*I know the gif aint Jeremy or the guy who plays Chris but just pretend y'all*

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Jeremy asks through the phone. Christian has him on speaker as he gets changed into different clothes.

"I know, Katherine, she isn't going to try anything" Christian shakes his head. "It's just a couple of drinks and I'll come find you afterwards."

"I'll wait up for you" Jeremy tells him making Christian smile. Christian then frowns his eyebrows as he hears a commotion in the background on Jeremy's end.

"What's going on over there?" Christian asks in concern.

"I don't know" Jeremy tells him honestly. "I think Damon's over here, they're arguing"

"I'm gonna come over, get Damon" Christian tells him.

"I'd hurry, he seems pretty upset" 

"I'm coming now" Christian says hanging up and speeding out of the house.

Christian speeds towards the Gilbert house and stops at the front steps leading up to the front door. The moment he comes to a stop he sees a body blur out and knows it's Damon. Before he can follow his brother he hears Elena's screams.

"Elena?" Christian asks entering the house. He speeds up the stairs thinking that something had happened to her but what he sees makes his blood run cold.

Jeremy's laying on the ground with his neck snapped. Christian listens for a heartbeat but doesn't find one.

"Chris?" Elena whispers but Christian stares at Jeremy as his breathing becomes heavier. "Chis, wait!" But Christian doesn't listen to her. He speeds out of the house after his brother before Elena could tell him that Jeremy's wearing the Gilbert ring.

Damon knew that Christian would be coming after him and knew he would have to evade his little brother for as long as possible. While he knows Jeremy has the magic ring on he doubted that would matter to Christian. 

Damon thinks for a moment but can't remember if he actually saw the ring before he killed Jeremy or not but he is very relieved with the fact that Jeremy did have it on. He knew Jeremy would come back and hoped he'd be able to get Christian off his back.

"He saw the ring, that's why he did it. He knew" Stefan tries to assure Elena while glancing at Jeremy anxiously. Elena had called him over after everything had happened. Stefan wanted to go after Christian and stop him but knew he wouldn't be able too. Christian is more experienced in killing vampires and he's a lot stronger as well. The only one capable of stopping Christian is Jeremy but the teenager would have to wake up first.

"He didn't see the ring" Elena snapped holding Jeremy in her arms. Stefan tries to get her to calm down and to see reason but it's hard with her dead brother in her arms.

When Jeremy finally wakes up he's startled. He gasps and sits up quickly while looking around. He half expected to see Damon there to finish the job but all he finds is Stefan and Elena.

"He killed me! Damon killed me!" Jeremy shouted.

"It's ok," Elena breathes hugging Jeremy tightly. "Oh, God" She whispers relaxing.

"How are you feeling?" Stefan asks him.

"My neck hurts" Jeremy says rubbing his neck as Stefan helps him stand up. "Chris" Jeremy whispers his eyes widening. "He said he was coming over"

"Yeah, he came over" Stefan tells him.

"Where is he?" Jeremy asks.

"Hunting Damon down" Stefan tells him. "I need you to come with me and stop him"

"What? No, Damon killed me" Jeremy snapped.

"I know and Christian will kill him" Stefan stresses. "Do you really want Chris to live with the memory of him killing his own brother?" Stefan asks raising an eyebrow at him. "Help me stop him"

"Fine" Jeremy says reluctantly but with the plan to take on Damon himself later. Stefan nods not knowing the thoughts that are running through Jeremy's mind.

"Stefan, do you think this is a good idea?" Elena says stopping them. "He just came back to life"

"I can do it, I'm fine" Jeremy says. "We need to find Christian" Stefan nods in agreement and grabs him.

"You can't hide from me, Damon" Christian snapped marching into the Boarding House.

"Not exactly hiding, bro" Damon says from the parlor. Christian appears in the middle of the room a moment later. Pain and anger evident in his expression. 

"You're not even going to make me chase you? I was looking forward to that bit" Christian tells him with a hard glare. Damon glances at him while pouring himself a drink. 

"You do know Jeremy's alive right?"

"I don't trust you" Christian growls maliciously. Damon drowns his drink.

"So, what now? You just gonna kill me? You're own brother?"

"You know damn well my loyalties lie to Jeremy first" Christian snapped.

"So, what are you waiting for then?" Damon asks moving out from behind the bar.

"Every man deserves a last drink" Christian shrugs. "Consider it a brotherly courtesy" Christian tells him.

"How sweet" Damon says. Christian growls as the memory of Jeremy laying on the ground, his neck snapped, reappears in his mind. Damon tries to brace himself but Christian is eerily strong.

Damon flies across the room and slams into the wall. Before his body could then fall to the ground, Christian grabs his shirt and tosses him again. Christian continues to throw him around. Damon tries to fight back but is no match to the amount of experience Christian has.

Damon groans as Christian breaks bone after bone. Damon knew Christian was dragging this out. Christian wanted Damon to be in pain. By the time Stefan and Jeremy arrive, Christian had broken close to every bone in Damon's body.

"Christian, stop!" Stefan growled trying to throw Christian off of Damon but Stefan just pushes him away. Knowing that Stefan was here, Christian thrusts his hand into Damon's chest and grips his heart.

"Chris!" Jeremy says running close to Christian and kneeling on the ground beside him. Christian tenses and freezes his actions. Damon groans quietly and wheezes under Christian. "Chris, look at me" 

"He killed you, Jeremy" Christian growls tightening his grip around Damon's heart completely ready to rip it out.

"I know, I was there, remember?" Jeremy tries to joke but it only pisses him off even more. "I don't want you to do this" Jeremy says seriously. "Don't kill him"

"I can't just let him go, Jeremy" Christian growls glaring at his older brother.

"I wouldn't saw you were just letting him go" Jeremy says taking in the state Damon's in. Jeremy's eyes return to Christian. He moves closer and slowly turns Christians head towards him. Christian's reluctant but eventually looks at Jeremy. "Let him go" Jeremy whispers. "I'm fine, I'm alive," Jeremy moves even closer and presses their heads together. "I'm with you, I love you"

"I love you" Christian whispers slowly relaxing as Jeremy's scent fills his nose.

"Let Damon go" Jeremy whispers. "Come with me," Slowly, Christian releases Damon. Jeremy stands up and Christian quickly follows him. Damon groans on the floor. Christian growls and goes to turn back to him but Jeremy quickly catches his head. "Stay with me" Jeremy grabs his cleaner hand and pulls him towards their room.

Christian keeps his eyes on Jeremy and stays so close to him that they practically trip on their feet as they move to the bedroom. When they walk inside, Jeremy closes the door.

"Let's get you cleaned up" Jeremy whispers but Christian can barely process his words. Jeremy lets go of Christian's hand and Christian growls gripping Jeremy's hips painfully tight and presses him against the wall. "Hey, easy." Jeremy says hiding his wince.

Jeremy cups both sides of Christian's face. He looks into Christian's eyes slightly startled by how dark they are. It felt as if Christian was more animal than man at the moment.

"I'm not going anywhere" Jeremy whispers. "I'm safe, I'm with you" Christian slowly relaxes. He closes his eyes and buries his head in Jeremy's neck. Jeremy hugs Christian tightly. "I'm ok, Chris, I'm ok" 

"Mine" Christian growls an octave lower than what Jeremy is used too. The amount of possessiveness Christian is radiating not only in his presence but in his voice turns Jeremy on beyond belief.

"I'm yours, I'm all yours" Jeremy promises moving his head to expose more of his neck. Christian growls at the offer and grazes his teeth over his pulse nipping at it. Christian presses him against the wall even more as he slowly sinks his fangs into Jeremy's neck. 

Jeremy whimpers. Christian growls sinking his fangs even deeper into Jeremy. Jeremy presses his head against the wall knowing Christian would leave bruises with the amount of pressure his hands were creating.

Slowly, Christian pulls back and lick the slightly bleeding wound. Jeremy breathes heavily, mainly from arousal. Christian growls smiling it radiating off of him.

Christian presses his lips fully on Jeremy, quickly and easily dominating him. Jeremy moans and presses his hips against Christians. Christian growls grinding into him roughly.

"Wait" Jeremy whispers pulling away from him. Christian barely controls himself but pulls away from Jeremy enough to look into his eyes. "I know you vampires love blood and all but it's kind of making me uncomfortable" Jeremy says looking at the amount of blood that's one both of his arms.

Christian slowly nods pressing a gentle kiss on his forehead. Christian closes his eyes and leaves his lips there for a moment. He breathes in Jeremy's scent, committing it to memory before pulling away.

"Come on" Jeremy leads Christian into the bathroom. Jeremy closes the door and turns to Christian. 

The vampire seems slightly more relaxed but still very much on edge. His eyes are still unnaturally dark. His posture is rigid.

Jeremy moves closer to him not scared nor nervous. He reaches for Christian's shirt again and begins to finish unbuttoning it. Slowly, he pushes it off of his shoulders and continues to undress him before undressing himself.

Jeremy then reaches into the shower and turns the water on. Once the temperature is right, he pulls Christian inside. The water begins to wash away the dirt and blood off of Christian.

Jeremy does most of the work cleaning the two of them while Christian gazes at him. Christian had lost and regained Jeremy within hours. Christian never wanted to feel like that again. He had already lost Elijah and he is not prepared to loose Jeremy.

"I love you" Christian whispers. Jeremy had his back to Christian as he was reaching for the conditioner. Christian wraps his arms around Jeremy's middle and pulls him back. Christian's nose burrows within Jeremy's hair.

"I love you, too" Jeremy whispers resting his hands on top of Christians. Jeremy couldn't believe that Christian was actually going to kill Damon because Damon had killed him. Christian had told him that he wasn't the closest with his brothers but to actually kill one of them because Damon had killed him? It took a lot for Jeremy to wrap his mind around it. "What about your drink with Katherine?"

"Fuck Katherine" Christian says without a moment of hesitation. "I'm staying with you" Jeremy smiles as his heart swells.

Christian turns Jeremy away and presses his back against the wall. He presses his head against Jeremy's. Christian stares into his eyes and Jeremy knew he had something to say. It stays silent for a few moments, the only noise is the water squirting from the shower.

"I have only told someone I loved them twice in my life and actually, wholeheartedly meant it" Christian tells him. "You are one of those people. Jeremy I am telling you the truth, you are my world. I would and I will do anything to ensure your safety and your happiness. You come first. You will always come first. You are my number one priority"

"I didn't think Stefan was telling the truth when he told me you were going to kill Damon" Jeremy whispers.

"Do you believe me now?" Christian asks. Jeremy slowly nods. "Jeremy, I will never lie to you. I don't lie to a lot of people, I don't need too. When I tell someone I'm going to do something, I do it. So, please trust me when I tell you I love you and I will protect you and make you happy. I will do anything and everything in my power to make that happen"

"What about you?" Jeremy asks resting his hands on Christian's chest. "What about your happiness?" Christian smiles and caresses the side of his face.

"You are my happiness" Christian whispers. "Waking up beside you, seeing you smile, hearing your laugh, making you happy knowing I had a hand in making you that way, that's what makes me happy. Don't worry about me, as long as you're here and your heart is beating, I am happy"

"I don't deserve you" Jeremy laughs kissing Christian.

"You deserve the world" Christian whispers against his lips. "And I plan on giving it to you"