The other matches went on and Justin had been trailing but not too far behind Damon.
Damon saw that each opponent was good, but none could outwit him. Each opponent had either tried to attack him with a prohibit move or worst. Despite that he won every single one.
Merila notice Stefan keeping close watch of Damon throughout all of his matches. She decided to walk over to him.
"You're brothers right?"
"Yes, Damon is the oldest."
Merila watched as Damon dodged his new opponent's blows.
"You know I had only met your brother tonight. He wanted to pick me up at the bar."
Stefan smirked.
"He's very flirtatious, I can guarantee that."
She became sad.
"After I told him I was a courtesan I thought he wouldn't give me a second look."
Stefan placed his hand on her shoulder.
"He and I were once in love with the same woman. She was a bit like a courtesan except she wasn't honest like yourself."
Merila realized than that Damon had been with femmes like her but valued quality along with looks.
"I do wonder how it is your brother is so strong. His skills are very impressive and he wasn't exaggerating."
Stefan smiled.
"Like he's immortal?"
"EXACTLY!"
Damon then punched his opponent in Stefan direction and he got up.
He landed on Damon and tried to choke him. Damon smirked and rolled away from him than knocked him out cold.
Like all the others this opponent not once got up during the countdown.
It had now come down to the final match between Damon and Justin.
Merila was preparing to go back onto the stage when Damon came over.
"Hey."
"Hi."
"Well, it looks like I'll be facing Mister "I'm Gonna Win" nutjob."
Merila laughed than notice he had not wiped his nose of some blood. She took out a Kleenex and handed it to him. A spark had passed through her once they made physical contact. She quickly turned away and he smiled.
"Did anyone ever told you how beautiful you look when you're being modest? Especially when you blush?"
"You really are flirtatious aren't you?"
"Plus handsome."
She moved closer to him.
"That too..."
Damon was about to place his hand on her hair when Stefan came over and touched his shoulder. He rolled his eyes and turned around.
"Brother, this better be good." He whispered.
"I just wanted to let you know that I compelled Justin's henchmen to not interfere in the match."
"Good."
He turned back to Merila but she had already went to the stage.
"Stef, I really like this girl."
"Tell me something I don't already know."
Merila began to talk while Damon prepared to get ready.
"It has now come done to the final match. Damon verses Justin. As previously said tonight, the winner..."
She trailed off when looking at Justin who was smiling perversely while Damon was smiling flirtatiously.
"Will have me tonight." She finished.
She than ended her speech with an insult directed at Justin.
"Let the BETTER man win!"
She walked off the stage and the match began.
Through the match Justin and Damon fought hard. Stefan watched intently as his brother battled it out. Concealing his vampire abilities wasn't easy but unbeknownst to everyone Stefan had been helping Damon to win. By compelling each opponent into cheating or attempting to.
Abruptly Justin than landed on Stefan. Immediately one of Justin's henchmen came and got Stefan off of him.
Stefan quickly made eye contact with his brother. Damon than started to move his feet and punched Justin. He tried to reach for Damon shirt and he snatched his hand away.
"You planning on doing that with Merila?" Damon asked.
Justin growled at him and Damon smirked.
Than he punched Justin back in the direction where Stefan was. He made eye contact with him and than got back up and tried to kick Damon in his shin.
"Bold aren't we?" Damon remarked.
Quickly he punched Justin with his left and right fists and couldn't cover his face with his fists.
After five blows from both fists he had dropped to his knees exhausted.
The countdown started and Justin never once got up.
Damon raised his arms in victory and everyone cheered. Merila smiled, happy that Justin had been defeated. Stefan rushed to the stage and hugged his brother tightly.
"Thank you brother."
"You okay though Damon."
"Yes, where's Merila?"
They looked around and saw Merila was walking in their direction.
"How beautiful." Damon said smiling.
She smiled and placed her hand on his face.
They were within inches of each other's lips until she felt someone grab her hand and than kicked Stefan. Immediately Stefan saw who it was.
"DAMON, IT'S JUSTIN!"
Quickly Damon saw Justin trying to leave with Merila and his henchmen gathered around him and Stefan. He quickly got up and he and his brother fought their way through the four guys.
Now that the crowd had disbanded it was safe for them to use their vampire abilities.
Stefan tackled two of the henchmen while Damon gouge out the third one's eyes and ripped his heart out.
Justin refused to let Merila hand go as he was bringing her to his SUV.
"No, No, NO! He won the match therefore I am giving myself to him tonight! You hear me?"
"NO, YOU BELONG TO ME!"
Justin's main henchman suddenly had appeared to him still and silent.
"Where are the others?" He demanded.
His henchman killed over face forward, his heart ripped out from behind him. Merila screamed after Justin finally let go of her hand.
Justin looked up and saw Stefan standing there.
"What's this? You AND your brother want her? OVER MY DEAD BODY."
Stefan only smiled.
"You just spoke the words right out of my mouth."
Justin turned around and Damon grabbed hold of his neck, snapped it, and he fell.
Merila looked back at both brothers and than at Justin's deceased body.
Clearly they weren't like regular hommes and she was a bit concerned for her own safety.
"What ARE you guys anyways?"