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When Alaric entered the Gilbert house, he realized there was no one there and felt more at ease because there was no one in danger. Damon and Elena followed him, he sighed deeply and headed towards the kitchen to grab some coffee.
"So, Ric… we assume that the ring caused you to blackout and kill people." Damon stated matter-of-factly and Alaric just nodded. Elena wanted to find out more, but she decided to let Damon question Ric.
"Then… I suggest you take that thing off until we know for sure what's wrong and fix it." Damon sounded really nonchalant as he assessed the facts.
"We will take turns and watch over you so that you don't kill anyone else and we'll have Witchy take a look at the ring." Elena rolled her eyes at Bonnie's nickname, but she had to admit that he was right about everything. Before they could say anything else they heard a knock on the door. Elena rushed to open it and Stefan was standing outside with his usual 'I don't give a shit' expression plastered on his face.
"Hi, Stefan" Elena said sarcastically as he nodded and strode past her into the kitchen.
"Hello, little brother! Came by to see if I was still alive?" Damon asked in a mocking tone that made Elena cringe as she remembered what Klaus did to him. She walked to stand by Damon and held his hand as Stefan raised his brows.
"Well… I see that Elena took good care of you. I don't think you need me to check up on you." Stefan crossed his arms over his chest as he leant against the door frame. Elena shot Stefan a death glare for his bitchy words and stood in front of Damon.
"I did take care of him, because his own brother was too damn scared to go and help him. That's not the way you treat family!" Elena's harsh words struck a chord, but Stefan only clenched his fists and opted to ignore her, like he did on many occasions lately. Damon, however, was really taken aback by Elena's outburst and he loved how she confronted his brother, especially because the reason for that was him. Elena was fighting with Stefan because he didn't have the balls to rescue him from Klaus.
"I think this is not the time to argue over this… Alaric is our priority right now so..." Damon said in a cold voice talking to Stefan as he placed his hands on Elena's shoulders, reassuringly. Stefan watched their interaction and looked over at Alaric, remembering why he came here in the first place.
"Alaric, I came here to take you to tell you that Meredith wants you at the hospital." Damon's eyes shot from his friend, who he promised to watch over, to the girl standing right in front of him before he spoke.
"I'll take you, buddy. Elena… you can call Blondie and Witchy so you can ask her about Ric's ring" He said as he gave Elena the ring. She nodded at him and before she could say anything Alaric padded Damon's shoulder and they walked out. Stefan didn't follow them and instead he took a seat and watched Elena intently.
"So… Elena…I see you've moved on to the other brother." He said sarcastically as an evil smirk played at his lips. Elena raised her eyebrows as she looked at him and she realized she had no intention of hiding.
"I've moved on a while ago. You made it pretty clear that you don't care anymore so I don't have a reason to want to get back to you. I will always care about you, but now I will love you like a brother, nothing more, Stefan…" Elena confessed as she looked at Stefan, whose expression changed as her words sank in. She shook her head and took her phone out and sent Bonnie and Caroline a quick text telling them to come over to talk. When she looked up she found the kitchen empty. Stefan had run off.
Meanwhile….
Alaric and Damon arrived at the hospital and went straight to Meredith who immediately took Ric away to run all the tests she wanted. And Damon was right behind them, wanting to keep an eye on the teacher. The CT scan didn't show anything unusual and neither did the other tests, so they were back to zero. Damon groaned as he exited the hospital after about 4 hours and he drove back to the Gilbert house, not saying a word to the teacher. He wasn't good at that stuff, so he kept his mouth shut.
Bonnie and Caroline arrived at the house in no time and Elena was really grateful that she wasn't left alone for more than one hour. She got straight to the point and told Bonnie exactly what Ric had told them about the ring, placing the ring in Bonnie's hand. The witch studied it, but she didn't have much luck with it.
"Elena… I don't know what I can do, but I promise to look up some kind of spell in my Grams' Grimoire." Bonnie tried to ease Elena's mind as she looked up at her, smiling. Caroline, however, wanted to find out more about what had happened the other night with her and Damon, so, being her usual bubbly self, she went straight to the point.
"So... Elena… what happened between you and Damon the other night?" Caroline's smirk reminded Elena of Damon's and she had to roll her eyes at her friend's curiosity.
"Nothing happened, Caroline… He had just been tortured. What would you expect?" Elena said in a hushed tone as the image of Damon's bloodied body hanging from Klaus' wall crossed her mind.
"After what I saw when I left I would have bet my life that you'd jump his bones as soon as he drank 3 blood bags." Caroline's chirpy voice made Elena smile in spite of herself and she just rolled her eyes again, but before she had the time to answer Alaric and Damon came into the house. Damon had a smirk on his lips - he probably heard everything. Elena thought as she bit her lip.
"Really, Blondie? After 3 bags of blood?" Damon asked as he chuckled and entered the kitchen with Alaric right behind him. Elena actually laughed at that, making Bonnie shot her a dirty look while Caroline just joined in. Alaric looked confused and Damon shrugged, not bothering to explain it to him.
"How did it go? Did Meredith find anything?" Elena hurried over to Ric to see if the tests had shown some kind of medical problem.
"No. She didn't find anything unusual with me…" Ric answered with a sigh as he faced Elena and the girls, guilt clouding his features as his gaze landed on Caroline.
"Well… I should go and search for a spell. I'll call you as soon as I find anything." Bonnie said, trying to alleviate the tension that hung in the air. Elena just nodded and hugged her friend before she left. Caroline considered going with her, but she stayed to help with the 'teacher protection program'. Alaric jumped on the couch and shut his eyes, the tiredness taking over his body.
"Ummm… I have to call my mom. I'll be back in a minute" Caroline said awkwardly as she gestured to the door. She sped out of the room in no time and Damon rolled his eyes as he came closer to Elena. He placed his hands on her shoulders and gazed deeply into her eyes, her hands circling his waist. He didn't know how they had gotten so close, but they both needed to be physically connected to each other. Elena's chocolate eyes burned into his as she caressed his jaw line with her thumb and leaned into him.
"Elena… what are we doing?" Damon whispered as he rested his forehead against hers and she closed her eyes. She didn't know what to say, but she knew 3 things- for sure- she needed him, she had to stop hiding her feelings and her body craved his touch.
"We are doing what we should've done months ago." She answered bluntly and before he could really comprehend what she was doing, her lips crashed onto his. Damon Salvatore wasn't the one to be taken aback by a simple kiss, but he couldn't deny that he felt like a teenage boy finally getting his first kiss from the girl he had a crush on. Elena felt his reluctance and she bit his bottom lip, making him gasp. She pushed her tongue into his mouth and he responded eagerly, meeting her tongue in a battle for dominance. Damon's hands were bringing her closer to him, one tilting her head to deepen the kiss and the other one pressing against her lower back. Elena moaned as Damon sucked her lower lip into his mouth, giving her time to breathe. She could feel the bulge in his pants pressing against her and it sent delicious shivers down her spine as his fingers drew random patterns of her lower back.
Damon pulled back a little, but his lips never left her skin as he placed kisses along her jaw line and down the side of her neck, nipping at her soft skin. Elena moaned and she placed her hands around Damon's neck for support. Desire was coursing through her bloodstream as Damon's hand pulled her head back, kissing from her collarbone to her ear. He nibbled at her earlobe and Elena dug her nails into his shoulders. She gasped as Damon's hands traveled down her sides and gripped her ass, lifting her onto the kitchen counter. Elena wrapped her legs around Damon's waist, bringing him closer to her. She grounded her hips into his, eliciting a groan from Damon as his groin made contact with her heated core. They forgot all about Alaric and Caroline and all they wanted was to feel each other's touch. Elena's hands were tracing his muscled chest as Alaric yelled at them from the living room.
"Damon! I don't need to hear this right now, okay?" Ric tried to sound authoritative and Damon just chuckled into Elena's hair and rolled his eyes. He pulled away to look into Elena's darkened eyes and he smirked as he saw her cheeks blazing with embarrassment - God she's so damn cute! And yeah… I actually used that word! Damon thought to himself as he caressed her neck with his thumbs.
"You're no fun, buddy!" Damon yelled back at Ric as he leaned in to press his lips against Elena's swollen ones again. They were still in the same position and Elena fisted his shirt, pulling him closer as she deepened the kiss. Damon pushed his tongue past her lips, swirling around hers as he bucked his hips into her core and she gasped into his mouth. He smirked at that and pried his lips from hers, nibbling at her bottom lip. Caroline chose that moment to walk in and she grinned as she saw the pair. She almost wanted to leave them be, but she cleared her throat loudly, deciding that they had bigger problems to deal with.
"Now I understand why Ric had that look on his face." Caroline said as she giggled as Elena jumped off the counter, Damon still in front of her, gripping her hips.
"It's not like I haven't seen worse…" Elena shrugged at her friend reminding her of good old times- before her parents' death. Elena used to be quite a party girl and she and Caroline were always going out. Oh good old days… when the only thing they worried about were ordinary teenage problems like what to wear at the next party and how to sneak out and buy vodka. As the images of drunk, younger Caroline flooded Elena's mind, she shook her head and smirked at the blonde vampire.
"Point taken… although, we did have our fair share of good times together." Caroline said as she winked at Damon, his mind already conjuring images of the two girls and he raised an eyebrow at Elena, questioningly.
"Yeah, old Elena was quite the party girl. You would've liked her…" Elena told Damon as she went towards the sink and poured herself a glass of water. She turned around and looked at Caroline, who had a smug look on her face as Elena looked over at Damon, who overcame his shock and went over to Elena.
"I like you now, just the way you are!" Caroline made an 'awww' sound as Damon placed a chaste kiss on Elena's lips, his piercing blue eyes boring into hers. He didn't like showing off his emotions, but it felt so right to do so in front of Elena, that he actually didn't care if Caroline or anyone else watched them.
"You know… I never thought I'd see this side of you, Damon. Outside of the Grill and without bourbon in your system- that is." Ric said as he walked into the kitchen, smiling at his friend. Elena giggled as Damon was actually struggling to come up with a snarky reply, but simply settled for an eye roll.
"So… will you be okay with the teacher for tonight, Blondie? I have some things to sort out with Baby Bro back at home so I was hoping you could babysit…" Damon wanted to stay, but he knew that he had to talk to Stefan and he wanted to be done with it fast.
"Yeah, sure… I can stay." Caroline looked at Elena and smiled, already planning in her head some 'girl's night' activities. Elena took Damon's hand in hers as he patted Ric's shoulder and walked him out on the porch.
Damon smirked as he pulled her close to him, molding his lips to hers in a sweet kiss. Her lips were soft, but swollen from their previous kisses and he gently passed his tongue over her bottom lip, making her moan. Elena's tongue darted out to play with his, curling around it, taking her time in teasing him. The kiss was slow and deep, passionate, yet not desperate. They were exploring each other's mouths, enjoying the feeling of intimacy. Her hands curled around his neck and his were cupping her face.
"The porch definitely holds some great memories…" Elena whispered as they broke apart, still holding each other. Damon nodded at her, remembering their first real kiss.
"This is nothing… I can think of some other things we can do on this porch." He said as he wiggled his eyebrows suggestively at Elena. She punched him lightly, but she couldn't help the laugh that escaped her lips as her heartbeat quickened, involuntarily.
"I wonder what kind of naughty thoughts go through that pretty little head of yours." He lightly tapped her nose as he said the words and it only made her laugh louder. Damon smiled, too, loving the sounds she was making and he was honestly happy, for the first time in a long while. Elena's happiness was contagious and he loved that he was able to bring a smile to her face amongst all the tragedies that had been happening around them.
"Damon… I talked to Stefan today… I told him that I moved on and that I'll still love him, but just as a brother…" Elena tried to explain further, but Damon placed his finger on her lips, effectively silencing her. He didn't want to hear how there will always be something between Elena and Stefan. He wanted to talk to his brother first.
"I know…. I still have to talk to him, though. Being the big brother isn't quite as fun as it seems. And my little brother just has some control issues that I need to take care of." Damon knew he was being a little evasive, but he really wanted to enjoy the time he had with Elena without talking about Stefan. Damon had to remind himself that he actually saved Stefan from Klaus and he didn't want him to come and save him, because he simply couldn't see his brother being tortured, but when Elena came over he was furious at Stefan for not looking after her. He was supposed to take care of Elena, to keep her out of that whole mess, not to tell her about him. That was his only problem with what Stefan did, not the fact that he hadn't come to his rescue- like everyone thought.
"Good night, Elena!" Damon said as he kissed her forehead and slowly made his way to his Camaro.
"Good night, Damon!" She answered quietly as she felt his soft lips press against her skin. Elena loved how sweet Damon could be and she was really grateful that he had finally let her in.
So guys, what do you think? Should I make the next chapter all about the Salvatore brothers and Caroline and Elena's 'fun' night, OR should I just write about the next morning as they get the invitations to the Original's ball and include small moments about their talk?
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Xoxo Rose