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Chapter Two:

Damon had no idea why he had come back to the Grill the second time when he had discovered that Klaus had recently started to frequent it.

There was something in him that saw it as a challenge. After all it had been his place first.

The first night he had just been looking for a place to get drunk. The next few nights he had just been curious if the Original would show or not.

Afterwards he realised that it would have been the perfect chance to pull an attack on the blonde Original but for some reason he never did.

Damon wasn't sure what it was exactly but there was something almost normal about sitting at the bar and drinking with Klaus.

It had knocked him back a bit at first but then tonight it seemed like the most appealing option.

Stefan, Elena, the witch and the whole gang had convened a meeting to again rehash the intriguing dilemma of the originals.

Too be honest even before the meeting Damon had been getting a little bored with the whole debacle.

Instead of being the things of legend and power they were reducing them down to the standards of mere mortals.

Damon had seen firsthand the power that Klaus, Elijah and the rest of their family wielded. He had assumed that after his adventures with Klaus his little brother would have understood that too but no. They were still thinking with their emotions.

In all honesty it would have been better to leave. Damon knew it made sense but they just couldn't seem to see the logic behind it.

If they were so worried about their town why not lead trouble away from it?

Not only that but they had accused him of being a coward when he had suggested as much.

That for him had been the last straw. Over the past few weeks there had been many such occurrences that had nearly sent him over the edge.

He had stormed out and jumped into his car before heading away from Mystic Falls.

After driving for a couple of miles he decided he needed a drink and was going to stop off at some little highway bar that looked like it could be fun.

He had parked and entered the building that was teeming with truckers and locals listening to blaring country rock on the sound system before he realised that he really didn't want to be there.

For some reason Klaus had popped into his head and he wondered if this place would be up to his standards. Probably not but if he was in the mood Damon was then he would definitely walk in a grab a drink from the young bar maid who he could tell from here was O-positive.

He didn't know why he was thinking of the older vampire but he decided that he might be better off heading back and paying the Grill a little visit.

With any luck maybe Klaus would be there and he could make passive aggressive remarks at the man or hey get into a fight.

Whatever came first.

That would probably take the edge of.

If it didn't kill him of course he thought smiling to himself as he revved up his engine.

OOOO

Now Damon sat with Klaus wondering what he was up to. Not really about the whole hybrid thing as such.

More in general really and what he was doing talking to him. He had to know Damon wouldn't tell him anything easily and wasn't likely to slip up so how did he think he could be of use to him?

That's what Klaus was about after all because that is the motivation that would drive Damon in a situation like this. Well whatever this was.

Expend effort only if it ended in something beneficial for himself.

An annoying voice broke in asking questions about some of Damon's acts lately but he ignored it.

"Why are you thinking so hard mate?" asked Klaus looking up from his shot glass to glance at the dark haired Salvator.

"What?" asked Damon frowning slightly. He usually wore his mask of indifference without any effort but he must be letting it slip tonight.

"Let's just say if you were a human you'd be developing some seriously bad frown lines" Klaus smirked as he refilled his drink.

Damon rolled his eyes before downing his drink.

"I just don't understand you" said Damon shaking his head.

"Do you need to?" asked Klaus a mocking glint still in his eyes.

"God no but I have to admit I'm interested" shrugged Damon. He was normally quiet good at charming information out of people why not the big bad original?

Plus he was actually curious.

"Where to begin?" Klaus sighed.

"What you're actually going to talk?"Asked Damon surprised.

"I'm in an indulgent mood I suppose. That and I'm bored. But I still don't know what you're looking for" said Klaus grinning at Damon in a way that made him feel he was missing out on something

"I have questions" replied Damon not wanting this opportunity to pass.

"Ok well how about this, we each ask a question that we have to answer but we get three vetos" said Klaus raising his glass in challenge.

"How do I know you'll answer truthfully?" asked Damon suspicious.

"You don't. The same way that I have no certainties on your honesty either but what else were you planning on doing tonight?" asked Klaus.

Damon admitted to himself that he was pretty much doing it since he did not want to hang out with Mystic Fall's mystery inc. tonight.

Damon tipped his glass forward slightly and gave his most winning and sarcastic smile.

"I guess I'm all yours" he said.

"We'll see" replied Klaus smirking again that same mysterious smile.

"Ok go on then take this golden opportunity and use it wisely" continued Klaus turning on the chair slightly so he was facing Damon more directly.

For some reason this little movement captured Damon's attention more than the game for the moment. If he were to turn and mirror the blondes pose they would be touching, practically breathing the same air.

"What don't know which one to ask first?" smirked Klaus again seemingly taking great enjoyment out of Damon's speechlessness.

That got his attention though and Damon made sure to stay where he was and not move to face the other man.

"What's your favourite colour?" He asked trying to regain his composure.

Plus he wanted to see how far Klaus would go.

He was rewarded by the sound of the Originals laughter. It wasn't the cruel twisted mirth he had heard on occasion but instead a surprised joyous sound.

For some reason he felt the need to hear it again.

"Well if you have an agenda asking ridiculous questions is sure a new way of hiding it I'll give you that" he laughed.

"Green" he said still giving Damon on odd appraising look. "Yours?"

Damon answered sure the Original would accuse him of not telling the truth since most did. Whenever he had told people in the past they thought he was trying to be poetic, bad ass, funny or just flat out lying.

"Black" he said taking a drink.

Instead of doing any of those things Klaus just asked

"Do you like being a vampire?"

Damon didn't even need to think about it. "Yes" he answered.

"Really? Then why the brotherly feud? Or is Stefan wrong in his admission of having turned you against your will?" asked Klaus.

"How do you know that?"

"Your brother gets pretty broody. Not to mention he loves revealing all the ways in which he doesn't deserve to live etc etc. I asked about you way back when.

He went straight out to meet you one night when he heard you were in Chicago and came back even more violent and crazed than usual. He let a few things slip about you in the process" said Klaus not looking at Damon.

Damon remembered that night well. He had only been stopping off in the town for the night and had no idea that Stefan was there. His younger brother had tried to cajole him into reconciling and to meet his new girlfriend and friend.

Damon had hated seeing what Stefan had become. He hated the ripper side to him but he was still so mad and upset. He didn't want to help, didn't think he could.

"Yeah I'll admit that the only reason I wanted to be one in the first place was because of Katherine. I was more open-minded then Stefan but back then an eternity of damnation still didn't seem that appealing. Especially after I thought I had lost her" laughed Damon not really realising all he was letting out. He was too lost in the memories.

"Unlike Stefan I didn't sit back and wish certain things didn't happen. That never works" he finished matter-of-factly.

Damon suddenly realised all he was saying. It's not like the Original needed to hear all that.

"So I'm guessing you have some issues with being a vampire?" asked Damon

"Why would you assume that?" asked Klaus his face instantly going blank.

Damon tried back tracking. For some reason he always knew the right buttons to press even when he didn't realise he was doing it. He was not ready for the older vampire to disappear just yet.

"The whole trying to upgrade to hybrid status was my first clue" said Damon.

"If you had a side of you forcefully locked away would you be happy about it?" asked Klaus.

"Good point" said Damon slowly.

"Well cheers to being supernatural then" said Damon raising his glass as he tried to ease the tension he saw in the blonds shoulders.

Luckily it worked. Klaus laughed darkly but raised his own glass as well.

"Ok your turn big bad wolf, do your worse" said Damon confidently.

Klaus eyed him for a few moments before leaning back a little in his chair.

"Why are you still in Mystic Falls?" he finally asked.

Damon didn't let his smirk falter but he was taken back a little. Klaus had really hit the nail on the head with why he was here tonight and how he had been feeling lately.

He was asking himself the same question more and more lately.

He felt defensive and was very close to vetoing but Klaus had answered his questions so far. No way was he going to back down now.

Besides he needed to save those for any questions on certain people he'd rather not discuss tonight.

"You know I don't know how to answer that one" he answered honestly.

"Fair enough" said Klaus seeming to understand more than Damon wanted. "We'll come back to that. Your turn"

Why did you stake your brothers and sister?" asked Damon.

He didn't know why the question that came to mind. After all there were more pressing ones like his plans for Elena and the rest of the town.

However he knew that that was what Klaus expected him to ask.

He was rewarded by Klaus's eyes widening ever so slightly in surprise.

There was a moment of silence in which Damon thought the older vampire was going to decline to answer so he started to think of another question.

"Anger" said Klaus simply not looking at Damon but at his glass instead.

"Ok care to elaborate..." asked Damon.

"What else is there to say? They angered me. I've always had a problem with it. When you first turn your emotions as a vampire are heightened. Everything is an extreme with no in-betweens.

Well that's what I am like all the time; because my wolf side was closed off I've never been able to find a balance."

Damon had no idea what to say to that. Normally he was the last person people came to or the last person people purged their emotions to. Well except Stefan but that was different.

Turns out he didn't have to as Klaus stood up abruptly.

"Ok well that's enough of the heart to heart for now" said Klaus moving towards the door.

"You coming?" he turned and asked Damon making the younger vampire nod his head and get up from his seat.

"I think I'm drunk enough but I am hungry" he said.

"Well the night is young" said Klaus smirking as he held the door open for Damon.

Damon felt a surge of excitement in the pit of his stomach. He didn't know what or why it was there but all he knew was that he had no problem following the blonde original out into the night.

A/N: Ok more to come if people are still enjoying it!=)