Inaction's and Consequences

Chapter 32

Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to The Vampire Diaries, TV show or books. However I decided to have a little play around with the characters (I would definitely like to play with Damon).

Whilst Elena was having her hair cut, Damon had decided to pay a visit to an old witch acquaintance of his. He wanted to see if she'd heard of Silas and if this prophesy idea was true, especially since they'd discovered the difference between a prophesy and a curse. The witch had been surprisingly helpful, she'd told him that part of the prophesy of raising Silas came with a way to destroy him. They would need to remove the magic Silas was currently channeling by breaking the bloodline from which he drew the power from. She'd given him a copy of the wording of the prophesy and told him not to speak to anyone about the possibility of Silas being raised, as there were witches who would seek to protect him. Safe in the knowledge that whatever information Rebekah would have, he would have an idea if she were holding anything back. The witch had also suggested that if a Bennett witch had come into contact with those who were suspected to be linked to the prophesy, the witch would have already made what was needed to break the bloodlines. But as his contact wasn't a Bennett witch, she didn't know what that would be as the knowledge was only ever handed down through the Bennett line.

Damon and Elena finally arrived back at Billy's the following night. Instead of feeding in the bar like they planned, after the shopping and Elena's new haircut, they decided to make use of being able to spend the night together in a bed without worrying what others thought, or if they could hear them. Not that Damon cared, but he knew Elena was uncomfortable with the idea if Stefan hearing them, therefore they got a little carried away making use of their alone time and forgot about going back to Billy's. Damon however, was determined to get Elena to feed from the vein once more. He needed to be safe in the knowledge that if she was stranded without him, she could look after herself.

The decision to feed at Billy's was an ingenious one. He had to make sure Elena was in her most deepest bloodlust, then he would try tempting her away. If she could stop during a frenzy, then the chances of Elena killing someone whilst feeding were slim. Not that Damon had an issue with killing whilst feeding, but Elena would be upset if she killed someone, and as much as he hated to admit it, Stefan had been right when he said there was a chance she'd switch off her humanity, despite the urge to kill being basic vampire nature. As much as flipping the switch could be fun, Damon knew from his own personal experience that it was hard to get it back once it was gone. He'd spent fifty one years without his and he'd done some heinous things during that period. Stuff that he could only deal with because he knew he'd had his humanity off at the time. It was a place he didn't want to go back to because it was lonely. Right now he had a life, he was happy with the most amazing woman in the world, there was no way he could let this go, and if Elena flipped her switch, her love for him would disappear with it, and Damon was determined to fight to keep it at all costs. This meant a twofold approach, prevent Elena from killing, and keeping her loved ones safe. That, as much as he hated to say it, also included the quarterback. He had no problems keeping Bonnie, Jeremy and even Caroline safe. He'd grown fond of Bonnie and Jeremy, and he was Caroline's sire, which, as much as they hated it, gave him a bond with her, even though Caroline was probably the safest vampire in town considering she already had Klaus practically whipped.

This brought them right back around to Billy's bar. He knew he could have done this back at the hotel, but it he also decided it might be a little more interesting to carry out his plan in the bar. Elena could pull away from Damon's blood during sex, but Damon was a vampire and vampire blood didn't have the same effect as when feeding on human blood.

Damon had asked for Elena to wear a black tank top and skirt for the evening. He hadn't elaborated as to why, but she suspected that the black was to hide blood, but she had no idea why a tank top and skirt, although it was the perfect attire for Billy's in early summer. She'd also opted for heavier make-up to practice her 'Katherine' look. Even though she'd decided that her make-up didn't need to be quite as heavy as her doppelganger's, just enough for people to think she was Katherine. The added bonus was that it made her look older, and Elena knew this was the type of make-up she was going to have to learn to do. Elena had already decided that at some point in the future, it would be an idea to study stage make-up and maybe even beauty therapy to learn aging tips so that she and Damon could settle in places for longer. It was an idea she was going to run past Caroline, once the whole Silas and cure business was out of the way, unless Bonnie could replicate the cure, because as Damon had discovered, there was a good chance this whole prophesy theory might actually be true, especially as he'd now got a copy of it.