[Esoterica]

Damon stood outside of the burning building, irritated that the hunter had brought his home to the ground.  He was extremely angry and it seemed that one thing after another kept happening to his family. He was genuinely sick of it. "I tell you when I get my hands on that little shit I am going to rip him apart. This was my family home. In the family for generations. I always expected if my home was brought to ruins it would be by a Dragomir, not a damned hunter."

Damon had been alone at the time. Serena, who was newly raised from the dead was not there, and Stefan, the actual oldest brother who should have been in charge technically but was not had been gone ever since Damon killed Theo. Noone knew where he was or if he was even still alive.

Damon grabbed the one thing he was able to save from the fire, a box that had been given to him by Ramiel years ago to safeguard. He had no idea what was in it he could never manage to open the thing, but he started off with the box to a hotel where he checked in for the night.

He went out into the lobby and had a seat. "Where the hell are family and friends when you need them? I feel so alone right now. So very alone."

[Cenobite]

Suddenly Damon would feel the slight jab of something into his back through the thiness of the seat. A figure clothed in black with a mask leaned down whispering. Oddly enough it seemed they were the only two in the lobby at that moment.

"Please come with me so I don't have to put this stake through your back Damon Vincent. I mean you no harm but i do need you to come with me, all will be explained shortly. The voice sounded shockingly familiar however and if Damon did recognize it the assailant wasn't sure what to do.

However as he lead the prince up the elevator and into another numbered hotel room he felt his nerves settle a bit.
As soon as they were in the room he shut and locked the door. He threw the stake immediately in the trash and tore the ski mask off of his face.

Theo was already crying when his eyes met Damon's. He wanted to run up to his husband and hug him, kiss him, everything they hadn't gotten to do in so long but, Damon had been through so much. How could he assume how his love felt after all this time.

"Damon, I'm so sorry. I swear to God what happened with Nikolai wasn't my choice at all." He sniffled a bit. "This is a completely selfish question but,"

"Do you still love me?" He hoped Damon's confusion wasn't too much and that he understood Theo couldn't be seen in public currently.

"I don't know what to do, Morgan helped me escape from Alexandra Corvinus who helped me in her own twisted way but wanted to use me for other things. Where do I go?"

[Esoterica]

Damon was caught off guard when the 'hunter' revealed himself as Theo. He had no idea that he was dealing with his love here. He smiled and embraced Theo before stating. "I do not care about any of that. I mean I do care but Im not upset at you. I want to skin Nikolai Dragomir, but I am not upset at you at all. Why would I be? I know there is no way in hell you would consent to sleeping with that monster. And I love you Theo. Of course I love you? How could I stop?"

"I am glad you got away from Corvinus. Alexandra is not a good person. I thought I could control her but I cannot. She is working on creating an army of Flesheaters. She thinks I do not know this but I make it my business to know everything." Damon said. "Devan, he is being an ass like always. He is calling for blood, but I dont think Rani will let him. For one thing he isn't rightful prince. I am. I am the oldest and I am the one that Ramiel put in charge."

"I don't know where Stefan is but I cant sit around worrying about him. He can take care of himself and until I hear he needs me that is that."

"I have a million possible places we can go. I say we because you are not going anywhere without me. I want to go home. To Paris." Damon said.

"But first of all there is a hunter around here somewhere, a real hunter, that burnt down my home. We have to be careful about them as we leave. I dont know where they are." Damon paused. "I am a little less upset about the fire now. But Samuel. If he had been there would have been so upset. He is terrified of fire."

[Cenobite]

Theo welcomed the embrace, relaxing for the first time in his husband's arms after who knew how long it'd been. In that moment he didn't care about anything. Not that Nikolai had raped and imprisoned him, not that the world wanted him dead. Damon was here and Damon still loved him and that was all he could care about right now. If not stopped he would looked up into his husband's eyes with his own weepy ones before leaning up and pressing his lips to the vampire's.

After the long embrace he pulled back and smiled gleamingly up at the man. "Paris sounds perfect my love. I think as soon and as quietly as we can we should get the hell out of here and only a need to know basis for people wondering where we went." He almost clung to Damon, clearly scared he would be ripped away again. "I don't want to start over again, if we can just get away and I can be with you and the ones I love, I'll be perfectly happy."

He pulled back for a moment and looked down as if he had a thought he was ashamed of. "I have a selfish request of you..." Meeting his husband's eyes again Theo's lips quivered. "I- have been miserable this time around. Being human has been torture, everybody just does what they want to me and I can't defend myself..." He sighed deeply. "Would you hate me if I asked you to turn me again? I'm sure it'll piss people off, but only because they want to use me. I would much rather be sire bonded to you than imprisoned or bonded with anyone else. I'd feel safer that way." He hugged Damon again. "If it's too much to ask I understand, there just isn't anyone else in the world I want to change me ever again. I love you no matter what."

[Esoterica]

Damon perked up and smiled at his lover. "Of course I will. If that is what you want. I would make a big to do of it, ravish you and then turn you in spite of Devan, Ramiel Nikolai or anyone else. However I dare not wait." he paused and kissed Theo hard. "I hope you are ready."

Damon did not wait at that point, he sank his fangs deeply into Theo's throat and began to drink. His mind was swimming with love and passion, and he had not been that content since their wedding. He then sliced open his wrist, and fed Theo what he would need in order to live forever."

Damon held Theo while he was in that place between life and death. He watched over and protected Theo until he felt the moment of transformation was completely over. When Theo woke up, they would be home, in Paris.

[Cenobite]

Theo let out a small gasp, trying not to sound too excited when he felt Damon's fangs pierce his throat. It was the most right he'd felt yet in this life. When Demon let his wrist bleeding Theo latched on and began drinking greedily.

As he felt his heart slowing he looked up into Damon's eyes and smiled. "Thank you my love." He whispered before fading out of consciousness.

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Theo awoke in a grandeur bed with an ornate frame. Sitting up as if he'd slept peacefully for the first time in a long time. The surroundings were unfamiliar though so he gently sat up and looked around until he caught sight of his husband.

"...Paris?" He asked quietly, moving over to Damon and kissing him on the cheeks. He could feel Damon in his mind,the sire bond had taken quite nicely and Theo couldn't be happier. Now Damon would have a sixth sense of sorts regarding his mate and the new vampire hoped they both felt some peace in that.

In that moment Theo suddenly realized he was parched but someone had already beat him to the punch and left a bottle of bloodline with a glass on the nightstand.

Pouring himself a cup full he tasted it experimentally and smiled. It tasted just how he remembered from previous lives. Ironically comforting. He cuddled up to Damon.

"I missed you more than I can possibly put into words."He murmured before planting a kiss on Damon's lips. The two chatted for a long time before eventually their feelings ignited an old flame and the two decided to spend some time intimately before both fell asleep once more.

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The next morning Theo sat across the table from Damon while eating breakfast. "Apparently Nikolai and some others are tearing up Apockaleptika looking for me. Nobody seems to have figured it out yet." He smiled poking at his new fangs with the tip of his tongue.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door to the dining room and when grabbed entrance a vampiric maid opened the door and walked in quietly holding a newspaper.

The girls name was Mira, she and her family were weak vampires who had served faithfully under the vincents for years in Paris. It was a good trade, a luxurious place to live with free amenities in exchange for working under Damon who didn't ask much of them. "My lord, apparently your and Lord Theo's sudden absence has Ramiel and Devan throwing a fit. Apparently Devans been calling every place he knows to look for you and has agents out on the hunt for Theo."

[Esoterica]

Damon sighed deeply at the news that both Ramiel and Devan were throwing a fit on account of Theo. "Of course they are. Everyone wants my damned mate, yet noone deserves him. It's a mind blowing thing that I have not just lost my shit and killed them already."

Damon looked to the young woman, a servant he had had for many years and said. "Thank you very much Marie. You have been a good and faithful servant to me for a long time, and I appreciate knowing that you and your family are reliable. It makes my life easier knowing I can trust you all."

"Sir, I also must tell you, your brother Samuel arrived at the manor earlier this evening. He is in a foul mood because Paul is here. You know how that goes. Samuel has never been able to forgive Paul for killing Pierre. Its been a long time but the wound is fresh. I wish there was something that could be done to alleviate it. By someone, anyone. Perhaps Morgan can help with this. Its been a long time since someone has come into Samuel's life that has made him this happy."

Marie looked on sadly. It was well known that they had been a couple for awhile but it had gone sour. She was not considered family by the clan, but she was a trusted servant that was as close to getting such a position as any servant had ever been. It was obvious that she wished the one that was making Samuel happy was her.