Hi! Here it is. I have to say I was really excited about this chapter as well as the next and although I did an evil thing by leaving you with a cliffhanger I hope this makes up for it.

Here you go!


Previously

She started to run, racing through the woods, tangles of weeds pulling out in front of her like long arms and hands grabbing at her.

"Elena!" A broken whimper escaped her throat as she tried not to worry about the voice behind her. Just keep running. Just stay on your feet. But even as she chanted those thoughts over and over in her head, her foot caught on a bared root, sending her tumbling. When she finally stopped, the cold earth was at her back.


Hours passed...

"Bonnie, you have to try. With each passing second Damon and Elena are in grave danger. It's dark and it's a full moon."

Feeling the burden and the antagonizing thought that she could not control her powers, she felt useless. Why did fate have to be so cruel, she wondered.

Jeremy knocked on the door, he knew that Damon and Elena had to be there since his car was in the drive. Waiting not getting a response he thought they might not have heard him; he let himself in.

Alaric and Bonnie were arguing they didn't hear him as he walked into the parlor. "What's going on?" He asked. "What are you doing here?" Alaric glared at him. "I came to tell Damon about Tyler and the moonstone."

"Where is he? Him and Elena were supposed to be here." "We're not sure. Tell us what you know."

Jeremy filled them on what he found out but as time went on he noticed how Bonnie looked distressed.

"What's happened? It's Elena and Damon, isn't it?" "We're not certain but we think Mason's behind it. We found a bow and Elena's cell phone next to his car with the passenger door left open."

"Why are we wasting time sitting here, let's go find them." Jeremy urged. "Whoa, whoa! Slow down there. You're not going anywhere. The last thing I need right now is to worry about you too. Besides, I grown fond of breathing. If something happened to you and Jenna knew I was involved she'd kill me."

"Don't worry," he said, holding up his hand brandishing his ring. "You're going to need all the help you can get."

Alaric looked at Bonnie, she shrugged her shoulders.

"First things first, we need to know how to kill a werewolf." Jeremy cracked a large smile, "Well, you're in luck I spent most of the afternoon searching on the internet."

Bonnie looked at Alaric, "Did you bring your toys?" "Never leave home without them."

"Meanwhile we've got to figure out how to find them."

Bonnie gasped her eyes fluttered, her body began to convulse completely going limp she collapsed. Panic stricken, Alaric placed on her the couch.

A few moments later, she shot straight up opening her eyes. "God, don't ever do that again. Are you alright?" Alaric asked her. "What just happened back there?" Jeremy asked, startled.

"There's something you should know about Bonnie, Jeremy. She's a witch." "Really." It wasn't a question more of a statement. It didn't surprise him as his world has become more familiar with the supernatural. He felt a lot more comfortable in the chaos and the uncertainty of death, he welcomed it.

Looking at Alaric, "And what are you? I feel like my family is the only ones that are human in this God-forsaken town." Alaric held back a giggle and smirked. "Home-grown hundred percent human."

Bonnie cleared her throat interrupting their conversation.

"I had a vision, it's in bits and pieces." It was silent, the only sounds to be heard were her heaving breathing. "Give me a moment, my head is pounding." As she was able to gather her thoughts that assaulted her mind she began to rattle off the images in her mind. "It's dark, damp and very cold. There's moldy walls and there's some kind of holding cell and chains hanging from a wall. It's somewhere underground."

She took a deep breath, shaking her head. For once she wished her visions could be easily interpreted. "Gimme a sec it takes a few minutes before the pieces fall into place."

As she was concentrating. "I think I know this place. Tyler talked about this old cellar that was once part of the original Lockwood estate. He bragged about taking a girl back there to hook up during one of his parties in the woods by the lake."

"Come on I know where it is." "I hope you're right because they're running out of time."

As Alaric and Bonnie got out of the car discussing their plan of attack, Jeremy got of the car too. "No one said anything about you getting out of the car. You did your part," Alaric spat at him. "I'm not going to sit here and wait while my sister maybe dying. I'm going one way or another, your choice."

Reluctantly, Alaric said. "Fine, you Gilberts are definitely stubborn." "Tell me about," Bonnie muttered.

As they approached the underground cavern, Alaric signaled them to be quiet. Trying to assess the situation they treaded lightly down the stairs while attempting to listen for any sounds. It was dimly lit as they made their way down the winding stairs.

As they got closer they heard grunting noises, Alaric leading the way saw Damon covered in blood, bruised and battered. He urged Bonnie and Jeremy to hang back for a second just before entering.

Damon was lying on the ground struggling to get out of his restraints, cursing that he was too weak. His injuries were terrible and taking deep breaths were extremely painful. The more he moved to loosened the ropes the worse the pain struck him over and over. He had to reach Elena, that was his only concern.

Alaric appeared, "Finally. How'd you know where I was?" Damon managed to get out. Realizing the coast was clear Bonnie walked closer. "Oh, our own personal GPS." Damon said, trying not to laugh at his own crude remark.

"Where's Mason and Elena?" "She was able to escape but he ran after her she had a good head start. Hurry and let me loose, I have to find her."

"You look like shit." Alaric said. "Well, I feel fantastic." Damon shot a glance at the third figure walking into the room. "What's he doing here?" "He insisted, didn't have time to argue." "He always does," Damon said.

"We need to find Elena, the moon will be full soon." "You can't go anywhere in your condition until you heal." "The hell I can't hurry up," he yelled. "You won't be any good to us."

Alaric reached in his bag and threw him a bag of blood. "For me? You shouldn't have." Damon ripped it open drinking it in gulps, trying to get as much blood into his system to heal as quickly as possible.

"Thought it might come in handy." "You were worried about me." "It was a brief moment of insanity, it's passed."


Elena took a deep breath and surged to her feet. She took a step back, turned to run but it moved quickly. She screamed in pain and in terror as she felt something pounce on her back. She tried to kick out and break free but the force was too overwhelming.

Elena told herself, I can do this. She tried to ignore the shock reverberating through her body. Struggling to break free from the beast with all her strength the wolf pounced on her again, her head thudded against a rock.

He lunged towards her baring his razor sharp teeth he bit down on her shoulder, a scream wrenched its way up her throat.

The scream was like a shot to Damon's ears reverberating through the emptiness. He didn't hesitate, he took off running. Hold on baby, I'm coming. He thought.

No time to waste the threesome took off running as fast as they could pushing through the thickness of the trees and the darkness of the night. The only thing they were able to use as a guide to the path Damon had taken were the rustled leaves that he left behind as he ran with his preternatural speed.

Elena remained still, shuddering and shaking. The pain was intense and growing sharper, her breathing getting harder.

Everything went red, blood was streaming like a river from her head. The wolf kept circling her, watching her to make a move. She stayed completely still. Pain seemed to consume her world, tears stung her eyes. She thought, I can't die like this.

Suddenly Damon blindsided him, knocking him fifty feet away from Elena. They wrestled, rolling along the forest floor. The wolf lunged at him, trying to sink his teeth in anywhere possible. Damon held the beast's neck in a tight grip making sure to keep his sharp teeth as far as possible.

Alaric, Bonnie and Jeremy finally reached Elena, her body covered in blood. Her breathing was shallow and she was unconscious.

Jeremy stayed with Elena while Bonnie and Alaric went to help Damon. Three against one had to be some sort of odds. When they met up with them, Damon managed to free himself from under the beast. He charged the werewolf, it was quick on its feet dashing off into the clearing.

It circled back attempting to catch them off guard. The wolf thrashed at Damon with his large paw forcing him to hit a tree, denting it, fighting back a groan at the force of the impact, he was on his feet instantly.

The beast crouched, seeking out his next target he backed into the shadows, waiting for their next move.

He didn't give the chance as he suddenly launched at Alaric slamming him into a tree trunk lying on the ground. He was dazed, coughing up blood but he managed to pull himself up to his feet. He reached in his bag throwing a gun to Damon.

Mason watched them, waiting for his next opportunity to strike. "This thing is freaking strong and fast." Alaric yelled out. "Yeah, but I'm faster."

The predator's senses spiraled into overtime, recognizes he was outnumbered and took off immediately.

Damon wanted to take off after him, he wanted this to end tonight, but Jeremy's yell broke through to his reasoning and determination. He turned quickly running towards them.

When he reached them, Elena seemed to be having a seizure. Her body shook uncontrollably, covered in blood and her eyes rolling back in her head.

"Did he bite her?" "Yes, I think it could've been worse if you hadn't interrupted him before he could really hurt her."

Damon pushed Jeremy out of the way, grabbing onto Elena. Holding her in his arms, "You will not die, Elena," Damon said. "I won't allow it. Keep breathing, keep fighting damn it."

He bit down on his wrist, blood trickling he placed it to her mouth. "Drink baby, you have to." Seconds passed, she was unresponsive. Damon kept pleading and begging her.

"Damon, we need to get her to the hospital now!" Bonnie yelled.

A few heartbeats later, he felt her lips respond and the pull of her draining his blood. Elena began to drink, taking huge sips. She took a deep breath, her lips slipping away from his wrist. "Damon," she croaked. "I'm here."

She still hadn't opened her eyes. "Come on Elena, come back to me."

When she came to, it was to find herself in familiar arms, they wrapped around her, holding her steady pressing against a body that was hard and strong.

She studied his face, Damon seemed relieved but still looked worried. The relief was almost instantaneous. Elena leaned her head back against Damon for several heartbeats, drawing in great gulps of air, feeling the fire wash away.

She was still badly shaken, her injuries slowly disappearing. He let out a breath he didn't know he was holding, riddled with relief he leaned down and pressed his lips against hers, kissing her tenderly.

The kiss lasted only seconds but felt like a lifetime to her, the only thing she could think of was wanting to see him one last time. To never see those beautiful blue eyes and his smile that reached his eyes, the smile she knew was only for her. When it ended, she reached up placing her hand on his cheek, "I thought I'd never see you again." "Don't say things like that. We need to get you home."

Damon turned to Jeremy and Bonnie, "Take her back to my place. I have unfinished business to tend to." Elena grabbed his arm urging him not to go but the look in his eyes without saying a word told her he had to do this, there was no other choice.

Reluctantly she left with Jeremy and Bonnie heading back to the Salvatore boarding house, looking back at Damon not turning her head until he and Alaric were out of her sight.

"Let's go get the bastard." Damon said to Alaric. They searched the woods but could not find any sign of him, they even circled back to the cellar. He was no where to be found.

"Fuck! Where can he can be?" Damon spat. "Listen, let's be smart about this. We both know that thing is strong and if he sinks his teeth into you, you're a goner. We need to use the daylight to our advantage. We have to find Mason, in his human form and kill him." "And that," Damon said heavily, "Is the most sensible thing I've heard all day."


Ok, that's all you get. Now, I think I've at least earned enough reviews to get the next chapter updated quickly, don't you agree? So, please leave one and let me know what you think.

PS – I just wanted to point out that I honestly love Mason's character and was shocked and sad by how he was killed. I'm very sad to see him go so soon, he will be missed terribly. But someone has to be the villain so I hope you don't mind.

As always I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it. xoxo!