Humanity

Nothing New

I wake up to loud music coming from downstairs. I roll out of bed and throw my hair up in a pony tail. I walk down stairs as the music gets louder. I see Damon feeding off a drunk sorority girl. I roll my eyes.
"How do I taste?" The girl asks Damon.
"Oh, so much better than your friends. But shh. Don't tell them. They might get jealous." Damon says.
"Damon" I say.
"Oh hey little sis, pick your meal" Damon says. Then the lights come on and Stefan enters the room.
"No! Buzzkill Bob" Damon says. Stefan turns off the music. "Greetings" Damon says.
"Family meeting" Stefan says, I nod.
"Okay" Damon says.
"Without the Tri Delts" Stefan says.
"Anything you have to say to me, you can say in front of them" Damon says and I roll my eyes. Stefan and I pull Damon off the couch and we chat upstairs.
"You're worried about me. That's nice. Don't be. There's no need. I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be? I spent the last 145 years with one goal: get in that tomb. I succeeded. Granted, Katherine wasn't in there to be rescued, but why dwell? You know, it's just so liberating not having a master plan, because I can do whatever the hell I want." Damon says.
"Yeah that's kind of what I'm afraid of" Stefan says, I nod in agreement.
"Relax, I haven't killed anyone in- too long." Damon says.
"What about those girls?" I ask him.
"They will end up in their dorms with headaches, Think they blacked out. Business as usual. Predictable you didn't pull me over here for a pep talk. So drink up" Damon pushes the bottle of bourbon in Stefan's chest. " spill brother" he says.
"There was a woman you may have known a few years back named isobel in North Carolina at Duke." Stefan says.
"You wanna discuss the women of my past right now? Seriously?" Damon looks at Stefan.
"You killed her" Stefan says.
"What's your point?" Damon asks.
"I just want to know if you remember anything about her" Stefan says.
"Oh, it's like a needle in a haystack, Stefan" Damon says.
     "Well, think hard. It's important." Stefan says.
    "Nothings important anymore" Damon says and walks away.
    "What the hell are you talking about Stefan?" I ask.
    "Nothing that concerns you" Stefan says and I roll my eyes.
    "Are you fucking serious right now? Spill" I say.
    "Isobel was the name of Elena's mom and could possibly be Alaric's ex wife" Stefan says.
    "And you think Damon killed her?" I asked and Stefan nods. "Well you're probably right" I say.

     I sit at the bar at mystic grill. Drinking the day away. Damon approaches the bar and sits next to me.
     "Hey little sis" Damon says.
     "Hi" I say.
      "Oh and if it isn't the history teacher" Damon says and I look to my side to see Alaric. "Don't you have some papers to grade?" Damon jokes.
     "It's, uh, more fun with a buzz" Alaric says.
     "Well most things in life are. Sobers depressing" Damon says and I nod in agreement.
    "You don't strike me as someone who gets depressed" Alaric says.
   "Well normally he turns it into anger or hate" I say and Damon nods.
    "But that's what most people love about me" Damon says and I shake my head.
    "It's actually my least favorite thing about you" I say.
    "Anyways you two have a good afternoon" Alaric says.
    "Not likely" Damon says and Alaric leaves. I slap him on the arm.
   "Would it kill you to be nice?" I say and Damon nods with a smile. Sheriff Forbes approaches.
   "Daytime drinking?" She looks at Damon.
   "It's all the rage" Damon says.
   "I'm not drinking just hanging out with my brother" I say with a convincing tone.
  "Listen, I need a favor" Liz says to Damon.
  "Anything" Damon says.
  "There's a fundraiser here tonight that the founders council is throwing. The towns most eligible bachelor's get raffled off for dates and well, we're short a bachelor" Liz says and I laugh to myself.
   "Is that what you do when um... there's no, vampires? Organize raffles" Damon jokes and Liz laughs.
   "Oh, trust me. At this point I miss the vampires. Look, you're a hero to this town Damon. I know most people don't know it, but you are. And you're single and a catch." Liz says.
    "He'll do it" I chime In and Damon nods.
    "Yeah I guess I will" Damon says and I laugh.
    "One thing. Can you get information on someone for me? Alaric Saltzman, the history teacher. There's something off about him, and I just want to make sure the high school did their homework on this guy." Damon says.
     "You got it" Liz says.
     "Thanks" Damon says as Liz leaves.
     "Just leave him alone" i say, Damon shakes his head.
     "There's something off about him" Damon says.
     "Says you" I say and Damon rolls his eyes.
    "Can't have someone after me" Damon says and I roll my eyes.
    "He's human, you're a vampire. I don't think you have a lot to worry about" I say laughing. I take another sip of my bourbon.