Master ~A Vampire Diaries Fanfiction~

Chapter 12

DPOV

The scent hit me like a freight train, my body tensed and stopped as I froze the scent wafting heavily through the air.

I breathed in deeply, letting the scent over take me it was so….familiar….I breathed in again only to have to grab onto a tree trunk when the smell made me dizzy. I’ve smelt this scent before but where? I frowned.

Where have I smelled this before?, this strange yet comforting musky scent of trees and pinewood my mind was blank I couldn’t trace back to where this scent has filled my nostrils before. But strangely enough the scent was in a way comforting like it was offering a warm embrace and I wanted to fall into it.

It reminded me of Klaus and Elijah,…of course! I’m such a idiot!, leafs and twigs crunched under my feet as I raced toward the source of the scent my body moving blindly toward through the woods with only my nose to guide me.

The scent steadily became stronger; I ran faster moving deeper into the woods only to come to an abrupt stop when I reached the source. I examined the surrounding area but there was nothing only more trees and more bushes, I wanted to scream, to throw something as hard as I could but most importantly I wanted to cry.

I let out a voiceless sob, sinking onto my knees the all to familiar feeling of defeat crept on me as my head bowed…when I saw it…I pushed back the feeling of giving up, and scrambled to my feet my eyes fixed on the cellar that laid hidden moments ago. I sprinted toward it ripping off the wooden doors from their hinges.

My consciousness, screamed at me to turn back but I came this far why give up now? Slithering I moved cautiously down the cellar momentarily loosing my nerve as I registered claw marks on the walls. I followed the scent taking a left before my eyes widened and I let out a silent gasp.

Beyond a metal gate, a body laid slumped chains wrapped around it and if I didn’t know better I would have mistaken the person inside to be dead, I thrust open the gate and immediately went to the bodies side. Shaking it violently the body grumbled and groaned.

“Don’t…wanna…get up” I frowned, before lightly hitting the body’s temple it shot up. I had to move out the way as it flailed its arms wildly. “What!?! I’m up I swear!” I smiled laughing mentally his eyes shifted around the room before they landed on me and softened “Damon? Damon my boy is that you?” I nodded vigorously, before being yanked into a powerful yet warm embrace.

I grinned; it’s been a long time since I felt one of Mikael’s hugs, he pulled me back eyes concerned but still soft “Damon what are you doing here? Don’t tell me they took you too?” I opened my mouth, before mentally kicking myself in the leg this whole not being able to talk thing was so god damn annoying!.

I shook my head, while pointing at my neck it took him a while to get the hint but once he did his gaze saddened “you lost your voice” I nodded confirming his statement he sighed before his eyes narrowered and a growl passed his lips. “Did Stefan take it?” I felt my eyes widen how did he know?.

The look on his face darkened, he looked like he wanted to rip something apart piece by piece “That bastard…I never thought he would go that far…” I cocked my head. What was he muttering about? I gazed curiously at him before turning my attention to the chains wrapped around his wrists my fingers wrapped around the rusted piece of metal, before yanking it with a silent grunt “what? Damon stop what are you doing!?!”.

The chains gave in with a loud screech, and broke apart I smiled before reaching for the other one but Mikael batted my hands away. I blinked at him curiously doesn’t he want to escape? Mikael gripped my shoulders tightly forcing me to look into his eyes “Damon I want you to listen to me and listen closely okay?” I nodded slowly letting him know that I understood.

“I’m not a prisoner here Damon I’m here because I chose to be here” I gaped at him, “Don’t give me that look!, now listen I’m guessing you’re here because of Stefan am I right?” I nodded. “Then you know about his master plan yes?” I quirked my brow causing him to sigh and grumble under his breath I managed to here the words “he didn’t tell him” and “that stupid bastard”.

“Damon there are things that are transpiring that you can’t even imagine and all of it is because of that bastard of a brother of yours”, what the hell is he talking about!?!. And why won’t he tell what’s going on already!?! “Your brother sent you to find me because of I am the only one who knows the location of the original witch’s talisman and he can’t do what he wants without it”.

The talisman? I think I’ve heard them speak of it before…”I’m going to tell you exactly where it is okay? I’m going to tell you its exact location…but you have to do me a favor afterwards okay?”

I slowly nodded curious yet for some reason scared. What the hell is going on?