AN: I did say a double update coming up and a new chapter posted every Sunday... Enjoy!
Stefan POV:
I was watching Damon while he seemed unconsciously walking to the boarding house and pouring himself a drink. Then I noticed the marks on his neck. I sighed.
He really does not keep away from fights, does he?
"Do you need something for those?", I asked, pointing to his neck, when he finally noticed the peanut gallery he had.
"I see you can't help yourself when it comes to picking fights with stronger people, Damon."
It may have been the first time he didn't react to my tone. Instead he looked so broken. Immediately two faces with the same broken face flashed behind my eyes.
One was my elder sister, Izzy's, when she was saying goodbye to us, back in 1864. I remember her silent plea for Damon to understand her. Damon had refused to look at her. That had surely broken both of them.
The second was Damon's, when he realised how much he'd hurt Izzy and himself. After we turned into vampires. Just before he flipped the switch. He did not even say goodbye to her.
I never knew what exactly had happened between them that night. All I remember was that Damon had stormed out of the house at night, and came back very late. He had a handprint on his face. After coming home, he'd locked himself in his room and had not come out the entire morning. The day Izzy left, he had looked after her longingly until Katherine- I sneered her name even in my mind- took his mind away from her.
My brother was never the same after Katherine.
"She's still al-alive.", his voice broke in the end. I was confused. Who-? I inhaled sharply. It wasn't possible. My sister. She- she was alive? Oh Damon. I looked at him in concern.
"How? I thought she was human?"
Damon shook his head. Almost in disbelief.
"Apparently not. I messed up big time. I- She- she wouldn't even bother looking at me too long. He- Klaus, he's her brother. She's the baby of the family. This time, I don't think I'll be able to fix it this time. I- I can't do this. Stefan."
Izzy was an Original? That too the youngest one? Oh no. This may prove to be a little challenging. Especially considering Klaus loves his family above anything else. And I'm very sure he would put Izzy above the rest too.
Damon suddenly looked at me with a twinge of hope. My heart broke for him. It was very heart-breaking and astonishing to see Damon like this. He almost seemed human at that point.
"You- you know how to be all lovey-dovey, don't you? I- I need your help, Stefan. I'll- I'll stop with the whole ruining your life thing. Just- please help me. Bring her back to me. I can't live without her again. It can't happen again-"
I stopped him. I couldn't see him like this anymore. It was hard for me to see him almost actually begging. He was on his knees in front of me. It was almost torturous seeing him like this.
I would do anything for both of them to be happy again. I had never seen Damon look as happy as he was when with Izzy. After she left it was like we were all in the dark for a long period.
"I- I will help you, Damon. You forget that you weren't the only one who lost her that day. She was my sister, Damon. She will always be.", I said.
A little throat clearing got us out of our moment. It was Elena. "What is going on here?", she asked with an eyebrow raised.
"You better not get in the middle of this Elena.", it was Caroline who spoke. I was surprised. I thought that she would be the one to burst with curiosity. I looked at her and saw that she too had tears in her eyes at our emotional display. She saw me looking at her and quickly wiped her tears.
"You should listen to her, Elena. This is not a matter you can get into. It will not turn out well for you.", I advised.
But that did not go over well with her. She opened her mouth to utter some bullshit but before she could, Damon smashed his glass in the fire. That shut her up.
"Listen here. I may have been a little lenient with you. But my patience is wearing thin. It is best you stay out of it Doppelganger. It is not a matter you should meddle with. Nor should any of you, save for Stefan and Caroline.", he announced.
Caroline looked taken aback when Damon called her by her name.
After sharing a meaningful glance with me, he left.
I sighed and looked around. Elena was looking at me with an eyebrow raised and waited for me to explain what just happened.
Caroline was looking at her feet. Indecision clear on her face. Bonnie was suspiciously quiet. I looked at her curiously and she sighed heavily.
"This is not a matter I should meddle with. I have a feeling that it will all sort itself in the end.", she said. Then she whispered, so only the vampires could hear, "It would be better if Damon is able to explain to the brunette who Elena is and what his relationship with her is. It could go badly if not done sooner. I have been having visions of the past. I think they're from my ancestors from when the Originals were human.", with that she turned on her heel and left. I was taken aback by this and made a mental note to remind Damon to do this.
"I need to talk to you Caroline. It may be better if you know what exactly happened before and after Katherine entered our lives when we were still human. Back in 1864. I think it may clear some of your internal turmoil. About Klaus and Tyler."
She looked surprised. "How did you-?"
I smiled wryly at her and said that it was clear on her face. We both shared a smile.
Elena huffed loudly, making us turn towards her. "Will you tell me what's happening? What has gotten into Damon? And who is this she-", she said the word venomously, "you are talking about?", she demanded.
"Elena, trust me on this one. This is definitely not a matter you want to get in the middle of. And he was talking about Isabella Mikaelson. My Izzy, and Damon's Isa, though most just called her Bella. I'm still surprised she ever let me call her Izzy.", I replied with a soft smile.
Elena opened her mouth to argue some more, but I cut her off. "It's better you leave now, Elena.", she left, storming out of the door.
"Stefan? Did you ever actually love Elena? And when are we going to talk?"
Caroline asked me.
"I didn't. Not really. I- Izzy had an elder sister. Her name was Rebekah. I used to like her a lot. I'm not really sure I loved her. But she was mesmerising. She had beautiful blonde curls, and bright blue eyes, almost like the female version of Klaus. I cannot believe, I didn't make the connection before. Izzy had brown hair and chocolate brown eyes. They looked the complete opposite of each other. If they were humans in a school, they would probably be each other's rivals in beauty. Since Izzy is an Original, I can only assume she was one too.", I replied with a fond smile.
"We can talk tomorrow morning Caroline. Damon should be here for it too."
She nodded and left.
Time to get some work done.
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