"You? Be a father? Don't make me laugh."
"Just give it to your brother. You are making us look bad."
"You don't know what hard work even is!"
"Can you at least pretend that you're happy to see me?"
"Uncle John, I never really liked that guy."
"Elena's uncle. His name is John but I call him Jackass."
"You think all of your problems are over but I'm here to tell you, nothing's been solved."
"I'm here to protect you. That's all I can say for the moment."
"I'm Elena's biological father. There, now you know."
"Whether you are now reading this as a human or as a vampire, I love you all the same as I've always loved you and always will."
John gasped awake, panting as he held his head in his hands. Breathing in heavily, he looked to the side where his white coat hung next to a calendar. The red crosses marked every day passed and dates led up to the 30th January 2010, the day he went back to Mystic Falls.
"The hybrid curse, Isobel, Katherine." John muttered before whispering the final name, a tear falling down his face. "Jenna..."
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A father's redemption
FanfictionHe's back in Mystic Falls. Back to the hotspot for supernatural drama. Only this time, he knows where loyalties lie and his priority is family, blood or through marriage. His name... John Gilbert.
