The Gilbert Secret

Chapter 20

Sitting at the bar listening in on Jeremy conversation with this Anna chick Damon suddenly gets a look of recognition wash over his face. He looks back over at Anna who is oblivious to us. Smiling and laughing while she plays a game with Jeremy.

We ended up having a few drinks while we waited for Anna to leave to confront her. She suddenly leaves and Turns towards a motel. Unlocking her door and entering. As she shuts the door we Appear behind it. Damon grabs Anna by the throat and vamp speeds her into a wall. Anna also grabs a hold of Damons Throat. They both end up Groaning and making choking noises as they tightly hold onto the other. Walking inside I push the door shut so no one can see. Damon is the first to give and let's go

"OK, I give. OK." Anna Releases him as he releases her Shaking my head clearing my throat, so they remember I'm here. Rubbing their necks looking at me Damon gives me a soft smile and Anna looks at me up and down pulling a disgusted face. "Damn. You're strong for a little thing." Damon says looking down at Anna "I was wondering how long it would take you to find me." she smirks at him then looks to me "I'm Aurora... Gilbert... Jeremys sister" I say raising my eyebrows at. Her "Oh Wow... A gilbert Vampire. How funny." Rolling my eyes and grabbing a seat.

Anna throws her bag onto the counter beside me before leaning against the counter "How long have you been here?" Damon quizzes Anna following her with his eyes. "I arrived around half-past comet, watching you screw up every chance you had to open that tomb." "How did you know about the spell?" I ask looking up at her squinting "I didn't say much back then, which means I heard everything." she smirks at Damon as he walks closer trying to intimidate her. Does he not learn? "So, if you've been here the whole time, then why are we just crossing paths right now?" Anna gets up pushing past him and walks around the room.

"I like to use others to do my dirty work." "Like Logan Fell? Oh, yeah, thanks for that, by the way. Little bastard shot me." Letting a small laugh passed my lips shaking my head slightly "Logan was an idiot." "Mm-hmm." I respond agreeing "We slipped him some blood when he started getting all poser slayer with that compass. I needed his family's journal. I couldn't let him die." "What'd you want with the Fell journal?" "I thought it contained the location of the witch's spell book. I was wrong. According to her journal, Honoria gave the grimoire to Johnathan Gilbert. And, according to this..."

Anna walks back over to the counter and opens up her bag pulling out the gilbert journal. My mouth opens looking over at it in amazement. "He gave it to your father. So now you're both going to help me find it." "Why should we help you?" I Speak up causing them both to look at me. "Cause you two and I both want that tomb open." Anna passes Damon the Journal and I rush over to his side to have a read. "Hmm." Damon shuts the journal and the places it on the counter "Sorry. Threes a crowd" he says before opening the door for us and we leave Anna there.

Damon fills me in on the hiding meaning behind the wording in the journal and we're now making our way to his father's burial site. Suddenly we can see two figures huddled over a grave, getting closer these figures are revealed as our siblings. Sighing at the hurt and betrayal I can feel radiating off of Damon I step forward to confront them "Well, what do you know?" Startled they turn around to spot us standing above them "This is an interesting turn of events." Damon spits out at them with his facing trembling in anger. "So, what are you going to do now? Because if you try and destroy that, I'll rip her heart out." "You won't kill her." Damon nods his head knowing his brother is right I step forward and rush over to Elena holding her in a choke hold while Damon stares at me with amusement. "I can do one better."

Biting into my wrist and forcing it up to Elenas lips tightening the pressure around her throat forcing her to drink it. Shes struggling and trashing against my arms I just continue smirking over at Stefan. "Give me the book, Stefan, or I'm snapping her neck. And You and Damon will have a vampire girlfriend" "Let her go first." pulling my wrist away from Elenas mouth smiling over at Damon nodding my head he stretches his arm out to his brother "The book!" "I'm not going to give this to you until she is standing next to me." "Problem is, we no longer trust that you'll give it back!" "You just did the one thing that ensures that I will."

Still holding Elena in a choke hold Damon nods to the both of us agreeing with the terms "Okay." Stefan looking up at me with terror slowly places the book on the ground and reaches out for Elena. Smirking over at him I pretend to be taking in her scent and tease him before slowly removing my arm from around her as Damon makes his way over to the Grimoire. Elena jumps into Stefans arms looking back at me in disgust before they leave the woods together. Picking up the Grimoire Damon slowly flicks through the pages. Looking down at the grave for a moment longer before we both ran off into the woods together. "Thank you, Aurora, I can't believe you did that for me though. Truly, thank you." Damons says to me as we return to the front door of the boarding house.