Slow Burn [Klaus Mikaelson Story]

20. Meal

I slowly open my eyes as the brightness tries to get in.

I groan, someone please turn the brightness down. A beeping sound starts to echo in my ears slowly getting louder by every second.

I blink my eyes multiple times trying to adjust the brightness. My eyes slowly start to adjust and I see white.

Absolute white.

I try to sit up but a hand pushes me down on the bed and I look up to see none other Damon Salvatore staring down at me.

I furrow my eye brows slightly and his worried features turns into his signature smirk.

"So you live after all" he says in a mocking tone and everything rushes back to me.

"Jeremy! Where is Jeremy?" I abruptly stand up shot up and pain and weakness rushes in my entire body.

"Jesus, everything is fine. You rest" he places his hand on my shoulder making me lean back.

"Vicki, what happened to her?" I ask still agitated.

"First you relax eat and drink something, then I will tell you the glorious tale. Okay?" He says and I stiffly nod at him.

He whooshes out and in of the room. He is holding a bowl of salad and a glass of juice. He hands me the food and I start to eat.

After eating I already feel better and slightly stronger. He takes the bowl out of my hand and place it next to empty glass on the bed side table.

He takes the stool and places it next to me and sits on it.

"So long time ago-" he begins but I cut him off giving a glare. He just raises his hands in surrender.

"Well long story short, my little brother called me and asked me to help because technically-" I give him a look "-literally it was my mistake as I am the one who turned Vicki in a rage fit and when I found you, your head was about to the hit the ground and Vicki was charging towards you, I pushed her away and she ran back to party. I got you out and give you my blood to heal you and Stefan staked her at the party when she attacked Jeremy and Elena and now she is dead and we have disposed of her body. Obviously" he explains to me everything in one breath.

I slowly nod trying to slowly process everything.

"What about Jeremy?" I ask.

"Well Elena asked me to wipe Vicki off of his memory all the bad parts and his obsession over her, in short to take away his suffering" he answers.

"And before you ask where both of your siblings are, they are at home and safe they don't know about your condition only me and Stefan are aware of it and yes we have made a good excuse" he rolls his eyes at me.

I nod at him again.

"Well as seeing my blood has healed ya, I will get you out of here and get you home" he says standing up.

"No" I say making him stop in his tracks

"No?" He raises his brow at me.

"I am not going back to the Gilbert house" I tell in monotone.

"Did you hit your head? I thought I caught you" He gives me a confused look.

"No, Jeremy said something last night and he is right" I tell him.

"That kid is an asshole, he was obsessed over a girl who he clearly knew wasn't right for him" he throws his hands in the air trying to exaggerate.

I let out a sigh and shake my head no and he lets out a groan.

"Then where you gonna go? Huh?" He gives me a look of a mom who scolds his child when the child says something stupid.

"Obviously I am not gonna leave Mystic Falls as I have relocated everything here and I don't see moving back within a week of relocating will look nice, but I am not gonna stay in the Gilbert house either. That place was never a home to me anyway. I have some savings, enough to get me by for a year so till I find a place to live I will get a cheap hotel room" I tell him and he just rolls his eyes at me.

"You are not gonna live in a hotel room. Crash at my place till you find a place of your own" he scoffs at me.

"I am not gonna-"

"Are you scared that when you are sleeping I might do something you might like?" He says smirking at me. I just scoff at him.

"So if not what you have to fear?" He asks.

"Well your brother who happens to be my sisters ex also lives there and how my sister will feel that I am living under the same roof as her ex! I am pretty sure my sister won't be happy about it" I grit my teeth at him.

"Puhlease you teenagers and your drama. You will live in my room and that roof is also mine. You don't have to tell your sister nothing" he places his hand on his hips and leans in, his minty breath fanning over my face.

"Fine" I grumble leaning back.

"Goody" he claps his hand and leans back standing straight up.

"I'll get the discharge papers" he tells ready to walk out of the room.

"Damon wait!" I say.

"What roomie?" He says without looking at me.

"Vicki who was she able to feed on me? Even I was wearing a Vervain ring?" I ask him.

"Have you been taking vervain like getting it into your system?" He questions.

"Nope" I shake my head even though he doesn't see it.

"Well wearing vervain only protects you from compulsion not from getting feasted on. If you ingest vervain then you are safe guarded from both the compulsion and being a vampire's meal" he explains still not turning to look at me.

"So you could've-"

"Yup" this time he turns around with a smirk on his face and he leaves the room.

"Holy shit" I whisper under my breath.

"Yup!" I hear him shout.

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