Dark Yearnings

Blood Brothers

    Stefan stopped suddenly catching the scent of something. Damon stopped behind him, looking confused. Stefan sniffed the air and turned his attention quickly to the right.

    "Please tell me we're not hunting possums." Damon rolled his eyes.

    " Bigger." Stefan replied. "Look over there". He pointed at a bobcat near a large fallen tree. Damon looked at his brother unamused. He sighed and shrugged at the bobcat, and then he caught his own scent. He focused his hearing and heard the sound of laughter. A man and woman, they must be camping near by. He smiled a devilish grin and looked toward Stefan.

    "Stefan, forget Garfield. Listen." He paused for Stefan to focus on the sound. "There's more fun to be had in this direction." Damon suggested waving his hand toward the direction of the camp site. Stefan hesitated for a moment, then let his emotions get the best of him and he nodded in agreement and gave Damon a smirk.

    The two vampires raced through the woods to the camp fire. They remained unseen watching the campers. The girl was dancing erotically for her boyfriend. The two were both drunk and giggling. Stefan watched intently as the girl removed her shirt and straddled the man in the camp chair. As they began making out, Damon stepped out and cracked open a beer startling the couple. Stefan remained on a branch about 10 feet above.

    "Great party."Damon smiled sucking down the beer and tossing the can aside after crushing it in his hand. The girl grabbed her shirt up quickly and covered her breasts.

   "What the hell man." Replied the man getting up from his chair angrily.

   "Don't get dressed on my account." Damon smirked and winked at the terrified girl. Her boyfriend came at Damon with a clenched fist. Damon caught his fist and twisted his arm, the man let out a scream and Damon pushed him backwards. He fell to the ground holding his arm in shock at Damons strength. Stefan could hear the sound of their heart beats increasing. His hunger crept on him and he reminded him self how Elena would react if she knew what he and Damon were about to do to these people. Then he remembered, he was never going to see Elena again. Damon was all he had. He watched Damon below and for a moment felt a sense of regret for what he might do. He needed to make a choice now, Damon was most likely going to kill these people either way. Stefan didn't want to lose his brother again, he decided to do the only thing he could to keep Damon and not be filled with regret, or the pain of losing Elena. He glanced up at the stars and turned off his humanity.

    "Hey Damon, what do we have going on here?" Stefan smirked dropping from the tree and snatching the girls shirt from her shaking hands. He admired her for a moment and raised his brows at her flirtatiously. Damon tilted his head and stared at Stefan. There was something different, something off about his brother. Then a grin spread across his face as he realized Stefan had turned his switch.

    "Please don't hurt me." The girl cried looking back and forth between Damon and Stefan unsure who to fear most. The brothers smiled at each other. Damon grabbed her boyfriend from the ground and exposed his true monster to him, enjoying the terror on his face before ripping into his throat. The girl screamed hysterically and backed into the tent. Stefan grabbed her up by her arm and looked into her eyes. "Please, no please don't hurt me, please." She pleaded. Stefan stopped and look at her curiously.

    "Why not?" The girl looked confused and stared at him for a moment. "Ah I'm just kidding with you." He laughed and bit into her flesh. Stefan drained the girl quickly, and as he was about to remove her head from her body Damon intervened placing his hand on Stefans shoulder and pulling him back.

    "Enough brother, we don't want to leave suspicion." Damon patted Stefan on the back smiling at their bonding experience. They trashed the campsite and ripped the tent apart. Damon smeared some blood and called 911 from the mans phone reporting a bobcat attack. He tossed the phone in the bushes. "Lets get a drink." He suggested.

    "Looks like Garfield was a help after all." Stefan shrugged. Stefans phone vibrated. "It's Caroline." He replied as he turned the screen toward Damon.

    "I'm having too good of a time for vampire barbies moral compass. Lets find a bar." He insisted. Stefan nodded in agreement and ignored the call shutting off his phone. The brothers fled at the sound of sirens in the distance.

    Stefan and Damon found a small biker bar outside the border of Mystic Falls. Damon couldn't remember the last time he had so much fun. He was suddenly plagued by the memory of when he attended the rave costume party with Elena. He took a shot of whiskey and shook the memory from his thoughts.

    "What is it brother, your feelings creeping up on you." Stefan smirked leaning on his bar stool. Damon mocked Stefans suggestion. Stefan leaned back and smiled. "You can always turn it off." He suggested taking a shot of whiskey from the compelled bartender, whos neck was dripping with blood. Stefan held his shot glass to her chest catching the blood, and took a shot.

    "No I'm not as guilt stricken as you Stef, one of us needs to stay focused and concerned on not being caught." Damon smiled and took a shot from the bartenders breast. He banged the glass on the counter and stood up off his stool. "Darts?" Damon suggested. Stefan pushed aside the unconscious woman on the stool beside him. He put his arm out for Damon to lead the way, and followed behind. They had compelled the entire bar to allow them to feed on them as well as some other lustful pleasures and amusement.

    Four hours and 6 bottles of whiskey later the brothers decided it was time to head home. They began compelling the patrons and staff. Damon compelled a few to start cleaning the wreck they had left behind. Stefan compelled a couple girls to keep dancing till the next shift came in. He gave them a wink and laughed amused with himself as he walked out of the bar.

    "That was a good time little bro." Damon replied going up the stairs to his room. Stefan followed feeling surprisingly good inside after their festivities. He didn't sense his humanity creeping at all. He opened his bed room door to find Caroline standing in front of his bed with her hands on her hips.

    "Where have you been!?"