Waking Up Underneath the Willow Tree

Chapter 6

"What are we going to do about the information Matt gave me last night?" Elena asked Damon as he entered her room the next morning with a mug of God knows what in his hand.

"That's what I came here to talk to you about. We have to discuss what happened last night." He said handing her the mug that was full of blood.

"I'm new to this vampire thing Damon. I'm going to make mistakes. I'm pretty sure even you were bad at this vampire thing when you first started out."

"That's beside the point. We need to work on your bloodlust. Which is why I compelled a human to assist us in training you how to fight it."

"Why would you do that? You know I'm not ready."

"It's because you're not ready that I'm doing this. It's called tough love; you'll appreciate it when you gain control of yourself and your abilities."

"Damon don't do this, please- "she begged as Damon grabbed the door handle to let the human inside.

"Hello." The girl greeted her as Elena swore, she could smell the blood in her veins.

"Keep your distance." Elena warned trying to gain back her composure. She had let herself get too emotional. Sher shouldn't have done that and now she was suffering the consequences.

"I'm not allowed to do that Elena. I'm here to test you. No matter how long that takes." The girl answered stepping closer and making Elena uneasy.

"Why are you doing this? Surely you know what will happen to you if I don't stop."

"I'm aware. I'm here to help you Elena. I just need you to see that or else this will have been for nothing."

"What will be for nothing?" Elena asked as the girl slit her arm causing her to put her hand to her mouth. What the hell was she doing? Wasn't she aware of the danger she was in?

"What the hell are you doing? Get away from me before I kill you!"

"I'm not leaving until you give into your darkest urges."

"What does that mean?"

"Drink from me Elena. You know you want to."

"No."

"Elena. Take a few deep breaths and drink. You need to learn how to control your hunger and you can't do that if you don't practice. Damon inquired as Elena gave him a harsh look. This was his fault. And he would pay the consequences if she killed this girl in front of her. Which she would. There was no doubt about that.

"Fuck you." Elena spat at him as she sank her teeth deep into the girl's neck causing her to cry out in pain. If he wanted her to act like a vampire than she would act like a real fucking vampire and not give a fuck about human life whatsoever.

"Alright, Elena. Try to pull away now while you're still in control of yourself." Damon ordered voice cautious as if he knew what was going on inside her head.

She ignored him and continued to feed off of her sweet blood drinking deeper and deeper into she couldn't stand the wait anymore. Having the woman hold still was nice enough, but she wanted her prey to be more alive. More terrified. She would taste sweeter that way.

"Why did you stop?" she asked when Elena detached her lips from her skin with a ruthless smile.

"Because I want to make you scream." She answered solemnly as she bit so hard down on the girls' neck, she could have sworn she would rip a chunk out if she pulled away.

Screaming filled the room from both the girl in her arms and Damon. He tried to pull her away as the girls' blood rushed down her neck. She must have hit a major artery to the point where if Elena didn't kill her, her blood loss would.

"Elena! Stop!" Damon yelled desperation feeling his voice.

"Make me." She challenged. Her jaws clamping down on the girl's throat yet again. She had stopped screaming by this point and now it would be any minute now. She was a vampire now. It was time she started to act like one.

Hands grabbed her, as she turned away from the girl and shoved Damon straight to the wall cracking it slightly as she narrowed her eyes at him. Hoisting the girl back up and looking at Damon who was recovering from the throw, she looked at him with hate in her eyes wanting nothing more than to punish him for interrupting her while she was feeding.

"Say goodnight sweetheart." She said plunging her hand into her back and grabbing her heart ripping it out and throwing the girls' dead corpse to the floor.

"Happy now? Am I enough of a predator now to make you happy?" Elena barked at him throwing the girls heart to the ground and looking at blood stained hands causing a whoosh in her ears as she kneeled to the floor trying to process what was happening to her.

"Elena?" he asked voice seeming slightly concerned more than pissed.

"Damon? What's happening?" Elena asked as her vision blurred and darkness surrounded her.

"Elena?"

Elena opened her eyes to see Matt beside her as she took out her headphones and tried to figure out what he was trying to tell her.

"What's up?"

"Lockwood wanted to know if we would be down to go to his party tonight."

"Why does Tyler always feel the need to throw huge extravagant parties every week?. It's as if he's compensating for something."

"You of all people know for a fact that he is so why do you have to keep bringing it up?"

"I guess because I don't want to party it up with my ex-boyfriend."

"I thought you two were cool."

"We are I just don't feel like going to a party every other week."

"I thought you loved parties."

"I'm kind of over them. Maybe we should go out and catch a movie instead."

"Sounds boring."

"Maybe you should just go without me than."

"Maybe I will."

"Fine."

"Fine." He said throwing his hands in the air as he slammed the door behind him making Elena blink and grab onto the bottle of booze underneath her bed taking a swig of it and thinking that men weren't shit until she drank until she passed out letting the sweet black take her.

Gasping, Elena woke up in her bed springing up as something forcefully pulled her back. What the fuck?

"Damon!" she yelled as he came into her room face stoic.

"Did you need something?"

"Why am I chained to my bed?"

"Because you lost control today and I had to because you were dangerous."

"Are you ever going to let me out?"

"Maybe. When I feel you're ready. Have a nice night Elena."

As he closed the door, Elena sighed letting her back hit the bed as she wondered how the fuck she was going to get herself out of this one.