He watched her from a distance, analysing her every movement. The way she chewed on the end of her pen and how her brows furrowed in frustration. She had dark circles under her eyes and he assumed she hadn't been sleeping well which troubled him. Was she sick? His brown eye's moved from her face down to her shoulders and a longing to caress her tanned slender arm's came over him .How he wished to taste her blood, sink his fang's into her neck and indulge in the sweet blood pulsing under her skin. She looked so much like Katherine that it taunted him; he had her once he wouldn't let her go this time.
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Elena sighed and put her pen down, she was exhausted. Every time she closed her eyes for the past few days he haunted her dreams and she either woke up shaking from fear or pleasure. Why was her subconscious torturing her so! She didn't even know the guy! That didn't stop you before though did it? She pushed her thoughts back and tried to focus on the math's problem in front of her once again but her eyes were to sore and puffy. She didn't even notice when the bell rang for lunch and the room started to empty. What is it about him! She thought to herself. A finger tapped her on the shoulder and she jumped, her heart racing as her hand clenched her chest.
"Jesus! Don't sneak up on me like that Bonnie!" her oldest friend smiled at her in an apologetic way and she shrugged her shoulders
"Lena, class is over" She looked around the room and frowned, where had the time gone "Are you okay? You look exhausted, you're not getting sick are you?" she cringed at the concern in Bonnie's face. She hated people worrying about her; she preferred to deal with her problems internally not talk about them. She forced a smile onto her face, creating a mask to try and hide her distracted mind from her friend
"Yeah Bon, just haven't been sleeping well, worried about Jer and Matt" she collected her things and stood up hoping that Bonnie wouldn't pick any further "Don't worry, really. I'll go to the doctors and see if I can sort out some sleeping pills or something"
"Don't be silly Lena, I'll ask my grams for her special tea. You know how well that stuff knock's you out and it's all natural so none of that pharmaceutical crap" in times like these Elena was thankful that Bonnies grams was into her herbal remedies, they had helped a lot the few weeks after her parent's passing
"That would be awesome Bon, Have you talked to Matt lately?" Vickie was still in the hospital but had been transfer to the psych ward. Once she had woken up she had started rambling about monsters and the doctors feared that she had suffered an emotional breakdown due to the trauma she suffered
"No, neither has Care. Tyler has though; he said he's holding out okay. You know what he's like Lena; he can be a pretty strong rock for people when they need him. He'll be okay." She couldn't help but feel guilty, her friend was going through such a horrible time and she was too exhausted to even see if he was ok.
"I want to go see him after school, just to check up on him. I'd hate to think of him doing this all by his self. Has his mum turned up yet?" Bonnie shook her head "Probably a good thing, all she does is bring drama"
"Come on let's go eat, I'm sure Care is fretting by now, she hates it when were late"
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Damon watched as Matt finally left his sister's room, after much persistence to eat from Elena. He had been waiting days for the strong willed boy to leave so he could get to Vickie. Once again he had to cover up his little brother's mistakes, for centuries he had followed Stephan making sure his ripper antics were covered up. He hated his brother for making him turn, for not giving him a choice but he needed him. He needed someone in this world to connect to as much as he hated to admit it. He had to compel a few nurses into forgetting he was there but getting into the girl's room was easy. He found her sitting on the bed, eye's distance yet panicked. Stephan had really done a number on this one, he could compel her but there was no way he could reverse the mental damage enough.
"Vickie is it?" The girl shrieked and jumped off the bed, huddling into a corner, he walked towards her slowly, his hands in front of him and making a shushing sound "I'm not here to hurt you, I want to help you"
"Y-you can't help me, he'll find me! He's going to kill me!" Damon frowned; he needed to do this quickly before she got to out of hand
"I can make you forget him; I can take away those memories" Her eye's flicked in curiosity but she didn't move "Let me help you Vickie" he stopped in front of her and crouched down, staring into her eyes "Trust me" she nodded, her eyes focused on his and he dilated his pupils, willing her into a trance "No one attacked you, you were walking home and a dog came out of nowhere. A truck driver came across you and pulled the dog off and dropped you off at the hospital. You are fine and safe" Vickie blinked and he smiled "I was never here" he stood up and quickly left the room, leaving her dazed in the corner.
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"I-I don't get it, she wasn't like this when we left her. How is she normal again?" Matt was shocked, it was like his sister had flipped a switch in her head and snapped out of her mental state. The doctor in front of him had no answer
"We don't know, it's not known to recover from a mental break that quickly. My only answer is maybe her mind just needed a bit of rest to process what happened" Matt' looked at him disbelieving
"Can I take her home?" the doctor shook his head "Why not! She's fine!"
"She's still showing signs of a mental break, we would like to keep her here for an extra night for observation and then she will have to go back to a normal ward so they can monitor how her wounds are healing" Matt nodded and turned to Elena who swept him into a hug
"She's okay Elena, I don't know what happened but I thought I had lost her, I thought she would have to stay here forever" he cried into her arm's with relief and Elena felt a twinge of jealousy.
"Go be with her Matt" he nodded and gave her a bear hug leaving her alone. She sighed, feelings of grief and sorrow washed over her. She hated being here it made her remember waking up and being told she had survived but her parent's hadn't. She quickly made her way to the elevator holding back tears. The quicker she got home the better. Pushing the ground floor button a tear leaked out and she held her breath hoping no one would stop the doors from shutting. Luck was not on her side today as the person she least wanted to see snuck in at the last minute "What are you doing here?"
"Visiting an old friend, not that it's any of your business" She crossed her arm's, her eye's glaring at the black shaggy haired man in front of her "Visiting your...boyfriend?"
"Matt is not my boyfriend and it's not any of your business either...Damon" his crystal blue eye's twinkled at her in amusement and he stepped closer to her. Elena backed up, wanting to keep her distance from him as her dreams popped into her head. Her eye's flicked to her lips and she bit her lip, picturing them on her body
"Your staring" She was now hard against the cold steel of the elevator, him in front of her with that stupid smile on his face. Gain composure! Don't give him control again! She stood up right and rigid, not willing to let him push her around
"Don't be so arrogant" He moved towards the door and raised his hand against the buttons on the side "Don't you dare push that button Damon" He smirked, is hand hovering of the emergency stop button. She froze as he gently pushed it, the elevator jolting to a stop on the 2nd floor
"You look exhausted, I can help with that you know. If you ever want...extra help" He leaned against the door smirking at her again. "It would come at a price though"
"I don't need your help, I don't do drug's" he pushed himself off the door and saunted towards her. His body pressing into her's trying to force her to back down
"Really? I can remember a few times when we've had a bit of...fun" she shuddered, his lips were so close to her ear and all she wanted to do was turn her head and capture them with hers You are better then this!
"No, I'm fine thank you. Now go find someone else to bother" She pushed him away harshly and he looked at her bewildered for a second then his smile widened
"We'll gorgeous, if you ever do need come find me at the boarding house" she shook her head at him and stomped her way to the emergency stop button. He stood between her and it so she had to wrap and arm around him to push it. She could smell his cologne and bourbon on him and sighed; he smelt ridiculously good to her "What's taking you so long?" arrogant prick! She screamed in her head and slammed her finger into the button. She felt his arms wrap around her and his hand snake into her hair pulling her head backwards, his lips crushed against her and she couldn't help but moan. She had been dreaming about this kiss for day's and it was far better in real life "You know where to find me babe, I'll be waiting" he stepped away from her quickly as the door's opened and she stood their breathless. Her cheeks bright red as hospital staff and visitor's eyed her suspiciously. I'm so screwed.
