Insanity

Long Time No See

Wandering around Whitmore, staying in the shadows, Jerome searched for anything interesting. He was curious as to where Kai would be, knowing he could be anywhere inside Mystic Falls or Whitmore. Planning his next move, he stumbled across fliers about the annual christmas tree decoratring in Mystic Falls, grimacing at the memories of being banned from going, locked up, forbidden from celebrating with his 'family'. He felt sick satisfaction run through him as he realised that Bonnie would be all alone on a holiday she cherished, without her friends, knowing they would be celebrating without her. Now she was the one alone, the one who could'nt celebrate, not him.

Seeing Elena run out of the hospital with a desperate face, he followed her whilst making sure he wouldn't be noticed by her.

"So, I asked around the hospital, no one has seen Jo since last night at the ER. A bunch of stab victims came in and one of them is missing as well."

Jerome sat under the slightly ajar windowsill as he listened intently to the conversation going on. Elena had led him to Alarics office, meeting up with Damon and Alaric. He had no clue who Jo was, but he was more interested in the stab victims. Maybe that was Kai?

"It was Kai. Jo knew he'd come after her, and he did." Alaric confirmed his suspicions, joy at the prospect of reuniting with his partner in crime filling him.

"Not to give you boyfriend lessons of anything, but if you knew Jo's wackjob brother was out on the loose and after her, don't you think keeping an eye on her would have been a smart move?"

Damon's smart ass comment made everything click into place for Jerome, Jo was Josette, Kai's twin sister. Grinning, he waited in anticipation for them to lead him to Kai.

"And what would you have had me do Damon? Ask you to compel Jo to stay put?" Jerome silently scoffed, that would not work as Jo is a witch who can't be compelled.

"Guys, if Kai has Jo, we need a plan."

"Plan's easy: Find Kai, kill Kai." Damon made hand movements of killing someone as he smiled up at Elena.

'As if.' Jerome laughed in his head at Damon's stupidity.

Jerome could hear movement, shoes creaking on the wooden floor, someone was stood next to the window. Sliding down slightly, Jerome held his breathe and waited.

"Just think sociopathic Ryan Reynolds." Damon spoke, clearly talking to someone on the phone.

"Grunge vibe, annoying as hell. Well, if he has half a brain, he will be hiding where vampires can't find him. So, in between levels of Mario Kart can you and little baby Gilbert maybe keep an eye out?" Jerome tilted his head as he realised Damon was talking about Jeremy and grinned at the thought of his little brother.

"Well, Beavis and Butthead are on the lookout. Anyone else brimming with confidence?" Jerome was about to raise his hand and shout 'me', but Alaric spoke before he could reveal himself.

"I mean, this just doesn't make sense."

"What could possibly not make sense about magical twins absorbing into each other?" Damon asked sarcastically, Jerome stiffling a laugh behind his hand.

"Listen, Jo needs her magic for the merge to work, okay? She got rid of that back in 1994."

"Jo doesn't have magic because it's stuffed in a knife that was stolen and hidden by yours truly. Kai won't find it."

"Yeah unless Kai does a locator spell."

"It's impossible." Damon quipped.

"Why?" Clearly the history teacher didn't know about Kai's ...condition.