Wildfire- The Vampire Diaries {Book 1}

06- Excellent Skills Of Perception

I don't know where I am.

As far as I can tell, I'm in some kind of bedroom. It's just a double bed, with nothing else. The walls are all made of wood. Smooth, dark wood. There are no covers on the bed, which leaves me cold, and shivering. I don't know who lives here, or even why I'm here. But I hope that I can just find out soon.

I try to move my arms, but they're tied together in front of me, tightly.

So... I've been kidnapped. But by who exactly? I don't remember anything from last night. All I can really remember is that someone tried to take me, and I screamed. Which somehow blew up their head. And before I really got any time to react, someone grabbed me.

'Well, what a great distraction.'

Why did that voice sound so familiar? All I know is that whoever it was, is male. So that crosses that werewolf Jules off the list of suspects. Leaving me with a supernatural guy that I know of. Except... I know that it wasn't Stefan, Damon, Tyler or Elijah, because I would've recognised them.

They were also a similar, if not, the exact same size as me. Which would cross all of the aforementioned vampires and werewolves off of that list. So, I don't know the person who's kidnapped me.

Unless it was Isaac.

It wouldn't be an irrational thought to think that it was him that took me. It would explain the similar height and familiar voice. Actually, it makes perfect sense that he would take me. Because Katherine did say that Isaac wanted to take over my life, even if that meant killing me.

Let's just hope that Isaac isn't a very gifted actor.

He probably is, since he's been alive for the past 500 or so years. But it would be much more settling if he was terrible at acting as me. Because from the sounds of things, Isaac and I are two very different people. Damon tells me that I'm like a small puppy, I'm not sure whether that's to mock me, or to describe me (you can never tell when it's Damon). And the way Stefan and Damon have described Isaac's personality to me makes him sound like some evil spawn of Satan.

I can hear the sound of a door opening and then closing along with a few footsteps. I quickly close my eyes and try to make it seem like I'm still unconscious or asleep.

I hear a chuckle. "Oh come on, Taylor. Really? You're gonna try using that trick on me?"

Yeah... That was definitely Isaac. Great. I've been afraid of coming across him for as long as I first got told about him. I knew that he wouldn't just not show up. I knew that the inevitable was that he would either show up randomly when we least expected it, or he would come straight for me.

And he's come straight for me.

I close my eyes shut even tighter. Trying to concentrate on something else.

"Come on, open your eyes. You know exactly what you're gonna see, so why are you so afraid?"

I remember Stefan and Damon telling me about vampire's compulsion abilities. That's what Damon did to me when he made me drink his blood at the masquerade ball to heal me from Katherine's bite. And what Elijah did to Elena when we were both taken. The vampire needs to look the person in the eyes and talk calmly. Unless they have this 'vervain' stuff on them.

Vampires can only compel if the person who's being compelled have their eyes open. So if I keep them closed, he can't compel me.

"No, I'm not opening them."

"Aww, really? You know, I take offence to that." Isaac speaks, and I can almost feel him walking up behind me.

"Now tell me, why won't you open your eyes? Be honest." He places a hand on my shoulder. Sending shivers throughout my body.