Damon's POV:
There was someone in the back of that truck. I had just finished sucking the drivers dry when we heard some noises. As we started digging through the luggage I heard a soft groan. All of the sudden Jake started digging frantically. "Bella? Bella, I'm coming! Just hold on Honey." He said worriedly. When he picked Bella out of the pile all she said was, "Elena. Help her. She needs help." She said pointing to a huge suitcase that had a slim girl trapped under it. "Elena, are you okay? Answer me!" I asked frantically as I picked her up and cradled her in my arms. "Jacob, I can get both of them back to full health in a second. All we need to do is give them my blood." I say quickly. "It's worth a shot. But first, let's get them in a motel and we can heal them, leave a quick note and be on our way." He replied. The shade of white Bella was turning was a bit disconcerting.
After a few hours we had the girls, their bags, and us checked into a motel room. It was getting late so we decided to move on. We had just written our notes and were getting our leather jackets on when Bella began to stir, at first we thought she was just getting comfortable when she shot up and screamed one name, "Edward" the amount of passion in her voice was insane and the way that one name made Jacobs whole frame shake violently was incredible. "The other man?" I ask. "Yep" he replies quickly. "We gotta go. They are waking up!" I exclaim, and with that we were out the door and on our way to kill Klaus.
Bella's POV:
I screamed Edward's name and shot up into a sitting position. I looked around and realized that I was on a couch, in a motel. Elena was on the couch next to me and I jostled her awake quickly, "Elena wake up we need to call Stefan and Edward and tell them that we are okay." I said. She was half awake when something in her mind registered and she frantically said, "Damon, where is Damon. He was here a-a-and he just is gone. Did they abandon us with no money or foo-." She stopped suddenly when her eye caught two pieces of paper on the small table. We ran over and picked them up. I could tell that mine was from Jake, it said:
Bells,
I am so sorry that I had to leave you here; Damon left money in the nightstand drawer. I am going with Damon to kill Klaus Mikaelson; they say he is the strongest, oldest, vampire they have ever seen. This is how I am taking myself out of the picture. It will always be Edward that you choose so I am leaving to let you have your forever. I am getting weaker each day, I didn't tell you but, I imprinted. She doesn't feel the same though. I know that you want to track that girl down and force her to be with me, but the truth is, she has rejected me in every way, shape, and form and she is in the room with you. She is you. I love you Bella Swan and I cannot be without you, so I have gone to die.
Love,
Jacob
When I finished the note I collapsed, I had hurt my Jacob. I would be the one to slowly kill him. I was his first and last love and I will always feel guilty about that. I needed to find him.
Elena's POV
After Bella finished reading her note I was opening the note with my name on it. I knew it was from Damon and I knew that I would probably be reduced to tears.
Elena,
I am going to take out the threat to your existence; I am going to stake Klaus. I miss you already. You were the one to make me feels and now you are the one tempting me to flip that nonexistent switch. You will be the death of me. All I want is for you to be happy; with me. I love you.
Love,
Damon
p.s. I fed both of you my blood so you shouldn't do anything to risky.
"Damon!" I screamed. "That jerk fed us his blood so if we get seriously injured in the next 24 hours we will wake up as vampires." I explained to a confused Bella. "Oh, well, why is that so bad?" Bella asked. "Don't you want to spend forever with Stefan?" She continued. "I just- I don't know if I can spend forever with Stefan when Damon is there." I sighed. "Are you just leaving Jacob to spend the rest of his life alone?" I asked Bella. "I do love him, but Edward is everything I need. But Jacob is my sun, my warmth, and he has a part of my heart." She answered. "Well, we don't want Jacob and Damon dead do we? Let's go get them." I say trying to lighten the mood. "Yeah, I guess the world will need someone to protect them from vampire Bella." She says. With that I called Elijah.
"Hello?"
"Elijah, this is Elena. I need Klaus' whereabouts."
"And why would I sell my brother out to you?"
"Because you promised that I could trust you. And because there is another type of werewolf and Damon Salvatore on his tail."
"And why would I want him alive?"
"Because you want your brother dead in a box not at the bottom of the ocean."
"That is true- but what makes you think I can't find a way to retrieve his body?"
"Please, I'm begging you."
"He is in Los Angeles. He is staying at the fanciest hotel possible, room number 7012, on the top floor. I will have the person at the front desk give you a room key."
"Thank you Elijah"
"Best of luck Elena, I hope you make it in time. Damon's life will depend on it."
I hung up and we were out the door. "Let's go get those idiots before they get themselves killed." Bella says and laughs weakly. We were in a cab when I looked out the window and whispered, "You aren't quite done seeing me yet. I swear Damon Salvatore, you have not seen the last of me." I will find him. As if my very existence depends on it. Maybe it does.
