Tainted || n.mikaelson

fifty-nine

"So let me get this straight -- Stefan is missing and you didn't tell Elena?"

"Yes, she wouldn't have gone to college if I told her." Damon paused. "Also, remember when we were after the cure, well Silas --"

"Whoa, Silas?" Seraphina looked at him with furrowed brows. "He's terrorizing you guys too?" She questioned, making him nod.

"Silas looks just like fucking Stefan," Damon let out a tiny growl. "It's ridiculous, I thought the only doppelganger I had to deal with was Katherine." Seraphina let out a growl at her name.

"Well isn't that beautiful, so there is a Stefan look alike running around, I'm thinking about going back to New Orleans."

"Speaking of New Orleans -- Tell me why you oh so happily ran up here to help me look for Stefan?"

"Long story," She mumbled. "Now, are we going to go find Stefan or what?"

--

"Damon, I know I said I'd help you find your brother, but I can't dredge the entire quarry, it's enormous," Liz explained to Damon. Seraphina looked around the quarry, a sigh leaving her lips.

"I'm aware of that," Damon replied. "I mean, clearly that's why we wanted to dump Silas' body here because it's big and deep and no one would find him." He added on. "Now say I'm Silas and I want to take over my doppelganger's life, why wouldn't I dump him in a place that's big and deep where no one would find him?"

"Damon, I already agreed to hold off on telling anyone about the mayor's death until you figure this all out, but I can't devote those kinds of resources to finding one person who may or may not be down there." Liz finalized.

"But it's a place to start," Damon said. "And if Stefan's down there, it means he's been drowning over and over again all summer while I've been happily playing house with Elena." Seraphina made a noise of disgust, making Damon shoot her a glare in response. "Do I need to further elaborate the source of my urgency?" Damon questioned Liz.

Liz let out a sigh. "I'll get some deputies on it," Liz told Damon, turning around and leaving the set of siblings.

"Thank you, Liz." The two said in unison.

"Damon, I never guessed you played house in your free time," Seraphina smirked.

"Shut it." Damon was cut off by his cell phone ringing. "Please tell me you found her," Damon spoke into the phone. "Huh. How shockingly useful." Damon added. "How exactly did the Gilbert and Donovan brain trust put all that together?" Seraphina snorted at his comment, making Damon grin."Never mind. Doesn't matter. Just hide her. If Silas wants her bad enough, to sic the whole town on her, that means we want her more"

"Not really," Seraphina muttered, her lips curling in disgust at the thought of Katherine.

"Stay out of sight. You're the last person Silas saw her with." Damon hung up the phone, shoving it back into his pocket.

"So you guys brought Little Gilbert back from the dead?" Seraphina questioned, wanting to get what she missed straight.

"Yep." Damon replied, popping the p. "Should've stayed here little sis, you could've witnessed everything for yourself."

"Well, I was locked up Damon, I was desiccating in some fucking tunnel," Seraphina grumbled.

"Tell me the long story," Damon mentioned, making Seraphina look at him. "C'mon Phina," Damon said, punching her arm lightly.

"You gotta keep your mouth shut if I tell you." She began, looking at Damon. He drew a cross over his heart, making her sigh. "Well, for one Niklaus cheated on me with that wolf-bitch, Hayley, is her name." She began, making Damon look at her.

"So that's why Ripper 2.0 came out, okay," Damon joked lightly, making Seraphina smile at his tone. 

"And got her pregnant!" She exclaimed, making Damon's eyes open in an almost cartoonish fashion.

"You're fucking joking," Damon said, making Seraphina shake her head no. "Oh Phina, I'm so sorry."

"That's why I'm off the grid, after we get Stefan home safe and sound, I'm going to Europe." She explained. Damon wrapped his arm around Seraphina, giving her a gentle squeeze as more police cars showed up at the quarry. "Well, let's get this search mission started." 

--

"You want me to beat him up?" Damon questioned, making Seraphina fake gag at his gesture, causing Damon to smack his sister's arm. "Did you compel him?" Damon asked through a strained voice. "How about violence? Did you threaten him?"

"How about you just deal with someone not liking you -- it's not the first!" Seraphina yelled into the phone, a mischievous grin on her face as Damon pushed her away.

"At least you used torture!" Damon said. "You do realize that you are dating a reformed serial killer, right?" He questioned her. He soon let out a scoff. "That I have no idea." Seraphina heard Stefan's name from Elena's end, making her turn her attention away from the other deputies at the quarry. "I don't know. Probably mope at him."

"Stefan's here, right now," Elena spoke, making Seraphina grab Damon's arm.

"What?" Damon and Seraphina said in unison.

"Elena? Whoa, whoa! That's not S--" Damon was cut off by Elena hanging up, making Seraphina pull away from Damon, walking towards his car.

"C'mon Damon! It's time to save your stupid girlfriend!"

--

"I remember my college days," Seraphina sighed as she and Damon walked down the hall of the dorm.

"You went to college?" Damon questioned, his eyebrows raised as his eyes focused on the room numbers.

"I'm a nurse," Seraphina replied as Damon stopped at a door, opening it and pulling Seraphina in, slamming the door after the two of them were in.

"Damon! Towel! Knock!" Caroline shrieked, clutching the towel to her chest.

"Caroline, no one cares. No," Damon responded, making Seraphina hit his arm with hers.

"Sorry, Caroline," Seraphina said with a small smile. "So do you know where Elena is?" She questioned.

"I don't know. She probably went to the bonfire to get more intel on our weirdo professor," Caroline explained.

"Silas is here. He's with Elena, pretending to be Stefan," Damon informed. "Get dressed." He soon instructed her.

"I thought that Stefan dropped his body in the quarry," Caroline said.

"Wait, you put Stefan in charge of putting his doppelganger in the quarry? Are you guys stupid?" Seraphina questioned the two.

"Phina, not now, please," Damon groaned. "And join the club." Damon balled up a random shirt from Caroline's bed, throwing it in her direction. "Get dressed." He snapped.

"Oh, my god. Oh, my god. Elena was right. All summer, she's had this pit in her stomach about Stefan."

"What?" Damon questioned as he continued to pick Caroline an outfit out.

"I don't know. She just said that she had this weird feeling that something was wrong with him." Caroline told him.

"Seems like miss Elena is keeping secrets," Seraphina whispered to Damon.

"Put some clothes on. Meet me out there, we have to find her."

okay first off a humongous thank you to those who have read this despite my absence, but life is tough ya know?!

and also, I kinda love that Seraphina is constantly ragging on Elena, I feel like that's the kinda sister she would be.

i hope you guys enjoy!

August 21, 2021