D E V I L I C I O U S • Kai Parker

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Believer - Imagine Dragons

Cheryl's P.O.V.

"Bonnie, please, can you do that for me ?", I asked her once again, bending on the Grill's table.

"I don't really feel like it. You can imagine why, can't you ?", she responded with a duh-look on her face.

"I completely get the whole 'getting back at him' thing but it's almost been a week and I know it's not much compared to what you had to go through but you need to send me there, back in 1903. I'm no longer asking.", I replied understanding but annoyed at the same time. My patience had its limits.

"What if I am the one to help you with your magic ? I am powerful enough to fix it. ", she offered sitting straight in her chair.

"This....was brought upon me by the Gemini coven, his coven, which, by the way, is from now on under his command. I can only be fixed by him, although YOU can help me by sending me in the damn prison world." She didn't understand. I, myself, didn't have much of a choice.

"And then what, huh ? You're just gonna come back with him and make him help you ?". I could see she was getting annoyed by this situation too.

"Well, everybody loves me.", I stated.

"And you expect him to follow your orders ?", she paused and exhale to calm herself down.

"When he'll decide to turn his back on you, you'll look into his eyes and he'll be the last thing you see."

"Look, you're not doing this for him, you're doing this for me.", I said, looking at her straight in the eye to bring her attention on the real issue.

"When ?", she simply answered.

"Right before sun down."

"I'll prepare the spell and meet you in the cemetery in 2 hours." She got up and started walking away when I gently grabbed her elbow to pull her into a hug.

"Thank you", I whispered. "Gosh, you remind me so much of your Gram's"

I took her in my arms, remembering the good moments the three of us spent together.

"I just hope you know what you're doing". She gave me a weak but genuine smile and walked out of the Mystic Grill.

*

I was getting ready by packing everything I would and could need in the prison world when a knock on the door interrupted me. I headed towards my dorm's door and opened it to see Damon standing in the doorway.

"Hey", I said gesturing to him meaning he could come in.

"I heard you were going on a trip", he smirked.

"Yup, today's the big day", I replied raising my eyebrows.

"Well, I brought you some stuff you might need, you know : weapons to defend your tiny little self and some of my blood if you scratch yourself.", he pouted his lips to make a baby face 'cause that's what he apparently thought I was; a baby.

"Ha. Ha. Ha. How generous of you !", I joked back, reaching for the supplies he had brought.

"Thanks Damon", I added more seriously and gave him a warm smile.

He and I had always got on well. I was broken hearted when he died. I understood why Elena had gotten rid of her memories but I'd never wanted to forget him, or Bonnie, who was like a sister to me. I guess, in my case, the will to get them back was just stronger than the grief.

Damon was walking away when he stopped in his tracks and started looking for something in his pocket.

"I almost forgot, here, another generous gift from yours truly." He smiled and handed me an mp4. "If you ever get tired of listening to the other freak -and I know you eventually will- this will do."

"Good point, never thought of that but from what I've heard I might actually use it often..."

"Trust me, you will.", he paused.

"Anyway, try to come back in one piece." And with that he walked out of the dorm a smirk on his face.

I rehearsed in my head the plan I had thought through for my 'big entrance' in 1903. When I was done packing I checked the clock and noticed that if I didn't leave now, I would make Bonnie wait. Considering she didn't want to do the spell in the first place, I intended to be there on time.

*

Here we go.

"Ready ?", Bonnie asked me.

"Never been more ready in my life. Let's do this.", I answered confidently. That was it, maybe I could save my skin after all.