I sit straight up, gasping. I sigh in relief when i see it was just my window being pushed open by the storm. I climb out of bed, closing my window and locking it. I check my others, making sure they're all locked. I like storms, but not when my life is constantly threatened by vampires.
I open my door slowly, walking across the hall to see Elena's still asleep. I sigh, walking over to her windows too, locking them. I walk over to Jeremy's room, i knock and then open the door. When i open it, Jeremy's just sitting there on his bed. I look at him strangely.
"You're still up?"
"Yeah, what's up?" He smiles.
"Um, it looks like there's a storm coming in. Can you help make sure all the doors and windows are closed and locked?" He looks over to his window and then back at me.
"Yeah. Yeah, sure."
"Okay... weirdo." I mumble closing the door. He's up to something.
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"I say we go to Pearl's, bust down the door, and annihilate the idiot that attacked us last night." Damon growls, hammering wood to the broken window
"Yeah, and then what? We turn to the rest of the house full of vampires and say, "Oops. Sorry?"" Stefan smirks. I roll my eyes as i sit on the couch, Elena standing behind me.
"I can't believe you made a deal with her." Elena sighs, shaking her head.
"I can." I mutter. Damon shoots me a look before looking back at Elena.
"It was more like a helpful exchange of information. And it wasn't like i had a choice. She's...scary. Besides she's gonna help me get Katherine back." I clench my jaw, looking towards the fire place. God, if i hear that name one more time...
"Of course she is." Elena says, rolling her eyes. "Damon gets what he wants, as usual. No matter who he hurts in the process."
"You don't have to be snarky about it." Damon huffs.
"Excuse you? We had to wake up to learn that a tomb full of vengeful vampires are free, i think she's earned snarky." I glare. Damon sits across from me staring at me.
"How long are you going to blame me for turning your birth mother into a vampire?" He groans.
"Oh i don't blame you, Damon. I think we've all accepted the fact that you're a sociopath and have no redeemable qualities." I glare. Stefan and Elena look to each other with wide eyes.
"Ouch..." Damon frowns.
"This isn't being very productive. We're gonna figure out a way to deal with Pearl and the vampires. Yeah?" Damon hums, standing up and walking out of the room. I sigh, looking forward, getting up as well.
"Where are you going?" Elena sighs.
"For a walk."
"There's a tomb full of vampires somewhere out there, i don't think that's a good idea." Stefan says, looking to me.
"And i don't think it's a good idea I'm here. I'll be fine." I mutter, opening the front door. I frown when i see it's still raining. I pull up the hood on my denim jacket and start walking.
I hear footsteps behind me and i frown. I keep walking and they don't go away. I spin around but no one's there. I frown again and turn around, seeing the guy from the grill.
My eyes widen, I'm not that far from the house, if i scream, Damon or Stefan will for sure hear me. I open my mouth but the guy rushes towards me. He has something over my mouth and i start to feel groggy.
"W-who are you?" I ask, finally slipping into the darkness.
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I groan, coughing as i wake up. I blink multiple times, trying to focus on where i am. I shake my head and try to move my hands up to try and move my hair out of face, but i can't. I start to panic as i notice my hands are tied behind me. My head's pounding and i groan.
I gasp when i realize something, I'm in a basement. The guy, he's a tomb vampire. Shit. I groan as i try to take my hand out of the ropes.
"I wouldn't do that if i were you." A man says, looking directly at me. I've never seen this man before.
"Well, luckily you aren't me." I glare.
"Okay. how about if you don't listen, I'll kill you." He threatens.
"How original." I say rolling my eyes.
"Where's Alina and my brother?" I hear Damon demand. Damon? Why is he here? The guy moves forward, lifting me up.
"I guess your boyfriend's here to say the day." He smirks. I look at him in disgust as he leads me up the stairs.
"Billy." Another guy calls out. We're at the top of the stairs but we're hidden by a wall. I gasp as i see Billy drag out Stefan who is clearly in pain. Stefan looks over at me and his eyes widen, worry evident on his face. "Michael." Michael pushes me forward and i fall to my knees. I look up and Damon's eyes are wide. He's pissed.
"You're dead." Damon threatens trying to push through the barrier but failing.
"Whoa, I'm sorry. You haven't been invited in. " The guy says slyly. "Miss Gibbons?" An older woman walks out of the hall with a smile.
"Yes, Frederick honey?" She ask politely.
"Never let this bad man in." He says. She's obviously compelled to do whatever he says. She looks over to Damon and shakes her head.
"I'll never let him in." She walks away and i frown as Stefan groans in pain.
"145 years left starving in a tomb, thanks to Katherine's infatuation with you and your brother. First few weeks, every single nerve in your body screams with fire. The kind that can drive a person mad. Well, i thought your brother might've wanted to get a taste of that before i killed him. Billy." Frederick say, looking to Billy.
Billy stabs a stake into Stefan's side and i try to move to help him but Michael rushed towards me, pinning me against the wall, holding me by my throat.
"What does she have to do with anything? She's done nothing to you." Damon growls.
"She's Katherine's doppelganger. But since we can't go out of the house for food, she'll have to do." He smirks. "Michael." He says in a sing songy voice. I choke out a scream when he bites into my neck. This hurts way more than it did with Damon.
He finally pulls away and i fall to the ground, gasping for air. I can see the blood soaking into my denim jacket and black shirt.
"Take them back to the basement." Frederick orders. "Have a nice day." Frederick smirks, closing the door. Michael hauls me up and leads me back to the basement. When we get there, he unties my hands and throws me into the chair.
"Move, and we kill your friend." He growls. I nod slowly and he smirks. I hear Stefan groaning as they bring him down stairs. I watch as Michael puts on a pair of gloves and takes ropes out of a bucket, it's probably full over Vervain water.
I frown as they tie his hands and legs together, and take off his shirt. I wince when i hear the Vervain burning his skin and wince again when they hoist Stefan up and he groans. Frederick walks down, looking to me and smirking before grabbing a wrench, pulling the ropes to pull him up higher.
"Vervain on the ropes... that's gotta sting." I say quiet, not wanting them to hurt Stefan more. "Speaking of..." He pulls Stefan's head back and pulls out a dropper. I frown when they drop it in his eye and i can hear the hissing and Stefan crying out in pain.
"Please, please stop!" I cry out. Frederick looks to me and tilts his head, and then he's suddenly in front of me.
"You have fire, i can see why Damon likes you so much." He smirks.
"Go to hell." I glare. His head reaches out, wrapping around my throat. I gasp in shock and cough slightly. "How cliche."
He chuckles slightly, bending down and smelling my neck.
"You smell quite nice, i think i want a taste." He mumbles. He sinks his fangs into the other side of my neck and i gasp, trying not to scream.
"Leave her alone!" Stefan chokes out. "Sh-She's not involved." Frederick pulls away and looks to Stefan. He wipes his mouth and then pulls me up with him, holding me tightly. He goes to bite me again, but something stops him.
"This isn't right!" Someone yells out, rushing into the room. Frederick drops me onto the floor and i roll over groaning in pain as he walks over to the guy.
"He killed Bethanne." Frederick tells him, pointing to Stefan. "One of us, Harper. And don't think for a second he wouldn't kill you if he had the chance. Pearl says we're not here for revenge, right? I say that's exactly what we're here for."
"What about the girl, she didn't do anything." Harper tells him.
"Her family started all of his. And we start with this." he says, picking up a knife and running it along Stefan's bare chest. "And then his brother." He stabs Stefan again and then walks over to me. "His brother's girlfriend." He walks over to me, running the knife across my my collar bone and i cry a little as i watch the blood drop. He drags the knife down to my stomach, not putting pressure. "And anyone else that gets in our way." I close my eyes, waiting for the pain but i hear the knife drop.
"This isn't right!" Harper shouts again.
"You're gonna want to let go of me!"
"Miss Pearl will be home soon." Harper says in a devious tone.
"Miss pearl is no longer in charge." He growls. "Tie him up! And then stake him down." He orders. I whimper a little as i watch Harper get dragged out of the room and as Frederick turns back to Stefan.
I don't think this is going to end well...
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I groan in pain as and wince as Frederick drags the knife across Stefans stomach again. Stefan groan in pain and i cry.
"Leave him alone!" I cry out.
"Don't like what you see?"
"No, i don't. Let him go and you can have me." I bargain. "You'll have your revenge on both of them. Damon will be hurt, and Stefan, my sister will never forgive him, he'll be heartbroken." I tell him. "Just... just let him go."
"You drive a hard bargain, but how about, i kill you both, and they'll both be hurt." He smirks, walking over to me. I've been bitten multiple times and i don't think i can lose much more blood. He moves my hair out of the way and then bites into my shoulder.
I scream out and feel the tears fall.
"Michael!" He calls out, seconds later he's back and i groan. "Take her upstairs, she's all yours." Michael smirks, lifting me up over his shoulder.
Once we're upstairs, he throws me on the couch and i groan. He smirks, walking over to me then stops, looking up. I look up seeing Ric passing by, i frown slightly.
"Uh, your friend pointed me this way, i need to use your phone." Michael points to the wall and Ric smiles, "Thanks." I watch as Michael sneaks up behind him. I try to warn him, but Alaric is already turned around and a stake is driven into his heart. He motions for me to stand up and i do, following him. He walks into the kitchen.
"Turn on the sink." I rush over to the sink, turning it on as he turned on the food processor. He take Miss Gibbons by the arm and she frowns.
"What's happening?"
"I'm really sorry, but you're gonna need to invite a friend of mine in. " Alaric opens the side door and i see Damon. Relief washes over me, put i'm still bleeding.
"Oh, I'm sorry. He's not allowed in the house." She frowns.
"Yeah, i know, but you gotta make an exception." Alaric tries.
"Get her out of the house. Now!" Alaric pushes her out. "Miss Gibbons, tell me the truth. Are you married?"
"No."
"Parents, children, anyone who else lives on this property?" Damon questions.
"Damon, what are you doing?" I ask.
"No, it's just me."
"Good." I gasp slightly, pushing myself into the wall and fall to the floor as he snaps her neck, killing her. He walks in and Alaric grabs him by the collar.
"You were supposed to compel her." Her growls.
"It doesn't work that way, not let me go-"
"She was human."
"And I'm not. And Alina is, so i need to help her." He glares. Alaric let's him go and he rushes over to me. "Hey, hey, Alina." He says softly, kneeling besides me. "How many times did the feed from you?" He asks, looking me up and down.
"I-I, lost count." I stutter out, starting to feel lightheaded.
"Here." He says, biting his wrist and holding it up to my mouth, making me drink. I can't swallow the blood properly and it just flows down my throat. I start to cough some of it up and Damon frown. "No, you need to swallow it." He pleads.
"I was so scared..." I say, tears threatening to spill.
"I know, i know and I'm sorry. I should have gone after you when i heard you leave." He says softly. He helps me stand up, one hand on the side of my face and the other on my waist. He notices all the cuts and how they haven't healed. "Did they use vervain?" He frowns and i nod.
"We have to help Stefan." I say looking towards the basement.
"I am, i promise. But i need you to go with Elena and Ric." He tells me and i shake my head. "No? What do you mean no?"
"You can't do this own your own, i'm helping." I tell him.
"You can't-"
"Don't tell me what i can and can't do, Damon." I glare. "After everything you've put me through, let me help." Damon stares at me for a second then sighs.
"Go take care of the body." He says to Alaric. Alaric nods and slips out the door. "You listen to me and follow what i do, okay?" I nod and he takes my head. He pulls me into the closet and i frown, he puts his finger to his lips telling me to be quiet.
"Michael! What's the hold up, is she dead?" Frederick calls out. Damon growls slightly, gripping the stake in his hand tighter. After a minute i hear footsteps coming towards us. The food processor turns off and so does the water.
The footsteps get closer and Damon throws the door open, pulling the stake from his pocket and shoving it in Michael's heart.
"Do you know where Stefan is?" He ask and i nod.
"The basement, the stairs are gust behind that wall." II tell him. He nods and slides his hand in mine.
"Alina, if this goes wrong, i need you to run, Okay?" He asks. I frown and he sighs. "Please."
"I'm not leaving you...."
"I'll be okay, but you have to run." I nod and he gives me a small smile We move quietly around the corner and stop when we see one of the vampires at the door. "Stay right here." He tells me and i nod.
I watch as Damon speeds over and pulls out a syringe full of something, he stabs it into the guys neck i watch as the guy falls to the floor, Vervain. He waves me over and i soon as i get close to him his eyes widen.
"Are you insane?" Damon seethes, i look at him strangely but turn to see Elena coming around the corner.
"Elena?" I whisper. She gasps and pulls me in for a hug.
"Oh, my god, you're okay. I should have gone after you, or told Damon or Stefan, I'm so sorry. Are you all right?" She cries.
"I'm okay," I nod. "But we need to get Stefan and then get out of here." We walk down the stairs and then Damon kicks the door down. Stefan is still chained up with Harper staked to the chair that i was in.
"Elena?" Stefan whispers shocked. Damon walks over to Harper, pulling the stake out of his leg, and moves his hand up to stake him. I rush forward pulling on Damon's arm.
"No, Damon! He helped us." Damon looks to me and drops the stake.
"Fine." He grumbles, moving over to Stefan to free him from the ropes.
"Stop." I call out, "There's Vervain on them." He furrows his brows before looking over and seeing Stefan's burned skin.
"Elena," Damon says, gesturing to the ropes. Elena moves and unties them, Stefan falling but Damon catching him before he hits the ground. "Alrighty, let's go. Clothes." Damon says looking over to me to get Stefan's shirt. I walk over grabbing it and handing it to Damon who hands it to Stefan.
"Come on, we gotta go." Damon says trying to push us to the door. I walk over to harper untying him from the Vervain ropes.
"Thank you." I say with a smile.
"Alina. help your sister take Stefan to the car." Damon tries.
"What about you?" I ask.
"You rescue, I distract." He shrugs.
"Then I'm helping you." I say, walking over to him.
"No." Damon and Elena both argue. I give Damon a look, telling him I'm not playing around.
"Elena, take Stefan to the car, now." I tell her. I hear her protest as Damon and i walk up the stairs.
"Why are you so damn stubborn?" Damon glares.
"Because i can be." I shrug. "And she's right, she or you, or someone should of made sure i was okay, and then this happened. I'll be damned if i leave and you turn out no okay, Damon." He nods, understanding as we continue to walk up the stairs.
When he pushes the door open, we see that they're still in the room with the pool tables. Damon quietly walks up behind one of them, staking him through the heart.
Damon speeds back, then speeding us into the living room. The two vampires stand up but Damon kills them easily. I hear footsteps and turn around, gasping when i see Frederick standing there. He glares at me and growls before rushing to me, but suddenly I'm behind Damon, facing the wall. I watched as Damon slammed him into the wall, Frederick pushing back and punching Damon in the face. I watch as Damon pulled him to the ground, hitting him.
"Damon!" I yell as two vampires go to pull him off, but i get thrown against the wall. I cough and roll over to my side, looking up seeing another vampire. He stalks towards me kick him back. He falls over and i try to stand up but he grabs my leg, pulling me back down to the ground.
I look to my right, seeing Damon dropped a stake and pick it up, stabbing it into his hand and pulling it out. He growls in pain as i start to back away.
"Alina!" Damon yells, being pulled away by the two vampires. He gets up slowly and i have the stake behind my back. The vampire pushes me to the wall, his hand around my throat.
"Do you know how annoying you and your family are?" He growls.
"I've been told." I choke out, bringing the stake up, stabbing him in the heart. I pull it out and he starts to turn grey and gasp for air in relief as he falls to the ground. I look down to the vampire, dead on the ground and drop the stake, trying to breath.
"Alina!" Damon yells again, rushing into the room, Damon behind him. He walks over to me, a hand on the side of my face again.
"Are you okay? Are you hurt?" He asks worriedly.
I shake my head, staring at the body. "I, I-I'm fine." I nod.
"Stay with Alaric, I'm going after Frederick." He tells me. I nod and Alaric hands me back the stake.
"You're probably gonna need this." I nod and take it, giving him a small smile, remembering he could possibly be my dad. I look to see him standing with a stake gun and tilt my head.
We hear footsteps above us and both freeze. He starts fiddling with the gun as i grip the stake in my hand. Before he can even react, a vampire is biting into his neck. I scream and then move forward, stabbing the stake into the vampires heart, the vampire falling off Ric.
He looks up to me gratefully and smiles, "Thank you." I see he isn't bleeding a lot and smile.
"Frederick's gone." Damon says, jogging back into the room.
"Let's get out of here." Ric sighs, putting a hand on the small of my back, nudging me towards Damon. I slightly jog over to Damon who puts an arm around me as we walk out.
"I'm gonna kill him." Damon growls. We step onto the porch and stop as we see around ten tomb vampires surrounding us. Damon pulls me behind him as i look around his arm.
"How many of those Vervain darts do you have left?" Damon asks.
"One."
"And how many stakes?"
Ric looks back at me to see i have the stake in my hand still. "One." He sighs.
"Not gonna be enough." I grab Ric and Damon's arms pulling him back into the house. Damon slams the door shut and the three of us stand there, waiting.
"So what you said to get me to do this, about my wife. It was a lie, wasn't it?" Ric asks. Damon looks down to me as i look at him confused.
"Yep." He frowns, looking back forward. There's a thud at the door and i jump back slightly. I start to feel something running down my neck, i pull my hand up and pull it away to see blood.
"Stop. What's going on in there?" We hear a woman call out. I think i'm losing a lot of blood because i start to feel weak, really weak and i can hear my heart pounding in my ears. I grab onto Ric and he looks at me confused. Pearl and Anna walk in, looking around at all the dead vampires.
"What did you do?" Pearl seethes.
"Me? Your little Merry band of vampire spent the day torturing Alina and my brother." Damon glares, getting in pearls face.
I try to call out for Damon, but nothing's coming out.
"Trust me, the parties responsible for this will be dealt with." Pearl says calmly.
"Our little arrangement doesn't work unless you can control them." Damon glares.
"This wasn't supposed to happen." I feel myself wobble and Ric puts an arm around me, looking at me worridley.
"Well it did." he growls, walking towards the door, he spins back around, still glaring at Pearl. "If i had a good side, this is not a way to get in it. He walks out, Ric and i trying to follow. Once we get onto the porch, i slip out of Ric's grasp, falling into the floor. Ris notices my blood soaked jacket and the blood on his sleeve.
"Damon!" Ric calls out, kneeling beside me, i feel like I'm gasping for air but Damon soon comes into my vision. "You gave her your blood, why hasn't it healed?"
"There has to be Vervain in the wound," Damon said panicking. My eyes start to close and Damon shakes me, "Hey, Hey, keep your eyes open."He pleads.
I try and open them, but it's too hard. "I-i can't."
"No, No! Alina, don't say that." He begs.
"I'm sorry," I say, coughing. "Damon... I'm tired."
He puts his hand to my neck, seeing all the blood, he's trying to stop the bleeding. "I can't lose you..." He whispers.
"I'm sorry," I say, turning to look at him. "W-what I said at your house... i didn't mean it." I cry.
"I know, i know. Now i need you to stay awake, please." He begs. "Please don't leave me now, I know I hurt you, but don't go." I could swear there were tears in his eyes, and it broke my heart. "I don't want you to go. You are everything to me...." I start drifting out.
"W-where's Elena..." I say, looking around.
"She's with Stefan... just hold on." Damon tells me.
"I love her, tell her i love her." I whisper.
"Alina, stop, you can tell her." He grits out. But I'm done fighting...
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So.... What is Alina gonna wake up? A vampire? A human? Or is she going to wake up at all?