Shades of Grey
a X-Men/Vampire Diaries tale
Pairing: Rogue/Klaus/Damon
Chapter I: When Predators turn Prey Part 1
Damon's POV
It looked to be a rather uneventful evening. Klaus' pooches were restless, but smart enough by now to not do something stupid, such as set off himself or the local badass witch who currently sipped drinks with her supposed stepbrother Jaime in some undetermined corner. Whether she knew it or not, he really did care for the witch, which was why he was here, making sure said step brother knew his place. Bonnie was the sassy sister he always wanted, and he wasn't about to let the hormonal Jaime take advantage of her vulnerability right now. Granted it was vulnerability that was created, intentional or not, by his brother and yours truly, but still! He remained unseen, a skill he did in fact prefect, inspite of what Bonnie believed, sipping on Scotch and watching the locals trying to drink away their sorrows. Like some scene in a bad movie. But things began to change, and quickly.
His ears picked up to a news report, an attack in New York, blamed on mutants. Now there was a term he had not heard before! Witches, yes, wolves, affirmtive, vampires, well duh, but who and what were mutants? He turned to face the television watching in shock as said mutants did open battle well in the sight of humans. There was a man with metal claws that reminded him of Klaus on crack, a beautiful woman with white hair and mocha skin that closely resembled Bonnie who hurled lightning, a boy with a smirk that resembled his own who weilded flame just like Bonnie could, and a girl, a young girl who was the center of it all, dodging and running with an army bag slung over her shoulders. Authorities all over the place were looking for her, that small young thing, calling her the most dangerous out of them all, causing him to snort.
Truth be told, he felt bad for her, though he never would admit it aloud. So young, with the world against you. He could relate! He did a silent toast to all the outcasts, saying the name softly as he did "To you little Rogue, may they never find you." He soon found that he was not the only one playing close attention to the news. It would figure that one of the Originals would be close by to keep an eye on those unruly Hybrids. "Who would think such a pretty little thing could be so dangerous? But looks are very decieving. Had my eye on that one a long time. She's a fighter, a survivor." he turned to see Barbie Klaus with a look on her face that he couldn't place. It certainly held more emotion in it than he had ever seen in her before. "Leave her be! They have their own problems, she doesn't need your special brand of insanity to add to her own!" it came out sarcastic, but he shocked himself at the protective vibes that suddenly swept through him on her account.
"She is us, Damon, but you wouldn't know that. You would never understand. Not us, not someone like her. So young, so much power, and so many people who want to break her, use her, turn her into a mindless weapon to suit their own needs. You are one of Them. It's from people like you she needs protection from the most." Rebekah's voice rose as she gave him a glare that was far more deadly than any he had ever seen on her. He gave her a strange look. "She is a stranger. What could she possibly be to any of you?" he demanded. "Family. And Damon, you should know better than to fuck with our Family. Leave her be." her eyes flashed black. Damon broke out his signature smirk. "Aren't you overeacting a little Barbie? She is many miles from Mystic Falls and the chance is one in a million she'll end up in this place." he said. She smiled a knowing smile, a secret smile that sent chills down his spine. "One in a million, and when she comes, stay the hell away from her!"
And with that rather cryptic message, she walked to the other side of the bar, eyeing the witch and leaving Damon completely confused. He didn't like the sound of what he just heard. The Originals knew something he didn't. Barbie Klaus, if not their whole fucked up Family were connected to the girl that was the center of a national manhunt somehow. It didn't sit well with him, not at all! All the more so that deep down, he wanted them as far away from the young mutant girl as possible! Klaus in particular, though if you asked him why, he couldn't tell you. It was time he ended Bonnie's little date. Something was up, and for once he would like to be prepared for what might be coming. "Judgy, we got Original Buisness tonight, cut it short! Something is up that might change the game!" the silent message was heard loud and clear as Bonnie shot a glare over her shoulder at him.
"You owe me Salvatore! Next date you have to pay for both mine and Jamie's meals and give Elena and Steffan some alone time!" she responded in kind. It was a steep price, particularly considering his feelings concerning the rekindled love affair between his brother and the fair Elena, but in the end, he was tired of the Petrova's playing games with him so he excepted the deal, begrudgingly. Just to show good will, he made it out without Bonnie's date seeing him and allowed her plenty of time to make her excuses and meet him at her car. He was already i the driver's side, making her roll her eyes at him as she took the passenger's seat. She looked to tired to fight with him. "Are you going to tell me what this is about Damon or will I have to beat it out of you?" she asked. He smirked. He did love that fire! "It has to do with mutants, one in particular. Rogue her name was." he said.
"The same as the one they are hunting for everywhere?" her tone became sympathetic. Her kind had been hunted and burnt at the stake for a milenia, she would definately be sympathetic to the threat the mutants now faced. "Yeah, little Rogue. Barbie Klaus was at the grill tonight. She spoke rather cryptically of her. She called her one of Them. It doesn't make any sense. She may be a mutant, but she is still human. But she was as protective as though she were speaking about one of her siblings! There is some connection there and we need to know what it is. We need to know before that one in a million chance that she runs here ends up happening. I don't want her anywhere near those bastards!" he exclaimed. "For once, we agree on something Salvatore. Let's go to the Witch's House and see what they have to say about our girl and the Originals." he smiled. He knew that when it counted, he could always count on Bonnie, something more than he could say than his old family!
