A\N To start with, I'm so sorry for the lack of updating in the past few weeks. I've been very busy, and mostly I lost inspiration for this story, probably due to the lack of reviews last chapter… Thanks for those who did review though and thank you for your alerts, I got many of those at least ;)
This is the final chapter.
To help you understand, the 'battlefield' is separated into two, Charlotte and the others and Damon's, who's trying to keep everyone safe while the others do the ritual.
Read the A\N below for acknowledgements. ;)
Disclaimer: I don't own the Vampire Diaries. Rights to CW, Kevin Williamson, Julie Plec, book rights to LJ Smith.
"What are you going to do exactly, Charlotte? Voodoo me to death? You three all know that you can't do much."
"This should've never happened from the very beginning," Charlotte's voice was clear, as if the words had been practiced before. "There shouldn't have been vampires at all."
Just as Charlotte was speaking, Bonnie suddenly appeared from behind a bush and similar to the night where she tried to take down Klaus, she started to loudly chant in Latin, her gaze fixed on the full moon that shone in the cold night. The full moon seemed to be responding to Bonnie, and if they were not fighting for their lives, they would've thought it was something marvelous and amazing.
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On the other hand, like they thought, Klaus didn't come alone. Damon was trying to rip Klaus's hybrid's heads off without getting bitten along with the help of Alaric and Caroline.
"Tyler, you have to stop!" Caroline screamed when Tyler suddenly lunged to Alaric. He was still in human form, but Caroline could sense his great strength as he bared his fangs at Alaric. With supreme effort, Alaric tried to reach out for the vervain to weaken him at least enough for him to get back up and fight back, but Tyler was practically pinning him to the ground, fangs bared.
Damon blurred to save his friend, but before anyone of them could react, another hybrid pinned Damon to the ground and roughly tore at his neck.
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Just as soon as the moon was high enough, immediately Klaus weakened. Obviously the three Petrovas that he had done so much to hurt were stronger than him when combined together. He fell to the ground, tears of agony in his eyes as the three of them let their supernatural side take on and using the power of the moon, their blood boiling in their veins, Klaus was left paralyzed and unable to breathe.
"What are you doing?" Klaus yelled in agony, "Charlotte, help me…"
"No, no turning back now, Niklaus," Charlotte said, a few tears in her eyes, "You did so much, Niklaus. You deserve the pain of every victim you drained…"
And then Klaus let out a bloodcurdling scream as harsh pain suddenly occurred in his neck. Then, he felt like his limbs were torn one by one.
"That is how it felt like when you drained me," Elena said, or mostly Elena's voice, because Elena was still in a trance.
Then, as the power of the full moon slowly subtended, the three girls found themselves separated from each other, much to their surprise.
"What's going on? Bonnie…" Elena cried out as she felt herself weaken. Each of them separately were nothing against Klaus.
But before they could react, Katherine had grabbed a wooden stake in her hand, and after screaming "kill him", she stabbed it in her own heart, earning a scream from Elena at Katherine's dead body.
Though still processing, Charlotte wasted no time by taking the weapon in her arms protectively and without any remorse or guilt, it was stabbed in Klaus's chest. He stirred a little at first.
"Go to hell, Charlotte," He groaned.
"That is where you are going, Niklaus," Charlotte said, "Our power was strong enough to send you back there."
Then, she pressed the weapon a bit more, the weapon that ended Klaus…the weapon that had to be used by three brave doppelgangers…After one of them had to be sacrificed.
However, Elena didn't know what happened, because she felt herself inching towards the ground.
When Elena woke up, she was in the boarding house, in Damon's bedroom. She was surprisingly warm in bed, and for a moment she thought that this was just a nightmare. However, she felt very sick and her head was pounding, and she was also very weak. The first thing she saw was Bonnie crying.
"The ritual took a lot," Bonnie explained after the millionth time that Elena asked what was wrong. She held Elena's hand gently. "More than we planned to, actually…"
"What? What is it, Bonnie? What's going on?"
"Shh, I need you to calm down," Bonnie said, lightly pushing Elena back. "Look, when you were doing the final part…The part where Klaus was killed, you passed out. I'm so sorry Elena, I shouldn't have…"
"What's going on, Bonnie? Please…"
"Elena, we lost control of the situation. We thought it was just a normal blackout, until we realized that your heart stopped beating twice. You were not breathing and I think the ritual took so much that you weren't ready for it…Killing Klaus came for a price…"
Elena's eyes widened in horror. "No, Bonnie…I can't be…."
"You're in transition, Elena," Bonnie said, tears in her eyes, "In order to help you, Damon had to give you blood to replace the one you were losing. You also hit your head with the fall. But then, Elena…your heart stopped beating…You died with vampire blood in your system."
"Oh my God," Elena sobbed, "No…I can't…"
"I'm so sorry, Elena-I'm so so sorry!"
"W-where is Damon now?"
Bonnie bit her lip.
"What's going on, Bonnie? What are you not telling me?"
"Elena, Damon was bitten by a hybrid," Bonnie cried out, "He's in pain. Caroline and Stefan are taking care of him now…"
"What? No, no, I can't leave him alone!"
"Elena, there's too much blood," Bonnie said, grasping her best friend's hand, "You have to make a decision…And it can't be now…"
"Bonnie, he's everything to me, I can't…Wait, did you call Tyler, Bonnie?"
"The sire bond is broken, but we can't reach Tyler," Bonnie explained, "Elijah went to track him down. He'll be fine…"
It was a lot to take. She was in transition, her boyfriend was dying again and…
"Katherine…"
"Stefan tried convincing Elijah to give Katherine the elixir, to try it out… He's trying to help her too."
"Stefan's in the house?"
"He's the one that picked you up when you fell."
Bonnie squeezed Elena's hand. "Jeremy knows, too. He'll be back to Mystic Falls…"
"No, Bonnie…how did you do it, he was compelled!"
"I guess Damon's compulsion wasn't strong enough, Elena. He could still feel something missing ever since the night he was compelled."
And then, suddenly, Damon entered in the room. Bonnie immediately made room and he gave her a warm smile as he lay in bed next to Elena, weak and pliable, and also very sweaty and pale.
Bonnie immediately made room, and Damon held Elena in his arms.
"I'm so sorry," He whispered in her ear as he placed kisses on her cheek, "You don't deserve this…"
Elena snuggled closer, tears in her eyes. "You're going to be okay, Damon…"
"I can feel myself drifting soon, Elena," Damon said after an ache in his chest, "It's worse this time…"
"No, don't say that!" Elena screamed, "You're not going to die!"
"Shh, Elena, it's okay," He hushed her softly. "I will love you forever, do you know that? I love you, my angel…"
"No! Say that when you are cured!" Elena cried, "You're not going to die, okay? You're not going to die…" She let herself sob freely in his arms and he kept whispering soothing things in her ear, stroking her hair and face with gentle movements of his fingertips even though he was still in pain.
"You're so warm," Damon said, "You're always warm…"
She knew that she was supposed to be cold now that she was in transition.
He let out a gasp of pain as another ache in his chest occurred, harsher this time.
And then, just when Damon was struggling harshly for breath, Tyler suddenly appeared in the room.
"I'm no longer a hybrid," He explained, "But I got you this."
He gave Damon a vial of blood. "I collected it from Klaus."
"The elixir should be working," Stefan looked confused, not to mention, tired. "Why isn't she awake yet?"
"Maybe it was too late, Stefan…" Caroline said gently. "I'm sorry…"
But then, Katherine's fingers twisted, and she inhaled sharply, coughing up blood and struggling for air.
"It's okay…" Stefan said, "You're fine. We all are."
Neither Caroline, Bonnie and Katherine missed the tear that came out of Stefan's eye.
5 months later
Elena sighed contently as Damon's warm hands wrapped around her body. She sipped on the blood bag that laid on the nightstand, keeping up her blood intake as high as possible. Yes, she had made the decision.
Just when she thought vampirism was something that had to happen, Elijah had offered her the elixir after Katherine survived. But to everyone's surprise, Elena refused it. She didn't want it…She had to be with Damon, forever.
And it turned out to be a good choice. Surprisingly enough, Elena started drinking from blood bags easily and she was in control. Bonnie had made a nice ring for Elena so that she could go out in the sunlight, and it turned out that the missing pages from Bonnie's grimoire from earlier where ripped off by Tyler to stop them from killing Klaus.
Caroline and Tyler seemed to be talking once more, and deep in her heart, Caroline was willing to give him a second chance. Elijah and Charlotte left town, and Rebekah had fled after the dagger had been removed. They didn't want anyone-or anything-to do with from their past story.
Bonnie and Jeremy were back together, happier than ever, and Alaric started a relationship with Meredith Fell-A Mystic Falls doctor. He still lived in the Gilbert house with Jeremy, since Elena took up Damon's offer and moved in with him.
Stefan and Katherine seemed to grow closer to each other though nothing between them was directly going on. Stefan moved away for some time before getting back to Mystic Falls and started to live normally again-Away from human blood.
2 Years Later
Elena Salvatore.
She never dreamt of being this woman she was now. Yes, she was looking incredibly beautiful, dressed in her white wedding dress, the finest jewelry hanging around her neck. Caroline and Bonnie were both crying tears of joy as they escorted her to the small church the wedding was going to be held in, and Elena then linked her arm with Alaric's as he escorted her to the man that was looking like a god near the isle.
Elena smiled at Damon softly as he kissed her. When he asked her to marry him, she didn't even hear herself say yes with the excitement.
She was still twenty-Well, physically frozen at 18-and sometimes, Damon joked that she didn't ever get to drink legally. But who cared? They had an eternity ahead of them. They had plans.
They were going to tour the world together, to have fun together and love each other until the world decided to stop spinning. What hurt Elena was that she had to watch her loved ones die, the harsh reality of becoming a vampire. She wasn't ready for that.
She was also not ready for the fact that she wasn't going to be a mother. But when Damon suggested adopting a child, her heart screamed with excitement. And now, she was vowing in front of the church that they will remain together forever, as long as they both shall live.
6 months later
Six months after their wedding, Elena and Damon welcomed a little baby boy in their house. Elena had instantly loved the boy from the moment she saw him in the orphanage, a warm, bundle of joy that according to the person taking care of the orphanage, was left on the doorstep in a cold night.
The little boy, whom they called Eric, had become the centre of their lives. They both loved him too much. And Elena got what she wanted-To be able to go out on a Sunday, have lunch, and then push the small pram with little Eric in it, like a normal human family.
And Damon…He got to be able to have the child he wanted and the woman he adored.
Elena was smiling as Damon played with the baby, rocked him to sleep and gently kissed his forehead. When Damon turned around, Elena gave him a teasing smile.
"I caught you being cute again…"
"Oh, and that is thanks to you," Damon grinned, picking her up and placing her on the bed.
"Mhmm," Elena mumbled as he kissed her cheek.
"Goodnight, Mrs. Salvatore," Damon chuckled as he kissed her once again, "Our son will be so proud of his mama."
They settled in for a comfortable, dreamless night, safe in each other's arms, their baby boy in his little crib next to Elena.
"Don't go anywhere," Elena said when she felt him shifting.
"Me? Go anywhere? Never, princess," Damon smirked, "I had promised you that I Won't Leave You a looong time ago."
So, I know I must've confused you with the time twists and stuff like that, but well…The story is finished now, thank you for your reviews, alerts, private messages…I love you all very much!
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If you want, check out my latest story "Safe in Your Arms" and I'm writing "His Vampire Heart" which is coming to an end soon, I think.
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