Chapter 7
A/N: Ok, there were a couple of questions from anonymous reviewers, and since I can't PM you, I'll just answer them here.
Emily: Yes, Damon is a little mean in this story, but he'll slowly start to change over time. I actually thought he was a bit softer in the last chapter then some on the past ones.
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Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter! It really made my day reading them. And over 20 reviews on the last chapter! You guys are amazing!
Bonnie's POV
"I can't believe we have to do this", Meredith complained as we waited in the hallway. Maria had spent a large amount of time fussing with our dresses and make-up to make sure we looked decent enough to attend such an "important" event with the masters. When she said "masters", I assumed that it meant that Stefan would be coming too. The thought comforted me a little.
Meredith had hated every minute of it, but for me, this was actually the happiest I've been since I got here, because when I looked into the mirror today, I saw that I actually looked…pretty, like a woman.
All my life, I have always been described as kind of childish looking, and I couldn't really deny it. I didn't have much going on for me. I was small, my chest was flat, and instead of Elena's beautiful blue, mine were merely a plain brown.
But with the dress and make-up, I looked better than I had in a while. Of course, it wasn't much compared to Meredith, who was pretty even in her cheap slave clothes, but it was something.
"Come on, it's not going to be that bad", I urged, looking down at my dress, and the way it glided around my ankles.
Meredith opened her mouth to say something, but then the door opened, and there stood Damon and Stefan, both wearing normal outfits, nothing you would see at as important as an event that Damon claimed it to be. Figures only we would have to dress up.
But I was surprised when Damon's eyes lingered on me for a moment, in a way that made me blush.
"You girls look lovely", Stefan commented, smiling warmly.
I smiled and nodded. "Thanks Stefan"
Meredith shot me a look of disbelief as if to ask: You know his name?
I shrugged her off, and then I heard Damon clear his throat. "We should be going", he said, and Stefan nodded reluctantly.
I couldn't help but notice that Damon immediately laced my arm through his, as if he wanted to do it before Stefan had a chance too.
But Stefan didn't seem to think much of it, and seemed content when he laced Meredith's arm through his, but it didn't look like a romantic gesture in the least.
We all walked down the hallways, and for the first time in days, I actually saw the world outside of the house and garden. And it quickly looked like I was at one of those medieval conventions.
But I didn't really have much time to look around, because we were soon in what looked like a stagecoach, and we were moving.
I was seated beside Damon, while Meredith sat by Stefan right across from us, and even though it was a little unnerving sitting beside Damon, it was better than sitting in the back like we did on the way here.
The ride only lasted about 15 minutes, and we were suddenly outside a yet another Victorian mansion, and the Salvatore brothers were already getting out, and making sure to drag us along with them.
Once again, we were in the same positions as before: me on Damon's arm, and Meredith on Stefan's. I was a little envious that Meredith got to be with the nice, safe vampire, while I was stuck with the dangerous one, who was currently enslaving us. But he was also the one who brought unknown feelings out of me. And because they were unknown, they scared me.
Once we were inside the building, I looked around and saw that it looked like a large ballroom of some kind. I looked at both of the Salvatore brothers in confusion. Neither of them seemed like the dancing type, and I didn't really have any idea as to why they would want to come here.
But that was when Damon detached himself from my arm, and turned towards Stefan.
"Alright, she's right over there. You watch the witch while I talk to her", Damon ordered.
Stefan rolled his eyes at his brother, but nodded, and Damon started towards a girl who looked a bit like Elena, with blue eyes and blond hair, and from the way Stefan was glaring, I could tell he wasn't exactly fond of her.
"Her name is Katherine Pierce", Stefan said, as if reading my mind.
I was about to ask him more about it, when a handsome vampire with blond hair approached us, smiling wickedly at Meredith, and holding out a hand.
Meredith looked questioningly at Stefan, and he smiled and nodded. "Go ahead"
Meredith walked off to dance with the vampire, but I could tell she was secretly hoping that Stefan had said no.
But now I had time to finish our conversation.
"What does she have to do with Damon?" I asked, gesturing towards the two who now looked like they were deep in conversation.
Stefan sighed, and answered. "Did you know that Damon is heir to the throne of this place?" he asked, and I turned towards him in surprise.
"You mean…like a king?" I managed. Yes, I knew that Damon was powerful, from the way everyone treated him whenever another vampire interacted with him, but a future king was not what I was expecting.
Stefan nodded. "But he has to marry before he can take the throne."
"And he wants to marry Katherine?"
"Yes" from the way he venomously said it, I knew he didn't like the idea.
"And you don't like her?"
Stefan shook his head. "No"
"Why not?"
I was about to shut up, thinking that I had gone too far, but Stefan didn't seem to mind, and answered.
"I don't like it, because they don't really love each other. Katherine comes from a very powerful vampire family, and Damon thinks marrying her is going to bring him even more power. And because he's the future king, she isn't exactly arguing at the idea of marrying him."
I looked over at Damon and Katherine, and I saw that they looked like they were discussing some sort of business plan, not a couple discussing marriages.
"My brother may seem cold, but he deserves better", Stefan finished.
I looked at him, and from the look on his face, I saw he had told me something really personal, and…I trusted him.
"Stefan? Did Damon tell you that I managed a small trance yesterday?" I asked hesitantly.
Stefan nodded. "Yes, but he informed me that you didn't see anything, because it wasn't strong enough."
I sucked in a deep breath. "Well, I lied."
His eyes widened, and I sighed. "Stefan, if I tell you something, do you swear not to tell anyone?"
He nodded, and I decided to tell him. "I had a trance about the vampires who captured me in the first place. They're planning on taking over my whole town somehow."
Stefan looked concerned, and like he was about to say something, when we heard a blood curdling shriek.
I froze in fear when I realized the scream came from Meredith.
The vampire who had been dancing with her now had her by the head, and was now attempting to sink his fangs into her throat by force.
Stefan quickly leaped into action, pushing the vampire away from her, and Meredith was free, running over to stand beside me, breathing hard. I put a hand on her arm, trying to comfort her.
Stefan and the vampire had now broken into a fight, and now Damon turned away from Katherine and towards his brother, who was now locked in fight.
I was surprised when Damon ran over to join his brother in the fight, and together, they took him down easily.
After it was over, and the vampire was now lying on the ground, Damon turned towards the other vampires who had been watching the whole scene.
"These girls", he said, pointing at us, "Are my property. And I do not wish for anyone else to claim them in any way. If I see anyone else make the same mistake this man did, the results will be much more fatal", he threatened coldly.
With one final nod towards Katherine, he grabbed onto both me and Meredith by the arm, and gestured at Stefan to follow.
"Are you okay?" I asked Meredith as we walked beside Damon and Stefan down the hallway. When we got back, it took us a little while to take off all of our make-up and dresses, but now we were wearing our usual slave clothes, and on our way back to the garden for more chores.
"Yes", she murmured, and then turned towards Damon and Stefan.
"Thank you, for stopping it."
Damon merely nodded, but Stefan smiled warmly. "It was no trouble."
"I didn't expect something like that to happen, I'm sorry", Damon murmured, too quietly for Meredith to actually hear him, but I did.
I looked at him questioningly, but he glared and turned away sharply.
After we got to the garden, both Stefan and Damon left, leaving us in the garden with Derek, who was once again, pushing around a huge wheel barrel.
He smirked when he saw us.
"So, how did the little day out with the leeches go?"
"Oh, it was just great", Meredith muttered sarcastically.
Derek's eyebrows rose. "What's with the sarcasm?"
"I don't want to talk about it", Meredith snapped, and turned away from him.
I could tell that he really wanted to know, and Meredith gave me the go ahead look to tell him.
"A vampire tried to forcefully take her blood", I explained, almost shivering at the horrible memory.
Instantly, Derek's expression darkened. "Those damn leeches. I swear…."
It was then that I realized that Heather was missing.
"Wait, where is Heather?" I asked Derek, interrupting what he was about to say.
Derek looked even grimmer at the question. "She got caught trying to escape while you two were gone. The female leech has her, and they're probably discussing her punishment."
"But you can't just whip a six year old", I said to Maria, and she glared. I had found her walking down the hallway, and asked her about her plans for Heather, and I was horrified with the results.
"From what I see, I am the vampire, and you are the slave. If you tell me what to do, you will be punished as well, so I suggest you back down", she warned.
"Ok, well what if I took the punishment for her?" I asked, desperate to save the little girl.
Maria's eyebrows rose. "You do realize that if you agree to that, the punishment is double. Instead of three slashes, you will receive six."
I sucked in a deep breath, and nodded. "I'll do it."
Now Maria smiled. "Alright then"
At the time of my punishment, I had to stand on a podium in the garden, with all of the slaves and vampires of the manor watched. I was to receive six slashes in front of everyone.
I looked at everyone's expressions. Derek looked just flat angry, Heather guilty, Meredith looked scared for me, and Stefan looked as if he was ashamed of himself, which was ridiculous, since he had nothing to do with it.
Damon's expression was flat, but I thought I could see a hint of disbelief in his features.
When the first slash hit, I couldn't hold back a cry of pain, and I didn't pay attention to anyone, and looked down at the ground as the next one hit me.
Maria was obviously having no problem with the deed she was doing.
I finally just closed my eyes, and just waited for it to be over.
A/N: I know this chapter isn't my best, but the next one will have way more Bonnie/Damon interaction in it. Again, review if you want a sneak peek!
