To be with you Forever- Damon Salvatore/OC
Chapter 42- Farewell Mayor Lockwood.
Summary: I knew he was going to kill me, This was Damon Salvatore, this could never end well and yet I couldn't stay away, the truth is, I didn't want to. Damon/OC
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So Ive skipped a few days I think =] And as Ive mentioned before I am sipping the canon Katherine part right now. Though I may be keeping Caroline turning into a vampire. Not too sure yet =] Depends if I can fit it into my storyline or not. And the werewolf thing will be taking more of a backseat because obviously this is mostly Kaye's POV and she's not part of that- yet.
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Kaye's P.O.V
Mayor Lockwood's memorial was nowhere near a sombre as I had expected it to be, to my general surprise most people were laughing and joking as if at some kind of party. When I mentioned my qualms to Elena who stood with her family in the Lockwood mansion, Jenna explained to me that this sort of do was in order to celebrate the deceased's life, not to necessarily mourn over their deaths. It made sense, after all the only other thing like this that I had been to was my mothers and I'd been too completely overwhelmed with grief to even remember what was going on when I woke the next morning.
"There's so many people here." Jeremy commented, "I wonder if this many people would turn up to my funeral?"
"Why? You planning on going somewhere?" Elena asked in mock seriousness, and surely the conversation would have been hilarious if we hadn't all known that he was dating the daughter of the vampire intent on killing us. Even though Anna had proved herself it was a touchy subject.
"Come on guys, that's hardly appropriate." Jenna hissed through the side of her mouth as Mrs Lockwood approached us, Tyler hot on her heels. For someone who had just lost her husband she looked awfully radiant and impeccably made up, but then I guess different people handled grief in different ways.
"Hello Jenna, Jeremy, Elena." she smiled, shaking Jenna's hand gently. "Thank you so much for being here, it means a lot, and of course you understand how this feels." Jenna nodded sympathetically, "If we can be of any help, to any of you," her hazel eyes included Tyler, "Then please let us know."
"We will do, thank you. Kaye dear, I've just seen your father. Ill repeat what I said to him, thank you very much for being here and loaning your support, despite not knowing my husband very well. I'm sure you will continue to be a support to my son through this difficult time."
"Of course I will Mrs Lockwood." I replied, shaking her extended hand, "I know how this feels."
"Of course you do." Mrs Lockwood exclaimed as if she had forgotten, "Well thank you for being here."
They moved on with a smile as was custom, to greet other guests, but not before Tyler hugged, and personally thanked both Elena and I.
"Seriously Tyler," Elena said, "If you need anything. It's okay to ask. Oh and Caroline sends her best wishes, she's sorry she couldn't be here."
"She is alright isn't she?" Tyler asked gently, guilt lacing his voice, "I haven't been able to go and see her yet, not with all of this."
"Of course, she understands." Elena amended.
"She's fine, they said it was miraculous." I added.
"I just, I still don't know what happened that night." Tyler murmured, "Everything was just-"
"Awful." Elena supplied, her voice holding so much more, so much that only a select few of us knew and understood.
Tyler nodded, "I should go back to my mum, thanks for being here guys, Ill see you later."
"He seems to be okay." Elena whispered once Tyler had moved on.
"Yeah. I guess." I replied, watching the door as Elena's boyfriend stepped through followed by Bonnie. Elena's face visibly brightened. Any signs of remembering any crazy message from last night erased.
"And here is the Adonis." Jenna mumbled, visibly staring as she always did. I chuckled and Elena groaned as she watched Stefan change paths and head towards Tyler and his bereaved mother. He offered his condolences in a sympathetic, muted voice and Bonnie followed suit.
"I'm going to get some air". I stated as they began to head towards us, Stefan was still in the habit of staring at me strangely when we were together and I didn't know why. It was the sort of look you gave someone when you just knew that there was something strange there and you couldn't quite put your finger on it. Bloody super human perception or whatever it was. I manoeuvred my way through the people, some I knew but most that I didn't and sighed as I stepped through the doors into the open balcony. I hadn't had any impromptu visits from my phantoms or nightmares since the last in the hospital. Though I had received the longest lecture from my father that I had ever gotten in my short life. First, the moment I had stepped through the front door he had materialized from the living room, complaining that I hadn't called to tell him I would be home late and he had been worried, then, once he had caught sight of my bruised face he had panicked, asking me over and over what had happened. Had someone attacked me? Did I need to go to the hospital? Was I okay? How many fingers was he holding up? Eventually though he had calmed down enough for me to recount the same story I had told both Stefan and Damon. He had, adamantly, checked me over himself, despite his severe lack of any medical abilities then admonished me one more time for not calling and for being far too clumsy for safety, then allowed me to head off to bed. This morning, I had spent hours trying to cover up my face, only to wash off the makeup over and over at risk of looking like a complete clown. Eventually I had decided to just apply some foundation and hope nobody got close enough to see, that didn't stop a few of my school mates asking questions and if I wasn't so sure I was going completely barmy I would probably believe the tripping story myself by now.
"What a fun party this is." Damon's distinct drawl broke me from my reverie, "The music could be a little more upbeat though."
"Funny." I mumbled, glancing over to where he stood, jacketless, obviously not feeling the chill that snaked around my bare arms, well I hoped not, since I still had his jacket at home. Only I could own my own jackets and someone elses and still forget to wear one out. "At least your fashion choice fits in, I swear I would faint if I ever saw you wearing any colour."
"Black is in Kaye! Besides, it suits me, brings out my mysterious side!" he joked.
I hummed in response, "Have you paid your respects to the Lockwood's yet?"
"Of course. Like the good boy that I am." he replied, leaning gently against the wall, arms crossed against his chest, smirking of course.
"Good."
"I also spoke to Sherriff Forbes, told her how sorry I am about Caroline's accident. I also reassured her that I am still completely on the band wagon when it comes to going Buffy on some vampires ass."
"I'm impressed." I grinned.
"So." Damon smiled slyly, "You look good in black."
I rolled my eyes, "Inappropriate."
His response was a hum, noncommittal and arrogant nonetheless, "Do you know what happened that night?" I asked, "Why was Mayor Lockwood thrown in the fire?"
"Jeez." he huffed, "I'm here complimenting you and all you want to talk about is death."
"Damon…" I growled in a lame impression of him when he is angry.
"Fine." he faked a wounded look, then widened his eyes in an ominous way, dramatic pause, then, "I have no idea."
"Damon."
"All we know, from witnesses, ooh I sound like a police officer, anyway, he accidentally got hit by one of the guns and went ape shit so they figured he was one of us and crackle, burn he is caught in the fire."
"Would you keep your voice down?" I hissed, "If a family member or friend heard you talking like that you would break their hearts!"
"Well you asked!" he grinned.
"Look, there's something else too. Something Caroline told me." I said, ignoring his previous comment, "She said that both Matt and Tyler got hit by one of them, it didn't affect Matt at all but-"
"but what?"
"It affected Tyler, just like it did the mayor."
"Both Lockwood's?" Damon questioned, more to himself than anything, "They aren't vampires, we would know, or if not us then somebody surely would have."
"Tyler isn't a vampire Damon." I interjected, "For starters he is always in the sun and doesn't wear any jewellery like your ring but also, he honestly has no idea what happened that night. He's in the dark as much as we are."
"I said, literally seconds ago, that he couldn't be a vampire."
"Yeah." I said, "I was just reiterating what you said. So what else could it be then?"
"Maybe they're pixies?" he jested.
"Do they exist?"
"No." Damon deadpanned raising an eyebrow.
"Well, I would have had that reaction to someone telling me vampires existed before I came here." I defended.
"Damon." Stefan's voice sounded from the doorway behind us.
"Brother."
"Kaye. How are you?" Stefan asked.
"I'm fine. You?"
"Good." Right, because that wasn't strained at all, "Damon. I saw you speaking to Sheriff Forbes, do you know anything?"
"Nope. No vampire sightings or threats or anything of the sorts. Aside from the ones to these lovely humans we seem to be around so much." My eyebrows closed together on my forehead and I shot a glare in Damon's direction.
"They don't know about that do they?"
"Not a single clue. Anything from the Lockwood's?" Damon asked, pointedly ignoring my, I thought, quite impressive glare.
"Nothing. Mrs Lockwood has no idea what happened, Tyler is just as confused."
"Told you." I grumbled, crossing my arms over my chest in a very Damon like manner.
Stefan's eyes shot to me, puzzled, and Damon proceeded to explain what I had previously told him, something Caroline hadn't told him and Elena in the hospital.
"Strange." Stefan murmured, "Its probably nothing, maybe there is something supernatural in the Lockwood genes, something to do with their ancestors? I'm sure we'll figure it out."
"I don't doubt that for a second." I sighed, "You guys are so old, you probably know everything. So, on that note, I'm heading back inside 'cause it's cold."
I waved goodbye and headed inside, in search of my dad who was probably still around here somewhere, the warmth felt good on my exposed arms. I swivelled around a few kids from school who waved and smiled, eyeing my face strangely.
As I moved around them I caught the bottom of my black dress on a metal zip, I groaned at the ripping sound that followed and turned back to the culprit with a frown.
"Oh. Sorry about that!"
"That's okay Tyler." I said, watching as he removed the lace from the jacket zip.
A chuckle, "I'm not Tyler."
"Oh!" I gasped, "I'm sorry. You sound like him and look like him a little too. But you're not him."
"No. I'm his uncle. Mason Lockwood." his grin was blinding as he held out his now empty hand for me to shake.
"Kaye Holt." I replied, shaking his hand, "I'm sorry about your brother."
"Yeah me too. He was a good man." Mason answered, but something told me he didn't believe the words he spoke, "You're British?"
"Yeah, moved here a while ago. I go to school with Tyler."
"Well, It was a pleasure to meet you Kaye, if you'll excuse me I must go and find my sister in law."
"Of course." I replied as he turned away.
"Who was that?" Another voice sounded from behind me.
"That, dad, was Tyler's uncle. I caught my dress on his coat."
"Only you Kaye, Only you." my dad sighed, "I'm going to head home."
"Okay. I'll see you at home then and I promise to call if I'm going to be late."
"You'd better!" he warned with a grin before kissing me on the cheek and turning towards the exit. I smiled back and turned in search of Bonnie or another friendly face.
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Another chapter coming very soon- and no the whole Mason Lockwood/Kaye thing is not going to be a love triangle thing- as far as I know cus I kind of hate them! =P
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