The Little Lockwood

Sixteen

EDITED

I had left the gym as soon as my switch was flipped, not being needed, and Klaus said I could leave.

Klaus simply sent me a text awhile later saying that Elena's blood is the key to making hybrids and that I need to leave town with him again now that he has some of her blood. And Tyler is now a hybrid and Damon is safe and well.

I told him to, fuck off.
And he sent back, fine stay. Just keep her safe.

It's all about lovely Elena now. I laugh bitterly to myself as I take a blood bag from the cooler in the Salvatore's basement. I don't know why I ended up back here but I convinced myself it was for a blood bag.

I shove my phone in my back pocket and sip the blood through the straw on the bag, I hum to myself as I walk back up the stairs, another blood bag in hand for Stefan who will probably want one.

I hear Elena's sad voice from the parlor room,

"They're really gone this time. We watched it happen. After everything that we went through to get...to help them. Now they are just...gone." A sob rings out and I can tell that she's crying.
What a pity.

I heard them come in a few minutes ago.

I peer around the corner and see Damon sitting beside her on the couch.

"We'll get them back Elena. I promise you," Damon says softly and she nods tearfully.

"Well, isn't this cozy?" I say, walking in like I own the place, not a care in the world. Literally.

They both look to me and see me now leaning against a pillar at the edge of the room.
They seem surprised to see me.

Damon gets up and steps towards me and his eyes seem to soften,

"What are you doing here?"

Stefan walks into the room to the drink table and pours himself a drink now and looks at everyone,

"Oh it's a party now."

"Stefan what are you doing here?" Damon asks his brother now, but his eyes flash back to me quickly.

"Last I checked, I live here. Klaus is gone, but he's asked me to keep watch on you until he returns. From now on, you're under my protection," Stefan looks at Elena, holds up his glass of whiskey to Damon and takes a drink. Stefan smirks at them and turns to leave,

"Mmm, by all means. Carry on."

He walks out of the room taking the extra blood bag, that I held out to him as he passed, from my hands. Damon and Elena look at each other now.

I stay staring at Damon.

Feeling completely empty of any emotions or feelings I had tied to him,

"I'm here because I'm not Klaus's little bitch anymore, all he wants me to do is protect Elena. But Stefan seems to have that covered so I'll be heading home now. I'll come back in the morning to see Stefan."

**the next morning**