Aria sipped her wine before flopping beside Katherine on the sofa; she narrowed her eyes towards Elena. It'd been a while since she had 'bad' feelings about people, not since she turned.
"So how's human life?" She diverted her mind towards Katherine who was quietly grumbling. "What's wrong now?"
"My back…" Aria rolled her eyes and jumped onto her feet and towards the window.
"Who did this to you Kat?" There was no reply so she turned back around to see Katherine scowling at Elena, she knew immediately.
"Bitch move Elena…" She strolled towards her "You know I really don't like you"
"Trust me the feelings mutual" Elena sighed and went to leave, Aria snapped her hand out and twisted the baby vampire's wrist. She growled in pain making Aria smirk.
"No respect for those who could easily kill you"
"Do it then! Damon would never forgive you" Aria just laughed before pushing her shoulder out of place and kneeing her in the face, Elena fell to the floor.
"Trying to bargain by using Damon?" She chuckled "You don't want to make an enemy of me Elena, especially at the present time" She stepped over her just as her phone began to ring, she didn't hesitate answering it.
"I know who killed him Aria…" Her heart almost dropped as she heard Darren's voice. "It was a hunter, one of the five"
"And where is he?"
"Where you are…Mystic Falls" She didn't notice Elena listening in to their conversation. She hung up the phone before staring out of the window, she didn't bother running after Elena when she ran.
"Kat…" Katherine stood up and walked to her side, she wrapped her arms around her shoulders.
"Do you remember Joseph?" She whispered as a tear rolled down her cheek, Katherine walked to her front and wiped it away before slightly nodding. "He's…dead"
"I had a feeling that why you were back. You shouldn't have answered the phone, Elena will find out why you are here" Aria shrugged and flopped down.
"If she ruins this, I will kill her"
Elena needed to get rid of Aria, the vampire hadn't even tried to be civil since she arrived, she didn't know how Damon could've been friends with her. She waited outside Bonnie's house, she'd get answers. Bonnie answered the door but before she could ask Elena was already inside.
"I need your help Bonnie"
"You want me to get rid of Damon's friend right?" Elena opened her mouth to say something but nothing was said. "Are you sure you're not just jealous?"
"No! That's not just it…I just need to know why she's here!"
"You don't think she's here just to visit her old friends then?" Bonnie tilted her head towards the living room before walking in. She grabbed her grimoires and began to flick through the pages. "I can do the same spell I used for Luca, and to get her into that state I can use the same spell that I did with Katherine…you just need to get something of hers"
Just as Elena went to sit beside Bonnie who was preparing her spell her mobile rung, it was Katherine.
"Yes?" Elena grumbled
"I just want to warn you Elena; whatever you're planning you should stop. And you of all people should really keep your head down with this one"
"Why are you trying to help me Katherine?"
"Because I care about my friend and Damon, whatever you do could hurt him you know that don't you?" Elena looked down "Aria isn't in her right mind, trust me" She hung up the phone and turned to Bonnie.
"Who was that?" She raised an eyebrow
"Katherine….Trying to talk me out of this, she said that Aria isn't in her right mind, I want to know why"
"Then you need to get one of her possessions!" She reminded her before ushering her out of the house.
"I'll call Damon; he'll get them out of the house"
"You cant involve him Elena, he's her best friend"
"The more reason to do it!"
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Damon stood at the corner of the room watching as his brother danced with the woman he loved, anger and jealousy filled his body as they kept glazing towards him. He felt embarrassed, humiliated and ashamed, everyone knew of the love triangle with him, his brother and Katherine. Just as he was about to leave he felt an arm linking with his, he almost jumped until he saw Aria's familiar brown eyes.
"Damon do not make me regret attending" She raised an eyebrow. "Please dance with me" She pouted innocently making him laugh, if anyone could save him from himself it was her.
"Of course Miss Aria" She rolled her eyes and shook her head.
"We're friends now Damon, you don't have to call me by that" He smiled before leading her to towards the dancers, she whispered in his ear quiet enough for him to hear but not Katherine. "Let's make them jealous"
They continued to dance late into the night and they amused themselves at Katherine's reaction. Aria led him outside into the garden where they first met. She sat down and breathe in the fresh air and watched as Damon sat beside her.
"Does it not bother you that Katerina toys with you both?" He frowned at her question "Katherine I mean"
"I know what she is…she told me" Aria sighed and nodded.
"I cannot take her anywhere, what else has she said?"
"She said you were too, Pearl, Anna…" She pressed her finger on his lips.
"Then you know I will protect them with my life, I trust you never to speak of this to anyone, not even your brother" He nodded before tilting his head.
"How old are you?" She chuckled
"A couple of months older than Katherine" She smiled "You wouldn't want this life Damon, you should forget about us and find a family"
"Would you take it all back?" He questioned, his curiosity fascinated her.
"If I could change what happened then maybe? But if I did then I wouldn't have met you" She smiled and rested her head on his shoulder. "You've given me back my humanity and I thank you for that…and if this curse ever is placed on you then I promise to help you" He smiled and patted her shoulder, she sighed with content.
Damon was perfectly and beautifully human; she hoped he'd never change.
Aria sat at the bar and finished her second glass of scotch, she went to motion the bar tender to give her more but instead she just compelled him to leave the bottle there. She rubbed her forehead when she sensed him behind her.
"Hello Damon…" Before she could move he pinned her into the bar
"Did you threaten Elena!" Aria just laughed and peeled his hand off her throat.
"Maybe, she had it coming. She tested me Damon, maybe you should teach her to do better than to mess with me" He shrugged her off and sat down
"What has happened to you?" He frowned but she just laughed again before drinking from the bottle.
"Remember Joseph?" She took a big gulp as he nodded "I watched him die in my arms 5 months ago and I've become a raging alcoholic" She took a deep breath tying to fight the tears
"Is that why your back?" She nodded weakly before breaking down.
"I have nowhere else to go, it follows me" She cried in her hands "And I can't turn it off because I don't want to forget him…I loved him"
A/N~ Just a reminder this is a short story, so it wont end with a sweet happy ending. Please review and tell me what you think :)