Mate Bonds

STAND BY ME

GILBERT HOUSE

Elena picks up a photo of her and Amelia, her arm is around Amelia's shoulder. Both girls are smiling in the photo. She touches the glass and a piece of glass falls to the floor.

ISLAND

Damon enters the campground, peeking into a tent. Walking a little further, he stops and his eyes vamp out while there is rustling in the trees.

Damon: Unless you're a blonde, a Bennett witch, or a doppelgänger, I suggest you steer clear.

He approaches the shack and creaks open the door. As he opens it wider Rebekah appears next to him, startling him.

Rebekah: Where is it? The cure? I know someone has it.

Damon: Not you and you're not gonna get it. Katherine has it

Rebekah: Katherine has it?

Damon: That's right and here what's gonna happen. We're gonna make you and Elijah watch while we shove it down Klaus's throat and then I'm rip his fucking heart out.

Rebekah: I thought----

Damon: HE KILLED AMELIA!!!

Rebekah's eyes widens in shock and horror, her jaw drops

Rebekah: W-what?

Damon: Yeah, ripped her heart out right in front of Blondie.

Rebekah: I didn't. I liked her

Damon: She actually listened to what I had to say. Never judged me for the bad things I did. I loved that girl. She was good and kind. She was like a little sister to me and your fucking hybrid brother killed her!

Rebekah's eyes wells up with tears

Damon: So when we get the cure, I'm gonna take your brother away while we force you to watch. I'll see you and your family in hell, you fucking bitch!

He turns and walks away leaving a teary eyed Rebekah alone.

GILBERT HOUSE

Elena is sitting beside Amelia's body, running her hand over her face and holding her hands. Downstairs, Caroline is leaning over the sink, her eyes red from crying.

Stefan: Caroline? How long have you been----

Caroline: Ever since I watched Klaus rip Amelia's heart out right in front of me. All because he wanted to love me.

Stefan: Amelia's death wasn't your fault. Klaus is a selfish bastard who believes he should get what he wants.

Caroline: Elena knows she or Jeremy's not gonna wake up, right?

Stefan holds a finger up to his lips to silence her. He walks over to the sink and runs the tap, using the noise to cover their conversation.

Stefan: Look. Deep down, I think she has to, but we're talking about Elena here. She feels grief more powerfully than anyone else. I think her denial is the one thing protecting her from letting it all in.

Caroline: But she can't stay like that forever.

Stefan: I could say the same thing to you and we should be worried what Katherine's gonna do to Klaus.

Elena walks into the kitchen

Elena: I'm not in denial. I know that he was supernatural, but did you see? His tattoo is gone. The tattoo had the spell that opened Silas' chamber. Maybe it being gone means that he's fulfilled his supernatural destiny. We can bring Melly back. I know we can

Caroline: Elena----

Elena: It's possible, Caroline. There's a chance. It may be miniscule, but it's hope and I'm gonna hold on to that hope with everything that I've got because there's no way that m-- there's always a way.

She nods her and shakes her head

Elena: I'm not in denial.

She turns and leaves the kitchen. Caroline and Stefan share a look.

ISLAND

Katherine has Vaughn tied up and propped up against a rock face, jabbing the point of a dagger into Vaughn's throat

Katherine: Here's the thing. I was completely willing to accept the fact that you were one man on a lonely mission to kill ol' Silas and then I find out my arch nemesis killed the love of my life, my soulmate so now I'm angry and pissed off. What do you know?

Rebekah approaches from behind

Katherine: What the fuck do you want?

Rebekah: Sorry. I had to dig the arrow out of my spine.

Katherine: Sorry, if you want to know where the cure is, you're shit out of luck.

Vaughn: Torture me all you want. [smiling] You can't kill me. The hunter's curse will torment you forever.

Katherine: It'll be worth it.

Rebekah: He's right. You can't kill him, but that doesn't mean we can't tear him apart piece by piece, nerve by nerve until the pain is so severe, that your brain shuts it off to give you one tiny moment of blessed relief, and then we'll heal you and do it again and again and again.

Katherine: You are creepy.

Rebekah: Thank you.

Vaughn: I was tracking dens of vampires across Colorado. Shane found me, said he could help me find Silas. He already knew about the hunter's mark, the cure.

Rebekah: How?

Vaughn: Oh, he had someone on the inside, some werewolf girl, friends with your professor.

Katherine: Hayley? Amelia's sister? I knew there was a reason I didn't like her. Where Shane find her?

Vaughn: New Orleans. That's all I know.

Katherine: Ah. Good. Let's throw him in the well. If he starves to death, it's not our fault. I'm gonna go find Creepy pants and kill him

Rebekah: We've got a lead on the cure, Katherine. I'm gonna find it, but I suppose you don't mind.

Katherine: I don't give a rat's ass about the fucking cure. I made damn sure you're never gonna find it. Your fucking brother took another person I loved. He killed my soulmate. So now I'm gonna go and find a way to bring her back while you and your fucking family can rot in hell.

NIGHT

Shane is running through the woods panting heavily when suddenly Katherine speeds up to him and throws him down on the ground

Katherine: There you are.

Shane: Ah, Katherine. How's Amelia?

Katherine curls her lips up into an angry sneer, baring her fangs

Katherine: Because I was here, I wasn't there to keep her safe and now she's dead.

Shane: Silas can bring her back. Bonnie's gonna make sure.

Katherine: Silas this. Silas that. I frankly don't care about anything anymore.

She shuts her eyes for a second and when she opens them back up, her eyes are void of emotion, she tilts her head staring at him with a cold deadly look

Shane: You turned it off?

Katherine: Winner winner chicken dinner. Buh bye now

She vamp speeds up to him, yanking his head back and sinks her fangs into his neck. He screams loudly in pain as Katherine drains him of his blood.

She throws his dead body on the ground and licks her lips

Katherine? Please turn it back on. Do it for me, baby

Katherine quickly spins around looking all around her but doesn't see anyone.