*4 updates in one day, y'all like that? I had every intention to wait to post chapters 21 and 22 later like tomorrow or the next day but whenever I finish writing a chapter I can't seem to keep it unpublished. I'm too impatient, like I wanna get it out there for you guys to read and I eagerly wait to hear from you. I love seeing notifications pop up saying I got a comment and/or a vote. I hope you guys liked these last few updates! Enjoy the chapter!*

"Well, look at you" Christian smirks startling Jeremy. He turns around and grins at Christian. "Look like a soldier"

"I'm part of the parade" Jeremy shrugs. "You were part of the civil war right?" Jeremy asks. Christian's gaze turns cold for a moment.

"Yeah, yeah I was apart of the Confederacy with Damon" Christian said. Looking at Jeremy's outfit brought memories back for Christian and it was a little hard for him.

"If it's too uncomfortable for you I can totally ditch and we can do something" Jeremy offers. Christian grins and shakes his head.

"It's alright, I'll be fine" He says kissing Jeremy lightly. "I'll be in the crowd handsome" Christian winks before disappearing. Jeremy smiles before grabbing his pack and walking out of his room.

Christian weaved through the crowd keeping his eye out for any suspicious activity while also keeping an eye on Jeremy from a distance. Jeremy seemed to be enjoying himself making Christian feel better about his decision to stay here and not leave with Jeremy.

Once the parade ended Christian met up with a now normally dressed Jeremy. Elena tried to come talk to Jeremy but Jeremy shooed her away knowing that her being around them would only anger Christian. Jeremy didn't know what Elena had told him that pissed him off so much but whatever it was was bad enough for him to still hold some anger towards her. Him and Christian were having a good day and he didn't want Elena to sour his mood. 

"You want something to eat?" Christian asks.

"Yeah, I could go for some food" Jeremy nods.

"Save our seat, I'll grab you something" Christian says kissing his head before walking off. Jeremy smiles watching him but soon his view is blocked by Damon.

"You know, you really shouldn't be a bitch to your sister" Damon said. Jeremy rolls his eyes.

"Well maybe she shouldn't be a bitch to Christian" Jeremy shot back. Damon sighs and rolls his eyes.

"Look, Christian is a little touchy and emotional when someone mentions the 'L' word around him" Damon says. "Elena's learned her lesson so, ease up"

"That may be true but Christian's still pissed and I don't want her pissing him off even more" Jeremy says.

"Just cut her some slack" Damon says patting Jeremy's shoulder.

"What are you my dad now?" Jeremy frowns his eyebrows pushing Damon's hand away. "Elena's the one that needs to chill"

"All she's doing is trying to protect you-"

"Yeah because pissing Christian off, having him erase my memories and keeping me in the dark is keeping me safe" He says sarcastically. "In case you forgot, I got kidnapped because of her" 

"That wasn't her fault" Damon snapped. Jeremy rolls his eyes and stands up looking around for Christian. "Hey" Damon said gripping his arm. "I'm talking to you"

"If you think I'm afraid to make a scene in front of all these humans, you're wrong" Christian growls murderously as he grabs Damon's wrist. His grip slowly tightening until Damon's bones break. Damon groans and retracts his hand from Jeremy.

"I'm fine" Jeremy says grabbing Christian's hand not wanting him to expose himself in front of everyone. Christian continues to glare at Damon and Damon glares back. "Chris" Jeremy says pulling on his hand until he steps back. "Come on"

"Touch him again, Damon" Christian growls. "I dare you" Damon rolls his eyes and walks away.

"Chris" This time Christian turns to Jeremy. "I'm fine, he didn't hurt me"

"He would have" Christian growls.

"But he didn't" Jeremy whispers kissing him lightly. "Come on, don't worry about him, let's have some fun" Christian sigh and nods.

"Let's get you some food first" Chris says pulling him towards one of the booths.

"We should find a spot to watch the fireworks" Jeremy suggests as it gets closer to that time. Christian nods in agreement letting Jeremy pulling him around. Neither of them wanted to be in around the crowd and settled for just outside. "What are you doing?"

"Something doesn't feel right" Christian tells him looking around. He couldn't spot either of his brothers, although he's sure Damon's avoiding him. He also couldn't find Elena. Slowly he spots a person here and a person there throughout the crowd that didn't seem to fit. They seemed misplaced, too ridged.

"What's wrong?" Jeremy asks.

"The tomb vampires" Christian realizes spotting more and more of them. "They're here"

"What are they doing?" Jeremy asks.

"Nothing good" Christian says gripping Jeremy's hand. "They want revenge on the town for what they did to them, I need to get you out of here"

"Ok, let's go" Jeremy nods staying right next to Christian. Christian leads him towards the mustang. He opens the passenger door for Jeremy to climb in. Before Christian can close the door he feels this searing pain shoot through his head.

Christian screams falling to his knees gripping his head in agony. Jeremy instantly shoots out of the car and kneels in front of Christian. Jeremy can feel his heart hammering and he tries to get Christian to focus on him but the pain is too much.

Jeremy doesn't understand what is happening when it clicks. He remembers his conversation with his uncle about the weapon against vampires. He remembers Christian being uncertain that the weapon was despelled.

"We have to get you out of here" Jeremy realizes. He didn't know what the plan was but he knew Christian was in danger. "Come on, we need to leave" Jeremy says wrapping Christians arm around his neck lifting him off the ground. Christian groans and clings to Jeremy painfully. 

Jeremy goes to put Christian in the car when a deputy comes up behind them. He pulls Christian right out of Jeremy's arms and injects him with vervain. Jeremy's eyes widened.

"Jeremy" Christian whispers slowly succumbing to toxins. The deputy holds him as Christian goes limp.

"Hey! Let him go!" Jeremy snapped punching the deputy and tries to take Christian back.. More deputy's come and restrain Jeremy. "Leave him alone! Let him go!" Jeremy shouts struggling to get to Christian. "Please! Don't take him! Leave him alone! Please!" Jeremy screams not even realizing that he's crying. "Chris! Let me go! Christian!"

The deputy drags an unconscious Christian away from the screaming teenage boy. The other deputy's were one step from arresting Jeremy when he just stops fighting. They hang around him a few more moments making sure he doesn't do anything before returning to their job. The moment their gone Jeremy darts into the direction they took Christian.

"The device is done; the only thing keeping them down is the vervain" John says as they dumb Christian onto the floor not far from his brother. "We on't have much time, let's finish this"

"Chris" Damon groans quietly. 

Christian doesn't respond still too drugged to wake up. Damon watches as John and the other deputies pour gasoline over everything and everyone inside. Once all the humans are out, the light the place on fire.

"Elena!" Jeremy shouts racing towards her and Stefan.

"Jeremy" Elena relaxes relieved her brother is alright. 

"They took him" Jeremy pants resting his hands on his knees. "They took Chris.. I couldn't stop them" Jeremy says sorrowfully. 

"Hey, don't worry, we're gonna get him back" Stefan reassures him. Jeremy looks at him for a moment but slowly nods. The three of them make it towards the burning building.

"Chris, wake up, man" Damon groans getting onto his knees looking at his brother after watching the other vampires kill Mayor Lockwood.

"Jeremy" Christian groans.

"He's safe, he's fine" Damon reassures him despite not truly knowing if he's safe or not. "But we're not, we gotta get out of here man" Christian groans still extremely sedated. "I should start keeping count on how many times I save your ass" Damon groans trying to lift Christian up but despite being more awake than Christian he's still extremely weak. The weight of Christian is too much and they both fall back to the ground. "You gotta help me out here"

"Damon?" Christian asks slowly waking up. He opens his eyes and looks around. He doesn't know where he is and all he can see are the flames slowly building and catching onto the other vampires. "Where are we?"

"A burning building that we need to get out of, now" Damon says. "Now get your princess ass up" The two of them look for an exit.

"Where's Jeremy?" Christian asks praying that he's alright.

"I don't know but he's not here" Damon reassures him. Christian tries to stand but he legs give out from under him. For the first time in decades he's afraid. For the first time in decades he doesn't want to die, he wants to live. There's only on thing racing through his mind, there's only one person he can think about.

"Where's Christian?" Jeremy snapped marching up to John.

"With the rest of them, where he should be, along with Damon. It's over for them" John tells him and Elena. Jeremy's heart drops as he looks at the burning building. Jeremy shakes his head refusing to believe that he lost him.

"You're crazy!" Elena shouts.

"Why?" He asks her. "Because I'm doing what should have been done a hundred and forty five years ago? This is the right thing, Elena" Stefan looks at John and then towards the building. "Go ahead, you won't make it out" John warns the youngest Salvatore. "It'll save me trouble of killing you myself."

"You know the building well, is there another way in?" Stefan asks Elena.

"Utility door, there's one around the side" Elena tells him. Stefan nods and goes towards the door. Jeremy doesn't hesitate to follow him. John goes to grab him but misses, however, he doesn't miss Elena.

"Hey, you can't go in there!" Bonnie shouts after Stefan and Jeremy as Stefan opens the utility door. "The fire will take you out" She warns them.

"They're my brothers, Bonnie" Stefan simply. He enters the building and Jeremy stays close beside him. Bonnie tries to stop Jeremy but he's stronger and gets out of her grip. Stefan tries to open the basement door but can't, the nob is too hot.

"We have to get in there" Jeremy says panicked. He watches as the smoke comes from under the door and they can both hear the fire crackling. 

"I can't guarantee your safety" Stefan warns him.

"I don't care" Jeremy snapped. "I need to get to Chris" Stefan looks at him for a moment before nodding. He looks back to the door and grabs the door again, this time able to open it.

The both of them take a few steps back as the flames reach for them. They can hear the cries of agony from the other vampires. Jeremy looks at Stefan nervously not knowing how they're going to get inside. 

A few moments later the flames covering the steps dissipate enough for them to climb down. Stefan glances at Jeremy but the teenage boy is already racing down the steps.

"Chris?!" Jeremy shouts looking for him. His eyes find Christian's and he instantly goes towards him.

"Jeremy" Christian whispers. "What are you doing here? The building's on fire"

"Yeah, no shit, I'm here to get you out" Jeremy lifts Christian up and helps carry him after Stefan speeds Damon out.

Once they make it out side Jeremy sets Christian on the ground. Jeremy ignores the others and kneels beside him. He looks over Christian making sure he's alright.

"I'm ok" Christian pants. "I'm ok"

"You scared the shit out of me" Jeremy whispers with a small laugh. "I didn't know what I was gonna do or how I-"

"I love you" Christian tells him. Jeremy freezes and instantly falls silent. Christian looks him in the eyes. "I love you, Jeremy Gilbert" Slowly, Jeremy begins to smile. "You're all I can think about, you're the reason I want to live, you make my life worth living, and I love you"

"It's about damn time, Christian" Jeremy jokes laughing with a face splitting grin. Christian grins as well and laughs with him. He slowly nods.

"Yeah, you're right" Christian says smiling at him. "Come here" Christian mutters wrapping a hand around the back of Jeremy's neck. Jeremy willingly leans towards him planting a kiss on his lips.

*So, how was it?

Who do you think Christian's end game is?

Who do you hope his end game is?

Do you think he has more than one end game?

And that wraps up season one!! Now we're in season two! And you know what happens in season two? A SHIT ton of drama!!!!!!

Can we just talk about Christian's growth from a playboy, heartbroken guy who didn't give a shit about himself in the first chapter to how he is now? I love him so much!!*