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"Hi Shay." David Greeted.

Shaylee shook her head nervously, continuing to walk down the stairs, somehow unfrozen.

"What are you doing here?" Shaylee snapped angrily. David smirked cockily.

"Now, that's no way to treat your boyfriend. You should be happy to see me." David smirked. Elena looked at the two confused. Was this David?

"Only on opposite day." Shaylee retorted, making David chuckle, which in return, made Shaylee want to smack that smirk of his face.

"Shay, It is getting cold. Can I come in?" David asked. Elena nodded.

"Yeah, David co-"

"Don't invite him in Elena." Shaylee snapped at her sister. Elena looked confused and hurt, but nodded.

"Alright…I'll just let you two deal with this." Elena told them, heading back into the kitchen. Shaylee whipped her head back to look at David.

"How did you find me?" Shaylee snapped softly, as to not alert Alaric of Jenna.

David shrugged and smirked.

"Wasn't that hard. Your old town was Mystic Falls. There's only one Gilbert Family. You know how to add, right Shaylee?"

Shaylee narrowed her eyes at him, coldly.

"You need to leave. Now." Shaylee told him, forcefully, putting on a calm exterior. However, calm is not what her body was.

Her body was trembling slightly, scared out of her mind. This was not part of the plan. David was not supposed to find her. It was bringing back all of the images, resurfacing cruelly. Her heart was racing fearfully, her breath coming in shallow. Her eyes, big and wide.

"Shay, can we just talk about this?" David asked. Shaylee looked at him astounded, completely astonished that he had the nerve to ask her.

"No." Shay snapped.

"Please? Just invite me in and we can talk about it." David told her. Why was he asking to be invited in so ba-

Shaylee narrowed her eyes at him suspiciously, and cocked an eyebrow. She had a cool demeanor, but her entire body was terrified. Completely petrified.

"You can't get in….can you?" Shay summarized thankfully. She was safe as long as she was in this house.

David smirked evilly and leered at her.

"Come outside." He demanded. Shaylee saw his pupils shift smaller. He was trying to compel her!

"Nope. Doesn't work like that." Shay told him, shaking her head. David was shocked and stepped back slightly.

"You're wearing vervain now…" David grumbled.

"always was." Shay snapped angrily. "Now, leave!"

"No."

"yes."

"Not until you come outside." David told her. Shay just shook her head.

"You know what the good thing is about you not being able to get in? I can finally slam the door in your face." Shaylee snapped, slamming the door angrily, running up to her room as best as she could in heels.

She could feel tears forming in her eyes as she chocked back sobs. He was not supposed to be here! Just seeing him again…

"Shay?" Elena immediately yelled. Shay didn't listen to her and ran inside the bathroom, sobbing, holding back sounds. She let the tears come freely, not bothering to hold them back. Her whole body was shaking, completely terrified.

David was a vampire. No, that couldn't possibly be. He didn't know any vampires! He couldn't be one…

Shaylee didn't know what David would do. Would he try and r… Shaylee started crying harder at this thought, her whole body paralyzed with fear as it shook.

"Shay! Are you in there?" Elena called worriedly, banging on the door. Shay didn't respond. She didn't have the voice to.

Elena opened the door and saw her sister facing away from the mirror, her whole body shaking, Shay sobbing roughly.

This was the second time she found her doing this. She needed to tell her what was going on. Right now.

"Shay, hey, it's going to be ok." Elena promised, wrapping her arms around Shaylee tightly. Shaylee shook her head and buried it in Elena's shoulder.

"No, it's not Elena. It can never be ok." Shay cried and sobbed harder. David was back. That's all there was too it. Soon, everyone was going to know, and they would never look at her the same way, every again.

David was stronger than her. Even more so than before now…he could do so much more damage….

"Shay, sweetie. You have to tell me what's going on. I can't help you unless I know." Elena told her seriously.

Shaylee shook her head. She couldn't…she just…she couldn't.

"Shay, I promise it will be ok. Just tell me." Elena told her softly. Shaylee nodded and looked into her sisters deep brown eyes. Trusting, and willingness.

"David…was the guy back home…he…he…" Shaylee sobbed. Elena looked at her worriedly, trying to piece it all together.

"What did he do to you Shay?"

"He raped me." Shaylee chocked out. Elena's jaw dropped drastically.


Elena got Shay eventually calmed down.

"Please, don't tell anyone." Shay pleaded with her sister as she fixed her make-up. Elena sighed and looked at her sister sadly threw the mirror. Shay rolled her eyes, her obvious wall was back up.

"Don't give me that look Elena. That's part of the reason why I didn't tell you." Shay told her, finishing the last of mascara.

Elena furrowed her eyebrows not really wanting to promise her this.

"Please Elena! You can't tell anyone." Shaylee told her sister seriously, pleadingly. Elena sighed and eventually nodded. She knew this was a mistake…but it's what Shay wanted. Besides, it wasn't her story to tell.

"Shay, you have to tell Damon or Stefan. At least that he's a vampire. That could be dangerous!"

"Hey Shay!" Jeremy called from downstairs. "Someone's here to see you."

Shay groaned.

"David! I told you to lea-" Shay started angrily, walking down the stairs, but froze once again for that night. It wasn't David. Far from David. Shit. She was going to have some explaining to do.

Damon furrowed his brow. David? What? As in her ex-boyfriend David who got her hooked on drugs?

"I've been called a lot of things, but I haven't been called David." Damon pointed out, smirking as he leaned against the doorframe.

"Damon." Shay greeted smiling. Damon nodded in response, still thinking about what she said.

"You look gorgeous." Damon told him, smiling up at her. Shay smiled and walked down the stairs the rest of the way.

She was absolutely stunning. Her big, bright blue eyes shone, sparkling. Her dress framed her body deliciously.

"Wait…so you guys are going as like…a date?" Elena asked confused. Shaylee and Damon both glanced at each other and quickly shook their heads.

"No." They both said at the same time. Elena nodded slowly, and turned to head up the stairs again.

"David?" Damon asked confused. Shay sighed and grabbed her mask again.

"He…stopped by." Shay bit out, obviously trying to cover up her scared feelings. Damon looked at her curiously. What about David had got her so worked up? She was practically shaking. Her eyes were wide with…avoidance.

"What happened?" Damon asked suspiciously. Shay smiled up at him and nodded. Damon nodded back and took her hand.

"Let's not let my ex ruin the night, alright? Let's just focus on yours." Shay told him, avoiding the question. She just couldn't tell him. She could tell him anything…not this. Damon nodded, wrapping his arm around her waist since there was no one around.

"You look absolutely stunning. Too stunning to waste the night thinking about him." Damon bit out the 'him.' David never deserved Shaylee. He was obviously a stoner who didn't appreciate her.

Damon led her to his car and opened the door for her. Shay smiled and slipped inside and he went to the drivers side and got in.

Shaylee looked at Damon as he was looking out her window suspiciously.

"What?" She asked confused. Damon smirked. All clear. No prying eyes watching them.

"C'mere." Damon murmured huskily, smirking at her. Shay smiled and leaned over the console, Damon's hand coming up to cup her face, pulling her closer.

Their lips met in a fiery passion, which shocked Shay, but she wasn't complaining. Shay moaned as Damon's tongue trailed over her lips.

She knew that Damon had a reputation, but she thought they were over exaggerating. If anything, they were under playing it.

But after their lips met Shay only thought of David. Why? She had no clue. Damon was the exact opposite. He would never hurt her. Ever.

Shay cleared her throat and pushed him away slightly.

"Ready?" She asked awkwardly. Damon looked at her suspiciously and confused. Was it David? Now that David was back, she didn't want him.

Damon nodded and started up the car.


They got to the party, and it was in full swing. Magic was everywhere. Everyone was in magnificent dresses of suits, very classy and elegant.

Shay smiled as one of the masked clowns bowed in a hello. Shay smiled and walked in with Damon's hand on her back.

Damon felt the mood shift right during the kiss. Shay was…pulling away. Drifting. She must still have feelings for this David guy, and that really pissed Damon off. She was talking about him being in love with Elena, while in reality, she was the one in love with another guy? After his confession of love to her, she still liked David? He thought that saying those things would mean something to her. Especially since he wasn't one to say any of that.

Though Damon didn't know that she was in love with David for certain, but he was pretty sure.

"This is amazing. The Lockwood's really went all out this year." Shaylee told Damon as they made it into the backyard.

Damon smiled at her and nodded. He stood with his arms crossed over his chest, looking out into the crowd, trying to listen for Katherine. He would deal with Katherine today, Shay tomorrow.

"Any sign of her?" Shay asked nervously, crossing her arms over her chest nervously. Damon shook his head.

"Nope."

"Well, then you can dance with me." Shay told him smiling. Damon chuckled at her eagerness as she pulled on his hand, pulling him out onto the dance floor.

Never thought a train going any place could have changed my life

The got onto the dance floor, and Damon immediately pulled her in close in a fluid motion, his arm tight around her petite waist, pressing her close against her body. He held her hand, dancing with her. As soon as he pulled her in, the next verse started.

Never thought I'd say I could go insane till I saw your eyes

But I had to take another look to know for sure

That you could be for real.

Shay smiled up at him, locking his bright blue eyes in a passionate stare. It was the story of them, themselves. They held each other's eyes, content with only themselves together. Nobody else existed.

"Your not such a bad dancer." Shaylee commented smirking. Damon narrowed his eyes at her, playfully.

"still better than you." Damon teased her back.

"You wish." Shaylee mocked him into his ear as the next verse began to play played. Damon let out a breath, her hot breath on his neck made him tingle in areas he really didn't want to at the moment. He held her tighter, both of them enjoying this serene moment. Staring into each other's eyes.

you found an empty seat sittin' next to meand I asked your namewhere you comin' from?where you headed to this Saturday?'cause I'm gonna be out on the townas long as you are goin' there with me

"Going to a ball for our first date. Not what I was thinking about doing…" Damon complained. Shaylee scoffed and rolled her eyes.

"Your just sour because you had to get dressed up in a tux." Shaylee reminded him, running her hand down his chest. "But you do look damn good."

Damon looked down at her and saw a glint in her eyes. "I've got to wear a tux more often."

yeah and my head keeps spinnin'you got me trippin'there's something about the way you moveyeah, every little single thing you do is likeone part angel and one part dangerbut, oh, the kind of crazy i likeyou got me losing my mind

Shaylee chuckled as his eyebrows raised suggestively.

"Most. Definitely." Shaylee agreed as the next verse came on.

He did look absolutely amazing. She put a hand on the back of his neck and pulled him in for a short, chaste kiss, automatically leaving Damon wanting more.

The song was right. It's never felt so real, and it has never felt so right. It was perfect.

Shay nodded and looked around the backyard that was full of twinkling elegant lights and people eating, dancing, drinking. It was the perfect party. That was, until her eyes scanned across someone and it made her blood run cold.

Damon raised an eyebrow as he noticed the change in her pulse.

"What's got your so riled up?" Damon teased into her ear. Shay forced a soft laugh but she knew she couldn't keep this act up for so long.

David smirked as he saw her and sauntered over to her cockily. Shay sighed and unconsciously took a step towards Damon. Damon furrowed his brow as he saw this. What was going on?

"Shay." David greeted, smirking. Shaylee narrowed her eyes at him, her pulse running rapid, her body sweating slightly as he moved closer to her.

"David." Shay bit out, trying to react normal.

Damon narrowed his eyes at the boy (yes, boy's) direction. Yep, he looked like a pussy. A young Jeremy Sumpter who looked permanently stoned. His dark hair curled every which way and was cropped short, thick eyebrows above his blue/hazel eyes and unkempt stubble on his face.

"Dance with me?" David asked smirking,

"Not a chance." Damon told him, smirking right back, but he did it better. His wasn't half cocked to the side. Shaylee would have smiled at Damon protecting her, but she could while she saw David.

"Shay?" David asked again, smirking. "Come on."

Shaylee didn't know what to do. If she didn't go with David now…he could seriously hurt her.

"Um…Damon?" Shay asked, turning towards him. "I should…talk to him."

Damon pursed his lips and nodded, trying to keep his anger in check. Shay saw that he was mad, but there was nothing she could do.

David took her arm in his hand and they walked out off of the dance floor.

"Alright, that's it. What do you want?" Shaylee demanded, yanking her arm out of his grasp.

"I just want to talk." David told her smirking. "What else would I want?"

Shaylee's jaw practically dropped as David asked her what else would he want? It wasn't the words themselves…it was the way he said them. Suggestively, mockingly.

"That's it. You tell anyone about that night, and your going to be sorry." Shay snapped. David chuckled cockily. He was acting like he was invincible, which, he sort of was.

"C'mon." David told her, forcing a smile.

He took her arm roughly and pulled her into a secluded corner of the yard, away from prying eyes. Unfortunately for Shaylee, Damon wasn't watching them anymore. Stefan had distracted him, and they were talking about if he was really ready to kill Katherine.

Actually, right about now, Damon wanted to kill that David prick more than Katherine, and that's saying a lot.

David gripped her arm roughly and Shay cried out in pain, but David ignored her and threw her up against the house wall roughly. Shaylee was in shock, her eyes wide with fright as it paralyzed her body.

His hands dug into her arms roughly, holding her against the wall, his face close to hers.

"You threaten me again, and your gonna get another thing coming." David snapped close to her mouth. Shay whimpered slightly and turned her head away from him, trying to get away, but he pressed into her harder.

Shay was practically seeing the whole night over again.

"Get off me!" Shay demanded. David laughed cynically.

"I don't think so." David remarked, smirking evilly.

Shaylee whimpered slightly, hating herself for being such a girl, but he was too strong. She couldn't do anything. Plus, she was afraid of what he would do to her.

"See, this is how it's going to work. Your going to break up with Damon. Immediately." David demanded.

Shaylee looked at him with wide, terrified eyes. No. She couldn't do that!

"In your dreams." Shaylee snapped, finding some backbone to fight with. David laughed again, leaning closer into her ear seductively and threateningly.

"No, see, if you don't, I will kill you." David told her. Shay chuckled.

"I'd love to see you try-"

"Or, I can start by killing Elena, or Jeremy. Maybe even sneak up on Damon. And you will have to watch everyone you love die. One bye one. If I can't have you, no one can." David threatened sadistically.

Shaylee's eyes grew wide and her pulse was pounding. Her heart practically ripping out of her chest. That was her fear. Having to watch everyone around her die. She told him that, and now he was using it against her.

"I'll save you for last." David told her smirking.

"But you know…maybe I'll have some fun with you before that." David told her softly, trailing a single finger up her stomach and over her breasts slowly, Shaylee practically gasping for breath out of fear, her body trembling.

"So, you decide which would be easier for you." David told her smirking. Shay wanted so badly to slap that smirk off of his face.

He released her and turned, walking away. Shaylee forced herself to take deep calming breath's, trying to get her heart rate down before she went back to Damon. She squeezed her eyes shut tightly. She knew what she had to do.

She went back to Damon after she got herself together.

Stefan had just left, and Damon was looking worried.

"What did he want?" Damon asked, pursing his lips in annoyance. Shay shook her head and crossed her arms in front of her chest.

"Nothing." She told him quickly. Damon looked at her and cocked and eyebrow. Now he knew something was up. He couldn't let it go.

Damon nodded and shrugged. So they were going to play it like this. Well, that wasn't ok for Damon.

"Alright. Come on." He told her, taking her hand. Shay noticed the complete difference in the guys.

David yanked on her roughly, and Damon took her hand softly, lovingly. God, she didn't want to hurt him. But he would get hurt if she didn't. She knew that David would make good on his threat.

Damon peered around as he took her into the house. He led her to a spare room, and peered around cautiously, looking for any eyes that could be on him. They were clear. He opened the door quickly and tugged her inside, shutting the door.

"Alright, we need to have a chat." Damon told her in annoyance. Shay sighed. So they were going to do this now…

"Damon…" Shay started. Damon shook his head.

"No, we need to. What's going on with you and David?" Damon asked.

Shaylee sighed and squeezed her eyes shut tight. Every time David's name was mentioned Shaylee's heart would beat erratically. Damon took notice to this and shook his head. She liked him…

"Nothing. Trust me." Shaylee told him, shaking her head. Damon narrowed his eyes and cocked an eyebrow.

"Really?" Damon asked her pointedly. He didn't feel like he could trust her if she kept lying to him.

"Damon. Nothing is going on between me and David. We have a history. That's it." Shaylee snapped. She didn't even want to think about something going on with her and David. It would just resurface old memories.

" It looked like a little more than that." Damon snapped back, his piercing eyes board into hers.

Shaylee looked up at him slightly hurt. He didn't believe her…He didn't trust her. It was all because David came back. If he would have just stayed away… But Shaylee new she had to do this. She had to break things off with Damon.

"What do you want me to say, Damon?" Shaylee snapped. "Oh yes. He came back into town and swept me off of my feet and now we're in love."

Damon glared at her threw her sarcasm. Not the time for that.

"Do you?" Damon demanded angrily. He saw Shaylee look up at him horrified and hurt. Her normally sparkling eyes, sad.

"No Damon." Shaylee spoke honestly. Damon sighed and paced slightly, back and forth, throwing his hands up exasperated.

"Then what is going on?" Damon demanded. The dance was perfect. Absolutely perfect…then that ass came into the picture and Shay started getting distant again. What was he supposed to think?

Shaylee sighed. These next few sentences would probably be the toughest ones that she has ever said.

"Maybe…I just can't do this, Damon." Shaylee forced out. It was hurting herself to say it. Shaylee wondered how much it was hurting Damon to hear it, and it immediately made her feel worse.

Damon froze and looked at her confused.

"I can't do the whole relationship with you, ok? I'm sorry." Shaylee told him honestly. She felt absolutely horrible. She was the most horrible person on the face of the earth. She was sure of it.

Damon didn't say anything, and Shaylee was completely thankful. She didn't want him too. She deserved to be yelled at, or hurt. But she didn't think she would have been able to take it.

She turned and practically bolted from the room, leaving a speechless, completely heartbroken Damon.


She was almost crying by the time she got outside. She couldn't believe David made her do that. Well…actually, she could.


Meanwhile, Stefan and Damon had to get set up in the room, and Damon was still speechless.

"Alright, what's going on? You and the mystery girl done with already?" Stefan teased. Damon glared at Stefan angrily.

"Back off Stefan." Damon bit out, putting a stake in the shooter. Stefan held his hands up in defense as Damon got in the closet. Katherine, Gabriella, and Caroline were coming up the stairs.


Shaylee's cell phone rang and she groaned. What could they possible want from her now? Hasn't she been threw enough tonight?

She looked at her phone and flipped it open.

Behind the bushes. ASAP. ELENA.

It was from Jeremy. Damn-it. The reason for not telling Elena was that they didn't want her here!

Shaylee cursed and started running as fast as she could in heels. She saw where Jeremy, Bonnie, and Elena were and rolled her eyes. Elena still came and stood out like a sore thumb. This apparently was serious.

You guys are trying to kill her here?" Elena asked shocked. Shaylee groaned. She knew Elena was trying to stop him.

"Lena…" She started. Elena was shocked that Shaylee would even argue with her. Normally…she wouldn't be too shocked, but she knows how dangerous Katherine is!

"We saw an opportunity and we had to take it." Jeremy explained. But Elena shook her head angrily.

"No. Stop with the we! Are you guys crazy? Your going to get yourselves killed!"

"We know what we're doing Elena." Bonnie promised. Elena looked doubtful as Jeremy and Shaylee exchanged annoyed looks.

"Yeah? And what happens when one of you get's killed because of me?"

Jeremy shook his head.

"It's not just you anymore Elena. Katherine's messed with all of us. She needs to be stopped."

But suddenly, Shaylee gasped in pain and screamed, falling to her knee's on the floor.

"Shay!" Elena shouted worriedly and Jeremy immediately crouched down beside her concerned. Blood was flowing deeply out of her back.

"What's going on?" Jeremy demanded. But that's when the same thing happened to Elena.


As soon as Katherine and Gabriella stepped in the room, Stefan and Damon put their game faces on.

"Oh Stefan. You don't really think you can kill me with that now, do you?" Katherine asked, smirking, sauntering into the room.

Gabriella chuckled at her sister.

"No." Stefan said sadly. Gabriella smirked and stepped closer to Stefan, putting her right in the direction of the door.

"But he can." Stefan said pointedly.

Damon had opened the door quietly and released the trigger, sending the stake right into Gabriella's back. She gasped in pain and ripped the stick out.

Katherine had whirled around to see Gabriella get staked. As she left her back available, Stefan plunged the stake into Katherine's back. Katherine gasped as Stefan missed her heart, thankfully. He yanked the stake out of her back and struck her arm.

Gabriella grasped the stake and flung it at Damon, who dodged it skillfully.


"What's going on?" Jeremy demanded worriedly as Elena collapsed to the floor, both of the girls bleeding heavily.

Bonnie shook her head, and shrugged her shoulders, putting Pressure on Elena's arm, but then she thought of it.

"They're linked to Katherine and Gabriella! Get them to stop! Now!" Bonnie yelled to Jeremy, seriously. Jeremy nodded frantically and began running in the direction of the room upstairs.

"Bonnie…it hurts!" Elena gasped out. Bonnie looked at the girls sympathetically. Shay was biting her lip painfully, trying to focus on the pain of her lip instead of her back.

"I'm sorry. I can't break the spell." Bonnie explained apologetically and sincerely. "But I can try and take the pain away."

Bonnie put both hands on the girls and started muttering in Latin.


Stefan moved again to strike but Katherine pushed him roughly across the room, breaking the coffee table that was undoubtedly an antique.

Damon immediately released the stake from the arm holder and lunged at Gabriella, thrusting the stake down, but she grabbed his arm and neck, throwing him hard into the wall.

Stefan jumped up and released the stake from the arm band and Katherine whirled around to face him. He threw it, and she easily dodged it.

Damon threw another stake at Gabriella after getting up and she grabbed it in mid air and threw it at his head. Damon immediately ducked down, it lodging itself into the wall.

Damon was surprised he was able to fight her. It was shocking, actually. He was in love with her real life double! It was almost impossible to look at Gabriella and fight her, kill her. But he had to. He couldn't think about Shaylee.

When Damon was distracted, Gabriella grabbed his hand and started to point the stake right at Damon. He was obviously loosing as the stake moved closer and closer to Damon's chest.

Stefan knocked Gabriella into the wall, and Damon sped up to her, aimed to strike the stake to her heart.

Stefan knocked Katherine to the floor and was poised to strike.

"Stop! Your hurting Shay and Elena! Everything your doing to them affects Elena and Shay!" Jeremy shouted frantically.

Damon and Stefan both froze and looked at Jeremy. Gabriella smirked and pushed Damon back and he stumbled slightly, looking in Jeremy in fear.

Oh god. He had staked Gabriella in the back…Shit. He had just hurt Shay. Was she ok? Was she bleeding out and on the verge of death?

"You think you two are the only ones with a with on your side?" Katherine asked, smirking.

"Cause I have a feeling our witch is better than your witch." Gabriella said smirking.

"Go check on Shay, Now!" Damon demanded frantically. Stefan said the same about Elena. Damn-it Katherine!


Lucy, Katherine and Gabriella's witch had taken down Katherine after releasing the spell. However, Gabriella bolted as fast as she could, leaving no trail. Damon disposed of Katherine's body, leaving her saying that she was in danger. Of course he didn't believe her…partly.

Bonnie took away the pain, and Elena and Shaylee were healing nicely.

"Hey Elena, do you need a ride back?" Shaylee asked softly, her arms wrapped around herself. Elena shook her head, turning to face her with Stefan beside her.

"No, Stefan will drive me."

Shay nodded and turned to leave.

"Shay, are you alright?" Stefan asked concerned. Shaylee nodded, still not saying anything, leaving Stefan and Elena to worry about her.

As she made her way to the parking lot, she heard her phone ring. It was Damon. Shay sighed and went to answer her phone, but she never made it that far.

A hand came over her mouth and she screamed, but it was muffled. Shaylee tried to get away, but she could feel her eyes drifting closed due to the cloth over her mouth and nose.

~~~~~~~~CH~~~~~~~~

Alright, I kind of ended it quickly because I want to move the story along, and fast. I hope you liked it.

Please review! Your reviews keep me going! They really do. If I don't get reviews…It kind of just makes me want to quit the story.

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO: KimmyWSmith, SlightlyCrazy, jacquline, Angelfang for reviewing ch. 8!

You guys keep me going! You really do!

-C