Chapter 17
They had been all over the city, when they lucked out and someone said they had seen them. They were headed towards McNorton Lake, where there were cabins. Damon had become a crow followed by Stephan a falcon. They could cover more ground that way. There were cabins everywhere. Damon figured it would be one far from the others. Sure enough there was one situated a couple of miles from the lake. He was gonna get the bastered now. He was slightly annoyed that Stephan was just as eager to protect the kid and Meredith as he was. Then again it was his nephew, so he tried to understand.
Meredith was hungry and tired. It seemed she had been walking on the road for hours. She was gonna find her son, no matter what it took. He was all she could think about, all she could focus on. She was hoping someone would drive by, but doubted it. Besides she could image what they would see. A girl looking dazed and starved, wearing a white shirt covered in blood. Thank god her jacket was long; it covered the rest of her. Something caught her eye off to the side. A deer, she could smell it's blood, a hunger pang shot through her stomach. She walked off the road and followed it slowly; it was grazing near a stream. She kneeled down watching it, then pounced. Landing on its back biting into the white of its throat, the blood spilled into her mouth filling her. The deer was kicking and screaming then finally went limp. She felt bad when she stood up and looked at its lifeless body. She felt better, stronger.
She looked to the sky seeing a crow and Falcon. Not thinking anything of it, she started to walk towards the road.
She could hear a car coming, forgetting her appearance, she wiped off her mouth and ran towards it.
Matt gasped and slammed on the breaks as Meredith ran infront of him.
"STOP!" she screamed, she was almost completely healed, there was no pain now. She smiled relieved to see who it was. She ran to the passenger side throwing the door open.
" Meredith oh my god, are you alright?" asked Elena jumping out. She hugged her; Meredith hugged her back, Then pulled away. Alex was out of the car in a flash latching onto Meredith.
" Are you alright?" Meredith nodded at her friend.
" So you know?" I said, she nodded. Then I turned back to the others.
" We need to get out of here, he took him."
" Wait a minute Meredith we need to get you cleaned up, what do you mean he took him?" Matt said. Meredith started to sob uncontrollably.
" He took my baby, we need to find him."
"If he was here, he's gone now." Meredith turned around to face Stephan and Damon. Stephan rushed forward and embraced her. A flash of anger went through Damons eyes. Stephan pulled back wiping her eyes with the sleeve of his shirt.
" We'll find him Meredith, it'll be alright" she nodded gratefully.
Damon took off his jacket and put it on her shoulders, then put his arm around her, pulling her to face him.
" We'll find him, then I'm gonna rip that bastard to shreds." Meredith started to cry again.
" Did you name him?" asked Bonnie handing her a tissue.
"Julian let me do that at least." Everyone was quiet waiting for the name.
" I named him Darrian" she said glancing at Damon, he smiled.
" I like that, it's a name I would of chose." She smiled back at him.
" Me to " Said Stephan, Damon didn't look at him.
Elena was starring at him, she was jealous. She knew it was wrong to be, but she couldn't help it. Usually she was the one to get the attention. Shut up, that's stupid, of course she should get it. Damons the father and Stephans the uncle and now her baby was kidnapped by some psycho. A thought struck her mind.
" Mere, why did he want your baby?" Meredith starred at her.
" Because he thinks he's the father." Everyone was silent
"What?" said Elena
" He said that we hooked up, but he erased my mind. I told him no and tried to explain. After that he said when I came back to my senses and realized I was wrong he would come back for me, and with Darrian. I was to weak to fight him."
" Humph, likely story." Alex said glancing at Mere. " I mean in other words his storys bullshit. I can remember all the guys you have ever slept with for the past few years." Meredith nodded
" Couldn't he be telling the truth though." Everyone looked at Elena. She looked around at each of them. Meredith stood up.
" What" she breathed.
" It is possible though right? I mean what if you did hook up and he erased your memory and it is his kid." Meredith couldn't believe what she was hearing.
" Please don't say that, I mean I would remember if something like that happened." She turned to look at Damon for help. He was watching Elena.
" No it couldn't be his" everyone turned to look at Stephan.
" How would you know." Said Damon smugly towards him.
" Because it's mine,"
They had been all over the city, when they lucked out and someone said they had seen them. They were headed towards McNorton Lake, where there were cabins. Damon had become a crow followed by Stephan a falcon. They could cover more ground that way. There were cabins everywhere. Damon figured it would be one far from the others. Sure enough there was one situated a couple of miles from the lake. He was gonna get the bastered now. He was slightly annoyed that Stephan was just as eager to protect the kid and Meredith as he was. Then again it was his nephew, so he tried to understand.
Meredith was hungry and tired. It seemed she had been walking on the road for hours. She was gonna find her son, no matter what it took. He was all she could think about, all she could focus on. She was hoping someone would drive by, but doubted it. Besides she could image what they would see. A girl looking dazed and starved, wearing a white shirt covered in blood. Thank god her jacket was long; it covered the rest of her. Something caught her eye off to the side. A deer, she could smell it's blood, a hunger pang shot through her stomach. She walked off the road and followed it slowly; it was grazing near a stream. She kneeled down watching it, then pounced. Landing on its back biting into the white of its throat, the blood spilled into her mouth filling her. The deer was kicking and screaming then finally went limp. She felt bad when she stood up and looked at its lifeless body. She felt better, stronger.
She looked to the sky seeing a crow and Falcon. Not thinking anything of it, she started to walk towards the road.
She could hear a car coming, forgetting her appearance, she wiped off her mouth and ran towards it.
Matt gasped and slammed on the breaks as Meredith ran infront of him.
"STOP!" she screamed, she was almost completely healed, there was no pain now. She smiled relieved to see who it was. She ran to the passenger side throwing the door open.
" Meredith oh my god, are you alright?" asked Elena jumping out. She hugged her; Meredith hugged her back, Then pulled away. Alex was out of the car in a flash latching onto Meredith.
" Are you alright?" Meredith nodded at her friend.
" So you know?" I said, she nodded. Then I turned back to the others.
" We need to get out of here, he took him."
" Wait a minute Meredith we need to get you cleaned up, what do you mean he took him?" Matt said. Meredith started to sob uncontrollably.
" He took my baby, we need to find him."
"If he was here, he's gone now." Meredith turned around to face Stephan and Damon. Stephan rushed forward and embraced her. A flash of anger went through Damons eyes. Stephan pulled back wiping her eyes with the sleeve of his shirt.
" We'll find him Meredith, it'll be alright" she nodded gratefully.
Damon took off his jacket and put it on her shoulders, then put his arm around her, pulling her to face him.
" We'll find him, then I'm gonna rip that bastard to shreds." Meredith started to cry again.
" Did you name him?" asked Bonnie handing her a tissue.
"Julian let me do that at least." Everyone was quiet waiting for the name.
" I named him Darrian" she said glancing at Damon, he smiled.
" I like that, it's a name I would of chose." She smiled back at him.
" Me to " Said Stephan, Damon didn't look at him.
Elena was starring at him, she was jealous. She knew it was wrong to be, but she couldn't help it. Usually she was the one to get the attention. Shut up, that's stupid, of course she should get it. Damons the father and Stephans the uncle and now her baby was kidnapped by some psycho. A thought struck her mind.
" Mere, why did he want your baby?" Meredith starred at her.
" Because he thinks he's the father." Everyone was silent
"What?" said Elena
" He said that we hooked up, but he erased my mind. I told him no and tried to explain. After that he said when I came back to my senses and realized I was wrong he would come back for me, and with Darrian. I was to weak to fight him."
" Humph, likely story." Alex said glancing at Mere. " I mean in other words his storys bullshit. I can remember all the guys you have ever slept with for the past few years." Meredith nodded
" Couldn't he be telling the truth though." Everyone looked at Elena. She looked around at each of them. Meredith stood up.
" What" she breathed.
" It is possible though right? I mean what if you did hook up and he erased your memory and it is his kid." Meredith couldn't believe what she was hearing.
" Please don't say that, I mean I would remember if something like that happened." She turned to look at Damon for help. He was watching Elena.
" No it couldn't be his" everyone turned to look at Stephan.
" How would you know." Said Damon smugly towards him.
" Because it's mine,"