Okay, so I re-edited this chapter and made a few slight changes. They were small, so you might not notice them. It wasn't as horrible as I thought it would be, but like Last Marauder of Five pointed out (I appreciate it, by the way) there were some spelling mistakes and subject-verb disagreements.

Thanks to Marauder and kohinoor for the kind reviews despite my impaired judgement, brought on by lack of sleep :P For those who don't know, I uploaded this chapter before I went to bed without looking over it first. You can skip this message if you want. But then again, you're already half-way through. So yeah.

Thanks for all the reviews/alerts/favorites so far! :)

There might still be an error or two that I missed, but that's going to happen regardless of whether I proofread or not. I'm not a robot.

K, I'll stop rambling now.

DISCLAIMER - Adelina and this story are the only things I own.

CHAPTER 3

"So, you're the redheaded witch that Daddy wants to drain dry."

Bonnie stood as still as a statue as Adelina traced a vein on her neck, with her index finger. It was the day after Adelina's arrival that Matt, Bonnie, and Meredith were called to the boarding house. Even Matt, with no supernatural abilities whatsoever, could feel Adelina's Power oppressing the atmosphere in the front room they stood in.

"You're not going to be my new mommy, are you?" Adelina dropped her hand from Bonnie's neck and stood in front of her with an expression of mock innocence. Although they were both short, Adelina still had an inch or two on the witch.

"No!" Bonnie replied impulsively. "I mean… Where did you come from?" It took a good amount of courage for Bonnie to speak to this other Salvatore.

"And who are you?" Adelina, ignoring Bonnie's question, sauntered over to Matt and looked up at him.

With Adelina momentarily distracted, Bonnie took the time to study Adelina's aura. Though not drawn in as tight as in the woods, but still partially concealed, Bonnie felt terror crash on her like a wave. She had never seen anything like that before, which really said something. And, like most humans, the unknown or unexplainable scared her.

"I'm Matt Honeycutt," Matt replied, trying to remember his Virginian manners. "Uh, I never got your name."

"Adelina… Salvatore." Adelina paused before giving her last name, in order to draw out their reactions.

"Did you just say 'Salvatore?'" Meredith interjected, helping to break the awkward silence that plagued the room as they studied this mysterious girl.

"I love the reaction on people's face when I say that!" Adelina smiled. All, except Elena, Stefan, and Damon, stood gawking at the petite girl with the black hair and black eyes. The girl who looked suspiciously like –

"Damon, can I speak to you? Over there?" Bonnie nodded her head toward the kitchen. Adelina smiled once more.

In the kitchen, Bonnie pulled up a chair and sat in it. A few moments passed and she still didn't say anything, just closed her eyes and breathed deeply.

"I thought you came in here to speak?" Damon remarked.

"She's your daughter." It was a statement and not a question.

"Yes."

"How is that even possible?"

"Five-hundred years ago, I had one too many sips of vino tinto and – Must I explain?" Damon replied with a sly grin.

Bonnie lifted her head from her palms abruptly, looking Damon in the face. His smile disappeared immediately.

"But that was when you were human, which means… Damon?" Bonnie shifted her gaze and then looked back to the vampire. She licked her lips in nervousness.

"Yes?" Damon's tone was inquiring.

"Did you turn her, your daughter, into a vampire?" Bonnie couldn't read Damon's face exactly, but she thought he looked slightly offended for a split second.

"Of course not," Damon replied, now in a tone that wouldn't give off his true feelings, whatever they were. "I didn't even know the girl existed until last night. We had a slight altercation."

"That's the thing, Damon. There's something off about her. Adelina's her name?"

"Yes, and what would do think is wrong?"

"It's her aura. Haven't you noticed how strange it is? I haven't seen one like that on any vampire, human, witch, or even kitsune that we've come across." Bonnie was standing now.

"I know," was Damon's simple reply. He was still puzzling over how Adelina could enter Mrs. Flowers' boarding house without an invite. "But she said that there's a danger in Fell's Church. A danger that only she can assist with."

"Well, what is it?"

"Now that you've mentioned it, we haven't gotten to that little detail yet." As Damon turned to go back to the front room, Bonnie took hold of his arm.

"I don't trust her, Damon."

"Neither do I." Damon turned once more, but Bonnie tightened her grip.

"What was that about wanting to drain me dry?"

Damon looked at Bonnie without blinking.

"She just wants to scare you. Now let me go, if you will, and we can get answers."

Bonnie released Damon's arm, and they returned to the front room together.

Was that better?

I agree that this chapter is short, so I'll probably upload another one today (notice I said toDAY and not tonight).

There's another story of mine that hasn't been updated in a month, I think, so I might get to that as well. Or I'll wait 'til tomorrow. Whichever...

Reviews are welcome :)

Thank you!