CENTURIES, stefan salvatore [1]

The Sacrifice

CHAPTER 24: THE SACRIFICE

The Gilbert House

As petty as it might be, Natalie was still mad. Whether you were talking about Damon or Stefan. Though she could probably say that she was mad at them equally. Because Damon did something much worse but it's been some time and Natalie has learnt to slightly get over it. Stefan didn't get that luxury and his hurtful words still made Natalie want to punch him. She hadn't, but she thought that since he hurt her with words, she would attack him with them back.

So, when the doorbell rang and she opened the door, and Stefan was on the other side, she didn't want to deal with him as she normally does.

"Ugh, it's you." she groaned before smashing the door closed.

As the door made a lot of sound, it attracted Elena, who walked down the stairs. "Who was at the door?"

Natalie shrugged. "No one that matters to me."

Elena rolled her eyes, walking over to the door and opened it. And Stefan was still there.

"Why'd you smash the door in my face?" Stefan asked, Damon walking up beside him.

"Why shouldn't I smash the door in your face?" Natalie retorted.

"Because my face was there?" Stefan said, his statement coming out more like a question.

"Wait, did I indicate that I give a crap? Oops, my bad." Natalie shrugged.

Damon and Elena looked between the two, obviously confused by their actions (mostly Natalie's) and what triggered them.

"Can we do this later, we really need to talk to you." Damon broke in.

"Why?" Elena asked.

"We went to see Katherine."

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"Please tell me that you don't believe her." Natalie said after the Brothers told the sisters about Katherine agreeing to give them the moonstone and disappear if they got her out of the tomb.

Damon shook his head at her. "No, of course not. We just want the moonstone."

"According to Rose's friend Slater, there's a way to destroy the spell that Klaus wants to break." Stefan added.

"No spell, no doppelgänger sacrifice. Ergo,-" Damon said, turning to Elena. "-you live."

"Oh mightly geniuses, how do you propose that we do destroy it?" Natalie raised en eyebrow at them.

"By releasing it from the moonstone." Stefan responded, looking at her with a guilty expression as he recalled his hurtful words from a few days prior.

"How do you guys even know this is gonna work?" Elena spoke up.

"Cause we have a crafty witch on our side." Damon retorted.

"How come I don't believe that you've discussed this with Bonnie?" Natalie asked rhetorically.

"She agreed to do anything she could to help us." Stefan said.

Elena gave him a look. "It's Katherine who has the moonstone. She's not gonna give it to you."

"We're gonna get it from her."

"Well, what he means to say is, we will pry it from her cold, dead hand if we have to." Damon corrected.

"Ehm, I volunteer." Natalie raised her hand sheepishly.

Stefan simply ignored her. "Bonnie just needs to find a way to release the seal long enough for us to get in, get the moonstone, and get out in time for her to return it."