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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZFeeJU7US
I walk over and turn the radio off.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyg5iEvcAD
"Damon, you remember Lexi," Stefan greets.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3GcHW0FbW
"Lexi," I say. "Back from the dead."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlEnGh9cJlF
At vamp speed, she pins me against a wall, hand tightly around my throat.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEP9fdcD1f
"You're just going to sit there while she takes her revenge out on me?" I ask my brother.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkuLH3LavtC
"Whatever time I have left here, I don't plan on spending it on you. Got it?" she informs me.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0qWlhBjbS
"Okay, okay. Got it," I reply.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJR8oghNwaR
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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYXxri2C7Rf
"Something might've gone wrong with Bonnie's spell and here you are," I comment.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ731gv09YYY
"So you're saying I should be dealing with the supernatural, instead of spending the day with my ex best friend."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmUwdZoEIu
"Are you drunk?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4jzWr6EAB
Stefan takes another swig of the liquor.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmPnDq3zaF
"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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpzw6YktxO
"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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAjxvlTEf8
"I want to know where Silas is."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6KjdIz0WW
"I don't know where he is."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM7ZQbASSvE
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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAtP3zn2xo
I watch her enter, as I stand in my room, Jeremy standing at the door.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCcfun7ZkF
"Damon, we need to talk," she announces.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCNhqvBXVC
"What is there to talk about?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7w3H1p5qZ4
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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFY6umsRMP
"Here. Consider this a graduation present."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHlcNAib0H
I wince in pain.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5AAb2BL1Qt
"Are you okay?" she asks me.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡci663dZGaY
"I'm fine."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcsyuRj4iX
"Take off your shirt."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd93X9UWNX1
"No. Not when he's here."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthm7RX03yF
"Fine."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveTcx2K9lc
She walked up to me and pulls part of my shirt off the wound, showing that it has spread to half of my shoulder.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Wi99wEtUf
She looks at me.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ33j2xWZ03E
"Damon, why isn't this healing?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlS0oO6GVQE
"Because the bullet is laced with werewolf venom."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSQbJih8kj
"We need Klaus."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXFj0m5Wpg
"Klaus would rather let me die."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsb4CwWj15s
"What about the cure?" Jeremy asks.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9e8IhYihu
"No," I respond.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1SdxZDVRh
"He's right. If you're human, the werewolf poison won't hurt you."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCsqNDATER
"No, Elena."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnP6SK0x6c
She sets it in my hand.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmlLeTp8RP
"Take it."
I look at her. I then look at Little Gilbert.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0gYODmWnw
"Why is it that even dead, you're the bait of my existence?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxy9VlyUL1y
"You should go or you'll be late to your graduation," Jeremy tells Elena.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt1l0HE6alO
She looks at her brother.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNSqKnfiT8w
"Jer, no. Not if you can't be there."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsCRgYdoaWM
"It the best time of your life before you go off to college."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yyNOXKNrU
"I haven't even sent in my application yet."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavHqrxyAIK
"It doesn't matter. Go. Mom and dad would be pissed if there wasn't a picture of you at your graduation."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0o6qz6AvhZ
"Okay," she says.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbgKCvgE9r
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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbC1GP6Kndm
I stand by him.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBO54En3KYN
"He's up," Stefan said.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYWvZYgiG7
"Okay. Let's do this," I say, heading for the door with the Hunter.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23YsntAizy
"Where are you going?" Stefan asks me.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIQhHf7ey7
"To dig up Silas."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbZDFCFBWVI
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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWpmnXmsEi
"Where's Silas?" he asks me.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1tUmbaGdY
"Well, let's see here. I dragged his body to the edge, dropped him here, and lost him somewhere in the rock."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqd0lKb1rtU
The Hunter sees my neck wound.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JGqQC2D2a
"That looks nasty. It hasn't healed yet. Why?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqO1tzErEE1
"Those bullets are laced with werewolf poison. You're as dumb as you look."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCGjwaWpwh
The Hunter shoots me close to my left side.
"Where did you dump the body?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtg0uK7jjMT
I'm silent.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMxhe68Cfa
The Hunter shoots me in the left leg.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vCgH1lffD
"Two more rounds and you'll be dead within minutes."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4bokgRnR7w
I don't say anything.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjoU71Yt2OW
"Looks like you won't be getting this back," the Hunter adds, looking at the cure around his neck.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMDAXlFBiO
Suddenly, Alaric arrives and beats him up, before killing him and tossing him in the river.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGtKaGjzsk5
"One slight problem," I say from the ground on my knees.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rnR6psB9x
Alaric turns around with the cure in hand.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWRg3wdbme
"You need this?" he asks.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0AhcCbB5B
"Yeah."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3WGfmoYDX
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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURaNsb3Hk3
"What do you want me to do, Stefan? He won't take the cure."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TrLx6cel2
"Caroline is calling Klaus again. I can find a way to buy Damon more time. Just stay there."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUalS0BYyTW
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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelvsNKduwC
"Is it healed up?" she asks.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFS82LSA7zR
"Yeah."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sRUtF4G79
"So it's all better?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7SKiAvSIg
"Yeah."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwTTJ473lL
She stands in front of me and slaps me once across the face.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWMTi3W8jy
"Ow."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKof7WFRsm
"That's for choosing to die over taking the cure."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRuhV1cD1sg
"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!"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyGofcFphr
"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!"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRjPyqX96JP
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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5OUZhEGaf
I say something and she smacks me on the shoulder.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoegw4AVGjo
"Ow."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJdg377aSNV
"Ouch," Lexi comments.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNajwW7ze4
"I taught her that swing," Ric says.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipnba4D81L
Elena walks up to Stefan.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLM61b9LyXM
"Can I talk to you alone?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMh7dnMp5Nx
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.392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKu1Iqkqn3
"Then I'm not sorry for you, either. Do you need me to come along?"392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhX60ZKvxpT
"No. Lexi is coming with me."392Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJOBD7HbClu
I watch him drive off in the SUV with Lexi.
