Chapter 14

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This chapter is dedicated to hana_465! I hope you enjoy this one. You should try writing again, you can only get better over time. Don't give up on yourself, we all learn from our mistakes. Also, I bet your writing is actually phenomenal and you're just giving yourself a hard time. Give your work a chance, you'd be surprised at what you get

I hope you all enjoy this, it's a bit shorter than the others because I ended this chapter on a nice point and I didn't want to lose it's impact by adding on

-- Yuki :D

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There was something different about Percy, Damon knew, and it wasn't just the fact that the human was strangely morally ambiguous for someone his age. Whenever someone talked about the dead hiker in the woods, Percy took on this calculating look, like he was analyzing people's reactions and responding accordingly. He always seemed alert, ready for anything, but only around other people. Whenever it was only Percy and him, the human would just sigh like he was exhaling all of the tension he felt in other people's presence.

"I don't like people," Percy mumbled from his spot next to Damon, the teen snuggled at the vampire's side, listening as he read a book. The teen had gotten his best friend to start the Harry Potter series, saying that it was actually pretty interesting and well thought out and that he would really like it. The vampire didn't want to admit that the human was right and that he was enjoying himself quite a bit.

Damon paused, looking at the page number before closing his book, "Why not?"

"Because," The teen licked his lip, thinking about how to answer. "Because, not only are they stupid as shit, they always expect you to be a certain way. They build this image of you, their own perfect picture, and expect you to mold yourself to that. It's like... They show you a puzzle of the sky and tell you to complete it but you're the piece that belongs to a picture of the sea. It doesn't fit but they figure it might if they force it enough."

The vampire was silent for a moment after hearing the hate and helplessness in the human's voice, "Well... I like this version of you."

"I-" Percy's face slowly turned red and he turned his head away, "Me, too. I- Yeah, me too."

Damon gave the human a small smile and went to go back to his book when he saw Percy staring off into space. "Alright, move over," The vampire nudged him to the side before standing up, disappearing down one of the halls of the boarding house. He quickly went into his room and grabbed his pillows and blankets. After a split second moment of hesitation, he grabbed Stefan's too.

"What-" Percy's question was cut off when the vampire threw the blankets on top of him.

"We're going to make a pillow fort or whatever," Damon smirked when he saw the teen's ruffled hair. "And make chocolate milk."

The human beamed at him, untangling himself from the blankets so they could start. The fort ended up looking a little wonky, pillows placed precariously, and it looked like it would fall at any moment but they were still proud of it.

"Powder or syrup?" Damon asked as he held up the chocolate while Percy got the cups and milk.

The teen narrowed his eyes at the syrup, "I don't trust Nesquik chocolate syrup. You either put too much or put too little. There's no in between."

The vampire blinked at the objects in his hands before nodding, "Alright, powder it is."

Percy slid over a red mug to Damon, keeping the blue one for himself. While Damon only added two scoops, the human felt the need to add five to his own. "What? I like chocolate," He said when he saw the vampire's look.

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