I.vi.iii | a string that pulled me

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ACT ONE, SCENE SIX, part three
kill or be killed

     DAMON MET BACK up with us at the boarding house

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     DAMON MET BACK up with us at the boarding house. we were stuck with cleanup duty but it went pretty quickly. lae got the easy job, but he was the fastest. "mason lockwood is long gone," he said as he walked inside. i gave him a look. "and that does not mean dead."

"sounds good," i responded, throwing myself onto the couch next to stefan. "go trade guard shifts with lae. liz is your friend."

damon scoffed. "yes ma'am!" he replied sarcastically. he then walked off while shaking his head.

i looked over at stefan with a smile. he had his hand on my thigh. "that's what i like to hear," i joked.

"really?" he asked, a mischievous glint in his eyes.

my face fell. "don't."

he started to play with a strand of my hair. "you were such a good little girl for me the other night..."

"SHUT UP!" damon yelled from the basement. we bursted out into laughter.

lae and elena soon came upstairs. the former had an apprehensive look on his face. "i would ask, but i don't think i want to know," he said, him and the brunette sitting themselves on the other sofa.

"smart decision," stefan agreed. lae gave him a horrified look in return. i couldn't help the wide smile that crossed my face. my brother and my soulmate got along so well.

there was a knock on the door. elena got up to answer it. "sorry that took forever," caroline apologized as elena opened the door. "i just didn't know how long my mom was going to be here."

"damon says it'll take three days tops for the vervain to leave her system," elena said, shutting the door. i tilted my head in slight confusion, i guess he said that downstairs. "maybe even sooner."

"hey," care greeted when she saw us on the couch. "calmed down? feeling better?"

stefan and i stood up and held hands as we followed them to the basement. lae trailed further behind because him and elena were still not okay yet. i told care, "i'm back to normal and he's as good as new."

when we got downstairs, damon was talking to liz. i felt bad that this was what it had come to, but if she wouldn't keep her mouth shut on her own, then this is how it had to be. it was shocking how she couldn't even do this for her daughter. daughter!! i was not a mother but i couldn't wrap my head around how her love for caroline didn't surpass her hatred for vampires. "and once the vervain's worked its way out of your system, i will compel you, you will forget everything, and you will be a free woman."

"keep caroline away from me, please," liz requested. "i don't want to see her."

"she's your daughter, liz," i reminded her as i stepped into the room. care hung back because she wanted to listen.

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