Vampire Diaries 1

Chapter 20: Blood Brothers

Chapter 20: Blood Brothers

Stefan lays on the cot, sweat covering his face, as he tries to breathe for air, and he could hear the distant sound of voices and the sees the light of fire.

~Mystic Falls 1864~

Stefan and Damon watches was Johnathan and a few others rounded up another vampire, muzzled him and place him in the cage wagon. "We have to get the church they're waiting," Johnathan tells them, Damon went to charge at them but Stefan places his hand on his shoulder. "Circle around that way, I'll distract them," he tells his older brother and Damon took off to the side.

"Over here, there's another one quick!" Stefan shouts after he moves from behind the fallen tree. "Help me!" Stefan shouts and took off. "Arm yourselves." Johnathan orders and the others ran off to find the vampire. One stays with the wagon and was then suddenly knockout by Damon, he then gets the keys and unlocks the door as Stefan ran over to him. "We don't have a lot of time," Stefan tells him. Damon opens the door. "Mary." he calls over and Mary moves a bit, "Mary," he states grabbing onto her arms and pulls her out, Stefan helps Katherine out as well.

Damon laid her down on the ground and removes the muzzle as Stefan did the same with Katherine. And they untie their bound hands. "I'm going to get you out of here," Damon tells her, as Mary breaths for air. Then they heard voices, "Stefan hurry." Damon tells him as they finished with the ropes. Then Damon was shot. And fell to the ground, Mary reaches for him, "No, no!" Stefan ran to him and kneels down, Mary drags herself over and laid beside him. Damon looks at her as tears formed in her eyes and she grips his hands. "I love you, Damon," she whispers to him. He smiles then exhaled softly.

"No..." Stefan said softly, Mary buries her face into Damon's shoulder, crying, then Stefan looks over and saw the men coming back, but then as Stefan picks up the rifle and was ready to shoot, he then was shot instead, and collapse to the ground. He looks over at Damon.

-'Stefan.' Damon calls out- Stefan looks at Mary Ann, -'Stefan, you're going to be alright.' Samathea tells him,- he then looks over at Katharine. -'Stefan. I love you, Stefan.'- Elena tells him as Katherine said the same thing.- The man came back over, picking up the Perrice twins, Mary Ann cried and protested to stay with Damon as she was ripped away from him and place back inside the cage wagon. 'Damon place his hand on Samathea's shoulder and pulls her and Elena out of the cell.- Mary Ann was placed last inside the cage and Johnathan took one last look at Stefan. -Damon took one last look at Stefan and closes the door behind him. Samathea and Elena grip the bars of the cell door looking at him.- Mary Ann and Katherine grip the cage bars looking down at him and the wagon wheels away. -Elena and Samathea then move away from the cell door and he closes his eyes

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Mystic Falls, Present day.

Samathea looks into the cell, seeing Stefan laying on his side, "I hate having to see a friend like this, lock up." Samathea states, "You were the one who locks him up." Damon tells her, she glares at him. "You help." she tells him, "I couldn't have him running around chewing on people while the town was looking for vampires, now could I?" he tells her, she then leans against the cell door, "And it has nothing to do with you actually caring about him, none whatsoever?" she questions him.

"Your thing, not mine," Damon states and walks away, Samathea watches him disappear up the stairs and she looks into the cell one more time, seeing Stefan as not moved from his spot, she then left as well, but none were aware of him being awake, Stefan then looks down at his hand and clutches it.