"I can do this", Stefan kept repeating over and over in his mind. He was almost there, he could see the tree in the clearing.
Stefan reached Damon as the sun peeked out over the eastern horizon. The faintest light filtered across the dark sky.
He jumped up to the nearest branch and began sliding Damon off of the limb. Stefan doesn't understand how the branch didn't kill him.
Once he gets Damon off the limb, he looks him over to see if he can make it back to the boarding house. Oh gross, I can literally see inside of him. A few broken ribs, part of his lung is shredded, and yuck his intestine is barely staying inside of him.
He picks Damon up and races back to the boarding house. He dodges the sunlight in the woods, where the shade is the darkest. He can hear the sizzle of Damon's skin when a stray beam of sun light glances off of him.
The boarding house is visible in the distance, but there is no protection from the sunlight. Shit what am I suppose to do? Run for it and hope he doesn't burst into flames? Drop him and get his ring? Throw him into the sunlight and watch his worthless body burn to ash?
Stefan's phone rings bringing him out of the options his mind is finding exciting, thrilling and morbid. The smile disappears from his lips as he looks at the name on the screen, Elena.
He hit's the fuck you button and sends her to voice mail. I don't have time for some teenage bullshit right now. Stefan you know what Caroline did? Stefan you know what Bonnie said?
Sometimes the shit she wants to talk about is so stupid to me. I don't care what they think or what they say. Does this shirt match my jeans? Do I look good in this outfit? Did you see the way Tyler looked at Amy today?
For the love of blood can they not ask me something about me? No, that is too much for the little twits to ask isn't it? For once it would be nice to hear, you looked good today Stefan. Are you having a bad day Stefan? Do you need a break from me and all this stupid teenage drama Stefan? Do you need a snack Stefan?
I would have this conversation he thinks:
Hello Elena. How am I doing? Well lets see….I got into a fight with Damon and threw him into a tree that impaled him there for most of the night. Oh and I took his ring so he would fry in the morning sun. No, I am not joking. Then I went back to the boarding house, got drunk and paranoid of what Katherine would do to me if Damon died. Oh I know it was a good plan. Then I ran back to the tree and pulled him down. I was taking him back to the boarding house when you called…No I don't love Katherine, no honey I promise and cross my dead heart…I love only you…Why did I save him? Because I don't want to die…Do you want me to die? Cause it is starting to sound like it….Even in my own mind it is still all about everyone else but me…Ugh
He violently shakes his head as he runs into the house for Damon's ring. It was so much easier with Katherine, at least all she wanted to do was either fuck or kill someone.
He looks down at Damon, he can barely feel him now. He slips the ring on Damon's finger and takes him into the house.