𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 - [𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦]

𝟏𝟐

chapter twelve.

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AFTER THE TOMB INCIDENT, Grams had passed away, most likely due to the amount of power she had used to open the seal. Bonnie was heartbroken, and Elena and Harper knew she needed space, so they mainly left voicemails, just checking up on her while her aunt stayed with her.

Elena had found out more information about her birth mother, Isobel, but it wasn't what she had hoped for. Turns out, Damon turned her into a vampire and she used to be Alaric's wife. Everything was so confusing, and Harper wished more than anything she could escape Mystic Falls for the rest of her life.

Unfortunately, though, she couldn't just run away, since she knew that wouldn't help anything.

Not to mention, things only seemed to be getting worse with the whole tomb drama, which she thought had been resolved. According to Stefan and Damon, though, the entirety of the vampires in the tomb escaped and were now roaming around Mystic Falls.

"I say, we go to Pearl's and annihilate the idiot that attacked us last night." Damon stated simply after boarding shut one of the windows in the Salvatore Boarding House. Him and Stefan had gotten attacked the night before by some of the tomb vampires, which is what led to Elena and Harper standing in their living room that moment, learning all about it.

"I still don't understand why you need me here. How am I supposed to help against a mob of angry, old vampires?" Harper asked, crossing her arms as she looked over at Damon.

"You can burn them to the ground if they misbehave, or something. No offense, but you were kind of our last resort since Bonnie doesn't seem to be around to help." Damon replied, earning himself a glare from Harper.

"Grams died. Obviously she's not in the mood to help you." Harper stated angrily, right before Elena cut in.

"I can't believe you made a deal with her." Elena piped up, referring to Pearl as she looked at Damon, who shrugged a bit.

"It's more like a helpful exchange of information. It's not like I got a choice, she's scary." Damon replied simply, walking over to the three of them. "Besides, she's going to help me get Katherine back." He added, causing Harper to roll her eyes, not understanding why he was still so hung up on a girl from the 19th century.

"Of course she is. Damon gets what he wants as usual, no matter who he hurts in the process." Elena retorted, standing beside Stefan.

"You don't have to be snarky about it." Damon muttered, glancing over at Elena, who raised her eyebrows at him.

"I woke up to learn that all of the vampires have been released from the tomb. I've earned snarky." Elena stated firmly, her hands placed on her hips in annoyance.