Chapter 10 - Annoying Stefan
"You can't be serious..."
"But I am. You coming?"
"No Damon, I wont go to a party just after you burned my home!"
"It would be fun! I then promise to take you to the house I were talking about earlier."
"Fine! You happy?"
"I'm very pleased." Damon smiles and escorts me to the car. We drive to the party in silence. I stay with Damon most of the party but when he says he goes to 'eat' so I stay gladly where I am. I only say him to keep it quick and clean. I'm not surprised when I hear the first scream. Finally we can go to the so called house where we can stay.
After coming to the house, Damon insists me to go to his room to wait so he can handle some important matters. Of course I can't just sit down so after about ten minutes I go to the door where Damon went in. I hear two voices. One is Damon's and the other... It's the voice of that new kid.
"Hello, brother."
"Crow's a bit much, don't you think?" So Damon knew that big crow after all!
"Wait till you see what I can do with the fog."
"When did you get here?" About four months ago.
"Well, I couldn't miss your first day at school. Your hair's different. I like it."
"It's been 15 years, Damon."
"Thank God. I couldn't take another day of the nineties. That horrible grunge look? Did not suit you. Remember, Stefan, it's important to stay away from fads."
"Why are you here?"
"I miss my little brother."
"You hate small towns. It's boring. There's nothing for you to do."
"I've managed to keep myself busy." By stalking me and Elena... How great.
"You know, you left that girl alive tonight. That's very clumsy of you." So you listened what I said after all.
"Ah. That can be a problem... for you."
"Why are you here now?"
"I could ask you the same question. However, I'm fairly certain your answer can be summed up all into one little word... Elena."
"She took my breath away. Elena. She's a dead ringer for Katherine. Is it working, Stefan? Being around her, being in her world? Does it make you feel alive?"
"She's not Katherine."
"Well, let's hope not. We both know how that ended. Tell me something, when's the last time you had something stronger than a squirrel?"
"I know what you're doing, Damon. It's not gonna work."
"Yeah? Come on. Don't you crave a little?" I start hearing some noises from the room so I look behind the door as Damon hits Stefan.
"Stop it."
"Let's do it. Together. I saw a couple girls out there. Or just, let's just cut to the chase, let's just go straight for Elena."
"Stop it!"
"Imagine what her blood tastes like!" Then I see the most horrifying face I've ever seen.
Damon smirks and says: "I can."
"I said stop!" Stefan trows Damon out of the window. Damon you idiot! But Damon never lands on the pavement like his brother.
"I was impressed. I give it a six. Missing style, but I was pleasantly surprised. Very good with the whole face– thing. It was good."
"You know, it's all fun and games, Damon, huh? But wherever you go, people die." That's a little harsh you know. He didn't kill that girl at the party and I'm still alive.
"That's a given." I know Damon's hurt by his brothers words.
"Not here. I won't allow it." And of course you make things worse!
"I take that as an invitation."
"Damon, please. After all these years, can't we just give it a rest?"
"I promised you an eternity of misery, so I'm just keeping my word."
"Just stay away from Elena."
"Where's your ring? Oh, yeah, sun's coming up in a couple of hours, and, poof, ashes to ashes. Relax. It's right here." Damon gives the ring to Stefan but then grabs Stefan by the throat and throws him against the garage.
"You should know better than to think you're stronger than me. You lost that fight when you stopped feeding on people. I wouldn't try it again. I think we woke Zach up. Sorry, Zach." Of course you do something like this when we need some place to stay the night. Damon comes back inside and up to me and I look at him murderous.
"What?"
"Where we sleep now?!"
"Oh yeah... That. It kind of slipped my mind."
"You idiot!"
"Well maybe they won't notice you if you stay here. I didn't notice you were in the room all this time."
"What's that suppose to mean?" I said angrily.
"I didn't feel your presence. That's creepy. Well I'm stronger than Stef so it's all right if you stay here."
"Fine but I'm not staying here alone with him." There was something in him that I didn't like. Not one bit.
"Then would you come to the Grill with me, then? I need a drink."
"Fine..." At the Grill Damon ordered a bourbon and I a glass of lemonade. I noticed Caroline looking at our table, mainly Damon, but Damon didn't notice.
"Miss Forbes has targeted you."
"Excuse me? Who's that?"
"The blonde over there." I said when she wasn't looking.
"Well I can pull some fun from her."
"Don't involve me."
"Why you are so cold to me?"
"I just am. Get used to it."
"Fine. Be cold. I crack your shell some day."
"Please don't do that." He just laughs and shakes his head.
"But I'm serious. Don't do something too cruel to her. For my mental health."
"Fine I won't do anything. But I'm hungry so I take you to the house and come later back. I promise." I nod and get this feeling I'm going to need Damon by my side if I stay at the boarding house.
I stay at Damon's room awake until Damon, finally, arrives to the house.
"You that scared of my little brother?" I nod under Damon's blanket.
"Well I'm here so don't worry."
"Yeah, I guess... We're sleeping in the same bed?!"
"Shh. You wake them up."
"But..."
"Just sleep already."
"..." Of course this would happen. And I have school tomorrow... Or today. My thoughts run around my head until I finally fall asleep.
"Good night, Lily."
Next morning I wake up Damon tangled around me.
"Damon you are heavy..." I mumble still half asleep. I try to get away from Damon's grip, but I fail.
"Damon wake up." I shake his arm and finally Damon moves. On top of me.
"Damon you crush me! I need to go to school!" I wait for a response but it never comes.
"Damon get your ass away from me!"
"Mmm..." After some persuasion and threatening Damon moves and I'm free to go to bathroom. I have some time so I decide to take a bath. I was just getting out from the tub when the door opens and Damon walks in.
"Why are you taking so long...? Oh." Damon starts smirking when he sees me.
"Get out!" I say blushing. Damon lingers in the room awhile as I try to cover my chest and private areas.
"Make sure to wash yourself probably. Nice ass by the way." Damon says before leaving the room. I trow the sponge towards Damon's back but it misses by few inches. When I come from the bathroom Damon is sitting on his bed smirking ear to ear.
"Wipe that smirk away from your face, Damon." I say putting my shirt on.
"You need a ride to school?"
"If you could, that would be nice."
"Put on some clothes on first. That's inappropriate." I laugh to his tone.
"Lily I'm serious." That only made me laugh even more. After I could control myself we went to Damon's car and drove to the school.
"Thanks from the drive. I call you when I need a drive back." Damon waves to me and I go to school. The school is boring as usual. Damon is probably drinking at the Grill by now so as I walk in the hallway, I'm surprised to hear Caroline speak suddenly.
"... That guy from last night." She's talking with Bonnie, probably about Damon.
"I didn't see him, you did. Why didn't you just talk to him?"
"I don't know. I was drunk. And he was with someone already. I don't know why but I think I have seen her before..." I stop and turn around so Caroline won't see me. I don't feel like going to the class so I call Damon to pick me up.
"Skipping?" Damon says smirking from his cars window.
"Got a problem with that?" I ask lifting up my eyebrow as I talk.
"Just that I didn't believe you would do that. You of all people."
"Well I am. Let's go already."
"As you wish, princess." The drive to the house is nicely silent. After arriving I hop out of the car and wait for Damon at the door.
"We should tell zach that you're sleeping here too probably. But let's do that later. What do you wanna do?" Damon says walking towards me.
"I don't have anything particular in mind right now. I suppose we should just chill."
I'm in the library reading a book as I hear the front door open. Someone walks in and I see Damon going to meet the person. I hear bits of the conversation but I decide to keep reading my book instead. I hear the steps getting closer and Damon's voice:
"You need to know something first before you go into that room."
"What would be so important?" It's Stefan. Shit! Stefan walks in and looks extremely surprised seeing me in his library reading.
"Who are you?" Damon comes in to save me from Stefan just in time.
"She's Lily. Friend of mine. She's staying here by the way."
"What...? How...? Damon you... Have you compelled her?"
"That's really rude you know." I say frowning.
"Damon!"
"What? I haven't."
"Then why...?"
"I'm not sleeping with him, just for you to know." Stefan turns bright red. So that pasted his mind.
"... Anyway, why is she staying here?"
"He kind of burned my house." I say looking angrily at Damon. Stefan turns to Damon, now angry.
"It was an accident!"
"Yeah I know." I say sighing. Stefan looks confused looking us and tries to come closer to me but I stop him.
"Would you stay there where you are? I know this sounds rude but I don't trust you." Stefan looks surprised but stays there where he is.
"Did you tell her already about vampires?"
"Well, she kind of find out. Oops?"
"Damon how can you be so careless? She's a human. She would..."
"She won't tell." I look at them angrily.
"I'm right here you know." They look at me and Stefan sighs.
"I need to go now but we're talking about this later!"
"Is he always like that?"
"Pretty much. What were you reading?"
We stay at the boarding house the whole evening talking.
"So you are still pretty pissed of Stefan?"
"Yeah. I can't seem to forgot about what he has done in the past."
"I know you enough that you have already done something but would you try to restrain yourself? I don't care if you annoy Stefan but keep it under control, okay?"
"Yeah, I think you're right."
"Aren't I always?" I say a smug smirk on my face. Damon laughs.
"I think I go to the Grill. You want to stay here or come with me?"
"I think I pass. You're going to do something to annoy Stefan. I just know it."
"Well, maybe."
"Remember what I said, okay?"
"I promise. I'll be back before you know it."
"Fine, go already."
"Love you too." Damon says giving me flying kiss smirking. I roll my eyes at him and shut the door after him. I hope he won't do anything too extreme.
Continues in the next chapter...
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