Originally: 'All In My Head?'
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WARNING: POINTS OF THIS BOOK WILL DISCUSS ISSUES OF EATING DISORDERS, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS/ATTEMPTS, DEPRESSION, AND DEATH. IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO THESE ISSUES THEN PROCEED WITH CAUTION IF YOU ARE TO CONTINUE READIN...
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"You wanna pour me one of those(?)" I couldn't hold back my smirk when entering the library, the backside of Damon Salvatore guarding the make-shift bar greeting me.
"And the oracle returns(!)"
"Well, I had to stop the important ones from dying, didn't I(?)"
"So you just let the useless ones get killed?" He faced me with two glasses, a browned liquid swirling inside the clear barriers.
"Well, when you say it like that it makes me seem like the bad guy..." my lower lip jutted out in a faux pout as his body grew closer.
"Maybe you are the bad guy."
"And what? You're the hero?"
"I'm not a hero. I don't do good. It's not in me..."
"You're lying..." I reached out to accept the beverage, his grip refusing a release and forcing us even closer together.
"No. No, the good deeds of the world are reserved for my saintly sister--and now you and your crew of bandits..."
I found myself scoffing in retort, rolling my eyes at his theatrics. "Deny it all you want, Damon--hide it as much as you feel the need. But don't forget that I know everything there is to know about you; the good, the bad, and the ugly. I know you're good...better than what I'm hoping to become anyway..." his grip finally eased, the buzzing of a phone distracting him. "I'd get on that if I were you, vamp boy. It's time to play human--" I downed my drink with a wink, placing it back into his grip before leaving to gain some hard-earned rest.
THE NEXT DAY
Elena stood frozen at the sight of me, I couldn't help but roll my eyes in boredom--"The names Vanessa. Sorry, but Scarlet couldn't make it." I charged forward, leading us down the hospital corridors with the doppelganger quick on my heel.
"What do you mean she 'couldn't make it'? Is Scarlet okay?"
"Scarlet's just dandy--well, as dandy as you can be when you're investigating your origins."
"Origins--?" Elena stopped, eyes widening as I turned to her in a snap and paused our progress.
"I'm assuming she's already revealed your doppelganger existence so I ain't gonna beat around the bush--Scarlet wanted proof she was the actual other doppelganger part of your little ancient problem since looking into the fact she almost had a twin once upon a time..."
