A.N: Hello my amazing readers! Here's the new chapter! ;) I hope you all will like it, and don't forget to review please! =)
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AMY'S POV
It was…instinctive.
The human sides of us were gone for the whole time. It was like we had turned into animals. Even I couldn't recognize myself. When we finally stopped after hours, it was already dark and we were both covered in dirt, and blood from constant biting and scratching…
I had no idea he had controlled himself that much when I was a human.
I tried to resist the sleep luring me into peaceful oblivion and dragged my fingertips over his biceps, then his chest absentmindedly. I still could not believe I was lying naked in the middle of a forest in Damon's embrace.
We didn't talk. We didn't need to, anyways.
He drew small circles on the back of my hand when I rested it on his chest and I turned my hand, so that our fingertips would graze each other. He pulled me closer to him, if that was possible, and pressed his nose to the top of my head, inhaling a deep breath, then he murmured something that sounded a lot like 'Mine' into my hair.
I entwined our fingers and heaved a deep sigh. It felt like I was betraying my aunt and uncle by being like this after their death. Being this…
Peaceful.
That was it. I could spend the rest of my eternity, just like this.
Still, the mere thought of my uncle and aunt caused the tears to brim my eyes, but I blinked them back, clenching my teeth and completely focused on Damon's body pressed against mine.
Safer.
Happier.
Complete.
I moved a little and looked up at him. His eyes were closed, -though I knew he wasn't asleep- and he looked perfectly at ease.
I smiled at the thought that came to my mind.
Endymion and Selene.
According to mythology, Selene, the moon goddess, saw Endymion, a young and very handsome shepherd while he was sleeping one night. She fell in love with him, and loved him so much that she wanted him to be immortal and them to be together forever. He was given eternal life, but was put into an eternal slumber, and every night, she visited him so that she could be with him, and watched him.
"What do you think you're doing?" I was pulled away from my thoughts when Damon talked, his eyes still closed. I stared at him for a couple of seconds before answering.
"I missed this," I muttered and he opened his eyes.
"Yeah," he said slowly, pushing a stray of my hair behind my ear. "This. You. Everything."
"I can't believe I had sex in a forest," I muttered again and his low laugh caused a vibration in his chest.
"You weren't exactly protesting."
Before I could retort, my phone started ringing. I reached out to take it from the pocket of my jeans, which were lying on the ground and answered it.
"Hello?" my voice came out hoarse.
"Hey, where are you?"
Mike.
"I'm…" I looked around. "Outside. Why, did you need me for something?"
"No, I was just wondering where you were. Are you coming home anytime soon?"
I nodded. "Yeah, sure. I'm on my way. How's Rachel?"
"She's okay," he said. "She's eating dinner."
"Good. Do you want anything from outside?"
"Nah, we're fine."
"Okay, see you in a few," I hung up and pulled my clothes to me, heaving a sigh at the sight of my ripped underwear.
"Not so fast," he pulled me into a deep, passionate kiss. "I'm nowhere near done with you."
I tried to smile. "I gotta go," I whispered, gave him another kiss and got into my clothes rather fast. He sat up slightly.
"Amy?"
"Hm?"
"What's wrong?"
I shook the leaves and remains of dirt off my hair. "Nothing," I said softly. "I just-have some stuff to do."
"Like what?"
"Stuff," I answered as he got into his jeans also. I tried to avert my eyes from his sculptured body, and tried not to think about how he looked under the moonlight. My plans failed when he held my chin and turned my head, so that I could look at him.
"Your eyes are bloodshot," he frowned.
"It's been a rough day…Week," I muttered, digging the heels of my palms to my eyes. "I'd better-"
"What happened?" he asked sternly and I stood on very shaky legs, trying to find my balance.
"I gotta- I gotta help with funeral plans."
His frown deepened and he stood up, now looking down at me worriedly.
"Amy…" his voice was softer now. "Who died?"
I swallowed back the lump in my throat.
"My uncle and aunt," I said broken. "I-I managed to protect Rachel, I think, but they got inside and-"
"What?!"
"I'm gonna- I can tell you everything later on." I crossed my arms as soon as he attempted to touch me. I wasn't sure I could hold myself if he tried to console me and I couldn't risk going home all red eyed, and Rachel seeing me like that.
"I'm fine," I answered to his unasked question, almost seeing the invisible walls going up around me.
"Yeah, I know."
I nodded. "So I'd better-"
"I'm coming too."
I shook my head this time. "You can't. And you don't need to, really, I'll be fine, we're returning to Mystic Falls as soon as the funeral-"
"Amy," the tone of his voice signaled there was no place left for argument. "I'm coming too."
I felt my lips pulling into a smile involuntarily.
"Yeah, okay."
"Okay," he repeated and I nodded.
"Follow me then," I said, and we both started running.
"They're gonna give you hell, you know it right?" I asked when we got to the porch and he shrugged.
"It's not too late to change your mind."
"I'll be fine."
"They can be rather scary-"
"Are you going to ring the bell or what?"
I huffed out. "You asked for it," I said and rang the bell. Seconds later, Mike opened the door.
"Amy-" he paused when he saw Damon behind me, and pulled his brows together. "Damon?"
"Hi Mike," I got inside, Damon following me. When we got to living room, Will and Dan were there along with Caden and some other hunters. Dan looked completely surprised and Will narrowed his eyes.
"What the…"
"Damon," Dan said and I rubbed the back of my neck.
"We- um, we bumped into each other."
"In Michigan?" Mike asked from behind me and Damon rolled his eyes.
"Amy called me, I came as soon as I could," he offered Dan his hand. "I'm sorry for your loss."
Dan shook his hand. "Thank you," he said firmly and turned to me with a suspicious look in his eyes.
Okay.
No way.
There was no way, any of them could tell that I'd had sex, I had made sure I looked decent and innocent before I got home.
"I didn't know you two were in speaking terms."
"Mike," I turned around to shoot him a look but he just held up his hands in mock surrender.
"Just curious."
"Guys, a word?" Dan nodded at Mike and Will and left the room. Mike made a hand signal that meant "I'm watching you" to Damon before leaving the room.
Caden walked towards us and I smiled at him.
"Hey."
"Hey there. I didn't know you were bringing company."
Damon's expression cooled ten degrees. "And you are?"
"Oh, sorry. Damon, it's Caden," I introduced them as they shook hands.
"I heard about you."
"Can't say the same," Damon said and I elbowed him.
"Yeah, probably because you were too busy showering."
Damon looked confused for a second and I glared at Caden.
"You know what Caden, if your cheating ex came here, I'd be nice to her."
"Wait, am I the cheating ex in this equation?"
"Where's Rachel?"
"Upstairs."
"I'm gonna check up on her, are you coming?" I asked to Damon and he nodded.
"Sure," he said and we walked upstairs.
"You just have to find some hunter guy who gives you puppy dog eyes wherever you go, don't you?" he muttered and I raised my brows.
"He's completely in love with his ex-girlfriend, Damon."
"Or so he says. What was that about the shower down there?"
"Oh, that-" I paused. "I tried reaching you before and some girl answered, saying you were in the shower…Turned out it was a trick to keep me from looking for you, and-"
"And you fell for that?" he asked, as if my actions surprised him. "After what happened in Mystic Falls, after that talk, you fell for that?"
I looked up at him, then, instead of answering him, I knocked on Rachel's door.
"Rach? Can I come in?"
"Sure," her voice came out a little low and I half opened the door.
"Hey princess," I said softly. "I want you to meet someone, can he come in also?"
Rachel looked at me, and sat up on the bed sniffling.
"Who is he?"
I opened the door to reveal Damon and stepped inside.
"Damon, this is Rachel. Rach, this is Damon."
Her face lit up a little with recognition.
"Damon, the one who sent the flowers?"
"Mm hm."
"It's very nice to meet you Rachel," Damon kneeled down as I sat down on the bed and he shook her hand. "I heard so much about you."
"Me too," she said faintly, sniffling again. "Amy didn't tell me you were coming."
"I didn't know it either, Rach."
"Did you make her a surprise?"
Damon nodded.
"Does it mean you got back together?"
We exchanged glances.
"I think you should sleep a little-"
"Yes," Damon cut me off, making my head whirl around. "It does."
What?!
"It does?" I heard myself ask, surprised. Damon shot me a look, smirking a little at the sight of my jaw dropping.
"Unless you had something else in your mind..?"
"She doesn't!" Rachel answered on my behalf. I shook my head, still in shock and turned to Rachel.
"Why aren't you still asleep?"
"I can't," tears filled her beautiful greenish eyes. "Is the- tomorrow, is the-"
I nodded slowly and she sniffled.
"I don't want to say goodbye to them," she whispered, hugging me tight suddenly and I pressed a kiss on the top of her head.
"I know, sweetie. Me neither."
"Do you think they can see me?"
I nodded. "I know they can."
"Amy?"
"Hm?"
"Am I going to stay with you from now on?"
I paused, then nodded again. "Yeah, you will," I said, stroking her hair absentmindedly. "Okay, lets go to sleep, alright? Tomorrow will be a long day."
She sniffled again and pulled back. "Okay…" she whispered and I pulled the blanket over her body.
"Is Damon staying here too?"
I turned to shoot him a questioning look and he curled his lips, signaling he hadn't thought about it.
"Hmm, is it okay with you, Rachel?"
She nodded. "If Amy wants you to."
He smiled again before turning to me. "Do you want me to?"
I rolled my eyes. "Of course. If- if you want to, that is." My stomach leaped at the thought and he winked at me.
"Well, that settles it then," he said and a happy, unfamiliar smile pulled at my lips. I kissed Rachel on the forehead, whispering 'Good night' and we both left the room. The cramps in my stomach were getting more painful by the second, but I forced myself to focus on something else.
"So, are you gonna tell me what exactly happened?"
I shook my head and repressed a yawn, lurching downstairs. "Can we talk about it tomorrow? Oh, and-" I handed him my phone. "Call Stefan, I promised Elena I'd let them know when I reached you."
He walked outside, dialing the number and I walked back into the living room, where Dan, Mike and Will were sitting. The others sounded like they were in the kitchen or in their rooms.
"So, what the heck is going on?" Mike asked and I sat down onto couch, beside him.
"Well…um, Damon's here."
"No shit, Sherlock."
"Because he, ehm…." I cleared my throat. "He heard about the- what happened, and he wanted to come here."
"And you forgot to mention that?" Dan asked and I bit the inside of my cheeks.
"I was gonna before I stormed out earlier," I made up a lie quickly. "So…"
"Let's check if I got everything right," Dan said. "Damon came here because he wanted to make sure you're alright?"
"Looks like that."
"Even if you broke up earlier."
"Yes."
"And even if you two kinda hated each other after said break up?" Mike asked and I nodded.
"Sounds about right."
Dan pinched the bridge of his nose. "He is back to being your boyfriend again, isn't he?"
"That sounds about right also, now that you mentioned," I pointed about and Mike let out a groan.
"Great. She has a boyfriend again!"
"Again?!" I exclaimed. "Seriously dudes? Again?! One simply listener would think I had lots, didn't we argue about it before?!"
"Well there was Damon…"
"There is Damon again," I said and Will rolled his eyes.
"And Luke-"
"Luke was never my boyfriend."
"And that- um, that kid from the Timberwolves…"
"Ryan," Will said helpfully, through clenched teeth and I buried my face into my hands.
"He wasn't my boyfriend either, we just hang out some time. Casual."
"You do- she does casual now?!"
"Oh God…" I muttered and leaned back. "My point is, I practically had only one boyfriend, and now I'm with him again. Don't freak out."
"As your brother, it is my duty to hate all of your boyfriends, and give them hell, and Damon will be no exception."
"Didn't expect anything else," I said slowly. "But just… At least try to be nice to him? Please? For me?"
Will heaved a sigh. "I can try-"
"Traitor."
"Mike!" I said. "Please. He's here for me, to support me. Can't you at least consider this?"
"He broke your heart-"
"I broke his too."
"Well yeah, but you're my sister-" he was cut off when we heard footsteps coming closer. I signaled him to be silent as Damon walked inside and handed me the phone.
"He says he's sorry for your loss," he muttered and I nodded.
"Thanks. Um-" I looked around. "I'd better go to sleep, tomorrow will be a long day. Damon?"
"Sure," he shrugged and I stood up, but heard Dan's voice behind me.
"Where are you going?"
"To…bed?"
"Where's Damon going?"
"To bed," Damon put it helpfully, though the way he said it made it sound more like mocking and all of my three brothers shot him a look that said we-will-so-stake-you. I rolled my eyes.
"I'm gonna show you your room, come on," I said to Damon and dragged him out of the room by pulling him by the arm, before a vampire hunter brothers vs. vampire boyfriend fight could break out.
"Your brothers are-"
"Yeah, they think the same about you. Worse, probably," I said and opened a door, revealing one of uncle's guest rooms. "Here you go."
"We're really not sleeping together?"
"Not unless you want my brothers to stake you in the crotch," I stated and he made a face. I shifted my weight, that sinking feeling in my stomach again.
"Anyways, you know, funeral tomorrow…" I muttered. "Good night."
"Amy," he cupped my cheek and I involuntarily leaned into touch, closing my eyes for a second. "Are you sure you're okay?"
I looked up at him, trying my hardest to keep the tears at bay and nodded, pulling back slightly.
"Yeah. Good night…" I stood on my tiptoes, and pressed a short, chaste kiss to his lips. "And Damon?"
"Yeah."
"Thank you," the words left my lips as a whisper. "For- for everything."
He shot me a smile. "Don't mention it, Goldilocks."
The old nickname –was it even that old?- caused a smile to cross my lips and I walked upstairs, then entered Rachel's room.
She was already asleep, and I got under my covers as silent as a shadow, shutting my eyes, forcing myself to sleep and chase the thoughts away from my mind. I felt the tiredness taking over and pulling me into its arms deeper and deeper, until…
Blood.
Growling
And a whisper in my ear. "Not so strong now, are you?"
My body jolted up in the bed, and I opened my eyes, panting. I could still hear his whisper, his breath, and I placed a hand over my chest, silent sobs shaking my body. I kicked the covers off of me, still trying to catch my breath, and left the room. I entered the bathroom, splashed some water to my face, ignoring the burning in my eyes and pressed my ice cold hands to my forehead and neck, out of habit.
"I'm calm," I said, looking at my reflection on the mirror. "I'm safe. I'm okay."
Taking another huge breath, I wiped my face and walked out of the bathroom. I paused for a second, then went downstairs, and knocked on the door softly.
"Damon?" I whispered, half opening the door and he sat up in the bed.
"Amy?"
"I-" I took a step into the room and closed the door silently. "I can't-" I rubbed my eyes. "Could I- ehm, could I stay here, if it's okay for you?"
He smiled at me and reached out. I took his hand and let him pull me into bed. Since it was a single bed, there wasn't much room for two people, but I wasn't complaining. His strong embrace around me made me feel better already.
"Nightmares?"
I nodded, my fingers playing with his shirt and he pressed a kiss to my forehead.
"Aren't they getting any better?"
I shook my head this time.
"Worse," I rasped out. "I don't-I don't feel safe. Ever."
He pulled back a little to look down at me, but I nuzzled to his chest, inhaling his scent deeply.
"What happened while I was gone?"
I avoided his glances, sniffling. "Things that will cause more nightmares," I answered in a low voice and heaved a sigh. "And I don't know how I can make them go away."
His long fingers slid through my hair gently.
"Some time ago…" he said. "You said you felt safe while you were with me. Do you still feel that way?"
That question made me stop to think for a minute. Did I feel safe with Damon?
Well, yes from one point, from outside world. I knew that he would do anything to protect me from any harm, even to the limit of putting his own life in danger. If someone else threatened my life, I was sure he'd keep me safe. And happy.
Safe with him?
That was a hard question, because Damon had always been the one that could hurt me so easily that it was almost funny. In a tragic way.
It was almost like getting a gun, pointing it at someone's heart and asking them if they trusted you.
"Do you think a person can trust someone that could destroy them so easily?" I asked curiously and he looked into my eyes for a couple of seconds.
"I do," the confession left his lips like an intimate secret and a small smile pulled at my lips.
"I think I do too," I whispered. "What does it make us, then?"
He didn't answer me, but instead, he brushed his lips to mine.
"Go back to sleep," he demanded softly, his hands still stroking my hair. "I'm here. You're safe."
I sidled up to him more if it was possible, and closed my eyes once again.
A.N2: So, what do you think? Please tell me your opinions, comments, parts you liked, parts you didn't like, constructive criticism, ideas anything! =) I need to hear them!;)
Review Responses:
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