The Banshee Teacher || TVD [BEING REWRITTEN ON MY PROFILE]

Chapter Fifty-Four

"I am only one, but I am one.
I cannot do everything,
but I can do something.
And because I cannot do everything,
I will not refuse to do the something
that I can do."
Edward Everett Hale

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Damon and Bri hike through the forest of the Smoky Mountains—Damon adorning a black t-shirt and black jeans, a stark contrast to Bri's white t-shirt with the sleeves rolled up and gym shorts, a jacket tied around her waist and her fiery hair in a rough bun.

"You know," Bri starts as they step over a large root, "We'll have to split up at some point. I think it would be best if one of us was with Elena and Ric."

Damon glances at the redhead, "To protect them and slow them down, right? To keep Elena away from Klaus?"

The banshee's lips quirk up into a small smirk, "You know me so well—yes, to protect and slow them. If I reach the pack—and Stef and Klaus too—before they get too close, I can mask their presences and keep you all undetectable."

"I'm still not happy about you going alone," the raven-haired vampire states, reaching for the woman's hand, "Yesterday, Klaus didn't want to let you leave, and Stefan killed you twice."

Bri stops, moving to stand in front of Damon, staring into his blue eyes as she smiles reassuringly at him, "Thank you for caring for and worrying about me, but I can usually handle myself if I want to—Elena and Ric don't have as much of the same luxury. If I know they're safe, I'll be able to focus on keeping myself safe."

Damon lifts his hand to cup the redhead's cheek, leaning down and pressing a tender kiss to her lips as their eyelids flutter shut.

He keeps his forehead pressed against hers when they pull apart, and—noticing the look on her face—remarks in a voice barely above a whisper, "It's time for us to split up, isn't it?"

"It is," Bri nods, her voice equally as quiet as his, "Be back at your car when the sun sets. This isn't the average full moon. Go back the way we came, and you'll probably come across Elena and Ric. And please—be ready for anything, and be safe."

"Just as long as you be careful," Damon responds with a slight smirk.

Bri huffs out a laugh as she smiles up at him, "Of course."
She gives him a chaste but sweet kiss before they go their separate ways—Bri delving deeper into the forest while Damon retraces their steps.

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Klaus snaps the neck of the last werewolf of the pack, looking over the carnage with a satisfied smile.

The Hybrid wanders over to the sole human, feeding him some of his blood before compelling him, "Now you relax, okay, mate? We're gonna need you when the rest of them wake up."