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IT WAS NOW THE DAY THAT THEY WOULD OPEN THE TOMB FILLED WITH THE 27 VAMPIRES. Elena had convinced Bonnie to help them, and they also got the help of Bonnie's Grams, Shelia Bennett. Arayia, Damon and Elena walked down the stairs to the old church. Damon whistled as they entered the crowd.

"Brother," he greeted, then looked to the two Bennett's. "Witches."

Damon walked passed them with the grimoire, Arayia following behind him. Arayia looked at the witches, raising her eyebrows. "So, are we gonna start or what? I don't wanna be down her all night."

The older witch glared at the vampire. "Before we begin, I'm just letting you know that you will not be bossing us around the whole night. Got it?"

"Or what?" Arayia retorted, rudely smiling at her.

Shelia chuckled. "Do you want our help or not?"

After those words left her mouth, Arayia folded her arms over her chest and shut her mouth. Shelia began to light the torches around the tomb as Bonnie stood next to her.

"Air. Earth. Fire."

"Water," Bonnie said, handing the bottled water to her Grams, as she took it. She began sprinkling the water on the ground.

"That's it?" Elena inquired. "Just water from the tap?"

"As proposed to what?" Shelia asked the teenager with a raised brow.

She shrugged. "I just figured maybe it would have to be blessed or mystical or something."

Shelia smirked at Elena as Damon pulled a blood bag out from his jacket and unraveled it. Stefan furrowed his eyebrows. "What's that?"

Damon looked at him as if the answer was obvious. "It's for Katherine. Gotta have something to get her going. Unless your girl's offering a vein to tap." he looked over at Elena, who looked at him with an unamused expression. Stefan sighed. "Admit it — you can't wait to get rid of us."

Stefan chuckled. "I can't wait to get rid of you."

Damon hummed as Bonnie looked up at them. "We're ready." she announced.

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Bonnie and Shelia's hands were joined as their eyes were shut, reciting a spell in front of the tomb.

"What are they saying?" Damon asked.

Stefan shrugged. "Sounds Latin."

"I don't think it's Latin." Elena said, furrowing her eyebrows.

"It is Latin." Arayia sighed. Elena gave her a questioning look. "I've been around many witches and learned stuff."

After a few more seconds of them reciting the spell, the torches began to flare up, the flames growing higher. Elena grabbed onto Stefan's arm. "What's happening?"

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