Gravity - Damon Salvatore

Chapter 6

Cassandra...

I’d been sat here drinking whiskey and blood bags for the past couple of hours, I’d called Damon to see where he was but all I got was a very vague answer which was ‘I’ve got my hero hair on, make sure my little brothers girlfriend doesn’t get into Klaus hands’ and that was it leaving me to question what the hell he was doing to save the day because let’s face it if he did anything and Klaus found out Damon would get himself killed, and I couldn’t lose him, even if we was still just friends I couldn’t lose him.

Hearing Stefan’s car pull up outside I headed out to join them noticing Klaus stood in the shadows making me rush over to Stefan and Elena. “You got me all nervous, I thought maybe you’d done something stupid” Klaus spoke looking at me and Stefan before looking at Elena who was behind us. “You ready my dear?” I didn’t take my eyes off of Klaus not wanting him to try and attack us. “I’m ready” Elena spoke gong to walk towards him but Stefan stopped her. “I wouldn’t, no reason for you both to die too” Klaus spoke staring at Stefan. “No. Stefan hey, hey, it’s fine, it’s fine, I’ll go. No one needs to get hurt. There’s no reason for you to get hurt” She told him before pulling his lips to hers, all while I kept my eyes on Klaus he might be older than me but I couldn’t let Damon’s family get killed, and Stefan was his family his only living family he had left.

Making him close his eyes Elena stepped back letting Klaus rush over to take her. “I’m sorry” I whispered just as we walked back in to the house. “Where’s Damon?” He asked just as Ric joined us. “He wouldn’t tell me” I told him making him pull his phone out to ring his brother.

We all decided to meet up at the witches house where Bonnie had been hiding with Jeremy.

“The sacrifice is completed in stages as the full moon sets, first the werewolf is killed, then the vampire, finally the doppelgänger. Once Elena dies the curse will be broken. Klaus will become a hybrid” Elijah explained as we walked towards the witches house. “So when do we attack?” Ric questioned from side of me. “Elena’s death will activate his dormant werewolf side. He’ll be vulnerable during the transformation, that’s when Bonnie comes in” Elijah explained. “And you’re sure Bonnie will survive this?” Stefan questioned making me look at the original. “If she can deliver him to the brink of death, I’ll finish the job myself” Elijah told us just as my phone started ringing.

“Damon” I greeted as I walked away from the group. “You’re not gonna like what I’m about to say” He spoke making me sigh. “What is it?” I questioned starting to worry that he’s been hurt. “I tried to stop it but it got complicated” He explained making me sigh. “Well we’re sticking with the original plan we’re at the old witches house to meet up with Bonnie” I told him as I went to walk in to the house but stopped at the next words. “He’s got Jenna, Cass” I quickly turned towards Ric in shock, not only was Elena gonna die but now Jenna was. “He got Katherine to lure her out of the house” I stared at Ric not knowing how he was gonna take it.

“What is it?” Ric questioned as I flicked my eyes towards Stefan and Elijah who could hear the conversation. “He’s going to use her as the vampire in the ritual” Damon spoke through the phone making me grit my teeth. “Oh my god” I whispered because what else could I say?

After explaining it to Ric who was obviously upset with the news he went to go tell Jeremy, of course when Bonnie heard the news she was ready to go in and kill Klaus now without him been vulnerable meaning she’s get herself killed. Stefan of course been the hero of the day he is decided to come up with a plan without me knowing that would get himself killed, he was gonna go trade places with Jenna, of course when I found out I was fuming, not only did I have a suicidal doppelgänger to deal with I also had a suicidal vampire to deal with now.

John Gilbert showed back up in town in time for the ritual so he joined us at the witches house with Johnathan Gilbert’s journal as apparently there was a way to save Elena from becoming a vampire and the answer was apparently in the journals.

Ric was the one who told me and Damon that Stefan had gone to swap places with Jenna, of course Damon was mad, but there also seemed to be something wrong with Damon and when I asked he just shrugged it off making me worry about him. “He did what?” Damon snapped. “He wasn’t gonna let Jenna die” Ric explained to us. “We have a witch, she kills Klaus, no one has to die” Damon snapped making me sigh knowing where this was gonna go. “Except for Bonnie” Ric explained to him. “God, Stefan, damn it” Damon gritted as he sped to a wall and put his fist through it but he looked like he could barley stand. “Well that’s my brother for you, always cleaning up my messes” Damon spoke before pressing his lips against my forehead and walking out leaving me and Ric to share a look. “There’s something wrong” I mumbled as I watched him walk away.

Bonnie, Jeremy and John joined us from the basement with the spell that could stop Elena from coming back as a vampire, but as a human. “Johnathan journaled the story of a mother who called on Emily services, the woman’s baby was sick, dying. Emily cast a spell that would bind the woman’s life force with her child” John explained making me sigh. “And how does that help save Elena?” I asked looking at her biological father. “The child died, but the mothers life force flowed through her restoring her life” John explained before Jeremy spoke up. “We already know Elena’s gonna come back to life, she’ll be a vampire”

“Not if her soul remains intact” John told Jeremy making me snort. “Her soul, really?” I asked raising my eyebrow as I stood next to Damon. “You’re gonna put your faith in some act of god jumbo jumbo?” Damon spoke up looking over at the witch. “I refuse to let Elena become the thing I’ve spent my life protecting her against, and you can call that god or mystical energy, whatever you want, but, yes. I’m putting my faith in it” John spoke as he walked over to Damon before walking away so Bonnie could start the spell on John so he could tie his life to Elena’s so she can come back as a human.

After getting everything prepared for us to go, including spelling Ric in the witches house so he couldn’t come, we left for the quarry. As we arrived Elena was dead on the floor, along with Jenna and Jules, and Stefan was laid away on the floor with a stake in his back and Klaus was in the middles of turning meaning Bonnie could go ahead.

As Bonnie chanted her spell Damon snapped Klaus witches neck while I picked up Elena. “Go help Stef, I’ll take her” I told him before I rushed back to the witches house with the currently dead doppelgänger in my arms. I knew she was gonna come back but I wasn’t too sure if Bonnies spell would work or not so we just had to wait and find out.

I placed Elena down on one of the couches that was in the witches house. “Please don’t come back as a vampire” I mumbled because I don’t think I could cope with her martyr acts if she was a vampire. “How is she?” Jeremy asked as he and Ric came rushing upstairs from the basement. “I don’t know yet” I told him as I turned around to face them. “What about Jenna?” Ric questioned making me look at him with sympathy letting him know she didn’t make it. “No” he whispered catching on. “Sorry Jeremy”

I flicked my eyes behind him noticing John look over at us before heading outside, he looked quite upset but I wasn’t too worried about him so I didn’t bother asking. I was more worried about Jeremy who had lost all his parental figures now.

I looked back at Elena who sat up with a gasp making me let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding. “Hey” Jeremy rushed over to her. “Cassandra I...” she trailed off as I looked her over. “How you feeling?” I asked her worried she came back as a vampire. “I feel fine” she nodded making me let out another breath, thank god she’s not a vampire.

Hearing a thud from outside I snapped my eyes towards John who was dead, his life is now Elena’s, he actually did something good for his daughter.

Damon and Stefan joined us, apparently Klaus was still alive and now a hybrid thanks to Elijah turning against us, which wasn’t surprising they’re brothers after all, but now we’re screwed with a hybrid out there with a bite that could kill us.

The next day we arranged for Jenna and John to be buried in the Gilbert family plot as we couldn’t exactly explain their deaths to the town, one was a newly turned vampire who died and the other was a human who gave his life to his daughter, talk about weird.

Of course the Gilbert’s were distraught along with Ric but the only family Jeremy and Elena had now was each other, and I felt bad for them because having no family isn’t nice.

But I noticed something was off with Damon so after we had buried Jenna and John I pulled Damon to one side. “What’s going on with you?” I asked him as he stared into space. “I’m gonna skip the coffee and cakes” He mumbled as he carried on staring at nothing in particular. “What why? The Gilbert’s could do with us right now” I told him confused. “And I want to spend time with my girl” He spoke before looking at me giving me a smile. “We have plenary of time Damon” I spoke as I wrapped my arm around his waist. “Come on” He whispered before we followed the Gilbert’s back to their house.

I kept my eye on Damon as I was suspicious that he was keeping something from me especially with the worried glances Stefan kept sending him, of course I was right about my suspicions.

I woke up this morning with no Damon next to me so as I went downstairs to find him he was stood in front of the window with the sun shining on him, he held his arms out letting the sun burn him making me realise he’d took his ring off. Snapping out of my shock I rushed over to him and knocked him out of the sun. “What the hell are you doing?” I growled as I stared at him in shock and anger, was all the love he showed me and spoke of last night all fake? “Tyler Lockwood bit me” He whispered as he stared in to my eyes. “W-what?” I whispered.

I swear someone was looking down on me and having a good old laugh, me and Damon finally tell each other how we feel and now some god damn werewolf bites him to take him away from me. “Why didn’t you tell me?” I asked as I pushed my tears away. “Because I didn’t want to see you upset like I am now”

He tried to push me away to get back into the sun but I grabbed him and rushed him down to the cell so he couldn’t get out to try and kill himself again. “I’m not gonna let you die Damon” I growled as I stood at the door looking through the bars. “You sound like Stefan, he’s out trying to find a cure. There’s no cure Cass and you know it” He spoke staring at me. “Like f**k your just gonna profess your love to me and then go and die, not gonna happen” I growled before walking off, I was hoping Stefan could find a cure for Damon.

I called Stefan who was out trying to find a cure and told me to stay with Damon to be on guard in case he tried anything, it was horrible I had to listen and watch as he coughed up blood proving that he didn’t really have much time left and it was killing me. “You know” I started as I stood outside the cell. “I never thought we’d end up here” I finished making him let out a weak chuckle. “What me laid here dying from a werewolf bite?” He whispered his voice sounding rough from the coughing. “No us two together and then you on your death bed” I mumbled because I couldn’t let him show him how much this was hurting me because he needed to concentrate on himself.

“This is why I left you all those years ago” I raised my eyebrows as I heard the words come out of his mouth. “What because of a werewolf bite that you didn’t have?” I questioned confused. “No, because of how much I loved you and I couldn’t bare to think what would happen if I ever lost you” I let out a bitter chuckle. “And now I’m the one who’s losing you”

He didn’t say anything after that he just went through his flashbacks and hallucinations and I was glad he was in the cell where he couldn’t really coarse any harm. Ric came to visit bringing a bottle of whiskey down to us with a couple of glasses along with his daylight ring that I forgot to bring down, but I had more things to worry about then some daylight ring.

“I need blood” Damon groans as he laid on the cell floor after Ric vervained him seen as though Damon was trying to strangle him. I nodded at Ric who rushed over to the fridge that we stored them in. “Where’s Damon and Cassandra?” I raised my eyebrows as I heard the sherif talking, what the hell was she doing here? “Now’s not a good time sherif. Trust me” I raised my eyebrows just as I felt a wooden bullet go through my back. “You’ve got to be kidding me” I groaned as he shouted the sherif over. “I wouldn’t” I grumbled as I twisted my arm to get the bullet out, thankfully it was in a spot I could reach, but before I could do anything another couple bullet was shot at me making me hiss. Liz looked through the cell before opening it thinking Damon was in a weak spot but he was far from it, he was wild and hungry.

I watched as he threw her against the wall before feeding off the other officer and rushing away. “God damn it!” I hiss because what the hell, now I have a unstable vampire roaming around Mystic Falls.

After letting Ric out of the room the fridge was stored we both went off to find him, I knew the first thing I needed to do was look for Elena seen as though he’s been hallucinating about Katherine and Elena looks the double of her.

Jeremy had called to say he’s with Damon at the grill but just as I was about to open the door I heard a gun shot and smelt human blood. As I looked through the window I spotted Jeremy fall to the floor with a bullet in his chest and Damon nowhere to be seen. Knowing Caroline and Bonnie was there I decided to leave it to them as I went off to once again search for Damon, I knew it was harsh leaving them to deal with Jeremy but I knew between the witch and vampire someone could save his life out of them two, and he needed to be saved because I dread to think how Elena would react to losing Jeremy on top of losing everyone else.

I started looking around the founders movie show they had going on in the town square and thankfully I found Damon but the bad thing was he was feeding off of Elena. “Damon stop!” I hissed as I pulled him off her, I watched as he dropped to his knees, keeping an eye on him I bit into my wrist and fed Elena my blood that she took to heal her bite mark. “Come on Damon” I whispered as I bent down to his level but he was that weak his head just fell onto my chest. “I refuse to lose you, so we need to get you back home”

I looked around to make sure nobody was watching before grabbing him and Elena and rushing back to the Salvatore house, I needed to get him in to bed and comfy, so as soon as we got back I sent Elena down to get a couple of blood bags while I got Damon comfy in bed, I tried to move away from him but he wouldn’t let me. “I’m sorry” He whispered as he stared at me. “You can make it up to me tomorrow” I told him with a weak smile, I still had hope that he’d be here tomorrow and I wasn’t going to let that hope go. “I love you” He gave me a weak smile and the way he said it made me think he was getting ready to say his goodbyes, but before I could think more in to it Elena knocked on the door with a couple of blood bags in her hand.

As she walked over to us she handed me one and one to Damon. “You asked me earlier if you had my forgiveness for killing Jeremy, and I just wanted to let you know that I forgive you Damon” She told him before looking at me and giving me a weak smile. “I’ll be downstairs if you need me” I nodded at her in thanks before she put the rest of the blood bags on my bed side cabinet.

As I looked at him I noticed he was dripping with sweat making me grab the wet towel and wipe his face to try cool him off. “You do not get to tell me you love me then die on me Mr Salvatore” I grumbled as I sat next to him laying his head on my chest as he started coughing again. “All those years I blamed Stefan and no one forced me to love her, it was my own choice. I made the wrong choice” He grumbled and I knew he was on about Katherine. “If you didn’t make that choice Damon you wouldn’t of met me” I whispered as I ran my hand through his black hair. “Will you tell Stefan I’m sorry?” He asked as he looked up at me. “No because you’ll be here to tell him yourself” I told him as I carried on running my fingers through his hair but grip around him got a little tighter. “Cass, I’m not going to be here” He whispered as he stared in my eyes making me take in a shuddered breath, I didn’t want to think about him dying, I couldn’t the man I love was basically telling me his goodbyes and what he wants me to do and all I could think about was how I couldn’t lose him. “I’ll tell him”

After a couple of minutes of me hugging him in silence I spoke up. “Do you remember the day we met?” I whispered as I smiled as I thought about the day we met. “I was new and young” He grasped out making me chuckle. “I found you interesting, and I knew you was someone I would have in the rest of my life” I laughed shaking my head at the memory.

I had been walking around town when I was pushed against a wall by a random man and his mouth leading towards my neck ready to take a bite out of me. “I wouldn’t if I was you, sir” I had snapped before flipping out positions only this time I stared at the man who had tried to feed from me, Damon had looked so confused bless him.

Shaking my head to get rid of the memories I looked down at Damon who was becoming weaker by the minute making me swallow the lump I had in my throat, I couldn’t believe I was actually going to watch him die right in front of me. “I’ve made a lot of choices that have gotten me here, I deserve this. I deserve to die” He whispered making me quickly shake my head. “Nobody expects everyone to be perfect Damon, we are what we are we just have to control it, and I’m not gonna let you die” I told him as I unwrapped myself from him so I could lay at the side of him. “I’m glad I met you Cass” He smiled at me making me blink away my tears, I’ve not cried for over 200 years and now here’s Damon saying his goodbyes to me and I’m an emotional mess. “I’m glad I met you as well. You are the best thing that has happened to me in my long life” I whispered as I ran my hand across his cheek, my eyes flickering over his face making sure I would never forget this man in front of me.

“You should know I love you” He whispered as I placed my head into the crook of his neck, I couldn’t stop the tears pouring from my eyes but I didn’t want him to see me like this, he needed me to be strong for him. “I’ll always love you Damon Salvatore” I sniffled as I gripped his hand, I didn’t want to move to see him dying but I didn’t want to let him go either, I just hope Stefan gets back soon and tells me he’s got a cure. Hearing his breathing getting worse my head moved so I can look at him, not wanting this to be our goodbye I placed my lips against his and thankfully he returned the kiss. “Sorry to interrupt” I snapped my head towards the door as I heard Katherines voice, I flicked my eyes behind her to see Elena stood with her hateful gaze set upon the vampire doppelgänger.

“I thought this one was supposed to be dead” Katherine spoke as she pointed to Elena who walked into the room as stood next to me. “I’m surprised your not dead” I grumbled fed up of her now, all she ever does is ruins lives and if she came here to ruin Damon’s once more on his death bed I’ll kill her myself. “If I was dead I wouldn’t have brought you the holy grail you’re so desperate for” I raised my eyebrows confused because what the hell was she talking about? “Here” She threw a small vial over to me. “The cure for a werewolf bite” She explained noticing the look on my face. I opened the vial before pouring some into Damon’s mouth, I wasn’t going to risk another minute to talk to Katherine when Damon could die.

“Where’s Stefan?” Elena questioned as I moved the bottle away from his mouth making him give me a weak smile. “He’s paying for the cure, he gave himself over to Klaus, I wouldn’t expect him anytime soon” Katherine spoke as she walked into the bedroom. “What do you mean he gave himself over?” Elena asked confused but I couldn’t take my eyes off of Damon who looked like he was getting better, I pulled up his sleeve to see that his bite was healing making me smile, it was working. “He just sacrificed everything to save his brother, including you. Goodbye Elena” She smirked at her doppelgänger before rushing off. I looked over at Elena before moving my eyes back to Damon who weakly pushed himself up onto his elbows. “What the hell?”