Dead Girl

Evelyn stayed with Elena for the rest of the night, the two of them eventually falling asleep on Elena's bed. When Evelyn finally stirred the next morning, Elena was gone. Yawning, Evelyn heard her talking to Jeremy on the landing.

"Morning," the slayer walked out onto the landing, shaking her hair out of her face."What's up?"

"Jeremy wants to skip school," Elena said instantly."To look for Vicki."

"Did you seriously just tell on me?" Jeremy asked, in disbelief.

"She asked," Elena shrugged.

Evelyn sighed; just what she needed. Yet another fight between her siblings,"Jeremy, don't skip school."

"But it's Vicki," Jeremy argued."I have to help."

"Skipping isn't the answer," Elena reprimanded, hands on her hips."If they find her, we'll know. That's what cellphones are for."

"Yeah," Jeremy snorted."You're lips keep moving. I don't know why."

"Don't be pathetic," Elena snapped back.

Jeremy glared at her,"Well, you can just-"

"Jeremy!" Evelyn cut him off, really not in the mood for a verbal punch up."Just can it, alright?"

Elena nodded in agreement,"Ye-"

"You too!" Evelyn snapped her fingers at her."We are not going to have an argument on today of all days. Is that clear?"

Both of them just scowled sulkily at eachother.

"I said; is that clear?"

There was silence, before they nodded, albeit reluctantly.

"Thank you," Evelyn sighed, heading for her room, in need of a change of clothes at the very least. Thankfully, the arguing didn't start up again the moment she was gone.

Evelyn sat down on her head, covering her face with her hands, taking a minute to compose herself after the events of the previous night. She only hoped that Stefan had found Vicki before she hurt anyone.

"O.K, let's just...calm down, and focus on other things," the slayer told herself, pulling her t-shirt off and dumping it in the corner of her room, along with her jeans. Walking over to her wadrobe, Evelyn suddenly caught sight of herself. She took a step backwards, examining where Damon had grabbed her and the parts that had hit the wooden table. They were fading very quickly (as her injuries tended to do), but there was still a hint of bruising on her neck, arms, and a gigantic, nearly gone but still visible, bruise running down her side, from her waist down to the start of her thigh. Evelyn winced; she had to admit, he'd gotten her good.

"Damn," Evelyn tore her eyes away from her battered reflection, instead focusing on selecting reasonable clothing for work, which she would be late to if she didn't hurry up. Which would be unfortunate, as, with Vicki gone, Robert would probably be on edge and, therefore, far more likely to make her work double shifts the following week.

"It's alright, I'll get there on time," Evelyn told herself distractedly."I always do."

She didn't.

Well, technically she did; she was in the Grill on time, just not at the bar on time. Luckily for her, Robert was too busy sorting out who was going to cover Vicki's shift to notice. Still, her lateness didn't help to improve her mood, and so she spent the next hour trying to calm herself down. It was early morning on a monday, and, by consequence, the Grill was relatively quiet, so Evelyn had plenty of opportunity to do this.

"Morning."

'Oh, crap,' she thought.

"I'm sorry, we don't serve psychopaths here, try somewhere else," Evelyn said, without bothering to look up from the surface she was intently cleaning.

Damon chuckled,"You know, it's cute when you try to hurt my feelings."

Evelyn's head shot up at his words, and she scowled,"Don't call me cute."

"O.K. I'm sorry," Damon apologised. Evelyn frowned at him, knowing that he was up to something. From what she had seen, Damon never apologized. At least, not sincerely.

"What do you want?" She asked bluntly.

"Nothing," Damon held up a defensive hand.

"I don't believe you."

"Fine, you got me," Damon rolled his eyes."I came here to make amends. You know, extending the olive branch, letting bygones be bygones-"

"Why?" Evelyn demanded. Oh, he was definitely up to something.

"Because," Damon said, stressing the word."I'm a big picture kinda guy, and I'm not gonna be able to finish that picture whilst you're constantly looking for ways to get rid of me."

"Well, you should have thought about that before you turned Vicki and threatened my family," Evelyn said, shrugging."Too bad. Bye now."

She tried to turn away from him, but he grabbed her arm.

"This is a limited time offer, Buffy," he warned, eyes narrowed."I'm trying to be nice here, and, trust me, you want it to stay that way."

"Or what?" Evelyn challenged.

Damon's grip tightened,"Or I'm going to get angry, and when I get angry, people die. Do you want that weighing on your fragile little conscience?"

"Get off me," Evelyn snapped in response, jerking her arm away from him and looking around to see if anyone noticed their exchange. Luckily, it seemed like they hadn't.

When she looked back, she saw Damon was watching her expectantly.

"O.K, if I were to-hypothetically-agree to this truce, or whatever it is," Evelyn said carefully."What would I get out of it?"

Damon smiled,"I would stay away from your family. For now, anyway."

"Uh huh," Evelyn nodded."Good start. Anything else?"

"I'm open to suggestions," Damon said, inclining his head.

"Alright," Evelyn thought for a bit."You gonna stop victimizing Stefan?"

"Oh, that's not up for discussion," Damon said, in tone that suggested she not pursue the subject any further."Try again."

"Fine," Evelyn sighed."What about me?"

"What about you?"

"Are you going to stop harassing me?"

"Mmm..." Damon pondered this."Define 'harassing'."

"Let's see...turning up on my shifts, messing with my dreams-oh yeah, I know that was you," Evelyn glared at him."-calling me stupid names-"

"Alright, I get the picture," Damon stopped her. He stared at her intently, obviously deep in thought."O.K, I'll stop calling you Buffy."

"Is that it?"

"Fine, kitten can go as well," Damon rolled his eyes.

Evelyn frowned (she'd hoped to get a little more than 'no more stupid names'), but realized she, realistically, knew she wasn't going to get anything else.

"I guess I can live with that," she agreed."And, in return, you want me to..."

"Stop beating me up, for a start," Damon said."And stop sticking your nose into my business."

"Depends what the business is," Evelyn said, eyes narrowed suspiciously.

Damon just scowled,"Do we have a deal or not?"

He held out his hand. Evelyn stared at it worriedly, like it was about to eat her. She looked up at the owner of the hand, trying to figure out whether this was all part of some elaborate scheme, which it probably was.

Eventually, Evelyn sighed, and took his hand.

"Deal," she said. After all, if it was all a ruse, she would know soon enough and act accordingly.

Damon smirked,"I believe this is the start of a beautiful friendship."

"Don't push it," Evelyn retorted.

Evelyn pondered her current situation in the hours after Damon left. At least he had promised to leave Jenna, Elena and Jeremy alone; Evelyn would gladly let him continue with his greater agenda, whatever it was, if it meant safety for her family.

'I mean, it's not like he told you to go on a killing spree with him,' she reasoned in her head, as she served a martini. The slayer was so wrapped up in her thoughts (nothing new there...) that, when her phone went off in her pocket, she practically jumped through the ceiling. Pulling the phone out hastily, Evelyn saw Elena's name flash up on the caller ID. She did a quick sweep of the Grill, making sure that Robert was nowhere to be found, before answering.

"Hey," Evelyn greeted, carefully masking the phone underneath her hair."Fair warning; I'm working, so this'll have to be quick."

"Oh, I can call back later if you want," Elena said, though in a tone that suggested this wasn't actually an option.

Evelyn suppressed the urge to roll her eyes,"No, go on."

"O.K," Elena said, taking a deep breath."So, I went to see Stefan today."

"Oh?" Evelyn frowned."What about the whole 'no skipping' speech?"

"Shut up," Elena replied, obviously in a bad mood."As I was saying, I went to see him, and...Vicki was there."

Evelyn's interest in the conversation increased tenfold.

"Really? How is she?"

"Well..." Elena trailed off."She's, umm...she's fine."

Evelyn's eyes narrowed,"O.K, and now the truth, please."

"That was the-"

"Elena..."

"Alright, fine," Elena muttered."She's got a few, err, issues."

"She already had issues," Evelyn reminded her.

"I mean, new vampire issues," Elena seemed to be building up to something."And, I could see that she wasn't exactly safe, so I told her she couldn't see Jeremy anymore..."

"And?" The slayer pressed.

"She strangled me..."

Evelyn was silent.

"Evy?" Elena asked, worried."Evy, are you still there?"

"She. Did. What?" Evelyn closed her eyes, trying to retain some level of control over her emotions.

"I'm fine though!" Elena said hurriedly, clearly sensing the slayer's temper was about to boil over."Stefan said she's just overwhelmed-her emotions are all blending together or something."

"Elena, stay away from her," Evelyn said."If she's that unstable, it's not good to be around her. Jeremy shouldn't either. And if she even comes near you again, you tell me, are we clear?"

"O-O.K," Elena swallowed."But, if she does, you're not going to, you know...slay her, are you?"

"I can't make any promises," Evelyn said darkly.

Elena gasped,"Evy!"

"It's the truth, Elena," the slayer said simply."Yes, I feel sorry for her, but, at the end of the day, if she can't reign herself in, I can't risk her hurting people; especially you and Jeremy."

"But-"

"Please don't argue with me, alright?" Evelyn sighed."It probably won't even come to that, anyway."

"Yeah," Elena agreed, though still sounded, worried."Probably."

Evelyn smiled a little, before noticing a certain someone making his way towards the bar. Again.

Her smile dropped instantly,"Oh, seriously...?"

"What?" Elena asked, confused.

"Umm, nothing," Evelyn said quickly."Look, Elena, I gotta go-talk later?"

"Uh, yeah, sure," Elena replied."Bye, Evy."

"Yeah, see you," Evelyn muttered, cancelling the call just as Damon reached her.

"You're back," the slayer said, folding her arms.

"I'm back," Damon nodded. He tapped the counter, smiling smugly."Bourbon, please."

Evelyn narrowed her eyes at him, but did what he asked anyway. After all, she wouldn't put it past him to complain to Robert; even if they did have a 'truce'.

"So," she said, sliding the glass to him."The whole thing about not turning up on my shifts went in one ear and out the other, then."

"Calm down, I'm not here to 'harass' you," Damon said, complete with air quotes.

"Then why are you here?" Evelyn frowned.

Damon gave her a thoughtful look, before shrugging and taking a swig of bourbon,"Alright, in honor of our contract, I'll clue you in."

Evelyn leaned forward, propping her elbows up on the bar. The vampire turned on the stool, inclining his head towards a couple sitting at one of the tables.

"See those two?" Damon asked.

"Yeah," the slayer nodded.

"I heard them talking about vampires," Damon said, to Evelyn's general astonishment. She stared at him, before shaking her head.

"No, that can't be right," she insisted."That's the mayor and his wife. They can't know about vampires...can they?"

"You're guess is as good as mine," Damon shrugged.

Evelyn chewed on her lip,"So, what are you gonna do? Interrogate them about it?"

"I'll think of something," Damon said vaguely, causing the slayer to send him an annoyed look."What?"

"Nothing," Evelyn rolled her eyes, not having the energy to start an argument. Besides, somebody had just signaled her from the other side of the bar. "Good luck."

"Mmm," the vampire replied, obviously not listening anymore. As Evelyn moved away, she saw him take off towards the Lockwoods.

'Jackass,' Evelyn thought.

Evelyn yawned behind her hand. God, she was tired. Staying up comforting her heart broken sister, whilst the right thing to do, did not mean a suitable amount of sleep. She only hoped that nothing happened between her leaving the Grill and falling into her nice, warm bed.

Ring. Ring. Ring.

Shit.

"Hello?" Evelyn answered, trying to keep her annoyance from showing.

"Evy?" Elena asked, sounding panicked."Evy, you have to come help, it's Jeremy-and-and Vicki. We're trying to find them..."

"What?" Evelyn blood ran cold."Where are you?"

"At the school," Elena told her."Hurry!"

"Got it," Evelyn said shortly, ending the call and breaking into a sprint. As she accelerated, the slayer attempted to concentrate her hearing. Hopefully, when she was close enough, she would be able to pick up Jeremy or Vicki's voices.

'You'd better be fine, Jer,' Evelyn thought harshly.'Because if you're not, I swear to God-'

Her thoughts were interrupted as she picked up something. The slayer slowed, closing her eyes, concentrating on the sliver of familiar sound she had picked up. Jeremy's voice, though it was faint enough that she couldn't hear the specific words he was saying, reached her. Evelyn opened her eyes, calculating his location in relation to her's, and running again.

"Come on, Jer," she muttered, finding herself around the back of Mystic Falls High. She slowed again, not wanting to accidentally run past him or something. He was definitely closer now; she could decipher what he was saying with ease. And, to her horror (and anger), who he was talking to.

"-Vicki? Vicki, I think you're taking the costume a bit too seriously," Jeremy was saying, before he yelped."Ow! Hey, Vicki, stop it! No, stop it, I mean it-OW!"

Evelyn rounded the corner, to see Vicki holding her little brother up against the school bus, biting his lip; and not in a good way.

"Vicki!" Elena appeared, rocketing out of the back entrance."No!"

But Evelyn had gotten there first. She grabbed the newborn by the shoulders and forcibly threw her to the side. Jeremy fell to the ground, nursing his bleeding lip.

"Jeremy! Oh my god," Elena ran over to Jeremy and helped him up.

"What's going on?" Jeremy looked at Vicki, who was slowly getting up off the ground."Vicki?"

"Hey!" Evelyn snarled at the vampire. The slayer didn't care that it was Vicki anymore; she had attacked one, no, two members of her family now (including Elena), and Evelyn wasn't in the mood to play nice."If you know what's good for you, bitch, you will stay down!"

"Make me," Vicki snarled, before rushing at the three Gilberts, throwing Elena off of Jeremy before Evelyn could make a move. Elena yelled as she hit the nearby garbage pile. Evelyn responded instinctively; it wasn't pretty, and it wasn't sophisticated by any means, but it worked. The slayer literally threw herself at Vicki, catching her around the middle and sending them both crashing to the ground.

"Vicki!" Jeremy yelled out, as Evelyn wrestled to keep the newborn pinned to the ground.

She gave her brother a disbelieving look,"Seriously? Where's the loyalty?"

Vicki took advantage of her momentary distraction, and, with all of her strength, threw the slayer off of her. Evelyn swore as her back smacked into the metal bus...

And then Stefan was there, pushing Vicki up against the same bus, pinning her.

"Oh, finally, the savior arrives," Evelyn said sarcastically, glaring as she felt yet another vampire-induced bruise begin to form on her back."Took you long enough."

Stefan just sent her an unamused look as he struggled to keep Vicki pinned.

"Vicki!" Jeremy yelled again, just as the vampire wriggled free and vanished. Evelyn scowled at him.

"Would you stop that, already?" She demanded. Jeremy didn't reply; he looked like he was about to pass out actually.

"Elena, take Jeremy and go inside," Stefan said, helping Elena up."Go!"

"O.K," Elena nodded in agreement, taking the still pale Jeremy by the arm."Are you two gonna-"

"Go!" The vampire and the slayer shouted at the same time. Elena swallowed, and started to run, Jeremy in tow. However, she didn't get far; Vicki reappeared, throwing Jeremy out of the way like he was a rag doll and grabbing Elena, sinking her teeth into her neck.

"Elena!" Stefan yelled, taking off at vampire speed towards them. Evelyn followed, heart hammering, as she watched Vicki slowly draining her sister.

Stefan got there before her. He didn't waste any time; he pulled the newborn off of Elena and, without a single moment of hesitation, plunge a stake through her heart. Vicki fell to the ground, her corpse graying instantly.

"Vicki! Vicki, no!" Jeremy yelled, horrified. Evelyn saw Stefan hold him back as he tried to get to her corpse, so she went to Elena instead, pressing her hand to her sister's bleeding wound.

"You're gonna be fine, alright," she promised her. Elena nodded gratefully, before she turned to Stefan.

"Get him out of here," she said, voice shaking.

Stefan glanced to Evelyn for confirmation; the slayer nodded,"She's right. Go."

"O.K," he said, and was gone, along with their brother. As soon as they disappeared, Elena's knees gave out, and she collapsed next to Vicki's body. Evelyn went with her, still keeping pressure on the wound.

She felt Elena's body start shaking, a sure sign that her sister was crying but trying not to let it show.

"It's O.K," Evelyn told her, brushing some of Elena's hair behind her ear with her free hand."It's O.K to cry."

"I'm s-s-sorry," Elena sobbed, tears hitting the pavement.

"For what?" Evelyn asked, frowning.

Elena shook her head, still crying,"I-I don't know. I'm just sorry."

Evelyn laughed, as did Elena, though her laugh shook somewhat from her tears.

"Typical you," Evelyn rolled her eyes."Apologizing without having something to apologize for."

Elena laughed again, this time more strongly,"Thanks. You always know how to make me smile."

"I wish I could do the same for Jeremy," Evelyn sighed, staring at the spot where Stefan and her brother had vanished."I don't know how we're gonna explain this to him."

"We'll think of something," Elena said, though didn't sound entirely convinced.

"Well, hello ladies," Damon Salvatore's voice came. The two looked up, to find him standing over them."You can go, I got this."

"You!" Elena jumped to her feet, more angry than Evelyn had ever seen her."You did this! This is your fault!"

"You confuse me with someone with remorse," Damon said offhandedly, staring down at Vicki's body like it was something vaguely amusing.

Elena, beyond words, just shrieked at him and raised a hand to smack him; he caught her wrist in a vice like grip, glaring.

"None of this matters to me," he snarled."None of it."

"Elena, go," Evelyn said, in a quiet voice.

"No!" Elena struggled to free herself."People die around him! How can that not matter? It matters! It matters, and he knows it!"

"No, he doesn't," Evelyn glared at the vampire."He really doesn't care, Elena."

"She's right, I don't," Damon shrugged. Elena responded by using her free hand to hit him in the chest. He growled, shoving her away from him. Elena stumbled back, Evelyn catching her before she fell.

"You need to leave," Damon directed at Elena, lip curled into a sneer."Your wounds are bleeding. You. Need. To. Leave."

"Elena, do what he says," Evelyn advised. Elena looked, from Damon to her sister, before doing what was suggested and leaving, though she didn't look happy about it.

Damon just blinked and looked down again, before noticing Evelyn hadn't moved.

"I suppose you're now going to give me a long, righteous slayer speech about righting my wrongs and-"

"No."

Damon paused, his surprise clear on his face.

"No?"

"No," Evelyn said, perfectly calm. Her expression, however, was another story entirely. It displayed her inner thinking perfectly; quite simply, it was murderous."I'm not going to give you a speech. Because this isn't one of those situations that can be resolved by a little back and forth between us. You know, when you casually threaten my family, call me stupid nicknames, and I threaten you with death and unbearable agony; this is not one of those times. This is the time when you shut your mouth, or I really will end you."

Damon looked at her...and smirked.

"Really? You'll 'end' me?" Damon snorted, clearly not taking her seriously."Give me a br-"

He yelled as Evelyn slammed him up against the bus, and thrust her hand into his chest, fingers squeezing around his heart.

"Wanna try laughing now, kitten?" Evelyn spat venomously."'Cause, guess what? Our deal just expired, honey, and the exit clause is a killer."

To emphasize her point, she squeezed a little harder, causing the vampire to groan in pain, his face twisting into a sickly grimace.

"What's that?" Evelyn cocked her head to the side, putting a hand to her ear mockingly."No smart ass comeback, huh, Damon?"

The vampire grinned, though it was very agonized,"Well, looks like you finally grew a pair, slayer. I like it. Makes everything a whole lot more...interesting."

Evelyn's eyes narrowed, her fingers squeezing again, and then withdrew her hand sharply, letting the vampire fall to the ground, groaning.

"Consider that a warning, Salvatore," she growled, before turning on her heel and marching away, leaving the bleeding vampire and his dead newborn behind her.

"Hey," Evelyn greeted as she reached the house. Stefan was sat outside, alone."How's Jeremy doing?"

"Elena's talking to him right now," Stefan sighed, looking forlorn. Evelyn didn't stop to worry about this; she made a beeline for the front door. She needed to help her brother otherwise, well, she was just a crappy sister, wasn't she?

By the time she found them, Jeremy was crying, his arms wrapped around Elena. Evelyn's eyes began to tear up as well, and she wordlessly walked over to them, and joined in the hug. Jeremy didn't fight her off; he held onto her and Elena as hard as he could.

"Why me?" He kept saying."Why?"

"I don't know, Jer," Evelyn answered."I don't know."

Eventually, he released them, electing to just sit on the couch by himself, just crying softly. Evelyn sighed, getting up with Elena, leaving him alone to grieve.

"Are you O.K?" Elena asked Stefan when they made it to the porch.

"I-I wanted to help her," Stefan said, sounding deeply depressed. Then again, everybody was feeling that way at that moment in time."But instead I just...how is he?"

"Bad," Elena said."He's a mess. He doesn't deserve this."

"What can I do to help?" Stefan asked, pleadingly."I'll do anything."

"Compel him."

Both Elena and Stefan stared at Evelyn like she had grown a second head. She gave Stefan a hard look.

"Compel him," she repeated."It's the best way. Please."

"You mean...make him forget?" Elena asked. Evelyn nodded, and she turned to Stefan."Stefan, she's right. Please, you have to."

"I-I can't," Stefan swallowed."It's the way I live...I can't work the ability properly-I-"

"I can."

Evelyn turned, to see Damon standing there. His jacket was carefully covering the blood on his shirt where she had attacked him.

"I can do it," the vampire continued."That is, if you want me to."

Evelyn locked eyes with Elena, who nodded once. She turned back,"Yes. We do. I do. Follow me."

"O.K," Damon said, following her into the house. Evelyn gave Elena a reassuring look as she stepped over the threshold.

'It's gonna be O.K,' she told herself in her head, as they neared Jeremy.'This is the right thing to do, Evy. Trust yourself.'

"Hey, Jer," Evelyn smiled weakly. Jeremy looked up, tears still glistening on his face.

"What's going on?" He asked."Who's this?"

"This is Damon," Evelyn said, sitting down next to him. She held his hands, making him look at her."He can help, Jer. He can help fix everything. Would you like that?"

"You mean...he can take the pain away?" Jeremy asked, as if hardly daring to belief it.

Evelyn swallowed, nodding,"Yes. Yes, he can."

"Then I want him to do it," Jeremy said forcefully. His head snapped around to Damon."Do it."

Damon just nodded, kneeling down in front of him. Evelyn watched, with baited breath, as the vampire's pupils dilated.

"Vicki went out of town," Damon told him."And she's not coming back. You feel a little sad about it, but you know it's for the best."

Jeremy blinked, shaking his head. His slightly unfocused eyes found Evelyn, looking stricken.

"Hey, Evy," he said lightly."You look, err, happy."

"Oh," Evelyn forced a smile onto her face."I'm just tired Jer."

"Right," Jeremy got up, noticing Damon."Oh, hi. Err, who are you?"

"He's...a friend," Evelyn said carefully. Damon just sent her a curious look."You look tired to Jer. Maybe you should get some sleep."

On cue, Jeremy yawned,"Yeah, you're probably right. Night."

"Night," Evelyn's smile dropped as soon as he had left the room. She hunched forward, tangling her hands in her hair. Then, she said, in a small voice."Am I a terrible sister?"

There was an awkward silence. Evelyn raised her head to look at Damon; he was just standing there, looking at a loss as to what to say.

"Why are you asking me?" He finally said.

Evelyn rolled her eyes, tossing her hair away from her face,"Forget it. You should probably go, before Jeremy starts asking questions."

Damon sort of jerked his head at her oddly, in a way that could have been a nod of agreement or some kind of seizure, before sweeping out the room.

A thought suddenly occured to the slayer, and she bolted out the room after him,"Wait."

He turned, a faint look of annoyance passing over his features,"What?"

"Why did you do that?" Evelyn asked, frowning in confusion.

"Do...what, exactly?"

"Help my brother," the slayer took a careful step forward, now staring at the vampire with curiousity."Why would you do that?"

"Because you asked me to," Damon said slowly, like she was some kind of moron.

"But..." Evelyn struggled for a second, trying to order her thoughts."I almost killed you a minute ago. I could have killed you..."

"Yeah," Damon shrugged."But you didn't. I guess now we're even."

"I guess so," Evelyn said, still trying to wrap her head around the fact that Damon Salvatore-the vampire who would like nothing better than to make her life a living hell-had done something to help her. It just didn't compute. Her brain was struggling to analyze this new piece of information; that maybe, just maybe, Damon Salvatore wasn't so bad after all.

Damon gave her a calculating look...before doing something that completely sent her 'Slayer Setting' brain into meltdown. He smiled at her. Not one of his nasty little smirks; a genuine, honest to goodness smile.

"Goodnight, Evelyn," he said, before turning on his heel to finally make an exit.

"Goodnight, Damon," Evelyn replied quietly, her head slightly hurting from the events that had taken place. She saw him pause in the doorway, just for a second, before he continued onwards.

Evelyn couldn't help herself; she smiled as well.

O.K, so Vicki's gone; but Evelyn managed to get a few, err, blows in, at least. Ain't no-one gonna mess with her siblings...

So, Evelyn finally lost it with Damon in this one (it was about time; and, let's be honest, he kinda deserved it...), before she started to warm up to him near the end. I thought their little exchange was quite cute. Then again, I'm biased, so...yeah. But, don't worry, she's not going to fall instantly in love with him next chapter: she might be starting to entertain the thought he's not as bad as she believed, but as far as Evy's concerned he's still a threat. We'll see how it goes...

Remember to review guys! Bigs thanks to everyone who has! Hugs from Damon to all you guys!

Until next time, then:

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