Little Lockwood

1.7 Fireman Ryan

"I can't believe you actually jumped at Tyler like that." Bonnie said as she dapped the cloth of rubbing alcohol on my fresh cut.

"Do you think it'll scar?" Linkin asked.

"Dont try an change the subject. What's been going on with you. I mean don't get me wrong it's a welcome change to watching you let yourself get hur-."

"Bonnie." He said lowly interrupting her rant.

"Nope, not this time Link. You need to talk about this and as your best friend who else is more qualified." She said with a bright smile dabbing the cloth again and Linkin winced, jerking away from the girl.

"Bonnie I love you, I reaply do. But please drop the sting rag an let it go. I'm fine. Besides, the only reason I fought Ty was because he went at Jeremy." He explained.

"So it's okay for you to stand up for others but not yourself." Bonnie gaped in disbelief.

This conversation was making Linkin start to think. Think about things he didn't want to. "Whatever Bonnie." He huffed getting up from the car walking off.

"Linkin wait." Bonnie tried but he just kept going.

...

He saw Jeremy sitting behind the bleachers with a beer on his head an he could tell the Gilbert boy was upset. Linkin didn't blame him for what happened at all, he's not oblivious to how his friend gets treated by Tyler. Or the fact that his sister Elena constantly reprimands him for just breathing. He just wanted to go an comfort his friend and tell him that he wasn't angry or upset, that he was fine an the comfort him. But as he went to walk across the parking lot he caught sight of Viki going to Jeremy and froze.

He was just close enough to hear the Donavan girl. "It wasn't about the drugs." She said befor kissing Jeremy whos eyes immediately beamed with relief.

Linkin couldn't help but clench his fist in anger, not even paying mind the his nails piercing skin. Now in an even worse mood he stormed off. He just kept walking until he heard Stefan shouting.

If Linkin was being honest, he didn't really care all to much that Tanner had Damon draining all the blood out of his neck. But he could see the look on Stefans face and if he could, he wasnt going to let another person die. He grabbed Stefans hand taking some magic. "motus terra imparum.'' He chanted balling his fist and thrusting it down. Damon had fallen to the floor and could'nt get back up.

"You." Damon snarled glaring at Linkin.

"Me." Linkin snarked angrily.

Stefan ran over to Tanner checking his pulse.

"Is he alive?" Linkin asked, keeping his focus on the spell.

Stefan took his fingers off the mans wrist. He turned to Link shaking his head.

"Great."

Linkin didn't realise how quick he was running out of magic until his spell broke on Damon. The latter happily took the chance to grab the boy and pinn him to the brick wall. His hand was on his thorat cutting of his oxygen. "You have been far to much trouble." Damon said with a sickly sweet smile.

Stefan went to vamp speed at them. "I wouldn't do that little brother." He warned tightening his grip around Linkins throat.

He then turned back to Link who was croaking out nonsense. "Whats that, humm. You have something to say." He taunted tightening his grip.