Cade's Deal

By: esmtz

Damon didn't know how long he sat there as he continued to hug his brother tightly to him; feeling nothing but guilt and anguish as he already knew that it was his fault that his brother was dead.

'I never should have gotten him involved with Cade in the first place! Hell I should have just left the room back at the armory instead of looking for Elena like an idiot! If it wasn't for me Stefan would still be-'

Damon cut the thought off immediately as it was too painful to even think of Stefan being dead. Tears kept falling down his face as he kept hoping that this was just a nightmare, that he would wake up to find his brother still alive and that none of this had happened, but he knew that it wasn't a nightmare as he held on to his little brother not wanting to let him go.

"…I'm so sorry, Stefan for being the worst big brother ever." Damon whispered as a tear fell down his face, "…Please come back. I need you to be here little brother."

Damon turned his head to look at Stefan's face. He always knew that even when he hated Stefan he never actually hated him to the point of wanting him to die. In fact despite the fact that Damon did promise him an eternity of misery he found himself unable to really hate his brother as there had been times where he really missed his brother when they were apart or when Stefan was in trouble and Damon ended up saving him. The thought of someone trying to hurt his brother made Damon feel like ripping that person apart but the thought of someone attempting to kill Stefan made him deadly. It was obvious to Damon that he still loved his little brother but he didn't want Stefan to know that because he still intended to keep his promise to make Stefan's life an eternity of misery, but now that he saw Cade kill his little brother right in front of him he was regretting the fact that he could have been a better brother to Stefan but he wasn't. Damon pushed his brother away from him slightly so he could look at him directly.

"You're coming back, Stefan. I don't care what it takes you're coming back. I'm bringing you back even if it costs me my life." Damon said as he looked at Stefan's closed eyes.

"Damon?"

Damon turned his head slightly to see that Bonnie was standing right behind him looking at him worriedly.

"…Is Elena okay?" Damon asked.

"She's fine. Damon, is he…?" Bonnie started to ask as she looked at Stefan.

Despite the fact that she still hated Stefan for what he did to Enzo Bonnie knew that it wasn't a good thing if he was dead because she already knew how much it would hurt Damon if he was.

"Stefan isn't dead, Bonnie. He's coming back. I'm bringing him back." Damon replied as he turned his attention back to Stefan making Bonnie flinch.

Bonnie swallowed as she slowly approached Damon knowing full well that he was in denial as she raised her hand and put it on Damon's shoulder in a comforting way making him tense up.

"…Damon, I hate to say this but Stefan died as a human. There's no way to-"

"MY LITTLE BROTHER ISN'T GONE!" Damon yelled making Bonnie jump slightly.

Bonnie simply looked at him sadly as she saw the pain that was in his eyes. It was obvious to her that Damon didn't want to let go of Stefan as he just kept staring at Stefan's closed eyes. She was at a loss of words not sure about how she could possibly comfort Damon at a time like this.

"…We should probably get out of here, Damon. There's no reason for us to stay here any longer." Bonnie told him.

Damon didn't say anything which only made Bonnie worry even more. She was afraid that he might do something stupid because of the fact that he was holding his dead brother in his arms.

"Damon?"

"I heard you already, Bonnie." Damon replied not bothering to even look at her.

"Okay then I'll just go get Elena and I'll meet you outside." Bonnie told him before she started making her way back towards Elena's coffin.

Damon continued to look at his brother for a few more seconds before he slowly positioned Stefan to where he could pick him up and carry him. He picked him up and carried him in his arms as he started making his way out of the cave. It didn't take him long for him to reach the entrance of the cave as he looked down at his brother's limp body noticing how light Stefan suddenly was. Damon felt like something died inside of him the more he realized that Stefan was gone. He had a feeling that even if Elena was awake she wouldn't be enough to help him deal with the pain of losing his brother.

"Damon?"

Damon looked up and saw that Bonnie was right in front of him just outside of the cave standing next to Elena's coffin. She looked at him sadly as she could already tell that something was broken inside of him. Damon didn't say anything as he walked past her and headed towards where he parked his car. As soon as he made it to his car he quickly put Stefan in the passenger seat and just looked at him wondering what the hell he was supposed to do now.

'A witch. I need to find a witch who knows a spell that could bring someone back from the dead.' Damon thought to himself.

Damon slowly raised his hand and gently put it on Stefan's shoulder.

"You're going to be okay, Stefan. I promise little brother." Damon told him.

Damon heard footsteps coming from behind him making him turn around to see that Bonnie was making her way over towards him and both of their vehicles with Elena's coffin. Once Bonnie made it to her vehicle Damon went and helped her put Elena's coffin in the back seat. Once Elena's coffin was safely inside Bonnie's vehicle Damon closed the door and turned his attention to Bonnie.

"Quick question Bon Bon. Did your grams ever mention to you if there was a way to bring someone back from the dead?" Damon asked.

Bonnie looked at him like he had gone completely insane.

"Damon, no!"

"Please, Bonnie help me out! I need to know if there's a chance that I can bring Stefan back!" Damon begged.

Bonnie looked at him for a few seconds before sighing.

"The only spell that I remember that was able to do that was the one that brought Jeremy back and the only reason why that worked was because he was a supernatural being at the time!" Bonnie told him, "Damon, I know what you're thinking and it's impossible to bring-"

"I'm not giving up on my brother, Bonnie! Not yet." Damon told her.

Bonnie simply looked at Damon having already known that he was going to be stubborn about this. She also knew that if they didn't find a way to bring Stefan back his death would eventually destroy Damon.

"…Okay. I'll see if I can find out if there's a spell out there somewhere that can bring him back, but in the meantime my best guess for you to do would be to ask around in New Orleans. A lot of powerful witches live there and of course there's always Klaus and his family. Maybe they might know something." Bonnie told him.

Damon hated the thought of having to go to New Orleans to ask Klaus for his help but if it would help to bring Stefan back then he would go.

"…Thanks, Bonnie." Damon said.

Bonnie nodded before she started making her way around her vehicle and got in the driver seat. She started the vehicle but before she even started to drive off she turned her head to look at Damon.

"You know that you'll be okay right, Damon? I mean if we can't bring Stefan back you'll still have me until Elena wakes up." Bonnie said.

Damon hesitated before he answered her.

"…Yeah. I know." Damon replied.

Bonnie already knew that he was lying as she looked at him worriedly before driving off.

Author's Note: Well I guess the good news is my story is at least one more chapter longer so that's always good. Have I mentioned that I always seem to underestimate how much detail I put into my stories? Well I do every single time. Anyway as always I'd like to thank those who are still reading this considering the fact that I'm pretty sure most people either stopped or haven't been on fanfiction in awhile that not a lot of Stefan and Damon fans are even reading bro fics anymore that they probably don't know that I posted this one so…yeah. Of course that's not gunna stop me from updating or posting new stories as I am still interested in reading more Stefan and Damon bro fics even if they're my own so I hope you guys liked this chapter oh and Happy Halloween!