DARKNESS

𝟎𝟔- 𝐕𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

Chapter 6 : Vampire confessions

The next morning Iris wakes up to a jacket being thrown on her face as she sits up angrily to see Damon as the jacket throwing culprit. "What do you want?" Iris grunts, "It's like 5am." In her annoyed morning voice. "One, it's 11pm and two, you're my plus one for Jenna's barbeque, get up" Damon orders as Iris lets out a massive moan as she rolls out of bed.

About 45 minutes later, Iris walks downstairs with her hair down and pin straight and dressed in dark washed flared jeans and a black loose fitting tank top with the hem stopping just above her jean's waistband. As Iris grabs her black leather jacket and slides it on Damon drags her out of the house.

As Damon and Iris walk into the gilbert house they see Mason, Jenna and Alric place down there empty shot glasses. "Hey" Damon greets, "hey Iris" Jenna says with a smile as her gaze drifts to Damon, "Damon" she says. "We were just doing shots. Let me give you a shot glass, buddy" Alaric says to Damon, "Here. Use mine" Jenna says as she hands him her glass and walks out of the kitchen.

"She doesn't like me very much," Damon informs Mason. "Hi Iris" Mason greets with a smile as Damon clears his throat. "We haven't met properly, Mason Lockwood" Mason says as he shakes Damon's hand, "Oh sure. Damon Salvatore" Damon greets. "I know. I heard great things about you" Mason says, "Really? That's weird. I'm a dick!" Damon says as Iris rolls her eyes walking outside onto the porch and sitting besides Caroline.

"Is that Stefan?" Caroline asks as Elena walks in, hanging up the phone, "Yeah, he hasn't called me back. I'm trying to decide if I should be worried" Elena explains. "I'm sure he's fine" Caroline dismisses, "yeah he's probably out hunting forest animals, you know, stef stuff" Iris jokes with a shrug of her shoulders.

"God! I cannot stop eating. Stefan says it's a great way to sublimate the cravings. It's horrible just fighting the urge for blood every minute of every day" Caroline exclaims, "I know that Stefan really hates that part of himself" Elena says, "I just love it!" Iris sarcastically exclaims. "Yeah and he hates that you're a constant temptation" Caroline says. "He said that?" Elena asks. "The desire to rip out your jugular every time he's with you? Trust me, it's there. It's why I had to break up with Matt" Caroline says  as Alaric yells out from inside, "Hey! Food's ready, come get it" he yells. "Finally, I'm starving" Caroline states.

About a half an hour after lunch everyone is gathered around Damon who is in for pictionary, "Dress! Ballerina!" Jenna yells out guesses, "Puppy! Puppy with a tutu!" Caroline yells as Damon shakes his head and Alaric and Iris sit back and watch the fiasco. "A dog! Hound-dog!" Jenna yells, "Dances with Wolves" Mason calmly states as Damon sighs, "Mason wins, again" Damon informs. "How is that a wolf?" Iris asks.
"Aunt Jenna is getting tipsy" Damon taunts as he walks over to Elena in the kitchen, "Will you stop plying her with alcohol?" Elena asks, "I want her to like me" Damon answers with a shrug. "How is operation Lockwood?" Elena asks, "He's my new BFF" Damon states. "Plus he has the hots for Iris" Elena adds with a smirk, "ew, no, never say that again" Damon comments.

"There you are. Isn't this fun?" Jenna asks, coming into the kitchen, "Yes, thank you so much for inviting me" Damon politely thanks, "Did I have a choice?" Jenna questions. "I know what you must think about me" Damon states. "No, you don't. You've never dated you; I have dated many you's" Jenna informs, "I'm a work in progress" Damon admits.

"these are fancy" he comments as he points to a shiny silver set on Jenna's kitchen counter, "Thanks. My mother's silver set" Jenna says as Damon slips a knife in his pocket, making eye contact with Elena as he does so.

"Mason, why don't you start us off?" Damon questions as everyone is sat on the table in front of a pie with a silver serving tool. "Sure" Mason replies as he spins the plate around and grabs a piece with his hands, not touching the silver Knife. "I apologize, I'm an animal" Mason says as Damon and Iris exchange eye contact.