Like father like daughter

10

There's a knock on the door, so Damon walks over and answers it. I see a woman in a police uniform walk in and I immediately tense up. Ric said she knew about supernaturals. Then again, he's not all that reliable. I was told he was a good guy and then he choked me.

The lady walks in and looks between Damon and I, the only ones left in Rics apartment since he had to go to school and teach. She then looks at the blood all over the counter and my bloody jeans that now lay on the ground.

"What did you do, Damon?" She asks him accusingly. I smirk and let some of the tension in my shoulders go.

"Why do you just assume I did something? She's still living isn't she?" I roll my eyes.

"Alaric called and said that I had to come over because there was a bleeding teenager with you." I let out a loud laugh and the lady turns to me. "What happened, sweetie?" I take a deep breath and then launch into a long story of what all happened and telling her who I am.

"We need to go to the hospital and confront Doctor Allen. This isn't the first time we've had a report of problems with his patients... or his patients family's. Let's go." With that, she walks out the door. Damon lifts me off of the counter and we follow Sheriff Liz out the door. Damon closes and locks it, then wraps an arm around my waist to help me get the weight off of my injuries leg which now has stitches in it.

I look at my outfit and realize how bad I look. I wear one of Rics t-shirts since mine had all of my blood on it, and I wear a pair of girl pants that he found in his closet, Damon and I assume they're from one of his one-nighters.

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We make it to the hospital and get out of the car. This time I walk on my own, but I notice Damon armada close behind me in case I fall.

Sheriff Liz leads our fierce trio to the nurses station and I notice the nurse from earlier this morning still here. She looks at me shocked and then I turn around to face Jenny's room. Liz starts talking to her and I limp my way into the hospital room.

I walk in and see the same doctor that attacked me standing next to Jenny. He looks up and noticed me and I gulp.

A thin smirk falls on the doctors lips and he turns the heart monitor off. I look at him shocked, but he then turns off another monitor.

"What did you do?!" I ask quietly, careful not to disrupt anyone this time.

"Sorry, Ms Astor. There was nothing we could do. She coded." He lies and I quickly wipe the tear that has now fallen from my eye. Can't cry yet.

He looks over my shoulder and then moves Jenny's head to the side. I see a large bite Mark on her neck and a gasp escapes my lips.

"You shouldn't have tested me, darlin'." He says. I look up and see he's now face to face with me. He lifts a hand and runs it over my hair in a predatory way. I shutter under his touch and then a voice stops the both of us.

"Doctor Spencer Allen, step away from the young girl!" I silently thank Sheriff Liz for saving me, but my thoughts are stopped short when my arm is pulled and I am once again in the doctors arms.

I cry out and cringe at the sound of my weakness. I need to get stronger.

What would dad do? What would my uncles and aunt do? They would attack. They would kill.

I grab the used syringe off of the bedside table and drive it into the doctors shoulder. He frowns and drops me to the ground. I go to run back and attack him, but Damon wraps his arms around me keeping me from the fight. Two security guards push us to the side and tackle the doctor. I finally relax in Damon's arms and let the tears start.