I laid in bed, sleep didn't come this morning like it does other mornings. Instead I could almost swear that something like fates kept me awake because around 10am I heard a car pulling up. I got out of bed, walked carefully through the house not to get hit by rays of light.
"You know what Caroline, I don't care. Did that make it all better?" I heard Damon's voice and almost ran outside, but I had to stay put. Any closer, I would burn from the sun.
"Just go inside Damon. We don't have all day." I head Stefan and gasped before sinking back farther into the darkness.
"I don't want to go in, and you know why. I'll just wait out here." He said and I could just tell he was waving Stefan and whoever was named Caroline.
"Whatever." A girl voice said, but it didn't sound like the other voice. "Watch yourself." She stated and then the doors opened with a strong burst and I gasped when the sun hit my legs and I backed up.
"What was that?" I heard someone ask and then I saw Stefan walk in and look around. I kept to the shadows, keeping as quiet as possible. I stepped behind a fallen curtain that was ripped just near my eyes.
"No one is here." He called back and two more footsteps came in. I instantly caught a whiff of a witch, and another vampire.
"You sure?" Caroline asked and walked into the room I was hiding in.
"No other heartbeats." Stefan said and she turned to him and the floor creaked.
"What was that then?" She asked turning around quickly and I rolled my eyes.
"That was you." Stefan laughed and I just closed my eyes.
"Can you just get what we came here for and we can leave?" I heard Damon shout and I wanted to shout back but with Stefan here… I didn't want to risk it.
"Yeah, you said your old room right? Which is which one?" Stefan called back out and I heard a groan. But it wasn't human, someone was going up the stairs.
"First door on the left… stay out of the rest of them." Damon demanded and I just walked out quietly before speeding up the stairs. The others recognized it for what I was doing but I was in Damon's old room, my current room, faster and locked the door before hiding in the old spot Damon used to put me in when he needed to feed. It was to make sure I was protected from those trying to escape from him.
I stood in my jeans, my grey long sleeve, and no shoes when I heard the soft steps coming towards the secret door. A fist pounded and it opened up. Damon stood there, wide blue eyes, floppy black hair, and his shock turned into a smile as he walked in and hugged me.
He didn't let me go even when the two girls walked up behind him and then Stefan behind him.
"You're alive." Damon whispered like he still couldn't believe it. He pulled back and smoothed over my hair and dusted off my cheek before pulling me back in for another hug.
"Damon has a heart." The blonde whispered before laughing.
"Shut it Caroline." Damon snapped turning on her and Stefan was in front of her in a second. "You!" Damon seemed to remember what he had done and he punched him before grabbing at him.
"Damon!" The other girl shouted before he groaned and fell to his knees.
"Stop." I called out and got on my knees burning as I got in the sun and I backed away from him and held my burning flesh.
"You don't have a daylight ring?" Blonde girl, Caroline, asked me helping me to back away.
"Don't." I said and pulled away from her. The witch had obviously stopped hurting Damon because he was up and pulling me away from the light I almost ran right into again.
"You were alive this whole time. You knew you gave her your blood before you killed her." Damon accused and Stefan looked so confused as he stayed back.
"I don't even know who the hell she is." He stated and I looked away and then pushed my hair out of my face.
"Annie." Damon whispered into my hair and hugged me tight again and leaned against the wall and sank down.
"Someone please explain what is going on." The witch asked and I looked over at her.
"Annie is my daughter… adoptive before either one of you even say anything." Damon stated and pulled me closer. "Stefan came into town, watched us for a while. Then he thought it would be a good idea to make me think she was dead by killing her right in front of me." Damon stated and stood up before heading towards Stefan again.
"How long ago was this?"
"His early Ripper days." Damon said after a moment and then cursed before looking back at me.
"So he won't remember, so he couldn't have told you that he changed her." Caroline stated and I looked at all four of them and Damon came closer and held out his hands.
"Annie." He whispered and hugged me again.
"I am still stuck on the fact he said daughter." The witch said and I looked at her.
"More like sister." I stated and looked away from all of them and towards the light.
"You don't have a daylight ring? How long have you been here exactly?"
"Since I was 10… plus about 90 years." I said and looked towards Damon. I was turned when I was just 19.
"99 years." He threw out there and I nodded.
"And Stefan killed you?"
"Snapped her neck right in front of me. Left telling me it was for my own good and that I would thank him one day." Damon whispered and looked from Stefan to me. "I buried you." He whispered and covered his face.
"Yeah." I nodded and tried to suppress the memory of me crawling out of the dirt.
"You have been here-"
"Yeah." I nodded again cutting him off.
"You're getting out of here." He stated and looked towards the witch. "Bonnie, please, make her a day light ring." He said and I she looked over at me before Caroline and nodding at him.
"Where will I go when I am out of here?" I asked him as Bonnie, the witch left and I looked around wary of how Stefan was staring at me.
"With me." He stated and I looked towards Stefan. "Trust me… Annie, he's more likely to help you than hurt you… now anyways." He stated and glared back at his brother.
"Yeah, and I don't even remember you."
"Well, then it's like it never happened." I said and Damon looked back at me and smiled before looking to Stefan.
"You're Ripper self doesn't leave a good impression you know." Damon told him and Stefan sighed and crossed his arms.
"I am not responsible-"
"For killing me or turning me into a vampire?" I asked him and he looked at him and I almost faltered in my glare.
"Either." He stated and I felt that admission hit me in the gut and I looked away.
"Why are you here anyways?" I asked looking at Damon and he looked back at Stefan.
"Find the stupid trinket, we are leaving." He said and looked towards the witch again. "Make one from this." He said and turned towards me and held out his hand. I knew what he was asking for and I pulled my necklace off and handed it over.
She put the necklace in the light, the ring gleaming. I watched Bonnie's face as she mumbled in the spell a couple times before nodding to Damon. He picked it up and moved until he fastened the necklace around my neck. He nodded to me and I stuck my hand slowly into the light. First my fingertips before my whole hand and I smiled at the feeling of warmth.
"C'mon." Damon whispered and grabbed my hand before pulling me along. "We have things to do." He said and I smiled even wider feeling tears coming to my eyes at the feeling of warmth once we were outside in the sun.
"You've saved me again Damon." I whispered and he turned and looked at me with a smile that just showed how happy he was and he hugged me tight. I let the tears fall tucking my head into his neck and letting my tears fall.
