being a Gilbert is not all its cracked up to be (vampire diaries fan fiction)

damon's off the rails, a new mark of love and stefan makes a deal with the devil

[The woods]

(Klaus wakes up, naked. He looks at the sun and smiles. Someone throws him some clothes. He turns his head. Elijah’s here)

"You've been busy." he tells me. "That was amazing. How long has it been?" i ask him "Almost 2 days. Full moon came and went. You remained a wolf." he tells me. i get dressed. "I can change at will, then. It's good to know. I remember every single kill." i tell him. "Yes, I've been cleaning up your little mess along the way" he tells me. "Just like old times, brother." i tell him. "You've had your fun. I believe we have a bargain." he tells me. "That's right. Now, what was it again? Oh, yeah. Wait. I remember. That's it. You wish to be reunited with our family." i say.

"You gave me your word, Niklaus" he says. i look at him "What kind of brother would break his bond? Even though you did try to kill me and layla" i tell him "I could have. But I didn't. i also took care of layla who has been passed out since the ritual" he says. he then looks at my chest. i look at what he's looking at and see a mark of a sun and a moon. i run my fingers over it.

"ahh it the mates mark it represents your bond with layla" elijah explains. "she will have one also in the same place as yours over her heart" he tells me and helps me put on my jacket. "Relax, Elijah. All is forgiven." i tell him. "Where are they?" he asks. "You need to lighten up. I'll bring you to them soon enough." i tell him wanting to get back to layla.  

(a/n: mate mark. a mark that is over the heart on both mates girl and boy representing their bond to each other: pic on the side is the mate mark)

[Mystic Grill]

(Alaric is at the bar. He takes a bottle of alcohol from a waitress. She tries to take it back, but he won't let her. He is already intoxicated. He walks away from the bar. His phone rings. He answers. It’s Stefan)

alaric pov

"Sorry, you've reached somebody who's currently not operating" i say. "I need your help" stefan tells me. i chuckle humorously. "Well, you must have me confused with somebody else. You see, I'm not allowed to help, just idly sit by while my girlfriend gets sacrificed on an altar of blood" i tell him sarcastically. i'm drunk way beyond clear thoughts but what stefan says next sobers me completely "Damon's dying" he tells me. "What?" i ask all of a sudden sober. "Tyler Lockwood bit him. We don't have much time" he tells me. i close my eyes and open them and ask "What do you need?".

[Mystic Falls’ Square]

(There’s a special screening of Gone with the Wind. Some girls are dressed up for the event. Elena and Jeremy are here. She puts a layer of fog on the ground)

"You brought me to see a girl movie" jeremy asks me. "We had to get out of the house, Jer. This is our 3-hour distraction from reality" i tell him. "Is that what we're doing? Pretending like our lives aren't screwed?" he asks. "We need to do this, ok? Breathe, eat, sleep, wake up, and do it all over again until one day, it's just not as hard anymore" i tell him and sit down She Caroline arrives with a basket.

"Hey! There you guys are. Who's hungry?" she asks and sits down next to me. "Are we really doing this?" jeremy asks. "Yes, we are really doing this. We are going to take a page from Scarlett. We made it through the war. I know you guys went through hell, and my mom knows I am a vampire, so basically it's like Atlanta has burned. And yet, in spite of everything, we persevere" caroline tells him. "All right" jeremy says and sits down with us. "What are we eating?" he asks. "Something good" caroline tells him.

[Abandoned house]

(Stefan and Bonnie are here)

"I'm not sure this is going to work" bonnie tells me. "You've done a séance before, right? Contacted Emily Bennett. Maybe one of the witches might know how to help Damon" i tell her. "Let's just hope they want to" she says and cast a spell. Some voices are whispering around us. "Bonnie? Bonnie?" i ask and she opens her eyes "Emily" she says telling me she's emily right now.