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A/N – Don't worry! the boys are still together, Jeremy just had to get away. But has it changed him? Will he be able to come back to Mystic Falls? Will ever go back to the old Jeremy that Damon loves so much? Enjoy!

Damon's POV.

It's been a week and a half since Jeremy had vanished. Stefan and Elena drove down to Denver, but no one had seen him. I knew he wasn't there, but they wouldn't listen to me. I tried to tell the Gilbert girl that it's common for new vampires to run away after the first kill. All he needs is time. But the question she asked got me nervous. She asked me what if Jeremy decided to switch his humanity off. "if he's smart, he won't" but it's easy just saying that, we have all done it and at one point Jeremy will do the same. I just hope I'm there to help him, but in the meantime I just to give him space, it's what he needs. Elena has other plans. She has already went to the police department and put pictures of him all over town and outside it. Yeah, cause that will make him want to come home! She started going on about if I loved him as much as I say I do, I'd be as worried as her and would want to look for him. Why is she always so dramatic? I am worried and I do want to look for him. But what good will it do? He's feeling guilty and horrible right now, he needs time to deal with it.

I head downstairs to the lounge, Elena is leaving her brother another voice mail message. I roll my eyes. I pick up a take out menu.

"Anyone feel like Chinese tonight?" I smile.

"This isn't funny, Damon!" Elena moans. "He must be somewhere! Where do young vampires go when they have just killed someone and feel lost?"

Stefan and I look at each other. We knew exactly where he was. But did I want to join them on the Gilbert hunt? Will it just makes things worse?

We arrive in new York city about 7pm. I want to see him but I have this feeling that this isn't a good idea. Elena doesn't know what she's getting herself into.

"Wait, the club Jeremy is in, is called Fangs?" Elena asks.

"Yes, it's where new vampires go after the guilt of the first kill" Stefan replies.

"so it's a club only for vampires?"

"Yes! And humans too" I say.

"Only the ones that know about us and want to get used" Stefan continues.

"Used?"

"who want to get fed off of" I say as I cross the street.

We get to the basement door. The doorman looks as us, he knows we are old vampires but lets us in anyways. The place is dark and loud, just as I remember it. Elena stands close to Stefan, she can feel all the new vampires staring at her.

"Damon!" I hear a voice behind me.

I turn round and see an old friend, Russ. Haven't seen him since the 90s. He owns the club and pretty much all the young vampires. Once a new vampire heads to the city, feeling lost and scared. Russ seeks them out. Gives them a place to stay and humans to eat. But with Russ, everything comes with a price. That's mostly why I came here, hoping he hasn't got to Jeremy.

He stares at Elena and smiles. Stefan makes it clear that she is his. She didn't take to well to that comment. But if a human belongs to a vampire, they can't touch them. Finally I spot Jeremy, he's dancing on the dance floor, with a human who seems to have blood running down his neck. Elena's face is in horror.

"He looks-" she starts saying.

"High?" I say. "it's because he is, he's high on human blood"

I walk over to the dance floor and tap on Jeremy's shoulder. He turns round and hugs me tightly.

"What are you doing here?" he shouts over the loud music.

"We came to take you home"

"Home? I'm not going home!" he starts dancing again.

I notice the human he's dancing with, he doesn't look to happy with me. I see that Russ has already got to Jeremy. Great. I grab the Gilbert's arm and drag him to the exit door, but to bouncers are in the way.

"What do you think you are doing?" Russ' husky voice shouts.

"I'm taking him home, he doesn't belong here"

"This is a new side of you Damon" says a shocked Russ.

"He belongs to me. We're leaving" I'm hoping he hasn't agreed to belong to Russ yet.

"Is that true Jeremy?" his smile looks sharp.

"He's my boyfriend" Jeremy speaks.

Russ laughs. "well, you know the drill, if you leave, you can't come back"

Jeremy takes me aside. His face is sweaty and red. "I'm not ready to go back home"

"Jeremy, you don't know this guy like I do. He can't be trusted" I stare at the look on Russ' face. I knew he was listening.

"Damon, I love you. But I have to do this for now. Stay here with me!"

"you know I can't. I'm old, remember?"

He looks at me and kisses me on the lips and heads back to the dance floor.

"The boy has made his decision" Russ Grins.

The two vampire bouncers kick us out of the club and tells us not to come back. Elena is in fits of rage.

"Why the hell did you leave him in there?" she shouts at me.

"He didn't want to leave"

"So?" she screams.

"You don't understand. If I pushed him then he would make the decision that I'm guessing Russ as already asked him"

"Ask him what?" she shouts confused.

"To be his!" I shout back.

"I don't understand"

"Russ is old, like really old. One of the firsts" Stefan speaks up.

"He's an Original?"

"Not exactly, after the Klaus and his family were turned. They decided they didn't want to be alone in the world and turned a lot of humans. Russ being one of them" Stefan looks at me.

"Klaus taught him everything he knew and Centuries later, he moved to New York and Claimed the city as his own, Like Klaus had done with New Orleans. He started turning people, boys around 18, who are lost and have no families. he gives them a taste of this life, a nice place to live, humans to eat and of course consent partying. But once you agree for him to claim you, that's when the shit hits the fan. You start to be his errand boy. Killing innocent people, just to prove you loyalty." I stare at Elena, who looks like she's about to be sick.

"Is Jeremy?" she asks.

"No, not yet. But guessing we have pissed him off, he's going to rush it" my face now tightens. The thought of him using Jeremy like that, angers me.

"did you belong to him?" she asks me.

"No, I almost did. It was the 70s. I wasn't new but I was certainly lost. He found me at a bar, told me he could change my life, a family to love me for who I am. I only went with him because I was hungry. But a few weeks past and I still didn't give him an answer. When I finally said and wanted to leave. He poisoned me with Vervain and locked me up in his basement. But an old friend of mines found me and helped me escape"

"I thought he gives you a choice?"

"He does at first, like tonight with Jeremy, he had a choice to leave but he didn't take it, the longer he stays, the longer he wants them to stay and if you piss him off like I did. You're lucky to be alive"

"We have to do something! We can't let Jeremy say yes!" Elena panics. "Damon, we have to call Klaus! He will be the only person Russ will listen to!"

"Do you think Klaus will even think about helping us?" I spit.

"what about Caroline? He will listen to her!" Elena shouts.

I hate the thought of him getting involved. But we need to get Jeremy out of there! I asks Stefan to call Caroline and see if she will do it. Once she agrees, I tell my brother and his girlfriend to go back to Mystic Falls. Elena refuses. But I demand that she does. I remind her that we pissed Russ off tonight, the first thing he's going to do is look for her. Even if she's claimed or not. All I can think about is Jeremy! The thought of Russ' dirty hands on him makes me blood boil. Let's hope he hasn't said yes or we're all screwed.

A/N – ok, I know I took the True Blood whole claiming thing and got idea name for the club, I don't own True Blood whatsoever! Just did it for fun and thought it suited with the story. Russ is my own Character that I made him up. Hope you are enjoying this!