Watching their Life- N. Mikealson

Chapter 7

The Vampire Diaries
Season 3: Episodes 6,7,8
Multiple Episodes

Stefan sat as still as a statue after the ending of the last episode. He could feel the stares from everyone on his side of the room. 

He had no intention of speaking unless the screen showed something he would absolutely have to explain. 

Damon sat staring at the back of his brother's head. He felt like he knew the man they had just been shown, but he couldn't put his finger on who it might be. 

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Everyone was slightly confused but didn't comment because the screen turned on.

The first thing everyone saw was Damon walking down the stairs in the boarding house as loud music played. When he reaches the bottom, he has to step over two dead girls that he looks at in slight disgust. Continuing to walk through the house he reaches the living room and sees girls playing a bloody game of twister with Stefan spinning the wheel. As he walks in Stefan says, "Uh oh. Alexandra. Left hand, please." The girl gets up and walks over to the vampire with the designated limb extended. Stefan casually feeds from the girl when Damon speaks up. "Hey, the two brunettes on the stairs owe me a Persian rug." Wiping any blood from his lips Stefan replies, "You mean they owe us a Persian rug. It's my house, too, brother." Not waiting for a response, he holds up the spinner and with a smile he asks, "Ooh. Would you like a spin?" Damon disregards anything his brother just said as he says, "So this is what Klaus had in mind when he compelled you to protect Elena?" As if it was obvious Stefan gestures towards said ladies and says, "These ladies are helping me be all that I can be." Damon is quiet as he just shakes his head.

Stefan was just about done seeing two different personalities of himself. He had been thinking about it since he saw the evidence that he was compelled to hate the Ripper. If he thought about anything the most it would be how free he must feel without Åse's compulsion constantly drilling itself into his mind.

On the other side of the room Åse was biting her bottom lip to suppress the smile wanting to break out. She had seen the conflict on Stefan's face and discreetly read his mind to see what he was thinking so hard about. She was not disappointed. Noticing his wife's expression Klaus gently took her hand in his to grab her attention. When Åse looked his way, he just quirked a brow in question. Not saying anything Åse pointed with her free hand over to the Mystic Falls side of the room.

Stefan had made up his mind. Taking a deep breath that caught the attention of those around him he turned to face the Original's side of the room. To his slight surprise Åse was already looking at him with a devious smirk. He shook it off before asking the burning question. "Can you remove the compulsion?" With no change in her expression Åse said, "I thought you'd never ask. Get over here, Ripper."

As Stefan stood up there were protests on that side of the room. Most were just vehemently saying that he was wrong and shouldn't do it. Not everyone said something though, and Åse noticed. She mentally noted who they were for later. Being drawn out of her mind Åse heard loud yelling from none other than the doppelgänger. "Stefan, you can't! This isn't you!" The girl even tried grab the vampire's arm, but he just maneuvered out of her reach.