A/N: Oh my god. I'm soooo sorry. I'm awful. I truely am. It's been for fucking ever, hasn't it. I didn't even realize I hadn't updated in so long until last night, when I freaked out. I feel so bad. Because I HATE it when authors take huge breaks. I don't have an excuse, except for that I've started working and schools almost over so I'm in that end of the year buzz thing. But really. No excuses.
End of Episode Three, Friday Night Bites
Three days later, Alice found herself actually going to the football game.
Amelia and Divya decided it would be a fantastic way to spend their Friday night, and Alice had been dragged along to go.
Also, she figured Damon probably wouldn't hunt her out if she was in a big crowd. She made a mental note to never leave her friends' sides.
Damon had been popping in here and there for the last week. He'd fed from her twice since, and each time she started to feel more numb then the last. At first she'd try to fight him off, but that would turn him on even more. Alice hated that, so she'd just let him do it, because there wasn't any other way than to give in.
"Al, do you have any of that red sparkly face paint?" Amelia asked, sticking her head out of Alice's bathroom. Her hair was teased out and frizzy with red and black sparkles stuck in it. It was tradition for the girl Mystic High Timberwolves fans to deck out and fancy as they could get.
"Yeah, I think it's in the left drawer," Alice was sitting on her bed, pulling at her hair. She'd left it natural, as she had been for the past week. Looking perfect didn't seem so important anymore. She wasn't even wearing a sundress, instead a pair of dark jeans and a black v-neck t-shirt.
Her vocabulary was getting dirtier and dirtier every time she spoke. It seemed like Damon's profanity was rubbing off on her, along with the lies and manipulation. Her friends and parents had been noticing the change, but Alice tried to cover it up by telling them more lies.
Then they'd usually believe her.
"Alice! Answer your stupid phone!" Divya founded on the door from inside the bathroom and Alice finally noticed her iPhone was ringing loudly. She picked it up from next to her on the bed and found an unknown number calling her.
She took one look at the closed bathroom door, grabbed her phone and quickly exited her room into the hallway. "Hello?" she whispered quietly, leaning against the wall adjacent to her bedroom.
"Well hello Alice!" his voice was laced with fake sincerity. "And how is your evening?"
"Just peachy," she said dryly, loving down the hallway just in case they could hear her. "Do you need anything?"
"Hence the phone call," Damon replied with attitude. "But yes I do. I suppose you won't be going to the game tonight, why not drop by-"
"I'm going to the game," she cut him off. He was making generalizations of her again. "So-"
"Well that's a pleasant surprise," he mumbled coldly. Alice sighed to herself.
"Is that all you needed?"
Damon didn't answer at first, and there was a long moment before he said, "Oh never mind, change of plans. Looks like I'll see you at the game."
There was a pause on Alice's end as she thought about what she was going to say, "Looking forward to it."
"Sarcasm Alice Vreer? I like it. Sexy." She could practically hear the grin in his voice. She imagined him leaning against the wall and chuckling to himself.
She felt herself get hot at the comment and thanked the Lord that he couldn't see her do it. His comments were getting gradually more and more sexual.
"What are you blushing for?" Alice spun around to find Divya and Amelia poking their heads out of the door and staring directly at her. Alice quickly ended the phone conversation between her and Damon.
"Nothing, it's just really hot in here," she covered, then added jokingly, "It's your fucking hair curlers."
She watched as their faces flinched at the word. Inside, Alice was annoyed, but simply put on a happy face and pushed past them back into her room.
Now that Damon was going to the game, she'd have to have her guard up extra high. She was looking forward to just relaxing for once somewhere outside of her house, the only place she could truly be away from Damon's deception.
Divya and Amelia turned and followed her back into the room, obviously unsure of her new language. They looked at her over their shoulders before walking back into the bathroom. Alice could hear them whispering, and for once, she couldn't care less of what they thought.
They arrived at the Pep Rally before the game and Alice felt herself being drawn to the large crowd of football players by her two friends. Girls seemed to be all over the boys in their jerseys, although Alice wasn't sure why, since the Mystic Falls Timberwolves were one of the worst teams in state.
She spotted Tyler right away, standing next to his buddy Matt. She hadn't forgotten about his awkward attempt at trying to win her over the day after her first run in with Damon. Or as she liked the call it, the Night Her Life Ended.
Alice also ran into him the day before, he was at Mystic Grille alone late at night, and she happened to be running in to grab a burger before Damon ate her alive (at least, that's what she told herself). He had tried to be smooth, apologizing for all the shit he put her through. Thankfully for Alice, Damon walked through the door just about the same time. She snuck away easily. That was one of the only times she was thankful for Damon.
Amelia linked her arm through Alice's, in what she knew as an attempt to look bored. Amelia once told Alice that she always looked bored, which she translated to cool.
"Tyler's looking at us," Amelia whispered in her ear. Alice's eyes shifted subtly toward the football players again, and sure enough he was. Instead of joking around with his teammates and allowing girls to hit on him mercilessly, he was looking directly at Alice. "Do you think he likes me?"
"Oh definitely," Alice replied dryly, keeping her eyes on the muscular boy.
"He just keeps staring, you think he likes my outfit?" Amelia giggled quickly, looking from Alice to Tyler in procession.
Alice felt herself growing uncomfortable in the situation, and tugged on Amelia's arm, "I know he does. Now let's show him the back." She pulled on Amelia, and they turned, walking toward the bonfire.
"I didn't think it would be this cold out," Divya complained as the girls formed a sort of circle with each other. She rubbed her hands up and down her arms which were covered in goose bumps. Alice held her jacket out to her, but Divya shook her head. "That's okay, I'll suffer."
"I'll take it!" Amelia said quickly, grabbing the black Northface jacket from over Alice's shoulder and pulling it over. "It looks better on me anyway."
"Right," Divya replied with a grin, rolling her eyes playfully. "And I'm a whore."
They all giggled together and Amelia broke into a conversation about what would happen at the next Celibacy Club meeting. Alice found her mind wandering and she started to drift away from the seemingly useless conversation. Celibacy Club wouldn't matter in the long run, when Damon was undoubting going to kill her or turn her or something awful like that.
The pep fest started and Alice turned toward the stage. She immediately looked at Stefan Salvatore, brother of Damon who was standing on the stage a little away from Tyler. She noticed the resemblance, how both brothers were undeniably sexy. And of course, vampires.
She was at the point that she couldn't understand how people didn't know they were vampires. They were so perfect with everything they did. She felt like she could point one out of a crowd any day.
As introductions continued, Alice watched him the entire time. Was he like Damon, cruel and evil? Or was he a better person, if she could even call him that? She hoped for the latter.
"I need to pee," Amelia pouted, then shifted her look to Alice. Alice sighed.
"Fine, let's go." The two of them moved away from the crowd toward the line of bathrooms. Amelia immediately threw herself into a long story about how Divya was being so fake and that she 'couldn't stand to be near her for a single second longer'.
"The fucking line's too long," Alice grumbled, as she stood by Amelia in the enormous line to the single portable bathroom just to the left of the football stadium. "You think they'd have more than one of these things."
"No one comes to these games usually anyway," Amelia joked and even caused Alice to grin a little. "My GOD I need to pee!" She shouted dramatically and squeezed her legs together, which ended up looking like a little dance.
Alice cracked a smile as they moved forward in the line.
"Oh my gosh!" Amelia turned toward Alice with a giant smile on her face. "I forgot to tell you! Drama Club is putting on Spring Awakening? Isn't that scandalous!"
Alice suppressed a laugh. Spring Awakening was an extremely controversial musical in which the characters basically have sex on stage. Alice had heard the music a few times and seen a few clips on the internet and she had personally found it entertaining. But the idea of such things would terrify Celibacy Club president Amelia. "Totally," she said in an exaggerated voice.
"I'm thinking we start a petition, you know have all the students sign it? And you know most of them will, because seeing someone, my god I can't even say it, masturbate on stage is ludicrous!"
"I don't think he's actually masturbating-"
"And I know I can get Principal Hilson on our side, his wife is in charge of the church committee-"
"Oh look the bathrooms free!" Alice cut her off and lightly pushed Amelia toward the door. "There you go!"
Amelia didn't say anything, just walked into the portable bathroom. Alice heaved a sigh of relief as the door shut. They had waited ten minutes to go to the bathroom, only to see that there was no one in line behind them. Clearly, Amelia had to go at the rush.
"Boo,"
Alice let out a tiny shriek as she felt hot breath on her neck. She spun around and shoved, knowing full well who it was that was attempting to scare her. Damon stumbled back only a little, but only to play along. He was grinning at her playfully and had his hands tucked into the pockets of his jacket. "Now Alice, didn't your parents tell you to play nice?"
"Not when it comes to pedophiles," She took a step back and folded her arms over her chest.
Damon took a step closer, "Come on Al, don't be like that." He touched her arms lightly and she felt a rush of cold air flow through her body. He was acting childish, almost like he was putting on an act.
"Amelia is right in there," Alice whispered, stepping back a half step as he moved closer again. "How am I suppose to explain Caroline Forbes's boyfriend hitting on me?"
"You haven't seen my hitting on you yet babe," Damon winked and took a gentlemanly step back. She knew he was only doing this now, and that at any moment he could flip the switch and become scary Damon. "Wait, is Amelia the annoying blonde one?"
Alice simply nodded, Damon made a face and disappeared quickly. Just like clockwork, Amelia exited the bathroom, "Oh ma god. Seriously. Can't they afford to have outdoor bathroom with a bathroom attendant? I swear sometimes our school is so poor."
"Why not outdoor heating too?" Alice replied sarcastically, to which Amelia agreed and started to rant in an even more excited fashion.
"What's going on?" They had started walking back and Amelia had noticed a crowd being formed. She took one look at Alice then dashed off, as Amelia looked the drama. Alice hurried along after her.
"Tyler stop it!" Alice watched as Vicki shouted dramatically after Tyler, who was currently on top of some kid, throwing punches left and right. Alice stepped closer, unable to comprehend what was really happening. As soon as she realized it, she was next to Vicki.
The boy underneath was Jeremy Gilbert, Elena's brother.
"He's down, enough!" Stefan Salvatore happened to break into the fight and grab Tyler away. There was a short tussle and Matt had to step in to tackle Elena's brother. Alice stood and watched helplessly, unsure of what to do.
Amelia was right next to her in a second, whispering, "Should I offer to clean his wounds?"
Alice ignored her as Jeremy and Tyler were pulled away. It seemed like lately there was so much blood being spilt.
There was too much blood being spilt. Alice may not have been noticing it before, it she did now. Damon and Stefan in town was causing people in Mystic Falls to be on their edge. Animal attacks. Love triangles. And Alice could feel herself being pulled into the eye of the storm.
She didn't know what Damon wanted, but she was sure it wasn't a life companion or a lover. Because if it were either of those, Alice would have been changed or undoubtedly sleeping with him.
Alice didn't know how long she could keep up the charade. Amelia, Divya, and her parents were dumb, but they weren't stupid. Especially her father. He'd surely know something was up. She couldn't keep wearing scarves and turtlenecks forever. Something had to change.
And she was the only one who could make it happen.
Confronting Damon was her only chance. She needed to know what he wanted. Why he wanted her. If he was just going to kill her, to get it over with, because this was killing her. The pain was too much.
Alice felt Amelia tugging on her jacket. Alice turned and allowed the other blonde girl to pull her along away from the crowd toward the parking lot. "You don't look so good, Alice. Let's get you out of here."
She didn't reply, but permitted herself to be led away. Maybe Amelia was right, Alice needed to get out, she was going insane.
But she was sane enough to see danger ahead. Alice grabbed Amelia's wrist and held her back. She pressed her finger to lips as a signal. Ahead of them stood Stefan and Damon. Alice instantly recognized the tension of the situation, and tension between vampires could never mean good things.
Yet Amelia wasn't educated in that situation, "What the hell Alice? Let's just keep-" Alice slapped her hand over Amelia's mouth. She couldn't believe she did it.
She started to tug Amelia backward behind the school. Amelia finally obliged and allowed her to lead her away. Alice pressed her body against the building and Amelia did the same, though she didn't not know for what. "What's going on?" Amelia whispered with a terrified look on her face.
Alice felt herself try to come up with a lie, but she couldn't. "I know this doesn't make sense to you, but you have to trust me."
"All I saw was the Salvatore brothers, so I don't know why your so-"
There was a loud scream that shook both the girls. Alice hit the wall again, forcefully clamping her eyes shut and praying for it all to end. But Amelia wasn't so smart. She moved away from Alice and peaked around the corner of the building.
When Alice peeked her eyes open, she saw. "Amelia no!"
Alice knew what was going to happen.
In a second everything changed. Amelia stood next to her breathing and talking about materialistic things and the next, she was on the ground bleeding profusely from her neck.
Damon stood above her, blood dripping from his handsomely sculpted face like a rabid wild animal. She was breathing heavily, gasping for air. "What did you do?" she whispered, terrified.
Turning his head slowly, Damon looked at Alice. "You're just always in the wrong place at the wrong time, aren't you?" He turned around to face Stefan. "Anyone, anytime, anyplace."
He was horrifying. Alice cried out softly and felt herself kneel to the ground from the corner of her eyes she could see another body. She slowly lifted her eyes to find Damon holding his bloody hand out to her. "Are you coming? Or do I have to murder you too?"
Even though every fiber of her being was shrieking for her to protest, Alice reluctantly placed her hand in his, only to be pulled faster than she'd ever seen away from the school.
A/N: Cliffhangerish. The story has officially begun. Just as the season had officially ended. Funny how that happens, isn't it? Haha. Anyway what about that season finale? (SERIOUS SPOILERS RIGHT NOW BEWARE!) When Damon and 'Elena' kissed on the porch, I found myself being pulled toward a Delena ship, because MY GOD that was hot. But when it turned out to be Katherine I nearly pissed myself. Honestly writers, that was fantastic. But I'm glad because I can go back to my Damon/Bonnie/Alice/Me shipping that I quite so frequently have been thinking about! Haha.
Anyway, not all chapters are going to follow the episode storyline. Personally, I want to get a few chapters ahead of this to where the REAL action is, but hey, that won't work now will it? I'll try to get the next chapter out next weekend, I've already got part of it written and lots of it planned. So, yeah.
Reviews last chapter were AMAZING. I bet we can beat it? Want to try?
You guys make me want to write! It's great to have readers like you. Anyway, I'm going to be posting the intro to my new story tonight (methinks). You can find it under my profile, because I haven't decided on the title yet. Haha.
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Sorry this is so short. It's short of a filler. SORRY.
