The wound on her neck healed neatly and her eyes began to focus on her surroundings. Everyone in the room took a deep breath. "Harriet." I whispered. She opened her mouth and let out a gut wrenching scream. Shocked I stumbled backwards; this was not what I expected. She sat up and began to thrash about scared and disorientated by her surroundings. Her screams continued to piers my ears. Stefan reached forward and tried to stop her from screaming, she battered his hand away and got up from the couch. "Harriet!" I shouted over her screams. She stopped and looked at me with wide eyes, "What are you?" she shouted back in distress.
I didn't know how to answer her question, obviously the last thing she remembered was me licking her blood off my fingers and biting her neck. She remembered me a monster. I had no explanation for my actions. Stefan tried again to put his hand on her shoulder to calm her; she turned around "Who are you." She demanded backing towards the wall."Where here to help you, you're not well." Stefan said drawing closer to her. Her eyes darted wildly around the room trying to take in her surroundings. I began backing away; I wasn't prepared for this I couldn't take the pain I had brought on her.
Damien came down the stairs, "What is that god awful noise?" He exclaimed then casting his eyes onto the shaking Harriet in the corner. He let out a small laugh, "oh, it's awake is it…" he said darting with supernatural speed over to Harriet. She let out a whimper as he moved closer to her face. "Stop it Damien." I begged wanting this nightmare to end. Damien turned to me with amusement on his brow, "What is it with you two… always protecting the human." He motioned to Stefan and me. "What are you?" Harriet piped up again this time with more determination. Damien turned to her slowly, I began to cringe dreading what he would say next. "Hasn't anyone told you love… were vampires." On cue he popped his fangs out in Harriet's face to hear her screams. To my surprise she made no noise. I looked at her in disbelief. "Vampires." She muttered and then as if on cue she past out into a pile on the floor.
"LEAVE, you've done enough" Stefan shouted at Damien pushing him out of the way. Damien could tell his fun was over and he left the room. Harriet was back where she started, a limp mess on the floor. "Poor girl" Elena whispered under her breath as she rushed to Harriet's side. Stefan picked her up and turned to me, "Stay here, I'll put her in a bed upstairs and then we'll discuss what we do next." I felt like a child being scorned by their father. Elena followed closely behind Stefan that mothering look still on her face.
I was left alone down stairs. I thought about what had just happened, it was all so fast. I imagined being Harriet and waking up in an unknown room with two strangers peering at you and one man that had just tired to kill you calling your name. I didn't blame her.
Stefan and Elena came back down stairs holding hands and sat at the kitchen table waiting for me to join them. I walked over and sat down, "She'll be fine, it's just the shock." Stefan said trying to calm my nerves. "This whole mess is my fault, I am a sick heartless being what did I think I could take her away from her life and force her to love me just for my own pleasure." I began scolding my self, digging myself further into a pit of self loathing. "What's done is done." Elena said "We need to think about what were going to do next." "I have a plan." Stefan says "When she wakes up Elena will be there and she alone will talk to her and tell her everything she can about you and vampires and what has happened, Elena you will calm her down while I will teach Theo how to live off animal blood." "Animal blood?" I interrupt "Yes, you might not have been told that Vampires can sustain themselves on animal blood as well as human blood. You will need to know this if you want to be able to spend time round Harriet. You and Harriet can stay with us for awhile and I will give you and her a chance to get to know each other better as it was clear by her reaction she did not know as much about you as you thought." I nod. His plan sounds good if it all works. "Once you know her better you will offer her a choice, either become immortal as you intended her to or go back to the way she was. I will not let you just steal her away like your original plan." "I know that plan was wrong now" I say. I truly mean it. "What if Elena can't calm her down?" I question, still vaguely doubtful. "She will be able to, now come with me- I need to teach you how to live off animal blood." Stefan said confidently.