chapter 4:

Here i was again parked in front of my father's drive way yet again. Just hours before my day seemed like it would be better but i guess life was not so easy. Not only had I had a bad run with my father but also with a vampire.

He was so hot though, it was fun.

I laughed to m self. "Yeah but way to dangerous Jade; I'm not doing that again." I said to myself while getting my luggage finally out of my trunk. As i made my way to the front the front door suddenly opened to reveal my father.

"Do you know how worried I was? You disappeared and have been gone for hours." he yelled at me as much as he could outside without the neighbors hearing.

"Yeah, I'm sorry. I had to blow off some steam." I said looking away.

He put his hand on his hips and sighed. "I'm glad you're alright. Come here I haven't given you a hug yet."

My father walked up to me and gave me a strong bear hug and i laughed a bit happy that he was finally showing me some other emotion then anger.

He looked down at me and kissed the top of my head. "Come on lets get inside."

"Good idea."I responded and both of us hauled my stuff upstairs to my bed room.

Once up stairs alone in my room i was finally able to relax, and lay in my bed in peace. "Finally"

"Coffee, i need coffee. Dad where is the coffee!" I yelled from the kitchen while looking threw the cabinets.

I heard someone come down the stairs and my father appear the next second.

"Good morning to you too."

I turned to him and smiled while leaning against the counter. "Good morning, i was just wondering where you put the coffee. I see the coffee maker but no coffee. "

"Sorry sweaty i ran out the other day and keep forgetting to get some. I'm going to have to get some now that you are here."

I nodded in agreement. "Yeah coffeholic here."

He laughed at that and said, "Well I'm kinda running late. i got to get to school before it starts."

"Ok i'll just go out and get the coffee later today"

Her father nodded while picking up some papers and getting his car keys.

"Sounds great." he said in a rush and moved forward to give her a kiss on the head good bye when something caught his eye.

"What's wrong?" i asked as he stared. "Something on me?" I made to throw off whatever he was staring at when it clicked in my mind.

oh no my neck!

"What is that?" my father said in a worried tone dropping his things on the counter and pulling down my collar to expose my neck 0more.

"Its nothing." I said in a rushed tone, trying to straighten my collar.

"Who were you with last night?" he now asked his face getting sort of red.

"No one." i made to get out of the kitchen but he put a hand on my shoulder stopping me from leaving.

"What did i tell you Jady? I told you it was dangerous here and the first night here you get your self nearly bitten by a vampire!"

"Dad please calm down i took care of it." I said yanking my collar up to hide the scratches on my neck.

"Who was it? What did you do?" he asked in a rush.

"I gave him my own brew. Knocked him flat on his behind." i said laughing a bit to lighten the mood.

My father kept his serious stature, "Who was it? Did you kill him?"

"It was that man you were hanging with at the grill."

"Damon?"

I nodded. "Yeah" My father looked like he was about to burst from anger.

"Dad please, i'm ok.

"Damon can be unpredictable, not to be trusted. Why on earth would be around someone you don't know?"

I looked at him guiltily. "Sorry i was upset. I wasn't thinking steight."

"More like out of your mind a bit don't you think?"

I didn't respond instead looked out the window. "He couldn't have hurt me. I can take care of myself."

"I'm surprised you even standing in front of me Jade!" he looked at me like if he was scared of what I'd do next.

"Stay in the house today Jade."

"Why it's day light?" Now i was pissed.

"He can walk during the day." My father said getting his things again and walking to the door. He stopped and turned around before closing the door behind him. "You should have stayed where you were."

"How many times are you going to say that?" My eyes now brimming with tears; I wiped them away angrily. "I couldn't stay there."

"What happened?" he said looking sad now.

"Why don't you call grandma and ask her." I said and ran up the stairs.

"Damon? Hey Damon!"

Damon shot up in his bead ready as if read for a fight eyes black and all but noticed that it was day and the Alaric's daughter was long gone.

"Damon? Hello you in there?"

"Could you stop screaming i was stuck with vervain last night and all you do is scream in my ear." Damon said lifting himself of the bed pushing past Stefan.

"Who was here and was able to stick you with vervain?" Stefan said looking down at the needle he held in his hand.

"Jade" Damon said as he walked down the stairs to retrieve a fresh bag of blood from the basement refrigerator. "Alaric's clever daughter."

"Wait Alaric has a daughter?"

"Yup" Damon said ripping open a bag of blood and poring it into a glass. "I got to go pay her a visit later."

"No Damon she was defending herself most likely."

"All i did was compel her a bit." Damon said after taking a gulp of blood. "She followed me here willingly and everything. How did i know she was going to be so feisty."

"She is Alaric's daughter are you really surprised? Your just mad she out smarted you."

"Well thanks Stefan you made my feelings so clear to me. Of course Stefan I'm seething. She really doesn't know who she messed with. No one injects me with vervain and gets away with it." Damon said going back up to his room.

Stefan followed close by now worried that another was in the brink of happening.

"Damon just let it go its Alaric's daughter."

Damon turned around sharply to face Damon. "Since when have I given a damn about Alaric? Stop trying to be the referee Stefan you're not changing my mind. Oh and aren't you late for school?" Damon said with a smirk and closed the door to his room in Stefan's face.