Natasha's POV

Things have changed in my life, some for the best and some on accident. I stayed with Slater for a while and told my family I had met up with an old friend and was staying with her for a while. I was now driving back to Mystic Falls in a fancy little car I had gotten for myself. It was just a cheep Volvo. It was now the death of night, the time I preferred to travel at. The roads were empty and I may be the town's sweetheart, but I like to speed. I slammed on the breaks once I saw a women walking along the highway. That girl is gonna get grabbed by some strange man. I consider myself a good person, so I pulled over.
"Hey, what are you doing at this time of night?" She turned towards me with the biggest smile on her face.
"Sashy?" The voice whispered.
"Lexi!" I screeched as I ran out of the car to embrace my friend. We had met about two years ago at a writing camp we were both attending.
"God, what are you doing hitchhiking?" I asked in my motherly tone.
"Heading to Mystic Falls, darling!"
"Well, get in my car! I'm driving." She smiled and tossed her bag in.
"So, what are you doing heading to Mystic?"
"I'm visiting an old friend, Stefan Salvatore." My eyes widened, I gulped and paled.
"Hey? What is it? Do you know him? Did he hurt you? Oh he is gonna..."
"I know." I whispered. Her head snapped towards me.
"W-what?"
"He's a vampire and... your one too aren't you?"
"What are you talking about?" I pulled out the gun stocked with wooden bullets.
"I know Lex."
"How?"
"I accidentally went to a vampire coffee shop and met a guy. Don't tell anyone I know, please. I don't want to get more involved then I already am. But when we get there I met up with you in Richmond and now were heading back after I mentioned Stefan." She laughed.
"Sure thing, but I'm gonna make sure you can handle yourself."

I took a deep breathe as I entered the Grill. In all honesty I've been a little distant from my family and the Salvatore's. They all think it's because I want to spend time with Lexi. "You'll be fine. With everything I taught you, vampires should be afraid of you." I smiled at her as we entered the Grill. I cowered slightly as Damon approached us. Lexi stood tall and proud, exerting the confidence I never had. "Where's my brother? How do you know her?" He asked Lexi.
"He said he'd meet me here. Natasha and I met at a camp a while back." Before he could say anything else she walked away, allowing me to breathe again. She shot me a look.
"Do you want him to know?" She whispered shouted at me. I shook my head.

Lexi left me to go hang out wit Stefan. I talked to a few people, but my thoughts kept going back to vampires. I sat in a bar stool and one of the bartender's walked up to me. "What's with the frown doll face. This is a party?" He asked. I shook my head.
"I have a lot of things going on currently." I told him trying not to be rude, but trying to get him to go away. He signed and leaned closer to me.
"Alright, I get off in ten minutes. When I get off work, how about we hang out here a little." He offered.
"I don't know you though."
"I'm not trying to get in your pants if that's what you're referring to. I'm Benjamin by the way."
"Weren't you on the football team a couple of years ago."
"I'll talk to you in ten?" He ignored my question. I nodded my head.

In ten minutes Ben led me to a table near the back. "So what's the almightily former football player doing as a bartender?" I asked.
"Well, I got into college and I loved it. Then my parents died. I had to drop out for a while and get the funeral and their house all the time that all finished, it was too late to get back into college. I've been studying to get into Duke actually. I'm just here getting some money." I frowned and gave him a hug. He smiled at me.
"Thanks for that." He told me.
"I'm sure you get that a lot."
"No, actually. People think I'm this big tough guy, but everyones still has feelings. You know when my parents passed not one person hugged me."
"Well, I'm always here for a hug." I hugged him again.
"If only one person is gonna hug me, it should be someone who gives great hugs." He shrugged his shoulders and I laughed.

I saw Lexi and Damon talking and I went over there. Benjamin, or as I called him Ben, had to go. I didn't really want to talk to Damon, but I had no other option. I needed to talk to Lexi. Before I could speak to her Sheriff Forbes stuck vervain in her and took her away. I walked towards the exit trying to move through the massive amounts of people in my way. As I was trying to leave an officer stopped me. He wouldn't let me leave so I flirted with him and convinced him to let me go. When I got to the back I saw Damon stake Lexi. I let silent tears run down my face as I ran back to my car. I collapsed in there and cried for who knows how long.

"Pretty handy with that stake." I heard the voice of Sheriff Forbes speak.
"It Just ...reflex. I guess the adrenaline kicked in." the devil spoke.
"This nightmare is finally over." No, it's not Damon is alive.
"Yeah call a lucky break with that witness, without her you wouldn't have been able to ID the vampire." Damon was sitting with Lexi. The witness was pointing at Damon. The sheriff didn't think it'd be her vervain supplier.
"We're lucky. Well, thank you again." With that I heard the sheriff leave. I didn't think twice about what I did next. I climbed out of the car and very shakily raised my gun. I'm guessing Damon heard my heartbeat and turned around. "Well, well what do we have here?" His arrogant smirk was so annoying and I may have never killed a fly, but Damon is a monster. He drank from me and killed Lexi. I shot him multiple times until he collapsed, unconscious.

I somehow managed to drag Damon into the Salvatore dungeon, just like Lexi had taught me to do. I chained him in the chain and I heard him groan, waking up. He turned towards me and tried to lung, but failed. I walked up to him and looked him in the eyes. I started the process Lexi had taught me and I slowly took away his blood in his system.

Damn's POV

The little Gilbert bitch left me in here and she's gonna suffer... after I get some blood. I don't know what trick Lexi taught her, but damn. I heard the door close and I began screaming. My screams were pained from the... blood loss? Stefan somehow heard me and he freed me, much to my surprise.
"Were even. Who tied you up anyways?"
"Natasha Gilbert." I spat her name.
"No way, she doesn't even know about vampires." He denied my accusation.
"Well, she seemed buddy buddy with Lexi. Who knows..." I traveled off.

AN: Double update, how amazing am I! You saw her darker side and how she can be protective of her friends. By the way this isn't a Damon Salvatore love story. She doesn't like him at all. Just making that clear.