Chapter Zero – As Good As Dead

Damon POV

I got into Elena's room through the window soundlessly, as always.

I sat down on the side of her bed, gently waking her up with that movement.

"you texted me whether I could come over, what happened?"

"Someone attacked Alaric." After those words I immediately checked for Rick's heartbeat. It was there. "When I came home he.. he.."

She started hyperventilation and I cut her off.

"Elena, calm down, calm down Elena. Slow deep breaths. Take slow, deep breaths."

Elena's breaths started to slow and she tried to talk again.

"When I came home he was bleeding to death on the floor. Matt was with me then. There's blood everywhere in the house. He was dying and.." She took a few deep breaths, calming herself for what she was going to say. ".. and I had to kill him to save him, I wasn't sure It'd work but I had no choice and-"

I couldn't take any more. She couldn't take any more. I couldn't see any more of her pain, so I did something she probably wasn't expecting from me, at all. I pulled her into a hug. She stopped mid-sentence, starting to sob like she probably had been before falling asleep.

When she calmed down I let go of her.

"There's something you'd probably like to know… well two things, I guess. What's the cliché again? Ohh yeah. Do you want the good news or the bad news first?" I gave her a smile I knew she liked. Loved? No, get over yourself.

She had to laugh slightly at that, which made me feel slightly better about having to tell her.

"Whichever order makes it the most logical." She said, clearly just wanting to know what happened.

"That'll be good first, bad second. Stefan and I went to Klaus to try and make some kind of deal-"

"what deal?" she interrupted.

"Not important, just let me finish. I had awoken Elijah, who awoke Rebekkah and the rest of their family. It sounded pretty bad when we left, Klaus is as good as dead."

"Allright, but… the bad news?"

I sighed. I couldn't help it, I had to, just to lift the slightest bit of tension.

"Stefan left on his own."

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