The Gilbert Secret

Chapter 17

Sitting down grabbing a bite to eat since Elena was hungry, she's now digging into the whole doppelganger side of supernatural things. "Let's just say that I'm descended from Katherine...does that make me part vampire?" "Vampires can't procreate." Stealing a fry from Elenas plate Damon continues "But we love to try." He smirks looking over at me "No, if you were related, it would mean Katherine had a child before she turned." "Did Stefan think that he could use me to replace her?" "Kinda creepy if you ask me. Come on, what? You don't like pickles? What's wrong with you?"

"How can you even eat? If technically you're supposed to be..." Leaning over and whispering in Elenas Ear "Dead?" I Laugh "It's not such a bad word. As long as I keep a healthy diet of blood in my system, my body functions pretty normally." "This nice act. Is any of it real? Both of you" Brees walks over and interrupts Us handing Damon and myself a beer "Here you go." "Thank you." we both say I smile up at her

"I'll have one too" Elena quietly says to Bree causing Damon and I both to look at her shocked "Hmm?" "Time out, remember? For five minutes? Yeah, well that five minutes is going to need a beer." Chuckling I lean back in my chair and smile at Damon whispering so only he can hear "She really needed today" he nods in agreement. Bree returns smiling down at Elena "There you go." she speaks handing it over.

Finishing up the food and a few beers later we have now found a place up at the bar and Elena has let loose and seems to be really enjoying herself. Bree is pouring more shots and we clink them togetehr before the four of us take them. "Ready....Go!" Bree calls out as we drink them. Elena claps her hands and does a little dance as she finishes hers and slams it on the bench. "That's three!" She turns to Damon and pretends to pout making me laugh.

"Aw, do you need a bib?" "Sorry I can't unhinge my jaw like a snake to consume alcohol." Laughing again for the one hundredth time tonight. "Whatever. All right. Who's next? Another round, Bree." One of the regulars looks over and smiles at Elena "Honey, you should be on the floor!" She says softly with a smile. Elena slures her reply while struggling to reach for the sky "I am not even drunk. My tolerance is, like, way up here." Bree pours another round of shots and pushes them forward "All right. Here you go" she smiles before walking off to service other customers.

Elena ends up walking off to a pool table with a small group of people betting that she could beat them. Rolling my eyes and looking over to Damon with a beer each we Clink them together and have a drink. "Hey, where's your girl?" Bree asks walking over to us. We look back at the pool table and she is gone "Hmm. She was right back there." Damon says, pointing back to the table. We get up leaving the bar looking around outside I notice Elenas phone on the ground. Picking it up I Walk around the bar over towards a building and Elena is hanging on a tank. "Damon over here" This makes Elena look up is worry as Damon rushes to beside me. "Damon, Aurora no!"

Suddenly I'm bowled over and a guy is swinging at Damon with a wooden Plank "What the hell?!" I yell out as the guy begins to pour Gasoline on a struggling Damon. "No!" I scream rushing over only to be pushed back and stabbed in the Abdomen. The guy turns to me revealing Vampire teeth "Who are you?" "That's perfect! You have no idea." he hisses at Damon. "What are you talking about? What did he do?" the guy continues to put gasoline over Damon then turning to do the same to me "He killed my girlfriend. What did she do to you, huh? What did she do to you? Nothing." Damon groans in pain "I don't understand." I speak up after pulling the broken piece of wood from my abdomen.

"My girlfriend went to visit Stefan, and Damon killed her. Got it?" He hits Damon with a Bat Breaking it before turning to me and stabbing my shoulder this time. "Ahhhhh." we both screamed out. "Lexi? Lexi was your girlfriend? She told me about you. She said that you were human." Elenas speaks up trying to buy us time "I was." he turns to Elena focusing on her "Lexi turned you?" "If you want to be with someone forever, you have to live forever." He speaks turning to me and walking over. "She loved you. She said that, "When it's real, you can't walk away."" I speak up as he walks closer to me.

Looking down on me in disgust he speaks to me directly "Well, that's a choice you're not going to have to make." "Don't. Don't, please, don't hurt him..." I Beg closing my eyes as he lights a match ready to throw it on Damon and I "I'm doing you a favor." "Lexi loved you! And she was good! And that means you're good too. Be better than him. Don't do this. I'm begging you! Please." Elena comes closer trying to persuade the man. Lexis boyfriend picks Damon up and throws him at a tank turning to Elena "Thank you." "It wasn't for you." He growls back at her before running off and Elena rushes to our sides.

Looking at Damon making sure he's ok I turn my back to them and Head towards Brees Bar. Damons rushes up beside me and we walk in together clearly pissed. "We were just leaving, I wanted to say good bye." I say full of venom. Bree doesn't turn around and takes a shot replying flatly "Good to see you again, Damon. Nice to Meet you Babygirl" "No kiss?" Damons questions her. Bree truns around looking into my eyes "I'm full of vervain. I put it in everything I drink." her eyes flicker to Damon "And you're telling me this why?"

"Lexi was my friend. How could you?" She turns away but I rush infront of her before she has any chance to move scaring her "The tomb can be opened." Damon moves beside her with his face beside her ear "You're lying!" "Emily's grimoire, her spellbook. If you know how she closed the tomb the reversal process will be in her book. You can open that tomb." "Where is this book?" I say stepping forward and causing her to slightly stumble backwards. "I--I--" "You have no idea" damon snaps "No. I'm telling you the truth." "And I believe you. My dear, sweet Bree. That's why I'm almost sorry."

Damon thrusts her hand into Brees heart looking over at me I smile at him, feeling the adrenaline kicking in "Ugh!" Bree groans as Damon rips her heart out. With Bree Gurgling her last breath Damon wipes his hands off, grabbing his jacket and leaves while I follow in tow. "That was awesome. You have to teach me that some time" He looks over to me smiling "I guess I have to show someone my skills don't I" He jokes as we walk over to the car climbing in to drive back home.