Trixie's POV

It's been six and half weeks since prom. Damon and Stefan still have made no progress on getting Elena to turn her humanity on yet. Klaus left town along with Elijah. He didn't even leave me a message. Guess he doesn't care about me anymore. Which hurts, but I have to focus on Elena right now.

Anyway Care and I have arrived at the boarding house to check on the Salvatore's process with my sister. Care storms into the house and finds Stefan. "Where is she? We want to see her" Care tells him.

"Correction, I want to see my sister if she has emotions again" I state.

"We're not letting anyone see her, that's the whole point. Isolation leads to misery leads to emotion" Stefan tells Care.

"She's been here for days" Care states.

"Weeks" I correct her.

"She hasn't improved at all?" Care asks Stefan.

"Look, she doesn't want to, Caroline, not yet. She's devastated; she lost her brother, she-she attacked her friend, along with her sister, she killed an innocent woman" Stefan reminds her.

"You said that you knew how to help her" Care states.

"I did say that, we are" Stefan tells her.

"What, how? By torturing her?" Care asks him.

"It's not torture, it's an intervention. The only chance we have with her is to provoke her, to trigger something. Fear, anger, self-pity, anything" he explains.

"Let me talk to her. Before any more interventioning. If she's weak, she can't hurt me. Please, just let me try" Care pleads. Stefan nods towards the cellar and wished her luck.

"You were pretty silent" he states.

"What can I say that Care didn't say?" I ask. "Stefan it's been weeks, hurting Elena is clearly not working. What if you hurt someone else?" I suggest.

"What did you have in mind?" he asks me.

"I'm her only living relative, Matt's her only human friend left. If she thought one of us was dying or dead. Maybe it'd make her flip her switch" I state.

"I'll talk to Damon about it" he tells me. Care appears looking upset.

"Do whatever you have to do" she tells him. Before going to the study and pouring herself a drink. I go after her as Stefan went to the cellar.

"Guess Elena was a bitch" I say.

"She tried to kill me again, so I snapped her neck" she states.

"They'll get her back" I tell her.

"I hope so" she states.

"We should study, we have final exams coming up. Then graduation" I tell her.

"Your right, I'm gonna try call Bonnie again" she tells me. "You get our books from the car" she states. I nod and left the room. I got our books and returned to the study. "I know that she's not your favorite person right now. But Trixie and I could really use you over here" she states. Guess she finally got a hold of Bonnie. "Moral support! And maybe just a tiny check-in to make sure that Silas isn't playing any more pesky little mind games with you" Care states. She groans.

"She hung up?" I ask and she nods her head.

"She said she'd call later" she adds.

(Time skip)

Matt has joined us. The Salvatores are still torturing Elena and Care can hear her screams. "We have to keep talking. If we don't keep talking, then I won't be able to stop myself from listening in, and I can't stand to hear Elena in pain" she tells us.

"Then stop eavesdropping" I tell her.

"Well, what do you wanna talk about?" Matt asks her.

"I don't know, anything" Care states. "I ordered you a cap and gown" she adds.

"You did?" he asks.

"I just figured that you'd forget, so I ordered yours when I ordered mine" Care tells him.

"I was with her and got one for Elena, too. While I ordered mine" I state.

"It's gonna work. We're gonna get Elena back" he tells us. We hear a door open across the way, and see Rebekah inside through some glass doors, carrying a brown paper bag.

"What the hell is she doing here?" Care asks her. Rebekah withdraws a takeout box from the paper bag.

"Hi. I don't mean to interfere. It's just, I happen to know all they keep in this house is blood and booze, so I brought a peace offering. Burgers" she says.

"Thanks" Matt says and I take a cup of fries. While Matt grabs a burger.

"Yeah, we can't really entertain right now, but thanks for stopping by" Care tells Rebekah.

"I think I might stay. Matt mentioned that he was failing classes and needed a study buddy" Rebekah tells us.

"You're failing?" I ask Matt shocked.

"Wh-why didn't you ask us to help you study?" Care asks him.

"Well, I didn't exactly ask her" he tells her.

"Well, what classes are you failing?" we ask him.

"I'm not failing, I'm just...really, really behind in history...and Italian, and math" he lists.

"Matt" Care says.

"This year's been a little distracting" Matt says sheepishly.

"We could all help. All hands on deck-- that's the motto around here, right?" Rebekah asks.

"We don't have a motto" I tell her.

"Look, if you need to study, we're gonna study. I'm gonna go home and I'm gonna get my flash cards, and my study guides, and some energy bars. This is gonna be good" Care states and leaves.

"You dated that?" Rebekah asks Matt.

"She likes projects" he tells her.

"Well while she's away, lets get started on history and Italian" I tell him. He agrees and takes out his books. We start with history.

(Time skip)

We've moved onto Italian and it's now nighttime. I'm surprised Care hasn't returned yet. Matt using a translator app on his phone while Rebekah pours herself a drink. He speaks clearly into the phone. "What time will Caroline return from the train station?" he says and clicks a button. His phone says it back to him in Italian.

"Well, that's handy. Sort of a cheat, though, isn't it?" Rebekah asks him.

"Si pensa?" I ask her in Italian. (Translation: you think?).

"Not everyone's had a thousand years to learn everything about everything" Matt states.

"I took it for a year" I tell him. "Though it helps having a pen-pal in Italy to talk to in Italian" I state. Rebekah takes his phone to look at it.

"Not sure how good I am at modern Italian. I was fluent in the 12th century, but languages have a way of evolving" Rebekah states.

"So can you help, or not?" he asks her.

"Of course I can. Don't be cranky, I was just teasing" she tells him.

"I'm sorry, I just don't wanna get left behind while all my friends go to college and I'm the only repeat-senior" he tells her.

"The only reason that you are failing is because you're preoccupied with training doomed hunters and dealing with Elena's drama. You need better friends...like me. I could compel you good grades and a scholarship" she tells him.

"Hello, right here" I tell her annoyed.

"No offense to you Trixie" she tells me.

"I don't wanna do that" Matt tells her.

"Why not? Everyone needs an advantage in life. I could be yours. When you convinced me to save April Young's life at the prom...I realized that I could be a better person, and I'm grateful for that. So, let me give you some advice: take advantage of what I'm offering you. Make something of yourself. And for the record, anyone who leaves you behind is a fool. I wouldn't" she tells him.

"Nor would I" I add. Suddenly the front door opens and Katherine walks in. "What are you doing here?" I demand glaring at her. Damon joins us.

"Seriously? You can't knock?" he asks her annoyed.

"Sorry. I didn't realize we were standing on formalities" she tells him.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Rebekah demands.

"My question exactly" I state.

"Neither of you got the memo? I'm here to talk some sense into poor, emotionless Elena" she states with a smirk.

"Are you out of your mind?" Matt and I ask Damon.

"You got a better idea, prom king? Unless you want me to lock you up in there with her, I suggest you shut up. Let the adults handle this" Damon tells us. Katherine and Damon leave the room.

"Call Caroline" I tell Matt. He nods his head and left the room taking out his phone. I storm into the study. "What the hell were you thinking Damon?" I demand.

"Look Stefan and I hurting Elena wasn't working. She knows we'd never let her die" he states.

"Yes and Katherine will kill her or let her out the moment she gets bored!" I snap. "Damon she's the reason my cousin, Elena's brother is dead. I don't want her here and neither would Elena" I state. Before he can say anything Katherine joins us and I glare at her. She has a shot of bourbon.

"All that pain and torture, I've worked up quite a thirsty" she tells us.

"It didn't have anything to do with the fact that Elena called you out on your recent boy trouble, could it? Sorry, I couldn't help but overhear" Damon says.

"Did you ever think Elena would've been better off if she'd never met you?" Katherine asks him.

"We'd all be better off if she never meet the Salvatores" I tell her.

"Are you trying to get a rise out of me? 'Cause my emotions are fine. I love Elena. I despise you" Damon tells her.

"Mm, so romantic, so doomed to fail. You know, as soon as she goes back to her old self, she'll go straight to Stefan. That's the tragedy of you-- you never get the girl" she tells him. Suddenly Stefan enters the room saying Elena was gone.

"Oops. Did I forget to lock her in?" Katherine asks with a smirk. "Let's just say I've lost interest in Elena's recovery. I'd rather watch her tear through an orphanage. Imagine trying to come back from a spiral like that" she tells us before leaving.

"God damn it Damon, I told you this would happen" I snap. Matt walks into the room with Rebekah. Matt asks what's wrong. "Elena's gone" I tell him.

"Donovan, you're coming with me" Damon tells him.

"Why should he?" Rebekah and I ask him.

"Because Elena's hungry and missing. For once, his life might actually have purpose" he states. "And we're going with your plan" he tells me before leaving with Matt and Stefan.

"What plan?" Rebekah asks me.

"More of a theory then a plan" I tell her as I pour myself a drink. "If she thought one of us was dying or dead. Maybe it'd make her flip her switch" I state.

"That's a big maybe" she tells me.

"It's our option" I tell her.

"I could compel her to turn her emotions on" she state.

"Why didn't I think of that?" I mutter. "We'll call that plan D" I tell her. "Hi if I ask, do you think Nik would come to graduation?" I ask her.

"For you? Of course" she states.

"Why didn't he say goodbye?" I ask her.

"He heard word of a plot against him in New Orleans, guess he didn't want to put you in danger" she states. "Can I ask you something?" she asks me. I nod my head. "Do you love him? Actually are you in love with him?" she asks me.

"I don't know" I tell her. "I've never been in love before, I never did the whole dating thing. That was Elena's thing. But when I meet Nik, it just felt so right and I couldn't imagine a life without him. I still can't" I admit.

"That's love Trixie" she tells me. "Look, my brother has issues. Big ones, but he's loyal and would die for family. When Eris died, he thought he was doomed to be alone forever. Yes he had us, but ever since he meet you. He's had hope that he can have love again and be loved unconditionally" she tells me. "So please give him a second chance" she pleads.

"If he comes to graduation I will, but no telling him Rebekah. It has to be his decision" I tell her. She nods her head and left. Elena returns.

"Trixie!" she shouts. I run and I see her a tear stained face.

"Elena!" I cry and rush down and hug her. She hugs me back tightly. I had my sister back. "Never do that ever again" I tell her.

"Never again" she assures me. "I'm so sorry for burning our house down" she adds.

"I saved somethings, want to see?" I ask her. She nods her head. I grab the bag of saved items and we start to go through them. I grew tired and fell asleep resting my head on her lap. As she looked at her parents wedding album.

A/N

Picture above of Matt with Damon and pictures on the external link of Elena's emotions returning.

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