Boom.

Chapter 10: Feeling Betrayed

"I'm going to fuckin kill him Stefan, he... he killed Ric..." Damon trailed off as he let out a sob. His legs gave out and Stefan held him up and pulled him into his arms.

"Hey Damon relax, he's not gone. Elijah didn't have the real white oak stake it was a replica." Stefan said quietly.

"Wh...what?" Damon looked at his brother in disbelief.

Stefan nodded and Damon turned to look at Ric who was still grey with veins popping out everywhere.

"Th...then why did he do it?" Damon asked.

"I'm sorry brother, but it was the only way to get you to turn your humanity back on." Stefan said as he gripped Damon's shoulder tightly.

"WHAT?!" His anger flared.

"Damon calm down please." Stefan yelled.

"How can you fuckin tell me to calm down Stefan?! I thought I just saw my boyfriend die in front of my eyes, and for good this time!"

"I'm sorry Damon but it was Ric's idea."

"I can't believe him. Why would he do this to me?" Damon asked in a small voice.

"It was the only effective way to get your humanity back on brother." Stefan replied.

"I'm not fuckin talking to him. Let him wake up, I'll show him." Damon frowned as he went over and picked Ric up, placing him on the bed.

Stefan smiled under his breath and got a blood bag out of the cooler, handing it over to his brother who was now sitting beside the bed.

"Can I have my ring back now?" Damon asked angrily.

Stefan nodded and handed back both rings.

Damon took his own and put it on. He went over to Ric and slipped his on as well.

Then he headed for the door.

"Where are you going?" Stefan asked.

"Away from here and him." Damon answered angrily before slamming the door behind him.

Stefan sighed, his brother could be so complicated at times.

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A couple hours later Ric's fingers twitched and the veins slowly started to disappear from his body.

Stefan got up from the chair and went over to Alaric's side.

They greyness disappeared from his skin tone and he moaned as he struggled to open his eyes.

"Did it work?" He mumbled out.

"Yup it worked but he's now mad at you."

Ric groaned and rolled over to his side and sat up.

"Are we ever gonna work?" He asked leaning against the headboard and grabbing the blood bag Stefan was holding out.

"Of course you will, you just need to give him time to get over this." Stefan replied placing a hand on his shoulder.

Ric drank up a couple blood bags and did his best not to lose control. He then got off the bed and turned to face Stefan.

"Stefan thank you for helping me with all this and for supporting us, even after knowing what I did."

"Damon is my brother Ric and no matter how much we fight, I love him and I want him happy. I never want him to be hurt. If he's happy with you then I want that for him."

Ric smiled. It warmed his heart seeing that Damon had someone who loved him and cared for him as much as he did... wait did he just confess to loving Damon? This hit him hard and he smiled. Yes, he loved Damon and he was going to find the right time and tell him.

"Any idea where he might have gone?" Ric asked.

"Nope just said that he wanted to be away from here and you." Stefan replied.

Ric grimaced and Stefan smirked.

"Yes you have a lot of making up to do, better start thinking up of a plan." Stefan smiled and started to leave.

Wait! You're not gonna help me?" Ric asked quickly.

"Nope not my problem, besides I gotta date with Elena." Stefan said as he left.

That's it! He would take Damon on a date and he would make it so he couldn't say no.

Ric smiled and pulled out his phone to call Damon, although he was certain that the raven haired vampire wouldn't answer. Didn't hurt to try right?

As expected he didn't answer.

He hung up and went over to the boarding house.

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Damon was in his room with a glass of bourbon in his hand. He had one arm resting on the wall beside the window as he leaned against it. He was glaring at the setting sun when he saw Alaric's car pull up in the drive way. His heart flopped in his chest and he was happy to see that Ric was alive, or well undead but you get it, yet he still was mad at him.

Ric got out of the the car and headed towards the door.

Damon took the last sip of his drink and placed the glass down.

Ric pushed open the door of the Salvatore house and walked in. He was met by Elena and Stefan at the front.

"Hey Ric!" Elena said smiling as she went over to give him a kiss on the cheek.

"Hey 'Lena." He responded giving her a tight hug. "Stefan." He gave him a nod and Stefan responded with a nod.

"Damon still mad at me?" He asked.

"oh yea he is fuming, when we walked in he was breaking all the furniture in this place." Elena replied.

Ric groaned and rubbed his face.

"Well atleast now we're certain his humanity is back." Elena said as she tried to hide a smile.

Stefan had recently told her about Ric and Damon getting into a relationship and she was super happy for them. They were good for each other or atleast were until Damon switched his humanity off. Still it was amusing watching them ask about one another and might they add complain.

"Well we're heading out so try not to kill each other alright?" Stefan said as he walked over to the door and opened it for Elena.

"Ha Ha very funny, see you guys later and be safe!" He yelled after them.

"Bye Ric!"

Ric sighed and eyed the closed door of Damon's room. He headed up the stairs and stopped in front of Damon's room. He was sure that Damon knew he was there so without waiting another moment he opened the door and walked in.

He was expecting Damon to yell at him, what he wasn't expecting was a punch to his face, especially right when he walked in.

He looked up in shock at the seething vampire.

"Damon look I can explain..." Ric started.

"EXPLAIN WHAT? WHO FUCKIN DOES THAT?!" Damon yelled out clenching his fists.

"C'mon Damon, you've killed me plenty of times." He replied, rubbing his jaw.

"Because I knew you weren't actually dead!"

"Yea but..." He stopped when Damon took a few angry steps towards him.

"Seriously Ric keep finding excuses, it's not gonna make up for what you did!" He replied angrily as he walked Ric back to the edge of the bed.

He leaned over him and Ric fell back.

"Damon it was the only way..." He murmured out as Damon crawled over him and pinned him down.

"NO IT WASN'T!" He yelled angrily.

"Well you did it with Elena and Matt." He mumbled out, fidgeting under Damon.

"THAT'S BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T LOVE HIM LIKE I FUCKING LOVE YOU!" He growled out, then he froze.

A/N: Eeeppp! :P ;)