Gilbert Twins [1 - Twins Series]

17 - Break On Through

Book: Gilbert Twins
Chapter 17: Break On Through
Word Count: 3306

No one's POV

Alaric was lying down on an MRI couch, about to go into the MRI scanner. Ariana and Meredith were in the control room, preparing to scan Alaric.

"What are you looking for?" Ariana wondered.

"I don't know. A tumor, vascular anomalies, anything physical that might explain his behavior. If it's medical, I can treat it." Meredith stated.

"And if it's not?" Ariana continued.

"Well, then we'll deal with that, too." Meredith sighed. A technician slid Alaric inside the machine. Alaric stared at his reflection in the mirror placed above him.

"When did you suspect him? That it was Alaric who was killing all of those people?" Ariana questioned.

"It was after he told me about his ring. I remembered a story my grandmother had told me about Samantha Gilbert and her secret journal. I don't know if you know this, but we Fells are notorious busy-bodies. But I don't like to see someone hurt by something they have no control over. And because when he and I first met, I felt like... I don't know, I-I just kind of want to help him." Meredith finished.

Alaric continued to stare at his reflection in the mirror in the MRI machine. His reflection glared down at him, but Alaric was not making the same expression, causing him to start panicking. Meredith talked to him over a speaker.

"Everything alright in there?"

Alaric closed his eyes and opened them, he stared at his reflection again. Its expression was the same as his.

"Yeah. Yeah, everything's okay."

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After the scan, Alaric was in a regular hospital room, getting ready to leave. Ariana came in.

"Meredith says that everything is normal."

"Yeah, well, everything is normal, because there is nothing wrong with me!" Alaric defended. "I didn't kill Brian Walters, I didn't kill Bill Forbes, and I sure as hell didn't shove a hunting knife into my stomach." He looked down at his ring. "Or I did and I've gone insane, just like your ancestor who wore this ring."

"Look, I'm gonna call Bonnie. The rings were made by a Bennett witch, so maybe a witch can reverse the damage." Ariana said. Alaric gave his ring to her.

"Take it. I don't want it any more."

Ariana hesitantly took the ring, moments before Damon entered the room.

"You ready to ditch this House of Horrors?" He turned to Alaric. "Oof, you look terrible."

"Yeah, let me... let me check outta here." Alaric left the room.

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Nathan walked to the parlor of the Salvatore boarding house with a blood bag and started pouring it into a glass, when he heard footsteps. Ariana appeared with a book in her hands. She stopped and looked at Nathan.

"Hi..."

"Hey." Nathan put the blood bag down.

"I'm sorry." Ariana sighed. "Damon told Alaric that there was no one home, otherwise I would have--"

"I just got home." Nathan told her.

"I just came by to pick up this book that you found on my ancestor, Samantha." Ariana informed.

"That's fine." Nathan nodded. Ariana walked over to him.

"How are you doing? Damon said that you were--"