Tangled Fate

The Sun Also Rises

April 28, 2010, Still

Damon sighed as he took a seat at the bar, observing the werewolf bite on his inner forearm. So this was it, he thought. After one hundred and forty-seven years as a vampire, he was actually dying. Permanently this time. And the last thing he had done before his death sentence was to condemn the woman he loved to a life of eternity without her choice. Just because he was selfish.

"Damn it!"

He saw Katherine moving next to him. She looked at his arm and after a few seconds of silence, she poke in an indifferent tone: "So that's what a werewolf bite looks like. It's not that bad."

Damon looked at her angrily. The last thing he needed right now was Katherine and her stupid comments. "For now. Soon, the infection will start spreading. Then I will start feeling sick and weak. After that comes the pain, soon to be followed by coughing blood, unbearable hunger and losing my mind. Till the point it all gets so freaking awful death would be welcome. I hope at least there will be someone who will put an end to my misery like I did with Rose."

Katherine's expression changed. A frown appeared on her face as she took a seat next to Damon and did something that surprised them both - put her hand on his shoulder, trying to give him some comfort. "Maybe there is a cure."

"I tried to find a cure when Rose was bitten. But that bitch Jules was right - the only cure is a stake through the heart."

Vivienne stopped pacing, her head suddenly whirling around to face Damon. "So that's it? You're just...going to die?"

Damon doesn't respond as he walked over to the couch and grabbed his jacket. As he slipped it over his shoulders, Vivienne turned to him, trying not to be sappy or say something heartfelt so instead she just increased the sarcasm in her tone. "145 years and no last good-bye?"

"You don't get a good-bye." Damon told her bitterly before he turned away from her.

Quickly, she flashed in front of him, placing her hand on his chest. "No. Don't leave mad."

He narrowed his eyes at her. "Us ending up on good terms isn't exactly on my bucket list, Vivienne."

"Klaus made me call Jenna to lure her out." Vivienne defended her self, blocking Damon's multiple attempts to move round her and leave. "There was nothing that I could do. I didn't have a choice."

"That's why I gave you the vervain." he countered. "So you had a choice."

"It was her or us. I chose her."

"I helped you." Damon argued, looking at the brunette in front of him with disappointment. He threw a look at Katherine as well and she pursed her lips. "You owed me. Both of you. Now when Klaus dies, you're going to walk out of here without a scratch and Louise's aunt dies. Somehow you're the only two that wins. How'd that happen?"

Vivienne shook her head. "I didn't let love get in the way."

"Enjoy an eternity alone, girls." After a pitiful look, he walked around her and straight for the door, but before he could get far, he heard Vivienne behind him.

"What are you going to do?"

Damon turned back and sighed. "I'm going to offer myself as a replacement to Klaus."

"He won't take you." Katherine chimed in, rising from the bar stool. "He saw your bite, he said that your blood is impure. I'm sorry, Damon. But Jenna's dead, there's nothing you can do about it."

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Jenna rocked back and forth on her knees as she released a strangled cry, clutching at her head in obvious discomfort. "Oh, my head. What's wrong with me?"