Crumbling Hearts and Shattered Minds

Chapter 25: A Home Worth Coming Back To

Damon POV.

I woke up to Klaus shaking my arm from his side of the car.

"Come on, we have a plane to catch." He said when I blinked my eyes open and looked to him. He climbed out of the car and forcefully shut his door.

I looked out the window to see we were at the airport already.

How long was I asleep?

I let out a long breath and dropped my head against the back of my seat.

I really did not want to spend so much time in the air. I didn't mind flying, but I wasn't particularly fond of it either. Too much cramped space and too little to do. And i hate being bored.

I sighed loudly and pushed the passenger side door open and lazily climbed out. I stood up strait by the car and tried working the cramps out of my shoulders, neck and back.

I rubbed my eyes, absently trying to will the tiredness away, when I felt myself being watched. I looked over and saw Klaus staring at me with his arms crossed.

"You about ready, pet?" He asked while raising an eyebrow.

I glared at him for the use of the nick name. I hated how he flaunted the fact that I was his slave over me.

"Sure, I'm ready to leave my home and my brother for God knows how long, just so you can get your kicks bringing me back to a place I haven't been to since I was seven." I said while stepping forward an pushing the car door shut behind me.

I kept walking till I passed the hybrid, then walked a little more before turning on my heel and walking backwards to show of my cat-like grace. I held my arms out on either side of me and furrowed my brow while tilting my head and giving him my best smirk.

"Come on, whatcha waiting for?" I said before turning again and walking towards the medium sized airport.

I let the smirk drop as soon as I wasn't facing him and forced myself not to look back to where we came from. I knew that if I did, I would run as fast as I could to get back to my brother, even if Klaus would be on my tail the whole time.

Instead I kept walking until I reached the double doors and shoved them open. Klaus entered a moment after I did.

Klaus passed me after a moment, He gave me a flash of what could be a concerned glance but it was gone in a second.

He kept going and walked to one of the gates and talked to a young women in her mid twenties that was working there.

I stood were I was and shoved my hands in my pockets while glancing around to the crowd of different people coming and going. Crying children and suits on cell phones were everywhere.

I fought to conceal my discomfort as Klaus came sauntering over with a smirk firmly in place.

"You look a little out of your comfort zone, Damon." Klaus observed as he got closer. I shrugged nonchalantly. "Hmm. Well, we're boarding now." Klaus said while he turned on his heel.

Words could not describe how much I hate being crowded in coach with whiny travelers...

"Wait, only first class is boarding right now." I said while running up and grabbing Klaus' arm and turning him to face me.

"Yes. We are first class." He said while holding up our boarding passes.

I gave him a confused look and opened my mouth to ask why but he beat me to the punch.

"I do not plan on traveling in the hell that humans call coach and I never will. But if you want to, feel free." He said while waving the boarding passes through the air in a exasperated manner.

I grinned and snatched the passes out of his hands.

"No thank you. I'd much rather sleep in first class without a kangaroo kid kicking the back of my seat until I turn and take my frustration on his parents." I said while walking to the first class line, which was amazingly short.

I leered at the boarding pass lady that was talking with Klaus earlier. She gave me a bashful smile and adverted her gaze as her cheeks flushed red.

I smirked and made my way into the plane with Klaus close behind.

I found our seats and waited for Klaus to climb into his seat. But he didn't. Instead he raised an eyebrow and smirked before motioning me in.

I tilted my head.

"Why do I have to sit on the inside? It's not like I'm gonna get up in the middle of the flight and jump out of the plane." I pointed out and gave the older vampire an incredulous look.

"Because I like aisle seats." Klaus said with a mock grin.

I rolled my eyes and wanted to argue further but I was too exhausted to fight. So I slid into the seat closest to the window and tried to get as comfortable as possible. It proved not to be even remotely possible.

I growled in frustration then just stopped fidgeting all together.

I heard a chuckle from the aisle and I looked up to see Klaus smirking and moving to sit in the seat next to me.

I leaned forward and looked pointedly to the aisle seat.

"I thought you wants the aisle." I said while scooting a little closer to the window.

"Well I had to say something to get you to sit the hell down, now didn't I?" Klaus asked while adjusting his coat and giving me a smug look.

I rolled my eyes and stared out the window.

I was still in the same state as Stefan and yet I already missed the broody bastard, how was I going to feel when I'm a whole continent away from the sorry group?

I let out a long miserable breath and closed my eyes.

I just want this last week to be a dream.

But then again, if it was, Stefan would still hate me and I'd be suicidal again. At least this way I get my brother back after a few months, instead of 50 years.

Yeah, I could survive this.

The phone in my pocket buzzed and I jumped. I dug it out and opened the messages.

One message flashed reading:

come home in one piece, brother.

I grinned at Stefan's message and turned off the phone when the flight attendant announced that we were ready for take off.

At least when I came back to mystic falls, I'd have a home this time.