Alexa's POV

Anna got the journal, like she promised she would. I'm examining it as she called Jeremy and Noah got out of the shower. "Hey, it's me again. Anna. Stalker chick and Foosball champion. I'll be at the Grill later, if you want, you know, a rematch, or whatever" Anna says before hanging up.

"Who are you calling?" Ben asks her.

"Jeremy Gilbert" Anna answers.

"You're not, like, into him, are you?" Ben asks her.

"I need him for something. Get over it" she tells him. Ben walks over to the window and pulls the curtain back. The sun burns him, his skin starts to smoke, and he reacts quickly.

"Oh! Mmm! Damn it!" he exclaims.

"Dude, you gotta stop doing that" Anna tells him with a chuckle.

"I know. I just-I keep forgetting" Ben mutters.

"You're new. You'll get it" I state handing the journal to Anna. Ben lies in the bed next to her as he examines the contents with her.

"You found the Gilbert journal?" he asks her.

"Does that look like the Gilbert journal?" Anna asks him.

"Well, it's old and musty, and how am I supposed to know the difference?" he asks her.

"I don't know, I figured maybe, just maybe, you've been paying a little bit of attention since we met" Anna tells him. Causing Ben to scoff.

"You know, you don't have to talk down to me. I'm not stupid" he tells her. Anna gets up and walks over to the mini fridge. She extracts a bottle of blood and walks back over to Ben, sitting down on the edge of the bed, and handing him the blood.

"Here. Drink. I don't want you getting itchy around the witch. She can sense if you're weak" she tells him. Ben uncaps the bottle and gulps down the blood. He scrunches his face up as he examines the bottle.

"When can we go hunting again? This tastes old. I want fresh blood" he tells us.

"Once that tomb is open, you can drink from whoever you want" I tell him. "For now focus on Bonnie" I tell him and he nods his head.

"Why did you guys choose me?" he asks us.

"Anna choose you" I correct him.

"We needed someone in a position to be out eyes and ears. Small town bartender fit the bill" Anna states.

"There are plenty of bartenders to choose from. Why me?" he asks her.

"You were sad, Ben. You lacked purpose. You needed me" Anna tells him. She gets back to examining the journal while Ben got ready for his date with Bonnie.

"Anything?" I ask her.

"Not yet. Just a lot of gibberish. Yeah, some people just shouldn't journal" she mumbles.

"Well Gilberts were crazy" I remind her.

"I thought this Gilbert was the brains" Ben says confused.

"Don't you have a date?" Anna asks him.

"Yep. Wish me luck" he says smiling. He moves in to kiss Anna, but Anna pushes him away, not taking her eyes off the journal. Anna continues to read on as Ben walks out of the room.

"Fancy a game at the Grill?" I ask Anna.

"Sure, Jeremy is suppose to meet me there anyway" she states. "Also according to this, Jonathan gave the grimoire to Giuseppe" she tells me.

"Great" I grumble. "Now I need a drink" I state and she gives me a sympathetic smile. Before we went to the grill. I ordered myself rum straight and joined Anna at the pool table. We start to play a game.

Soon Jeremy arrives. "You just couldn't live without me, huh?" Anna asks with a smile. As she wins out game.

"Well, I kinda miss my daily dose of cute stalker chick" he tells her. "Nice to see you again Alexa" he says with a smile.

"Pleasure Jeremy. Why don't you two play?" I suggest. Jeremy and Anna set up the pool table. I sense someone watching us and look at the bar. I curse in my head when I see Damon looking at Anna and I with recognition. Oblivious, Anna smiles and laughs as she plays a game with Jeremy. Knowing Damon wouldn't do anything here, I relax and watch Anna. We'd leave after her game with Jeremy.

(Time skip)

We arrive back at the motel and Damon grabs Anna by the throat and vamp speeds her into a wall. Anna also grabs a hold of Damon's throat. Both of them groaning and make choking noises as they tightly hold onto the other's throats. I just sat on the bed grabbing the Gilbert journal.

"Ok, I give ok" Damon says and they let each other go. Damon coughs and rubs his neck. "Damn. You're strong for a little thing" he comments.

"She does have over three centuries on you" I remind him.

"I was wondering how long it would take you to find us" Anna adds.

"How long have you been here?" Damon asks Anna, ignoring me. Typical.

"We arrived around half-past comet, watching you screw up every chance you had to open that tomb" Anna tells him.

"How did you know about the spell?" he asks her.

"I didn't say much back then, which means I heard everything" Anna tells him matter of factly. Damon moves closer to Anna, trying to intimidate her. Which fails.

"So if you both have been here the whole time, then why are we just crossing paths right now?" Damon asks her.

"We like to use others to do my dirty work" Anna says with a shrug.

"Like Logan Fell? Oh, yeah, thanks for that, by the way. Little bastard shot me" Damon states.

"Not like you haven't been shot before" I tell him. "Besides Logan was an idiot" I add.

"We slipped him some blood when he started getting all poser slayer with that compass. I needed his family's journal. I couldn't let him die" Anna explains.

"What'd you want with the Fell journal?" Damon asks.

"We thought it'd contain the location of Emily's grimoire. But according to Honoria's journal, she gave it to Jonathan. And according to his journal, he gave it to your father" I state handing him the Gilbert journal.

"So now you're going to help us find it" Anna tells him.

"Why would I help you both?" Damon asks her.

"Cause you and I both want that tomb open" Anna tells him. Damon flips through the journal and hums. He then places it back on the counter and looks at her.

"Sorry. I work alone" he states before leaving.

Anna gets a text. "Jeremy invited me over" she tells me.

"Go see him and grab Elena. Having her will make the witch and Salvatores corporate" I tell her. She nods her head and left. Not long after Ben returned with an unconscious Bonnie.

"She figured me out" he says sheepishly.

"No matter, place her in the bathroom. Anna will return soon with Elena" I tell him.

"Bonnie said she'd die for Elena" he tells me.

"Excellent" I say with a smile. He placed Bonnie in the bath tub and locked her in the bathroom. Soon Anna returned with an unconscious Elena. Who she placed on a bed. We plan on how to get the Salvatores to help us.

A/N

Gif above of Anna and Damon choking each other. Picture on the external link of Anna and Pearl from 1864.