A groan filled Eve's ears turning her attention towards Harper.
"The dead have awoken." Eve muttered aloud. Stefan gave her a look as Harper shook his head slightly.
"Um, thank you...for trying to help." Stefan said quietly towards Harper.
"Dat goes double." Eve muttered. She wasn't very good at the whole 'thank you' thing, so it was a good think Stefan was a better human being...or vampire, than her.
"They just needed someone to blame." Harper muttered with a dry voice. Eve looked back at him, worry running through her veins. He didn't deserve this. "Someone to punish." Harper muttered, glancing up at Eve. As Eve opened her mouth to speak before someone came rushing past her. She would have jumped out of her skin if she could. Eve turned as Elena was already to Stefan. Christ she was quick for a human.
"Elena?" Stefan muttered lowly. Elena glanced back at Eve but quickly returned to Stefan.
"I have been trapped longer, I should be de one who gets down first." Eve whined aloud.
"Evie." Damon's voice rang in the small space. Eve tried to twist to and him. Relief washed over his face as he quickly grabbed Eve and held her up. "Glad to see you're as snarky as ever." Damon said aloud as Eve let out the small sigh of relief she hadn't even realized she had been holding in. Elena glared back at the two at Damon's comment. Eve glanced down at Damon and raised an eyebrow but Damon only rolled his eyes. Elena turned to the table and grabbed a knife to cut down Stefan.
"Got anythin' sharp on ya, Day?" Eve muttered. "I mean, I'm all about havin' ya hold me up so me wrists don't burn as bad, but gettin' down would be better." Eve sassed.
"I have this." Damon said as he awkwardly pulled a stake from his pants. Eve stifled a snicker. Damon rolled his eyes.
"Would you two please grow up?" Elena snapped suddenly turning Damon and Eve's attention towards her as she finally cut down Stefan from his spot.
"Elena, it's fine." Stefan said as Elena quickly went to his side and helped him stand. The two quietly bickered to each other.
"Bet ya can't break de rope with yer stake." Eve muttered lowly not taking her eyes off the two as Elena grabbed Stefan's shirt.
"Evie, there are a lot of pissed off vampires, and you want to make bets with me about the well being of your hands?" Damon sassed back at her.
"Dere's always a bunch a pissed off vampires somewhere, Day." Eve sighed as she felt a rush of air go past her face. She blinked before looking up at her hands. The rope was broke in half with a stake sticking in the pipe. Eve looked back at Damon who casually winked at her as he slowly set her down. Eve winced, holding onto Damon's shoulders as her whole body weight was put on her numb legs. When she opened her eyes, Damon was reaching for her hands. Eve slapped his hand away, holding the rope in her own hands.
"Dere's vervain on de rope, Day." Eve said as she ripped the remaining rope from her wrists and threw it to the ground. Eve glanced at the burns before pulling them to her sides. The burns looked a lot worse than she remembered.
"Alright Evie, we have to go." Damon said as he turned towards the table and grabbed Eve's jacket. His attention went towards Harper. "Hold on." Damon said as he reached up and easily grabbed the stake from the pipe.
"No wait!" Eve snapped, grabbing Damon's hand as Stefan leaned against Elena, agreeing with Eve. Damon raised an eyebrow at her as he lowered his hand. Harper gave a nod towards Eve and Stefan.
"Fine, let's go, put your clothes on." Damon snapped towards Stefan and Elena before turning towards Eve, holding her jacket open for her. Eve let out a small huff as she allowed him to help her put on her jacket. Eve shivered as warmth wrapped around her. Only then did she truly feel cold.
"Wait." Stefan said once his shirt was on and limped without Elena. Elena quickly went to his side to help him. Damon sighed.
"What? Guys come on, we have to go." Damon said quickly as he pulled Eve to his side without protest. He was like a walking heater. Eve glanced towards Harper as she realized why Stefan had said to wait.
"Wait, Day." Eve said, glancing up at Damon. Damon cocked his head at her as Harper let out a cry of pain. Eve turned to see Stefan dropping a stake that had been in Harper's knee. Elena pulled the other stake from Harper's knee. Damon let out a huff of annoyance as Elena helped Stefan put his jacket on.
"Come on, we have to go." Damon said impatiently as he lead Eve out of the basement.
"Glad ta see yer as impatient as ever." Eve sassed up at Damon. Damon's hands cupped Eve's face without warning. Eve flinched slightly at the contact, annoyed at the reaction knowing it was only Damon.
"You are not leaving my side, Evelyn." Damon said quickly, concern across his entire face. Eve took in a slight breath as she looked into his eyes. Eve raised an eyebrow at him and his actions. "We're conjoined twins now." Damon blinked, slightly shaking his head before he pulled Eve into a tight hug. Eve let out a cough of a laugh.
"We're in danger, Day." Eve muttered into Damon's chest as she tried to ignore Damon's slightly elevated heartbeat
"You're right, Evie, we are in danger." Damon said aloud. "And I don't want them to hurt-" Damon cut himself off. Eve breathed in as Damon let out a small sigh. "They aren't going to get away with what they did to you, Evie." Damon said softly. Eve breathed in the familiar smell of Damon and finally felt how horrible she must have looked. "We have to stick up for each other, Evie. Conjoined twins and all" Damon said aloud once more, but Eve only felt tears run down her face. "Evie?" Damon asked, slightly pulling away. Eve hugged Damon tighter, burying her face into his chest.
"I can get him to the car." Elena's voice said. Eve took in a deep breath. This wasn't the time or place. Eve pulled away, feeling light headed. Stefan and Elena gave the two a slight nod as they walked up the stairs leading to the outdoors. Eve saw Damon glance down at her as she tried to quickly wipe away her tears, but she couldn't deal with his sad, concerned puppy dog eyes right now. If Stefan's puppy dog eyes could start wars, Damon's could destroy worlds.
"How are we gettin' out of dis, Day?" Eve said, ignoring the slight crack in her voice. Damon gently grabbed Eve's jacket and pulled her closer to him.
"You feelin' like you could distract some people?" Damon asked lightly. Eve blinked quickly and nodded.
"Ya-ya said we were conjoined now, so if we are, ya know I'm feelin' up for more dan distractin' people." Eve nudged Damon as she started walking towards the stairs. Damon suddenly picked her up. "What are ye doin'?" Eve snapped.
"I'm helping you. It's been two days and I doubt they even fed you." Damon said as he slowly made his way towards the stairs.
"Dey let me go pee." Eve protested slightly as the sudden hunger pains slammed into her. "Day, yer not helpin' me. I was doin' fine and now everthin' hurts because ya keep bringin' it up." Eve snapped as Damon walked up the stairs.
"Yeah, well, I don't feel great about the whole situation either.." Damon muttered. "Once you have some blood in you, I expect you to rip out hearts." Damon said as the two got to the top of the stairs. Damon flittered to the back of the house and into the kitchen. Eve breathed in slightly as the quick motion caused nausea.
"Watch de speed, Mario." Eve muttered as Damon set her down on the kitchen counter and threw open the fridge door. "And the noise, Christ Day, if de torture didn't kill me, yer loud ass will." Eve snapped lightly, flinching at her own words as soon as she said them.
"You know, they don't label these like Stefan, so I'm just going to give you these." Damon muttered as he brought over 4 water bottles full of the red liquid. "A present for the queen." Damon smirked as Eve raised an eyebrow and rolled her eyes.
"Yer stup-" Damon quickly put his finger to his mouth. Eve stopped as he turned his attention towards a hallway. Damon motioned for her to stay as he pulled a stake from his pants. The urge to joke about how many stakes he had in his pants was unbearable. Eve glanced at the bottles. She was never really picky on blood. She opened one of the bottles as quietly as she could. The smell bombarded her nose. Veins crawled down her face as she finally took a sip.
Loud smashes tore her attention away from the delicious liquid. But as she got off the counter, her legs almost gave out. She needed to finish them. Chugging seemed to be the best plan. She quickly gulped down the first bottle feeling pure ecstasy at the taste. She quickly chugged down the three other bottles as she finally felt some of her strength return. Eve took in a deep breath as she let the blood wash through her body. Before she could even move to help Damon, a hand slammed over her mouth as a sharp point fell on her back. God damn it.
"Eve?" A familiar gruff voice asked in her ear. Eve twisted around easily as she saw Alaric with a...crossbow. Eve raised an eyebrow at the device but Alaric seemed to be more invested on her face. Eve quickly felt her face, annoyed that veins still popped out. Eve took in a deep breath once more, trying to calm herself down before hearing Damon let out a groan of pain.
"We don't have time fer dis, Laric." Eve muttered as she quickly flittered to where Damon's groans came from.
"What the-" One man said as Eve blinked slightly. Flittering wasn't a good idea yet, but she wasn't going to let that stop her. She pulled one of the surprised men off of Damon and slammed him into the wall. As she saw his face, anger flooded her entire body. It was one of the assholes who had helped torture her. Eve breathed in.
"Picked de wrong girl ta piss off, mate." Eve muttered lowly as she punched her hand through his chest and ripped out his heart. Eve gasped as dropped the lightly beating heart. "Holy shit." Eve muttered, glancing back as a loud shot filled the house. Alaric stood stiffly with his crossbow as Damon looked back at him. Damon stood quickly turning to see Eve.
"Eve, stay with Alaric." Damon said as he quickly walked over to her. "I'm going after Frederick." Damon muttered to the two as he flittered out of the house. Eve leaned against the wall and took a deep breath.
"Did...did you just rip that guy's heart out?" Alaric wondered aloud as he started to reload his crossbow. Eve let out shaky breath.
"Um...yeah." Eve said, glancing back down at the body before looking back up towards Alaric. Alaric gave a swift nod, but Eve saw his face. It wasn't like he was afraid...it was like he was impressed. "So...what's in de darts?" Eve asked. Alaric glanced up before putting his attention back to his crossbow.
"It's- UGH." Eve's attention snapped towards Alaric as a vampire got on top of him. Eve began to flittered towards him before she dropped to her knees, the world spinning. Eve closed her eyes for a second before trying to stand up again, only to tilt. She heard the two scuffle before it got quiet. Eve opened her eyes to a slightly less spinning world to see Alaric on his back breathing heavily with the vampire limp on the ground. "Vervain darts." Alaric huffed out. Eve slowly crawled over to him.
"Dat's...cool." Eve muttered as she sat beside him. "Ya alright?" Eve huffed out. Alaric nodded as he sat up and pulled himself up.
"Yeah, bastard bit me though." He muttered lowly as he offered Eve a hand. Eve took his hand, closing her eyes as she finally stood. "You okay?" Alaric asked. Eve blinked and took in a small breath before she nodded.
"Who knew de damage torture can do ta ya?" Eve muttered more towards herself. Alaric raised an eyebrow at the statement but Eve swatted at him as she leaned over slightly. "Ya aren't gonna turn." Eve said aloud. "It's more of a process den a bite."
"I have my magical ring, I think I'll be fine." Alaric sassed. Eve glanced up at him. A slight smirk on his face. Eve's face scrunched in confusion.
"Don't tempt me ta kill ya meself, Laric." Eve muttered sarcastically. Alaric rolled his eyes at the statement. Eve was going to kill him.
"Frederick's gone." Damon's voice brought the two's attention up as Damon walked into the room. Damon glanced at the two before walking over to Eve. "You okay?" Damon said under his breath as he pulled Eve to his side. Eve rolled her eyes and muttered a 'fine' as the two walked towards the door.
"Let's get out of here." Alaric huffed behind the two.
"I'm gonna kill him." Damon muttered aloud. Eve glanced up at him and saw his annoyed face.
"Can I?" Eve asked with a raised eyebrow. Damon glanced down at her and smirked.
"Hey, you ripped a guy's heart out already, save some for the rest of us." Damon teased. Eve rolled her eyes as Damon opened the door and the three left the house. They stopped dead in their tracks. There were a lot more vampires stalking towards the house. Eve tried to count, but she didn't want to think of how many she couldn't see. "How many of those vervain darts do you have left?" Damon asked. Eve glanced over as Alaric looked at his crossbow.
"One." Alaric muttered back. Eve rolled her eyes, annoyed at the situation.
"Not gonna be enough." Damon muttered as he nudged Eve back, keeping his eyes on the approaching vampires before hustling her and Alaric back into the house.
"So...what you said to get me to do this, about my wife. It was a lie, wasn't it?" Alaric asked Damon grabbed one of Alaric's stakes and handed it to Eve.
"Yup." Damon confirmed as he slightly nudged Eve behind him and Alaric.
"Bad time ta do dis, boys." Eve muttered as she glanced behind her wearily.
"Good enough time as any." Alaric muttered back. Eve rolled her eyes. The door banged, causing Eve to flinch before a voice rang out.
"Stop!" Eve's eyebrows furrowed together as Damon glanced back at her with the same confused expression. "What's going on here?" It was Pearl's voice. Eve took a step back before grabbing Damon's arm, almost tripping on one of the dead vampires. Damon grabbed hold of Eve as Pearl walked through the door. Alaric stood ready to fight while Damon kept one hand on Eve's jacket, his other ready to fight as well. "What did you do?" Pearl asked through her teeth as she looked around and saw the carnage. Damon scoffed.
"Me?" Damon muttered as he pointed to himself. "Your merry little band of vampires spent the day torturing my brother." Damon snapped. "But they spent two days torturing my best friend as practice." Damon snapped gently pulling Eve to his side. Pearl blinked, confusion washing over her face before guilt swept over her.
"Trust me…" Pearl trailed off as Damon stood in front of her and Anna. Pearl looked over Eve as Eve tried to sink away. "The parties responsible for this will be dealt with." She said taking in a small breath.
"Our little arrangement doesn't work unless you learn to control them." Damon snapped pointing the stake he held at Pearl's throat. Eve glanced back at Alaric as he stood with a confused expression on his face.
"This wasn't supposed to happen." Pearl snapped defensively. Damon rolled his eyes.
"Well, it did." Damon snapped as he pulled Eve between the two women. "If I had a good side…" Damon snapped, pointing the stake at the two. "Not a way to get on it." He snapped as he pulled Eve out the door with him. Alaric quickly trailed behind.
"What was that?" Alaric asked as they all walked past a group of vampires. Damon stayed silent.
"Not de best time fer si-" Eve cut herself off as a throbbing pain shot up through her. Damon stopped in his tracks, concern washing over his once stonelike exterior. "Silence." Eve muttered out, shaking her head. Damon rolled his eyes as Eve swatted him away.
"She's a very old and very strong vampire." Damon muttered, swiftly lifting Eve off her feet with a huff of protest. "She...kind of gouged my eyes out." Damon said as he continued to walk with Eve in his arms. Alaric looked taken back by the comment. "And trust me, I'm not someone who would let that happen without protest."
"Ya haven't given her a list yet, have ya?" Eve questioned. Damon shook his head. "One of de dings she wanted was a list of de council." Eve said towards Alaric who raised an eyebrow at her. "I was dere. Den I was here because she pissed me off." Eve muttered, instantly annoyed with herself. "I'm kind of a vengeful prick." Eve said more towards Alaric, but Damon rolled his eyes at the comment.
"You're an idiot." Damon muttered. Eve glared at him as he simply raised an eyebrow in response.
"Okay. A little." Eve muttered. "A vengeful idiot." Eve compromised.
"Or, in even simpler terms, an asshole." Damon said cheerfully. Eve scoffed before smacking him upside the head. Alaric raised his eyebrow at the pair.
As the three got to the car, Stefan and Elena were leaning against it. The two looked up. Eve held her tongue before she asked how their night had gone. Not the best time to do so.
"Hey, me car!" Eve said lightly as she saw the 2009 Lexus. Damon glanced her way, a small smirk lighting up his face. For a girl who had just been tortured, she still found good in a bad situation.
"You see Frederick around here?" Alaric asked. Stefan slightly winced at the name.
"Yeah...he's, um...taken care of." Stefan muttered.
"Ya know, I dink we could all use some sleep?" Eve suggested lightly as Damon put her down. Elena held out the keys for whoever.
"Or a drink." Alaric muttered as he snatched the keys from her and got into the driver's side. Eve glanced back at Damon who shrugged slightly as she rustled in her pocket for her own keys. As soon as she pulled them from her pocket, Damon snatched them from her.
"Shotgun." Eve muttered as she walked over to the passenger's side of her car. Damon was the only one who even chuckled. "Tough crowd." Eve muttered as Stefan and Elena squeezed into the back of Damon's car. Eve sighed slightly.
"You're something else, Evie." Damon muttered with a small smile slightly ruffling Eve's hair before walking over to her driver's side. Eve grimaced at the act as she got into the front.
"I haven't showered fer days, sorry if I smell like death." Eve muttered aloud as she got into her car and shut shut the door.
Damon hissed as he peeled off his leather jacket. As he threw it to the ground, he turned to see what had just cut him. A small, broken off, piece of a stake fell from his torn shirt. Damon let out a huff as he took off his shirt and walked towards his bathroom.
"Show's over, den?" Eve's voice brought his attention to his bedroom door. Damon turned and raised an eyebrow at her.
"If I'd have known I had an audience…" Damon trailed off, wiggling his eyebrows at her. She threw back a lazy smile as she leaned against the door frame. "You need to go get cleaned up." Damon muttered. She looked awful, but there she was, throwing snarky comments at him.
"Ya sayin' I don't look clean?" Eve sassed. Damon raised an eyebrow at her. She sounded tired. He wouldn't blame her in the slightest. He couldn't even imagine what they did to her. Damon's fists clenched at the idea of it all.
"You look like you need a drink." Damon stated. Eve rolled her eyes. "I didn't say what kind." Damon rolled his eyes back at her.
"I'm fine." Eve shrugged. Damon scoffed at the remark before he flittered in front of her. She blinked slightly before backing up a little.
"Ten bucks you just got dizzy from that." Damon muttered. Eve blinked again before letting out an annoyed shaky sigh. Damon frowned as he looked at her. Her eyes were three shades darker than they normally were. Heavy bags were under them along with fading scars that seemed to connect certain freckles. Light bruises around her neck pointed her having been strangled or someone snapped her neck. Or both. Damon didn't want to think about it. Her jacket covered her arms from any bruises or scars, but her hands looked awful. Damon gently took her hands with little protest. Healed blisters and scabs covered her hands which lead his eyes to her still bright red wrists. "Jesus, Evie." Damon muttered lowly. Eve pulled her hands back.
"Dey're fine, Day." Eve muttered as she pulled her hands further into her jacket. A mixture of irritation from her being stubborn washed over Damon along with a large wave of guilt. Her eyes fell as if she knew what he was thinking. "Any drink sounds lovely." Eve sighed looking back up to him. "But I'm showerin' first." She said with a small smile before she poked his bare chest. "Ya should too. Ya look like shit." Damon pulled his hand to his chest and scoffed.
"You offend me." He muttered dramatically as Eve rolled her eyes. Damon let out a small huff as he pulled Eve into a hug. "Feel my magical body." Damon muttered as he held Eve tightly against him.
"Damon!" Eve hissed as she tried to pull away. "Yer such a dick." Eve muttered as she stopped her protest. Damon smirked as he pulled away and leaned down to have his face match hers. Eve raised an eyebrow at him. "I don't feel magical. I feel violated." Eve muttered. Damon chuckled lightly as he looked at her. Eve's eyes got a mischievous twinkle in them. Before Damon could even question her, her lips lightly pecked the tip of his nose. Damon took in a small breath from the action before he raised his eyebrow at her. "Get showered, we have ta drink." Eve muttered with a small smile as she lightly pushed him away from his door and shut it. Damon huffed out a laugh before turning to go to his bathroom once more.
He shouldn't have any weaknesses, seeing that he was a dick almost all the time. But if anyone even caught word of his Evie, he would be screwed.
Eve toweled her hair lightly. She would have showered for six more years if she could. Instead, she stood in front of her bathroom mirror, looking at the multiple bruises, scratches, and burns across her body. Christ, they all felt like shit when she showered, but she was hoping they didn't look as bad. Eve sighed as she threw on a long sleeved shirt. Eve pulled the sleeves past her hands. The memory alone of being hung up for so long gave her a headache, let alone looking at the burns. A buzzing from her bed brought her attention away from her wrists. She walked over and searched her jacket pockets. The familiar feel of her phone made her gasp. Shit, how many people had text her?
Caroline's name popped up with 10 messages and 3 missed calls. Stefan's name popped up with three messages and four missed calls. Damon's name popped up with 15 messages and 24 missed calls. Eve quickly rushed through Caroline's messages. Mostly just about her date with Matt and a few worried messages at the end, with a more cryptic ending message. Eve glanced at the time. Was it too late to tell her she was okay? Well, it was never too late to text, but a call?
"Ready to go?" Damon's voice brought her attention up to him as he stood in the doorway. Eve nodded and stood up, going to her closet and grabbing a sweatshirt.
"Aye, let's." Eve said as she slipped on a pair of comfy shoes. Damon raised an eyebrow at her. "What?" Eve questioned looking at her outfit. She was wearing a sweatshirt, sweatpants and some comfy everyday slippers. "I'm not tryin' ta impress anyone, Day. I need a drink, not a date." Eve sassed as she folded her arms. Damon let out a small chuckle and shook his head, holding out his arm.
"I was wondering about the shoes. It's cold." Damon sassed back as Eve looped her arm with his. "And you don't have to try and impress anyone, Evie." Damon smirked down at Eve. Eve scoffed.
"Shut up." Eve muttered as the two walked down the stairs. "It's about 11. Is dat too late ta call someone?" Eve asked aloud. Damon raised an eyebrow at her in confusion. "It's Caroline." Eve said, glancing up at Damon. Surprisingly, he didn't make some snarky comment.
"She may need it." Damon said as they walked out of the house. Eve cocked her head in confusion. "She just found Vicki Donovan's body."
"Isn't dat de chick ya-"
"Yeah." Damon cut her off quickly. "Don't bring it up around Stefan or Elena." Damon said lowly. Eve cocked her head in response. "They're weren't thrilled about the situation earlier, so I doubt their opinion has changed." Damon rolled his eyes. Eve couldn't help but chuckle as the two got into the dirty old car.
"Yer such a drama queen." Eve snickered as she buckled herself in. Damon smiled lightly, buckling himself up. "I'm bored, may as well turn some addict into a vampire!" Eve mocked. Damon rolled his eyes lightheartedly as he started the car and started driving. "Ya know, when most people are bored, they watch television." Eve shrugged. "Only an alternative." She teased. Damon chuckled.
"Yeah, but I was very broody." Damon shrugged. Eve looked down at her phone and text Caroline.
Eve: Sorry for the absence. I had some serious family business. I hope you're okay!
"It's almost like she sired you." Damon said pulling Eve's attention back to him. Eve rolled her eyes.
"She's got a very bubbly personality. It's charmin'." Eve shrugged lightly as the two rode in silence for the rest of the trip. As Damon parked in a parking spot, Eve's ringtone went off, making her jump.
"Well, shall I go get us drinks while you talk to Bubbles?" Damon questioned. Eve rolled her eyes with a slight smile.
"Would ya?" Eve asked. Damon rolled his eyes lightly.
"Anything for you." Damon smirked as Eve rolled her eyes and gently smushed his face with her hand. Damon chuckled against it before pushing it away. Eve pressed a few buttons on her phone before pulling it to her ear. Damon pulled out his own phone as he got out of the car.
"Caroline, hi!" Damon heard Eve chirp before he closed his door. He glanced at his phone and saw Elena's name blink. Damon raised an eyebrow before looking at the message.
Elena: I know ur Stefan's brother and all, but can u disappear 4ever? That would be gr8...
Damon scoffed at the text. For being the 'love of Stefan's life', Elena was such a whiner. Damon glanced back at Eve. To think that Stefan even liked Eve back in the day at all was a mystery as he looked back at his text from Elena. Damon rolled his eyes, shoving his phone back into his pocket.
As Damon walked up to the grill, someone walked past him. Damon grabbed the person's shoulders and turned them back to him.
"Hello, please be quiet." Damon said to the man who seemed to straighten up at his command. Good. "Alright, I need you to do me a favor, alright?" Damon asked, knowing he didn't even need to be making this conversation, but the man nodded. "Alright, you see that car over there? The dirty looking Chevy?" Damon asked pulling the man under his arm up against him. The man nodded. "I need you to go over to it and wait for the woman on the phone to get done with her conversation. If she stops to ask what you're doing, just tell her Damon sent you, okay?" Damon said. The man nodded once more before Damon patted his shoulder. The man started walking towards the car as Damon entered the grill.
As he walked in, he saw the back of Alaric's head. He seemed to have his regular spot as always. Unfortunately, Alaric's spot was right next to his. Damon weighed his options before walking over and sitting beside the hunched over man. Alaric didn't raise his head. The bartender instantly got Damon his drink...Maybe he had been in the grill a bit too much lately.
"Jameson too, while you're at it." Damon muttered before looking over at Alaric. "Well, that was fun." Damon said cheerfully. Alaric let out a huffed out a small laugh in response before glancing up at Damon. "Oh, don't look at me like that." Damon rolled his eyes. "I know you hate me." Damon muttered as Alaric simply took a drink of his own drink. "Guess what?" Damon said lightly before leaning closer and putting his hand up to his mouth as if to tell Alaric a secret. "Everyone hates me." Damon whispered. Alaric scoffed pulling Damon's attention back towards him.
"Everyone?" Alaric muttered. Damon raised an eyebrow before Alaric nodded towards Damon's two glasses before he took a sip of his own. Damon glanced down at the Jameson, a small smirk falling across his face before he glanced back over at Alaric.
"You know, you can't deny it though," Damon muttered, changing the subject. Alaric glanced over at him. "We were badass tonight." Damon smirked as Alaric downed the rest of his glass. Damon took a small sip of his bourbon as Alaric stood up. Without warning, Damon felt the punch across his face. Damon let out a small groan as Alaric walked away. "Happens." Damon muttered to no one in particular.
"Aye, I see dat." Eve's voice made Damon turn to his right. Damon let out a small sigh of relief as he looked at her. Eve raised an eyebrow as she sat beside him. "What?" Eve question as she grabbed the glass in front of her.
"You look a lot better." Damon smiled. Eve rolled her eyes with a smile before she took a small sip of her jameson. "Less death like."
"Wow, danks Day, ya really know how ta make a girl feel good." Eve sassed. Damon rolled his eyes back at her. "I don't feel like death as much." Eve shrugged, twisting the chair so she could look directly at him. Damon shook his head at the action. "Such a gentleman ya are, dinner and drinks." Damon snorted lightly as he took a drink.
"You deserve it." Damon teased. "So, how's Caroline?" Damon asked, leaning on his elbow and facing Eve.
"She wants ta go dress shoppin' fer de 'Miss Mystic' pageant." Eve said. "With de other stuff, she's doin' okay. Just needs ta keep her mind off it, apparently." Eve shrugged lightly taking another drink. "So do I, so I dought it was perfect!" Eve exclaimed with a smile. Damon let out a small annoyed sigh as Eve gave a halfhearted shrug.
"You know. I'm not actually really in the mood to drink." Damon said aloud looking at his glass. Eve began to cough. Damon turned towards her, concern washing over him.
"Damon Salvatore, not wantin' ta drink?" Eve asked. "Are ya feelin' okay?" Eve asked as she put the back of her hand against his forehead. Damon only rolled his eyes and let out an annoyed huff before gently grabbing Eve's hand and pulling it away from his head. "I'm not goin' ta argue with ya dough. I want ta sleep forever." Eve snickered.
"Just sleep then?" Damon smirked, wiggling his eyebrows at her. Eve shook her head and pulled her hand back to her side. The familiar blush spread across her freckled face to Damon's delight. Damon couldn't even help his smile. "Alright, fine, let's go then." Damon said quickly drinking the last of his bourbon as Eve had to down her own jameson. Damon pulled out some money from his pocket and put it on the counter before he started walking towards the exit.
"Yer a prick." Eve muttered as she caught up to him. Damon smiled and rolled his eyes as he draped his arm over her shoulders.
"And yet, here you still are." Damon sassed. "I think you like me, Evie." Damon teased. Eve rolled her eyes as she seemed to walk closer to him.
"Maybe a little." Eve muttered as the two walked to the car. "But I think ya like me more." Eve sassed up at him. Damon raised an eyebrow and smiled down at her.
"You wish." Damon playfully rolled his eyes at her, already knowing she was completely right.
"I am so TIRED." Eve whined, unbuckling herself as the two finally got into the driveway of the boarding house. Damon chuckled as he parked his car. Eve's head stayed against the back of the seat as Damon got out of the car. Eve jumped when her door opened up.
"Come on. You're a small baby and I gotta take you to bed." Damon said, pulling Eve up and out of the car.
"Damon, come on!" Eve snapped as Damon shut the car door with his foot, not letting go. "I'm not a baby!" Eve whined before letting out an annoyed sigh. "At dis rate, I'll forget how ta walk with ya carrying me everywhere." Eve sassed. Damon rolled his as as he walked to the boarding house.
"You're fine. I don't mind." Damon sassed back as he got to the front door. Eve reached down and opened it. "See, you may forget how to walk, but you won't forget how to open doors!" Eve rolled her eyes as Damon nudged the door open and walked in. "Now you can walk." Damon said, putting Eve down.
"Oh God, what do I do!" Eve exclaimed grabbing hold of Damon suddenly. Damon jumped slightly at the movement. He let out an annoyed sigh as he pushed her hands off of him. "Wow, rude." Eve snapped as Damon walked towards the stairs, casually shrugging off his jacket. Damon paused as he got to the landing.
"You put your clothes in the wash, right?" Damon questioned cautiously as Eve walked to his side. She raised an eyebrow.
"Of course...why?" Eve asked as she saw Damon's eyebrows furrow together. "What?" Eve asked before Damon pointed to his nose, tossing his jacket back on one of the couches. Eve raised an eyebrow as she began to notice the familiar smell of blood. "Is that-" Damon cut her off, grabbing her hand and began up the stairs. Eve followed close behind. What else could happen? Why would there be blood in the house? Human blood at that?
Damon lead Eve slowly towards...Stefan's room? Eve lightly tugged on Damon to give him a questioning look. Damon only shrugged with the same amount of confusion. Damon slowly walked into Stefan's room. The smell was a lot stronger now. Eve stood beside Damon as the two looked around the room in confusion. An empty blood bag sat on one of Stefan's tables. The two turned the small corner of Stefan's room to see Stefan sitting on the floor beside his couch with a blood bag in hand. Empty blood bags were on his desk too. Eve looked up at Damon who starred at Stefan with concern. Eve turned to see Stefan look up at the two, blood still on his chin. Guilt washed over his face.
"Christ, Stef." Eve said lowly. Damon nudged her lightly. Eve glanced up at Damon as he nodded for her to leave. "Ya alright, Stef?" Eve asked, ignoring Damon's request.
"Do I look okay?" Stefan asked with an annoyed laugh. Eve blinked at his response. That's when she remembered. Stefan was a dick when he drank human blood. Two could play this game.
"Seen ya worse." Eve sassed back. Eve didn't even have to look at Damon to know he was glaring at her. Stefan, on the other hand, chuckled before rolling his eyes. "Well if dis isn't a cue fer some brotherly love ta happen, I don't know what is!" Eve said patting Damon's arm before leaving the two and walking to her own room.
As Eve got to her room, her phone buzzed.
Caroline: Come pic me up 10.
Eve: So early?
Caroline: My phone cnt stutter, sooooo yes.
Eve: Okay. Well. I don't know where you live.
Caroline: k.
Eve plugged her phone into her charger before setting her alarm. Hopefully Caroline would actually text her the address. In the meantime, Eve was going to sleep.
"Eve?" A voice whispered. Eve twisted and turned. "Eve." The voice muttered again. Something touched Eve's shoulder before she let out a large gasp and sat up. She blinked quickly to see Damon sitting on her bed, a concerned look on his face. Eve rubbed her face, trying to wake herself up. "Hey, you okay?" Damon asked quietly. Eve blinked slightly as her eyes adjusted to her bedside lamp being turned on.
"I'm fine." Eve said running her hand through her matted hair, only then to feel the light layer of sweat. "Oh." Eve muttered more to herself before pulling the covers up closer to her. Damon rolled his eyes.
"The scandal." Damon muttered dramatically, a soft smile lighting up his face. Eve rolled her eyes lightly. "After what you went through?" Damon sassed gently. "I would have thought you would be used to me seeing you in your pajamas." Damon wiggled his eyebrows. Eve let out a small puff before squishing his face with her hand. Eve felt his chuckled against her hand before Damon took it off his face. He paused, looking at her hands. "Eve, what is that?" Damon asked before Eve pulled her hand back.
"It's nothin' Day." Eve muttered. Damon rolled his eyes.
"Eve, you still have those rope burns." Damon pointed out. Eve let out a huff.
"You're right. But dey're not as bad." Eve shrugged. Damon glared at her but Eve only shook her head. "What are ya doin' in me room anyway at…" Eve trailed off before she glanced over at her clock to see that it read 1:17 AM. "One in de mornin'?" Eve asked. Damon raised an eyebrow at her as if she was crazy for asking.
"Stefan's finally asleep." Damon said, ignoring her question. "Jesus, it's like watching a child who's had too much candy, and you have to watch them to make sure they don't kill anyone." Damon said casually, nodding for Eve to scoot over. Eve snorted at the comparison before moving over. "You were making noise." Damon muttered. Eve cocked her head at him. "They weren't happy noises, so I had to come in here and make sure I changed that." Damon shrugged. Eve's eyes widened at the statement before she rolled her eyes, annoyed by the heat that rushed to her ears. Damon smirked at her as Eve flicked his arm.
"Ya forget how shitty sleeping is when ya don't do it fer awhile." Eve muttered aloud. Damon raised an eyebrow at her. "It took me years ta be able ta sleep after I turned." Eve said lightly, fiddling with her nails. "I didn't sleep much when I was alive dough, so I was used ta it." Eve said glancing at Damon. His eyebrows furrowed slightly. "But den I learned how ta sleep...How ta block out de bad." Eve muttered, subconsciously pulling her knees to her chest. "But dat took years." Damon simply watched her as her green eyes seemed to slightly glaze. "So, after decades, I'm back ta square one...and with square one...those memories come back up." Eve took in a slight breath. Flashes of her father flashed in her mind. "Because dat was what square one was." Eve said lightly, glancing at Damon again. Eve's heart almost broke with the sad expression Damon had on his face. His eyebrows were furrowed together in a sympathetic manor with his eyes showing so much guilt for something he couldn't have even fixed. "Ya would dink, after so many years..." Eve's voice cracked as she turned away from him. The cracking in her voice instantly annoyed her. "After multiple times of turning off me humanity..." Eve shook her head, furious with herself. Tears began to slip. She was pathetic. "Dat it would just...stop." Eve snapped out venomously. Damon pulled Eve closer and turned to face her. Eve's hands flew up to her face as she angrily tried to wipe away her tears. "Christ, I'm such a fockin' waste." Eve snapped at herself.
"Excuse me." Damon muttered softly, his hands gently holding her face. "That's a curse and I feel offended." Eve let out an annoyed snort
"Go fock yerself." Eve snappped pulling her face away from his hands. Damon only chuckled.
"That would be nice, but I mean, why do that when I can manipulate a really sad girl into sleeping with me?" Damon wiggled his eyebrows once more. Eve hit his chest half heartedly. Damon's arm wrapped around her, pulling her against him before leaning his head on top of hers. "You know why you can't let go of your dad being a dickbag for most of your life?" Damon asked lightly, Eve breathed in at the mention before she glanced up at him. "Because you would have to forgive him to forget him." Damon said. Eve scowled at the thought of forgiving that man. "For normal people, they can just easily forgive and forget. Maybe one day we could be like that." Damon muttered causing them both to bitterly laugh.
"Yeah right." They both muttered. The two glanced at each other, a small smile slipping across both their lips.
"We're both too bitter ta forgive anything." Eve muttered, annoyed by the slight pain in her chest at even the mention of forgiveness.
"I forgave you." Damon muttered. Eve pulled away from him and raised an eyebrow.
"What have I ever done ta make ya angry enough fer ya ta have ta forgive me?" Eve sassed.
"You forgot to send me bourbon on my birthday once." Damon muttered. Eve let out a scoff before Damon chuckled, pulling her back against him and lightly kissing the top of her head. "You're right, Evie. You've never done anything to hurt me." Damon said lightly.
"Dat goes fer ya too, Day." Eve muttered, knowing that he was thinking the exact opposite. Damon let out a short bitter sounding puff of air. "Don't puff at me Damon Salvatore." Eve snapped, pushing away to point at Damon sternly. "Ya dink ya aren't great, but ya are." Eve said. Damon raised an eyebrow at her finger before rolling his eyes and taking in a deep breath.
"You're too good to me." Damon muttered. Eve rolled her eyes and snickered.
"Yer too good ta me." Eve muttered back. Damon cocked his head, an amused look on his face. "Ya are!" Eve protested. "I'm a dick!" Eve exclaimed. "And before ya even dink of rollin' yer eyes at me, can I just remind ya dat de first time I turned me humanity off, I killed over 300 people." Eve snapped, flinching at her own tone.
"And how many have you killed since?" Damon sassed back casually. "Not 300. I think the score is even when it comes to murder, Evie." Damon chuckled. "I think we're both dicks." Eve snickered. "300 though?" Damon questioned. Eve rolled her eyes with a small scoff.
"Around. I didn't count and keep a diary over dem. Dey meant nothin' ta me." Eve muttered. Damon chuckled lightly.
"Watch it, Evie." Damon warned. "Stefan is back on human blood." Eve rolled her eyes at the statement. "You should know, that's why he turned you and ran off leaving you for me to take care of." Eve scoffed pushing away from Damon once more.
"It wasn't me fault ya love yer brother and ran after him and found me." Eve sassed back. Damon squinted his eyes before he smiled. "Plus, if ya hadn't found me, I would probably be dead." Eve said casually. Damon rolled his eyes at the statement.
"Oh please. You were a rebellious wreck back then. You would have ended up the same way but a lot more volatile." Damon muttered. "But I try not to think of what it would be like without you around, Evie." Damon smirked lightly. "Who else would I get to see in skimpy little pajamas?" Damon wiggled his eyebrows.
"Alright, dat's enough, get out." Eve snapped, shoving Damon out of her bed. Damon hit the ground with a satisfying thump. Damon got up quickly, grabbing one of Eve's pillows and pushing it onto her face. "Get out, Damon, I am tryin' ta sleep!" Eve snapped, pulling the pillow away from her. Damon hovered over casually. "Ya know if Stefan walked in on dis, we would never hear de end of it." Eve muttered before Damon smirked. Before she could even think of what he would do, Damon quickly leaned his head down to her ear.
"He would have lot more to talk about if it actually happened, Evie." Damon purred. Eve pushed Damon away quickly, heat spreading across her face.
"Get out, Damon!" Eve snapped again, annoyed by the heat on her face and the pounding in her heart. Damon could only chuckle.
"You know, I would say this was a fluke round, but I'm taking this one, Miss Veiny Eyes." Damon sassed as he walked towards her door. Eve felt her cheeks as small veins protruded. Eve let out an annoyed sigh before she scooted to the edge of her bed and leaned to turn off her light. "I gotta say though, Evie. I think those shorts would have caused a real scandal back in the 1900's." Damon whistled. Eve twisted her head, almost falling from her bed. Damon snickered, shutting her door before the pillow she threw at him could even hit him. Eve's face burned. If he was going to play hard ball, he better be ready to fight dirty.
Eve pulled on a light orange and cream ombre sweater before pulling on a pair of skinny jeans. She slipped on a pair of cream colored ankle boots before getting off of her bed. Eve sucked in a small breath. She had to ignore the pain. Everything was okay now. One day was all she needed to recover. At least that's what she told herself.
Eve grabbed her purse and slung it over her head before grabbing her keys from her dresser and walking out of her room. Eve glanced towards Stefan's room. Loud rock music was playing. Detox by music? Really loud music. Maybe he was trying to make himself deaf so he wouldn't have to hear himself angst over blood. Eve snorted to herself at the thought before walking down the stairs. Whistling caught her attention before she got to the door.
"Don't be bringing back any men now." Damon smirked from the couch. Eve rolled her eyes at him as he stood up. "But really, can you do me a favor while you're out and about?" Damon asked. Eve raised an eyebrow at him.
"Sure, what do ya need?" Eve asked as Damon pulled out a small piece of paper. Eve looked it over. "This is all alcohol." Eve said looking back up at Damon.
"Don't give me that look, it's for Stefan." Damon rolled his eyes. "See, it's Jack Daniels. Ew." Damon stuck his tongue out.
"De bourbon too?" Eve sassed. Damon shrugged. Eve rolled her eyes with a small scoff. "Alright Day. Don't forget to check on yer brother." Eve pointed at him. "Make sure he isn't killin' anyone." Eve insisted sarcastically. Damon rolled his eyes before he nudged her towards the door.
"Don't worry about it, go have fun with Blondie." Damon sassed turning and walking back towards the couch. "Don't forget the bourbon!" He called out as Eve turned and walked towards the door again.
"What about yer brother?" Eve sassed back.
"Yeah and the shitty Jack Daniels." Damon called back as Eve walked out the door shaking her head. At least everyone in the boarding house liked some kind of whiskey.
Eve walked up to the yellow house and knocked on the door. Eve glanced at her phone. It was only 9:56. Luckily she had left the boarding house when she did. She had to go around the block twice to realize that it was actually the next street over. The door opened pulling her from the embarrassing memory. Liz Forbes opened the door in the same uniform Eve had met her in.
"Oh, hi...Eve? Right?" She gave a slight confused smile. Eve smiled and nodded. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm here ta take Caroline dress shopping..." Eve shrugged with a smile. Eve watched as Liz forced a smile at the comment; her whole body becoming tense.
"Oh, I had no idea you and Caroline have met!" She said with a fake smile. Eve only nodded back.
"At de Bachelor's Raffle. Some Kelly woman tried ta put her down, so I stood up fer her." Liz blinked at the statement. "No one else seemed ta be jumpin', and I had met Caroline in the beginning of the night. She didn't seem like someone dat needed ta be treated like dat by a grown woman." Eve shrugged. With that, Liz seemed to relax slightly.
"I-I had no idea…" Liz muttered, guilt layered in her tone. "I suppose you deserve a thank you then." She smiled. Guilt still played in her sad eyes though.
"No need ta dank me." Eve smiled. "Damon is a great friend, but I can't follow him around like a lost puppy de whole time I'm here." Eve shrugged. "Wouldn't want people dinkin' we're together." Liz's eyes shot up and met Eve's.
"You heard what I had said to Damon then?" She asked, a slight pink covering her cheeks. Eve laughed.
"I only heard de end. Plus, Damon told me." Eve winked before laughing as Liz let out her own embarrassed laugh.
"Mom! Is that Eve?" Caroline's voice echoed from somewhere in the house.
"Yes it is Caroline!" Liz shouted back, turning and giving Eve an apologetic look. "Hey Eve…" Liz turned towards Eve, lowering her voice. Eve raised an eyebrow at her. "Um...yeah. It's just…" Liz trailed off glancing behind her shoulder before turning back to Eve. Eve leaned closer. "Since you're Damon's friend, I think you should know what happened yesterday." She said lowly, leaning closer. "Yesterday, Caroline found a body of a girl thought to be missing." Liz whispered. Eve pretended to act shocked at this news. "I know Caroline is strong, but...could you make sure she's okay? You don't just walk off something like that after a single night." Liz muttered, worry obvious in her voice.
"Alright, I'll keep me eyes on her." Eve said lowly. "Keep her mind off everythin'." Eve repeated back to her. The relief in Liz's eyes was almost immediate as she backed up slightly.
"Hi Eve!" Caroline said behind Liz, making Liz jump slightly. "Sorry mom. I'll be home later, okay?" She asked, already walking out the door.
"That's fine. Be safe!" Liz said as Caroline started to pull Eve towards her car.
"Okay mom!" Caroline rolled her eyes as she yelled out, not even turning back. "So! How have you been!" Caroline asked cheerfully as Eve unlocked her car. "It's been like, forever! Is your family okay?" Caroline asked as she walked around Eve's car to get to the passenger seat. Eve took in a slight breath at all the excitement Caroline brought.
"Dey're fine. I'm fine. I'm sorry I never got back ta yer texts." Eve said as she got into her car, Caroline already sitting in the passenger side. "I had my hands tied." Eve almost snorted at her own horrible joke.
"That sucks." Caroline said lightly. "Family anything usually sucks. I'm just glad you're okay though! I even text Damon. Ew." Caroline muttered as Eve fastened her seatbelt. Caroline subconsciously did the same. Good.
"Dat's how I feel too." Eve laughed back while Caroline only rolled her eyes.
"No you don't, you liar." Caroline muttered. "I saw how touchy-feely you two were at the Bachelor Raffle." Caroline sassed. Eve raised an eyebrow as she started to drive.
"What magical world were ya livin' in?" Eve questioned back. "I don't remember dis 'touchy-feely' moment." Eve said. "Where are we goin', anyway?" Eve asked as she stopped at a stop sign. Caroline rolled her eyes, but Eve wasn't sure at which comment.
"They have this nice little dress shop downtown. It's close to the little coffee shop. Have you been there?" Caroline asked pulling down the sun-visor and looking at herself in the small mirror. Mystic Falls seemed to be doing really well to have such a busy downtown area.
"De coffee shop, aye, but not de dress shop." Eve shrugged, starting the drive to the downtown area. Caroline raised an eyebrow at her.
"Damon take you on a date there?" Caroline sassed, not taking her eyes off the little mirror. Eve rolled her eyes at the comment.
"If ya call takin' me ta get coffee after he had a hissy fit a date." Eve sassed back. Caroline let out a scoff.
"Oh my God." Caroline exclaimed. "He was always throwing hissy fits with me." Caroline whined. Eve glanced over at Caroline and couldn't help but laugh at the annoyed look on her face. "I can't even get Matt wrapped around my finger, let alone Damon! And then you show up and he is like, totally hooked!" Caroline whined causing Eve to snort at the thought. Her having Damon wrapped around her finger? Right.
"I must have a compellin' personality!" Eve exclaimed, laughing at her own inside joke while Caroline only rolled her eyes, a small smile slipping. "Ya aren't jealous are ya?" Eve asked seriously, glancing over at Caroline. Caroline rolled her eyes as if it was such a wild thing to say.
"The only thing I'm jealous is that house you share with the Salvatore's." Caroline said matter-o-factly. "You can make heart eyes at Damon all you want. He sure seems to." Eve let out an annoyed huff. "Hey! If I were you, I would revel in that kind of attention!" Caroline said cheerfully. "I mean, he's not bad looking, like, at all. So he has that going for him." Caroline smirked over at Eve. Eve only rolled her eyes.
"He's me friend, Caroline." Eve sighed. "Just dat." Caroline instantly scoffed.
"Yeah okay." Caroline replied snarkily. Eve's eyes widened at her sass. "You can park by the grill." Caroline said, her mood instantly changed. Eve obliged as she turned into a parking spot. "Alright, let's go!" Caroline smiled as Eve put the car into park. "I think I found another way for you to make up for ignoring me!" Caroline smiled mischievously. Eve rolled her eyes, getting out of the car.
"I dought goin' out with ya was me way of makin' it up ta ya." Eve whined before walking to the back of her car and throwing her purse over her head. Caroline laughed before walking over to Eve and looping arms with her.
"Yeah, but I mean. That was only for your first day of ignoring me." Eve rolled her eyes at the statement as the two walked across the street onto the sidewalk. "I want to dress you up." Caroline smiled. Eve glanced up at her.
"What?" Eve asked. "I dress alright!" Eve defended herself. Caroline only laughed in response.
"You do, but I just want to put you in a pretty dress. You're so short, but have hips for days!" Caroline smiled down. Eve couldn't help but snort at the statement. "You do!" Caroline exclaimed as the two walked up to the quaint little dress shop. "In other news, I need a dress for the Miss Mystic Pageant." Caroline said opening the front door. A little bell rang from inside as Eve scurried in, nodding in thanks to Caroline. "Everyone goes here to get them. So you know you won't get the same dress. Because that would be so embarrassing." Caroline said as a store assistant came by, asking if the two needed help. "No, we're good! Thank you though!" Caroline smiled at the assistant before she turned her attention back towards Especially if I wore something that someone else did. I would feel so bad because I would totally look better than them. It would be sad." Caroline explained nonchalantly before pulling Eve to the back of the store.
Eve couldn't help but laugh at the comment. It seemed so mean and yet Eve had said worse. Caroline instantly started to search the racks.
"In LA, slips were a really big ding." Eve said aloud towards Caroline, casually glancing at a few of the dresses herself.
"Oooh!" Caroline exclaimed pulling out a long pink dress. "What about this one?" Caroline asked, turning to show off the dress to Eve. Eve turned and nodded.
"Very pretty and very pink." Eve replied before Caroline let out a huff. Eve glanced back at Caroline confused. "It's pretty! I wouldn't just tell ya it was pretty ta make conversation." Eve sassed back. Caroline rolled her eyes before looking at the rack again.
"What about this for you!" Caroline pulled out a shorter orange dress. The bottom had feathers sticking out of the bottom. Eve raised an eyebrow at it before Caroline snickered and put it back. "What's your size?" Caroline asked turning to a different rack of dresses.
"On a good day, an eight." Eve muttered aloud. "It depends on de dress and style." Eve said turning towards the longer dress rack.
"Tell me about it." Caroline muttered back. "Like. A universal size would be fabulous." Caroline complained. "What about this?" Caroline asked. Eve turned to see her holding a shorter turquoise dress with a large black belt. "This one is a serious one." Caroline said. "You're trying it on either way." Caroline said placing it on top of her pink dress. Eve snickered before turning her attention back to the long rack.
"What am I goin' ta wear dat at?" Eve questioned aloud, seeing a nice green strapless dress. "What about dis one?" Eve asked, turning towards Caroline.
"Ooh, cute. What's the size?" Caroline questioned walking over to Eve. "And Founder's Days are coming up. Plus Miss Mystic." Caroline commented as Eve showed her the tag.
"Oh, I'm goin' ta dose?" Eve questioned more to herself. Caroline scoffed aloud as she took the green dress and put it on her pile.
"Of course you're going." Caroline said. "I mean, I'm not going to be at the first event of the Founder's Days because I'll be at my dad's, but you'll go. Damon will ask." Eve rolled her eyes at her. "Don't even. I'm surprised he hasn't talked about it already since he's in the city council." Caroline shrugged looking back at the longer dress rack. "And even though I am anti-Damon, I'm pro-you having control over that ass." Eve snorted at the response.
"So yer goin' ta dress me up ta take him down?" Eve questioned and folded her arms, but Caroline only looked over at her and smirked.
"I want him on a leash. And even though I couldn't tame him, I feel like you have a much strong hold." Caroline smiled. "I also want him to get all hot and bothered by you and you pull out the 'we're just friends' card." Caroline said innocently pulling out a red dress with one strap. "I'm taking him down through you. Hope that's okay." Caroline said cheerfully. Eve couldn't help but cackle at the thought. "Now we both have two cute dresses so we should go try them on because I'm tired of holding them." Caroline said pulling Eve to the fitting rooms.
Eve pulled the two dresses into a room beside Caroline's, looking the dresses over. Eve quickly striped off her clothes and pulled the shorter dress. Eve looked at the full mirror at herself. Light bruises still lingered on her freckled arms. The rope burns still looked bad, even with the glass of blood Damon made her drink that morning. A knock on the door made Eve jump turning towards the door quickly.
"You dressed? I can't get this stupid zipper criss-crossy back thing." Caroline's voice whined from the other side. Eve let out a breath she hadn't realized she was holding before she opened the door to a pouting Caroline. "Well, you look nice in tha-" Caroline's smile faded as she looked at Eve's arms. Eve tried to walk behind Caroline to help, but Caroline quickly caught her arm. "Jesus, are you okay?" Caroline questioned.
"Aye, just bruises." Eve shrugged. Caroline shook her head
"Um, just bruises? From what?" Caroline asked, folding her arms. Eve let out a sigh before walking behind Caroline and started tying her back. "Oh God, you and Damon aren't like, actual fuck buddies, are you?!" Caroline asked, trying to turn around to face Eve. Eve let out a snort as she tried to hold Caroline still.
"No!" Eve snapped with a laugh. "No, I'm fine. Damon and I aren't doing anythin'. Dey're old bruises." Eve lied quickly. "De real reason I left LA." Eve said lowly. Caroline wouldn't know the difference...hopefully.
"Um, you didn't have them during the Bachelor Raffle." Caroline sassed back matter-o-factly. Shit. Eve let out a sigh.
"It was dark, Care." Eve muttered out the nickname, hoping it was alright to say.. "It's nothin', I'm okay, no one is hurtin' me." Eve said quickly as she nudged Caroline to her room so she could see herself. "I'm not really likin' de pink." Eve said trying to change the subject. Caroline turned in the mirror, nodding her head in agreement.
"Yeah. It's a bit too...frou frou." Caroline muttered. "But you look good!" Caroline smiled back. "I like the layered top. And the sleeves."
"Sleeves are a must fer me." Eve replied. "I'd rather not have everyone knowin' I do have freckles everywhere, if ya catch me meanin'." Eve muttered back before turning and returning to her own fitting room. Caroline snickered.
"Does that mean only me and Damon know that you have freckles everywhere?" Caroline sassed. Eve threw a hanger over the opening at the top of the rooms into Caroline's, who let out a small yip in fear.
I hit the 10,000 mark! (That's without this long ass author's note too) WOW THAT IS A LOT OF WORDS. But the last one was kind of cut short because I wanted you all to have something but I couldn't think of how to get Damon and Eve back together. I HOPE THIS WILL SUFFICE. Also. I wrote some of this at like 4 in the morning one night. So if there's errors, I'll go over it. Some day. Probably. Probablynotimreallyshittylol.
Shout out to these 3 lovely people: galwidanatitud, Fahdza, and SomebodyWhoCares
You are cute. Thank you for reviewing and kicking my ass into overdrive to get out another chapter (that's actually longer than any of the other chapters wow) Without you, I would probably still be lazying around. SO YOU'RE CUTE AND I LOVE YOU TO BITS THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR READING WOW.
I don't actually writing these long of chapters tho. I feel like shorter chapters are more personal but with these longer chapters, I have to pull a chapter name out of my ass. Like. It's fun because yay more reading, but it's not because 'wait what happened? That happened? When? 3 chapters ago? No, literally right in the beginning oh!' and I don't want that because I feel like I'm rushing. But swag? I just hope you enjoy it so far!
Surprise, this is actually a fic about Caroline and my OC falling in love. Gottcha! Hahaha, nah, but I just get this vibe when I write them together. Like. It seems super gay. Nothing wrong because friends are gay. But I feel like I'm rushing their friendship and it turned gay? I don't know. Nothing wrong with it but it just seems really flirty to me. And I DON'T MEAN IT TO BE SO SEXUAL TENSION FLIRTY BUT LIKE AN LOL WE'RE FRIENDS FLIRTY. If you're getting that vibe too, my bad. I don't know how to fix it. Because I see Caroline as a really flirty and bubbly character who is independent as fuck. And I see Eve as a sassy bitch who flirts for fun but when it's real she just kind of closes in? Perfect friendship but also a friendship that ends with tension where there shouldn't be. Oops.
OKAY SORRY FOR THE LONG AUTHOR'S NOTE. I LOVE YOU. REVIEW AND FOLLOW OR DON'T I WILL LOVE YOU FOR EVEN READING ONE CHAPTER HONESTLY. OKAY BYE!
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