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Chapter 13: Let me in
It had been two days since Haily had revived Jenna. The vampire was securely locked up in the basement of the boarding house. Stefan was teaching her how to survive on animal's blood. It was hard, but Stefan had told Haily that Jenna was a fast learner, in opposition with Vicki another newborn vampire he'd tried to teach the basics of vampire's life to, the year before.
Damon had been even madder at her when she'd showed up with Jenna. When he'd calmed down, she'd realized it was more because she'd risked her life than because she'd revived Jenna. Damon seemed to like Jenna, even as a vampire. Haily could see behind his shell though. She knew he hated the fact that Jenna had to go through this. He might not feel as guilty as Stefan – who pretty much felt guilty for anything happening in Mystic Falls – but there was some guilt behind his though mask.
Jeremy hadn't tried to talk to Haily at all in the past two days. She knew he was angry at her, but she wasn't sure she understood why. She would be thrilled if her mother came back to life, so why was Jeremy furious?
She sighed as she dropped her book. She wasn't able to concentrate on the page in front of her, so why keep trying? Instead, she decided to have an afternoon snack.
As she walked down the stairs, she saw Damon coming out of the basement.
-How is she?
He looked at her, a smile on the corner of his mouth.
-She's doing better every day. It's scary how fast she's learning to control her instincts, even on animal's blood.
Haily nodded. She was glad Jenna wasn't having too much of a rough time adapting to her new condition.
-What is Stefan feeding her, bunnies?
She didn't like the thought of bunnies dying for Jenna's meal, but it was better than humans. Damon shook his head and laughed.
-Nope. I think he's settling for deer blood. Who knows, maybe he killed Bambi.
He always knew how to make her smile. They both went to the kitchen together, each of them sitting on a bar's tool. Haily took a few cookies to eat. After a while of talking about anything, she breathed slowly, trying to find a way to ask him what she wanted to know.
-Damon?
-Haily?
She didn't smile, but she knew he did that to ease the tension he'd suddenly feel was building.
-You know Jeremy wasn't thrilled with me reviving Jenna.
-That's pretty obvious. You normally are almost attached by the hips and I haven't seen him in two days.
She looked at the counter, feeling guilty. Were they really spending that much time together? She couldn't quite remember her life before coming to Mystic Falls, but she never thought about how much she cared about Jeremy.
-Well, I'm not sure to understand why he's mad at me. I thought he would be pleased to see that Jenna was alive…. Well, half-alive.
-Do you remember how you felt when your mom died?
She nodded. The pain she'd felt was so strong she'd committed suicide. It wasn't something she was about to forget.
-The pain you felt, Jeremy felt it a lot of times. He lost his parents, two of his past girlfriends and his aunt and uncle within two years. That is like six times the pain you felt.
She didn't say a word. That must have felt like hell for Jeremy. She was surprised he hadn't tried to commit suicide too. Living with so much pain inside could surely destroy you.
-Now imagine if, after losing all those people, the last one suddenly came back to life. How would you feel?
-I don't know. I mean, I would be glad if my mom was alive.
She looked up to see his sight on hers. He was deadly serious. Would she really be glad if her mom popped on the porch unannounced one day? Probably in shock, but glad? It would take some time to adjust to the idea before she could rap her mind around it. The light bulb went off in her head.
-So he hates me because he's in shock?
-I don't think he hates you.
She was sure Damon was lying but, looking deeply in his eyes, she saw he was sincere. He didn't think Jeremy hated her. That made her sigh with relief. Immediately, her brain started running, thinking about the places Jeremy could be.
-If he doesn't hate me, then I can go see him!
She was about to run out of the kitchen when Damon caught her by the arm.
-I think you should still give him time. He'll come around eventually.
She pouted and her shoulders dropped in defeat. Jeremy wasn't mad at her, but she had to give him more time. Wonderful…
Damon felt bad to see her looking defeated. He looked at the clock. He had to meet with Liz in a few hours, but he still had plenty of time.
-Listen. How about we play some pool to pass the time?
He saw her lighten up right away. They both knew he was doing this to distract her, but Haily didn't care. Some time alone with Damon seemed very appealing, compared to the book she'd left upstairs.
The next day, Haily had to go to school. She'd thought about staying home instead, but she knew Jeremy would be there. She didn't want to force him to talk to her; she just wanted to see him. Mostly, she hoped he wasn't as mad anymore.
She spotted him right away, when Stefan pulled into the parking. Jeremy sat at a table, discussing with Bonnie. He turned his head toward the angel, smiling. His smile disappeared as soon as he saw her. He got up to leave. By the time Haily got to the table, Jeremy was already walking toward the school doors. Bonnie caught her before she could follow him.
-Stay away from him.
The venomous tone of her voice left little to the imagination. She was jealous. Haily's eyes darkened.
-I just want to talk to him.
-I don't know what you did, but he's not feeling well because of you. Leave it alone.
He hadn't told Bonnie that she'd revived Jenna? That was an interesting twist. Maybe he didn't know how to tell her, or maybe he just didn't want to. The fact that he might hide things from his girlfriend, think he shared with her, sent a hot wave of pleasure flowing through Haily's body.
-I will talk to him if I want. You can't stop me, anyways. I have almost all my classes with him.
She smiled maliciously to the witch. She wasn't normally one to have an attitude and ditch others, but Bonnie could make her act like a bitch. She wasn't sure if it was the fault of the witch herself or of her link to Jeremy. Either way, throwing the fact that she was the same age as Jeremy in the witch face made her feel powerful and, deep inside, guilty. She guessed the small part feeling guilty was the angel in her.
Later, as they were in Spanish class, the teacher asked them to get in pair. Haily turned to Jeremy as fast as she could. He sighed, but accepted. While the teacher wrote on the chalkboard, she figured it would be her best chance.
-Are you still mad at me?
He looked at her before shaking his head slowly.
-I'm sorry I reacted like I did. I was in shock. Seeing Jenna there wasn't something I had thought about, even after you revived Damon. I thought it was a one-deal power, or something like it.
-At the moment, I thought so too. But I'd had a fight with Damon and I was feeling lonely. When I was in New York, I used to go on my mother's grave, when I felt like that. It was automatic for me to go to the cemetery. When I got there, I needed to talk, so I went to Jenna's grave. I didn't know anyone else in the cemetery, so at least I wouldn't talk to a stranger. The sun set and I was feeling guilty, so I decided to revive her. I didn't like how bad you felt inside after her death. Even as a vampire, I thought you would like it better than dead.
Throughout her speech, a smile had formed on Jeremy's lips. He now knew why she'd done it. He understood and, now that the shock had passed, he was glad she'd done it.
They started talking about how Jenna was doing and how good she was at controlling her instincts. After a while, the teacher stopped near their desks.
-You guys must remember this is a Spanish class. I would like you to discuss about the topic written on the board and in Spanish, please.
As the teacher left, they both looked over at the board. The topic they were supposed to discuss was the upcoming junior prom. Haily's eyes widened. When she'd left her old high school, she'd missed junior prom by a week. Now, she would be able to attend, but she didn't know much people in the school and none of them was a junior. None, except Jeremy… She turned to him as he finished reading the topic. Her nervous smile caught his attention.
-Quieres ir al baile conmigo?
(Do you want to go to the prom with me?)
What will Jeremy answer? As Damon would say: "That's for me to know and for you to dot-dot-dot." XD
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