poison and blood 。 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔳𝔞𝔪𝔭𝔦𝔯𝔢 𝔡𝔦𝔞𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔰

010 ─── ana gilbert .

poison and blood
010  ───  ana gilbert .

" she's fierce "

anastasia's view

        ℑ ran a hand through my hair, my curls tossing over my right shoulder. I stood, solitary, in the midst of a crowd of my peers, watching Tanner get off on the sound of his own voice. Nobody talked to me, and nobody needed to. One of the perks of being known by the entire town is being able to stand alone and not be judged, because everyone knows that if I'm standing alone, it's a personal choice.

My eyelashes, coated in mascara, fluttered a little in the bright spotlights, my lips, painted a light blush, twisting into a scowl. I knew there was a reason I didn't come to pep rallies; this was it.

"Wait, wait, wait, Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Wait!" I watched Tanner wave his hands around, trying to quiet the rambunctious crowd of teenagers so he could make his Independence Day speech. He stood, elevated from the rest of us, by a bonfire, flanked by his football team.

"Let's be honest here. In the past, we used to let other teams come into our town and roll right over us! But that is about to change. We've got some great new talent tonight starting on the offense, and I'm gonna tell you right now, it has been a long time since I have seen a kid like this with hands like these. Let's give it up for Stefan Salvatore!"

I couldn't help but smile a little, watching as all of the guys patted Stefan's shoulders supportively. He looked down, modestly, as the crowd cheered for him. I pitched in with a loud whistle, clapping my hands for him. The necklace around my neck burned hot into my skin, bringing feelings of guilt along with the pride.

Tanner continued yelling, and I was busy smiling at Stefan when I heard faint noises of yelling, making me whip around. I noticed that no one around me seemed to be hearing what I was hearing, but nevertheless, I started pushing through the crowd, my eyebrows drawn into a frown. That frown deepened when I pushed through the final layer of people, and my eyes landed on Tyler and Jeremy up in each others faces, snarling at each other. And, in the middle, was Vicki Donovan.

I let out an exasperated sigh followed by a scowl before storming over, pushing past another mob of people surrounding my brother and my ex, and as soon as I did, I realized it was a lot worse than it looked. Tyler was full on wailing on Jeremy now, tackling him to the ground as he threw punch after punch at my little brother.

Ignoring Vicki's constant and irritating whining for them to 'stop,' I pushed past another girl and forced myself into the circle that had formed around Jeremy and Tyler, hollering, "Both of you, stop it!"

My yelling didn't seem to do much, so I stomped over and grabbed the back of Tyler's neck, digging my nails in and ripping him back. From the force of my pull, Tyler stumbled back, revealing his bloody nose and enraged eyes. I looked down at my little brother as he pulled himself up, his eyes still solely fixed on Tyler.