The dark room was filled with the sounds of Elena's moans as Damon placed open-mouth kisses down her stomach. He caressed her soft skin with his hands, drawing random patterns over her upper body and down to her thighs. Damon's lips finally reached Elena's heated core and she bucked her hips in anticipation. His ocean blue eyes met hers as he lowered his head and sucked gently on her swollen bundle of nerves. She let out a loud moan and her fingers found their way to Damon's dark locks, begging him to continue. He complied and started working his magic on her. Elena was writhing under his touch, his tongue bringing her pleasure like never before. Damon plunged two fingers into her and she screamed his name. He sucked on her clit while moving his fingers in and out of her until her orgasm hit her, moments later. The sensation was overwhelming and Elena screamed in pure bliss as she rode the wave of pleasure. He lapped up all her juices, looking up at her. She had a satisfied look and her eyes were closed.

As Elena finally came down from her high she opened her eyes and gazed into his clear blue ones with so much love and lust that Damon had never seen before. He crawled up her body, until their faces were at the same level and she could feel his hot breath on her lips. Elena closed the distance between them and kissed him languidly. She could taste herself on his tongue and that only served to turn her on even more. The kiss quickly became passionate as he thrusted his tongue in and out of her mouth, teasing her and nibbling at her bottom lip every time she pulled away for air. Elena arched her body into him, pushing her breasts into his chest as she felt his length brush against her thigh.

"Damon… I need you inside me!" She practically screamed and she knew he loved the needy and demanding tone in her voice. Elena took his cock into her small hand and guided him to where she wanted him the most. Damon started kissing the side of her neck and when he felt her hand around his dick he let out a groan. Elena knew exactly how much he wanted her too and she pressed her body into his, relishing in the feeling of his hard muscles under her soft skin. Damon couldn't take it anymore and pushed his length into her. He filled her to the hilt in one swift move which made them both moan loudly. Elena's nails were raking down Damon's back as she got accustomed to his impressive size. She gasped as he started moving slowly. The way Damon looked into her eyes while he was thrusting into her made her heart melt. She could see the emotions swirling around in his blue eyes as he struggled to keep his movements slow- to make love to her, not only to fuck her. But Elena needed more. She wanted him to be rough, to be himself with her.

"Fuck, Damon! Harder...faster! Please!" She brought him in for a searing kiss and nibbled at his bottom lip and moaned loudly into his mouth as he picked up his pace. His thrusts were fast and hard and her body was screaming for release. She wrapped her long legs around his waist, trying to bring him even closer. He pulled almost all the way out of her and then plunged his cock back into her, hitting her G-spot, hard. Elena's screams were like music to his ears and he moved their bodies up the bed until he reached the headboard.

Damon grabbed onto the headboard and increased the speed of his thrusts. Elena felt like her whole body was about to explode as Damon pulled one of her legs over his shoulder. His movements were frantic and Elena matched them with equal passion. She was holding onto his broad shoulders as he bent down to suck on the skin above her pulse point. She shiverred when she felt his fangs grazing her skin, just the thought of him biting her making her head spin. Damon pulled away and increased his speed once again, making Elena cry out his name. He was hitting spots inside of her that she didn't even know existed and she loved it. She couldn't think straight as the heat was building up, each nerve in her body was screaming for more. Elena looked into Damon's eyes and she saw them darken, the veins around them protruding as his fangs elongated. She watched him and threw her head back, exposing her neck to him. He nibbled at a portion of flesh on her neck and then bit down, his movements never ceasing. Elena screamed out his name as the most intense orgasm rippled through her body. She couldn't believe the immense pleasure he made her feel by drinking from her. Damon growled as he spilled his seed deep inside her womb. Elena held onto him tightly but she felt him slipping away from her.


The warmth of the sun was enveloping their tangled bodies as Damon slowly opened his eyes. He felt tired and he still couldn't figure out what had happened. The biggest question was: When did Elena finally accept that she had feelings for him? And how did they get from avoiding each other and their feelings to snuggling in bed? Not that he minded it. He looked down at her- gorgeous brown hair draping over his chest and he relished in the way her body fit his. She was sleeping on top of him, with her head over his dead heart. Elena was probably dreaming when a soft moan escaped her lips as she brushed her leg over the bulge in his pants.

Damon's eyes widened as he heard her and he could feel his arousal grow. He knew Elena was still asleep, but that didn't make it less difficult to resist her. Damon's mind drifted to last night's kiss. The taste of her soft lips against his own and the love reflected in her eyes had startled him at first and he really was confused as in what made her change her mind. Then again it was bound to happen one day and probably seeing how Klaus tortured him has made her realize she couldn't deny him much longer. He flinched and pushed away all the thoughts of Klaus when Elena shifted again, her hand moving down on his toned abs. He froze as he heard another soft whimper coming out of her mouth. He wondered for a moment is she was hurt, but then it hit him- the smell of her arousal spiking the air. Damon's erection was getting painful and he had to get out of bed before she'd wake up. He wanted to avoid any awkward moment between them this morning so he gently got out from underneath her and ran out of the room and down the stairs to get more blood.

Damon gulped 3 bags of blood and went into one of the guest rooms to take a really cold shower. He passed by his bedroom and saw Elena still asleep. He reached the guest bathroom and undressed before stepping into the shower. Damon couldn't stop thinking about the kiss. He knew that he shouldn't get his hopes up, but seeing her in his arms this morning had given him just a tiny bit of hope and he was holding on to that. The cold water was streaming down his back and he braced himself for what was about to come. They had to face the world and he had to find out the truth about everything that happened. All that he could remember was Klaus torturing him and Elena coming to his rescue. She gave him her blood. Damon shivered only at the thought of her sweet blood and Elena's determined look as she practically risked her life for him, again. He was so lost in thought that he hadn't paid attention to Elena and he was startled to hear her scream.

"Damon!" Elena's voice was breathless as she woke up from her dream, half moaning-half screaming Damon's name. Her body was covered in a thin layer of sweat and she was trying to catch her breath. It all seemed so real and as she looked around she saw that she was in Damon's bedroom. A second later he blurred into the room, stopping when he saw her. His blue eyes roamed over her body and gulped as he took in her appearance. Her chest was heaving, making her breasts stand out, her neck was sleek with sweat, her lips were parted and slightly swollen and her eyes were darkened with lust. Elena's heartbeat sped up even more as she watched Damon. She looked him up and down, licking her lips involuntarily at the sight of his naked torso. His skin was glistening as the beads of water ran down from his black hair to his toned abs. The towel hung tantalizingly low, revealing the "V" shape of his hips.

"Elena..." His voice was low and he tried to focus on anything other than her inviting lips and thuddering heart. They were both staring at each other when Alaric entered the house, calling for him. That's when Damon averted his eyes from her.

"Damon?" He strode into the parlor and up the stairs, not bothering to wait for Damon's response. He knew that the vampire was reluctant to showing emotion, especially weakness so he decided he was going to act as normal as possible.

Alaric was the only friend that Damon had and he made sure that no one came by to disturb Damon and Elena. Caroline had told them all of what happened- at least all that she knew. And what had startled him was Stefan's lack of emotion. Damon had saved him- he was willing to sacrifice himself, to endure any kind of torture for his brother's freedom- which was a huge risk given the fact that they were dealing with Original vampires.

So, when Caroline told him that she left Elena with Damon, Alaric asked Stefan to stay away from the Boarding House, too. Stefan stayed with him at Elena's house, but they haven't talked. Alaric was really pissed at the 'Ripper' Stefan because he was such a D-bag who didn't "Do" emotions. How could you leave your own brother in the hands of the enemy like that? He didn't understand vampire thinking, so now Ric pushed all negative thoughts away and walked into Damon's room.

Elena was startled to hear the door open and Ric entering the room. They were frozen as the teacher looked at both of them in confusion. He looked from Damon to Elena as he tried to make out what was going on between those two. Before he could speak, though, Elena jumped to her feet and smiled at Ric, saying a quick 'Hi' as she got her breathing under control.

"Hey guys! What's up?" Ric tried to sound nonchalant, but failed misserably as his eyes darted to the bed and then to Damon's towel clad body. He had problems of his own and Damon saw right through his act, but he decided to confront him later on.

"Hey there buddy. You came to see if I lived through the night?" Damon turned to face Ric and, as he expected, his sarcastic remarks were present. Elena was silent as she saw Ric roll his eyes at Damon's words.

"As a matter of fact I need my drinking buddy back." He said jokingly. "And I brought Elena some breakfast. I picked something up from The Grill it's in the kitchen." Damon mentally slapped himself for not thinking about Elena's needs while she smiled warmly.

"Thanks, Ric!" She said as she made her way out the bedroom and hurried into the kitchen downstairs. The two men were looking after Elena, neither of them finding the courage to talk, sensing a serious conversation up ahead.

"So...I'm gonna leave you alone so that you can get ready. I'll be waiting in the kitchen." Ric said awkwardly as he made his way out the door. Damon strode over to his closet and grabbed some clothes. He was listening to Elena's normal heartbeat and Ric's steps around the kitchen. He must be pretty nervous that he's pacing like that... Elena was silent as she ate the strawberry waffles that Alaric brought.

"Well...Ric what's on your mind?" Damon asked as he joined them. Elena's eyes darted to the vampire as he entered the room, smiling at him.

"Nothing... I was just thinking about what's gonna happen now. You know with the Original Witch and all..." Elena's eyes shot up at Ric and Damon's brows furrowed. He didn't know about that.

"What do you mean?" Ric didn't know that Damon barely remembered last day's events and he looked over at Elena who apparently hadn't told him a thing. Elena sighed as she thought about the Originals. Their mother, Esther, was the one that had been in that fourth coffin. She helped them even though she didn't realize it, but Elena was really grateful, still. Now she had to explain to Damon all of the things that happened.

"The Original Witch- Esther- she was the one locked in that fourth coffin. Apparently Bonnie and her mom have opened the coffin and she came there and distracted Klaus and helped us get away." Elena's voice was soft as she spoke to Damon, trying to make him understand.

"What do you mean? Hadn't Klaus killed her?" Damon was really confused at the new pieces of information. Ric rolled his eyes and took a seat, knowing that there would be a lot of explaining to do and he still had to tell them about his little problem.

Meredith had told him that he was the mysterious murderer. He dismissed her at first, but she had shown him an old Gilbert journal where Samantha Gilbert talked about all the crimes she committed and blackouts she had. It all seemed to lead up to the ring- the Eternity ring that Ric was wearing now. So Meredith told him that he might have blackouts because of the ring and that when he was unconscious the killer in his came out. Alaric was devastated by the news, especially since he was the one who killed Caroline's dad. He hadn't told anyone about this, but he knew he had to tell Damon so that they could keep this under control.

Alaric was pulled out of his thoughts when he heard Damon's voice.

"Ric! You zoned out, buddy. Tell me that you haven't gotten into trouble." He masked his real concern with sarcasm, but Alaric knew he had to open up. Elena was quiet as she looked from Alaric to Damon and she knew that there was something wrong. Ric was pretty nervous and he never before lost focus when it came to supernatural problems.

"I have to tell you something serious." Damon's eyes turned cold and he braced himself for whatever Ric was about to tell him and he looked over at Elena who stood up and approached Alaric.

"Meredith found an old journal of Samantha Gilbert where she wrote all about the blackouts she had and the mysterious killings happening around her. Guess what we have in common?" His voice was low and shaky as he raised his hand and wiggled his fingers in front of Damon, showing off his eternity ring. Elena gasped in surprise as realization hit her. Damon's eyes widened and he turned to Elena when he heard her speak first.

"What? Are you saying you think you are the killer?" She was confused, but Alaric just nodded. Damon pondered over what he could say and finally he spoke.

"So… you're telling me you have a killer alter ego and that the ring that keeps you alive is the one that makes you go around town killing people?" He didn't want to sound harsh, but he had no other words for it. Elena looked at Ric's hand and then back into his eyes.

"My family ring did this to you?" She whispered to him and she barely contained her tears as Damon went over to her and took her small shaking hand into his own.

"Calm down, Elena. It's not your fault and now that we know it's gonna be fine. We'll watch Ric and we'll find a way to deal with this." His voice was soothing her and all she could see were the depths of his ocean blue eyes. Ric watched them closely, their connection visible from a mile away. He smirked at the way Elena relaxed under his touch and the way Damon was looking at her. Ric looked at them, watching intently as Elena's hands traveled up his arms to frame his face and her eyes softened as he leaned into her touch. The moment seemed so intimate that he had to clear his throat to get their attention.

"So… looks like you two are fine after all." Damon pulled back slightly and he smirked at the teacher. Elena blushed lightly and went over to pour herself a cup of coffee.

"Let's see what this journal says… Personally, I think it's your habit of drinking too much that makes you black out. You shouldn't even try to out-drink a vampire." Damon winked at him, trying to lighten the mood with some 'Damon humor'.

"Dick! Why am I even surprised?" Alaric laughed at that and they all made their way out, heading towards Elena's house to check on that journal and figure out a plan to save Alaric from himself.


Firstly I want to thank each and every one of you that read this story so far, you guys keep me going! I know… I made you wait long enough… so I threw in a bit of smut to make up for it. Did you like it? This is kind of hard to write right now, because I don't know if I should go in the same direction as the show… Tell me what you think! Any suggestions? I can't wait for 3x19… I mean have you seen the promo? I might just write a one shot about their night in Denver. If you have any prompts… PM me! :3

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Xoxo Rose