13. Blood Brothers

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Nathaniel Salvatore laid flat on his back in a pile of his blood

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Nathaniel Salvatore laid flat on his back in a pile of his blood. A gunshot wound clear as day on his chest. His bloodied, sweaty hair stuck to his forehead as he struggled to breathe. His ice-blue eyes that once held innocence were now replaced with fear and pain he was feeling.

The two other Salvatores stood over him, watching as Nate squirmed around in agony. Stefan stepped forward to try and help his older brother but Damon grasped his arm, stopping him.

Stefan whipped his head towards him in confusion. Damon took a deep breath before shaking his head. "No."

The youngest brother's eyes widen in shock as he stared at him. Thinking he must have heard him wrong Stefan asked. "What?"

"I said no," Damon repeated, his tone angrier. Stefan opened his mouth to reply but no words came out. The older Salvatore sighed and placed his hands on Stefan's shoulders, gaining his attention. "Look, we need to go get Katherine and the only way we can do that is..."

Stefan took a deep breath as he caught on to what his brother was saying. "...is to leave Nate." He finished causing Damon to nod. Stefan licked his lips as he stood there trying to find a way so that no one had to get left behind.

Noticing his hesitation, Damon tightened his grip on Stefan whilst staring at him with narrowed eyes. "Stefan, we haven't got time for this."

"We can't leave him," Stefan told him sternly, pushing Damon's hands away angrily. "The only reason he got shot was to save you!"

"You don't think I know that?" The older one shouted and clenched his jaw as he calmed down after seeing Stefan flinch. Damon looked down at his brother who was on the floor gasping for air with his hand pressed to his chest. He knelt next to him and took off the necklace he had around his chest before putting it into Nathan's hand. "I'm sorry, little brother," Damon whispered, placing his hand on Nate's face.

Tears started to trickle down Damon's face as he stood up. As he turned around he made eye contact with Stefan and his face turned cold, his eyes darkened as he walked past Stefan and towards the exit.

Stefan watched as Damon disappeared around the corner before turning back to his dying brother. The younger brother dropped to his knees beside him and tears started to flow down his cheeks. Stefan inhaled deeply as he made a decision to either stay for his brother's final moment and try to help him or go to try and save Katherine.

"I love you, brother," Stefan whispered, wiping his eyes whilst getting up from the ground. He run his hand down his face as he stalked over to the door but before he left he turned on his heel and looked at his brother one last time. "I'm sorry, Nate."

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