Chapter 8: Assassin Revealed

As Bella sped away Jeremy couldn't help but think to himself how wrong it was for Bella to be driven from her home and be targeted by an assassin when she has done nothing to deserve it. Jeremy felt guilty as hell that he stood by and watched it happen without trying to warn her about Bonnie's plot. If only I had warned her! Jeremy berated himself.

But then what? Say that he did warn her, what would happen then? Bonnie and his sister would be pissed as hell at him, they would likely never trust him again or if they did it would take quite a bit of time and groveling for them to ever trust him with something important again. Not to mention he had to live with his sister so having her pissed at him would not be fun when she has access to where he sleeps.

Besides, Jeremy thought to himself as he heard his sister and Bonnie emerge from the house arguing about something, the girl is a complete stranger no matter how I feel for her and Bonnie and Elena are my family. Family will ALWAYS come first.

"I am just saying Bonnie, that we don't know what this girl is capable of! And what if she attacks us in retaliation huh? What then?!" Elena raised her voice as she grew agitated. They have been arguing about their actions or inaction since Jeremy left to check on the girl and the assassin they sent after her.

"She won't." Bonnie said trying to sound confident, though her voice cracked giving away her nerves as she realized just how bad she had fucked up. All Bonnie had wanted to do was to keep Elena and Jeremy safe and to get rid of the threat this strange girl presented to them. Though she knew better even if she would never admit it out loud. Bonnie wanted to get rid of Bella for two reasons. The first is that she wanted to get rid of the threat this powerful girl was to her power.

Bonnie has been so used to being the most powerful witch in Mystic Falls as well as being a Bennett Witch, which is one of the powerful witch bloodlines there are. Key word….one of them. Being a direct descendant of the very first Original Witch in history is a very big boon in Bella's favor. Having the blood of the Original Witch run through her veins makes Bella the most powerful witch alive since the Original Witch herself. So if she could get rid of her, than her place as the most powerful witch in Mystic Falls is secure again as selfish as that is.

The second reason is that Bonnie wanted to get rid of the competition for Jeremy's affections. No matter how many times Jeremy may say he does not like her like that and sees her as the little sister he always wanted, she knew in time that might change. Bonnie has loved Jeremy for as long as she can remember. Call it love at first sight if you will, but Bonnie knew one thing for sure. This bitch would not take Jeremy from her Jeremy is HERS!

"How do you know that?" Jeremy joined the conversation as he joined the girls on the porch ignoring the mess of a man on the ground where his intended target had left him after she kicked his ass. Repeatedly. In Jeremy's opinion the dick deserved it and worse. Bonnie turned to face Jeremy as he approached and grew frustrated as she took in his forlorn and angry visage. Bonnie hated it when Jeremy was mad at her and it enraged the witch beyond belief that it was on that creatures behalf!

"I just know." Bonnie told him raising her chin and an eyebrow at the grumpy boy daring him to say otherwise. Though he wanted nothing more to tell her how arrogant and stupid he thought she was being he held his tongue, there were be time for that later.

Frowning at Bonnie Elena turned a worried eye on her brother. Elena felt horrible knowing that Jeremy was starting to like the strange girl. Though she understood Bonnie was trying to protect them, she felt she was out of her mind in provoking someone they knew nothing about. Besides, Elena thought to herself what if she was telling the truth? What if she is Stefan's daughter?

Then that would mean they had almost killed her boyfriend's daughter before he even got to know about her. They would have killed apart of Stefan-SHE would have killed apart of Stefan and that thought hurt. It would kill him Elena realized the more she thought about it, it would kill him to realize the girl he loves had tried to kill his child.

A groan and a curse broke the trio from their thoughts as they looked at the groaning figure on the ground as he staggered to his feet. The man though bloodied and bruised was no doubt handsome.

Standing at 6'2, the man had a lithe swimmers build and pale skin. He wore tight dark wash denim jeans, steel toed black boots and a white t-shirt that was stained red from the bloodshed tonight. His face looked as if it was carved by an angel before the fight, despite that it was littered with cuts, bruises and blood. With a chiseled chin, a strong jaw, thin dark eyebrows and his ice-blue eyes that were partially hidden beneath a couple of locks of raven black hair that fell to his face. The man was gorgeous even when beaten.

"Well," the man's seductive dulcet toned voice caressed the air in a sarcastic tone as he stared down the three guilty teenagers. "That went well."

Facing the man they had called to take out Bella, Elena felt even more guilty. If, and this is a very big if as she was too deep in denial to admit the truth to herself. But if Bella was indeed Stefan's daughter, than what they have done was horrifying not to mention sick! For the person they had asked to help them. The person who had dropped everything to fight a stranger without any indication as to who he is fighting to protect them. The person who they called to kill his family it seemed was…

"Damon."

HA! I bet you didn't see that one coming! Honestly neither did I! I was going to put John or even Alaric but then again my pen had other ideas. I have to admit this idea was even better, more drama for future chapters and more family drama between Damon and Bella. Though as first impressions go Damon's sucked!

How do you think Damon will react when he finds out that he almost killed his niece?

Let me know what you think!

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