When Enzo discovered that the Augustine society is still functioning & that his best friend Damon is still held there after he left him to his own death in the fire 50 years ago he decides it's time to make it up to him and reaches out for the help...
In the morning I found Damon drinking coffee in the kitchen with Lexi and Enzo. "Good morning guys" They all looked at me and greeted back. I locked eyes with Damon and he smiled slightly "Damon are you heading out now?" I asked when I noticed he was dressed up presentably and he just nodded. "Would you like me to drive you there? her place is quite far from here" I offered wishing silently he'd agree, I wanted some alone time with my brother.
"Don't you have school to go to?" He asked "Yeah, but it's on my way" I replied worried he'd decline my offer "All right then, let's head out" He said and went to put the mug in the sink before heading out and waiting for me in front of my car. We got in and I drove in silence for a while but then I couldn't help it "Damon, what were you talking about with Enzo in the Kitchen?" I asked & he looked at me confused then it turned into realization "It was nothing" He said dismissively "That was not nothing Damon ... what was it about? and what is it that you need his help with?" I asked getting anxious "Don't worry Stef. I was talking about the nightmare I had. No big deal" He said calmly.
Now I felt annoyed, he said he didn't want to talk about it when I asked him so why would he tell Enzo and not me !! And what exactly were they saying ! it was like they were talking in codes. "Who did Enzo kill other than the doctor that held you captive? and what other three were you talking about??" I asked gaining a sigh from him. "Look Stefan, I'm in no mood for this right now. Can we talk about it later?" He said in a tired tone but I didn't feel like dropping it yet "Why do you say you don't wanna talk about it and then go have an entire conversation with Enzo of all people??" I pressed and he shook his head at my stubbornness "It's nothing, OK!! Just drop it" He said angrily "What are you hiding, Damon?" I asked exasperated.
"Nothing, I'm not hiding anything. It's something you can't help me with Stefan, so there's no need to tell you & get you all worked up over something that doesn't matter to you in..." He said throwing his hands in the air, but his frustration didn't get me to back down so I cut him before he could finish "Of course it matters to..." and I was cut mid-sentence "No, it doesn't" He said glaring at me "No, it does Damon. because I care about you, and because I want us to get back to what we were" I said and he sighed pinching the bridge of his nose then looked back at me.
"I want this too. But you can't help me with this, Stefan. I'm sorry" He said sadly "And what exactly is this? Tell me. Maybe I could help" I tried to reason with him. He looked out of the window for a while then back at me and nodded "I have nightmares about dad violating me Stefan, threatening me to keep it a secret otherwise he'd be hurting you, but you already saw that in my memories. Other-times I dream about the doctors doing the same.." He was silent for a minute or so but then resumed "Yesterday I saw all of them. That's why it was hard on me" He finished and I glanced at him "What others?"
He was quiet and I was fearing his answer "The other doctors Stefan" He said. "Wasn't it just Maxfield and Whitmore?" I asked gripping the steering wheel tighter and to my horror he shook his head "Nope, there were two other doctors. Enzo knew about Whitmore but he had no idea about Maxfield and the other two... It's over though, don't worry about it."
We were silent for a short while but then more questions rushed out of me like a flood "What is Enzo gonna help you with? Why can't I help you instead? And why ask for his help, have you forgotten what he did to you? Did you forgive him?" I asked and he smirked in response "One question at a time little brother... He's kinda experienced with this situation. It's not the first time I get overwhelmed with the nightmares and he knows what to do.." I cut him off "And what's that he's gonna do?" I asked in annoyance "He could change my dreams Stefan... I let him in to shift them and before you ask I don't want you to do it. I showed you enough already, you don't need to see more of what I've been through, and no I'm not gonna change my mind about it, so don't even try to talk me into letting you help because it's not happening...." He looked at me and then out of the window "No, I haven't forgotten that he left me there, but I won't hold it over him. I would've done the same if the situation was reversed, so yeah I forgave him if that's what you're asking." He said calmly.
I was staring at him now with a lot of emotions battling inside me. He looked at me and smirked "Were you worried about your big brother, Stef?!" He said teasingly. Uhh he could really be so annoying and just like that he managed to shift my mood in less than a split of a second "Yeah, I was worried. Is that a crime?" I answered him annoyed. His smirk disappeared and he looked serious all of a sudden "I'm not used to you caring about me, it's kinda weird" His answer made me feel the guilt eating me up. My brother considered me a stranger, he felt weird when I expressed being worried about him. This would change, I promised him silently. I would make it up to him and I'd show him how much I care for him. If I knew something about Damon it was that actions spoke louder than words for him, and I'd prove it to him over time, I'd gain my big brother back, I'd show him he could put his faith in me instead of those bunch of originals or even that so called best friend of his.
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"Get used to it then, cause I do care and you should know it" I said in a determined voice but he didn't answer, he just kept on staring out of the window without acknowledging my words. After a few minutes we reached the Bennett's residence and Damon silently got out of the car and went to their front door, knelt down in front of a big flowerpot and extracted a spare key from under it. I watched him let himself in without any invitation needed, he closed the door and I drove off to school with a tornado of thought in my head.
