After his duets with his daughter, Damon went to spend some time with his brother and his friends, while Rachel used the time to get to know Klaus better.
Klaus told her quickly what they had been up to and how he was planning on taking Stefan to Chicago so he could get his memories back faster and in hope they would bond over it.
"Why don't you free Rebekah then? If she really liked Stefan, she'd probably help you as long as you're honest with her…" Rachel told him.
"You might be right…That is something to consider." Klaus replied.
"Hey, would you like to do a song with me later?" She asked him.
Klaus was about to politly refuse when he made the mistake of looking up and in her eyes. He simply couldn't bring himself to say no. How was he suppose to refuse such a charming smile?
"Sure, why not." He replied with a smile.
.
Stefan had been talking with his brother for a while and they both had been drinking a lot. Of course they weren't drunk. However, they were more sensible to suggestions and when Rachel asked them to go sing a song together on stage and when she told them which song to sing, they laughed and did it.
"Daddy and Stefan are now going to sing "Fighter", enjoy people." Rachel announced quickly as the music started.
DAMON:
After all you put me through
You'd think I'd despise you
But in the end
I wanna thank you 'cause you made that much stronger
When most people thought it was a alcohol filled choice of song, Rachel and a few trusted others understood otherwise. Both Salvatore brothers had put each other through hell and yet, they owed each other that they were still alive, fighting, living.
Damon had been really angry when his brother forced him to change and when Katherine chose to be with the two of them instead of just him. In exchange, he had made sure his little brother knew how angry he was and that his life became hell.
All in all, they had both made each other's fighter because truth was, had they been changed alone, they probably would be dead by now.
STEFAN:
Well I thought I knew you
DAMON:
Thinking that you were true
STEFAN:
Guess I, I couldn't trust
Called your bluff
Time is up
Cause I've had enough
"This is actually very hot…" Lexi said.
"I thought Uncle Stefan was just your best friend…" Rachel asked him.
"So? That doesn't stop me from having eyes does it?" Lexi replied with a little smirk.
"I can actually imagine them boxing or something while singing this…" Caroline said with dreamy eyes as Rachel rolled hers.
DAMON:
You were there by my side
Always down for the ride
STEFAN:
But your joyride
Just came down in flames
Cause your deeds
Sold me out in shame
"Do you think that Stefan will have time to go and see…you know…" Bonnie asked Jeremy.
"I don't know… Maybe later… But better not speak about it, we never know who might be listening." Jeremy whispered back at her while Rachel was making her way to Klaus with a piece of cake.
DAMON:
After all of the stealing, your cheating
You probably think
That I hold resentment for you
But... you're wrong
"They're good aren't they? I like the song they chose." Rachel told Klaus as she handed him a piece of cake.
"Funny, Stefan told me you sent him the lyrics by email and told him not to come if he wasn't ready to sing the duet with Damon at some point during the night." Klaus replied with an amused smile.
"I wasn't serious… I was just…strongly suggested that singing this together would be a very good idea for them." Rachel replied with a blush as Klaus chuckled.
STEFAN:
Cause if it wasn't for all that
You tried to do
DAMON:
I wouldn't know
Just how capable
I am to pull through
BOTH:
So I wanna say thank you
"So Liz, I heard you gave up on Damon… Why is that?" Carole asked her.
"Oh…We're better off as friends." Liz replied.
"Did you at least get to take him to bed first? Is he as good as he looks?" The mayor's wife asked.
"No, I didn't… You're married Carole!" Liz scolded her.
"Oh…Yeah… I often come to forget that when I drink too much…" Carole said with an amused smile before she went off to find her husband.
TOGETHER:
Cause it makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
It makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
It makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter
DAMON:
Never saw it coming
All of your backstabbing
Just so you could
Cash in on my good thing
Before I realized your game
People who knew both brother usually thought that Damon was the real player, that he was the one who stole things from his brother but he became like this after his transition, as a defence mechanism. Stefan had been the one to always steal things from Damon when they were human, simply because he was the younger brother and the younger son. He was the most loved one and took a lot from Damon in their human years. Damon himself used to let young Stefan do whatever he wanted when they were humans...
DAMON:
I heard your going round
Playing the victim now
STEFAN:
But don't even begin
Feeling I'm the one to blame
Cause you dug your own grave
Katherine had planed on coming back and trying to lie her way back into Damon's life but as she neared the window, she could see not only Stefan and Damon singing together when Stefan was supposed to be away but Klaus too. Eating a piece of cake and laughing with a few people. Not wanting to be caught by Klaus, she left a card in the mail box and left. Maybe it would be ineffective, maybe it would work... She wanted Damon to know she had come for him...she also wanted to hurt him for not wanting her anymore.
On the card that Damon would find later was a note that said:
"Happy birthday Damon.
Sorry I couldn't be there for the big event, from the window it looked like a great moment. Even though you were always the better lover, it always was Stefan…among many others… don't worry, I'm sure you'll find Love some day...
I won't let myself be caught by Klaus and I will fight my way out of this situation.. I'll see you later if you survive your friendship with the Original hybrid.
Love,
Katherine."
She didn't really care that much about him but she needed him to want to be near her and to fight with Stefan. She would need his help if she ever found a way to kill Klaus for good. She needed to still be involved in their lives.
STEFAN:
After all of the fights and the lies
Guess you wanted to harm me
But that won't work any more
No more... it's over
Cause if it wasn't for
All of your torture
I wouldn't know how
To be this way now and
Never back down
DAMON:
So I wanna say thank you
TOGETHER:
Cause it makes me that much stronger
Makes me work a little bit harder
It makes me that much wiser
So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster
Made my skin a little bit thicker
It makes me that much smarter
So thanks for making me a fighter
The brother playfully bowed and got cheered for wildly. They quickly got off the stage and while Damon was trying to fight off some flirting girls, Stefan managed to make his escape out of the house without being see by Klaus. He took the opportunity to run to the Gilbert house and see Elena a while.
After a few more drinking and eating and having fun, Tyler, Matt and Jeremy decided to grab the mike and sing a song they were getting ready for Glee Club but didn't think it was good enough for school. They went on stage and announced that they would be singing "You gotta fight for your right to party".
For this song, the boys took their place behind some of the instruments, letting hte band free to grab something to drink and to eat.
Tyler:
KICK IT!
You wake up late for school - man you don't wanna go
"I'm sure that happens to him all the time… That's probably why he's always late in first period." Bonnie gossiped.
Matt:
You ask you mom, "Please?" - but she still says, "No!"
You missed two classes - and no homework
Jeremy:
But your teacher preaches class like you're some kind of jerk
"Nothing wrong about preaching…" Pastor Young said.
Together:
You gotta fight for your right to party
"Man I love that song." Alaric said.
Jeremy:
You pop caught you smoking - and he said, "No way!"
"I could totally imagine you up there with them." Jenna replied to him.
Matt:
That hypocrite - smokes two packs a day
"Maybe I'll do a number with them when school starts again…" Alaric said quietly, thinking.
Tyler:
Man, living at home is such a drag
Matt:
Now your mom threw away your best porno mag (Bust it!)
"I feel like I spend my time doing this…" Carole told her girl friends from the council.
Together:
You gotta fight for your right to party
You gotta fight
"That's something I used to fight very hard for!" Damon told his daughter as she brought him a piece of cake.
Jeremy:
Don't step out of this house if that's the clothes you're gonna wear
"Do you regret it?" Rachel asked him.
Tyler:
I'll kick you out of my home if you don't cut that hair
"Nope, not at all. I've got the best life ever since I got you." He replied as he hugged her close.
Matt:
Your mom busted in and said, "What's that noise?"
Aw, mom you're just jealous - it's the
Tyler:
Beas-
Jeremy:
tie
Tyler:
Boys!
Together:
You gotta fight for your right to party
You gotta fight for your right to party
Party
Party
Fight for your right
The boys had a great response to their song and everybody clapped. They bowed a little and all went to get something to drink while Rachel left her father to approach Klaus.
"So, you're still on for that duet?" She asked him with a smile he knew deep inside he would never be able to say no to.
"Sure…Why not." He replied, trying to look and sound as detached as possible.
"Great! Come on!" She said as she lead him on stage and announced to everyone that they would be singing "Party for two" from Shania Twain.
RACHEL/ (KLAUS)
Hey Klaus Rachel said that looking at him with a small grin on her face.
(Yeah?) Was it wrong of Rachel to think that his voice was sexy when she was singing at her father's birthday party?
I'm havin' me a party
(I don't think I can come)
Ah... This ain't just any kind of party
(Nah, I think I'll stay at home) Klaus was surprised at how easy it had been for him to enjoy himself tonight and singing that duet with Rachel was really doing the trick.
Ah, oh no... It's gonna be really, really hot
(It's startin' to sound good)
I'm gonna put you on the spot
(Baby, maybe I should) Klaus was more and more intrigued by this young girl. Why was he so calm in her presence? Why didn't he refuse singing with her? Why couldn't he say no to her?
And there'll be lots of one on one
(I guess I could be there) Damon could see the connection between Klaus and his daughter and he was getting worried. Was it really a good thing?
Come on and join the fun
(What should I wear?)
I'll tell you that it,
It doesn't matter what you wear,
'Cause it's only gonna be you and me there
Damon could tell that Rachel and Klaus weren't seeing the connection between them but he knew for a fact that his daughter was intrigued by the hybrid and he did see him at Nationals and the way he looked at her earlier as she sang… There was definitely something between them, even if they didn't see it.
TOGETHER:
I'm havin' a party
A party for two
I ain't inviting nobody
Nobody but you
Klaus was so busy enjoying himself that he didn't realise that Stefan had stepped out. Rachel saw it though and she was struggling. Should she rat Elena out to protect her Uncle from the anger Klaus would be in once he realised what had been done or should she stay out of it? She hated lying to Klaus and she knew that as long as he didn't bring up the subject she wasn't directly lying… But she was still keeping something from him and for some reason she wanted nothing more than to tell him…
You'll be sexy in your socks
(we could polish the floors)
In case that anybody knocks
(Let's lock all the doors)
Tyler could see the looks Klaus was giving Rachel and he didn't like it. He really was happy that the vampire would soon leave town again.
Yeah, all the things I'm gonna do
(I'm gonna do with you)
I'm wanna try something new
(I wanna try that too)
I'll tell you that it
(It doesn't matter) uh, uh (what I wear)
('Cause it's only gonna be)
You and me there
"What has you so pensive Damon?" Jenna asked him.
"She's growing up… she'll soon be leaving me…" He replied.
"She'll never leave you Damon. She loves you too much for that. the connection the two of you have... She'll never be able to turn her back on it." Jenna told him sweetly.
TOGETHER:
I'm havin' a party
A party for two
I ain't inviting nobody
Nobody but you
"I love that song!" Caroline said.
"Yeah, they do it well together." Matt agreed.
Yeah, you
(I'm here)
You're there
(That's all) we really need
(We're) We're gonna party hearty
(Just) Just you and me
(Don't) Don't think about now
(Don't) Don't even doubt it now
I'm inviting you to a party for two
Shake it, Shake it
(Come on baby)
Klaus didn't know why but he really wanted to reach out and touch her hands…or hold her… Why did he felt that urge to touch her? He really needed to get out of town as soon as this party ended because he couldn't have a clear head around her…
All the things I'm gonna do
(I'm gonna do with you)
I'm wanna try something new with you, ooh
(I wanna try that too)
I'll tell you that it,
It doesn't matter what you wear
"Yeah, well, he better be wearing something if I ever catch them alone together." Damon muttered.
('Cause it's only gonna be)
It's only gonna be you and me
(Awww yeah)
Rachel was really happy that Klaus agreed to sing this with her. They sounded good together and she felt, for some reason, happy about it. They were vocally compatible… Why did she still want more though?
I'm havin' a party
(A little bitty party baby)
A party for two
It's just me and you
Invitin' noboby
(That's right)
I ain't inviting anybody
(Nobody baby)
TOGETHER:
I'm havin' a party
A party for two
I ain't inviting nobody
Nobody but you
I'm havin' a party
A party for two
I ain't inviting nobody
Nobody but you
Come on, Come on
(Come on, Come on)
Come on, Come on, Come on
(Come on, Come on, yeah)
Come on, Come on
(Just you and me there)
That was great!
(Let's do it again!)
Once their joyful song ended, everybody cheered again before they got off the stage to get a drink.
"That was great… I had fun. Thank you." Klaus told her.
"You're welcome." She replied, feeling shy all of the sudden.
"Now if you'll excuse me, I'll go see if I can find Stefan so we can get back on the road, we have a lot of miles to cover before the next full moon." He told her.
"Good luck!"
.
When he got to bed that night, after the last guest had gone home, Damon was happy.
It had been a great party and he had been able to spend some time with his brother for the first birthday in a long time. He was surprised that Stefan had been able to spend a couple of hours with Elena without Klaus finding out but he decided to stay out of it. Just like his daughter, he felt the need to tell Klaus Elena was still alive just so Stefan didn't get blamed for it later. Even if it wasn't the best thing to sacrifice a human… Better Elena than Stefan.
So, what did you think of this second part of the birthday party?
Next chapter we'll go into their summer vacations...
Review please?
Lorelei Candice Black