A/N; Another re-written chapter. Thanks again for the feedback on what I have done wrong x

Dayana Sullivan

I woke up and headed down into a silent home. It had taken me nearly a month now to realise I hadn't actually gotten any friends, and no one really wanted to hang out with me. I pursed my lips before pouring myself some alcohol, just as Damon walked in.

"A Day drinker, my kind of person!" he called and I couldn't help but laugh, turning to face him. "I haven't really gotten anything else I wanna do," I told him and downed the glass, watching as he headed upstairs, where I followed to go to my room, when I spotted a girl lying in Stefan's bed, sleeping soundly. So Damon put his finger to his lips and led down next to her.

"Boo." He says when she wakes, but all she does it groan at him. "Hello Lexi. What an unexpected surprise." Damon stated and I lean in the doorway just watching this unfold. "Unexpected surprise? I think the wrong brother went back to high school." She muttered, lying on her side using her arm to prop her up. "How long are you here for?" Damon asked and she just rolled her eyes.

"Just for Stefan's B-Day."

"Oh, you mean you didn't come all this way to see me?" Damon asked and pretended to sound hurt. Lexi gave a snort at that which also made me laugh, so far, I was liking her. "That's it Damon. After a century I finally realize death means nothing without you. Do me." She put her spare hand on my chest over her heart and fluttered her eyes at him.

"Why are you so mean to me?"

Damon was faking hurt now and sounded like a child. "Uh, have you met you? You're not a nice person." Lexi retorted and Damon shrugged, "Because I'm a vampire."

"But you're only the bad parts."

"Teach me to be good." Damon leaned in closer and Lexi just gripped his throat, squeezing it and choking him. "Hey now, come on..." She ignored me and smiled at Damon sweetly. "I'm older and that means stronger." she stated and Damon wheezed out a sorry. "Don't ruin my time with Stefan, 'cause I'll hurt you. And you know I can do it." I chuckled a bit when Damon murmured a Yeah, before Lexi, let go, got up and strode off, heading past me.

I didn't ever expect to see Damon backing down from someone.

"Bravo Damon, you have already pissed off an older vampire and it's not even," I checked the time. "10am."

He shook his head. "I gotta delivery to make to the Sheriff's department. A supply of vervain, you coming with me?" he asked and I looked down at myself. "Give me like 5 minutes and I'll be ready." I told him and he nodded his head. I wanted to get out more, unfortunately it had to be with him for now, oh well, I knew I could make the most of any situation.

I came out, dressed completely different, with a black leather Jacket on top of deep blue jeans, not to mention the dark blue vest top I had on underneath. "You my dear, look so much better when you aren't hiding yourself." I chuckled and we both headed off downstairs, where I climbed into Damon's car, the box of vervain on my lap.

"You're supplying them with Vervain? Why?" I asked him and he just shrugged. "Zach used to do it, we have to keep up appearances," he pulled up outside the Police Station at first and Took the box. "We will head to the grill in a bit, just stay here a moment."

I waited patiently for Damon to come out of the grill and he climbed back in to his car looking over to me. "She's thinking of checking in on the new people in town, that makes you a prime suspect until I can tide over this Vampire problem, okay?" I nodded my head and led back in the chair, feeling relaxed.

"I can handle it, as long as they don't try to take my headphones off."

We pulled up at the grill eventually and I climbed out my car, that was however, when we ended up running into Caroline. "Oh look, anorexia and dungeon boy." She exclaimed, making me give her an angry look, my hand clenched. "I'm done being your little slave girl. You seriously hurt me, and I will be damned if you think.."

She trailed off as Damon began to compel her, "Oh my god where have you been? It's really good to see you. You however, anorexia, not so much." She sneered and I looked to Damon. "Really? Thanks for that by the way, I really like being called anorexia.." I glared at him, feeling a pang of hurt as I remembered the names I used to get called. "What you expect me to remember everything?" He retorted, making me feel even more agitated.

"You wanna throw a party here at the grill tonight." He told Caroline when we had finished speaking and I just crossed my arms a bit, trying to think of something else that I can do, where I didn't have to hang around him. "Oh, why don't you do it?" She asked before I moved away, heading inside the Grill, going over to the bar and sitting down, rubbing my temples.

After a few moments, I noticed that Damon had disappeared, leaving me here before I ordered a drink, wanting a whiskey, and rolling my neck, my eyes closed. "So, are you alone? Or have you been ditched?" The familiar voice brought me out my thoughts before I saw Tyler sitting beside me.

"Back off buddy boy, not in the mood for you, especially if you're gonna be cruel to me." I warned him and he didn't look impressed, so I stood up, prepared to go to the bathroom, once I had downed my drink, finishing it in one gulp.

"Look Tyler," I stated as he too got up before he pushed me against the bar, trapping me there with his body. "Listen to me, I do not care for you and I never will," I stated and pushed him back, making him look annoyed. "I will punch you, do not think I wont." He tried again to kiss and this time I did push him back, and I socked him square in the jaw, where he grunted and stumbled backwards. Drunk kid, how the hell does that happen when he's underage?

Watching him go, I realised I had probably made a huge mistake by hitting him, but in the moment, it seemed like a good idea, especially since he was technically assaulting me.

Hours passed and I continued to spend my time at the Grill, talking to a few others sitting around the bar and watching people playing Pool, that was until Damon came back and forced me to play darts with him, drinking more and more until I nearly hit the person closest, unable to focus on the board anymore. "You know you are so drunk right?" He called to me, the music blaring around us. I laughed and spoke, my speech a little slurred, "I guessed, it would explain why there is two of you!" He laughed and I stumbled a bit, but he caught me with ease, making sure I stayed up, and that was when Caroline decided to join.

"Amazing party right?"

"Glad you thought of it." I grumbled and she glared at me, making me sober up a lot more than I would've, just in case I needed to kick her ass. "Well, are you having a good time?" She asked and Damon looked at her as I tried to pull away, but he refused to let go of me. "Do you have my crystal?"

She shook her head. "No."

"Then I'm not having a good time."

I eventually managed to pull away from Damon, sitting down funnily on one of the chairs close by as I tried to fully sober up, shaking my head as I spotted Lexi, trying to focus on which one was her and which one was the double. When I felt good enough, I managed to stumble to the bar, ordering myself a water in hopes of sobering up before bed.

Grabbing the bottle of water, I noticed Bonnie looking around, so I clambered to my feet, drinking most of the water in one go before I even got close to her. "Hey, Bonnie, I just really wanted to ask you a question?" She looked up at me and realised I was a little tipsy. "Okay... if it's a drunk thing, no thanks."

"No." I laughed, "I'm a lot less tipsy than I was.." She smiled a bit and seemed to relax. "I just wanted to know why Damon keeps going on about your necklace... I mean, It looks cool and everything, so I just wanted to see it for myself up close. It seems cool. Lot of History." I giggled a bit, remembering how someone had told me it had shocked Caroline, just the idea of that was funny to me.

Bonnie appeared a little suspicious, but eventually felt that she could trust me, so she pulled it out from under her shirt and showed it to me. I slowly reached out, expecting to feel a jolt when I touched it but all I felt was the smooth cold amber stone that was set into it. "It's a little ugly, but it must mean a lot to your family." I smiled at her before running my thumb over it, like I was cleaning it.

I jumped and dropped the necklace, watching as it fell against Bonnie's chest again, where she looked a little panicked. "What? What is it?"

I shook my head and just laughed at myself, running a hand through my hair. "God I think I need to go home... I just saw a face in it." Bonnie laughed as well before I wrapped my arms around her in a sideways hug. "Sorry everyone is being an ass lately, It's not their fault." I whispered into her ear before pulling back, seeing her eyes light up as they used to.

"Have a good night, Bonnie." Heading out, I caught sight of Damon coming out an alley way, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand before he caught me looking at him and he flashed a fang filled grin at me, and headed back inside the Grill.

I chose to just stand outside for a little bit, just wanting to get some kind of fresh air, that was until I heard the scream of a woman, and looked around sharply, pinpointing it to the alley that Damon had previously been in.

Did he not kill his snack? Or at least erase their memory?

I rushed down there, taking the steps two at a time before I reached the woman, unhurt, but her boyfriend, or who I presumed was her boyfriend, was a mess, his throat torn open. "Ma'am.. Ma'am, follow me.." I slowly led her up the stairs again, holding her as she shook and cried.

A deputy come over and I looked around keeping my voice low. "We have an animal attack down the alley way, call it in. I think it's still around." I tried to hint to him what I meant, I was sure they knew I knew, they had to, and if they didn't then they sure did now.

It didn't take long for Sheriff Forbes to arrive, and I sighed a little, still comforting the young woman, a deputies coat over her shoulder. "We've had an attack, the woman said she saw who it was," I told Liz eventually, letting the deputy take over from me.

"I know about a lot of the things that goes on here." I pulled her to one side. "With Zach gone, he left Damon in charge of it all, and in return Damon told me all about it," She nodded her head and glanced around. "Don't worry about it. Wait by my car, I'm going to follow the witness in and find this monster."

I nodded and followed her orders, watching her as she walked away, talking to the woman. It felt good sometimes to help, I mean I didn't trust Damon, but I could have a laugh with him, which was the important thing, as long as I remembered not to let him backstab me.

Sheriff Forbes eventually came out with a deputy, dragging Lexi between them and towards the car I was stood at. I looked around quick, lifting the back of the car so it was open for them to shove her in, and heading over to them, hoping to help.

I tried to help them, but Lexi woke up, throwing us all back, making me yelp as I hit the Cruiser, slamming my head onto the back before I hit the floor, shaking my head in pain and staring at Lexi as she was riddled with wooden bullets, none of them seemingly working.

But then Damon showed up, moved past the Sheriff and straight for Lexi, shoving a stake into her heart, where I watched as she began to turn veiny and grey, before she eventually dropped to the floor.

I slowly clambered to my feet, a deputy helping me as I touched the back of my head, feeling a small wet patch there, and knowing I was bleeding. "Fuck..." I muttered before watching as Damon and Liz spoke to one another, looking over at me before Damon grabbed the now dead Lexi and shoved her into the back of the car, shutting the lid over the top of her.

"Why..?" I asked him, knowing full well Stefan wouldn't be happy with this, and that Damon deserved every bit of hate that Stefan held towards him, that I held towards him. He was the monster, not Lexi. I felt sick. I had never seen someone die before, especially not a vampire. I had seen dead bodies, like the boyfriend that Damon had killed. I knew I was looking a bit pale, my eyes still focused on where Lexi had dropped before I felt tears fill my eyes.

Maybe I wasn't cut out for this life...

"It's my diabolical plan."

I shook my head again and Damon pulled me closer, turning me around as fast as he dared to, before he prodded the back of my head gently, making me hiss in pain and try to move away from him. "It's not that bad, nothing a little blood wont fix." He whispered before Liz moved over to us both, nodding at me, as if to say, Can I speak to Damon, alone?

I headed away, walking towards the Grill once more, hoping to find Stefan, but the moment I disappeared out of sight, I was shoved up against a wall, Stefan looking very angry and like he was about to snap.

"You and Damon killed Lexi?!"

I striggled and tried to push him off of me. "Get off of me! No I didn't! I had no idea he would do that!" I yelled at Stefan, managing to push him away, breathing heavily and looking pissed myself.

The drive back to the Boarding house was silent, Stefan looking like he was close to either crying to tearing out his hair, while I just sat in silence, trying not to mess with my head a little too much. Once the car pulled up, I walked past, heading upstairs towards my room in order to try and clean the wound off a little bit.

It stung a lot, shoving the showerhead above it to run the water over it. I had hoped that there wasn't any lasting damage. There was an almighty crash from downstairs and I sighed, knowing Damon and Stefan had probably broken something, hoping that it wasn't anything of mine.

I rushed downstairs, my hair dripping wet before I saw Damon on the ground, and Stefan charging at him. "Hey, Stefan! Stop!" I called to him, rushing over and reaching for his arm. "Don't sink to hi-" I was cut off when Stefan threw me backwards, where I cried out, hitting the wall before slumping onto the ground, choosing to just lie there as I saw stars.

There was a groan of pain before Stefan spoke. "No. You saved my life. I'm sparing yours. We're even. And now we're done."

I don't know what happened next, I heard a small thud as something hit the floor before Damon approached me, crouching beside me an checking my back, pressing it lightly. "Not broken, but your head looks bad." He sat me up and I groaned a little, feeling like I had been through hell and back.

"I hate Vampires..." I muttered, wanting to climb to my feet but he bit his wrist, offering it up to me.

"Drink, can't have my drinking buddy die on me now can I?"

I rolled my eyes and took his wrist, drinking enough to heal me before I pulled away, choosing to head upstairs where I eventually collapsed onto my bed, the whole events of the day just crashing in on me all at once.

I really did get myself into a mess by moving here.