HUMMINGBIRD

CHAPTER 4

After a busy night with Damon sitting in Coach Tanner's history class is the least of my priorities.

"The Battle of Willow Creek took place right at the end of the war in our very own Mystic Falls. How many casualties resulted in this battle?" "Ms. Bennett?"

Hmm this'll be a train wreck.

"Um...a lot?" "I'm not sure. Like a whole lot." Called it.

"Cute becomes dumb in an instant, Ms. Bennett." "Mr. Donovan?" "Would you like to take this opportunity to overcome your embedded jock stereotype?"

"It's okay, Mr. Tanner, I'm cool with it."

"Hmm. Elena?" "Surely you can enlighten us about one of the town's most significantly historical events?" This'll rate up there with a shuttle crash.

"I'm sorry, I-I don't know."

"I was willing to be lenient last year for obvious reasons, Elena." "But the personal excuses ended with summer break." The fuck did that prick just say?!

"Uhmm I'll have to ask you to stop there Tanner." I said as calm as can be.

"Excuse me Ms. Gilbert?" The class went perfectly silent and the coach turned an odd shade of puce.

"You heard me coach, that was uncalled for." "No one gave you personal excuses last year we were pulled from school the last three weeks." "If she doesn't know the answer she doesn't know the answer." "That does not give you the excuse to say that about our parents who died three months ago, alright?" "If I hear you use our parents in such a baseless, brainless, and insensitive comment again I will lodge a complaint with the principle and if my younger brother says your doing the same to him I will bring it up with the school board."

After letting that sink in for a moment I waved my hand in a general go on motion. "Class may continue."

"U hmm there were 346 casualties. Unless you're counting local civilians."

"That's correct. Mister...?"

"Salvatore."

"Salvatore." "Any relation to the original settlers here at Mystic Falls?"

"Distant." Not try original Salvatore!

"Well, very good." "Except, of course, there were no civilian casualties in this battle."

"Actually, there were 27, sir." "Confederate soldiers, they fired on the church, believing it to be housing weapons." "They were wrong." "It was a night of great loss." "The founder's archives are, uh, stored in civil hall if you'd like to brush up on your facts, Mr. Tanner."

New best friend!

"Hmm." Was all Tanner could say, though after the tongue Lashing I gave him I don't think his neurons where firing properly.

After school that day I went home and changed into a black party dress with a pair of flat boots and informed Jenna where we woods all be that night.

"Be careful Sierra there was a couple that went missing on the drive into town two days ago." She tells me standing in the doorway

"Of course Aunt Jenna, see you later!"

After arriving at the party I immediately make a beeline for the drink stand after spotting a bottle of bourbon with my name on it I snatched it and started my search for Damon.

I saw Elena and Bonnie chatting a little ways away from where I was standing so I decide to go say hi.

"Hey Elena, Hey Bonnie!" "Hows it going?"

Bonnie gave me a grin and started chattering away again turning to Elena she starts up their previous conversation.

"Oh, okay, so he's a little pretty." Elena admits with a blush.

"He has that romance novel stare." Bonnie adds with a cheeky grin.

"I turn to see Caroline walking up to Stefan.

"Hey! You made it!"

"I did."

"Well, let's get you a drink."

"Well, I'm-"

"Oh, come on."

I turn back around to pay attention to Elena and Bonnie not feeling like watching Caroline make a fool of herself.

"So where is he?"

"I don't know." "You tell me, you're the psychic one."

"Right, I forgot." "Okay, so give me a sec." "Grams says I have to concentrate."

"Wait, you need a crystal ball." Elena says jokingly.

She gives her a bottle. Bonnie takes it and touches Elena's hand. Bonnie spaces out for a while, comes back to her senses, and abruptly pulls her hand back.

"What?"

"That was weird." "When I touched you, I saw a crow."

"What?"

"A crow." "There was fog, a man." "I'm drunk." "It's the drinking." "There's nothing psychic about it." "Yeah?" "OK, I'm gonna get a refill."

I'm trying not to laugh as Bonnie leaves Elena alone for the moment.

"Hey."

We both turn to see Stephan standing behind us staring at Elena. She blushes prettily and mumbles a hi back at him.

"Hey Stephen." I greet cheerfully. Elena immediately scowls at my seeming familiarity with the boy she apparently has dibs on. "Oh well I'm going to go find someone else to hang with bye now." I wave as I walk away.

I sip on my bottle of bourbon as I stroll into the tree line, glancing around I start looking for Damon.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

SORRY FOR THE LACK OF UPDATES LATELY MY COMPUTER IS ON ITS LAST LEG. I'LL UPDATE AS I CAN. ALSO I APOLOGIZE FOR THE SORRY LENGTH OF THIS CHAPTER MY COMPUTER SHUT ITSELF OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF MY TYPING AND IT KEEPS DOING IT SO I'M GONNA UPDATE NOW AND START A NEW CHAPTER. AS ALWAYS PLEASE REVIEW I NEED ALL THE INPUT I CAN GET THANKS A BUNCH!