Chapter 10
Damon POV
Damon was sitting at the bar at the Mystic Grill. He had been there all day. He was throwing back shots after shots . This was becoming a routine for him.
Damon hated the way Elena affected him. He wanted to get drunk, so he couldn't feel. He wanted to stay away from her, but he couldn't. She was like a drug. She kept him coming back for more. She had the power to destroy bartender handed him another shot of scotch and he threw it back. He relished the burning sensation.
Damon wanted her. He wanted Elena. He wanted to be inside of her. He wondered how it would feel to push inside of her. He ached with need. But there was no sense in dwelling on what never could be. He knew he could take someone else, but it wasn't going to be the same. No other could feed his hunger like Elena could.
He thought back to last night. He remembered how she had looked naked and he groaned. He couldn't get her out of his head. With her perfect breasts and nipples. Her well define abdomen. The way she had tasted and smelt stayed with him. He grew hard.
Damon shook his head. He hadn't meant to follow her up the stairs. Something had beckoned him. He knew she had read the lust in his eyes and he had saw the want in hers. He couldn't get her moans out of his head.
He pulled himself out of his thoughts. He had yet to return Pearl's call. She had left him an urgent message to call her back. He would get back to her later, but first another shot. He threw back the shot that the bartender had put in front of him.
"Hey, buddy don't you think you've had enough?" The bartender asked.
Damon eyes flashed black. He saw the bartender jump back ,then composed himself by shaking his head as if what he just saw was a trick of the light.
"I'll tell you when I've had enough. But for right now keep them coming" Damon said coldly.
The bartender didn't respond, but went back to severing drinks. He heard his cellphone ringing. He grabbed it out of the pocket of his leather jacket. It was Liz Forbes. The sheriff. Damon answered the phone. Her calling wasn't good.
"Hello" Damon said.
"Damon is me. It seems some visitors from out of town found some dead hikers out in the woods" Liz said.
"How many?" Damon asked. He couldn't say he was all that surprised. It was either the work of the vampires in the woods or Eric and Gabriel. If it was indeed them. They were making a statement. They wanted the town people to start panicking again.
"About five. One of the visitors phone my office this afternoon. I have them thinking it was an animal attack. I just left from up there. The bodies have already been moved" Liz said.
"Look, Liz. I'm going to go back up there later tonight. Maybe see if I can figure some stuff out" Damon said. He wanted to talk to the vampires in the woods. He didn't think they would risk bringing attention to themselves. That's why he didn't think it was them, but he could be wrong. Some could have join Eric and Gabriel.
"Sounds like an idea. Do I need to come along with my guys?" Liz asked.
"No, I can handle it" Damon said.
"Alright then, but let me know what you fine" Liz said. And she hung-up.
Damon put the phone back into pocket of his leather jacket. He was about to take his shot from the bartender, but his phone rang. It was Stefan.
"Yeah, what do you what?" Damon asked irritably.
"Where are you?" I've been trying to reach you. Have you even checked your messages?" Stefan asked.
"For your information brother, I'm at the Mystic Grill. And before you ask, yes I'm drinking and the answer is no. I haven't had time to check any messages except for Pearl's "Damon said.
"Did you even call her back? I think I already know the answer" Stefan said.
Damon could just picture the frown on his face.
"Again…Stefan, what do you want?" Damon asked.
"To pass on the message Pearl told me to tell you" Stefan said.
"And the message would be?" Damon asked.
"That Eric and Gabriel, have finally manage to persuade five vampires staying with her" Stefan said.
Damon shook his head. What was up with the number 5 today?. " I knew it was only a matter of time. Does it look like any others are thinking about straying too?" Damon asked. He was even more alert now. Now he knew for sure that Eric and Gabriel were behind the deaths of the hikers.
"I can't say and neither can Pearl. I'm over here now with Elena. And do you really need to be drinking?" Stefan asked.
Damon took a moment to answer. Just hearing Elena's name made him angry and made him hard at the sametime. He couldn't believe how she pushed him away and looked at him with such hate. Her look of hate had pierced him, which in turn had angered him. He wanted to see her, but he knew it was better for him keep his distance.
"What I do is none of your concern Stefan, I'm a big boy. I can take care of myself" Damon said cockily.
"If you say, so" Stefan said.
Damon chose to ignored that.
"Look, Stefan, the sheriff just called me. Seem like Eric and Gabriel lead a killing spree late night. They killed five hikers. So I'm going out there tonight "Damon said.
"Do you really think it was them?" Stefan asked.
"I'm sure of it. They wanted to make a statement" Damon said.
"Then we have to come up with a plan. And I'm going with you tonight." Stefan said.
"I'm on it. And you're not coming" Damon said seriously.
"Honestly, Damon you think you can handle everything on your on" Stefan said disapprovingly.
"I can. I'm cool like that. Is there anything else you wanted to tell me? Damon asked.
"Nope" Stefan said. And he hung-up.
Damon put the phone back into his pocket. He looked out the window. It would be dark any minute now.
"Bartender! Another shot of scotch" Damon said.
"Sure, coming up" the bartender said.
"I'll have one too" said a red head.
Damon looked her over as she sit down on the stool next to him. She was pretty. Her hair was a fiery red and her eyes were the color of emerald. She smiled at him.
"Hi, I'm Jade Montgomery" she said extending her hand.
"Damon Salvatore" Damon said. And he shook her hand.
Damon missed the glint that reflected in her eyes, when he said his name.
"Do you live around here?" Damon asked.
"No, I'm just traveling through. And you?" Jade asked.
"Yeah, I live here" Damon said.
The bartender handed them their drinks. They drown them at once.
"Want another?" Damon asked.
"Sure," Jade said.
"Bartender! Another round" Damon said.
"So what can you do for fun around here?" Jade asked.
"This" Damon said and held up his glass of scotch and threw it back.
"I was referring to places you could go" Jade said laughing.
"There's a bowling alley, a skating rink , a movie theater, an arcade, and this place, which you seem to have found on your own" Damon said.
"Sound like some cool places. I should definitely check them out before I leave" Jade said.
"When is that?" Damon asked. He found her kind of interesting.
"Whenever my services are no longer needed" Jade said.
"And you do what actually?" Damon asked.
"I'm a traveling journalist "Jade said.
"Sounds boring" Damon said. He faked a yawn, which in turn made Jade slap his arm.
"To you maybe, but not to me. What to you do?" Jade asked.
"Nothing, however I can show a girl a goodtime if that counts as a job" Damon said smirking.
"No, it doesn't. But I'm not against having a goodtime" Jade said. She leaned over to place her hand on his thigh and squeezed it. To make her point.
"Oh, really?" Damon asked. He raised his eyebrow.
"Yes," Jade said. She let her tongue tickle his ear.
Damon grabbed her hand that was on his thigh."Careful what you ask for" Damon said deadly. And he removed her hand from his thigh and moved his head out of her reach. Did she think he was turn on by her little advances? She was intriguing, but Elena was beautiful. But he decided to humor her. If she was offering then he would be a fool not to take it.
"What if I don't want to be careful?" Jade asked. Not at all put off by his tone.
"Then that tells me, you enjoy taking risks" Damon whispered in her ear.
"Do you have a girlfriend?" Jade asked.
"Do it look like a guy like me would be into relationships?" Damon asked. But he would be into them for Elena. He shook his head. He didn't know why he thought that. It had to be the alcohol talking.
"Point taken." Jade said.
Damon didn't try to stop her when she leaned over to brush her lips against his. She was just pulling back, when Damon stopped her by pulling her closer. He crushed his lips against hers. She cupped his face with her hands. Damon deepen the kiss. She opened her mouth to allow his tongue. She moaned against his lips. He thrust his tongue in and out her mouth.
He broke off the kiss to kiss her neck. He bent his head to let his lips touch the top of her breasts that were peeking out over her low fitted shirt. She removed her hands to let her fingers run through his hair. Damon let his lips capture her lips once more, before pushing her away.
"Maybe we should take this somewhere else" Damon said. He sense some people were watching them.
"Where do you suggest?" Jade asked breathless.
"My place" Damon said. Then he picked up his glass and threw the shot back. He got up and looked outside. It was already dark.
"Sound like a plan" Jade said. And she got up too.
"Just leave your car here. I'll bring you back later" Damon said. And he headed out the Mystic Grill with Jade following him.
Damon was making his way to his car when he realized Jade wasn't following him. He looked back at her.
"Don't tell me you're backing out?" Damon asked.
"I don't plan on it" Jade said and with that her eyes flashed black.
And that's when Damon knew. She was a vampire. He couldn't believe he didn't notice before. God he had to stop drinking. Now that comment she made about whenever her services were no longer needed made sense. He sensed something was wrong and turned back around to see Michael and two others headed his way. Damon finally realized he had been set-up. He turned back to face Jade. The look he gave her was menacing. He was going to rip her to pieces after he finished with these three. She shrunk back. Damon laugh to himself and turned back around.
"How's your arm?" Damon asked smirking.
Michael didn't respond, but gave him a dirty look.
"So they sent the cowardly one back? That figures" Damon said. He gave a deadly laugh.
"Ezra, you take the right. Winston, you take the left, and I'll take the middle" Michael said.
They took position and got into fighting mode. They look ready to kill.
"Mighty tough with your friends here. Aren't you?" Damon asked.
Damon ready himself. He was going to have to watch his left, right, and the front of him. He had once asked for a challenge and now he had one. So he would be damn if he was going to blow it. His eyes flashed black. He wondered if they were all coming together or separately. And got his answer.
They came at once. Damon deflected the blows from the right and left with ease. Michael took the opportunity to strike a powerful blow into his stomach. He fell to his knees. He turned left and right fast to deflect the vicious kicks coming from Ezra and Winston as best as he could. He was so detracted by that, that he fell to realize or sense Michael knee coming up to connect with his nose.
Damon heard his nose break and blood went flying everywhere. He shook his head to collect himself. He guess he shouldn't of had so many shots. They were kicking his ass, which pissed him off.
He had, had enough. They were going to pay and it was going to be dearly. Damon sense incoming kicks from his right and left and deflected them. He grabbed Ezra's ankle and squeezed it until he felt the bone shatter. Then he shot up fast to grab Winston by the neck and snapped it. He broke off a bar that was on a truck then drove it into his chest.
Damon didn't see or hear Michael come up from behind him. He went flying through the air and landed hard. He got up quickly to deflect his blows along with Ezra's.
Damon caught Ezra wrist and twisted it until he heard the bone break. Then he elbowed Michael in the face hard. He picked up Ezra and toss him through the air. He took Michael by the head and smashed it into someone's windshield. He saw Ezra about to leave, but he caught him in no time. He saw an employee sign, so he snapped it into and drove it through Ezra's chest.
Damon let his body fall to the ground. He turn back to finish the fight with Michael, but he had disappeared for a second time. But that was alright with Damon. Next time he wouldn't be able to get away. He make damn sure of it.
He had almost forgotten Jade, so he made his way towards her. She took of running, but he caught her.
"Where you off to?" Damon asked coldly.
But before she could respond. Damon grabbed her by the throat and started squeezing. Hard as she might she couldn't break his hold. Damon quickly let her go when he heard voices, three people were making their way out of the bar. He heard Jade let out a sigh of relief.
"You got lucky, but this is far from over" Damon said.
"I had to. It was either help them or die" Jade said hoarsely.
"You selfish bitch" Damon said disgustingly. "And you're coming with me".
Damon dragged her towards his car and pushed her inside. Then he went around to get in. He felt her tense up.
"If you even think about taking off, I'm going to smash your head through the windshield. Then I'm going to snap your neck, and then I'm going to either take a bar off that truck again or find another employee sign…break it off then drive in through your chest" Damon said deadly. He wanted to make sure he got his point across.
"I wasn't even thinking about moving" Jade said quietly.
"Smart girl" Damon said.
He drove home. He saw that Elena's car was in the driveway when he pulled up. Her and Stefan must have just got back from Pearl's, which reminded him he had to go out to the woods, but it wasn't going to be tonight. He had to rest up and heal first. And he had to finish sobering up. He got out the car and dragged Jade with him.
The closer he got to the house the more he could sense Elena. He got hard just thinking about her naked body. He wondered how she was going to act around him after everything that happened with them. Especially in front of Stefan. There was only one way to find out.
He found Stefan and Elena sitting in the parlor. Elena saw him first and she gasp, which made Stefan turn to see what was going on. He got up and looked at Damon questioningly. Damon pulled Jade from behind him to stand by side him. He watched as Elena sized her up and then dismissed her. Damon laughed to himself.
"What happened?" Stefan asked.
"I would like to know that too" Damon said. He looked towards Jade. She looked the other way.
"Care to explain?" Stefan asked.
"It seems I was set-up. By Jade here. Michael and two others decided to do me in. And I'm guessing those could be the two out of the five that left Pearl's to join Eric and Gabriel. I killed those two, but Michael got away again" Damon said.
Elena looked to Jade.
"How could you do that? They could have killed him" Elena asked angrily. And she got up.
Damon just stared at Elena in awe. He had no way of knowing that him being set-up would anger her greatly.
"I had no choice. It was either help them or be killed" Jade said defensively.
"You did have a choice. You just chose the wrong one" Elena said fiercely. And she took a step towards her. Stefan grabbed her arm, but Elena snatched her arm from his grasp.
"You need to calm down Elena" Stefan said.
"Don't tell me to calm down Stefan," Elena said heatedly. "She purposely set-up him up to be killed".
"I know, but it doesn't do any good or anybody to get out of control. We need to stay calm and think rationally" Stefan said reasonably.
Damon couldn't take his eyes off of her. He wanted her more than ever. He tried to catch her eyes, but she kept on avoiding his. He turn his attention back towards Jade.
"It's time to talk Jade, I want to know everything, and if you choose to not talk I'm going to finish what I started in the parking lot, before we get interrupted " Damon said coldly.
Jade hands went to her neck automatically. Damon smirked coldly at her. She looked at him.
"I'm not a traveling journalist I lied. And I'm sorry. I'm a vampire from out of the tomb. And before you ask I'm not from Pearl's. I came from the group that's staying in the woods. Eric and Gabriel manage to convince five of us to join them in their vendetta against the town " Jade said.
"How could you do that? Elena asked.
"You don't understand. Of course I jumped at the chance like the others. It was torture being locked and chain for so many years. I never even wanted to be a vampire in the first place. Me and my older sister were attacked on a cold winter night. We never saw or heard them sneak up on us. They decided that they wanted us to be their soulmates, and they turned us against our will. I don't even no where my sister is. When we got chained up we got separated " Jade said.
"I'm sorry" Elena said sincerely.
"Enough of this depressing story get to the point" Damon said unfeelingly.
Elena and Jade eyes shot daggers at him.
"Eric and Gabriel had no idea that Michael had convince three of us to join him in killing you. I told him I didn't want to be involve. That we were only suppose to be going against the town. Well, he turned on me and so did the others. I either had to help them or be killed" Jade said.
"So what you did was understandable" Stefan said nodding his head.
"You think Stefan?" Damon asked. He turn to face him. "So tell me Jade, was kissing me part of your plan?" He asked. He turned to face her. He could see Elena staring between him and Jade. And her eyes turn to anger. Damon didn't want Jade, but he wasn't going to tell Elena any different. Maybe this would make her acknowledge her attraction.
"No. That was real" Jade said. She looked into his eyes. They silently pleaded for him to believe her.
Damon stared into her emerald depths and didn't know why he believed her.
"You should stay here" Stefan said.
"You think that's a good idea?" Jade asked. Finally tearing her eyes away from Damon's.
"Yes, it's for your own good. You don't have anybody to protect you" Stefan said.
"Yeah, okay" Jade said.
"I guess I have to find you a room. Or better yet maybe you should sleep with me" Damon said smirking.
"Is that really necessary?" Elena asked irritably. " I mean really you never cease to amaze me". Her eyes were flashing.
Damon turn to look at her and raised his eyebrow. His eyes dance with laughter. He was really loving this.
"I don't think so " Jade said. Turning to face him again.
"Really? You didn't have a problem with that a few minutes ago" Damon said with a smirk. He looked her way.
Jade didn't say anything, but stared at him with wide eyes.
"Wow that was fast Damon. I mean honestly, thank god I didn't go through with last night. It was all a mistake anyway, and I will never repeat it "Elena spat out.
Damon turn to look at her with hard eyes. He kept playing the mistake in his head over and over again. And he grew even more angry.
"You want to see about that" Damon challenged.
Stefan and Jade looked between them in confusion.
"What are you talking about Elena?" Stefan asked curiously.
Damon watched as Elena tore her eyes from his and turn to stare at Stefan. He watched her face turn from anger to being shocked. Like she forgot that Stefan was in the room and she said those things. She shook her head.
"Just that I was thinking about hooking Damon up with one of the girls I know. Who happens to work at the Mystic Grill" Elena said convincingly.
"Do you really think that would have been wise?" Stefan asked.
"Now that I think about it. Absolutely not " Elena said. She turned her heated gaze back onto Damon.
"About that room…Where is it?" Jade asked. She turned towards Damon.
"You can sleep next to my room" Damon said without taking his eyes off Elena's.
"I'll show you Jade" Stefan said. And he left the room with Jade right on his heels.
Damon broke his eyes off of Elena's. He headed to the kitchen. Very much aware that she was following him. He took of his jacket and laid it on the counter. He heard Elena gasp. He knew she was taking in his bruises, but he would heal. He took out a glass, and then grabbed a bag of blood from the freezer. He poured the blood in and then threw it back.
"Let me get some ice for your nose" Elena said. She moved to grab a dishtowel ,open the freezer to grab an ice tray, and she poured the ice onto the dishtowel and stepped in front of him to place it on his nose.
"Thanks" Damon said. He stared at her intently.
"You're welcome," Elena said hoarsely. She couldn't turn her eyes away from his.
Damon reached up to place his hand on top of hers.
"I can still taste you. I can still picture you're naked body lying undermine. And I can't for the life of me get your moans out of my head" Damon said. He reached up to remove the dishtowel. He could hear Elena's intake of breath. She closed her eyes then open them back up again to stare at him.
"Do you really think I would want anyone else? I want you and only you. I want to be inside of you. I want to hear you call out my name in ecstasy" Damon said. His eyes still locked on hers.
And with that he pulled her close to his body and wrapped his arms around her waist. He waited for Elena to protest in someway, but she didn't. He leaned down to crush his lips against hers hard. She responded by linking her arms around his neck. He probed her mouth open with his tongue. She moan into his mouth. Their kissing became urgent. He reached one hand up to run through her hair. He thrusted his tongue in and out her mouth. She sucked his lower lip. Damon groaned.
He broke the kiss off and leaned his forehead against hers. They were both breathing heavily. He took one of her hands and placed it on himself, and felt her shiver. He was rock hard. He removed his hand from hers, but she still kept her hand on him. She grabbed him. Damon responded by groaning and he captured her lips again with his and started kissing her fiercely. He nibbled her lower lip. She sighed into his mouth.
"Elena!" Stefan called. He was in the other room.
They broke apart. Damon watched as Elena pulled herself together. She looked at him when she finished. He couldn't read her eyes. They were unreadable. He stared at her lips. They were swollen from his kisses. He looked back up at her.
"Please stay away from me Damon" Elena said in a whisper.
"I can't do that Elena, I wish I could, but I can't" Damon said honestly. He took a step closer to her, but she moved back.
"I can't do this anymore. It's not right and it's wrong. And I should know better" Elena said in anguish. And she ran out the kitchen.
All Damon could do was stare after her.
What did you guys did of the chapter? let me know by reviewing me. I wonder if Damon will stop drinking now...We will see.
Who would have known that he would get set-up by Jade, who I happen to like. Jealous much Elena lol. I enjoyed the Damon/Elena interaction How about you?:)
Sorry about the long chapter. I just wanted to fit everything in. And Elena's pov is up next, so yay.