Epilogue

"Are you hurt?" Bonnie asked, offering Jane a mug of steaming hot chocolate.

Jane was relived the ordeal was finally over. The fire had been put out, Allegra's body was sitting in Bonnie's basement. When the sun came up, they were going to leave her out there to burn. According to Damon the easiest way to get rid of a vampire corpse. How he knew that, Jane didn't want to ask.

"Not hurt, more annoyed than anything else," Jane answered, but accepted the mug. She sat on the couch in the McCullough's living room. Stefan and Elena were snuggled together in an arm chair, all over each other. Jane's eyes rolled, but she didn't comment. If anything she was a little jealous. Not that she would ever admit that to anyone. "It doesn't help that everyone at school keeps looking at me weird."

"Say to hell with school." Damon was lounging in the doorway. His eyes twinkled. "There are other options."

"Thanks, but no thanks," Jane shuddered at the thought of being a vampire. Even if that ever happened to her, she wasn't really sure he was the type of person she wanted teaching her the tricks of the trade.

Damon shrugs. "Your loss. See you round." And he was gone.

"He does that a lot," Bonnie said with a small smile.

"As far has the school thing, have you ever thought of maybe trying a new look? You could dye your hair, or something," Elena suggested, tearing her eyes away from Stefan. "We can help with that."

Jane wondered why Elena had decided to be nice for the time being. Jane thought about it. She had always been perfectly comfortable with the way she had looked, and never considered a change. "Anything as long as I don't have any more vampires trying to torture me."

"Well if that happens, you know who to call," Bonnie said.

Jane finished her chocolate. "The last thing I want is for anything like this to happen again!" she snorted. One experience like this was more than enough.

"It doesn't hurt to be prepared," Bonnie added, smiling almost sheepishly. "Just in case."

THE END.