Memories

Chapter Nine : Damon

I threw back yet another drink and motioned the bartender to bring me another. Why he was serving an underage person boggled me, but at this moment I didn't care. I had refused to leave with Alaric when he decided to follow Damon and Rebekah. It was best for me to stay here and wait for the others, we still had a missing Bonnie to deal with. On top of the fact that I needed a few drinks to soften the blow of Damon not knowing who I was. I started thinking if this is how he felt when I woke from my coma and didn't know him. It is a terrible feeling.

A hand touched my shoulder as they sat next to my stool.

"You are way too young to be acquiring a drinking habit." I turned to look at Stefans face which portrayed a likely sneer. At this moment in time he was definitely the last person I wanted to be sitting next to let alone in the same room. 

"Seems not to matter today." I took a sip from my new drink, forcing back the funny face made from it's bitterness. 

"I know where Bonnie is." he stated, accepting the beverage the bartender placed before him. He gulped it back and slammed the glass back down. 

"I'm sure you do." I replied. "And, I'm sure you won't tell me as well." 

"You act as if you know me all too well. How is that head of yours by the way. Still all fuzzy?" he asked as he brushed hair from my face. I moved out of his reach and gave him a million dollar smile.

"Clear as the night sky, Stefan." I turned in my stool and stood. Just then Jeremy and Tyler walked through the doors with Caroline following close behind. I turned back to Stefan who was eyeing me. "Where is Bonnie?" I demanded.

He sighed as he noticed the others coming in as well and threw back his refill. "She is with Klaus." he informed us.

"What do you mean she's with Klaus?" Caroline demanded. She took a step towards Stefan, which didn't faze him what so ever. "Why would he want her? I thought he was coming for Elena." Stefan chuckled and threw his head back.

"It's not always about Elena, this time atleast." he added. "He needs the witch."

I looked at the faces of my friends. Tyler and Carolines looked ready for a fight, their eyes peircing through Stefans, anger flooding their pupils. Jeremy looked as if he was ready to faint at any given moment. I walked over to him and slipped my arm through his.

"We will get her back." I whispered in his ear.

"No you won't." Stefan stated. "He has already left town."

"He wouldn't leave town without his sidekick." Tyler spat off. Stefan eyed him with a fierce look and stood from his stool. Putting their faces nose to nose, typical tough guy stance.

"Watch your mouth, dog. He left all of us here, Rebekah too." he moved from the close proximity of us and leaned against a pole supporting the ceiling of the Grill. "I came looking for her to inform her of his actions." He scanned the room then made eye contact with me.

"Have you seen her?" he inquired of me. I nodded my head. "Okay then. I will be leaving you to your excessive drinking and be on my way." He shuffled past us and flew out the door. We all stood in silence for a few moments before Jeremy broke free from my embrace and took off out the door. Tyler took off after him and Caroline stood frozen in her spot staring off into the distance.

"Caroline." I muttered. "Caroline, what do we do?" I shook her shoulders. She blinked a few times before focusing on me.

"I don't know. If what Stefan is saying we will never find Bonnie." she simply stated. "I don't know what to do."

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"What do you mean he is gone?" she screamed. Throwing books off shelves and lamps against walls. I stood my ground in the foyer with my arms crossed.

"Are you honestly that surprised." I stated more than asked. She stopped and looked at me.

"He wouldn't just leave ME." she inforced. She walked over to Damon and shoved him down to sit on the couch as she mounted his lap, running her fingers through his hair. I looked away at this display of affection.

"I came back here and he was just gone. I sweeped the town, there is no trace of him and the witch is missing as well." I informed her. She grunted and stood from his lap and started pacing the room.

"I need to follow. There must be something wrong for him to have just left." she started thinking aloud. She turned to Damon and kneeled before him. "And, you must not come. You might be the reason why he left me here." she caressed his cheek.

"Do you really have feelings for my brother?" I asked. She stopped and looked up at me with a smile.

"Of course not. I just like to have fun. Nothing is more important than my brother." she stood and walked out of the room to gather her things. I looked down at my brother and the lost look in his eyes. There was no way that I could break Rebekahs complusion on him, I just hoped that she had some compassion still left in her.

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When we made it back to the house I heard Tyler yelling up the stairs. We ran up there and followed his voice into Jeremys room where I saw him shoving clothes in a bag. 

"What are you doing?" I asked, walking over and grabbing his arm. He stopped for a split second so I could see his face, it was stained with tears and his eyes were puffy. Then he went back to packing.

"I have to find her. I have to, Elena." he shoved me away as he walked into the bathroom. I followed him trying to find something in me to stop him. A part of me didn't want to stop him, I wouldn't let anyone stop me when I was looking for Stefan, even if it killed me. I grabbed his arm to slow him down and turn him towards me. 

"I understand. I do. But we need to stick together in this." I implied. "Please don't leave me here." I felt a tear roll down my cheek. "I've lost so many people, I can't lose you. This is a death mission on your own." I tried convincing him.

He lowered his head onto my shoulder and sighed heavily. 

"I can't just sit here." he muttered. I hugged him, rubbing my hands along his back to soothe him.

"I know. We will do this together." I felt his head nod and he stood up straight rubbing his face. He looked past me and walked back into his room. 

"Can you guys just give me a minute?" he asked as he sat upon his bed. We obliged and left the room heading down the stairs. 

I plopped on the couch, Caroline mimicking me. 

"I don't have a plan." I stated. "What do we do? Where do we start?" They shrugged their shoulders and looked at each other. "Damon usually did all the planning when we were searching for Stefan." 

"Should we start by trying to figure out what's going on with him?" Tyler asked. "I'm not too fond of the guy but he did well in a pinch." I sneered up at him. 

"He has a point. Other than me and Tyler we don't have a strong army. Damon was always much stronger and quicker. We need him if we have any chance of getting Bonnie back." I nodded in agreement with her. 

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