Enzo sits back in the classroom Maxfield told him to go to, knowing if he comes back empty handed he will die. What Wes doesn't know is that he's okay with that, and the only reason he is here is because of Damon. He just wants to know why he left, because Enzo knows for sure he would not leave Damon behind.
"Where's Elena?" Is the first thing that comes out of Damon's mouth.
Enzo's mouth turns up a little, the man before him has not changed one bit. He assumes one of the men standing with Damon is his brother, and he has no idea about the other.
Enzo leans forward in his seat, the sun shines on his features and Damon momentarily pauses while a man, well boy, steps forward. He has sandy hair, and forest green eyes, "Who are you?"
Enzo leans back, chair creaking with his weight, "It depends on who you ask. 12144 to some. Lorenzo to the man who named me. Monster to others. Enzo to the small amount of people who I call a friend."
"Enzo," The boy starts when Enzo interupts him.
"Who are you?" Enzo tilts his head, very well aware of their rush, but he doesn't care.
"Stefan." The boy answers.
"Ahh, the little brother." Enzo says, a smirk fully on his face.
Stefan looks at Damon, who is looking at Enzo with disbelief on his face. "I thought you were dead." Damon says, thinking back to a certain moment where he could have saved him instead of letting him get tortured; he left that chance behind, just like he did with the ghost before him.
Stefan looks between the two, while the other man looks scared, "What is going on?"
Enzo hums, "I guess Damon didn't tell you of Augustine, and the man he left behind who then had to live through decades of endless torture. He didn't know that though, he thought he left me to die."
Stefan is now quiet, curious to see where this is going.
Damon on the other hand is done with this conversation, he doesn't want to hear the ramblings of the ghost he long buried, he wants his girlfriend. "Where's Elena? Wes said they would be here."
The other man looks curious to that question, and Enzo sighs, "Now Damon, that's no way to treat someone you left behind, someone who sacrificed so much so you could live."
"Do you want to hear an apology?" Damon demands, before saying, "Fine. I'm sorry, alright. Just tell me where Elena is."
"I can't. Because if I don't return with you dead, I will die." Enzo says, not that he has any intention of returning.
Damon turns to the other man, "If he's not here in five minutes I will rip your head off."
The man nods and makes a call on his phone.
"Don't waste your time, Maxfield won't answer. He's too busy with the girl, Elena was it? By any chance, is she related to Dr. Grayson Gilbert?" Enzo asks.
"I don't see why that matters." Damon says, knowing that Enzo will let her die if he knows that Elena is the daughter of one of the men who cut him open on a daily basis. "What matters is where she is." Damon says.
"It matters to me." Enzo says, knowing the answer but wanting to see if Damon will tell him.
"No, she's not. But if you help us find her, we'll help you escape, help you live a free life." Damon offers.
Enzo suspected as much. "You already promised to help me escape, and then left me." Enzo says as he leans back in the seat.
"He's not answering." The man says, panic thick in his voice.
Damon uses his vampire speed to have the man against the wall, "I'll mail him pieces of your body." Damon says.
"Wait!" The man says, "Wes gave me secret files, that belonged to my grandfather. They might lead to the lab."
Damon drops him, "That's convenient. Where are they?"
"My dorm." The man says as he scrambles to stand.
"Let's go." Stefan says.
Before the three leave Enzo says, "I think Damon will be staying. We have a few things to discuss."
Stefan answers before Damon could disagree, "We'll call if we find something."
Damon looks irritated, but stays anyway. Damon turns to Enzo and waits until Stefan can no longer hear him before says, "Elena. Can you help me find her?" Damon's desperate, but he knows Enzo can be stubborn.
"What's the first thing you did after you left?" Enzo asks.
Damon sighs, knowing Enzo won't like his answer, "I went to a bar and ordered a bourbon. Then I killed Whitmore's entire family, aside from his youngest son. After that, I went in search for Katherine."
Enzo nods, like he expected him to forget about their ordeal and leave everything behind. "You know what, I was happy you escaped. Happy that you didn't have to suffer for decades, happy that you got to live. But I'm not going to lie, the thought of killing you brings immense pleasure."
Damon knows that Enzo wanted to be remembered, even in death, it gave him a sense of no being alone. Unfortunately, Damon didn't do that. "What do you want?"
Enzo leans forward and coughs up blood, Damon's by his side, holding his shoulder so he doesn't fall. Enzo wipes his mouth and shrugs Damon off, "Why did you leave?"
"What's going on?" Damon asks, he's never heard of a vampire getting sick.
"Maxfield injected me with some poison, if I don't bring you back dead I will desiccate." Enzo explains.
Damon grips his shoulders, "Let's go. We can kill Wes, and finally be free of this."
Enzo shakes his head, "No, I'm going to go say goodbye to someone and then die."
Damon grabs his arm, "Enzo-"
Enzo's fist cuts' Damon off. "You left me, Damon. I gave you blood so you could live, so you could escape. Let me leave."
Damon sets his nose before saying, "Not until I get Elena, I'm sorr-"
Another fist, this one sending Damon through the window into a car. "That's rich." Enzo says.
Damon watches Enzo walk off, and once he's healed he flashes in front of Enzo, "I'm not going to fight you." Damon says.
"Then don't." Enzo says, pushing past Damon.
"But I can't let you go." Damon says as he grabs Enzo.
Enzo can feel the poison, and he knows fighting with Damon isn't helping him.
Damon puts two and two together, knowing who Enzo wants to see, "How about saying hello instead of goodbye. If we kill Wes and get the antidote-"
"And then what?" Enzo says as he pushes Damon, who falls to the ground. "And then live an eternity alone? Live an eternity stuck in time?"
Damon doesn't know what to say, Enzo has always wanted family, and he has none.
"Goodbye Damon. Live well." Enzo says.
"Enzo, wait." Damon says as he stands.
Before Damon could rush to stop Enzo, Enzo clutches his chest as he sinks to his knees; the fight took a lot out of him. As Enzo's skin greys he closes his eyes, hating he didn't get to say thank you. Damon catches Enzo as he falls, but it's too late, Enzo has desiccated, "Where is she?" Damon demands, shaking Enzo slightly, but he's gone.
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"If this is some attempt to make amends, it's a bit pathetic, mate." Enzo says as he stretches his stiff limbs.
"I don't care about amends, mate. My girlfriend's safe, so technically, I'm not suffering, and it'd really suck if you desiccated in vain-"
Enzo hops off the table before speeding to Damon who sinks his hand in his chest, wrapping his fingers around Enzo's heart.
Damon continues "and I'm gonna tell you my side of the story. You asked me if I thought about you after I escaped, and answer is no, and I sure as hell don't feel guilty about leaving you because in order for me to save myself and leave you, I had to shut off my humanity, damn it, so I flipped the switch, and then I felt nothing, no remorse, no regret, no pain.
"And now what do you feel, remorse, regret, pain? Even if I forgave you, Damon, would that make you less of a horrible person?" Enzo asks, not caring if Damon will rip his heart out, just wanting to know the answer.
"We're even." Damon says before pushing Enzo away.
Enzo looks at him, stares into his clear blue eyes, before sighing, "You were the most important person in my life, and you ruined me, but that's just who you are, that's who you'll always be...A monster." Enzo says before leaving. He has a certain person to thank before he can meet his end.
Damon watches Enzo leave as he absorbs his old friends last words.
Once the night air hits Enzo's face, he relaxes. He's wanted this for so long, it feels as if it's a dream.
A/N The last dialogue exchange was taken from the show, I really love the how Enzo ends things. The writers did a great job with this scene, and it 100% belongs to them. I believe Caroline Dries wrote this, so all credit belongs to her.
By the way the other guy was Aaron Whitmore, I just couldn't write that in naturally.
Until next time!
Loveklaroline: Enzo is free, it only took 20 chapters (: Enzo's revenge has yet to start, it will take him down a dark path next chapter. I'm not sure how far he will go though, Enzo seems to be a pretty forgiving person. Thank you for the wonderful review :D You just sign up using your email. I'm not telling you to get one, but it would be nice if you had one. How do you say until next time? I hope you enjoyed the chapter!