Damon In the Dark

A Change of Perspective

He breathed a soft, aggravated sigh as he finally hung up the phone. Elijah had called him to let him know that Damon Salvatore was in his custody. That stupid, arrogant, and reckless mate of his was more trouble than he was worth. 

Klaus would lock the man up if he believed doing so would get him under his control. 

Threats had not worked and had only proved what Klaus had already known. It had proved to him that his mate was nothing but pathetic, weak, and a liability to himself. Now with Damon found, he would have to keep him close and get him under control. 

Heavens forbid anyone finds out about Klaus's new and currently only weakness. Not only had Damon forced him to hunt him down, but he had also put Klaus behind schedule to find the werewolf packs.

Thankfully, he did not need to search for the man anymore. Once he saw Damon in front of him, they would have words. Not only did they need to discuss the boy's disappearing act, but they also had to discuss how he had managed to interfere with Klaus's sacrifice. 

Maddox and Greta had been confused and quite unsure of what had happened. The only explanation Klaus could come up with was that Damon somehow did something to interfere before taking off. 

It would explain the gap in his memory from right before Damon had left. Klaus had seemingly blacked out for a time, and when he had regained his senses, Damon was gone.

His witches had shown up to help him with the ritual the next day, only to inform him it was no longer necessary as the spell had already been broken.

 Klaus swore to himself that he would get answers from Damon and solve the mystery that was his mate one way or another. Of course, he had still gone through with the ritual not only to ensure the curse remained broken but also to keep up appearances.

 After all, if he had just stopped trying to break his curse, everyone would start questioning why he had suddenly given up. That would have inevitably led to them discovering his and Damon's connection, and that was not something that he could allow to happen.

 If their connection was discovered and something occurred to Damon, Klaus would ensure blood spilled throughout the streets. He felt a wave of protectiveness surge through him as he thought of Damon. 

Klaus shook his head; he didn't want a mate, and he especially didn't want one like Damon. Someone pathetic, weak, Klaus's thoughts started to wander.

His mind drifted to Damon, who he saw when he first entered Mystic Falls and felt the connection waiting to be formed. 

That Damon was strong, smart, talented, and didn't take an insult lying down. Of course, that Damon was the one meant to be his mate, not the one that he had seen in the stupid vampire hunter's room.

 No, that was the Damon that Klaus would ensure he got back. He couldn't afford to have a pathetic, weak, and stupid mate. His mate had to be everything Damon had been when Klaus first saw him.

Damon forced himself to suppress the growl threatening to leave his lips. The Mikaelsons were officially pissing him off and making it very difficult not to curse them into oblivion. He had already agreed to go with Elijah to meet up with Klaus, but was that enough for the Original? Of course, not!

 As soon as Damon had come back outside after grabbing his things, Elijah had captured his left bicep and refused to let go. He did not trust Damon not to run off. 'Would you trust yourself not to run off?' Damon asked himself as they kept trudging through Chicago in search of Klaus.

Grudgingly, he could not fault Elijah for being cautious, especially as Klaus seemed to be holding their siblings hostage until Damon returned. 

It didn't mean that Damon had to like the situation he was currently in. He attempted to pull his arm free from Elijah's grip only for it to tighten, effectively ending any possible escape attempt. "Damon." Elijah chastised, pulling him along to an alleyway so they could wait for Niklaus.