Mercy ▼ Inanna Gilbert

The Fire

Inanna POV
I ran towards John to talk to him with Elena and Stefan on my tail

Where is Damon? I asked

With the rest of them, where he should be. It's over for Damon

You're crazy!

Why? Because I'm doing what should have been done a hundred and forty five years ago? This is the right thing, Inanna

I looked up at the building thinking

Go ahead, you won't make it out.

Stefan looked at Elena.

Utility door, there's one around the side I said walking towards it but John grabbed my arm

You take one more step and I'll alert those deputies that they missed a vampire

I'm asking you not to.

That doesn't mean anything to me.

As my father, it should.

there was a Long pause, we looked at each other.

You know.

I wasn't sure.....now I am.

Grayson Gilbert's Office

I ran towards the emergency door with Stefan but Bonnie arrived

Hey, you can't go in there!

I opened the door

The fire will take you out.

He's my brother, Bonnie!

I walked into the building, I tried opened the basement's door

Stefan and I went into the basement and found Damon.

Damon! Come on, hurry! I said running up to him

Stefan and I picked Damon up and vamp-runs out of the basement

As we got out Elena came running towards us

Oh my god!

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Hey guys I said walking up to Stefan and Elena

Hey Elena said softly

where did Damon go?

Who knows

Okay well Jenna called, Jeremy's home, I'm just gonna run over to the school to pick up my dress, my clothes and the rest of my stuff and then I'll check on him I said giving Elena a kiss on the cheek and hugging Stefan goodbye

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Third person POV

Jeremy is on his bed; he looks at the flask, gets up and puts it in his drawer. He turns his head: Damon is here.

What are you doing here?

Anna's dead.

I figured that once they took her away

I know you cared about her

Yeah, I did.

I saw her killed. I was watching and all I could think about was...I wanted to help her, but I couldn't.

Why are you telling me all this?

I took away your suffering once before. I can do it again, but it's your choice.

Look, I know you think you took it away, but it's still there. Even if I can't remember why. I still feel empty, and alone, and making me forget won't fix it. It won't fix what's really wrong

What I did to Vicki was wrong. I'm sorry for my part

Anna said that vampires don't have to feel pain; that they could turn it off, if they shut out their humanity

It's very true

Is it easier that way?

Is what easier?

Life

Life sucks either way, Jeremy. But, at least if you're a vampire, you don't have to feel bad about it if you don't want to

Is that what you did?

I did it for a...I did it for a very long time and life was a lot easier.

He looks at Jeremy and leaves.