Salvatore Estate~1864 Stefan and Damon ran out of the house, playing football. Stefan:"wait. Where did you learn this game?" Damon:"camp outside of Atlanta. One of the officers picked it up at Harvard. Catch." Damon throws the ball and Stefan catches it. Stefan:"wait a minute. Wait a minute. What are the rules? What are the rules?" Stefan and Damon playfully struggles for the ball when Isabela walks out of the house. Isabela:"who needs rules? Mind if I join you?" Stefan:"uh, well, you could, uh...you could get hurt. My brother likes to play rough." Isabela:"somehow, I think you play rougher." She snatched the ball from Stefan and runs off. Stefan stared longing at Isabela as she runs off. Damon:"why are you just standing there? That is a girl that clearly likes to be chased. If you don't do it, I will." Then the two brothers chased after her. ~~~***~~~ Salvatore Estate Ruins Nevaeh:"wait, you knew Isabela in 1864? Damon made it seem like..." Stefan:"Damon was trying to make you think that...I was still heartbroken. He saw that I was happy with you, and he wanted to ruin that." Nevaeh:"all because you both loved the same girl a hundred and forty five years ago?" Stefan:"she wasn't just any girl." ~~~***~~~ Salvatore Estate~1864 Stefan is chasing Isabela through the garden maze. Isabela reaches a statue and they both stop running. Isabela:"ha! I win. What's my prize?" Damon:"what would you like it to be?" Stefan smiles,"they extended your leave?" Damon:"I was simply having too much fun to return to battle." Stefan:"your commitment to the confederacy is inspiring." The two brothers hugged. Isabela:"well, this works wonderful for me." Damon:"how's that, Miss Isabela?" Isabela:"now I'll have both of you here to keep me entertained. First and foremost, I'll need someone to escort me to the founder's ball." Damon/Stefan:"with pleasure. I would be honored." Isabela:"the smart and kind Salvatore brother both coming to my rescue. How will I ever choose?" She walks away smiling. ~~~***~~~ Salvatore Estate Ruins Stefan and I are walking around the ruins of the old estate. Stefan:"she chose me. I escorted her to the ball at the original Lockwood mansion." Nevaeh:"the first founder's party...where you signed the registry." Stefan:"I didn't care that I had gotten something that my brother wanted. I didn't even care if it hurt him. I only knew that I wanted her." Nevaeh:"so he was upset." Stefan:"that's the thing about Damon. He doesn't get mad. He just gets even." ~~~***~~~ Stefan:"what Damon wants, Damon usually gets. I didn't know it at the time, but...turns out that night...Isabela was with him, too." Nevaeh:"so he stole her from you, not the other way around." Stefan:"turns out she wasn't ours to steal." ~~~***~~~ Salvatore Estate~1864 Stefan is with Isabela in her room making out and they almost start making love. Stefan:"I will love you forever." Isabela:"forever is a long time, you know." Stefan:"not long enough." Isabela elongates her fangs and bites him. The next morning, her handmaiden, Emily, is helping her get dressed when Stefan wakes up. Isabela:"good morning. Clear the room, please." Emily leaves the room. Isabela:"you're upset." Stefan:"your face, it was like a demon." Isabela:"but you're not afraid." She walks closer to him. Stefan:"get away from me. Get away." Isabela compels him,"it doesn't change the way you feel about me. You will not tell anyone." Stefan:"I..." Isabela:"Shh. We will go on exactly as we have." Stefan:"yes. We will go on." Isabela:"you have no idea of the future I have planned for us, Stefan...you, me, and Damon. No rules." ~~~***~~~ Salvatore Estate Ruins Stefan:"she could control my mind; and Damon's. She compelled each of us to keep the secret from the other. She wanted all of us to be together. Forever. Didn't work out that way, but...Damon and I, look like we're stuck with each other...like it or not." He pulls out Damon's ring from the ruin. Nevaeh:"is that Damon's ring?" Stefan:"I took it from him, but I have to give it back." Nevaeh:"no, don't, Stefan. Keep it hidden." Stefan:"Nevaeh, if I don't give it back to him, he'll retaliate in the only way that he knows he can hurt me." Nevaeh:"and how is that?" Stefan:"by hurting you." ~~~***~~~ Nevaeh:"the mind control thing...you said Isabela used. Do you ever do that to me?" Stefan:"no. That necklace, it contains an herb called vervain. It protects you from being compelled. I wanted to protect you from Damon's influence. But I also wanted to...protect you from me. Nevaeh, you should never take that necklace off...because no matter what happens after today, no matter how you feel about me...you'll know that you were free to make your own choice." ~~~***~~~ Gilbert Residence Stefan and I got back to the house. We walked in to see a mess in the kitchen with Jeremy, Jace, Elena, and Vicki. Nevaeh:"what's going on?" Jace:"she's really messed up." Stefan:"Nevaeh, back up. Vicki, look at me. Focus. You're gonna be fine. Everything's gonna be fine. Guys, take her up to bed. Shut the blinds. She's gonna be ok. Come on. Come on." Jace, Elena, and Jermey took Vicki upstairs to Jeremy's room. Nevaeh: "you know what's wrong with her?" Stefan:"yeah." Nevaeh: "what is it?" Stefan:"she's transitioning." Nevaeh:"transitioning into what?" Stefan:"a vampire." Nevaeh: "what?" Stefan:"Damon must have gotten to her. She's new. She hasn't completed the transition yet." Nevaeh:"h—how does she do that?" Stefan:"she has to feed on human blood." Nevaeh:"and what if she doesn't?" Stefan:"then she'll die. She may only have a few hours." Nevaeh: "she's upstairs with them right now." Stefan:"it's ok. She doesn't know what's happening to her yet." Nevaeh:"so when is she gonna know?" Stefan:"right now, she doesn't know what happening to her, or remember anything. A part of her is still human, but slowly, the deeper she gets into the transition, the memories will start to come back, and then she'll know she has to make that choice." Nevaeh:"the same choice you made." Nevaeh walks into the living room to sit down. Then Vicki ran down the stair and out the door. Jace:"Vick. Vicki!" They came down the stairs. Jeremy:"she was fine, and then she just...she just freaked out." Jace:"I'm gonna go look for her. Call me if you hear anything." He left the house. Stefan:"I can track her." Nevaeh:"then go." Stefan then leaves the house. ~~~***~~~ Jeremy was pacing around,"maybe we should check in with Jace." Nevaeh:"he'll call when he finds her." Jeremy:"then what are we supposed to do?" Elena:"we wait. We're supposed to wait." Jeremy:"I don't know what's wrong with her." Nevaeh:"she'll be fine. It'll all be fine." Then the doorbell rings. It's Damon. I tried to shut the door on him but he pushes the door back. Nevaeh:"Jeremy, go Elena, upstairs." They did what I told them to do. Damon:"you're afraid of me. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess. Stefan finally fessed up." Nevaeh:"stay away from us." Damon:"hey, there's no need to be rude. I'm just looking for Stefan. May I come in? Of course I can, I've been invited in. We can cut to the chase if you want. I'm not here to kill you right now. That wouldn't serve my greater agenda. So...where's Stefan?" Nevaeh:"he's out looking for Vicki." I glared at him. Damon:"oh, don't look at me with those judgy little eyes. Girls gonna thank me for what I did to her." Nevaeh:"did you thank Isabela?" Damon:"mmm. Got the whole life story, huh?" Nevaeh:"I got enough." Damon:"oh, I doubt that. Tell my brother that I'm looking for him. Oh, too for later, be careful who you invite inside the house." He winks at me, and he leaves the house. I ran and locked the door and sighed. ~~~***~~~ I was waiting for Stefan, Elena went up to bed. I was standing on the front porch. Nevaeh:"you're bleeding." Stefan:"no, it's ok. It's ok. I'm ok. I couldn't stop her. I tried." Nevaeh:"what does that mean?" Stefan:"she fed, and then I lost her." Nevaeh:"oh, my god." Stefan:"I'll take care of it. I'll find her, and I will show her that she can live like I do. I will make sure that she does not hurt anybody, Nevaeh. I promise." Nevaeh:"what do I tell my brother and...and Jace?" Stefan:"we'll come up with a story." Nevaeh:"you mean we'll come up with a lie." Stefan:"I'm so sorry." Nevaeh:"I gave you today just like you asked. And I understand that you would never do anything to hurt me, and I will promise to keep your secret, but...I can't be with you, Stefan. I'm sorry. I...I just can't..." I walked inside the house and close and locked the door and cried on the floor.
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