A moan escapes me as my eyes flutter open. Looking straight into the dark lust filled eyes of Stefan, I feel my cheeks flush. He's kissing the inside of my thigh and I realize the orgasm I had in my dream was real. And he was the cause of it.

"Good morning" He teases with a smile.

I giggle and bite my lip. "Good morning, Stefan"

He kisses up my body and spreads my legs for him to lay between them. "I love it when you say my name"

Holding back a grin, I peck his lips when his face is infront of my own. I bet it was mainly because of my accent. This honeymoon phase we're going through has been so great, but it's not gonna last long. Because now Klaus was coming, I just don't know when.

For now though, i'll bask in all there is to a somewhat normal relationship. "I bet you do, darling."

He chuckles kissing my lips. "Darling, that's a new one"

"Yup, all for you though babe" I wink at him playfully and he grins at me. I love his smile.

Kissing me again, he deepens it and I feel his body grind into my own. A gasp leaves me and I enter my tongue into his mouth with a happy invitation. His hands caress me gently and I shiver as his fingers ghost over the marks he left from the night before. Stefan always apologizes for being so rough with me, but I enjoy it. I enjoy being branded by him in that crazy kind of way.

Plus it didn't hurt like he made it seem. I don't want him to treat me like fine china, especially when I know what he is and that he can't help it. Being a vampire your traits are kinda hard to suppress.

Just as one of his hands slip under the shirt covering me, my phone rings. Letting out a sigh, my lips move along with his distracted. I need to find my phone.

"Don't answer it" He whispers tugging on my bottom lip. His finger cups one of my breasts and I close my eyes.

I really didn't want too. But I have too. "It could be important"

He's being stubborn though. "I'm important"

My eyes look at him and he fakes a look of innocence. Snorting, I turn my head finding my phone and it's still ringing. Answering it, Stefan makes a face but I just brush it off.

"Hello"

"Thank god you answered, you gotta meet me at the dance studio" Elena says into the line.

Did I forget that we had plans today? "Uh, may I ask why?"

A groan leaves her. I can tell she's smacking her head right now. "Did you forget we were in ballroom dancing classes?! We have only a couple more days and then it's the great gala next week!"

Sitting up, I push Stefan away. Holy hell, I forgot about it. Scampering out of bed, I rush to the bathroom and turn the shower on. "N-No I did not forget, Elena. I wouldn't do that at all." I get a eye roll from Stefan as he listens to the call.

Giving him a soft glare, I mouth towel to him. "Well how soon can you get here?"

Looking at my shower, I think about the fact I have to definitely wash my hair too. "Give me thirty mins, forty debating on traffic. Get a snack or something while you wait"

"Ama there's no traffic this ea-" Hanging up on her, I quickly undress out of Stefan's shirt and rush in my shower.

Stefan speeds in and I don't even flinch. "Your leaving me this morning"

His arms circle around my waist. "I have too, you heard the call. I would be a terrible friend"

He pouts. "I guess I can be annoyed by Damon while your gone." I try not to flinch at the Salvatore's name but it was hard. It's been awhile since I saw him and lets just say sharing blood with him has made things complicated. Stefan still doesn't know but it's a good thing, because I quit.

I guess my body hasn't really been going through withdraw because Stefan gives me a couple drops to heal me after our activities. He has amazing control over my blood for some reason and it makes me forget he is a ripper.

"See there you go, now wash my back"

At my command he laughs but obeys.


Looking through my jewelry box, I look for my earrings that matched my shirt and come up empty handed. I tug at my hair frustrated and rummage through every place I ever set my jewelry down at.

Where the hell were they?! I could've sworn I had set them in my jewelry box again... I didn't wanna have to look for them like this because I know I would wear them again soon. Lately while i've been here I seem to lose a lot of things more often than I want to admit. I know I can just buy the stuff again and everything but I shouldn't have too.

"What are you looking for?" Stefan questions watching me get frustrated.

I shake my head. "My star earrings. I put them back in here after I wore them because I didn't wanna lose these ones."

He kisses my temple. "You'll find them soon i'm sure. You probably left them somewhere." His phone beeps and I watch his face change.

"You have to go?" I did too, but I didn't wanna see Stefan leave right now.

"For now, Damon says he may have found a lead on Anna"

My eyes widen slightly and I grab his face. "Keep me updated, please" He nods before kissing my lips. I return it and pull away. Stroking my chin, he suddenly is gone and the gust of wind follows him.

If that meant they had a lead on Anna, she was back to open the tomb. I'm not even worried about my earrings right now.

"I'm sorry i'm late" I try to catch my breath but it's hard. This dance studio had a lot of stairs I had to go up. "I got coffee!"

Elena smiles at me against herself and grabs the coffee out of my hands. "Your forgiven, but only because your coffee wakes me up"

Returning her smile, I exhale a breath. "Alright, shall we?" Walking over to the music player, I make sure the c.d is in before pressing track one and then play. The taller brunette takes a few sips of her coffee before she sets it down.

A salsa song comes on and I shimmy over to Elena. Grabbing her hands, she pulls me to her and I spin around so my back meets her front. We do a two step before she pulls me out of her arms as we begin.

After a couple songs, i'm exhausted.

I'm nervous when Elena's breath fans over my neck and her hands hold my waist. Her fingers graze my skin in such an intimate way, I feel like she was touching my naked form.

Her eyes were no help. But she knows i'm with Stefan so she didn't actually try anything. But her dancing and touching was a different story.

When we take a break, I decide to fill her in. "Stefan said Damon may have a lead on Anna"

Elena frowns at this. "Does that mean she's opening the tomb?" Hm, great minds think alike. I always knew Elena was smart so i'm not surprised she's thinking the same thing I am.

"I'm guessing soon. She's been gone for awhile, now she's suddenly back"

At this, the doppelgänger bites her bottom lip and looks at me nervously. "I don't like this. This isn't sitting well with me"

Me neither. I got a bad feeling about this.

"We'll figure it out, Elena. Promise" I didn't want Bonnie losing her grams this time around. Especially if the tomb getting opened can get avoided completely. I think it's time to tell Damon Katherine isn't in the tomb, before Anna gets to him first.

He hasn't really been focused on Katherine, but still. Damon can be very unpredictable. And I think i'm always gonna have to remember that.

She sighs and decides to change the subject. "So are you excited for the gala? Maybe you can get into dancing again"

I danced here? Shit. "Maybe, with all that's been going on I might just let life take its course"

"Your right, wanna practice one more time and get some lunch?"

That wasn't a bad idea. I didn't eat dinner last night so I won't turn down a meal. My phone vibrates and I take it out and realize I had to meet Bonnie today. We haven't talked in days and honestly she deserved more people checking on her and actually going out of their way to hangout with her. So i'm gonna do that for her.

We're closer due to being 'special' and it's great being with someone who can manipulate elements too. I'm water though and she's fire. Still i'm sure we make a great team.

"Yeah definitely. Let's work on our footing more though, it needs more work"

Elena stands and tilts her head in that teasing way she seems to do in my company. "Maybe because your being all rigid with your movements. You aren't trusting me, Ama"

This makes me frown because that wasn't the case. I was just very nervous in her presence and her touch. Yes I may love Stefan, but this brunette opens a part of me I didn't know existed. I said before I don't see myself getting on an intimate level with a girl, but she may be one I can make an exception for.

"I do trust you, E" I enjoy calling people by their first initial.

She tugs on my wrist pulling me down from my seat on the edge of the table. I don't know who put this table in the corner of the dance studio but i'm not complaining. A seat for me, especially since my feet hurt.

We're pressed against each other and she wraps my arms around her neck, just before her hands drift down my arms. She's grazing her fingers against my skin and makes her way slowly to my backside. When she gets there it felt like such a long journey she had to go.

I hold my breath for who knows how long and I don't breathe until we start to move. The song falls on death ears and i'm lost in her dark orbs to pay attention to anything right now.

What is it that makes one drawn to a Petrova doppelgänger? I remember people speaking on it in the show- cough- Klaus- cough. And now i'm wondering the same thing. Maybe it's their eyes, filled with so many emotions and the windows to their soul. Something they see through and makes you wanna get a glimpse inside.

There's so much Elena gives away in her eyes, even if she doesn't mean too. As she looked at me I notice she's trying to hide the emotions she feels. I'm guessing it is all connected to the confession she told me.

Two emotions she can't hide though is the genuine affection she seems to have for me. And the happiness, that makes my heart start to quicken because I was doing this. I was making her happy.


Getting in my car, I drive straight to Bonnie's and quickly look both ways at a stop sign. I feel eyes on me, but I can't tell where they are coming from. So I stay 'oblivious' and continue driving. It isn't until I move to turn onto her street when a figure is in the middle of the road.

A squeal leaves me and I quickly hit the brake. My heart races and my eyes are wide. Looking at the person, I realize that it's Damon in the road and I wanna slap him for scaring me like this. He smirks at and it makes me more pissed off.

Still in shock though, all I can muster up is a glare. He moves to the passenger side of my vehicle and motions me to unlock the door. Sighing, I press the button and he hops inside. Arching a brow at me, he moves to speak and I quickly smack his arm.

"Don't scare me like that again" I turn my body towards him. There was no one that really came down this street. "Now what do you want?"

Rubbing his arm, he frowns at me. I'm sick of everyone frowning at me today. "Rude. I can't say hello to my best friend?" When I don't answer he rolls his eyes. "Fine, I need to talk to you."

"Does this have to do with your run in with Anna?"

Hesitantly he agrees. "Yes. I'm not surprised my brother couldn't keep his mouth shut."

Sucking my teeth, I ignore his shade at Stefan. "What'd she do? Threaten you?"

"Not exactly. I wanna know something, no matter what I do would you forgive me?"

Random. Wait a minute, "Damon you didn't!"

He winces and avoids my eyes. "She reminded me that Katherines in there. And that we made a promise to each other"

"To spend eternity together? Damon she didn't mean that promise. If she did you would've been together by now"

"We couldn't because she's been locked away in the tomb. This is the time to get her out now. I knew there was a chance you'd be jealous, but you don't have to be. You can be with me and Katherine" He proposes something that makes me give him a double look.

Surely he knows that wouldn't work out, plus she isn't in love with him. "Damon...she isn't in the tomb"

He shakes his head. "I watched them take her away from me. Emily told me herself she is in the tomb"

"Well newsflash she isn't! I know she isn't because she's been running for over five hundred years"

His jaw clenches. "She wouldn't do that to me"

"Why do you want her to be in the tomb so badly?!" I'm getting angry and frustrated.

Damon shrugs. "I don't know, maybe because I don't want someone I can't have anymore. Katherine has to choose me, because Stefan is with you. If I get her out of the tomb I can be happy and not constantly in the circle of loving the same person my brother does"

My lips part at his confession. My thick brows furrow before they raise in shock. Redness goes to my cheeks and I can't speak. Damon loves me? "Damon, I-"

He purses his lips. "Don't. I already know, its my fault for thinking I can finally have a girl to myself before my brother gets to her. My mistake"

This makes me wanna cry.

I wanna tell him I do care about him. I want him to know that I did feel things for him that I shouldn't. Hell, I still do- but Stefan...I can't explain the pull I have with him. It reminds me of what I already feel for Klaus even though we haven't crossed paths. How I feel nervous and excited when me and Elena connect.

With these people, these main protagonists and antagonists from books and shows that are now apart of my life. It makes me feel almost sick for wanting to connect and be with these people on another level. Yes, Damon was hurt by a lot of people and was second choice to Stefan- but they both were hurt over time. They both have their demons and I can't help that I bond with Stefan and have more similar opinions with him.

When he had his brother take his girl from him and drowned in that safe for almost half a year without anyone knowing he was gone- it hurt me. I hated Elena and Damon for basking between only one another forgetting all about the world. Damon for not realizing his brother was gone because he was too worried about his name being screamed by his brothers ex. How Elena was too busy having fun not knowing her brother was hiding the fact that her best friend was dead. They are both more selfish than they can admit and that's why they were so toxic. Why they thought they belonged together.

"I don't want you to be hurt because of this. Your right, we do have something, and you showed me a side of you I know is hard for you to reveal. Thank you, for letting me see the Damon that you make people think is long gone. Thank you for showing me your true self."

Grabbing his hands I feel he needs to hear these words. The proper goodbye.

I grab his attention and I feel his hands hold my own tighter. "I don't expect you to just be there for me whenever I want you too. But I don't want us to push each other away because of this. This doesn't have to be awkward or anything- and trust me, in another life you'll be who I choose" Mermaids don't live forever anyway. "I don't want you holding onto this though, you can love whoever you want and be with whoever, I want you to be happy, Damon. Whoever you find I want you to love them better than you love me"

Emotion flicker in his eyes and this moment is filled with so much of it i'm suffocating. Being in the small space of my car doesn't help. Damon leans forward and I don't stop him, because i'm letting him go. Giving him the freedom and unwrapping the chains of whatever hold I gained on him the moment we locked eyes for the first time.

I'm not gonna be like Elena and give him empty promises. I'm not gonna be like Katherine and put him on chains and forcing him in the cage of my heart. Making him obey my every command and have him wrapped around my finger. I will not be selfish with any of them.

Our foreheads touch and my heart starts to stutter as I realize what's happening. Damon doesn't say anything and connects our lips. I inhale a sharp breath at the shiver it gives me. His hand moves to the back of my head placing me there, with only him. Even if it's just for a second.

That's all he wants me to give him.

Just this once, be with him. I don't think of anything else. My mind goes blank and I feel his lips move so slow and gently against my own I never thought Damon could be this soft. A tear leaves from one of my eyes and it blends with our kiss. The saltiness from it adds more to the angst.

My lips are moving and it seems the kiss is long, but it's only a few seconds. Our lips smack as we pull away and against my lips he whispers. "Thank you"

Then i'm alone in my car.


When I get to Bonnie's i'm a mess. I sit in the car for about five minutes just breathing. My mind races to the events of today so far and I realize today is not gonna be a good day.

My car still smells like Damon and I don't roll the windows down to get rid of the scent so soon. I bite my thumbnail in deep thought. What the hell is wrong with me? Did I really need to get slash give the closure to Damon that we both possibly needed by kissing him.

Swallowing I immediately know this is another secret I can't tell Stefan. I know it seems like i'm being a really bad girlfriend, but right now I can't tell him. There's too much going on with the tomb and Anna. Then it's gonna be the sacrifice, and hopefully Katherine doesn't come to town.

Looking in my mirror, I fix my hair and wipe at my eyes to get rid of any evidence of me crying. Hopping out my car, I head up her stairs and knock but the her door opens. Pulling me inside, I get dragged to her room and she shoves me to sit on her bed.

Standing over me, her eyes show worry. "Are you alright? You were sitting in your car for over five minutes"

"Yeah i'm okay, I just had a lot to think about. I have something I wanna talk to you about actually" I let her know.

She looks nervous and plops down next to me. "Okay, is it bad?"

I make a sound. "Kinda, it has to stay between us"

Bonnie agrees and even pinky promises. "Between us"

"Good." After a few seconds I look at her. "I may have summoned an original hybrid here who also happens to be one of the very first vampires created" The words leave me quick and I watch her brain catch up with me.

When she does her eyes turn wide with alarm at the fact I mentioned they're one of the first vampires. "What?!"

So I explain to her. I let her know a short version, that he has the werewolf curse and wants to break it. There's a sacrifice required but I didn't reveal the ingredients needed. I tell her he's the first hybrid and a witch cursed him, binding his wolf side and he's been trying to break it ever since.

A deep breath leaves her. "So your telling me because you want more information from it on my end. But why did you summon him here?"

"Because the witch we saw in Chicago says he is connected to me somehow. I need answers, and I can probably get them if I can help him with breaking the curse" I inform her.

"I don't think you should, if a witch binded a part of him it was for a reason. Nature doesn't allow anyone to be multiple things" She tells me this and I give her my pleasing look.

Puppy eyes and all. "Please Bonnie, I told you this because your one of my best friends. Plus I can't do any of this alone. Can you look through your grimoire and maybe ask your Grams what does she know about this legend?"

Bonnie knows she's one of the main people that can help me if it came too it. She can help me as much as I can help her, if not she can help me even more. I told her this because she is one of the very few people who scared Klaus. Brought him to his knees on occasion.

"I'll do it, but promise me you won't get hurt"

"Promise, thank you so much, Bonnie" I hug her and she returns it.

As we pull away she looks at me seriously. "Do you know when he's coming?"

I shake my head. "I summoned him a couple weeks ago. I don't know how long it'll take"

Bonnie frowns at this. "This is a huge secret to hide. I won't say anything for now, but as soon as things turn south i'm telling someone"

"Deal" I promise her. I can tell she already doesn't trust Klaus, but atleast her first impression of him shouldn't be as bad as last time.


It's dark when I leave Bonnie's house. Stefan informed me that Damon didn't come home till a little before I left Bonnie's. I bet he took a visit to see Anna as they move forward opening the tomb. Too bad I have everything. I should probably read through the grimoire tonight, since Stefan wants to keep an eye on Damon.

Zach is too afraid to do that.

Driving down the road, I put on the gps to get home. Lost in my thoughts, I suddenly hear my car telling me toturn left, when i'm supposed to keep going straight. I know this because it's barely any turns to Bonnie's house from my own.

Staring at my gps, I try rerouting it or anything- the screen is frozen. So it repeats itself. Turn left now. This was scary, but not knowing what would happen if I disobeyed, I turn left off of the main road and realize i'm heading towards the woods.

The more directions it gives me, I squeeze my hands to the steering wheel feeling my anxiety full force. As it tells me my destination is straight ahead and I have arrived, I see nothing but trees. Getting out of the car, I shut the door quietly and pull my jacket tight against me.

Walking silently, i'm ready to boil someone alive.

Someone hacked into my car and wanted me to meet them here. I pray it isn't Anna but then again I do. Because then I can get rid of her or stop her from opening the tomb anytime soon. But I can't, because Damon needs this closure by knowing Katherine lied to him. That if she lied about this and was out in the world, could've found him and everything. Then what else did she or can she lie about.

I'm a Katherine fan but the way she treated Damon was uncalled for. I get the surviving thing, but breaking someones heart the way she did isn't cool. The wind blows against my small frame and I feel a chill. My platinum blonde hair blows and covers my face for a second before it goes back to resting on my shoulders.

A gasp leaves me when I see who's infront of me.

They smirk and their eyes are locked onto my dark blue ones. "Hello, sweetheart"

"NiKlaus" His given name leaves my lips like we were so close with one another.

He doesn't correct me. But I can see he's shocked at me remembering him. His face is the last thing I see because suddenly i'm pricked with something.

Hot hands catch my fall however...


-

After leaving Amatheia, Damon enters his dark secret space. Flicking the light on, his blue eyes rake over everything in the room. From the pictures of his snowflake and everything that belongs to her. It was like his own room cherished to her. Her items were scattered all over the room and the pictures he has of her were taken in secret.

From when she was sleeping and to when she was wide awake.

Walking over to the table, he opens the small jewelry box he had and takes out a pair of star earrings. Placing them inside, he latches it closed again and looks at a picture of her smiling. His mouth twitches and he rakes his finger over the photo and grazes them over her freckles all over her cheeks- then over her pink lips.

They felt as soft as he imagined.

He can't let her go, won't let her go. At first he was gonna have Katherine, maybe get her open to the idea of including Amatheia into their relationship. Anna had told him about a time Katherine spoke to her about him and his brother. She said she really cared about the brothers but only truly loves one.

It's obvious he's who she was talking about.

He was gonna get used to her being jealous but now he knows he doesn't want that anymore.

No, Damon want Amatheia to himself. And he's gonna have her. No matter how long it takes because she's the reason he gets up in the morning, the reason he turned his emotions back on. Because he loves the way she makes him feel.

She was his dammit. And he wasn't gonna let his brother just have her. The blood sharing was supposed to connect them, and make her only his. Stefan ruined that by giving her his blood. He smelled his brother over her. So now Damon has to come up with another plan. He just hopes her goodbye isn't real. That she can change her mind and give him a chance.

If so, he's gonna have another problem that he can only blame himself. He should've realized sooner how much Stefan cared about her. That it was happening again, but yet in such a different way.

The memory of her lips touching his own makes him lick his lips. He can still taste her. The taste of mint and he can still smell her sweet scent. Inhaling the air around him, he can smell some of her scent that lingers in the room with her things.

Her love consumes him.