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"Are you hungry?" Katherine asked. "Let's stop for a bite. How about a trucker?" She smirked and Damon rolled his eyes. They been driving for hours and Damon didn't wanna hear her voice anymore. He still had no idea where Katherine was directing him and they were supposed to meet Vanessa at their destination…if they ever got there.
"Stop being cute." He scoffed and Katherine shrugged her shoulders.
"Not possible." She said simply.
"We've been driving around aimlessly for hours, where are we going?" Damon asked tensely.
"Far enough away so that you can't go running back." Katherine answered.
"You don't have to worry. Mystic Falls and I are on a bit of a break." Damon said.
"You and Mystic Falls?" Katherine inquired while moving closer to Damon. She was leaning over the gear shift and practically sitting in Damon's lap.
"Let's just say that everyone thinks that I should behave a certain way now that Cassandra's gone with Klaus." Damon said. "They think I'm gonna crack."
"Well…I can imagine that you've been celibate ever since little Miss Cassandra left." Katherine purred while rubbing her hand over Damon's jean clad thigh. "I know how hard that is for someone like you, Damon. If you ever need me to relieve that itch you can't scratch…" She whispered and moved closer so her lips were just hovering over his. Her fingers caressed his strong jaw line as she went to kiss him. Damon's eyes trailed down her face before settling on her pouty lips and Katherine smirked internally. She had him right where she wanted him. Suddenly Damon jammed on the breaks and Katherine head smashed into the dashboard as the car came to a complete stop. "OW! What was that for?" She shrieked while covering the bleeding gash on her forehead.
"The truth is you just don't do it for me anymore. Truth is you haven't done it for me in a long time." Damon smirked and Katherine huffed before he started driving again.
Cassandra paced back and forth in the holding cell with the coffins for what must have been the millionth time. She at least had to have been in there the entire day. Stefan was no longer in there with her; she guessed that he was able to get out while she was still unconscious. Hearing footsteps draw closer, Cassandra shrouded herself in the shadows. The door was pulled up and she immediately saw Rebekah standing there. The Original craned her head inside but wrinkled her nose, unable to see Cassandra. The female hybrid pounced on Rebekah, making sure to get a couple of hits in before darting off into the night. Rebekah followed her in a high speed case but the blonde brat gave up. Cassandra took a couple of breaths before surveying where Klaus and Stefan would be. Listening closely she came to the conclusion that Klaus and Stefan were in the high school. She sprinted through the empty hallways before throwing open the double doors of the gym. She accounted for Elena, Klaus, Stefan, Dana and Chad.
"Lovely of you to join us love." Klaus smirked and she scowled at him. "You've come to pledge your allegiance along with your friend Stefan here?" He inquired.
"Never!" She spat.
"Suit yourself." He said simply. "Let's drink on it." Klaus said getting down from the bleachers and moving towards Dana and Chad. "Kill them." He commanded to Stefan and the couple stood up, cowering in fear.
"No, Stefan don't! He's not gonna hurt me…" Elena's speech was cut off as Klaus backhanded her across the face. Both Stefan and Cassandra lunged for Klaus but Cassandra got there first. She violently ripped into his neck before Klaus gripped the sides of her head and jerked her head to the side. The female hybrid crumpled to the ground with a thud, her neck snapped and Stefan then took his shot at Klaus until the hybrid gripped the younger vampire by his neck.
"She means nothing to you? Your lies just keep piling up!" Klaus growled.
"Let her go! I'll do anything you want, you have my word!" Stefan pleaded.
"Your word doesn't mean much. Now I lived by your word all summer during which time I never had to resort to this." Stefan desperately struggled for breath as Klaus's grip only got tighter. "Stop fighting." He compelled and Stefan immediately ceased struggling.
"Don't do this, don't do this." Stefan begged, knowing what would come next.
"I don't want to. All I wanted was your allegiance, now I'm gonna have to take it."
"No, don't!" Stefan whimpered but Klaus ignored him.
"You will do exactly as I say when I say it. You will not run, you will not hide. You will simply just obey." Klaus compelled and released Stefan. The younger vampire gave a terrified Elena a blank stare before hearing Klaus's orders to kill Damon and Chad. His eyes went dark before he ripped into Dana's neck.
"God dammit!" Cassandra yelled seeing that she was no longer in the gym but somewhere outside. It was nighttime now and she wandered closer to the sound of voices in the distance. Sitting on a bench she saw Jeremy talking to…Anna? But how she was dead! Damon, Katherine and Vanessa were listing to Jeremy intently. Anna turned her head unexpectedly and frowned at Cassandra.
"You died?" She asked sadly.
"Who died? Who else is with you Anna?" Jeremy asked following her gaze and it landed on Cassandra. His eyes widened as she continued to make her way towards him.
"You can see me, Jer?" She asked warily and he nodded.
"Who else is there?" Damon asked impatiently.
"It's…Cassandra." Jeremy replied, still confused as to why and how she was a ghost.
"What? How could that be?" Damon pressed. "She's not dead! She can't be!" He growled.
"Jeremy, Klaus snapped my neck and for some reason I've been have these episodes where I can be at two places at once. My soul is here but my body is in Mystic Falls." She explained quickly.
"She said Klaus snapped her neck and this kind of thing has happened before." Jeremy paraphrased for the non ghost seeing pair. Damon visibly tensed hearing the Klaus would dare lay a hand on his girlfriend. The vampire growled low in his chest just feeling his anger stewing within him.
"Hmm, looks like Hilda the high voodoo priestess fudged up something." Katherine mused while Damon and Jeremy where trying to sort out her cryptic language.
"As soon as I get back, Bonnie's gotta fix this. It's really inconvenient." Cassandra huffed and sat down next to Anna. "I don't know how much time I'll have before my body wakes up so fill me in on what's going on."
"Anna said that Michael can kill Klaus. He's a vampire that hunts vampires." Jeremy explained.
"Well that makes sense because Klaus was practically running scared from him in the 1920's." Cassandra said.
"No! You don't wanna wake him! He will kill all of you!" Anna warned.
"But he's the only way to kill Klaus!" Cassandra argued.
"What are they saying?" Vanessa asked.
"They're arguing on whether or not to wake Michael." Jeremy explained.
"You missy are supposed to be in school!" Cassandra scolded, jabbing her finger at the young vampire and Jeremy had to stifle a laugh.
"What's so funny?" Vanessa prodded.
"I'll tell you what's funny! You're so grounded when you get back home!" Cassandra said firmly, like a mother reprimanding her daughter.
"She say's you're grounded she gets to you." Jeremy chuckled
"Oh come on!" Vanessa pouted. "When Klaus is dead you'll be singing my praises." She said proudly and Cassandra rolled her eyes. The female hybrid suddenly felt herself get a little lightheaded. She raised a hand to her forehead to see that her skin was become translucent; Jeremy and Anna saw it too.
"Looks like my time is up." She joked lightly before she disappeared for good.
"Let's put a clock on it, shall we?" Cassandra heard Klaus's voice booming throughout the gym when she felt her spirit slip back into her body. She looked up at a digital clock where Klaus put twenty minutes up on the board. "If Bonnie doesn't find a solution in twenty minutes I want you to feed again but this time I want you to feed on Elena." Klaus commanded. "No one leaves this room. If she tries to run, fracture her spine." Klaus added pointing to Elena before him and Rebekah left the gym.
"He really needs to stop snapping my neck." Cassandra groaned and worked out the kink in her neck. She saw that Dana and Chad were dead, Stefan had blood all over his mouth and Elena was holding her neck. "What the hell happened here?" Elena explained that Stefan had been compelled to do everything that Klaus said and that Klaus fed Tyler his hybrid blood as a ploy to get Bonnie to fix the problem with his hybrids. This was all one big giant mess. The clock kept ticking down slowly until it was at seventeen seconds.
"Elena I need you to run and Cassandra I need you to stop me." Stefan groaned while trying to fight the compulsion.
"But Klaus said that if I run…" Elena trailed off.
"I know what he said, but if you stay it won't matter." Stefan said, his gaze switching between the ticking down clock and Elena. It was now ten seconds and counting. Stefan dropped to his knees, "Elena, please, please, please…" He begged but Elena remained in her spot. "There's no other way…"
"There is another way, Stefan! It's for you to fight!" Elena said.
"Elena now is not the time to experiment! Get out of here!" Cassandra pleaded and suddenly the timer buzzed loudly. A three heads turned to see the clock at zero.
"Stefan, I love you!" Elena whispered as she witnessed Stefan trying to keep himself away from her. Cassandra crouched in front of Stefan, ready to make a move against him if he hurt Elena.
"Come on, Stef! Rein it in!" Cassandra coached but she knew he was losing his grip on his control very quickly.
"I can't hold it!" Stefan whimpered before blurring to bite Elena but Cassandra shoved him into the bleachers and held him there.
"Elena, run!" Cassandra screamed feeling her hold on Stefan loosen due to his struggling. The doppelganger spared one last look at the wrestling pair before running out the gym doors. Cassandra suddenly felt Stefan throw her across the gym and go sprinting through the doors after Elena. She followed him in close pursuit, making sure to shove him into anything and everything to make him slow down. Stefan himself was doing to the same. They both saw Elena run through another set of double door and close them behind her. Stefan sprinted towards the doors and in a last stitch effort, Cassandra jumped on his back and pulled him backwards to the ground.
"Get off me! I'll hurt you!" Stefan growled.
"Then hurt me! As long as you fracture my spine and not Elena's!" Cassandra gritted while trying to keep a firm grip on the thrashing vampire. Through much struggling they found their way into the cafeteria. Stefan dropped to the ground and motioned to a broom sticking out of the side of a janitor's cart.
"Stab me!" He pleaded and Cassandra's eyes widened at his request. She splintered the broom's handle, making it more like a stake and gave Stefan one last look before plunging it into his stomach. He groaned out in pain but he knew that this would slow him down.
"I'm sorry, Stefan…" Cassandra whispered and turned the stake, effectively jerking it around in his body and the vampire cried out.
"Now this is fascinating!" Klaus called as he dragged Elena into the cafeteria with him. "The only thing stronger than your craving for blood is your love for this one girl." He growled down at Elena. "Why don't you turn it off?" Klaus suggested menacingly.
"No!" Stefan growled.
"Come on, this humanity is killing you. All the guilt must be exhausting. Turn it off." He said simply.
"No!" Stefan repeated and Klaus walked up to meet the pair.
"You're strong but you're not that strong." Klaus taunted as he pulled the stake from his stomach and stabbed it Cassandra's heart. The female hybrid screamed sharply and Klaus stabbed it harder into her chest. She dropped to the floor, trying to pull the stake out. "Now I think you've interfered with my plans enough." He growled and Cassandra continued to battle with the piece of wood in her chest. "Turn it off." Klaus said now turning his attention back to Stefan. The two of them stood eye to eye for what seemed like forever until finally, Stefan made his move.
"NO!" He shoved Klaus roughly and he staggered backwards. Both girls were stunned that Stefan would stand up to Klaus. Cassandra's heart swelled with pride seeing Stefan fight back. She knew how hard it was to butt heads with Klaus, hell she'd done it a million times before. Klaus didn't even let Stefan enjoy the moment as he shoved him to the wall.
"TURN IT OFF!" Klaus demanded as his pupils dilated. Both Elena and Cassandra were frozen to the spot. Klaus had completely taken Stefan's free will. The vampire leaned his head against the wall and closed his eyes. He took in a sharp breath before opening his eyes again.
"What did you do to him?" Elena hushed seeing a blank stare reach Stefan's face.
"I fixed him." Klaus glowered simply. "But I think a test is in order…" He stated moving to stand behind Elena but Cassandra gripped his pants leg.
"Stay away from her!" She pleaded, still working to pull the protruding piece of wood from her chest. Klaus did nothing but kick her swiftly in the jaw, effectively getting her off him.
"Ripper," Klaus called to Stefan and the young vampires eyes snapped open. "How would you like a drink, from the doppelgangers' neck?" He taunted and Stefan's eyes immediately darkened at the request. There was no hesitation, no remorse behind his dark eyes. Klaus smirked and picked up Cassandra from the floor, making sure to rip the stake out. The female hybrid thrashed and struggled in his grip, trying to talk some sense into Stefan's head and yelling at Elena to run. Having enough with her wrestling, Klaus threw her over his shoulder and carried her through the abandoned hallways. Cassandra kicked and screamed even though her chest was still in pain as her shrieks echoed off the walls.
"Goodness, brother. She's screaming like a wild banshee." Rebekah teased and Klaus dropped Cassandra unceremoniously on the cold tile floor of the classroom. Tyler was in pain from his current transition to a hybrid. Klaus gave him a vial of Elena's blood, persuading him to drink it and he did eventually. It was a hunch but Klaus figured he'd chance it anyway since it wasn't his loss if Tyler died. Tyler's veins were on fire feeling the transition hit him full force before his amber eyes and a set of double fangs gleamed back at Klaus.
"Well that's a good sign." Klaus grinned.
The two hybrids and the Original were waiting in the hospital parking lot. Klaus and Cassandra were somewhat pacing while Rebekah made herself comfortable, lounging on the hood of a random truck. Elena was currently being drained of her blood to fill a blood bag; she was barely saved from Stefan's hunger.
"So the doppelganger isn't the problem, her blood is the solution." She guessed.
"Seems so." Klaus said and stopped his pacing.
"How did you know?" Rebekah asked.
"Well you knew how much the Original witch hated me."
"A thousand years in the grave and she's still screwing with you." His sister teased.
"It makes sense if you think about it from her perspective. It was her failsafe in case I ever broke the hybrid curse. The doppelganger had to die in order for me to become a hybrid but if she was dead…"
"Then you couldn't use her blood to sire yourself a new species." Rebekah finished.
"Leaving me alone for all time." Klaus said sadly, hoping that both Rebekah and Cassandra didn't catch it but they did. "Why don't you get the truck? I'll get Elena." He suggested to his sister and she complied, sliding off the hood of the car and walking through the parking lot.
"This is why you're so obsessed with creating more hybrids. You don't want to be alone." Cassandra stated and for once in her life she saw his eyes water.
"I was never alone…at least not when I was with you." His voice shook with a little bit of sadness.
"Now you don't have to be. You can sire yourself more hybrids now that you have Elena's blood." She concluded.
"There's only one hybrid I'd want by my side." He said and Cassandra felt a tug at her heart. He really loved her and wanted no one else but her but she didn't return his love in the same way.
"Klaus…I can't love you the way you love me." Cassandra said. "I would be lying to you if I said I could. I know that I haven't been honest with you concerning this whole hybrid business but I can't lie to you about this."
"You loved me once." Klaus stated. Cassandra remembered that night when he spoke those words to her. At first it terrified her that she could ever love such a monstrous beast but her memories revealed that she did love him.
"Yes, I did." She admitted and Klaus froze, clearly stunned that he'd ever hear her admit that out loud. It felt so strange to hear herself speak those words but it didn't scare her as much as it thought it would. "But you've changed so much, Klaus."
"People change, Cassandra. That's the way life goes." He answered harshly.
"But you weren't always like this!" She protested. "And maybe you don't remember the other side of you but I do!"
"Why do you keep insisting that that part of me is still there?" Klaus asked.
"Because I've seen it! Instead of telling other's to turn off their emotions, turn yours on! Even if it's just for a split second. I can guarantee you that the Klaus I knew is there." Cassandra said and Klaus was silent. She hesitantly placed her hand on his chest, where his heart rested. "Look in here." She whispered, looking into his eyes. Klaus held her gaze as his hand came up to rest on hers. Her skin was warm and inviting, just like it always was. She squeezed his hand firmly and smiled sweetly before turning on her heel. "I'll go with Rebekah to get the car." She said quietly but Klaus tightened his grip on her hand and pulled her back to him. Cassandra looked up at him, confused by his actions but was able to make out some subtle tears running down his cheeks.
"I have no more business here in Mystic Falls." He stated softly.
"And…" She prodded.
"And…" Klaus echoed and trailed off in the same manner that she did. Cassandra searched his eyes for an answer or a hint at what he could possibly have to tell her but her train of thought was derailed when she saw Klaus snicker. "Oh look who finally decided to show up to the party." Klaus smirked and Cassandra looked over his shoulder to see Damon standing in the parking lot with them.
"Snapping my girlfriend's neck, not cool!" Damon growled as he made his way to the pair but Klaus placed his hands on the vampire's shoulders. "Get away from her!"
"I won't let you interfere, mate." He taunted.
"You'll have to kill me." Damon gritted.
"Oh, I would love to kill you, but I made a pledge to your brother and unlike him I keep my word." Klaus said heatedly.
"Oh Klaus, don't be rude." Rebekah sang from behind Damon and he whipped around to face her. "So this is the famous Damon Salvatore. The crazy impulsive vampire that loves to foil my brother's plans." She pouted and gave Damon the up and down with her eyes before smirking widely. "You, handsome, could do so much better." The blonde glanced at Cassandra before flashing behind the female hybrid and gripping her tightly, one arm around her waist and the other strangling her neck. Damon launched himself past Klaus but once again he stopped him.
"I've just about enough of you." Klaus growled.
"I swear to God if you don't let her go…" Damon started but seeing Rebekah jerk Cassandra in her grip made Damon stop.
"Careful, sweetheart." Rebekah crooned. "You wouldn't want me to dislocate her pretty little head from her body now, would you?" She challenged and Damon's blood boiled knowing he couldn't do much. If he went for Cassandra again, he wouldn't get to her in time. He gave her a longing look and she meekly smiled, understanding his dilemma.
"You know what, thinking about it now your brother probably wouldn't care too much anymore if I ripped your heart out." Klaus spoke and quickly threw Damon against a parked car.
"Damon, no!" Cassandra wailed see Klaus bring his fist back but Rebekah clamped a hand over her mouth to stop her protests. She really couldn't do anything to save him now. Gloria unfortunately wasn't there to help her.
"Don't you wanna know about your friend Mikael?" Damon gagged in a last stitch effort and it worked. Klaus halted his assaults on the younger vampire and his body tensed. Cassandra even heard Rebekah suck in a breath.
"What do you know about Mikael?" Klaus prodded.
"Just that he knows that you're here." Damon choked out and Klaus's face screwed in outrage.
"You're bluffing." He accused.
"Katherine and I found him." The vampire gasped feeling Klaus's grip tighten.
"What?" Rebekah finally spoke up.
"Consider it our leverage." Damon gritted and Klaus quickly tossed the vampire into the car opposite him before fleeing. Rebekah shoved Cassandra roughly to the cement and left with her brother. Damon moaned and groaned from his spot on the floor and Cassandra crawled over to him.
"Come on. We gotta get Elena." She helped him up and the two of them jogged though the hospital to finally come to Elena's room. She was pale and very weak. Cassandra took out the IV's as quickly and painless as possible while Damon glanced that one of the tubes was supposed to be connected to a blood bag. "Klaus was taking her blood. The doppelganger's blood is the solution to the hybrid problem." Cassandra explained and Damon scooped up a now stirring Elena and the three of them made their way back to the boarding house.
Elena sat in one of the big plush chairs in the living room while Cassandra sat on the arm as Damon busied himself with getting all of them some drinks. Cassandra draped a blanket over Elena's shoulders and the teen wordlessly gave her appreciation. Damon sat down and handed Elena her drink. She took a sip and wrinkled her nose.
"It's strong." Damon said quietly and looked up at Cassandra and she nodded.
"Elena, we can compel you to forget…"
"No. No compulsion." Elena said quickly.
"There are some memories you don't wanna keep." Damon added but the teen wearily shook her head.
"I need to remember, all of it." Both supernatural beings understood but they hated seeing Elena so hurt. In an effort to change the subject, Damon handed Elena's necklace back to her but she didn't take it. "He's really gone this time." She said sadly. "I watched it happen. After everything we went through to get him but now he's just…gone." Her speech ended gravely as she started to cry. Cassandra immediately pulled the shaking girl into her chest and let her cry.
"Shh, it's okay. Just cry it out." The female hybrid hushed and Elena nodded, crying softly. Damon held her hand and rubbed over the back of it with his other hand. Their efforts to calm Elena down might have temporarily taken the initial sting away but she was scarred for life.
"We'll help you, Elena. We're you're friends." Damon said and Elena wiped her tears and underneath her nose to smile back at her friends.
"You're back for good?" She asked Cassandra.
"He turned me loose." The hybrid laughed and tucked a strand of hair behind Elena's ear. The teen threw her arms around her.
"I'm so happy you're back." She whispered happily and Cassandra comfortingly patted her back.
"Elena, I know I wasn't here and that I shouldn't have left." Damon said sadly and the teen turned in Cassandra's grip to face him. "But I promise I will never leave you again." He said sincerely and Elena smiled.
"Well isn't this cozy." Stefan mocked from the entrance of the living room. Damon stood up while Cassandra hugged Elena closer to her. The ripper just leaned against the wooden frame of the wall and smirked evilly.
"What are you doing here, brother?" Damon asked warily.
"Last I checked, I live here." He answered simply, walking further into the room and poured a drink. He was clearly making himself at home for someone who hasn't been here all summer.
"You're clearly making yourself at home for someone who hasn't been here all summer." Cassandra scowled and Stefan just smirked at her.
"So are you." Stefan sneered. "Damon's been desperate to have someone warm his bed again and here you are." He cracked and Cassandra flew at him, trapping him to the wall.
"Forget what Klaus told you. Turn your emotions back on." She compelled. It was a hunch that she figured she'd try but she knew it failed when Stefan laughed in her face and switched their positions.
"I don't need my emotions." Stefan said haughtily. "If I did then I'd be walking around like you who feels every bump and bruise that tugs at your heart." He teased and now it was Damon's turn to throw his brother across the room. Stefan slid on the wooden floor before quickly getting up again. Damon growled threateningly if Stefan wanted to try his luck again. "Klaus is gone and he's asked me to keep an eye on you until he returns." He made his point clear by pointing a finger at Elena. "From now on you're under my protection." Stefan said finally before stalking out of the room.
"I hope you don't mind but I might totally kill your brother." Cassandra spat while moving around her and Damon's bedroom. It felt weird to be back but it was so comforting. She missed spending time in this room. It still looked the same as the night she left it.
"Take a number." Damon huffed as he eyed Cassandra clip her hair half up – half down in the mirror. It was a little foreign to him having her dart around the room. She was already dressed for bed and so was he – tonight had been a long night. "So you're back then?" Damon asked and she turned to face him.
"I guess so." She sighed.
"Well don't pout about it." He smirked and Cassandra laughed a little. "What's got you so down?" He asked and sat on the edge of his bed, patting the spot next to him. She hesitated but sat down. Damon placed his hands on her shoulders and gently rubbed, kneading the tense muscles.
"Everything." She stated. "But I think the cherry on top is Elena. The look on her face when she saw Stefan shut down…every time I close my eyes I see her fear." The face of that poor teenager would be burned into Cassandra's memory. She really felt bad for Elena, what did she do to deserve this kind of punishment. "It almost makes me wish that I protected her more…"
"I do too but that doesn't mean we didn't try. Then again I wasn't even here…" He trailed off.
"True, but you did your own part to help. Even though you were with Katherine and Vanessa." Cassandra joked, trying to lighten Damon's mood and it helped a little when he cracked a smile.
"How were we not able to see you?" He asked her curiously.
"I don't even know. When I was in Chicago, we met up with a powerful witch named Gloria. She did some kind of voodoo on me to see where Elena's necklace was and I blacked out during it. I woke up and I was at the Lockwood party. No one could hear or see me. When I tried to touch you," Cassandra placed her hand on Damon's shoulder. "My hand went right through you." She explained and Damon wrinkled his nose. "I know it's weird. It's like a partially died and my spirit was able to cross over. I'll have to have Bonnie fix it."
"Sounds like a plan." Damon said before reaching over to his bedside table and took her necklace in his hands. He'd gotten it repaired, the chain was fixed and fully functioning and the charm was no longer bent out of shape. He unhooked the clasp and placed it around her neck, where it truly belonged. Cassandra smiled warmly feeling the necklace touch her skin. When he was finished she stood up to face the mirror and sighed dreamily seeing a symbol of his love for her around her neck.
"What if he comes back?" She whispered sadly. "I can't even think about leaving you again."
"Then don't." He said simply and stood, taking her hands in his. "We're in this moment, right now. I don't wanna think about Klaus coming back. I wanna spend every waking moment with you." He said truthfully and Cassandra's eyes watered.
"I'm gonna kill you for making me cry." She laughed slightly and Damon brushed some stray tears away with his thumb.
"You're home, Cassandra." He whispered happily and she smiled through her tears. He was beyond overjoyed to say those words to her and really mean it. She leaned up and kissed him passionately. Her fingers carded through his ebony hair and Damon lifted her up so her legs circled his waist. Their kisses started off tender and slow but they slowly escalated to rushed and desperate as Damon dropped the both of them down on his bed. Layers of clothes were stripped from their bodies as they tried to feel each other's skin. It had been much too long since they basked in the ambiance of the other's body and tonight they planned on taking full advantage of that. Finally and blessedly they joined as one as they sighed each other's names and tender words of love in the night.
Damon thrusted into her at a slow, but steady pace. Everything about this night was tender and passionate. She gripped him tighter than normal since she'd been celibate for a couple of months. Damon lost all comprehension and motor skills when he finally drove himself inside her. It reminded him of the first night they made love and proclaimed their love for each other. She was just as tight and wet as she was that very night. They skipped mutually agreed to skip foreplay par for the course that they desperately needed to be joined. They promised each other that they'd make up for that. Cassandra reveled in the feeling of his cock probing her but she wanted things to move faster. She was impatient and she knew that. "Damon…I need…you to move faster…" Cassandra breathed but Damon kept his pace, making sure to smirk down at her.
"Nice try, princess. I plan on enjoying you thoroughly tonight." Damon rasped and ran his hands down her body. It felt more than satisfying to watch the goose bumps rise over her skin and see her body react to him in real life rather than a dream. He wanted to make her scream, moan and beg for him tonight.
"You sadistic fuck!" She moaned, leaning her head back against the mattress. Damon crushed his lips to hers in an effort to ease her ache but it only ignited it further. Cassandra raked her nails down his back and Damon jolted slightly but she didn't care. She wanted him and she wanted him her way - now. With a rush of wind, Damon was on his back and Cassandra grinded her hips against his. She used her full weight to hold him down as she moved faster against him. Damon moved to grip her hips but Cassandra growled and pinned his wrists down to the mattress.
"Mmm kinky." Damon waggled his eyebrows at her and Cassandra took that as a challenge. She willed her vaginal muscles to clamp down on him even though she hadn't approached her orgasm and Damon howled, "Ohhh fuck me!" Her wet heat throbbed as he pulsated inside her.
"Don't whine. I'm just getting started." Cassandra purred and worked him harder. She was now impaling herself on his cock at a relentless pace. Feeling generous, Cassandra released his wrists and Damon took that opportunity to tangle his arms around her waist, hugging himself to her. He palmed her full breasts in his hands, making sure her perky buds were given his complete attention. Damon leaned up, tugging one pebbled nipple between his lips and biting hard. Cassandra moaned and yanked his head back so his eyes could meet hers before forcefully shoving him down to the bed. Her head lulled back over her shoulder, eyes closed as she felt Damon's hands grip her firm globes and knead her skin. She was fully enjoying being in control that she didn't notice Damon's face twist in discomfort.
"AH! Cassandra…too hard! It hurts…" He rasped and suddenly Cassandra was alerted that he was in pain. She halted her movements against him completely and lifted weight off him trying to alleviate his strain.
"Oh my God! Babe, I'm so…" She didn't get to finish since Damon quickly rolled them over so he was on top once again before he started to pump within her. Cassandra's mouth hung open in shock. He wasn't in pain! He just wanted to be in control. Damon smirked down at her once again and she growled playfully when suddenly felt the coil in his stomach wind tight as he neared his orgasm. He knew she was close too as her pussy started to flutter around his cock.
"You close, baby?" He cooed and she whimpered in delight. Cassandra pulled his lips down to hers and their tongues wrestled with each other's. He missed her sweet taste and the way her body molded perfectly against his. "Don't worry, sweetheart. I plan on giving you what you want." He whispered in between kisses before sliding his hand in the middle of their bodies and circling her already sensitive clit. Cassandra threw her head back, breaking the kiss and pulled at his hair.
"Yess Damon! Keep going, please!" She keened out and Damon gave her exactly what she wanted. He rubbed her harder and increased his thrusting to vampire speed. She screamed, meeting his thrusts perfectly in time. Eyes closed, her head thrashed on the pillow beneath her unable to handle the pleasure that was crashing over her. She felt Damon's other hand firmly take her chin and tilt her head towards him.
"Look at me, baby." He whispered lovingly to her and Cassandra's eyes snapped open. His ice blue eyes melted her warm chocolate ones. There was something so intimate about looking into a lover's gaze when making love. At that very moment, the world stopped. Everything outside the four walls of Damon's bedroom didn't matter. The problems that swam in their heads were currently suspended as they rocked into each other. Cassandra smiled feeling tears reach her eyes as she rubbed her thumb over his jaw bone. Suddenly, their orgasms hit them both like a bright white light. Her legs wrapped around him tighter, never feeling something this intense.
"Damon…I'm…" She gasped.
"Yessss…"Damon moaned and held her closer to him as he continued to thrust wildly into her. Cassandra's eyes threatened to close once again but Damon chanted, "Open your eyes, Cassandra." She complied as silent tears made tracks down her soft cheeks.
"Oh God! Damon…Damon…Damon!" His name left her lips like a prayer and the same for Damon. He never heard his name sound more enticing than when Cassandra was screaming it in the throes of her orgasm. Damon couldn't stop himself from groaning incoherent syllables feeling her squeeze him tightly and he spilled inside her. She was the only one that could overpower him. Cassandra came hard all over his cock as her cum drenched him completely. They finally stopped moving when their tremors ceased but they remained staring into each other's eyes. Chests heaving, bodies sweating and lungs panting they clung together. After what seemed like hours Damon pressed his damp forehead against hers and tenderly kissed her swollen lips. That kiss stirred their memory on how this all started and they came to the realization that tonight wasn't a dream.
"I love you." He breathed against her lips and wiped the tears from her cheeks.
"And I love you, Damon." She softly whispered and carded her fingers through his hair that was now matted with sweat. He moved to pull his soft cock from her but she wrapped her legs around him, stilling his movements. "No…please stay like this." She requested, rubbing her thumb over his bruised bottom lip. It sounded like a silly inquiry but she needed him near her.
"Forever." Damon whispered and puckered his lips against her thumb. He moved them so he lay on his back and she was draped over his chest. His arm slung around her shoulders as she curled against him finally being able to close her eyes. She lightly purred to herself, still high from the afterglow. No doubt if she tried to stand her legs would wobble unsteadily. Her entire body felt numb and weightless but for all the right reasons. Her limbs were slack, almost positive that they were made of jello. Damon pet her hair and chuckled hearing her purring slowly quiet into her even breaths. He watched her chest rise and fall as her long, dark lashes danced and he knew she was sound asleep. At last, this was the moment he dreamed about for months. The entire summer went by and every night he had the same dream however he'd wake in the morning to recognize that it was just a dream. Damon felt certain that those dreams would be replaced with the reality that she'd be waking up with him in the morning.
Katherine, Vanessa and Jeremy stood outside the 'Pickett' mausoleum as Vanessa poked his head through the stained glass window.
"How do you know that Anna wasn't tricking you?" Katherine asked curiously.
"This is the place. It's the oldest wing in the largest cemetery in Charlotte. She said that a witch entombed him here in the nineties." Jeremy explained.
"Look there." Vanessa pointed at the coffin inside. Using her strength, she pushed the doors open and the three of them walked in cautiously. If this was a vampire who hunted vampires Vanessa and Katherine would be screwed. Hopefully they could strike up a deal with Michael before he staked them then they'd be able to take down Klaus.
Katherine ran her hand over the top of the coffin, "Would you like to do the honors?" she asked Vanessa.
"No way! I opened the door, you can do the coffin." The blonde vampire protested and Katherine hesitantly knocked the lid clean off. Inside the coffin was a man with grey skin bound in chains around his body. This had to be Michael. The three of them leaned in closer until suddenly Michael's eyes snapped open.
FINALLY, these two love birds are back together! It took a while but it was worth the wait! Hope you guys enjoyed and PLEASE review!