Cry Wolf

Book: Cry Wolf
Chapter 161 (8x06)
Word Count: 1556

December 23, 2017

Emerson and Enzo were lying in Skylar's bed.

"You have no idea how much I missed you." Emerson spoke up first.

"I'm beginning to get the picture. Three months of pushing you back into the darkest corners of my brain. Cheerleader fantasies aside, you're much better in person." Enzo stated, smiling softly.

"Don't you forget it." Emerson chuckled. She pecked Enzo's lips quickly before getting up to get dressed. Her phone kept beeping, so she sighed and picked it up. "I'm blowing up. They're all from Caroline."

Enzo's cell phone rung. He showed his phone to her; Damon was calling.

"You're sure Stefan put him down?"

"Not so sure anymore." Emerson frowned. Enzo answered the phone.

"Damon?"

But instead of hearing Damon, Enzo was met with Sybil's siren song echoing through the phone, causing Enzo to grunt in pain.

"Enzo!" Emerson hurried over to him, concerned. "Enzo? Enzo!"

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"I need help!" Emerson shouted as she burst through the doors of the Armory, helping Enzo through as he leaned most of his weight on her. Stefan, Cassandra, and Matt averted their attention to the two, leading Emerson over to a couch to rest Enzo on.

"It was Sybil. She sang." Enzo grunted in obvious pain. "She... sh-she wormed her way back into my head." He took in a sharp breath as his eyes widened, letting out another groan. "God, the pain's moving! It feels like I'm being cut open."

"Can you see her?" Emerson grabbed Enzo's hand. "Can you talk to her?"

"No." Enzo vigorously shook his head.

"Sybil told me she was able to manipulate Damon by invading his subconscious. If you can't see or feel her, she must be in yours." Cassandra announced.

"Funny, because consciously and subconsciously, I want to rip her bloody head off!" Enzo groaned. Emerson's head whipped around to face Cassandra and Stefan.

"You guys can get inside his head, right?"

"I don't know, I've never gone deeper than the surface." Stefan admitted, taking a few steps over to Enzo.

"Congrats, mate. You're about to have tour of some very dark places." Enzo clenched his teeth as Emerson moved over, her hand still locked with his as Stefan knelt beside Enzo, resting his hand on Enzo's arm, diving into his Enzo's subconscious.

But only a minute or two later, Stefan was forced out of Enzo's mind.

"What did you see?" Emerson wondered hurriedly.

"Matt, I need you to pull up a list of all the diners in Oakwood." Stefan instructed, confusing Matt.

"Why?"

"Because Sybil's at one of them, and she has no idea that we're onto her." Stefan said.

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Enzo's ears slowly tuned into the conversation occurring around him as his eyes remained closed. 

"What are we gonna do?" Emerson spoke up, pacing around the Armory as she spoke to her father. "We have to help him!"

"We can go inside his mind again, but I don't know if that's a good idea." Cassandra proposed.