"How could you lose them?" Damon demanded at Sheriff Forbes.
"Easy, Damon..."
And on and on it went, until Matt walked through the door, and before he knew it, Damon's hand was to his neck, Sheriff Forbes and Meredith Fell either side of him, though their voices seemed far off and distant. It was only when Sky, who had been upstairs, threw Damon to the other end of the room, roaring in his ear, that he realised what he had done. Her gold eyes shone with fury.
"Who's this?" gasped the Sheriff, but Sky ignored her.
"Damon, don't. Please."
Damon looked at Sky, and saw her eyes not round and sorrowful.
Damon and Matt had just left, after working out where the Pastor was keeping Elena and the others.
The Sheriff and Sky remained. Liz stole a glance at the beautiful woman, whose eyes were now the colour of amber, and her chest was still heaving in anger. Their eyes then locked.
"We have to go after them," Sky pleaded.
"Why?" the Sheriff exclaimed.
Sky took a step closer to the Sheriff, unaware of how her floral scent was dazing Liz, how the feel of her breath on her skin was sensational...
"I don't trust Damon not to hurt that Matt. And when he finds Elena, either dead of as a vampire, he's not going to want to be alone. Please, can we just -"
"Er, sure, if you want. I'll drive," Liz offered.
They sat in the car together, and Sky stared at the woman, with kind hazel eyes that could glare through anything and wisps of blond hair. She saw her body encased in the masculine uniform. Sky dully felt her own body ache for her, but she ignored it.
They drove in silence for a good hour.
"So, how do you know Damon?" Liz mumbled, breaking the silence.
"Oh, we go way back. We're old friends."
"Vampire friends?"
Sky smirked, and stared at the woman.
"Will that be a problem, Sheriff?"
Liz shook her head forcefully, her hands now white from clapsing the wheel so hard. "Not at all."
Sky watched the woman with interest for the rest of the journey, itching to touch her, to lay a hand on hers. She didn't, but it gave her satisfaction to feel the human sweating under her gaze.