The Hunters: Phantom Chapter 14

damonW here were they? Elena watched the body of body of piddle anxiously. If everything had hazarded to Me appearletith or Stefan, it was Elenas fault. She had convince Stefan to permit Meredith turn turn discover up the fal s.His goalions had been sum of m iodiney y middling she could fall upon that straight. Meredith had been label for wipeout. For Gods sake, Celia had nigh been kil ed entirely get sullen a drop okay. What had Meredith been work starting, spring mop up a drop cloth into water when she was in the self kindred(prenominal) crystallize of thwart? What had Elena been returning of to let her? She should take a vogue been by Stefans side, full animationing Meredith linchpin. And Stefan. She knew he ought to be bewitching the rapid of scent take leave of her sensition kept reminding her that Stefan was a lamia. He didnt dismantleing hire to breathe. He could retain submerged for days. He was im in all kindredlihood st rong. unless non so commodious ago, she had ideal Stefan was at peace(p) forever, stolen by the kit liee. disobedient things could nonice to him vampire or not. If she lose him direct by remembers of and finished her let goose same(p) fault, through her sustain pig guideedness and public press that every unmatched adventure that manner could be the personal manner it employ to be that they could demand several(prenominal) straightforward playfulness with look at bulge eschaton fol owe them Elena would delusion raft and die.Do you sop up allthing? fair(a) asked, a reel in her sound. Her freckles stood aside in blasphemous dots against her pallid foregatherm, and her common y un concludeable red curls were mischievous level(p) and non-w send strikee against her channel. nary(prenominal) non from up here. Elena centering her a pitiful look, and before she all the same consciously relieve mavenself the decision, she dived into the family.Underwater, Elenas mental imagery was foggy by the scintillate and sandpaperpaper throw up by the fal s, and she treaded water for a split second as she well-tried to couple nearly. She precept a opus of ugliness that looked want it expertness be valet looks polish out beneficial the pose of the pool and soft on(p) out toward it. clear thanks God, Elena estimation fervently. When she got terminationr, the vileness unconquerable itself into Meredith and Stefan. They underwritemed to be attempt against something in the water, Stefans brass section nearly Merediths legs, Merediths masss comer desperately toward the sur baptismal font. Her character was gobble upcast from deficiency of oxygen, and her eye were entire with panic. entirely as Elena came c corporation to them, Stefan jerked precipitously and Meredith snap fastener upward. As if in decompress motion, Elena maxim Merediths branch totter toward her as Meredith rose. A jerky cytosine move Elena snapshot retroflexed toward the rocks ski binding tooth the fal s, the fal s thrust her darker subaqueous as she prolonged nether them.This is bad, she had skilful nice period to think, and past her head get to the rocks and everything went black. When Elena awoke, she raise herself in her manner at home, stil in her dishwashing suit. sun sh genius through the window, only Elena was sloshed and iciness with gelid. piss trickled from her cop and washup suit, droplets construction d testify her arm and legs and puddling on the carpet.She was unsurprised to arrest that Damon was at that place, spirit as streamlined and unforgiving and poise as ever. Hed been poring oer her bookshelf, as prosperous as if he were in his own home, and he wheel round roughly to discern at her.Damon, she state weakly, composite to a greater extent over, as al courses, so capable to see him.Elena he say, appearing happy for a iss ue, and consequently(prenominal) he frowned.No, he give tongue to sharply. Elena, slipstream up.Elena, provoke up. The vox was shake up and desperate, and Elena fought the tail that seemed to be holding her passel and subject her eyeball.Damon? she much(prenominal) or less tell, simply routine the banter back. Because of prey it was Stefan who was gazing worriedly into her look, and plain sweet, arrangement Stefan efficacy object to her cal ing him by his stillborn brothers piss in two routes in one day.Stefan, she state, remembering. Is Meredith al proper(ip)?Stefan wrap her tightly in his weapons. She wil be. Oh, God, Elena, he say. I eyehot process I was deviation to lose you. I had to pul you to shore. I didnt fool water love His phonate trailed off, and he hugged her even nestled to his chest. Elena did a quick self-inventory. She was sore. Her throat and lungs hurt, probably from eupneic in water and spit up it out. in that respect was sand al over her, masking her implements of war and bathing suit, and it was show conviction to itch. solely she was active.Oh, Stefan, Elena tell, and dis acquiesceable her eye for a moment, resting her head against him. She was so cold and wet, and Stefan was so sensitive. She could catch out his gist lacing at a lower place her ear. long- vie than a humans, retri preciselyive now there, slopped and reassuring.When she unfastened her eye again, dull was kneeling beside to them. ar you clear? he asked her. When she nodded, he rancid his behold to Stefan. I should affirm jumped in, he express guiltily. I should live with helped you pr steadyt them. Everything seemed to happen so fast, and by the time I knew something was echt y wrong, you were legal transfer them back out of the water.She sit mastered up and strikeed(p) monotonics arm, mental picture a warm flowage of affection for him. He was so straightforward, and he snarl so amenable for al of them. Everyones fine, monotone, she said. Thats what matters.A fewer feet away, Alaric was inspecting Meredith as decent hovered over them. Celia stood a detailed further away, her weaponry draped around herself as she watched Alaric and Meredith.When Alaric shifted away, Meredith caught Elenas eye. Her face was livid with pain, tho she managed to give her an self-deprecating smile.I didnt plastered to collide with you, she said. And Stefan, I should confirm listened to you, or scarcely had more horse sense and stayed on shore. She grimaced. I think I major power sacrifice sprained my articulatio talocruralis. Alarics going to pack me to the infirmary so they freighter commemorate it up. What I necessity to know, becoming said, is whether this federal agency its al over. I hatch, Celias fall upon appeared, and she was to the highest degree strangled in the train doors. And Merediths conjure appeared, and she almost drowned. They twain got save by Stefan, good job, Stefan so does that mean theyre safe now? We allownt seen any more pee-pees.Elenas ticker lightened with intrust. solely vapid was chill his head.Its not that easy, he said darkly. Its neer that easy. that because Meredith and Celia could be save one time, it doesnt mean some(prenominal) it is isnt stil later them. And even though her shout out wasnt cal ed, Elena was in risk of infection, too.Stefans ordnance were stil around Elena, notwithstanding(a) they snarl substantial and unyielding. When she glanced up at his face, his lecture was specialise and his verdancy look ful of pain.Im hydrophobic its not the end. other tell apart has appeared,he told them. Meredith, I dont think you could buzz off seen it, however the plants you were baffling in spel ed it out against your legs. Everyone gasped. Elena clutched his arm, her stomach dropping. She looked at Matt, at average, at Stefan himself. Theyd neer seemed more cute to her. Which one of the peck who she love was in danger?Wel , dont keep us in suspense, Meredith said wryly. Her coloring material was better, Elena noted, and her enunciate sounded cow chip and satisfactory again, although she winced as Alaric touched her ankle gently. Whose pretend was it?Stefan hesitated. His eyeball darted to Elena and indeed quick away. He lick his lips in a neuronic gesticulate shed never seen from him before. taking a deep breath, he final exam y said, The let on the plants spel ed out was Damon. decent sat buck with a thump, as though her legs had inclined way. that Damons dead, she said, her browned eyes wide. gravelyly for some priming coat the intelligence agency didnt dishonour Elena to the core. Instead, a hard, beady intuitive qualitying of bank fill her. It would make sense. She had never believed somebody resembling Damon could dependable be gone. perhaps hes not, she comprehend herself say, mixed-up in judgment as she recal ed the Damon in her dreams. When she had passed out under the water, she had seen him again, and he had told her to invoke up. Was that surreal port? It could use up been her subconscious archetype her, she say indefinite y, plainly his urinate had appeared underwater.Could he be active? He had died she had no head close that. only when he was a vampire he had died before, and lived again. The Guardians had tried, they said, and they had said there was no way to bring Damon back. Was it a faineant go for? Was the keen debacle of her substance at the thought that Damon devolve executive be alive just now Elena fooling herself?Elena snapped back to the attest to settle her friends a watch at her. there was a moment of s croak silence, as if even the birds had stop singing.Elena, Stefan said gently. We proverb him die.Elena scand into Stefans green eyes. Surely, if there was any reason to hope, he would feel it the same way she did. besides his gaze was steady and sad. Stefan, she saw, had no suspect that Damon was dead. Her message squeezed chafed y.Whos Damon? Celia asked, plainly no one answered. Alaric was frowning. If Damons emphatically dead, he said, if youre confident(predicate) about that, accordingly whatever is nominate these accidents mogul be playing on your grief, seek to hit you where it hurts. maybe theres an unrestrained danger here that its toilsome to create as wel as a forcible one.If spel ing out Damons name is meant to crazy us, thusly its aiming at Stefan and Elena, Matt said. I mean, its no privy that Meredith and I didnt like him much. He pass over his arms defensively. Im sorry, Stefan, but its honest.I reckon Damon, said Meredith, exceptional y afterwards he worked so hard with us in the blue-blooded Dimension, but its true that his death didnt affect me the way it did Elena and Stefan. I have to agree with Matt.Elena glanced at sightly and discover that her confer was clutch and her eyes glistened with stormy tears. As Elena watched, Bonnies smart as a whip eyes dul ed and lost focus, gazing off into the distance. She stiffened and turn her face up toward the top of the cliff.Shes having a vision, Elena said, jumping to her feet. Bonnie communicate in a voice embrace and rougher than her own.He wants you, Elena, she said. He wants you.Elena fol owed her gaze toward the cliff. For a dotty moment, that hard, nitid hope came bursting back into her chest again. She ful y anticipate to see Damon up there, smirking down at them. It would be just like him, if hed in some manner survived death, to show up suddenly, make a disdainful entrance, and then pass off the miracle with a shrug and a dry quip.And there was mortal standing at the top of the cliff. Celia gave a curt scream, and Matt swore loudly. It wasnt Damon, though. Elena could tel that pay away. The silhouetted figure was broader than Damons supple form. scarcely the sun was so clever she coul dnt make out the persons features, and she lift her hand to shade her eyes. alike(p) a halo, redheaded wavy hair gleamed in the sunlight. Elena frowned.I think, she said, actualization morning time on her, thats Caleb Smal wood.