Love is eternal - Damon Salvatore love story

Chapter 20: Blood Brothers

I stare at Stefan through the bars. He seems to be sleeping but I can tell he isn't really. He seemed so broken but this was it. He needed to get control of his bloodlust. 
'It's so hard to see him locked up like this' Elena voices. I was leaning against the wall but Elena had her face up against the wall. 
'You're the one who locked him up' I whisper. Elena looks at me with a judgemental look

'She's not wrong' Damon's voice enters the room and we both turn to see him on the stares. 

'You helped' Elena says

'I couldn't have him running around chewing on people. While the town was looking for vampires, now, could I?'
'It had nothing to do with you actually caring about him'
'Your thing, not mine' Damon says innocently. Elena just ignores him and looks back at Stefan. After a moment I turn around and share a look with Damon before going up the stairs. I feel Damon follow behind me.

'How long are we going to leave him in there?' I ask as we head back into the house.

'As long as it takes for him to get a grip on this whole drugged on blood thing' Damon replies. 'But what if he doesn't?' I say more to myself then to Damon. I keep walking but I feel Damon grab my wrist and turn me to face him. I feel my heartbeat quicken as I feel his hand on my arm. Ever since the Miss Mystic Falls event I haven't been able to look Damon fully in the eye. Every time we did I felt this tension appear that made me uncomfortable. 

'Stefan spent years on the vegetarian diet, that kind of willpower is hard to achieve as a vampire, he's stronger then we think' Damon tells me and I stare down at his shoes and nod. He then lets go of me and grabs something out of the nearby dresser. It's the pocket watch he got from Pearl. 

'Did you ever figure out what that is?' Elena says as she enters the room with her handbag for school. 
'Nope. Whatever it is, it doesn't work' Damon says opening it and staring at the hand. 
'Pearl didn't say anything else about it?' I ask 
'She thought she was stealing his vampire compass, but it was a pocket watch. That Johnathan Gilbert was a crazy scientist. Have you spoken to your uncle lately?' he turns to the two of us. 
'We've been avoiding him, actually' Elena says  

'That, and we've been here most nights' I add 
'So, you'll both be here again tonight?' he asks
'Is that a problem?' Elena asks and I roll my eyes. If it was Damon would've kicked us out by now. 
'Yes. You're a complete nuisance, the thorn in my side' Damon says sarcastically 

'Heh. See you later, lets go Georgie' Elena says and I follow after her. 

We arrive back home and head up to our rooms to grab some extra clothes for the next couple of days. I grab a few of my favourite t-shirts and I see myself in my mirror briefly. I see that I look positively exhausted and my hair was quite knotted. Oh my god, I looked like that all morning?! 

I quickly grab one of my second brushes and begin to hysterically brush my hair and try to make myself more presentable. Once I feel I'm satisfactory, I head to Elena's room and hear her on the phone to what I assumed was Damon by the topic of conversation. 

'Heh. Your joking doesn't help' I hear my sister say as I walk into the room. She has the volume up loud enough that I can hear Damon's voice on the other end of the line. 
'Helps me. Now, hurry up. I can't baby-sit all night. I have things to do' Damon groans 
'I would say, "drop dead," but...'
'Ha ha. Stefan likes... Puppy blood... Little golden retriever puppies with cute, fluffy ears. That's his favourite' I chuckle at Damon's sarcasm while Elena looks grossed out. She quickly hangs up the phone and looks at me. 'Ready?' I ask and she nods. We turn around and almost jump out of our skin when we see Uncle John standing in the doorway.