Stefan and Lexi are seated on the couch at the Salvatore boarding house with the music blaring Bon Jovi's "You Give Love A Bad Name," Stefan drinking a bottle of liquor.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDiDFmQnM8
I walk over and turn the radio off.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKrSJDCH9j
"Damon, you remember Lexi," Stefan greets.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrryhZ4XMqn
"Lexi," I say. "Back from the dead."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAPLDBh3Rg
At vamp speed, she pins me against a wall, hand tightly around my throat.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIjSt0C0iV
"You're just going to sit there while she takes her revenge out on me?" I ask my brother.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyjOFEz1ob
"Whatever time I have left here, I don't plan on spending it on you. Got it?" she informs me.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqX5ZXWKYn
"Okay, okay. Got it," I reply.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtX5SDkcbTX
She releases me and walks over to stand by the couch, and snags the liquor bottle from Stefan. She takes a swig before Stefan takes it back and drinks some of it.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPb88Fqk79k
"Something might've gone wrong with Bonnie's spell and here you are," I comment.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFNWVRWCsB6
"So you're saying I should be dealing with the supernatural, instead of spending the day with my ex best friend."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFgGlo1ab5
"Are you drunk?"417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGUObjwgZr
Stefan takes another swig of the liquor.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOJPIEWqEW
"So this is how we spend the day," I comment, before taking a sip from the shot glass of liquor I had poured for myself.
Later in the day, one of The Five walks inside the boarding house, when Stefan and I are in the living room.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC02CUmwxfm
"I got this from my good friend Connor," he says, talking about the gun he has in his hand, as he faces me. He then shoots me in the side of the neck.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSUHnWQVMg
"I want to know where Silas is."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpj2gJEnYw
"I don't know where he is."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhDFY1Z9W4
Stefan and the Hunter soon fight and it ends with Stefan ripping his heart out, killing him.
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When I'm in my room, Elena, now with her humanity back on, walks into my room.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPR1hcS6kFq
I watch her enter, as I stand in my room, Jeremy standing at the door.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17v9qSn3ZX
"Damon, we need to talk," she announces.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVv4yteABbs
"What is there to talk about?"417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BReo98xt8
I walk over to my end table and take out a small box. I then open it and put the cure in her hand, as I stand in front of her.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkeCDaApght
"Here. Consider this a graduation present."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7RgIiWd1q
I wince in pain.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSs7Uw0mmd
"Are you okay?" she asks me.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71JYwRM0Sm
"I'm fine."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUanijzZTR
"Take off your shirt."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSXwKn07Wj
"No. Not when he's here."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrWHBoE8qiP
"Fine."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGOyrGy9d3
She walked up to me and pulls part of my shirt off the wound, showing that it has spread to half of my shoulder.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyM2NbKQeu
She looks at me.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BmDrmjIkE
"Damon, why isn't this healing?"417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYeM5S7D3F
"Because the bullet is laced with werewolf venom."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJSJ7RdPzSh
"We need Klaus."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEeE7DRc2ka
"Klaus would rather let me die."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf7qVvNIryf
"What about the cure?" Jeremy asks.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVylzweQHt
"No," I respond.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2BLCEWIpDu
"He's right. If you're human, the werewolf poison won't hurt you."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjAoGly2gU
"No, Elena."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4TfZcoyNsT
She sets it in my hand.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CJ093JpUQ
"Take it."
I look at her. I then look at Little Gilbert.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTp8HD3NTG
"Why is it that even dead, you're the bait of my existence?"417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡST6yZqG5wS
"You should go or you'll be late to your graduation," Jeremy tells Elena.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJwAC9lYkNk
She looks at her brother.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLKyzzDARw
"Jer, no. Not if you can't be there."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtNUObR2dr
"It the best time of your life before you go off to college."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY35K1bFGYN
"I haven't even sent in my application yet."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kcbheC9wW
"It doesn't matter. Go. Mom and dad would be pissed if there wasn't a picture of you at your graduation."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQBqnOy1ks
"Okay," she says.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rHjxTlTrD
I watch them leave.
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When one of The Five wakes up, Stefan and Lexi get to their feet and I'm in the living room with them again.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEJ8lpLQIiu
I stand by him.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zFu56oXW2
"He's up," Stefan said.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJexskpWYbi
"Okay. Let's do this," I say, heading for the door with the Hunter.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9LbYkN795
"Where are you going?" Stefan asks me.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13AJpsqe0p
"To dig up Silas."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuh1IePSXP
We then leave.
The Hunter and I are in the woods standing by a cliff. There's a river below it and a few trees around us.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYvHywc3xp
"Where's Silas?" he asks me.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUxbGdyOph
"Well, let's see here. I dragged his body to the edge, dropped him here, and lost him somewhere in the rock."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9VSHhzGZu
The Hunter sees my neck wound.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11XwgI3uAW
"That looks nasty. It hasn't healed yet. Why?"417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiiIFGYbS7L
"Those bullets are laced with werewolf poison. You're as dumb as you look."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNtgfxYTYu
The Hunter shoots me close to my left side.
"Where did you dump the body?"417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOGD15bDmx
I'm silent.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bRrtxcXSj
The Hunter shoots me in the left leg.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gLE6M1Jgj
"Two more rounds and you'll be dead within minutes."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqs8y7aWkXI
I don't say anything.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KTo7q79Uk
"Looks like you won't be getting this back," the Hunter adds, looking at the cure around his neck.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5UipLrV12D
Suddenly, Alaric arrives and beats him up, before killing him and tossing him in the river.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5WlxW5V1u
"One slight problem," I say from the ground on my knees.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIozAfkmkxF
Alaric turns around with the cure in hand.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgfDOnw1MN2
"You need this?" he asks.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lJN11fd2t
"Yeah."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYI58MZNrR
Ric tries to get me to take the cure so I won't die, but I won't. That cure is for Elena. I'd rather die. So he phones up my brother.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRzhGmwSKh
"What do you want me to do, Stefan? He won't take the cure."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvWLK5As0I
"Caroline is calling Klaus again. I can find a way to buy Damon more time. Just stay there."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJGCdvTZAO
Stefan hangs up.
Later in the day, I'm in my room. I have just put my shirt on, when Elena walks in and walks up to me.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5j3uVS4hu
"Is it healed up?" she asks.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefC0L89jM3
"Yeah."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhAN8w4ZIQq
"So it's all better?"417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhiJIL6mxQ
"Yeah."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaKWSZPX8uQ
She stands in front of me and slaps me once across the face.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQwN3kOaqZ
"Ow."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckSrBlEonj
"That's for choosing to die over taking the cure."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTDj9cnswj
"I'm not apologizing, because I am not sorry. I am not sorry that I would rather die than be human! I am not sorry that I would rather die right now, than to spend the rest of my life with you, until I'm old and wrinkly and you're still here! I am not sorry, Elena!"417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sWaibO959
"Then I am not sorry. I am not sorry that I meant you! I am not sorry that you have made me question everything about myself! And I am not sorry that I am in love with you!"417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVIPWooDP1Y
I'm silent, but thrilled that she has finally admitted it. And then we kiss.
Later Elena, Stefan, Lexi, Alaric, and I are downstairs in the living room.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmiwn6EoFZ
I say something and she smacks me on the shoulder.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LzhbxFVJF
"Ow."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bVGplbeoJ
"Ouch," Lexi comments.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vzxVVMt14
"I taught her that swing," Ric says.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAQOmAK3rc
Elena walks up to Stefan.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAuMNlFm9u
"Can I talk to you alone?"417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iCAA9EZD7
Stefan follows her into the next room.
Later that night, when Stefan has his car packed, I stand in the doorway. "I'm not sorry for you," Stefan tells me.417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr45ta9LMmd
"Then I'm not sorry for you, either. Do you need me to come along?"417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRVI65zr2h
"No. Lexi is coming with me."417Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoRobtaoXIT
I watch him drive off in the SUV with Lexi.
