The Gilbert Secret

Chapter 21

Sitting down in the study beside Damon looking through Emilys Grimoire together hearing Stefan walk in I look up noticing Damon continues to read not interested. "Anna took Elena." Rolling my eyes continuing to look down. "Yeah, I got that from your 600 voice mails." Stefan walks across to us worried clear in his voice. "Damon, all night long, every single street in town, I've been searching. What if Auroras blood hasn't passed out of her system?" Speaking up knowing Damon has no interest in continuing this conversation "Well, then at least you know you'll see her again." looking up into his eyes.

"Please" Stefan sits down on the sofa, next to Damon and I looking into our eyes almost begging "What do you know? You were with Anna, you must know where's she living. Just tell me where I can find her." Damon looks up at Stefan squinting his eyes "Nope. You can go. Really." "You know, all I can remember is hating you. There might have been a time when that was different, but your choices have erased anything good about you." Damon lays the grimoire down and gives his attention to Stefan forcing me to give my full attention too. "But see, I also know you have just as many reasons to hate me. This all began with me. Katherine got taken away from you because of me. And I'm sorry."

"Apology accepted." "So please, just tell me what you know." "Huh." Stefan comes closer to Damon and being to Plead "Its Elena Damon, so if you know something tell me" Standing up I start to walk off and Damon and Stefan stand up to try get their points further across. "I mean this sincerely." Stefan nods looking over Damons face with hope "I hope Elena dies." Damon stands up and grabs my arm on the way out causing me to follow.

Walking through town and up a set of stairs Damon begins to knock on someone's front door. My eyes widen as the door is opened. We shouldn't be here, she's a witch like Bonnie this isn't safe. "Yes?" Bonnies grandmother Speaks looking into Damons eyes angrily "Hi there. I'm, uh, looking for bonnie" "She's not here." she quickly replies keeping up the brave and assertive demeaner "Oh, well do you know when she-" "Never" Damon starts chuckling not feeling anxious unlike me with messing with witches. Youd think being as old as he is he has a bit of caution when it comes to someone so powerful.

"You have quite an opinion for someone who doesn't know me." "You got some nerve knocking on a Bennett witch's door and asking her for anything." "What'd I do?" "Spirits talk, Mr. Salvatore, and so does my granddaughter. You are no friend to us. Now get off my porch." Damon Takes a step closer to threaten Bonnies grams and I subconsciously take a step back which she notes and gives me a quick smile before turning to him.

"Step outside and say that." Damon says gritting his teeth. Bonnies grams stares at Damon concentrating and suddenly he beings to groan and hold his head he starts to back away stepping down giving her the upper hand. I hold my hands up surrendering as she quickly looks to me. "I am not Bonnie. You don't wanna mess with me." she goes back inside slamming the door, I turn to Damon "Are you insane?! How old are you compared to me, and I already know not to mess with witches!" He groans and let's go of his head shaking it slightly and turns away. I need a drink I say to myself as I walk off towards the bar away from Damon. Next thing I know I have hands on my head and all I can see next is darkness.

Waking up its dark, unsure of where I am I look around and recognize Anna from earlier "What did you do to me?" "I needed your help to ensure they wouldn't lock me inside the tomb" "You have just asked me. what the fuck, I'm not some stupid bitch. I'd rather have my neck left alone than feel the pride of turning the enemy down" I say rubbing my neck standing up beside Anna "Does that mean they are opening it then?" Anna nods looking over smiling "Yip, and I need you to come in with me, they won't jam us in there if you're with me" nodding my head understanding I follow Anna down some stairs where I spot Bonnie and her grams giving them an 'I'm sorry' Smile I follow behind Anna.

"Hey, hero." Stefan turns to see us as he's confronting another vampire Anna is with. Looking down I gasp "Jeremy?" Looking closer I noticed he still had a good heartbeat and I let out a breath. "I'm going down there to get my mother." I turn to Anna. that's why she was so keen on the tomb 'I can't let you do that." Stefan says looking her up and down defensively "Well, Ben's about to make a main course out of Elena's little brother. So, you can stop me or him. Your choice." Anna is grabbing my arm and dragging me down with her into the tomb. Stepping down still with Annas arm tightly on my bicep we come into view of Bonnie and her grams smiling over at the with an 'I'm sorry' look before Anna "Hey you can't go in there" she says looking to me worried "Bonnie" Her grams stop her which worries me... Why would she so easily let us go?

"You think you can stop me" Anna Bends down grabbing a flashlight and drags me into the tomb entrance with her looking around a dark cave like system there are desiccated vampires all around. "You must have a taste for it. You scream and shriek and even bother to escape, but then you just come right back to it." anna speaks up causing me to turn around and face my sister shaking my head worry clear on my face. Elena walks backwards and bumps into someone. Anna sees her mother and kneels down next to her, caressing her arm.

"Mother! Mother" turning back to elena she angrily stands upand walks towards here "Your boyfriend did this, you know." "His father did." I But in standing Infront of Elena trying to protect her from Anna. Anna Steps closer continuing to speak "And Johnathan Gilbert. I made a choice a long time ago that it would be Gilbert blood that brought her back to life. I had Jeremy all ready to go but...." "Run Elena ill hold her off" I yell to her as she Gasps and turns around trying to bolt from the room. Anna stabs me in the stomach, and I bend over in pain at the woof deep inside as I rip it out and turn to find anna I hear Elena scream loudly "No!" I rush over watching Anna remove her mouth from my sisters wrist before duck passed me and dragging Elenas bloody wrist to her mother's mouth.