On My Own (TVD Series)

Dinner With The Devil

Damon's POV

Hunched over the trunk of my car, nicely parked down the road from a large green acre of land, Stefan watched nearby as I threw his bag over to him, swinging mine over my shoulder. With a 5-hour plane ride and a 2-hour car ride behind us, Enzo and Ric stood by at a distance, while one answered Elena's call and the other looked at the map Selene drew for us. It had been a long day, with constant stops to the restroom and Enzo's constant bicker about what to do when we arrive, it was the nicest 10 minutes of silence I've had seen I stepped foot out of the estate.

'You can't miss Friendsgiving? I mean, Matt and Jeremy are cleaning up the whole Tripp mess...and Caroline's mom has to work. We're already low on friends as it is.'

"Well, if it's any consolation, our Thanksgiving was roadside chili and breakfast tacos." Ric blurted out.

"...ugh, don't even remind me. My stomach is still swallowing the burnt beans..."

"It would've been better had we've been invited to Friendsgiving..."

"Speak for yourself...Caroline demanded I bring string beans." I added, slamming the trunk close.

"Why? Were you not invited?"

"What do you think..."

"Oh, boy...you messed with the wrong blonde this time, brother."

'Wait, so you might be able to bring Lauren back from the Prison world?'

"That's what Selene and Hestia believe...we're in Portland trying to track down this Gemini Coven that is rumored to be loyal to Lauren's family..." Ric mumbled, meeting us at the side of the car.

"Hold on, we don't even know if they might be here...there haven't been any payments made to the house in the last 6 months."

Rolling my eyes back at Stefan, Enzo wandered over folding the map back in his pocket as Ric tried to get off the phone with Elena.

'What did Stefan-'

"He sends his love...bye."

"Finally...are you men ready or do you have to make another call?" Enzo sighed.

"...he's right, we're running out of time. And besides, who wants to go to this depressing Friendsgiving anyways."

"Umm...what's wrong with him?" Ric whispered to me.

"He's butthurt that Caroline didn't invite him in the first place."

"...is that why Caroline assigned me the turkey and the cranberries?"

"Yep. Let's hope that by the time we get back, you start pulling your weight because Christmas is gonna be torture for you."

"Thanks. I'm glad you're both finding amusement in this." Stefan bickered.

"Why don't you just date her? Put us out of our misery."

"I don't think about her that way."

"Who'd make a great girlfriend...a little persistent and a tad bit OCD, she'd be great for you," I added, slowly dragging behind as we met up at a breakdown brick gate.

"I recommend some flowers a little bit of wine-"

"Oh, don't forget those twinkling lights...girls love those," I added, nudging Enzo.

"Okay, stop it. Besides we're here..."

"And where is that exactly?"

Standing at the edge of the trail that led to what was supposed to be the map, I gazed around the large acre of vibrantly green land. With no tree in sight, it was practically abandoned by all wildlife, except for the fact that there was no house nor was there a man named Joshua.