15

The days went by. I think Stefan told Damon what was going on but I didn't feel like going to see him. He saw me at my weakest point and I hated that. I didn't want to see him because I didn't like being seen as weak.

I was helping Tyler out with some of the building of the float. We had been kind of up and down since there was so much I couldn't tell him. I saw mom talking to Elena and I got worried. "I'll be right back." I said putting my hand on his arm before going over to her. All the sudden I saw a guy jump on a float and Matt fell. "Oh God." I said as I quickly went over to try and help lift it. Shortly after Stefan came over using his super strength and Matt got out.

I went over to mom and Elena. "What are you doing?" I asked looking at mom angrily.

"Good you're here. I was showing you both how easy it is to hurt the people you love. Now Emmie if you don't get me that device I will kill Elena's brother." She threatened as I looked around for Jeremy worried.

"Jeremy! Jeremy!" Elena yelled but he was nowhere to be seen. I turned to Isobel and she wasn't there.

We needed to talk about what was going on so I suggested we go to dads classroom to talk. Turns out Bonnie could help with the device too. She told us that her ancestor Emily made it. The only problem was that we didn't have it, Damon did.

"I can try to convince him. I mean she said it had to be me anyway." I suggested looking at them.

"He wouldn't give it away. Especially now that we know it hurts vampires." Stefan shook his head lightly.

"What if it doesn't?" Elena asked as she looked to Bonnie.

"Can you make it stop working?" I asked Bonnie standing straighter with hope.

"I think so." She nodded lightly.

"Then let's go see Damon." I insisted before we headed to the Boarding house.

We told Damon the plan and he was as hesitant as expected. "Why would I give the device to Isobel so she can give it to John who's gonna turn around and kill me with it? I like being a living dead person." He explained looking at us.

"Bonnie said she could make it stop working." Elena pleaded.

"I don't trust her." He replied with a hint of a whine.

"I can remove the original spell." Bonnie nodded.

"John and Isobel will never know." Elena explained.

"No. I'll get Jeremy my own way." He shook his head lightly.

"Really? How because Isobel is a vampire and she can break Jeremy's neck before you even take a step inside." Stefan questioned. It was obviously a bad plan.

"Can you even do this? No offense. I mean you're no Emily Bennett. Emily knew what she was doing." Damon crossed his arms.

"I've been practicing." She retorted calmly.

"It's not piano lessons honey." He responded.

Bonnie got up and proceeded to ask Damon his favorite book. Damon answered and Bonnie did a little trick making the said book come off of the book shelf.

"Great parlor trick." Damon fake smiled.

"We have to do this Damon." Elena explained looking to him.

"What's your say in all this?" Damon asked looking at me. I hadn't really said anything since I didn't want to talk to him.

"I think you should hand it over. The more time we argue the more likely she'll kill Jeremy. Bonnie can turn off the device. We need to be safe here and safe is making sure he's okay." I explained looking to him.

"You trust Bonnie?" He asked furrowing his eyebrows.

"I trust Elena. That's all I need." I replied looking to him as I put my hand out. "She won't stop until she gets it. You have to let us get it to her. You have to let me have it." I pleaded looking at his eyes. He reached in his pocket and gave me it to me. I looked at it and closed my hand. I nodded lightly at him before giving it to Bonnie.

Not long after she started her little spell. She finished and we headed to the park. I already messaged her to tell her we'd be there. We walked together looking when we felt wind.

"Where's the device?" Mom asked standing there. It hurt seeing her and knowing she didn't care.

"Where's my brother?" Elena queried looking at her.

"This isn't a negotiation. The device?" She criticized looking at me.

"Not until you tell us where he is." I crossed my arms.

"Do you really think I came alone?" She asked looking at me. We turned to see two minions of hers. A girl and a guy.

"Please. Do you think we came alone?" I asked squinting lightly looking back at her as she turned around to see Stefan and Damon.

"For Christ's sake. Call home." She said looking to Elena.

"What?" Elena asked confused.

"Call home and ask to speak to Jeremy." She retorted rolling her eyes as I put my hand in my pocket over the device. Elena quickly called him.

"Jeremy are you okay?" She asked worried. "I'll be home soon." She reassured as she hung up and looked back to Isobel. "You were never gonna hurt him?"

"No I was gonna kill him. Don't look for any redeeming qualities. There isn't any." She shook her head.

"You took a risk with Damon. Why did I have to be the one to get the device?" I asked confused.

"Cause he's in love with you." She replied as I looked at her confused. I felt my heart slow a little. It was weird that she would even think that. She held her hand out to me.

"Before I give it to you I have one more question. Did you ever regret leaving dad and I and making us think you were dead?" I asked looking at her.

"When I was with you both I loved it, but I wanted to be a vampire more. I didn't regret it at all once I turned." She explained as she nodded once. I was caught on my breath for a second before I handed her the device.

"Thank you." I thanked as she looked at me confused. "Thank you for leaving. I'd choose being with just dad then living with a person as cold as you." I crossed my arms.

"Yeah thank you for being such a monumental disappointment. It leaves room for me to grieve the woman who actually raised me." Elena added as we both looked at her.

"Goodbye. As long as you both have a Salvatore on your arms you're doomed. They both care for both of you. Katherine could handle both but neither of you are Katherine. You can barely manage just one." She said as I looked at her confused. Why did she think I was with Damon? She walked away and I stood there not equivocated turning to watch her leave. I didn't need to see it.

I stood there holding onto the necklace. It was her old necklace. I took it off and looked at it in my hand. I moved my hand letting it fall on the ground. I didn't want to remember who she was or who she is anymore. She didn't deserve it.

I looked at it on the ground and took a deep breath. I saw Elena hugging Stefan and I looked up to Damon. I wiped my eye before a tear could fall out. I walked away towards my house. It was too much pain.

I walked pretty far when I heard a swoosh and looked up to see Damon. I sniffed lightly as I looked at him. I hadn't cried. I didn't want to cry again.

"Are you okay?" He asked as I looked away.

"Are you really asking that?" I asked still looking into the darkness.

"Right." He sighed lightly. "I'm not always good with the comforting thing."

"Why do you need to comfort me?" I asked still looking away. "It's not like we are close."

"You really believed what she said about me?" He asked almost in disbelief.

"I don't know what to think about anything anymore." I shrugged not even bothering to sass him back.

"It'll get better." He reassured looking at me.

"Like it did with your Katherine problem?" I asked looking up at him then back down. I sighed lightly. I shouldn't have been that rude.

"I'm just trying to be supportive here." He looked at me upset. I stayed quiet with my arms crossed as I looked down. "Look I know it's hard and I like to think of you as my friend. If you need someone to cry on I'll be there."

"I don't want to cry anymore. I just want the feeling to go away." I shook my head lightly. I hated how it made me feel. "I just want something good to happen to me. Something that doesn't eternally make me feel like garbage."

"I know what you mean." He sighed as I kept looking down trying not to cry. "As a vampire you can choose to forget the pain. I think your mom did that." He explained.

"Did you do that? Forget the pain?" I asked looking at him.

"I did for a while. It was easier." He nodded.

"I guess that's one of the perks of being one right?" I asked thinking about it. I didn't want to think of being a vampire, but I didn't want to think about the pain. I was at a stalemate of emotions right now.

"No. It makes everyone hate you." He replied as I looked at him. "Your mom wanted to forget leaving you and look where she is. She has no one."

"Do you think my dad could be any better?" I asked looking at him with an ounce of hope.

"Well it depends on who you think it is. I think I might know who it could be." He looked away and back at me.

"Who?" I asked as he sighed lightly. "Damon." I demanded.

"Well- John Gilbert." He replied as I put my hands on my forehead.

"Elena's uncle with the douche complex and the creepy smile?" I asked as I covered my eyes. "What did I do to deserve such a shit lineage?"

"If it makes you feel any better your mom's side is filled with feisty women." He disclosed as if it was a good thing.

"Yeah feisty women who don't give a crap about anyone but themselves." I replied my hands still over my eyes.

"Yeah I guess it passed to you." He replied.

"That's not-" I uncovered my eyes to see him smiling. "-you are awful." I exhaled loudly as I tried not to smile.

"Yeah I know." He clicked his tongue. "I'll walk you home." He turned around and I walked with him.

"So did you finally decide that you don't want to be mad at me for no reason?" I asked looking at him as he furrowed his eyebrows.

"I had reason." He replied as I looked at him and scoffed.

"Ooo let me guess. I'm Damon and I don't want to talk to Emma because she might actually accept me as a person and that's not good." I mocked him. "Was I right?" I asked with a smile.

"Oh I'm Emma and I'm only talking to Damon because he's extremely attractive and I want to be with him." He mocked in a high pitch voice. "Was I right?" He asked as I looked at him shocked.

"You're an asshole. First of all I don't talk like that, second of all I don't want to be with you." I replied as I nudged his shoulder with mine.

"Ah but you didn't say I wasn't extremely attractive." He put his finger up.

"Well why would I lie." I shrugged lightly. "Besides I know you think I'm attractive too." He looked confused. "I have a similar face to Katherine and you obviously liked her." I smirked to him.

"Touché." He replied as we got to the apartment building. "Need me to walk you up?" He asked curiously.

"I'll be fine." I nodded. "Everyone else I know, they can't really talk about what's going on." I sighed looking away then back to him. "Thank you. Really." I smiled lightly. He nodded to me and flashed a quick smile before I went up.