I don't know how long I sat there with my mouth open. I snapped out of my thoughts when Damon got up and put his hands on my face.
"Hey Maddie, anyone in there?" I shake my head, and he dropped his hands.
"What do you mean…after me?" I turn to the clock and it's after 3am.
"I think it's because you said no to dinner with him." Damon smirks. I look at him stunned. I'm at the point where I would believe anything. "I'm kidding Madison. Look we will have a protection detail. We won't let him near you."
"Why me? I'll go out to dinner with him if he is this upset I said no."
"It has nothing to do with dinner. Stefan owes him something and he hasn't produced it yet. He won't take Elena because she is already a vampire. So he is going to go with the next best thing. Another Gilbert. Just until Stefan brings him what he wants."
"Where's Elena and Stefan?" I ask getting up. And throwing my shoes on.
"Whoa, where do you think your going vampire bait? You stay here. He hasn't been invited into this house. Your safer here than anywhere else." He says going after me. I walk into the hall and down the stairs.
"I'm going to help you guys. What is that he wants?" I whisper. I don't need vampire hunter coming down shooting.
"I can't tell you. The less you know the better. Just in case he does get to you. You're still drinking vervain right?"
"I haven't had any since my first night. I gave the rest away." He growls under his breath.
"What do you mean you gave it away?" he crosses his arms across his chest glaring at me.
"My friend needed it. Who knew I would need it in such short notice?"
"Then go get it back. You are more important than your friend." He snarls.
"You wouldn't be saying that if you know who I gave it to." I murmur.
"And who would that be Madison? It better be good."
"You like to call him baby brother. Anything for family, right Damon?" I snarl back. "You can stop all this parental crap. I'm not buying. You might be 170 years old, but you can't boss me around." He's eyes widened when I told him I gave my vervain to Stefan.
"Why did you give it to him?"
"He asked said he needed it for himself. I have more growing downstairs. It's not ready but it's all I got." I heard a door close upstairs and I panic. If Jeremy see's Damon in here, I'm gonna hear about it again. I look back at Damon but he's gone.
"Madison?" I hear. I grab the house phone and pretend to be talking on it.
"Yeah, Jeremy?" He walks down the rest of the way and see's me on the phone. "I'm on the phone, do you need something?"
"You're on the phone this late?"
"It's Caroline, she had a fight with Tyler, she texted me to talk. So I called her. Did I wake you?"
"I thought I heard Damon's voice." He says and I looked around.
"Nope, no bloodsuckers here." I say I know that will piss Damon off. Since he is listening somewhere "Just Caroline on the phone."
"Why are you wearing your shoes?" I look down. Forgetting I put them on after Damon told me the news.
"I thought Caroline needed me so I was going to go over there. But she told me to stay home. Go back to bed. Sorry I woke you." I say. He looks at me questionably. But goes back upstairs. I watch as he goes.
"If we are going to do protection detail, we will need vampire dun dee on our side. Matt too." Damon says in front of me. I nearly jump out of my skin. "Sorry. Good idea grabbing the phone like that. Cleaver."
"So how did you find this out?" I ask going to the couch. Damon follows.
"Remember when Stefan got his ass handed to him on a silver platter?" I nod my head. "When Klaus had asked Stefan for what he wants and he told him he didn't have it yet, Klaus attacked. Tonight Klaus sent Stefan a message and said 'Get what I want. Or I take the new Gilbert girl till you hand it over'. So here I am, being the knight in shinny armor." He smirks. But I don't laugh. "Oh come on Maddie, do you really think Elena would let anything happen to you?"
"She won't. Neither would Jeremy. Or any of my friends I grew up with. I got support here." I say leaning my head back.
"'Oh and I have you Damon. My hero for the last few days. Because everything is more fun with you blue eyes.'" He says in a mock female voice. I shot my head up and glare at him.
"I was drunk Damon. I was bored. And being held up in a house while my vampire friend and her hybrid boyfriend are in the next room having a little to much fun, wasn't exactly the night I wanted to have." I shot back.
"Maddie?" I hear a whisper coming from the stairs. This time it's Matt.
"Matt go back to bed." I say as I go to the bottom of the stairs. But too late he's coming down. He looks into the living room and see's Damon.
"What's going on? He shouldn't be here with Jeremy upstairs."
"There was an emergency Matt. I'll tell you tomorrow. Go back upstairs. Damon is leaving." I say as I turn to look at Damon.
"Emergency? What is going on with you two?"
"Nothing." I say annoyed. "Look, Damon will explain it to you. Just don't wake Jeremy. Please." Damon takes Matt into the living room to explain what's going on, as I go upstairs to get my phone. I come down and head for the kitchen to make some coffee. As the pot is brewing my phone beeps. I look at the time its 5AM. Who would be texting me this early.
I'm going to be watching you Madison.
Who the hell is this? I take the phone and go into the living room.
"Damon?" I say with just worry in my voice he jumps off the couch and turns around "Look." I hand him my phone and he reads it and I hear a growl from him.
"It's Klaus it has to be." Matt comes over and puts his arm around me and I snuggle into his chest. "I'm going to go tell Stefan what's happening here. You need to tell Jeremy. We need him on our side with this. Klaus is serious about this. I'll text you when I'm home." With that he leaves.
"I'm gonna go wake up Jeremy." Matt says. He gives me one last squeeze and runs upstairs. I head back into the kitchen to finish making my coffee. I hear the boys upstairs moving around. I'm so shocked on what's happening I don't see them come down.
"I knew he was here and you lied to me." Jeremy says as soon as he sees me. I turn towards him with such fear on my face; he comes to me and hugs me. "He won't touch you. The Brit has another thing coming if he thinks he's going to touch my cousin."
"What does he want Jeremy?" I start to shake.
"No, Matt told me Damon wouldn't tell you. I'm with him on this. Better you don't know all the details. It's ok Maddie. You took precautions before you got here. You have vervain and stakes." Just then I look at him.
"I don't have anymore vervain. Mine's gone." The boys look at me.
"What do you mean it's gone? You're the one that is making us drink it. And you don't have any?" Matt exclaims.
"I gave it to a friend." I tell them how I handed mine over to Stefan for some experiment he was doing. And that I didn't think I would need it right away. Jeremy runs upstairs and comes back down with his vile.
"Here, you need it more than I do. I have my ring." I shake my head.
"Jeremy I wouldn't hate myself if you got bitten. Please just keep it." I turn to Matt "Don't think about giving me yours either. I wont take it." I grab my coffee and go into the living room and sit on the couch. The boys come in and sit on either side of me. "What are we going to do?"
"We keep you safe." Jeremy says
"Oh, that's the plan you conjured up?" I say with more attitude than sarcasm. "I'm sorry Jer, I'm just stressed and tired, and scared." He puts his arm around me. And I feel the tears coming up.
"It's fine." I start to shake and the tears start rolling down my face. He squeezes me tighter and comforts me.
"I know you don't like the Salvatore brothers or Elena right now. But they are our only other help besides you guys. Caroline and Tyler too. We need them." I know my little cousin won't like this. But I mentioned it anyway. "Can you put your hunter voodoo to the side until Klaus gets what he wants?" Jeremy sighs.
"I will try. Maddie, I can't promise anything. If they are here I might have to lock myself up in a room. Just so I don't see them. But if it means your safe than…I'll try." I smile up at him.
"Thanks." I get up and walk to the stairs. "I'm going to try to get some sleep." I get up to my room and my phone beeps again.
I'm home. What did little Gilbert say?-Damon
He's willing to help. Meet me in my room at 9. I'm going to sleep. Bring Elena with you.-Maddie
I lie down on my bed and fall fast asleep.
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