"Megan's calling," popped up on the screen in the car you rolled your eyes it only took what 2 seconds for her to get Charlies message. Jesus she was insane. But you knew better and ignoring her calls would only make her call until you finally did answer. You rolled your eyes when Charlie pressed answer, "Hello?"
"KAYLEE OH MY GOD! KYLE FREAKING GRANGER JUST BASICALLY ASKED YOU OUT!" she squeaked through the phone causing the speakers to fuck up because she was so loud. You turned her down, "I guess he kinda did do you guys forget we were basically best friends all of our childhood? He said that there was a party tonight at his house and he wanted me to come, but I'm not even sure I want to go," you confessed still driving home.
"UM WHAT YOU ARE GOING WE ALL ARE! ME, JER, AND LEO ARE ALREADY AT YOUR HOUSE SO HURRY UP!" god her screaming in your ear was giving you a headache and she completely ignored half of what you said.
You took a right on to your road "Will do be there soon. Love you megs. Byeeeee," and you ended the call before she could argue with you.
"I hate you," you glared over at her before your eyes returned to the road. "Oh get over it! You finally have a guy who is clearly very interested in you! And not to mention H O T. Let loose have some fun," she smiled as you pulled up to your house. "And not to mention I don't think Megan is gonna let you not go. You deserve to be happy," she pointed out sliding out of the truck with a thump as her boots hit the ground. You turned off the car climbing out grabbing your bag from the bed of the truck before heading inside.
You took a deep breath before walking into your room after dropping your brothers keys in the kitchen, and they all were smirking at you. Jer went to open his mouth, "No. None of you will say anymore about him. Or I will not go. Understood?" you pointed a finger at each of them like you were their mom scolding them for doing something bad.
He quickly closed it and just went back to smirking. "Well what are you gonna wear?" Megan asked carefully knowing not to say anything more.
You disappeared into your closet grabbing probably the only dress you liked in your closet. It had a cute plaid top the hugged your chest and thin straps wrapping around your back in a bow, and a black pleaded skirt for the bottom. You grabbed your leather jacket and some combat boots. "I'm not really sure what to wear to parties but this is the best I've got," you held up the outfit you picked out.
"So cute. Kyle's gonna love it," Charlie clapped from your bed. Pretty sure they're more excited about this then you were.
"So cute. Now I will agree to your terms you set earlier about not saying anything about he who must not be named if you let me do your make up," you rolled your eyes. God she was annoying, but you loved her so you agreed.
You went in your bathroom to change and grabbed your phone and the paper kyles number was on and set them on the counter. You paced the length of your bathroom trying to figure out what to even say.
You took a deep breath stopping in front of your phone and the piece of paper. "Here goes nothing," you muttered to yourself entering his number.
Hey Kyle. It's Kaylee. I was just wondering what time the party was?
You closed your eyes hitting send before setting your phone back on the cold granite. You slipped your outfit on trading your jeans and a t shirt for the dress and leather jacket. You were examining yourself in the mirror making sure it looked alright. You felt so weird. You've never gone to the party with the intention of meeting up with anyone other than the 4 in your room, much less a boy. You took a deep breath hearing your phone buzz. The butterflies returned as you picked it up opening the message from Kyle.
Hey gorgeous. (: It starts at 7, but you can come whenever you'd like. Can't wait to see you.
You looked up to your mirror and felt your cheeks flushing again. You checked the time sighing in relief when you saw it was only 6. You took a couple deep breaths feeling your cheeks return to normal and you walked over pulling on the boots. You took one last look in the mirror hoping this was good enough.
You walked out, "Okay we have about an hour before we're suppose to go so," Megan looked at Charlie and they both squealed in excitement before stampeding into the bathroom.
Charlie changed into a navy tank top, some light wash jeans, and your red converse. And finished her look by tying a red bandanna in her hair. Megan looked more girly in a white and pink flannel, with black leggings, and some chocolate brown leather boots that almost went to her knees. "Now, for the make up," she turned to you looking like a crazy person. But these were the moments Megan Forbes lived for.
"Nothing crazy Megs, I'm trusting you," you informed her before you closed your eyes. "You got it boss," she joked sitting in your lap and starting her masterpiece.
A while later...
"All done," she said lifting herself off of you. She took your hands helping you stand and pointed you towards what you figured was the mirror. "Open," and you did. And your jaw kinda dropped. It was perfect. She lined your eyes not to much but just enough that made your eye color stand out, She applied some mascara, and a red tinted gloss. "See not to much. But matches your outfit and is still gorg," she smiled leaning her head on your shoulder in the mirror.
"Thank you Megs," you turned wrapping your arms around her.
"Anytime doll. Now lets go party," she winked opening the door. You walked out and both Jeremy and Leo looked dumbfounded. "Wow," Leo said standing from your bed. "You actually look like a girl for once," Jeremy teased and you moved to hit him before he jumped back and threw his hands up in surrender. "Don't hit me woman you already bruised me earlier!" he whined. You stuck your tongue out at him, "Don't be such a baby."
"Let's hit it!" Megan announced ignoring you two taking Leo's hand and you all headed over to the party. Having zero idea as to what this night held for any of you.
You all took the small path through the forest that took you to the back of the Granger property. Everything was already wild and it was barely 8. "Jesus these kids know how to party," Charlie seemed impressed as her eyes panned around taking in all the people. The smell of booze burned the inside of your nose. And you could already smell vomit, jesus. "You guys made it," Kyle grinned walking up to the 5 of you.
"Thanks for the invite," Megan smiled and her and Charlie walked off with the two boys.
"I'm glad you came," he smiled down at you closing the space between you guys now that your friends were gone. "You look absolutely beautiful," he slide his hand down your arm intertwining his fingers with yours. God even in the night his eyes were still neon green. You looked down smiling at your feet, "Well thank you. You don't look to bad yourself," he was still basically wearing the same thing as earlier except he traded his normal tan jeans for black ones. Still of course wearing his Varsity jacket.
"Want to go for a walk? I know its kind of crazy here," he suggested releasing your hand as you two walked over to one of the kegs and he poured you a drink and handed it to you.
"Actually a walk sounds really great. We could go down to that little creek we use to go to when we were kids," he kind of laughed. "What?" you caught Megan's eyes and winked before you guys headed into the forest. "I just didn't think you would remember that," he joked as you guys continued walking being careful of where you stepped. "How could I not? We spent a good half of our childhood there," you giggled taking a sip of your beer. "I miss that. That's why I wanted you to come tonight. I know you all needed time after what happened. But I've just missed you," he confessed as you guys walked and sat at your favorite rock by the creek. "I know. I really am sorry Kyle. It just hit me hard. And really made me upset. It wasn't anything against you at all," you looked at him the moonlight hiting him just right where it lit up all his freckles. "No I completely understand. It's my fault too. I pushed you away when we got into high school cause I was so worried about what people thought of me. And what they would say about you then I realized that wasn't who I was and said fuck that," he gulped down the last of his beer. You scooted across the rock taking his hand. "Well I'm here aren't I? Besides you couldn't get rid of me that easy. If I remember correct we had our first kiss in this creek when we were 7," You laughed sipping the beer again.
"That's right. Now that was a good kiss," he grimaced at the memory. Slipping a flat stop into his palm and skipped it along the surface of
"I knew from that day forward you were gonna be a lady killer," you poked fun at him.
"Hey i could say the same for you," he joked. And you jaw dropped, "what?! Not even close."
"Are you kidding me? Guys drool over you all the time. Even that guy earlier 100% in love with you," he pointed out. And you stopped, Damon in love with me? It seemed gross but familiar and made your stomach drop, your fingers traced over your locket.
"I'm just happy you're here with me," he still had that same goofy smile but he had definitely grown into it.
"I am too," you leaned your head on his shoulder and wrapped one of your arms around his. "When did you get so beautiful?" He looked down at you.
"Aw stop," you turned away burrying your face in your hands.
"See? You have no idea the affect you have on me," you turned back around looking up at him and he placed one softly kiss on your temple. You stood up placing yourself in between his legs and you tangled your fingers with his and wrapped his arms around you.
"I mean it's the same for you. You use to be this scrawny little boy. And now you're built and of course hot," you leaned against his legs looking up at him. "Crazy how things change huh?" He took one of his hands tracing it along the outline of your face. "You have no idea," you flashed him a smile. You placed your hands on his shoulders turning your body around and pulling yourself up, "well here's to new beginnings," you whispered pulling him in and kissing him softly locking your arms around his neck and his hands found your sides.
You pulled away needing air but you kept your eyes closed for a few seconds biting your lip a little enjoying the moment. "What was that for?" He raised an eyebrow at you.
"For old times sake?" You answered innocently.
"You goofy girl," he took your hand and you both stood and he wrapping his arms around your waist again and pulled you closer feeling how cold you were. "Here," he slipped off his jacket and placed it around your shoulders. "Thank you," you smiled brightly. It had been a Long time since you felt this happy. He placed a finger under your chin before kissing you again. The kiss was gentle. His lips soft against yours. But you needed more. You tangled your hands in his hair pulling him in more and he bit down on your lip slightly.
"Well well Well," a voice said behind you two. And you instantly knew who it was. You broke away and you both looked over to the voice.
"Dude are you following her? You need to leave," he stepped in front of you which in theory would be sweet if damon wasn't a neurotic murderous vampire. Damon pushed off the tree he was leaning against walking over to you two.
"Leave," he looked to Kyle compelling him. And unfortunately Kyle had no choice so he did. Your eyes welled with tears as you watched him go.
"Did you seriously follow me here? Are you insane?" You could feel your make up getting ruined from the tears running down your cheeks.
"Why must you ruin everything for me damon? Is it not enough to torture and even kill the people I love? But you have to mess with guys I like?" You screamed.
"Oh please he just wanted in your pants K. I was doing you a favor," he brushed off.
"See you think that. But that wasn't your choice to make ! I was having fun. Being a normal teenager for once. Why do you do this me? Why can't you just leave me alone?!" You cried and he now stood in front of you.
"Please k stop," he wrapped his arms around you and you easily threw them off throwing him against a tree.
"Tell me why. Or I swear to god I will never speak to you again," you ordered sniffling slightly.
"Because in 1864 I was in love with you. I had been since we were kids. And I hurt you. And I'm trying to make it right," his eyes softened as he got up appearing next to you again.
"Damon have you ever thought I don't want to remember? That maybe this is all to much?" You questioned wiping your cheeks trying to ease your breathing.
"Unfortunately love you don't have a choice. You have a time limit. And if you don't break the curse before your 17th birthday. You will die," your heart dropped. No one told you that part. "It was the fun little tiny print in the spell the witch used for the reincarnation. That's what I've been working on. Lexi was a necessary sacrifice to keep you safe," he proclaimed. You weren't convinced he could easily be making this up so you forgived him "If you know so much how do you even break the curse?" Everything was a lie so this probably was too.
"You have to kill someone. Human. But the human side of Vicki wasn't fully gone when you killed her which is why you keep easily flying into these rages. It broke through some of it. But you take a human life and it's broken," he quoted taking your hand in his. "It's okay if you hate me. But I won't let you die. Not again," he tugged in your arm pulling you into him and he slowly shifted his weight and began to turn around little by little you could feel yourself giving in. You were so angry but god you missed him.
"Damon stop," you shoved him away again. "I'm done playing these games. Just stay away from me," you pushed past him running back to the party and surprisingly he let you. Probably realizing how much he just dropped on you.
"Kaylee are you okay? What happened?" Kyle stepped in front of you as you came back out. "Love why have you been crying?" He asked wiping your cheeks with his thumb.
"I'm fine. Okay? Could we do something tomorrow? I really need to head home," You pulled him into a hug and he wrapped his harms around you and you two just lingered there for awhile. It was crazy the difference you felt hugging him compared to damon. In Damon's arms you felt scared but exillirated. In his you felt safe and loved. Like everything would be okay. "Yeah of course. I'll walk you home," he said finally letting you go. "I'd like that," and you intertwined your fingers together and headed over to your house.
"Kaylee are you okay? Why are you crying?" Megan cut you two off , you knew better than to try and leave without talking to her. The last thing you needed was her crazy ass on you.
"I'm fine. Kyle's just gonna take me home," you assured her. And she looked to Kyle glaring at him a little "you take care of her or I will break your legs got it?" It was sweet to know she cared about you this much. She had always been a sister more to you then a friend.
"Yes ma'am," he fake saluted. "We will be back later okay? Text me if you need me," she hugged you quickly before running off probably to go make out with Leo again. Gross. "So I see your eyes still change color when you're upset," he brought up as you guys weaved between the trees. "You saw that?" You instantly felt self conscious.
He nodded, "they've done it since you were young. I figured you knew. " he talked about it like it was nothing. Like it was normal for people to have color changing eyes.
"I had no idea honestly," you shrugged it off letting silence fall between you two.
"Thank you," you finally said breaking the silence as you two walked up to your house. "For what?" He opened the door for you helping you inside, "for just being you," and you two walked the familiar stars up to your room.
"Are you gonna be okay?" He asked helping you take off your shoes and get under the covers.
"I think so. I really am sorry he ruined our time together," you whispered tracing along his hand.
"It's okay love," he stood up leaning over your bed, "goodnight gorgeous," he peeked your lips quickly. God he smelled so good. He turned to leave, "Kyle?" You called through the darkness, "yes?" He answered. The room came overwhelmingly silent.
"Don't go please." You whispered into the darkness not knowing why you said that or how he was going to respond.
You heard his footsteps come back towards the bed and you lifted your blankets and felt his body lay on to the bed. You turned over wrapping your arms around his body curling up next to him. The feeling of his skin against your skin was incredible, "Thank you for being here."
"Always. Get some sleep love," he whispered running his hands through your hair tracing his fingers along your exposed skin allowing you the safe space you needed to get some rest.
Megan's POV
Honestly seeing Kaylee like that really freaked you out. It took a lot to get her to the point. This last year had been so hard on all of us. But especially her. And now everything that's happeAnd you walked back over to Leo and you knew he could read the alarm on your face. "Is everything okay?" You looked to those delicious golden eyes, "I'm not sure. I saw Kaylee go into the woods with Kyle. And he came back without her. And then she came back and she had been crying a lot. And had make up all over her face. All that work for nothing. Kyle took her home I was just trying to figure out what happened," you turned scanning the crowd when your eyes locked on Damon pushing his way through the drunk teenagers. "I'd bet money it has something to do with him," you growled stomping over to him.
"It was you wasnt it? You're the reason why she was crying?" You shouted at his back as he walked up to his car.
"Why can't you see that she doesn't want anything to do with you? That she hates you? Why do you keep tormenting her?" You shoved him into his car.
He turned grabbing you by the throat and in a blur replacing his body with yours against his car, "I'm not! I'm trying to help her!" His eyes were full of tears.
"I love her Megan! I have for so long it makes me crazy. But she doesn't love me because she doesn't remember. And it hurts me! I need her to remember. But if she does she'll never forgive me. But if she doesn't before she's 17 she will die. Do you understand?" You could tell even in his voice he was upset. And you felt his grip on your throat loosen. "What are you talking about?" Kaylee can't die. You would do whatever it took. You couldn't loose another one of your friends. Not again. Not ever. "Kaylee is a werewolf. And because of the spell she is under so she is a reincarnation if she doesn't break the curse before her 17th birthday. She will die." He let you go turning away from you. You rubbing the growing marks from his grip. "How does she break the curse?" You inquired you needed all the information. "She has to kill someone. Human blood on her hands," he turned back to you blinking away the tears in his eyes.
"I don't want to hurt her. But I can't loose her. So please if she hates me so be it. But you need to help her please. Look out for her. Promise me," he choked out. You weren't sure how to respond. He had never been like this before. And you don't want to say the wrong things and get yourself in an worse situation.
"Okay damon I will. And look she won't hate you forever okay? I'll talk to her," you promised. Seeing people cry like this was always your weakness. You almost felt bad for him. Almost.
"It'll be okay," you felt weird but you knew he probably needed it so you hugged him.
You let him go and he hurried into his car, you waited till you couldn't see his taillights anymore before going back to the party to find everyone, Kaylee wasn't gonna die. You weren't going to let her. And you only had a month to figure out what to do.
