Krystal slowly woke up, Damon was walking into the bedroom,
"About time you woke up," Damon giving her a half smile,
"How long have I been out?" Krystal asked,
"All day, I…" Damon being interrupted by her speeding out, he wondered where she was going in such a hurry, Damon jogged out,
"Where did she go?" Damon asked Stefan.
"I think to the cellar," Stefan following Damon, they found her in the corner and hunched over drinking nonstop.
"Well, brother, I believe you pushed her over the edge," Stefan crossing his arms,
"I'll fix it," Damon gritted through his teeth, Stefan glanced at Krystal and walked away. Damon sighed,
"Easy Krystal," Damon inching over to her, she hissed at him, showed him her blood dripping fangs.
"Krystal, come on, you have to stop, I can help you," Damon explained, she finished her bag.
"You have to learn moderation now, calm down, breathe," Damon seriously, she stared at him,
"That's it, you're okay," Damon slowly getting closer to her. She looked around at the bags she had tore through,
"Damon," Krystal cried,
"Its okay, now I can teach you moderation, you had to fall over the edge or you wouldn't know how it would feel, you would be like Stefan," Damon explained. Suddenly reality hit her, she panicked,
"I am a ripper," Krystal shaking a little,
"No, you aren't a ripper, you have not killed anyone," Damon getting her up and to his private bathroom.
"I cant do this!?" Krystal seriously,
"Do what?" Damon asked as he cleaned her up,
"Be a vampire, a monster!" Krystal shaking,
"No, what you did, you lost control, you went over the edge, now you can reel back and learn moderation, you felt like you were losing yourself, becoming someone different, that's what the blood craze does, I can help you control it, and you wont have the problem of drinking people blood, you'll be stronger, you'll be able to survive better, come on lets get you dried off and get your clothes on, Bonnie is here and is going to make you a daylight ring," Damon explained. Krystal nodded, she dried off as Damon got her gothic wear.
"I promise you, I wont let you lose control again," Damon holding her head, Krystal still shook a little, but hugged him. Damon hugged her back and slipped his arm around her waist,
"Come on, it's a party," Damon half smiling. Krystal didn't like the sound of that, she stayed close to him with her arm around his waist, fearful and shy around the rest.
"Hey, a full house, anyone care for a drink?" Damon moving over to the drink cart, he poured himself one and Krystal one,
"I'll take one, hey Krystal, how are you doing with all of this?" Elena asked.
"Actually a rough go, nervous, I don't like crowded rooms, especially when I really don't know anyone," Krystal giving her a fearful smile. She drank some of her bourbon,
"So how are you doing with all of it?" Krystal shyly staring at her drink,
"I'm trying the 'bunny diet' as Damon calls it, I haven't managed to keep it down though," Elena explained.
"I haven't thrown any of the human stuff up yet, I seem to like it a little too much," Krystal's smile turning into a frown,
"Well Damon can help with that, he is the king of moderation and has centuries of experience, I'm afraid that I'll kill someone though," Elena softly.
"Yeah, I'm just going to stick to the blood bags, I don't want to do the human thing either, not unless I really have to," Krystal feeling less self conscious and nervous.
"Listen, no one here will hurt you, though you might wanna stay away from Tyler when he is in his werewolf form, one bite and its lights out for us unless Klaus gives you blood," Elena explained. Damon stood with Stefan off from Elena and Krystal.
"Have you got her under control?" Stefan asked,
"For now, you know you will turn Elena into a ripper if you don't allow her to go over the edge as well, they have to know that feeling, only then can they learn moderation and want to learn it," Damon seriously.
"Elena did good today, her first real feed technically," Stefan explained,
"I heard she couldn't hold it down," Damon crossing his arms,
"I was like that in the beginning, it will take time Damon," Stefan seriously. Slowly Elena pulled Krystal over to Bonnie and Caroline and Tyler,
"You have met Caroline," Elena explained,
"Yes, thanks so much for letting me borrow your clothes, I'll return them when Damon actually has time to take me out shopping," Krystal explained.
"Its not a problem," Caroline giving her a smile,
"This is Bonnie, my other best friend, she's not so open about vampires, but she's agreed to create our daylight rings," Elena explained.
"Its nice to meet you Bonnie and thank you for doing this," Krystal sincerely with her hand stuck out to shake hands.
"You're welcome," Bonnie giving her a judgy look but shaking her hand,
"And Tyler, he is a hybrid, half vampire…" Elena being interrupted,
"Half werewolf," Krystal nodded,
"Its night to meet you Tyler, I hope," Krystal smiling a little nervously but still had her hand out to shake.
"Its nice to meet you Krystal, I wont hurt you, unless you're around and I'm in the werewolf state, I cant control myself then," Tyler explained.
"I'll try and stay clear then," Krystal shaking a little, her glass was empty and went to refill it. Slowly Krystal walked back over,
"Sorry, I'm kind of nervous around people I don't know, I haven't had the greatest luck with my human past," Krystal apologizing.
"How come, if you don't mind me asking?" Bonnie asked,
"Um, my friends labeled me a freak when they found out I had visions so it kind of became a problem for me, not being able to trust anyone," Krystal softly.
"People tend to act that way around me sometimes too, but on the upside, you fit right in with our crazy little group, and I heard you also saved Stefan and Elena so you're okay in my book," Bonnie giving her a friendly smile.
"I just helped Damon is all," Krystal not liking to draw all the attention to her.
"Awe, come on Krystal, I just distracted, you went busting in there and broke them out," Damon smirked, Krystal took a drink of bourbon from her glass.
"So, um, do I need a ring of my own for you to do this daylight ring thing or what, I don't really wear any and I didn't have any on when I um…" Krystal being interrupted,
"Oh, Caroline met with your sister, she gave her one of your rings you had left the last time you were in town," Bonnie showing her.
"Oh wow, I thought I had lost it, wait, she doesn't know, I'm a…" Krystal being interrupted,
"Oh, no, I came up with a cover story for you, she's going through a rough time with the funeral stuff and all, she wanted you to call her, just to make sure you were holding up," Caroline softly. Krystal put her ring on to make sure it still fit, she spun it around,
"Honestly, I haven't had much time to think about my parents," Krystal's eyes watering, she glanced at Bonnie and slipped the ring back off and gave it to her.
"So, you just spell it and that's it?" Krystal drying her face of tears,
"Yeah, it just takes a minute, but I need a more private place to do it, for concentration," Bonnie explained, Krystal looked at Damon,
"Come on Bonnie, you girls can use my room," Damon explained, Krystal grabbed his hand and pulled him along with her as they went. They sat on Damon's bed, Bonnie opened the drapes a little and laid the ring down on the bed and did her spell.
"Alright, its done," Bonnie giving her the spinner ring, Krystal put it on,
"That was fast, isn't it supposed to feel different or something?" Krystal asked, Bonnie threw the drapes open and the sun setting through the window just about blinded Krystal.
"Wow, I've never met a real witch before," Krystal seriously,
"Excuse me?" Bonnie raising a brow,
"My mother's mother, she is where I get my vision thing from, she said that there were witches, that could feel nature, help things grow and that sort of stuff, I just took her word for it, the vision thing kind of scared the crap out of me when I was a child, I didn't want any part of it, it still scares the crap out of me," Krystal mumbled.
"Yeah, I don't like being a witch sometimes," Bonnie knowing the feeling,
"Thank you Bonnie," Krystal seriously.
"Its not a problem, can I ask you something?" Bonnie asked,
"Sure," Krystal leaning on Damon, he was playing with her hair,
"How did you die?" Bonnie asked,
"Um, me and my parents were on our way here to see my sister, and a log truck lost control and um, it slammed into my parents car on the outskirts of town, next thing I know I wake up and I am told I had been given vampire blood in order to try to save my life but I died anyway and here I am," Krystal shrugged as she nervously played with her ring.
"Why did you turn?" Bonnie asked,
"Um, my human life, my friends, everyone thought I was a freak, I wanted a chance to start fresh, in a town that didn't really know me, I wanted to have friends, I mean I'm just starting out in the world really, and mainly because of my sister, she has lost so much so recently," Krystal softly. Bonnie nodded,
"Maybe when you feel comfortable around use we could all go hang out, have girls night out," Bonnie shrugged,
"I'd really like that Bonnie," Krystal smiling a little.
"Sorry, I'm nervous, I don't really know any of you, you do seem nice though, its just with everyone in my past, and…" Krystal interrupted,
"Its okay, we'll hang out, maybe me and Caroline and Elena could come with you and Damon shopping for clothes," Bonnie seriously.
"Yeah, I'd like that," Krystal thinking it would be okay as long as Damon came along. Bonnie found it weird that she only trusted or seemed to trust Damon,
"Okay, um, you want to come out with me and Jeremy at the grill?" Bonnie asked,
"Um, I don't know, I don't know if it trust myself in public yet, especially having gone off the deep end just almost an hour ago," Krystal looking toward Damon.
"I think it would be good, you'll have to learn to deal with people sooner or later," Damon shrugged,
"But, what if I…" Krystal being interrupted,
"I wont let you, alcohol and coffee are our friend, the grill has both, so this would be a good time to learn, you have your ring so, yeah, its okay," Damon explained. Krystal gave him a worried look,
"You will be alright," Damon serious,
"I guess we'll join you," Krystal nervously
"Good, you need some fresh air anyway," Bonnie smiling, Bonnie went back to the living room.
"Why did you say that, I just went crazy not even an hour ago," Krystal seriously,
"You have to learn control, you have to go through the feelings, or you will not want to learn moderation, if you weren't, if you didn't have compassion for people, I would make you feed on someone till you killed them, it's the best way to show you how to do moderation, if you don't feel everything then you wont be able to learn moderation and you'll chose the bunny diet over the real stuff, which will make you weak," Damon seriously.
"Why cant Elena hold the animal blood down?" Krystal ask softly,
"Because she needs to drink from the vein, but Stefan is afraid she will lose her, if she does that she will want to turn it all off, her greatest weakness will always be her compassion for beings, she always tries to find the good in people," Damon explained.
"Why do you think I am the same way?" Krystal asked, Damon held her head in his hands,
"Krystal, you have told me enough about your past for me to know that you've been abused by people in your past enough to barely change your naïve outlook, you don't trust new people even now but you still wouldn't want to kill someone who you don't even know and could be an innocent person," Damon seriously.
"So the people I killed in the barn?" Krystal confused,
"You were in transition when you met me, Stefan, Elena, and Caroline, we were nice to you and were willing to help you out, and I'm sure you wouldn't have gotten you dream vision if you weren't meant to stop them from killing Elena and Damon, you trusted them enough to help them, its killed or be killed situation you are in now," Damon seriously.
"So you're saying I can trust everyone in that room now?" Krystal asked,
"Yeah, for the most part, just be careful with Tyler," Damon explained.
"Come on, lets go try and have fun," Damon getting her up off the bed, Krystal nodded a little.