Emily Ashworth is just getting settled into college, making new friends, when all of sudden her entire life changes. Who would have thought, the town sociopath would be the one to help her through everything when she needed it most...
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Back at the Salvatore house Emily was pacing furiously. "Emily. Just sit down. Please!" Caroline called out to her friend. "How Caroline? I can I possibly sit and relax when my boyfriend...." "Boyfriend? Oh... wow... So you two are like, an actual couple now?" She raised an eyebrow. "I... Uh... I don't know. I mean, I guess we're together. We've..... been together." "Oh my god Emily! Did you have sex with Kai Parker?!" She shouted out, a shocked look on her face. Everyone else in the room turned their heads sharply towards the pair. Bonnie looked disgusted. Stefan looked... not too suprised considering the converstaion they had had a few days earlier. "Seriously Emily?" Bonnie said angrily, walking towards her. "Yes Bonnie. Seriously. Get over it." Emily huffed, turning away from her friend. Bonnie reached her hand out and place it on Emilys shoulder, turning her to face her again. "I'm sorry Em. It's just a shock. He's done some horrible things...." "So had everyone in this room. Why is that so different?" "I..." Bonnie didn't know how to respond to that. "Exactly. I think I'm in love with him Bonnie." Emily said, a tear falling down her cheek. "Oh Em...." She wrapped her arms around her friend and pulled her in for a tight hug.
About an hour later, the front door swung open and everyone except Emily ran over to see who it was. Damon walked in with Elena. She looked unharmed and happy. Of course, Elena got to be happy. As they walked into the kitchen, they both stopped and looked at Emily. "Emily..." Elena began. She was cut off by her friend throwing her arms around her in a hug. As they pulled apart, Elena looked at her friend, tears streaked down her face, eyes red. "I'm so so sorry Emily. This shouldn't have happened. I promise we will do everything we can do get Kai back. Right Damon?" She asked, turning towards him, raising an eyebrow. "Right." He walked over and grabbed a glass of bourbon and threw it back. "Damon." Elena said sternly, staring at him with a deathly look in her eyes. "Yes, Elena. We will get Kai back." "And you need to say something to Emily don't you Damon?" She prompted. Damon walked towards Emily, a resigned look on his face. He looked down at the ground for a few seconds then looked up. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I tricked you. I'm sorry that I used you to get Elena back." "I don't know if I can forgive you this time Damon. You say you're sorry, but you just do it over and over again." She looked at him sadly. He didn't know what to say. "Guys. I'm going upstairs to get some rest and try to think how we can get him back." She walked out of the room, leaving her friends behind.
Later that evening, Emily was sitting on her bed, writing in her journal. She hoped it might take her mind off things, but then all she could write about was Kai. She wondered he was right now. Was he even alive? Was he back in yet another prison world? Her heart was hurting thinking about the pain he might be going through. She heard a gentle knock on her bedroom door. "Emily... Can I come in?" Stefans voice came from the other side. "Sure..." she replied quietly. He slowly opened the door and stepped into the room. "May I?" he asked, gesturing to the spot on the bed beside her. "Yeah. You're fine.' she mumbled. He sat down gently next to her and turned to face her. "Damon told me he overheard you and Kai when you were saying goodbye." he said seriously. "Oh..." She remembered back to the conversation earlier. "You fed him your blood?" "Yes. He asked me to. I guess it was insurance incase the killed him...." she muttered, twiddling her fingers. "No... he knows they wouldn't ever kill him. That would kill his entire family." He replied. "Oh? I didn't..." "I know. I think that's what he's planning on doing Emily." Stefans face suddenly changed to a look of concern. "Professor Saltzmans wife, Jo. She's...." "Kai's twin. I know." "If Kai dies. Jo dies. And Jo is pregnant." He explained. Emily jerked her head up to look at him, a worried look covering her face. "We have to stop him Stefan....."
Emily was gathering a few bits before they left to hear to Portland. Stefan and Bonnie were both going with her. Hopefully to try and talk Kai round. "Right. We ready?" Stefan asked, tossing a bag over his shoulder. "Whats in the bag?" Emily asked. 'Weapons." he admitted openly to her. Emilys face turned into a scowl. "What?! As in, vampire killing weapons? Stefan!" 'Emily. We have to be prepared for the worst. Kai as a heretic, could be disasterous. He'll be a new vampire, craving blood." "He may not get that far Stefan... We can stop him before he..."
"Too late..." Damons voice appeared behind them. A solemn look on his face. "Alaric just called. He's been at the hospital with Jo for the past couple of hours. She was throwing up blood. She's gone." He sighed. Emily could feel her face burning and her eyes welling up with tears. "No. No. He wouldn't...." She felt a combination of sadness and anger. How could Kai do this knowing it would kill his entire family. His whole coven. Is that why he asked her to turn him before? "Emily. Are you okay?" Stefan asked, putting a hand gently on her back. "No. I'm not okay Stefan. I don't think I ever really knew him. It was all a lie." she sobbed. "Emily I'm sure..." She cut him off. "No. I'm done now. He had so many other options. He knew I would try my hardest to find him and help him, but he chose this instead. I'm done with him. He can go be whatever he wants to be. I don't want anything to do with him anymore. "Emily...." Stefan nodded behind her and she turned slowly, already knowing who was standing there. "Kai..." She said, shock on her face. "I..." He walked up to her and stood close. His breath on her face. Anger in his eyes. "Don't worry. I don't need you anymore. I don't need anyone anymore." He growled. He was covered in blood from head to toe. A crazed look in his eyes. She imagined it was much like how he looked when he murdered most of his family all those years ago.
How had she been tricked into thinking he could really have feelings for her. He was a sociopath. He had no feelings. She stood staring at him, tears streaming down her face. He said nothing. They just stared at each other. For a brief second, she thought she saw a glimmer of the man she had fallen for, then suddenly he lifted his hands. "MOTUS!" He shouted, sending her flying back crashing hard against the wall. She crumbled to the ground sobbing in pain. "Kai. Please..." She begged him. She healed quickly and stood up, walking back towards him. "MOTUS!" he yelled again, louder this time and she shot back again with even more force. Her friends were all stood there, frozen to the spot by a spell Kai had cast, making them unable to move. Kai walked towards her. She was lying on the floor in agony, looking up at him with a terrified look on her face. His eyes looked dead. There was nothing left of the man she had spent the most amazing night and morning with earlier. Suddenly he sped towards her and she felt something sharp stab her in the neck. She started to feel woozy, then her eyes closed.
As her eyes slowly opened, she tried to look around and gain her bearings but it was pitch black. She went to sit up and smacked her head hard. As she layed back down, she could hear a whooshing sound. Where was she? She tried to move her hands, but they were tied behind her back and they were burning. Vervain. She kicked her feet hard making a few loud thumps. Seconds later, the lid of whatever she was in lifted up, and there stood Kai with an evil smirk on his face.
"Morning sunshine. Sorry I had to knock you out and shove you in the trunk. I didn't think you'd agree to come with me otherwise." he chuckled. She glared back and him, squirming about, trying to break free from the ropes. "Now. Be a good girl and I might untie you." He grinned. "If that's what you want of course. I mean, we never tried that before.. may be your thing?" He smirked at her but she didn't return the smile. "Why are you doing this Kai?" "Why? Well.... Quite clearly you weren't happy with what I did in Portland. You said yourself, you were done with me now. But guess what.... I'm NOT done with you." he said, pulling her roughly from the cars trunk. He dragged her across the carpark and threw her through the door of a motel room. "I'll be back in a jiffy!" he smiled, locking the door behind him
Emily sat on the floor, confused and sad. How had he changed so much. What had happened? Surely it wasn't because he was a hertic now? She was a heretic and yes, she struggled to start with, but nothing like this. When he arrived back a few minutes later, he threw a bag on the floor. "Just kill me Kai." She said with resignation in her voice. He didn't move. He just stood staring at the floor. "Whatever torture you have planned for me, it will be nothing compared to what I'm going through right now. So you might as well just get it over with." He still didn't move. Emily wasn't sure what was happening. Whether he was about to snap and kill her. He walked away and sat on the small chair in the corner. He briefly glanced over at her. "I don't want to kill you Emily." He sighed. "Then why am I here Kai?" She asked him, her voice getting stuck in her throat a little. "I don't know..." he muttered, looking back down at the floor. "It wasn't supposed to be like this! It was never supposed to be like this!" He shouted loudly throwing something heavy across the room.
