"Your right,thanks." he whispered Bonnie rubed his hand.
"Jerr. I didnt mean too upset you." Ric said
"You didn't... just remebering that night...It's hard on me is all,If not for Stefan I wouldn't be sitting here." Jeramy whispered
"what do you mean?" Tyler asked
"The night your father died,was the same night Anna was staked, and the night I tryed to kill myself and the night of the car accsadient...if not for both Annas blood and Stefan,I wouldnt be here,after Elena found me up stairs she freaked called Stefan...cuz he looked normal and so did Viki...so he came over and Elena had to go see Caroline in the hospital she asked him to stay I said I didn't need a babysiter and she gave me her best "I'm older you do as I say" look and he asked me what I was thinking trying to kill myself at that time I didn't have an answer I stil don't made me realize that what I did could have only hurt everyone around me more than they already were hurting." Jeramy whispered shakeing my head I chuckled
"Whats so funny?" Caroline asked
"That was also the night Katherine turned my world upside down all over again..poseing as Elena..I wanted to strangle her but...back then I couldnt ...I still can't but it's for a whole differant reason than before." I muttered
"So he can LOVE." Ric joked
"Shut it Ric...you know good and well I can" I muttered once more looking down at Elena Tylers watch beeped Ric looked back.
"you sure you want to drive?" he asked tyler
"Not really." he admitted
"well we got to pull over anyways I have got to go to the bathroom." Bonnie laughed
"plus Lena needs to wake up." Jeramy said "or els shell wake up while were in the middle of the highway haveig to go to the bathroom."
"yeah shes natorius for that." Caroline mummbled
"Damon you ok back there?" Ric asked
"Yeah I'm fine,just chaseing my deamons." I muttered ric pulled into a shell station and everyone got out but me and Elena I didnt want to wake her but I knew I had too "elena." I whispered shakeing her sholders she jumpd a little and realized her position twords my body and she raised up and streached she looked around confused and pushed her long hair behinde her ears. I gazed up at her dieing to just wrap her in my arms and threatn to never let go when her pack gave a loud pop she sighed and stood as her knees poped I chuckled "snap crackle pop,what did you eat for breakfast that annoying cereal?" I taunted knowing she wasnt awake enough to understand as she stumbled I chuckled, bonnie left her purse in the isle way and elena tripped over it I caught her wrist in my hand and spun her till she was faceing me I waited till her heart stopped hamering to set her on her feet. "you ok?" I asked she nodded her head and walked out of the SUV, Ric was eyeing me suspitously as I watched Elena walk away. Ric was shakeing his head back and forth.
"You really got it bad." Ric said clapping my sholder as he walked ahead I rolled my eyes and went to the trunk to pull out bag of blood before they came back I downed it before it was even fully opened. I thought back to what Elena had said out side under the stars before barbie and wolf boy came and ruined our conversation. "your affraid that if you admitt you true feelings than you become katherine in her most tourmented of ways-loveing two brothers at the same time. yes thats esactly what I was getting at." its too easy.. to love her way to easy "I have got to get a grip." I muttered to y self shutting the cooler and then the trunk hatch I watched as Elena came stumbling out of the shell staiton not paying attention were she was going she looked upset. I walked to her she had tears in her eyes her phone was in her hand.
"Elena!"Bonnie called after her
"No Bonnie leave me alone!" she yelled back
"Lena!" jeramy yelled running twords her she pushed Jeramy back her necklace was missing I used my invisible speed and ran twords her.
"Elena stop." I whispered she looked up into my eyes I seen a stranger in them
"he said to stop looking for him...or els he was dead." Elena broke down cying in my arms thats were she was headed somewere far so she could cry I sighed as I sat on the ground with her in my arms I gently rocked back and she cryed. I could tell everyone was watching I heard mummbles from the people around us
"I have never seen this side to him." Bonnie whispered
"nor have I in a very long time" Katherine said I reached down and cupped her face into my hand I let every wall I ever held fall the second her eyes locked with mine.
"who said this?" I asked
"Klaus,he said if we kept searching for him and Stefan he'd...he'd" and she lost it all over again I closed my eyes tight fighting back the earge to compelle her to tell me when she stopped. "he said he'd kill you." she whispered so soft I could barely hear I cuped her face into my hand once more
"I promise you this very second,nothing will ever touch you,Jeramy,Bonnie, Or any one they will have to kill me first, I WILL NOT LET ANY ONE ELS YOU LOVE AND CARE ABOUT GET HURT" Elena nodded her head as she leaned back into my sholder
"Damon,if I tell you something will you promise not to hold it aginst me and that I wont turn into my worst nightmare?" she asked
"Depends on what it is." I whispered
"I-"she was cut off by Ric walking up with something in his hand.
" I hate to interupt but the clerk handed this to me he said it broke when you ran out the door after your phone call." Ric said handing her the necklace she nodded I took it from her I studyed the clasp leaned back pulling the zippo I kept in my pocket for good luck out and lit it melting the meatle to bend into a new clasp I let it cool and handed it back to her Ric looked at me in amazement.
"I've learned alot of things over the years." I said leaning back to place the zippo back into my pocket
"we better get going... theres a holiday inn up the road figured we'd go there and rest up and restradigize our plan." Ric said fear shot through Elenas eyes as she reached for my hand she looked at me so scared she wasnt even this scared faceing her vampire doppelganger,or watching Stefan's mouth dripp with ambers blood. Ric noticd as well "what was that phone call about?" he asked Elena shook her head and stood I lifted up soon as I was up she finaly fainted in fear I caught her before she hit the ground.
"I knew it was comeing her heart wouldnt slow down." I muttered as carried her back to the SUV.
"Damon?" Katherine called she'd both seen and heard it all. I turned twords her. "The threat isn't empty,you have a target on your back intill we stop searching." Katherine spoke the obvious I glanced down at Elena a single tear falling from my eye
"I know." I whispered as I loaded her into the SUV the ride to the hoiday inn was silent besides Bonnies witchy langage I asummed she was casting a spell to keep Elena safe as long as she was safe...so was my heart. we pulled into the parking lot there are sixteen of us we would need eight rooms with double beds I handed Ric my credit card and he nodded
"She'll be ok." Bonnie whispered
"I hope so." I muttered
"what if they ask about me and elena?" Katherine asked
"your twins sisters." I said following Ric to the first room an laying Elena down on the bed everyone split into pairs and he distrubuted the cards
"we meet in the court yard it 30 minuets." I called over my sholder
"Damon what if she's not awake by then?" Jeramy asked
"then I'll have to trust one of Katherines minnions." I shot off "come on Elena don't make me use the last resort." I whispered I laced my hand with hers "if her eyes aren't open in 25 minuets I'll give her my blood but I dont want to have to." I said calmly
"what happened when you were dieing?" Ric asked takeing a seat in one of the chairs next to Jeramy and Bonnie
"alot of things." I whispered I glaced at my watch 10 minuets "come on Elena, dont do this to me,please." I begged my voice cracking Elena stirred and I stood frozen when nothing els I took a deep breath, "let's just say words were said that will never be taken back ever." I whispered
"must have been some powerful words." Katherine whispered as she walked through the door I slightly nodded
"let me guess if Stefan knew them hed stake you?" Jeramy asked I gave one solitary nod watching Elena begging with all my heart for her to open her beautiful choclate brown doe eyes. I glanced down once more it had been 15 minuets
"Bonnie can't you do something?" I asked my voice completly broken I looked back it was then when I noticed the tears falling from my eyes.
" I cant with out a grimwor in front of me." she whispered Katherine dug through her bag
"here,ive kept this all these years."she said handing Bonnie a dusty book
"it was one of emilys' she kept three while I knew her back in 1864" Kat. whispered
"alright let me see what I can find." she whispered Elena fingers moved I jumped looking back at her,her lips were parted as if she were going to say something.
"please." I begged squeezing her hand in mine I glanced down again at my watch 20 minuets I hung my head in deafeat I closed my eyes as I waited a few more minuets for her to take in a sharp breath of air,one last glance 23 minuets
"anything?" Jeramy asked
"nothing this is on all of Johnathans invetions, the rings and the illnesses that plequed mysticfalls,I'm sorry." she whispered I looked at Jeramy he gave a swift nod I closed my eyes time was up I bit into my wrist intill the blood pooled in my mouth I pressed it to her lips she slowly drank as I lifted her head to help ease the blood flow I pulled away soon as I felt her lips push my arm away her sharp intake of breath brought relife to us all Elena opened her eyes and I was amazed at her beauty.