Chapter 5:

My morning soon grew depressing as I sat on the sofa watching television with nothing to do. Of course it didn't help that it had started raining minutes after my father left the house causing my bad day to be engulfed in my dark mood. I wasn't mad at my dad, no he was just upset as I was, I made a stupid move by messing with Damon and well I couldn't take it back. It was my own fault I was stuck in this house completely bored out of my mind because of me. When are you going to learn to stop being so careless?

I said to my self. Carelessness got you here.

I put my head in my hands to try an stop the thoughts that were coming into my head. Trying to stop the tears from completely forming and run down my face. It was my fault they are dead. My heart felt heavy suddenly. That pain that I kept inside made its way out of me and I couldn't hold my sobs any longer.

"Good morning Alaric" Stefan said while Alaric read some papers on his desk.

"Oh hello Stefan I was meaning to talk to you later today."

"I'm not surprised. What is it you wanted to talk about?"

"About Damon. My daughters in town and well had a run in with Damon last night. I'm afraid that he'll do something rash."

"Yeah that's what I was going to speak with you about too. I wanted to warn you but you know Damon by now."

"Can you talk with him by some chance?"

"I tried but he's not listening. Not that he ever does."

Alaric scratched his head in frustration. "I'm going to have to get her out of town then."

"That could work."

The door opened to the class room to reveal Elena Gilbert. "Hey Stefan sorry to interrupt were going to the cafeteria you coming?"
Elena saw Stefan serious expressions and then Alaric. "Is something wrong?"

Stefan quickly changed his face and smiled in Elena direction, "No nothing you have to worry about."

He walked towards the door and wave to Alaric "I have to go. I'll try and talk to Damon again later."

Alaric nodded as Stefan departed. Then he took out his cell to make a much needed call.

She was cleaning; yes Jade was cleaning her father's home in order to fill the day with something to do since she could not get out of the house.

Jade scrubbed the kitchen counters cleaned all the dishes and mopped the house. Her hair was a mess and her glasses were falling off her face.

At least this will give my head something better to do then sulk, she thought to her self.

She put away the broom in the hall way closet and went towards the trash can taking out the bag to throw out its smelly contents feeling quite good with her self for actually cleaning the house.

She opened the door to make her way to the big garbage can located right next to the house in the back yard, which was her first mistake. Just one step out the door Jade was pulled aside and pined against the wall outside the house. Her back hit the wall almost a little too hard and she flinched at the pain.

"Jade so nice to finally see you." Damon said in front of her while barricading her against the wall with his arms.

"Damon" she said looking up at him looking him while trying to get her breathing back to normal.

"Did I scare you?" He said noticing her flushed expression and labored breathing.

"Not at all" she said now annoyed.

"I was wondering when you were finally going to get out of the house."

"It is nice to know you don't have a life."

Damon put a hand to his heart, "Oh that hurt Jade why so feisty?"

"Well you basically almost gave me a sinking heart attack!" she yelled in response and crossed her arms together.

"Aha! You were scared." He said a matter a factly with his eyes lighting up.

"What do you want?"

"Nothing much you know just thought you owed me something after that not so funny stunt you pulled last night."

"What do u want?" she asked again her cheeks glowing red.

He stepped even closer to her nearly closing the space between.

"You're blood, your life, a kiss." He said in her ear. Which made goose bumps travel down her body.

She turned her head to look at him but he moved quickly away from her and was now sitting on one of the porch chairs not far from where she stood.

She ground her teeth trying to calm the emotions he brought out in her before she did something rash.

"I'm just joking Jade." He said smiling at her. "Don't be so serious. What I want from you is something different. You are going to get something I need."

"Oh yeah what is that?"

"A family air loom of yours. I need it. It's a piece of jewelry."

"A piece of jewelry? What can you possibly want with a piece of jewelry?" she asked looking at him as if he was nuts now.

"You don't need to know."

"Why don't you ask my dad?"

"You ask too many questions." He said getting up from where he sat walking a bit towards her. "Are you going to do it or not?"

"If I don't?" she said meeting his blue eyes with her green ones challenging him.

"How about you think on it and if you don't show up at the Mystic grill Friday night then I'll take it as a no and we'll see what happens from there." And with those words he was gone.