"Katherine, stop hurting yourself," Damon whispered, taking my hand with the glass in it and he gently pulled the glass out before offering his arm.
"Change me," I whispered to him. "I can't be human. It's not me. I've never been able to be human like it and I don't want to start. Damon, change me, please. Change me back."
He sank his fangs into his arm and presented it to me. I eyed him for a moment, but he gave nothing away. And I drank from his wrist. Whether to heal my hand or to change me, I didn't know. And frankly I didn't care. That hurts too bad. I could tell I had tears running down my cheeks. But I kept drinking from his wrist and met his eyes. He pulled his hand away and I licked the blood off my lips. It tasted exquisite.
"So hot," he murmured before touching his lips to mine. Both of his hands snaked around my neck and I knew he was going to do it.
I nodded and kissed him once more. And then he did a sharp movement with his hands and I heard my neck crack before I sank into darkness and hit the ground hard.
When I next opened my eyes, I immediately snapped up to find Damon, but he wasn't there. Instead, I heard a scream from my living room and ran to check it out. Damon was holding Lucy by the neck against the wall.
"Put her down," I commanded.
I quickly scanned the room to see Rosalie painting her nails, Emmett watching the sports channel, and Jasper, Edward, and Alice pacing by the back door. All motion stopped when I spoke. Even Tyler, who was sitting next to Emmett, stopped watching. They looked at me in disbelief.
"Damon?"
Slowly, he eased Lucy to the ground and let her go. She immediately began coughing to get her breath.
"That's it. I'm done with vampires," Lucy snapped as soon as she was able to breath. "They're all crazy! Kat, I love you girl, but the company you keep drives me insane. Goodbye."
I opened my mouth to say something, but she rushed out of the home.
"Elena's unconscious," Tyler told me. "And you're alive . . . but you turned human?"
I took a deep breath and smelt nine scents. Damon, Tyler, Caroline, Elena, and the five Cullen's. I was back.
"Sure am," I sighed. "Now. . . where'd you dump the body, Damon?"
"In your garden."
I grinned, "Perfect."
I skipped out there, actually skipped out there. I haven't skipped in forever. I found the freshly disturbed Earth and dug my way to Parker whatever-his-last-name-was. He was still bleeding so I made it quick. I drew my fingernail deeply along his wrist and drank the blood that seeped out before sucking the rest. I had to have enough not to die, but enough where he didn't look like he was killed by a vampire.
When I finished, I buried him back up and ran back inside.
"Tyler, you keep quiet about what happened and I won't have to kill you."
"That curse thing's gone?" Tyler asked.
"Don't kill anyone and we won't have to find out," I said simply. "Now leave."
He snorted, "Don't have to tell me twice. You are all creepy."
He reached for his phone and then left, slamming the front door. I went straight to Elena and looked at her for a moment. "Strange."
"Oh?"
"The spell should have killed one of us," I answered Damon. "We're both alive."
"Perhaps it takes a few minutes," Damon suggested.
I felt Elena's forehead. It was cold. That I had to smirk at. "Perhaps. Take her home, Damon, when she wakes. And make sure you take her necklace off so she's easy to compel."
Damon nodded, meeting my eyes, "You'll be okay?"
His concern was cute, "Yes. I'll be fine. I'm just going to the Walgreens down the street to buy a few things."
"And you're sure-"
"Yes, Damon," I snapped. His concern was also a little annoying. "I'll be fine. Caroline is coming with me. Aren't you Caroline?"
"Um, yeah," Caroline said. I looked over to her to see her rise slowly and grab her purse. "We'll be back in an hour or so."
I winked and got up from my spot in front of Elena, grabbing my purse and Caroline's hand. "Let's walk," I announced. "It's a beautiful day out."
She looked up at the sun, and agreed. As we approached Walgreens, I went straight to the hair care products. I grabbed four boxes of blonde dye, the color of Caroline's hair. I grabbed a few bags of doritos and then some powerades. I had serious cravings right now. I would have to learn to control my blood lust all over again.
"Elena, why all the hairdye?"
I met her eyes, "My name is Kat, and I just want to put a few highlights in my aunts hair. It all fails, I'll just dye all of her hair blonde."
"Oh, sounds great. Why not just go to the salon?"
I smirked, "I'm a self-trusting person."
She didn't look like she believed me, so I gave her a little compulsion to get the buying process going. God, she was way too curious for her own good.
I grabbed my purchases and waited for Caroline to buy her Coke. . . very impatiently, might I add.
"Where to now?"
"Home," I replied, walking out of the shop. "I'm dying my hair blonde."
"What? Why? Your hair is gorgeous the way it is!" Caroline protested.
I shrugged, "I have to blend in for school. And it naturally dyes back after six weeks, so I only need to dye it again then."
"And you're starting school with blonde hair?"
I nodded at her question, "I can't just go in looking like Elena, can I?"
Damon's lamborghini and the Volvo was still parked in the driveway. I already knew the Jeep was in the garage.
"We need to get you a car," I muttered. "I hate walking."
Caroline laughed, "Well, I did have a car until someone had to have a heart to heart talk with their ex-boyfriend and ended up nearly getting killed."
"I had it completely under control the entire time," I insisted.
"Sure," Caroline laughed. I shrugged and played with the bracelet on my wrist.
"It's true," I laughed. "I always had the upper hand."
"And why do I not believe you?"
"Good point," I nodded, seriously. "You shouldn't, but I seriously did have the upper hand."
"Whatever, Katherine."
"While I'm here, I'm going under the name Bella. So, just work with it for a few months."
"Bella?"
"Long story," I groaned, opening the front door. "But don't worry about it. Just go with Bella for now."
"Sounds good to me," Caroline smiled, chippy again. She dashed off to her room and I saw that Rosalie and Emmett were making out heavily on the couch.
"So not what I need to see," I muttered. I turned and saw Jasper flipping through channels on the TV, Alice as far from him as possible. Damon was sitting next to Elena, a bored look on his face as he waited for her to wake up.
"Hey," Damon greeted quietly, sighing.
I smiled in acknowledgement and offered my hand to him, "Come with me."
He wagged his eyebrows, "Well I can-"
"Not for that," I laughed, rolling my eyes. "But that can be saved for later, I guess."
He pouted and I leaned up, placing a chaste kiss on his lips, before grabbing his arm and dragging him to my room.
"What are you doing?" Damon asked as I began ripping open boxes.
"How do you feel about blondes?"
"Hot as hell," he replied, shrugging. "What's there not to love?"
"I'm going blonde," I nodded firmly as I took my dress off and I just stood in front of the mirror in a bra and panties. Thank God I wore lingerie. I mixed the formulas with vampire speed, ignoring Damon's bulging eyes.
"What! Why?"
"I can't go to high school looking like Elena," I replied.
"But-"
"It will come back, Damon," I promised. "I won't be blonde for eternity."
He sighed in relief and lounged on my bed, propping his head above his hands, his elbows bent. "As long as you're mine for eternity, I don't really care."
I met his eyes in the mirror, ignoring the guilt that clenched in my stomach. "Of course. Yours."
I am sooooo sorry it took so long! But I had cheer camp and I was just so busy with that:( Anyway, I got sooo many reviews telling me to have Damon change Katherine:) I laughed so hard, because I was already going to do that! Thank you for the input though! I really appreciate it and all reviews are guaranteed to be put into consideration! Thank you, guys! And sorry this chapter ended in a sort of boring way, but I hope you noticed that last liine:) I'm evil, aren't I? Review, guys! I love you!
-Nastya
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