**Chapter six**
Awkward
*Hailey*
I was running down a trail in the Mystic Falls Park, when I felt like someone was watching me. I looked around, but I was alone.
I shook my head to clear my mind, causing my red pony tail to shake. I was probably just imagining the feeling.
Suddenly, there were sounds like footsteps coming from the woods surrounding me. I jumped, when a fluffy gray bunny hopped across the trail.
I shook my head and laughed at myself; I really needed to stop watching horror movies. I put my ear buds back in my ears and started running again.
"Carly Fell." Someone whispered. Every hair on the back of my neck rose in alarm, and my body went stiff.
I turned around slowly, just in time to see a person with a hood covering their face, attack me. I screamed, but they covered my mouth with their hand.
My attacker dragged me into the woods, my kicking and thrashing no use. Tears boiled up in my eyes, knowing I was going to die.
"The families will pay for what they did to us." My attacker hissed, slamming me into a tree. Barely had to yelp, before they bit roughly into my neck.
I screamed, tears running down my cheeks, as another person bit me. Then another, then another. Before I knew it, I was outside my body, watching my attackers drain my dead body of its blood.
I screamed, jolting up from sleep, sweating heavily. My heart was beating wildly, and I felt up my neck, searching for any bite marks, sighing in relief when I didn't find any. What the hell was that?
I had just had a nightmare of Carly Fell being murdered by… vampires.
Carly Fell was a year younger than me- I think she dated Jeremy for five seconds before he became obsessed with Vicki Donovan. She was a cross country star, and a bit of bitch. The only words she ever said to me were, "Those jeans make your ass look huge." After that, I graffitied her locker. Why would I have a nightmare of her murder?
It was so real. I felt her pain, her terror. It felt like I was her. I could still feel the bites on my neck. It reminded me of a vision, though I never had a dream vision. More like intuition- I just sort of knew when things were going to happen.
But, if it was a vision, why were vampires in it? They weren't real. Just because I was physic, didn't make Bigfoot real. It was just a dream, it had to be a really nasty, drunk nightmare. I shouldn't of have watched Twilight on the airplane coming back to Virginia.
I took a shaky deep breathe, before looking over at my alarm clock. It read 3:37 in big, bright green letters. I sighed, and ran a hand through my hair. My head was pounding, my hangover already rearing its ugly head. Feeling a strong urge to vomit suddenly, I ran from my bed to my bathroom.
For five minutes straight, I threw up. I vowed to never drink again, but I always did that during vomiting.
After I was done, I took a quick shower, feeling gross from vomiting and my nightmare. I got dressed in some comfortable pajamas, brushed my teeth to get rid of the nasty taste in my mouth, and then went back to a sweet, dreamless sleep.
"You were a problem child
Been grounded your whole life
So now you running wild
Playing with them good girls
No that ain't your style
You think your hot shit
You cool, I love it, I love it
Yeah, yeah
Stumbling but yeah, you're still looking hella fine
Keep doing what you're doing and I'ma make you mine."
I groaned, cursing my cellphone. My head felt like rhinos were running across it, as sirens rang loud in my ears.
I held out my hand, and my cellphone flew to it. Blindly, I pressed the 'talk' button, and held it to my ear.
"Yellow?" I said softly, trying not to set off my migraine.
"Orange!" Elena shouted into the other end, which made me wince, but also smile, since this is what Elena and I had used as greetings for the phone ever since we were little.
"Ugh, don't be cruel." I whined, rubbing my temples.
"Oh, yeah, how's that hangover treating you?" she whispered, and I could tell she was smirking.
"Best time of my life." I said sarcastically, sitting up in my bed.
I could practically hear her eyes roll. "Do you even remember what happened last night?"
"Barely. I remember going to that horrible Lockwood dinner, then going to the grill. I'm pretty sure I met a really hot guy too. Ugh, his eyes were so blue."
She laughed. "Do you remember his name?" she asked, amused.
"I'm pretty sure he had one." I said, racking my memory. But all I remembered were those god damn icy blue eyes.
She laughed again, and I winced. "Not so loud." I complained.
I could tell she rolled her eyes again. "Do you think you can manage to pick Stefan and me up from his house, Hailey Hangover?"
I rolled my eyes at her. "Yes, Sally Sober, I can. Why would I be doing that?" I asked, getting out of bed, causing Ellie to fall off.
Ellie hissed at me, before retreating to her cat bed by my closet. I rolled my eyes, as Elena replied, "Because we have school today."
I groaned and grimaced. "Do I have to go?"
"Yes, you do!" Elena said, like the idea of skipping was scandalous. I rolled my eyes; goody-goody.
"Whatever mom, I'll be there in twenty." I said sarcastically.
"Okay, bye- wait!"
"What?" I asked, walking into my bathroom.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you about Stefan. We're best friends, there's no excuse." She apologized.
I smiled at my hung over reflection. "It's okay, Lena. I just wanna know the details later, okay?"
"Okay." She agreed.
We hung up, and I brushed my teeth, before going to my closet. I got dressed into dark skinny jeans, and a red plaid button up. I put my dark hair up into a messy bun, then did my makeup. I was ready to go after ten minutes.
I walked quietly down the stairs, and into the kitchen. I ignored my mother, who was eating her diet food while glaring at me, and poured myself some coffee.
"And where were you last night?" she asked, glaring at my outfit.
I sighed; I was hoping she didn't notice I was M.I.A. it wasn't that she didn't know I was an underage drinker, just that I wasn't in a mood to fight.
"The bar." I said casually, grabbing a blueberry muffin and biting into it.
"The bar? Wait, are you drunk?" she narrowed her eyes at me.
I rolled my eyes. She didn't care that I was on a road to becoming alcoholic, just that if word got out that her seventeen year old daughter was drinking, it would ruin her.
"I wish. I'm hung over, thanks for the concern mommy dearest." my voice dripping with sarcasm, and hate.
She rolled her eyes at me, turning back to the magazine in her hands. I quickly finished my breakfast, the coffee helping my hang over, and walked to my car.
As I put my car in drive, my mind wandered to the nightmare I had all but forgotten. There was no possibility is was a vision- there were vampires in it. Yet, as I assured myself, I was still worried.
I pulled up to the Salvatore Boarding house, and turned off my car. I walked up to front door- the house was so huge and old, I was slightly afraid I would break something.
Randomly, I thought of blue eyes. Thinking of the Salvatore's made me think of him. What was his name?
I knocked on the door gently, biting my lip in deep thought. Just as it opened, I remembered; his name was Damon Salvatore.
"Hailey, what are you doing here?" Damon himself asked, looking as hung over as myself. He smirked at me, and I returned it.
I was about to answer, when Elena came down the stairs and saw me.
"Hailey! Took you long enough!" she teased, her smile dropping when she saw Damon.
That's when I remembered; Stefan and Damon were brothers.
"Damon, what are you doing?" Stefan asked, walking down the stairs after his girlfriend.
Damon smirked at his younger brother. "Talking to my drinking buddy here." he said, looking at me. There was something in his gaze that made me feel weak in the knees.
Elena eyes widened, and she said, "Wait, Damon was the guy from the bar?"
I glared at Elena, as Damon gave me a so, you've been talking about me? Look, a smug smirk on his lips.
Elena and Stefan were looking at Damon, not very happy. Damon was smirking at them, like he just loved pissing them off. I felt very out of loop, and very awkward just standing there.
"Okay, well, as fun as this has been- totally not awkward at all- school is awaiting, and we all know how important that place is." I said, backing out of the house.
Elena and Stefan didn't move, and Damon rolled his eyes at them. I narrowed my eyes at them. Why was it such a big deal Damon and I got drunk together? Better him than some crazy who could've raped me.
I huffed. "Fine, your asses can walk to school then." I said, before turning my back to them.
Elena broke away from the stare off, and said to me, "Just wait a minute Hailey, we'll be right there."
"You two go out to the car. I'll be right there, I just have to talk to Damon." Stefan said to her. Elena looked like she wanted to argue, but then sighed and gave in.
She walked out to me, grabbing my arm as if having to drag me from the house like a security guard.
"Bye Damon." I called over my shoulder, flashing him a smirk.
"Bye Hailey." he returned pleasantly, as Elena shut the door.
There was silence as we walked to my car, but I knew Elena wanted to say something.
"Just say it, Lena." I sighed, getting into the driver's side of the car.
She sighed too, sliding into the passenger side. After a few silent seconds, she looked at me, a very serious expression on her face.
"Hailey, you have to stay away from Damon. He's dangerous."
I bit my lip; and here I thought I was escaping from all the awkwardness.
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