Chapter 10

"I'm hungry. What do you have to eat?"

I heard someone say from downstairs. It was the next day and there was no school. I check myself out in the mirror before heading downstairs.

I was wearing my 'Love Pink' grey and baby blue striped tank top with my blue jeans and my teal converse. I decided to wear the necklace Stefan gave me. If it had something to protect me against other vampires in it, then I would wear it. I also had my blue button ring on with my cute panda ring on.

I quickly fixed my hair and then made my way downstairs. When I reached the bottom, I heard funny sounds coming from the kitchen. I started walking down the hall and heard someone say.

"You're high? Vicki, it's the middle of the day"

Vicki? As in Vicki Donovan? I quickly walked to the kitchen and saw Vicki digging and throwing stuff out from our fridge.

"Could you not talk so loud? My head, it hurts! I need quiet!" She said as she got more food from the fridge.

I saw Jeremy standing at the table shaking his head. Vicki then stopped and started stuffing her face with pizza and other kinds of food. Jeremy's head stopped shaking when he saw me walk into the kitchen.

"What's going on?" I asked.

"I don't know," Jeremy said. "She took something"

"Whose she?" Vicki asked with pizza in her mouth.

"I'm Alex. Jeremy's cousin"

Vicki didn't say anything back and kept stuffing her face with pizza. I glared at her. Justin then walked threw the basement door.

"What's going on?" He asked.

"Vicki Donovan. She's high on something and eating all of our food" I responded.

Vicki stopped eating and glared at me.

"Would you shut up?" She screamed at me.

"No I won't!" I yelled back. "This is my house Vicki and you have no right being here!"

"Jeremy's my boyfriend" She said with a smile.

I glared at her.

"Oh please, you're only dating him for the drugs"

Justin and Jeremy's heads popped up immediately as I said it. I gave them both funny looks.

"What? I hear stuff at school"

Jeremy shook his head.

"Vicki, you just sit here and eat. I'll be right back" Jeremy said as he walked out of the room.

Justin and I followed him.

"Jeremy,' I said. "What's going on? I want the truth"

"I don't know, Alex" He said. "She just came in here and started eating out of our fridge. She said she was hungry"

"That hungry?" Justin asked.

"I guess"

"You need to call Matt" I said. "He's probity worried about her plus he might know what to do"

Jeremy nodded.

"We'll watch her until he comes"

Jeremy nodded as he grabbed his phone from his pocket and walked up stairs.

Twenty minutes pass.

Elena came home ten minutes before that. We explained to her everything and she offered to help us watch her.

We heard a knock at the door and Jeremy immediately answered it. It was Matt.

"Where is she?" he asked.

"Come this way" Jeremy said as he led him to the kitchen.

"What's she on?" Matt ask Elena when he entered the kitchen.

"I'm not sure," Elena said. "I came home and the others found her like this"

Matt walked slowly up to Vicki as he kneeled down and took the sun glasses off Vicki.

"Hey, Vic," Matt said. "How you doin'?"

"Not good, Mattie," Vicki said. "I hurt"

"Ok, where's it hurt?"

"My gums. My jaw hurts. My gum…there's something wrong with my gums, and it hurts"

Gums? Her gums hurt? Her…Her teeth. Oh god…she…she can't be…if her gums hurt. I immediately thought about babies. When they're teething. So…Vicki…could be teething. Her fangs were growing. She…She was becoming…a Vampire. My heart started pounding fast as I took a seat on the couch. Justin watched me walk to the couch and quickly walked by my side.

"Alex, are you ok?"

I nodded.

"Yeah, I'm fine"

"Just turn it off!" We heard Vicki say behind us.

We quickly turned around and looked at her.

"Turn what off?" Jeremy asked.

"The talking, the chatter, just turn it off" Vicki said as she walked to the living room.

She stopped dead in her tracks when she laid eyes on the TV. Justin immediately grabbed the remote and turned it on. It was Logan Fell reporting in from of what looked like a cemetery.

"Horribly. 3 bodies were found dead in what is believed to be a drug deal gone awry. The bodies have yet to be identified. They were discovered earlier today over at the old Mystic Falls cemetery…"

"That's where we were last night" Jeremy said out load.

"What happened, Vic?" Matt asked her.

Vicki didn't say anything. There we're tears coming from her eyes. I looked back at the TV.

" ..homicide, and are fast under way looking for suspects. They're asking anyone with information..."

"I'm calling the cops" Matt said.

"I need air" I whispered to Justin as I ran to the front door and shut it behind me.

I kept pacing back and forth on the front porch. I couldn't believe this was happening. Vicki was becoming a Vampire. Did…Did Stefan turn her? Did Damon? Why…Why would they do this? I turned around but then ran into Stefan. I glared at him.

"What are you doing here?"

Stefan didn't say anything.

"Were…Were you here the whole night?"

Stefan nodded.

"Why?"

"I…I needed to know you were ok"

"Or you didn't trust me with your secret?"

Stefan didn't respond.

"What's going on inside?" he asked.

"I don't know. Something's wrong with Vicki" I said.

Stefan walked up to the door, opened it and walked straight to the kitchen. I immediately followed him.

"Jeremy!" I heard Elena scream.

I ran passed Stefan and saw Jeremy lying against the coach. Elena was kneeling next to him.

"Are you ok?" she asked.

"Yeah I'm fine. I'm fine"

"Vicki! What's you're problem?" I screamed at her.

Vicki glared at me and was about to hit me when Stefan stepped in between her and I.

"Vicki, look at me," Stefan said as he made eye contact with her.

"Focus. You're gonna be fine. Everything's gonna be fine"

We all gave each other funny looks. We weren't completely sure what he was doing. It was kind of weird.

"Guys, take her up to bed. Shut the blinds. She's gonna be ok. Come on. Come on"

Jeremy, Elena and Matt did as he said and lead Vicki upstairs. Justin gave me a funny look.

"Alex, what's going on?" he asked.

"I'm not sure. Go help them with Vicki. I'll be there in a sec"

Justin looked at me then at Stefan before making his way upstairs.

"Stefan," I said as I walked up to him. "Is…Is she becoming what I think she is?"

Stefan nodded.

"She's transitioning"

"So, she's not a vampire"

"Yet" he said.

"What is that suppose to mean?"

"If she doesn't feed on human blood in a couple of hours, she'll die"

My heart started beating faster and faster.

"You didn't do this. Did you?"

"No. Damon must have"

"Stefan, we have to get her away from my family. She could kill them if she…"

Stefan cut me off.

"She doesn't know she's transitioning, yet. It'll be fine"

"What do you mean yet?"

"Her memories are starting to come back. I had to compel her to forget about Damon feeding off her before but when you turn into a vampire, those memories flood back then she'll know what she is"

My heart started going faster and faster. Elena, Matt and Justin then walked into the kitchen.

"She's ok," Elena said. "She's just with Jer, upstairs"

I nodded.

"I'm going to start cleaning this mess up" Elena said.

"I'll help" I said.

"Me to" Stefan said.

"I'm going to take care of something downstairs," Justin said. "Be back in a bit"

I quickly ran up to Justin and grabbed his hand.

"Don't call dad" I whispered to him.

"You think it's smart to do this in front of everyone?" Justin whispered back. "I know what's going on with Vicki. It's not that hard to miss"

"If you go downstairs and go see dad, I will not hesitate to pull my wand out and stop you"

"In front of all these mortals. Won't that be smart"

"Not all of them are mortals"

Justin immediately looked at Stefan with wide eyes. Stefan nodded and looked at the ground.

"Oh, now I'm telling dad!" He yelled out.

"Do it and he'll expose what we are to everyone" I whispered threw my teeth.

Justin glared at me and shook his head.

"Fine, I won't" he said as he walked downstairs.

I let out a sigh and helped Elena with the dishes.

"What was that about?" Elena asked in her serious tone.

"Nothing. He's just…in his mood"

Elena looked at me and then when back to cleaning up.

"Vicki," we heard from behind us.

It was Matt.

"Vicki!" he yelled out again.

We heard the door open and we immediately put down the dishes and ran to the front door. Vicki was gone. She was no where to be found.

"Vicki!" I called out.

"She was fine," Jeremy started saying from the front door. "and then she just….she just freaked out"

"I'm gonna look for her. Call me if you hear anything" Matt said as he ran to his truck.

"I'll come with you" Elena said as she followed Matt.

"I can track her" Stefan said as he whispered in my ear.

"Ok, then let me come with you" I whispered back.

"No Alex, it's too dangerous"

"Stefan, I don't care. I'm a wizard. I can protect my self"

"No stay here. I took Damon's ring and now he's mad. That's why he turned Vicki. When night fall comes, he'll come after me. If you're with me, he'll kill you"

I took a deep breath and nodded.

"Fine" I said. "But you call me if and when you find her"

Stefan nodded as he walked away. I turned around and looked at Jeremy.

"Jeremy, go inside" I said as I walked up the stairs to the porch.

"No, I'm going out there to find her" Jeremy said back to me.

"Jeremy, you're not going to. Do what I say and get inside"

"You're not the boss of me"

"Get in there or"

"Or what?"

I grabbed my wand from my bag and zapped Jeremy.

"Sorry" I said to Jeremy who was passed out on the ground.

I looked around to see if anyone saw and luckily no one did. I grabbed Jeremy by the arms and dragged him inside into the living room. I then heard Justin come upstairs. When he walked into the living room, his eyes opened wide as he looked from Jeremy to me.

"Alex!" Justin yelled out. "What did you do?"

"Jeremy wasn't listing to me" I said.

"So, what you stunned him?"

"He'll be fine when he wakes up. Uncle Kelbo taught it to me"

"Why?"

"Because I asked him if there was such a possible spell that did that and he taught me this. Come on, help me clean up before Aunt Jenna comes home"

"What are you going to tell him when he wakes up?"

"He tripped down the stairs when he was running after Vicki. See, easy" I said as I walked to the kitchen.

Night fall came fast. Jeremy was still passed out on the living room floor.

"So Vicki is turning into a Vampire?" Justin asked me as he was cleaning up the food off the floor.

"Yes, she's transitioning" I said back.

"Did Stefan do this?"

"No, Damon did"

"I just can't believe they're vampires and I can't believe you didn't come straight to me after you found out"

"Justin, I'm sorry. I really am. It's just that…I was finally happy with someone. I finally have someone…to have a life with. I've been no body the past couple months since…since Mason left. I was upset and…and I didn't feel like talking about it"

Justin nodded.

"I understand. I'm sorry"

I walked up to Justin and hugged him.

"Thank you"

The door bell then rang.

"I'll get it" Justin said as he let go of my and walked to the front door.

I grabbed more dishes and put them in the sink. I then heard the door open and some funny sounds coming from there.

"Alex!" Justin yelled out.

I quickly placed the dishes on the counter and ran to the front door. I saw Damon leaning against the door and pushing it open with no effort at all while Justin was on the other side trying to push it closed. I ran up to the door and tried to help Justin close it but it was no use. Damon pushed it wide open. I stood in front of Justin and glared at Damon.

"Justin, get out of here. I'll handle this"

"No, Alex. I'm staying here" Justin said as he stood behind me.

Damon smiled at me.

"You guys are afraid of me. Aren't you? Let me guess, Stefan finally let the cat out of the bag. He first told you," he said as he pointed to me. "And then she told you" he said as he pointed to Justin.

"Get off my front porch" I said.

"Hey, there's no need to be rude. I'm just looking for Stefan. May I come in? Oh, wait. Of course I can. I've been invited" he said as he smiled and tried to walk into the house but I stopped him.

"I said, get off my front porch"

"What makes you think you can stop me from coming in?"

I quickly grabbed my wand out from my bag and pointed it into his stomach.

"I guess Stefan didn't tell you what I am. I'm a wizard and so is my brother. Stefan told me without your little ring; you can't walk in the sun and it just so happens I know a sun spell. That burns vampires to death. So, I'm going to say it one more time. Get of my front porch and don't ever come back again. You got it?"

Damon didn't say anything and I was surprised he didn't even glare at me or attack me. He just looked down at my wand and started to back away.

"Alright, Miss Harry Potter. I'll leave. Just tell me where Stefan is?"

"He's looking for Vicki" I said as I closed the door on his face.

I quickly turned around and had my back on the door.

"You ok?" Justin asked me.

I nodded.

"Yeah, just keep your wand on you"

Justin nodded. Jeremy then started to get up slowly. Justin and I quickly ran up to him and kneeled beside him.

"Jeremy," I said. "Are you ok?"

"Yeah," He said. "I'm fine"

He started rubbing his forehead.

"What happened. All I remember is a flash of light coming towards me"

Justin gave me a glared.

"Vicki ran out of your room and you followed her down the stairs and you tripped and fell. We decided to stay here and take care of you while Elena, Matt and Stefan went looking after her"

Jeremy immediately stood up and walked towards the front door.

"We need to go after her"

I quickly ran in front of Jeremy.

"No, you're still not better. They said they would call us when they found her"

Jeremy groaned and sat on the coach.

"Which reminds me" I said to myself as I grabbed my phone from my pocket and dialed Stefan's number.

Stefan immediately answered it.

"Hello" he said.

"It's me," I said back. "Where are you?"

"In the woods. Why?"

"Damon just came here and he's looking for you"

"I knew he would. Don't worry"

"I'm coming to you. Stay on"

"What?"

I grabbed my wand from my pocket and flicked it in the air. I quickly zapped into the phone and stood beside Stefan in the middle of the forest. Stefan jumped back when he saw me beside him.

"I don't think I'll ever get over this magic.

I smiled.

"Let's look for her"

We started walking forward. It was so bright out because it was a full moon which made it easy to look for her. We heard a sobbed coming from the direction of the cemetery and sure enough there was Vicki. Sitting against the crypt doors. Stefan and I walked up to her slowly.

"Vicki" I said as we walked up to her.

"I'm starting to remember things," She said as she looked at Stefan. "What he is, what he said. I remember you. The hospital, the-the rooftop, it's all coming back"

"I'm so sorry," Stefan said. "Damon had no right to do this to you"

"He said that I need to feed. What will happen if I don't?"

"You'll fade quickly... And then it'll all just be over"

Vicki started crying more. I felt a tear come from the corner of my eye.

"I'll me dead"

Stefan nodded. Vicki cried more and more. Stefan quickly took a seat beside Vicki and grabbed her hand.

"I don't want this" she said.

"I know. It'll be ok. You're gonna be ok. I can help you" he said

"Is it better? Is it better? Will I be better?"

Stefan didn't say anything. He just looked to the ground. I felt more tears come from my eyes. I started wiping them. Vicki started crying more and more.

"I wanna go home," she said. "Will you guys take me home?"

Stefan and I both nodded. Stefan then lent Vicki a hand. Suddenly, a gun shot was heard in the distance and blood started pouring out of Stefan. Stefan immediately fell to the ground.

"Stefan!" I yelled out and I kneeled beside him and looked at his wound.

Vicki didn't do anything she just sat there in shock. Then someone walked up to us. It was Logan Fell from TV. He walked up to us and pointed the gun at Stefan.

"Are you crazy?" I yelled at him. "You're gonna kill him!"

Logan pushed me to the ground and threw his gun to the ground and took a stake out and was about to stake Stefan.

"No!" both Vicki and I screamed at him but then someone stopped him and bit him in the neck.

It was Damon. He threw Logan to the ground and then kneeled beside Stefan. He then started digging out the bullet from Stefan's chest. Stefan laid there screaming in pain.

"It's wood," Damon said. "They know. If anyone's gonna kill you, it's gonna be me" he said with a smile.

"My ring" he then held out his hand.

"Stefan!" I yelled out. "Don't give it to him"

"You say out of this, wizard"

I glared at him. Stefan reached into him pocket and grabbed Damon's ring. Damon quickly grabbed the ring from his hand and put it on him. Damon smiled as he admired his ring on his hand like a woman who was admiring her engagement ring. We then heard a weird sound of crunching. Stefan turned to his side and screamed,

"No! No! Vicki!"

I quickly stood up and saw Vicki drinking the blood from Logan's neck. Vicki then stopped and looked at us. We were all giving her this scared look. Vicki wiped the blood from her mouth.

"I'm sorry" Vicki then stood up and ran off.

"Oops" Damon said.

I glared at him and smacked him across the head and pushed him off of Stefan.

"What's wrong with you?" I screamed as him. "This is your entire fault! Vicki's a vampire now and now…we have a dead body on our hands and this guy's a celebrity"

"Not my problem" Damon said with a smile as he stood up and cleaned himself off. He then bent down and picked up something and ran off. I bent down to help Stefan up.

"Are you ok?" I asked.

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine" he said as he stood up. "Let's take you home"

I nodded and we started walking out of the cemetery together.

We came home to Elena and Justin sitting on the porch. They both quickly stood up when they saw Stefan.

"Are you ok?" Elena asked as she walked up to him. "You're bleeding"

"No, I'm ok. I…I slipped on a log and stabbed myself with a very sharp twig" he said.

"Oh…did you guys find Vicki?"

Stefan and I looked at each other. We didn't know what to say. I walked up to Elena and grabbed her arms.

"No," I said. "But don't worry. Stefan is going to look for her" I said as I looked back at him. "Can you go inside and tell Jeremy? It would be better if he heard it from you"

Elena nodded as she walked inside.

"Ok, what really happened?" Justin asked from behind me.

I turned around and looked at him straight in the eye. I looked at Stefan. Stefan nodded and looked at Justin.

"I…I couldn't stop her. I…We tried"

"What?" Justin asked.

"Justin…Vicki fed on human blood," I said. "She….She's a vampire and now she's gone. We don't know where she went"

Justin nodded.

"I need to go inside" Justin said as he made his way to the door.

I grabbed his hand.

"Justin, I meant what I said before. Please don't go and see dad"

Justin nodded.

"I promise" he said as he walked threw the front door.

I let out a deep sigh.

"Alex," I heard Stefan say from behind me.

I turned around to face him.

"I promise, I'll take care of it. I'll find her, and I will show her that she can live like I do. I will make sure she doesn't hurt anybody in this town"

"What about Jeremy and Elena and Matt? What am I suppose to tell them? That their girlfriend, their sister, their friend is a blood sucking vampire? What do you suggest?"

"We'll come up with a story that…she's on medication or…"

"We're lying to them now? Stefan, I know you have problems with your family but I don't. I can't lie to these people. They took me into their home when I had no where else to go? They took both my brother and I and now we're suppose to lie to them? Stefan…I don't' know if I can do that"

"Alex…I'm sorry"

"Stefan…I…I trusted you today and I told you my secret and I let you explain everything to me about your world. I now know, you won't hurt me…physically and, Stefan, you and I both know that we won't tell anybody our secrets but all of this is too much for me and for you for sure...This won't work"

Tears started flowing from my eyes.

"Stefan…we can't be together"

A tear came from Stefan's eye.

"I'm…I'm so sorry Stefan"

I turned around and walked inside the house. Justin stood there with a questionable look on his face.

"You ok?" He asked.

I shook my head as more tears came flooding from my eyes.

"Come here"

I quickly ran up to Justin and buried my face into his chest and started crying. I was alone in this world, again.

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