Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to The Vampire Diaries, TV show or books. However I decided to have a little play around with the characters (I would definitely like to play with Damon).
I decided to write this chapter like this to give it a good fixed time point. Just to keep it relative to the show.
There was one loose end I wanted to tie up. All I can say is, sometimes you need to take a step back before you can take a step forward.
Three weeks later, Damon was alone, sat on the couch in the parlor, with a glass of whiskey in his hand. Bonnie had finally forgiven him and Elena for the little orgasm in the middle of the club issue. From what Damon could work out, Bonnie could tell they genuinely didn't think it would affect her. However, she thought having perfectly normal post feed sex at a club wasn't entirely what she believed to be normal at all. Initially Damon had found it hilarious that Bonnie had been writhing around in the booth having the best orgasm of her life, Elena on the other hand hadn't found it funny at all. This had resulted in a huge row and a sex ban for twenty four hours, after which Damon thought he was going to go stir crazy. He was beginning to wonder how the hell he'd gone celibate for those few months between Andie and Rebekah, when now one day without Elena nearly killed him.
Eventually after much apologizing, Bonnie had agreed to go with them to a club again, but this time Stefan joined them to supervise Bonnie while Caroline supervised Damon and Elena. They finally found the formula which cause the issue. Simultaneous feeding from the same source connected all three of them. They suspected it was the baby sharing the power of the feed with Bonnie even if she wasn't there, which also linked her to every sensation Damon and Elena experienced. The feeding issue also included third party feeding. If one was feeding from the prey, they couldn't feed from each other at the same time as they often did. This was because they were simultaneously receiving nourishment from the same source. Once they'd established the protocol, Damon and Elena were free to feed without the pressure of their friends watching. Instead they'd taken to feeding separately and thus were able to have post feed sex.
While Damon was in the parlor drinking, Stefan was at school helping Caroline set things up for the graduation ceremony, and Elena was upstairs getting ready with Bonnie, which meant no shower sex, which in turn made Damon feel very grumpy. If it wasn't for the fact it would piss Elena off and guarantee no sex for at least forty eight hours, he'd be ready to kill a teacher or two for allowing Bonnie to get ready at the boarding house and in his and Elena's bedroom. On the plus side, after the party they would have all summer to have plenty of sex and cuddling (the latter Damon had suddenly become a huge fan of, especially since Elena had fallen pregnant), while they went house hunting near Whitmore College, because at least the Travelers wouldn't find them there.
Out of the blue, Damon started to feel uncomfortable with the notion Silas and the Travelers gone completely underground. Although they didn't have the power to kill the baby just yet, he got the sudden feeling that there was no reason for them not to kidnap at least one of them, and Mystic Falls was still the most obvious place to look, especially once the Travelers had realized they weren't in Seattle. Damon had no idea why, but he was now on edge.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door, which caused Damon to jump. Nobody ever knocked, they usually just walked right in, this automatically put Damon on an even higher alert than he had been already. He text Elena to listen out in case there were any problems, before he went to answer the door.
Damon opened the large wooden front door, only to find a small woman on the other side. She appeared to be in her early fifties with dark hair, which had gray streaks in it.
"I'm sorry, but if you're trying to sell us something, don't bother, we've already got it. Including religion, it's called whiskey." Damon smiled sarcastically, raising his glass as proof before he attempted to close the door, however the woman stopped him.
"I've got a little message for you. It's from Silas." the woman said as she lifted a gun and shot Damon in the shoulder. The force of the bullet made Damon to stagger backwards, groaning in pain. He'd only seen one gun which could shoot wooden bullets like that before, Connors.
"Ouch, you shot me." Damon said confused, wincing as he pulled the bullet out of his shoulder as the woman began to reload the gun. "Who are you?" he asked.
"My name is Joanna." the woman smiled crookedly. "I'm here to make our job easier to get rid of the prophesy"
"Oh no you don't!" came Bonnie's voice from behind as the woman dropped the gun and grabbed hold of her head and neck, before collapsing to the floor with pain and falling unconscious.
"Um...Bonnie." Elena's voice followed. "Don't witches die from aneurysms?" she asked.
"Normal ones yes." Bonnie explained. "Supernatural ones no." she told them. "We need to question her, but I doubt she'll say anything."
"How do you know she's a witch?" Damon asked. "She didn't give me a headache."
"She's a Traveler. I can feel it." Bonnie told him. "The baby must have recognized the signs as it went on high alert before she even knocked on the door. I was already on my way before you text Elena." she said as Damon realized that must have been why he'd been so edgy just a few moments before the strange woman arrived.
"So what do we do with her?" Elena asked as Damon and Bonnie glanced at each other, knowing Elena wasn't going to like the answer.
"She can't be allowed to let the others know where she is." Damon replied. "Keep her alive until after graduation, and then..."she stopped, hoping Elena would get the message.
"Kill her?" Elena asked folding her arms and raising an eyebrow.
"She wants the baby dead Elena." Bonnie agreed. "Keep her unconscious, take her somewhere far from here and kill her. That way the Travelers will go looking in the wrong place for her, and it gives you time to get out of Mystic Falls and back up to Richmond." she said. "She won't wake now for about twenty four hours. That gives us plenty of time to take her somewhere far away from here." she said.
"Why do you think she came here?" Elena asked, as she noticed Damon wince again with pain.
"Common sense?" Damon suggested. "Silas probably told her Katherine was being held elsewhere." he said.
"So where did she get the gun?" Elena frowned.
"Connor's RV hasn't been moved." Damon suggested. "Maybe Silas told her where to find it so she could raid his stash." he shrugged.
Elena's eyes opened wide with shock. "If that's the case, the bullet could be laced with..." she stopped not wanting to say the word. "Upstairs now!" she demanded, deciding to look for herself as she took Damon by the hand and dragged him upstairs to his room while Bonnie followed.
Once they reached the bedroom, Elena spun Damon around to face her. "Damon, take off your shirt!" she instructed.
"Elena, there are other women present." Damon said, tilting his head over to Bonnie.
"Fine." Elena simply said as she ripped his shirt open to reveal the wound on his shoulder. Bonnie's eyes nearly popped out of her head at the sight of a half naked Damon standing in front of her, causing him to smirk before she looked away. "Let me look." Elena insisted, putting her hand on his shoulder, to get a closer look, however Damon shrank away, cringing in pain.
"Damon, it's not healing." Elena said, panic creeping into her voice.
"I guess that's because the bullet was laced with werewolf venom, okay? The Travelers are dicks." Damon snapped.
"Surely the witch would have known this." Elena frowned. "They don't want to kill you as they need you to continue the bloodline." she said.
"Well unless they've got some of Klaus's blood, or some other witchy workaround, she fucked up." Damon agreed.
Elena turned away from Damon and started pacing across the room. "We need Klaus. We need his blood." she shook her head.
"Klaus would rather see me die. Plus, Klaus is a thousand miles away sipping Hurricanes on Bourbon Street." Damon shrugged.
"That wound will kill you!" Elena yelled.
"Don't you think I know that?" Damon asked. "On the plus side, if I die, the prophesy comes about sooner because one of the bloodlines becomes extinct." he said. "Ric can kill Silas next week and you wouldn't have to worry about you and the baby." he grimaced.
"That's not an option Damon!" Elena snapped as she took out her phone and called Caroline."
"Elena, what's up?" Caroline asked. "Please tell me you haven't lost your jewelry so the gown doesn't fit." she said in a panicked voice.
"No worse." Elena said. "Damon has werewolf toxin in his system. We need Klaus, and you're the only one he'll listen to." she pleaded. "I know you don't like Damon, but..." she began to sob.
"I know. Don't worry, I'll do everything I can to lure Klaus here." Caroline promised. "He might be an ass, but h is the father of your baby and all. And I know how much you love him. If the worst happens, we could always charter a private jet to get him to New Orleans." she suggested. "Is the wound big?" Caroline asked.
"No." Elena shook her head. "He's probably got a couple of days." she said.
"Good." Caroline stated. "That gives me time to find out if Klaus can come here first." she said. "Which means you are not getting out of graduation that easily." she insisted. "You get ready for graduation, I'll get Klaus here to Mystic Falls." she assured them before hanging up.
"But who's going to look after Damon?" Elena frowned, looking at her phone although there was nobody on the other end.
"I will!" came Ric's voice from behind her.
"Aww man, I don't need a babysitter." Damon groaned.
"Well you can't go to the graduation ceremony, just in case you have a sudden urge to kill people." Elena folded her arms. "Blood lust, hallucinations, remember?"
"Elena's right" Ric agreed. "You do need a babysitter. Even if you don't get sick from the werewolf toxin while you're there, we can't risk it. And we can't leave you alone here as there's still time for you to consciously do something stupid. Like feeding the witch some of your blood and questioning her." he said sarcastically.
"Don't be a dick!" Damon rolled his eyes. "Instead, why don't you make yourself useful and take the witch to Nowheresville, kill her and bury her. Keep her death away from Mystic Falls." he sighed.
"It's not an option Damon!" Elena snapped. "Ric is staying here until after the ceremony."
"The witch wasn't trying to kill me." Damon sighed. "She said she was just trying to make it easier to get rid of the baby." he grimaced.
"She was trying to kidnap you." Ric said dryly. "I'm not sure the werewolf toxin will kill you. Isn't there some sort of protection spell the Travelers put on you so you couldn't die?" he asked.
"They did." Bonnie replied. "But do we know whether it work against werewolf toxin? And if it was Silas who told them about the RV, how do we know he's not double crossing them?" she asked. "He doesn't have a great deal to gain from them." she said.
"Actually he does." Ric shook his head before turning to Bonnie. "You completed the Expression triangle, he still needs you to drop the veil. And for that he needs the Travelers to perform a certain ritual, to force you to drop the veil, which only they can do. They can't do it yet, but I'm guessing by kidnapping Damon, they hoped you'd turn up and try to save him. The sooner they have you incarcerated, the sooner they can make you human. That's if they've managed to get hold of the ascendant." he said. "Maybe that's how they would cure him of the werewolf toxin." he said thoughtfully.
"What's the ascendant?" Bonnie asked.
"It's the key to the time portal." Ric explained. "Remember, they kept stuff there to use to kill Silas?" he asked as everyone nodded. "Well, there are also copies of the cure too. Silas is still buried, but can't be resurrected, which means anyone who has a drop of Bennett witch blood and the ascendant can grab the copy of the cure from the time portal." he said. "Although I imagine the 1903 version of the cure might be a little hard to get to considering the lack of motorized transportation at the time. They'd need a strong witch, possibly full of Expression to transport themselves to the location and take the cure." he explained. "Anyone who can drive and has Bennett blood would be able to access the 1994 cure. So in theory they could already have the cure's ready for you. It doesn't matter to them when you take it. They just need to wait until they're powerful enough to kill the prophesy." he said.
"Can't Silas kill the baby?" Elena asked, sounding scared.
Ric shook his head. "Killing the baby would kill him too."
"So are you saying there's already more than one cure out there?" Elena asked.
"In total there are three. Which is all they need." Ric explained. "One for Silas, one for Elena and one for either Stefan or Damon. Elena wont age after taking the cure, so they can take it out of her to give it to either Stefan or Damon, or whichever one doesn't already have the cure in his system." he said. "I'm guessing they're hoping to make a start as soon as possible." he sighed.
"Which means they still need Katherine." Damon said as Ric nodded. "I think they might have a little problem there. Even we don't know where she is."
"Why would they want to start so soon?" Elena frowned.
"I don't know. Maybe to start the process of you falling out of love with Damon." Ric suggested. "Kidnap you all and keep you until December when they can kill the baby." he explained. "If they turn you all human, you'll fall back in love with Stefan. The longer you're in love with him and not Damon, the easier it will be for them to take the baby as you'll possibly start to reject it. Well that's the theory." he sighed. "Once they've gotten you, they can turn their attention to focus on finding Katherine."
"I'd never do that." Elena frowned.
"The curse will make you want to reject it." Ric said sadly.
"So what about the ascendants?" Bonnie asked, trying to change the subject. "Who has them?"
"That's the thing." Ric frowned. "The Gemini Coven still have one in their possession. The other was kept safe by Sheila Bennett. Nobody knows what she did with it, or where she hid it." he shrugged. "That's why I've been at Whitmore for the last four days. Searching Shane's office for the ascendant, but it's not there."
"So there's a chance the Travelers could have the ascendant and a cure, which was how they were going to save Damon instead of trusting the spell." Elena frowned. "But why use werewolf toxin and not just vervain?" she asked.
"Under normal circumstances vervain won't be enough for a witch who has virtually no powers, to keep me down. I drink it remember." Damon told her. "Shoot me with werewolf venom first and then vervain will keep me down long enough for her to take me to wherever she intended for us to go." he said.
"So we're back to needing Klaus's blood." Elena sighed.
"Look, if Blondie can't come through, Ric and I will do a little road trip to New Orleans, kill the witch and bury her there. On the way we get some blood from Klaus." Damon suggested. "That's if he's feeling generous." he winced. "It's only a small wound, I've got a couple of days before I start going crazy with blood lust. I'll be all healed before you know it." he smile, although Elena could tell it was a forced fake smile.
"What if Klaus won't give it to you?" Elena said quietly.
"He will." Bonnie interjected. "He wants Silas dead and for that he needs Damon alive." she said.
"Well technically..." Damon started, but stopped and grabbed Elena gently by the shoulders. "Just go to your graduation ceremony. Let's see if Blondie pulls through with Klaus. If she does, all will be right in the world and we'll be moving back to Richmond for the summer." he smiled and kissed her on the forehead. "Everything will be fine, trust me, right Ric?" he looked at his best friend for support.
"I'll make sure he doesn't do anything ridiculously stupid." Ric agreed. "I am stronger and faster than him." he smirked.
"Okay okay." Elena agreed. "You two get drunk while Bonnie and I go to the ceremony." she said. "But I'm skipping the party and coming straight home. It's not like I can drink anyway." she sighed despondently.
"Fine." Damon agreed as they kissed once more.
"So get out while Bonnie and I get ready." she smiled as she ushered Damon and Ric out of the bedroom.
An hour after Elena and Bonnie left for the graduation ceremony, Damon and Ric were sat in the parlor discussing the merits of different bourbon's when the front door opened and Klaus walked in. He glanced down at the still unconscious witch on the couch before looking between Damon and Ric.
"Looks like Blondie came through." Damon shrugged. "How the hell did you get here so fast?" he asked.
"I was already on my way." Klaus replied. "I see you haven't killed the witch yet." he frowned.
"We're going to take a road trip, kill her and dump her body somewhere else." Damon explained.
"Don't worry, I can take care of that on my way back to New Orleans." Klaus smirked.
"You know, if you don't cure me, there's a good chance the Travelers will vanish." Damon told Klaus.
"And why are you telling me this?" Klaus asked.
"Because if I die, then the prophesy is fulfilled." Damon explained. "With me dead, the Travelers can't draw on the power of the bloodlines. Wouldn't it be just easier to let me die?" he asked.
"What the fuck?" Ric asked. "Has that werewolf toxin started to melt your brain already?" he cried.
"Well, technically he does have a point." Klaus told Ric. "Although I suspect the spell the witches placed on him does work. Instead he'll just go crazy until he receives the cure or my blood. Although by then my blood might not be enough to cure him. Becoming human might be his only option. I suspect this is what the Travelers actually wanted." he said. "Even if they have a dose of the cure, they won't give it to him until they have all three doses."
"How do you know this?" Damon asked.
"Common sense really." Klaus smirked. "We know they don't have Katherine and both ascendants. They might have one, they might not have either. But even if they do, they need to get both cures from the other Prison World." he said. "Do you really think the Gemini Coven would just hand it over?" he asked.
"Nope." Damon sighed.
"Exactly." Klaus agreed. "They just care that the baby is born. After that, you dying is of no consequence to them. Therefore the Travelers are relying on your loved ones to get the ascendant and Katherine, on agreement that they will give you the cure. They would even honor that bargain. Unfortunately for you, it means the destruction of the Prophesy, and I'm not about to let that happen." he shrugged.
"So you don't think I can die from the bite?" Damon frowned.
"Doubtful." Klaus shook his head. "However, you can still go mad, and that is another reason I need to cure you." he said. "You see, there are people I quite like having alive, and I don't want you hurting them, or accidentally pulling their hearts out due to the toxin. So see, I have to feed you my blood." he said as he bit his hand. "Could I have a glass?" he asked as Ric got him one from the wet bar.
Klaus held his clenched hand over the glass, allowing the blood to drip into it, until it was a quarter full, before handing it to Damon, who wrinkled his nose, before drinking the contents. Suddenly Damon felt the wound heal and his head clear.
"Thanks." he said begrudgingly.
"Don't thank me, thank Caroline." Klaus smirked. "Right I'd better be on my way. I have a graduation ceremony to attend to." he said. "If you don't mind, put the witch in the trunk my car. It's just outside. I'll get rid of her for you." he added, leaving taking long strides out of the door.
Damon frowned. "Did I just witness Klaus buying hero hair?" he raised an eyebrow.
"Maybe he's desperate to get into Caroline's good books." Ric suggested.
"Or her panties." Damon smirked. "I think he might have hero hair competition though. Stefan is an old pro when it comes to that game. Klaus doesn't stand a chance." he laughed.
"Were you really prepared to die to stop make sure the bloodline curse was broken?" Ric frowned.
"Dying or taking the cure. Let me see..." Damon stroked his chin dramatically. "There's no fucking way I'm becoming human. I'd lose Elena, the baby and everything. So yes Ric, I'd much rather be dead than take the cure." he shrugged.
"I doubt Elena would agree with that." Ric sighed. "You do know if you all become human and the baby survives, the curse is broken and she'd still be in love with you." he said.
"Too risky." Damon shook his head.
Ric picked the gun up off the table. "Well don't even think about using this thing on yourself." he said putting it down the back of his jeans. "Death is not an option." he said. "It won't work."
"I know." Damon scowled. "It was just an idea." he argued.
"And Elena will be very pissed when she finds out you considered that option." Ric raised an eyebrow.
"Don't tell her." Damon said.
"I won't, but do you really think Klaus won't tell Elena or Caroline, who I'm sure has been dying to get revenge on you for what happened with Bonnie." Ric folded his arms.
"Shit." Damon sighed. "Didn't think about that." he winced.
"You do know that's a potential one week ban, don't you?" Ric smirked.
"Don't remind me." Damon snarled.
"You better have a good apology." Ric laughed.
"I was trying to do the right thing by her." Damon insisted.
"By hurting her?" Ric shook his head. "I doubt Elena will see it that way." he said.
"Let's just get this witch into Klaus's car." Damon said, changing the subject.
"Fine." Ric shrugged as they both got up. "But don't say I didn't warn you about Elena." he said.
As it was graduation day at Mystic Falls High, the students had gathered at the school in their red caps and gowns, to celebrate the end of their school career. They were all currently milling around on the football field as parents, family and friends arrived to watch them collect their High School Diploma's.
As they were getting into line, Caroline was still on the phone, trying to get hold of Klaus. However every time she dialed his number, it went straight to voicemail. "Klaus, now is not the time to decide that you are over me." Caroline hissed into her phone. "I'm gonna call you every ten minutes until you get your ass here to save Damon's life." she warned as she reached Bonnie, hung up and looked around to see it was just the two of them. "Where is everyone?" she frowned.
"I'm here." Matt called out as he suddenly arrived.
"Where have you been?" Caroline snapped.
"Oh, you know, making plans for the summer with Rebekah." Matt said smugly.
"Where's Elena?" Bonnie asked. "We can't do this without her." she said frantically as Elena and Stefan suddenly appeared.
"I'm here." Elena grinned as she hugged Bonnie.
"I can't believe it." Caroline cried. "We're actually all here. We are all here together! Bonnie Bennett, are you crying?" she demanded.
"It's our last hurrah before we go off to college." Bonnie sobbed.
"Well, the perks of being a vampire...we can go wherever we wanna go." Caroline grinned. "We can choose our own roommates. We could...we could get a triple room!" she said mischievously.
"Um... Caroline, I thought we were going to Whitmore and Damon is buying us a house there." Elena laughed.
"True." Caroline agreed, "But only until we have dealt with Silas. After that... the world is our oyster." she exclaimed dramatically.
"I'm just happy we're all here." Bonnie smiled.
"Aw...group hug!" Caroline insisted.
"Ah, I don't ...I don't hug..." Stefan started but was quickly interrupted.
"Oh, get over yourself!" Caroline snapped, as they all gathered around in a circle with their arms around each other. They were interrupted by a whistling on the mic, signaling the start of the ceremony as they turned to see Bonnie's dad on stage. They all rushed to get to their place in the line for when they were called up to receive their diploma's.
Mayor Hopkins greeted the crowds to a round of applause. "Welcome parents, family, and friends. What a beautiful day for a graduation. Thank you for joining us today on this special day, as we celebrate our graduates." he said. So let's get started. John Albrecht." he announced as John walked up on stage to collect his diploma. "David Bance." Rudy called out. "Sarah Beasley." announced. "Um, not to play favorites, but I am especially proud of this next graduate, my lovely daughter: Bonnie Bennett!" he smiled proudly as Bonnie walked up onto the stage and hugged her father. "Congratulations. I'm so proud of you, sweetie." he said off the mic.
"Thanks, Dad." Bonnie grinned.
"You're welcome." Rudy stood watching as Bonnie left the stage to join the other students, before continuing to list the names of the graduating students, who were collecting their High School Diploma's. "Savannah Davis." he called. "Matt Donovan." he smiled at Matt as he collected his certificate. "William Duncan." he said. "Caroline Forbes." Rudy announced. "Congratulations." he whispered.
"Thank you." Caroline smiled back.
"Matt Freeman." Mayor Hopkins continued. "Elena Gilbert. Congratulations." he said with a smile.
"Thank you." Elena replied as she looked towards the crowd. Sadly Damon wasn't there, but Jeremy was clapping frantically, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw Klaus, causing her heart to jump with joy. She'd never been so happy to see him before, but knowing he was there, was confirmation Damon would be okay. Her day had suddenly improved considerably.
After the ceremony, Elena tentatively approached Klaus who offered his hand in way of congratulations, which Elena took and shook it.
"Congratulations." Klaus said dryly. "For graduation and on the little one." he said in such a soft voice, Elena thought she was talking to a completely different person.
"Thank you." Elena frowned. "I think. Have...have you seen Damon?" she asked.
"Ah yes." Klaus grinned his normal evil smile, which ironically put Elena more at ease than the soft version of the evil hybrid she knew. "About that. Strange, at first I thought he was already hallucinating. You see, he was convinced you'd all be better off if he were dead. Not that the witches would have allowed that, instead I told him their magic would have allowed him to go mad. The only other cure would have been to make him human, which was probably what the Travelers wanted in the first place." he told her.
"You think they have one of the other cure's?" Elena asked.
"They need all three cures. For that they need someone to get the ascendant from the Gemini Coven Katherine from Elijah and I suspect they may already have the other in their possession." Klaus explained. "For the ones they needed, they were going to use Damon as bait." he said.
"How do you know?" Elena frowned.
"It's what I'd do sweetheart." he smirked. "You see, it takes a villain to know a villain. And as I usually am the villain..." his voice tailed off and tilted his head. No further words were needed in his explanation.
"Not this time." Elena smiled. "Today you're my hero. Thank you Klaus." she said.
"My pleasure." Klaus replied, standing a little taller. "And do remind Damon not to try to kill himself before the baby is born. It wont work. Although he's more than welcome to try after that." he smirked, before walking off into the throng of people.
The crowds cleared once the ceremony was over, and the sun had already set, leaving Caroline standing alone on the football field in front of the commencement stage, watching as Klaus approached her smiling.
"How'd you get here so fast?" Caroline asked.
"I was already on my way." Klaus told her causing Caroline to raises he eyebrows in disbelief until Klaus took out a piece of paper out of the inside of his jacket. "I received your graduation announcement. It was...very subtle." he smirked as Caroline closed her eyes, smiling. "I assume you're expecting cash?"
"That, or a mini fridge." Caroline joked.
"Well, I had considered offering you a first class ticket to join me in New Orleans..." Klaus started. "But I knew what your answer would be." he said sadly. "So, I opted for something I knew you would accept." he smiled as Caroline looked at him, waiting with interest. "Tyler is now free to return to Mystic Falls."
"What?" Caroline asked.
"He is your first love." Klaus said softly. "I intend to be your last, however long it takes." he added as he kissed her on the cheek. "Congratulations, Caroline."
Caroline laughed nervously. "Tyler and I, we're over." Caroline told him, looking sheepish. "I don't know where he is to tell him." she said.
"I could find him for you, send him home." he offered, however Caroline shook her head.
"He wanted me to live my life, to move on." she admitted. "Find someone else, when I'm ready?" she added.
"But you still aren't ready are you?" Klaus asked softly as Caroline shook her head. "Maybe you never will be, and then I will be the biggest regret of your life." he smiled.
"Does there have to be regret?" Caroline bit her lip.
"What do you mean?" Klaus frowned.
Caroline took a deep breath. She knew Tyler was no longer the problem. For her to finally live her life, Caroline knew she had to get Klaus out of her system and then maybe she could be ready to move onto someone else. However she couldn't forget the past, and no matter what Klaus said, there would never be a future for them. "Can't we just pretend, for a few hours the bad things in our past never happened?" she asked. "I can't offer more than that." she lowered her eyes. "I want to, but right now, it's too much to ask of me."
"Time heals Caroline." Klaus assured her. "It is one of the greatest perks of being a vampire. You can either learn and let bygones be bygones, or you can hold a grudge. I, from experience wouldn't recommend the latter. Not long term anyway." he smiled. "Remember, just a year ago I was your greatest enemy. Today I played the role of the hero. We all have the potential to grow and change." he said. "You said it yourself not so long ago if I remember." he whispered.
"What if I fell in love with someone else. Someone who was my own soulmate, like Damon and Elena are?" Caroline asked. "Then it would be too late for you to be my last love." she said.
"Well then, I will be your greatest love that never was. Not even once." Klaus said sadly.
"I'd prefer it for you to be the greatest love that I lost." Caroline said shyly. "Even if it was just...once." she looked at him through her eyelashes.
"Just the once?" Klaus raised an eyebrow. "Aren't you scared you might want to come back for more?" he asked as Caroline shook her head. Klaus looked around at the football field. "As much as I love a beautiful starry night, I wouldn't want to spend our one night of eternity together on a football field." he smiled sweetly.
Caroline inched closer to Klaus. "Where were we the last time?" she asked seductively.
"In the woods." Klaus smirked.
"I think we should finish what we started when you became my hero on that day." Caroline suggested. "Except this time with the right equipment." she joked,
"That's twice I've played the hero." Klaus smiled. "I'd better be careful, otherwise I'll start to get a bad reputation." he winked. "Shall we get out of here?" he asked, offering Caroline his hand, which she took as they walked away from the field, smiling at one another, because for one night only, they would be just like any other normal couple in love.
Damon was stood in the parlor, with a glass of whiskey in his hand watching the fire burn in the fireplace as he heard the door slam, causing him to wince, knowing Klaus, or Caroline had told Elena of his suicidal intentions. She'd changed at Bonnie's, probably to clear her head, or work on her argument, before coming home. He stood there, waiting for the explosion of anger that was currently Elena Gilbert as she entered the room and stormed over towards him, however, he decided to talk before she even started to give him a guilt trip.
"I wanted to apologize..." Damon started as Elena crossed her arms in front of her.
"Good!" she snapped.
"Let me finish." Damon continued. "I said I wanted to. And then I realized, I'm not sorry." he turned his face to look at her.
"You would rather die, leave me and the baby than be human, and you expect me to be okay with that?" Elena shouted.
"I didn't say you were supposed to be okay with it, I just said I'm not sorry." Damon argued. "But you know what I really am? Selfish, because I make bad choices that hurt you. Yes, I would rather have died than be human. I'd rather die right now than lose you and the baby." he continued. "And even if she did survive the curse, I'd still rather die than spend a handful of years with you, only to lose you when I'm too old and sick and miserable, being a burden to you both, while you're still you. I'd rather die right now than spend my last final years remembering how good I had it and how happy I was, because that's who I am, Elena, and I'm not gonna change. And there's no apology in the world that encompasses all the reasons that I'm wrong for you." he finished taking a deep breath, hoping he'd made his point clear. Him becoming human was not an option.
Elena looks at Damon for a long moment, before taking a deep breath. "Fine, then I'm not sorry either. I'm not sorry that I met you. I'm not sorry that knowing you has made me question everything, that in death you're the one that made me feel most alive." she argued. "You've been a terrible person, you've made all the wrong choices, but sometimes, so have I. And out of all the choices that I've made, being with you has proven to be the best one. But the one thing I am not sorry about is that I'm in love with you. The fucking curse and Travelers are going to have to try a lot harder than trying to make you human to stop me from loving you. The curse will not rule us. I loved you before I turned. And now I love you even more, Damon. I love y..." Elena never got to finish her words as Damon walked over to her and kissed her with a fierce passion that it almost swept Elena off her feet.
"I love you too." he whispered.
"Show me." Elena kissed him back as Damon took Elena by the hand and led her upstairs.
So this is technically the end of S4. And although this is the perfect place to stop, I'm continuing with this story as opposed to splitting it into 2 parts. Fortunately my S5 isn't the same as the show, although I will use the bits which suit my story, just as I have done so far.
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