Chapter 9: Adelaide
It was pouring. I heard the thud of the rain hit the windowpane, and I felt the whole world being flooded and demolished. Emily was looking at me sternly, speculating me. She knew something was wrong with me. I wasn't even trying to conceal it.
"Adelaide?" she a dit cautiously. I turned to her as she walked closer towards me. "What happ-" Before she could finish, the door burst open and Katherine stood there. Her eyes looked bloodied and angry. Instinctively I knew she was going to attack, but I didn't ready myself. Instead I sat there, on the polished floor, impassively. She waited a couple of secondes and seeing I wasn't going to attack, she spoke,
"I thought we were sisters," she hissed like a serpent. "Ones who trust each other. Who don't bother with each other's personal business when told not to."
"You didn't tell me not to do anything," I said. "I wasn't stopped from giving him vervain. Neither do toi have the right to feed on humans." I kept my eyes locked on hers. She screamed grabbing me and pinning me to the wall, her hand fastened on my throat. I heard Emily's gasp and I sighed.
"I couldn't compel him, toi fool. Luckily he was that in l’amour with me that he decided that he wouldn't say a word about me being a vampire. But how can I trust that? He'll tell Stefan and then what?" Her grip on my neck tightened, but I still glared at her full on. "What if Stefan told someone? A stake will be driven through me and you." She shook with rage, shaking me in the process. I wished I had the strength the push her off, but animal blood didn't restore my full strength. "And imagine if he had drunk the vervain. I would be gone. I hope toi feel enough kindness to understand that your sister will be dead." I managed a deranged sounding laugh due to the grip on my throat.
"Kindness?" I choked out. "And it would be your business to make a statement about kindness. Neither Damon nor Stefan are here for your amusement. I was doing the right thing par giving Damon the vervain." Saying Damon's name, brought a tingle to my lips reminding me when he kissed me. I closed my eyes to banish the thought. But it was a pleasurable memory, yet a dangerous one. "And besides," I added. "I specifically told him not to eat it ou drink it."
"Lies!" screeched Katherine. She was going to kill me. I had pushed her to her wit's end. It was surprising, really, the fact that I was the only creature that had that effect on her. Well, it wasn't a particularly lovely way to die, but I would take anything that came my way. Just then Pearl burst into the door and ripped Katherine off me, pushing her down.
"Katherine!" she yelled. I collapsed on the ground in a sitting position, feeling horribly weak. "What are toi playing at? She's your little sister!"
"She almost got me killed!"
"Enough! If toi didn't play those stunts toi do, this wouldn't have happened. toi are the one endangering everyone else." Katherine didn't say another word, but instead she got up, shot me a look of loathing and stormed out of the room. I heard leave the house and get into the waiting carriage which would drive her back to the Salvatore Mansion. Pearl turned to me, staring into my eyes. I looked away from her, feeling tears spill from them. My mind focused on a visual picture of Damon. I pictured his prominent features, his extremely handsome face, his black hair. The plus I longed to be taken in his arms and kissed again, the plus tears flowed down my cheeks. Pearl nodded to herself, as if in understanding. She did the marvelous thing of not saying a word, but just walking out. That silent empathy meant so much to me, I would never be able to tell her how important that is to me. No words could define it. Emily came and sat suivant to me, carefully resting my head on her shoulder. That déplacer triggered all my tears and soon I was weeping. I had never cried so hard in my life, not even when I was a human. Once the tears came there was no stopping them. A maid scurried in some minutes later. par that time, Emily's smoothing of my hair had calmed me and I had stopped crying.
"You have a visitor, Miss Adelaide," she said.
"Thank you," I a dit standing up. Emily squeezed my hand and I nodded, taking a deep breath. I walked down the stairs slowly and I saw that Damon was waiting for me at the bottom. He motioned for me to go outside. I did so, and I could feel the tension between us building up. After a long silence, he turned to me.
"Why didn't toi tell me, Adelaide?" he asked, his voice so sincere, I thought I might burst into tears again.
"I couldn't. I'm not supposed to. There are ways humans can kill vampires, toi know."
"She could have killed me, couldn't she have?"
"Not if she doesn't want to. And she certainly doesn't want to kill toi ou Stefan. But she can still compel you. That's why I gave toi the vervain, it protects toi from a vampire who wants to control your mind. If toi ate it ou drank it, the vervain will get into her system when she bites you. When that happens a vampire can be weak for many days. This would make her vulnerable and anyone can capture her and drive a stake through her," I said, keeping my voice strong.
"My father knows about the vampires. He and some other men are trying to track down who they are. 'Killers' are what they are calling them. I would do anything to protect Katherine and you." I nodded, looking down at my shoes. He took my chin and tilted my face up. "I l’amour you, Adelaide. I really do. I know that toi think I l’amour Katherine and not you." I stared at him, frowning. How in the world did he know? "I l’amour toi both," he went on. "But Katherine, she's just..."
"Your drawn to her more," I sighed, understandingly. He nodded, silently agreeing. For a few seconds, I let the silence fall between us, building a barrier. "But, I don't know. We may have to déplacer soon. Pearl tried to talk Katherine into doing so, but she a dit she was having way too much fun here. And I think in a twisted way Katherine loves toi and Stefan back."
"Twisted?"
"Well I never thought Katherine was ever capable of love."
"She is then. She proved toi wrong."
"I suppose she did. Oh, I believe she's expecting you. She took one of your carriages back to your house."
"Really? I should go then," he smiled sadly at me. "Till later, my darling." He brushed his fingertips on my cheek and immersed in his touch. It felt almost as magical as his kiss. And with that he left to go to Katherine, his true love. It was a fact I couldn't deny. It was plain truth. For too long, I had a growing jealousy of Katherine, but now truth and reason dawned upon me. Damon and I weren't meant to be, the stars weren't aligned in such a way. It was Katherine and the two Salvatore brothers that were the eternal l’amour until the end. I turned back to the house, when I saw Pearl running up to me.
"We really should be moving on soon," she said. "The people here are starting to become crafty about how to find us out."
"And Katherine?"
"We will deal with Katherine later." I nodded and together we walked into the house, both our minds terribly troubled.
It was pouring. I heard the thud of the rain hit the windowpane, and I felt the whole world being flooded and demolished. Emily was looking at me sternly, speculating me. She knew something was wrong with me. I wasn't even trying to conceal it.
"Adelaide?" she a dit cautiously. I turned to her as she walked closer towards me. "What happ-" Before she could finish, the door burst open and Katherine stood there. Her eyes looked bloodied and angry. Instinctively I knew she was going to attack, but I didn't ready myself. Instead I sat there, on the polished floor, impassively. She waited a couple of secondes and seeing I wasn't going to attack, she spoke,
"I thought we were sisters," she hissed like a serpent. "Ones who trust each other. Who don't bother with each other's personal business when told not to."
"You didn't tell me not to do anything," I said. "I wasn't stopped from giving him vervain. Neither do toi have the right to feed on humans." I kept my eyes locked on hers. She screamed grabbing me and pinning me to the wall, her hand fastened on my throat. I heard Emily's gasp and I sighed.
"I couldn't compel him, toi fool. Luckily he was that in l’amour with me that he decided that he wouldn't say a word about me being a vampire. But how can I trust that? He'll tell Stefan and then what?" Her grip on my neck tightened, but I still glared at her full on. "What if Stefan told someone? A stake will be driven through me and you." She shook with rage, shaking me in the process. I wished I had the strength the push her off, but animal blood didn't restore my full strength. "And imagine if he had drunk the vervain. I would be gone. I hope toi feel enough kindness to understand that your sister will be dead." I managed a deranged sounding laugh due to the grip on my throat.
"Kindness?" I choked out. "And it would be your business to make a statement about kindness. Neither Damon nor Stefan are here for your amusement. I was doing the right thing par giving Damon the vervain." Saying Damon's name, brought a tingle to my lips reminding me when he kissed me. I closed my eyes to banish the thought. But it was a pleasurable memory, yet a dangerous one. "And besides," I added. "I specifically told him not to eat it ou drink it."
"Lies!" screeched Katherine. She was going to kill me. I had pushed her to her wit's end. It was surprising, really, the fact that I was the only creature that had that effect on her. Well, it wasn't a particularly lovely way to die, but I would take anything that came my way. Just then Pearl burst into the door and ripped Katherine off me, pushing her down.
"Katherine!" she yelled. I collapsed on the ground in a sitting position, feeling horribly weak. "What are toi playing at? She's your little sister!"
"She almost got me killed!"
"Enough! If toi didn't play those stunts toi do, this wouldn't have happened. toi are the one endangering everyone else." Katherine didn't say another word, but instead she got up, shot me a look of loathing and stormed out of the room. I heard leave the house and get into the waiting carriage which would drive her back to the Salvatore Mansion. Pearl turned to me, staring into my eyes. I looked away from her, feeling tears spill from them. My mind focused on a visual picture of Damon. I pictured his prominent features, his extremely handsome face, his black hair. The plus I longed to be taken in his arms and kissed again, the plus tears flowed down my cheeks. Pearl nodded to herself, as if in understanding. She did the marvelous thing of not saying a word, but just walking out. That silent empathy meant so much to me, I would never be able to tell her how important that is to me. No words could define it. Emily came and sat suivant to me, carefully resting my head on her shoulder. That déplacer triggered all my tears and soon I was weeping. I had never cried so hard in my life, not even when I was a human. Once the tears came there was no stopping them. A maid scurried in some minutes later. par that time, Emily's smoothing of my hair had calmed me and I had stopped crying.
"You have a visitor, Miss Adelaide," she said.
"Thank you," I a dit standing up. Emily squeezed my hand and I nodded, taking a deep breath. I walked down the stairs slowly and I saw that Damon was waiting for me at the bottom. He motioned for me to go outside. I did so, and I could feel the tension between us building up. After a long silence, he turned to me.
"Why didn't toi tell me, Adelaide?" he asked, his voice so sincere, I thought I might burst into tears again.
"I couldn't. I'm not supposed to. There are ways humans can kill vampires, toi know."
"She could have killed me, couldn't she have?"
"Not if she doesn't want to. And she certainly doesn't want to kill toi ou Stefan. But she can still compel you. That's why I gave toi the vervain, it protects toi from a vampire who wants to control your mind. If toi ate it ou drank it, the vervain will get into her system when she bites you. When that happens a vampire can be weak for many days. This would make her vulnerable and anyone can capture her and drive a stake through her," I said, keeping my voice strong.
"My father knows about the vampires. He and some other men are trying to track down who they are. 'Killers' are what they are calling them. I would do anything to protect Katherine and you." I nodded, looking down at my shoes. He took my chin and tilted my face up. "I l’amour you, Adelaide. I really do. I know that toi think I l’amour Katherine and not you." I stared at him, frowning. How in the world did he know? "I l’amour toi both," he went on. "But Katherine, she's just..."
"Your drawn to her more," I sighed, understandingly. He nodded, silently agreeing. For a few seconds, I let the silence fall between us, building a barrier. "But, I don't know. We may have to déplacer soon. Pearl tried to talk Katherine into doing so, but she a dit she was having way too much fun here. And I think in a twisted way Katherine loves toi and Stefan back."
"Twisted?"
"Well I never thought Katherine was ever capable of love."
"She is then. She proved toi wrong."
"I suppose she did. Oh, I believe she's expecting you. She took one of your carriages back to your house."
"Really? I should go then," he smiled sadly at me. "Till later, my darling." He brushed his fingertips on my cheek and immersed in his touch. It felt almost as magical as his kiss. And with that he left to go to Katherine, his true love. It was a fact I couldn't deny. It was plain truth. For too long, I had a growing jealousy of Katherine, but now truth and reason dawned upon me. Damon and I weren't meant to be, the stars weren't aligned in such a way. It was Katherine and the two Salvatore brothers that were the eternal l’amour until the end. I turned back to the house, when I saw Pearl running up to me.
"We really should be moving on soon," she said. "The people here are starting to become crafty about how to find us out."
"And Katherine?"
"We will deal with Katherine later." I nodded and together we walked into the house, both our minds terribly troubled.
