[*Chapter Four*]

With each breath in her lungs, she wished time would halt. Live in this moment, peaceful at her sleeping brother's side. Not have to get up and deal with yesterday's depressing drama's.

Darcy looks at her little brother, his face clear of last nights stress. Peaceful. Hopefully, dreaming of pleasant dreams. When they decided to return home, they hoped for a happy reunion. Instead, it seems bad luck follows them around. Darcy knows for sure whatever happened last night was just the beginning. An animal attack. Ha! Yeah right, people will believe anything they get fed. More dark times are to come, and she's not so sure if she is ready for those. But she also has no choice; she has to be prepared for what will come. What she does know is, regardless, she'll remain at her families side, protect them from the impending doom.

Kissing her brothers bed ruffled head, she rose from the bed, leaving Jeremy's room. Darcy crosses the hall and enters hers. She needed to get ready for today.

After having a shower, getting dressed into a black skull graphic tee, skinny ripped black jeans, her typical leather jacket, and black combat boots, she fixes her raven locks, swiping her lips with matt red lipstick. She leaves the room, only to bump into Elena and Jenna in the hallway.

"Do I look, adult? As in respectfully parental?" Jenna asked, showing her outfit to the teen girls.

"Depends where you're going," Elena said, raising an eyebrow.

"Jeremey's parent-teacher conference," Jenna said.

Darcy let out a laugh, patting her aunt's shoulder. "Good luck with that asshole, Jen." Jenna glared at her use of language. She shrugs, "What? He is. You'll see for yourself." Blowing a kiss, the ebony-haired teen, skips down the stairs, pocketing her car keys and exits the house.

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After going to the hospital with Matt, Darcy finds herself sitting outside the grill with Bonnie, Caroline and Elena.

"Well, I was talking to grams," Bonnie began as she hands Darcy a stack of folded pamphlets, "and she said the comet was a sign of impending doom. The last time it passed over Mystic Falls, there was lots of death. So much blood and carnage, it created a bed of paranormal activity."

Link it together Bon Bon; Darcy coaches inwardly.

"Yeah, and then you poured Grams another shot and she told you about the aliens." Caroline rolls her eyes but then turns to Elena – wanting her to dish out on the tea, on her and Stefan. "So then what?"

Darcy frowns at Caroline's sarcastic tone, turning to Bonnie, seeing her stare down at the pamphlets. Nudging Bon with her boot, the girl lifts her head meeting meet swirling blue eyes, "Are you okay?" She mouths, getting a smile and nod in reply.

Before Bonnie's talk, Elena was telling Caroline about Stefan coming over to talk on the night of Vicki's attack. First time Darcy heard, looks like she and Sexy-ass-back will have words.

"So then nothing." Elena shrugs, taking another unfolded sheet from Darcy's pile.

"You and Stefan talked all night? No sloppy first kiss or touchy-feely stuff?" Caroline probes, not believing nothing happened.

"Nope, we didn't go there."

"What about you, hmm? Did you see it?" The blonde averts her sharp gaze on to her best friend.

"Nope, first I heard. I was at the hospital with Matt and Vicky until late."

"Not even a handshake?" The girl wilts "I mean, Elena, we are your friends, okay? You are supposed to dish the smut!" Bonnie gags and Darcy snickers.

"We just talked," Elena looked around the table, "for hours."

"Okay, what is with the blockage?" Caroline throws her arms up, "Jump his bones already! It's easy. Boy likes girl. Girl likes boy." She smiles widely. "Sex!"

Darcy laughs loudly, enjoying her sister's discomfort and slaps her on the back as she chokes on air, coughing and sputtering. "Care!" Elena glares at her friend.

"What? Someone had to say it." Caroline said unaffected.

Not responding, Elena rises from her seat, grabbing her sisters hand and starts stalking off.

"Where are you going?" Bonnie calls.

"What I would also like to know," Darcy says almost tripping over in her sister's haste.

"Caroline's right. It is easy. If I sit here long enough, I'll end up talking myself out of it instead of doing what I started the day saying what I was going to do-,"

"Wait, why am I coming?" Darcy raises her eyebrow.

"Moral support."

"If you're into voyeurism, you just gotta say, ain't nothing wrong with that. We all-," Elena cuts her off.

"What? N-no. Why are you so weird?"

"Why are you even asking that? It's me, your weirdo sister."

"Just shut up and drive me over to Stefan's. You can wait in the car." Elena walks off, getting into Darcy's Black Range Rover."

Slipping behind the wheel, wiggling her eyebrows "I don't know. I might want to see Stefan in all his glory." Elena laughed and slapped her jean covered thigh.

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The car came to a stop outside the Salvatore Boarding House. The building was grand with an old fashioned twist. "Come on," Elena said. They both stepped out of the car. Linking their arms, they made the way towards the entrance.

"Why am I doing this again?" Elena asked, trying to talk herself out of doing something she might later regret.

"So I can see-," Darcy started but stopped at her sister's disapproving glare. "Fine, so you and Sex- Stefan can go bunny hopping." Not giving her time to reply, Darcy pounded on the door only to get no reply.

"Erm, no one is here," Elena uttered and pulled on the chain to ring the bell.

Darcy kicked the door with her boot, and to her surprise, the door opened.

"Well, what now?" Elena questioned.

"We walk right in, come on,"

"Darcy! We can't just walk right into someone's house." Elena protests, yet followed nonetheless.

"Course we can, the door opened,"

"Yo sexy-ass-back?" Darcy shouted and got a whack on the head from Elena, "Oww! What the hell?"

"Stefan?" Elena called "Stefan?" They noticed his backpack on one of the chairs.

"You can't call-," Elena smacked Darcy's hand away from a vase, "Don't touch!" Only for it to smash.

"Shit," Darcy sniggered, covering her mouth, looking at her sister who stood opened mouth."Maybe we should go?"

"Oh, now you want to leave, huh?" Elene rolled her eyes.

"Hey-," Darcy froze hearing a creak followed by a caw. "Yep, we should just..go-," She turned, grabbing Elena's arm only to bump into something hard, almost toppling on her ass if the unknown guy had not caught her.

"Sorry for barging in," Elena said, side eying her wriggling sister. Darcy struggled against the man's grip, but he wasn't letting go, much to the girl's frustration.

"Ugh. Yeah, the door was open. Can you like release me?" She stopped her wriggling and arched a plucked eyebrow.

"I don't know, should I? You did just break my vase..." He smirked, she sent him a glare.

"Well, I think you should let me go." She said seriously. He winked and shook his head.

Elena subtly moved away, knowing how vicious her sister could be.

"Alright, princess-,"

Bad idea. Elena winced, hiding behind her hands. She heard a thump and a choked groan. Peeking through her fingers, she gasped seeing the guy now on the floor cupping his man bits. "I told you to let me go," She sang stepping over his sprawled form into the lounge, taking a seat on the red three-seater sofa.

"Who are you?" Elena asked eyeing the mysterious dark-haired guy.

"Hmm, you must be Elena," He commented getting back to his feet, looking over the brunette, jerking his head in the direction of the raven head, "Miss abusive must be Darcella. I'm Damon Salvatore."

"It's Darcy!" She shouted. Damon merely smirked, proud he roused a reaction from the teen.

"Salvatore?" Elena asked, confused.

"Any relation to Stefan?" Darcy called, getting up from her lounged position, sauntering over to the drinks table.

"Hmm, I'm his older brother."

"He didn't tell me he had a brother," Elena said, confused at this new information.

"Actually, Stefan said none that he talked to," Darcy called back from Damon's drink collection, taking a sniff of his brandy.

"Please. Come," Damon said ushering Elena through to the living room, not liking Darcy so close to his precious drink. He walks over, taking the bottle off her "No touchy. I'm sure Stefan will come any second."

"Wow, this is your living room." Elena was looking around, amazed.

Damon chuckled standing next to Darcy who shoots him mocking looks. "Living room, parlour. It's a little kitschy for my taste. I see why my brother so smitten it's about time. For a while there I never thought he'd get over the last one. Nearly destroyed him." Damon said, shaking his head with fake pity.

Darcy shot him look telling him to shut it before he receives a harsher beating, he just smirks smugly.

"The last one?" Elena bated, falling for his tricks. Darcy sighed; Elena was too naïve for her own good.

"Yeah. Katherine." He moved away from Darcy, sensing she will hit him, "Oh, you two haven't had the awkward exes conversation yet."

"No," Elena said, glancing at Darcy who glares daggers at Damon's smug face.

"Oops. Well, I'm sure it'll come up now. Maybe he didn't tell you because he didn't want you to think he was on the rebound. We all know how those relationships end," Damon said with false empathy.

Darcy narrowed her eyes at that and took a step forward, "You say it like every relationship is doomed to end,"

"I'm a fatalist." He said, raising his eyebrows.

"Hello, Stefan," Damon said, not removing his gaze away from his lockdown with Darcy.

Elena turned to see Stefan. Darcy refused to break away, raising her plucked eyebrows, she could do this all day.

"Elena. Darcy. I didn't know you were coming over." Stefan said his eyes darting between Darcy and Damon, not liking how close they were. Almost toe-to-toe.

"I know I should have called-," Elena explained only to get cut off by her sister.

"Elena here is into voyeurism, and wanted me to tag along to watch you in all your glory," She spins around, now bored of the staredown, winking at Stefan.

"Darcy!" Elena says her doe eyes wide with shock.

Stefan covered his mouth, hiding his amusement. This girl was something else.

"What? You wouldn't have said anything. So I did." Darcy shrugged not seeing the problem.

Damon outrightly laughed, he likes this girl, she's fun and got fire. "Don't be silly. They are welcome any time, aren't they Stefan? I should break out the family photo albums or some home movies. But I have to warn you he wasn't always such a looker." Damon said teasingly.

Darcy spins back around a smirk tugging on her plump lips, "What like you? Then again you aren't much a looker now," They all hear Stefan's attempt to cover up his snigger. Darcy shoots him a grin. She's got his back; she knows Damon's game.

Damon stares back in shock before shaking it off with a smug expression, "Oh, darling. I know I'm hot and you know it." He winks.

"Hmm." She walked back over to her sister. Only for Damon to follow like a lost puppy, staring at her hips swaying in those tight jeans.

"Thank you for stopping by girls. It was nice to see you." Stefan said with his eyes narrowed at Damon, only to be ignored for he's too engrossed with Darcy's beauty.

Darcy could smell the hatred wafting off Stefan and decided to walk over to him, sending him a grin as he flicks his gaze down to her small form. He sends her a thankful smile back, then returns his glare onto his brother who pouts no longer having Darcy's attention.

"Yeah, we should go," Elena said, glancing between the three and not liking the tense atmosphere between the two brothers.

"It was not nice to meet you, Damon," Darcy said, with a wiggle of her fingers.

"It was great meeting you too Darcella," Damon said while taking hold of her hand, attempting to kiss her hand. The ebony-haired teen glares, snatching her hand back. "And you too, Elena. You are both welcome any time." He said with a smirk stepping away from Stefan's hateful glare.

Elena walked over to her sister but was blocked by Stefan standing like a statue.

"Stefan," Elena asked, trying to get his attention.

Darcy slapped him on the back, causing to jerk and snap his head down to the girls. "Have fun with the faeries?" Darcy teased and was glad to see his lips twitch with amusement. Patting him one more time, the sister's leave the house, not before she sends Damon her middle finger.

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"He's on the rebound and has raging family issues," Elene mumbled whilst handling Darcy and Jenna a tub of B&J.

"Be lucky it's an ex-girlfriend, you don't want a two-timer," Darcy said, stuffing her face with icecream, moaning with orgasmic bliss, she moans louder when Elena and Jenna stare at with disgusted expressions. "What? Can't a girl enjoy her lover?" the two women shake their heads knowing there was no point telling Darcy to stop. Darcy does whatever the hell she pleases.

"Jeremy," Jenna grated voice brought Darcy back to the present as Jeremy walked through the door. Looking at his red eyes and droopy appearance, she knew he was high. No thanks to Vicky.

Avoiding his rocks disapproving and angered glare, he quickly walks up the stairs But wasn't fast enough, as Darcy jumps out of her seat running towards the stairs. Taking off her combat boot, she launches it at the back of his head.

"Ahh, shit Darce, why?" Jeremy whines, rubbing his head.

Jenna follows Darcy, hands on hips. "Jeremy, where were you?"

"More stoner stories. Look, Jenna, I get it you were cool once. And that's cool." Jeremy said, sticking his thumbs-up, turning to walk up the stairs.

"Oh, no, you don't," Darcy said while grabbing Jenna's apple and hurling it at the back of her brother's head.

"Ow! Again? Why would you do that?" Jeremy said, annoyed.

"Listen up. Quit ditching class, or you're grounded. No discussions." Jenna said with authority.

"Parental authority. I like it. Sleep tight." Jeremy said with a smirk, turning to walk up the stairs.

"Oh, I don't fucking think so," Darcy said, running up the stairs, grabbing hold of his ear and dragged his screaming and crying ass to his bedroom, throwing his door open, she pushed him inside and closed the door. One look at her brother's watery eyes. Drawing him into a hug, she knew Vicky dug her claws in again, and she's going to make her pay. Bitch better watch her back.

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"Night of the comet," Darcy said while handing out pamphlets to the townspeople.

"Would you like a program?" Bonnie asked a couple walking past.

"He didn't call, huh?" Darcy asked, sensing her sister's sadness.

"Or text. We never even exchanged that stuff. We never got to the texting part." Elena said while handing out another pamphlet.

"Isn't that the first thing you do, when you start dating?" Darcy asked, confused. Elena shrugged.

"That's an important milestone," Bonnie said, high fiving Darcy.

"Isn't it?" The timing was never right anyway." Elena said.

"When is ever right?" Bonnie quipped.

"I'm not ready, Bonnie," Elena said.

"Who is?" Darcy said, rolling her eyes, getting bored with Elena's hot and cold attitude, Just make your mind up already.

"At least I put myself out there," Elena said confidently.

"Ha! Did you? Nu-uh, thanks to me, kicking sexy-ass up his sexy ass, he made a move." Darcy said with a smug laugh.

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After walking around with Matt and Jeremy, searching for Vicky, Darcy saw Stefan sitting on the bench, being his brooding self.

"Hey," Darcy said, seating down. She poked him in the side.

"Hey," Stefan said with a grin. His sadness was evaporating at the sight of the raven-haired girl.

"Well, look who escaped his dickwad of a brother, huh?" Darcy teased.

"Yeah, thank god for that. I was starting to pull my hair out," Stefan laughed, ruffling his hair.

"Yeah, can't have you ruining your hero hair, can we?" Darcy nods, her eyes twinkling with amusement.

"Hero hair?" Stefan sent her a confused glance.

"Oh, never mind. I'll tell you one day." Darcy sweetly said.

"I'll hold you to that," Stefan said, stuffing his hands inside his jacket.

"So? Why aren't you with Elena? You look depressed." Darcy asked, raising a questioning brow.

Stefan only shrugged looking down at the ebony-haired girl sitting next to him on the bench.

Darcy bopped him on the nose, earning a chuckle.

"She said that what we had was epic, but then the sun came up and reality set in," Stefan said.

Darcy scoffed and rolled her eyes. Stefan sent her a questioning look.

"Elena can be a pain in the ass at times, but when she loves, she does with her whole heart. She's scared to let in people, in case they leave her, kind of like our parents. She's just one of those people who care too much. When she's around you, she's all laughs and smiles, like a typical teenage should be when they crush hard. You make her happy Stefan, and that's all I want for her. She'll never admit it because like I said she's a pain in the ass, but she cares about you. You just have to show her you feel the same."

"You're a good sister Darcy, and a great friend. I'm glad I got the chance to meet you." Stefan said

"Well, of course, I am. I wouldn't be Darcy. But Stefan. Let me remind you before you go after my sister. Hurt her, " She leans closer to whisper in his ear. "I'll stake you in your heart so hard it'll come out of that sexy ass of yours." She leans back meeting his shocked face. "Good, glad we cleared that up." Darcy jumped off the bench and walked over to her parked car, driving home with a smirk plastered on her red-stained lips.

Looks like Darcy found out Salvatore's vampy secret.

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