Chapter 39

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                                     Faye goes to the boarding house when Elena texts her the next morning, Isobel showed up on Jenna's doorstep the night before. And Jenna is furious, not that Faye can blame her. Especially since Elena and Alaric both kept the fact that Isobel was still walking around and not dead and buried from Jenna.

The two people Jenna thought she could trust. Faye would be pissed, too. Faye grabs her phone as she sits beside Katherine on the couch and she dials Alaric's number.

"Hey, Faye," Alaric greets into the speaker as he answers his cell.

"Ric, you need to get to Jenna's," Faye demands. "Now."

"Why? What's going on?" Alaric asks.

"Isobel showed up on her doorstep," Faye says.

"Dammit!" Ric curses. "Alright. Thanks for calling me."

Faye hangs up and looks at Katherine and Damon. "He's going to Jenna."

"Good," Damon replies. "Thanks, Faye."

Faye buries her face in her hands and Katherine sits on the couch lazily, a hand on Faye's lower back.
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"Do you really think Isobel is telling the truth that the word's gotten out about the doppelgänger?" Elena asks.

"Look, I don't trust a word she says, but I think we'd be stupid to ignore the warning," Stefan claims.

"You know, you should stay here," Damon says. "It's better for us to keep an eye on you."

"In a place any vamoire can enter?" Lori scoffs. "No. Her house or Faye's is safer."

"So is that the plan?" Elena asks. "Neither of you let me out of your sight again?"

"Let me know when you come up with a better one," Damon replies.

"I have to work," Faye says. "Lori, fill me in?"

Lori nods and Faye smiles before she leaves the boarding house, and heads to the Lockwood mansion.
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Carol is at the podium in one room, Faye is behind her.

"And here to accept the donation to the Miranda Sommers-Gilbert scholarship fund is Elena Gilbert."

Elena smiles as she walks up the isle, and up to Carol.

"The historical society was my mom's baby," Elena says into the mic. "She considered all of you family and would be honored and touched by this gift.,

John Gilbert comes falling down the stairs before Elena can continue.

"John!" Faye exclaims and she runs over to him.

She sees the bite wound to his neck. Liz comes over as Carol attempts to calm the locals. Liz crouches dowm next to Stefan, on the other side of John than Faye's

"You know what?" Liz says as she turns to the crowd after seeing the vampire bites. "Let's all back off. He just needs some air, everything's fine."

Faye says she is calling Damon and she steps outside.

"Hey, gorgeous," Damon says when he answers his cell.

"Get to the Lockwood's," Faye says. "John was attacked by a vampire."

Damon sighs. "On my way."

Faye walks inside. "Damon's on his way."

"Thank you, Faye," Carol coos. "Can you try and keep the people calm and get them out?"

"Of course," Faye says and she goes to the other room to talk to the people and get them out.
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"I'm sorry for theb scare," Faye says to the people. "It was just a bad fall. Paramedics are on their way."

Damon enters the Lockwood mansion as Faye gets the people out. He goes to John while Faye stays in the other room, she can't look at John like that. She just can't. He treats her mother well and Laney loves him. Faye closes her eyes as she sits on a couch in the Lockwood's living room and hides her face in her hands.
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Damon and Faye bring John to the boarding house after Damon explains that the ring John is wearing is a Johnathan Gilbert invention. It protects against death by a supernatural being. Faye thinks that's smart. Damon throws John to the floor and his phone rings.

"Stefan?" Damon says into the phone. "How'd Faye and I beat you and Elena home?"

Damon flashes off and Faye hurries begins him. Damon is rummaging through the bowl of soap on his sink and he throws it. Faye flinches. Damon looks at her.

"Katherine took the moonstone."

Faye walks over and runs her hands over Damon's bare chest. "You knew Katherine wasn't trustworthy."

"Why'd you sleep with her?" Damon says as he grabs onto Faye's hands.

"To experiment with girls," Faye replies. "Made me so hot."

Damon laughs and he kisses Faye's forehead. "Me too, baby, me too."

Faye shoves him, earning another laugh and they both grow serious. "We have to find her."

"I know."
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Isobel had taken Elena to Grove Hill and there has been no word from Katherine. Faye isn't worried about her, she knows how manipulative she can her. Faye doesn't regret sleeping with her but still...

Stefan and Damon are allowing Elena to put the boarding house in her name, which is smart. She's planning to invite Lori in and everyone knows Stefan, Faye knows she will invite Damon in. Elena has a soft spot for Damon no matter how much they fight, Faye sees it clearly.

John gasping awake startles Faye out of her thoughts and Damon rushes over to him, lifting him up but his shirt. Faye looks down, not saying nothing.

"I swear I had no idea what she was going to do," Stefan demands. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

"Damon, let him go," Elena instructs. "He and I need to talk."
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Faye goes for a nightly stroll before she heads home for the night.

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