, the other day he just forgets me or threats me... What is he playing at?

- I'm not, Gillian, I...

- Kyle! I call him quiet loudly and madly which caused him to abruptly stop talking. Why do you need the necklace? The vampire stares into my eyes, staying silent for a long time before I see him shaking his head. He backs off and stares at me when he suddenly slaps me across the face. I gasp, shocked and surprised as I feel it sting. Why? I ask with a small voice.

- I don't have any choice, Gillian. I need that necklace. And I'll do anything to have it, he tells me before turning around and walking up to Kayla. The woman tries to move away but she can't since he compelled her to not move unless he tells her too. However, her eyes are full of scaredness.

- Please, don't hurt my sister, she whispers to Kyle with a pleading tone as she looks at her little sister across from her. Kyle smirks before looking at me.

- You heard, Foxy? If you want her wish to become true you better tell me where it is, he says and threats me. I stay quiet as I glance at the little girl. I can't let anything happen to her nor her sister. They shouldn't be here today... Come on, Foxy, I know your kindness and your heart will betray you. When people's life are on a line, you're ready to give yours instead, he says with a smirk as it seems to amuse him. He used to be impressed by my courage and strength... I stare at him, frowning madly. He's right, I will give up before he even touches them... But I don't know where the necklace is. Last chance, Gillian, where is the necklace? asks me, Kyle, starting to lose his patience as he grips hardly on Kayla's arms. The woman gasps as she grimaces in pain while Meryl, her little sister, is looking scared. I look at him, seeing his seriousness all over his face. I sigh and look down for a small moment.

- Kyle, I'm sorry but I can't help you. I don't know where is the necklace, I answer him truthfully while shaking my head negatively.

- Stop playing with me, Gillian. I know you know where it is, he says as I continue to shake my head.

- Kyle, I truly don't know where the necklace is. I haven't seen it in a while, I admit to him sincerely and seriously as I stare at him with a light frown. Kyle nods positively and slowly releases Kayla. Does he believe me? He looks like it... Well, he should, because I really don't know where the necklace is. Suddenly, I see him stepping up towards Meryl who looks frightened by him. Kyle? What are you doing? I ask him, tensing up for the girl.

- You don't want to tell me where it is? Fine! Be it! We'll do it the hard way, he tells me with a mad tone as he grabs the little girl by her arms and stands her up.

- Kyle, stop! I am telling you the truth! I have no idea where it is! I say with nervousness and seriousness as I am struggling in my seat. He can't hurt that little girl, she is innocent...

- Just remember that, Gi, everything that is happening to them, it's because of you! He tells me with a dark tone before staring into the eyes of the little girl who is beginning to cry hardly again. What? My fault? It can't be my fault if I don't know where it is... Can it?

- Kyle, no, please, stop! I'll help you find it if I have to, but release the kid. She has nothing to do with this. Please! I plead him with scaredness and nervousness in my voice when I get up from my seat and rush over to them. However, Kyle pushes me back in the chair, almost knocking it over.

- You leave me no choice, Gillian, tells me, Kyle with a dark and dangerous tone. I frown sadly and nervously to him before glancing at Kayla who is looking fearful at her baby sister.

- No, please, don't hurt her! Hurt me! Do whatever you want with me, but let my little sister alone! screams and pleads, Kayla with a mad and scared tone as she has her eyes beginning to tear up. This is not happening...

- Kyle...

- Shut up! He screams angrily at us as he turns around and looks at Kayla and I with his face all vamped-out. Kayla gasps and screams as she starts to cry hardly, just like her little sister. I can sense all the scaredness, the sadness and the pain in the room. It's magnified and choking...

- Oh, my God... Oh, my God! What are you? What... She stares at Kyle with fright and in tears before looking down at her sister, still in Kyle's grip. Don't hurt my sister, please! I hear Kyle groaning madly before turning back to the little girl. He grabs her chin and forces her to look into his eyes.

- You will walk up to your sister when she will wake up and you will offer her your blood, tells, Kyle to Meryl as he compels her. The little girl blinks as Kyle takes his hand off of her chin and looks even more scared. What? No, he can't do this! He... He won't do that, will he? Kyle turns around and walks up towards Kayla. I can't let him do this!

- Kyle, please, stop. I'm serious, I don't know where... I start to say but he interrupts me.

- Gillian, think! He yells at me which got me to gasp, startled. He never talked to me like that before... And he never betrayed me either before... You have three seconds to tell me where it is before I change her! I stare at him, feeling my eyes stinging due to the tears coming up. This can't be happening... Why is he doing this?

- Kyle, please...

- ONE! he screams, staring at me with a mad frown.

- Kyle, I don't-I don't... I say with a small voice as I look down and shake my head.

- TWO! he continues to scream madly.

- I don't know where it is! I scream at him as well, losing it. He stares at me for a small moment, not saying a word. His eyes are full of anger and impatience. I don't know where it is. I am telling you the truth, Kyle. I don't know where it is, I repeat to him seriously and with a nervous tone as my vision begins to get blurry.

 - Fine, says, Kyle before biting in his wrist and bringing it to Kayla's mouth.

- No! No! Kyle! Stop! I scream to my ex best friend as I see him feeding his blood to the woman.

- Kayla! I hear Meryl's voice for the first time, calling her big sister with a scared voice. The woman struggles to take it off of her mouth, but Kyle is stronger. Kayla screams and cries on her seat, too scared to move. I feel my tears rolling down my cheeks as well as this is unfair to those poor sisters. I get up and rush over to Kyle, but he kicks me in the stomach, sending me back in the chair. I groan in pain as I let a sob out before looking back up at him.

- Like I told you, Gillian, he says before taking his wrist out of her mouth. Kayla's chin is covered of blood. All of this, is your fault, he tells me before snapping Kayla's neck in one move. Kayla falls off of her chair and to the ground, dead. Meryl yells with scaredness, pain and sadness in her voice as the little girl doesn't know what is happening around her. All she sees is her sister laying dead on the ground. Kyle killed her big sister in front of her eyes... She is only a kid! I look at Meryl with my crying face, sobbing as well as Kyle looks at both of us, looking heartless. This is only the beginning, Foxy, he tells me with a smirk. I stare at him, hurt and scared when Meryl's cries made me turn my head. The girl is screaming and sobbing hardly in her chair as she stares at her dead sister. I can't... I get up from my chair, ignoring Kyle and rush up to her, taking her in my arms. I grab her and sit in her seat so she can't see her sister anymore.

- It's okay, Meryl, it's okay. It's just a bad nightmare. It's just a bad nightmare, I whisper to her with a cracking and shaky voice as I sob as well. I am not scared for me, but for her... If Kyle killed Kayla, he won't care much about Meryl then... I can't let him do this to this little girl. I look up one last time at Kyle before this one walks across the cabin and exits it.

Elena's P.O.V.

- Clothes, toothbrush, tells me, the hybrid as he puts a duffel bag on the bed. Klaus said you're gonna be here until he figures out where to put you.

- Just... please go away, I tell him with an upset tone as I am sitting on the chair, my leg shaking as I try to control myself. The hybrid doesn't say and a word and walks out of the room, shutting the door behind me when I see Connor standing where the hybrid was standing.

- I can't. I'm going to be with you forever, a constant reminder of what you've become, tells me, Connor, smirking as I look away upset and sadly. So, tell me, how did it feel to drain the life out of me?

- It was horrible. It was the worst thing that I've ever done, I tell him, shaking my head as I look up at him.

- You're lying, he immediately replies.

- No, I'm not, I answer, still shaking my head.

- Yes, you are. Tell the truth, insists, Connor with a louder tone.

- I am telling the truth, I repeat with a stern tone.

- You're lying, he says, frowning madly.

- Fine! I liked it. I loved the taste of your blood. Are you happy? I tell and ask him, losing it as I get up and walk over to him, frowning madly.

- I'm not happy, Elena. I'm dead. Did you know I had a family? A brother, parents, he tells me with a sad tone as I feel myself getting sadden suddenly. What did I do? I took someone's child's life...

- I'm sorry. I'm... I'm really sorry, I sincerely apologize as I feel my eyes watering up.

- Are you sorry about your parents? It's your fault they died, he asks and tells me, not looking nor sounding sad anymore. I frown confused and upset.

- Don't, I warn him, shaking my head. The dead hunter begins to step up towards me, causing me to walk backwards.

- They ran off Wickery Bridge with you in the car, but they weren't supposed to be there, were they? They died because of you, he says with a dark and cold tone when I bump into the chair I was sitting in. I gasp but still am facing Connor as my breathing quickens. And I'm not going to stop until you've taken your last, miserable breath.

- I'm not going to let you do this to me, I reply, frowning sadly as I walk away from him. I hear Connor laughing which made me turn back around to look at him.

- Then get rid of me. Kill yourself. You never wanted to be a vampire in the first place, now look at what you've become. You're a monster, and you deserve to die, I shake my head and turn around as I cover my hears. That's not true... All of this isn't true... It can't be. I'm not a monster! I close my eyes as I can still feel them watering up. You don't want to listen to me? Fine, replies, the hunter. What? I turn around, frowning confused. How...?

- Then how about you and I have a little chat, tells me, Katherine as the dead hunter isn't here anymore.

- Katherine? I call her surprised and confused.

- Did you miss me? asks, the vampire with a smirk as she stares at me.

Matt's P.O.V.

- You're looking at what people believed to be the world's first tombstone. This item was donated to Whitmore College last month, I listen to Professor Shane explaining and giving lecture on the artifacts at the exhibit. There is a white rock on a pedestal next to him. Some copies of its photo have been hang up behind the teacher with the label "Silas" on them. April is standing next to me as her and I are listening to him.

- Oh, I just remember how I know him. Through my dad, whispers, April to me as she stares at the professor.

- That guy knew your dad? I ask her, surprised. I wonder how they knew each other, they don't seem the same age.

- Yeah, he taught a theology seminar at Whitmore last year, responds, April as she frowns lightly confused.

- It belonged to a very powerful witch, a witch so powerful in fact that Silas, that was his name, created a spell that would grant him immortality. Now legend says that Silas did the spell with the help of a lady witch who loved him, a woman named Qetsiyah. Sadly for Qetsiyah, Silas wanted to give immortality to another woman, so Qetsiyah killed her and buried Silas alive, leaving him powerless, immortal, and alone. This might actually be the origin story of "Hell hath no fury like a woman's scorn.", recounts, Professor Shane, talking about the myth of Silas and Qetsiyah as lots of students listen to him. 

Damon's P.O.V.

- You got this? I ask to Bonnie in a whisper as her and I just arrived in the room where the professor is doing his exhibit.

- Yeah, I'll bring him to you, answers, Bonnie to me as she nods positively. Great... I turn around and walk out of the room to go to Alaric's classroom. Old memories...

Bonnie's P.O.V.

- Now, it's said that Silas wants to rise again. Regain his power, wreak havoc on the world. Maybe we should be afraid. Or maybe it's all a bunch of crap and this is just an old rock, explains and jokes, Professor Shane which caused all students to laugh. I know he saw me... He steps down from the little platform and slowly begins to walk up towards me. All right, listen, enjoy exploring the exhibit. I'll be around to answer any questions. Thank you for coming, thanks, Professor Shane as everyone gets up and starts to wander towards the exhibits. Hey, you made it, he tells me, smiling as he is now standing in front of me.

- Nice cautionary tale. Qetsiyah sounds like a badass, I tell him with a smile, showing him that I listened to what he said.

- Nothing compared to Silas, replies, the teacher as the both of us do a fake serious face to joke.

Elena's P.O.V.

- Don't you ever stop crying? Poor Elena, always the victim, tells, Katherine as she sighs, annoyed and walks around I. I heard that not long ago, from Gillian. I guess we can say : "Like mother, like daughter", right? I am sitting in the chair again, one knee against my chest as I cry. Except now you're a killer. What does Stefan think of the new you? states and asks, Katherine to me as she is clearly trying to get to me.

- Shut up! I tell her angrily and breathing heavily. Damn it... First Gillian, now you... I say with an angry town as I avoid her eyes.

- Ahh, but you know, my daughter has a lot of me in her. She is like her mother for a lot of things, replies, Katherine with a smirk before fakely pouting. The girl Stefan fell in love with is gone, you know. You're like me now, maybe worse, she says with a low voice as she clearly seems to enjoy doing this to me.

- I made a mistake. I can do better, I reply as I begin to lose it.

- No, you can't. You're a vampire. You'll kill again, it'll change you and it'll keep changing you until you're just like me, answers, Katherine, smirking again as she approaches me.

- I am nothing like you, I correct her, getting up from the chair to challenge her as I am still crying.

- I was you before you even existed. And when Stefan knew the real me, he hated me. And now he's gonna hate you too, Katherine turns around and starts to walk away as I feel tears rolling down my cheeks. I look down, hurt and scared. But, at least you still have Damon, tells me, the vampire with sarcasm and a playful tone. She really enjoys doing this...

- Shut up! I scream at her with all my sadness and madness before rushing up to her, attacking her. I jump on Katherine but end up landing on the bed. What? Where is she? She was an hallucination... I quickly sit upright, still crying with my hands on my head. I'm going crazy...

Gillian's P.O.V.

I am still holding Meryl in my arms, preventing her from looking at her sister's body. That kid is eight years old or so, she shouldn't have seen such things! Kyle went too far... I rock the little girl in my arms as I shush her, trying to calm the both of us. However, it is hard for me to calm down as I feel and sense all the kid's emotions. Mines are already magnified due to me being a vampire, but having hers in addition... It might not look like it but it is a lot to take. Kyle is still outside, doing God knows what. I need to do something... I need to bring Meryl somewhere and in safety before he does something to her... Before Kayla drinks from her... Wait, where's my phone? I touch my pocket with my right hand... Empty? Did Kyle took it? I was sure I still had it when we arrived here.

- Meryl, hey, look at me, the little girl pulls away from my neck as I make her to, hey, look at me, Lil Dove, it's okay. We will be okay. I promise you.

- Kayla, she calls her big sister as she was about to turn around. However, I stop her, grabbing her head in my hands as I caress her sweet and wet cheeks to sooth her the best. Kayla! She cries and calls her sister with a louder voice.

- Meryl, Meryl, Kayla is sleeping. We have to be quiet, I tell her, lying to her, hoping she will calm down. The little girl slowly stops sobbing in my arms as she looks at me, confused. She turns to look at Kayla on the ground as she stays silent for a moment.

- She is just sleeping? She asks me with her innocent voice. I feel a wave of sadness hitting me but I push it away the best I can.

- Yes, she is. Now, why don't you sit and wait here? I gently tell her. The girl stands up and lets me get up from the chair before sitting back on it. Few more tears escape her eyes, but not for long. I think she bought my lie... which is good for now. I watch her staring at her sister, like she is waiting for her to wake up. Right... I turn around and look around the cabin as I feel myself shaking nervously and fearful. There must be something here... I look at the closet, the fridge, the frames... But nothing. Even the drawers of the furnitures are all empty. I sigh and look nervously at the door to see if Kyle is coming back. I can't hear him talking nor walking... I walk across the room when I kick in something by accident, causing it to bump into the foot of the table. What...? I look down, frowning confused when I see a small object. My phone! I knew I still have it on me... It must have fallan off my pocket when I tripped earlier... I grab it and immediately call the first man I think about at this moment. Please, answer me, answer me... Damn it! I try to call my father again, hoping he will answer this time. But I fall on his voicemail again. Dad, come on! Pleae... I whisper to myself as my eyes are watering up. I am shaking more and more. I call Uncle Damon but he doesn't answer as well. I sigh and call my father for the third time, looking at the door to see if Kyle is coming back at the same time. Voicemail... What the hell is he doing?! I sigh nervously before letting a voicemail. "Dad, please, I need you. I'm stuck in a cabin in the woods with two girls. We..." I say with a shaky, nervous, scared and low voice. However, I didn't have time to finish my sentence that the door flies open. No... Kyle looks down at me, frowning angrily. He is holding a duffel bag. What's in it? He drops it on the floor and rushes over to me.

- Where did you get that phone? He asks me as he grabs it roughly from my hands and throws it against the wall, exploding it in pieces. He grabs me by my hair and brings me back to my chair. He pushes me in it which caused me to gasp. Who did you call? I don't answer him as I stare at the vampire with a frown, challenging him. WHO DID YOU CALL?! He repeats, shouting at me which caused the little girl to cry again.

- My dad... I called my dad, I answer him, frightenend. Kyle was ready to reply with anger at me. However, he doesn't and turns around, passing his hands in his hair. He looks so nervous... Kyle faces me again, slapping my cheek for the second time. I scream in pain, shocked and surprised which caused Meryl to scream as well, in fear.

- Gillian, I really don't want to do this, but I don't have any choice. I can't let that guy kill her, he tells me, frowning nervously and sadly despite his madness. Wait... because someone else is involve in this now?

- What? Who? Who's going to kill who? I ask him, frowning and shaking my head with confusion.

- That vampire... He will kill Octavia if I don't bring him the necklace. So please, tell me where it is, he explains and pleads me as he kneels in front of me. I stare at him with disbelief and surprised as I remark how his eyes changed suddenly. He looks more scared, nervous and sad than mad. Octavia... He is doing all this for that girl?!

- Octavia? The girl who stabbed me because she was jealous of our friendship? Kyle looks down like I just discovered his most shameful secret. I scoff and shake my head with disbelief. Kyle, that girl is crazy! She is playing with you, she...

- I am fiancé to her, he informs me, still looking down. What...? I stare at him quietly as I try to still process and understand his words. He didn't just say what I think he said?

- You proposed to Octavia? I ask in a whisper and hurt.

- Gillian, she was there for me when you were not. I missed my best friend, you were gone and I didn't know where you were. Octavia and I got closer rapidly and eventually things happened. And... He didn't have time to finish his sentence that I slapped him on the cheek. The tears are rolling down my face as I feel even more betrayed by him.

- How could you? I ask him with pain in my voice as the tears are rolling down. You know her and I couldn't stand each other. You know everything she did to us and still you get fiancé with her? And-and you made me believe that you loved me, for what? The necklace?

- Gillian, she understood me when I needed someone. She got me out of my bubble and my troubles when I was in a dark period. I... I just need all chances on my sides, he answers. I scoff again and shake my head as I look away, crying.

- Why do you truly need the necklace for? He looks at me, staying silent for a long moment as he frowns with guilt. When I see him like this, a part of me sees that my friend, my best friend, is still in there... But another one keeps remembering why he does this.

- I killed someone... a vampire. And that vampire was a friend of another vampire... An old one, very old one. One night, he captured Octavia and threatened to kill her. I couldn't let him do it, so I made a deal with him. I told him that I would bring him the necklace. And he told me that he will not touch her unless I do not follow his orders, explains me, Kyle with pain in his voice as he stares at me. I shake my head again, crying as my heart aches. How did he arrived so low?

- And what orders did he give you? Who is that old vampire? I ask him with a trembling voice as I wiped my cheeks.

- I can't tell you, responds, Kyle while shaking his head as he stands back up again.

- You can't or you won't? I ask him madly despite my pain.

- I can't, Gillian, because if I do... all of us will be dead. I don't want that. I... We exchange a look together as we read each other's emotions and thoughts. I don't want anyone to die around me, tells me, Kyle with a sorry and serious tone.

- It's a little late for that, I reply before hearing Kayla gasping for air as she comes back to life. The vampire closes his eyes in defeat and nods understandingly. He turns around to look at the woman sitting upright on the ground, breathing heavily.

- Welcome back, tells, Kyle when I see Meryl standing up from her chair and slowly walking up towards her sitting. Her eyes are looking like she is possessed. No...

- Meryl? Sweetie go back to your seat. Meryl? I call the little girl when I remember that Kyle compelled her. Meryl! Kyle, stop her, I can help you with the necklace and all but stop her, please, I plead the man as the girl is more and more approaching her sister. I can't let him do that!

- Things have to be done, Gillian, he answers to me with a serious tone as he stands behind the sisters.

- Gillian? calls me, Meryl with a scared tone. I stand up and attempt to rush toward the girl to prevent her from doing this when Kyle vamp-speeds over to me and grabs me, stopping me from going away.

- Kyle, let me go! Kyle! I scream at him as I try to push him away from me. I look back at Meryl who is kneeling down next to her sister. Meryl, no! Back off, please! Kayla! Kayla, look at me! The woman looks up at me as I see and hear her breathing heavily. I know that the smell and her heart pumping blood is calling for you. I know the lust you're feeling right now. But think about your sister, about her life, she looks at her neck and wrist alternately, like she doesn't know where there will be more blood. However, I can tell that she is terrified and confused. Kayla, I know what you're going through but you have to resist. Do not drink from your sister. You'll regret it later. You don't know the temptation, the lust, you don't know how this can destroy you, I tell her with a serious and sad tone as I am still struggling in Kyle's grasp. Meryl stares at her sister with fearful and watering up eyes as Kayla seems to strongly struggle against the smell of the blood rushing in her baby sister's veins. Kayla grabs the wrist of her baby sister and approaches it to her mouth. No, Kayla, do not do that! Kayla! Kayla! Kyle, let me go! I say as I try to push him. However, I didn't have time to scream at Kyle anymore when I hear Meryl screaming in pain and crying as well. I look at them, seeing Kayla feeding on her, biting harder and harder. No! No!!! I yell as I cry. Kyle holds me, stopping me from rushing over to them. I groan sadly and scared for the girl before kicking Kyle in his balls. The boy leans in, in pain before I knee him in his nose this time. He grunts in pain as he falls on the floor, holding his nose. I rush over to Meryl who is barely staying up. Kayla is drinking too much blood from her little sister... I grab Meryl, snatching her from Kayla's bite. I put the little girl down and immediately turn around with my vampire speed before rushing Kayla across the room. Her face is all vamped-out and she growls at me as I hold her against the wall. Kayla, breath, you need to get control if you don't want to kill your baby sister, the woman continues to growl at me as she is struggling to run across the room, to feed more on her sister. Kayla! I call her loudly which caused the new vampire to stop and to look at me. You're scaring Meryl! You're hurting her! I tell her seriously as I see her face going back to normal while she stares at her sister. It's like realization hits her... The girl stops struggling and backs against the wall as much as she can. I hear and see her gasping before covering her mouth with her hands and sliding down the wall.

- What is happening to me? Why am I like that? What... What did I do to her? She asks, crying in fear and confusion. Her emotions are magnified... I perfectly know the feeling... I kneel in front of her, frowning sadly.

- She's okay. Your little sister is okay. And so will you, I whisper to reassure her. Kayla grabs her head with her hands while crying. I sigh and get up to walk over to Meryl. The girl is still against the wall, looking weak. I bite my wrist and kneel next to her before feeding her some of my blood. I delicately push some hair from the girl's face while faintly smiling at her to reassure the kid as well as I take my wrist off of her mouth. You're okay, Lil Dove? She lightly nods before closing her eyes, tired. I sigh sadly before turning my head to look at Kyle. Where is he? Kyle?

- I'm sorry, Gillian, I turn around and see him holding Kayla against him in a chokehold, but I can't let anyone of you go until you tell me were the necklace is, replies, Kyle before Kayla suddenly gasps. I stare at her, gasping as well as she falls on the ground knees first. Her skin is turning grey with dark veins covering it as her eyes are lifeless. He ripped her heart out...

- No, no, no, no, no, Kayla! I rush over to the girl before she completely falls down. I hold her as I feel the blood flowing on my clothes. I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. This shouldn't have happened to you... It's all my fault. This is all my fault... I whisper to her, crying hardly as her lifeless eyes are staring at me. No... Kayla? I call the girl with a shaky voice as the tears are rolling down my face. I don't know why I called her. Maybe I don't want this to be true... I close the woman's eyes as I sob above her body. I slowly lay her on the ground before looking up at Meryl who doesn't say a word nor move. She just looks traumatized and in shock...

Damon's P.O.V.

I walk into Alaric's classroom and turn on the desk lamp before sitting down in the chair the teacher used to sit on. I miss him... I miss my best friend... I miss our drinking nights, our small fights,... I sigh before opening a drawer to discover a bottle of alcohol. That secretive bastard... I smile before propping my feet on top of the desk.

- You're missing all the adventure, pal, I say to Alaric even though he isn't with us anymore and that since a moment. I sigh sadly before holding up the bottle of Bourbon for Alaric and taking a swing from it. Suddenly, someone opens the door and Bonnie and that Professor enter the room.

- Shane, this is my friend, Damon. He's kind of an expert on this stuff too, explains and lies, Bonnie to the teacher, not telling him what I truly am. He better not know it for now...

- I audited your class. Very enlightening, I say to the teacher with a smirk.

- That's right, I remember you. What's your specialty? tells and asks me, the professor with a smile. Oh, I wasn't ready for that one...

- The origin of a species, I answer, thinking of Ric and also knowing how to get answers.

- Ah, I think Darwin would arm wrestle you for that distinction, jokes, Professor Shane as he smiles.

- Not that species, I reply, smirking as I see the teacher's face looking serious as he realizes what I am talking about.

- You're into the monster stuff. All right, awesome, nods, Shane before glancing at Bonnie.

- I was kind of hoping you might have stumbled upon this at some point, maybe, I demand to the man as I get a paper out from my pocket. I hand it to him and he takes it. Bonnie comes standing next to me as Professor Shane unfolds the drawing Jeremy did.

- This is the hunter's mark. Where did you get this? exclaims and questions, the teacher as he shows us the drawing. Finally a question I was ready for...

- Came to me in a dream. Do you know anything about the hunter's curse? I lie and ask him as I point at the paper in his hands.

- Why, you got a dead hunter in the trunk of your car or something? questions back, Professor Shane as he looks up at Bonnie and I.

- Metaphorically speaking, I respond.

- Legend says that if a hunter is killed by that which it hunts, then that person will be cursed to walk the Earth in torment until... explains, Professor Shane before suddenly pausing.

- Until? asks, Bonnie.

- Until the new hunter is awakened and their legacy is passed on. They're called potentials, finishes to explain the  teacher. Right... It had to be that... I grab my phone out from my pocket when Professor Shane hands me back the drawing. Listen, I have a bunch of research on it. Why don't I go grab it for you? gently offers, the man, sounding like he bought everything we told him.

- That'd be great, I say to the man before he turns around and walks toward the door. Hey, thanks, Shane turns around to look at me and nod before exiting the classroom. I see Bonnie sighing before she looks at me with a confused and nervous look.

- How are we supposed to find a potential hunter? she asks me as she shakes her head.

- Yeah, about that, I tell her before calling Jeremy. I put my phone to my ear when the boy answers the call. Little Gilbert, your services are needed, I tell him with a sly smirk as I glance at Bonnie. The witch looks even more confused at me.

Stefan's P.O.V.

I look at my phone as I see that Gillian called me and left me a voicemail. I'll listen to it later... We have to find Elena first. I don't want to have to explain to her what is happening. She'll get mad and I don't want that. She will think that I didn't tell her to come help us because I "prefer" Elena, but that's not true. I just want my little girl to stay home where she is safe... I put my phone back in my pocket when Chris enters the Lockwood's mansion. Tyler greets him.

- Thanks for meeting us, tells, Tyler as Chris just arrived. I still can't believe that, that guy is not sired anymore. That will be more than a big help for us.

- Yeah, but make it fast, Klaus will be back soon, replies, the hybrid as him, Tyler and I are standing in the living-room of the Lockwood's.

- No, he won't, answers, Tyler while shaking his head.

Caroline's P.O.V.

- Place looks pretty good considering your hybrid got blown up in it, I tell in a whisper to Klaus as I walk up to him in the Grill. The Original Hybrid is sitting at the bar, drinking a glass of red wine. I know he heard me, just by the sight of his smile.

- Caroline. To what do I owe the pleasure? tells and asks me, Klaus, smiling to me as I stand next to him.

- I want you to give Elena back, I gently tell him as I look into his eyes.

- Ah, they sent you to sweet talk me. Well, good form, but I'm afraid I can't do it, answers me, the Original with a serious tone as he looks up at me.

- Why not? I ask, confused.

- She needs my help, I scoff and roll my eyes before looking away. Look, I'm not gonna burden you with the gory details, I know you have enough on your plate already, replies, the Original as he mentions my relationship with Tyler. I knew I wasn't going to get away with this...

- That's none of your business, actually, I respond with an upset and annoyed tone.

- Yes, well, just know that if Tyler was still sired to me he never would have hurt you, I look back at the Hybrid as I see the sincerity and the seriousness in his eyes. I wouldn't have let him. Can I at least offer you a drink? he gently offers to me. I look around, hesitating before looking back at Klaus.

- Yeah. Thanks, I thank him while sitting on the stool next to him. I see the Original Hyrid smiling happily before calling the barman.

Stefan's P.O.V.

- All you need to do is get me access to Elena and I'll take it from there, I say to Chris after Tyler explained him the plan.

- Please, man, help us and then you can disappear. You'll be free, replies, Tyler, encouraging his friend to help us.

- Yeah, until Klaus sends one of his other hybrids after me, responds, the hybrid, sounding nervous.

- Hayley and I got your back. We'll make sure nothing happens, assures, Tyler to his friend with a serious tone.

Elena's P.O.V.

- You were such a good girl when you were human, I frown sadly as I turn around to see Katherine sitting on the bed. She is tormenting me... Always willing to sacrifice yourself for your friends; except weren't they usually the ones that ended up getting hurt? My daughter, for example, she almost died many times because of you and you never thanked her. You just hated her even though she saved your miserable life over and over again. She had no reasons to do it and still, she did. Who do you think has more courage and has more heart here? tells and asks me, Katherine, frowning upset as she speaks to me with an upset tone.

- I never wanted that, I say with a sad tone while shaking my head. And I don't need to thank her. I never asked her to save my life all those times. She is just a stubborn little girl who needs and wants to be seen. But she is absolutely nothing, I answer her with the same upset tone as I face Katherine. Why, even when she is not here, I hear someone talking about Gillian?

- Who is truly nothing in this story? I look at Katherine, my eyes watering up. You're more stubborn than Gillian, and you know why? Because you love controlling people's life which is something you can barely do now. You took my daughter's life away once and almost made Stefan forget about her. But you won't be able to, because his love for his daughter is way much stronger than what you can give him, Elena, tells me, Katherine with a serious, stern and upset tone before getting up from the bed. I can see a thin cloud of blurriness blinding me. Bonnie lost her Grams because of you. Her mom was turned into a vampire because of you. You know, she probably secretly hates you. Did you ever think of that? I bet she'd be relieved if you were gone, tells me, Katherine as I shake my head and feel the tears rolling down my face. This is not true. I don't want to believe it!

- I'm not gonna kill myself! I say with a sad tone.

- Ugh, why not? sighs, Katheinre while rolling her eyes before she begins to step towards me. Your very existence brings people nothing but pain. I mean, maybe it was worth it when you were worth it, but you're nothing now. You're a monster, Elena. You deserve to die, tells me, Katherine with a dark tone when I fall back into the chair, the tears falling freely down my face.

Stefan's P.O.V.

- Klaus said you two have to go to Tyler, I hear Chris saying to the two hybrid's standing guard in front of a door. I'm guessing that is the room Elena is kept in. I am hidden not too far from them, waiting for the sired hybrids to go away.

- Why? asks, the girl with a confused frown.

- Something about his girl Caroline. I'll take over here, responds, Chris to them.

I see the two sired hybrids looking at each other before walking off. Right... Let's do this. I step towards Chris as the hybrid turns around to look at me. He hands me the keys for the door and I nod at im, thanking him for doing this. I know he is puting his life in danger for that and I wish he wouldn't. But we didnt have a choice. Chris walks away and I unlock the door. I open it to find Elena sitting on the floor with her arms wrapped around her legs. She gasps and turns her head to look at the door, surprised and startled.

- Elena. Hey, I whisper to her as I slowly walk into the room. I watch her starting to back away, looking scared of me. She must be hallucinating... Hey, it's okay. It's me, I tell her, trying to reassure her.

Elena's P.O.V.

- No, no, I get up from the floor and continue to back away, breathing rapidly as I feel more and more scared. How did Connor opened the door? I'm hallucinating again... Stay... Stay away from me, I tell him with a shaky voice.

- Let me help you, tells me, Connor as he approaches slowly but surely. No... I rush toward the bed and grab a lead pipe that is underneath it before vamp-speeding at Connor. However, he grabs my wrist, preventing me from harming him. Elena, stop! tells me, Connor. Why does he do this? I throw the dead hunter against the wall and rush at him before stabbing the man in the stomach with the lead pipe. I had to do it... I immediately rush out of the room as I hear him groaning in pain and falling to the floor.

Gillian's P.O.V.

I am still kneeling next to Kayla's body, sobbing hardly even though I didn't know that woman. I only met her today with her sister and yet, I am hurt like I have been knowing them for long. I just hate knowing that this happened because of me... If that woman lost her life, it's because of me... I killed someone who was in fear, confusion and sadness... She didn't know what was happening to her. I can't imagine what is happening in Meryl's head right now. I continue sobbing, repeating over and over again how sorry I am to her before looking up at the little girl. Meryl is still against the wall, looking terrified, lost, traumatized and sad. I shake my head negatively, crying harder when something drops next to me. I back off, standing up at the same time when I see that it is Kayla's heart. I turn around and look at Kyle who is smirking at me as he wipes his bloody hand with a cloth. I won't let him touch Meryl... I can't... Not after that.

- I can't believe how cruel you have become! How could you do this to an innocent person? How could you do that in front of her? I ask while pointing at Meryl. She's a kid, Kyle! I scream with ma shaky and cracking voice through my sobs while pushing him. You're a monster!

- I'm just doing what I was told to do if you're not telling me where the necklace is, he answers, not looking affected by what he did.

- Don't! I warn him with madness and a stern voice. You know what, I used to be so blinded by you. I used to be impressed by you. We used to have fun together. It used to be the two of us against everyone that crosses our path but now... I only see a coward who doesn't have balls! I tell and scream at him again, having my voice less shaking as I express all my anger on him. I pushthe vampire one more time before slapping him harshly on the cheek again. Kyle looks away due to the strength of the slap. You flirted with me! You made me believe that you loved me! And now, I end up here with two innocent humans, whose one is dead because you changed her into a vampire before ripping her heart out and the other one is just a kid who will be traumatized for the rest of her life! People will take her for someone crazy! I begin to scream louder and louder, almost yelling as I frown with anger. I can barely control myself from vamping-out.

- I didn't choose the humans. I just stopped the first car that got in my way and grabbed them, answers me, Kyle, looking and sounding like what he did doesn't matter and is the most daily thing to do. I scoff and shake my head in disbelief as I am still crying in front of me.

- That is even more coward of you! I insult him, pointing at him with one finger before turning around to walk toward Meryl.

- You just don't get it...

- No, you don't get it! I reply, abruptly stopping him midway while turning around to face him again. What the hell is wrong with you? You saw she was just a kid! You could have told them to go and wait for another car! Or better, you could have just come "pick me up" like you did so well! I scream angrily at the vampire as I feel the veins popping out under my eyes. Breath, Gi, breath...

- I needed something to encourage you if you didn't want to tell me where the necklace is. I had to use your weakness against you which is your heart, your love, your sympathy and your kindness. I knew that if I hurt or kill an innocent person you would give me what I need. But it apparently didn't work. Or maybe I did it on the wrong person... Maybe I should go for the little girl, explains me, Kyle while smirking and slowly approaching me like he is challenging me and trying to get to me. I know what he is doing... He is trying to make me lose it. He is trying to get to my highest anger and pain until I reveal him where the necklace is. But I can't reveal where it is if I don't know where it is... Kyle was about to walk passed me to go to Meryl, but I stop him, pushing him back.

- How can you have become such a coward and a jerk? Don't you dare touching that kid! I ask with a sad, angry and sorry tone for the person he has become before warning him seriously and dangerously. The vampire ignores me and steps forward. Back off, Kyle. Kyle scoffs and tries to pass again but I punch him, causing him to back off. I said, back off! I scream with anger at the vampire as I stand between him and Meryl, growling.

- Is that a threat? he asks me with some disbelief as he seems amused by me.

- Yes, I answer as I get ready to fight him.

- Careful, Foxy. Your goodness will be against you one day, he tells me with a smirk as he sees that I am prepared to fight him at all cost to keep that little girl alive. You know I have a bag full of painful toys in it, right?

- I'm not scared to be hurt, Kyle. You can torture me as much as you want. I just want her to be fine, I respond to him seriously and madly. The vampire nods positively, looking slightly impressed by the fact that I stand against him as he walks up towards his duffel bag. What's in it? Weapons?

- So you're asking me to take everything on you and let her there? That's very brave of you. But how will I discover the truth then? he tells and asks me as he opens the duffel bag. I can hear some pieces of woods moving and clinking together. Stakes...

- You don't need to discover it because you already know the truth. I don't know where the necklace is! I remind and repeat to him with a serious and stern tone as I begin to get tired that he doesn't believe me.

- That's bullshit! He screams angrily at me as he gets a stake out from the bag. I look at it, frowning before looking back at him.

- No, it's true, damn it! We had to destroy it because ghosts were back but it came back and someone took it. I don't know where it is now! I scream madly at him, losing patience and my wiseness. The two of us stare at each other, challenging and doing a death duel glare when we both hear Meryl calling for her sister in tears. I turn around to look at her when I remark that she is next to her big sister's body.

- Kayla! Kayla? Kay? Why don't you wake up? Kay? asks, Meryl to the dead woman as she shakes her body. Kayla, wake up, whines, Meryl as she clearly doesn't seem to remember that her sister died. It must be due to the shock... I stare at her, my eyes watering up and the tears rolling down my cheeks rapidly. The sadness, the pain, the emptiness... everything just feels emplified inside me. Kay, come on! We have to go! tells, Meryl, continuing to shake her dead sister's body. I cover my mouth with my hand, choking a sob when I am suddenly thrown against the wall across the room. I didn't have time to react to my back hitting it that Kyle is standing in front of me, holding me against the wall by my throat as the stake is placed over my heart. I stare at him surprised and shocked at first before frowning and groaning madly.

- Do it... Come on, do it, Kyle! Show me how much of a coward you are! I whisper to him through my tears and anger as I hear him growling and puting a faintly more pressure on the stake against my heart. You said that this is my fault, but truly, it is yours. You want to know why? Because if you hadn't had killed that vampire, none of this would have happened.

- Shut up, Gillian, he growls at me between his teeth as he is frowning angrily.

- Come on, Kyle, do it! Kill me, like that you will never have the necklace and Octavia will die. You will lose everything you ever had. You will lose not only your fiancé and your supposed best friend, but also yourself if it isn't done already, I tell him between my teeth as well as we are "killing" each other by our eyes.

- I never wanted this... I never wanted this... he whispers and repeats as I feel the pressure on the stake getting slowly loosen. I just want Octavia safe and my best friend back in my life, he says with a sorry voice as his anger seems to fly slowly away.

- You can have one of them, but it won't be by killing me, I reply to him with a serious voice.

- And who will that be? Why can't I have both? he asks me, frowning confused and sadly as he lowers the stake from above my heart.

- Because you hurt me too much, Kyle. I trusted you, we had the time of our life, the two of us did so much bullshit together but that was before...

- We can still have moments like before, he tells me, interrupting me as I see sorriness and sadness, like something is off in his life. I can see that there is a slight hope in his eyes as he stares at me. My eyes are watering up again as I shake my head negatively.

- Not after today, Kyle. I'm sorry, I whisper to him with pain as I feel new tears rolling down my cheeks. The vampire backs off of only two steps as he looks down, hurt. He plays with the stake in hs hand as I can sense his sadness and madness. I wipe my cheeks and sigh heavily when Kyle rushes up to me about to stake me. However, he stops, the stake above my heart again as I gasp, scared. Kyle... The boy frowns angrily, staring into my eyes. He won't do it... The vampire closes his eyes before punching the wall, his fist landing next to my face.

- I can't... I can't do it, he says as he throws the stake away which lands on the floor not too far from us.

- Of course, you can't. That's not you, I whisper back before quickly glancing at Meryl who is just sitting next to her sister's body.

- I need that necklace, Gi. I need it, he tells me almost with a pleading tone. I stay silent in front of him as I hear the vampire sighing. He backs away and goes sitting on a chair before puting his head in his hands. I slowly walk over to Meryl as I stare at Kyle. I don't know what to think about him... It's like I want to help him so I won't see him anymore and won't be hurt, but I also don't want to after what he did. What am I going to do? he whispers to himself with sadness. I sigh and extend my arms toward Meryl before picking her up from the ground.

- Kayla is still slepping, tells me, Meryl with her innocent voice. I stare at her for a small moment before nodding positively.

- Yes, she is, I whisper before looking at Kyle. I turn around and walk toward the front door before stopping. I face Kyle again, sighing. If you really need that necklace, I'll help you find it, Kyle looks up to me and stands up from his chair like there is hope in his life again. But I'm not doing this for you or Octavia. I am doing this for her, I say while glancing at Kayla on the ground, for her, I say as I show Meryl in my arms, and for everyone that could die because of you.

- Thank you, Foxy, he thanks me, using my pet name.

- Don't. I don't want to. But if I want you out of here, I don't have a choice. You'll thank me if we found it, I reply to him before exiting the cabin, still holding the little girl in my arms. I can feel my eyes watering up, like all the pressure is slowly getting released.

- Where are we going? We have to wait for Kayla. She hasn't wake up yet, questions and tells me, Meryl as she sounds confused. I can feel that she is deeply hurt, but I think that the shock and everything that she saw today... It traumatized her and she doesn't know what to do, nor what is happening, nor what happened, nor why it happened.

- Kayla is okay, Lil Dove. We have to go to the doctor for now, I respond to her as I put her on the ground but keep a hold on her hand.

- But I don't like going to the doctor, Gillian, she tells me, complaining. She really is traumatized and shocked... she reacts like nothing happened for the passed hours.

- It won't be long, Meryl. I promise, I tell her as I feel tears rolling down my cheeks. I wipe them quickly away, not wanting to let her see them. At this moment, I don't only worry about Meryl, but about how I am going to say what happened to Kayla to her mother... How am I supposed to say to a mother that she lost her child?

Damon's P.O.V.

- How did I not know any of this stuff about Jeremy? asks me, Bonnie with an upset tone as her and I are standing alone in the hallway by the artifacts.

- The witch who loses her powers gets left out of the important conversations, I reply to her which caused her to look at me with a disbelief and an upset frown. Suddenly, Jeremy runs into the room, sounding panicked.

- Is everything okay? Is it Elena? asks, Jeremy, running up to us before standing next to Bonnie.

- We figured out how to help her. You need to kill a vampire, responds, Bonnie and she stares at me, upset. The witch holds papers about the Five that Professor Shane gave her.

- Great, give me a stake, I'll kill Damon right now, answers, Jeremy without hesitation in his voice. Excuse me?

- Easy, Van Helsing. We'll get you one. Don't worry, I reply as I frown at him with disbelief and not amused at all. Suddenly, my phone rings. Who's calling me now? Oh, Boo called me... Well, I can't answer her because I suck when I lie to her. 

- Before you do this, you need to know what you're getting yourself into, says, the witch to Jeremy as she hands him the files about the Five. Jeremy grabs the folder when I answer the phone call.

- You can rest easy, brother. We figured out how to solve our little Elena problem, I tell to Stefan with a low voice as I smirk. I hear him groaning and something metallic clinking on the floor.

- Yeah, well, now we have a bigger one. I lost her, admits, Stefan to me as he sounds like he is regaining his breathing.

- What? Again? I ask him, frowning with disbelief.

- She's in bad shape. I tried to help her but she attacked me. Listen, you go find her, all right? Talk her down, she'll listen to you. Just tell me what I need to do to end this, tells me, Stefan, sounding tired of all of this.

Caroline's P.O.V.

I am still at the bar with Klaus, occupying him when I look at my phone. Stefan sent me messages... It's a joke, right?

- "I lost Elena. I need a vampire to kill. I'll turn someone if I have to. Get an answer. Fast." I look at Klaus and smile innocently, hoping it will calm the Original Hybrid down after what I am about to tell him.

- So, here's the thing, I didn't just come here to try to get you to release Elena, I begin to admit to him as Klaus keeps smiling.

- You don't say, replies, Klaus, staring at me.

- I came here to distract you so that Stefan could go to your house and break her out, which he did, I see Klaus's face losing its smile and getting replaced by seriousness and madness. And, don't get mad, but then he lost her, suddenly, he gets up in a fury, so I follow him, getting up as well. Klaus, the Original Hybrid turns around and looks at me, madly.

- Caroline, you're beautiful, but if you don't stop talking, I will kill you, warns and threats me, Klaus before turning back around to start leaving the Grill.

- They figured out how to stop the hallucinations, I inform him which caused him to stop abruptly and to face me again. He walks up to me, getting right in front of my face as he frowns madly.

- Okay, you have ten seconds to tell me.

Elena's P.O.V.

I walk and walk and walk through the night, not looking where I am going as I have flashbacks about the night I became a vampire, about when I was at the college party with Damon and fed on all of those innocent people, about the day when I killed Connor, biting his neck before snapping it... Why did I do all of this? This isn't me... I can't become this monster...

- Are you ready to die yet? You know it's your only way out of this, questions and tells me, Connor, standing next to me and still tormenting me.

- You can't take back what you did. It can never be undone. You're a monster. You deserve to die, tells me, Katherine, standing on my other side as she smirks. I can't take it anymore... I stop abruptly, gasping as I realize where I am standing at. I walked all the way to here... Without even knowing it. I am standing on the Wickery Bridge, spinning on myself as I remark that neither Connor or Katherine are here anymore. Maybe it's my only way... I slowly walk over to the railing and look down into the water. I have to do it...

- It's okay, sweetie, I turn my face to look at the woman as I recognized the familiar voice. Mom is standing next to me, looking at me and smiling.

- Mom?! I exclaim surprised and confused to be able to see her. My mother smiles at me again before pushing some of my hair behind my ear. I gasp surprised that I can feel her touch when she caresses my cheek. It feels so nice and good... I miss her so much. I know what you're going through. It's okay. This bridge is where your life should have ended, mom drops her hand from my cheek before looking at the water. I turn my head as well, looking at where she is looking at. Not just once, but twice. You were ready to die, remember?

- I don't know what to do, I whisper to mom, shaking my head as I feel my eyes watering up.

- Yes you do, honey. You know exactly what to do, answers, my mother while nodding positively. What? What should I do? I frown confused when I see her looking down at my hand with the daylight ring on it. I look down at it as well and lift it up. I stare at my daylight ring, understanding what mom meant. That's right. The sun will come up and this will all be over, I look back up at her as I see her gently smiling at me like she used to always do. It's the right thing to do, Elena. You know it is. Admit it.

- Because I'm a monster. And I deserve to die, I reply while nodding positively as my eyes are watering up more and more. I look back over the bridge as I take off my ring. I'll be free then... I will be free from all of those problems, of this darkness. I drop the ring into the water below as I stare at the horizon, where the sun will be shining in few hours. I only have to wait now... I watch right in front of me as the dawn approaches over the mountain range. Wait... why am I doing this? What will happen to my baby brother if I am gone? Who will look after him? I can't do this. I can't leave Jeremy, I say while shaking my head and breathing heavily.

- Jeremy is better off without you, don't you see that? replies and asks me, mom with a confused tone as she frowns at me.

- But Mom, he won't have anyone, I tell her, reminding her that I am all he has left.

- He'll have you. You'll be a ghost who helps him, not a monster who hurts him, answers, mom, smiling gently to me. Yes... Of course, why didn't I think about that?

- You're... you're right. I... I... I'm sorry I... Mommy, I didn't mean to disappoint you, I say and apologize to her, crying as I feel the tears threatening to fall at any moment.

- You didn't. You were everything I ever wanted you to be. But you died, and you were supposed to stay dead, responds, my mother still with her gentle smile as she slowly shakes her head. I weakly nod at her.

- Elena, I hear a familiar voice calling me from behind. What is he doing here? How did he know I was here? I turn around to look at Damon who is standing a bit further from me.

- Damon? I call him, surprised to see him. I turn back around to look at my mother when I see that she is gone. No... It was just an hallucination... I frown upset before turning back around to look at Damon. How did you find me? I ask to the vampire with a confused and annoyed tone.

- Didn't take a genius to figure it out. Third time's the charm, answers, Damon as he faintly smirks and slowly walks up towards me.

- You were right, Damon. Vampires kill people, I see Damon frowning confused at me. Stefan was right too. I can't live with myself, I say with sadness as I look back at the horizon.

- Look at you, being all glass is half empty. Let's just go talk about this before you do something stupid, okay? tells and proposes, Damon.

- The sun will be up soon, what? I turn my head to see Connor, instead of Damon. Not again... It's almost over, I nod at the dead hunter before looking back out at the water. The sun is slowly starting to rise. It's almost time... It's almost over. I look down at my hand, remembering that the ring isn't on my finger anymore.

- Where's your ring? Where's your ring, Elena? asks me, Damon with a worried tone as he frowns confused.

Gillian's P.O.V.

- No, she doesn't seem to have something beside... The shock. Looks like we have a little warrior here, tells me, Meredith while smiling to Meryl. I nod as I let a breath of relief out before passing my hands over my face. I can feel my eyes watering up as I am exhausted. I glance at Meredith who sees my glassy eyes. Hey, Meryl, why don't you go wait outside the room. Look, I watch Meredith getting a lollipop out of her pocket before she hands it to Meryl, that's for you, offers and smiles, the doctor.

- Thank you, ma'am, shily thanks, Meryl as she takes it but looks down. She hasn't said a word since we arrived here. I mean she seems to still think her sister is sleeping but she looks traumatized at the same time. The little girl gets down from the hospital bed and begins to walk towards the door.

- Meryl? I call her as I follow her. She turns around and looks at me with sad eyes. I stand in front of her before glancing at Meredith. Dr. Fell nods at me, telling me to do it. I sigh and take a deep breath in and out before kneeing in front of Meryl. I put my hand on her cheek as I stare at her eyes. You won't remember a thing. All you will remember is that there was an accident and that your sister protected you and she died. You don't know how it happened because you covered your face with your hands, too scared, I say as she stares at me, hypnotized. You'll be sad... But not forever because you will want to fight for her. You made a promise to Kayla that you will do everything in your power to make it better, to make her proud of you, and you will, I compel her as I feel tears rolling down my cheeks. Meryl blinks before turning around and leaving the room without saying a word. I look at her sitting on a chair to wait as I am still kneeing on the floor. I pass my hands over my face, silently crying.

- Are you okay? Asks me, Meredith as she grabs my arm with her right hand and holds my left shoulder with her left hand. She helps me standing back up as I snif sadly.

- No... No, I'm not. I'm not okay. I... I whisper to her, shaking my head and beginning to sob. I cover my mouth with the back of my hand as I move to the end of the room. My back is facing her. I feel my shoulders shaking as I cry. I let my head resting against the wall as I can't quiet my sobs. I hear someone entering the room, but I don't care.

- I came as soon as possible, I hear Sheriff Forbes telling to Meredith and I. I'm so sorry for what happened, Gillian, apologizes, Care's mother to me as I turn around to look at her. I look at the two women, still crying as they stare at me with a sad frown.

- Don't, I am not the one who got hurt the most. I'm fine, I reply with a faint cracking voice as I try to calm down quickly.

- No, you're not, replies, the sheriff as she steps towards me. Hey, you might not have been hurt physically but... She gently tells me but I interrupt her.

- I'm fine, Sheriff, okay? I'm fine, I repeat as I feel my throat tightening again. I have to... I just need a minute, I whisper as I turn around again. I just want to break everything right now...

- Who is coming to get her? Whispers, Care's mother to Meredith as I know that she is talking about me.

- Nobody. She didn't want me to call Stefan or Damon, answers, Meredith in a whisper. I close my eyes as I grip on my hair while crying silently and hardly.

- Why? She obviously needs them right now. She's a wreck, argues, Sheriff Forbes with a confused tone.

- I dont know, responds, Meredith, still whispering. Maybe... Begins to say, the doctor, but she didn't finish her sentence. A small pause takes place in the room.

- Gillian, I turn around to look at the two women with my flooded cheeks, my nose full and my eyes glassy. I'm going to go filled the survey so you two, the little girl and you, can get out of here. I'll bring her home first, will talk with her parents and then, I'll bring you home, is that okay for you? Tells me gently, Caroline's mother as she smiles at me with a reassuring tone. I glance at Meredith who frowns sadly at me. I nod positively to Sheriff Forbes before looking down, my lips shaking as I feel hurt.

Hayley's P.O.V.

- You're doing a good thing, Chris, tells, Tyler to the hybrid.

- Yeah, well, let's see how fast a good thing can get me out of town, answers, Chris while shaking his head and sounding nervous. I guess he has the right to be... He is still not far away from here.

- Call me when you're safe, okay? I say to him as I step up and hug my friend. Chris nods positively on my shoulder as he embraces me back. I pull away and the hybrid picks up his stuff before leading himself towards the front door. I exchange a concern look with Tyler as we are kind of worried for him since he will be away. Chris opens the door but stops abruptly, doesn't walk out of the house. What is he doing?

- Going somewhere? questions, a man with a strong British accent. No... Klaus steps in before grabbing Chris by the throat and super-speeding him into the staircase. When I said don't let her out of your sight, what did you think I meant? asks madly, Klaus as Chris is choking. Tyler and I approach them but we stay at some distance from the Original Hybrid.

- It's not his fault, it's mine. I was distracting you. It's my fault she got away! tells and exclaims, Tyler to Klaus as he sounds scared for our friend.

- Then maybe you should be the one to die for it, replies, Klaus with a mad tone as he is still strangling Chris.

- No one has to die! I argue with the Original, almost screaming as I feel scared for my friend. Suddenly, Klaus rushes up to me, staring into my eyes with his angry ones.

- Did I not say mind your business?! shouts, Klaus at me which caused me to slightly back away, staring at him startled.

- Tyler's covering for me. I'm the one that let her go, I reply, not caring about my fear as I stand up against the Original.

- Hayley... calls me, Tyler with an annoyed and nervous tone but I cut him.

- No. You want someone dead, go ahead. Kill me. I'd rather die anyway than end up as one of your sired little bitches, I say to Klaus, frowning madly at him as I do a duel glare with him.

- Don't tempt me, little wolf, smirks, Klaus, talking with a calm tone which is almost more fearful than when he shouted at me. He stares at me for a small moment before turning around and looking at Chris. Your existence is to serve me. To please me. Do you understand? reminds and asks, Klaus to Chris. My friend looks at the Original Hybrid, still recatching his breathing as he holds his throat.

- I'm sorry, I won't fail you again, answers, Chris, clearly scared. He nods positively and understandingly to Klaus.

- No, you won't, answers, the Orignal before moving aside to let Chris pass. Get out of here, Chris looks down as he quickly walks towards the front door. I look at him leaving, frowning sadly when someone arrives at the door and stabs my friend with a stake.

- No! I scream with fear, covering my mouth with my hand as I hear Chris groaning in pain and falling on the ground. I cry when I see that it is Stefan who stabbed him. Suddenly, a boy comes in, looking at all of us. Who the hell is he? Wait... He is holding a cleaver in his hands. No...

- Jeremy? calls, Tyler to the boy with a confused tone.

Elena's P.O.V.

- We need to get you inside, tells me, Damon with a worried tone. I look at him when I sense someone behind me.

- It's almost time, tells me, Connor, standing behind me. He's right, the sun is almost up... the torture is almost done.

- What you're going through is a curse. We know how to break it, but we just have to get you inside, replies and explains, Damon to me as he frowns lightly.

- Don't let him stop you. I know you want to, but you can't. Don't, tells me, Connor as I nod positively to the dead hunter. Suddenly, the raven hair vampire looks over at the mountains and remarks that the sun has inched its way farther up in the sky. It's almost my time... Damn it, Elena, groans madly, Damon when he rushes at me and tries to grab me. However, I vamp-speed around him and go standing at a good distance from him. He turns around and looks at me with a frown.

Jeremy's P.O.V.

- What the hell, man?! questions, Tyler with an angry tone as he stares at me.

- I'm sorry, apologizes, Stefan, standing next to me. I look at the vampire and exchange a glance with him when I see him nodding at me, telling me to do it. Right... I take a quick deep breath before chopping Chris's head off with the cleaver, not thinking twice. This is for Elena that I am doing this... I hear a girl screaming in fear as I cut the head off from her friend's body. I stand back up before looking down at my hand to see the tattoo which starts growing across my arm.

Elena's P.O.V.

I gasp and close my eyes as I feel like something is flying away from me, like a big weight is just not on my shoulders anymore. What happened? I re-open my eyes to see that Connor is gone. Did the curse just got lift up? How? I look around I as Damon is staring at me with a confused and concerned tone.

- He's gone, I tell to Damon.

- It's okay, nods, Damon when I suddenly hear something sizzling and my skin burning. What...? I look down and remark that my skin is beginning to burn. Damon looks over and sees the sun has started to rise. No... The vampire looks back at me with a worried look while I stare at him, scared.

- Damon? I call him with a scared tone as I can feel my face burning as well. Suddenly, Damon rushes at me, grabs me and throws himself and I over the bridge and into the water without hesitating for a moment.

Gillian's P.O.V.

- This is one the worst part of my job. It's even probably the one I hate the most, tells me, Liz, as her and I watch the house of Kayla and Meryl.

I still can't believe that Kyle killed Kayla. That poor girl... She didn't know what was happening to her. She didn't deserved any of this. And Meryl... She is only eight years old. The girl would have been traumatized if I didn't compelled her to forget everything that happened. I hate Kyle for doing this, I hate him so much, but when I saw him hesitating to stab me and then backing off... Something in his eyes changed. It was like he was back to himself for a second. Like I find the old Kyle for a second. I wipe my cheeks again and again when I feel the sheriff puting her hand on my shoulder.

- Why do such things exist? I ask her in a faint whisper as I feel more tears rolling down my cheeks. Meryl is sitting on the backseat on the police car, asleep. I think she went through so much today that she couldn't stay up anymore. It's better like this for her...

- I wish I could tell you, but I don't know. It's the things of life. People die every days, families are grieving every days, but we continue living, replies, Caroline's mother to me with a low voice to not wake up the little girl on the back seat. I shake my head negatively before looking at her with my crying face.

- How are we supposed to say to a mother that her child won't ever come back home because she is dead? I ask her with my voice cracking despite that I am whispering. More tears roll down my cheeks as I try to not sob.

- We don't. But we don't have a choice, because it is her right to know, answers, the Sheriff to me while frowning sadly. I weakly nod before looking at the house again. I can already predict how the woman is going to react and it hurts even more.

- Could I come with you? I ask her in a whisper as I wipe my cheeks and sniff sadly.

- I think it's best if you stay in the car while I'm talking with her. She'll be in shock, if she knows you were there... I saw people losing it because of sadness, explains me, Caroline's mother with a serious and sorry tone. I nod weakly again and understandingly. Sheriff Forbes sighs sadly before exiting the police car. She opens the back door and wakes Meryl up. The little girl exits the car as well, looking sleepy. I watch Care's mother and Meryl walking up toward the house as I feel my lips shaking. I hear the bell ringing even from inside the car. The front door opens and the woman seems confused and nervous. Meryl runs to her mother and hugs her happily and relieved. Mrs. Field? I hear Sheriff Forbes calling the mother.

- It's me, yes. How can I help you? demands, the woman, sounding surprised and nervous of the Sheriff presence.

- I am sorry to bother you at this time, but there's been an accident... I can't listen to this... I turn on the radio, quiet loudly until not being able to hear the conversation. This is so hard... I put my hand over my mouth and close my eyes as I choke my sobs. I let some sobs out by accident, not able to control them as flashbacks of what happened are repeating in my head. It's like a nightmare is repeating over and over again. After few minutes, I wipe my cheeks and attempt to calm down when I see Care's mother coming back towards her car. She enters her car and let a long sigh out. Her eyes are lightly tearing up... It's always so hard... She looks at me and I nod while sniffing sadly. Anyway, let's get you home, Sheriff Forbes starts her car and begins to drive towards the boarding house. The first few minutes are dead silent, none of us are able to talk, affected by what happened.

- Can you not tell to my father or my uncle about today? I would like to be the one to tell them, I question and state to Sherif Forbes as I stare at the road.

- Are you sure? I mean, you don't have to tell them anything tonight if you don't want to but I could maybe... she asks and tells me gently while glancing at me time to time as she keeps an eye on the road.

- Please, Sheriff... Just let me tell them whenever I am ready. Even if they beg you, I interrupt her and plead her with an insisting tone. I shake my head and look at her with my glassy eyes. Sheriff Forbes glances at me again, frowning sadly as she sees how serious I am.

- Okay, I won't say anything, she answers, nodding positively. I nod as well and look back at the road as I take a deep breath. You know, when we are just the two of us or with you uncle, your father or even Caroline, you can call me Liz. I think you've done a lot for my little girl and you two seem to be really good friends, I stare at the Sheriff with wide eyes as I realize what she just told me. Even Matt, Jeremy or Elena have to call her Sheriff Forbes... I faintly smile at her through my tears, still silently crying, as I thank her. Liz smiles back and looks back at the road. 

Stefan's P.O.V.

I enter the boarding house after Klaus and I got rid of the hybrid's body. I can't believe we went in Tyler, Caroline, and the new girl's back. They are trying to do good by breaking the sirebond between the Hybrids and Klaus and I kill them with Jeremy's help. This isn't right... But it is what has to be done. I grab my phone and enter the living-room when Damon walks in as well. I frown lightly as I look up at my brother.

- Where's Elena? I ask him, hiding my feelings for right now.

- Home. Sleeping. Almost got burned down by the sun, I think a night of rest won't be too much for her, answers, Damon to me as he leads himself towards the small table to pour himself a drink. I nod while staring down. Boo, we're home! screams, Damon as I watch him pouring himself a drink. The both of us wait for an answer but nothing. Boo? calls, Damon again, but still, there is no sound. I frown confused and concerned at my brother while Damon puts his glass down. The two of us walk up towards the stairs with a rapid pace.

- Lilou? I call my daughter as well before rushing up to her bedroom. Nobody... I go to her bathroom, but there is no one as well. Gillian?! I call her again before meeting Damon in the corridor after he walked out from the other rooms.

- She's not there, I rush downstairs and to the basement, but I don't see her either. I rush back up, going to the hall, meeting Damon again as he comes out from the library. She's not here.

- Wait, she called me earlier but I couldn't answer her. Maybe she told me where she was going, I tell him as I get my phone out and try to call my daughter.

- Oh right, she called me too, replies, Damon as he takes his phone out. It didn't even beep a single time that it hung up. What?

- It didn't ring, I say to Damon with a worried tone. My big brother looks at me, frowning confused and worried as well before he places the phone to his ear. However, he quickly lowers it down when he remarks that it doesn't ring. What do you think happened to her? Should I call someone? Should we go to the police? Should...

- Stefan, calm down. I'm sure she is fine. She probably went to town for a bit, tells me, Damon with a calm tone as he clearly is trying to calm me down.

- To town? At this time of the night? I reply with an extreme worried tone while pointing at the front door. I sigh and pass my hand in my hair while beginning to pace around.

- Well, maybe she was bored and went for a small walk. You know she likes to take walk sometimes, he answers me, still trying to find an argument as I continue to pace around.

- What if something happened to her? She called you too, right? What if she called us because she needed us? I ask him with a worried tone as I go stand right in front of him. Damon lightly sighs as I remark that he is worried as well. My brother was about to answer when blue and red lights are flashing in front of our house. Police car? Damon is the first one to go to the door and to walk out of the house. I follow him behind when I see my daughter and Sheriff Forbes exiting the police car. No... What happened to my little girl?

Gillian's P.O.V.

After ten more minutes of driving, Care's mother parks her car in front of my house. I didn't even have time to take off my seat belt that Damon and Dad are already outside, looking at the car with a confused and nervous frown. Do you want me to come with you? asks me, Liz with a gently tone.

- Yes, please, I whisper before the two of us take our seat belts off and exit the car. Both brothers walk down the steps of the front porch to join us. Dad looks worried and nervous, mixed up with a slight panic while Damon looks worried and nervous.

- Gillian? Liz? questions, my uncle as he sees us walking out of the car. I am still in my bloody and clothes as I stare down at the ground.

- What's going on here? What... Why are your clothes covered of blood? questions, dad with a confused and scared tone. I don't dare to look up at them as I am feeling more and more upset against the brothers. I turn to the Sheriff and look at her.

- Thanks for bringing me home, Liz. I appreciate it, I thank Caroline's mother with a very weak smile. The Sheriff nods at me with the same faint smile. I turn back to the brothers, looking down at the ground as I attempt to pass next to them. However, my father grabs my wrist, stopping me. Just by the tight of his grip, I can feel his nervousness and his scaredness.

- Gillian, where are you going? Where were you? What happened? What... questions, my father rapidly as he seems to not be able to control his emotions. I do not look up at him, avoiding his eyes as I snatch my wrist from his grip. I hear my father lightly gasping surprised to my sudden madness before rushing up to my bedroom with my vampire speed as I hear my father shouting my name. I need to pack a bag. I can't stay here...!

Stefan's P.O.V.

- Gillian! Gillian!! I scream my daughter's name with fear and panic as I watched her vamp-speeding inside the boarding house. I was so scared for her. I should have called her... Now I see her coming back home in a police car, with Caroline's mother and covered of blood... How am I supposed to not panic even more? I turn to look at Liz with fear in my eyes. Wha-What happened to her? Why was she covered of blood? Is she okay? Who did this? I ask to the woman with a fearful tone as I my voice faintly shake.

- Stefan, calm down. Gillian is fine... Well, in a way, answers, the Sheriff to me with a calm and serious voice. I stare at her, shaking my head before beginning to pace around.

- Liz, what happened to her? questions, Damon with a calm voice despite his slight nervousness for his niece.

- I can't tell you. I promised her that I won't say anything, responds, Caroline's mother as she shakes her head negatively. I stop pacing around and stare at her with disbelief.

- You can't tell us?! I repeat her words with a disbelief tone as I frown upset. My daughter comes home in a police car, she is all covered of blood, she is looking exhausted, fearful and hurt and you're telling you can't tell me?! I ask to the Sheriff with a mad and nervous tone as I get dangerously closer to her.

- Stefan, you have to understand... replies, Liz with a calm voice again as she attempts to calm me down.

- I want to know! I scream at her with a mad tone when Damon suddenly gets between us, grabbing my shoulders as he pushes me lightly towards the house.

Damon's P.O.V.

- Stefan, go see Gillian. Go! Now! I say with a stern and serious tone to my brother as I see that he is about to lose it. My little brother stares at me with an upset and nervous frown before pushing me off of him and rushing up to his daughter inside the boarding house. I sigh and turn around to look at Liz. Sorry, Stefan can be aggressive, rough and can easily loses it when it concerns his daughter, I apologize and explain to the Sheriff.

- I understand. I'd be like him right now if it was Caroline, answers, the Sheriff to me with an understanding voice while nodding positively.

- You really can't tell me what happened? I ask her about Gillian. It's true that when I saw her getting out of that car all bloody, I panicked. I just can't imagine anything happening to her... I watch Liz shaking her head negatively to my question.

- All I can tell you is that she went through a lot... More than a lot actually. Make sure she isn't alone for the next few days and that she is doing something and not staying in her room, tells me, Sheriff Forbes with a serious and sad tone as we stare at each other. I nod understandingly to the Sheriff before frowning concern and sadly.

- It's that bad? I ask her with concern.

- Tell Stefan that he can be proud of her. She's a strong woman, physically and mentally. Most people would have gone crazy by now with what she went through, replies, Liz to me as she nods positively and speaks with a serious tone.

- I don't think he can be anymore prouder than he already is. But I'll tell him, I answer to the sheriff before weakly smiling to her. Liz turns around, enters her car and drives away, letting me alone outside. I should enter the boarding house before it goes crazy in there. I open the front door and step in when I hear Stefan calling Gillian as both of them are rushing downstairs and to the front hall.

- Gillian come back here. Please. Let's talk, tells and pleads, Stefan with a pleading tone as he runs after her. What the hell is going on here?

- I don't want to talk to you, responds, Gillian with a mad and sad tone as she is leading herself towards the front door. She has a bag on her shoulders.

- Wow, what's going on here? I ask to my niece and my brother with a confused tone and frown.

- Gillian, stop! Please... repeats, Stefan as he grabs her wrist. However, she snatches it off of his grip, frowning and growning madly at him. She turns around and continues her way to the front door when I close it, stopping her.

- Get out of my way! she screams madly at me as her eyes are full of sadness and anger.

- Change your tone with me, Gillian, I warn her with a serious one. What the hell happened to you? I ask her gently while frowning sadly and shaking my head. Gillian stares at me for a second before scoffing. She turns around to go walk to the living-room to leave from the back door but Stefan blocks her way.

- You're not going anywhere until you tell us what happened, replies, Stefan to his daughter, looking down at her with a sad look. He wants to know... He wants her to tell him what happened so he can do something to help her. It's like it is his way for her to pardon him for not helping her earlier when she was in trouble.

- Let me pass, she tells him with an upset and sad tone as she avoids his eyes.

- Gillian, what happened to you? insists, my little brother to his daughter as he tries to grab her shoulders. However, she pushes him away, suddenly crying at the same time.

- Horrible things, okay?! Monstrous, disgusting, upsetting things!! I can't tell you more! screams, my niece to her father as her voice breaks. Stefan stares at her with a sad look as his eyes water up.

- Why? Because you don't want us to go after that person? I ask her gently as I know raising the voice won't do anything. Gillian turns around looking at me as the tears fall down her cheek.

- No, because I am too hurt and too scared to say it right now! she answers with a strong pain. I just want to go! she whispers as she seems to not be able to talk any louder.

- Where? questions, Stefan with a sudden calm voice. I frown confused and look at him.

- Where, what?! replies, Gillian with her mad and hurt tone.

- Where are you going? repeats, my little brother, sounding hurt. His tone almost sounded like it was the last time that he sees her.

- I'm not telling you! answer madly, my niece after scoffing and letting a sob out.

- Fine, you'll stay here then, I reply to her, frowning lightly upset. Gillian turns around and looks at me, her mouth open as she wants to reply something. However, nothing comes out.

- I hate you! I hate you both! She exclaims with madness and sadness while crying.

- Gillian...! I call her but before I could say something else, she was gone, back to her room. I sigh and look away before glancing at my little brother. He looks so hurt... I see him passing his hands in front of his face before turning around and entering the living-room. I follow him behind, frowning sadly as I know what he is thinking. She didn't mean it, brother. She's mad, clearly sad and overwhelmed. She didn't control her words, I tell him with a calm and reassuring tone as I watch him pouring himself a drink.

- Something happened, Damon, and I didn't even know! She could have died and I didn't even know! Exclaims and almost screams, Stefan as he slams the drink on the table. What kind of a father am I? He asks me before throwing the bottle of Bourbon in the fireplace, mad against himself. I walk up quickly to him and grab his shoulders.

- Hey, Stefan! I make him looking at me as I remark his watering eyes. She's alive! Okay? She is hurt but alive... That's the most important thing, isn't it? I remind and tell him, staring seriously into his eyes. I've never seen him that hurt before. I mean, I did saw him hurt, but not like that.

- We shouldn't have insist and pressure her so much like that, answers, Stefan as he shakes his head and looks away, his eyes watering up a bit more.

- Stefan, she'll talk to us when she'll be ready, I tell him, trying to cheer my little brother up. However, Stefan lightly scoffs as he knows it won't be easy nor soon that she will talk to us. Liz told me that what happened to her was really rough... Like rough, rough, he looks back at me, frowning sadly. She also told me to tell you that you can be extremely proud of her, brother, I reply at him, grabbing the back of his neck with my left hand.

- I don't think I can be anymore prouder than I already am, whispers, my little brother while shaking his head.

- I know, that's what I told her, I answer, faintly smiling at him. Stefan nods and looks down for a moment when I remark few tears escaping his eyes.

- She hates me... My own daughter hates me, Damon, tells me, my little brother with pain in his voice as he looks back up at me. I frown sadly, not knowing what to tell him. I quietly and shortly sigh before bringing him in an embrace. Stefan hugs me back as I feel him lightly crying on my shoulder.

Gillian's P.O.V.

After arriving in my bedroom, I pace around for a minute, the bag still on my shoulder as I cry. I pass my hand in my hair, sobbing as I feel my cheeks getting flooded more and more by my tears. I need to get out of here... I need to go see Kol. I want and need to see him. I want to be by his sides. I walk up to my window, open it and jump down without hesitation. I fall on my feet before looking back at the boarding house. I can't stay here tonight... and probably for a while... I vamp-speed away, going to town as I think of only one place where he can be right now. Not even five miutes later, I arrive in front of the motel of Mystic Falls. Last time I was here, it was when Anna was still alive... Poor girl. I wipe my cheeks and take a deep breath in when the rain suddenly begins to pour from the sky. Great... I run in human speed toward the entrance before entering the hall of the motel. A woman is sitting in front of a computer at the reception. She looks up at me and smiles gently.

- Good evening, how can I help you miss? she asks me with a gentle tone as I approach her.

- Hi, huh... My boyfriend said I should meet him here, that he booked a room for few days, I answer her, lying to the woman.

- Yes, is he already here? What's his name? asks me, the woman at the reception as she places her hands on the keyboard.

- Mikaelson. Kol Mikaelson, I reply with a smile. I don't know how I brought myself to smile... I guess that it is because I hope that I am about to see Kol...

- Mmh... Yes. He is room 354, informs me, the woman with a smile.

- Thank you very much, I thank the woman with a small smile before starting to walk out.

- Wait, ma'am? I turn around to see her looking at something on her desk before holding up a white badge, here. This is a badge to unlock the door. Would you like someone to take your lugages? She says and questions me, still smiling. I look at her, kind of surprise.

- Oh, thanks... huh, no, I don't have much. He already took the most, I reply, lying again while nodding and smiling one last time to her.

- All right, then, I see the woman going back to her computer before I exit the hall. I walk under the rain again as I feel my eyes watering up again. I step up a staircase before walking along an alley. 350... 351... 352... 353... 354! I lightly smile as I am finally standing in front of his door. However, my smile quickly disappear as I feel a tear rolling down my cheek. I knock on the door and wait a bit... But nobody opens the door.

- Kol? Kol?! I call the Original, but still, nobody opens the door. He isn't here? It's me... Kol? I call him again as my voice cracks. I look down, feeling my lips lightly shaking.

- Beautiful? I look on my right to find Kol, wearing a light grey sweater. His hair, face and body are all wet. I look at him, frowning sadly. What are you doing here? He asks me as he smiles.

- I needed to see you, Kol, I whisper before looking down as I cover my face with my right hand. I'm sorry... I whisper as I cry in front of him. I hear Kol rushing up to me as I drop my bag on the ground. He hugs me tightly against him while shushing me.

- Let's go inside, he gently whispers to me as he pulls away. I nod positively when I see him picking up my bag.

- I can take it, I say as I try to grab my bag. However, Kol puts it on his shoulder before I could take it.

- Let me do it... for you, he replies while smiling. I feel his hand in my back after he opened the door of his room. We enter it and he closes the door behind us. I watch the Original puting my bag on the table as I look around. Why is there two beds?

- Is someone else sleeping here? I ask him, frowning confused.

- No, it's just me, why? Questions, Kol, as he looks at me confused. I glance at the two beds which caused him to look at them. Oh... yeah, I like luxury, answers, Kol to me as he faintly chuckles. I nod and weakly smile before looking down. So, would you like to tell me what happened? I look back up at him as I remember today's events with Kayla and Meryl. I stay quiet in front of him, not able to get a word out. My lips start shaking again as my eyes are watering up. Will it ever stop? Beautiful? Calls me, Kol with concern. I turn around and take my bag from the table. Hey, hey, I'm sorry, I...

- Can I take a shower, please? I need it... I tell him with a faint and weak voice as I can't bring myself to talk louder. Before coming here, I changed my clothes which is why he wasn't shocked when he saw me.

- Of course, it's that way, he answers before turning around to enter another room. I follow him behind until the two of us enter the bathroom. It's quiet small... I don't have any stuff for woman but I can go buy some for you tomorrow if you need anything, he proposes gently to me while smiling.

- I have my own stuff in my bag, but thanks, I answer, nodding positively and weakly smiling.

- How long are you staying here? He asks me, frowning lightly confused.

- How long can I stay? I question him back with and surprisingly shy voice.

- As long as you need, Beautiful, answers, Kol, smiling again as he touches my shoulder.

- I'll probably only stay two or three nights for now. I don't want to bother you or...

- Hey, you stay as long as you need. I'm all alone here and I don't mind your company, replies and interrupts me, Kol, staring into my eyes. I watch him smirking at me before winking. I smile back, feeling my cheeks lightly blushing. I let you take your shower. Towels are here, The Original vampire opens a closet and takes a towel from it. He hands it to me and I take it. Here. Call me if you need anything.

- I will, thank you, I thank him, smiling before he exits the bathroom. I sigh and take off my clothes. I get in the shower and let the water run on my hair, down my face and my back. Why did Kyle do this? Why does that old vampire want the necklace? What will that person do with it? Who is he anyway? I let my head resting against the wall as I choke some sobs again. It's like the moment is repeating over and over again in my head. After half an hour, I get out and put on a baggy shirt, my underpants and walk out of the bathroom as I brush my hair. Kol is in front of the window, looking outside, shirtless. I can see his shirt on the bed. He turns around as he hears me approaching him. I feel the Originals eyes burning my body up and down. He leans against the table as he has his arms crossed over his chest. I take the other bed, I shyly tell him as I finish brushing my wet hair.

- Your phone buzzed when you were taking your shower, he informs me as I watch him walking up to his bed.

- Who was it? I ask him while grabbing my phone.

- Your father and your uncle. They both called you... multiple times, answers, Kol, throwing himself on the bed before laying on his back. I look at the screen and see the dad tried to call me 9 times and Damon tried to call me 6 times. Seriously?

- Did you answer? I ask to Kol, frowning lightly confused as I look at him.

- No. I figured you came here with a bag to sleep. That means you don't want to see or even talk to them. Am I right? He states and asks me. How did he... I nod positively when my phone rings again. Dad... I sigh quietly but heavily before hanging up. You should at least send them a text message, telling them where you are, he tells me with a gentle voice as he sits upright.

- I don't want them to know, I whisper, shaking my head and frowning sadly.

- Just tell them you're fine then, replies gently, Kol. I look up at him, seeing him faintly smiling at me. I take a deep breath before nodding. He's right... I should send to one of them a text message so they'll leave me alone tonight.

- "Hey Damon, I'm fine and not in the streets. Could the two of you stop calling me, that'd be great. Goodnight", I type on my phone before sending the text message to my uncle. I sigh and throw my phone on the other bed, before sitting on it.

- Want to watch a movie? Proposes, The Original vampire to me with a smile as he walks up towards the television.

- Yeah, why not... I reply, shrugging as I get up as well.

- What would you like to watch? I let you choose, Beautiful, says, Kol to me as he hands me five DVDs. I grab them and look at the titles.

- So gentleman of you, I reply with a joking tone as I smile at him. Kol chuckles to my answer as he stays standing up in front of me. It's kind of hard to not watch his shirtless chest and abs...

- Ah, you know me. Cannot resist to use my charm with a beautiful girl, replies, Kol with the same joking tone which caused the both of us to chuckle this time. I continue looking at the DVDs when I fall on one I want to watch.

- Can we watch this one? I like it, I say as I hand him the DVD titled "Big" with Tom Hanks in it.

- Yeah, let me put it on, smiles, Kol as he puts the DVD on. The two of us lay on our beds, him on the right one and me on the left one when I feel and hear my phone buzzing.

- "Hey Boo. Fine but we will talk tomorrow. But be careful, Little niece. Oh, and send a text to your father too. I did told him your text message but he is being annoyingly sad... Just tell him you're fine or a goodnight or anything you want, but do it before he loses it", tells me, Damon in his text message. I sigh before typing a new message, but to my father this time.

- "I'm fine and safe for tonight. Goodnight", is all I write before sending it to dad. I stare at my screen, frowning sadly. I miss my father... I am mad against him, but I still miss him.

- Beautiful? I look up at Kol. Come next to me, it will be better to watch the movie, he says as he lightly moves to let me some place. I smile and get out of the bed before laying next to him. Alright, play, says, the Original before the movie begins. It hasn't been 5min since we were watching the movie that my phone buzzes again. Dad...

- "Whatever happened to you, Lilou, I am so sorry. You might not care or it might not mean anything to you right now, but I am sincerely sorry. I know I am failing as your father lately and I hate it! But I'll do better. I will! I promise you, Sweetie. And if I fail you again, Damon already threatened me to beat me until I get my mistakes. I love you so much, Lilou, and I miss you. I think I understand why you went away... Just... send me a text message time to time to tell me that you're alright. I need to know that you're fine even if it annoys you. I love you, baby. Goodnight", I read my father's message over and over again, as my eyes are watering up. Thanks, Dad... I sniff sadly and quietly but Kol still heard me.

- Forget about it for one night, Beautiful, tells me, Kol as he takes my phone away from me. I see him throwing it on the other bed. I sigh tiredly, heavily and sadly before leaning against him. Kol passes his arm around I as we watch the movie. I can't... I'm choking. I need air...

- I need air, I'm sorry, I quickly whisper as I get up from the bed. I grab a short from my bag, put it on and rapidly exit the room to go outside. I close my eyes and take a deep breath as I lean against a wall. It is still raining. After few minutes, Kol joins me, puting his shirt on as he is looking around concern. He hasn't seen me yet... When our eyes meet each other, I turn around as I feel the wind whipping my hair behind. Suddenly, arms are circling me and a head is leaning on my shoulder.

- It will be better, Gillian. You'll see, he whispers to me before kissing my cheek. I shake my head as I turn around to look at him.

- I'm just tired of feeling like this, of-of this anger and pain and sadness. It's heavy, choking, tiring... I explain him, feeling my eyes watering up again. However, the tears won't fall this time. I sigh and pass my hand through my hair as I look away. Suddenly, Kol gently grabs my chin and makes me look up at him. The two of us look at each other's eyes as the rain is strongly pouring outside. Our eyes go from our eyes to our lips. I want to kiss him... So badly. I love him... Kol begins to slowly leans in as the two of us stare at each other's mouth. I let him leaning down until his lips are connecting to mines. I respond to his kiss, moving my lips with him as the kiss gets more passionate and deeper. Kol pushes me against the wall as he places some of my hair behind my ear. The two of us deepen the kiss when I gently bite his lower lip. Kol grabs my thighs, telling me to jump on his waist. I do it and enroll my legs around him. Kol brings us back inside the motel room, still kissing me. He closes the door with his foot before laying us on his bed. The Original Vampire is on top of me, crushing my body with his as I feel him going slowly down my cheek, then my jaw, before going to my neck. I lightly moan, loving this feeling as I grip onto the sheets of the bed. I hear Kol moaning as well when he gets on his knees. He grabs my shirt by it's collar with his two hands and rip it roughly and hardly letting my chest appear to him. Kol... I say as I faintly chuckle to his desire and lust.

- I have other shirts for you, Beautiful, don't worry, he answers smirking before leaning in to kiss my lips again, puting a hard pressure on them. I feel his left hand travelling my stomach and my chest while the other one is grabs my left hand and he intertwines our fingers together. Suddenly, he takes me on his lap as he sits on the bed. I go down his neck, making him moaning of pleasure as well before pushing him so he will lay on his back. I stay on top of him when I rip his shirt, just like he did with mine. You naughty girl, laughs, Kol as he travels his hands on my body.

- You search for that, handsome, I answer him, smirking which caused the both of us to laugh. Kol brings me back to his lips before he gets back on top of me with his vampire speed. He takes one of my hand again, intertwining our fingers together as the tension between the two of us gets more and more heated and rapid. We moan, we breath heavily and rapidly, we kiss passionately and furiously with love as we spend the night extremely close to each other.

Damon's P.O.V.

- Fished it out of the river for you, I say to Elena, mentioning her daylight ring, as I saw and heard her waking up. She turns around, laying in her bad as she looks at me with surprised that I am the one here. I am sitting on her window seat as I look at her with a faint smile. The morning sun is lightly entering the room. Little tip, vampires hate to swim. How are you feeling? I say and ask her as I watch her pushing some hair from her face.

- My head's clear. I can remember everything, but not like I lived it, like it was a really bad dream, she explains to me as she seems to remember what happened. I lightly nod. You saved me. Thank you.

- Well, you know what they say about teenage suicide, I get up from the window seat and go sit on her bed instead. Don't do it, I say which caused Elena to smile.

- I just can't believe that I almost... she begins to say when I interrupt her.

- You weren't yourself, I immediatly respond, cutting her mid-sentence.

- Yeah, but if it wasn't for you... she argues as she takes my hand in hers. I look down at them while the brunette does the same thing. We both look back up at each other as we hold hand together. She rubs mine with her thumb, doing circles over the back of my hand. I can't do this... I can't let her being mad at Stefan without truly knowing why. I sigh as I know that Stefan might going to kill me.

- I'm about to take a very high, annoying road and tell you something, I begin to say as I take my hand away from her and place it on top of her wrist instead to hold it. Elena stares at me, listening closely to my words. Because I know that you think Stefan's been lying to you. Which, yeah, he has, but this rough patch that you two have been going through is not what you think, I tell her as I shake my head. Elena frowns confused. Everything that he's been doing, he's been doing for you. To help you. And after he kills me for telling you this, I want you to throw my ashes off of Wickery Bridge, okay? I say with a joking tone which caused her to lightly laugh. I smile as well, but not for long. I'm sorry, Stefan... There may be a way out of this for you, Elena, she loses her smile as she stares at me like she heard wrong. There may be a cure, the brunette looks surprised and with disbelief as she stays speechless in front of me. Her eyes are also betraying her, showing that she realizes and understood what was going on with my brother.

Tyler's P.O.V.

- Tyler, I hear Caroline calling me with a small and sad voice as she enters the living-room. Hayley and I have been drinking all night, giving our respect to Chris. I still can't believe that the vampires and Jeremy went in our back. I am holding a bottle of scotch, staring blankly at the wall in front of me while Hayley is asleep on the couch next to me.

- It's just us. Paying our respects to Chris, I answer to my girlfriend as she comes standing in front of me. I take a swing from the bottle after sighing sadly.

- Tyler, we didn't have a choice, tells me, Caroline with a sorry tone.

- I told him we had his back. I told him if he helped us he'd be free, I say as I remember my words to Chris. I feel like I lied to him, like I betrayed my friend.

- But we needed to help our friend, argues, Caroline.

- Yeah, we helped our friend by handing over another friend, I correct her with an upset tone.

- Chris wasn't... she starts to say but I cut her.

- Chris was a friend, Caroline. He's like me. He's part of my pack. All he wanted to do was be unsired by that disgusting piece of... I tell her with a mad tone as I stop myself, feeling like I am going to lose it. I sigh and lean back in the sofa before shaking my head. I look up at Caroline, frowning confused. Klaus let Chris die... He let one of his minion to die... How come? How did you even get Klaus to agree to give up one of his hybrids?

- I agreed to go on a date with him, answers to me, Care as she frowns sadly and guilty. I nod and get up from the sofa. She couldn't respond a better answer... I just thought that it might help keep up the ruse between you and Hayley, she explains me as I pour myself another drink. I nod and humm madly before throwing the bottle behind her with anger, smashing it against the wall. I see Caroline flinching, scared when Hayley wakes up from the loud noise, startled.

- What the hell is going on? questions, Hayley, frowning confused. She looks up and sees Caroline.

- Nothing. Nothing at all. Just celebrating the life of a fallen hybrid friend, I answer to Hayley as I stare at Caroline with a mad frown. The blonde vampire looks back at me with fear and sadness shown all over her face.

Damon's P.O.V.

- Bourbon, I say to the bar tender of the Grill as I sit at the counter. I look at my left, remembering that Alaric used to always be there. Make that two, I tell her when Matt walks up to me. He puts a tray on the counter and stands on my other side.

- You're still saving a spot for Mr. Saltzman, huh? he asks me, faintly smiling despite his sorry tone about the teacher.

- I'd say I'm in the market for a new drinking buddy, I answer with sacarsm before glancing at him with an annoyed look. You're not qualified.

- I know that you don't like me, he responds as I move one of the two glasses of Bourbon in front of the empty seat next to me. But I dug up some stuff about the explosion at the Young farm, I kind of need to tell someone about, I look at him and urge him to continue, non-verbally. So, April mentioned that her dad knew that Professor Shane guy. Which wouldn't be creepy, except, he had all that info about the hunter's curse, and we live in a town where, you know, anybody who knows stuff is creepy until proven otherwise, explains me, Matt, staying a bit vague but I still see where he is going about that Professor.

- You're on the verge of impressing me. Drive it home, I tell him, smirking.

- I got the Sheriff to dig up the pastor's phone records. Turns out, he made like a call a day to the same number the last month he was alive. And on the day that the Council got blown up at the farm, he called it ten times. The office of Professor Atticus Shane, informs me, Matt with a serious tone. I stare at the boy as I realize that the problem isn't done. Connor was just the beginning...

Bonnie's P.O.V.

- Did your, uh, did your friend, Damon, did he get everything he was looking for in my files? questions, Professor Shane to me as he leans on his desk. Him and I are in his office.

- Yeah. Thanks. I... um... I have to ask, how do you know all this stuff? I thank and ask him, frowning lightly confused. I mean, I know he is a professor and believes in magic and all, but... There is still something off. I watch Shane pulling up a chair and sitting down in front of me.

- Bonnie, look, I've been around the world ten times over. I've studied every supernatural creature known to man; and for the record, witches are hands down the most powerful so, I'm in your corner all the way, I'm your biggest ally, I faintly smile, appreciating what he is saying. But let me just say one thing, when your new hunter, and I know you have one, when he completes his mark you're gonna want to come to me. 'Cause I'm gonna be the only one who can help, trust me on that, okay? Why? What is going to happen with Jeremy? I nod understandingly to the professor. The only one.

Stefan's P.O.V.

I am leaning against a pillar outside Elena's house as I stare at the screen of my phone. There is a picture of Gillian smiling happily, the sun reflecting in her green eyes as her hair are lightly flying due to a faint breeze. I still remember that day like it was yesterday. She didn't know I was taking a picture until she heard the noise the phone made. I frown sadly at the photo as I think of her. How am I going to make her come back home? I love her... I miss her... She has only been gone for a night, but I still feel like she is far away from me. I know she is in town, somewhere, but I want her next to me. I want my baby girl and I to have our life back... The one we used to have before Elena... Klaus was right. I can't have Gillian and Elena in my life. I need to let one of them go... I sigh when I hear the front door of the Gilbert's house getting open. I sigh and put my phone in my pocket as Elena walks out of her house.

- I'm sorry that I stabbed you, she apologizes to me, looking guilty and ashamed.

- Nah, it's all right, I probably deserved it, I answer, forcing a faint smile. So, um, Damon told me that he clued you in.

- You didn't kill him, did you? she asks me, playing nervously with her sleeve.

- Nah, screw Klaus and his secrets, I answer with a faint smile as I sit on the steps of the front porch. We all want the same thing, we just have to work together for it, I tell her while Elena sits down next to me. I hear her lightly sighing as I can tell she wants to say something.

- Stefan, why did you send Damon to come look for me instead of you? she asks me with a confused tone. I take a breath in as I frown sadly.

- I sent him because lately it seems like he's able to get through to you in ways that I can't. You'll listen to him. You trust him, even when you can't trust me, I answer her with a hurt tone as I look down.

- I didn't mean to not... she begins to say but I interrupt her.

- Come on, Elena, I mean after everything that we've been through... you can admit it, I tell her with annoyment, looking at her. The brunette exchanges a glance with me before looking away, nodding.

- You've been so strong for me. Helping me, fighting for that girl that chose you, the girl that I was when I died on the bridge, and I love you so much for wanting to find this cure. Because I'd like nothing more than to get her back, because the... the girl that she's become, that... that I've become is different, somehow. Darker. Who I am, what I want... she explains and tells me with pain and sadness in her voice. I know she hates herself, but like every vampires, we learn to accept it through time... or not.

- What you want, or... who you want? I ask her, correcting her with my question.

- Something's changed, between Damon and me, I look back away from her, shaking my head as it hurts me to hear this. But it doesn't hurt me as much as it hurts me to know that my daughter is somewhere in town, being angry at me and avoiding me. Much more than it ever used to be. It's like... it's like everything that I felt for him before I was a vampire...

- Has been magnified. Your feelings for him have been magnified, I interrupt her again, still speaking with a hurt tone.

- I'm sorry. I don't want to lie to you, she apologizes as she sees the pain it is causing me. I nod as I hear her sighing and see her looking away.

- You know, before when I was the, uh, the Ripper, I understood why you cared for him. I mean, I practically drove you to it. But now... I can't do this, Elena. Not anymore, I admit to the brunette which caused her to look back at me, hurt and sad. I just can't. I need, and I should have since a long time, go back to the real love of my life, I see Elena frowning confused. I need to go back to the only girl in this world who I will never stop loving, caring about, being protecting of and who I will never be disappointed in. I have loved her since the very first second of her birth and that love will never stop, none even after my death if it comes one day. That love just keeps growing each days, Elena looks away as I see her eyes watering up. She is obviously upset that everything that I am telling her isn't about her, but about my daughter. Like I told you before, I won't let anything nor anyone separating us with Gillian. She is my daughter, my whole life... I hurt her one more time yesterday because I was trying to find a way to save you. I can't do this anymore... I explain her while shaking my head and frowning hurt as well. I can feel my eyes watering up as I only think of my daughter. She left home last night, for the first time... I don't know where she is... And I can't accept that. I need her back and that means that I have to let you go. Not her, I say to the brunette who looks back at me with her cheeks flooded. She is hurt, but so am I. 

- It has always been Gillian and it always will be her, isn't it? she asks me with a sad tone as she wipes her cheeks. I nod positively as I stare at her with a sad frown. I know. Of course, I know... I should have known that it would have always been her, she says with an upset tone as she is clearly not okay with the fact that I choose my daughter over her. But it doesn't matter that she is upset about it. I won't change my mind. I will find a way to get my daughter back, to get her to come home, to me... I look away from Elena as a long and deep silence takes place between us.

Heyy guys!! How are you? 😁 New chapter here! I know it's a long one but I had fun writing it! Thank you for the 75,6K !!! 😁 What did you think of it?

- What did you think of Gillian leaving the Boarding house?
- What did you think of what Kyle did to her?
- Is Gillian right to be mad at Stefan and Damon?
- When should Gillian tell the brothers about what happened to her in the woods because of Kyle? Should she mention the necklace?
- Who do you think Kyle is working for?
- Should Gillian stays a bit mad at the brothers?
- Did you like the Kol and Gillian scene?
- What did you think of what Stefan told Elena at the end about Gillian?
- What did you think of Elena talking like this about Gillian to Katherine and Stefan?
- How do you think Stefan will achieve to have his daughter back?

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