comfort zone ➳ the vampire diaries

chapter twenty

italicized paragraphs are flashbacks :)
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Tatiana

Somehow without realizing, I ended up in the woods.

"Of course," I muttered, looking around to where the sounds of people seemed to be coming from. I could distantly hear the sound of the waterfall. So that's where they got Mystic Falls.

"Natalie?"

I turned around at the sound of the voice, seeing a guy standing directly behind me.

"Uh, no," I said slowly.

"Natalie, you bitch," he said, his hand suddenly wrapping around my throat. I gasped for air, looking at the stranger in front of me.

"My name.. is Tatiana," I breathed, grabbing the guys' wrist.

"Oh."

He let go of me, making sudden eye contact. "Forget this. Go back to the party."

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I put my earphones in, turning on music and starting off down the street. A weird fog was slowly creeping up as I turned a corner, making me slow down. I took out an earphone, narrowing my eyes before looking at the sky. It was perfectly clear.

"I don't believe we've met,"

I turned around, seeing a guy with jet black hair and bright and shockingly blue eyes.

"I'm Damon,"

"Tatiana," I said cautiously.

"Tatiana? Hmm, you look like a Natalie,"

"Well, that's not me," I sighed, looking at the guy. He looked a little familiar.

"Do you go to school with me or something?" I asked when Damon just stood there, looking at me.

"No, but my brother Stefan does,"

"Alright, well, I'm gonna.. go,"

"No you're not," he smirked, looking into my eyes.

"Why the hell can't I move?"

I started to panic; was this guy some kind of lunatic?

"Come with me,"

"I don't know you," I retorted.

"Yes you do, I'm Damon, you're Tatiana -not-Natalie, and you are hungry,"

"No I'm not?"

He rolled his eyes and grabbed my wrist, dragging me towards the grill with him.

"Are you serious?" I growled. "You're kidnapping me?"

"When you put it that way,"

"Damon, what are you doing?" I heard Stefan say. I sighed in relief.

"Talking to my new friend Tatiana,"

"Take this," Stefan said to me, dropping a bracelet in my hand. I raised an eyebrow.

"What is happening?"

"Just put the bracelet on and forget what you just heard,"

I did what he said mindlessly, attaching the clip of the bracelet as I wrapped it around my wrist.

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"Thanks for making me feel alive
- DS"