Here's chapter 3... I' sorry to keep you waiting but I don't have anything written in advance so I try my best not to dissapoint.

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Elena's POV:

I turn around and face the one Original that I knew was definitely NOT supposed to be here. I couldn't believe he was really here.

"Elijah?" I was quite shocked and I guess my face gave me away.

"Hello Elena! I believe your new protector hasn't told you that he undaggered me. Am I right?" I was trying to figure out what was he talking about. Damon was the one who pulled the dagger out of him? But why? And more importantly… when? Did Damon undagger ALL of the Originals? What was he thinking? First Rebekah and now Elijah… Something was really off.

"No, Damon hasn't told me anything about this. And why are you here? Shouldn't you be off with Klaus and Rebekah to plan how to get the coffin back?" I wasn't quite in the mood to have a serious conversation with Elijah but I really didn't get why he was here. I saw Elijah's expression of confusion and I didn't understand what was going on.

"What are you talking about, Elena? I haven't seen my sister… Klaus told me she is in one of the coffins."

And now I'm even more confused. What the hell was going on?

"Rebakah is definitely NOT in a coffin. I saw her this morning. But I don't understand… didn't Damon undagger you both?" I really needed some answers and I needed them NOW!

"No! Damon only undaggered me and he told me to meet him today to make a deal. And now I can't even find him and I come here to look for him and you're telling me Rebekah is not in the coffin. Where did you see her?" God I knew this question was gonna come… But if Damon didn't undagger Rebekah then who did? I took a deep breath and decided to tell Elijah only part of the truth. I didn't want him to kill Damon for sleeping with his sister.

"She was at the Boarding House when I saw her. Wait…and you say you're looking for Damon? Isn't he there?" I was getting angry and I just didn't know what else to say. I was beginning to worry about Damon.

"Yes, Elena. I'm looking for Damon. I already told you that I couldn't find him so I came here. And now I'm leaving. Nice to see you are still alive and well." And with that he was gone.

I was stunned. We all were. For a moment I forgot that Alaric, Bonnie and Caroline were still here. I looked over at them and they were as confused as me. Caroline was the one to break the silence.

"Elena… you have to call Damon! Like now!" She was right and I knew it. Bonnie handed over my phone and I just stared at the black screen.

"And what do I say? What if he's still with her? What if he doesn't answer? I'll bet he's busy." I could hear the desperation in my voice and I tried to mask it with a little sarcasm, but my friends knew better.

"And what if he's hurt? What if Rebekah was just using him to get her revenge on you? Have you even thought about that option, Elena? Have you even considered that maybe Damon didn't sleep with her and that she planned all of this to hurt you?" I was taken aback by how all that Bonnie said made so much sense. I can't believe I didn't even think about that. I just assumed the worst and now I really had a bad feeling that Damon was in trouble.

"Oh my God! I really messed up haven't I?" It was more of a rhetorical question but I heard Care mutter a 'well duh!' under her breath but didn't pay attention to it. I dialled Damon's number and it rang 3 times and then it went to voice mail. I didn't want to leave a message so I just tried dialling again. Nothing. I was getting frustrated and a little worried so I glanced over at Ric and all I wanted was to find Damon. He nodded so I stood up and Caroline and Bonnie stood too.

"We're not letting you go after him alone! So you and Bonnie go over at the Boarding House whilst I'll look for him around here. Oh and call Stefan. Maybe he knows something. He's his brother after all." I nodded, grabbed my purse and told Alaric to call me if he hears anything.

I dialled Stefan's number and he picked up after the second ring. I was relieved that finally I can have some answers even though he was a dick now.

"Hello Elena! Bored already with my big bro?" Ughh… really? Did he have to be such a d-bag?

"No, Stefan. Actually I was calling to ask if you've seen him today." I didn't want to give any details about Elijah and Rebekah just in case he didn't know about them.

"No, Elena. I'm not his babysitter, you know? I don't follow him around all day. I'm sure he's just found another play toy and he's off to lunch." Could he be anymore obnoxious? I didn't quite know what to tell him so I hung up.

"Elena…it's ok! Damon is probably just avoiding people so that he can figure out what happened with Rebekah. Don't worry about him. You know he's perfectly capable of taking care of himself." I knew Bonnie was right and I was just feeling guilty about not trusting him.

We pulled up in the driveway in front of the Boarding House and I got out of the car, slamming the door behind me. I walked up to the front door and I rushed inside calling out Damon's name, hoping he'll just jump in front of her and be his usual snarky self, with that little smirk on his face. I wanted to look into his blue eyes.

No, Elena, don't go there! You know you can't be thinking about this! Especially not now.

I called his name a couple of times. I walked through the Boarding House and up to his room, but still nothing. I could see the bed was now made and I love the dark navy, silk sheets. This meant that Damon did leave here peacefully. At least I knew he wasn't dead.

"He left on his own. I don't think he's hurt or anything. Maybe you were right and Damon is just avoiding us." I was starting tocalm down.

Meanwhile...

Damon's POV:

I couldn't stop thinking about what happened this morning. I found Barbie Klaus in my bed, Elena found us together, Rebekah squired me again and I found out that my dick baby bro was the one who pulled the dagger out of that bitch. I was lost in thought when my phone started ringing. I looked at the caller ID and it said KLAUS. What the hell does he want? Didn't these Originals have anything better to do than piss me off?

"Klaus." I greeted him and waited to see what did he want from me at this hour in the morning.

"Not too chipper, now, are we? I have to talk to you. Come by my new house, Damon. I have a surprise for you. Maybe we struck a deal." I didn't really have a choice and, besides… I was to one with leverage now.

"I'm on my way." I didn't really want to talk to him on the phone. I wondered if he was pissed at me for undaggering Elijah and if he even knew about Rebekah or if that was my bro's little secret. Well this is about to get interesting.

I grabbed my leather jacket and my car keys and headed out. I need to get this over with and go talk to Elena. Explain that I got my ass vervained and that it really was all Barbie's doing.

Stefan's POV:

I met with Rebekah and I told her everything that happened since the Homecoming. She was listening carefully to what I said and she had an expression I couldn't read on her face and I saw a single tear roll down her cheek at the thought of loosing her dad. She didn't like to show weakness but I knew she was hurt.

"Why did you undagger me, Stefan? You knew I'd want revenge on your pretty, little human and still, you risked her life and pulled that dagger out of me." I didn't expect that to be her first question but I could see that she somehow didn't want to be here. I looked at her confused and I couldn't figure out what to say so she spoke again.

"Stefan, I don't get it. After Nic killed our dad, the only weapon that can kill an Original was lost, so you stole his coffins and now she has them back except for one that is locked. I have no idea what's in that coffin if that's what you want to know." I was just staring at her, she had this hurt in her eyes that I never seen before.

"Listen, Rebekah, I didn't pull the dagger out of you just to find out what's in that coffin, but it would have been quite nice to know. However, I didn't think you deserved to stay locked in that coffin. And you are probably still on our side, right?" I didn't really have to explain to her why I got her out.

"Probably… But I will not confront Klaus today. I just need a break, some girl time." I smiled at her words even though I knew that she was damn serious.

"I'm NOT going shopping with you again!" And she smiled at that. Good, I don't have any reason to be rude to her right now… I needed her help, after all. We were silent for a few moments and then my phone rang. I took it out of my pocket and saw it was Klaus. I looked over at Rebekah and answered.

"Hello, Klaus." I wasn't sure if he was calling to ask me about Rebekah or the coffins so I didn't say anything else.

"Stefan! I need to have a little talk with you. Come by my house now. I want to struck a deal with you." And he hung up. I was a little confused, but it seems like Klaus didn't know about Rebekah so at least I was still one step ahead of him.

"He doesn't know, does he?" I shook my head and she nodded.

"I'm going over there so you stay here or at least try not to get noticed until I come back. We don't know what does he want and I don't want him to know about you yet. So wait here!" I looked over at her and she nodded again. She was really stubborn, but I could tell she understood that we needed to take it one step at a time.

So I got into my car and started driving towards the hybrid's house.

I arrived there at the same time as my brother's Camaro pulled into the driveway. I thought that Klaus wanted to strike a deal with me, but seems like he has a bigger plan in mind. And then I remembered my brother undaggered Elijah. Maybe this wasn't the best idea. I don't think that two Originals are a good company, especially when they want you killed. The only thing missing now was Elena. I thought about it for a second, but I couldn't hear any heartbeats so I calmed down. This is going to be really interesting…

Damon's POV:

You've got to be kidding me! Stefan's here and I bet Klaus and Elijah are inside. I wondered again if Rebekah was joining her brothers, but right now I had my own brother to worry about so I shut out my thoughts.

"Hello brother!" I looked over at Stefan and he just nodded.

We entered the house and saw that both Klaus and Elijah were standing in the living room, expecting us. Klaus was sitting on the couch and Elijah was standing near the door.

"Hello Stefan, Damon…come in!" he stood up and gestured for us to enter the room.

"You know Elijah, right? Oh yes… Damon. I think you definitely do." I knew that Klaus would know that I was the one who undaggered Elijah so I wasn't taken aback by his commentaries.

"Nice to see you again, Elijah!" I wasn't expecting a hug or anything. He just nodded in my direction.

"Now… let's talk about why are we all here. I want my coffin back and you… want revenge, right Stefan?" I looked over at my brother and he didn't speak. Klaus didn't like that and I saw him flash over to where Stefan was and pulled him towards the fireplace. I was about to go after him when Elijah stopped me. I looked over my shoulder but I didn't say anything as I heard Stefan growl. Klaus made him kneel in front of the fireplace and held his hand into the fire.

"I say we switch it up a little bit. Now that Damon has my coffin, I can use Stefan to get that back. What do you say, Damon? Tell me where the coffin is or Stefan will get barbequed." I could hear the seriousness in his voice and I didn't need to hear anymore of Stefan's growls but I couldn't tell him where the coffin was, at least not until Witchy opened it.

"I thought we were here to make a deal, Klaus. I say you let Stefan go and we can talk like normal people." He looked at me and smirked –come on… how am I supposed to take him seriously when he- big bad hybrid- had dimples AND an accent?

"Stefan doesn't know where the coffin is, so let him go. I'm not telling you where the coffin is whilst you try to kill my brother." I was being serious and I saw Klaus letting Stefan go.

"Ok then. How about this: I let Stefan go and I torture you until I get my answer." I was looking at him, startled. I couldn't believe that I was even considering giving him an answer. Stefan got up and then Klaus went over to him and injected him with vervain. I gulped and looked at him. Elijah was now looking at Klaus, wanting to know his next move. And then I felt a stake driven into my back. I fell to the floor and then Klaus strode over to me and injected some vervain into my neck. Then everything went black.

I woke up and I felt chains wrapped around my wrists and ankles. Great... now Klaus went all medieval on my ass and was about to torture me until I told him where the coffin is.

"You're awake so soon? Guess that vervain was not enough. Well… tell me, Damon where is my coffin?" He had a stake in his hand and I knew this was going to hurt and I was still weak, but I was glad that it was me instead of Elena. I knew he needed her alive, but he also knew that I loved her. I will suck it up for her. I hope that Bonnie and her mom will open that damn coffin and spare me from more torture, but for now I was on my own. Nobody would be stupid enough to come over here looking for me.

"I'm not stupid, Klaus! I'm not telling you anything!" I saw his eyes darken and he gripped the stake and plunged it into my stomach. I growled in pain and I saw him turn around, leaving the stake inside my stomach. Blood was dripping from the wound and I barely managed to keep from shouting in pain. I saw Klaus near a table, picking some kind of a whip. I swallowed hard and I could see the evil gleam in his eyes as he made his way back.

"So, I assume you still don't want to talk?" I shook my head-Hell NO! and I felt a sting of pain ripping through my chest as he whipped me with vervain filled rope. I let out another growl, then he kept doing that till I could see my shirt was ripped into shreds and barely hanging on my bloodied upper body.

Klaus went back to that table and came back with a couple of vervain darts. I knew he liked playing darts, but come on… I saw him smirk at me again and this time he didn't ask if I'd tell him where the coffin is. He just shot a dart at me from a distance. It landed right above my heart and I could see the vervain entering my body. I felt another one on the side of my neck and then I felt so weak, I couldn't keep my eyes open anymore. I saw him coming closer and then I blacked out AGAIN.

So what do you think? Please review...it only takes a minute and I really want to know if you like it or not. I hope you're not mad because I'm torturing Damon a bit, but it'll work out. I need a little plot:) If you have any kind of suggestion PM me or review. I really do want to hear what you have to say.

Do you want Elijah/Rebekah or Elena to help Damon?