I don't own the vampire diaries and I don't own the characters.
This takes place after they find the cure and do the spell on Elena. I'm not sure if I'll continue it but I've had it stuck in my head for a while so why not give it a shot?
The main POV's will be Damon, Elena, and Stefan. You might get it from Jeremy or Caroline every now and then.
Enjoy.
Feedback is appreciated.
Elena's POV
The light is gone, where am I? I take a quick look around and I can't see anything. My arms are tied and they burn. I can hear someone with me but I can't see who it is. Damon. I'm struggling to get free; if he's the person here with me I'll kill whoever has hurt him. All of a sudden I'm cut loose; my gut is telling me to run for my life, so I do. I run as fast as I can. I'm quickly out the door and I'm hurdling through the woods. Someone is chasing me, they want to kill me. Damon. I think of him again and I stop dead in my tracks. I turn to face my attacker but I can't see them. All I see is a stake flying through the air like someone launched it at me. It's going to hit me, I know it. I can't seem to make my body move to get out of the way, that's when I see him. Damon comes out of nowhere and jumps in front of me. The stake hits his heart and he's dying. "I'm sorry Elena. I love you." He says those words just as he dies. "No!" I hear myself scream the word over and over again. I can't lose him, he can't be dead. "No! No! No!" I notice I'm shaking; it must be because I'm crying, but then I hear something. "Elena! Elena! Wake up for Christ's sake! Elena!"
My eyes shoot open and I see Damon on top of me. He's gripping my arms and he's shaking me. There's concern in his eyes. A dream, it was just a dream. "Oh God! Damon!" I hug him and start to cry.
"Elena what were dreaming about? You were screaming bloody murder. For a moment I thought I'd lost you, you wouldn't wake up." He was rubbing my back but I could feel he was still concerned.
"You died Damon. I was in trouble, someone was trying to kill me, they almost did, but then you saved me, but you died." I couldn't catch my breath. The dream had felt real. That's what has me scared the most.
"Well I'm not dead. We're both okay Elena. I won't let anyone hurt you."
"I know. It wasn't me I was worried about in the dream. It was you. I can't lose you Damon."
"You won't. Come on, how about I make breakfast?" I nod. He pulls me up and wraps me in my bath robe. "You go shower and get dressed. I'll be downstairs in the kitchen making waffles. Salvatore secret recipe." He raises an eyebrow at me. I don't know what he sees on my face but he's still concerned. "Well at least we know the first half of your dream was good."
"How do you know that?" I try and give him a smile; it's probably more like a half smile.
"It explains why I woke up with drool on my chest."
I swat him on the arm and push him towards the door. "Oh get over yourself Damon. Go make your Salvatore waffles." I smile at him and this time I know my dream was just that a dream. I won't lose him. He walks over to me and kisses me on the cheek.
"I'll tell you a secret. They're eggos." He laughs. "Even the Salvatore's cheat every now and then." With that he's gone and I hear him downstairs in the freezer.
The shower helps calm me down. I don't linger because I can't stand to be away from Damon, dream or no dream. It's been 3 months and I want to spend as much time with him as I can. On my way downstairs I hear him talking to someone. Damn the water, I didn't hear anyone come in.
"Come on Damon. One road trip, just for the day. Brother bonding." Stefan. He wants to take Damon somewhere for the day, that's sweet. He missed his brother.
"I don't know Stef. Maybe." I shake my head. Damon, my worry wart.
"You should go Damon. Stefan missed you too ya know." I sit down next to him and pick up the waffle on my plate. He looks at me for about 2 minutes then nods.
"Okay I'll go. But I'll be back tonight, I promise."
"I know. I'll be waiting." I smile and get up to get orange juice.
About 10 minutes later they're gone. It was hard to see them drive away but I know they have to have some time together. I can't be selfish and keep him all to myself. Maybe I'll call Caroline or Bonnie, girl's day or something. Before I can go upstairs to grab my phone I hear Matt's truck pull up outside. I open the door, he doesn't seemed surprised that it's already open when he reaches it, I think he's finally getting used to me being a vampire with good hearing. "Hey Matt. What's up? Where's Jer?"
"He's with Bonnie. I wanted to know if you wanted to see a movie or something. I don't have work today and I saw Damon head out with Stefan, figured you could use some company."
"Yeah, sure. Come on in. I just have to get a few things then we can go. Maybe we can convince Caroline to come with us." I move aside as he comes in and sits on the couch. "I'll be back down in a minute. Make yourself at home. There's left over waffles in the kitchen if you're hungry." I hear him get up and shake my head. Boys and food, they never waste any.
I go to unplug my cell phone from the charger; Damon must have put it there at some point last night. I have a text from Jeremy.
WITH BONNIE FOR THE DAY. STAY WITH DAMON. EXPLAIN LATER.
That's weird. What does he need to explain and why did he want me to stay with Damon? That's when I hear the crash come from downstairs. Matt. I drop the phone and rush downstairs. He's on the floor in the kitchen, not moving. "Shit. Matt!" I can feel a pulse and I sigh a breath of relief. But I know someone's here because someone knocked him out. I stand up and look around the room. I don't see anyone.
"Ahh!" I scream. Pain, it hurts. My vision is blurring and I feel a stab on my neck. I turn my head to see who the hell attacked me and I'm thoroughly surprised. Katherine.
Everything goes black.
Damon's POV
"So, little bro. Where are we going exactly?" I notice this route. It leads towards the lake.
"Camping." That narrows it down a bit, NOT!
"You've said that. Remember Stef, a day trip not a sleepover." He's acting like Shady Stefan. I've had my guard up since he got to Elena's. Something is going on.
"Yeah." He nods but its not convincing.
Keep him talking, that's the best way I know to break Stefan. "Alright. Well tell my brother, how were things with you and Elena while I was gone? Was it all rainbows and unicorns again?"
"No. It was…tense." He's hurt. He did something he regrets.
"So was the toddler right? Did you and Elena go at each other like wild dogs?" I need him to answer with more than a sentence.
"Yes okay. We fought. Bonnie's already made sure that I know she'll kill me if I touch Elena like that again." I wait. He'll explain more. "I threw her into a wall and then held her down by her throat, screaming that you didn't care about her. I hurt her. I'm sorry Damon." He hurt Elena? He wouldn't do that no matter how upset he was, I was certain of that.
"Well…as long as witchy has the threats covered and Elena's okay then it's over with. How are things going with Barbie Klaus? Still not admitting the attraction?" That! His eyes glassed over. "Or maybe lil bro's met someone new. Who is she Stef?"
"Just a girl. It's nothing serious." I don't buy that.
"Nothing serious? Come on, I've never met anyone as serious as you." He pulls the car over, I quickly survey the surroundings. Woods, we are near Elena's lake house. When he turns to glare at me I see the look I've been dreading. His eyes are glassed over. He's compelled.
"Stop with the questions Damon! I can't take it anymore!" He gets out of the car and slams the door. He's trying to fight it, and I know he's quickly losing.
"Stefan. Let me help you. Tell me who is doing this. Who's compelled you? Rebekah? Klaus?" He shakes his head. He hasn't let go of it.
"Ahh! I don't know Damon! I can't…God!" He falls to his knees. Shit this is bad. What's he been told to do that could cause this reaction.
I kneel in front of him. "Let me help you Stefan. What do you have to do? I'll help you." Hell, I'll do it for him if it's causing him this much turmoil.
He's shaking his head. "Run Damon. Run now!"
I shake my head. "Not a chance. Tell me what did this person say to do?"
He laughs but it comes out more like a throaty growl. "She told me to get you of town and leave Elena there. After that I'm supposed to kill you." He screams again and I can see him try to fight the compulsion. "Ahh! Run! Now Damon!" I get up and take off.
I know my brother isn't strong enough to fight compulsion. He tried to when Elena's life was in danger and he lost that fight. Hell, I can't even fight off compulsion. I almost killed Jeremy. So here I am running for my life from the one person I know really doesn't want to kill me but has no choice. I can't hear him following me so I think I lost him for a while. I need a plan. I head towards the Gilbert lake house, they have weapons there. I'll need those to take down Stefan long enough to get him back home and locked up. I'll be damned if I'm going to let my brother still be played like a fucking puppet. Elena. Shit he had said he had rules to keep Elena in town, why? Was someone going to go after her? I have to tell someone. I take out my phone and call Bonnie. No fucking answer. Seriously? My phone rings, Jeremy. He's my next best option I guess.
"Look kid. I don't have time for games so listen close…" He cuts me off. The fucking Gilbert kid cuts me off.
"Damon! Please tell me Elena's with you?" I stop. My heart drops and I can't breathe.
"Jeremy, do not tell me she is not in that fucking house!" I scream at him. If someone has taken her I swear they will regret it.
"Shit, Bonnie she's not with him! Damon, look I'm coming over. We need to talk. Bonnie and Matt are coming with me."
"I'm not in town. I'm dealing with a problem of my own. Say kid, where did you leave those extra vervain darts at the lake house?" I have to put Stefan down and soon. I need to get back to town and find the son a bitch who took my Elena.
"The lake house? Why are you there? Who are you with?"
"Doesn't matter little Gilbert. Where are they, I need them?"
"Kitchen island. 3rd drawer to the left in the very back. Are you with Stefan?"
"You catch on quick. He's compelled. I'm going to knock him out and lock him up. I'll meet you back at the boarding house later. Tell witchy she better be ready to fucking find Elena, no matter what." I hang up before I hear his answer.
I gather the weapons I'll need and head back outside. I need to find Stefan. I got my little handy gun that shoots wooden bullets and the vervain darts all ready. There, I can smell him. "Yoo hoo. Little brother. Come out come out wherever you are." I'm probably the only person fucking crazy enough to entice a vampire that's been compelled to kill me. Eh, well at least I know who is going to win.
"I can hear you breathing Stefan. You know you want to kill me. Come on, who wouldn't. I stole your girl. She was sired to me. I killed your best friend. I tormented you for over a century so now, here is your chance. Kill me Stefan. Come on. Don't be a whimp." That gets him out.
I spin around just as he is launching for me. *bang!* that's one leg. He's still limping towards me but he's growling at me now. "I didn't say I wouldn't fight back Stef." *bang!* that's the other leg. He falls to the ground in pain. I walk over to him and he tries to snap at me. "Uh uh uh. Nighty night Stefan. See ya when we get back to Mystic Falls." I jab the vervain dart in his neck and pick him up.
Once we reach the car I put him in the passenger seat and quickly get the car turned around. I break all kind of speed limits in my rush to get back to town. No one uses my brother as a puppet. No one takes the girl I love and does anything to her.
This son a bitch is going to pay when I get back in town.