Jamari ↠ Damon Salvatore

four

"To whom do I owe the biggest apology? No one's been crueler to me than I've been to myself."

four; intentions

Watching the trees blow silently out of her window Jamari smiles softly at the memories of her village.

Leaning against the wall she turns around when she hears footsteps approach her. "Uh, Elena and I are leaving for school. But Damon is here if you need anything."

"Thank you Stefan, I appreciate your hospitality."

Nodding he turns around and begins to head out the door, Jamari smiles softly before she watches him dissapear down the hall.

Repacking her duffel bag she places it beside her bed and exits the room, hearing music faintly from the kitchen she peeks in to see Damon bouncing softly from the music while mixing something in a bowl.

"You know it's rude to sneak up on people."

She clears her throat before adjusting her black tshirt. "I apologize."

He turns around. "Would you like an omelet?"

"An omelet?"

"Yes, you know it's a type of food that involves eggs. You can put different ingredients in there if you're feeling particularly dangerous."

Jamari crosses her arms. "I know what an omelet is."

"Would you care for one?"

"Yes, thank you."

"What do you want in it? We have bell peppers, bacon, ham, onions and cheese."

"Just, bell peppers and onions please."

"No ham or anything?"

Jamari shakes her head crossing her legs.

"No, I do not particularly care for meat."

"Are you vegetarian?"

"No." She taps her fingers on the table. "In the village when I was growing up we pretty much survived on vegetables, I never quite got a taste for meat."

"Alright, one omelet coming right up."

She sits down at the table watching the eldest Salvatore begin to prepare her food.

"So, what is this about Klaus that you came to warn us about?"

Jamari frowns. "Niklaus had been wanting to break the curse placed upon him by his mother when he was a young boy. If he succeeds he will be one of the strongest supernatural creatures in the world."

"We knew that."

"I met Niklaus when I was young, I fled to Britain after a series of events and helped his mother tend to them when she and his father were away."

"He watched his mother die by the hands of his father in a fit of rage. I helped him and his family escape to the New World."

There is a moment of silence before Damon places the plant in front of her.

"Thank you."

"If Niklaus retrieves the moon stone and has all of the components that he requires for the ritual, he will not stop until he has created an army of his kind."

"His kind?"

"Half nightwalker, half child of the moon."

"I thought the curse was for vampires being able to walk in the sun without daylight rings."

"No, that is a misconception. The Mikealson witch placed a curse upon Niklaus to suppress his child of the moon side. She was ashamed of the affair that she had. Niklaus was out of wedlock with a child of the moon."

"So, if Klaus breaks the curse how will he create his army?"

"By experimenting with beings, supernatural or otherwise until one survives."

"And Elena?"

"She will not survive the ritual, she is the key component to the ritual, or her blood is rather. When the original witch placed the spell upon him she used the blood of the original doppelganger. So she saw it fitting that only doppelgangers blood can reverse the spell. That's why he only attacks the Petrova successors every 500 years."

"Hence, Amara. Katerina and now Elena. She is the fourth doppelganger to fall into the hands of the ritual."

Damon is silent for a moment. "You said that Elena is the fourth doppelganger, but you only said three."

Jamari places her fork down. "That is another story for another day."

Damon sighs and Jamari clears her throat her eyes trailing over the frame of the eldest Salvatore.

"You care for your brothers girlfriend."

Damon scoffs. "No, I don't."

"There is no need to hide the truth Damon."

"There is not truth."

"There is nothing wrong with caring for her, but do not let it put a wedge in between the relationship of you and your brother. I saw first hand how Katerina drew Niklaus and Elijah against one another."

"Elena is not going to drive us apart."

Jamari sighs. "The Petrova woman seem to have that effect on brothers."

She pauses for a moment. "Your brother is all that you have, he is your family. Despite the tension between you two you are willing to lay down your life for the other. Elena may love Stefan and she may love you but is she willing to put her life at risk for yours?"

"She has, for Stefan. He always seem to find himself in some type of trouble. I think it's because of the hero hair."

"Damon, I know nothing of you, your brother or the doppelganger. But you should heed my advice. Watch the motive behind her actions, is she truly selfless or is using you two to her advantage. I have seen Katerina twist the Mikealson's love for her into her own narrative. Be careful."

"Elena, is nothing like Katherine. She is a manipulative witch who only cares about herself."

Jamari picks up her fork once again. "She was not always like that."

Damon scoffs. "I doubt that."

The immortal woman frowns. "Katerina as been through a lifetime of hell, she has become hardened to survive the trials that this world has thrown at her. She was once an innocent girl with a desperation to live."

"How do you know that?"

"Because I was there and I understand the pain behind the loss that she has faced."

There is a beat of silence before Damon speaks. "You knew Katherine?"

There is a moment of silence before Jamari responds her arms crossed. "I was the one that helped save her."