"A Moment In Time"

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Fandom(s): Vampire Diaries
Character(s): Damon and Stefan Salvatore and Elena Gilbert (mentioned)
Pairing: Damon/Elena/Stefan triangle angst (yet not the focus)

Rating: T
Words: 345 words

Requested By: none
Challenge/Summary: Tag on to 4x02 – Why can't a certain newborn vampire stomach the blood she ingests?
Inspiration: Based upon the rumors of Elena not reacting well to her new blood diet.

Spoiler(s): everything up to ep. 4x01 ("Growing Pain")
Time Frame: Sometime shortly after Elena transitions…theoretically this is a scene I thought might take place during the upcoming episode (4x02).

A/N: At the end to avoid additional spoilers.

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"Supernatural Source"

Damon and Stefan were huddled around the couch as a weak Elena laid on top of it. Neither brother knew what was causing Elena to puke up the blood she ingested.

They've tried everything they could think of. After she started puking up the animal blood in the woods, Stefan rushed Elena back to the boarding house to get one of Damon's blood bags. Unfortunately Elena puked that up too moments later.

"Why isn't anything working?" Stefan questioned as he sat by Elena's side. Elena was getting too close to looking like she did when Pastor Young had captured them a few days ago.

Damon's brow furrowed before a thought crossed his mind. "Well there is one thing we haven't tried yet." He stated before he bit into his wrist. He then dripped some of his blood into Elena's mouth.

Stefan tried to move Damon's arm away but both brothers froze when Elena subconsciously moved towards the blood source before she latched her new fangs into Damon's flesh.

After Elena drank a reasonable amount, Damon pulled his arm away. When Elena didn't show any signs of blood rejection, both brothers sighed out of relief.

"I guess my blood did the trick." Damon said with a smirk as he watched some of the color return to Elena's face. He couldn't help but make the little quip that this was one thing Elena seemed to chose him for over his brother.

Stefan rolled his eyes while his mind figured out what this new development meant. "What if it isn't just your blood…what if its supernatural blood in general that she needs?" He suggested; he'd much rather have his idea be the reason than have the idea of Elena needing Damon's blood to survive to be true.

Damon's brow furrowed out of confusion as he moved to grab himself a blood bag. "What, like Mikael?"

Stefan shrugged. "I don't know. Mikael chose to only drink from other vampires yet Elena doesn't really seem to have much of a choice."

"Why is everything always different when she's concerned?" Damon stated with a groan before he gulped down some blood.

Stefan didn't bother voicing his opinion even though he too was wondering the same thing.

Damon released a sigh of relief once he finished his blood bag. "She's not going to like this once she wakes up." He stated as he licked the blood off his lips. Elena wasn't going to like the fact that a majority of her friends were now the ones that would provide her the only source of blood she could stomach.

"I know." Stefan said with a nod; his eyes hadn't left Elena's relaxed face. He could see a few missed drops of blood on her lips.

"Then again, at least she will wake up." Damon pointed out as he moved to have Elena in his sights once again.

Nothing more was said between the brothers as they waited for the new vampire to wake up.

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A/N #1: And there you have it! What do you think? While I would love it if Elena's body accepted only Damon's blood because he is her sire, I thought this reason might be another possibility...yet if that's the case in canon, I don't quite know why this scenario has only happened to Elena. Any thoughts to that?

A/N #2: Thank you to everyone who took the time to read my latest snippet/challenge on Vampire Diaries/Life with Derek (even if it was just LWD characters voicing my thoughts on the newest VD plot), it means the world to me! I do hope to hear more of your thoughts on my snippets or on the situations I bring up in them. Reviews always bring a smile to my face! Now I'm going to watch the new Supernatural episode (8x03), the one directed by Jensen himself! Happy Wednesday everyone!

Coming Up Next: TBA

Originally Published: October 17, 2012