Authors Note: Hey! Ok so chapter ten is taking me awhile since I only planned for this story to be about eight chapters or so but I made chapter nine longer and will have chapter ten up soon!=) Hope you enjoy it!=D

Disclaimer: I do not own any the characters they belong to the wonderful L.J Smith and The creators of The Vampire Diaries.

Chapter Nine:

Damon woke up with a huge grin on his face as he felt himself tucked up against Elijah who was currently topless and lying on his back with one arm under his head and the other wrapped tightly around Damon. Even though they were still taking it slowly (Elijah was very patient and understood Damon's lack of experience) but they still had had a very enjoyable evening exploring and getting to know each other. Damon was so comfortable he decided he was going to stay there for the whole day, and tie Elijah to the bed if he didn't agree.

Before he was allowed to travel down that train of thought, the man next to him started to stir.

"Good morning luv" said Elijah is voice was horse from sleep.

"Morning" said Damon beaming at the unexpected endearment.

"What time is it?" asked Elijah.

Leaning over the original Damon looked at the clock to see it was twelve in the morning. When he relayed that information, Elijah groaned,

"I'm normally not in the habit of sleeping in so long".

"Well to be fair we didn't go to bed until quiet late last night Master Elijah" smiled Damon stroking up and down Elijah's chest.

The man was built like an Adonis, pale with a well defined and muscled body. He found touching and kissing him was becoming an addiction.

Laughing Elijah pulled him nearer, his laugh rumbled out like thunder rolling over Damon in delightful waves.

"That is true" he said "I do think we deserve some breakfast" he said sitting up slightly to pick up the phone by his bedside.

"Who are you phoning?" asked Damon curiously "I'm sure you can't be up for takeout at this hour"

"No" said Elijah rolling his eyes with a smile. "I'm phoning down to Hudson to bring a tray for us. Good morning Hudson, would you be so kind as to deliver breakfast to my chambers this morning? Prepare enough for two, thank you".

His voice was always very eloquent, considering he was the equivalent to vampire aristocracy and even in the morning after just waking up Elijah was still formal yet courteous. Damon loved it about him, it's what made him so...well Elijah.

Still he enjoyed mocking him about it.

"You really are a spoiled and lazy Original huh?" asked Damon his voice instead of his usual sarcasm for others was simply mischievous and made Elijah frown mockingly.

"I am I'm afraid" he sighed "And if I don't always get what I want I can be a nightmare to live with" he finished a sparkle in his dark brown eyes as he looked Damon up and down.

"Oh really?" said Damon "Well sadly for you I don't cater to the needs of others..."

But before he could finish his rebellious remark Elijah had already pulled him on top of him and kissed him until he was literally breathless.

However soon they had to pull away a little when they heard Hudson knocking on the door. Elijah got up and threw a shirt on leaving it open though while Damon (unashamed as ever) lay in the bed grinning widely.

Elijah took the tray from Hudson and thanked him before closing the door behind the man who like any good butler kept his face completely neutral the whole time. Even when Damon waved over and at him from the bed and Elijah tried to hide his smile, unsuccessfully.

The two enjoyed the morning eating the breakfast the kitchen staff had prepared, delicious cream and strawberries, fresh squeezed orange juice, French toast and of course what any healthy vampire's diet needs, crystal glasses of thick red blood.

Soon, much to Damon's disappointment they had to leave the bedroom but since they hadn't received any texts or phone calls from any family members or Rick regarding the attacks Elijah wanted to explore the town and do some shopping.

He said that they had eternity to stay in bed and it was already difficult enough for Elijah to keep his hands off him with his clothes on let alone having him in his bed half naked.

So Damon consented to get dressed, wearing a new purple shirt he had had the foresight to bring with him the night before leaving the Salvator manner and a pair of black jeans. Elijah of course wore a suit and of course looked amazing in it, and they went into town to have a look around.

Elijah had wanted to stay in bed as well but he had never remembered a time that he felt so good. Instead of waking up and feeling that he had to get up and instead of the bored and lethargic feelings he had been having in the last few years that he taken to being the norm for his emotional state, he felt energised. He did not really care what they did but as long as he did it would Damon it felt new and exciting.

He stiffened at the corny sentiment but when Damon pointed out a clothes shop he wanted to go into because (even with all his posh Original remarks) the dark haired Salvator had some pretty expensive tastes himself, he was reminded of what Klaus had said all those months ago.

When Klaus had gotten together with Stefan a new softer Klaus had come about, or had always been there really but just needed Stefan so it could truly emerge, he didn't know. However Klaus had one night confessed to Elijah that Stefan had said he had never seen Damon so happy and so enthused about life as he had been when around Elijah.

So Elijah felt more confident with his feelings, maybe just maybe he was the light in Damon's life as well.

Both vampires decided to drop their bags back in the car and go for a bite to eat after spending a wonderful mundane morning looking around. It was on their walk towards a little restaurant at the end of town that they saw something suspicious.

They had taken a short cut through the Mystic Falls graveyard and were walking along the pine and ash tress by the stream that ran through the cemetery, Elijah was the first to stiffen but Damon seeing what caught his attention smiled,

"Look, our old buddy Sam has come back for visit."

"And he appears to have brought friends" said Elijah darkly.

At the edge of the forest a little way in the distant Sam stood with at least eight other vampires. They seethed with menace and it was pretty obvious that it wasn't a coincidence they had just happened upon the couple.

"Be careful please" said Elijah taking his eyes off the threatening group that had begun to run towards them for a few seconds to stare at Damon who looked delighted at the prospect of a fight.

It wasn't a request more like an order and although Damon nodded he also rolled his eyes and said,

"We can handle this easy" before slipping off his new leather jacket that Elijah had insisted on buying him and leaving it on a nearby rock. He did not want one of them ripping it.

Before Elijah had time to retort Damon said "You too though".

Then they found themselves surrounded, there was definitely more than eight like they had previously thought. Some must have still been hidden in the trees.

Their fangs were already out; Elijah sticking to codes of honour tried the diplomatic approach first. Damon still stood causally at his side and even though Elijah knew he himself had faced worse and never really felt fear in the face of battle, his nonchalant stance made him nervous for some reason.

"We do not need to shed blood here today if..." but before he could try any further he noticed the eyes of the other vampires.

Some were vacant and obviously were being controlled while others had an insane glint in them that he had seen before in rogues, driven to the state of violent animals after being turned and untrained by their sire.

He knew before the first one attacked words really were useless.

They were fast but he was faster, one jumped with fangs bared for his neck but he quickly caught it around the throat and threw him like one would toss a stick into the stream. He defeated five more without even using his own fangs or excess strength, his actions so fast no mortal eyes would register he had moved at all.

Sensing Damon as the weaker victim they had focused most of their attention on him. However though he wasn't an original he was still amazing in a fight thought Elijah.

Much to their dismay he was proving just as much a problem as Elijah. He had picked up a nearby tree branch (that not even a bear could lift easily) and proceeded to use it first as a type of baseball bat, hitting vamps right out as far back as the woods and then finally as a type of sword. The way he weaved and spun around made him look almost like he was dancing thought Elijah.

Except for a wicked grin that pulled at his mouth. Elijah felt himself smiling when he saw they had nearly dispatched all of them. Suddenly he heard a grunt of pain and somehow knew straight away that it was Damon.

Turning quickly he say a smaller branch poking through Damon's stomach where he had been attacked from behind. He had already gotten his revenge by a simple head but to his offender but he was still bleeding profusely.

Elijah knew deep down inside it wasn't anywhere near a serious injury but he still felt like he himself had been attacked and started moving quickly back towards Damon who was pulling out the opposing branch with a small scowl at the offensive weapon.

Elijah would have laughed at his expression if he had not seen a few more assailants running towards them. Growling low in his throat he sprang with one quick movement on top of a boulder in front of Damon picking up a hand full of pebbles as he went.

Tossing them in his hands for a few seconds like a dealer shuffles a deck of cards he eyed up his targets.

Then as calmly as if he were skipping rocks he threw them bending his shoulder slightly to help his aim out of habit.

Each pebble flew as fast as a bullet and hit each one in the centre of the chest leaving their potential aggressors to fall flat on the ground without a sound.

Running over he grabbed a handkerchief from his pocket and pressed it to Damon's wound that was beginning to slowly stop bleeding.

"I'm fine you idiot. Vampire, remember?" said Damon raising a hand to point to himself with a quirk of his eyebrow.

"Oh so I'm the idiot? Let's look at the evidence shall we? Did I get injured? No. Did I save our asses back there by taking out nearly all of those rogues? Yes, I think I did" he finished smugly trying to clean Damon up as much as he could.

Damon pouted and said "I took out my fair share excuse me".

Elijah laughed and kissed away the pout, mostly because he was just so relieved that Damon was ok but also because he just looked so adorable with that expression.

"Good job I took off the jacket" said Damon staring down at his stained shirt in annoyance.

Laughing Elijah kissed him again and Damon couldn't help but smile. He had to admit it was nice seeing someone so concerned for his well being. He was also glad Elijah was ok, it was weird but for the first time ever his mind hadn't been consumed by fighting. He had kept glancing back at Elijah during the whole thing with a strange feeling in his chest... one that very much resembled worry.

Seeing the way he fought though he was reassured. What could ever hurt a man that powerful?

As they called the Sherif for a cleanup crew they checked the bodies to see if there were any alive or ones they recognized. Unfortunately any who had been alive had scampered back to the woods as fast as they could. Sam had run off and was most likely on his way to report back to his master.

Once Sherif Forbes arrived with her "in-the-know" helpers they re-told the events of the attack and then made their way back to the Salvator house to talk to their brothers. As they drove Damon poked fun at Elijah's handkerchief while Elijah got in a few jabs about how he came to Damon's assistant and how he hadn't saved a damsel in distress in years.

After their teasing though both couldn't help but admit how they thought the other one looked while fighting and that they would definitely be going home to Elijah's house tonight making both vampires eager to get this meeting over with.

When they arrived they were happy to find Klaus and Stefan in the lounge curled up on the couch but both fully clothed. When they saw the state of Damon's shirt they lost their smiles in favour of more serious expressions and Stefan got up to get them both a drink and Damon a few blood bags.

Klaus couldn't helping saying "I had no idea you liked it rough" with a smirk to which Damon flipped him off and let Elijah wrap him in his arms on the couch opposite.

Damon's scowl turned into an outright grin when Elijah admonished his brother with an angry look. Damon kissed him on the cheek happily until Stefan came back.

The blonde Salvator told Damon with a smirk to stop acting childish as he handed him his drink and he sat back down next to his boyfriend again.

"He was injured after all". Said Elijah looking at Damon with affection and relief that he was ok and then back at their younger siblings his mask back in place, "Which brings us to why we had to come in the first place" and he then began to explain all that had occurred in the last hour or so.

After Elijah had explained what happened they all sat in deep contemplation for a few minutes. They were going to have to take action soon since whatever original was out there were already several steps ahead of them.

"And we still haven't heard back from any of your family members" said Stefan quietly.

"No, I think it's time we took it into our own hands" said Klaus.

"What are you thinking?" asked Damon.

"Well if none of them will return our phone calls then let's just track them down and make them talk" said Klaus.

"God I'd hate to be the girl who turned you down in high school" smirked Damon. Elijah laughed softly.

"Well Damon since you've seen enough action today, what with getting attacked by some inexperienced rogues and all, why don't you boys leave this to us" said Klaus as he stood up dragging a confused Stefan up with him.

"What?" Damon and Stefan questioned together.

"Come on darling we haven't left this town in ages! It'll be fun to have a little road trip" said Klaus wrapping his arms around Stefan who blushed (he was still getting used to public displays of affection)

Klaus was acting his most charming but Damon could see there was no way Stefan would refuse him anything which made him roll his eyes.

"You just want to have the chance to intimate someone" smiled Stefan.

"No it's because I'm so concerned about this town" Klaus replied sarcastically.

Stefan laughed and dragged his boyfriend off to grab a few things before they went.

"Oh alright then we'll just hold down the fort here then!" shouted Damon after them.

"That would be great thanks mate" replied Klaus from the stairs.

Damon huffed and Elijah laughed harder this time.

"What are you laughing at?" scowled Damon.

"You luv, honestly if I knew you wanted out of this town so much I'd have taken you somewhere" smiled Elijah.

"No, I just hate Klaus getting his way. Besides we get to hang out here and there's more chances that whoever is behind this will attack here anyway" said Damon grinning.

"That's true, although I'm a little surprised you're happy just sitting around here while they go off" said Elijah suspiciously.

"Oh you know me to well" smiled Damon giving Elijah a swift kiss before mouthing "outside" to him conspiratorially.

Both got up and went out the double oak doors. It was dark out by now and fireflies could be seen dancing in the distance around the tress surrounding the Salvator manor. Elijah was about to speak but Damon just shushed him which made Elijah frown but he followed Damon to the car. Once they were inside the plush leather interior of the jaguar Damon put it in gear and they drove off the property.

Finally Elijah asked "Ok what are we doing?" trying to deduce where they were heading. There wasn't much traffic about so Damon had already made it to the main highway leading out of town.

"Well while our darling brothers go off searching out your family members I thought you could get on the phone to that little witch" his lips pulled up in disgust at the thought of going to see her but he continued, " and we can see if we can trace our pal Sam" he finished with a smile.

"Ok...but how is she going to trace him? She couldn't do it with the connection Alaric had with him." Said Elijah hating stating the obvious but like he normally was with Damon he felt completely thrown.

"Yes but she didn't have some of Sam's blood like we do now" said Damon victoriously.

"Alright Damon explain" said Elijah intrigued.

"Earlier on in the graveyard Sam was the one I was fighting before I was attacked from behind. I got some of his blood on the cuff of my sleeve before he ran away." Damon explained.

Elijah took a second to take that in before he leaned over to kiss Damon passionately on the mouth. Damon's vampire reflexes kicked in so he was able to keep driving pretty well as he kissed the man back. He couldn't help but moan when Elijah pulled away loving the way he tasted, like dark chocolate and cinnamon.

"Have I told you that you are simply amazing!" exclaimed Elijah smiling.

Damon felt himself heat up at the praise. Grinning proudly he said "Well at least we don't have to sit at home and we have a chance of also finding out who the original could be".

"Yes, and maybe before them" said Elijah his competitive side kicking in as he texted Drina to find out where she was staying.

Authors Note: Ok I posted this without my usual beta having read it first so any mistakes are all my own and I apologise for it!

I'm therefore more nervous about posting it and hope you like it!

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