The Vampire Diaries: Trinity

Chapter Fifty One: Ghost World

At the boarding house, Damon is tied to a chair with a fireplace stoker in his chest, his ring in on the floor. He doesn't see Mason watching him. "Oh, you got to be kidding me." He groans.

"Hurts, doesn't it?" He smirks.

"Oh, Stefan." He calls. Stefan walks in. "Low blow, Stefan. Low blow."

Stefan looks at him, amused. "What the hell happened to you?"

"Whatever twisted ripper game this is, leave me out of it."

"I didn't do this."

"Quit screwing around!"

"I didn't." He checks the chains. "It's pretty messed up though, isn't it?"

"Yep." He says. Stefan pulls out the stoker, making Damon scream. He begins to remove the chains but stops and leaves. Mason watches on but Damon can't see him.

"Yeah, not to worry. I'll just untangle myself." Damon says.

Mason opens the curtains, letting the sun enter the room. Damon screams as his skin burns.

Trinity stands in front of the back door. She slowly reaches out and softly grabs onto the doorknob. She tries to carefully open the door but the wood splinters and the door breaks open. She stares at the mess before sighing and walking out the door.

She walks into the woods and looks at the area surrounding it. Seeing a pine cone on the ground, she tries to gently pick it up only for it to crush in her grip. She shakes her head in frustration. She hears a twig snap and looks around.

Everyone prepare the town for the Night of Illuminations, hanging lanterns from the trees.

Carol Lockwood speaks to the volunteers and citizens. "As a long-time member of the historical society, I am especially proud to be kicking off this day of festivities. Thank you, volunteers. Tonight, we turn off our town's lights and flare up our lanterns in honor of the night of illumination started by our founders 150 years ago. Here's founding family member Tobias Fell with a history lesson." Everyone applauds.

Alaric and Jeremy are listening to the speech. "What are we doing here?" He asks.

"Tobias Fell is the head of the history department. I didn't have a choice." Alaric says.

"All right, that explains what you're doing here."

"Well, I'm the one who can fail you if you don't help me out."

Elena walks up to them. "Hey, sorry I'm late. What did I miss?"

Anna appears but only Jeremy can see her. "Just a bunch of historical lies." She says.

Jeremy ignores her. "You didn't miss anything."

"The first illumination was held in celebration with the new found prosperity that Mystic Falls enjoyed after the war." Tobias explains.

"After the founders stole from all the vampires." Anna adds, making Jeremy laugh.

Elena looks at him. "What's so funny?" She asks. He looks at the stage and she turns to look as well.

"Safe from the vampires." Anna continues. She and Jeremy share a smile and she takes his hand.

Caroline is helping Bonnie hang lanterns from the tree. "So when you did the spell to send Vicki away, did that get rid of Anna, too?" She asks.

"I wish." Bonnie sighs. "All I did was block the magic that was helping Vicki get a physical foothold here. Jeremy's still got a direct line to the other side, and as long as he wants to see Anna and she wants to see him, she's still here."