Believe Me (Vampire Diaries Fanfiction)

Chapter 4

Damon's POV

I killed Zach. I know that was gonna hurt V when she found out but I was angry and I know she'd forgive me. When I first met V I was just gonna use her, maybe play around with her just to mess with Stefan and Zach. So, I followed her around to get to know her, but what I saw and learned about her changed my mind. I couldn't bring myself to hurt her. Something I hadn't felt in a long time, I wanted to protect her instead. I found myself wanting to get close to her more and more, but I knew I was here for a reason, to get Katherine out of the tomb. I told her about Katherine, just not about the tomb yet. I knew I could trust her though. Something I don't ever give anymore but I knew in my cold dead heart that if there was anyone I could trust again in this world it was her. This revelation came when I tried to scare her one night by giving her a nightmare just for fun. She was sleeping so I went and snuck into her room and laid down facing her. Her mouth was open ajar and I watched her chest rise and fall as she slept, "Day?" I looked at her as she furrowed her brows, she wasn't scared when she saw me in her bed so I tilted my head about to talk when she sat up and asked, "Day, are you okay? Did something happen? Did you have a nightmare?" She put her hand on my cheek and looked into my eyes and I recognized the emotions in her eyes; worry, concern, sincerity. I knew that look because it was the same look my mother used to give me when I got hurt, was scared or I was sad. I looked at her eyes not saying anything and she just sighed and said, "Come here," while lifting the blanket so I could get closer to her. I didn't even hesitate as I crawled closer to her and put my head on her chest as she started to stroke my hair and hummed to me until I felt my eyes close and sleep take over me. Ever since then we grew closer and I told her things I'd never ever tell anyone. She accepted everything about me, good and bad. She never judged me or asked me to change or be different and I cherished her for it, more than she'd ever know.

I was back at the boarding house when I saw her note saying she left to think things over. I never regret things but right now the feeling was weighing down on my chest. I have the girl I thought I killed at the crypt bleeding all over the couch so I decided to push away the feelings of guilt when an idea popped into my head and decided to have some fun with the girl, Vicki was her name. She was close to V, they talked a couple of times already and V told me how much she liked her and was mad when she found out I had attacked her when I first came to town. We danced, partied, and trashed Stefan's room when we were slow dancing as I finally snapped her neck to start her transition into a vampire. I spotted my phone on Stefan's desk and grabbed it to see over fifteen messages and voicemails from V. I sat on the chair and listened to them while waiting for Vicki to wake up. I played the first one, "Hey Day, Stef told me that you left town last night. I don't know, I don't believe him and I'm worried about you. Can you please just call me to let me know you're okay? Alright, I love you, bye." I played the second, "Day I'm serious, I'm panicking here. I need to know that you're safe. Call me." I smiled and played the third, "Day, I swear to god when I get my hands on you I'm gonna strangle you. How can you make me worry like this? If you're dead somewhere in a ditch I'm gonna bring you back to life just to kill you myself. Call me!" I laughed and listened to the rest that more or less were saying the same things, including the messages. Guilt was swimming in my stomach again when I decided to call V, on the third ring she picked up, "Day?" I sighed, I could tell by her voice that she was crying, "Hey hot-stuff..." She took a second to reply, "Day, is it true? Did you really kill him?" I closed my eyes not wanting to answer her, "Yes." She let out a sob and it hurt me to hear it, "V, I'm...I'm so sorry. I was just angry and they had me down there for a week, I just, I just reacted." I closed my eyes as she continued to cry on the other end when finally, "I know. I know you're sorry. That's what's making this so hard for me. I care about you so much Day, you know I hate when you kill people but you also know I love you for you and not who I want you to be. I just needed time to fully forgive you for killing Zach and Stef for locking you in the basement without telling me, making me worried and stressed out for a week. I'm on my way home now. You and Stef are the only family I have left now. My sister wants nothing to do with me so I need the both of you, now more than ever." After we talked for a little longer and her scolding me for turning Vicki we hung up just as Vicki began to stir. Told her what was happening to her but, of course, she didn't believe me. With the last suggestion to visit her boyfriend Jeremy, Elena's little brother, I waited for sundown to finally get out of the house to find my daylight ring.