Chapter 3: Mystic Falls, 2 Years Ago

[Part 2]

"So how did the hunt go last night?" Elena asked me the next morning. I shrugged.

"Not very well; we didn't find anything. Turned out to be a false alarm," I told her, using Sam's phrase. She nodded, and handed me a cup of coffee. After she did that, she sat down on the couch, cradling her own coffee.

"So what now? You guys gonna stick around for awhile longer?" she asked, sipping her coffee. I narrowed my eyes at her, suspiciously.

"Did you make that demon disappear last night to make us stay?" I asked her, smiling. She turned her head to the side, and looked at me.

"Maybe I got Bonnie to do it for me; she is a witch, you know," she replied, laughing. I laughed with her.

"That's probably what'll happen. There's no way Dean's gonna give up on this demon, he never gives up," I told her. She glanced at her watch, and stood up.

"Gotta get ready for school, you coming in today?" she asked, curiously.

"No, I can't, I've already withdrawn," I told her, apologetically. "I'm gonna head over to the Salvatore place, and try to patch up what friendship I have left with Damon," I told her. She looked at me, confused. "Yesterday, before I left, Damon and I..." I said, shaking my head. I remembered the look of hurt in his eyes, and it made me flinch.

"He has feelings for me, Elena," I admitted to her. She looked at me with wide eyes.

"He told you that?" she asked. I nodded. "And you said..." she pressed.

"I told him I didn't return them, that I loved Dean," I told her, shrugging. She frowned.

"Well, in that case, be careful when you go over there. Damon upset is typically not a good thing," she replied.

"I will be, thanks," I told her. She nodded, and I followed her upstairs so that I could also get ready. About an hour later, I was walking out the door, and Elena and Stephan were downstairs. "Hey Stephan, how's it going?" I asked him, smiling. He embraced me, and stepped back, taking Elena's hand.

"It's going great, we're about to head out, so you'll have the place all to yourself," he replied. I smiled at him, and looked between them.

"I'm actually headed out myself, to your place. I need to talk to your brother," I said, looking at Stephan. His brows furrowed together, but Elena stopped him from asking the obvious question. I laughed at her subtlety.

"Bye guys," I called as I walked out the door. I jumped into the car Elena was loaning me while I was here, and I took off towards the Salvatore mansion.

Fifteen minutes later, I pulled into the front of Damon's place, and I prayed that I wasn't making a big mistake coming here. I got out of the car, and walked up to the front door. I knocked, and after a few seconds, it opened. There was nobody behind it.

"Damon?" I called once inside the big house. I walked in deeper, and it felt like I was walking into a lion's den. The door closed, causing me to turn around. Damon closed the door, then walked closer to me.

"What are you doing here, Trinity? Isn't your hunter waiting for you?" he asked, his eyes growing big for a second before going back to normal.

"Actually, no, well I don't know...but I came here for you," I told him. He looked at me, intrigued, then used his vampire speed, and was right up in front of me. I gasped and backed up, not having saw it coming.

"Why? Did you come here to rub my face in your glorious life?" he asked, walking around me in a circle, smirking.

"No, of course not...I came to apologize about yesterday. I was hoping we could talk about what's going on between us," I told him. He narrowed his eyes at me, a small grin on his face.

"So...you wanna talk? To me? About what, our feelings?" he asked, still wearing that grin. I walked up to him, and slowly reached for his hand, keeping my eyes on his. I took his hand, and the grin disappeared from his features. I looked into his eyes.

"Damon, please," I said, softly, getting closer, not able to stop myself. He swallowed, and looked me in the eye. His free hand took my free hand, making my heart rate speed up. He leaned in to kiss me, but something inside of me stopped myself from stopping him. When his lips connected with mine, I went weak at the knees, and I still couldn't find the desire to stop.

I heard the door open, and jumped as I looked to see who...or what had interrupted the kiss. Elena was standing in the doorway with an icy glare in her eyes.

"Elena, what are you doing here?" Damon asked, the grin reappearing.

She used her vampiric speed and jumped in between me and Damon, slamming me into a wall. I felt a heavy blow to my head, and gasped. It wasn't Elena who had stopped us...it was,

"Katharine," I choked out.

"Hello, Trinity. How's it going?" she asked, her hand against my throat making it hard to breathe. I grasped her arm with my hands, and tried to loosen her grip, but she wasn't showing any struggle. Damon walked up next to her, and glared at her.

"Ladies, ladies, I know I'm irresistable, but this doesn't need to happen. Can't we just talk about this-" Katharine threw Damon across the room, knocking him out.

"Damon!" I tried yelling out, but Katharine's grip was too strong, it was only a whisper.

"Don't worry about him, I'm not finished with him just yet," she said, an evil grin on her face. I looked at Katharine with disgust.

"What's up, Katharine? I thought you wanted Stephan," I said.

"Oh I do, but I think the only way to get him to do what I want is to take prisoners...you and Damon will do," she said. She took a pair of handcuffs out of her jacket, and clicked one on my wrist tightly. She took the free one, and walked over to Damon, grabbing his hand. She dragged the both of us out of the house, and into the car I had driven over here. Stuffing me and Damon in the back together, she started the car and took off down the driveway. I laid Damon's head in my lap, and tended to his head wound as best as I could, but he was still out. I stroked his hair and his face, hoping to God we made it out of this alive.