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Chapter 2
As the afternoon wore on I was growing more and more anxious. I was sitting on my bed in my bedroom still thinking about what I had overheard. I was afraid about what my father was planning. I found it hard to believe. It wasn't like him to believe in things such as vampires, not a man in his position. It didn't make any sense, yet somehow it did make sense that vampires existed. It explained why so many people in town had disappeared lately. And those animal attacks that had happened in Mystic Falls recently were not normal animal attacks as the authorities kept saying. All of the bodies that were found seemed to have been bitten on their necks and what was more, they all seemed to be drained of blood. It made my head hurt just thinking about it. All I could do was hope that my father was wrong and that it wasn't vampires that were causing these deaths.
Just then there was a knock on my bedroom door.
"Come in," I said after the person at my door had knocked. The door opened and Damon walked in. He smiled at me as he walked into the room. He had a nice smile and an extremely annoying smirk.
"Are you alright? You looked worried about something earlier," Damon said in a concerned voice as he sat down on my bed.
"Yes, I'm fine," I said in a small voice. He looked unconvinced.
"I'm okay, really. I'm just a little worried about these incidents that have happened recently," I lied. Well it was half-true. I just missed out the bit about vampires and father's crusade to kill them all. I wondered whether I should have told him about what I had heard. I wanted to tell him about the vampires but I was afraid that he wouldn't believe me.
"Yes, father told me about those people's deaths," Damon replied after a pause.
"Don't worry about them. The authorities will catch the creature that is causing them," He continued in a soothing voice.
"Anyway, you're well protected. You know why?" Damon asked in mock seriousness.
"I don't know. Why?" I asked my voice turning playful.
"Because you've got me. And I won't let anything hurt you," Damon said. He was serious this time, but I had expected his answer, and I smiled at him. He always was protective over me, but I liked that. I had someone to confide in, someone to go to when I had problems. It was the same with Stefan although he left the violence to Damon and can be violent when he wants to be.
"Thank you Damon," I said, gratefully.
"That's alright. If you need me, just say my name and I will be there," Damon said back, pretending to bow. He always knew how to make me laugh when I was upset. It worked.
"Okay, I'll do that," I said laughing.
He got up and left the room, winking at me before closing the door. I watched as the door closed behind him, regretting not telling him about what I had heard.
