The One (Damon Salvatore)

Chapter 17

"Wait what? You just got back" I frowned as Damon grabbed his jacket to leave the house.

"Liz called me. Caroline is in the hospital and John was attacked" Damon informed, about to walk out the door.

"Attacked? By who?"

"We don't know. We don't even know if it was a vampire" Damon replied before leaving. Within two hours of Damon being gone he started calling me.

"Hello Damon" I answered.

"Danica, you remember Katherine right?" Damon asked, getting straight to the point.

"Yes but no" I responded.

"Stefan and I's evil ex back in 1864?"

"Yeah I know of her but I haven't met her before" I sat down on the sofa.

"Yeah, well you're about to. She's heading to the Boarding House right now. I need you to hide" Damon said. "Now!"

"This house is to big! Where am I suppose to hide. I don't know the house well enough" I exclaimed.

"Just find somewhere. I'll be there soon" Damon replied before he hung up. I stared at my phone for a few seconds before I jumped into action. I ran into the kitchen, and began opening cupboards in search for a big enough and empty one that I could slide into. I heard the front door slam open just as I found an empty cupboard. I quickly climbed into the cupboard and shut the door as quickly and quietly as I could.

"I know you're in here" a female voice rang out and I heard the kitchen door open. "I can hear your heartbeat" she taunted. I held my phone to my chest, trying not to absolutely freak out. The cabinet door slowly started to open, and I stared at it.

"Danica!" I heard Damon yell. The cabinet door slammed shut and I jumped. I stayed still in the cabinet for a few more seconds. The door swung open and Damon stood in front of me.

"Damon" I sighed out in relief. I climbed out of the cabinet and hugged him tightly.

"Are you okay?" Damon pulled me away. "Are you hurt?"

"No, I'm okay" I replied. "How did you know she was coming here?"

"I wasn't sure. I just wanted you to be safe" Damon said, pulling me in for another hug. Damon's phone began ringing and he answered it while still having me in his arms. "Stefan?"
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"Did she say what she wanted?" Damon asked as Elena, Stefan, Damon and I stood in the middle of Elena's living room.

"No" Stefan replied.

"Woman certainly knows how to make an entrance" Damon said jokingly.

"She said she was able to fool one of us. What does that even mean?" Stefan asked, coming closer to Damon and I.

"She pretended to be Elena too when I showed up earlier tonight" Damon admitted.

"I told Jeremy. I can't lie to him anymore" Elena spoke up.

"Which you shouldn't" I mumbled under my breath.

"Are you okay?" Stefan asked her.

"No, I'm not alright. I thought with all the tomb vampires gone things would get better."

"I know. We all did" Stefan said, looking down at his feet.

"Katherine was in this house. That means she's been invited in. What are we gonna do?" Elena asked.

"Move" Damon spoke sarcastically with a smile.

"Thank you. Very helpful" Elena grew snarky.

"Katherine wants you and Danica dead. There's zero you can do about it, you would be dead. But you're not. So clearly she has other plans" Damon told her.

"Right, and we need to find out what those other plans are and not provoke her in the process. What happened tonight when you thought she was Elena?" Stefan asked.

"Nothing. I just thanked her for helping me from not dying" Damon replied. "Which obviously was said to the wrong person. So Elena, thank you."

Elena smiled slightly before saying "John must know something. There has to be a reason she tried to kill him."

"She's Katherine!" Damon exclaimed. "She loves to play games and you're fooling yourself if you think you're going to find out what she's up to before she wants you to know."

"No, Elena might be right. John could know something through Isobel" Stefan replied. "Your mother, she was in touch with Katherine so maybe we can go to the hospital. And talk."

"I've got a better idea" Damon spoke up.

"What's that?" I asked.

"I'm just going to ignore the bitch. See ya" Damon waved.

"Is that smart?" Elena asked.

"If Katherine thinks she's being ignored, it'll lure her out. She'll make a move."

"Yeah, then what?" Stefan asked his brother.

"Stake her, rip her head off. Something poetic. We'll see" Damon replied before walking out with me in tow.
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"But I wanna go with you" I complained as Damon got ready to leave for Mayor Lockwood's funeral.

"Katherine will be there. She can't resist a big party. It'll be safer for you here" Damon buttoned up his shirt.

"But Damon-"

"No buts" Damon grabbed my face before kissing me. "You're staying here and that's final." I pouted slightly as he walked out of the room.
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"Danica?" Damon walked into the room as I was scrolling through my phone. "Oh good, you're okay."

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" I asked, setting my phone down.

"Katherine was here. She was downstairs. You didn't hear her come in?"

"No" I sat up. "I don't have secret powers."

"Nevermind that. I'm just happy you're okay" Damon said, pulling me off the bed into a hug.

"So nothing happened then? She didn't try anything?" I asked, slightly pulling away from him.

"No. I guess she's leaving town" Damon replied. "She also told me that she never loved me so that's something."

"I'm sorry, Damon. At least you have me right? I love you" I cupped his face with my hands. Damon smiled slightly, nodding his head.

"And I, love you" he replied, pulling me into a long kiss. We pulled away, and he unbuttoned his shirt. We both laid down in bed and that night, Damon kept me by his side the entire time.
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