Love is a Four Letter Word (For itconsumesher)

[prodigalsavior]

Every now and then, the constriction of the village tightened around him until he wanted to throw something through a wall. It wasn't often--for the most part he'd learned to be content in his three years here--but when it happened, it was like a restless burning he couldn't shake.

He was a vampire, a predator. Once upon a time, he'd been death lurking in the shadows. He took what he wanted. He didn't ask for permission.

And now...well, on several levels, yes, he had everything he wanted. People weren't happy about it, but so far no matter how badly he acted, no matter how far he pushed against the boundaries, no one snapped back. He didn't know what to make of that. Shouldn't they be snapping back? Shouldn't someone be drawing lines?

Granted, he was all ready to rip through the lines already drawn, as well as someone's throat. He remembered the last real taste of fear he'd had, the night he and Rebekah had hunted those girls through the club, and he shivered just a bit. Biting his lower lip, he sent her a message.

My room. Now. I have a plan.

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[itconsumesher.livejournal.com]

"It is." She murmured when he finally gave voice to what they were feeling.

[manof-myword.livejournal.com]

The words were scary in a way he didn't want to admit to, didn't want to say the things he was feeling, but that was something, an acknowledgement he could give. His fingers tightened a bit on theirs.

Damon murmured something in agreement as well, shifting up just enough to be able to reach around Rebekah to brush a soft kiss over Elijah's lips.

[itconsumesher.livejournal.com]

They were scary in some ways but Rebekah had always been the type to fall in love easily. Still, she was sure she hadn't ever felt it as intensely as she did right now. The strength of it surprised her and perhaps that's why she had held those words back from Damon for as long as she did.

She smiled softly as they kissed and she went back to closing her eyes again, content.

[prodigalsavior.livejournal.com]

Elijah wasn't ready to say those words, at least not in Damon's hearing. Rebekah was different--telling her how much he loved her was..natural, but to say it to Damon was a little too much too fast. Still he meant that it was perfect, and that included Damon, who he kissed back softly, before they both snuggled back down on either side of Rebekah.

"Don't leave this time," Damon murmured, clearly toward Elijah, who had a tendency of slipping out sometimes before they were awake. He wanted to wake up with both of them there, still all wrapped together.

[itconsumesher.livejournal.com]

It was natural for Rebekah to tell Elijah that she loved him as well, she had been telling him so for years and she had no problem telling him even now that their relationship had changed in some ways. No matter what happened, she would always love him. Now she loved Damon too with a sort of fierce need that she didn't want to lose.

She smiled a little as Damon told Elijah not to leave and she nodded as she wanted to wake up to both of them too. "We'll come looking for you if you don't stay." She murmured.

[prodigalsavior.livejournal.com]

"And we are very good at hunting people down," Damon murmured in agreement.

Elijah chuckled a little bit. "I'm not going anywhere," he promised, tightening his hold on their hands. "I promise." Not tonight, not ever, as long as he had a say in it.

[itconsumesher.livejournal.com]

Rebekah flashed Damon a little smirk even as she kept her eyes closed. "Good." She murmured again, letting herself drift happily at the moment.

[prodigalsavior.livejournal.com]

Damon smiled a little at the promise, closing his eyes and snuggling back down into the bed. He was exhausted from everything, emotional and physical that night, in a pleasant way, and he let himself start to drift off in a haze.

Elijah watched them for a while, fingers ghosting soothingly over skin and hair, until he finally let himself fall asleep, content.