Total Eclipse

The Song Total Eclipse of the Heart belongs to Bonnie Tyler, Melanie is mine and Damon is unfortunately L.J. Smith's

Italics are used here to represent thoughts.

Chapter 1

I was talking to my friend the other day about fictional characters- TV and books, who would we want to be real and why?

My friend had a rather long list, she had quite a history of fancying TV characters, I on the other hand only fancied one bloke from the telly and one character from a book.

My friend asked me if I wanted to be immortal- I said one part of me did but then if I thought about I decided that it wouldn't be a good idea- there are times as it is when I get tired of living.

The reason she asked me was that both of these blokes were immortal – Duncan MacLeod from Highlander the series who is played by Adrian Paul who is Anglo- Italian, the other one is a vampire from a series of books called The Vampire Diaries.

This is the one I told her that I wanted to walk into my world- sexy, mysterious and funny in an infuriating sort of way, a sure-fire way to get my heart broken,

But then I'm good at picking men like that, psychos, or on the rebound, or just utter assholes, but if I could nab Damon Salvatore it would be worth all the heartache that followed.

That got me thinking; I reread all four of the books and just couldn't get him out of my head. I still don't know exactly what possessed me, I'm usually quite sensible when I do my rituals and stuff- I don't do them very often but when I do it's only for two reasons-

1. A sabbat which is a major holiday like Halloween, or

2. If I have dire need.

So I found myself doing a ritual for the impossible. It was a full moon that night so I went down to a part of the beach that was fairly remote, I faced the moon and opened my arms letting the silvery calming light touch my face and open arms, the I said softly;

You have said that when You're round

Prayers are answered, chains unbound

You promise that by light of You

All one's wishes shall come true

Please take this token of my love,

As Your silver light shines from above

Please bring me what I ask of You

By darkest night and morning dew.

I thanked the moon and walked back along the beach, not yet ready to face the outside world with my stupid wish.