Lucy

I almost didn't make it, but I did. God, what would Damien do if I hadn't? Katie was really dumb to do this. Damien would kill her if she'd hurt Teddy, and there was no WAY he'd go out with her then, either. Other girls had crushes on him, but Katie was INSANE. No matter how hard she tried, the cores that ran with Teddy and Damien were too deep.

OK, yes, Teddy was resisting those feelings like crazy - but whether she faced facts or not, she wasn't getting Hans back. Even if Hans didn't want me, she wouldnt get him.

I wouldn't let her.

But I DID make it, and hell was it close. Katie was... different to us. I hated to admit it, but she was STRONGER than us, whether we liked it or not. We were only stronger in out wildest dreams, and there was no WAY I could save Teddy on my own.

"DAMIEN!!! GET YOUR FRICKIN' ASS DOWN HERE UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR GIRL TO DIE," and that was it. I knew, no matter what crazy dream he was having, Damien would of awaken at my call, and no matter what be felt like hed be down his as fast as his legs would carry him.

"Lucy," Katie laughed, and it wasn't cheerful, it wasn't happy, it was sincere CRUELTY. It was clear she didn't care who Teddy was or what life she could have - she had her heart set on killing her.

"I have to admit, I didnt think I'd see you again. I planned on killing Teddy, going to Damien and making him realise we were perfect together, and we'd leave, happy as ever," she frowned. "guess this won't run as smoothly as I planned,"

"Damien would never do that!" I yelled at her, determined to distract her long enough to keep Teddy safe until Damien got here. Granted, I didn't like Teddy. I had to keep her out of the way so Hans would LET GO. But, the thing was, if she died, Hans would never be mine. He'd know id been there, know I'd been able to (maybe) save her, know I'd left her there to die.

And what was the point in that?

"he'd never forgive you for killing her, and of all things there's one thing you have to understand - Damien doesn't love you, Katie! Oh boo hoo, it's all such a sad love story, but you have to suck it up and DEAL with it! There's no way to get him back - you had your chance, and you FOILED IT! You broke him into tiny little pieces! Don't expect him to just forgive you for that!"

She just looked at me as if I'd lost my mind.

"don't you think I know all this, baby? I've grown up knowing - grown up hating myself for doing what I did - but there are ways around complications. And I WILL get the chance to try and find them!"

It was almost over. There wasn't anything else I could do to stall her. So I waited.

"if this is what you want, go for it. I don't object. But know this, Katie - he will never forgive you for it."

And that, just that simple sentence, stalled her long enough for Damien to come crashing in.

***

Damien

As soon as I heard Lucy's cry, I was up and running, down to the caverns where I just KNEW her voice was coming from. That cry hadn't been to annoy me - Lucy wasn't the killer, not this time. But she was standing with the victim. The killer I did not know for sure. I actually had no idea.

When I slammed open the door, sure enough, there was Lucy, and Teddy wrestling with - KATIE, of all people. I hated the bitch more than anyone else I knew. But at the moment, I had to stay calm, because that bitch had my girls life at risk.

"Damien!" Katie cried, with a girly, tingly tune to it. "what a pleasant suprise!"

"what the hell are you doing here?"

"didn't Lucy tell you?" she asked.

"hey - I was a bit busy saving Teddys LIFE, Here!"

"you're not welcome here," I told her, my voice sure and full. "ESPECIALLY not welcome with your fangs to my girls neck,"

Looking at her made me remember all the memorys, all the bad, BAD memory's, and I hated her for that. I hated her for what she'd done. And that, for one thing, I felt would never change.

Flashback

"Damien!" I turned to see Katie running towards me, my obsessed yet still beautiful girlfriend.

"what are you doing out here? Its cold," she made a shivering motion, and set out a chilling "birrr!!!"

"don't be silly, Kate. I can't feel the cold - neither can you."

"I know, but it's nice to PRETEND you can feel it," she was ever cheerful, and my little sisters best friend was only 15, where I was 19. The age gap was deep, and besides, I knew the relationship wouldn't last. She was too... giddy, too fearless. Not like my dear Catherine, the girl I'd watched over for 4 years now. 1 more year, and she'd be mine. Just one more year...

"Damien? You've gone all dull and silent again," she sighed. "you know what you need? A properly warm helping of-"

"FOR THE LAST TIME, KATIE!" I screamed, thrustrated, because she was going to bring it up yet AGAIN. "IM NOT DRINKING FROM THE HUMAN VAIN, NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU WANT ME TO!"

She turned away, clearly hurt. "OK. Just a suggestion,"

I sighed. "a constant suggestion, if that's what it is. You need to stop this! It's getting annoying - and I'm fine with bloodbags."

"OK, sorry. Well, let's go to the show!"

Later

As I drank the blood, I knew it was wrong. Every second. Every second my fangs were inside that girls neck. She was terribly pretty, for a human - and she was about 16, maybe 17? Either way, she was too young to be in a nightclub - and the fact she was here was going to be her death, and in heaven shed regret it.

I'd have to live with it, for the rest of my rotten, bloodstained life.

***

I hated Katie for turning me into the terrible monster I was, and I always would be. The next day I'd broken up with her, and that hadn't ended up well. She loved me enough to not hurt me seriously - but she was angry enough to hate me permanently. But, obviously now she wasn't angry.

"Katie, stop. If you do this, I will kill you."

"Damien, Damien, Damien. Do you know why you went out with me in the first place?"

It was something that had troubled me, because I didn't understand WHY. Id never loved her, not properly - but I'd felt drawn to her, drawn enough to go out with her.

"I have a power, Damien. You know that. Demons have double the strength, double the power, and one special ability."

That made me shudder. Surely she didn't have-

"I have Blossom, the power to draw people to me and then make them do whatever I want them to do, they do. WHATEVER I want. Including making them fall head - over - heels over me,"

I bared my teeth, as angry as I thought I could get. For years, she'd ruined my life, and I thought I was seriously in love with her, even though I hated her inside. She'd be using some kind of super-power on me? That didn't only make her a bitch, but a SUPER bitch.

"why is it your mission to ruin my life?" I asked, and I truly meant it. Whatever she wanted, I was sure it wasn't good.

"not ruin it," she whispered in my ear. "ENCHANT it. Use myself to make your life SOO much better. Don't you want that? A pretty life, with the girl of your dreams? Because I can MAKE me the girl of your dreams, Damien. I can plant my picture in your mind - and you'll never forget me. Always want to be with me,"

She grinned that evil, mechanic grin, and I immediately wanted to slap it off her face, SO BADLY. But I knew that wasn't the way to go with this.

"I'm not what you want," I growled. "no one, not even you would sink this low to get the boyfriend you always wanted. Whatever it is you want, I'm gonna make sure like HELL you don't get it!"

Teddy squeaked, and I could JUST make out what she was saying.

"she just wants to be... Queen..."

"that's it?" I asked. That was... filthy. But at least now I understood why she did it.

"you figured you'd marry me, and become Queen? That's so bitchy, it hurts for me to say it. Sorry to say this, Kate, but TEDDYS Queen. She's the only one who deserves it, the only one who will ever GET IT. Now will you stop being so desperate and GET YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF MY GIRL!"

Oops. Wrong thing to say. DEFIANTLY wrong time.

***

Teddy

20 minutes earlier

I made my way down the corridor, pleased with myself. I had got Lucy on my side, and that much really was enough. She was fiery and stubborn, but I knew that, on some level, she was the one who could get through the Damien, spare me. Maybe Edward, but I wasn't going to take my chances with that.

It was on my way down that I heard something funny, a kind of crashing sound, but why was someone bashing around at 6o'clock in the morning? Bit early, wasn't it? I sharpened my ears, and then realised it was coming from the parlour.

As I stomped downstairs the crashing stopped, and suddenly I was grabbed by the waist and dragged into the parlour. It smelt of rotten eggs and cheese - always had. I didn't like the parlour - there was just something sinister about it I didn't like.

I whipped around to see a stunning girl with her finger to her lips, and smiling a sinister to smile that had 'I'm doing something and your not gonna like it!' written all over it. Vampire. Defiantly Vampire.

"so, you're the magical Teddy, huh? I must admit, I was expecting something a little... MORE. Doest matter, I guess."

"who are you, and what do you want with me?" I asked, but she just grinned.

"you took my guy. For that, you pay!"

"I took YOUR guy? Sorry to tell you this, hon, but he kinda took me. I had no choice in the matter. I was STOLEN."

"good to know. All my life I've waited for one of the Mercurlares to warm up to me. After all, I spent enough time with there sister. Alas, they didn't notice me. Not the one I wanted, anyway."

She laughed. "Damien ignored me - took no interest in me at all. But I needed him - to become Queen, which HAD to happen, I needed to marry Damien. But instead, EDWARD noticed me, but hey, it was a start."

"I am a demon, Teddy. We are stronger and faster than vampires, and we each have one special piece. Mine is to take of the minds of others, make them feel what I want them to feel. So I used it on Damien, and of course, he went out with me for a while. But he soon broke off - some of that 'I'm not ready' crap. Trouble was, I WAS ready. Ready to feel that crown on my head. Baby steps, Teddy. All becomes clear if one only takes baby steps."

She smiled. "so I went out with Edward for a while. Figured Damien would get jealous. Trouble was, he DIDNT, Teddy. In fact, he brought home my worst nightmare - he brought home you, the girl he watched constantly for 5 years, the never ending fear. But now I stop that fear. Now you DIE."

But then, for my luck, Lucy ran in, on her own. She came out with a load of stuff, but I couldn't hear properly - the girls grip was getting tighter on my throat by the second. God dammit, that HURT.

Then, guess who arrived? Damien. Constantly trying to come to my rescue, now more than ever.

Then Damien started saying stuff, and again I just COULDN'T LISTEN. My throat hurt and my blood was running cold. Wait - I didn't have blood anymore. That meant I had to get rid of half my phrases - that was annoying.

Then Damien asked what is what the girl wanted, and the bitch was lying her FACE OFF. So I stepped in, and just managed to squeak "she just wants to be... Queen..."

But that was all I

could manage before I fainted, drifting off to a place where not everything was bad... and I was OK with that.

Everything was... OK.