A Thousand Years, Stefan Salvatore

109. COME BACK TO ME, BABY

Chapter one hundred and nine

"Come back to me, baby." 

The next morning, Stefan was lying in bed at home with his arms wrapped around Athena, where last night, he had fully came up with his plan and if it didn't work then he himself was planning on dying but that was only a second thought, as the sound of a bottle clanking filled his ears, he furrowed his brows as it was followed by a thud, he looked at Athena, seeing she wasn't even woken up by it and he wanted it to stay that way, as he took his arms off of her and sat up, another thud could be heard.

As he walked forward, grabbing his shirt off the chair, he walked out of the room, shutting the door behind him as he headed downstairs, he walked into the kitchen and as he did, Jermey was in there in only a towel "oh. Because that's the first thing I wanna see in the morning."he shared "sorry. I forgot you lived here." Jermey shared, walking past him, and as he did, Stefan walked to the fridge, opening it he grabbed a blood bag, as he grabbed Athena's to go cup off the counter, another clatter filled his ears as he poured it into it, and turning throwing it into the garbage, he closed the lid.

"Ooh! Ahh!" Liv voiced, as Stefan furrowed his brows walking out "sorry, are you ok?" Jo asked "yeah, yeah, fine." Liv said, walking in front of him smoking "just clothes and skin. hey, where can I get a t shirt?" she asked him "Damon's room. Upstairs, end of the hall." he shared, as Liv walked off, Stefan walked into the living room seeing Jo "what are you doing to my house?" he asked her "fire spell. Sort of. it turns out getting back in touch with magic isn't anything like riding a bike." Jo shared "oh." Stefan said, looking at the destruction "I am sorry about that vase, though. Was that expensive?" Jo asked.

"Well, I don't know, but the Smithsonian would. You agreed to help me?" Stefan asked "yes and when the time comes I will." Jo shared, as the front door opened and Alaric walked in "oh, thank god. Breakfast." Jo shared, walking towards him "please tell me that you brought mimoasa." she shared "you actually think I'd watch this sober?" he asked, handing the bottle of champagne to her, as he looked at Stefan "I also got these." he shared, showing him the rest of what was in the bag, blood bags, Stefan held up the cup up "that reminds me." he shared, walking off.

Heading upstairs, he walked back into there room, Athena was awake, trying to get out of bed "whoa, whoa, no." he told her, as Athena huffed, Stefan walked over to her and handed her to go cup, Athena took it but when she did, Stefan had a look on his face "your leaving? Why..where are you going?" she asked him "your sister asked me to go to your moms house and move her entertainment center downstairs and then she wants me to go with her to Duke." Stefan shared "why..why?" Athena asked, and as she did, Stefan took a deep breath "I didn't tell you because you were already so upset but.." he shared.

"But what?" Athena asked, and Stefan knew he couldn't keep this from her "your mom has stage four cancer, Athena." he shared, as Athena's eyes went wide "well that's..that's why she told me to remember that stupid trip. My mom wanted to make sure I could still handle myself when she was gone." she shared, shaking her head "but it makes sense for this to be happening. I mean I practically died the night my dad did. It would make sense for me to die if my mom died." she shared, as Stefan leaned down to her grabbing her by the face "your not dying." he told her "and what? Your gonna give me your blood? We know how that ends Stefan." Athena shared.

"No, we don't. We know how it went when Damon gave you his blood. And I already have it figured out so you can't make me change my mind because unlike last time I'm not lying there with a stake in my back or am late enough that I can't do anything I can to save you." Stefan shared, leaning down and kissing her, Athena kissed him back.

Later on, Stefan had left and Athena had finished her cup, as she reached for her phone, she winced, not being able to get to it without hurting herself, the door opened and as it did, Damon held a blood bag "one very bloody milkshake coming up." he shared, as Athena closed her eyes trying not to cry "whoa, okay, not in a mood to laugh." Damon shared "I am dying and my mom is dying." Athena shared, starting to cry "and Stefan.." she said "okay, okay." Damon said, speeding over to her, he grabbed her cup and opened the blood bag "we're gonna drink." he told her, closing the lid, as he tossed the empty blood bag onto the floor.

He handed it to Athena, as Athena took a sip out of it "and I'm gonna go save with blonde witchy and save Elena and I'll be back." Damon shared, as he turned walking off, he headed downstairs, and as he did, he looked to Liv "let's go." he told her, and as he did, Alaric looked at him with furrowed brows "thought you were checking on Athena?" he asked "I gave her a refill. She started crying. Not just about how she's dying or her mom dying but about Stefan and I don't really wanna get into that right now." Damon shared, as he turned walking off, Liv followed after him.

It was night time and Athena had fallen asleep, as Jo walked into the room, Athena woke up "hey." Jo told her, smiling at her "after the day I've had you have no idea how happy I am to see you." she shared, helping her up, she began walking her toward's the front door to the room, helping her down the stairs, the two walked into the living room and as they did, Damon, Elena and Alaric were there "I thought you were told to stay in bed?" Damon asked "if I didn't have someone with me I was told to stay in bed." Athena shared, as Alaric held the cup out to her, Athena took it, but as she did, she felt her back break, as she fell to her knees.

Damon sped toward's her and caught her "it's okay. It's okay. Look at me!" Damon voiced, as he turned to Alaric "call Stefan!" he voiced "Elena get my medical bag it's on the chair." Jo shared, as Elena ran toward's it, Damon laid Athena down, as Jo crouched down to him, Alaric was pacing "he's not answering his phone." he shared "try him again!" Damon voiced, as Elena handed Jo her bag, Jo dug threw it, she grabbed the scalpel, she looked to Damon and Alaric "you two might wanna go." she told them "no!" Alaric and Damon voiced.

As Elena grabbed Athena's hand "Athena, Athena look at me." she told her, and as she did, Jo cut into her stomach, Athena screamed, and when she did, Elena looked away along with Damon and Alaric, Athena passed out.

Stefan then arrived as he ran in "I've been calling you!" Alaric voiced, as Damon looked to him, having blood all over his hands "Stefan.." he told him, as Stefan sped over to them, he put his hands on Athena's face "Athena..Athena open your eyes." he told her, as Athena opened her eyes slightly, looking at him, Jo then cut into her again, Athena screamed, passing out again.

She then was struggling to keep her eyes open, but she saw as Jo was holding a baby in her arms and handed it to Stefan "Annabeth." Stefan said, but as he did, Damon looked to Athena, seeing she wasn't moving "Athena?" he asked, and as he did, Stefan looked to her and he knew what he had to do "Elena, take Annabeth." Stefan told her "what?" Elena asked him "you don't know if this will work." Jo told him "I said I was gonna try didn't I?" Stefan asked, as he handed Annabeth to Elena, Elena stood up walking off, Jo got up and followed her.

Stefan pulled the syringe out of his pocket "Stefan?" Damon asked him, as Stefan stabbed it into her heart, he then pushed the syringe down, pulling it out, Damon's eyes went wide "your trying to turn her? You told me it wouldn't work!" Damon voiced, as Stefan began giving her chest compressions "Stefan!" Damon voiced, but Stefan didn't listen, continuing compressions, Damon stood up, walking over to Alaric, he shook his head, as the two walked out.

"Your not dead. Your not dead." Stefan said, continuing to do compressions, he leaned down to her, putting his hands on her face "I can't live without you. This has to work. Please. Please." he begged, biting her on the left side of her neck, he then bit her on the wrist, then on the leg, he then moved to the right biting her in the leg, he then bit her on the wrist, biting her on the right side of her neck.

But still nothing was happening, as he put his hands on her face, leaning his forehead down to her's "come back to me, baby. Athena please..please." he begged, running his hand through her hair.