Chapter 64: Chapter 64

Okay so from now on when I post a Gif of Aria, it'll be of Katherine from the TV show. Unless I say it's Katherine and not Aria… :)

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“Aria, love, get down here!” Klaus calls out from downstairs. I let out a groan, getting out of bed. I slip on a tank top and a pair of Nike Pros, don’t want to walk down there in my bra and underwear. I jog down the stairs, heading towards where I heard Klaus’ voice.

I stop when I see Klaus standing by the open front door. “Damon?” I frown, seeing who is outside.

He gives me an awkward smile, “Hi.”

“What the hell are you doing here?” I demand.

“Trust me, I really didn’t want to come to your boyfriend’s house, and see you half naked with him. But I’m doing this for Ric. So put some freaking clothes on and get your ass out here.” Damon grounds out, shooting a glare at Klaus. Klaus arches his eyebrows at him, a small smirk on his face.

“Coming to get me does what for Ric exactly? If you haven’t got the memo, I’m kind of like a bad guy these days.” I say.

“He thinks of you like a daughter Aria, and he’s going through some shit right now. So just for once these days, be here for him. You’re not here for anyone else.” Damon growls.

“Careful mate.” Klaus warns, narrowing his eyes at him.

“Bite me.” Damon snaps, glaring right back at him.

“I just might.” Klaus smirks, taking a step towards him.

“Okay I get it, you’re both macho and shit.” I sigh, stepping in-between them. I lean up, giving Klaus a quick peck on the lips. “I’ll see you later.” he smiles, giving me a nod. I turn towards Damon, a glare now on my face. “Let’s go.”

“Don’t you want to get dressed?” he questions.

“I will, I have clothes in your car.” I say before I can stop myself.

He smiles, shooting a smug look at Klaus. “You have clothes in my car?”

“You never clean your car, they’ve been back there for a while just in case I needed a quick change. See? I have plans and shit.” I smile back, and I think I see a dark look pass over Klaus’ face. “Okay, let’s go now.” I say quickly, practically running out of the house. That was getting weird.

“Why are you being so nice?” Damon asks.

“I don’t have any reason to be mean. I’m happy, why act like I’m not.” I shrug.

“You’re always mean, even when you’re happy.” Damon says.

“No I’m not.” I argue, getting into Damon’s car.

“Yeah you are.” he retorts in a fake high voice.

I laugh, punching his shoulder. “Shut up, I don’t sound like that.”

He laughs with me, “Never said you did.”

I roll my eyes, turning around in my seat, looking in the back seat. “Yes!” I cry, when I see a pair of jeans lying the back seat. I turn back around, holding up the jeans. “Told you I had some clothes back there.”

He glances over at me, a smile on his face. “You don’t think I know that? I do clean my car Aria, I just chose to leave those in there.”

I shake my head, looking down at my lap. “Don’t say things like that Damon. I’m trying to act normal, so don’t flirt, or…just don’t act like we used to be in love. Alright?”

Damon lets out a sigh, “Alright.”

“Good…now lets go cheer Ric up.”

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I poke my head into Ric’s room, fighting the urge to groan when I see Elena. They both look over at me, surprise taking over there features. “I don’t see you for a few weeks and you turn into an old man.” I tease, smiling at Ric.

He rolls his eyes, “It’s good to see you too Aria.”

“I never said I was happy to see you.” I smirk, before giving him a quick hug. I glance over at Elena, “Hi.”

“Hi.” she replies awkwardly.

“You ready to ditch this house of horrors?” Damon asks, joining us, his eyes roaming over Ric. “Ugh, you look terrible.” he comments.

Ric laughs a little, “Yeah, let me check myself out of here.”

As soon as Ric leaves the room, Elena gives Damon a deadly glare, storming out of the room. I raise my eyebrows, “Trouble in paradise?”

“It’s none of your business anymore Aria.” Damon snaps, following after Elena. Jeez, he’s bipolar. One second he’s nice to me, the next he’s in bitch mode.

I walk out of the room, going over to Ric at the desk. He casts a glance at me, giving me a smile. “So I heard you and Klaus are a thing now?”

“Who’d you hear that from? Damon?” I guess.

Ric shrugs, “Damon was upset when he found out you and Klaus were together so he came and complained to me.”

“Damon even cared that I got together with Klaus?” I frown.

“Of course he did Aria, he’s still in love with you, like you’re still in love with him in a way.” Ric smiles.

“I’m not in love with him Ric.” I glare.

“Yeah you are. You’re in love with Klaus and Damon. Don’t try denying it. You can’t just throw away everything you had with Damon because he made you mad.” Ric argues.

“Are you talking as my friend or his? Cause they way I’m interpreting it, you’re talking as his friend. I get it, you two are baes, but don’t act like I’m his bae.” I sigh.

“Um…I didn’t understand anything you just told me.” Ric frowns, looking majorly confused.

“Sorry, I forgot how old you are.” I tease.

“I am not that old. I bet Damon wouldn’t know what a…bae is.” Ric grumbles.

“He does actually. Even Klaus knows, and he’s like a thousand years old.” I smile.

“Shut up.” Ric sighs, signing the paper. The smile stays on my face, and I have to bite my lip from smiling eve wider. It kind of feel like everything is still good and normal when I’m talking to Ric like this.

Maybe things can go back to normal.

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I frown, surveying the massive scene around me. For some reason Damon made me tag along with Ric, and that doctor lady, Meredith. Today is the big unveiling ceremony of the redesigned Wikery Bridge or some shit like that. I honestly don’t give a crap about this damn bridge.

“Rebekah is up to something. She’s been snooping around in places she shouldn’t be.” Damon states, looking at Rebekah who is talking to Mrs. Lockwood. Damon looks over at me, “Care to say what she’s up to?”

“Care to mind your own damn business?” I retort, glaring at him.

“So you do know what she is up to, don’t you?” Damon questions.

“Tell me again why we’re here?” Ric sighs, breaking up Damon’s short interrogation.

“Ric, the world can’t stop because you’re an accidental psycho killer.” Damon says.

“Do you have any tact whatsoever?” Meredith demands, glaring at him.

“No, he doesn’t.” I shrug, smirking at Damon.

“Alaric, I’m glad you’re here.” Mrs. Lockwood fakes smiles, walking over to us. Ugh, I still hate her. “Did you bring the sign?” she asks, causing Ric to give her a confused look. “The restored Wikery Bridge sign, the history department promised me you’d have it today.”

“Ah…I-I don’t have the sign. It actually…it slipped my mind. I’ve been…busy.” Ric confesses, having a plenty good reason for not making a stupid sign. He’s busy accidentally killing people.

“Well, it’s not an emergency. We’ll just unveil it when the bridge is complete.” Mrs.Lockwood says stiffly, obviously wanting the sign. Ric gives her a nod, and thankfully she walks away.

“Get my out of here.” Ric tells Meredith.

“My pleasure.” she smiles.

“I’m going catch a ride with you guys. I don’t really like hanging around the place my parents died.” I say, frowning at the bridge. It’s the place I almost killed Elena too.

“I’m gonna stick around here.” Damon mumbles, staring at a red head in the distance.

I frown, “Who’s that?”

“A blast from the past.” he answers before walking away from us.

Okay then….she just better not turn out to be somepsycho murderer vampire.

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“I really don’t think you should be looking through that stuff.” I say, placing the bottle of bourbon in front of Ric. He’s looking through the police charts about him.

“Well, it’s true. The restraining orders and all.” Ric sighs, setting them down. “My life in a serious of police reports.”

“You don’t strike me as an angry guy, which is weird considering everything but….you don’t.” Meredith smiles, sitting across from him. They’re kind of cute together. If only he didn’t try to kill her that one time.

“I was stupid when I was younger.” Ric laughs, “It’s not like these guys didn’t have it coming. I mean look,” Ric picks up an old police report. “Broke a beer bottle over a bartender’s head.” Ric picks up another one, “This guy hit his girlfriend….and this guy, okay, this guy was just a douche. Everyone needs to find a way to deal with their dark side. Some people mediate…I became a vampire hunter.”

“Not a very good one considering there’s a vampire sitting right next to you.” I tease.

“Listen, there’s something that’s not in these reports that I need to tell you about.” Ric states, looking at Meredith. Okay, this is getting a little too intimate for me.

“Okay, before you say anything, I’m going to go upstairs and have a chat with my sister.” I mumble awkwardly, using my vampire speed to get upstairs. I go straight to Elena’s room, but she’s not in there.

I frown, walking towards my room and seeing her sitting on my bed. “Elena?” I ask cautiously.

She jumps, her heart beating like crazy. “You scared me Aria.”

“I can see that….and hear that.” I smile.

“What are you doing up here?” she questions.

“Ric and Meredith are getting a little too intimate for me down there so I figured I would come up. Actually, I should be asking what you’re doing in here, this is my room after all.” I say.

Elena sighs, “It’s not your room anymore Aria.”

“And why not?” I frown.

“For it to be your room, you actually have to live here. When is the last time you’ve slept here? It’s not your room, just like it’s not your house.” she glares.

“That’s not fair! You don’t want me here Elena, that’s why I’m never here. You hate me.” I argue

Elena shakes her head, “Have you ever thought I miss my sister? We used to be best friends….I don’t hate you Aria. I just-it took me a while to adjust to who you have become.”

“So you’ve adjusted now?” I ask.

Elena shrugs, “I’m trying. I really am.”

“Yesterday I killed two people. One was innocent, one was not. Can you adjust to that Elena? Adjust to the fact that I’m a murderer, and I like killing people. That it makes me feel better.” I smirk, trying to bait her.

“Don’t do that.” she snaps, “Stop trying to push my away.”

“You stole my boyfriend! I want to push you to freaking China!” I yell.

Elena rolls her eyes, “You can’t use that against me. You’ve found someone else anyways. I know you’re with Klaus now.”

“So that makes it alright?” I demand.

“I didn’t steal him from you Aria. I didn’t make him like me like he does. You used to say hoes before bros. When did that change?” Elena smiles.

I stare at her for a moment, “I don’t know.”

She laughs, “Remember when we used to talk about everything? We didn’t have any secrets from each other.”

“Yeah…I do.” I sigh, sitting down next to her on the bed.

“Don’t you miss those days just a little?” Elena asks.

I shrug, “Maybe.”

“Aw, you do.” Elena teases.

“Shut up.” I mumble, a small smile on my face.

“So…are you and Klaus good?” Elena asks cautiously, and it’s almost like she’s waiting for me to blow up.

I arch my eyebrows at her, “Yeah, we’re good. Really good.”

Elena rolls her eyes, “So you guys have been having sex then?”

“Of course.” I smirk.

“Great.” she deadpans.

I laugh, “You wanted to know.”

Elena glances over at me, a real smile on her face. I stare at her for a few moments, before one breaks out on my face. Maybe Elena and I can repair our relationship in some way.

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“Listen I want you two to have this. This is a list of my bank accounts, passwords, where to find my will, and how to contact my family just in case this doesn’t go my way.” Ric states, pushing a notebook pad towards us.

“No, no, no. Don’t even think like that.” Elena snaps, pushing it back towards him.

“Elena, I need to know that you, Aria, and Jeremy are going to be okay.” Ric insists.

“We are all going to be fine.” Elena argues, and I think she actually believes that. I would like to, but things don’t always go our way. Elena’s phone goes off and she answers it immediately, “Caroline?” Eew, I haven’t talked to her since she said she hated me.

“So Abby said that Bonnie can reverse the damage of the spell.” Caroline says, in that annoying voice of hers. Abby…I wonder how she’s doing since I turned her. Not like I care though.  “I guess the same thing happens to witches that become obsessed with dark magic. They lose control and start acting out there darkest impulses.”

Elena lets out a relived sigh, “Thank you so much.”

“I’m gonna hang back here with Abby but Bonnie is leaving now so…hold on.” Caroline says, and I hear static on the end.

“I need a personal effect of Alaric’s. Something he wore before he started wearing the ring.” Bonnie explains, now on the other end.

“Okay, yeah, I’ll get it.” Elena says, “Bonnie I’m so sorry, for everything. Thank you for doing this.”

“Be ready to do the spell as soon as I get there. We have to work fast. I’ll see you soon.” Bonnie hangs up, the line going dead. Elena looks over at me, and I give her a questioning look. Are her and Bonnie fighting or something?

“Good news? Bad news?” Ric frowns.

“Bonnie thinks she can help you with a spell.” I tell him.

Ric sighs, “It’s worth a try.”

“But she needs something you wore before you put on the ring. Something personal maybe?” Elena suggests as Meredith walks back into the room.

“Well, there’s ah…there’s my wedding ring. It’s at the loft.” Ric says.

“Okay, yeah…that’s a good idea.” Elena nods, a little awkward.

Ric starts to get up but Meredith pushes him back down, “I think it’s better if you stay here with me…and Aria.” Meredith looks at me, almost a little fearful. Is she worried or something?

“You and your tranquilizers and vampires.” Ric jokes, glancing at me, then Elena. “It’s in the dresser by the kitchen. It’s in a Aspirin bottle probably covered in cobwebs.” Ric tells her.

“Okay.” Elena smiles before leaving the kitchen. I watch her walk out, having a bad feeling in my stomach. Something is going to happen tonight, I know it.

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“Eew, this room is a mess.” I groan, looking around my room. It hasn’t been cleaned in a very long time. I think there are things living in my drawers by room. I hear the floorboard creak by the door, startling me. I look up, letting a out a sigh when I see it’s Ric. “Hey, everything okay?” I frown.

“Yeah, it’s just…I haven’t been up here in forever.” he smiles, but there’s something off about it. Maybe he’s just tired or something. I turn around, opening the first drawer.

“It’s a mess, isn’t it?” I say, right before I feel a shooting pain in my back. I look down and see blood blossoming on my shirt. I spin around towards Ric, letting out a cry when he stabs the knife into my stomach. I gasp, looking at him horrified. “What are you doing?”

“Having fun of course.” he smirks, pulling out the knife and stabbing me again. I scream, falling to my knees. I put my hands on my stomach, trying to stop some bleeding. “You’re a vampire, so I figured it would take a few stabs to get you to go down.” He stabs the knife into my chest, causing me to gasp for breath. I cough a few times, blood coming up. “Oops, I think I nicked a lung.” he grins, kneeling down next to me. He takes a out a syringe, stabbing it into my neck.

“What is that?” I choke out, blood coming up with it.

“Tranquilizers. I know it won’t…put you down, but it’ll make you drowsy at least.” Ric shrugs, as the world starts to spin around me. I blink a few times, trying to keep it straight. “Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a doctor to kill.” Ric winks, leaving me alone in the room.

I collapse, gasping for breath. He didn’t stab me enough to kill me, but he stabbed me enough to make not heal very well. Like he said, he nicked a lung which hurts like hell.

I try to push myself to crawl to the door but I can’t bring myself to move. I really hope Meredith is okay. I can’t hear anything because all my senses are shutting down and my body is trying to stay alive. I need blood.

I don’t know how long I lay there before Stefan and Elena come running into the room. Thank God, I thought I was going to die lying here.

“Oh God Aria.” she whispers, collapsing on the floor with me.

“Is…is…Mere…okay?” I breathe out, my eyes struggling to stay open.

“She’s fine, I healed her.” Stefan smiles, before shooting a panicked look at Elena. “You need to give her some of your blood. She might die if she doesn’t get some blood quickly.”

“Okay.” Elena nods, holding out her wrist to me. “Come on Aria, you need to drink.”

I shake my head, “No…I’ll…be…fine.”

“No you won’t be. Drink the damn blood Aria!” Stefan snaps, worry shining in his eyes.

I weakly raise my hand, grabbing Elena’s wrist. I bring it towards my mouth, my hunger rising as soon as I hear her pulse. I bite into her wrist, the blood rushing down my throat. As soon as the blood goes down I feel a little better. I can’t drink too much though, it’ll hurt Elena.

After a minute I stop, dropping her wrist. “Aria, you need more than that. I’m fine.” Elena glares.

“I’ll survive, I don’t want to drink anymore.” I whisper, still weak.

Stefan lets out a sigh, picking me up bridal style. “Damn your stubbornness.”

“I thought we weren’t friends anymore.” I smile weakly, as he walks down the stairs.

“We are always friends Aria. Nothing can change that.” Stefan smiles back, “Do you want me to bring you back to Klaus?”

I nod, “That would be nice.”

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I finish off the blood bag, tossing it in the trash. I take a deep breath, the pain finally dished to a dull. Who knew being stabbed so many times would still hurt like hell.

“I’m going to kill him.” Klaus growls, his arms wrapped around me tightly as I sit in front of him.

I smile slightly, leaning back against his chest. “It wasn’t him, it was his dark side apparently.”

“I still want to kill him.” Klaus grumbles.

I laugh, tilting my head back and giving him a quick kiss. “Today was actually pretty good though.”

“You got stabbed like five times, almost died, and you’re saying this is a good day?” Klaus frowns, looking at me like I’m crazy.

“I made up with my sister and Stefan. So yeah, I’m pretty happy about todays results. Other than being stabbed and all.” I smile.

“I’m glad you’re alright love.” he sighs, his anger going down.

“I just want to sleep tonight okay?” I whisper, already feeling my eyes start to close.

“Of course.”