Over a year ago I promised a Sequel to my Story "Anything for love". Now I finally started writing one. Sorry for the delay.

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A new beginning

It was way past midnight and the streets of Mystic Falls were completely deserted. The lights in the houses were off, giving the small town an almost eerie atmosphere. Damon parked his car in front of the boarding house and glanced over his shoulder. Jeremy and Anna were curled up together in the back seat, both fast asleep. "We should all spend the night here." the dark haired vampire murmured. "Probably a good idea." Alaric agreed next to him and just hearing his voice sent shivers down Damon´s spine.

He had really done it. When he`d woken up this morning he almost thought it had just been a dream. But then he had felt the two strong arms wrapped around himself, had smelled the scent that was distinctly Alaric, even if it was a little different now as a vampire. He had really wanted to give Ric a proper wake up call, but had to behave himself, because of the two teenagers sleeping in the bed next to theirs. Driving home had taken forever, but every time Ric had suggested spending the night at a motel and continuing in the morning, Damon had declined. He hadn`t wanted to spend another night cooped up in a room with Jeremy and Anna, who were so sickeningly sweet it made his teeth hurt and who kept him from finally doing what he had wanted so long with Ric.

"I`ll wake the two lovebirds." the new vampire announced, startling Damon out of his musings. He got out of the car and watched Ric, who lightly shook Jeremy`s shoulder. "We`ll spend the night at the boarding house." he explained and Jeremy nodded, probably glad he didn`t have to face his sister right now. Damon knew they had a lot of explaining to do, especially concerning Ric`s resurrection. He wasn`t looking forward to those conversations. But he would worry about that later. Much later.

When Jeremy and Anna had finally crawled out of the car as well, the four of them made their way to the door and Damon ushered them in. "Just pick one of the spare bedrooms upstairs." he told the teens, before turning to Alaric. "If I remember correctly you promised me something." He could see the former teacher`s eyes darken and wanted nothing more than to get him upstairs and into his bed. The moment however was interrupted when a shrill scream pierced the night.

Damon whirled around to find Elena standing at the bottom of the stairs, looking at them in horror. Stefan was at her side in a flash, his eyes darting from Elena to Damon and Alaric in shock and the dark haired vampire groaned. "What the hell are you doing here? I thought you were staying at the Gilbert home." His younger brother looked at him like he`d lost his mind. "What we are...? What are you doing, Damon? What did you do?! How..." Stefan`s tirade was cut off by Elena, who took a hesitant step forward and whispered: "Ric?"

"It`s really me." the former teacher assured and gasped in surprise when she threw herself into his arms and started sobbing. He patted her back awkwardly and looked to Damon for help. Great. This was not going like the dark haired vampire had wanted. His stupid brother and his stupid brother`s equally stupid girlfriend were completely ruining his plans.

Frowning he stalked over and pried Elena away from his soon-to-be-lover. Very soon, if he had any say in it. "Yes, Ric is alive again and he´s happy to see you, too. And look over there, I brought Jeremy back in one piece, just like I promised." he turned Elena towards her brother, wincing at her shocked gasp when she spied Anna. Damn, should have thought of that. "But now it´s late. School tomorrow and all that. And we`re really tired from the trip. So why don`t we all just go to bed now and talk in the morning, huh?"

Without giving Elena a chance to reply he pushed her towards Stefan, grabbed Alaric`s hand and practically dragged him upstairs and into his bedroom. "That was rude, even for you. She just..." Rolling his eyes Damon cut Ric`s protest off with a heated kiss, pushing him against the closed door. "I don`t care. I want you. Now. I`ve waited too long and no matter what you say, waiting yet another night will kill me." the dark haired vampire growled, his fingers fumbling with the buttons on the other vampire`s shirt. Alaric chuckled. "Now, we can`t let that happen, can we?" he whispered, claiming Damon´s lips in a kiss again.

Damon gave up on the buttons and just tore the shirt right off Ric`s shoulders, a little surprised when the former teacher didn`t even protest, but retaliated by ripping Damon´s black t-shirt as well. They stumbled further into the room, ridding each other of the rest of their clothing, completely shredding it. Damon didn`t care that Ric had just ruined one of his favourite jeans. He just wanted Ric naked and in his bed as soon as possible.

Neither vampire noticed Stefan, who - after the initial shock had worn off - had followed them upstairs to demand answers. The younger Salvatore stormed into the bedroom, only to stop dead in his tracks at the sight that met him. For a second he stared at his older brother and the teacher agape, then he turned on his heel and left quickly, a blush staining his cheeks.

Damon gasped when he landed with his back on the bed, Ric`s weight pressing him into the mattress. He claimed the other vampire`s lips again, arching into him. And god, he wasn`t going to last long, but that didn`t matter. They had all night. Moaning in delight when Ric`s lips found his neck, placing gentle kisses, before biting down without warning, he wondered for a second about Ric`s considerable strength and his surprising lack of restraint, before every coherent thought was swept away by waves of ecstasy.