Okay, how many people loved the cliffie in the last chapter? *ducks as large rocks are thrown* Hey, hey, calm down please! If I die, you'll never hear the end. *rocks stop* Thank you. Also, I think you should be very pleased that this is, in fact, an….a wait for it……..UPDATE! *fireworks shoot off* :) WOO!
Gina's P.O.V
Stefan came back later with some girl. She smiled dazedly at me and I handed her a knife. Stefan managed to get her to cut her wrist and the blood fell upon the candle I'd brought.
She went limp before long and I looked over to Elena, who was slumped against Matt. Damon………how do you manage to get yourself in these situations?
Giuseppe's P.O.V
Gina was creating a barrier and I'd yet to say anything. Just as the portal appeared and Matt carried Elena through first. Then Gina. Stefan looked at the forest where Damon had gone into the forest. I smirked. Time to make myself known.
"Stefan." He turned to me, as if remembering me for the first time. I smiled at him. "Do not worry about Damon. Let him stew. When he returns, I'll tell him where you went and why and I'll let him know that you'll come back for him."
Stefan nodded. "Thank you, Father." Then he turned, stepping into the portal. I smiled as I saw it begin to close up. Oh I'll let Damon know where you are, but not so much in those words.
Damon's P.O.V
Elena, Elena, Elena, Elena. I chanted in my head, standing up on shaky legs. I need to hunt. I thought, but shook the thought away. Now's not the time for that. I changed into a crow, slowly working up my nerve to return to the clearing. As I neared it, I noticed the lack of activity and the lack of their presence. Well….all except one. One I didn't want to see for another second of my life. I snarled as I returned to my vampire form, glaring murderously as Giuseppe, who was smirking at me. I sensed a darker power there and realized that he had been playing with me earlier. I growled.
"Where's Elena?"
"You didn't seem too worried about her earlier, running off like you did."
"Where are they?" I stated again, rage bubbling to the surface. His smirk became more pronounced.
"They left."
"Left where?"
"All the way into another dimension. They wanted to get as far from you as they could. I offered to stay and break the news to you." I froze. Had….had I hurt Elena that badly? They wouldn't really leave me here, would they? No, no, of course not. I had to think about the source. Was I seriously believing something that I had some from Giuseppe's mouth?
"I don't believe you."
"Of course you don't, because you're naive. You're a monster, Damon. Just as much as I am. Why do you try to deny it? Try to be friends with humans? Stefan sees it. Matt sees it. Gina sees it." His voice lowered his eyes boring into mine. "Even Elena sees it."
"No." I stated, but not feeling as confident as my voice had put out. Giuseppe's facial features didn't change.
"You didn't see her. Just before you sprung at me. When they first got here. Who you are, Damon, who you really are, what you really are, frightened Elena. She couldn't even look at you for more than a few seconds. Are you going to lie to yourself? Pretend to be someone else, just to please her? Maybe you'll take up Stefan's diet?"
I looked down, my thoughts rushing and spiraling. Of course I frightened her. I'm sure I looked like a blood-thirsty monster. And by attacking her, I certainly didn't clear my name. I'm an idiot. I don't deserve her. I never deserved her.
"Damon….you're my son. I do not want to hurt you, but I must tell you the truth. The girl is obviously infatuated with Stefan. Leave it be. If you continue your pursuit for her, all that will come is pain, for you and her. You are a monster, incapable of love. A demon. Do not lie to yourself any longer."
I wanted to growl. I wanted to cry. I wanted to rip his throat out. I wanted to end my life. I wanted to prove him wrong. I wanted to tell myself the truth.
And the truth was exactly as Giuseppe had stated.
I looked up, meeting Giuseppe's eyes with a glare of hardened eyes. Without another word, I spat in his direction, hitting his shoe. He looked angry at that. Elena said she loved me. Elena said she loved me.
She also told Stefan she loved him, but she told you it was just brotherly love. He was a lot closer than a brother to her. My mind whispered as I spun on my heel, changing back into a crow and taking off into the night.
But I did scare her. I hurt her. I might have even killed her. I cannot face her. Not again. I……Giuseppe is right about one thing. I do not belong with Elena. I do not belong with any of them. I am a hunter. A demon. I always have been and I let myself get side-tracked with the petty thought of humanity.
Next I probably would have been drinking deer-blood or something. The thought made me cringe. No, I doubt I could even stomach that.
Damon, he's not better than you. No one's better than you. You're perfect. Elena's words echoed in my mind as I ignored them as best as possible.
No, if I were, then it wouldn't be this way. You wouldn't be with Stefan. If you knew, you wouldn't think I was perfect. I'm far from perfect, Elena. I'm a monster. I'm a demon. That's why he's better. He's not a demon. My words.
You are not a monster. You are not a demon. You're Damon. Yes, and Damon's a demon. I thought bitterly, landing in a tree and changing back into a human. I stared at the three moons. They should be new moons tomorrow, I thought.
Damon, I would never hate you. I could never hate you. Sure, sure. I'm sure you love me now Elena. After I've bitten you and almost killed you. I thought sarcastically.
Damon, no. I don't hate you. I won't hate you. I can't hate you. And I'll never hate you. Because………because I love you. I rolled my eyes before closing them, visions of Elena passing my closed lids. I'll never get any sleep this way.
Damon, I do love Stefan. But I think I just realize in what way. Before any of this happened, I thought I was in love with Matt. Soon though, I figure out if was in the brotherly way. That's how I love Stefan. But it's not; it's not how I love you. How can you be so sure, Elena? How can you possible know you are in love with me and it's not brotherly love? Whatever we had, and could have had, is gone now, all because of my mistake.
Then a thought occurred to me.
She's making me lose my mind. I'm having a conversation with a memory. No, I'm having an argument with a memory. Wow, I've lost it. I'm sure of it now.
I can see the padded cell now. I wonder if the padding comes in black. . . . . I contemplated, because yellow's just too bright for me.
Elena………
Stefan's P.O.V
We arrived in the middle of nowhere, trees all around us.
"Stefan." Gina said and I turned to her. Her eyes were calm and serious. "You've got to change Elena."
"I can't. There's got to be a hospital close by." My excuses were weak even to my ears.
"Stefan, if you don't, she'll die." Gina eyes were boring into mine and I looked away, turning to Elena, lying limply in Matt's arms. Matt's head rose, his eyes showing suppressed tears.
"Stefan. Please." He breathed out and I nodded weakly, kneeling down and accepting Elena's still form. I leaned her back, brushing her hair away from her face gently.
Elena….I promised myself I wouldn't change you again, but……I can't let you die. I just can't. I thought, biting into my wrist. I pressed my bleeding wrist against her cold lips. Drink, Elena, drink. Please don't die. Please. Just drink. I chanted over and over in my head. I felt her tongue lick across the wound before she began to drink my blood. I released a breath I hadn't realized I was holding.
"She'll live." I said and I heard Matt release his breath as well. Gina didn't make a sound as Elena kept drinking my blood. Soon though, I pulled my wrist away, feeling her fight weakly to keep my wrist there. "Sleep, Elena. Sleep and when you wake up, you'll be better." I whispered and her already weak breaths slowed as she fell into slumber.
I just saved her, only for her to leave me for another. I'm an idiot. But……I brushed my fingers across her cheek. There were a few tears there. What had she been crying for?
"Stefan."
"Hm?" I hummed in response, not moving my attention from Elena.
"I have to go back for Damon." Gina said. I nodded distractedly.
"Yeah, we shouldn't have left him. I'm sure he came back by now. Giuseppe said he'd tell him that we would come back for him." I said. Gina tensed and I turned to her. "What?"
"I don't trust your father."
"He's never done anything. I trust him. I'm sure he sent Damon my message."
Her eyes were untrusting. "Stefan……Damon wouldn't have attacked him for nothing. Giuseppe might have changed since the last time you saw him."
"You don't know Damon like I do. I'm sure father's done nothing wrong, Damon just doesn't like anyone telling him he's wrong, which father does quite often."
"I know Damon better than you think and he wouldn't attack someone like that if he didn't have a good reason. Damon doesn't like to kill but he would have ripped Giuseppe piece but piece if you hadn't of stopped him."
"I think I know my brother. Father's done nothing wrong."
"Stefan-"
"If you're so worried about him, than go. I'm sure he'll be sitting there, waiting on you. He'll give you a smirk, make some rude comment about being left, and then join you before the portal disappears." I waved her off as she headed towards what I would assume was population.
Damon's fine. I'm sure of it. I thought, shaking all morbid thoughts from my head. But……I still had a bad feeling in my gut. This is idiotic. Damon would never let me live this down if he knew I was worried about him. I need to concentrate on Elena. She's the one in trouble.
"Stefan?" Matt asked, unsurely.
"Yeah?"
"How long?" I knew what he meant.
"About a day, maybe sooner. It varies. The shortest time I know is about six hours."
"Alright. Should I call Meredith and Bonnie?"
"I'm sure they've been worried. Yes, call them. When Gina comes back, I'm sure she'll tell us where we are."
"Alright." He grabbed his cell phone and called her. How had he managed to keep that through everything? I thought. It's seems like he'd lose it somewhere, like in the blood falls.
"Gina's." He said, noticing my confused stare. I nodded. Guess that makes since.
Suddenly Elena started to jerk and I listened hard, hearing her heart as it started to speed up. I kissed her on the forehead. It's okay, it's okay. It'll all be okay soon. Just stay with us Elena, just stay.
Gina's P.O.V
"The stupid vampire," I muttered as I trudged into town, thinking about Stefan. "Thinking he knows Damon more than me. Damon may be his brother but it's not like they're close. Damon shows him the side of him he wants Stefan to see. I know the real Damon. How dare he try to tell me otherwise!" I stepped onto the sidewalk as I entered town. I spotted a girl, waiting to cross the street.
"Hey!" I yelled, waving frantically. She turned to me. "My friend, he's in the forest. Please, will you come help me? He was attacked." I said, making myself sound out of breath. She looked worried but nodded, following me back into the forest. Hmm, guess there are still some good people in this world.
"Oh, by the way, where are we?" I asked as we ran.
"This is Annandale, Virginia." She said. Wait, that's pretty close to Fell's Church……right? I voiced my question. "Yeah, it's about a two hour drive, maybe less. Where's your friend?"
"We were hiking. He should be around here." Now, how do I make her cut herself?
"Gina!" I heard someone yell and we ran in that direction. Stefan? As soon as we stepped into the clearing, Stefan jumped the girl, staring deeply into her eyes. A dazed expression crossed her face as I took the knife from it's holster.
"You know, I feel bad. She's a nice girl. Came out here to help me because she thought my friend was hurt."
"So you don't want to save Damon?"
"I didn't say that." I muttered, handing the girl a candle, within moments we had a portal up.
"I'll be right back. If it starts to shrink, pour more blood on it. Any kind will do, it just takes death blood to get it too appear. Keep it up until I return, okay?"
"Alright." He said and I stepped through the portal.
I almost fell as I landed in the other dimension but a strong hand grabbed me, steadying me. I smiled up at the owner of the hand. "Thank you, Da- Giuseppe?" I had been sure it was Damon. I search the clearing. Damon was no where to be seen. "Where's Damon?"
Giuseppe looked down, releasing me and gaining an air of sadness. "I'm not sure. He came back and I told him you were returning for him, but he said he didn't deserve to come with you, after he attacked Elena. He said when you return to tell you to leave without him."
"Wh-what?" I asked, not believing my ears. Damon….you wouldn't. No. You couldn't. This…..this just isn't you!
"I know. I tried to stop him, but if I had push any further, it would have developed into a fight, and I doubt I could take Damon. I'm sorry. I wish I could have done more."
"Th-that doesn't seem like Damon."
"I was as shocked as you, but….well I supposed he did gain something from his mother after all." I looked at him confused.
"What do you mean?"
"Marianna was always blaming herself if someone got hurt, even if it was an accident. I'm afraid both boys manage to obtain that attribute." I'm sure my distrust of Giuseppe was not unearned, but yet….he sounded sincere, like he really missed Marianna and like he wished Damon hadn't of ran off. Maybe Stefan was right. I mean, I hadn't exactly seen him do anything, and Damon is a little attack first, think later. Yes, that has to be what happened. I found myself nodding.
"Alright then. If he wishes to stay, I suppose I best accept his wishes. Thank you, Giuseppe."
"Of course, and should you ever be in this dimension again, please look me up." He flashed me a smile that was very Damon-like. I felt something brush in the back of my mind and I ignored it, before smiling, agreeing, and stepping back through the portal.
It was like someone had thrown a bucket of iced water on me. Stefan looked at me oddly as I glared at him.
"Sure, Giuseppe's trustworthy. Giuseppe's safe." The portal finished closing up. "Do you know what? I'm positive he was just playing with my mind."
"Where's Damon?"
"I. Don't. KNOW!" I screamed, frustrated. The point stays that Damon wasn't there. There's no way Giuseppe could have beaten him, so he had to of left under his own power. What did Giuseppe tell him?
"Gina, what happened?"
"Damon wasn't there and Giuseppe made me believe every word that came out of his mouth."
"Then go back and get Damon."
"I….I can't, Stefan. That's why I wanted you to keep the portal up." I answered softly.
"What do you mean?"
"Stefan, the candle. It's melted down. It's no good. It's over."
"What are you trying to say?" I growled, angry at his denseness.
"What I'm trying to say is that Damon's stuck in the other dimension!" I looked at the melted stub of the candle.
"Get a new candle."
"Do you realize how hard it was to get that candle? It's nearly impossible to get another portal candle and now it is impossible."
"Why?"
"Because," I growled out. "The only place that sells portal candles is in the other dimension!" Stefan froze, looking at Elena, who had her head in Matt's lap and was sleeping softly. He was running his fingers in her hair.
"Damon's strong and he's smart. I'm sure he'll figure a way back here." Matt whispered. "I hate him, but if any of us could make it on our own in that world, he could. Beside you, of course." He added, smiling sadly at me.
I looked up at the moon. Damon……I hope Matt's right. You have to come back for Elena. For Andrew. For me. For this Bonnie and Meredith, for Matt. And for Stefan.
Please stay safe.
Damon's P.O.V
Elena, Elena. Elena. Everywhere, all I see is Elena. Is this world trying to torture me!?
There was a flash of blond and immediately my eyes followed it, only to growl to see just another girl. I have to get over her. She's out of my life. I hurt her.
Besides, that's all you know how to do. I heard a voice whisper in the back of my mind. Great, now I'm hearing voices.
And arguing with memories. The same voice whispered in the back of my head. I growled. I didn't like being corrected even if it was my own head.
I'm hearing voices in my head and the only thing I'm worried about it the fact that it disagrees with me. What has Elena done to me?
Made you weak. You're a pathetic excuse for a vampire. Fawning over a human. Wow, that voice was harsh. Is that what I sound like?
You need to hunt. To kill. That actually sounds like a good idea. I agreed with the little voice in my head, my eyes automatically scanning the area for possible prey. The blonde, from earlier. Make her pay for making you remember Elena. Yes, make her pay.
She was an easy target. I left her pale, limb body in the back of an alley walking out of it licking my lips and feeling full.
No, not full. Still hungry. You need to hunt more. To kill more. Right, I'm not full, not in the least. I found myself hunting again, fangs lengthening again. I smirked at a redhead and she sashayed over to me, grinning. Soon, she was a body in the alley as well.
There. That's enough. No, kill. Blood. Death. You need more death. More blood. More power. The voice whispered but I ignored it, changing into a crow and flying into the trees. I fell to sleep to the harsh whispers of: death, blood, kill, power, vampire, kill, revenge, death, more, more, MORE!
So…..Damon's hearing voices or, err, a voice. That's never good. Any guesses as to why he's hearing voices? I'm sure you guys can guess.
I feel sorry for the girl that Gina had to kill to make the portal. She was nice.
I, for one, hate Giuseppe even more now, if that's even possible.
Damon's stuck! Noooo…..Gina has GOT to come up with something, I mean, Damon and Elena can't be separated forever, right? They're soul mates! Nooo!!
So……review? Please and thank you!