My Light

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ARABELL'S POV

I was sat at the dining table with Bonnie. We had mastered the magic with the emulate, now it was time for baby spells without it. We had five candles infant of us. "Focus." "I can't do it." "You're blocking yourself." I say getting fed up. Watching someone fail all day was boring and tiresome. "You need to believe you can do it." I tell her. "You don't believe it won't happen. You're a witch Bonnie, you have magic it's in your blood, it doesn't simply disappear!" I say trying to get her to understand. 

"Why don't we take a break?" I suggest. I needed a drink. I push from the table. "No!' She demanded. "I can do this." And then all the candles in the room lit at once. I smirked. "You did it!" I say turning to her... she didn't do it. I did it... but if she believed she did it then it'll help her. "I did it!" She cheered. "Now try it again." I say blowing a single candle out. "Go on." And she lit it the fire burning brightly. Goal achieved. I hugged her tightly. "Well done Bon!" I say with a genuine smile. Believe it and you'll achieve it. 

"Now for a drink." I say pulling away from her and going over to the drinks cart by the dining table. "Was I really that bad?" She asked with an amused smile. "Not bad... just a long process." I say pouring two drinks one for her and one for me. She took hers. "Woah! Bon did this?" Care asked impressed coming into the candle lit room. "Yep." I say with a smile. I drank my drink quickly. 

"Go Bon, Bon." Damon said with a smirk but he looked proud. I was proud of her. "Motus." She tried and Damon was on the floor I laughed loudly giving her a subtly high five. "Not cool." He said getting up and coming over to her I stood in front of her daring him to move me out the way.  "You're no fun." I rolled my eyes and pushed his chest so he took a few steps back. 

"So I was thinking." Caroline began. "No." Damon said straight away. "Hear her out." I say sitting back down in my seat. "Thank you Bella." "That we should go to the Lockwood party tonight." She said with a smile. "Hear her out." Damon mocked me. "I'm busy." I say. "You literally said you have no plans tonight." Care said. I sighed. Wolves creep me out. Hayley and Klaus were the only ones I didn't mind. All the others are dangerous and volatile and they have no standards. Plus it was nearing a full moon which meant raised tempers. "It'll be fun. Ty's back in town." "I don't know Care... it's not really my thing." "Says the girl who wears a dress every day." I rolled ym eyes at Bonnie, you help a girl out with magic you'd think she had your back. "I just-"I'll go." Damon said. Me and Stefan both frowned and looked at him. "I mean, if you go... I'll go if you don't no need for me to be there." He knew my thing with Wolves...they killed my parents and sister. 

"It'll be fun. Ari Please." "I'm down for a party." Elena said going the conversation. "Great so Elena, and Damon are both in. You don't have a choice." Care said pointing to Stef who knew the drill at this point he was dating her. "Bonnie? Ari?" We looked at each other. We've gotten pretty close even developed a way of communicating through eye contact. I gave into Bonnie. "We'll go." "Yay! Now let's get your hair sorted." "What's wrong with my hair." I say touching the extremely messy bun, I haven't re styled in I three days, between, cheer, teaching Bonnie and school I just didn't have the energy to do it. "It's gross Ari." Bonnie said. "Yeah I think I can hear a bird in there." Damon said sitting down. "It's not that bad." I defended. 

Despite my objections I was dragged to Care's and Stef's bedroom and she did my hair whilst I helped Bonnie and Elena chose dresses from the millions of options that were spilling out of the closet. 

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We pulled up I rode with Damon, my leg bounded up and down the whole journey. "It'll be okay. If he tried anything he's a dead man walking." He tells me. I nodded. the lockwoods are who killed my family. I didn't want to be here. I followed him out the car and then to the door he walked through and I couldn't. "Looks like I can't come. Oh no." I say turning and Caroline stopped me. "Ty!" She called. "Invite her in." He eyed me up. "And who may you be?" "Out of your league." Damon said stepping between us. "Stand down." Stefan said pushing his brother in. "Arabella Carrington." I say to him he was small, smaller than me... I could take him. He took my hand and kissed it. I watched his every move. I could see Damon shifting in the corner of my vision. "Well Ell... can I call you Ell?" "No." I say, that's what Dee used to call me... He stood up straight after my flat remark. He coughed. "My lady, will you please come in." He said. I eyed him up as I stepped over the line.