AN. Me again, back with another update :) Usually by now I'd be bored as anything and stop writing but I'm really enjoying righting this story. I don't really have what's going to happen laid out yet, I pretty much just right what comes to mind and see what happens, it's more exciting that way... that way it comes as a surprise for you AND for me :) So please review and follow or whatever and here is Chapter 10 :) xo.
Stefan was mad. And Stefan rarely got mad mad. He liked to think he was a reasonable person who could resolve a disagreement or problem with a sophisticated conversation. Not today. Today he was mad. Mad at his idiot of a brother Damon, who tries no without fail to wreck all the good things in life. Who can't seem to stop himself from bugging every single person he comes into contact with. Who loves to disrupt peoples lives and have selfish fun, no matter the consequences.
"DAMON." Stefan's call nearly shook the whole house. Damon popped and arrogant head round the door. Glass of blood in hand.
"You called brother?" Stefan stalked forward.
"Do you think its funny to wreck everything I come into contact with?"
"What are you even talking about?"
"You know what I'm talking about Damon. You can't be like that with Rachel. Haven't you already screwed with her enough?!" Damon seemed genuinely confused and startled at Stefan's outburst before he quickly schooled his expression into one of emotionless disinterest. Why Stefan had to try and look out for everybody and be everybody's best friend he would never know. He didn't get the "good" gene, not even when he was alive.
"Calm down Stefan, so she got pissed off. Next time I'll keep my hands off her all right? She overreacted by like ten thousand percent"
"sure Damon, sure. Just leave her alone OK? If you're going to talk to her... play nice," Stefan sighed as he watched his words go through one of Damon's ears, then out the other. Damon would do as he pleased no matter what he said – as always.
"yeah yeah OK Stefan. Now I'm going to have to ask you to scram for a couple hours. Bye now,"
Stefan couldn't even be bothered to fight with his elder brother on this one and left the house. He had school anyway. Getting into his car, he sped of in the direction of Elena's house, Rachel's reaction to Damon last night still on his mind. It worried him how contact seemed to terrify her, people should want to be close to each other – not shy away. Well as long as Damon left her alone he figured everything would be OK.
Rachel was speed walking. Jogging really, having missed the bus she was forced to get to school on foot. Although angry at Damon for getting too close and personal, after sleeping on it, she was more angry at herself. Sure she could bait Damon and try to wind him up but when he did the same thing it was suddenly a heinous crime? Ha. Of course she still knows who Damon really is, a physco freak. She knows he was there that night – the night she got her scar – she just can't remember why or where. He was definitely there though. No doubt about it. While making her way to school an idea crossed her mind. Get close to Damon and maybe, maybe, she could find out why she had the scar and why he was there. Hmmm. Mission debriefed, now it was time for her to go all FBI on this mother fucker. Rachel berated herself, she always got too excited when she went into spy mode. Maybe she worked for the government in a former life.
She caught up with Stefan and Elena who were looking strangely worried and cautious, eyes darting about all over the place. Weird. What was up with these people she called friends?
"You guys OK?" Stefan tried to smile but it came out as more of a grimace and Elena still looked positively frightened.
"Yeah Rachel everything is fine" Stefan waved off her concern while Elena seemed deep in thought. When the next words came out of her mouth, Rachel understood why.
"Stefan, I think we should tell her. What if she gets caught in the middle of it!" Rachel watched as Stefan tried to resist the Elena puppy dog eyes. Its safe to say he did not succeed.
"Thank you Stefan. Rachel come with me please" Stefan sighed and watched the two walk into the girls bathroom. Rachel leant against the sink and crossed her arms, watching Elena pace.
"OK, OK. I don't want to have to get you involved... but you recognised Damon and -"
"Wait. How do you know about that?"
"Stefan told me. Anyway. You know Damon from somewhere and if this is his fault, something could happen to you too. Basically, some creepy stalker got into my house last night and tried to attack me and I thought you should know in case you see any strange behaviour from strangers. I'm sure you'll be fine though" Elena finished off her speech with a reassuring smile. All Rachel could do was stare blankly. A freaky stalker? What the actual hell. God damn it, could she never have a peaceful day!?
"Um... OK. Thanks Elena..." Rachel slowly turned around to the door and numbly walked out, not really sure what had happened. Wait. Caroline had mentioned something about a... decade dance? How was she going to go to that and act completely natural when there was some lunatic (that possibly knew Damon) on the loose. She knew her mum would pick a fucked up town.
The first few periods of class breezed by and Rachel sent a quick text to Elena asking about the dance. Were they going, could they go together, that kind of thing. Turns out Elena wanted to go on as though she wasn't fazed by it, so they were going to go to the dance together – in costumes and all – while Stefan and, boo, Damon kept watch. Although, with Damon there she could finally start her little plan to find out all she could. Maybe this was shaping up better than she thought it would.
Both Rachel and Elena had go for an understated 50s look. No poodle skirts, or even better, no poodle hair. Elena wore tight dark leggings and a long denim shirt, with big back combed hair while Rachel went for big hair, slightly wavy, with a bright yellow band and a short yellow mini dress with white knee socks and white pumps. It might've been more 60s but what the hell. The dance itself was pretty dull; no alcohol. Rachel spotted Damon as he finished speaking with Mr Saltzman. She walked up to him and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Hey, Damon. Here about the crazy stalker?"
"Yeah I did. And for the record I do not know him. Never seen him in my life before. Even if Stefan doesn't believe that,"
"Hmm. You sure you don't? Seems like a Damon thing... to know and be friends with a stalker,"
"Ha ha. My sides are bursting. Now what do you want? Here to yell at me for touching you? Don't worry, Stefan beat you too it. That miserable do-gooder,"
"No. wait. Stefan yelled at you? Awww," Rachel smiled at the thought of someone sticking up for her.
"Yes, now you better not have come here to gloat either. You either want a dance, or you don't," Rachel shifted awkwardly. Maybe this was one of the things she'd have to endure in order to get the information she desperately wanted. She held out her hand to Damon.
"OK then, lead the way." He seemed genuinely shocked for a moment before recovering and leading her to the dance floor. It was a slow number that was practically exploding with awkwardness. Rachel hadn't danced in a while.
Elena was just getting a drink of punch when she felt her phone vibrate. Answering it and hearing the voice on the other end, she paled considerably and placed a hand on the table to keep herself upright.
"Walk out the gym door right now or your cute little friend gets it," She tried to argue but he moved closer to where Damon and Rachel were dancing and she panicked, starting for the door.
"Good girl, keep on walking."
Rachel noticed Elena leave the gym and left Damon to go after her. There'd been no sigh of the weirdo so Damon gave it the all clear. Rachel jogged to catch up to Elena.
"Elena? Where are you going, aren't you enjoying the dance?" Elena spun round.
"No, no, no. Rachel get back in there. He's here, he's here and he was going to hurt you!"
"Elena calm down, its just us out here," But it wasn't just them was it. Rachel never seemed to get lucky.
"Well hello there girls, nice of you to cooperate," Both girls backed away yelling for him to back off. He shot forward at an inhuman speed. They shot backwards and ran forward in through the school doors to another room, picking up whatever they could find to use as a weapon.
"Really now. You'll have to try harder than that. You look so much like Katherine... Elena. It's eerie. And you," He turned his head to glare at Rachel. He licked his lips.
"Why, you're simply divine. Of course except for your scar. Poor little girl, scarred and damaged. Just how I like 'em" He flew at Rachel, throwing her backwards and she hit a table with a thump, he loomed over her, sinking his teeth into the exposed flesh by her neck. She clumsily tried to get him off, arms flailing but to no avail.
A pencil stabbed through his hand as Elena caught him off guard. He ripped it out, snarling like a rapid beast. Speeding forwards, he went in for the kill. He was stopped in mid flight by Stefan who threw him down onto the ground. Damon proceeded to stick a large wooden stick through him, yet he didn't die. Just greyed in colour.
"Why are you doing this?" Stefan demanded, eyes blazing.
"...s-she looks like Katherine, a-and her s-she has the s-scar" he stuttered out.
"The what? Explain yourself moron," Damon bit out, glancing over to Rachel who was struggling to sit up straight. After finding out he knew about a grimoire was, not that Rachel had a damn clue what that was, the man? If he was that seemed reluctant to say anything more so Stefan rammed the stick through him. Veins creeped up his skin and Rachel turned away – unable to look at such a sight.
Collecting her bearings, Rachel stood up and marched over to the brothers and Elena who was brushing herself down.
"What in the fuck was that?!" Damon had to smile at her attitude, being able to stand after the fall she just had was enough to make him admire her bravery and strong headed-ness. She focussed her glare on all of them, eyebrow arched; demanding an explanation. She received silence.
"Well. Are you going to explain why that guy just tried to EAT ME!?"
AN. And so another chapter comes to an end. Please review, follow and favourite. It means a lot to me. I'll be back with another update soon! And thanks to 'Kayla7621' 'pancakeatebatman' 'SomebodyWhoCares' and 'Kira Tsumi' for their reviews :)))) MUCH LOVE XO. And by the by, yes this is Damon/OC in case there was anyone was confused :) Adios! x