Waking up, I felt refreshed, rejuvenated, and just plain great. I stretch in bed and see that I'm alone. I pull the sheet up my chest and sit up. I look around and don't see Damon in the room. I look on the floor next to me and see his shirt. I pull it on and walk into the bathroom and see him brushing his teeth. I lean against the door frame and admire him. Last night was the one of the best nights I have ever had. He sees me looking at him and he smiles. I smile back and blush a little. It's like he knows I was thinking about what we did last night.
"Good morning." He says with his smile.
"Good morning." I say walking over to the shower. "Mind if I borrow a shirt today?" I take off the shirt I'm wearing and get into the shower. I know he's watching me the whole time.
"No, I don't mind. I'll go lay one out for you." I see threw the glass that he walks out. Damn, I was hoping he would come in here with me. I thought. Oh, well. I take his shampoo and wash my hair. I take all the time in the world. It feels like the water is never getting cold. Which I'm perfectly ok with. Until I hear my stomach growl. I step out of the shower and put a towel around. Crap, I don't have any fresh undergarments.
"Damon!" I yell. I'm waiting near the bed when he walks in and he eyes me up and down.
"Looking good. What's wrong?"
"I need underwear and a bra. Got any ideas?"
"Well, I got one." He says as he lifts his eyebrow.
"And what would that be Salvatore?"
"You can not wear it. I mean, I got underwear." He said walking to his dresser, opens the top drawer and hands be some boxers. "But I'm fresh out of bras. And I don't think you're my size."
"I'm not walking around without a bra. Not here. With your brother and my cousin. Where is mine from last night?" I said looking around.
"About that." I turn towards him wide eyed.
"What did you do?" He picks them up from the floor and I see that he didn't unhook them but he ripped it off. And now I can never wear it again.
"Damon! Those were my favorite." I say taking them from him. "You owe me!" I pout. "Freaking loved these." I murmur to myself.
"I'll buy you more. Finish getting ready, its breakfast time." He says walking to the door.
"Again, I have no bra!" I really couldn't believe I was fighting with him about not having a bra. But he walks out. Oh, I hate him right now. "Elena!" Elena comes in.
"What's wrong?"
"Can I borrow a bra?" she starts to laugh.
"Yeah, I'll go get one." She leaves and comes back in vampire speed.
"Thank you." She walks out and I finish getting ready. I throw my hair in a wet ponytail, put my shoes on and go downstairs.
"Good morning Maddie." Stefan says.
"Hey. Where is the food?" Stefan smiles a half smile.
"I made eggs, sausage and pancakes. Will that work?"
"You could tell me it was left over cold pizza and I would love you." Damon looks at me when I say that, with a jealous look. I look at him and wink. He shakes his head as a response. Stefan comes over and puts a plate down.
"Maddie, it's good to have you home."
"Thanks Stef, it's good to finally be in a house and know where I am. By the way guys," I say looking at Stefan and Elena. "Thanks for coming to get me."
"Madison, of course I would come get you. You're my cousin. I would have begged these 2 until they said yes. But it was Damon's idea to go get you. He found out that you were gone. He was going crazy the whole time." I look at Damon with wide eyes. He was eyeing Elena threw slits.
"Really Damon? You were going crazy?" I ask, he snapped his head toward me. And he just walked out the room. Elena looks at me and then to her boyfriend.
"Did I say something?" she asks.
"I'll go talk to him." I said.
"No, you eat. I'll talk to my brother." Stefan says walking the way Damon went.
Damon's POV
Elena and her big mouth. She doesn't know when to close it. I liked Madison, a lot. Maybe even more than I want to admit. But I can't admit that to anyone not even myself. She won't be a vampire and I don't blame her. But what she wants from me is just too much. Last night was amazing. And I have been with lots of women. She is definitely in the top, oh I don't know one! Yes, I was going crazy when she was missing. Because when that happened I started to care for her. I don't like showing my humanity for anyone but myself. But she just knows how to open me up. But she also knows how to piss me the hell off.
I know my brother is on his way into my room, but before he gets in there I clean up some of mine and Maddie's clothes from last night. I'm done just in time.
"What Stefan?" I say as he walks up to the doorway.
"Ever since you met Madison, you have changed. And hey, trust me, I like the new Damon. But you share some of your feelings with her, and not with me. I'm your brother. Talk to me." God, was is with everyone and wanting me to talk? Maddie knew how to get me to talk without even trying. Stefan sounds like he's begging.
"You want to talk? Ok, did you watch the latest football game? I missed it."
"That's not what I'm talking about. I can see you like Madison, because you are acting the same why I did when Elena was taken by Rose. I was freaking out. I would do anything I could to get her back. You, brother, are acting the same way. You are in love." I walked right up to him.
"I am not. I don't do love. Not after what Katherine did to me. And honestly, brother, we have more important things to talk about then my love life. Like what are going to do about this vampire that tried getting us killed. The kid didn't tell us who it was."
"The original talk is not over. And whose work did it look like?"
"I'm not sure. They were smart though. They compelled the guy not to tell anyone who he was working with. It could be anyone. It could be Klaus; he doesn't do his own work. So he would sacrifice a human for himself. Kol and Rebekah were bitten by Tyler. If they haven't gotten back to Klaus they are still withering away in Virginia Beach. But who else is there?" I wanted to kill the vamp that tried to run me off the road. Not so much that they ran me off the road. I'm not the breakable. But Madison was. And my car. Oh man I really did love that car. And what I went threw to get it.
"Well, who else hates you?" Stefan asks.
"Oh, well that list can take forever. I have a lot of people who hate me."
"Well, if you weren't such a dick." Stefan smirks.
"Wow, baby brother said something funny." I said smiling.
"I'm going back downstairs. Maybe Elena and Maddie have any ideas." He said walking towards the door.
"I'm bringing Maddie home soon. She's safer at the Gilbert house then here."
"Do what you need to Damon, but keep her safe this time."
"I get it Stefan, I messed up last time. But hey we all came out ok."
"Yeah and your girlfriend might have nightmares the next few nights."
"Ok, 1 not my girlfriend and 2, I don't think she will. But I plan on staying with her tonight." That made him turn around.
"You're going to stay in a house with a vampire hunter? Did you drink vervain or something?"
"I'm going to wait until he's asleep. I'm not completely stupid Stefan. I really don't want to have a stake threw my heart. And he already promised he won't touch me with Madison right there. So I'm safe."
"Until he knows your two love each other."
"Are we really on this subject again? Drop it Stefan." He puts his hand up in mock surrender. I can really use a drink. Even better I need blood I haven't had any since the kid yesterday. And after such an eventful night and now morning, I'm craving like a pregnant woman. I walk pass my brother and go down to the basement, passing the girls on the way. I don't look at them but I know they glance at me. I go to the cooler and grab a bag. I pop the top and start to drink. Where does Stefan get off telling me how I feel? I need more male friends. And ones that don't want to kill me or have the wolf gene.
Madison's POV
I watched as Damon left. I was so confused why he wouldn't be upset about Elena telling me he was concerned for me while I was kidnapped. I wanted to talk to him about it. But Stefan wanted to play hero. Which at that point I was fine with. I was sick of trying to get him to admit anything for me. I knew he liked me. He showed me last night. But I doubt Stefan would have any luck with Damon admitting anything. He did tell me he was a complex person, which I already knew. But now it was out of control with him running away from his feelings. He was acting like a girl. But with the boys upstairs I got to have some girl time with my little cousin.
"Sounded like you and Damon had some fun last night." Elena smirked as she took a sip of her coffee. My fork stopped halfway to my mouth in shock.
"Um, you heard that?" I asked blushing and putting my fork down.
"Maddie, people in Africa heard that. But hey its fine, I'm surprised it happened this soon. I gave you guys another week. You two have lots of tension between you."
"That's an understatement." I whisper.
"How's that?" I look up. I barley heard myself. Then I remembered she's a vampire. Stupid vampy hearing.
"Just drop it. I'm still confused myself about what's going on with Damon and me." I said as I picked my fork back up and shove a big piece of pancake in my mouth. Just then we see Damon head down to the basement. We turn to look at him but he doesn't look back. He looks pissed.
"I talked to Jeremy." She said, snapping me out of my thoughts. I turned and looked at her.
"How is he?"
"Worried about you. It's been almost a week since you been home. He wants you there. I told him you needed to sleep, so reluctantly he let you stay here. But you should get going soon. I can take you." I nod my head.
"I'll go get my stuff from upstairs." I said wiping my mouth with my napkin and go upstairs. As I walked into Damon's room I notice he picked up the floor. But I see the hamper in the corner and I walk to it. I find my clothes from last night and pull them out. I look around to see if I forgot anything else. I look at the bed and remember what happened there. Where I knew I was in love with Damon, where he told me to not get close. I walk pass the bed and brush my hand across it on my way out. I walk back into the living room and see Elena and Stefan talking. "I'm ready Elena." She turns around to look at me.
"Where you going?" I turn to the left and see Damon.
"Elena is taking me home. And don't worry I wont get anywhere. I'll stay where I'm supposed to." I said barley looking at him. "I'll meet you in the car." I turned for the door but Damon was standing there. "What?"
"You can go out there by yourself. Its easier access to you." I turned around and went for the couch. I was a prisoner in my cousin's house now too.
"Come on Maddie, we can go now." Elena said offering her hand. I took it and we walked to the door. I got into her red mini coop and crossed my arms. "You alright?" she said looking at me.
"Yeah, I just want to get home." I looked at her and gave her a small smile. I laid my head back and start to think about everything going on. Especially the fact that I was in love with a vampire. Out of all the men in the world, I fall for a blood sucking vampire. Sorry, Dad, you even said you can't help who you fall for. I know my dad is rolling in his grave. Probably Uncle Grayson and Uncle John too. But they aren't here to yell at me. And once my vampire hunter cousin found out, he would do all the yelling for all 3 of them. I don't even know what it was about Damon that made me like him so much. I mean, he was stubborn, cocky, and arrogant. But he was sweet, kind, handsome, and funny too.
Before I know it we are back home. Elena walks me up the steps and I walk in. I see Jeremy in the living room. He turns when he hears the door open. He jumps up, runs over to me, and picks me up into a huge bear hug.
"Oh my God, Madison. Your home." He puts me down and looks at me at arms length. "Are you ok? Did they hurt you?" He starts looking at my neck and wrist.
"Jer, I'm fine. They didn't hurt me. No bites. No scratches or bruises. I'm ok." He hugs me again. When he lets go he looks out the door and sees his sister.
"Thanks for bringing her home. See you around." And then he closes the door on her.
"Hey! I know you are all anti-vampire right now. But that girl you just slammed the door on is your sister. She is also one of my rescuers. You on the other hand weren't there! You stayed here! So before you go slamming the door on someone why don't you put your head in the middle of it before you do! I'm not in the mood for the vampire hating thing today. I had 3 and half of them at my side when 2 Originals came and kidnapped me. I owe them right now. You, I don't at this point!" I don't know why I was screaming at Jeremy. But it felt good just to get the frustration out.
"Why are you yelling at me? I couldn't be there! I would have killed them all, or I would have gotten myself killed. It was either have them save you or they all day and maybe me too. Which would you prefer? Can't we just hang out like nothing happened?" then he looked down. "Why are you wearing Damon's shirt?" I looked down at it too.
"He let me borrow one. Why?"
"Madison, why did he let you borrow one?"
"Cause mine was dirty. He was nice enough to lend me one." I started for the stairs.
"Why couldn't you ask Elena for one of her shirts?" he asked following me.
"Lets see, one, her clothes wont fit me. Her bra barley does right now. And 2, I didn't sleep in her room last night." Jeremy's eyes went wide his jaw went stiff and his hands went into fists.
"You what?"
"I…slept…in…his…bed." I said slowly. "I'm almost 22 Jeremy. I don't need you to tell me what I can and cannot do."
"You slept in the same room as a vampire? Are you crazy?"
"Yeah… I am. I'm going to go change." I went up to my room and flopped down on my bed. Oh, my own bed was much more comfortable than anything. Except Damon's bed. I thought. "Oh my God brain shut up!" I got up and changed my clothes. I unbuttoned Damon's shirt and changed Elena's bra. I put my own on, followed by Damon's shirt. I put sweat pants on and lay back down. I grabbed my lyric book. I have been thinking of a new song. And once I got it done I could call Nicole and ask her to write the music for it. I also had a few lines I know I would use. I started writing, and I couldn't stop.
AN:::: This is one of the longer chapters. I didn't know where to actually end it. I've been fusing with it for a day a half. So let me know what you think about it. No chapter until MAYBE Sunday night. If not then Wednesday night. If no chapter till the middle of the week, then HAPPY HOLIDAYS from my family to yours! A great Christmas gift is a review1