It's been about two days since the kickoff and everything has been a bit too quiet. Stefan hasn't tried to hangout as much and is even taking long to answer my texts. Damon didn't answer any either which made me conclude he's locked up for bad behavior. I decided to stop by his house before meeting Elena to see what he'll tell me.
Standing outside the boarding house, I squint my eyes at the home. My eyes were acting up because I still wore contacts here, so I needed to wear my glasses. I took my contacts out earlier because they really started to bother me and it made me pissed that I couldn't find anymore after taking them out. My glasses rested in their case in my drawer, but I felt self conscious so left them at home.
It wasn't that I was blind...I just couldn't see too far away. Like I can't read a billboard but I can read a door when it says closed or opened. Books are a bit blurry so I have to read them closely to me and not far in my lap.
Walking up the steps, I knock and wait for someone to answer. It takes a bit so I knocked again and after my hand leaves the wood, Zach opens the door. Huh, I kinda forgot about him. Should I try and get him to leave town or?
"Amatheia" Jesus, he must've knew me through my father. I give him a polite smile and wave.
"Hey, Zach. Is Stefan here by any chance?" He pauses and turns Like someone named Stefan was infact in the parlor room.
Looking down at me he nods slowly. "He is, how is your father doing?" I walk across the threshold and notice he didn't invite me in. Jesus, you know my father yet your that paranoid...
I shrug and pull my hoodie sleeves down more. "Out of town again, this time him and Sanchez got paired together" I let him know. My father would be back next week so I has this week all to myself.
Zach smiles obviously knowing them. "Your father hates Sanchez jokes" A small laugh leaves me even though i'm kinda uncomfortable.
"He sure does, but deep down he enjoys hearing what new one he has next" My eyes look around to where we're walking to and it's the library.
I glance at the stairs to the basement and frown knowing Damon is down there and something in me stirs at the thought. I felt guilty for putting vervain in Tanner's drink knowing there was a chance Damon would drink it. I also knew Stefan thought his brother would be a threat and waste no time locking him up. Fixing my face as we enter the big library, I decide that i'm gonna do a mission to save Damon because since he didn't compel Caroline, there's no guarantee on how he'll get out.
"Oh, Ama what are you doing here?" Stefan tries to act like he didn't hear or smell me and it makes me roll my eyes.
Crossing my arms, I give him a soft glare. "You know why Mister, you haven't been at school and you barely leave this damn house!" My finger pokes his chest and I see his mouth twitch.
Dang, he actually found this amusing when I tried to play really angry. Are my acting skills that shitty?
"I have a good reason for that"
"And what might it be?"
He shifts on his feet and I can already tell he's getting a lie ready. I can read people too much. "Family stuff. Damon left town"
Holding back an eye roll, I can tell Damon is probably down in the basement rolling his own orbs. Sighing, I decide to 'believe' him and can tell Zach wants to see my reaction to. Makes me wonder if Damon talked about me to them or Stefan told Zach about Damon and mines friendship.
"He just up and left?" I frown and think about if Damon ever left town in this world, I would be sad.
"Yeah, I guess I just don't know what goes on in his head sometimes"
"Do you know if he's coming back?" My voice even sounds sad and I keep my frown looking at Stefan. Something flickers in his eyes and I can see it's jealousy. Why is he jealous?
Giving me a guilty expression, he grabs my hand. "I don't, but if you need anything i'll be here"
Oh my...his eyes are sincere and it looks like if I ever asked him to give me the world he would. That's actually really thoughtful of Stefan and it makes me wonder why Elena was able to give him up.
"Thanks Stefan" I give him a sad smile but then it drops as I think about what can take my mind off Damon 'being gone' "Can you come with me to the Grill, I have to meet Elena there before we head to our dance class and I think you'll like getting out of the house" Even adding puppy dog eyes, my blue eyes look at him and he gives me a smile.
"Sure, I need to go ahead and get my jacket, is it okay if we go to my room really fast?" I shrug and he leads the way.
Elena looks between me and Stefan with before glaring at me. Her long arms reaches over and she smacks my smaller arm making me pout rubbing it.
"What was that for?!"
"Your late and you didn't tell me Stefan was coming" Elena is wearing running shoes and pink leggings along with a pink sports tee. Her hair is in a ponytail and she has a glass of water infront of her.
"Well he hasn't seen the sun in days so I thought why not? Can you blame me for wanting my friend to not be in that dark depressing home?" It earns a sigh from her and she lets it go.
Twisting her straw, Elena gives in. "Fine, is he dancing too?"
Stefan speaks up for himself. "Oh no, i'm not much of a dancer" He says with a nervous smile.
Elena seems to like his answer and looks at me. "Good thing I can have you all to myself on the dancefloor then" She gives me a playful wink and I try to make my cheeks not flush.
My eyes glance at Stefan to see if he caught it but instead he was looking at the menu. With a nervous laugh, I look at the menu too. "I wonder if they have the good cook making the food today. I'm in taste for a good burger"
"We're dancing in an hour, you may want something light while you move" Elena suggests.
Nodding I click my teeth. "How about some appetizers and we all share?"
Stefan and Elena look at each other and nod. "Are the fried pickles any good?" I gasp looking at Stefan. No one really likes fried pickles but me in this town and to find someone who does...
"You did not just say what I think you did" I get a confused face in return. "You like fried pickles?"
He chuckles and nods. "Yeah, do you like me too?"
Elena watches us with some emotion I can't read in her eyes. "Like em? I love them!"
Stefan laughs. "Guess you don't mind if I get them" He says making me nod.
"Dude, we're twinsies!" I raise my hand to high five him and he continues to laugh and gives me a high five.
The brunette across from us clears her throat. "Can we get some chicken tenders too?"
Nodding I squint my eyes at the menu and hope they don't notice. "Sure, some mozzarella sticks too?"
They both agree and I wait for someone to wait on us. Vicki comes over and it makes me roll my eyes and Elena being the nicer one, tells her what we want. The whole time Vicki is shirt with her responses and wastes no time leaving our table making me happy.
We start talking about random things here and there and it makes me happy that Elena and Stefan are actually cool with each other and don't have that whole soulmate thing. I wonder if they don't feel it, if Katherine and Amara did at all? Were they gay like Elena is? Or are they just different? And what about Tatia, did she fall for Elijah and Klaus making them turn into vampires from her blood? Or was she just a close friend with them?
So many questions I had but can only find out through time. Soon enough our food came making us finally eat, and soon a new topic was brought up that made me blush.
"I never got to ask you how your date was with Damon?" Elena bites into a chicken tender innocently and I give her a quick glare before calming my features feeling Stefan look at me. He chokes on his water and tries to cover it up by clearing his throat.
"Date?" Stefan looks like he doesn't like the sound of it.
Swallowing my food, I take a quick sip of my root beer, wishing it was actual beer. "Um,it was actually good. He took me out to some bistro and I ate a lot of food"
The two look at me like they want more and it makes me sigh. "Damon was a real gentleman and seems like a good guy, just misunderstood"
"That's because he's good making people believe what he wants too" Not wanting to hear anymore, I clear my throat.
"Maybe that's because if people see him as a bad guy, he decided to give them what they wanted, Stefan. I don't know what issues you and your brother have but i'm not stupid and naive to know that your brother can have a hidden agenda" Looking at the time I realize we needed to leave soon. "The dance class starts soon so we should pay and get going"
With that, I get up and throw down my half and walk out the door. Hopping in my car I leave the doors unlocked as I wait for them. Okay, I know Damon doesn't have his emotions on, but he's been pretty nice to me. They just haven't seen how he can be because they've been busy judging him.
Elena hops in the back and Stefan in the passenger. I pull off and at first the ride is silent, but then he apologizes.
"I'm sorry for talking about my brother in that way to you, it's just I don't want him to hurt another person I care about" His tone is sincere and it makes me give him a small smile.
"Your forgiven but no more bad mouthing Damon to me" I raise a hand and he nods.
"I promise I won't do that anymore. You're your own person and can decide how you see him"
Poking Stefan's leg, I tilt my head with a smile. "Exactly. Thank you for being considerate"
Moving along to the beat, I do one last spin and put a hand on my hip as the song ends. Elena is beside me and does the same and we're both out of breath. We've been dancing forever and have been doing solo dances so far. The teacher wanted to see whether we had rhythm and if we could do learned choreography in a short amount of time. Ofcourse with my help me and Elena got it down and will probably be able to stay in the class.
"Excluding ladies, now i'm gonna need to see your ballroom skills" The teacher Gertrude looks at all of us and partners ya up in her head. There were only five dancers and Stefan made six. There was one other boy here meaning girls will have to dance together.
Gertrude eyes Stefan and pints at him. "I want you with Francine"
"Oh, i'm not a dancer" Stefan tried to get his way out of it but Gertrude is stubborn.
"And I need three duos to tango. You with Francine, chop chop!" She claps her hands and Stefan walks over to the red head. She gives him a small smile and puts her hands on his shoulders. Stefan being a gentlemen puts his on the middle of her back. Everyone else gets paired up and she leaves me with Elena.
Looking up at the leggy brunette, I give her a shy smile. "So,partner...think we'll out square everyone?"
Elena smiles and breathes a laugh before pulling me to her. I let out a small squeal and wrap my arms around her neck instinctively while she puts her around my waist. It's subtle because no one would think anything of it, yet I still feel one of her fingers near the small of my back letting me know this isn't innocent.
"I think we'll be the best ones out the floor with our chemistry" She whispered it so low i'm betting even Stefan couldn't hear it. Her eyes are darkened and they make me gulp at the intensity of them.
Gertrude claps again and the music begins. She's saying words as our feet move but they won't reach my ears. Me and Elena stare at each other and nothing else making things hotter. I feel her guide me carefully around and move my feet with grace as we continue to stare. She gives me a small twirl and pulls me against her before putting space between us again. It was fast and smooth yet I can still feel her lips hovering over my ear.
It felt like everyone was oblivious to us and it made her moves more confident and lingering. When a slow song played and we had to keep our partners close to build intimacy and fire, Elena made sure to put her lips on my ear and she gave small kisses on the shell of one. Her tongue lightly grazed it making me shiver and a shudder breath leave me. My eyes looked for Stefan knowing he's the only vampire in the room. It seemed Francine was enjoying a hot guy like him to dance with and made sure to flirt with her body. He looked slightly uncomfortable and tried to follow the correct moves but she kept being forward by pulling him closer and trying to put her own lips on his skin.
I don't know why but I felt jealousy, even though someone was doing the same thing to me, and I just wanted the bitch to take a cold shower to calm down on the horny behavior. A scream is heard and she's suddenly soaked. Pulling away from Elena, I gape at Francine's soaked body and notice the water fountain was next to them. Looking down at my hands, I wonder if I did it since I can control water? Realizing it indeed was me, I stay behind while everyone helps to dry her off and someone runs off to give her clean clothes.
For some reason, I wanted to get out of there and didn't care about the class anymore. My feet listened to my head and the next thing I know, i'm running down the street. My eyes look around my blurry surroundings and I don't bother going to my car. My feet keep moving to some unknown location and my body starts to feel the energy i'm using. A thin layer of sweat forms on my body and I can hear my heart pounding in my ears. What was wrong with me? How could I be that angry to the point a poor girl gets soaked because of me?
Thank god no one knows mermaids exist because then that would be a problem. God what the hell is getting into me?! I'm attracted to the three main stars that were originally in a tv show, and now i'm apparently living in the tv show feeling this way. Damon, is someone I like and can't shake off no matter what, Elena is just there and makes me feel things I shouldn't for a girl, and Stefan...he's the perfect choice and I feel everything good with him. Over these past couple weeks i've been getting jealous and feeling everything for the two brothers while I witnessed Elena getting jealous over me and making me want to kiss her and-
"Ugh!" My hand shoot out and a giant bit of water explodes making me widen my eyes. I look around and notice i'm at the falls and can now feel the pain in my feet. The sweat beading down my skin is starting to feel sticky and it makes me wonder how long i've been running. My pale skin looks pink and feeling tired, I sit on the ground. Closing my shaky hands, I start to breath heavy and try to calm down. This would be anyone's dream yet it's getting too stressful.
I can't just get jealous at all of them because then i'll have to make a choice eventually. I rather have one of them than hurt them all. Being another Elena here will not happen on my watch. I can't juggle between two brothers, but then again...me and Stefan haven't flirted with each other like I have with Damon. We've only acted as friends but I can't shake off the jealousy I feel at the thought of him with Francine or letting her touch him like that.
"Ama?" I jump and see no one other than Bonnie Bennett above me. She looks down at me with a frown but soon sits down beside me.
"Bonnie, I didn't notice you" I hope she didn't see me do whatever that was with the water.
She still has a frown on her face as she looks at me. "I just got here and noticed you looked upset. Are you alright?"
Giving her a shrug, I decide to be honest. "The truth, no i'm not"
"Oh, why?" Biting my lip, I look into her warm green orbs.
"Everything is getting too much and I don't know what to do or feel" This is getting suffocating with all the secrets, the lying, and feelings.
Her eyes look down at her hands before she gives me her pinky. "If I tell you something, you promise not to tell?"
"I promise"
Not wasting any time, the words. "I'm a witch" Leaves her lips.
Opening my mouth, I then close it scrunching my thick brows. She believes she's a witch already?
"How do you know for sure?"
Suddenly she says something in latin and a flower blossoms below her palm. I gape and touch the pretty flower before smiling at her. That was better than the feather trick probably. Bonnie telling me this must mean she trusts me enough and I changed something.
"Whoa, that was so cool!" A smile makes its way on my face and i'm genuinely happy now.
She gives me a smile and nods. "My Grams has been teaching me for awhile now. For the longest I wanted to tell you and everyone, but I wanted to make sure y'all were open to it beforehand" So that's why she would throw hints that she might be a witch and asked about our opinions a lot.
I feel bad that Elena and Caroline haven't been believers much which probably caused her to be scared and feel alone. No one should feel that way. I give her a hug and rub her back. I'm happy that she doesn't get a vision or anything while I give her comfort. I've been hesitant to touch the witch for a while in fear she would find out I don't belong here or what I am.
Maybe now I can tell someone. This was maybe the universe telling me i'm not the only one feeling alone and dealing with being special. Pulling away, I give her a serious look.
"I have something to tell you too and you may not believe me"
"I'm sure it's not as bad as being a witch" She jokes.
Giving her a smile I think to myself, we'll see about that. "I'm a mermaid, like legit actual mermaid with the tail and all"
Over the next few seconds her mouth opens, she gasps, and then she raises her brows seeing how serious I am. "Your serious?" I nod. "Can you show me?"
Looking at the water, I stand up and brush myself off. Taking my shirt off, I soon slip off my stretchy shorts after slipping off my shoes and socks. I take my hair out of it's braid and am left in my undergarments. Glancing at the witch, I waste no time before running into the water. It's cold but my body adjusts to it as I bring out my fin.
Looking at the surface, I see Bonnie at the edge and swim to her. I make sure to reveal my fin and watch her gape at it. Silence washes over us as she continues to gape more and it makes me laugh.
"You don't wanna get any flies Bonnie" She closes her mouth and then points at it with a wide smile.
"Oh my god, i'm friends with a mermaid!" I giggle and she lets out an incredulous laugh looking at me still.
Now I know it was good that I didn't feel any fear about telling her. This makes me feel better and know that maybe people will be open and not scared of me.
While we're there, we start telling each other about what we can do and even show each other a few tricks. I showed her about how I can steam things and if I steam them for long I can burn them, and how I can make things freeze and hopefully in the future make things snow.
Messing with my hair one last time, I decide on a high ponytail. My doorbell rings and I leave my room to answer the door. Elena looks at me in her dress and she shifts on her feet. After I ran off I got calls from her and Stefan and I reassured them I was fine. Everything was okay and still wanting to break Damon out, I made sure that her and Stefan were each other's dates. Ofcourse it'll be as friends but they both didn't have any dates and even asked me to be theirs without the other one knowing.
I told them I wasn't feeling the party and said they should go together so they wouldn't be alone. Eventually they gave in but said they wouldn't have too much fun without me. Stefan even offered to staying with me but I told him it was alright. I didn't want Damon to go hungry any longer because the longer I wait, the harder it'll be to convince him not to eat me. I'll use my powers, but I don't want it to come to that.
"Hey" This brings back slight déjà vu but I ignore it.
"Hey" She says as softly.
"You look pretty" I tell her moving aside to let her in. She blushes lightly and we stay in my foyer. I push my glasses up looking at her.
Her hand finds the strands of her hair and she starts biting her lip nervously. I give her time to say something and feel her eyes on my appearance. I was in comfortable stretchy black leggings and a gray loose crop top covering my black sports bra. Socks were on my feet and I screamed comfortable.
"You look...comfortable" This makes me breath out a laugh.
"I thought you would be at the party or Stefan would be picking you up" Honestly I wanted to know why she chose to come here when the party would be starting soon.
Elena steps close to me and moves a strand of hair that didn't form in my ponytail. her fingers are warm and I don't lean into her touch or love away. "I wanted to see you first"
"El-" One of her long fingers move to my lips as a shushing motion. My breath hitches and I just know i'm putty in her hands right now.
Her lips part and she leans closer to me. "Do not speak" Her voice comes out low and it throws me off as I watch her eyes darken.
Not saying a word, we stare at each other and she finally starts to talk. "You honestly don't know how beautiful you are. You can wear anything yet your still the most beautiful person in the world. I'm being so patient to not touch you or kiss you Amatheia but, god" Her mouth hovers over my own and I feel her breath fan over my skin. Her eyelids are slightly hooded and mines are wide as her words take over my brain.
"We can't"
A light scoff leaves her. "We can't or you don't want too" Her tone sounds hurt and it makes me blink.
"Elena, I told you already. A relationship can't fit right now for me"
"Give me one chance" Sighing, I pull away from her and hold her eyes.
"You should go, you have a party to attend" I couldn't talk about this again right now.
Being understanding, Elena walks to the door and I hold the door for her. Turning to me, she pecks my forehead. "Goodnight" Her raspy voice tells me.
I smile. "Night" I close the door behind her and lean my back against the cool wood. A breath leaves me and makes me close my eyes. I swear this universe hates me for throwing these hot people my way.
Slowly opening the door, I enter the home as quiet as I can and close it as quietly as I opened it. The house is silent but I suddenly hear someone in the parlor room. Walking through the kitchen, i'm glad that they don't lock their back door because most people forget to do that. The back of Zach's head is facing me and I immediately get out the needle from my pocket. I raise it and waste no time pricking it into his arm. Not able to even blink, his eyes roll to the back of his head and he slumps down the sofa and falls with a thud.
I didn't know if the shot full of liquid sleeping medicine would work. I know just a bit would help you sleep but I had to be safe and put more than normal in the needle. Lets just hope I didn't kill Zach myself from an overdose of sleeping liquids.Anyways, walking to the basement, I walk up to the cell and frown deeper at the sight. He's very pale and looks weaker than he did on the show. Sweat shines on his skin and his lips are chapped. His eyes slightly widen at the sight of me and I bite my lip.
"Damon" I breathe out.
He coughs and then tries to give me a smirk but it's weak. "Amatheia, what are you doing here?"
Staying far enough from the bars, I lift a hand. "To get your out of here"
"You should get out of here" He says leaning up better.
Shaking my head, I try i ignore him looking at my neck. "No, you don't deserve to just decay, Damon"
The vampire starts to breath heavy. "Seriously, you need to leave...I can hurt you"
I put my hand on the lock and twist it slowly. "Yeah, well I can put up a fight if you do"
Opening it just a bit, he doesn't move and I slowly walk towards him. Damon starts backing away and puts a hand to let me know not to come any closer. I see his fangs form and veins appear under his eyes but don't flinch.
Okay, I know I must be out of my
damn mind but I have some idea of what i'm doing. Crouching down to his level, I put my wrist out to him. He looks down at it confused and looks at me with wide eyes. I swear a confused and shocked vampire Damon is adorable.
"I trust you, Damon" I swallow waiting for him to say or do anything. The party started not to long ago so we had time before Stefan got back. Zach was knocked out and when he fell off the couch it looked like it hurt soI wouldn't be surprised if he slept longer than necessary.
Growling, Damon speeds to me with his last bit of strength and tackles me. His hands are wrapped around my wrist and my chest raises up and down as he looks at me. His head sucks down to my neck and it makes me wanna tense but I try and relax to not show fear. Thinking he's about to rip into my throat, I feel his fangs lightly graze my neck instead. My breath hitches and he bites down.
He sips timidly at my throat and I feel him growl above me at tasting blood for the first time in days. My legs spread more for him and he wedges closer between me. A feeling that I can't even describe comes over me and I widen my eyes. Unbeknownst to us, my eyes flash aqua blue as he continues to feed from me.
Damon groans at my blood and I feel his body ground into my own. My breath stutters as he bites down harder and I start to feel weaker. He needed to stop, now. Opening my hands, I let steam wash over us and at the heat, Damon pulls away. His face is infront of mines and his lips are bloody. My body is now shaking and we stare at each other. His eyes look brighter if that was even possible, and his skin is more healthy. Deciding to break the tension, I speak first.
"Now that your full, how about we get out of here?"
He arches a brow and licks his lips. "Your just full of surprises Amatheia" He listens still and I feel him speed is out of there. Everything is a blur and we're suddenly in my house. I feel my back land on my couch and Damon standing over me with crossed arms.
Sitting up, I brush myself off and try to stand but dizziness washes over me. "Jesus you took a lot out of me"
Damon nods and tilts his head. "How are you not afraid?"
"Because your not that evil Damon" It earns a snort from him a fan I touch the door he bit me at and since as its sensitive.
He sits down next to me. "That was very stupid of you saving me...makes me wanna know how you know what I am and that I didn't leave town?"
Well maybe because i'm not from this world and basically know everything that's gonna happen. But, I can't say that. Looking at him, I shrug.
"I know all about vampires and have for awhile now. My dad told me about them and even told me about vervain"
Damon stares at me looking at my facial expression before clicking his tongue. "What made you know i'm a vampire?"
Blowing out a breath, I still hold my wound and am amazed it isn't leaking of blood. "The ring and the fact that there's only one Dam Salvatore who was alive in the eighteen-hundreds"
"Smart, yet that didn't make you not wanna be around me as much?" I'm guessing he thinks I should act like how Elena did. Well, tough tit.
"No because your still a person Damon. You guys still have feelings" I close my eyes for a second feeling even more weak. There's a high chance i'm gonna pass out soon so I should get some blood.
Swallowing, I look at Damon and a flicker of worry enters his eyes but he hides it. I start to breath slower and bite my bottom lip. It was now the time I really needed blood to heal me.
"Mind giving me some blood for saving you and getting your health back?" I say as I feel more drowsy.
Damon bites into his wrist without a thought and pulls me to him. I feel my head land on his chest as his wrist hovers over my mouth. I take it and swallow slowly at the coppery taste. It's thick and I can't decipher the taste of it other than salty and a bit sweet. Something else is there but I can't figure it out. My eyes still feel sleepy but I feel myself getting better. He pulls his wrist back and starts to draw circles on my exposed stomach making me more tired. I snuggle closer to him enjoying his now warm body and let slumber take me over.