Iskra Gilbert • The Vampire Diaries

CHAPTER 10

"Surprise! Bonnie said you were doing dinner, so we brought dessert" Caroline barges in holding a cake.
"Oh" I mumble
"Hope you don't mind" Damon says.
"What are you doing here?" Stefan asks coming up behind me.
"Waiting for Iskra to invite me in" Damon says.
"Oh, yeah, you can.." I say but am interrupted by stefan.
"No, no, no. He can't, uh...he can't stay. Can you, Damon?"
"Get in here" Caroline urges.
"We're just...finishing up" what is up with stefan.
"It's fine. Just come on in" I say to Damon.
"You have a beautiful home, Iskra"
"Thank you, Damon"
We walk into the living room were elena and bonnie had moved too.

" I cannot believe that Mr. Tanner let you on the team. Tyler must be seething. But good for you. Go for it" Caroline tells stefan.
"That's what I always tell him. You have to engage. You can't just sit there and wait for life to come to you. You have to go get it" said Damon.
"Yeah, Iskra wasn't so lucky today. It's only because you missed summer camp. God, I don't know how you're ever going to learn the routines" I frown at her, she's such a bitch.
"I'll work with her. She'll get it" I thank bonnie.
"I guess we can put her in the back" Caroline put her sense worth in again.
"You know, you don't seem like the cheerleader type, Iskra" Damon tells me.
"Oh, it's just 'cause her parents died. Yeah, I mean, she's just totally going through a blah phase. She used to be way more fun. And I say that with complete sensitivity" I glare at her if looks could kill she'd be six feet under by now.
" I'm sorry, Elena, Iskra. I know what it's like to lose both your parents. In fact, Stefan and I have watched almost every single person we've ever cared about die" Damon tells us.
"We don't need to get into that right now, Damon" stefan shuts him down.
"Oh, you know what, you're right, Stef. I'm sorry. The last thing I wanted to do was bring her up. Mmm"

I walk into the kitchen because j can't stand being around Caroline anymore she's so annoying.

"One more" Damon walks in with a glass.
"Oh, thank you"
He's about to hand me the glass but drops it quickly catching it again.

"Nice save"
"I like you. You know how to laugh. And you make me smile, which is something I haven't done in a very long time"
"Earlier, did you mean...Katherine?"
"Mm-hmm"
"How did she die?"
"In a fire. Tragic fire"
"Recently?"
"It seems like it was yesterday"
"What was she like?"
"She was beautiful. A lot like you and elena in that department. She was also very complicated and selfish and at times not very kind, but very sexy and seductive"
"So which one of you dated her first?"
"Nicely deduced. Ask Stefan. I'm sure his answer differs from mine. You shouldn't give up cheerleading you know"
"Why do you say that?"
"Oh, I saw you at practice. You were smiling and you seemed to really enjoy yourself"
"You saw that?"
"Am I wrong?"
"I do love it but it was something my mum wanted me to do and it just reminds me of her. Things are different this year. Everything that used to matter doesn't anymore"
"So don't let it. Don't Quit, you'll regret not having a little normalcy in your life" I smile at him.
"I'm sorry. About Katherine. You lost her, too"
"Hey. Need some help?" Bonnie comes into the kitchen.
"Sure, why not?" Damon says.
STEFAN

"Matt tries, but he's just having a really hard time. You have to understand that they were each other's first. You know, like, from the sandbox" Caroline tells me.
"That's a really nice scarf"
"Mm. Thank you, it's new" she mutters touching the scarf.
"Can I see it? I mean, would you mind taking it off?" I ask her politely.
"Oh, I can't" she tells me looking confused.
"Why not? You ok?"
"Um...All I know is that I can't take it off"
"What are you two kids talking about?" Damon said walking into the room.
"I was just commenting on her scarf"
"Hmm. Hey, you know, um, Elena, Iskra and Bonnie are finishing up the dishes. Why don't you go see if you can help?" He tells her.
"Does it look like I do dishes?" She mutters.
"For me?" He pleads.
"Hmm...I don't think so" he walks up to her looking I her eyes compelling her
"Go see if iskra needs help in the kitchen"
"You know what? I'm gonna go see if Elena needs some help in the kitchen"she smiles at us cheerfully.
"Great"
"They are people, Damon. She's not a puppet. She doesn't exist for your amusement, for you to feed on whenever you want to" I yell at him.
"Sure she does. They all do. They're whatever I want them to be. They're mine for the taking"
"All right, you've had your fun. You used Caroline, you got to meet Elena and Iskra, good for you. Now it's time for you to go"
"That's not a problem. Because...I've been invited in, and I'll come back tomorrow night and the following night and I'll do with your little cheerleader and her hot sister whatever I want to do. Because that is what is normal to me" and then he just vanishes.