Chapter 4: Tomorrow

The early hours of the morning soon flew in as Aria was sound asleep in the comforts of her bed, until the shrilling sound of her alarm sounded throughout
the room causing her to jump and bang the clock as she held her head in pain. Moaning in pain, she slowly sat up and looked around, feeling her head pounding. It was as if someone was taking a hammer to her head again and again.

Stumbling out of bed, she went into the bathroom and brushed her teeth and turned the shower on. Looking into the mirror, all the memories of last night
came flooding back to her causing her to groan. She went with Damon to a bar, they were drinking, dancing on the bar. Getting undressed, she got into the shower and pushed her hair back, letting the water flow over her. They went back to his...they didn't do anything. Stefan, Caroline and Elena showed up. Then he walked her back here...and...oh god...she kissed him. Groaning again, she smacked her forehead. What an idiot move.

Stepping out of the shower, she wrapped a towel around herself and walked into her bedroom, seeing what she was going to wear today. They had the fun fair later as well, so she wanted something that was casual for school and later. Rubbing her forehead, she sighed. How was she going to get through the day feeling like a pile of crap? Why did she even drink so much?

Walking into the Mystic Grill, she went over to Matt who was by the pool tables and smiled as she seen him, trying to fix a dent that had been made by some idiot, no doubt about it.

"Hey Aria. You alright?" He asked, looking up at her with a smile as he went back to working on the table.
"Actually, I was wondering if I could have...a job here?" She asked, smiling as she raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah. Sure. If you can deal with the idiots around here. In the back there are some forms. Fill them out and come back to me when your done." He told her.

Nodding, she walked off and went into the backroom as instructed and looked around. It was freezing. Rubbing her arms, she walked over and seen the forms and was about to pick them up, until something had caught her eye. Vervain? Picking the jar up, she studied it in confusion. What was Vervain? Seeing a note next to it, she picked it up and began reading to herself.

"Another stock of Vervain. We don't want the Grill turning into a hangout for...v...am...mpires.." Aria swallowed, reading it over and over again.
"Aria! Did you find it?" Matt called her to her as she jumped, feeling her heart beating fast. Was...what she read...true? Placing it back down quickly, she
grabbed the forms, filling them in as quick as she could, without jogging from the shakes her body was giving off. Vampires...vampire. Vamp...blood in
Stefan and Damon's fridge. Oh god, they...were vampires.

Walking out, she went over to Matt and passed the forms to him, faking a smile as he took them and began reading through them, nodding once in a while with a smile on his face.

"This all seems good Aria. Come back tomorrow after school. We'll get your started." Matt told her as she nodded with a smile.
"Th...anks Matt." She stammered and waved as she walked away, heading outside as quick as she could as she leaned against her car, closing her eyes.
"Miss me?" Damon asked with a sly grin as he walked up towards her, his eyes taking in her appearance as he stood in front of her.
"No." She murmured and swallowed, feeling sick to the pit of her stomach as she pushed herself off her car and looked at him cautiously.

"Awh come on. I thought you were having fun las-" He stopped, seeing the look she was giving him, "What's the matter?"
"Y...yo...u." The brunette stuttered nervously as she searched through her bag for her car keys as fast as she could.
"Me? Hey, what's the matter with you?" He grabbed her arm lightly and bent down slighty, looking at her, "What is it?"
"D...don't." Grabbing her keys, she opened her car quickly and got in as she drove in a hurry, leaving Damon to watch in confusion.

What was wrong with her? He shook his head and walked inside, looking around and nodded, when he spotted Matt. Going over to him, he leaned against the pool table, waiting for him to direct his attention to him.

"Can I help you dick?" Matt questioned, giving him a look as he took Aria's forms, putting them behind the bar.
"Yes you can actually busboy. When Aria was here, what did she do.. exactly?" Damon raised an eyebrow, curiously as Matt waved forms at him.
"Filled out some forms to work here. That's about it. Nothing drastic. Why?" He replied, putting them with the calender.
"Where did she go to get them?" He questioned, crossing his arms impatiently as he looked around.

"The back. Where all the storage is...why are you asking this again?" He furrowed his eyebrows, cleaning the bar.
"Shut it." Damon told him, walking into the backroom as he looked around. Weird. Why was she so scared...would be the proper word for it.

Walking over to where the forms were, he looked at them and looked next to them to see the jar of Vervain and the note that came with it. He read it and groaned. She knew they were vampires, due to the blood in their fridge.

Storming out of the room, he went outside and looked around, getting his cell out as he punched digits into it, waiting for it to go through. He walked over to his car, getting into the driver's seat and turned on the engine, tapping the wheel impatiently.

"Hello?" Stefan's voice echoed through the phone as he kissed Elena's cheek, waiting for someone to talk.
"We have a problem." Damon told him straight as he drove off.

Aria sat on top the hill, watching the people of Mystic Falls, the lights from the fun fair, the stars in the sky. Then she listened to the laughter, the breeze, the birds. It was all peaceful. Lying back, she stared up at the sky, thoughts clouding her mind. Damon was a vampire. An actual, real life vampire. Stefan was a vampire too. What did that make Caroline and Elena though? Were they vampires? Placing her hands over her face, she took a deep breath.

She has spent the whole night with him. He didn't try anything. They had fun. She had a blast...he was a blast. He was the most fun she'd had in a while. He took her mind off everything. Groaning, she hit her forehead, trying to think of a conclusion. What was she going to do? Ignore him? Talk to him?

Getting up, she stretched and winced, she must have sat there for half of the day, just thinking. Looking over at the fun fair, she sighed and made her way down the hill and into the busy crowds of excitement. Pushing past some people, she smiled softly and made her way in as she looked around, taking in all the rides and games they had.

Looking around, her eyes caught sight of Damon, Stefan, Caroline and Elena in a group, talking secretly. Biting her lip, she moved out of view and walked
further along, seeing a ferris wheel. Walking over, she paid the guy money and he looked at her confused.

"Just let me stay on it for a while." She told him as he nodded, letting her on. Sitting down, she breathed deeply and closed her eyes as it started up and
began circling round. Breathing deeply, she listened to the screams of people on rides and sunk in her seat. Feeling the ride come to a stop, she looked around to see that she was on top and smiled, seeing the stars and shut her eyes again. She felt peaceful until the next minute, the carrier she was in began shaking, causing her to jump and open her eyes.

Looking to the left of her, she came to face with Damon and swallowed confused. How on earth did he get up here? He turned to look at her and moved his arm across the back of the seat, watching her carefully. She was scared. Very scared.

"Hey Aria." He greeted, tilting his head with a small smile as she continued looking at him cautiously.
"Hi. How did you get up here?" She asked, swallowing as she looked around, knowing no one could see them and she was very much alone.
"It comes with the Vampire package, ya know?" He told her as she looked at him, a little wide-eyed, not believing that he just said it.

"What?" She responded, unsure of what she just heard.
"You already know I'm a vampire Aria. You know Stefan's one too. Your clever enough to figure that out." Damon replied, watching her, amused by the situation that was taking place in front of his eyes.

Looking away from him, she avoided his eyes, finding it easier to stare at her hands then him. He moved closer so his mouth was by her ear, causing her to shiver. Smirking softly, he moved even closer.

"Obviously, you're a bit scared...there's no surprise there." He whispered softly as he curled his arm around her shoulders.
"Scared is an understatement." She muttered, closing her eyes as she felt his breath on her neck, sending more shivers down her spine.
"Okay. More than scared. I haven't tried to hurt you. So that's something." His blue eyes sparkled as he looked up at the moon and back at her.

"Is it? Or are you just putting on an act?" Aria asked, furrowing her eyebrows as she gave him a look, crossing her arms.
"Don't you think that if it was an act, I would have tried to hurt you last night when it was just us two?" Damon question, raising an eyebrow as he tucked
a curl behind her ear, grinning softly.

Aria almost melted at his touch, just his fingers grazing her cheek was enough to drive her wild. Slowly looking over at him, she looked into his eyes, trying to read what he was thinking. She was usually good at reading people's minds. Damon was different. So hidden, but fun and laid back. The only care in the world was about him having fun. Which is something she would LOVE to live by.

"I just need time to think." She whispered to him as she turned her body towards him with a nervous smile on her face.
"I understand that. I do. Take your time." He responded, taking her hand and pressed a kiss to it, jumping off at vampire speed, causing Aria's jaw to drop open in shock as she looked over the side and seen Damon waving at her. She blushed as he winked and walked off.

Sitting back, she breathed deeply, letting the tingling feelings settle over her. Placing her hands over her face, she took a deep breath and smiled, chewing her lip. What was going on with her? Him being a vampire! It was not good. Was not good at all. And she...was happy? Even smiling?

Aria walked into the Grill beaming and skipped over to Matt with a big smile plastered across her face as he looked up in confusion and leaned on the bar with his eyebrows raised.

"So, what's with you miss happy?" Matt asked laughing as he cleaned down the bar.
"Nothing." She told him, smiling bigger as she grabbed her apron from him and went into the back, wrapping it around her waist as she placed her bag into the locker and walked back out, picking up a tray with a notepad and pen.

"Your ready to go. Go use your happy chipper on the customers aye?" Laughing, she continued wiping down the table and began serving people at the bar.
"What can I get you today sir?" Aria asked as she reached a table.
"I'll have a coffee and a plate of chips please." He told her as she nodded.
"Right away sir." Smiling, she walked away and went into the kitchen area, placing down the order as she walked back out and over to Matt with a smile. He grinned at her and shook his head, giving someone their drink.

Damon walked into the Grill and pushed his shades down his nose slightly, scanning the crowd and stopped when his eyes landed on Aria, wearing short shorts and a flowing top with uggs. Grinning, he seen the apron and was about to make his way over until someone stepped in front of him, cutting his path.

"What the-" As Damon looked to who it was, he frowned and let out a small hiss as he slipped off his glasses, glaring.
"Ello mate. Thought I'd find you here." Klaus told him with a grin and chuckled.
"What do you want Klaus?" He growled out viciously as he slipped his shades into his jacket pocket.
"Just wanted a word. Is that alright with you or were you busy with your lass?" He asked with a smirk as he nodded towards Aria as Damon looked over to see her laughing and talking to Matt.

"Leave her out of this." Damon warned him, not happy about being in his presence.
"Awh come on mate. We're buds as they say. Now, where's my doppleganger?" Klaus questioned with a smirk and his eyes dancing with humor.

"She's with Stefan as normal. If you want something, go and bug him. Him being your best 'bud' and all, not me" He responded boldly.
"Thanks mate. I'll let you get back to...your 'friend' if that's what she is." Laughing, he walked past him and out as Damon breathed deeply, trying to keep his calm.

Aria looked over her shoulder and blushed with a smile as she seen Damon standing there. He was looking...hot as always. The dark jeans, button up shirt
and the leather jacket with the stylish shoes. He looked up as their eyes met and gave her a smile as he nodded at her and walked out again. Biting her
lip in confusion, she looked back around to Matt and fell into deep thought.

The Mystic Grill was empty with a couple of people left in it. The moon was shining bright through the windows of the Grill as the music carried on playing in the background. Matt cleaned the bar and picked up boxes going into the back room, cleaning up. Aria picked up glasses and plates, walking over to the bar and placed them down.

"Aria, could you just ask the customers if their done with the cups on their table?" Matt called out to her as she looked around, seeing a few people.
"Yeah okay!" Walking by the tables she began asking them about their culinary on the table and began picking it up and placing it on the tray she was holding. Getting to the last table, she was about to ask them about the cup and plate, until they began talking first.

"Aria's the name, ain't it love?" He asked with a grin as he leaned his arms on the table and looked up at her.
"What's yours? Know it all?" She asked, tilting her head with a sarcastic smile as she held the tray tighter, feeling it getting heavier by the second.
"Humor. I like that," He responded, chuckling as he got up, placing his plate and cup on the tray with a smile, "I should be seeing you around Miss Montgomery."

Taking her hand, he kissed it and walked out as Aria watched him, furrowing her eyebrows in confusion, not having a clue about who he was or what his story was. Walking back over to the bar, she placed the tray down and smiled at Matt as she pulled her apron off and walked into the backroom, putting it away as she grabbed her bag and walked back out.

"I'll see you tomorrow Matt." He grinned and waved and carried on cleaning up as she smiled, walking out of the Grill and looked around, letting the breeze surround and calm her. Making her way up the path towards her car, she stopped hearing footsteps and listened out and then heard nothing.

Shrugging it off, she went over to her car and began searching through her bag for her car keys, hating how her bag was so deep and packed with stuff that she didn't even need. Hearing a jingling, she smiled as her fingers wrapped around the keys and pulled them out, jingling them on her finger, feeling proud. Pushing the key into the hole, she was just about to open it when someone grabbed her. She struggled as their grip tightened and their hand covered her mouth, dragging her off.

Hey everyone :) Hope you enjoyed :)

Shauna

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