1X11 Bloodlines

Dawn Ellis played by Dianna Agron

Letting out a low moan, Elena tried her best to ignore the pestilent pounding in her head. Craning her neck to look at Dawn, Elena whimpered quietly. Fortunately, the blonde was still beside her. However, her head was slumped forward, a hand was on her stomach and she was clearly unconscious. Large doe orbs watered as she stretched so her fingertips were brushing against Dawn's. Ignoring the pain her back as she stretched, Elena's voice was raspy as she called out to Dawn. "D-Dawnie… Dawn!"

The doppelgänger's car had toppled over, meaning the two were upside down, the only thing holding them up was their seatbelts. Doe orbs darted from Dawn before back to her stomach. "Dawn, please wake up. Please." Elena desperately called out.

When the blonde didn't respond, the doppelgänger let out another agonizing weep. "Dawnie… If you can hear me, it's going to be okay. Someone's gonna' help us, okay. So you and the baby hang in there." Elena pleaded.

Almost as if she remembered the reason they crashed, Elena looked up. The figure in the road… It was still there. Elena watched in horror as the person stood back up, popping his broken bones into place. When all of the males bones were popped back into their places, it began walking towards them, unharmed. It was a vampire. Adrenalin rushed through Elena's body as she frantically tried to undo, not only her own seatbelt but Dawn's as well. Her hands were trembling violently as she let another sob. Both seatbelts were jammed.

For some reason, the figure paused. He stopped walking as his shoulders tensed underneath his black hoodie. Almost as if something or someone had frightened him away, the unknown vampire disappeared. Furrowing her brows together, Elena looked around, expecting the vampire to jump out. When he didn't, she cocked a brow. Why had he just disappeared.

A lean, leather jacket clad figure revealed why. Damon. He had gone as he knew Damon was there... Never in Elena's life would she have thought she would think this, but thank God for Damon! The older brother's electric blue eyes instantly landed on the tipped over car. His thick brows furrowed but then raised in surprise when he realized who the wrecked car belonged to. It as Elena's car.

As he reached the side of the car, he crouched down. A familiar head of blonde was sat beside a sobbing Elena, a hand on her rounded abdomen while her head was lolled forward. Dawnie… She was with Elena. In the crashed car. Much to his relief, three relatively strong heartbeats echoed from the car. The baby, so far, was okay. He sighed in relief. "Dawnie…" He mumbled, his eyes on the blonde.

Elena jumped at the sound of his voice. Craning her neck in his direction, she winced at the pain but met Damon's eyes anyways. "Damon? Dawn… She's unconscious, she isn't even responding. The baby…" Elena sobbed, her words barely audible as her bloodshot eyes switched between Dawn and Damon.

Moving over to Dawn's side, Damon met Elena's eyes. "Hey, Dawnie and the baby's heartbeats are fine. You hang in there for a moment, kay'?" Elena nodded, watching in relief as Damon gently scooped Dawn out the wreck. Bruises tarnished her beautiful pale skin.

Holding her to his chest, Damon opened the car door and laid her in the front seat. He'd check for broken bones later, but for now, he needed to get Elena out the wreck. After quickly grabbing a blanket from his trunk and draping it across Dawn's unconscious body, Damon headed back to the wreck and helped Elena out.

…

"Dawn?"

Spinning around, Dawn turned to face Selene. She was back in the meadows. At first, Dawn hadn't understood where the meadows were. She had originally thought it was a place in the back of her head, but according to Selene, it was beyond the universe. It was a weird thought…

"Elena? The crash… Oh my god, the person we hit. Are they okay? The baby, is he okay? Elena, what about Elena?" Dawn panicked, pacing as her hands caressed her stomach.

Her legs turned to jelly as she tried to hold herself up. The spinning sensation in her mind was making her lightheaded. Interrupting the pacing girl, Selene smiled. "Calm down, mother." Selene cooed gently.

As the woman took Dawn's hands in her own, the blonde flinched at the unfamiliar contact. No matter how many times Selene would call her 'mother', she'd never get used to it. To be honest, it freaked her out a little. A witch who was way older than her father, and had been dead for centuries, calling her mother was something she was still getting used to.

"The little one is fine, so is your friend. And the person you hit-" Selene's features turned into disgust. "A vampire, an abomination born from a foolish witch who defied you. Dawn raised a brow at this but made no comment. Clearly Selene wasn't the biggest fan of vampires.

Before she could respond, Selene continued. "You've been rescued by your-" She hesitated. "-Friend. The vampire."

Dawn raised a brow at this. Her vampire friend? What? Realization kicked in as she sighed in relief. "Damon." A small smile crossed her lips at the thought of the raven-haired vampire came to mind.

The dead witch couldn't help but arch a questioning eyebrow at Dawn, but made no comment. Noticing the look she was receiving from Selene, Dawn furrowed her brows. "What?"

She shook her head. "Nothing, mother."

Before Dawn could question her, a thought came to mind. She usually came to the field when she wished to or when she was needed. So why was she here? Dawn's wide hazel eyes met Selene's. "How did I get here? Am I dead? You said the baby was okay and Elena was… But me? Oh my god." Dawn babbled nervously.

She was cut off by Selene's soothing hushing. "No mother, not at all. You've just come here while you heal yourself?"

Dawn's brows raised in surprise. "What?"

"Your powers, they increase with every passing minute. Soon, you'll be able to create galaxies, dimensional worlds, new planets, new species, hell, you could even create a new sun and turn the sky pink." Selene told her as Dawn's brows raised in surprise. All of the whole 'mother nature' thing was also still something she was trying to take in.

Sometimes Dawn thought she would wake up and find it had all been a dream. That she had never made friends with Bonnie and Elena, that she had never met Stefan or Damon, that she wasn't pregnant and hadn't been kicked out and most of all, that he had never done those awful things to her. She suspected to wake up in her bed, only to find her father looming down on her. He'd tell her she had a bad dream before combing his fingers through her hair. He'd then lean down and press a kiss to her forehead and tell her that her bad dreams wouldn't be able to hurt her as God was protecting her.

"You healed your friend, the Bennett witch, right?"

Dawn nodded. "See, you're evolving without realization, Dawn. You healed one of your servants-" Dawn raised a brow at the rather rude label. "-And now you're healing yourself."

…

Leaning against the Grill pool table, Matt Donovan sighed, watching as his best friend knocked the black ball into the end pocket. A cocky grin spread across Tyler's features as he placed the pool cue on the table and turned to Matt. "How many have you lost now, Donovan? Huh?"

Scoffing, Matt scowled. Pool wasn't his best sport. He was good at basketball and football, not pool. Shaking his head, Matt began replacing the balls on the table.

"Best of three?"

Tyler snorted. "Your funeral."

…

As the 69' Chevy Camaro Convertible rolled down the back roads of Georgia, the soft sound of Damon's radio flooded through the car. In the back, an unconscious Elena was sprawled out, her head angled sideways and her arms wrapped around her body. Beside Damon, Dawn was laid back on the reclined passenger seat. She was tucked under a blanket with her arms out. One of her hands was planted firmly on her stomach while the other was by her side.

Along with the quiet music, Damon could hear the soft breaths coming from Dawn's parted lips. Dawnie was asleep, her eyes were clamped shut, her mouth was open and she was drooling from the corner of her mouth. She looked adorable.

The bruises that had previously tarnished her pale skin were now gone. They had magically healed in the car, which Damon put down to Dawn being mother nature. After all, she had healed the witch he had bitten, so it was possible for her to heal herself, right?

Damon was snapped out of his thoughts when Elena stirred. Glancing at the doppelgänger through the rearview mirror, Damon watched as her eyes fluttered open. For a moment, she was confused, disorientated even. However, realization seemed to kick in pretty quick as Elena jolted forward, sitting up.

"Morning." Damon chimed, the signature smirk across his lips.

Looking out the window, Elena's brows furrowed in confusion as she squinted. This didn't look like Mystic Falls… Mystic Falls didn't have many back roads.

She wasn't too sure where she was, but she was sure it wasn't Mystic Falls. Glancing back at Damon, she frowned. "Where are we?"

"Georgia."

The doppelgänger shook her head, frowning in denial. He wasn't funny. "Georgia? No, no. No, we're not. Seriously, Damon. Where are we?"

"Seriously, we're... We're in Georgia. How ya' feeling?"

For a moment, Elena seemed to forget about the blonde in the front seat. "I...I..."

"There's no broken bones. I checked. Dawnie has no broken bones either."

At the mention of the blonde, Elena's head snapped to the side. Elena covered her mouth in shock as she looked at Dawn. Dawn had been in the car crash… What if Dawn was hurt? What if her baby was hurt? The young girl had recently had a threatened miscarriage and now had gotten into a car crash.

Shaking her head, Elena jolted forward, her eyes scanning Dawn's seemingly fine figure. "Oh my…. We need to take her to a hospital now." When Damon didn't reply, Elena raised her voice. "Now!"

Damon rolled his eyes, glancing at Dawn briefly. "She's fine. Baby's fine. Both have strong heartbeats."

The doppelgänger still protested. "She needs to check everything is okay, Damon! Can you see inside her stomach, no? I didn't think so!" Elena snapped.

Lowering the volume of his radio, Damon glanced at Dawn before looking back to the road. She looked fine. "She's healed herself, Elena. If the baby was hurt, he would have been healed as well."

The brunette was silent for a moment. " But… What if she's not? She's just had a threatened miscarriage for God sake!"

With his temper thinning, Damon clenched his jaw. "She's fine, Elena. She healed herself just like she healed your witchy friend."

After a moment of silence, Elena nodded. But the scowl on her lips showed she was far from happy. "Oh my… My car… There was a man...I hit a man. But then he got up, and... Who was that?"

"That's what I would like to know."

Frowning, Elena sighed. Leaning back against the seat, she began to pat her pockets down for her mobile phone. She had put her phone in her front jean pocket and now it was gone. After searching her other pockets, the brunette scowled when she didn't find the silver flip phone. Then it hit her. Damon… He had taken her phone.

"Where is my phone? OK. We really need to go back. Nobody knows where I am. Pull over. I mean it, Damon. Pull over! Stop the car!" Elena snapped, causing Dawn to stir.

Casting Dawn a glance, Damon met Elena's doe orbs through the rearview mirror. "Oh, you were so much more fun when you were asleep." He then paused, placing a finger on his lips. "Sh. You're waking sleeping beauty."

Elena's gaze flickered to Dawn before frowning. Sighing, Damon pulled over. As Elena unbuckled her seatbelt and climbed out the car, Damon rolled his eyes and followed. Both the vampire and human slammed the doors hard enough to cause Dawn to jolt awake.

Rubbing her eyes, Dawn felt panic run over her. Although she knew herself and the baby were okay, she didn't know if Elena was okay. She didn't know if Caroline and Liz were looking for her… Squinting, Dawn winced as her vision cleared. She could see two figures outside the car arguing. One was a man wearing a leather jacket while the other was a girl with long, straight brown hair. Elena and Damon.

The two seemed to be so focused on their argument, that they didn't notice the blonde scrambling to get out the car. However, they did notice when she fell onto the floor before them.

Damon quickly turned to her. The Petrova doppelgänger watched in confusion as Damon rushed over to Dawn. He wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her up so she was leaning against him. "Hey, careful. You were in a car crash and you just woke up. Take it easy, Dawnie." He cooed, running his hand along the bottom of her back, causing her to tense slightly.

As he continued the affectionate gesture, she eventually leaned into him, enjoying the sweet, purely innocent touch. There was nothing sexual or frightening about it. "Dawnie. Are you okay? How is the baby? Does everything feel okay?" Elena rambled, rushing to her other side.

Nodding weakly, Dawn leaned against Damon for support. "I-I-I… I think so." She admitted, placing a hand on her bump. Elena suddenly scowled, turning to Damon.

"Why are you doing this? We can't be in Georgia. I wrecked my car. We have to go home. This is kidnapping. Dawn needs to go to the hospital!"

Dawn squinted in confusion, look up at Damon. "Georgia?"

She was ignored as Damon avoided her gaze and looked at Elena. "That's a little melodramatic, don't you think?"

"You're not funny. You can't do this. I'm not going to Georgia."

"Georgia?" Dawn asked once again, only to be ignored.

Damon rolled his eyes, stroking the bottom of Dawn's back with his fingers. "Well, you're IN Georgia. Without your magical little necklace, I might add. I can very easily make you... Agreeable." Damon snapped at Elena.

He failed to notice the way the blonde shivered and tried to move away from his touch.

…

Flashback

Laid in the hospital bed, the frail blonde ran a hand across her bump, her eyes consciously darting around as she muttered under her breath. Clutching the rosemary beads in her right hand, Joanna Ellis continued to murmur to herself. Beside the heavily pregnant woman, Gabriel sat, his eyes concerned.

Ever since she had become pregnant, her mental state had deteriorated. His wife would constantly murmur about the devil getting in her head. She often told him about the vivid dreams she had been having. She would regularly dream about a demon named Selene, who told her their daughter was destined for great things. Gabriel had told his wife many times that it was simply a dream, but she had never believed him.

She knew it was real. The demon; Selene, told her things about the baby in her womb. It told her that her daughter was destined for great things and that, Joanna was terrified of.

Her daughter was the devil's spawn. Joanna suspected her daughter would be the one to free Lucifer, the fallen angel. Joanna hoped Gabriel would be able to save their daughter.

"Joanna…" Gabriel's voice snapped her out of her train of thoughts. The woman in the hospital bed frowned. Looking at his wife, Gabriel frowned. She looked tired.

His previously beautiful wife now looked tired. The skin that had once been a creamy beige was now a sickly white, her features that once had a soft look to them, were now protruding, almost like she hadn't eaten in years. Joanna had lost a lot of weight during the past nine months, which was not good saying she was pregnant… Although he couldn't be exactly sure, Gabriel suspected she must have lost at least three stone. And Joanna hadn't been big before, so Gabriel had no idea where the weight had come from. And her eyes… The once glowing hazel orbs were now a dull brown. They were much darker than before. Beneath her dull orbs, were a pair of heavy black bags that showed off the little sleep she received. Her honey blonde hair that had previously been full of volume was now a limp, faded blonde.

The woman in front of him was no longer his wife. It was a shell of the woman he once loved.

Leaning forward, Joanna placed a bony hand on Gabriel's face. Her sharp, pointed and overgrown nails scratched his face slightly as she caressed his cheek. "Selene. The demon. She says things about the baby, Gabe. But I won't let her take her… I won't let them." Joanna shook her head, her voice low.

"I won't. Okay? Okay. We need some more charms, maybe we should read another bible verse. I know… We should christen her now… Right now, you go and get the supplies and I'll sit here. The rosemary will protect us. You go. Go now." Joanna moved her hands from Gabriel's face and pushed him gently.

When he didn't move, she frowned. "Go now. Please, we need to help her. We need to help God."

She suddenly darted from the bed, backing away from Gabriel. "No… No… The demon… It's gotten to you… No…" She continued to back away from Gabriel in till she hit the wall.

"Joanna. It's me… It's okay." Gabriel cooed, holding his hands up as he took a step towards Joanna.

The blonde shook her head, her eyes wide as the heartbeat monitor she was connected to, sped up. "Get away! Get away from us-" She began to raise her voice. An alarm went off due to her dangerous heartbeat. "Get away! God's creature, water, I cast out the demon from you in the name of God, the Father almighty, in the name of Jesus Christ, his Son, our Lord, and in the power of the Holy Spirit."

Nurses ran into the room, heading towards the woman who was pressed against the wall, clutching the rosemary in her hands.

End of flashback

…

"So we're in Georgia?"

"Yup."

"Georgia… As in Georgia-Georgia?"

Damon nodded, chuckling slightly. Pushing a stray strand of blonde out her face, Damon smirked. "Yes, Dawnie. Georgia-Georgia?"

For a moment, Dawn was quiet as she let it sink in. She was in Georgia…

Caroline needed her and didn't know where she was.. And knowing Caroline, Dawn knew the fellow blonde would put a missing person alert out if Dawn was gone for more than two hours.

Noticing the way Damon looked at Dawn, she raised a brow. His gaze was almost… Gentle. Deciding not to comment on it, she quickly cut in. "Look, no one knows where we are. Can we please just go back?"

She briefly thought back to the phone call she had with Stefan. Did she really want to go back? It would have been nice to forget for a day and just have fun, but Jenna would kill her If she found out she was in Georgia…

Shaking his head, Damon peered down at Elena. "We're almost there."

Tugging on the bottom of his leather jacket to get his attention, Dawn frowned. Her eyes soft and gentle. "Where is there?" She asked tenderly, her voice soft as Damon sent her a smirk.

"A little place right outside of Atlanta." He told Dawn before turning to Elena. "Oh, come on, Elena. You don't wanna' go back right now. Do you? What's the rush? Time-out. Trust me. Your problems are still going to be there when you get home. Look. Step away from your life for five minutes. Five minutes!"

Frowning, Dawn shook her head, pulling on his jacket again. "What about Caroline and Liz? They're gonna' think I'm missing…" Dawn babbled nervously.

Her fingers twitched anxiously as she leaned into Damon's side. "I got the sheriff off her vervain and compelled her. I did with your blonde friend too."

The doppelgänger hesitated. "Are we gonna' be safe with you?"

Damon's gaze travelled from Dawn to her bump. He nodded. "Yes."

She hesitated before continuing. "You promise not to do that mind control thing with either of us?"

"Yes."

"Can we trust you?" Dawn asked, her eyes meeting his.

He hesitated for a moment. Leaning down, he brushed his fingers along the hollows of her cheekbones. "Get in the car. Come on." Dawn frowned at this, but got back into the front seat nevertheless.

…

With her arms crossed over her chest, Caroline Forbes let out a sigh as her thoughts wandered to Dawn. The pregnant blonde had gone on a trip for the day and for some reason she and her mother were completely fine with it. They didn't want to ask any questions. As she walked down the deserted road, she heard the faint sound of someone calling for her. However, when she turned around, she didn't see anyone. Deciding it was just her ears playing up, she continued walking.

As she went to check her phone, the sound of clumsy footsteps stopped her. Looking up, her lips curved into a smile when she noticed it was Abraham. His dirty blonde hair was ruffled and his cheeks were flushed.

"C-Caroline!"

Realizing it must have been Abraham calling her, she frowned guiltily. "Oh, hey. Were you calling me?"

Nodding, he shifted awkwardly. "Uh… Yeah."

Caroline smacked her forehead gently. "Geez, sorry. I'm death and blind." She joked, causing Abraham to flash her a toothy grin. Even if he was Dawn's step-brother, he was pretty cute. In a geeky way, anyways.

"Uh… It's fine. So, I was wondering if you wanted to get a drink or something… Maybe a coffee or we could go to the smooth shop near the grill, I heard that's pretty nice, if you like smoothies that is. But I'm guessing you like smoothies, as who doesn't like smoothies, right? You might not like smoothies…" Abraham's babbling what cut off by Caroline holding a hand up.

Sending him a shy smile, Caroline took in his flustered state. "Are you asking me out?"

He played with his fingers, avoiding her gaze as he nodded. "…Maybe?"

He wasn't her initial type like Matt, but then again, Matt was still avoiding her slightly. And it was clear he wasn't over Elena… Maybe this would catch Matt's attention. But then again, it was cruel to go out with him with the purpose of getting Matt's attention. Plus, he was Dawn's step-brother, which might be a little weird for her. Or a lot weird.

Ignoring every instinct that was screaming 'NO!', Caroline smiled and nodded. "I'd love to."

…

They had been in Damon's car for ten minutes or so, and yet Dawn was already feeling carsick. She had a feeling this was drawn in with her morning sickness, which still wasn't decreasing! Casting Dawn a concerned glance, Damon noticed the green tinge that clung to her skin.

With his eyes flickering between Dawn and the road, Damon frowned. "You okay, Dawnie?"

The blonde grimaced but nodded. "Y-Yeah… Just a little car sick."

As Elena sent her a concerned glance, Damon rolled Dawn's window down, allowing fresh air to come into the car. The blonde sighed and practically shoved her head out the window, much like a dog would.

Clearing her throat, Elena turned to Damon. "So, where's my car?"

Damon shrugged, the corner of his lips twitching in amusement when he noticed Dawn's head was fully shoved out the window. "I pulled it off to the side of the road. I don't think anyone will bother it."

"What about that man in the road? Was he a...?" Elena trailed off.

Tensing at the conversation, Dawn turned back in her seat. "From what I could tell, yeah..." Damon trailed off as Dawn quickly cut in.

Recalling what Selene had told her before demonstrating her dislike for vampires, Dawn cleared her throat. "When I was, um, unconscious. I was with Selene and she said it was a vampire." Dawn told them. She decided not to add Selene's distaste for vampires.

Elena let Dawn's words sink in before turning to Damon. "You didn't know him?"

The vampire snorted. "If I've never met him, I wouldn't know him. I mean, it's not like we all hang out together at the Vamp Bar and Grill." Dawn giggled at this, making both Elena and Damon smile.

…

"Uh… Dude."

Matt looked up, just about to take his shoot when Tyler's voice irrupted him. In front of him, Tyler's gaze was on something behind him as the Grill door rang, indicating someone was walking in. Furrowing his brows, Matt turned to see what Tyler was looking at.

The blond football player's confusion dropped as he looked at the two figures. Caroline was with another guy. They were standing pretty close and both were laughing as they headed to a table. Matt frowned. Sure, he was still getting over Elena, but he liked Caroline and hoped it would go somewhere.

"Who is that?" Matt asked slowly.

Hesitating, Tyler rubbed the back of his neck. Matt wasn't the sort of guy to go up to someone and punch them, he was more of a 'complain and cry' guy. His best friend wore his heart on his sleeve and that frightened Tyler. He didn't want Matt hurt again, like he had been when Elena broke up with him. "That's Dawn Ellis' step brother… Abraham."

Matt relaxed and turned back to face Tyler. "Oh! That's why she's with him. They're not like, on a date or anything. They're probably just talking about Dawn, or something like that."

The un-triggered werewolf kept his gaze on the due who were now sitting pretty close. "Uh… Matt."

Once again, Matt span around to see Caroline laughing loudly. She had placed a hand on the man, who must have been in his mid-twenties, which was a lot older than Caroline. "Or not."

Tyler glanced between them before placing his cue on the table. "Let's go over."

His best friend turned to him, his eyes wide. "What?"

"C'mon. We can't let him mack on your girl."

Shaking his head, Matt frowned. "She's technically not my girl."

Tyler just rolled his eyes. "C'mon."

…

The rest of the car journey consisted of Dawn sticking her head out the window, Elena moaning to Damon and Damon ignoring Elena by turning the radio volume up. Despite the dreaded nausea, Dawn's was extremely happy. She had never been on holiday, nor had she been out of Mystic Falls before, so being in Georgia really excited her.

When she had told Damon this, he quickly swirled the car around and took a different route to the bar, meaning they'd be able to drive through Atlanta city. It had been quite a shock to Dawn. After all, she had never seen so many people. But it was nice and Dawn seemed to be enjoying herself, unlike Elena. who was still sulking in the backseat. Every time they drove past a sky scraper, Dawn would stick her head so far out the window her butt was in the air and point at the building. She was acting adorable, but also giving him a good view. It was a shame that Elena wasn't enjoying herself like Dawn was.

As Damon rounded a corner, Dawn noticed a sign in the distance. "Here we are." He cheered, causing Dawn to crane her neck out the window.

Arching a brow, Elena looked at the building as Damon pulled into a parking lot. A bar. Surely Damon hadn't drove all this way to go to a bar. "Where are we? You brought us to a bar? Damon, we're not old enough. Dawn's pregnant. They're not going to let us in." Elena exclaimed.

Rolling his eyes, the vampire climbed out the car and went around the other side. As he opened Dawn's door for her, he looked at Elena. "Sure they will."

Unbuckling her seatbelt, Dawn scrambled out the cars, her legs numb as she stretched. Sending Damon a smile, she thanked him for holding the door open before standing to the side as Elena climbed out.

When Elena had finally stopped pouting, Damon lead them into the bar. Dawn was bouncing on the balls of her feet while Elena was trudging along in front of Dawn. Upon walking into the bar, Dawn eyes scanned the place in awe. It was very pretty and modern. There was a lot of light, the walls were simply bricked, there must have been at least six pool tables and a large bar. As she looked around the bar, a warm feeling flooded over her. A feeling she had discovered she got around witches.

"No. No, it can't be. Damon. My honey pie."

Both Elena and Dawn whirled round to see a woman jump off the bar top and pounce on Damon. The rather tall woman with wild black hair grabbed Damon's face and kissed him. Dawn frowned at this, a twinge of hurt gathering in her stomach. But Damon wasn't 'hers' just because she may have had a stupid crush on him. He was single and very attractive. He also deserved better than a knocked up whore like herself.

"Listen up everybody! Here's to the man that broke my heart, crushed my soul, destroyed my life, and ruined any and all chances of happiness!" She turned back to the bar, laying out glasses as she poured alcohol in a line, filling each shot glass up the rim. "Drink up!" Damon lead the two to the bar and took his shot.

Dawn shifted uncomfortably as everyone but Elena and herself drank their shot. "Ahh. Whoo! So honey pie, what are you-" She cut herself off when she noticed the blonde whose body was hid behind the counter. A warm feeling, a feeling she had never experienced before, flowed through her body. It was as if her magic was bubbling within her. It was the best feeling she had ever felt.

Once again, the pregnant blonde shifted awkwardly as the woman gazed wide eyed at her. Noticing this, Damon chuckled. "Bree this is Dawn, she's mother nature."

The witch's eyes widened as she rushed around the bar. She was so focused on Dawn's presence, she completely missed Dawn's bump.

Both Damon and Elena watched in surprise as Bree dropped to her knee's in front of the blonde. "The dreams. The spirits said mother nature had arisen. But… I never thought mother nature, the mother nature, would be in my bar." Bree exclaimed, her eyes wide as she still sat at Dawn's feet.

It seemed that Dawn was beyond uncomfortable as she bit her lower lip. "Uh, hi… It's nice to meet you." Dawn mentally face-palmed. "S-Sorry. I'm new to this."

Bree's lips curved into a large grin. "This is… Unbelievable. Can I get you anything at all? I'll do anything? Spells, rituals, get you something to eat or drink? Anything." Damon smirked at this. Perfect. He knew bringing Dawn along wouldn't only be enjoyable, but it would be handy.

"I'm fine. Thank you." Dawn smiled, growing more comfortable by the second. Maybe it was because of her mother nature 'motherly' instincts.

Holding out a hand, Dawn smiled. Bree looked at the hand, wide eyed. Trembling from excitement and nervousness, Bree took Dawn's hand and pulled herself up.

"Sorry. I'mma need a few seconds to recover." Bree exclaimed, making Dawn giggle.

…

"No way!" Caroline exclaimed, shaking her head as she grinned.

Nodding, Abraham smiled. "Yeah! I told him it was a stupid idea, but he did it anyways. And next thing he knows, he's in the lake." Caroline let out another laugh, causing Abraham to blush.

He'd never been on a date before and the girl opposite him was the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen. So it was pretty intimidating for him. Caroline Forbes looked as if she had just walked off the catwalk or even off a page of one of those magazines she seemed to love. She was perfect.

Before he could continue, someone cleared their throat. Looking up, Abraham raised his brow in surprise when he noticed a blond guy staring down at him. Beside him was Tyler, the toga from the party. Caroline's grin faltered when she noticed the sad expression on Matt's face.

"Matt…" Caroline trailed off, causing Abraham to frown in confusion.

Looking back at Tyler, Abraham sent him a smile. "Hey, Tyler."

The tanned teen nodded awkwardly. "Uh, hey. This is my best friend, Matt." Tyler introduced. The blond's gaze turned to him as Abraham sent him a friendly smile. "Nice to meet you. You guys are friends with my step-sister, right? Dawn."

"I guess." Matt replied before clearing his throat. "I'll see you around, Care." Before she could protest, Matt walked away, causing Tyler to follow him.

As the two high school football players walked away from the table, Tyler frowned. "What was that?"

"What?"

Tyler scoffed, shaking his head. He pointed his arm at the table where Caroline and Abraham were talking. "That! You made out like you were gonna' sort Abraham out and then you walked away."

Sighing, Matt turned to his best friend. "He seemed like a nice guy. If he was acting like a jackass, then I could have hit him. But hitting a nice guy like that? That would sure impress Caroline." Matt replied.

"Well, if you ask me, he seems a little too nice."

…

After Bree composed herself, she quickly ushered to the bar to find her most expensive alcohol. Before Dawn could protest, claiming she couldn't drink and it wasn't necessary, Damon had cut her off. He really wanted that posh alcohol. The pregnant blonde was currently sandwiched between Damon and Elena as they sat on the tall bar stools. Clearing her throat, Elena spoke up as Bree undid the bottle and laid out four shot glasses.

"So, you're a… Y'know." Elena trailed off, making Bree chuckle.

Pouring the liquid into the glasses, she smiled. "A witch, yes. All of it because of that beauty right there." Bree pointed at Dawn, who flushed under the attention.

Once the shot glasses were filled to the rim, she placed the bottle aside and pushed the glasses forward. "To mother!" She cheered, "Drink up." She encouraged as she tilted her head back and allowed the shot to slide down her throat. Damon followed in pursuit before Elena gave into peer pressure and drank the shot.

It was just Dawn's shot on the table left. "Drink up, mother."

The blonde shifted before standing on the footrest of the bar stool, meaning Bree could see her stomach. "Sorry, I'm pregnant." Dawn mumbled, her cheeks still flushed.

Bree's eyes widened as she reached out and touched Dawn's stomach. "Nature's child… In my bar!" She cheered as Damon quickly swallowed Dawn's shot without anyone noticing. "Do you know what it is?"

Nodding, Dawn sent the witch a smile before sitting back in her seat. "A boy."

"Nature's son in my bar with mother nature. I'm so gonna' have to tell the other witches this!" Bree explained, making Dawn's lips curve into a playful smile. She quite liked the witch, she seemed nice.

While Dawn sat back down, Elena cleared her throat. "Okay. So, how did you two meet?"

Directing her attention away from Dawn, rather reluctantly, Bree looked towards the doppelgänger. "College."

Turning to Damon, Dawn raised a brow, her voice soft. "You went to college?"

He sent her a smile. "I've been on a college campus, yes."

Bree chuckled at this. "About twenty years ago, when I was a sweet, young freshman, I met this beautiful man, and I fell in love. And then he told me about his little secret, made me love him more. Because, you see, I had a little secret of my own that I was dying to share with somebody. I was a witch." She paused, a smile on her face, almost as if she was reliving her memories. "Changed my world, you know."

Damon smirked. "I rocked your world."

The pregnant blonde's eyes widened as her cheeks flushed. Damon watched in amusement as she placed her hands over her ears. However, the amusement was short-lived when he noticed the pain in her eyes. "He is good in the sack, but mostly he's just a walk away Joe."

…

Stood by Damon's car with Elena by her side, Dawn shifted as the phone rang. She was calling Caroline. Elena had just called Jenna and had decided to wait for Dawn as it was pretty dark outside. "Hey, Dawnie."

"Caroline! Thank god." Dawn sighed when the blonde answered her phone.

The blonde chuckled through the line. "How's the trip?"

"It's, uh." She looked towards Elena. "Fine."

"You sure? You sound anxious."

"I'm fine, Care. Don't worry about it. So what are you up to?"

It had only been a day and Dawn already missed her best friend. The sound of Caroline's voice relaxed her. "Not much. Uh, if I tell you something, promise you won't get mad, kay?"

Dawn furrowed her brows in confusion. "What?"

"Just promise."

"Okay, I promise." Dawn responded.

The cheerleader hesitated for a moment. "I'm on a date with Abraham."

Dawn's blood ran cold. No… No… Not Caroline… "Care. Get home now. Please, leave. Don't go home with him. Just go home where you are safe. Please, please Care!" Her eyes watered as Elena turned to her in confusion.

"What? What are you on about? You're scaring me, Dawnie…"

The pregnant blonde let out a sob. "Get home, please Caroline. Go home now. Please!"

"Uh, okay… Are you sure you're okay?"

"Just go home, please!"

"Okay! Okay! I'm going. I'll see you when you get back from your trip, kay'." With that Caroline hung up the phone.

Looking at the frightened blonde in concern, Elena held her arms out. "Dawnie? You okay?"

Dawn didn't say anything, she just wiped her eyes and sniffled. When she had stopped crying and there were no tear trails down her face, Dawn pulled away and walked back in the bar.

…

Leaning back against the booth, Damon frowned at the witch. Dawn and Elena were calling Jenna and Caroline, giving him time to talk to Bree without Elena eavesdropping. "Come on, there's gotta be another way."

"After all these years, it's still only Katherine. How do you even know she's still alive?" The woman retorted.

Damon smirked. "Well, you help me get into that tomb, and we'll find out."

The witch let out an irritated sigh. "I already did. Twenty years ago. Remember? Three easy steps: Comet. Crystal. Spell."

"There's a little problem with number two. I don't have the crystal."

"That's it, Damon. There is no other way. It's Emily's spell."

Damon pouted. "What about a new spell with a new crystal that overrides Emily's spell?"

The woman shook her head. "It doesn't work that way, baby. Emily's spell is absolute. You can't get into that tomb."

…

Glancing at the pregnant blonde beside her, Elena frowned in concern. Dawn was acting as if she hadn't just burst into tears. Whatever was upsetting Dawn, Elena would find out. But not yet, not when Damon was there. She'd ask when they got home. It seemed Damon hadn't noticed she was upset and to be honest, if Elena didn't know different, she wouldn't have noticed either. The. blonde was very good at hiding it

In front of the trio was three large plates with burgers and fries. Dawn was hungrily eating her dinner as Elena played with her own food. As Dawn popped a fry in her mouth and licked her fingertips clean from salt, she reached forward and took a small sip of her diet coke. Unlike Damon, who was finishing his bottle of beer, Dawn was on alcohol free drinks. Elena wasn't drinking either.

Clearing her throat, Elena looked towards Damon. "Let's just say that I'm descended from Katherine... Does that make me part vampire?"

Damon looked at her, "Vampires can't procreate." He popped one of his fries into his mouth before smirking. "But we love to try. No, if you were related, it would mean Katherine had a child before she was turned."

"Did Stefan think that he could use me to replace her?"

"Kinda creepy if you ask me." Damon smirked.

Dawn rolled her eyes playfully at this and sent Elena a small smile. "I'm sure that isn't the case, Elena."

The doppelgänger nodded, unconvinced as Dawn pulled the pickle from her burger. Noticing this, Damon looked at her in disbelief. "Come on, what? You don't like pickles? What's wrong with you?"

Crinkling her nose in disgust, Dawn shook her head. "I used to like pickles, but it seems the little one doesn't." Damon's gaze looked at Dawn's stomach, a tenderness in his eyes.

Turning to Damon in confusion, she frowned. "How can you even eat? If technically you're supposed to be..."

Leaning in, Damon smirked. "Dead?" He whispered before letting out a laugh. "It's not such a bad word. As long as I keep a healthy diet of blood in my system, my body functions pretty normally."

Elena looked at him suspiciously while Dawn dipped her fries into ketchup. "This nice act. Is any of it real?"

Before he could respond, Bree interrupted, passing Damon a new beer. "Here you go."

"Thank you."

The doppelgänger looked at the beer, hesitating. Dawn absent-mindedly drank the remains of her diet coke before pushing the glass aside gently. "I'll have one too." Elena said.

Damon raised a brow at this, surprised. "Hmm?"

"Time out, remember? For five minutes? Yeah, well that five minutes is going to need a beer."

Bree smiled at this and handed Elena a beer. "There you go."

Clearing her throat awkwardly, Dawn raised her hand, much like a small child would in school. "Uh, can I have another diet coke, please?" Dawn asked sheepishly, causing both Elena and Damon to snort in amusement.

…

As Elena, Damon, Bree and some of her local customers took shots at the bar, Dawn sat beside them, eating the slice of chocolate cake Bree had brought her. So while everyone else was consuming alcohol, falling off their chairs and running to the toilets to puke, Dawn was eating chocolate cake. She was the only sober person in the bar, well, except Bree who was pretending to act drunk.

"Ready... Go!" Bree cheered as everyone picked up a shot. Elena speedily downed her shot, clapped her hands and did a little dance. Dawn smiled in amusement at this.

Looking towards Damon, the doppelgänger smirked when she noticing the alcohol running down is chin. "That's three! Aw, do you need a bib?" She teased.

Damon scowled, wiping his chin. "Sorry I can't unhinge my jaw like a snake to consume alcohol." He replied, making Elena laugh.

Unfazed by the comment, she smirked. "Whatever. All right. Who's next? Another round, Bree." The woman glanced at Dawn and placed the bottle down. She waved another bartender over. "Here, Kayley's taking over." With that, Bree walked away from the group and went and sat opposite Dawn.

"Hey, honey. You okay over here?" Bree asked, sending her a smile as a warmness pulsed through her. Dawn's presence alone was empowering.

Looking up, Dawn wiped some crumbs from the corner of her mouth and sent the witch a smile. "Yeah, I'm fine. You don't have to sit with me, you can have fun with them." Dawn told her, motioning to Elena, who was now jumping beside the pool table, her arm in the air.

Bree scoffed and shook her head. "Be with those drunk idiots when the mother nature is in my bar. No way!" Bree exclaimed, making Dawn smile.

"Thanks, I appreciate it."

Before Bree could continue, a man entered the bar. Noticing this, Bree quickly excused herself, claiming she'd be back in a minute and motioned towards Elena and Damon.

…

As she glanced back at pregnant blonde following her, Bree hesitated. The dark haired witch knew Dawn would never let Damon die. For some reason, mother nature seemed to like Damon and judging from the way Dawn acted around Damon, she had a crush on the vampire. As much as she wanted to please her mother, Bree knew what she had to do. She was not only acting in Lexi's defence, she was acting to protect mother and her child.

If Damon opened the tomb, it would not only be dangerous for Dawn and her baby, but Dawn's friends too. She was doing this to help Dawn, even if mother. This would please mother in the long-term. Motioning for the pregnant woman to follow her, she lead Dawn to the backroom without Damon or Elena noticing.

As soon as they were inside the backroom, Bree pressed a cloth to her Dawn's mouth. The blonde struggled, but was forced to inhale the strong smelling clothe. As Dawn's body went limp, Bree placed her on the couch. She ran a hand through Dawn's locks before frowning.

The small amount on the clothe wasn't enough to cause Dawn's baby to have birth defects, it would simply knock her out while Lee killed Damon.

"I'm sorry, mother. She was my friend and he will end up hurting you too."

…

Groaning, Dawn woke up to the soft purring of Damon's 1967, Chevy convertible. Letting out an inaudible moan, the blonde leaned forward, letting out a cough as she disorientatedly looked around, her eyes squinted as she looked at the lean figure beside her. The leather clad man was sat in the drivers seat, his hands on the wheel as music at a low volume flooded out the speakers.

"D-Damon?" Dawn mumbled as his gaze snapped towards her and away from the road. Tensing, he quickly pulled the car over and cupped her cheeks. "Dawnie? How you feeling?"

As he ran his fingers across her red cheeks, Elena leaned forward, frowning in concern. "Dawn, you okay? Can you remember what happened?"

The blonde blinked, shaking her head as she looked at Damon. "My head hurts, and so does my tummy." She moaned. It wasn't the same pain she had felt during her threatened miscarriage, which was a huge relief, it was more of a once a month stomach ache.

Damon nodded, taking in her unnaturally flushed yet blotchy cheeks. "It's side affects from the chloroform. You'll be fine, if they don't ware off in the next couple of hours, your body will heal you." Damon responded, his voice soft as his posture tensed. He could feel Elena's eyes boring into the back of his skull.

With her hands resting on her bump, the girl frowned. "She... She drugged me..." Dawn mumbled in realisation. Bree, she had lead Dawn into the back room and drugged her. "Why?"

Looking over to Damon, her eyes stopped on the sight of his hands. Dried blood was spotted on his hands. Elena hesitated, but when Damon nodded, she began to explain how Bree had betrayed them and almost got Damon killed.

First of all, I'm really, really sorry for how long this took to upload. I am really sorry everyone. I hope this chapter makes up for it as it had some of Dawn's mother and DamonXDawnie fluff. Also, I have had my nails done and I'm still getting used to typing in fake nails, so I'm slower than usual, lol. P.S; Sorry for my awful editing in this chapter as I wanted to get this up as quick as possible.

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BrittStar1199: Most of them will! Except Greta Martin (the witch who helps Klaus), the travelers and Kai. I'm glad your liking Dawn and Damon together! And yeah, they will eventually have sex (when Dawn isn't pregnant) but they will have to get together and bring up rather traumatic things in order to get to both a relationship and a physical relationship. Thank you for your constant string of lovely reviews!

KEZZ 1: Aw, I'm glad you're enjoying it and I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Thanks for reviewing!

Selyne Nightshade: That's so sweet! Thank you for reading this! I'm glad you're enjoying it so far! Thanks for the lovely review.

Sbritt264: Haha, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Thanks for the review.

Adela: Don't worry, Dawn and her little boy are perfectly fine! Although it seems it isn't a good week for Dawn first her threatened miscarriage and then getting into a car crash, poor Dawn can't get a break! Thanks for reviewing.

Somebodywhocares: I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the review.

Gracfully: Awe, thank you, and for reviewing too!

Guest: That is so sweet! Thank you and for reviewing too!

GhostlySights: HA HA! Evil minx? I don't know why that made me laugh so much! And true, Damon was being Damon but Dawn is way too emotionally and physically damaged for that sort of talk! Thanks for reviewing.

Guest: Thank you, it means a lot to receive such nice comments! Thank you for the kind comment, love

PirateWizardThief: Aw, thank you and if you ever want trade spoilers for 'Surrender' for 'We Might Fall' spoilers, message me;D. Dawn doesn't completely trust Damon as she doesn't entirely trust most men. Not even Matt, who Caroline is 'dating'. Caroline will make a great godmother and she will spoil the little boy rotten! Thanks for the sweet review.

Gabriellaaarega1: No problem! If you have any more about anything, feel free to send them too me in either messages or preferably a review. Thanks for reviewing!

Rukoitalian: Omg, haha. Thanks for reviewing.

Galwidanatitud: Good idea, although we may have to tie Dawnie to the bed! You get the rope, ill distract Dawnie! Thanks for the review, lol.

123456789: I'm glad you enjoyed them! Just a warning, there will be a couple of obstacles in the way before they can get into a relationship, but them kissing may come quicker than you expect! Thanks for the constant string of supportive reviews.

HPuni101: Don't worry, this story is pregnancy based so I would never kill the baby off, but also for Dawn. I don't think Caroline or Dawn would recover from that, if it happened. So I can assure you, no matter what, baby Ellis will be fine:)! Nothing about the baby's father has been revealed, the odd clues but look out for the red herring, if you know what I mean;). I wasn't actually sure what Dawn was going to be in till chapter eight, I think, maybe a little later, but the idea just came to me and it was something I never had come across in a fanfiction before. Interesting fact; Dawn was originally going to be elemental nymph. Thanks for reviewing.

Guest: The reason I 'put Dawn I danger' is because based on Dawn's character, she wouldn't be able to just sit back when her friends are in danger:). Also, I have to keep in the series' plot in mind and interpret Dawn into that, while also being mindful of her character and what she would do. I personally love Elena and I know a lot of fans don't like her and I find in most fanfictions, they write her OOC, making her mean and bitchy when Elena is known for being kind and selfless. I know not everyone loves her, but based on Dawn's personality, Dawn would be friends with Elena as they are similar in some ways. And who doesn't love Care-Bear;D? Thanks for reviewing.

AwesomeGirl45: I'm glad you're enjoying it! Thanks for the review.

Guest: My chapters are averagely 10,000 words and I update weekly. Most fanfictions update weekly with 1,000-2,000 words. My chapters take long to write and edit (I don't have a BETA) but also I'm an apprentice hairdresser so I work four days a week and am at college for one day, meaning I don't have the time to write 20,000 words in two days to keep ahead of schedule. I could split my chapters into 5,000 words an update twice, but if I was a reader I'd prefer to have one big chapter rather than two small ones. I hope you understand:) and don't think I was ranting or whatever at you, because I honestly wasn't:). Thank you and thanks for reviewing! I'll take the two chapters into consideration:D.

Tay927: The father will be revealed later. Thanks for reviewing.

Anna.B: Thank you! Dawn needs the moments of normalcy in her life, lol, what with her being mother nature and surrounded by witches, vampires and doppelgängers! Remember Dawn wasn't at her full power when she befriended Bonnie and Elena! Dawn will be conflicted with the originals. Part of her will feel something towards Klaus (due to his constant flirting), Bekah and Elijah, but the other half would remind her that they were born out of dark magic, her powers that were used wrongly by Esther. As to witches, vampires are abominations, a crime against mother nature. Klaus will feel threatened at first, but he will want her on his side as she is the key to controlling not only witches, but the entire existence! He will also be drawn to her innocence and will be able to connect to her in a way that isn't revealed. Thanks for the constant reviews!

Guest: Haha, thank you!

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