Power Inside *The Vampire Diaries*

Chapter 21

I was woken up early by a call from Elena's phone. She had spent the night with Stefan at the Boarding House and wanted me to meet them there. I had no idea why, so I drove to the Boarding House as soon as I could.

I knocked on the door. 

Damon opened it, looking in a good humor "Morning, banshewitch, come in, come in. We were waiting for you"

I stared at him warily, following him to the living room. "You better have a good explanation as to why I'm here, Elena" I told her as soon as I saw her, sitting next to Stefan, giving me a guilty smile. I glanced at Damon, "And why he's acting like that. It's even more creppy than him acting douchey"

Damon mocked hurt, placing a hand in his chest, "You wound me, little red" I rolled my eyes, "Now, in case you haven't heard, these two are going to help me get Katherine out of the tomb-"

"Well, these two are completely insane" I told them, giving Elena and Stefan an incredulous look, "Isn't that bitch trouble?"

"Trouble or not, they're gonna help me get her out" Damon told me seriously. I stared at him. Damon stared back. "And you're gonna help"

"I won't" I told him, crossing my arms, "I don't really understand why you'd pin after a woman for over a century or who knows how long without knowing if she feels the same. Probably she doesn't. And I don't understand why I have to help. I understand Elena, she offered but not me"

Honestly, I wasn't certain why I was still talking. My head was aware that poking the beast Damon was wouldn't get me nowhere but getting hurt but my mouth wouldn't stop; It was as if giving facts, as if I somehow knew my words were truthful.

Damon's eyes turned colder. "Well, I don't really care what you think. You're on help duty because Amelia's your ancestor, she and Emily owned that grimoire that spelled that tomb, so is your duty to find it, hence why you have to help Elena Gilbert on journal duty"

Stefan looked at me and Elena, "You two don't have to do anything you don't want to do"

I stared at Damon, narrowing my eyes. 

"It's okay" I told them. Elena looked at me surprised. "I'll help Elena look for it. And not to help you, but to actually see my ancestor's grimoire"

Damon shrugged, "Suit yourself, as long as you two find me that grimoire"

I looked at Elena. 

Elena sighed, giving me a grateful smile.

I didn't smile back. I couldn't believe they were going to help Damon open that tomb. Who knows how many vampires were there besides Katherine?

"How do we know that this journal will hold the location of the grimoire?" Stefan asked. "We're really going to take the word of this vampire? He seemed like a bit of a dimwit"

"In lieu of any other option" Damon told us. 

Elena tilted her head, sighing "Okay, what exactly is a grimoire, anyway?"

"It's a witch's cookbook" Damon explained. 

I gave him a look, pulling out Andrew's grimoire from my purse.

"Every spell that a witch casts is unique unto itself, so every witch would document their work" Stefan went on.

"Yeah" Damon told us, raising his eyebrows "Cookbook"

"Charming" I deadpanned, handing Elena the grimoire, giving him a sarcastic smile "But as far as I know withces don't cook. Grow up" I looked at Elena, "That's a grimoire"