Chapter 14

CHAPTER 14

When The Moon Knows Our Secrets:

𝐿𝑒𝓉'𝓈 𝑔𝑜 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒾𝓃 𝒻𝓁𝒶𝓂𝑒𝓈 𝓈𝑜 𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝓀𝓃𝑜𝓌𝓈 𝓌𝒽𝑜 𝓌𝑒 𝒶𝓇𝑒 

'𝒞𝒶𝓊𝓈𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓈𝑒 𝒸𝒾𝓉𝓎 𝓌𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓈 𝓃𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇 𝓀𝓃𝑒𝓌 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝓌𝑒'𝒹 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝒾𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒻𝒶𝓇 

𝒲𝑒'𝓋𝑒 𝒷𝑒𝒸𝑜𝓂𝑒 𝑒𝒸𝒽𝑜𝑒𝓈, 𝒷𝓊𝓉 𝑒𝒸𝒽𝑜𝑒𝓈 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝒻𝒶𝒹𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒶𝓌𝒶𝓎 

𝒮𝑜 𝓁𝑒𝓉'𝓈 𝒹𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝓁𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝓉𝓌𝑜 𝓈𝒽𝒶𝒹𝑜𝓌𝓈, 𝒷𝓊𝓇𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝒶 𝑔𝓁𝑜𝓇𝓎 𝒹𝒶𝓎.

Vivienne's Pov:

I leaned back against the wall as I watched Elena and Caroline talk. I didn't want to interfere they were friends, I know I kind of don't like Elena much, but she sometimes is a good friend to Care, and I appreciate it.

I watched as Elena went away after noticing that I was standing there, she gave me a nod which I returned. Then made my way towards Care, she is sitting quietly and is staring into space.

I took a seat beside her and she snapped back in reality and turned towards me, her expression telling me that tears are going to fall down soon.
She hugged me tightly saying "She hates me, Viv. What do I do." Her voice trembled as she said those words.

I held her tightly rubbing her back and softly said. "She doesn't hate you, it'll take time but she'll come around. I promise, Caroline."

She let go of me and looked at me and said "You promise?" I nodded, and replied "I Promise." She smiled at me and said she'll got and rest now it's been a long day anyways.

I stayed there for sometime then decided that I need some sleep too it's been a long day really.

But I should have known, as soon as I closed my eyes, I straight went into a dream.

I stood at the edge of a tranquil lake, the water smooth as glass, reflecting the night sky in perfect stillness. The air was thick with the scent of blooming jasmine, and the soft hum of distant whispers lingered like a forgotten melody. I could hear them, those voices- faint, elusive- calling her name in a way that sent a shiver down her spine.

I took a step forward, the damp earth cool beneath her bare feet. A gentle breeze stirred the lake's surface, causing ripples to dance across the water. The moon, large and silver, hung low in the sky, casting an ethereal glow on everything around her, I felt like I had been here before, though I could not remember when.

Then, I sensed it- him.

A presence, strong and undeniable, just behind me.

I turned slowly, and there he was. His figure was draped in shadow, but I knew those eyes- dark and piercing, locked onto mine as though i was the only thing that existed in the world. His expression was unreadable, but there was something in the way he looked at me, something ancient and unspoken, that made my chest tighten.

For a moment, we both simply stood there, staring at one another in silence. Then, his voice, low and deep, drifted through the air like a whisper on the wind.

"You feel it too, don't you?"

I swallowed, my throat dry. I didn't understand what he meant, not fully- but I did feel something. A pull. A connection that went beyond reason. It wasn't fear that rooted me in place. It was something far more dangerous.

Longing.

I took a hesitant step forward, my breath hitching as he mirrored my movement. When he reached out, his fingers barely grazing my wrist, warmth rushed through my veins, so powerful that i gasped. The touch was light- so light it should have been insignificant- but it sent my pulse racing.

He exhaled sharply, as if my reaction unraveled something within him.

"You always look at me like that," he murmured.

I blinked. "Like what."

A ghost of a smile touched his lips, but it didn't quite reach his eyes. His fingers traced up my arm, slow and deliberate, leaving a trail of fire in their wake.

"Like you don't remember me, Like you're trying to, but you can't."

The words hit me like a blow to the chest.

Something cracked inside me- an ache so sudden, so sharp, that I staggered beneath it's weight. Why did it feel like the truth? Why did it feel like I had heard those words before.

I wanted to ask him. I wanted to demand answers.

But before I could, he reached for me, his palm warm against my cheek.

His touch was grounding, steady- but there was something else beneath it. A quiet desperation. A plea. As though he was afraid that if he let go, I would disappear.

"Don't let go this time."

The words sent a chill down my spine, though I didn't understand why.

I didn't get the chance to ask.

Because then- his lips brushed against mine.

The kiss was soft at first, hesitant, like a memory trying to find its way back. But then, something inside both of us shattered, and the hesitation was gone.

He pulled me closer, his arms wrapping around me, and I melted into him like I had belonged there all along. The kiss deepened, consuming, desperate- like a secret finally spoken aloud after being buried for far too long.

My fingers curled into his shirt, holding on, refusing to let go.

But then-

A whisper.

Faint at first. Soft, distant.

Then louder.

Stronger.

I stiffened.

He felt it too. His arms tightened around me, his breath uneven as he pressed his forehead to mine.

"Not yet." He whispered, his voice almost pained.

Then-

The world cracked like glass.

I woke with a gasp, my chest heaving, my pulse racing so fast it made me dizzy.

Darkness surrounded me, the only sound in the room the frantic pounding of my own heart. But the warmth of his touch still lingered on my skin, the ghost of his embrace wrapping around me like a fading dream.

My lips tingled.

As if he had really been there.

As if he had just kissed me, and I had let him slip away.

But his name- his face-

Gone.

Just out of reach

A hollow ache settled deep in my chest as I stared at the ceiling, my breaths uneven.

I didn't know who he was.

But I knew-

I had lost him before.

I stood outside as I heard Caroline talking to Mom, Caroline tried making a conversation between them, but mom wouldn't talk to her, "Are you really just gonna pretend like I don't exist?" there was a moment of silence, "Yes so please go." Caroline signed, even when I couldn't see I just knew the heartbreak on her face.

She scoffs, "As usual, you don't care. Got it. Just like before I was a Vampire. It's not like I died or anything." I heard footsteps approaching as Caroline started coming out, "Are you...? Are you really dead?" Mom asked.

"Yes and no" Caroline replied as she opened the door, I was leaning on the wall just beside the door. "How is it possible?" Mom asked confused by everything that has been going on.

She explained everything to her, I stood there listening ready to step in if something goes wrong. "I don't want this for you." Mom said softly. "I know, But when life gives you lemons...." Caroline laughed quietly, I liked how genuine that laugh was.

They were comfortable, and it makes me happy that Mom was finally, even if it is slowly accepting it all. This conversation between them, pulled them closer in a way. After a long time I felt like everything can still be okay.

She told Mom, "Damon's home," as she came outside, she saw me and I smiled patting her hair. "You got this baby," I mouthed to her, and her smile made me relax.

She turned to go upstairs when she heard Bonnie's voice, "Listen to me," I held her face with my both hands and said,

"Even if nobody accepts you, they don't deserve you okay. You have me by your side through everything, no one in this whole fucking world can change that, when mom can't accept you I will. When Bonnie doesn't accept you I still will. You are my sister and nothing can change that, you'll always have me."

As I said those words, her tears fell down, she smiled through her tears and pulled me in a tight hug. Saying thank you again and again, chanting it like a mantra.

I pulled back, wiped her tears, "Now go, and remember, You never-"

She cut me off by completing my sentence, "-beg someone to stay and love you, because they didn't have to beg you to love them. Because you loved them without anyone asking you, and if that person doesn't accept it or reciprocate, you take a step back and let that person go. Even if it hurts you, never change yourself for anyone. Just know even when I'm not there present with you, Vivienne will always love Caroline."

She completed it like she is giving a speech but with a smile which spoke volumes.

A chuckle left itself from my mouth, I looked at her, seeing how fast she grew up. I still remember that little girl who used to hold my finger saying, Vi i want to eat something good. Can you bake something for me? While showing me those puppy eyes. Now she is all grown up.

She told me I'll be back, as I watched her climbing the steps. Something got my attention, I turned to look, and saw Mom standing there while she had a small smile on her face. "You are a great Sister."

"I know, Mom," after then I also decided to go upstairs, avoiding the conversation with her.

I stood by the door as I saw, Damon torturing Mason, I don't have any anger or hate towards Mason, but I don't want to get in between any of that.

Mason wouldn't say anything, I stood there as I watched him ask questions about Katherine, even I wanted to know so I stayed silent making myself invisible, it's cool and it's a new trick I learned a week ago, it came so naturally like I was doing this since I was 5 or something.

I saw Jeremy coming out, what happening I'm confused now, I haven't talked to Jeremy for days he's been busy, as I have been stuck in this drama.

I stayed in one place not wanting to attract any attention towards me, I saw as he explained everything he had read about Wolfsbane.

It is toxic towards werewolf's, I think almost all the supernatural's knew that, why Damon and Stefan didn't, they are so ignorant, they think there's nothing beside, witches and Vampires. Such fools, there are many more things out there they should be worried about, one is standing right inside his house and he still is ignorant to that.

I shook my head, how stupid he is, he made Mason eat that Wolfsbane, I waved my hand only Mason can see me, I stood right behind Damon, "Help me." He begged his voice coming out hoarse, Damon looked around, and thought he's talking to Jeremy.

Jeremy stepped in, "If he wanted to say anything he would have." Not liking the way Damon was torturing the guy.

Mason told where the moonstone is, but Damon wanted to know what it does, he just admitted that he just got it for Katherine because she told him she'll use it to lift the curse.

He made Jeremy go away, "time to take a walk, Jeremy," he denied saying he'll stay, I watched as Mason begged Jeremy, "Don't let this happen to tyler, help him please."

"Damon," Jeremy warned. And in a flash Damon held Jeremy's neck threatening him.

Time to step in, with a snap of my finger Damon was thrown in opposite direction. I stood infront of Jeremy, "You don't lay a finger on him."

Damon got up with a groan. "What are you doing?" his eyes held anger, looking he wanted to kill anyone who stepped in between, "Stopping you." I turned my back towards him, and looked at Jeremy, held his face in my hands, he was breathing heavily.

Damon's finger print were evident on his neck, I felt anger bubbled inside, first Caroline, and now he's laying hands on Jeremy. "I'm okay." Said Jeremy looking at me, he could see the anger in my eyes. I put my hand on his neck and the warmth transferred from my body to his.

And he healed, those finger prints vanished. He looked at me with so much astonishment in his eyes. I smiled and said "You are good now," I leaned in and whispered in his ears. "Go, I'll handle this and I will need you to meet me when I call you." I know that Damon can't hear me. I had this barrier made which make people hear whatever I want them to hear.

I'm learning new things.

It's cool.

Jeremy nodded as he went out, I turned towards Damon. "If I see you near him again, you'll lose your heart. Remember that." I warned him.

He tried to play it cool and went towards Mason again. I could feel that fear in him though no matter how much he acted that it didn't affect him.

I knew he's going to kill Mason. But I didn't want to die. He's a decent guy who got stuck in the webs of Katherina Petrova.

Damon leaned towards him. And his hand grabbed Mason's heart as he completed his dialogue. It's now or never.

I have never tried this, but I know doing this is possible. Something doing good things is nice, and making friends.

My eyes glowed blue. As I cast this energy in Mason which would keep him alive even if his heart is ripped out, which is exactly what Damon did, he ripped his heart out.

I knew Mason will be okay, now I just have to wait for the right moment.

"That's how you rip a heart out." Damon says with a smirk pasted on his face, I gave him a overly sweet smile from which he could tell them I'm annoyed and said, "I'll keep that in mind, you never know who's heart needs to be ripped out."

I turned away to leave and let him clean up his mess, that's when I heard him saying, "Oh come onnn, now why are you mad at me?" his tone sounding frustrated and confused, "Maybe I'll not be mad at you when you stop trying to kill my family and act like a mature person, I though being alive for almost one hundred and fifty years at least taught you manners or something,"

I went away from there. Leaving Damon as I saw felt that Caroline and Stefan came back.

Caroline gestured me to follow her.

I sat there as she and Mom talked. They were getting along.

When Mom said, "You don't have to take my memories away, I'll keep your secret, look if you're worried about them, just say you compelled me. I won't tell. I'll never do anything to you."

"We never talk like this, Ever. And today meant so much to me, Mom"
"Me too."

I know what Caroline is thinking. I waved my hand and cast a privacy spell, not letting anyone hear what we are saying.

Caroline turned at looked at me, torn between wanting to and not wanting to compel mom.

I shook my head and came to sit beside them, I held Mom's hands and looked into her eyes. "Promise me you won't let anything harm Caroline. Because if by any chance the council get to know about this, Caroline will be in danger, mom."

"I know, Thea. I swear to you, I won't say anything to anyone," Mom said, "I won't compel you, we'll pretend that you don't know about this all okay, I'll tell them I compelled you, I'll lie but please you have to be careful," Caroline added as tears started rolling down from her eyes.

Mom nodded, "With all this knowledge you'll have to be careful mom, don't let anyone compel you," I added.

Caroline pulled both of us in a hug.

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Next day,

Sitting on the couch of Salvatore house as Damon went on and on about how he fucked up and now Stefan and Elena broke up because Katherine compelled Jenna to stab herself with a knife. Even tho i was mad at him, he apologised so i let it go this time.

I raised my eyebrows in shock, "Whattt?" I said, "Yeah she did that and Elena was upset, Jenna's okay tho, but wait how did you miss all of that you were in this very house." Damon asked making faces.

"Well, I don't have supernatural hearing and I need sleep to actually work, and I'm not like you, I don't listen to people breaking up and all the drama." I exclaimed. "What you mean you're not like me, don't even try to deny that you love the drama, and you love it more when I act it out to you. Like, I have been so selfish because I love you so much- Oof" I cut him off by beating him with a pillow.

We both ended up laughing at his acting, "but I have to say though I think she has a thing for you. Andddd maybe you do too." As I completed the sentence, Damon was already defending himself, "Okay-Woahhh, I-I mean I think she likes me, but I'm into her at all!" as he says that, I laughed, "Whatever helps you sleep at night."

He started tickling me like crazy, which caused me laugh more as tears started welling in my eyes. "Stop-stp-stop, Okay I know you don't like her now, Just- just leave me." I said between taking deep breaths to calm myself down. He pulled away.

"When you aren't pretending to be a bad boy, you can be a good person, Dames." I said which caused him to smile as he looked me. "Awh don't fall in love with me Viv." He said with a smirk on his face.

"In your dreams. Now come on make me something to eat I'm hungry. Being alive for these many years would have taught you a thing or two to cook."

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After having these Pancakes which Damon made, it was delicious I have to say, we both were sitting and Damon was busy drinking from the blood bag, he raised his head and looked at me.

"What?" I asked, "Why is your sister practically running here right now?" he said while sipping from the blood bag like its some kind of juice. God I'll never get used to this.

Caroline came inside running as Damon explained, she looked shaken, I stood up made my way towards her, she pulled me in a hug, "Oh I'm shaking," she says, her voice sounded like whisper.

I lead her towards the couch and sat her down. Damon pour some blood in a glass and handed towards her, she took it her hands still kind of shaking, Stefan to rushed after hearing the commotion, "What happened?" he asked.

"Sit down I think we'll love this," Damon says as he has a smirk on his face, clearly he had some idea in his brain.

"I saw Katherine today." She started and Stefan asked, "Where?" "At the Grill. I just stopped by to just gawk and quasi-stalk Matt."

"Speak the teen drama and get to it, Caroline." Damon stated annoyed, "Let her talk Damon," I warned.

"Then I had to pretend to use the bathroom even though I didn't really have to go, because I'm a doofus. Then I saw her I knew Elena was at home and this was Katherine, I tried walking past her but she stopped me and said to give you guys a message."

"What's the message?"

"She said, Tell Damon and Stefan that I want the moonstone or I will rip this town apart until it rains blood. Tonight, at the masquerade ball."

"She wants to do it public, Killing Mason threw her off." Stefan accused Damon, "She's running scared, what she did to Jenna was desperate." Damon being Damon he still has the ignorance inside of him, and Stefan goes "We can't underestimate her, we have to play this smarter than her,"

"Can't we give her the stone? So she'll leave." Caroline says, I chimed, "She is so set on getting this moonstone but you never know even if she gets it, she'll won't leave. She's planning something big."

"No Katherine's not getting dick. I've had it, I'm gonna go to the Masquerade ball and kill her," as he completed that sentence, I turned around to look at him and said, "Can you really, Dames? She's clearly older and stronger and much more smarter than you, it won't be easy to just go and BOOM you kill her."

"No, Vivienne is right, we have to think this through, and You're not gonna kill her. Because I am."

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One hour or two later, we're all standing and more like they are planning and being stupid, I mean she's some hundred years old she's not that dumb, I looked at Care and Jeremy, I didn't want them two to get hurt, and that's the only reason I'm standing her and bearing all this but the fun part is Alaric Saltzman's weapons.

As he showed how to kill a Vampire, the look on Damon and Stefan's face made me laugh which caused Damon to look at me and Stefan went away to talk to Bonnie, Damon made his way towards me and toss me a stake, "Show me how you can use it." He challenged.

I gave him a 'Are you serious right now look' but still if wants a show lets show him.

I raised my hand the stake lifted itself in the air, "Ready?" I questioned, he nodded preparing himself and everyone made room for us to do this.

With a tilt of my head, the stake converted itself in small sharp pieces of wood, small but still enough to kill a Vampire, "Ohh that's not fare, Viv" Damon exclaimed as he started almost running around saving himself from the makeshift stakes.

"Ohh you asked for it, Dames," I said chuckling, as he ran everyone was amused, Jeremy laughing loudly, Caroline smiling widely and Alaric looked almost proud. 

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