AN: Another chapter is coming! Hope you guys don't mind, but it's going to be a LONG story. :P Disclaimer: Uh….Why do we even write something after we say disclaimer? It says it right there. Dis. Claimer. How hard is that?

Alaric's Point of View

"I'm not finding anything are you?" Alaric asked, turning to Bonnie.

"I'm working on it," Bonnie said. We still haven't gone through-"

"Alaric!"

Alaric jumped at the sound of an angry Elena calling his name. Quickly he ran over to her.

"Keep it down, Damon's sleeping. He hasn't been getting a lot of rest lately. Especially after that long night he and I had."

"Did Damon lie to us?" Elena asked. He voice was now an angry whisper. "I was told the blood was making him stronger, but according to you, it hasn't been."

"I'm sorry, Elena. But Damon did what he had to. He had to make sure Stefan would leave when he needed to."

Elena ran her hands through her hair. "I can't believe this."

"I'm sorry Elena," he said. "I know you're having a hard time right now, but I promise you, Bonnie and I are looking for something. We might be able to find out what's wrong with him and finally get him back on his feet."

"Speaking of which, I think I found something," Bonnie called out. Alaric rushed over to her followed by Elena. Bonnie was holding a book and tapped the page with her finger.

"What's it say?" Elena asked.

"Something about human blood not carrying enough power to heal a really injured vampire," Bonnie explained.

"So what can heal them?" Caroline asked.

"A different type of blood," Bonnie explained. Her eyes fell one Caroline. "Vampire blood."

"That does make sense," Alaric said. "After Damon drank from Stefan, it seemed as if a small amount of strength had come back to him."

Caroline took off her jacket. "I'm willing," but quickly added, "for Elena and Stefan."

Bonnie shook her head. "It's not that simple." The amount of blood it requires is unbelievable. We would have to drain an entire vampire dry."

"Yeah, that is a problem," Alaric said nodding. "We'll have to find someone else."

"How?" Bonnie asked. "Going up to every person you see and asking them if they're a vampire?"

"I'm a vampire hunter," Alaric pointed out. "I'll find one."

"Leave it to Caroline and me," Bonnie said. "You have my number, we can keep in touch. But Damon needs friends here to help him through this."

"If worst comes to worst, we could always turn someone…" Elena said quietly.

Bonnie looked at Elena in surprise. "You can't be serious."

"Just throwing ideas out there Bonnie," she said. "You're the one who was just saying how hard it would be to find another vampire."

Bonnie shook her head. "Let's just hope it doesn't come down to that."

Alaric's Point of View

Alaric sat on a chair that was across the couch and held his head in his hands. He knew that Damon needed people (that liked him) here but also, Bonnie and Caroline were completely unsure of where to find a vampire. They had agreed to turn someone if it really came down to it.

"What do we do now?" Elena asked.

"You need to get some rest Elena," Alaric said gently. "You've had a really long day. Don't worry, if anything changes, I'll make sure to let you know straight away."

Elena nodded and headed upstairs, leaving Alaric alone with Damon. He sighed and glanced at his sleeping friend. His black hair was damp with sweat and stuck to his forehead. Alaric got up and kneeled beside the couch and put his hand on Damon's forehead. It was a little too warm and it made Alaric worry. He stood up and got a wash cloth from the kitchen and ran it under the faucet. He then headed back into the living room and wiped Damon's forehead with the cold, damp cloth.

"Ric?" Damon's eyes opened and Alaric saw that they were glazed with fever.

"Hey," Alaric said gently. "Sorry, I woke you. I have to get your fever down though."

Damon nodded. "I heard Bonnie's voice earlier today before I fell asleep again. Did her and Blondie figure out what the hell is wrong with me?"

"Yeah, Damon you need vampire blood to heal," Alaric explained. "Apparently it holds more power and it's used when a vampire is badly injured or sick."

Damon gave him a confused look. "But I drank Stefan-"

"Wasn't enough. We're going to have to drain a vampire completely dry. It requires so much of it."

Damon sighed. "That's a problem."

"We'll figure it out," Alaric promised. Damon nodded and closed his eyes.

Alaric ran the wash cloth across his forehead again. "Just get some rest, okay?"

But Damon had already fallen asleep.

Stefan's Point of View

"Okay, this doesn't make any sense," Caroline complained. "How the hell are we supposed to find a vampire?"

"Just keep reminding yourself of Elena," Bonnie said, which Caroline wasn't sure if she was talking to herself or not.

"Of course it's for Elena," Caroline answered anyway. "But even so, I might still do this."

Bonnie stopped walking and stared at Caroline. "What?"

"Oh don't give me that look, Bonnie. I don't necessarily like Damon, but I wouldn't just let him die."

Bonnie scoffed and kept walking.

"Oh, come on, Bonnie. So if Damon had a stake up to his heart and you got to chose if he lived or died, you would choose him dying?" Bonnie didn't answer so Caroline kept going. "Because I know that's not the type of person you are."

"What had Damon done for me?" Bonnie asked. "Besides making my life a living hell, I mean."

"He saved my life," Caroline said, making Bonnie stop again. "If it weren't for Damon, I would be dead right now. Tyler came after Matt and I, remember? He jumped in the way. It should be me that got bitten. I should be the dying one, but because of Damon, I'm not. That has to count for something."

Bonnie just stared at Caroline.