Damon's POV
"Shawn? How are you alive? What is – I mean. How are you? – How did you-? Why? I mean. How is this? -" My mouth was wide open. Nothing I did could hide my obvious shock. Words fell out of my mouth without control. I didn't even know what I was saying. I tried to stick to my usual, act coy with a sly response. But nothing smart came out of my mouth. Finally I gained control of my shock, and words started to resurface. "I mean, not to be mean or anything. But why the hell are you here?"
"Me? Oh. You friend here practically begged me to come."
I stared at her. Nothing could explain this. But wait. Woah. Did Shawn have a doppelganger too?
Klaus started talking, but I didn't hear a word. My mind started to wonder, it wonder all the way back to 1860.
It was summer. I just turned 18, so it was a few days before I had to ship out and join the army. I was young and in love. So I vowed like any other boy would - to spend every waking moment with the girl I loved. I sat alone on the grass waiting for her. I looked up at the large mystic falls clock. She was late.
"Damon" I turned my head, to face the soft and tender voice that called my name. I broke into a smile. Wind was blowing. It made the pink dress she was wearing blow in the wind. The dress, it was unlike anything I've seen before. First of all, the front of the dress ended at her thighs. The back part was longer. But the fabric looked so soft and light. That even a light summer breeze caused it to blow.
"Wow. Shawn. You look beautiful." I got up and greeted her with kisses, stroking her soft blond hair. "But where is your corset? And your floor length dress?"
"Oh that thing?" She laughed the laugh that could light up the world. "Corsets are so tight. And those dresses? So classy but it's summer, girls gotta have fun."
"Wow. Your really not afraid to stand out." I laughed, as I glanced at other girls in corsets glaring at Shawn thinking, 'what the hell is she wearing?' Shawn couldn't care less. She and I have been together for a year now, and she never failed to impress me.
"Trust me Damon, this dress will be fashionable in no time." Shawn looked at me with those magnificent green eyes. "Well come on. Are we going to stand around and talk about clothes or are we actually going to do something?"
"Right." I held her fingers within my palms, and softly kissed her hand. "My lady." She smiled, as I turned my charms on and acted classy. I tried my best to imitate a British accent, and said "Let me introduce you to the worlds best picnic."
We sat down to eat. After a while I brought up the dreaded topic. "What's going to happen to us when I leave?"
The smile vanished off her beautiful face. "Well… Your leaving for a year and I don't think -"
"Maybe we shouldn't talk about this now." I quickly cut in, before she could end things. After all, there was still five days until I left mystical falls. "We could just talk about it tonight, I have a perfect evening planned out for us."
Shawn immediately tensed up. "Damon, I can't come tonight."
"What? But it's our anniversary. Today it's going to be a full moon. It'll be beautiful."
"I'm so sorry Damon. I know who much tonight meant to us."
"May I at least ask why?"
"I… I umm. " She stuttered. "I promised to have dinner with my family."
"What? Fine. If you want to bail on OUR anniversary that's just fine." I said harshly. She bailed on me to have dinner with her family? The family she see's everyday? I'm leavin g in less than a week. I planned out everything. It was also a full moon making things extra romantic. I was going to tell her stories about werewolves, causing her to be scared, cuddling closer to me. But now its all ruined because of her stupid dinner plans. "At least have the generosity to tell me first."
"Sorry Damon. The thing tonight is something I have to do. I hope you understand." Shawn stared into my eyes. She acted cute and apologetic. But to me, it all looked fake.
"I'm sorry too. And I don't." I said angrily. With that, I stood up and walked away. This action was the beginning of a long list of big mistakes I've made in my life. Often I find myself wondering, would everything be different if I hadn't walked away?
Suddenly I felt a jerk on my hand, as I snapped back to reality. "Hey Damon! Are you going to just stare at me all day?" Shawn shouted, waving her hands to get my attention. "Hellooo! Are you going to talk?"
"Yeah. But not to you, whoever you are. You're clearly not Shawn." I turned my head to Klaus, who surprising, was the person I trusted most in this cave. "What is this?"
"We are all seeing the same thing here, if that's what you are wondering. It's Shawn, the one and only." He looked my straight in the eye with the look of no mercy. "Your little lady friend, with those not-so-secret feelings, in case you forgot."
Without warning, Klaus stabbed me with a dagger dipped in vervain. I screamed in agony. I felt my flesh burn at the touch of that poison. I heard Klaus say, "Lets see if those feelings resurface. His pain will stop as soon as you tell me."
I looked up at Shawn. Her face showed she was deep in thought. She clearly knew what Klaus was talking about. She's probably debating what to do. When she looked up at me, I took my chance and asked, "What does he mean? Tell him wha- AHHH" I screamed out again in pain, as Klaus thrusts another dagger through my stomach.
It took a while, but as the pain dulled down I looked up at Klaus and asked, "What is she? Why is she here? Last time I checked, this wasn't a episode of supernatural." I had so many questions. Those questions were overflowing my brain. It was like mist on a foggy day, clouding away my normal thoughts.
"Well, I'm going to answer both your questions. But only because I feel nice." Klaus replied. Shawn's eyes widen, she looked across the room at me. Her eyes spoke to me the same way they did all those years before. You don't need to do this. You don't need to know. Just let me have this secret. Damon please. I ignored her plead and looked back at Klaus who took a second to carefully phrase his words. But with the pleading and the waiting, each millisecond that passed cause me to grow more anxious, more curious. I guess that was Klaus's intention, since he chuckled as he looked up at me.
Finally he said, "Shawn is a hybrid. And she is here to help me."
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