Here is the new chapter, guys. Hope you enjoy it! By the way, I want to say thank you to OneOfTheGuys411102 for the suggestion. I will definitely use it in later chapters!
Disclaimer: I don't and never will own The Vampire Diaries.
I was walking into school with Bonnie and Lena and I was still half-asleep.
"I'm not saying don't date the guy. I'm just saying take it slow." Bonnie shrugged.
"Hold up a second - I seem to recall you encouraging her to go for it." I snickered, nudging her side.
"Now I'm saying take it slow." She said, rolling her eyes at me.
"Why the about-face?" Lena asked suspiciously.
"It's not an about-face. You're single for the first time in your entire high school career. It's the perfect time to play the field." Bonnie replied.
"Oh, 'cause she's so that girl. Seriously, Bon .." I said yawning. God, I should have gone to bed earlier.
"Yeah, what are you not saying, Bonnie?" Lena asked. Here comes the witchy stuff.
"It's stupid."
"Bonnie .."
"What?" She snapped.
"Spit it out." I demanded.
"I accidentally touched Stefan. And I got a really bad feeling." Bonnie admitted.
"Is that it?" Lena asked, giving her a disbelieving look.
"It was bad bad!" Bonnie defended.
"Is this the whole witch mojo thing?" I asked, already knowing the answer.
"You know what? I'm just concerned. This is me expressing concern about my best friend's new boyfriend."
"And I love you for it, I do. But I feel good. It's been a hard year, and I'm starting to kind of feel like things are getting back to normal again." She said smiling at me. "And you know what? Stefan - also, Tori - are a big part of that." And, speak of the devil.
"Good morning Elena, Tori. Good morning, Bonnie." Stefan greeted with a smile.
"Hey Stefan." Me and Lena greeted at the same time, smiling back.
"Hey, um, I gotta find Caroline. She's not answering her phone. So I'll see you guys later." Bonnie said before rushing off.
"I'm going to go for a walk before school starts. Have fun!" I said waving.
I was walking around, not far from them. I couldn't miss this moment! They were walking and talking. I saw Matt and some guy throwing the ball to one another. Then, Tyler grabbed it and went into position to throw the ball and threw it.
"Heads up, Stefan." I whispered, knowing he could hear me. And, just before the ball hit them, he turned around, grabbed it, smiled and threw it back. I just smiled at him while he looked at me suspiciously. "See you later, Stef." I whispered again, turning around.
I walked into the school and started to walk with Stefan and Lena. Stefan still looked at me suspiciously.
"That throw was insane." I said, making my presence known to Lena.
"Yeah, I didn't know you played football." Lena said. Yeah, he plays all right.
"I used to. A long time ago." Yeah? Let me guess, 1864?
"So, why don't you try out for the team?" She asked.
"Yeah, I don't think so."
"So you don't like football." I said.
"No, I love football. It's a great sport. But, in this case, I don't think football likes me." He said. "You saw Tyler over there. And we both know how Matt feels."
"They don't know you." Lena started.
"To them, you're a mysterious loner guy." I finished for her. "Wouldn't hurt to be part of."
"Make some friends." Lena added.
"Say the girls who spends their alone time writing, in a cemetery." He said with a joking tone.
"Hey, come on. There's more to us than just gloomy, graveyard girls." Lena said. "There's a whole other Elena and Victoria that you have yet to meet. They were into everything. Very busy." Yeah, right.
"Well, I look forward into meeting them." He said, looking at Lena, and then his eyes landing on me. "And when will that be?"
"Soon. They're working on it." I said and winked.
I was siting in history class, bored. I have no problem even if he asked me a question, so it kinda was boring.
"World War II ended in .. Anyone got anything? Ms. Juan?" Tanner asked. "1945." And answered his own question without waiting for a reply. God, he could be so ..
"Pearl Harbour?" He said and looked at Lena. "Ms. Gilbert?" She stared back with a blank expression.
"Hmm?" She murmured.
"Pearl Harbour?" Tanner asked. Oh, for gods sake ..
"December 7, 1941." I answered with a bored tone, saving Lena's ass.
"Thank you, Victoria. But I wasn't asking you."
"Well, you said 'Ms. Gilbert', but you didn't say which one." I just sneered at him. "Besides, I've been studying. These dates are nothing." I smirked at him. Hmm, maybe I should make the most of it.
"Very well. The fall of the Berling wall." He cheered.
"1989. Shoot away, Tanner." I answered.
"Keep it to the year. Civil Rights Act."
"1964." I answered without hesitation. I already memorised it from watching this episode.
"John F. Kennedy assassination."
"1963."
"Martin Luther King."
"68."
"Lincoln."
"1865."
"Roe vs. Wade."
"1973."
"Brown vs. Board."
"1954."
"The battle of Gettysburg."
"1863."
"Korean war."
"1950 to 1953."
"Ha! It ended in '52." Tanner cheered, while everyone groaned.
"Uh, actually sir, it was '53." Stefan said confidently.
"Look it up, somebody. Quickly." Tanner demanded, while I just looked at Stefan, smiled and he smiled back.
"It was 19 .. 53." A guy snickered and everyone cheered. I just looked at Stefan again and mouthed 'Thank you'.
After school, Lena decided to go to the cheerleading practice and dragged me there. On the way there, we started talking.
"So, what was with those dates? How do you know them?" Lena asked suspiciously and curiously.
"I don't know. It just came to me."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Oh my God! You're here!" Bonnie grinned when we walked over, pulling us both into a hug.
"Yep. Can't be the sad girl forever. The only way to get things back to the way they were are to do things that were."
"And I'm just here for support. Cheerleading and me don't really mix together." I said.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Lena asked and I just shrugged. "Oh, and you're coming to dinner tonight." She said looking at Bonnie.
"I am?" Bonnie asked.
"Mhm. You, me, Tori and Stefan. You have to give him a chance." Lena said firmly.
"Tonight's no good. Have you seen Caroline? I texted her like a hundred times." Bonnie said, trying to change the subject.
"Don't change the subject, Bonnie Bennett! You're going to be there." I told her. She looked at me with an annoyed expression, while I just gave her a look that said 'you're going, no matter what'.
"Fine, I'll go." She sighed defeated.
"Good." Lena grinned.
"Seriously, where is Caroline?" Bonnie asked.
"I don't know. It's not like her." Lena shook her head. God, you'll be surprised.
"I'll try her again." Bonnie said, pulling her phone out of her pocket. A car then pulled up with Caroline in the passengers seat, leaning over and kissing the driver - Damon.
"Uh .." Lena muttered, getting up.
"Oh my god. That must be the mystery guy from the grill." Bonnie said.
"That's not a mystery guy." I said, while she just looked at me. "That's Damon Salvatore."
"Salvatore, as in Stefan?!" Bonnie exclaimed. Caroline got out of the car and skipped over to us. I looked at Damon, who had pulled his sunglasses off and was now staring at me and Lena. When he turned to me, I just flipped him off and turned away from him.
"I got the other brother, hope you don't mind." Caroline smirked. "Sorry I'm late girls. I, uh, was busy." Then she noticed that I wasn't in my outfit. "Why aren't you in your outfit?" She asked and I just gave her an innocent smile.
"I quit, so to speak. Not doing this cheerleading thing anymore." I said and walked away from them. Caroline just glared at me and turned to the girls.
"All right, let's start with the double pike herkey hurdler, what do you say? And 5, 6, 7, 8, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8." Caroline called out. Lena tried doing the routine, watching everyone else and trying to copy their movements. Clearly, she wasn't doing it right as Caroline called her out. "Elena, why don't you just observe today, okay?" She said and turned to the rest of them. "Keep going! Ok. Do it again from the top. And 5, 6, 7, 8 .."
Lena sighed and walked over to me, nudged me and pointed to the football fields. I saw Stefan playing football and looked over to see a triumphant smile on her face.
"I'm glad he actually went for the team."
"Yeah, he's amazing!" I commented, knowing Stefan could hear us and Lena just laughed.
Lena was putting microwaved food in nice bowls to make it look homemade. Ugh, I could have just offered myself to cook something ..
"You explain it. Last night, I'm watching Nine-o, a commercial breaks come on and I'm like - I bet it's that phone commercial. And, sure enough, it's that guy and the girl with the bench. He flies to Paris and he flies back. They take a picture." Bonnie was talking about her powers.
"Oh, come on. That commercial's on a constant loop." Lena chuckled.
"Fine. Well, how about this? Today I'm obsessed with numbers. 3 numbers. I keep seeing 8, 14, and 22. How weird is that?" Well, it's not really weird, considering that you're a witch and all .. Agh, I hate that I have to act like I don't know anything in front of them right now.
"Maybe we should play the lottery. Have you talked to your Grams?" I smirked, teasing her.
"She's just gonna say it's because I'm a witch. I don't want to be a witch." You already are. "Do you want to be a witch?" She asks us.
"I don't want to be a witch." Lena answers.
"I want to be a witch." I comment raising my hand, earning a playful glare from both of them.
"And putting it in a nice bowl isn't fooling anybody." Bonnie laughed.
"Ok, serving spoons. Where are the serving spoons?" Lena wondered.
"Middle drawer on your left." Bonnie told her.
"Ok, so you've been in this kitchen like a thousand times."
"Yeah, that's it." The doorbell rang, signalling Stefan's arrival. Bonnie shuffled around nervously.
"Ok, he's here. Don't be nervous. Just be your normal loving self." Lena told Bonnie. She left to answer the door.
"Birthday candles." Bonnie muttered. She opened a random draw and found some birthday candles. I stared at her and she gave me a 'told you so' look.
Lena, Stefan, Bonnie and I were sat at the table eating awkwardly.
"Did Tanner give you a hard time today?" Lena asked Stefan, trying to make conversation.
"Well, he let me on the team, so I must have done something right." Stefan answered.
"Bonnie, you should have seen Stefan today. Tyler threw a ball right at him, and -" Elena was cut off by Bonnie.
"Yeah, I heard." Bonnie said shortly, and I slightly glared at her.
"Why don't you tell Stefan about your family?" I suggested.
"Um, divorced. No mom. Live with my dad." Bonnie told him, even though she knew what I was talking about.
"No, about the witches. Bonnie's family has a lineage of witches. It's really cool." I told Stefan.
"Cool isn't the word I'd use." Bonnie said glaring at me.
"Well, it's certainly interesting. I'm not too versed, but I do know that there's a history of Celtic druids that migrated here in the 1800s." Stefan said to Bonnie.
"My family came by way of Salem." She interrupted him.
"Really? Salem witches?" Stefan asked.
"Yeah."
"I would say that's pretty cool."
"Really? Why?"
"Salem witches are heroic examples of individualism and nonconformity." Stefan smiled at Bonnie.
"Yeah, they are." Bonnie agreed. The doorbell rang.
"I wonder who that could be." Lena said. Here comes Damon. Ugh ..
"I'll get it." I offered. I opened the door and, as I thought, found Caroline and Damon.
"Surprise! Bonnie said you were doing dinner, so we brought dessert." Caroline smiled.
"Oh." I frowned.
"Hope you don't mind." Damon said with a smouldering look. Stefan walked up behind me.
"What are you doing here?" He asked, narrowing his eyes at his brother.
"Waiting for Victoria to invite me in." Damon smirked, not taking his eyes off of me. I just glared at him.
"Um, how about, no? Besides, don't you have something better to do?" I asked. Stefan looked at me suspiciously - again, might I add.
"Yeah .. You can't stay. Can you, Damon?" Stefan told him, glaring at his brother again. Caroline pushed past me. God, I remember why I hated her until she became a vampire ..
"Get in here." She demanded, smiling at Damon.
"We're just .. finishing up." Stefan said, trying to get Damon to leave. Lena came to us and heard what Stefan said.
"It's fine, Stefan. You can come in, Damon." Lena nodded towards Damon. He smirked at Stefan and then looked at me.
"You have a beautiful home Victoria, Elena." He said walking through the hallway, looking around the house.
"First of all, call me Tori, not Victoria. Second, thanks." I said and walked away from him.
After eating the dessert, we moved to the living room.
"I cannot believe that Mr. Tanner let you on the team. Tyler must be seething. But good for you. Go for it." Caroline smiled at Stefan.
"That's what I always tell him." Yeah, right. "You have to engage. You can't just sit there and wait for life to come to you. You have to go get it." Damon smirked.
"Yeah, even though Tori quit, Elena wasn't so lucky today. It's only because you missed summer camp. God, I don't know how you're ever going to learn the routines." Caroline stressed and I rolled my eyes at her. She was really starting to get on my nerves.
"I'll work with her. She'll get it." Bonnie told Caroline in a firm tone.
"I guess we can put her in the back." Caroline muttered.
"You know, Elena, you don't seem like the cheerleader type." Damon noted.
"Oh, it's just 'cause their parents died. Yeah, I mean, they are just totally going through a blah phase. They used to be way more fun. And I say that with complete sensitivity." Caroline added after seeing Elena's hurt expression and Bonnie's angry warning glare. That's it!
"Ok, Caroline, seriously - shut up! I've had enough of you and your crap. You talk way too much without even thinking. So, how about you just shut up for once and stay silent unless someone asks you something for at least a freaking day?" I said standing up, and saw everyones surprised expressions. "Bonnie, Lena, Stefan - I'm sorry for ruining the 'fun', but I just can't take it. I'm going to clean the kitchen." I said and walked away, Lena following me.
"What was that back there?" She asked me.
"Sorry, I just couldn't take her anymore. She is so annoying." I said, looking at her with a 'I'm sorry' look. She just hugged me with one hand.
"It's ok. Come on, let's start cleaning."
Lena was placing a plate into the dishwasher when Damon came into the kitchen.
"One more." He smiled, passing Lena a glass.
"Oh, thank you." She said, smiling back. As he handed her the glass, he dropped it and quickly caught it.
"Nice save." She laughed.
"I like you. You know how to laugh. And you can really put a smile on Stefan's face, which is something no one has been able to do in a very long time." Damon chuckled. She just blushed and looked down.
"Earlier, did you mean .. Katherine?" She asked cautiously. Hm, maybe I can learn something that changed here.
"Mhm. Her and her sister, Victoria." He said, looking at me. Sister? Victoria?
"How did they die?"
"In a fire. Tragic fire."
"Recently?"
"It seems like it was yesterday." Damon shrugged.
"What were they like?"
"They were beautiful. A lot like you both in that department. Katherine was also very complicated and selfish and at times not very kind, but very sexy and seductive. And Victoria was very sweet, kind of selfish, at times not very kind, always polite and friendly." He smirked.
"So, who dated who?" Lena asked.
"Nicely deduced, but not very accurate. Victoria wasn't really into the all 'dating' thing." Wow .. So she wasn't a slut, then.
"Then .. Which one of you dated Katherine first?" Lena asked again.
"Ask Stefan. I'm sure his answer differs from mine." He said. "I'd quit cheerleading if I were you." He said, mainly to Lena.
"Why do you say that?"
"Oh, I saw you at practice. You looked miserable."
"You saw that?" She sighed.
"Am I wrong?" He asked, while Lena just gave him a small smile.
"No, I mean, I - we - used to love it." She said, looking at me. "It was fun. But then our parents died and things changed. Everything that used to matter doesn't anymore." Lena admitted.
"So don't let it. Quit, move on, just like your sister. Problem solved. Ta-da." He smiled.
"Some things could matter again." She argued.
"Maybe. But .. seems a little unrealistic to me."
"So, how did you and Caroline happened?" I asked him.
"Uh, I'm not really sure. It just kinda .. happened." He chuckled.
"I see." I looked away from his gaze.
"Jealous?" I saw him smirk out of the corner of my eye and I scoffed.
"Why should I be? I mean, I'm not really gay, so .." I said, specificaly adding the 'gay' part to annoy him - like he wasn't worth my time.
"Hmm .. I like you. You have a nice humour." He said. Ha.
"Yeah, well, not really. Just being honest." I said. Just when he opened his mouth to say something, I added. "Don't even talk to me. And you asked if I was jealous? Why should I be? I hate you and your guts, if you haven't noticed. Besides, I wouldn't go for you even if you were the last man on earth. If it came to that, I would probably turn gay, which would be better than to be with you." I said, giving him a death glare. He and Lena looked shocked at me.
At that moment, Bonnie walked in.
"Hey. Need some help?"
"Sure, why not?" I replied.
I was brushing my hair, about to get into bed when Stefan appeared behind me. I jumped and span around.
"Stefan?! What are you doing here?" I whispered so that I didn't get us caught.
"I just want to know something." He said, looking into my eyes. I saw his pupils dilated. "How do you know about vampires?" He asked.
I thought that when a vampire compels you, you just answer without hesitation, but I didn't and didn't feel anything. It's like it wasn't working on me. Points for me!
"Yeah, compulsion doesn't really work on me, so .." He looked shocked as I said this. Then, he put his arms on my shoulders.
"How do you know about vampires?" He asked again.
"I just know, okay? I don't really know why or how, but I know." I said, while trying to get out of his hold, which was starting to hurt. "So, if you're not going to kill me, put your hands down." I demanded.
He looked a little bit shocked and guilty, quickly took his arms away and sat on my bed.
"You don't mind answering some questions, do you?" He said in a soft tone. God, how can he change from 'scary' to 'soft'?
"Sure, if I know the answers." I stated as I sat down and continued to brush my hair.
"Why do you hate Damon so much?"
"Who doesn't hate Damon? I mean, look at him. Acting all cocky and strong, when all he needs is a little vervain or someone stronger than him to put him in his place." I said.
"Huh, I guess you're the first one to think like that."
"Yeah, well, guess again."
"Do you know why he's here?" Uh, I do, but I'm not telling you.
"How should I know? I'm not really working with him, and he doesn't really know that I know about vampires and you guys." And then realisation hit me. "By the way, how did you figure out that I know about you guys?"
"Well, you whispered things to me as if you knew that I could hear you. Then, you acted around Damon as if you knew him or something. So, I just bet on my luck that you knew and came here."
"If I didn't know about vampires, what would you have done?"
"Nothing, I guess."
"Huh .. Well, I have to go to bed. Yesterday, I went a little too late to bed, so I was having a really bad morning today." I said and he just chuckled.
"Okay. Good night, Victoria. See you tomorrow, and we'll talk about this stuff later." He said and left. I just closed my window and went to bed, sinking into sleep. God, what the hell just happened?
I was in a bedroom. It was big and it looked great, having the old style. Then, someone walked into my room.
"Damon?" I heard myself asking. "What are you doing here?"
"Katherine is with my brother tonight, and she said that I could always come to you." He said as if in a trance of sorts.
"Well, you can tell my sister that I'm not like her and I don't do things like that."
"Come on, Victoria. Don't be like that. Let's have a little fun." He said as he began kissing my neck.
"I'm sorry, Damon, but you'll have to go back." Then, I looked into his eyes. "You will go to bed and don't remember coming here."
"Of course." He said and walked away. I stood up and went into another bedroom, not bothering knocking. I walked in and saw Katherine and Stefan. Stefan was sleeping, while Katherine was looking at me.
"Kat, why did you send Damon to me?" I asked quietly.
"Why, didn't you have fun with him?" She asked.
"No, sister. You know I don't do things like that. I just sent him away. So, please, remember not to do things like that again." I said and walked away.
"Oh, look at you." Lena said. "Hot in your jersey."
"What happened? No more cheerleader?" He asked her.
"I quit." She said. "I'm a quitter."
I tuned out, staring into space.
"Hey, um .. I wanted you both to have these." Stefan said, pulling me out of my thoughts and holding boxes. He handed me one.
"Isn't just your girlfriend you should be giving gifts to?" I asked. And then, in a whisper, barely audible to humans but easily hearable to vampires - Stefan - added. "Besides, you know I can't be compelled. You already tried." His eyes widened a little, knowing that I knew about the vervain in it. Then, he composed himself and answered.
"Well, you've been a good friend to me - inviting me in and letting me become you friend when most haven't given me the chance. And it's something of a charm, it can protect you even when you don't need it."
"Thanks." I whispered just to him, and normaly added. "Aww, that's sweet."
I opened it seeing a beautiful silver bracelet with a treasure box charm attached to it. I smiled. "Wow."
"Oh my god, it's beautiful." Lena gasped.
I looked at hers, which was the necklace, just like in the show. Except in reality it looked more beautiful.
"They're just something I've had forever, and, I wanted you both to have them. I'd like it if you both wore them, for .. good luck and protection."
"I'll wear it all the time for good luck because I don't have any." I smiled and he laughed.
"Is that rose I smell?" Lena asked.
"No, it's uh .. it's a herb. It's nice, huh?" He asked with a smile.
"I love it." She replied.
Stefan helped Lena to put on the necklace.
"And, uh, I wanted to thank you for pushing me to go for the team. It feels good." Stefan said.
"We're a pair - I quit, you start."
"Right. We're a work in progress. We'll figure it out."
I shook my head at them both and smiled.
After school, I found some musicians - a few guitarist, drummer etc. that weren't in a band and asked if they could help me with the music for my songs. They happily agreed, and we formed kind of a band - when I need their help with music or something related, they will always help, mainly because they just want to play. After that, we just kind of worked on the music, which was pretty good.
Right now, though, it was dark and I was standing in the crowd where Tanner was about to start his speech. I was wearing a light red scrunched tank top and a black leather jacket, the insides of the sleeves being beige, white jeans with a pattern that looked like chains and black-knee high boots. (A/N Don't know if I described it alright, you can see the picture on my profile)
"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Wait. Let's be honest here. In the past, we used to let other teams come into our town and roll right over us! But that is about to change. We've got some great new talent tonight starting on the offense, and I'm gonna tell you right now - it has been a long time since I have seen a kid like this with hands like these. Let's give it up for Stefan Salvatore!" Tanner cheered. People applauded, booed and cheered in all the appropriate places. I noticed Stefan's sheepish smile and cheered loudly for him. He heard me and playfully rolled his eyes at me. A fight suddenly broke out between Jeremy and Tyler.
"For the love of .." I can't believe they did that, even though I knew this would happen. Really, how childish can they be?
"Tyler, stop it! Tyler! Tyler, stop! Stop it! Stop, you're hurting him! Tyler! Tyler, stop! Tyler! Stop it! Tyler, stop!" Vicki screamed as the two continued fighting. I went over to try and stop it but Stefan grabbed Tyler before I could reach them.
"Hey, he's down! Enough!" Stefan yelled at Tyler, but Tyler just punched Stefan. When he didn't get any kind of reaction, he just looked scared for a few seconds. Jeremy, seeing his chance, picked up a broken glass bottle and went to strike Tyler, who moved out of the way making the bottle cut Stefan's hand instead.
"Oh my god!" Lena yelled running over to Jeremy, who looked shocked at what just happened. While she dealt with Jeremy, I went over to Stefan and whispered.
"It better heal fast, because Lena will be very suspicious. But I guess that's unavoidable now. She will try to figure it out and find out that you're a vampire in a few days." I hastily whispered and he just looked shocked and concerned.
"Come on, man, come on!" I heard Matt yell at Tyler.
"Oh my god, your hand!" Lena said, coming to us.
"No no no, it's fine." He said, hiding his hand behind his back.
"Yeah, it's fine Lena. It didn't touch him." I said.
"What are you talking about it? I saw it hit him with my own eyes!" She said, and looked at Stefan. "Is it deep? How bad is it?"
He just opened his hand up and there was nothing.
"See? Told you! That's what I saw, too." I said convincing, trying not to look suspicious.
"He missed. It's not my blood. See? I'm fine."
"No, I saw it. The glass cut your hand."
"It's ok. I'm ok. It's almost kick off time, alright? So, uh, I'll uh, I'll see you after the game." He said and walked away.
Lena just looked confused at turned to me.
"But, I saw it cut his hand."
"But there wasn't any wound, Lena. If it had cut him, it couldn't have healed so fast." I said, not really thinking about it. Damn it! Now, she will be even more suspicious.
"Hey, let's find Bonnie." She said and I groaned. Could this day get any worse?
"Hey! Where have you been?" Bonnie asked us as we walked over.
"Can I ask you a question and you give me a really serious no-joke response?" Lena said, ignoring her question.
"Of course. What is it?"
"The bad mojo. When you touched Stefan and you had that reaction .."
"You know what, forget I said that. Your little dinner party plot totally won me over." Bonnie smiled.
"No, Bonnie, seriously. What was it? Did you see something, or .."
"It wasn't clear like a picture. Like today, I keep seeing those same numbers I told you about .. 8, 14, 22." Those are the numbers that 'spell' a location where Tanner will be killed.
"Really?" I asked.
"When I touched Stefan, it was a feeling. And it vibrated through me, and it was cold, and it .." Bonnie looked down.
"And what?" Lena monitored for her to continue.
"It was death. It's what I imagine death to be like." Bonnie sighed.
I was shutting the booth of my car - yeah, my car! - lost in thought. What should I do next? When Lena finds out about vampires, and if Stefan tells her or if she figures it out on her own that I knew about them - she will be mad at me, and I don't know why, but I don't want her to be mad at me.
I felt a presence behind me and turned around.
"Oh my god, you scared me. What are you doing here?" I asked, a little bit startled at his sudden appearance. Shouldn't it be Lena who he did that to?
"I'm hiding from Caroline." Damon whispered.
"So am I." I whispered back.
"Why are you hiding?" He asked.
"I quit cheerleading and she wanted me to re-join them, but I ran off so .." I shrugged.
"Well, I needed a break. She talks more than I can listen." He explained.
"That could be a sign."
"Well, she's awfully young."
"Not much younger than you are." I shot back.
"I don't see it going anywhere in the bigger picture. I think she'd drive me crazy." He smirked.
"Look, Caroline does have some really annoying traits, trust me - I know, and I don't really like her, but we've been friends since the first grade - at least, from what everyone told me - and that means something to me." I told him.
"Duly noted. I'm sorry if I make you uncomfortable. That's not my intention."
"You don't make me uncomfortable. You make me a little bit disgusted. I just don't like you and your guts." I admitted.
"But I like you." He replied, playfuly pouting.
"Why are you with Caroline? Answer me honestly."
"She's a distraction." He shrugged.
"A distraction? From what?" I asked curiously, even though I knew from what. He chuckled.
"That's for me to know and you to find out."
"When do I get to find out?" I asked, pushing for a clear answer.
"You know, I get to you." He said, changing the subject.
"Oh really?"
"You find yourself drawn to me. You think about me even when you don't want to think about me. I bet you even dreamed about me. And right now .. you want to kiss me." He looked right into my eyes and gave me his signature smirk. He started to lean in to kiss me. However, I wasn't under his compulsion and I really wasn't about to kiss him. Did he seriously think that he could use his charm and I would do anything he wanted? What an ass. So, I slapped him. Right across the face. Hard. Even though my hand hurt a little bit more than I hurt him.
"What the hell do you think you're playing at? I don't know what game you're trying to play here, but I don't want to be part of it. And let's get one thing straight .. I am not Victoria from your past or Katherine. So don't think you can have your way with me so easily." I hissed at him and stormed off.
Lena came up to me.
"Hey, are you ok? Tonight was awful." She sighed.
"I'm fine. Tell me about it, Damon is such an ass!" I replied. She gave me a look of confusion.
"I wasn't talking about Damon ... you haven't heard?" Elena asked. I shook my head.
"Heard what?"
"Tanner's dead." She said quietly. Oh, so it finally happened.
"What? How?" Had to look convincing, right?
"An animal attack."
"You mean like Vicki's?" I wondered. She nodded.
As soon as I got home, I changed into pyjamas and threw myself onto my bed, pulling the covers over me. Today has been too exhausting. I felt my eyelids grow heavy and fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.
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