Endless Souls

A Love like No Other

My eyes flutter open, and I pull Ember into me.

"Morning." She whispers. I smile down at her and she smiles up at me.

"Morning." I press a gentle kiss to her lips, then we pull ourselves up and out of bed. I gently wrap my arms around her waist and pull her lips to mine. We breakaway and she utters 3 words I always loved hearing from her.

"I love you."

"I love you." I gently wrap my arm around her waist and she smiles at me. We go down in the kitchen where Damon and Elena stand there making breakfast.

"Morning."

"Morning." Elena eyes my hand around her waist.

"Do you need something mom?" Ember asks.

"So are you two back together?" She nods and I tug her closer to me.

"It's always been him, Mom."

"I always liked him better Elena. Reminded me of a young Damon Salvatore."

"Yes, but a young Damon Salvatore is-"

"Me." Damien walks in and I smile at him, ruffling his hair.

"Sup baby bro?"

"Almost done packing. Tori and I leave today." Elena wraps him in a tight embrace.

"You call anytime you want okay?"

"Okay mom."

"And you and come home home if you want. The door is always open."

"I'm gonna grab a quick shower then we're gonna head out." Ember wraps him in a hug next.

"It's too scary how much taller you are then me." He laughs and plants a small kiss on her head.

"I love you Em."

"I love you too. Stay safe, no sex in the car."

"TMI Emmyboo."

"Damian, this is Damien."

"I remember you."

"Oh god please forget you ever met him."

"Kind of hard but I'll try." I smile and shake his hand.

"So are you two together again?"

"Yeah." Elizabeth comes downstairs and smiles at us.

"Hey Mom. Hey Dad." Ember looks over at me.

"Ember, we still need to talk about you having a death wish."

"How do we know I am going to die? For sure? Like I said yesterday. You're looking at me like I'm a ghost. I'm still alive. I'm right here in front of you. I'm happy. I have my real parents right in front of me and look. You two love each other. I don't want to jeopardize your happiness because I'm willing to die for you. Now I'm going to do that spell whether you like it or not." She softens.

"Like I said yesterday. I'm the only one who can do it. If I don't it'll kill me more."

"I agree with her." I mutter after she goes upstairs.

"What? How could you agree to let our daughter die just to save us?"

"I don't agree with that part but I understand where she's coming from. She's a witch maybe me can find a way to increase her odds. Don't give up Ember. I will find a way to save all of you including Elizabeth. I promise you Ember. I will save you. All of you." Ember looks up at me, then smashes her lips to mine.

"I've already checked hundreds of grimoires."

"Who are you?"

"I'm Liv."

"You obviously didn't look hard enough."

"What?" I grab my bag then I go into the living room with Ember.

"My grandmother was a witch. She gave me this before she died. Demetria Clio was from my side. This was her grimoire."

"So?"

"She was working on a resuscitation spell for herself before she died. She finished it but never cast it."

"So I'll be dead..."

"And then you won't be. I heard the legend too. You'd be stripped of your vampirism but you'd have more time with your magic. When you step out of the boundaries of the spell, your vampirism and magic would return."

"So if I cast this spell on myself, then I can live?"

"No. You can't cast it. But I can."

"You're a witch?"

"I've never tapped into it, but I know it was passed to me."

"Okay so you can do the spell."

"But I would have to do it on another vampire."

"Why?"

"Elena, what was your father's name?"

"John."

"He did this spell but in order for it to work..."

"We need another life."

"But who?"

"We'd need a hybrid otherwise she'd loose that and she needs it. Do any of you know a hybrid?"

"Klaus."

"Who's that?"

"He can turn werewolves into hybrids. We just need a werewolf."

"It's not going to work."

"Why not?"

"Because in order for it to become a werewolf, it would need the blood of the Petrova doppelgänger, i.e me."

"Plus Klaus doesn't turn people anymore."

"Then we need to find a hybrid."

"Mom, Dad, we have 2 years."

"I know but this is life and death. If we can't find a hybrid then you'll have to use me."

"No." I look over at a little blonde.

"Who is this?"

"I'm Quinn. I'm a hybrid. Why not use me?"

"You don't understand. You would just be dead."

"Quinn you can't. I'm not going to let you."

"You can't stop me."

"Yes I can. Dad, if we can't find a hybrid then I'm just going to be dead."

"Damon." I look over at them.

"Do you think-"

"I don't know."

"What are you talking about?" Elena goes over to a bookshelf and grabs a box.

"Elijah left it here."

"What is it?"

"When Klaus sacrificed me, your dad fed me vampire blood to survive. But they used that spell and it's just here."

"Again, what is it?"

"Elijah got it for Katherine some 500 years ago. It can bring people back to life."

"But you were human. Elizabeth is supernatural. Even then we weren't sure it was going to work."

"Can't we just call Elijah?"

"We could." Elena goes to call the guy... Elijah.

"Well then. Let's get down to business."