Damon In the Dark

The Escape and The Future

Damon warily watched Klaus lounge on the bed in front of him. Klaus read through the ritual for what must have been the thousandth time. He was ready to break this curse and he would not allow for one mistake to halt his advances.

 Looking at Damon out of the corner of his eye, Klaus sighed. He so wished Damon would just trust him but Klaus knew that for now that was impossible. While he was terrible at being patient Klaus would try his best to do so this time. As of right now Klaus was more concerned with finding Damon's sire than he was of getting the man to trust him. 

Katerina had already admitted to only turning Stefan all those years ago. While many vampires had been in the area around the time Klaus had a suspicion it had been one of his brothers who had been roaming around. 

He didn't know which one but he was going to find out and they would be punished accordingly.

They had stolen his chance to sire Damon as one of his own. Klaus might have the bond with Damon but his blood wasn't the one to turn Damon. Blood sharing was already seen as an intimate act between two individuals. 

To have one of his brothers not only turn Damon but keep that knowledge was unforgivable. If they had a good reason he might...might spare their lives. Breaking out of his thoughts Klaus dropped the notes beside him and slammed the door to the bedroom closed again. 

While Klaus had been lost in his thoughts Damon had been attempting to sneak away. Thinking it was his only escape Damon had taken the chance and had attempted to get out of the apartment before Klaus noticed. Unfortunately for him, Klaus had noticed mere seconds after he had tried.

Taking a step towards Damon, Klaus watched as he shrunk backwards in an attempt to get away from him. 'This,' Klaus thought, ' is my mate. It's truly pathetic. Whatever happened to the fierce vampire with a spark of fire in his eyes that I saw a few days ago.' Walking slowly towards Damon and shoved him against the wall. 

"I thought we had already had this discussion Damon. You're not leaving, you're never leaving." Klaus looked deep into his eyes and saw exactly what he had been expecting, fear. Normally Klaus relished the look of fear in people's eyes when they were faced with him. Seeing the completely unbridled fear in his mates eyes caused his non-beating heart to ache.

 Pushing Damon against the wall Klaus started nuzzling at his neck in an effort to calm him down. "Your mine, love. All mine." Klaus whispered softly into his neck.

Klaus felt the wolf in him howl as he continued to nuzzle against Damon's neck. Just as Klaus was pulling away and started looking into Damon's eyes, his eyes flashed gold. This time they stayed that way unlike last time where they had turned back in seconds. Confused Damon pushed against Klaus with all the strength he had but it was no match for the strength of the Original Vampire in front of him.

 Klaus's eyes were still gold as a smirk worked its way onto his face and he leaned down to Damon's neck once more. Pushing his face into Damon's neck Klaus's fangs elongated and brushed against Damon's delicate skin. 

Feeling Klaus's fangs on his throat Damon started struggling with renewed vigor in desperation.

Klaus chuckled at Damon's attempts and hummed softly into Damon's neck. Klaus started to pet Damon's hair softly in an attempt to get the other man to calm down. Damon shuddered as Klaus started petting him and again attempted to escape from the grip of the fearsome original. 

Sighing softly as Damon once again attempted to relieve himself from his grip, Klaus brushed his fangs against Damon's neck again. Glancing at Damon's face so full of confusion and fear, Klaus came to a decision abruptly. Without pausing to let himself change his mind Klaus sank his fangs into Damon's delicate and supple flesh.

 A choked scream tore from Damon's throat as he felt Klaus's fangs sink into his throat. With one quick and lucky move Damon slammed his knee into Klaus's body and effectively managed to dislodge Klaus from his body. A sob tore from Damon's throat as he felt the blood running down his body.

Klaus was doubled over in pain as his eyes finally went back to their original blue effectively losing the warm gold coloring. Damon took this moment of confusion in stride and tore from the apartment as fast as he could before Klaus could regain his senses. 

He ran blindly away from the building not even bothering to watch where he was going. After running for what seemed like forever but in reality was only a little over an hour Damon stopped to catch his breath. He leaned back with his eyes closed and felt his back hit something firm and cold. 

Freezing in fear Damon looked over his shoulder and saw that his back was against the side of a building. Looking at the building Damon saw that he was leaning up against the side of a bar that he had never heard of.

Not knowing where he was and definitely not wanting to head back to Mystic Falls where Klaus could find him. Damon made a decision that would impact his life to a great degree as he headed into the bar. 

He was intent on getting information on where he was at the moment. As he had learned over the years, the best time and place to get information was where people were so drunk they would tell you anything. As he walked in Damon saw it was older and fit more into an 80's theme than most places he had ever seen. 

"What can I get for you handsome?" a woman called from behind the bar. Damon looked at her in amusement as to be honest he had expected her to ask why he had blood running down the side of his neck like many other humans would.

Walking carefully up to the bar Damon tried to avoid the staring and curious eyes that followed him as if he was a specimen on display. "I'm actually trying to get some information beautiful." 

The woman looked at him in amusement as if he had just made the most amusing joke in the world. "Now let's cut it with the beautiful crap, the name's Gloria. What information can I get for you?" Damon let a chuckle escape at her straightforward and abrupt response. 

"Damon Salvatore at your service, Gloria. I was just looking to figure out where I'm at." Gloria gave him a careful look and responded just as carefully. "Why your in Chicago. The greatest city in the world at least it is according to me Mr. Salvatore. Tell me are you related to a Stefan Salvatore by chance."

Damon felt a lump settle in his throat at the question. The last thing he needed was for his brother to find out where he was. If Stefan knew that he was in Chicago then he would demand Damon come back to help him save Elena.

 While Damon was all for helping his little brother save his girlfriend, Damon couldn't go back to Mystic Falls. He was supposed to protect Stefan and keep him safe but how could he do that when he couldn't even keep himself safe. Panic started to bubble in his chest as he felt his breathing start to constrict and his head start to swim. 

"It's alright Damon," Gloria crooned softly, "Seems that's all the answers I need. I figured you for a vampire right when you walked in but looks like you need a different kind of help than my regulars need. How about you stay with me for a few days and we'll make sure that brother of yours stays out of your hair for a bit longer." Damon looked up at the woman in front of him in confusion. 

She didn't even know him or anything about what he could have done to make him not want to see his brother, yet she was offering her assistance. Damon looked down at his hands that rested on the wooden bartop counter. He knew how he should answer but at the same time he wasn't sure that was what he wanted to do.

With a final thought, Damon had made his decision. He glanced back up at Gloria who was watching him and waiting for an answer. Damon looked at her as he finally made up his mind on what he was going to do.