CHAPTER FOURTEEN

(act ii)

THE BURNING

'unpleasantville and fool me once'

"Everybody's a whore, Grace. We just sell different parts of ourselves" ~ Tommy Shelby, Peaky Blinders

Jeremy POV:

I was packing my stuff and getting ready to leave the classroom when a paper was thrown onto my desk. I look up and see Alaric grinning down at me. I look down at the article, pick it up, and see the giant red 'A' marked on the paper, making me smile.

I didn't think I could get an A. Thank you, Care!

"Surprised? Your thoughts are clear, and your argument is well laid out. It's just, uh, you don't actually think there are vampires in Mystic Falls." Alaric says, sitting on his desk.

I look up, grin, and say, "I know there are vamps in Mystic Falls. I'm fucking one of them. Care told me you knew. Also statistically, there's been more animal attacks, mysterious deaths, and people gone missing, more than any other place in the whole commonwealth of Virginia. So it's not hard to know about the existence of vampires."

Alaric looks stunned for a moment and asks, slightly concerned, "True. You're fucking one? Who?"

"Enzo," I say simply

He hums, and I say, "I know you fucked care."

Alaric stills, look around for other students, looks back at me with a guilty look, and says, "I'm sorry, man, she said it was all right with you. I thought it was. I'm sorry.""

I laugh at his stammering, making him stop, and tell him, "I'm joking, sir; I'm just upset I didn't get to watch or was invited."

I smirk at his guilty look turns into one of happiness and contemplativeness. I grab my bag and get up and start to leave. But Alaric coughs and says, "Oh, uh, Jeremy, the source that you cited for the 1860s info, Johnathan Gilbert...?"

I turn back around and say, "My ancestors' journal."

"I'd really like to see that sometime," he says, and I look skeptical and ask, "Really?" He nods and says, "A first-person account of the Civil War? That's porn for a history teacher."

I shrug, grab the journal from my backpack, and toss it to him, and he catches it. "If you thought my essay was weird, wait till you read that. That's my essay on steroids."

Alaric chuckles and says appreciatively, "Thank you" I nod and say, "Just don't damage it or lose it." Alaric nods, and I leave the classroom.

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Timeskip ~ The Grill

Care's POV:

We were all sitting at our usual table eating lunch, talking about Elena. What a surprise.

"I can't believe you're adopted. You and Jeremy look so similar," Bonnie says to Elena.

"And it gets weirder. I looked at my birth certificate. It lists Miranda and Grayson Gilbert as my birthparents. None of it makes any sense."

"Your father was a doctor, dearie. He tampered with your birth certificate so you wouldn't find out," I told her, plopping a fry in my mouth and chewing slowly, watching her horrified face.

"Wait does that mean you knew?!" she asked with narrowed eyes and clenched fists.

"Yeah of course I did. Your father told me. I know your parents well your biological parents." I said, shrugging, not seeing the big deal.

"Why wouldn't you tell me! Who are my parents?" she asked angrily

"Well, if you keep speaking like that to me I won't tell you. Your father asked me not to tell you, so I didn't. For good reason, your parents are dicks and gave you up for a reason," I tell her with narrowed eyes.

As if I would go against Grayson's words, especially for someone like Elena.

"How dare you!" she whispers with tears in her eyes

"It's the truth. Your parents were young, and it was a fling. You were a mistake," I tell her, sipping my lemonade.

Teardrops leave her eyes, and she gets up with a scoff and leaves.

"You could've handled that better," Bonnie tells me, eating her chicken nuggets.

"Yeah, well, she's been annoying me all week. I only speak the truth. Sometimes the truth is harder to accept than a lie," I say; Bonnie nods at me.

"I'll pay for the food," Bonnie says, getting up. "No, don't worry. I'll get it," I say. She sighs at me but accepts. We both walk from the table towards the front to pay when Damon approaches us. We stop and look at him, annoyed.

"What do you want?" Bonnie asks, side-eying him with disdain.

"We need a fresh start. All of us," Damon says with that stupid cocky look.

"You tried to kill me. No," Bonnie says, annoyed, but lightly places her hand over her neck.

"But I didn't, and if I wanted to, I would have. Does that not count for anything?"

"No. it doesn't. just because you need the spell done doesn't mean we'll do it because you ask nicely. Were not cheap whores so you better cough up something better than this lame apology which you haven't don't yet." I tell him with my hand on my hip.

Damon rolls his eyes and says, "Bon-Bon, I'm sorry for trying to kill you. I wasn't in the right head space."

"Hmm," Bonnie says, looking at him, and sighs and nods.

Damon gives me a cooky look, and I roll my eyes.

"You're on your last strike. Do something to Bonnie again and I will kill you. You're brother can't save you no matter how cute he looks," I tell him, grinning at the thought of killing him.

Ben walks over to us and asks, "Everything ok over here?"

Damon cuts in and says, "Yeah, we're fine."

Ben looks at Bonnie and says, "I wasn't talkin' to you."

Damon rolls his eyes and walks away, and Ben moves to stand in front of Bonnie. "Thanks," Bonnie says.

"Anytime, Bonnie," he says with a smirk. Bonnie looks surprised and says, "Wait. You remember me?"

Ben chuckles and says, "I didn't graduate that long ago. You're makin' me feel old."

"Sorry, I didn't know you knew me," she says, smiling.

"I always know a pretty face," Ben says softly. I scoff, and Bonnie awkwardly nods, and we walk away.

I give her a look, and she looks at me, rolls her eyes, and says, shrugging, "Damian's hotter." I laugh at her answer and nod. We leave the Grill laughing.

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Timeskip ~ Mystic High School

Bonnie, Davina, and I were all dancing around, and Jeremy was off talking to Tyler. Bonnie noticed Elena standing by the punch and started dragging us over to her.

Caroline:

Bonnie:

Davina:

Elena sees us and fakely smiles and says, "Having fun?"

"No," I tell her while Davian says, looking around, "This is kind of boring." I smile at her, place my arm around her, and bring her closer to me, making her giggle.

Bonnie looks off into the distance, sees Damon, and asks Elena, "What's Damon doing here."

"Isn't he like 20-something? He seriously has no life," Davina says, scoffing.

That's my girl

Elena looks at him and says, "He wanted to come. I promise. He'll behave. Stefan said he was 25."

"Didn't know you liked them, old Elena," I said, looking at Damon with slight disdain.

"I don't like him. I'm with Stefan," she tells me. I hum in response.

"So what is this, like, a threesome now, you and the Salvatore brothers?" Bonnie says, rolling her eyes.

" No, but if I'm gonna be with Stefan, then I have to learn to tolerate Damon. It's not like I can kill him." Elena says.

"There's a thought," Bonnie says, taking a sip of her drink.

"Mmm. I'll help, love," I say, clinking our glasses together, and Davina nods in agreement, making us all smile at her.

Elena walks off with Stefan leaving the three of us mingling.

Soon enough, Damon approaches us and says, "Hi, Bonnie. Wanna dance?"

Bonnie groans, rolls her eyes, and says, "Just because I moved on doesn't mean I want to associate with you. I'm out of here" she nods at me and walks off with Davina.

I look at him with disgust and say, "Fuck off, Damon. Aren't you a little too old for a high school dance"

He scoffs and says, smirking, "Why want a test drive."

"As if," I say, scoffing at the disgusting thought. Stefan and Elena approach us and watch Bonnie and Davina walk off and my annoyed expression.

"Where'd she go?" Elena asks me.

"Away from Damon," I say.

"What did you say to her?" Stefan asks Damon looking at me.

"I was perfectly polite. Elena...Would you like to dance?"

"I would love to," she says, and Damon cockily smiles at Stefan, who rolls his eyes.

Elena looks up at Stefan and asks, "May I have this dance?" Stefan lends her his arm, and she takes it.

Elena looks up at Damon with a 'devilish' smile, and Damon rolls his eyes. Elena and Stefan go onto the dance floor.

Damon looks at me with a raised eyebrow, and I scoff and walk off.

After a while, I noticed Elena and Damon were missing, and a clueless Stefan was looking around.

I walked over to him and said, "Hey, how are you?"

He looked surprised and said, "I'm good, how are you? You look great, by the way. The 50's suit you." I smiled at the compliment, gave him a cheeky bow, and said, "Thanks, love. I'm well ready to go home, honestly."

He laughs and says, "Have you danced yet? You can't leave without dancing"

"I danced with Bon and Davina. So show me how it's down in the fifties," I say, lifting my hand for him to take.

He smiles and says, "I hate dancing. I can't."

I scoff and say, "Don't lie, Stefan Salvatore. I know you can dance. You were a ladies' man, weren't you?" I ask teasingly.

He sighs and smiles lightly "what would you call a ladies' man?"

"Hmm, just twirl me," I say, swooning, putting my hand on my forehead and leaning back.

"As the queen demands," he laughs, takes my hand, and twirls me back towards him. I look up at him, and he smiles and dips me to the floor. He holds me in the dip, searching my face with a soft smile.

He brings me back up, and I say, "I knew you could dance."

Stefan smiles and whispers in my ear, "Don't tell anyone."

I zip my lips, throw away the key, and say, "So tell me, what were the fiftes like?"

Stefan then explains the 50's to me about the civil rights movement, fashion, and music.

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POV Change 3rd:

"What are you doing here?" Noah asked Annabelle.

"Trying to stop you from fucking up the plan. We don't need the others. I made a deal with the local witch to get the tomb open. We don't need the journal. Leave Elena alone." Anna tells him, annoyed.

Noah scoffs and says, "I like her. She looks like Katherine."

Anna sighs and says, "She's not Katherine. Ok, Katherine is in the tomb."

Noah rolls his eyes and says, "I know, but until we open that tomb, I got her to play with."

"Don't be stupid. That girl is with the Salvatore brothers." Anna implores him,

"They don't scare me. They never have." Noah scoffs at the idea of the two brothers.

"Please, Noah. Don't do this. You're gonna ruin everything." Anna begs him.

"You got nothing to worry about. I'm not gonna let anything happen to you. Just let me have my fun." He asks her. He then excuses his actions by saying, "She looks like Katherine."

Noah then walks past Anna, places his hood over his head, and goes and torments Katherine 2.0. Anna sighs at his retreating figure, and the vamp speeds off.
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POV: Back to Cares:

Care walks in on the Salvatore brothers and Elena watching Noah die. "Well, that was anti-climactic," I say, walking towards them. They all whip around to me, and Elena asks, "What are you doing here?

"I came to see what the whole commotion was," I tell her boredly.

Before Elena says something else, I say, looking at Damon, "I'm opening the tomb. I have everything that's needed to do the spell. Bonnie and I will do it for a price."

"Why? What's your price? I'll give you anything. I just want Katherine," Damon all but begs me walking closer to me.

"I'm killing the other vampires. You can have Katherine. I'll ask you for something in the future and you must give it to me. Deal?" I say sternly.

Damon nods quickly while Elena barges into our business deal and says, "You can't let Katherine out!"

I roll my eyes and say, "I'm opening the tomb, nothing more, nothing less." I look at Stefan and wink at him, and leave. I walk out of the room and see Alaric, so I go up to him and ask him, "What are you doing here?". He looks around, walks me away from the room, and says, "I was looking for someone."

"Oh? You don't need to kill him, you know. Your wife asked him to turn her. He was just doing what she wanted. Damon will get what he deserves soon enough." I tell him softly, patting his shoulder.

He sighs and says, "I know, but I still want to hurt him."

"Maybe you just need some stress relief." I could help you," I say, trailing my hand up his chest. He smiles at me, stops my hand, and says, "Maybe another night. Jeremy told me he knows."

"Yeah, I'm not going to lie to them. They both know about you, and Enzo wants to hang out with you one day. You both would get along really well; you both like history and drinking." I tell him excitedly.

He laughs and caresses my cheek, and says, "Of course. I look forward to it. He seems cool from the brief meeting we had at dinner."

I nod, and we walk back into the stadium, watching all the kids dance and mingle. Jeremy comes up to us and says hi, kissing me on the cheek.

"Hey, Saltzman," he says.

"Hey man, how are you?" Alaric asks, and Jeremy says, "Yeah I'm good. Hey Care, I'm heading to yours. Enzo invited me to stay the night."

I nod, smirk at him, and ask, "You guys finally gonna do it or what?"

Jeremy blushes lightly and says, "Yeah. I've been waiting a while, but it's worth the wait."

Alaric asks, confused, "What's happening?"

Jeremy smirks at him and tells him excitedly, "I and Enzo are finally gonna fuck, man. I'm so pumped."

Alaric's cheeks tint, and he awkwardly says, "Congrats man?"

Jeremy pats his shoulder and says, "Thanks. I'll see you two tomorrow, maybe. Who knows, I probably won't be able to walk."

Alaric and I laugh as Jeremy walks out with a pep in his step. I look at Alaric, and he asks, "Is Jeremy always that goofy?"

I softly say, "Yeah, Jeremy's a kind soul." Alaric nods in reply.

"Look I don't want to disturb their alone time so I was wondering if I could stay at yours." I ask lightly.

"Whatever you want. We can really get to know each other than. You can tell me all about your powers," Ric says, looking down at me softly.

"Yeah, I was thinking the same. I want to get to know you better." I say, he nods and steers me outside into his car, and we leave.

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POV Change: Jeremy 1st

I walked into the Forbes/Raven mansion, ready to see Enzo. We talked a little while ago about having a date just the two of us and hopefully leading to something else. Enzo is a great guy, but I don't know him that well or as well as I liked. Between school and all the other drama, it was hard to make time for him, especially alone time.

I'm still not sure which is which. It's confusing.

As I walk into the living room, I see Enzo pouring himself a drink.

"Hello, love," his baritone, thicker than whiskey voice, reaches my ears, and I suppress a shiver from the tone.

"Hey, I hope I'm not late," I say, walking over to him, and he passes me a fancy glass of rum and coke as he sips a glass of bourbon.

"Of course not, love," Enzo says, walking over to a chair, planting his fine ass on the chair, spreading his legs out, and leaning back.

Fuck, I think I might've just come. He's so hot. It wasn't on purpose. No, he knows what he's doing.

Enzo smirks at my reaction, leans his arm on the armrest, takes another sip, and slowly looks me up and down. "Maybe we just skip dinner, hmm," he says, watching my jeans tighten.

I walk over to him slowly and run my eyes over his form. "I don't mind," I say, standing in front of him. Enzo looks into my eyes and raises an eyebrow making me backtrack and say, "I don't mind, sir," I whisper.

Enzo nods, and with soft eyes, he asks, "Are you sure about this?"

"As if that's a question, sir, "I say and roll my eyes. Enzo's eyes turn darker, and he growls out one word that makes me drop to my knees "Kneel." My knees hit the soft carpet, which doesn't do anything to lessen the slight pain, and my denim jeans tighten.

My face is a few centimeters away from my crotch. His eyes stay on my kneeling, making my hair stand on edge, waiting.

"Unzip my pants and suck my cock" Enzo demands, using his daddy's voice.

I nod, bring my shaking hands toward his zipper, and unbutton his pants. Before I can unzip them, Enzo pulls my hair up, making me look at him wincing. "Use your words," he says, annoyed at my behavior.

Enzo pulls tighter, making me reply, "Yes, sir." He smiles, satisfied, lets go of my hair, leans back into the chair, and pushes his hips slightly toward me. I get back to unzipping his pants. When I finish, I fish his hardened cock out of his boxers and start stroking it. My hand slowly slides up and down his cock while my other hand pulls his jeans off. Enzo lifts his hips to help me take them off.

"Don't tease me and paint my dick with your spit," Enzo groans out with closed eyes as my hand teases his slit.

I smirk at his reaction and words and say, "Yes, daddy." Enzo's eyes fling open at the d-word. He groans at my messy state and pulls my head down on his cock.

My lips latch around his cock, and my mouth stretches to fit his enormous cock. I bob my head up and down quickly to get it wet.

Enzo pushed my head down, so I gagged on his dick. "You're so pretty like that," he groans, watching me like I'm his prey.

I smirk around his dick, pull back, suck on his tip, and ask, "Like what, daddy? Like your slut?"

He pulls my hair again, brings me towards him, and kisses me deeply with a growl. He controls the kiss and bites my lip as he pulls away. He grins at me and speeds us to Caroline's and his bedroom.

He pushes me onto the bed, and I bounce on it slightly from the force. He sheds his clothes quickly, which makes me do the same. We race to get off the most clothes.

He stood naked in all his glory and then pounced onto me and my lips and kissed me like there was no tomorrow.

After kissing and trying to consume each other, he flips me over and starts kissing down my spine, leaving goosebumps in his wake.

His hand kneads my ass and works his finger in my hole. It stretches around his thick finger, not letting go.

He slowly pushes in and slowly pulls out, then speeds up. He pushes in another finger roughly. His other hand strokes my hard cock, squeezing and pulling as he goes.

He plays my body like a fiddle, and I let him. He pulls his fingers out with a pop making me whine at the loss of stimulation. "No, not yet." My whines cease when he shoves his thick and throbbing cock into my tight ass with a groan.

I moan out into the pillow as he pushes in and fucks me. "Fuck you're so tight, baby," Enzo groans into my ear, making my ass clench around him, earning a moan from him.

His speed turns fast and hard, and we're both moaning messes. As he fucks me into the bed, he strokes my cock, and soon it's too much stimulation. "Fuck, I'm gonna-" I moan out and cum.

It spurts out onto the bed and into Enzo's warm hand. My body stills and clenches around him.

He lets out a string of curses as he cums and fills my ass with his cum. "Fuck baby," he groans, running his hand up my back, squeezing the back of my neck, and steadying himself.

He pulls out slowly, and my ass tries to keep him inside. I feel his warm cum slowly ooze out as my asshole gaps open and close, letting it slowly stream out onto the bed.

I turn back to see Enzo rapidly watching it, making me grin.

I puffed out air, rolled over on my stomach, and snuggled into the soft pillow. Enzo pulled the blanket over my sweaty body, lightly kissed my shoulder, and wrapped his arm around my back. We soon fell asleep, listening to each other's breath soften.

(A/N: This scene is why this chapter took so long because I've never written bxb. It's kinda shit and fast paced but go easy on me. if you have any scenes/fluff or whatever you want to see, comment)

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Timeskip ~ The Next Day

POV Change: Enzo 1st

Jeremy had left a little while ago, and I was slowly getting ready for the day. It was my first day at work in decades. It felt weird to have a job, especially as a vampire.

Caroline suggested I do something rather than laying around the house all day as a househusband. She told me to get a job, so I did, as a librarian at her high school. I didn't like being away from them all. It also gives me an excuse to read, and I get paid for it.

I had just finished my 'meeting' with the principal, who I just compelled to let me work here. It seemed they actually had an opening since the last one was fired. I was walking down the corridors in disgust.

This place is awful. These poor prisoners, students.

I walked down the corridor and spotted the sign that read 'Library.' I walked into the brightly lit library. The smell of dust, books, and BO rushed into my nostrils, making me sneeze lightly.

This place seriously needs a makeover. That's probably my job. Sigh.

Students chatted loudly even though they were in a library. People were eating! Eating in a library and touching books with their dirty, Cheeto dust-ridden fingers! How dare they. I surveyed the area with narrowed eyes and a barely hidden sneer.

I seriously need a bourbon. Maybe Alaric has a stash in his locker.

I walked to the desk in front of the room, which had a complete view of everything. Probably the librarian's desk, aka my new desk. Yay. I sat my satchel on the surprisingly clean and empty desk, and a conversation reached my ears, making me smirk.

"Word on the street is Margaret's being fired, and were getting some new hot accented male librarian. I'm excited to see him," an annoying feminine voice cheerfully 'whispered.'

"We have Mr. Saltzman; now were getting another hot guy, finally! Maybe school won't be that bad anymore," another voice said.

How do they even know there's a new teacher? I just got here. This must be the power of teenage girls Jeremy was telling me about. How scary.

I rolled my eyes at the conversation, blocked everyone out, and began unpacking my bag and setting up the desk to my liking. I pulled out three books and set them on the table, The Great Gatsby and Odyssey.

I sit in the cheap chair that will be the first thing to go and pick my first edition of The Picture of Dorian Gray, which I got in my adventures in England. I sat back and started reading.

A little while later, the students were gone, and I was a few chapters in. Then one of my favorite smells wafted into my nose. I smirked at the smell and looked up and saw my angel walking up to me carrying a succulent plant in her petite hands.

My eyes ran down her slowly, taking in every curve, every crease of her clothes. Her breathing pattern hitched up as we made eye contact which made my smirk deeper. I placed the book down with my bookmark snuggling in the pages.

Caroline stood in front of me, placed the plant on the desk, and sat her perky ass facing me.

She shot me a grin and cheekily said, "Hello, Mr. St. John."

"Hello, love," I said, squeezing her thigh, listening to her heart skip a beat.

"Thank you for the gift," I said softly. She smiled down at me and said, "Of course. It's your first job, after all. I'm still surprised you want to work here. You can't get enough of me, can you?" She caressed my cheek, making me lean into her.

God, she was perfect in every sense of the word. She was an angel with bright blonde hair and a heart of gold. But sometimes, the devil within her comes out to play, which is always fun.

I pulled her onto my lap, snuggled into her neck, and said, "You're right, angel. I missed you and the others too much. I didn't have anything better to do, and now you can't get annoyed at me for sitting around and reading all day since it's in the job."

She rolled her ask, wrapped her arms around my neck, laid on top of me, and said, "Hmm. You know, you actually have to do things."

"I know, love. I will because this place is awful. It needs help desperately, so." I said, taking another look around the place, and she followed my gaze. I stopped and just stared at her; I couldn't help it.

She and I just fit like the two final pieces of a puzzle. She molded into me like I was made for her, and she was made for me. She and Jeremy soon became my breath, heart, and life. I wouldn't be where I was if not for Caroline, physically and mentally. She saved my body and my mind. Jeremy also brought light into my life. He was so full of energy and fun. Perhaps it was because he was innocent to the world, which made me love him. And the fact that when we played games, he let me win.

"Your right. This place is awful," Care said, breaking me out of my thoughts.

"I've got to go back to class. I'm going to be late," Caroline said, peeking at my lips; as she pulled away, I pulled her closer and deepened the kiss for a moment wanting to drown in her. I finally let go of her, and she gave me a soft smile, got off my lap, and said, "Don't have too much fun without me" she looked down at my choice of book and shot me a grin.

"I could never, angel," I said. She waved goodbye and turned but not before I smacked her ass, making her yelp quietly.

She shot me a faux glare, and I ignored it and said, "I love you, darling."

Her glare immediately left, and she replied, "I love you too" she peeked at my lips again and looked into my eyes as if she could see my soul. Perhaps she could because she was my soul.

"Always and forever," she whispered against my lips. I smiled and softly said, "Until the end." She smiled at me and finally walked away.

(A/N: Enzo is so fucking whipped for Care...and Jeremy. Remember he's been with Care longer so obviously has stronger feelings towards her. We haven't seen much of Enzo's feelings, so I kinda went overboard but hopefully you get a sense of his character with this. It's the Hardin vibes for me.)

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Timeskip ~ After School

POV: Care 1st

After school, Daviana, Jeremy, and I decided to head to the Grill for an early dinner since the ritual would take a lot of time and effort, especially since Elena would be there. Bonnie joined us at our table, carrying a to-go cup of coffee and a plate of fries.

"Hey, you guys ready for the spell?" Bonnie asked, sitting down next to Davina, who hugged her. "Yes, we just need to grab torches from the store after this," I told her, grabbing a fry off her plate. She faux glared at me and said, "Buy your own" I shrugged and said, "Why? You already have some" Bonnie just rolled her eyes and pulled the plate closer to herself.

Like that'll save your fries.

Davina spoke up, nudged Jeremy's foot roughly, and asked, "Hey, Remy, are you coming to the ritual?"

Jer shook his head and said, "No can-do, Blossom. I'm heading to Duke's with Ty". Davina pouted but nodded. "Maybe we'll come if we have time after the ritual," I told him; he nodded.

From the corner of my eye, I could see the Salvatore brothers and their tag-along, Elena. They walked up to us, and Elena spoke up, "Hey guys!" we all greeted each other till Damon put his fat head into the conversation and 'aggressively' said, "We are still doing this tonight, right?".

I rolled my eyes and replied, "Yes, why don't you make yourself useful and get some torches for the spell." Damon huffed but quickly left to get them.

God, he really wants this spell done. His face is going to be priceless once he realizes.

Ana comes over and takes Damon's place. "You better hold up your end of the deal," she says, trying to be intimidating. "Of course, but bring a blood bag. Don't even think of using Jeremy as one for your stupid Gilbert blood fetish," I say with narrowed eyes. She huffs but nods and walks out, and Ben follows her like a puppy.

"Wait, what? She has a Gilbert blood fetish? Well, it's not that hard to believe with her being a vampire and all," Jeremy says, making me shake my head at him.

"What! Was she going to use him? Jeremy!! How do you know" She whispers, yelling at the both of us? I roll my eyes again. Something that regularly happens in her presence. "Yes she was going to. Your ancestors locked her mother, Peral in the tomb. So, she promised it would be Gilbert blood that brings her back," I say, popping another fry in my mouth.

"Also, I've known for a long time about the supernatural. Care told you this, but you never listened! Care and Bonnie are witches, and your token brothers are vampires. Enzo is also a vampire." Jeremy tells her slowly like she's a toddler. Sometimes, she acts as when she doesn't have everything happening her way.

Elena fumes and glares at me like it's my fault which it kinda is. Oh well, get over it bitch.

Stefan jumps in, sensing the tension, and asks softly, "Do you have everything you need? I can go pick stuff up if you need Care." I send him a soft smile and say, "No need darling. We've got the grimoire, Emily's crystal, and mainly, the beautiful Bennett Witch that is Bonnie Bennett" my jazz hands are in full motion, and my grin turns wider when I see Bonnie's blush.

Everyone laughs except Elena because? Who knows with that girl.

Davian coughs 'subtly,' and I smile and say, "We can't forget our cute little junior, Davinaaa."

"I'm not little," she whines with a pout. Jeremy ruffles her hair, making Davina swat his hands away.

After a while of mindless chatter, Elena sucked up to Stefan, who looked like she was about to pee on him to mark her territory. We all leave and head to the Church Ruins where the tomb was located. Jeremy walks off to the party.

God, I need a drink.

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Timeskip ~ Later That Night

Bonnie, Davina, and I were setting up for the ritual to open the tomb. Anna and Ben were standing on the sidelines, watching and waiting to grab Peral. Stefan was helping Damon set up the torches.

"Are you sure Shelia doesn't need to be here?" Stefan asked Bonnie, who looked annoyed at the question and replied, "Grams doesn't need to be here. We three are enough to complete the ritual and kill the vampires."

"It's really just overkill," Davina says cheerily, looking up from the pentagram she was drawing into the dirt floor.

I stood in the middle holding the grimoire, looking over the spell. Bonnie walked over to my side and was about to say something when Damon and Elena walked into the light, and Shelia was trailing behind them? What is Shelia doing here?

Bonnie looked up at the new figures, surprised at Shelia's figure, and asked, "Grams! What are you doing here?"

"Well, Elena told me about this and insisted I come," Shelia said, looking over the ritual site with appreciative eyes.

Bonnie glared at Elena lightly and said, "I told you Grams didn't need to come. We're enough to open the tomb!"

Elena looked away from Bonnie's silent fury and said, "Bonnie, Shelia is much more experienced. I thought you would need the backup."

I scoffed at her, and Bonnie looked annoyed but accepted Shelia's help nonetheless.

I clicked my fingers, and all of the torches lit up dramatically. Elena gasped at the sudden use of magic.

"Are we ready?" I ask, looking at everyone, Bonnie, Davina, and Shelia stand next to me and nod. Anna, Ben, Stefan, Damon, and Elena watch from the entrance.

"Air," Grams calls out into the wind. "Earth," Davina says, picking up a handful of dirt and watching it fall out of her hands. "Fire," I say softly, lighting the last torch. "Water," Bonnie says, holding up a water bottle and sprinkling the water onto the floor.

"That's it? Just water from the tap?" Elena snarks from the sidelines.

We all roll our eyes, and Shelia says, "As opposed to what?"

Elena huffs and says, "I just figured maybe it would have to be blessed or mystical or something." Shelia rolls her eyes and ignores Elena, and goes back to concentrating.

"We're ready," Bonnie calls out to the others. I link my hands with Davian and Bonnie, who connect hers with Shelia. We stand in a makeshift circle handing each other's hand to channel and lessen the strain.

We all shut our eyes and start reciting the spell in sync.

"What are they saying?" Damon asks, clenching his blood bag

"Sounds like Latin," Stefan shrugs at Damon.

Elena pops into the conversation and says, "I don't think it's Latin." Because she knows what Latin sounds like *eye roll*.

The torches flare up as we chant louder, and the door to the tomb creaks open, making us stop and look up. Anna runs in with her blood bag looking for her mother. Damon speeds into the tomb after Anna.

"We shouldn't have removed the seal," Shelia says, looking at me. I shrug and say, "They'll die soon enough. Don't worry."

Shelia shakes her head and walks over to Bonnie, and they converse. I watch the tomb door waiting for the others to come out.

After a while, Anna comes out, holding her mother firmly to her side. "Thank you, Caroline. We'll take our leave now; you'll never see us," Anna says softly, and I nod. They both speed away.

Five minutes later, Damon walks out slowly with tears in his eyes and says in frustration, "She wasn't in there." He looked up at me and said with hollow eyes, "You were right all along. She never loved me. She was never in there!" his tone turned angry.

"Yes I was. I don't lie, for what it's worth, I'm sorry," I tell him. He nods with tears clinging to his cheek and speeds off.

Stefan sighs, and Elena hugs him in support. They leave moments after leaving the four of us to clean up the mess. Typical

Bonnie and I walk into the tomb, hold hands, and chant Phasmatos Incendia, blasting the desiccated vampires. Groans of pain and hissing echo over the cave walls, and the smell of burning flesh and clothes quickly reach our nostrils. The heat of fire clings to our skin, making sweat creep up.

I walk out of the tomb with my arm around Bonnie's waist in silent comfort. Davina and Shelia were packing up the unlit torches when Shelia began coughing. Bonnie walked over and lightly patted her back.

Shelia coughed more violently, hunching over, and coughed blood into her hand, which Bonnie saw and yelled out to me, "Call 000!"

"Omg, Shelia!" Davina cried out, looking horrified. We all did.

"No time" I ran over, clung to them, and teleported to the Hospitals alleyway. We all ran into the hospital. Shelia was pale and coming in and out of consciousness while coughing. Bonnie was in hysteria, and Davina was crying. I yelled out to a nurse, "Help!".

The nurse ran over to us and pulled Shelia towards her, a bed was being wheeled to us, and we all picked Shelia up and placed her onto the bed lightly. The nurse wheeled her into emergency care quickly.

I held Bonnie as she cried, and Davina wrapped her arms around my stomach.

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Author Note:
Sorry for the wait guys but last week I had my final exams so I was very busy and wanted to add more to the chapter and not upload a small one. I won't update this week again because I'm really busy this week with my grad and formal. Not sure about next week either. 

Lots of different POV's what are your thoughts? Yes? No?

This chapter we see a lot of Enzo and Jeremy because they haven't really done anything together. Yes Enzo is going to work at the school as librarian. This is because I wanted to further include him and so he's not just at the house bored out of his mind. I got the librarian idea from Musicluvs1226 and vanessanessa1816 so thanks heaps you too!!

I didn't kill Grams off simply because it was unrealistic. There was four witches doing that spell compared to only Bonnie and Shelia. Especially when Bonnie and Care have trained. Grams got sick because 1. It was a big spell, opening the door and removing Emily's seal. 2. Because she is kinda old and out of practice (she only mentored the girls and didn't use magic that much herself).

Also Damon and Enzo haven't seen each yet. Damon doesn't know he's alive and in Mystic Falls. Stefan never told him. They'll meet in the next chapter.

Anabelle and Peral are going to leave and not come back so the tomb scenes aren't really a thing. I'm trying to move this along and progress through the more interesting plots and 'villains'

Should I post my new fics that literally only have the cast sorted? There's two in the works, a the 100 and a dc fic with a bunch of shows mixed together lol. Might just do a cheeky coming soon post hehe 

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