The Angel

Chapter 5 Power

Disclaimer: Don't own anything, so don't sue me.

(A/N: Sorry for the late update, guys! I had a major writer's block and I was preparing something special for myself because I'm officially getting one year older on the fifteenth of November. And I'm not making up an alibi, mind you. I watched the episode Rose and I cried all night because I felt Damon's pain—loving someone who didn't love you back. So, here it is—the fifth chapter of my story. Enjoy!)

Early the next morning…

Bella/Adrianna's POV

My eyes fluttered open and I noticed that I wasn't in my room, but Damon's. So, it definitely wasn't a dream after all. A smile formed on my lips as I reminisced one of the happiest moments of my life which happened last night.

"Can't stop thinking about me, huh?" A voice whispered in my ear, which I recognized as Damon's. I resisted the urge to smirk at his comment, but I knew that it was true.

"It's not like you aren't thinking about me, too." I bluffed, twisting my head around to face him. "How can you be so sure?" he asked, kissing the tip of my nose.

"How can you be so sure either? Who knows? I might be thinking about a really hot lifeguard right now or a certain bronze haired Cold One." I said, smirking.

"Who cares? I am way hotter than those ninnies." he said, adding emphasis to the word 'way'. I smiled and leaned closer, feeling his cold breath on my face. "I know." I said, before capturing his lips into a passionate kiss which turned into a full make out session.

He was on top of me now and he broke away from our kiss but never lost contact. He kissed down my neck and I bit back a moan. Edward and I never got this far with the boundaries he set between us. It was easy to think of him now. He was just a part of my distant past and nothing more. Damon was my present, and hopefully my future, too.

I remembered that he told me he loves me, but I never said those three words back. I just didn't know how to say it yet. He took off his leather jacket and threw it on the floor, and I was wondering if we will do "it". I just thought it was too early and if it came to that, I think I will stop him and add emphasis on the word 'think' because I don't know if I will even do it when the time comes.

Ugh! What am I thinking? When I was still Bella, I keep on offering myself to Edward, but I can't do the same with Damon? I must be crazy. My mind was snapped back to reality when I heard the door opening and saw Elena standing at the door. A split second later I heard a crash and saw pieces of broken glass and a puddle of water on the floor.

I immediately pushed Damon off of me and sat on the bed, rushing to cover myself with a blanket, even if I was still fully clothed. Damon was indifferent and just stared at her. "Excellent way to make an entrance, Elena." he commented, smirking.

"Sorry, I-I didn't mean to…I'm just going out for a while. I was just going to check if Addie's okay and I think she's more than okay now so I'll see you later." Elena rambled, hand already on the doorknob.

"Um, Elena, wait! There's absolutely no need for you to go, really." I called, jumping off the bed. I saw Damon's eyes darken infinitesimally, and Elena wouldn't have noticed.

"No, no, it's okay. Um, see you later!" she said before going out the door. I sighed and turned around to face Damon who had an irritated look on his face. "Did you really have to ask her to stay?" he asked.

"It's already embarrassing as it is." I replied smoothly, sitting down on the bed.

"What's embarrassing? It's not like we were doing anything wrong." he defended, looking at me.

"Yes, we weren't doing anything wrong but I think Elena's quite shocked." I replied, plopping down on the pillows.

"She didn't look as shocked as I thought she would be." he stated, rolling on his stomach.

"Oh, really?" I asked, rolling my eyes. He raised his head to look at me and said, "Really. I was surprised she didn't scream or anything close to that." he said, smirking.

"She's strong and brave." I said, pursing my lips.

"Just like you. Who else would have the guts to cross the Volturi alone? That's why I love you." he said and I beamed at him.

"I love you, too." I said clearly, looking into his dark eyes which seemed to twinkle as I said those words.

"Finally." he said before capturing my lips into kiss. And I wished time would stop, but of course, everything good has to end.

Moments later…

Damon and I are just cuddling on the couch, waiting for Stefan and Elena to arrive. Suddenly, he decided to break the comfortable silence between us and asked a question. "A while ago, when you were having a dream, how did you make those things float?" he asked, playing with a lock of hair.

My eyebrows scrunched up in confusion and I voiced out my opinion to him. "Make stuff float. So, what is this, some twisted joke that should be laughed at or did you hang around Stefan way too much?" I asked, smirking.

"Gosh, woman, I'm serious. Wait, so you really have no idea?" he asked skeptically, eyebrows reaching up to his hairline. I shook my head and his lips pressed into a firm line. He seemed to ponder something and decided what to do.

He took my hand and nearly dragged me across the room and at that moment I could think of just about a million protests. "D, where are you taking me? And could you please slow down for a second? You're not planning to burn me alive under the sun, are you?" I asked somewhat jokingly, planting my feet on the ground.

"Oops, sorry, but I need to get to the witch ASAP. I'm ninety to ninety-nine percent sure that she has the answer to this puzzle. Whatever ability you have, it might be able to help us with the Volturi. Well, I know that we'll win with or without you, but better be sure than to regret it later." he said, looking at me excitedly.

"Always knew I was special, didn't you?" I asked smugly, wagging my brows. He laughed a genuine laugh, wrapping his arms around my waist. "Yeah, kind of, so come on and witchy girl might disappear into thin air." he said, taking a step forward before stopping in his tracks.

"Oh well, before I forget, I believe this belongs to you." he said, holding up a thin chain in between his long, pianist fingers. He held my lapis lazuli necklace and it sparkled even without the sun's rays. Personally, I think it's more beautiful than any piece of jewelry I have ever seen, even if it's not anything close to diamonds.

He placed it around my neck and kissed the soft spot just below my ear. Electricity shot through my veins and I failed to suppress a shudder. "You like that don't you?" he breathed and I could picture a smirk plastered on his face. I rolled my eyes and regained composure before he saw my expression.

"Let's get down to business, lover boy. We have loads of things to do before the big day arrives." I said, changing the subject while pushing him away. It's a good thing he didn't comment on it and followed my lead outside the house. I only hoped upon entering Damon's Ferrari that whatever is wrong…or right with me can help us in this situation. I don't think I can bear to lose Damon and live for eternity. I'm not going through that kind of pain again.

At the Bennett residence…

Damon opened the door for me and I reluctantly stepped out, looking at my surroundings. The place looks like a normal American household to an outsider, but to those who hold the knowledge of mythical creatures, it will quickly come off as an abode of witches due to its aura.

"Are you sure about this?" I asked skeptically, briefly glancing at Damon. His lips curled and I'm quite positive he wanted to smirk at that moment but decided against it. He's a smart man.

"You can always back out if you want to. I won't blame you if you feel afraid of Bonnie." he said in mock innocence, and I was sure that he was just goading me. Me, being the new me, took the bait and retorted.

"You would be, too, if you are about to face a feisty little witch. I'm still new in this world of yours, Damon, so it would be easy for her to use her powers on me. If she can do it to someone as old as you are, surely she won't fail on me." I retorted, marching my way to the front porch.

"I may be old, but you can never deny that I am the hottest vampire in the world." he called after me and I stopped in my tracks to smile a little, but he didn't see.

Before I had a chance to knock on the door, it opened and revealed Bonnie behind it. "Uh um, hey, Bonnie, we're just checking up on you just in case anybody got to you. Are you alright? You look a little…pale." I asked worriedly, moving a step forward but found something blocking my way. I couldn't get through the door because I wasn't invited in. Silly me.

"Oops…" I said, embarrassed for forgetting that important fact. Bonnie smiled but it faded away quickly. "Come on in, Be—I mean, Adrianna." she said, stepping aside to let me in. I could feel her glancing at Damon, deciding whether or not to let him in.

"It's alright. He's absolutely harmless." I said, giving emphasis to "harmless". She smiled longer and I hoped it would stay there, but I knew she had something on mind. I just need to find the perfect time to ask her if I could do anything to help. And I wish I do.

Eventful hours later…

"So, you think that I'm—I'm like you?" I said disbelievingly, standing up from the couch in shock. Damon pulled me down on his lap and rubbed soothing circles on my back. There is absolutely no way it could be. That was the thought on my mind as I stared at Bonnie's serious face.

It's either she is a very convincing actress or…what she said was true. I personally prefer the former instead of the latter. Could my life be more messed up than it already is? I am already buried deep in this mythical thing too much. So much that sometimes I forget how it is to be normal. As normal a vampire could get, anyway.

"The first time I saw you in the Salvatore boarding house, I knew there was something about you. But I merely put it off as your being a vampire. In the last few days, I felt you getting stronger. It could be physically or mentally, or maybe even both. Does anybody in your family act weirdly or something relatively close to that?" she asked, not blinking even once.

I thought really hard about it, the possibility of anyone in my family acting weird. I vaguely remembered Grandma Swan talking to me when I was little.

~o~o~o~Flashback~o~o~o~

"Grandma! Will you read me another story? Please, please, please!" I requested, batting my eyelashes at my favorite grandparent. I was spending the summer with her and Renee had no other choice but to indulge me with my whim.

"Well, how about I just tell you a story? One I made myself, especially for you." she cooed, stroking my hair. I couldn't stay still in my seat with excitement, pulling at my grandmother's wrinkled hand. She was still beautiful even with old age and I wanted to be just like her when I grow older.

"Alright, and so, years ago there were…" she began, and I was mesmerized at the way she spoke of that story, like it really happened in real life.

My heart was crushed when she died and I cried in her funeral a lot. But she left me one important lesson in life: Always expect the unexpected.

~o~o~o~End of Flashback~o~o~o~

I snapped out of my reverie which seemed to last forever but in reality, only a few seconds have passed. "Grandma Swan." I whispered, my eyes watering as I remembered my beloved grandmother.

Their heads snapped up and Damon looked at me questioningly. "She was my grandmother. She told me about this story and I think this has something to do with our…dilemma. When I was little, she narrated this story to me about magic and myth. I couldn't remember some of it, but I remember enough.

She said something like, "Someday, you will understand what I mean." although I never understood what she meant by that until now. Bonnie, do you have a way to be sure—really certain that your hunch is correct?" I asked, my voice shaking a little.

"Yes, I do. But first you need to get ready for it. It's certainly not going to be pleasant." she warned, her lips pressing together into a tight line. I nodded in consent and looked at Damon for approval. He understood that I needed this and knew that whatever he did, he won't stop me from trying to know who I really was. And so we began.

An excruciating hour later…

For the first time since I was turned into a Vampire, I felt extremely tired. I never felt like this when I escaped Volterra. Now I felt really drained with just a little strength left in me because of the spell Bonnie performed to force my 'Powers' out. "It's normal to feel like that, Adrianna. It's going to be like that at first but you'd get used to it after some time." Bonnie said, offering me a kind smile.

"And just how long is 'some time'? We have no time to waste at all. The Volturi is coming in a few short days—less than seventy-two hours. What am I supposed to do? Sit around and watch while the other Vampires risk their lives to protect our home? No way in hell I am going to do that!" I spat with as much force as I have left in my body. My futile attempt to rise from where I was lying down now was stopped by my boyfriend.

"We can manage without you, Addie. Trust me, we will, but this is no time to tire yourself more. You need to rest, eat a healthy diet of nothing but pure human blood and watch a good DVD. You heard what bitchy—I mean, witchy Bonnie said. Now try to be a good little girl and we'll go home soon, okay?" he said, patting my head like a kid.

"I'm eighteen, Damon. And I'm more than capable of protecting myself. Get that through your thick skull, will you?" I grumbled, swatting his hand away weakly. He rolled his eyes and saluted me. I chuckled weakly but even that simple action drained me further.

"Hmm…I don't think so." he said, looking at me with a goofy grin on his face. My vision blurred and I knew I was going to lose consciousness any moment. "You need to rest, Adrianna. After all, being a witch isn't as promising as people thought it is." Bonnie said, and that was the last thing I heard before drifting into a deep sleep.

A little over two o' clock in the afternoon…

I woke up in the arms of my beloved, who was kissing my head softly. "You know, I've never seen a vampire sleep this long before. Usually doesn't surpass the eight-hour mark. But of course, you're different. I always knew you were." he murmured, kissing my lips.

There was a strange taste in my mouth and I knew it didn't come from his kisses. It tasted somewhat like blood, but not human blood at all. I pulled away and knew that my strength before was back, if not more. "What did you do with me?" I asked, poking his chest with my index finger.

He sighed in exasperation and confessed to me. "I promise you, sweetheart, I didn't do anything I shouldn't do. I was merely trying to help you so I fed you some of my blood together with the human ones." he said, running his hand through his dark, silky hair.

My eyes softened and my heart was filled with love for this wonderful angel. I owe him so much. "You did that for me?" I asked in awe, my eyes filling up with tears that blurred my vision. I wiped them away quickly before they fell.

"Anything for you, Addie—anything." he vowed, kissing the hollow under my ear, making me shiver—again. He chuckled and I punched him playfully. This day is an important day to me. This is the day I finally got the man of my dreams and discovered who I really was. Now all of it made sense and I couldn't be more at peace.

A day before the arrival of the Volturi…

Today, we have a Masquerade at school. I didn't want to go but Damon insisted upon it. I only obliged in the condition that he would be my date for the night. Of course, he couldn't resist saying yes to me.

Yesterday, I practiced with Damon all day and I could feel myself getting stronger not only physically, but also mentally. I enjoy compelling Stefan slightly, repeating the same scene over and over again until I get tired of it. Elena took it better than I thought and even partook in making fun of him.

Elena is helping me get dressed and I promised to fix her hair afterwards. "El, should I wear black or white?" I asked, showing her the two dresses that I found to my liking. She bit her bottom lip in thought and told me that I should wear the black one.

"I think Damon likes you best in black. He thinks you're extremely sexy in that color." she said, giggling. "You know I'm starting to get jealous now. You two are really close to each other, aren't you?" I asked, pouting.

"No need to get jealous. We're the best of friends and we go a long way back. But I can never compare the love he had for me to the love that I see he has for you. You changed him completely, Addie, and that's saying something. I almost gave up all hope of trying to alter his ways but you did in less than a few days after meeting him. So never ever doubt his love for you, girl, because I doubt he's still going to look for anybody else. You're absolutely perfect for each other, like two puzzle pieces fitting perfectly together. Can you understand me?" she asked gently, placing her hands on my shoulders.

I thanked her for the comfort she provided me and time passed like a blur. Soon enough, we were ready and looking great—she in her silver tube dress and me in my black semi-see through dress with a ribbon in the midsection.

She wore matching silver high heels while I wore black stilettos that I fell in love with the first time I saw them. I picked out black dangling earrings with a black statement ring, black pearl bracelet and black necklace that made my neck look longer. In short, I was wearing everything in the color black.

We decided to be in opposite colors tonight. She picked out a pair of pearl dangling earrings with a white pearl ring, double strand pearl necklace and matching double strand pearl bracelet. I grabbed my purse and mask and took a final look at the floor length mirror.

Elena will wear everything in silver while I wore black. We find it kind of funny in a twisted way. She was an angel while I am, as she put it, a dark one. We also banned the boys from seeing us until the party starts and we'll meet up with them in the venue.

Bonnie and Jeremy are going together while Matt will go with a new chic he met a week ago. I believe it is love at first sight. As for Caroline, well, I really don't know where she is now. Come to think of it, I haven't seen her in the last two days so I decided to talk to Elena about it while we were driving to school using the car Damon so graciously gave me as a 'gift'. And for what? I do not know.

He said something like "It's my gift for you for just being there. Plus, it won't be nice if you keep on riding with me. They'd ask why you don't have your own car. Not that I care, but it will really degrade your social status." he said, smirking.

"Why should I care about that? It doesn't make any difference to me anyway. And it deprives me of the luxury of riding with you." I said, whining. He merely chuckled and shoved the keys into my hands and I had no other choice but to accept the new Audi R8. I snapped out of my reverie and looked at Elena, remembering a question I wanted to ask.

"You know I haven't seen Caroline around these days. Where did the bitch go?" I asked, searching for a decent radio station. The music they play is simply horrible. She looked at me and I knew from the look on her face that she had no clue of her whereabouts either.

"Well, I guess we'll see her tonight. You yourself told me that she never misses a party." I said, shrugging. In no time, I was turning off the engine and doing last minute touches to my look.

"Do you think he'd like my look tonight?" I asked Elena nervously, fidgeting. She chuckled slightly and patted my back. "He'd love it. And even if you wear rags he'd still love you. You can make rags look as if they were made of gold." she said, praising me. I flushed in embarrassment and marched off to the entrance of the school. Before we entered, we put our identical masks on—hers is silver while mine is black.

There were already a lot of people and if I were human, it would have taken a lot of time to search for them. Luckily, I am not and with the help of my vampire senses, I located them after a few seconds of concentration.

"Follow me. I know where they are." I told her, squeezing my way through the crowd dancing on the dance floor. Once we reached them, Damon kissed the top of my head and wrapped his arms around me.

"What's up, gorgeous?" he asked, almost lifting me off the ground while hugging me. I figured he looked godly in his black tuxedo and for once, I felt that we matched. "You tell me." I said, kissing his cheek. But he wasn't contented with that and kissed me on the lips.

"Guys, if you weren't reading the sign. No PDA." Stefan said, interrupting our little moment of happiness and pointed to a huge sign on the wall.

"Whatever, Stefie, as if people even follow that rule." Damon said, going back to our previous engagement. I heard Stefan sigh and Elena roll her eyes. They left without saying another word to us and I liked it that way.

"May I have the pleasure?" he asked after we broke away. I giggled and commented on the manner he said those words. "God, I feel like I was born in your time when big dresses, corsets and all those stuff still exist." I said, rolling my eyes.

He smirked and led me towards the dance floor. We danced for a while until Elena interrupted us with a worried look on her face. "Damon, sorry to interrupt you, but can I borrow her for a while? It's an emergency." she said worriedly, biting her lip.

I looked at Damon and he gave me a look of approval. I let Elena drag me towards wherever we will go and we entered the restroom for some reason. "Addie, I need your help! I think my heels are about to crack and I just noticed it now. What am I going to do?" she whisper shouted, looking around for any sign of people.

"Don't worry, El. You chose the right person to approach. We'll fix that in no time. And you're right. This is an emergency—a fashion emergency, so let's fix it before the situation gets worse." I said determinedly, closing the door with my mind.

"Can you o me another favor? Don't close the door with your Power because it kind of creeps me out." she said guiltily. I smirked at her while taking off her shoe. "You have a vampire boyfriend, two witch best friends, and you're a doppelganger of a vampire and you still feel freaked out by that?" I asked, laughing.

She blushed and before she could blink, I had already fixed the cursed heel. "There, it's already good as new. You go ahead and go back there. I want to freshen up a bit in here for a few minutes." I told her, remembering to open the door manually for her sake. She shot me a grateful glance before disappearing through the crowd.

After I finished fixing my hair and accessories, I went out of the restroom in search for Damon. I smelled his scent and followed it until I reached the back door. I thought he just wanted fresh air so I went out of the door only to find him with a girl. Not just any girl, but Elena.

No, it's not Elena, because the girl is wearing a different dress and accessories. But she looked exactly like Elena that she could pass for the real Elena. So if this is not my best friend, then could this be the one they were talking about who caused all this trouble once and for all—Katherine Pierce?

My instincts were telling me to attack but my reasonable side won and I waited to see what this is all about. Damon has got a lot of explaining to do after this. "I see you've found a new bitch to play with, Damon. She looks fine but nothing compared to me, of course." she said, smirking.

My eyes narrowed in disgust for this person I haven't even personally met yet. She surely is one vain and bitchy person. "Don't dare talk about her like that, Katherine. She's a hundred times better than you are, not only in the outside but in the inside, too. She is better than you ever were." Damon hissed, fists clenching.

Katherine's face distorted and her fangs elongated in reaction to him. "I have eyes and ears everywhere, Damon. I know every single move that you make and I can kill your new plaything without even blinking. And I swear I'll kill every single person important to her, too—a slow torture for her because I heard she's very compassionate and loving, isn't she?" Katherine said, lips curling back.

"If you hurt her, or even try to touch a hair on her head, you'd better say your prayers because I will hunt you down and kill you. Do you understand?" he growled, choking her. As if his strength was nothing to her, she pushed him away and he landed on the floor.

She produced vervain from her pocket and ran it up his face. He screamed in pain and she stopped and stepped back. I bit back a cry and tears started welling in my eyes. My blood boiled in fury and I wanted to kill her for doing that to Damon. But I couldn't do that because she'd probably hurt Damon more and I couldn't bear to watch that.

"You must have forgotten that I have over three and a half centuries on you. What makes you think you can beat me? I'm warning you, Damon. If you don't come back to me, I'll make sure you'd be dead in the hands of the Volturi by sunset tomorrow—not only you, but your precious Addie and company. So, what will it be, Damon—your happiness or the safety of all the vampires in Mystic Falls including you, Stefan, Elena, your bitch, the Bennett witch and all the humans who know about us? Choose, Damon. You don't have forever to do that." she warned, before disappearing into the night.

That left me with Damon, but I was afraid to let my presence known to him and I knew he could manage himself so I left him there. I fled away from the party altogether and drove away back home, if I could still call it that.

Tears started falling down my cheeks and I drove at a rate that was more than the speed limit, a rare sight coming from someone like me. I pulled up on the driveway and ran at vampire speed towards my room. Packing all my things, I was deciding whether or not to let Damon still catch up with me or just disappear and leave a note on his bed.

I decided on the former because after all, he deserves a proper goodbye instead of me leaving him hanging. I paced around the room after changing my clothes to more comfortable ones, trying to figure out what to say when he arrives looking for me. Surely, I could lie to him or make up some story to make it easier for the both of us.

Just after I placed my luggage downstairs and made my way back up, I heard him arrive and I haven't come up with anything yet. But this is now or never and there's no going back now. I waited for him to come here and braced myself for what is surely going to happen. The door creaked open and I took in a sharp breath.

"Addie, are you alright? I couldn't find you anywhere back at the party and I even asked Elena if she could look for you in the ladies' restroom but you weren't there. Did something happen?" he asked worriedly, stepping forward.

My back was to him and I turned around to face him with an unreadable expression. "No. Nothing happened. I just wanted to go home, that's all." I said in a dead voice, crossing my arms in front of my chest.

"Ah, good, good, I thought something happened to you. It's understandable if you couldn't take being too close to that number of people. It's quite normal." he said and looked like a burden was lifted off his shoulders. After a few minutes of silence, he decided to break it.

"Are you planning a trip somewhere? I saw your stuff in the living room. Surely, you're not going anywhere without telling me? If you wanted a vacation so badly, I'll go pack my stuff and leave a note to my little bro so that I could go with you." he said quickly, pointing the door with his thumb.

I shook my head and my eyes hardened, not allowing him to see within me. "I want to be alone, Damon. We can't be together. Everything is just so complicated and I have so much in my life to fix. I think we should just…not be together for a while." I started, swallowing hard before continuing.

"I figured I couldn't just run away from my past. Tomorrow, the Cold Ones are coming and you know Carlisle is friends with them. I even saw the whole family in Volterra. No matter how much I try to forget and run away from my past, it always finds a way to hunt and torment me. I couldn't go on like this forever, Damon." I reasoned, and it was partly true. I wasn't saying the entire truth, but I wasn't lying to him either. He didn't respond and remained frozen, not even blinking or breathing.

"So could you please not make this harder for the both of us? If you really love me, you will let me go. Please." I pleaded, looking into his dark eyes for him to understand. His eyes melted and the most heartbreaking expression I've ever seen on anybody appeared on his handsome face.

"Did I do something wrong? Because if I did, I'll change for you, I promise. I do whatever it takes, just don't leave me." My own heart ripped into two for him and it took everything I've got not to tear up.

"It's not you, Damon. I won't lie to you because you don't deserve any of it. I saw you with Katherine outside the party. I heard everything she said and I think it'd be better for us if we just listen to her. We can't be selfish and stay together even if we know that it'll endanger everyone around us. Even if I am indeed with you but they die, I still won't be happy. I'd just feel guilty. I'm sorry but we just can't be together." I explained, closing my eyes so I won't see his face.

"I love you, Addie. I know you know that, but I doubt you know just how much. I love you, so my only wish is for you to be happy. If that's what you really want, I'd be gone faster than lightning. You just have to say the word and I'll disappear, just like that." he said, cupping my face in his hands.

"I care about you, Damon. I really do. Believe me, if there was another way around this, I won't go but there isn't. I saw what Katherine did to you. She's strong—very strong, not to mention powerful, too. Please remember that I have your best interests in mind, Damon, and that I love you more than life itself. I'll just continue loving you when all this craziness is over. But right now, we have to prepare for a possible battle tomorrow." I said determinedly, attempting to smile.

"Oh God, please promise—just promise me that you will be alright. I want her out of our life forever and the only way to make her stop is by separating. I swear I'll come back to you as soon as she's gone. I could wait forever, maybe more. Please wait for me, too." I pleaded, holding on to his shirt for support.

He gently stroked my hair and I was gone in a flash through the window together with all my things. I revved up the engine and floored it, driving at a speed that is simply suicidal for a normal person.

The first place that came to my mind was Bonnie's house instead of Elena's. They wouldn't think of looking for me there first and I need her to explain everything to me—every possible way to get stronger in less than twelve hours. She didn't ask any question for which I was grateful. I slept peacefully that night even after all the tears that rolled down my cheeks. Hopefully, this nightmare would end tomorrow and I'll stop at nothing to ensure my family's safety. Anything.

(A/N: I'm sorry for the late update again. I've had a bad week. I was halfway through with the chappie and classes were suspended today and yesterday because of an accident. You wouldn't even want to know what. I repeat: I'm not making up excuses. If you want me to update as fast as I can, REVIEW! Be generous, please. You keep me going and I don't think I'll live through this week if you don't review.)

P.S. Links of Adrianna's and Elena's outfits on profile.