Mason stops in the alley just outside of The Grill, looking right at my black truck. Stopping the car I motion for Elizabeth to stay, but Izzie being Izzie she follows me around the front of my truck, touching her shoulder to my arm as we face a shocked Mason Lockwood.
"Damon? Elizabeth? What, more dog jokes?" questions Mason, eyes glued to us, watching our every move.
"Naw," I announce stepping towards him, silver knife drawn, "those got old." With that I slide the knife into his gut.
Leaving him there I walk over to my truck and pop open the back, gathering up the tarp meant to wrap him up in. Personally, I wish he would have put up a fight…made it harder on me, oh well. He's dead and I should be happy about that.
"Damon," Elizabeth whispers, her words holding fear.
Turning around to see what can possibly be frightening my fearless fallen angel I see Mason, standing on his feet, the knife on the ground. Shit.
"Ya know, I think it was werewolves who started the silver thing, probably for moments like this," Mason says moving towards us as I shut the trunk.
Elizabeth steps back so she is pressed against me, "Dually noted."
"I was really looking forward to last call, now you've made an enemy," says Mason glaring at Elizabeth and me.
Elizabeth snarls at him, not breaking his look of furry until he walks away. We've gotten ourselves in more trouble that need be and now I'm going to have to look over my shoulder every second of everyday.
Placing her hand on my shoulder, Elizabeth looks up at me, her eyes smoldering, "Let's get a drink."
I take my hand in hers, leading her to the entrance of The Grill. I need to clear my head. Drinking, of course, will help very little but it is something to do and getting out of the street is probably a good idea. I order for both of us and we drink in silence, each only having one glass of bourbon before splitting the payment and leaving.
Walking down the sidewalk running along the front of The Grill I see her, Elena's doppelganger…Katherine.
"Bad day?" she questions as Elizabeth and I stop in front of her.
I hate the bitch. She ruined my life, Stefan's life, Elizabeth's life and now she's moved on to Elena. My feelings for her are those of hatred and a lust to drive as stake through her heart, but instead I am civil. "Bad century. I heard you where on the lose."
"What the matter?" asks Katherine taking a step closer to me. "Jealous I spent the day with Stefan?"
Elizabeth steps in front of me standing face to face with her sister who is just as short as Izzie is. "Why should he care?"
Pushing Elizabeth behind me mainly because Katherine looks ready to kill I explain things, "I don't do jealous, not with you Katherine, not anymore. Besides, I've got your amazingly hot sister, Elizabeth, so I don't really see the need to be jealous."
Katherine grimaces at me, "Then why so pouty?"
"Tried to kill a werewolf, failed, now I feel like I'm not living up to my full self," I state as we reach my black truck which is still parked in the back alley.
"And he's scared said werewolf will come after me," says Elizabeth.
How is it that she is able to read me so incredibly well? My true emotions, especially those of fear and uncertainty, are not supposed to be exposed yet; somehow Elizabeth can find a way to realize what they are. I suppose I should just stop hiding things from her but I'll try my best. "That too," I state wrapping my arm around Elizabeth's tiny waist.
"Well, werewolves aren't easy prey," says Katherine, looking down at where my hand rests on Izzie's hip.
"What do you know about werewolves?" I ask.
Katherine rolls her eyes, "As much as my sister. Don't try to be the hero, Damon, you'll end up dead.
"Been there, done that. At least this time it'll be worth it," I reply before kissing Elizabeth.
I can feel Katherine glaring at us but I don't care. I'm in heaven and there is nothing Elizabeth's bitch of a sister can do about it. I've fallen out of love.
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