Lizzie has been thinking about what Elena had told her. Was turning into a vampire her only option at escaping the merge? She didn't want her sister to know any of it because it would just drive her into a more obsessive stage than she was in already. She didn't exactly know why she was thinking about that after what had happened with her and Sebastian. She didn't know where they stood after that night so she was trying to avoid him in case he was going to tell her that the previous night was a mistake. She was going to class when she saw Sebastian down the hall, she quickly turned around before he could see her but he had already seen her. Sebastian was making his way to her, but she had already gone inside her class. After class was over, Sebastian waited for Lizzie to come out.
"Hey Lizzie," Sebastian said
"Hey," Lizzie said walking to her dorm
"Why are you avoiding me?" He asked her, Lizzie was a little taken aback by the question.
"I'm not avoiding you. Where would you get that idea from?" Lizzie said
"Well earlier I know you saw me coming over to you and you walked away," he said
"Oh that, I didn't see you. I saw Josie behind you and I wanted to avoid her because I have to keep what I found out to myself." She lied, Sebastian knew she was lying but he didn't want to push her.
"Well have you thought about what you learned yesterday?" He asked
"Yea and I don't know what to do. What if I make a decision but then my find a way to get us out of it. Josie has read every book she could find about the Gemini coven and the merge and there is no way of escaping this. I think we need to go to that prison world and speak to Kai." Lizzie said
"Are you sure?" Sebastian asked
"He's the only one that might actually talk to us, he doesn't want one of us to become the leaders. He has to know something." She told him
"How are you going to do this?"
"I don't know, but I do need to talk to my dad and then Josie," Lizzie said
"Okay let me know what he says," Sebastian said leaving. Lizzie walked to her dad's office.
"Dad, I need to talk to you." She said entering the room
"About what Lizzie," He said
"I know you told me to let it go, but I talked to someone and I think we need to go to the prison world where Kai is stuck in and talk to him. He has to know more information about the merge." She said
"Elizabeth I thought I told you to let it go. We are not going to go see the maniac who killed your birth mother and almost killed you and your sister. I am not letting you go there." Alaric said
"Dad please, I need to know. If Josie and I merge, you and I both know I'm going to die. We all know Josie is stronger than I am. I need to know. Plus I'm not going alone, Josie will go and Sebastian, we'll even take MG if that makes you feel better." Lizzie said
"The new student Sebastian? Why him?" Alaric asked confused
"Yeah him. We've been hanging out, teaching me how to fight and control my magic." Lizzie said
"Even if I were to say yes, you need a celestial event," Alaric said
"Well there's a full moon coming up in 2 days, that works." She said hopefully
"I need to talk to your mother and Bonnie. And if we were to go I'm going with you." Alaric said. He knew where the fear his daughter was having came from. It was the same place that his fear of losing one of his daughters came from.
"Thank you, dad," Lizzie said leaving his office. She made her way to her dorm to look for Josie. She got to her room and opened the door and saw Josie doing homework by her desk.
"Jo I need to talk to you about something important," Lizzie said entering her room.
"About what?" Her sister asked
"Kai Parker." She said
"What about him?" Josie asked
"I went to visit Elena yesterday. I wanted to find out more about the merge and Kai. I needed to know if there was a way to avoid it. Apparently Kai is trapped in the prison world because he is a psychopath that killed bio mom and almost killed us. I talked to dad about going to the prison world to talk to Kai. MG and Sebastian will go with us in case we need any additional help." Lizzie said
"Lizzie, why didn't you tell me this earlier?" Josie asked
"I just found out yesterday. When I came back I needed to process everything." She said
"Lizzie but you have to tell me this, whatever you find you have to tell me," Josie said getting up from her chair.
"Why do I have to tell you? You have nothing to worry about, if we do merge you'll win, everyone knows it. I die you live." Lizzie said
"But this affects me too. If we merge I lose my best friend, my sister. Do you think I want to go through this, killing my sister? If you die, it would be as if I die. I'm trying to keep both of us alive." Josie said
"Well in two days we find out if there is a way to stop the merge. Just be ready, I'll let you know what dad decides." Lizzie said leaving the room. She left campus ad headed for the old mills property. She could feel her emotions getting out of control. This was the only place where she wasn't a danger to anyone. She started throwing things with her mind across the room, trying to get everything she was feeling inside. She fell to the ground, crying. Suddenly a pair of arms were wrapped around her body, she knew it was Sebastian.
"Lizzie, what's wrong?" He asked
"She doesn't get it. I told Josie what Elena told me yesterday and was pissed that I didn't tell her immediately. I needed time to process that the only way to save me from dying is by turning into a vampire. I don't want that, I can barely control my magic enough as it is. I don't want to die, and she doesn't get it. I know that if I die, Josie will suffer over it but she'll move on. I don't know what to do anymore. I just wish I had never learned anything about the merge." Lizzie said
"We'll figure this out. In two days we'll have the answers you need. And if the only way to stop this is to turn into a vampire, we'll figure that out as well. I'm not leaving you, whatever happens, I'll be by your side." He said
"Thank you," Lizzie said
Two Days Later
Alaric had decided to allow Lizzie and Josie to go to the prison world. He had talked to Bonnie about getting out since she had built the prison without a celestial event so Kai couldn't get out. She gave him a spell that the twins had to do to get out. Alaric had some of Bonnie's blood in case anything like this was going to happen. He called Lizzie, Josie, Sebastian, and MG to his office.
"What's up dad?" Lizzie asked
"I talked to Bonnie and Caroline, and I decided to allow you to go talk to Kai. But I'm going, I'm not letting you talk to that maniac by yourselves." Alaric said
"Really, you're just gonna let us go? I thought you were going to say no, then I would have to give you the whole "this is why we have to go" speech. Didn't think it would be this easy." Lizzie said, saying the last part under her breath.
"I talked to your mother and we both agreed that he is the only way to figure out how to save you from the merge," Alaric said
"Hold up, what are we talking about? I mean I'll do whatever it is, but I don't know what y'all are talking about." MG said
"Josie will catch you up on it, I have something I need to do before we leave," Lizzie said
"We'll meet at the old mills property at 8. That's when the moon will be at its peak. Now go to class." Alaric said. The four of them made their way out of his office. Lizzie and Sebastian made their way to his room. Lizzie wanted to mentally prepare herself for what was going to happen later. She would find out if her only option was to turn into a vampire or if there was another way.
"What do you want to do to pass the time?" Sebastian said smirking
"Well I can think of a few things we can do," Lizzie said getting closer to him. She closed the gap between them. Sebastian pushed them against the wall, kissing Lizzie down her neck. Lizzie brought him back to her lips. They made their way to his bed. Lizzie threw him onto the bed and straddled him, attacking his lips. Sebastian grabbed her shirt and pulled it over her head. Lizzie did the same to his and threw it across the room. Suddenly her phone started to ring.
"Shit, it's Josie. I'm sorry I have to go, I'll meet you at the old mills property at 8. Bye" Lizzie said giving Sebastian a kiss and putting her shirt back on before leaving.
"What's wrong? I was kinda in the middle of something" Lizzie asked her sister and she entered her room.
"Are you sure about this? I mean this guy is a psycho, can we really trust what he says?" Josie asked worriedly
"He's the only one that can tell us anything. We have to give it a shot. Dad is going with us, so we don't do anything stupid. And if he tried anything MG and Sebastian will be there with us." Lizzie said
"Fine. We'll go through with it. You can go back to do whatever you were doing." Josie said
"Well you kinda killed that mood, so I guess I'll just do some homework."
Lizzie was nervous about going into the prison world. She was finally going to know if she would have to turn into a vampire. The rest of her life was going to be defined by that moment. She didn't know what she was going to do if she didn't hear what she wanted to hear.