Hey guys! Long time no see! I've decided that I am indeed going to write a sequel to "Love Bites" because I felt as though the love story was not yet complete. It's going to be titled "Battle Scars" so look out for it! Here's a short preview of it, tell me what you think :D

Katherine is rubbing off on me.

I've determined this because this this morning we decided to check into a hotel after two days of voyaging through the forest. When we went into the main lobby Katherine and Ben were trying to figure out what they were going to do because we didn't bring any money. They were arguing about what it was that they should do, in a little group, in low voices, as if they didn't want me to hear them or something. That in itself was beginning to tick me waaaay off. But then, Ben opened his big dump mouth.

"Maybe I could offer him a 'Fortune Telling' for a room and you could compel him to say yes."

"Oh my God! You guys are so idiotic!" I snapped. I think it may have set them back a little bit too because I've been nothing but quiet and compliant ever since we left. They peered over at me with shocked expressions. "Wouldn't it be a lot easier to just compel the receptionist to give us a room?"

"Oh…" Ben said like he didn't seem to know why he didn't think of that.

"I was thinking the same human." Katherine laughed, giving me a happy smile.

"You know I'm not really considered a human anymore right?" I asked smiling back at her. There was something about that smile that seemed different…it was genuine. It was without the sickening sneer to it and I'm still trying to fathom it came from her lips.

"Yes but, I don't know…human is like my new…nick name for you."

"Why don't I have an affectionate nick name?"

"Oh, grow some balls and stop acting like a jealous girlfriend why don't you?" She wrinkled her nose at Ben before she went over to do the deed. That was last night and at that moment I realized Katherine thinks more like I do than I thought. That sends chills down my spine every moment it passes through my mind.

Now, we're busy spiffing up the room to make sure it looks like we were never here. The less of a trail we leave, the better. "Where are we going next to find him?" I ask Ben with the hopes that he's seen a vision of us being somewhere else. He shoots me an annoyed stare, his green eyes flaring with resentment. I recoil and focus back down at the bed spread. I'm assuming he hasn't seen him yet and he's not particularly happy about that. Ben is supposedly talented enough at fore-seeing that he can control when and what it is he sees. Apparently, he's having trouble with finding Damon.

"Do you suppose he's shadowed?" Kat asks as she comes out of the bathroom.

"Shadowed?" I ask in slight curiosity.

"It's when a witch casts a spell on a person so that a psychic cannot see him or her in their visions."

"It's a pain in the ass! That's what it is!" Ben grumbles, straightening the pillows for the billionth time.

"Bonnie was the last person to see him before he fled…" I gasp, wondering if she left out a piece of her story when telling me about it a few months back. It would make sense for her to do it, considering the facts. She pretty much hates Damon's undead guts. She loves me and would do anything to keep me safe. Damon wanted to run away so he could "get over" what he'd done. She knew if I had a vision of Damon, I'd try to go after him. Which would also explain why it is that I haven't had a vision since he left.

"That little bitch of a sorceress has basically screwed us over!"

"Hey! She's a great person!" I snap, feeling my defensive blood creep into my veins.

"—and a hell of a witch." Katherine adds, taking my side yet again. "All we need to do is find a way to break the spell."