Charlotte didn't know what to do.
She stood there- gaping like a goldfish- at the mirror. What she didn't understand was why Klaus, an Old One, an extremely powerful vampire- would bother coming to a tiny town like this. Of course, the draw that the town had due to the Civil War being held here would have been part of the fact. But surely when he arrived he would have realized that this was just a boring old town?
But then she finally came to her senses. Damon and Stefan would push her for information about Klaus if they found out about him. They would try and kill him, but Charlotte knew they wouldn't stand a chance against an Old One. Both of them would be killed. As much as she hated all three men- Klaus for abandoning her and leaving her a weak vampire, and Damon and Stefan because...well, because they were crap brothers-, she somehow couldn't let any of them die.
Klaus could take care of himself, so she didn't even bother to think about him. But Damon and Stefan, particularly Stefan, would be in danger. But against an Old One, there wasn't much she could do to protect them. Charlotte just didn't care at all for the humans. They were just prey to her.
Charlotte immediately put up a shield in her mind, to stop Damon or Stefan from reading her thoughts.
Damon was busy talking to Stefan- who was shooting suspicious looks toward his older brother. Ginger girl was once again staring at Charlotte. But after a quick look into her mind, Charlotte found that Ginger girl had no idea of what Charlotte was thinking about.
The staring, of course, pissed her off big time.
So she displayed her fangs, got in the girls face, and snarled.
Ginger girl screamed, causing everyone in the room to turn around in alarm. Then the girl fell backwards onto the ground.
Charlotte, fangs still out, laughed.
Then Princess Stefan was in front of her, shouting at Charlotte. Damon stood and watched, his expression unreadable. The insane girl was inside on the bed, clasping her hair in her hands and whispering 'I'm next, I'm next.' Blondie girl came and glared daggers at Charlotte, then leaned down to help Ginger girl up. Blondie boy was still in the house, but looking down at Ginger girl. The kid was wearing a mini- Charlotte noticed, and she laughed when Ginger girl had trouble standing up without flashing herself.
But secretly, Charlotte was just glad of the distraction that scaring Ginger girl took, because it allowed her to put Klaus to the back of her mind. But then, when he came back into her mind, her smile disappeared and she was left just...standing there.
What should I do?- she thought. I can't tell Stefan or Damon, it's better they don't know about him. They would be safer that way. Should I tell them to be very careful with what they do? Klaus had to be here for a reason. Maybe if I just find out what the reason is, I can make him go away?
The more Charlotte thought about the idea, the more it appealed to her. Klaus- hopefully- would be more likely to listen to her than Damon or Stefan. After all, he had Changed her. Maybe that meant something to him? But Charlotte was doubting it...
She realized Damon was looking at her strangely, obviously wondering what had caused the smile to slip from her face. She immediately put up her mind shield to stop him from reading her thoughts.
Then Charlotte gave them all a charming, big smile- even to Ginger girl, who was still getting up with the aid of Blondie- and spoke to the happy little bunnies that were her brothers.
"As delightful as this was, I'm getting tired of keeping company with humans. So, goodnight all."
"But...you can't leave! I still need to ask you stuff!" Stefan said, not exactly nicely.
Charlotte glared at him.
"I did what you asked. I came with you on your bizarre little trip to an insane girls house. And now I'm leaving."
"Where will you go?" Damon asked, his eyes staring at her, but his expression still unreadable. "Your 'home' has burned down."
"I'll find somewhere," she replied coldly.
Instead of listening to their pathetic voices again, she turned and walked down the garden toward the road.
It was only as she was roaming the streets, half-an-hour after she had left Stefan and Damon, that Charlotte remembered that Damon was right: she had no place to stay. She wasn't one to sleep in trees- they tangled her hair. Charlotte hadn't been alone like this for a long time: she'd always had somewhere to stay at night. Staying at Stefan's wasn't an option, he was probably still in a huffy about her scaring of Ginger girl. Damon wasn't an option to go to, she had no idea where he lived. Did he sleep in trees?
But her brothers were no options to be really considered. They didn't like her, and she didn't like them.
Charlotte looked around her, finding herself in a long street with what looked like a forest on her right side. She sighed, and started making her way into the forest. Maybe I'll have to sleep on the ground...
"Charlotte!" she heard a voice call. A familiar voice.
She turned, and there he was.
Lee.
Running towards her, a concerned expression on his face.
Seeing him again, Charlotte seemed to find herself not so alone anymore- then she mentally kicked herself for letting his presence get to her that way.
"Are you okay?" Lee was standing in front of her now. Before she could answer, he rambled on:
"Those two guys came, ran in the house and took you out. I was so worried about you! I heard the door slam earlier in the night, so I thought that you had gone out since we were the only two in the house. So I didn't really worry. But when I saw that guy carrying you out of the house...I can't tell you how sorry I am, Charlotte! I didn't know you were still in there! If I did, I would have-"
"Ssssh, Lee, I'm fine," she said, reaching out to touch his cheek- he looked so upset; she couldn't help it.
He just stared at her, and she started to notice tears in his eyes when he blinked a few times, and they were gone.
"What happened to you? I tried to take you from the guy that was carrying you out, but he wouldn't let me. You looked terrible!"
"Oh, that was nothing. I bet I looked terrible cause I had no make-up on," she laughed.
"But you look beautiful even when you don't have any make-up on," he said. Then he seemed to realize what he had just said, and he blushed a beetroot colour.
Charlotte smiled at him.
"So what happened to Kian and Sam?"
"Oh. They got off with girls at Elena's party, but when I phoned them and told them what happened, they came straight home. Or to what was left of it..." Lee looked away from her to the ground.
"How bad is it?" she asked. But what she was really thinking was, How badly damaged is my stuff?
"Well, the kitchen is ruined, the bathroom too. Our rooms aren't too bad. But we can't go back for at least six months."
"Oh."
"But, me and the guys have found a new house. You can come stay...I mean, if you still want to live with us," he said, looking at her hopefully.
"But how can we afford it?"
"Oh, my parents are sort of...well, rich."
"Really?"
"Yeah," he said, grinning sheepishly. "They found out what happened, and they wanted to help out, so they rented out the new place. So will you come?"
"Yes, I'll come. How did you find me?" she asked. I won't have to sleep in trees tonight- she thought delightfully.
"Oh, I didn't. I was going to the shop to get milk when I saw you. But the house is just round the corner."
And so Charlotte walked with him to the new house.
But then later she wondered if she'd made the right decision about living with the boys again...
Chapter 11 coming up soon. And I know I'm going to have fun writing it, and you lot are gonna love reading it lol!
And just so you know, this chapter isn't significant, it's just joining up the gap from Charlotte finding out about Klaus to...well, you'll just have to wait and see lol!. xxx
