Sorry for being so late on this chapter and for it being so short, I had lots of school work. Hopefully I will sort out a more efficient writing plan. Anyway, here is chapter 3. Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own The Vampire Diaries/ The Originals.

Never Let Me Go

3. Ambush

It is impossible to suffer without making someone pay for it; every complaint already contains revenge.

Friedrich Nietzsche

"Ugh! How are we supposed to figure out whose blood it was?" Damon asked, frustrated.
The two Salvatores and Caroline were sitting in the library discussing a plan of action to determine the who and the why of the recent vampire blood debacle. Caroline also suspected this was the brother's way of keeping an eye on her in a not so obvious fashion.
"We can't exactly run a DNA test on it now can we?"
Caroline was feeling frustrated. They had no leads and since Elena went back to Whitmore to catch up on some work, although they all know it's because she wanted to avoid drama, for once, Caroline was alone listening to the Salvatore one and two's excessive bickering.
"I still think it's a warning" Stefan interjected. "Just think, do you have any enemies that might do something like this?"
Stefan barely made the slightest effort to direct the question at Caroline. She didn't make enemies easily. Sure a couple of jealous cheerleaders but they didn't count. Everyone just seemed to like her.
Damon quickly shot up from his seat. "I think I might have one."

"Sophie hurry up!"
Sabine was getting anxious. Agnus told them to meet her at the graveyard at 12 and it was already five past. Agnus didn't like to be kept waiting. She was a force to be reckoned with.
"I'm coming, stop nagging me! You try walking in these shoes." Sophie replied as she picked up the pace.
The young witches raced to the gate and pulled the heavy metal open.
They quickly made their way through the graveyard until they got to the cave at the end, where they were meeting Agnus.
"Well you took your time." Agnus said as the girls rushed in trying to catch their breaths.
"Sorry, gumbo emergency" Sophie mumbled.
Agnus glared at the young witch. "When will it be done?" Sabine asked curiously.
"It can't be completed until the girl is here." Agnus answered.
"You know what you have to do."
The two witches nodded. They knew exactly what needed to be done.

Damon quickly walked through the street trailed closely by an anxious Stefan and a distracted Caroline.
"Are you sure you know where you're going?" Stefan inquired uncertainly.
Damon glared at him.
"Of course I know where I'm going, Brother. I tend to make my enemies whereabouts known to me at all times." Damon replied sharply.
He clearly wasn't excited to be visiting someone who essentially wants to end him. And rightly so. The three fell into silence once more, lost in their own thoughts. Caroline was starting to get worried. They barely had a plan of action. If these were the people who were behind the blood stunt, then clearly they were more prepared then the Salvatore's and vampire Barbie. They had an agenda, and that, to Caroline, was frightening. The three walked without speaking into a long, dark alley way behind a bar. Suddenly, Damon was pinned up onto the wall, his feet hovering in the air.
"Damon! So good to see you old friend." His attacker said cheerily. His dark curly hair was falling in his eyes as he held Damon by the throat.
Damon's face went as hard as stone.
"Matthew." Damon spat.
Matthew just smiled.
"I see you brought your little friends." Matthew continued, gesturing at Stefan and Caroline behind him.
"Although we are missing a few members of your little group aren't we? The doppelgänger and the witch aren't here. Plus the blonde human and the wolf. What a shame. I would have loved to meet them." He said, tightening his grip around Damon's neck.
"So you've been keeping tabs on me." Damon practically chocked out, trying to breath whilst remaining composed.
"Yes and no." Matthew said.
Two more vampires emerged from the shadows, preventing Stefan or Caroline from going anywhere.
"I have been checking up on you, Damon. For a long while. I thought it was a good idea considering you ruined my life."
He looked to Damon for a reaction.
Damon's face remained cold and expressionless. By then, the other two vampires were moving in on Stefan and Caroline. Caroline was trying not to panic but still her heart rate was increasing by the second.
Matthew just sighed at his abeyant audience.
"But for another reason too. I needed to get information on someone close to you."
Damon's eyes widened as the realisation struck him. "Elena." He whispered. Matthew let out a chuckle.
"The doppelgänger is of no use to me."
Damon breathed a sigh of relief.
"But I understand why you would think that." Matthew added. "Miss Gilbert seems to get herself in an awful lot of unnecessary trouble. Although the blood in the mansion would've been pointless if we were after her. She barely ever does her own dirty work." Matthew looked between Stefan and Damon. "She has you two for that, doesn't she?"
Damon glared at Matthew. Matthew smiled. He enjoyed making the boys irritable. Suddenly, Matthew sharply twisted Damon's neck, causing him to fall limply to the ground in a lifeless state. He quickly spun around.
"Hello Caroline." A devious grin spread across Matthew's face as he moved towards her. At the same time, the other two vampires ran at vampire speed towards Stefan, restraining him and preventing him from helping Caroline. Matthew backed Caroline into the wall. Caroline's heart was pounding in her ears, her eyes darting in every direction trying to devise a suitable escape plan. She could feel his breath on her cheek, his face inches from her own. Matthew grabbed hold of Caroline's arms and a second later he fell to the ground, just as limp and lifeless as Damon. Caroline used Matthews vampire-minions stunned expressions to her advantage and using her vampire speed, had both their necks snapped in a couple of seconds. Stefan and Caroline didn't have time to comprehend what had just happened, so Stefan threw Damon over his shoulder and they vamped out of the alley before they could get jumped again.

"Do you think he's dead?" Caroline whispered to Stefan.
The two were sitting in the library, drinking bourbon straight from the bottle, waiting for Damon to wake up.
"I doubt it." Stefan answered, taking another swing from the bottle.
"I don't know what happened. He barely touched me for a second." Caroline said, her voice shaky.
Stefan didn't answer, he just continued to gulp down the bourbon.
"Do you know what Damon did to him?" Caroline asked after a few moments, grabbing the half empty bottle from Stefan and taking a swig.
"Nope." Stefan replied.
Caroline silently handed the bottle back to Stefan needing a breath of fresh air. She made her way to the door, but before she could leave she heard a stirring upstairs. Stefan vamped into the hallway and up the stairs followed closely by Caroline.

A/N: BAM! Ok thanks for reading, hope you liked it. Review and tell me what you think. I'll hopefully have the next one up soon, I've already started it so it shouldn't take as long as this chapter did. Until then!