AN: REALLY important chapter!!! I mean, really important!!! You must read it!!!!!

Disclaimer: … I refuse to write this again… It's just to painful *sniff'*

Damon POV:

As soon as school was over, I carefully led the four young girls to my car and buckled them up. They were each under my mental influence, and therefore couldn't think for themselves. The only task they could perform was being able to walk straight and that was extreme luck. If they weren't able to walk, I would have to carry them…and people would certainly start to wonder how a boy of only seventeen was able to carry four girls at one time.

I was able to drive off on my own today, seeing as how my brother had brought his own car today. For once in my five hundred years, I was glad that Stefan could read my mind. The boarding house wasn't far away from school if you were a human. It would take them only about ten minutes to get there. So, you could imagine how quickly I was able to get to my "home". And, when opened the ancient wooden door, who else greets me but dearest Zach…note the sarcasm.

"Damon, you're hunger has been acting up very more than usual. This is your second feeding in a little over a month. When you first came here, you were able to last a good four months without blood," He answered once his weak human eyes spotted me.

"It's nothing, Zachary. But, in case you don't remember, I do go to a high school filled with humans! It's not exactly easy to keep my control," I explained to him in a very impatient tone.

With a sigh, he stepped out of my way. I quickly scooped up the limp girls next to me and hurried upstairs to my room. Damn it, I was to hungry! I shouldn't have waited this long to feed. The door to the small bedroom couldn't have come into my view fast enough. When it did, I practically threw it open.

I set the girls carefully on the floor. I had to make sure none of them got injured in any way. If that happened, I might just go ballistic and kill all four of them. I had the feeling that the slightest drop of blood could send me on a frenzy right now. I knew I would have to be careful feeding today.

I carefully picked up the first teenage girl. Her blonde, curly hair fell in behind her as I did so. I didn't waste anytime trying to wake her up and seduce her or and of my normal tactics. I just stuck my growing fangs into the base of her neck, right where her main artery and vein was located at.

The blood that coursed through m throat was like magic!! My hunger was almost instantly cured. It was to bad at how quickly I had to stop and move onto the next girl. My brother's damn rules were beginning to annoy me. The second my teeth separated from her neck, the hunger was back. I quickly swooped the second and third girls into my arms and did the same thing. It felt so good!!!

But, I was halfway into drinking the fourth teenager when something strange happened. A gasp came from my door entrance. A whipped my face around and saw none other than Bonnie McCullough standing in the arch of my doorway.

Bonnie POV:

I had to head over to Stefan's house. The two of us were partners on a Social studies project and we both agreed today we would meet at his house. I knew the way through this small little town back and forth. It wasn't tough to find that old, abandoned boarding home.

I walked up the steep steps and knocked on the old ancient door that must've been here since the eighteen hundreds. A man with light blonde hair and eyes answered just a minute later. I knew this had to be Zach, the brothers' uncle.

"Hi, I'm Bonnie and I'm here to help Stefan with a project," I said politely.

"Good after noon, Bonnie. Stefan is up in his room. Just go up those stairs over there and take a left. It's the last door on your right side," Zach instructed me.

I called out a "thank you" before heading up the also ancient metal stairs that creaked every time you took a step. I don't think anything in this damn house was actually new- minus the TV. I made a left one I stepped off the last stair. I saw a long hallway ahead of me. Great. I would have to travel down that long thing.

As soon as the long pathway ended, a large, ornately designed door. Stefan must be busy. I knocked, signaling I had officially arrived. When he didn't answer after what I thought was ten minutes, I opened the door myself. Whatever hew as doing couldn't have been to important because it was unlocked.

I knew I had the wrong room. Stefan wasn't in here. Damon was. And he was doing something I never thought I would see a anyone in my life time do. He was drinking blood. Human Blood!!! I let out an involuntary startled gasp. He stiffened and turned around to face me.

His face was absolutely shocking. Damon's eyes weren't that oh-so familiar blue. They were a silver color. His face was twisted back into a predatory grimace, veins popping out under his eyes. But, that wasn't the most shocking. Indented into his lips were tow sets of fangs.

I heard a floor board creek behind me and I turned away to find Stefan standing directly behind me.

"Brother, I think we have a lot to explain to Bonnie, "he said ruefully, a twist of bitterness in his tone.

All I was capable of doing was nodding. Hell, a lot didn't even cover what I was expecting.

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