Elena opened her eyes. She rubbed them and sat up. She seemed to be sitting on something hard and cold.
"Damon?" she called out cautiously.
"I'm here" he replied.
He seemed to be close to her, so she groped her way along the floor trying to find him as her eyes had not adjusted yet. Soon she felt the familiarity of his leather jacket and the scent of bourbon wood. For some reason the smell of Damon made her feel safe. It was familiar and kind, unlike the demon who had captured them.
"Where are we?" asked Elena.
"We're in the tomb. That maniacal bitch Katherine locked us in here. She showed up to gloat while you were passed out" Damon said angrily.
God, he hated Katherine so much. First he loved her, would do anything for her. Now he was imagining himself ripping her head from her body. Why couldn't she just leave Mystic Falls and let them be? She had tormented Damon for over a century even while she was "dead".
He had been thinking about her for so long and he was ready for an eternity WITHOUT Katherine. 145 years ago he would have never thought he would think something like that. But everything had changed.
"I'm still human" Elena said, interrupting his thoughts. "I could walk out of here and go get Bonnie"
"There are a lot of things wrong with that plan, my dear Elena. Firstly, don't you think she-who-shall-not-be-named thought of that? She had her witchy friend alter that damned spell so you couldn't get out. Second of all, I'm not letting you go out there by yourself considering Katherine has some huge maniacal plan she's putting into action"
Elena sighed wearily. She would have liked to have just one day where she didn't have to deal with supernatural drama. But that would mean shutting out Bonnie, Stefan… And Damon.
Elena scooted over and sat next to Damon on the hard ground. She knew she couldn't live without him, even if she wouldn't admit it. No matter what he did, she would always find a way to let him back in. He was her rock, her constant. When she felt like she was going to fall apart and break into thousands of pieces.
"What are we going to do Damon? We're locked in here and we have no way of calling for help. Are we just going to sit here and wait?" Elena asked.
"Calm down Ms. Overdramatic. I'm thinking of something. Besides, being locked in this tomb sucks, but considering you're stuck in here with this gorgeous vampire I wouldn't be rushing to get out." Damon gave his signature smirk in response when she rolled her eyes.
The problem was: he was right. No matter how much she denied it, she liked spending time with him. Elena sat there in the deafening silence, wracking her brain for anything that could help them get out of this situation.
"There has to be a way out of this" Elena mumbled.
Right on cue, as if she had been standing there the entire time, Katherine appeared and said
"No. No there isn't. With Isobelle's help, I've been devising this plan" she sneered.
"Care to elaborate on that plan? I'd like to know before hand when I'm going to rip your heart from your chest" Damon snapped.
"Aww, Damon. What happened? You used to love me" she cooed.
"What happened was I realized that you're a huge bitch and that you're bat shit crazy" he replied.
"Don't worry, Damon. I'll have you following my every move just like you used to. As for you Elena, I have big plans for you" said Katherine.
"Like..." Elena pressed.
"Well, it has something to do with hybrids and blood of the doppelganger. Very technical stuff" she sneered.
Katherine loved being in control. She was like a puppeteer. Whatever she told them to do, they did. This plan was going to go down without a hitch, she would make sure of it.