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Chapter 20

Damon's POV

"What is this about?" Elijah asks.

"Your brother has taken my girlfriend. I am not happy," I say quietly into the phone.

"Which brother?" Elijah questions.

"Kol," I answer. "I want her back. He wants ransom."

"And what is it he wants as ransom?"

"He doesn't know yet," I roll my eyes. "I want my girlfriend back."

"I will help you. I do not agree with the actions of my brother. I am sorry for this. I will come over right away," Elijah tells me.

"Alright. Well I am at Paige and Kalinda's. Not my house," I say.

"Okay. I've been there before. I'll be right over," Elijah hangs up the phone.

I pace as I wait for the arrival of Elijah.

After several agonizing minutes passed there was a knock at the door.

I quickly rush to the door to answer it. I want to find Kalinda as soon as possible. But, it is not Elijah at the door. It is Kol. I growl at him.

"Now, now. Be nice, Damon, if you ever want to see your precious little girlfriend again," Kol taunts me.

"I take it you have decided what you want from me," I say.

"Yes," Kol grins. "I want you to stop trying to figure out my plans. I want you and your brother to stay away from my family. As soon as you give me your word, I will return your girlfriend to you. You have 48 hours. Don't waste it." Kol is gone as fast as he had appeared.

Elijah arrives not soon after.

"You just missed your brother," I tell Elijah. "He wants me to leave him and your family alone. If I give my word to this within 48 hours he will return Kalinda. The only problem is, I don't want to promise that. I don't want to leave you and your family alone. That is too much of a risk."

"If I promise we will not hurt you or Kalinda again, will you comply with these turns?" Elijah asks. "I don't want to see Kol kill Kalinda, but he will if you don't comply."

"And what of Elena and Stefan and Paige? What of them?" I ask.

"I will also leave them alone," Elijah agrees.

"And the rest of your family?" I question.

"Well...," Elijah begins.

"You're going to help me find her then," I say. "Then neither of us have to make any promises."

"Fine," Elijah states. "Where do we start?"

"I was hoping you would know that."

Kalinda's POV

I awake, still in the basement of, wherever it is Kol brought me.

It is cold and damp. If I ever get out of here I promise to kill Kol.

I sigh. There isn't much I can do, except wait for someone to find me.

Damon should look for me, I hope.

Damon's POV

"We do have an old cabin. He may have taken her there. He is known for taking women there. Obviously not for the same reason he has taken Kalinda, but it could be worth a shot," Elijah suggests.

"Take me there,"' I demand.

Elijah looks apprehensive for a minute.

"Oh, I won't tell anyone about it. As long as you help me return her safely if she is indeed there," I narrow my eyes.

"Fine. Your word?"

"I give you my word on the aforementioned terms," I say.

"Very well. Let us go," Elijah says.

We arrived at the cabin almost five hours after we had already left. I guess, in retrospect to the 48 hours I'd been given, that wasn't a very long amount of time.

"She is here," I say as soon as we walk into the cabin. "I can smell her, I can hear her."

"Yes, well at least it is a girl, how can you be so sure that it is her?" Elijah asks.

"Because I know the scent of the woman I love," I tell him. Shouldn't he know that.

"You are in love with this girl?" Elijah asks as we began searching the house.

"Yes. I think she is down. Is there a basement?" I ask him.

"Of course," Elijah says leading us to the stairs. "How do you know you are in love?"

"I don't know. You just do. Do I look like a woman to you?" I ask, exasperated.

"Sorry," Elijah says. "It's just never happend to me before. How am I supposed to know if it does?"

"You just will. Trust me," I roll my eyes. "Now, can we please get back to the matter at hand."

"Oh, right, of course. Forgive me," Elijah says.

"I don't know how you could have forgotten, seeing how we've been driving for five hours to get here, and it's all I have been talking about," I say.

"Whatever. Here are the stairs. Your lady awaits you," Elijah points to an open doorway.

Kalinda's POV

I still sat in the basement, bored and unable to do anything but stare at the wall.

Then, I hear footsteps on the stairs. Please let it be anyone but Kol, I think.

As the footsteps grow louder, I begin to recognize them. Damon appeared at last, and a large smile lit up my face.

I am so happy to see him. I jumped up and flung myself into his arms. "Damon!"

"Kalinda," he sighs. "I am so happy I found you. You have no idea how worried I've been."

"Take me home," I murmur.

"Always, love, always," he kisses me.

He leads me back up to the first floor of the house where Elijah is still waiting.

"Ready?" he asks us.

I look questioningly between Damon and Elijah.

"He helped me find you," Damon explains.

"Thank you then," I tell Elijah.

"You are welcome. I hope now you will maybe stop trying to get your sister to stay away from me," Elijah says.

"I am sorry about that. But, I've already lost my parents. I had to make sure she was safe. As long as you protect her from Kol, I will stop being difficult," I tell him.

"Well, according to Kol, Paige being with Elijah kept her safe. That is why he took you and not her," Damon explains.

"Good. As long as he doesn't take me again," I shudder.

"He won't, because I will no longer let you out of my sight. Or Stefan's," Damon says. "He can keep an eye on you at school."

Elijah is now driving us back to Mystic Falls. Damon and I are sitting in the backseat.

"I don't need a babysitter, Damon," I shout.

"Shh. It's not a babysitter, it's a protector," he says.

"Whatever," I roll my eyes at him. I lean my head against his shoulder and drift off to sleep.

Damon awoke me with a kiss as we reached home.

"We're home," Damon grins.

"I am home. You don't live here," I tell him sleepily.

"I do now," Damon says. "Unless you want to explain to your sister that you are moving in with me."

"And you are going to tell her you're moving in with us?" I question.

"Yes," he grins. "I can't wait to see her face."

I walk into the house, "Paige."

Paige comes running into the room, "Kalinda. Oh, thank God."

"Actually, I think you should be saying: Oh, thank Damon and Elijah. Though, if you prefer to call us God, we probably wouldn't mind," Damon laughs.

"Thank you both, so much," Paige says to them.

She hugs Damon tightly, and then turns to Elijah. She kisses him hard on the mouth.

He is surprised, but doesn't pull away.

Damon and I sneak quietly out of the front room, and up the stairs to my room, wanting to give them some alone time.