LOST IN THE VAMPIRE DIARIES |DS [DISCONTINUED]

trust and mistrust

Chapter 4

TRUST AND MISTRUST

"Under investigation, lies a bitter heart
Let the poison sink it, let it leave its mark
There used to be a likeness, used to be a spark
Broken communication, let it go too far"

(Bad Intentions - Digital Daggers)

Elena woke up suddenly, hearing a noise coming from outside her room. She got out of bed to check if there was someone in the house besides her aunt and brother. She looked around herself, trying to find the origin of the noise. "Hello? Jeremy? Hello?" she called out but nobody answered her. The hall was shrouded in darkness so she tried to turn on the lights but the power seemed to be out. She suddenly heard the sound of the TV that was apparently on. "This is Logan Fell coming to you live from the streets of Mystic Falls with breaking news of another deadly animal attack". She made her way downstairs until she reached the living room. She noticed another person there, sitting on the couch, the only visible thing was the back of her blonde head. "Claire? Is that you? What are you doing here?" No answer. She circumvented the sofa to looked at her face to face, breathing deeply to calm her nerves. She was scared of what she was going to find. Claire had her eyes closed, almost like she was sleeping but her neck had a deep, gashing wound and her clothes were bloodstained. Elena screamed, rooted to the spot. "The wild animal terrorizing the citizens of Mystic Falls has claimed another victim, local high school student Elena Gilbert. Police are certain that forensic evidence will confirm that this is the same animal responsible for recent attacks." She heard coming from the TV. She turned around to see her photo smiling back at her from the screen. She got away from the couch and started to leave the room when she heard a voice from behind her."You know what's coming next." It was Damon, his face monstrous. Elena screamed and tried to run away from him. She tried to open the front door to leave the house but Damon was too fast. He slammed it shut with force. Elena tried to run up the stairs but Damon was on her in a second. He grabbed her from behind and bit her neck.

Stefan woke up with a gasp at the nightmare to find Damon looking at him from the end of the bed.

"Bad dream?" He asked, smirk firmly in place. "Do you know how easy it was to get into your head just now? You really need some human blood. It might even the playing field." Then with a mocking grin he added. "Football reference. Too soon."

Stefan stood up from the bed and threw the paper knife he had on his desk directly to Damon's chest. Damon seemed to barely notice the pain, looking at the knife embedded in his chest like it was a mere annoyance before pulling it out and looking at it curiously.

"All right, I deserved that." He said with a shrug. "But I just wanted to let you know, they caught the culprit. The animal responsible for killing coach Tanner and all those people."

Stefan looked at him confused. "What are you talking about?" 'What animal? He is the animal responsible' Stefan thought with a grimace.

"Haven't you heard? It was a mountain lion. Really big one." He answered sarcastically "It attacked a hunter this morning. It's all over the news. 'Deadly beast captured. All's well in Mystic Falls'." He finished with a smirk.

"Why would you cover your tracks?" Stefan asked, even more confused than before.
A strange look passed over Damon's face for a second before he went back to smirking. "It's a form of apology for a promise I didn't keep." He answered cryptically before adding "And I've decided to stay a while. I'm just having way too much fun here with you and Elena and Claire."

"You can't touch Elena now. And stay away from Claire. You have already hurt her enough."

"I don't think Claire would agree with you. And regarding Elena...well, the vervain keeps me out of her head sure. But maybe that's not my target." He said while walking towards the door. "Believe it or not, Stefan, some girls don't need my persuasion. Some girls just can't resist my good looks, my style, my charm and my unflinching ability to listen to Taylor Swift." He finished sarcastically.