Sweet Serial Killer
Category: TV Shows » Vampire Diaries
Author: JustLola
Language: English, Rating: Rated: M

Chapter 14: Chapter 14

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Chapter 14

I could be your
Ingenue

I finally knew the real person behind this, well the real killer that is. Damiano Remar. It sounded foreign when it rolled off of my tongue, and it just didn't sit well with me. I couldn't find it in myself to repeat his name. I knew him as Damon Salvatore and that was who he was. I sat in front of my desk and stared at my computer screen in front of me, his records right there for my viewing pleasure. Date of birth 23 November 19 1985, child of Lilian Remar...but there was no sign of a father. I wanted to clink on her name so badly, I wanted to look at the woman who had ruined the man that sat in his cell right now. She was the probable cause of all this.

He was rather a smart man if I look at his records and transcripts from school and college, graduated high school at the tender age of 15, studies at Yale and indeed had two degrees to his name. I wasn't checking to check up on him or whether he was lying. I just needed to know that this was it, this was the real man. I sigh as I sit back in my chair and look up at the ceiling, my eyes are tired, I haven't really slept since I left Damon's room earlier this morning, even thou our reunion was cut shot due to the janitor making his rounds. I just ended up sleeping on the couch in my office.

"Something on your mind?" I look at my friend standing in the door frame and smile at her half-heartedly, I haven't really spoken to Bonnie since the whole incident that happened on Friday with Damon and Klaus, I must say that Damon had truly scared her shitless, to the extent where she just didn't speak to me at all for like two days. But Damon just had that effect on people I guess.

"I'd have to pay you just to listen to all of it." I reply sitting back up straight motioning her to come in with my hand. With my other hand I move my mouse and click on another tab to hide the fact that I have Damon's true identity right in front of me, it's just within my reach. Bonnie only chuckles at that as she walks to the chair in front of my desk and she takes a seat wrapping her arms over her chest, she was here for business not pleasure I could tell from the serious expression on her face. "What's up?" I ask popping the 'p' somewhat, giving her a smile and she just focusses her eyes on something on my desk, like she can't look at me. I frown.

"I'm actually here to discuss two things with you." Bonnie indicated and her expression turns somewhat cold as she now looks to me, her eyes meeting mine for the first time in like forever. I tilt my head sideways and frown because I was sure she wanted to talk about what happened on Friday, how my patient had reacted or discuss the whole I am treating a sociopath that might still end up killing me but I wasn't sure what was the other matter about. I couldn't really think of any other reason why she would want to talk to me.

"Shoot." I say leaning forward in my chair and resting my elbows on the desk, I give on glance towards the clock on my computer screen, I still had a healthy amount of time before I would be taking Damon to the recreation room today. Yes I was going to expose Damon to the other patients that dwell in this hospital, well the ones that wasn't to bother by who their neighbours was, or rather they would not be frightened by the fact that Damon was a serial killer, I doubt they would even pay him attention. I already got the go-ahead from Josette, early this morning as I did some patient personality exams to see with who Damon would be compatible, Josette's only request being that I just needed to be present at all times and Ric needed to be in the nearby vicinity. If something happened.

"You broke up with Tyler?" Bonnie asks and she actually seems surprised by the fact that I was no longer in a relationship with the man who I share a picture with on my desk table, that reminds me I need to take the picture out of the picture frame and replace it with a new one, just not sure what picture I would chose and I highly doubt having a photo op with Damon would be successful at this rate.

"I hinted at it last Friday. Remember?" I ask as I reach for the photo frame to the side of my computer, taking it in my hands but I refrain from looking at the picture as I start to open the back and removing the picture that was once inside, the picture that I once loved. I crumble it up in my hand and throw it in the dustbin underneath my desk, I place the back on before placing it in my drawer once again.

"I didn't think you were serious, and guess where I had to hear it from?" Bonnie says and she seems highly upset by the fact that I didn't tell her any sooner and that she had to find it out from someone else instead of me. But I was busy and my world was crumbling in when this was happening, I needed to take care of that before I could start shouting to the world that I am single and ready to mingle. Not that I was. Not physically, or was it literally? I was Damon's girl, yet I couldn't tell anyone that small bit of information. I frown at that, just imagine it, Elena Gilbert is in a relationship Damon Salvatore, renowned Serial Killer. 10 million people would dislike that relationship status update on Facebook. I just roll my eyes at myself.

"Let me guess…" I pause as I place my fore finger to my head. "Olivia?" I ask and I am just taking a wild guess right now because I know that she would be the first person that would spreads the news, because she would finally be happy that Tyler and I are not together anymore and they could hook up without her feeling guilty for being a back stabbing little bitch. I know that she would be over the moon, jumping with joy, well more like jumping for Tyler's bone. Bonnie's face fell when I say this, clearly I was right from who she heard it, I mean it was pretty obvious, that and Damon basically yelled that in the hall yesterday.

"How'd you know?" Bonnie asks surprised and I just send her a knowing smile. I just knew stuff like that, if wasn't like Damon was the only one who observed the situation even thou he did tell me and it was confirmed yesterday, I think Tyler remained quiet because he was shocked that Damon knew about it.

"I mean after what Damon did yesterday, I wouldn't be surprised if you heard from one of your patients that I broke up with Tyler." I say as a matter of fact shrugging my shoulders. I mean Damon did tell Tyler that he fucked Olivia yesterday, everyone in the hall could hear him.

"What happened yesterday?" Bonnie asks and her eyes are bugging out, she can't believe what I am saying. Where was she when all these eventful moments occurred? I mean how could she miss out this much?

"Tyler came over to the hospital and well he made a scene in the hall during visiting hours while I was taking Damon to his cell." I say nonchalantly like it's no big deal but I really can't remember fully what did happen in detailed so I was just saying what I could remember about the whole ordeal. Some moments were a bit hazy, let's not even entertain that thought right there. I should not be taking tablets at all, well not when I am at work. I know, I just, as Damon would put it, I just snapped and didn't know how to handle it.

"What! You need to tell me what happened." Bonnie exclaims and her voice is so loud I think Olivia and her stupid nurses can hear us in the medical wing, Bonnie was not sitting on the edge of her seat as she stares at me in complete shock, like I am making this whole thing up, which I am not, it was as clear as daylight… Or maybe not.

"Tyler came up to me and he wanted to talk to me about the whole break up, I didn't want to talk to him so basically Damon and Tyler had a pissing contests, and when it was clear I didn't want to talk to Tyler and I had to take Damon to his cell, Tyler mentioned he would wait until I come back, to which Damon told him he isn't good at waiting because he couldn't wait for Olivia to jump his junk. Tyler didn't even come up with a comeback after that he just stood there silently and if that didn't say his guilty then I do not what does." I say and I was actually very proud of my sociopath right then and there and I would have chuckled if I wasn't so tired at the moment.

"You are not serious!" Bonnie exclaims and she seems more excited than I have seen her in a long time as she smirks at me brightly, she seems impressed on how the situation was dealt with and so was I. "That, Damon really has balls." She comments and at this I blush, yes I know he has balls, I actually saw them, momentarily. My blush keeps going further down my face till it reaches my chest and I can't help but smile to try and hide the fact that I have seen my patient naked yet. But I wasn't just thinking about that, I was thinking about what was attached to those balls… the nice serial killer that I would see in a few moments. Bonnie narrows her brows at me as she sees me blush and I have no idea how I was going to explain this if she did start asking questions. "You know I have noticed something about that patient of yours that seems a little strange." Bonnie says as she tilts her head to the side.

"And that is?" I ask gulping because I do not know where this might be leading but it didn't have anything to do with Tyler, that I could tell you. It had to do with something my sociopath did or how he was reacting or something I just knew it.

"Damon is very protective of you. Well he's over protective of you." Bonnie says sitting back in her chair, her eyes never leaving me as she studies me, I really did wonder when someone would notice this, because it was evident that he wanted me and only me and he would go to a great length just to have me. But I could say after last night the feeling was mutual and I felt the same way about him. "I mean if you observe him, how he acts with you, I've watched you two walking in the halls and then on Friday…" She trails of as she shudders as she remembers this incident.

"I can't really explain it or him, it's just how he is, I mean I'm the first doctor he opens up to. It's a bit overwhelming if you ask me." I say because I know that was a discussion for another day. And Bonnie wasn't ready to know what was going on. Well she would never be ready that I was sure of, she just could handle Damon and the person he was, besides she wasn't willing to look past all the killing that he did. To her he was still a criminal.

"It's strange Elena, I have never encountered someone quite like him. He was ready to murder Klaus if he could not have you." Bonnie says and I raise my brow, I didn't know how to reply to that, I didn't know what to say. But I knew he wouldn't murder Klaus, his murdering days was over. Besides he would have murdered me and Ric and Klaus if given the chance and we are still living and we are still treating him. That's actually made me think of something that I haven't noticed before.

"You ever noticed that he has never tried to do anything to Ric as well, not even once?" I say as I look at my dark haired friend sitting across from me. Come to think of it, since Damon has been here he has never done anything that would hurt or harm Ric as well, it raised some serious questions that I would and should ask Damon when I spoke to him in private again. Not that I would be asking Ric because I was still angry at him about the whole mentioning my brother thing.

"Come to think of it, he's very relaxed and laid back with Ric." Bonnie says and we both look at each other like we are not sure what to make of this bit of information because it was rather strange all together. "You should talk to Ric." Bonnie indicated and I just raise a brow, I was still beyond angry at the man at question. He had no right to bring up my brother's death, but then again if he didn't then I wouldn't have drank any medication and I would not have had done what I had done with Damon against the door and I wouldn't know who he really was. I couldn't really be angry at Ric, it did help in the end.

"Yeah maybe later, I'm still angry at him." I indicate and Bonnie frowns at this as well, was there anything at this hospital where she was not the last one to know? I doubt it. Because each bit of information that I reveal, it was like it was new news for her. I frown at that.

"Why would you be angry at him?" She asks and I was really not in the mood for this again, I already explained everything to Damon much to my disapproval but then again it felt good to talk to someone other them myself, and I do not talk to myself. Okay maybe I do but at least I don't answer myself. That was me attempting a lame joke.

"He brought up Jeremy." I say and Bonnies eyes widen, she knew how sensitive I was about anything that was related to my brother and his death. But she never really mentioned it, she knew of better, unlike Ric. She knew never to bring up my brother. It was taboo and something that you just did not bring up in a conversation with me ever.

"I'm sure he didn't mean to." Bonnie says and I know she's only trying to keep the peace, but I couldn't stay mad at him even if I wanted to. Over all everything that happened was helping us. And in a way Ric was helping, in his own weird and strange way. I would not question it.

"I know. But yeah, we're going to take Damon to the rec room today." I indicated a bit too eager and excited for my own good, I swear that if Bonnie continues to frown like she was doing now then she would start to get wrinkles and it would ruin her pretty face.

"With other patients?" Bonnie asks like she thinks I would take Damon to the rec room to be alone by himself doing God knows what. That was not the plan, I wanted to see how he was with other patients, I wanted to test him, to see if he would do something, this was rather risky but I was willing to take the risk because I would be right there watching his every move. I would monitor him and make sure that he doesn't do anything that he might regret later.

"No Bonnie, alone…. Of course with other patients." I say and I can't help but sound a bit sarcastic and I know she hates it when I a sarcastic but why else would I take him to the recreation room if I was going to leave him alone. "He'll be there with a few other patients. We just want to check how he reacts to other people." I say and Bonnie snorts like this is going to be one big failure. And it could be if Damon decided to be difficult but I doubt that, I would just give him a reason to be good, I might even try to bribe him in to being good.

"I refuse to clean anything when he decided to go on a killing spree." Bonnie says as she folds her arms over her chest and somehow I expected her to act like this because she didn't know him like I knew him. She expected the worst out of my patient and out of this situation. He would not risk anything now that we know that we are already on thin ice. I mean if he did something now they would take him away from me and I would not be able to justify his acts in any way to keep him here at the hospital.

"I know. Stop being so dramatic, he's not going to do anything." I say as I rise to my feet, I pull my tank top straight and raise a brow towards my dear dark haired friend who is still questioning my ethics. "Would you like to sit in on this little observation that we will be having with him and the other patients?" I ask a bit curious because this would be the first time we take him out in the open. That sounds rather bad, like he's this zoo animal and later today we would have his grand reveal. Which was not the case.

Bonnie narrows her eyes for a moment and I am not sure whether she would agree or not, well not after last week because we all know how that ended and Damon might have frightened her just enough for her to never come to one of his sessions, but that was not going to happen again. I was sure of that. "Are you asking?" Bonnie asks and I smile because I have her in my palm, she was willing I just needed to put her at ease and tell her that everything would be okay and that Damon would not do anything to jeopardize this.

"Yes, besides your patient Enzo will be there." I say and her eyes light up like the 4th of July, I knew she had a little crush on her patient, the British bad boy that loved to play with fire. It seemed that he could ignite more than a fire when it came to Bonnie but she would never admit that to me or anyone else because it would be against her work ethics. She regards me for a moment and then she seems drawn back.

"You want to put your Sociopath with my Pyro?" she asks and she sounds uneasy but I just nod my head like there was no problem but then it sparks. I wanted to place Damon with someone that loved starting fires… Enzo has never did anything to another human being but his mind-set was not right, he was arrested several times for arson but he said that he liked watching things burn and that was why he ignited the town library into flames… I frown at that, maybe that was not the best idea that I have had but I had already arranged it and we cross-examined the patient's personalities to ensure that they would not be too much trouble for each other.

"That is a recipe for disaster." We both look towards the door when we hear a new voice. Elijah is standing against the door frame with his arms folded over his chest as he stare at us, he has a bewildered look on his face. Something must be amusing him. And I think that I know what it is, he's been asking about my patient. He has a strange fascination with how he thought Damon's mind worked.

"It's going to be okay." I say more firmly trying to reassure both of them as I smile to Elijah and then Bonnie is on her feet as well as we both look to Elijah. "Hey Elijah, how are you doing?" I finally greet because I haven't seen him this morning before, I switch of my computer screen and I start to take baby steps towards the door. He gives us both a smile as he nods his head acknowledging the fact that I just greeted him. He was somewhat of a gentle man and that's just one of the qualities that I enjoyed about him.

"Good, and you? Mind if I sit in as well for this little observation session that you have planned for your patient?" Elijah ask and I frown, why would he want to have rec-room patrol when my patient was with other patients, but then again he asked so nicely that I just could not deny him anything. Did he really think that by observing Damon he would figure out what makes him tick? That was still on of the question that I needed to figure out about Damon, I needed and wanted to know what made him tick, I wanted to understand what was going in his mind.

"Sure, do have any interests in my patient?" I ask and I knew full well how he felt about Damon, as Bonnie nervously look from Elijah to me but we remain smiling towards each other, like there is nothing wrong, and there was nothing wrong with this situation I just needed to verify that he was indeed curios on how Damon's mind worked.

"I'm just curious. I mean I just want to see him." Elijah says a bit shyly and I nod my head, I was curious too and I was rewarded when curiosity got the better of me or I would never have allowed Damon to push me up against the session room's door, I smirk at that thought thou. "If it's okay?" Elijah asks and I find it rather refreshing that he was like this, asking permission, I always liked him far better than Klaus, but Klaus had his own qualities that defined him, just like Damon did.

"Sure." I reply and something is just nagging at me at the back of my mind that this was going to be one big fucking disaster, but I had faith that Damon would be okay, he was a big boy, and he would handle himself, if not for himself he would at least do it for my well-being. With that we start to make our way towards the recreation room. I was nervous about everything but I knew Damon would be okay. Even if he was under the scrutiny of 2 doctors that will be joining me and we would keep our eyes on him most of the time. Nothing said I trust you quite like that. But I did trust him and he knew that. So this was going to be okay. Everything would be fine.

I hope.

Damon's POV

"So I was a good boy?" I ask as myself and Ric step out of my cell block, he chuckles somewhat at my choice of words because we both know that I was no boy and I wasn't that good either… I was good with other things, and if you didn't believe me you could ask Elena.

"I guess, just don't fuck this up, Elena is putting her neck on the chopping block to give you this." Ric says as we walk in union towards the recreation room, again I don't get restraint I was starting to like this place more and more. I was pleasantly informed by rent-a-cop just now that I would be enjoying some time in there to communicate with the other patients, I didn't feel jack shit about communicating with the other patients, I just wanted to be with Elena but he assured me that she would be there, she would be sitting in and watching me, but I didn't want her to watch me, I wanted to speak to her, I wanted to... Never mind.

"I'll be good, I mean I'm always good" I pipe in and glance at Ric with a knowing look and he just shakes his head from side to side because he knew I was no good, but for Elena I would be good, just for her and no one else. Maybe she would reward me with something sweet when I accomplish this task at hand… Hmm just thinking about her willing mouth had me smiling and in a good mood but then again I would appreciate another Snicker. "I always am when Elena is there." I say and I think that I might have said something that I shouldn't because at this Ric stops and he looks at me.

"Do you have like a thing for Elena? I mean I see how you are towards her." Ric asks, there is a glimpse of surprise in his eyes, but I find his question absurd and I continue to walk because I already said too much. I doubt that he even wants to know what was going on between me and my lovely doctor but then again he will question me until I finally open up and tell him somewhat of the truth. "Damon, seriously, I see the way you look at her." Ric calls and then he's next to me again.

"What? Am I not allowed to look at her?" I ask and I pitch my voice a bit higher than usual as I fake him with a bit shock.

"That's not what I mean." He mumble and that actually makes me want to laugh out loud, because it's hilarious, no wonder we got along so well back then and now, only difference was we weren't shitfaced the entire time.

"I enjoy Dr. Gilbert. She's a breath of fresh air." I say trying to play coy and see that I was not physically attracted to her, but you all know that I would take her and make her my at any given chance but I can't help my facial expression and I give myself away and at this Ric's eyes go wide, like saucers as he stares at me like I am just crazy. He seems offended that I would even think like that about Elena but I couldn't help it, all I could do every day of the week, every minute of the day was think of her. Well, being with her.

"No don't fuck with me, you have a thing for her! You are crushing on her?" I don't know whether it's a question or a statement but I refrain from looking at Ric because if I do I will give myself away completely, I just straighten my face to seem expressionless but he doesn't let up. "Is that why you're so co-operative with her and you do everything she says and shit?" Ric asks but I refrain from telling him anything but I think he already knows my answer. "Damon…" Ric calls but I ignore him and this might just be the evidence he wants for me to confirm that I do have feelings for the lovely doctor.

"I do find her attractive, but who doesn't?" I ask and it's more of statement then a question but I refrain from showing an expression on my face because it he only knew how deep those feelings really went. And it wasn't just feelings of attraction.

"Yeah don't we all." Ric says and I feel my jealous controlling self, itching to grab rent-a-cop by his collar, to pull him closer and threaten to slit his neck if he ever talk in such a way about my Elena but I just glare at him, he remains silent for a moment and his eyes narrows but he remains quite, it's better this way because I swear if he said anything else about Elena then I would beat him to a pulp whether he was my friend or not. "Just be careful okay, I've known her since we both were in primary school, and I care dearly for her. She's like a sister to me." Ric says and at this I try to take in a deep breath. But this was a new bit of information that I did not know. They knew each other from primary school… Interesting I would need to pry further when I talked to Ric again.

We round the corner and the recreation room comes into view, there are quite a few people already inside and I raise my brow as I look around to see if I can spot Elena. She's off to the side with her dark haired friend and another doctor I have yet to terrorise if he does something wrong. I smirk somewhat and then look at Ric with a questionable look because he just seems off, like what I said didn't sit right with him at all. We stop in front of the door and he locks open the door before pushing it open for me to enter.

I stop before entering the room and look at him, his eyes meeting mine. "I would never do anything to harm her, just know that Ric. I would never hurt Elena." I say softly in a reassuring manner and he looks half surprised when I say her names and then I give him my knowing smirk before stepping into the recreation room, he remains on the other side for a few seconds longer before closing the door, he doesn't know what just hit him but I am sure he would figure it out. He should just understand that I would never hurt her, I cared for her too deeply. More than anything in this pathetic world.

I look around in the large room and there are about 10 people scattered in the room, this is not including Elena and her two friends that are standing off to the side. I narrow my eyes looking around, I wanted to be left alone, and I didn't come here to have a conversation with any one of these people, I planned on avoiding that. They were crazy and I was just mentally disturbed, there was a difference, I'm sure Elena would not agree or approve of this thought but it was the truth. I look in her direction and she smiles as she says something to the other two next to her before she starts to make her way towards me, the two with her following her like a shadows. That was actually scary as they descend towards me.

"Damon." Elena greets and I love how name rolls off of her tongue, I am reminded of the moans that escaped her mouth as well that was my doing. I only wish that we could and would do that soon, I loved just hearing her moan, it was sweet music to my ears.

"Dr. Gilbert." I say nodding my head as the group of people reach me and she is smiling brightly, I know this because she is the only one that I am focussed on at the moment. "Might I ask what did I do to deserve this?" I actually mean it as a punishment but I know my dear doctor wouldn't know that because she usually looks past my sarcasm.

"Call it a social exercise." She says as she turns to her dark haired friend who seems to be scared shitless, might I have made an impression last week when I almost killed her co-worker? I think I might have, and I smirk at her narrowing my eyes, she almost shrieked. I look to the man standing a few steps from Elena, he seems harmless as he places his hands on his hips, almost like a woman would. I just hope he kept his hands to himself. "Damon, this is Dr. Bennet and this is Dr. Jackson, they will be sitting in today, both have patients that are here so we will just be monitoring you all." Elena says and I nod my head clearly understanding what she meant.

"Dr. B and Dr. J… Interesting if you put the two of you together it would be Dr. BJ…" I say and at this Elena's eyes go wide and I love that shade of red she was now sporting, I hope she doesn't take this as me trying to indicate that I wanted the little sexual favour from her but hell, call it wishful thinking. I look to Dr. J and he just raises a brow, clearly a prude, and a bit conservative but when I look to Dr. B she has this expression on her face that asks me whether I am serious. I give her my best smirk and she just rolls her eyes at me, seems that she's up tight and won't stand for my bullshit, where was the fun in that.

"Okay, moving on. You can do whatever you want, whether you want to watch television or play cards..." Elena says trailing off, her eyes dart over the room for a few seconds, she seems a bit uncomfortable, well I would not be doing my job right if I didn't make her feel just a bit uncomfortable, one way or another.

"Sure, I'll just be right over there, playing chess, with myself." I say as I eye the only open spot that was not yet crowded by anyone, like I said I didn't plan on communicating with anyone here, other than Elena if she decided to be near me, but there was nothing that I wanted to discuss with her when there was prying ears. I give her a once over and she frowns her beautiful little face, her expression asking me what's going on but I just shrug my shoulders and start to walk to the spot I want, the sun is shining today and it lightly falls on the space where I want to sit.

I silently take a seat and look around the room, regarding the others before I start to pack the chess set, I haven't played chess since High school. I carefully pick up each piece and look at them longingly before packing them in order. After my history lesson last night and Elena ultimately telling me what's been going on in her life we sat in silence not sure what to make of it but some mindless small talk helped, besides the janitor would have came around and then I would have needed to hide her or she would need to leave. So she left shortly after that but I suspect that she slept in her office, because she was here unearthly early this morning, I knew because I saw her when Ric accompanied me to the bathing chambers. And I was usually the first one to take a shower. I liked being up early.

I take a breath and glance towards her, her jeans are low on her hips and she's wearing a tank top that's not tight but that's not loose as well if you know what I mean. And she's sporting some converse. She's rather laid back today and I liked seeing her like that but I also loved her in those black slacks she loves to wear so much, I silently wonder how she got them cleaned after the whole incident on Thursday with all the blood. I smirk as I thought of all the things I would have done with her as I remove those said slacks.

My eyes focus in on her once again and I look as she kneels next to a brunette girl, the girl seems highly happy that Elena is there with her and I can't help as I watch her closely, as she place a caring hand to the girls shoulders and then she smiles at something the girl had said before giggling. If she was speaking to a man like that it would have been another situation. Elena looks up to me and her eyes look into mine, she stares a bit too long but I don't care if Dr. B notices because I know her eyes are on me, wait why was Dr. B's eye on me. I frown and then look in front of me as a young gentle man sits in front of me. I didn't even here him come up to me.

I raise a brow at the raven haired man in front of me, I look him over and studies how he slouches forward in his chair, he couldn't be older than 25 but it didn't matter because I would pay him much attention if any. But I finally notice that Dr. B was not looking at me but she was observing the man in front of me. I watch as he reaches out his hand placing his fingers to the pawn on the chess board before moving it forwards. He looks up to me and he narrows his eyes playfully.

"Let's not waist a perfect game of chess." The man in front of me says in a thick British accent and I smirk as I reach out taking a pawn and move it forward. The man watches me silently as I make my move. "You're new here." He indicates like he doesn't even know who I am. But that would be absurd, everyone knew who I am.

"Something like that." I say and then his eyes are back on the pieces that are on the board. He silently studies them for a few moments.

"Why are you here?" He asks and I find his ascent amusing, British people always amused me to no extend. But I would amuse the gentleman in front of me or well I would amuse myself and toy with him, from the burnt marks on his hand and arms I could tell that he enjoyed playing with fire, I could be one hell of a fireball when I wanted to be. Let's see if he could play with me.

"Apparently I'm crazy." I say and at this he looks up at me, a smirk present of him face like he approves my answer, I can see Elena lingering a few feet behind him and then she takes a seat at the table next to us. She must be interested in our conversation that I have yet to start with or she might be worried that I try something, but it wasn't like I was going to stab the guy with my King or something. "But I guess everyone here is." I say as a matter of fact and I want to chuckle at the expression Elena is now wearing, I can clearly remember our conversation yesterday about whether she should certify me as insane or not but we decided against it for the time being.

"Well it is our insanity that makes us special." The man in front of me says and I chuckle at that, I think he meant that we are special in another way but it was another way to look at things. "The name is Enzo St. John." The man says and he finally extends his hand towards me, I look at it for a few second and then I glance towards Elena who has her eyes trained on me, her expression doesn't change. I look back at him and reach out towards him, taking a firm grip of his hand and shaking it.

"Damon Salvatore." His grip is firm and strong and he places some pressure on my hand but I return it 10 fold and his eyes go wide as I give him my best smirk.

"So what did you do?" Enzo asks and I frown, how long has he been in here or did he just like to act stupid, I mean I was one of the most infamous serial killers of our time. I raise a brow then notice that Elena's friend has joined her and they are both looking towards us. She was hurting my feeling because I promised to be good and now here she was watching me like a hawk. I would need to discipline her later when we were alone, if we get a one-on-one session today, but I highly doubt that if I was sitting here.

"I killed a few people." I reply not really sure what to say to the man in front of me and Enzo now smirks at me nodding his head almost like it's in approval. He must really be crazy to approve that.

"How many is a few?" he innocently asks but I will refrain from answering that question, I didn't like to share my body count, instead I take his knight down and he seems more focused on the chess board then me at the moment, he almost seems adamant to beat me in a game that I was very good at, well better than anyone that I have ever met, people don't get to beat me in this game. Ever.

"I lost count," I say simply answering his question, we are getting an audience by now as Dr. J now sits next to Enzo and he just watches the board, he's more intrigued in the game then the two of us and the girl Elena was talking to a bit earlier is now next to her watching us, her eyes moving as our hands move over the board, Enzo makes his move and then glances towards Elena, he almost seems nervous having her hear with us or was it Dr. B he was nervous about? "Why are you here?" I ask countering his question with one of my own and Enzo snaps his head back to me, his eyes lighting up, I knew why he was here but let's indulge in some common communication.

"I love to set things on fire." He doesn't even miss a beat as the words leave his mouth and I tilt my head to the side nodding lightly not really understanding his fascination with fire. "I love how the flames consume everything in its path." He continues and then he looks back to the board, I don't even glance at the board I just pick up my queen and move her out from next to the king. It's a rather stupid move because the queen should always protect her king, but if you knew how to move her then you could win the whole game with her. Much like Elena, she was my queen, my custodian at the moment making sure that I was safe and sound.

"Fire?" I ask and at this his eyes seem to sparkle. He nods his head and then he smirks as he takes out my queen, I didn't even see that coming, my eyes go wide for a moment and then I am back in action as I look over the board contemplating my next move, I need to take a pawn over the board to get her back and at the same time remember to keep my king save, that was a rather brilliant move on his behalf.

"Yes." Came his lone single reply and I just narrows my eyes at him but I move my bishop and then look back at him for the next move. "But I never blow shit up, there is no beauty in that." Enzo says and then he looks back to Elena but I soon notice that he doesn't look at Elena. He's looking at the dark haired friend next to her… If he had continued to stare at my Elena I would surely give him a valid reason to never play with fire again.

"Explain the beauty because I can't seem to phantom anything like that to be something beautiful." I say and it's more a statement then a question. I needed to understand what he meant, how one could see beauty in flames maybe then I could observe the world how he sees it.

"Have you ever just looked at a flame?" Enzo asks and now I am trying to picture a flame but the only thing that is currently on my mind is Elena as she keeps her eyes trained on me. And I mean I can apply his words to her, because she reminded me of a flame. "The way it lures you closer, and it's not like it's doing it on purpose, but the flame beckon you to come closer, to share the warmth that it can give you, the beauty it can show you." Enzo continues to say and I narrow my eyes as I continue to look at Elena.

"The way when you don't pay attention it grows, begging for you attention or it might just get dangerous and destroy anything in its way?" Enzo ask and I stop my line of thinking because that wasn't Elena, he was explaining me. How I was. "And you know if you keep your eyes on it, it will do no harm, it will just continue to flicker light among the world that is covered in darkness…" I look back to the chess board in front of me and then frown as he makes his next move and he's missed something, I sweep in taking his knight and he doesn't even protest he just continues to stare at the board.

"But as beautiful as the flame can be with it vibrant warm colours, it can be dangerous as well. If you stay to far from it you long its light and warmth and if you get to close to it you will burn and the thing is if you are to consumed by the beauty of it, it will kill you. That's the beauty of it thou, but sometimes you need to experience the burn to know that it actually did happen." I can't help but sit back in my chair as he moves his hand over the board. My mind is more focused on the words than anything else and I absorb those words. I was that flame he was explaining, it made perfect sense because in the end if Elena got to close I would kill her. And not in the way you think, I wasn't planning on murdering her, I would never even hurt her. I wouldn't harm a hair on her body. I just think the situation that we would be in would end up killing her and me.

I take a deep breath as I try to place my head back together and I need to think straight now and then Enzo rises from his seat and he looks to Dr. J in surprise. "What now?" I asked a bit confused as I look to him and he just smiles at me. He was fighting a losing battle.

"I completely fucked up the game. Maybe the doc over here can put up a fight just to salvage it." Enzo says with a chuckle and I am caught by surprise as I look to the board in front of us and I was leading and there would be no chance in hell that Enzo could beat me even if he wanted to. He wasn't that smart. "Dr. Jackson?" Enzo asks as he takes a step to the side but he never moves far, he takes a chair and pulls it closer to sit next to the lovely doctor who seems like he just had a heart attack.

I look to Dr. J and he seems petrified as he stares at me, good he was scared of me. "Dr. J? Care to salvage the situation?" I ask casually motioning to the board not that there was anything to salvage before glancing towards Elena and then to the poor doctor who rises to his feet and takes a seat in front of me, he's lacking confidence and I would surely beat him if we continued this pathetic excuse of a game Enzo had put up. "But I will give you a fair chance." I say as I start to move the pieces back in place.

He just watches my hands as I place the pieces in the correct places, this poor guy was really terrified and I shouldn't make any quick movements or he might just try to ninja chop me to attempt some form of self-defence. Luckily for him, he wasn't my forte just like Enzo, I don't do men. Once all the pieces are back in place I give him a smirk because I reserve my smile just for the lovely doctor who has now moved closer, she's across from Enzo, next to me, within reaching distance. I would have placed my hand on her thigh but then everyone would see.

"If you could be so kind to start?" I ask and the doctor narrows his eyes, he looks like he's up for a challenge and I was about to give him one. He scans over the board and then he starts as me moves the first pawn and I just smirk as I watch him move over the board. "Dr. J, are you Klaus' substitute?" I ask as I move my pawn forward and he looks to me. The thing about winning in chess is, you need to occupy the mind with something other than the game at hand, like with Enzo, him explaining fire to me was what had his attention. Now I just needed to figure out what was Dr. J's forte and then I needed to catch his attention.

"Yes, I am standing in for him." He finally speaks and I was beginning to worry that they had a mute doctor here, I mean how on earth would that even work? How would he communicate? I would have nightmares. Just kidding.

"Do you enjoy being a Psychiatrist?" I ask and it's a simple question actually as he looks to the board and he's focused, I would need more than my usual tricks and chit chat to get his mind off of this game, well just enough so I can get a head start.

"It's refreshing to know we all do not think the same, the way the mind works is fascinating." He continues to say and then he moves another piece and I just watch him, regarding him for a moment. He looks up to me and he seems to get more confident with ever move he makes on the board and I find that fascinating.

"The human body is fascinating." I say and now we have two more patients surrounding us, they watch us closely, every move I make and then the doctor as he tries to deflect and protect what is his because I am ruthless when it comes down to chess.

"It truly is but I am not fascinated in the works of the body," Dr. J indicated and I nod my head because I did a round in the hospital while studying for my medical degree and the mind was rather interesting, the way certain chemicals work within the mind and then how the mind differs from others, no two people think the same nor do they have the same chemical reaction in the mind. "The mind, well the brain, it's just one big puzzle that they still want to solve." The doctor continues to ask and I nod my head in agreement.

"But don't you think it's always the brilliant minds that get lost along the way?" I ask and at this he looks up to me in confusion, there I got him. "I mean Sir Isaac Newton, he died a virgin, but he's still mind fucking us with his theories today?" I say and at this I have to chuckle and it seems that the doctor catches on fast because he nods his head as well as he regards my move and then he's attention is back on the board.

"They can't help it, they just have another way of thinking." He says and I agree with his statement. "They justified their actions and theories in their minds, they didn't need to explain themselves to any one and I think that is why society disapproves people who think differently and they push them aside." The doctor has a point and I can fully agree to it and it's a rather point on example of how this world works.

"We make the assumption that everyone sees life the way we do. We assume that others think the way we think, feel the way we feel, judge the way we judge, and abuse the way we abuse. This is the biggest assumption that humans make. And this is why we have a fear of being ourselves around others. Because we think everyone else will judge us, victimize us, abuse us, and blame us as we do ourselves. So even before others have the chance to reject us, we have already rejected ourselves. That is the way the human mind works." I mutter almost in a monotone, I am fully aware that most eyes are on me and that only means that I should do the grand finale and place the doctor who is now mulling over my words into check mate. "Check mate." I say as I look up from the board and Dr. J is staring at me in complete shock as he looks down to the board and then he looks back at me, he can clearly not understand how this had happened. I couldn't help but smirk back at him.

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