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I heard the first sign of intrusion at around one AM. Being the light sleeper, I heard when the door to Damon's room bumped into the dresser. I quickly looked around to arm myself.

A pencil and stationary lay next to the bed. I smiled sinisterly as I snatched the pencil and hid it underneath the covers. Then I shut my eyes and relaxed.

I heard the outside door knob turn viciously and the snap of the lock breaking before quiet footsteps padded up to me.

I sensed Damon watching me and wondered when he would attack. I controlled my heartbeat so to never give him a clue I was awake and ready to attack.

He stood there for a moment more before I snapped my eyes open and rammed the pencil right where I stabbed him before. Again he grabbed my stake and attempted to lash out at me but I was too quick. I was up off the bed and out the door before he could blink.

I raced down the halls almost tripping over the stupid dress while doing so. I could hear Damon in his winged form flapping after me and that urged me to go faster. I just hoped I could get to a place he wasn't invited in. As luck would have it, as Damon flew over head, he changed back and threw me to the ground.

He spun me on my back and I struck his nose with the heel of my hand allowing me to escape. Recovering quickly, he seized my arm, jerked me to him and bit me on my neck.

Immediately my knees buckled as he began drawing blood from my neck. It was an interesting feeling. Painful in an erotic way, tickling me all the way to my toes. Then as abruptly as he began, he threw me a good foot away from him.

"Your blood.." he gasped slightly disorientated, "It's.. different."

I tried to crawl away but my arms wouldn't support me.

"Wait." He said suddenly gripping my arm. I turned and faced him.

"You're human but a vampire. How is that?" he demanded puzzled.

I tried to jerk my arm free but I was too weak from the blood loss. I answered him with a shrug and he frowned.

"You don't know? Don't give me that line." Damon snapped.

I shrugged again refusing to speak. I really didn't know and if he was going to pitch a fit thinking I did then I didn't have to talk.

Damon released me and we both stood.

"Here I was thinking you were some witch/lamia half breed and it turns out you're perfectly half vampire and human." He said and laughed harshly, "Won't my pals at the Black Rose love to hear about you."

I growled at him. Nobody is going to talk about this vampire hunter at some vampires only club.

"Tisk tisk, you are getting touché again." He told me wagging a finger at me.

I shot him a nasty look and was struck upon a delicious idea for revenge. I smiled, opened my mouth and let out a bloodcurdling scream. In minutes the entire household surrounded Damon and me.

"Wha's going on?" Joan asked rubbing her eyes sleepily.

Stefan took in the scene before him and scowled at his brother. "Damon attacked Angel."

"More like she attacked me. See this pencil?" Damon demanded yanking my weapon viciously out of his side.

Julian busted out laughing, "Again?"

"It is not funny, Julie." Damon snapped.

I got Madelyn's attention and showed her where Damon bit me.

"You deserved it for biting her." She told him angrily.

"I bit her *after* she stabbed me!"

Elena giggled and Stefan tried not to laugh as well.

"Let's get some sleep, please." Joan moaned. "I like to have a full eight hours before battling crazed demons."

Joan yawned as her and everyone went back to bed.

"Remember, revenge is a dish best served cold." Damon said and flashed me a grin, "And I'm as cold as they come."

I brushed past him and flipped him the bird.

My first conscious thought in the morning was soft rose petals were caressing my cheek. I groaned and batted the silly thing away. After a soft chuckle, the rose returned.

I cracked my eyes open to find Damon moving a pure white rose down my cheek. I whipped out the pillow underneath me, sat up and attacked him wildly before he could react.

Damon was laughing as I continued attacking him when Julian and Madelyn walked by. They stuck their heads in and began laughing as well.

"Don't you two ever stop fighting?" Madelyn inquired as Damon grabbed a hold of the pillow before it could hit and jerked it out of my hands.

"You'd think you two were married or something." Julian added before walking away. Both Damon and I were shot daggers at where Julian stood.

"You know, he has a point." Madelyn told us.

I jumped to my feet and forcefully shoved Damon and her out then slammed the door behind me.

"You know you can't keep us out." Damon said from behind the door. In response I moved the dresser blocking the adjoining door to that door.

"And what about the other door?"

I screamed and heard his mocking laughter taunt me as he walked away.

Breakfast was served in the salon. It included bottled pigs blood for the vampire company. Two different styles of sausage, five different ways to fix an egg, a stack of pancakes and syrup of various flavors and finally toast and jam.

Morigan was daintily eating plain toast while her sister pigged out on sausage, two eggs and strawberry pancakes. Julian was stacking his plate full of chocolate chip pancakes while Madelyn was eating her own with chocolate syrup. How did that girl stay so skinny eating like that?

Joan was feasting on blueberry yogurt and a glass of juice while Stefan sipped blood watching Elena eat her toast. Damon apparently refused to drink anything but human blood, or mine, since he had nothing in front of him. Moria feasted on an egg and toast as aunt Florence drank a simple glass of orange juice.

"Morning Angela." Florence greeted, "You just missed Joan's parents. Lovely people."

I reached over Damon and retrieved a sausage, only to jerk back with my prize when he snapped at my arm.

"Down boy." Julian told him and chuckled when Damon shot him a look.

"Here's the plan for today, Angie." Joan said to me as I sat down by Julian and began eating. "Stefan and Elena will stay here with me and your folks while you, Damon, Julian and Maddy go to the pub."

I just nodded. I wonder what that weird boy left for us? A keg of poisoned Irish whiskey? I shook my head and decided to be on guard from this moment on.

I still never saw the name of the pub as we strolled in. The music was slightly different, some wolfish guy belting out golden oldies with some heavy metal music as back up. I had to smile until I saw *HIM*.

Pure ebony hairs braided down his back in a twisted braid. Pure evil in his golden gaze. He wore this time a black duster, pressed slacks and a white T-shirt. I knew it was Trinidad from his bare tanned feet. Only he would be barefoot in public.

He turned and saw me, smiling with malicious intent then strolled over toward me. Julian and Damon stopped him before Trinidad could reach Madelyn and I.

"Call off your dogs, sweet Angel." He snapped harshly, "Your friend called me here."

"If you're talking about Keegan, he's not our friend." Julian told him.

"Ah yes, the boy." Trinidad purred, "He was quiet interesting."

"So let's talk." Damon said casually and motioned toward a table.

Madelyn and I led the way while Julian then Trinidad and Damon followed. Julian and Damon were careful when we sat down to place themselves between us girls and Trinidad.

"Keegan told me to tell you about Ariel." Trinidad began and chuckled looking directly at me, "She was a delectable treat. So sweet and soft."

I was shaking with rage and everyone knew it.

"I will begin at the beginning." He told us, "I had spied Ariel Taliesin many times. She was, well an obsession of mine."

"One night I spied Ariel running for her life and thought, 'I should go see what I can do'. So I crept up to her." He sighed, "I loved her so much I strived to make her immortal like myself. I took her blood and gave her my own."

"Silly me, I never noticed she was pregnant with our sweet angel here. So when I sought to change her, the stress induced labor. Then her nasty husband arrived and I had to leave before the transformation was complete. She died."

He looked so sad when he finished but I knew it was a bunch of crap. He didn't love my mother, he just wanted to have some company since no one wanted to be around him.

"You seem to know Angel well." Madelyn said drawing Trinidad's attention toward her.

He smiled, "Very well. We spent a number of years together."

Meaning he abducted me from my aunt.

"I taught her how to use her abilities. The speed, telepathy, shielding. Everything."

He did do that I had to admit.

"Telepathy? She can read minds?" Damon exclaimed with a brief grin.

Trinidad chuckled, "My sweet Angel is very good at telepathy. She can speak mind to mind with people. But sadly she never has done so with me or others."

Because you're not worth it. You killed my mother, I thought harshly. Why should I even acknowledge your existence?

"So it's a case of squandering abilities." Trinidad explained. I rolled my eyes.

"Did Keegan say anything else?" Julian inquired.

"I spy something dead. Whatever that means."

Julian and the rest of us rose. It was back to the cemetery and my parents' graves.

Just then Trinidad's head exploded sending messy stuff everywhere. People close by were sprayed with the junk but strangely Julian, Madelyn, Damon and I were spared.

"I didn't like him much." Said a familiar voice from the bar over everyone's groans at being coated with Trinidad's remains. "He struck me as the type of person who was just a tad off."

My group and I turned to see Keegan sitting on top of the bar with a giant glowing snake and glowing wolf sitting at his feet.

"Creeper, Lurker come." Julian ordered but the two animals stayed put.

"They like me better." Keegan said as he reached down and pet both snake and wolf. "I promised to feed them the Taliesins instead of *dried dog food* and *rats*." He seemed extremely angry with what Julian fed those two.

Keegan hopped off the bar, carefully avoiding his new pets. "This is Jormungand and Fenris, not your pets Spike and Fido. You have to feed them mortals, Julian."

"What do you care about them?" Julian inquired frowning.

Keegan smiled, "That's none of your business." Then he squatted down eye level with the animals and said to them, "I'm here, you can come home now."

Fenris looked at Julian and whined a bit. Then he happily kissed Keegan and all three of them vanished before our eyes.

"Let's get to the cemetery." Madelyn said a second later, "We only have six days to win Keegan's game."