Hello, my lovely readers. This chapter is a bit angsty and is centered around Vikki Donavon and we also get a bit of this world's Matty Donavon. I hope you like it…

Chapter 3: Oh, Bite Me

It wasn't one of those days that you wake up saying "Hey, look, my life is about to turn upside down." But as it turned out that is exactly what was about to happen to Vikki Donavon. This happened to be her favorite day of the week, Friday. That meant that she could get away from the trauma that was sitting in her classes and answering lame questions. Today was party day.

"Mornin,' Vik," Hayley Marshall called from the front seat of her brand new Ferrari. "Get your ass in the car so we can get this day over with," the head cheerleader shouted with a huge grin as she waved a pompom over her head.

Anna rolled her eyes from the passenger seat. "What she said," she added, glumly. She was being her less that cheerful self. Vikki wondered what had Anna all grumpy and bent of shape on this lovely Friday morning.

"What's up, Annie?" Vikki inquired as she hopped into the back of the car and wrapped her arms around the co-captain of the cheer squad who gave her a dark look in the rearview mirror.

"Two words. Jeremy Gilbert," Hayley replied as Anna glared at her. Hayley smirked. "Hey, I told you that going after Mr. My Panties are in a Bunch was a bad idea."

Anna shook her head and stared out the window without a word. "Come on, Anna," Vikki coaxed her friend. "We can go to the Grill tonight and find you a nice boy to play with. How about Klaus Mikaelson?"

Scrunching up her face, Anna sighed. "I'm not going to date Klaus Mikaelson," she said through gritted teeth. "He's not my type."

"What about Kol?" Hayley inquired. "Or are you into the scary types? I hear that Elijah might be looking for a girl," she wiggled her eyebrows as Anna groaned loudly.

"No way. He's far too scary and he would totally ruin Anna's rep," Vikki said, shivering. "I heard he was sucking someone's blood during a Halloween party last year." Elijah Mikaelson was one of the scariest guys at the school.

"What about Josh Rouza? I mean. I know that he's a sophomore but he's really cute," Hayley questioned Anna as she parked the car and got out.

"Isn't he dating some freshman named D something? Shit. What's her name?" Vikki felt so confused. There were just too people at their school to keep track of.

"Davina Claire?" Damon asked as he came to join their group and pressed a quick kiss to Vikki's lips as they made their way toward the school. "Hey, Annie, how's it working out with the Gilbert martyr?"

Anna glared at Damon through narrowed eyes as she hugged her books closer to her chest. "Fine. Thanks for asking," she snapped.

"Come on, honey. You know that you could have any guy in this school wrapped around you're little finger. Why not try one of my brothers? Silas just had his heart broken and needs to have it mended. Or Stefan. I can't remember the last time he dated someone for more than a blink of the eye."

Shaking her head, Anna headed toward their homeroom. Entering the class, Vikki looked around, then spied a hottie sitting next to the even scarier female Mikaelson. "New guy," she whispered to Hayley and inclined her head with a grin.

Hayley looked in the back and smiled widely. "Anna, see anything worthy of your attention?"

Anna looked toward the back of the classroom and eyed the new boy up before she sat back in her seat with a wary sigh. "He's crushing on Rebekah Mikaelson. And he's a certified geek."

"So, you don't have to go out with him in public," Vikki whispered. "I have study sessions with Tyler Lockwood all the time."

"And one day Damon's going to kill you," Hayley called with a chuckle.

"At least I have standards," Vikki snapped. "Unlike, someone I know who's gone through half the male population."

"What can I say? I'm a popular girl," Hayley replied with a smirk when Isobel Gilbert arrived and Vikki sat back, forcing a wide smile. Frankly, she hated the woman. She was a stuck up snob. All those stories about going to France in her youth and then speaking to Vikki in French so quickly that the teen could not keep up. And she was always praising Damon. Vikki could swear she was flirting. One day that woman would end up on the news for having sex with one of the boys at their school.

When study hall from hell was over, Vikki trudged toward Calc. She hated this stupid class with a passion. The only good part was Tyler and there was no way she would ever tell him that. Then the geek might invite her to prom. Total social suicide. No way in hell! Sitting down beside Tyler, Vikki began to write notes for her upcoming cheer tournament while Tyler wrote real notes.

Thankfully, that class ended and she could get on to art class. Another hour of her life spent trying to pretend that she had any idea what she was asked to do. "Draw a tree," her teacher said and Vikki began to draw a long line across the paper and to then add some more lines.

Looking to the table in front of hers, Vikki noticed Klaus drawing a tree in full bloom. Under the tree was a girl who looked familiar. She was sitting propped against the tree with a phone clutched between her hands. Vikki could swear that he was drawing… her thought were interrupted by the blasted teacher. "Vikki, what a nice… Stick," her teacher said as he peered down at the drawing.

"It's a tree," Vikki corrected. "It's in the middle of winter. So that's why it's all dead and stuff."

"Oh," the teacher replied, looking skeptically down at Vikki. She sneered as he moved to look at what other people were drawing. The Davina girl, who was in the class in spite of her being a freshman, was drawing an elaborate picture of a tree that was on fire. "Davina, what a spectacular sight. What could ever cause you to create such a thing?"

"Oh, it's to inspire awareness of forest fires in California," Davina told their teacher. "Damon Salvatore was asking for students to do their part to create projects for a Green Week."

"Oh, how wonderful of him," the teacher replied. "When is this project?"

"Three months from now. But I want to practice to get it right so that he'll have a show piece," Davina explained with a wide smile and Vikki almost saw a pair of wings and halo sprout outward. Shaking her head, she resisted the urge to add a tiny stick girl hanging from one of the limbs of her bare, little tree. It would certainly add to the emptiness of the picture. Oh, well, she supposed that someone would like the simplicity of it.

"Nice stick, Donavon," Stefan Salvatore called as he looked at the picture. "Want to see another? Come meet me in the restroom in an hour."

"Ew," Vikki cried, shoving Stefan away who went to sit with Jesse and Aaron. Those boys were out of control.

Sighing, Vikki got through the horror that was school which felt dreadfully painful. When classes were over, she got into Hayley's car with Anna. "So, did you know that Silas Salvatore was picked by the Sheriff for drug possession?" Hayley asked the other girls.

"Old news," Vikki replied with a snort. "I heard that Rebekah got caught with Jules in the girl's bathroom."

"She did not," Hayley gasped with a giggle. "I would never have thought of Rebekah that way. But it shows you what we know about the people we grew up with. Oh, well. So, I'm planning a party for tomorrow. And I expect both of you to be there."

"Another one," Anna demanded, her eyebrows coming together. Ever since Vikki could remember the two co-captains of the cheer squad had been competing with each other over everything. Clothes, boys, popularity, grades (sometimes) and Miss Mystic. Oh, and God there were freakin' homecoming and prom queen noms coming up. Help Vikki and save her from that scenario!

"We're here," Hayley announced as she pulled up in front of Vikki's house.

"Thanks, babe," Vikki called as she climbed out of the back of the car. All she needed to do was get changed and head over to Damon's. They hadn't had too much "alone" time lately but she was determined that since their one year anniversary was coming up that he would damn well make time for her.

Walking into her house, she found Matt sitting at the kitchen table with a piece of paper under his nose. He seemed to be very intent on filling it out and Vikki grinned. Coming up behind Matt, she wrapped both her arms around his neck, causing her little brother to jump and scream. "Jesus Christ, Vik, you scared me to death," Matt yelled as he pulled her arms off.

"What smells so good?" Vikki asked as she sat on the table beside Matt's piece of paper.

"Dinner," Julie Donavon called as she swept into the room with a smile on her face. "I got off work early today and I wanted to cook you kids a real meal."

"Thanks, mom," Vikki said, and getting up, she kissed her mother on the cheek while snatching the piece of paper off the table. Glancing at it, her eye widened. "Oh, my God. Matty, you're applying for MIT," she exclaimed as Matt shrugged with a smile and Julie grinned happily.

"I don't know. I was trying to decide whether I should go to one of those schools in England, but they seem to be really expensive," Matt told them as he held out his hand for the application.

"Well, I'm sure that anywhere you want to go will let you in, sweetie," Julie told him as she turned to stir the sauce that was trying to bubble over the top of a pot.

"Sure, mom," Matt said with a chuckle.

"Well, you are a super brain," Vikki said as she ruffled Matt's hair before heading toward the doorway. Stopping, she looked at her mother. "Hey, Mom, Damon and I already had plans, so I'm probably not going to be home for dinner." Actually, they did not have plans. Or at least Damon did not know that they had plans.

"But, honey, your father is coming home tonight and he was looking forward to the four of us getting to have a real family dinner," Julie protested with a frown.

Vikki widened her eyes with an apologetic look, "I would love to be able to stay but this is super important to Damon."

"Okay, Vikki, just don't stay out all night like last time," Julie called, turning her back and checking the food in the oven.

Grinning, Vikki headed to her room. Within half an hour she was ready for her date. Grabbing a long jacket that would conceal the lingerie that she was wearing from her mother, Vikki moved out of the house and got into her car that she shared with Matt.

Speeding to the Salvatore's, Vikki rang the doorbell to be greeted by one of the triplets. She had no idea which one was which so she pasted on a wide smile. "Hi, is Damon home?"

"Nope," the triplet replied with a smirk. "But I could do for you whatever I'm sure he can't."

"Ugh, Stefan," Vikki groaned with as she back away.

'Oh, come on, baby. I just want to help you enjoy your night," Stefan protested with a mock apologetic look as he started to follow her and Vikki ran toward her car.

"Leave me alone, you pig," Vikki shouted as Stefan leaned against her car. Jerking the door open, she slammed it shut and drove away while Stefan waved good-bye.

"I hate that boy," Vikki snarled as she pressed her foot to the gas pedal. Making a sharp turn as it started to rain, she pulled out her phone, determined that she was going to make Damon explain why he was not at home. He swore he had nothing to do that night. So why in the hell was he not at home? She was so intent on texting Damon that she did not see Cami O'Connell walking across the street because she had dropped her phone on the floor. Feeling the car hit something, Vikki's stomach flipped flopped.

Stopping and getting out of the car, she looked around but did not see anything. The rain was coming down in sheets and she figured she must have hit a stray cat. Shrugging, Vikki got into her car and drove toward the Lockwood's house.

Getting out of her car, and running toward the house, Vikki hit the doorbell, probably more often than was necessary. The door swung open on the tenth ring. Tyler looked confused as he looked at her. "Vikki?" he exclaimed as she came in and pressed her wet cheek to his shoulder. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," Vikki said, then sobbed. "Everything! Damon is being a jerk and I think I hit a cat. Can we go upstairs? I don't really want to be around other people right now."

Tyler nodded and helped her up the stairs. Vikki shivered in her rain soaked clothing when they entered Tyler's room. Tyler walked over to his dresser. "I'm going to get you something to wear. You must be freezing," he said and then dropped the clothes when he turned to find that Vikki had dropped the jacket to the floor.

"Ty, I don't want to feel alone anymore," Vikki whispered as she stared at the boy who looked like he had never seen a girl in her underwear before. He probably hadn't considering he was the captain of the chess geeks.

"Ummm… Okay," Tyler replied as she walked over to him and placed her arms around his neck.

"Just one thing. No one can know about this. Okay?" Vikki whispered as she took Tyler's hand and led him toward his bed.

"Okay," Tyler replied with gulp.

Vikki smiled as she pulled his clothes off. He had a nice body under all of those stupid looking vests and chino pants. Oh, yes, this is what she needed. But even as Tyler made her feel much better, there was a tiny part of her that felt bitter about Damon's disappearing act. Well, at least she had Tyler to take her pain away. Smiling, Vikki continued to allow Tyler to think that she liked him as she laid beside him. Of course she wasn't going to ever tell a living soul that this happened because she wasn't that stupid but it was fun while it lasted.

Getting up, Vikki headed back downstairs and opened the door to find that the rain had stopped. Grinning, she headed toward her car to find that the bumper had a dent, with blood on it, and was that blonde hair? 'No, not a cat,' Vikki thought with a gulp.

Oh, dear. And the plot builds… Let me know if you have questions or want to find out when a certain character shows up.

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