Endless Souls

Albany, New York

I grab the bag off the table, then grabbing Elena's hand, we head down to the car. I open the door for Elena and she smiles at me.

"Why thank you Mr. Salvatore."

"It was my pleasure Mrs. Salvatore." She giggles and I close the door. I pull mine open and I start the car.

"I love you Elena."

"I love you Damon. I was thinking... I want to get pregnant again."

"What?"

"Yeah..."

"Elena... I don't mean to sound like a dick, but we already have 5 kids." She scoffs then rolls her eyes and turns away.

"Don't do that to me Elena. I'm just saying Will and Ben are only 10. I think we need to wait before we have another baby."

"I don't. I think it's a perfect idea. I love being pregnant and I miss having a baby in the house."

"Tori's pregnant, there'll be a baby in the house soon. Ember's pregnant too."

"It's hot."

"That's because you're wearing layers upon layers of clothes."

"Excuse me if I want to hide my fat." Something registers inside my brain.

"How fat are you?"

"That was rude and I'm not going to speak to you."

"Elena, you know what I mean."

"It obviously doesn't matter."

"Elena, why didn't you tell me?"

"Because I knew this is what your reaction would be. You don't want me to be fat. You just said that. And by the way? I'm not pregnant you're just paranoid." With that she takes off her 3  jackets and a long sleeve shirt, leaving her in a tank top. I stare a little too long.

"What? Do you see something you like?" 

"Maybe, maybe not."

"Jackass." She turns back away, zipping up a blue hoody and looking out the window. It's pretty silent until we get to the next gas fill up. Elena goes in and I fill up. She comes back with 2 cups of coffee and a bag.

"What'd you get?" She hands me the coffee and silently gets in the car. She starts texting.

"Damon." She climbs out and shows me her phone. I fire up.

Now we have your daughters and sons. Feel motivated yet Elena?

Elena looks at me horrifically.

"Damon, we can't loose t-them. E-Ember and Tori, they're pregnant. And Wendy, Will and Ben. Damon we can't loose anymore people."

"We're going to kill them and it's going to be tonight. We are not loosing anyone." She nods slowly then her face turns angered.

"I'm still pissed though." My heart sinks. I love that woman, but she knows a way around my heart as well as she knows the boarding house.

I get in the car and the drive to Albany is silent. Elena types in the address to her phone and we follow it. We ring the doorbell and we hear heels clicking on the floor.

"Who could that be?"

"Liam, it could be James and Jamie."

"Well answer it!" I hear a woman laugh and the door opens. She drops the glass in her hand when she sees us. We push our way inside and I shut the door.

"Val are you okay?"

"Liam? Liam Ross?"

"Who the hell are you?"

"My name's Elena Salvatore, and this is my husband Damon." Valentina comes running in and looks at us. She cautiously walks up to Elena.

"How is this possibe? How do we look exactly alike?"

"Funny! Damon, that's what I asked Katherine!"

"That's an odd coincidence. What'd she say Elena?"

"You're asking the wrong questions." Elena takes a finger and gently flicks Valentina's hair.

"Don't mess with us. How do we look alike?"

"Well, do you want the long version or the short version?" Valentina sits down with Liam and Elena and I keep standing.

"You two are both doppelgangers. It's a supernatural reoccurence. Our first 2 look alikes were immortal so nature made a version of them that could die, i.e all of us."

"The supernatural doesn't exist."

"And how do you know that?"

"I'm a scientist." Liam sharply replies.

"Well, what scientific reason would there be if I told you that I'm almost 200 years old?"

"It's impossible. There is no reason." Elena takes out a knife and goes toward Valentina. She cuts a huge gash in her hand and doppelganger cries out.

"What the hell?!?" Elena bites her wrist and force feeds her blood to Valentina.

"Nice tactics honey." She rolls her eyes at me and we watch as Liam and Valentina curiously watch as the cut heals up.

"How did you do that?"

"Try and guess. Think really hard."

"Vampires?"

"Ding ding ding! I've been a vampire since good 'ol 1864."

"He's pretty old. I personally find it creepy but there's nothing I can do about loving him even though he can be an ass."

"And I can't do anything about loving her even though she can be a bitch." Elena glares at me then returns her focus back on our doppelgangers.

"Why are you here?" Elena and I grab our doppelgangers and snap their necks. Elena takes out her phone.

"It's done." She says calmly. She presses the end button then heads outside. I grab some lighter fluid from underneath their sink. I put it all around and I grab the matches from my pocket. I drop it, then the house goes up in flames. I walk outside and Elena sits in the car. I get in and she looks away.

"Elena you okay?"

"Just drive." Her voice is shaky.

"I want our kids back."  I start the car and we head back to New York, New York. Heading into the warehouse, I try to grab Elena's hand but she yanks it away.

"Elena we have to talk about this."

"No we really don't Damon."

"Why do you want another baby?" She mutters something under her breath.

"What?"

"I guess there's no choice now is there!" She shoves something at me.

"Unless you want me to get an abortion too." She pushes the door open and I look at what's in my hands.

I can't say I'm shocked by what I find.

Because I'm not.

A positive pregnancy test.