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Song in title: It really inspired me. Bloodstream by Stateless

I think I might've inhaled you

I could feel you behind my eyes

You've gotten into my bloodstream

I could feel you floating in me

-Bloodstream, Stateless.

Damon's POV

I knelt down next to Elena, who was now rubbing her head, and offered her my hand.

"Where are we?" she panted, a confused look on her face.

I bit my lip. Was I supposed to throw it at her like that…? Yeah, Elena. We're in a tomb, there is hardly air, no water, and no nothing.

But she didn't need an answer, she figured it out.

"How long have I been out?" She asked quietly, clearly trying to find me. I could see in the dark, but she clearly couldn't and she was frustrated. I held her hand and squeezed it to show her where I was and she snuggled closer to me.

"Fifteen minutes."

"What happened? Where is Elijah? And who was that blonde?"

"I honestly don't know what happened. I can't hear them anymore. That blonde is Rebecca, I remember her. She comes from Stefan's dark past… let's say she's the opposite of what Lexi was."

"She urged Stefan to drink people's blood." She stated.

"Yes. Rebecca and Lexi are distant relatives, cousins I think. But Rebecca was always a bitch."

"How old is she?"

"Very old. More than five hundred years. She's on Klaus's side, of course. We heard of Klaus long ago… but we never thought that we'll get to deal with him. Bex had been out of the picture for long, I thought that she got caught."

"How well do you know her?"

"Not that well. As I said, I know that she's a freaking slut that won't think twice about hurting someone to get what she wants. But she had a crush on Stefan for many years."

Elena nodded but didn't say anything. I took out my phone, but as I thought, there was no reception.

"Listen to me, Elena," I suddenly had a really bad thought. "I want you to take this." I gave her the one wooden stake I always kept in my pocket.

She looked confused. "Why?"

"Elena, I don't know how long we are going to be here. I can't control my thirst very much after a few days. I'll turn to the only living person for blood, and that's you." I remembered the tomb vampires, and the day that Stefan locked me in the basement without blood.

I couldn't do that to Elena. I couldn't hurt her like that, even if I was going to die of thirst.

Her eyes widened, but she pushed my hand away.

"I'm not taking that."

"Elena, you have to. If I hurt you or worse-I shivered- "I won't be able to live with myself. I need to know that at least you've got one thing you could use as self defense. In case anything happens, I want you to stake me."

"You know I'm not going to do that."

I felt the urge to hit my head. "Damn it, Elena! Can't you just do what you're told for once?"

"No."

I sighed but put the stake in her pocket anyway.

She finally accepted the stake, even though I knew it was like giving it to a brick wall. She wouldn't use it, and I hated that.

I heard her stomach growl.

"I'm sorry." Her face turned to crimson, and she avoided my eyes.

"For what?" I asked. "It's not your fault you're hungry locked in a tomb. If this lasts, I'll have to give you my blood. You can't survive without water for too much."

"No, I'm not taking that risk here," She protested. "If something happens I'll turn. I don't want that."

I didn't reply.

"Please, Damon." I heard her heart beating faster, like she was expecting me to force feed her my blood again.

"I'm not going to do that to you again," I assured her. "Twice was too much."

"The first time you gave me your blood it was my fault. I shouldn't have betrayed you, I hurt you. Though my intentions were to protect my family and friends."

"It's still my fault. I could've lost you. I wasn't going to turn you, but I knew you were terrified of me."

"Yeah, I was," She agreed. "Because I really didn't know of what our relationship was at that time."

I decided it's better to change the subject.

"Want to play the truth game again?"

"Yes."

"Go ahead."

She seemed to be thinking for a moment. "When was the worst moment of your life?"

It was all about nostalgia today.

I weighed my words. "Carrying your dead body the night of the sacrifice. I felt guilt for what I did to you. It was truly torture to wait for you to wake up, as a vampire, as I thought. I couldn't stand the idea of you hating me forever. That night was cruel… I mean when I carried you, I wasn't carrying a warm girl full of life. I was carrying your dead body. And it hurt."

She bit her lip and avoided my gaze.

"It was worse than seeing Katherine taken away. And believe me, that time it hurt."

Elena moved closer to me and buried her face in my chest, hugging me tightly. I wrapped my arms around her and kissed the top of her head.

We spent hours talking, and I found myself opening up to her a lot. I told her stories about our childhood, our past. I told her how I was a very sick child when I was young and my mother used to take care of me a lot. Then I told her that our father used to beat Stefan whenever he did something wrong but I took the blame so that he'll beat me instead.

She listened carefully, not interrupting me once.

"Did you love someone before Katherine? I mean you were twenty five when you met her."

"I can't say love…I was young. But I believed I loved a girl called Maria. But then she got pregnant."

Her eyes widened.

"Not my baby," I added quickly. "I believed it was mine, though. I wanted to marry her but my father couldn't have our name spoiled."

"What happened to her?"

"It's a mystery. I think my father paid her family to leave. We were rich and my father had a lot of power."

She nodded her head.

We sat in silence for what seemed like hours.

"I'll find a way to get you out," I said. "You can't stay in here for too long. I bet you can't even breathe much."

"Not so well. But there is some air coming from outside," she admitted. "I won't go out if you can't get out."

I was going to argue as usual, but then I found myself searching in the tomb.

"Elena, what if we manage to find another way out?"

"I don't understand."

"This tomb is huge, I can sense that now. We can find a way out… but the problem is you. There is absolutely no air there."

"If you take my blood you'll have more abilities to breathe," I added quickly. "Our blood heals, turns and gives a jump of 'power'. You'll be better with it in your system. But it's your choice."

"I don't have a choice," She said. "If we stay here we are still going to die. What I can't understand is why Klaus put me here, when he wants to keep me alive."

"Maybe he wanted to see you watch me die."

She swallowed.

"In that case, it isn't going to happen. Because I will bleed myself to death before I see you dying of thirst."

Before I even knew I had her pinned to the wall.

"You don't understand," I barked. "You can't ever do that. You can't allow me to feed on you again."

I caught her off guard for sure, and I could hear her heart pounding faster and her breathing was irregular. She was scared.

It was there when I realized that I was already thirsty, and if I wasn't careful I was going to hurt her. I loosened my grip and tilted her chin up, forcing her to look at me. "I'm sorry."

"You're already thirsty, aren't you?"

I didn't reply. "Are you going to take my blood or not?"

"I'll take it."

I made a cut in my wrist and gave it to her to drink. She drank for a few seconds; I could see that she didn't like this experience very much. Blood didn't taste good for humans.

"Come on." I took her hand in mine and lead her in the dark inside of the tomb.

Klaus's POV

My plan was working. Elena was in the tomb with Damon, so I knew that I could get her whenever I wanted. Stefan did a nice job choosing the tomb-It was his idea.

Now I was with the beautiful blonde vampire, Rebecca.

"It's great to see you again, Bex," I said as I hugged her.

"Same, Klaus," She grinned. "How's my dear ripper?"

"Partying with women," I smirked.

"I don't remember him like that. I tried so much to get him to drink human blood; it worked until my ignorant little cousin stepped in the scene."

"Lexi?"

"Yeah."

"Anyway, thank you for coming. Have you got the book?"

"Yes, Klaus," She smiled, and instantly handed the book over.

"Perfect. Now, I want you to take care of our little ripper Stefan while I have a lot to deal with with my own family."

The book was now mine. I would know all the secrets of a hybrid, the method of how I can be killed and prevent it to happen.

I went to the basement where I was keeping my family.

"We have a lot to talk about." I said, as I held the dagger up. "Either you answer or I'll kill you. And this time, I make sure no one finds you, because the secret of how to preserve the dagger is actually here in my precious book."

"Where did you get the book?" One of my brothers barked.

"I knew that there was more than one copy of the book. I'm not stupid. So I asked Rebecca to help… and ding dong, I got the book."

I cleared my throat. "Anyway. Let's start."

Stefan POV

I licked my lips. God, the last one tasted amazing.

It was then when I saw a blonde in the side of the room.

"Oh my God," I gasped. "Rebecca?"

"How are you doing, my dear friend?" She ran to me and wrapped me in her arms. "Guess you are taking my advice, after all."

"Yes."

"Good," She said. "I am here to make sure that lasts. That brunette there seems amazing."

Brunette. My Elena was a brunette…

"I met Elena, by the way."

I nipped at my lip. "How is she?"

"Seems like she's cuddling next to Damon."

I groaned.

"Don't tell me it's bothering you?"

"No. Not a single bit," I smirked. "Come here."

I held her tight and put my lips on hers. "You're still an amazing kisser, Bex."

Damon POV

We sat on the floor panting. We had already walked for more than an hour, but there was nothing except darkness. I felt my throat burning; I didn't feed in two days.

Her scent was tempting me, and I sat at a considerable distance and fought the control I had left.

"This can't go on," She shouted. "I can see you struggling. And I can see your bloodlust through your face."

It was there when I realized that the veins underneath my eyes were appearing, signs that I was about to lose it.

She put her wrist under my nose.

"Drink." Elena ordered.

"No."

"I said drink!" She pushed her wrist further.

"I said no!" I roared, pushing her wrist away, pushing her in the process. "Now get away from me or you're going to regret it."

"Fine," she said. "I will regret it." She didn't move an inch.

This was worse than I imagined.

"I'm going to stay here till you drink. I can't have you struggling like this. And if something happens, you're not strong."

I thought for a moment. She was right, I couldn't protect her if I was like this.

"We'll do it the right way, if you are that willing," I said quietly.

"What way?"

"My control is off edge. I'll hurt you. I need you to take off your necklace."

"Why?" Her hand shot up to the necklace that was always around her neck. "Are you going to compel me?"

"No. But you're going to feel… something pleasurable in you. You have my blood in your system. I don't know if you can feel that with the Vervain."

She thought for a moment but then unclasped her necklace and sat it on the rock next to us. "Try not to make it hurt too much."

"I'm not," I assured her. "It will feel good."

I gently swept her hair aside.

Elena POV

Damon swept my hair aside and ghosted his lips on my neck, placing a soft kiss there. Then he trailed kisses down the smooth column of my throat, before sinking his fangs in my neck. I expected to feel the sharp sting, but there was nothing except some tingling. He continued nipping gently in the side of my neck while his hands were stroking the bare flesh of my back under my shirt.

It wasn't a bite, just a nip, but I could feel the blood coming out of my body into his mouth. It wasn't painful; it really had a good feeling.

The blood flowed in a faster pace and he drank for a several seconds until he backed away, licking his lips.

"Did I hurt you?" He asked when I remained still, my back pressed to the wall.

"On the contrary, it was amazing," I breathed.

"That is because you had my blood," He said. "And I was careful not to bite deep."

"Whatever it was, it was amazing," I said again.

"Thank you for doing this, Elena," Damon said stroking my cheek. He then leaned in and kissed me on the corner of my mouth.

I smiled at him. "You're welcome."

Wow long chapter!

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