AN: Okay guys this chap is rated M. Even though I am not sure if it's necessary to rate it that but anyways. Thanks for the reviews as always they never fail to make me happy. On with the story...
Chapter 36: Damon's Vampire Problem
I woke up and as expected, found myself lying on the ground of the tomb. Of course Katherine was there too. She was leaning against the wall by my side. Damon was there as well but he was sitting outside. According to my calculation, I was at that time living in the episode 'The Sacrifice' of season two. It was truly a wonder how time was passing by in this world. I checked my wrist watch and found that it was already eight thirty in the morning. I also realized that tonight is going to be full moon and Tyler would turn for the first time. I wished I could contact them and learn about how he and Caroline were doing. After this experience, I have to admit that being stuck in a tomb or in a dungeon really sucks. Very much so. It was so boring in here and it was more frustrating because no one was talking to anyone. Apparently even when I was sleeping Damon and Katherine didn't say a word to each other. Maybe threatened each other a bit but no conversational word at all. After a while I was done with silence so I spoke up.
"Did Bonnie call?" I asked Damon. He sighed out heavily before replying.
"Nope!" Damon's voice was grumpy. Obviously he was annoyed that Bonnie couldn't persuade Dr. Jonas yet. Only if Damon knew that it was no way an easy job to do. And apparently Elijah hasn't made that deal with Elena yet.
"Did anyone else called?" I asked Damon trying to make him talk more.
"Stefan called, your sister is being all martyr and suicidal just like you. He has to babysit her for that for the entire day so that Elena wouldn't go running to look for Klaus again and invite her death herself. Though your witchy friend had put a spell on Elena so she can't really leave the house." Damon finished talking without any pause in the sentence and rather insensitively. Well that's Damon for you. Then he thought of something and spoke up again.
"Tell me, is it really a genetic problem of twenty first century generation of Gilberts that you guys just love being suicidal maniacs?" Damon asked skeptically and suddenly I wished he hadn't talked at all that time.
"I think you should get out of here and have some fresh air Damon. This tomb atmosphere is really making you grumpy." I said but Damon avoided hearing that and went silent again but didn't leave the tomb.
"I am hungry" announced Katherine.
"Mr. Salvatore would you please be kind and arrange a few blood bags for me. Well that is if you don't want me to feed from baby Gilbert again." Katherine smiled sweetly at Damon and Damon threw her a pointed glare. I lowered my face to hide my own smirk. Thank god it was dark in here. Damon pulled out his phone and called Stefan. He asked him to bring a couple of blood bags and food for me down here.
"Do you want anything else?" asked Damon to me while keeping Stefan on hold.
"Yes, of course, an arrangement to have a bath, new clothes, make ups and jewelries, my ipod and laptop and a few DVD's and some pop corns would be nice too. I hope that's not too much." I spoke with genuine seriousness. Katherine let out a small chuckle accidentally. Damon gave me a pointed look right away.
"Now who is being grumpy?" He said to me.
"Just blood and food." And that Damon said to Stefan. Damon hung up before he looked at me again with a forced sweet smile and narrowed his eyes. I scoffed at that look darkly.
"Oh please! if you haven't noticed it yet I am a hostage here, can't really get out now, can I? But you are free to go. Get out, go in the sun. It must be a really nice weather outside." I said with fake cheerfulness to which Damon rolled his eyes.
"Nope thanks, I think I will pass" saying that Damon again went back to his moody and grumpy self again. I shook my head to myself. No, point talking to Damon when he is being so broody and snooty. I would rather talk to Katherine and hoped Damon wouldn't suspect much out of it.
"Tell me something, I heard that when a human turns into a vampire all their emotions and behaviors magnify, amplify, so was human Damon difficult as well? He doesn't really talk about his human life with me." I asked Katherine while Damon pretended not to hear that. Katherine however answered me seriously.
"Yes, a bit difficult than anyone else at that time. But he was also very polite and a gentleman, quite emotional as well and so obsessively in love with me that he embraced my being a vampire in no time at all. Not to mention he wanted to be one himself. Just to be with me forever." Katherine said and I rolled my eyes because I knew what she was trying to do. She was trying to provoke anger in Damon. I guess she just loves bickering with him just as much Damon loves hating Katherine. And she did succeed in doing so.
"Falling for you was the worst mistake of my both human and vampire life." Damon spat out hatefully. At that moment I wondered if he missed being human? I remembered Damon saying to me once that he missed being human and its his deepest secret. Elena wanted him to be like a human in the show but now that Damon has me this time, things are bound to be different. I don't really complain about Damon's diet or his vampire natures nor ever asked Damon to be human because he is not. Damon is a vampire and I chose to accept him that way. And I knew for a matter of fact that I love him just the way he is. I would never try to change Damon. I will never force him to be someone he doesn't want to be or he isn't. Yes, I am determined that I won't change him myself but if Damon wishes to change himself for the good, completely on his own then I will just think myself very fortunate and thank him for it. Damon glanced at me to see if I was bothered by what Katherine just said. Seeing me normal and not jealous or hurt he almost sighed out in relief.
Right then, Stefan entered the tomb with the blood bags and some dry food and water for me. He came faster than I expected him to. Stefan looked worriedly at me and hatefully glared at Katherine. He tossed a bag in the tomb that Katherine caught gracefully and smirked at him. Stefan averted his eyes from Katherine and looked at Damon. A hurt expression wash over his face immediately. Stefan didn't want to see his brother like that, in so much depression and helplessness. Katherine started drinking from a blood bag that she got out from the duffel bag. I took out the water bottle and drank from it to satisfy my own thirst. Also I sensed strong taste of vervain in the water. I was so used to of drinking vervain that I could tell the differences between normal water and vervain water anytime. Maybe someone mixed vervain in the water to make sure Katherine wouldn't bite me again and even if she does, it will weaken her a bit. Though she was quite used to of drinking vervain herself. Therefore I doubted it will effect Katherine much. Not that she will really drink from me. Damon must be starving too. The realization made me feel horrible.
"You should go feed too Damon. It's been a long time since the last time you drank blood." I said but Damon being Damon, he shook his head.
"I am fine." He said stubbornly. I looked at Stefan and asked him for help in this matter.
"You know what, you go home and feed. I will be here until you come back" said Stefan. Damon was hungry and he knew it. Damon thought about it for a while and thankfully gave in at last. I also hoped, now that Elena is without Stefan in the house, Elijah would approach her to make a deal with her before Stefan gets back. Hopefully, Elena loves her sister enough like she claims and agrees with this deal that Elijah would offer her. I have to warn Katherine though about Elijah's compulsion. If Elijah could get me out of the tomb without lifting off the spell first then he would never ask his warlock friend to break the spell. Then Katherine would never be able to get out of here. It's essential that the tomb is d-spelled at any cost. Besides, if Elijah doesn't side with me and go against everything I have worked for then I would have no choice but to dagger him. Well let others dagger him and not interfere in it. However then Jonas would never trust me or help me because he only trusts Elijah and considers Elijah's enemies his enemies as well. And without a powerful warlock like him, it would be impossible to lift off the spell from the tomb, thus it will be impossible to get Katherine out of here. At least if she is under Elijah's compulsion only, then she would be able to get out when he will be daggered. There are more chapters to this story. Yeah it is quite a long planning and plotting. But with Stefan here, I can not talk to Katherine about it. And when he will leave, Damon would be here and I wouldn't be able to say anything then as well. After wrecking my brains for an idea, I held my forehead and groaned in pain. Stefan tensed up immediately.
"Jacq what's wrong?" He asked with concern in his voice.
"I don't know Stefan, I am having this headache since I woke up and it's only increasing. I think it's the blood lose that's causing it." I said and Katherine looked quizzically at me because she knew I never lost any blood. However, Stefan got worried and didn't know what to do.
"Stefan can you please bring me painkiller or something, this headache is really hurting me." And I groaned in pain once more. Stefan nodded without wasting anytime.
"I will be right back" saying that Stefan went out quickly in vampire speed. I waited for a while.
"Is he gone?" I asked Katherine without using any voice. She heard for it carefully then nodded her head.
"Listen I had a dream when I was sleeping. I learned that Elijah and other originals can use compulsion on vampires like you. I think I had this dream for a reason. If Elijah comes here for the moonstone or me, get inside as fast as you can and drag me inside with you. No matter what don't let Elijah compel you Katherine. Because then he will never lift off the spell to get inside the tomb to get the moonstone or to get me out of here. He will just compel you to give up the moonstone and release me. Then there will be no other way to get you out of here. Do you understand?" Katherine nodded her head perfectly understanding what I was asking her to do.
"Is there anything else you dreamed about last night?" Katherine asked me with curiosity and I just shook my head. Neither of us talked after that because Stefan came back in vampire speed. He gave me the pills and I had to take them even though I wasn't feeling any kind of any pain. Just as I expected Stefan prepared to leave only when Damon came back. And right then Elijah entered the tomb. My favorite original vampire. It was hard for me not to grin like an idiot. He has this persona around him that felt so noble and strong. The air of the place suddenly changed and got charged as Elijah entered the scene with his steady and calculative steps. Standing straight and looking confident, Elijah was all about glorious personality. However, Damon and Stefan were in their danger alert mode and definitely not admiring Elijah like I was.
"Greetings Salvatores!" Elijah said calmly with a small smile tugging on his lips that screamed intelligence.
"Elijah, what are you doing here?" asked Stefan, he tried to sound cool but both him and Damon were visibly tensed up.
"I am here to help you and help myself." The original replied calmly again. Damon furrowed his brows at him right away.
"How is that?" He asked with a bit arrogance/
"By getting the moonstone and by rescuing Ms. Gilbert here" said Elijah and both brothers got confused. Even Katherine felt puzzled who was still standing near the door. Elijah could easily compel her where she was standing. The spell was not lifted yet so I assumed, Elijah did plan to use compulsion to get me out of here and get the moonstone as well. Thank god I thought of this earlier and prepared Katherine from beforehand.
"Why would you want to rescue Jacq?" asked Stefan with confusion. There was something fishy in it and Stefan sensed it right away. Even Damon realized it.
"You see I made a deal with Elena. And I am just respecting that deal and it requires her safe return back home." Elijah obviously meant me. After that, Katherine didn't waste anytime to grab my hand and ran inside the tomb.
"You want her and the moonstone, come inside and get it Elijah." Katherine spoke normally but she knew as well as I that Elijah heard everything quite clearly. I wish I could see his face right now. Elijah must look coldly angry meaning that he was angry but he was still looking calm which was more dangerous than being impulsive. Katherine mouthed to me that Elijah left but I knew he left only to come back later. Damon and Stefan were highly confused to say the least.
"What kind of deal is he talking about?" asked Stefan out loud and Damon groaned instantly.
"I don't know Stefan. Why don't you go and asked Elena about it?" suggested Damon while rolling his eyes because he realized that Elena must have done something stupid again.
"No, I am not leaving now. It seems like Elijah is going to come back here soon and you won't be able to take him down on your own if he decides to attack" saying that Stefan stayed with us. Just as everyone thought Elijah did return when it was getting dark outside. This time he didn't speak to anyone and walked straight inside the tomb, shocking both Damon and Stefan by the act. Katherine and I were still inside, sitting idly beside each other. But the moment we saw Elijah standing in front of us, we stood up on our feet at once.
"Elijah!" breathed out Katherine in fear. Elijah had his cold demeanor plastered on his face as usual.
"Good evening Katerina" said Elijah in a calm but threatening way. Katherine tried to ran past him but Elijah blocked her way before she could take a step forward. Katherine didn't dare to fight him and stood still with fear in her eyes. Both Damon and Stefan came inside as well as they realized that the spell is broken already. No one was moving, not even me. Elijah seemed quite dangerous at that time. One wrong move and Katherine could end up dead because it wasn't a part of Elijah's deal with Elena to keep Katherine safe as well. However, I knew that he wouldn't kill her, not yet at least. Elijah would let Klaus have her. Because Klaus could make her death more painful than Elijah ever could. Katherine took a step back instinctively that Elijah noticed right away.
"Thank you for fearing me now Katerina" said Elijah in his forever cold and calm tone of voice. How could he be so composed all the time? I wondered what happens when he is sleeping. Elijah looked at me and I felt my spine shiver a little even though he was no threat to me. I must admit, Elijah is one scary dude. I hope I will be able to talk to him properly in our future meeting that I've planned to do very soon.
"You are free to go." Elijah motioned me to leave with his hand. I didn't say a word and walked up to Damon and Stefan with my head lowered. Damon immediately wrapped his arms around me in a way as if he will never let me go. Stefan was still looking between Katherine and Elijah. I looked back at them as well.
"I wonder how you've learned about my plan to compel you considering you didn't get out of here in a while" asked Elijah because he obviously figured out that that's why Katherine dashed inside the tomb where he couldn't compel her. If Katherine hadn't run inside, Elijah wouldn't be forced to lift off the spell from the tomb. Elijah was curious to say the least.
"I guessed" said Katherine with fear in her voice and she coward away a little more from Elijah. I was thankful that Katherine didn't say my name. I would be in trouble if she did. Elijah simply nodded however didn't seem to like the answer.
"Where is the moonstone?" asked Elijah with firm tone of voice. Katherine without wasting a second held the precious stone in front of him. Elijah took it and tucked it inside his coat pocket.
"Now look at me" said Elijah and Katherine had no choice but to do so. "You should not exit until I say so. When Klaus comes I want to let him know know exactly where you are." Katherine breathed out a sigh of relief when Elijah turned away from her without ripping her head off. After that Elijah turned to face us meaning Damon, Stefan and I.
"Elena will explain the arrangements of the deal to you." He said looking at Stefan particularly. "If she keeps her word, I will keep mine."
Stefan and Damon looked at each other as Elijah left the tomb. And Katherine and I looked at each other when the Salvatore brothers weren't looking at us. I nodded to her and she nodded me back that only we understood the meaning of. Thankfully neither Damon nor Stefan tried to kill Katherine then and there. Maybe they were too busy thinking about the deal that Elena made with Elijah without consulting with them first. And obviously they don't trust Elijah to say the least. Besides, Katherine was more powerful than both Stefan and Damon combined. They could never kill her without plotting against her.
Damon didn't let go of me until we reached home. I mean the Gilbert house. When I entered through the door both Jeremy and Elena came running to me and engulfed me in a tight hug. Stefan and Damon stood there in the room and watched us sharing a love filled sibling moment. Jeremy apologized to me repeatedly for getting me stuck in the tomb. He was really feeling guilty because Jeremy was thinking it was his fault that I had to go through hell. Only if he knew the truth and I felt guilty myself for making him feel guilty about something that wasn't really his fault at all. I felt horribly guilty because I actually used him like a puppet this time. I tried my best to make Jeremy believe that he has nothing to feel guilty about but it still didn't work much.
"I will go get cleaned up." I announced as I ran upstairs in my room. Stefan and Damon would probably have a talk with Elena now about the deal that she made with Elijah. Once I was inside my room, I locked the door and window so that Damon wouldn't come inside stealthily and sneak up on me from behind. Then I opened the tap of the shower in full force so that he or anyone else wouldn't be able to hear me clearly from downstairs. I called Caroline immediately to check up on Tyler. He must have already started to transform or already transformed. Caroline picked up the call on first ring.
"Jacq, you okay? I heard what happened from Bonnie" said Caroline with concern in her voice.
"I am fine Care, how is Tyler doing?" I asked worry dripped out of my voice. I heard Caroline sighing out heavily.
"He is changing. I am outside of the cellar now. I stayed with him as long as I could. I will go back once he is turned back into his human form." I sighed out in relief knowing that they are gonna get through it just fine and everything is happening according to the show over there.
"Listen Care, Damon and Stefan is around, so if anything happens, just text me. I don't want them to find out about Tyler by overhearing us talking." I said and Caroline understood me perfectly.
"Okay." I heard from Caroline and after that we hung up and I started to get cleaned up for real this time. When I got out of the bathroom I heard desperate knocks on my bedroom door. I knew who that would be. And I guessed right when I opened the door and found Damon standing in front of me with a brooding face.
"What were you doing?" Damon asked me suspiciously. I frowned at him with confusion.
"What do mean what I was doing? I was cleaning up, taking a shower. What did you think?" I said acting out perfectly. However I feared the possibility of being overheard. Did Damon hear anything about Tyler? No, he couldn't have.
"I was thinking you know as you had locked up the door and the window, maybe you were having another peaceful moment with yourself. I don't really trust you with your life anymore" said Damon with nonchalant tone of voice. I rolled my eyes at him as he stepped inside my room. I closed the door behind me and locked it again. This time, I didn't want Elena or Jeremy to walk in my room and see Damon sitting on my bed or probably doing something more with me.
"So, are you gonna start stalking me for twenty four seven from now on?" I inquired while crossing my arms over my chest. Damon smirked at that.
"That's actually a really good idea." I shook my head at him with a groan escaping my breath.
"Did Elena tell you anything about her deal with Elijah?" I asked Damon eagerly and curiously and also changing the topic as well but Damon shook his head in reply. Suddenly Damon heard something and a devilish smirk appeared on his face, making me frown in confusion at him in the process.
"What?" I asked being oblivion.
"Stefan is trying very hard to make Elena talk... in her bedroom right now" said Damon smirking more. I didn't get it at first what was he saying but when I did understand, a gasp escaped my mouth.
"I think Stefan is winning, Elena is moaning rather loudly right now" said Damon as he continued smirking more.
"Damon!" I shrieked at him in disbelieve. "You are such a creep Damon. Stop listening to them." I snapped at him in a chiding manner which made Damon more smug about it.
"It's called invading privacy and it's rude." I said glaring at Damon heatedly with my arms still crossed over my chest but Damon shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly at me.
"It doesn't matter to them anymore. They are quite used to of me walking in on them while they are on cloud nine" informed Damon. I rolled my eyes to myself this time. Why am I even putting up with him right now?
"Right, well that's great. Go enjoy your brother's making out session with my sister because I am going to get some sleep now" saying that I turned away from Damon but in a blink of an eye I had Damon wrapping his arms around me from behind. He stopped me from walking any further away from him. Damon buried his face in the curve of my neck and inhaled deeply, making me shake with sinful pleasure as well.
"But I want to enjoying my own making out session with you right now." He whispered in my ear while kissing my sensitive nerve over there and making me shiver successfully. A low moan accidentally escaped my lips. It encouraged Damon more and he started to roam his hand over my ribs, taking it higher slowly. I leaned back in him and let Damon hold me because my knees were giving out terribly. And without him holding me I couldn't have stood on my feet anymore. Damon was kissing my neck with light butterfly kisses, torturing me to death like that. I shuddered from inside in his arms as Damon lightly bit on my nerve and again I moaned lowly.
"Damon!" I whispered out, closing my eyes shut as my own hands roamed over his forearms. Damon was taking his hands to places where no one has ever touched me before. It was making me shake terribly in his arms. My breathing became uneven and I was heavily panting by the time.
"Do you know how tempting it is knowing that you are still untouched?" Damon whispered dangerously in my ear with a different tone of voice. I snapped opened my eyes and this time I shivered however not with pleasure but with fear. Because when I glanced in the mirror in front of me I saw Damon's eyes turned red and it seemed like he didn't even know it that his vampire face was out. Why does it happen to Damon? I wondered to myself. His vampire self was out and Damon wasn't even realizing it. But why? Why does it happen when Damon is around me only? I tried to get out of his hold but Damon didn't let me.
"Stefan could hear us Damon, we should stop." I said to Damon but his hands tightened around me more.
"He won't tell anyone." Damon whispered in my ear in that same dangerously low and husky tone of voice. His eyes were still changed. Damon was kissing hungrily on my neck. It was pleasurable but didn't feel right to me at the same time.
"I am tired Damon." I said back to him, seriously wanting him to stop as I tried to get away from him. Why Damon gets like this? I couldn't help but worry. Suddenly Damon growled at me.
"I don't care." And before I knew it I was pinned on my bed and Damon was hovering on top of me. A loud startled gasp escaped my throat at his roughness. We stared at each other for a moment. Damon looked at me with his red vampire eyes and I stared at him with my scared and confused eyes. Then suddenly he brought his mouth crashing down on mine. He claimed my lips possessively and started devouring them hungrily. I groaned in protest in the kiss and tried to resist and push him away. But Damon growled at that and demanded submission right away. He had me completely pinned on the bed with his body weight. What is wrong with him? I seriously needed some answers for this behavior. I had no knowledge of such behavior and it was kind of freaking me out to say the least.
I decided to not fight him back and stop resisting Damon, be submissive to him completely. Just so, that I could see how far it goes, how far he takes it. With the thought I started to kiss Damon back with passion and longing. The vampire groaned in satisfaction and pleasure. I ran my fingers through his hair as Damon parted my lips and put his tongue in my mouth. He was far from being gentle and quite dominating, not to mention demanding. Damon bit on my bottom lip to make me response to him more as he felt lacking in it. The vampire not only wanted me submissive but also wanted me willing and responsive to him. As wished, I made myself willing and took his hand in mine. I placed it on my chest which was untouched by a man till that moment. I felt myself shake from inside terribly as Damon touched me hungrily there. I groaned in pain a little as he got rough with me. Damon never left my mouth and didn't stop punishing my lips. He swallowed the painful groans that escaped my breath. I was trying to make as less noise as possible because Stefan wasn't far away. I didn't want him barge in here, not now at least, when I wanted to see the end of this. I was completely out of air but still Damon didn't stop kissing me or letting me breath somehow.
"Need... air...please!" I could only say that out in between his mouth moving against mine. Damon seemed to consider it and he left my lips thankfully. I took in as much air as possible in fear that he would attack me again. My breathing was heavy and absolutely uneven. I was desperate to breath in oxygen anyhow. Damon wasn't giving me any rest though because after leaving my mouth Damon started to ravish my neck and shoulders. It was like he was eating me up, licking and biting me hungrily. My knees suddenly brushed against something hard. I started to hyperventilate immediately knowing exactly what it was. Damon was completely turned on at the moment and having an erection as well. Any moment and he would start ripping off my clothes and have his way with me. No, I decided that I can't let it go that far. I have to stop it right away. But how? It has already gone too far. Damn, I shouldn't have brought it this far in the first place. I realized my mistake and desperately wanted to right it. Suddenly Damon whispered in my ear.
"Say that, you are mine" said Damon or the vampire. I didn't know anymore. No, I have to stop the submission act immediately. It was what pleasing Damon the most.
"No, I am not." I said forcefully, angrily and really meant it. Damon growled furiously at me and in a blink of an eye his pointed vampire teeth came out. Damon sank them on the nerve on my neck and drew blood. I quickly put a hand on my mouth so that no scream would escape from me accidentally. It was clear that Damon was punishing me for going against him. He started drinking my blood in rage and anger but the vervain in my blood was strong because I drank it just today while in the tomb with Katherine. Damon left my neck instantly and his eyes changed back to normal. At first Damon looked confused as if he had no idea about what just happened between us. After a few moments Damon remembered everything. He got shocked to say the least to see the nasty bite mark on my neck. Damon quickly got off me in vampire speed. He looked horrified. I wasn't mad at him, not really. But I was hugely confused at what was wrong with him.
Damon was gaping at me with wide eyes as he noticed other small bites on my neck and collar bones. Also my lips must looked very swollen and bruised. Guilt washed over Damon instantly. Horror clouded his face when he looked at his own bite mark on my neck. The wound was still dripping out blood. Damon quickly bit on his wrist and drew blood. I understood that he wanted me to drink from him so my wounds will heal right away. And honestly it was hurting like bitch, therefore I put my lips on his wrist and drank the blood that dripped out from the bite. Damon was completely unable to speak and looked more confused than me and horrified as well. After the wound closed up on my neck, Damon prepared to leave me right away. Obviously he didn't want to face me at the moment. Damon looked ashamed of himself to say the least. But I stopped him from leaving because I wanted to talk to him more than ever.
"Wait, you can't leave right now Damon. I need you to talk to me about this. I have been avoiding this thing, whatever it is for months now. But I can't anymore. Not after what just happened." I said but Damon was completely looking away from me. I walked up to him and cupped his face with both my hands. I made him look at me.
"What is it? Tell me." I pleaded with him. Damon looked at me with guilt filled eyes.
"I don't know Jacq. I really don't know" confessed Damon truthfully. I sighed out in hopelessness. It wouldn't help if no one knows what the hell is wrong with Damon.
"Did you know what you were doing?" I asked Damon strongly. He hesitated to answer that at first but nodded later anyway and looked more guilty and ashamed.
"But I didn't want to stop." Damon admitted being honest about it. I breathed out heavily once again.
"We need to find out about this. Whatever is going on with you, it's not normal." I said and Damon nodded to that agreeing with me. To say that I was freaked out about Damon would be a huge understatement. I am 'the know it all' and I like being that way while staying in this world. But this, whatever this problem is, I knew nothing about it and it was totally driving me insane. Damon or anyone else didn't have any kind of problem such as this in the show therefore I had no freaking idea about it. What the hell is this really? What is going on? Suddenly Damon pulled me in his arms just for a simple hug. I knew he was just as much worried about it as I was. Frightened even.
"Please don't hate me for this. I am so sorry. I don't know what is wrong with me." Damon's voice almost shook while saying that. He was regretful and guilty, worried and above all scared that I would start hating him for having a weird vampire problem. I wrapped my arms around his neck to prove that I don't hate him. I can't hate him. Especially not for something he can't seem to control.
"I don't hate you Damon, I can never do that. But I need answers, I need to know what it is and so do you." I pulled away from Damon to look him in the eye deeply and intensely.
"I need you to search for the truth for me, for us." Damon nodded his head.
"I promise you, I will" said Damon. I kissed his cheek. And also hoped that this quest would keep him busy enough and I would get to deal with Elijah without Damon hovering over me. I know I was being manipulative but it's not like I am responsible for whatever is wrong with Damon. I was merely using the opportunity. Looking into Damon's eyes, I knew he wanted to kiss me this instant but feared to do so. I took a step closer to Damon, leaned in and kissed him with all the love I felt for him. Damon kissed me back right away but the kiss ended remaining sweet and simple. Neither of us dared to turn it passionate. Our foreheads were pressed against each other.
"Do you have to leave?" I asked Damon hoping he wouldn't go away.
"Do you want me to stay?" Damon asked instead.
"Yes!" I replied at once.
"Then I will stay." He kissed my lips again after saying that but pulled back quickly in fear that he may cross his line once again. But I leaned in and continued the kiss much to his liking.
"Do you think Stefan heard us?" I asked Damon worriedly. He listened to something then smirked right away.
"I don't think he is in the state of listening to us. Elena is still moaning quite loudly." Damon informed me and I slapped his torso playfully.
"You are definitely a creep."
The following day at school, Caroline came running to me. I wanted to see her myself. First of all she returned me the bracelet. And then she started getting all jumpy and she tried to tell me something in dabbles that I didn't understand at all. I couldn't catch a word Caroline was babbling to me.
"Oh! Caroline, slow down. I am not understanding a word you are saying." I had to say it otherwise Caroline would have kept going on like that. She took in a deep breath and calmed herself down thankfully.
"I kissed Tyler last night." She blurted out and went pale immediately, worried about my reaction I guess. Well she should definitely worry about that. I irked an eye brow at her in an angry pissed off manner.
"Did you kiss Tyler or did Tyler kiss you?" I asked her with stern tone of voice. Caroline was getting terribly nervous now, much to my satisfaction. I liked playing pranks on people once in a while.
"Well, he started it first and then I started to kiss him back. But it happened so suddenly. I was completely caught off guard" ranted Caroline. I sighed out heavily and nodded in understanding. Afterwards I asked her hopefully.
"You mean you were just caught off guard, you don't really feel anything for him right?" I asked and Caroline looked troubled this time and hesitate to answer the question as well. She didn't know what I would approve of and what not.
"What would you say if I tell you that I do feel something for him?" Caroline asked me with hesitation in her voice. She kind of looked scared actually. And moreover I was gaping at her with disbelieve and shock. If I was correct, Caroline wanted to run away from me right away. She even felt guilty thinking she is doing something wrong by harboring feelings for Tyler.
"How could you Care? He is a werewolf and you are a vampire. How can you have feelings for HIM? Are you completely out of your mind? Besides, what about Matt? How could you just get over him so fast? Besides you said you just feel something for him, you don't even know what kind of feeling that is and you went on kissing him, geez Caroline. I didn't expect that from you." I said and shook my head disappointingly at Caroline that completely freaked her out and got her panicked as well.
"Please Jacq don't talk like this. I kissed him because I love him okay and I am sorry for that. I know I shouldn't have but I think I fell for him and I can't help it. Please don't be mad at me." Caroline was on the verge of tears. I couldn't take it anymore and burst out laughing. Caroline looked at me as if I have grown two horns over my head. And it made me laugh harder.
"Why are you laughing?" Caroline asked and there was a huge frown of confusion gracing her beautiful face.
"Because you are stupid enough to think that I will be mad at you for falling in love with Tyler. You have no idea how happy I am to hear this. You two are perfect for each other. I am glad that both of you finally realized it." I said however Caroline was gaping at me this time. After a while she shook her head comically and then glared at me.
"I hate you Jacqueline Gilbert, I seriously do. You scared the shit out of me" yelled out Caroline and I rolled my eyes at her but pulled her into a hug which she returned while still complaining about my pulling her leg. Caroline pulled away and asked me seriously.
"So, you don't have any objection that I love Tyler." I narrowed my eyes at Caroline and said-
"I will object if you don't love him. Tyler needs someone to love and who will love him back. And you Caroline are meant for him." I said with confidence. Caroline couldn't stop herself from smiling and blushing this time.
"But he is a werewolf and I am a vampire. How is it gonna be even possible?" asked Caroline worried making me sigh out heavily at her.
"I think it's time to change the relationship status between a werewolf and a vampire. They don't always have to be enemies." I said and Caroline nodded happily that I was completely supporting her. I was genuinely happy about it that Caroline loves Tyler and wants to be with him. Even though I haven't talked to Tyler yet but I am sure he loves Caroline just as much. Right then my eyes landed on Bonnie and Luka. They seemed to be having an argument. I can't imagine about what.
"Caroline can you eavesdrop in on Bonnie and Luka's conversation for me." I asked Caroline and she looked quizzically at me but did it anyway. After a while Caroline spoke up and she looked quite baffled herself.
"Luka is asking Bonnie about where the real moonstone is. The one they got is a fake one" said Caroline and I sighed out heavily. I realized it is now or never for me. I looked at Caroline and said-
"Care, please take Bonnie away from Luka. I need to talk to him." Caroline obviously had questions in her mind but seeing my serious face she didn't ask anything and obliged to my request. Once Bonnie was away from Luka, I walked up to him.
"Luka right, I am Jacqueline Gilbert." I said my name and extended my hand towards him. After all we never really met before, officially speaking. Luke took my hand and shook it a little while giving me confused looks.
"I know." He said and I knew exactly how he knew about me. I inhaled a deep breath before speaking up.
"I am sure your father has already figured it out that the moonstone you have is fake." I said and Luka narrowed his eyes at me immediately.
"I have a message for Elijah, hopefully your father would be kind enough to deliver it to him for me. Tell Dr. Jonas to tell Elijah that if he wants the real moonstone then meet me near the falls this afternoon. I will be waiting for him."
AN: Next chapter update after over 420. hopefully it will buy me some time this time because the next chapter isn't actually finished yet. So, keep reviewing LOL. it will speed up my writing like it always does. Love you all kisses, hugs and love.