The Gilbert Witch 2

Dinner Party

I'm next to Elena and she's still reading Jon Gilbert's journal.
We jump when we hear someone open the door and enter the room. It's Stefan and Kevin they take they're jacket off.
Kevin looks at me.

Are you still mad? "I asked him.
Yeah, I'm still mad. "He said.

We have a difference of opinion, Kevin. We're not always gonna agree on everything. "I told him.

Emely, you've agreed to sacrifice yourself to Klaus. To say that we have a difference of opinion is the understatement of the century. "He said.
We should go. "Stefan said. And Elena nodded and got up. They left.
You would know. "I said.
He looks down at the journal Elena put down. Elena read it out loud. And there are a lot of shocking secrets in there.

What does Johnathan Gilbert have to say? "He asked.
A lot. It's insane the things he wrote in his journal.? "I told him.
I hand him the journal and he opens it.

That he kept from the founding families. Stuff that nobody knows. Stuff that...you never told me. "I said.
I look at him. He looks down at what part Elena read then closes the journal.

We were, uh...We were angry at the founding families for what they did to Katherine and Janet. We wanted revenge. Stefan didn't know about Johnathan Gilbert's ring yet. He didn't know that he would... "He started. He sits down.
...that he would survive... "He finished.

He describes him as a monster. And then when he met you he described you demon. "I said scared.

That's what we were. I was in dark times then. Everything i did i didn't even remember until 5 weeks. "He said. I looked at him shocked.
I want you to know the truth... I don't know about Stefan.
But I want you to hear it from me. In the weeks after I became a vampire, I relished in it. I took it to the darkest place I could. "He said.
After all this time i didn't think he was capable of that.

I wasn't myself then. I was full of guilt. What I did to my father, to my sister, and to my brother. I had to turn it off. It was the only way I could survive. "He said.

It sounds like you were Damon. "I told him surprised.
I was worse. "He said.

10 Mins Later

I'm leaning against the back door, looking out at the lake.
And i feel Kevin walk up to me.
He hands me my mug of tea.

For weeks I kept spiraling. I was completely driven by the desire for blood. Hunt, prey, kill. That was all I knew. "Kevin said.
How come no one caught on to what you were doing? "I asked.

Mmm. There was a war going on. The thing about wartime. Endless, anonymous blood supply. "He said.
He just started telling me about lexi.

Alexia Branson, as she was known back then. "He said.
Lexi? Stefan's best friend Lexi? That's how you met her? What was she even doing in Mystic Falls? "I asked.
She had heard it was a good place for vampires. You know, had no idea that they'd all been massacred. Needed a place to crash, so I brought her home with me. And that's how she met Stefan. "He said.
I hope i can see her again. "He said smiling. And i grew confused.
They didn't tell you did they? "I asked softly. And he looked confused.
Tell me what? "Kevin asked worried.
She's dead. "I told him softly.
And he looked upset and angry.
How? "He asked in anger.
Kevin i don't think.... "I started.
Emely, how did she die? "He asked.
I only said one word.

Damon. "I whispered. But he heard it of course. And he looked hurt.
He was angry and tried to calm down but was still upset and started talking again.

Lexi showed me that there was another way. And from that day forward, I started fighting for it. For my own survival. "He told me.
He places his hand on my cheek.