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What happened to always including him in her plans? Damon wondered as he made his way back downstairs just as the door opened, Rudy, Elena and Stefan walking in. Stefan had just slid his phone in his back pocket and now Damon couldn't help but wonder if he had sent another message to Bonnie. Of course his first thought was that they were secretly seeing one another, but that didn't make sense, they wouldn't. Stefan wouldn't do that Elena and Bonnie wouldn't do that to him. So the next logical conclusion had to be they were planning something stupid, thoughtless; which was his job. So what was he supposed to be doing? Staying out of the way? Um, no?
"Damon?" he jerked his head back to attention, Stefan giving him a concerned look. "Elena asked if Jeremy was here" he said as Damon looked at Elena who was looking at him curiously. Was she in on this too? Was she trying to make amends for all the shit she put Bonnie through? It would be nice if she at least tried. If Elena knew chances were Caroline knew too. Maybe he could talk her into telling him something.
"He went out" Damon finally responded as he watched Rudy head for the stairs. "She's taking a shower" Damon informed him as Rudy paused on the steps.
"I don't hear it running" Rudy replied and then without waiting for Damon to respond he continued up the stairs.
"Seriously, he just comes into our house and doesn't ask anything?" Damon snorted.
"He wants to see his daughter, I think you're getting that confused with how you're supposed to ask permission to date his daughter" Stefan told him, though he probably meant it somewhat as a joke. But like most of Stefan's jokes, it wasn't funny.
"Whatever, I'm going for a walk, wanna come with me brother?" he asked Stefan as Stefan raised an eyebrow at him.
"Are you sure you want me to join you?" he asked as Damon shrugged.
"Why not, a little bonding time never hurt anyone" he replied though in most cases anytime any siblings were together it seemed to do nothing but hurt someone.
"Alright" Stefan finally answered; he squeezed Elena's shoulder who gave the brothers a light smiles before she plopped down on the couch and pulled her phone out.
"So, nice night" Damon said as Stefan rolled his eyes.
"What did Shelia want?" Stefan asked almost instantly after Damon.
"Said to take of her granddaughter otherwise she was going to do it for me" he said trying to sound as causal and cool about it as possible.
"From beyond the grave?" Stefan asked.
"No, I think she meant taking Bonnie to the grave" Damon replied as Stefan looked at him with a mix of shock and confusion. "This cure shit is more dangerous than I thought. Though I should've guessed since it was Klaus who mentioned it it wasn't going to be easy" he said letting out a little sigh of annoyance.
"Are you thinking of not doing it?" Stefan asked in a tone that sounded a little too high.
"I have to, Rudy's life depends on it. I mean, what would Bonnie say if I just told her I wasn't going to do this? I can't do that Stefan. But, in a way, I think I'm the problem" he paused to look at his brother who looked all too understanding. "People see her now and they know she's with me and they know my reputation, that's the only reason she got hassled by those vampires, and I know you told you her the marking thing was okay, but I don't want her to do that, trouble is just going to follow us anyway" Damon said as he cursed himself realizing what he said. "Just what she told me" he added, still trying to sound causal.
"She told you I told her that the marking was okay?" Stefan asked curiously.
"Does it matter what she told me? There's no limit on what she can tell me, what she should tell me. I think she should tell me everything, I am her boyfriend" Damon said.
"What makes you think she's hiding anything?" Stefan asked boldly. Damon turned to face his brother, was he really trying to play this game?
"I'm not stupid Stefan" Damon replied as Stefan let out a heavy sigh.
"I told her you'd find out" he said quietly.
"Was that in conversation or text? Because I only got through a few conversations" Damon replied bitterly as Stefan started to roll his eyes but then froze. "What's the matter with you?" Damon asked, turning around to look, catching something move to the trees. "What was that?" Damon asked quietly as something else darted by. He stood still and stiffed the air. "I smell dog…" he said just as several werewolves approached from the shadows.
"Make that dogs…" Stefan said standing beside him.