Sapphire09: Here you go! A bonus chapter to accompany III. Inquiries


Again, tonight he heard the sound of distress his brother let out.

His brother tried to hide it, but Damon heard them all the same. The sound was excruciating, almost like tortured.

At first, he thought it was nothing, just Stefan being his self-blaming self. But, it had been going on for more than a week, and the sound only becoming more painful every day.

He tried asking, later that day. He tried asking casually, with the underlying 'real' question still apparent for his brother to see.

The answer wasn't satisfying.

"Just me being me, Brother. Nothing you don't already know."


Side Chapter: Damon's Inquiries


"Do you know what has been bothering him, Damon?"

Elena's question was exactly the same as his own, so Damon answered with Stefan's own answer when he had asked the same question (same song, different verse, of course).

"It's just Stefan being Stefan, Elena. His own selfless, chivalrous, goody-goody self, I'm sure."

Elena wasn't satisfied, but he already expected that reaction. He himself wasn't satisfied by Stefan's answer, so why would he expect Elena to?

"Damon, I'm serious! Look at him—"

"So am I, Elena," Damon answered, without letting her finish her sentence. "Look, I've already asked him. That was what he said. Besides, don't we get enough on our plate for the moment, anyway? He's probably still feels guilty over what happened to you."

"It wasn't his fault… I've told him that…"

"From where he stood, he thinks it is."

When he saw that Elena wasn't convinced, he tried again.

"Look, whatever it is on his mind, he probably just needs time to sort out his guilt. You already cleared it up that you didn't blame him, so he needs to put his head around that. Just let him be for a while. He'll come around."

Elena wasn't entirely convinced, but Damon knew she would oblige by this point.

"We have bigger fish to fry right now, Elena. We have some more important things to dig out. I'm sure Stefan can handle himself. We would know if something happened."

Elena hesitated, but she eventually agreed.

Though, Damon find it hard to believe the things he spouted. He was curious (and, though he would never say it out loud, concerned), but as he said it himself, they got more important things to find out.

Besides, if Stefan needed them, he would know.


Sapphire09: Yeah... It's short. I tried to keep everything vague, since I don't want anything to go against canon (except Stefan's abuse, of course. Totally against canon, though not exactly impossible... lol). And, I think I got Damon's personality all wrong... I mean, I know he cares, but he doesn't seem the type to actually say he cares. He's more like the type to see it through first (then again, it's been a while since I watched the show since Season 3 ended...). And I think Elena would be more stubborn in here... I dunno...

I hope I wasn't completely off mark, though...

Seriously... Stefan is much easier to write.

You know, I'm usually good with third-person stories... Then again, I haven't start writing again for quite a while...Huh.

Anyhow, since this chapter is a bonus, I don't expect good reviews out of this (especially with the OOC-ness. But it's still nice to know how I did this). I do hope good reviews for chapter III, though. I just wanted to give some insight from Damon's perspective (and I just have to bring in Elena). I hope this can satisfy you for another couple of days.