Inaction's and Consequences

Chapter 51

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).

Damon rushed over to the bathroom and held Elena's hair back while she was retching. He sat next to her and stroked her back as sadness washed over him, knowing her reading the book, had done this. He shouldn't have let her grab it like that, but he knew she'd have just fought him and have gotten hold of one of them eventually. Once she'd finished, Elena sat back breathlessly, allowing Damon to stand up and get her a glass of water.

"Thank you." she said, taking it from him and drinking it down, before getting to her feet. "Do you mind taking the journals into my room while I have a quick shower and brush my teeth?" she asked as Damon nodded and kissed her on the forehead.

"Don't be too long." Damon smiled sadly. "I'll talk to Stefan while you're in there." he said as he left the bathroom, collected the journals from the bed and headed to Elena's room. He put them on the nightstand and called Stefan's number.

"Damon." Stefan answered also immediately.

"Hello brother." Damon replied. "You get my text?" he asked.

"Yeah." Stefan sighed. "So it sounds like your buddy Enzo might be our mystery vampire after . What do you plan on doing about it?" he asked.

"Well we can't just storm Whitmore House." Damon sighed. "Only Sabrina can get in right now." he said.

"And Bonnie's strong, but not that strong." Stefan agreed.

"Which means we need to find out who owns the building." Damon said.

"How?" Stefan asked.

"Just leave that part to me." Damon grimaced. "I know a little bit about the Whitmore family. It shouldn't take me too long to track down the owner." he said.

"So what are you going to do when you find them Damon?" Stefan asked. "Torture the owner until he or she lets you in, or cut the the chase and just kill them?"

"As tempting as that offer is little brother." Damon started. "I am now officially a reformed serial killer. That kind of lifestyle no longer appeals to me as I have a little girl on the way who needs emotionally protecting from all things that go argh, including my past. You see, I want to make sure she grows up to be as wonderful and pure as her mother. And to do that, I must be of a clear conscience. Which is why I've hung up my fangs and leather jacket for all murderous and torture purposes." he continued. Now they're simply there for self defense." he added.

"Fine, so how do we get Enzo out of there?" Stefan sighed.

"First of all I need you to make sure the Scooby gang are at the house when we get back." Damon said.

"When will that be?" Stefan asked.

Damon took a deep breath. "That's a good question." he said. "Elena saw some of the stuff her dad did and promptly threw up. So now she's having a shower." he added.

"She didn't take it well then?" Stefan asked.

"Nope." Damon replied. "And she only saw the details of fingernail removal. I'm hoping she won't get as far as the spleen." he said.

"Damon..." Stefan started.

"You couldn't have done anything other than get caught, so shut up!" Damon insisted. "We'll be home when Elena's recovered from the shock of her father's torture capabilities." he said.

"So probably tonight then?" Stefan suggested.

"Probably." Damon replied. "I need to reassure her that everything will be fine." he said. "And I need to tell her something important. Which may or may not result in her staking me." he grimaced.