On My Own (TVD Series)

You Were Good To Me

Standing at the farthest corner of the hallway beside Stefan as we watched Damon, who was still tightly shackled to the wall drink up the last bits of a vampire blood bag in front of us. Arms crossed and head hanging down low, I peaked up at Damon through my lashes as he stared at the bag before tossing it aside.

"I need more..." He sighed.

"It's enough to keep you from feeding...4 ounces every eight hours will keep you alive."

"Someone did the math," I mumbled.

Glaring me from over his shoulder, Stefan pushed himself off the wall, leaning against the doorframe.

"What's with the silence?" Damon asked.

Darting my eyes at Stefan, he casually turned his head back cracking a smile.

"Go ahead...tell him."

Glaring back over at Damon, his eyes looked up me burning invisible rays through my soul.

"No."

"Lauren, tell him-"

"He'll eat me." I blurted out.

"I'll eat you, either way, spill it."

Grabbing my arm, Stefan pulls me over to the door and further into the room while Damon took a step forward.

"Tell him or I'll feed you." Stefan hissed.

"You wouldn't...I'd burn the two of you alive before you have a chance to stretch out a fang."

"Lauren!"

"Katherine broke up with you..." I blurted out.

"There's more..."

"...She's not Elena. She's been possessing her body ever since Tyler's homecoming party."

Wide-eyed, Damon slowly stared off into the distance as he stepped back dragging the shackles on the floor allowing Stefan to fill in the tense silence.

"I think she got help from Nadia, she's the only traveler that could've given her the idea, unless-"

"Oh, please. I want Katherine in her body as much as Damon wants Elena. I didn't even know about the switch until after the party." I snarled, ripping my arm out of Stefan's grip.

"But you've known since then and you didn't bother to tell-"

"I'm sorry, I'm trying to keep my best friend from dying, which is more than you ever did for Lexi." I hissed, facing Stefan.

"Shut up. Both of you!" Damon added, catching out attention as he snapped himself back from his angry glare.

Standing at the farthest spots in the room, Stefan and I glared at each other while Damon continued to brood over our conversation. Staring at the floor as his brows furrowed and mouth pinched at the corners, just before Stefan interrupts him.

"What are you thinking?"

"...She's brilliant." He whispered.

"None of us noticed Katherine inhabiting Elena's body for weeks, and that's all you have to say?" Stefan mumbled.

"Yep."

"And you realized that it was Katherine who broke up with you, not Elena."

"Mm-hmm."

"...you seem to have taken it better than I hoped you would've," I mumbled.

"Yeah...so, your little murder spree with Enzo where you killed Aaron, you nearly killed Jeremy, tried to kill Wes but you got infected with that ripper virus...that was all you reacting to Katherine."