Book 1: Time Of Our Lives

Chapter 71: Don't Mess With Ethan

Chapter 71: Don't Mess With Ethan

Founders Hall
Carol Lockwood and two others women are interviewing the girls who are in the Miss Mystic Falls pageant.

Carol: This year's queen will have the special honor of taking stage at the hundred and fiftieth Founders' Day Gala. Before we crown our winner, we'd like to get to know a bit more about each of you.

The contestants speak in an inter-cut edit.

Caroline: I'm on the Mystic Falls beautification committee; I volunteer at the poor soup kitchen.
Elena: I recognize that I haven't been as involved this year that I used to be.
Caroline: I implemented this year's go green campaign at school.
Elena: I've been distracted and I let a lot of things slide.
Girl: I don't think it's wrong for me to win two years in a row.
Amber: I was surprised to have been selected since I'm not from one of the founding families.
Elena: But I'm aware of what an honor this is and I want you to know that I take it seriously.
Caroline: I worked for the recycling program and was in charge of this year's police raffle.
Tina: Just because my D.U.I. made my community service mandatory doesn't mean that I was any less committed.
Elena: This was really important to my mother. She believed in community, family, honor and loyalty. It's the legacy she left for me.

Salvatore Boarding House.
Someone is ringing the bell, Giselle hides by the stairs while Damon opens the door it's John. He enters in the house.

John: Hey partner!
Damon: What do you want?
John: You haven't return any of my calls.
Damon: Most people take that as a hint.
John: Where do we start looking for vampires?
Damon: How do you act John? You obviously don't care about catching vampires, you're here talking to me.
John: Actually, I care very much.
Damon: What Isobel say about that? I mean, considering that she is one.
John: Isobel and I share a mutual interest. The original Jonathan Gilbert has an invention that was stolen by a vampire. That vampire was then burned alive in Fell's church, or so Jonathan thought and the invention was lost forever. But then the vampires weren't killed, were they? They were trapped and now they're free, thanks to you which means the invention is retrieval.
Damon: What is it?
John: The only thing that matters is that I want it back and you're going to help me if you want your secret safe.
Damon: Why bring me into it John? I mean, I don't know what you are talking about much less who has it.
John: Oh come on Damon! You were around back then, you know who these people are, what they look like. He was friendly with a woman who turned out to be a vampire. Her name was Pearl. Does that ring a bell?

Long pause, they look at each other. Giselle gasped and they both looked by the stairs but found nobody, Giselle was leaning against the wall hoping John didn't catch her appearance.

Damon: I'm not playing anymore. Get out. Get out.
John: I beg your pardon?
Damon: You know, I only entertain this whole blackmail scheme thing of yours because I thought that you and Isobel could lead me to Katherine but see, now I know you've no idea where Katherine is, because if you did you would know that Katherine and Pearl were best friends. See, you don't know everything, do you John?
John: I'll tell the entire council what you are.
Damon: Go for it! I'll kill every last one of them. Then I'll sever your hand, pull your ring off, and I'll kill you too. Do you understand that?

After Damon kicked John out of the house, Giselle waited for it to be safe and Damon said.

Damon: you can stop hiding now Giselle

Giselle comes down from the stairs.

Giselle: sorry I didn't know he was coming over
Damon: neither did I, but if we have an unexpected guess that doesn't know who you are I want you to stay in your room, do you hear me?
Giselle: but Damon
Damon: I said do you hear me Giselle?