Chapter Fourteen

When me and Maddox returned to Mystic Falls, he announced that he was staying at a house nearby. I nodded, then sighed. "Keep me updated on everything. Ok? And there's no need to guard me. Hundreds of years I've been killing... I know how to defend myself."

Maddox nodded, then sighed. "He will not be pleased."

"Boohoo (!) He'll get over it. Now-" I sighed too. "I'm going back to the Boardinghouse for a nice long bath."

"Be careful." he called after me as I left.

Back at the Boardinghouse, it was just after midnight, and no one was home. Damon probably out drinking, and Stefan at Elenas house.

I yawned, pushing a bedroom door open at random, walking inside and into the bathroom, leaving it open only a tad as I ran the hot water and slipped out of my clothes and into it, undoing my hair tie and letting it hang over the side of the bath, my eyes closed.

A while later, I heard the front door close, then footsteps up to the room, then they stopped.

I recognized them, and still said calmly as he pushed the bathroom door open.

"Good evening Damon."

I had my eyes closed, but I could only imagine his face at finding a naked girl in his bath. Now I opened my eyes and was proved correct. "It's rude to stare, Salvatore." I told him, turning my head and smirked. "What's wrong? Never seen a hot vampire chick in your bath before?"

"Umm... actually, you're the first vampire to do it."

"Then let's see them beat me then." I chuckled, closing my eyes and turning back to the front.

"If you're done staring at me, please leave. It was lovely and quiet before you came in."

He didn't say another word now as he closed the door, surprising me.

Ah, Damon was a good laugh.

When I got out and wrapped the towel around me, he was laid on his bed, ankles crossed and a book in his hand.

"What are you reading?" I asked, crossing the line and getting on next to him, looking over his shoulder, but he closed it. "Nosey aren't we Claudy?" he said with a raised eyebrow.

I smiled mischeviously. "Oh, I know I am. Now- what are you looking for?"

Damon sighed and set the book aside, putting his head back against the pillow and said to the ceiling. "Your bum buddie Elijah's dead, by the way."

"More of a fleeting meeting than friend." I replied, running a hand through my damp hair, then sighed. "I'm bored. Distract me."

Now he turned his head, an eyebrow raised at me. "Distract you? And just how am I supposed to do that?"

"Well..." I smirked, getting up onto my elbow. "I am in just a towel and pretty much naked under here. And you know that's an, ah, bad combination around vampires as dashing as yourself."

"Are you trying to seduce me?" He scoffed, smirking a little. I shrugged. "Is it working?"

"Nope."

"Nah didn't think so."

I tilted my head a little, then grinned. "But I thought you liked vulnerable girls? Oh well-" I got up and grabbed a dressing gown, swiftly changing into it and walked over to the door, but before I could open it, I was pushed against the wall, lips at my neck.

"Change your mind did we?" I asked now with another smirk- he was too easy to seduce like this. Beyond easy. It had been a while after all since Klaus had slept with me, so this served him right. Plus I was earning Damons trust at the same time.

"Might have done." he said as he started to kiss me hungrily, letting me wrap my legs around his waist with a growl, knocking him onto the floor where I went to his neck and he asked. "Am I distracting you now?"

"Mmhmm. You're doing a very good job."

Although, I was wishing it was Klaus the entire time. But things like that were best left unspoken.

That'd hurt Damons ego right there and then if I told him I wished that he was my hybrid murderer, not a regular borning vampire.

Oh well. I was a bitch. And I loved it.

-FORSAKEN-

I woke up with a yawn the next morning, then found an arm across my bare chest, Damon fast asleep. With an eyebrow raised, I pushed too hard and he went flying of the bed and into the floor.

"Oww! Do you always do this the next morning?" he groaned, rubbing the back of his head where he'd smacked it against the wall.

"Only to the perverts touching me up in their sleep." I said matter of factly, getting up and grabbing my clothes.

"And the abuse, does that happen too?" he asked, then only just realized that his chest was covered in blood. "Jeez girl, it felt like you about ripped my neck out last night."

I smirked, pulling on my jeans. "What's wrong? Did I hurt you (!)"

Damon scoffed, pulling on a pair of black jeans, then said. "Whatever." walking into the bathroom to wash the blood off him.

I walked out the room and downstairs where Elena was sat with a cup of tea.

"Oh, hello." she said with a little smile, then I also smiled. "Good morning. Apologizes about Damon when he's being annoying when he comes down- it got a tad too heated last night."

She nearly choked on her tea now, then said with a cough. "Excuse me-?"

Oh, never mind." I laughed, then frowned, for my insides were yelling vampire! at me.

"Katerina..." I now snarled violently, forgetting about everthing as I went for her, pinning her down on the floor by her throat.

"Claudia La Roche-!" she now realized, then pushed against me, but I was just about able to hold her down. "Let's get one thing straight Katerina-" I snarled quietly, finally remembering the plan. "I'm not with Klaus anymore. I ran away. He was going to kill me."

"Bullshit. I know all about you and him. He'd never let you leave."

"Oh? Really? Well lookee here- I'm fighting him. Which brings me to the question of... why are you still here?"

"What's going on?"

"Just a friendly chat Elena. Nothing to worry about." I said, letting her up with a small snarl- all my instincts wanted me to drag her to Klaus, to make her suffer.

But that would mess up the entire plan... great (!)

Damon came in now and raised an eyebrow. "Ooh, a bitchfight? Can I watch?"

"I'll bitchslap you in a moment if you don't zip it Damon." I hissed, turning away and into the hallway, then pulled the front door open and left.

Damn that Katerina...

It was when I was sat in the Grill that I got the text that truly made me smile.

Guess who's coming to town tonight?

Well, Damon's been fooled hook line and stinkerXD might be another up tonight:) anyway, reviews are very much loved and thanks! X Nicc