Wish he may, wish he might, Damon Salvatore may lose this fight.
The Full Moon was at it's peak by the time Damon and Elena were a few hours into their road trip. Not much talking was being done, and Elena was slowly losing energy, a sure sign that sleep deprivation was beginning to take it's toll.
"Let me drive a few hours." Damon suggested.
"No, I'm fine. You need to rest." Elena weakly smiled.
"I haven't had an episode in hours Elena, I think I can handle driving an hour or two." Damon reminded, lightly placing his hand on hers.
"Um, sure.. Yeah that would be nice actually." she breathed, before pulling over.
Once they were repositioned and comfortable, Damon then continued the drive. He couldn't help but occasionally glance over at Elena who was still struggling to remain awake.
"Any idea as to how Klaus can help me?" Damon asked, trying to seize the agonizing silence.
"I've already weighed my options." Elena started, taking her hair out of her ponytail and running her fingers through it.
"If I offer him a trade then I know for a fact he'll be interested, but If I try to bargain with him then who knows what he will want and who he'll want it from. It's to much of a risk to the ones I love, seeing how I won't be in control of their safety but I'd most likely be the cause of any death or damage. That's something I refuse to be held accountable for.." she explained.
"What do you mean a trade, exactly?" Damon wondered.
"I mean.. That I'm going to give him what he's always wanted, if he will help heal you." she said, now returning her attention out of the window.
"..and the one thing he really wants would be you because the next full moon, besides tonight's, will be in exactly three years from now which includes all the items he will need to break the curse." Damon mumbled.
"Yes, and that gives him enough time to prepare or he can keep me and.." Elena's voice slowly trailed.
"And.." Damon urged, getting a bit impatient.
"..And, Klaus can use me to distract Elijah while he gets the chance to kill Him for his betrayal and ruining his chances of breaking the curse twice in a row now." Elena admitted.
"If Klaus wanted to kill Elijah then he shouldn't have any problems doing it." Damon stated.
"He needs Elijah, Damon.. Brothers don't just give up on each other, no matter what's happened between them." Elena objected, with a yawn.
"I want Klaus to help me, but I don't want you to sacrifice yourself and I don't want you to hurt Stefan." Damon breathed, Those words flowing so easily but the feelings that were dragged with it were painful. He couldn't help but wince at the thought of Stefan Having her to himself.
"I love Stefan, but I'm not inlove with him. I think he always knew that but didn't want to believe it. We've never kissed or gone any further then that. My heart was already taken, so Stefan never really had a chance." Elena confessed, Now regaining her attention back on Damon, who was now locked on her.
Damon felt many emotions at this point, he wanted to kiss her, he wanted to wrap her into his arms, He wanted to make love to her, but most of all he wanted to… too scream? His whole entire body erupted with Affliction. His heart began to beat erratically and the vessels in his brain felt as if they were on fire.
Damon jerked his hands off of the wheel and grabbed the sides of his head. Pure wretchedness was now crippling him. Screaming would only enhance the painful sensations, but it was all he could do. Elena frantically undid her seatbelt and moved as closely as she could to Damon before steadying the wheel.
"Take your foot off of the gas, Damon." she ordered, her foot fighting his.
Elena's voice was nothing but High pitched static to Damon's ears. Not a single word being processed.
"You don't deserve to love." The voice from the abyss spoke.
"You don't deserve to be loved." The voice screeched, causing Damon to yell out louder.
"Damon please, move your foot!" Elena begged.
Just as soon as the voice went quiet and the pain numbed. Damon inhaled deeply and before he could comprehend the severity of the situation he was in, it was to late. Bright lights blinded him, and Elena quickly locked her attention on Damon, grabbing for his hand, Suddenly everything seemed to move in slow motion, her face stricken with fear, and a tear of helplessness ran down her cheek, followed by an abrupt Stop of the vehicle . Which sent Elena flying through the windshield, Ripping her from Damon's grip.
Pieces of shredded glass rained down on Damon's body, slicing into his skin. The taste of tainted blood covered his tongue and though he fought to stay awake, The hollowness of the abyss had other plans.