School of the Damned
Chapter 15
Elena took a deep breath and prepared herself for what she was about to face. She had dreaded the fact that she had to come talk Esther about her newfound powers, but she owed it to herself and to her friends to try and figure this out. She had to know who she truly was even if it did mean getting suspended or kicked out. At least she had found a solution to tell Esther so hopefully it wouldn't come down to that, but she had to test it out first and see where it would go.
Elena knocked on the head mistresses door and walked into the office to see Esther filling out a bunch of paperwork. Maybe now wasn't the best time to spring this up on her.
"Hello, Ms. Gilbert. What can I do for you?"
"I actually had to tell you something, but if you're busy I can come back at a later time."
"This paperwork can always wait Elena. Tell me what's going on with you. Are you not enjoying our program as much as you thought you would?"
"No it's not that I was just hoping that I could retake my test that determines what I am."
"We already tested you Elena. You're an In-between. It's as simple as that."
"That's the thing headmistress it's not that simple. I think something went wrong with my test specifically."
"And what made you come up with this conclusion Elena?"
"The fact that no in-between has ever been able to summon demon magic."
"Wait, What?"
"I know I should have told you this earlier, but I was afraid to. A couple days ago in my pacific class that the teacher requested me for he insisted I had potential for summoning demon powers so he found a way to test me and finally I got angry enough that I did. I had no clue how it happened only that it did. And in-betweens as you already know can't summon magic of that kind of power. So that's why I'm in here wondering if maybe the test got a few things wrong."
Esther sighed and got on her phone to call down to the testing center.
"Our test has never been wrong before Elena, but I'm not opposed to rechecking just in case. After all it wouldn't hurt."
Elena nodded and went down with Esther to the testing center to face her fate.
Elena sat in the cold chair as they calculated her test results. She was nervous at first, but she knew that if she ever wanted to truly fit in here she would suck it up and learn the truth about her existence. Even if it did rise up a few questions of her own.
Finally after what seemed like forever, Esther had come in with her test results with a frown on her face. Whatever the results had been they obviously weren't a good thing.
"Ms. Gilbert. It seems as if we have made a huge mistake with putting you in the classes for the in-betweens."
"What's wrong?"
"It seems as if your percentage was way off the mark. You're not 35 percent immortal. You're really 75 percent immortal."
Shock washed over Elena. If her mother was human then how was this even possible?
"What does that supposed to mean? Only one of my parents is immortal or so I thought."
"Your mother or father could still be human Elena, but it just means that one of your parents is a higher immortal . Such as a demon or an angel."
"Then why would it be at 75 not 50?"
"Usually that percentage only occurs if you're a half blood which is rare."
"I'm really confused. What are you trying to tell me?"
"Elena. You're not human what so ever."
"What? What am I?"
"According to your chart, you're a half demon half angel. It's rare, but sometimes they do interact and it's actually frowned upon that they have kids, but it does happen every once in a blue moon."
"So you're telling me that in the eyes of other immortals I'm an abomination."
"In most cases yes you are, but we do have other half bloods here who take classes for both demons and angels. I wouldn't let it bother you so much Elena. Yes others might look at you like you're an abomination but I do have a zero tolerance policy here about it, so you're safe just give me the name and they'll be punished."
"What do we do now?"
"Well, I'll have to find you a different dorm assignment. You'll be on the fourth floor now instead and you'll be in a private room instead since all the doubles are taken. As for your classes you can say goodbye to most of your classes for the in-betweens. I'm taking you out of those and you'll probably be taking double the class load. You'll be spending your first half of the day with the angels and the second half with the demons. And I'll half to set you up with a private tutor so you'll know the material that you missed for the other classes that you can't take at this moment. I'm sorry to have to do that Elena, but for right now your education is a top priority."
"I understand thank you head mistress."
Elena stood up to leave, but was surprised when Esther caught her arm.
"There is one more thing you should know Elena."
"Okay."
"Most half-bloods have some sort of specific power that makes them special. Have you noticed anything strange in particular happening to you?"
"Nothing out of the usual no. I've been having these intense dreams about a fellow classmate lately, but that could be summed up to teenaged hormones."
"Not necessarily."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Sometimes higher immortals have powers to see visions of the future. Maybe your dreams aren't as random as you once thought. I would catalog these dreams and take time to see when they occur. If anything they're dreams, but maybe they're not who knows. Now I suggest you get some rest. You're excused from classes for the rest of the day so you can move into your new room. Here's the keys and your new room assignment. I'll also print you out a new schedule, so you could know what classes to report to tomorrow. Although I'm not taking you out of the two of them since I think that your health class is doing great for you and your already in a demon class so you'll have some normalcy to your daily routine.
"Thank you head mistress Mikaelson. I really appreciate it."
"Run along now Elena. You wouldn't want to be that exhausted for your first day tomorrow."
Elena nodded and got out of the office with so much thoughts racing through her mind. How the hell was this even possible? The other day she was a mere human with no special powers what so ever and now she had found out that she had been lied to most of her life. She had to find out more information and unfortunately there was only one person that came to her mind that would know anything about her history. Her professor, but she would have to learn more tomorrow after class since she was on a tight enough schedule as it was.
All she wanted was to get all this stuff over with, but instead she found herself bumping into the two guys that she had started having feelings for. Damon and Stefan stood there with a look of concern on both of their faces. She could tell they both wanted answers, but she didn't want to do it here.
"Come with me." She said taking them to her new room assignment.
"Elena, What's going on? Why are you in the half-blood wing?" Stefan asked with a look of confusion on his face.
"Because I'm a half blood. A half angel, half-demon to be exact."
She looked up to see the expression on both of their faces. Stefan's was less than desirable. It was a mix between horror and utter disgust while Damon's was a look of utter joy.
"I'm fine with you being whatever." Damon said pulling her into a hug.
She looked at Stefan for the same reaction, but instead he backed away towards the door.
"I have to go. I'll talk to you about this later Elena."
He walked out the door and Elena had to stop her tears from flowing as she turned back to Damon.
"He's just in shock. I would give him some time to process this news."
Elena nodded as she wiped away a tear that had escaped.
"I think what you need is someway to take your mind off of things."
"How do you suggest I do that?"
"Let's go to my room and practice for our upcoming assignment."
"That sounds nice. Thank you."
Elena laughed as Damon made a joke. They had been at the practicing their vows for a few hours and they were taking a much needed break. She really was starting to like Damon, but she knew those dreams weren't her own. She had to talk to him about it even if it did mean he was pissed at her for a while.
"Can I talk to you about something?"
"You know you can talk to me about anything Elena."
"How good are you at interfering with a person's dreams?"
Damon gave her a look of puzzlement, but answered the question anyway.
"I'm decent at it, but that's something that's frowned upon in our society. Why do you ask?"
"I've been having these dreams lately."
"About what exactly?"
"About us. About us doing certain things that I would never think about doing with you in a million years."
"Are you saying you've been having sex dreams about me Elena?"
"Yes, but I don't think I'm influencing them."
"What are you trying to say? That I'm putting the sex dreams in your head to make you like me a little more."
Elena bit her tongue and stayed silent making a look of fury cross over Damon's face.
"You really think I'm that pathetic. Wow Elena. I thought we were better friends then that."
"Damon we are friends. I'm just scared and confused about what this means for me. I love Stefan and it will always be Stefan."
"If it will always be Stefan then tell me why he left you on your ass when you told us what you were."
"He was just in shock that's all. It's a lot to take in."
"I never did that to you Elena. And I would never do this to you. I thought we were finally becoming something, but I guess you're just another shallow person who thinks all the boys have to play dirty to get her."
"How dare you say that about me."
"Isn't it true though?"
Elena wasn't sure how to exactly put into words what happened next. One minute she was preparing to go out the door when suddenly Damon had pinned her to the wall and kissed her. The kiss sent electric currents through her body and she let herself fall into the kiss even though she knew it was wrong.
Something she had never felt came over her as he broke the kiss. She didn't want it to stop. She shoved him to his bed and climbed on top of him merging their lips together once more. Usually Elena frowned upon this kind of stuff, but after Stefan's reaction all she wanted to do was feel a little good about herself.
Damon shifted their weight so he would be on top of her and tore open the top buttons of her shirt exposing her breast that were thankfully covered with a bra. That rush of air was exactly what she needed to break her own trance and shove him off of her. What the hell had she been thinking?
"You did that on purpose!" she yelled buttoning back up her shirt.
"You know what it feels like when someone tries to invade your mind Elena. Did that feel anything like that?" he said breathless.
"No. It didn't."
Which meant the sex dreams she had been having of Damon we're real. She did have feelings for him after all.
"You see Elena. I don't need sex dreams to make you like me. You're perfectly capable of liking me on your own. Now if you don't excuse me I have things to do that are way more important than listening to you accusing me of putting thoughts in your head all day. You know where the door is. When you're ready show yourself out."
And before she could muster another word Damon was gone.
Elena took a deep breath as she walked over to Stefan's room. She couldn't believe what she had just done. She had just kissed Damon and if she hadn't stopped him. She knew that they would have gone further. She wanted them to go further. Her body ached for something that it had never ached for before and if she couldn't have that something with Damon then she would find comfort in the arms of Stefan.
She sighed and knocked on Stefan's door ready to do this. She had to do this. It was the only way she would get her mind off of Damon and everything that had been happening to her.
"Elena, What are you doing here?" Stefan asked answering the door.
Elena smashed her lips to Stefan's and as their kisses became more urgent she realized that Damon's kisses had been better, but the man she had fallen in love with was right in her arms. And tonight she would be giving herself away to him. It was the only way she could think of not losing him. She needed him. He was the reason she was here in the first place not Damon and not anyone else.
After it was over, Elena's body was hurting and she felt depressed. Usually when she read about sex in the books it had always felt amazing. While sex with Stefan wasn't a bad thing. She found herself regretting her decision. It wasn't supposed to feel that way was it?
Elena snuggled closer to Stefan willing the feelings to go away. She wanted to feel good about this decision.
"I love you Elena." Stefan whispered kissing her.
"I love you too." She said falling asleep in Stefan's arms.