The Gilbert Secret

Chapter 16

Walking back to the boarding house in the distance we hear a car crash not to far away from us. Looking at each other shrugging at an easy dinner we make our way over quickly. As soon as we see the car my heart drops "Elena!" "Ah!" Damon and I both rush over to her to help. Getting down low to come eye level with her "How ya doing in there?" "Damon? Aurora?" "You look stuck" Damon jokes while looking inside the car "It's my seat belt. I can't get it." "Shh Shh Shh. Let me get you out of there. I want you to put your hands on the roof. Just like that. You ready? 1, 2, 3."

Damon Ejects the seatbelt "I got you." Damon picks her up and gentle removes her from the car "Are you okay? Can you stand? Is anything broken?" I rush around and ask my sister "Uh'uh" Damon puts her down and she starts to fall so I quickly grab her at he same time as Damon. "Whoa, you're fading fast, Elena. Elena, look at me." Damon Grabs her face as she starts to go sleepy "Focus. Look at me. Okay." "I look like her..." looking over at Damon in shock, she knows about Katerine. "What?" Damon carefully helps me lay her down before he then strokes the hair off of her face "Upsy-daisy" Damon picks her up and carries her away.

Driving to see one of Damons friends for questions knowing someone must know some loop hole about the tomb. I refused to leave Elena with Stefan, so she is now sitting in the back seat. "Morning" I Smirk back at her as she wakes up "Where are we?" "Georgia." Damon oh so softly breaks the news "Georgia? No, no. No, we're not. Seriously, Damon. Where are we?" "Seriously, we're...we're in Georgia. How ya feeling?" "I...I..." "There's no broken bones. I checked." I smile back at her

"But my car...there was a man...I hit a man. But then he got up, and... who was that?" "That's what I would like to know." "Where is my phone? OK. We really need to go back. Nobody knows where I am. Pull over. I mean it, Damon. Pull over! Stop the car!" Rolling my eyes I look over at Damon "Oh you were so much more fun when you were asleep." I chuckle softly.

Damon pulls over and I get out so Elena can get out knowing she needs fresh air to process everything. She starts to limp weakly, so I rush over to help her. Crouching down beside her she shrugs me off "Hey" I softly call out Elena looks at me strangey "I'm fine. We have to go back." "Oh come on. Look. We've already come this far..." damons moans "Why are you doing this? I can't be in Georgia. I wrecked my car. I have to go home. This is kidnapping." "I'm Your sister, its hardly kidnapping" "That's a little melodramatic, don't you think?" "You're not funny, either of you. You can't do this. I'm not going to Georgia." "Well, you're IN Georgia. Without your magical little necklace, I might add. I can very easily make you...agreeable." I Smirk at her teasingly

"What are you trying to prove?" Elenas phone rings from my pocket I sigh as she notices the tone "That's my phone." "Mmm. It's your boyfriend. I'll take it." I say bringing the phone up to my ear before Damons Snatches it and speaks "Elena's phone...!" "Where is she? Why do you have her phone? Is she okay?" "Elena? She's right here. And, yes, she's fine." "Where are you? Let me speak to her." Damon turns to Elena with a smile "He wants to talk to you." Elena shakes her head fast "UH-uh" I snatch the phone from Damon and have my fun "Yeah. I don't...I don't really think she wants to talk to you right now. Sorry Steffy" "Aurora?, I swear to God, if you or Damon touch her..." Damon snatches the phone and smirks "You have a good day. Mm-hmm. Bye-now."

Damon hangs up and pockets the phone "Look, no one knows where I am. Can we please just go back?" "We're almost there though sis, just have a little fun for once, please, for me" "Where is there?!" "A little place right outside of Atlanta. Oh, come on, Elena. You don't wanna go back right now. Do you? What's the rush? Time-out. Trust me. Your problems are still going to be there when you get home. Look. Step away from your life for five minutes. Five minutes!" "Am I gonna be safe with you?" "Yes." Damon and I say simultaneously while looking into her eyes. "You promise not to do that mind control thing with me?" "Yes." Damon says, never know when I could need it. I just shrug my shoulders as she looks at me "Can I trust you?" "Get in the car. Come on."

Aftering driving for a little bit longer Elena finally opens her mouth "So, where's my car?" "We pulled it off to the side of the road. I don't think anyone will bother it." "What about that man in the road? Was he a...?" "From what I could tell, yeah..." I look back at her giving her a sympathetical smile. "You didn't know him?" "If I've never met him, I wouldn't know him. I mean, it's not like we all hang out together at the Vamp Bar & Grill." I Laugh at this, and Damon gives me a look holding my hands up as a surrender. Brees Bar, Nice name.

"Where are we? You brought me to a bar? Damon, I'm not old enough. They're not going to let me in." Rollings my eyes like that effects her at home. "Sure they will." he smirks. Climbing out of the car and walking inside "No. No, it can't be. Damon. My honey pie." The lady grabs damons face and kisses him "Listen up everybody! Here's to the man that broke my heart, crushed my soul, destroyed my life, and ruined any and all chances of happiness!"the lady who im now assuming is the owner so Bree, yells out. She starts to pour shots for everyone smiling and grabbing one drinking it quickly alongside Bree and Damon "Drink up!" "Ahh. Whoo!" Bree turns to Elena and me "So, how'd he rope you two in?" She pours us another drink

"I'm not roped in. Actually, I'm dating his..." "Honey, if you're not roped, you're whipped. Either way, just enjoy the ride." She smiles and pours more alcohol that I happily accept. "Okay. So, how did you two meet?" "College." "You went to college?" I laugh out. Damon look sat me and smiles "I've been on a college campus, yes." "About twenty years ago, when I was a sweet, young freshman, I met this beautiful man, and I fell in love. And then he told me about his little secret, made me love him more. Because, you see, I had a little secret of my own that I was dying to share with somebody." Damon leans over and whispers to Elena but I can still hear with my hearing "She's a witch."

"Changed my world, you know." Damon look sat Bree and smirks "I rocked your world." "He is good in the sack, isn't he?" I nod my head in response "But mostly he's just a Walk-Away Joe." She turns to Damon "So, what is it that you want?" Looking away I notice elena sneaking off outside. Damon is is trying to find any way possible to release Katerine "Come on, there's gotta be another way." "After all these years, it's still only Katherine. How do you even know she's still alive? What about Aurora, she seems like a neat we Vampire filled with fire" Shaking my head I smile at Bree. "Well, you help me get into that tomb, and we'll find out."

"I already did. Twenty years ago. Remember? Three easy steps: Comet. Crystal. Spell." "There's a little problem with number two. I don't have the crystal." "That's it, Damon. There is no other way. It's Emily's spell." butting in with a new suggestion Bree look sat me forgetting I was there "What about a new spell with a new crystal that overrides Emily's spell?" Damons looks at me, thankful for my willingness to try to help. "It doesn't work that way, Babygirl. Emily's spell is absolute. You can't get into that tomb." Sighing I look back outside to try spot Elena and she's now standing near Damons car speaking to someone.

Meeting Damons eyes we both go outside to check on Elena. As we walk over to her, she hangs up her phone and shoves it into her pocket. "You Okay?" Damon asks as we make her aware we are here. "Don't pretend to care. I know you're gloating inside." she walks off and goes back inside I shrug my shoulders and follow behind needing more to drink if this is how tonight is turning out.