Chapter 4 

Chicago 

Naruto and Stefan got out of Naruto's 2010 Dodge Challenger and walked out of the warehouse to see the city "Welcome back to Chicago, Stefan." Naruto said 

"What are we doing here?" Stefan asked as he looked around 

"I know how much you loved it here. Bringing back memories of the good old ripper days?" Naruto asked 

"Blacked out most of them. A lot of blood, a lot of partying. The details are all a blur." Stefan replied 

"Well, that is a crying shame. The details are what makes it legend." Naruto started 

Chicago, 1920's 

"Word was the ripper of Monterrey got lonely, so he escaped to the city for comfort. It was prohibition. Everything was off limits then, which made everything so much fun." he continued 

Stefan was in a car making out with a girl but then he started to drink her blood till he killed her, when he got out of the car and removed the blood from his lips before he walked away, as Stefan entered a bar, the singer and owner of the bar saw him "Guess who my eyes have just spied, ladies? Looking for a good time, Mr. Salvatore?" the woman asked while Stefan smirked 

"Save me a dance, Gloria." he replied while she nodded and as he was about to grab a glass of champagne, a woman took it before he could "Ooh. Please, help yourself." he said as she turned to him smirking 

"Oh, I always do." she said as she got closer, and whispered in his hear, as vampire features appeared "Careful, Mr. Salvatore. You're still wearing your date." she pulled back and smiled at Stefan before she turned around to leave but Stefan caught her arm 

"No, no, no. Who are you?" Stefan asked, as the woman smiled and made a sign to tell him to shut up before she walked off, 

Chicago Present

"Chicago was magical." Naruto said smiling 

"Yeah, well, I'll take your word for it. Like I said, I don't remember most of it." Stefan replied 

"Going to get down to business, then?" Naruto said 

"Why am I still with you? We had our fun, your hybrids failed. I mean, don't you want to move on?" Stefan asked 

"We're going to see my favorite witch. If anyone can help us with our hybrid problem, it's her." Naruto said walking away 

Mystic Falls, VA Gilbert House 

Elena was in her bedroom, sleeping. As she moved around to get more comfortable she opened her eyes when she felt herself laying on someone's chest looking up she saw Damon and jumped back covering herself with the blanket as she screamed in surprise 

"Rise and shine, sleepy head." Damon said smiling 

"What are you doing?! Get out!" Elena shouted pointing toward the door 

"You know you were dreaming about me. Explains the drool." Damon said ignoring her demand 

"Ugh. Oh, my God." she sighed as she wiped her mouth before she looked at her alarm clock "6 A.M. seriously? Do you really have nothing better to do at 6 A.M.?" 

"Fine, don't come with me to bring Stefan home. See ya." Damon said as he got up 

"Wait. Wait, wait, wait. What? What are you talking about? Where is he?" Elena called out and asked before he could leave 

"Windy city." Damon answered

"He's in Chicago? Well, how do you know?" Elena asked 

"It came to me in a dream. I was naked. You would have loved it. Start packing." Damon retorted 

"Is he ok?" she asked 

"Well, let's just say he's not there to meet Oprah." Damon said sarcastically as he went and opened one of her drawers and took out a pair of Elena's panties "Ooh. Put these in the "yes" pile." Elena hurried out of bed and took her panties from his hands and put them back in the drawer. As Damon walked out of the room 

Chicago, Present Gloria's bar 

Naruto and Stefan entered an empty bar and looked around while Stefan felt nostalgic "Looks familiar, doesn't it?" Naruto asked 

"I can't believe this place is still here." Stefan said leaning against the rail 

An African American woman with white hair walked from the back and saw them "You got to be kidding me." she said as Naruto smiled 

"So a hybrid walks into a bar, says to the bartender..." Naruto started 

"Stop. You may be invincible, but that doesn't make you funny." she interrupted before she looked at Stefan "I remember you." 

"Yeah. You're Gloria. Shouldn't you be..." Stefan stated in remembrance 

"Old and dead? Now if I die, who's going to run this place, huh?" the now identified Gloria said 

"Gloria's a very powerful witch." Naruto said 

"I can slow the aging down some. Herbs and spells. But don't worry, it'll catch up to me one day." Gloria said 

"Stefan, why don't you go and fix us up a little something from behind the bar?" Naruto said 

"Yeah, sure thing." Stefan said with a sigh he went to the bar, while Naruto looked at Gloria 

"You look ravishing, by the way." Naruto commented 

"Don't. I know why you're here. A hybrid out to make more hybrids? That kind of news travels." she said 

"So what am I doing wrong? I broke the curse." Naruto asked as he knew that Stefan was listening 

"Obviously you did something wrong. Look, every spell has a loophole, but a curse that old... We'd have to contact the witch who created it." She explained while Naruto rose an eyebrow 

"Well, that would be the original witch. She's very dead." Naruto said 

"I know. And for me to contact her, I'll need help. Bring me Rebekah." Gloria said 

"I'll just get a second opinion. Where's Chloe?' Naruto asked watching as Grace frowned 

"She doesn't get in till tonight."

"Perfect, I'll be here then." Naruto said standing up 

Stefan was at the bar fixing him a drink when he looked up and saw a picture that surprised him "What is this?" he asked in shock holding the photo 

Gloria and Naruto looked over to him and Naruto said "Well, I told you, Stefan. Chicago's a magical place." 

"But this is me. With you." Stefan said as he showed Naruto a picture of them in the 1920s 

Apartment, Chicago 

Elena, and Damon arrived at an apartment "Stefan could live anywhere in Chicago and he chose this?" Elena asked looking around 

"There used to be an all-girls high school around the corner, but it shut down for attendance issues. Weird." Damon said jokingly 

"If you're trying to scare me into giving up and going back, it's not going to work." Elena said 

"Shh." Damon said as he broke the door knob and opend the door "Here we are. Stefan's second personality home." he said as they entered 

"He obviously hasn't been here." Elena said looking around at how dusty it was in the apartment 

"Tour is not over yet." Damon said as he went toward a wall and opened a hidden door, walking inside he turned on the light and Elena saw that there was a lot of alcohol inside. 

"Stefan hid his alcohol. What a monster." Elena said 

"Look harder." said Damon as he looked at a wall and Elena moved forward as she got closer and looked to the side and saw a list of names. 

"It's a list of names." Elena said "Mm-hmm" Damon pressed 

"These are all of his victims?" she realized as she could practically hear them screaming in fear, and pain 

"Still handling it?" Damon said

"What were you doing in the 1920s?" Elena asked 

"I was around. Chicago's a big city. Stefan was a cocky ripper douche. But I could avoid him and still indulge in a few Daisy Buchanan's of my own." Damon answered while Elena looked disgusted while he walked toward the door 

"Where are you going?" Elena asked "His old stomping ground." Damon said 

"I'm coming with you." she said moving to the door but Damon stopped and turn back to her 

"No. You stay here and whip up an actual plan. I'll come back when I find him." he told her before he walked out 

With Stefan 

Stefan followed Naruto down the street as he sipped his coffee, "This doesn't make any sense. Why don't I remember you?" Stefan asked as he followed Naruto with the picture 

"You said it yourself, that time had a lot of dark holes." Naruto answered looking at his phone 

"Then why haven't you said anything?" Stefan pressed 

"You didn't ask." Naruto said before Stefan grabbed his arm and forced him to turn around 

"What the hell is going on? Answer me." Stefan demanded 

Naruto took Stefan's arm off of him "Let's just say we didn't get off to a brilliant start." Naruto said 

Chicago, 1920's 

Naruto and Rebekah were dancing on the dance floor as Gloria sang but the two were growing increasingly annoyed with the obnoxious laughter from Stefan and his friends, 

"Enough of this." Naruto said walking over to Stefan and his friends, "Hey!" 

Stefan and his friends turn around looking at a annoyed Naruto 

"You are ruining my date, if you don't shut your mouths I will shut them for you." Naruto said as Stefan with a cocky smirk walked up to him 

"And how are you going to do that?" Stefan asked before his eyes widened as he looked into the cold eyes of Naruto as the blonde gripped his heart and lifted him into the air 

"Like this." Naruto hissed before he was about to yabk his arm back but the woman Stefan saw earlier grabbed his arm 

"Naruto don't." the woman said

"This fledgling means something to you?" Naruto asked

"Yes." the woman said before Naruto dropped Stefan after a moment "Keep him on a leash Nora." Naruto said walking away 

"Nora?" Stefan asked confused 

"Lovely girl she is." Naruto smiled as Stefan signed running his hands down his face 

"Look, why don't you just tell me what the hell is going on? I mean, you obviously want me here for a reason, right?" 

"Well, you have many useful talents." Naruto said "Do I?" 

"In fact, I learned some of my favorite tricks from you." Naruto smirked 

Flashback, Chicago, 1920 

Naruto and Rebekah was sitting in the bar on one side of a table with Stefan and Nora on the other, "So Nora what do you see in this guy besides his sissy hair style?" Naruto asked 

"Don't listen to him, Stefan. Naruto's an elitist." 

"Am not. We adopted Nora and whoever she gains am interest in has to be worth something right?' Naruto asked 

"Hmm. And where's the rest of your family?" 

"1 is dead and another 2 are I don't know or care." Naruto shrugged causing Rebekah to elbow him, 

"What about you, any siblings?" Rebekah asked 

"One, I don't really care for him." Stefan said as Naruto nodded before a man stormed over to the table 

"Where the hell's my wife?" the man asked as everyone looked up at him 

"I don't know. I give up." Stefan smirked 

"You think you're so tough? Hiding in your bar, drinking your liquor? A telephone call to Chicago P.D. might set you straight." the man threatened 

"Ooh!" Naruto laughed along with Nora and Rebekah as the man laughed sarcastically along with them before Stefan called a woman 

"Lila? Lila, please. Come here for a second." he called out 

"Oh, thank God. Come on, we're leaving." the man said after the woman came up to them, as they walked away Stefan grabbed the mans arm and compelled him 

"Oh, no, no, no, no. No. You're sitting." he said the man with a blank expression sat down next to Naruto who smiled at him, and Lila sat next to Stefan before he took off her glove and pulled out a pocket knife as Naruto looked confused while Rebekah and Nora smirked 

"Stefan, don't be mean." Nora said 

"What the hell are you doing?" the man asked while Stefan took the knife and cut Lila wrist and made the blood pour into a glass 

"Thank you so much, Lila. Why don't you go and bandage that up?" Stefan said as the women got up and walked away 

The man watched his wife walk away with no concern for him, before he looked back to see Stefan push the glass toward him, "I'd like you to join me for a drink." he said 

"What kind of sick freaks are you?" the man asked 

"I said, drink!" Stefan said leaning back into the booth, as the man picked up the glass and took a sip of his wife's blood before he started to gag slightly while Nora, Rebekah, and Naruto snickered "I didn't catch your name." Stefan said 

"Go to hell." the man growled causing Naruto to laugh "Do you want another sip?" Stefan asked

"Liam. Liam Grant." 

"Liam Grant! Have another sip, Liam" Stefan said as Naruto with a chuckle tapped his glass with Liam's who took another sip "Finish it." Stefan ordered causing the three to laugh harder as the man downed the rest of the blood 

Naruto looked to Nora who gave him a look as he looked at Stefan with a smirk 

"I was your number one fan." Naruto said with a smirk as he walked toward the car 

"Why should I believe any of this?" Stefan asked 

"You think I'm lying, Stefan. You and I knew each other. You trusted me with one of your secrets and now I'm going to prove it to you." Naruto said opening the door 

"How?" Stefan asked getting into the passenger seat 

"We're going to your old apartment." Naruto smirked before pulling off 

Minutes Later, Gloria's Bar 

Damon entered the bar and looked around to see people dancing, while Gloria was working the bar, when she saw him "Well, look what the wind blew in. Last I heard, you hated this place." Gloria said smiling 

"Gloria. Damn! If I knew you were going to age like this, I would have stuck around." Damon said walking to the bar 

"Heh, I always did like you better. But I see your brother is still running in the wrong crowd." Gloria said 

"You've seen him?" Damon asked 

"With Naruto. Bad combo." She answered 

"You know where they went?" 

"They'll be back here later tonight. They're out running a little errand for me." she said 

"Gloria..." He touches her hand. "Don't be a tease. What kind of errand?" he asked as she removed her hand 

"I don't think so. You may be cute, but you're still a vampire." she said with a smile 

Stefan's old apartment

Elena was on the bed reading Stefan's diary 

"April, 1922. Lexi found me last night, dragged me off the train tracks. Thinks she can make me care again." Stefan's voice said as Elena turned the page "June, 1924... Lexi's driving me crazy. More animal blood, more misery." she kept going till she reached the 80's "1982... cravings are there, but it's easier. Lexi's on to her next project... Getting me to laugh." Elena smiled at the last one, before she heard Naruto and Stefan coming. 

Naruto walked to the door to see that the lock had been broken. Suspicious he pushed the door open and they entered "Do you feel that? Is anybody here?" He asked Stefan while Elena was in the hidden closet 

"It's been vacant for decades. People must break in all the time. Why'd you bring me here?" Stefan asked 

"Your friend, Liam Grant, the one who drank his wife's blood... I never could figure out why you wanted his name. And then you told me your little secret. It was all part of your special little ritual." Naruto said while Elena looked at the list and saw Liam Grant's name 

"To write it down..." Stefan started 

"And relive the kill... Over and over again." Naruto finished as he opened the hidden door "You believe me now?" Naruto asked, Stefan entered the closet to see the list, as he turned his head Elena smiled at him as he looked at her in surprise, as she gave him a hopeful look 

Naruto smirked, "Are you going to kiss her, Stefan?" he asked causing the two to pale as Stefan turned to Naruto who looked at him, "I mean after missing her in the Smoky Mountains, you can finally hold her." 

"You knew?" Stefan asked getting a nod 

"Since I healed Damon of the werewolf venom." Naruto said as Elena walked out behind Stefan 

"Why wouldn't you say anything?" Stefan asked as Naruto's eyes flashed red 

"I got what I wanted. The deal was for you to come with me and do everything I say, not tell me your every little secret." Naruto said pulling out his phone and dialing a number as he walked forward and Stefan protected Elena but was confused when Naruto held his phone out to her, "For you." 

Elena hesitantly took the phone as Naruto smirked, "Be downstairs in 30 minutes." he told Stefan before leaving the apartment 

Elena placed the phone to her ear, "Hello?" she asked nervously 

"Elena?" Jenna asked on the other end causing Elena to gasp and look to the shocked Stefan who was listening 

30 Minutes Later 

Naruto was sitting on the car when Elena followed by Stefan came out, "Where is she?' Elena asked 

"Safe and happy." Naruto said

"You staked Jenna, I saw you so how is she still alive?" Elena asked 

"Simple, I grabbed Jenna from the Salvatore house, compelled her and put her on a private jet to anywhere she wanted to go." 

"Tell her to come back." Elena demanded as Naruto tilted his head 

"No. Only Jenna can decide if she wants to return to her life filled with liars, and vampires, or if she wants to stay in her dream place where she can live a safe and happy existence. Do you really want to take that away from her?" Naruto asked 

"... No." Elena said

"Why didn't you kill her?" Stefan asked 

"I could never kill a woman who would drop everything and become the guardian of 2 kids that weren't her own. I respect her." 

"So who was the vampire that you killed in the sacrifice?' 

"Some guy." Naruto shrugged before he smirked, "So can I take it as Ms. Gilbert will be accompanying you Stefan?" 

"No/Yes." Stefan and Elena said at the same time before they looked at each other 

"Uh oh." Naruto chuckled as he stood up, "Let's go back to Gloria's, I need a drink And you two need to have a talk." 

Stefan with a frown opened the door and pushed up the seat so that Elena could climb into the back before he got in and Naruto drove away 

Later, 

Damon walked into the apartment with a dress for Elena when he saw the door wide open and he quickly blurred into the room and began to look around before he pulled his phone out and called her, 

With Naruto 

Naruto and Stefan looked back to Elena as her phone began to ring, before she answered it, "Damon." 

Damon stormed out of apartment, "Where are you?"

"With Stefan and Naruto. He knew I was alive the entire time." "What? Never mind where are you?!' Damon asked 

"Meet us st Gloria's mate." Naruto said loud enough for Damon to hear before with an snap of his fingers Elena's phone sparked, "No one is to know that Jenna is alive, except for your brother." 

"Less people who knows about her the safer she'll be." Naruto said causing Elena to frown and nod 

"Why did you invite her?" 

"You both need to have a talk, my business with Elena is over so she has nothing to fear from me." Naruto said parking his car, "So have at it." 

Naruto got out the car as Stefan and Elena watched him with frowns "We can go while he is gone." Elena said 

"I can't. The deal was that I stay with him and does everything he says if I don't Damon is dead along with anyone that tries to get in his way." Stefan frowned before he looked at her, "That part of my life is done, Elena. What we had, it can never be the same." 

"I know that." Elena said 

" I don't think you do. I've left bodies scattered from Florida to Tennessee. Innocent people. Humans. I'm not some docile pet, I'm a vampire. Death is part of the package." 

"Lexi found you like this before. In the twenties, and... and she saved you." Elena said 

"And you know what I did after that? I spent thirty years trying to pull myself together. To a vampire, that's nothing. To you? That's half your life. I will not put you through that." 

"I can't give up on you, Stefan." Elena frowned 

"Yes, you can. It's done. That part of my life is done." Stefan said getting out the car as Damon came speeding around the corner and he caught his brother and shoved him into a wall 

"Take her home." Stefan said before he pushed Damon and stormed off into the bar as Damon looked over to a sad Elena who got out the car 

"You okay?" Damon asked

"Let's go." Elena said walking away as Damon sighed Later. Inside 

Naruto and Stefan were at the bar, drinking Bourbon as Stefan looked sad, "What's with you? I thought Chicago was your playground." he asked a bit tipsy 

Stefan blinked and looked at Naruto, "So this is why you asked me to be your wingman? Because you liked the way that I tortured innocent people?" he asked 

"Well, that's certainly half of it." Naruto said 

"What's the other half?" Stefan asked as Naruto began pouring alcohol into two shot glasses 

"The other half, Stefan, is that you used to want to be my wingman." Naruto said as he slid one of the shot glasses to Stefan along the counter 

Flashback, 1920, Chicago 

Naruto and Stefan are at the counter drinking, "They're jealous. Your enemies wants you dead because they can never be what you are." Stefan said causing Naruto to raise an eyebrow 

"What?" Naruto asked as Stefan grabbed his shoulder and with a serious expression said 

"A king." 

Naruto smiled as Stefan laughed 

"Look at us. Two sad orphans." Naruto said as they looked over to Nora and Rebekah who was with the other women staring at them from a distance, "Nora fancies you, you know." 

"Mmm!" 

"You know Stefan, how would you like to travel around through the ages with me? I could teach you the more exotic things about Vampirism . We could have the world at our feet and everyone looking to start a problem would be dealt with with extreme prejudice." 

"You know what, you're a good friend, Naruto. I'm glad I met you. I'd be happy to be your wingman." Stefan said as he held up his shot glass in cheers 

Naruto raised his shot, "To friendship." 

Stefan clinked his shot glass as a voice sounded off, "Did you call me here to watch you and your old Ripper buddy get drunk?' 

Naruto smiled as he and Stefan turned around to see Rebekah, "Actually, I called you because I missed you, and because I found something you might have lost some 90 years ago." Naruto said as he held up what was once Elena's necklace causing Stefan's eyes to widen 

"Mother's necklace." Rebekah gasped 

'Still don't understand why this trinket is so important to you, but here." Naruto said as he tossed the necklace to Rebekah who caught it, "Oh right.' 

Naruto placed a hand on Stefan's shoulder, and compelled him, "Remember." 

Stefan blinked before memories and emotions forcefully forgotten rushed back to him, as he remembered him and Naruto hanging out, hunting together and him and Rebekah having a drink and talking along with the two teaching him new things, he also remembered Nora, 

Flashback, 1920 

Stefan and Nora were dancing as Naruto and Rebekah were in a booth watching them with smiles, "So I hear you're going to be traveling with us?' Nora asked 

"That's right. I will go wherever it is you go. Forever." Stefan said before he and Nora kissed 

Naruto and Rebekah suddenly sensed something and looked around and in that moment bullets start flying all through the room. 

Nora and Stefan jumped before Nora was hit in the heart and fell down, and in a moments notice Nsruto and Rebekah blurred to her side 

"No, no, no, no." Stefan said seeing the wooden bullets and trying to take the wooden bullet from Nora's chest but when she began to turn grey they knew it was to late causing Stefan to cry as he placed his face into her torso 

Naruto with a growl was about to leave when Rebekah stopped him, "Naruto no, its just what ye wants, we have to go. Okay we have to go.' 

Naruto looked to Stefan and Nora with a frown, "Fine go get everything ready, I'll catch up.' 

Rebekah looked to Stefan, "Do not forget her." she said before she hugged Stefan and kissed Nora's forehead before she sped off not knowing that her necklace had fell beside Stefan who saw it before he was picked up by Naruto 

"Stefan. I'm sorry, but the fun has to pause here." Naruto said 

"W-What are you talking about? Whoever did this to Nora has to pay." Stefan replied 

'He will I will see to that, but before that," Naruto said before he compelled Stefan, "You must forget Nora, Rebekah and me. Until I say otherwise, you never knew us, Stefan. Thank you. I had forgotten what it was like to have a brother." 

When Stefan came out of his trance Naruto and Nora's body was gone before he looked around and walked off 

Stefan came out of his memories to see a red haired woman kissing Naruto before she punched him, "Dammit Chloe." he said pulling out a tooth 

"You're taking me and Rebekah shopping in the morning." Chloe said 

"Stefan meet Chloe my favorite witch.' Naruto introduced Chloe looked at Stefan, "Hi." she said

"Hi." Stefan said unsurely

"What do you want?' Chloe asked Naruto 

"I need you to look into my memories of the curse to see exactly what was done, because something is stopping me from creating hybrids." Naruto said.