Protecting Them (Only His Series: Book 3) *NEW VERSION*

Chapter 33

Alex's P.O.V

~At the Boarding House~

"So Saint Caroline keeps her halo even with no humanity?" Damon said to Stefan while on the phone with him. Alaric was upstairs with the kids still and I was sitting on the couch across from Kai while I listened in on my brother's phone call.

"Until she strangles some with it," Stefan replied.

"Even if she does..." Damon said, then turned around when Kai opened a cabinet door and got a bottle of booze out. "It could be good for her. You know, blow off some steam. Thin the herd. It's getting awfully crowded around here."

"If she kills somebody-" Stefan began to say but Damon cut him off.

"It's not your fault, Stefan. By the time you figured out how you felt about her, it was too late. She made her choice," Damon explained.

"Just do me a favor. Check around Mystic Falls. See if anybody's missing," Stefan begged.

"Will do, brother," Damon said, then hung up. "A little later." Damon then turned around and walked closer to Kai, as the Gemini witch made himself a drink.

"Whew, yeah, why tell your little brother your mother's still alive? No, but I get it. Mom's in a prison world and therefore an evil psychopath. Don't want to ruin little bro's perfect-mommy memory," Kai said to us and I looked up at Damon over my shoulder.

"Can I kill him?" I asked.

"You do realize I can hear you?" Kai instantly said.

"Sure," Damon agreed, with a small smirk. "After we know the whole truth."

"Truth..." Kai muttered and sat down on the couch across from me while resting his feet on the coffee table.

"Which is why you're still here. Your sister sent Elena and me back to 1994. Meaning you can send my sister and me back to 1903," Damon explained.

"Technically, yes, I can do that. But, I'll need the Ascendant for the 1903 Prison World," Kai explained.

"Well, as the newly elected president of the Gemini freaks, I assume you know where to get it." Kai shrugged at us. "So get it," Damon ordered.

"It's my pleasure," The witch said and slowly took a sip of his drink.

I narrowed my eyes at him while crossing my arms. "You want something." Damon rolled his eyes and sat on the armchair of the couch I was sitting on. "Shocker," I sighed.

"All right," Damon agreed and crossed his arms, while Kai sat up.

"Well, ever since you told me Bonnie was back, I can't stop thinking about her. What I did. How she is. It's annoying, really," Kai expressed to us then sighed. "Look. I need to see her. I need to apologize, and you're going to make that happen." Damon considered it for a moment before nodding. "Great!" Kai exclaimed. "I'll call my people." He then stood up and walked outside.

~Later that Night~

Damon had left with Kai because Bonnie wouldn't agree to come here. I don't know what he's going to do to change her feelings, but that was Damon's problem. Alaric had gone home as soon as they left, so Kai wouldn't question why Alaric was here in the first place. I was upstairs in my room, watching the twins sleep when my bedroom door opened. I turned to see Klaus walking in and I looked at him confused.

"Um...hi," I greeted him.

"I'm here to get the twins," Klaus replied as he walked over to us.

"I just put them down for the night," I said. Klaus opened his mouth to argue but I stopped him. "I'm not going to fight with you about taking the twins back to New Orleans. All I ask is that you leave later tonight and not right now, ok?"