Stand my ground.
I won't give in.
I won't give up.
The morning might end.
I gotta face it.
Won't close my eyes and hide truth the inside.
If I don't make it someone else will.
Stand my ground.
Stand My Ground – Within Temptation.
"Stay behind me." Damon murmured. Claire looked up at him, horror written all over her face. "Damon. No." Damon smiled ruefully. "I knew you were going to say that." Klaus watched them a moment before saying, coldly "You two are so sweet it makes me sick." Claire closed her eyes, whispering "Don't. He'll kill you." "You're right Claire. I will –" "Shut up!" Damon barked. "You can't stop me, Boy. What makes you think you can?" Klaus said, tilting his head, amused. "Niklaus!" A woman's voice thundered through the field. "Amelie…" Claire said, weak with relief. The icy Queen of Morganville finally arrived. "Amelie." Klaus said jovially. As if they were reunited friends from times past. Amelie walked over to him, expression cold and impersonal. "Niklaus." She said with a nod of her head. Then she spotted Claire and Damon and said "Thank you for saving her, Damon. You're done here." Claire knew that tone well. It was a dismissal. Damon stiffened in Claire's arms."What are you gonna do about him?" Damon nodded his head towards Klaus. Amelie didn't blink. "That is my business, Damon. Please. Just take Claire and go." She said. Claire pulled Damon with great difficulty. Finally, he looked at her. His expression softened. "Damon… let's go." Claire nodded. Damon smiled faintly, picking her up and blurred away from the field. The door Boardinghouse swung open. "Claire!" A chorus of voices cried, happily.
Suddenly, she was wrapped in a warm group hug. "How did you get here…?" Damon said, shocked. They were startled by a knock at the door. Claire met Damon's eyes and nodded. "Hello, Damon. May I come in?" Damon nodded, stepping aside. Amelie stepped across the threshold. "You'll be pleased to know, you'll never have trouble from Niklaus again." Amelie said with a nod. "What did you do with him?" Claire whispered."He'll be punished in the old ways. You should understand what I mean by that, Claire." Claire averted her eyes. Damon looked between them, confused. "What's going on?" "They're going to put him in a cage in the Founder's Square for three days. Then set him on fire." Claire said, avoiding his eyes. Damon cupped her cheek, turning her to face him then said incredulously "You don't feel sorry for him, do you Claire?" Claire swallowed hard, nodding once. Elena, along with the others, watched Claire and Damon before slipping upstairs unnoticed. Elena couldn't help but notice how he had looked at her. So loving. So gentle. He was in love with Claire. It was all too clear. Written all over his face. But.. according to Isobel, he was in love her. What had changed..? Elena was too swept up in her thoughts to notice the movement out of the corner of her eye until it was too late. Klaus grabbed her in an iron grip. "Now, I believe you have something of mine."
"Can we stay like this? Forever?" Claire murmured. Damon kissed her neck softly, chuckling "Of course. But what are we going to do when we get hungry?" Claire rolled her eyes "I don't care about that right now…" After a hot shower, Claire curled up in Damon's arms, wearing one of his shirts for a nightgown. Damon smiled softly, kissing the top of her head. "Sleep. You've had a long day." Claire mumbled sleepily "I'm not tired…" "You are. Rest. I'm not going anywhere. Promise." Claire yawned, drifting off. They were both startled into consciousness as the door to Damon's bedroom crashed open. "Damon! Elena's missing!" Stefan said, panicked. Claire looked at Damon wide eyed. Damon nodded grimly, "Klaus."
The smile when you tore me apart!
You took my heart.
Deceived me right from the start.
You showed me dreams.
I wished they'd turned into real.
You broke your promise.
And made me realize.
It was all just a lie.
Angels – Within Temptation.