So, how did I do? Was Chapter 11 like you imagined it would be? I wasn't really sure if I did a good job. I really hope I didn't let anyone down or disappointed them. Anyway, here's Chapter 12. Let's see what Damon is thinking, shall we? ;)
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Chapter 11
(Damon's POV)
I had never seen a girl so angry before. I would never admit this out loud, but Leslie looked downright scary at this moment. She had her arm pressed against my chest and she looked... mad. No, mad wasn't the right word, furious is more accurate. She then gave me a murderous glare and practically yelled.
"Don't you ever compare me to that bitch! I am nothing like her! I want you to get one thing through that thick skull of yours straight. I AM NOT KATHERINE!"
I couldn't even think of something to say to that. She looked so mad and yet she looked so beautiful. It was a stupid thing to think when she was on the verge of punching my face. But I couldn't help myself, she looked... sexy. She looked so much better than Katherine had ever looked when she got mad.
The second I had felt her hands on me. It felt like an electric shock went through my entire body and straight to my heart. I had never felt anything like this in the presence of a woman. It felt like a shock at first and then it turned into warmth and pleasure. Had she felt that as well? I simply couldn't help myself, so I lightly caressed her cheek with the back of my hand. She froze and stared at me in absolute shock. This was something I did every night I stayed with her. She seemed to calm down and moved her hands away from me. Then she said quietly.
"I think you should go."
Was she blushing? Yes, yes, she was. She must have felt that same feeling as well. I wasn't going to let her go that easily, so I grabbed her and reversed positions. I had my hands on each side of her, holding the counter, and blocking her escape. I was leaning extremely close to her. While she had her back pressed against the counter. She instantly glared at me and said.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?"
I stared at her and leaned in closer to compel her. I wanted to know why she disliked me so much. How much did she know about Katherine? Why did she get so angry when I said they were exactly a like? I stared deeply into her eyes and asked the most important one.
"Why do you hate me so much?"
She just grinned and said smugly.
"Ha, compulsion doesn't work on me genius."
WTF! You had got to be freaking kidding me! How could I not compel her? She was human and I sensed no trace of vervain in her system or on her. How was this possible? She instantly laughed at my expression and said.
"So, do you have short term memory loss or something?"
I kept my eyes on her and simply replied.
"No, why?"
"One of the conditions that I gave you is, that if you want to be my friend. You have to give me my space. Right now, you're not succeeding in winning my friendship."
Oh, that's right. How could I forget that? Her scent, the scent of her blood, made it quite difficult to think rationally. I was still trying to recover from her attack. She had been so close, that I think I actually felt anger radiating from her. She grinned and said.
"Who's memory sucks now?"
I just smirked at her, but didn't budge from our current position. She simply rolled her eyes and said.
"You have exactly five seconds to get the hell away from me or you'll be sorry."
I grinned and said challengingly.
"What happens if I don't move?"
She just smiled sweetly and said.
"Then I'll kick you hard were it hurts the most and you will never be my friend."
She was a feisty one and I liked that. I slowly moved away from her and stepped back. It wasn't because of her threat. It was because I didn't want to lose her. What? Did I just think that? I didn't want to lose her? She wasn't even mine...yet.
Did I like her? No, I loved Katherine. She was the only reason I was here in this boring town in the first place. I was going to get her out of the tomb. The tomb was under the old church that had been burned down back in 1864. Even though I loved Katherine that didn't mean that I couldn't have fun with her feisty similar 'twin'.
Although, they were different in some ways. Katherine was selfish and from what I saw at the school cafeteria, Leslie always put her sister first. She hadn't done anything when the girls had been saying things about her. When they mentioned Elena though, she snapped. Katherine was also very cruel at times, while Leslie wasn't. She was sarcastic, but not cruel. She knew how to laugh and how to make others laugh with her. Leslie was probably the first one to make Stefan smile in the past decades. Katherine had always been seductive and flirtatious towards other men, even in my presence. Leslie was extremely sexy and had great looks, but she wasn't like that. Men went to her and she sent them to hell, just like... well, me. I smiled as I thought of our first encounter, how I had screwed things up without even realizing it. Then suddenly she was waving her hand in front of my face saying.
"Hello... earth to Damon. Anyone there?"
"No, please leave a message after the tone."
"Fine, when I get my friend back just tell him to call me back."
"So, we're friends now?"
She just rolled her eyes and went to grab more dishes from the table. Then Elena and Bonnie stepped inside and offered to help her. That's when I suddenly heard Stefan say to Caroline.
"That's a really nice scarf."
I heard Blondie reply.
"Oh thanks, it's brand new."
"May I see it? I mean would you mind taking it off."
Ha, no such thing was going to happen little brother. She was under my compulsion and I had ordered her not to remove it. Caroline replied.
"I can't."
Stefan pressed on and said.
"Why not?"
"Umm, all I know is that I can't take it off."
He was going to say something else, but I decided I had had enough of him getting in my business. So I left Leslie in the kitchen with the two girls and walked into the living room. I smirked and said sarcastically.
"What are you two kids talking about?"
Stefan stared at me and replied.
"I was just commenting on her scarf. It's very lovely."
Ha, yeah right. Like I would believe that, what kind of a fool did he take me for. I went to sit beside Caroline and I said.
"Hey, you know Leslie and the rest of girls are clearing the table. Why don't you go see if they need help with the dishes."
She stared at me and said sarcastically.
"Does it look like I do dishes?"
I was about to compel her to leave, when Leslie stepped in and said.
"Does it look like I do dishes?"
Caroline stiffened when she heard the sound of her voice. I knew very well that Caroline was afraid of Leslie and preferred to stay on her good side. She instantly leaned closer to me, as if for protection, and replied.
"No, of course not."
"And yet, I'm still doing it aren't I?"
She slowly nodded her head. Leslie just grinned and said.
"So if I have to do dishes then you're no exception. Come on and help Elena."
Caroline was staring at her as if she couldn't believe that Leslie had just given her an order. She just stayed sitting and didn't move. Leslie raised an eyebrow and said.
"What are you waiting for? Christmas?"
Caroline still didn't move. Then Leslie took a step into the living room. That's when Caroline instantly jumped up and yelled.
"Elena leave some for me!"
Leslie smirked at her as she passed by, then turned to me and said.
"No compelling is allowed in this house. You got that?"
I only smirked and replied.
"Yes ma'am!"
She just rolled her eyes and said.
"Shut up, Damon."
I kept the smirk on my face and said sarcastically.
"As you wish."
She smiled and said.
"Good, I'm glad you finally know who's boss around here."
With that, she turned around and headed back into the kitchen. I kept my eyes on her retreating form and then I heard Stefan say.
"I know you compelled Caroline not to take the scarf off, Damon. I know you drank from her."
"Your point is?"
"My point is that they are people Damon. She's not a puppet. She doesn't exist for your amusement, for you to feed on whenever you want to."
I only laughed at his reply and said.
"Sure she does. They all do, they're whatever I want them to be. They're mine for the taking."
Stefan stood and said clearly angry now.
"Alright you've had your fun. You used Caroline, you got to me and you got to Leslie. Good for you, now leave."
I only smirked and said.
"That's not a problem, because I've been invited in and I will come back tomorrow night, and the following night. And I will do with Leslie whatever I want to do, because that's what normal for me. The feisty ones are always the most delicious"
A smile spread across his face, after I said that. Why the hell was he smiling? I thought he wanted to protect Leslie and his little girlfriend. Then he tilted his head and looked pass my shoulder. He kept the smile on his face and said.
"What do you think of that, Leslie?"
I turned around and sure enough there she was leaning casually against the door frame. She had her arms folded across her chest and had an unreadable expression on her face. She didn't look angry, but she didn't look happy either. It was a chilling neutral face, cold, and with no emotion. She merely gave him a side glance and said.
"I think that Damon has exactly three seconds to get the hell out of my house before he wishes he were really dead."
I couldn't help the anger and fury that built inside me. He knew that she was listening in and he hadn't said anything. He had wanted her to hear me. I hadn't heard her come in. Man, that girl was good at being sneaky. Then she glared at me coldly and said.
"Three."
I couldn't help, but feel the need to explain myself. I hadn't meant any of those things. I had only said them in order to get under Stefan's skin and see his reaction. I couldn't hurt her. There was something inside me that was preventing me from hurting her. Maybe it was the fact that she was so similar to Katherine. Maybe it was her outgoing and sarcastic attitude. I really didn't know why I couldn't touch her. I instantly looked at her and said.
"Leslie, I.."
"Two."
"Just listen to me..."
"One."
As soon as she said it, she lunged forward only to be held against the wall by Stefan. He then turned to me and said.
"Leave while you still can. You're right, the bunnies don't make me as strong as I should be. So, I may not be strong enough to hold her back."
She was struggling against him and it looked like she was about to knock him out. She was beyond mad, she was downright pissed. Then to my huge surprise she gave him a hard kick in the shin and made her way towards me. I took that as my cue to leave. I used my vampire speed and instantly dashed out of the house. I distantly heard Elena yell.
"Leslie, what did you do to Stefan!"
(Leslie's POV)
I was going to kill that bastard as soon as I got my hands on him! How dare he say that he would do with me whatever he pleased! I was not some puppet or dog! I was going to murder him as soon as I saw him again! I had warned Stefan that if he held me back again he would pay. And boy did he pay. I gave him a nice hard kick in the shin and lunged towards Damon. That idiot was smart, he instantly dashed out of the house not even looking back. As soon as the door slammed, Elena ran in with Caroline and Bonnie behind her. She saw Stefan rubbing were I kicked him and the look of discomfort on his face. She instantly glared at me and yelled.
"Leslie, what did you do to Stefan!"
I wasn't really in the mood for one of her lectures, so I merely replied.
"I just kept my word to him."
She glared at me and ran to him. She wrapped her arms around him and helped him to the couch. She looked at him and asked.
"Are you okay?"
He smiled and replied.
"Of course, why wouldn't I be?"
She just rolled her eyes and said.
"What did Leslie do?"
He laughed lightly and said.
"She just kept her word to me."
I smirked and said.
"See, I didn't lie."
Then, Caroline spoke and said.
"Where's Damon?"
I was about to say, "he left because for once he decided to use what's in that head of his", but Stefan beat me and said.
"He went home because he had some important matters to attend to."
Huh, he was a good liar. I almost fell for it myself. Caroline just glared at him and said.
"What! That jerk left me here? How the hell am I supposed to get home?"
Stefan just smiled at her. Man, he could be too nice sometimes. If she had yelled at me like that; she'd be on the floor crying. Stefan seemed completely unaffected and said.
"Don't worry Caroline, I'll drop you off at your house on my way home."
She seemed to relax and said.
"Okay, thanks."
"No problem."
I was still mad and I really didn't want to take it out on anyone, so I just said.
"I'm going to bed."
Elena frowned confused and said.
"This early?"
I glared at her and said.
"Yeah, you got a problem with that?"
She instantly shook her head and said.
"No, of course not."
"I didn't think so."
I began to walk up the stairs when I heard Bonnie say right behind me.
"What happened?"
I sighed and said.
"Damon pissed me off."
She stared at me waiting for me to continue. I just gave her a small smile and said.
"Bonnie, I'm trying to go to my room because I have a problem with my temper. When I lose my temper bad things happen and people get hit. I don't want to take my anger out on innocent people, especially my friends like yourself. I'll tell you tomorrow at the game, alright?"
She stared at me wide eyed and stepped back. I smiled as I realized that she was afraid of me. Bonnie had seen my fight with Alondra and she knew that making me mad wasn't smart. Then a light smile spread across her face and she said.
"Of course, I'll wait till tomorrow."
I smiled back and nodded. Then I instantly dashed up the stairs and locked my room door. My dad had already removed the shield, so I could leave if I pleased. He had only grounded me for that day. The bracelet though, had remained for the entire week.
I clenched my hands into tight fists. If I had my powers, I would have easily shocked the living hell out of Damon and made him pay for opening his big mouth. Would I have killed him? I instantly knew the answer. No, I wouldn't have killed him. He was a conceited, self-absorbed jerk, but I couldn't kill him. One reason was because I had promised Elena that no matter how mad I got I would never kill someone. There had been only one occasion in which I nearly killed someone in front of her.
She had dragged me with her to the mall that day. We literally shopped all day, by the time we got out it was dark. We were staying in a hotel nearby since we were just passing through. Since the mall was so close we decided to walk. As we were walking back, I heard footsteps following close behind us. When I would would turn, there would be nobody there. Then I suddenly heard Elena scream.
When I turned, I saw her being grabbed and pushed into an alley. I was about to go after them, when I felt someone grab me from behind and put a knife to my throat. I mentally laughed and thought, "big mistake." I decided to play along until he moved me into the alley as well. As soon as we were out of public sight, I instantly sent an electrical shock wave through out his entire body. He screamed and collapsed on the floor withering in pain. I just laughed at him, and went to attack Elena's attacker. I snarled and ripped Elena away from him and she fell to the floor. Luckily he hadn't done anything yet. That still didn't mean I would let him live.
He stared at me and tried to cut me with the knife. I just laughed at him and easily side-stepped. He fell hard on his face. I levitated him off the ground and slammed him into a nearby garbage can. I continued doing that for quite a while, smiling and enjoying every minute of it. The other had recovered and was standing up. He stared at me in horror and was about to make a run for it. I was instantly in front of him and said, "no, don't leave now you're gonna miss the best part." He backed away from me and tried to run for it. Instantly, a wall of flames appeared and I saw that Elena was standing and had a look of pure fury on her face. I smiled at her and said, "well, look who decided to let her emotions take control." She didn't respond and merely made the fire hotter. I simply stared at the guy and sent a powerful shock wave to his brain. He screamed again and I just smiled.
The other one was on the floor unconscious. I continued to shock the one that had attacked me. While I made my way to the one that had hurt Elena. No one attacked my sister, made her cry, and simply walked away. I went to him and began kicking him hard. I stopped shocking the other one and made him watch as I continued to hurt the one floor. Elena lowered the fire in order for him to have better access to the gruesome scene. Elena's attacker was completely covered in blood, and had several broken bones. I instantly leaned close and influenced him. I whispered in his ear, "open your eyes", and he complied. Then I made him stare at my deep, fiery, violet eyes and said, "If you survive this, then I want you to never forget my eyes." With that I punched him hard in the face and shocked him until he began begging me to kill him. I smiled and said, "okay, if that's what you want."
I was about to pop his brain cells when Elena said, "no". I stared at her and asked, "why not"? She said that she would never be able to live with herself if we killed him. Also, that she would never look at me the same if I did it. She claimed that we weren't murderers and that we should be better than them. I told her that I wasn't going to let the person that hurt her live. She just shook her head and said that he hadn't hurt her. He was going to, but luckily I had saved her. So therefore, I had no reason to kill him. She then had wrapped her arms around me and told me stop. Unwillingly, I complied to her request.
After that, we influenced them into believing that they had been attacked by an animal. Later, the news were reporting that there was a mysterious purple eyed monster on the loose. I had busted out laughing while Elena only frowned. She clearly felt bad about what we, or rather I, had done. So, she called Danny and asked him to go the hospital and take them out of their coma and heal them back to normal. I had just rolled my eyes at her and said, she was too nice. After Danny healed them Elena made me promise her that no matter how angry I was, I would never kill anyone. I had just rolled my eyes and said, "fine".
The second reason I couldn't kill Damon was because even though I hated to admit it. Damon was kinda funny, he had a sarcastic side to him that I really liked. He was just like me, just more arrogant. He knew how to laugh and not get offended by my smart remarks. He was very stubborn and persistent. He also liked to pick on his younger sibling, just like me. Although, Damon was much more cruel to Stefan and that was something that I definitely didn't like.
The third reason was basically Stefan. I knew that I had said that I didn't care about Stefan's opinion. In reality, I did care. Damon was the only person Stefan had left. Even though, they didn't get along and they acted like they hated each other. I knew that deep down their brotherly bond could never be completely broken. I knew that they still cared for each other, whether they wanted to admit it or not, it was the truth. I knew that if one of them died, the other would suffer because they would be alone. Stefan was my big bro and I didn't want to hurt him.
I sighed and walked to the balcony and took a seat on the chair. I closed my eyes and simply listened to the noises in the forest. That's when I heard a flap of wings quickly approaching me. My eyes snapped open and I saw my bestie landing on the railing. My new crow friend was standing there giving me what looked like a smile. I had come up with a new nickname for him today after detention. Instead of calling him little guy or giving him a boring normal name. I decided I would call him bestie, bestie meaning favorite new best friend. I instantly smiled back at him and said.
"Ha, you took long enough."
He frowned and seemed to be confused. I just started laughing and said.
"I'm just kidding. Come here."
I patted my lap and he instantly flew and landed there. I grabbed him carefully and lifted him to give him a hug. I cuddled him close to me and hugged him. I felt him rub his face gently against my cheek and I giggled. His soft and furry face always tickled my skin. He seemed to notice and he did it again. I just started laughing and cuddled him close to my chest. I carefully caressed his back and beautiful black feathers. I smiled at him and said sincerely.
"I missed you, bestie."
He looked up at me slightly confused. I smiled and said.
"Oh yeah, well I really didn't like calling you little guy and I didn't want to give you a normal boring name. So, I decided to call you something else. From now on you're my bestie. Bestie means favorite new best friend. Do you like it? If you don't, then I'll just think of something else."
He stared at me and nodded his head. I frowned and said.
"Okay, as in you want me to change it?"
He instantly shook his head and I smiled brightly.
"Okay then, you're my new bestie."
He seemed to smile and nodded in agreement. I just held him close and said.
"Are you staying tonight?"
I couldn't help the longing in my voice. This bird, scratch that, crow, had grown to be very special to me. He had easily become my friend and I cared for him deeply. Since the first night he stayed, I instantly grew a likeness to him. He was a very smart animal and seemed to truly understand everything I said. Therefore, every time he left I felt slightly lonely. He was the only friend I could talk to and I knew that he would never tell. He was my safe harbor and peace. If anyone ever dared hurt him. I knew that that would be the worst mistake they ever made in their entire pathetic life. Now that I had him here in my arms, all my anger towards Damon had slowly dissipated. I smiled as a thought occurred to me. I looked at him and said.
"If I asked you to go and claw somebody's conceited, arrogant face, would you do it?"
He smiled and nodded his head. Then he tilted his head to the side as if expecting me to continue. I smiled and said laughing lightly.
"That's good to know. Next time Damon pisses me off I'll threaten him by telling him that I'll get you on him."
He frowned confused and simply stared at me cluelessly. That's when remembered that I had never told him anything about Damon. I rolled my eyes and said.
"Damon, is Stefan's older brother, he's an idiot."
He kept that confused look and I said.
"You remember I told you about Stefan. He's dating my little sis, Elena."
He instantly nodded his head and I continued.
"Anyway, Damon has been getting on my nerves lately. He thinks that just because he has good looks he can do whatever he wants. I swear he's lucky Stefan held me back. If not, he would've gotten a worst hit then the one I gave Stefan."
He stared at me curiously. I laughed and said.
"Yeah, well I heard Damon saying some stupid things and he pissed me off. Anyway, I gave him three seconds to leave. When he didn't, I was about to give him a nice punch in the face and more. Then Stefan had me pinned against the wall, so he got away. The thing is, that I had already told Stefan that if he held me back he would get hit to."
He looked at me and I saw that he was smiling. I just smiled back at him and said.
"Ha, you think that's funny?"
He nodded his head. I just laughed at his innocent expression and I said.
"Ha, you are definitely my new bestie."
I noticed that it was getting quite chilly, so I took Danny's jacket it off and wrapped it around him. He stared at me and then turned to look at the open window towards my room. I smiled and said.
"Do you want to go inside?"
He instantly nodded his head. I smiled and said.
"Alright, lets go in."
I rose from the chair and walked back inside my room. I gently laid him on my bed and went to my closet. I rummaged through my clothing until I found a black night gown on a hanger. I stared at it questioningly. It wasn't long, but it wasn't short either, it was just right. I smiled and I was about to go into the bathroom to shower. When suddenly, I heard my bestie make a loud 'caw'. I turned to him and I noticed that he was staring at the night gown. I smiled and held it up for him to see and I asked.
"Well what do you think? Is it nice or no?"
He nodded his head instantly. I just smirked and said.
"Does that nod mean yes or..."
He didn't even let me finish and he was instantly nodding his head in agreement. I smiled and lightly caressed his head. Then I went into my bathroom and took a nice cold shower. When I came out, I noticed that he was lying on the pillow. His eyes were staring directly at me. I just started laughing and I said.
"Hey don't look at me like that, you little creeper."
He smiled and looked out the window. I slipped into bed next to him and asked again.
"Are you staying tonight?"
He tilted his head to the side and stared at me curiously. I just smiled at him and tried to appear like it really didn't matter to me. In reality it mattered a lot, I always felt safe when he was close. He was a pretty smart animal because I was sure that he saw right through me. He looked at me straight in the eyes and instantly nodded his head. I smiled brightly and said sarcastically.
"Yay! Now I can play dress up with you and we can have a fun sleep over!"
I saw his expression twist into pure horror. I couldn't help it, so I busted out laughing at his expression and said still laughing.
"Chill, I'm just kidding. I just really wanted to see the look on your face."
He glared at me and I just laughed harder. He moved from my bed and flew to his own bed. I pouted and said.
"Aww don't be mad at me, I was just playing around."
No response, not even a side glance. I sighed and said.
"Would you forgive me if I let you stay in my bed with me?"
I saw him lift his head from the bed and stare at me curiously. I smiled and said.
"Now, I'm not kidding. So, what do you say?"
He looked at me and then slowly nodded his head. I smiled and said.
"Well, what you waiting for? Come on."
I laid back and patted the empty side of the bed next to me. He gracefully flew and landed there. I pulled the covers over both us and lightly closed my eyes trying to sleep. Then I felt him move, and lean in close to me. His beak was nudging my hand trying to get me to hug him. I simply smiled and wrapped both of my arms around him, cuddling him close to me. I slowly closed my eyes and smiled happily. Content with having my new bestie in my arms and staying with me for the night.