Chapter 22

"Let's go then" Elena urged him.

"I'm going, your not" Stefan stated looking at her like she had lost her mind.

"If Damon needs help, he needs to be strong, I can help" Elena pleaded, she couldn't just stay here and do nothing when Damon was in trouble.

"He only took your blood recently, you'll be too weak"

"I'm not weak; he replaced my blood with his"

"He did?" Stefan was shocked, usually Damon would take, not give.

"Yes, now are we going or what?"

"Fine, follow me" He led her out to the back of the boarding house, to his black 911 turbo Porsche.

Elena phoned her Aunt Judith, as Stefan's car was pushed to its limits. She told her she was staying in Bonnie's house; Aunt Judith was extremely pleased that Elena was getting more 'social' like she used to be…

Elena was getting frustrated; she wanted to get to Damon, even though the car was really fast she wanted to go faster, she needed it to go faster.

"Where is he?" Elena asked her fingers drummed off the arm rest with anticipation.

"He's at a hotel, just outside of town, he was going to come home early, to see you but more vampires came, they surrounded him and attacked him but he got away, he's waiting for me to come before he goes to find them" Stefan said weaving the car past others, "I shouldn't have taken you, it's not safe", Stefan regretted his decision but couldn't turn back now.

"Is he badly hurt", Elena couldn't bear thinking about Damon suffering.

"He didn't say, I'll know when we get there"

"Why can't Damon's friends help him too?"

"I wasn't being completely honest when I said they were his friends, there just vampires who he owed a favour to, Damon got rid of the vampires they wanted him to but the other vampires came that they don't know, so they wouldn't help"

"How many are there?"

"Three or four"

"Do you think you can stop them?"

"It's going to be close, they're strong, and there are only two of us" Elena's body shivered with fear like it was crushing down on her, racing through her body faster than the cars speed, but something was trying to make her stronger, to fight back the fear for her, Damon.

"Were here" Stefan pulled into the hotels parking lot, the hotel was unbelievable big, with beautifully sculpted statues around the grounds and stain-glass windows that shined against the streams of sunlight that reflected off it. Elena got out before Stefan even turned the engine off and ran for the front entrance, pushing the door open and running to the front desk.

A young man stood behind the desk and smiled at Elena, thinking his day just got a lot better, his name-tag said "Anthony". "Hi, Welcome to The Riviera Hotel, can I help you?"

"I need to know where Damon Salvatore is staying." Elena's voice rushed out.

Anthony looked around the empty front office making sure no one was there "I'm not usually allowed to give out that type of information"

"Please, just tell me what room" Elena was getting fed up.

"Sure, if you give me your phone number" he said looking hopeful; Elena was about ready to hit him.

"What room is Damon Salvatore in?" Stefan appeared behind Elena, coming out of nowhere, his eyes stared straight into Anthony's. Anthony's eyes stared back blankly as he replied in a toneless voice "Room 13"

"We were never here" Stefan said to him his voice entrancing, Elena started towards the elevator, with Stefan behind her. They got off at the next floor upwards and went passed the doors until they found the number 13. Stefan produced a card from his pocket; he must have taken it from the reception desk. He opened the door and found Damon on the bed trying to bandage his wounds that were pouring with blood…

I'm going to rip their heads off, and pull their hearts out Damon thought furiously as he ripped his shirt to use it as a bandage. He could sense Elena's fear, Stefan must have told her, Damon was trying to calm her with his mind but he was growing weak with the amount of blood he lost.

Damon collapsed onto the bed and finished tying the knot on his bandage around his waist. The door was opening, it has to be Stefan, but why is he using the door? Damon thought as Elena entered, her eyes widened as she seen the blood that was still gushing out at him, through his bandages.

"Elena?" Damon glared at Stefan, "Why did you bring her, if they know she's with us they'll try to kill her".

"She wanted to come, I didn't force her to"

"Take her home or as far away from her as possible" Damon couldn't let her get hurt, he didn't want her to see him fight, not properly fight, Matt's fight was meaningless to Damon, Matt was just a boy, these vampires they had experience.

Elena stood by the edge of the bed, "I'm not going Damon you need my blood"

She risked her life to save my life, a vampire's life? Damon didn't think she would even want to look at him after she found out he left town to kill a few vampires, but she didn't turn her back on him, she didn't hate him…

"Elena, I'll be fine, please go with Stefan, I'll come and get you after."

Look after her if I don't come back Damon said in Stefan's mind, Stefan nodded briefly in response.

"No" Elena's voice was strong and clear; she forgot about all her fears and fixed her gaze on Damon.

"Elena, you have to…"

Elena cut in before he could argue any further, she reached into his right pocket and produced his pocket knife, Damon reflexes weren't as quick as usually because of the attack and Stefan didn't know Elena well enough to know she would stop at nothing for the people she loved.

"No!" Damon shouted as she cut her arm in a quick swipe and let the blood stream out, Stefan ran out of the room, not wanting to be around the temptation of human blood, when he wouldn't be in control of his actions.

Damon grabbed the remainder of his torn shirt and went to wrap it around her arm but she moved it away. She sat beside him on the bed and put her arm to his mouth, her blood fell in small droplet onto his lips, he tried to keep his mouth shut but the smell of her blood was taking over all of his other senses, his lips parted slightly,

Elena put her arm closer and Damon let her blood flow down his mouth, enriching his body with her purity and cleansing his veins with her strength.

He was scared to take too much, in case it made her too weak, but he barely had to take any as his wounds closed up and his powers returned in a matter of moments. He drew back and kissed her arm before wrapping his shirt gently around it.

They were both lost in a world were only the two of them existed until their peace was disturbed as Stefan burst into the room, "There coming, the other vampires, there coming"…