Searching For Mercy
"Angel of mercy, how did you find me?
How did you pick me up again?
Angel of mercy, how did you move me?
Why am I on my feet again?
And I see you, whoa
And I feel you, whoa"
-OneRepublic-Mercy
-X-
Freak.
That was all I knew. All my life... that single, heartbreaking word.
The bright glare above me made my eyes burn, and me to squeak in agony. The men and women in white moved away now, leaving me there, their soft voices reaching my ears.
"No change."
"Lower the dose of morphine.."
"-provoke an attack."
I drifted back off...
It was dark when I woke up, much more to my liking. The sunlight burned like fire, ripping my skin apart it felt like. Now I sat up in my completely dark room, the cameras in the corners on me. I glared at them, resisting the urge to snarl and rip them apart, but they'd only spray that thing at me again which burned my skin like sunlight- vervain I heard them call it once.
How long I'd been in this place eluded me. But what I did know, was that when I was dragged from the streets on my way home, I woke up her in this lab with a burning in my throat that couldn't be stopped.
They called me a Vampire.
I got up now and found the cup next to the door, making my throat burn dully. But all the same, I grabbed it and downed it in one. It did the trick, but never fully filled me.
My ears picked up the sound of someone approaching now, then the door unlocked and a person slipped inside. I glared up at him now, then spied the open door- they never, ever did that.
He realized too late as I snarled and bit down hard on his neck, making him scream in agony and the lights to flash red. I was out the door before they closed automatically, running faster than I had ever ran down the corridor, then spotted a door and crashed through it, making the lab people scream in shock and fear.
I finally found myself outside in the cool night air, still running for my life from that torture chamber that was "medical science"
Something shot through my leg now, making me scream in pain and shock- vervain dart.
As my vision blurred, I ran onto the back road over a few fences and stopped dead in the middle of the road, my senses too muddled as the car collided into my side.
-Mercy-
"Damon, I don't see the point of tying her up."
"Yeah, because she's not covered in blood and vervain in her systems (?)"
"Damon..."
"Well Saint Stefan, you wanna take the risk? On your own neck be it. Don't blame me when Elena becomes salad dressing."
I opened my eyes and groaned a little, looking at the trio before me- two guys and a girl it was at first glance. "What-? Where am I?" I coughed out, unable to move.
One of the guys, the black haired one now asked sharply. "Who are you?"
Now I frowned in confusement, then mumbled out. "Jasmine... Jasmine Ravenwood."
The black haired one chuckled now. "Well Jasmine Ravenwood. Would you care to explain why you look like you've escape from a mental hospital?"
Now my eyes widened and I gasped. "Let me go! They'll find me!" I pulled against my bindings, but the other guy just asked. "Who will find you?"
With tears in my eyes, I sobbed out. "Them! They want to hurt me again..."
The black guy was frowning too, then the girl asked. "Who wants to hurt you?" but my sobbing had gotten so bad I couldn't hear her.
Now the other guy put his hands on my shoulders and made me meet his soft greeny eyes and ask. "Look, you're safe here-"
"Understatement."
"-no one's going to hurt you."
I noticed his tone got sharp at the end, as if he was warning that other guy. The scary black haired one.
Then I realized.
"You're all vampires-?" I squeaked, eyes wide in fear. Sure I was one, but not by choice.
The kinder one nodded and I heard him mutter to the other two. "Something's not right. Does she know-?" but the dark one now crouched down and met my eyes with dark sapphire ones. "Do you know what you are?" he asked me, voice not wavering once.
I nodded and whispered. "I'm one too... that place made me one..."
"What place?"
"With all their needles and experiments... it hurt."
"What place."
The girl shook her head now, horror in her eyes. "I think she means they were experimenting on her. Changed her into a vampire."
The trio looked down at me now with surprised eyes- I guess they'd never considered the fact that humans were aware to a certain extent, studying the supernatural.
Now the nicer one reached and untied me, making the black haired one snarl. "She could be anything!"
"Yeah, like you."
I sat there now, too afraid to move- what if this was all another trick-?
The girl sighed now and said. "I'm Elena."
I nodded and said. "Jasmine." again. Then I looked up as she said. "This is Stefan and the others Damon." Once again I nodded and tentatively got up to my feet, then asked. "Have you got anything to eat?"
Stefan vanished now and returned with a glass of blood which I downed in one. Damon now smirked. "You look like a wild woman. When was the last time you washed?"
Now I looked down at myself- I was still wearing those white of sorts which was drenched in now dried murky red-brown blood. God knew what my hair was like... I hadn't seen my reflection in so very long.
"Theres a shower upstairs if you'd like to use it?" Stefan offered and I nodded. Elena now said. "I'll find some clothes for you. You look about the same size as me."
I nodded thankfully, then I looked at Damon who raised an eyebrow at me, then said. "What?" I turned away from his near enough glare and followed Stefan upstairs to the bathroom, taking the bath robe from him with a small smile and slipped inside, locking it behind me.
Now I looked at my reflection and gasped in horror- my usual honey blonde hair was tangled like mad and matted with dried blood, both old and new. My deep emerald eyes seemed to have lost their luster and brightness.
Hell this was too much...
The hot water of the shower had somewhat relaxed me by now as I stepped out into the bath robe, and there was a knock on the door. Elena. I could smell her.
"Here's the clothes-"
I opened the door and took them, swiftly saying thanks.
She'd guessed right- they fitted like a glove. Black jeans and a dark blue shirt with silvery flower patterns on.
That was nice of her.
-Mercy-
When I went downstairs, I found Stefan and Elena in the main room, Damon nowhere to be seen.
Elena smiled a little, a brush in her hand. "Sit down." she told me, nodding to the floor in front of her. After a moments hesitation, I sat before her and she started brushing through my hair. It was actually kinda relaxing until-
"Oh look, slumber party (!)"
Damon was back and now stood with his arms folded before us. Elena just said to him. "Damon, if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all."
"Oh yeah? Ok then. 'nothing at al'"
I was prepared to bet Elena was glaring, but now I sighed and just said quietly. "He's right, It's my fault. I should be leaving."
Elena grabbed my arm, taking me by suprise and I snarled, feeling someone yank me away and slam me against the wall.
"Damon no!"
He glared now, hand on my throat, then let me go, turning away without another word.
I stood there, frozen on the spot, then called after him. "Why are you so... angry and sad?"
He stopped dead then turned, frowning. "What?" he scoffed, then walked on, slamming the front door behind him, vanishing into the night.
Now I was frozen, then slowly sat down in front of Elena and said quietly. "Sorry I snapped at you."
"It's ok. I shouldn't have made you jump."
I nodded a little and let her blow dry and brush my hair, staring at the floor in silence.
Later on when she was done, my hair in a French braid, she offered me a pair of and Stefan told me they had a spare room I could take until we all figured out what to do in the morning.
Maybe all vampires weren't monsters?
Stefan led me upstairs now, then pushed open a door and said. "Here-" then sighed. "Goodnight." I nodded a little, then closed the door behind me, sitting on the bed and feeling a little skittish- Damon scared the crap outta me, but I had felt it... he had so much anger, fear and sadness in his heart. Maybe it was a talent of mine? But now sleep was beckoning and tomorrow was another day
A brighter future I hoped too...
A/N: Finally the plot bunnies have bitten me in the ass and left me with a new idea with the end of "Beauty of the Dark" nearing very rapidly. Anywhoo, should be getting much more interesting than this first chappie(: reviews very much loved! x
