The Sunshine Through The Storm
Readers please note: I do NOT own any part whatsoever of Vampire Diaries, this is simply a figment of my imagination using some of the characters from the show; also note I am 100% new to publishing my stories, so PLEASE R&R – but be gentle, I don't mind critiques but I don't want to be flamed to death either, other than that – Please enjoy!
– This story contains references to sexual abuse (no details) as well as spanking! If you are not okay with that then PLEASE don't read!
Thrashing around in my blankets I wake up to find myself wrapped around my bed sheets in a tangled mess, and the bright sunshine is burning in through the window, though the ring on my finger protects me from its flaming rays. A nightmare has ripped me out of otherwise a deep slumber. Blinking rapidly my eyes quickly adjust to the too-bright morning light and I moan and bury myself under the covers once more, trying my best to ignore the warm spring sunshine and go back to sleep. It's hard to believe that just a year ago I was living with my drunk crack addict of a mother, and abusive father. It was because of them that I ran away from home in the first place, no 12 year old child should live in such a damaging lifestyle and even at that age I realized what it was doing to me. Many days I went to school in ratty clothes, unwashed and unkempt. My father took me in ways a girl shouldn't be taken until she is much older, not to mention it shouldn't have been her own father! The smallest of rule breaking would result in my backside being black and blue for weeks, it wasn't only my father that beat me but my mother in her drunken rages as well. I couldn't even begin to tell anyone the hundreds of offhand strange items I had been punished with, ranging from coat hangers to broom sticks, anything either of them could reach at the time of the offense.
Meeting Damon had been a blessing in disguise, though he had used me for his own entertainment for a while, and even a living breathing blood bag as well, it was nice to have company of someone who treated me a hundred times better than the people who brought me into this god-forsaken world in the first place. After I ran away from home I stumbled upon Stefan and Damon's home in desperate need of food and drink, I was starved to my limit weighing only about 65lbs and being only 4'3 I was a miserable sight I was sure, but seeing such a big home I thought if anyone could spare some food and water it would be the people in this large house. It turned out knocking on that door was my own salvation, even if I had to endure a few months of being used to get it.
I explained to Damon and Stephan why I had run away from home, and neither of them wanted to send me back to such a terrible situation, no doubt they could have turned me over to CPS and made my life a bigger mess by sending me into some government facility but instead they opened their home to me. They had both decided their home was more than large enough to accommodate the many guests as well as myself for a more permanent residence, the plan was that I would grow up here and go to school, until I was old enough to live on my own and they would help me go to college, etc etc. The perfect outcome for a girl with such a terrible background. As it were, I decided after I figured out who and what they were that I wanted to be one of them. What I didn't realize was that by making that choice I would be putting myself at a eternity of being 13, which believe me, is not the best age to be turned to a vampire.
It all happened the day I deliberately broke my leg, even though it was incredibly painful I knew I would have to cause myself some massive amount of bodily harm to get the vampire blood in the first place, its not like I could just walk up to Damon and say "Hey Damon, can I drink some of your blood please so I can become a vampire too?" Yeah that would have went over REALLY well. My plan worked of course. I climbed up the side of the house until I got to the highest point of the roof, and just jumped. Sounds simple right? Well it was, but the pain sucked. Stephan who was out with Elena at the time wasn't home to hear my cries, but I knew Damon would, and he immediately came running out. Without saying a word he bit his wrist and put it to my lips and I drank, the warm liquid sent shivers through my body, I could almost feel my leg fixing itself, and all the bruises on my body immediately healing. As my body filled with strength I remember gripping his arm and pulling his wrist to me and sucking as if my life depended on his blood. "That's enough." He simply stated and pulled his arm from my mouth as I wiped the blood that formed around my lips. "What do you think you were doing up there?" He glared down at me as I was still sitting on the ground, with the so common disappointed mixed with anger look that he was giving me lately. I shrugged nonchalantly and looked back up at him as if I hadn't a care in the world. "I don't know D I was just playing around..." He narrowed his eyes suspiciously "Well play around a little safer will ya?" I mumbled an apology and pushed myself to my feet.
I went back to my room with my plan in full motion, I had no idea how long the amount of vampire blood would last in my system but I wasn't about to take the chance of dying for real since I didn't have a ring to bring me back to life. As quietly as possible I moved a char to the raftors and reached up until I could grasp at the shortest one. I tied a rope around it and made a noose, before fixing the noose around my neck and tightining it, I then shoved the chair out from under me and the last thing I remember was it crashing to the ground, a sound that was surely heard by Damon who was just down stairs from me.
As my eyes blinked open I looked around the room to see a swarm of faces surrounding me, Damon, Stephan, Elena, and Bonnie were all there, shaking me awake and asking if I was alright and how I felt. Damon was glaring at me something awful, in such a way that made my blood run cold had it not already been freezing I might have actually felt it. "What were you thinking!" Damon and Stephan both snarled at me simultaneously. It was clear that looking at them both they were quite angry with me, and why shouldn't they be? This wasn't the life they chose for me.
I reached up and rubbed my throat where it was still a little sore from my body weight dangling from the cealing, but I was sure that I had already begun the transformation. "Oh I'm sooo hungry.." I moaned looking to the faces surrounding me.
Sighing Damon put his head in his hand rubbing his temples with his middle finger and thumb. "She needs to feed or she will die. Stephan go get a blood bag from the basement before she starts eating your guests." Stephan nodded at his older brother and ran from the room at top speed, and was back in a split second handing the bag to Damon.
My tongue started watering as I saw the blood red liquid in Damon's hands, I practically threw myself at him trying to get to it, but of course he was much older and I was much much smaller, he was able to hold off my small form with just one hand. "Abigail, you have done quite enough for one night, let me open this for you then you can have it!" He said to me in a rather stern voice, even for him. I sat back on my heels feeling thoroughly chastised and lowered my eyes to the floor while I waited for him to pop the top off. By the time I raised my eyes hopefully at him he had it open and handed it to me, instructing me to hold it at an upwards angle to get the blood out faster. I drank from the package as if my life depended on it, in which case it did. I never realized that being a vampire would make your mouth water so badly when humans were around.
Stephan narrowed his eyes at Damon as if blaming the older one for this whole situation, I quickly finished the bag as to cut him off before any fights broke out. "I'm sorry Stephan it was my idea...I planned the whole thing, I broke my leg on purpose knowing Damon would heal me, and I planned to kill myself while his blood was in my system... I...I wanted to be one of you..." I muttered softly, but loud enough for them to hear me. All eyes were on me once more, and mine were on the floor, I was too afraid to meet any of their gazes to face the consequences. "I never had a family before... I wanted to belong somewhere.." I add in my defense, hoping at least one person would understand.
Elena dropped to the floor and hugged me, while Bonnie hugged me from the other side, and slipped a ring onto my hand. "This is to keep the sunlight from burning you." She mumbled and hugged me tightly before moving away.
Damon pushed himself up to a standing position and eyed me. "Elena, Bonnie – if you two could leave for the night Stephan and I have a situation we need to take care of." He turned his gaze to Stephan in a silent conversation, Stephan nodded and helped both of the older girls to their feet before ushering them out of the house. Damon then squatted in front of me and raised an eyebrow. "Did you realize that in doing something this careless you will forever be a child? Therefore you will forever be under my rules? You already know in my house we handle punishments more.. old fashioned than most adults and their wards... Though nothing like what you were used to, it is still how things are handled in my house." He paused for a moment to gauge my reaction, I purposely kept my face blank. "In any case, since you put yourself in this situation for eternity, you will forever be 13, you will never be allowed to drive, drink, or do anything you should have been able to do. In all reality I should blister your backside until you can't sit for a month..." He paused once again and narrowed his eyes moving in closer to my face. "But I won't do that... This time. Being 13 for eternity is punishment enough for this crime."
With the end of his lecture he picked me up and deposited me unceremoniously onto the big bed, so hard that I bounced a few times into the air before landing on my backside. He turned and started to walk away. "D..." He stopped and turned towards me. "I'm sorry." I mutter only to receive a grunt in return. Apparently I had not thought my idea all the way through. Being barely a teenager for eternity was a VERY long time!
I hope you liked it :) I had fun writing it and I look forward to writing more chapters, I already have a few ideas brewing and will probably start the next chapter tonight. Stay tuned! I'll pick up at Abbys "Wake up call" with the next chapter ;) and for you spanking fans out there, don't worry, Abby is one to get into LOTS of mischief!
