I'll never love again [1]

SHE'S COME UNDONE

"Nat?" She looked up and turned around, seeing Stefan and Damon looking at her curiously as she took a sip of bourbon. "What are you doing here?" Damon asked her and her lips tugged up in a smirk.

"I'm glad you asked." She finished her drink and then set the glass down on the table. "As you must know, Klaus has left town. For good."

"Yup. Remind me to send that traitorous werewolf a thank you gift." The raven haired vampire told her as he walked closer to her.

"Anyways, Elijah's gone too, which means-"

"You're not staying?" Stefan asked and she shook her head.

"Nope. As soon as I graduate I'm getting the hell out of this wretched little town. I'll be travelling for the summer and then New Orleans will become my new home."

"So...?" Damon asked, gesturing for her to elaborate further.

"So, before I leave, I need to tie up some loose ends." Both vampires looked at her confused as she plopped down on the sofa. "That vampire you're holding in your basement is one."

"Elena? What do you want with Elena? Thought you hated her now."

"I hear you two have been trying to get her emotions back." They exchanged glances and Nat smiled at them mischievously. "I want in."

"I get the feeling that this isn't you doing it out of the kindness of your own heart." Stefan muttered.

"I'm not."

"Then why?" Damon asked her and she shrugged.

"For the past weeks I've been crying, mourning my brother and my best friend. Meanwhile, Elena chose the lazy, easy way out. Because you told her to, of course." She pointed at Damon. "So now I want her to turn her humanity back on so she can feel everything again. While I have fun travelling around the world, I want her to suffer."

"What kind of Klaus-like mindset is that?" Damon asked in disbelief.

"You want her to turn her humanity back on for selfish reasons."

"Oh, please. Like you two don't want the same thing." She gave the brothers a pointed look and then sighed. "You just want her to feel again so she can make a choice. You want to know if she'll run back to Stefan or if she will finally choose Damon." They remained silent and Nat smiled at them. "Besides, we all want the same thing. Let me help you and then I'll get out of your hair."

"You promise you won't torment her once she has her emotions back?" Stefan asked and she raised her palm.

"Scout's honor." Damon sighed and nodded.

"Fine."

"Great." She clapped her hands together and stood up.

"I'll be back." Damon mumbled and then went upstairs.

"Where is she?" Caroline's voice rang through the house and Nat and Stefan turned around, seeing the blonde storming into the parlor and looking around. "Nat? What are you doing here?" She asked confused and Nat shrugged.

"I joined the Save Elena team. For now." Caroline frowned before shaking her head and turning to Stefan.

"I wanna see her."

"We're not letting anyone see her, that's the whole point. Isolation leads to misery leads to emotion."

"She's been here for days. She hasn't improved at all?" Caroline asked and Stefan sighed.

"Look, she doesn't want to, Caroline, not yet. She's devastated, she lost her brother, her sister will be leaving her, she-she attacked her friend, she killed an innocent woman." Stefan stammered and Nat looked between both vampires.