The Vincentio II

Chapter Ten

So Much for Compulsion

Val's POV…

Tyler pushed Jeremy back almost into me if I didn't step out of the way. A glass bottle smashed onto the ground.

"Tyler, stop it," Vicki yelled.

Jeremy tried to get up but Tyler started to smash his knee into his abdomen multiple times. He threw Jeremy to the ground. I wanted to step in and help out but I couldn't do much against Tyler and I knew that.

"Tyler!" Vicki yelled.

A crowd started to form around Tyler and Jeremy.

"Stop, you're hurting him, Tyler, Tyler, stop," Vicki yelled.

Tyler held Jeremy to the ground and punched him in the face once before Jeremy flipped them over and started punching Tyler in the abdomen. Tyler managed to flip them over so he was on top of Jeremy. Tyler started punching Jeremy again.

"Tyler, stop it," Vicki yelled.

"Hey, he's down, enough," Stefan said as he grabbed Tyler's arm.

Tyler got off Jeremy and punched Stefan in the abdomen but there was no reaction. It appeared as if Stefan felt nothing. Jeremy rolled over and grabbed the neck of the bottle which was broken earlier.

Jeremy got to his feet and I knew where this was going. As Tyler went to punch Stefan in the face Stefan defected Tyler's punch and Jeremy came at Stefan by accident with the broken bottle.

"Jeremy, no," Elena and I said as the same time.

Stefan's hand was cut and Elena gasped. From my angle I saw it as clear as day and Stefan noticed this.

Matt tackled Tyler to the ground which was funny but I couldn't laugh because I was in shock.

"Get off me," Tyler said.

"Stop," Matt said.

Elena came up to Jeremy and remained were I was standing in shock. I continued to stare at Stefan who was looking down at his hand.

"What the hell, Jeremy?" Elena said. "Put your head up, you're bleeding," Elena said.

"I'm fine," Jeremy said.

"Yeah, you smell fine," Elena replied.

"Just stop, okay?" Jeremy said before he walked away by grabbing my wrist.

I was dragged quite a distance before I realised that Jeremy was dragging me along. I was still in shock.

"Stop it," I said as I pulled my hand away.

"Why didn't you help?" Jeremy asked.

"How was I meant to know you were going to punch him? You could have said 'hey I'm going to start a fight,'" I said. "And what am I mean to do against Tyler, I already went down that road once and I would rather not go down it again."

"Some friend you are," Jeremy said before walking off on his own.

I was left standing there. I decided that I was going to just let Jeremy walk it off.

I was going to go find Tristan or Stefan when my mother came up to me.

"Can you go to my car and get my jumper?" my mother asked.

"Why can't you do it?" I asked.

"I'm talking with someone important and I can't, please," she pleaded.

"Fine," I complained before I grabbed my mother's car keys from her hand and walked towards the car park.

I continued to walk and it became dark and lonely quickly. I opened the back of my mother's car looking for her jumper. It wasn't in the back so I closed it and turned. I was going to check in the front when I almost bumped into Damon.

"You scared me, what are you doing here?" I asked.

"I'm hiding from Caroline," he whispered.

"I didn't know that you were dating Caroline and why?" I whispered back.

"I needed a break, she talks more than I can listen," Damon said.

"That could be a sign," I said.

"Well, she's awfully young," Damon said.

"Not much younger than you are."

"Yeah, I don't see it going anywhere in the bigger picture," Damon said. "I think she'd drive me crazy," he added.

"Caroline does have annoying traits and I'm the only one that likes to make fun of that but we used to be friends and that sort means something to me in an odd way," I replied.

"Duly noted," Damon said. "I'm sorry if I make you uncomfortable, that's not my intention."

It was silent a little bit because I was thinking.

"Yes, it is. Otherwise, you wouldn't put an alternate meaning behind everything you say," I pointed out.

"You're right, I do have other intentions, but so do you," Damon said.

I was a little confused.

"Really?" I asked.

Damon made an agreeing sound.

"You want me," he said.

"Excuse me," I asked.

"I get to you, you find yourself drawn to me, you think about me when you don't wanna, I bet you've dreamed about me," Damon said.

My eyes went wide with shock. How could he know? I thought. Damon stared at my eyes.

"And right now, you wanna kiss me," he said.

Damon leaned closer towards me. He came closer and closer I realised that this was too weird and too creepy for me. I slapped Damon across the face.

"What the hell? I don't know what you're trying to accomplish but I don't wanna be a part of it, okay," I said before I walked away from Damon.

Stefan's POV…

"Good luck tonight, we're lucky to have you," Matt said before he walked off towards the lockers.

I stood there and noticed Tristan walking towards me. He was obviously coming to the locker room like all the other players.

"Why are you here?" I asked Tristan.

"I'm here because I can be and no offence, wait no I mean all the offence in the world, because I don't like you and I'm a better football player than you," he replied.

"You can't be here," I said.

"I can be wherever I want," Tristan replied before he turned and headed inside.

Once he was inside I heard Damon.

"Isn't that nice? Stefan joins a team, makes a friend and an enemy, it's all so, 'rah, rah, go team, yeah.'" Damon said.

"Not tonight, I'm done with you," I said as I headed towards the locker room.

Damon suddenly appeared in front of me blocking my way.

"Nice trick with Val, let me guess, vervain," he said.

I was a little surprised. I had given Elena a necklace with the last vervain I had so what was Damon talking about when he meant Val. I decided to run with it because I had an advantage over Damon if he couldn't compel Val. But I was going to have to find out what prevented the compulsion.

"I admit, I was a bit surprised, it's been a while since anyone could resist my compulsion," Damon said. "Where'd you get it?" he asked.

"Does it matter?" I asked.

I walked around him. I wanted to get to the locker room and get away from Damon.

"Guess I could just seduce her the old-fashioned way or I could just eat her," Damon said.

I stopped walking. I didn't want Val to get hurt for something I said or did.

"No, you're not gonna hurt her, Damon," I said as I turned around to face him

"No?" Damon said as he faced me.

"Because deep down inside, there is a part of you that feels for her, I was worried that you had no humanity left inside of you that you may have actually become the monster that you pretend to be," I said.

"Who's pretending?"

"Then kill me," I said.

"Well," Damon replied. "I'm tempted."

"No, you're not, you've had lifetimes to do it and yet, here I am, I'm still alive and there you are, you're still haunting me after 145 years. Katherine is dead and Nicolette left and you hate me because you loved them, and you torture me because you still do and that, my brother, that is your humanity," I said.

There was silence between us. I heard someone come out of the locker room and come towards us.

"Salvatore what the hell, we've got a game to play," Mr Tanner said.

"If that's my humanity then what's this?" Damon asked.

Damon stepped around me and attacked Mr Tanner. Damon killed Mr Tanner by biting him in the neck and draining him of his blood.

"No!" I yelled.

"Anyone, any time, any place," Damon threatened.

Val's POV…

After my odd conversation or whatever it was with Damon I went off to find Tristan. That was of course after I told my mother that her jumper wasn't in her car. I would have went back to get it but I didn't want to give Damon another reason to talk to me. When I found Tristan he was heading towards the locker room for the game they had that night.

"Hey Tristan," I said to get his attention.

"Val, where did you go?" he asked.

"Friend troubles," I replied.

"I have to go get ready now," Tristan said.

"Have you seen Stefan?" I asked.

"No, sorry," Tristan replied.

"Okay," I replied.

Tristan gave me a hug and I was okay with that. Tristan walked off towards the locker room. The night went by and something happened to Mr Tanner. He had been attacked and killed. I know that I shouldn't feel like this because it wasn't normal but I was glad he was dead. It's not like I liked him so my feelings are justified.

After hanging around for a little longer I started to think about Stefan. I was worried about him and I needed to find out if he was okay. The odd thing was that I couldn't find him or even Tristan. But I found Elena.

I found her at her car she was going to leave by the looks of it.

"Hey Elena," I called out.

"Val," she asked.

"Yeah, is Stefan okay?" I asked. "I saw the fight and…" I paused.

"He's fine, he didn't get cut," Elena said.

But I saw it, I really did, I thought.

It was silent for a little bit. I didn't want to think about Stefan because the last time that happened I couldn't get to sleep and I liked sleeping.

"Hey can I come to your place, I want to talk with Jeremy, we sort of got in a fight," I asked.

"Sure," she replied.

"Thanks," I said before I walked around and got in her car.

We went straight to her house and once inside I sat on the lounge waiting for Jeremy to come home. I ended up falling asleep on the lounge with my feet on the armrest. If you thought that was a little weird my brother used to sleep in the armchair in our old house upside down. I don't know how he managed it but he did.

Damon's POV…

After killing Mr Tanner I disappeared to leave Stefan with the body but I knew he wouldn't do anything. I cleaned up and I suddenly wanted to see Val.

Luckily she was still at the school but when I found her she was walking towards Elena and I wanted to talk to her alone.

"Hey Elena," she yelled out.

"Val," Elena asked.

"Yeah, is Stefan okay?" she asked. "I saw the fight and…" she paused.

"He's fine, he didn't get cut," Elena said.

There was silence and I knew Val was thinking. I didn't know what happened earlier because I hadn't seen it but I smelt the blood and I guessed that Stefan got cut and now this was confusing both Elena and Val.

"Hey can I come to your place, I want to talk with Jeremy, we sort of got into a fight," Val said.

"Sure," Elena replied.

So Val was going to be Elena's house, I can get into that house, I thought.

"Thanks," Val said before she got into Elena's car.

I waited until Val was asleep because I changed my mind. I didn't want to talk to her because she might think it was a little weird because of earlier but I wanted to see her. I wanted to be near her.

She fell asleep on the lounge and even though it appeared odd I couldn't help but smile.

I stood beside the lounge and looked down at her. She seemed so peaceful when she was asleep. I ran my fingers along her hair. I missed that colour. I had never seen it until now. I ran the back of my fingers down her cheek. I couldn't help but sigh.

I knew she was going to wake up so I decided to leave and quickly.

Val's POV…

I woke and found myself on the lounge. I didn't even remember going to sleep but I had. I didn't want to go back to my house because my mother would have been there. So I decided that Jenna wouldn't mind if I spent the night on the lounge. I rolled over so I was facing the back of the lounge and went back to sleep.

AN: I could tell you everything you need to know about The Vincentio II and how it prevents compulsion but there's no fun in that. I promise you'll find out why it is so important and why this fan fic was named after it. But I have to warn you that won't be for a very long time. Like until at least season 3 if I continue because the only person alive that really knows what it is and what it does is Klaus.