Guys I'm so sorry, I totally forgot I posted this story here as well :S Anyways a little Daroline friendship flashback in this chapter. Sorry for the long delay. Hopefully you'll like it. :D

Chapter 4:

He tilted his head up slighty to have a better angle when all of a sudden Stefan rushed down the stairs and pulled Alaric away from Damon, throwing him against the wall. Damon looked shocked for a second.

"Alaric what the hell?! Stay away from my brother! I thought you weren't evil anymore?!" Stefan yelled out stepping between Damon and Ric, feeling protective of his big brother.

Alaric just looked at Stefan, still shocked.

Damon quickly composed himself and placed his hand on Stefan's shoulder.

"Stef relax, he knows everything, he knows how I feel." Damon exclaimed as he pulled Stefan back towards himself.

Stefan turned around and looked at Damon with a questioning gaze.

"You just told him everything." Stefan asked suspiciously.

"Well he kinda figured. I was acting strange around him and he got it out of me. Then had a flashback/dream thingy so yea." Damon mumbled looking to the ground.

"Wait you know what happened?" Ric asked surprised.

"Who do you think found him after you left the school at night." Stefan growled out glaring at Ric.

Ric flinched at the accusation and looked away.

"Okay guys let's not make this any harder than it already is." Damon said to the ground.

They both turned to him.

"Damon if Stefan knew why didn't he help you the other times it happened. Why didn't he stop me." Ric asked confused.

"Wait what other times?! Damon what didn't you tell me." Stefan yelled out looking frustrated.

Damon sighed and glared at Ric. "Cause he didn't know but thanks to your big mouth now he does."

"Damon why didn't you tell me?" Stefan asked his voice softening. "You told me it was a one time thing and he just wanted to prove a point."

"Ya well I lied and I didn't want you to be involved in this." Damon said.

"Well why the hell was he kissing you now?" Stefan asked angrily.

"He knows I love him and he's willing to give us a shot." Damon whispered out unsecurely. When Ric nodded, he smiled.

Stefan turned towards Ric and glared at him.

"I'm keeping my eyes on you." He pointed at Ric. "If you so much as hurt a hair on his head again I will find a way to kill you." He said angrily.

"Stefan!"

"No it's fine and I agree to that, I wouldn't expect anything less from him. He's your brother and he loves you." Ric said interrupting him.

Stefan smiled. "Good then we're cool." He turned around and walked back up the stairs.

Damon sighed and covered his face with his hands and shook his head.

"Oh god this is embarrassing." He groaned out.

Ric walked over to him and grabbed his wrists, prying his hands from his face.

"Why? I'm the one who just got told by your younger brother." Ric said smirking slightly.

Damon looked up at him with his bright blues. "Exactly."

Ric laughed and pulled Damon towards him again.

"Now where were we." He asked leaning in towards Damon again, suddenly his stomach gave a little whine and Ric blushed.

Damon laughed and got out of Ric's grip and retrevied the blood bags off the ground.

He handed one back to Ric and told him to open it and just smell it.

Ric nodded and opened it, feeling his features change again he looked up at Damon for guidance. Damon nodded and smiled.

"Good now relax yourself, calm down and change your features back." Damon said guiding him slowly and patiently.

Ric took a deep breath and his face changed back.

"Your doing great Ric." Damon said. "Now take a small sip and try and keep your face from vamping out."

Ric brought the bag to his lips and took a sip. A muffled groan escaped his lips.

Damon smirked at him and raised his eyebrows.

"Sorry I guess I'm just hungry." Ric mumbled sheepishly.

Damon nodded and continued helping Alaric through the bag. Once he was done Ric sighed.

"You make control look so easy." Ric said.

Damon smiled. "Don't worry Ric you'll get used to it in a couple tries."

Ric nodded and they headed upstairs.

Damon went over the cart and poured Alaric and himself a drink. He went to couch where Ric was sitting and handed him a glass.

"Helps with the cravings." He said as he sat down beside him, legs brushing.

Ric nodded and took a sip.

"By the way your good at training, have you done this before?" Ric asked.

Damon nodded and looked into his glass. "Who do you think trained Blondie?"

Ric's eyebrows shot up.

"You trained Caroline? I thought Stefan trained her, and last I remember didn't you want to kill her?" He asked.

"Pfft yea as if, Stefan tried to put her on the bunny diet and the second day she bursts into my room and throws up on me." Damon grimaced.

Alaric stifled a laugh and covered his mouth with his hand.

"How is she still alive?" Ric asked snickering.

Damon was laying on the bed staring off into space when all of a sudden his door flew open and a wild looking Caroline ran in. She slammed the door closed and leaned back on it and sighed heavily.

Damon sat up and looked at her.

"What are you doing here?" He asked her.

She stared at him with wide tearful eyes.

At this he stood up and walked over to her.

"Hey Blondie, you okay?" He asked a little bit concerned.

She shook her head no, but didn't open her mouth.

"What's wrong? Can't handle the Stefan diet?" He asked teasingly.

She opened her mouth to say something when she threw the blood up all over Damon and herself.

She covered her mouth and looked up at him with tears streaming down her face.

"Damon... I'm so sorry, I... I didn't..." And with that she started crying.

Damon who was momentarily in shock, composed himself and pulled her into a hug.

"Hey Care, it's okay it happens. It's fine alright, just stop crying." Damon hushed her.

Caroline relaxed in his grip and held his shirt tightly.

"Where's Stefan?" He asked.

"In his room, I told him I was leaving." She replied.

Damon nodded and pulled her into the bathroom.

He peeled his shirt and jeans off and threw them in the corner. Left in just boxers he faced her.

"Here gimme your clothes." He said.

She nodded and took off her jacket, shirt and jeans. She stood, left only in her bra and panties, unsure looking small and scared.

Nothing they haven't seen before.

He grabbed her clothes and piled them over his own clothes.

He wet a towel with hot water and cleaned her up. All this time Caroline just searched his face for any signs of anger but found none the whole time.

"Damon?" She said suddenly.

He looked up, into her eyes. "Yea?"

"Could you please help me. I don't want to drink animal blood. It tastes gross, but I also don't want to kill an innocent person. Will you help me control it. Please Damon?" She asked him innocently.

Damon sighed and looked at her. She had so much hope in her big blue eyes that he just couldn't say no. After all he was technically her sire.

"Alright fine I'll help you." He replied.

She smiled big and jumped into his arms.

"Thank you Damon." She kissed his cheek and Damon just couldn't hide the small smile that broke out on his face.

"Alright that's enough, let's get you something to wear." He told her as he pulled her into his room. He went over to his wardrobe and pulled out and black button up collared shirt and handed it to her.

"Here just wear this for tonight and stay here for the night. I'll grab clothes from your house tomorrow." He added.

She nodded and slipped her arms through the holes.

"Pick any room." He said as he crawled into bed.

Caroline bit her lip and looked towards Damon who was laying on his side.

"Damon can I please stay with you?" She asked once again looking small and scared.

He sighed again and turned onto his back and lifted the covers up so she could get in. She smiled and snuggled into his side, placing her head on his chest. He pulled her close and kissed the top of her head. A rare affection he doesn't normally show unless he had compelled them to forget.

"Damon..." Caroline mumbled after a minute of silence.

"Hmm?" He murmured out.

"I'm scared." She admitted in low voice.

Damon's grip around her tighten slightly and brushed the hair away from her face.

"It's okay Caroline, I'm here for you, I'll help you. No one helped me which is why I am the way I am but I'll make sure you don't end up the same as me." He said.

"You haven't turned out that bad Damon." She mumbled out. "Why don't you ever let anyone see the good in you?" She asked.

"Because I'm not a nice person." He retorted back. "Besides, you of all people shouldn't like me or think that I'm good."

"Yea well Damon, you've just been hurt one too many times, I know how you feel Damon, you just need to be loved." She replied.

Damon huffed. "Blondie?"

"Yea?"

"Shut up and go to sleep before I kick you out." He replied.

Caroline giggled and got comfortable again.

"Aww that was soo sweet." Ric answered, rubbing Damon's thigh.

"You saw that?!" Damon asked, surprised.

"Yea I did." He smirked.

"Ric that's cheating, stay out of my head." Damon replied as he glared at his boyfriend. Boyfriend? Is that what Ric was now? He sure hoped so.

"Yes Damon, I'm your boyfriend." Ric replied reading Damon's mind again. Now that he figured out how to do that it was kind of hard to stop.

He shuffled closer to Damon and Damon glared at him again.

"RIC!" Damon grumbled out, slightly blushing but also feeling contentment.

"Ok ok, I'm sorry I'll stop." He said smiling. He leaned over and kissed Damon's cheek softly and then got up off the couch and shuffled over to the bar again. He refilled Damon's glass and his own.

He came back and placed Damon's drink in Damon's hand and sat down again, closer this time.

Damon raised an eyebrow and looked at Ric. "Promise you'll stop?" He asked.

Ric leaned closer until their lips were almost touching and whispered "nope" against them.

Damon started to pull away angrily when Ric slipped a hand behind his neck and pulled him back and sealed their lips together.

Damon closed his eyes and kissed Ric back gently. Ric coaxed Damon's mouth open with is tongue and slipped it inside. Ric hooked a finger under Damon's chin and tilted it up towards him to have a better angle. He leaned over Damon slightly which cause Damon to lay flat on his back with Ric hovering over him. He trailed his hands down Damon's sides making him shiver, he reached his waist and gripped Damon's hips firmly, unaware of his strength. Damon groaned out in pain and turned his head to the side. He grabbed onto Ric's biceps and tried to push him off. Ric who didn't get the message trailed his kisses down to Damon's neck. Damon's heart sped up and he snapped his eyes shut tightly.

"Ric. Ric! Stop please! Ric you're hurting me!" Damon yelled out.

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