Note: This takes place during the last few moments of Mr. Tanner's life before he died in the last chapter. It will be in the point of view of Damon Salvatore, as he is one of our main characters for this story. Everything will be explained on what happened, okay? And enjoy!

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To Change or Not To Change: Time Traveling AU

Chapter 8½: Brother Dearest

Nobody said no to Damon Salvatore, no one. He had no trouble ever getting what he wanted, and if someone seemed on the verge of saying no, he simply used his awesome vampire powers and convinced them otherwise. So it came to him as a shock when Elena had brought her hand up to say no to kissing him.

They had been doing so well lately, almost seemed like a possible couple. Which wasn't something Damon did normally, but this girl, this girl, was popping up everywhere and was haunting his every thought. It wasn't fair.

And he would admit this to no one, but he liked it. He liked that he could possibly have a relationship and it was with someone like Elena Gilbert. There was something there, something calling his very soul to her. There was just something about the Katherine lookalike.

So as he stood in the shadows (defiantly not sulking), he waited for his brother to tell him off. Damon had seen the necklace; something that hadn't been there earlier when he had seen Elena, and figured Stefan had done something.

It was always Stefan, standing in the way for Damon's happiness. Damon couldn't be faulted for not caring what others thought nor taking things into his own hands. As he stood there, he heard the footsteps of a few males.

And then he heard a human whom was at Stefan's school, talking to Stefan.

The human weak link said, "Good luck tonight. We're lucky to have you." The blonde walked away and Damon simply rolled his eyes. Stupid and weak. What more could a human teenage boy offer? Why girls want them so bad is confusing to me…. Damon thought. He was glad he had been changed when he was older.

Stefan looked pleased or smelt pleased, so Damon began to clap. He found this all very amusing.

"Isn't that nice?" Damon asked as he finished his clapping. "Nothin joins, makes a friend also, Rob Rocco teehee go team!"

"Not tonight," Stefan said as he began to turn, "Done with you."

"Nice trick," Damon said not even missing a beat, as he moved at vampire speed and stopped Stefan in his tracks, "With Elena, let me guess. Vervain in the necklace," it wasn't a question. "I admit, bit surprised. It's been awhile since anyone's been able to resist my compulsion. Where'd you get it?"

"Does it matter?" Stefan was not a happy camper. He tried to walk away again.

"Well, I could just do it the old fashion way- seduce her. Or I could just, eat her."

As in the sexual way, but who needs to know that? Damon thought, never willing to let anyone into his brain.

Stefan stopped walking and then turned to face Damon. Damon faced Stefan. "No," said Stefan, "You're not going to hurt her, Damon."

Of course not; but what fun would it be to tell you that? Damon thought with a smirk.

"No?" Damon asked, smirking as he looked down at the ground to play "innocent".

"Because, deep down inside, there's a part of you that feels for her," said Stefan. "I was worried that you had no humanity left inside of you; that you might have actually become the monster you pretend to be."

Damon smirked, "Who's pretending?"

"Then kill me." Stefan demanded.

Damon swallowed, not really wanting to kill his brother. "Well, I'm tempted but-"

"No, you're not!" Stefan said very sure of himself. "You've had life times to do it yet- here I am! I'm still alive and look, you're still haunting me; after 145 years. Katherine is dead!" He said trying to explain it to him, causing Damon to swallow and look pissed off, "And you hate me because you loved her. And so you torture me because you still do…"

The air was so thick; you could literally cut it with a knife. Damon was ready to pounce because Stefan had hit a nerve. Damon wasn't still fighting against Stefan because of his ex lover; no it was because of something else. It was because Damon was trying to show him something else….to show him that because he was a Ripper, the only way to get over this was to try and get used to blood. Stefan needed to man up.

"Salvatore!"

Damon smirked at Stefan who also looked smug, and Stefan turned because it was Mr. Tanner standing there. "You're just upset Stefan, because the girl you're interested in isn't interested in you. You're not used to the rejection. You're used to being the one the girls want. News flash, little brother, but girls don't like a guy who can't even like themselves." Damon said lowly so only Stefan could hear.

Mr. Tanner walked towards them. "What the hell? We got a game to play!"

Damon smirked as he looked at Stefan. "If that's my humanity, what's this?" He turned and used his vampire speed, and he used his compulsion on Mr. Tanner. "You will not scream, nor will you run. You will not move." Mr. Tanner calmly repeated the words, but he looked scared. Damon smirked as he looked over at Stefan, Damon reaching over with his hand and cutting Mr. Tanner's neck, letting blood drip down the guy's neck. "Oh Saint Stefan! What are you going to do when it's not me that Elena is scared of, but you?" Damon said cheerfully with a wide smirk.

Stefan's eyes turned red and flashed, as he fought for control. But his vampire wanted out and wanted the human blood. It had been a few hours since his last feeding. His eyes were glued to Mr. Tanner's neck.

He tried to fight it but Damon leaned over, licking the blood that was dripping.

"Mhm! So yummy! Would you like a taste?" Damon purred.

Stefan fought against it but, he still found himself moving forward and in minutes, his lips were glued against Mr. Tanner's neck. Damon had pushed the human to his brother, whom was drinking his blood without stopping. Mr. Tanner made no noises as Stefan drank, but Damon could see the life draining from his eyes. And before Damon could playfully stop Stefan, Mr. Tanner's head had snapped off and now lay on the ground. Stefan, horrified now, looked at Damon with wide eyes.

"Told you I wasn't the monster," Damon winked. And with that, Damon ran off into the night.

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Please review! My first chapter from Damon's POV. I hope you liked it and also liked the twist I added to the story! ;) Next chapter sometime next week!

Nerdy~