So I have to start out with a little announcement at the beginning of this chapter. I am leaving tomorrow for Germany, and I will be gone for ten days because my laptop screen is dead I won't be able to do much writing those days so it will be quite a while before my next update. If I get bored and desperate enough on the seven-hour flight, I may try to do some writing on my mom's tablet, but that's unlikely. Anyways on to the show!
I woke up the next morning to Damon standing in my doorway propped against the wall as usual. I rubbed my eyes and sat up slowly. "You feeling better?" He asked me softly nearing my bed. I knew what he wanted, and while I was slightly annoyed he was doing it first thing in the morning, I didn't mind.
"Yeah." I nodded and shifted my head to the side a little, he was on me in a flash, gently sinking his teeth into my neck. "Damon, I've got to have the energy for school," I said softly, starting to feel my energy drain along with his blood. To my surprise, he stopped instantly. "I need to buy some iron pills." I chuckled. He lingered by my face for a moment, looking into my eyes. Neither of us moved an inch, and I could feel us both holding our breaths. Just as suddenly as he was next to me he was gone.
"I hate to be the bearer of bad news but you have to go to school today." He told me before turning and walking out the door. I sighed and flopped back on my bed wincing whenever my raw neck hit the pillow. "Dammit Damon," I mumbled to myself, less about the pain and more about the way he clouded my head, my judgment. Glancing at the clock that read 6:48 A.M. I sighed and climbed out of bed. My bare feet padded softly against the wooden floor as I made my way to the bathroom to find a bandage. It was then that I felt so entirely human, I was slow, weak, and vulnerable.
"Here," Stefan said handing me a bandage before I could make it to the bathroom, he was just coming out of there and was freshly showered. "I heard." I tentatively took the small item from his hand, and he walked away without saying anything else. However, I knew what the gesture meant, he wasn't approving of what I and Damon were doing, but he was condemning me for it. Now as long as I can keep him from killing Damon then everything would be fine.
"It's only for a week or two you know." I suddenly called after the younger Salvatore. "Me and Damon I mean, and I'm the one that made the agreement." My voice dropped a little lower. Stefan shook his head, but never turned around and continued to his bedroom. I sighed and turned back towards my own room, I was running out of time before I had to be ready for school. Sadly I was going to actually have to attend classes, especially if I wanted to pass this grade.
I didn't bother wearing a turtleneck or scarf, everyone knew that Damon was drinking from me. While everything had kind of blown up in my face, it was nice to not have to sneak around all of the time. So I chose a plain grey v-neck, my leather jacket, and a pair of skinny jeans as my outfit. I took a look in the mirror and sighed, I was starting to look like everyone else in the town like I was born to be a vamp.
Once I got downstairs I grabbed a meal bar and my backpack from the kitchen table. Looking around for Stefan I frowned, my ride was nowhere in sight. "He said that you'll have to drive yourself," Damon said, I didn't jump. I was used to the two brothers popping up randomly, so I was expecting it most of the time. While it was definitely still obnoxious, it was expected. "Do you want me to give you a ride?" He asked me.
"No," I answered too quickly. Clearing my throat I tried again. "I mean Jer is already mad enough, he probably wouldn't like me any better if I pulled up to the school with you driving," I said, grabbing my keys to the new vehicle the boys had procured for me. "Don't worry, I'll be careful," I said and walked out to the massive garage and opened the door to my Jeep Patriot. The one upside to my almost fatal wreck was that I got an upgrade.
While I wasn't running late, I was cutting it seriously close. "Took you long enough," Jeremy said as I practically ran to my locker. He still seemed distant, not giving me a kiss or hug right away, but he was talking to me, kindly, so I'd call it a win. "You're almost late!"
"I know," I said, trying to catch my breath. "Stefan left without me, and I don't drive near as fast him," I explained, grabbing out my history book. First hour was my favorite, while history was still history, and Ric was still our teacher, it was the most bearable. Alaric was undoubtedly an excellent teacher, and his lessons were truly tolerable.
"We got news on Klaus." Bonnie walked up, she was also out of breath, must've run from her locker to mine. "He is holding up in an abandoned house out in the woods somewhere, probably one of the founding family's old property. Anyways, his sister is there, but it seems to be only the two of them." She explained quickly, the second bell rang.
"Well, he's not in the school terrifying me into sickness, so that's a win in my book." I cracked a grin, trying to stay positive, there was so much shit going on in my life.