A Prevailing Love (2) // TVD

Chapter Five of A Prevailing Love

Cassidy wondered why she trusted the type of people she allowed herself to trust in times of distress. For instance, she thought it was smart to trust none other than Klaus Mikealson in the time of distress being to awaken her best friend from the spiritual coma he was in right now. She had just gotten word from the Original Hybrid that he had a witch that was willing to help awaken the Salvatore. The brunette was beginning to start a fight with the one thousand year old to fix her brother because if he was willing to help wake up the century year old, why couldn't he fix her brother back to normal?

"Oh no, darling. Maybe you can earn my liking for that favor, but be lucky that Stefan is being waken from his little coma,"

Cassidy stood in silence as she kept her (new) phone held against her ear. She was standing by herself in the Salvatore Boarding House because she allowed herself to walk in as she really wanted to talk to Damon about the other night. She needed to know what was going on with them and what she needed to believe was happening, but she somehow was still believing that it was all too much because it felt like they had only just lost Elena, and with the older Gilbert being the love of the raven haired vampire's life there was no way he was over her already. The brunette hung up her phone out of anger as she heard the door open while being rather angry with Klaus but at least they were getting Stefan back.

"Ca - Cassidy?" Damon stuttered in disbelief as he saw the girl he convinced himself he loved standing in the middle of his living area. He put his keys down as he walked over to her being unable to hide the grin that tugged at his lips as he locked eyes with her. He engulfed her still unable to believe that she was still here and okay. Her dream state had gotten worse the night he and Bonnie had rescued Caroline and herself.

He felt sparks and relief go throughout his body when the younger vampire gave in and wrapped her arms around him. He wondered how someone like Cassidy, who never let herself known of her emotions half the time, could manage to get him to fall in love with her. He knew he was in love with her but the only thing he didn't know was if the love he felt for her was stronger than what he had felt for her sister. And he didn't want to mess up because of some feelings Elena made him feel.

"Seeing you in that cell block had me worried," he muttered in her ear as he stroked some of her longer brown hair. It had grown out since she had cut it when her emotions her off and the lighter tint she had given it was slowly going away and becoming back to its original darker color. He pulled back and pushed some hair out of the doppelgänger's face as his thumb rested on her cheek and she could only feel what he was wanting to do. She let out a small breath as she pulled away from him not sure if she was okay with them being something just yet.

Damon's lips tugged down into a frown even though he tried to fight it from showing. He cleared his throat as he forced his lips back into a straight line while he watched Cassidy's eyes glance at the ground. The raven haired vampire took a step forward as the brunette vampire took a step back.

"I don't know yet, Damon," she whispered as she looked up at those icy blue eyes that always captivated her. The tension in through rose and at this point you could cut it with a chainsaw which wasn't okay. Damon knew that she wasn't someone you push but he still hadn't figure out what he had done. He didn't understand and like it was mentioned ... he needed to look deeper at her insecurities.

"Cassidy," he grew serious and she knew this with the tone in his voice and with how he said her full name. The Gilbert/Saltzman vampire looked up at the one hundred and sixty-five year old questioningly. She could feel that something was about to erupt from whatever he was about to say, and she wasn't exactly sure if she was wanting a bickering moment with him.

"What did I do to upset you or hurt you or keep you away from me or cause you to avoid me? Just what did I do to turn you into this ... this scared looking girl every time you come near me? If it was Stefan I'm sorry about that, I really am. That pained me to do but that was his choice and at least we got your emotions back. We got you back."