Chapter 29 – Temper Tantrum

*warning spanking in this chapter

Sage told Rebekah to stay with Elena and slipped out quietly. She carefully made her way over to the Boarding House without being noticed. She staked out the house for a few minutes, listening to determine who was inside. She heard Stefan and Alaric tell Damon they would see him later and leave the premises.

Once they were out of ear shot and she determined no one else was in the house Sage slipped into action. She covertly entered the house and quickly subdued Damon who was, of course, drinking. She carried Damon over her shoulder to the mansion intending slipping inside through a back door and taking Damon to the dungeons without anyone else being the wiser.

Sage was unprepared for Elena to be walking past the back door as she entered the house with Damon slung over her shoulder. Elena had gone to the kitchen to retrieve some chamomile tea for her and Rebecca. The sight was quite a shock for Elena who dropped the two mugs of tea she carried. One of the mugs broke as it hit the floor, the other was only slightly cracked. Both mugs spilt tea all over the floor, and left tea splattered across the wall.

"What are you doing!?" Elena demanded.

Sage stiffened slightly, "Finn asked me to quietly go pick Damon up," she replied as calmly as she could.

"Why?"

Sage shrugged, "I don't know. He only said to get him and then place him in the dungeons for the time being."

"Release him!" Elena demanded.

"I can't," Sage replied.

"Can't or won't?"

Sage frowned, "Can't. I can only do what my husband asked of me."

Elena glared at Sage in anger. "Let him go!" She screamed at Sage as she grabbed a vase nearby and threw it at Sage.

Sage dodged the vase and silently called to Rebekah for backup. Rebekah came running at the sound of the vase breaking and received Sage's message on the way. She arrived to see Elena angrily staring down Sage who had an unconscious Damon slung over her shoulder.

"What's going on here!?" Rebekah demanded to know.

"Finn requested that I go quietly and pick up Damon, which I did. Our sister wants me to let him go." Sage replied.

Rebekah sadly shook her head, "Oh 'Lena."

"This is a really bad idea!" Elena persisted angrily.

Rebekah walked over to Elena, "I'm sorry 'Lena. It's just not a good idea to disobey our brother."

"I don't care!" Elena shoved Rebekah. "You will let him go.

Rebekah frowned as she quickly regained her balance, "Take him to the dungeons sister. I'll deal with 'Lena."

As Sage moved to do so Elena attempted to stop her. Rebekah grabbed Elena, stopping her and allowing Sage to continue on her way. When Finn, Elijah, Kol, Sabrina, and Lucy arrived back at the mansion they discovered Elena in a full fit of rage yelling at Rebekah and Sage.

Sage had returned upstairs after locking Damon in one of the cells in the dungeon. She then joined Rebekah in keeping Elena from rescuing Damon. As soon as she saw what was going on Lucy politely excused herself telling Elijah quietly that she would distract Abby and Bonnie until the situation was resolved, as there was no need for them to see this. After Elijah was assured of her secrecy if the events that morning he allowed her to go.

Kol and Sabrina were tired from the events of that morning and were in no mood to entertain Elena's temper tantrum. "What is the meaning of this?" Kol demanded sternly.

"Finn asked me to pick up Damon Salvatore quietly, which I did. Elena happened upon us and demanded I let him go." Sage replied.

Elena picked up a vase and threw it at Sage and Rebekah who ducked out of the way. The vase crashed into the wall and broke into several pieces. The pieces of the vase then joined the pieces of other vases, dishes, and plates that already graced the floor.

Before anyone else could move or react Finn steeped forward and smacked Elena on the butt. Elena glared at Finn as she reached back to rub her butt.

"Apologize now," Finn ordered. "This is no way for a young lady to act."

"No way!" Elena shrieked. "They should be apologizing to Damon and letting him go."

"I'm sorry little sister that won't be possible, we need Damon right now."

Elena went to throw something else at Finn and Finn warned her, "Don't do it, Elena. You'll regret it."

Elena was so worked in a rage that she ignored the warning, barely even registering that he had said something. She threw the item in her hand and Finn deftly caught it, setting it down before striding across the room to Elena. He grabbed Elena's arm firmly and pulled her from the room, leaving the rest of the occupants in the room staring after them.

Finn pulled Elena to her room and turned her over his knee, deftly pinning her arms out of the way and swatted her butt. After landing several swats on her butt he started to lecture her, "That behavior you exhibited is unacceptable!" He lectured, "Sage only did as I asked, and if you had waited you would have found out why."

He stopped and set her upright, "Are you ready to listen?"

Elena glared at him through her tears but Finn's next words made her stop glaring. "Wipe that look off your face, I have no problem continuing." Elena backed away slightly as she stopped glaring.

Seeing she was now willing to listen Finn told her, "Damon, Stefan, and Alaric have somehow gotten their hands on the only thing that can kill us, the white oak stake. I asked Sage to get Damon because the three of them tried to kill Kol this morning.

Elena shook her head, a fresh bout of tears falling from her eyes, she tried to take all of this in and make sense of it. She wasn't really surprised by the news but she was very torn at the moment.

"Kol? Is he okay?" She asked tentatively, seeking refuge in Finn's arms.

Finn nodded as he gently wrapped his arms around her, "Yes, but if he wasn't mated to Sabrina he would have died. As it was the stake just dedicated him instead of killing him.

"That is why I had Sage pick up Damon, we have no intention of keeping him locked up or killing him but we must find out how many stakes they have, and retrieve them."

Elena nodded her understanding, "I'm sorry." She whispered.

Finn kissed her forehead, "I know. You need to apologize to the others now."

Elena nodded as she stared at the ground embarrassed about how she had been acting. Finn directed her to freshen up in her bathroom and then join the others down stairs. Elena did as he asked and apologized to her siblings once she returned downstairs rather contrite.

After her apology had been accepted she expressed a desire to lay down. Her temper tantrum and the consequences of it having worn her out. Not wanting to leave her alone in her emotional state Kol offered for her to lay down on the couch in his room. Elena agreed and Kol and Sabrina led her to Kol's room.

Kol and Sabrina made themselves comfortable on the love seat in Kol's room as Elena laid down on her stomach on the couch. Kol and Sabrina watched over Elena until she fell asleep with Sabrina following not long after. Kol summoned Sage and Rebekah to his room and left them to watch over their new sisters while he went to join his brothers in interrogating Damon.