Chapter 12 - The Brother Bond expands
Damon leaves to find clothes for him and Elena. He arrives back, "I really prefer you without anything on" Elena looking at the clothes in his hands, "Damon, I'm hungry for actual food. We are human now, yes, making love is amazing, but we need food. Where's my shirt?" Damon hands her an extra one of his shirts. "Mine will have to do for now" Damon puts his pants on, he walks over to Elena and helps her with the last few buttons on his shirt. "I like you in my shirts, I know how to get them off you quickly". Elena looks at him with the 'you will never change' look.
Damon and Elena make their way back to the SUV, they start pulling out all the picnic supplies. Elena finds the bag she had packed and gets her hair tie & brush, pulls her hair back. She brings Damon a fresh t-shirt. Stefan and Caroline join them, as Damon puts his t-shirt on, "Elena, did you bring an extra one of those?" Elena heads to the back of the SUV, grabs a t-shirt from the bag and wiggles it at Stefan. Stefan walks over, takes the t-shirt, and tugs it over his head. Elena hands him a cooler and 2 bags, he follows Damon who is loaded with an arm full of bags heading to Caroline. Caroline has the blanket laid out on the grass, she is sitting down directing the brothers as they arrive with contents from the SUV.
Caroline has everything set out and presentable in moments. Elena takes a spot on the blanket next to Damon. She leans forward to take a piece of bread, tears off a piece, and twists to lead it into Damon's mouth. Damon makes a lip-smacking sound, Elena bites her bottom lip in return. Both of them are still recovering from the earlier events.
Caroline gets Elena's attention "Elena, we should tell the brothers what we were talking before the ritual started. The idea's for adding a few features to the temple." Elena agrees, "Thanks right, I was also thinking that having a little storage shed would be nice too." Caroline continues, "Maybe we should just build a little cottage. The original Salvatore Mansion was on this site. Stefan, maybe we can have someone come out and see if the original foundation is any good, we could build something right on top of that." Stefan caught Damon's eye gesture and smiled "Brother, so much for our Man Cave Temple, our lovely ladies have invaded." Elena shocked, "That's not true. It's just we imagine you're going to need to spend quite a bit of time here. It makes sense, especially while you're learning more about your magic. Caroline and I should have a place that is out of your way, yet nearby if you need to channel us. Since apparently, we are part of your power source." Caroline agreeing, "Good one". Elena eyeing her friend, "Shh Care" The brothers smile and kiss the top of the heads of their women, Damon looking at Stefan, "Brother, we have lost. They have made up their minds. After we eat, let's go survey and find a place for their SHE – Shed." Energized over the victory Caroline announces, "We also thought about a few other things," then proceeds to explain them. The brothers look at each other with both resignation and laughter, they realize what just happened. Their women just took over their Man Cave Temple.
Damon and Stefan leave the two women, to go off and survey their former Man Cave Temple. Stefan says, "I hate to say it, our ladies had some really good ideas." Damon capitulates, "I know, I guess that's why for centuries they've been known as our better half. We better not say that too loud because Caroline is probably telling Elena everything we're talking about."
Stefan relents, "Come on, Damon, you know they are already 10 steps ahead of us. They had this planned out before we even got out of the car. And that my brother is why we love and need them. They just let us think we rule the roost." Stefan continues, "Damon, I have been thinking about what's next. Now that we have our powers, what are we going to do next? This doesn't seem like a reward for living a vampire life. It feels like the start of a life's mission or destiny. Demetrius said something 'Emily was the one coming into our lives, not Katherine. Emily the witch."
Damon interrupted, "Agreed, similar thoughts, brother. If our destiny was intertwined with Emily's, what part of that destiny was to help free Emily from Katherine's grasp? I've been thinking about how much Emily tried to protect and intervene on our behalf with Katherine. Bonnie was from Qetysia bloodline, as was Ayana, and Emily. Maybe it's me, Petrova bloodline, Tatia, Katherine, and Elena, Brothers; Demetrius & Silas, Klaus & Elijah, you and I. There are too many coincidences throughout history and bloodlines to think this is finished. I think you feel it too, when I say, I have no worries or doubts that whatever comes our way we have the power and abilities to find the solution. Being one with the elements feels like it is my/our job to find balance, not wage war or win a battle, to find a solution for everyone to live in balance and harmony. This is a very new feeling for me. I'm not sure how to process it. I know that is why Elena is in my life."
Stefan agrees, "Those are the exact words for the feelings I'm having for Caroline, she is my balance. She is the reason I can find the middle, I don't need to be on either of the far extremes I have lived my entire existents in. Without her, I never had balance, control, peace, with her I feel a peace in my soul that I've never ever had, not one moment, not even with Elena." Damon commenting, "Hmm, after all those years of you being mad at me for 'stealing your girl' all that guilt I went through, are you actually saying 'thank you' because Caroline was actually the right girl for you. Big brother knows best."
Stefan jokingly, "You do realize, I have the power to throw actual fireballs at you, giant sizes, lava hot fireballs at you with perfect aim" Damon devilishly, "Yep, I will take that as a Thank you." Stefan changing the subject, "What do you think, will the girls like this place for the table?" Damon agrees, "Let's do it" Conjuring the elements the brother went to work on the temple.
Elena and Caroline were catching up on more Mystic Falls gossip from Elena's magical nap when the brothers returned. An aroma of burnt clothing stirred as they went to the cooler to grab a beer. When Damon turned his back to the blanket, the ladies saw why the aroma lingered, a large round piece of fabric was missing from the middle of the back of his t-shirt. Elena chuckled, "Should I ask what happened to your shirt?" Stefan harshly responded "Slight difference of recollection." Damon smiling, "Ptsss, you got off a lucky shot, brother." Walking toward Elena with a large glass jar, "Here are more oils, you said you wanted more for your skin. You don't need it for the ritual. It is all-natural, and if it feels good, you should use it." Elena thankfully, "Caroline that was Damon's talk for I'm changing the topic, because I deserve it, Stefan was right, so I can't say anything." Looking at Damon smiling "Thank you, Damon, for my oils, I really do like them very much."
Stefan sits down behind Caroline and puts his arms around her, he gently pulls tight into his chest, lays his arm on her shoulder, leans his head down to her ear, "Speaking of being right, love, it is time for you to have a snack, please, you have to keep your strength up, please, drink" Caroline worried, "We aren't in the pond, you can't heal as fast as I drink. I can wait until get home and get a blood bag." Damon caught the exchange, he wondered. Stefan demands "Caroline, drink, I can channel fire if I get weak." Damon interrupted, "Care, please, Stef can channel me too, you aren't going to drain him. Let him worry about you for once." Caroline looks at Damon, who nods, then looks up at Stefan, who's eyes are filled with worry. Caroline slowly shows her fangs and sinks them into Stefan's arm. Stefan wraps his other arm around her and leans his chin on the top of her head.
As though, he had no care in the world, Stefan's voice is solid and sure, he picks up the conversation from when they had arrived, "I agree, Damon, we should have someone come out and look at the foundation of the old plantation. I doubt that it is strong enough for anything, but it would be interesting to find out. One day, you and Elena will have a family, although our parents did not promote the best example, I have amazing memories of us as brothers. We created a legacy of brotherhood that should be passed down to the next generation." Elena felt it, Damon's sadness, she looked at him, he knew what she wanted to know, he smiled and nodded, telling her without words that he would explain later. Damon responded "I like that idea, brother. You shall have nieces or nephews to tell many stories to someday. We promise." Caroline stopped feeding "I will remind you that your stepdaughters need a place to hear those stories today." Stefan agreed, "You do not need to remind me, I have them in my mind and heart every day. Damon and I already built their play area, it is ready for your inspection... AFTER you finish eating." Caroline went back to suckling on Stefan's arm. Stefan stretched his palm flat and a fireball appeared, Caroline saw the fireball, she began to suck harder and faster, Stefan laughed out loud.
The couples are relaxing, Elena watches Stefan and Caroline for a moment, she smiles, she looks up at Damon "This feels so good, I don't think I've ever had a moment that felt more normal, more right." Damon kisses the top of her head, he looks at Stefan "She can't help herself" Stefan smiles. Damon asks Stefan, "Can I borrow your wife? I need to take her for a walk." Both Elena and Caroline look at Damon with an inquisitive stare. Stefan responds "Sounds good to me, I wouldn't mind keeping your's company for a while, I've missed her."
Stefan stands, extends his hand to Caroline, helps her up, grabs her waist. Before letting her go, he takes her chin in his hand, lowers his mouth to hers. He knows she isn't the most comfortable with Damon's request, he knows what is in store for her, he is going to do something about it. He tightens his grip on her body, he coaxes her lips apart with his tongue and deepens the kiss to a passionate level as it swirls around hers, her body wilts in his arms. Caroline all but forgets there is an audience, until Stefan releases his hand from her chin, not letting her waist go until she is aware of her surroundings. She looks up at him "Sneaky". Stefan replies, "Go have fun, we can finish this when you get back." There was a tone of promise in his voice. Caroline looked at Damon, who had his arm stretched out, she linked hers around as she stepped in sync with him. They walked toward the west side of the temple.
Elena smiles, "Stefan, you are so happy. I can't tell you how that makes me feel." Stefan responds, "You were right, today everything is happy and right." Stefan walks over to Elena "We should go for a walk too. There are things that we need to talk about." Stefan holds his hand out, and Elena takes it, they walk hand in hand to the east side of the temple.
Damon starts talking, "Your mother would be in complete AWW of you and what you have done in your life, the woman you have become, the mother you are. I know I am." Damon takes a deep breath. "My brother is so lucky to have you by his side."
Caroline agrees "I'm lucky too. I love him so much. I think I noticed him from day one, things were just complicated in the beginning." Damon couldn't believe how lucky he got, she just handed him a golden invitation to the topic he needs to dive into, "Caroline, speaking of all those years ago, I need to get some things said. I need you to know the truth. You and I started with a bad mix of right and wrong, I picked you because you are beautiful, sexy and were totally checking me out whenever I showed up. I loved the attention. Yes, I did it on purpose, I did it to get your attention. You would flash those amazing bedroom eyes of yours and I knew we would make amazing magic in bed together. – all of that was for the right reasons. The wrong reasons - you were Elena's best friend – I could use you to find out anything I needed to know, you were human, I could feed on you, Stefan knew you, he liked you, he would worry about you. I knew I could get to them through you, threatening you, or almost threatening you, anything I did with you, worried them, took them off their game. I could manipulate them by being with you."
Damon again stopped, this time he looked at Caroline, straight into her eyes, "I never said I was sorry. I need to tell you, I need you to know something, you already know that I didn't compel you to have sex with me. I also need you to know, I didn't abuse you that way. I slept with you because you are beautiful and I thought you were sexy back then, and because I wanted you. As a vampire, abusing women wasn't my thing, yes, I fed on them, they tasted better than men, but sexually pleasuring women was an issue of pride for me. I am good at it, I enjoyed knowing that I could make them enjoy it. I just wanted you to know. That when I was using you, it was to get back at Stefan, if I could hurt Elena, I knew it would be killing Stefan. Using you for information, feeding on you, that was how I could hurt Stefan. Being with you, that I did for me because I wanted to because I wanted you. I want you to know I am not sorry about that, I am sorry for everything else, I'm so very sorry for." Caroline confused, "Damon, why are you telling me this? All this is ancient history. I forgave you when you proved you could be there for Elena and more when you were there for Stefan. Why re-hash this now?"
Damon explains, "Because, Caroline, you are my family now, I know what pure love is now. I love you as a brother does. I need you to know that you can count on me to protect you, to love you, to be there for you. I want to earn your trust. The only way I can try is to that is, to be honest, and tell you everything, even the bad. Because one day, I want you to be able to say 'brother, I trust you, brother, I know you have my back. Because that is the day as a witch, I know I can protect as my sister, as a brother should."
Caroline is almost speechless, "Woww, You are pulling all the punches. Ok, honestly, I hated you for a long time. You used me to hurt my friends, the people I loved like sisters. And, yes, I never felt like you took advantage of me sexually, and yes, I was always taken care of in that department when we were together, I did appreciate that about you, of course, I couldn't tell you or anyone else. However, officially, Stefan is better." Damon laughed.
Caroline continues "Damon, you changed, Elena was right to love you, she was right when she saw good in you. She said that you didn't understand what it felt like to be loved unconditionally. She knew who the real you was, that you were different when you felt real love. She was right, you are different. I started seeing you, the real you. The you that wouldn't actually kill your brother, the you that fought anything and everything to get your brother back. The Damon that put Elena's safety in front of his own, I stopped counting how many times you put your life endanger to save Elena's or for that matter mine life too." Caroline paused, she wiped a tear from her eye "My mom loved you, she trusted you, you made her feel so safe. You stayed in the hospital with her, all night, you comforted her, you loved her, you always made her feel special. That was when I first start to see the Damon that Elena could fell in love with. Damon, you've been chipping away at my distrust of the evil Damon for quite a while. You chipped away more, every time you saved Bonnie. You never gave up on Stefan, you wouldn't let Cade have him alone, you kept fighting for him. So yes, Damon, I forgive you completely. I can honestly say I do trust you, not just with my life, with my girls' lives. I love you as my brother. And one day soon, you'll do something for me that no one else can." Damon didn't understand. Caroline smiled, "You will officially make Elena my sister." Caroline threw her arms around Damon's neck, Damon hugged Caroline, he knew she was telling the truth.
Damon honestly asked, "Caroline, please, do one more thing for me, for us, let me protect you too, just like Stefan can. He can feel you, just like I can feel Elena, because of our love for each of you. We are witches/warlocks, what evers. We can feel it, we know there is a bigger destiny in store for us now. We know there may come a time when one of us is unavailable. Stefan and I need to know that the loves of our lives, the women who make us whole, are safe, so we can keep fighting. If you let me, you will be able to connect to me, through the same magical bond that connects Stefan and I. It will only work if you completely trust me as a brother, it is part of the brother bond. Since he loves you, and I love you as a sister, or sibling, you could connect to me if you were in trouble. I also would be able to sense if you were in physical pain or harm." Caroline asks, "Would you be able to read my mind?"
Damon answers right away, "No, it doesn't work that way, I can only tell when Stefan needs me when he is physically hurting or needs my magic. He can send an image into my mind, when he is in trouble, only after I've felt he is in physical pain or harm. Stefan and I are hoping that you and Elena will agree to brother bond with us. Both of us are having a hard time accepting our new lives, knowing that we have a new destiny, knowing that being in love, love is a power for us. We have also lived for almost 200 hundred years, we have lost so many people that we have cared about, that we have loved. We accept that loss is part of love, we also know that we have and were given the power to protect the ones we love from the evil that we have to fight." Damon looks into Caroline once more "I can't imagine my life without you."
Caroline confidently, "Ok, what do I have to do? Get the knife, where do I have to bleed into? Geez, all this hocus pocus." She says with a big smile. Damon smiles, "No bleeding, our magic is about the elements, not blood. I have to anoint you with my elements."
Caroline disgusted, "OH GOD DAMON, MUD... I'm going to have to get covered in mud... Geez, you're going to have me play out one of your male fantasies, female mud wrestling scenes. Aren't you?" Damon laughs out loud, just as Stefan and Elena join them.
Elena smiling at Caroline's tantrum, "what did we miss?" Caroline shrill, "Did Stefan tell you what this is all about?" Elena using a soothing tone, "No, just that we needed to join you guys at the pond. I can see that Damon is being Damon. What did he say this time?"
Stefan takes over "Our magic is based on human love, it works because of our ability to love. The more we love, the more we can do, the more powerful our magic can become. The more we love, the more vulnerable we feel, the more we have to internally fight the dark negativity that we knew all too well as vampires."
Damon continues, "If Stefan brother bonds with Elena and I bond with Care, there is another layer of love to power our ability to protect you two. We will be able to fight the fight, do our Good against evil business better knowing that there is one more way to protect the ones that we love."
Caroline getting heated again, "Elena, he wants to anoint me with MUD." Everyone starts laughing Stefan amused, "That's what all the distress I felt was about?' Damon shakes his head "That and a female mud wrestling fantasy" Stefan confused, "What?" Damon innocently, "Brother, her idea, not mine, I swear!" Caroline says disgusted "Damon!" Elena smiles "yes, siblings"
Caroline agrees "Fine, if I have to be covered in mud, let's get it over with. I just washed my hair this morning. Stefan, why didn't you warn me?" Stefan amused, "It isn't going to be that bad, and even so, I promise I'll wash your hair for you, I will make sure you enjoy every bit of cleaning the mud off you." Stefan said with promise in the tone of his voice.
Elena asking "Does that mean that Stefan and I have to do the same thing?" Stefan answers, "Elena, you and I are already there, we have a spoken trust, love and respect for each other. We have moved our love for each other from lovers to friends, when I married Caroline, it changed again. I noticed it at the table the morning after you woke up. You looked at me with a different look, the smile was different. I didn't understand until my brother magic woke up, your love for me was the same as your love for Jeremy, you saw how happy Caroline made me, and that made you so happy, your heart was bursting with joy, just like a sister would." Elena thought back "You are right, I did feel that for you at that moment. When did you think of me as a sister?"
Stefan "It has been a while, at first when I figured out that you were Damon's soul mate. It was a tough fact to deal with, the truth kept slapping me in the face. Something interesting kept happening, instead of my heart breaking, it was getting stronger, my brother came back to me, and you never left me, your support, your love, your loyalty, it was always there, only stronger, because it combined with Damon's as one, together, as my brother & sister. That is when I knew I loved you as a Sister." Elena reached up around Stefan's neck, as his arm instinctual went around her waist for a hug "I love you so much, brother" she said, "Am I going to get muddy too?" The brothers' laugh echoed in the temple.
Stefan takes Elena to the far end of the temple pond, to his newly formed alter, one of the suggested temple improvements (by the Caroline & Elena). Stefan takes the bowl from the top of the altar and goes to the edge of the pond, he fills it with water, brings the bowl back to the altar. Elena is watching Stefan's every movement, he stretches out his hand toward her, she walks over to him, Stefan "This isn't going to hurt at all. It requires no doubts, just complete love and trust that we will protect each other, love each other, the best that we can as siblings are. We can still disagree, we just know that during every disagreement, the love & loyalty isn't breakable. Can you promise that? All that we have gone through, the hurt, the pain I caused you in the past, can you forgive it all forever? You have to trust, that no matter what you may hear, see or think, that I would NEVER do anything to harm you or Damon, can you believe in me that much Elena?" Elena puts her hand over his heart, "I already do." He looks down at her hand and smiles "We are ready, now you just have to do that again, but a little bit more intimately" she looks at him with a confused look as she drops her hand, he removes his shirt. He says "This is the only weird part I promise."
He takes her hand and puts it into the bowl of water and begins to chant, the water begins to fizz. Stefan "Put your hand over my heart again, and say, Brother of my heart, keep saying it until the fire dies, ok?" Elena shakes her head 'yes'. Stefan stretches his hands out and fireballs appear in them, Elena takes her hand from the bowl of water and places the palm flat over his heart and starts to chant "Brother of my Heart, Brother of my Heart" Stefan chants "Sister of my heart.. Sister of my heart" They chant as one as the flames turn different shades of orange and blue, the water on Elena's hand continues to fizz, tingling her skin as it dries. Soon the flames start to fade, becoming smaller and smaller, Elena stops chanting when she doesn't hear Stefan voice anymore, she opens her eyes. Stefan is looking at her, "how do you feel?"
Elena has tears in her eyes, "I feel so much, it's like I feel how and what you and Damon feel for me at the same time. There something else too, something stronger. I don't understand, it is so powerful, is that your magic in me? It feels a little like when Damon's magic, but different. Stefan, I'm so emotional, I can't stop, I just need to …" Stefan pulls her into his arms, "Yes, my magic has connected you and me through Damon & I, our Brother bond magic, that is the power and emotion you feel. Right now, you are caught in a three-way conference call, my magic will not work with you, without your love for Damon, and my love and brother bond with him. I guess they call that the perfect storm." Elena starts to really let the tears flow. Soon his chest is wet, he releases her slightly, and puts his shirt back on quickly. Elena realizes what is going on, she slides back into his embrace "I'm sorry, I'm such a cry baby. You know, you have always been in my heart, now it feels so perfectly right and just normal, like the way it was always supposed to be." With her arms around him, her tears start to flow again, this time his shirt catches each one. Stefan puts his chin on the top of her head, "Now you are forever my sister, protected and loved. You can be as much of a cry baby as you want to." Elena tries to agree, only sobs come out, Stefan holds just a bit tighter, knowing exactly what his sister needs.
Damon "I have to admit Care, this individual altar was a great idea." Caroline "Thanks, Damon, do I really have to get muddy?" Damon smiles "Just a little bit, Care, I promise. Are you sure you don't want to overdo it, make Stefan keep his word regarding the 'clean up'." Caroline glares, "Damon, get your mind out of the gutter, that isn't very brotherly." Damon looks at Caroline "Caroline, you need to understand this, now, before we do this. You are a very sexy woman. I have personal knowledge of what you can do to a man when you only THINK you care about him. Since I have known you, you have rocked a human, 170+ year old vampire (points at himself), a werewolf, a 1,000+ year old Original Hybrid to their cores, with the utmost respect, Caroline, you didn't even understand or know what love or loving those men was about. My brother, he is your true love, with him, you had learned what love was, you had lived, lost, learned, you were capable of understanding what loving met, how truly loving someone felt, both the good and the bad. You fell in love with him when he was a vampire, it didn't matter that he became a human, and now, his destiny has changed again, your love for him has grown. You love my brother, the witch in every way you loved Stefan the vampire and the human. Today, in more ways, your love has made him more of the person, of the man he was always destined to be, and I couldn't be happier for him or you."
Damon pauses, he knows that what he is about to share is something that he can feel because of the magic that he shares with his brother. Now that Caroline is his sister, logically, it isn't breaking any brother code to tell her, "Caroline, this brother bond I share with Stef, in the beginning, when we didn't understand any of it, and the bond was completely open. He and I, well, we could feel things, things that each other felt. Most of it was about what we truly felt for each other. Sometimes, I could feel how he felt about you. The way you make him complete, blissful, at peace and above everything loved. So like I said, yes Caroline, I have total confidence that you have shaken my brother to his core, rocked his world like NO other has or can, and I couldn't be happier." Caroline is completely speechless.
Damon decides to say one more thing before the opportunity is lost forever, "Just for the record, I'm only going to say this once because in just a few minutes the idea of you even being on this list is going to be GROSS…. But you, Caroline Forbes, are on my top 5 lovers list. In case you don't remember, you were still a human back then."
Caroline whispers "Damon, I don't know whether to slap your face or kiss you. God, you are infuriating, I guess just like a brother should be. And just for the record, back then, you always took care of the job for me, quite well, as if you didn't already know." Damon tries to keep a straight face, "Common on Sis, let's get on with this." Caroline ponders a moment, "Hmmm…Rocked them to the core, you really think so."
Damon responds immediately "KNOW so, Caroline Forbes Salvatore." Caroline blushes with female pride. "Ok, let's get this bonding thing done with, there is a core that needs some rocking." Damon laughs "That's the sister I know and love"
Damon takes the bowl from the altar and fills it with the earth. He ground up flower petals and botanical oils, then mixes the ingredients into a paste, Caroline is watching everything Damon is doing. She smiles, "That isn't enough to cover me completely, I guess no fantasy fulfillments today." Damon answers with amusement in his voice, "I will die never knowing." Caroline laughs "Note to self, Damon's funeral wishes "Female mud wrestling" Damon grins but is serious, "I never realized how cool a sister could be. Caroline, for this to work, really work, you have to be sure, it has to be true. This is about complete trust and love Caroline, siblings know that they have each other's back no matter what, even when they disagree and fight. You have to know in your heart that my love for you is real, that I will be there for you, love you, fight for you, protect you, all the bad from the past is over, it isn't real any more, it isn't part of who we are any more. Can that be real and true for us from today to forever?"
Caroline turns to him, "Damon, no more words, what do we do next? It has been our reality for a while now and it will continue to be real and true for all the remainder of our days to come." Damon holds out his hand and Caroline puts her hand in his, he places her hand into the bowl, "I'm going to take my shirt off, when I do, you have to place your hand over my heart, close your eyes and say 'brother of my heart, you have to keep saying it until you stop hearing my voice, ok?"
Caroline "Yes, anything else" Damon continues, "The wind will be blowing, your hair might get a little messy, want me to make sure a few leaves get into it, for Stefan's benefit?" Damon adds with a wink. Caroline smiles and a shoulder shrug "If they happen to land, I won't be upset." Damon takes off his shirt, stretches his arms and the winds swirl around them, Caroline removes her hand covered in the earthen paste from the altar bowl and places it over Damon's heart. Damon begins to chant Sister of my heart, Caroline follows "Brother of my heart" The winds swirl, the paste pulses between their skin. Caroline feels the energy being exchanged, she can see the memories of her and Damon moving into his heart, being drawn into his heart, she corrects herself, the memories of him saving her from the werewolves, pulling Elena off of her, stopping Lily from hurting her, all those memories were being drawn into his heart. Next came memories of her and Stefan relaxing, just sitting next to each other, talking, laughing, smiling, memories of her and Elena, laughing, hugging, loving each other. Caroline realized the wind was dying down, slowing to a breeze, she was still chanting "Brother of my heart" she didn't stop, she could still see memories of her bright and clear. Damon's voice was slowing, the wind was calming, the images were beginning to fade. Damon's voice hushed, she stopped, but did not open her eyes, she stayed in Damon's mind, his thoughts were still on her and Stefan, on their happiness, their joy, their love. Damon was truly and completely happy for them, his heart felt the purest of joy to see his brother in love with her. She couldn't help but linger in his thoughts for that moment.
Damon turn "Care, are you ok?" Caroline opened her eyes, and tears ran down her cheeks "Yes, I'm wonderful. I never truly felt what is was like to have a brother, and for the first time, it is just so overwhelming. Damon, this is.. I'm just so... Damon" She jumps into his arms, Damon wraps his arms around her, the need to comfort and protect her is overwhelming. He can feel her trembling in his arms, "Shh, Care, it's ok. You're a vampire, this is all raw emotion right now. You have Stefan and my magic inside of you, and all of it is coming from our love of you, you being a vampire is heightening it all. It's going to be ok, Stef & Elena are on their way, we are all here for you."
Stef and Elena arrive just as Damon finishes saying the words. Stefan "Hey, Honey, it's ok, you are just feeling all the love that we have for you, it's a very very good thing." Caroline lets go of Damon and collapse in Stefan's arm, he picks her up and holds her tight. Elena understands everything as she sees her best friend, "This was very emotional for me, being a vampire can't be helping." Elena adds as she goes to Damon. Damon asks Elena has he takes her into his arms, "how are you doing?" Elena settling into his embrace, "I'm faring better the Caroline at the moment, Stefan's t-shirt got the brunt of the waterworks a little bit ago." Elena pauses "I will admit, you guys were right, it didn't hurt. But geez a little warning on the amount of love emotion that was going to be flowing our way would have been nice." Damon flicked his wrist and waved his arm, he created a little grassy meadow surrounded by flowering green shrubs "Stef, take her in there for a while, she needs some you and her alone time. Elena and I will meet you back at the house." Stefan nods as he lifts Caroline into his arms bridal style and takes her into the clearing.
Caroline looks up at Stefan, "Damon's feelings they are so intense. I'm so sorry, I just can't handle them. I didn't realize that he felt like that. He.. for you… for me… for us… he feels… Stefan… He feels so much. Elena always told me that Damon doesn't show how much he cares. Stefan, she is so right. He never has, he doesn't. He always cared, about all of us, he didn't know how to let anyone in, not until Elena showed him how." Caroline's hand flew up to her mouth. "Oh my God, I tried to ruin them. I did everything I could to change her mind. Every chance I got, I said bad things about Damon. I could have destroyed Damon's life." She turned into his chest and the waterworks began again. Stefan used to Caroline's flare for the dramatics, this emotional drama was getting a little bit much. Stefan realized it was time to change the narrative.
With the flick of his wrist, Stefan created dozens of baseball sized fireballs that floated around them. He concentrated so the waterfall at the temple would create sounds that stage his next strategy. Caroline's head leaned up slightly, she looked above to see where the glow was coming from. Stefan gazed into her bloodshot eyes, "There's my beautiful lady. I was wondering if she was going to come up for a breath." He leaned down and kissed her on the mouth, gently at first, just brushing his lips back and forth across hers. Caroline's body moved next, it straightened up higher, her shoulders took shape, her chest faced him, Stefan knew that his strategy was working. He moved his hand from holding her around the waist to gripping her hips and pulling her closer. Caroline wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling her body closer to his, pressing into him, letting him know with no maybes that she was not crying anymore. Her emotions were still high, her eyes were the area of her body that was getting wet. He slowly lowered her to the ground, resting on his elbow, careful not to release her lips from his. Stefan wanted to touch every part of her body, this body that was his forever, he lifted his head.
Stefan took a deep breath, the sight he saw, there was Caroline laying on the green lushes grass, with her blonde hair spilt out, spanning out around her head like a golden fan, her blue eyes filled with passion, he had put there, just by kissing her. The thought of kissing her made him do it again. He dip his head to her, took her lips possessively and completely, running his tongue over the bottom lip letting her know he wanted to claim all of her mouth. She opened, given him what he wanted, what she wanted, exploring each other's passions. Her hands press into his shoulder, pushing it down, with one swift action she is straddling his hips, Stefan looks up at his wife, the bloodshot eyes of earlier have been replaced with pure passion, his blonde goddess of a wife was completely vamp'd. Stefan wasn't sure if he had ever seen such an amazing sexual sight in his existence. He took her head it his hands and pulled it to his face, there was no amount of space between them. His hands quickly went to her shirt, pulling it off, allowing his lips to leave hers for only the few moments that were required to get it out of his way. Her bra was next, he unclasped the back and let the shoulder straps fall to expose her breasts, only then did his lips leave hers. His mouth travelled down her neck, licking and sucking his way to where his hands were touching, holding, caressing. Caroline's head leaned back exposing her neck, his eyes following the luscious feminine line she was creating, as his mouth found one of her hardened nipples. She let out a passionate moan that made his jeans tighten in a painful way.
Stefan pulled away from Caroline. This action surprised her immensely. Stefan stands up and demands "Get up and take the rest of your clothes off." As Stefan takes off his shirt, Caroline looks at him, she stands up slowly, not sure how to respond, this isn't a normal Stefan action. He has never been demanding like this. Stefan looks at her as he unbuttons his jeans "Do you need help? What is taking so long? Take off your DAMN clothes!"
Caroline smirks and puts some vamp into it, and within 3 seconds is standing completely naked, hands on her hips in front of him "Is this what you wanted!"
Stefan pulls off his pants, reaches for her "YES" pulls her into his arms, his mouth goes directly to the place where it left. His hands cup her buttocks, nestling her into his erection. He slides one of his hands to her lower thigh, lifting up her leg to wrap it around his hip, she can feel his cock slide in between her legs as he uses his other hand to pull her closer.
Stefan's head comes up to her ear, "You are so beautiful, I have no control around you." Caroline answers back, "I don't want you to have control." He takes that literally, he leans away from her slightly and points to the ground. She sits down, he follows her down. He puts one hand on her chest and guides her to lay down, it travels down her stomach and circled her navel, she inhales sharply. Stefan's hand doesn't stop, it continues to roam her body farther down, sliding down to the junction of her heat. With no hesitation, he plunges 3 fingers into her, she gasps in pleasure. He knew she was wet and ready for him. With his other hand, he grabs her inner thigh and spreads her wider, he wants to see all of her. The sounds coming from Caroline are only fueling his actions. Stefan leans down and blows on her clit, Caroline sit straight up, "Oh MY GOD" as his mouth begins to gently suckle. She is over the edge, her body begins to spasms on his fingers with each thrust, he won't stop, he makes her fall continue until her moan turns to pleads. Caroline pleading "Stefan… Stefan… OH... Stefan…" She is breathless, he slows the thrusting, weakens the suckling, allowing her to come down gently. He pulls his fingers out and lowers his tongue to lick up all her juices, to taste all that he caused. She is purring, he is gentle and soothing, he adds a bit playfulness. He laps the tip of his tongue around the outside, darting inside of where the core center of her heat begins again. Tasting her silkiness is a drug to him, it reminds him of his Ripper days, the more of her desire, her heat, he tasted, the more he wants, he pushes that thought to the back of his mind, 'I'm between my wife's golden thighs, I'm not going to think about anything but this' his focused all of his attention on what was directly in front of his mouth and how sweet it is.
Caroline's heartbeat is pounding she can barely hear the sounds of Stefan's breath. She can't keep a single thought in her mind, all she can do is feel everything that her husband is doing to her body. And he does not seem to be stopping anytime soon. Every nerve ending in her body was vibrating. His mouth was attacking every sensitive spot she had over and over, she wasn't sure how much more she could take. She reaches down to put her hands onto Stefan's head, the feel of his head matching movements she was feeling in her deepest core just grew the exoticness of the moment. She opened her eyes to look up at the floating flames and the stars above, "AHHH" a loud moan comes out of her throat as her back arches, Stefan has just taken her clit into his mouth before returning his lips and tongue to taste every part of her. She is about to go over the edge again, breathing hard Caroline pulls on his hair, "Stefan.." He looks up at her eyes, the look she is giving him, is telling him everything he needs to know. He lifts to his knees and hovers up her body, making sure to graze his skin just barely over her skin as much as possible. Every hair follicle on Caroline's body is standing up, every nerve ending of every skin cell is jumping. Stefan knows exactly what he is doing, being a vampire for 150 years is a sexual edge that he will never stop using for her pleasure, the added physical heat of the human blood that flowed through his veins from his heightened sexual desire, he knew Caroline was just about out of control, just the way he liked her, right on the edge. He found her eyes, and they were exactly what he expected, vamp'd and wanting. He felt the heat at his groin, her wetness, there was no need to wait, he sank himself deep inside quickly and fully. Caroline moaned in pure ecstasy, she sat up to meet him, he pushed her back down, "No you don't, I'm the one that gets to watch you go over the edge this time." He proves his point, by taking her arms into his hands for a bit more leverage to create a pace that allows him to thrust into her, hitting every sweet spot that could only be called a personal dance, Steroline Tango.
Damn human tolerance, he was getting close, every moment she tightens around his cock, tighter and tighter, the closer he got to his own climax. He knew she was there with her moans, her eyes, her smell, her lips. He leaned down to her breast and took her nipple in his mouth, with a gentle tug, he rolled his teeth over the sensitive bud, the sound she made drove him mad. He switched to the other nipple, and repeated, this time he tugged with a bit more force, and bit with a little more grip, out of her mouth "Ahhh, STEFFANNNN…" he felt a tight grip around his cock, gripping him, that was more then he could handle with a deep exhale, her spasms milk him over and over as he continues their dance at a much slower pace. He lowers his body onto hers, knowing his weight doesn't bother her. Both lay there wrapped in each other's arms for a long moment without any words, just the bond with emotions flowing back and forth. It is comforting, safe and full of love.
Stefan opened his eyes, the glow of the fire flames were surrounding them, close enough to provide warmth without any concern of harm. He and Caroline had fallen asleep, the moon was directly over them, and they had been out for a few hours. Sometime during that time he had repositioned them, she was still in his arms, now she was on top of him, her hair spilt over his neck and shoulder, and he was still firmly implanted inside her. Thoughts of her body on his, his cock inside her sent his blood racing to that place, well, that place. He smiled, he was never going to get enough of this woman that he was bound to for the rest of his breathing life. Caroline felt his heartbeat change, "You are thinking about me. I can feel you." Stefan chuckled, "Of course you can, I'm still inside you." Caroline to comfortable to smack him, "That isn't what I meant, and you know it. Our bond, I could feel that you are thinking good, forever love type of thoughts." Stefan tightens his arm around her, "Yes, I was thinking about how much I love you, and how I can get enough of you for the rest of my life."
Caroline moves off of his and lays to his side, Stefan pouts "Honey, where are you going?" Caroline sits up "This was amazing. Damon was right, everything so overwhelming, I did need to be alone with you, and this. I want to go home now. We need to be home. We need to see the girls. Our life, Stefan, our life isn't just being a vampire and a witch, it isn't just fighting the fight of good vs evil. We are a family, we have a marriage and children that we have to protect and raise to continue the fight after we are gone." Caroline stood up in all her naked glory, "So we need to go home, make breakfast, talk to our family, strategize and do all the things that we need to do for the fight. Than we need to go up to our room and continue this, because this, my husband is worth fighting for, this is why we will win, for the rest of our lives." Caroline went in search for their clothes. In his mind, Stefan couldn't come up with a single argument for rebuttal, his wife was right, as much as his body and cock ached for him to make a point, just one single point to justify bringing her back to him, so they could make love again, Caroline Forbes Salvatore was right, damn her for always being logical, and right. For now, his only choice was a cold pond. Stefan stood up and headed to the pond, he looked down at himself, and knew he would have to use quite a bit of his power to cool the pond enough to affect his state of arousal. This was definitely not going to be fun.
