TYLER'S POV
Caroline seems to think that this "vacation" will relieve some of the pressure that we are under. I disagree but fighting with her about it won't make it better either. So I agreed to accompany them. Elena said that there is always a party going on at one of the houses up there so maybe we could have some fun. Well I hope these parties have hard liquor cause I'm gonna need it.
DAMON'S POV
Kam looks like she'd rather be anywhere but at this party. She was never one to go to them unless she had to. The other girls told her she had to because moping is not allowed this weekend. So they got dressed up and made the rest of us as well. We have been at this party almost an hour and Lockwood hasn't stopped drinking. He seems to be trying to do what I normally do drink away the bad times. This is not good for me as Toto has a bad temper as a werewolf and that is dangerous around all the humans here. So I walk over to him signaling the bartender to give me another drink. "Hello Lockwood how is the booze tonight?" I say with a smirk. He gives me a dirty look and says,"Yeah it's good and it's also making being here more bareable." Wow didn't think Lockwood was anti-social. Well now that I think on it being a dog must have downsides other than the smell. "Why are you so bent out of shape about going to a party, I thought all teenagers liked parties? He looks at me like I'm crazy for a minute then takes his drink and walks away. I turn to order another drink and see Elena heading for me. I smile thinking about how she chose me, me and not St.Stefan. She returns my smile as she sits next to me."Can you get me another drink? Caroline was doing it for me but she is busy with Tyler now." I nod and turn to the bartender with compelling eyes,"You will serve this woman whatever she wants for the rest of the night free of charge, do you understand?" "I understand." he says in monotone. He turns to face me now,"What can I get for you?" " Scotch neat." She says. He turns around makes her drink then sets it infront of her on a napkin. She takes a sip and smiles as it burns it's way down her throat. I look at her with a dumb lookin grin. "What?" she says smiling up at me. "Just noticing that my girl knows how to drink." I chuckle and wrap my arms around her.
ELENA'S POV
After sitting in Damon's arms and finishing my drink I decided I wanted to dance."Dance with me, please?" I say looking up at Damon with my best puppy dog face. Lucky for him he agreed right as a slow song came on. He took my hand and lead me to the middle of the dance floor. He looks into my eyes and slowly wraps his arms around me and says?"I love you Elena Gilbert." Looking deeply into his beautiful blue eyes I say,"I love you too, Damon Salvatore." We danced for a while enjoying being in each other's arms.
At quater past one Bonnie came and told us everyone wanted to go home. We both agreed it was time anyway. We told Bonnie we would meet them at the car in a minute. As we were heading toward the door I stopped short. Damon narrowly avoided slamming into me."What's wrong?" He asks with his serious face on. "I swear that I just saw... No it can't be." Damon is looking at me in complete confusion. "Who did you see?" His concern seems to be rising, I have to exlpain but first... I grab Damon's hand and pull him into following me. When I get to the corner I look around for him. It doesn't take long for my eyes to settle on him a few inches away. He puts his finger on his lips signaling quiet then he mimes follow me. Again I pull Damon into following. When we get outside I see him huggin Bonnie then Caroline. " JOSHUA JAMES JOHNSON WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?" I yell as I run and give him a big hug. He hugs me back and points to a very annoyed Damon. I motion him to take my hand and he moves at vamp speed to do so. I know he was showing off for Joshua. It's ok because Joshua is a warlock and he knows what we all are. Putting out his hand to Damon he say,"My name is Josh I used to teach summer drama classes in Mystic Falls." Damon shakes his hand and says his name. Turning to Kam he stops cold. "Oh my lord are you..." His shock seems genuine. Kam can see that too so she answers his unspoken question. "Yes I am the pusher." Josh seems at a loss for words for a good minute. "Sorry about that, you are legend in the supernatural world, especially with the Witches. There are people all over the world who look up to you and want to be just like you." Kam seems to be the only one surprised by this. I know that she is awesome and so does everyone else except her. "Well it is very late and I think I interrupted your leaving. We can meet up and catch up when I'm in Mystic Falls next week. Eveeryone agrees and says goodbye to him. "Let's go get some sleep." I say as we all head to the house.
~~~~~~5 DAYS LATER~~~~~~
JOSHUA'S POV
I didn't want them to know I was here yet. So I sat down at the very end of the bar in the Mystic Grill. I didn't want to explain what I was supposed to be doing here. I was sent here to find The Pusher. I needed to bring her to Klaus so he would give me my daughter back. I wonder if I could just ask for her help? No I don't think she will give herself to Klaus for my benefit. I don't want hurt her but I want my daughter. I am brought out of my musings by someone sitting down next to me. I look over to see Damon Salvatore, great. "How are you this evening Mr. Salvatore?" I say with my eyes on my drink. "Dandy." He says as he signals the bartender for a drink. In seconds there is a neat glass of amber liquor in front of him. He seems to be having is own problems. He is brooding into his drink trying his best to ignore me, I'm ok with that. I turned my attention back to my drink and a few seconds later I can feel his eyes on me. I turn and look at him. "You seemed to know alot about my sister the other night." He said in a small but hard voice. "Your sister has done some amazing things in the last 100 years. Not to mention avoiding THE Original. She is a legend among the supernautral." I said running out of breath. "I wonder why I never heard about any of that." He said more to himself I think. "Well you have quite the reputation yourself if it makes you feel better." I said with a smirk. "Is that right?" He says raising an eyebrow. I nod and finish my drink in one long swig. I put a fifty on the counter and get up. "It's been nice drinking with you Mr. Salvatore but I have to be elsewhere." I say as I walk out the door.
DAMON'S POV
That was interesting. There seems to be more to this Joshua than there appears. He has a daughter that someone took from him. Hmmm I wonder who that could be. I wonder if he is here for help or for the bounty on Kam. This and alot of other things are swirling around in my head as I sit at The Grill day drinking. There is too much arguing going on at the house for me to stay there without killing someone. So I decided to move my drinking here. Sitting here minding my own is where she found me. Katherine sat down where Guy Witch was just sitting and turns to me. "So why the long face, Elijah says that the serum will work and you will get your precious Elena back."She says with a fake smile."You know something Katherine, you are a cold heartless piece of work, andyou are going to be alone for the rest of eternity because of it." I said to her with a sneer. She sat there stunned into silence for the first time since I have known her as I put a twenty on the bar and turned and left. I got into my car and headed toward home. When I got there I didn't feel the need to go in just yet and turned and walked into the woods. I got about a mile from the house when something hit me and my vision went black.
~~~TWO HOURS LATER~~~
I woke up in the same place I fell. The back of my head hurt like hell. WTF! When I find the person who hit me I'm gonna rip their heart out and shove it down their throat something I'm good at. I got to my feet and my vision tipped for a second then righted it's self. I started off toward the house when I heard movement. I froze trying to figure out where it was coming from. I heard it again, this time much closer. Whatever it was it was approaching on my left. I turn towards it and I see Guy Witch standing there looking at me funny. "What are you looking at?" I snarl at him. He puts his hands up in effort to show he means no harm. "I was on my way to see you guys at the house when I saw you get up. You look like you fell asleep out here. Are you ok?" He asks. "No I'm not ok someone hit me and knocked me out." He looks shocked for a second then shruggs. "So I'm guessing that your on your way home now?" He says following me toward the house. I just nod rubbing the back of my head. When we get into the house I see that Stefan has returned and Elijah is still here.