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Baby S
Chapter Nine
Bonnie woke up the next morning feeling refreshed as she slowly pulled herself up out of sleep she felt a familiar weight curled around her waist. Looking down, she saw Damon's arm thrown over her stomach pulling her to his side. Turning her head slightly, she found herself staring into Damon's ice blue eyes. "Good morning, little witch." he drawled out easily as he keep his head on his pillow. Bonnie quickly lifted her hand and covered her mouth as she yawned. Damon pushed himself up then and slowly climbed out of the bed.
"Good morning, how long have you been up." Bonnie asked, she knew Damon wasn't an early riser, he just stayed up which was probably due to years of not really having to sleep since he became a vampire and she didn't except for that habit to go away over night just because of her spell. Damon sent her a small smile while shrugging his shoulders.
"Don't really know." he replied back with a smirk. "I couldn't rest though, I have a lot on my mind at the moment, things are kinda driving me crazy." He said as he widened his eyes for effect before pushing himself up from the bed. Bonnie watched as he walked over to the adjoining bathroom door and pushed it open.
"Do you wanna talk about it?" she asked, Damon rested his head against the doorframe for a moment before shaking his head.
"It's nothing really, your father just made a decision to involve some people that I don't really think should be involved." Bonnie eyed Damon as he pushed himself away from the doorframe and aimlessly walked back into the room. Whoever her father picked out to help them, it was obvious Damon didn't like it, which meant they whoever it was, was either a threat to her safety or everyone's safety.
"And just who are these people that my father decided to involve?" she asked.
"The council," Damon said as he turned and looked at her, taking in her surprise features, he released a bitter chuckle and nodded his head. "Yeah, I can tell by your face you aren't feeling that little addition either."
"Has he lost his mind?" Bonnie whispered to herself even though she knew Damon would be able to hear.
"You know I asked myself the same question last night. Benjamin thinks they owe us or rather owes you witches for what happened so long ago. Me, I'm just worried about you, the baby, me and my brother-the council isn't really known for being able to shift through the good and bad. Everything's black and white with them. Either your human or your not, and if you fall into the not category you're expendable." Bonnie nervously nibbled on her bottom lip, she knew the council was responsible for Emily Bennett's death. If her father was really thinking about involving them then she knew it had to be serious.
"He has to have some type of plan, Damon. He wouldn't endanger all of us like that by going to them." she said as she looked at Damon who only nodded his head at her words, his earlier conversation with Benjamin coming to mind.
"He's doing what he needs to do I guess. Lucius is coming here, Bonnie. He's gonna come after you and to a guy like Lucius, Mystic Falls and all that inhabit it are expendable. I guess he's trying to give them a fighting chance. I might not like it-hell I really don't but if it protects you from Lucius then I guess I'm all for it." He sighed and settled down on the edge of the bed. "I just wish we could involve someone else other than the council."
"Me too." Bonnie said, as Damon pushed himself back up off the bed.
"Come on we better get ready, you father wants to crash the council meeting uninvited. I'm going and since I talked you out of fighting Lucius I'm sure you're coming to this meeting." Bonnie sent him a small sarcastic smile that would have done him proud if he wasn't so annoyed by their list of activities for today.
"Oh Dammy you know me so well."
"Please don't." Damon said as he looked over at her. "Just don't- your father already tried to call me an awful nickname earlier and surprisingly that right there, 'Dammy,'" he said mocking her voice as shook his head. "Is even worst." Bonnie kicked off the covers on the bed and moved so that her feet were now on the floor.
"Well how do you think my father fills about you calling him Phil," she said with a roll of her eyes. "I don't even get that, that nickname makes absolutely no sense." Damon resisted the urge to smile at her statement.
"It shouldn't make sense to you because it's an inside joke," he said snobbishly which only made Bonnie roll her eyes again. "Oh and just to be clear, it's not Phil it's Fil." he watched as Bonnie's face screwed up in confusion.
"Fill-like fill up a glass of water."
"Sure."
"That makes even less sense, Damon." she said tiredly. "I don't know what type of inside joke that is but that name better not be disrespectful to my dad." Damon rolled his eyes at that and shook his head.
"Of course it's not disrespectful Bonnie otherwise he wouldn't allow me to call him that on the regular like I've been doing." She merely raised an eyebrow at that and Damon just smiled. "Tell you what how about I tell you what the name means after we get through with your stalkerish suitor."
"Fine."
"Good now come on, let's get ready." Bonnie grinned at his choice of words and shook her head at him.
"Let's get ready, huh." Damon who was just stepping into the bathroom turned and around and looked at her as if she had lost her mind.
"Yeah let's get ready little witch-now get in here. I promise to wash your back if you wash mine." Not needing anymore incentives, Bonnie stood up from the bed and walked over to the bathroom door with a smile on her face. Damon stepped aside and raised his arm. "After you my lovely little witch."
By the time Damon and Bonnie finally made it downstairs, everyone else was up and about. Damon pulled out Bonnie's chair just as Elena sat a plate in front of her. "I thought you would want some breakfast." she said with a hopeful smile. Bonnie just smiled at her friend as she thought about how much she missed her during her brief stay with Lucius at his compound.
"Thanks." Bonnie said with a bright smile as she looked at the plate filled with several different breakfast items. She barely spared Damon a glance as he pulled out the chair next to her and settled down. Damon watched as his brother slid a mug of coffee across the table at him. He stared dispassionately at the steaming mug of black liquid and back at his brother.
"I think this is officially the first time I miss drinking blood." he murmured as he pushed the mug away with a frown. "Never really cared for coffee, I don't need that extra pick me up in the morning." he stated with a shrug of his shoulders while Stefan only smiled and looked at the mug.
"Well, big brother it's time for you to start a new way of living." Stefan said, "And you need to eat something-we might not know what your limits are but you want to be at full strength when we fight Lucius right." Damon shot his brother an annoyed look to which Stefan merely smiled.
"You know I hate it when you talk sense." Pushing the mug across the table, Stefan just shrugged his shoulders.
"I'm sure you'll get over it." Stefan stated as he walked back over to the Elena and started helping her with handing out the rest of breakfast. Damon stared down at his mug of coffee and snared down at the offending liquid before glancing up at Bonnie's old Coven members.
"I hope you aren't feeding them?" he asked bluntly as he looked at them from his place at the table, he ignoring Bonnie's warning and kept his gaze on all four of them. "I really don't feel like feeding them again only to have them end up betraying-."
"They won't do it again." Nikolas said as he looked over at Damon, who met his stare head on. Damon cracked an unfriendly smile at his words and shook his head.
"You'll have to excuse me if I end up not believing you." he snapped out coolly, "All I see when I look at them is them taking Bonnie away from here and giving her over to-." Damon stopped as Bonnie smacked his arm.
"Stop it alright." Damon clenched his jaw at her words and looked over at the table before shaking his head.
"Bonnie, sweetie," he said his voice taking on a tone he hadn't used with her since they used to be at one another's throats during their many confrontations when they first met one another. "I can understand why you wouldn't want me to be upset with your mother but as far as I know those three didn't have some powerful warlock brainwash their mind clean."
"Look, just trust me that they can be trusted okay."
"I did that before, do you remember that conversation cause I certainly do." he countered with a shake of his head. "But I'll leave them alone cause you need to finish your breakfast and I need to calm down before I go over there and ripe their throats out."
"Yeah you need to calm down," they all turned around as Benjamin entered the room with Alexis, his gaze focused solely on Damon. "We don't need any infighting right now, we all need to focus on the task at hand which is protecting Bonnie and her child and staying alive. Nothing else matters."
"How can you say that they-."
"They betrayed Lucius, I don't think their double agents or whatever it is you kids are calling it nowadays. Besides Lucius was literally trying to kill them back at the compound almost killed-," he trailed off and snapped his finger while looking at Nikolas.
"It's Nikolas, Mr. Bennett."
"Lucius almost killed Nikolas back at the compound. They need us just as much as we need them. Any ass kicking between you and them can be dealt with after we handle Lucius," he looked back at Damon. "And not a minute before."
"Fine." Damon said with a shrug of his shoulder, "But if I suspect anything I'm gonna handle the problem." Benjamin just looked at him as he walked over to free seat on the other side of Bonnie and settled down. Leaning over, he placed a kiss on her cheek.
"Good morning baby girl, how are you feeling this morning?" he asked, as Bonnie turned to look at him.
"I'm fine, how are you?"
"I'm good," he paused as Elena walked over and set a plate loaded with down in front of him. "Thank you darling and how are you this morning?" he asked as he looked over at his daughter's best friend.
"I'm fine, thanks for asking Mr. Bennett."
"It's Benjamin." he said with a small smile as he looked at her. As far as he was concern there was no reason to keep up the titles they were all fighting for the same thing, even though Elena wouldn't be doing any type of fighting. Elena just nodded and walked over to Stefan, Benjamin watched as they both began talking quietly among themselves before focusing on his mouth-watering breakfast just as he picked up his fork.
"Dad?" Looking up from his plate, he acknowledged his daughter with a brief nod of his head. Bonnie looked at him for a moment as if she were trying to gather her nerve. "Damon told me that you're considering going to the council. Forking off a bit of his eggs, he quickly popped them into his mouth and chewed quickly and then picked up his water and drank it down. Once he was done with that, he set his fork back down and looked at his daughter.
"I'm not considering anything, we're going to the council." he stated bluntly as he looked over at her.
"You can't be serious."
"Of course I'm serious, Bonnie." he said as he picked up a piece of bacon and took a bite out of it. "Elena you made a lovely breakfast." he said as looked over at his daughter's best friend who currently was sitting with her boyfriend Stefan. Not liking the fact that she was being ignored Bonnie slapped her hand down on the table, easily regaining her father's attention.
"I don't think that's a good idea Dad. The council isn't really keen on helping any supernaturals." With a sigh, Damon came into the conversation, placing his elbows on the table, he leaned forward until he was looking directly at Benjamin.
"That's what I told him last night." Benjamin released a loud groan and leaned back against his chair and stared up at the ceiling.
"I thought we already went over this, Damon. They owe us and I'm sure they'd be willing to protect this damn town, hell they've done it before." Sighing, he raised his hands in the air. "Look we don't have much time and I know Lucius will be coming here and Bonnie won't willingly give herself-."
"What in the hell are you talking about of course she won't do that." Damon snapped out angrily as his incisors appeared as he glared at Benjamin who merely rolled his eyes at Damon's outburst.
"Boy don't bite my head off just calm down," Benjamin said as he looked at his daughter's lover. "I'm just telling you how things are going go down. Now like I was saying, Bonnie's won't give herself over willingly and we all know that," he said fixing Damon with a look before continuing. "So in true Lucius fashion, he'll probably try to wipe this entire town off the map and then take her and whoever else he wants to toy with before killing." his eyes shifted over to Nikolas and Vincent briefly before looking back at Damon.
"So what's the council gonna do?" Stefan asked from his position next to Elena.
"Provide us with some added gunfire." he said easily as he looked at Damon. "They want to hunt vampires so much well when Lucius and his people come strolling into the town square they'll have their opportunity."
"So you trust them that much that you'd-." Damon started but Benjamin held up his hand effectively cutting him off.
"I don't trust them but I can use them, Damon."
"Just like they'll use their guns to kill us once the threats over." Benjamin just chuckled at that and shook his head.
"I was actually planning on enchanting the guns to the point where even if they did fire one straight at any of your hearts the bullet wouldn't make it, it would disintegrate before impact -that was plan the entire time. Look we need them giving each and every last one of your covering fire. I'm sure if they're apart of the council they're a good shot," he said as he looked around the room before looking over at his daughter and Damon. "You trust me right."
"I trust you." Damon admitted calmly while Bonnie just nodded her head at her father's question, Benjamin sighed and gave them both a smile.
"Good then don't worry about anything, just stick to the plan and things will work out I promise," he waited for them both to nod their heads before looking back down at his breakfast. "Now everyone finish up eating we have a meeting to get too."
"So we're just gonna walk in there." Damon asked later on that day as they stood outside the Mystic Falls church which had become the officially meeting house of the town council. Benjamin crossed his arms over his chest and turned to look at him.
"Of course or would you rather we jump through the windows. I mean I know we need to make an entrance but don't you think that'll be a bit much, Sil." Damon cracked a smile at Benjamin's statement and shook his head.
"My child is doomed to be a smart ass." he muttered lowly but he could tell by the snort that Benjamin gave that he had heard every word.
"Oh come on it won't be-well it won't be as bad as you think." he said with a wide smile on his face as he slapped a hand on Damon's shoulder and before squeezing it. "You didn't say anything about my nickname this time." Damon looked over his shoulder at Bonnie who was currently discussing something with her mother by the car with his brother and Elena standing guard while Nikolas, Vincent, Giselle and Jasmine stood off to the side.
"Please after what your daughter called me this morning," he paused to shudder, "I'll take you calling me Sil any day." Benjamin's eyes shined with laughter at that, pulling Damon close he lowered his voice.
"Bonnie's never been really good at making up nicknames." he said with a smirk as he remembered some of the god awful nicknames that his daughter had tried to call him over the years. He had put his foot down with every single one of them. "Let's just say that, coming up with awful nicknames is something you two have in common."
"You forgot ridiculous Fil." Damon quickly added with a smile, while Benjamin merely rolled his eyes and shook his head.
"Yes how could I-ridiculous and awful. Now with that said Damon, I'd rather Fil be my nickname more than anything my lovely daughter can come up with," he cleared his throat then shoved his hands into his suit pockets. "Now when we go in here don't do anything rash. Humans, guns and fear are a nasty combination that usually leads to unfortunate events."
"Sure anything you say Fil." Benjamin found himself rolling his eyes at the nickname as Damon slapped his hand against his back and walked away.
"Damon," he waited till the vampire stopped and looked at him. "Please refrain from calling me that ridiculous nickname while we're in here." Damon merely saluted him, Benjamin narrowed his eyes at that but turned on his heel and marched towards the church. He didn't have to look behind him to know that everyone was following him. Opening the doors to the Mystic Falls only church, he slipped inside and waited till everyone filed in behind him. Leading the way, he walked into the main auditorium and saw Sheriff Forbes and several other council members quietly talking among themselves only to stop once they saw him and his group. Flashing, Sheriff Forbes his most charming smile he spoke.
"Liz it's been awhile." he called out. Sheriff Forbes frowned up at him and then looked over the rest of his group until her eyes landed on Damon who was standing directly at Benjamin's side.
"Damon, did you bring them here?" she asked the older Salvatore bluntly. "This is closed meeting and you should know -." Benjamin released a loud sigh and shook his head.
"We all know this is a closed meeting Liz. However I have something to tell you and it can't wait." Sheriff Forbes narrowed her eyes at Benjamin before shaking her head rapidly. She still remembered how he had walked away from the council all those years ago.
"You gave up your rights to be apart of this council long ago, Benjamin. That doesn't change just because you walked in here, now whatever you have to tell me it can wait."
"Even if it has to deal with things that go bump in the night." Benjamin asked back with a small grin on his lips. He watched as every last one of the council members froze as they looked at him, their eyes wide and filled with shock and surprise.
"What are you talking about, Benjamin." Sheriff Forbes asked cautiously as she focused on the elder Bennett.
"I'm talking about the things this council usually talks about or has the objective for this council changed over the years, if so then I'm sorry for wasting your time. I know the next big town function must be taking up all your time so I'll just be-."
"Benjamin what are you talking about?" We don't have time for any of the verbal games that you like play." Sheriff Forbes stated coolly as she slowly made her way towards Benjamin. "And Damon I'm gonna have to talk to you about-."
"He didn't tell me about any meeting, Liz." Benjamin said getting slightly annoyed with the woman. "It isn't his fault that the council can't change old habits." Sheriff Forbes frowned at his words and crossed her arms over her chest. Benjamin could tell that she was willing to listen but she didn't like the fact that he was slyly dissing the council and their activities as he talked.
"You have five minutes to tell us what it is before I have the guards throw you all out." Benjamin looked around and saw several members of the police department standing around all with their hands slowly drifting down to their hip hostlers.
"Fine here's what going on in a nutshell, there's a vampire hybrid on his way to this town as we speak. He's temperamental and will probably try to murder everyone in this town unless of course you help." Benjamin watched as everyone's mouths dropped open in complete shock over the information he had just shared. Damon released a small groan and nudged him in the back.
Smooth Fil, real smooth." Benjamin leaned back and quickly whispered a reply to Damon's little statement.
"I thought honesty would be best besides you usually have to spell things out these people after all they still don't know what you are- were." Turning his attention back to the council members, he could tell his statement had thrown them all for a loop. Sheriff Forbes was the first to recover, shaking her head she looked at him.
"And just how did you come across this information, Benjamin." Rubbing a hand along the bottom of his jaw, Benjamin looked at Sheriff Forbes.
"I came across this information because he's after us."
"Us?" she looked over the whole group with Benjamin and frowned as she saw Bonnie and Elena within the group. "Meaning all of you and jus why would that be unless-." Benjamin saw her moving her hand to her gun.
"Don't do anything rash, please." he said nicely although his eyes were anything but pleasant. Damon could see him tensing up and looked over his shoulder at Stefan who quickly made his way over to Bonnie and Elena. It only took five seconds for the council to panic as they saw Stefan blur out of the church with both Bonnie and Elena. Guns were drawn immediately and pointed at those that remained. Benjamin kept his cool as he looked at Sheriff Forbes.
"Nobody move!" Sheriff Forbes bellowed out as she still trying to wrap her mind around what she had just seen. Stefan Salvatore was a vampire nothing else could explain how he had left the church with Bonnie and Elena in the fashion that he did.
"But the guns down." Benjamin shouted as he looked around mentally counting all of the guns pointed their way.
"No, I can't do that." Sheriff Forbes said as she stared at him with what Benjamin could tell was a resolve to shoot not only him but everyone else in the room. Deciding that he didn't feel like pretending that she was in-charge anymore he raised his hand and immediately the guns flew out of all hands and landed at his feet. Stepping over the pile, he kept his gaze on Sheriff Forbes who stared back at him with nothing but fear now in her eyes. She stumbled back as he drew near so he stopped and raised his hands up in the air.
"Calm down?"
"Calm down!" Sheriff Forbes practically screamed as several of the council members moved to stand behind her. "You're a witch."
"Warlock please." he said as he looked at her slightly annoyed by her use of the wrong term in reference to him. "There's a difference you know." Sheriff Forbes ignored him and looked over at Damon who stood beside Benjamin as if he were his second in command. Narrowing her eyes at the young man, she trusted and confided in. She pointed a finger in his direction and sneered.
"And what are you?"
"Haven't really decided yet?" Damon stated truthfully, as Benjamin took another step forward and cleared his throat easily gaining back Sheriff Forbes attention. He glanced at her men and watched as they cautiously made their way to the front, in an attempt to guard the council from him and the others. He would have smiled at their bravery if he wasn't so tired of the theatrics.
"Liz, look we're aren't going to hurt you-."
"Yeah right." she said with a scoff as her eyes looked around for an exit. Benjamin lowered his gaze and massaged the bridge of his nose. He could feel a headache coming on especially if they all kept acting like this.
"Dammit, we came here because we're trying to protect this town."
"No you want to protect yourselves-."
"And this town, if I just wanted to protect them," he said waving his hand backwards, "Then I would have never shown up here and told you about what was going down, and when he showed up well you know."
"How are we suppose to trust you?" Sheriff Forbes asked cautiously walking forward.
"The mere fact that you all are alive should give me and my people just a little bit of trust since this council was founded on the basis that all supernatural entities seek to kill and use humans for their own purposes. We haven't killed you yet and you aren't useful to us cause believe me we can handle this guy on our own. We just thought it would be a good idea to give you a chance to protect the so-called innocents of this town."
"What's that suppose to be mean?"
"Just what I said," Benjamin replied. "But that doesn't really matter. What matters is are you all willing to protect the humans of this town. This is your only chance cause I don't have time to waste on indecision."
"If we do this-then I want all of you to leave town after this. You can't stay here." Benjamin's eyes narrowed at her words.
"How about we discuss that afterwards, I'm not really keen on making promises I might not keep." Benjamin said with a tight-lipped smile all the while he was seething. How dare they try to kick him and family out of this town. Like this wasn't their home rubbing a hand through his hair. He studied Sheriff Forbes as she slowly nodded her head as well.
"Fine," she said reluctantly. "Now how serious is this threat." Benjamin raised an eyebrow at her words and frowned.
"I thought when I told you, you all could die. I got the seriousness of this threat across."
Bonnie wrung her hands together as she stood outside the church, glancing over at Stefan who was standing off to the side by Elena. "Do you think everyone's alright in there?" he took one glance at the church and just nodded his head.
"Yeah, everything's fine. Everything is going fine in there otherwise I'm sure we would have seen something by now." he said as he reached out and touched her shoulder giving it a comforting squeeze. Bonnie gave him a weak smile and lifted a hand to pat his hand. They both looked up as the doors to the church open to reveal Damon and Benjamin strolling out with Sheriff Forbes by their side. Looking behind them, they could see the rest of their little group trailing behind. Bonnie watched as Sheriff Forbes said something to her father and then strolled back into the church. Not waiting on him to walk over to her, Bonnie quickly made her way to her father.
"So what did they say?" she asked, Benjamin took one last look at the church and then down at his daughter.
"They'll help us." he stated with a sigh. "Sheriff Forbes is going to get more of her officers, they'll be on duty and I'm to provide a little added incentive for the townspeople to stay indoors when Lucius does finally show up." he said, thinking about the energy that that spell would cause him to lose. "Alexis take everyone to the grill cause Damon, Stefan and I have some work to do." he said as he turned and looked at his estranged wife who merely nodded her head. Bonnie looked up at her father.
"What are you planning?" she asked hating to be left out especially when it concerned her. When her father claimed he only wanted Damon and Stefan with him, she couldn't help but think about Jaxon. He had done the same thing, he had worked with Damon behind her back and that had almost ended with Damon's life not to mention Jaxon actually ended up dying in the end. "If it's about Lucius then-."
"It's not about Lucius, Bonnie." he said as he placed his hands on her shoulders and held her still. He searched his daughter's face before sighing. "I just need to talk to them about a few things that Sheriff Forbes said alright." Bonnie looked over her father's shoulder and stared at Damon who merely nodded his head while mouthing that everything would be okay. Alexis seeing things weren't going to end until someone walked away, went over to her daughter.
"Come on let them talk." she whispered as she placed a gentle hand on Bonnie's shoulder, turning she looked at her mother and nodded her head.
"Fine," turning back around she looked at her father and Damon. "Be careful." she said softly as she allowed her mother to lead her away. Benjamin watched as they all piled into the car. Once they were alone, Damon cleared his throat and rocked back on his heels.
"Alright they're gone now Fil, so do you mind telling what exactly is going on?" Damon asked as he took his eyes off the rapidly disappearing car that held Bonnie and his child. He knew they were only going about two streets over but he didn't like being separated from them. Turning he looked at Benjamin who was standing in the same position he had been in when Bonnie had stood in front of him, he appeared to be thinking things over. After a moment, he looked up and eyed both Stefan and Damon before sighing.
"I just needed you all here so I could tell you about the last part of the plan." Damon stared at him for a moment and shook his head.
"I thought you told Bonnie it wasn't about Lucius," he snapped hating the fact that Benjamin had lied to his own daughter. "Isn't that what you just told her?"
"I don't need a recap Damon." Benjamin said softly as he looked down at the ground. Taking a few steps forward, he reached into his suit pocket and pulled out a small blade. Stefan took a step forward and Benjamin merely cut his eyes over at him. "Calm down." he murmured and Stefan watched as the blade grew into a sharp silver cane.
"Damn." Stefan murmured in awe as he looked over at Damon who just nodded his head as he looked at Benjamin.
"See I told you Fil wasn't so bad." Damon whispered to his brother as they watched Benjamin drive his silver cane into the ground. Both brothers stepped back expecting something but nothing happened. Looking back at Benjamin they found the older man watching them silently.
"Don't mess up the lines I'm about to draw." with that said he started moving forward while dragging the cane in the dirt behind him. "Damon already knows this but I guess I better tell you as well, Stefan. When we fight Lucius it's going to be right here at the center of town."
"Are you sure that's wise." Stefan asked as he followed behind Benjamin who was slowly turning while dragging his cane.
"It's the best plan we've got especially since we're going to involve the council-watch out for the lines," he snapped out causing Stefan to step back just before he stepped on the most recent lines that Benjamin had drawn. Damon looked back at his brother and then over at Benjamin who was concentrating on drawing his lines. "Now as I was saying, the plan is to fight Lucius and all of his men here. The council members that can fight will be on the roof tops overlooking this area which will allow them to have good positions for cover fire."
"What about us? Are the rest of us going to be fighting down here with you?" Damon asked as he continued to follow Benjamin's path while discreetly trying to figure out what type of design Benjamin was currently making in the dirt.
"You and Stefan plus those other two boys are going to stay down here and fight with me while the girls provide the council members some added protection." he mumbled, Damon just shook his head at his plan.
"Bonnie isn't going to go for that Fil."
"She's pregnant and I'm her father-she can't do anything but go for it." Damon chuckled at his words and shook his head.
"I don't think you truly know your daughter, Fil. Especially when she's hell bent on not losing anyone and that includes you and me. If we're down here fighting Lucius then I'm pretty sure she'll be making her way down here to fight as well. Doesn't matter if we told her not too." Benjamin looked back at Damon and grudgingly nodded his head. He knew how his daughter would be which was why he asked Damon and Stefan to stay behind.
"I do know my daughter Sil," he paused and allowed himself a small smile when he heard Damon's sharp intake of breath and Stefan's snicker. "Which is why I need you two to watch out for her during the fight just in case she comes down here with the intention of helping dear old dad." With that said he picked up his cane and looked back over his work. Damon did the same and saw that Benjamin had drawn a gigantic pentagram within a circle.
"What's that for?"
"It's Lucius' ticket to hell," he said coolly as he stared over his work, while the cane slowly transformed back into the blade. Holding the blade up, he looked it over and then drove the blade into his hand.
"Benjamin!" Damon shouted as he rushed forward with Stefan on his heels, Benjamin just winced as the blade dug into his skin before turning to look at them.
"Calm down." he simply said as he removed the blade from his flesh and lowered his bloody hand towards the ground and allowed a few drops of blood to hit the lines he had drawn in the dirt. Stefan and Damon watched silently as his blood seemed to take on a life of it's own and rushed around the design until it glowed red and faded away.
"What did you do?" Damon asked as he looked at Benjamin who was shaking his hand as the cut slowly healed itself. Benjamin looked back at his design before focusing his gaze on the Salvatore brothers. Lifting a hand, he made a gush of wind that quickly erased his lines but the designed glowed red again as if to signal anyone nearby that it was still there.
"That is my trap for Lucius-I get him in this pentagram I can send him straight to hell without using too much of my power since I'll be fighting before then." he said softly. "You see that's why I asked you to stay here with me."
"Okay so talk." Damon said softly as he looked Benjamin who slowly rubbed a hand over his face. "What are you really trying to tell us, Benjamin."
"I have to be in there with him when I do the spell." he admitted to the brothers, when he noticed the disapproving look on Damon's face he pushed forward. "You're right my daughter's a stubborn thing which is why I want you and your brother to promise me that you'll keep her away from this area, away from the fighting."
"Benjamin you can't be serous, I take it that this spell can kill you."
"It won't kill me Damon," Benjamin snapped out tiredly. "It's just a dangerous spell-very dangerous and since I'm gonna have to be in the pentagram with him when I perform the spell. I want you to promise me that you'll keep Bonnie away."
"She won't go for this." Damon snapped out angrily as he looked at Benjamin, who met his stare head on.
"She won't know about this." he said daring Damon to disagree with him. Damon clenched his jaw angrily and clutched his fist. He wasn't going to let Benjamin fight Lucius by himself, he could something and that's what he planned on doing.
"Fine she won't know." Benjamin released a sigh and reached out and slapped a hand down on Damon's shoulder and gave it a squeeze.
"Good, look you two go ahead and go over to the grill. I still have some things to set up but I'll be right behind you." he said as he turned and walked away from them leaving the brothers alone. Stefan turned to look at Damon and saw his brother's eyes were locked on Benjamin's back.
"What is it with these Bennetts wanting to sacrifice themselves all the time?" he asked finally as he looked over at his brother wondering if he had the answer. "Huh? What is it about them that makes get like that. It's not like they have to be that way."
"He's just trying to save everyone-."
"While forgetting about himself, something that he and his daughter have in common." Damon spat out angrily. "Well he's gonna have help with Lucius whether he wants it or not that I promise you." With that said, Damon turned and started walking up the street no doubt heading for the Grille. Stefan jogged after him, his gut twisting in fear over his brother's words.
"What do you mean he's gonna have help? I think he can handle things Damon." Resting his hands on the top of his car with a small frown on his face, Damon could feel his incisors falling due to his anger.
"I believed the same thing about Bonnie and I almost lost her," he sighed and shook his head while looking at his brother. "Look Stefan, she doesn't need to lose her father, he just literally reentered her life. Although the reason for his entrance might not be ideal, he's here and she loves him. I'm not going to stand by and let him kill himself."
"He didn't say he would die, Damon." Stefan stated firmly, Damon merely sent him a look in regards to his answer.
"Bennetts never tell you." he snapped out angrily, "Look let me make this as clear as possible to you alright. I'm gonna help Benjamin fight, I want you to make sure Bonnie stays clear. I trust you, Stefan so I know you'll do it. I don't care how, I don't care if you have to throw her over your shoulder and rush out of town. All I know is that I trust you to protect her and my child." Stefan's mouth dropped open at that bit of information.
"Bonnie's pregnant."
"Yeah, it seems that the reconstruction spell is extremely powerful," Damon said as he raked his hands through his hair. "Even the protection of me being dead at the time couldn't stop the spell from making her pregnant." Stefan studied his brother silently, he could tell the approaching fight with Lucius was tearing his brother apart. Especially if Damon was not only worried about Bonnie but also their unborn child. Hell, if Elena was pregnant he'd be losing his head as well. Reaching out, he placed his hand on Damon's shoulder.
"Look man I'll protect her and your child, you don't even have to ask." Stefan whispered as he looked up at Damon. "That's what brothers are for-we protect each other and those that we hold dear." Damon turned to look at him and nodded his head.
"Thanks man."
"No problem, Damon." Stefan stated, "Just make sure that if you're helping Benjamin that both you and him come out of this thing alive. I won't accept anything less." Damon smirked at his brother's demand and rolled his eyes.
"Geez, you're being all the demanding with the serious eyes and brooding forehead. Little Stefan always trying to be the older brother."
"Once we reached being over a hundred years old, I think age got tossed out." Stefan stated with a shrug of his shoulders.
"No it didn't-cause we both know I'm older." Damon said with a roll of his eyes as he continued to walk. "Now come on let's get back. I still don't trust Bonnie's little Coven friends."
