Merciless - TVD [1]

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Mallory was sitting in her room, working on her homework since she never had the time to compel someone to do it for her like she usually did. She sensed Stefan's presence in the doorway and didn't even bother to look up, "What is it?" She questioned, keeping her eyes locked on the math homework in front of her.

"We have to talk about what happened last night," Stefan replied, stepping into her room.

"Yeah, I know I have to be more careful, I'm sorry." She apologized, referring to her being cut by the broken bottle, only to heal right in front of everyone.

"I wasn't talking about that," Stefan told her, "We have to get rid of Damon. He killed Tanner."

"And?" Mallory scoffed, looking up at Stefan, "Good for him, that guy was a total dick. He deserved to die."

"See, this is what I'm always talking about!" Stefan raised his voice at Mallory, growing agitated, "You and I always find a peaceful place to live and Damon comes and ruins it all. You'll end up with him God knows where, killing tons of people, as always."

Mallory took a deep breath as she stood up from her seat and walked over to Stefan, "It's normal for a vampire to kill. It's in our nature, Stefan. Don't forget that." She reminded him in a stern tone, "If I want to kill, I will kill. If Damon wants to kill, he's going to kill."

"You're sounding more and more like him," Stefan commented before leaving.

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After their mini argument in Mallory's room, both Mallory and Stefan headed downstairs, only to find Damon's hands wrapped around Zach's neck as he tried to choke him.

"What's going on?" Mallory questioned, crossing her arms over her chest and she and Stefan walked into the parlor.

Damon dropped Zach to the ground before turning to Mallory and Stefan, "Having a family moment, Mal. Spending some quality time." Damon informed them, but it was clearly a lie.

"Well, it doesn't look that way to me, Damon," Mallory replied, only to have Damon send her a sarcastic smile.

Damon patted Zach on the back before leaving the room. Stefan and Mallory immediately rushed to Zach's side, "Hey, are you okay?" Stefan asked his nephew concerned.

"No, I'm not," Zach snapped at him as he panted for breath, "And neither are you. How many more people have to die before you two see that?"

"I see it. All right, Zach, we both do," Stefan assured him.

"Then why aren't you and Mallory doing anything about it?" Zach questioned.

"I can't, Zach. I can't. It would take human blood. It's the only way that I could stop him, and I can't do that," Stefan explained before turning to glance at Mallory, "Mallory's the only other option I can think of to stop him, but she refused."