The Vampire Journals

The Phantom

Stefan

Now all the names have shown up. All except mine. Elena was taken like Matt and Bonnie. Mrs.Flowers had everything we needed to summon the phantom. We started to set up in her garage and once we were ready we started.

"Okay first pick a candle that represents you." Alaric said.(Yes Alaric knows)

We passed the bag of candles around and I chose one that represented Elena and one that represented me. Gold for her and a dark blue for me. Once everyone had one we put a smear of our blood on our candle. Then Alaric started the spell. After a few minutes the phantom appeared and so did Elena Matt and Bonnie.

"Elena, Matt, Bonnie. Start coming towards us but don't mess up the lines," I shouted over the noise. The only thing keeping the phantom from escaping is the diagram on the floor. Stefan. You brother always got what he wanted. You were stuck with all the work. He got your mother's love, the girls, everything.

I felt something snap inside me knowing that the voice was right.

Damon

I was trying to help Elena Matt and Bonnie get away from the phantom when I heard a voice.
Damon. Your brother always got everything. Your father's love and trust. Katherine. Everything.

The voice was right. I jumped at him and attacked.

Elena

"Elena! Come on. This way."

I heard them but didn't listen. The Phantom was going to kill Stefan and Damon by having them kill each other. I walked towards them ignoring the animal look on their faces. I wasn't going to let this happen.

"Stefan. Don't listen to the phantom. Listen to me. Damon look at me. Ignore the phantom."

I was getting closer to them and I put my hand on Damon's shoulder. He flung me across the room and I hit the far wall.
Damn that phantom is a bitch.

I heard a crack and knew something was broken.

"Elena! Be careful where you step. If any more lines are messed up the phantom will get loose. I got up and walked over to the other side of the garage where they were shouting out what they were jealous of.

"I was jealous of Elena and Meredith. They always beautiful and smart, and I cast my jealousy away." Bonnie yelled and her candle went out. All but three candles were out. Mine Stefan's and Damon's. I picked my candle up and thought of what I was jealous of.

"I was jealous of people who have a normal life and don't know about this world. I cast my jealousy away."

My candle went out and suddenly the phantom was free. Parts of the garage went up in flames. They were going to get killed by the flames. The jealousy phantom wasn't becoming weaker when we cast our jealousy away. I ran over to it and got it's attention off of Stefan and Damon. Once they snapped out of the trance they started casting their jealousy away. They were able to distract the phantom and I saw what seemed to be it's heart. The rose in the middle of its chest. Meredith made a large cut across the front of the phantoms chest, giving me room to pull it out. I ran at it and jumped, landing on the phantoms chest. I plunged my hands I'm to the deep cut. It was freezing cold.

Jealousy can be as hot or cold.

Below I heard my friends distracting the phantom giving me the chance to destroy it. I finally found the stem and closed my hands around it, the thorns piercing my skin. I pulled but it didn't budge. I felt someone's hands grip mine and I looked back to see Stefan. He smiled and we pulled, freeing the rose from the heart of the phantom. The wound sprayed a green sludge that turned the fire green. The phantom disappeared and I started to collapse. Someone's arms were around me and I felt the pain come back. I remembered that Damon flung me against the wall and broke something. I closed my eyes and when I opened them again I was looking in a pair of green eyes.

"Come on Elena. You need my blood if you want the pain to go away."

I nodded my head and it sent a wave of pain through my body.

"What's broken? Everything hurts."

"The impact broke a few ribs. I put them in place and was able to heal that much."

"Okay. It really hurts stef."

"That's because you are seriously hurt and I still think you are gorgeous. I always do. Now let me help you before the ambulance comes. I don't think it would be good if you are in the hospital twice in the same week."

He bit his wrist and put it up to my mouth. I took it and drank his blood. The more I drank the better I felt.

"Hold on little brother. You think you can be the only one who gets to save her?"

"Actually no. I need your help to heal all of them. Elena Matt Bonnie Meredith and Alaric. Mrs.Flowers doesn't need any because she wasn't in the fight."

"Go start healing the others. I have it covered here. I need to apologize to her and I would like to do it in private. Please brother."

He nodded and walked towards Meredith Bonnie Matt and Alaric. Damon knelt down next to me and I could feel the pain of the burned flesh. I looked down at my hands and wished I hadn't. I saw the flesh peeling back from the bone.

"Elena. Please look at me."

I looked up and saw his worried midnight black eyes looking into mine.

"I'm sorry for doing what I did back there. I'm sorry I didn't come to help. I'm sorry..."

"Damon. It's fine." I said weakly.

"You forgive me?"

I nodded.

"Thank you. I have a feeling that you would like the pain to go away. I guess I should give you my blood."

He bit his wrist and I drank the blood. Soon I felt better and all the pain was gone.

"Thank you."

"For what? I wanted to help you."

"For everything you have done today. It means a lot to me that you would help us. Aren't we what you call pathetic humans."

"I never meant it. I think I could find love like my brother did. Maybe with one of your friends," he said smiling while looking at Bonnie. Could he love her? It would be good for him to find someone he loves. Let's just hope he doesn't break her heart or worse. She breaks his.