Love Sucks - The Vampire Diaries - Damon Salvatore

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In the car, Stefan and Olivia hardly talked. Stefan had heard each word of her argument with Damon, and he wasn't sure what to say. He was also concerned about Ebony. What if she did try to take the jewel?

"Liv?" Stefan asked hesitantly

"What?" She snapped, not wanting to talk about the fight. She had been staring out the window for most the trip, trying to avoid Stefan pleading to stay...

"Do you think Ebony would try destroy the jewel?"

Olivia sat up and looked over to Stefan, "that's not our fight though, is it? That's Jade to sort out with her daughter."

"But, if she's successful, then Damon and I will die. And Caroline, Tyler, even Bonnie. I kinda feel like it is our fight."

Olivia sighed and hit her head on the head rest, "My God! You guys get involved in way too much!" Olivia crossed her legs, "this is why I'm moving to New Orleans with Klaus."

"Because we get involved in things?"

"Because there's always drama! I've not heard one normal year for you guys. Or one normal month! Where nothing happens and you just live your lives!"

"That's the thing though Liv, I'm dead. I have no life. As soon as I start to look too young for my age, I have to move somewhere that no one knows me and no one can find me. Start again. How is that a life?" Stefan explained, trying to not sound annoyed by it all. He chose this for himself, he knew what it meant.

"Maybe Ebony destroying the stone would be a good thing then!? You can die and not have to... not live?" Olivia snapped back, not meaning one word she said. She was just mad at Damon, at herself, and taking it out on Stefan when all he had been was amazing to her.

"And you'd be fine with that? Standing back and watching me, Caroline, Tyler, Bonnie and Damon die?" Stefan shouted, getting more annoyed as he went on. But Olivia didn't answer him. "And come to think of it, if Ebony succeeds, Klaus will die too!" Stefan thought. Olivia whipped her head round, "yeah. You'll be alone in New Orleans. At least here in Mystic Falls you'll have Matt."

Olivia stayed quite. She had a lot going through her head. Should she, could she, stand back and just let Ebony destroy the necklace? She'd lose everyone. Well, next to everyone. Matt would still be here... and Elena. She hated the thought of that because she knew Elena would crawl back to Matt with no Stefan around. And they'd marry. Elena would be family and she'd have to put up with her even more...

"What if..." Olivia swallowed hard before completing her question, "What if I died with you guys?"

Stefan slammed on the breaks and turned to Olivia. She held onto the dash board, making sure her head didn't go through the windscreen.

"What!?" Stefan shouted, completely confused by what Olivia had said, "you'd kill yourself?"

"No" Olivia twiddled her fingers before looking up to Stefan. "What if I was a vampire?" Stefan frowned at Olivia, confused at what she was proposing. "We don't know what's going to happen when we hand over this necklace. But if I had vampire blood in my system and Ebony did destroy the jewel, I could die and come back as a vampire then die along with you and Damon."

Stefan was still trying to process what Olivia was saying... she wants to become a vampire? Die with us? Die? She wants to... "what!?"

"Then, I'd be with you guys in the afterlife. Whatever that may be."

"It might be nothing."

"It'll be nothing here without you and Damon." Olivia pleaded with Stefan but he didn't want to look at her. He could feel himself giving in. He really wanted her around forever. But it wasn't fair for her to die when there was no need to. "Please Stefan. Klaus may be wrong with his information and Ebony won't destroy the jewel. Then the blood will wear off and I won't become a vampire."

Stefan finally looked at Olivia, plea in her eyes. This is what she wanted. And how could Stefan say no to her? He really couldn't. He hated how his brother was treating her, but that was her choice to make. So was this.

"If all goes well, and you don't turn, then we don't tell Damon." Stefan warned her. Olivia nodded in agreement. "And if all goes bad, we say you cut me unexpectedly and stole my blood. Got it!?"

"Got it." Olivia nodded, biting her lip.

Stefan took a sharp intake of breath, "and while we're at it," he paused, lifting his hand to pull Olivias lip out of the bite with his thumb and cupping her face gently, "don't bite your lip around me. I'm trusting your decisions and accepting them. But if you do that again, I don't think I could control myself." He whispered gently, moving slowly towards Olivia.

Olivia was taken aback. She knew he liked her, but didn't think he'd be so forward. Not after last time. She was sure he was over it and understood... but, she was single...

Olivia leaned in too until her lips met his. Stefan moved his hands behind her head, pushing her closer into the kiss. Olivia placed her hands on his biceps and really felt Stefan's muscular arms; not as big as Damon's but still pretty impressive.

Stefan gently parted his lips, pushing Olivias open with them and licking her tongue gently. Olivia softly moaned into the kiss before they broke the connection, staring into each others eyes. "We don't tell Damon about that either." Olivia whispered, a bit breathless.

"Deal." Stefan smiled. He moved one hand from Olivia, never breaking eye contact with her. He tore into his wrist with his fangs, making sure enough blood dripped out for her to take.

Olivia was nervous. This wasn't like when she had taken it to heal her, this was the final decision point; drink it and risk becoming a vampire. Don't and risk losing everyone she had got to know and love over the past few months in a split second. She'd be alone again.

Olivia looked down at Stefan's wrist. She went to bite her lip again but stopped herself, darting her eyes back to Stefan's. He had noticed what she was about to do and swallowed hard, looking away from her. He couldn't risk seeing her bite her lip again. He wasn't sure what it was, but something stirred inside him every time she did that.

Stefan moved his wrist closer to Olivia who took both her hands to hold his arm, trembling slightly. She took his forearm in one, holding it just by the open wound, and she decided to take her other and place it in Stefan's. She laced her fingers in his, gripped him tightly, and he took her hand just as tight. Stefan savoured her touch, knowing this would be the last time they would be this close. She would forget everything Damon had done and forgive him. Just like everyone did. Just like Stefan did over and over again.

Olivia leaned down, Stefan's one hand still behind her head, and slowly opened her mouth to cover the bite. She gently sucked, drinking the blood as it entered her mouth. It tasted so strange, metallically and warm.

Stefan gently ran his fingers through her hair, watching her drink his blood. The feeling of her lips on his skin made his heart beat fast, his breath hitched, and a jerk in his jeans. It didn't help that every so often her tongue would lick his skin, finding lose blood. It reminded him of their night together; the feeling of her mouth on him, around him. It took everything in him to not rip her off his wrist and throw her in the back seat, tear off their clothes and take her for his own. But he knew he couldn't. Damon wouldn't forgive him. Brothers first. Family first. Always family.

Olivia gently and slowly closed her mouth but still left her lips on Stefan, leaving a kiss over the bite. She fluttered her eyelashes and looked up to him as she lifted her head, licking her lips to remove any blood. Olivia felt a drip down her chin, she let go of Stefan's wrist to wipe it away but didn't want to let go of his hand just yet. And Stefan didn't want to let go of her; physically or emotionally.