Crush // Ian Somerhalder

178 - Real Life

"ACTION....."

All Damon wanted to do was go home, curl up in the bed sheets with Holly and pretend the last few days hadn't happened. He'd spent the day being siphoned by Kai like a juice box, the returned psycho brother of his frantic girlfriend using any method necessary to stay out of hell for as long as possible.

"Why are you here Cade?" Damon questioned in tired annoyance, the Devil himself planted steadfast on the boarding house porch when Damon finally got home.

"I want the ashen dagger. The one weapon that can kill me."

Damon almost laughed when he heard this, almost. He was even more deluded than he thought. Did Cade honestly think he would just hand it over? "Well you're out of luck, cause I don't have it. Last time I checked I wasn't your little errand boy anymore."

Cade was loving the Salvatore's ill placed confidence. He had no idea what he planned, what he had already put into motion. Tonight, Damon Salvatore would lose, he would lose everything.

"What happens if I refuse to play fetch?" Damon questioned with sudden alarm, a maniacal grin having crossed his tormentors face.

"In laymen's terms, I drag your soul to hell."

"Go for it. I'd rather burn then serve you for another second," Damon spat. He meant it, he really did. Yeah he'd die, yeah he'd have to leave Stefan, Holly and his whole life, but it would be his choice, his decision. He was fed up of being a lap dog, and there was nothing Cade could do to make him bend to his will. Nothing.

With a smirk and an edge of enjoyment in his voice, Cade stepped closer to Damon, the now thunderous night sky adding to the terror in the air, "I believe I have something that could change your mind."

"CUT....."

With a lot of scenes still to film and limited time to get them done, the cast and crew didn't hesitate in moving straight over to the next location. The set up, which included a cave, fire, coffins, and a trapped cast member was breathtaking, even for a show like theirs.

To say Ian was dreading this scene was an understatement, it involved a pretty dangerous stunt, a stunt that Skye was going to have to do. It wasn't overly physical thank God. The news that she was now pregnant again meant that the production team went to great lengths to ensure she didn't have to do anything too strenuous. It was however scary, dangerous if not done properly. Thankfully Vamp Diaries had the best stunt coordinators in the business. Skye just had to convince Ian of that.

" Baby, it's gonna be fine. I've done all the training. It'll be over before you know. Just concentrate on your lines and we can get it in the can in one take."

"At least I won't have to act like a panicking mess," Ian sighed, pulling Skye into his arms whilst they got everything ready.

"Do you really think I would even consider this if I thought for one second it would hurt me or the baby?"

"Of course not. Doesn't mean I don't worry still Princess. It's my right as a husband," Ian half smirked, wrapping himself around his wife before they were both instructed to get into place.

Once Skye had spoken her final words with the stunt team, she got into her spot, almost excited in a weird way for what she was about to do. Taking one more look at Ian before she was out of sight, she made a last ditch effort to calm his nerves. "They know what they're doing. I know what I'm doing. Just think how amazing it's gonna look in the show? The fans won't see this coming from a thousand miles away. Let's rock this baby."