AN: Starts at beginning of Season 2, though some details changed. Sorry for any grammatical mistake, I'm currently writing with one hand and the other in injured.

For those of you that follow my other stories, I'll be updating them soon, I just needed to get this out of my head!

Enjoy lovelies! Exoxo

What to do.. What to do..

The strawberry blonde thought over and over again as she laid on the perfectly made bed in this strange room. She wasn't used to seeing so much sun through her window nor was she used to the silence and sounds of nature. She longed for city ruckus and pollution as she bore herself out of her mind.

"Hey, Lyca, I'm going to the Grill, want to come with?" A teen brunette called from below.

The girl signed and pulled herself into a sitting position, "Why not, give me two 'Lena."

The girl checked her hair in the mirror, seeing it was still in lazy curls and her liner hadn't smudged, she grabbed her leather jacket and made her way downstairs to meet her cousin.

The girl didn't talk much on the drive over, the two were like the opposite ends of a stick, completely different but similar at the same time. They had different personalities but always found something to bond over when needed, Lyca was a wild child and Elena was a tame one. They tended to surprise people by getting along.

"You know, it'll get better with time…" 'Lena tried as she parked the car.

"I love that you're trying to address the Elephant 'Lena, but you don't just get over something like that." She answered annoyed, she was frustrated with people hovering around her like she was going to explode. "I'm sorry 'Lena, just move on okay? I have. Thanks for the lift, see you inside." She said and shut the door behind her.

The Grill was full of life, it made Lyca smirk, so much life to mess with. She walked to the bar and sat on a stool, ordering a bourbon on ice she was glad to look older than she was. Normally she didn't have to worry about buying alcohol but this was America and the drinking age was 21 not 18 , which completely sucked balls.

"Something tells me you shouldn't be drinking that." A velvety voice floated over Lyca's ears from her right.

"What makes you say that, stranger?" she asked and turned to look at the man, falling straight into his icy eyes.

He smirked before omitting to answer her question, "Good choice." He commented, turning his body towards hers as they checked the other out.

"Lyca! I wanted to introduce you to.." Elena's voice called and she walked up with a vampire on her arm, "Damon." She addressed the man beside her cousin with contempt in her voice. "What are you doing?" she asked him, completely ignoring the reason she came to the bar for.

"He was hoping to get lucky 'Lena, can't you just see the thirst all over his face?" Lyca asked, tilting her head towards Damon casually and turning her body toward Elena, knowing her words had a double meaning.

Damon looked at the blonde with curiosity, not showing surprise at her comment as he sipped his drink facing the bar again.

The brunette scrunched her brows together at her cousins comment, wondering what the older girl knows.

"Damon, I think we need to be going." Said the man next to Elena, looking uneasy at the situation they've found themselves in.

"No, stay. I'm bored anyway. I'll walk home 'lena." The blonde said, downing the rest of her drink and walking away. "Oh, and nice to meet you Stefan." She called over her shoulder before walking out the door.

Silence consumed the triangle before the older brother broke it, "Who the hell was that, Elena?" He asked agitated, waving at the bartender for another drink.

The teen looked between the two brothers trying to think of something to say. "That was my cousin." She answered with a sigh.

Stefan tightened his arm around Elena's waist seeing the stress in her eyes, "Why is she here? Now?" she asked gently, he didn't want to upset his love but he had to satisfy his curiosity.

"She… ah, it doesn't matter. Leave her alone Damon, she's not going to be part of this world." She threatened the blue eyed vampire but he already had an agenda in mind.

"Sure Elena." He answered carelessly, finishing his drink.

"I mean it Damon, she's gone through enough as it is."

Damon grabbed his jacket and looked at the perfect couple for a second and started walking away without a word. After all he had things to do.

Lyca was slowly walking down the street, thinking of her first encounter in Mystic Falls. She had to admit the blue eyed vampire was unnaturally handsome and his voice leaked sex, it made her feel like she wouldn't mind being a dumb blonde for him.

"What do you want Damon?" She asked sighing as a blue Camaro pulled up beside her. It was true the vampire was very handsome and she was strongly attracted to him but she knew his type and she wasn't going to be another notch in his bedpost.

"Why don't you get in? I'll give you a lift." He asked, a voice full of mischief. He liked the way his name rolled of her tongue in laziness and how feisty she was. He already knew she was going to be fun to play with.

Lyca turned her forest eyes onto his sky ones as she thought over his proposal, deciding the young vampire might turn out to be fun, she jumped into the car without opening the door.

"Surprise me." She said and got comfortable in the seat.

"You know, for a Gilbert, you're easily convinced. I could be a murderer." He said, taking a turn into the road out of town and speeding up.

"Nothing I couldn't handle." She answered and turned the radio up so he couldn't answer without shouting.

He was intrigued by this girl, she sure was beautiful but he'd seen many beautiful woman in his long years, there was something else about her, something unsettling. The way she spoke, always saying things with a double meaning and hinting at things she should know nothing about, made him want to know more. And moreover, it made him want to get to know her rather than kill her like he'd originally intended.

They've been driving for an hour, both comfortable with the silence as the radio blasted away between them. Lyca's thoughts surrounded the reason as to why she was in America in the first place, for the first time she was thinking about what happened and he vampire next to her was thinking of different ways to find out what happened.

"So," He started, turning the radio down, "Why'd you get in a car with a possible murderer?" He asked, shooting her a smirk as he parked.

"There's nothing possible about what you are," She answered, looking at him with a challenge in her eyes. "It's not like you could kill me even if you tried." She continued lazily.

In a flash she was laying on the seats beneath him as he held her hands above her head. "Aren't you just too cute, "He said, leaning in closer, "No one is here to help you now."

"What are you going to do?" She asked, voice quivering a tears prickling at her lined eyes. "I don't need help Damon, I'm trouble as it is." She countered her earlier façade with a smirk as she pushed her body into his.

His smirk widened, "You don't know what you've gotten yourself into little girl." He hissed.

"You don't want to start talking about size honey, trust me." Lyca whispered, pushing her hips into his before they found themselves sitting up, "C'mon, I'm thirsty." She said, winking as she slammed the door of his car and walked toward the bar they parked in front of.

Damon smirked and followed the woman, to say she perplexed him would be an understatement and to say he didn't like it would also be one. He loved a mystery and this girl was exactly that, he would let her live he decided, at least for now. Until he'd put the puzzle together.

He walked into the bar and greeted Gloria before he sneaked up behind the blonde, "There's nothing little about me, sweetheart, you'll come to see that." He whispered stressing one particular word and walked away to get a drink.

The blonde smirked at his comment, she learnt to love games just as much as the vampire that was playing one with her now. In her opinion, nothing could stir up emotions as meeting interesting people that shaped us. In this instance, she has a feeling Damon could have a large effect of her person, so she would continue to indulge in his game for a while. After all, what else could she possibly do in Mystic Falls?

She didn't get home until much later than night and as weird as it was, she felt happy, after playing cat and mouse she and Damon actually had fun. Drinking a countless number of shots, playing pool and dirty dancing to rock songs. Lyca felt free for a while before she returned to chains of reality. Damon allowed her to escape her past and present and explored the unknown future with her.

Lyca sighed as she dropped back on her bed and closed her eyes, knowing that when she woke up everything would go back to normal and she'd have to go to school, forgetting the blue eyes monster that made her heart flutter.

Damon dropped back on his bed, staring at the ceiling not knowing what to think. The vampire himself hadn't felt so lost since his human years, as a vampire he had always been on guard, he always had to have an agenda, but that evening at Gloria's it didn't matter.

Nothing did.

He closed his eyes knowing that when he woke, the game would continue.