The Vampire Diaries

Title: We Share The Same Blood

Summary: Damon and Stefan decide to start drinking from each other, knowing exactly what it would do to them and their relationship. For you see when two vampires drink from each other a bond forms sealing them together for life. Read to discover exactly what this bond means and how the Salvatore brothers handle it.

Warning this may contain slash, I haven't really decided but I wanted people to be warned. I do not approve of this in real life but when it comes to fanfiction I am more accepting because it is not real, just fiction.

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Chapter 1: First Time's The Charm

Damon's Pov

Sitting in the dorm that my brother's been living in ever since our mother drove us out of our house I downed another glass of bourbon. All I wanted to do was drink away my feelings and more but it was a lost cause, alcohol would never work on me. Why would I want to drink myself to near death? I'll tell you! First the love of my life will be lying in a coffin for 50 years or so, then there's my own mother who for decades I thought was dead hates me with all of her being and says that those blood hungry, magic using freaks are more family to her than I ever was or will be. And finally she has the nerve to try to take away the only person I have left in my life: Stefan. It seems that she has made it her mission to destroy me. She can take Elena, she can try to keep me out of town but she cannot and will not take my brother from me.

"Damon" I didn't even flinch when Stefan called out to me, I always knew when my brother was near.

"What is it Stefan? Can't you see I'm trying and failing to get drunk" I spoke bitterly as I took a drink from the bottle, screw the glass.

"Lily corner me today"

The bottle shattered in my hand, hearing her name made me want to rip our someone's throat.

"What did she want this time? More mother and son bonding?"

"Her version of it, she wants me to help her kill you"

"That doesn't surprise me. So did you come back to take care of me?"

"If I did you'd be dead right now Damon"

"Point, so what did you tell the old bat?"

"I told her if she wants you dead then she'll have to kill me too" Now that surprised me! I turned back to him and saw that he was dead serious, no pun intended. I let a small smile sneak out before I put on my trademark smirk.

"I bet she wasn't too happy to hear that. What did she do?"

"See for yourself"

Stefan lifted up his shirt and that's when the smell of blood rushed at me, I couldn't believe that I didn't notice it before! Looking at him I saw where Lily had shoved a stake into his chest. And we all knew that it would take longer to heal since Stefan had no blood to drink, or did he?

"We need to get you some blood" I silenced the thoughts of what could be another option but I knew Stefan would never go for it.

"We don't have any Damon. And Lily had her "children" steal what was in the hospital. And don't even suggest that I drink from Bonnie or Matt"

"The thought never crossed my mind. So what do you suggest we do Stefan? Do you want to walk around town with a hole in your chest?"

"I won't have to, I have a plan"

"Care to share brother?"

"I want to drink from you"

I stalked over to my brother, grabbed him by the shoulders and stared into his eyes. I wanted to see if there was any doubt in him. I didn't see any but I had to ask him anyway.

"Stefan, you do know what will happen if I let you drink from me right?"

"Yes I do Damon"

"And you still want to do it?"

"Of course Damon, tell me you've never thought about it"

The truth is that I have thought about it, the thoughts came to mind when Katherine resurfaced. Of course back then they were for selfish reasons because I thought that if I was bonded with Stefan then she would have no choice but to be with us both. I realized later that it will always be only Stefan, I was just a toy to her. It also crossed my mind when I told Stefan that I had been bitten by Tyler Lockwood. I knew that Stefan would either fight to the end to find the cure or do the stupidest thing he has ever done and join me. And for a second as I laid dying in Elena's arms that I wanted him to die with me. In that second I believed that I'd rather have Stefan die with me than leave Stefan alone in the world without me. The last time I thought about this was after I came back from the dead and I was reunited with Stefan. I thought about how I never wanted to be that long without my brother again and I knew that if we were bonded I'd never have to worry abou that. But those thoughts were cleaned from my head once he told me about Alaric compelling away Elena's feelings for me.

"I've thought about it all the time Stefan. I never thought you wanted it" I spoke truthfully in a calm voice.

"I do Damon. I've wanted it since I found out about it"

"Then why didn't you say anything before?"

"You never wanted be a vampire, I forced you into it. And even though you got over that I still didn't believe that you'd want to be stuck with me forever"

I moved my hands from his shoulders to his head and held him in place so that he'd have no choice but to look at me.

"You're my brother Stefan. There is not one person I'd want to be stuck with more than you, not even Elena. I'll do it but only if you promise to try and not get yourself killed my being a hero"

"Only if you promise the same thing. I don't want to lose you either"

"Well the good news is that if this works even if one of us dies the other goes with it. Now let's get this going"

I bite into my wrist and offered it to Stefan, who stared at it then up and me. He was looking at me for reassurance that this okay and I smiled, that's all he needed. He pulled it to his lips and bit down over my mark. He drank and drank until his wound cleared up. When he pulled away he bit into his own wrist and I didn't waste anytime sinking my teeth into him, it's been awhile since I've had fresh blood. I made sure not to drink so much because Stefan could still be weak. When I pulled away I was ready for the next part, which I honestly didn't like but had to do.

"Ready brother?"

"Ready as I'll ever be"

We grabbed each other's head and we counted to three. After that one word was said out loud Stefan and I snapped each other's necks.

My only thought before I blacked out was that I hope that for once that it would be first time's the charm.