Reminiscing:
They all turned to see Elijah leaning in the doorway with the moonstone in hand. "Elizabeth, dear, come here." He said calmly walking forwards but Beth knew behind that façade he was livid. They threatened her and he wasn't pleased about that. She walked over to him and he stood in front of her. She honestly hadn't been happier to see him. Elijah put the moonstone on the bar. He gestured to it. "Go ahead. Take it." He allowed them. One of the guys rushed to grab it but Elijah had ripped his heart out before he reached it and he fell on the couch, dead. Two of the other guys tried to make a run for it but Elijah yanked their hearts out too. Jules ran out as the last guy, Stevie crouched on the floor. Elijah stepped towards him as he put his hood over his head. "What about you, sweetheart? Hmm? You want to take a shot?" He asked as he stood up. He quickly shook his head, frightened of the vampire. "Yes, no, yes? Where's the girl?" He asked Damon.
"I don't know."
"It doesn't really matter." Elijah said with a small smile on his face. He punched Stevie in the face and Beth heard a crack as his neck broke and he fell lifeless to the ground. Beth ran over and kneeled beside Damon, as Elijah broke the chains that they were using on him. He stepped back as Beth helped get them off of him. "You do realize this is the third time, I've saved your life now?" Damon just stared at him, looking seemingly impressed. Elijah spared Beth a look and then grabbed the moonstone as he walked out of the house.
Damon got the rest of the chains off and then stood up. "Are you okay?" He asked and she nodded and threw her arms around his neck and he hugged her back, gently rubbing her back. She was slightly shaking, as anyone would be in her situation. Damon was just glad that she was safe. "Nice job, Sabrina." He whispered in her ear and she let out a small smile as she let him go.
"Are you okay?" She asked him and he nodded. She fell to the ground to check on Alaric. "Is he okay?" She asked him worried. She knew how the ring was supposed to work but she had never seen it in action before. Damon knew that she was concerned.
"Yeah, he just needs time to wake up. Don't worry. He'll be fine." He assured her and she walked into the kitchen to get a towel and she wet it a bit before coming out to the living room. She walked over to where Damon was moving the chair and handed him the cloth to help him wipe of the blood. "Thanks." He took it and wiped his neck clean. "Where were you anyways? Alaric called you before he tried to leave."
"Oh, well I was helping Matt study for a history essay. It's easy for me c-cause of Alaric" She said quickly, picking up the chains that Elijah had broken. Damon smirked at her and she rolled her eyes at him. "Don't start." She handed him the bloody chains and he just shrugged as he took them.
"Didn't know you were into the quarterback." Damon voiced his thoughts.
"I'm not! I was just helping him study!" She insisted, though a faint blush crept over her cheeks as she sat down on the couch. She already felt guilty about it. She didn't want to feel worst. Damon didn't miss the blush either. He began to roll up the carpet that was now covered with blood, which was under the chair.
"Really? Studying? That's all? There is not even a little something you're not mentioning?" Beth shook her head at him and looked away from his eyes. "You're such a liar." He joked with a smile. She ignored him and was thankful when his phone started ringing. She didn't listen at first but then heard him say, "So he planned to kill her all along." He looked at Beth and she knew who he was talking about. Elijah. "Got it, loud and clear." Before he could say another word, they saw Alaric starting to wake. Beth dropped to her knees in front of him as he sat up. "Finally. You missed all the fun."
"Are you okay?" Beth asked him, quickly and he nodded. She helped him sit in a chair.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Are you?" He asked and she nodded. She smiled and hugged him, tightly. She was thankful he had that ring on him. She couldn't lose him too. He suddenly remembered who he was supposed to go see. "Oh, crap! Jenna." He said taking out his phone. Beth gave him a sympathetic smile before going to help Damon take the rug in the other room and give him some privacy.
She wandered upstairs to the bedrooms, letting Alaric talk on the phone. She found herself in Damon's room. She leaned against the bedpost. She closed her eyes, not hearing Damon coming in behind her. "You okay?" He asked her from the doorway and she nodded, still having her eyes closed. She was tired but didn't want to drive all the way home. She just wanted to sleep and forget everything. He knew, what she didn't want to admit; tonight had scared her. "No, you're not." She opened her eyes to see his concern look on his face and shook her head, confirming his thoughts. Almost kissing Matt was now trivial, when the realization that she could have died set in.
"I will be."
He nodded. He knew she was going to be okay. She was strong. "Alaric said that he was going to see you at home, cause he brought his car." He knew that him and Alaric were getting somewhere if he knowingly left Beth alone with him, plus he had a feeling he knew Beth could take care of herself if she needed to.
"Yeah, okay. Mind if I stay for a few minutes? I don't feel like driving back right now." She said sitting down on the bed. He came and sat down next to her.
"Sure. I have nothing else better to do then plan the demise of Elijah." He joked and she just let out a small laugh. She was pretty sure he wasn't kidding but was too tired to argue with him. She would have to talk about that tomorrow. She let out a yawn and leaned on his shoulder.
"What was the war like? In 1864?" She asked him softly. He was surprised by her question. He wasn't expecting that. She had her eyes closed as she waited for him to answer. He adjusted them so she was lying down and he was next to her.
"Horrible. There were…a lot of deaths. I wasn't even in it for any reasons of mine. I myself liked Lincoln. My father insisted on me enlisting and of course whatever he wanted, he got." Damon sighed thinking of Giuseppe. Beth laid her head on his chest, which caught him off guard. It was strange how at ease she was with him, he was used to everyone being on their guard around him, and afraid he would snap. He stiffened slightly but relaxed after a moment. "But I came home and that pissed him off." He said smugly and she laughed.
"Why?"
"Katherine." He said simply and she nodded. She should have known it would have something to do with her. "And you." He added. Beth opened her eyes and looked up at him. He looked completely serious as he looked forward thinking of the past. He wasn't making fun of her. He was dead serious. He pretended not to notice her look of shock. "You had written me about home and how Stefan wasn't nearly as great of a football player as I and how much you missed me." He teased and she rolled her eyes. "How your days were dull and empty without me in them. How you weren't sure you could make it another day."
She laughed at his exaggeration. She knew that she wasn't that dependent on him. "Whatever you say." She smiled but she did know there was some truth in his words. She must have missed him a lot. Damon remembered that day he came home.
"Stefan, come one. Let's go outside. The sun is shining!" Elizabeth said entering his room where he was reading on his bed. He smiled looking up at her. She had taken it upon herself to keep them entertained. Both of their parents were often very busy and since Damon had enlisted, they hadn't seen much of him. Elizabeth was secretly afraid of hearing news of him getting hurt or worst in the war. "You've been reading that book for days." She complained.
"That's because I'm at the end, Elizabeth." He told her holding up the book so she could see. She took it from him.
"Their are 8 chapters left! You're not going to finish it before dark! Come one, Stefan!" She pulled on his arm, until he finally surrendered and agreed to come with her outside. They decided to just walk around the grounds of the house. Their were currently no other tenants beside Katherine and Emily at the boarding house and luckily Katherine wasn't here today. She didn't like her something about her made Elizabeth feel uncomfortable. What was worst, was that Stefan often catered to her every need and she knew Damon would be the same when he came back.
Thinking of Damon, made her feel a bit sad. She missed him a lot. She missed their games and how they'd walk around town. It had been a while since she got a letter, which made her more nervous. "I miss him too." Stefan interrupted her thoughts. He gave her a small smile that she returned and hooked her arm through his. She loved Stefan too. He was like her brother but she missed Damon a lot. "I'll race you around the house and back to the front door." He smiled.
"That's no fair! You're not the one who has to wear a dress." She argued, playfully. He went to say something back but she already took off and he chuckled as he ran after her. She hid behind the hedges in the back and ran quickly around the side of the house. She giggled as she made it back to the front. She knew Stefan would still be looking for her so she walked to the door. She was surprised when she walked in; there was someone already in the house. Their back was to her as she entered into the living room. They turned and she couldn't help but let out a gasp of surprise. "Damon." She ran into his arms and he grinned as she hugged him tightly. She couldn't help but let her tears fall from her eyes and on his uniform.
"Come on, El, I'd thought you'd be happy to see me." He joked wiping her tears away and she laughed through her tears of joy and kissed his cheek. Her best friend was here and he was safe. He held her close and smiled. Her letters had gotten to him. He read between the lines of reading with Stefan and him being a bore. She missed him, just as much as he missed her. He was glad to be home.
"You managed to put off my father's yelling for a little while. He saw how happy you and Stefan were that I was back. I'm pretty sure it would have been much worst." Damon told her with a small smile. "I remember that being one of the best days of my human life." He looked over at Beth who had managed to drift off to sleep.
She had her arms wrapped around herself, so he knew she was cold. He gently picked her up and pulled back the covers so she was inside of the bed, after taking off her shoes. He lay on top of the covers next to her. Beth, subconsciously, laid her head back on his chest. He shouldn't do this. He shouldn't let himself feel or care because it just gets people hurt but she was his best friend. Even now, she protected and trusted him with her life. After everything, she knew that he had done. She still was here with him. He fell asleep, thinking maybe it wasn't so bad to feel at all.
