NOPE!" I half yelled as John stepped around Elena and Stefan, "Not fucking happening." I picked up my keys and turned towards the door, John's hand shot out stopping me.
"You're not going anywhere." He said sternly.
"Yeah we're not doing that." I snapped, pulling at my wrist, his fingers tightened their grip, "Why are you here?"
"I have a plan to help Elena." He said smirking.
"And that would be?" I said pulling at my wrist again.
"When I can trust you, I'll tell you."
"Well then I guess I'll never know. Now unless you'd like me to relocate that hand for you I suggest you let me go." The last part was through gritted teeth, John decided not to call my bluff and released my hand. I yanked the door open nearly sprinting to my truck. My hands gripped the steering wheel so tight my knuckles were white and sore, which I didn't notice until I pulled up at the boarding house. I walked in noticing the front room was empty, "Damon?" I called out.
"Library." I heard him yell, I turned and headed towards his voice. I walked in and he was laying back on the couch reading though one of the books from Isobel's research, "My uncle daddy is back." I said gaggin as I walked to the bar cart pouring myself a drink.
"Stefan texted. Said I needed to deal with your attitude problem." He said from the couch still looking at the book.
"Attitude problem?" I asked tilting back the glass, I slammed it down and poured another.
"His words, not mine, I find your attitude... endearing." He laughed.
"Liar." I replied, I sighed walking around the couch, "Distract me." I said sitting on the arm of the couch facing him.
He laid the book on his chest, locking his bright blue eyes with mine, "And what Miss Gilbert would you like me to do?" I sat and thought for a minute, "Surprise me." I said with a smirk. Damon stood up and walked over to the bar cart, filling a drink up for himself, I rushed over and held mine out for him to refill. I watched as he tilted his glass back and I did the same, enjoying the warm feeling. Damon smirked before the room blurred around me, Damon had me pressed up against the wall, he crashed his lips on mine, invading my mouth with his tongue. He hitched one of my legs around his waist, I could feel his growing erection pressing against me as he rocked his hips forward. I moaned as his lips left mine, peppering kissed down my jaw, "You probably shouldn't tell a vampire to 'surprise you'." He mumbled into my neck, my fingers clenched into his hair as his tongue ran down my neck. One of his hands slid under my lifted thigh grabbing my ass, while the other slid under my shirt, lightly trailing touches across my skin, I shuddered under his fingers. I tilted his head to look at me, capturing his lips again, I pulled my leg away and worked the buttons on his shirt, kissing down his neck, biting at his pulse point. Damon's head flew back growling, I used the distraction to turn us so he was against the wall, I planted kisses down his chest as I finished the last few buttons. He pulled my face back to him, pressing his forehead against mine, "I thought I was distracting you." He said quietly.
"Surprise." I smirked as I ran my hand over the bulge in his pants, he groaned again kissing me. I quickly removed his belt followed by the button of his jeans, I dipped my hand into his pants, wrapping my fingers around his dick, stroking it slowly, "Fuck Alexis." He moaned out. I pulled my hand back, "These," I said pulling at his pants, "need to go." I added before running my tongue back down his neck. He shuddered pushing them down. I pushed his shirt off his shoulders and my hands danced down his chest before I resumed stroking his cock. I nipped at his nipple earning a sharp breath from Damon both times, I knelt down licking my lips and looking up at him though my lashes. I ran my tongue up the underside of his member, pulling only the tip into my mouth, flicking it with my tongue. Damon's hands clenched in my hair, his eyes rolled back as I started moving faster. He moaned out again, his hand tightening in my hair, I hummed around his dick. I'm a flash he pulled me up, pressing my back to his chest. I lifted my arms as he pulled my shirt over my head, planting heated kisses down my neck. He squeezed my breasts through my bra, pinching my nipples through the thin fabric. My breath hitched as he bit my pulse point with blunt teeth, he traced his fingers down my sides.
He stepped in front of me pushing me against the wall, he slipped my shorts and panties down and kicked them to the side. He ran his tongue up the inside of my thigh, skipping over my center, I groaned out and he smirked as he started the process on the other leg. This time when he reached the top he brought my leg over his shoulder and leaned in running his tongue from my core to my clit, "Oh, my, god." I breathed out. His grip on my leg tightened as he pressed his tongue into my core and his thumb circled my clit, I panted out and fisted his hair. He switched tactics pressing two fingers into me and sucking my clit into his mouth, my knees buckled and Damon tightened his grip, keeping me upright as he moved his fingers at a furious pace, "Ah fuck Damon yes!" I screamed out as my walls clamped around his fingers. He moved my leg off his shoulder and kissed back up the center of my body, dragging his tongue up my neck, "You are delicious." he whispered in my ear, I shuddered as he pressed his lips to mine.
His hands moved behind my legs, wrapping them around his waist as he carried me to the desk. I broke away from our kiss, "Couldn't let me be in charge just once?" I said with a smirk.
"Nope." he mumbled against my neck, pulling my hips to the edge of the desk and running his fingers through my slit. I threw my head back as he pushed into me our moans mixing together in the air. He ran his teeth down my neck, moving slowly. I bucked my hips against him digging my heels into his ass, Damon's hands gripped my hips and quickened his pace, growling into my neck. He snaked his hand between us, rubbing my clit with his thumb. One of my hands clenched the edge of the desk and the other dug nails into the nape of his neck. I heard his fangs click into place and he swirled his tongue over my pulse point, "Please." I whimpered. As soon as I felt the small prick of his fangs my body exploded, a white hot heat filling me from the inside out. Damon moved from my neck to my mouth, thrusting into me a few more times before letting himself unravel.
Damon pulled out of me, kissing me on the forehead, he stepped back biting into his wrist, I shook my head. I hopped off the desk, putting my clothes back on as I walked to my bag, I fished out the bottle of Caroline's blood. I drank about half of the tube, it tasted almost sickly sweet with a bitter aftertaste, almost like Caroline herself, "Caroline's." I clarified seeing Damon's confused expression. I felt the marks Damon had left heal but it was slower than normal, "I guess my theory was right."
"Now we know Caroline will do in a pinch." Damon replied.
"Why do I feel like that is not the first time someone has said that about her?" I said laughing, Damon laughed along, handing me a glass with clear liquid, "What's this?" I asked.
"Vervain, Stefana and Elena are already drinking it, Kathrine is still trapped in the tomb because Elijha compelled her to be there. So we need to be prepared." he clinked his glass against mine, "Bottoms up." he said weakly, he tilted the glass back, immediately choking. I rushed over to him, "Fuck!' he growled standing up, I stifled a snicker it was odd to see Damon throw off, I drank my own glass making a face at the flavor.
Damon's POV
"Please enlighten me on how bringing John back here was a good idea, the guy tried to Barbeque me." I said pacing around Stefan's room.
"I went looking for Isobel, I got John instead. What do you want from me Damon we're desperate?" Stefan pleaded.
"Not John Gilbert desperate." a small voice said from the doorway, I turned my head to see Alexis leaning on the wall with her arms crossed, "What part of don't call Isobel did you not get Stefan?" She took a step into the room, her nails digging into her palms.
"Bonnie's witch friend is working with Elijha, which means we can't trust that the moonstone has really been destroyed." Stefan sighed pinching the bridge of his nose, "Elena has all her faith wrapped up in some deal with Elijha. Speaking of, what are we going to do about him? We can't kill him because apparently he can't die."
"I'm still waiting to hear why John Gilbert is the answer." I replied, grabbing Alexis's hand making her relax, unfortunately she dug her nails into my hand instead.
"Isobel told him about the sacrifice, he said he knows how to keep her safe. He said he can keep both of you safe." Stefan looked up at Alexis.
"Bull shit." Alexis spat, "I've gone through all of the research she had about the sun and moon curse, there is nothing in there to save Elena. The only way to stop this is to find the loophole in the original spell."
"Still going with your dream theory?" Stefan asked skeptical.
"I trust it more than my uncle daddy and the Original Douche." her nails dug deeper in my hand and I let out a hiss, she realized what she'd been doing and pulled her hand away, " You know what I don't have time for this, I'm starving and Elena said she needed to talk to me." she walked out of the room and down the stairs.
"So what's his plan?" I asked, turning back to Stefan.
"I don't know, he won't talk."
"Thank you for adding another thing on a very long list." I turned walking towards the door.
Alexis's POV
Fucking John, Isobel, this ficking sacrifice. "AAARG" I slammed the cabinet door shut.
"Now what did that door ever do to you?" Damon's voice came from behind me, wrapping his arms around me, kissing down my neck.
I shuddered pressing my back against his chest, "There's no food." I wined.
He pulled away turning me around, "So that's it? You're hangry?"
"Sure we'll go with that." I pushed away from him, "I have to go, Elena needs me and I guess there's some memorial going on in town for those campers they found. Jenna wants all of us to make an appearance and as much as I'd rather not go but showing up when I'm needed is probably how I get away with as much as I do."
"How about I drive you to your house and then we can get something to eat?"
"That would be amazing." I smiled.
"Elena!" I called out as I walked through the door, Damon following behind me.
"Hey." she said walking out of the kitchen, I looked around expecting someone else to be home, "He's not here. Have you talked to Jenna?" she asked.
"No, she texted me to let me know about the memorial last night but that's it. Why?"
"Because, John basically came in here and dropped the bomb that he's our dad and then took off."
"What?" I whispered softly, it broke my heart that John would do something so shitty, we should have been the ones to tell her not him, especially not when he only told Jenna to hurt her.
"So I guess that's public knowledge now?" Damon asked.
"Apparently." Elena sighed.
My fists clenched again, "God I hate him." I said as my nails broke the skin on my palm, "Shit." I said, brushing past Elena into the kitchen, rinsing my hands under the sink. The small cuts healed but even slower then last night. Suddenly, Damon was at my side, "Are you ok?"
"I'm mad." I said drying my hands off and walking over to my bag, " Caroline's blood doesn't work as well or as long." I pulled out the last of her blood drinking it, with everything going on lately I wasn't taking any chances.
"Jonh's at the grill. Alaric just called." Damon said.
"Well then. What are we waiting for?" I laced my fingers in his and pulled him towards the door.
"Where are you guys going?" Elena asked.
"To kill John." I said simply, Elena stalked in front of me, putting her hand in the middle of my chest, "No." she said, "We are just going to go talk to him."
"You're not going." I grabbed her by the wrist and dropped her hand.
"He said he's here to help."
"Excuse me, but after all of the crazy decisions you've been making lately, I don't trust your judgement."
"I'm coming, end of story." Elena pushed her shoulders back, head in the air, turned on her heel and walked out to Damon's car.
"Stubborn must be a family trait." Damon smirked, motioning me outside.
"Shut up Damon." I grumbled walking out.
Damon parked the car, when I made no move to get out Damon did, moving the seat for Elena, "We'll be there in a minute." he said before sitting back in the driver's seat, "Thought you were hungry."
"I am." I said quietly.
"Well i'm not sure if you know this or not but the food, it's in there."
"I know." I bit my lip and reached for the handle, stopping when he said, "Once we find out his master plan I'll kill him if you want." like it was the simple answer.
"No, I want him to leave, not dead." I replied, finally getting out of the car and walking towards the door, which Damon held open for me. Inside everything was set up for a reception, the mayor had already given her speech and people were starting to mingle. Elena had waited by the front door, she immediately directed her attention towards us when we walked in, "Remember, play nice." she said, more for my benefit than Damon's. Damon and I walked up to the table where Jenna and Alaric were sitting, John was standing next to the table with an uncomfortable look on his face, "John how are you?" Damon said enthusiastically.
"I'm good Damon, nice to see you." John replied, while I suppress the urge to vomit. My facial expression didn't go unnoticed by John, "I was hoping you would have taught Alexis some manners by now Damon."
"I find her delightful." Damon replied.
"Why do you do that to her?" Jenna piped up.
"Do what?" John asked genuinely curious.
"Elena and Jeremy can do no wrong but Alexis you've always done this, when she doesn't live up to your ridiculous expectations you berate her, usually in public." My eyes widened at Jennas's statement, it was true but no one ever said anything about it.
"It's better than you, their so called guardian, you let her run around, live with some guy, I'm sure college is off the table."
"Wow, you really don't know anything about me do you?"
"I know that you're a druggie, you smell like pot." John snapped.
"And you smell like you missed out!" I watched Jenna stifle a laugh, "Jenna is lenient with me because despite my lack of manners and attitude problem, I'm a straight A student, I participate in town functions, I always call and I don't live with Damon, even if I did it's absolutely none of your business." I was so angry I was shaking, hold it together Alexis, you don't need to blow shit up in the grill.
"I have higher expectations for my daughter."
"NO! You don't get to do that. You tried to throw me away twice. You. Are. Nothing." I growled, before anyone could stop me I turned and walked down the steps toward the front door. "
Alexis, wait." Damon said from behind me, he grabbed my wrist, making me face him.
"I thought I could handle this but I can't, John builds up the same anger in me that Kathrine does and I can't afford to lose my shit in here."
"Let me take you home, I can come back and talk to John."
"It's fine, I'm just going to walk around the square for a few minutes. Get some air."
"Are you su-"
"Stop." I cut him off, "I'm working so hard just to keep from blowing every lightbulb in this place." Damon nodded letting go of my wrist, I walked outside letting the warm sun wash over my face.
Damon's POV
I wanted to rip his throat out right there in the grill but I knew it wasn't a good idea. I wandered over to the bar keeping my eye on John as he schmoozed it up with people who clearly didn't like him any more than his family. Elena was talking with Jenna and Ric, Jenna was spiraling about the entire situation. John was finally by himself and I snatched the opportunity while I had it, "I hear you know a lot you aren't saying."
"I can't trust any of you, rumor has it Elijah can compel other vampires, that's why Kathrine is still in the tomb." John replied.
"That's because she's been in there long enough for the vervain to leave her system, Stefan and I, however are chalkful." I smirked.
"You're drinking vervain?"
"It's an acquired taste. Now you need to start talking, I want to know what you know about Klaus and you're going to tell me."
"And why would I do that Damon?"
"Because," I leaned in close, "I have enough reasons to kill you, you don't want to add another one to the list." I backed up slowly, and guaged his reaction, his face was blank.
"It was good talking to you Damon." he said stepping around me.
Alexis's POV
I had walked around the square twice, finally feeling a little better about the whole situation. I started off towards the grill, looking down at my feet when I bumped into someone, feeling a small pain in my arm, "Sorry." I said quietly, looking up. I didn't recognize the man, he smirked holding up a syringe, "Night, night, princess." His voice was the last thing I heard before it all went dark.
I heard screaming, it started far away but now it was right next to me, I tried to open my eyes but they felt so heavy. There's that scream again, "Please stop!" I know that voice, I force my eyes open, "Caroline!" I yelled out, I tried to move but I was stuck, Handcuffed around a table leg, the table was bolted to a floor. I looked around and we were in a camper. "Have a good nap?" a man asked, I looked up at him pulling at my wrists, it was the man from the square, "Who are you?" I spat, suddenly feeling sick. He smirked and ignored my question, "What do you want?" Still no answer, then I felt a cold sensation fill my whole body and the dizziness took over.
"Damn, looks like I used too much. Takes the fun out of torturing you if you're going to die." he finally spoke, confirming my suspicions, he'd dosed me and I was already feeling the effects, my heart was racing. A loud bang rang out followed by pain in my leg, I screamed. Caroline yelled from her cage, "Stop leave her alone!"
"Hu, guess it is still fun." He said before walking outside, slamming the door behind him.
I gritted my teeth as i used the table leg to pull myself up, "Caroline, how long have we been here?" I asked, wiping my face on my upper arm, my tears were red, the pain in my leg getting worse.
"I don't know. That bitch shot me in the head and I woke up here right before you did."
"There's a lock, to your right. Can you reach it?" I watched as she slid her arm through the bars trying to free the lever holding her in. "It's too far." she said shaking her head,she leaned back kicking at the bars.
I started yanking at my handcuffs, moving around using my uninjured leg to push off the booth seat trying to break the chain but it was no use, all I accomplished was bloody wrists, "We need to get out of here." I said, nearly crying again, the pain from my injuries was starting to radiate outwards, almost like my nerves were on fire. I saw the worried look on her face, "Listen to me," I said calmly, "Damon will notice I'm missing, were going to get out of here."
"What's wrong with you? Why did he say you were going to die?"
"I'm fine, he doesn't know what he's talking about." I lied, Caroline was already panicked she didn't need the extra stress, "When we get out of here I need you to get me to the boarding house or my house whatever is closest, ok?" I didn't hear her response because the dizziness took over and my eyes fluttered closed.
Damon's POV
"Have you seen your sister?" I asked Elena.
"No, have you heard from Stefan?"
I shook my head and if on cue my phone started buzzing in my pocket, "Speak of the devil." I accepted the call, "What can I do for you little brother?"
"The wolves have Caroline and Alexis, they want Tyler."
"What?"
"Tyler confronted Caroline this morning, he knows about us Damon, and Jules is using his safety as a trade for the girls."
"Where?"
"Out by the falls."
"I'll be there soon."
I pulled Elena aside letting her know what was going on, she tried to brush past me like she was going with but I didn't have time to argue with her, "Elena you're not going, end of story." she tried to push past me again, "Is there a problem here?" John asked walking up
"Yes, be a dad ground your daughter." I said patting him on the shoulder and walking out to my car.
Alexis's POV
There's the screaming again, it's easier to open my eyes this time, "Leave her alone you fuck." I spat from my spot.
"I'll get to you in a minute." he replied peering around the corner.
"They're here." Jules said from the door, "grab this one and come on."
I had a plan, until Brady actually unlocked my hands and picked me up, every spot being touched felt like needles were being shoved into my skin, I clamped my jaw shut trying not to scream. "Which one does she belong to?" Brady said as he dropped me to the ground, this time I couldn't hold back the scream. I could just barely make out Damon's voice, I heard Brady again, "Who killed Mason?"
"I did." I said hoarsely, I was already dead I wasn't going to let them get to Damon too.
"What did you say?" Brady crouched down.
I coughed, tasting blood in my mouth, "I said I killed that fucking mutt." I spit the blood that had pooled in my mouth into his face, earning me a shot in the shoulder, I wouldn't give him the satisfaction of hearing me scream, not again. I watched as he pointed to Damon, "Kill that one slow, make her watch."
It was only a few seconds when the fight broke out, both vampires moving so fast I could barely keep up. Tyler ran up to me trying to pick me up, "No, stop." I groaned.
"He shot you, we need to get you out of here."
"Other then Damon, Caroline is the only person who can help me, she locked in that camper. Help her." he stopped not sure what to do, "Tyler hurry, I'm going to start hallucinating soon and I won't be able to walk her though what to do." he must have sensed my urgency because he carefully laid me back down and ran into the trailer. I tried to focus on the fight but my vision kept blurring in and out making it hard to concentrate, seconds later Caroline was scooping me up. "Get her to my car." I heard Damon yell, Caroline was off running through the woods, quickly coming to a sudden stop, she sat me down leaning my back against the car, "Now what?" she asked.
"Open the trunk, there will be a blue case," I stopped coughing up blood, the dizziness threatening to take over again, I started digging in my shoulder for the bullet, trying to keep myself awake. I explained to Caroline exactly what to do, I tried my best not to pull away at every touch.
"You lied to me in the camper." she said quietly, she slid down sitting next to me on the side my blood wasn't being drained.
"I didn't want you to worry." I said pulling the wooden bullet out of my arm, "Watch out there's enough vervain in me to really hurt you." I leaned my head back against the car, suddenly it felt like my body was being torn apart, I screamed out, tears flowing down my face again. Caroline jumped up ready to pounce on whatever was hurting me, "What's wrong, what can I do?" she asked.
I cried out the only words my brain would form, "Just make it stop, please. Caroline, make it stop!" The pain kept coming in waves, Caroline did her best to keep me,
steady and keep me from knocking the needle out of my arm, after what felt like hours but im sure was only a few minutes, "It hurts, please make it stop." my voice almost gone from screaming.
Damon's POV
As soon as the Martin witch dropped the werewolves I didn't wait around to hear if he had a speech. I could hear Alexis yelling as I burst through the trees, Caroline had her arms wrapped around Alexis trying to keep her still. "Please just kill me, snap my neck and make it stop." her voice was so broken, Caroline looked at me, "I don't know what to do." she said quietly. Alexis suddenly looked at Caroline wide eyed then to me, "You Fuckers stay away from me." she pushed Caroline off of her, half crawling away from the car.
"She's hallucinating." Caroline said, trying to grab her. Alexis kicked her leg out, "Fuck off Jules!" she yelled.
"She shouldn't be this strong, she's already lost a lot of blood."
I wrapped my arms around her, she was already cold to the touch. She tried to fight against me, "Shh, It's me, it's Damon." she stopped struggling, going limp in my arms, "Alexis?"
"She's out." Caroline said walking up to me, "This was in the kit." she held out the pre-filled syringe, she didn't tell me what to do with it, we didn't get that far."
I took it and nodded moving her back by the car, sitting down I leaned her back against my chest, readjusting the needle, making sure she was still breathing. Caroline tried to talk a few more times, finally I said, "Look shut up or go away, her heart is getting hard enough to hear without you in my ear." She nodded and looked down twisting a leaf between her fingers.
It was another fifteen minutes before her heart was so slow and so quiet, I almost couldn't hear it. I held the syringe above her heart and silently prayed I wasn't too late, I jabbed the needle in her heart and pushed the plunger, *thump……...thump……….* I tensed at the silence, "Alexis I swear if you die on me-" Alexis shot straight up gasping for breath, coughing.
"OH MY GOD!" Caroline screeched wrapping her arms around Alexis almost knocking me over in the process
"Who the fuck are you and why are you touching me?" she said into Caroline's shoulder.
Caroline pulled back and I got up moving around so I could look at her, "Alexis?"
"Who?" she asked, I felt my face go blank as I leaned back when she suddenly broke out in laughter, "Sorry, I couldn't help myself." she said, still laughing.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" I asked as I pulled her up into a hug, kissing the top of her forehead.
"Want the list." she said pulling away, "I feel like death, and its fucking freezing." I handed her my jacket wrapping it over her shoulders.
"I think you should take a minute before we leave, you lost a lot of blood and mine is only going to do so much." She nodded her head pushing herself towards the car wincing the while time, "Do you need some help?" I asked, raising my eyebrow.
"No but Caroline does, can you shine your phone light so I can get these toothpicks?" she turned to Caroline, "Did you already get all the bullets out?"
"No, I was too worried about you." the blond turned her shoulder into the light.
"I'll make you a deal, you get the one out of my leg and I'll get the one in your shoulder." Alexis said turning her leg so Caroline could see the wound, "It hurts like a bitch and I know I wont be able to get it out by myself." She grabbed my free hand while I shone the light on her leg.
"It's not super far in there, O.K. take a deep breath." Caroline moved to pull out the bullet, "Wait." Alexis said she looked up at me, "Belt." she said simply, I knew exactly why she wanted it, when I didn't move she said, "I will not give them the satisfaction of hearing me scream again," her voice tone was as firm as she could make it given she barely had a voice, I quickly pulled it off handing it to her. She folded it in half, "Don't count, just do it." she said before biting on the belt leaning back, taking my hand back and nodding her head.
Caroline did as she was told, in one swift motion she reached in and pulled the bullet out, Alexis's hand gripped mine hard enough, if I were human she'd have broken bones, the belt seemed to help. Once the bullet was out she took a few breaths and leaned up, I moved the light up towards carolines shoulder, repeating the same process on Caroline, who I'm pretty sure acted like she was more hurt than she was to make Alexis feel better. I held the light while Alexis removed the wooden quills from Caroline's neck, "That mother fucker better be gone when my magic comes back. I'm going to magically punch his heart out of his chest."
"Easy there feisty pants." I said with a small laugh.
"I'm serious Damon, they need to leave or they need to die. They're dangerous, that guy Brady he dosed me in the middle of the square, there were a ton of people around." I watched as she braced herself against the car trying to stand up, I rushed over, "I don't need help." she snapped, closing her eyes, "I just want to go home, please?" She yanked the door handle and let herself fall into the front seat.
"Need a ride?" I asked Caroline.
"Yeah thanks." she walked around climbing in behind the driver's seat,
Alexis's POV
Damon turned the wrong way after dropping Caroline off, my house was just around the block, "Where are we going?"
"You said you wanted to go home." he smirked.
"I don't you know what, I'm too tired to argue with you and you have a better shower." I said leaning back in the seat.
"How do you feel?" Damon asked not looking away from the road.
"Like shit." I laughed which caused me to cough, "I probably will for a couple days at least till my magic comes back."
"You realize I'm not going to let you out of my sight until that happens right?"
"Great.'' I replied sarcastically.
When he pulled up to the house I was determined to get myself out of the car and up to the shower. Every muscle of my body screamed as I made my way to the door, Damon inches away. I pushed open the door and slowly made my way towards the stairs, suddenly I was scooped up and rushed up the stairs, "Damon!" I shouted as he put me down.
"At the rate you were going it would have been Tuesday before you got up here." he walked over starting the shower and I turned to look in the mirror, "I look like I feel, I might actually have to wear makeup tomorrow." I was covered in blood, mine, Caroline's, it was on my face, neck, in my hair, my shirt was half soaked and one of my shoes was ruined, "I believe you have officially seen me at my worst." I said turning around.
Damon stepped towards me, "I'm just glad you're here to see." he kissed my forehead, "Take a shower, I'll find you something to eat." I nodded my head and started pulling off my ruined clothes as he walked out. I let the hot water run over me, it seemed to take forever for all the red to wash down the drain. Everything still hurt and I still felt foggy, I saw things when I passed out, memories I think but everything is still so jumbled. I scrubbed my skin almost raw, just trying to get the filth of this day off of me before finally deeming myself clean enough. I turned off the shower and got dressed in sleep pants, pulling a hoodie over my t-shirt.
Walking towards the parlor I heard Damon talking to someone, he cut across the hall carrying 3 pizza boxes, "Why do you have so much food?" I called after him. As I rounded the corner to step down into the room I was swallowed up by three sets of arms, "Guys not that this isn't a nice thought but you squishing me." I said quietly. Bonnie and Caroline let go but Elena didn't move.
"I'm so glad you're ok." she whispered.
Damon saIpeeled myself away, "Ok is relative but I'm alive." I smiled, "What are you guys doing here?"
"Caroline told us what happened," Bonnie started, "and Elena and I decided we should all be together tonight, like we used to."
"And since Damon isn't going to let you out of his sight for the rest of eternity," she rolled her eyes at him, "I bullied him into letting us do it here."
I looked from Caroline to Damon and busted out in laughter at the thought of Damon being bullied by Caroline.
"I'll leave you ladies to it." Damon said smirking.
"I brought you this," Bonnie held out a water bottle full of some green liquid, "Emily wrote about it, all plants but it should make you feel better faster but she made a note that it doesn't interact well with vampire blood, so maybe lay off for a couple days unless its an emergency." I took the bottle from her and nodded.
The night was spent laughing, pretending we weren't caught up in all the craziness, like Caroline and I hadn't spent a year and a half hating each other, until one by one I was the only one left awake. I slowly stepped over Bonnie carefully to avoid making the slightest noise I walked out into the hall. I momentarily wondered if it was worth it about halfway up the stairs but I kept going, deciding it was officially worth it as I climbed into bed.
"What happened to the slumber party?" Damon asked, throwing his arm over me.
"I couldn't sleep on the floor knowing that this bed was up here calling my name." I said as I closed my eyes.