Monster Within [EDITING]

06

Cassie's P.O.V

I woke up to the sound of Elena's voice. "He called me Damon." She says as she walks in.

"What?" I ask, a tinge of jealousy seeking through me.

"Stefan called me last night."

"Well what did he say?" Damon asks, intrigued.

"He didn't say anything, but it was him. I asked Sheriff Forbes is she would trace the calls origin. It came from Tennessee." Elena stated.

"Where he's binge drinking on the county folk. We've been through this Elena, Stefan's gone. And I don't mean geographically." Damon replied.

"If he was gone he wouldn't have called." I said. I really hope that my best friend is still in there.

"Stefan is gone, Cassie." He told me.

"Damon, no matter what you say we" I say motioning between the Doppelwench and I, "are not going to give up on him."

"He's your brother." Elena added. "I will never give up on him and neither should you."

"We." I corrected her. "Not everything is about you, Elena." She glares at me and walks off. I walk over to Damon, who seems a little pissed that I teamed up against him.

"Sorry. It's just, you'rehis big brother. And I know that if I was in Stefan's situation, I would want a big brother to comfort me." I said. And no I don't actually have a brother, although I wished I had one. One to protect me.

He turned and pecked my lips. I sigh as he turns to walk away. I walked to the bathroom and strip down. When I get in the shower, I start to relax. I stood there, thinking about a solution, for about 15 minutes. When I got out I heard a door slam. I look around the room and saw no one. I listened for any one but there was nothing.

"This looks like the beginning of a horror movie." I mutter to myself as I begin to get dressed. My phone rang, breaking my thoughts.

"Hello?"

"Cassie! We have a small problem."

"Don't we always? What is it Ric?" That's when Ric explained how Elena wants to go to Smokey Mountains to look for Stefan. I swear that girl has a death wish. If Klaus finds out that she's alive, then he will kill everyone who was involved in it. I sigh and hang up the phone. I get into the best explorer outfit I could find. It was a flannel shirt with jeans and boots. With one last glance at the mirror, I roll up my sleeves and go on my way to save the day.

•••

I show up to the grill right before they were about to leave.

"What are you doing here?!" She snapped.

"Ric called me." I say getting in the passenger seat. Elena got in the back, a pout on her face.

•••

"In a couple of hours the full moon's gonna rise just above that ridge. If Tyler's right, that's where the pack'll be." Ric says as we walk on the trail.

"You were a Boy Scout weren't you?" I asked.

"Shut up." He says playfully. Me and Elena giggle.

"A Boy Scout slash vampire slayer." Elena exclaimed.

"Slash whiskey drinking all around lost cause." We stop laughing.

"You're not a lost cause." I say. He gave me a small smile to which I return.

When we stopped he pulled out a bag and revealed weapons.

"You came stocked." Elena comments.