Author's note: Hey people! I'm actually about to faint, I'm absolutely exhausted,but I can't stop myself from publishing, lol Anyway, thanks so much to Sukie-in-the-Graveyard, blankMoon, Nelle07 and Bonnie4eva x for the greatest reviews;) I kind of don't have any songs for this chapter, I'm not even sure if you actually listen them, but I'll find some for the next chapter anyway!:) Thank so much for reading the story, and please review!

AMY'S POV

I want to feel like a child.

Alright, maybe I shouldn't have started like this.

Today, I saw a little girl, walking with her father. She was really pretty, blonde hair in pigtails, pink dress and stuff.

She looked up to her father and told him with awe "Daddy, do you know that people used to die in the very old days?"

He laughed at her innocence "Really?"

She nodded, still looking at him with some kind of worshipping expression. "Poor them, right, daddy?"

I can't remember the last time I felt like that. Completely safe and untouchable by any kind of evil. I can't remember the last time I thought my family would protect me from anything. Ghosts, demons, whatever it was under my bed.

No kind of human deserves to lose that innocence. None of us deserves to know the real world.

And the worst part? We wanted it. We wanted to grow up. When all those people told us how good it was to be a child, we didn't believe them. We looked at them with wide eyes, thinking they would never know.

We wanted something without knowing it's costs.

And now, it's too late. We lost that bliss. Now I can see what they mean, by saying "Innocence is one's unawareness".

There's no one to blame but ourselves. We're all cheaters, liars, fakers. We're humans.

And just like what they say in that movie, we all dream of being a child again. Even the worst of us. Perhaps the worst most of us all.

I sighed, tapping my pen on my notebook.

"Hey,new girl!" Someone sat beside me and I turned my head

"That nickname is temporary, you know?" I asked, looking into Luke's warm hazel eyes. "What if I stay here until I become a 80 years old or something? It'll be a logical error."

He smiled, his straight white teeth were shining. His gaze dropped on the floor with some kind of shyness

"Until then, I will have already found you a new nickname."

"Such as?"

He shrugged "I can't tell you right now."

"Huh.." I murmured "Okay, then I'll find you a nickname too!"

"Such as?"

I bit inside of my cheek "I'm thinking.."

"Amy, I've been looking for you ev-" Caroline stopped in the mid-sentence and raised an eyebrow when she saw us "."

"Hi Caroline." Said Luke politely "How are you?"

"Fine." She smiled cattily "What about you?"

"Great." He said and she looked at me

"I'm sure about that.." She winked "Anyway, Amy, find me later when you're…done." She glared at us one more time and walked away

"Did she just wink at us?"

"Umm... No?"

I entered the washroom and washed my face.

"I can't believe you!" I startled as I heard Caroline's voice

"Caroline! You scared the hell out of me!" I paused "Wait. Were you actually waiting in there to make such a-"

"Lucas Reese?" She asked "How did you-wow."

"Wow?" I asked "What-what about him?"

"He's gorgeous, hello!" She said "Turned out you didn't even need my help, new girl."

I sighed "Caroline, I don't even-"

"All those puppy dog eyes of his and-"

"We've just met-!"

"Sensitive, 'I care about you' attitude-"

"Caaroliiiinnneee!" I sang "Can you even hear me? Because I feel like I'm experiencing that, 'Two monologues do not make a dialogue' thing right now."

"-which I absolutely love in a guy-"

"Oh Lord.."

"Also that lusty air of someone who thinks 'I might look innocent right now, but wait until I get you in my bed-""

"Okay, this conversation is so over." I said, trying to hide my burning cheeks. I pushed the door and went out.

"Amy-"

"I don't know what he's like in the bed!"

Damn it!

"Please tell me you're not who I think you are." I said, without looking at the stranger

"It'd be more easy to find out if you actually looked at me, but I'm Stefan." The guy said, with a hint of smile in his voice and I let out a breath

"Great! Stefan, I'd never think that I'd be this happy to see you!" I hugged him, which he actually responded with patting my back weirdly

"Oh. Sorry." I pulled back

"Elena was looking for you." He said, his voice sounded like he thought I was bipolar. "Thought you might need to know."

"Oh?" I said ", I'll- I'll find her right away."

Distract yourself, butterflies, kittens, rainbows… Anything but Luke…

"Elena!" I called out "Hi! Stefan said that you were looking for me!"

"Yeap." She said, "Tonight, we're having a pyjama party. Not too crowded, Bonnie, Caroline,I and you. We've been doing this every year, and- I thought you might want to come."

I blinked, trying to find what to say "Umm.." I stuttered "Yeah,I-I'd be-of course." I smiled

"Alright then. 8 o'clock. My place."

"Do you think I'm making a mistake?" That would be what I'd ask, if I could. Mike was watching TV on the couch, I on the other hand was preparing.

I looked into the mirror. Dirty blond hair, brown eyes. Familiar view. I brushed my hair and bit my lip, trying to convince myself everything was fine.

But everything wasn't fine. I had promised myself that I wouldn't make any friends. That would make everything harder.

But yet, here I was, about to go to a pyjama party.

I took a deep breath and called out

"Mike? I can stay at home, you know. In case you need me-"

"Nope, go to your party." He said from the couch. I sighed

"But I can really-"

"Amy, don't go if you don't want to."

I sighed again, sitting beside him

"It's-it's not that.." I murmured, opened my mouth and closed it again.

"What?"

"Nothing." I said quickly

"Amy.."

"No seriously. Nothing. I-I'd better go.." I grabbed my purse before he could say anything and walked out of the room, opened the door and went outside.

The air was chilly a bit, I hugged myself and kept walking. I felt like I was in one of those cliché horror movies, dark streets, street lights, and-

Alright, Amy, congratulations. You managed to freak yourself out, now find somewhere more..bright.

I licked my lips and turned a corner.

Oh great. Since when Mystic Falls turned into a labyrinth?

"Okay, I remember this way." I thought "I'll turn that corner too, walk a little, see the big statue, then-

"No one ever told you not to wander at night by yourself?"

I managed to stop the shriek trying to escape from my lips, and turned around.

I'm so that stereotype victim in the horror movies.

And Damon is the murderer with axe.

I forced myself to look into his eyes

"Why is that?"

"It's dangereous." He said, leaning his back against the wall "You can't know who you will come across.

I gulped "Same thing goes for you as well."

He laughed

I frowned "What's so funny?"

He smiled and took a step towards me "You." He said, throatly "Thinking that something can actually hurt me."

I held my head up high "Anything that can harm me can harm you as well."

"Really?"

"Y-yeah." I said "And I can take care of myself as much as you can. You're a person like me after all."

He smiled again "You're a child, compared to me, Amy."

I clenched my teeth "You don't look that much older than me."

"Appearance can be deceitful."

You're telling me..

I cleared my throat "Umm.." I said "Oh-Okay then. I- I really have to get going, so-" I made a move but he blocked my way

"You seemed like you were lost."

"I'm not." I said, started walking

"That's dead end."

I stopped "I-I know, I was-" I took a deep breath

"You're going to the Elena's place, right?"

I nodded

"Let me take you there." It wasn't an offer

I shook my head "No thank you."

"Come on.." he said, and his lips curled into a smirk "I'm not going to bite."

I could feel the goose bumps raising on my arm "Really, you don't have to."

"I insist." he said and we started walking

I'm calm. I have pepper spray in my bag. I'll use it if I have to. I'm calm…

"So," he said "Why did you move in here?"

"My brothers wanted it.."I murmured

"'S'? Plural?"

"3."

"Ouch.."

"Yeap.." I said slowly "But you know.. Siblings are nice. Well, you should know it, since, you have Stefan.."

"Right.." he said in a weird tone"You're the youngest among them, I guess?"

"Mm hm."

"Should be hard."

"Sometimes..But I got used to it."

"Your parents?"

"They're- dead." I said uncomfortably

"Oh." He said "Sorry."

I shrugged slightly "Don't be. I don't remember them that much."

We had reached Elena's house and he turned to me "Here you are."

"Thanks." I smiled "Ermm.. Won't you say Elena hi?"

He seemed like considering it "No, I'd better get going. I'm a little thirsty, actually. And I have some things to do."

"She could give you a drink?"

"I don't think she'd do that." He smiled "See you later Amy."

"Good night, Damon." I murmured and knocked the door.

"Okay, ladies.." Elena said "Moulin Rouge, or Titanic?"

"Moulin Rouge!" I said as Bonnie said "Titanic!"

We laughed

"Then, it's up to Caroline." Elena said "Caroline?"

"Moulin Rouge." She said "Ewan McGregor all the way!"

I giggled and Elena started the movie.

"If only I could have a boyfriend like him." Caroline whispered as Christian started singing

"I know, right?" I whispered back

"Why doesn't any of our boyfriends write songs for us?"

"Don't ask me, I never even had one, remember?"

"I don't think you'll stay single for too long." Elena whispered

"What?"

"Lucas Reese?" she asked and I rolled my eyes

"There's nothing-"

"Shhh!" said Bonnie

"I wouldn't mind to-"

My phone started ringing and I ran to grab my purse. I found it after a minute, and frowned slightly

"Interesting.." I murmured and answered

"Dan?"

"Amy, thank God, are you alright?"

I paused "Why wouldn't I be?"

I could hear his fast breathing

"Dan, what's wrong?" I asked, scared of the answer already, for a reason

"It's.." he took a deep breath "Don't panic, alright?"

"What happened!"

"Mike's in the hospital right now." He took another deep breath "I think he went out after you and.. He got attacked by an animal."