Chapter 2

Now that the vampire was so close she recognized him, or she thought she did. If she was right he had changed a lot, but the last time she'd seen him he'd been human and a geeky, acne faced teenager. "Cole?"

"Hey Vara long time no see."

She pushed through Stefan and Damon, they didn't try to stop her. She touched his angelic face, then hugged him. "What are you doing here?" she asked

"I came to see you of course. How are you?"

"I'm perfect, how about you?"

"I'd be better if I didn't have to tell you that your in danger."

Damon stepped forward in a protective stance. "Why is she in danger?" he asked in a growl.

"Easy killer, I'm here to help, and your the reason she's in danger."

"How's that?"

"Well if she wasn't with you Katherine wouldn't want to kill her."

Vara saw that what Cole had said had caught Damon of guard. Her heart threatened to beat out of her chest. She started to feel dizzy, she knew Katherine would come but she didn't know it would be so soon. Her vision started to get blurry, she grabbed Damon's arm when the room started to spin. When her hand touched his arm she saw him making love to Katherine. Katherine's face was the last thing she saw.

When she woke up she could feel she was in a bed. She didn't open her eyes though she didn't want to. She knew if she opened her eyes and Damon wasn't there it was all over and she'd probably die. If he was there, well then there was hope. So she opened her eyes and there he was. She sighed, and smiled, as he caressed her cheek. "I was afraid you wouldn't be here when I woke up."

He smiled and kissed her. "Katherine's old news." He said with a laugh.

"You and I both know thats not true." She replied as she got out of the bed. When she looked around the room she realized it was Damon's. She never been in it but she knew it was his. She could sense it, it felt like him and it was decked with his signature doom and gloom style. "How long was I out?"

"About a day and a half."

"Wow, what did I miss?"

"Nothing much, your friend stuck around though, he's down stairs."

"I figured he was around somewhere, he was my most loyal friend back in the day." As she said this she looked Damon over, he was paler then usual and looked like he'd been through the ringer. She frowned, "Have you been here the whole time I was out?" she asked as she walked over and sat on his lap.

"Haven't moved from this spot the whole time."

"Have you had anything to drink?" There was no point in asking, she knew the answer.

"No, but I'm fine."

"No your not, you look like shit." She pulled her hair back to expose her neck.

He kissed her neck lightly an moaned. "No, your weak from, your little episode."

"It'll be fine, I'm fine."

It didn't take much to convince him. Within seconds he sank his teeth into her neck. The thoughts collided in a storm of sounds and images. Vara tried to keep certain thoughts to herself but realized her mind was to weak to hold them back. He would see everything, all her visions about him, and their future together. So she stopped fighting it, and let him see. But then she started seeing his memories of Katherine and tried to pull away. She felt his teeth tare her flesh. Just then Cole walked in.

"What the fuck are you doing?"

Damon let her go and turned to look at Cole. Cole walked over and yanked Vara off his lap. "What are you thinking he could kill you."

"Your over reacting, he wouldn't kill me."

"You don't know that"

"Yes I do, Cole, or did you forget I can see the future and read minds."

He didn't say anything more, just left the room.

"What was that?" Damon asked.

"He's always been over protective."

"I'm talking about what I saw in your head. They were visions of the future weren't they, our future?"

"Kinda."

"What do you mean kinda."

"Well I told you before, the smallest thing can change the future."

He stood up and walked over to her, pulling her into his arms. "I hope it doesn't change." he said then kissed her passionately.

She didn't believe him, he still loved Katherine. But she kissed him back. She put one hand on his shoulder and the other on his waist and pulled him to her, crushing her body against his. He responded by kissing her harder. She sighed and let him lead her to the bed. They stayed there for awhile just holding each other. Then her stomach let out a growl. "I better go get something to eat."

"Well there's nothing in this house to eat other then blood. Lets go out to eat."

"Okay, but I'll need to take a shower and change into clean clothes first."

"Bell, brought some clothes over for you, and I'll show to where the bathroom is." Damon got up and motioned for her to fallow him. The bathroom was only three doors down. When they got there he pointed and started to walk farther down the hall.

"Your not going to join me?" Vara asked, a stricken look on her face.

"I will, I'm gonna go get your clothes from down stairs." he answered and walked away.

Vara walked into the bathroom and started to undress when she was down to her underwear she turned on the shower. She rummaged around in the cupboards for towels, finding them in the last place she looked. When she turned around, Damon was standing in the door way staring at her. "What?"

"Your beautiful." He said and shut the door, setting her clothes on the toilet seat. He started undressing and when he was done climbed into the shower.

Vara took off her bra and underwear and fallowed. Once she was in and the water was running over her body she noticed that the water was deluded with blood. She brought her hand to her neck and realized the bite was worse then she thought.

Damon touched her neck and Vara winced. "You shouldn't have pulled away."

"Yeah well, I wasn't interested in what I was seeing."

"I'm sorry you had to see those old memories.."

"Don't be sorry, you love her. Everyone keeps memories of the ones they love."

"I use to love her, I don't anymore."

"We'll see when she gets here."

"I don't love her anymore, I promise." He said pulling her to him.

Vara shivered as her wet, bare flesh touched his. Just his touch drove her crazy. She was surprised she hadn't giving in to her lust and had sex with him yet. But it would be her first time and she wanted it to be right. She knew when the right time was she had seen it in one of her visions. It wasn't that far off though only two weeks or so. She was a little nervous, but she knew it was meant to be.

When they came down stairs everyone looked up at her. "I'm fine."

Elena walked over and hugged Vara, "You scared me."

"Sorry, I just overloaded, I guess. Damon and I are going out for food would you like to come?" Vara asked.

"Definitely, I'm starving." Elena answered.

"Cole, Stefan either of you interested?"

"Nah, I'm going to go hunting." Cole replied.

"I think I'll join Cole, I'm feeling a little peckish." Stefan answered.

"Okay then we'll see you later." She hugged Cole and Elena kissed Stefan. Then they headed for the door, Damon right at her side.

"Elena, Vara your gonna want coats it's chilly out." Stefan called after them.

"Thanks." Vara called back and then realized she didn't have a jacket. Just then Damon wrapped his leather jacket around her shoulder. She clung to it, it smelled of worn leather and Damon. I bet this is what heaven smells like, she thought to herself. My heaven at least. She grabbed his hand and walked out the door after Elena. Her car was sitting in the dooryard. She looked at Damon, then started rummaging through the pockets of his jacket, looking for her keys.

Damon dangled them in front of her, "Your not driving, not yet. I'll drive, you can drive on the way back, after you've had something to eat."

"Fine." She replied and climbed in the front seat of the car, Elena was already in the back. Damon got in the drivers seat and took off once he was in fifth gear, he took her hand.

He turned his head to look at her, "What I saw earlier, how is that possible?"

"It's a long story, one for later. I'll tell you tonight, I just want to get some food."

"What are you guys talking about?" Elena asked.

"I'll show you later." Vara replied.

"Okay."

After that they were quiet until they were sitting in a booth at the pub. Vara and Elena both ordered cheese burgers, and devoured them. "So are you coming back to the boarding house tonight or are you going home." Elena asked.

"I don't know, it's up to Damon I guess." She paused and looked over at him, he was looking out the window. "Damon......Damon?"

Damon didn't answer just kept staring out the window. Vara nudged him with her elbow, which broke his concentration. "What did I miss?" he asked.

"I asked if you two were gonna be at the boarding house tonight or at Vara's."

"I'm going hunting tonight, but after that I don't know." he replied.

"Well I guess I'm going home alone then." Vara said.

"Well if you get bored feel free to come over and hang out with Stefan and I."

"Okay I'll keep that in mind. I'll be right back." Vara got up and went into the bathroom. What's with him? And why the hell is he going hunting after I... Damon popped up behind her and she let out a little gasp, he'd scared her. She ignored him and tried to fix her hair. He didn't say anything just watched her. Finally she gave up. "What?"

"I was just wondering.."

Vara held her head with one hand and clutched the sink with the other. It felt like her brain would explode with the of her vision, it brought her to her knees. Damon was there kneeling by her side.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

Vara waited a minute before answering waited for the pain to stop, then said, "She's here." And got up. Then she looked at the door. "Elena!" She ran out of the bathroom, and found Elena right where she'd left her. She threw some money down on the table and grabbed Elena. "We have to go."

"What's going on?" Elena asked as Vara dragged her out of the pub.

"Katherine's here we need to get to your house, fast." Vara answered then turned to Damon, kissing him with all the passion she could muster, even if she was mad at him she wasn't gonna miss the chance for what could be a last kiss. "You go get Stefan, meet us there." She let him go and turned back to the car.

Damon stopped her by grabbing her wrist. "I wasn't really gonna go hunting, I was gonna take you somewhere we could be alone, just me and you, I had a surprise for you." He kissed her and was gone.

She got in the car, checked to make sure Elena was in, started the engine and took off. It only took her a minute to get up into fifth gear, and she stayed there. It only took them six minutes to get to Elena's house. Damon and Stefan were on the porch. Elena got out of the car and ran to Stefan.

"Get her inside." Vara said as she climbed out of the car. Stefan took Elena inside and Damon stayed on the porch.

Vara climbed the stairs. "Check to make sure everyone's inside." She told Damon, he did as he was told and came back out on the porch. "Get inside." She told him.

"I'm not leaving you out here."

"I'm not gonna stay out here I'm just gonna cast a spell so she can't even get near the house let alone inside, if your out here when I cast it you won't be able to come inside, you'll be stuck out here." Damon turned and went inside and she cast the spell. Casting a spell that strong in her weak state made her tired. She went inside and found Elena, "Tell your family to stay inside. Is there anywhere I can lay down? I need to rest."

"Yeah, the guests room is upstairs last door on the left."

"Thanks." Vara didn't even stop to see where Damon was, she was afraid if she stopped she wouldn't make it up stairs. Plus, Damon would find her when he noticed she was missing. She made it up the stairs and to the spare room, but she had to crawl from the door to the bed. She was out as soon as her head hit the pillow.

When she woke up Damon was holding her. "Anything happen yet?"

"No, but she's circling, Stefan and I can both sense her."

"So what was the surprise?"

Damon dug into his pocket and pulled out a little, black, velvet box. "I wanted to give this to you in a more romantic setting." he said then opened it.

The air left her lungs. In the box was a silver ring with a gem in the center. Detailed vines held the gem in place and wrapped around the band. The gem was a deep blue, Lapis Lazuli. "Damon it's beautiful."

Just then Damon stiffened, so Vara listened closely. Someone was coming up the porch steps, and someone opened the door. "No!" Vara yelled. And bolted out of the bed and downstairs. Bonnie was standing in the doorway. Vara threw her hand out in front of her and Bonnie fell to the floor.

"Why would you do that?" Elena yelled then ran to Bonnie's side.

"Look out the side." Vara answered she watched as Elena looked out side and scrambled away from the door and Bonnie.

Katherine stood at the top of the stairs and looked in at them. "Your smarter then I thought, Katherine. But I won't be so careless next time."

"Just wait till I get a hold on you I'm gonna tear out that pretty little throat of yours."

"We'll see." Vara said then threw her hand into the air again and Katherine flew backward a hundred yards. Vara dragged Bonnie in and cast another spell, a stronger one. It would take a witch as powerful as her to break it which Vara had a hard time believing Katherine would find. When she was done she turned back to Elena. "She was compelling her, she used her to get threw my spell, and then she would of told her to invite her in."

"Oh, I hadn't thought of that."

"Neither had I."

"Well what do we do now?"

"We wait."

"Okay, oh and I called your sister when you were sleeping, she knows whats going on."

"Thank you."

"Will, she be able to get back through?"

"She'd have to find a witch as powerful and I am to do it, but it is possible." After she said this Damon took her hand and led her back upstairs. Vara sat on the bed and waited for what came next.

Damon kneeled in front of her and brought the ring back out. He slipped it on her the ring finger of her left hand. Vara's brain buzzed and images started flooding her mind. Images of they're futures together. She kissed him and pulled him to her. Then she stopped she thought of something she hadn't before. "This was once for her wasn't it?"

Damon hesitated. "Yes, I had it made for her right before we opened the tomb, but then I found out that what I thought we shared was always a lie. I kept it because I knew someday I would meet someone else, I had no idea I'd meet that someone so soon."

Vara pulled away from him and got up out of the bed. She started to walk out of the room when he stopped her. "What's wrong?" he asked.

"You still love her and as long as you love her you can never truly love me." She said as she took the ring off and put it in his hand.