Mercy ▼ Inanna Gilbert

Scared Little Girl

Inanna POV

Damon was boarding up the window that Frederick and Beth-Anne broke through the night before.

I say we go to Pearl's, bust down the door, and annihilate the idiot that attacked us last night.

Yeah. And then what? We turn to the rest of that house of vampires and say, "Oops. Sorry?" I said

I can't believe you made a deal with her. Stefan said

It was more like a helpful exchange of information. And it's not like I had a choice. She's...scary. Besides, she's gonna help me get Katherine back.

Of course she is. Damon gets what he wants, as usual. No matter who he hurts in the process. Elena said

You don't have to be snarky about it. Damon said

I woke up this morning to learn that all the vampires have been released from the tomb. I've earned snarky.

How long are you going to blame me for turning your birth mother into a vampire?

I'm not blaming you, Damon. I've accepted the fact that you're a self-serving psychopath with no redeeming qualities.

Ouch.

This isn't being very productive. We're gonna figure out a way to deal with Pearl and the vampires. Yeah? Hmm. I said

Damon left the room.

Stefan embraced Elena.

I'm sorry. He just makes me so cranky. Elena said

I know. He makes everybody cranky. Stef said

So, what are we going to do? I asked

Damon and I are gonna handle everything, I promise.

I'm coming I said

Well, what about me? I can't just sit here and do nothing. Elena said

That's exactly what you're gonna do, because that's what going to keep you safe.

Which means nothing if you're not safe, too.

What do you mean? I'm perfectly safe. I have Damon, the self-serving psychopath on my side.

Well, that's comforting.

Elena he has me, and we all know that im pretty amazing so lets go plan this shit out I said

X

I heard a knock on my door

Come in!

Damon walked into my room

Damon? what are you doing here?

Is Stefan with Elena?

No. why? whats wrong

He went out in the woods and didn't come back. I can't get him on his phone. I figured he was here with Elena.

It's going straight to voice-mail. Where could he be?

You're not going to like what I'm thinking.

X

What happened? Where is he? I asked as Damon came back to the car

They have him. I can't get in.

Why not?

Because the woman who owns the house is compelled to not let me in.

I can get in.

No you cant

Yeah I can

You're not going in there.

I'm going!

You're not going in there.

Why are they doing this?
What do they want with him?

Revenge. They want revenge.

We gotta do something.

I know.

We can't let them hurt him. We gotta get him out of there.

I know. Inanna, I know. But I don't know how to get him out.

X

Well, don't you look...alive? Damon said to Alaric

You can't hurt me.

Oh, I can hurt you, all right.

Rick. We need your help. I said

Stefan's in the house. Damon's a vampire. He can't get in. We need you. I would go, but...

But your life is valuable.

Yours, on the other hand is...

The ring I said stopping Damon from talking

What about it?

Let me recap...You tried to kill me. I defended myself. You died. Then according to my brother, your ring brought you back to life. Am I leaving anything out? Damon said

Yeah. The part where I try and kill you again. Only this time, I don't miss.

Mr. Saltzman. Please. It's Stefan.

I'm sorry, Inanna. But it's not my problem.

That's a shame. Because the woman in charge of the crowd can help you find your wife.

You're lying.

Am I? Why don't you ask her for yourself? Coward. Come on, Inanna.

Damon and I started to leave

All right! Wait. I'll go.

X

Alaric pulled out an arsenal of weapons

Teacher by day, vampire hunter by night. I joked

I've got you to thank for that.

What are these?

Those are tranquilizer darts filled with vervain.

Just get me in. I'll get Stefan out.

That's your plan? You're just gonna take them all on yourself?

Well, I'll be a little stealthier than that, hopefully.

I grabbed a vervain dart

Whoa. What are you doing?

I'm going with you guys.

No. No. No. No. No way.

You need me. I'll get in. You could distract them, and then I'll get Stefan out.

You'll get yourself killed. You're not going in there.

I'm not just a little girl Damon! You look at me like im nothing but I'm really strong I can just feel it building up, I'm going.

No I- So, when you get me in, get out as quickly as you can. I know how to sneak around where they can't hear me. You'll basically just be in the way.

Damon, now is not the time to be the lone ranger.

Fine. Inanna, you can drive the getaway car. You're not going in the house.

You can't stop me. It's Stefan we're talking about here. You don't understand.

Oh, I understand. I understand. you're doing this for your sister, she loves him, he loves her I get it

Can you just not joke around for 2 seconds?

I can't protect you, Inanna. I don't know how many vampires there are in there. That's how long it takes you to get your head ripped off. I have to be able to get in and get out. I can't be distracted with your safety. Or this will end up a bloodbath that none of us walk away from...Including Stefan.

I know. I get it. I understand.

If we're gonna go, let's go. Rick said

I glarred at Damon and walked away