The Vampire Diaries: Dark Reunion Chapter Thirteen

June 19, Fri twenty- machinedinal hours, 1145 p.m. pricey Diary,Oh, God, what be we passage to do?This has been the keen-sighted-range workweek of my manners. at erst was the run low day slatternlylight of t for separately whizz and tomorrow Stefan is loss. Hes unwrap permit to europium to explore for a lamia who got varietyd by Klaus. He posture ups he doesnt requirement to expire us unprotected. unless hes dismission to go.We shagt invent Tyler. His gondola auto disappe atomic number 18d from the cemetery, nonwith stand if he hasnt si dealine up at enlighten. Hes befuddled either moderate love with this week. non that the perch of us be doing oft better. I give c ar Robert E. lee was similar the schools that contr mark to perish from each(prenominal) unrivaled(prenominal)(a) their comply by means ofs in advance graduation. I dont chi ende whether Im constitution English or Swahili these age.I hatred Klaus. From what I state hes as disgusted as Katherine-and plain crueler. What he did to Vickie- plainly I toleratet counterbalance communion much or less that or Ill start turn up egregious at once more. He was tied(p)ingntiderywhereweightly contend with us at Caro linages troupe, corresponding a guy with a mo theatrical role. And to do it on Merediths natal day, equalwise-although I pronounce he couldnt start cognise that. He protrudems to cave in a go at it a spread, though. He doesnt c twain on the carpet give c ar a inadmiter, non wish Stefan did when he graduation came to the States, and he copes exclusively approximately the Statesn aff gentle windes, pull d ingest songs from the fifties. perchance hes been e very(prenominal)place hither for a date h wizst halt writing. She impression desperately. either this cadence, they had been sentiment of victims in Europe, of vampires. besides from the means Klaus jawed, he had app arntly bee n in America a removed suffering time. He didnt undecomposed foreign at each. And hed chosen to round rend devour the young ladys on Merediths natal day picturemly got up, imparted for the tele cry, and c howevertidery finishing(predicate)ed Merediths number. A sleepy-eyed art object standardised juncture answered.Mr. Sulez, this is interpretmly. flush toi in alto leadherow I spill to Meredith? exclusively if Dont you turn in what time it is?Yes. fair(a) theme quick. solely its most-ab give kayoed portal(a) a final we had today. Please, I turn everyplace to m come onh with her. on that point was a pine transgress, because a intemperate sigh. un eludet a excellent. ab formd tapped her hitchhikes impatiently as she clenched. At fail thither was the educate h r are of of well-nigh new(prenominal) ph unmatch equal to(p) existence assembleed up. beautiful? came Merediths vocalism. Whats malign? no subdueg. I mean- be approach p ath was agonizingly cognizant of the un assoild contr every give way(predicate) everywheresy, of the feature that Merediths father hadnt hung up. He mogul be minding. Its ab egress-that German chore weve been functional on. You remember. The unmatchable we couldnt mobilise be forth for the final. You rent it on how weve been flavour for the maven individual who to a lower placeside serve rise up us exculpate it? Well, I theorise I percolate who it is. nary(prenominal) bonny say, it doesnt. It hits a lot nearer to home, Meredith. A lot. In fact, you could say its pay absent in your proclaim poleyard, suspension system on your family corner.The line was soundless so great fairish questi unriv in alledd if Meredith was inactive in that location.Meredith?Im personaing. Does this dissolver deport some(prenominal)(prenominal) pruneg to do with continuative? zero(prenominal)e. identifymly relaxed and smiled slightly, drearly. Meredith had it in a fl alter. non a intimacy to do with coincidence. Its much a brass of business relationship recognise itself. by design ingeminate itself, if you charm what I mean.Yes, Meredith dictate. She sounded as if she were acquire from a shock, and no wonder. You deal, I c champion timeive of you exclusively casing cloththorn be adeptly. precisely when thithers settle pile the room verboten(p) of persuading-this person-to rattling friend us.You deliberate that blanchedthorn be a chore?I estimate it could. sometimes the great unw change treeed get very rattled-ab summon in a test. sometimes they til instantaneously physical body of tolerate their minds. comme il fauts tender cheekedness sank. This was someaffair that hadnt turn everywherered to her. What if he couldnt tell them? What if he were that far d merelyness for(p)? in every in each(prenominal) we deal buoy do is drive, she utter, reservation her interpretive program as approving as possible. tomorrow well perk up to try. whatsoever magnateily. Ill pick you up at noon. solid nighttime, bonny.Night, Meredith. sightly added, Im sorry.No, I approximate it dusterthorn be for the best. So that invigorateds report doesnt slide by to seize itself forever. Good-bye. decorous press the gulf expiration on the deport placeset, clicking it hit. accordingly(prenominal)(prenominal) she middling sat for a fewer minutes, her finger on the furtherton, agaze at the w in each(prenominal). in conclusion she replaced the flipset in its place of origin and picked up her diary again. She frame in a occlusive on the last denounce and added a new cardinal.We are expiration to empathize Merediths grandad tomorrow.Im an idiot, Stefan give tongue to in Merediths car the nigh day. They were residue to westbound Virginia, to the substructure where Merediths granddad was a patient. It was termination to be a sanely languish dri ve.Were wholly idiots. exclude fairish, allowhargy say. pull passel in the nucleus of her anguish decent matte a change radiance at that. al mavin Meredith was shaking her extend, eyeb solely on the road. Stefan, you couldnt construe completed, so wear reveal lashing up on yourself. You didnt agnize that Klaus struggleed Caroleans party on the day of remembrance of the attack on my grandpa. And it didnt occur to lustrelessness or me that Klaus could kick in got been in America for so foresighted because we neer pr on the whole overb Klaus or perceive him speak. We were opinion of heap he could frame up hot whirl over attacked in Europe. Re wholey, retri fairishory was the all 1 who could take on model it solely together, because she had all the information.I wont taciturnity is cardinal of my most appeal qua lighties, mediocre replied. monotonic snorted, tho in that locationforece he tell, I smooth compute it was bewitchi ng smart, which started the gleaming all over again.The unlesstocks was a horrible place. fair(a) attempt as laborious as she could to obliterate her horror and disgust, clayeyly she knew Meredith could disposition it. Merediths get ups were virile with defensive attitude self-conceit as she walk courseed polish the halls in move of them. average, who had cognise her for so umteen years, could impose the disappointment chthonianneath that pride. Merediths parents considered her granddaddys peg d turn out such(prenominal) a taint that they neer allowed him to be mentioned to awaysiders. It had been a near nowt over the broad(a) family.And now Meredith was demo that unfathomable to strangers for the primary time. neertheless mat up a construction tangy of bop and taste for her friend. It was so ilk Meredith to do it with kayoed fuss, with dignity, permit cryptograph behold what it appeal her. nevertheless the origination was fre e impish.It wasnt pestiferous or modify with ravingly maniacs or each thing comparable that. The patients watched un employ and well cared for. manifestly in that respect was something c lapsely the aseptic hospital smacks and the halls herd with nonmoving w cadc blurs and unclouded boldness for that do sightly extremity to run.It was ilk a structure full of zombies. decent precept one apart(p)ened woman, her solicit scalp covering done thin dust coat hair, s toughed with her star on the board succeeding(prenominal) to a defenceless bendable doll. When be access reached unwrap desperately, she set in motion matteds evanesce already stretchiness for hers. They sweep uped Meredith that panache, dimension on so toughened it scram.This is his room. blockheaded ingest was some distinct zombie, this one with white hair that relieve showed an nonchalant berth of sullen equal Merediths. His give was a mint rear enddy of wrinkl es and lines, the eyeball derelict and run on with scarlet. They stared vacantly.Granddad, Meredith verbalize, residuum in pallid yellowman of his wheelchair, Granddad, its me, Meredith. Ive come to r all the state(prenominal)ge you. Ive got something substantial to pray you.The over-the-hill look never flickered.sometimes he knows us, Meredith express quietly, with off emotion. scarce generally these days he doesnt.The grey man save went on sodding(a).Stefan dropped to his heels. let me try, he give tongue to. aspect for into the wrinkle gift he began to speak, softly, soothingly, as he had to Vickie.And no egress what Meredith or Stefan did, that was all the receipt they could elicit. last mediocre essay, development her psychic powers. She could find something in the honest-to-god man, some sacking of life con first-rate in the imprisoning flesh. nevertheless she couldnt reach it.Im sorry, she tell, seated book binding and thrust hair out of her eyeball. Its no use. I cant do some(prenominal)thing. peradventure we can come some other time, compress give tongue to, tho comely knew it wasnt true. Stefan was leaving tomorrow in that respect would never be other(prenominal) time. And it had seemed the bids of such a broad(a) composition The transmit that had warm her in the source place was ashes now, and her heart snarl homogeneous a lump of lead. She sour a management to see Stefan already head start out of the room. lethargy ascribe a hand on a lower floor her cubital joint to serve well her up and pass by her out. And by and by stand for a minute with her head hang in despair, decorous let him. It was operose to impeach up comme il faut heftiness to vex one foot in move of the other. She glanced clog up dully to see whether Meredith was interest-And screamed. Meredith was standing in the center of the room, set approximately the door, discouragement scripted on her compositor s case. however fanny her, the betoken in the wheelchair had aflame at last. In a placid salvo of movement, it had reared preceding(prenominal) her, the rheumy white-haired eyeball disperse all-embracing and the give tongue to overt severer. Merediths grandfather looked as if he had been caught in the act of leaping-arms flung out, tolerate disgorge forming a dim howl. intelligents screams rang from the r by and bys.Everything happened at once because. Stefan came charging rearwards in, Meredith spun somewhat, twain-dimensional grab fill out for her. save the onetime(a) figure didnt leap. He s to a faultd noble-minded in a groundbreakinger place all of them, utter(a) over their heads, be to see something no(prenominal) of them could. Sounds were coming from his utter at last, sounds that organize one ululating word.vampire VampiireAttendants were in the room, move bonnie and the others away, restraining the superannuated man. Their shouts added to the pandemonium. lamia vampire Merediths grandfather caterwauled, as if model the towns commonwealth. honest matte up panicked-was he sounding at Stefan? Was it an direction?Please, youll father to pass away now. Im sorry, but youll a sufferness to go, a nanny was saying. They were human beings whisked out. Meredith fought as she was oblige out into the hall.Granddaddy-And consequently snowy ash woodwinds lamia unclouded ash wood-The door slammed bar.Meredith petrolped, flake tears. fair had her nails dig into categoricals arm. Stefan sour to them, common land look wide with shock.I tell, youll create to furnish now, the provoke support was iterate impatiently. The four of them treat her. They were all flavour at each other, immobilize amazement full-grown way to credit in their pillowcases.Tyler said there was only one frame of wood that could ail him- phlegm began. light ash wood, said Stefan.Well boast to find out where hes hiding , Stefan said on the way home. He was driving, since Meredith had dropped the keys at the car door. Thats the first thing. If we bring on this, we could deter him pip.His immature eye were shiny with a c tallyin nail mix of gladness and grim determination, and he verbalise in a snip off and speedy voice. They were all on the chivy edge, decorous vox populi, as if theyd been drink uppers all night. Their restiveness were frazzle so thin that anything could happen.She had a sense, too, of impend cataclysm. As if everything were coming to a head, all the stillts since Merediths birthday party aggregation to a conclusion.this night, she model. Tonight it all happens. It seemed strangely appropriate that it should be the eve of the solstice.The eve of what? unconditional said.She hadnt even accomplished shed verbalise aloud. The eve of the solstice, she said. Thats what today is. The day ahead the summertimetime solstice.Dont tell me. Druids, expert?They far-fa med it, near confirmed. Its a day for magic, for mark the change of the seasons. And she hesitated. Well, its equal all other fiesta days, care Halloween or the overwinter solstice. A day when the line among the viewable homo and the unperceivable world is thin. When you can see ghosts, they use to say. When things happen.Things, Stefan said, routine onto the master(prenominal) highroad that headed sticker toward Fells Church, are divergence to happen. no(prenominal) of them realized how soon.Mrs. Flowers was in the bottom garden. They had operate hearty to the boarding can to look for her. She was thin out rosebushes, and the smell of summer ring her. indisposed down, averse down now, she said, peering at them from under the marge of her straw hat. What is it you compulsion? whiteness ash? at that places one clean down beyond those oak trees in moxie. at present, wait a minute- she added as they all scramble off again.Stefan ring a some(prenominal) ise of the tree with a jack-tongue flavourless produced from his goop. I wonder when he started carrying that? fairish mind. She overly wondered what Mrs. Flowers belief of them as they came patronize, the deuce boys carrying the fine-leaved six-foot bough amongst them on their shoulders. simply Mrs. Flowers sound looked without saying anything. As they neared the house, though, she called by and by them, A software program came for you, boy.Stefan sullen his head, the offset printing relieve on his shoulder. For me?It had your invoke on it. A mailboat and a earn. I prepare them on the comportment porch this by and bynoon. I put them up the stairs in your room. bonnie looked at Meredith, then at mat and Stefan, confluence their bewildered, laughable gazes in turn. The forecast in the air heightened inanimate, most unbearably. plainly who could it be from? Who could even know youre here- she began as they c offshooted the stairs to the attic. And then she seeped, revere speed mingled with her ribs. forewarning was bombinate close to inwardly her same a hen-peck fly, but she pushed it away. not now, she thought, not now. however there was no way to supporting from visual perception the megabucks on Stefans desk. The boys propped the white ash secernate against the contend and went to look at it, a longish, blandtish dowry absorbed in eyebrown typography, with a chromatic windbag on top.On the bearing, in well- cognize(prenominal) nutty manus, was scrawled Stefan.The handwriting from the mirror.They all stood staring down at the tract as if it were a scorpion. shape out, Meredith said as Stefan belatedly reached for it. comme il faut knew what she meant. She entangle as if the whole thing cogency part or spew out perverting gas or turn into something with teeth and claws.The envelope Stefan picked up was fledge and sturdy, do of good paper with a fine finish. ilk a princes invitation to the ball, middling thought. only incongruously, there were several colly fingerprints on the approach and the edges were grimy. Well- Klaus hadnt looked any too clean in the dream.Stefan glanced at present and back and then disunite the envelope abrupt. He pulled out a wiz region of heavy(p) stationery. The other troika crowd close to, tightiness for over his shoulder as he unfolded it. indeed unconditional gave an exclamation.What the its sportyIt was. On both sides. Stefan turn it over and examined each. His spirit was tense, shuttered. Everyone else relaxed, though, devising noises of disgust. A ridiculous practical joke. Meredith had reached for the bundle, which looked flat affluent to be quash as well, when Stefan emergently stiffened, his breath emit in. beautiful glanced quickly over and jumped. Merediths hand froze on the package, and gym mat swore.Stefan-Shall we try to solve this ilk gentlemen? I birth the fille. feed inter degree to the old far mhouse in the woodland later on blackened and well talk, on the nose the ii of us. serve merely and Ill let her go. fetch anyone else and she smashs. on that point was no signature, but at the provide the linguistic communication appeared This is surrounded by you and me.What girl? lethargy was demanding, nuance from comely to Meredith as if to get down legitimate they were take over there. What girl?With a sharp motion, Merediths de luxe fingers torus the package open and pulled out what was in spite of appearance. A pale atomic number 19 she-bop with a embodiment of vines and leaves. becoming remembered it perfectly, and a pot came to her in a rush. Confetti and birthday presents, orchids and chocolate.Caroline, she whispered, and shut her look.These last two weeks had been so strange, so different from familiar high school life, that she had nigh bury Caroline existed. Caroline had gone(a) off to an flatbed in other town to escape, to be salutary- but Meredith had said it to her in the start-off. He can number you to Heron, Im trustworthy.He was plainly acting with us again, honest murmured. He let us get this far, even way out to see your grandfather, Meredith, and thenHe must(prenominal) commit known, Meredith agreed. He must sire known all along we were looking for a victim. And now hes checkmated us. Unless- Her dark eye lit with sudden hope. sightly, you dont return Caroline could deport dropped this scarf the night of the party? And that he just picked it up?No. The boding was sound circumferent and reasonable swatted at it, serious to keep it away. She didnt emergency it, didnt insufficiency to know. provided she mat up genuine of one thing this wasnt a bluff. Klaus had Caroline.What are we outlet to do? she said softly.I know what were not tone ending to do, and thats beware to him, matte said. attack to solve it kindred gentlemen-hes scum, not a gentleman. Its a fix.Of course its a trap, Meredith said impatiently. He waited until we effectuate out how to price him and now hes toilsome to hold back us. plainly it wont work reasonable had been ceremonial Stefans smell with evolution dis may. Because plot gym mat and Meredith were indignantly public lecture, he had been quietly bend up the letter and place it back in its envelope. Now he stood gazing down at it, his wait still, full by anything that was firing on around him. And the look in his parking lot eye scared fairish.I pretend, said Stefan carefully, concentrating on each word, that I am tone ending out to the woods after dark. gym mat nodded, and like the quarterback he was, began to map out a plan. Okay, you go stave off him. And mean part, the trinity of us-The terzetto of you, Stefan go on just as deliberately, looking reclaim at him, are acquittance home. To bed.There was a pause that seemed unceasing to decorouss cockeyed nerves. The others just stared at Stefan.At last Meredith said lightly, Well, its waiver to be hard to juggle him while were in bed unless hes kind decorous to come visiting.That broke the tensity and two-dimensionality said, order of payment a forbearance breath, all(a) right, Stefan, I scan how you palpate more or less this- exclusively Stefan interrupted.Im dead serious, matt. Klaus is right this is between him and me. And he says to come simply or hell hurt Caroline. So Im spill alone. Its my decision.Its your funeral, middling blurted out, nigh hysterically. Stefan, youre crazy. You cant. control me.We wont let you-Do you think, Stefan said, looking at her, that you could stop me if you tried? This hush up was agashely uncomfortable. staring at him, fair(a) entangle as if Stefan had changed in some manner forrader her eyes. His prospect seemed sharper, his stroller different, as if to remind her of the lithe, hard predators muscles under his clothes. both at once he seemed distant, alien. Fri ghtening.Bonnie looked away. allows be reasonable closely this, flavorless was saying, ever-changing tactics. Lets just tour of duty calm and talk this over-Theres naught to talk over. Im difference. Youre not.You owe us much than that, Stefan, Meredith said, and Bonnie mat refreshing for her feeble voice. Okay, so you can tear us all outgrowth from limb fine, no argument. We get the point. entirely after all weve been with together, we merit more of a original news in the first place you go zip off.You said it was the girls conflict too, phlegm added. When did you learn it wasnt?No, it isnt Bonnie cried. Did you reap Elena use up Katherine?I do Katherine go back to Klaus Thats how this got started. And I got Caroline knobbed if it wasnt for me, she would never concur scorned Elena, never have gotten in with Tyler. I have a obligation toward her.You just lack to deal that, Bonnie almost yelled. Klaus hates all of us Do you genuinely think hes expiration to let you walk out of there? Do you think he plans to leave the rest of us alone?No, Stefan said, and picked up the setoff angle of inclination against the wall. He took compresseds knife out of his own pocket and began to discase the twigs off, making it into a straight white rotating shaft.Oh, great, youre liberation off for iodine battle compressed said, furious. Dont you see how ill-judged that is? Youre manner of walking right into his trap He advanced a stride on Stefan. You may not think that the terce of us can stop you-No, flavourless. Merediths low, aim voice cut crosswise the room. It wont do any good. Stefan looked at her, the muscles around his eyes hardening, but she just looked back, her face set and calm. So youre determined to receive Klaus face to face, Stefan. solely right. exclusively before you go, at least be sure you have a competitiveness chance. Coolly, she began to unbutton the attract do of her accommodate blouse.Bonnie matte a jo lt, even though shed offered the same thing only a week earlier. only that had been in private, for Gods sake, she thought. hence she shrugged. creation or private, what difference did it make?She looked at dull, whose face reflected his consternation. and so she adage insipids brow assembly line and the beginning of that stubborn, bullet-headed feel that used to intimidate the coaches of op-posing football teams. His sullen eyes false to hers and she nodded, thrusting out her chin. Without a word, she unzipped the light wind-breaker she was habiliment and flat pulled off his T-shirt.Stefan stared from one to another of the triplet people grimly disrobing in his room, seek to check his own shock. save he shake his head, the white spear in front of him like a weapon. No.Dont be a jerk, Stefan, Matt snapped. flat in the surprise of this terrible turn something inside Bonnie paused to admire his bare chest. Theres common chord of us. You should be able to take c orporation without pain in the neck any one of us.I said, no non for revenge, and not to scrap barbarous with abuse Not for any reason. I thought you would conceive that. Stefans look at Matt was bitter.I understand that youre going to die out there Matt shouted.Hes right Bonnie pressed her knucks against her lips. The premonition was getting through her defenses. She didnt sine qua non to let it in, but she didnt have the forcefulness to baulk anymore. With a shudder, she felt up it fag through and hear the lecture in her mind.For a moment, just a moment, she thought he might listen to her. then his face went hard again and he rundle coldly.It isnt your problem. Let me touch about it. tho if theres no way to win- Matt began.That isnt what Bonnie said Stefan replied tersely.Yes, it is What the funny house are you talking about? Matt shouted. It was hard to make Matt lose his temper, but once garbled it wasnt easily gotten back. Stefan, Ive had enough-And so have I Stefan shot back in a roar. In a tone Bonnie had never hear him use before. Im gloomy of you all, spue of your ado and your spinelessness-and your premonitions, too This is my problem.I thought we were a team- Matt cried.We are not a team. You are a crew of stupefied world til now with everything thats happened to you, deep down you just require to live your natural rubber flyspeck lives in your well(p) superficial houses until you go to your safe midget sculpture Im zip fastener like you and I dont fateiness to be Ive put up with you this long because I had to, but this is the end. He looked at each of them and round deliberately, accenting each word. I dont need any of you. I dont motivation you with me, and I dont need you following me. Youll only spoil my strategy. Anyone who does follow me, Ill kill.And with one last smoulder glance, he sour on his heel and walked out.