Chapter 6- Bloodlines

"Ah!" I hear Elena say and I turn to her.

"Elena, you're ok?"

"I think I am." She tells me and I hear a familiar voice.

"How ya doing in there?"

"Damon?"

"You look stuck."

"It's my seatbelt. I can't get it but get Elena first see if she needs medical care."

He returns minutes after I say it and Elena wasn't at my side.

"Let me get you out of there. I want you to put your hands on the roof. Just like that. You ready? 1, 2, 3." I do what he says as he ejects ther seatbelt. "I got you." He says picking me up and I start to feel weak on my leg.

"Elena?"

"She is fine, she just passed out, but she doesn't have anything. You're ok?"

"Yes I am fine." I say and I try to walk but my left leg fails and I almost hit the floor but Damon got me in time. "Thank you."

"You're leg it's hurt."

"Probably. I am tired." I tell him and he picks me up.

"Then rest." I do it but I swear I could almost hear him saying 'I take care of you' but it was probably my mind playing tricks with me.

When I wake up I noticed it was early morning and I was in a moving car I turn to see Damon driving by my side.

"Morning." He tells me with his typical smirk and I roll my eyes. "How is your leg?"

"Oh right I almost forgot." I tell him and raise my leg trying to cheek my anklet as much you can in a moving car. "It the ligaments my ankle twisted." I tell him and he looks at me with a funny look. "What?"

"Nothing." I gave him the 'are you seriously' look. "It's just you crash your car and twisted your ankle but you forgot about it. Besides we are in the middle of nowhere and didn't ask me where we were."

"Where are we?" I ask him with a sweet voice and he grins at me.

"On our way to Georgia."

"Cool I never had been in Georgia. Now we just need a little music." I say turning the radio on but not loud enough so that we don't wake up Elena who is in the back sleeping. "And we have our road trip ready."

"You're very happy about it."

"I just don't care. Lena will thinking better she is going to freak out." I tell him looking at Elena by the mirror and I listen to the familiar song.

"God I love this song."

"You like Led Zeppelin?" Damon asks me shocked

"You're kidding Achilles Last Stand is one of the best songs ever."

Elena wakes up half an hour after.

"Where are we?" she asks and I turn the radio off.

"Georgia."

"Georgia? No, no. No, we're not. Seriously, Damon. Where are we?" She asks and he looks at me with a smirk as Damon winks at me. She totally freaked out.

"Seriously, we're—we're in Georgia."

"How are you feeling?" I ask her concern.

"- I-..."

"There's no broken bones. I checked."

"But the car... there was a man... I hit a man. But then he got up, and...-who was that?"

"That's what I would like to know."

"We would like to know. I actually liked the car." I tell and I could see him smirking

"Where is my phone? OK. We really need to go back. Nobody knows where I am. Pull over. I mean it, Damon. Pull over! Stop the car!"

"Oh you were so much more fun when you were asleep." Damon say pulling over and Elena gets out of the car but Damon gets her since she was almost falling so I got out as faster as I could.

"You're ok?" I ask her worry.

"I'm fine. We have to go back."

"Oh come on. Look. We've already come this far..."

"Why are you doing this? I can't be in Georgia. Sofia wrecked her car. I have to go home. This is kidnapping."

"That's a little melodramatic, don't you think?"

"You're not funny."

"It kind is." I tell her and she give me a dirty look.

"You can't do this. I'm not going to Georgia."

"Well, you're IN Georgia. Without your magical little necklace, I might add. I can very easily make you...agreeable."

"What are you trying to prove?" She asks him and a phone starts to ring. "That's my phone." She says as Damon holder her phone.

"Mmm. It's your boyfriend. I'll take it. Elena's phone...! He wants to talk to you." Lena shakes her head in a no and I look at her, something had happen and it wasn't good.

"Yeah. I don't- I don't really think she wants to talk to you right now." I see Damon smirk as Stefan speaks "You have a good day."

"Look, no one knows where I am. Can we please just go back?"

"We're almost there."

"Where is there by the way?"

"A little place right outside of Atlanta. Oh, come on, Elena. You don't wanna go back right now. Do you? What's the rush? Time-out. Trust me. Your problems are still going to be there when you get home. Look. Step away from your life for 5 minutes. 5 minutes!"

"Am I gonna be safe with you?"

"Yes."

"You promise not to do that mind control thing with me?"

"Yes."

"Can I trust you?"

"Get in the car. Come on." He says and I have to smile at this and Elena looks at me like I am crazy as we enter the car. "What?"

"You just don't have anything to say about this entire road trip."

"Lena, I don't particularly enjoy small towns. Besides we need to do things out of our routine."

"I like my routine."

"I like my morning runs and I didn't had one."

"You run?" Damon asks me.

"Yep, every morning. 1, 2 miles it depends on my mood."

"That explains a lot." He says and I look at him confused but I let it go.

"So, where's my car?" I ask Damon.

"I pulled it off to the side of the road. I don't think anyone will bother it."

"What about that man in the road? Was he a...?" Elena asks him

"From what I could tell, yeah..."

"You didn't know him?"

"If I've never met him, I wouldn't know him. I mean, it's not like we all hang out together at the Vamp Bar & Grill." I see Damon pulling or a bar and I turn to him.

"What is this place, Fangtasia?" He grins at me and I do the same.

"Fan, what?"

"Seriously Lena, you never watched True Blood?" She shakes her head in a no as we got out of the car.

"Where are we? You brought me to a bar? Damon, I'm not old enough. They're not going to let me in."

"Sure they will." Damon says.

"I still can't believe you never watched True Blood." I tell her as we enter the bar and a woman comes and kisses him as Elena and I look at each other. "And I can see there is no Northman in here." What is with me and guys with the name Eric?

"Listen up everybody! Here's to the man that broke my heart, crushed my soul, destroyed my life, and ruined any and all chances of happiness! Drink up!" She says and we take our shouts as I look at Elena who stills has not drank and I take it and drink it as Damon smirk at me.

"I'm older enough to drink she isn't."

"So, how'd he rope you in?" She asks both of us getting me another drink.

"I'm not roped in. Actually, I'm dating his—"

"Honey, if you're not roped, you're whipped. Either way, just enjoy the ride." She smiles and pours more alcohol as me and Damon drink another shot with her.

"Ok. So, how did you two meet?" I ask her.

"College."

"You went to college?" I ask incredulous.

"I've been on a college campus, yes." He smirks and I roll my eyes.

"A bout 20 years ago, when I was a sweet, young freshman, I met this beautiful man, and I fell in love. And then he told me about his little secret, made me love him more. Because, you see, I had a little secret of my own that I was dying to share with somebody."

"She's a witch." Damon whispers to us.

"Changed my world, you know."

"I rocked your world."

"He is good in the sack, isn't he?" I ask her making Damon shock is his drink and Elena look at me shocked as Bree just made a sound that said yes.

"But mostly he's just a Walk-Away Joe."

"Know them well." I tell Bree was we both cheer and drank.

"So, what is it that you want?" The woman asks Damon.

The three of us were eating while Elena asked questions.

"Let's just say that I'm descended from Katherine... does that make me part vampire?"

"Vampires can't procreate. But we love to try." He says the last part smirking at me and I knew it was because of the comment Bree and I made earlier. I knew I was going to regret it. "No, if you were related, it would mean Katherine had a child before she was turned."

"Did Stefan think that he could use me to replace her?"

"Kinda creepy if you ask me."

"I am sure is not that Lena." I tell her.

"Come on, what? You don't like pickles? What's wrong with you?" He tells me picking the pickles from my plate and eating it.

"How can you even eat? If technically you're supposed to be…"

"Dead? It's not such a bad word. As long as I keep a healthy diet of blood in my system, my body functions pretty normally."

"This nice act. Is any of it real?" I ask him and Bree comes in bringing two bears one for me and other for Damon.

"Thank you." I tell her.

"I'll have one too."

"Hmm?" Damon and I both say surprise.

"Time out, remember? For 5 minutes? Yeah, well that 5 minutes is going to need a beer."

"One only." I tell Bree.

We were in the bar having shots of liquor. Well except Elena since I didn't let her get drunk or she would have a terrible hangover since she is already 'happy'.

"Ready... Go!" Bree says as we all drink. As mine downs quickly and I clap her hands and do a little spin.

"That's 3! Aw, do you need a bib?" I say pouting to Damon.

"Sorry I can't unhinge my jaw like a snake to consume alcohol."

"Whatever it is probably the lack of gag reflex."

"Your what?" Damon asks shocked with his eyes open and I wink at him.

"All right. Who's next? Another round, Bree."

"Honey, you should be on the floor!"

"I am not even drunk. My tolerance is very big."

"Why is that?" Damon asks me.

"I had my fun during college."

"You did?"

"Yep. Even if I was 15."

"You were fifteen when you went to college?"

"Yep, is that so hard to believe." I ask him and he comes more close to me and I could feel his breath on my neck and I noticed him touching a spot where there was a small bullet mark and he looked at me confused.

"Is that?"

"Yes." I say pushing him and walking away.

I got outside for a little pure air when I feel someone getting me and then Damon, who came looking for me its hit and felt.

"Who are you?" Damon asks him.

"That's perfect! You have no idea."

"What are you talking about? What did he do?" I ask him refereeing to Damon.

"He killed my girlfriend. What did she do to you, huh? What did she do to you?!"

"Nothing."

"I don't understand."

"My girlfriend went to visit Stefan, and Damon killed her. Got it?" He says hitting Damon and then it hit me, not literally.

"Lexi? Lexi was your girlfriend? She told me about you. She said that you were human."

"I was."

"Lexi turned you?"

"If you want to be with someone forever, you have to live forever."

"She loved you, you know. She said that, "When it's real, you can't walk away."

"Well, that's a choice you're not going to have to make." He says ready to kill Damon.

"Please don't. Lexi loved you! And she was good! And that means you're good too. I am begging you please." I tell him and he stops. "Thank you."

"It wasn't for you." He tells me and I know it was because of Lexi. He leaves and I run to Damon.

"So, why did you bring me with you?" I ask him as Elena sleeps in the back of the car.

"Well, you're not the worst company in the world, Sofia. You should give yourself more credit!"

"Seriously? "

"You and Elena were there in the road, all damsel-in-distress-like. And, I knew it would piss off Stefan if I bring her. And... you're not the worst company in the world, Sofia."

"I used to be more fun."

"You did okay."

"I saved your life!"

"I know"

"And don't you forget it!" I say as we both smile.

"About that mark."

"We are not talking about it Damon."

"Are they more?" He asks me and I turn my face to the window as I watch the road.

"Yes." I say very low but I knew with his vampire hearing he was able to hear that.