“Katherine!” Stefan shouted. “Let me out of here!”
Katherine had locked him up in the cellar, hoping the vervain would keep him weak until Elena and Damon came back. But unfortunately vervain didn’t seem to have the same effect on Stefan as it used to. Probably due to the massive amount of blood he drank daily, openly and secretly, he recovered from the attack sooner than the average vampire. “You know, you’re really one to talk” Stefan said. “You seduced him, led him on, made him believe you loved him, screwed his brother-well, he knew that, but still-almost got him to commit suicide, had him miss you for 145 years, thinking you were locked in the tomb, and then let him find out you never cared about him. So…if you really want to talk about betraying Damon you might want to sit this one out”
Katherine was cleaning up the kitchen, or at least she pretended. She merely lifted up stuff and put them down really hard so she wouldn’t have to hear what Stefan said. Unfortunately her hearing was too sharp not to hear the words coming out of Stefan’s mouth. And fact was that he was right. She had no right teaching him lessons about honesty and dignity and love. She had no right telling him how he should treat his brother, for she herself had played him like a puppet. She took a deep sigh and decided to go face Stefan. She walked down to the cellar and stopped at the door.
“You’re right” she said. “I have been a bitch to him. But that’s what I am. I’m a bitch and at this age I won’t change anymore. And frankly I don’t want to. I like myself, despite all my bad traits”
“Stop it, Katherine” Stefan said sarcastic. “I feel tears coming up”
“Point is, you’re his brother. You’re not supposed to be so awful to him” Katherine continued, showing no mercy for Stefan.
“He should stop trying to get my girlfriends!” Stefan exclaimed. “It’s not my fault people think I’m more lovable. It’s not my fault everyone chooses me over Damon. I didn’t ask for it”
“But it didn’t help him you trumpet about him killing innocent people, now did it?” Katherine said.
“If he wouldn’t have killed those people I wouldn’t have been able to trumpet about it, now would I?” Stefan fired back.
“Because you’re so innocent? You have no innocent blood on your hands?” Katherine said. Stefan didn’t reply. He had no comeback on this.
“Stefan, there has to be some part of you that still cares for him” Katherine pleaded. “The part that surrendered himself to Klaus to save him. The part that stopped him from committing suicide twice. Please, let that part get the best of you”
“I can’t” Stefan said after a while. “I can’t go back now. I made a choice when I handed my brother to Bonnie”
“Yeah, I’m not saying that wasn’t a malicious job” Katherine agreed. “But as cheesy as it sounds, it’s not too late”
“You don’t understand” Stefan said now sad. “I betrayed my brother, because I didn’t want to lose Elena. But she’s still running to him. I’ve lost both my brother and my girlfriend”
“You can still make some things right” Katherine said. “Come with me, so we can help Elena”
Stefan looked at the ground and shook his head. Then he got up and walked to the door.
“Let me out of here” he said now soft.
Katherine unlocked the door and opened it.
Katherine had locked him up in the cellar, hoping the vervain would keep him weak until Elena and Damon came back. But unfortunately vervain didn’t seem to have the same effect on Stefan as it used to. Probably due to the massive amount of blood he drank daily, openly and secretly, he recovered from the attack sooner than the average vampire. “You know, you’re really one to talk” Stefan said. “You seduced him, led him on, made him believe you loved him, screwed his brother-well, he knew that, but still-almost got him to commit suicide, had him miss you for 145 years, thinking you were locked in the tomb, and then let him find out you never cared about him. So…if you really want to talk about betraying Damon you might want to sit this one out”
Katherine was cleaning up the kitchen, or at least she pretended. She merely lifted up stuff and put them down really hard so she wouldn’t have to hear what Stefan said. Unfortunately her hearing was too sharp not to hear the words coming out of Stefan’s mouth. And fact was that he was right. She had no right teaching him lessons about honesty and dignity and love. She had no right telling him how he should treat his brother, for she herself had played him like a puppet. She took a deep sigh and decided to go face Stefan. She walked down to the cellar and stopped at the door.
“You’re right” she said. “I have been a bitch to him. But that’s what I am. I’m a bitch and at this age I won’t change anymore. And frankly I don’t want to. I like myself, despite all my bad traits”
“Stop it, Katherine” Stefan said sarcastic. “I feel tears coming up”
“Point is, you’re his brother. You’re not supposed to be so awful to him” Katherine continued, showing no mercy for Stefan.
“He should stop trying to get my girlfriends!” Stefan exclaimed. “It’s not my fault people think I’m more lovable. It’s not my fault everyone chooses me over Damon. I didn’t ask for it”
“But it didn’t help him you trumpet about him killing innocent people, now did it?” Katherine said.
“If he wouldn’t have killed those people I wouldn’t have been able to trumpet about it, now would I?” Stefan fired back.
“Because you’re so innocent? You have no innocent blood on your hands?” Katherine said. Stefan didn’t reply. He had no comeback on this.
“Stefan, there has to be some part of you that still cares for him” Katherine pleaded. “The part that surrendered himself to Klaus to save him. The part that stopped him from committing suicide twice. Please, let that part get the best of you”
“I can’t” Stefan said after a while. “I can’t go back now. I made a choice when I handed my brother to Bonnie”
“Yeah, I’m not saying that wasn’t a malicious job” Katherine agreed. “But as cheesy as it sounds, it’s not too late”
“You don’t understand” Stefan said now sad. “I betrayed my brother, because I didn’t want to lose Elena. But she’s still running to him. I’ve lost both my brother and my girlfriend”
“You can still make some things right” Katherine said. “Come with me, so we can help Elena”
Stefan looked at the ground and shook his head. Then he got up and walked to the door.
“Let me out of here” he said now soft.
Katherine unlocked the door and opened it.
Elena took a deep breath and started running down the hill. However, the grass on the hill started growing really fast and pushed Elena back. Elena angry pushed the grass away and came halfway the hill.
Then the earth started shaking and Elena rolled down.
The road that led to the open field cracked open and Elena’s feet got stuck in one of the cracks.
“Ha, damn it!” she cursed and she pulled her leg, but she couldn’t move it. The crack grew bigger and soon she fell in a whole. A deep one.
She looked up and saw how the crack slowly closed again.
“Elena”
Elena grabbed the wall which was raw and cut her hands open, but she didn’t care. With a fierce determination she climbed up and out of the crack. She crawled away from the crack, dodged the other cracks and reached the open field.
Then the earth started shaking and Elena rolled down.
The road that led to the open field cracked open and Elena’s feet got stuck in one of the cracks.
“Ha, damn it!” she cursed and she pulled her leg, but she couldn’t move it. The crack grew bigger and soon she fell in a whole. A deep one.
She looked up and saw how the crack slowly closed again.
“Elena”
Elena grabbed the wall which was raw and cut her hands open, but she didn’t care. With a fierce determination she climbed up and out of the crack. She crawled away from the crack, dodged the other cracks and reached the open field.
Damon tried to open his eyes, but the vervain burned too painful. Now he had lost his sight he had to count on his hearing. And Bonnie gladly took advantage of that. She slowly step around Damon, waiting a few seconds after each step.
“What are you doing?” Damon asked anxious.
But Bonnie didn’t answer.
She held a horn in her hands and held it right next to Damon’s ear.
“What are you doing?” Damon repeated. He tried to feel where Bonnie was with his free hand.
Bonnie grabbed his hand and turned it on his back, until she felt it break. While Damon cried she pressed the horn, which drowned his voice.
“What are you doing?” Damon asked anxious.
But Bonnie didn’t answer.
She held a horn in her hands and held it right next to Damon’s ear.
“What are you doing?” Damon repeated. He tried to feel where Bonnie was with his free hand.
Bonnie grabbed his hand and turned it on his back, until she felt it break. While Damon cried she pressed the horn, which drowned his voice.
Tyler logged in to read his email. He frowned when he saw the 65 unread messages. He clicked on the first one. “I know what you are”
He clicked on the second one. “I know what you are”
He clicked on the third one. “I know what your are’
All 65 mails held the same message. I know what you are. Tyler clicked on the reply button. “Hey, dude, don’t you have anything better to do in your spare time? Don’t you have a girlfriend or boyfriend to annoy? Get a life, already”
He pressed send. It seemed like only a second had passed when he already received an answer.
“I know what you are and I’m going to tell everybody”
“Suit yourself, moron” Tyler send and he shut the computer down.
He clicked on the second one. “I know what you are”
He clicked on the third one. “I know what your are’
All 65 mails held the same message. I know what you are. Tyler clicked on the reply button. “Hey, dude, don’t you have anything better to do in your spare time? Don’t you have a girlfriend or boyfriend to annoy? Get a life, already”
He pressed send. It seemed like only a second had passed when he already received an answer.
“I know what you are and I’m going to tell everybody”
“Suit yourself, moron” Tyler send and he shut the computer down.