2Summary: After Damon and Stefan rescue Elena from Elijah, they forget to also rescue Maddison Bennett, also known as Maddie. Elijah ends up finding her and as time passes they grown an instant connection with one another. Maddie knows that it's wrong and she ultimately shouldn't be with Elijah, but she doesn't care. This is her story.

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BEFORE THE SUN SETS

CHAPTER 4 ~ Glass Does Shatters

I DO NOT OWN THE VAMPIRE DIARIES!

It was finally here; spring break! It was only a week off of school, but it was much needed. Maddie's teachers had all decided to give out loads of homework, so she hardly called this week off a vacation. If anything it was just time to stay home and sleep in but still do a shitload of work that she could honestly care less about. She was currently working on her A.P. Chemistry homework which was just a pain in itself. She cursed herself for not going with a different science class but no, her guidance counselor thought this would be "fun" for her.

What are you up to?-Damon.

Chem.-Maddie.

Well, drop your pen and papers and go get dressed.-Damon.

I am dressed!-Maddie.

Well go take a shower and get dressed in some real clothes, not pajamas.-Damon.

Maddie rolled her eyes dropping her phone to the side of her and continued to finish her chemistry work. She was trying to get some stuff done now so that on Sunday she wasn't cramming to get everything done. She only had a few more questions left and then she would be finished.

Spend the day with me today.-Damon.

We can go to the mall. I'll even carry yours bags for you!-Damon.

Seriously get me out of this house, I don't want to be around while Stefan and Elena talk about their feelings.-Damon.

That's why you want to hang out with me, to get away from Stefan and Elena?-Maddie.

Seconds after the message had sent her phone was ringing. Surprise, surprise ... Damon.

"What?"

"Come on, you know I love spending time with your best friend." Maddie couldn't help but roll her eyes. He wasn't fooling anyone. He just didn't want to be around Stefan and Elena.

"Go to the grill and get drinks with Alaric. I have a shitload of homework to do." Part of which was Alaric assigned her. And people considered him to be the a "cool" teacher.

"I'll drink with him tonight." Of course you will, she thought to herself.. She didn't know if there was a day he went without having a drink. "Right now I want to spend some time with my best friend."

"Damon ..." before she could say anything he cut her off, "Come on … I'll buy everything. You can get new clothes and you won't even have to spend money. Now what sound better than that ... oh right nothing!"

"As tempting as that sounds the pre-calc I'm starting soon is way more important."

"Come on Mads, live a little." She smiled at the nick name.

"I am living. If you come over you'll hear my heartbeat."

"Ha ha, very funny. Now get dressed." There was nothing but silence, "Please ..." She thought about it. It would be nice to relax and just get out of the house. And how could she say no to shopping if Damon was the one spending his money?

"Alright, I'll go but we are leaving the town of Mystic Falls. I don't wanna run into anyone and then hear around town later that I'm screwing you so you'll buy me stuff."

Damon only chuckled responding, "What's wrong I'm not good enough to be your sugar daddy?"

"Ew Damon! You know, you are lucky I haven't eaten yet." She got the chills just thinking about that. Ew. "One more thing, I'm driving. I'll pick you up in a hour. be ready!" With that she hung up. Groaning aloud she grabbed all of her school work and put it down on her in table forcing herself out of bed. As soon as her feet hit the floor she stretched her arms and groaned some more, all the while thinking, that damn Damon! Trudging to the bathroom she went to take a shower. She spent a good amount of time in there enjoying the feeling of the hot water. She had lost track of time that she was in there for over 25 minutes. She didn't realize until she thought about how many songs had passed and that they were each about 3 and a half minutes long. Quickly, she got out of the shower and ran back to her bedroom with a towel wrapped around herself tightly. Drying off she threw on a thong and a matching bra. As she looked around her closet searching for something to wear she put on a black tank top and ripped blue jeans. She found a red plaid shirt to throw on and did so however she didn't button it up before she lipped on her black sandals. She was in the middle of straightening her hair when her cell phone started ringing. She glanced at her phone and saw Damon's face. She chose to ignore it though considering she would see him in a little while.

Giving herself one last good look in the mirror after her hair was straight, Maddie put on her sunglasses and her grabbed her pocketbook. She quickly locked her house and left getting into her car. She called her mom and she drove to Salvatore Boarding House.

"Hello?"

"Hi Mom."

"Oh, so you are awake."

Maddie was awake when her mom left but instead of saying anything she just laughed. "Yeah, I am actually on my way to Damon's right now. He wants to hang out."

"Oh that's nice. I'm getting these balloons finished for Ellen's surprise party."

"What time is it again?" Maddie wanted to know so that she could make sure she avoided her house.

"Ellen is coming around 1 but everyone else is showing up not later than 12:30. I actually have to get back home, I have some food that I have to heat up."

"I could have put it in before I left, you should've told me."

"Don't worry about it. Have fun with Damon."

"I will. I'll talk to you later."

"Bye honey, be safe."

"Love you."

When Maddie arrived at the Boarding House she parked and sat there for a minute. After awhile she figured Damon was doing something important since he hadn't heard her car. She didn't bother knocking on the door knowing it was most likely unlocked anyways. She stood in the entry way for a second and before she could call out for Damon she heard his voice. Smirking she walked towards the sound of his voice.

"Tell me again why I haven't killed you yet."

Oh, some Salvatore brother drama, Maddie thought.

"Because not only am I older and stronger than you," she knew that voice, "I have information for you." As Maddie entered the library she could see Damon's back as he spoke with Rose. Rose. The girl who kidnapped her.

"What is she doing here?!" He spun around. Shit. Damon had been hoping Maddie didn't come in so she didn't see Rose.

"Look who finally decided to show up." Damon turned back to Rose, "I will deal with you later."

"I'm not going anywhere with you until you tell me why she's here."

"I'm sorry about my involvement in your kidnapping," Rose said.

"Oh really, you're sorry?" Maddie crossed her arms over her chest. She looked from Rose to Damon. "Were you going to tell me she was here?"

"Of course I was." Damon said and stared at her intently with his blue eyes. The eyes that he always tried to charm her with. Wasn't going to work this time.

"You know, not that I condone you killing someone but why is she still alive?"

"He wishes that he could kill me." Rose said causing Maddie to just give her a blank face. She was so pissed. This girl had kidnapped her and here was Damon socializing with her.

"Well, I will be leaving now. I am sure the two of you have things to discuss, you know, now that you are buddies or whatever."

Maddie turned around and was ready to leave but Damon was now blocking her path. "Don't leave."

"Why? You are obviously busy with her at the moment." Maddie seethed. "I'll talk to you later." She tried to leave but Damon wasn't budging. There was no way he was just going to let her leave, she just started talking to him again, as friends.

"Can you just hold on a sec?"

"Let me think about that … NO!" Maddie pushed passed him and hurried towards the door. He appeared in front of me seconds later, not like she was surprised. It was something that he seemed to enjoy doing as of late.

"Damon move!" She growled out.

"NO!" He gave her an intense stare. "Listen she showed up last night. She had information that we needed."

"You actually trust her?!" At the moment she couldn't believe how stupid Damon was. Why would he trust Rose?!

"Of course not."

"Well I will just let you continue getting whatever information you need, but I have some things to do."

"We can still go shopping." He smirked, "Rose is just coming with us."

"No way."

"Yes way."

"No Damon!"" Maddie knew Damon well enough by now to know he was up to something. She could see it in his face. "You are up to something and I don't want anything to do with it. I certainly don't want to be around any vampire or supernatural creature you are about to piss off either."

"Have some faith in me." Maddie frowned, how could she have faith in him? While she had forgiven him about what happened with Elijah it was still hurtful.

"Listen … we are all going to go out today. You and I are going to have some fun and Rose will join us for the ride."

Maddie's eyes went wide before she let out a laugh. "HA! You are a funny one." She noted he was serious, very serious. "HAVE YOU LOST YOUR FUCKING MIND! SHE KIDNAPPED ME AND NOW YOU EXPECT US TO GO OUT AND SHOP TOGETHER!"

"Well when you put it like that …" his eyes went wide, "YES."

Sometimes Maddie wished that she was a witch, but no she was only human. Her father wasn't actually Sheila Bennett's son, he was adopted. Anyway, if Maddie was a witch she would have been able to give Damon and brain aneurysm and he wouldn't have been able to drag her along to go to the mall with him and Rose.

"I hate you." Maddie commented on the car ride. She thought about jumping out of the car but traffic was heavy and she would probably get hit by a car of the occasional motorcycle that went by.

"I love you to Maddison, we will be arriving at our destination in less than five minutes." Maddie thought of the things she could do to get away from Damon and Rose. They were both occupied in the front seats. Well Rose was more so hiding under the front seat because of the sun. She considered jumping in the drivers seat when he got out but considering they were vampires they would just use their speed to catch her. Rose had been weirdly nice to her during the ride though, asking her questions. She responded short answers, which meant yes or no. "And we are here." Damon pulled into a parking garage and turned the car off. He turned his head and smiled at a frowning Maddie. "Ready to shop till you drop."

"Where are we?" Maddie wondered.

"Underground lot where employees can park."

"Right." She had to vamp speed just to get in the car since it was blazing outside.

"Oh come on Mad, this is gonna be so much fun." He paused. "Now are you going to get out of the car or do I have to throw you over my shoulder … again? Either way is fine by me but you might get some strange looks if I have to go with the second option."

Rolling her eyes Maddie got out of the car. Her cell phone in hand and her bag on her shoulder. She had shot her mom a quick text that they had arrived. Her mom was always worried and wanted to know where she was at all times. It was cute.

She had figured Damon had come through this way already because he seemed to know where the door was that led to the mall.

"Well you two go have fun I will see you later," Maddie attempted to walk off before Damon grabbed her arm.

"Ah ah ah, we will all be going together. We can become great friends."

"At the moment I am not your friend." Maddie seethed pulling away her arm. She started walking and Damon and Rose kept up. Rose couldn't help but smile. She found the relationship between Maddie and Damon quiet hilarious.

The first store that the trio went into was Victoria's Secret. Maddie had just wanted to look at one of the PINK brand sweatshirts but of course Damon had to go overboard. He started picking out bras and matching thongs for her. He even found her a G string and asked her to model for him. That earned him a slap on the head. He then tried to make a move on Rose who just rolled her eyes, this caused Maddie and Rose to give each other a look and then chuckle. In the end Maddie ended up picking out some PINK stuff and Damon did end up paying for it. That was only because he swiped his card before Maddie could get hers out. By the time she had looked up the lady behind the desk had the receipt in her hand.

"You didn't have to do that."

"I wanted to, now get over it." Damon responded. Maddie couldn't help but crack a small smile his way.

"Alright now where too?"

"We can just go in whatever, I don't care." Maddie thought. She actually wondered where all of this stuff in her room was going to go. She was slowly but surely outgrowing her closet and dresser drawers. They ended up going into J Crew next. Maddie smiled pulling all types of things off racks and shelves. At first she had been hesitant to let Damon buy her stuff but since he wanted to be an ass she would put a dent in his hank account.

"You must really like shopping," said Rose.

"It's not even that, I just want to put a dent in his bank account. Join in on the fun." Rose shrugged before looking around. This stuff in here wasn't really her style.

"I can hear you."

"I'm well aware." Maddie spoke before whispering, "Nosy vampire." This caused him to pinch her lightly. "OW!"

"Nothing you didn't deserve."

After J. Crew the trio did wonder around. Going into a store here and there. That was until Maddie's stomach growled loudly and they to a Burger Place. Maddie was about to order something healthy when Damon interjected. "She will have a burger well done with cheese and pickles on the side. She also wants fries."

"Sure thing."

"I could have ordered for myself," Maddie said aloud. "And I don't want a burger."

"Who orders a salad at a burger place?" Damon wondered. "Besides you are way too skinny."

"No I am not!" She snapped.

"Yes you are. What is it with girls this day an age, don't they eat?"

"That is so offensive! Besides there are plenty of times that you have seen me eat, you know I eat!" Maddie thought about Thanksgiving. Damon had came to her house and had dinner with her family. It was actually really fun. He let Maddie lay her head on his lap when she overate and needed to just lye down.

Maddie surprisingly found herself conversing with Rose until there food arrived. The first thing Maddie did was eat a pickle. She noticed Rose's mood changed from fine to emotionally sad. "What's wrong?"

"She's upset because her friend lost his head," Damon said rolling his eyes.

Oh, was all Maddie thought. She didn't exactly feel bad for him.

"Have you always been this sensitive?"

"Little vampire switch, for this very reason, takes the emotion out of it."

"Yeah, you switch yours, I'll switch mine."

"Is that a dig?"

"It's an observation. Being in love with your brothers girlfriend must be difficult."

Maddie couldn't help but let out a laugh which caused Damon to glare at her. She just shrugged, "What? She hit it spot on."

"I'm not in love with anyone."

"Liar," Maddie muttered.

"Yes he is," Rose spoke to Maddie before turning back towards Damon. "Wanna try that again?"

"Don't get on my bad side." Damon warned moving his face closer to Rose's.

"Then show me your good side."

"How do I find Klaus?" Damon asked then which caused Maddie to frown.

"Who's Klaus?"

Damon and Rose looked at each other and then at Maddie who crossed her arms and sat back in her chair. "Oh, more lies I take it?"

"You don't find Klaus, he finds you."

"Come on. Somebody's gotta know somebody who knows where he is."

"Add another 200 somebody's to that and you're still not even close."

"Who is Klaus?" Maddie asked a little more aggressively this time.

"Humor me. You got in touch with Elijah, how'd you do it?"

"Through a very low somebody on the totum poll." Rose responded. When it was obvious that Damon wanted to know more she continued, "A guy named Slater in Richmond."

"Perfect. I'll drive."

"Are you forgetting not all of us can do sun?" Rose wondered. "You practically had to force me in the car to get me here."

"I'll let you drive this time."

"Again, who is Klaus?" Maddie paused, "And why are you letting her drive?! We'll get into an accident!"

"He is an original vampire."

"Like Elijah?" Mentally Maddie scolded herself after asking that question. She really didn't want anyone, especially Damon knowing that she had been seeing Elijah. He was her little secret.

"Elijah's got nothing on Klaus."

"Well what does he want?"

"To break the curse," Rose stated simply.

Maddie tried to act like she wasn't confused. "Right."

The trio ended up in another underground parking area half hour later. Maddie convinced herself she was only going along with this because Damon was forcing her but she really knew deep down that she was going to see if more information on Elijah would come up.

"Back entrance, how convenient"

"Didn't you tell her to drive?" Maddie wondered. "And weren't you the one who went through a back entrance before." Damon semi glared at her.

"That's the point, we can't all have daylight rings." Maddie nodded at Rose's statement.

"How do you know this Slater guy is even here?"

"I called him, he's here, he's always here."

"Good," within the blink of an eye Damon vampire sped and slammed Rose against the wall, "Just one thing, if you're setting me up in any will I will rip your heart out and shove it down your throat. Something I'm very good at." Maddie wasn't in the least bit surprised. This was such a typical Damon move. She couldn't help but jump though when Rose retaliated by slamming Damon against the back of the car.

"I'm older than you and stronger, don't get on my bad side." She sighed. "Trust me."

"Total girl power," Maddie laughed.

"Shut up." Damon glared.

"Make me shut up … oh right, you can't."

They ended up walking into some kind of coffee shop.

"Whoa what about they ugh, sunlight?" Maddie heard Damon ask. She didn't hear the response though as her phone went off.

Let's hang out.-Caroline.

Busy, sorry.-Maddie.

With what? I need some girl time?-Caroline.

She couldn't help but frown. Now she wanted to hang out with her?!

Go find Elena and Bonnie.-Maddie.

She knew it was rude but she didn't care. Looking up she could see that Damon and Rose were now talking to some guy. Must have been "Slater."

"You … you I don't know."

"She isn't a vampire." Rose whispered.

"I'm Maddie." Before Slater could shake her hand Damon cut in which made Maddie roll her eyes.

Rose and Damon ended up telling the story of Elijah and Trevor. Maddie went and ordered a hot chocolate when the name Elijah came up. She didn't need to be around for that. Her face might give something away. By the time she got what she ordered Damon, Rose and Trevor were walking to a table by the window. Slater was currently talking about his collage PHD.

"I have 18 degrees, 3 masters and 4 PHDs."

"The point?" Damon wondered with annoyed look on his face. Maddie chuckled lightly. Typical Damon.

"Exactly. I mean ugh, what is the point? What should I be doing with my eternity of youth? If you have an answer please enlighten me."

"Yeah Damon, enlighten us." Just for that Damon pinched Maddie under the table while Rose cut in, "We need your help. If someone wanted to get in touch with Klaus how would you hook them up?"

"Craigs list."

"Really?" Maddie tried not laugh at the look on Damon's face. She didn't think it sounded accurate either but she was trying to keep her expressions together.

"Really I respond to a person add, they get sent to somebody who knows somebody who knows Elijah … who's dead and that's where my connection ends."

"Here's what I don't get, Elijah moved around during the day, which means the original people knew the secret of the day ring, now why would Klaus wanna lift the curse of the sun and the moon?"

"To keep the werewolves from lifting it."

"Too much Supernatural," murmured Maddie.

"If a vampire breaks the sun curse then the werwolves are stuck with the curse of the moon forever and vise versa." Maddie listened intently thinking, there has to be more than that.

"But werewolves all were extinct." Damon and Maddie both made faces that Rose and Slater missed.

"Well true, I've never seen one but rumor has I," Damon cut him off, "Not such a rumor."

"Mystic Falls?" Slater's eyes lit up. "God I've got to visit this place sounds awesome."

"Not to be rude but we have enough supernatural for now." Maddie said aloud. Another vampire … no thank you.

"Awesome doesn't even begin to describe it." Damon said which made Maddie kick him. "Can we stop the curse from being broken at all?"

At that moment Maddie just focused on her hot chocolate which was delicious. She tuned back in when Slater spoke, "You think I'm gonna help you do something that will piss off an original?!"

"He has a valid point there."

"Drink your hot chocolate," Damon snapped.

"Finished it. You can go get me another one anytime." Damon ignored her and she smirked. She was going to go and get herself another. Before she backed out of the chair screams errupted as the glass in the coffee shut shattered into a million tiny little pieces. Damon grabbed her and her under the table within seconds. She looked over and saw both Slater and Rose on the floor burning. She looked out the where the windows had once been and could have sworn that she saw Elijah for a second but he was gone before she could even blink.

Damon put a jacket over Rose quickly and picked her up carrying her over to his car. Maddie followed behind quickly.

"You're gonna be okay."

"I know, it's just ..."

"Who was behind that?!"

"I don't know. Where's Slater?"

"Who the hell knows!" Snapped Maddie. She was pretty sure she might have had some glass in her hair. That would be fun to get out later …

"He's a good guy," Rose turned towards Maddie. "He wouldn't betray me."

"Then who did?" This time it was Damon who snapped.

"It's Klaus, don't you understand!" Rose was officially hysterical. "You don't know this man. We are all dead." She spoke through tears. After looking at her for awhile Damon gently pushed Rose down on the seat of the car before he and Maddie both got in their respective seats.

"Take me home … now!" Damon didn't bother to argue.

Thankfully Maddie ended up with not a stitch of glass in her hair or anywhere else. After a long shower she lay on her bed and thought about the day she had. When that still wasn't distracting enough she went outside to her backyard and started shooting some Lacrosse balls. She wished her dad was home so he could play with her but he was working a late shift. She was collecting the three balls she had been using when she felt a gush of air. Of course someone was behind her the minute she turned around.

"Holy shit." Elijah. "You know what I wish all you vampires would really stop sneaking up on me!"

"My apologies."

Moving her hair behind her ear she sighed. "It's fine." He was dressed perfectly to the T. She was starting to wonder if he had anything in his closet that wasn't a suit.

"You were there today … weren't you?" He didn't respond at first but there was something in his eyes. She didn't know what it was but it had been there. Even though he had mostly kept his face composed. "I know you were. I could have sworn I saw you when the glass broke but then you were gone."

"I'm sorry you had to be there for that."

"Why did you do it?"

"To send a message of sorts?"

"To who? Damon … Rose … that Slater guy?!"

"Yes."

"Wonderful, just wonderful. Well what are you doing here?!"

"You're angry with me."

"I didn't know that you were an original."

"Ah, so that's what this is about." He couldn't help but laugh.

"It's not funny! You know you know things about me, the least you could let me know is that you're a special vampire."

"You didn't realize I was 'special' after I came back from the dead?" Elijah wondered seriously but there was a hint of a smile playing on the edge of his lips.

Now it was Maddie's turn to laugh. "Well … I guess you have a good point. But I would still appreciate it if I didn't find out major things about you from other people."

"Well then, why don't you accompany me to dinner on Friday night?" Maddie was shocked. She had to close her mouth after a few seconds. "That way you can ask me anything you want."

She said nothing for a minute. "You're being serious?"

"Yes."

"Well then I would love to go to dinner with you Friday night."

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