Elena opened her heavy-lidded eyes. her head was ringing and she smelt strongly of alcohol. Elena groaned and sat up. Either side of her was Bonnie and Caroline. Elena pulled out her phone, checking her phone. 4:37 am, Elena moaned again. The ground was suddenly too uncomfortable and Elena jumped up, carefully avoiding Bonnie and Caroline as she walked over to the stair case. Silently Elena rushed upstairs and into Damon's room. She curled up in his bed, pulling the blankets high over her shoulders. The bed smelt like him and Elena smiled, snuggling down deeper. At some point Elena fell asleep again, only to be awoken again when she felt someone else crawling into the bed. Elena opened on eye and when she saw Damon she opened the other. A goofy smile spread across her lips. Damon was on his side, one hand supporting his head and the other playing with a strand of Elena's hair. Elena moved closer to Damon and he smirked.
"When did you get home?" she asked. Damon shrugged.
"Last night, but you were busy so i went to the grill" He answered. Elena smiled.
"Sorry about that, but Bonnie's leaving town and-" Damon cut her off.
"Don't apologise, i was fine." Elena smiled gratefully. She brushed a hand gently down his face. Damon smirked. Elena ran a hand down Damon's chest, feeling the hard muscle beneath his shirt. Elena froze when Damon winced.
"Damon, what's wrong" Elena asked, here eye brows knitting together with worry.
"Elena it's nothing" Damon started but Elena had already sat up and torn off his shirt. Elena gasped when she saw the bleeding hand print burn on Damon's chest.
"Damon, how the hell did this get here?" Elena demanded furiously and protectively. Damon sat up, facing Elena. Elena cocked an eyebrow at him expectantly. Damon have an exasperated sigh.
"It's a burn" he said.
"Obviously, i asked how it got there" Elena snapped. Damon smirked and Elena shot him a glare. Damon was silent. Elena stared at the burn, her expression becoming confused.
"Why isn't it healing Damon?" Elena asked, her voice becoming quiet with worry. The only time a vampires wounds don't heal is when there is werewolf bite involved. When Damon cringed Elena became more worried.
"Damon, why isn't it healing?" Elena practically begged now. "Elena don't worry" Damon said.
"Don't worry? Are you kidding me?" Elena snapped.
"Elena, it's nothing serious" Damon argued.
"Then why isn't it healing" Elena whispered "How did this happen?" Damon didn't say anything. Elena placed her hand over the burn, frowning when it fit the shape of her hand.
"Why is it shaped at a hand? Who did this?" Elena asked. Damon cringed as Elena's hand moved away. Madeline Elena immediately thought.
"Damon, were you actually at the grill last night?" Elena asked. Damon frowned and shook his head. "Where you with Madeline?" Elena asked timidly. Damon's silence answered Elena's question. "She did this, didn't she?" Elena said.
"Elena, you don't have to worry. Madeline was mad and she needed someone to take it out on" Damon explained. Elena rolled her eyes at that.
"Someone to take it out on? Is that why she's in town?" Elena demanded. Damon made a guilty face.
"Elena, Madeline is, errm, a complicated story" Damon excused.
"I'll keep up" Elena said. Damon let out an irritated sigh. He was irritated with her?
"Elena now isn't the time" Damon said.
"Why not?" she demanded.
"Because, one, your friends are just down stairs, two, they could snoop in on our conversation, which i'd rather them not hear. Third, today is your last day with Bonnie and i don't want to ruin it for you" Damon explained. Elena hated to admit it, but all were valid points. Elena slumped her shoulders in defeat.
"That burn better not be fatal" she said. Damon grinned and pulled her into his arms. She slumped against his body, careful not to touch his burn.
"It's not" he whispered into her hair. Elena smiled a little, trying to forget about Damon's burn. It's just for today, she told herself.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Elena mumbled.
"Hmm" Damon mumbled distractedly, placing kisses on top of her head. Elena smiled and sat back. "You're ridiculous" she giggled.
"OH SHIT!" came a scream from down stairs, yanking Damon and Elena out of the moment. Caroline's voice echoed up from down stairs.
"Shit, shit shit shit, oh shit oh ow shit" she shouted. Elena laughed and got up off the bed.
"Have fun" Damon teased. Elena rolled her eyes, giving him a small kiss as she rushed from the room. Down stairs, in the living room, Caroline was balancing on one foot, blood dripping from the one she had hovering in the air. "Caroline?"
"Elena, where have you been?" Caroline demanded.
"I was upstairs" Elena said, moving towards Caroline. "Okay, don't get mad, but i freaked out" Caroline spluttered.
"Freaked out, what do you mean?" Elena froze staring down at Bonnie. she was spread out on the floor, a slight bruise already appearing on the side of her head. "What the hell?" Elena shouted, dropping to her knees besides Bonnie.
"I'm sorry, i'm sorry, i'm sorry" Caroline wailed.
"What happened?" Elena shouted.
"Calm down 'Lena, i didn't mean to" Caroline complained.
"Didn't mean to what exactly?"Elena snapped.
"Well i woke up and i accidentally stepped on a bottle, which cut my foot. I didn't know Bonnie was awake and she snuck up behind me and-"
"And what Caroline" Elena said.
"I hit her in the head" Caroline admitted with a sob.
"Like, you punched her?" Elena asked.
"Yeah" Caroline cried.
"Caroline..."
"I'm sorry, i didn't mean to" Caroline said.
"Okay, just calm down" Elena soothed. She bent down, picking up Bonnie and walking her over to her couch. She was still breathing. Elena draped a blanket over her. "She's fine Caroline" Elena said. Caroline nodded, wiping away tear with her sleeve. Elena sighed.
"I'm gonna go make some coffee, you watch Bonnie" Elena explained. Caroline nodded again.
"Maybe don't hit Bonnie when she wakes up" Elena joked. Caroline glared at her and Elena laughed but shut up.
Damon had planned on going down stares when he heard what'd happened to Bonnie, but when Elena started laughing he decided against it. Instead he recline in his bed and peered down at the burn on his chest.
He frowned at it. Maddy had obviously done some witchy voodoo on him, preventing him from healing. Also, she messed up my car. Damon's scowl deepened as he remembered his car. `Obviously Maddy had been keeping a close eye on him, she must've known messing with his car would piss him off. But he wasn't really allowed to get pissed off, not after what he'd done. Damon sighed in frustration, what was he going to do. Maddy was clearly toying with, forcing him to react. And when Stefan gets back she'd start on him.
She obviously wasn't going to spend eternity annoying him, making him worry and just plain pissing him off. She'd have a bigger plan. That's how Maddy was, always looking at the big picture. Damon hated how it reminded him of Katherine. He never wanted to compare his little sister with that bitch.
But Maddy, like Damon, could be cruel, and could hold a grudge, just like Damon. In fact Madeline shared many traits with Damon. They were very similar and that's one of the many reasons why Damon had adored his little sister. She despised their father as much as Damon had, did. She was reckless but patient, brave but not stupid. She loved culture and like their mother had adored art.
She managed to love their mother, even though she never knew her, and held her few loved ones very close to her. It was very hard to find a place in her heart, she happy and light hearted but most certainly guarded. So when two of the people she loved to most stabbed her in the back, she became cold. Not to mention after they then killed her lover.
Damon ran a hand through his hair. How could've he messed everything up so easily. And for Katherine. Damon sighed. He had to fix this. Because, although he hated to admit it, Madeline was dangerous. And in the end, if she knew Damon as much as Damon assumed, Elena would be the one getting hurt in the end.
And i can't let that happen, not again. With Jeremy back alive Elena had another weakness and Damon wasn't sure, but Madeline could easily exploit it. And what ever hurt Elena, hurt Damon and Stefan. Two birds one stone Damon though bitterly. But how was he going to stop her?
There was no way he could hurt her, Damon knew that. And he was pretty sure Madeline knew that. Just like you couldn't really hurt Stefan, and he actually deserved to be hurt. But Madeline didn't deserve being hurt, as a human, well a witch, Madeline hadn't done anything wrong, and as a vampire witch, all she'd done is mess up Damon's car and talk to his girlfriend. And give you a nasty burn, which isn't healing. But all this Damon deserved, after all, he had help with her murder.
Damon wasn't even sure he would be able to bring himself to throw a punch at his little sister. Even for Elena? Damon sighed. He didn't know what'd he'd do if had had to choose between Elena and his sister. If he had to choose between Elena and Stefan, even though he hated the thought of it, Damon knew he'd pick Elena. Stefan would probably do the same. But Madeline, Damon wasn't sure.
Hey, i hope you guys enjoyed. I know like nothing happened this chapter, it was mostly just a lead up for the next chapter. And i know i haven't updated in a while, i've had soo much school. But i did write the chapter a while ago, but i forgot to save like the dummy i am and i haven't had the time to re-write it. However, it's the holidays now, so for a little while chapters will be coming more frequently. PLease only constructive criticism and compliments :D Thanks