Hummingbird
Chapter 2
All songs listed in this fic may not match the timeline I simply like them
'BEEP' 'BEEP' 'BE..' "Stop persecuting me dammit." I slapped my hand down onto my alarm and rolled over to check the time. 6:30 a.m I almost went back to sleep before I remembered why I had to be up early.
I had set my alarm for 6:30 the previous night so I would wake up before anyone else. Aunt Jenna had a presentation for her thesis adviser and needed to be out the door early so I figured I would help out. I hopped out of bed and ducked into the bathroom for a quick shower. I threw on my favorite black cashmere sweater and a pair of white skinny jeans. My leather ankle boots completed the look. Checking myself in the mirror I nodded in acceptance and turned to fix my bed and straighten up my room.
The house was still dark and quiet so I guessed I was the only one awake. Checking the clock I noticed it was nearing 6:45. I quickly made a pot of coffee with some dried vervain in with the grounds, I had started doing this after my first trip to Richmond. My mother had vaguely commented on the slight change of flavor but that was that now everyone was used to it. It was one of the reasons I always made the coffee. The other being my baby brother was a coffee whore and always stole someones coffee so I made sure I got the first cup. Glancing up I noticed my phone vibrating on the counter. Picking it up I read the text.
'Morning Ms. Era how are you on this fine day?'
'Perfectly fine what are you doing awake at this hour Trevor?'
'Ah well I have a small early meeting to attend.'
'Lucky damn near six hundred years old vampire...you don't have to suffer the horror that is the American Education System.'
'LOL have fun with the system!
'Bye Trev!'
"Good morning Aunt Jenna." I said with my back to her. I turned to look at her, she had her hands stretched out in the classic 'I'm going to tickle the shit out of you' pose.
"Why can't I ever scare you Sierra?" She asks me with a pout and a grin.
"I'm simply awesome like that." I said as she pours herself a large thermos of coffee. In reality it's more do to the training I've put myself through these past three years. She starts fussing about the kitchen when I remind her of the meeting with her thesis adviser. As Jeremy walks into the room. "Don't you have a meeting with your thesis adviser in twenty minutes?"
She glances down at her watch and her eyes grown large. "Damn alright I'm out of here." She tosses me a few tens and yells something about lunch money as she makes a dash for the door.
Bleary eyed my brother stands in the door way "the fuck was that" he mumbles as he reaches for my mug. I allow him to have it as I turn to check the clock. Ten after seven it tells me. Turning on the news I glance at the stairs.
"Is she even awake?"
"I have no clue."
Sighing I jog quietly up the stairs. Creeping up to her door I hear her muttering as she writes in her diary, her most precious possession.
"Dear diary, today will be different. It has to be. I will smile, and it will be believable. My smile will say "I'm fine, thank you." "Yes, I feel much better." I will no longer be the sad little girl who lost her parents. I will start fresh, be someone new. It's the only way I'll make it through." She sighs looks at it with a grunt and closes the thing.
"Elena, Bonnie will be here in a few minutes." I tell her as I open the door. She looks at me with a scowl and mutters something that sounds like "alright" so I leave it be.
"Hey Jere you want a ride? I'll let you drive." His head snaps up and he shoots me a big grin.
"Sure let me go get my stuff." He runs up the stairs as Elena is coming down narrowly missing a collision.
"Hey watch it Jeremy!" She exclaims as she stumbles lightly.
"Jere you can't kill Elena via stairs it's not cool." I yell up the stairs after him. She gives me a look. "Hey I made coffee there's some left for you in the pot better get it before Jeremy gets it."
"Alright give me the keys!" He exclaims as he comes barreling back into the kitchen.
"Wait your letting him drive!?" She screams at me from across the room. "He doesn't even have a driver's license!"
"Elena he needs to learn to drive and experience is a necessity, it's not even a ten minute drive he will be fine don't worry." I say flashing her a smile. She looks unconvinced and grabbing her coffee she marches out the door. Looking for the remote to turn of the TV I see a missing persons report right before I shut it off.
"Hey Jere?" I look to him from the passenger seat.
"Yea Si what's up?" Keeping his eyes on the road he questions me.
"You know Elena wasn't trying to be mean when she fussed about me letting you drive my car right?" He glances towards me briefly, frowning.
"Yea I know but that doesn't make it any less frustrating."
"As long as you know that it's alright." "What are your after school plans?"
He looks slightly guilty as he gives me a small look. "Hanging with Vicki."
"Oh...well be careful alright?" He gives my hand a squeeze on the console.
"I promise." That was that.
"Alright I'll see you later Jere." I said as he walks away tossing my keys to me as he goes towards where he's meeting Vicki.
"Later Si" He calls as he vanishes from my sight. With a small smile I walk into the halls of Mystic Falls High with my ear buds in, 'Wrong Side of Heaven' by Five Finger Death Punch in my ears. Approaching the main hall nearest the office I hear my sister and Bonnie discussing a 'HOT' back if you go by Bonnie's enthusiasm.
"Whats up girls?" I ask politely. Bonnie gives me a grin.
"Hey Sierra come and look upon the hottest back I've seen in a while." I peek around her to do just that and I hear the new student talking tho the secretary.
" Your records are incomplete. You're missing immunization records, and we do insist on transcripts." Says the secretary Mrs. Jacobs.
"Please look again. I'm sure everything you need is there." New boy speaks up his voice soft but firm.
"Your right so it is." She responds...well if that doesn't scream compulsion I don't know what will.
Bonnie still speaking next to me says "I'm sensing Seattle, and he plays the guitar." My sister gives her the 'Look'
"You're really going to run this whole psychic thing into the ground, huh?"
"Pretty much."
"Jeremy, good batch, man." Robb Mors congratulates my brother as he passes him in the hall.
"I'll be right back." Elena says with a snarl.
"Please be hot." Bonnie whispers to herself.
I turn to see Elena entering the boy's bathroom. I rush after her to see Elena grabbing Jeremy's face, looking into his eyes to see if he's high.
"Great. It's the first day of school and you're stoned."
"No, I'm not."
"Where is it? Is it on you?"
"Elena stop it your not helping the situ.." She cuts me off.
"Shut up Sierra Jennet your not helping either."
"Stop, all right?! You need to chill yourself, all right, don't yell at her like that?"
"Chill myself? What is that, stoner talk? Dude, you are so cool."
"Look, stop! I don't have anything on me. Are you crazy?"
"You haven't seen crazy, Jeremy! I gave you a summer pass, but I am done watching you destroy yourself. No, no, no, you know what? Go ahead. Keep it up. But just know that I am going to be there to ruin your buzz every time, you got it? Jeremy, I know who you are. And it's not this person. So don't be this person."
"I don't need this." He stomps out of the bathroom.
"And you!" She snarls as she turns to me. "Why so you insist on enabling him he is going to destroy himself."
"Elena Shut your fucking MOUTH." I practically holler in her face. "It's called being there for our brother and letting him make stupid mistakes so he will learn from them." "We have to let him fuck up but we have to be ready to help him back to his feet, you nagging him like an old house wife is only making it worse!"
She blinks at me dumbfounded it is the first time I've ever raised my voice to her. Satisfied with my rant I stalk out of the bathroom to get to class myself.
"This is the boy's restroom, right?" That soft voice asks her as Elena bumps into someone right outside the door.
"Y..Yes it is and I'm going now!" She stutters out comically.
I duck into Coach Tanner's class and take a seat by the window. Class starts and I barely even noticed that the hour is almost up and he is still droning on like a ghost.
"Once our home state of Virginia joined confederacy in 1861, it created a tremendous amount of tension within the state. People in Virginia's northwest region had different ideals than those from the traditional deep south. Then Virginia divided in 1863 with the northwest region joining the union." Tanner states in his deep monotonous voice. I tune him out again then notice new boy staring at my sister. She starts in her seat a bit then checks her phone. Her eyes widen as she slowly turns to new boy 'I really need to learn his name!' and catches him staring. He quickly looks down as she swiftly turns back in her seat with a grin.
After school I decide to drive up to the cemetery to visit mom and dad. Quickly walking the familiar path towards their graves I come face to face with a blackish blue crow.
"Aren't you beautiful Mr. Bird." It cocks it's head to the right.
"You know I don't think talking to a crow is a sign of a stable mind." A voice coated in amusement calls from behind me.
Turning quickly on my heel I come face to face with the bluest eyes I've ever seen, on the sexiest face I've ever seen. "Oh well I thought it made me seem perfectly sane," I snark back at him with a grin. "Hi I'm Sierra nice to meet you." I stick out my hand for him to shake.
He looks at my with a grin and takes my hand, not to shake it mind you, but to place a small kiss on the back of it. "Pleasure to meet you I'm Damon." 'Well I think this ones a vamp.'
"I'm on my way out from visiting would you mind giving me some directions."
"Sure where are you heading."
"The Grill."
"Well that's cool I was going there when I was done visiting my parents." I state matter-of-factually. His face twists and an unknown emotion flashes through his eyes quicker than I can identify.
"Hey I can wait at the gate if that's cool with you?"
"Sure I"ll be right over."
"Nah take your time Era." I freeze with an 'Oh shit does this guy know I know?' Only my vampire friends call me that.
"Alright." I make my visit a fast one and as I'm leaving through the gate I see Elena walking up the street towards me.
Dashing to my car I look around for Damon only to spot him by a basic baby blue 1969 Chevy Camaro Convertible. He sees me and waves me over. I approach keeping my eyes to the car.
"Dude your car is fucking amazing, and in such good condition." "Do you do the work on her yourself." He gives me a look that says he's holding in a bark of laughter.
"Yea I do her maintenance do you know cars?" We spend the ride to the grill talking about his car and what he's done to make it custom. Before I really notice he is parking the car and unbuckling.
"You want to get a drink with me?" He flashes me a smirk that says 'I'm going to eat you'.
I give him a searching look and knowing he wants to make a meal out of me I tell him "Sure."