A Brother's Worry

By: esmtz

"What the hell were you thinking, Stefan?!" Damon asked angrily.

Stefan and Damon had just got back to the boarding house after making sure that Elena was okay after everything that had happened with Klaus, Jenna and John. Damon was furious with his brother when he found out from Alaric that Stefan was going to try to sacrifice himself to save Jenna from dying in the ritual that Klaus was performing. Stefan frowned confused as to why Damon was angry.

"What are you talking about, Damon?" Stefan asked as soon as he closed and locked the front door.

Damon rolled his eyes before turning to face his brother.

"Alaric told me that you were going to try to sacrifice yourself to save Jenna! What the hell were you thinking?!" Damon asked again.

Stefan looked at Damon shocked that he was actually angry about that.

"…I was doing it for Elena, Damon. I didn't want her to lose her aunt." Stefan replied.

Damon just glared at him.

"You do realize that you would have died doing that right?" Damon said.

"I thought that I could have possibly fought off Klaus long enough for Bonnie to show up." Stefan said.

Damon just looked at him in disbelief.

"Klaus would have killed you, Stefan!" Damon said.

Stefan looked at Damon shocked to see the pain in his brother's eyes.

"…I would have had a better chance at surviving, Damon." Stefan said trying to justify his choice.

Damon shook his head angrily as he walked towards Stefan and tightly gripped his brother's arms making him wince slightly from the pain in his own arm. Stefan noticed and looked at Damon worriedly.

"Damon-"

"Let's get something straight, Stefan. As long as I'm here you don't get to die on me. If you try to sacrifice yourself for someone else again I will kick your ass." Damon said with a serious look on his face.

Stefan didn't respond right away as he looked at his brother wondering if he actually saw his brother wince.

"Do you hear me, Stefan?" Damon asked.

Stefan nodded.

"Yes, Damon I hear you." Stefan replied.

'Did I imagine that or is he trying to hide something from me?' Stefan thought worriedly.

"Good." Damon said before letting go of Stefan and turning to walk away.

"Damon, wait." Stefan said making Damon stop and turn to face him.

"Yeah?" Damon asked.

"…Are you okay?" Stefan asked.

Damon just looked at his brother unsure of how to answer him.

"…I'm fine, Stefan. You really should be worrying more about Elena right now remember." Damon said.

"…Yeah I know." Stefan said already knowing that Elena was going to have to deal with two funerals.

"Okay well just make sure to check in on her later." Damon said before walking off.

Stefan watched his brother walk away from him knowing full well that something wasn't right.