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Chapter 1; Arriving at Mystic Falls

It was a pretty unsightly view, Damon thought as he finally found the source of the smell that caught his attention. He was looking at a young woman, covered in blood, yet seemingly unharmed, her hair was as red as the blood on her originally white shirt. Her blood smelled delicious, Damon couldn't stop himself from moving closer to the girl as his fangs came out and his face changed. He knelt down next to the girl who just started to stir, her face contorted in pain.

Blackness was all she saw, but she felt more free than ever before. Her body ached all over as memories started flooding in. Flashes filled with pain and torment filled her mind as tears welled in her eyes and she finally woke up.

As soon as she saw his face, this vampire's face, she scrambled back until she hit a tree.

"P-please, no more, please" she cried softly "I won't die, I can't it just hurts please not again"

Damon wasn't quite sure yet what interested him the most, the smell of her blood or what she just said. It seemed as if his mind was processing in slow motion as he just sat there staring at her for at least a minute before his face changed back to normal.

"Fine I won't hurt you" he stated seemingly bored, "what's your name?".

Her hands were touching the ground, sitting against a tree, she felt the ground between her fingers, wind against her face and she realised.. she wasn't there any more, for the first time in many years she felt the wind in her face, she was free. As she realised this, a smile slowly appeared on her face as she made to stand up.

"what day is it?" she asked not even looking at him, she even turned her back to him touching the bark of the tree, letting her fingers softly glide over it as if searching for something. As she turned around he was only 10 inches away from her and she held her breath shocked.

"You know it's considered rude to answer a question with a question." he said threateningly, staring at her intensely he noticed her tears were gone and she didn't seem as scared any more.

She stared back at him, not feeling too threatened "Maya, Maya Michaelson" she whispered as she stepped away from him, she noticed her body was weak still, she felt fatigued beyond belief. She was looking around as though she'd never seen a forest before, Damon noticed as he watched her every movement. The girl had piqued his interest, as not many human girls were able to do.

"Now, the date?" she asked softly turning around to meet his eyes again.

Damon looked at her thoughtfully, Maya felt uncomfortable under his scrutinizing look but stared him down even though she felt shaky and was barely able to keep standing.

"why don't you come home with me, so you can rest" he said changing the subject as he moved closer to her, he noticed she started to sway so he put a steadying hand at her lower back as he smiled to make his point.

"you know it's considered rude to answer a question with a question?" she said cheekily as she leaned into his touch, Damon laughed at her smart response liking her witty personality, especially after she seemed so scared of him at first.

"I'm a vampire, I don't mind being rude" he said smirking at her, "but seeing as you're so persistent" he sighed looking at his watch, "just after midnight so its 26th of July, happy now?" he asked after she let out a breath he never noticed she was holding.

"the year, what year" she asked almost frantically shaking his arms

"how do you not know what year it is" Damon asked laughingly, curious about her antics, though at the sight of her pleading eyes answered her, "2010" he said waiting her response. He tightened his hold on her when he noticed she was getting increasingly unsteady on her feet, though she herself didn't seem to notice.

"how dó you not know what year it is?" he now asked seriously, getting even more intrigued with the girl and even a little worried at her lack of response.

"I'm turning of age" she whispered more to herself as her body seemed to lose even more strength by the seconds, "it's happening, the spell is being lifted" she said looking relieved seconds before darkness overtook her.