The late September sun warmed Elena’s face and she opened her eyes. She saw Damon sitting in what looked like a very uncomfortable chair.
Perhaps Damon felt Elena’s eyes on him because he opened his. When he saw Elena was awake he quickly sat up.
“How are you feeling?” he asked hoarse. “Can’t believe I actually fell asleep”
“Can’t believe you actually fell asleep in that chair” Elena said with raised eyebrows. “Why didn’t you join me? There’s plenty of room”
“I wasn’t supposed to fall asleep” Damon said obvious. Elena wanted to comment on that when someone knocked and the door went open. They heard clicks and Caroline soon appeared. She walked quickly to the bed and embraced her best friend. “My poor, poor Elena” she said. “Why does everything always happen to you?” She let go of her and sank down on the bed. She heard something squeak and turned around. Damon had gotten out of the chair and rubbed his eyes.
“I’m going to leave you girls alone” he said.
“You don’t have to leave” Caroline said, feeling a little guilty.
“No, it’s fine” Damon waved his hand. “I’m going to grab some coffee” He walked to the bed, leaned forward and kissed Elena. “I’ll be right back”
He walked out of the room and leaned against the door. He went with his fingers through his hair and sighed. A nurse walked by with a medicine car and walked into a room. “Time for your medicines, darling” Damon heard her say.
He raced to the car and kicked it, causing it to roll over and crash. The nurse ran outside and saw all medicines, pills and liquids, spread across the floor. She looked up and shrieked by Damon’s expression. His eyes were wrinkled and red and fangs appeared. The nurse staggered backwards, but when Damon wanted to move closer he was pushed against the wall.
“Pull yourself together” Stefan said soft. “Elena can’t use you like this”
Damon face turned human again and he let his shoulders hang.
“She’s sick, Stefan” he said.
Stefan nodded. “I know. But they will make her better”
“It’s not fair” Damon said difficult. “She’s been through so much and now this? What’s up with that? Why do the good ones always get punished?”
“Hey” Stefan said and he tried to grab his arm, but Damon struggled. “Hey, listen to me” Stefan attempted a second time, shaking Damon by the shoulders. “I can’t guarantee that everything is going to be okay, but I need you to believe it. ‘Cause if you don’t, Elena won’t either”
“She doesn’t deserve this” Damon said angry.
“Who does?” Stefan asked rhetorical.
Damon looked up and pierced his stare in Stefan’s. “I can come up with a few people”
Perhaps Damon felt Elena’s eyes on him because he opened his. When he saw Elena was awake he quickly sat up.
“How are you feeling?” he asked hoarse. “Can’t believe I actually fell asleep”
“Can’t believe you actually fell asleep in that chair” Elena said with raised eyebrows. “Why didn’t you join me? There’s plenty of room”
“I wasn’t supposed to fall asleep” Damon said obvious. Elena wanted to comment on that when someone knocked and the door went open. They heard clicks and Caroline soon appeared. She walked quickly to the bed and embraced her best friend. “My poor, poor Elena” she said. “Why does everything always happen to you?” She let go of her and sank down on the bed. She heard something squeak and turned around. Damon had gotten out of the chair and rubbed his eyes.
“I’m going to leave you girls alone” he said.
“You don’t have to leave” Caroline said, feeling a little guilty.
“No, it’s fine” Damon waved his hand. “I’m going to grab some coffee” He walked to the bed, leaned forward and kissed Elena. “I’ll be right back”
He walked out of the room and leaned against the door. He went with his fingers through his hair and sighed. A nurse walked by with a medicine car and walked into a room. “Time for your medicines, darling” Damon heard her say.
He raced to the car and kicked it, causing it to roll over and crash. The nurse ran outside and saw all medicines, pills and liquids, spread across the floor. She looked up and shrieked by Damon’s expression. His eyes were wrinkled and red and fangs appeared. The nurse staggered backwards, but when Damon wanted to move closer he was pushed against the wall.
“Pull yourself together” Stefan said soft. “Elena can’t use you like this”
Damon face turned human again and he let his shoulders hang.
“She’s sick, Stefan” he said.
Stefan nodded. “I know. But they will make her better”
“It’s not fair” Damon said difficult. “She’s been through so much and now this? What’s up with that? Why do the good ones always get punished?”
“Hey” Stefan said and he tried to grab his arm, but Damon struggled. “Hey, listen to me” Stefan attempted a second time, shaking Damon by the shoulders. “I can’t guarantee that everything is going to be okay, but I need you to believe it. ‘Cause if you don’t, Elena won’t either”
“She doesn’t deserve this” Damon said angry.
“Who does?” Stefan asked rhetorical.
Damon looked up and pierced his stare in Stefan’s. “I can come up with a few people”
Tyler opened his eyes and gasped for air. The night was slowly giving in to the day and Tyler was still tied onto that chair.
“Good morning, sunshine” Klaus said, who was sitting in front of him in Indian style. He had a small flask in his left hand. “I hope you’re hungry”
“Can’t you just let me go already?” Tyler said, who was having trouble breathing. Blood came streaming from his eyes. What was wrong?
“I can’t let you go” Klaus said. “Not before you had breakfast” He continued, waving the flask. He scribbled up and opened the flask.
Tyler pressed his lips together, but Klaus easily separated them and poured the blood that was in the flask into his mouth.
“Now you won’t be so eager to run off, now will you?” Klaus said as he untied Tyler.
“Good morning, sunshine” Klaus said, who was sitting in front of him in Indian style. He had a small flask in his left hand. “I hope you’re hungry”
“Can’t you just let me go already?” Tyler said, who was having trouble breathing. Blood came streaming from his eyes. What was wrong?
“I can’t let you go” Klaus said. “Not before you had breakfast” He continued, waving the flask. He scribbled up and opened the flask.
Tyler pressed his lips together, but Klaus easily separated them and poured the blood that was in the flask into his mouth.
“Now you won’t be so eager to run off, now will you?” Klaus said as he untied Tyler.
Tyler followed Matt into the men’s restroom. He first checked if no one else was there and then grabbed Matt’s arm.
“What the hell is your problem?” Matt asked surprised.
“I can ask you the same question” Tyler hissed.
“I don’t get it” Matt said confused.
“You need to knock it off” Tyler said. “Caroline doesn’t want you anymore, so you can stop with the annoying taxes”
“What taxes? Tyler, I have no idea what you’re talking about” Matt said.
Tyler pulled out his phone and showed Matt the tax he just got.
“Dude, that’s not even my number” Matt said.
“I know it’s hard to see me and Caroline together, but acting like a jealous ex-boyfriend isn’t going to put you back in her good books. So I think it’s best for both of us if you would just knock it off” Tyler threatened. He let go of Matt and left the restroom, leaving Matt dumbfounded.
“What the hell is your problem?” Matt asked surprised.
“I can ask you the same question” Tyler hissed.
“I don’t get it” Matt said confused.
“You need to knock it off” Tyler said. “Caroline doesn’t want you anymore, so you can stop with the annoying taxes”
“What taxes? Tyler, I have no idea what you’re talking about” Matt said.
Tyler pulled out his phone and showed Matt the tax he just got.
“Dude, that’s not even my number” Matt said.
“I know it’s hard to see me and Caroline together, but acting like a jealous ex-boyfriend isn’t going to put you back in her good books. So I think it’s best for both of us if you would just knock it off” Tyler threatened. He let go of Matt and left the restroom, leaving Matt dumbfounded.
I could kick myself. Why the hell had I done it? Like the stupid thing was any use to me anyway. Of course I knew why I had done it: boredom and a source of entertainment. These two things were precisely the reason why I had done many of the things I had done in my 1000 years of existence.
Now I was running from werewolves. You could say I was on their "most wanted list" which was definitely not a good thing. Werewolves hunted in packs and are a very loyal species. It was impossible to know how much of them were after me. Of course I was no stranger to being on the run which is why I never really had any real relationships. Before this…well that was a very long story indeed…