Chapter 8

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Maybe Damon didn't hurt her, maybe someone else did? I mean I saw no proof and Caroline never said that he did it. Ugh, I'm thinking too much about this.

I groan and sit up, running my hand through my hair. I've been just lying there for like three hours thinking because I couldn't fall back to sleep. I shake my head and head to the bathroom. I open the door and see Vicki Donovan, brushing her teeth. In my bathroom...not wearing pants...

"I'm sorry, I'm almost done." Vicki apologizes, giving me a nervous smile.

"Uh, take your time." I reply before shutting the door.

What the hell? I guess Jer really did hook up with Vicki Donovan. I don't know if I should be happy or worried. I guess I will be happy and Elena will be the worrier, that's how it usually is.

I sigh and throw on some clothes, grabbing my bag. I walk down the stairs and see Elena and Jenna in the kitchen.

"Are you two aware of what's going on upstairs?" I ask, walking over to them.

"Uh huh." they both say. I tilt my head to the side in disbelief.

"And neither of you have any objects?" I ask.

"Yes" Elena says at the same time Jenna says,

"Well he could at least be craftier about it, make an effort to sneak her in and out. Oh and just so you know, I won't be home for dinner." Jenna smiles looking down at the table.

"So your actually going to go out with news guy?" I laugh.

"Yes, I am going to show up and torture him." Jenna jokes but quickly changes the subject. "Have you heard from Stefan?" Jenna asks Elena.

"Not since he left that very vague message three days ago." Elena says, then tries her best male voice, "Hi..um...Elena...I have something I have to do.....uh.... I'll....explain in a few days." I burst out laughing and steal Elena's cereal. She sighs and just pours herself another bowl.

"Haven't you called him?" I ask amused.

"Nope." Elena says popping the P, "Not going to either."

"And your okay with everything?" Jenna asks quietly.

"No I'm not okay with any of it but I'm not gonna cry about any of it either. I was gonna write in my diary this morning but then I thought, what am I gonna write? Am I honestly gonna be one of those pathetic girls that there whole world stops spinning because of some guy?" Elena shouts angrily and stuffs some cereal in her mouth.

"Don't worry sis, I know how you feel. I recently just broke up with my boyfriend and my friend totally betrayed me. So I guess we can both have our world stop spinning." I smile sadly.

"Okay then." Jenna says slowly. I smile and put my arm around Elena's shoulders.

"We'll be fine." I smirk as we walk away. The smirk immediately leaves me face once Jenna can't see. Will we really be fine?

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Elena and I look over at Caroline as she walks through the hall passing flyers out for the sexy studs carwash with her usual perkiness. I frown at my friend but she doesn't even look over at me.

"Unbelievable, it's like nothing happened." Elena says aggravated.

"She's in denial, like I was when Tyler you know, hit me." I say looking down at the ground. Elena puts a hand on my arm for reassurance.

"Hey." a voice says from behind us. We spin around and see the one and only Stefan Salvatore. Elena and him stare at each other for a few moments and I can tell I am not wanted.

"Hey, um....I got to go.....be somewhere right now." I excuse myself quickly, hurrying off. I head to my locker and grab my books, sighing as I realize I have stupid algebra. I slam my locker shut and turn around only to run into a rock hard chest. Please don't be Tyler, I pray. Thankfully I look up and I see a pair of stunning blue eyes. They're almost like Damon's, just a little more blue...

"Oh, hey Matt." I smile relieved.

"Hey Aria, I haven't seen you in forever. I miss my fun, little buddy." he teases, using his old nickname for me. When he used to come over a lot to see Lena, he always called me his little buddy.

"Ugh, you're still saying that. You're only like three inches taller than me, Mr.Quarterback." I whine, giving him a playful glare.

"Do you want to hang out at the Grill with me after school today?" he asks hopeful. I raise my eyebrows.

"Matt, you're not asking me on a date are you?" I say seriously, "It's not like you're not hot and stuff but it would not work. Plus you dated my twin sister, it would be weird."

"Woah, Aria. I'm not asking you out, you're my friend and I haven't seen you in forever. I just want to catch up and stuff." he smiles.

"Oh well then I'll see you later." I smirk and head over to algebra. "Shit." I curse when I realize I didn't do my homework. Ugh, God help me, please.

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"You asshole!" I yell as Matt beats me again at pool. He laughs casuing me to glare at him.

"Yell a little louder, Aria." he smiles.

"You asshole!" I yell louder. Everyone in the Grill gives me a weird look and Matt laughs even harder. I smirk and hit him with the pool stick.

"Ow, Aria. That hurt." he mumbles. I laugh and sit down on the pool table.

"You deserved it." I grin. He stops laughing and grows serious.

Oh no, here it comes.

"I heard about Tyler, I kn-" I cut him off.

"I think the whole town heard about Tyler, Matt. But I don't want to keep bringing it up because I don't want reminders everyday that it was real. I don't want to think that my best friend since I was eight hit me and was so violent. I don't want to think about the fact that I was falling for Damon Salvatore and then he hurt Caroline. I guess I just have a thing for abusive guys." I say, tears flowing down my face. Why I brought up Damon, who knows. I just need to get it out. I don't even know why I'm saying this. And to Matt of all poeple. Might as well keep going since I'm already crying.

"I'm slowly falling apart, Matt. Everyone always says there so sorry and asks if she's okay but no one ever has asked me! Elena is not the only one who lost her parents, I was in the car too! I'm worried that if I keep getting hurt by people, I'll get use to it and be alright with it. I don't want to be that girl, Matt." I cry and Matt pulls me in his arms. I sob into his chest and he rubs my back.

"Uh, hey guys." Elena says from behind us. I pull away and try to wipe the tears off my face.

"Hey Elena, what's up?" Matt asks. Elena looks over at me, worried but I just smile and nod. I know she's wondering what's up but I don't want to tell her. I mean, she is part of the reason I'm crying.

"Um..have you seen Stefan?" she asks looking around.

"Nope." I answer, shaking my head. Elena looks disappointed for a second before she nods and starts to walk away but Matt stops her.

"But if you want to kill some time, we can rec." Matt smiles hopeful. Elena hesitates for a moment, but then gives him a small smile, heading up to us.

"Well I am going to get a drink then head home. See ya later Elena and thanks Matt, I really needed that." I smile before heading down towards the bar. The bartender sees me walking up so I sway my hips and smile flirtatiously at him. I want a drink so I need to convince him to give me one, women style.

"Hi there." I smirk, sitting down on the barstool.

"I'm guessing you want a drink?" he guesses, his eyes fluttering down to my chest. Eew.

"Yeah, I would like one so please, please give me one." I smile and he sighs pouring me vodka. I raise an eyebrow, "That's strong stuff to give to a 16 year old girl."

"But if people see it, they will think it's water." he shrugs and heads back into the kitchen. I drown the glass quickly and leave five dollars on the counter. I smile as I see Elena and Matt laughing and playing pool. I head out the door and start singing Demons by Imagine Dragons.

Apparently I am not paying attention because I run into someone or something and fall on my ass. I glare up at Stefan as he helps me up.

"You're late for Elena's date with you." I snap.

"I know, I had to take care of some things." he answers and starts to head towards the Grill.

"Stefan!" I yell out, casuing him to stop and turn around. "Where is Damon?" I ask. Ugh, why did I even ask? I am not supposed to care.

"He's gone and he's not coming back, Aria." Stefan whispers and heads into the Grill. I stare at the place he stood a moment ago, uh....cryptic much?

I sigh and continue to walk home, imaging Jensen Ackles so I will stop thinking about Damon Salvatore.

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"We are not running a charity." Caroline clarfies, her eyes darting between Elena and I.

"No we are not." I laugh, amused by my best friend. When she shoots me a glare, I quickly stop, not wanting to piss her off.

"Hey." Stefan smiles, walking up to us. He is wearing a jacket and jeans, seriously? Caroline and I both stand up glaring at the couple.

"The event is called sexy studs you know?" I say narrowing my eyes at them. I am wearing just a lime green bikini and Caroline is wearing a pink one. Caroline gives them an annoyed glance before sighing. She loops her arm through mine and leads me away from the unfun couple.

"Ugh, people like them ruin the whole event." Caroline sighs. I laugh and look around at all the cars.

"Caroline the event is doing fine, calm down a little." I say, trying to reassure her.

She looks over at me, glaring. "Don't tell me to calm down, Aria. This has to be perfect."

I roll my eyes and continue following Caroline around to each friken car. "Care were supposed to be doing the pay booth thing." I remember, tapping her shoulder to get her attention.

"Oh yeah! Shit, come on." she grabs my hand and we jog to the booth were there is a line of like 10 people. "Hi, I'm so sorry you had to wait." she smiles and sits down ready to work. I laugh and hang out next to her just observing.

"Hey, we're out of towels and those shimmy things." Elena tells us, walking over.

"Aria will go get some, since she has done nothing." Caroline tells her and looks over at me. I groan and get up, stretching.

"Alright." I groan and head over to the school. I grumble and complain the whole time, why do I have to do work?

I shiver as I walk through the empty hallways, it's really creepy. I pick up my pace and head to the supply room. I try to open it but the door is locked. I kick the door and curse. I hear a noise behind me and spin around, a little nervous.

I look down the hallway but no one is there, okay...getting a little creepy now. I turn around to leave and suddenly Damon is in front of me. God, he looks terrible.

"Aria, help me...help me." he whispers his image disappearing. I'm going crazy, it's official. But... what if I'm not? Can't take a chance can we?

I turn and run down the hallway, I need to get to the Salvatore boarding house. I think Damon is actually in trouble, I don't know how I know, but I can, like, feel it. It's super weird.

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I take a deep breath when I see the Salvatore boarding house. I shiver a little even though I put a jacket and shorts on. "Aria..help." his voice begs in my head. I start walking towards the front door, a little scared at what I may find.

"Help.." he whispers again in that broken voice. I speed up my pace a little and hope the front door is unlocked. I smile as it opens, heading inside. I feel like a force pulling me to the basement so as stupid as I am, I follow it.

"Aria..." he calls out in my head. I open the basement door and walk down those creepy steps.

"Damon?" I call out a little freaked out. I finally get to the bottom of the stairs and look around. I only see one corridor so I follow it down. "Damon?" I call out again. I only see one room so I'm guessing he is in there. I walk towards it and look in between the little bars on the door. I gasp when I see a very weak looking Damon.

"Oh my God, Damon! What happened? How did I know where to find you?" I question horrfied.

"Because I wanted you too." he states standing up on shaky legs. "Very, very badly." he says, pained. He stumbles over to the door and puts his hands around the bars.

"Let me out of here, please." he begs.

"You bit Caroline, who does that?" I ask, wanting some ansers.

"A vampire which is what I am and I am dying. Do you want me to die, Aria? If you don't, you need to let me out. I'm warning you, when I get out, I'll have to feed on you. I've been starved for days. It's killing me." he explains, sounding completely serious. A vampire? Drink my blood? Yeah, right. Vampies only exist in Twilight.

"You're lying." I reply, my voice coming out unsteady. I see his eyes turn blood red and veins appear underneath them, I also see fangs. I guess he is telling the truth...

"No I'm not. Please Aria, I will explain everything to you, just let me out. I need to get out." he pleads. I look at him for a moment, before unlocking the door. I hope this isn't a mistake...

"No!" someone yells and pushes me away from the door. I see him struggle to keep it closed but Damon forces it open and pushes the man inside. Damon growls and snaps his neck. I scream, completely horrified and try to run up the steps but Damon catches me.

"Aria, please clam down." he begs, but he sounds almost...bored.

I scream and continue to fight against him. "Aria, look at me!" he yells turning me around to face him. I look into those blue eyes and for some reason stop struggling. "That guy that I killed, he deserved to die. He locked me in their and practically tortured me." he states, coughing loudly after. He winces, his chest probably hurting.

"You need blood?" I whisper nervously and he nods in reply. I take a deep breath, holding out my wrist. "Promise you won't kill me?"

"I could never kill you." he whispers, before sinking his fangs into my wrist. It hurts but I bite my lip from crying out. What am I doing? I am letting a friken vampire feed off me. One that just killed someone. I start to feel a little dizzy and I know Damon is taking a lot. What was I thinking letting him feed off me, he probably hasn't fed in like three days.

"Damon, stop. I don't feel very well." I command, trying to pull my wrist away. Damon growls and grabs my arm so I can't move. "Damon!" I yell but he doesn't listen to me. This is it, I am going to die. And Damon Salvatore would be my murderer.

I try to fight him but it's useless and I eventually pass out.

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