"Your taking Damon? To the founders party?! What about me?" Bonnie asks, offended as we proceed into the grill. Its been a few days since Tanners death. They covered it up and said it was a cougar.
I sip on my coffee to stay awake. I haven't been sleeping well, like at all. Every time I close my eyes I see Damon, his mouth covered with blood. It's also started up my nightmares. Like I said, I don't really remembermuch about that night.
What I do remember being carried away by the Sheriff, I remember them rolling away my moms body, and I can sort of remember what she looked like. I shake the horrible memory away.
Caroline snaps her fingers in my face. "Earth to Ariel" I quickly snap out of my trance and put my coffee down. "Yeah" "Are you okay?" Bonnie asked looking concerned. I nod, "I'm fine" I said, trying to believe that myself.
Caroline waves a wand to put the conversation back on track. "Anyway, Like I was saying, Ariel you can go with Bonnie" I nod and look at my blond best friend.
"Why not? Anyway what about your mom, is she okay with you bringing Damon?" I ask, silently begging for Liz to be against it. "And I'm supposed to care why?" "He's older, sexy, danger guy" Bonnie responds.
Caroline mimics what she said. "What is that an official witch twitter tweet?" Caroline jokes. "No more witch jokes okay? That whole mr.tanner prediction has me freaked" I shudder in my seat. Tanner was killed by Damon, he somehow was able to cover his tracks.
"And Damon's not dangerous. You know, he just has a lot of issues with his brother. You know like major deep-rooted drama." I cough into my palm. Yeah no kidding. "Like?" I coax. She looks away.
"I'm not really supposed to say anything" I laugh, "Caroline Forbes, when have you ever kept a secret in your life?" Caroline straightens up and smiles. "Okay. But you can't tell Elena " She says to the both of us. "No" We promise, I so am.
"So you are taking her to the founders ball?" I ask Stefan as we walk to the boarding house. He nods, "Yeah I am" He says with a smile.
I grin and decide to tease him. "Wow. Only a week in (I think I have no idea) and he's already landed the girl" I tease and elbow him in the rib cage. He laughs. He opens the door and we head inside. I freeze at the scene in front of me. Damon has Zach by the neck, squeezing hard.
"Zach!" I yell. Damon turns and drops Zach. "Having a family moment Mermaid, Stefan" He adds when he sees Stefan behind me. "Spending some quality time" He says as we approach. He pats Zach before he walks off. When he does I help him up. "Are you okay?" Stefan asks, worried for the man.
"No I am not, and neither are you!" He yells at Stefan taking me in surprise. He points an accusing finger at Stefan. "How many more people have to die, before you see that?" He asks, panting. "I see it, alright, Zach, I see-" Zach cuts him off.
"Then why aren't you doing anything about it?" "I can't Zach. I can't. It would take human blood, it's the only way that I could stop him and I can't do that" Stefan decrees. Zach looks off the way Damon went before standing up.
"Vervain could weaken him, if he ingested it. It would help get you the upper hand" Stefan sighs before meeting Zach's eye.
"Vervain hasn't grown here since 1865. Damon saw to that. The little I had I gave to Elena" Zack looks back to make sure Damon isn't anywhere to be found.
"What?" I ask. Zack motions for us to follow and he leads us down the hall and through one of the many door. We go down the stairs to whats the basement, when we're there he opens a door and leads us inside before opening another door.
Me and Stefan peer inside to see a herb that I can only presume is Vervain. "You've been growing it" I mutter upon seeing the growing plants. "It's just something that's been passed down though the generations. Blood only runs so deep when you're related to vampires" Zach explains.
"Damon would kill me if he knew that I had it" He just had to go and say that. "But your telling me, Why?" Stefan says confused.
"Because I trust you. And your gonna need it if you wanna get rid of him"
After finding out Zach is growing vervain, it really makes me worry about his safety. Stefan told me everything there is to know about vampires. What kills them, what weakens them and such. From now on I am carrying and using wooden pencils. It's not the same as stakes but it works.
I stopped by Elenas place to get ready for the founders ball. The doorbell rings and Elena reaches over for a vintage box filled with her family jewels for the showcasing. I take the box from her, "I got it" I said with a smile and head to the door.
"I'm here for my mom. I was supposed to pick up a box of stuff." Tyler explains to Jeremy before he can shut the door on him.
"Right here." I call out, approaching. I hand Tyler the box and give him a warning look.
"Please be careful."
"Yeah, be careful with it, dick." Jeremy exclaims.
"Hey! Not now, okay, guys? Please?" I beg, I didn't like it when they fought, and it was always about Vicki now.
"I'm fine. He's just being a punk." Tyler complains.
"I got your punk."
I roll my eyes in annoyance, boys. "Look, Ty, maybe you should go. We'll see you tonight" I promise, giving him a quick kiss on the cheek before rushing back to the kitchen.
"Delicate flower versus naughty vixen" Bonnie questions, holding up to nail polish vials. "Tough call. Can we mix them?" Elena suggests. "Look at you getting pretty for your date" Bonnie teases.
"You seem happy-ish"
"I am-ish. Tonight gonna be a good night" Elena responds sitting down across from me. She narrows her eyes at Bonnie.
"But don't let that stop you from telling me whatever it is you wanted to tell me as soon as you walked though that door"
"I'll tell you tomorrow morning I don't wanna ruin the night" Bonnie insists. Elena grabs the nail polish from Bonnies hands and puts it to the side. "Out with it" Bonnie sigh and looked at me unsure.
I shrug, she'll find out sooner or later. "Okay but it has to go in the vault, because Caroline will kill us if it gets back to Damon that she squealed" Elena clasped her hands in agreement and I looked at Bonnie for her to say the story.
"Apparently Stefan has a very interesting back story. Do you know what happened with his ex-girlfriend Katherine?" Bonnie asks. "I know that they both dated her and that's why they have issues" Elena responds.
"Yeah they both dated her, only she chose Damon. And that drive Stefan mad. So he did horrible things to try and break them up. He manipulated Katherine. Filled her head with all these lies until finally it worked, and she turned against Damon" I scoff lightly.
I didn't believe a single word that came out of Caroline's mouth. I bet Damon just told her this cause she knew she would spill, he wanted Elena to know. "That sounds like one persons side of the story, meaning Damon's" Elena says, trying to defend Stefan.
"I just wanted you to know" "Anyway, his past relationships are none of my business" Elena says shaking whatever feeling off her.
"Unless he's a calculating manipulative liar. That is your business " Bonnie comments. "Stefan is none of those thing" Elena scolds. "Yeah? How do you know?" Bonnie shoots back. Elena purses her lips and try's to think of any answer but doesn't come up with one.