ANTHER LOVE // E.GILBET 1.

2. Compulsión Games.

IT WAS AN EARLY morning in Mystic Falls when Zach knocked on Daniel room's door and walked in. He found his great-uncle doing pull ups with no T-shirt on. "Aren't you dead?" Zach questioned curiously. "Your body doesn't change..."

Daniel chuckled slightly then jumped down onto the ground and looked at Zach. "Hello to you too, Zach," he greeted and put on a shirt. "My body doesn't change, you're right about that, but it doesn't mean I can't do sports''.

"I was just teasing," Zach crossed his arms under his chest with a smile. "How was your trip?"

Daniel shrugged dully. "Pretty good. You told me to come, so I did. Is there something else you want me to do?" he asked. Zach and Holden had a pretty good relationship when it came to human-vampire thing. The human knew that Holden was good at control and that he was stronger than Stefan when it came to dealing with a psychopath like Damon.

"Stefan asked me to tell you that he'll..." Zach then paused, knowing that Damon may have been inside.

Daniel sat down and poured himself a glass of bourbon. He he motioned for Zach to say whatever he had to say. "Damon's not in the house if that's what you're worried about," Holden said taking a sip. "He left a few minutes ago," the vampire mused pointing to his ear.

Zachary nodded his head. "Stefan wants to compel Vicki Donovan to forget that Damon attacked her--"

"--And you want me to do that, because Stefan and hospitals aren't a very good thing," Daniel finished then stood up. "Fine. I'll go there."

"Thank you," Zach smiled and watched Daniel leave his room.

IN THE HOSPITAL, Matt Donovan was in his sister's ward when she woke up with alarm. "Whoa!" Matt exclaimed seeing her move around in bed frantically. "Vicki, Vicki, hey, it's Matt. Hey, what's wrong?" he asked her with a concerned look.

"No! No!" Vicki began to yell bewildered. "Get off! No! No! No!" she yelled covering her face.

"Nurse!" Matt ran out through the door and went to look for a doctor.

Then Daniel entered quickly and removed her hands from her face. Vicki looked at him. "It was an animal that attacked you. You got lost and it jumped on you. You blacked out. It's all you remember," he compelled as she stared at him.

"It's all I remember," Vicki answered in monotone voice. Holden hated doing that, but he, Stefan and even Damon couldn't be outed by her. Their species had to stay unknown by humans.

"An animal attack. It's all you remember," Daniel repeated for clearance and left the room.

Matt saw a man leaving her room and went to follow with an angry face, but when he reached the entrance, Daniel was long gone.

WHEN HOLDEN GOT HOME, he saw Damon in the parlor. "The brother is here!" Damon greeted in a sarcastic cheer and Daniel rolled his eyes. He sat down on the couch. "And here I thought you'd leave again."

Daniel stared at Damon, trying to see anything human left inside, but saw just a shallow body with a smirk that hid pain, the last emotion he had.

He felt sad for Damon, because once they were very close. They even went to war together, against his father's threats. And now they hated each other. "Last time we saw each other, you had no humanity on. What happened, Damon? Who stirred feelings?" Holden questioned trying to bite.

Damon just smiled. "My feelings are not your concern, brother," he grumbled then smirked even wider. "Though, I can assure you, I'll use them for some very good plans."