Love Sucks - The Vampire Diaries - Damon Salvatore

*9*

I woke up the next day on the couch, again. I had kissed both Salvatore brothers within half an hour of each other. "what the hell?" I sighed before getting out of the duvet and making a coffee. I stood there as the machine whizzed and whirred. "Matt knows." I mumbled to myself. "God Matt!" I shouted before running back into the family room to find some clothes to change into. The coffee machine finished and I poured one while doing my hair and make up.

Once ready for the day, I stormed out the house and pretty much ran over to Matts. I banged on the door and he answered, "morning Liv" he said groggily "why so loud? And early?"

"You knew they were vampires and you didn't think to tell me!?" I shouted at him. His eyes became wide and he pulled me in.

"Look, not so loud" he whispered, closing the door behind me, "not many people know."

"Enough people know that maybe, just maybe, someone could have told me. Like, oh I don't know, my cousin!" I was so mad at him

"I'm sorry but it's not my secret to tell" he walked into the kitchen and pulled out some bacon from the fridge, "breakfast?"

"Fine" I flopped onto the chair and watched him cook. "Vampires are real." I said after a few minutes.

"Yeah" Matt sighed as he put the bacon into the pan.

"Our uncle wasn't crazy then. No one believed him."

Matt put a bacon sandwich in front of me before sitting down too. We talked like we used to: anything and everything goes. Matt has always been my best friend, even the years we never saw each other. Maybe it was because I didn't make friends. Maybe we just have an amazing bond. Maybe both. Maybe neither. But I love him like a brother and that's all that mattered.

"Hey you're wearing that ring" Matt smiled as he pointed down to my right hand.

"Yeah." I smiled looking at it too. "I hid it away after you gave it to me so my parents didn't sell it. But when I moved out I finally put it on."

"That was the last time we saw each other...." Matts smile faded.

That Christmas was amazing. I ran away from home on Christmas Eve and managed to get to Matts. He pulled out some blankets and let me sleep in his bed while he took the floor. It was a luxury for me. The next morning, his mum woke us up with bacon and we flew downstairs. I sat and ate while Matt and Vicki opened presents. I smiled as they opened things they wanted - a skateboard (that didn't last long), some hair accessories (for Vicki obviously), clothes, chocolates and so much more.

"Hey Liv. Here's one for you." Matt smiled and brought over a little box.

"It hasn't got my name on it? It's not even wrapped" I smiled and gave it him back, "it's probably for someone else."

"No. It's for you." Vicki insisted and smiled as she brushed her hair using her new things.

I took it back off Matt and looked at the box. It was small, cracked, black leather and had a little bit of dust over it. I smiled as I opened it to find a single opal gold ring. "Oh my god." I whispered as I took it out.

"I wanted to make sure you had something that reminded you how amazing you are" Matt smiled before I grabbed him and hugged the life out of him. It was the best, and only, Christmas gift I ever got.

I looked over to Matt and smiled, "hey. We're here now. Let's just enjoy what's happening now. Forget back then."

Matt nodded and smiled, "guess we best go do something" he got up from the table and grabbed the plates, "I'm meeting Jeremy and Tyler at the grill for some pool if you fancied joining?"

"That would be fun. Take my mind off the Salvatore brothers." I sighed, getting up and leaning on the side by Matt as he washed the plates.

"What happened?"

I filled him in and his eyes went wide. "Wow. You kissed both of them? I though Stefan was with Elena?"

"He is. So I just don't know what's going on." I sighed again thinking back to the brothers. This was all too confusing. I had never had any boy like me before.

My first kiss was with this guy who I really liked. Unfortunately, it was a dare for him. Everyone laughed and bullied me after. I was 14 and wanted to run away to Matt. But I couldn't. I wasn't allowed anywhere near him again. I was all alone.