Nevaeh Gilbert|D.Salvatore|TVD|1

Fool Me Once~2

Sheila's Residence
Bonnie and Sheila sat at the table, conversing.
Bonnie:"How did you know where we were?"
Grams:"Many things can fuel a witches power. Worry. Anger. After Stefan told me that they had took you, I had a little bit of both. Simple locator spell was easy after that."
Bonnie:"I'm sorry. About all of this."
Grams said with a smirk,"Not as sorry as they're going to be."
Stefan and I walked into the house. I held Stefan's hand while we walked.
Nevaeh:"So what do we do now?"
Stefan:"Well, for now, you need to stay here."
Grams:"A prisoner, in my own home? I don't think so."
Stefan:"I can't protect you if you leave the house."
Grams:"We'll take care of our own."
Nevaeh:"We need to let him have Isabela back. He's not going to stop until he gets her. If we help him, maybe that ends it."
Bonnie:"No! He doesn't deserve to it what he wants."
Nevaeh:"What other choice do we have?" I looked up at Stefan.
Grams:"Witches being pulled down by vampire problems. As much as we tried to do to stay out of it. I'll open the tomb. You get your brother's girl and destroy the rest with fire. Then this will all be over."
Stefan:"We still have to get Damon to agree."
Nevaeh:"He already agreed once."
Stefan:"Yeah, and then we doubled crossed him. So now he's angry."
Nevaeh:"He's hurt. There's a difference. I think I know what to do."
Stefan and I exchanged looks.
~~~***~~~
Motel Room
Anna walks back up to the motel room. She sees that the door is wide open and Nevaeh and Bonnie have escaped.
Anna:"You've got to be kidding me."
Anna walks in and looks over at Ben, who is still crouching down between the beds, his hoodie over his head.
Ben:"It was Stefan. There was nothing I could—"
Anna holds up her finger at him,"Shut up! Stop talking." She rubs her face with her hands and sits down on the chair. "Without the witch, we don't have Damon or the grimoire. Damon's not gonna stop. He'll find a way in. And we're gonna be there when he does."
~~~***~~~
Salvatore Boarding House

Damon puts on his jacket, preparing to leave when I walked inside the boarding house and put my purse on the end table by the door.
Damon looks at me,"I'm gonna have to change the locks. You stage a jailbreak?" He picks up the grimoire.
Nevaeh:"Stefan."
Damon:"Ah, brother. Ever the white knight."
Nevaeh:"I convinced Bonnie to help you."
Damon:"I doubt that."
I walked around the edge of the study towards the stairs, leading to the sunken part of the room where Damon is.
Nevaeh:"I'm not gonna say that I'm sorry we got the grimoire without you last night, because I'm not really."
Damon:"Well, at least you're being honest."
Nevaeh:"I was protecting the people I love, Damon. But so we're you, in your own, twisted way. And as hard as it is to figure, we're all on the same side, after the same thing." I descend down the stairs.
Damon:"Not interested." He starts to leave.
Nevaeh:"Yes you are, because you're willing to work with us yesterday."
Damon turns around,"Fool me once, shame on you."
Nevaeh:"Okay, when we were in Atlanta, why didn't you use your compulsion on me?"
Damon places the grimoire on the table and walks towards me, crossing his arms.
Damon:"Who's to say I didn't?"
Nevaeh:"You didn't. I know you didn't. But you could have. You and I...we have something. An understanding. And I know that I betrayed you, different from how it is with you and Stefan, but I'm promising you this now, I will help you get Isabela back."
Damon groans, looking unconvinced,"I wish I could believe you."
I unclamped my necklace, takes it off, and held it in my hand, showing it to Damon,"Ask me if I'm lying."
I placed the necklace down on the table waiting for Damon to respond.
Damon:"You know Anna won't stop, by the way, no matter what I do."
Nevaeh:"Then we'll deal with it."
Damon picks up my necklace and clasps it back around my neck,"I didn't compel you in Atlanta because we were having fun. I wanted it to be real. I'm trusting you. Don't make me regret it." He walks away.
~~~***~~~
The Woods
Damon and I just arrive at the party in the woods and saw dozens of people drinking and chatting.
Nevaeh:"The Duke party. I forgot. I hope they stay clear if the church."
Damon:"You're hope, not mine."
Jace and Elena walked up to us.
Jace:"Nevaeh, hey." He said looking down at me.
Elena:"Nevaeh! Oh my god, where have you been?"
Elena intertwined her fingers with Jace's. I acknowledged their actions.
Damon:"Long story, no time to tell it."
Elena:"I wasn't talking to you."
Damon:"Sure you were."
Jace:"We haven't met, I'm Jace."
He holds out his hand for Damon to shake.
Damon:"Jace, there's a reason we haven't met." He turns to me. "You and I are going this way."
Damon grabs my hand and starts dragging me away. I looked back at Jace and Elena.
Nevaeh:"Ah, I'm sorry, guys."
Jace and Elena watches them leave.