To be with you Forever- Damon Salvatore/OC
Chapter 44- Presumed innocent.
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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Kaye's P.O.V
Things moved slowly after my realisation. Stefan took Carters body into the woods, he would be discovered soon and his death blamed on an animal, much like the victims before I had arrived in Mystic Falls. It felt like an awful injustice to the poor kid who Elena explained had been compelled into a fight with Tyler to bring forth any supernatural type reactions, which Mason had intervened with in a more than unnatural way. The new theory was that there may be werewolves in Mystic Falls. I wanted to feel angry at Damon for recklessly endangering an innocent human but as I knelt beside him where he still slumped on the car park asphalt, he looked so helplessly pathetic I couldn't bring myself to. Elena took Bonnie home. Bonnie. Bonnie who had completely flipped from the good friend I knew to a most powerful, heartless witch in a matter of seconds. Bonnie, who though she had admitted she didn't really like Damon, would never have hurt him in that way. Caroline stood awkwardly in the corner waiting for Stefan, torn between helping me to help Damon and running away forever.
"Pearl did this Damon." I whispered as I wrapped an arm around Damons shoulder, trying to help him off of the ground, "She's so much closer than we thought. That could have been any of us."
"I know." He hissed, concentrating on his current pain and predicament.
"So what do we do now?" I asked, once we was stood straight.
"First we go to mine so I can drink, then we meet with Anna and find out what the hell is going on."
"Anna doesn't know anything Damon." I stated, "it's the same answer every time someone asks, she doesn't know."
"Its always worth a try." he growled as we began to hobble forwards towards Damons car that I hadn't even seen until now, "You." he pointed to Caroline, "With us"
I heard the new born vampire following quietly behind us as I helped Damon into the drivers seat.
"Shouldn't I drive?" I questioned, still taking in his broken, only partially healed sight.
"Your not driving my car." He growled angrily, as if I had just asked him to marry me or something.
"Ok." I mumbled, "Jeez." I moved to the other side of the car and climbed into the passenger seat, seeing Caroline already in the back seat.
I buckled my seat belt, taking note that neither Damon nor Caroline needed to.
"Stefans going to call Anna, they're going to meet us, and Elena at the boarding house." Damon explained, unsuccessfully hiding a wince as he started the engine and pushed his foot onto the accelerator.
"I wish you would let me drive." I grumbled.
"I've seen you drive." he replied with a grimace and I wasn't sure if it was aimed at my driving or because he was in more pain.
A silence overtook us as he pulled onto the busy road, I pulled the mirror above my seat down and took sight of Caroline sat behind me in the reflection. Her eyes met mine through the glass and I found myself glancing away quickly, unable to look into her eyes. I flipped the mirror back quickly and settled into my seat.
I stared out of the window, watching the other cars fly past, wondering what problems the people inside were facing, how many of them were hurting, how many of them spent their time running from someone after them, how many of them were terrified, how many of them could currently feel their blond, newly turned vampire friend breathing on the back of their neck. Wait. What?
"What are you doing?" I cried, as I shot forwards in my seat, only to have the seatbelt lock and yank me back. I began to struggle as I felt Carolines hand on my shoulder and I heard her growl. The car pulled to the right with a squeal and the responding sounds of horns as we cut across the lane was muffled by my pounding heart in my ears. My hands fumbled with the button of my belt and once I was free I pulled the door handle and wrenched open the door. I stumbled out and Caroline was close behind.
"Stay away!" Damon growled, suddenly in between myself and Caroline whose face was completely changed.
"Just one bite." She begged, "Just one taste." Her voice sounded really panicked. Her eyes turned to Damon pleadingly, "Please!"
"I said, stay back."
Looking at the way Damon stood, hunched, I didn't think that he would be much of a match for Caroline right now. Please, don't less this escalate into a fight.
Cars slowed down as they passed to allow for the driver to gage what was happening. I couldn't see whether or to the tell tale signs of a vampire resided on Damons face as his back was to me, I was thankful that it was dark and Caroline had her back to the road. The last thing we needed was for someone else to see them.
"Kaye is not a meal Caroline." Damon growled.
"Then help me dammit!" she cried, "Please. I don't want to hurt anyone. I don't. It hurts."
"Look. You've got two choices." Damon said, "I can let you past now, you can kill Kaye and I leave you here, the sun comes up in a few hours and you wont make it to safety in time." I held back an indignant cry at one of her choices being to kill me as he continued, "Or, you can step away, get in the car and stay away from her. Ill get you to safety and Stefan can help you through this. You choose."
Caroline shook her head, breathing heavily. "I'm sorry Kaye." she whispered. "I'm sorry."
I smiled at her sadly and nodded, "Its okay."
"Lets go." Damon said gruffly. "Caroline take gunshot, we don't need you behind any humans right now."
She turned back to the car like a wounded puppy, guilt weighing her down. "Thank you." I breathed, my heart rate slowing, "You okay?"
Damon nodded, "Come on."
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The others were already sat inside the living room of the boarding house when we arrived. As we stepped through the door, Caroline headed straight to her own little corner, ignoring the curious glances she received from Anna, who sat gracefully on a sofa and Jeremy who sat with her. Elena sat on the floor by Stefans legs and Damon headed straight to the stairs without a word to anyone.
I sighed and took a seat on the floor opposite Elena, against the wall.
"Bonnies sorry." Elenas voice sounded towards me, "She doesn't understand what happened. She said she keeps getting random power bursts."
I nodded in reply, a headache forming and my eyes feeling tired. I pulled my legs to my chest and rested my head on my knees gently. "Are you alright Kaye?" Jeremy asked, I nodded against my legs in response. I heard footsteps ascending the stairs again and lifted my head to see Damon looking as good as ever stepping into the hall, and Stefan standing. "I'll take Caroline downstairs." Stefan said, and we all knew he meant to their blood stash. Elena nodded and smile tightly.
"So what did I miss?" Damon asked, replacing Stefan in the seat behind Elena who not so subtly shifted away.
"We don't know anything." Jeremy stated.
"And why would you know anything short stuff?" Damon asked with a condescending smirk.
"Because I'm with Anna and she says-"
"Well why don't you let Anna speak for herself?" Damon interrupted Jeremy ignoring the glare from his sister and himself alike.
"Listen Damon." Anna interjected before an argument could start, "I keep telling you. I don't know anything. If I did I would tell you without any hesitation. I'm in just as much danger here as the rest of you."
"And how is that Anna?"
"I helped you!" She cried, "Because I betrayed them and freed Kaye and they're after me too. I have to hide away because my own mother will kill me if she catches sight of me. Because I fell for Jeremy. Because I helped you guys."
"You know we're thankful for that." I said from my spot, "Me especially."
Anna nodded at me and turned back to Damon, "I don't know what they're planning. I never will. But there are some things I can tell you and Ive already told the others."
She paused, when no smart retort came from Damon she continued, "My mother is smart, she's devious. She really is. But I know her better than anybody, and I really don't think she's capable of orchestrating something of this scale."
"This scale? I thought you didn't know anything."
"I don't, only what I heard when I was there. They're taking back Mystic Falls. But the things they've done so far. Your friend down there, the attacks the jibes. Integrating into Kayes life. The wolves arriving right now. Convenient wouldn't you say?"
"So the Lockwoods are definitely wolves?" I asked from my space, staring from Damon to Anna to a grim looking Elena.
"Tyler admitted it to me." Jeremy answered instead, "I went over there and tricked it out of him. Mason changes now. But for Tyler the curse hasn't yet taken effect."
"You think your mother is working with the dogs?" Damon asked.
"I think it's a very strong possibility. But like I said, I think there are others involved too. I don't think my mum is working alone. The way she planned, the way she was when I was still there. Methodical and calculating. She'd following orders."
"Whose?" Damon asked.
"I don't know." She replied, "I never saw anybody, only those vampires in the tomb. But I am almost positive that there's someone else. Some one my mother is scared of."
"That doesn't excuse anything Anna." I said, almost regretfully.
"The things she's done. Caroline, my dad. Its unforgivable."
"I'm aware. I'm not saying she deserves it. You need to know though, there has to be someone else."
"We just have to find out who." Elena added, "Until we do, nothing is certain."
"No one is safe." Jeremy added looking every inch his younger age.
Damon flopped back into his seat with a sigh and pinched the bridge of his nose. I knew exactly how he felt. I climbed off of the ground and mumbled a "To the kitchen." when Elena asked me where I was going. The brightness of the kitchen in comparison to the rest of the boarding house was almost blinding to my eyes, yet it was also a welcome change to the darkness that seemed to be everywhere in Mystic Falls lately. A sort of clean, clinical, bright change.
"You okay?" Elena asked as she stepped into the kitchen.
"Headache." I grumbled, leaning on the counter and squeezing my eyes shut. "What was it you said about Bonnie in there?"
"She's sorry." Elena repeated. "There's something wrong with her powers Kaye, she started crying when I got her home tonight and the photos on the walls started shaking and vibrating."
"What do you mean?"
"She said that she's been getting these like power surges recently. She doesn't even remember what happened with Damon tonight, she said she sort of blacked out."
"Oh she was very much awake Elena."
"I know." She replied sadly.
"Are you worried? About Jeremy being a part of this?" I asked her.
"Terrified." she replied at once. "Anna will protect him though. They really love each other."
"Yeah. Caroline tried to eat me in the car." I added as a last minute thought, "She's lucky to have Stefan to help her through this."
"Are you okay?"
"Fine."
"Good." she eyes me over once before saying, "Stefan called Alaric, he's grabbing some books, some information on wolves and bringing it over. To help us. Tomorrow were going to take Caroline to Bonnie to get her a ring spelled so she can walk in the sun."
"Good plan. She deserves to be able to go back to normal. As normal as is possible at least."
"Yeah." A silence took over the next few minutes as we stood in the kitchen, in that time we heard Stefan and Caroline return to the living room and a murmured conversation restart. The group was reunited as one when we heard Alaric at the door.
"Hey guys, I brought everything I could." He spoke, as Elena and I stepped out of the kitchen, his eyes scanned the room, lingering on Jeremy with a disapproving scowl, who defiantly ignored him. He frowned as he caught sight of a miraculously clean Caroline. "Caroline, what are you doing here?"
"She was changed. By Pearl." Stefan explained quickly, "Anna thinks she may be working with the werewolves."
"I'm sorry Caroline." The teacher told her sadly, she shrugged in response, unashamed and seemingly batter.
"As much as I hate to break up the sympathy party." Damon cut over, "We have some learning to do. Big hairy dogs. Human most of the time etcetera etcetera.." I didn't need to be facing him to know he was rolling his eyes impatiently as he said this.
"Like I said," he replied exasperatedly, "I brought everything I could get without raising any suspicion from the council." He indicated a few books in his arms, "and then there's what we can find out over the internet, though I don't know how much of that can be trusted. The most important thing is that I got this" he placed the books onto one of the small tables and pulled a cracked, old looking edition off of the top of the pile.
"What is that?" Elena asked.
"It's old. I saw it once at a council meeting, I stole it."
"Naughty naughty." Damon tutted.
Alaric ignored his comment and moved to take a seat, Elena, Stefan and I followed to do the same. "Here." Caroline said, scooting over from where she sat and revealing a space big enough for me, I hesitated and could feel Damons eyes boring into my back.
"No. It's… I'm okay."
"I wont attack you again. I promise. I'm okay now." She said, and there was such a sadness and guilt in her eyes only a heartless person would have said no. I could almost hear Damon calling me reckless as I sat next to her, legs brushing at the close proximity.
Please let Damon have been lying when he said my blood smelled better and more potent than others. I held my breath for a few moments and it seemed like the others did too, until Caroline, after making no move to get any closer to anywhere she could bite me cried, "It's okay!"
Elena blushed slightly and Alaric looked taken aback before he opened the book in his lap. "This seems to be the only thing that could be completely trusted. After all, it's the councils and everything in here about vampires is true."
"Is it handwritten?" I asked, from where I sat, I could see some words in what looked like pen or ink.
"Yes. It seems to be a sort of diary, or an information book on the supernatural in Mystic Falls, all the way from the 1800s."
"No." Stefans voice sounded, "No way."
"What is it?" Elena questioned quietly as Stefan stood and made his way towards Alaric hand extended for the book. Once the book was placed into his hands he gently flipped some of the pages, eyes skimming the writing quickly. "Damon." he whispered.
Then Damon was stood next to him reading too, and as I watched them from my place a more vulnerable expression on both of their faces I saw a kind of brotherly attitude and reunion like atmosphere. "This book was our fathers." Stefan spoke by way of explanation.
"I thought as much," Alaric replied, "There are a lot of first hand accounts of the night they entombed the vampires, how they hunted, who they entombed, there's information on how vampires infiltrated the people on-" he stopped abruptly but Stefan filled in for him, "Katherine."
"Yes."
"Can I see?" Elena asked, standing.
Once Damon had handed her the book she began to read through it slowly, eyes pulling in the information written before her, this time Damon stayed standing, arms crossed against his chest, eyes focused on the black book in Elenas hands. "Where did you find it?" he asked, "Ive never seen it in a meeting before."
"Sheriff Forbes," he shot a quick glance to Caroline who was now interested, "She knows where its hidden. Apparently there's a few things like this. They think the book has been lost. It'll turn back up when I'm done with it."
"So it's been passed down through the years?" I asked, "Council to council?"
"It seems so." Stefan replied.
"What does it say about Werewolves then?" I asked.
"The usual." Elena replied, flipping to relevant pages, "They weren't as feared as vampires were back then, in fact they didn't mind werewolves very much at all."
"Did the wolves work with them?" Jeremy spoke up for the first time.
"I didn't know anything about wolves back then." Anna said, "Did you guys?"
Both vampires shook their head no and Elena continued, "I don't think that they worked together, they just weren't as much as a threat, they were a sort of unwilling ally I think, because they went for vampires too." Jeremy nodded thoughtfully, unconsciously tightening his arm around Anna's shoulder. I thought his human gesture of protection was sweet.
"What else?" Damon asked.
"It's a curse that's passed through generations in the blood, it has to be triggered though."
"By what?" Jeremy asked, leaning forward onto his knees.
"Killing someone, whether that be accidental or on purpose. It triggers it."
"Tyler hasn't killed someone that we know of has he?" Caroline asked.
"No. But Mason obviously has." I stated, "I mean, the strength must come from triggering the curse right?"
"Yeah," Elena read, "Strength, senses, speed and the transformation at the full moon and there's something else."
"What?"
"It's smudged but I think it says that a werewolf bite can-"
"Can what Elena?" Damon growled.
"Kill a vampire."
"Brilliant." I grumbled.
"That proves it then surely?" Anna asked, "My mother must be working with them, or using them somehow."
"But" I interjected, "As far as we know the only werewolves were Mayor Lockwood who is dead, and Mason, who as far as I know seems like a nice guy. Tyler hasn't triggered the curse yet. How do we know its not a coincidence?"
"Because this is my mother were talking about." Anna growled, and I flinched away from the powerful glare she shot towards me.
"But the wolves haven't done anything, as far as we know the mayor kept it hidden and never hurt anyone and Mason has caused no trouble. We don't know for sure."
"Why are you trying to protect them?" Anna asked, standing from the sofa.
"I'm not." I answered, "I just don't like the idea of running off and killing someone who is probably innocent."
"I don't mind." Damon contradicted.
"No." Stefan said vehemently. "We don't do anything. Not yet. Alaric, take this book back to where you found it. Don't get caught. we cant just go about this without thinking. Everybody calm down, stop arguing, they want us to fight. We have to stick together."
"I'm going upstairs." I grumbled before stalking from the room.
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