The Lines

Mason's POV

I never imagined a world without Jonathan, this whole month has been one helluva rollercoaster ride. I am quite certain that we are all over Elena's behaviour towards everyone as of late, I know I am sick of it. She lost Jonathan, never, not once did she consider how we felt about this whole thing, I swear she acts like she is the only one who lost him. Jonathan was not just my Alpha or my friend, he was my brother, just as much as she is my sister. I also get that everyone is trying their best to get Jonathan back home which is why I have had to put up with her attitude.

I have never known Elena to be this weak and broke down woman, the Elena I know is strong and is not easily defeated. Kathryn told me about this Grimoire that we are going to get. I had to do some research on it, according to my Nana, she said that there was a witch who was a traveler, she said that she created a spell that would bring her back every time she died, it has also been said that the Grimoire with that spell was lost in time, that no one knew it's exact location.

Kathryn has been around for over a thousand years, if she thinks that the Grimoire is in Venice then I believe her, I don't know if I'm just being paranoid but I don't think that she has told us the whole story, I am worried about Elena because she is so happy and excited to be getting her man back. If there is one thing that being around has taught me is that there's always a catch with these old Grimoire's. We might just be fetching another Pandora's box like we did with the book of Creation. I am glad to see Elena out and about but if we can't get this Grimoire, I am afraid of what disappointment might do to her. 

She has been in a downward spiral ever since the battle, one where Cole got away. There has been talks around town, people are saying that he is in need of an army, right now I am not even sure if this is true but if it is then we might be in big trouble. Granted that the the house feels like killing Edward would be right for the pack but we need to give credit where it's due. As a hybrid, Edward helped us immensely. He fought like one of us, he fought for us.

We all knew that he was a dangerous man when we took him into the house, we knew that but because we needed help, we were able to accept him. Yes he killed Jonathan but who do we really blame on this one? I know that Elena won't want to hear this but the truth is that Edward had no control over what he did. I saw the look in his eyes when he realised what was happening to him. I saw how confused he was at first. He was the one who sank his fangs into Jonathan but it was Cole and his witches who made him that way.

The news that Cole is putting together an army means that we have to expect more from him. Yes Elena is great witch who can take down any opponent but the last battle has shown us that she can't do this on her own, she can't be in all places at once. Her power will only but help out but it won't be enough, Edward was the strongest of all of us physically, Jonathan was the strongest werewolf we have ever seen and he too is gone. If Cole comes for us now, how are we going to stop him?

I suppose Kathryn might also be helpful in a lot of ways but she too needs help. I wish that her sister would have stayed, she could have also been a great help but she made it clear that she was only helping us out because she didn't want her sister to die. That means that we can't rely on her either. Tabitha is also doing good but her strength with magic is with herbs, she's a healer so her magic is no good in a battle. She cannot help us win. This is why I need Elena to get her head back in the game.

"ladies and gentlemen... We have arrived in Italy, we are office in Rome and we will be landing shortly." The pilot announced through the speakers. I was seated next to Elena on the plane, she squeezed my hand in excitement at announcement of the pilot. 

"We are here..." Elena said with a smile. She sounded so excited.

"Yes we are... I booked us into a hotel." I said.

"I can't believe that I am going to get Jonathan back, I mean this feels like a dream, God I miss him." She said with a huge smile, I know that she's excited but what happens if we fail?

"No... You don't get to think like that. " Elena said.

"I didn't say anything." I said.

"Yes but I can hear your thoughts, we are going to get Jonathan back, I know it." She said.

"Elena you promised me that you won't get into your friend's heads." I said and reminded her that she promise to let us have our own thoughts to ourselves.

"Mason I can't ignore your thoughts no matter how much I tried, I know that you are not too excited about this trip but this could be my only shot at getting Jonathan back." She said. She sounded hopeful, I could hear it in her voice. She really thinks that this is going to work, for her sake and ours, I hope that it does work. 

"I know that... I hope that we can bring him back..." I said and still I could not pretend that I don't have my doubts about all of this, what if Jonathan doesn't even want to come back to this world? I won't blame him if he doesn't want to come back. This place is full evil people, people like Cole.

The pilot landed the plane and we found our town car waiting for us at the airport, it took us to our hotel were we checked in. I am glad that we booked ahead of time because the place was packed. We got our cards and we went to our rooms. I was very impressed with the room I got, it had a balcony, it also had a huge plasma TV, I went to check out the bathroom and it too was lovely, I loved the shower, it was big and spacious I had just put my bags down when a knock came on my door. I went to to check who it was and saw Kathryn standing outside my door, I opened it. 

"Mason... I need your help." She said.

"You can come in..." I said and moved from the door, she made her way in and sat down on the coach.

"Where's Elena? " I asked her. 

"In her room, I don't want her to know that I am talking to you..." She said.

"Great, another secret that I have to keep from Elena." I said, ofcourse I had to be sacarstic. I could have died of it was not for Elena, she made sure that I got healed and she made sure to make the person who hurt me pay for their sins, I am not happy about keeping secrets from her. I can't even hide it.

"Don't be like that, you know that it's the right thing to do... For everyone." Kathryn said.

"I still think that we should have told Elena, this is as good as treason I am telling you." I said.

"Look I'm here for that, I already know how you and Esmay feel about this but let's not forget that Jonathan never liked Edward, we are avenging his death, Jonathan is one of us, Edward is nothing like us." She said.

"Fine, what can I do for you?" I asked him.

"I need to get me plans of the church, I heard that the Pope is going to make an appearance soon, that is going to be our chance to get to the Grimoire, I was told that the old Grimoire's and old scriptures are hidden in a secret room were the Pope sleeps. " She said.

"You want to break into the Vetican? That's insane and impossible, is this your plan? Because if it is then I suggest you come up with a better one, the Pope has security with him twenty four seven, I guess it's safe to say that his bedroom is the most secure bedroom in the whole of Rome, even if he was not there, his room will surely be guarded." I said.

"Come on Mason, I'm sure we can find a way in." She said.

"No we can't, first of all that place holds all of the church's secrets, everything they want to keep hidden stays in there, rest assured that the room is heavily guarded, incase you forgot, not only do we have to face the heavy security but we can't use our magic or did you leave that part out because I don't think she would have agreed to this if she knew." I said.

"Look I know all that okay? I just couldn't sit and not do anything, have you forgotten that Cole is still alive out there somewhere? What did you think, that it was over? No this has only just begun. Elena cannot function without Jonathan, we have seen that so we need to everything we can to make sure that we bring him back.

I mean everything Mason, we need Elena to be stronger than she has ever been before because we are going to need her help, that is not going to happen while she is still this heartbroken, we have to do this okay? " She said.

"You know what? I think that you are right, yes we have to bring Jonathan back but we have to live it through, we can't bring him back if we are all dead which is what is going to happen if we dare go in there ourselves." I said. 

"Fine so what do you suggest we do?" She asked me.

"I don't know. This is why I think that you should tell Elena everything, I mean the whole truth." I said.

"You mean tell her that she is useless without her powers? Tell her that we can't do anything without them? No I am not going to do that, you and I have to find a way, tomorrow morning when Elena wakes up, she will want to know the plan, she will want to know how we are going to save her husband." Kathryn said.

"Well we can always pay someone to bring us what we need, someone from the inside." I said. 

"That won't work, everyone working inside that place is devoted to the church, they would never steal from the church." She said. She is right, they were loyal to the bone.

"I do not want to disappoint Elena, I can't do that to her. I have to do right by her, you can find me the plans of the church, once we know where they are hiding the Grimoire, we can pay someone, someone who has no relations to the church." Kathryn said.

"You know what? That might just work. I have a fried of mine, I think that he can help us get the plans." I said with smile. I took out my phone and started texting my friend. This guy could hack into anything, he can get us the plans. 

"Now all that we need is someone who can get in. " She said with a smile.

"Yes, I can go out and look for one, I mean how hard can it be to find a common criminal? There's at least a few in every city, this place won't be any different." I said. 

"Well that's progress..." She said with a smile.

"So how are you going to break this down to Elena? What if our plan doesn't work?" I asked her. We had to have a second plan, Elena always has a second plan.

"Look Mason, let's just work with what we have, I am sure that we will find another if this doesn't work. " I said. We are making progress and I am happy about it.